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  • 13 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp FRIDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER 2017 MCI(P) 082/04/2017
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  • 1026 1  -  WONG PEI TING wongpeiting@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Republic has benefitted from Dr Tony Tan’s “calm and dignified presence, wealth of knowledge, and steady judgment”, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday as he paid tribute to the outgoing President in
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    • 129 1 TH E DAI LY BRI E F Bring your own bag, bottle or container to get discounts, free food at over 220 shops HOT NEWS 2 Qantas shifts transit point for Sydney-London flights back to Singapore HOT NEWS 4 Two explosions reported at flood-hit chemical plant in Texas WORLD NEWS
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  • hot news
    • 586 2  -  CAMPAIGN RUNS UNTIL END OF THIS YEAR KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg S I NG A POR E —A national campaign kicks off today to get Singaporeans to use their own reusable items such as bags and food containers when
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    • 566 2 KENNETH CHENG SINGAPORE —Over the last five months, non-governmental organisation Zero Waste SG tried to draw some 200 retailers to be a part of the Bring Your Own (BYO) Singapore campaign. In the end, only 14 came on board. They
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    • 612 4  -  Australian carrier’s move from Dubai will also see it increasing Melbourne-Singapore flights WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY RUMI HARDASMALANI SINGAPORE Australian national carrier Qantas Airways will be making Changi Airport its largest hub outside of Australia, five years after pulling out from the
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    • 398 4 SINGAPORE —The Singapore Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB) has launched a marine safety investigation following the collision of the USS John S McCain warship and Liberian-flagged tanker Alnic MC in Singapore territorial waters on Aug 21. The bureau is conducting the investigation
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    • 674 6  -  WONG PEI TING wongpeiting@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Looking back on his sixyear term, Dr Tony Tan yesterday said that the presidency, on a personal level, was a “deeply moving opportunity to see Singapore in all its diversity and to meet Singaporeans
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    • 572 10 SINGAPORE —Singapore and Chongqing sealed two joint venture agreements yesterday that would support an initiative by the Chinese government to enhance connectivity between Western China and South-east Asia. The inauguration of the joint ventures was witnessed by Minister in the Prime
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    • 570 10 AGENCIES BEIJING —China’s ruling Communist Party will convene its 19th party congress on Oct 18, state media said yesterday, a key meeting held every five years in which President Xi Jinping will look to further stamp his authority. More than 2,300
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  • singapore
    • 620 12  -  Mathematics tutor relishing the challenges and rewards of switching to primary role ILDYKO ANG ildyko.ang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When Mr Rames Ponpanden switched from teaching in a secondary school to a primary school, he had to relearn the ways he manages his students.
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    • 591 12 ILDYKO ANG SINGAPORE —Presenting her mentor with a bouquet of clay roses in a miniature coffee cup on Teacher’s Day, Ms Nuraqilah Fatin Swat, who has an intellectual disability, thanked her yesterday for helping her to start a career. Ms
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    • singapore | news
      • 519 14  -  KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A drunken man who was filmed creating a ruckus and assaulting police officers at Changi Airport was sentenced to six months and two weeks in jail yesterday. Jason Peter Darragh, a 44-year-old Australian, was transiting
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      • 101 16 Four F-16 aircraft from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (middle) and the Indonesian Air Force (sides) flying in a diamond formation during a training session over the airspace between Singapore and Indonesia on Wednesday. On Sept 7, a combined flypast will be held
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      • 979 16  -  WONG PEI TING wongpeiting@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Johor traffic police chief said on Thursday that “action will be taken” against the driver who allegedly knocked down two 25-year-old Singaporeans in Johor Baru. Undergraduate Justinian Tan was killed, while his friend Brandon
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      • 382 16 KELLY NG SINGAPORE —A man was charged in court yesterday with conning an ex-colleague of almost S$4 million over more than two years, as well as a raft of forgery-related offences. Cheong Eh Meng, 54, faces 221 charges of cheating
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    • singapore | business
      • 571 18 Increase in rates for non-landed residential properties could cool en-bloc sale fever: Experts SINGAPORE From today, developers of residential and commercial real estate will have to pay higher development charges, with the biggest increase seen in residential non-landed property. Analysts noted that this
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      • 643 18  -  RUMI HARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The two greatest threats facing mankind are environment destruction and overpopulation, according to a survey that polled 50 Nobel prize-winning scientists by the Times Higher Education at the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings. The poll was
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    • singapore | sports
      • 573 22  -  LOW LIN FHOONG IN KUALA LUMPUR linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR —Sitting courtside at the Juara Stadium in his wheelchair earlier this week, Yudhi Purwadiono could only watch helplessly as his charge, 2012 silat world champion Shakir Juanda, blacked out after a
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      • 471 22 SINGAPORE —Veteran local football official R Vengadasalam is organising a selection trial for budding footballers aged 15 and below in a personal mission to help unearth more talent for Singapore football. The one-time team manager of former S.League club Woodlands Wel-
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    • singapore | lifestyle
      • 555 24 REENA DEVI SINGAPORE An up-and-coming playwright under the National Arts Council (NAC) scholarship programme is seeking to fund her living expenses while she studies abroad. Nur Sabrina Dzulkifli will be pursuing her undergraduate studies in drama and literature at the University of Essex
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  • cars
    • 776 26  -  Mercedes-Benz’s new SUV takes on the rugged remote mountain roads of Sabah DRIVE TIME SIMON HULBER features@mediacorp.com.sg KOTA KINABALU A free-and-easy self-hire driving holiday is one of the best ways to free yourself from the shackles of package-tour bondage. With this in mind, we
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    • 745 26 SHELDON TROLLOPE SINGAPORE Starting today, all passenger cars sold in showrooms here will have to comply with the Euro VI emissions standards. Euro VI is a set of standards adopted by European carmakers to conform to certain criteria that meet exhaust
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    • 75 28 More attractions to enjoy! Wild Wild Wet Kidzania Singapore LEGOLAND®Malaysia Theme Park Wings of Time Madame Tussauds Thomas Town Sanrio Hello Kitty Town S.E.A AQUARIUM Butterflies Up-Close Buy More, Save More! To buy your tickets, download MeClub App now! Terms and conditions apply Luge Skyride Adult/Child: 2 rounds $18.90$36 Singapore
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    • 427 29 p XXI WORLD CONGRESS ON SAFETY& HEALTH AT WORK 2017 XXI World Congress on Safety and Health at Work 2017 3/- C**■"»+***■*■»!■*«»■ inn I Sands Expo and Convention Centre O JcpicmDci Z.U I Marina Bay Sands, Singapore The world’s largest OSH 3 Keynotes^ helmed by renowned international speakers 6 interactive
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  • comment & analysis
    • 1234 30  -  A RELATIONSHIP OF WARMTH DESPITE OCCASIONAL DISCORD KEONI MARZUKI Keoni Marzuki is a Senior Analyst at the Indonesia Programme, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University. This was adapted from a piece that first appeared in RSIS Commentary.
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    • 907 31  -  YOUNGER MALAYSIANS STEPPING UP TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE CHEN MAY YEE Chen May Yee is a Malaysian journalist who was until recently a part-time copy editor with TO DAY. THE MALAYSIAN INSIGHT Malaysia’s Merdeka generation was focused on building a new nation.
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    • 168 30 RESEARCH STUDY EFFECTS OF SUN EXPOSURE ON SKIN AGEING PROCESS (FEMALES) If you are a healthy Chinese female aged between 21 and 30 years old OR above 60 years old, you may qualify for a clinical research study which looks into the differences in skin (sun-exposed and sun-protected sites) of
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    • 30 30 Individuals do have conflicting opinions about religion. Kudos to our Government for its determination to ‘quell the fire’, ‘bridge the ruptures in society’ and maintain law and order. VOICES 32
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  • voices
    • 91 32 QUICK HITS FRANKIE WONG CHEE KIN The report “7th Fleet commander sacked after spate of warship accidents” (Aug 24) shows the principle of accountability in an organisation. It reminded me that breakdowns, poor recovery procedures, accidents and even deaths have
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    • 385 32  -  FROM SABARATNAM RATNAKUMAR I refer to the commentary “KL atheist gathering stokes fire of religious intolerance” (Aug 23) and agree that “serious action should be considered against those who have made death threats to the group online”. Needless to say, while an attitude of
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    • 150 32  -  FROM KOK MEI HUI I have been following Singapore sports closely since 2015. This year, we have had some surprise losses and wins (Well done, Team Singapore here’s an A–; Aug 31). The price of losing a gold medal and/or not
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    • 114 32  -  FROM TAN KIN LIAN I use a Grab account, which is technically an e-wallet, and can confirm that GrabPay makes cashless payments easy (GrabPay to extend e-payments to food, retail, other services; Aug 31). I hope that the Association of Banks in Singapore, which launched
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    • 178 32  -  FROM CHEANG PENG WAH I refer to the report “MHA rejects academic’s appeal against decision to revoke PR status” (Aug 24). Professor Huang Jing, identified as an “agent of influence” of an unnamed country, and his wife are
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  • world
    • 853 34 Peroxide firm warns of more fires as rescuers search for survivors block by block AGENCIES HOUSTON Two explosions were reported at a flooded Texas chemical plant near storm-battered Houston yesterday, just as the region began its slow recovery following
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    • world | news
      • 759 35 Indian construction standards back in spotlight as heavy rain flooding leaves 10 others dead AGENCIES MUMBAI —At least 18 people died and dozens were feared trapped when a building collapsed in India’s financial capital of Mumbai yesterday, after days of heavy rain
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      • 358 35 REUTERS TOK YO Japan’s Defence Ministry yesterday sought US$160 million (S$218 million) in a record budget request to develop swift, longer-range missiles to extend its military punch in East Asia, countering growing Chinese strength and an increasing North Korean threat. If approved,
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
    • 1190 36 TV HIGHLIGHTS CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Martha Bakes III (HD) 6.30 Donna Hay Fast, Fresh, Simple (HD) 7.00 First Look Asia (HD) 9.00 Holiday Special: Pharrell Friends (HD) (PG) 10.00 Holiday Special: Darcy Oake: Edge Of Reality (HD) (PG) 11.00 Holiday Special: Hollywood Profiles 11.30 Holiday Special: C Strangers In Danger
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  • Page 37 Miscellaneous
    • 1099 37 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Listening In (HD) (PG) C 6.30 The Mind Of A Chef II (HD) 7.00 The Dr Oz Show VI (HD) (PG) 7.45 Just For Laughs Gags XVI (HD) 8.00 Films Stars (PG) 8.30 Wheel Of Fortune XXXIV (HD) 9.30 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 10.00 Euromaxx
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  • Page 38 Miscellaneous
    • 1077 38 TV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIE: THE KARATE KID (HD) (PG-ACTION VIOLENCE) (CC) Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son, Dre Parker. In his new home, Dre embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master. CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Africa’s Deadliest (HD) 7.00 The Dr Oz Show
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