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Title Section13 2017-08-07 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM mediacorp MONDAY, 7 AUGUST 2017 WE SET YOU THINKING MCI(P) 082/04/201713 words
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Article, Illustration1006 2017-08-07 1 VALERIE KOH - Speaker of Parliament will hand in her resignation to PM Lee today and step down as an MP VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BYKENNETH CHENG SINGAPORE Her residents erupted into cheers, drowning out Madam Halimah Yacob before she could complete her sentence. For months, thereADDITIONAL REPORTING BYKENNETH CHENG; PHOTO: NURIA LING - 1,006 words
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Advertisement22 2017-08-07 1 TH E DAI LY BRI E F China, Asean make tangible progress on maritime code of conduct: Wang Yi HOT NEWS 222 words
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hot news
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Article, Illustration332 2017-08-07 2 MANILA —China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi yesterday lauded Singapore’s role as a coordinator for Beijing’s relations with the 10-member Association of South-east Asia Nations (Asean). “We commend Singapore for playing a positive and constructive role in advancing China-Asean relations,” Mr Wang YiPHOTO: REUTERS - 332 words
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755 2017-08-07 2 LEADERS HAIL PROGRESS, BUT DOUBTS REMAIN AGENCIES MANILA —Foreign ministers of Southeast Asia and China yesterday adopted a negotiating framework for a code of conduct in the South China Sea, a move they hailed as progress in managing tensions in the disputed waters.AGENCIES - 755 words
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647 2017-08-07 4 AGENCIES MANIL A A global pressure campaign on North Korea propelled by sharp new United Nations sanctions received a welcome boost yesterday from China, the North’s economic lifeline, as Beijing called on the pariah nation to halt itsAGENCIES - 647 words
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Article, Illustration657 2017-08-07 6 LOUISA TANG - Some suggest by-election need not be called as it would be disruptive, financially costly LOUISA TANG louisa.tang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Madam Halimah Yacob will leave big shoes to fill as she steps down as Speaker of Parliament, and political analysts expect an experienced replacementTODAY FILE PHOTO - 657 words
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300 2017-08-07 6 VALERIE KOH SING A PORE Mdm Halimah Yacob, 62, has a long record of public service, having first entered politics as a Member of Parliament for Jurong GRC in 2001. A decade later, she was made Minister of State (MOS) inVALERIE KOH - 300 words
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Article, Illustration726 2017-08-07 8 VALERIE KOH; KENNETH CHENG - VALERIE KOH AND KENNETH CHENG valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The three remaining Members of Parliament in MarsilingYew Tee Group Representation Constituency will build on Madam Halimah Yacob’s “good work” and ensure the programmes and services in her ward run smoothly, Minister726 words
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Article, Illustration733 2017-08-07 8 VALERIE KOH, KENNETH CHENG - VALERIE KOH, KENNETH CHENG valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E —The three remaining Members of Parliament in MarsilingYew Tee Group Representation Constituency will build on Madam Halimah Yacob’s “good work” and ensure the programmes and733 words
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429 2017-08-07 8 LOUISA TANG SINGAPORE —Residents of MarsilingYew Tee GRC who spoke to TODAY said they supported Madam Halimah Yacob’s move to contest next month’s Presidential Election (PE), as they felt that she would improve the welfare of Singaporean. Still, someLOUISA TANG - 429 words
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428 2017-08-07 8 LOUISA TANG - LOUISA TANG SINGAPORE —Residents of MarsilingYew Tee GRC who spoke to TODAY said they supported Madam Halimah Yacob’s move to contest next month’s Presidential Election (PE), as they felt that she would improve the welfare of Singaporean. Still, some428 words
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Advertisement15 2017-08-07 2 HOT NEWS CHINA URGES N KOREA TO HALT NUCLEAR TESTS AS GLOBAL PRESSURE MOUNTS 415 words
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singapore
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Article, Illustration609 2017-08-07 9 KENNETH CHENG - KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —With most of its facilities now up and running, monthly footfall at Singapore’s largest integrated community and lifestyle complex is expected to double to 1.5 million. Yesterday, Our Tampines Hub marked its official opening, withPHOTO: NAJEER YUSOF - 609 words
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singapore | news
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Article, Illustration1130 2017-08-07 10 LOUISA TANG, ALFRED CHUA - Cautious labour market means some of 2017 cohort must take ‘lesser’ jobs or wait to find work LOUISA TANG, ALFRED CHUA louisa.tang@mediacorp.com.sg alfredchuam@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —In the last eight months he has sent out more than 100 applications for jobs, ranging from commodities andTODAY FILE PHOTO - 1,130 words
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Article, Illustration500 2017-08-07 11 KENNETH CHENG SINGAPORE —There was pin-drop silence as Mr Albel Singh and his fellow conscripts rode in a three-tonne truck from Kallang to Taman Jurong Camp in 1967. They were on a journey none in Singapore had taken before. As theKENNETH CHENG; PHOTO: NAJEER YUSOF - 500 words
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singapore | business
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Article, Illustration933 2017-08-07 12 ANGELA TENG - ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE —Carrot cake, mee goreng, yong tau foo, prawn noodles. Now you can have your pick of mouth-watering local hawker favourites without stepping out of your office building. What’s more, the food is served piping hot and you do933 words
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Article, Illustration929 2017-08-07 13 AW CHOON HUI - ON THE MONEY AW CHOON HUI today@mediacorp.com.sg Aw Choon Hui is the deputy CEO of GYC Financial Advisory, a licensed financial adviser and registered fund management company. “You can take man out of the Stone Age, but you can’t take the Stone AgePHOTO: AP - 929 words
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Article, Illustration425 2017-08-07 13 DHARMO SOE JANTO - TEA LEAVES DHARMO SOE JANTO Dharmo Soejanto is the director, multi-asset strategy, UOB Asset Management. Market watchers have been puzzled by the absence of inflation around the world. Of particular concern is the state of inflation in the United States, as this will determine425 words
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singapore | sports
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Article, Illustration1298 2017-08-07 16 LOW LIN FHOONG - Team Singapore’s contingent for the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games includes several up-and-coming young athletes who have the potential to become Singapore’s future sports stars. TODAY kicks off our countdown to the Games with swimming, focusing on some of these talented youth whoPHOTOS: NAJEER YUSOF - 1,298 words
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singapore | entertainment
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Article, Illustration544 2017-08-07 17 REENADEVI - Veteran Thai film-maker plans to elevate profile of local event throughout Asia REENADEVI reena@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore International Film Festival’s (SGIFF) new programme director Pimpaka Towira has grand plans to make the annual event as prestigious as the Busan International544 words
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singapore | lifestyle
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Article, Illustration993 2017-08-07 18 DIANA SER - Pre-schools teaching use of Mandarin in everyday life take off among non-native speakers PARENTING MATTERS DIANA SER features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As a toddler, Ariffin Kamarulzaman would sing Chinese nursery rhymes while taking the MRT. This, said his mother, Madam Roghaiyaton Jamil, 42, would draw curiousPHOTO: ROGHAIYATON JAMIL - 993 words
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comment & analysis
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Article, Illustration1118 2017-08-07 19 DEVADASKRISHNADAS - THREE TESTS DEFINE THE TRANSFORMATIVE PROCESS DEVADASKRISHNADAS Devadas Krishnadas is chief executive of Future-Moves Group, an international strategic consultancy and executive education provider based in Singapore. The term “transformation” has come into vogue in recent years. Pundits emphasise the promise of technological developments such asPHOTO: REUTERS - 1,118 words
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Article, Illustration1233 2017-08-07 20 THAM SIEW YEAN - ECONOMICS WILL DRIVE REGION’S FUTURE THAM SIEW YEAN Dr Tham Siew Yean is Senior Fellow at IseasYusof Ishak Institute. This is the first of a series of commentaries TODAY is running to mark the 50th anniversary of Asean this month. Geopolitics mayPHOTO: REUTERS - 1,233 words
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Advertisement30 2017-08-07 19 More gains from the AEC can be expected if Asean can successfully overcome its implementation challenges and close the gap between aspired goals and actions taken. THAM SIEW YEAN 2030 words
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voices
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453 2017-08-07 21 FATIMA MUSTAFA - FROM FATIMA MUSTAFA Director, Disability Office, Ministry of Social and Family Development The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) thanks Mr Darren Chan and Mr Francis Cheng for their feedback and suggestions (“Let all with disabilities have453 words
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Article85 2017-08-07 21 Our report “New education requirement to be set for TCM physicians” (Aug 3) stated that once the continuing traditional Chinese medicine education programme is made compulsory, practitioners will have to obtain at least 25 points a year or accumulate a total of 50 in two years. This is incorrect.85 words
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168 2017-08-07 21 JULIA HANG - FROM JULIA HANG Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Ministry of National Development In “Lift breakdowns: Specific answers would be more reassuring” (July 26), Mr Cheang Peng Wah had asked why the Ministry of National Development (MND) had provided lift breakdown statistics over the two-year168 words
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298 2017-08-07 21 LEE SIEW PENG - F ROM LEE SIEW PENG Off the top of my head, I can think of at least two answers to the question “Whither social sciences grads in a tech-driven world?” (Aug 1). First, sociology graduates, conscious of how society298 words
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world
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537 2017-08-07 22 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday that there has never been animosity between him and his deputy, Mr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, amid the claim by opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad that the latter had tried to oust Mr Najib.AGENCIES - 537 words
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Article, Illustration583 2017-08-07 22 AGENCIES TOKYO —Japan yesterday marked 72 years since the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, with the nation’s traditional contradictions over atomic weapons again coming into focus. The anniversary came after Japan sided last month with nuclear powers Britain, France and the United States to dismissAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 583 words
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world | news
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Article, Illustration1349 2017-08-07 24 REUTERS YANGON —Ms Aung San Suu Kyi’s first major infrastructure project could hardly be more visible: Hundreds of new yellow buses now plying the streets of Yangon in what her ruling party hopes will be a potent symbol of how it isREUTERS - 1,349 words
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Article, Illustration1817 2017-08-07 26 EILEEN NG - Real estate developments have led to a drastic drop in income say local villagers EILEEN NG eileenng@mediacorp.com.sg JOHOR BARU —Mr Firdaus Abdul Rahim pilots his boat slowly back to Jetty Pak Ngah in Kampung Pendas, Johor, heaving a sigh of relief that hisPHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN; PHOTOS: RAJ NADARAJAN - 1,817 words
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