Today, 29 July 2014, Afternoon Edition

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    15 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /VI bdiaCorp TUESDAY, 29 JULY 2014 MCI (P) 046/06/2014
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    S’pore will match KL’s moves on Causeway tolls
    805 1  -  Businesses that operate in both countries concerned about cost impact GOVERNMENT’S PRACTICE TO PEG TOLLS: LTA XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The furore over the Republic’s decision to raise Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) fees for foreign-regis-tered vehicles entering Singapore took another twist yesterday,
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    Lock icon Israel retaliates after Gaza rocket disrupts lull
    691 1 AGENCIES JERUSALEM Israeli jets struck three sites in Gaza yesterday after a rocket from the region was launched at Israel, the military said, disrupting a relative lull in the war-torn territory at the start of a major Muslim holiday. The air strikes followed
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      45 1 AS CONCERN RISES OVER TERRITORIAL CLAIMS, ASEAN MUST BE COHESIVE AND TAKE STEPS TO DEFUSE REGIONAL TENSIONS COMMENT&ANALYSIS 12 Happy Tuesday! Have a drink on us. Look for our advertisement inside to find out how. SPORTS 37 Pressure to win ‘may have hindered Schooling’s performance’
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Be discerning about reports on conflicts, Mufti tells Muslims
      601 2  -  MUSLIMS SHOULD SHOW CONCERN, BUT ‘NOT BE GULLIBLE AND EASILY SWAYED BY CLAIMS’ KOKXINGHUI xinghui@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Muslims here should be “mindful and concerned” about the plight of fellow Muslims in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world due to conflicts,
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      Lock icon JOHOR POLITICIANS CRITICISE HIGHWAY AUTHORITY FOR TOLL HIKE
      355 4 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER Johor politicians from both sides of the political divide have lashed out at the national highway authority over the newlyannounced 400 per cent toll hike at the Causeway, calling it unfair and a burden, especially to those working in
      THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER  -  355 words
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      Singapore expresses intent to join China-led regional bank
      642 6 COUNTRIES IN TALKS FOR 3RD GOVT-TO GOVT PROJECT S ING A PORE —The Republic has expressed its intention to accept China’s invitation to become a founding member of a new regional bank to fund infrastructure projects in Asia, said Singapore’s Ministry of
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      Lock icon Xinjiang extremists may be fighting in Iraq: China
      651 8 BEIJING WORRIED ABOUT ROLE OF EXTREMIST GROUPS IN MIDDLE EAST, SAYS ENVOY REUTERS BEIJING —Muslim extremists from China’s far western region of Xinjiang have gone to the Middle East for training and some may have crossed into Iraq to participate in the
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      Lock icon Abe faces rising disenchantment
      875 10 Approval ratings for Japan’s PM fall as enthusiasm for Abenomics wanes STRUCTURAL ISSUES ARE CAUSE FOR CONCERN THE FINANCIAL TIMES TOK YO —Mr Shinzo Abe has spent much of his premiership trumpeting his achievements to foreigners, particularly those of Abenomics, his programme to kick-start the Japanese
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  • comment &analysis
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      Lock icon ASEAN must take action amid tensions
      919 12  -  GROUP SHOULD DEVELOP A COMMON VOICE ON KEY GLOBAL AND REGIONAL ISSUES SIMON TAY, GINA GUO Associate Professor Simon Tay and Gina Guo are, respectively, chairman and policy research senior executive at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, which will host the ASEAN and
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      Lock icon The S$370,000-a-year drug
      898 14  -  COSTLY PERSONALISED MEDICINE IS IN OUR FUTURE JOE NOCERA Joe Nocera is a business columnist and an opinion columnist for The New York Times. THE NEW YORK TIMES Kalydeco is truly a wonder drug. Developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, it is the first medicine that attacks not only
      THE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  898 words
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      Lock icon Facing the new neutrality test
      1164 16  -  GERMANY AND SOUTH KOREA’S TIE S WITH HISTORIC ALLIE S SEEM TO BE CHANGING YURIKO KOIKE Yuriko Koike, Japan’s former Defence Minister and National Security Adviser, was chairwoman of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party’s General Council and currently is a member of the National Diet. PROJECT
      PROJECT SYNDICATE; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  1,164 words
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      98 12 Through their huge purchases of goods, today’s authoritarian/ mercantilist regimes in Russia and China may be about to achieve by commerce what the Soviets could not in Germany and South Korea by bribery and threats. YURIKO KOIKE 16 The absolute must-do Bring along this ad. one person eats for free
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  • voices
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      Open discussion of politics, religion part of becoming developed country
      405 20  -  FROM MELVYN CHONG I refer to the letter “Diversity should be embraced, not ignored” (July 23), which I agree with and support. Singapore’s experience consists of two stages. The initial phase after the country’s independence was based on the idea
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      Encourage good behaviour instead of shaming bad conduct
      268 20  -  FROM KARISE TAN JING YA It has become common for people to take pictures of negative behaviour such as a person sitting on priority seats on trains while an elderly person or someone in need stands nearby and post them on the
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      Work experience as important as classroom learning
      433 23  -  FROM DARREN CHAN KENG LEONG I agree with the comments by Education Minister Heng Swee Keat in the report “Workplace the best arena for developing skills” (July 17). It is true that beyond the classroom aspect of education, work experience is just as
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      Rising premiums for commercial vehicles will hurt consumers
      243 23  -  FROM LIM KUM SENG I refer to the report about the increase in Certificate of Entitlement (COE) quotas for cars and the reduction of the quota for commercial vehicles (“Rising premiums for commercial vehicles will ‘hit SMEs hardest’”; July 17). The Land
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      14 20 •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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      126 21 N If •Xr< 'SJi wmm. WiS it n k v L P «> A ri i—I v> i* 4 jZ o" 1 I rVi'&S 'v:«*i > E 'UGLY'SING Singaporeans fared slightly better on the latest Graciousness Index. Who should bear the biggest responsibility for imparting values of civility and kindness
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      180 22 9-year-old Sarah has suffered for years The OCBC-TODAY Children’s Fund focuses on the emotional needs of children from distressed homes. Donations go towards Singapore Children’s Society and its beneficiaries. It supports the cost of counselling and therapy to build up the children’s self-esteem and empower them to strive towards a
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      163 23 MARKETS ARE CREATED WHEN YOU THINK BIGGER SINGAPORE’S OLDEST NOT-FOR-PROFIT PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE University of Ranked 23 rd out of 114 UK universities in The Guardian University Guide 2014: Sunderland League Table for Business and Management Studies Master of Business Administration Programme commences Sep 2014 Wanwisa Sheikh Hassan MDIS Student 2014)
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  • singapore
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      Better care for the dying in NUH’s emergency ward
      597 24  -  Department seeing more terminally ill patients, for whom aggressive interventions may not be the way to go: Doctor PROTOCOLS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN END-OF-LIFE SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Providing better quality of life and comfort to dying patients
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      12 taken to hospital after truck hits SBS bus
      284 25  -  Collision occurred at Tampines Avenue 10; passengers suffer minor injuries XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A truck collided with an SBS Transit bus at Tampines Avenue 10 yesterday morning, resulting in 12 people being taken to hospital, said the Singapore Civil Defence
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      Hari Raya brings out spirit of giving
      278 25  -  NITY FARHANA S I N G A P O R E Hari Raya yesterday brought out the spirit of giving in some, as various efforts were made to help the needy over the holiday. Bangladeshi workers here have been flocking to local mosques
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      Businesses not staying on at Bottle Tree Park
      520 26  -  Most will vacate by Aug 17 as they could not come to a deal on rent with the new operator PARK TO BE TURNED INTO RECREATION CENTRE KHOO FANG XUAN SINGAPORE Bottle Tree Park in Yishun is set to close next month
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      254 25 SMF Institute of Higher Learning IP Murdoch UNIVERSITY PERTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA BACHELOR OF SCIENCE With Single Or Double Major In Cyber Forensics, Information Security Management Business Information Systems The Murdoch Bachelor of Science programme under the School of Engineering and Information Technology, gives students the opportunity to gain qualifications in
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      281 26 11 Account Yearly Intakes in Feb and Aug. Apply for the Feb 2015 Intake by 15 Oct 2014 EMBARK ON A 13-MONTH GLOBAL LEARNHMiOURWEY )PEN P^(Vr *„0l09V 1 e cate« :a r showcase. ACCESS GLOBAL INFOCOMM OPPORTUNITIES GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (GDIPSA) Institute of Systems Science (ISS) at the
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  • china&india
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      142 28 A public forum organised in conjunction with World Hepatitis Day Acute Chronic Hepatitis New Cure and Prevention 2 August 2014, Saturday 1pm to 3pm Auditorium, Academia, 20 College Road, Singapore *****5 (opposite SGH Block 7) Admission FREE (Pre-registration is required) Seats are available on a first-come-first-served basis. To register, call
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  • mediacorp showcase
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      Creativity drives excellence
      760 28 Singapore wins 15 Lions at top advertising and communications awards CANNES LIONS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CREATIVITY S I N G A P O R E Representatives of Singapore at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2014 did the country proud when they brought home 15 Lions
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  • world
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      Lock icon Cambodian opposition leader Rainsy endorsed as lawmaker
      599 32 Deal with PM Hun Sen will see reform of election commission and Parliament YEAR-LONG POLITICAL STALEMATE FOLLOWED DISPUTED 2013 POLLS REUTERS PHNOM PENH Cambodia’s Parliament endorsed opposition leader Sam Rainsy as a lawmaker yesterday, part of a deal with his long-term rival, Prime
      REUTERS; PHOTO REUTERS  -  599 words
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      Lock icon Abu Sayyaf gunmen attack Filipinos celebrating Eid al-Fitr
      425 33 AP MANILA —Abu Sayyaf gunmen yesterday attacked Philippine civilians travelling to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, with their families, killing 21, including at least six children, in a brazen road attack that was the bloodiest
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      Lock icon After fiercely-fought election, Jokowi urges Indonesians to reunite
      241 33 THE JAKARTA GLOBE JAKARTA —Jakarta Governor and Pres-ident-elect Joko Widodo has called on Indonesians to take the Eid al-Fitr celebration as a time to strengthen unity, following a fiercely-contested presidential election that had divided the nation. “After fasting in this month full
      THE JAKARTA GLOBE  -  241 words
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  • business
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      Hotel industry set for growth despite rising competition
      543 34  -  MAJOR OPERATORS ENJOY STRONGER EARNINGS IN Q1 WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The hotel industry in Singapore should continue to enjoy healthy demand despite rising room rates and strong competition, as the Republic’s existing and coming attractions are set to draw more
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      Lock icon Xbox becomes first console sold in China in 14 years
      352 35 Microsoft taps Tencent and JD.com for pre-orders BLOOMBERG BEIJING —After a wait of 14 years, video game fans in China are a step closer to legally getting their hands on one of the latest consoles after pre-or-ders started yesterday for
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      Lock icon UK home buyers’ confidence tumbles over high prices
      267 35 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Confidence in the British housing market has tumbled to its lowest level in at least three years amid fears of over-inflated prices and a potential rise in interest rates. Across the country, the net balance of people who
      THE DAILY TELEGRAPH  -  267 words
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      90 35 QjJSIM UNIVERSITY Manage Your Future Engineer better long-term prospects for yourself If you’re fascinated by data, technology and the life sciences, you’ll find our School of Science and Technology inspirational. With programmes ranging from mathematics to multimedia, aerospace to engineering, we’ll help you lay solid foundations for professions geared towards
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  • technology
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      Lock icon Back up everything
      529 36  -  With tonnes of space, the WD My Book Duo 12TB should be enough for your storage needs POSSIBLE TO STORE MORE THAN 5 MILLION IPHONE 5S PHOTOS WITH DEVICE ALVIN CHONG alvinchonggl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Having backups is key if you want to avoid suffering catastrophic data loss and
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    • Article
      Your very own cloud on the go
      310 36  -  ALVIN CHONG SINGAPORE Bringing a large number of videos to keep the children entertained while on long trips can be tricky: Smartphones, even with expandable storage, easily run out of space. The Seagate Wireless Plus’ new 2TB version promises to make sharing large
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  • sports
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      Lock icon S’PORE PADDLERS CLINCH MEN’S TEAM GOLD
      215 37  -  ADELENE WONG SING APORE Singapore claimed a third gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, after the national men’s table tennis team beat England 3-1 in the final yesterday. The Republic’s men’s team had earlier beaten Nigeria by the same margin in the
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon GIVE SCHOOLING ROOM: TURNER
      600 37  -  Easy to forget how tough it is to win at C’wealth Games, says S’pore swimming head coach SWIMMER COMPLAINED OF CRAMPS BEFORE START OF 200M FLY FINALS ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The pressure of racing against some of the world’s best swimmers is one thing, but
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      Lock icon BRONZE IN THE BAG, BUT COACH WARNS AGAINST COMPLACENCY
      500 38  -  ‘IF WE BELIEVE, WE CAN WIN A GOLD MEDAL’ ADELENE WONG SINGAPORE —The scenes immediately after Singapore’s 3-2 win over India last night to clinch the mixed team bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games seemed as if they had struck gold,
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    • Article
      S’POREANS IN ACTION
      173 38 DAY 6 Badminton: Men’s singles round of 64: 4pm: Huang Chao (Sin) v D Jaffray (Aus) 5.30pm: Derek Wong (Sin) v M Constable (Jersey) 7.30pm: Liang Xiaoyu (Sin) v Kate Foo (Mauritius) Gymnastics: 5.58pm, Men’s team final and individual qualification: Gabriel Gan, Timothy Tay, Hoe Wah Toon,
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      Lock icon GAULT BOWS OUT AFTER MISSING COMMONWEALTH GAMES RECORD
      414 38 AGENCIES GLASGOW —Veteran shooter Michael Gault has retired after missing out his bid to become the outright most bemedalled athlete in the history of the Commonwealth Games. The 60-year-old grandfather from Norfolk, who was competing at his sixth Games, missed out on
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      Lock icon GOOD GUYS DO WIN
      576 39 Tour de France winner Nibali an example of how persistence can pay off AP PARIS —As a teenager, Vincenzo Nibali uprooted himself from his home in Sicily to head for Tuscany and a career on a bike. Off to join a cycling programme and move in
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    • Article
      S’PORE EYES SEA GAMES DEBUT FOR WOMEN BOXERS
      488 39  -  DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —With Singapore hosting next year’s SEA Games, the Singapore Boxing Association (SBA) believes it is a golden opportunity to improve the profile of women’s boxing here. The 2015 SEA Games boxing programme will feature four women’s categories
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