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Title Section13 2017-06-20 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp TUESDAY, 20 JUNE 2017 MCI(P) 082/04/201713 words
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Article, Illustration975 2017-06-20 1 SIAU MING EN; KENNETHCHENG - SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg on vacation in Scotland. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY KENNETH CHENG KENNETHCHENG SINGAPORE —Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday apologised for the harm caused to the country’s reputation and Singaporeans’ confidence in the Government by the private975 words
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Advertisement22 2017-06-20 1 TH E DAI LY BRI E F 91.5% of frail elderly in Singapore are single, divorced or widowed: Study HOT NEWS 422 words
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Advertisement12 2017-06-20 1 Punggol Edgefield Walk residents plagued by recurring lift problems SI NGAPORE 1112 words
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Advertisement16 2017-06-20 1 Break Fast Timing: 7:14pm Indonesian passenger planes in near collision at Jakarta airport WORLD NEWS 2916 words
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Article, Illustration821 2017-06-20 1 AGENCIES LONDON —A van ploughed into worshippers near a London mosque yesterday, in what Prime Minister Theresa May described as a sickening, terrorist attack on Muslims, amid fears of retaliation for several recent assaults in the country attributed to IslamistAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 821 words
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Article, Illustration437 2017-06-20 1 (2nd Edition) SIAU MING EN - SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday apologised for the harm caused to the country’s reputation and Singaporeans’ confidence in the Government by the private dispute between him and his siblings, adding that he deeply437 words
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Article, Illustration812 2017-06-20 1 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES LONDON —A van ploughed into worshippers near a London mosque yesterday, in what Prime Minister Theresa May described as a sickening, terrorist attack on Muslims, amid fears of retaliation for several recent assaults in the country attributed to IslamistAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 812 words
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Advertisement22 2017-06-20 1 (2nd Edition) TH E DAI LY BRI E F 91.5% of frail elderly in Singapore are single, divorced or widowed: Study HOT NEWS 422 words
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Advertisement12 2017-06-20 1 (2nd Edition) Punggol Edgefield Walk residents plagued by recurring lift problems SI NGAPORE 1112 words
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Advertisement16 2017-06-20 1 (2nd Edition) Break Fast Timing: 7:14pm Indonesian passenger planes in near collision at Jakarta airport WORLD NEWS 2916 words
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hot news
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421 2017-06-20 2 AGENCIES LONDON —The attacker who drove a van into pedestrians near a Finsbury Park mosque leaving one man dead and at least 10 people injured had screamed “I’m going to kill all Muslims” before he was tackled to the groundAGENCIES - 421 words
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421 2017-06-20 2 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES LONDON —The attacker who drove a van into pedestrians near a Finsbury Park mosque leaving one man dead and at least 10 people injured had screamed “I’m going to kill all Muslims” before he was tackled to the groundAGENCIES - 421 words
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Article209 2017-06-20 2 AGENCIES The imam of the mosque at Finsbury has been lauded for his actions to calm the situation amid scenes of chaos. Mr Mohammed Mahmoud reportedly told worshippers not to hurt the suspect, but instead to “pin him down” so he could be arrested. MayorAGENCIES - 209 words
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Article209 2017-06-20 2 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES The imam of the mosque at Finsbury has been lauded for his actions to calm the situation amid scenes of chaos. Mr Mohammed Mahmoud reportedly told worshippers not to hurt the suspect, but instead to “pin him down” so he could be arrested. MayorAGENCIES - 209 words
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Article, Illustration600 2017-06-20 2 AGENCIES LONDON Muslim leaders and organisations in the United Kingdom have roundly condemned the Finsbury Park van attack, with the Muslim Council of Britain describing it as “the most violent manifestation” of Islamophobia and calling for extra security around mosques. The council’s secretary-general,AGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 600 words
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Article, Illustration600 2017-06-20 2 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES LONDON Muslim leaders and organisations in the United Kingdom have roundly condemned the Finsbury Park van attack, with the Muslim Council of Britain describing it as “the most violent manifestation” of Islamophobia and calling for extra security around mosques. The council’s secretary-general,AGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 600 words
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Article, Illustration475 2017-06-20 3 AFP LONDON The Finsbury Park Mosque, which appeared yesterday to have been the target of an anti-Muslim terror attack, has fought for years to shed its reputation as a centre for radical Islamism. The red-brick mosque is famous around theAFP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 475 words
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Article, Illustration475 2017-06-20 3 (2nd Edition) AFP LONDON The Finsbury Park Mosque, which appeared yesterday to have been the target of an anti-Muslim terror attack, has fought for years to shed its reputation as a centre for radical Islamism. The red-brick mosque is famous around theAFP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 475 words
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676 2017-06-20 4 TAN WEIZHEN - Overwhelming majority of them were single divorced or widowed: NUS study TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A study spanning 14 years and counting has found that half of the elderly here are frail especially the low-income, and those who676 words
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Article, Illustration667 2017-06-20 6 KELLY NG - KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Laws to tackle the scourge of fake news are expected to be introduced next year, Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said yesterday. A recent government survey, he added, showed that 91 per cent ofPHOTO: JASON QUAH - 667 words
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566 2017-06-20 6 KELLY NG - KELLY NG SING A PORE —While falsehoods and misinformation have been around since time immemorial, the problem is “much more serious now than ever before” because of online and social media, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam566 words
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544 2017-06-20 8 LEE HSIEN LOONG - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday apologised and expressed regret over the private dispute with his siblings. Among other things, he said he will make a Ministerial Statement in Parliament on July 3 to refute the allegations against him and544 words
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607 2017-06-20 9 AGENCIES TAR AK AN Warships from Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia held manoeuvres yesterday in waters plagued by insurgency and banditry off north Borneo, launching coordinated patrols in a region in which Islamic State (IS) influence is growing. Helicopters and surveillance planes flew overhead asAGENCIES - 607 words
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479 2017-06-20 10 AGENCIES KUA L A LUMPUR Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has challenged Prime Minister Najib Razak’s wife, Ms Rosmah Mansor, to sue him, while urging her to return money which he alleged was taken from citizens. Writing on his FacebookAGENCIES - 479 words
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Article, Illustration520 2017-06-20 10 AGENCIES BA LI —The Indonesian police have launched a manhunt for four foreign inmates, who escaped from an overcrowded prison on the resort island of Bali by crawling through a narrow tunnel dug under the walls, the authoritiesAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 520 words
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singapore
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521 2017-06-20 11 FARIS MOKHTAR - FARIS MOKHTAR farism@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For the past year, elderly residents of Block 621B, Edgefield Walk in Punggol which comprises mainly two-room rental flats and studio apartments have had to put up with faulty lifts. Last Saturday, both lifts were521 words
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Article, Illustration418 2017-06-20 11 MEGAN NG - MEGAN NG SINGAPORE The Republic’s first threedoor, single-deck bus with one entrance and two exits made its maiden journey yesterday, on SMRT’s Service 190 from Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange to New Bridge Road Bus Terminal. Part of a trial byPHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN - 418 words
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singapore news
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573 2017-06-20 12 SINGAPORE —All past and present national servicemen will get free travel on public buses and trains on June 30. They will, however, have to wear their uniforms for “verification purposes” by bus captains or MRT station personnel. The573 words
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638 2017-06-20 13 KENNETH CHENG - KENNETH CHENG SINGAPORE Three days after wet platforms at several stations dampened a public preview, the Tuas West Extension (TWE) to the East-West Line (E WL) began its first weekday of train services yesterday without hiccups. On Sunday, passenger service638 words
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380 2017-06-20 14 VALERIE KOH - VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A bumbling robber who tried to swipe a Rolex watch from a woman was startled by thunder and fled the scene, leaving his slippers behind. For attempted robbery, Patrick Sim Lung Ann, 36, was yesterday sentenced to380 words
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Article, Illustration288 2017-06-20 14 ALFRED CHUA - ALFRED CHUA SINGAPORE —A total of 62 summonses were issued to 30 heavy-vehicle drivers for various traffic offences yesterday, during a joint operation by the Traffic Police (TP), Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the National Environment Agency (NEA). The enforcement actionPHOTO: NAJEER YUSOF - 288 words
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Article, Illustration136 2017-06-20 14 After years of taking part in the contest, Ms Karen Tan Hui Seang (right) finally won S$10,000 in the TODAY Shop To Win weekly draw. Ms Tan, who had spent about S$150 on some beauty and healthcare products at Unity Pharmacy Harbourfront Centre, said: “I alwaysPHOTO: KARL CHRISTIAN - 136 words
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251 2017-06-20 14 SINGAPORE The registers of electors have been revised, and are open for public inspection from today until July 3, said the Elections Department (ELD) yesterday. The move comes as Singapore gets ready for a Presidential Election in September, which is reserved for251 words
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singapore business
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Article, Illustration545 2017-06-20 15 Developers and property trusts make up half of the 10 best performing stocks in STI AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Following the easing of housing curbs in March, Singapore property stocks are set for their best annual performance in five years,AGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 545 words
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Article, Illustration514 2017-06-20 15 ANGELA TENG - ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —With the growth of the digital economy potentially adding US$1 trillion (S$1.4 trillion) to the gross domestic product (GDP) of the Association of Southeast Nations (Asean) by 2025, experts said it is important that smallTODAY FILE PHOTO - 514 words
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singapore sports
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Article, Illustration868 2017-06-20 16 NOAH TAN - SA officials urged to put needs of athletes and coaches above all else for SEA Games NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Singapore Athletics’ (SA) centralised training camp for the upcoming SEA Games a source of contention and division within theTODAY FILE PHOTO - 868 words
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Article, Illustration551 2017-06-20 17 TEO TENG KIAT - TEO TENG KIAT tengkiat.teo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —They were so close to ending a seven-year drought only to fall short by the slimmest of margins. Seeking Singapore’s first medal at the Asian Fencing Championships (AFC) since 2010, the women’s foil team came agonisingly closePHOTO: FENCING SINGAPORE - 551 words
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comment & analysis
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Article, Illustration1364 2017-06-20 20 Eileen Ng - United States President Donald Trump’s move to pull America out of the Paris climate accord and the Trans-Pacific Partnership has raised questions over Washington’s reliability as a world leader. German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently concluded that the US under Mr TrumpPHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,364 words
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Article, Illustration991 2017-06-20 21 ANDREW HILL - PRACTICES HARD TO REPAIR, BUT CHANGE NEEDED ANDREW HILL Andrew Hill is an associate editor and the management editor of the Financial Times. FINANCIAL TIMES Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but it is the most dangerous form of leadershipFINANCIAL TIMES; PHOTO: AP - 991 words
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Article, Illustration1249 2017-06-20 22 SIMON TAY - AGED INFRASTRUCTURE, FAILING FINANCIAL SYSTEM AMONG ISSUES THE NLD FACES SIMON TAY Associate Professor Simon Tay is the Chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA). The SIIA will hold its 2nd Asean-Myanmar Forum on June 28 to discuss the future ofPHOTO: REUTERS - 1,249 words
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Advertisement40 2017-06-20 20 But really, did anyone think that doing business in Myanmar would be easy? After almost 50 years as a closed economy under military rule, a backlog of issues remains. The need to upgrade physical infrastructure is obvious. SIMON TAY 2240 words
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Article, Illustration192 2017-06-20 24 RAYMOND KOH BOCK SWI - FROM RAYMOND KOH BOCK SWI The late Mr Lee Kuan Yew is the father of modern Singapore, and his death was a big loss to the nation. It is therefore sad for me to watch his children squabbling in public, with accusationsTODAY FILE PHOTO - 192 words
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108 2017-06-20 24 MARY MALONEY - FROM MARY MALONEY Singaporeans need not hear about the children of the late founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew fighting over his property, and see it being splashed across newspapers all over the world. Such matters should be conducted discreetly and privately. Heritage108 words
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196 2017-06-20 24 HO LAY PING - FROM HO LAY PING With regard to the recent debate over the call to remove an ad by Pink Dot organisers at a mall, a difference in opinion should not be equated with the discrimination of lesbian, gay, bi- sexual and transgender (LGBT)196 words
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Article73 2017-06-20 24 AUSH AZIZ - AUSH AZIZ Some (workers) are unfairly graded due to leave taken during the pregnancy period (Pregnant workers still ‘face subtle discrimination’, June 19). Supervisors need to exercise compassion Seeking help from the Manpower Ministry (MOM) is like smashing a tennis ball onto the wall. It goes73 words
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67 2017-06-20 24 KAREN NG XIU WEN - KAREN NG XIU WEN I was terminated by a multinational corporation (MNC) when I was 35 weeks’ pregnant (Pregnant workers still ‘face subtle discrimination’, June 19). The MNC paid the 16-week compensation to me. It was an unfair termination, but as long67 words
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Article98 2017-06-20 24 FERINA YEO LOO - FERINA YEO LOO I am in my six month of pregnancy, and my company has asked me to leave (Pregnant workers still ‘face subtle discrimination’, June 19). I approached the MOM, got directed to the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management, and then to the98 words
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world
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Article, Illustration630 2017-06-20 26 A year after Britain’s decision to leave EU, negotiators sit down to tackle uncertainties AFP BRUSSELS —Britain and the European Union (EU) finally began formal Brexit negotiations yesterday, vowing to work constructively for a deal despite disarray in London over whether toAFP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 630 words
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Article, Illustration555 2017-06-20 26 AFP TOKYO A probe into the crash between a United States Navy destroyer and a Philippine-flagged cargo ship was under way yesterday, as the names of seven American sailors who died were made public. Investigators were looking into how the USSAFP; PHOTOS: AP, REUTERS - 555 words
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world news
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Article, Illustration1527 2017-06-20 27 FINANCIAL TIMES BEIJING As recently as a few months ago, Mr Wu Xiaohui was still receiving visitors late into the night in the Royal Suite at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, once the New York residence of the Duke andFINANCIAL TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,527 words
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Article, Illustration1189 2017-06-20 28 After killing of blogger, fears rise tourist haven is ill-equipped to guard against extremism THE NEW YORK TIMES MALE (MALDIVES) This island paradise made news recently for a reason other than its pristine beaches and high-end resorts: The gruesome killing of aTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTOS: THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,189 words
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565 2017-06-20 29 Garuda pilot forced to abort landing because another plane was still on the run way AGENCIES JAKARTA —Two Indonesian passenger planes were involved in a near collision on Sunday at Jakarta’s Soekar-no-Hatta International Airport, the second such incident in three months.AGENCIES - 565 words
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