Today, 10 January 2017

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  • 14 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp TUESDAY, 10 JANUARY 2017 MCI (P) 026/06/2016
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  • 64 1 Filipino Roman Catholic devotees scrambling to touch a 200-year-old statue of a dark-skinned Jesus, known as the Black Nazarene, as it was carried through the streets of Manila, Philippines, yesterday. The annual ‘Traslacion’ ceremony drew more than a million devotees in a barefoot procession that
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  • 769 1 Armoured vehicles detained are protected by sovereign immunity, says Ng Eng Hen SINGAPORE —Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has written to Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying requesting the immediate return of the Singa- pore Armed Forces (SAF) armoured
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    • 46 1 THE DAILY BRIEF Beijing vows revenge if US reneges on one-China policy HOT NEWS 2 Safuwan to play in Malaysia’s lower league SI NGAPORE SPORTS 16 Laws passed to raise re-employment age to 67 SI NGAPORE NEWS 15 PARLIAM E NT RE PORTS 4 8, 15
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    • 146 1 Elephant plays big role in S’porean film-maker’s debut workE NTE RTAI NM E NT 18 Main partners VISA ACCORHOTELS.COm Feel Welcome Let the celebrations begin Get 2017 off to a flying start with the Qatar Airways Travel Festival. Book by 16 January for travel between 11 January and 15 December
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  • hot news
    • 568 2  -  inet position”. Reuters, with additional REPORTING BY BEN HO BY BEN HO REUTERS, SHANGHAI/TAIPEI —Chinese official tabloid Global Times has sounded a warning to American President-elect Donald Trump hours after Taiwan’s President transited in Houston, saying that Beijing would “take revenge”
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    • 335 2 BLOOMBERG BEIJING —One year after opening with 57 charter members, the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) remains open to the United States joining, said President Jin Liqun. “The door will remain that way,” said Mr Jin in an
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    • 709 4  -  SIAUMINGEN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Potential candidates running for the presidency will need to have their ethnicities certified by a new Community Committee, under proposed legislative amendments tabled yesterday for the new hiatus-trig-gered model to ensure the country has a minority President from time
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    • 470 6 SINGAPORE —Each year, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) transports more than 700 pieces of military equipment using commercial carriers to all parts of the world in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the United States. And it would cost “three to
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    • Article, Illustration
      83 8 Tourists visiting the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival as it officially kicks off in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, on Jan 5. Now in its 33rd year, the festival showcases the region’s tradition of snow and ice carvings. The sculptures are made by both local and
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    • 517 8  -  TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The issue of Singapore’s Terrex vehicles being seized by Hong Kong authorities should not be politicised, stressed Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan in Parliament yesterday, as he assured that so far there have not been any restrictions on
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    • 282 8  -  TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE The fibre broadband outage that hit Singtel customers last December was due to a technical issue that affected a SingNet server, Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim told Parliament yesterday, adding that there was no
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    • 512 10  -  ANGELATENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The expansion of Malacca’s Kuala Linggi International Port (Klip) will likely have a minimal impact on Singapore’s status as a regional transhipment hub, Senior Minister of State (Transport) Josephine Teo said in Parliament yesterday, although she warned against complacency and
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    • 673 10  -  LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@med iacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE —Homegrown wellness and beauty group Healing Touch has lodged its draft prospectus for a US$1 million (S$1.44 million) listing in the United States, becoming the latest Singapore company seeking to go public
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  • 431 11  -  The mirrorless Canon EOS M5 offers greater control for keen photographers BY SCOTT MARSH BY SCOTT MARSH PRODUCED BY THE TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM Photographing nature is one of the most challenging imaging tasks. You never know for instance, when an animal will stray into your frame or
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  • singapore
    • 655 12  -  TOOLS WOULD AFFORD GREATER PRODUCTIVITY: C.J. FARIS MOKHTAR farism@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In response to technological advances changing the way lawyers work, a new five-year blueprint will be rolled out to encourage law firms to adopt the latest tools and software to improve
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    • 349 12  -  FARIS MOKHTAR A committee has been established to come up with the norms for child maintenance based on actuarial data on family expenses, so that there is more consistency across cases, as well as cost-effectiveness. Announced by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon
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    • news
      • 498 13 Mr V K Rajah will be helping to promote Singapore as an international arbitration hub Singapore— Ina letter released yesterday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong thanked outgoing Attorney-General V K Rajah for his outstanding contributions in 13 years of
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      • 319 14 SING A PORE More fresh graduates from polytechnics found jobs and their wages were higher, the results from the latest Graduate Employment Survey have shown. Around six months after their final examinations, more than nine in 10 graduates (90.6 per
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      • 408 14  -  JEONG HONGBIN S I N G A P O R E At nine months old, Mr Glenn Tan’s son was diagnosed with global development delay. This set off many questions in Mr Tan’s mind, such as whether his child would
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      • 799 15  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE From July, the re-employ-ment age will go up from 65 to 67 and employers will no longer have the option to cut employees’ wages at the age of 60. But employers will have more flexibility through the option
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    • sports
      • 836 16  -  Football observers debate if move will stunt 25-year-old’s career TEOTENGKIAT tengkiat.teo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Just two years ago, Safuwan Baharudin was plying his trade in Australia’s A.League, enjoying a successful three-month loan stint with Melbourne City, the sister club of English side
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    • entertainment
      • 567 17  -  The Korean actor on his first time taking up a role in a period drama SONIA YEO soniayeosj@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE Korean thespian Song Seung-heon might have starred in more than 25 dramas and films, but the 40-year-old still managed
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      • 939 18  -  Director Kirsten Tan’s debut film was a ‘gigantic undertaking’, literally REENADEVI reena@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Young Singaporean filmmaker Kirsten Tan has always seen herself as a wayfarer who never quite fit in anywhere. “I’ve always felt like a bit of a wanderer. Having lived in Singapore, Jeonju, Bangkok
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    • 10 16 COMMENT&ANALYSIS WHEN VENTURING ABROAD CAN BE A STEP DOWN 22
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous

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  • comment & analysis
    • 1031 20  -  HIS FUTURE DEPENDS ON OPPOSITION’S PERFORMANCE IN POLLS NORSHAHRILSAAT Dr Norshahril Saat is fellow at Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute. He researches on Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia politics. This year will be a defining year for Malaysian politics. Analysts expect
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    • 1043 22  -  FEW BENEFITS TO PLAYING 2ND DIVISION FOOTBALL ELSEWHERE IN REGION JOHN DUERDEN TODAY Sports’ guest columnist John Duerden has been based in Asia for almost 20 years and covers the continental football scene for The New York Times, BBC Radio, The Guardian,
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    • 141 20 SINGAPORE CONTEM PORARY A WORLD OF ART r 'L te "Everything Survives" by David Roy, X Espacio, Mexico, Latin American Voices Bringing a world of art to Singapore, January 19-22 The 2nd edition of Singapore Contemporary presents a vibrant collection of artworks investment-grade art with a strong secondary market and
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    • 125 20 With a small playing pool in the S.League, everyone benefits from more professional options if as in Japan there is talent coming through the youth ranks. That is something that has to be addressed in the medium to long term.JOHN DUERDEN 22 Save money on your monthly fuel costs? Improve
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  • voices
    • 345 24  -  F ROM RAPHAEL NIU ZI YUAN I disagree with the assertions made in the letter “Change incentives to alter mindsets in education” (Jan 4), suggesting that the Integrated Programme (IP) and the application process to top schools need to be reviewed. The
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    • 190 24  -  FROM LE STER LEE I drive mostly in the west of Singapore and have noticed more people using bicycles, electric bicycles (e-bikes) and personal mobility devices in the early mornings, or at evenings and nights, that do not have any reflectors or
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    • 155 24  -  F ROM TIMOTHY TANG The practice of keeping left on escalators to clear a path for those who wish to move faster should be reconsidered. Rushing on escalators is a bad habit and should not be encouraged. Keeping left can
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  • world
    • 578 26 MALAYSIAN PM HOPES FOR STABLE ECONOMY IN 2017 AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday that the recent arrests of civil servants by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) are reminders against wastages and people’s rights. Speaking
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    • 458 26 REUTERS BANGKOK Thai officials convicted in corruption cases involving more than 1 billion baht (S$40 million) could face the death penalty under a proposal approved yesterday by the militaryappointed National Reform Steering committee. Analysts say such a stern punishment for all
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    • news
      • 607 27 AGENCIES BEIJING /SEOUL —China said yesterday it is “deeply concerned” over North Korea’s latest threat to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), sparking fears of further tensions on the Korean Peninsula. “The current situation on the Korean Peninsula remains complex and sensitive.
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      • 509 27  -  KOI KYE LEE kyeleekoi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —While the possibility of a full-fledged Islamic State (IS) province in South-east Asia may be remote, the authorities should not rule out militants asserting their autonomy in pockets of spaces with weak government control, said
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      • 885 28 REUTERS JAKARTA —Indonesian President Joko Widodo reproached his military chief in a meeting last week amid concerns the commander was “out of control” after he unilaterally suspended defence cooperation with Australia, two sources briefed on the meeting said. Mr Widodo’s
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    • business
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
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