Today, 26 November 2016

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  • 14 1 TODAY WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp SATURDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2016 MCI (P) 026/06/2016 TODAYONLINE.COM
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  • 2918 1  -  KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —He was hired two years ago as the manager of Jamiyah Day Care Centre, but Mr John Britto soon found himself doubling as head of the centre’s rehabilitation department which comprises one occupational
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  • 79 1 TERREX VEHICLES MOVED Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Terrex Infantry Carrier Vehicles being held at a customs and excise facility in Hong Kong yesterday. APL, the shipping line in charge of transporting the vehicles to Singapore, is working with the territory’s authorities to resolve the issue, said the
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  • 1123 1  -  New rule will help authorities reach out to affected workers more quickly say agencies UP TO S$5,000 FINE IF TIMELINE NOT MET NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —In a move aimed at enabling government agencies to provide help more promptly to affected
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  • 1123 1  -  New rule will help authorities reach out to affected workers more quickly say agencies UP TO S$5,000 FINE IF TIMELINE NOT MET NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —In a move aimed at enabling government agencies to provide help more promptly to affected
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    • 22 1 INSIDE ASIA Join the party for exclusive SK-II giveaways! SK-n #changedestiny THE PARTY VivoCity, Central Court A 22 to 27 November, 2016
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    • 43 1 South Korean women furious that Park scandal will set them back• 12 m c?* dvriihvwi V super, deal 26 November 2016 www.giantsingapore.com.sg/christmas SUNSHINE Frozen Pizza Assorted Flavours TWO WEEKENDS OF ‘LIGHT TO NIGHT’ FIESTA AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY 17 storage.HOT N EWS 3
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    • 562 2 CONGRATULATIONS W&m ?c. 7i GniN CITV 0 ■\HGS FROM SftOUND ffttiWORKN Ms Khine Zar Lin (NRIC :SXXXX723A) Winner of one pair of air tickets to Japan! rr Spend $100 at Gain City and stand a chance to BE A WEEKLY WINNER! Win a Pair of Round to Anywhere H i*
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  • hot news
    • 677 2  -  Incumbent V K Rajah’s term ends on Jan 14, when he reaches retirement age of 60 HE HEADS ALLEN GLEDHILL, SITS ON VARIOUS BOARDS KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —After more than 30 years in the private sector, where he rose to
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    • 713 2  -  KELLY NG S ING A POR E —As Attorney-General (AG), Mr V K Rajah was known for his strong sense of justice and fair play, as well as a willingness to depart from legal benchmarks if he felt it would
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    • 1018 3  -  KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Hong Kong authorities have moved the seized Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) vehicles away from the port for storage, the territory’s media reported yesterday, raising questions about whether they will be returned expeditiously, as Singapore has
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    • 502 3 S I N G A P O R E Civil servants will be paid a year-end bonus amounting to half their monthly salary, with lowerwage officers getting at least S$900, the Public Service Division (PSD) announced yesterday. This is lower than the 2015
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    • 782 4  -  ALISON JENNER AND WONG PEI TING jenneras@mediacorp.com.sg wongpeiting@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Malaysian ringgit fell to an all-time low against the Singapore dollar yesterday, with S$1 trading at RM3.1317 at around 2.10pm, sparking a rush by bargain hunters seeking
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    • 782 4 (2nd Edition)  -  ALISON JENNER AND WONG PEI TING jenneras@mediacorp.com.sg wongpeiting@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Malaysian ringgit fell to an all-time low against the Singapore dollar yesterday, with S$1 trading at RM3.1317 at around 2.10pm, sparking a rush by bargain hunters seeking
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    • 656 5 He criticises Indian govt’s decision to change varsity’s board without informing him AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Former foreign minister George Yeo has resigned as Chancellor of Nalanda University after saying the Indian government had failed to maintain the education institution’s autonomy. Writing on his
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  • voices
    • 426 8  -  FROM CATHRYN CHEW LAY HWA Now that the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) results have been announced, I would like to share my experience as an un-kiasu parent of three children who sat for the PSLE in 2010, 2012 and 2014, respectively. Our
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    • 233 8  -  FROM JOANNE ANG I refer to “KiasuParents.com cofounder comes full circle since site launch” (Nov 25). Parents should not use toys as a carrot for a child to do well in exams. As parents, the message we should send to our children
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    • 191 8  -  FROM TAN YIH LONG Project Director, Re-signalling, Land Transport Authority We thank Mr Wong Shao Voon for his suggestions (“Replicate signal interference during tests of new system on N-S Line”; Nov 17). The Land Transport Authority assures him that the safety and reliability
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    • 102 8  -  F ROM STEVEN LO CHOCK FEI Taipei, with a population of 5.7 million over 376 sqm, is the seventh-largest city in the world, ranked by population density. But pedestrians, cyclists and motorists there are able to co-exist safely. Parallel but clearly demarcated separate paths
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 87 8 WE SET YOU THINKING EDITOR WALTER FERNANDEZ DEPUTY EDITOR CARL SKADIAN ASSOCIATE EDITORS CHUA CHIN HON LOH CHEE KONG JASON TAN DIGITAL EDITOR MAE LYNN TAN VISUAL EDITOR MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN SPORTS EDITOR GERARD WONG VOICES EDITOR DERRICK A PAULO SPECIAL PROJECTS EDITOR ARIEL TAM CORPORATE SERVICES ROSALIND PNG CIRCULATION SUNNY
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  • singapore
    • 613 9  -  The nursing home has to fully rectify areas of concern and cannot admit new patients M.O.H. TO MONITOR HOME CLOSELY KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Ministry of Health (MOH) has decided to renew the licence of Good Shepherd Loft for
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    • 435 9  -  KELLY NG SINGAPORE Retailers have strongly objected to a proposal to ban the sale of flavoured tobacco products such as menthol cigarettes, as it could hit their businesses hard. A survey of1,475 independent general trade retailers by a group of trade
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    • 458 10  -  SIAUMINGEN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The alleged mastermind and his two alleged accomplices behind the penny stock crash in 2013 the most serious market-manipu-lation case in Singapore’s history were charged in court yesterday for market manipulation, false trading, cheating, and other offences.
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    • 188 10  -  WONG PEI TING SINGAPORE —A 54-year-old woman was found dead in a drain near the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal yesterday, and the police have classified the case as murder. The police were alerted at 9.44am, and the Singaporean woman who had
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    • 524 10  -  SIAUMINGEN SINGAPORE A district judge yesterday rejected the guilty plea of former national paddler Li Hu’s mother, who was charged in court with attempting to bribe an official from the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA). This was because Su Fengxian, 54,
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    • 162 10 (A) ASSISTANT LOGISTICS Job Descriptions: Manage a fleet of couriers, lead a logistic team to new process implementation, manage and monitor projects or delivery schedules Requirements: Diploma in Logistic Management preferred Must possess class 3 licence At least two years of Logistic or Supply Chain experiences Must have good local
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  • world
    • 574 11 REPORT PUBLISHED TO AVOID ARMS RACE IN REGION AGENCIES BEIJING —A Donald Trump presidency does not mean the United States will withdraw from the South China Sea, but rather will continue pursuing “regional hegemony”, Chinese academics who drafted a report
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    • 339 11 REUTERS China is considering a “wholesale” deal that will grant Philippine fishing vessels access to the disputed Scarborough Shoal waters in the South China Sea, an influential Chinese academic and government adviser said yesterday, as relations between the two countries improve. “A
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    • 486 11 AGENCIES DHAKA KUALA LUMPUR —Angry Muslim protesters took to the streets from Jakarta to Dhaka yesterday to denounce Myanmar over its crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in north-western Rakhine state. Around 5,000 Bangladeshi Muslims demonstrated in the country’s capital after Friday prayers, with hundreds
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  • INSIDE ASIA
    • 727 12 BLOOMBERG JALALABAD (AFGHANISTAN) —Giant trucks thunder along the main stretch of highway that peels away from the Pakistani border, carrying cement, fruit and chemicals to the Afghan city of Jalalabad. Vulnerable to attacks from Taliban and Islamic State (IS)
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    • 1399 12 THE NEW YORKTIMES SEOUL —A popular South Korean singer, Lee Seung-chul, recently posted on Twitter what he called a sad joke that reflected public outrage over a scandal involving the country’s President, Ms Park Geun-hye. “If Hillary is elected, the
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    • 685 13 REUTERS JAKARTA —A well-connected Indonesian marine renewable energy company, together with OpenHydro, a unit of French state-owned naval defence company DCNS, aim to be the first to plug into the vast, untapped tidal energy potential of the world’s biggest archipelago. Renewables
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    • 109 14 The only woman with a ‘Kok’ is in Seputeh. Malaysian Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister Tajuddin Abdul Rahman Mr Tajuddin made the remark, aimed at opposition Member of Parliament for Seputeh Ms Teresa Kok, in Parliament after getting into a heated debate with the latter
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    • 1027 14 BANGKOK POST BANGKOK —After three years of using the Klong Saen Saep commuter boat, Ms Yada Hariraksapitak still does not think she could ever get used to jumping on and off the vessel if it is not moored properly. “I wish
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    • 300 14 BANGKOK POST BANGKOK —Thailand has come up with a new visa scheme in a bid to boost its medical tourism sector. On Tuesday, the Thai Cabinet extended to 10 years from one, the long-stay visa for foreigners aged 50 or older. The
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    • 74 15 Dec 1 Thailand’s Crown Prince, Maha Vajiralongkorn, is poised to ascend the throne after the death of his father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, on Oct 13. The Prince veered from tradition and surprised many by requesting a delay in his proclamation as King
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    • 954 15 KYODO NEWS TAIPEI —After months of waiting, Taiwan’s First Commercial Bank recently introduced the newest member of its staff: Pepper, a humanoid robot built by SoftBank Group Corporation of Japan. Pepper billed as the world’s first personal robot, with its
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  • business
    • 714 16  -  The Government will take on 70 per cent of the risk-share for both financing schemes SECTOR EXPERIENCING UNIQUE, PROLONGED SLOWDOWN ANGELATENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As the latest data showed output from the marine and offshore engineering industry almost halved last month,
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    • 429 16  -  LEE YEN NEE SINGAPORE More than S$500 million in loans have been given out to over 3,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) under a scheme introduced earlier this year to help these firms weather difficult times and tide through the restructuring process,
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  • T TODAY
    • 925 17  -  NATIONAL GALLERY SINGAPORE’S FIRST-YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY WILL TRANSFORM THE HISTORIC AREA INTO A HUB OF ACTIVITY THIS WEEKEND REENADEVI reena@mediacorp.com.sg There is a lot to look forward to these two weekends, with the National Gallery Singapore pulling out all the stops for its first-anni-versary celebrations. he
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    • weekend guide
      • 621 18  -  Crescendo.REENA DEVI Here is your chance to experience National Gallery Singapore in a whole new way. We tell you what to zoom in on. FACADESHOW Back by popular demand, the highly anticipated Facade Show had a successful display last year
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      • 654 19  -  National Gallery Singapore’s first-anniversary celebrations boast quite a feast for the senses CHOW ON THIS DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Festivities for the National Gallery Singapore’s first-anniver-sary celebrations have kicked off. As hungry Singaporeans would expect, there is much to savour beyond the gallery walls. Dubbed the Gallery Light
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      • 545 19  -  HON JINGYI SINGAPORE As one of the last music festivals of the year here takes place this weekend, organisers of Neon Lights say the two-day event is expected to attract 15,000 music fans 50 per cent more than last year. This year’s Neon Lights
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      • 633 20 TWILIGHT ENCOUNTERS AT NIGHT SAFARI Venue: Night Safari Address: 80 Mandai Lake Rd 19/11/2016 7.15pm to 10/12/2016 12am Admission: S$45 The Night Safari will be transformed into a sea of lights for its Twilight Encounters event, themed around the Safari’s famed elephant,
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    • cars
      • 879 21  -  IS THE MERCEDES-BENZ CLA TRULY POPULAR? BELIEVE IT OR NOT, YES FOR THE MOST PART MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 200 AMG LINE DERRYNWONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The popularity of the Mercedes-Benz CLA has always flummoxed me. But the more I think about it, the more I realise that it is in
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      • 955 22  -  Moving out on your own would be a step in the right direction, says the winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans DRIVER DEVELOPMENT LEOWJU-LEN todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE If you want to make it in motor racing, move out of your parents’
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    • 110 20 HEADS UP: GIVING WEEK 2016 29/11/2016 to 05/12/2016 Admission: Free Non-profit organisation National Volunteer Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) is holding its second edition of Giving Week from Nov 29 to Dec 5. NVPC hopes to increase awareness, educateand engage Singaporeans about charity and volunteerism. Take part in workshops and activities held
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    • 118 23 Fuel the difference with cleaner air. r K r •J Coaxial hose Vapour Petrol tank A Liquid Vapour Liquid Vapour Liquid SPC 1 st in Singapore with Stage II Vapour Recovery (VR2) System. At SPC, we care for our environment. As the first network in Singapore to install VR2 System
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
    • 264 24 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. TOGGLE SPORTS Watch LIVE Premier League matches. PAID WATFORD VS STOKE CITY Walter Mazzari’s Hornets go into the weekend in a confident mood after their 2-1
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    • 863 24 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Journey With Me C, M (HD)(PG) 6.30 Wishes Come True C, M (HD) 7.00 The Dr Oz Show V (HD) 8.00 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals (HD) 8.30 Wheel Of Fortune XXXIII (HD)(CC) 9.30 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 10.00 Euromaxx 10.30 Arts 21 11.00 The Ellen
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    • 925 25 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Heroes C, M (HD)(PG)(CC) 6.30 Talking Point (HD) 7.00 The Dr Oz Show V (HD) 7.30 Just For Laughs Gags XIV (HD) 8.00 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals (HD) 8.30 Wheel Of Fortune XXXIII (HD)(CC) 9.30 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 10.00 Eras Of Music History (HD)(PG)
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    • 182 25 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. LATEST CATCH-UP TV Watch episodes on Toggle after they are shown on TV. FREE FOOD WARS ASIA II Follow Food Hero 2015 winner Debbie Wong as
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  • sports
    • 449 26 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON Steven Gerrard is ready to return to Anfield to join Liverpool’s academy coaching staff, having confirmed the end of his illustrious playing career. The former Liverpool and England captain is believed to be close to accepting an opportunity to
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    • 749 26 AFP RIO DE JANEIRO Just three months after the Olympics ended, Rio’s beautiful but controversial golf course is eerily quiet, with the squawks of birds far louder than the whack of balls. Built specially for the Olympics on what had
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    • 1227 27  -  All aboard the good ship Conte! Table-topping Chelsea are loving the ride their charismatic Italian boss is taking them on, and with no European distractions to steer them off course, the super-slick Blues are serious title contenders. Ahead of a potentially explosive
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    • 694 28  -  Worst-ever tournament after Singapore lose 2-1 to Indonesia in do-or-die game TWO LAPSES IN DEFENCE, WASTEFUL FINISHING PROVE COSTLY NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg MANIL A It was their most exciting and attacking display at this year’s Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup. But ultimately, it
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    • 364 28  -  TODAY sports reporter Teo Teng Kiat (tengkiat.teo@mediacorp. com.sg)dissects the Lions’ 1-2 loss to Indonesia and analyses the causes for the defeat that sent Singapore out of the group stages of the AFF Suzuki Cup for the second tournament running. TODAY sports reporter
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