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Title Section13 2017-09-12 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp TUESDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2017 MCI(P) 082/04/201713 words
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Article, Illustration1220 2017-09-12 1 SIAU MING EN - She is the only hopeful to receive the Certificate of Eligibility for the Presidential Election; two others rejected as they did not meet qualifying criteria SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com .sg pore,” she said. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY LOUISA TANG AND FARIS MOKHTAR SINGAPOREpore,” she said. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY LOUISA TANG AND FARIS MOKHTAR; PHOTO: NURIA LING - 1,220 words
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hot news
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Article, Illustration747 2017-09-12 2 KENNETH CHENG - KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Government is pushing for re-signalling work on rail operator SMRT’s North-South Line (NSL) to wrap up by the end of November, slightly ahead of the original year-end target. Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan revealed this inPHOTO: TWITTER/INASAWAL - 747 words
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356 2017-09-12 2 KENNETH CHENG - KENNETH CHENG SINGAPORE —Less than two months ago, he took a swipe at the mainstream media’s coverage of train delays linked to trials of the North-South Line’s (NSL) new signalling system. He was roundly criticised by commuters and the online community, who356 words
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Article, Illustration697 2017-09-12 4 TAN WEIZHEN - Some commuters will be able to payfares using their phones from first quarter of next year TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE —From June next year, commuters can use contactless Visa or Nets 2.0 cards to tap and pay for their busTODAY FILE PHOTO - 697 words
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Article, Illustration698 2017-09-12 4 (2nd Edition) TAN WEIZHEN - Some commuters will be able to pay fares using their phones from first quarter of next year TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE —From June next year, commuters can use contactless Visa or Nets 2.0 cards to tap and pay for theirTODAY FILE PHOTO - 698 words
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554 2017-09-12 4 TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN S ING A POR E —By early next year, a workgroup set up by the Government comprising representatives from the public and private sectors will propose strategies to improve digital readiness among Singaporeans. Senior Minister of State for554 words
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550 2017-09-12 4 (2nd Edition) TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE —By early next year, a workgroup set up by the Government comprising representatives from the public and private sectors will propose strategies to improve digital readiness among Singaporeans. Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information Janil550 words
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Article, Illustration802 2017-09-12 6 KELLY NG - KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Newly-elected Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan- Jin yesterday urged Members of Parliament to engage Singaporeans and tap on their “collective wisdom” so that the House will remain effective in an era of growing uncertainties, rapidPHOTO: MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION. - 802 words
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588 2017-09-12 7 KELLY NG - KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE As they congratulated Mr Tan Chuan-Jin on his new appointment, several Members of Parliament (MPs) lauded his work as a Cabinet Minister. Ms Tin Pei Ling noted that Mr Tan had a sense of righteousness588 words
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Article, Illustration654 2017-09-12 7 AMANDA LEE - AMANDA LEE amanda.lee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —On the same day that former Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob looked set to become Singapore’s next President, Members of Parliament (MPs) paid glowing tributes to her and wished her well for the future. Madam Halimah, 63, is the only candidatePHOTO: GOV.SG - 654 words
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Article, Illustration639 2017-09-12 10 LOUISA TANG; FARIS MOKHTAR - LOUISA TANG AND FARIS MOKHTAR louisa.tang@mediacorp.com.sg farism@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Their applications to vie for the nation’s highest office were rejected yesterday, and both Mr Mohamed Salleh Marican and Mr Farid Khan expressed disappointment with the Elections Department’s decision. However, they said that they639 words
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670 2017-09-12 10 SIAU MING EN - SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Lowering the bar to allow a contest for the Presidential Election would affect its credibility, especially since constitutional amendments were passed recently to make the criteria more stringent, said most political analysts whom TODAY spoke to670 words
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Article, Illustration783 2017-09-12 11 AGENCIES TAMPA (FLORIDA) —A weakened but still dangerous Irma pushed inland yesterday as it hammered Florida with winds and caused flooding that created hazards for rescuers trying to help beleaguered residents. Irma was downgraded to a tropical storm, but it was still producingAGENCIES; PHOTO: AFP - 783 words
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394 2017-09-12 11 REUTERS WASHINGTON/OSLO —Devastation from Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean will sharpen the demands from small island nations that top fossil-fuel consumers help them cope with damage attributable to climate change, according to representatives of some of those countries. ThatREUTERS - 394 words
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Advertisement9 2017-09-12 4 VOICES S’PORE’S PAYMENTS ECOSYSTEM SHOULD ALLOW VARIOUS OPTIONS 249 words
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Advertisement9 2017-09-12 4 (2nd Edition) VOICES S’PORE’S PAYMENTS ECOSYSTEM SHOULD ALLOW VARIOUS OPTIONS 249 words
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Advertisement12 2017-09-12 6 COMMENT&ANALYSIS PARLIAMENT MUST STRIVE TO BE A BEACON TO THE PEOPLE 2012 words
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singapore
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Article, Illustration578 2017-09-12 12 LOUISA TANG; CYNTHIA CHOO - LOUISA TANG AND CYNTHIA CHOO louisa.tang@mediacorp.com.sg cynthia.choo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Five workers were injured yesterday after an explosion caused the partial collapse of a wall and showered broken glass down from an 11th floor factory unit in Bukit Batok. The blastPHOTOS: NURIA LING, NAJEER YUSOF - 578 words
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singapore | news
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479 2017-09-12 13 Council urges Christians to foster respect across faiths to counteract polarisation SINGAPORE —The National Council of Churches (NCCS) is reminding the pastors of its member churches to exercise “due diligence and careful discernment” when inviting foreign preachers to address their congregations. The479 words
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485 2017-09-12 14 KELLY NG - Video surveillance, vehicle barriers and blast protection could be mandatory at key sites KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Owners of buildings that are iconic, see high human traffic or house essential services will be required to put in place485 words
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Article, Illustration590 2017-09-12 14 ALFRED CHUA - ALFRED CHUA alfredchuam@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE A noise study has been conducted by the National Environment Agency (NEA) to guide the planning of new residential developments around the expanded Tengah Air Base, as part of measures to mitigate “noiseTODAY FILE PHOTO - 590 words
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680 2017-09-12 15 KELLY NG - MND looks to give homebuyers more details on track record of developers a n d con tractors KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Changes to the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act were passed yesterday, with Second Minister for National Development Desmond680 words
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Article, Illustration454 2017-09-12 15 TOH EE MING - TOH EE MING toheeming@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Member of Parliament (Nee Soon GRC) Louis Ng submitted a petition to the Government yesterday for more inclusive provision of public housing for single parents. The petition called for amendments to sectionsPHOTO: NAJEER YUSOF - 454 words
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951 2017-09-12 16 VALERIE KOH - Seven elderly victims, six of whom were mentally ill, were conned of their life savings VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The former assistant superintendent of a welfare home for the destitute, who pocketed more than S$250,000 from the life savings951 words
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517 2017-09-12 17 SINGAPORE Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council (PRPTC) is taking three Workers’ Party (WP) leaders, Ms Sylvia Lim, Mr Low Thia Khiang, and Mr Pritam Singh, to court, following a similar lawsuit brought against the trio in July by Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) over517 words
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singapore | business
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603 2017-09-12 18 RUMI HARDASMALANI - RUMI HARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Business sentiment among local companies remains upbeat, even as the Business Optimism Index (BOI) by the Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau (SCCB) fell for the final quarter of this year. Analysts cautioned that while the economic recovery has603 words
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378 2017-09-12 18 SINGAPORE Job seekers can expect more hiring opportunities as more employers are planning to add to their headcount in the fourth quarter, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey released yesterday. Out of 700 employers surveyed by the378 words
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singapore | sports
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Article, Illustration851 2017-09-12 19 TEO TENG KIAT - Preparations less than ideal, rivals in KL will be stronger, but knockout stage is the aim TEO TENG KIAT tengkiat.teo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two years ago on home soil, the Singapore cerebral palsy (CP) footballers lit up the National Stadium as theyPHOTO: SIVA GANESH - 851 words
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428 2017-09-12 19 SINGAPORE Spanish tennis player Garbine Muguruza has become the first woman singles player to book her spot at the 2017 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore to be held next month (Oct 22-29). Muguruza, who became world No 1 on Monday, will428 words
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comment & analysis
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Article, Illustration1159 2017-09-12 20 Tan Chuan- Jin - With the greater contestation of ideas and rapid changes in the world, Parliament must channel and reflect the voices of the people and debate issues in a way that provides hope and clarity, said newly-elected Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan1,159 words
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Article, Illustration1267 2017-09-12 21 CADE METZ - NEW ROADMAP FOR ROBOTICS CADE METZ Cade Metz is a reporter with The New York Times based in San Francisco, where he covers artificial intelligence, driverless cars, robotics and virtual reality, among others. THE NEW YORK TIMES The robot wasTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,267 words
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Article, Illustration890 2017-09-12 22 YE SHUFANG - CREATIVITY CAN BOOST LITERACY, THINKING SKILLS YE SHUFANG Ye Shufang is Deputy Director of Education at National Gallery Singapore. Education researchers identify critical thinking, creativity and collaboration as crucial 21st-century competencies for a fastchanging and unpredictable world. Students today require resilience, strongTODAY FILE PHOTO - 890 words
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Article, Illustration1106 2017-09-12 23 SHASHI THAROOR - SPIRITUAL LEADER’S RAPE CONVICTION PUTS INDIAN SOCIETY IN THE DOCK SHASHI THAROOR Shashi Tharoor, a former UN under-secretary-general and former Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister of State for Human Resource Development, is currently chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee onPROJECT SYNDICATE; PHOTO: AP - 1,106 words
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Advertisement40 2017-09-12 20 Parents and teachers have a huge role to play in creating an environment that encourages creativity. When nurtured at an early age, creativity lays the foundation for curiosity, critical thinking, self-motivation and resilience to be developed over time.YE SHUFANG 2240 words
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voices
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Article, Illustration175 2017-09-12 24 ALEX LEW YAN LIANG - FROM ALEX LEW YAN LIANG The Monetary Authority of Singapore is focusing on a common QR code for mobile payments. We should, however, consider different structures in our payments ecosystem (MAS to develop common QR code by year end; Aug 30). Unlike China,PHOTO: JASON QUAH - 175 words
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116 2017-09-12 24 JOSHUA CHIA - FROM JOSHUA CHIA FairPrice should encourage customers to use cashless payments, as a faster mode of payment, instead of cash. Its deployment of cash machines at its counters seems to have resulted in a longer payment process compared with when the cashier116 words
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202 2017-09-12 24 JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG - FROM JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG It is true that we may retire from work, but not from life (Growing old, but not letting go of healthier pursuits; Sept 11). And it is heartening to know there are people like Mr Ng Bee Kia and202 words
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77 2017-09-12 24 ACE KINDRED CHEONG - QUICK HITS ACE KINDRED CHEONG After reading “Doctor’s battle with bad cholesterol” (Sept 6), I would ask if we humans are too dependent on Western drugs, which have side effects, to keep our body and mind healthy. Since my early 20s, I have77 words
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world
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Article, Illustration575 2017-09-12 25 UN human rights chief says attack on Rohingya militants disproportionate AGENCIES COX’S BA ZAR (BANGL ADESH) —The situation in Myanmar is a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing”, the United Nations said yesterday, as the number of Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar for Bangladesh toppedAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 575 words
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556 2017-09-12 25 AP COX S B A Z A R B A N G L A D E S H A sev-en-year-old Rohingya boy lies on a tattered mattress on the floor of a crowded government hospital in Bangladesh, bandages covering the wound where a bulletAP - 556 words
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world | news
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Article, Illustration801 2017-09-12 26 AGENCIES BEIJING —China will set a deadline for automakers to end sales of fossil-fuel-powered vehicles, becoming the biggest market to do so in a move that will accelerate the push into the electric car market led by companies including BYD CompanyAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 801 words
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642 2017-09-12 26 AGENCIES UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL —The United Nations Security Council is set to vote early today on a watered-down United States-drafted resolution to impose new sanctions on North Korea over its latest nuclear test, diplomats said, but it was unclear whether ChinaAGENCIES - 642 words
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Article, Illustration1275 2017-09-12 27 THE NEW YORK TIMES FLORENCE (NEW JERSEY) Ms Nissa Scott started working at the cavernous Amazon warehouse in southern New Jersey late last year, stacking plastic bins the size of small ottomans. It was not, she says, the most stimulatingTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,275 words
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Article, Illustration1655 2017-09-12 28 The German chancellor banks on her soft approach as she bids for a fourth term in office FINANCIAL TIMES BERLIN —When Mrs Angela Merkel was wrapping up a speech at an election rally last week in the picturesque university town of Heidelberg,FINANCIAL TIMES; PHOTO: AP - 1,655 words
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376 2017-09-12 28 FINANCIAL TIMES The meteoric rise and precipitous fall of Mr Martin Schulz’s opinion poll ratings is one of the biggest mysteries of recent German politics. When he was named as the Social Democrats’ candidate for chancellor in January, a wave of euphoria swept theFINANCIAL TIMES - 376 words
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Miscellaneous989 2017-09-12 30 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Martha Stewart’s Cooking School IV (HD) 6.30 The Mind Of A Chef II (HD) 7.00 First Look Asia (HD) 9.00 The Dr Oz Show VIII (HD) 10.00 Arts 21 (HD) 10.30 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 11.00 Pride In Battle (HD) NOON Everyday Gourmet III (HD)989 words
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Miscellaneous231 2017-09-12 30 TV HIGHLIGHTS KANAVU MEIPADA (HD) (CC) Udaya journeys to the less travelled but amazing Gili Islands of Indonesia with Sunthi. They go snorkelling in the crystal clear waters there and try their hand at fishing. They also visit a turtle hatchery and release a pair of turtles into the sea.231 words
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