Today, 5 July 2014

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  • Article
    Medisave employer contribution to be raised for civil servants
    601 1  -  Government pensioners and low-wage officers will also get help next year UNIONS WELCOME CHANGES THAT COME AHEAD OF IMPLEMENTATION OF MEDISHIELD LIFE KOK XING HUI xinghui@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE From January, most civil servants will get 2 per cent in additional Medisave contributions,
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    Lock icon Fatal overpass collapse renews World Cup criticisms
    600 1 AGENCIES BELO HORIZONTE An overpass under construction collapsed on Thursday in Belo Horizonte, one of 12 cities hosting the World Cup tournament in Brazil. The collapse killed at least two people and trapped a commuter bus, two construction trucks and a car, an
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    Lock icon Discounts for pioneers, free concerts among goodies for SG50
    621 1  -  LOUISA TANG louisatangqr@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Free concerts in parks and retail discounts for the pioneer generation are among the goodies and events lined up for the Republic’s Golden Jubilee celebrations next year. These plans were shared yesterday at an inaugural Singapore50 (SG50)
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      36 1 IT IS NOT EASY, BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE, TO PASS THE IPPT AND WE MUST BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT LOWERING STANDARDS TO HELP NSMEN VOICES 8 BUSINESS 18 Property prices may fall further, but crash unlikely, says Tharman
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  • hot news
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      Family Justice Bill to be tabled in Parliament
      497 2  -  Set-up of Divorce Support Specialist Agencies among suggestions to be implemented to minimise conflict FAMILY JUSTICE COURTS MAY BE SET UP AT THE END OF THE YEAR LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A Family Justice Bill will be tabled in Parliament next week
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      Panel to look into maintenance-related issues
      246 2  -  LAURA PHILOMIN SINGAPORE —In its next phase of work, the Committee for Family Justice will be looking into maintenance-related issues such as introducing genderneutral maintenance, considering new methods for calculating maintenance, enforcement and variation of maintenance, as well as allowing divorces without requiring proof
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      SingTel cracks down on unauthorised World Cup telecasts
      538 3  -  ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Local telco SingTel has begun spot checks on commercial subscribers to its World Cup package to clamp down on unauthorised sharing of its Brazil 2014 telecast, which the company says is in breach of its contractual terms. The
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      Science Centre CEO apologises for sexist remark in letter to employees
      552 5  -  Objective was to contextualise how women have been discrimina ted against, he says PAUL LIM paullimbl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Science Centre Singapore chief executive officer Lim Tit Meng has apologised for a letter sent to his staff on why he thought
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    • Article
      Three breached SingPass accounts used to apply for work passes
      386 6  -  MATTER HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE POLICE TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Three of the 1,560 SingPass accounts found to have been compromised last month had been fraudulently used to apply for six work passes, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and
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      Lock icon China’s Communist Party mouthpiece dismisses fears of erosion of HK autonomy
      724 6 AGENCIES BEIJING Five people from an activist group that had organised Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy rally since the city was handed back to Beijing were yesterday arrested on charges that rights groups have said are politically motivated, while China’s
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    • Article
      Lock icon CHINA CHARGES SEVEN ACTIVISTS AFTER TIANANMEN MEMORIAL
      216 6 AGENCIES The Chinese police have charged seven activists who held a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, rights groups said yesterday. The activists were charged on Thursday with “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” in the central
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      479 5 Brought to you by the Singapore Memory Project and Read! Fest 2014 STARS IN HIS EYES A Christmas present from his father sparked Jeremy Ratnam’s 30-year love aff air with the cosmos “W hen I was 12, my father bought me Astronomy by Storm Dunlop as a pre-Christmas gift and
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  • voices
    • Article
      Let’s be cautious about lowering IPPT standards
      568 9  -  FROM BEN ONG I empathise with Mr Brian Koh about the plight of earnest operationally ready national servicemen who serve with dedication, but simply cannot pass the annual Individual Physical Proficiency Test (“Spare a thought for the unfit who just can’t pass IPPT”;
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      Sexual abuse a wake-up call to parents, school, MOE
      248 9  -  FROM ZEE KOK ENG I refer to Ms Kang Yixian’s letter about the head of a school’s department of character and citizenship abusing a student’s trust by exploiting her sexually. (“Safeguards needed to prevent teachers from exploiting students’ trust”; July 4)
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    • Article
      Home owners can help NEA in preventing mosquito breeding
      194 9  -  FROM TAI JI CHOONG Director, Environmental Health Department, National Environment Agency We agree with Ms Fong Hang Yin’s letter “Kill dengue at the source” (July 2). The National Environment Agency’s (NEA) current efforts focus on eliminating potential sources of breeding and
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    • Article
      Correction
      59 9 In the report “Motorcyclists to get per-minute parking rates from today” (July 1), we reported that previously, motorcyclists had to pay a flat S$0.65 parking fee each time they enter a car park regardless of parking duration. This is incorrect. They are only charged S$0.65 again if they enter
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      14 9 •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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  • singapore
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      SMEs ‘falling behind’ in energy-saving practices
      570 13  -  Some feel smallfirms lack awareness of ways to cut water and power usage; others callfor more supportive policies GOVT TO CONSIDER FEEDBACK FOR NEXT SUSTAINABLE SINGAPORE BLUEPRINT ALFRED CHUA alfredchuamf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When it comes to the implementation of processes to be more efficient in
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      Environmental Impact Assessment of Cross Island Line to kick off
      368 13 SINGAPORE The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the tender to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the portion of the Cross Island Line around the Central Catchment Nature Reserve. The tender was awarded to global consulting firm
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      Lock icon More CCTVs to deter illegal parking
      164 15 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras will be installed at 20 more locations across Singapore to tackle illegal parking, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced yesterday. The cameras will be installed at 10 locations among them Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 near Ang
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      Safety lapses in construction: Deadline pressure may be factor, says MOM
      360 15 SINGAPORE —In response to concerns over workplace safety lapses in the construction industry, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) yesterday acknowledged that it had received feedback from employers that they are under pressure to complete projects within tight deadlines. “It
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      Lock icon TODAY Shop to Win draw
      125 15 The winner of this week’s TODAY Shop to Win draw, Mr Wang Zhihao, receiving a mock cheque of S$10,000 from OG senior manager Sally Tang (left) and MediaCorp Press marketing manager Caroline Bone at OG Albert. Mr Wang, who bought a pair of board shorts
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      Lock icon Transboundary haze Bill on Parliament agenda
      270 15 HOUSE TO ALSO DISCUSS LITTLE INDIA RIOT REPORT AND MEDISHIELD LIFE CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —The Government’s response to the Little India riot Committee of Inquiry’s (COI) report and a Bill to introduce laws on transboundary haze are among items on the agenda when Parliament
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  • sports
    • BRAZIL 2014 WORLD CUP
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        Lock icon STANDING IN MESSI’S WAY
        764 20 Switzerland would have shown Belgium how to stop Argentina BELGIANS IMPROVING WITH EVERY GAME AGENCIES BR A SILIA —Competitive encounters have been rare between Belgium and Argentina —just three, in fact. Yet, one of these produced one of the most iconic sporting images of all time:
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        Lock icon WHAT WINNING THE WORLD CUP MEANS TO BELGIANS AND ARGENTINIANS
        824 21  -  DANIAL HAKIM danialhakims@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The last time Belgium and Argentina met, it was at Mexico City’s iconic Azteca Stadium at the 1986 World Cup, where two goals from Diego Maradona led the South Americans to a 2-0 semi-final win as
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        Lock icon BEATING THEM AT THEIR OWN GAME
        836 22 Schooled by the legendary Michels, Costa Rica’s Pinto plots Dutch exit LOS TICOS AIM TO CONTINUE FAIRY-TALE RUN AP RIO DE JANEIRO —At this point in the World Cup, the Dutch know plenty about Costa Rica once one of the surprise packages of the
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        Lock icon A DISASTER ON MANY LEVELS
        428 23  -  COMPROMISED SAFETY STANDARDS CONTINUE TO HAUNT BRAZIL COMMENTARY BY BEN COLES bencoles@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is sports editor at TODAY. The Belo Horizonte overpass collapse could not have come at a worse time for the Brazilian government. As the tournament approaches its final week, the doubters
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        Lock icon FIFA OFFICIAL ALLEGEDLY BEHIND TICKET TOUTS IN BRAZIL
        382 23 REUTERS RIO DE JANEIRO —The police in Rio de Janeiro said on Thursday they have identified an official from football’s world governing body FIFA they allege helped a group of suspected scalpers in efforts to illegally resell World Cup tickets, including some
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        Lock icon FIFA’S ANTI-RACISM SYSTEM UNDER FIRE
        559 24 ‘NOT ENOUGH TIME’ TO TRAIN ANTI-DISCRIMINATION OFFICERS REUTERS RIO DE JANEIRO —FIFA’s anti-discrimi-nation chief hit out at football’s world governing body on Thursday for not deploying staff specifically to tackle racist or homophobic abuse among fans at World Cup matches. Jeffrey Webb said there was
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      • WORLD CUP WATCH
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          Lock icon SUAREZ’S SEVERE BAN ‘WAS JUSTIFIED’
          132 24 AP FIFA’s disciplinary committee chairman Claudio Sulser (picture) said Luis Suarez received a just punishment for biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini as it was “very severe”, but he was not made an example of. Suarez was banned for nine Uruguay matches, four months from all
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          Lock icon GOALS GALORE
          161 24 AP Since Day 1, when Brazil put three past Croatia, the World Cup has enjoyed a goal deluge as sustained as an Amazon forest downpour. A combination of factors gelled to put Brazil on a trajectory to smash the record for most goals at any of the 20
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          Lock icon THE BOYS IN BRAZIL
          89 24 AGENCIES It may be the off-season for club football in Britain, but Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, pictured below on the extreme right with former internationals Christian Vieri, Fabio Cannavaro and Juan Sebastian Veron, has been out and about at the World Cup in Brazil as a
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          Lock icon SCOLARI’S FIERY RESPONSE TO CRITICS
          102 24 AGENCIES Brazil have been under fire for what many see as an underwhelming performance in the tournament so far, with the media and retired stars such as Zico and Carlos Alberto Torres criticising coach Luiz Felipe Scolari’s players for being mentally unprepared to withstand the
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      Lock icon ANOTHER DELAY FOR CAUSEWAY CLASH
      560 25  -  New Malaysian coach wants a November date to take on Singapore GAME COULD NOW SERVE AS FINAL WARM-UP FOR SUZUKI CUP DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —It was originally slated as the first big football match for the new National Stadium at the Sports Hub,
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      Lock icon BOUCHARD’S WORLD IS HER OYSTER
      509 25 REUTERS LONDON —Marriage proposals, broken records, pop idols and the small matter of reaching a Wimbledon final it has been a busy two weeks in south-west London for young Canadian Eugenie Bouchard. The 20-year-old Bouchard is the first Canadian male or female to reach a
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      Lock icon FENCER LEE MAKES CASE FOR ASIAN GAMES BID
      429 26  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE —Epee fencer Samson Lee has made a strong case to be included in the Singapore contingent heading to the Incheon Asian Games in September. Yesterday at the 2014 Asian Fencing Championships in Suwon, South Korea, 28-year-old Lee ranked
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      Lock icon CATERHAM NOT A TOTAL LOSS FOR FERNANDES
      700 26  -  Despite what looks like an F1 misadventure for Malaysia’s budget airline tycoon, TODAY F1 correspondent Ian De Cotta argues Caterham brought its former owner intangible benefit. WHO’S LAUGHING NOW? Ian De Cotta Formula 1 heads to Silverstone this weekend for the British Grand
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      62 21 Fan Zone Have your say on World Cup 2014 at the Fan Zone! Tag your pictures with #TodayWorldCup THE Fan Zone when you post on Instagram. IS ALL ABOUT Post a new tweet and take part in the latest polls and quizzes at the Check on the latest headlines and
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      81 26 For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw BbSure] Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) Ip Y(i> Always play with care. Do not bet illegally. Singapore Pools Account Service. Call 6786
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      34 27 SATURDAY, 5 JULY 2014 A SON’S GRIEF MIKE KASEM OPENS UP ABOUT DEALING WITH HIS FATHER CASEY KASEM’S DEATH 30 PRINT TO SCREEN ANOTHER NEIL GAIMAN BEST-SELLER GETS THE TV TREATMENT 33 PHOTO: REUTERS
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  • T TODAY
    • arts
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        Lock icon JAMES FRANCO THE POET
        724 28 THE MOVIE STAR’S FIRST POETRY COLLECTION LEAVES A LOT TO BE DESIRED THE DAILY TELEGRAPH North Korea recently condemned the actor James Franco’s new film, The Interview, as “an act of terrorism and war”. Let’s hope they don’t find out about his poems. Franco’s debut collection,
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        STATE OF THE ARTS
        78 28  -  MAYO MARTIN S I N G A P O R E Events such as The OPEN and M1 Chinese Theatre Festival continued, joined by smaller shows and the Esplanade’s National Theatre Live screenings of Coriolanus and The Audience, as well as its Baybeats music festival. Meanwhile,
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        Lock icon The Sam Willows’ Narelle Kheng loves her sci-fi flicks
        679 29  -  When an artist has something to say about something RANT AND RAVE MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE —Narelle Kheng can’t imagine life without the Internet. Blame it on her phone. “I didn’t really start using the Internet until I was 16 or 17,
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        Lock icon Medea is the message
        324 29  -  THE OPEN 2014 MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE What happens when a Greek tragedy is filtered through the lens of 21stcentury pop culture? Well, it becomes a scandalous press conference, a stylised over-the-top movie, a computer role-playing game (RPG) and variety show musical number all rolled into one
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    • culture&lifestyle
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        Lock icon Casey Kasem still not buried
        1071 30  -  Stepmother won’t allow body out of the morgue says Mike Kasem FAMILY FEUD HON JING YI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE Nearly three weeks after the death of American radio legend Casey Kasem, his son Mike confirms his father’s body has not yet been buried. “My
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        What’s on
        661 31 Performances and exhibitions to catch this week WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY... The stars of the hit British TV show of the same name return to Singapore for the second year. Comedians Andy Smart, Stephen Frost, Steven Steen and Ian Coppinger will be performing improvised comedy sketches according
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        Lock icon Robbie Williams breaks fan’s arm
        303 31 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Robbie Williams is known for his exuberant live performances, but during his Swings Both Ways show in Newcastle last week the singer fell off stage and injured a fan in the process. Williams, 40, took a tumble after strutting down a
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    • family
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        Weekend planner
        488 32 KIDS 12 AND BELOW TODAY’S PICK TWELVE NIGHTS Produced by popular Taiwanese writer and director Giddens Ko, this is a documentary on stray dogs and their fates at dog shelters. It has been screened in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and the Twelve Nights campaign, started by Ko and
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    • television
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        Lock icon Neil Gaiman best-seller for TV
        325 33 American Gods to be developed by Starz after being abandoned by HBO NEW SERIES THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel American Gods will finally make it to the small screen after being picked up by United States network Starz. The 2001 book was
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        Lock icon Cast in ice
        191 33 REUTERS L O S A N G E L E S ABC’s Once Upon A Time can chill now that it has found its own Elsa for its Season 4 Frozen storyline. Georgina Haig will play Queen Elsa of Arendelle, also known as the Snow Queen, a
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      576 3  -  By EDWARD WONG THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY PANMUNJOM, South Korea Lieutenant Commander Daniel McShane, through an interpreter, read out a request: An American colonel wanted to meet with his North Korean counterpart. He had used a bullhorn, and a North Korean
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