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Advertisement15 2013-02-27 1 WEDNESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2013 M I C A P) 0 93/0 6/2 0 1 215 words
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Title Section15 2013-02-27 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp WEDNESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/201215 words
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1041 2013-02-27 1 TEO XUANWEI; EUGENENEUBRONNER - Rates are maintainedfor skilled workers in most sectors FOREIGN WORKER LEVY TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY EUGENENEUBRONNER SINGAPORE —Rebuffing calls by businesses for foreign workers to be easier to come by for low-level jobs often shunned by Singaporeans, the Government yesterday released1,041 words
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Article, Illustration104 2013-02-27 1 Police and rescue officials check the wreckage of a hot air balloon that crashed near the ancient Egyptian town of Luxor following a mid-air gas explosion. At least 19 foreign tourists died, including nine from Hong Kong and four from Japan.PHOTO: REUTERS - 104 words
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923 2013-02-27 1 KELLY NG - high quality.” AGENCIES, WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY KELLY NG KELLY NG NEW YORK Since Ms Marissa Mayer became Chief Executive of Yahoo!, she has been working hard to get the Internet pioneer off its deathbed and make it an innovator once again.923 words
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hot news
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409 2013-02-27 4 WOO SIAN BOON - GOVT ASSISTANCE WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A PO R E The Government has “slightly shifted” its focus to extend assistance “to middle and beyond middle income groups” in the Budget this year, said Acting Minister for Social and Family Development Chan409 words
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308 2013-02-27 4 WOO SIAN BOON, NG JING YNG - WOO SIAN BOON, NG JING YNG SINGAPORE —Having both the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) play “an equal role” in the Early Childhood Development Agency will ensure that “it has the best of308 words
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371 2013-02-27 6 NEO CHAI CHIN - NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE Some Opposition parties yesterday questioned the effectiveness of the Wage Credit Scheme (WCS), which marks the first time the Government is subsidising pay increments as it seeks to encourage companies to share productivity gains. Calling for minimum wage, the Reform Party (RP)371 words
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518 2013-02-27 6 ADELENE WONG, WONG WEI HAN - But some businesses have reservations about it WAGE CREDIT SCHEME ADELENE WONG, WONG WEI HAN adelinewong@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E —Companies TODAY spoke to are divided in their opinions on the Wage Credit Scheme (WCS), which was introduced in518 words
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562 2013-02-27 8 SUMITA SREEDHARAN - REACTIONS TO MAS RULING SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Young families and executives will be those most affected by the new car loan curbs announced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Monday, according to motor traders. They noted that families562 words
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662 2013-02-27 10 AMANDA LEE - Process purely a peer-driven academic exercise by internal and external reviewers: NTU EMPLOYMENT MATTERS AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The denial of tenure for a journalism professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has provoked an outcry from some academics and students. Associate Professor662 words
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Advertisement45 2013-02-27 4 SHARE YOUR VIEWS If you’re a middle-income S’porean, did Budget 2013 address your top concerns? Tell us at tdy.sg/VoicesTODAY, or email voices@ mediacorp.com. sg, or call 6251-6357. Catch VoicesTODAY this Thursday at 8.45pm at tdy.sg/ VoicesTODAY (live streaming), or 9pm on Channel 5 (live telecast)45 words
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comment &analysis
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Article, Illustration795 2013-02-27 12 MALLIKA NAGURAN - REFLECTIONS ON OUR GOALS MALLIKA NAGURAN Mallika Naguran is an independent researcher with institutes and a sustainability consultant, and the founder of Gaia Discovery. Our Government’s recent position on increasing the size of the population hinges on the premise that Singapore citizens should be795 words
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Article, Illustration763 2013-02-27 15 TOM BENNER - AN AMERICAN CAUTIONARY TALE FOR SINGAPORE TOM BENNER Tom Benner is a freelance journalist. Before relocating to Singapore last year, he served as bureau chief in the Massachusetts State House and as a long-time editorial writer for daily newspapers in the US. It would not be763 words
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Advertisement195 2013-02-27 12 Politics in the US offers S’pore a cautionary tale. When entertaining opposing views gives way to killing the messenger, people start talking at each other instead of to each other. TOM BENNER 15 Come visit the sate Period: Feb. ;r w P0RE PTE 'S737-9231 6735-1600 to 02 65) 622 0-3173195 words
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voices
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350 2013-02-27 16 PATRICK LIEW SIOW GIAN - FROM PATRICK LIEW SIOW GIAN For the Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) scheme to work, the Government needs to target the industries and companies that will generate positive and cascading effects for the economy (“Productivity scheme enhanced to help firms”, Feb 26). Small350 words
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191 2013-02-27 16 LAI YEW CHAN - FROM LAI YEW CHAN I refer to the report “ASME raises concerns over WP’s policy paper” (Feb 25). The fixation with the lower wage costs of foreign workers should not obscure the long-term imperative for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to wean themselves191 words
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216 2013-02-27 17 DENIS EDWARD - FROM DENIS EDWARD The Government will allocate more than S$3 billion over the next five years to the pre-school sector (“Govt raises funding for pre-school sector to S$3b”, Feb 26). With more money to increase preschool teachers’ salaries and build216 words
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350 2013-02-27 17 IAN TAN YONG HOE - FROM IAN TAN YONG HOE The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) often touts itself as a technologically advanced army and it is in many ways. However, there is a pressing need to improve some basic IT services that affect many operationally ready servicemen. NSmen350 words
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Advertisement293 2013-02-27 16 LETTER WILL UNSCRUPULOUS BUSINESSES RAISE PRICES WITH MORE HANDOUTS FROM THE BUDGET? Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/budgetvoice27feb for the letter by Jeffrey Law Lee Beng. NGEE ANN-ADELAIDE EDUCATION CENTRE k The Ngee Ann Kongsi THE UNIVERSITY '/ADELAIDE A PARTNERSHIP293 words
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singapore
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Article, Illustration683 2013-02-27 18 AMIR HUSSAIN - Choo Wee Khiang and former STTA manager allegedly tried to secure payment for trainer who was moonlighting’ IN COURT AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —As the President of the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA), Choo Wee Khiang was entrusted with control over its funds, and was expectedPHOTOS: DON WONG, TODAY FILE PHOTO - 683 words
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248 2013-02-27 19 SINGAPORE —ComfortDelGro, the largest taxi operator with almost six in every 10 taxis on the roads here, said it will pass on the Government’s oneyear 30-per-cent road tax rebate for commercial vehicles to its drivers. The road tax rebate works248 words
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167 2013-02-27 20 SARA GROSSE - SARA GROSSE SINGAPORE The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has warned against consuming three tainted health products after patients suffered serious adverse reactions linked to them. They are Ginseng Baji Gu Ci Wan, Tu Chong Ginseng Wan Le Seang and X-Tract Nature. The167 words
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338 2013-02-27 20 HORSEMEAT SCARE CHANNEL NEWSASIA AGENCIES SINGAPORE IKEA Singapore has said the meatballs at its cafeterias here contain only beef and pork sourced and produced from Australia but that, as a precautionary measure, it has stopped selling them for the time being until theCHANNEL NEWSASIA; AGENCIES - 338 words
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Article, Illustration1047 2013-02-27 21 Ruth Kan with - Finding that right one isn’t always easy but having these qualities sets the tone for a good foundation in a relationship. Written by Ruth Kan with Focus on the Family Singapore. Adapted from 10 Ways to Be Marriable by Suzanne Hadley Gosselin. A few1,047 words
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Article, Illustration897 2013-02-27 22 Fewer hours spent in bed could have broad impact on long-term well-being: Study THE BIOLOGICAL CLOCK THE GUARDIAN LONDON —Getting too little sleep for several nights in a row disrupts hundreds of genes that are essential for good health, including those linked toTHE GUARDIAN; PHOTO: REUTERS - 897 words
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Article, Illustration641 2013-02-27 24 EVELINE GAN - Highly short-sighted people at greater risk of eye problems such as retinal detachment CATARACT RISK EVELINE GAN eveline@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When Madam Angeline Nai went for a Lasik assessment to correct her 450-degree myopia, which had shot up to 675 degrees in severalPHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 641 words
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Advertisement205 2013-02-27 22 Australia's No.1 Daily Probiotic!* Now Available in Singapore Restore your digestive health and feel good on the inside! Stress, certain preservatives, alcohol, dietary factors and some medications may affect the balance of friendly bacteria in your body's digestive system. The "friendly probiotic duo" in Bioglan daily probiotic can help restore205 words
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Article, Illustration640 2013-02-27 28 New class of naval vessels, part of wider military advance, will be tasked with patrol escort EAST CHINA SEA DISPUTE AGENCIES BEIJING China has launched the first ship in a new class of stealth missile frigates amid tensions over territorial disputes with its neighbours,AGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 640 words
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423 2013-02-27 29 Ministry of Environmental Protection releases only some details in response to request from lawyer THE GUARDIAN BEIJING China’s leading environmental watchdog has refused to disclose the results of a major national soil pollution study on grounds of state secrecy, accordingTHE GUARDIAN - 423 words
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191 2013-02-27 29 AGENCIES HONG KONG A Filipino maid has taken her fight for permanent residency to Hong Kong’s top court. Lawyers for Ms Evangeline Banao Vallejos began presenting arguments to the Court of Final Appeal yesterday. Her legal team was granted permission lastAGENCIES - 191 words
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world
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380 2013-02-27 30 PM’s popularity among Malays falls slightly, no change for Chinese and Indians: Survey ELECTION FEVER REUTERS KUA L A LUMPUR Voter approval towards Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and his ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition has fallen ahead of an election due withinREUTERS - 380 words
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318 2013-02-27 32 ELECTION FEVER AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition yesterday dismissed opposition Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) alternative budget as populist and unrealistic reminding voters that the three-party PR had failed to fulfil the majority of pledges made in its last manifesto. The PR composedAGENCIES - 318 words
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381 2013-02-27 33 AGENCIES MANILA —Philippine President Benigno Aquino III yesterday asked a royal Muslim clan leader in the southern Philippines to order his followers to withdraw from Malaysian land they claim as their own, warning of legal action and potential trouble. About 180 people, includingAGENCIES - 381 words
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398 2013-02-27 34 It will be rechristened In ternational New York Times as part of move to refocus on owner’s core brand NEWSPAPER MAKEOVER AGENCIES NEW YORK The New York Times Company (NYTCO) said it was planning to rename the International Herald TribuneAGENCIES - 398 words
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business
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STOCK CALLS
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Article27 2013-02-27 36 Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. Today cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information.27 words
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Article56 2013-02-27 36 HOLD (S$0.77) OCBC notes KS Energy’s FY12 profit better than house had forecast. Still no news on group’s convertible bonds, which may be redeemed by investors in March. Management still working on various options for this funding, and is cautiously optimistic about prospects in FY13. OCBC maintains Hold56 words
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Article54 2013-02-27 36 HOLD (S$3.22) OCBC notes Raffles Medical’s FY12 results within expectations. House believes company has set its sights on expanding hospital operations beyond core market Singapore. OCBC retains FY13 estimates, but ascribes higher PE valuation peg of 27x. House raises fair value estimate from S$2.68 to S$3.01 while54 words
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97 2013-02-27 36 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE —Mapletree Investments plans to sell shares in an initial public offering of a real estate investment trust at the top end of a marketed range, raising about S$1.6 billion, said three people with knowledge of the matter. Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust,BLOOMBERG - 97 words
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350 2013-02-27 36 WONG WEI HAN - Biomedical sector saw sharp decline last month, according to EDB figures MANUFACTURING WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Republic’s manufacturing output stumbled unexpectedly last month following a decline in the biomedical sector, while electronics’ lacklustre performance continued even as signs of improvement are finally surfacing. Industrial350 words
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317 2013-02-27 38 MOBILE PHONE RELEASE THE DAILY TELEGRAPH NEW YORK Samsung has confirmed speculation that it is to launch its new smartphone the much-anticipated Galaxy SIV at an event in New York on March 14. The Samsung Galaxy S IV model will stepTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 317 words
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Article, Illustration439 2013-02-27 39 HIRANAND SUNNY - HIRANAND SUNNY SINGAPORE —The Crysis games have always defined themselves as having gorgeous graphics with compelling gameplay, and Crysis 3 is no different. In it, you take on the role of Prophet as he returns to New York in 2047, 24 years after the events ofPHOTO: CRYTEK - 439 words
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Article, Illustration750 2013-02-27 40 LOW LIN FHOONG; DEBORAH ONG - New programme will provide more money and support for elite sportsmen HIGH PERFORMANCE SYSTEM LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY DEBORAH ONG SINGAPORE The Chinese New Year period may have ended, but the local sports fraternity was pleasantly surprised by a belated hongbao fromTODAY FILE PHOTO - 750 words
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331 2013-02-27 40 REUTERS SINGAPORE The political turf war between the Asian Tour and OneAsia is costing them at least one big-name sponsor in HSBC. The two rival golf circuits have been at loggerheads since OneAsia’s inception in 2009, with tournaments swapping handsREUTERS - 331 words
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267 2013-02-27 42 AGENCIES PETALING JAYA Controversial Thailand Football Association President Worawi Makudi has emerged as a leading candidate to replace Mohamed bin Hammam as President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Also in the running are Bahrain FA Chief Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, SaudiAGENCIES - 267 words
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Article, Illustration503 2013-02-27 42 CHARLES ONG, DEBORAH ONG - Despite challenges, F&B giant in it for the long haul SINGAPORE FOOTBALL CHARLES ONG, DEBORAH ONG charlesongzc@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Local food and beverage giant Yeo’s has renewed its title sponsorship with the S-League for the next three years. The deal for an undisclosed seven-figure sum was announcedPHOTO: FAS - 503 words
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Article, Illustration428 2013-02-27 44 PHILIP GOH - 2013 HSBC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS PHILIP GOH Deputy Sports Editor philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When Tseng Yani started the 2012 season by winning three of the LPGA Tour’s opening five events, many thought she would go on to dominate women’s golf, much like she did in 2011 when428 words
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Article42 2013-02-27 44 NBA Raptors 84 Washington 90, Pistons 103 Hawks 114, Nuggets 119 Lakers 108, Jazz 107 Celtics 110 (OT) English Premiership West Ham 2 Spurs 3 FA Cup (5th round) Middlesbrough vs Chelsea (mio TV Ch 111, Thursday, 3.40am)42 words
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Article, Illustration1400 2013-02-27 46 CHRISTOPHER TOH - LORD DAVID PUTTNAM ON MAKING ICONIC FILMS, THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND WHY REFLECTION IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg He has gone from being a noted film producer to a notable politician in Britain. And talking to Lord David Puttnam, 72, you getPHOTO: ALEX WESTCOTT - 1,400 words
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Article, Illustration554 2013-02-27 48 CHRISTOPHER TOH - Ewan McGregor denies any common elements’ between his new character and Obi-Wan Kenobi GIANT NEWS CHRISTOPHER TOH S ING A POR E —You’d be forgiven for thinking that one of the galaxy’s most venerable science fiction movies had morphed into Jack The Giant Slayer. After all,554 words
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Article, Illustration208 2013-02-27 50 GENEVIEVE LOH - REVIEW: BEKAS (PG13, 92 MIN) GENEVIEVE LOH SINGAPORE —Kurdish-born director Karzan Kader’s short film, Bekas, a sentimental tale of two homeless orphaned brothers living in Iraq during Saddam Hussein’s regime has become Kader’s debut feature film, touring the world’s film festivals and touching hearts everywhere. No wonder.208 words
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Article144 2013-02-27 50 SINGAPORE —It’s official. The awardwinning Sex.Violence.FamilyValues (SVFV) will be getting its long-await-ed theatrical release here in Cathay cinemas on March 14. It will also be showcased at the inaugural Asean International Film Festival in Kuching, Malaysia, from March 28 to 30. Directed, written and co-produced144 words
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