The Straits Times, 4 December 2017

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  • 45 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY DECEMBER 4,2017 SINCE 1845 EXCELLENCE IN REDESIGN: SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN, BEST NEWS WEBSITE: WAN-IFRA 64 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS $1.10 64 PAGES $1.10 $1.10 To subscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg A SingaporePress Holdings publication publication MCI (P) 053/02/2017
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  • 62 1 Mr Malcolm Chen, 72, the founder of non-profit organisation Ageless Bicyclists, teaches special needs students from Grace Orchard School how to cycle and perform simple bike repairs. Ageless Bicyclists is one of several causes that The Straits Times will be spotlighting as part of its annual
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  • 90 1 China has again pushed for “cyber sovereignty” the concept that each country should be able to govern its own Internet space like a physical territory. Delivering the keynote address at the opening of the fourth World Internet Conference, an annual event in Wuzhen,
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  • 93 1 Cybercrime is on the rise in Singapore. The number of computer misuse and cyber-security cases shot up from 280 in 2015 to 758 last year. Police data also showed a 46.4 per cent jump in such cases in the first six months this year,
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  • 536 1  -  More police divisions and agencies will start tapping Appropriate Adult service by April Aw Cheng Wei, Seow Bei Yi awcw@sph.com.sg byseow@sph.com.sg A scheme that provides support to young suspects during interviews by investigators will be significantly expanded, less than a year
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    • 89 1 Top of the News Paris dream fulfilled after ST report A3 World Tycoon makes waves with new book A12 Home Abilities of persons with disabilities B6&7 Life Bonding over work D2 World US exploring West Coast anti-missile sites A9 Business IPO funds raised this year double 2016 levels C1 SEETOPOFTHE
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s News
      • 51 2 The Singapore Children’s Society, which runs the Appropriate Adult service, wants to recruit 200 more volunteers by February next year. More police divisions will be tapping the scheme, which provides support to young suspects during interviews by investigators, from next year.
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      • 62 2 Mr Donald Trump may find himself in hot water after tweeting he had sacked his national security adviser Michael Flynn for lying to federal agents. Critics questioned whether Mr Trump knew Flynn had lied to the FBI when the President asked then
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      • 69 2 The agency tasked with protecting the United States from missile attacks is scouting the West Coast for places to deploy new anti-missile defences, two congressmen have said, as North Korea’s missile tests raise concerns about how the country would defend itself from an attack.
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      • Straits Times Digital
        • 29 2 Find out what it is like on boardan Islamic cruise that made headlines when three foreign preachers scheduled tojoin it were denied entry intoSingapore. http://str.sg/oZUE
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        • 32 2 Having survived a tough childhood, lawyerSatwant Singh is motivated to help the less privileged because he believes education will give the poor a better shot at life. http://str.sg/oZwk
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      • 57 2 Malaysian opposition pact Pakatan Harapan is reported to have proposed former premier Mahathir Mohamad as its candidate for prime minister if it triumphs at the next general election. The pact also decided that Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, wife of jailed opposition leader Anwar
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      • 39 2 US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s troubled relations with his boss are just one sign of a deeper malaise at the State Department. And that spells danger on many fronts, says Jonathan Eyal. A15
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      • 45 2 With the launch last month of the National Strategic Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority will ramp up the monitoring of resistant bacteria in all animal production sectors, including farms rearing fish, cattle and goats. B2
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      • 51 2 A volunteer scheme set up by the Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC), now has 1,500 ambassadors who reach out to their peers to help address issues such as salary disputes or unpaid medical claims. The MWC hopes to raise this number to 5,000 by 2020.
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      • 67 2 Initial public offerings (IPOs) in Singapore this year have raised twice the amount of money racked up in the whole of lastyear. The 19 IPOs in the first 11 months of this year hit $4.6 billion, double the $2.3 billion raised last
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      • 60 2 While Jose Mourinho labelled David de Gea the best goalkeeper in the world after Manchester United’s 3-1 win over Arsenal, the Spaniard’s own emphasis was on the way the team “defended well”. With United now five points behind leaders Manchester City, Mourinho said:
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      • 60 2 Actor Tom Wlaschiha, who plays the mysterious Jaqen H’ghar in HBO fantasy series Game Of Thrones, visited Singapore last week as part of HBO Asia’s 25th anniversary celebrations here. The 44-year-old enjoyed spicy local dishes and shared his theory on what might happen in
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    • What’s Next
      • 74 2 A Spanish Supreme Court judge will decide today whether or not to release 10 separatist leaders who were jailed pending a probe into their role in Catalonia’s independence drive. Any release on bail would mark a turn in the campaign for regional elections on Dec
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      • 48 2 Private care provider Icon SOC will be joining hands with the Singapore Cancer Society to provide more support to cancer patients. A memorandum of understanding will be inked today, and it will cover financial and volunteer support for the voluntary welfare organisation.
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      • 54 2 Data on manufacturing activity in Singapore will be released today, giving economists another snapshot of whether the Republic’s factories will continue to hum along. The Purchasing Managers’ Index has risen for 14 straight months so far, hitting an eight-year high in October, powered by broad-based
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    • 323 2  -  Why It Matters Yasmine Yahya Assistant Business Editor yasminey@sph.com.sg Collective sale fever may be going strong, property prices are rising again and sales volumes are picking up, but regulators have given a clear warning that these signs may be more cause for caution than
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 717 3  -  78-year-old visits French capital, with all expenses paid by reader after ST report Toh Yong Chuan Toh Yong Chuan Senior Correspondent tohyc@sph.com.sg When Mr Sum Kin Nar built a 30cm-tall model of the Eiffel Tower about five years ago, he relied on photos and his
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    • 686 4  -  Beijing launches digital economy initiative that aims to give it more say in cyber rule-making Lim Yan Liang Lim Yan Liang China Correspondent In Wuzhen yanliang@sph.com.sg China has renewed its call for “cyber sovereignty” at the opening of its fourth World Internet Conference,
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    • 239 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL Thirteen people were killed and two missingaftera fishing boat collided with a tanker off South Korea’s west coast and capsized, the country’s coast guard said. The Seonchang-1 fishing boat was carrying 20 passengers on a fishing tour
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    • 602 4  -  Toh Wen Li tohwenli@sph.com.sg This year’s Black Friday weekend beginning on Nov 24 saw shoppers flock to online and bricks-and-mor-tar shops to snag some good buys, with stores in Singapore pulling out all the stops to attract consumers. Aside from offering
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    • 83 6 Kenyan runners dominated the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2017 yesterday, with Cosmas Kimutai (above) and Pamela Rotich winning the men’s and women’s elite categories respectively. A record 48,400 runners signed up for this year’s event. The marathon, which was flagged off at
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    • 656 6 Some say it means he was aware Flynn lied to FBI when he asked Comey to drop probe NYTIMES BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Mr Donald Trump may find himself in hot water after tweeting that he had sacked his national security adviser
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    • 425 6 1 Flynn’s guilty plea undermines what the White House has said about the Russia controversy engulfing the Trump presidency The plea deal cut by former national security adviser Michael Flynn with special counsel Robert Mueller means there is now no credible way
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    • 253 6 NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON ABC News said it had suspended its chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross over an error in his report about former national security adviser Michael Flynn that sent US stocks, the dollar and Treasury yields lower on Friday.
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    • 320 6 Special counsel Robert Mueller The 73-year-old former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director was appointed by the United States Department of Justice in May to lead the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 US presidential election. “If he believes somebody has committed a crime, he’s
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    • 658 7  -  Work slows down and festive period gets into gear in last month of the year, say couples Theresa Tan theresat@sph.com.sg Prepare your red packets wedding season is in full swing. December is the most popular month for nuptials, The Straits Times discovered through
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    • 233 7  -  Theresa Tan The most popular dates for marriages so far this year have been Jan 7 and Nov 11. There were 341 civil marriages registered on Jan 7 and 336 on Nov 11, compared with an average of 61 civil marriages a
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    • 250 8  -  ST’s annual spotlight returns, featuring individuals and groups making a difference Causes Week Toh Wen Li tohwenli@sph.com.sg Over the course of this week, the sixth Straits Times Causes Week will share how various individuals and groups are making a difference through the
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    • 644 8  -  Sue-Ann Tan suetan@sph.com.sg Mr Malcolm Chen is 72, but continues to work towards his dream of creating a more inclusive society through the power of the bicycle. The avid cyclist, who cycles in places such as Sarawak and Fiji, created
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    • 195 8  -  Reporter’s take Lim Min Zhang mzlim@sph.com.sg The two causes spotlighted today are a testament to how inter-generational helping is a two-way street. A 72-year-old is teaching special needs children to cycle, while a group set up by young people is helping elderly residents who have
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    • 548 8  -  Lim Min Zhang mzlim@sph.com.sg Every Saturday morning, former Dakota Crescent resident Yee Dew Eng welcomes volunteers who come knocking on her door in Cassia Crescent, which is about 400m from her previous residence of more than 30 years. The former part-time cleaner, who lives alone,
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  • WORLD
    • 754 9 Rising concern in US amid stepped-up pace, progress of N. Korea’s ballistic missile tests REUTERS SIMI VALLEY (California) The agency tasked with protecting the US from missile attacks is scouting the West Coast for places to deploy new anti-missile defences, two Congressmen
      REUTERS; Sources: THE GUARDIAN, REUTERS, CSIS MISSILE DEFENCE PROJECT; STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  754 words
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  • ASIA
    • 807 10  -  But ambitious leaders jostling ahead of party’s own polls Umno annual general assembly Shannon Teoh Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur shannont@sph.com.sg Prime Minister Najib Razak goes into a final Umno pow wow this week before a crucial general election due by
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    • 751 10  - Top party posts some open for contest next year, others not Reme Ahmad reme@sph.com.sg Umno’s two top posts are unlikely to be contested. But the rest are open, leading to intense behind-the-scenes jockeying because elected party leaders are as good as guaranteed a Cabinet post. Signs of this jostling, or
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    • 311 10  -  Reme Ahmad Half of Malaysia’s 38 Cabinet ministers, and nearly 40 per cent of its MPs, are from Umno. The country’s grand old partyleads the 13-party Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition in which each member, technically, has an equal voice. However, Umno formed
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    • 417 11 PKR said to be against opposition pact’s choice, and decision likely to rest with Anwar PETALING JAYA Malaysian opposition pact Pakatan Harapan has proposed former premier Mahathir Mohamad as its candidate for prime minister if it triumphs at the next general election, reported
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    • 250 11 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian authorities probing a huge online data breach involving 46 million cellphone users have widened their search to the Netherlands and Hong Kong, the national police chief said yesterday. “There were supposedly three e-mails used to spread the information,
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    • 239 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YANGON Pope Francis’ embrace of the Rohingya during a trip to Bangladesh has sparked angry comment on social media in Myanmar, where just days earlier he chose not to publicly air the group’s plight while visiting the country. As he
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    • 1061 12  -  Tycoon reveals secrets of success and thoughts along the way People Shannon Tech Shannon Teoh Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur shannont@sph.com.sg One of Asia’s richest men has kept his private life, and indeed the story of how he began amassing his
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    • 82 12 Balinese villagers carrying offerings for a ceremony yesterday, at which they will pray for Mount Agung to stop erupting. The volcano in Karangasem regency on Indonesia’s resort island started spewing ash on Nov 21, leading to the evacuation of tens of thousands of villagers. Mount Agung
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    • Asia Briefs
      • 62 12 REUTERS SHANGHAI China’s Ministry of Commerce has expressed “strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition” to a statement by the United States to the World Trade Organisation that it opposes granting China market economy status, Xinhua reported. The US and European Union argue that Beijing’s pervasive role in
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      • 71 12 REUTERS MANILA The office of the Philippine President yesterday vowed to hold accountable those responsible for a suspended dengue immunisation programme, which it said placed hundreds of thousands of lives at risk. The Department of Health last Friday halted the use of a dengue
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      • 84 12 KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK SEOUL A total of 1.4 billion won (S$1.7 million) in cash was lost on the subway in Seoul over the past three years, Seoul Metro said yesterday. Fortunately, about 85 per cent of the money has since been returned to its
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      • 82 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SIEM REAP Thousands of monks joined Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday in a prayer ceremony by the famed Angkor Wat, lauding “political stability” after the main opposition party was dissolved, an act that has cemented the strongman’s grip on power. Mr
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  • WORLD
    • 921 13  -  Israeli Premier’s media savviness and tactical cunning may not be enough to save him People Gil Yaron Gil Yaron For The Straits Times In Tel Aviv stworld@sph.com.sg The air raid sirens began to howl, and the reporter tried to stop the live interview
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    • 132 13 Tens of thousands of people protested in Tel Aviv last Saturday against what they say is corruption within the Israeli government and the slow pace of investigations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mr Netanyahu is suspected of receiving luxury gifts
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    • 274 13 BLOOMBERG REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUBAI Yemen’s Houthi rebels have said they fired a ballistic missile at a nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi, targeting a second member of the Arab coalition battling them. The United Arab Emirates’ staterun WAM news agency said the
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    • 498 14 Envoy says non-binding UN pact on rights of refugees inconsistent with American policies AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE UNITED NATIONS The administration of President Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from a UN pact to improve the handling of migrant and refugee situations, deeming it “inconsistent”
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    • 77 14 Demonstrators wearing black veils during a performance art protest at the “Dream Killers” event outside Trump Tower in New York City. Activists gathered in the US city last Saturday to protest against the Trump administration’s decision earlier this year to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca)
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    • 477 14 WASHINGTON Hours after the pre-dawn passage of a US$1.5 trillion (S$2 trillion) tax cut, President Donald Trump suggested for the first time that he would consider a higher corporate rate than the one Senate Republicans had just endorsed. His remarks could complicate
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    • World Briefs
      • 74 14 CALIFORNIA AseniorUnited States general has said countries like Russia and China are actively building weapons that can target space-based US military assets, reported CNN. General John Hyten, head of US Strategic Command, who oversees all American military operations in space, told the Reagan
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      • 72 14 REUTERS DUBAI/RIYADH Saudi Arabia’s US$300 billion (S$400 billion) privatisation programme, billed as the sale of the century last year, is moving at a snail’s pace 19 months later, bankers, investors and analysts familiar with the process say. The main problems they cite are heavy bureaucracy,
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      • 101 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BUENOS AIRES Argentina’s navy has investigated what appeared to be remains of a ship on the South Atlantic seabed, but concluded that they did not correspond to the submarine that disappeared more than two weeks ago with 44 crew members on board.
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    • 422 14 WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON A new book chronicling Mr Donald Trump’s path to the presidency paints a portrait of a campaign with an untested candidate and staff rocketing from crisis to crisis, in which a cast of mostly neophyte political aides learnt on the
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  • OPINION
    • 480 15 The Straits Times says It is worth analysing the recent ripple over the Ministry of Education’s move to grant priority in Primary 1 registration to children enrolled in its kindergartens. On a large plane, it shows the difficulties in balancing competing interests for a
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    • 1492 15  -  Tillerson’s troubled relations with his boss are just one sign of a deeper, dangerous malaise at the State Department Global Affairs Jonathan Eyal Europe Correspondent jonathan.eyal@gmail.com LONDON “Laughable” is how US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson dismissed media reports that the White House
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    • 1359 16  -  Gary Silverman, Hannah Murphy, John Authers FINANCIAL TIMES The advertisement on the London Underground this summer told the story. Next to a map of the Metropolitan Line and a sales pitch for a herbal remedy for stress was a solicitation for an
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    • 1064 16  -  Sandeep Jauhar NYTIMES Fifty years ago yesterday, the first adult human heart transplant was performed in Cape Town, South Africa. It was an epoch-making advance in science and also, perhaps, in human culture. The heart, heavy as it is with symbolism, has always occupied a
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  • FORUM
    • 306 17  -  Yum Shoen Liang Over the past few weeks, a number of readers wrote about the problems with bike-sharing services (What community service do these firms provide?, by Mr Gabriel Moreau, Nov 29; and Bike-sharing mess not just LTA’s problem, by Mr
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    • 202 17  -  Kang Choon Tian The fatigue that comes from working 12-hour shifts, especially for security staff in the aviation sector, seems to have gone unnoticed for a long time (Securing the lot of the security guard; Dec 1). Those who have worked in
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    • 217 17  -  Seah Yam Meng While Housing Board policies favouring married couples were enacted in the first place to encourage citizens to get married and have children, it is a fact that Singapore’s fertility rate is plunging and the number of people choosing not to
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    • 246 17  -  Manoraj Rajathurai It is time to pay more attention to the Arctic, as most of the major powers make a big play for its resources and development. The last of the true frontiers is opening up, and it poses even more challenges and opportunities
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    • 198 17  -  Angeline Tan Regional PR&Communications Manager oBike We thank Mr Tony Lim Thiam Poh for his letter (LTA cannot be working in interest of bike-sharing firms; Nov 29). The number of oBike users has quadrupled over the last three months. We are constantly
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    • 68 17 WRITE IN:Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit the letters. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs
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    • 117 17  -  Foo Say How I do not understand why bike-sharing companies or the Land Transport Authority (LTA) should be held responsible for bikes that are not properly parked (Bike-sharing mess not just LTA’s problem, by Mr Lim Chee Khiam; Dec 1). We do
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    • 358 17  -  Lim Kok Kiang Lim Kok Kiang Assistant Managing Director Singapore Economic Development Board The article “S’pore lags behind regional peers in Industry 4.0” (Nov 30) paints an inaccurate picture of manufacturing in Singapore. Far from lagging behind regional peers, we have a strong
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous

  • BIG PICTURE
    • 71 18 An Indian naval band rehearsing for Navy Day celebrations in front of the Gateway of India in Mumbai last Saturday. Navy Day takes place today and is celebrated on this date every year to pay tribute to the achievements and contributions of the country’s
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 31 18 WEATHER Thundery showers over many areas in the predawn hours and early morning. High 33 deg C Low 24 deg C 24-hr PSI as of 5pm yesterday: 32 to 53 (Moderate)
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  • HOME
    • 655 1  -  758 computer misuse and cyber security cases reported last year, up from 280 reports in 2015 Aw Cheng Wei awcw@sph.com.sg The amorphous cyberspace is sprouting more crimes these days, with police recording a jump in the number of crimes committed via online channels
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    • 773 2  -  It will cover all animal production sectors amid global threat of antibiotic resistance Cheow Sue-Ann sueannc@sph.com.sg In the face of a global spread of antibiotic resistance, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) will be ramping up the monitoring
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    • 449 2  -  Lim Min Zhang mzlim@sph.com.sg About 2.5kg of food waste is thrown away by an average Singapore home each week, and this makes up half of all waste the home disposes, a National Environment Agency (NEA) study released yesterday showed. More than
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    • 504 2  -  Aw Cheng Wei Just as how police officers look for clues at a crime scene to locate offenders in the real world, technology crime investigators scour devices and scope the Internet to look for digital signifiers that help them identify perpetrators. Superintendent
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    • 702 3  -  Despite more help being made available, they still face difficulties such as skills mismatch Lim Min Zhang mzlim@sph.com.sg Older workers now have more help to make a mid-career switch, but many still face negative stereotypes and challenges from the growing gig economy. For some, a mismatch
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    • 463 3  -  Lim Min Zhang As the year of celebrations marking 50 years of national service comes to an end, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said he was encouraged by the ground-up response, and re-emphasised the need for Singapore to be defended by ordinary
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    • 393 3  -  Lim Min Zhang As a veteran civil servant, Mr Jumadi Mohamed Yosope took a leap of faith last year when he decided to look for a second career in a different industry. He spent 18 years at various government
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    • 957 4  -  HK-based academic to launch book of essays on politics here People Elgin Toh elgintoh@sph.com.sg Winter has come to the sunny isle of Singapore. This is how journalism academic and political observer and, yes, fan of the HBO series Game Of Thrones Cherian
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    • 509 4  -  Toh Wen Li tohwen li@sph.com.sg Take small steps towards a healthier lifestyle by exercising more regularly, going for health screenings for early detection and watching your nutrition. That was yesterday morning’s theme at Hong Kah North Community Club, where residents were joined
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    • 545 5  -  Volunteers with Migrant Workers’ Centre help peers address problems they face Yuen Sin yuensin@sph.com.sg In August, construction worker Govindasami Venkatesan found out that his dormitory roommate’s employer owed him $9,800, or three months’ salary, including overtime. The roommate, whom he knew as Kumar, was the
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    • 234 5  -  Ng Huiwen nghuiwen@sph.com.sg Five men were arrested following a multi-agency operation at public entertainment outlets in Sentosa Gateway early yesterday morning. The five outlets were checked for possible contraventions of the Public Entertainment Licensing Conditions, said the police. Checks were also made on 125
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    • HOME IN FOCUS
      • 383 6 / 7 MS NUR SYAHIDAH ALIM, 32 Team Singapore compound archer Para-archer Syahidah, who was born with cerebral palsy, says her hero is her mother. “To many people, she’s just a simple housewife, but to me, she’s a strong and resilient woman who always
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      • 331 6 / 7 MR RUEBAN SWAMINATHAN, 25, Stable hand with Equestrian Federation of Singapore Mr Rueban tried various job attachments while studying at the ASPN Delta Senior School (DSS) cleaning, laundry services, petrol kiosk minimart stacker but none of them led to full-time employment
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      • 385 6 / 7 MS GOH YU XIANG, 24 Instructor aide at APSN Tanglin School When she was still in primary school, Ms Goh would dance along to music played on the home computer with her elder sister. Little did she know that it was a
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      • 110 6 / 7  -  Neo Xiaobin Executive Photojournalist Six in 10 people with disabilities do not feel that they are socially included, accepted or given opportunities to achieve their potential, according to a study on the quality of life of vulnerable groups in Singapore last year. Launched in June 2016, “See
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      • 324 6 / 7 MR PAUL SIMON, 26 Cook at Shangri-La’s Rasa Sentosa Resort and Spa As a cook, Mr Simon works the night shift in the hotel kitchen, cooking for room guests and helping to prepare the breakfast buffet. A graduate of the APSN Delta
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      • 335 6 / 7 MR TAN WAI LOON, 39, Instructor assistant at APSN Centre for Adults Work starts at 8am for Mr Tan, but he makes his way every day from his home in Choa Chu Kang North to the Association for Persons with Special
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      • 358 6 / 7 MS CHARLENE WONG, 36, Community outreach executive with Touch Community Services Ms Wong’s world is a silent but colourful one. Born deaf, she grew up in a deaf family with hearing grandparents. Her parents and brotherare deaf. She says she had
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  • the new market
    • 451 8  -  Get into the year-end mood with a staycation BY JESSICA JESSICA LEOW Produced by SPH Content Lab Integrated Marketing Division Singapore Press Holdings Many people head overseas for a well-earned break with family and friends this month. But if long journeys do not appeal to you,
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      168 8 Take gifting to the next level with Lee Hwa Jewellery. The first publicly listed jeweller in Singapore and subsidiary of Aspial Corporation has launched bespoke service My Personal Designer. Enjoy a unique “face-to-face” experience by arranging for a session with a jewellery designer in the Personal Designer Suite,
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    • 156 8 Enjoy a Christmas love story with Cold Storage. Choose from its annual Christmas catalogue, which includes the quintessential turkey with stuffing, festive roasts, smoked hams and delectable desserts. For traditionalists, there is the Lavish Christmas Feast that comprises of turkey, roast beef and bone-in ham and serves up
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        51 8 On the Mobot Rex, you can scoot along on multiple surfaces easily, be it rain or shine. With a steel alloy body, the e-scooter boasts features such as off-road tyres, a twowheel drive and dual-suspension technology. All Mobot battery chargers bear the safety mark logo issued by Spring
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        65 8 Luxe shopping Start your Christmas shopping in style at Palais Renaissance. From premium fashion labels to fine jewellery, Palais Renaissance has just the perfect presents for all your loved ones. Till Dec 31, receive The St. Regis Singapore festive cookies with a minimum spend of $500 and a
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  • EDUCATION
    • 707 9  -  Express support and offer advice but young people need to learn to solve their own problems, says veteran educator Kwek Hiok Chuang Mr Kwek Hiok Chuang retired last year after 38 years in the education service. He started as a maths and physics
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    • 915 10  -  Team Singapore bags 16 gold medals at annual international competition Raffaella Nathan rnathan@sph.com.sg Move over Joseph Schooling, there are two new sheriffs in town. St Hilda’s Primary School’s Drew Michael Terren Ramirez, 11, bagged a gold medal and was Best Overall in Mathematics
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  • BUSINESS
    • 473 1  -  19 listings in first 11 months of the year hit $4.6b, up from $2.3b for the whole of 2016 Stephanie Luo stephluo@sph.com.sg Initial public offerings (IPOs) in Singapore this year have raised twice the amount of money racked up in all
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    • 977 1  -  Marissa Lee marilee@sph.com.sg Police reports have been filed by angry investors who fear they have lost millions of dollars invested in a local fintech currency trading firm that built a high profile by painting its name on an aircraft and
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    • 1092 2  -  Bitcoin may not become mainstream but blockchain tech could change the world News analysis Tan Min Lan stbusiness@sph.com.sg Cryptocurrencies are experiencing an extraordinary run. Bitcoin, the largest virtual currency by market value, is up over 1,000 per cent year-to-date, and its crypto-cousin Ethereum is
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    • 1082 2 Mr Jack Chua, the chief executive officer of Singapore Exchange-listed Apac Realty, is passionate about all things property. The genial 57-year-old, who has lived and breathed real estate most of his life, has a penchant for land, buildings and architecture. “As a
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    • 542 3  -  US tax reform moving closer to fruition; and deal on production cuts cheers up oil markets Markets Insights Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg The latest newsflow over the weekend continues to be positive for stock market bulls. In the United States, tax reform is moving closer
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    • Brokers’ Call
      • 161 3 Call: Overweight Broker: UOB Kay Hian We recommend an “overweight” stance on the sector, preferring stocks with exposure to the residential, hotel and office segments, which are expected to outperform as we head deeper into the upcycle. We are cautious on retail and industrial factory and warehouse spaces.
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      • 151 3 Broker: Maybank Kim Eng A third consecutive quarter of core profit growth will go a long way in reinforcing sustainability of the somewhat tentative turnaround seen two quarters ago. The macro data continues to deliver on our growth outlook while earnings expectations are inching up as well. We
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      • 191 3 Call: Buy Target price: $0.56 Broker: Phillip Securities Research Net cash (cash less total borrowings) of $40.8 million represents 42 per cent of market capitalisation. We continue using the current-asset value (current assets less total liabilities) of 37.4 cents a share to demonstrate the limited downside risk.
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  • SPORT
    • 542 6 Ex-world No. 1 still upbeat about comeback despite error-filled 75 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MIAMI Tiger Woods endured a reality check on Saturday after an error-strewn round saw him tumble down the leaderboard at the Hero World Challenge. After solid displays in his opening two rounds had
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    • 372 6 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CLEVELAND (Ohio) The fourth quarter has belonged to LeBron James all season, and Saturday was no different. He scored 15 of his game-high 34 points in the final quarter of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 116-111 victory over the Memphis
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    • Sports World
      • 93 6 LAS VEGAS The Republic’s women keglers will face South Korea in this morning’s (Singapore time) team of five semi-finals at the World Bowling Championships in Las Vegas after topping qualifying. The quintet of Cherie Tan, Daphne Tan, Jazreel Tan, New Hui Fen and Shayna Ng
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      • 106 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI•Pollution stopped play yesterday in the third Test between India and Sri Lanka, and visiting coach Nic Pothas said the smog was so extreme that his players who took the extraordinary step of wearing face masks were “coming off the
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      • 52 6 REUTERS MADRID Real Madrid failed to take advantage of LaLiga leaders’ Barcelona’s 2-2 draw with Celta Vigo on Saturday as they were held to a goal-less draw at Bilbao. Real captain Sergio Ramos was sent off for the 24th time in his
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      • 56 6 REUTERS PARIS Paris Saint-Germain suffered their first defeat of the season, with Strasbourg ending the leaders’ aura of invincibility in Ligue 1 with a 2-1 victory at the Stadedela Meinau on Saturday. PSG had a major shock as a 65th-minute goal from Stephane Bahoken
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    • 309 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ADELAIDE Shaun Marsh answered his critics with a fighting unbeaten century to put Australia firmly in charge of the second Ashes Test against England in Adelaide yesterday. The experienced left-hander, in his eighth recall to the Australian team, put together
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    • 95 6 Singapore’s goal defender Aqilah Andin in possession during the opening netball match of the Mission Foods Nations Cup at the OCBC Arena yesterday. World No. 19 Singapore lost 53-54 to 22nd-ranked Ireland, after the latter fought back from a third-quarter 36-43 deficit to stun the
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    • 507 7 Koeman’s successor marks first match with a win, pledges to promote attacking play REUTERS LONDON The Sam Allardyce effect that Premier League clubs invariably covet in their hour of need was instantly in evidence at Everton on Saturday and “Big Sam” was in a bullish
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    • 359 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Jurgen Klopp has insisted that Liverpool have plenty to do before they can start looking towards leaders Manchester City. His side confirmed their recent progress with a 5-1 win away to Brighton on Saturday. It was Liverpool’s fifth victory in six
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    • 173 7 TODAY CRICKET 2nd Ashes Test Australia v England: Day 3 (Singtel TV Ch124 StarHub Ch237,11.30am). 3rd Test India v Sri Lanka: Day 3 (Ch123&Ch236,11.50am). FOOTBALL ItalianSerieACrotonevUdinese (tomorrow, 1.55am), Verona v Genoa (tomorrow, 3.55am) Singtel TV Ch109. NETBALL Nations Cup Ireland v Malaysia (3pm), Cook Islands vHK (5pm),Swaziland
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    • 593 7 People THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Mohamed Salah’s first brush with the English Premier League did not extend beyond nine hours of football and, in the weeks, months and years that followed, memories of that brevity forever nagged at the Egyptian.
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    • 592 8 Manager hails goalkeeper as ‘world’s best’ after he makes 14 saves to thwart Arsenal THE TIMES, LONDON REUTERS LONDON Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho labelled goalkeeper David de Gea as the best in the world after the Spaniard equalled a Premier League record
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    • 488 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Jose Mourinho revealed Paul Pogba was furious with Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny for his role in the red card that rules the Manchester United midfielder out of this weekend’s league summit meeting with Manchester City. Pogba was sent off
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    • 73 8 Southampton striker Charlie Austin converting a Nathan Redmond cross in the 61st minute to cancel out Bournemouth winger Ryan Fraser’s first-half opener. The English Premier League match ended 1-1, as the south coast clubs shared the spoils at the Vitality Stadium.
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    • 282 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Mauricio Pochettino believes his Tottenham Hotspur side are coming of age despite their fading hopes of Premier League title glory suffering another setback with a 1-1 draw away to Watford. Saturday’s result was Spurs’ fourth successive league game without a win and
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    • 779 9  -  SEA Games champion aiming for elite top 10 in future after winning national title at SCSM Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2017 Nicole Chia cnicole@sph.com.sg There was much to cheer about for national marathoner Soh Rui Yong on his Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM)
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    • 101 9 Left: Princess for the day in Snow White garb Tan Ching Tien, brings her run in the half marathon (40-49) to a graceful conclusion after clocking a creditable 2:31:30. ST PHOTOS: LIM YAOHUI ST PHOTOS: LIM YAOHUI Left: One runner gets into the Christmas spirit a
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    • 758 10  -  Winner Kimutai leads praise for marathon as Kenyan elite runners maintain stranglehold Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2017 Wang Meng Meng meng@sph.com. sg The script has seen little change since 2002, with the elite runners from Kenya dominating once again but, after 16 editions, the Standard
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    • 150 10 MEN’S MARATHON 1 Cosmas Kimutai (Kenya) 2:22:48 2 Justus Kimutai (Kenya) 2:23:07 3 Paul Matheka (Kenya) 2:23:25 WOMEN’S MARATHON 1 Pamela Rotich (Kenya) 2:38:31 2 Rebecca Chesir (Kenya) 2:38:48 3 Penina Arusei (Kenya) 2:39:07 SINGAPORE MEN 1 Soh Rui Yong 2:35:55 2 Ash ley Liew 2:50:29 3 Evan
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    • 121 9 LOTTERY TOTO Mon, 4 Dec 2017 Draw No. 3324/2017 Cascade Draw Group 1 Prize $7,000,000. Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited, 210 Middle Road, #01-01, Singapore *****4 SINGAPORE SWEEP Wed, 6 Dec 2017 Draw No.12/2017 First Prize $2,300,000 9 sets of 2D winning numbers (315,000 prizes, each $6) No person
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  • life
    • 57 1  -  Rebecca Lynne Tan Husband and wife Howard Lo and Lim Hui Nan (right), who run restaurants such as Tanuki Raw and Sumo Bar Happy, live, work and play together. They even talk business on date nights. Rebecca Lynne Tan finds out how they make it work. D2 DESIGN:
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    • life people
      • 1194 2  -  The husband-and-wife team who run restaurants Standing Sushi Bar and Tanuki Raw bond over work Two’s Company With Empire Eats Group’s Howard Lo And Lim Hui Nan Rebecca Lynne Tan Food Correspondent rltan@sph.com.sg Forgetting a wedding anniversary can have its consequences. But, perhaps, it is forgivable
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      • 296 2 Howard Lo on Lim Hui Nan The charming Howard Lo, who starred in local reality television show Eye For A Guy 2 in 2005, is more reserved that you think. An alumnus of The George Washington University, in Washington, DC, with a bachelor’s degree in business
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      • 285 2 Lim Hui Nan on Howard Lo Before Ms Lim Hui Nan joined her husband in the business, she struggled with his softer approach to execution and decision-making. The affable National University of Singapore law graduate says: “When you’re a paid employee, you look at things in
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      • 907 4 Teenager Khalid has five nominations at next year’s Grammy Awards and his songs have reached platinum status NYTIMES NEW YORK Khalid, the breakout pop-soul and R&B singer, was not yet 16 when he tweeted a stray thought: “I want to go to the Grammys
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      • 698 4 NEW YORK Top names Cara Delevingne and Miranda Kerr failed to make the cut for Forbes’ 2017 list of topearning models, but Chinese supermodel Liu Wen retained her footing in the ranking. In fact, at No. 8, she is the only non-white model in
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      • 363 4 WASHINGTON POST NEW YORK CBS did not show model behaviour, viewers said, when it elected to play up Chinese model Ming Xi’s tumble at the Victoria’s Secret fashion show in Shanghai. Last week, the broadcaster aired the telecast in the United
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      • 1172 5  -  Joshua Tan piled on 20kg for the movie, Ah Boys To Men 4, and lost 17kg for the theatrical production Flying Through Time 8Q Yip Wai Yee Entertainment Correspondent yipwy@sph.com.sg Branded the hunk in three Ah Boys To Men movies, home-grown actor Joshua Tan,
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      • 622 5 NYTIMES LONDON The two men who run London’s only floating bookstore, Word On The Water, are living proof that there really is something you can do in life with an English literature degree, other than teach the subject. The store a 15m-long canal
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      • 651 7  -  That is the conclusion of Game Of Thrones actor Tom Wlaschiha, who likes the baddies in the hit HBO fantasy series Anjali Raguraman anjalir@sph.com.sg A girl asks Tom Wlaschiha who plays the mysterious Jaqen H’ghar in blockbuster HBO fantasy series Game Of Thrones “Will you
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      • 131 7 As long as I can remember, I’ve seenthislackof compassion towards suffering and miserythat we in the West are partially responsible for, due to colonisation. It’s a form of autism. I don’t exclude myself from this. W FILM-MAKER MICHAEL HANEKEon apathy Don’t put no pressure on me
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