Today, 7 August 2017

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  • 13 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM mediacorp MONDAY, 7 AUGUST 2017 WE SET YOU THINKING MCI(P) 082/04/2017
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  • 1006 1  -  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, there
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    • 22 1 TH E DAI LY BRI E F China, Asean make tangible progress on maritime code of conduct: Wang Yi HOT NEWS 2
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    • 20 1 Fresh grads might have to settle for less in tough job market SI NGAPORE NEWS 10 MORE REPORTS: 6 8
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  • hot news
    • 332 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 Yi
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    • 755 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.
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    • 647 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 its
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    • 657 6  -  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 replacement
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    • 300 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) in
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    • 726 8  -  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, Minister
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    • 733 8  -  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 and
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    • 429 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, some
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    • 428 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, some
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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  • singapore
    • 609 9  -  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, with
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    • singapore | news
      • 1130 10  -  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 and
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      • 500 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 the
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    • singapore | business
      • 933 12  -  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 do
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      • 929 13  -  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 Age
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      • 425 13  -  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 determine
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    • singapore | sports
      • 1298 16  -  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 who
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    • singapore | entertainment
      • 544 17  -  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 International
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    • singapore | lifestyle
      • 993 18  -  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 curious
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    • 154 11 NS5CD CELEBRATE NS50 WITH SAFRA SALUTE AN NSMAN TODAY *.:v r 3S H V 4 I l T i r* m -A SUBMIT A SALUTE AND WIN! 50 years of National Service have been possible because of the dedication and sacrifices made by all NSmen. To show our appreciation, we’re
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  • comment & analysis
    • 1118 19  -  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 as
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    • 1233 20  -  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 may
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    • 30 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 20
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  • voices
    • 453 21  -  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 have
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    • 85 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.
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    • 168 21  -  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-year
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    • 298 21  -  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 society
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  • world
    • 537 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.
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    • 583 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 dismiss
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    • world | news
      • 1349 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 is
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      • 1817 26  -  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 his
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
    • 916 28 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Martha Bakes II (HD) 6.30 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School III (HD) 7.00 First Look Asia (HD) 9.00 The Dr Oz Show VIII (HD) (PG) 10.00 Euromaxx (HD) 10.30 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 11.00 Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure NOON Miguel’s Tropical Kitchen (HD) 12.30PM Chuck’s
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    • 230 28 TV HIGHLIGHTS LITTLE MAESTROS (HD) (FINALE) (CC) In this final episode, the production team revisits some of those profiled for an update on their situations and to convey viewers’ well-wishes. How are the little maestros doing? Are they busy as ever, or have things changed? Channel 8, 8pm E SUPER
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