Today, 30 January 2016

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    13 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp SATURDAY, 30 JANUARY 2016 MCI(P) 021/06/2015
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    Lock icon For S.League, a marquee signing brings more questions than answers
    3318 1  -  STANLEY HO AND NOAH TAN sports@mediacorp.com.sg what’s next?” additional reporting BYAMANPREETSINGHANDADELENEWONG SINGAPORE When Jermaine Pennant scribbled his signature on a one-year contract with Tampines Rovers at a glitzy signing ceremony last week, it marked a turning point in the 21-year
    what’s next?” additional reporting BYAMANPREETSINGHANDADELENEWONG; PHOTO: JASON QUAH; PHOTO: ERNEST CHUA  -  3,318 words
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    Lock icon For S.League, a marquee signing brings more questions than answers
    3319 1  -  STANLEY HO AND NOAH TAN sports@mediacorp.com.sg what’s next?” additional reporting BYAMANPREETSINGHANDADELENEWONG SINGAPORE When Jermaine Pennant scribbled his signature on a one-year contract with Tampines Rovers at a glitzy signing ceremony last week, it marked a turning point in the 21-year
    what’s next?” additional reporting BYAMANPREETSINGHANDADELENEWONG; PHOTO: JASON QUAH; PHOTO: ERNEST CHUA  -  3,319 words
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    Lock icon AMENDMENT:‘WP SUPPORTS POLITICAL MANOEUVRE’
    135 1 Madam, I propose to amend the Motion as such, with the following additions for Sub Para C: ‘But regrets that Ms Lee Li Lian, having stood as a Workers’ Party candidate and received the highest vote share among all losing opposition candidates, has now decided to
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    Bringing ideas to reality will keep Singapore ahead: Heng
    1059 1  -  Republic will have its place in the world if it helps solve challenges: Finance Minister NATION CAN BE A PLACE TO TURN IDEAS INTO USEFUL PRODUCTS, HE SAYS KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Republic may be on the cusp of a
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    House votes to fill vacated NCMP seat
    931 1  -  KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Parliament yesterday approved a motion tabled by the Workers’ Party (WP) to transfer its Non-Constit-uency Member of Parliament (NCMP) seat offered to losing Punggol East candidate Lee Li Lian to Associate Professor Daniel Goh but not before a heated
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      31 1 BO J STUNS MARKETS Japan central bank adopts negative interest rate policy HOT NEWS 2 ASLIPPERY AFFAIR Massive road disruption after oil spill on BKE closes two lanes HOT NEWS 5
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      39 1 THE ZIKA THREAT As many as 4 million people could be infected by the end of the year, says WHO HOT NEWS 4 Fears that Rio Olympics may be ticking bomb that sends virus around the world SPORTS 20
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Stock markets heat up as BOJ goes sub-zero
      629 2 Japan ’s central bank imposes a negative interest rate to promote loans and spending SETS MINUS 0.1% BENCHMARK INTEREST RATE AGENCIES TOKYO —Asian stock markets jumped yesterday while the yen slumped after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) stunned investors by imposing a
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      Lock icon Stock markets heat up as BOJ goes sub-zero
      764 2 (2nd Edition) SETS MINUS 0.1% BENCHMARK INTEREST RATE AGENCIES N E W YO R K Global stock markets jumped yesterday while the yen slumped after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) stunned investors by imposing a negative interest rate for the first time ever, its
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      Lock icon US looks to deploy anti-missile defence amid N Korea tensions
      650 2 AGENCIES TOKYO/SEOUL —Fears of militarisation in the Korean Peninsula spiked yesterday as Japan placed its military on alert for a possible North Korean ballistic missile launch after indications that the latter is preparing for a test firing. At the same
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      Lock icon US looks to deploy anti-missile defence amid N Korea tensions
      650 2 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES TOKYO/SEOUL —Fears of militarisation in the Korean Peninsula spiked yesterday as Japan placed its military on alert for a possible North Korean ballistic missile launch after indications that the latter is preparing for a test firing. At the same
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      Lock icon Zika’s explosive spread
      165 4 The World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded the alarm over the Zika virus, saying that it is “spreading explosively” in the Americas and that as many as 4 million people could be infected by the end of the year. Already there are signs that the deadly virus
      Sources: WHO, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Brazil Ministry of Health, BBC; Adolfo Arranz / TODAY  -  165 words
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      Lock icon Oil spill on BKE causes massive road disruption
      524 5  -  CLIFFORD LEE cliffordlee@mediacorp.com.sg ing for (the) investigation report.” additional REPORTING BY ASYRAF KAMIL SINGAPORE —Traffic on a stretch of the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) came to a crawl for more than half a day, after an oil tanker spilled its contents onto
      ing for (the) investigation report.” additional REPORTING BY ASYRAF KAMIL; PHOTO: ERNEST CHUA  -  524 words
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      Lock icon WP charged with using NCMP scheme to showcase its members
      959 6  -  AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Workers’ Party (WP) had attempted to use the Non-Constit-uency Member of Parliament (NCMP) scheme to “showcase” their members and further their interests, when they should have shown respect for the rules established by the Constitution,
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      Lock icon WP charged with using NCMP scheme to showcase its members
      943 6 (2nd Edition)  -  AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Workers’ Party (WP) had attempted to use the Non-Constit-uency Member of Parliament (NCMP) scheme to “showcase” their members and further their interests, when they should have shown respect for the rules established by the Constitution,
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      NCMP scheme a distraction, but contributes to debate: WP
      977 7  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Rejecting the charge that its move to seek a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) appointment for Dr Daniel Goh was a political manoeuvre, Workers’ Party (WP) leaders yesterday mounted a defence of why they oppose the
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      Rotation among races for EP goes against meritocracy
      355 10  -  FROM DENNIS CHAN HOI YIM I welcome the proposal by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to tighten the criteria for the Elected Presidency (“Key changes to refresh political system”; Jan 28). But I believe it is superfluous to force a rotation among
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    • Article
      Software developers must update their skills to remain employable
      203 10  -  F ROM EDMUND SUM SIEW KEE I empathise with Mr Desmond Lim on his difficulty of finding suitable jobs in the software development industry (“Programmers could be facing discrimination from companies”; Jan 27). Despite the general shortage of talent, developers can
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      Correction
      100 10 In the report “Employment growth sinks to lowest in 12 years” (Jan 29), we reported that employment growth for locals was 82.9 per cent and 96 per cent in 2013 and 2014, respectively. This is incorrect. Growth in the number of locals employed was 82,900 and 96,000 in 2013
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      Unfair for customers to pay for overseas processing of card charges
      152 10  -  FROM LAWRENCE SEOW I read with surprise and displeasure about recent cases of local currency charges that were subject to further charges for being processed overseas. This happened to me when I booked a three-night stay at a hotel.
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      Clearer rules needed on seizure of baggage items
      363 10  -  F ROM PAUL CHAN POH HOI I was surprised to learn of the sheer quantity of items seized during security checks on passengers travelling through Changi Airport, especially considering that only an absolute minority of these would have been actual security risks.
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      187 11 Q •v s L' I J t JO. J_Kj r-J pJ 1 rJ i^J 1 Vi\ -> i nur QJ^HQJ^nQJZRQrERQTEPiQrERQrZRyrEFnQriEPiQrEPi Guess the number of Ang Pows on the screen and win! Watch all-time favourites like Little Red Riding Hood and I Believe in Unicorns come to life with KidsFest 2016
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Toa Payoh factory ablaze in the wee hours
      116 12 A fire that broke out at two double-storey factory units in Toa Payoh Industrial Park yesterday morning took around four hours to be extinguished, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). No injuries were reported. The SCDF was alerted to the blaze
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      Cruelty not cause of all cases of cat deaths in Yishun, authorities say
      751 12  -  ONLY TWO CASES WERE FOUND TO HAVE ELEMENTS OF ABUSE VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Twenty-eight injured or dead cats have been found in Yishun over the past four months, but just two of the cases were likely
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      Authorities to look into speed limits for cyclists
      324 12  -  LOUISA TANG SINGAPORE —The authorities are considering whether to impose a speed limit for cyclists in parks or park connectors, said Senior Minister of State (Transport) Josephine Teo in Parliament yesterday. The Active Mobility Advisory Panel, headed by Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal
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      Registration for SingPass verification made easier
      444 13  -  Users of website now only need to choose how they want to receive passwords KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE About six months after rolling out a two-step verification process for SingPass users to strengthen data security on the Government’s eservices system, the Infocomm Development Authority
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      Lock icon Half-a-million dollars worth of drugs seized in raids
      611 13  -  TOH EE MING toheeming@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE –A four-day anti-drug blitz, conducted by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) across the island this week, led to the arrest of 115 suspected drug offenders. About 6.2kg of cannabis, 2.5kg of heroin, 1kg of “Ice”, 1,807 Erimin-5
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      Man arrested in suspected hit-and-run case on Seletar Expressway
      252 13 SINGAPORE A man has been arrested for drink-driving in relation to an accident between a car and a lorry which happened on the Seletar Expressway (SLE) on Tuesday. The driver of the car fled the scene, while the lorry’s driver and
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  • world
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      Lock icon Bribery scandal delays Japanese Budget talks
      518 14 ABE URGES UNITY ON ECONOMIC POLICY ISSUES AFTER MINISTER RESIGNS KYODO NEWS TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday called for increased government and ruling coalition unity in promoting major policy issues such as economic revitalisation, following the resignation of Mr Akira Amari from
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      Lock icon Chinese sonar vessel to join undersea search for MH370
      398 14 AGENCIES SYDNEY China is set to join the underwater search for a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet, Flight MH370 missing for almost two years by providing a sonar-equipped vessel before the end of next month, Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Warren Truss, announced
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      Lock icon Najib celebrates 40 years in politics, urges end to 1MDB focus
      709 15 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER K UA L A L U M P U R —Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak celebrated 40 years in politics with top United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) officials and division chiefs, amid the furore over Attorney-General
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      Lock icon Sydney schools evacuated after multiple bomb threats
      587 15 Emergency coincides with hundreds of similar warnings sent around the world AGENCIES SYDNEY —Sydney was on edge yesterday, with multiple schools in lockdown and students evacuated after “numerous” bomb threats, said the New South Wales state police. “Police are aware of numerous threats
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      542 14 ADDICTION AWARENESS WORKSHOPS ARC is the education arm of NAMS which provides a range of courses/workshops to engage, educate and empower the general public and professionals/practitioners on addictions and addiction-related issues. ARC also customises curriculum for professionals and practitioners working in the field of addictions. What Can I Do When
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  • business
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      Lock icon Confidence falls in manufacturing and services in S’pore
      672 16  -  SOFTER GLOBAL DEMAND DAMPENS EXPORT EXPECTATIONS LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Companies in the Republic’s manufacturing and services sectors expect a less favourable climate for business in the first half of this year, with sentiment weighed down by uncertain global economic conditions,
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    • Article
      Mediacorp launches phase two of start-up incubator project
      229 16 SINGAPORE If you are a start-up, read this: Mediacorp wants you to join the second phase of its incubator programme, the Mediapreneur. Seven start-ups representing diverse businesses including gaming, food, advertising, voice and video, and travel are currently being nurtured under the
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      Lock icon Battered Noble is ‘bargain of the decade’
      337 16 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Shares in embattled commodity trader Noble Group soared nearly 15 per cent yesterday after CEO Yusuf Alireza secured investors’ backing for the sale of its agricultural unit, garnering at least US$750 million (S$1.06 billion) to improve liquidity. Noble, the worst performing
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      158 17 WE HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD TIME Singapore's most prestigious motoring event returned bigger and better, with more than 58,000 people passing through its doors. Held from 14 to 17 Jan at Suntec Convention Exhibition Centre, the fourday evenf was a crowd pleaser with over 20 new car launches, stunt
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  • sports
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      WOMEN’S TABLE TENNIS TEAM GET COACH IN TIME
      471 18  -  FORMER NETHERLANDS COACH EXPECTED TO TAKE REINS LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —With barely a month to go until the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore’s female paddlers can heave a sigh of relief as they head across the
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      Lock icon SONG EQUALS SERAPONG RECORD WITH STUNNING 8-UNDER63
      699 18  -  NOAH TAN SINGAPORE —Inclement weather may have cast a pall over the second day of action at the SMBC Singapore Open, but South Korea’s Song Young Han still managed to light up the Serapong Course in Sentosa yesterday, putting on a masterful display
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      Lock icon NO ONE CAN BEAT WILLIAMS: BARTOLI
      642 19  -  Ex-Wimbledon champ says world No 1 will win Australian Open if she keeps her cool LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The statistics do not look good for Angelique Kerber, the German world No 6 who is looking to outplay and outlast Serena Williams on
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      Lock icon SHAHFIQ OUT FOR 6 MONTHS WITH KNEE INJURY
      409 19  -  AMANPREET SINGH SINGAPORE Geylang International forward Shahfiq Ghani has suffered a big injury blow ahead of the new S.League season that kicks off on Feb 13. The 23-year-old, who joined the Eagles from the Young Lions last month, is set to be
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      Lock icon Lionesses in harsh 1-0 defeat by Sri Lanka in friendly game
      70 19 Singapore striker Chris Yip-Au (in red) challenging for the ball with two opponents during the Singapore women’s national team’s unlucky 0-1 friendly defeat by Sri Lanka at Jalan Besar Stadium last night. The match’s only goal came in the
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      Lock icon ZIKA CASTS SHADOW OVER RIO OLYMPICS
      1069 20 In addition to other problems, Brazil is grappling with 1.5m affected people prior to the Games HOST CITY FAILS TO CONTAIN SPREAD OF VIRUS AGENCIES RIO DE JANEIRO Already under fire for shoddy facilities, sewage-filled sailing venues and soaring costs, the Rio Olympics have
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  • T TODAY
    • culture & lifestyle
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        Lock icon A WORD WITH YOU
        641 22  -  CAREFUL, MEASURED ATTENTION REWARDS THE VIEWER AT JOAN JONAS’ SINGAPORE SHOW BRUCE QUEK features@mediacorp.com.sg With the sound and fury of the Singapore art world’s annual week-long commercial extravaganza now over, it seems an opportune time to take in art at a slower, more thoughtful pace. If
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        Lock icon A taste of HK indie music
        602 23  -  GDJYB recipe for success? Math rock, folk and some Honglish LANEWAY FEST 2016 FRANCIS LAW SINGAPORE Math rock meets folk music? It’s certainly one of the more unique music blends you’ll likely come across today at Laneway Festival, where the all-girl band GDJYB will
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        Lock icon A Barbie for everyone?
        314 23 AP NEW YORK Poor Barbie. She had plastic surgery to become more socially acceptable. But a lot of her critics still don’t like her. Barbie’s manufacturer, Mattel, announced on Thursday that the doll has three new body types curvy, tall and petite. Barbie will also now
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        STATE of THE ARTS
        219 23  -  MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE Two major arts events wrapped up last weekend: Singapore Art Week and the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. The latter chalked up an attendance of 9,900 for free and ticketed events a drop from last year’s 15,000 but saw a rise in ticketed shows
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        Reebonz’s Love Roulette
        100 23 SINGAPORE In a lead-up to Valentine’s Day online luxury shopping platform Reebonz is playing cupid with a Love Roulette game. The promo, which runs from Feb 1 to 7, lets shoppers try their luck to win discount codes, which can be used on selected Reebonz events featuring
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    • cars
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        Lock icon 3 WAYS TO SPRUCE UP YOUR CAR FOR CNY
        999 24  -  IF YOU DRIVE AN OLDER CAR, HERE’S HOW YOU CAN MAKE IT FEEL LIKE NEW LEOWJU-LEN AND DERRYN WONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —What’s the next best thing to a driving a brand new car for the Chinese New Year holidays? How about
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        Lock icon Full blown
        599 25  -  Porsche updates the 911 Turbo S and makes its four-wheel-drive sports flagship faster than ever PORSCHE 911 TURBO S SHELDON TROLLOPE todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SOUTH AFRICA Since its introduction in 1974, the Porsche 911 Turbo has represented the performance pinnacle of what the German sports car manufacturer can put into
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        Wheel of fortune
        56 25 One of the highlights of the facelifted 911 range is the new steering wheel that first appeared on the Porsche 918 hybrid supercar. In the 911 Turbo S, a Sport Response button optimises the engine and transmission responsiveness. According to Porsche, this lets the car produce “optimal
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        Different sides to the same coin
        891 26  -  These seven-seaters from Kia and BMW perform the same job for very different audiences MPVS FOR EVERY BUDGET LEOWJU-LEN todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg DERRYN WONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A heart transplant can give a person a new lease of life, but the same often applies to cars. Take
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
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      1236 28 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Food Chain II 6.30 On The Red Dot (HD) (PG) (CC) 7 .00 The Dr Oz Show IV (HD) (PG) 8.00 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 9.00 Wheel Of Fortune XXXI (HD) (CC) 10.00 NOT The 5 Show (HD) (PG) 11.00 The Ellen DeGeneres
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      1255 29 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Cradle Of Life (HD) C, M 6.30 Talking Point (HD) 7 .00 The Dr Oz Show IV (HD) 8.00 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 9.00 Wheel Of Fortune XXXI (HD) (CC) 10.00 America’s Supernanny II (HD) (PG) 11.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show XII (HD)
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      301 30 ON SATURDAY 6.00AM News Plus The Best Of Body Soul With Daniel Martin 10.00 News Plus Weekend Brunch And Out About With Angela Lim And Daphne Lim NOON News Plus Sports Review Of The Week 6.00PM News Plus The Wow Club And Talking Books With Michelle Martin 7.00AM Asia Pop
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      266 30 Mediacorp’s latest online TV service offers entertainment, lifestyle, information and news across multiple devices. Log on to www.toggle.sg or download the Toggle App now. E: English C: Chinese M: Malay T: Tamil LATEST CATCH-UP TV Watch episodes on Toggle after they are shown on TV. FREE LIFE FEAR NOT (EPISODE
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  • The New York Times INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY
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      Lock icon In Mexico, Vigilante Justice
      1051 1  -  Police Corruption and Official Indifference Drive Mobs to Turn to Lynchings By AZAM AHMED, PAULINA VILLEGAS AJALPAN, Mexico The lynching began around 7:20 p.m., not long after the brothers had finished their final interviews on tortilla consumption. Residents confronted them, mistaking the pair for kidnappers. The
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      Lock icon A Setback In China’s Silk Road Trade Plan
      952 1  -  By KEITH BRADSHER ANKARA, Turkey As tensions in the Mideast and Ukraine rose in recent years, Turkey moved to jointly manufacture a sophisticated missile defense system. The $3.4 billion plan would have given Turkey’s military more firepower and laid the foundation to
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    • WORLD TRENDS
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        Merkel Is Left Isolated By Her Migrants Policy
        662 2  -  Germany’s leading role in the E.U. faces questions. By ALISON SMALE BERLIN After a year in which Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed more than a million asylum seekers, that decision has left her more embattled and isolated, at home and in Europe. Dozens
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        Lock icon Beauty Parlors of Bangladesh
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