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Title Section13 2017-05-17 1 TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING TODAY mediacorp WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017 MCI(P) 082/04/201713 words
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Article, Illustration733 2017-05-17 1 WONG PEI TING; mation. additional reporting by faris MOKHTARAND CYNTHIACHOO - Terminal shut for more than four hours, 40 flights affected WONG PEI TING wongpeiting@mediacorp.com.sg mation. additional reporting by faris MOKHTARAND CYNTHIACHOO ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SINGAPORE —A fire which broke out in a room holding air-conditioning equipment led to an unprecedented evacuation at ChangiPHOTO: JASON QUAH - 733 words
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Advertisement270 2017-05-17 1 a Download on the AppStore GET IT ON Google Play Pests? Report it with the OneService App. TRUMP DEFENDS MOVE TO SHARE INTEL WITH RUSSIANS HOT NEWS 4 TH E DAI LY BRI E F 2 more German-made submarines to join Singapore navy HOT NEWS 2 About 500 IP addresses270 words
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Article, Illustration625 2017-05-17 2 KENNETH CHENG - New additions will bring the number of Type-218SG vessels in the fleet to four ADDITIONAL REPORTING KENNETH CHENG SINGAPORE —Two more German-made Type-218SG submarines will join the Republic of Singapore Navy’s (RSN) fleet from 2024 against the backdrop of a regional naval expansion,PHOTO: MINDEF - 625 words
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467 2017-05-17 2 AGENCIES BRUSSELS Europe’s top court yesterday ruled that a free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Singapore needs the approval of all EU members’ national parliaments before it can become legal. This is because the blocAGENCIES - 467 words
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622 2017-05-17 4 ANGELA TENG - ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY ANGELA TENG SINGAPORE Nearly a decade after making the largest single investment in its history, Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC yesterday divested part of its stake in Swiss bank UBS at a loss. It did not disclose the amount lost,622 words
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Article, Illustration769 2017-05-17 4 AGENCIES WASHINGTON —Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle expressed shock yesterday after reports emerged that United States President Donald Trump shared highly classified information regarding a terrorist plot with Russian officials. This could potentially jeopardise a critical sourceAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 769 words
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462 2017-05-17 6 VALERIE KOH - VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg their customers,” he said. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY FARIS MOKHTAR SINGAPORE —About 500 Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in the Republic could have been affected by the WannaCry ransomware thus far, following cyber attacks around the world that began last Friday. However,their customers,” he said. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY FARIS MOKHTAR - 462 words
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Article, Illustration810 2017-05-17 8 ALBERT WAI - ALBERT WAI albertwai@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Although Singapore and China are different in size, they face common challenges in innovation and governance, noted Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday as he kicked off a high-level bilateral forum on leadership. Delivering theLeadership.PHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN - 810 words
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singapore
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735 2017-05-17 10 ALFRED CHUA - He is also accused of pressing a knife against victim ’s throat and covering her nose, mouth ALFRED CHUA alfredchuam@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A casual afternoon walk at MacRitchie Reservoir turned into a two-hour ordeal for a 40-year-old woman in735 words
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news
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Article, Illustration859 2017-05-17 12 VALERIE KOH; FARIS MOKHTAR - Boundaries of accountability; what constitutes assemblies, processions are key questions VALERIE KOH AND FARIS MOKHTAR valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sgfarism@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —To comply with the noforeigner rule for events at Speakers’ Corner, civil society groups said they would append a note on this inTODAY FILE PHOTO - 859 words
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Article, Illustration569 2017-05-17 13 JOEY CHUAXUE TING - JOEY CHUAXUE TING joeychua.xueting@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE If not for Mr Tan Kian Choon’s quick thinking to get a lifebuoy, a third drowning boy might not have been saved at East Coast Park on May 8. Housewife Silvia Hajas, 47, who had swumPHOTO: WEE TECKHIAN - 569 words
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business
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Article, Illustration490 2017-05-17 14 SINGAPORE —Close to nine in 10 Singaporeans prefer to make electronic payments, as opposed to using cash, showed the 2016 Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes survey released yesterday. This represents an 11 per cent in- crease from the previous year, making SingaporePHOTO: REUTERS - 490 words
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entertainment
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Article, Illustration455 2017-05-17 15 REENADEVI - REENADEVI SINGAPORE The inaugural Gallery Children’s Biennale at the National Gallery Singapore will involve a raft of international and local names from the contemporary art scene. The Biennale runs from Saturday to Oct 8, with art installations and activities the organisers hopeSingapore.PHOTO: ESTHER LEONG - 455 words
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Article, Illustration122 2017-05-17 19 Fisherman’s Friend turned on the charm with its recent outdoor campaign. It transformed Orchard Media Hub’s linkway into a video wall showcasing the winners of their “Kiss Me with Fisherman’s Friend” Facebook contest. Commuters were given a visual treat comprising a video montage of the winning entries122 words
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Advertisement17 2017-05-17 15 The Gallery Children’s Biennale runs from Saturday to Oct 8 2017. For more details, visit www.childrens biennale.com17 words
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health
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Article, Illustration1191 2017-05-17 20 EVELINE GAN - STUDIES SUGGEST THAT LOOKS MATTER IN THE OFFICE EVELINE GAN eveline@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE To get ahead in the rat race and give their careers a boost, more men are turning to aesthetic and cosmetic treatments to obtain an “alpha male look”, somePHOTO: KOH MUI FONG; PHOTO: JOHN BATTERSBY - 1,191 words
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comment & analysis
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Article, Illustration1260 2017-05-17 22 NIGELFONG - LANDMARK JUDGMENT ON MEDICAL ADVICE NIGELFONG Nigel Fong is a Resident in Internal Medicine at Singhealth. He was a President’s Scholar and maintains a keen interest in healthcare policy. In a landmark judgment released last Friday, the Singapore Court of Appeal1,260 words
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Article, Illustration988 2017-05-17 24 SREERAM CHAULIA - SPACE PROJECT BACKED BY ALL NATIONS, BAR ONE 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. ThePHOTO: ap - 988 words
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Advertisement218 2017-05-17 22 Mr Modi’s space diplomacy has raised India’s credibility in the eyes of South Asia and the world at large... India under Mr Modi is finally walking the talk, putting its money (the South Asia satellite cost S$98.2m) where its mouth is, and showing the way to progress.SREERAM CHAULIA 24 HMH218 words
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voices
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410 2017-05-17 25 WAYDE CHAN - FROM WAYDE CHAN I read the report “Some primary schools doing away with ‘top classes’” (May 15) with concern. We should not compromise our pupils’ education just because we wish to “reduce unhealthy competition and promote interaction among pupils of different strengths410 words
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291 2017-05-17 25 MANORAJ RAJATHURAI - FROM MANORAJ RAJATHURAI I refer to the report “N Korea fires possible new missile, raising concerns” (May 15). I cannot understand how long this game of chicken, which must come at great expense for North Korea, can continue. The money could be better291 words
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140 2017-05-17 25 GARY LIM JIT SIANG - FROM GARY LIM JIT SIANG I refer to the letter “Online career platform Todo Todo too messy to use” (May 8). The “last mile” is important to any initiative. User-friendliness and feasibility in the implementation phase play a role in the140 words
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132 2017-05-17 25 LIU RIJING - FROM LIU RIJING I refer to the report “‘Skills, not degrees, at a premium now’” (May 9). The Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) said that skills give jobseekers a premium, while degrees can become obsolete, in a speech following132 words
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world
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Article, Illustration730 2017-05-17 26 KOI KYE LEE - PRESIDENT BRUSHES ASIDE GEOGRAPHICAL BARRIERS be “fair and balanced”. AGENCIES WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY KOI KYE LEE KOI KYE LEE AGENCIES DAVAO —Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he would push for the inclusion of Turkey and Mongolia into a grouping of South-eastAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 730 words
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662 2017-05-17 27 At least 30 known ‘unwanted tourists’had entered the country, according to sources NEW STRAITS TIMES KUA L A LUMPUR Malaysia has been made a “dumping ground” for foreigners who were barred from entering Syria to fight alongside the IslamicNEW STRAITS TIMES - 662 words
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1094 2017-05-17 28 THE NEWYORK TIMES WASHINGTON —For months, Washington has been bracing for North Korea to test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), waiting to see how close it could get to the United States and how aggressively President Donald Trump should react. Now, itTHE NEWYORK TIMES - 1,094 words
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Miscellaneous992 2017-05-17 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 Classical Destinations II (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) (PG) 1.00PM Wheel Of Fortune992 words
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