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Title Section24 2014-02-05 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) 053/06/201324 words
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Article, Illustration68 2014-02-05 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 somePHOTO: MICROSOFT - 68 words
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Article, Illustration551 2014-02-05 1 WOO SIAN BOON, SIAU MING EN - 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.PHOTO: DON WONG - 551 words
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669 2014-02-05 1 NG JING YNG, TIARA HAMARIAN - 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 kept669 words
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Advertisement108 2014-02-05 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 in108 words
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hot news
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Article, Illustration644 2014-02-05 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 declineAGENCIES; SOURCE: BLOOMBERG - 644 words
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406 2014-02-05 2 LEE YEN NEE - 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 said406 words
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678 2014-02-05 4 SIAU MING EN - 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) on678 words
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416 2014-02-05 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 slightly416 words
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768 2014-02-05 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,THE NEW YORK TIMES - 768 words
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560 2014-02-05 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 themCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 560 words
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comment &analysis
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Article, Illustration828 2014-02-05 12 DEVADAS KRISHNADAS - 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 in828 words
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Article, Illustration957 2014-02-05 13 WILLIAM PESEK - 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-gradeBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 957 words
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Article, Illustration691 2014-02-05 15 KARIM RASLAN - 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 rupiah691 words
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Advertisement20 2014-02-05 12 The rupiah is not in good shape; it is currently one of the worst-performing currencies in Asia. KARIM RASLAN 1520 words
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Advertisement124 2014-02-05 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.124 words
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voices
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447 2014-02-05 16 JACE LOI CHEN MIN - 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 done447 words
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222 2014-02-05 16 CHRISTOPHER GEE - 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, but222 words
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228 2014-02-05 18 CAROLINE CHUNG - 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 is228 words
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98 2014-02-05 18 JONATHAN WONG - 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 remarks98 words
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181 2014-02-05 18 RAYMOND ANTHONY FERNANDO - 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 the181 words
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106 2014-02-05 18 EMAN LIM - 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 social106 words
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singapore
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Article, Illustration702 2014-02-05 20 XUE JIANYUE - 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 threePHOTO: DON WONG - 702 words
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198 2014-02-05 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 BusinessCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 198 words
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401 2014-02-05 21 TIARA HAMARIAN - 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 undergo401 words
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185 2014-02-05 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 there185 words
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420 2014-02-05 22 XUE JIANYUE - 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 Excellence420 words
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183 2014-02-05 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 toCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 183 words
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206 2014-02-05 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 andCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 206 words
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466 2014-02-05 23 KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN - 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 it466 words
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Article, Illustration104 2014-02-05 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) ofPHOTO: KOH MUI FONG - 104 words
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Advertisement126 2014-02-05 20 !Are you a Coffee Drinker? Looking for men and women: Overweight Chinese, Indian or Malay 35 to 69 years old Non-smoker No diabetes No high blood pressure Coffee drinkers (1 or more cups daily) This study at National University of Singapore (NUS) and sponsored by Nestle will investigate the influence126 words
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Advertisement14 2014-02-05 21 HEALTH BETTER USE OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES URGED, AS 50% OFCANCERS ‘CAN BE AVOIDED’ 2514 words
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health
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Article, Illustration1078 2014-02-05 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 manyTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: THINKSTOCK - 1,078 words
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400 2014-02-05 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 AgencyREUTERS - 400 words
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china&india
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Article, Illustration686 2014-02-05 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 moreTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 686 words
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697 2014-02-05 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,REUTERS - 697 words
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world
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461 2014-02-05 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 MentriAGENCIES - 461 words
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204 2014-02-05 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 wasAGENCIES - 204 words
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457 2014-02-05 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 ofAGENCIES - 457 words
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221 2014-02-05 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 theREUTERS - 221 words
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Advertisement374 2014-02-05 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 Michelle374 words
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business
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448 2014-02-05 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 muchDOW JONES - 448 words
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399 2014-02-05 31 LEE YEN NEE - 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 refinery399 words
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220 2014-02-05 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 sharesTHE FINANCIAL TIMES - 220 words
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technology
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231 2014-02-05 32 REUTERS S EOU L Samsung Electronics will unveil a new version of its flagship Galaxy S smartphone this month, but few expect that features such as a bigger screen will lead to a sharp jump in sales, givenREUTERS - 231 words
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