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  • 14 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp MONDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2017 MCI (P) 026/06/2016
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  • 83 1 Malaysian police are looking for four North Korean men (from left) Ri Ji-hyon, Ri Jae-nam, O Jong-gil and Hong Song-hac, who are said to be involved in the murder of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother. Police said the suspects fled
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  • 612 1  -  KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —It is important at this juncture for the United States and China to articulate their overarching foreign policy objectives towards Asia, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said yesterday. During a panel discussion at the 53rd Munich
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  • 393 1  -  ALFRED CHUA alfredchuam@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E The search in several nature reserves for a missing Singaporean hiker ended yesterday with efforts coming to naught. A group of more than 70 people, including police officers, park rangers
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    • 62 1 TH E DAI LY BRI E F Trump set to release‘tighter, and more streamlined’ travel ban HOT NEWS 6 Budget carriers roll out aggressive plans to attract corporate travellers SI NGAPORE BUSI NE S S 13 Should Singapore kids be taught to speak Beijing Mandarin? SI NGAPORE LI FE STYLE
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    • 21 1 SINGAPORE MEN’S ICE HOCKEY TEAM JOIN ASIAN WINTER GAMES FOR THE FIRST TIME SI NGAPORE SPORTS 14 HOT N EWS 2
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  • hot news
    • 712 2 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —Four North Koreans suspected of being involved in the murder of the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un fled Malaysia on the day he was allegedly killed by a fast-acting poison, Malaysian police said yesterday. Malaysia’s deputy police
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    • 345 4 SINGAPORE Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will pay a two-day official visit to Singapore starting today, a reciprocal visit following Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s trip to the Middle Eastern country last year. During his visit, Mr Netanyahu will call on President Tony Tan
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    • 116 4 Sisters Munira Mohd Razak (white T-shirt) and Maisarah Mohd Razak (black T-shirt) posing for a photo with Mr Edward Tham before the flag-off at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) yesterday. Mr Tham later took the pair for a car ride in his
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    • 537 6 AGENCIES WASHINGTON —A draft of the replacement executive order on immigration showed that the administration of United States President Donald Trump aims to put restrictions on citizens of the same seven Muslimmajority countries covered by the initial order, according to The
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    • 645 8 He attacks media for being dishonest and part of the corrupt system AGENCIES FLORIDA United States President Donald Trump turned back the clock yesterday with a bold and aggressive speech straight out of his 2016 presidential campaign playbook,
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    • 286 8 AGENCIES United States President Donald Trump will interview four candidates for the position of US national security adviser today and expects to make a decision soon. Mr Trump will interview acting adviser Keith Kellogg, former US ambassador to the United Nations
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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  • singapore
    • 402 9  -  ALFRED CHUA S I NG A PO R E —The latest addition to the North West district’s healthy living clubs has been launched, with the inauguration of the North West Tai Chi Club, bringing together some 400 Tai Chi enthusiasts
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    • singapore news
      • 479 10  -  KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Seven in 10 birds offered for sale in shops here are species not native or previously native to Singapore, raising concerns over the dangers of a poorly run trade and overharvesting, a study released
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      • 574 10  -  ALFRED CHUA SINGAPORE With the risk of bird flu in the news after the culling of free-roaming chickens in Sin Ming, a lesser-known poultry regulation has also ruffled some feathers. Currently, poultry in any form cooked or raw
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      • 140 10 Ms Goh Goe Lan has been participating in the TODAY Shop To Win draw for several years. The shipping executive’s persistence paid off after she won S$10,000 in the contest’s weekly draw. Ms Goh, who spent S$38.90 on bird’s nest supplements at Unity in Lot One
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    • singapore business
      • 937 12  -  ON THE MONEY RICHARD HARTUNG today@mediacorp.com.sg For people who do not have the expertise or the time to select investments on their own, working with a financial adviser can be a way to obtain expert advice. It is important to make a good decision
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      • 298 12  -  TEA LEAVES WOONTIAN YONG Woon Tian Yong is an analyst at Phillip Futures. Markets around the world rallied last year after Mr Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the United States presidential election. US equity indices surged on the promise of then-president-elect
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      • 599 13  -  RUMI HARDASMALANI SINGAPORE Low-cost carriers (LCCs), traditionally focused on mass market travellers, are transforming their business models with aggressive strategies to lure corporate travellers, hitting the larger full-service airlines where it hurts most. Businesses have slashed travel budgets amid the global economic slowdown in recent
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    • singapore sports
      • 927 14  -  Team hope to get funding and support ahead of SEA Games debut in August TEO TENG KIAT tengkiat.teo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —This year could be a pivotal one for the Singapore men’s ice hockey team. The squad left for Sapporo, Japan, last
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    • singapore lifestyle
      • 774 15  -  PARENTING MATTERS DIANASER features@mediacorp.com.sg Diana Ser is a TV host who currently runs online portal Crazy About Chinese that encourages parents to teach their children the Chinese language through daily activities. She is married to actor-turned-bank executive James Lye, and they
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    • 187 9 Vfi) Adapt Grow FEBRUARY 2017 HIGHLIGHTS e A Visit the career events for employment opportunities. Adapt and grow to meet your career aspirations! WALK-IN INTERVIEW Auxiliary Police Officers Protection Officers 10am 1 pm Training Room 1-2, Lifelong Learning Institute, 11 Eunos Road 8, Singapore *****1 Meet Certis CISCO to find
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    • 11 10 VOICES CHICKENS ARE DOMESTIC POULTRY AND POSE BIRD FLU RISK 32
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  • Learning Minds Special
    • 880 16  -  Thinking of enrolling in a private education course? Consider these nine Rs first. BY SCOTT MARSH BY SCOTT MARSH SINGAPORE Many working adults see taking up a course in a private education institution as a tried-and-tested way to a better education and improved career prospects. While the goal
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    • 492 18 JCU puts students on the fast track to a career in the banking and finance industry With Singapore established as an international finance hub, the demand for banking and finance education is high. Dr Huiping Zhang, a senior lecturer of business at the Singapore campus of
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    • 438 19 A part-time degree at Kaplan is helping Jaycie Tay build a better future for her family An encounter with a stranger on a bus led to a life-altering friendship for 32-year-old Jaycie Tay, a twicedivorced mother of four and former drug addict. She
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    • 452 20 Get a leg up with SMU’s Master of Professional Accounting For Ms Wu Yingjia, Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Master of Professional Accounting (MPA) opened doors to a dream career she didn’t think was possible. The Statistics graduate from the National University of Singapore had developed
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    • 484 21 At Irwin’s Study, students get tuition and mentorship from an Oxford University graduate Mr Irwin See, 37, has been giving General Paper (GP) tuition for the past eight years. His students say that his passion and optimism are infectious, as is the way
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    • 432 22 SIM International Academy focuses on applied learning Due to begin its academic year in September, the SIM (Singapore Institute of Management) International Academy prepares students for their careers through knowledge application, project work and problem-solving. Students take the Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary
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    • 444 23 For UniSIM student Jacqueline Lee, the rigour of her outward bound adventures reflects her university experience Ms Jacqueline Lee Sulynn, 22, was a polytechnic graduate who had attained relatively good grades when she first enrolled in the Bachelor of Human Resources Management with Minor at
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    • 437 24 IMDA scholarships help shore up local infocomm expertise Mr Kenson Tan’s final-year project saw him turn his attention to an issue many social-media-savvy Singaporeans can identify with: Taking digital photographs in low-light conditions. Mr Tan is an IMDA (Info-commu-nications Media Development Authority) Media Education Scheme (MES) scholar who
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    • 367 25 Eyrica Lee sharpened her engineering expertise at SIT A passion for aircraft and hands-on work led Ms Eyrica Lee, now 21, to engineering. She specialised in precision engineering at Nanyang Polytechnic, and graduated with a Diploma in Digital and Precision Engineering in 2015. She is currently
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    • 444 26 PSB Academy offers aspiring engineers an education that helps them build careers You could say engineering has always been a significant part of Ms Ezebella Abdullah’s life. She has been fascinated by design and technology since she was in Secondary 3, when she learned about
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    • 444 27 Republic Polytechnic’s new programme takes aim at the sports and wellness industry Students in Republic Polytechnic’s (RP) SkillsFuture Earn and Learn Programme (ELP) for ITE Graduates leading to the Diploma in Sports (Wellness and Services) can expect to participate in company-based projects, like designing a
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    • 160 18 n jcu.singapore.fanpage jcusingaporevideo y @jcu_singapore www.jcu.edu.sg jcusingapore JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY SINGAPORE TVbA 1, m James Cook University now offers: Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) This course will equip students with the skills to rise up to the challenges of an exciting industry sector that is a permanent fixture of
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    • 147 20 SMU MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING Opens Up a World of Opportunity Programme Highlights: An accredited programme to provide a pathway for graduates to achieve a professional recognition and graduate qualification at the same time Received recognitions from regulatory, professional and academic bodies, which offer an accelerated pathway for MPA graduates
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    • 52 21 Mr Irwin See General Paper (GP) tutor The GP Expert Master’s Degree (Distinction) from Oxford University, UK Bachelor’s Degree (1 st Class Honours) from London School of Economics Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Distinction) from NIE Public Service Commission (PSC) Overseas Scholarship Recipient Former MOE JC lecturer tutor Bukit Timah Tampines
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    • 161 22 EDUCATION FOR THE REAL WORLD INSPIRE BUILD DISCOVER 4 SIM INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY A Member of the SIM Croup SIM International Academy offers the Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) Years 7-10. We take pride in nurturing your child for the real world, by giving them the space and
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    • 163 23 N I Q U E JOIN THE U THAT BELIEVES IN U. Students SIM University P Mr: W4 UCMM6 With SIM University’s full-time undergraduate programmes, you can expect more than a conventional tertiary education. Through industry-relevant, practice-focused curricula that are enriched by valuable work and overseas experience, our unique pedagogy
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    • 47 27 REPUBLIC POLYTECHNIC Academyfor Continuing Education Apply for the New SkillsFuture Earn and Learn Programme leading to the Diploma in Sports (Wellness and Services) Join us for a Course Preview Date: 16 March 2017, Thursday Time: 7.00 pm Venue: Republic Polytechnic 9 Woodlands Avenue 9, S(*****4) www.rp.edu.sg/ACE Visit
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  • comment & analysis
    • 1240 28  -  COMMODITY SHOULD BE PRICED FOR SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL MODEL ASITK BISWAS, CECILIA TORTAJADA Asit K Biswas is the distinguished visiting professor at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. Cecilia Tortajada is a senior research fellow at the Institute of
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    • 1000 30  -  GOVT SHORT ON POLICY COHERENCE, IMPLEMENTATION THITINAN PONGSUDHIRAK Thitinan Pongsudhirak is associate professor and director of the Institute of Security and International Studies, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University. BANGKOK POST Thailand is prone to policy faddism. Several
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    • voices
      • 336 32  -  FROM YAP HIM HOO Director General, Agri-Food Veterinary Authority of Singapore In his letter “Experts don’t recommend culling of wild birds”, Mr Sankar Ananthanarayanan highlighted that the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation and the World Organisation for Animal Health do
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      • 326 32  -  FROM JOLOVAN WHAM Acting Executive Director, Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (Home) I refer to the report “95% of salary-re-lated claims resolved last year (Feb 7). Though the Ministry of Manpower resolved more than nine in 10 salary claims, the
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      • 293 32  -  FROM LUCY QU AOHAN Certainly, the fear of failure is a barrier that stops people from being daring and doing things in new ways. There is also another factor that can improve innovation here (“Rethink what innovation can mean in Singapore”; Feb 13). Innovation is
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    • 23 28 Asean is more internally divided and beset with more geopolitical tensions and troubles than we have seen in many years. THITINAN PONGSUDHIRAK 30
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    • 169 33 OOH MEDIA CONTEST GIVEAWAY GO TO OUR BUS SHELTERS TO WIN TICKETS TO DISNEY ON ICE! SINGAPORE INDOOR STADIUM 15 19 MARCH 2017 Answer the trivia questions and stand to win 4 tickets each to The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice, worth up to $260. You may just be
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  • world
    • 659 34 Beijing claims Thaad ‘covers more territory in China than North, South Korea together’ SEOUL SAYS MISSILE SHIELD POSES NO THREAT TO BEIJING AGENCIES BEIJING China understands South Korea’s desire to protect its security, but Seoul still needs to respect Beijing’s
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    • 458 34 AGENCIES BANGKOK A United States aircraft carrier strike group has started patrols in the South China Sea amid growing tension with China over control of the disputed waterway and concerns it could become a flashpoint under the
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    • world news
      • 1033 35 THENEWYORKTIMES SEOUL —Mr Chung Kwang-yong choked up when describing how much he missed Ms Park Geun-hye, the South Korean President, who has been cloistered in her official residence since her impeachment in December on corruption charges. “Dear President Park Geun-hye, please come out.
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      • 1318 36 THE NEWYORK TIMES HONG KONG For the 23rd year running, Hong Kong is, in the opinion of the conservative Heritage Foundation, the freest economy in the world. With low taxes, an efficient government and private businesses running the city buses and its
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      • 520 37 AGENCIES BA NG KOK —Thousands of followers of Thailand’s biggest Buddhist temple defied orders to leave its grounds yesterday to enable police to seek out their former abbot, who is wanted by the authorities on money-launder-ing charges. The police
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  • Page 38 Miscellaneous
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    • 61 40 SINGAPORE BUDGET 2017 Stay tuned to Channel NewsAsia as we bring you LIVE coverage the latest updates and reactions on budget measures from Singapore Budget 2017. Monday, 20 February, 3.30pm BUDGET STATEMENT BY FINANCE MINISTER HENG SWEE KEAT {LIVE coverage) Thursday, 23 February, 8pm SINGAPORE BUDGET FORUM 2017 Saturday, 25
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