The Straits Times, 19 October 2010

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  • 19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 094/11/2009 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19 2010 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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  • 628 1  -  Xi Jinping gets key military post and is set to be President Hu’s successor BY PEH SHING HUEI CHINA BUREAU CHIEF shpeh@sph.com.sg BEIJING: Vice-President Xi Jinping (left) was promoted yesterday to the secondmost powerful military post in China, the appointment ending any
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  • 666 1  -  BY ESTHER TEO, CHERYL ONG PEOPLE intending to sell their Housing Board (HDB) flats from Nov 1 will have to observe a seven-day cooling-off period before the deal can proceed. If the designated waiting time has not been met, the HDB will reject the resale
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  • 104 1 Waist-high floods in Pak Thong Chai district in north-east Thailand (left) turned roads into canals as some of the worst flooding in years hit north and north-eastern Thailand over the weekend and continued yesterday. Around Asia, severe flooding, heavy rain and devastating storms have killed hundreds
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  • 838 1  -  BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT zakirh@sph.com.sg INVESTIGATIONS are still continuing into what terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari did after escaping from the Whitley Road Detention Centre (WRDC), Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng told Parliament yesterday. He said the leader of the Singapore Jemaah
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    • 117 1 SUBSCRIBE Call 6388-3838 You’ll get a gift when you subscribe to The Straits Times TRAVEL FORCED LANDING Don’t leave home without it Corroded valves to blame HOME, PAGE B4 LIFE! PAGES C4&5 ROHIT BRIJNATH SAYS You can buy a club but not a player’s form PRIME, PAGE A2 BREAKING NEWS:
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    • 58 1 NTU president Su Guaning will hand the baton to Prof Bertil Andersson in June next year after eight years at the helm, during which he oversaw NTU’s transition to an autonomous university. He will leave a legacy of expanding the university’s curriculum and strengthening its ties
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    • 46 1 FRANCE appeared in the midst of a gathering crisis yesterday as it entered a crucial week over a government plan to raise the retirement age. Unions stepped up campaigns against the plan, which faces a final Senate vote tomorrow. ?WORLD PAGE A20
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    • 58 1 GLOBAL Logistic Properties shares got off to a roaring trading debut yesterday, rising 21 cents or 10.7 per cent, on their $1.96 offer price to close at $2.17. The debutant’s volume of 514 million shares made up almost a quarter of the 2.29 billion shares
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    • 68 1 MANCHESTER City and Real Madrid are expected to lead the scramble for Wayne Rooney after he told Manchester United he will not sign a new contract because of the dramatic breakdown of his relationship with Alex Ferguson. Although the club said speculation to sell the
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  • prime.commentary
    • VIEWPOINTS
      • 63 2 WE SAY All sides in the currency disputes must understand they must make sacrifices. China cannot continue to be the world’s second-largest economy while operating a managed currency regime; and the United States cannot simply decide to print more money without taking into account the
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      • 38 2 COLUMNS Global policy coordination helped resuscitate the world economy 19 months ago. But countries are now pursuing their own domestic goals despite the negative effects these may have elsewhere, says Gerard Lyons. REVIEW PAGE A21
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      • 36 2 Polarised views over the political direction China should take mean any reform will have to be a compromise, and centrist forces must build a consensus, says Goh Sui Noi. REVIEW PAGE A22
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      • 31 2 OUR READER SAYS Children should be taught respect, human decency and dignity from the very start of their school lives, says Phyllis Cheong. FORUM PAGE A23
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      • Article, Illustration
        17 2 www.straitstimes.com Abdul Hafiz is amazed at how much New Delhi has changed in four years.
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    • 935 2  -  When a sports star hits a bad patch, his bank balance is irrelevant BY ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg OWNING a club, like Liverpool, should be about sentiment. Buyers must be able to mournfully recite stats of seasons lost, recollect precisely an Ian
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    • 918 3  -  State counsel picks 14 passages which she says are contemptuous H A N G M A N WRITER IN THE D OC K BY SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg THE Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) yesterday accused a British freelance journalist of launching a baseless broadside against the Singapore
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    • 426 4  -  PRs, citizens who give up status have to sell property within 2 years BY JESSICA CHEAM jcheam@sph.com.sg HOME owners with that prized landed property address may have to dispose of their property within two years if they give up their Singapore permanent residency or
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    • 827 4  -  BY JESSICA CHEAM jcheam@sph.com.sg LOCAL buyers still make up the bulk of private home buyers in Singapore. Permanent residents (PRs) made up 13 per cent and foreigners 12 per cent of sales in the second quarter respectively. Similarly, speculative activity in the private
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    • 453 4  -  BY ELENA CHONG COURTS CORRESPONDENT WHEN Malaysian croupier Ng Wuey Kiang and Singaporean punter Leong Teck Leong were brought before a district court a week ago, Leong was accused of instigating Ng to steal a $200 gambling chip
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    • 891 6 Mas Selamat Kastari’s account of how he escaped from the Whitley Road Detention Centre is consistent with the findings of the Committee of Inquiry made public 21/2 years ago, Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng told Parliament. This is an extract of
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    • 391 6  -  BY RACHEL CHANG A TECHNICAL recession could occur in the second half of the year, said Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Education S Iswaran in Parliament yesterday. This could arise as economic growth slows worldwide and as sharp
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    • 542 7  -  Dr Su leaves important legacy after 8 years at the helm; he will stay on as professor BY JANE NG janeng@sph.com.sg NANYANG Technological University (NTU) president Su Guaning, 60, will step down in June next year, after being at the helm for eight years. He
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    • 235 7  -  JANE NG PRESIDENT-DESIGNATE of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Bertil Andersson, 61, is a world-renowned plant biochemist. Since he arrived at NTU three years ago to take up the post of provost, he has been instrumental in redefining NTU’s education and research by training its focus on
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    • 899 8  -  Son of respected revolutionary family an experienced, skilful politician BY PEH SHING HUEI CHINA BUREAU CHIEF shpeh@sph.com.sg BEIJING: Up till his elevation to the top echelon of Chinese politics in 2007, Mr Xi Jinping was less well known than his wife, a folk singer. Mr
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    • 588 9  -  BY GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: China’s new development plan will continue to push for relatively fast growth but this will not come at the expense of improving ordinary people’s lives and incomes. Unlike the breakneck growth targets set in previous blueprints, the
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  • WORLD.
    • 917 10 After Philippines, storm expected to hurtle into China ASSOCIATED PRESS THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK XINHUA REUTERS CAUAYAN (Philippines): The strongest typhoon in years to hit the Philippines struck yesterday, barrelling westwards and threatening to worsen the wet weather woes across South-east Asia and parts of China. Super
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    • 115 10 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE Man showers in wrong house MOST COMMENTED ON Obama campaigns ahead of Nov 2 polls. Says tanys1028: “Obama and his team pulled Americans from the depths of the last recession. Recovery will take time. If not for the
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      • 565 12 Japanese Premier seeks Beijing’s guarantee amid ugly anti-Tokyo protests REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Japan Premier Naoto Kan yesterday urged Beijing to guarantee the safety of Japanese citizens and companies, as a wave of rowdy protests in China sparked by a territorial row entered
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      • 297 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: The number of Japanese tourists to China is rapidly dropping amid a territorial spat between the economic giants, travel agencies in Tokyo said yesterday. The decline in tour bookings to China comes despite a strong yen, which has traded at
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      • 760 14  -  Party torn between pro-Malay stance and being inclusive UMNO GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Umno gears up for its annual general assembly starting today amid an increasingly bitter tug of war within the party for control
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      • 106 14 Kuala Lumpur’s Petronas Twin Towers shrouded in haze on Sunday evening as air quality in Malaysia dropped in recent days. The Department of Environment said there was no cause for concern. Director-general Rosnani Ibarahim said the air pollutant index (API) was below 100 and averaged at
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      • 682 16  -  Probe gets under way into claims of irregularities in run-up to Commonwealth Games BY RAVI VELLOOR SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF velloor@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: Three days after the closing of the Commonwealth Games, India is witnessing a spectacular falling out between the organising committee and the
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      • 518 16  -  BY NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva appeared in court yesterday to testify in a case which could see the ruling Democrat Party dissolved an outcome which would throw Thai politics into confusion again after a brief period of relative
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      • 937 18  -  Controversial senate hopeful shakes up quiet political scene in Delaware In two weeks, on Nov 2, voters across the United States will go to the polls to elect new members of Congress, governors, state lawmakers and local officials. The Straits Times US Bureau hits the
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      • 551 20 Unions step up protests as Senate prepares to finalise pension reforms ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: Travellers to and from France the world’s top tourist destination last year face severe disruptions today as unions step up their campaign against a government plan to
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      • IN BRIEF
        • 73 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NAYPYIDAW (Myanmar): Myanmar yesterday announced it will not allow foreign observers or media into the country for next month’s election. Election commission chairman Thein Soe said foreign diplomats and representatives from UN organisations based in Myanmar will be allowed to observe voting in the
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        • 105 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: The Pentagon scoured through an Iraq war database yesterday to prepare for potential fallout from an expected release by WikiLeaks of some 400,000 secret military reports. The massive release, possibly early this week, is set to dwarf the whistleblower website’s publication in
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        • 87 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates Federal Supreme Court has ruled that a man can beat his wife and young children as long as no marks are left, reported The National newspaper. The court ruled that “a man has the right to discipline
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        • 118 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: The death toll from a coal mine blast in China rose to 32 yesterday, the government said, as hopes faded in the search for five miners still trapped and anger grew among Web users wishing for a Chile-style rescue. A total of
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        • 61 20 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK MIRI (Sarawak): About 20 people are feared dead after a ferry boat collided with a timber barge and sank, pitching more than 30 passengers into the Ulu Tatau River in central Sarawak. Eleven people managed to swim to shore and were rescued
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  • REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 413 21 PREDICTIONS of an impending currency war must be handled with care: such alarms are often raised in financial circles. But when someone like Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, abandons his customary reserve to warn about a “race to the bottom” between
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    • 836 21  -  BY GERARD LYONS The writer is chief economist at Standard Chartered Bank. HOW times change! Nineteen months ago, world leaders gathered at the London Summit of the Group of 20 (G-20) and agreed to coordinate economic policies. Acting together, they pulled the world economy back from
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    • 585 21  -  BY PAVIN CHACHAVALPONGPUN The writer is a fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. MILITANTS aiming to overthrow the Thai government were trained in Cambodia, according to Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation. It recently claimed that the “red shirts” were politically indoctrinated at
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      • 965 22  -  BY GOH SUI NOI SENIOR WRITER suinoi@sph.com.sg DEMOCRACY advocates in China were jubilant over the awarding of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. Some organised dinners or set off firecrackers to celebrate; others used the occasion to press the
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      • 584 22  -  ASK: NUS ECONOMIST BY CHAN KOK HOE The writer teaches in the economics department at the National University of Singapore. Should governments intervene when it comes to the negative externalities arising from fast-food consumption? MEDICAL studies have demonstrated that regular fast-food consumption is associated with
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      • 824 22  -  BY HENG YEE KUANG The writer, a Singaporean, is an assistant professor of international relations at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. He is currently visiting senior fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. ASIA’S two leading states appear embarked on
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    • forum.
      • MY POINT
      • 269 23  -  Sarah Liyana Yazid (Miss) MR JONATHAN Eyal’s commentary (“The absurdity of universal jurisdiction”; Oct 8) calls the notion “a form of selective morality, promoted by self-appoint-ed busybodies”. In reply, Ms Rejini Raman (“Universal jurisdiction: Why it’s relevant”; last Thursday) contended
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      • 155 23  -  BULLYING IN SCHOOL Phyllis Cheong (Ms) MORE often than not, bullying is swept under the carpet, the alleged culprit investigated discreetly, and the incident dismissed as nothing more than a prank (“Combat cyberbullying from the classroom; yesterday). Sometimes, the victim is blamed. If we
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      • 216 23 Road bullying MR ADAM CHUANG: “Last month, a road bully swerved into the lane I was driving in without signalling, and flashed an obscene gesture at me. Instead of retaliating, I drove to the nearest
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      • 60 23 Letters should be sent only to The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit a letter. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or Madam. Please
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      • 58 23 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR SOH AH YUEN: Pre-packed fruit sold by open-air hawkers and vendors and a question of hygiene. 2 MR ALEX KOH: Lane restrictions for commercial vehicles 3 MR IAN WONG: Mired in mio TV problems 4 MR MUHAMAD JAHURI MOHD AKIM: Telco’s technical
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      • 131 23  -  Sheo S. Rai Assistant Director Corporate and Marketing Communication Division Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore WE THANK Mr Yap Tsi Searn for his letter (“Set-top box plan”; last Thursday) asking the Government to accommodate the needs of the deaf and hearing-impaired too,
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  • HOME.
    • 847 1  -  This reflects schools’ aim to import best practices from overseas, say observers BY LEOW SI WAN WITH the appointment of Swedish professor Bertil Andersson as the next president of Nanyang Technological University (NTU), three out of the four heads of
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    • 98 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE Woman’s body found at sea MOST COMMENTED ON “Minimum wage policy won’t work: Employers, labour chief”. Says coffeeshoptalk: “Many people upgrade themselves through education and training, crossing jobs and industries for better pay. Having a minimum wage will
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    • 365 2  -  BY CAI HAOXIANG PANAMA President Ricardo Martinelli became the first Panamanian leader to make a state visit to Singapore when he arrived here on Sunday for a three-day visit. He called on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana yesterday, and was hosted
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    • 651 2  -  230-room hotel will cater to foreign patients BY SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg A PRIVATELY run medical complex in Farrer Park will be up by early 2013 about two years later than planned. Connexion, as it has been named, will comprise the 189
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    • 547 3  -  Car almost severed in two after mounting kerb and hitting tree BY JALELAH ABU BAKER jalmsab@sph.com.sg MR BALASUBRAMANIAM Nadarajan was going to meet one of his best friends to discuss a relationship problem on Sunday night. The 24-year-old never made it. His friend
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    • 269 3  -  BY NG KAI LING A POLICE report has been filed against spa chain Subtle Senses after customers who had paid for spa packages turned up at its two remaining outlets in Cuppage Terrace and Mosque Street over the weekend only to find them closed.
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    • home.parliament
      • 627 4  -  First such fault reported; copters to resume flying once valves checked HELICOPTER CRASH LANDING BY JEREMY AU YONG jeremyau@sph.com.sg A DEFECTIVE component in the engines of the Apache AH-64 helicopter was what ultimately brought the aircraft down last month. At the heart of the problem was
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      • 589 4  -  BY JERMYN CHOW THE safety of the population is the top priority for pilots in the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) during emergencies, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean in Parliament yesterday. These pilots are trained not to land in
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      • 352 4  -  BY RACHEL LIN DISCUSSIONS are under way on the proposed rapid transit system (RTS) linking Singapore and Johor, Foreign Minister George Yeo told the House yesterday. The areas being explored include whether the RTS should be above or under water,
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      • 254 4  -  RACHEL LIN BASED on feedback from the community, most commuters do not want large-scale, abrupt changes to bus routes. Instead, a series of gradual, calibrated changes to the system is preferred, Transport Minister Raymond Lim said yesterday in a written reply to a
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      • PARLIAMENT SHORTS
        • 140 4 THE number of people receiving public assistance has risen slightly, from 2,886 at the end of the 2008 financial year to 2,930 a year later. Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan gave the figures yesterday, in a written reply to Dr Fatimah
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        • 114 4 THE Community Integration Fund, set up to encourage social interaction among local Singaporeans and new immigrants in order to develop cohesion, has committed $1.65 million in its first year. The money has gone towards co-funding 74 projects, including a multicultural fun fair, and a
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        • 242 4 ACTING Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lui Tuck Yew yesterday shed more light on last month’s hiccup that led to at least 30 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) volunteers getting their complimentary Formula One (F1) race tickets a day after the event had
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      • 706 6  -  Court procedures to be streamlined, resources used more efficiently BY ELGIN TOH elgintoh@sph.com.sg MAJOR changes were made to laws governing the Supreme Court and the Subordinate Courts yesterday. Amendments to the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (SCJA) raise the bar for appeals of High
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      • 306 6  -  KOR KIAN BENG THERE is some financial help for businesses keen on growing by restructuring their operations, but who are deterred by the high costs of mergers and acquisitions. The Stamp Duties Act was amended by Parliament yesterday to help minimise such costs
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      • 538 6  -  REMEMBERING DR BALAJI SADASIVAN BY RACHEL LIN PARLIAMENT yesterday paid tribute to the late MP Balaji Sadasivan, who died on Sept 27, aged 55, after a long battle with colon cancer. Before the House commenced its business for the day, Speaker Abdullah Tarmugi and
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      • 547 6  -  BY KOR KIAN BENG A NEW incentive is being dangled at sovereign wealth funds and their investment offices to entice them to set up base here, as part of Singapore’s plan to grow its financial sector. These funds will get tax exemption
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      • 352 6  -  BY CASSANDRA CHEW ELDERLY parents seeking maintenance from their children may soon be able to do so without going through the legal proceedings of a tribunal. A new step is being proposed for both sides to first attend mediation sessions to thrash out
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      • 311 6  -  CASSANDRA CHEW EMPLOYERS of white-collar workers seeking redress on employment matters will have to turn up at mediation sessions or risk a fine. Tougher measures are in place to compel such bosses to attend mediation with employees making claims. A new law was introduced
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    • 532 7  -  Bollywood Veggies operator claims deliveries to her sent to another farm BY KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg OPERATOR of organic vegetable and fruit farm Bollywood Veggies Ivy Singh-Lim took the stand yesterday to claim that she did not receive a notice and two reminders to have farm
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    • 325 7  -  BY ELENA CHONG COURTS CORRESPONDENT A COFFEE shop supervisor concealed his mobile phone in an empty shampoo container to record video footage of a woman showering in the toilet. When Poh Cher Boon, 51, an undischarged bankrupt, found that the footage was not clear
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    • 141 7 MORE Singaporeans travelled overseas for holidays in the first half of this year as the economy soared, according to the latest travel figures from the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (Natas). Visits to the top 10 overseas destinations for Singaporean holiday-makers, which included places
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    • 511 8  -  Years of drills pay off as they swing into action to save residents from fire BY CHERYL ONG ongyiern@sph.com.sg WHEN a fire broke out in Block 31, Toa Payoh Lorong 5 last Friday evening, grassroots volunteer Narasimman Supramaniam knew he had a job
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    • 434 8  -  BY CHUA HIAN HOU THE Government will take the battle home to the new, crucial frontier in intellectual property rights: the Internet. It will launch several projects next year stressing the importance of respecting copyright laws, through social networking site Facebook to maximise
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    • 317 8  -  MAVIS TOH A BOATMAN and the three illegal immigrants he was smuggling into Singapore were arrested on Sunday when the boat they were in sank during a high-speed police chase. The unlit speedboat was detected by officers from the Police Coast Guard
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  • SPORT.
    • 1304 9  -  Money may be the root of Rooney’s rage, and Fergie still rules United BY ROB HUGHES stsports@sph.com.sg THE power of Alex Ferguson over the Manchester United dressing room has been absolute for 17 years. He rules, and whoever contradicts the gaffer, no matter how big a
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    • 422 9 THE TIMES, LONDON REUTERS LONDON: Spanish giants Real Madrid and Manchester City will lead the scramble for Wayne Rooney, after he told Manchester United he will not sign a new contract because of the dramatic breakdown of his relationship with Alex Ferguson.
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    • 101 9 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Delhi praised as Games close Liverpool sold to NESV Reds fight heads for Texas court MOST COMMENTED ON Man Utd draw “not acceptable” Said oppenheimerr: “I can see their downfall in the coming years unless someone bails
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      528 10  -  Two senior staff members quit sailing federation less than a month before Asian Games BY LIN XINYI linxinyi@sph.com.sg WITH less than a month to the Asian Games, there are signs that the ride to Guangzhou is not going to be smooth for the Singapore Sailing Federation. The national
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    • 388 10  -  BY ROYSTON SIM SINGAPORE’S Asian Games chef de mission Low Teo Ping will not take any specific measures to prevent a repeat of the Commonwealth Games swimming relay team disqualification blunder. “Every Games has its own different set of circumstances. Anything could
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    • 348 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS ZURICH: Fifa executive committee member Amos Adamu will face an ethics panel hearing tomorrow after being implicated in a bribery scandal involving the vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. The Nigerian said his hearing is set for the
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    • 329 10 REUTERS LONDON: Liverpool have welcomed new owners to Anfield but, until the Fernando Torres of old is found, they are likely to continue to struggle. The striker has scored only once in 10 matches this season, a statistic that may explain why the Reds are second
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    • SPORTS WORLD
      • 68 10 REUTERS ROME: The Italian football federation expects to be sanctioned by Uefa, the game’s European governing body, for last week’s abandoned Euro 2012 qualifier against Serbia despite away fans causing the trouble. Last Tuesday’s match in Genoa was called off after six minutes when Serbia fans
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      • 32 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWCASTLE: British police say Newcastle forward Andy Carroll has been charged with assaulting an ex-girlfriend. The footballer appeared before Tynedale Magistrates Court in Northumberland yesterday.
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      • 60 10 Armstrong welcomes fifth child a girl ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES: Cyclist Lance Armstrong has become a father for the fifth time. The seven-time Tour de France champion tweeted yesterday that his girlfriend Anna Hansen had given birth to a girl Olivia Marie. He and Hansen had son Max in June
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      • 53 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN MARTIN (California): Rocco Mediate holed out for eagle for the fourth straight day en route to a one-stroke victory over Bo van Pelt and Alex Prugh in the Frys.com Open on Sunday. He finished with a two-over 73 for a
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    • 485 11 Chelsea hope to avoid another slip-up in Moscow against Spartak AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW: Chelsea return to the scene of one of their most bitter defeats when they take on Spartak Moscow at the Luzhniki Stadium today. It was in the Russian capital that the reigning English
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    • 292 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Csec Fabregas handed Arsenal a boost ahead of their Champions League match today by resuming training. The influential skipper has been out of action for a month and suffered a setback that kept him out of Saturday’s 2-1 comeback win over
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    • 390 11  -  Gombak United 1 Young Lions 1 BY JEFF ANG GOMBAK United’s hopes of landing fourth spot in the Great Eastern-YEO’S S-League faded after they drew 1-1 with the Young Lions at the Jurong West Stadium last night. They remain fifth with 44 points
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    • 341 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID: Real Madrid face an early test of their Champions League title credentials against AC Milan today. Real go into the Group G clash at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in tip-top shape: Undefeated and top of the Spanish league thanks in large part
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    • 408 11  -  Singapore Recreation Club v Tampines Rovers By Jeff Ang FORMER Lions Steven Tan and T. Ramoo go head to head in the Singapore Pools FA Cup final tonight. Tan coaches the Prime League team of Tampines Rovers, while Ramoo is in charge of the Singapore
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    • 628 12 Briton believes playing his best tennis is key, but it will not be easy AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI: As Andy Murray hoists another Masters trophy, deep down inside, the one he really wants is a Grand Slam title. Britain’s No. 1 tennis player, who beat Roger Federer
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    • 446 12 REUTERS SEOUL: South Korea is hosting its first Formula One Grand Prix this week, but the event will be missing the country’s top carmakers despite their desire to boost their brands to match their stunning emergence as global entities. The premier motorsport event had
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    • 485 12 Cricket 2nd ODI In Potchefstroom, South Africa: Zimbabwe 268 all out in 48.2 overs (T. Taibu 78; C. Langeveldt 2-49, W. Parnell 2-52, J. Theron 5-44). South Africa 273-2 in 39 overs (H. Amla 110, AB de Villiers 101 n.o.). South Africa won by 8 wkts, lead 3-match series
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      297 12 Today Basketball NBA pre-season: Orlando v Atlanta (Live, StarHub Ch202, 7am). Football Singapore Pools FA Cup, final: Tampines Rovers Prime League v NFL SRC (7pm). Curtain-raiser: YOG Team v FAS U-16 (5pm) Jalan Besar. S-League: Beijing Guoan v Albirex Niigata (Yishun, 7.45pm). Uefa Champions League: Spartak Moscow
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    • 280 9 MURRAY’S MAJOR AIM British star believes consistency will win him a Grand Slam. B12 Know Team Singapore contest Enter this contest and win a trip to the Asian Games. Two pairs of travel packages to Guangzhou, valued at more than S$3,000 each, to be given away. The package covers: Return
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      • 576 14  -  Stock jumps 10.7% from offer price as STI falls from 29-month high BULLS AND BEARS BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg GLOBAL Logistic Properties (GLP) got off to a roaring trading debut yesterday, breathing life and excitement into an otherwise uneventful trading session. The debutant’s volume
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          99 14 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 2.29 billion shares worth $2.67 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 161 Losers: 344 Unchanged: 682 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Oil and gas Points Change Points Change Points Change Basic materials -2.30 790.10 Utilities -4.25 -4.13 580.76 -5.16 -0.33
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        • 210 14 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 9,498.49 (-1.76) Japanese stocks ended almost flat, pressured by the yen, which stayed near a 15-year high against the US dollar. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Yesterday’s close: 1,480.7 (-9.61) Malaysian shares ended 0.6 per cent lower, with the government’s budget announcement failing
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      • 415 14  -  JONATHAN KWOK SEMBCORP Marine’s winning streak on rig orders has gone up a notch with a bumper new contract announced yesterday. The firm’s Jurong Shipyard has been contracted to build two jack-up rigs for US$384 million (S$498 million), with options for another four, from
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      • SINGAPORE STOCKS
        • 426 14 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: OCT 18,2010 Top Rises Oct 18 CENTS DBXT DBLCI-OY 5US$ 3669 523.6 12.3 DBXT E50 10US$ 4268 142.3 2.6 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 4950 86.2 1.4 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3357 17.0 0.4 Orchard
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        • 425 14 Top Rises Oct 18 CENTS DBS.ES.1010 1476 60.0 4.2 OCBC Bk.ES.1010 923 24.0 2.7 SGX MBL eCW*****2 85.5 19.0 28.6 SGX RB eCW*****8 52.5 9.0 20.7 SembMar MBLeCW*****2 55.5 7.5 15.6 KepLandMBLeCW*****3 31.5 5.0 18.9 SGX MBL eCW*****3 31 4.5 17.0 SembMar MBLeCW*****3 33 3.5 11.9 GentingSBNPeCW*****9
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        • 175 14 By Volume CENTS Vol GLP 217 0.0 0.0 514,022,000 Golden Agri 67 0.5 0.8 159,397,000 ChinaNTown 19.5 2.5 14.7 108,098,000 Healthway 16 -0.5 -3.0 78,237,000 Vallianz Hldgs 12.5 1.0 8.7 64,098,000 Genting SP 210 2.0 1.0 49,880,000 FrasersComm 15.5 -0.5 -3.1 40,150,000 Ban Joo 4.5 1.0 28.6
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        • 105 14 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Oct 18 2010 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2520 1.3270 Can dollar 1.2560 1.3060 Euro 1.7750 1.8460 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4205 0.4214 NZ dollar 0.9600 1.0080 Sterling pound 2.0340 2.1150 US dollar 1.2700 1.3200 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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        • 396 14 52-WEEK TEL CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 275 191 CapMallsAsia 216 unch ***** 223 215 0.5 10.7 8389.4 446 346 5606 CapitaLand 406 -7 ***** 418 405 2.6 15.5 *****.9 216
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      • 759 15  -  SGX to launch trading of ADRs of Chinese companies on Friday BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg EXCITEMENT is mounting among local investors as the Singapore Exchange (SGX) gets ready to kick off the trading of share-like instruments linked to mainland China
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      • 439 15 TELCO M1 is signing up legions of smartphone customers but the subsidies it is offering them are having some effect on its bottom line. The telco’s average revenue per postpaid user slipped to $59.70 compared to $60.10 a year ago, after accounting for
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    • 552 16  -  Eli Lilly facility to close in Dec with about 130 jobs cut; part of global plan to slash costs BY ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg PHARMACEUTICAL giant Eli Lilly will close its drug discovery centre here in December with the loss of about 130 jobs.
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    • 477 16  -  BY AARON LOW SINGAPORE may get caught in the crossfire in a brewing trade war between the United States and China owing to a technicality in a proposed US law to punish countries which undervalue their currency. According to Dr Derek Scissors,
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    • 547 17 ‘Irresponsible’ US policy causing hot-money inflows, says top central bank adviser REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: A top adviser to China’s central bank yesterday issued a thinly veiled warning to the United States not to print more money to stimulate growth, as International Monetary
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    • 1103 18 A SPECIAL FEATURE BROUGHT TO YOU BY ij W MALAYSIA PRC LRTY INC With its implementation and infrastructure works well underway, property developments at Iskandar Malaysia are looking more appealing to investors. Sreerema Banoo reports on the latest developments here and some of the upcoming property offerings. In
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    • 418 17 NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING: A dispute between China and the United States over Beijing’s subsidies to clean energy industries escalated on Sunday when a senior Chinese economic official warned that Washington “cannot win this trade fight”. In an abruptly scheduled news briefing here, the official,
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    • 336 19  -  But economists believe growth has peaked and slowdown lies ahead BY ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S exports grew by a healthy 22.7 per cent last month compared with the figure a year earlier, as shipments to all top 10 markets continued to expand.
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    • 370 19  -  BY AARON LOW THE move towards a multiple reserve currency system is inevitable and instead of fearing it, world economies should welcome it, a prominent American economist said yesterday. This is because such an arrangement, which will include the United States dollar, the
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    • 753 20  -  EU debt crisis, better prices here prompted firm to look to Singapore IPO SEASON BY FRANCIS CHAN,ROBIN CHAN franchan@sph.com.sg, chanckr@sph.com.sg THE wave of mega-listings on the local bourse is set to continue as big companies look to tap the strong levels of
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    • 108 20 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE Investors rush for new DBS issue ‘Don’t use yuan as scapegoat’ Currency war’s ‘tomb maker’ MOST COMMENTED ON Singdollar’s rise: good and bad news. Says tongcheekin: “The Singdollar appreciates, but prices within the country do not go down
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    • 287 20 REUTERS BLOOMBERG HONG KONG: American International Group (AIG) is set to close the institutional book for its AIA Group initial public offering (IPO) two days ahead of plan, amid signs the offering has been swamped by orders from traditional funds and high-profile Chinese
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    • 314 1 CPART TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19 2010 Tech-savvy travellers are using smartphones to access websites and run applications to get maps and tips about hotels, eateries and attractions, reports HUANG HUIFEN. C4&5 Nature wonders More to Hokkaido than just snowC6 Thanks for the music Ex-bassist of The Smiths to spin their songs
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        599 2  -  Cheryl Tan, Lin Wenjian MARINA BAY SANDS STAYCATION OFFER Have a break at home. Spending a few nights at Marina Bay Sands just got cheaper. From now till the end of next month, room rates start at $309 a night, about 20 per cent off the original price.
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        1095 4  -  Who needs guidebooks when you can access travel websites and apps on your smartphone huang huifen says. hfhuang@sph.com.sg Goodbye, guidebook. Hello, smartphone. Tech-savvy travellers no longer need to lug around a dog-eared guidebook on their trips. They are using their smart phones to home in on up-to-date eats,
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    • 1801 5 HYUNDAI FOR SALE HYUNDAI FOR SALE HYUNDAI FOR SALE HYUNDAI FOR SALE I Results of October 2010 1st Open Bidding Exercise For COE MATS J BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT COE results for the last six months* (April September 2010) HURRY! BEST BUY! G’teed COE. Audi A5 Coupe $189,800. Leco Prestige.
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    • 562 6 OPEN HSE 2-5PM Sentosa Cove Lakeshore view 7500/***** sq ft designers decor, home lift, hilltop, sea view, park 6 cars. Sole Agt *****320 Newsman OLDIE BUT GOODIE! Land 3500 sqft Enormous Peranakan. Pk 2 cars www.isabelredrup.com IR38 Fhld Redo and Build 6,000 sq ft! $6.5m. MRT. *****055. No agts SENTOSA
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    • 469 6 RARELY AVAIL! NATHAN Road vicinity Exclusive development. 3 bdrms. 1281 sqft Freehold $1.65M ($1288psf). HB *****248 ST. MARTINS APT,Bright. 2 bdrm, built-in cupboards.2 bath. Living dining. Kitchen with balcony. 946 sqft. $2.2M neg. 9455-6718 $14XX PSF! DORMER Park. 2347 sqft. 4+1. High flr. Excellent view. Designer decor. Spacious. Quiet. Best
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    • 297 7 BEST INVESTMENT FROM $5XXK! Residential commercial avail! Mins to MRT/ amenities! Priority booking hotline: 8281-8888 ONLY $980K THE Gdn Bishan. Blk. 7. #15 above. 1206 sqft. 3+1. Big Hall. Move-in. Pool view. Unblocked. Sole Agt. 9617-6688 VALUE BUY! RIVERVALE Crest. 3+1. 1141 sqft. Highest flr. Pool facing. No west sun.
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    • 334 7 5’I’ PT BLK. High flr. AMK Ave 10 Motivated seller. Valued. Breezy Renovated. Near amenities. All races. PR eligible. Call *****677 4’NG’ BLK 540 AMK. Upgraded fees paid. Valued. Near market/ school. Call *****866 3"I" +1. BLK.30 New Upp Changi Rd. High flr. Upgraded. Windy. Orig. Low cash! Near amenities.
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    • 1221 8 D01 -08 CITY D01 -08 CITY Tiyl a SOUTH-WEST [EM a SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS FOR RENT JGF PTE APTS FOR RENT MARINA BAY Residences As good as "The Bund Shanghai" p r J r is reported in The Straits Times 19th July 2010 Ai Vibrant Waterfront Living Full Bay/Sea View!
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    • 643 8 RIVER PLACE 1970sqft fr. $8.8k Banyan 1561-1851 sqft fr. 4.7k Royal Palm Man 1227 sq.ft 4k Nick Goh 9090 2845 MARINA BAY RESIDENCES 1 bdrm, high floor, seaview, fully furn The Sail 3 bdrm, high flr, bay view, f/furn. Daniel 9824 8321 THE PEAK. 5500 sqft. Duplex. 4+1 Renovated. Face
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    • 606 8 PATERSON EDGE 2 bdrms 2 baths. F/furn with aircon. Rent $5000. City, Biz dist. Facing Orchard/Orchard MRT. *****518 UE SQ. NEAR Clarke Quay MRT 3+1. P/furn. Tip top cond. Pool view. Only $5200 ono. M/E *****693 Co-broke welcome PALM SPRING 4+1+family 2650 sqft. Well renovated brand new kitchen/ aircons. Vacant.
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    • 661 8 TESSARINA 3 1 Balcony 1615 sqft No noon sun, 1 Nov, Pool view Big living hall. *****838 EMERALD PARK 1238 sqft approx 3+1. Part/ f/furn. Fully renovated $100K. $5K neg. *****156 DUCHESS CREST $3900. Low rise Quiet. Greenery. Bright. 2 bdrm Pool/tennis/gym. MRT *****919 SOMMERVILLE PARK TOWNHSE. Renovated. 4250 sqft.
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    • 746 9 JIN MEN YUAN 3+1. Unfurn. Walk-up apt near MRT. Near amenities Immed. CP *****548 ONE LEICESTER. 1292 sqft 3+1. High flr. Balcony Lovely MRT. No noon sun. Nov. 9626-2337 ERA MILL CREEK AT Lor Marzuki. just Top 2rm near MRT/ Seafront Meyer #18 2rm *****808 RITZ MANSION. F/FURN. 3+1. Spacious.
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    • 819 9 3+1 CHANGI COURT. F/facilities. F/furn. $2.7K Agts welcome. Full commission. 9817-3326 William D.15 ONE AMBER. Brand new. 2+1 bdrms faces sea. Partly/ f/ furn. $4K. F/ facilities. 9783 2209 agt 2/3/4/ PENTHSE $4.2K-$10K. 1100/ 1300/ 1540/ 2700 sqft. Immed. 9761 1228 Roy PEBBLE BAY 3+ study. 2357 sqft. Balcony. Facing
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    • 742 9 2+1 BLK 706 Yishun. High flr. F/furn. Aircon. Immed. Mkt/ shops/ MRT. neg. 9851 0213 APPROVED 4-RM at AMK. Furn,. High flr. Good cond. Unblocked. Amenities. $2.3K. 9178-4777 3’I’ BLK 119 Bukit Merah. Lift flr. Nicely Renovated. Unblocked. Fully furn. Near MRT/ eateries/ CBD. Immed. $2K. 9366-8885 BLK 111 COMMONWEALTH.
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    • 703 9 HDB RENTAL SPECIALIST Immediate Deposit Owners call 9008-0078 Blk 146 Bedok Res 5’I’....... $2.4K Blk 713/ 366Tampines 3+1 $2.2K Blk 18 Cantonment 5-Rm ..$3.2K Blk 115 T Payoh 2+1 ............$1.8K Blk 74 Whampoa 2+1 ..........$1.7K Blk 960 Hougang Exec Apt $2.5K Blk 898B Woodlands 5-Rm $2K Blk 158C Rivervale Cres
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    • 349 9 CALL US NOW AT 6508 8790! FOR LEASE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL SPACE Techplace I/II fr 579sf MSL Building fr 3,900sf Ubi Biz-Hub fr 6,415sf 84 Genting Lane fr 2,400sf Tampines Biz-Hub fr 2,600sf 3 Tai Seng Drive fr 3,200sf AZ Building fr 9,700sf 53 Serangoon North Ave 4 fr 2,800sf FoodXchange@Admiralty
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    • 267 9 Sale/Rent: Jurong, Tuas, Sg Kadut, Pasir Panjang, Senoko, Woodlands Kranji Covered 3000-*****0sqft Senoko *****-*****sqft+crane Pioneer Covered *****sqft; Open *****sqft overhead crane Jurong Food Hub 1722/3445sqft, ramp up, attach toilet, $1.70psf Tuas Built *****; land *****sqft Open space *****-*****0sqft LANDCROP 938-55-333 GROUND FLOOR UNIT AT KAKI BUKIT μ Sizes from 2,153
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    • 467 9 $1.50 PSF ONLY! 976-3905 sqft Depot Rd. Near Vivocity/ Harbourfront. Clean light Ind. Enquiries welcome *****000 SERANGOON NORTH 5000sqft Onwards. High Tech Building. Corporate image. Easy access to PIE CTE. Enquiries: *****000 KAKI BUKIT AVE 1. 3,500sqft Onwards. Clean light trades. Ample parking space. Easy access to PIE. Enquiries: *****000
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    • 292 9 SIMS AVE STAND alone bldg. Land/ built 15,000/ 25,000 sqft. 5 mins MRT/amenities. Corp image. Immed. 9666-5555 DIC UBI TECHPARK. OFFICE/ Showrm /Production. 872 sqft Corporate image. Aircon corridor. Wide frontage. MRT. Fitted. *****626 HENDERSON IND PK. 4000 sqft. For office/ storage/ light Ind. Ample carpark. Canteen. Near to AYE.
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    • 225 10 THE CONCOURSE (BEACH ROAD) For Lease: Office 1,023 to 25,000 sqft Shuttle bus to City Hall MRT Next to Nicoll Highway MRT Broadband enabled Panoramic City Sea View Fringe of CBD Attractive leasing terms Immediate Occupation Hong Fok Group (Tel: 6390 2425/ 6292 8181) PREMIUM SPACE PSA BUILDING Office 8
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    • 958 10 NICE 4500/ *****/ ***** sqft. Orchard, Braddell Rd, Novena. MRT,up to *****sqft. Raffles Pl. Call 9353-2093 agt MIDVIEW VARIOUS UNITS. 1300 sqft, include carpark. Convenient. $1.80 psf. Just TOP. Be the first! Call now! 9007-3438 INTL PLAZA 2357 sqft. Facing sea. Fully fitted. Renovated. Furn. Immed. Owner: 9631-6939 THE ARCADE
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    • 608 10 THE CENTRAL (Above Clarke Quay MRT) Rent Sale OFFICE 1 (Prime Office Space) Rarely available for sale High flr units facing Marina Bay Panoramic view of the sea/ Marina Bay Sands IR Various sizes from 883 sqft Selling vacant possession Allan 9272-8833 CREDO A REVOLUTIONARY NEW WAY TO WORK, LIVE
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