Today, 6 July 2017

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      96 2 DONATE NOW. ONE UNIT OF BLOOD CAN SAVE THREE LIVES. More than 350 units of blood are needed daily. This means a bag of blood is needed every four minutes. Blood saves lives in times of emergencies and sustains the lives of those with medical conditions like leukemia, thalassaemia and
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    13 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM mediacorp THURSDAY, 6 JULY 2017 WE SET YOU THINKING MCI(P) 082/04/2017
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    Lock icon Key tender for HSR draws strong global interest
    552 1  -  About 400 participants from 165 international, local organisations attend briefing SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com .sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BYTAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE An industry briefing held yesterday for firms interested in bidding for a key tender for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) drew
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      38 1 TH E DAI LY BRI E F ‘No evidence of abuse of power by PM, but no closure to Oxley Road dispute’ HOT NEWS 4 Century Square mall to close in Sept for year-long makeover HOT NEWS 11
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      34 1 NKI NG 4 2 0 17 Brunei, S’pore launch commemorative notes to mark 50-year currency agreementHOT NEWS 10 TEACHERS ON MISSION TO CREATE SAFE HAVEN FOR PUPILS SI NGAPORE NEWS 13 HOT NEWS 6
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    Lock icon WARNING MISSILES TO THE NORTH
    68 1 The United States and South Korea firing missiles at an undisclosed location in South Korea yesterday. The joint exercise was a response to North Korea’s launch of its first intercontinental ballistic missile on Tuesday, which marked a milestone in its drive to threaten the US
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    Lock icon Some coffee stalls raise prices as water tariff hike kicks in
    977 1  -  ILDYKO ANG ildyko.ang@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE —Several hot drinks stalls in Redhill and Jalan Berseh have raised prices since the start of this month when the first phase of the water tariff hike kicked in. At Redhill Food Centre, at
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    Lock icon Key tender for HSR draws strong global interest
    551 1 (2nd Edition)  -  About 400participants from 165 international, local organisations attend briefing SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com .sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BYTAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE An industry briefing held yesterday for firms interested in bidding for a key tender for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) drew almost
    ADDITIONAL REPORTING BYTAN WEIZHEN; PHOTO: MYHSR, LTA  -  551 words
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    Lock icon WARNING MISSILES TO THE NORTH
    68 1 (2nd Edition) The United States and South Korea firing missiles at an undisclosed location in South Korea yesterday. The joint exercise was a response to North Korea’s launch of its first intercontinental ballistic missile on Tuesday, which marked a milestone in its drive to threaten the US
    PHOTO: AP  -  68 words
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    Lock icon Some coffee stalls raise prices as water tariff hike kicks in
    977 1 (2nd Edition)  -  ILDYKO ANG ildyko.ang@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE —Several hot drinks stalls in Redhill and Jalan Berseh have raised prices since the start of this month when the first phase of the water tariff hike kicked in. At Redhill Food Centre, at
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      PM to meet Merkel, Trump at G20 summit in Germany
      422 2 S I N G A P O R E Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will make a working visit to Germany from today until next Tuesday. During the trip, he will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin and attend
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      Air cleared over abuse of power claims, but questions remain: MPs
      891 4  -  TAN WEIZHEN AND TOH EE MING tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The dispute over 38 Oxley Road is far from achieving closure, but as far as the allegations of abuse of power by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong are concerned, the air
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      Air cleared but questions remain over LKY’s Last Will: MPs
      890 4 (2nd Edition)  -  TAN WEIZHEN AND TOH EE MING tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The dispute over 38 Oxley Road is far from achieving closure, but as far as the allegations of abuse of power by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong are concerned, the air has
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      Lock icon US, S Korea fire back after North tests ICBM
      1091 6 Self-restraint’ the only thing stopping war with Pyongyang says top American general AGENCIES SEOUL WASHINGTON Tensions in the Korean Peninsula escalated sharply yesterday after the United States and South Korea fired off missiles aimed at North Korea following the launch of
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      Lock icon Trump’s options on North Korea are few and risky
      1096 8 S Korea, China, Russia encourage Washington to try negotiating with Pyongyang THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON —When then-President-elect Donald Trump said on Twitter in early January that a North Korean test of an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the United
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      Lock icon XI LIKELY TO TAKE COVERT ACTION AGAINST KIM: EXPERT
      294 8 AFP China is also carefully calibrating its moves to avoid destabilising its unpredictable neighbour, for fear of triggering the regime’s collapse and a flood of refugees across its border or giving the United States a reason to launch a strike in
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      Lock icon GROWING THREAT TO WORLD STABILITY
      61 9 Since inheriting power in late 2011, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has dramatically increased the speed and scope of North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons and the ballistic missile to carry them. Pyongyang’s growing missile capabilities could pose a grave threat to peace and stability
      SOURCES: CSIS; FT RESEARCH  -  61 words
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      Lock icon N Korea tests prompt Japan missile defence rethink
      740 9 Options include pre-emptive strikes on Pyongyang’s missiles before they launch FINANCIAL TIMES TOK YO A series of recent missile tests has added new urgency to Japan’s debate about how it can defend itself from Pyongyang’s increasingly sophisticated arsenal. Even before Tuesday’s claimed
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      Lock icon S’pore, Brunei reaffirm excellent bilateral ties
      599 10  -  BEN HO ben.ho@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —President Tony Tan Keng Yam and visiting Bruneian Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah yesterday lauded the two countries’ excellent bilateral ties, saying they are underpinned by close cooperation in many areas. “Such bonds of friendship have over time developed into robust forms
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      Lock icon Commemorative notes launched to mark 50-year currency agreement
      567 10  -  ANGELATENG SINGAPORE —Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong launched commemorative S$50 and B$50 notes yesterday to mark the 50th anniversary of the Singa-pore-Brunei Currency Interchangeability Agreement. The ceremony, which was held at the Istana, took place during the
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      Lock icon Century Square mall set for major facelift
      476 11  -  KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Century Square, the oldest of three malls in the heart of Tampines, will shut in September for about a year for a major facelift. This will be its first big makeover since it opened in 1995, having undergone smaller-scale
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      Lock icon Innovation the key as road map unveiled for social services sector
      1093 12  -  Organisations urged to experiment and ‘fail in order to learn’ at annual summit TOH EE MING SINGAPORE A non-profit organisation is trying to bridge the physical separation between incarcerated mothers and their children by getting them to read and
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        Lock icon Teachers lauded for creating ‘safe space’ where students thrive
        573 13  -  JOEY CHUA XUE TING joeychua.xueting@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Her secondary school classmates had once vandalised her desk with words such as “R.I.P.” and messed up her bag when she was not around. But the bullying soon stopped, thanks to the school’s discipline master
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        Lock icon Blood donation not just for emergencies, says thalassaemia sufferer
        463 14  -  LOUISA TANG SINGAPORE Ms Kymn Yee seems like any other active 39-year-old. She goes for yoga classes, scuba-dives once or twice a year and works full-time as an educator. However, every three weeks, she has to spend nine hours in a
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        Family turns to crowdfunding to bring sick man home
        623 14  -  LOUISA TANG louisa.tang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The family of a 59-year-old Singaporean man, who suffered a stroke in Thailand, is hoping to raise S$100,000 through a crowdfunding campaign to bring him back to Singapore and to cover his medical bills. For nearly three
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        Man who called for PM to step down charged with unlawful demonstration
        517 15  -  FARIS MOKHTAR farism@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A 41-year-old man who called for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to resign from his post was charged yesterday for allegedly holding unlawful demonstrations on two consecutive days at the start of this week.
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        Lock icon Rare, natural gems are sparkling find for investors
        694 16  -  Jewellers re-tuning business strategies to attract younger buyers with simple designs RUMI HARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Rare, natural and unheated gemstones including rubies, emeralds and sapphires are increasingly appealing to investors seeking to diversify their portfolios, jewellers here told TODAY. With younger buyers
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        Travellers to get insurance claim payments ‘instantly’ under new system
        392 16 SINGAPORE MSIG Insurance and DBS Bank have launched Singapore’s first “instant” electronic payment service for travel insurance claims. It will mean travellers who make a successful claim get their money straight away rather than having to wait four days for
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        S’pore Athletics WhatsApp message leak: 5 face probe
        729 17  -  NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore Athletics (SA) has set up a board of inquiry (BOI) to investigate five of its officials and staff over a WhatsApp conversation that was leaked to the media and athletics fraternity last month. A photo of the
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        Lock icon Schooling wants two gold medals at Fina world meet
        752 18  -  Fired up after his NCAA losses Olympic champion says he has become faster and stronger LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E As if a world recordbreaking attempt were not challenging enough, Olympic champion Joseph
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        S’pore strong ‘host’ candidate for joint bid for 2034 World Cup
        416 18  -  TEO TENG KIAT SINGAPORE The possibility of some World Cup finals matches being held in Singapore has been reignited after Indonesia confirmed a proposal to lead a South-east Asian consortium to bid for the 2034 edition. This was brought
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      95 18 SINGAPORE HORSE RACING FRIDAY, 7 JULY 2017 First race starts at 6.50pm f Aushorse Golden Horseshoe "N SUNDAY, 9 JULY 2017 First race starts at 1 2.35pm Emirates Singapore Derby J Live telecast and totalisator services are available for the above race meetings at the Singapore Racecourse and Off-Course premises.
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      Lock icon QUEENSLAND GETS A MARVEL-LOUS BOOST
      1072 20  -  The Sunshine State ups its hip factor with US film studio tie-up MARGUERITA TAN features@mediacorp.com.sg BRISBANE Travellers to Queensland often view Brisbane as a transit stop en route to the Great Barrier Reef or the Gold Coast, which is a pity as the capital of
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      Lock icon Freediving spots that will take your breath away
      519 24 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK A growing number of travellers want to master freediving, the practice of diving on a single breath, to explore the underwater world. Resorts around the world are offering guests a chance to get beneath the surface
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  • comment & analysis
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      Lock icon Agtech, the new farming tool to boost food security
      1254 30  -  S’ PORE WELL-PLACED TO BE ‘DISRUPTIVE INNOVATOR’ PAUL TENG Modern farming depends on technology such as seed, fertiliser, pesticides, water, and machinery. These have formed the basis of the world’s food production systems for staples. However, it has become increasingly clear
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      Lock icon Xi’s Chinese dream encounters reality check in HK
      728 32  -  VISIT UNLIKELY TO WIN HEARTS, MINDS OF LOCALS BEN BLAND Ben Bland is South China correspondent of the Financial Times. FINANCIAL TIMES Amulti-billion-dollar bridge to bind Hong Kong to China and showcase Chinese engineering excellence, adoring crowds and banners everywhere welcoming him
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      Lock icon Making sense of mindfulness
      833 34  -  MORE FIRMS ARE INCLUDING MEDITATION AS PART OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS MIA ZAHARNA AND HENRY I MILLER Mia Zaharna is a psychiatrist specialising in sleep disorders. Henry I Miller, a physician and molecular biologist, is the Robert Wesson Fellow in Scientific Philosophy and Public Policy at Stanford
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      44 30 Extravagant claims for mindfulness have been made. Its advocates assert that it can improve a number of conditions including anxiety, depression, stress, and even drug addiction while boosting productivity. But can mindfulness deliver on its many promises? MIA ZAHARNA AND HENRY I MILLER 34
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      A lesson that choice of executors of will is vital
      118 36  -  FROM PETER ARNOLD I hope that one benefit of the Oxley Road house dispute is that it has exposed a weakness of the execution of wills in Singapore (Deal was made to sell house for S$1 to appease siblings; July
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      A lesson that choice of executors of will is vital
      118 36 (2nd Edition)  -  FROM PETER ARNOLD I hope that one benefit of the Oxley Road house dispute is that it has exposed a weakness of the execution of wills in Singapore (Deal was made to sell house for S$1 to appease siblings; July
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      59 36 Our report "JTC exploring plan to boost connectivity and goods flow“ (July 5) stated wrongly that Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) S Iswaran answered a parliamentary question on nationwide urban logistics connectivity and pilot initiatives for logistics distribution. It should have been Senior Minister of State (Trade and
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      289 36  -  FROM JEREMY CHEW CHENG HUAT The focus of the discussions about 38 Oxley Road has been on the options for the home, various allegations, conflicts of interest and ways to conclude the dispute. Amid all the heat, Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s thoughtfulness was
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      Remember Mr Lee’s legacy in other ways
      289 36 (2nd Edition)  -  FROM JEREMY CHEW CHENG HUAT The focus of the discussions about 38 Oxley Road has been on the options for the home, various allegations, conflicts of interest and ways to conclude the dispute. Amid all the heat, Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s thoughtfulness was
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      Back up new curb on smoking at eateries with checks, enforcement
      238 36  -  FROM JOE TEO KOK SEAH I welcome the National Environment Agency’s (NEA’s) announcement on smoking corners at food and beverage establishments islandwide (Eateries can no longer apply for outdoor smoking areas: NEA; June 30, online). The NEA’s planning and
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      216 36  -  FROM DANIEL NG PENG KEAT Based on the parliamentary debate, there appears to be no evidence of abuse of power by the Prime Minister as alleged by his siblings (Parliament finds no evidence of abuse of power in family spat: PM;
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