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Title Section15 2014-05-07 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014 MICA (P) 053/06/201315 words
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Article, Illustration991 2014-05-07 1 TAN WEIZHEN - IDA also punishes OpenNet and CityNet for roles in last October’s service disruption ALL 3 PARTIES ‘HAD NOT FULFILLED OBLIGATIONS’ TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE —SingTel has been fined S$6 million four times the previous record fine for its role inPHOTO: SINGTEL - 991 words
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48 2014-05-07 1 SIX WOUNDED IN KNIFE ATTACK AT GUANGZHOU RAIL STATION Medical personnel treating the wounded at a railway station in Guangzhou yesterday. Six people were injured in a knife attack, the latest in a series of such assaults that have raised jitters around China. HOT NEWS 4 PHOTO: REUTERSPHOTO: REUTERS - 48 words
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619 2014-05-07 1 JOY FANG - JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A voluntary welfare organisation’s application to stage an inaugural pro-family event at the Padang has been rejected, after the authorities said it was not suitable for the venue. TOUCH Family Services, which is an affiliate of TOUCH619 words
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hot news
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Article, Illustration813 2014-05-07 4 Six wounded in incident; police say there is only one perpetrator, but no word on motive for assault 3RD HIGH-PROFILE ASSAULT ON CIVILIANS AT TRAIN STATION IN LITTLE MORE THAN 2 MONTHS AGENCIES BEIJING —The police shot and wounded a suspectAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 813 words
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Article, Illustration749 2014-05-07 6 GROWTH COULD FALL BELOW 6% THIS YEAR, WARNS NOMURA AGENCIES BEIJING —China’s property bubble has burst and growth in Asia’s largest economy could slow sharply to less than 6 per cent this year unless the government steps in with fresh stimulus measures, economists atAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 749 words
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653 2014-05-07 8 BILLION-DOLLAR WEATHER DISASTERS HAVE AFFECTED EVERY PART OF THE NATION AGENCIES WASHINGTON —Climate change is damaging the United States economy and turning America into a stormy and dangerous place, said a new federal scientific report. The National Climate Assessment, produced by moreAGENCIES - 653 words
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Article, Illustration445 2014-05-07 10 IAN DE COTTA - TAN ENG LIANG, NICHOLAS FANG TO LEAD TEAM SINGAPORE IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) yesterday took the unprecedented step of naming two chefs de mission for the 28th SEA Games, which will beTODAY FILE PHOTOS - 445 words
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201 2014-05-07 10 JOY FANG - JOY FANG Due to his heavy commitment as one of two chefs de mission for next year’s SEA Games, Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Nicholas Fang has decided not to apply for a second term in Parliament. The former national fencer said:201 words
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605 2014-05-07 12 NG JING YNG - GOVT WILL NOT BUDGE ON LICENSING REQUIREMENTS NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Cleaning companies will be hardpressed to find an excuse for not providing training for their workers part of licensing requirements to kick in from Sept 1 as monetary605 words
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Article, Illustration769 2014-05-07 14 MOVE WAS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED, SAYS M’SIAN OPPOSITION POLITICIAN AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR —Democratic Action Party (DAP) Member of Parliament (MP) Teresa Kok (picture) was yesterday charged with sedition for her controversial Chinese New Year video, which allegedly insulted the country’s education systemAGENCIES; PHOTO: THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 769 words
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587 2014-05-07 15 Opposition lawmaker calls it intellectual persecution, insult to M’sians’ intelligence AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Home Ministry’s ban on some books translated into Malay has been rebuked, with one opposition lawmaker calling it intellectual persecution and an insult to Malaysians’ intelligence.AGENCIES - 587 words
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comment &analysis
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Article, Illustration899 2014-05-07 16 CINDY THEBAUD - S’PORE U. S. LOOKING FORWARD TO DEPLOYMENT CINDY THEBAUD Rear Admiral Cindy Thebaud is the commander of the US Navy’s Logistics Group Western Pacific in Singapore. A year has passed since the first of four planned United States Navy littoral combat ships (LCSs),PHOTO: REUTERS - 899 words
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Article, Illustration833 2014-05-07 17 TOM KELSHAW - THE INNOVATION COLUMN TOM KELSHAW Tom Kelshaw is director of technology at Metalworks, the R&D division and creative technology unit of global media agency Maxus. For more commentaries from our Innovation columnists, go to tdy.sg/ cominnovation. When you have a problem or opportunity, in business833 words
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Article, Illustration627 2014-05-07 21 JUSTIN YIFU LIN, KEVIN LU - DRAWING PRIVATE INVESTORS AS PARTNERS JUSTIN YIFU LIN, KEVIN LU Justin Yifu Lin, a former chief economist and senior vicepresident at the World Bank, is professor and honorary dean of the National School of Development, Peking University, and the founding director of the China CenterPROJECT SYNDICATE; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 627 words
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voices
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466 2014-05-07 24 ALVAN SIO JIA HENG - FROM ALVAN SIO JIA HENG The notion of exercising to maintain or improve health has always been a part of Singaporean culture. Considering that the Government has, over the decades, encouraged Singaporeans to get fit through various means, such as the National466 words
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200 2014-05-07 24 ARTHUR LIM - FROM ARTHUR LIM I read with concern the report “Number of foreigners as police officers is ‘for society to decide’” (May 3). Our police officers are one of the pillars of Singapore’s internal security. While it would be good200 words
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485 2014-05-07 27 JUNE RUDSON - FROM JUNE RUDSON Chief Executive Officer, Knowledge Universe Singapore In reference to the report “Two preschool anchor operators to raise wages in bid to retain talent” (May 1), we applaud the operators for raising their educators’ wages. Are wages and progression the485 words
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182 2014-05-07 27 DENNIS KOEK - FROM DENNIS KOEK I refer to this week’s Talking Point, “Are kids safe on our roads?”, and wish to highlight certain points about our children’s safety. First, during the time when pupils are going to school and returning home,182 words
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singapore
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484 2014-05-07 28 TAN SHI WEI - TAN SHI WEI tanshiwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The traditional getai song and dance show is being given a new twist as part of the Die Die Must Say campaign, initiated by the Lien Foundation and Ang Chin Moh (ACM) Foundation to get484 words
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263 2014-05-07 29 SINGAPORE Five teams will be awarded up to S$20,000 each in seed funding to turn their ideas to help people with disabilities into reality, after beating more than 100 participants in Enabling Community coLAB, a social innovation263 words
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402 2014-05-07 29 AMIR HUSSAIN - FOUR DIRECTORS SEEKING DAMAGES AMIR HUSSAIN SINGAPORE An election race for seats on the management council of a clan association two years ago has given rise to a defamation suit at the High Court. Four directors of the Char Yong (Dabu) Association402 words
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580 2014-05-07 30 AMIR HUSSAIN - COURT URGED TO CLARIFY LAWS AFTER OVERTURNING CONVICTIONS AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —If an individual pays for a company’s shares that are given to him as kickbacks, are the shares considered gratification and is he guilty of corruption? This and580 words
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health
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1187 2014-05-07 34 Two studies show that blood from young mice rejuvenates muscles and brains of old mice FINDINGS MAY LEAD TO TREATMENTS FOR DISORDERS SUCH AS ALZHEIMER’S, HEART DISEASE THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Two teams of scientists have published studiesTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,187 words
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Article, Illustration687 2014-05-07 36 Make healthy living a way of life with the AIA Vitality programme PRODUCEDBYTHETODAYSPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM It’s an issue many Singaporeans are familiar with juggling work, family and social commitments while trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle. It’s easy to let our health takePRODUCEDBYTHETODAYSPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM - 687 words
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415 2014-05-07 37 REUTERS WASHINGTON The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has questioned the value of taking aspirin to try to ward off a first heart attack or stroke in people who have never had cardiovascular problems. The FDA’s statement onREUTERS - 415 words
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china&india
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565 2014-05-07 38 Growing turnout largely due to higher participation of younger, first-time voters and women 65% EXPECTED TO VOTE THIS YEAR REUTERS NEW DELHI India is on course for a record turnout in its general election as a young electorate and women engage withREUTERS - 565 words
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93 2014-05-07 38 AP More than 1,200 candidates running for 545 seats in the national election face criminal charges, including rape, extortion and murder, a tally by the Association for Democratic Reform showed. In much of India, violence and politics go hand in hand and politicalAP - 93 words
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632 2014-05-07 39 AGENCIES BEIJING —The Chinese authorities have detained a well-known rights lawyer on a charge of “causing a disturbance”, in an apparent bid to deter activists from marking the coming 25th anniversary of the bloody suppression of pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square. MrAGENCIES - 632 words
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Advertisement520 2014-05-07 38 BROUGHT TO YOU BY Beware: Hazy days ahead Protect yourself from respiratory health threats When the haze crisis hit Singapore last year, the city was shrouded in dust and smoke. No one could ignore the record high reading of 401 as documented by the three-hour Pollution Standards Index in Singapore.520 words
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world
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Article, Illustration871 2014-05-07 40 HERA DIANI - Tie-up with best-performing Islamic party will boost Jakarta Governor Widodo’s presidential bid: Analysts JOKOWI’S AMBITION MAY BE THWARTED BY GOLKAR-GERINDRA COALITION HERA DIANI today@mediacorp.com.sg JAK ARTA Days before the official results of the April 9 Indonesian legislative election are announced on MayPHOTO: REUTERS - 871 words
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706 2014-05-07 41 AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR —A Chinese national working at a fish farm in Sabah was kidnapped by gunmen early yesterday and believed to be taken to southern Philippines, where suspected insurgents are holding another Chinese and a Filipino, also seizedAGENCIES - 706 words
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690 2014-05-07 42 BOKO HARAM CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR MASS ABDUCTION AGENCIES L AGOS —Nigeria’s Islamic extremist leader is threatening to sell nearly 300 teenage girls abducted three weeks ago from a school in the remote north-east, in a new videotape received this week. Mr AbubakarAGENCIES - 690 words
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Article, Illustration588 2014-05-07 43 AGENCIES SEOUL —A civilian diver involved in the search for dozens of people missing following the sinking of a South Korean ferry died yesterday, as other divers helped by better weather conditions and easing ocean currents were picking up efforts to retrieve moreAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 588 words
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business
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543 2014-05-07 44 AGREEMENT TO BE FINALISED IN SECOND HALF OF THIS YEAR AGENCIES SINGAPORE The Republic has reached an agreement to share information with the United States under a new law targeting Americans who dodge taxes, the Government said yesterday, closing a loophole thatAGENCIES - 543 words
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337 2014-05-07 45 SINGAPORE Sembcorp Industries said yesterday its first-quarter net profit rose 4.5 per cent due mainly to its urban development business and flagged an optimistic outlook for the rest of the year, although it also cautioned of headwinds in its marine arm. The rig-building337 words
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320 2014-05-07 45 AGENCIES ZURICH Swiss bank UBS, whose largest shareholder is Singapore’s GIC, reported first-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates and said it plans a special payout for investors. Net income climbed 6.7 per cent on-year to 1.05 billion Swiss francsAGENCIES - 320 words
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487 2014-05-07 46 MOVE WOULD HELP COUNTER SWELLING IN LOCAL AUTHORITY DEBT BLOOMBERG BEIJING —Chinese President Xi Jinping’s plans to open the country’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to competition are spurring local officials to consider asset sales that could help rein in provincial and municipal debt. BusinessesBLOOMBERG - 487 words
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443 2014-05-07 47 AGENCIES PARIS —The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) cut its global growth forecast as expansions in the United States, China and other emerging markets slowed, but raised its estimates for the euro area. The world economy would expand 3.4 per cent this yearAGENCIES - 443 words
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334 2014-05-07 50 AGENCIES Liverpool’s slip-up against Crystal Palace on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) means Manchester City need only four points from their remaining games against Aston Villa today and West Ham on Sunday to secure their second Premier League title in three seasons. The RedsAGENCIES - 334 words
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299 2014-05-07 51 THE GUARDIAN LONDON —Tottenham Hotspur have apologised and begun an investigation after claiming that their social media accounts had been hacked and this was the reason a video was posted poking fun at Liverpool’s collapse in the Premier League title race.THE GUARDIAN - 299 words
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