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  • 23 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017 M C I P 0 8 2 /0 4 2 0 17
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  • 939 1  -  Experts fear virus could wreak fresh havoc today when workers log onto their computers TOH EE MING, ALFRED CHUA toheeming@mediacorp.com.sg alfredchuam@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Friday’s cyber attack has hit 200,000 victims in at least 150 countries, including in the Republic, with the Cyber Security
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    • 180 1 TH E DAI LY BRI E F Almost 2,000mums a year here get the baby blues, but few seek help HOT NEWS 4 Some primary schools doing away with class banding for pupils HOT NEWS 8 Money woes shutter Ronaldinho academy, with hardly a ball kicked SI NGAPORE 10 X
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    • 39 1 8:17 PM TODAY TODAY_*****7.pdf Start your day right Get TODAY on your mobile devices via WhatsApp Send ‘JOIN’ to *****484 on WhatsApp to begin the service NSmen could get help with ICT with concierge service SI NGAPORE NEWS 12
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  • 939 1 (2nd Edition)  -  Experts fear virus could wreak fresh havoc today when workers log onto their computers TOH EE MING, ALFRED CHUA toheeming@mediacorp.com.sg alfredchuam@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Friday’s cyber attack has hit 200,000 victims in at least 150 countries, including in the Republic, with the Cyber Security
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    • 180 1 (2nd Edition) TH E DAI LY BRI E F Almost 2,000mums a year here get the baby blues, but few seek help HOT NEWS 4 Some primary schools doing away with class banding for pupils HOT NEWS 8 Money woes shutter Ronaldinho academy, with hardly a ball kicked SI NGAPORE 10 X
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    • 41 1 (2nd Edition) 8:17 PM TODAY TODAY_*****7.pdf Start your day right Get TODAY on your mobile devices via WhatsApp Send ‘JOIN’ to *****484 on WhatsApp to begin the service Need a hand with ICT? Service aims to provide just that SI NGAPORE NEWS 12
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  • hot news
    • 605 2  -  ALFRED CHUA alfredchuam@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Only Singaporeans and permanent residents (PRs) will be allowed to attend the annual Pink Dot gathering, to be held at Hong Lim Park, event organisers said yesterday. This comes after amendments to the Public Order Act—which
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    • 883 4  -  6 to 8 per cent of mums suffer from postnatal depression but only a small number seek help FARIS MOKHTAR farism@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE She was feeding her one-month-old baby girl when Susanna Nickalls had a mental image of
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    • 569 4  -  FARIS MOKHTAR SINGAPORE —Mistaking what they are feeling for a bout of the baby blues, shame at their parental ability, and stigma are the common reasons for mothers with postnatal depression to suffer in silence, experts said. So, people around women who
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    • 897 6 As the US turns to protectionist policies, Beijing instead affirms importance of open, free trade AGENCIES BEIJING —Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a sweeping vision of a new economic global order yesterday, positioning his country as an alternative to
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    • 420 6 REUTERS India has not sent an official delegation to attend the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing yesterday, and instead criticised China’s global initiative, warning of an “unsustainable debt burden” for countries involved. Government officials from New Delhi did not
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    • 743 8  -  FARIS MOKHTAR farism@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Starting this year, some primary schools have scrapped the common practice of grouping pupils in classes according to their academic performances at upper-primary levels. TODAY has learnt that at least three schools Pei Chun Public School, Zhangde Primary
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  • singapore
    • 1087 10  -  Company behind it has ceased operations, owes employees up to eight months salary NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —When it was announced in December 2015 that Brazilian football star Ronaldinho would be setting up a football academy in Singapore, the news created
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    • news
      • 657 11  -  TOH EE MING toheeming@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Community Health Assist Scheme (Chas) has scaled up its network, with about 1,650 general practitioner (GP) and dental clinics participating islandwide, compared with about 1,500 Chas clinics a year ago. In the East Coast and Fengshan
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      • 604 12  -  It includes laundry, storage and delivery of army equipment after each in-camp training ALFRED CHUA alfredchuam@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A group of operationally ready national servicemen (NSmen) has come up with a business idea: A concierge service for the cleaning, storage and
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    • business
      • 862 13  -  ON THE MONEY RICHARD HARTUNG today@mediacorp.com.sg Keeping track of your money and organising your budget used to mean tedious hours spent writing down every expense and adding up the numbers. Now, however, mobile applications make it much easier. You can even compare your spending
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      • 519 13  -  TEA LEAVES BRYAN LUM Bryan Lum is a strategist with Phillip Futures. Equity markets have been on a steady climb since round one of the French presidential election. Events had played out exactly as the polls forecasted, with Mr Emmanuel Macron in the
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    • lifestyle
      • 1309 14 Kids should see their parents going on regular dates says Centre for Fathering CEO PARENTING MATTERS SINGAPORE Last year, a colleague asked me a question I struggled to answer. “When was the last time you dated your wife?” he said. My colleague was quizzing
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 57 10 TOTO Estimated Group 1 Prize $4 Million Draw on Mon, 15 May 2017 at 6.30pm SINGAPORE First Prize: $2.3 Million SWEEP Next Draw: Wed, 7 Jun 2017 Draw venue:Singapore Pools Building (210 Middle Road) For details, visit singaporepools.com PLAY RESPONSIBLY Stay Legal. I National Problem Gambling Bet With Care. I
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  • Learning Minds Special
    • 675 15  -  7 apps to ease the education journey for adult learners BY NICOLETTE ONG From taking lecture notes to creating presentations and helping with revision, there is an arsenal of apps to help you get into the groove of studying. Here are seven apps that will help keep you
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    • 442 16 ACCA helps ensure the new breed of finance professionals stay relevant and innovative Technological advances may be disrupting most industries, but the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is able to stay one step ahead, partly by tapping into the knowledge of its global network
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    • 470 17 Kaplan Singapore is opening new opportunities to soar higher in the aviation industry After receiving his Diploma in Aeronautical Engineering from Singapore Polytechnic in 2008 and completing his National Service, Mr Nur Azhar Mohammad started working. He is a member of a repair management team at
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    • 437 18 The NIE’s professional development options include executive leadership courses The National Institute of Education (NIE) may be synonymous with the teaching profession, but workers in other fields can also benefit from its professional development options. Ms Choy Mian Yee, a Master of Education (Special Education) graduate
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    • 409 19 For Samantha Tan MDIS is the ideal place to nurture her career in the tourism sector After attaining her Victorian Certificate of Education the Australian equivalent of the A-levels Ms Samantha Tan tried two institutions in Malaysia and was offered a place at an
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    • 465 20 SAA Global Education students don’t just learn numbers, they’re taught to share knowledge Mr Soh Kai Siang was a student at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) Simei when he first heard of SAA Global Education (SAA-GE). At the time, SAA-GE was working with ITE Simei to
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    • 416 21 SUSS makes learning on the job fast interesting and accessible The Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) offers over 500 Continuing Education and Training (CET) modular courses perfect for anyone who needs to pick up a new skill or strengthen an existing competency in a short
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    • 459 22 RP offers ITE graduates a chance to upgrade as they work The SkillsFuture Earn Learn Programme (ELP) lets ITE and polytechnic graduates work and study, giving them the best of both worlds. MEETING INDUSTRY DEMAND Having started with a SkillsFuture ELP for ITE graduates leading to
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    • 99 18 NIE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SINGAPORE Sunday 28 May 2017 POSTGRADUATE FAIR 2017 LEARNING DIFFERENTLY, LEADING CHANGE Venue: Suntec Singapore Convention Exhibition Centre, Level 3 Summit 2 Time: 10am 4pm P NANYANG An Institute of technological 1mJ UNIVERSITY Join us for a series of exciting and informative activities on our
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  • comment & analysis
    • 852 23  -  CHINA NOW IS LIKE THE U.S. IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY DAVID VINES David Vines is an Emeritus Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford, and a former Professor of Economics at Oxford University. EAST ASIA FORUM China’s Belt and Road Initiative
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    • 1361 24  -  LOCAL TV’S REIGNING QUEEN IS A CONSTANT IN A SEA OF CHANGE DANIEL YUN Daniel Yun is a film-maker and life coach. At a local movie premiere a few nights ago, an industry veteran who relocated here from China, pointed an artiste out
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    • 268 23 Beneath the glamour, Zoe is a decent person with a family. She is a model wife and mother. Ultimately, it is this part of her that makes her relatable a down to earth award-winning actress who is also a fashion icon, an ‘Ah Jie’ (big sister) Singaporeans have almost nothing
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  • voices
    • 419 26  -  FROM PATRICK LIEW SIOW GIAN While unemployment benefits have some upsides, research shows that there are also downsides and tradeoffs that must be considered. This proposal would be difficult to withdraw once implemented (Redundancy insurance can lead to long-term unemployment: Minister; May 9). Unemployment benefits
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    • 354 26  -  FROM CHAN MEI MEI I applaud TODAY for the On The Money column, which aims to help readers make better investment decisions. The article “Spread risk through stock diversification” (May 8) offers a timely reminder of the need to diversify and build
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    • 90 26 LETTER VARIOUS CAREER-RELATED INITIATIVES BESIDES SKILLSFUTURE CREDIT Visit todayonline.com/voices or download the TODAY app for the letter from SkillsFuture Singapore. < "1 r f i "Education is our Business where our Students come First" Prof Tim Boatswain Chairman, TEG Board of Directors, former Pro-Vice Chancellor of University of Huddersfield, of
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  • world
    • 1374 27 GLOBAL COMMERCE ON BEIJING’S TERMS THE NEW YORK TIMES VANG VIENG (LAOS) —Along the junglecovered mountains of Laos, squads of Chinese engineers are drilling hundreds of tunnels and bridges to support a 420km railway. The US$6 billion (S$8.4 billion) project
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    • news
      • 875 28 New French President also pledges to reform and relaunch the EU AGENCIES PARIS —Mr Emmanuel Macron became France’s youngest-ever President yesterday, promising at his inauguration to restore the country’s lost confidence and pledging to relaunch the flagging European Union (EU). Mr Macron, a
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      • 587 29 AGENCIES SEOUL BEIJING —Several countries, including China and Russia, yesterday expressed concerns about rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, hours after North Korea fired a ballistic missile in defiance of calls to rein in its weapons programme. The launch of an intermediaterange
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
    • 966 30 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Antique Road Trip IX 7.00 First Look Asia (HD) 9.00 The Dr Oz Show VII (HD) 10.00 Euromaxx (HD) 10.30 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 11.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show XIV (HD) (PG) 11.50 Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure (HD) 1.00PM Films Stars (PG) 1.30 Tanglin (HD)
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