Today, 18 February 2017

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  • 14 1 TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING TODAY mediacorp SATURDAY, 18 FEBRUARY 2017 MCI (P) 026/06/2016
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  • 2869 1  -  SIAUMINGEN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A few months ago, Bukit Panjang resident Madam Sherry Yeo watched, stunned, as a monkey appeared at the windowsill of her 12th floor unit, and then made its way into her kitchen for a bite of her
    increased.PHOTOS: RAJ NADARAJAN, NURIA LING  -  2,869 words
  • 70 1 Workers dismantling the original sign of the Syonan Gallery yesterday. Following a public outcry, Communications and Information Minister Yaacob Ibrahim yesterday apologised for ‘the pain the name has caused’, and said that the gallery will change its name to ‘Surviving the Japanese
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  • 695 1  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The 15 town councils run by the People’s Action Party (PAP) will raise service and conservancy charges (S&CC) by S$1 to S$17 per month by June next year. The increase, which applies to people living in one-room
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    • 13 1 Singapore economy grew 2% last year HOT NEWS 2 HOT N EWS 5
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  • hot news
    • 737 2  -  ECONOMISTS REVISE 2017 GROWTH FORECASTS UPWARDS ANGELATENG SINGAPORE The Republic’s economy expanded faster than expected in the last three months of 2016, growing 2.9 per cent year-on-year, on the back of a late surge in the manufacturing and services
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    • 537 2  -  ANGELATENG SINGAPORE —The Republic’s non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) fell 2.8 per cent for the full year in 2016 the worst showing since 2013, when exports shrank by 7.6 per cent. This compares with a 1.5 per cent gain in 2015. However, the outlook
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    • 555 3  -  KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The second Certificate of Entitlement (COE) bidding exercise for this month has been pushed back by two days due to an unspecified upcoming announcement, sparking speculation among industry players over what changes could be afoot. Some believe
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    • 508 3 SINGAPORE For the fifth consecutive year, the motorcar industry has topped the consumer complaints chart, notably for defects in cars. The Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) revealed this yesterday when releasing its annual figures for consumer complaints, adding that total
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    • 679 4  -  FARIS MOKHTAR farism@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —To reduce the emotional trauma and stress victims of sex crimes face and to strengthen investigation processes for such offences, the authorities are looking to introduce new measures, including having a one-stop centre to interview and
      assault. PHOTO: KOH MUI FONG  -  679 words
    • 446 4  -  FARIS MOKHTAR SINGAPORE Although there is a need to reduce the trauma and stress faced by sexual assault victims in courts, this should not come at the expense of a fair trial, lawyers said yesterday. They also pointed
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    • 593 5 SINGAPORE Following a public outcry, Syonan Gallery will be renamed to “Surviving the Japanese Occupation: War and its Legacies”, Communications and Information Minister Yaacob Ibrahim said yesterday as he apologised “for the pain the name has caused”. The U-turn came two
      history.PHOTO: NURIA LING  -  593 words
    • 503 6 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —Malaysia will not release the body of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un until his family have provided DNA samples, as detectives raced to look for four men believed to have played a role in his alleged assassination.
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    • 239 6 AGENCIES Malaysia has beefed up security at all its entry and exit points nationwide following the killing of the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un. Selangor state police Chief Commissioner Abdul Samah Mat said the measures include increased surveillance at
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    • 511 6 AGENCIES JAKARTA —The Indonesian woman suspected of being involved in the killing of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was allegedly offered US$100 (S$141) to commit the act, according to the Indonesian media. News
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    • 920 7 In solo press conference he insists his administration is a fine-tuned machine AGENCIES WA S H I N G T O N President Donald Trump insisted there was “zero chaos” in the White House and railed against enemies in
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    • 446 7 AGENCIES HONG KONG Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang (picture) was found guilty yesterday of misconduct during his time at the helm of the city in a high-profile corruption trial, but escaped conviction for bribery. Tsang, 72, is the most senior
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  • singapore
    • news
      • 765 10  -  Plan is for it to be as iconic for S’poreans as hawker food or attending the NDP rehearsal DETAILS TO BE REVEALED NEXT MONTH SIAUMINGEN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A trip to the museum or theatre will soon be a new “shared experience”
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      • 648 11  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —As much as the two Pakistani nationals had tried to shift the blame of murdering their compatriot to each other, their lies fell apart after photographs and closed-circuit television footage showed them going to Mustafa Centre
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      • 430 11  -  VALERIE KOH SINGAPORE —One of the three car dealers behind the largest case of fraud to hit the car industry, involving more than S$6 million, was sentenced to 10 years’ jail yesterday. The 34-year-old man, Koh Chek Seng,
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      • 249 12  -  comment. KELLY NG SINGAPORE Deputy Attorney-Gen-eral-designate Hri Kumar Nair is no longer a member of the People’s Action Party (PAP), the party said yesterday in response to TODAY’S queries, although it declined to say when Mr Nair had resigned.
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      • 493 12  -  KELLY NG SINGAPORE An independent panel, chaired by Senior Counsel Philip Jeyaretnam, has been appointed to recommend the recovery actions the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) needs to take over the large sums of improper payments that it had made from its funds, which
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      • 332 12 SINGAPORE More than four years after Singapore appealed for an increase in its official Haj quota, Saudi Arabia has agreed to the request, raising the number of places from 680 to 800. The news, which will be welcomed by the
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    • business
      • 655 13  -  Loss provisions dropped despite increase in allowances for bad loans in oil gas sector RUMIHARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —United Overseas Bank (UOB), the Republic’s third-largest lender, has reported a 6.2 per cent decline in its fourth-quarter net profit, a tad better than
        opportunities.PHOTO: REUTERS  -  655 words
      • 411 13 SINGAPORE —Retail investors seeking to diversify into precious metals now have another option with the launch of the GSC Savings Accumulation Program for physical gold, silver and platinum in Singapore by GoldSilver Central, a Singapore-registered company that specialises in physical bullion
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    • sports
      • 589 14  -  TEOTENGKIAT tengkiat.teo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE German football champions Bayern Munich are likely to be one of the teams competing in the prestigious International Champions Cup (ICC) to be held in Singapore this July. Club chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told German media on Thursday that the
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      • 634 14  -  NOAH TAN SINGAPORE The Republic’s top two swimmers, Olympic gold medallist Joseph Schooling and Quah Zheng Wen, will likely compete in fewer events at this year’s South-east Asian (SEA) Games as compared with the previous edition on home soil two
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    • lifestyle
      • 821 15  -  Head to the new container bistros in Punggol to check out electronic dart machines and drink craft beers SONIA YEO soniayeosj@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Seven new eateries quietly opened earlier this month at a new container park in Punggol East. Located at Tebing Lane
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      • 291 15 1)SEOUL GOOD Seoul Good offers a wide range of Korean dishes including bingsoo, a popular Korean shaved-ice dessert. There’s a local twist on one shaved-ice offering: Red bean bingsoo (S$16.90). Other flavours include strawberry yogurt (S$18.90) and Oreo cookies (S$14.90). Alvin Chua, the owner of
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  • comment & analysis
    • 883 16  -  LOW-COST, FULL-SERVICE CARRIERS BORROWING IDEAS FROM ONE ANOTHER DAVID LEO David Leo is a published author and aviation veteran. The line between legacy airlines and budget ones continues to blur as more budget carriers fly beyond the four-to-five-hour
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    • 1302 17  -  MOST ADVANTAGEOUS IF BEIJING SPEEDS UP ITS INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF ISLAND HUMPHREY HAWKSLEY Humphrey Hawksley is a former BBC Beijing bureau chief. His next book, Asian Waters: America, China and the Global Paradox, will be available in October. YALE
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  • voices
    • 167 18  -  FROM GAN KOK TIONG The commentary “Cats aren’t the problem, owners are” (Feb 17) provides much food for thought for cat owners as well as for agencies, especially the Housing and Development Board (HDB) and Town Councils. It is clear that the
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    • 481 18  -  FROM VINCENT LAW According to figures from the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR), Singapore is not on track to achieve its air quality targets by 2020 (“Singapore not meeting its air quality targets: Masagos”; Jan 26, online).
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    • 252 18  -  FROM SOPHIA YAP As a parent, I read with apprehension and concern the recent news of questionable practices allegedly occurring in some childcare centres here (“Two pre-schools being probed for undesirable practices”; Feb 17). I think there need to be more checks
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    • 213 19  -  FROM JEFFREY LAI HONG YEW I refer to the letter “Experts don’t recommend culling of wild birds” (Feb 16), and would like to add my views about the Agri-food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore’s (AVA) policies. A few months ago, I wrote to
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    • 119 19  -  FROM NGCHEEKHEON I empathise with the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) regarding the recent culling of the free-roaming chickens at Sin Ming Avenue. Complainants were concerned with the noise from these fowls, and there are concerns about
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    • 51 19 In our story “DBS’ Q4 profits fall to two-year low of S$913m” (Feb 17), we reported an analyst saying that DBS maintained a “high liquidity-to-debt ratio” that could leave it more vulnerable to liquidity risks. This is incorrect, it should be a “high loan-to-deposit” ratio. We apologise for the
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  • world
    • news
      • 575 20 NEW EVIDENCE UNCOVERED: COURT AGENCIES SEOUL Samsung Group chief Lee Jae-yong was arrested yesterday on bribery and other charges related to a political corruption scandal that triggered the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye, dealing a fresh blow to the
        AGENCIES; wrongdoing.PHOTO: REUTERS  -  575 words
      • 412 20 AGENCIES BEIJING Three Chinese warships yesterday wrapped up a week of scheduled training exercises in the South China Sea, state media said, shortly after China’s sole aircraft carrier tested its weapons in the disputed region. The flotilla of warships, including
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      • 462 21 AGENCIES BANGKOK Thai police hunting a fugitive Buddhist monk discovered only medical equipment in the Dhammakaya Temple’s rooms where they had expected to find him but will keep on searching, an officer said yesterday. Mr Paisit Wongmuang, the head
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      • 614 21 REUTERS MOSUL (IRAQ) —When the boys first arrived at the Islamic State (IS) training facility in eastern Mosul they would cry and ask about their parents, who went missing when the militants rampaged through northern Iraq in 2014. But as the weeks passed,
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    • sports
      • 999 26  -  Who said the FA Cup has lost its romance? On Tuesday morning, Singapore time, part-timers Sutton United will tackle the giants of Arsenal in a bid to become the first non-league side in 103 years to reach the quarter-finals. TODAY
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      • 205 26 Huddersfield Town vs Man City With a clash against Monaco on the horizon, Pep Guardiola’s mind may be elsewhere for his team’s trip to the in-form Terriers. Managed by Jurgen Klopp’s best buddy David Wagner, Huddersfield are flying high in the Championship, producing an exciting brand of football.
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  • INSIDE ASIA
    • Article, Illustration
      73 22 Beach babes Olive Ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) returning to the ocean after laying their eggs in the sand at Rushikulya Beach, some 140km south-west of Bhubaneswar in Orissa, India, early on Thursday. Thousands of Olive Ridley sea turtles came ashore from the Bay of Bengal to
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    • 733 22 BANGKOKPOST HONG KONG —Mr Wong Laingan hunches over a battered workbench, his electric rotary tool whining as he carves a smooth white tusk into two phoenixes facing each other. Decades ago, Mr Wong’s canvas would have been elephant ivory. But since a 1990
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    • 1515 22 COUNTRIES IN REGION GREYING AT FASTER RATE THAN THE WEST DID FINANCIAL TIMES LONDON —China, Thailand and a host of other Asian countries are likely to have a higher proportion of pensioners than many developed countries by 2050. The rapid ageing could cause
      FINANCIAL TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS; SOURCE: U.N., STANDARD CHARTERED RESEARCH  -  1,515 words
    • 107 24 We hope that everybody can return as a family after these elections. Indonesian President JokoWidodo Mr Widodo, a former Jakarta governor before being elected president, made the statement after casting his vote during the capital city’s governor election on Wednesday. The poll has been overshadowed by
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    • 677 24 said. AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR —Motorcycle ridehailing service Dego Ride says it will continue operating in Malaysia, defying Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai’s order to stop its “illegal” service immediately. Dego chief executive officer Nabil Feisal Bamadhaj insisted that his firm only
      said. AGENCIES; PHOTO: DEGO MALAYSIA’S FACEBOOK PAGE  -  677 words
    • 290 24 100-yuan note shows Mao sporting an extra mole and it’s not a counterfeit SOUTH CHINAMORNING POST WUHAN (CHINA) —Does Mao Zedong have a big mole located near his mouth? That is what a man in central China was left wondering about after he found the image of the late leader
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    • 78 25 Feb 19-21 The Association of South-east Asian Nations’ (Asean) foreign ministers will be gathering in Boracay in the Philippines for a retreat. This is one of the first high-level meetings to be held under Manila’s chairmanship of the grouping this year. Asean
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    • 326 25 THE MYANMAR TIMES NAYPYIDAW —Myanmar’s first private investigation service is finding itself being probed. The Ministry of Home Affairs has yet to receive any report or registration for the company, police told The Myanmar Times. “They are operating illegally and not following the
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