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  • 14 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp FRIDAY, 3 MARCH 2017 MCI (P) 026/06/2016
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  • 56 1 Michelle Wie of the United States carded a superb 66 to take the firstround lead at the HSBC Women’s Champions at the Tanjong Course at Sentosa Golf Club yesterday. The 2014 US Open champion was followed one stroke behind by five others, including Thailand’s world No
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  • 930 1  -  ALFRED CHUA alfredchuam@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Public servants will get an additional four weeks of unpaid infantcare leave per parent starting July this year, as part of a three-year pilot to test the viability of longer parental leave, Senior Minister of State
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    • 21 1 TH E DAI LY BRI E F Asian markets rally after Trump’s Congress speech, Dow Jones’ record high HOT NEWS 2
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    • 82 1 Friends, family gather to say goodbye to teen who fell to death at mall SI NGAPORE NEWS 16 MORE PARLIAMENT REPORTS Planning for future needs now is the ‘responsible’ route to take 4 Price hike debate should remind S’poreans of water’s importance: PM 6 ‘Consolidation the way forward’ for Smart
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    • 90 1 GORDON RAMSAY AMONG STARS PASSING THROUGH S’PORE OVER NEXT FEW DAYS SI NGAPORE E NTE RTAI N M E NT 28 HOME OF THE OSCARS’ HBO ULTIAAATE OSCARS' EXPERIENCE CONTEST Win a trip to catch next year's Oscars® Red Carpet Live in Hollywood. a Sk !r THE PARS IOF WINNERS
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  • hot news
    • 673 2 AGENCIES WA SHINGTON United States House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign on Wednesday (US local time) after the Washington Post reported he failed to disclose two meetings he had with Russia’s ambassador before Mr
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    • 625 2 AGENCIES S I N G A PO R E Asian stock markets rallied on the back of United States President Trump’s speech to Congress and the surge in the Dow Jones Index to record-breaking highs, past the 21,000 mark. In Singapore, the FTSE Straits
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    • hot news | parliament
      • 865 4  -  KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With the winds of change sweeping across the world and portending far-reaching implications, there is no step-by-step guide on how to venture into the volatile and unpredictable future, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat cautioned as he wrapped
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      • 503 4  -  SIAU MING EN SINGAPORE The country’s finances are in a healthy position, but the authorities need to plan ahead while it is in a position of strength, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said yesterday as he wrapped up the
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      • 481 8  -  TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The road to becoming a Smart Nation will require “consoli- dation” in a landscape that currently sees fragmented infrastructure, with the Government moving to ensure “inter-operability” between services for consumers, said Dr Vivian Bal- akrishnan yesterday, as he
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      • 697 10  -  ALBERT WAI albertwai@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The effectiveness of Singapore’s foreign policy depends on its continued success and the support of a united citizenry, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan yesterday. Speaking at the Committee of Supply debate for the
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      • 567 10 SINGAPORE —The relationship between Singapore and China is in good working order, and while the two countries may have differences, both sides must recognise that they have far more common interests, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan. “Therefore, even when we
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      • 875 12  -  EILEEN NG eileenng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore strongly believes the documents filed by Malaysia to challenge the 2008 decision by the International Court of Justice (IC J) that ruled Pedra Branca to be Singaporean territory do not satisfy a legal clause under the
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      • 392 12  -  EILEEN NG SINGAPORE Despite Singapore’s close relations with Israel, the Republic has taken a principled, consistent and long-standing position on the IsraelPalestine issue, said Senior Minister of State for Defence and Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman yesterday. Speaking during
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    • 549 6 SINGAPORE —Addressing a growing public debate about the Government’s move to raise water prices by 30 per cent, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said the Republic has to price water properly in order to
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    • 549 6 (2nd Edition) SINGAPORE —Addressing a growing public debate about the Government’s move to raise water prices by 30 per cent, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said the Republic has to price water properly in order to
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    • 507 6  -  SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Having built up a strong social security system that serves Singaporeans well, the focus in the year ahead will be to empower the community and forge stronger partnerships, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat
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    • 507 6 (2nd Edition)  -  SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Having built up a strong social security system that serves Singaporeans well, the focus in the year ahead will be to empower the community and forge stronger partnerships, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat
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    • 88 6 Members of the public clamour to take photographs of the 2-metre-tall Tsum Tsum inflatables of the popular Disney characters, Dale the chipmunk, Winnie the Pooh, Stitch, Olaf the Snowman and Piglet. The parade started at Bugis Junction and ended at Plaza Singapura. The name “tsum tsum” is
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    • 103 6 (2nd Edition) Members of the public clamour to take photographs of the 2-metre-tall Tsum Tsum inflatables of the popular Disney characters, Dale the chipmunk, Winnie the Pooh, Stitch, Olaf the Snowman and Piglet. They were part of the Tsum Tsum carnival to be held across 14 CapitaLand malls. The
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    • 595 14 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —Malaysia will cancel visa-free entry for North Koreans entering the country from Monday, reported state news agency Bernama yesterday, as diplomatic ties between the two countries frayed further following the murder of Kim Jong-nam at the Kuala Lumpur airport.
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    • 119 14 BRITISH 17H YEARS IN U COUNCIL SINGAPORE Education Innovative. Individual. Inspirational. Fly higher with a UK Education Study in the UK to: Pursue a globally recognised and respected UK qualification Develop attributes such as creativity, critical thinking and teamwork, which are in high demand from employers worldwide Enjoy a cultural
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  • singapore
    • 443 16  -  CYNTHIA CHOO cynthia.choo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE About 70 friends and family members gathered to bid farewell to 17-year-old Jonathan Chow Hua Guang yesterday. The teen, who fell to his death at Orchard Central last Friday after jumping over a barrier
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    • 318 16 SINGAPORE The National Environment Agency (NEA) has cleared two of six companies investigated for their role in causing the transboundary haze in 2015. A court warrant, however, has been issued to detain a director of one of the remaining
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    • singapore | parliament
      • 483 18  -  NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE Allowing the use of heated tobacco products here could draw a much larger group of users especially among youth and there is no compelling reason or practical benefit in allowing such emerging tobacco products, said Senior Minister of
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    • singapore | news
      • 461 19 Most of those arrested last year for online drug transactions were males aged 20 to 39 SINGAPORE Only six people were arrested in 2014 for buying drugs and drug-related paraphernalia online, compared to 201 last year, said Minister for Home Affairs K
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      • 647 20  -  He was also found with 5,902 obscene videos 321 featured children between the ages of two and 16 VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Harbouring a fetish for young girls, a 39-year-old man used social networking platforms to lure victims, then
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      • 449 22  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Two students were each sentenced to 21 months’ probation yesterday, after they cheated five victims of around S$3,800 by selling them fake tickets to a Jay Chou concert held here last year. Walden Lee Guo
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      • 399 22 SINGAPORE OCBC Bank has expanded its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme #OCBCCares with an additional S$600,000 to support initiatives proposed by its charity partners. The causes range from vulnerable children, youth and families and disadvantaged elderly to people with special needs and environmental
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    • singapore | business
      • 570 24 But deceleration in new orders exports, factory output caused pace of expansion to slow WITH AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Manufacturing activity in Singapore grew for the sixth straight month in February, but the pace of expansion slowed as new orders and exports, as
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    • singapore | sports
      • 543 26  -  TEO TENG KIAT SINGAPORE It looks like there is going to be a strong Bayern Munich presence in the coming months as the German powerhouse intensifies its outreach efforts in Asia. The 26-time German and five-time European champions have decided to stage
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      • 630 26  -  TEO TENG KIAT tengkiat.teo@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE —After suffering a bad injury three years ago and subsequently failing to find a club, playing for Singapore felt like a pipe dream for Joseph Goh. But the centre-back has found a second chance
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    • singapore | entertainment
      • 953 28  -  Korean star Lee Joon Gi, singer A-Lin and British chef Gordon Ramsay coming to town HON JING YI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg her live singing.” additional reportING BY REENA DEVI SINGAPORE It is going to be a starstudded next few days in Singapore, with three
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  • style & beauty
    • 1318 30  -  Nine designers have each created a piece of statement furniture for cats with some inspired by temples and old HDBplaygrounds MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The cat gyms and furniture currently on the market are becoming increasingly design-inspired but the cat furniture at the 9
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    • 401 36  -  GET IT NOW BY KENNETH CHOY Pretty pleats If you are a fan of pleated designs, head to Giordano Ladies to check out the brand’s 2017 Spring/Summer collection and browse its pleats series. Pieces to look out for include the light grey double-layered pleated skirt with
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    • 363 36  -  The popular Korean beauty brand’s offerings are available on Lazada MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Fans of Korean beauty products might know the brand Mamonde for its spokesperson Park Shin-Hye, the award-winning actress who has been the face of the label since 2014. Park is behind the
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    • 134 34 Prevent Relieve shoulder neck pains, an d joint aches i Health Talk 1 (Conducted in Mandarin) Synopsis: Focuses on 3 ways to alleviate neck, shoulder and joint pains using Chinese Medicine, by dredging channels of the Meridian system, softening the collaterals as well as adjusting body posture. These methods also
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  • cars
    • 989 38  -  BMW’s new 5 Series packs plenty of fancy technology but does it still set the rules in the game it helped create? LEOW JU-LEN todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The mid-sized executive car game has only two major players, and the BMW 5 Series is one of them.
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  • comment & analysis
    • 1106 44  -  PIVOT SINCE U.S. ELECTION HAS BEEN HUGE NEIL IRWIN Neil Irwin is a senior economics correspondent for The New York Times, where he writes for The Upshot, a Times site for analysis of politics, economics and more. He is the author of
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    • 1358 46  -  As Singapore’s fiscal position becomes more challenging, with expenditures exceeding revenues, it must continue to spend prudently and effectively, and grow its revenues sustainably, said Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat as he wrapped up the Budget 2017
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    • 942 48  -  BUSINESSES SHOULD OFFER ‘BRILLIANT EXITS’ FOR STAFF SARAH O’CONNOR Sarah O’Connor is the Financial Times’ employment correspondent. FINANCIAL TIMES You have just quit your job. You are given a cardboard box and told to empty your desk. Before being shown
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    • 36 44 Plenty of employers try to part ways with employees on amicable terms. But the notion that this is a business imperative is gaining traction among employment lawyers, consultants and HR professionals for several reasons.SARAH O’CONNOR 48
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  • voices
    • 381 52  -  FROM JOANNE TAN Under the rules governing the sale of an executive condominium (EC), I have to wait for 30 months after selling my unit before I am eligible to apply for a new EC, or a new Housing and
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    • 275 52  -  FROM CHIN SAU HO Senior director, corporate communications and stakeholder management, Singapore Sports Hub We refer to the letter “National Stadium should hold other popular events” (March 1), and wish to thank Tom Chan Whye Shiung for his comments and
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    • 129 52  -  FROM RASHID OSMAN I could not agree more with the report “Public service has lost its heart, MPs say” (March 2). I have been appealing to the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) and the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA)
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