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  • 26 1 TODAY AbdiaCorp WEDNESDAY, 24 JUNE 2015 MCI (P) 021/06/2015 TODAY TODAYONLI NE .COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp WEDNESDAY, 24 JUNE 2015 MCI (P) 021/06/2015
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  • hot news
    • 546 2  -  Report indicates possibility of him suffering from autism spectrum disorder: Judge JUDGE SEEKS TO ASSESS TEEN’S SUITABILITY FOR MANDATORY TREATMENT KELLY NG AND ALFRED CHUA kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Teenage blogger Amos Yee will be remanded for two weeks at the
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    • 689 4 War veterans, descendants to receive medals in country’s first parade to mark conflict’s end PRESIDENT TO GIVE SPEECH, INSPECT TROOPS AT EVENT AGENCIES BEIJING A rare military parade at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end
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    • 320 4 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON The United States expects further encounters at sea with China’s navy, said the captain of a US coastal combat ship that has patrolled the disputed South China Sea and met a Chinese ship last month. The countries have agreed
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    • 586 6 CHINESE NEWS AGENCY CRITICISES TOKYO FOR ‘MEDDLING’ AGENCIES PUERTO PRINCESA CITY (PHILIPPINES) A Japanese military patrol plane circled over disputed parts of the South China Sea yesterday at the start of an exercise with the Philippine military, a move quickly criticised by China.
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    • 632 8  -  MOVE ‘ALLOWED REPUBLIC TO ATTRACT BUSINESSES, REDUCE IMPORT COSTS, BE HIGHLY CONNECTED’ LEE YEN NEE SINGAPORE Bold and able leadership, long-term planning and hard work have helped Singapore succeed against great odds, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. And among the big
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    • 652 10  -  Young people view cannabis as not harmful, think it’s okay for occasional use, saysMasagos ‘AWARENESS OF REAL ISSUE ABOUT CANNABIS IMPORTANT’ AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Youth here have a blasé attitude towards drugs, particularly when it comes to cannabis, a
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    • 530 12  -  Group believes there is only one way that Islam ought to be, says minister VARIATIONS OF THE FAITH RELIGIOUS TEACHERS EMBRACE ARE ‘VERY CULTURAL’ AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Muslim community has to be wary of the growing presence of “absolutists”,
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    • 220 12  -  AMANDA LEE A few Malay-Muslim candidates, including women mostly in their early 30s, have been identified for the next General Election, said Second Minister for Home Affairs and Foreign Affairs Masagos Zulkifli. “I do not know who will finally... become candidates, but... they are committed,
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  • comment&analysis
    • 1113 16  -  BARI SAN NAS IONAL TRYI NG TO WI N H EARTS OF MALAY M US LI M S MOHD AZIZUDDIN MOHD SANI Dr Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani is an associate professor at the School of International Studies at Universiti Utara Malaysia. This commentary is
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    • 817 17  -  GENES AND MICROBES EVOLVE FASTER THAN THOUGHT TIM SPECTOR Tim Spector is Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College, London. THE CONVERSATION “Our ancestors didn’t eat like this, so we shouldn’t.” This is the main ethos of many modern diets
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    • 885 18  -  WHY HAS THE PURSUIT OF INNOVATION INTENSIFIED? ANDREW SHENG AND XIAO GENG Andrew Sheng is Distinguished Fellow of the Fung Global Institute and a member of the UNEP Advisory Council on Sustainable Finance. Xiao Geng is Director of Research at the Fung Global Institute. PROJECT
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    • 36 16 China has increasingly been focussing on the so-called ‘killer apps’ that drove the West’s rise to economic dominance: Competition, science, property, modern medicine, consumerism and an ethic of hard work. ANDREW SHENG AND XIAO GENG 18
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  • voices
    • 424 22  -  FROM AARON LOW CHIN YONG Most of us in Singapore are blessed with ample food from varied sources, to the extent that we often do not treasure it. The amount of food wasted yearly is a testament to this consequence of rising
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    • 244 22  -  FROM PAUL CHAIN SHAU WOO While I would not debate whether China’s rise is beneficial or aggressive, I would point out misleading facts presented in the commentary “China’s rise and the lessons of history” (June 22). It stated that few people in
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    • 326 23  -  FROM MANORAJ RAJATHURAI Putting religion aside, the purpose of yoga and meditation, which goes hand in hand is to enhance one’s health; one works on the body and the other the mind. In fast-paced, material societies such as the
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    • 182 23  -  FROM DILIP SARANGDHAR Most of the world is lucky to enjoy the freedom of speech. There is a small group of people who use this effectively to voice their concerns about various issues, which is healthy for society. Then there are
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  • singapore
    • 663 24  -  RESEARCHERS URGED TO BE MORE OPEN WITH FINDINGS SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When researchers in a human biomedical research project unintentionally come across a finding that suggests potential health risks, they sometimes face a dilemma on whether they should inform the participants
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    • 475 26  -  Offences include falsifying data in passport application, selling passport and harbouring criminalfrom arrest PROFIT FROM SALE OF PASSPORT AN AGGRAVATING FACTOR, SAYS JUDGE ALFRED CHUA alfredchuamf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He had not only helped Wilson Raj Perumal flee Singapore on a passport
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    • 587 28  -  CHARITY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN APPOINTED TO COMMITTEE OVERSEEING DONATIONS LOUISA TANG louisatang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A fund has been set up for the dependents of three Singaporeans who died in the Sabah earthquake on June 5, and those of the mountain guides and
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    • 361 30  -  HOLLY MATTHEWS hollym@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE To meet the Republic’s growing demand for blood, another satellite blood bank opened yesterday at Westgate Tower, giving Jurong its first blood bank. Bloodbank@Westgate Tower, located in Jurong East, is also the Health Sciences Authority’s (HSA) third satellite
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    • 124 24 BRITISH COUNCIL www.britishcouncil.sg/BES2015 Improve your English communication skills in the workplace. Connect with your clients and colleagues more effectively. Our Business English Skills courses provide complete support to help you enhance your performance and excel in the workplace Speaking and Pronunciation Improve your accuracy and fluency when speaking in different
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  • health
    • 838 32  -  Local experts give their take on illness’risks and what precautions can be taken now RISK IS LOWER THAN SARS, SAYS EXPERT EVELINE GAN eveline@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Given today’s globalised travel patterns, it is possible for Singapore to have an imported case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), said Dr
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    • 218 33 Source: Ministry of Health When overseas Observe good personal hygiene, such as practising frequent hand washing before handling food or eating, after going to the toilet, and when your hands are soiled. Wear a surgical mask in crowded places. Avoid close contact with people who show signs
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  • china&india
    • 544 34 Washington hopes for constructive relationship, but ‘cannot overlook Beijing’s growing military capabilities AMERICA FORCED TO SEEK NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO STAY AHEAD REUTERS WASHINGTON China is mounting a serious effort to challenge United States military superiority in air and space,
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    • 469 36 MEAN PM 2.5 LEVELS A STAGGERING 73 MICROGRAMS PER CUBIC METRE AGENCIES NEW DELHI According to a new World Bank report on air pollution, China remains significantly more polluted than India, especially when it comes to the level of hazardous PM 2.5 particles.
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  • world world
    • 640 38 PURCHASE OF ASSETS NOT OUT OF POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS, SAYS 1MDB AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR —1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) yesterday defended its purchase of power assets from Genting Group, saying the acquisition was made for their long-term value and not out of political considerations, following
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    • 534 38 (2nd Edition) VOTE INDICATES ‘AMERICA IS BACK IN TRADE BUSINESS’ AGENCIES WA SHINGTON United States President Barack Obama is poised to win the powers he needs to close the biggest trade deal in a generation, after a Bill granting him fast-track
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    • 610 40 DIRECTOR APOLOGISES, DENIES DRESS CODE POLICY EXISTS AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Security guards at Selangor’s Sungai Buloh hospital stopped a woman wearing shorts and made her wrap a towel around her waist before allowing her to enter, in what
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    • 704 42 MORE EXTREME RAIN, HEATWAVES, DROUGHT PREDICTED OVER THE NEXT CENTURY THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON More people will be exposed to floods, droughts, heatwaves and other extreme weather associated with climate change over the next century than previously thought, based on
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    • 378 44 Aussies add criteria for stripping terror suspects of citizenship KYODO NEWS SYDNEY —The Australian government will propose to Parliament a law revision that would enable it to strip dual nationals of their Australian citizenship if they are found to be engaged in terrorist activities, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said yesterday.
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    • 635 46  -  CPI DECLINE REFLECTS SOFT HOUSING MARKET AND DROP IN SERVICES, FOOD PRICE INFLATION ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Consumer prices in Singapore fell for the seventh straight month in May while core inflation hit a five-year low, raising concerns among economists about
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    • 375 47 SINGAPORE While interest for a Dundee Road private housing site has paled in comparison to the hotly-con-tested site in Toa Payoh days earlier, analysts said the top bid in the latest tender reflects the developer’s confidence in the Queenstown area. At the close
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    • 316 47 SINGAPORE Singtel adopts a perfor-mance-driven pay structure that rewards its top management over the short, medium and long term, the chairman of Singapore’s largest listed company said yesterday in defence of the pay received by its chief executive. “Short-term performance is measured through a
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    • 593 48 Country’s flash manufacturing PMI in June sees three-month high but still in contraction territory FURTHER EASING MEASURES LIKELY AS FAST PACE OF LAY-OFFS CONTINUES, SAY ANALYSTS REUTERS SHANGHAI China’s manufacturing activity is showing signs of stabilising this month, with two private surveys released
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    • 577 49 RISE SPURS REVIVAL IN PROPERTY BUILDING REUTERS SYDNEY —Australian property prices have risen for the 10th straight quarter, led by yet another outsized gain in Sydney, adding to concerns about an overheating market and diminishing affordability in the country’s largest city. Home prices
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    • 577 50 MOVE MAY SET RISKY PRECEDENT: WRITERS THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —If you are an author whose book fails to grip in the opening chapter, it could prove costly: Amazon will soon pay royalties to writers based on the number of pages read by
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    • 670 51 BLOOMBERG LOS ANGELES It’s a lot to pay US$150 (S$200) for a game controller that can kill virtual aliens a few milliseconds faster. The Xbox Elite, announced last week at the E3 video game conference in Los Angeles, costs about three times
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    • 684 52  -  SSF backing SEA Games gold medallist’s push for 2016 Olympics ASSOCIATION WILL RESPECT MINDEF’S DECISION ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE National sailor Darren Choy could have his deferment from full-time National Service (NS) extended to allow him to pursue his aim of competing at
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    • 314 52  -  SHANJAYAN MUNIAPPAN SINGAPORE Singapore national sepak takraw player Muhammad Azreen Sairudin, who was involved in a motorcycle accident earlier this month that claimed the life of his brother, is now recuperating at home. Speaking to TODAY, his uncle Sairi Sani said Azreen,
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    • 692 53 REUTERS NEW YORK/LONDON FIFA granting Qatar the rights to host the 2022 World Cup is the focus of American and Swiss investigations into alleged corruption at football’s world governing body, but that isn’t stopping a group financed by the tiny nation from visiting
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    • 580 53  -  FORMER ARGENTINE GREAT NEEDS TO SECURE BACKERS, PASS INTEGRITY CHECK COMMENTARY BY GRAHAM DUNBAR AP If Diego Maradona is serious about running for the FIFA presidency, he still has a lot of work to do just to get on the ballot. The former Argentina
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    • 618 54 ARGENTINA-COLOMBIA MATCH MOST COMPELLING OF QUARTER-FINALS Lionel Messi (below left) and James Rodriguez (right) are about to meet again. They have put their respective clubs, Barcelona and Real Madrid, aside and this time Messi will wear Argentina’s blue and white and Rodriguez
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    • 182 54 #ParentingCongress #SPC2015 This year’s Singapore Parenting Congress brings to you “Encouraging Parents, Inspiring Kids”! Join renowned youth coach Jeff Yalden from the US and local parenting experts to get tips on how to be a nurturing parent and at the same time inspire your kids! 18 JULY 2015, SAT 9.30AM
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    • 47 55 WEDNESDAY, 24 JUNE 2015 56 RISING SONS OF SINGA-POP? THEY MAY ONLY BE STARTING OUT, BUT STILLSUNRISE DO HAVE WHAT ITTAKES SOLO EFFORT WHAT GOES INTO ARTIST OM MEE AI’S NEW SHOWCASE 58 VARIATIONS ON ATHEME FASHION DESIGNERTOM FORDTAKESTHE APPLE WATCH ONESTEPFURTHER 59 ARTWORK: KENNETH CHOY; STILLSUNRISE
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        947 56  -  YOUNG LOCAL BAND STILLSUNRISE MAY HAVE SOME WAY TO GO, BUT THE FUTURE SEEMS BRIGHT HON JING YI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg When we first listened to stillsunrise’s debut EP, Colours In Black, we were drawn immediately to its sound the haunting vocals, mildly depressing melodies and that violin, which
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      • 372 57 REUTERS LOS ANGELES Composer James Horner, who won two Oscars for writing the music for Titanic and scored such other blockbusters as Avatar, Braveheart, Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind, died on Monday morning in a plane crash in Ventura County, Variety has confirmed.
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      • 563 58  -  Artist Om Mee Ai’s show is an exercise in detail ART EXPRESSION MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Last year’s UOB Painting Of The Year for Singapore, Om Mee Ai’s N-PIN56L, is getting another airing; and the dark-toned abstract work, comprising minute grids that evoke a starry night sky,
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      • 312 59 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Trust fashion designer Tom Ford to find a dapper way to wear the Apple Watch. Not content with the gadget’s array of strap options, the designer has created his very own Apple Pocket Watch. The timepiece, which was
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