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  • 24 1 TODAY AbdiaCorp WEDNESDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 2014 MICA (P) 053/06/2013 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /VI bdiaCorp WEDNESDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 2014 MICA (P) 053/06/2013
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  • 68 1 REDMOND (WASHINGTON) Microsoft has named MrSatya Nadella as its CEO. Company founder Bill Gates is also relinquishing the role of Chairman to become Technology Adviser. Mr Nadella, who was born in India and has worked at Microsoft for 22 years, has been an executive in some
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  • 551 1  -  WOO SIAN BOON, SIAU MING EN sianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The dry spell in Singapore over the past few weeks has prompted national water agency PUB to ramp up the supply of NEWater and desalinated water to maintain water levels in the reservoirs.
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  • 669 1  -  New subsidy framework to give poor and middle income assurance that premiums will always be affordable: Gan ‘AVOIDING CROSS-SUBSIDISATION BETWEEN GENERATIONS KEY’ NG JING YNG, TIARA HAMARIAN jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Under a subsidy framework, premiums for the MediShield Life scheme will be kept
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    • 108 1 S’POREANS HAVE TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES TO THINK OF COUNTRY AND NOT JUST SELF ALONE: DEVADAS KRISHNADAS COMMENT&ANALYSIS 12 Download the new TODAY ANDROID APPSFOR SMARTPHONES tdy.sg/todaydroidmobile AND TABLETS tdy.sg/todaydroidtablet Rebate* on groceries, health beauty and movies Plus, refuel at Caltex with the S$500 ANZ StarCash prepaid card and delight in
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  • hot news
    • 644 2 NIKKEI SUFFERS WORST DAILY DECLINE SINCE JUNE AGENCIES SINGAPORE Asian stock markets fell sharply again yesterday after disappointing data from the United States sparked fears of slowing growth in the world’s largest economy, with the Japanese bourse suffering its worst daily decline
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    • 406 2  -  LEE YEN NEE SINGAPORE —While the weaker-than-expected data out of the United States and China rattled stock markets globally, analysts said Singapore’s economy remained on sound footing and on track to grow by 3.5 to 4.5 per cent this year. They said
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    • 678 4  -  Activist groups laud information as objective and aligning with globally accepted scien tific standards DATA DEVELOPED WITH HELP FROM PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLORS: HPB SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —An FAQ section on sexuality posted by the Health Promotion Board (HPB) on
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    • 416 6 PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS POINT TO ISSUE WITH CALL-PROCESSING SOFTWARE: TELCO SINGAPORE M1 mobile subscribers could not make calls, send and receive SMSes or surf the Net for most of yesterday morning, after the telco suffered its third major service disruption in slightly
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    • 768 8 Beijing to spend S$187.8b on defence this year, up from S$176.7b, according to report OFFICIAL FIGURES TO BE RELEASED NEXT MONTH THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING —China already spends more on its military than any country in the world except the United States. Now,
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    • 560 10 Details of package will be announced by PM Lee on Sunday at party to pay tribute to older Singaporeans KEY FOCUS TO BE ON HEALTHCARE COSTS CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The country’s pioneer generation will enjoy the benefits of a new package meant for them
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    • 184 4 BECOME A GLOBALLY CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL Global Science Technology Forum STEERING INNOVATION, SERVING SOCIETY www.globalslf.org CLOUD COMPUTING CLOUD SECURITY fTTTTl BUSINESS ANALYTICS BIG DATA KIT?! DATA QUALITY GOVERNANCE INTERNET OF THINGS (loT) fTITTl Delivered by leading authorities and experts in their respective areas of specialization CITREP Expanded supports 70% of the
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    • 9 4 HOT NEWS PIONEER GENERATION PACKAGE ‘A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT’ 10
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    • 162 8 At Swissotel The Stamford Escape to Romance At A Sky-High Altitude JAAN 14 15 February 2014 8-course set dinner menu $680++ per couple inclusive of two glasses of Krug Grand Cuvee and a Valentine’s Day rose Equinox Restaurant 14 15 February 2014 5-course deluxe set dinner menu $525++ per couple
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    • 73 10 w EYE CLINIC LASIK AIM FOR PILOT VISION At W Eye Clinic, we maintain high standards of service and safety using processes akin to those in aviation. Find out more about performance vision at our LASIK public forums. i fes V Forum Speaker Dr. Gerard Nan Medical Director 2.00PM, FEB
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  • comment &analysis
    • 828 12  -  SINGAPORE AT 50: THINKING IN TERMS OF COUNTRY AND NOT SELF ALONE DEVADAS KRISHNADAS Devadas Krishnadas is the Managing Director of Future-Moves, a strategic risk consultancy. This commentary is adapted from a chapter in his new book, Sensing Singapore: Reflections in
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    • 957 13  -  WHEN CITIZENS LOOK TO THE PAST FOR ANSWERS, TODAY’S LEADERS HAVE TO DO BETTER WILLIAM PESEK Tokyo-based William Pesek won the 2010 Society of American Business Editors and Writers prize for commentary. BLOOMBERG Indonesia is growing at 6 per cent, has rejoined the ranks of invest-ment-grade
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    • 691 15  -  SUCCESSFUL BOND SALES MAY BE A SIGN OF GOOD THINGS TO COME KARIM RASLAN Karim Raslan is a columnist who divides his time between Indonesia and Malaysia. Indonesia conducted two rupi-ah-denominated bond sales last month, on Jan 7 and 21, raising 10 trillion rupiah
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    • 20 12 The rupiah is not in good shape; it is currently one of the worst-performing currencies in Asia. KARIM RASLAN 15
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    • 171 13 ;s: isM S 2 BB &MDIS founded 1956 Management Development Institute of Singapore Where lifelong learning begins MDIS Business School MARKETS ARE CREATED WHEN YOU THINK BIGGER At MDIS Business School, we offer courses awarded by highly acclaimed universities to ensure you'll gain insights to create new markets for the
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    • 98 14 cm Share your idea at 'mm www.singapore50.sg Uncle Wngo City Square Mall From now til 16 February 2013 1pm to 9pm Daily City Square Mall 180 Kitchener Road River Hongbao 2014 29 Jan to 8 Feb 2014 1pm to 11pm daily The Float Marina Bay 20 Raffles Ave PastaMania’s 4th
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    • 124 15 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY MBA Being strategically located in the central business district of Singapore, and with Asia leading the world's economic growth, SMU is at the epicentre of global business. The SMU MBA programme is taught by a world-class faculty comprising thought leaders from renowned universities and leading global companies.
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  • voices
    • 447 16  -  FROM JACE LOI CHEN MIN It is interesting to read the Prime Minister’s take on why Singaporean youth are well placed for the future. (“S’pore youth well equipped to face future challenges: PM”; Jan 29) I agree that Singapore has done
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    • 222 16  -  FROM CHRISTOPHER GEE An incomplete understanding of Member of Parliament Denise Phua’s proposed school system led the writer of “Many Singaporeans’ parenting style not helping children succeed” (Feb 4) to the incorrect underlying issue. Poor parenting does hurt a child’s future, but
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    • 228 18  -  FROM CAROLINE CHUNG I refer to the report “More job vacancies in 2013 than year before” (Jan 28). The highest number of positions vacant for at least six months was in the service and sales sectors: 8,080 last year, which is
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    • 98 18  -  FROM JONATHAN WONG I refer to this week’s VoicesTODAY topic, “Clamp down on cyber-bullies?” Clear boundaries should be set for what is permitted online and what is not. For example, the law need not protect gentlemen such as Mr Anton Casey; if one’s remarks
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    • 181 18  -  FROM RAYMOND ANTHONY FERNANDO The Prime Minister’s initiative to recognise our pioneer generation through a special event at the Istana and “a little hongbao” will be well received by those who helped build the nation in its early years of independence. Just as the
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    • 106 18  -  FROM EMAN LIM A hawker centre is one of the few places where food is still affordable for all, so the National Environment Agency should indeed continue to manage the centres. (“Hawkers express preference for NEA management”; Feb 2, online) If social
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    • 14 16 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices
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    • 539 18 SOME SAW A RESTLESS CHILD, WE SAW TOMORROW’S NEXT GREAT CHEF. WALK-IN INTERVIEW Human Resources Department (entry via security check point) 10 February 2014 (Monday) 11 February 2014 (Tuesday) 0900 1700hrs Please bring along your NRIC Passport. The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore 7 Raffles Avenue Singapore *****9 Tel: 6434 5084 Join
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    • 18 18 LETTER THE WORTH OF WORDS ONLINE Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/ words5feb for Joachim Sim’s letter.
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  • singapore
    • 702 20  -  23 TRAINEES HAVE FILLED THE 50 PLACES AVAILABLE XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —In contrast to the strong initial interest, fewer than half of the places offered under a scheme to learn from famous hawkers here have been taken up so far more than three
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    • 198 20 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded Aedge Holdings Pte Ltd a two-year contract worth about S$3.4 million to operate three City Direct services from Hougang, Bedok and Eunos to the Central Business
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    • 401 21  -  TIARA HAMARIAN tiarabtemh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE To create greater awareness of the need for regular cancer screening, the Singapore Cancer Society (SCS) is sponsoring three types of screening breast, cervical and colorectal for Singaporeans who turn 50 this year. Eligible citizens can choose to undergo
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    • 185 21 SINGAPORE —The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) is activating the release of its national stockpile of granite, in light of the temporary disruption in the supply of granite from Indonesia. The national stockpile for granite was last activated in 2007, when there
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    • 420 22  -  FACULTY MEMBERS TO BE COACHED BY 12 AWARD-WINNING PROFESSORS AND LECTURERS XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has started a new academy staffed with some of its best teachers to raise teaching standards at the institution. The NTU Teaching Excellence
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    • 183 22 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The National Environment Agency (NEA) has advised the public to stay away from parts of the beaches on Kusu and St John’s islands following an oil spill last week. It has also advised the public to
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    • 206 22 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —After four months of public consultation, the Republic has taken the final step in its bid to get the Singapore Botanic Gardens declared a World Heritage Site, by submitting documents detailing the gardens’ historical, economic and
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    • 466 23  -  Operations manager of dog farm had been handed the AVA’s logo stamp by mistake KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN spykermankf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Handed a rubber stamp bearing the logo of the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) by mistake, Tan Moh Tien decided to keep it
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    • 104 23 Mr Ow Wai Kit (centre) receiving the winner’s cheque from Mr Tng Ah Yiam, Managing Director (Group P urc h as i n g M erc h an d i s i n g an d I n t erna ti ona l Trading) of
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    • 14 21 HEALTH BETTER USE OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES URGED, AS 50% OFCANCERS ‘CAN BE AVOIDED’ 25
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    • 397 22 h TMC Academy Every Step With You Get your dream career by obtaining a RECOGNISED QUALIFICATION Every person has aspirations and should be given the right opportunity to turn them into reality. At TMC, we share our students’ aspirations as our very own. Not only do we believe in them,
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    • 339 23 Standard Cg Chartered £5 Here for good things to worry about ways to protect what matters most M enjoyable trip tmm E MS! •C\ It’s good when there’s less to worry and more to enjoy Whether you’re travelling for work or pleasure, the Ultimate Car Protector and Enhanced Travel Protector
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  • health
    • 1078 24 NO CURE BUT STUDIES OFFER HOPE OF MILDER REACTIONS, PREVENTION FROM YOUNG THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Peanut allergy has become a nemesis for increasing numbers of children and parents in recent years, forcing them to maintain nutfree households and prompting many
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    • 400 25 REUTERS LONDON Governments must make better use of vaccines and preventive public health policies in the fight against cancer as treatment alone cannot stem the disease, said a World Health Organization (WHO) agency. The WHO’s International Agency
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    • 92 24 FOOT Bye Bye Blisters! "U/e- \ow& shoe/?! But some cut and rub our feet causing raw skin, hot spots and blisters. Non-greasy Foot Glide balm with plant-derived ingredients let us wear flats, dress, strappies, sneakers, boots, heels, stilettos, whatever we want!" I FOOT I /EfE ANTI BLISTER t,c FOOT GLIDE
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    • 767 25 ADVERTISING FEATURE -r“ WHAT IS COLORECTAL CANCER? ASK THE CANCER EXPERT 5 EDITION Colorectal cancer originates from the tissues of the colon (the longest part of the large intestine) or rectum (the last several inches of the large intestine before the anus). Most colorectal cancers are adenocarcinomas (cancers that begin
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  • china&india
    • 686 26 High taxes in China encourage newly affluent consumers to buy luxury goods overseas TWO-THIRDS OF LUXURY-ITEM PURCHASES BY CHINESE IN 2013 MADE OUTSIDE CHINA THE NEW YORK TIMES PARIS A growing wave of newly affluent Chinese is taking advantage of more
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    • 697 27 REUTERS SHANGHAI —Beijing’s clampdown on new car registrations is creating a scramble for licence plates and fuelling a boom on the black market, where prices have hit as high as US$33,000 (S$42,000) almost double the price of China’s best-selling car,
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    • 15 26 I’m Senior I’m LovingJt Are you above 50 years old? Want to find out about...
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  • world
    • 461 28 Opposition leader wants to deal with rise in religious and racial tensions in the state STATE GOVT HELD TO RANSOM BY RACE ISSUES, HE SAYS AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has acknowledged that Selangor could get a new Mentri
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    • 204 28 AGENCIES Acting on complaints from the Christian community, the Malaysian Internet watchdog has had several allegedly anti-Christian Facebook pages removed. “We contacted Facebook (administrators) and several such fan pages have been removed,” the Chairman of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission was
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    • 457 29 AGENCIES BANGKOK —Thailand’s main opposition party yesterday petitioned a court to annul last weekend’s disrupted national election, launching a legal challenge that could prolong the deeply divided country’s political paralysis. The Democrat Party’s petition to the Constitutional Court also urged the dissolution of
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    • 221 29 REUTERS China has cancelled a deal to buy 1.2 million tonnes of Thai rice after Bangkok’s anti-corruption agency launched investigations into a state rice-buying scheme, said the Thai Commerce Minister yesterday. The cancellation will add to the pressure on the
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    • 374 29 Curator Tour: Art and the Sciences Wed, 5 Feb 7.30pm 8.30pm Peranakan Museum $15. Tickets available at SAM and SISTIC. Discover how visual artists such as Hazel Lim, use research and documentation as a way of establishing new critical meaning in contemporary art, on a tour with Biennale curator Michelle
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  • business
    • 448 30 BIGGEST OVERSEAS IPO BY A KOREAN FIRM DOW JONES SINGAPORE —South Korean retail giant Lotte Shopping has received approval from the Singapore Exchange for an initial public offering of its shopping malls in a deal that could raise as much
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    • 399 31  -  LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@med iacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE The Republic’s position as an energy and chemicals hub will get a further boost with the Singapore Refining Company’s (SRC) decision to invest more than US$500 million (S$634.9 million) to add new facilities at its refinery
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    • 220 31 THE FINANCIAL TIMES HONG KONG —Investors ditched Lenovo shares after the four-day Chinese New Year holiday, as weekend speculation of a third acquisition by the Chinese computer-maker in as many weeks added to concerns about its aggressive deal-making. Lenovo’s shares
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    • 159 30 V Si '<r s' 4 A.' tf >->i ■v aw Cosy up to an intimate Valentine’s Day at Rochester Park Fall head over heels with the rustic charm and tranquil surroundings of Rochester Park. It’s the perfect place to spend an evening with your Valentine over a romantic alfresco dinner.
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  • technology
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    • 146 33 Job Opportunities Briefing for Maritime Officers Do you look forward to a career at sea? Sailing across the world? Look no further, opportunities await! d Join us at our briefing to discover the career prospects of our Maritime Officers training programme Date 12 Feb 2014, Wed Time :10am or 2pm
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  • sports
    • 396 34  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Two key members of the Singapore Athletic Association (SAA) have quit as the national sports association looks to inject fresh ideas and personnel ahead of the 2015 South-east Asian (SEA) Games in Singapore. Loh Chan Pew,
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    • 656 34  -  Rival coach says Singapore are a different side from team that they beat 4-0 last year 2015 ASIAN CUP QUALIFIERS IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE JORDAN 1 3 SINGAPORE —Jordan may have delivered on their promise to secure qualification in Singapore for the
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