Today, 10 February 2017

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    14 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp FRIDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2017 MCI (P) 026/06/2016
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    Lock icon CFE charts S’pore’s way forward: Who dares, wins
    1136 1  -  Opportunities abound if nation is innovative bold and willing to change says Future Economy panel as it calls for pioneering spirit TAN WEIZHEN, VALERIE KOH tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Despite the challenging global environment, there are opportunities for Singapore to thrive over the
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    Lock icon CFE charts S’pore’s way forward: Who dares, wins
    1139 1  -  Opportunities abound if nation is innovative bold and willing to change says Future Economy panel as it calls for pioneering spirit TAN WEIZHEN AND VALERIE KOH tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg va leriekohsf@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE —Despite the challenging global environment, there are opportunities for Singapore to
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    • COMMITTEE ON THE FUTURE ECONOMY REPORT
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        Lock icon Hard numbers not the only measure of success for panel
        713 2  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE –The strategies spelt out by the Committee on the Future Economy (CFE) will help the Singapore economy grow at an average of 2 to 3 per cent a year over the next decade. However, the CFE
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        Lock icon Hard numbers not the only measure of success for panel
        712 2 (2nd Edition)  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE –The strategies spelt out by the Committee on the Future Economy (CFE) will help the Singapore economy grow at an average of 2 to 3 per cent a year over the next decade. However, the CFE
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        Lock icon Republic must forge ahead with creating global trade links
        687 3  -  TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When one door closes, Singapore simply has to look for other openings, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said yesterday on the growing protectionist tide in Europe and the United States. While Singapore has no influence on developments
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        S’pore will continue to need foreign workers in complementary role: Iswaran
        500 3  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Whether as a “transitional” tool or something more long term, Singapore will continue to need foreign manpower to complement its economic and population needs, said Trade and Industry (Industry) Minister S Iswaran yesterday. Despite the
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      • Article
        Digital economy ‘a key ingredient’ for Singapore’s future success
        622 4  -  TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Several members of the Committee on the Future Economy (CFE) yesterday singled out the digital economy as the key to Singapore’s future success, with Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Chan Chun Sing believing that few countries
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        Move to build capabilities the right way forward, say business leaders
        575 4  -  KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —While the Committee on the Future Economy’s (CFE) blueprint to shore up Singapore’s capabilities is not a marked departure from what has already been set in motion, it reinforces what businesses need to stay relevant
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        ‘SMARTER’ REGULATION NEEDED TO EMBRACE DISRUPTION
        247 4  -  TAN WEIZHEN Embracing disruption does not mean fewer or no government regulations, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong said yesterday. Rather, the approach should be towards “smarter” rules. “I think if we move simplistically towards (an approach where) more disruption, more change mean the Government
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        Lock icon S’pore’s limited space a strength in amassing talent
        505 5  -  STRATEGY 1 DEVELOPA VIBRANT AND CONNECTED CITY OF OPPORTUNITY ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Singapore should continue to use its small size to its advantage by encouraging the co-location of similar firms in order to attract talent, create critical mass for shared infrastructure,
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        Transformation maps key platforms to tie other strategies together
        434 5  -  ANGELA TENG SINGAPORE —The Industry Transformation Maps (ITMs) will be a key part of the blueprint for Singapore’s economic success in the coming decade, and the Committee on the Future Economy (CFE) has called on the Government to use them as
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      • STRATEGY 3 DEEPEN AND DIVERSIFY INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS
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          Call to deepen links with overseas partners, resist protectionism
          447 6  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Amid a rising protectionist tide, the Committee on the Future Economy (CFE) has called on the Republic to press on with liberalising trade and investment, as it bids to deepen and diversify international connections. Trade cooperation has
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          Lock icon To go or not to go overseas? Children’s studies come first
          791 6  -  VALERIE KOH SINGAPORE —Fresh out of university in 2005, Mr Lionel Fah scored a job in a multinational corporation that would take him halfway across the world. To date, his work has brought him and his young family to
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          Lock icon Overseas internships open doors for aspiring entrepreneurs
          763 7  -  TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —To entrepreneur Liu Tianwei, 30, an internship at Silicon Valley in the United States when he was still an undergraduate at the National University of Singapore (NUS) proved to be an event that defined the course of his career.
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      • STRATEGY 4 ACQUIRE AND UTILISE DEEP SKILLS
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          Lock icon Firms ‘must learn to tap new skills being picked up by workers’
          353 8  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The launch of the SkillsFuture movement in 2015 gave Singaporeans a head-start in developing their skills, but this momentum must be built on, so Singaporeans continue to pick up “deep skills” throughout their lives
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          Lock icon Dining abroad? Firm picks up the tab if inspiration is on the menu
          598 9  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —An annual budget for staff to wine and dine overseas? Sounds too good to be true, but such is the case at The Lo Behold Group, which operates restaurants such as The Black
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        Unions, trade groups ‘must take on bigger role’ in driving economy
        416 9  -  STRATEGY 5 PARTNER EACHOTHER TO ENABLE GROWTH AND INNOVATION ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Urging trade associations and chambers (TACs) as well as the unions to play a greater role in the economy, the Committee on the Future Economy (CFE)
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      • STRATEGY 6 BUILD STRONG DIGITAL CAPABILITIES
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          Digital wave can be the tide that lifts all sectors
          416 11  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Building on the Smart Nation initiative, Singapore can tap the opportunities offered by the digital economy by encouraging all sectors to adopt technologies. Strong capabilities in digital technologies that can be applied across all sectors particularly
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          Lock icon Virtual ‘fitting room’ boosts bridal shop’s business
          608 11  -  ANGELA TENG SINGAPORE —Choosing a wedding gown can be time-consuming and exhausting not just for brides-to-be, but also for the crew doing the fittings. However, La Belle Couture Weddings has found a way to make the process faster and more efficient with a
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      • STRATEGY 7 STRENGTHEN ENTERPRISE CAPABILITIES TO INNOVATE AND SCALE UP
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          Businesses need more help to innovate: Panel
          369 12  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —It will be critical for the Republic to strengthen the capabilities of businesses to innovate and scale up, amid intensifying competition in the corporate landscape. To achieve this, the innovation ecosystem has to be strengthened, and partnerships between companies
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          Lock icon More can be done to boost private funding: Investors
          651 12  -  ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A POR E —Serial angel investor Douglas Gan has been putting money into start-ups since 2001, in sizeable amounts of around S$25,000 to S$100,000 per investment. He invests only in Singapore-incorporated companies as they are more
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          Lock icon Going global, thanks to support from the Govt
          564 13  -  TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —When Ms Rosaline Chow Koo first set up ConneXionsAsia (CXA), an online platform for health and wellness plans, she already had in mind plans to take the business far beyond Singapore’s shores. Having worked for a multinational corporation
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      Lock icon Trump extends olive branch to China in CNY letter
      794 14 AGENCIES HONG KONG United States President Donald Trump has sent a letter to his Chinese counterpart saying he looked forward to developing a “constructive relationship” with Beijing, the latest in a series of conciliatory signals by the new administration after months
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      Lock icon Chinese netizens hit out at US President over belated festive greeting
      445 14 AGENCIES SINGAPORE —United States President Donald Trump’s belated Chinese New year wishes to China have drawn the ire of Chinese netizens, with some asking why he sent it only towards the end of the festivities. “The greeting has come
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      Lock icon US President’s Supreme Court pick dismayed by attacks on judiciary
      648 16 AGENCIES WA SHINGTON Judge Neil Gorsuch, United States President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, has expressed dismay over Mr Trump’s increasingly aggressive attack on the judiciary, in what could be the first sign of a rift in the
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      Lock icon Abe heads for Trump summit with jobs package
      457 16 AGENCIES TOKYO —Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe headed to Washington yesterday with a massive investment package for President Donald Trump, possibly designed to inoculate his country against criticism from the White House. Mr Abe is expected to dangle proposals linked to the
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      Lock icon Asian shares rise to 18-month high on China hopes
      585 18 An ongoing rally in commodity prices gentle policy tightening have led to enhanced optimism AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Asian shares climbed to their highest level in 18 months yesterday, as investors grew more confident about the growth prospects for China, the region’s largest
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      Lock icon Gold hovers near three-month highs on Trump policy uncertainties
      525 18 AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Gold prices held near three-month highs in Asia yesterday, as uncertainty arising from United States President Donald Trump’s policies and elections in Europe buoyed safe-haven demand for the precious metal. Spot gold eased 0.1 per cent to US$1,240 (S$1,754)
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  • singapore
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      Two more cats found dead in Yishun
      526 20  -  and stop them.” additional reporting BY JEONG HONGBIN AND FARIS MOKHTAR JEONG HONGBIN AND FARIS MOKHTAR SINGAPORE After a lull, two more cases of cats being killed violently in Yishun emerged yesterday: One was found with its throat slit and the other with
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      Mystery of ‘waterfall’ lifts in Tiong Bahru HDB block solved
      437 20 SINGAPORE —On rainy days, residents of a public housing block in Tiong Bahru get drenched as they pass through a curtain of water when the lift doors open. This “waterfall” flows down the shafts of all four lifts during heavy
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      Lock icon A DAY OF THANKSGIVING FOR HINDUS
      79 20 A man carrying a decorated structure called a ‘kavadi’ yesterday in celebration of Thaipusam, a thanksgiving festival dedicated to the deity Lord Murugan. It is a day for Hindu devotees to celebrate the fulfilment of their vows. In Singapore, this religious festival attracts thousands
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        Yale-NUS holds townhall over concerns about ‘troubling’ developments
        624 22  -  ALFRED CHUA alfredchuam@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two students at YaleNUS College have, in an article published on Tuesday, expressed concern about a series of “troubling” decisions made by the school administration, asserting that it disregarded students’ voices, while the founding president of the liberal
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        Student nurse testifies spurned suitor tried to kill her
        677 24  -  FARIS MOKHTAR farism@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Pinned down by her suitor who was repeatedly stabbing and slashing her, she heard him say, “if I can’t have you, no man should have you”. The alleged victim of healthcare assistant Varadharajan Mahadevan Mahadevan recounted this
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        Lock icon COLOURS OF THE CHINGAY PARADE
        97 24 A preview of Unity in Cultural Diversity at the F1 Pit Building, presented by the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia, one of the international groups performing at Chingay 2017. The parade, featuring groups from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand and Taiwan,
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        Ex-Certis Cisco officer gets 5 months’ jail for rashly firing gun
        539 30  -  23-year-old also found guilty of lying to the police and obstructing the course of justice FARIS MOKHTAR farism@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A former Certis Cisco corporal who fired his revolver while playing a Russian roulette-style game and then tried to cover
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    • singapore | business
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        Lock icon Soo Kee breaks new ground with Thai partner Aurora
        387 31  -  RUMI HARDASMALANI SINGAPORE Homegrown jeweller Soo Kee Group entered into a joint venture with Aurora Design yesterday, marking its foray in Thailand with its bespoke bridal jewellery brand, Love Co that offers a range of gold and diamond products. The Thailand-incorporated
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    • singapore | sports
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        Lock icon Hariss ready to seize long-awaited Europe chance
        1009 32  -  ‘A dream come true’ for Singapore star who will join CE L’Hospitalet in Spain TEO TENG KIAT tengkiat.teo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He has experienced great success at club level, with four Malaysian Super League (MSL) titles and an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup crown. On
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        Amanda Tan set for professional debut at HSBC Women’s Champions
        562 33  -  Teen golfer will rub shoulders with her idols in the LPGA world No 1 Lydia Ko and others LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE At the 2014 HSBC Women’s Champions, Amanda Tan was an amateur golfer who found herself starstruck by
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  • Page 32 Miscellaneous
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  • style & beauty
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      Lock icon LET YOUR BROWS DO THE TALKING
      1127 38  -  Sex goddess or girlie girl? What do you want your date to think of you on Valentine’s Day? MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The day of candy hearts and Cupid’s arrows is approaching once again. And especially if it is the first Valentine’s Day you
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      Brow, wow!
      414 39  -  Arch an eyebrow at these must-have brow products and treatments MAYSEAH Leekaja Beauty Salon’s Korean brow treatment The K-beauty look can be achieved at newly opened Korean beauty salon Leekaja at Mandarin Gallery, which offers brow embroidery services performed by specially trained brow artists. While you are there,
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      Style and beauty intel
      358 39  -  GET IT NOW BY KENNETH CHOY Going natural Say goodbye to a dull and rough complexion this Valentine’s Day with the new Pure Vitality Skin Renewing Cream from Kiehl’s. Formulated with sus-tainably-sourced New Zealand Manuka Honey and Korean Red Ginseng Root, it is 100 per cent
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  • cars
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      Lock icon EXHAUST PIPE DREAMS
      830 40  -  Five reasons why this Porsche is not quite the hybrid you expect DAVID KHOO todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg CAPE TOWN (SOUTH AFRICA) The phrases “German luxury limousine”, “good for the environment” and “inexpensive to run” are not ones you would normally expect to use in the same sentence. But emissions
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