The Straits Times, 12 January 2017

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  • 43 1 THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY JANUARY12,2017 SINCE1845 EXCELLENCE IN REDESIGN: SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN, BEST NEWS WEBSITE: WAN-IFRA 100 PAGES IN SIX PARTS $1.10 $1.10 To subscribe: To subscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg A Singapore Press Holdings publication publication MCI (P) 041/02/2016
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  • 305 1 WASHINGTON US President-elect Donald Trump has denied explosive claims that Russian intelligence gathered compromising information on him involving lurid sexual practices. He took to Twitter to denounce both US intelligence agencies and a report circulating in US media with damaging claims about
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  • 182 1 Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, girl of the South Side, for the past 25 years, you have not only been my wife and mother of my children, you have been my best friend. You took on a role you didn’t ask for and made it your own with
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  • 600 1  -  Release of paper on security cooperation in region a sign of its growing interest: Experts Goh Sui Noi China Bureau Chief In Beijing suinoi@sph.com.sg China has put out a White Paper on its policy on security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific for the first
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    • 136 1 Community Excuse me, do you speak Baweanese? B12 Opinion How cabbies can keep up with competition A31 •Top of the News Hospital stints for SCDF paramedics A10 SEETOPOFTHENEWS A4 ’m lovin’ it f START THE YEAR IN GOLDEN ABUNDANCE Delight in a crispy, golden hash brown tucked between your favourite
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    • 20 1 Style Saying ‘I do’ without a diamond ring D4&5 Sport US-bound Quah aims high C14 rt -bound Quah s high
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    • 30 1 Top of the News Class act from 2016 O-level cohort A9 Chicago Tuesday. SEE TOP OF THE NEWS A4 SEE WORLD A11&12 8871 8 1 11 2 0 1 61
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s News
      • 47 2 TOP OF THE NEWS China has published a White Paper on its policy on security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific for the first time. The document is being seen as a sign of China’s growing interest in reshaping the regional security architecture. A1
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      • 59 2 TOP OF THE NEWS Students who took the O levels last year set a new record, outperforming their seniors, with 84.3 per cent of the cohort attaining at least five passes.This surpasses the 83.8 per cent set by the 2015 cohort, which was then Singapore’s
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      • 85 2 WORLD China’s aircraft carrier, Liaoning, and a flotilla of five warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait yesterday, at a time of heightened tension with Taiwan. Taiwan scrambled F-16 jets and other warplanes in response to the entry into its air defence zone, with analysts and
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      • Straits Times Digital
        • 20 2 VIDEO A mobile clinic offers free traditional Chinese medicine treatment to theelderlyand needyin HDB estates. http://str.sg/mobileTCM
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        • 27 2 VIDEO Users of personal mobility devices such as electric bicycles must mind the new law when they take to the streets. http://str.sg/rulesrides
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      • 47 2 WORLD China is revising primary and secondary school textbooks nationwide to expand the timeline of the war of resistance against Japanese aggression from eight years to 14 years. The change aims to reflect the Communist Party of China’s role in the war. A12
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      • 49 2 OPINION Ride-hailing apps such as Uber are giving taxi operators a run for their money. As the Government tries to level the regulatory playing field, operators can do more to streamline fare structures while cabbies must also provide better service, says reporter Adrian Lim. A31
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      • 53 2 HOME About 17,800 households have had help from the Housing Board in the last three years to fix spalling concrete, which occurs when the steel reinforcement bars embedded in ceilings begin to rust. The scheme allows owners to split the cost of repairs with
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      • 61 2 HOME A retiree has emerged from a coma he fell into two months ago after falling down an escalator at Bishan MRT station. Not much is known of how Mr Lim Chwee Leong, 64, met with the accident. He is now able to nod
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      • 54 2 BUSINESS The Port of Singapore sustained its performance last year amid weaker-than-expected global economic conditions and significant structural changes in the maritime industry. The number of standard-sized containers handled last year was 30.9 million, similar to the figure in 2015, said the Maritime and
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      • 60 2 SPORT Fresh from his 11th triple-double of the season in Houston’s win over Charlotte on Tuesday, National Basketball Association hotshot James Harden has brushed aside talk that he might be voted Most Valuable Player. “If it happens, it happens. The most important thing is winning,” he
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      • 76 2 LIFE Conductor Shui Lan, who has taken the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) to new heights during his 20 years as music director, will step down in January 2019. The China-born Singapore permanent resident, who turns 60 this year, wants to spend more time with
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    • What’s Next
      • 77 2 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe travels to the Philippines today, the first leg of a six-day, four-nation regional tour that will also take him to Australia, Indonesia and Vietnam. Mr Abe will hold talks with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte as the first head of state to visit
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      • 68 2 Rail engineering and maintenance issues will take centre stage today at a joint forum organised by the Land Transport Authority, operators SBS Transit and SMRT, and the PUB. At the opening address of the 3rd Joint Forum On Infrastructure Maintenance, Mr Pang Kin Keong, Permanent Secretary
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      • 68 2 Auditing and advisory firm KPMG is scheduled to release today the results of a survey that shows it is not all doom and gloom among businesses in the current downturn. Many respondents believe that the economic slowdown is partly cyclical, with almost half of
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    • 289 2  -  WhyItMatters Christopher Tan Senior T ransport Correspondent christan@sph.com.sg Motor vehicles account for 15 per cent of the carbon emissions in Singapore. The Carbon Emissions-based Vehicle Scheme (CEVS) introduced in 2013 sought to curtail this with tax rebates and surcharges. However, recent realisation that diesel vehicles,
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 663 3  -  Curriculum, facilities, affordable fees among reasons cited Sandra Davie Senior Education Correspondent sandra@sph.com.sg Ministry of Education (MOE) kindergartens, which had a muted response at the start three years ago, are now seeing higher demand and enrolments. Last year, there were 1,300
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    • 573 4 Unusual for intelligence agencies to submit unverified material NYTIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The decision of top US intelligence officials to give the US President, the President-elect and the so-called Gang of Eight Republican and Democratic leaders of Congress and the intelligence committees–whattheyknowtobe unverified,
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    • 971 4  -  News analysis Nirmal Ghosh US Bureau Chief In Washington nirmal@sph.com.sg Outgoing US President Barack Obama returned to his home town of Chicago to cement his legacy in a soaring farewell speech, listing a string of achievements from repairing the economy
      PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG  -  971 words
    • 553 6  -  Ex-Falcon manager didn’t report suspect transactions, lied to officials Grace Leong gleong@sph.com.sg A former branch manager of the now closed Falcon Private Bank in Singapore became the first foreigner to be sentenced to prison here over the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.
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    • 570 6  -  Seow Bei Yi byseow@sph.com.sg More recent cases of people driving against traffic are being investigated, but most of these incidents were unintentional, the Traffic Police said yesterday. They will study how to deploy technology to detect a car that has gone against traffic
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    • 595 6  -  Elena Chong ElenaChong CourtCorrespondent elena@sph.com.sg He posed as a cop and asked an 11-year-old girl who was on her way to school with her younger sister to get into his car. The father of four kidnapped the Primary 6 pupil
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    • 445 10  -  Attachments will help them meet needs of seniors in emergencies Linette Lai linettel@sph.com.sg More than 250 paramedics from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will serve hospital attachments over the next six years, in a move to hone the skills of emergency
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  • 773 8  -  With polls looming, Pakatan Harapan and PPBM going ahead with own electoral pact Shannon Teoh Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur shannont@sph.com.sg Malaysia’s opposition alliance looks set to abandon hopes of contesting the upcoming general election with fellow opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) by
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  • 482 8  -  Trinna Leong TrinnaLeong MalaysiaCorrespondent InKualaLumpur ltrinna@sph.com.sg Sarawak’s popular Chief Minister Adenan Satem died yesterday of a heart attack, leaving a big leadership gap in Malaysia’s largest state, which is often described as a safe “fixed deposit” by the ruling Barisan Nasional
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  • 518 9  -  Results of those who sat wrong O-level paper ‘comparable’ to their schools’ previous scores Calvin Yang calyang@sph.com.sg Students who sat the wrong O-lev-el mathematics paper last October collected their result slips yesterday after a long and nervous wait. And many would
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  • 509 9  -  Calvin Yang The class of 2016 has set a record. Students who took the O levels last year have outperformed their seniors, with 84.3 per cent of the cohort attaining at least five passes. This surpasses the 83.8
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    • 84 10 SUNDAYS U UST G JUST GOT MORE EXCITING In this week’s Sunday Times Get Fit We have tips on how to stay healthy in our new Fitness section Me My Property We speak to Singaporeans about their property investing journeys Travel Black Book Ambassadors provide an insider’s guide to fave
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  • WORLD
    • 582 11  -  Taipei scrambles fighter jets and reassures the public that there is no need to ‘overly panic’ JermynChow JermynChow TaiwanCorrespondent InTaipei jermync@sph.com.sg China’s aircraft carrier sailed into the Taiwan Strait yesterday for the first time, leading Taipei to dispatch F-16 fighter jets and
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    • ASIA
      • 497 12  -  Philippine Foreign Secretary says China-Asean document will be ready by middle of this year South China Sea Raul Dancel RaulDancel PhilippinesCorrespondent InManila rdancel@sph.com.sg The Philippines is confident that a “framework” of a code of conduct meant to avoid conflicts in the South
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      • 314 12 THEJAPAN NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK TOKYO Russian military vessels have been making more trips to the seas around Japan, with the number of such expeditions hitting a record high last year. A senior officer of Japan’s Maritime Self-De-fence Force said the Russian
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      • 433 12 BEIJING China has ordered a nationwide revision to school textbooks to bring forward the starting date of the country’s war with Japan by six years. The second Sino-Japanese war will now be 14 years long, and not the eight years previously taught
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      • 606 13  -  Move comes amid growing threat of ISIS in S-E Asia as it loses ground in the Middle East Francis Chan Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta tkchan@sph.com.sg The Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) terrorist group in Indonesia and two of the country’s more
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      • 267 13 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR The trial of two Malaysians who allegedly bombed a nightspot near Kuala Lumpur, said by police to be the first bomb attack by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the country, has been delayed after their
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      • 191 13 SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK SUNGAI BULOH (Selangor) A kidnapping attempt in Malaysia on Tuesday was thwarted when witnesses gave chase to the kidnap vehicle, Sin Chew Daily reported yesterday. The mob beat up the two suspected kidnappers and set fire to their van, the
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      • 606 13 (2nd Edition)  -  Move comes amid growing threat of ISIS in S-E Asia as it loses ground in the Middle East Francis Chan Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta tkchan@sph.com.sg The Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) terrorist group in Indonesia and two of the country’s more
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      • 243 13 (2nd Edition) THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR The trial of two Malaysians who allegedly bombed a nightspot near Kuala Lumpur, said by police to be the first bomb attack by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the country, has been delayed after their
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      • 336 13 (2nd Edition) REUTERS CAIRO Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) supporters posted a video yesterday showing an elderly German man believed to have been kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf rebels last November. The video shows the German man in an orange jumpsuit standing in a freshly
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      • 730 16  -  His intervention raises questions about ties with the military, future political landscape News analysis Tan Hui Yee Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok tanhy@sph.com.sg Portraits of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn now adorn government offices, alongside those of his parents. His flood relief kits
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      • AsiaBriefs
        • 65 16 XINHUA TOKYO Japan’s space agency yesterday postponed the launch of a mini-rocket that will put a satellite into space because of strong winds, an agency spokesman said. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) had planned to launch the SS-520 rocket, which is about 10m
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        • 85 16 REUTERS DHAKA A special envoy of Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi was due to begin top-level talks in Bangladesh yesterday, as the United Nations said the Rohingya crisis has prompted 65,000 people to flee Myanmar for Bangladesh in the past three months. Deputy
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        • 72 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONGKONG Veteran British war correspondent Clare Hollingworth, who broke the news that World War II had started, has died. She was 105. Family friend Cathy Hilborn Feng confirmed that Hollingworth died on Tuesday in Hong Kong, which had been her
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      • 633 20 US says it may gather intelligence from any North Korean ICBM test rather than destroy missile AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SEOUL North Korea now has enough plutonium to make 10 nuclear bombs, South Korea said yesterday, a week after leader Kim Jong
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      • 836 21  -  Claims threaten to taint ex-UN Sec-Gen’s name; he has yet to decide on presidential bid Chang May Choon ChangMayChoon SouthKoreaCorrespondent InSeoul changmc@sph.com.sg The return of former United Nations chief Ban Ki Moon today to South Korea, where he is widely expected to run
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      • 328 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL Samsung heir Lee Jae Yong has become a criminal suspect in a widening probe into the corruption and influence-peddling scandal engulfing impeached South Korean President Park Geun Hye, prosecutors said yesterday. Mr Lee, the son of Samsung Group chairman Lee
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      • 608 22  -  Fostering close ties among Asia-Pacific nations amid global uncertainties underpins the visits Walter Sim WalterSim JapanCorrespondent InTokyo waltsim@sph.com.sg Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Manila today, starting a six-day diplomacy drive that will also take him to Australia, Indonesia and
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      • 404 22  -  Walter Sim Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric was yesterday referred to prosecutors for allegedly forcing excessive overtime on a male employee, who was later diagnosed with depression and then sacked. The unnamed 31-year-old, who joined the firm in April 2013, is said to have harboured suicidal
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      • 544 23  -  President Xi’s trip marks Beijing’s resolve to play bigger role in global governance Chong KohPing ChongKohPing ChinaCorrespondent InBeijing kohping@sph.com.sg China seeks to play a more active role in multilateral platforms as PresidentXiJinpingattendsagathering of the global elite and visits several key international organisations in
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      • 226 23  -  Nur Asy iqin Mohamad Salleli NurAsyiqinMohamadSalleh InVientiane asyiqins@sph.com.sg Fresh off his state visit to Cambodia, President Tony Tan Keng Yam arrived yesterday in Vientiane, the capital city of neighbouring Laos. Dr Tan, in Laos for a state visit until Saturday, was received
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    • WORLD
      • 618 24 Migrants and the homeless among victims as temperatures plunge below minus 20 deg C AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WARSAW More than 60 people have died in recent days as sub-ze-ro temperatures sweep across swathesofEurope–notably,inPoland, Romania and the Balkans with migrants and the homeless among the most
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      • 334 24 REUTERS MILWAUKEE An atmospheric river of moisture has swept parts of California and Nevada in the United States with another bout of heavy rains and snow, swelling streams to flood stage and piling up wind-blown snow drifts several metres high in
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      • 411 25 Forum also flags climate change and social polarisation as major trends in next decade BLOOMBERG LONDON Rising inequality and social polarisation are set to shape world developments for the next decade after contributing to Britain’s decision to leave the European Union and the
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      • WorldBriefs
        • 78 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN Germany took in 280,000 asylum seekers last year, about one-third of the previousyear’srecordfigure, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said yesterday. At the height of the huge refugee and migrant influx to Europe in 2015,890,000 people came seeking safe haven in
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        • 77 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS French hospitals are being stretched to their limits by a major flu epidemic sweeping the country, France’s health officials warn. Thousands of mostly elderly people have been admitted due to a winter outbreak of a virulent strain of the virus known
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        • 90 25 REUTERS ROME Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni is in good condition and communicating with his office by phone after undergoing a heart procedure at a Rome hospital, government officials said yesterday. The 62-year-old Mr Gentiloni, who took office last month, had an emergency
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      • 55 25 Britain's Prince William playing a guessing game with 22-year-old Sherihan Sharis, during a visit to a Centrepoint hostel in London on Tuesday. The Duke of Cambridge is the patron of Centrepoint, a charity for homeless young people between 16 and 25 years old. PHOTO:
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      • 591 26 Guterres renews pledge to make 2017 ‘a year for peace’ in first address to UN Security Council since taking office AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS UNITED NATIONS UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres has called for a “whole new approach” to prevent war, vowing
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      • 361 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Reducing salt intake worldwide by just 10 per cent could save millions of lives, a study reported yesterday. Government-led public service campaigns could massively cut mortality and disability caused by salt-triggered heart attacks and strokes for
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      • 626 28 Conservative senator believes Trump will heed his advice if a policy is illegal The process to confirm US President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees is under way in Congress in Washington, with Attorney-General designate JefFSessions kicking off the process before the Senate
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      • 547 28 Secretary of State REUTERS WASHINGTON US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, Mr Rex Tillerson, will voice concerns about Russia’s actions on the world stage and say China must help pressure North Korea to reform. The Trump transition team circulated Mr
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      • 623 28 (2nd Edition) Conservative senator believes Trump will heed his advice if a policy is illegal The process to confirm US President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees is under way in Congress in Washington, with Attorney-General designate JefFSessions kicking off the process before the Senate
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      • 506 28 (2nd Edition) Secretary of State AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of state, Mr Rex Tillerson, acknowledged yesterday that Russia poses an international danger and that its recent actions had “disregarded” US interests, as he faced a Senate grilling.
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      • 497 29 Secretary of Defence NYTIMES WASHINGTON The prospects for General James Mattis to serve as Secretary of Defence in the Trump administration have received a boost, with two experts in military policy recommending that an exception be made so that
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      • 493 29 Secretary of Homeland Security NYTIMES WASHINGTON Retired general John Kelly, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the US Department of Homeland Security, has easily manoeuvred through his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, drawing bipartisan support for what is
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      • 330 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Forget the brash talk and sabre-rattling, Mr Donald Trump’s inauguration next week will be all “soft sensuality”, his team has promised drawing howls of disbelief on social media. Twitter exploded in memes and mockery following the remarks by Mr Tom
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      • 307 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Twenty thrill seekers were rescued yesterday from an Australian roller-coaster ride after it broke down, just months after four people died at a nearby theme park. Emergency crews were called to Movie World on the Gold Coast after the Arkham
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      • 465 30 European court rules social integration more important than parents’ religious concerns NYTIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GENEVA In 2008, school officials in Basel, Switzerland, ordered a Muslim couple to enrol their daughters in a mandatory swimming class, despite the parents’ objec-
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  • OPINION
    • 467 31 The Straits Times says The recently announced acquisition of Raffles Country Club (RCC), following the gazetting of Jurong Country Club for acquisition in 2015, might make some Singapore golfers believe that they are an endangered species. Given the closure of Keppel Club and Marina
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    • 1481 31  -  Cheap and easy private car-hire companies are leaving taxis in the dust. Given the less regulated nature of the newbies, what is being done, or needs to be done, to level the playing field for taxi companies–to keep them in the game,
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    • 1312 32  -  Brief window of opportunity opens for India to play balancing role in the ‘see-saw’ between US and China. Kishore Mahbubani Shakespeare wisely said, “There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; omitted, all
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    • 969 32  -  S.E.A.View Steven Keithley For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is a Juris Doctor candidate at the University of Virginia School of Law and executive editor of the Virginia Journal of International Law. Fifty years ago this August, the Association of South-east Asian Nations
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    • 736 33  -  Promoting use of personal mobility devices is great but infrastructure needs improvement Christopher Tan Senior Transport Correspondent christan@sph.com.sg When Segway tried to penetrate the Singapore market back in 2003, it made very little headway. The authorities did not allow the
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    • 644 33  -  Thomas Donohue The writer is president and chief executive of the US Chamber of Commerce. FINANCIAL TIMES Ford’s announcement last week that it would invest US$700 million (S$1billion)andcreate700jobsin Michigan to build electric vehicles is the latest indication that American companies expect the US
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    • 625 33  -  Sarah O’Connor FINANCIAL TIMES Globalisation has had a tough year. Even some of its friends now say it has left too many people and places behind. But that is not the only story to be told. I once interviewed a woman who lived
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  • FORUM
    • 309 34  -  William Wan (Dr) General Secretary Singapore Kindness Movement Mr Neo Poh Goon is a practitioner of the kampung spirit (“Being a good neighbour begins with a smile”; Jan 11). It seems that the more we smile and say hello, the easier it
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    • 245 34  -  Yik Keng Yeong (Dr) The notion that better products must be more expensive is simply human psychology at work (“Is healthy food expensive because we expect it to be?”; Jan 10). Under perfect market conditions where everyone possesses all the relevant information on products, more
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    • 114 34  -  Lee Hui Min (Ms) Though Singapore is known as a food paradise, do we really need to put ourselves on the competitive eating map (“Food League contestant eats 92 wings in 8min”; Jan 8)? It is difficult to justify the objective of such competitions. Do
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    • 147 34  -  Kelvin Leong Moon Kit Our research institutes should rethink their work on autonomous vehicles (“Driverless trucks may be tested here soon”; Jan 10). Established car makers are doing extensive research on this too, and are likely ahead of us in this
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    • 53 34 IN:Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longerthan 400 wordsand must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the rightto editthe letters. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or Madam. Please e-mail your
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    • 176 34  -  Ng Chee Siang There have been a lot of reports on technological advancements, particularly automation and artificial intelligence (“New robot can play chess, pour coffee but wantsajob”;Jan10). Automation helps reduce some of the manpower demands of the food and beverage industry, while artificial
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    • 267 34  -  Tricia Kat(Ms) I am very concerned about the wild boar situation in Pasir Ris. Many sightings have been reported along Pasir Ris Farmway in the past. Now, the number of sightings has gone up and the animals are encroaching into other
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    • 245 34  -  Clement Wee Hong En Criticism of the Population White Paper was based on the projected population number of 6.9 million rather than on immigrants (“The PopulationWhitePaper–Timeto revisit an unpopular policy?”; Jan 9). Singapore is always limited by land size. Even if we
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    • 217 34  -  Loy York Jiun Executive Director Consumers Association of Singapore We thank Mr Tan Kar Quan for his feedback (“Why send personal data to disputing party?”; Jan 9). The Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) takes consumers’ data privacy seriously. When handling a complaint,
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    • 133 34  -  Raymund Koh Joo Guan The authorities should start to demarcate public places as No Smoking zones (“Orchard ramps up fight against smoking”; Jan 9). Every time it rains, public building entrances become smoking hotspots. Smokers cite the shelter at the porches or
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    • 37 34 1. FRANCIS CHENG: Layoffs a natural part of the business cycle. 2. DUNCAN URQUHART: Situation for abused foreign workers improved but could be better. 3. JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG: Signsfor priority queues will not help.
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  • BIG PICTURE
    • 175 35  -  Wang Hui Fen “No more chocolate? No more milk?” two-year-old Ryder Koh noted in disappointment when Mr Foo Kee See, 78, also known as Uncle Bread, opened the rear door of his van. After plying his mobile provisions trade for 55 years in Serangoon Gardens and
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    • 31 35 WEATHER Thundery showers mainly over northern, eastern and central Singapore in the afternoon. High 33 deg C Low 24 deg C 24-hr PSI as of 5pm yesterday: 53 to 54 (Moderate)
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  • HOME
    • 651 1  -  80-year-old, an ex-owner of numerous firms, is out on bail over unrelated case, sources say Tan Tam Mei tammei@sph.com.sg An 80-year-old Singaporean wanted for his alleged role in a multimil-lion-dollar scam in the US is being investigated by the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD)
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    • 797 2  -  HDB scheme has helped nearly 18,000 households deal with repair costs over last 3 years Rachel Au-Yong rachelay@sph.com.sg Last week’s case of falling concrete pieces in a Yishun HDB flat injuring an 80-year-old man may have been dramatic. But it was not an isolated
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    • 472 3  -  Bus driver, who contracted infection while on pilgrimage, suffers from cardiac arrest; he will be buried in Amman Zaihan Mohamed Yusof zaihan@sph.com.sg A bus driver who contracted a deadly infection while on a pilgrimage to Mecca died yesterday, a day before
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    • 250 3  -  Abigail Ng abigailng@sph.com.sg To usher in the Year of the Rooster, some feathered friends at the Jurong Bird Park are getting in on the festivities. Guests to the park can learn more about the fowl family at the Wings of
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    • 457 4  -  Man who fell at Bishan MRT station can now move slightly and respond to questions Retiree’s escalator fall Ng Huiwen nghuiwen@sph.com.sg Retiree Lim Chwee Leong, 64, awoke from his coma yesterday, two months after he fell on an escalator at Bishan MRT station.
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    • 265 4  -  Kok Xing Hui Oil giants Shell and ExxonMobil both had busy starts to the week. Shell had a chemical leak at its Pulau Bukom manufacturing site on Monday, while a fire broke out at ExxonMobil’s Jurong Island chemical plant on Sunday morning.
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    • 462 5  -  Observers laud Bill on registration of devices but suggest more ways to educate their users Adrian Lim, Zhaki Abdullah adrianl@sph.com.sg azhaki@sph.com.sg Observers welcomed the registration of electric bicycles under the Active Mobility Bill, but said more could be done to ensure the safety
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    • 348 5  -  Toh Yong Chuan People with views on issues relating to the change of status of the Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital can write to Parliament from today. They can write to the Clerk of Parliament in Malay, Chinese, Tamil or English or
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    • 142 5 A man who turned on police officers using a stun gun and his suspected accomplice were arrested, police said in a Facebook post yesterday. The two suspects, aged 21 and 24, were seen behaving suspiciously at a carpark in Yishun
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    • 241 5  -  Janice Heng janiceh@sph.com.sg As the severe disability insurance scheme ElderShield is being reviewed, one new question is whether it should remain voluntary or be made mandatory. This is part of the feedback received by the ElderShield Review Committee so far, said Mr Chaly
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    • 423 6  -  He pocketed gold chain and cash from bags he was screening at Changi Airport Shaffiq Alkhatib ashaffiq@sph.com.sg A Certis Cisco aviation security officer stole from passengers whose bags he was supposed to be screening at Changi Airport. Esyaran Mogan, now 29, grabbed a
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    • 405 6  -  Olivia Ho oliviaho@sph.com.sg From black-and-white photos of a huge tiger float roaming Toa Payoh in the 1970s to the glitzy extravaganzas of the 21st century, a new book commemorates the Chingay Parade through the years. The People’s Parade: 45 Years
      PHOTOS: CAROLINE CHIA, PA, SPH  -  405 words
    • 452 6  -  )ose Hong josehong@sph.com.sg Cancer survivor Ezzy Wang plans to walk at least 3km on his crutches at Bukit Gombak Stadium next month with his wife. Mr Wang, 50, who lost a leg to cancer, will be taking part in Singapore’s
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    • 630 7  -  17-year-old now aims to ‘study even harder’ at polytechnic Beyond O levels Toh Wen Li toh wenli@sph.com.sg She had stomach cramps and nausea when she ate and blood in her stool afterwards. In her last two years of secondary school,
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    • 332 4 TO GOD BE THE GLORY JOY AT TANGS o REBATE 12 JAN (THU) 13 JAN (FRI) IN STORES AND ON TANGS.COM CLOSED DOOR MEMBER PREVIEW 12 JAN (THU) BRING YOUR FAMILY FRIENDS Terms and conditions apply. ISealy Postur epedic Supp< It you trust. Comfort you’ll love. Sealy UniCased Posturepedic Yarrow
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  • BEYOND O LEVELS SPECIAL|SPH CONTENT LAB
    • 827 8  -  Malaysian siblings Sarah and Jonathan Leong transition easily to student life in Singapore and Australia thanks to their experience in St Francis Methodist School ESTHER TEO IT CAN be difficult studying in a foreign education system, but siblings Sarah and Jonathan Leong have overcome
      PHOTOS: TED CHEN, JONATHAN LONG  -  827 words
    • 454 10  -  SIM GE offers quality diploma programmes and a wide range of business-related courses MEREDITH WOO AFTER completing her O levels, Ms Cherine Seah decided to further her studies at Singapore Institute of Management Global Education (SIM GE). The school’s diploma programmes and wide range of business-related courses
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    • 534 10  -  MEREDITH WOO SINCE young, Mr Chia Shuo Hong, 19, has aimed to become a successful businessman. Unsurprisingly, the youth zoomed in on the full-time Diploma in Business Management at the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS). This course enables Mr Chia to gain comprehensive
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    • 558 10  -  ESTHER TEO AS A kid, Mr Adwin Low was not “naturally studious” and was known to be playful. Under his engineer father’s tutelage, he scored well enough for his O levels to gain entry to a junior college, but that was when everything fell apart.
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    • 693 11  -  An ITE education broadened Mr Lutfil Hadi’s horizons and helped him realise his talents MEREDITH WOO MR LUTFIL Hadi Abdul Manaf, 19, is out to prove people wrong in a good way. This outgoing and motivated young man was once “just aiming to pass instead of aiming
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  • COMMUNITY
    • 1313 12  -  Singapore is a tapestry of languages, each with its own unique syntax, history and ideology. Some are endangered and others are thriving. In the second instalment of a weekly series, we look at Baweanese. Singapore Talking Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh asyiqins@sph.com.sg The
      ST PHOTO: JONATHAN CHOO; PHOTOS: TIFFANY GOH FOR THE STRAITS TIMES  -  1,313 words
    • 977 13  -  In fast-paced Singapore, there are those in need. And there are those who take up the cudgels on their behalf. This is the second in a series of noteworthy causes that The Straits Times will be spotlighting. Tiffany Fumiko Tay tiffanyt@sph.com.sg When she
      PHOTOS: TIFFANY GOH FOR THE STRAITS TIMES  -  977 words
    • CausesBriefs
      • 115 13 Singapore Press Holdings staff will be distributing goodie bags worth $50 each to 120 needy senior citizens at the AWWA Senior Community Home tomorrow as part of the company’s annual “SPH Cares with Bags of Love” event. The bags contain basic
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      • 179 13 Two events to bring festive cheer to the needy will be taking place this weekend. Community Chest will be holding its annual Fu Dai initiative on Saturday, where 1,800 volunteers will help to pack and distribute 5,000 festive bags containing donated items to seniors
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    • 1027 14  -  From places of worship to educational institutions and the former residences of prominent figures, 72 buildings have been gazetted as national monuments. Each is a yarn woven into the rich tapestry of Singapore’s history. This is the 24th in a weekly series revisiting
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    • 154 13 PIONEERING THE FUTURE SERIES PRESENTED BY THE EDB SOCIETY AND THE STRAITS TIMES In the fnal forum of this series on Jan 20, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will share his thoughts on the year ahead, including on storm clouds over the global economy, the many changes in the world
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  • BUSINESS
    • 572 1  -  Choppy period but cargo tonnage is up, Republic still top bunkering port Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg Singapore’s port stayed on an even keel last year despite choppi-er-than-expected global economic conditions and massive structural changes in the maritime industry. The total number of stand-ard-sized
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    • 630 2  -  Panellists also call for incentives to spur R&D, regional growth during period of slow growth Budget 2017 Chia Yan Min ChiaYanMin EconomicsCorrespondent chiaym@sph.com.sg Help with rising manpower costs and soaring rents, better incentives for research and development (R&D) and a
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    • 490 2  -  Wong Wei Han wh wong@sph.com. sg US President-elect Donald Trump is unlikely to be the force of disruption that many fear, and the United States looks set to maintain its course for recovery. These thoughts formed part of the 2017 global investment
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    • 238 2  -  Chia Yan Min As construction firms brace themselves for a tough year ahead, the Singapore Contractors Association (Scal) has submitted a list of Budget recommendations urging policymakers to help reduce business costs and step up demand through public works projects. The sector faces
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    • 315 2  -  Yasmine Yahya YasmineYahya AssistantBusinessEditor yasminey@sph.com.sg The United States economy is poised to grow even without fiscal stimulus this year, although the risks are difficult to predict at this point. That is the tip from Mr Thomas Lam, RHB Securities’ chief G3
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    • 251 2 Rents for condominiums and private apartments weakened for the sixth straight month, falling a sharper 1.3 per cent in December from the previous month, and 6.2 per cent for the whole of last year, according to flash estimates released by SRX Property yesterday. Rents in
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    • 637 3  -  Food makers can use its high-tech, integrated services in Jurong to scale up for overseas Lee Xin En xinen@sph.com.sg A local firm has opened a $70 million state-of-the-art facility, bringing food logistics, production and services under one roof. The facility in Jurong looks
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    • 318 3  -  Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.coms.sg Veteran businessman Roland Ng San Tiong will be the next president of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI). He was elected to the post yesterday and will serve on the 59th Council for the next two years, the
      PHOTO: SINGAPORE CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY  -  318 words
    • 520 3  -  Marissa Lee marilee@sph.com.sg The fight for control at Natural Cool Holdings lit another fire under the air-conditioning firm’s share price yesterday. The stock shot up 33.33 per cent or 4.1 cents to close at 16.4 cents after briefly touching a high
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    • 596 4 They’re cutting back on styles as demand for luxury items wanes BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Handbag makers are busy battling waning demand and markdowns at stores, and that may have diverted their attention from what could make them successful in the
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    • 412 4 REUTERS SHANGHAI China’s forex regulator is telling banks to keep its instructions about curbing capital outflows secret and to ensure that research analysts keep any negative views about the yuan’s prospects to themselves, bankers from local and foreign banks said.
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    • 402 4 BLOOMBERG BEIJING Cash-strapped Chinese companies are ramping up sales of asset-backed securities (ABS) to raise funds as they face record delays in collecting payments from customers. Structured note sales backed by assets such as receivables jumped 130 per cent to 455.2
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    • 229 4 BLOOMBERG LONDON The founder of a Lon-don-based investment fund that focused on what it called “constructive activism” has joined SoftBank Group to help manage its new US$100 billion (S$144 billion) technology vehicle. Knight Assets’s chief investment officer Akshay Naheta joined SoftBank’s
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    • 481 5  -  In competitive markets, firms with single-service offerings will struggle News analysis Tim Culpan Having been schooled in China, Uber Technologies looks set to be taught another lesson in Asia. Go-Jek, an Indonesian transport and logistics start-up, has a few new tricks to
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      • 77 5 REUTERS SHANGHAI China’s central bank launched spot investigations on bitcoin exchanges in Beijing and Shanghai yesterday, it said in separate statements. The investigation of bitcoin exchanges, including BTCC, Huobi and OKCoin, was to look into possible market manipulation, money laundering, unauthorised financing and other issues, according
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    • 503 6  -  Traders take profit day after index breaks through milestone 3,000-point mark BullsAndBears Jcqueline Woo tsj woo@sph.com.sg Local shares retreated yesterday to break an eight-session winning streak after traders took profit. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) lost 5.08 points or 0.17 per cent to 3,000.94.
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    • 39 6 1 SGX-listedTIHisenteringinto ajointventureagreementwith ThaifirmLoxbittoinvestinK2 VentureCapital,whichwill backpromisingstart-ups, mostlyinThailand. 2 PropertydeveloperOxleyhas incorporatedanewsubsidiary inSingapore,OxleyVietnam. Themoveisinlinewiththe group’sexpansionplans. 3 KeppelCorpissellingitsentire 80percentstakeinSentral TunjunganPerkasaforabout $57million.Thecompany ownsabout23,253sqmofland inSurabaya’scentralbusiness district. 4 FederalInternational(2000) hascompletedthedisposalof its12percentstakeinGasuma FederalIndonesia,whichruns agasprocessingandpower plantinJava,forUS$1,884,447 (S$2,710,419)incash. 5 Uni-Asiaisinvestigatinga collisionbetweenoneofits bulkcarriersandafishingboat inSouthKorea.Twomembers ofthefishingboatcrewdied.A searchisunderwayforthe remainingcrewmembers.
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    • 39 6 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE VOL CL0SE($) CHANGE Debao Property 180.6 0.375 +0.145 +63.04 Natural Cool Shows the stocks with the highest combination of price change and of dai ly activity relative to the three-month average volume
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    • 525 7  -  Reit manager predicts steady performance despite challenging retail environment ahead Yasmine Yahya YasmineYahya Assistant Business Editor yasminey@sph.com.sg The uncertain economic climate is doing no favours for the retail industry, but SPH Reit Management said the properties in the trust’s portfolio are
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    • 254 7  -  Marissa Lee marilee@sph.com.sg Metro Holdings, the retailer turned property development and investment group, has appointed Mr Yip Hoong Mun as group chief operating officer and chief executive of Metro China Holdings, it said yesterday. Mr Yip, 55, will take the post from Feb
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    • 79 7 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials 702.44 384.53 731.29 458.07 214.03 +2.00 -0.90 -0.09 +1.14 -3.48 +1.53 -0.15 +0.79 +2.40 -0.89 -2.78 166.36 179.55 102.67 527.27 753.85 813.03 Points Change Healthcare Industrials Oil and
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    • 42 7 Jan 11 AgainstS$ AgainstUS$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$tooneunitofforeigncurrency: S$/US$toone unit of foreign currency: Ai Hnllar ***** 1.0609 1.0859 0.7384 S$/US$to100unitsofforeigncurrency: 0.7385 0.7559 Canadiandollar 1.0856 Euro. 1.5159 1.5164 1.0555 1.0556 NZ dollar ***** 1.0054 1.7471 0.6998 ***** Source:OCBC
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  • SPORT
    • 551 9 Brailsford accuses UK anti-doping chairman of intervening in an ‘ongoing investigation’ THE GUARDIAN, REUTERS LONDON The beleaguered Team Sky head, Dave Brailsford, has criticised the chairman of UK Anti-Dop-ing (Ukad), David Kenworthy, suggesting that, by speaking out last weekend, he may have undermined
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    • 401 9 THE GUARDIAN REUTERS LONDON England have increasing fitness concerns before next month’s Six Nations rugby championship. Almost half their pack are set to be worryingly short of match practice before the defending champions’ opener against France on Feb 4 after Joe
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    • 296 9 REUTERS LONDON The association of National Anti-Doping Organisations (Nados) has called for a blanket ban on Russia from all international sport until the country can demonstrate it has installed and embraced a credible anti-doping system. Leaders from 19 Nados held a special summit
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    • 170 9 TODAY BASKETBALL NBA Cleveland v Portland (Singtel TV Ch110, 11.30am). CRICKET 3rd Test South Africa vSri Lanka: Day 1 (Singtel TV Ch122 StarHub Ch235,4pm). GOLF South African Open Day 1 (StarHubCh204,4pm). TENNIS Kooyong Classic Day2(StarHubCh201,8am). SydneyInternational Day 5: Session 1 (9am) 2 (3pm) Singtel TV Ch114 StarHub
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    • 741 10 Spanish veteran hoping to put injury woes behind him at the Australian Open AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MELBOURNE Rafael Nadal says the emergence of a new generation is just what tennis needs, while welcoming back old foe Roger Federer to help him keep them at bay. The
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    • 393 10 THE GUARDIAN THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON The British parliament wants answers to further questions concerning when Sebastian Coe first heard about corruption within the International Association of Athletics Federations and the extent of Russia’s doping problems. But he will defy summons
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    • 451 10 REUTERS NEW YORK Undefeated middleweight boxer Gennady Golovkin will put four world championship belts on the line on March 18 against WBA champion Daniel Jacobs, who said on Tuesday that he relished another chance to beat the odds. Golovkin of Kazakhstan is
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    • SportsWorld
      • 72 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA World Boxing Organisation welterweight world champion Manny Pacquiao is in talks with his American promoter on whether to fight Australian Jeff Horn, a spokesman for the Filipino fighter-turned-senator said yesterday. Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum has been widely quoted in
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      • 58 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN Struggling Bayer Leverkusen striker Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez yesterday scotched reports of a transfer move. According to media reports, the German football club are ready to sell the former Manchester United player, who has lost his scoring touch. But the Mexico international said that
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      • 41 10 REUTERS TOKYO Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura, who scored 55 goals in 89 internationals, will extend one of football’s longest professional careers by 12 months. The 49-year-old agreed onanewdeal with second division Yokohama FC yesterday. REUTERS
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    • 544 11 He earns another 40pt triple-double as Rockets blast past Hornets; Cavs fall to Jazz AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS HOUSTON Houston Rockets star James Harden played down talk of being this season’s National Basketball Association (NBA) Most Valuable Player (MVP), after his latest high-scoring
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    • 224 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK New York Knicks star Derrick Rose has been fined an unspecified amount and is back with the team following his mysterious no-show, the National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise said on Tuesday. He baffled team officials and fans after
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    • 401 11 REUTERS THE GUARDIAN AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Formula One’s winter of change continued on Wednesday, with Renault and team principal Frederic Vasseur parting company a day after champions Mercedes announced the departure of technical head Paddy Lowe. Although likely to be unconnected, with
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    • 252 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JOHANNESBURG•Golf’s world No. 2 Rory McIlroy tees off today at the South African Open hoping that a change of clubs will not trigger a loss of form. The last time the 27-year-old from Northern Ireland made his seasonal debut with new equipment
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    • 705 12 China dreams of long-awaited return while NZ hopes Oceania can have guaranteed place REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR Fifa’s decision to expand the World Cup to 48 teams will address Asia’s long-standing demand for greater representation in the showpiece tournament, Asian Football Confederation
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    • 313 12 Faiz has a new goal to get into Penang’s first XI AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR The winner of Fifa’s goal of the year award, Mohd Faiz Subri, received a hero’s welcome from some 200 cheering fans when he returned to Malaysia yesterday. “I will fight for a regular (first-team) spot,”
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    • 349 12 THE TIMES, LONDON ZURICH The first 48-team World Cup may be jointly hosted by the US, Mexico and Canada after Fifa agreed that the tournament will be expanded from 2026. Victor Montagliani, the president of the Concacaf federation that covers North and Central
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    • 424 12 Africa Cup of Nations 2017 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS LIBREVILLE Veteran striker Salomon Kalou believes Ivory Coast will raise their game after a poor qualifying campaign and win a second successive Africa Cup of Nations title. The Elephants looked anything but defending
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    • 560 13 Mourinho challenges fans to create a raucous atmosphere when United host Liverpool THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE GUARDIAN LONDON Jose Mourinho has warned that Manchester United risk losing to Liverpool on Sunday unless the players and fans up their game. The United
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    • 266 13  -  Chua Siang Yee Spanish football club Valencia, owned by Singapore billionaire Peter Lim, inked a three-year agreement with Malaysia Super League champions Johor Darul Takzim yesterday. The deal will see two Valencia coaches move to Johor to work alongside JDT sports director
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    • 323 13 REUTERS BUENOS AIRES A statue of football star Lionel Messi in Argentina’s capital has been broken in half, with the player’s upper body, arms and head removed. The statue on the Paseo de la Gloria walkway overlooking the River Plate was severed at the
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    • 210 13 THE TIMES, LONDON CAN’T DO WITHOUT MATA juan Mata’s future at Old Trafford was thrown into question following Jose Mourinho’s arrival, but the former Chelsea boss cannot do without the midfielder he sold to United in 2014 for £37.1 million (S$64.68 million). Mata excelled
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    • 704 14  -  Chua Siang Yee siangyee@sph.com.sg The Rio de Janeiro Olympics were where Quah Zheng Wen produced proof of his potential, reaching two semi-finals but it was also where the swimmer thought he fell short. Hampered by jitters in the 200m butterfly semi-final,
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    • 533 14  -  Prime League players will get CPF contributions that clubs failed to pay Jonathan Wong jonwong@sph.com.sg Every dollar counts when you are an aspiring young footballer trying to earn your keep, and local players expressed relief that steps were being taken to reimburse them for their services
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      • 657 2 YTIMES TOKYO With the precision of a craftsman painting a ceramic doll, Toman Sasaki blended foundation onto his fine-boned face, shaded the side of his nose with blush and shaped his lip colour with a brush. After 40 minutes of primping in his tiny
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      • 786 4 / 5  - Marry me Not with a diamond ring The diamond solitaire ring as an engagement band is facing competition from gems such as rubies, sapphires and pearls as couples seek to be different Melissa Heng mel heng@sph.com. sg A knot fashioned out of two thin bands of yellow and white gold
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      • 603 4 / 5 While discussing their engagement, communications executive Evelyn Tien told her then-fiance she wanted a ring that cost less than $100 and was made out of an eco-friendly material. “I wanted to give him a challenge,” says the bubbly 29-year-old, who is into recycling and tries
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      • 416 4 / 5 Unlike most conventional brides-to-be, civil servant Michelle Tan has never dreamt of receiving a diamond engagement ring. The 30-year-old says she never saw the need for one. “I’ve always wanted something a bit more interesting. As my favourite colour is green I imagined
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      • 556 4 / 5 Non-diamond engagement rings may be getting more popular, but the classic solitaire diamond ring is still the preferred choice of gem for that all-important proposal. Major jewellers here say the demand for traditional diamond engagement rings has remained strong over the past few years, with
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        223 6 CNY DESIGN FOR SK-II PRODUCT Japanese prestige beauty brand SK-II has created a limited-edition Chinese New Year design for its popular Facial Treatment Essence. Inspired by suminagashi, the Japanese art of marbling, the intricate phoenix design represents rebirth and vibrant transformation. The SK-II Facial Treatment Essence contains more than
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      • 480 7 REUTERS MONTREAL American Apparel’s made-in-the-United States heritage is uncertain after Canadian apparel maker Gildan Activewear Inc won a bankruptcy auction to acquire the edgy fashion retailer for about US$88 million (S$126 million) in cash. Gildan said on Tuesday it would buy manufacturing equipment
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    • 798 8  -  The Singapore Symphony Orchestra conductor intends to spend more time with his family Akshita Nanda Arts Correspondent akshitan@sph.com.sg Conductor Shui Lan, who has taken the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) to new heights during his 20 years as music director, announced yesterday that
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    • 470 8  -  Huang Lijie Arts Correspondent Contemporary art fair Art Stage Singapore returns for its seventh edition amid a sluggish economy and with fewer galleries, but the fair organiser remains upbeat about the event. This edition features 131 galleries from 27 countries while the last drew
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    • 669 9  -  The japanese brand opens its first Kuro-Obi takeaway concept in Asia at Marina Bay Sands tomorrow Eunice Quek euniceq@sph.com.sg Get ready to slurp up ramen on the go, as Ippudo launches its first Kuro-Obi takeaway concept in Asia at Marina Bay Sands tomorrow.
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    • 490 9 NYTIMES NEW YORK HarperCollins is withdrawing the digital edition of Monica Crowley’s 2012 book What The (Bleep) Just Happened? from retailers, after evidence of plagiarism was reported. Its decision to recall the book comes after a report by cable news channel CNN that Crowley
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    • 299 20 Administrative/ Clerical 748 ADMIN ASST MON-FRI 9am6pm. Great Eastern Centre (Raffles Place MRT). Office admin, prepare quotes, etc. No foreigner. 9199 0487 ADMIN GENERAL Clerk 48 Tuas Cres. PC literate Admin duties. ’O’ level above. Call: 9069-7503 6861-0083 ADMIN CLERK. PC skills. Handle Chinese speaking clients. S’porean. Walk-in: 733 North
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