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Title Section14 2017-03-02 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp THURSDAY, 2 MARCH 2017 MCI (P) 026/06/201614 words
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Article, Illustration68 2017-03-02 1 Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong (left) and Indonesian Siti Aishah, wearing bullet-proof vests, being escorted by police officers at Sepang court in Malaysia yesterday. The two women have been charged with the murder of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un,PHOTOS: AP, REUTERS - 68 words
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908 2017-03-02 1 TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg gapore,” he said. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SIAU MING EN SINGAPORE —For many individuals and businesses, the Budget was about “how much do I get?”, but there is much more at stake than just increasing government spending togapore,” he said. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SIAU MING EN - 908 words
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Article, Illustration813 2017-03-02 1 FARIS MOKHTAR - FARIS MOKHTAR farism@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Ahead of a water price hike later this year, a stream of activities is in the pipeline to drive home the water conservation message, including a water-rationing exercise for over 14,000 students, a campaign to encourage the drinking ofPHOTO: OOI BOON KEONG - 813 words
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Advertisement73 2017-03-02 1 TH E DAI LY BRI E F I would not presume to tell you how your Press Council should operate. Why should you presume to tell me how my country should run? PM Lee IN A BBC INTERVIEW, ON THE POSSIBLE LINKING OF PREFERENTIAL TRADE DEALS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS HOT73 words
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hot news
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625 2017-03-02 2 KELLY NG, KENNETH CHENG - They call on government servants to have empathy when dealing with the needy KELLY NG, KENNETH CHENG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg kennethcjw@ mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Several Members of Parliament yesterday called for greater compassion from a public service that has, in Nee Soon GRC MP Louis625 words
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hot news | parliament
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681 2017-03-02 4 SIAU MING EN - SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —While housing, healthcare and education are subsidised in Singapore, water has to be priced fully as it is a matter of national security, and consumers “must feel the price of wa-681 words
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Article, Illustration1078 2017-03-02 6 SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has rejected an assertion by a BBC journalist that Singapore is not a successful democracy because it has been governed by the same party since independence and lacks a powerful Opposition. “Just because the voters havePHOTO: MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION - 1,078 words
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338 2017-03-02 6 SINGAPORE Ethnic considerations will always be in the minds of voters when they cast their ballots, and the race and religion of Singapore’s Prime Minister still matter to Singaporeans, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. In an interview aired yesterday, the BBC’s338 words
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Article, Illustration796 2017-03-02 8 SING A PORE Any strain in ties between China and the United States will not be good for Singapore, as it will be forced to choose between one of the powers, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, adding that BeijingPHOTO: MCI - 796 words
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443 2017-03-02 8 SINGAPORE The recent seizure of the Republic’s Terrex armoured vehicles by Hong Kong Customs was a “delicate” matter that was handled with care by both Singapore and China, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said, rejecting a BBC journalist’s suggestion that the443 words
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989 2017-03-02 10 PM expects deep relations and close cooperation in defence security with US to continue SINGAPORE —While the United States’ withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a setback for the region and raises questions about Washington’s policies, it is unlikely989 words
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Article, Illustration1157 2017-03-02 12 AGENCIES WASHINGTON President Donald Trump struck an uncharacteristically measured tone during an address to Congress yesterday morning (Singapore time) that resurrected the “America First” theme of his inauguration but cloaked it in more conciliatory language. “What we are witnessingAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,157 words
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Article, Illustration572 2017-03-02 13 REUTERS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump yesterday reaffirmed support for the United States’ long-standing security alliances around the world, but insisted that friends and partners from Europe to the Middle East to the Pacific must “pay their fair share of theREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 572 words
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singapore
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Article, Illustration362 2017-03-02 14 TRIALS TO COVER 360-DEGREE MAPPING, DETECT DEFECTS SINGAPORE The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is calling for proposals from industry players to design and develop trials for drones to be used during checks on MRT and road tunnels, insteadPHOTO: JASON QUAH - 362 words
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613 2017-03-02 14 VALERIE KOH - VALERIE KOH SINGAPORE A veteran diver at the now defunct Underwater World Singapore, Philip Chan had an “ideal” plan for transferring four leopard rays from their tanks into a holding area, before transporting them to a new home in Malaysia on613 words
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singapore | parliament
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375 2017-03-02 16 NEO CHAI CHIN - NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE —The Government is open to the idea of allowing Singaporeans to use money in their Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) accounts to purchase Singapore Savings Bonds (SSB), but the additional benefits from doing so are “not375 words
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327 2017-03-02 16 NEO CHAI CHIN - NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE —“Unauthorised parties” are believed to be behind the smuggled truckload of used Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) camouflage uniforms seized by the Indonesian navy on Batam island in November last year, said Senior Minister of State for Defence327 words
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singapore | news
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Article, Illustration789 2017-03-02 18 TOH EE MING - TOH EE MING toheeming@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Thirteen-year-old Jolie Lim feels a pang every time she sees lizards, reviled by most people, portrayed as villains in cartoons and getting stomped on or chased by bigger creatures. Growing up with autism, the Path- light School studentPHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN - 789 words
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Article, Illustration639 2017-03-02 19 FARIS MOKHTAR - His involvement in politics spanned two decades and he contested six successive General Elections FARIS MOKHTAR farism@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Long-time opposition figure Sin Kek Tong, who was also the founder of the Singapore People’s Party (SPP) back in 1994, died on Monday atPHOTO: OOI BOON KEONG - 639 words
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singapore | business
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Article, Illustration688 2017-03-02 20 RUMI HARDASMALANI - RUMI HARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE —From June, the 20-year-old Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal (TMFT) will be solar powered, ready to offset some 327 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually equivalent to 158,757kg of coal burned, or the emission of 69 vehicles driven forTODAY FILE PHOTO - 688 words
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605 2017-03-02 21 SINGAPORE Salaries of female directors at listed companies on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) are just over half of what men in similar positions earn, at 56.8 per cent, according to a study by the National University of Singapore. Using data from605 words
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singapore | sports
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Article, Illustration487 2017-03-02 22 LOW LIN FHOONG - Despite nursing a back injury Raffles Institution student records handsome win over defending champion LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Her opponent on the piste was older, more experienced, and ranked 60 places above her, but that did not stop Team Singapore’sPHOTO: FENCING SINGAPORE - 487 words
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Article, Illustration633 2017-03-02 22 TEOTENGKIAT - TEOTENGKIAT SINGAPORE He has had to reduce his training workload because of his work commitments, but Mok Ying Ren remains optimistic of qualifying for this year’s SEA Games men’s marathon. The 28-year-old surgical resident in orthopaedics is aiming to meetPHOTO: OSIM SUNDOWN MARATHON - 633 words
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singapore | entertainment
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Article, Illustration762 2017-03-02 24 REENA DEVI - Design Week event presents everything from tea to sunglasses and children ’s play sets REENA DEVI reena@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE SingaPlural, the anchor event at Singapore Design Week, will be hosting a pop-up store for the first time. There, wares from chairs toPHOTOS: SINGAPLURAL 2017 - 762 words
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445 2017-03-02 24 SONIA YEO - SONIA YEO SINGAPORE Guns N’ Roses concertgoers with unspent credits in their event wallets (eWallets) will receive an email from organisers today, according to Mr James Kane, director of Sandpiper Digital Payments Asia. Sandpiper is the company behind the iGo445 words
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travel
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Article, Illustration1311 2017-03-02 26 DAN HUANG - Vietnam’s Hang Son Doong, unexplored until 2009, has its own river, jungle and weather system DAN HUANG features@mediacorp.com. sg PHONG NA (VIETNAM) Securing a spot to visit the world’s biggest cave is like getting tickets to a Jacky Cheung concert, only harder. So, IPHOTO: DAN HUANG - 1,311 words
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Article, Illustration407 2017-03-02 32 Travel deals and steals GET IT NOW Celebrate the Strawberry season with Regent Taipei Taipei’s strawberries are best eaten during spring. Regent Taipei has launched a Strawberry package priced at NT$8,800 (S$404) for travellers to sample the sweet fruit there. The package comes with a onenight stay inPHOTO: THE BROADMOOR - 407 words
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Article, Illustration613 2017-03-02 34 MAY SEAH - The British chef and restauranteur on why you can forget about getting good fish and chips in Singapore JETSETTING WITH... MAY SEAH SINGAPORE —James Martin is a selfprofessed homebody. But the British chef and restauranteur does enjoy getting out to sample food when he goes onPHOTO: BBC - 613 words
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comment & analysis
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Article, Illustration1062 2017-03-02 36 BENJAMIN GOH - WHAT WORKED IN PAST MAY NOT ALWAYS WORK BENJAMIN GOH The 2017 Budget applies a 2 per cent cut to budget caps of all ministries and statutory institutions from this year. Justifying the decision, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said: “With our1,062 words
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Article, Illustration1020 2017-03-02 38 JOHANNES NUGROHO - RULE OF LAW SECONDARY TO JOKOWI’S GOVERNMENT JOHANNES NUGROHO Johannes Nugroho is a writer and businessman from Surabaya. THE JAKARTA GLOBE At a recent political function, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo made a prognosis that Indonesian democracy had gone wayward. “Is our democracy too free and outTHE JAKARTA GLOBE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,020 words
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Article, Illustration1081 2017-03-02 40 ANDREW SHENG, XIAO GENG - IF REGION’S EMERGING ECONOMIES FALTER, EVERYONE WILL LOSE ANDREW SHENG, XIAO GENG Andrew Sheng is Distinguished Fellow of the Asia Global Institute at the University of Hong Kong and a member of the UNEP Advisory Council on Sustainable Finance. Xiao Geng,PROJECT SYNDICATE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,081 words
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Advertisement43 2017-03-02 36 In contrast to his predecessor, Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesian President Joko Widodo has so far refrained from emotionally-charged whining about the nation’s state of affairs, preferring understated and often jocular jibes at problems facing his administration or his critics. Johannes nugroho 3843 words
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voices
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146 2017-03-02 42 LEONARD POH - FROM LEONARD POH It is heartening to see the Government’s efforts to introduce a comprehensive digital national identification system that citizens can use for an array of services (“Coming soon: A digital national ID system”; Feb 27). We have also seen the146 words
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283 2017-03-02 42 GILBERT TAN HEE KHIAN - FROM GILBERT TAN HEE KHIAN Since the last round of property cooling measures, in 2013, the market has remained benign at best. Although there is an increase in caveats lodged, the market may be in a standoff. This is why developers are waiting for283 words
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149 2017-03-02 42 JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG - FROM JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG It is good that the Early Childhood Development Agency promptly investigated allegations of malpractices aimed at Sam’s Early Learning Centre (“ECDA clears childcare centre; photos ‘used out of context’”; Feb 23). The centre did the149 words
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338 2017-03-02 42 LEE TECK CHUAN - FROM LEE TECK CHUAN While I agree that we should teach the Chinese language differently in school, I have qualms about people dissociating themselves from the language (“Rethink how Mandarin is taught in Singapore”; Feb 22). Some are quick to boast that338 words
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