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Title Section14 2017-03-11 1 TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING TODAY mediacorp SATURDAY, 11 MARCH 2017 MCI (P) 026/06/201614 words
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Article, Illustration2586 2017-03-11 1 SIAUMINGEN - SIAUMINGEN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When Singapore decided to shift its immigration and Customs checkpoint away from the old Tanjong Pagar railway station in 1998, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told a rally in Johor Baru that their country’s “good nature” shouldPHOTO: PUB; TODAY FILE PHOTO - 2,586 words
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Article, Illustration69 2017-03-11 1 Supporters of South Korean President Park Geun-hye being blocked by police officers as they march towards the Constitutional Court in Seoul yesterday to oppose her impeachment. In a historic ruling, the court formally removed the president from office over a corruption scandalPHOTO: AP - 69 words
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748 2017-03-11 1 SINGAPORE The Government has reduced the stamp duties that sellers have to pay on residential properties and slightly relaxed rules on loan thresholds, more than three years after the last round of property cooling measures and borrowing curbs that helped748 words
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Advertisement35 2017-03-11 1 TH E DAI LY BRI E F Hariss hopes to return to Spanish club when transfer window opens SI NGAPORE SPORTS 14 Couple jailed for abusing maid for over two years SI NGAPORE NEWS 1335 words
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Article, Illustration597 2017-03-11 2 Developers welcome moves, but analysts say measures are ‘not ground-shaking’ S ING A PORE —The partial easing of the property cooling measures announced by the Government yesterday will have marginal impact on the market, said analysts. Still, they noted that developersTODAY FILE PHOTO - 597 words
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Article, Illustration896 2017-03-11 3 SINGAPORE —From today, all transactions involving the transfer of property from one entity to another will be subject to stamp duties, regardless of whether the transaction is carried out directly between buyer and seller, or through a third party. Yesterday, the Stamp DutiesPHOTO: ROBIN CHOO - 896 words
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378 2017-03-11 3 AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Shares of property developers surged yesterday on the Singapore Exchange after the Government eased some housing market cooling measures and loan curbs, with analysts saying the changes will support property counters that have been weighed down by a three-year losing streakAGENCIES - 378 words
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974 2017-03-11 4 NEO CHAI CHIN - NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —After almost four years in the making, amendments to the Town Councils Act that give the Ministry of National Development (MND) more power to investigate suspected irregularities, among other changes, were passed in Parliament yesterday. Opposing974 words
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476 2017-03-11 4 KELLY NG - KELLY NG SINGAPORE —A disagreement over the handover of Punggol East accounts from the Workers’ Party-run Alju-nied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) to Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council (PRPGTC) resurfaced during the debate on changes to the Town Councils Act yesterday, drawing476 words
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Article, Illustration692 2017-03-11 6 BEN HO - WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY BEN HO AGENCIES Seoul A South Korean court removed President Park Geun-hye yesterday over a corruption scandal, a first in the nation’s history, rattling the delicate balance of relationships across Asia at a particularly tense time. WithAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 692 words
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Article, Illustration172 2017-03-11 6 AP When the judge (picture) who oversaw the ouster of South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye went to work yesterday with two pink plastic hair rollers still attached to the back of her bobbed hair, the image went viral. Many South KoreansAP; PHOTO: AP - 172 words
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357 2017-03-11 6 AGENCIES SEOUL The removal of Ms Park Geunhye as South Korea’s president yesterday capped months of domestic turmoil that saw hundreds of thousands of South Koreans take to the streets to protest a sprawling corruption and influence-peddling scandal that shook theAGENCIES - 357 words
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570 2017-03-11 7 powAGENCIES SEOUL —The rival crowds outside South Korea’s constitutional court yesterday for the verdict on impeached President Park Geun-hye epitomised the opposing passions and generational splits over the country’s sweeping political scandal. Around 3,000 anti-Park demonstrators, mostly in their 20s to 40s,pow- AGENCIES - 570 words
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526 2017-03-11 10 AGENCIES WASHINGTON Employers in the United States created jobs at an above-aver-age pace for a second month, showing the labour market in the world’s largest economy continued to grow strongly in the new year and making an interest rate hikeAGENCIES - 526 words
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Article, Illustration156 2017-03-11 12 More than 180 people attended a memorial ceremony yesterday to mark the day the MacDonald House in Orchard Road was bombed 52 years ago. The attack on March 10,1965, was one of more than 40 acts of sabotage committed by Indonesian agents during the Konfrontasi (Confrontation) periodPHOTO:SAF VETERANS’ LEAGUE - 156 words
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662 2017-03-11 12 ALFRED CHUA - YEAR-LONG MAKEOVER TO BEGIN ON MAY 15 ALFRED CHUA alfredchuam@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Rental rates for stallholders at the 13-year-old Chinatown Street Market will go up after it undergoes a year-long facelift from May 15. The rents, which currently stand at about S$1,600 to662 words
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288 2017-03-11 12 SINGAPORE —Two sections of Upper Aljunied Road will be permanently closed to traffic from Sunday to make way for Heritage Walk in the Bidadari estate. When completed, the new 700m Heritage Walk will connect the future Alkaff Lake,288 words
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Article, Illustration549 2017-03-11 13 KELLY NG - KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE From April, residents in Woodlands, Jurong and Yishun can participate in art and craft, fitness boot camps, yoga, knitting and other activities alongside fellow residents who have disabilities. These fortnightly “pop-up” cafes are social enterprisePHOTO: CEREBRAL PALSY ALLIANCE SINGAPORE - 549 words
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657 2017-03-11 13 FARIS MOKHTAR - FARIS MOKHTAR SINGAPORE For repeatedly abusing their domestic helper for more than two years, including shoving a bottle into her mouth while she was forced to stand on a stool for about half an hour, a Singaporean couple were each sentenced to jail yesterday657 words
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Article, Illustration796 2017-03-11 14 NOAH TAN - National squad vice-captain focused on regaining match fitness helping Home United NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —His dream of playing in Spain may have been cruelly cut short after just two weeks, through no fault of his, but national squad vice-captain Hariss Harun showedPHOTO: WEE TECKHIAN - 796 words
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Article, Illustration442 2017-03-11 14 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE —It was an idea that was first mooted years ago, when national hurdler Dipna Lim-Prasad encountered youths from a girls’ home who turned up for her training sessions in school shoes and slippers. After learning that thePHOTO: IN MYSHOES - 442 words
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Article, Illustration660 2017-03-11 15 NOAH TAN - NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —As the head of youth development at top Dutch second-tier side VVV-Venlo, which has helped groom players such as Japanese internationals Keisuke Honda and Maya Yoshida, Roger Bongaerts knows exactly what it takes to groom a youth playermatches. PHOTO: ROGER BONGAERTS - 660 words
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536 2017-03-11 15 NOAH TAN - NOAH TAN SINGAPORE They have set this season’s English Premier League (EPL) alight with their swashbuckling, attacking displays, and are on course to win their sixth league title. And, come July, football fans in Singapore will get to see Chelsea536 words
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Article, Illustration170 2017-03-11 16 Mediacorp hosted a networking session for executives in the production industry at the Media Gallery at its new campus yesterday. There, Mediacorp CEO Shaun Seow (far left) and Mediacorp colleagues met with production houses such as Threesixzero Productions, Verite Productions and Connected Media.Angeline (in PHOTO: KOH MUI FONG - 170 words
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Article, Illustration935 2017-03-11 16 REENADEVI - She is just 35, but is aware that her industry is not necessarily kind to those in her age bracket REENADEVI reena@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Victoria’s Secret model Adriana Lima has entered a new age bracket, since she turned 35 last year.PHOTO: WEE TECKHIAN - 935 words
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Article, Illustration671 2017-03-11 17 BLOOMBERG EDITORS - BEIJING SHOULD LEAD PYONGYANG TO THE NEGOTIATION TABLE BLOOMBERG EDITORS BLOOMBERG Chinese President Xi Jinping seems interested in embracing the role of global steward champion of the liberal political and economic order the United States administration seems uninterested in promoting. Now is hisBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: AP - 671 words
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Article, Illustration1819 2017-03-11 17 LESLIE HOOK - COMPANY, CEO DESCRIBED AS RUTHLESS, EXTREME LESLIE HOOK Leslie Hook is San Francisco correspondent for the Financial Times. FINANCIAL TIMES For Mr Travis Kalanick, Uber’s chief executive, “stepping on toes” is a good thing. In fact, at a lavish company retreat inFINANCIAL TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,819 words
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Advertisement14 2017-03-11 17 WORLD NEWS UBER DRIVERS FOUND GUILTY OF UNLAWFUL COMMERCIAL CAR HIRE IN HK 2114 words
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Advertisement31 2017-03-11 17 Public transportation is fundamentally characterised by predictable, affordable fares that do not fluctuate regularly. Taxis operating under the Public Transport Council’s purview should not be exempt from this principle. VOICES 1931 words
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239 2017-03-11 19 PAUL CHAN POH HOI - F ROM PAUL CHAN POH HOI The introduction of surge pricing goes against the ethos of the taxi service, and I urge the Public Transport Council (PTC) to reject the proposal (Surge pricing: Let’s keep taxi fares simple; March 8)239 words
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250 2017-03-11 19 FRANCIS CHENG - FROM FRANCIS CHENG If Singapore is aiming to be a car-lite nation where Singaporeans and nonSingaporeans alike, regardless of class, travel on public transport, then subsidies to ensure affordability may be a necessary element (“Khaw signals that transport fares will go250 words
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381 2017-03-11 19 AMIR MIRZA JOHARI - FROM AMIR MIRZA JOHARI The decision to abolish academic tests and increase school intake of students in the Direct School Admission (DSA) scheme is a laudable one, yet I believe more can be done to recognise and support the talents and381 words
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Article, Illustration587 2017-03-11 20 J-20 STEALTH FIGHTER A LEAP FORWARD FOR COUNTRY’S DEFENCE AGENCIES BEIJING —China has put into service its new generation J-20 stealth fighter, a warplane it hopes will narrow the military gap with the United States, as senior naval officers said the country wasAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 587 words
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578 2017-03-11 20 AFP TOKYO —Japan is moving to pass its strictest-ever smoking laws, but the country’s powerful tobacco lobby wants to stub out measures that were adopted years ago by other developed nations. The government is keen to change Japan’s image as aAFP - 578 words
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Article, Illustration916 2017-03-11 21 THENEWYORKTIMES YOUNG (NEW SOUTH WALES) —On a rural road about two hours’ drive from the nearest major city, the small Australian town of Young has long been known for cherries and little else. But in recent years, the onceTHENEWYORKTIMES; to terrorism. photo: THENEWYORKTIMES - 916 words
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432 2017-03-11 21 REUTERS HONG KONG —Five Hong Kong Uber drivers were found guilty of illegally using their vehicles for commercial purposes by a local court yesterday, dealing a potential blow to Uber Technologies Inc’s operations in the Asian financial hub. TheREUTERS - 432 words
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Article, Illustration1025 2017-03-11 26 JULIAN TURNER - FA CUP QUARTER-FINAL PREVIEW COMMENTARY BY JULIAN TURNER sports@mediacorp.com.sg Julian Turner, TODAY’s guest columnist, was the deputy sports editor at the Bangkok Post and the Lincolnshire Echo, He also covered Lincoln City extensively as a sports reporter with thePHOTO: REUTERS; PHOTO: KOH YOULING - 1,025 words
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Article, Illustration268 2017-03-11 26 Adrian Clarke - by Adrian Clarke Middlesbrough vs Manchester City (Tonight, Singtel Ch109; 8.05pm) Falling out with your own fans is a really, really bad idea (as is failing to score in four successive outings against top-flight opposition) so it feels like Aitor Karanka’s days at Middlesbrough are numbered. Will he268 words
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INSIDE ASIA
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Article, Illustration87 2017-03-11 22 Big game Players taking part in a match at the annual King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Bangkokyesterday. Mahouts control the animals while the players try to steer the ball goalwards with a special stick. Now into its 15th year, the tournament is a charity event aimedPHOTO: REUTERS - 87 words
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Article, Illustration1018 2017-03-11 22 THE MALAY MAIL KUALA LUMPUR —In the middle of a damp pitch, 11 kids from Yoke Nam Chinese Primary School were positioned awkwardly in an attacking formation. Their coach, Mr Azmeel Firdaus, stood ready, whistle in hand. “When I blow theTHE MALAY MAIL; PHOTO: THE MALAY MAIL - 1,018 words
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619 2017-03-11 22 CAIXIN ONLINE BEIJING —Most people silently look away and feign ignorance when approached by beggars and product peddlers on the streets and subways. But one teenager who exploded in rage at two such salesgirls in Beijing has become the latest hotCAIXIN ONLINE - 619 words
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Article, Illustration381 2017-03-11 23 JASON TAN - JASON TAN IN TAIPEI Associate Editor jasontancc@mediacorp.com.sg TAIPEI —Rows upon rows of books in different South-east Asian languages are stacked neatly on shelves on the ground floor of this three-storey walk-up located in a small lane in the heart of NewPHOTO:JASON TAN - 381 words
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Article, Illustration602 2017-03-11 23 WORKING IN ASIA What is the biggest challenge in adapting to life in Hong Kong? Hong Kong is a dynamic city, with people of many different nationalities working or living here. It is easy to make new friends as the people are602 words
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Article99 2017-03-11 24 This abhorrent act, effectively holding our citizens hostage, is in total disregard of all international laws and diplomatic norms. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak Mr Najib was commenting on North Korea’s announcement on Tuesday that it had barred Malaysians from leaving the isolated nation, sparking tit-for-tat99 words
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Article, Illustration626 2017-03-11 24 KYODONEWS TOKUSHIMA (JAPAN) —A Japanese municipality, searching for a solution to the dual problem of an overpopulation of crop-damaging wild animals and a shrinking and ageing recreational hunting population, is looking for help from cut-ting-edge technology. In yet another downsideKYODONEWS; prey. PHOTO: KYODO - 626 words
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Article, Illustration987 2017-03-11 24 THE NEW YORK TIMES JAKARTA Back in his days as a badminton coach with the Indonesian national team, Ahmad Mushaddeq (picture) travelled the world on the state’s dime. But after he became the spiritual leader of a back-to-the-land organicTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: AFP - 987 words
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Article, Illustration113 2017-03-11 25 March 15-19 United States Secretary of State RexTillerson (picture) will visit South Korea, Japan and China. The US State Department announced the visit on Tuesday, a day after North Korea launched ballistic missiles into the sea off Japan. On his first visit113 words
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Advertisement22 2017-03-11 22 ‘Son of God’ jailed Indonesia’s sentencing of a spiritual leader is the latest in a continuing crackdown on new religious movements 2422 words
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Miscellaneous965 2017-03-11 27 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com. sg 6.00AM There Was A Time II: C Sudden Nation Pioneer Stories (HD) (Episode 1) 6.30 On The Red Dot In My Parents’ Shoes (HD) (CC) (Episode 1) 7.00 The Dr Oz Show VI (HD) 7.50 Just For Laughs Gags XV (HD) 8.00 Classical Destinations (HD) 8.30 Wheel965 words
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Miscellaneous262 2017-03-11 27 Mediacorp’s latest online TV service offers entertainment, lifestyle, information and news across multiple devices. Log on to www.toggle.sg or download the Toggle App now. TOGGLE SPORTS… Watch LIVE FA Cup matches PAID ARSENAL VS LINCOLN CITY Can Arsenal bounce back to their winning ways with a thumping visit to Lincoln262 words
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Miscellaneous200 2017-03-11 28 Mediacorp’s latest online TV service offers entertainment, lifestyle, information and news across multiple devices. Log on to www.toggle.sg or download the Toggle App now. LATEST CATCH-UP TV Watch episodes on Toggle after they are shown on TV. FREE FACULTY (EP 8) (PG13—MATURE THEMES) Philip gets some new information about the200 words
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Miscellaneous993 2017-03-11 28 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM No Ordinary Family C, M (HD) (CC) 6.30 Talking Point (HD) 7.00 The Dr Oz Show VI (HD) (PG) 8.00 Classical Destinations (HD) 8.30 Wheel Of Fortune XXXIII (HD) (CC) 9.30 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 10.00 This Is Opera (HD) 11.00 James Thom’s Pizza Pilgrimage993 words
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