Today, 8 December 2014

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  • Article
    Lock icon China rejects tribunal, slams Manila over islands
    696 1 AGENCIES BEIJING —China rejects and would not join an international arbitration of its territorial dispute with the Philippines in the South China Sea, based on a position paper released yesterday through the state-run Xinhua news agency. A week before China must submit its
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    Lock icon Next GE a deadly serious fight for S’pore’s future: PM
    1061 1  -  Every seat will be a contest, he says; it is not a by-election, but about who forms the Govt NOT ABOUT A ‘FIRST WORLD PARLIAMENT’, BUT A ‘FIRST WORLD GOVERNMENT’ NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com .sg seat matters.” additional reporting by
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Typhoon Hagupit weakens, but three dead
      617 2 Storm not as destructive as Haiyan, but officials caution picture remains incomplete MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION EVACUATED AGENCIES MANIL A —Typhoon Hagupit knocked out power, left at least three people dead and sent more than a million into shelters before it weakened yesterday, sparing
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      Lock icon CHINA’S REJECTION OF ARBITRATION ‘IN LINE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW’
      384 2 AGENCIES In remarks posted on the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s website yesterday, the ministry’s DirectorGeneral of the Department of Treaty and Law, Mr Xu Hong, issued a vehement defence of its decision not to participate in the case brought by the Philippines
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    • Article
      Opportunities for all, upholding fair society part of PAP’s updated vision
      651 6  -  HARD WORK, SELF-RELIANCE REMAIN CORE VALUES AS PARTY STRIVES TO BUILD DEMOCRACY OF DEEDS LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE —In a nod to the shifts in challenges facing Singapore, the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has for only the
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      First time PAP has raised spectre of not forming govt: Analyst
      528 8  -  ‘UNLIKELY PARTY WILL LOSE PARLIAMENTARY MAJORITY’ NEO CHAI CHIN, LAURA PHILOMIN SINGAPORE —Commenting on the fact that a General Election (GE) here has been framed by the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) for the first time as a fight
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      Lock icon 12 Cabinet members voted into PAP’s CEC
      414 10  -  LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Twelve members of the Cabinet were voted into the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) 18-member Cen- tral Executive Committee (CEC) yesterday, including party chief Lee Hsien Loong, party chairman Khaw Boon Wan and party first and second assistant secretary-generals Teo
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    • Article
      Mixed reactions to running of StanChart Marathon
      658 11  -  NO MAJOR INCIDENTS, SAYS ORGANISER ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Reactions to the organisation of yesterday’s Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore (SCMS) were mixed, despite organiser Spectrum Worldwide’s efforts to improve race conditions. While many gave positive reviews to how this year’s SCMS which featured
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      14 4 HOT NEWS OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL, UPHOLDING FAIR SOCIETY PART OF PAP’S UPDATED VISION 6
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      10 8 HOT NEWS 12 CABINET MEMBERS VOTED INTO PAP’S CEC 10
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      80 10 Vitagen SSL CULTURE HEALTH OR TASTE? HELP SINGAPORE DECIDE. Stand a chance to win a year’s supply of VITAGEN. Healthy green salad or tasty Ayam Penyet? What do you prefer for lunch? VITAGEN presents SG Lunch Culture. A nationwide survey to find out what drives Singapore’s lunchtime food choices. You
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      9 11 SPORTS I’LL BE BETTER PREPARED NEXT TIME: GEBRSELASSIE 35
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  • comment &analysis
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      Lock icon Major economies making all the wrong moves
      898 12  -  NATIONS SHOULD RELY LESS ON MONETARY EASING NOURIEL ROUBINI Nouriel Roubini is chairman of Roubini Global Economics and professor of economics at New York University’s Stern School of Business. PROJECT SYNDICATE The recent decision by the Bank of Japan (BO J) to increase
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      Lock icon Innovation can come from looking at the present and the past
      714 13  -  ELEMENTS FOR NEW PRODUCTS MAY ALREADY EXIST ANDREW HILL Andrew Hill is The Financial Times’ associate editor and management editor. THE FINANCIAL TIMES If you have attended an innovation conference, you will be familiar with consultants’ graphs that show
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      Lock icon A chance to alter course of religious dynamics in Indonesia
      1033 14  -  LAWS USED TO ‘TARGET FOLLOWERS OF MINORITY RELIGIONS’ DEVI ASMARANI Devi Asmarani is a freelance journalist based in Jakarta. THE MALAY MAIL Last month, when Indonesian Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo announced only days after the new Cabinet was sworn
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      76 14 (V[ cCafe. 8 December 2014, 2-4pm Make Mondays cool again. #creativebreak ;v> •V Find out what people are saying about McCafe at mcdonalds.com.sg/caffeinechallenge. Terms and conditions: Valid at McCafe Singapore on 8 Dec 2014 from 2-4pm for dine-in and takeaways only. Offer is applicable for medium Double Chocolate Frappe and
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  • voices
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      Insurance fraud costly to motorists, society’s values
      347 16  -  FROM HENRY TAN SENG LEE I refer to the report “19 involved in major motor insurance fraud hauled to court” (Dec 6). I wonder why action was not taken sooner. That the offences were committed five to six years ago shows the poor
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    • Article
      Employers should remind workers about prohibited drinking hours in Little India
      158 16  -  FROM LIM LIH MEI The report “300 people, four stores caught breaching Little India alcohol rules” (Dec 5), signals that the authorities are sparing no effort to prevent a repeat of last year’s riot. I applaud the efforts. However,
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    • Article
      Besides emissions, daily jam at Causeway a threat to safety
      106 16  -  FROM DAVID CHONG CHEE MING I refer to the letter “NEA, ICA should help reduce emissions from daily Causeway jam” (Dec 4). Besides the health hazards, the authorities could look into the safety aspect. Given the present congestion at the
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    • Article
      Pre-abortion counselling should be holistic, affirming
      369 17  -  FROM DARIUS LEE Pre-abortion counselling is based on the ethical and legal doctrine of informed consent. It was introduced in 1986 to “ensure that the woman fully understands the implications of abortion”, so that she can “make a critical decision after examining all the
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      More targeted outreach efforts needed to educate gay men on HIV
      322 17  -  FROM JASON WONG SENG YOONG I refer to the article “Living with HIV” (Dec 3). It stated that being tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) came as a shock to a 28-year-old homosexual man because he was
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      Lock icon Sunshine after a rainy day, thanks to the right travel plan
      533 19 Theresa Lin’s holiday got off to a shaky start, but making the right preparations helped her deal with the inconvenience For about a month, Theresa Lin had been making plans to visit Japan and was excited about her trip
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      Prepare yourself for holiday emergencies
      373 19 It’s not uncommon to hear of travellers venturing abroad without buying insurance. Some have the mistaken belief that bad things only happen to other people. As Theresa’s case shows, even the best-made plans can be affected by circumstances beyond our control, and buying a travel
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Nine in 10 foreign workers would recommend S’pore as place to work
      468 20  -  They cite reasons such as good pay, working and living conditions, sense of security ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT IN AREAS PERTAINING TO RIGHTS, HOUSING AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Nine in 10 foreign workers are generally satisfied with working in
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      Lock icon Flooding, fallen trees as heavy rain batters Singapore
      302 22  -  SECTIONS OF TAMPINES MALL FLOODED, CORDONED OFF AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Heavy rain and gusty winds lashed the island yesterday, felling trees in several locations and causing brief flooding in a shopping mall. The National Environment Agency issued warnings of heavy thundery
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    • Article
      Police investigating Geylang fire as case of unnatural death
      321 22 ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE —The police are investigating a blaze that broke out in an apartment that housed foreign workers along Geylang Lorong 4 on Saturday morning, which killed four, as a case of unnatural death. The cause of
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      355 22 I choose to succeed through innovation. It’s my choice. Success it’s a combination of making sound decisions, taking risks and plotting the right moves. That’s why we partner the University of Essex to offer you a range of degree programmes where learning is not just confined to textbook teaching. With
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon Labour lawyer unscathed despite testing Beijing’s limits
      704 24 PRESSURE ON RIGHTS ADVOCATES FAILS TO STEM ACTIVISM REUTERS S H E N Z H E N When local officials warned striking shoe-factory workers in China’s Pearl River Delta this summer that they were breaking the law, a slight, bespectacled figure barely 1.65m
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      Lock icon Uber driver accused of rape in New Delhi
      708 25 AGENCIES NEW DELHI —A woman was raped on Friday by a driver for Uber, the hail-a-ride service, who diverted from the intended route and switched off his mobile phone so that he would be untraceable during the ride, police officials in New
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      282 24 3 DAYS ONLY 3 DAYSONLY SINGAPOREEXPOHALL6•12-14DEC•11AM-9PM 39” FULL HD LED TV DSLR 15-55mm LENS 30 SETS PER DAY UP$899 $298 14.0 MEGAPIXELS 10 SETS PER DAY UP$999 $468 All pictures are for illustration purpose only. Prices are inclusive of GST. 1 set per customer. While stocks last CELEBRATE YOUR HOLIDAY
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      245 25 It’s possible with our quality diploma. ulAk Gwee Wan Ling HR Executive 2014 Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (HRM) To stay competitive, a diploma is essential and PSB Academy’s diploma in HRM covers both human resource management theories as well as business functions of an organisation. My acquired knowledge has
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  • world
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      Lock icon US to keep extra troops in Afghanistan
      591 26 Additional 1,000 soldiers to cover temporary shortfall in NATO forces, says Hagel MOVE NOT IN RESPONSE TO MONTHS OF INTENSE TALIBAN VIOLENCE: DEFENCE SECRETARY AGENCIES KABUL —The United States military will keep as many as 1,000 extra troops in Afghanistan through early next
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      Lock icon Johor’s status as UMNO’s fortress under threat: Analysts
      737 27 THE MALAY MAIL KUA L A LU M PU R —Johor may be the birthplace of Malaysia’s largest party, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), but its status as the Malay nationalist party’s fortress is increasingly under threat, said political analysts and
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      Lock icon Indonesia aims to build its own Silicon Valley
      888 28 NATION’S E-COMMERCE MARKET ‘STILL IN ITS EARLY DAYS’ THE FINANCIAL TIMES JAK ARTA —When tech entrepreneur William Tanuwijaya was negotiating with venture capitalists over the biggest investment in an Indonesian start-up, they kept asking him to move his e-commerce company, Tokopedia, to
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    • Article
      Lock icon Drugs lifting immune system’s brake show promise for Hodgkin’s
      666 29 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK —Drugs that free the body’s immune system to fight cancer have shown strong preliminary results in treating Hodgkin’s lymphoma, shrinking tumours in more than half of patients who had exhausted other treatment options, researchers have
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  • business
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      Aussie banks ‘need S$33b extra capital to guard against risks’
      684 30 MOVE MIGHT REIN IN DIVIDEND PAYOUTS S YDN E Y Australia’s major banks should set aside more capital as much as A$30 billion (S$33 billion), some analysts said to ensure they can survive a repeat of the global financial crisis,
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      Lock icon Sony tells staff cyberattack unprecedented
      438 30 BLOOMBERG LOS ANGELES Sony Pictures Entertainment security advisers believe the cyberattack on the firm’s computer systems was the work of an organised group, CEO Michael Lynton said in an email to his staff. Mr Lynton said yesterday the investigation into the attack, which had paralysed
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      Lock icon Celebrate with Gain City and win big
      345 32 For details, call *****212. produced by THE TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM In celebration of Singapore’s 50th birthday, local brand Gain City is reaffirming its values as a home-grown retailer with fabulous promotions storewide during the festive season. Shoppers can look forward to a
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  • technology
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      Retina 5K iMac: Apple’s next bright light
      595 34  -  Tech giant’s newest iMac is the best all-in-one desktop computer you can buy today RETHINKING THE DESKTOP COMPUTER HEDIRMAN SUPIAN Deputy Digital Media Editor hedirman@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The simplicity of Apple’s iMac remains impressive. Plugging the power cord in and switching it on took
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      604 35  -  Gebrselassie third in Stanchart Marathon’s 10km race after underestimating competition KENYANS CONTINUE DOMINANCE OF MEN’S FULL MARATHON ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Even though he is one of the world’s greatest distance runners of all time, Haile Gebrselassie admitted he had been caught offguard by
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      473 35  -  ADELENE WONG SINGAPORE —They may be the reigning Asian champions, but Singapore will need to up their game if they are to win the Nations Cup netball championship for the first time since 2007. Yesterday, the hosts, who are ranked 19th in the International
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      835 36  -  CLUB ON ‘VERGE OF SOMETHING REALLY SIGNIFICANT’ COMMENTARY BY JASON BURT Jason Burt is a football correspondent with the Daily Telegraph. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Given that Manchester United have won only half of their Premier League matches this season, have endured a horrific inju‑ry
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      352 36 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH NEWCASTLE —An angry Jose Mourin‑ho hit out at the St James’ Park ball boys for time‑wasting after Chelsea’s unbeaten run came to an end with a 2‑1 defeat at Newcastle. A pair of second‑half goals from Newcastle substitute Papiss
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      971 37 TV channel is one of 40 proposals Lausanne-based body will vote on this week to modernise itself THE NEW YORK TIMES MONACO —The Olympics command worldwide attention for two weeks every other year and then largely recede from public consciousness, their component sports left
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      441 38 SWIMMER BACK IN TRAINING AP BALTIMORE —Michael Phelps is back in training and plans to return to competition after his six-month suspension ends in March. Phelps’ coach, Bob Bowman, told The Associated Press on Saturday they have not decided what events will
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      141 38 Singapore Rugby Union president Low Teo Ping was awarded the Asian Rugby Football Union’s (ARFU) Distinguished Service Award for 2014 in recognition of his contributions to the sport’s development in Asia. Low was presented with the accolade by the United Arab Emirates’ Sports Minister
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      309 38 CHICAGO 102 WARRIORS 112 AP Steve Kerr called himself the luckiest coach in the NBA. In his first coaching job, his Golden State Warriors have set a franchise record with their 12th straight victory and improved to a league-best 10-1 on the road. Draymond Green scored a careerhigh
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        129 41 REUTERS LOS ANGELES —It’s going to be a magical Christmas, after all. Author J K Rowling will release 12 Harry Potter short stories this month in celebration of the 12 days of Christmas, The Daily Telegraph reported. At least one of the stories will
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        409 41  -  Entertaining and not only because a politician’s in it THEATRE REVIEW: LIKE ME. I LIKE HON JING YI S ING A POR E Just how good an actor is Member of Parliament Baey Yam Keng? As it turned out, he was decent, at least for someone
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        448 42 Major American companies setting up shop here and localising their channels HOMEGROWN VIEWING REUTERS LOS ANGELES —Singapore may be becoming the de facto centre of television co-production in South-east Asia. That is a reflection of the way many major American entertainment conglomerates have set
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