The Straits Times, 23 January 2017

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    42 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY JANUARY 23, 2017 SINCE1845 EXCELLENCE IN REDESIGN: SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN, BEST NEWS WEBSITE: WAN-IFRA 78 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS $1.10 $1.10 T o subscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg ASingapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 041/02/2016
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    Lock icon Golf tournament’s oldest winner
    44 1 Prayad Marksaeng showing off his trophy after winning the SMBC Singapore Open yesterday. At 50, the Thai golfer is the oldest winner of the US$1 million (S$1.43 million) tournament. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG SEE SPORT C11 ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONGSEE
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    Lock icon Record number of pupils applied for direct entry to Sec 1
    628 1  -  16,000 applications for places through DSA last year, even as Govt is reviewing scheme Sandra Davie Senior Education Correspondent sandra@sph.com.sg A record number of Primary 6 pupils tried securing a Secondary 1 place in schools of their choice using
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    Lock icon Trump to act on key issues in first week
    196 1  -  Nirmal Ghosh WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump is expected to push key parts of his agenda swiftly in his first week in office, including repealing the Affordable Care Act, cracking down on illegal immigrants, and building a wall on the Mexican
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      170 1 Top of the News Padang to host ST Run in July A4 Life CK: Heartland success story D1&D2 Home Building character through cleaning B4 Sport More stars fall at Aussie Open C12 Top of the News Six churches under one roof in Jurong A4 Sand imports from Cambodia not illegal:
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s News
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        Lock icon Govt: Sand import not illegal
        37 2 TOP OF THE NEWS The Singapore Government has denied that it illegally imported sand from Cambodia, as alleged by Cambodian environmentalists. Singapore has ceased importing sand from Cambodia since last November. A3
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        Lock icon Gap in protection of workers
        55 2 TOP OF THE NEWS A second case has emerged within a week, exposing a gap in the protectionofmigrantworkers–it involves employers who fail to insure workers, refuse to compensate for injuries, or owe workers their salaries. Workers can go to court, but recovering the money may
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        Lock icon China’s ‘tourist $ diplomacy’?
        90 2 China’s ‘tourist diplomacy’? WORLD Taiwan and South Korea are feeling the pinch as China restricts the flow of tourists as a diplomatic lever to express its displeasure over their policies. While Taiwan has incurred Beijing’s wrath over the election of pro-independence leader Tsai Ing-wen, South Korea has irked China with
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          Lock icon Dog’s best friend
          22 2 VIDEO Dr Siew Tuck Wah, president of Save Our Street Dogs, onthechallengesof dealing with Singapore’s stray dog problem. http://str.sg/4miw
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          Lock icon Marching in solidarity
          15 2 VIDEO In Pictures: The Women’s March in Washington and other cities. http://str.sg/4mi7
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        Lock icon Decision on cleric’s fate
        46 2 WORLD The Indonesian government is turning the tables on the leader of a hardline group, cleric Habib Rizieq Shihab, who masterminded recent protests against Jakarta’s governor. The police are expected to determine today if he insulted the state ideology of Pancasila. A12
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        Lock icon ‘Bromance’ and US-Russia ties
        45 2 OPINION How far will the “bromance” between presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin go? Different strategic interests make it unlikely the two leaders’ admiring words for each other will create a substantive change in US-Russia ties, says correspondent Jonathan Eyal. A19
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        Lock icon Many firms stick to SP Services
        55 2 HOME Only about a third of the 35,000 eligible commercial and industrial consumers have chosen to switch from SP Services to other electricity retailers as of the end of the third quarter last year, figures show. Some firms worry supply may be less reliable
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        Lock icon Daily cleaning in schools
        52 2 HOME All schools have implemented daily cleaning, with students taking part after assembly in the morning, in between lessons, before or after their recess breaks, or at the end of the school day. The Ministry of Education said it will help students cultivate good habits for
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        Lock icon Hope for chips sector
        55 2 BUSINESS Singapore’s semiconductor industry has been stuck in a rut for the past few years but prospects are finally looking up. Companies say they expect demand to improve this year, driven mainly by trends such as the release of new consumer electronic devices and the growing
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        Lock icon S’pore cyclists riding high
        68 2 SPORTS Singapore’s women road cyclists won two gold medals and a silver at the Vita Green Cycling for Health Marathon Challenge in Hong Kong yesterday. Serene Lee and Luo Yiwei finished first and second respectively in the Elite Female 1 criterium race for competitors aged 19
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        Lock icon Jude Law plays pope on TV
        48 2 LIFE British actor Jude Law (above) plays a pope in the unlikeliest role of his career. The Young Pope imagines the Machiavellian world of Vatican politics in a 10-part television series, which airs on Mondays on the FX channel. D3 PHOTO: FX
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    • What’s Next
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        Lock icon Selection process for next WHO leader
        62 2 The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) executive today starts grilling the six candidates seeking to be its next leader, who will succeed Dr Margaret Chan, who is stepping down after 10 years at the helm. The list of candidates will be whittled down to three
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        Lock icon Imagining Singapore in the year 2065
        55 2 The Institute of Policy Studies is holding its Singapore Perspectives conference today. The event, with the theme “What If?”, looks at alternative scenarios for Singapore in the year 2065. There will be four panel sessions, including one on this topic: What if Singapore becomes
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        Lock icon Eventful week for investors
        63 2 Stock market investors will have plenty to mull over this week. Apart from early moves by US President Donald Trump, who has already set a trade protectionist tone, inflation and industrial production data will be out in Singapore along with economic growth data in the United
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      Lock icon Asean tourism game-changers
      238 2  -  WhyItMatters Jalelah Abu Baker jalmsab@sph.com.sg At the 36th annual Asean Tourism Forum held in Singapore, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke about the targets set for member countries to boost tourism. The Visit Asean@50 campaign, which coincides with the 50 th anniversary of Asean, will seek to
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      567 2 REACH US AT Website: www.straitstimes.com Facebook: www.fb.com/thestraitstimes Twitter: @STcom Instagram: @Straits_Times V OP My\£r& r "-x-.n >CV [hui] Benefit Enjoy up to 1.30% p.a. on 6-month tenor with BOC Time Deposits PLUS promotion! The following diagram shows an illustration based on a placement of S$200,000 on a 6 6 tenor.
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      Lock icon Strict rules in place for import of sand: MND
      842 3  -  Smuggling and forged permits not condoned, it says, denying Cambodian NGOs’ claims Rachel Au-Yong rachelay@sph.com.sg Singapore has denied accusations that it illegally imported sand from Cambodia, saying “strict controls” are in place to ensure contractors source sand legally and in line
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      Lock icon ST Run to be held on July 16, with Padang to host carnival
      361 4 The Padang will play host to this year’s The Straits Times Run, keeping in tradition with the city route that has been associated with the event since 2014. The switch to the Padang, from previous venues at
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      Lock icon Six churches under one roof in Jurong
      889 4  -  Designed and built from scratch in pilot project, hub helps smaller groups cope with land scarcity Melody Zaccheus melodyz@sph.com.sg The newly built Jurong Christian Church at the junction of Tah Ching Road and Corporation Drive is not your typical church building. Instead of
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      Lock icon Injured Bangladeshi worker unable to recover $9k from boss
      679 4  -  Toh Yong Chuan TohYongChuan ManpowerCorrespondent tohyc@sph.com.sg Bangladeshi construction worker Sujan Ahmed thought his problems were over when he managed to get a Labour Court order against his employer to compensate him for permanent injuries he suffered after a fall in May
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      Lock icon Women take the lead in mass marches against US President
      615 6 / 7  -  Two million demonstrators turn out across country on Trump’s first full day in office Nirmal Ghosh NirmalGhosh USBureauChief InWashington nirmal@sph.com.sg It was as if a different America pushed back as the turnout at Women’s Marches in cities across thecountrylastSaturday–MrDonald Trump’s
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      Lock icon Trump: What feud? I love intelligence community
      505 6 / 7 New US president calls months-long public battle an invention of news media BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON For months, US President Donald Trump fought a running public battle with the intelligence community, attacking it as ineffective and incompetent. After the election, he went so far as
      BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY  -  505 words
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      Lock icon President, spokesman lash out at media
      695 6 / 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and his chief spokesman launched an unprecedented assault on the media for a US president’s first full day in office, accusing reporters of downplaying the turnout at his swearing-in ceremony. Mr Trump, during a speech at
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      Lock icon Journalist apologises for mistaken report
      216 6 / 7 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON A Time magazine journalist was lambasted for reporting incorrectly last Friday that a bust of late civil rights leader Martin Luther King had been removed from the Oval Office. The reporter, Mr Zeke Miller, quickly corrected his report on realising his mistake and
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    • InBrief
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        Lock icon Trump’s son-in-law cleared to be adviser
        79 6 / 7 NYTIMES WASHINGTON The Justice Department has said US President Donald Trump’s appointment of his son-in-law Jared Kushner as a senior White House adviser does not violate federal anti-nepotism laws. In a 14-page opinion issued last Saturday, government lawyers said the President’s hiring authority exempted
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        Lock icon Turbulence ahead: German minister
        59 6 / 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier yesterday predicted turbulent times ahead for the world following Mr Donald Trump’s inauguration. “In these times of fresh global disorder... there is a lot at stake,” he wrote in a commentary in the Bild am Sonntag newspaper, adding
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        Lock icon Pope on Trump: ‘We must wait and see’
        83 6 / 7 REUTERS MADRID Pope Francis yesterday said he would not give an opinion of the new US President until he saw the policies that Mr Donald Trump implemented. “I think that we must wait and see. I don’t like to get ahead of
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      Lock icon May likely to discuss trade deal at talks with Trump
      510 8 British PM will be first foreign leader to meet new US president; EU also expected to be on agenda BLOOMBERG REUTERS LONDON British Prime Minister Theresa May will be in the United States for talks with President Donald Trump on
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      Lock icon Pick up visual communication skills at ST course
      390 8  -  Janice Heng janiceh@sph.com.sg Compelling visuals are key to telling a good story, especially in today’s digital age. In the first session of the new ST Skills workshop series by The Straits Times and STJobs, two newsroom veterans will teach participants how best
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      Lock icon Death toll rises to 39 after train derails in India
      346 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS NEW DELHI Rescuers yesterday battled to pull survivors from the wreckage of a train crash that killed at least 39 passengers in southern India, the latest in a series of disasters to hit the country’s creaking
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS  -  346 words
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      Lock icon Trump is not our man, says Russia
      429 8 WASHINGTON POST MOSCOW Whatever the expectations for US President Donald Trump’s new relationship with Russia, anyone looking for a dramatic shift from the Kremlin is going to have to wait past Day One. While some Russian companies and political activists have taken advantage
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Getting into the spirit of festivities
      121 9 Chinese New Year is just around the corner and around the world, decorations have gone up to mark the upcoming festival. Here’s a look at some of them. PORTUGAL: Children in costume taking part in a Chinese New Year parade in Lisbon last Saturday.
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      Lock icon China’s new diplomatic lever – hordes of tourists
      988 9 China’s new diplomatic lever hordes of tourists Taiwan among places that may see plunge in visitor arrivals from China during CNY break REUTERS SHANGHAI With six million Chinese tourists expected to travel abroad over the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival break, China’s Jan 27 to Feb 2 holiday is
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon 2 killed in bull-wrestling event after Modi lifts ban
        708 10 Indian PM allowed event after protests in Tamil Nadu over ban on grounds of cruelty to animals AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON POST NEW DELHI Two people were reported gored to death in a bull-wres-tling festival in the state of Tamil Nadu yesterday,
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        Lock icon Uproar over plight of sun bears at Bandung Zoo
        787 10  -  Arlina Arshad ArlinaArshad IndonesiaCorrespondent InBandung(WestJava) aarlina@sph.com.sg Kardit stood on its hind legs, paws outstretched, as it waited for visitors to throw it peanuts, biscuits and packets of soft drinks. With its protruding rib bones, the 20-year-old sun bear looked nothing like
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        Lock icon Myanmar elephants losing lives to skin cure fad
        340 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOUNT KYAIKHTEEYOE Under the shadow of Myanmar’s famed holy site “Golden Rock”, punters haggle for the latest traditional medicine cure slices of skin from the country’s fast-disappearing wild elephants. The shops here openly sell everything from pieces of ivory and
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        Lock icon Philippine ministers in China to boost trade
        412 11 Cabinet-level delegation to discuss investment deals and Philippines’Asean chairmanship REUTERS MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is sending a Cabi-net-level delegation to Beijing to meet China’s Vice-Premier Wang Yang and other top Chinese officials to discuss investment deals and his country’s chairmanship of Asean
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        Lock icon Indonesia donates school building
        66 11 Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi cutting the ribbon during the opening of a new school building donated by the Indonesian government in Sittwe, Rakhine state,in Myanmar on Saturday. In her third visit to the country in recent months, Ms Retno also handed over 10 containers of
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        Lock icon Fate of firebrand Jakarta cleric to be decided today
        1235 12  -  Critics not surprised police are investigating hardline group’s leader for insulting state ideology and making hate speeches Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja WahyudiSoeriaatmadja IndonesiaCorrespondent InJakarta wahyudis@sph.com.sg Indonesian cleric Habib Rizieq Shihab claims to come from a long line of descendants of Prophet Muhammad, and
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      • Asia Briefs
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          Lock icon Cambodia to host WEF on Asean in May
          63 12 XINHUA PHNOM PENH Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has said that Phnom Penh will host the World Economic Forum on Asean from May 10 to 12 this year. Headded that foreign attendees will be granted free visas, free air tickets from Phnom
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          Lock icon Eight killed in Myanmar bus fire
          61 12 XINHUA YANGON Eight people have been killed and one injured in a mini-bus fire on the YangonMandalay expressway near Yangon, the local police force said. The bus caught fire on Saturday after it hit the guard rail of the road and its fuel tank
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          Lock icon Former Tianjin mayor faces graft charges
          58 12 REUTERS BEIJING China will prosecute the former mayor of the northern city of Tianjin for suspected graft, the state prosecutor said yesterday, taking a step that will almost certainly result in his conviction. Dozens of senior people have been investigated or jailed since President
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          Lock icon Taiwanese protest against pension reform
          55 12 REUTERS TAIPEI Thousands of militarypersonnel, teachers, police and civil servants protested against a plan to reform Taiwan’s pension system outside the Presidential Office in Taipei yesterday, as a national conference to discuss reform was held there. The plan would delay a default in payments to
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        Lock icon Thousands evacuated as heavy rain and strong winds hit Malaysia
        413 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK BERNAMA KUALA TERENGGANU Heavy rain, strong winds and rising sea levels persisted in Malaysia over the weekend, with Kelantan and Terengganu suffering the brunt of the wet weather as schools shut and thousands were evacuated to
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        Lock icon ‘Mr Pringles’ known for conciliatory approach
        808 14  -  Two of Hong Kong’s top public officials last week announced their candidacy for the Chief Executive race, bringing the number of contenders to four. Former security chief Regina Ip and retired judge Woo Kwok Hing entered the race last month. Hong Kong correspondent joyce
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        Lock icon A ‘good fighter’ who stands firm while tackling tough issues
        663 14 Like the sweeper in a football team, Hong Kong’s former No.2 official Carrie Lam is the one who clears up the mess during a crisis. Barely a month into her job as Development Bureau chief in 2007, she was asked
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        Lock icon Xi to lead new agency integrating China’s military, civilian resources
        353 14  -  Goh Sui Noi GohSuiNoi ChinaBureauChief InBeijing suinoi@sph.com.sg As part of ongoing military reforms, China has set up a central commission to facilitate the sharing of technology and resources between the armed forces and the civilian sector. The new agency, to
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        Lock icon China rights lawyers target toxic smog
        521 15 They file ‘mostly symbolic’ suits to keep issue alive amid concerns about info suppression AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Toxic smog has found itself in the dock in China, as the authorities are taken to court over a problem that has choked entire regions, put public health
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        Lock icon Japan panel ponders law for emperor to retire
        276 15 REUTERS TOKYO A panel of experts is expected to indicate today a preference for a special law to allow Emperor Akihito to retire, most probably by the end of next year. Japanese law currently does not allow an emperor to give up
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    • WORLD
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        Lock icon Le Pen pushes for a far-right Europe
        851 16 French National Front leader and other European right-wing leaders chart joint path to success in polls NYTIMES REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KOBLENZ (Germany) Ms Marine Le Pen has wasted no time in proclaiming 2017 as the year of far-right awakening in Europe. “We are
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        Lock icon Court ruling tomorrow may affect Brexit plans
        473 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a landmark court ruling tomorrow that could put a dent in her Brexit plans by handing control of the process to restive lawmakers. The Supreme Court will decide whether she can use her executive
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        Lock icon Socialist Vails fights for spot in French primary
        333 16 REUTERS PARIS The battle to decide the Socialist candidate for the French presidential election will be whittled down to that between two in a primary vote next Sunday in which former premier Manuel Vallsfacesanoutsideriskoffailing to make it to the party run-off. Candidates
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        Lock icon Israel approves more settlement homes in East Jerusalem
        557 17 Green light for hundreds of homes comes after Trump takes office; Palestinians denounce move REUTERS JERUSALEM Israel approved building permits yesterday for hundreds of homes in three East Jerusalem settlements, expecting US President Donald Trump, who took office two days ago, to
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        Lock icon Ugandan engineers invent ‘smart jacket’ to diagnose pneumonia
        332 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KAMPALA (Uganda) A team of Ugandan engineers has invented a “smart jacket” that can diagnose pneumonia faster than a doctor, offering hope against a disease that kills more children worldwide than any other. Dubbed Mama-Ope or Mother’s Hope, the kit
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      • World Briefs
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          Lock icon Baby fifth fatal victim of Melbourne car rampage
          91 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MELBOURNE Athree-month-old baby has become the fifth victim of a deadly car rampage in Australia’s second-largest city that left dozens injured. A 26-year-old man drove his car into pedestrians at a busy shopping strip in the heart of Melbourne last
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          Lock icon Bush Senior recovering from pneumonia
          67 17 REUTERS NEW YORK Former US president George H.W. Bush is recovering well from pneumonia, but will remain in the intensive care unit at the Texas hospital where he has spent the last week. Mrs Barbara Bush, his wife, was also taken to the Houston Methodist
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          Lock icon 7 held over Amsterdam airport jewellery heist
          85 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE HAGUE Seven people have been arrested over the robbery of €67 million (S$102 million) in jewellery, one the world’s biggest heists, from Amsterdam’s airport nearly 12 years ago, the authorities said. The diamonds and jewellery were taken during the hold-up
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          Lock icon Prince William to quit air ambulance pilot job
          64 17 REUTERS LONDON Prince William is to give up his job as an air ambulance helicopter pilot to focus on carrying out official duties on behalf of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth full-time. Prince William, 34, the second-in-line to the throne, will also base
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        Lock icon Russia signs deal to expand military presence in Syria
        682 18 Long-term pact ensures Moscow’s ability to deploy forces there for next half-century NYTIMES BEIRUT Russia has signed a long-term agreement to greatly enlarge its military presence in Syria, more than doubling the space for warships in Russia’s only Mediterranean port and
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        Lock icon 17 Indonesians back from Syria held
        347 18 REUTERS JAKARTA/BEIRUT Indonesian authorities have detained 17 nationals returning from Syria, including children, who are suspected of being involved in radical activity, officials said yesterday. Immigration office spokesman Agung Sampurno said the people, including a two-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy, were arrested at
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      442 19 The Straits Times says President Donald Trump’s inaugural address ranked highly on consistency. It bore the uncompromising mark of the insurgent sentiments that had pushed Mr Trump from the ideological peripheryoftheRepublicanParty–tosaynothingofthe left-liberal consensus represented by the DemocraticParty–tothecentreofpoliticalpower.His swearing-in last Friday followed time-honoured American
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      234 21  -  Hajime Ichiseki I applaud everyone involved in the massive project of integrating care delivery into a three-cluster system (“Healthcare services will be streamlined into 3 clusters”; Jan 19). The difficulty of such large-scale reorganisation within a short period is beyond people’s expectation. However,
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      215 21  -  Jeffrey Law Lee Beng The dire consequences brought about by the overtime culture in Japan and South Korea underline the importance of having work-life balance (“Worked up by overwork”; Jan 17). It is sad that working overtime has become a way of
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      283 21  -  Rebecca Chan Mega childcare centres solve the practical issue of meeting the growing demand for childcare (“New mega centres to meet growing demand for childcare”; Jan 19). But what impact will being cared for in a mega centre of 300 to 500
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      399 21  -  Lee Pak Sing Divisional Director Workplace Policy and Strategy Division Ministry of Manpower From July 1, employers must offer re-employment to eligible employees who turn 62, until the age of 67, up from 65 now (“Redeployed older workers should reinvent
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      35 21 According to a study by the Ministry of Education, girls outdo boys in primary school. So, to help the boys catch up... ...I shall start picking more of them to answer my questions in class.
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      185 22 A bird soaring upwards as storm clouds approach a cluster of flats, as viewed from Block 440, Tampines Street 43, on Saturday. According to the fortnightly weather outlook issued by the Meteorological Service Singapore last Monday, more showers are expected in the second half of the
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      1098 1  -  But few firms have switched from SP Services to other electricity retailers: EMA Audrey Tan audreyt@sph.com.sg audreyt@sph.com.sg Shopping for customised electricity plans has been an option for businesses for the past year or so, but not many have decided to make the
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      360 1  -  Audrey Tan Local solar firm REC Solar believes it has found a possible solution to tackle Singapore’s lack of space for solar panels. It said its new panel can convert more of the sun’s energy into electricity, compared with a
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      126 23 Pongal celebrating an abundant harvest Dancers performing at a celebration of the Hindu harvest festival Pongal in Punggol Community Centre yesterday. The four-day festival is traditionally held to give thanks for an abundant rice harvest, and is marked by the symbolic act of boiling rice and milk in a new
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      121 2 (2nd Edition) Pongal celebrating an abundant harvest Dancers performing at a celebration of the Hindu harvest festival Pongal in Punggol Community Centre yesterday. The four-day festival is traditionally held to give thanks for an abundant rice harvest, and is marked by the symbolic act of boiling rice and milk in a new
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      621 23  -  Rebutting WP, Govt says it doesn’t intend to amend law to protect itself from harassment Rachel Au-Yong rachelay@sph.com.sg The Law Ministry said yesterday that the Workers’ Party (WP) had misrepresented the Government’s position on a law that provides protection against harassment and
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      631 2 (2nd Edition)  -  Rebutting WP, Govt says it doesn’t intend to amend law to protect itself from harassment Rachel Au-Yong rachelay@sph.com.sg The Law Ministry said yesterday that the Workers’ Party (WP) had misrepresented the Government’s position on a law that provides protection against harassment and
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      403 23  -  Melissa Lin mellinjm@sph.com.sg In the year since it opened, the Centre for Domestic Employees (CDE) has handled more than 500 cases, with salary disputes, request for transfers and physical abuse being the three most common issues. While more than 80 per cent of
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      403 2 (2nd Edition)  -  Melissa Lin mellinjm@sph.com.sg In the year since it opened, the Centre for Domestic Employees (CDE) has handled more than 500 cases, with salary disputes, request for transfers and physical abuse being the three most common issues. While more than 80 per cent of
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      579 4  -  Cleaning classrooms a daily ritual as schools aim to cultivate good habits among students Calvin Yang calyang@sph.com.sg Like clockwork, pupils at Xinmin Primary School drop their textbooks and pens, and pick up brooms, whiteboard dusters and other cleaning tools when a chime is played over
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      394 4  -  Calvin Yang First-year students at Tampines Junior College (TPJC) not only clean their classrooms between lessons. They also shadow the school’s cleaners and work alongside them, including cleaning the toilets and sweeping the lecture theatres. The initiative, known as Project Kirei, was
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      374 4  -  Calvin Yang Besides cleaning up his classroom daily, Primary 5 pupil Aadeetiya Jayashanker makes it a point to do the same at home. All pupils at his school, Xinmin Primary, have to clean up their classrooms and corridors five minutes before
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      413 5  -  Sheltered spots with benches, dustbins provided in bid to cut second-hand smoke Audrey Tan audreyt@sph.com.sg To ensure second-hand smoke will not bother residents in public spaces, Nee Soon South grassroots organisations have built 42 designated smoking points near coffee shops and
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      399 5  -  Samantha Boh samboh@sph.com.sg Residents living along a 320m stretch of the Kallang River have a new and enhanced promenade where they can jog, cycle and hold gatherings. The latest Active, Beautiful, Clean Waters (ABC Waters) project developed by PUB was launched
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      254 5  -  Janice Heng janiceh@sph.com.sg Police are investigating 30 people for suspected involvement in a public assembly without a police permit. In a statement yesterday, police said the group members, aged between 21 and 56, had gathered at Sembawang Park on Saturday for an event
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      994 6  -  Ex-Case chief Seah Seng Choon’s 15-year tenure saw many highs, but was also trying People Melissa Lin mellinjm@sph.com.sg Barely a year into his new job as chief of Singapore’s consumer watchdog in 2003, Mr Seah Seng Choon came face to face with 700 aggrieved consumers. They
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      290 1 MAID EMPLOYERS PUSH FOR MANDATORY E-PAYMENTS B2 SHELTERS’ NEW PREMISES2ND CHANCE FOR DOGS, CATSB8&9 SEAHSENGCHOON EX-CASE CHIEF A CHAMPION FOR CONSUMER RIGHTS B6 1$ Fair Price Here to make lives better 5 More Days to Lunar New Year TODAY ONLY Best Wes 1S1S151S151SIS1S1S11 23 JAN 2017 •Limited to 4 sets
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      125 23 UCLA NUS National University of Singapore UCLA NUS Executive MBA THESE BUSY LEADERS TRAVEL EXTENSIVELY, YET ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE TWO WORLD-CLASS MBAs IN 15 MONTHS. r Remash Nair Singaporean, Class of 2016 Managing Director Accenture Pte Ltd Singapore Ann Gallon American, Class of 2016 Senior Americas Region Strategy Business
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      125 2 (2nd Edition) UCLA NUS National University of Singapore UCLA NUS Executive MBA THESE BUSY LEADERS TRAVEL EXTENSIVELY, YET ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE TWO WORLD-CLASS MBAs IN 15 MONTHS. r Remash Nair Singaporean, Class of 2016 Managing Director Accenture Pte Ltd Singapore Ann Gallon American, Class of 2016 Senior Americas Region Strategy Business
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      87 4 CHARITY DRAW RESULTS HCSA The HCSA Community Services Charity Draw took place on 18 January 2017 at HCSA Community Services. 1 Lorong 23 Geylang, Singapore *****2. Results are also on www.hcsa.org.sg. Congratulations to the following winners: Winners are to produce your ticket and NRIC in person at HCSA Community Services,
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      106 6 Win2 Moroll Wafer Rolls 100g (Chocolate Cream) $1.80 Juscool Sparkling Drinks 500ml (Apple/Peach) $1.00 Kinder Bueno 43g $1.60 Cheetos 65g (Chicken/ Seaweed/ Spicy) $1.70 Visit us for more deals in store! Like us at www.facebook.com/sphbuzz for more attractive deals! While stocks last. Visuals are for illustration purposes only. *Available at
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      411 7 n i n J u Offers valid from 23 28 January 2017 DID YOU RMOU>! f Download your own steamboat essentials checklist from www.giantsingapore.com.sg/cny/tips and bring it to your nearest Giant store to get everything you need. Never forget a steamboat ingredient again! rV \y\ /100g MALAYSIA/CHINA Tang Oh <
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    1226 8 / 9  - A SECOND CHANCE FOR EVERY DOG CAT Animal shelters slated to vacate Pasir Ris by year end hope their new premises will suit their various needs HOME IN FOCUS Mark Cheong MarkCheong Photojournalist mcheong@sph.com.sg For years, a section of Pasir Ris Farmway has been home to a small collective of
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      213 10 FEAST, shop and reap rewards this Year of the Rooster at Jurong Point. “Spring Festival 2017 at Jurong Point is a vibrant and colourful event, and made possible through the strong support and participation of our tenants, partners and shoppers,” says Ms Camie Chua, senior
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      188 10 PRICES of mandarin oranges may increase 10 to 15 per cent with the dip in supply due to a typhoon in Taiwan and a cold snap in China, but Cold Storage aims to keep prices of this CNY musthave “as low as possible” says
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      205 10 SERVING up a plethora of delights this Chinese New Year (CNY) is Big Box, which combines an excellent product mix and prices of a warehouse outlet with convenience and the service of speciality department stores. Beat the queues and ensteam- joy a tasty reunion steamboat meal
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      81 11 YOUR FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT WHEN. YOU STUDY SCIENCE AT UQ RANKED 51 st IN THE WORLD* 'QS World University Rankings 2016-17 A ‘ir# "The University of Queensland was my top choice to complete my science studies. Xueyan Yang Current international UQ Science student Republic Polytechnic Graduate H ENQUIRE NOW: www.science.uq.edu.au/sng4
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      2024 13 LEARNING AND TRAINING ADVERTORIAL SPH CONTENT LAB Interactive learning and mindset changes increases student performance The traditional model of teaching is where knowledge or skills to be mastered is taught in a magisterial manner. The teacher is expected to impart the knowledge to the learners. The learners are expected to
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      595 12  -  Jose Hong josehong@sph.com.sg She dropped out of the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), and less than two years ago was struggling to make ends meet when excruciating pain forced her into hospital–herkidneyshadfailed. While recovering, Ms Wong Rui Jun realised she needed to
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      138 14 School of Law SMU Juris Doctor Programme A strong case for aspiring lawyers SMU is the ■first Singapore university to offer the Juris Doctor (J.D.) Programme a graduate programme that leads to a degree in law. It is open to persons with an undergraduate degree in any discipline or a
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      572 13 Murray crashes out to Zverev’s serves and volleys, misses out on Melbourne title again Australian Open 2017 THE GUARDIAN MELBOURNE “It’s just tennis,” Andy Murray said before disappearing into the Melbourne night after losing 5-7, 7-5, 2-6, 4-6 to a player ranked nearly 50 places below
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      426 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MELBOURNE World No. 1 Angelique Kerber was left licking her wounds last night and trying to work out what went wrong after crashing out early in her first Grand Slam title defence. The German,
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      175 13 FUN FACTSABOUT COCOVANDEWEGHE •Sport runs in her family Grandfather Ernie played basketball forthe New York Knicks, uncle Kiki was a National Basketball Association All-Star with the Knicks and mother Tauna was an Olympic swimmer. HergrandmotherColleen Kay Hutchins was the1952 Miss America. She is known to have one
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      667 7  -  National riders show acumen to adapt to new team tactics for three-medal haul in Hong Kong Nicole Chia cnicole@sph.com.sg Singapore’s women road cyclists have opened the year with a bang after winning two golds and a silver at the Vita Green Cycling for Health Marathon Challenge
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      417 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES Kawhi Leonard finished off a dunk in the final seconds of overtime, capping a ca-reer-high 41-point performance as the San Antonio Spurs outlasted the Cleveland Cavaliers 118-115 on Saturday. “I am in a groove,” he said. “My
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      356 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA World Boxing Organisation (WBO) welterweight world champion Manny Pacquiao is willing to square up with Irish mixed martial arts (MMA) star Conor McGregor if his potential superfight with Floyd Mayweather fails to materialise, a spokesman said yesterday. But the
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      532 8 Swiss says it is good for the sport that tennis’ lesser lights now feel top guys are beatable Australian Open 2017 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MELBOURNE Roger Federer said the new vulnerability of tennis’ “top guys” was good for the sport as he avoided becoming yet another Australian Open
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      988 8  -  Open Minded Rohit Brijnath In Melbourne rohitb@sph.com.sg “Never play anything the same way twice,” said that great trumpeter Louis Armstrong, but tennis players don’t care much for jazz. They’re mostly classicists who stand at the baseline and play the same tune.
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        78 8 Two national junior records were broken by Zachary Tan, 14, at the Singapore Swimming Association’s (SSA) TYR National Time Trials for swimmers aged eight and over this weekend. His 2min 24.08sec effort broke his own Under-14 200m breaststroke mark set in 2015 (2:24.50) while
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        94 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KANSAS CITY Teenager Karen Chen claimed her first national title in startling fashion by upsetting the favourites in the free skate at the US National Figure Skating Championships in Kansas City. The 17-year-old became the first skater since 2011 to win the
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        60 8 THE GUARDIAN LONDON English Premier League football club Watford have agreed a deal with Italy’s Fiorentina to sign the striker Mauro Zarate for £2.3 million (S$4.06 million). The 29-year-old Argentinian has been offered a 21/2-yeardealatVicarageRoad.TheHornetswillbe his fourth English team, having already played for Birmingham
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        78 8 REUTERS ADELAIDE Australia’s Richie Porte won his first Tour Down Under yesterday when he finished behind compatriot Caleb Ewan in a bunch sprint on the last 90-km sixth stage around the streets of Adelaide. Orica-Scott’s Ewan outsprinted world champion Peter Sagan to clinch his fourth
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      534 9 Embattled side shock high-flying Villarreal away, making it two wins on the bounce AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID Valencia’s revival in the Spanish Primera Liga continued on Saturday as they registered a second successive league win for the first time this season, upsetting sixth-placed Villarreal 2-0.
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      865 9 People AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE GUARDIAN LONDON Wayne Rooney became Manchester United’s record scorer when he netted his 250th goal for the English giants in a 1-1 draw at Stoke on Saturday, saying the landmark meant “a
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      760 10 Spaniard avoids blaming referee, points finger at missed chances for losing 2-goal lead REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola disguised any feelings of injustice behind criticism of his side’s finishing after watching them waste a chance to make up ground at
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      61 10 Leicester's Wes Morgan hauls down Southampton’s Shane Long in the box, resulting in an 86th-minute penalty to the home side that was converted by Dusan Tadic. James Ward-Prowse (26th) and Jay Rodriguez (39th) were Southampton’s other scorers as they routed Leicester, leaving last season’s champions
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      61 11 (2nd Edition) Leicester's Wes Morgan hauls down Southampton’s Shane Long in the box, resulting in an 86th-minute penalty to the home side that was converted by Dusan Tadic. James Ward-Prowse (26th) and Jay Rodriguez (39th) were Southampton’s other scorers as they routed Leicester, leaving last season’s champions
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      245 10 REUTERS PORT GENTIL (Gabon) Ghana became the second side to book a quar-ter-final place at the Africa Cup of Nations when they edged out Mali 1-0 in Group D at the Stade de Port Gentil on Saturday. Veteran striker Asamoah Gyan grabbed the only
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      245 11 (2nd Edition) REUTERS PORT GENTIL (Gabon) Ghana became the second side to book a quar-ter-final place at the Africa Cup of Nations when they edged out Mali 1-0 in Group D at the Stade de Port Gentil on Saturday. Veteran striker Asamoah Gyan grabbed the only
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      294 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHAPECO (Brazil) Chapecoense, the Brazilian football club cruelly decimated by a plane crash, took to the field in a new line-up for their first match since the November tragedy on Saturday. Intense public and media attention surrounded the friendly match against Palmeiras, played
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      289 11 (2nd Edition) AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHAPECO (Brazil) Chapecoense, the Brazilian football club cruelly decimated by a plane crash, took to the field in a new line-up for their first match since the November tragedy on Saturday. Intense public and media attention surrounded the friendly match against Palmeiras, played
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      874 12  -  Thai golf’s elder statesman shows no sign of age, hitting 67 on last day to win by one shot SMBC Singapore Open 2017 Jonathan Wong jonwong@sph.com.sg The oldest man in the SMBC Singapore Open field produced a performance to remember
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      527 12  -  Alvin Chia chiazya@sph.com.sg Shortly after Prayad Marksaeng was confirmed as the winner of the SMBC Singapore Open yesterday, some of his younger Thai compatriots poured water on the 50-year-old. While the champion soaked in the limelight, he was not the only Thai to catch the
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      2136 1  -  The chief executive officer of C K Department Store spent his teenage days hawking wares illegally at roadside stalls The Life Interview With Ang Chin Koon Natasha Ann Zachariah natashaz@sph.com.sg In August last year, a fire blazed through the C K Building in Tampines Street 92. The
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      652 6  -  While bad weather was a possible factor for the turnout, some fans say the line-up was not as powerpacked as before Laneway Festival Singapore 2017 Anjali Raguraman anjalir@sph.com.sg It was another round of “Rainway” at the seventh edition of the Laneway Festival Singapore, as relentless
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      519 6  -  Don Shiau Home-grown bands Astreal and T-Rex may have had the hardest job of all at Laneway Festival Singapore this year. Playing last Saturday afternoon at Singapore’s largest indie music event, they had to engage a typically thin early-bird crowd. They also
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      496 7  -  Bryan Adams’ first Singapore concert in 23 years proves that his songs can still get fans grooving in a jiffy Benson Ang bang@sph.com.sg Mr Adams, you have been away from Singapore way too long. The Canadian rocker last performed here at a New Year’s Eve concert
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      634 7 NYTIMES NEW YORK For sisters in the public eye, Beyonce and Solange Knowles have managed to resist the siren call to overshare the minutiae of their personal lives. But there is one topic they are happy to gush about: their mother, Tina Knowles Lawson.
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      145 7 I think we’ve got to a point now where you can just really be happyforeach other. Things have happened inthe past of course, but yeah, it’s great. yy ONE DIRECTION SINGER LOUIS TOMLINSON, who is on good terms now with former bandmate Zayn Malik, almost two
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      648 8 WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON A family-owned fish-and-chips restaurant has been open off the coast of the Canadian suburb of White Rock for more than 40 years. To give customers that “deep underwater world” feel, the White Rock location was decorated with whale memorabilia and
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      450 9  -  The play Sylvia, about a dog and its adopters, offers a study in relationships Benson Ang bang@sph.com.sg This Mandarin adaptation of the 1995 off-Broadway comedy raises many questions, but offers few easy answers. Using a bizarre love triangle between a dog called Sylvia and the middle-aged couple
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      554 9  -  Akshita Nanda Teater Kami’s Hayat Hayatie is a fascinating historical drama. Excellent performances and the use of archived photos and text give viewers a ringside seat into life here during World War II and beyond. Dalifah Shahril plays the Hayatie of the title
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      630 10  -  Choreographers had space to develop their work in Maya Dance Theatre’s Release series, but not all the pieces shone Lee Mun Wai stlife@sph.com.sg The sixth edition of Maya Dance Theatre’s Release series was a mixed bag. Usually known for cramming its programmes, Release 6.0 definitely felt
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      514 10  -  Chang Tou Liang If listeners were asked which classical composers were sources of their most guilty pleasures, chances are Sergei Rachmaninov and Camille Saint-Saens would come to mind. Both the Russian and Frenchman wrote some of the classical repertoire’s most unabashedly tuneful scores, the sort
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      430 10  -  Mervin Beng Descriptions of “eccentric”, “fascinating” and “brilliant” are never far off when referring to the music, writing and persona of French composer Erik Satie, and yet many would have already heard his atmospheric works in films and on television without realising it. Margaret Leng Tan, doyenne of
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      514 10  -  Chang Tou Liang Just one day after the inauguration of a new American president, there was a Stars and Stripes theme to the Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s concert led by associate conductor Joshua Tan. Even Singaporean composer Zechariah Goh’s Blossoms, receiving its world premiere, was Americaninfluenced. An alumnus
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        748 2  -  Singer Nathan Hartono, who is launching an EP, wants to distance himself from Sing! China, where he was a runner-up Kenneth Goh kengohsz@sph.com.sg His star may have risen after his enthralling runner-up finish in last year’s popular televised talent show Sing! China, but home-grown singer Nathan
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        830 3  -  The British actor admits that he would have scoffed at the idea in the past Alison de Souza In Los Angeles stlife@sph.com.sg Jude Law as the Pope? The actor and famous lothario, who was dubbed People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2004, knows he is
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        331 3 NYTIMES MELBOURNE (Australia) Next to kangaroos and more dangerous animals, perhaps nothing else evokes Australian stereotypes like Vegemite (left). The yeasty spread, beloved here and virtually nowhere else, is considered such a national nosh that some people say it is a must-eat on Australia
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        1031 4  -  Singaporean model, actor and show host Teddy Tang does not mind putting on 20kg or looking ugly to try a different role 8Q Gwendolyn Ng ngg wen@sph.com. sg Singaporean Teddy Tang stands at an imposing height of 1.88m. He fits right in with lanky models on
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        435 4 NYTIMES NEW YORK The cobblestones of Paris have seen some things. They were trodden by jaunty French soldiers in 1914 and jubilant Free French liberators in 1944, and were rolled over by the tumbrels of 1793 and the panzers of 1940. They were hurled at
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        518 5  -  As a tradition, actor Louis Koo does not bathe or wash his hair on the first day of Chinese New Year Gwendolyn Ng nggwen@sph.com.sg Hong Kong actor Louis Koo is as hardworking on a film set as he is apparently nonchalant about fielding media
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        672 5 NYTIMES NEW YORK One night nearly 140 years ago, Samuel Clemens told his young daughters Clara and Susie a bedtime story about a poor boy who eats a magic flower that gives him the ability to talk to animals. Storytelling was a nightly ritual in
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        329 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARK CITY (Utah) Twilight star Kristen Stewart said United States President Donald Trump was “obsessed” with her when he posted a series of tweets in 2012 attacking her for cheating on co-star Robert Pattinson. Stewart, 26, responded for the first time at the
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        380 12 BLOOMBERG NYTIMES LOS ANGELES CBS and Paramount Pictures settled their copy-right-infringement lawsuit against a die-hard Star Trek fan, who had channelled his obsession with an obscure character from the original television series into a professional 20-minute YouTube hit. The studios
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        180 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS France’s minister for women’s rights has said she found it “surprising and shocking” that fugitive film-maker Roman Polanski was chosen to preside over France’s equivalent of the Oscars. Polanski, 83, has been wanted in the United States for
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        193 4 Guardians Of The City, the Total Defence Strategy Card Game, will be launched next month in time for Total Defence Day. In the initial roll-out, all members of the National Cadet Corps, National Police Cadet Corps and National Civil Defence Cadet Corps will each
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        586 14 Here are just some of the activities and groups you can join to become part of the nation’s Total Defence team TAKE A CPR AND FIRST AID COURSE Participating in a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or first aid course is one way to increase your preparedness in
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      658 3  -  BY KATELYN WOODWORTH Uniformed groups are leading the charge to spread awareness about cohesion, vigilance and resilience. This month, eight schools are taking part in the SGSecure’s pilot project Keep Singapore Safe. They are: Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), Chung Cheng High School (Main),
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      41 10 To find out more about national service and how to prepare for it, scan or click on this QR code. You will find information not just about the SAF, but also the Singapore Civil Defence Force and the Singapore Police Force.
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      279 9 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 Good Buy FIRE SALE! TRIBECA. Freehold 3 bdrm 1367sqft. $16XX psf. 2mins to Future MRT. Hurry or Sold! Gary *****545 Best Deal CITYVISTA RES (CAIRNHILL) 2142/ 2626/ 2800/ 9200 sf. 3/4rm/PH (22 units) Newton MRT 5mins.*****599 Eileen James Chng 9438 1844 VISION
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      312 9 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 Just T.O.P. 26 NEWTON, FH Near Novena Newton MRT, amenities. 1bdrm fr $1.095M, 2bdrm fr $1.326M. Freddy *****048 D12 BALESTIER/ TOA PAYOH/ SERANGOON/ BOON KENG PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 PANORAMIC VIEW RIVERBAY CITY FRINGE living Ready for occupation! High Flrs. Developer
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      315 10 D15 KATONG/JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 Ibrahim Dawood 9336 0375 AMARELLE 1-BDRM 549SF. FH. Mid floor. Full privacy. Near amenities/ Paya Lebar MRT. $900K. Selling with tenancy. D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 EDDY LIM 9456 0372 THE GLADES, TOP! 1 min
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      324 10 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/ PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 Since 1993 BRAND NEW **$895PSF ONLY! RIVERSAILS Corner 2 bdrm 947 sf. Direct access to pool. Spacious A1 layout. Johnny 8422 0000 UrgentSale 3 BILIK SELLING LOSS! Bartley Res TOP! 2 rms 797 sf. High flr. Unblock view. Doorstep
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      318 10 D28 SELETAR PTE APTS FOR SALE 421 DANIEL CHNG 9384 0012 GRANDE VISTA 999 Years! Only $780psf! Very Spacious 2024sf Mais. 4+1 Bedrooms. www.daniel777property.com ANG MO KIO HDB FOR SALE 425 ANG Y M 9722 7922 PROBABLY THE CHEAPEST 4A 588D Park Central. Very high flr, corner, unblock, reno. All
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      30 10 BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430
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      439 11 JURONG WEST HDB FOR SALE 438 JURONG WEST HDB FOR SALE 438 JURONG WEST HDB FOR SALE 438 JURONG EAST HDB FOR SALE 437 ANG Y M 9722 7922 SUPER CHEAP!! CAN Contra!! 3NG 110, reno, windy, MRT. 3NG 115 mid flr, reno, vacant 4NG 47 Teban, highflr corner 5I
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      330 11 PUNGGOL HDB FOR SALE 443 Near MRT 271A 4-RM. SAT Openhse. Hi flr, corner A1 reno. Less than 5yrs. Near MRT, shpg mall, childcare. Sarah 9062-1637 SEMBAWANG HDB FOR SALE 445 Don't Miss BELOW MKT PRICE! 4’A’ Pure corner Blk 406. #05. Windy. MRT/Giant/7-eleven/food ctr Hurry! Abdullah 9666-6444 Christine 9877
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      292 11 WOODLANDS HDBFOR SALE 450 LHG EXCLUSIVE HDB Units. 4NG 23/ 205 Reno. $275K+. 4A 629/ 661/ 617/ 113 marble. 3NG317 $315K+. *****105 AIZAH ISMAIL 9873 5402 5’I’ CORNER 763. 3+ Study. High flr. 122 sqm. Spacious layout. Move in Cond. All races welcome. View By Appt YISHUN HDB FOR SALE
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      327 11 D15 KATONG/ JOOCHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR RENT 454 83 LANGSAT RD New 2300/ 4050 sqft, 6+1+pool, f/furn, $9.5K. Also sale. *****635/ *****996 Owner. Sale/Rent at www.wahkhiaw.com.sg D18 TAMPINES/ PASIR RIS HOUSES FOR RENT 454 Best Deal ELIAS BRAND NEW corner terr 3 sty 3000 sqft 5+1. Designer reno finish.
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      357 11 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 D.09 BEAUMONT. SOMERSET MRT. Rare Gem! Huge, bright, airy. 3-bdrm. Approx 1850sf. $5.6K. Avail mid-Jan. Owner:*****600/ *****618 NEAR MRT THE MORNINGSIDE, SPACIOUS 3+1/ 1722 sf. Reno. Move-in cond. High flr. MRT. $5.2K neg. 9636 3630 REA, Denise Expat's Choice ST THOMAS SUITES
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      344 11 D14 GEYLANG/ EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR RENT 465 Keener Sense of Real Estate JUST TOP THE OCTET. 2-BDRMS for rent 506sf. Move-in cond. Near Aljunied MRT/ Amenities. Immed. Call: *****311 Ken New Listing CENTRAL HGTS/ SUITES 1+ study 463 sqft. Furn. High flr, Near Aljunied MRT amenities. $2.2K
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      525 12 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 HDB Median Sub-letting Rents in December2016 mlll« w Based on Iransactions compiled 5 January 2017. 1. indicates no subletting transactions in the month. 2. Prices
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      309 12 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 NEW B2 FTY in Jln Buroh Tuas fr $2XX psf. Ramp-Up, fr 1733 2196 sf, grd flr avail, ample carpark 20/40 footer access. Call SLP *****525 PANDAN 35K TO 70K sq.ft. Concrete yard 53K sq.ft. 4x10 tons Crane, Office. Don’t miss *****338 LPN B2
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      322 12 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 GRD FLR GEMINI Sims. FH 13 strata units. *****sf. Dual frontage. Aljunied MRT. Sell bulk/single. JLL 8157 4783 Keener Sense of Real Estate RARE OPPORTUNITY $500 PSF NEG. Balance 53+yr North Spring BizHub. B2, ramp up. 40footer. 5 pte lots 1066sqm. Evelyn *****432 NEW
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      372 12 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 Best Value SUNTEC CITY GRADE A Office for Lease. Excellent View. 1200/ 1522/ 12,000sf, asking $7.xpsf. Anthony *****885 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-9069 MAS BLDG. PRIME Area, D02 high flr, sea view. 3-min walk to MRT. Rare! Security, Aircon, Squarish. 1000-3000 sf. Visit SRX.com.sg/code-7736 OXLEY TWR, JUST TOP.
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      363 12 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT OFFICE/ WAREHOUSE. 220 Tagore Lane. Size: 1120 sqft. Vacant. Available Immediate. Call Owner 9680-9780. û OFFICE/ WAREHOUSE IMM. MRT. Best unit! Full AC. Move in. Cheap *****277 THE ARCADE RAFFLES Pl. F/fitted,Renovated,Furnish 240/ 363/ 707/ 1000 to 8000sf. Owner *****654 119-5,974SF OFFICE FR $1.XX psf/mth.
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      798 13 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 LUCKY PLAZA SHOP for rent. 330sf. Near escalator. Heavy human traffic. MRT. Prime dist. James 9099 5183 ERA ON’T MISS! SULTAN Plaza. #01-15. 220/365 sf. Crowd.Reno.Salon, F&B #01-15A. 140 sf. 9831-8865 D 46 JLN BT MERAH HDB shop 900sf Aircon.
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      355 13 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE 538 HERITAGE BUILDING. GREAT Investment 4% returns Good capital appreciation upside. Near MRT/ Biz Dist. Very upmarket $60m *****190. Sue Don’t Miss RETAIL SHOP Riverside Piazza, grd flr, 775 sf, below valuation, $1900 psf. Serious seller. Monita 9637-6535 VANZ HAN 9116 2052 SHOPHSES TANJONG Pagar Tras
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      332 13 RESTAURANT/ LOUNGE SPACE FOR RENT 540 New Listing CAFE $250K RENO. Fully fitted, 1050 sf. Off Liang Seah St. Good crowd. No takeover fee. $15.8K neg. *****265 Keener Sense of Real Estate GOOD FRONTAGE ROBERTSON QUAY 1529 sf. Great location traffic. Suit all F&B trades. Only $19K. View now! Linda
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      357 15 Lecturing/ Teaching 715 PRESCHOOL TEACHER (Chinese/English) LOCATION: HOUGANG MARINE PARADE SALARY RANGE: $2400 $3000 DEPENDS ON EXPERIENCE Interested call: 6382 0454 6345 9928 Seeking Early Childhood Professionals Earn What You Deserve! μ Asst Supervisors (DPL) μ Teachers (DPT/CPT) μ Asst Teachers (min. FECCE) μ Infant Teachers (ACEY/CIT) μ Chinese Teachers
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      208 15 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 BOUTIQUE HOTEL (OUTRAM MRT) requires Cooks. Pls. Call 6430-6395 Hair/ Beauty 745 INDIAN BEAUTY PARLOUR requires Beautician. Experience in threading, waxing, facial henna. Good salary package comm. Simei MRT. All welcome. Call/ Whatsapp: *****323 1) SENIOR/ SALES Operation Managers (Beauty) 2) Beauticians Sales Consultants (Beauty) 3)
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      660 15 Accounting/ Bookkeeping 749 Accounting/ Bookkeeping 749 MOL Logistics Singapore Pte Ltd ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT Responsibilities: μ Able to handle AR AP μ Assisting on day to day operation for accounting Qualification Experience: μ Diploma or Fresh Graduate in Accounting μ 1-2 years Freight Logistics accounting experience μ Proficiency in MS Office
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