The Straits Times, 26 October 2010

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    19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 094/11/2009 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26 2010 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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    Lock icon Hot spots: Imagine five Toa Payoh towns burning
    1206 1  -  BY WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT wahyudis@sph.com.sg BENGKALIS REGENCY (Riau Province): The road from the provincial capital Pekanbaru to the coastal town of Dumai cuts through kilometres of scorched land. An acrid stench fills the air, and faint crackling sounds can be heard
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    Lock icon SGX offers $11b for Australian exchange
    664 1  -  Proposed union will create world’s fifth biggest listed exchange BY FRANCIS CHAN COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT franchan@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) and its Australian counterpart ASX announced yesterday that they have agreed to a multibillion dollar merger that will create a financial giant. The proposal involves
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      97 1 SUBSCRIBE Call 6388-3838 You’ll get a gift when you subscribe to The Straits Times WORLD, PAGES A12&13 Asian cities clamp down on rising home prices Pilgrims’ travels LIFE! PAGES C4&5 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 MORE REPORTS: PRIME PAGES A6 A8; MONEY PAGE
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  • INSIDE 76 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS
    • Article
      Lock icon 25 new school principals
      61 1 A TOTAL of 64 principals, of whom 25 are new, will be appointed to lead schools here in a ceremony on Dec 28. Among them is Mrs Lucy Toh, 39, daughter of the late senior minister of state for education, Tay Eng Soon. She will head
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      Lock icon Volcano alert in Indonesia
      60 1 INDONESIA yesterday raised its alert for its most volatile volcano to its highest level, saying the rumbling mountain could erupt at any time. Seismic activity has escalated dramatically at Mount Merapi on the densely populated island of Java, with increasing lava spurts and about 500 volcanic
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      Lock icon Rich plaintiff’s no-show
      68 1 A HIGH court hearing into the suit filed by a wealthy American woman against Shangri-La Hotel over the loss of her 6.41-carat diamond ring opened yesterday without her being present. Ms Anne Hendricks Bass, 68, had wanted to testify by video-conferencing from the United States, but her
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      Lock icon Shot-putter under watch
      40 1 KEEN to avoid a repeat of her controversial axing from the last Asian Games, the Singapore Athletic Association is keeping a close eye on shot-putter Zhang Guirong in the build-up to this year’s edition. SPORT PAGE B9
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        Lock icon Reforming the UN Security Council
        67 2 WE SAY The nations that will soon join the United Nations Security Council India, Brazil, South Africa must seize their opportunity. The old, Western-dominated order will pass away not when emerging nations acquire Council veto rights, but when these nations prove they are ready to
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        Lock icon Sino-US row goes green
        42 2 COLUMN The United States is probing claims that China unfairly supports its clean energy producers in breach of World Trade Organisation rules a new source of trade friction which must be addressed, says Michael Richardson. REVIEW PAGE A24
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        Lock icon Getting lost on the bus
        33 2 OUR READER SAYS The lack of announcements or route maps on buses is confusing for tourists and other newcomers unfamiliar with Singapore, says Hyunhee Kim. FORUM PAGE A26
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      117 2 IN LAST Thursday’s story “Telecoms firms against plans for stiffer fines”, we said all five respondents to a public consultation called by the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts are opposed to a revision of the Telecommunications Act providing for stiff er fines. The
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      Lock icon Betting on the volatile biomedical industry
      929 2  -  Singapore must stay the course to reap rewards when drug firms recover BY CHANG AI-LIEN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT ailien@sph.com.sg A LOCAL research team got a $200,000 grant from a pharmaceutical giant to test a mem-ory-enhancing drug. Two years later, their promising findings were published in
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      Lock icon MOE appoints 25 new school principals
      797 3  -  Daughter of late senior minister of state for education to head St Andrew’s Secondary BY JANE NG janeng@sph.com.sg THE daughter of the late Dr Tay Eng Soon, who was senior minister of state for education, is one of 64 principals appointed this year, of
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      Lock icon KL to study high-speed train link to Singapore
      495 4  -  KL to S’pore in 2 hours maglev technology among the options BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: A proposal for a high-speed train between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur that uses magnetic levitation technology is expected to be submitted soon
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      Lock icon 320kg of hypnotic drug seized in Seremban
      326 4 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK SEREMBAN: Police in Malaysia have seized RM20 million (S$8.3 million) worth of Eramin 5 in one of the biggest busts of the hypnotic drug this year. They seized 320kg from a shoplot at the Oakland Commercial Park in Seremban
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      Lock icon Mount Merapi set to blow its top
      445 5 Villagers evacuated; alert at highest level AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BERNAMA YOGYAKARTA (Indonesia): Indonesia yesterday raised its alert for its most volatile volcano to its highest level, saying the rumbling mountain could erupt at any time. Seismic activity has escalated dramatically at Mount
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; BERNAMA; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  445 words
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      Lock icon Strong quake off Sumatra coast
      281 5 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: A strong earthquake hit off the western coast of Sumatra late yesterday, but no damage or casualties were immediately reported. The 7.5-magnitude temblor struck at a depth of 15km on a small island off Sumatra, the US Geological Survey said.
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ST GRAPHICS  -  281 words
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      Lock icon Teacher sues MOE over fall
      693 9  -  She injured ankle while trying to get out after being locked in school BY KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg LOCKED inside the school building one Saturday afternoon, teacher Sivakami Sivanantham panicked and hurt herself while trying to get out. Now she is suing the Ministry of Education
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      Lock icon Student injured in cable ski fall sues school, operator
      465 9  -  BY MAVIS TOH THREE years after a cable ski accident left him with serious head injuries and permanent partial disabilities, Mr Muhammad Noor Azri Abdul Rahman is taking his school and the ski operator to court. The then-Secondary 4 Victoria School
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      16 5 Head to CATS FASTADS in The New Paper for job opportunities! >&*> MATS BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT
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      Lock icon Mega plan set to be a game-changer
      683 6  -  Singapore and Australia can carve out own niche with competitive edge but short-term hiccups likely BY LEE SU SHYAN MONEY EDITOR sushyan@sph.com.sg THE share price of the Singapore Exchange may have slumped 6.2 per cent yesterday but on the wider front, if the
      Source: BLOOMBERG; ST GRAPHICS; Sources: SGX, ASX  -  683 words
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      Lock icon SGX chief known as an astute deal-maker
      1012 6  -  LEE SU SHYAN JUST 10 months into the job, Singapore Exchange (SGX) chief executive Magnus Bocker is looking to pull off what will be the most ambitious deal of his career a massive A$8.4 billion (S$11 billion) deal to buy the Australian Stock
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      Lock icon Voices of dissent Down Under
      731 8 Some unease about ASX being in foreign hands SYDNEY: They may have proposed to each other but some Down Under are objecting to the marriage of the two exchanges. One of the strongest objections in the form of a lament came from a commentary in
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      Lock icon HK shrugs off potential threat
      455 8 HONG KONG: A commentary on the Wall Street Journal website called it a “game-changer”, arguing that a Singa-pore-Australia stock market merger could create a behemoth that could finally threaten Hong Kong’s position as Asia’s top financial centre. But one of Hong Kong’s top financial officials
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      Lock icon Meeting on $1.3b deal to ban deforestation
      425 10/11 REUTERS JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JAKARTA: Senior officials from Norway and Indonesia were meeting in Jakarta yesterday to assess progress in executing a US$1 billion (S$1.3 billion) climate deal that would impose a two-year moratorium on the clearing of natural forests. Norway’s Environment
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      Lock icon Rain should keep haze at bay for next three days
      362 10/11  -  BY MARIA ALMENOAR SINGAPORE is likely to be haze-free for the next three days, said the National Environment Agency (NEA). With the region expected to see an increase in rainfall during the week, the haze situation will improve across the
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  • WORLD.
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      Lock icon WHAT’S GONE UP WON’T COME DOWN
      1605 12  -  Housing prices in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan are on a seemingly relentless climb despite government efforts to step on the brakes. Here’s a look at what’s fuelling this rise and the outlook ahead. E A S T A S I A S PR
      PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; Sources: BLOOMBERG, VERSITECH LIMITED; Sources BLOOMBERG, VERSITECH LIMITED AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY AND SINYI REALTY; ST GRAPHICS  -  1,605 words
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      102 12 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE Miners fed up with fame MOST COMMENTED ON US: No more being a trade ‘pushover’. Says f14d_tomcat: “Lowering the price of a product often leads to lower salaries, lower product quality or shifting operations to countries with abundant
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        Lock icon The President’s choice
        49 14 Philippine President Benigno Aquino casting his ballot during the nationwide village elections yesterday at Hacienda Luisita, Tarlac province in northern Philippines. The polls, in which more than 41,000 villages elected their village heads, was marred by 47 incidents of violence, said the police. PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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      • Article
        Lock icon Outcry over KL stress on history
        672 14  -  Govt’s move to make subject a must-pass sparks fears over highlighting Malay supremacy BY HAZLIN HASSAN MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT hazlinh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian government decision to make history a compulsory pass subject for final-year secondary school students has led to complaints by Chinese political
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        Lock icon Najib’s 9 ‘early wins’
        919 16  -  PM singles out projects set to transform economy BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday identified nine major investments as the “early wins” in his economic transformation programme. He said the investments had already been signed and were
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        Lock icon Malaysia’s Islamic TV channel to start in December
        202 16 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s first free-to-air “Islamic lifestyle” high-definition channel TV Al-Hijrah will start broadcasting in December, according to news website The Malaysian Insider. The channel is owned by Al-Hijrah Media, a company incorporated under the Prime Minister’s Department. Minister in the Prime
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        Lock icon DPJ trounced in by-election
        706 17  -  Lower House loss could be due to unhappiness over govt’s track record so far BY KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO: Japan’s ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) lost a Lower House by-election on Sunday by a wide margin, apparently due to voter unhappiness with
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        Lock icon India, Japan sign ‘historic’ trade pact
        479 18 Leaders of two countries also agree to speed up talks on nuclear energy deal AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: The leaders of India and Japan signed a sweeping agreement yesterday to increase trade and agreed to speed up talks towards a civilian nuclear energy
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        Lock icon China protest over Taiwan’s name at Japan film fest
        351 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: A row sparked by China has erupted over the official name of the Taiwan delegation at a film festival in Japan, threatening to add to tensions between Beijing and both its neighbours Tokyo and Taipei. The
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        Lock icon No Mr Right for this bride in Taiwan
        424 18 TAIPEI: Ms Chen Wei-yi has posed for a set of photos in a flowing white dress, enlisted a wedding planner and rented a banquet hall for a marriage celebration with 30 friends. The wedding will come almost complete, with Chinese traditional betrothal
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        Lock icon Indian firms set sights on Africa
        601 19 Their billionaire owners are fuelling a buying spree in the ‘last frontier’ BLOOMBERG NEW DELHI: Indian billionaire Ravi Ruia flew to Africa every month for the past 18 months, buying coal mines in Mozambique, half an oil refinery in Kenya and a call centre
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        Lock icon Senior cop’s son held in hit-and-run
        205 19 XINHUA SHIJIAZHUANG (China): The son of a senior Chinese police officer, who sparked outrage for intimidating onlookers with his father’s name and driving away after knocking down two students, has been arrested, police announced yesterday. Mr Li Qiming, 22, drunk at the time of
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        Lock icon British PM: Today’s pain is tomorrow’s gain
        694 20 Private sector growth will offset public sector cutbacks, says Cameron ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron promised yesterday to drive exports higher and cut regulatory red tape to encourage private sector innovation as his government seeks to replace
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        Lock icon Protesters raising a stink
        85 20 A man covering his nose as he looks at garbage piled in the middle of a street in protest against uncollected rubbish, in central Naples, Italy, on Sunday. The city is facing a waste disposal crisis, as residents of Terzigno, about 20km south of Naples, block
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        Lock icon Cost of pension strikes – $5b and counting
        401 20 Cost of pension strikes $5b and counting ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS PARIS: President Nicolas Sarkozy’s government warned yesterday that strikes against pension reform have cost up to ¤3 billion (S$5.4 billion) and threaten to derail France’s still fragile economic recovery. Workers continue to block ports, oil refineries and trash
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        Lock icon Emotional distress lingers on
        749 21 Men still grappling with trauma and global media glare RESCUED CHILEAN MINERS NEW YORK TIMES COPIAPO (Chile): Miner Jose Ojeda, 47, can barely sleep without the comfort of a fellow miner nearby, to confide in when dreams shake him awake. Mr Omar Reygadas, a 56-year-old great-grandfather
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        Lock icon Race for governorship heats up
        982 22 Prospect of reallocation of congressional seats raises stakes for states WASHINGTON POST ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON: Some of the sharpest skirmishes this election season in the United States have come in the races for governor, especially in states shouldering the highest unemployment rates and
        WASHINGTON POST; ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  982 words
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        Lock icon Iran ‘should not interfere’ in Afghanistan
        506 23 US fears ‘bags of money’ from Teheran are an attempt to buy influence AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON: The United States said that Iran should not interfere with Afghanistan’s internal affairs following revelations that a top aide to Afghan President Hamid Karzai had received “bags
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG  -  506 words
      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon Thai flood deaths hit 41
          107 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK: The death toll in Thailand from two weeks of flooding rose to 41 yesterday, after emergency officials reported three more fatalities. The nationwide floods, which began on Oct 10, had affected millions of people, damaged hundreds of thousands of homes, and left
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          Lock icon Anwar evidence ‘withheld’
          94 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR: A doctor acknowledged during Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial yesterday that a detailed report he and two colleagues wrote after examining the Malaysian opposition leader’s accuser was never submitted as evidence in court. General surgeon Mohamad Razali Ibrahim, a prosecution witness, made the revelation
          ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  94 words
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          Lock icon 15 die in oil pipeline fire
          78 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YANGON: At least 15 people were killed and about 100 more injured after a fire broke out at an oil pipeline in central Myanmar, a government official said yesterday. The blaze began after about 200 villagers started collecting oil from the leaking
          AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  78 words
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          Lock icon S.Korea sends North rice
          112 23 REUTERS SEOUL: South Korea sent its first shipment of rice aid to rival North Korea in more than two years yesterday and said that it would consider holding monthly talks with Pyongyang if it was committed to denuclearisation. A cargo ship carrying 5,000 tonnes of government-financed
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          Lock icon Infighting at Wikileaks
          96 23 LONDON: Internal turmoil at the heart of Wikileaks has kept the whistle-blowing website from publishing any new exposes outside of the Iraq and Afghanistan war logs, British newspaper The Independent reported yesterday. Former staff members and volunteers told the newspaper that Wikileaks’ obsessive focus on the United
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        393 15  -  BY HARSHA JETHNANI BROADENING its range of services, increasing the number of specialists and improving efficiency helped push third-quarter profits up 13 per cent for Raffles Medical Group. The health-care provider recorded earnings of $10.7 million, up from $9.5 million in the same quarter
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        1202 4  -  Singaporeans are going overseas to find out more about their religion, combining it with leisure nicholas yong Earlier this month, a 32-strong group from Thekchen Choling, a Tibetan Buddhist temple here, returned from a 16-day trip to Tibet. Among them was Mr Lim Sin Jin, 38, logging
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        385 4 HINDUISM There is no one central organisation that organises pilgrimages for Hindu devotees. Instead, the task largely falls on individuals, travel agencies and some temples. Some such as civil servant K. Chandrasegar, 49, have been making annual pilgrimages on their own steam. Together with a small group
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        190 6 Where: Helga Vaneks vei 15 Getting there: Take the T-bane Metro from Oslo central station to Mortensrud station. The church is a short walk away. What: Set on a small hill largely surrounded by pine trees, the church looks more like a mountain resort. Architect Torstein Koch says
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        153 6 Where: Along the Geiranger-Trollsti-gen National Tourist Route Getting there: Take a domestic flight from Oslo to Aselund. Then drive to Gudbrandsjuvet. What: To promote tourism in Norway, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration has identified 18 scenic routes across the country, and developed them into National Tourist Routes. To
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        452 7 Where: Along the Geiranger-Trollstigen National Tourist Route Getting there: A short drive away from Gudbrandsjuvet. What: This is the first hotel of its kind in Norway seven container-like rooms built in the forest. They were designed by Jensen Skodvin. Each cabin is kept bare with a sleeping
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        160 7 TROLLSTIGEN, GEIRANGER-TROLLSTI-GEN Where: Along the Geiranger-Trollstigen National Tourist Route Getting there: An hour’s drive from Gudbrandsjuvet What: Trollstigen, also known as The Troll’s Road, snakes and climbs its way up and along steep mountainsides. Along the road is a new Trollstigen lookout point that will also have a building for
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      408 7 3’NG’ 258. 2+UTILITY rm, fee paid. Walk-up #02. 73sqm. Unblocked view. Mayflower Sec Sch/Central Well kept *****332 4’NG’ 171 AMK Ave 4. Lift level. Unobstructed view. 1km St Nicholas Sch. Amenities. All races/ PR. Valued $395K. 9617 2490 RARE! 3½-RM CORNER 82 sqm, 631 low flr. Move-in. MRT/ mkt Upgraded
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      319 7 LOW CASH! BLK 425 Fajar Rd. 5’I’ with recess. Amenities/ LRT. Low flr. Renovated. Corner Valued $358K. *****133/ *****477 4’S’ BLK 435. High floor. Windy. Lift level. Fajar LRT Beacon Pri sch. Future sch. shpg. Valued $284K $25K neg! 8167 5366 LAST CALL! PRICE Reduce! 3rm corner 12 Farrer Pk
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      425 7 5’I’ CORNER 305 #15. City view. Nicely renovated. Marble parquet flr! Value $430k *****046 View: www.johnleeproperty.com GOOD NEWS!! ALL PR can Buy!! Low cash! 5’I’ Corner Blk 309A!! Beautiful like Hotel!! Only One Yr Renovation! Owner Migrating!! johnleeproperty.com 9072-4046 4-RM COMPASSVALE BOW 264E Corner. 92sqm. F/aircon. F/furn Nice! Buangkok MRT
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      258 7 NEW LIST! 3’S’ Blk 110. #07. Unblocked. Face gdn/ shops/ sch/ amenities/ coffeeshop. Orig. Valued $260K. View to offer. NEW LISTING! BLK 841 5’I’ Renovated. Low flr. Mrt/ Amenities. Blk 825 4’A’. Mrt/ Amenities. Call *****404/ *****920 DWG 3’A’ BLK.114 YISHUN Ring. Scenic view, windy, orig. Mid flr. Lift landing.
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      576 7 NAMLY S/STOREY SEMI-D 3rm+ patio. Cosy Cottage. 2500 sqft. Renovated, quiet *****009 TBP CHANCERY LANE 3-STOREY Detached. 5300/ 5100 sqft 5+1. Pte lift. Pool MRT P/furn *****930 GREENWOOD 2½-STOREY SEMI-D 4+1 Children pool. New bathrm. Approx 3600 sqft. 6225-2220 ILLOURA (CLUSTER) 3-STOREY 4400 sqft. 4+1. Pte lift. Pool. Brand new.
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      842 8 ISLANDVIEW 3630 SQ.FT 3 rms ensuite. study 1. P/furn. Big balcony. Immed. *****789 D.08 THE VANADIUM 3+1 bedrm P/furn. Pool/ Security. MRT/ shpg. Immed. neg 9851-2159 MERA SPRING IMMED 3+1 1227 sq.ft. City/greenery view. P/furn. Novena MRT $4.xxK 9632 0900 AMOY ST, PEOPLE’S Park, Citylights, Icon, Twin Regency, MRT. Immed.
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      982 8 D09-10 ORCHARD/ TO TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS FOR RENT D09-10 ORCHARD/ TO TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS FOR RENT D09-10 ORCHARD/ TO TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS FOR RENT NASSIM REGENCY FOR LEASE m The Prestige of Nassim Road Nassim Regency is an exclusive development set in lush greenery, a short distance
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      754 8 $7.6K NEG. SOMMERVILLE Pk 3+1 Upp mais. Pool view with balcony. Approx 1800sqft. Beautifully renovated. LandPlus *****996 VALLEY PARK 1700 sqft 4+1 rms Quiet facing. $6.5K; 1701 sqft 3+1 rms $6K; 1356 sqft 3 rms $4.8K; 1216 sqft 2 rms $4.3K. *****900 ASPEN HGTS #10 4+1, city/ greenery/ bright. Full/
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      479 8 THE SHELFORD 4+1 Penthse. 1800sqft. Beautiful. Quiet. Bright Unblocked. Spacious. Coronation Plaza/ greenery/ sch. *****606 D11 CHEAPEST $4.8K big Penthse 4+3 rm+ gdn. Novena MRT. Pte Lift, good cond, p/furn. F/ facilities 9-11 mth. Owner *****328 DUNEARN COURT 3-BDRM. 1400 sqft, Newly renovated. P/furn. No facilities. Near Coronation Plaza. Avail
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      667 9 THE TREVOSE. 4+1 bdrm. Partial furnished. Full facilities. Close to clubs/ town. $6.5K. *****044 STRATA PENTHSE LOFT 3 bdrm. Panaromic view. 1650 sqft. Immed. $7.3K. 9021-6556 agt SIGNATURE PK 3+1. Mid flr. Unblocked. Cosy. F/aircon. Unfurn. Immed. 9144-2389 Sole agt SIGNATURE PK 3+1. 1421 sqft. F/furn. Facilities. Beauty World/ PIE.
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      664 9 PW Rental Team District 15-16 AALTO 3+1.............................$6K Waterside 4+1....................... $9K Riveredge 3+1.................... $5.2K Water Place 4+1................. $6.8K The Makena 3+............... To Offer Cote D’Azur 3+1................. $5.3K Pebble Bay 2/3/4 rm..... $6.7Kup One Amber 3+1/4+1....$5.9K up Mandarin Garden 2/3rm... $2.9K Bayshore Pk 4rm Seaview $6.9K SeaFront On Meyer 3/ 4+1.$6Kup 9743
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      668 9 CASUARINA COVE 3+1. Renovated, well kept. Quiet. Avail immed. Ideal for expats. *****097 Agt THE BAYSHORE 3+1. P/furn. low flr. Pool view. F/facilities. Avail immed. *****363 Eastview ONE AMBER BRAND New 1302 SQFT. Mid flr 3bdrms. Facilities Mall beach. $4500. *****770. THE MAKENA 3+1. High floor, 1292 sqft. Sea/ pool
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      681 9 CITY SQUARE CONDO. Common rm $1500. Master rm $2000. Avail early Nov. Full facilities. Also 3rm avail end Nov. *****655 HOUGANG MRT Service Rooms, Nicely Furn, SCV, Internet, amen ities.$50 per day. Call *****333 MASTER CONDO RM. Near Bt Timah Plaza. Rail Mall. Pool view. Can cook. No owner. 9733-8161.
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      616 9 5-RM TAMPINES BLK 705 corner. High flr F/furn. MRT. Prefer family. $2.8K. Immed. 8454-7026 $2K! 2+1 CIRCUIT Rd Blk 43. F/ furn with aircon. Well kept. Near Mkt/ MRT/ sch. *****415 EVR 3+1 BLK 2 Marine Terr #25, new renovation. Full sea view. $3500 neg. Call Mr Lim 9853-3232 Taman
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      450 9 AMK HDB FLAT wanted. No commission on owner. Ready tenants. Owner pls call *****321 GEYLANG BUILDING Facing main road Suitable for Corporate building Land: 7,411 sqft approx Floor Area: 21,349 sqft approx Freehold CALL 6494 3890/*****884 D.13-20 (East/ North) Genting Rd 900sqft.........$1.50psf Kapo 1,200sqft................ $1.20psf SgKadut 1,000-*****sqft. $1psf+ Paya Lebar
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      61 10 D.01 TONG ENG BLDG 463 sq.ft 2 rms Carpeted. Raffles Place MRT D.01 AMOY STREET 1000/1500/ 2200 sqft #01/ #02/ #04 attic. Aircon. Glass door. MRT D.07 NORTH BRIDGE CTR 280/ 495/ 667 sq.ft Partition, Glass Door. Library/ MRT D.07 LAVENDER ST 1259 sq.ft #2 #3 (aircon) D.07 FORTUNE CTR
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      311 15 BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) BANKRUPTCY RULES IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE In Bankruptcy O.S. No. 1610 of 2010/Q In the matter of the Bankruptcy Act (Cap.20) And In the matter of KAN MIEW FAT T/A REGENT TRANSPORTATION (NRIC NO. S*****55Z) Between DBS BANK LTD (RC NO.
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      763 16 Full-Time/Part-Time: Cashiers (Day/Night) Retail Assts/Skill Cutters Job Fair North West Community Development Council NS 9 WOODLANDS SOUTH WOODLANDS WOODLANDS CIVIC CENTRE WOODLANDS SQUARE WOODLANDS DRIVE WOODLANDS AVE Date: 28 October 2010 (Thur) Time: 10am 4pm Location: 900 South Woodlands Drive #04-07 Woodlands Civic Centre (Near Woodlands MRT) Candidates for all
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      513 17 Minimum Diploma in Engineering Minimum 3 years’ hands-on experience in M&E maintenance and building services Qualified Fire Safety Manager Certificate in Culinary Skills Local Oriental Western cuisine Good knowledge in kitchen management and hygiene standards Minimum 2 years’ experience Local Western cuisine or Indian and Muslim cuisine Minimum 1 year
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      362 18 Tiles Construction firm urgently requires Project Cordinator At least GCE ’O’ Level Computer literate Class 3 lic a must. S’porean/ PR/ M’sian only Knowledge of Autocad Call *****008 or email to hr@oesconstruction.com.sg Children’s wear company requires ADMIN CLERK PC Literate Able to handle Mandarin speaking clients Singaporean or PR only
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      298 18 ADMIN REQUIRED IN Kallang area. Bilingual. S’porean or PR. Call *****849 or send resume to: aliceyean25@yahoo.com.sg ADMINISTRATOR REQUIRED BY car rental co. PC literate. Fluent in English 5½ days Email resume hr@hawkrentacar.com.sg FILIPINO CO NEEDS Admin Customer Service Staff. Sat Sun off. Pls call *****944 or Email dansvcs@singnet.com.sg ADMIN CUM
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      222 18 Local Construction firm, seeking dynamic individuals to join our team as follows: Architectural Co-ordinator 3 Immediate positions) Min Diploma holder in Architecture Min 3 years experience Good organisational and communicative skills and able to lead a team of sub-contractors in integrating their works with other building trades. Good work attitudes,
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      537 18 Woodlands operator 8am-8pm $60 Yishun Store 8am-530pm $48 AMK Clerk 8am-530pm $52 AMK Operator 3-11pm $40, 11pm7am $44. M’sian/ SPM welcome Tampines MH 8am-5pm $50 Bedok Male/female Clerk/operator 8am-530pm $55 7am-3pm $38/ 3-11pm $44/ 11pm-7am $49 Jurong M’sian/ SPM 12hr day $60 QC 8-5pm $50. 7am-3pm $38/ 3pm-11pm $41/ 11pm-7am
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      509 18 Forklift Driver/ Warehse Asst. *Perform general warehse dutuies. *Loading unloading stocks *Inventory management/ data entry/ stock counting *Forklift lic a must *Commit work long term Interested pls call Mr Jimmy Poh *****055 or walk in: 10 Tuas, Ave 13 WAREHOUSE PACKERS Ê European MNC Ê Clementi, 8.30am-6pm Ê Willing to
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