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    14 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp WEDNESDAY, 15 MARCH 2017 MCI (P) 026/06/2016
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    Lock icon ‘DEFINING’ MOMENT FOR THE UK
    84 1 I will return to this House before the end of this month to notify when I have formally triggered Article 50 and begun the process through which the United Kingdom will leave the European Union... This will be a defining moment for our whole country.
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    Technology key to solving manpower crunch: Swee Say
    703 1  -  VALERIE KOH va leriekohsf@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE —While there are legitimate concerns in countries about technology putting workers out of jobs, such a worry would be largely unfounded in Singapore, said Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say yesterday, as he assured undergraduates who had
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      124 1 Cocktails with local spin compete to become S’pore’s next iconic drink SI NGAPORE LI FE STYLE 28 TH E DAI LY BRI E F Joseph Schooling’s parents set to launch sports academy HOT NEWS 4 EU firms allowed to ban staff from wearing Islamic headscarf at work HOT NEWS 10
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  • hot news
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      No place for divisive religious teachings here, warns DPM Teo
      804 2  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A PO R E Beyond the terrorist threat, Singapore must keep a close watch on “exclusivist” and divisive teachings or statements, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said at the 13th Religious
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      Lock icon Schoolings to launch academy to boost S’pore sport
      718 4  -  Aim is to give athletes coaches from various sports training in all aspects of high performance TEO TENG KIAT tengkiat.teo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Their dedication to their son’s Olympic gold medal dream saw a victory in Rio de Janeiro that inspired and galvanised a
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      Insurance association studying ‘worrying’ spike in motor accidents
      599 4  -  RUMI HARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The number of motor accident reports increased by almost 8 per cent last year, hitting an eightyear high, despite a falling vehicle population. There were 161,361 reports last year, compared with 149,511 in 2015, the General Insurance Association
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      Lock icon Brexit Bill to become law in coming days, says Theresa May
      687 6 AGENCIES LONDON —British Prime Minister Theresa May said her “Brexit Bill” will become law in the “coming days” and she is on track to trigger European Union (EU) divorce talks by the end of this month. After passing through
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      Lock icon British PM rules out Scottish independence referendum
      543 6 AGENCIES LONDON —In a stern rebuke, British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday ruled out Scotland’s plans for a new independence referendum before Brexit, telling Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon that “politics is not a game”. The British government must agree before Scotland can
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      Lock icon Democrats eye govt shutdown over border wall funding
      867 8 THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON Democrats pilloried Republicans for irresponsibly shutting down the government when Mr Barack Obama was President, but as a minority party struggling to show resistance in the era of President Donald Trump, they are now ready to let
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      Lock icon Bird flu outbreak in Kelantan spreads to five villages
      438 8 AGENCIES KOTA BHARU —Days after giving an assurance that the country’s first outbreak in a decade of the highly-con-tagious H5N1 avian flu virus is being contained, Malaysian authorities said yesterday that the virus had spread to five other villages in Kelantan.
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      Lock icon Firms can ban wearing of religious symbols: EU court
      619 10 AFP LUXEMBOURG —European companies can ban employees from wearing religious or political symbols including the Islamic headscarf, the European Union’s (EU) top court ruled yesterday in a landmark case. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) said it does not constitute “direct
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      Lock icon Blogger told to apologise for, remove false online posts
      555 12  -  KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The authorities have moved against blogger and former independent election candidate Han Hui Hui for making a series of false allegations surrounding her criminal conviction over a 2014 protest rally that disrupted a charity event at Hong
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      226 3 ARCHITECTURE AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN (ASD) ENGINEERING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (EPD) INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN (ISTD) STEER THE NEXT TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH TOWARDS A SMARTER NATION. At SUTD, we nurture technically grounded leaders and innovators to design products, services, and systems for a better world. EPD From autonomous vehicles to wearable devices
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      109 7 CEO, CFO, COO... DPO? Appoint a Data Protection Officer. It's mandatory. All businesses, big or small, need a Data Protection Officer* (DPO). Someone who can develop and implement good policies and practices for handling personal data that meet your organisation's needs. Someone who can communicate the policies and practices clearly
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      97 12 Adapt Grow Ifl) ft HOSPITAL 9 V Adapt and Grow Career Series Open Doors To New Career Opportunities Join this event to network with hiring employers from Healthcare, Hospitality, Infocomm Technology, Manufacturing and Professional Services. This career event is specially curated for Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians. CAREER FAIR 1
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      155 13 LOOKBOOK BY TODAY style r w X l f m i ON HER: UNIQLO RIBBED HIGH NECK HALF SLEEVE T-SHIRT $14.90, UNIQLO CHIFFON PRINTED LONG SLEEVE BLOUSE $39.90, UNIQLO MILITARY SHIRT JACKET $49.90, UNIQLO DENIM LEGGINGS PANTS $29.90. ON HIM: UNIQLO DRY PIQUE POLO SHIRT $29.90, UNIQLO PREMIUM LINEN STRIPED
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon PUB’s co-digestion plant now processing 3 tonnes of food waste daily
      768 14  -  TECH-PROVIDER WOES HAD DELAYED COMPLETION NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After a delay in completion caused by the woes of its technology provider, a project by national water agency PUB to use food waste to generate more electricity is
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    • singapore | news
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        Lock icon KPE, Nicoll Highway link to open next month
        304 16 SINGAPORE —Motorists heading onto Nicoll Highway from the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) and Sims Way can expect a smoother ride from April 2, when a new underpass in the area opens, allowing them to bypass a traffic junction. The new two-lane underpass
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        CGH apologises after debt collector shows up at patient’s home
        416 16  -  ALFRED CHUA alfredchuam@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Changi General Hospital (CGH) has apologised for “lapses in its service”, after a phone recording surfaced online in which a patient told an employee that a debt collector had shown up at his home to get
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        Lock icon Man charged with St James Power House murder
        222 18  -  FARIS MOKHTAR SINGAPORE A 26-year-old was charged yesterday with the murder of a man, whose body was found near entertainment outlet St James Power Station early last Sunday morning. Shawalludin Sa’adon, a Singaporean, is accused of committing the crime with three other
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        26-year-old fined for playing with toy gun in public
        457 18  -  FARIS MOKHTAR SINGAPORE On the way home from work, he felt an impulse to fiddle with a toy handgun that he had bought the day before, and proceeded to cock it. Someone nearby saw what Timothy Tan Zhiyu was doing and
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    • singapore | business
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        Lock icon Cautious bidding expected for Tampines Ave 10 site
        321 19 S ING A PORE —A private residential land parcel along Tampines Avenue 10 was launched for sale yesterday by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), with analysts saying bidding in the tender will likely be cautious due to the large housing supply in
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        Prop Nex spreads wings to Indonesia; next stop Vietnam
        621 21  -  Homegrown real estate agency sees little immediate impact from easing of cooling measures ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Amid a lacklustre housing market at home, PropNex Realty, one of Singapore’s largest real estate agencies, embarked on its first regional expansion in the
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    • singapore | lifestyle
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        Lock icon ‘Wherefore art thou, @RomeoRomeo?’
        592 26  -  Exhibition showcases rare anthology of Shakespeare’s plays and turns some into tweets REENA DEVI reena@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE What might Romeo have tweeted if he had access to social media? The National Library is presenting just that in a round of exhibitions now on at Jurong Regional Library,
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        Lock icon In search of Singapore’s next top cocktail
        756 28  -  Unique tipples featuring local flavours like chicken rice chilli pineapple jam hope to replace the iconic Singapore Sling SONIA YEO soniayeosj@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE At the inaugural Singapore Cocktail Festival, which begins tomorrow, cocktails take a local spin in an attempt to replace the iconic
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    • the showcase
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        Lock icon A REASON TO CELEBRATE
        160 30 PRODUCED BYTHE TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM Attention, deal hunters. Lazada Singapore is making its third birthday one to remember with a threeday birthday sale that starts on March 21. Expect discounts of up to 90 per cent, more than 300 Flash Deals and Lazada gift cards
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        POWER SLEEP
        154 30 What will you be doing on World Sleep Day this Friday? Watching the new A Rest Above The Rest television commercial from bedding company Simmons and taking in the benefits of quality sleep, of course. The 30-second TV spot revolves around a well-rested boy who gets out of
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        LIFE — SNUFFED OUT
        121 30 LIFE SNUFFED OUT Be careful what you search for goes the tagline for Life. The sci-fi thriller, set on board the International Space Station (ISS), stars Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal as ISS scientists who learn this lesson the hard way after retrieving a Mars research pod, the first to
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        PLACES TO GO
        344 30 GETTING THERE FOR LESS Here’s how to get more bang for your travel buck when planning your next vacation: Book your flight and hotel at the same time on Expedia.com. sg, and you’ll score discounts of up to 80 per cent. Not ready to commit to a
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        PERFECT DELIVERY
        100 31 Yet another opportunity to make money in the burgeoning gig economy: Become a delivery partner for Yojee, a logistics company that stands out for its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to determine the most efficient delivery routes. The firm is enrolling couriers with their own vehicles to help
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        CELEBRITY DINING
        177 31 Thanks to American Express, you can savour dishes worthy of celebrity status from Pornsak, Jeanette Aw, Lennard Yeong and Janice Wong. These celebrity influencers channelled personal memories and inspirations into the American Express Love Dining Celebrity Edition menus put together by chefs from four leading hotels. The Line
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        SHOPPING CAN BE REWARDING
        236 31 BIRTHDAY REWARDS Watsons is celebrating its 29th anniversary with a slew of promotions and rewards for shoppers, happening now until March 29. The 2nd Buy at 50% off promotion at Watsons stores island-wide gives you more reason to be part of the festivities. So do travel
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        ST PATRICK’S PARADE AND STREET FESTIVAL
        111 31 Where: Circular Road When: This Sunday, from 2.30pm Details: fb.com/guinness.sg What’s St Patrick’s Day without GUINNESS, the quintessentially Irish stout, live performances, and a street festival and parade at Circular Road? The festivities, now on at bars island-wide, reach their climax this Sunday with
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        UNDERWATER WONDER
        200 31 This March school holidays, take your little ones on a marine adventure like no other at the Marina Square central atrium. The mall’s seventh annual balloon exhibition themed A Sea of Wonder this year brings you face to face with the denizens of an underwater all made paradise,
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      302 14 BRITISH 17H YEARS IN COUNCIL SINGAPORE Connect with clients and colleagues more effectively K We offer the following part-time English courses which provide complete support to help you enhance your performance and excel in the workplace. All British Council adult learners get to enjoy free myClub language workshops, and events.
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      206 16 strong iMMUNEOds/^ft t 7j your- Chjldfs r SI 9 t w 3/ ttoKl *7 Clinicals Singapore s Leading Brand WQr^ningDo you know that Sinqapore is world’s noin childhood myopia Common problems kids’ faces are: Short-Sightedness Tearing or Usage of Computers Sensitive to Light Li) StrongEye Kids: The Complete Eye Supplement
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      214 21 u vm Ife. v. US MDIS Management Development Institute of Singapore Tiorthumbria r UNIVERSITY NEWCASTLE Ranked Top 20 in the UK for General Engineering by The Complete University Guide 2017 Ranked Top 40 in the UK for Health Professions by The Guardian University Guide 2017 Ranked Top 40 in the
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    Lock icon A PASSION FOR RUGBY
    360 26  -  This school captain proves that it’s easy to fall in love with the sport BY LEONARD LAI BY LEONARD LAI THE TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM He towers at over 1.8m tall, and tips the scales at 98kg. He captains a squad of 28 ruggers, and is
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      12 26 BROUGHT TO YOU BY TODAY IS THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR SUPER RUGBY
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      140 28 TDVL HOLDERS Asmnr EARN EXTRA INCOME WITH SMRT TAXI SHARE PROMOTIONS EXTENDED, WITH MORE THAN 100 TAXIS AVAILABLE ISLANDWIDE FOR SHARING! Hurry! Refer a friend and you will each receive $50 credits instead of $10 credits upon successful application! Limited period only. T&Cs apply. WHY SMRT TAXI SHARE? Get $50
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  • health
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      Lock icon Drinking and weight: A mysterious cocktail
      955 32  -  IT DEPENDS ON YOU AND YOUR BODY JANE E BRODY today@mediacorp.com.sg THE NEW YORK TIMES N E W YO R K —People trying to lose weight or not gain weight are frequently advised to “lay off the booze”. Although organisations like Weight Watchers offer
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      Lock icon Parenthood adds extra years to life: Scientists
      635 33 THE TELEGRAPH LONDON When Friedrich Nietzsche declared ‘‘that which does not kill us makes us stronger’’, he probably did not have parenthood in mind. Yet a new study suggests that despite the sleepless nights, incessant worry and financial headaches which children bring, they
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      159 32 COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH 2017 SINGAPORE CANCER SOCIETY FIT KIT DISTRIBUTION LOCATIONS WHAT DOES YOUR POO SAY ABOUT YOU? Find out with a FIT kit. It detects traces of blood in stool, which can be a sign of Colorectal Cancer, the top diagnosed cancer’ in Singapore. So it’s best to
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      62 33 Belfast' 7 20mg Fexofenadine HCL Release yourself from symptoms of allergy C? Fast Acting -1 hour Non-Drowsy 24-Hour Relief V? Multi Allergy Symptom Relief C? Effective* 24hr allergy relief NON DROWSV Oral Use Telfast is available in pharmacies near you. Individual response varies. Please consult your doctor/pharmacist. *Telfast should not
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    Lock icon The early-warning difference
    1023 34  -  Early screening for cardiovascular disease and adopting a healthy lifestyle can make a crucial difference to your life. We speak to two cardiologists who are part ofAIA Quality Healthcare Partners to find out why. BY SCOTT MARSH BY SCOTT MARSH THE TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM Many of
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  • comment & analysis
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      Lock icon NS’ role in defining the vision of a new society
      1133 36  -  NO LONGER MERELY A RITE OF PASSAGE EUGENE K B TAN Eugene K B Tan is associate professor of law at the Singapore Management University. He served full-time NS between December 1988 and June 1991. Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary
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      Lock icon Will the crises facing Europe cause it to unravel?
      1252 38  -  4 AREAS OF CONCERN ARE CONVERGING SIMULTANEOUSLY MAX FISHER THE NEW YORK TIMES The risk of European disintegration looks significantly more real this week. Multiple crises, each a symptom and cause of the continent’s deepest problems, are converging simultaneously. Britain took
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      500 36 A growing feud between the governments of Turkey and the Netherlands reveals both the difficulties of keeping Europe together and the forces that could pull it apart.MAX FISHER 38 8D DongBei Mt.Changbai/ Red Beach Florajour /Shenyang /Changchun /Changbaishan /Benxi /Jilin /Harbin /Dandong /Dalian 5N upgrade to 5* hotel and 1N
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      34 37 SMU School of Information Systems Launches New Programmes To prepare students for greater career flexibility through innovative IT solutioning BSc (Information Systems): Smart-City Management Technology Major REVAMPED NEW BSc (Information Systems): Information Systems Major
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  • voices
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