Today, 24 February 2014

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      Lock icon Boosting productivity will need a change of mindset, businesses say
      715 2  -  Time to think about altering the ‘mindware’, and giving employees greater say in improving efficiency DPM CALLS FOR CHANGE IN ATTITUDES IN PROCESS OF ECONOMIC STRUCTURING WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —After Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam called for a
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      Hike in duties likely to deter heavy smokers, drinkers: Straw poll
      632 4  -  THOSE WHO INDULGE FOR SOCIAL PURPOSES LESS AFFECTED XUE JIANYUE SINGAPORE The steep hike in duties for alcohol and tobacco starting last Friday is likely to discourage heavy consumers from smoking and drinking, while those who indulge for social
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      Lock icon Two dead in explosion in Bangkok shopping district
      644 8 RED SHIRTS HOLD MEETING TO DISCUSS RESPONSE TO CRISIS AGENCIES BANGKOK —An apparent grenade explosion at an anti-government protest site in Thailand’s capital killed two people yesterday, a day after an attack at a similar demonstration in an eastern province killed a
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      Lock icon M’sian groups slam calls to remove race from official forms
      591 10 National unity minister says move is meant as major step towards single national identity RULING COALITION’S MALAYSIAN CHINESE ASSOCIATION BACKS PROPOSAL AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Pro-Malay groups yesterday railed against calls to remove the “race” category from official forms in Malaysia,
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      Lock icon MCA SET TO RETURN TO GOVERNMENT
      185 10 AGENCIES After a nine-month absence, the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) is set to rejoin the Najib administration. Despite protests in the runup to its extraordinary general meeting yesterday, 1,973 out of 1,982 delegates, or 99.5 per cent, overwhelmingly voted for their leaders to accept
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      127 4 1 Vj. 3 2 > 0 s V orkfare WORK TRAIN. MORE TO GAIN! With the enhancement of the Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) Scheme, even self-employed can get up tO $234 in cash and $2,099 in Medisave! if you are eligible, simply declare your income and contribute to Medisave by
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      11 4 VOICES RAISING LIQUOR TAX MAY HELP SOLVE PROBLEM OF DRUNKARDS 17
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      193 5 IkiaMi m -cz. _U rr ii Hong Kong's Evolving Harbour Eubibition Victoria Harbour, an iconic and historic feature of Hong Kong, is the backdrop for an instantly recognisable cityscape. Victoria Harbour and its harbourfront areas are being enhanced and revitalised to create a vibrant and connected world-class waterfront that is
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  • Article
    TALKS CONTINUE IN SINGAPORE TO CLINCH MASSIVE TRADE DEAL
    196 6 The 12 nations involved in Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade negotiations continued efforts yesterday to clinch a deal at a ministerial meeting in Singapore, with each country engaging in bilateral talks on the margin of a plenary session. One of the
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      135 10 H Sign up for our General Education Programme to get your GCE '1ST and "O' Level qualifications! Registration opens Mon 24 Feb to Fri 7 Mar 2014. Classes begin from Mon 24 Feb 2014. SINGAPORE QUALITY AWARD 2011 WINNER COURSES AND STUDY CENTRES HOW TO APPLY FEES PER SUBJECT REVISION
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  • comment &analysis
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      Lock icon Budget 2014 is about doing the right thing
      1151 12  -  FROM CARING FOR PIONEERS TO RAISING CPF CONTRIBUTIONS EUGENE K B TAN Eugene K B Tan is Associate Professor of law at the Singapore Management University School of Law and a Nominated Member of Parliament. There are some who describe Budget 2014
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      Lock icon How to get a job at Google
      1068 14  -  WHY GOOD GRADES ARE NOT ALWAYS TOP PRIORITY THOMAS L FRIEDMAN Thomas Friedman is a New York Times columnist and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner. Last June, in an interview with Mr Adam Bryant of The New York Times, Mr Laszlo Bock, Senior Vice-President
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      35 12 Google’s Mr Laszlo Bock noted that the company had determined that ‘GPAs are worthless as a criteria for hiring and test scores are worthless... We found that they don’t predict anything’. THOMAS L FRIEDMAN 14
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      117 13 CHANNEL NEWSASIA LUMINARY AWARDS 2014 CHANNEL NEWSASIA LUMINARY LEADERSHIP FORUM 2014 Now in its fourth year, the Channel NewsAsia Luminary Awards not only gives due recognition to the best business minds in Asia, it also inspires and motivates the business community and industrialists to achieve excellence in their respective fields.
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      115 14 JAPAN AIRLINES maEGONOmY/SUIBERimUlUEIFARE!!. Japan. Endless Discovery. y«i|>oi/vN JNTO Singapore to TokyplSpeciallpromotion}!! jgu, s&y/SMUUS HQtl/ A$3AQ. plus airport taxes fuel surcharge etcT(+approx S$442.2O20 *taxes and fuel surcharge are subject to changes. Departure Period: 01APR14~31MAY14 (Except for 26APR14-07MAY14) Sale Period 15FEB14-31MAR14 JAL Economy cflsa QSTmm New!! Singapore Tokyo Flight schedule f The
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  • voices
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      What price innovation in S’pore?
      544 16  -  ISAY LAI KOK FUNG The writer is CEO of BuzzCity, a Singapore-based multinational company that specialises in mobile advertising. He is also Adjunct Professor at the School of Computing, National University of Singapore. He started his career in the Information Technology Institute, a now-defunct, governmentfunded
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    • Article
      Equal concern for all, but rights are subject to justice and morality
      456 17  -  FROM WEE JIA MIN In “Individual rights are just as important as shared values” (Feb 21), Ms Desiree Lim disagreed with Mr Makoto Hong that “Openness in society should be premised on shared values” (Feb 17). Both viewpoints
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    • Article
      Raising liquor tax may help solve problem of drunkards
      92 17  -  EXTENDING IT WOULD SEE HIGHER INTEREST: ANALYSTS FROM EMAN LIM The increase in liquor duties as part of Budget 2014, in line with the Government’s social objectives, is a good move. (“Industry surprised as duties for liquor raised by 25 per
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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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      205 17 ii m\m k l l ■3 ■at Jensen Photo by Christian Li ‘vtrigcryo' Coron Book < your flights today! > ILOILO to PALAWAN Fly via all fare of at an n 380 SGD In Coron Island, 75% of the forest's overlying limestone rocks are still intact. The Kayangan Lake which
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  • singapore
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Students, Nee Soon South residents clean up neighbourhood
      119 18 About 260 Yishun Junior College students and teachers partnered with Nee Soon South residents to clean up the neighbourhood yesterday as part of the constituency’s monthly litter-picking session. The students and residents also visited households to remind them to prepare for the
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      Lock icon Govt may extend buyback scheme to bigger flats
      510 18  -  Ministry had received feedback to expand scheme despite low take-up rate AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Despite the low take-up rate so far, the Government is considering expanding a scheme that allows the elderly to sell part of their flat’s lease back to
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      Lock icon Bird spotted again at Sungei Buloh after 19 years
      282 19 SINGAPORE —Nineteen years after it was first ringed here, a Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) a large wading bird was spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on Jan 29, marking the longest record for the repeat sighting of an individual Whimbrel species here.
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      Lock icon Play time important in early childhood development: Heng
      301 19 related to play in early childhood. ADditional reporting channelnewsasia SINGAPORE —Families with young children yesterday took part in Singapore’s first family festival celebrating unstructured, free play. The event, Back to Play! A Tampines Learning Initiative, sought to demonstrate the value of open-end-ed
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon China sends govt teams to investigate pollution
      398 20 Inspectors to visit construction sites, some factories; those found violating standards will be publicly identified HEAVY SMOG ENGULFING ABOUT 15% OF COUNTRY, INCLUDING BEIJING REUTERS BEIJING China has sent teams of investigators to parts of the country worst hit by air pollution as
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      Lock icon India’s Modi widens lead in new opinion poll
      526 20 REUTERS NEW DELHI India’s opposition leader Narendra Modi has widened his lead as candidate to become India’s Prime Minister and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will probably emerge as the single largest party in coming elections, according to a new
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      Lock icon HK laws could be changed to protect mainland Chinese
      609 21 DOW JONES HONG KONG Hong Kong is weighing a change in its laws, in an effort to discourage its residents from jeering and hurling insults at tourists from mainland China. Last year, 41 million mainland-Chi-nese tourists swamped Hong Kong streets and
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      350 21 All-new Health Weekly! Get your hands on the new look Health Weekly with refreshed content! Join us at the event this weekend for health talks, lively demonstrations and attractive goodies up for grabs'. Date: Mar 1 2, 2014 (Sat Sun) Venue: Bedok Mall, Atrium, Basement 2 (Alight at Bedok Station,
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  • world
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      Lock icon Message for China in Japan’s drill with US
      717 22 US Colonel says current even ts have heightened awareness and added emphasis to exercise THIS YEAR’S ANNUAL IRON FIST MILITARY EXERCISE LARGEST, MOST INVOLVED OPERATION SO FAR THE NEW YORK TIMES CAMP PENDLETON (CALIFORNIA) In the early morning along a barren stretch
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      Lock icon TOKYO DRAFTS REVISION OF ARMS EXPORTS BAN: SOURCE
      328 22 REUTERS Japan has drafted new guidelines that would reverse a decades-old ban on weapons exports, a source with knowledge of the matter said yesterday, a move that could further strain ties with neighbours China and South Korea. Tokyo has been reviewing the
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      Lock icon Ukraine’s new rulers revamp govt after ousting President
      612 23 REUTERS KIEV Ukraine’s new rulers, only 24 hours after ousting President Viktor Yanukovich, speedily began to unstitch his power structure yesterday, appointing a provisional leader to replace him and sacking his key ministers. At an emergency Parliament session, they worked at breakneck
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      122 23 WIN Love Every Second in Sydney self-drive holidays for 2 to Vivid Sydney and Legendary Pacific Coast! Stay tuned to MediaCorp radio stations from 24 Feb to 21 Mar, unscramble the letters given to form a word, then send us a SMS with your answer. The first listener with the
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  • business
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon China, India hit back on US criticism, policy
      551 24 Beijing says recovery in America buoyed by monetary policy, not structural reform INDIA URGES FED TO SEEK CONSENSUS ON OPTIMAL LEVEL OF QE WITHDRAWAL BLOOMBERG SYDNEY —China has led developing markets in hitting back at the United States as India also kept
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      Lock icon Battle heats up in superfast broadband
      934 25  -  Newer providers say lower business costs allow them to compete aggressively on price TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Start-ups in the local fibre broadband market have thrown down the gauntlet to the bigger, more established players in a segment that they, as well as analysts,
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    • Article
      Lock icon WhatsApp goes down, days after Facebook purchase
      222 26 OUTAGE LASTED FOR MORE THAN 3 HOURS OVER WEEKEND REUTERS WASHINGTON WhatsApp, the rapid-ly-expanding mobile messaging app, suffered an outage for more than three hours over the weekend, frustrating users only days after its acquisition by Facebook for US$19 bil- lion (S$24 billion).
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      320 25 With a global business education, I can succeed anywhere. It’s my choice. [M m Broaden your horizon with Birmingham City University’s one year Honours degree programmes. Complemented with a global-centric business curriculum, we will equip you with the skills and knowledge to expand your career opportunities internationally. For information on
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      109 26 AposTherapy Be yourself again V\ I #irjp Are your Knees and Lower Back giving you pain? AposTherapy is a non-surgical, drug-free treatment for Knee and Lower Back Pain Wear and tear of cartilage or an injury hurts your joint. The muscles surrounding the affected part of the joint contracts naturally
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      344 27 All-new Health Weekly! Get your hands on the new look Health Weekly with refreshed content! Join us at the event this weekend for health talks, lively demonstrations and attractive goodies up for grabs! A— Date: Mar 1 2, 2014 (Sat Sun) Venue: Bedok Mall, Atrium, Basement 2 (Alight at Bedok
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  • technology
    • Article
      Lock icon New Samsung smartwatches will run on its own OS
      147 28 REUTERS SEOUL —Samsung is set to unveil its first wearable smartwatch powered by its Tizen platform in its latest attempt to distance itself from Google. The South Korean company is said to be revealing two new smartwatches, the Galaxy Gear 2
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon A bigger gamble
      423 28  -  Samsung’s first 12-inch tablet has the power and speed to act as a laptop replacement MARKET DOMINATED BY SMALLER DEVICES HIRANAND SUNNY hiranandsn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The year has not started well for laptop makers: Sony has announced that it will be selling its Vaio division and online rumours
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  • sports
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      Lock icon LIVERPOOL WIN SEVEN-GOAL THRILLER
      547 29 Reds stay in title chase but manager Rodgers will be alarmed by team’s continuing defensive problems WE NEED TO KEEP IMPROVING ON DEFENDING, SAYS MIDFIELDER LIVERPOOL SWANSEA 4 3 LONDON —The Liverpool goal machine keeps on scoring, but the Reds continue to leak almost as many
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      Lock icon MAN UNITED’S AIM — FINISH FOURTH AND WIN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: MOYES
      492 29 MAN UNITED’S AIM FINISH FOURTH AND WIN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: MOYES AGENCIES LONDON —Manchester United manager David Moyes has declared that his two revised aims for this season are to finish fourth place in the English Premier League and win the European Cup. No thanks to their poor form this season,
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      Lock icon FANDI AIMS TO HAVE WOMEN’S TEAM AT 2015 SEA GAMES
      659 30  -  His F-17 Academy will field team in FAS league and conduct talks in schools ‘WOMEN’S FOOTBALL HAS FADED INTO OBLIVION’ ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The last time the Singapore women’s football team won a medal at the SEA Games was
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      Lock icon TWO-TIME CHAMPS SPAIN GET EASY DRAW FOR EURO 2016 QUALIFIERS
      525 30 AGENCIES NICE —Two-time defending European champion Spain face a seemingly comfortable road to defend their title at Euro 2016 after being drawn in Group C with Luxembourg, Macedonia, Belarus, Slovakia and Ukraine yesterday. Spain, the world champions who lifted the
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      Lock icon SWISS TEAM ALINGHI CONQUERS S’PORE LEG AGAIN
      638 31  -  DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Experience and the benefit of a good start enabled Switzerland’s Team Alinghi to emerge the overall winner of the Extreme Sailing Series 2014 Singapore leg at the Promontory Marina Bay yesterday. After four days of sailing and 29
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      Lock icon CELTICS, LAKERS PINE FOR THE GOOD OLD DAYS
      580 32 BOTH STRUGGLING FRANCHISES SET TO MISS NBA PLAY-OFFS REUTERS LOS ANGELES The historic rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics appeared the same, the green uniforms of the visitors perfectly complementing the home side’s purple-and-gold. Lakers fans filled Staples
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
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      144 31 WSQ SPECIALIST DIPLOMA IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA WORKFORCE SKILLS BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Singapore Media Academy proudly launches the WSQ Specialist Diploma in Interactive Media (Business Management) Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) Specialist Diploma in Interactive Media (Business Management), a first of its kind for the Creative Industries Features six units of study
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      187 32 w o o o TOP lO PAIN SGH Pain Management Bilingual Public Forum 1 March 2014, Saturday 11pm to 5.30pm Singapore General Hospital, Block 6 Level 9 Deck on 9 (lift access at Block 7) S$5 for each session I S$8 for two sessions Seats are available on a first-come-first-served
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  • T TODAY
    • culture&lifestyle
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon INTO THE LIMELIGHT
        434 34 HOW THE LADIES OF 20 FEET FROM STARDOM ARE EMBRACING THE SPOTLIGHT REUTERS For the ladies of Best Documentary nominee, 20 Feet From Stardom, March 2, the day of the Oscars, may be the culmination of more than 50 years in the shadow of the spotlight. Since
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        Lock icon In concert
        461 35  -  Three big gigs on Saturday ensured that music lovers were well taken care of GIG WEEKEND HON JING YI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL TEXT BY CHRISTOPHER TOH AND KEVIN MATHEWS SINGAPORE —For those who have grown up on a diet of slick Mandopop and Cantopop concerts filled with fast dance
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    • television
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