Today, 22 May 2017

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    13 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017 MCI(P) 082/04/2017
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    Lock icon TPP members agree to pursue deal without US
    710 1 Singapore supports effort, has tasked senior officials to help expedite process AGENCIES HANOI —Singapore and other signatories of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreed yesterday to pursue the trade deal without the United States, as the Trump administration’s “America First” policy created tension
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    Lock icon FOREIGN WORKERS LET THEIR HAIR DOWN
    62 1 Migrant workers playing a game during a roadshow yesterday at Sungei Tengah Lodge. The event was part of the May Day Migrant Workers Celebration organised to show appreciation for their contributions to Singapore. More than 10,000 workers attended the event, which included carnival games
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      118 1 TH E DAI LY BRI E F Jobs galore in booming ICT sector, but where are the workers? HOT NEWS 2 MONDAY 20 s$ 9 HM Smoky Chipotle BBQ Sauce /r UESDAY 9 PCS FOR U r ■n 4K *V Choice of Original Recipe Hot 2c Spicy (includes 3 pcs
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      17 1 War on terror is between good and evil, not faiths, Trump tells Muslim world HOT NEWS 5
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  • hot news
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      Lack of talent sees jobs go a-begging in ICT sector
      639 2  -  KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Jobs abound in the booming information-and-communications technology (ICT) sector, particularly in areas such as virtual and augmented reality and data analytics, but there appears to be a shortage of talent here to assume these jobs, a
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      Lock icon First ‘productive’ coffee shops employ tray-return, floor-cleaning robots
      811 4  -  ALFRED CHUA alfredchuam@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE A tray-return robot that circles the coffee shop for patrons to return their trays to, a floor-cleaning robot deployed to assist the cleaning crew, plus self-ordering kiosks can now be found at two coffee shops here. With
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      Lock icon S$100 FairPrice kit for babies born between 2016 and 2019
      591 4 VALERIE KOH SINGAPORE Parents of Singaporean babies born between January last year and December 2019 can receive S$100 worth of groceries and baby products from NTUC FairPrice, in an initiative that will cost the supermarket giant S$14 million over four
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      Lock icon Fight on terror not a battle between religions: Trump
      592 5 AGENCIES RIYADH —United States President Donald Trump in a centrepiece speech last night rallied leaders from around the Muslim world in a renewed campaign against extremism, rejecting the idea that the fight is a battle between religions. Declaring terrorism to be
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      Lock icon China cripples US spy network with killings, arrests
      1513 6 THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON The Chinese government systematically dismantled Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) spying operations in the country starting in 2010, killing or imprisoning more than a dozen sources over two years, and crippling intelligence gathering there for years afterwards. Current
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      Lock icon Mahathir signs petition seeking former deputy Anwar’s release
      561 7 PKR calls on all parties to unite against Prime Minister Najib’s ruling BN coalition AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR In a move that was not without irony, former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday signed a petition to free his jailed former deputy Anwar
      AGENCIES; PHOTO: MALAY MAIL ONLINE  -  561 words
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      544 3 WATERWAYPC INT your lifestyle and leisure oasis IS h Vm w ti- VN. ft m r J r r *7 19 MAY-30JUN 2017 ADVENTURES AHOY AT WATERWAY POINT! Experience swashbuckling excitement, discover wondrous treasure and meet your favourite characters from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies at Waterway Point! MM
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      116 5 y MONUMENTAL DECISIONS FOSTER SUCCESS. MDIS Management Development Institute of Singapore 0 MDIS JobsCentral Learning Roadshow 2017 Date 26-28 May 2017 (Fri Sun) Time 12pm 8pm Venue: 313@Somerset 313 Orchard Road, Singapore *****5 Attractive rebates available! NEW Diploma courses open for enrolment JA Biomedical Sciences Engineering Fashion Design Marketing Information
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Simple methods work for long-time Lim Chu Kang farmers
      1999 8  -  WONG PEI TING wongpeiting@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —As the long-time farmers in Lim Chu Kang come face-to-face with the Government’s push for them to adopt new technologies, they swear by the simple ones that they have devised and used over the past 20
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    • singapore | news
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        Health inequalities among challenges facing people with special needs
        1069 12  -  SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE When Mdm Jothi Marimuthu’s son, who has special needs, suffered a hairline crack on his left leg two years ago, the doctor at the accident and emergency department tried to explain his medical condition to
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        Lock icon SPECIAL OLYMPICS S’PORE GAMES DRAW TO A CLOSE
        164 12 Special Olympics sportsmen competing in an athletics event during the 9th Special Olympics Singapore National Games, held at the National University of Singapore yesterday. The three-day Games drew to a close yesterday evening, with guest-of-honour, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Grace
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        Lock icon Grassroots-type network for migrant workers set to expand in next 2 years
        436 13  -  With more than 700 volunteers recruited, it hopes to have 2,000 buddies by end-2018 SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Migrant workers in Singapore can increasingly turn to their own grassroots network as the Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) grows
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        Lock icon Free carpooling app for mosque-goers to be launched in time for Ramadan
        484 13  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Three weeks ago, 15 youths from the Malay/Muslim community decided to come together and create a free carpooling app for mosque-goers. Terawhere, now in the final stages of development, will be launched on Friday,
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    • singapore | business
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        Lock icon Get extra insurance for peace of mind
        987 14  -  ON THE MONEY RICHARD HARTUNG today@mediacorp.com.sg Fires and floods are rare in Singapore, so it hardly seems like you would need insurance to protect yourself from these or other disasters. And if you are in an accident, you can head to a hospital
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        Lock icon Markets to seek validation from economic data
        420 15  -  TEA LEAVES VASU MENON Vasu Menon is vice-president and senior investment strategist, wealth management Singapore, OCBC Bank. With the first-quarter earnings season largely over, markets are likely to shift their attention to economic data this week for further validation that the optimism which
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      Lock icon Do your Hari Raya festive shopping in the comforts of Giant
      506 16 MEDIACORP CREATIVE SERVICES Ever wished you could shop without being exposed to the heat, humidity and unpredictability of the Singapore weather? Just head down to Giant for a Hari Raya bazaar-style shopping experience in the comforts of an air-conditioned,
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    • singapore | sports
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        Lock icon No CEO for S.League in 2018?
        1091 18  -  New FAS Council considering scrapping post as part of review of professional domestic league TEO TENG KIAT tengkiat.teo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The S.League might not have a chief executive officer (CEO) from next season. That is an option the new Football Association of Singapore (FAS) council
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    • singapore | lifestyle
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        Lock icon Spending time with my growing kids
        1058 19 TV host Allan Wu reveals how he stays present in his children’s lives despite his work schedule PARENTING MATTERS Allan Wu is best known as the host of The Amazing Race Asia. While his work constantly takes him around the world, his favourite job
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      113 9 Celebrating 35 Years of Chinese Drama. Roles Reprised, Memories Reignited. n y< il m±. i TUI 22.05.17 1984 Pursuit Mon to Fri 9:00PM 1986 Sword and the Song c The You are the main lead of your life. What will your story be? C 1999 Wok of Life c m
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  • comment & analysis
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      Can govts stop the spread of fake news?
      1101 20  -  A CHALLENGE TO TAKE ON ONLINE COMMUNITY’S GATEKEEPER ROLE HAN FOOK KWANG Han Fook Kwang is a senior fellow at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University. He is also editor-at-large with The Straits Times. This piece first
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      S’pore’s Public Service must be in touch, in tune and in time
      1218 21 The public sector has to adapt as Singapore transforms its economy amid global uncertainties, and one way to do so is to stay in touch with the ground to better address citizens’ changing needs, said Deputy Prime Minister
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      Lock icon Thai junta nears third year, settles in for the long haul
      746 22  -  COUNTRY’S FUTURE LOOKS NO CLEARER MICHAEL PEEL Michael Peel is the Financial Times’ Bangkok correspondent. FINANCIAL TIMES Thailand’s ruling generals were supposed to quit within barely 18 months, but they seem more firmly entrenched than ever as they prepare
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      22 20 The Thai officers-turned-political masters of South-east Asia’s secondlargest economy have also been buoyed by a wider international swing towards autocracy.MICHAEL PEEL 22
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      Lock icon Banks should do more to prevent credit card fraud
      329 23  -  FROM RAYMOND KOH BOCK SWI My family has been bothered by credit card fraud for the past 15 months. I have experienced fake transactions overseas, as have my wife, son and daughter with their respective cards (Contesting a credit card transaction;
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      SMEs need more resources to tackle cyber attacks
      146 23  -  FROM LEONARD POH We have witnessed the Government’s efforts to tighten its cyber defences by separating the Internet from government networks, to secure them against attacks. So it is a relief to know that the lat- est global cyber attacks did not
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      Correction
      56 23 In our report “RSN launches world’s first submarine safety portal” (May 19), we quoted Colonel David Foo, Commanding Officer of the Submarine Squadron, as saying that he hopes other countries can share some sensitive information for the online submarine safety portal. This is incorrect. It should have been “non-sensitive”
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  • world
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      Lock icon N Korea fires second ballistic missile in a week
      586 24 US calls on Pyongyang to cease its weapons tests, while Japan issues formal protest AGENCIES SEOUL North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the waters off its east coast yesterday, South Korea and Japan said, a week after it tested an
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      Lock icon Shut out from UN forum, Taiwan slams China’s ‘coercion, threats’
      492 24 REUTERS GENEVA Taiwan hopes its allies will stand up to China’s “coercion and threats”, which have shut it out of the United Nations’ (UN) annual World Health Assembly (WHA), Taiwanese Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said early yesterday. “I have to
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        Lock icon China takes ‘project of the century’ to Pakistan
        1871 26 Beijing is pumping S$76 billion into its neighbour amid doubts over who really benefits FINANCIAL TIMES K AR ACHI The signs in the lobby of the Pearl Continental Hotel in Lahore could hardly be more gushing. “Long live Pak-China Friendship”, they read,
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        Lock icon Malaysia’s high-ranking cops demand sponsors from their men: Sources
        949 28 Some low-ranking officers had to turn to syndicates for money to entertain the requests NEW SUNDAY TIMES KUALA LUMPUR A contributing factor to rampant police corruption in Malaysia is how high-ranking officers have allegedly demanded “sponsorship” from their men ranging from
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    • world | sports
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        Lock icon A helter-skelter season, but no memorable climax
        1273 29  -  After 34,200 minutes of frantic Premier League action, the 2016-17 season can now be consigned to the history books. Chelsea are champions. Hull City, Middlesbrough and Sunderland have bid tearful goodbyes. But how will we remember this helter-skelter campaign? Here is TODAY’S Premier
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        Lock icon A helter-skelter season, but no memorable climax
        1273 29 (2nd Edition)  -  After 34,200 minutes of frantic Premier League action, the 2016-17 season can now be consigned to the history books. Chelsea are champions. Hull City, Middlesbrough and Sunderland have bid tearful goodbyes. But how will we remember this helter-skelter campaign? Here is TODAY’S Premier
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