The Straits Times, 29 December 2011

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    20 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 073/11/2011 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29 2011 sph A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Jail for child abusers
      68 1 A WOMAN and her two daughters in their 20s were yesterday jailed for abusing a 10-year-old boy who lived with them. The women beat him, scorched him with heated objects and cut his hands with scissors for allegedly stealing food. The boy, the son of the
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      Lock icon Call for stiffer penalties
      73 1 TWO stabbing incidents on London’s Oxford Street during post-Christmas sales re-ignited pressure for stiffer penalties against those who carry knives as promised by Prime Minister David Cameron during a general election 20 months ago. The incidents, in which one teen was killed, have revived memories of
      PHOTO: XINHUA  -  73 words
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      Lock icon Warmer Japan-India ties
      66 1 JAPANESE Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda called for greater economic cooperation with India yesterday, as two of Asia’s biggest economies signed a number of accords including a US$15 billion (S$19.5 billion) currency swap that could help bolster the flagging Indian rupee. Mr Noda also said that talks on
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      Lock icon Banks focus on rich Indians
      57 1 LOCAL banks are defying the global slowdown and boosting teams dedicated to serving the market segment known as non-resident Indians (NRIs). The sector could be worth as much as US$25 billion (S$32.4 billion) in wealth held, with about 300,000 NRIs, and many in the ranks
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    Lock icon New satellite boost for China’s military
    1020 1 Navigation system to rival GPS will have civilian and military uses BEIJING: China’s home-grown satellite navigation system went into commercial operation this week, making it only the third country in the world to have its own system. Aside from providing navigation services to Chinese
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    Lock icon Kim Jong Un leads funeral procession
    1042 1 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK TIMES SEOUL: Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans yesterday braved the freezing temperatures to line the streets of Pyongyang, wailing and weeping as a black hearse carrying late leader Kim Jong Il’s body wound its way through the
    AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS/KYODO NEWS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS/KYODO NEWS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  1,042 words
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    Lock icon Yahoo! got free ride plagiarising works: SPH
    913 1  -  BY MARC LIM ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR marclim@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) yesterday said that Internet firm Yahoo! had profited from a “free ride” by plagiarising and reproducing its news content without its permission. The publicly listed media company said this in its rebuttal
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      142 1 Playing politics 2011: LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD Higher bar, better treatment Bowel disease on the rise Shipping’s tough year India on knife edge MONEY, PAGE B21 Ups and downs SPORT, PAGES B13-14 LIFE! PAGE C5 IN MIND YOUR BODY WORLD, PAGES A20-21 HOME, PAGES B4-5 BREAKING NEWS: I www.straitstimes.com INTERACT:
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        Lock icon Pakistan’s Afghan role
        66 2 WE SAY The rupture in US-Pakistan cooperation has significant implications for the fight against terrorism and developments in Afghanistan. One hopes that the rift can be healed, or that US-Pakistan ties can at least continue at some level to deny terrorist groups room to manoeuvre. Pakistan should
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        Lock icon Teen ‘sext’ dilemma
        32 2 COLUMNS When not if teen “sexting” arrives here, says Andy Ho, we must be careful to separate invasion of privacy from pornography and sexual exploitation. L REVIEW PAGE A32
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        Lock icon New Year fun and fights
        32 2 New Year’s Eve is a double-sided coin, says Adeline Chia. Good times, bad times and the occasional and unexpected exchange of bodily fluids. L LIFE! PAGE C4
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        Lock icon Silver wave approaches
        40 2 OUR READER SAYS Businesses and institutions should explore avenues to benefit from the wants and needs of Singapore’s expanding ranks of elderly folk, says Raymond Koh from posh retirement homes to tailored travel. L FORUM PAGE A33
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        20 2 www.straitstimes.com L Photojournalist Desmond Lim talks about his experience working on a story about Chinese nationals in Singapore.
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      Lock icon China will not let North Korea collapse
      940 2  -  It is just too important a strategic buffer for Beijing to neglect BY CHING CHEONG SENIOR WRITER chingcheong@gmail.com CHINA took proactive steps in the days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Il’s death on Dec 17 to ensure that power is being passed
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      Lock icon Mum and two daughters jailed for abusing boy
      610 3  -  They injured him for allegedly stealing food, leaving him disfigured BY KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg FOR two years, a young boy was beaten and burned with heated objects by his grandaunt and her daughters, for allegedly stealing food. The abuse left the now
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      Lock icon Dummy’s guide to new road
      93 3 This “construction worker” was spotted along the Central Expressway (CTE) waving a red flag to alert motorists about the new slip road to the PanIsland Expressway. He is there 24 hours a day and is in fact a mechanised dummy, which the Land Transport Authority
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      Lock icon Is this copyright infringement?
      1248 4 In its statement of claim, Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) cited, as examples, 23 articles from its newspapers which Yahoo! was alleged to have reproduced substantially on Yahoo! Southeast Asia’s websites over a 12-month period, without authorisation from SPH. Reproduced below is a report published in The
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      Lock icon Stomp postings made by third parties
      276 4  -  MARC LIM SINGAPORE Press Holdings yesterday denied that it had breached Yahoo!’s copyright on its citizen journalism website Stomp, as alleged by the Internet firm. Yahoo! had made the allegation when it filed a counter-claim in its defence after being sued by SPH for
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      Lock icon North Korea closer to nuclear-tipped missile
      741 6 REUTERS WASHINGTON: North Korea is probably closer to mounting nuclear warheads on its ballistic missiles than generally reported, possibly only one or two years away, the United States Congress’ former top expert on the issue has concluded. Dr Larry Niksch, who tracked North Korea
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      Lock icon KEY MOURNERS
      405 6 SOURCE: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JOONGANG ILBO NORTH Korea watchers yesterday paid close attention to footage and images of the funeral for clues on the new leadership. Here’s a look at who was present or not. Kim Jong Un, late 20s Mr Kim Jong Il’s youngest son and heir made
      SOURCE: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; JOONGANG ILBO  -  405 words
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      Lock icon ‘Step up Japan- India economic relations’
      745 7  - ‘Step up JapanIndia economic relations’ Noda’s call in Delhi comes as the two countries agree on $19.5b currency swap BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda called for greater economic cooperation with India yesterday, as two of Asia’s biggest economies agreed on a US$15
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      Lock icon LTA gives details of probe
      769 8  -  It will examine if SMRT’s response to breakdowns was sufficient, among other things BY MARIA ALMENOAR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT ROYSTON SIM mariaa@sph.com.sg roysim@sph.com.sg THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) yesterday released more details on what it will focus on when investigating the recent spate of train breakdowns.
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      Lock icon New property rules may go if economy worsens: Analysts
      670 9  -  But buyers should expect measures to stay if home prices keep rising BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg ANALYSTS say the latest round of property cooling measures is unlikely to be a permanent feature in Singapore if the property market grinds to a
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      Lock icon Demand for ECs likely to hold in 2012
      532 9  -  BY CHERYL LIM DEMAND from HDB upgraders and first-time buyers will maintain the popularity of executive condominiums (EC) well into next year, but prices could soften, say analysts. ECs received a shot in the arm in the second half of this year
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  • WORLD.
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      Lock icon London stabbings reignite fears over youth gang violence
      1206 11 They revive memories of riots that rocked British cities in August NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: The fatal stabbing of a teenager during post-Christmas sales at one of the world’s busiest retail streets has reignited fears over gang violence in Britain.
      NEW YORK TIMES; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: XINHUA  -  1,206 words
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE FOLLOW AND ENGAGE ST ONLINE
      85 11 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE WORLD STORIES ONLINE L Australia looks north for fresh food bowl L Tidings of comfort and joy L Legal tussle over Twitter account in the US More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com PHOTO GALLERIES ONLINE
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        Lock icon 54 officials blamed for deadly China rail crash
        699 13 Govt report slams design flaws, sloppy management and poor emergency response ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS BEIJING: A long-awaited government report said design flaws, inadequate emergency response and sloppy management caused a bullet train crash in July that killed 40 people. The tragedy triggered
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        Lock icon Karzai won’t oppose Taleban setting up an office in Qatar
        351 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL: After prodding by his United States and European backers, Afghan President Hamid Karzai dropped his opposition to allowing the Taleban to set up an office in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar, saying that he could abide
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        Lock icon Ailing Hazare cuts short hunger strike
        863 14  -  But he vows to push for stiffer anti-graft law after Lower House passes Bill BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: Ill-health forced Indian activist Anna Hazare to cut short his hunger strike yesterday but he vowed to continue to push for stronger
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        Lock icon Yudhoyono urges police to avoid excessive force
        550 22 Police to probe fatal shooting of two anti-mining protesters AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the National Police to avoid violence and physical contact when they disperse crowds or protesters, said his spokesman on Tuesday. Mr Julian Aldrin Pasha
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG  -  550 words
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        Lock icon Japan seeks to stretch budget by easing arms ban
        613 24  -  New policy will allow Tokyo to take part in joint devt of F-35 fighter jet NEWS ANALYSIS BY KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO: Japan’s decision to ease its decades-old export ban on weapons and related technology is mainly aimed
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        Lock icon Most Taiwan CEOs back Ma’s pro-China policy, survey finds
        322 24 REUTERS TAIPEI: A majority of chief executives in Taiwanese companies back President Ma Ying-jeou’s policy of economic rapprochement with China, but most have yet to see any benefits from a landmark trade deal the policy brought about, said a survey by
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        Lock icon Strike at China LG factory over ‘unequal bonus’
        568 25 Some production halted as upset workers point to ‘better package’ for S. Korean staff REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NANJING: Workers at an LG Display factory in eastern China have gone on strike, halting some production, the company said yesterday, in the latest action
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        Lock icon Race for HK chief executive gets tighter
        414 25 HONG KONG: Chief executive hopeful Henry Tang has cut sharply into his opponent’s popularity lead, the latest popularity poll findings have shown. The latest survey by the University of Hong Kong’s Public Opinion Programme, commissioned by the Ming Pao Daily News, showed him
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        Lock icon India on knife edge as anger simmers
        1055 20  -  BY RAVI VELLOOR SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF velloor@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: Three years ago, when the global economic meltdown roiled nations, India escaped with barely a bruise. Now, it is hurting more than any other Asian economy. Three years of policy paralysis, the most
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        Lock icon THE YEAR AHEAD: 5 KEY DATES IN SOUTH ASIA
        386 20 LFebruary: Uttar Pradesh, India’s biggest province, is scheduled to hold state assembly elections from Feb 4 to Feb 28. The province is also the country’s most important state politically, having produced eight prime ministers. While the Congress party has little chance
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      • SCIENCE WATCH
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          Lock icon Space race
          81 20 NASA’S one-armed wonder, the Curiosity rover, will reach Mars in August to see if the red planet is habitable, a dream of space-faring countries since the 1950s. The Americans are going to find the final frontier a bit more crowded next year Beijing is planning up to two
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          Lock icon Lab-grown burger
          88 20 THE world’s first artificial burger is set to arrive next year. But do not fire up the grill just yet. Made by growing animal muscle cells in a dish, the 2.5cm-wide strips are pale and long, and do not look much like meat. With an estimated 3,000 strips
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          Lock icon Delving in deep
          106 20 SOME explore the outer reaches of space, others plumb Earth’s depths. Researchers at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in France aim to find out what lies at the Earth’s core. Using a super X-ray beam, they hope to reproduce in a lab the extreme conditions that exist
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          Lock icon A brighter future
          79 20 NILANJANA SENGUPTA AS THE United States prepares to phase out the traditional incandescent light bulb from next year, the race is on to create an energy-efficient bulb that also makes things look good. The world’s first 100-watt equivalent LED replacement bulb may debut in stores next year,
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        Lock icon DISASTER ZONES
        187 21 Wind, water, fire and ash it was a year of superlatives in the natural and not-so-natural world MAKING WAVES: An 8.9-magnitude quake hit Japan’s north-eastern coast on March 11, triggering a tsunami that brought towering waves onto streets (left) and lifted boats onto buildings. PHOTOS: REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
        PHOTOS: REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  187 words
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        Lock icon Ice hotel offers cold comfort
        94 26 A Dutch couple spending a night at the first ice hotel in Zwolle on Dec 15. It could be any standard hotel room in the quaint north-eastern Dutch city of Zwolle, with a bed, minibar, bathrobes and two pairs of slippers. Except for the room
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        Lock icon China snapping up land Down Under
        1023 26  -  Chinese firms going straight to the source to feed demand for coal and other resources BY JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com SYDNEY: China’s growing thirst for Australian coal has driven the rising giant to go beyond importing billions of dollars’ worth of
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        Lock icon International train vandal arrested in US
        404 27 Frenchman wanted for graffiti offences BOSTON: An international graffiti vandal who goes around Europe and the United States vandalising trains was arrested this month in New Jersey, and paid a fine of US$2,500 (S$3,240) on Tuesday, Massachusetts prosecutors said. French artist Maxime Bezat goes
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      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon Murder case: Man fined
          148 30 SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK SUNGAI PETANI (Kedah): A man who was charged with a woman with the killing of a Singaporean businessman in Malaysia has been fined RM2,500 (S$1,000), after he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of failing to report an offence. Ramiah Rajasegaran,
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          Lock icon World’s highest airport
          134 30 REUTERS BEIJING: China will start work on the world’s highest airport next year in Tibet’s Nagqu town which will be about 100m higher than the existing record-holder in another part of the remote region, state media said. Nagqu airport will be at an altitude of 4,436m above
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          Lock icon Easy to close strait: Iran
          126 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TEHERAN: Iran would find it “really easy” to close the world’s most important oil transit channel, the Strait of Hormuz at the Gulf’s entrance, but would not do so right now, Iran’s navy chief said yesterday. Admiral Habibollah Sayari was speaking at an
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          Lock icon Kremlin strategist out
          134 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW: The reassignment of the Kremlin’s top political strategist to a job as deputy prime minister was a demotion sparked by a dispute with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, reports said yesterday. Mr Vladislav Surkov, the man credited with designing Russia’s tightly controlled political system,
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          Lock icon Ex-VP took bribes
          53 30 JOHOR BARU: A former senior vice-president of Iskandar Investment was fined RM20,000 (S$8,200) after he pleaded guilty to corruption at a court here yesterday. The 51-year-old Rostam Razali was bribed to disclose details of the estimated tender price for a road project three years ago, the Bernama
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        Lock icon Snap...and the croc’s got the lawnmower
        78 30 Two workers got the fright of their lives when a 5m-long saltwater crocodile lunged at them and, in the blink of an eye, dragged their lawnmower into the waters at the Australian Reptile Park in Gosford, north of Sydney, yesterday. The 500kg reptile jealously
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        Lock icon Ah-choo! Allergy risk for new cat owners
        288 30 SLICEOFLIFE REUTERS LONDON: If you’ve never had a cat before you may want to think again, especially if you have other allergies, researchers warn. And if you do acquire a feline, keep it out of your bedroom. While having a cat as a
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      851 31  -  BY WILLIAM PESEK BLOOMBERG NEWS THE Mayans were wrong. The world will not end next year, but at times it may feel as if it is about to. Such is Asia’s lot as Europe’s debt debacle and the United States’ political paralysis fuse, presenting
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      617 31  -  BY KISHORE MAHBUBANI The writer is dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and author of The New Asian Hemisphere. This article was first published in the Financial Times’ A-List blog last week. THIS
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        845 32  -  BY JASWANT SINGH The writer, a former Indian finance minister, foreign minister and defence minister, is the author of Jinnah: India-Partition-Independence. PROJECT SYNDICATE ASIA’S economic dynamism is beginning to find a parallel in the region’s diplomacy, particularly where security is concerned. Indeed, we may now
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        907 32  -  BY AYAD ALLAWI, OSAMA AL-NUJAIFI, RAFE AL-ESSAWI The first writer, leader of the Iraqiya coalition, was Iraq’s prime minister from 2004 to 2005. The second writer is the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, while the third is the finance minister. NEW YORK TIMES
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        874 32  -  BY ANDY HO SENIOR WRITER andyho@sph.com.sg SOME women are being threatened by former boyfriends with compromising digital images taken in better times. The Association of Women for Action and Research said recently that callers to its helpline have been complaining about past significant others
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          131 33 “To keep our public areas clean, we need everyone’s cooperation.” MR DEREK HO, director, Environmental Health Department, National Environment Agency: “We thank Mr Paul S. Holbo for his feedback (‘Litter problem: The trash often lies close to and around the waste bins’; Dec 14). Both Kampong Java
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        256 33  -  Raymond Koh THE upcoming survey to find out what older folk want out of tours abroad is long overdue (“Striking gold with silver travel market”; yesterday). With the silver tsunami already nearing the shores of Singapore, I am surprised that more organisations have not taken
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        249 33  -  Jeffrey Law LAST Saturday’s editorial (“Don’t be cheapskates”) is timely in that it serves to remind companies not to short-change older workers when the new re-employment law kicks in on Jan 1. Some bosses are reluctant to pay older workers wages commensurate
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        224 33  -  Soong Cent Young I AM a Singaporean residing in Geneva, Switzerland for over a year now. I frequently fly back to Singapore to visit my family and friends but have been having difficulties booking via the Singapore Airlines website since
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          118 33 “Remember that cabbies do not enjoy medical benefits nor the luxury of paid leave.” MADAM GERALDINE KHONG: “I can’t help but agree with Ms Koh Lee Suan that it is indeed difficult to get a cab when you need one urgently (‘Takings down but...’; last Saturday). However,
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        68 33 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR ERIC J. BROOKS: Change attitudes by getting teens to work part-time 2 MR ADRIAN TEO: Join hands for a humane approach towards strays 3 MR CHEN BIN: Have a dedicated traffic radio station 4 MR TAN KIN LIAN: Consider a semi-regulated taxi
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      1152 1  -  Some shop owners hope to garner support for a ban on restaurants and convenience stores selling alcohol there BY JENNANI DURAI jennanid@sph.com.sg AFTER lying mostly dormant for the past 10 years, a drive to keep the historic area of Kampong Glam alcohol free is
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      93 1 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE HOME STORIES ONLINE L STB studying makeover options for Haw Par Villa L Gold scam: Cops nab 4 foreigners L Tests to affect some Circle Line commuters More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com MRT breakdowns,
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      201 2 TWO friends yesterday admitted to trespassing onto land belonging to Malayan Railways to spray paint a train there. Full-time national serviceman Gan Kwang Chuen, 21, and Filipino Mauricio Pocholo Jorge Martinez, 24, then unemployed, cycled to the land off Spooner Road
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      213 2 TEN Mile Junction station, on the Bukit Panjang LRT network, will reopen tomorrow after a year-long closure. Rail operator SMRT closed the station when the Ten Mile Junction shopping centre, which it serves, began a $28 million renovation. The station would become a construction site
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      308 8 ELENA CHONG A POLICE officer was jailed for two months yesterday for unlawfully accessing the computer system of the police force to look up his former girlfriend’s contact details after their break-up. The offences against Muhammad Alfian Roslan, 24, came to light when
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      405 8 A MAN who failed to pay the salaries of staff at two cleaning companies was yesterday fined a total of $45,000. Lee Kwee Heong, 44, was also jailed for three months for allowing NCS Cleaning System to employ a Chinese national whose work
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        877 10  -  Following the financial crisis in 2008, skills upgrading became the buzzwords for all industries as the Government pumped in millions of dollars to help send workers for classes rather than send them packing. Industry players welcome the training as it helps to meet the industries’ demand and
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        439 10  -  NG KAI LING AT 27, SERI Rahayu Mohamed is one of the youngest acting assistant front office managers that Royal Plaza on Scotts has had. She has been in the industry for eight years but has risen to a post usually
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        424 10  -  NG KAI LING AFTER 20 years in the rat race working for banks, Mr Peter Chin was ready for a slower pace of life. He quit his job as a futures trader and took two years off, during which he signed up for enrichment classes
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      202 2 Saturday, 31 December 2011 Asian Civilisations Museum Activities from 7pm to lam Free admission from 5pm to 1am Party like it's 2012! Jam to the sounds of rock band West Grand Boulevard Dance to the year's top hits Spectacular 3D light shows Catch stunning New Year's Eve fireworks Exciting performances
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      585 11  -  LionsXII head coach not worried by draw as team are in pre-season mode BY FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg PKNS FC 1 LionsXII 1 PETALING JAYA: His wait for a first win as LionsXII head coach goes on but V. Sundramoorthy proclaimed himself satisfied with a 1-1 draw against PKNS
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      510 11  -  FABIUS CHEN PETALING JAYA: It was only a pre-sea-son friendly but there was no disguising where the loyalties of the 150-odd supporters at the Petaling Jaya Stadium lay last night. Shouts along the lines of “Agu (Casmir) cannot play!” rang out from
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      68 11 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE SPORTS STORIES ONLINE L So easy for United’s reserves L A nod from dad is a noble goal L Rooney’s kick of redemption Get your free breaking news from ST iPad and iPhone apps. Subscribers
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      527 12 Bale’s brace helps Spurs keep Manchester clubs City and United in sight THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Gareth Bale provided the latest body of evidence to support the view that Tottenham are no mere bystanders in the Premier League title race after scoring twice against Norwich on
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      395 12 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Luis Suarez’s miserable month continued yesterday, after the Liverpool striker was given a one-match ban and fined for making a one-fingered gesture to Fulham fans earlier this month. He admitted a Football Association charge of improper conduct
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        41 12 REUTERS ZURICH: Fifa has been ordered by a court in Switzerland to release documents about the 2001 collapse of its former marketing partner ISL. The case involves two unnamed Fifa officials accused of taking bribes.
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        52 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS MELBOURNE: The wife of Tour de France champion Cadel Evans says the couple are adopting a 12-month-old Ethiopian boy. Evans, who this year became the first Australian to win the cycling classic, said on Twitter page on Tuesday: “Being quieter on Twitter... busy
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      347 12 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart has admitted that his side are feeling the pressure after Manchester United caught up with them at the top of the English Premier League on Monday. But he believes City can cope with their new status
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      392 12 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Chelsea manager Andre Vil-las-Boas has instructed intermediaries to sound out representatives of Gonzalo Higuain to establish if the Real Madrid striker would consider moving to Stamford Bridge. The Portuguese is aware that he must bolster his striking options if Chelsea are
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      462 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI: Norris Cole stepped to the foul line with 9.3 seconds left, set to clinch the game as cries of “M-V-P” rained down on him from the sold-out stands. No, this was not a scene from his varsity days. Taking
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      1645 13 UPS DOWNS Need a cheat sheet on sports in 2011? Here you go... the pick of the biggest stories for better or for worse REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS L GOAL OF THE YEAR It was late in the match, the score was 1-1. It was also against Manchester City
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      310 14 We wrap up our year-enders by highlighting some of 2011’s best sporting pictures North Carolina forward John Henson (31) trying to block a shot by Michigan State centre Adreian Payne during the Carrier Classic National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball game on Nov 11 (Veterans Day). The first Carrier
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      536 15  -  Tribunal gives firm 6 months to pay Hope Ambulance $16k BY CHAN U-GENE ugenec@sph.com.sg MAXIT International, the organiser of the F1H20 Powerboat Nations Cup, has six months to pay the money it owes the event’s medical services provider. Zalinah Jantan, owner of Singapore firm Maxit
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      352 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MELBOURNE: Virender Sehwag is gearing up to give India a solid start in their impending run chase to ensure victory in the opening Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The uninhibited opening batsman will have to play a key role
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      117 15 Today Basketball NBA: Charlotte v Miami (Live, StarHub Ch216, 8am), Denver v Utah (Live, Ch202,10am). Cricket 1st Test: Australia v India, day 4 (Live, mio TV Ch123, 7.30am). 2nd Test: South Africa v Sri Lanka, day 4 (Live, StarHub Ch235 and mio TV Ch122, 4pm). Tennis World
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      45 15 SEBASTIAN COE, London 2012 Olympics chief, insisting that security at the Games would not be overly intrusive despite 13,500 troops being deployed for the event
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      133 15 Basketball NBA: Atlanta 106 New Jersey 70, Miami 115 Boston 107, Milwaukee 98 Minnesota 95, Portland 101 Sacramento 79, LA Lakers 96 Utah 71. Cricket 1st Test In Melbourne Third day: Australia 333 and 179-8 (M. Hussey 79 n.o., R. Ponting 60; U. Yadav 4-49, Z. Khan 2-32). India
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      30 20 FOUR-DIGIT DRAW Dec 28 2011 FIRSTN1698 SECONDN4882 THIRDN6203 STARTERS 0468 0559 1631 1836 2077 2945 5653 6176 7441 9099 CONSOLATIONS 1215 3528 4544 5260 5640 6332 6452 7334 7960 8329
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      309 21 Everything About 17 YOU Is All In Your Date Of Birth It is so easy to learn. You will be amazed I Know where you are |n heading to, in 2012 DICTATE YOUR OWN LIFE TODAY. PLAN YOUR DESTINY AMAZING DISCOVERY LEARN TO INTERPRET YOUR DATE OF BIRTH Come and
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      Lock icon Banks bolstering teams to serve rich Indians here
      763 22  -  S’pore is most important centre for managing such clients, due to time zone BY MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg LOCAL banks are defying the global slowdown and boosting teams dedicated to serving the market segment known as nonresident Indians (NRI). The sector here alone
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      92 22 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE MONEY STORIES ONLINE L No longer motivated? Find your true calling L Collective sales surge past $3b mark L Prime office occupancy, rents sliding More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com Get your free breaking news
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        501 17  -  Positive consumer data from US fails to dispel euro zone unease BULLS AND BEARS BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg ASIAN markets dipped yesterday, as positive consumer data from the United States failed to dispel continued unease over the euro zone debt crisis. US research group Conference
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          63 17 THE Minister for Finance has re-appointed Mr Bobby Chin as the chairman of the Singapore Totalisator Board for another year with effect from Jan 1. He was first appointed chairman of the board, which has 11 members, on Jan 1, 2006. He is also a member of
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          178 17 HOME appliance maker Casa Holdings may have its financial statements qualified by its independent auditors, Nexia TS Public Accounting Corporation, it said yesterday. Nexia said it would qualify Casa’s financial statements for the year ended on Sept 30 because it was “unable to perform sufficient audit procedures” on
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          128 17 THE new board of Cacola Furniture yesterday said it had wrongly declared on Dec 9 that its former chairman Chau Yeung Chau had used his personal funds to fund the company’s operating expenses. What actually happened was that Cacola had used the bank account of a dormant Hong
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          100 17 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 410.1 million shares worth $341.1 million UP DOWN Gainers: 143 Losers: 157 Unchanged: 481 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Oil and gas Points Change -0.77 586.82 2.38 399.47 -1.28 639.02 0.99 552.81 0.63 222.96 0.16 187.44 -4.22 597.70
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          201 17 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 8,423.62 (-16.94) Tokyo shares edged down in directionless trade, after weaker-than-expected industrial production figures for November failed to provoke much reaction. HK Hang Seng Index Yesterday’s close: 18,518.67 (-110.5) Hong Kong shares fell 0.6 per cent as investor concerns over the European debt crisis
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          243 17 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: DEC 28, 2011 Top Rises Dec 28 CENTS DBXT iBoxxKR 5US$ ***** 285.4 1.8 (0) Dec 28 CENTS DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** 30.0 0.3 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 1793 23.4 1.0 DBXT
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          297 17 Top Rises Dec 28 CENTS BiosensoBPeCW*****2 21.5 1.5 7.5 Dec 28 STI 2650BPePW*****9 37 0.5 1.4 DBS BNPeCW*****3 2.1 0.3 16.7 UOB BP ePW*****3 14.6 0.3 2.1 KepCorp MBePW*****6 1.4 0.2 16.7 SaizenREIT W*****2 4.8 0.2 4.3 STI2700MBePW*****9 7.4 0.1 1.4 Top Falls Dec 28 CENTS DBS
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          52 17 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS o/o Vol GMG Global Ill -0.1 -0.9 36,911.000 IEV 47.5 -1.5 -3.1 33,237,000 HPH Trust USS By Value CENTS Value CENTS o/o Value DBS Grp 1162 -8.0 -0.7 25,765,910 Noble Grp 114 -2.5 -2.1 21,828,175 HPH Trust US$ UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS
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          59 17 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Dec 28 2011 Selling Buying Dec 28 2011 Aust dollar Selling 1.347 1.294 Buying S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY ....1.245 Euro 1.726 2.069 Malaysian ringgit 41.603 40.003 1.99 NZ dollar US dollar 1.03 Indonesian rupiah
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          60 17 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL 'ODD DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 205 113 CapMallsAsia 115.5 -1 795 116 115 1.7
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          80 17 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL 'ODD DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP SMIL 176 101.5 ARA 119.5 +3 278 120 116.5
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        933 18  -  Six-year-old animation firm bagging lucrative overseas projects BY GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT chngkeg@sph.com.sg A CHILDHOOD love of drawing that led to an expertise in animation is paying off handsomely for academic turned businessman K.C. Wong. Dr Wong, 46, started Sparky Animation six years
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        329 18  -  BY ROBIN CHAN TEMASEK Holdings is looking to offload its stake in NIB Bank to ICBC, China’s largest financial institution, according to a report from Pakistan. A Temasek spokesman said yesterday: “We do not comment on speculation.” The report from The Express
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      551 20  -  Flash estimates show 1.7% increase in Nov from previous month BY MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg RESALE prices of private homes kept rising last month, but it was at a snail’s pace. Flash estimates for the Singapore Residential Price Index (SRPI) released yesterday showed
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      492 20 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: Christmas was anything but merry for Sears Holdings. On Tuesday, the retailer, which operates both Sears and Kmart stores, announced plans to shutter up to 120 locations after a sharp drop in sales this holiday
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      497 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG ROME: Italy paid sharply lower rates yesterday to raise ¤9 billion (S$15.3 billion) in a six-month bond sale as tensions over the euro zone’s No. 3 economy eased after its tough austerity plan. The rate was 3.251 per cent half the
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      526 20 REUTERS WASHINGTON: The US Treasury has again shied away from labelling China a currency manipulator, but it rapped the country for not moving quickly enough on exchange rate reforms. The US also chided Japan for stepping into the currency market to stem the yen’s
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      307 20 REUTERS TOKYO: Japanese factory output dropped more than expected in November as supply chain disruptions caused by flooding in Thailand hit major manufacturers and worries about Europe’s debt crisis and a slowing global economy compounded the damage. Industrial output fell 2.6 per cent in November,
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      1513 21  -  The shipping industry has not had the best of years, with freight rates falling, an over-supply of vessels and an uncertain global economy. In fact, it’s looking a lot like 2009 all over again. Robin Chan looks at the year the sector will want to
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      269 1 In a year which saw two keenly fought elections, politics spilled into theatre. CLARISSA OON reports. C5 DESIGN: SALLY LAM ILLUSTRATION: ADAM LEE PHOTOS: THE ESPLANADE, ELIZABETH NOVICK </ m a AND JUST RfMIMBIR, TNI BIST THING ABOUT KIDS ...<^®> 1$ MAKING TNIM... APPBICIATIYOUAIOUI 29 DfC 2011 Till 2 JAN
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      288 1 Paris Opera coming Rivals join forces Ballet troupe to perform Giselle C3 Joint art auction by Larasati and Borobudur C2 Culture Vulture Loving and hating New Year’s Eve C4 Music and art National Museum to host concerts in galleries C8 Comfort is... first class seating without the cost Relax in
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      635 2  -  Rival auctioneers Larasati and Borobudur’s first joint sale here will feature South-east Asian art deepika shetty deepikas@sph.com.sg Larasati and Borobudur, rivals in the South-east Asian art auction scene, are holding their first joint sale in Singapore next month. Timed to coincide with top contemporary
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      554 2  -  akshita nanda Come rain or shine, every weekend from Jan 7, student volunteers from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will lead free walking tours around the city centre. The guides are hard to miss in their bright yellow “Walkaholic” T-shirts, funded by the National Heritage
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      756 2 New York Times Tulsa, Oklahoma Oklahoma has always had a troubled relationship with native son Woody Guthrie. The communist sympathies of America’s balladeer infuriated local detractors. In 1999, a wealthy donor’s objections forced the Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma City to cancel a planned exhibition on Guthrie
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        842 3  -  Ballerina Clairemarie Osta will retire from the Paris Opera Ballet next year corrie tan corriet@sph.com.sg At the end of the beloved ballet Giselle, the ill-fated lovers Giselle and Albrecht must part after an exhausting adventure spanning both the lands of the living and the dead. And when the
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        435 3 Associated Press Paris Once regarded as the gastronomical centre of the world, Paris is looking to chefs from a country derided for its love of processed cheese the United States to help raise the bar. Bright young things from New York, Chicago and Seattle are now
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        108 4 ‘I’ve lost my appetite. I don’t see myself in that crowd. They’re all just so horny for it. Horny for their own ascension’ Actor Alec Baldwin (left) on the New York mayoral race ‘We both love the puppy. I told her if she wants to keep
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        1123 4  -  The ghosts of New Year’s Eves past haunt me still as I ponder how to welcome 2012 culture vulture adeline chia chiahta@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/chiahta It is near the end of the year and usually newspapers and the Internet dutifully explode with endless articles about New Year’s Eves
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        434 4  -  Denise Cheong MUM, THANK YOU Local artist Fern Min Eng pays tribute to her mother, who singlehandedly raised her family, in a solo exhibition of mixed-media and ceramic works. Using the female form as a symbol for strength, spirituality and temptation, Fern’s 16 canvases and 17 ceramic pieces
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        259 5 Six political plays in 2011 COOLING OFF DAY Wild Rice When: Aug 10 to 14. Will be restaged from Feb 22 to March 11 next year About: Docu-drama based on real-life interviews about the watershed May General Election where all wards, except one, were contested. Topics included
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        1876 5  -  Rising political awareness in the wake of two elections this year has led to at least six theatre works about Singapore politics clarissa oon senior writer says clare@sph.com.sg Art mirrored reality in a year of two elections. With the General Election in May and the
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        740 6 Helen Frankenthaler was famous for her bold, bright hues Associated Press New York Times New York Helen Frankenthaler, the American abstract painter known for her bold, lyrical use of colour who led a postwar art movement that would later be termed Colour Field painting, died on
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        837 8  -  Concerts will be held at the National Museum to accompany the artworks from the Musee d’Orsay corrie tan corriet@sph.com.sg Fancy some Debussy with your Degas, or Bizet with your Monet, or Rachmaninov with the Van Gogh? Era-appropriate live music will set the mood for museum visitors
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        404 8 Reuters Los Angeles That Adele’s 21 will rank as the year’s top-selling album is no surprise. The English singer-songwriter’s hits Rolling In The Deep and Someone Like You dominated playlists this year. What is surprising is that 21, released by independent British label XL
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        509 10  -  rachael boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Young Singaporeans wanting to be K-pop stars now have more avenues to test their luck and talent. Alpha Entertainment Group, a Singapore-based talent management company, plans to hold more auditions here. Yesterday, an Alpha Entertainment audition saw more than 800 participants
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        170 10 Los Angeles American Idol finalist Danny Gokey, whose wife’s tragic death made news in season 8, plans to marry his model girlfriend Leyicet Peralta next month. The engagement was announced on Sophia’s Heart, a charity website he founded after his wife Sophia Martinez died
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        436 10 Hong Kong The TVB cannibalism drama When Heaven Burns has been yanked off the Internet and television in China, amid talk that Beijing finds the show’s allusions to the Tiananmen Square Incident hard to stomach. The Hong Kong broadcaster on Tuesday confirmed the ban, which Apple
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        535 10 Reuters London Nicole Polizzi, Suzi Quatro, Gwyneth Paltrow as well as Kate Middleton and her sister Pippa are among celebrities who have earned snubs for peddling suspect science in the world’s media. The Sense About Science (SAS) campaign in London named them on its annual
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          100 10 Irish singer Sinead O’Connor, 45, has ended her fourth marriage after just 16 days, blaming pressure and disapproval from the family and friends of her husband Barry Herridge, 38. She said the marriage went wrong three hours after their Dec 8 wedding and that they lived together
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          69 10 A People magazine cover apparently featuring Twilight actor Taylor Lautner coming out as a gay man was “100 per cent fake”, the magazine said. The cover circulated online over the holidays, and showed a photo of Lautner with text saying: “Tired of rumours, the Twilight
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          45 10 Singer John Legend, 33, proposed to his girlfriend, model Chrissy Teigen, 26, recently in the Maldives, his publicist said. Teigen was named “rookie of the year” in Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit issue last year. She also has a food blog.
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      752 6 ‘CALL OF DUTY’ FANS ARE CALLING THIS THE BEST SPECIAL DPS FILM SINCE “BLACK HAWK DOWN”! DIANE KRUGER DJIMON HOUNSOU National Treasure, Troy Blood Diamond r SONNJZ OCHII RAPHflU JJ lJ INC16IVIOLENCEI IN THEATRES 5 JAN HERE COMES TROUBLE!^: :j THtD STEVENSON RICHARD E.GRANT PAR/,UNDER NACRA MATHEW HORNER ANJELICA HUSTON
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      734 6 m.gv.com.sg www.gv.com.sg@ 6311 9162 NOW OPEN FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE 3D*▲+ MAND 9.00pm FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE*▲+MAND 12.00 2.30 5.00 7.30 10.00pm SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS*▲ 12.15 2.50 5.25 8.00 10.35pm Level 4 at 112 Katong, 112 East Coast Road DON 2*+HINDI 9.45pm THE DARKEST HOUR
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      284 7 Head to CATS FASTADS in The New Paper for job opportunities! CLA/Dec05/Sg Get the sexy festive look you want; with a oo(np(uoi from Slim Fit! If you want a beautiful bust to support your stunning figure for the countdown party, it’s not too late! At Slim Fit, you can experience
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      453 7 THE DARKEST HOUR (PG) E (CS) 10.05, 5.05, 5.40, 7.35pm THE DARKEST HOUR (PG) E (CS) 12.10, 4.35, 7.25, 9.10pm WAR HORSE(PG) E (CS) 12.45, 3.40, 6.35, 9.30pm FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE (PG) MAND (E/CS) 10.00, 12.30, 2.05, 9.30pm WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) E (CS) 10.00, 12.30, 3.00,
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      240 7 -HU. X w Ril i L '#Tt? rsn a M few 1 I w: ui 5 r 'o*K ’■Hu ;r-T.-'.. s j > in2D now showing with Chinese subtitles www.darkesthourmovie.comwww.foxmovies.com.sg 3© Flying Swords of Dragon Gate* (13) Some Violence (Chi/Eng) 1.15pm 9.40pm 3B The Darkest Hour*@(chi) 11.30am 3.40pm 5.40pm 7.40pm
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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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      3146 9 starhub tv nat geo ch411 AM 6.00 Hong Kong To The World 7.00 Dog Whisperer 8.50 Python Hunters 9.45 Dangerous Encounters With Brady Barr/10.40 Megastructures 11.35 Air Crash Investigation Special Report PM 12.30 Inside/1.25 Departures 2.20 Alaska State Troopers 3.15 Megastructures 4.10 Year Of The Storm (aka Stormageddon) 5.05 Dangerous
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      127 9 The weather Cloudy. Passing showers over many areas in the afternoon. SUNRISE 7.05am MOONRISE 10.44am SUNSET 7.08pm MOONSET 11.05pm AIR QUALITY PSI: 24 (Good) 30/24 °C FOR UPDATES AND MORE DETAILS, CALL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE SINGAPORE, NEA: 6542-7788 OR GO TO www.nea.gov.sg TIDES TODAY FIRST HIGH TIDE 2.8m 2.37am SECOND HIGH
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      189 9 Irresponsible parents on the rise? One man was photographed while driving with his young son on his lap, while another parent leaves his children outside the Marina Bay Sands casino to gamble. Editor’s picks Video on demand 1. RAZOR POP Singapore loves Lee Seung Gi RazorTV cosies up to K-pop
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      49 10 120 PAIRS OF PREVIEW TICKETS MUST BE WON! c c rct a comprehensive Don't miss your copy 1 w |th reviews, articles j A 9 Li. I m SNEAK PREVIEW Rating: M18 Coarse Language Contest details in your copy of The New Paper today. Sponsored by 7 ne er
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      81 1 073/11/2011 (P) MICA THURSDAY DECEMBER 29 2011 Your Life. Live it well. BOWELTROUBLE MORE PEOPLE, INCLUDING CHILDREN, DEVELOPING INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE pages12-15 GIVING BIRTH AWAKE More women choose regional instead of general anaesthesia during caesarean sections EQUIP YOUR FIRST AID KIT Medication needed during festive seasons 2 4 10 WIN!
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      782 7 Properties Classification Guide Residential Properties for Sale Landed Homes for Sale 402 D01 -08 City South-West 403 D09-10 Orchard/Tanglin/ Holland 404 Dll &21 Newton/BtTimah/dementi 405 D12-14 Balestier/ MacPherson/ Geylang 406 D15-16 East Coast 407 D17-18 Changi/ Pasir Ris 408 D19-20 Serangoon/Thomson 409 D22-24 West 410 D25-28 North 411 Mixed Districts
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      242 7 HILLCREST 3400 SQFT 2sty perfect for A+A nice land. $5m, priced to sell hurry. Sole: RealStar 6100 8000 CORONATION ***** SQFT 4+2. Nice classic mansion. Huge pool+features. $12xx psf. RealStar *****000 NASSIM *****/ ***** sqft. Wide frontage, elevated, flat land. Colonial tropical. K H Tan *****348 Sole DALVEY. 15XXX SQFT.
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      276 7 SUNSET LINK BUNGLW 4000/ 3600 sqft Lovely gdn. Harvest 6345-8888 DEFERRED PAYMENT! NEW pair of 2½ storey Semi-D Potong Pasir 2571 3613 sqft 5+1. F’hold. Mins MRT. ECG Holdings 9738 1680 OFF WAN THO ave inter terr 2 sty land 990 sqft, 3+1, reno, only $1.48M, walk to MRT/mkt. Toh
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      398 7 FIRE SALE! NEW 2-sty Semi -d Well-built. Large 4496/ 3300 sqft. $3.8M. Call now! Stephen 9824-1870 KEW TERR. BEDOK 5+1 3-sty semi-d. Land 2404/ 3400 sqft. G Rajan 9459-3037 D15 DUNBAR WALK semi-d. f’hold. 5+1 rm, 2923 sqft tenanted. *****259 agt 9600 SQFT. BUNGLW land Meyer vicinity for rebuild. $12M
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      138 7 LATITUDE 2/3/4/ PENTHSE. Mercury 635 sqft, 1+study Four Season Pk 2260/ 3800 sqft f’hold. Tenanted CALL JULIANA 9634-1992 Cliveden Grange Rd, 3+1 All ensuite, 2152 sqft, spacious living/dining 7.4Xm D9 PARC MACKENZIE F’hold 2 bdrms, 850 sqft, mid flr, Good investment! Genuine seller! Hurry! Don’t miss! JERVOIS LODGE (JERVOIS Rd)
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      215 7 ARDMORE PK CONDO. 2885 sqft, 4+1, high/low flr, full facilities. Steve 9617-0316 SPRING GR0VE 1012 sqft. 2+1, high floor, f/facilities, $1.8M. Steve 9617-0316 VIDA. 1-BDRM. 527 sqft. Enjoy good rental yield! $1.2xM only. JT 9837 2895 THE HERMITAGE. MRT. 2-rm penthse 2066sqft. $2.68M Connection 9669-0282 ELEMENT STEVENS pent hse. pte
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      313 8 Call *****000 www.fareast.com.sg THE CENTRIO Irrawaddy. 2+1. F’hold. Designer decor hotel alike, face NS,high flr MRT. www.mnprop.com.sg CENTRA RES. F’HOLD. Near Kallang MRT. 1/ 1+1/ 2 3sty penthses. Open for booking. Michael *****681 **NEW LAUNCH! MINS walk to Dakota MRT. High yield. VVIP preview now! $5xxk onwards! Stella *****133 $5XXK
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      326 8 D12-14Balestier/ MacRherson/ Geylang Pte Apts for Sale D12-14Balestier/ MacPherson/ Geylang Pte Apts for Sale D12-14Balestier/ MacPherson/ Geylang Pte Apts for Sale D12-14Balestier/ MacPherson/ Geylang Pte Apts for Sale eu Habitat Stamp Duty Reimbursement Furniture Vouchers > T euHabitat offers landed townhouses that foreigners are eligible to purchase! Full-condominium facilities Spacious
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      160 8 SANCTUARY GREEN NEW list! 1357sqft 3+1. Must sell! Francis Chew 9029-0800 COSTA RHU, ANCILLA 1647 sqft, 3+1, high flr, nice view face NS. *****532 Bobby LAGOON VIEW. SEA View/ High floor. 3+1, 1647 sqft. Reno Shirley *****384AP CARISSA PARK. FREEHOLD Studio. 624 sqft. Well kept Good layout. Windy Big master
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      159 8 THE QUARTZ, 3-BDRM 1066 sqft, opp Buangkok MRT. High flr, unblocked view. $1.08M. Soh NS 9270-2727 ALMOST CLOSED! 1-BDRM Thomson V2. 398 sqft. MRT. TOP approx 1/’12. Val $610K. Jenny 9760-9991 8 EDEN GR. 3-bdrm, corner, F’hold, quiet, breezy, Woodleigh, S’goon MRT, NEX. Bonn PN *****632 F’HOLD UPP Paya Lebar.
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      182 8 SMART PROPERTY BEDOK. 3I Blk 75 high flr, move in near MRT, amenities, mkts. 5I Blk 55 high flr, simple orig unblock. No noon sun A1 location. View to offer. 3’NG’ BLK 519 mid flr. Well renovated. Valued $310K. Last offer $25K. Next to corner. All races/PR. 7pm8pm Prabhakar *****236
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      181 8 4NG 236 SIMPLE mid flr value $400K MRT mkt. Robin Tan *****381 CHEAPEST! LOW COV. 3’I’ Blk 119 Bt Merah View. Extra rm. Central location. Val. *****626 Jason 1-RM BLK 7 T Blangah Cres. High flr. Orig. Mkt, food ctr park. Valued $215K. View by appt. Angie *****323. 4NG BLK
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      1461 9 Central HDB Apts for Sale Central HDB Apts for Sale Central HDB Apts for Sale CATS Classified Central HDB Apts for Sale Central HDB Apts for Sale Central HDB Apts for Sale GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES SEMBAWANG WOODLANDS YISHUN m i V PUNGGOL CHOA CHU KANG BUKIT PANJANG
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      243 9 4’A’ BLK 329. High flr, lift level, corner, 104sqm, near MRT. Chinese owner. Value $375K. 9116-4079 Andrew 4’A’ BLK 833. Corner, Near MRT/ NTUC. Val $415k. 4’S’ blk 772. Ground flr, f/ reno. Peter 9023-3095 PN 5’I’ BLK 820 MRT. High flr. Stadium, reservoir view, unblock. All races. $486k $35k.
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      516 9 ©Central Houses Central Houses for Rent lif for Rent Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Townerville May, Towner, McNair Road Colonial, ethnic-style Conservation Terrace Houses 2, 3 4-bedroom units with balcony, courtyard and garden Beautifully renovated units from 2,162 to 3,524 sq ft Minutes walk to MRT Station amenities Call
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      380 9 BEAUTIFUL GCB *****/ 8000sqft approx. elevated, good size rm with pool, ensuite Julian *****098 FIFTH AVE RARE unit! s/sty bunglw. Elevated ground. Panoramic view. 3+1. Must view! Clement 9683-0880 D.11. 2-STY BUNGLW Hillcrest. 6300/ 3800 sqft. 5+1-rm. Newly renovated. Immed.Eric *****412 KPC FERNHILL 2.5 STOREY Corner terr, 2600/2800 sqft, 4+1+patio.Chua
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      717 10 Tanqlin/Holland D09-10 Orchard/ Tanqlin/ Holland Pte Apts for Rent IRH D09-10 Orchard/ Tanqlin/ Holland Pte Apts for Rent Tanqlin/Holland 009-10 Orchard/ glin/ Holland Pte Apts for Rent Tanqlin/ Holland 009-10 Orchard/ glin/ Holland Pte Apts for Rent Tanqlin/ Holland 009-10 Orchard/ Tanqlin/ Holland Pte Apts for Rent WAT3 Private Apartment
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      155 10 THE MARBELLA. 3+1. 1625 sqft. 5 mins to MRT. F/ facilities. Low flr, unblocked. Raven Chua 9388 2333 COLONNADE 2RM 2800 sqft Cairnhill 4rm 4550 sqft Scotts Square 1rm $7500 Vida 2rm. John *****488 IMMED! F/FURN. 2 bdrms Apt. Coronation. 1100 sqft. Ask 3.5K. Call: MayYih Today 9850-4876 NANYANG PRI.
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      408 10 D.10 PALM SPRING. 2 bdrms. 947 sqft. Quiet facing Leonie Studio 1-bdrm. Call Nancy Ang *****633 ERA ORCHARD VIEW. BRAND new. 2500 sqft. 4+1. High flr. Good view. Near Orchard. PLP *****608 4000 SQFT NEAR Holland Village, Rare Single Level 5bdrms, Greenery, $400K Reno. Jeremy *****694 MERASAGA/ HOLLAND VILLAGE MRT
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      461 10 **SCOTTS SQ. MID flr. 3+1+ balcony. 1249 sqft. Pool view. Just TOP. $12.5K neg. SM Chia 9068-6500 UNIT 8 Holland. 4000 sqft 5+1 attached. P/furn. Face greenery. Pool. MRT. $13K. Call 9455-9220 LC OPEN HSE 1-5PM. Scotts Sq. 2 rm. 947 sqft. Above #30 with full sea view. $7K. 9046-2063
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      349 10 CLIVEDEN @GRANGE 4BDRM 2842 sqft. Vacant. Privacy. Call Vic *****001 KVM RARE! LINCOLN MODERN. 3storey penthse, 3+1+walk in wardrobe, beautifully reno, digital home entertainment, 3555 sqft. View today! Anthony *****188 D’CHATEAU SHELFORD. Brand new 2-sty mais, 2000 sqft, 3+1 bdrm, pool or gym, p/furn, immed. Near RGPS, Nanyang. $7K neg.
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      365 10 Champa 9100 0101 $5K ONLY! TREVOSE Park@ Trevose Cres. 3+1+1. 1650 sqft. P/furn. Spacious.Sch/ city/Orchard. Quiet.Immed 19 SHELFORD. 3+1 balcony. P/furn, Amenities $4.2K. Immed. SH Fong *****683 RAINTREE 3+1 BDRM. Pool view. High flr. P/furn. Immed. Jas 9857-8230 WATTEN HILL TOWNHOUSE, 4+1, quiet alfreso dining. $8K. Owner 9009-1845. GREENLODGE 3RMS
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      399 10 NEW! TREVISTA. 1/ 2/ 3/ 4 bdrm. F/ facilities. Mins Toa Payoh Hub, MRT. P/ Full Furn. Ben *****757 OLEANDER TWR, 2RM. High flr. Aircon. Furn/ Unfurn. Amenities/ MRT. $3.5K neg. Steven *****267 PN $2.8K PRESTIGE HGTS studio. Top flr, newly TOP, Near Shaw Plaza, Wham poa mkt. Angie 9311-1993
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      539 11 PEBBLE BAY 2+1. 1280 sqft. Mins to MRT. F/furn. Asking $5200 neg. Avail immed. 9845-5256 Derek PALM GALLERIA 3+STUDY+ store. 1119 sqft. 2 yrs old. S/pool,2 balconies. Avail 15 feb $3.6k J.Tan *****880 PEBBLE BAY STUDIO/ 3+1+ balcony, nice view. P/ furn. F/facilities. Tel: *****522 BAYSHORE PK 2/ 3/ 4/
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      552 11 PARK NATURA 2045 sqft 5+1 Rare! Brand new. Face pool. Balcony. $6.9K neg. Immed. James 9488 2180 NEW TOP! PARK Natura. 4 rm 2508 sqft. Patio balcony. Bright airy. Int’l schs. Rosie 9386-6122 DTZ THE QUINTET 1572 sqft 3+1 corner Designer Decor F/furn. Showroom cond. $3.7k only Peter *****777 ***3+1
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      550 11 EAST COAST RM for professional furn, easy trpt. Owner *****189 *****039. PEOPLE’S PK COMPLEX, big common rm, internet/PUB furn. Roland *****227 IMMED 2 RMS Siglap Ctr apt. F/furn. Prefer Expats/ Students. Call *****488 NO OWNER, BT Timah. Internet, big master room. Privacy. *****068 Owner CONDO COMMON RM. MRT. Male single.
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      582 11 3’NG’ AMK. BLK 624 Furn, Avail Jan 2012. $2000. Near MRT, mkt, bank, food ctr. Call 9763-3355 Lim 137 RIVERVALE St EA 4 bd rm 141sqm high flr,bright windy. Spacious. Amenities immed. Lina *****898 APPROVED 3A BLK 806, Yishun, P/ furn, aircon, MRT. Professional/ family. Immed. *****101 Champ $1.9K ONLY!
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      436 11 BLK 815, 5’A’, Jurong W, St 81, Spacious, Newly painted, Quiet, near Pioneer Mall. Stephanie *****045 EXEC APT 638 CCK Corner #02. New aircons. F/ furn. Yew Tee MRT. Gdn view. Immed. Jenny 9109-8702 616 CCK, 4-RM reno. F/furn. Yew Tee MRT. No pet. family/professional Immed Rebecca Choo 9637-4338 4
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      347 11 Factory Space For Lease North Zone For leasing enquiries,call mapl SS5 6377 8000 B1 FTY WITH mezzanine office. Yishun #01, 2239 sqft. 9455 6691 Josephine Tan 1500/ 1050 SQFT. Playfair Road. Interested please call *****366 15,000+ SQFT DETACH fty high ceiling, column free Jurong *****078 Tay CW SUNGEI KADUT, 5000-9000
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      289 11 INVESTORS’ GOOD CHOICE!!! BEST BUY! 1) EUNOS TECHPARK Approx 2240 sqft. $359 psf. $805K only! No GST. 2) F’HOLD QUARTZ IND Total usagable approx 4400 sqft (include floor 2368 sqft). $1.59M. 3) UBI TECHPARK Approx 1130 sqft. Ground floor. $630K no GST (With tenancy). Yee Simon 9630-4883 Ramp-up Factory at
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      234 11 IND. B2 LANDED fty. wanted in East/ North. Min. 30,000 sqft up. *****877 OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE 10 Raeburn Park 700 sq.ft. 3,584 sq. ft. Attractive Rental Rates Cafeteria Ample Parking Space Immediate Occupation Shuttle Bus to fro Outram MRT 24-Hour Security Call 6578 9966 AlexandraTerrace Office Space for Lease
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      365 11 Shophouse Office for Lease μWalking distance to Raffles Place and Chinatown MRT Stations μUnit size of 1,109 sq ft μ24 hours security μMulti storey carpark Call Berlyn Chen at 9712 0988 Tagore Lane μ Hi-tech Serviced/ Fitted office μ Sizes from 100 sq.ft. μ Broadband internet μ Monthly rental μ
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      402 12 HENDERSON IND PK 600 800/1200/1500 sqft. 100% move in. Carpk. AYE CTE. Immed. J Foo 9226 0978 IMMED! TELOK AYER/ Bt Pasoh Corner. #02. Toilet, pantry. Convenient. MRT/ eateries. Tess 9070-7730 CITIMAC 2174 SQFT #07 Tai Seng MRT. Fitted office cum warehse, aircon $1.90 psf. Owner 9631-3311 BT MERAH LANE
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      366 12 RENOVATED FITTED FURNISHED, independent office in Raffles Pl. 104/ 256/ 717/ 2680 sqft. 9139-0654 KEWALRAM HOUSE BT Merah. 2200/ 4500 sqft. Renovated. Fitted. Exclusive floor. 9631-6939. SVC OFFICE FR $680. Furn Free Broadband/ clubhse/ conference rm. *****232 D.13 1356/3020sqft. F/furn Corp image *****888 ww w.rentalcrystaltime.com.sg GEYLANG 2800 SQFT. #02. Own
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      357 12 LAVENDER ST. Built in 1000 sqft. 999 yrs. 1 yr+ reno. Glass partition. Fibre optic. MRT. Dave Mak *****830 BEST INVESTOR CHOICE!! ECentre@ Redhill high yield! Tenanted! 958/ 1152sqft, $660K only! *****778 NEW LIST! HIGH St. Plaza 315 sqft. $2xxx psf. Above #05 Corner. River view. Well kept Kenny *****547
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      446 12 67a»r II® wr Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Prime Shops for Lease $6.00 psf onwards. Call us. Orchard Plaza (next to Orchard Point) 194 to 388 sq ft Suitable for retail, beauty salon, language schools, showrooms, etc. Golden Landmark (opposite Raffles Hospital and near Bugis MRT) 248 to 883
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      381 12 1) BLK 24 Sin Ming Rd 780 sqft. #01. Good frontage. 2) Blk 7 Tg Pagar 680 sqft. #02. Call Keith 9851 5131 FURAMA CITY CTR, China town, City Plaza, Fortune Ctr,Katong, AMK MRT reno $1450 up *****039 Ng DORMITORY MINI-MART FOR rent. Approx 30,000 foreign workers. *****579 D.08 JLN
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      490 12 KEMBANGAN MRT, GROUND flr, 1206 sqft, $2.8M. Joo Chiat corner 2 units, 2120 sqft, $4.5M. Arab St, 2½ -storey, $2.1M. 9191-4195 HDB SHOP FOR assignment. Woodlands Blk 768. Yew Tee Blk 622. Hougang Ctr. Redhill Lane Blk 84. Call Ong HS 9824-8822 TOP DANCE STUDIO Upper Thomson for takeover. F/renovated
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      173 12 TAGORE DR WAREHSE cum Office. 1900 sqft partitioned office with toilet. $550 psf neg. 9677-4708 MIDVIEW CITY BRAND New. 1430sqft Light Ind MRT $430psf. HB *****990 UB ONE Ubi Ave 4, 1280 up to 38K sqft. #2 rampup. $680 psf. 9833-5564 DANGA VIEW APT Malay hse F/renovated. Aircon. Sea view.
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