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Title Section24 2013-09-03 1 TODAY AbdiaCorp TUESDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /VI bdiaCorp TUESDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/201324 words
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815 2013-09-03 1 SUMITA SREEDHARAN, XUE JIANYUE - Bus fleet has grown by 300, with plans to add200 more on the roads by end of next year LESS CROWDING, SHORTER WAITING TIME SUMITA SREEDHARAN, XUE JIANYUE sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The rollout of new buses under the Government’s S$1.1 billion Bus Service815 words
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568 2013-09-03 1 IAN DE COTTA - IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The organising body of the English Premier League (EPL) has asked the Media Development Authority (MDA) to tackle the problem of illegal set-top boxes here which allow people to watch for free live broadcast568 words
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Advertisement181 2013-09-03 1 S’PORE’S FAMILIAR RELATIONSHIP WITH MYANMARCAN SERVE AS A FOUNDATION FOR BOTH NATIONS: SIMON TAY, NICHOLAS FANGCOMMENT&ANALYSIS 10 The all-new TODAYAPP FOR ANDROID SMARTPHONES exclusively available on Samsung Apps tdy.sg/newsandroidapp HOT NEWS 8 IS THE OSCARS THE NEXT STOP FOR ILO ILO? S$248 million spent and counting EPL clubs splurge on181 words
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hot news
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519 2013-09-03 2 ALARM OVER POSSIBLE ECONOMIC CONTAGION REUTERS PUTR AJAYA —Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday sought to sidestep political opponents and temper market jitters by cutting fuel subsidies to beef up the country’s fiscal position while pledging more help for poorREUTERS - 519 words
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450 2013-09-03 4 XUE JIANYUE - Transport Minister says it’s importantfor the committee to be thorough, have strong basis for their recommendations NO‘HARD TARGET’ XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew yesterday said he would not put a “hard target” on a highlevel panel studying public transport450 words
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592 2013-09-03 6 MOVES FALLS SHORT OF EXPLICIT SUPPORT AGENCIES CAIRO The Arab League has urged international action against the Syrian government to deter what it called the “ugly crime” of using chemical weapons. The call represents a major step towards supporting Western military strikes but isAGENCIES - 592 words
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238 2013-09-03 6 THE NEW YORK TIMES The Obama administration began a full-press campaign on Sunday for congressional approval of its plan to carry out a punitive strike against the Syrian government. The lobbying blitz stretched from Capitol Hill, where the administration held its firstTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 238 words
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736 2013-09-03 8 TAN WEIZHEN - Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten inks agreement to buy video-streaming site Viki for undisclosed sum ‘YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE IN SILICON VALLEY’ TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In what is said to be the biggest acquisition deal of a Singaporebased start-up, Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten736 words
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Article, Illustration300 2013-09-03 8 GENEVIEVE LOH - GENEVIEVE LOH SINGAPORE Film-maker Anthony Chen could very well add another feather to his already overflowing golden cap after his Cannes-win-ning film was officially selected as Singapore’s entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category of the Academy Awards next year,300 words
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Article, Illustration342 2013-09-03 8 SIAU MING EN - SIAU MING EN SIAUMINGEN WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY WOO SIAN BOON SINGAPORE The number of people who contracted dengue this year has exceeded the number in 2005 when Singapore experienced its worst epidemic. As of last Saturday, there were 15,329 people who fell ill due342 words
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comment &analysis
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Article, Illustration1251 2013-09-03 10 SIMON TAY, NICHOLAS FANG - THE JOSTLE FOR BUSINESS SIMON TAY, NICHOLAS FANG Simon Tay and Nicholas Fang are, respectively, Chairman and Executive Director of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA). The SIIA visited Myanmar recently at the invitation of its Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Myanmar’s political opening1,251 words
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Article, Illustration1163 2013-09-03 12 YURIKO KOIKE - ABENOMICS FOR EVERYONE YURIKO KOIKE Yuriko Koike, Japan’s former Defence Minister and national security adviser, was Chairwoman of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party and currently is a member of the National Diet. PROJECT SYNDICATE Once again, Japan is Asia’s odd country out. ForPROJECT SYNDICATE - 1,163 words
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Advertisement191 2013-09-03 10 “Reading Law was a challenge and I was able to expound my full potential at Stansfield. Lecturers were focused on developing epistemological reasoning and analytical skills and this makes Stansfield stand apart as a Law college.” Stansfield congratulates Mr Riyach Hussain who has been offered admissions into the Bachelor of191 words
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Advertisement33 2013-09-03 10 If Asia is to avoid lost decades of growth, its governments will need to embrace the type of all-encompassing reforms that Japan is undertaking. Abenomics, it seems, is for everyone. YURIKO KOIKE 1233 words
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Advertisement80 2013-09-03 11 Will you be able to afford the home you want? Have HDB and private home prices peaked? While middle-income Singaporeans will get more help buying 4-room flats, will 5-room and EC flats be farther out of reach? Or will resale prices take a plunge? Will the gap between HDB and80 words
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Advertisement18 2013-09-03 12 COMMENTARY Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or visit tdy.sg/comcrises3sept for the commentary.18 words
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Advertisement497 2013-09-03 15 SIM UNIVERSITY Manage Your Future The School of Arts and Social Sciences offers: An exciting and diverse range of quality programmes Courses that are carefully designed to hone students’ skills in critical analysis, creative thinking, and effective communication Programmes that develop practical, professional skills and specialised subject knowledge to help497 words
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voices
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309 2013-09-03 16 FARHAN FIRDAUS - FROM FARHAN FIRDAUS President, Voluntarius (Singapore) I was heartened to learn that there will be opportunities for youth to work closely with various non-profit organisations to kick-start the youth corps, a larger platform for youth volunteers (“PM dialogue: Community spirit topmost309 words
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255 2013-09-03 16 JOANNE TAN - FROM JOANNE TAN I refer to the letter “GEP no longer fits values of S’pore” by Ms Schutz Lee (Aug 29). I agree with the points she raised and would like to add another: The issue of having different cut-offs255 words
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276 2013-09-03 16 MICHELLE LEE JOO GEK - FROM MICHELLE LEE JOO GEK I refer to the letter “Allow ball games at void decks to promote healthy lifestyle, bonding” (Sept 2). I agree with the point about infusing kampung spirit into the heartlands. However, I can understand the276 words
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201 2013-09-03 17 JIMMY BENG KIAN SIEW - FROM JIMMY BENG KIAN SIEW As a practising urologist, I work with couples with fertility problems, looking after male problems in sub-fertil-ity. On several occasions, I have also suggested that my gynaecological counterparts ask their clients consider egg-freezing services, which is common201 words
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176 2013-09-03 17 JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG - FROM JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG I enjoyed reading the insightful commentary “Why so many chiefs?” (Sept 2). As a former human resource practitioner who used to be known as the personnel department manager I can vouch that an impressive-sounding job title plays a pivotal176 words
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184 2013-09-03 17 TEO KOK SEAH - FROM TEO KOK SEAH I refer to the letter “Keeping NDP at floating platform has advantages” (Aug 30). While I agree that the Marina Bay floating platform is a good location for the staging of the National Day Parade (NDP), it184 words
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Article, Illustration687 2013-09-03 18 NEO CHAI CHIN - PROFIT ‘LESS IMPORTANT THAN MISSION’ NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E —One passionately affirmed her belief that the church’s bond investments were genuine, another said the bond issuer’s profitability was less important than its mission of evangelism.687 words
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Article, Illustration517 2013-09-03 19 SIAU MING EN - SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A POR E Employers have been urged to pay heavy-vehicle drivers, such as those who drive tipper trucks, a fixed monthly salary and assign them with “a reasonable number of trips” daily, ratherTODAY FILE PHOTO - 517 words
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438 2013-09-03 20 EMILY LIU - ‘MINDLESS’ SNACKING EMILY LIU emilyrliu@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Couch potatoes may have gotten their fair share of nagging from both loved ones and scientists to get off the sofa and start exercising. Now, a new study has thrown up a different438 words
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Article, Illustration461 2013-09-03 22 12.3% of Singapore students highly proficient in science, mathematics and reading S’PORE SECOND TO SHANGHAI SINGAPORE To satisfy the growing demand for high-level skills in knowl-edge-based 21st-century economies, school systems need to increase the proportion of their students who are top performers, the Organisation forSOURCE: OECD - 461 words
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388 2013-09-03 22 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Teenagers in the United Kingdom will be forced to continue studying English and maths if they fail to get good enough marks in the two subjects at the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examinations under governmentTHE GUARDIAN - 388 words
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Article, Illustration750 2013-09-03 23 Comments by senior officials suggest investigations linked to larger, secret inquiry: Sources ‘STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS OF QUESTIONING’ THE NEW YORK TIMES HONG KONG The investigation of a senior Chinese official responsible for overseeing state-owned corporations is part of a larger corruption investigation encroachingTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTOS: REUTERS - 750 words
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435 2013-09-03 24 LATEST MEASURES IN ‘WAR AGAINST PM2.5 PARTICLES’ REUTERS BEIJING The Chinese authorities unveiled yet another slew of measures yesterday to curb a choking pollution problem in the capital, including limiting the number of new vehicles on the roads and closing orREUTERS - 435 words
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world
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Article, Illustration481 2013-09-03 26 HOPES OF BEING REINSTATED DASHED THE NEW YORK TIMES CAIRO —Egypt’s chief prosecutor on Sunday ordered former President Mohamed Morsi and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders to stand trial on charges, including inciting murder, the state news media reported, dimming hopes ofTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: AP - 481 words
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352 2013-09-03 26 AP MANILA —Philippine officials said yesterday that President Benigno Aquino cancelled a trip to a Chinese trade fair after Beijing demanded that he first withdraw a legal complaint over disputed territories in the South China Sea. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang YiAP - 352 words
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525 2013-09-03 27 Journalist says secret documents from whistle-blower Snowden reveal that NSA targeted communications AP RIO DE JANEIRO —The United States National Security Agency’s (NSA) spy programme targeted the communications of the Brazilian and Mexican Presidents and, in the case of Mexico’s leader, accessedAP - 525 words
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Article, Illustration349 2013-09-03 28 AGENCIES SEOUL The two Koreas yesterday began their first meeting of a joint committee to oversee the reopening of the jointly operated Kaesong industrial park two days after Pyongyang shunned a United States envoy seeking the release of an American sentenced to 15AGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 349 words
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445 2013-09-03 28 One of Japan’s two working reactors also to be shut today FACILITY’S EMBATTLED OPERATOR OVERWHELMED AGENCIES TOK YO Japan vowed quick, decisive action, including the use of public funds, to tackle the worsening problem of contaminated water pouring from the wrecked FukushimaAGENCIES - 445 words
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322 2013-09-03 28 AGENCIES MOHMANDARA DISTRICT (AFGHANISTAN) Militants attacked an American base in Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan yesterday, setting off bombs, torching vehicles and shutting down a key road used by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply trucks, officials said. At least three people apparentlyAGENCIES - 322 words
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Advertisement215 2013-09-03 28 I From a Poly Diploma to a UK Bachelor's degree in ONE year! BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (Hons) FINAL YEAR 11 th Intake > ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING > DIGITAL SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING y Next intake: 02 December 2013 I y Full-time Part-time Classes V Completion in 12 months for215 words
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business
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580 2013-09-03 30 LEE YEN NEE - Shares jump 112%, with 174 million worth S$196m changing hands S$1.12-A-SHARE OFFER LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —China Minzhong Food Corp, which a week ago had its market value almost halved following an attack by United States short-seller Glaucus Research, yesterday recovered all580 words
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415 2013-09-03 30 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s factories had their best growth in months last month as domestic demand made up for weak exports, though lacklustre performances from other regional manufacturers tempered hopes that Asian workshops are on the edge of a solid recovery. Outside ofAGENCIES - 415 words
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485 2013-09-03 31 NICOLETTE ONG - MediaCorp Subaru Challenge is back with bigger prizes, but it is also set to get tougher ENDURANCE IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND NICOLETTE ONG nicoletteong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The MediaCorp Subaru Challenge The Asian Face-Off has been billed as Asia’s toughest and biggest endurance contest. But it485 words
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Advertisement192 2013-09-03 31 How to participate Call MediaCorp’s radio stations Only S’poreans and PRs aged 18 and above are eligible. Visit Motor Image’s I LOVE SUBARU Facebook page Participate in activities on the page to qualify directly. Participate in LostPaws activities Five spots will be given as part of the free online community192 words
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technology
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Article, Illustration519 2013-09-03 32 Shipments of large-screen phones on par with those of tablets, laptops combined UNLIKELY TO SEE AN APPLE VERSION THIS YEAR THE GUARDIAN LONDON “Phablets”, the large-display phones with screen sizes of between five and seven inches diagonally, sold as well as tablets and laptops combined inTHE GUARDIAN; PHOTO: SAMSUNG - 519 words
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sports
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Article, Illustration779 2013-09-03 33 At press time, big-name moves imminent on transfer deadline day WHO’S MOVING AND WHO’S STAYING? AGENCIES LONDON —Liverpool increased their number of summer signings to eight on transfer deadline day yesterday when the Reds recruited young defenders Mamadou Sakho and Tiago Ilori fromAGENCIES; PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES - 779 words
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Article, Illustration1148 2013-09-03 34 Gareth Bale may be the latest and biggest name to leave the Premier League, and other big names may have shunned it. Doesn’t matter. The EPL will still grow and thrive without them. It is that big, and that popular, says The NewTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES - 1,148 words
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Article, Illustration550 2013-09-03 35 ADELENE WONG - School loses Boys ‘C’ Div basketball final for the fourth time in five years CLOSE BATTLE FOR THE CROWN ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —There are schools that become powerhouses by winning national titles in a sport several times in a row. And then therePHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN - 550 words
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256 2013-09-03 35 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE —A three-month stint in South Korea paid off for the Republic’s Joel Tseng, who last week became the first Singaporean judoka to win a bout at the world championship level. Making his debut at the International Judo Federation (IJF)256 words
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Article, Illustration242 2013-09-03 35 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE —The Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) is on the hunt for a new CEO after the resignation of Bobby Lee (picture) last month to join the healthcare industry. Lee joined the SBA in March 2011, overseeing the setting up of the242 words
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Article, Illustration603 2013-09-03 36 WHEN RISING STAR MEETS WORLD NO 1 AGENCIES N E W YO R K The US Open is not looking very American going into the second week after Marcel Granollers sent Tim Smyczek crashing out on Sunday, ensuring the host country will not haveAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 603 words
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Advertisement36 2013-09-03 37 TUESDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2013 40 42 OSCAR RUN ANTHONY CHEN’S ILO ILO GETS ACADEMY AWARD CONSIDERATION THE WRITE STUFF WHAT ONE CAN EXPECT FROM THIS YEAR’S S’PORE WRITERS FEST PHOTO: JASON HO; ARTWORK: NG BOON CHEW36 words
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Article, Illustration1299 2013-09-03 38 MAY SEAH - REBECCA LIM AND ROMEO TAN ARE THE SPANKING NEW A-LISTERS MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg Ever since the first caveman dared to burp louder than his chief, precipitating a shift in the balance of power, we humans have known that being on top is no guarantee that1,299 words
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Article, Illustration156 2013-09-03 41 DON MENDOZA - DON MENDOZA SINGAPORE —Famous confectionery Lady M is opening its first Asian outlet in Singapore on Sunday. The much-talked-about brand, known for its mille crepes, has been a fixture in the New York food scene for the past 12 years, with clients that includePHOTO: LADY M - 156 words
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