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Title Section34 2015-04-29 1 TODAY TODAYONLI NE .COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp WEDNESDAY, 29 APRIL 2015 MCI (P) 046/06/2014 TODAY TODAYONLI NE .COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp WEDNESDAY, 29 APRIL 2015 MCI (P) 046/06/201434 words
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683 2015-04-29 1 LAURA PHILOMIN - 1.2m households to get letters from tomorrow on eligibility for premium, transitional subsidies SCHEME TO KICK IN LATER THIS YEAR LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Households are set to receive letters informing them of their eligibility for premium and transitional subsidies starting tomorrow, as683 words
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Advertisement110 2015-04-29 1 SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE: IT IS TIME FOR THE U.S. AND ASEAN TO WORK ON A MULTILATERAL SECURITY APPROACHCOM M E NT&ANALYSIS •14 HOT NEWS 4 Moderate wage growth seen despite tight labour market 3 77% OF DRIVERS IN SINGAPORE FILL UP ONLY HALF THEIR TANKS. BUT THIS HABIT DOES110 words
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601 2015-04-29 1 AGENCIES BEIJING An expression of “serious concerns” by South-east Asian leaders that China’s land reclamation activities in disputed waters of the South China Sea could under- mine regional peace and navigational freedom immediately drew a sharp response from Beijing yesterday. ChineseAGENCIES - 601 words
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683 2015-04-29 1 (2nd Edition) LAURA PHILOMIN - 1.2m households to get letters from tomorrow on eligibility for premium, transitional subsidies SCHEME TO KICK IN LATER THIS YEAR LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Households are set to receive letters informing them of their eligibility for premium and transitional subsidies starting tomorrow, as683 words
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Article, Illustration34 2015-04-29 1 (2nd Edition) PHOTO: ERNEST CHUAPHOTO: ERNEST CHUA - 34 words
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601 2015-04-29 1 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES BEIJING An expression of “serious concerns” by South-east Asian leaders that China’s land reclamation activities in disputed waters of the South China Sea could under- mine regional peace and navigational freedom immediately drew a sharp response from Beijing yesterday. ChineseAGENCIES - 601 words
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Advertisement110 2015-04-29 1 (2nd Edition) SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE: IT IS TIME FOR THE U.S. AND ASEAN TO WORK ON A MULTILATERAL SECURITY APPROACHCOM M E NT&ANALYSIS •14 HOT NEWS 4 Moderate wage growth seen despite tight labour market 3 77% OF DRIVERS IN SINGAPORE FILL UP ONLY HALF THEIR TANKS. BUT THIS HABIT DOES110 words
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Article, Illustration653 2015-04-29 2 INDONESIA REJECTS LAST-DITCH PLEAS FOR CLEMENCY REUTERS CILACAP Nine drug traffickers held emotional farewell meetings with their families at an Indonesian prison yesterday, after Jakarta rejected last-ditch pleas from around the world for clemency and ordered their mass execution to proceed withinREUTERS; PHOTO: AP - 653 words
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Article, Illustration614 2015-04-29 2 (2nd Edition) WOMAN WHO ALLEGEDLY RECRUITED VELOSO SURRENDERS TO POLICE AGENCIES JAKARTA Defying international condemnation and rejecting 11th-hour pleas for clemency, the Indonesian government moved ahead overnight with the execution of eight death-row drug convicts, including seven foreigners, local media reports said. However, a FilipinaAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 614 words
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SLIGHT RISE OF 1.6% IN SECOND HALF OF 2014: MAS
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Article, Illustration766 2015-04-29 4 LEE YEN NEE - LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Despite a tighter labour market, wage growth in Singapore is expected to stay moderate for the rest of this year, dampened by weak productivity gains and the difficulty some businesses face in passing on costs to consumers,TODAY FILE PHOTO - 766 words
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631 2015-04-29 4 LEE YEN NEE - LEE YEN NEE SINGAPORE The economy remains on track for moderate expansion this year, as growth is expected to be supported by a firmer recovery in the G3 economies of the United States, the eurozone and Japan, the Monetary Authority of Singapore631 words
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MANY ACCUSE AUTHORITIES OF INCOMPETENCE, NEGLECT AND EVEN CORRUPTION
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Article, Illustration681 2015-04-29 6 AGENCIES KATHMANDU Nepal’s government has drawn criticism from opposition politicians and some residents for what they say has been a sluggish response to the humanitarian crisis triggered by Saturday’s massive earthquake. As the body count from the 7.9-magnitude quake in Nepal rose to more thanAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 681 words
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705 2015-04-29 6 AP BEIJING Wedged between the two rising Asian powers of China and India, landlocked Nepal watched rescuers and offers of help pour in from both sides within hours of an earthquake that killed more than 4,000 people. India, the traditional power inAP - 705 words
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Article, Illustration863 2015-04-29 8 Municipalities lacked political will to enforce law designed to keep buildings from crumbling LAND-USE PLANS NOT ADHERED TO IN SLUMS: ADB BLOOMBERG WELLINGTON The author of Nepal’s little-heeded building code said the earthquake that had killed more than 4,300 people andBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: REUTERS - 863 words
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Article, Illustration863 2015-04-29 8 (2nd Edition) Municipalities lacked political will to enforce law designed to keep buildings from crumbling LAND-USE PLANS NOT ADHERED TO IN SLUMS: ADB BLOOMBERG WELLINGTON The author of Nepal’s little-heeded building code said the earthquake that had killed more than 4,300 people andBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: REUTERS - 863 words
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426 2015-04-29 8 XUE JIANYUE - XUE JIANYUE SINGAPORE Eighty-nine Singaporeans and permanent residents were evacuated from Kathmandu at 6pm yesterday, a day after bad weather and heavy air traffic kept the Republic of Singapore Air Force planes they had boarded from landing in Nepal’s capital. In a426 words
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433 2015-04-29 8 (2nd Edition) XUE JIANYUE - XUE JIANYUE SINGAPORE —After bad weather and heavy air traffic foiled plans to evacuate them from quake-hit Kathmandu on Monday, 89 Singaporeans and permanent residents finally returned home safely from 12.30am today. Worry-stricken since the 7.9-mag-nitude earthquake hit Nepal last Saturday, family433 words
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Article, Illustration502 2015-04-29 10 U.S. PRESIDENT WELCOMES ABE WITH CEREMONIAL POMP AGENCIES WASHINGTON Hailing the United States-Japan partnership as indestructible, US President Barack Obama yesterday hosted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is on a visit to America to showcase deeper defence ties and advance a Pacific trade pact,AGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 502 words
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Article, Illustration558 2015-04-29 10 (2nd Edition) OBAMA, ABE TO WORK ON QUICK CONCLUSION TO TRADE DEAL AGENCIES WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama told Prime Minister Shinzo Abe he shared Japan’s concerns about China’s assertive behaviour in maritime disputes with its neighbours and assured him of the USAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 558 words
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574 2015-04-29 12 WHILE GOVT WILL BE KEY ENABLER, UNIONS AND EMPLOYERS MUST PLAY THEIR PART: CHUAN-JIN SINGAPORE With the labour market expected to remain tight in the coming years, the Republic cannot run away from having to grow its economy with fewer workers and higher574 words
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Article, Illustration1126 2015-04-29 14 RICHARD JAVAD HEYDARIAN; TRUONG-MINH VU - MULTILATERAL SECURITY APPROACH NEEDED RICHARD JAVAD HEYDARIAN AND TRUONG-MINH VU China’s accelerated construction activities in the South China Sea have further intensified the ongoing maritime disputes between Beijing and its South-east Asian neighbours, particularly the Philippines and Vietnam. More thanILLUSTRATION: MARTIN MEGINO - 1,126 words
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Article, Illustration1015 2015-04-29 18 LUCY KELLAWAY - HOW YOUR RUDENESS WHEN ENTERING AND LEAVING A BUILDING MAY BE USED AGAINST YOU LUCY KELLAWAY Lucy Kellaway is an associate editor and management columnist at The Financial Times. THE FINANCIAL TIMES It is mid-morning on a Thursday and I am sitting hunched in theTHE FINANCIAL TIMES; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 1,015 words
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Advertisement29 2015-04-29 14 I have never understood why receptionists’ impressions of people are not widely used in hiring, in promotion or in anything where character plays a part. LUCY KELL AWAY 1829 words
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304 2015-04-29 20 MAX LEE SHU YUAN - FROM MAX LEE SHU YUAN I refer to the report “Nature under stress from photography boom” (April 27). Some photographers go to great lengths to get the best possible shots, and some of these photos are featured on wide-reaching media, which, to304 words
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330 2015-04-29 20 BRYAN KWA JIE WEN - FROM BRYAN KWA JIE WEN I refer to this week’s Talking Point, “When kids think of suicide”. Studies across the world have proven that one group with a higher risk of suicidal behaviour is LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) youth.330 words
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405 2015-04-29 21 KWAN JIN YAO - FROM KWAN JIN YAO I refer to the report “VWO adopts evidence-based practice for debt programme” (April 25). The evidence-based pilot programme by the Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) to help low-income households clear their debts sets a good precedent for other voluntary welfare405 words
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213 2015-04-29 21 KONG PIH SHU - FROM KONG PIH SHU While I was reading a report on BHP Billiton contesting its tax bill in Australia, one sentence that caught my attention was that between 2006 and 2014, its Singapore marketing business earned profits of US$5.7 billion (S$7.6 billion), from213 words
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475 2015-04-29 22 LAURA PHILOMIN; SIAU MING EN - INSTITUTE TO BRIDGE RESEARCH AND PUBLIC POLICIES LAURA PHILOMIN AND SIAU MING EN SINGAPORE The National University of Singapore (NUS) has launched a new research centre to better understand population and family issues in Singapore and Asia, as well as to bridge475 words
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237 2015-04-29 22 SINGAPORE About S$378.2 million in Central Provident Fund contributions owed to more than 288,000 employees was recovered from employers last year, the CPF Board said yesterday. The number of errant employers hauled to court also rose slightly 223 were convicted237 words
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Article, Illustration281 2015-04-29 23 BRAND’S Essence of Chicken marks 180 years through celebrating its regal heritage and hope for the future For generations, Singaporeans have always counted on BRAND’S for fortification. From students mugging for exams, busy executives clocking overtime in the office to convalescing patients, they would invariably reach281 words
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Article, Illustration309 2015-04-29 23 Early 19th century Royal chef, H W Brand, was inspired to concoct a nourishing yet easy-to-digest meat broth for King George IV, then king of England, when he heard about his flagging health. 1835 After retiring from the royal kitchen, Mr Brand brought his essence of chicken to309 words
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Article, Illustration260 2015-04-29 23 Singaporeans have enjoyed BRAND’S Essence of Chicken for generations. Mixologist Jeff Ho, 37, is no exception. In addition to drinking it when he was ill as a child and during the exam period, Jeff’s family also has a unique way of enjoying BRAND’S. “What I remember most260 words
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578 2015-04-29 26 KELLY NG - Two video clips of personnel flouting rules do not reflect culture, conduct of force, says spokesman INVESTIGATION ‘WILL LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED’ KELLY NG SINGAPORE The behaviour of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel who were captured on video wrecking their dormitory578 words
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Article, Illustration107 2015-04-29 27 The memorial exhibition of the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s personal effects will be extended again until June 28 to allow more Singaporeans and their children to visit during the school holidays. Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Mr Lawrence Wong,PHOTO: LOW WEI XIN - 107 words
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487 2015-04-29 27 VALERIE KOH - Firm has sent employees for defensive driving courses to reduce risk of road accidents VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp,com.sg SINGAPORE —Each week, refuse-truck drivers from waste management firm Sembwaste head to Bukit Batok Driving Centre to learn how to manoeuvre heavy vehicles in dangerous situations.487 words
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Article, Illustration764 2015-04-29 30 EVELINE GAN - A deadly tumble can be prevented by intervening early and identifying risk factors ONE-THIRD OF ELDERLY PEOPLE ABOVE THE AGE OF 60 HAVE FALLEN MORE THAN ONCE: EXPERT EVELINE GAN eveline@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Mdm Clarice Tan, 81, fell eight times before shePHOTO: KOH MUI FONG - 764 words
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Article, Illustration473 2015-04-29 32 NAYPYIDAW ‘TO TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT FIGHTING FROM SPILLING OVER BORDER’ REUTERS BEIJING China repeated demands yesterday for Myanmar to take steps to prevent fighting with rebels from spilling over the border after more shells fell on Chinese territory during counter-insurgency operations.REUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 473 words
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266 2015-04-29 32 KYODO NEWS - KYODO NEWS China yesterday expressed concern about a United States-Japanese agreement to bolster their military cooperation, warning the two countries that the changes must not affect its standing in the Asia-Pacific region. “The United States and Japan have the responsibility to ensure that266 words
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Article, Illustration451 2015-04-29 34 CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY EXPANDING SCRUTINY OF TOP EXECUTIVES AT STATE-OWNED OIL FIRMS THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING —The second highest ranking executive at Sinopec, one of China’s dominant oil and energy firms, is being investigated for “serious violations” of laws and discipline, said officialTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: AP - 451 words
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Article, Illustration537 2015-04-29 33 BROUGHT TO YOU BY Tech Saturday showed government, industry efforts to make technology available to all Janet Lai, who’s in her 60s, visited Tech Saturday at the Suntec Singapore Convention Exhibition Centre with members of her Residents’ Committee group. “I always like to try537 words
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Article, Illustration601 2015-04-29 36 COURT ACCEPTS ARGUMENTS OF ‘MURDER THROUGH WILFUL NEGLIGENCE’ THE NEW YORK TIMES SEOUL —The captain of the South Korean ferry that capsized a year ago, leaving more than 300 people dead, was sentenced yesterday to life in prison in an appeals-court rulingTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: AP - 601 words
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Article, Illustration544 2015-04-29 36 (2nd Edition) MALAYSIAN PM INSISTS HIS GOVERNMENT IS TRANSPARENT AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Faced with continued calls for his resignation, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak last night declared he will never back down or surrender, and stressed that his government was transparent. In a speech at aAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 544 words
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550 2015-04-29 38 MOVE IS DUE TO CONFLICT IN SCHEDULE AGENCIES TOK YO —Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not attend an official ceremony in Moscow on May 9 to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II because ofAGENCIES - 550 words
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657 2015-04-29 40 ARABS SPENT 1.5 MILLION NIGHTS IN GERMANY IN 2013 BLOOMBERG DUBAI —The city of Munich thanks to its medical facilities and array of luxury boutiques has helped Germany race past France and Britain to become the European destination of choice for tourists from theBLOOMBERG - 657 words
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