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Title Section14 2016-05-09 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016 MCI (P) 021/06/201514 words
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809 2016-05-09 1 Policy makers in wait-and-see mode as Asian neighbours bear brunt of weak Chinese imports EXPORTS DOWN 1.8%, IMPORTS FALL 10.9% AGENCIES BEIJING —China’s exports and imports fell more than expected in April, underlining weak demand at home and abroad, and cooling hopes ofAGENCIES - 809 words
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Article, Illustration57 2016-05-09 1 SAFEGUARDING THE SEAS Special Forces teams from Brunei, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and Thailand closing in on simulated hijacked merchant vessel MV Avatar via rigid-hull inflatable boats as part of a scenario-based counter-terrorism exercise during the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM)-Plus Exercise yesterday. SI NGAPORE 16PHOTO: REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NAVY’S FACEBOOK PAGE - 57 words
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503 2016-05-09 1 SINGAPORE The number of cases of motorists trying to make a dash past road blocks has increased in the first three months of the year, compared to the same period a year ago. The police yesterday said503 words
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hot news
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Article, Illustration597 2016-05-09 2 VALERIE KOH - More details about ideas for Bukit Batok to be shared with residents over next few months HE SAYS HE ALSO WANTS TO REFLECT ON HOW HIS MESSAGES COULD BE IMPROVED VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The People’s Action Party’s (PAP)PHOTO: JASON QUAH - 597 words
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Article, Illustration1357 2016-05-09 2 EUGENEKBTAN - BY-ELECTION RESULT SHOWS S’POREAN VOTER AT HIS BEST: OPEN-MINDED AND DISCERNING EUGENEKBTAN Eugene K B Tan is associate professor of law at the Singapore Management University School of Law. The electoral victory by the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) Murali Pillai in Saturday’s byelection in1,357 words
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Article, Illustration523 2016-05-09 4 NEO CHAI CHIN - Economy, CPF system are ‘still issues that S’poreans should be very worried about’, he says NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) will sit down and go through the results of the Bukit Batok by-election in the comingPHOTO: ROBIN CHOO - 523 words
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597 2016-05-09 5 AGENCIES KUA L A LU M PU R Malaysia’s ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) attributed its strong showing at Sarawak’s state election to an “urban swing”, which resulted in the opposition Democractic Action Party (DAP) losing five seats. “This ‘urbanAGENCIES - 597 words
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Article, Illustration705 2016-05-09 6 AGENCIES CANBERR A —Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull fired the starting gun yesterday on one of the longest election campaigns in the country’s history, against the backdrop of a flagging economy and prolonged political volatility. Mr Turnbull officially called federal elections for JulyAGENCIES - 705 words
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495 2016-05-09 6 AGENCIES CANBERRA —The July 2 general election will pit two leaders of contrasting backgrounds against each other. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was already known as a brilliant lawyer, strident republican, successful tech entrepreneur and multi-millionaire banker before heAGENCIES - 495 words
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Article, Illustration126 2016-05-09 8 The prolonged heatwave and drought that gripped South-east Asia due to the El Nino tropical weather pattern have caused severe water shortages. TODAY looks at how water stress has caused freshwater resources to deteriorate in the region. Water stress in the region Baseline waterAdolfo Arranz / TODAY - 126 words
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Article, Illustration1149 2016-05-09 10 THE NEW YORK TIMES SUBIC BAY —Mr Rodrigo Duterte, the outspoken Mayor of Davao City and the front-runner in the Philippines’ presidential election, told voters recently that he would settle territorial disputes in the South China Sea by taking on theTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,149 words
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297 2016-05-09 11 AGENCIES MANILA Tens of thousands of security forces fanned out across the Philippines yesterday on the eve of national polls, following a bitter and deadly election campaign plagued by rampant vote-buying and intimidation. Elections are a traditionally volatile time in a nation infamous for laxAGENCIES - 297 words
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Advertisement11 2016-05-09 5 COMMENT ANALYSIS SARAWAK ELECTIONS: CURIOUS CASE OF THE CHINESE COMMUNITY 1211 words
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Advertisement155 2016-05-09 6 r 7 A WOMAN’S INSTINCT IS INCREDIBLE. But is it enough to detect cancer of the womb, ovaries and cervix? Cancer of the womb, ovaries and cervix are among the top 10 J most common cancers affecting Singaporean women today. Women aged 25 and above, who have ever had sex,155 words
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Page 10 Miscellaneous
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comment & analysis
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Article, Illustration1182 2016-05-09 12 RASHAAD ALI - down well especially as ethnic and religious troubles in Peninsular Malaysia continue to brew. A DESIRE FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE ABOVE PARTY POLITICS RASHAAD ALI Rashaad Ali is a research analyst at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. Sarawak’sPHOTO: BERNAMA - 1,182 words
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Article, Illustration964 2016-05-09 13 MARKUS HEILIG - WHY SCIENTISTS HAVE STRUGGLED TO FIND NEW TREATMENTS FOR ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOUR MARKUS HEILIG Markus Heilig is professor and director at the Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience at Linkoping University. PROJECTSYNDICATE I still remember a conversation I had more than 25 years ago, when IPROJECTSYNDICATE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 964 words
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Singapore
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Article, Illustration668 2016-05-09 16 AMANDA LEE - ‘MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE WORKPLACE CULTURE NEEDED’ AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E With the majority of young mothers, or about eight in 10, remaining in the workplace after having children, the Government wants toPHOTO: ROBIN CHOO - 668 words
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213 2016-05-09 16 SINGAPORE The Singapore phase of a regional maritime security and coun-ter-terrorism exercise took place yesterday, with teams from various countries taking part in a sea-based drill involving a hijacked ship. The 11-day Association for Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM)-Plus213 words
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Article, Illustration701 2016-05-09 17 VALERIE KOH - VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The mother of an autistic youth has appealed for greater understanding of people with special needs, after strangers called the cops “mindlessly in fear” over her son’s behaviour at Bishan Park over the weekend. WriterPHOTO: CHOO K AH YING’S FACEBOOK PAGE - 701 words
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Article, Illustration486 2016-05-09 17 KAREN NG - The University of Derby’s curriculum caters to working executives in Singapore BY KAREN NG BY KAREN NG The University of Derby, in its partnership with education provider Aventis School of Management, prides itself on delivering coursework-focused curriculum that is relevant to students in Singapore. ForPHOTO: AVENTIS - 486 words
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china & india
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Article, Illustration476 2016-05-09 18 AGENCIES BEIJING —Rescuers were struggling to find 41 construction workers buried by a landslide at the site of a hydropower project in south-east China yesterday, said state media. China’s state broadcaster CCTV and the official Xinhua news agency reported that eight workers were pulledAGENCIES; PHOTO: AFP - 476 words
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Article, Illustration1409 2016-05-09 19 CAIXIN BEIJING Imported items, including those bought online and from overseas shopping trips, have suddenly been hit with higher taxes that threaten a rapidly growing business sector. A new tax regime that took effect early last month has alsoCAIXIN; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 1,409 words
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business
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Article, Illustration911 2016-05-09 24 RICHARD HARTUNG - ON THE MONEY RICHARD HARTUNG today@mediacorp.com.sg While shares and bonds and time deposits are more traditional investments, a large number of Singaporeans also use life-insurance policies for longterm investments. Indeed, consumers here hold more than 13.1 million life-insurance policies, and insurance nowTODAY FILE PHOTO - 911 words
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Article, Illustration395 2016-05-09 24 BERNARD AW - TEA LEAVES BERNARD AW Bernard Aw is a market strategist at online trading firm IG. You may wish to follow Bernard on Twitter at BernardAw_IG Disappointing United States data has dampened expectations that the Federal Reserve will take action in395 words
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Article, Illustration601 2016-05-09 25 Rumi Hardasmalani - PERSPECTIVES Compiled by Rumi Hardasmalani (rumih@mediacorp.com.sg) CLEMENT GOH Managing director, Equinix South Asia The mantra is simple: Preparedness, because unplanned outages can happen for reasons as routine as hardware failure, or as extraordinary as floods and fires. As such, it is important for anPHOTOS: EQUINIX SINGAPORE, FEDEX EXPRESS, 3M SINGAPORE, DNATA SINGAPORE, ASTRAZENECA SINGAPORE - 601 words
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Article, Illustration810 2016-05-09 26 RUMIHARDASMALANI - Brothers take advantage of tough business climate with a focus on long-term rewards RUMIHARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Downsizing, cutting down on showroom space, pruning product ranges on offer: These are what many retailers are doing as high rentals, dwindling footfall and rising staffPHOTO: ROBINCHOO - 810 words
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522 2016-05-09 26 REUTERS HONG KONG —Chinese firms looking to jump a massive queue of companies seeking to do initial public offerings (IPOs), and start trading their shares on the Shanghai or Shenzhen markets, are increasingly going through the back door by takingREUTERS - 522 words
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technology
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Article, Illustration910 2016-05-09 28 ALMOST AS MUCH TIME AS THEY SPEND EATING AND DRINKING THENEWYORKTIMES NEW YORK —Facebook reported dazzling first-quarter results last week: Net income nearly tripled to US$1.5 billion (S$2.04 billion), and monthly active users hit a record 1.65 billion. ButTHENEWYORKTIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 910 words
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sports
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Article, Illustration1120 2016-05-09 29 PARA-SWIMMER IS TAKING NOTHING FOR GRANTED AHEAD OF RIO Singapore para-swimmer Yip Pin Xiu made headlines last week for her record-breaking achievements in the pool at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal, Portugal. The 24-year-old Singapore ManagemenPHOTO: MICK MASSEY/FACEBOOK - 1,120 words
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Advertisement69 2016-05-09 30 MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016 SERIOUSLY HOT YOUNG ACT R J SHUA AN SAYS HE IS MORE OF AN OLD SOUL THAN THE HUNK HE PORTRAYS SO WE LET HIM KEEP HIS SHIRT ON 34 MARKET VALUE ISETAN SCOTTS’ REVAMPED SUPERMARKET AIMS TO DELIVER AN AUTHENTIC JAPANESE EXPERIENCE 36 DIFFERENT STROKES69 words
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culture & lifestyle
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Article, Illustration1265 2016-05-09 34 MAY SEAH - JOSHUA TAN IS A HUNK WHO IS REALLY AN UNCLE INSIDE MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg If you could see right through Joshua Tan like how you can see through his wet T-shirt in these photos, you wouldn’t see ridiculously well-defined abdominal muscles. You would see “an uncle1,265 words
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Article, Illustration79 2016-05-09 35 On Saturday, at a special Mother’s Brunch held at South Beach, SK-II landed a spot in the Singapore Book of Records with The Most Number of Mother’s Day Photos Uploaded on Facebook in One Hour, with a total of 253 photos. This was part of a79 words
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Article, Illustration953 2016-05-09 36 ANUSHA KRISHNAMOORTHY - The revamped Isetan Scotts supermarket wants you to feel like you’re shopping in Japan MARKET BUZZ ANUSHA KRISHNAMOORTHY features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Freshly-baked bread, a dashi bar serving made-to-order piping hot broth, creamy frozen yogurt made with fresh Hokkaido milk, a sleek sake bar tucked away in953 words
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Article, Illustration599 2016-05-09 37 BRUCE QUEK - Charles Lim’s landmark exhibition questions our peculiarly superficial relationship with the sea ART REVIEW: SEA STATE BRUCE QUEK features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —For a nation of islanddwellers, most of us tend not to have much of a relationship with the sea. It is there in the background something to jogartist. PHOTO: NTU CCA SINGAPORE - 599 words
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Advertisement16 2016-05-09 34 CREDITS Photography: Chua Hong Yin Photography assistant: JunelSeet Hair and makeup: Joanna Ang, Sono Bello (*****772)16 words
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