Today, 7 December 2015

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  • hot news
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      Hard work, policy changes, Jubilee Year helped PAP win poll, says PM
      842 2  -  Some MPs, teams, such as at Aljunied, Hougang, had ‘tougherfights than others’ PRIME MINISTER ALSO CALLS ON MPs TO BE SINCERE AND SERVE HUMBLY AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has pointed to three factors
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      ‘Rely on community, not the state, for future solutions’
      698 4  -  He urges S’poreans to participate proactively in developing agenda for nation’s direction forward and for future growth RUMI HARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With the Republic’s sights trained on the next milestone, SG100, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged Singaporeans to participate
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      As long as we live, remember this year, says PM
      541 6  -  S’pore now in post-LKY era and the people must ‘build on what we’ve experienced together’ PRESS ON AND KEEP SPIRIT GOING, HE SAYS AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The SG50 celebrations are coming to an end, but Prime Minister Lee Hsien
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      Lock icon Johoreans brave downpour to pay respect at prince’s funeral
      861 8 Prince, 25, fourth of six children, died on Saturday after battle with liver cancer NAJIB, DPM TEO AND OTHER M’SIAN, S’PORE LEADERS ATTEND WAKE AGENCIES JOHOR BARU Hundreds of people turned up to pay their respects to the late prince of
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      Lock icon Cuts to Danish green funds a cautionary tale
      884 9 THE NEW YORK TIMES SONDERBORG (DENMARK) Not long ago, Denmark was making headlines for harvesting so much wind power that it was leading the way in generating renewable energy, while becoming a centre of innovation and growth for green and clean technology.
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      Vivian more optimistic about prospects for global climate deal
      506 9 SINGAPORE In a Facebook post early yesterday while on the way to Paris for the final lap of negotiations on a global climate agreement, Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan expressed optimism that a deal could be reached but
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      Lock icon London subway knife attack treated as a ‘terrorist incident’
      430 10 Three people stabbed but none critically injured, as police detain suspected assailant COMMUNITY URGED TO REMAIN CALM, BUT ALERT AND VIGILANT AGENCIES LONDON A knife attack in a London subway station over the weekend was being treated as a “terrorist incident”,
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      133 2 r MAKETHE SEASON AT ELLENBOROUGH MARKET CAFE 14-31 DECEMBER 2015 ir The holiday season is upon us and that calls for feasting and merrymaking! Delve into our festive buffet spread of international and local delectations, such as our Laksa Turkey, Lobster Bisque, Red Wine Lamb Stew and top it off
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      216 4 MAKE THE S S ANNA SUI STARBUCKS Anna Suis exuberant sense of .style and creative ingenuity bring Christmas to life. Exclusively at Starbucks from 7 DEC V A Limited sets available, while stocks last. THE COMPLETE., ANNA SUI SET*^ includes Tote Bag, Mug, Starbucks Card (with $50 value) and Pouch
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      166 6 SMU PhD Programmes Research Excellence across Management, Social Science and Technology Finance Financial Markets Analytics for Business, Consumer Social Insights Urban Management Sustainability Ageing Healthcare Management Innovation Entrepreneurship PhD in Business Lee Kong Chian School of Business PhD in Economics School of Economics SMU Areas of Excellence PhD in Psychology
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      129 7 12-13 DECEMBER 2015 9AM 5PM CIVIL DEFENCE MRT SHELTER OPEN HOUSE FREE ADMISSION! LOCATIONS Tan Kah Kee —I You may frequent the MRT stations daily but do you know that some of these train stations are also Civil Defence Shelters? HIGHLIGHTS Guided tour to the Shelter Entrance Blast Door and
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      79 11 CLASS 95 IS STILL YOUR NO.1 ENGLISH RADIO STATION YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT IS LIKE THE CHERRY ON TOP... THANK YOU! CLASS 95 is still Singapore’s Number 1 English radio station with the highest weekly reach of 716,000 listeners. More of you are listening to us and listening to us longer.
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  • comment & analysis
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      Previous UMNO splits show Najib can stay on
      1230 12  -  BEST STRATEGY IS TO UNITE PARTY AGAIN, MAKE PEACE WITH DR M AND COMPANY, PLAY UP NOTION OF LOYALTY NORSHAHRIL SAAT Dr Norshahril Saat is research fellow at the ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute. He researches on Malaysian and Indonesian politics. The annual
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      Lock icon Melting Arctic ice forcing US, Russian rethink on trade, defence
      1327 14  -  MOSCOW BOLSTERING MILITARY PRESENCE, WHILE WASHINGTON IS SILENT SO FAR HUMPHREY HAWKSLEY Humphrey Hawksley, a correspondent for the BBC, is the author of The Third World War (Macmillan) a hypothetical account of a conflict between Russia, China, India and the
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      113 12 The sudden return of Russian military power has given the Arctic region a critical focus as climate change melts sea ice and weakens the Ice Curtain, which marks the border between the US and Russia. HUMPHREY HAWKSLEY 14 WORLD UMNO UNLIKELY TO SUFFER HUGE BLOW IFMUHYIDDIN, SHAFIE SHOWN THE DOOR
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  • voices
    • Article
      More should be done to prevent workplace deaths
      348 16  -  FROM KWAN JIN YAO There were 16 deaths at workplaces this year as of October, up from 10 in the whole of last year and the highest since 2012 (“Workplace fatalities rise this year as more workers fall from height”; Nov 27).
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      Global citizens should learn to question old notions
      239 16  -  FROM LEE TECK CHUAN The Western media have long dominated the discourse that shaped world events (“Time to look beyond the Western view of the Middle East”; Nov 23, and “West’s biases, ignorance have no place in S’pore”; Nov 26). This has
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      Crucial to see whole dynamic in S China Sea
      340 16  -  FROM WONG HOONG HOOI In 1839, a Western hyper-power started a war from China’s south coast with the familiar refrain “freedom” in that instance, to trade in narcotics. The threat configuration, hitherto in the form of bow-armed horsemen from the steppes,
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      14 16 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Domestic worker who took care of sickly children honoured
      583 18  -  OUTSTANDING EMPLOYERS ALSO RECOGNISED VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When Ms Ranpati Dewage Siyanthi Siromani Pushpika first came to Singapore to be a foreign domestic worker (FDW) in 1997, she was given only one task: To take care of her employer’s sickly
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    • Article
      Lock icon More than 2,000 attend Bulim Bus Depot opening
      170 18 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Tower Transit’s Bulim Bus Depot was officially opened yesterday by Member of Parliament for Hong Kah North Amy Khor, at a carnival held at the depot. More than 2,000 people attended the event, which saw Tower Transit staff giving
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    • Article
      Mediation service for FDWs to open in Feb
      345 18  -  VALERIE KOH SINGAPORE The idea of a mediation service for foreign domestic workers (FDWs) and their employers first came to Mr William Chew’s mind when employment agencies suggested that his organisation could take on the role of a neutral third party in
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    • Article
      Carnival brings cheer and freebies to needy families
      426 19  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Free health screenings, haircuts, movie screenings and gift vouchers are some of the perks that 6,000 needy families received at the 12th Ready for School carnival at Nanyang Junior College yesterday. Organised by the Chinese Development Assistance Council
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      Lock icon TODAY Shop to Win draw
      117 19 A Canon camera Mr Masagos Badaruddin Bin Masagos Omar (above, right) bought his daughter won the 58-year-old hotel porter S$10,000 in the TODAY Shop to Win weekly draw conducted on Nov 30. Mr Masagos, who has been taking part in the TODAY promotion for the
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      41 18 ii'ii'l Estimated Group 1 Prize $1 Million Draw on Mon, 7 Dec 2015, 6.30pm at Singapore Pools Building (210 Middle Road) For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg p A Y(i) Always play with care Do not bet illegally. RGB Reg No: *****0202G m
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon China tipped to quadruple S China Sea airstrips
      1202 20 BASES COULD HAVE ‘SIGNIFICANT IMPACT’ ON LOCAL BALANCE OF POWER AGENCIES BEIJING China’s campaign of island building in the South China Sea might soon quadruple the number of airstrips available to the People’s Liberation Army in the highly contested and strategically vital
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      362 21 Mother Baby presents *i ■J i -j m A PARTY Ml ARTm X'MAS :v< DATE: Saturday, 12 December 2015 Time: Noon to 6pm Venue: Rochester Mall Screening of Transformers: Age of Extinction at 7pm, level 1 (bring your own chair or mat; free flow of popcorn and candy floss.) CALLING
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  • world
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      136 22 PRODUCTION OPERATORS (12-Hour Rotating Shift) Responsibilities: Operate production equipment, responsible for output and quality of wafers processed through the operations Requirements: Secondary school leaver Able to withstand long hours of standing Keen to learn computer interface equipment and able to understand basic English Only Singaporeans need apply BENEFITS: Attractive salary
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      150 23 Join MediaCorp and be part of something big 1-Net, a MediaCorp Enterprise, is organising a walk-in recruitment drive for those who are interested to join our Data centers. If you have what it takes to be part of our team do come for this exclusive recruitment drive! Join us as:
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  • business
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      Lock icon Barclays tipped to slash 20% of investment bank staff, mainly within Asia
      605 24 Cuts would come on top of a programme to eliminate 7,000 positions next year ASIA SECURITIES DIVISION NOT SEEN AS COMPETITIVE ENOUGH BLOOMBERG LONDON —Barclays may cut an additional 20 per cent of investment bank staff, with most
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      Lock icon Greece passes tough Budget as govt predicts 2016 contraction
      191 24 AFP AT H E N S Greek lawmakers approved a tough 2016 Budget early yesterday, forecasting near zero growth for 2015 and a small contraction next year for the debtridden country in its sixth year of austerity. The coalition government, which
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      Lock icon Bring home something special this Christmas
      465 26 It’s two weeks to Christmas and if you haven’t started planning what food to order or what gifts to get, fret not. Here are three reasons why the NTUC FairPrice Christmas catalogue makes your festive season better: AFFORDABLE GIFT IDEAS Gift shopping doesn’t have
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      96 25 Career, interpersonal and beauty advices every smart, beautiful and well-rounded women got to know (Mfgfftn) Affairs of passion and vengeance CfeA'C/ii) Devious schemers, thy name is momen Desire, aspire, conspire J m Patience is virtue [An^ig) are mhat you mear mmmm) The art of persuasion m m r A lifestyle
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  • technology
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      Smart and stylish, but with some reservations
      817 28  -  HUAWEI WATCH, MATE S SMARTPHONE REVIEWS ETHAN GUO ethanguo@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A POR E Huawei launched two high-end products in Singapore last month the flagship Mate S smartphone and the Huawei Watch, the first smartwatch in its wearable family. The first thing that
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  • sports
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      Lock icon Blending in like Beckham
      147 29 Former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfield star David Beckham (picture, right) delighted hundreds of Asean Para Games (APG) athletes yesterday with a surprise visit to the Games Village at Marina Bay Sands. Accompanied by MBS president and chief executive George Tanasijevich and Singapore APG organising
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      Lock icon BEAU-TIFUL ENDING FOR AISHAH’S COMEBACK STORY
      660 29  -  FORMER SEA GAMES SHOOTER FINDS LOVE, AND A NEW SPORTING FOCUS, AFTER LOSING HER LIMBS LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A PO R E Eyes trained on the target, Aishah Samad readied her air rifle before pressing the adaptive trigger with
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    • Article
      SINGAPORE CEREBRAL PALSY TEAM NO MATCH FOR TOUGH THAIS
      363 29  -  AMANPREET SINGH SINGAPORE —Just like it happened to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy on Saturday, Singapore cerebral palsy football captain Khairul Anwar Kamsani’s red-hot scoring streak came to an end yesterday as Singapore went down 0-5 to Thailand at the National
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      Lock icon SYAHIDAH, FUCHS BRING DOUBLE JOY IN ARCHERY
      498 30  -  AMANPREET SINGH amanpreet@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE As she stood on the podium at the Kallang Cricket Field clutching her two gold medals yesterday, while camera flashes went off all around her, Team Singapore archer Nur Syahidah Alim could not help wondering whether
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      Lock icon SWIM LEADERS VIETNAM FEAR S’PORE FLURRY
      425 30  -  ADELENE WONG SINGAPORE ASEAN Para Games (APG) swimming powerhouses Vietnam have topped the swimming medal tally at every edition of the Games except in 2003, as far as coach Le Thanh Huy can recall. They are also leading once again at the halfway mark
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      EVENTS TO WATCH TODAY
      127 30 Archery What: Men’s individual recurve open, Elimination 1/8, Finals Match 6, 9.30am Where: Kallang Cricket Field Athletics What: Men’s 400m, T37, Heat 1, 9.55am Men’s 400m, T54, Final, 10.40am; Men’s Shot Put, F20, 2.20pm; Women’s 400m, T20,4.40pm; Men’s 400m, T37, Final, 4.50pm Where: National Stadium Boccia
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      ZAC LEOW WINS FIRST ATHLETICS MEDAL FOR SINGAPORE
      188 30  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE —Middle-distance runner Zac Leow finally broke the duck for Team Singapore’s athletics contingent last night, winning a silver in the men’s 1,500m T37 final, and the Republic’s first medal in the sport at the ASEAN Para Games (APG).
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      Lock icon MOK IS FEELING GOOD AGAIN
      882 31  -  Runner confident that the 2016 Olympics are still within his reach NEO JIE SHI WINS SURPRISE QUALIFICATION FOR RIO GAMES ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —It was not a great time by his lofty personal standards. In fact, it was about 17 minutes off his personal
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      Lock icon VIJAYAN FINDS HIS SOLVE-ATION AT MARATHON
      317 31  -  ADELENE WONG SINGAPORE —A new Guinness World Record was set at yesterday’s Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore (SCMS), as software engineer Ranjith Vijayan smashed the record for the most number of Rubik’s Cubes solved while running a marathon. He completed 200 cubes within 4hr 55min
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      Lock icon FIJI SEND OUT RIO WARNING WITH WIN AT DUBAI SEVENS
      599 32 COACH WANT EV RYO E TO ‘FEAR US AND RESPECTUS’ AGENCIES DUBAI Defending series champions Fiji got their HSBC World Sevens Series campaign, and preparations for the Rio Olympics, off to a fine start when they defeated England 28-17 in
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      Lock icon MOURINHO WILL NOT BEG FOR NEW SIGNINGS FOR CHELSEA
      388 32 AGENCIES LONDON Beleaguered Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has declared that he will stick to his word and not ask Roman Abramovich for money for emergency signings next month despite Chelsea suffering their eighth defeat in the first 15 games of a
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  • Page 32 Miscellaneous
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      100 32 SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS Event Home Away Timing Venue LW*: Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. LW: Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and
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  • T TODAY
    • culture&lifestyle
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        CHRISTMAS CAPERS
        1174 34  -  DREAM ACADEMY’S CRAZY CHRISTMAS SERIES CONTINUES TO UP THE ANTE WITH HILARITY CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg Tis the season to be jolly, as the old Christmas carol goes and we reckon that there’s no other show that’s more jolly than Dream Academy’s annual Yuletime production, Crazy Christmas: A groundNUTCRACKER,
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        Lock icon Making music while the rain falls
        542 35  -  *SCAPE The Invasion festival was one fun experience despite the bad weather MEMORABLE MUSIC MOMENTS HON JING YI SINGAPORE In the middle of his set at the *SCAPE The Invasion music and crafts festival, musician Charlie Lim stopped to thank his audience for turning
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        Lock icon Indian film clinches top honours at Silver Screen Awards
        671 36  -  Emerging local film-maker He Shuming took award for Most Promising Project SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Indian film The Fourth Direction, based on two short stories by Waryam Singh Sandhu, won Best Film at the 26th Singapore International
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        Actor Shaun Chen is officially a dad
        215 36  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH SINGAPORE It seems like the perfect way to celebrate what has certainly been abig year for actor Shaun Chen: He is now officially a dad. On Saturday evening, his wife Celine gave birth to a 3.38kg baby girl in her home
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      253 38 MORNING AGENDA WITH BHARATI JAGDISH AND KEITH DE SOUZA Start your morning with the freshest news of the day. Be part of the action call in to share your views on Talkback. 6.00AM Morning Agenda With Bharati Jagdish And Keith De Souza 10.00 Viewpoints With Howie Lim And Andre Ahchak
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