The Straits Times, 26 April 2010

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    18 1 STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 094/11/2009 MONDAY, APRIL 26 2010 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Blues on top with 7-0 win
      49 1 CHELSEA return to the top of the English Premier League in style with a 7-0 thrashing of Stoke. They are a point ahead of Manchester United with two games left and travel to Liverpool for a crunch clash on Sunday. SPORT PAGE B10
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      Lock icon Barisan wins by-election
      36 1 FORMER law minister Zaid Ibrahim suffered a defeat in the Hulu Selangor by-election yesterday, sending grim signals to the opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition about its waning support among the Malays. PRIME PAGE A6
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      Lock icon Indonesia’s land disputes
      56 1 TWO cases of civil unrest that took place in Indonesia recently resulted from a common problem disputes over the rights to land earmarked for development. Businessmen say this is the biggest barrier to foreign investment and strong growth as the disputes delay much-needed infrastructure development and expansion
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      Lock icon Britain says sorry to Pope
      60 1 BRITAIN’S Foreign Office has apologised to Pope Benedict XVI for a document poking fun at his forthcoming visit to the country and suggesting that he could open an abortion clinic while he was there. There were other similar proposals in secret papers for his visit
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      Lock icon Electronics spark growth
      51 1 A STRONG revival in the electronics sector has been firing up the economy. Tech giants like Intel, STMicroelectronics and Infineon Technologies have reported sterling results. As some of these companies have factories here, the Singapore economy should benefit from a ramp up in their business. MONEY PAGE
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    Lock icon BOOSTING READING
    47 1 Four-year-old Tristan Lee sits on the shoulders of his father, Mr Lee Wee Leong, 33, a lecturer, at Book Exchange 2010 at the National Library Building on Saturday. LIBRARY LOAN RATE HITS A RECORD: PRIME PAGE A3 ST PHOTO: SAMUEL HE ST PHOTO: SAMUEL HE
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    Lock icon Bosses accept need to restore some CPF cuts
    966 1  -  Wage hikes could go to Medisave, Retirement accounts, says federation BY SUE-ANN CHIA, KOR KIAN BENG sueann@sph.com.sg kianbeng@sph.com.sg EMPLOYERS have come round to labour chief Lim Swee Say’s view that a partial restoration of their Central Provident Fund (CPF) contribution rate is
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    Lock icon Red shirts get ready for showdown
    672 1  -  BY NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg BANGKOK: “Red shirt” protesters yesterday readied themselves for a possible confrontation, strengthening their barricades and digging in for their 23rd night in downtown Bangkok. Their move came after Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva refused to give in to their
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      115 1 BANKING ON MORE LAND CLAN APPEAL Clans attract more younger S’poreans A DAY WITH: Developers moving aggressively to replenish sites Property agent Anthea Yeo’s $1m target HOME, PAGE B2 MONEY, PAGE B20 LIFE! PAGE C4 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 CALL 6388-3838 TO
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        Lock icon Case for tweaking language balance
        88 2 WE SAY It is reasonable to reconsider a re-weighting of mother tongue in the PSLE if it makes the system of secondary school sorting fairer. But two points must be borne in mind: It should not reduce the devotion to learning a language, and the
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        Lock icon Struggling to keep cool
        34 2 COLUMNS time, says Ravi Velloor. WORLD PAGE A13 Delhi-wallahs have to cope with the scorching heat in whatever ways they can until the monsoon arrives in a couple of months’
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        Lock icon Gamblers’ motivation
        33 2 There are two types of gambling addicts: self-medicating gamblers who use it to escape from negative emotional states and pleasure-seekers who gain pleasure from gambling, says Li Xiuping. REVIEW PAGE A16
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        Lock icon Reliable routes will stay
        27 2 OUR READER SAYS The Ministry of Transport clarifies that only long-distance bus routes with known reliability issues will be reviewed. FORUM PAGE A18
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        18 2 www.straitstimes.com Teo Cheng Wee checks into Dusit Thani, the hotel unwittingly caught up in Bangkok’s protest.
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      Lock icon Inter-faith efforts: Don’t just preach to the choir
      979 2  -  Dialogue about religious tolerance should be held in the public arena BY NG TZE YONG The writer participated in a journalists’ colloquium organised by the Asia-Europe Foundation and Casa Asia, a separate event held before the Asem Inter-faith Dialogue. Send your comments
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      66 3  -  BY CHEW SENG KIM PHOTOJOURNALIST It’s that golden time of the day when things start to wind down, people head home, and friends and family start getting together. Straits Times photographers show their take on that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 6.39pm. Two visitors to
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      Lock icon Library loan rate hits record
      782 3  -  Users borrow 30 million books in past year, a 9% rise on previous period BY MOU ZONGXIAO mouxiao@sph.com.sg DEFEATING a commonly held belief that books are an endangered species unable to compete with more modern forms of entertainment, Singapore residents are actually reading more than
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      Lock icon 10 dead, dozens injured as tornado strikes Mississippi
      383 4 NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS BIRMINGHAM (Alabama): A tornado tore through the southern state of Mississippi in the United States over the weekend, killing at least 10 people and leaving nearly two dozen injured in its path. It struck at least
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      Lock icon NTUC seeks funds to help low-wage workers
      508 4  -  It hopes to tap on ‘tens of millions’ from National Productivity Fund BY KOR KIAN BENG SUE-ANN CHIA kianbeng@sph.com.sg sueann@sph.com.sg THE labour movement is eyeing a significant amount of funds from the new National Productivity Fund to broaden its Job Re-Creation Programme and
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      Lock icon Empty malls near protest area, packed ones elsewhere
      533 6  -  BY TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Fashion entrepreneur Methasit Panithitienlert is constantly knitting his brows these days. He used to make 30,000 baht (S$1,300) a day selling women’s clothes at his retail shop in the popular Platinum Fashion Mall. Now, his
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      Lock icon Barisan wins in Hulu Selangor
      638 6  -  BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim lost the Hulu Selangor by-election yesterday, the defeat reflecting the waning support of Malay voters for the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition. Datuk Zaid lost by 1,725 votes, compared with the 198-vote
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      251 5 A SHOWCASE FOR A STYLISH FASHION PARADE 9 Apr 2 May 2010 Catch the glitz and happenings as VivoCity presents Fashion Showcase 2010. Browse through the many boutiques and shops to get the latest fashion updates and treat yourself to a fabulous new look. Receive a glittering voucher of $20
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      189 7 Panasonic ideas for life Emotions not included. Everything else is. h ft r NOW WITH 30% MORE ZOOM The Panasonic HD Camcorder 700 Series is cutting-edge technology designed for the beauty of emotion in motion. With 1080/50p Full-HD video recording, Advanced 3MOS System and 5.1 Surround Sound, every moment is
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Costly World Expo worth the price tag?
      711 8  -  Estimated $80b bill far exceeds that of Beijing Olympics TWO ICONIC SCULPTURES AT SHANGHAI EXPO BY GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT graceng@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Carol Feng SHANGHAI: Shanghai is counting down to opening a six-month, spare-no-expense extravaganza that will showcase the best from
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      Lock icon Shanghai gets bullish on the Bund
      270 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI: Shanghai has commissioned a new landmark to be unveiled during the World Expo that captures the city’s rising global ambitions: a replica of Wall Street’s “Charging Bull”. The sculpture on the city’s historic Bund riverfront is intended to have a more
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      Lock icon Little Mermaid unveiled at Expo
      277 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI: Denmark’s Little Mermaid sculpture resurfaced to music and fanfare yesterday in the middle of Shanghai’s World Expo, a month after leaving her perch in Copenhagen Harbour for the first time ever. The statue is considered a national treasure in Denmark and the
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      108 8 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE Girl sprayed with liquid, raped Inmate chooses firing squad MOST COMMENTED ON Thai PM rejects compromise; fears of crackdown. Says kokoobird: “He does not understand that the will of the Thai people is mightier than guns, bullets and
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        Lock icon Chinese prefer to stop at one
        561 9 One-child policy may be eased but many don’t want more kids for economic reasons ASSOCIATED PRESS DAFENG (China): When asked why she and her husband do not want a second child, Ms Shi Xiaomei smiles at her pudgy nine-year-old son and does a quick
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        Lock icon Li Peng’s son ‘to get ministerial promotion’
        339 9 REUTERS BEIJING: The son of former Chinese premier Li Peng will be promoted to a ministerial position, said two sources. Mr Li Xiaopeng will be promoted to governor of Hunan province, said the sources with ties to the leadership. He will replace Mr
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        Lock icon Torpedo ‘most likely’ cause of ship’s sinking
        677 10 S. Korean defence minister is first to make explicit link AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS SEOUL: A torpedo attack is among the “most likely” causes of the sinking of a South Korean warship near the disputed border with North Korea, the South’s defence
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        Lock icon Is man in photo N. Korea's next leader?
        383 10 NEW YORK TIMES SUNGNAM (South Korea): A set of photographs published last month in a North Korean newspaper might have unveiled the face of the country’s next possible leader, sparking talk about the building of a new personality cult. The black-and-white pictures
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        Lock icon Okinawans rally against military base on island
        404 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YOMITAN (Japan): Nearly 100,000 protesters attended a rally on Okinawa yesterday to demonstrate against a United States air base in a row that is dominating Japan’s national politics and souring its ties with Washington. Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima, the Speaker of
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        Lock icon Taiwan must act fast on China trade pact: Ma
        673 11  -  Island has lost much economic ground to rivals, says President in TV debate with opposition chief BY HO AI LI TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg TAIPEI: Taiwan needs to sign a trade pact with China fast, President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday, warning that
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        Lock icon Landing in trouble over land acquisition
        1346 12  -  Recent unrest stems from problematic laws and enforcement, poses barrier to Indonesia’s growth BY LYNN LEE, WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENTS lynnlee@sph.com.sg wahyudis@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: Retiree Sidiq Ama Alamsyah regularly goes to the tomb of a revered Islamic leader in Koja, North Jakarta, to reflect and
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        Lock icon Keeping cool in sweltering India
        974 13  -  Delhi residents struggle amid warmest April in 52 years as mercury rises across country BY RAVI VELLOOR SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF velloor@sph.com.sg IT WAS a rally meant to revive the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) flagging fortunes, and new party boss Nitin Gadkari had just
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    • world.international
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        Lock icon Labour’s Brown now ‘irrelevant', says Clegg
        375 14 He says voters’ choice is down to his own Liberal Democrats or the Tories LONDON: The unexpected star of the British general election campaign said he will not prop up an “irrelevant” Prime Minister Gordon Brown, even if Labour secures the largest number of
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        Lock icon ‘Elvis’ lives at Labour show
        57 14 Elvis impersonator Mark Right speaking with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (right) before a Labour Party election campaign performance at Lodge Park Technology College in Corby, central England, on Saturday. Opinion polls last week suggested no single party will win an outright victory at the
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        Lock icon Britain sorry for ‘foolish’ Pope memo
        283 14 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Britain’s Foreign Office has apologised for a memorandum by a civil servant suggesting Pope Benedict XVI should open a hospital abortion ward when he visits Britain this year. The document, leaked to the Sunday Telegraph newspaper, also includes proposals that
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      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon Israel lifts iPad ban
          84 15 REUTERS JERUSALEM: Israel has lifted a ban on bringing Apple iPads into the country, two weeks after Customs began confiscating the tablet computers for fear that they would interfere with other wireless devices. The communications ministry said it had determined the device could be operated in
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          Lock icon Most stranded home today
          80 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: European airlines and government officials say most tourists stranded by the volcanic ash crisis will be home by today. Many Icelandic airports are still closed, but officials say the Eyjafjallajokull volcano is now producing much less ash. The British authorities said about 100,000
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          Lock icon Mayor ordered to resign
          103 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: Local officials in north-eastern China have ordered the mayor of a small city to resign after he ignored scores of villagers who knelt in front of government offices to appeal for an investigation into official corruption. The Dalian city government last Saturday ordered
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          Lock icon Poison gas attack in schools
          107 15 REUTERS KUNDUZ (Afghanistan): Scores of Afghan schoolgirls were knocked unconscious or made ill over the weekend by suspected poison gas attacks on their schools. The authorities are blaming insurgents who oppose educating girls. Provincial police chief Abdul Razzaq Yaqubi said about 48 girls and several
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          Lock icon Brick by tiny Lego brick
          50 15 The world’s tallest tower created from Lego bricks was completed in front of the city hall of Oslo in Norway on Saturday. The Oslo tower, which measures 30.22m, beat the record set in Munich last year by 25 cm. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE–PRESSE PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE–PRESSE
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          Lock icon Ethnic Indians flee Batam
          82 15 BATAM: About 200 ethnic Indians have left for Singapore following last Thursday’s riot that was fuelled by a remark by an Indian supervisor at a shipyard, Indian community leader Devarajan Prakash told Antara news agency after a meeting with local government officials here last Friday. He
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        Lock icon More elderly caregivers in the US
        484 15 Their age makes them more sympathetic to older clients’ needs NEW YORK TIMES PROVIDENCE (Rhode Island): America’s elderly are increasingly being cared for by the elderly. Professional caregivers, almost all of them women, are one of the fastest-growing segments of the United States workforce
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  • REVIEW & FORUM
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      Lock icon Case for tweaking language balance
      439 16 LOWERING mother tongue weighting in the PSLE, a step the Education Ministry is considering, is meant to make the Primary School Leaving Examination more responsive to pupils’ development and learning capacity without undercutting the cultural and social rationale. Examination weighting is merely a means to
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      Lock icon What motivates gambling addicts?
      594 16  -  BY LI XIUPING The writer is an assistant professor at NUS Business School. This commentary is based on research done in collaboration with Lu Qiang and Rohan Miller, both of the University of Sydney. The research findings were presented to the Association of Consumer Research. SINCE
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      Lock icon Asean should rethink common currency plans
      680 16  -  BY DON PHAN EARLY this month, Vietnam hosted a meeting of Asean central bankers in Nha Trang. Amid speculation as to whether a European bailout of Greece would be forthcoming, Asean central bankers expressed their commitment to a common regional currency. A common currency,
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        Lock icon Thinking small for S’pore nuclear needs
        824 17  -  BY MICHAEL RICHARDSON The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. OFFICIALS from different agencies led by the Ministry of Trade and Industry will begin a study later this year into the feasibility of nuclear power for
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        Lock icon Match maids’ skills, aptitude to employers’ needs
        968 17  -  BY JOHN GEE The writer is president of Transient Workers Count Too, an advocacy group for migrant workers. A DOMESTIC worker newly arrived in Singapore returned to her agency after five days with a household that did not give her any food at
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        280 18  -  Phua Hooi Boon Director (Land Transport Division) Ministry of Transport I REFER to the report, “Govt to review long bus routes” (March 29). There have been some concerns that the Government will remove all longdistance bus services over time and that no
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        343 18  -  Professor Poo Aun Neow Director, Bachelor of Technology Programme Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore I REFER to the Special Report, “From poly to...” (April 10) and the editorial, “Poly graduates should get their upgrade” (April 14). It is heartening to
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      113 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE ‘Longest two years of my life’ Raped at seven years old MOST COMMENTED ON Mixed reactions to weighting review. Says ThisBrenda: “If MOE adjusts upwards the bonus points for entrance to JCs and local universities, I hope there
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      317 4  -  BY JOCELYN LEE IN THE face of much hype over younger stars, veteran artistes Chen Hanwei and Chen Liping won the Best Actor and Best Actress trophies at last night’s Star Awards. The former won the award for the fourth time, for
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      479 5  -  District’s population boom cited as a reason; dengue figures dip in other 4 zones BY JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg THE South West District the only area here with an increasing number of dengue cases over the last year is recruiting students to root out
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      415 5  -  BY MAVIS TOH SIM Lim Square was the site of a police raid last Friday which led to the arrest of 14 people for selling counterfeit mobile phones and pirated movies. Media players, fake phones and hard disks loaded
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          43 8 The refurbished AIA Customer Service Centre at 1 Finlayson Green shows the company's focus on customers. A new feature is the self-service terminals where transactions, such as fund switches and applications for policy loans, can be easily made. Go to www.aia.com.sg
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          57 8 The first Tech Expo organised by Harvey N o r man' will be held at the Singapore Expo Hall 4B from Friday to Sunday at 10am to 9pm. Prices for electrical and IT products, LCD/LED/Plasma TVs, notebooks, digital cameras, and blu-ray players will be slashed. There are
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          61 8 Since its launch in February, sgtravellers.com, a Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) website that carries The Straits Times travel stories, has received 170,000 hits to date. Part of the success is due to an inaugural contest. Mr Yeo Thiam Huat (above) won two air tickets to Hong Kong, sponsored
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          69 8 Give mum a sweet treat on Mother's Day at Min Jiang and Min Jiang at One-North. The Mother's Day Mochi Platter consists of 10 homemade mini glutinous rice cakes filled with Strawberry yoghurt (five pieces) and Oolong tea (five pieces). A Chinese poem printed on icing sugar is
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        223 8 TO CELEBRATE the 10-year anniversary of Citibank Gourmet Pleasures, Citibank launched a 10-month nationwide campaign offering dining privileges to its card members in March. "At Citibank, providing our customers with value across all our cards is a top priority," says Mr Han Kwee Juan,
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        239 8  -  Gayle Quah TOURISM Australia has gone virtual in its latest campaign to woo Singapore visitors to its shores. The Great Australian Road Trip (australianroadtrips. com) site provides information for self-drive holidays. Tourism Australia and Chan Brothers Travel have also put together holiday packages to
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        193 8 WHEN you step into the new state-of-the-art Connectivity Hub at Courts, infrared sensory technology will detect the position of your body and snap a picture by using a Samsung camera. Through the latest DLNA protocol, the picture is sent from the camera to a laptop, and
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        544 9  -  There’s nothing wrong in gunning for the 5Cs but try living your dream first SOAPBOX BY GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg FOR most young people, the Singapore Dream still means material comfort, according to a recent Straits Times article. Get married, own a car, buy a condominium
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        770 9 Singapore’s monuments and historical buildings testify to a rich heritage, but many are run down. YouthInk writers speak up on what is needed to ensure preservation, and what their peers can do MY LIFE Kevin Hillary Tan, 17, is a second-year arts
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      9 7 Mum: SON LEFT ME IN JOHOR Son: SHE’S PARANOID
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      168 10 www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Woods and wife ‘to divorce’ Ochoa’s teary farewell Henin breaks left little finger MOST COMMENTED ON Making peace: Rival schools reconcile Said sigmundringeck: “This is a very good move by the SAS principal and I strongly commend
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      406 10  -  BY FABIUS CHEN FANS of the English Premier League (EPL), sit up and take notice. A club from the top flight of English football could be on their way to Singapore in July, Etoile FC chairman Johan Gouttefangeas has revealed. “We have been
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      434 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MUMBAI: Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi has done an about-turn and will attend today’s meeting of the cricket tournament’s governing council at which he faces the sack over corruption allegations. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which
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      352 11 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: If there is a footballing god, he must have enjoyed himself last weekend. Manchester City, the brashest, most affluent club in football, spent more than £400 million (S$847 million) attempting to force themselves into European football’s elite, only for
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      278 11  -  BY FRANKIE CHEE TWELVE local students have climbed their way to Indonesia during the last two weekends. The youngsters coming from three secondary schools and two junior colleges (JCs) won their individual categories in the National School Sports Climbing Championships, and by doing so, won
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        111 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JEJU ISLAND (South Korea): Singapore golfer Mardan Mamat enjoyed his best result on this season’s Asian Tour when he finished in a tie for sixth at the Ballantine’s Championship yesterday. He shot a 72 in the third and final round at Pinx
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        86 11 EL PASO (Texas): Singapore kegler Shayna Ng, 20, scored a perfect 300 in the first game of qualifying at the USBC Queens tournament on Saturday. After five games, she is in seventh position with 1,190 pinfalls. The top 63 bowlers from three blocks of qualifying
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      166 12 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Mercedes are preparing an extensively modified car for Michael Schumacher to drive at the Spanish Grand Prix in two weeks’ time. This could make or break the German’s so far ill-starred comeback. If the new car does not deliver the characteristics
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      558 12  -  ARUNNER’S DIARY BY JEANETTE WANG stsports@sph.com.sg IF YOU’RE working harder but not getting better, feeling tired and crabby all the time, have trouble with sleep and sickness, and have lost appetite for food and running, you could be overtraining. Take it from me. In 2004 and 2005,
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        67 12 Young Lions Young Lions 4 Singapore Armed Forces FC 3, April 8: Facing a 1-3 deficit at half-time, against champions SAFFC, no one would have expected the Young Lions to get anything from it, much less a win. A rush of goals in a 12-minute spell in the
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        55 12 Peter Tomko Geylang United 3 Sengkang Punggol 2, April 15: Geylang striker Peter Tomko scored the league’s only hat-trick so far this season. The Slovak rallied the Eagles to a 3-2 comeback win over Sengkang Punggol, placing him just one goal behind S-League top scorer Qiu Li, who
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        48 12 No S-League club has won three consecutive games so far. Geylang, Gombak United, Home, Tampines Rovers and Young Lions have all come close with two straight wins. Only four points separate the top six clubs, making this one of the most competitive seasons yet.
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      95 13 The captain of the White team, Marc Hogberg (centre), leading the charge against Alston Beinhorn (left) and Ang Roon Kai of the Black team at the Royal Artillery Cup yesterday. They drew 2-2 after two chukkas but Black took the A division title on goal difference
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    1429 13 OBITUARIES The family of the late Ng Man Ping Departed on 18 April 2010 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to: President and Mrs S R Nathan, Deputy Prime Minister Mr Wong Kan Seng, Cabinet Ministers and Members of Parliament, Former Speaker, Cabinet Ministers and Members of Parliament,
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      253 19 VIEWS FROM THE TOP Counting the cost Is now the right time to begin restoring employers' CPF contribution rates? How quickly can this rate be raised and by how much? CEOs share their views PLUS Bosses ready to back partial restoration THE BUSINESS TIMES Today in PNANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Nanyang
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      788 20  -  Its strong rebound is firing up S’pore economy; global electronics cycle not at its peak yet: Analysts BY ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg A STRONG revival in the electronics sector has been firing up the Singapore economy and there is more to come, say analysts. Gross domestic
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      101 20 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE Another Toyota recall Goldman execs plan denial John Little moving out YOUR SAY Introducing a liberal arts degree in Singapore would mark a significant shift in our educational system towards some of the educational values of the United
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      520 20  -  BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY developers, keen to ride the buoyant market, seem to be getting more aggressive in replenishing their depleting land banks. Some, such as Far East Organization, have taken out advertisements in publications such as The Straits Times to seek development sites
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        517 15  -  STI may recross 3,000 mark on Wall St, Europe data and local Q1 results BULLS AND BEARS BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg THE local stock market may perk up as trading reopens after the weekend, with blue chips likely to rise,
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          95 15 Apr 23 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR Apr 22 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.3723 -0.15 1.4219 1.3703 Euro 1.8263 +0.58 2.*****.8263@ 2.1092 +0.31 2.2831 2.0845 A$ 1.2642 +0.79 1.2960 1.2276 Yen* 1.4690 +0.00 1.5927 1.4690 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.17 0.***** 0.***** Where S$ stands Apr 23 CHNG YR 2010
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          2729 15 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS A unit trust or investment-linked insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a sales charge not exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median of existing funds in
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          184 15 Week's Top Rises CENTS BakerTech W*****3 47.5 14.0 41.8 KepCorp MBLeCW*****2 56 13.0 30.2 CoscoCorMBLeCW*****2 38.5 12.5 48.1 YangzijiMBLeCW*****1 12.5 12.5 0.0 SembMar.ES.1004 425 12.0 2.9 KepCorp BNPeCW*****2 28 10.5 60.0 KepCorp MBLeCW*****3 35 10.0 40.0 KepCorp MBLeCW*****3 26 9.5 57.6 BakerTech W*****6 21.5 9.0 72.0 Week's
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          203 15 Week's Top Rises CENTS Thai Prime Fd 410 425.3 310.0 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 4638 170.1 2.7 Lyxor MS India 10US$ 1608 138.6 6.7 Keppel Corp 1006 52.0 5.5 OCC 3.93% NCPS10 8770 40.0 0.5 HsuFuChi 274 39.0 16.6 Jardine C&C 2988 36.0 1.2 DBXT MSINDO 10us$ 1221
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        289 15  -  WARRANTS WATCH GOH ENG YEOW IT MAY be time to start taking bets on possible blue-chip outperformers in the stock market. This is because the benchmark Straits Times Index appears to be confined within a tight trading range, which makes it difficult to win big
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        894 16  -  Goldman Sachs lawsuit may pave way for these documents to carry clearer warnings C A I JIN BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg Cai Jin runs every Monday and covers financial matters and corporate governance issues that can affect investors. The two Chinese characters marry
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        57 16 FTSE Vietnam ETF 1C 20/04/10 42,92 USD IMSCI AC Asia Ex Japa. TRN IND. ETF I |lC 20/04/10 28,98 USD| IMSCI Indonesia TRN Index ETF |lC 20/04/10 11,91 USD| IMSCI Taiwan TRN Index ETF |lC 20/04/10 16,21 USD |S&P 500 Short ETF |lC 20/04/10 49,33 USD| US Dollar
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        34 16 AUSTRALIA MONEY MARKET ETF 1C 16/04/10 185,10 AUD IBOXX Treasuries Total Return Index ETF 1C 20/04/10 179,01 USD USD IG INFL. Linked Treasuries Total Return Index ETF 1C 20/04/10 226,97 USD
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        519 17  -  Facility with sales, service and spare parts sections to be completed in about two years BY CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg LISTED home-grown construction group Lum Chang has clinched a deal to build Audi’s first full-fledged 3S sales, service, spare parts facility in
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        331 17  -  BY ESTHER TEO RICKMERS Maritime has secured two financing deals that will relieve the pressure on its overstretched balance sheet. But some investors appear to have got wind of the news as the shipping trust’s unit price spiked sharply before drawing a query from the Singapore
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      537 18 NEW YORK TIMES BLOOMBERG NEW YORK: In late 2007, as the mortgage crisis gained momentum and many banks were suffering losses, Goldman Sachs executives traded e-mail messages saying that they would make “some serious money” betting against the housing market. The messages,
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      164 18 THE Malaysia-Singapore joint ministerial committee on a project to develop southern Johor’s economic corridor met for its sixth working meeting in Kuala Lumpur last week. The meeting to discuss the Iskandar Malaysia project was co-chaired by Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Malaysia’s Minister in the
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      469 18 Fund head confident of aid package before a repayment deadline REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday that talks on a big emergency loan for Greece, crippled by soaring borrowing costs, were accelerating, and
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      985 19  -  Those who took it up say it gives great exposure, but it’s to each his own WORKING LIFE BY MARISSA LEE marilee@sph.com.sg EDUCATION may be a personal journey, a learning adventure. But at some point, students usually have to consider practical matters of earning
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        76 19 HO SING (right): Assumed position of chief executive of Starhill Global Reit last Tuesday. Mr Ho, 43, who is also appointed executive director, will assist the executive chairman and the board in the formulation of business, investment and operation strategies and their implementation, including overseeing
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        47 19 CHRIS YONG WEE KEE: Mr Yong, 35, has tendered his resignation as group financial controller of Valuetronics Holdings and will step down on July 9 to pursue new career prospects with another company. The company is sourcing for suitable candidates to fill the position.
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        65 19 YONG YING-I (right): Retired as independent director of Sembcorp Industries with effect from last Thursday. Ms Yong, 46, also ceased to be a member of the audit committee and the risk committee. She was also the chairman of the Singapore Workforce Development Agency and is the director
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        80 19 ANDREW WATSON: Joined WongPartnership as joint head of its Middle East Practice and a member of the firm’s intellectual property, media and technology practice. Mr Watson has extensive experience across a broad range of sectors in the Middle East and beyond, and was previously the managing partner of
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      329 1 Spacemanfrom Malaysia 8 Questions With... In-your-face singer Peaches C3 Ferran Adria eats local Writes a book about dreaming the impossible C2 What does world’s best chef think of hawker fare? C5 JOHN LUI trails property agent Anthea Yeo on the job for a day to find out the lengths a
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        863 2  -  Since young, Malaysia’s first astronaut, Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, has wanted to go to space nicholas yong nicy@sph.com.sg Malaysia’s first astronaut Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, 37, discovered two things while in space. “You cannot make teh tarik or roti canai in space because everything just floats away. Being
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        644 2  -  christa yeo Chinese-Australian artist Zhong Chen’s (right) paintings change with every series he embarks on. But for the 41-year-old, one thing remains a constant his themes of cultural identity. “Living in Australia, which is a Western society, I try to find myself in it, keep
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        836 3  -  She is flamboyant and cutting-edge, and electropunk singer Peaches has no plans to stop sizzling eddino abdul hadi dinohadi@sph.com.sg With her sexually explicit lyrics and subversion of gender and sexual stereotypes, edgy electro queen Peaches gets a lot of love from fans who say her music changed
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        435 3 Agence France-Presse San Francisco YouTube turned five last Friday. In the scant time since the first video was uploaded to YouTube on April 23, 2005, the website has rocketed to global stardom and become a key player in a shift to Internet television. Google is planning a
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        1821 4  -  That is the income Anthea Yeo and her husband, both property agents, are aiming for this year john lui johnlui@sph.com.sg Property agent Anthea Yeo is in a hurry. Not just because she is in a rush to see her client, but because the mother of
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        941 5  -  Three-Michelin-starred chef Ferran Adria eats hawker food here for the first time at Tiong Bahru and declares it unique rebecca lynne tan rltan@sph.com.sg Weaving through the wet market in Tiong Bahru last Saturday, Ferran Adria suddenly stops in his tracks at a fruit shop. Packets
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        531 5 Three -Michelin- starred Ferran Adria is something of a rock star in the culinary world. Last week, when he was in town to give two presentations during the World Gourmet Summit, he was mobbed by fans, some of whom had flown in from places such as
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        515 6  -  veronica koh vkoh@sph.com.sg Last year’s winner of the UOB Painting of the Year has won a prize at another prestigious competition with another series of photographs that simulates reality. At the Sony World Photography Awards, photographer and artist Zhao Renhui’s pictures faking a scientific expedition to Indonesian island
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        124 6 ‘Marriage changes very little. The only things that will get a married man laid that won’t get a single man laid are adultery and whores’ Mad Men actress Christina Hendricks (right) ‘She would bring pictures home all the time and I’d be like, “This is weird.”
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        471 6 Reuters New York A play opening on Broadway this week examines fraud and deception on Wall Street, exotic trading instruments that led to financial ruin, and the consequences of extreme risk combined with insatiable greed. The Enron scandal, upon which the show is based, occurred nine
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      962 7 Forget plastic surgery. These days, Hollywood wants actors who have not gone under the knife New York Times New York It took years for Hollywood to create the perfect woman. Now it wants the old one back. In small but significant numbers, film-makers and casting executives are
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      463 8  -  Strong ensemble performances make you laugh and cry reviewtheatre ANIMAL FARM Wild Rice Drama Centre Theatre, Last Saturday adeline chia 10th-anniversary chiahta@sph.com.sg Great ensemble performances characterise this production of George Orwell’s political allegory and the cast’s energy and conviction lift it. Whether handsomely trotting around as horses, strutting
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      358 8  -  reviewtheatre MISS VERY WAGNER Charlotte Engelkes (Sweden) 72-13, Last Saturday tara tan Opera aficionados might shudder at this fearless mish-mash mix of Richard Wagner’s works. After all, solo performer Charlotte Engelkes looted from the 19th-century German composer’s bestknown operas, sewing together fragments of storylines, arias and heroines to
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        298 10 New Delhi Megastar Amitabh Bachchan told fans he has liver cirrhosis caused by a blood transfusion in the 1980s. The 67-year-old said in his blog last Friday that 25 per cent of his liver has been destroyed due to a blood transfusion in 1982 after a
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          61 10 Roman Polanski’s lawyer has accused United States courts of wanting to see the film-maker “in shackles”, after a California appeals court ruled last week that he must return to California before he can be sentenced. Polanski, under house arrest in Switzerland, had
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          29 10 Rocker-turned-reality star The Celebrity Apprentice Bret Michaels had a brain haemorrhage last Friday but was reportedly conscious and in stable condition at an undisclosed hospital.
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        169 10 Taipei Actor Wing Fan apologised after dishing sex details about his former love, singer Cyndi Wang. He had said in a magazine interview published last week that Wang, then 17, was already not a virgin when they met about 10 years ago. Last Saturday, he said
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      197 2 May Pulses out now! HWCUCOJBV THE BUST/ESS TIMS PEOPLE Thai Beverage CEO Thapana Sirivadhanabhakdi The men behind Lumiere Capital TOP STORY STILL COMPETITIVE IN HIGH-VALUE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES Olam: The brand behind the brands Genting Singapore: A bumpy ride Keppel Corp: Ready to seize opportunities Enjoy your copy of Pulses and
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      22 9 THINGS TO DO: To find out what's happening in and around Singapore, go to www.straitstimes.com CALL US: Life!/LifeStyle, tel: 6319-5416 fax: 6319-8276
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      280 2 Several national monuments which are key to Singapore’s history are lying disused or dilapidated despite their cultural importance. These include the restored Nagore Dargah Shrine in Telok Ayer Street, which has been renovated but is unused and not open to visitors. Nearby, the Keng Teck Whay building
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      314 2  -  The INside track BY SERENE GOH BY SERENE GOH EDITOR Young people here are anything but violent. Not that you’d know, going by recent news reports. St Andrew’s Secondary School rugby player Daniel Tan hit his opponent from Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), Leonard Wee, sparking an on-pitch
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      136 2 About one out of every seven local graduates becomes a teacher each year. But despite aggressive recruiting by the Ministry of Education, there is still a large number of vacancies in subjects such as languages. Foreign teachers are being selectively hired to fill these spots, said Acting Minister
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      292 7 463 D09-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/HOLLAND PTE APTS FOR RENT ★Sommerville Pk 1948 sqft 3+1 renovated balcony..............$5.5K ★Cuscaden Royale 1605 sqft..$10K ★Leonie Studio 960 sqft. 2-bdrm. High flr. Avail mid May .......$5.5K ★One Tree Hill Residence 2270 sqf t 4+1 Balcony High flr. Breezy. Choice unit...........$11.5K ★The Blossomvale 1950 sqft 4+1 Big
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      99 8 481 MIXED HDB APTS FOR RENT 2+1 BLK 213 Bedok Ctrl. Approve, Furn. Best location!! View 1st May 3+1 Woodlands Blk 603. Aircon, furn. Mkt/ MRT. Avail immediate. 2+1 Bishan Blk 103. New, nicely renovated. $2,100. 9001-9031 524 ROOMS WANTED (RENT) RM RENTAL SPECIALIST master/ common rms wanted in all
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      141 8 526 PRIVATE APTS WANTED (RENT/ BUY) CONDO/ APT WANTED by expats fr Japan, US, Indonesia, Europe. 1+1, 2+1, 3+1 to 5+1 budget $2K$10K. Sale above value. Owners Call/ SMS Johnny 9389-8708 GOOD BUDGET BUYERS/ Tenants looking to buy/ rent apt/ condo. in all areas. Flexible terms. Immed. Viewing Good *****555
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      656 9 650 SQFT 178 Paya Lebar Rd. Near Macpherson MRT. P/furn. Call 9692-5702/ 9817-6268 UBI/ KAKI BUKIT 400/ 650/1100/ 1464/ 1650/ 1900/ 2339/ 2885 sqft. Fr $1.50 psf. *****238 CCN WELL RENOVATED OFFICE Tanjong Pagar. 634 sqft. Outside CBD. Please call 9183-9227 FOCUS ONE 1 Ubi View *****100 sqft. 6m high,
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      274 9 535 OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE F’HOLD ALJUNIED MRT, 1 Sims Lane, 1625 sqft. Good investment. Newly renovated. Also for rent. Janice Eu 9766-1111 SIM LIM TWR. 8400 sqft (entire floor). F’hold. High flr. Close proximity to Rochor Orchard Rd. $880 psf. *****580 Alan GOOD BUY The Modules (Small Home office)
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      161 9 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT PUB LOR TELOK 1300 sqft for takeover at $50K. Rental at $10,400. 2+1 yr. Immed. Near Clarke Quay. Miriam 9636-2236 D.09 S’PORE SHPG Ctr, shop/ office. 400 sqft. water. Suits office/ hair beauty salon. Builtin basin drainage. ERA *****339 CHINATOWN
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      193 9 ARCADE #02 EXCELLENT location Sim Lim Sq. Face concourse. Lucky Plaza #B1 facing main rd. A1 shop Orchard. *****122 PEOPLE’S PARK CTR. #B1. Heavy human traffic. Opp S-11. 500 sqft. $6000. *****478/ *****200 TANGLIN SHOPPING CTR retail shop. Ground flr. 571 sqft. Rental $11 psf. Call owner 9383-7077 PRIME SUNTEC
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      334 9 538 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE AUCTION SALE! 29 Apr (Thurs) 2.30pm Amara Hotel, Level 3, Connection 1 KAMPONG BARHU. 2 storey conservation shophse. Freehold. 1180/ 2809sqft. Tenanted. UPPER PAYA LEBAR RD. 2-storey basement corner shophse. 2458/ 3993sqft. Freehold. RIVERSIDE PIAZZA. Shop. 3584sqft. water supply. 2 road frontages. Tenanted. Left 81
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      579 16 754 TECHNICAL Offer Attractive Salary Aircon Installation Maintenance Repair Technician Candidates with experience preferred Singaporean/ SPR/ Malaysian $1,800 to $2,500 Interested please call *****402 *****756 Blk 3013 Bedok Industrial Park E #01-2118 PRODN TECHNICIANS. S’POREAN/ M’sian. ’N’/ ’O’/ Nitec/ SPM. Rotating shift. Trpt provided. Call 6738-0320 (Lic C*****1C) CNC LATHE
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