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    14 1 TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING TODAY mediacorp TUESDAY, 4 APRIL 2017 MCI (P) 026/06/2016
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    Lock icon IMAM FINED S$4,000, TO BE DEPORTED
    48 1 Imam Nalla Mohamed Abdul Jameel Abdul Malik (left) was fined S$4,000 and will be repatriated to India, in what is believed to be the first case in Singapore of a religious leader being prosecuted for delivering an inappropriate sermon. PHOTO: ROBIN CHOO
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  • Article
    New laws up terror security, bar foreigners from local political causes
    841 1  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Laws protecting the public from the growing terrorist threat and explicitly barring foreigners from using the Republic to further political agendas were passed in Parliament yesterday, with Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam stressing
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      117 1 TH E DAI LY BRI E F ComfortDelGro to offer flat taxi fare option from next Monday HOT NEWS 4 Govt‘seriously considering’ ways to tackle fake news HOT NEWS 10 Singapore boxer Muhammad‘The Chosen Wan’ Ridhwan set to make history SI NGAPORE SPORTS 20 Cosying up to the locals at
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      27 1 RINGlilORfTl CREflm sato VETIC CREflm VETIC CREAM LI VETIC CREAM Cyber attack on Mindef system detected weeks after it happened HOT NEWS 8 HOT N EWS 6
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Trump links China trade to action on N Korea
      764 2 AGENCIES WASHINGTON —United States President Donald Trump held out the possibility of using trade as a lever to secure Chinese cooperation against North Korea and suggested Washington might deal with Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programmes on its own if need be.
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      Lock icon Washington, allies stage drills as show of force against Pyongyang
      363 2 AGENCIES SEOUL South Korea, Japan and the United States began a joint naval exercise yesterday aimed at countering missile threats from North Korean submarines, Seoul’s Defence Ministry said, amid mounting concerns over the hermit state’s nuclear and missile programmes. Pyongyang
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      ComfortDelGro to offer flat cab fare option for app bookings
      351 4 SINGAPORE —From next Monday, commuters who make bookings for Comfort and CityCab taxis may choose to pay a flat fare on these rides, ComfortDelGro announced yesterday. The operator, in charge of about 60 per cent of the taxi fleet here,
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    • Article
      CULTIVATING ACTIVE CITIZENRY
      261 4 I don’t believe I’m alone in saying that this new amendment has the potential to incite some fear and create more barriers for civil society to engage with foreign experts. It’s encouraging that the Government wants to cultivate active citizenry. But we should also not inhibit concerned
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    • Article
      Imam fined, to be deported over remarks at sermon
      1166 6  -  SIAUMINGEN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The imam who made controversial remarks against Christians and Jews after his sermon earlier this year was fined S$4,000 yesterday, and will be repatriated to India. In what is believed to be the first case here of a
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      Social media should not be used to sow discord: Religious leaders
      520 6  -  SIAUMINGEN SINGAPORE —Various religious leaders in Singapore yesterday urged caution against the irresponsible use of social media to sow discord among and within religious communities, following the conviction of the imam who made controversial remarks against Christians and Jews.
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    • parliament
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        Lock icon Cyber attack on Mindef’s system occurred weeks before detection
        550 8  -  ALFRED CHUA alfredchuam@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A cyber attack which resulted in the theft of the personal data of 854 national servicemen and Ministry of Defence (Mindef) employees occurred weeks before it was detected on Feb 1, Second Defence Minister Ong Ye Kung
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      • Article
        Laws passed to criminalise use of stolen personal data
        575 8  -  TANWEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Laws were passed yesterday to, among other things, make it illegal for individuals and businesses to make use of illicitly obtained personal data including credit card or bank account information as several Members of Parliament (MPs) raised concerns
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        Lock icon Govt review underway to deal with fake news
        1146 10  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg pain of it.” additional reporting by TAN WEIZHEN S I N G A P O R E The Republic is not spared from the worldwide problem of viral fake news articles, and the Government is mulling over ways to
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        Lock icon Penalties for sex crimes, maid abuse could go up
        496 12  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Government is reviewing the applicable laws relating to sexual offences against minors as well as the abuse of foreign domestic workers, to better protect these two groups of vulnerable victims. Law and Home Affairs Minister K
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        Case to monitor possible profiteering as utility tariffs rise
        413 12  -  RUMI HARDASMALANI SINGAPORE The Ministry of Trade and Industry “does not see the need” at this point in time to set up an anti-profiteering committee to prevent businesses from exploiting the increases in water and electricity tariffs, its Minister of State
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Three Romanians detained over slew of thefts in supermarkets
      477 14 They entered S’pore on March 29 on social visit passes and hit the first store two days later STOLE USING SLEIGHT-OF-HAND TACTIC SINGAPORE Three Romanians, suspected of stealing cash and jewellery from 12 businesses over the past few days using a
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    • Article
      Sentosa Gateway Tunnel to open on April 27
      377 14 SINGAPORE The congestion motorists commonly encounter at the traffic junction between VivoCity and St James Power Station could ease from April 27, when a new 1.2km-long tunnel for those leaving Sentosa opens. The one-way Sentosa Gateway Tunnel, with two lanes, cost S$200
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    • business
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        Recent policy changes to give property market a boost: JLL
        625 18  -  RUMIHARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Buoyed by an increase in the number of skilled workers, Singapore’s property market will likely see a recovery in office demand and retail sales growth, while the residential segment is set to improve following the recent easing
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        Private home prices down for 14th straight quarter
        520 18 SINGAPORE Private home prices in Singapore fell further in the first three months of the year, extending the longest losing streak on record to 14 straight quarters, with analysts forecasting the downtrend to continue but at a slower pace as sentiment improves.
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        Factories busiest in over two years on Chinese demand
        450 19  -  ANGELATENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Manufacturing activity in Singapore expanded for the seventh straight month in March to its highest reading in more than two years, with economists saying growth is likely to be sustained this year, driven by Chinese demand for electronics
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    • sports
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        Lock icon Ridhwan’s a fight away from being a world boxing champ
        636 20  -  NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Following a disappointing SEA Games in 2015 in which he failed to achieve his goal of winning gold, local boxer Muhammad Ridhwan very nearly hung up his gloves. Feeling like he was unable to progress any
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        Lock icon No reign in Spain, but sailors get buzz from bronze finish
        623 20 SINGAPORE —They last competed in a major regatta almost a year ago when they finished their campaign to try to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics. Last weekend, 49erFX pair Kimberly Lim and Cecilia Low who did not clinch
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    • entertainment
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        Lock icon Pangdemonium tangos into controversy with new play
        544 21 REENADEVI SINGAPORE Local theatre company Pangdemonium’s upcoming first commissioned play, Tango, was inspired by the removal of two children’s books from the National Library in 2014. At the time, the National Library Board (NLB) received some criticism for pulling the books And Tango
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      22 20 SINGAPORE FIGHTING C’SHIP (SFC) 5: COMBAT REDEFINED Date and time: April 8, 6-11pm Venue: Singapore Foochow Association Visit www.singaporefightingchampionships.com for more information
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  • comment & analysis
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      Lock icon Method to madness in Trump’s governing style?
      2179 22  -  QUESTIONS REMAIN ON HOW HE CAN TURN PLEDGES TO PRACTICAL POLICIES LIONEL BARBER, DEMETRI SEVASTOPULO AND GILLIAN TETT Lionel Barber, Demetri Sevastopulo and Gillian Tett are the Financial Times’ editor, Washington bureau chief and US managing editor respectively. FINANCIAL TIMES Halfway through an
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      Lock icon Why India is so unhappy, and how it can change
      1149 24  -  LOOK TO LATIN AMERICA, NORDIC NATIONS FOR INSPIRATION SREERAM CHAULIA Sreeram Chaulia is a professor and dean at the Jindal School of International Affairs in Sonipat, India. His latest book is Modi Doctrine: The Foreign Policy of India’s Prime Minister.
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      31 22 Among the most disappointing cases in this year’s happiness rankings is India, the world’s second most populous nation, which comes in at 122nd place out of 155 countries. SREERAM CHAULIA 24
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  • voices
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      Do more to boost public’s emergency response skills
      349 25  -  FROM ALBE RT NG YA K E N Lessons can be learnt from the scare at Hougang MRT station (Man arrested over Hougang station security scare; April 3). We must educate the public more on the dos and don’ts in similar incidents
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      Visual presentation of eldercare facilities matters
      288 25  -  FROM LOW YEE CHEOK Intergenerational understanding begins with community attitudes before community involvement. Many of us see eldercare centres and nursing homes and think: I am not going there (Daycare programme for pre-school-ers and seniors to mingle; March 28). One of the reasons for
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      No place for distortion of facts in news media
      324 25  -  FROM ANTHONY ANTHONY OEI There has been a debate about freedom of speech in Singapore, triggered by an article in The Economist. In his letter, “Freedom with responsibility the S’pore way, unlike West” (March 24), the writer stated: “We are free
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      23 25 LETTER FAULTY ALARMS CAN DESENSITISE THE PUBLIC TO SECURITY ISSUES Visit todayonline.com/voices or download the TODAY app for the letter from Ann Staveley-Taylor.
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      14 25 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices
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  • world
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      Lock icon At least 10 killed, 47 hurt in Russia metro blast
      816 26 SECOND BOMB FOUND AND DEACTIVATED AT ANOTHER STATION AGENCIES MOSCOW —At least 10 people were killed and 47 injured yesterday after an explosion rocked the metro system in Russia’s second-largest city Saint Petersburg, according to authorities, who were not ruling
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      Lock icon 12 officers in Thai south hurt by rebels in ‘biggest attack in years’
      310 26 AGENCIES YALA (THAILAND) —Insurgents fired hundreds of shots at a police booth in restive Muslim-majority southern Thailand yesterday, wounding 12 officers in what the police called the largest such attack in years. Closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage showed
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      Lock icon Controversial Islamic scholar not a threat to Malaysia: Zahid
      511 27 AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR Contentious Islamic scholar Zakir Naik is allowed to be in Malaysia because he has not been earmarked as a “terrorist entity” by the United Nations (UN), Malaysia’s deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said yesterday. “The Immigration
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    • news
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        Lock icon US insists Cambodia repay millions in war debt, plus interest
        1211 28 THENEWYORKTIMES PHNOM PENH During the Vietnam War, even as American B-52s were carpet-bombing the Cambodian countryside, the United States (US) lent hundreds of millions of dollars to Cambodia’s flailing government to feed and clothe refugees fleeing the chaos. Now the
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        Lock icon China declares war on smog as pollution chokes capital
        577 29 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s smoggiest cities have pledged to ramp up the battle on pollution after air quality deteriorated in the first few months of this year, China Daily reported yesterday, with smog blanketing the capital, Beijing, and the surrounding region. Top
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        Lock icon S Korea joins list of world’s most polluted countries
        517 29 FINANCIAL TIMES SEOUL South Korea has joined the ranks of the world’s most polluted countries, with air pollution in the first few months of this year soaring to record levels. Long associated with Asian capitals such as Beijing or New Delhi,
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        Lock icon Australia’s stellar growth comes with a downside
        1264 30 BLOOMBERG SYDNEY —Australia is close to seizing the global crown for the longest streak of economic growth, thanks to a mixture of policy guile and outrageous fortune. But the nation is creaking under the weight of its own success. While growth is being
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        Lock icon PROPERTY PRICES GO THROUGH THE ROOF
        357 30 AGENCIES Australian house prices hit record highs, latest data out yesterday showed, even as regulators launched new measures to cool the red-hot property market. New figures released yesterday show residential property prices have increased 12.9 per cent in the past 12 months, with prices
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      325 27 1 Mi r \r sm rtparents MAGIC SHOW 1 APRIL Your mini-me will love the free magic show at the atrium. v mm? 8 to 16 April (Weekend® Starting 18 March, 112 Katong will stage fantastic and fabulous activities kids will savour every weekend! Don’t miss the fun at entertainment
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  • Page 31 Miscellaneous
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      993 31 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Four Rooms (HD) (PG) 7.00 First Look Asia (HD) 9.00 The Dr Oz Show VII (HD) 10.00 Arts 21 (HD) 10.30 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 11.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show XIV (HD) (PG) NOON Jamie’s Food Fight Club II (HD) 1.00PM Wheel Of Fortune XXXIV
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