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  • 922 1 More voters, contesting parties this time around; surprises can ’t be ruled out ALL 89 SEATS COULD BE CONTESTED FOR THE FIRST TIME paigning period, he said. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY TOH EE MING SINGAPORE The biggest electoral battle in the Republic’s history in terms
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  • 787 1  -  NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After two years of deficits, the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) said there had been a turnaround in its financial position in its latest audited financial statements filed yesterday. It would have a S$1.7 million surplus
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    • 29 1 WATER SELF-SUFFICIENCY: S’PORE NEEDSTO MAXIMISE FRESHWATER AVAILABILITY FROM LOCAL CATCHMENT AND NEWATER COMMENT&ANALYSIS 28 Thailand issues arrest warrants for two more suspects HOT NEWS 6 MORE REPORTS PAGES 10-23
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  • hot news
    • 721 2 NEXT TARGET IS NEW GENERAL ELECTION WITHIN 12 TO 18 MONTHS AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR After a weekend of anti-government demonstrations, the authorities yesterday took back the streets of Kuala Lumpur, with Prime Minister Najib Razak and his Cabinet ministers gracing
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    • 629 2 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR An overwhelming majority of Malaysians polled in a recent survey said they want a change of government and leadership, as the nation marked 58 years of independence yesterday, reflecting concerns over the current political crisis in the country. The
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    • 773 4 AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR Utusan Malaysia, a newspaper owned by the ruling party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), yesterday hit out at Chinese voters, saying there is no point in ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) trying to woo the Chinese, as
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    • 701 6 One of the two suspects had been caught on closed-circuit cameras on day of blast WOMAN SAID TO BE IN TURKEY AGENCIES BANGKOK —The Thai police yesterday issued arrest warrants for two more suspects, a Thai woman and a foreign man
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    • 752 8 Asia Dollar Index also suffers biggest monthly decline since May 2012 FED RESERVE FLAGS END TO NEAR-ZERO SHORT-TERM RATES AGENCIES SINGAPORE Global stocks are headed for their biggest monthly loss in more than three years after United States Federal
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    • 545 8 AGENCIES BEIJING —Chinese state media yesterday announced a slew of confessions after investigations into recent stock market gyrations, including from a reporter who admitted to spreading false information that caused panic and disorder. An official from China’s securities regulator and four senior
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    • HOT NEWS General Election 2015
      • 624 10  -  Former managing agent seeking S$3.5m for services rendered before expiry of contract WP CHAIRMAN DOES NOT EXPECT ANY LITIGATION PROCESS NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Workers’ Party-run Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol-East Town Council (AHPETC) and its former managing agent, FM Solutions and Services
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      • 552 12  -  Diverse group of lawyers, bank execs, businessmen’s credentials ‘almost similar to’ ruling party’s SUCCESS IN 2011GE ‘HELPS PARTY’S RECRUITING EFFORTS’ AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Younger on the whole and demonstrating more gravitas, the Workers’ Party’s (WP) crop of new faces
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      • WORKERS’ PARTY UNVEILS TWO NEW FACES IN FINAL SLATE OF CANDIDATES
      • 627 14  -  KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE On the eve of Nomination Day, the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) unveiled its slate for the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency (GRC) the only territory it will be contesting in as well as ideas it has
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      • 594 14  -  Looking after residents living conditions comes ahead of being their voice in Parliament SOCIAL MOBILITY BURSARY, IMPROVED CONNECTIVITY IN WARD AMONG PLANS LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE If she is elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Mounbatten, Mrs
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      • 285 16  -  The Singapore Democratic Alliance introduced its candidates yesterday for the one electoral contest in Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency it plans to go in for at these elections. Led by SDA chairman Desmond Lim Bak Chuan, the team of six includes three new
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      • 317 16 SINGAPORE —As a resident in the Pasir Ris-Punggol constituency for the last 20 years, Mr Sunny Wong has seen how “drastically” life has changed public spaces are overcrowded, people are always in a hurry, and the notion of courtesy seems to
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      • 299 16 SINGAPORE —As president of the Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS), Mr Abu Mohamed said solving the problems facing the minority community will be his priority, if he is elected. The 64-year-old grandfather, who was appointed president in September 2011, wants to
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      • 312 16 SINGAPORE —If elected, Mr Ong Teik Seng will call for the Central Provident Fund (CPF) scheme to be revised so the elderly here can retire more comfortably. For instance, he hopes to do away with the CPF principal sum
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      • 472 18 ALL 220 APPLICANTS GET POLITICAL DONATION CERTIFICATES they were “all ready to go”. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY LIYANAOTHMAN SINGAPORE —The Elections Department (ELD) has issued 220 Political Donation Certificates to eligible applicants, the agency said in an update yesterday. As of
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      • 278 19 SINGAPORE —From today, candidates can start applying for permits to conduct post-election vehicle processions to thank voters and constituents, the police said in a release yesterday. The vehicle processions can be conducted only from Sept 12 to Sept 18 between 7am and 10pm.
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      • 1662 20  -  As Singapore gears up for the General Election (GE), TODAY takes an indepth look at the constituencies where key electoral battles could be fought. Kicking off the series is Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (GRC), where founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan
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      • 522 22  -  MP UNVEILS FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR CONSTITUENCY LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Faced with the prospect of a multiway fight in his bid to defend his constituency, Potong Pasir Member of Parliament (MP) Sitoh Yih Pin said he hoped the independent
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      • 469 22  -  TOH EE MING toheeming@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —With just hours to go before Nomination Day, most political parties have been preoccupied with candidate line-ups and logistics, but the Singapore People’s Party (SPP) proved to be the exception to the rule last
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      • 593 23  -  Guide also gives primer on Republic’s 12 political parties, milestones in electoral history BOOK WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE THIS WEEK TOH EE MING toheeming@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A guide to the Republic’s electoral process will be made available online this week, ahead of polls
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  • comment & analysis
    • 1023 24  -  DE S PITE STRATE G IC RIVALRY, C H I NA AN D JAPAN CAN I M PROVE S EC URITY RE LATION S TOMOHIKO SATAKE Tomohiko Satake is a senior research fellow at the National Institute of Defence Studies, Tokyo. EAST ASIA FORUM
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    • 1406 26  -  DICHOTOMY BETWEEN TRADITIONALISM AND MODERNISM GWENAEL NJOTO-FEILLARD Gwenael Njoto-Feillard is ISEAS visiting fellow at the Indonesia Studies Programme of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. This commentary is adapted from a longer piece in ISEAS Perspective. With the rise of the Islamic State and the
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    • 1299 28  -  FINDING WAYS TO STORE MORE RAINWATER AND RECYCLE MORE USED WATER NG HOW YONG Ng How Yong is Associate Professor, Associate Head (Administration), Dean’s Chair and Director of the Centre for Water Research in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the
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    • 83 25 A > i A 0 5 VOTES ELECTIOr TODAY 1 September 2015 NOMINATION DAY Catch the 'LIVE' coverage as political parties and their candidates file nomination papers for the Singapore General Election. 938LIVE 10.30am 1,30pm CHANNEL NEWSASIA 11.00am 2.00pm A=diaCorp ENGAGE ENTERTAIN ENRICH YOUR VOTE MATTERS Don't miss this 'LIVE'
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  • voices
    • 129 30  -  FROM LIU RIJING The writer of “High achievers create more opportunities for all” (Aug 28) opines that we should not hold back talents who are either naturally gifted or nurtured. There is a difference between the two. In a “parentocracy”,
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    • 326 30  -  FROM DELANE LIM ZI XUAN Many political parties and their candidates have announced their promises and manifestos. Most of their messages may seem sugar-coated and too good to be true, but we must be realistic and recognise that there is no ideal plan
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    • 246 30  -  FROM RAYMOND ANTHONY FERNANDO I am sure that many older workers welcome the news on the re-employ-ment age (“Re-employment age to be raised to 67 years by 2017”; Aug 24). Gainful employment gives older workers the opportunity to get key
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    • 254 30  -  FROM JEROME YANG ZHELUN French mathematician Blaise Pascal once said of flies: They win battles, paralyse our minds and eat up our bodies. Today, we see the immense potential of non-military drone use as recreational drone use becomes more commonplace. But the recently
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    • 319 31  -  FROM MANORAJ RAJATHURAI As a third-generation Singaporean of Sri Lankan extraction, I am reassured to note the close relationship between the two countries and how they continue to draw on each other’s strengths (“Sri Lanka’s biggest parties agree to cooperate”; Aug 22).
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    • 216 31  -  FROM LIM KEVE SENG The specially designed folders for the SG50 commemorative notes make the pack more meaningful and complete (“New folders to correct misspelling in SG50 commemorative pack”; Aug 22). The first time I went to POSB Bank at Hougang
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  • singapore
    • 484 32 Companies to implement scheme with retrospective effect from January this year FIRMS JOIN PUBLIC SECTOR IN OFFERING EXTENDED LEAVE SINGAPORE —Fathers working at DBS Bank, Singtel and MediaCorp can now take up to two weeks of paid leave to care of their newborns, as
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    • 313 32 S I N G A P O R E —Two hundred public transport commuters are now using smart wristbands to pay for their bus and MRT/LRT rides, as part of a sixmonth trial that started yesterday. Spearheaded by the Land
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    • 296 32 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —M1 yesterday announced the extension of its value-added service that allows mobile subscribers to use its existing mobile-data bundle for data roaming overseas. Known as the M1 Data Passport, the service is now available in five more destinations: Bangladesh, Cambodia,
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    • 205 33 33-year-old man discovered with slash and stab wounds in Bukit Panjang apartment SINGAPORE The police will be charging a 26-year-old woman with murder today after a 33-year-old man was found dead in a Bukit Panjang flat early yesterday
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    • 455 33  -  VANESSA PAIGE CHELVAN SINGAPORE —He was asked for a favour by an elderly customer, but not only did Tay Gim Huat kick up a fuss over the request, he laid his hands on the old man, too. The quarrel had to
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    • 224 35 Duo will also be charged with taking part in an unauthorised speed trial THEY WERE ARRESTED DURING TRAFFIC POLICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Two men, aged 25 and 26, will be charged in court on Thursday for dangerous driving and taking
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    • 235 35  -  VANESSA PAIGE CHELVAN SINGAPORE A 23-year-old man pleaded guilty yesterday to sexually assaulting a minor, after the victim admitted to having sex with him. Mohammad Noor Mohammad Ali faces three counts of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in February this year.
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    • 137 35 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —The September issue of Singapore FHM magazine is its last, publisher MediaCorp announced yesterday. The most recent issue, released on Aug 26, featured actress Jae Liew on its cover. She is currently starring in long-running local drama Tanglin, which airs
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  • china&india
    • 1422 36 EVIDENCE EMERGES OF POOR OVERSIGHT, EASY ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVALS THE NEW YORK TIMES TIANJIN One partner was the son of a local police chief, the other an executive at a state-run chemicals firm. After meeting at a dinner party, they started a
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    • 534 37 Disappearance of stone sign written by former Chinese president leads to speculation REUTERS BEIJING The removal of a stone plinth sign written by former Chinese president Jiang Zemin at the entrance of a key Communist Party training centre is not
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  • world
    • 839 38 Issue of asylum-seekers, refugees has moved to the top of the public, political agenda 800,000 TO SEEK ASYLUM THIS YEAR FOUR TIMES LAST YEAR’S TOTAL REUTERS BERLIN Returning from her summer break in mid-August, German Chancellor Angela Merkel raised some eyebrows by describing Europe’s
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    • 974 39 AP TOKYO Mothers holding their children’s hands stood in the sprinkling rain, some carrying anti-war placards, while students chanted slogans to the beat of a drum against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his defence policies. “No to war legislation!” “Scrap the Bills
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  • business
    • 741 40  -  Caution is prompting some to hold off on buying new Singapore Savings Bonds ANALYSTS SAY BONDS LAUNCHING TODAY ARE GOOD BUT PUBLIC IS UNSURE ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE —Despite offering much better returns than fixed deposits, and attractive features
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    • 630 40 SINGAPORE —Development charge (DC) rates for industrial land use have been revised for the first time in two years, in a move analysts said reflected a “sedated industrial market” dragged down by weaker global demand and internal restructuring. However, they also expressed surprise that
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  • technology
    • 1124 42 Growing popularity raises concerns over how to keep drones out of restricted airspace EXPERTS AND LEGISLATORS GRAPPLE WITH NEW CHALLENGE IN AIR SAFETY BLOOMBERG WA S HINGTON —They’ve buzzed the White House, come too close to planes, attempted
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  • sports
    • 608 43  -  Junior swimmers aim to create history at the Olympic Games MARATHON-LOVING NATION DISCOVERS A NEW PASSION NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There is no doubt that Kenya is king in the world of marathon running, with former world champion Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich and
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    • 479 43  -  ADELENE WONG SINGAPORE Courage and a dose of luck will be key for the Singapore Under-15 football team as they kick off their Group H campaign in the qualifiers for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-16 Championship against Thailand at the Jalan
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    • 1062 44  -  WHATEVER VAN GAAL IS TRYING TO ACHIEVE, IT DOESN’T SEEM TO BE WORKING COMMENTARY BY PAUL HAYWARD Paul Hayward is The Telegraph chief sports writer. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Wayne Rooney should pass Sir Bobby Charlton’s England scoring record this weekend. San Marino, he can cope with,
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    • 240 45 REUTERS LONDON —Wales coach Warren Gatland named prop Samson Lee on Monday in his 31-man squad for this year’s Rugby World Cup but left out injured flyhalf Gareth Anscombe. The 22-year-old Lee has not played since rupturing his Achilles tendon in March.
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    • 538 45 REUTERS WELLINGTON —It would have been inconceivable to many four years ago that twice World Player of the Year Daniel Carter would have to prove himself ahead of a World Cup, but All Blacks coach Steve Hansen insists rugby’s leading points scorer has
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    • 340 45 REUTERS TOK YO —Japan coach Eddie Jones has opted for only two recognised scrumhalves in his versatile 31-man squad for the rugby World Cup. Jones said versatility had “one hundred percent” played a part in his selection choices after surprisingly going with 33-year-old winger
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    • 726 46 Australian claims fourth PGA title of the year to move to FedEx Cup No 1 BACK PAIN NO OBSTACLE TO WINNING STREAK AP EDISON The toughest challenge that Jason Day faced on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) at The Barclays was convincing his peers
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    • 394 46 AGENCIES NEW YORK The US Open lost one of its most bankable and marketable stars on Sunday, when Maria Sharapova pulled out of the tournament for the second time in three years, withdrawing on the eve of the event because of a lingering right
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      • Article, Illustration
        965 48  -  SINGER GAYLE NERVA SWITCHES HER MUSIC STYLE WITH A NEW SINGLE KEVIN MATHEWS features@mediacorp.com.sg You might remember her as the fresh-faced 17-year-old who won over the hearts of Singaporeans with her bright and bubbly personality and the soulful charm of her voice in the second season of Singapore
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