Today, 6 December 2014, Afternoon Edition

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    15 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /VI bdiaCorp SATURDAY, 6 DECEMBER 2014 MCI (P) 046/06/2014
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    Lock icon CHANGI AIRPORT SHOWS OFF ITS JEWELS
    96 1 The unique architecture and design of Changi Airport’s Project Jewel featuring a dome-shamed glass roof and an indoor waterfall was unveiled yesterday at its groundbreaking ceremony. To be opened in 2018, the 134,000 sqm mixed-use complex will feature attractions, retail offerings, a hotel and
    PHOTOS: JEWEL CHANGI AIRPORT  -  96 words
  • Article
    19 involved in major motor insurance fraud hauled to court
    737 1  -  Alleged offences committed in2008- 2009, when insurance firms jacked up premiums because of fraud 44-YEAR-OLD FACES HIGHEST NUMBER OF CHARGES, INVOLVING TOTAL SUM OF OVER S$269,000 NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —In what could be the biggest web of deceit
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    Lock icon Ailing Thai King cancels birthday appearance
    658 1 AGENCIES BANGKOK Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej cancelled a public appearance on his 87th birthday yesterday on the advice of doctors, disappointing thousands outside a hospital where he is staying, hoping for a glimpse of the world’s longest-reigning monarch. The cancellation renewed concern over the
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    Man in charge of controversial SportsHub pitch resigns
    509 1  -  IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE Mr Greg Gillin, SportsHub Private Limited’s (SHPL) senior director of stadia, has confirmed he has resigned from his post and will officially leave the company on March 31. Among other things, the Australian was hired to
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      31 1 STEEP FALL IN PRIVATE PROPERTY PRICES UNLIKELY AS THERE IS A LARGE BACKLOG OF DEMANDIN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC HOUSING VOICES 8 SINGAPORE• 10 Moneychangers taken aback by ringgit rush SINGAPORE 10
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      Lock icon Former China security chief arrested after graft probe
      333 2 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s Communist Party has arrested and expelled former security chief Zhou Yongkang after a monthslong investigation for graft, bringing him a step closer to facing formal corruption charges. China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported yesterday that Zhou had been formally
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      Lock icon Holland Village set for more buzz as mixed-use site is released
      769 4  -  Site located on Holland Road and close to junction with North Buona Vista Road expected to draw big developers SITE MAY BECOME FIRST LAND PARCEL TO COME UNDER CONCEPT AND PRICE REVENUE SYSTEM SINCE 2010 LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg
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      Sim Lim management team says it has no power to pass by-laws
      589 4  -  EMILIA TAN emiliatankn@med iacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE —The management team of Sim Lim Square has indicated that its hands are tied under the law when it comes to setting by-laws to dictate that tenants run their businesses fairly something
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      Pilot project to test managing stray dogs without culling
      728 5  -  KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Stray dogs on Jurong Island will no longer be culled: Instead, they will be trapped, neutered and released back into their community as part of a pilot Trap-Neuter-Release-and-Manage (TNRM) programme launched on Thursday. Announcing the trial project
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      Govt to make more data available for Smart Nation initiative
      576 6  -  ACCESS ‘SHOULD NOT COMPROMISE NATIONAL SECURITY, PRIVACY’ TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE —The Government will commit to making more data available to the public as it seeks to get the private sector especially homegrown companies to play a
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      Lock icon Marchers again swarm New York to protest against police ‘chokehold’ death
      335 6 REUTERS N E W YO R K —People swarmed the streets of New York for a second night to protest against a grand jury’s decision not to indict a white police officer in the death of an unarmed black
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      Lock icon PHOENIX POLICE OFFICER SHOOTS DEAD UNARMED BLACK MAN DURING SCUFFLE
      217 6 AGENCIES A white Phoenix police officer shot to death an unarmed black man during a struggle and the authorities said the officer believed the individual had a gun, in the latest fatal incident amid national turmoil over the policing of
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      Lock icon Xi urges faster development of advanced weaponry
      536 7 AGENCIES BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged faster development of advanced new military equipment to help build a strong army, the state media reported, as the country steps up an ambitious modernisation plan that has rattled nerves across the region. Speaking at
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  • voices
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      Steep fall in private home prices is unlikely
      356 8  -  FROM WONG TOON TUAN I refer to the report “Private home prices to fall 10 to 15%: OCBC” (Dec 5). The analysts forecast that private residential property prices will dip 10 to 15 per cent over next year and 2016, citing the
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    • Article
      On S’pore’s 50th birthday, applaud firms that do good
      214 8  -  FROM SANTI YEO HER CHUEN I refer to the commentary “When corporations work to also do good” (Dec 5). Singapore is a small island and a nation with a young history, but we have no lack of giants. Next year, the
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    • Article
      Provide support, comfort to all women mulling over abortion
      338 8  -  FROM SHELEN ANG Head, Research and Development, Focus on the Family Singapore The Health Ministry is considering extending pre-abortion counselling to all women. We support the opinion that it should be mandatory for all, regardless of citizenship, education level or number
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      22 8 LETTER WE WILL ALWAYS NEED CLARITY, INTEGRITY IN LEADERSHIP Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/ltrldrship6dec for the letter from Sanjay Perera.
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon ‘Supporting cast’ also vital to labour movement: PM Lee
      497 10  -  KELLY NG SINGAPORE While founding fathers Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Keng Swee are rightly celebrated as the “lions” of the Republic’s labour movement, the contributions of the supporting cast such as the late unionist and former People’s Action Party Member
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      Money-changers taken aback by ringgit rush
      523 10  -  Businesses, banks unprepared for sudden fall; some still low on the currency yesterday ‘WHEN SUPPLIERS RUN OUT, THE WHOLE OF S’PORE RUNS OUT’ YVONNE LIM yvonnelimsy@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Caught off-guard by the slump in Malaysian ringgit prices that has persisted this week, some moneychangers ran
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      Innovation vital for Changi Airport to stay ahead: Lui
      402 10  -  AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE Innovation is necessary for the Republic to seize growth opportunities in the aviation industry and to strengthen its position as a leading aviation hub, said Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew yesterday, at the ground-breaking ceremony of Changi Airport’s
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      SDP to begin election preparations next month
      554 11  -  There are signs polls will be held at end of next year, says opposition party ELECTIONS UNLIKELY TO BE CALLED NEXT YEAR, SAY POLITICAL WATCHERS LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) announced yesterday that it would launch its preparations next
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      Lock icon Chronic diseases on fast rise in developing countries
      768 14 INFECTIOUS DISEASES NO LONGER LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH THE NEW YORK TIMES NE W YORK Chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease are rising fast in low- and middle-income countries, striking far younger populations than in rich countries and causing much
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      Lock icon Mahathir slams UMNO for ignoring TPP pact, education system issues
      577 15 But former Malaysian PM applauds party for convincing govt to retain Sedition Act AGENCIES KUA L A LU M PU R Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday congratulated Malaysia’s largest party, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), for its
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      Lock icon Philippines braces for typhoon Hagupit
      133 15 A man rests inside a church after residents were evacuated from their homes yesterday because of typhoon Hagupit in Tacloban city, central Philippines. A wide swathe of the Philippines, including the capital Manila, braced themselves yesterday for the dangerously erratic and powerful typhoon approaching from
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      Lock icon US failed in attempt to rescue journalist held in Yemen
      553 15 AGENCIES WASHINGTON The United States has for the first time publicly disclosed a failed rescue attempt last month of a US citizen held hostage by Al Qaeda’s Yemen branch as the extremist group threatened to execute him in a new
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      315 14 TOlTm DEFINING TOMORROW’S MEDICINE EXPLORE DENTAL ASSISTING AS A CAREER SPONSORSHIP NITEC IN DENTAL ASSISTING (REF: NDCS/NUR/l 114/003) You will be sponsored to pursue a 1-year NITEC in Dental Assisting conducted by the National Dental Centre of Singapore (NDCS), in collaboration with the Institute of Technical Education (ITE). During the
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  • business
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      Lock icon Strong US employment figures put pressure on Fed to up rates
      548 16 Wages on the up, with 321,000 jobs created last month the largest number in three years UNEMPLOYMENT RATE STEADY AT 5.8% AGENCIES WASHINGTON —Employers in the United States created the largest number of jobs in nearly three years last
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      Lock icon Malaysia Airlines picks Aer Lingus CEO to lead overhaul
      300 16 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —Malaysia has appointed outgoing Aer Lingus group chief executive Christoph Mueller to lead an overhaul of its flag-carrying airline following two high-profile plane disasters this year. Mr Mueller, 52, will take charge of a new company that will
      AGENCIES  -  300 words
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      S’pore drops outside top 30 markets for property sales
      363 16  -  ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Republic fell out of an annual global ranking of top 30 markets for property sales volumes, as a slew of cooling measures dampened investor sentiment, said a report released yesterday. No figure was given for Singapore’s
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  • sports
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      Lock icon FROM RUNNER TO ENTREPRENEUR
      718 18  -  Business is a passion for distance legend Gebrselassie, and soon it could be politics too OLYMPIC CHAMP WANTS TO USE EXPERIENCE TO IMPROVE ETHIOPIA TAN YO-HINN Deputy Sports Editor yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Olympic champion. Check. Multi-million-dollar businessman. Check. Coffee
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      SPECTRUM WANTS TO BRING MORE STARS TO SINGAPORE
      346 18  -  EMMANUEL PHUA Bringing Haile Gebrselassie to Singapore has made this year’s Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore an event of note, and organisers Spectrum Worldwide plan to bank on the formula of bringing more headliners in their bid to keep Singapore’s marquee running event
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      Lock icon MOK FIGHTING FIT FOR SINGAPORE MARATHON
      521 19  -  EMMANUEL PHUA SINGAPORE —Singapore’s top distance runner Mok Ying Ren will make his competitive marathon comeback in tomorrow’s Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore his first full marathon since clinching the event’s gold medal at the SEA Games last December in Myanmar. Entered for the Commonwealth
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      Lock icon AITKEN GUNNING FOR GOOD START
      586 19  -  With three teams ranked higher in Nations Cup, S’pore’s netballers need to raise their game ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Singapore may have won the Asian Championships in September in emphatic fashion, but head coach Ruth Aitken warns that the 2104 Nations Cup that starts tomorrow
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      Lock icon THEY’RE BUNCHING UP FROM MID-TABLE DOWN
      802 20  -  THE BATTLE TO AVOID RELEGATION COMMENTARY BY ADRIAN CLARKE sports@mediacorp.com.sg If Sergio Aguero doesn’t stay fit and firing for Manchester City, this season’s race for the Premier League crown could turn into a onehorse Chelsea procession. But cast your eyes a little further down
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      Lock icon ANFIELD EXPANSION TO START
      111 21 AGENCIES Work on expanding Liverpool’s Anfield stadium will begin on Monday, with the stadium’s capacity set to increase from 45,522 to 53,500, with an extra 8,500 seats added to its main stand, reported The Daily Mail. It is scheduled for completion in time for the start
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      Lock icon MAN U LOOSEN PURSE STRINGS
      131 21 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Louis van Gaal will be handed in excess of £100 million (S$207 million) by Manchester United to recruit at least four major signings next summer, with the club prepared to repeat this year’s huge investment in the squad. Despite having spent more
      THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  131 words
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      Lock icon WOODS’ BACK HOLDS UP, BUT NOT HIS GAME
      622 22 Much-anticipated comeback falls flat but at least there’s no pain TIGER SHOOTS 5-OVER-PAR 77 TO TRAIL FIELD AT OWN EVENT THE NEW YORK TIMES WINDERMERE (FLORIDA) Tiger Woods’ swing was fine in his competitive return to golf this week at his event,
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      Lock icon NBA WATCH
      330 22 AP GOLDEN STATE 112 NEW ORLEANS 85 The Golden State Warriors built the top record in the N BA on the strength of their offence, one of the league’s best. They kept it going with another strong defensive display yesterday. Stephen Curry had 19 points and a season-high
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      83 22 For the latest live' telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw mww! Live wire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) Sibd 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.
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  • T TODAY
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        Lock icon POETRY IN MOTION
        1949 24  -  IS SINGAPORE’S POETRY SCENE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BOOM? MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg Early this year, poet Joshua Ip decided set up a Facebook page. The purpose? For people to write one poem a day for the entire month of April. Just for fun. Called SingPoWriMo (short
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        Lock icon Paradise lost
        365 26  -  An uninspiring post-apocalyptic science fiction take on Singapore THEATRE REVIEW: PARADISE MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE —Welcome to Kesamet, an island-fortress surrounded by deadly dunes scorched by the blazing sun. In the aftermath of an unnamed cataclysm, a group of people are forging a society against all odds, under the
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        STATE OF THE ARTS
        303 26  -  MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE The 25th Singapore International Film Festival kicked off with Ken Kwek’s Unlucky Plaza, a bevy of stars including Zhang Ziyi and the Filipino film Porno being pulled out after its director declined the R21 with cuts rating. The National Arts Council released its
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    • family
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        Weekend planner
        593 27 KIDS 12 AND BELOW TODAY’S PICK THE MYSTICA QUEST See the Night Safari in a whole new light as the colourful MYSTICA returns for the fourth year. Interact with interesting characters and be dazzled by talented animal performers. You’ll also want to take part in the MYSTICA quest
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      24 25 GET REWARDED Good Times, Great Company. DOWNLOAD MeClubapp Scan this QR code to receive Star Points! Terms and conditions apply MediaCorp Artiste Romeo Tan
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      273 26 MISSING In search of the runaway Christmas tree T'was the night before December, on the coldest day anyone would remember. Seven brave Christmas trees hoping to escape the blistering north traveled to sunny Singapore. But alas! Upon reaching, Princess tree, the youngest of them all, was distracted by the bright
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      333 27 Performance guide What exhibitions and shows you ought to catch next week http://tdy.sg/artsguide http://tdy.sg/gig-guide lO* Anniversary fyestiujJL 201 8prn The baby-buys bonanza you don't want to miss! Discover the widest selection of babycare buys ranging from milk formula and disposable diapers, to other parenting essentials. Then be rewarded in our
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      1080 29 CHANNEL CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL 6.00AM Star Chef II 7.00 The Dragon Heroes 9.00 Math’s Island 9.30 Doraemon TV Special 10.00 Super Family (HD) 10.30 Busy Body (HD) 11.00 Let’s Cook (HD) NOON Cancer Warriors (PG) 12.30PM Stir It Up (HD) 1.30 Food Source IV (HD) 2.30 The Legendary Liu
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      266 30 MediaCorp’s latest online TV service offers entertainment, lifestyle, information and news across multiple devices. Log on to www.toggle.sg or download the Toggle App now. E:~ English C:~ Chinese M:~ Malay T:~ Tamil CATCH-UP Latest Catch-Up TV... Watch episodes on Toggle after they are shown on TV FREE THE JOURNEY: TUMULTUOUS
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    Lock icon A New Use For Drones: The Making Of Mischief
    873 1  -  By NICK WINGFIELD INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Photographers and Hollywood filmmakers turn to them for lush overhead shots. Geologists use them to look above the seas for oil-bearing rocks. Amazon executives are pushing to use them to plop packages onto doorsteps. But now
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    Lock icon In U.S., a Racial Divide Festers
    1105 1  -  By MICHAEL WINES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY PAUL MCLEMORE, THE first Af-rican-American to become a New Jersey state policeman, was on the streets of Newark in 1967 when riots following a police beating of a black taxi driver left 26 dead. He spent decades as a
    INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; WHITNEY CURTIS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; TOP, DON HOGAN CHARLES/THE NEW YORK TIMES; JIM YOUNG/REUTERS  -  1,105 words
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      34 1 INTELLIGENCE Self-absorption alters travel rituals. PAGE 2 WORLD TRENDS A monk performs feats of memory. PAGE 6 MONEY BUSINESS Tiny apartments, huge price tags. PAGE 8 ARTS DESIGN Miniature versions of architecture. PAGE 13
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  • WORLD TRENDS
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      Lock icon Grand Tour Of the Self
      862 2  -  INTELLIGENCE/' TIMOTHY EGAN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Barcelona, Spain From the castle grounds atop Montjuic, you can see the warrens of the old city running into the Dr. Seussian spires of the new one that sprouted from Antoni Gaudí’s imagination. Below or up
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