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  • 13 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016 MCI(P) 021/06/2015
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  • 713 1 Beijing will increase scope of patrols to guard its claims in South China Sea says Defence Ministry FIGHTER JETS USED TO WARN OFF WARSHIP AGENCIES BEIJING —China said yesterday that repeated United States Navy patrols in the disputed South China Sea are
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  • 66 1 Buddhist monks praying at the wake of Dr Lee Seng Gee, the late chairman of the Lee Founaca- dation, who died on Tuesday at the age of 95. The wake at his home on Meyer Road drew Chinese community leaders, academics, students and politicians, including
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  • 734 1  -  SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE —GrabCar drivers will now be able to pay for their commercial motor insurance according to the mileage on paid trips under a new insurance policy launched yesterday, paving the way for the use of driving
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    • 105 1 FOCUSING ON SUBSTANCE INSTEAD OF FORM CAN HELP AGMs RETAIN SHAREHOLDERS’CONFIDENCE IN LONG RUN COMMENT&ANALYSIS 12 National Stadium pitch under fire for being ‘out of shape’ HOT NEWS 2 IT'S BACK! NEW Beef and Mushroom Deluxe Choco Wonderland McFlurry® m lovin’ it em ft rm 2* > NEW Classic Beef
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  • hot news
    • 835 2  -  TAMPINES PLAYERS SAY THEY LOST THEIR FOOTING ON SANDY PARTS OF FIELD NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg Saturday’s rugby games.” additional REPORTING BY AMANPREETSINGH SINGAPORE The National Stadium pitch came under fire again on Tuesday, after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup
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    • 633 4  -  AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With the taxi and privatehire car industry going through upheavals, the drivers hired by the latter are banding together to make sure their voices are heard by the regulators and their companies themselves. Not to be outdone by
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    • 389 4  -  KENNETH CHENG While still in its nascent stages, telematics, or the use of computers and wireless telecommunications technologies to transmit data, is the next big thing in the motor insurance industry here. Two months ago, insurance firm MSIG Insurance began
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    • 806 6  -  NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE —Migrant-worker advocacy groups yesterday welcomed a landmark six-month suspension of a doctor for granting insufficient hospitalisation leave to an injured construction worker and inappropriately certifying him to be fit for light work. But such cases continue to occur,
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    • 762 8 Philippine President-elect offered no apologies to those concerned about comments AGENCIES MANIL A —While Philippine Presidentelect Rodrigo Duterte has made it clear that his domestic policy will centre around showing no mercy to law breakers and pursuing an annual economic growth of up to 8
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    • 749 8 THE NEW YORK TIMES DAVAO CITY —Mr Jess Saplala was sitting in a bar late one night in Davao City listening to a man singing a Frank Sinatra ballad, when he noticed that the crooner was none other than the
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    • 232 10 SINGAPORE —A director of one of the Indonesian companies being looked into by the authorities over transboundary haze could be detained the next time he enters Singapore, after he failed to turn up for an interview with
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    • 586 10 AGENCIES SYDNEY —The Australian police have detained five men suspected of planning to sail a small boat from the far north of the country to Indonesia and the Philippines en route to joining Islamic State (IS) in Syria, said
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  • comment & analysis
    • 1002 12  -  USEFULNESS OF POST-EVENT TEA RECEPTIONS SHOULD NOT BE DISREGARDED ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg Angela Teng is a business reporter with TODAY. End-April not only saw the usual rush of annual general meetings (AGM) by listed companies with their financial year ending on Dec 31,
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    • 1476 14  -  FAMILIES STILL TRAUMATISED BY TREATMENT UNDER ONE-CHILD POLICY LUCY ASH Lucy Ash is a BBC journalist who has reported on the social and economic changes faced by China. Our World: China’s Family Planning Army will be broadcast on BBC World News tomorrow
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    • 368 15  -  A flexi disc on display at the National Museum is providing a permanent link to our heritage SCOTT MARSH scott@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE To a generation that’s grown up with MP3 players and digital music, a flexi disc a thin, light and flexible vinyl sheet onto
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    • 41 12 When China’s Communist Party leaders announced they were ending the notorious One Child Policy in October last year, I returned... to explore what would happen to all the men and women who had been responsible for implementing it. LUCY ASH 14
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    • 44 15 N M S National Museum of Singapore The British Museum TREASURES OF THE WORLD FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SINGAPORE NOW TILL 29 MAY 2016 www.nationalmuseum.sg Figure of a pregnant woman, Cyclades, Greece, 2600-2400 BC 2016 the Trustees of the British Museum
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  • voices
    • 371 16  -  FROM LIM BEE KHIM Director, Corporate Communications, Ministry of Health We refer to the letters “Chas disbursements to clinics should be more transparent” and “Polyclinics should increase capacity so patients can rely less on GPs” (both May 3). We thank Mr Paul
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    • 272 16  -  FROM JACELYN CHIA YEE FANG Medisave is a national savings scheme to help Central Provident Fund members save for future medical expenses. It does not, however, cover all health conditions. For example, under chronic psychiatric conditions, one can use Medisave only for major
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    • 276 17  -  FROM FONG PENG KEONG Director, Pollution Control Department, National Environment Agency We thank Mr Peter Wee for his feedback and suggestion for reducing vehicular noise pollution (“Loud vehicles should also be taxed to reduce noise pollution”; May 6). The National Environment Agency sets
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    • 282 17  -  FROM CELINE CHEUNG YU NING From 2021, a new grading system will place Primary Six pupils in wider bands for each of their subjects, similar to the O-and A-Level exams. I applaud the Ministry of Education (MOE) for consistently reviewing the
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  • singapore
    • 760 18  -  COOLING SYSTEM ‘MOST PROBLEMATIC’ FOR FIRST THREE GENERATIONS OF TRAINS ILIYAS JUANDA iliyasj@mediacorp.com .sg ASYRAF KAMIL AND LOUISA TANG ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SINGAPORE Following a 50-per-cent jump in complaints about warm train cabins from 2014 to last year, SMRT has reviewed the air-conditioning
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    • 461 18  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Lightning may have been the cause of a nearly hour-long MRT train service disruption along the North-South Line yesterday afternoon. “At 3.46pm today, it was suspected that lightning struck a location between Yio Chu Kang and Khatib station
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    • 571 19  -  REGINA MARIE LEE reginalee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Years ago, when he was struggling to meet the costs of restoring Hong San See Temple, Mr Patrick Goh went to Dr Lee Seng Gee, the late chairman of Lee Foundation, for help.
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    • 636 21  -  Former AVA officer testifies that the sight of the horse had left her really really concerned’ KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Acting on an “atypical” number of complaints from the public, former Agri-Food Veterinary Authority (AVA) officer Wendy Toh went
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  • china & india
    • 676 22 AGENCIES TAIPEI Taiwan’s new government will be to blame for any crisis with China that erupts once it assumes office, said Beijing yesterday, heaping on the pressure ahead of the inauguration of a new president
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    • 615 23 FINANCIAL TIMES BEIJING China imposed stiffer punishments on companies that violated environmental laws last year, according to new research that illustrates Beijing’s growing resolve to push through aspects of a greener social agenda. The research, conducted by financial index provider MSCI, recorded a
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    • 538 24 REUTERS BEIJING Mr Dai Xiang has slept his way to the top. The 40-year-old Beijinger got his start as an engineer, pulling 72-hour shifts at a machinery company while catching naps on the floor. After a switch to the tech
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    • 677 25 AFP HONG KONG Tracks and betting shops overflow twice a week in Hong Kong thanks to the city’s enduring horse racing tradition with crowds of tourists and expats going along for the ride. Hong Kong has two racecourses, Happy Valley and
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
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  • world
    • 1213 26 US President will have to navigate a minefield of conflicting memory in Japan FIERCE DEBATE STILL RAGES OVER AMERICAN ACTIONS THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON —For decades, visitors to the ghostly dome in Hiroshima that stands like a sole survivor from the
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    • 453 27 AGENCIES TOKYO—Japanese are welcoming United States President Barack Obama’s decision to visit the atomic-bombed city of Hiroshima, and those interviewed yesterday said they are not seeking an apology. They expressed happiness that he plans to stop at the memorial for victims
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    • 642 28 MALAY MAIL ONLINE kualalumpur— Malaysia’s ruling party, the United Malays National Organisation (Umno), is not as “dirty” as it is perceived to be, said vice-president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. In an interview with Malay-lan-guage daily Berita Harian in conjunction with
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    • 624 30 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont captured the West Virginia primary early yesterday, forcing Mrs Hillary Clinton to continue a costly and distracting two-front battle: To lock down the Democratic nomina- tion and take on
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    • 632 32 guardian ,C A Joint Problem advisory by Asmirah Abdul Rahim The older we get, the more concerns we have towards our health. One of which is knee pain, commonly caused by osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis results from the wear and tear of the joint cartilage as we age, and there is no
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  • business
    • 482 34  -  BUT FIRM NOTED STRONG SALES, PROGRESS OVERSEAS RUMI HARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —City Developments Limited (CDL) said yesterday its first-quar-ter net profit plunged 14.4 per cent due to subdued performance from the local property development business and the hotel operations segment. Net profit
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    • 447 38  -  ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Singapore companies signed agreements for 16 projects spanning high-tech manufacturing and modern services sectors in the north-eastern Chinese province of Liaoning yesterday, of which nearly half went to small-medium enterprises (SMEs), said trade agency International Enterprise (IE) Singapore. The
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    • 362 38 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Abu Dhabi’s stateowned International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC) said yesterday that it had paid interest of US$52.4 million (S$71.8 million) due on bonds guaranteed by troubled Malaysian state fund 1MDB, after 1MDB defaulted on them. IPIC
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    • market buzz
      • 121 40 FindSGJobs.com helps job-seekers to find a job and employers to post jobs and search for prospective employees’ resumes. It also looks into the needs of job-seekers, including persons with disabilities and the chronically unemployed. The website also uses social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook to engage
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      • 125 40 For the first time, Shrek The Musical is coming to Singapore from June 8 at The MasterCard Theatres at Marina Bay Sands. It is a live adaptation of the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek. In a faraway kingdom, the unexpected happens when the
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      • 152 40 Come learn more about your health at the Celebrating Women’s Health seminar. Held on May 21, the seminar features presentations by specialist doctors, complete with a sumptuous high tea. Dr See Hui Ti, senior consultant of medical oncology at Parkway Cancer Centre, will be sharing
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      • 129 40 Breathe life into your home with IKEA’s modern Scandinavian-style furnishing. Set the tone in your rooms with the colourful PANDRUP rugs to make your home lively. Have a small outdoor space? The HINDO potting bench is suitable for potting and keeping plants, with two drawers for
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      • 120 40 Having sleepless nights because your body is itching from skin allergies and irritations? OLIVA forte can help to provide relief. OLIVA forte contains olive juice extract and comes in a capsule or liquid form. Olives contain polyphenols that help with skin allergies, irritations and
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      • 114 40 SilkAir, Asia’s most awarded regional airline, makes this Great Singapore Sale greater with the Getaway Soon Sale, featuring flights to Penang and Siem Reap. Siem Reap is not only known for Angkor Wat, a Unesco World Heritage site, but is also notable
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      • 71 40 On Cheong Jewellery is turning 80. Till June 30, enjoy 50-per-cent off on more than 800 specially selected gem-set jewellery items. Like On Cheong Jewellery on Facebook and receive a memento, no purchase required. Terms and conditions apply, while stocks last. Visit oncheong.com or call
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  • technology
    • 707 42 His tech collection with 200 Apple machines is one of just a few dozen of its size in the US ‘PRICELESS’ COLLECTION GREW OUT OF CURIOSITY THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK A planned technology museum in Maine grew out of
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    • 256 44 REUTERS LONDON —Leicester City will discuss a possible contract extension with manager Claudio Ranieri at the end of the season as a reward for his role in the club’s maiden Premier League title victory, said vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha. Italian Ranieri took over from
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    • 491 45 Rival fans attack Manchester United’s team bus THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —West Ham United’s final game at Upton Park on Tuesday had to be delayed for 45 minutes after the Manchester United team bus was “smashed up”. There were ugly scenes outside the
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    • 730 45  -  PERVERSE TRIBALISM PUTS DAMPENER ON FAREWELL COMMENTARY BY PAUL HAYWARD sports@mediacorp.com.sg Paul Hayward is The Daily Telegraph’s chief sportswriter. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Metres from the statue of the great Bobby Moore, another England defender filmed the disturbance through the window of
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    • 848 46  -  Former S’pore internationals hope the FAS will look close to home AMANPREET SINGH amanpreet@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —After having foreign coaches at the helm of the Singapore national football team for the last 16 years, it is high time that the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) starts
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      • 1610 52  -  A trip to paradise takes 12 hours, two time zone changes and we never even left South-east Asia FAR AND AWAY LIN YANQIN yanqinl@mediacorp.com.sg RAJA AMPAT —We left Singapore at about six in the evening and flew to Jakarta, where we began the first part of our
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      • 1020 55  -  Malaysian artist Chang Fee Ming on his favourite destinations PAINTING PLACES MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —For someone whose captivating watercolour paintings of fishing villages and island life in the region have become an artistic trademark, it seems quite apt that renowned Malaysian artist Chang Fee Ming compares
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      • 714 56 REUTERS LOS ANGELES —Disney is getting out of the video game publishing business. The company disclosed on Tuesday that it has scrapped its Disney Infini-ty-branded console games business, resulting in a US$147 million (S$201.3 million) charge against its fiscal-sec-ond quarter earnings. The
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