Today, 19 June 2017

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    13 1 TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING TODAY mediacorp MONDAY, 19 JUNE 2017 MCI(P) 082/04/2017
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    Lock icon S’poreans urged to salute national servicemen as part of NS50
    633 1  -  Campaign aims to garner over 50,000 public displays of appreciation KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE —A campaign has been launched to urge Singaporeans to show their appreciation to all national servicemen for their contributions to the nation with a
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    Lock icon RECORD-LOW TURNOUT IN FRENCH PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
    57 1 Lyon voters picking up ballot papers yesterday for the second round of parliamentary elections to choose legislators for the National Assembly. Despite a record-low turnout, French voters are expected to hand a huge majority to President Emmanuel Macron’s new centrist movement, allowing him to
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  • Article
    Pregnant workers still ‘face subtle discrimination’
    892 1 S I N G A P O R E Statistics from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) showed that the number of pregnant women unfairly dismissed has seen a significant drop in recent years from 90 dismissal appeals in 2012 to 57 last year. And
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  • Singapore
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      Lock icon S$76,000 raised in Assisi Hospice charity drive
      57 8 MrSherman Kwek, deputy CEO of City Developments Ltd, riding a rickshaw carrying Gracelyn Ng, five, daughter of an Assisi Hospice patient, and Sister Florence Wong, 79, from Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood, during the Assisi Fun Day yesterday. More than S$76,000 was
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      ‘Active fatherhood’ among challenges today’s dads face
      399 8  -  FARIS MOKHTAR farism@med iacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE —Having grown up bereft of his father’s presence, Mr Noel Tan vowed that when it was his turn to be a dad, he would play a more active role. Before his first child was born in 2006,
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      84 9 Source: Nielsen Radio Diary Survey 2017 Wave l ss 0 8 ABOVE <s> REST THANK YOU FOR MAKING US SINGAPORE’S #1 ENGLISH RADIO STATION WITH 677,000 LISTENERS WEEKLY And to thank you, well keep rolling out BIGGER prizes, surprises and the best mix of music! f <S> 8 fsi <S>
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  • news
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      Lock icon Hidden sentinels who guard Singapore’s biodiversity
      1869 10  -  More than 25,000 volunteers have taken part in NParks’ work since 1993 SIAUMINGEN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE On a regular dive trip to Pulau Hantu, all her friends were excited about seeing a dirty-green frogfish for the first time, but Ms Toh Chay Hoon just could
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  • business
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      Lock icon Choose a simple, diversified portfolio for long-term investment success
      1094 12  -  ON THE MONEY AWCHOONHUI today@mediacorp.com.sg Aw Choon Hui is the deputy CEO of GYC Financial Advisory, a licensed financial adviser and registered fund management firm. In 2007, American billionaire Warren Buffett made a famous charitable wager that no investment professional would
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      Lock icon Budget airlines wooing travellers with added frills
      886 13  -  With smaller margins, low-cost carriers are using inflight sales to boost profits RUMIHARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —When it comes to filling seats, budget airlines have given legacy carriers a run for their money by offering steep discounts and promotional fares. Now, as low-cost carriers
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      The end of the easy monetary policy era
      374 13  -  TEA LEAVES WOONTIANYONG Woon Tian Yong is an investment analyst with Phillip Futures. The United States Federal Reserve was met with both hope and scepticism late last year, when it was revealed that the central bank’s policymakers intended to steer the world’s
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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      57 12 TOTO Estimated Group 1 Prize $4 Million Draw on Mon, 19 Jun 2017 at 6.30pm SINGAPORE First Prize: $2.3 Million SWEEP Next Draw: Wed, 5 Jul 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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  • sports
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      Lock icon Rookie sailing pair put school on hold for shot at Olympics
      1118 14  -  TEOTENGKIAT tengkiat.teo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When they first got together as sailing partners in August 2016, Elisa Yukie Yokoyama and Cheryl Teo could hardly have envisaged gunning for the Olympics. But last month, less than a year after that initial meeting,
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  • lifestyle
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      Lock icon Gurmit Singh, the real-life dad
      1225 15  -  Why the TV personality decided to take a step back from reel life andfocus on his family PARENTING MATTERS BALVINDER SANDHU features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —In the popular comedy series, Phua Chu Kang, the titular character’s fathering techniques are a little questionable, to say the least. But
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      41 18 Ti THREE OCCASIONS WORTH CELEBRATING. 500™ EPISODE I TONIGHT, 8:30PM Toggle All you need to know about Tanglin! Toggle. sg/TanglinCh5 p q Catch up on episodes you missed and other exclusive videos. f #Tanglin500 7 Watch It First On Toggle mediacorp
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  • Learning Minds
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      Lock icon Learning it her way
      404 19 Supportive lecturers and a conducive environment are what kept Nur Fariza going Because of her disability, Ms Nur Fariza, 29, faced multiple rejections during her five years working in the creative industry. Born with osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disorder that affects the bones and muscles, Ms
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  • comment & analysis
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      Lock icon Tackling exclusivism crucial in fight against terror threat
      1112 20  -  S'PORE MUST KEEP UPHOLDING PROGRESSIVE RELIGIOUS VALUES NICHOLAS FANG Nicholas Fang is the executive director of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and oversees the institute’s Global Citizenship Singapore programme, which aims to broaden awareness of key international issues among young professionals
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      Lock icon Has Asia forgotten lessons of 1997 financial crisis?
      802 21  -  FACING NEW THREATS, LEADERS MUST RECAPTURE URGENCY OF TWO DECADES AGO MICHAELSCHUMAN Michael Schuman is a journalist based in Beijing and author of Confucius: And the World He Created. BLOOMBERG Kim Dae-jung, the former president of South Korea, once told me a
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      Lock icon India must bare teeth in face of China’s high-altitude land grab
      985 21  -  BULLETLESS WAR IN HIMALAYAN BORDERS BRAHMACHELLANEY Brahma Chellaney, Professor of Strategic Studies at the New Delhi-based Center for Policy Research and Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin, is the author of nine books, including Asian Juggernaut, Water:
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      36 20 Singapore has seen a significant surge in the numbers of species over the past five years or so, which it can be very proud of. But it cannot afford to get complacent about it. VOICES 23
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  • voices
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      S’pore’s youth hold key to preserving biodiversity
      361 23  -  F ROM MANORAJ RAJATHURAI Sir David Attenborough, the world-re-nowned naturalist, has warned that reserves and parks are not enough to protect nature worldwide. He has called for a radical new approach to conservation. Some years ago, Dr David Bellamy, the eminent botanist, had
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      Set conditions for use of e-bikes to boost their visibility on roads
      297 23  -  F ROM GANKOK TIONG The Traffic Police taking tougher enforcement action on heavy-vehi-cle-related violations is a necessary step to minimise accidents. The greater visibility of electric bicycles to drivers of heavy vehicles is another area the authorities need
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      85 23 Why is there no interchange station at DTL3 intersection? FROM TAN CHIN AIK Like Mr Tan, I had the same query with regard to the inverted ribbon part of Downtown Line 3. At the “intersection” between Rochor station (DT13), Bencoolen station (DT21) and Jalan Besar station I refer to the
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      14 23 •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 Heroes among the horror: Tales of survival from Marawi
      1282 24 Christians have told how they hidfor weeks as militants sought out, killed non-Muslims THENEWYORKTIMES MAR AWI Three Christian civilians said they had cowered in a basement for weeks while militants inspired by Islamic State (IS) went door to door killing non-Muslims
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        Lock icon Malaysia calls on US to publicly name 1MDB complainants
        743 26 Minister says he suspects the complainants are those with a political agenda against Najib AGENCIES KUA L A LUMPUR The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) must publicly name the complainants in its investigations on money misappropriated from state fund 1Malaysia
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        Lock icon PAS admits it will take time to regain non-Muslim support
        538 26 AGENCIES ALOR SETAR For the first time, opposition Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) has admitted that it is facing difficulty in winning support from non-Mus-lims, especially the Chinese, after ending its political cooperation with the Democratic Action Party (DAP). But PAS
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        Lock icon Abe’s support slumps amid suspicions about school scandal
        439 27 Opposition says Japan’s PM used his influence unfairly to help friend start a business REUTERS TOKYO —Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe slumped more than 10 points to 44.9 per cent in a public opinion poll published yesterday, amid opposition party
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        Lock icon AIIB touts rising membership, but critics blast ‘eco-friendly’ stance
        724 27 REUTERS jeju Leaders of the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) touted its growing membership and commitment to sustainable development at its annual meeting, even as environmental groups were disappointed by its openness to investing in coal projects. The AIIB, which
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        Lock icon ‘Soft Brexit’ supporters out in force in Britain as talks loom
        1096 28 THENEWYORKTIMES LONDON Ridiculed by the right-wing tabloid media and ignored by Prime Minister Theresa May as she pursued plans for a clean break with the European Union (EU), Britain’s pro-Euro-peans suddenly have something they have long wanted: Leverage. After
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        Lock icon MAY FACES LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE IF SHE SOFTENS BREXIT
        300 28 option. REUTERS British Prime Minister Theresa May will face an immediate leadership challenge from eurosceptic lawmakers in her party if she seeks to water down her plans for Brexit, the Sunday Telegraph reported, citing senior Conservative sources. Prompted by her poor election
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