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Title Section13 2017-05-22 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017 MCI(P) 082/04/201713 words
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Article, Illustration710 2017-05-22 1 Singapore supports effort, has tasked senior officials to help expedite process AGENCIES HANOI —Singapore and other signatories of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreed yesterday to pursue the trade deal without the United States, as the Trump administration’s “America First” policy created tensionAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 710 words
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Article, Illustration62 2017-05-22 1 Migrant workers playing a game during a roadshow yesterday at Sungei Tengah Lodge. The event was part of the May Day Migrant Workers Celebration organised to show appreciation for their contributions to Singapore. More than 10,000 workers attended the event, which included carnival gamesPHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN - 62 words
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639 2017-05-22 2 KENNETH CHENG - KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Jobs abound in the booming information-and-communications technology (ICT) sector, particularly in areas such as virtual and augmented reality and data analytics, but there appears to be a shortage of talent here to assume these jobs, a639 words
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Article, Illustration811 2017-05-22 4 ALFRED CHUA - ALFRED CHUA alfredchuam@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE A tray-return robot that circles the coffee shop for patrons to return their trays to, a floor-cleaning robot deployed to assist the cleaning crew, plus self-ordering kiosks can now be found at two coffee shops here. WithPHOTO: NURIA LING - 811 words
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591 2017-05-22 4 VALERIE KOH SINGAPORE Parents of Singaporean babies born between January last year and December 2019 can receive S$100 worth of groceries and baby products from NTUC FairPrice, in an initiative that will cost the supermarket giant S$14 million over fourVALERIE KOH - 591 words
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Article, Illustration592 2017-05-22 5 AGENCIES RIYADH —United States President Donald Trump in a centrepiece speech last night rallied leaders from around the Muslim world in a renewed campaign against extremism, rejecting the idea that the fight is a battle between religions. Declaring terrorism to beAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 592 words
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Article, Illustration1513 2017-05-22 6 THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON The Chinese government systematically dismantled Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) spying operations in the country starting in 2010, killing or imprisoning more than a dozen sources over two years, and crippling intelligence gathering there for years afterwards. CurrentTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: AFP - 1,513 words
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Article, Illustration561 2017-05-22 7 PKR calls on all parties to unite against Prime Minister Najib’s ruling BN coalition AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR In a move that was not without irony, former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday signed a petition to free his jailed former deputy AnwarAGENCIES; PHOTO: MALAY MAIL ONLINE - 561 words
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Article, Illustration1999 2017-05-22 8 WONG PEI TING - WONG PEI TING wongpeiting@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —As the long-time farmers in Lim Chu Kang come face-to-face with the Government’s push for them to adopt new technologies, they swear by the simple ones that they have devised and used over the past 20PHOTOS: JASON QUAH - 1,999 words
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singapore | news
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1069 2017-05-22 12 SIAU MING EN - SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE When Mdm Jothi Marimuthu’s son, who has special needs, suffered a hairline crack on his left leg two years ago, the doctor at the accident and emergency department tried to explain his medical condition to1,069 words
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Article, Illustration164 2017-05-22 12 Special Olympics sportsmen competing in an athletics event during the 9th Special Olympics Singapore National Games, held at the National University of Singapore yesterday. The three-day Games drew to a close yesterday evening, with guest-of-honour, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth GracePHOTO: SPECIAL OLYMPICS SINGAPORE - 164 words
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Article, Illustration436 2017-05-22 13 SIAU MING EN - With more than 700 volunteers recruited, it hopes to have 2,000 buddies by end-2018 SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Migrant workers in Singapore can increasingly turn to their own grassroots network as the Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) growsPHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN - 436 words
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Article, Illustration484 2017-05-22 13 VALERIE KOH - VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Three weeks ago, 15 youths from the Malay/Muslim community decided to come together and create a free carpooling app for mosque-goers. Terawhere, now in the final stages of development, will be launched on Friday,PHOTO: MUIS - 484 words
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singapore | business
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Article, Illustration987 2017-05-22 14 RICHARD HARTUNG - ON THE MONEY RICHARD HARTUNG today@mediacorp.com.sg Fires and floods are rare in Singapore, so it hardly seems like you would need insurance to protect yourself from these or other disasters. And if you are in an accident, you can head to a hospitalTODAY FILE PHOTO - 987 words
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Article, Illustration420 2017-05-22 15 VASU MENON - TEA LEAVES VASU MENON Vasu Menon is vice-president and senior investment strategist, wealth management Singapore, OCBC Bank. With the first-quarter earnings season largely over, markets are likely to shift their attention to economic data this week for further validation that the optimism whichPHOTO: REUTERS - 420 words
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Article, Illustration506 2017-05-22 16 MEDIACORP CREATIVE SERVICES Ever wished you could shop without being exposed to the heat, humidity and unpredictability of the Singapore weather? Just head down to Giant for a Hari Raya bazaar-style shopping experience in the comforts of an air-conditioned,MEDIACORP CREATIVE SERVICES - 506 words
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singapore | sports
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Article, Illustration1091 2017-05-22 18 TEO TENG KIAT - New FAS Council considering scrapping post as part of review of professional domestic league TEO TENG KIAT tengkiat.teo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The S.League might not have a chief executive officer (CEO) from next season. That is an option the new Football Association of Singapore (FAS) councilPHOTO: JASON QUAH - 1,091 words
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singapore | lifestyle
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Article, Illustration1058 2017-05-22 19 TV host Allan Wu reveals how he stays present in his children’s lives despite his work schedule PARENTING MATTERS Allan Wu is best known as the host of The Amazing Race Asia. While his work constantly takes him around the world, his favourite jobPHOTO: ALLAN WU - 1,058 words
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comment & analysis
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Article, Illustration1101 2017-05-22 20 HAN FOOK KWANG - A CHALLENGE TO TAKE ON ONLINE COMMUNITY’S GATEKEEPER ROLE HAN FOOK KWANG Han Fook Kwang is a senior fellow at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University. He is also editor-at-large with The Straits Times. This piece first1,101 words
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1218 2017-05-22 21 The public sector has to adapt as Singapore transforms its economy amid global uncertainties, and one way to do so is to stay in touch with the ground to better address citizens’ changing needs, said Deputy Prime Minister1,218 words
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Article, Illustration746 2017-05-22 22 MICHAEL PEEL - COUNTRY’S FUTURE LOOKS NO CLEARER MICHAEL PEEL Michael Peel is the Financial Times’ Bangkok correspondent. FINANCIAL TIMES Thailand’s ruling generals were supposed to quit within barely 18 months, but they seem more firmly entrenched than ever as they prepareFINANCIAL TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 746 words
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Advertisement22 2017-05-22 20 The Thai officers-turned-political masters of South-east Asia’s secondlargest economy have also been buoyed by a wider international swing towards autocracy.MICHAEL PEEL 2222 words
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Article, Illustration329 2017-05-22 23 RAYMOND KOH BOCK SWI - FROM RAYMOND KOH BOCK SWI My family has been bothered by credit card fraud for the past 15 months. I have experienced fake transactions overseas, as have my wife, son and daughter with their respective cards (Contesting a credit card transaction;PHOTO: REUTERS - 329 words
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146 2017-05-22 23 LEONARD POH - FROM LEONARD POH We have witnessed the Government’s efforts to tighten its cyber defences by separating the Internet from government networks, to secure them against attacks. So it is a relief to know that the lat- est global cyber attacks did not146 words
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Article56 2017-05-22 23 In our report “RSN launches world’s first submarine safety portal” (May 19), we quoted Colonel David Foo, Commanding Officer of the Submarine Squadron, as saying that he hopes other countries can share some sensitive information for the online submarine safety portal. This is incorrect. It should have been “non-sensitive”56 words
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68 2017-05-22 23 FRANCIS LAU - FRANCIS LAU The gig economy is glamorous and fun for some, especially those with wellheeled parents (The Big Read: The unstoppable march of the gig economy; May 19, online). However, many join the gig economy not by choice, but out of necessity68 words
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76 2017-05-22 23 SHAWN KOK - SHAWN KOK The gig economy, or portfolio career as we know it, has long been a societal phenomenon (The Big Read: The unstoppable march of the gig economy; May 19, online). It is just that the systems have always been late76 words
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Article, Illustration586 2017-05-22 24 US calls on Pyongyang to cease its weapons tests, while Japan issues formal protest AGENCIES SEOUL North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the waters off its east coast yesterday, South Korea and Japan said, a week after it tested anAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 586 words
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492 2017-05-22 24 REUTERS GENEVA Taiwan hopes its allies will stand up to China’s “coercion and threats”, which have shut it out of the United Nations’ (UN) annual World Health Assembly (WHA), Taiwanese Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said early yesterday. “I have toREUTERS - 492 words
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Article, Illustration1871 2017-05-22 26 Beijing is pumping S$76 billion into its neighbour amid doubts over who really benefits FINANCIAL TIMES K AR ACHI The signs in the lobby of the Pearl Continental Hotel in Lahore could hardly be more gushing. “Long live Pak-China Friendship”, they read,FINANCIAL TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS; SOURCE: PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT - 1,871 words
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Article, Illustration949 2017-05-22 28 Some low-ranking officers had to turn to syndicates for money to entertain the requests NEW SUNDAY TIMES KUALA LUMPUR A contributing factor to rampant police corruption in Malaysia is how high-ranking officers have allegedly demanded “sponsorship” from their men ranging fromNEW SUNDAY TIMES; PHOTO: NST - 949 words
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world | sports
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Article, Illustration1273 2017-05-22 29 Adrian Clarke - After 34,200 minutes of frantic Premier League action, the 2016-17 season can now be consigned to the history books. Chelsea are champions. Hull City, Middlesbrough and Sunderland have bid tearful goodbyes. But how will we remember this helter-skelter campaign? Here is TODAY’S PremierPHOTO: REUTERS - 1,273 words
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Article, Illustration1273 2017-05-22 29 (2nd Edition) Adrian Clarke - After 34,200 minutes of frantic Premier League action, the 2016-17 season can now be consigned to the history books. Chelsea are champions. Hull City, Middlesbrough and Sunderland have bid tearful goodbyes. But how will we remember this helter-skelter campaign? Here is TODAY’S PremierPHOTO: REUTERS - 1,273 words
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