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  • 13 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017 MCI(P) 082/04/2017
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  • 721 1 Signalling-related fault cause of the delay which is the longest to hit rail network yet doors failed to shut. A DDITION A L REporting BY KENNETH CHENG SINGAPORE —City-bound trains on the Downtown Line (DTL) hit a snarl for around seven hours yesterday,
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    • 72 1 TH E DAI LY BRI E F S$150m boost from Govt for 100 AI projects HOT NEWS 2 <|POSB Neighbours first, bankers second Need it, Click it Personal Loan Get up to S$388 cashback* when you apply online and get cash instantly in your account. Enter promo code POSBTD17 and
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    • 14 1 SCDF screening 995 calls so urgent cases can get help faster HOT NEWS 4
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  • hot news
    • 808 2  -  TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE A S$150 million kitty has been set aside for 100 projects that use artificial intelligence to solve “re-al-world” problems, particularly in the areas of finance, healthcare and city management solutions, the Government announced yesterday. The
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    • 489 2  -  TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE In the first extension of the use of national personal data platform MyInfo, customers opening accounts with DBS, United Overseas Bank, OCBC Bank, and Standard Chartered will no longer have to fill in voluminous forms or
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    • 734 4  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Amid a rising number of 995 calls, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) has started screening cases, so that resources are deployed to urgent, life-threatening cases first, departing from the first-come-first-served approach. Operators answering 995 calls
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    • 517 4 SINGAPORE —Trials to turn traffic lights in favour of emergency vehicles are ongoing at a “handful” of traffic intersections in Yishun, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said yesterday. As they approach traffic lights, emergency vehicles will be able to
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    • 575 6 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police announced yesterday that six people have been detained for suspected involvement with the Islamic State (IS), including two men for smuggling weapons meant for the terror group. Police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said in
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    • 337 6 REUTERS Malaysian police have arrested two Turks, including the head of an international school, suspected of activities threatening national security, police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said. The men, school head Turgay Karaman and businessman Ihsan Aslan, were arrested on Tuesday under a section of
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    • 525 6 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR A US$1.7 billion (S$2.3 billion) property deal that was expected to ease the debt burden of state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) fell through yesterday, complicating Prime Minister Najib Razak’s efforts to move on from a financial scandal
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    • 1344 8 Trump takes conciliatory tone with Beijing as he seeks help to rein in N Korea THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON Six weeks ago, the United States Pacific Command requested permission from senior US officials for a US warship to
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    • 763 10 agencies WA S H I N G T O N President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to China has promised to take a firm line with Beijing on issues from North Korea to trade and maritime disputes. Iowa Governor
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  • singapore
    • 70 12 Danish Ambassador Dorte Bech Vizard (second from right) taking a photo with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and (from left) Mdm Maria Sinclair; wife of the Chilean ambassador; and Mrs Catharina Jevrell, wife of the Swedish ambassador, at the Istana last night during the President’s Annual Diplomatic Reception
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    • 799 12  -  KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Nine drugs will be subsidised for patients with conditions such as acute migraine attacks, metastatic breast cancer and rheumatoid arthritis, according to the first tranche of 11 drug guidances issued by the Agency for
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    • 248 12  -  JOEY CHUA In July, medical professionals will be provided with guides on the drugs to treat Type 2 diabetes and the management of pre-diabetic patients. Amid the Republic’s “war on diabetes”, the Appropriate Care Guides (ACGs) which are developed by the Ministry
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      • 394 16 Airline is offering 12 ‘green package’flights in the next 3 months, first is a success SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be using biofuels to partly power 12 of its flights over the next three months, as part of an effort
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      • 569 17 Strong talent pool, strategic geographical location among factors to aid trading capability SINGAPORE The Republic emerged as the preferred Asian liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading hub, according to a survey by consultancy firm Deloitte released yesterday. At its first annual Energy
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    • singapore | sports
      • 650 18  -  NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —It was touted as a solution to the infighting among Singapore Athletics’ (SA) executive committee, but instead, the national sports association’s decision to call a snap election at tomorrow’s Extraordinary General Meeting (EOGM) could turn into a farce. National sports governing body
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      • 428 18  -  TEO TENG KIAT SINGAPORE —After enduring a turbulent year that saw its former president investigated by the police for alleged misappropriation of funds, the Singapore Floorball Association (SFA) is making significant progress in its bid to rebuild the sport and
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      • 447 19  -  TEO TENG KIAT tengkiat.teo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Ronda Rousey may be the biggest and most bankable female star in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) but her back-to-back losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes in the past 13 months have cast doubts
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    • singapore | entertainment
      • 754 20  -  Graphic novel by Sonny Liew receives nod in six categories including Best Writer/Artist REENA DEVI reena@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Graphic novel The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye may have had Government funding pulled from the project in 2015, but despite
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      • 549 21  -  SONIA YEO SINGAPORE A new streaming service, Fox+, gives mobile users access to shows, live sports and movies seen on the Fox channels here. Available via Singtel’s Cast streaming service, Fox+ which can be viewed via an app on mobile phones, tablets and computers
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
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    • 942 24  -  Ten places to dine at in Shanghai BY ALYWIN CHEW BY ALYWIN CHEW As a boiling pot of multiple cultures foreign and domestic, Shanghai is without a doubt China’s most cosmopolitan city. Naturally, the food scene in the city is vibrant, which explains why the Michelin Guide’s foray
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    • 214 29 Voyager of the Seas is back with more cruises. In May, you can opt for threenight cruises from Singapore to Port Klang in Kuala Lumpur. In June, set off from Singapore for three-to-five-night cruises to Penang, Phuket and Langkawi perfect for the school holidays. August to
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  • travel
    • 1937 30  -  Discover the limits of your endurance in a rugged piece of heaven on earth LIN YANQIN features@mediacorp.com.sg PUERTO NATALES I remember the precise moment I lost a little piece of my heart to Torres del Paine. I was waiting for the catamaran that
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    • Article, Illustration
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    • 580 38  -  The city’s culture is being reborn in odd corners, one Taoist temple at a time IAN JOHNSON BEIJING When I first came to Beijing in 1984, the city felt dusty and forgotten, a one-time capital of temples and palaces. It was hard to imagine
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  • comment & analysis
    • 1113 40  -  WHITEWASHING OF CHAIRMAN’S SUMMIT STATEMENT DISAPPOINTING TANG SIEW MUN Dr Tang Siew Mun is head of the Asean Studies Centre at Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute. Asean (the Association of Southeast Asian nations) has let itself down again for buckling under external
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    • 1011 44  -  MORE CHOICES FOR TRAVELLERS, BUT CAVEAT EMPTOR DAVID LEO David Leo is a published author and aviation veteran. In February, I wrote in TODAY about how the line between legacy and budget airlines continues to get blurred as more budget
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    • 1977 48  -  City-states are a paradox as they constantly have to struggle with complex challenges that large nations do not have to be concerned about, says former head of civil service Peter Ho. But governance of a city-state such as Singapore is not all about reducing
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    • 34 40 New and more fuelefficient long-range aircraft, aided by the current lower oil prices, are making it possible for low-cost carriers to ply the same distant routes and compete with legacy airlines. DAVID LEO 44
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