The Straits Times, 31 January 2012

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    19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 073/11/2011 TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 2012 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon S’pore help for Myanmar
      63 1 SINGAPORE will support Myanmar in its transition to a parliamentary democracy, President Tony Tan said last night at a banquet for visiting Myanmar President Thein Sein. Under a new agreement signed yesterday, Singapore will provide training to Myanmar in a number of areas, including trade and
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      Lock icon Making telcos buck up
      51 1 THE Infocomm Development Authority is introducing a slew of changes to improve the quality of mobile-phone and broadband services, from better coverage to allowing consumers to cap data-roaming charges. This follows rising complaints of poor mobile signals, dropped calls and slow broadband speeds. L PRIME PAGE
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      Lock icon Teens held over vice trick
      50 1 TWO 19-year old girls have been arrested in Aceh for duping two girls 15 and 16 years old into working as prostitutes in Singapore, in what police in the province say is part of a cross-border trafficking network based in Batam. L PRIME PAGE A7
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    • Article
      Lock icon ‘Minor’ sues Swiss bank
      63 1 A FATHER and son are suing a Swiss bank over major trading losses incurred by the son when, they say, he was still a minor and legally too young to trade. Mr Ow Weng Fye and his son Ian Ow Tuc Yun are claiming $896,871.18 from
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    Lock icon PUB to spend $750m on drainage projects
    694 1  -  It accepts expert panel’s recommendations, will take steps to tackle floods BY FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Grace Chua NATIONAL water agency PUB has accepted the recommendations of an expert panel to tackle floods and will roll out a slew of measures
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    Lock icon S-League’s deputy CEO calls it quits
    726 1  -  BY LEE MIN KOK S-LEAGUE deputy chief executive officer Johan Gouttefangeas (right) has stepped down less than a month after he was appointed by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS). The 34-year-old Frenchman had been under intense public scrutiny over the past fortnight after
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    Lock icon LTA relooking rules for taxis
    896 1  -  BY CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) is reviewing taxi regulations with a view to improving the level of service for commuters. Confirming this to The Straits Times yesterday, a spokesman for the regulator said the review is expected to be
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        Lock icon Egypt: No snap judgments, please
        88 2 WE SAY Egypt one year after the revolution has drawn outside laments, mainly in liberal quarters, that it is lurching towards Islamism, and that this is not what the revolt is about. This is the sort of snap judgment that says more about the critics
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          Lock icon ‘Ethnic’ card loses power
          37 2 This month’s election in Taiwan again saw the DPP play the “ethnic card”, but Goh Sui Noi says younger voters are less inclined to call themselves “natives” or “mainlanders”. L REVIEW PAGE A20
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          Lock icon Fixing world economy
          26 2 With the US and European debt crises dragging on, experts share ideas on how to fix the world economy. L REVIEW PAGE A21
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        Lock icon Home price dive unlikely
        49 2 OUR READER SAYS Because home-building failed to keep pace with population growth between 1995 and 2010, Wong Toon Tuan says that barring a severe global recession accompanied by massive job losses, a sharp property price correction is highly unlikely this year. L FORUM PAGE A22
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        26 2 www.straitstimes.com L Bryan Huang wonders if the FAS is missing a chance to brand the return to Malaysian football in a bigger way online
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      Lock icon New Mid-East cyber fears
      953 2  -  Tit-for-tat Internet attacks add worrying dimension to conflict in the region BY JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT jonathan.eyal@gmail.com THE Middle East may be haunted by fears of a looming military clash with Iran. But it also faces a new threat: the spectre of a high-tech Internet war.
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      185 2 PRESIDENT'S AWARD For Teachers 2012 The President’s Award for Teachers (PAT) gives national recognition to the critical role teachers play in moulding the future of our nation. These excellent teachers prepare their students for life. They are models of commitment to continual learning and enterprise. They are those who, through
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      Lock icon ‘Underage’ investor sues unit of Credit Suisse for $900k loss
      693 3  -  Bank shouldn’t have let 20-year-old trade, says investor and his father BY JONATHAN KWOK, ANITA GABRIEL jonkwok@sph.com.sg anitag@sph.com.sg A FATHER and son are suing a unit of Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse over major trading losses incurred by the son
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      Lock icon Heavy haze causes horrific pile-up in US, killing 10
      394 3 GAINESVILLE (Florida): About a dozen cars and trucks were involved in a pile-up early on Sunday on a dark Florida highway that was so shrouded in haze that drivers were virtually blinded. Investigators said at least 10 people were killed and
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      Lock icon Probation for woman convicted of incest with father
      705 4  -  BY ELENA CHONG THE first woman to be convicted of incest here was yesterday spared a jail sentence and placed on a year’s probation. During this time, the 24-year-old former technical executive must live with her maternal aunt and undergo therapy with
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      Lock icon Republic’s drainage standards not up to other cities’: Panel
      413 4  -  FENG ZENGKUN SINGAPORE’S drainage-design standards still lag behind those in other places, said an expert panel, despite the standards being raised after the 2010 Orchard Road flood. The panel, comprising 12 foreign and local experts, was convened by the Government last
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      Lock icon What PUB will do to fight floods
      222 4  -  FENG ZENGKUN THE following are the measures to be rolled out by national water agency PUB: IN THE SHORT TERM L Increase Stamford Canal’s flow capacity by 10 per cent within a year to reduce floods in Orchard Road L Set up fresh
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      Lock icon Upgrading ATM cards ‘complex and takes time’
      667 5  -  Experts say moving to chip technology could take up to 18 months BY ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg BANKS have started the mammoth task of upgrading the magnetic stripe ATM cards to smart chip-enabled ATM cards but the huge undertaking could take as long as
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      Lock icon Singapore is not a US treaty ally, MFA clarifies
      320 5 THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has corrected a Washington Post article which gave the wrong impression of Singapore’s defence ties with the United States. The Post article, which The Straits Times republished last Friday, was on the Philippines seeking the
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      Lock icon S’pore supports Myanmar’s journey to democracy
      757 6  -  President Tan pledges Republic’s support for reforms in Myanmar BY PHUA MEI PIN mpphua@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE will continue to support Myanmar in its transition to parliamentary democracy, President Tony Tan Keng Yam said last night. He made the pledge at a state banquet he hosted
      ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN; ST PHOTOS: RAJ NADARAJAN, NG SOR LUAN  -  757 words
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      Lock icon ‘No secret nuclear deals with North Korea’
      262 6  -  RUPALI KAREKAR MYANMAR has not made any secret nuclear deals with North Korea, said President Thein Sein, dismissing fears held by some in the West that it is trying to acquire nuclear weapons. Myanmar’s relations with Pyongyang are diplomatic, he told The Straits
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      Lock icon Myanmar President pledges commitment to reform
      876 6  -  BY RUPALI KAREKAR MYANMAR President Thein Sein yesterday pledged his government’s commitment to reform, saying the country would not look back until it achieves peace and a “flourishing democracy”. In an interview with The Straits Times, he said the country’s entire leadership was united
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      Lock icon 19-year-olds nabbed for tricking minors into vice
      590 7  -  They are accused of tricking Aceh teenagers with promise of a free holiday in Singapore BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zakirh@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: Two 19-year-old girls have been arrested in Aceh for duping two minors into working as prostitutes in Singapore, in what police
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      Lock icon NSF jailed 2nd time for having sex with minor
      386 7  -  FIONA LOW HE HAD sex with his 14-year-old girlfriend, got her pregnant and was jailed for four weeks when he could not pay his fine. But within a month of getting out of jail, he got the same girl pregnant again.
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      Lock icon China to make Shanghai a global yuan centre by 2015
      691 8  -  But plan fails to indicate whether Beijing will free up exchange rate BY GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT graceng@sph.com.sg BEIJING: China will make Shanghai the global hub for trading the yuan currency by 2015, as part of a state plan to
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      Lock icon ‘Best sourcing’ guide to help firms – and workers
      498 8  - ‘Best sourcing’ guide to help firms and workers BY CAI HAOXIANG A NEW guidebook was introduced yesterday to give added impetus to the national drive to improve the stagnating pay of low-wage workers. It is aimed at helping companies look beyond the lowest-price bid, or “cheap sourcing”, when awarding contracts
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      Lock icon IDA raises service standards for telcos
      770 10  -  First revision in five years comes after rise in complaints BY IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT itham@sph.com.sg THE Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) is introducing a slew of changes to improve the quality of mobile-phone and broadband services, from better coverage to allowing consumers to cap
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      Lock icon Tribute to Gandhi quite a spectacle
      51 10 Under-privileged Indian children dressed as their country’s founding father Mahatma Gandhi are seen gathered for a function in Kolkata on Sunday. Some 485 children participated in the event promoting the Gandhian ideology of non-violence on the eve of the anniversary of his death. PHOTO:
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      Lock icon Afghan family ‘honour killings’ in Canada: Three found guilty
      880 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS KINGSTON (Ontario): A jury has found three members of an Afghan family guilty of killing three teenage sisters and another woman, driven by what the judge described as a “twisted concept of honour”. Ending a case that shocked and
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  • WORLD.
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      Lock icon China races to stem toxic spill in river
      745 11 7 held over industrial waste discharge NANNING: China’s environmental authorities were redoubling efforts yesterday to prevent a spill of toxic cadmium from further tainting water supplies of cities downstream. Seven people have also been detained on suspicion of industrial waste discharge that
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE FOLLOW AND ENGAGE ST ONLINE
      86 11 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE WORLD STORIES ONLINE L French boy, 10, drives dad’s car after missing school bus L Australian police rescue PM Gillard from race protest L Corruption scandal shakes Vatican as internal letters leaked More Forum letters
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        Lock icon Japan to lose a third of population by 2060
        683 13 Urgent need to revise social security and tax system, say experts REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Japan says its population of 127.7 million will shrink by a third by 2060, with two in every five people aged 65 or older,
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        Lock icon The land of the shrinking population
        58 13 Current: 127.7 million 2060: 86.7 million 2110: 42.9 million L Fewer young people: By 2060, number of people aged 14 or younger expected to fall by more than half, to 7.91 million L More old people: Number of people aged 65 or older expected
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        Lock icon Water leaks found at Fukushima nuclear plant
        334 13 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FUKUSHIMA: Japan’s stricken nuclear power plant has leaked more than 600 litres of water, forcing it to briefly suspend cooling operations at a spent-fu-el pond over the weekend, but none of the water is thought to have escaped into the
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        Lock icon Winter fun
        80 13 People enjoying ice artworks (above) at the Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival in the Japanese city of Chitose yesterday. The 17-day-long festival on the island of Hokkaido began last Friday. It attracted some 210,000 visitors last year. Over in China, children are playing on an ice slide (right) in
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        Lock icon China beefs up police presence in restive Xinjiang
        442 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS XINHUA AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Thousands of additional police officers are being dispatched to combat religious extremism and other security concerns in China’s volatile, heavily Muslim north-western region of Xinjiang, state media reported yesterday. Officials plan to recruit 8,000 officers to
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; XINHUA; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  442 words
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        Lock icon North Korea ‘planning big military parade’
        314 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: North Korea is planning a massive military parade featuring missiles and other weaponry to mark major anniversaries early this year following its leader Kim Jong Il’s death, South Korean media reports said yesterday. A large number of army, naval and air
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        Lock icon South Korea’s opposition party takes on chaebol
        206 13 REUTERS SEOUL: South Korea’s main opposition party the Democratic United Party energised by polls showing it is headed for victory in April’s parliamentary elections, is taking on the country’s powerful conglomerates, proposing a “chaebol tax” as part of a drive to reduce their
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        Lock icon Hopes high for Congress as key states vote
        658 14  -  Undercurrent of hostility against incumbents may help party wrest power BY RAVI VELLOOR SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF velloor@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: Two key northern Indian states voted yesterday to fill new provincial assemblies in elections that are likely to provide a morale booster
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        Lock icon Pretty hard for young women to get work permit
        194 14 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KOTA KINABALU: Some foreign women may be too pretty to work in a plantation at least that is what the Sabah Immigration Department thinks. If the women are perceived to be too pretty or too young to
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        Lock icon India ends turf war over ID scheme
        437 14  -  BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: An ambitious plan to introduce a nationwide biometric-based identification system is back on track, after the Indian Cabinet sorted out a turf war that was threatening to cripple the scheme. The Aadhar meaning support scheme had
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        Lock icon Islamabad, Kabul plan Taleban talks
        643 15 They propose second front for negotiations in Saudi Arabia even as US talks get under way AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS KABUL: Afghanistan and Pakistan plan to open a second front in negotiations with the Taleban in Saudi Arabia, as United States-brokered talks get under way in
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        Lock icon 5 Papuan activists indicted for treason
        289 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAYAPURA (Papua): An Indonesian court yesterday indicted five activists for treason in the restive Papua region after they raised an outlawed Papuan flag and declared its independence. The men, who led a peaceful pro-independence celebration attended by 5,000 Papuans in October last
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        Lock icon What an American engineer can’t do
        1679 16 What would it take to build an iPhone in America? No less than transforming the national and global economies, says the concluding article in this two-part series HOW THE U.S. LOST OUT ON IPHONE WORK NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: Apart from sheer speed and
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        Lock icon Even a college degree was no job insurance
        802 16 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: The first time Mr Eric Saragoza stepped into Apple’s manufacturing plant in Elk Grove, California, he felt as if he were entering an engineering wonderland. It was 1995 and the facility near Sacramento employed more than 1,500 workers.
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        Lock icon Protesters honk at Putin’s election bid
        421 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW: Thousands of opposition activists took to their cars to protest against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s bid to return to the presidency, in a noisy rally along a Moscow ring road. About 3,000 cars joined the protest on Sunday, according to
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        Lock icon Russia doling out cash to gain support
        812 17  -  It follows China, Taiwan in using chequebook diplomacy in Pacific BY JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com SYDNEY: Russia appears to be following the lead of China and Taiwan in their practice of chequebook diplomacy in the Pacific, bolstering ties with small
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        Lock icon Egypt top brass hint at early power transfer
        737 18 Military rulers seek ideas on speeding up handover before June deadline NEW YORK TIMES CAIRO: Egypt’s military rulers have asked a panel of advisers for suggestions about handing over power to civilians earlier than the scheduled deadline of June, state news media
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        Lock icon A race for the toughest
        49 18 Around 6,000 competitors fought it out in the Tough Guy Challenge in Perton, central England, yesterday. Dubbed the world’s toughest race, it included crawling under barbed wire (above), crossing obstacles (top) and leaping through flames (right). PHOTOS: ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS PHOTOS: ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS
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        Lock icon ‘Prophet cartoon’ terror plot: 2 jailed
        355 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE OSLO: Two men accused of plotting to attack a Danish newspaper that caricatured Prophet Muhammad were found guilty of terror charges in Norway, the first convictions under the country’s an-ti-terror laws. The Oslo district court sentenced alleged ringleader Mikael Davud
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        Lock icon Russia seeks to play peacemaker in Syria
        506 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS DAMASCUS: Street battles raged on the doorstep of the Syrian capital yesterday as Arab and Western nations pushed for a United Nations resolution condemning President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Mr Assad’s regime has ramped up its crackdown on dissidents
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        Lock icon Anger in Iraq over use of US drones
        433 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD: Senior Iraqi officials expressed outrage at news that Washington is operating a small fleet of surveillance drones here even though the last American troops left a month ago. The programme, used to help protect United States Embassy staff and
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        Lock icon Drugs donated for neglected diseases
        386 19 Global effort by govts, big pharma to wipe out 10 tropical illnesses REUTERS LONDON: The world’s major pharmaceutical companies yesterday joined forces with governments and leading health organisations to donate drugs and scientific know-how to help control or wipe out 10 neglected tropical diseases by
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        Lock icon Tropical scourges
        222 19 REUTERS NEGLECTED tropical diseases are a group of 17 that disproportionately affect the very poor. They include: Blinding trachoma: A bacterial infection of the eye that causes the eyelids to scar and ultimately turn inward. It is the leading infectious cause of blindness in the world and affects
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        Lock icon Big in Brazil
        42 19 Miss Alyne Zaccanini (above) is crowned the first-ever Miss Brazil Plus Size in Sao Paulo yesterday. Contestants Mirna Tardim (left) and Adriana Santos (far left) are among a growing number of Brazilians with thickening waistlines. PHOTOS: REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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        Lock icon US school gives the boot to high-cut footwear
        222 19 SLICEOFLIFE REUTERS PHILADELPHIA: A suburban Philadelphia school district has banned sheepskin boots on its campus after students were found stashing cellphones away in their high-cut footwear. Since yesterday, Pottstown Middle School has barred its students from wearing sheepskin boots, including the popular
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          Lock icon 14 Chinese workers freed in Sudan
          65 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS KHARTOUM (Sudan): The Sudanese army has freed 14 of 29 Chinese road construction workers, reportedly abducted by militants in a remote region in the country’s south, officials here said yesterday. The Chinese workers were “liberated” by Sudanese troops and evacuated to the
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          Lock icon Ultrasound as male contraceptive?
          98 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: Zapping testicles with ultrasound can reduce sperm counts and might be used in the future as an inexpensive, reliable and reversible male contraceptive, according to US researchers. Scientists of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine experimented on male rats and issued
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          Lock icon Deal to launch Starbucks in India
          80 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MUMBAI: Starbucks plans to open stores in India for the first time under a deal announced yesterday with Tata Global Beverages, billed as the world’s second-largest tea company. Tata, part of conglomerate Tata Group, and Seattle-based Starbucks said they had entered into
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          Lock icon Forgotten Jawi script ‘faces extinction’
          84 19 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: A Jawi expert from South Korea has expressed concern that the script is increasingly being forgotten in Malaysia and may become extinct. Dr Kang Kyoung Seok, of the Pusan University of Foreign Studies, who began his research into Jawi
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          Lock icon Indonesia loses $300m to corruption
          121 19 JAKARTA: Indonesia lost as much as 2.13 trillion rupiah (S$298 million) to corruption last year, although the authorities should have easily been able to detect the methods used for graft, a watchdog has revealed, Jakarta Globe reports. A study by Indonesia Corruption Watch found that
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          711 21  -  BY MENZIE CHINN, JEFFRY FRIEDEN THE American and European debt crises have dragged on for years now. Yet none of the heavily indebted countries not the United States, not the peripheral euro-zone borrowers has been able to use a traditional weapon to fight the
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        362 22  -  Patricia Bernard (Ms) I FULLY agree with Mr Jeffrey Law’s views on shared living arrangements (“Group living for the elderly: The devil is in the details”; last Wednesday). I was happy when a Housing Board officer informed us that it had
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        252 22  -  David Soh I AM encouraged that the Health Ministry is planning robust measures to meet the needs of seniors (“Govt to focus on elder care this year: Minister”; last Saturday). I hope the Government will not restrict itself to agencies within the
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        382 22  -  Wong Toon Tuan THE report (“Record number of homes to be built, further easing prices”; last Saturday) quoted experts forecasting a steep decline in home prices of up to 15 per cent this year. This was based on a drop in transactions last month
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        81 22 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MADAM GERALDINE KHONG: Don’t let tuition affect classroom teaching 2 MS LIM AH WAN: Supermarkets should do right by small retailers 3 MR VIRDI BHUPINDER: Wrong Bollywood cinema experience 4 MR CHUA TIAN YU: Improve safety at dangerous junction 5 SPORTS COUNCIL: About
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          159 22 “A memorial to the Indian National Army in this vicinity disrespects those who died fighting the Japanese.” DR KEN KWOK, London: “On a recent visit to Singapore, I was walking around the Padang and admiring the sights at the mouth of the Singapore River when I came upon
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      533 2  -  BY SHULI SUDDERUDDIN, PETER WONG THREE-QUARTERS of complaints against property agents were resolved successfully, the watchdog in charge of cleaning up the industry said yesterday. The Council for Estate Agencies has handled 1,431 cases since it was set up in October 2010. Seventy-five per
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      159 2 MOTORISTS using the Central Expressway (CTE) to get to town will pay less in electronic road-pricing (ERP) charges from Feb 6, while those using the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) will pay more. In its latest quarterly review of ERP rates, the Land Transport
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      569 3  -  But rivalry between two factions in Hainan clan intensifies with filing of police report BY ELIZABETH SOH esoh@sph.com.sg THE rivalry between two factions in the Hainan Hwee Kuan has gone up a notch, with the filing of a police report by first vice-president Thomas
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      718 6  -  Founder of firm allowed to challenge legality of his conviction, to clear up questions of law BY KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg THE High Court yesterday allowed the founder of Sunshine Empire to raise questions over the legality of his conviction in the
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      287 6  -  FIONA LOW A UKRAINIAN who molested an air hostess on a flight to Singapore was acquitted yesterday after agreeing to pay the victim $10,000. Sales manager Sierkov Sergii (right) also apologised in court and promised not to repeat the offence. The 35-year-old, who works in
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      442 6  -  BY FIONA LOW A ODD-JOB worker known by the nickname “Tiger” was yesterday sentenced to 48 months in jail for attacking his friend with a chopper following a disagreement. Oh Chun Chuan, 54, slashed the other man repeatedly, wounding him in the arms,
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      723 7 Special One has reached breaking point, despite Real’s recent good form THE TIMES, LONDON MADRID: He would no doubt style it as the second coming. Four years after leaving England, Jose Mourinho, the charismatic former Chelsea manager and self-appointed Special One, is planning to return. The question
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      264 7 Manchester City Wary that he could never become United’s boss if he worked at City, Mourinho turned down the post in the project’s early years. Should Roberto Mancini fail to win the Premier League, the Portuguese could be tempted to guide them over the line
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      536 7 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish has urged the Football Association to take action against Arsenal captain Robin van Persie for appearing to elbow Carlos Cuellar during Sunday’s FA Cup fourth-round clash at the Emirates Stadium, which the hosts won 3-2.
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      512 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Manchester United’s Park Ji Sung has urged his teammates to get over their FA Cup loss to Liverpool with a win over Stoke today. They remain just three points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City and the South Korean midfielder said: “We
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      151 8 BERNAMA ALOR SETAR: Kedah’s acting coach Mohammad Nidzam Adzha, who stepped into the shoes of the suspended Wan Jamak Wan Hassan, has resigned following the team’s streak of poor results. Wan Jamak was suspended for seven Super League matches by the Football Association
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      525 8 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Andy Carroll remains adamant that he has no intention of leaving Liverpool despite having been linked with a move away for the second time during the January transfer window. Little more than a fortnight after it was claimed
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        54 8 THE 20-year-old midfielder Kevin de Bruyne is set to undergo a medical examination at Chelsea ahead of his £6.7 million (S$13.2 million) move from Genk. A spokesman from the Belgium champions told The Telegraph that de Bruyne will see out the season with them
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        72 8 LIVERPOOL and Tottenham head a host of clubs ready to trigger Demba Ba’s £7 million release clause at the end of the season. The Newcastle striker has been in scintillating form this season, scoring 16 goals in all competitions. Liverpool are also eyeing a
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        27 8 TOTTENHAM centre-back Sebastien Bassong and Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega are in Queens Park Rangers’ sights, as Mark Hughes plans a last-minute spending spree.
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      373 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Rebel striker Carlos Tevez, who has till today to sign for another football club and restart his career, continues to dominate off-field matters for Manchester City, but, ahead of today’s visit to Everton, manager Roberto Mancini was more
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      289 8 REUTERS MADRID: Balding bank manager Pablo Infante has outscored Lionel Messi to fire tiny Mirandes into a Spanish King’s Cup semi-final against Athletic Bilbao today, without skipping a day’s work. The 31-year-old is the Cup top scorer with seven goals, including six from
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      974 9 Djokovic reflects on epic Aussie win, looks to the French Open, Olympics ASSOCIATED PRESS MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic dispensed with the band and the raucous dressingroom celebrations. After the longest final in a Grand Slam, it was only fitting that he put on a solo act and then
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        64 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBAI: Diego Maradona, who has coached Dubai football club Al Wasl since last year, is among the candidates to take over as coach of the United Arab Emirates national team. The UAE have had a caretaker coach since Srecko Katanec was
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        39 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Football Confederation has urged Fifa to approve a headscarf with safety features for Muslim female players. Fifa had banned the hijab in 2007 for safety reasons.
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        33 9 REUTERS KIEV: Shakhtar Donetsk’s Ukraine football international goalkeeper Olexandr Rybka, 24, has been banned for two years by Uefa after testing positive for a prohibited diuretic last year.
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        34 9 REUTERS BELGRADE: Denmark won the men’s European Handball Championship final by beating hosts Serbia 21-19 on Sunday to clinch the only automatic berth for the 2012 London Olympics.
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      623 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS NEW DELHI: Hernan Crespo, 36, was the hottest property among a host of semi-re-tired world stars auctioned yesterday for a new Indian football league starting next month. The Argentinian was picked up for an annual salary of US$840,000 (S$1.06 million) by the
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      205 9 REUTERS NEW DELHI: A wild, top-of-the-table celebration is set to cost A. Amalraj, the new Indian table tennis champion, a quarter of his winner’s purse. After beating six-time national champion Achanta Sharath Kamal 11-8, 11-8, 12-10, 9-11, 7-11, 11-8 in the final of the
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      171 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DHAKA: A cricket umpire killed a teenage spectator in Bangladesh by hitting him on the head with a bat during a dispute over a contested decision. Nazrul Islam, 15, ran onto the pitch during an amateur game in the remote northern district of
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      515 10 Chicago star misses 2 late free throws plus game-tying jumper ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI: The odds had to be in Chicago’s favour. Down by a point with 22.7 seconds left, with Derrick Rose heading to the line to shoot a pair of free throws. The National Basketball
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      320 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS MINNEAPOLIS: The Los Angeles Lakers were reeling and the Minnesota Timberwolves were rolling, turning an 18-point deficit into a one-point lead with three minutes to go. Just when it looked as though the Lakers were going to let another road game
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      357 10  -  ALVIN CHIA RUNNERS can expect a beefier challenge at next month’s Men’s Health Urbanathlon. Participants have had to conquer flights of stairs, scale and crawl over three-tonne trucks, swing across monkey bars, and fight their way through mud pits. But obstacles like the monkey bars and
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      170 10  -  MOK YING REN The writer is a SEA Games triathlon gold medallist and a three-time Singapore marathon champion. His website: mokyingren.com GETTING into shape for a triathlon is excellent cross-training for a runner. Cross-training simply means doing another activity other than your primary sport which can stimulate
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      229 10 Today Basketball NBA: Memphis v San Antonio (Live, StarHub Ch216, 9am). Football African Nations Cup Gp C: Gabon v Tunisia, Niger v Morocco Live, Ch205, tomorrow, 1.30am. English Premier League: Everton v Manchester City (Live, mio TV HD Ch102, tomorrow, 4am), Manchester United v Stoke (Live, HD
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      306 10 Basketball NBA Miami 97 Chicago 93, New Jersey 73 Toronto 94, Orlando 85 Indiana 106, Boston 87 Cleveland 88, Dallas 101 San Antonio 100 (OT), Minnesota 101 LA Lakers 106, New Orleans 72 Atlanta 94, Denver 105 LA Clippers 109. Football African Nations Cup Group A In Malabo: Zambia
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      60 10 KYLE STANLEY, breaking down in tears after losing the Farmers Insurance Open in a play-off on Sunday. The 24-year-old American threw away a three-stroke advantage on the par-five last hole by three-putting for an eight. He then missed a five-foot par putt at
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      44 7 RETURN TO M’SIAN SOCCER Fandi Ahmad leaves Sembawang academy, joins Johor FA part-time. B8 REFLECTION TIME Novak Djokovic is looking forward to the French Open and the Olympics. B9 FALLING SHORT MVP Derrick Rose misses 3 crucial chances to help Chicago beat Miami. B10
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      181 7 kl'Jl'] Draw No. 2714/2012 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 Results of Draw Winning No. 14 17 32 33 38 41 27 Group 1 Prize $1,591,310 Winning shares for Draw No. 2714/2012 Group 1 Prize: $1,591,310 each Group 2 Prize: $52,240 each Group 3 Prize: $1,672 each Group 4 Prize: $570 each
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      109 9 Wherever you go, never miss out on the stock market action with ShareInvestor Mobile Download for FREE from Apple Apps store for iPhone, iPad users and Android Market for Android users. Get it now. Scan QR Code with your mobile and learn more about our application.* Android iPhone You will
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      84 10 Because love never dies. It has heen said I hat love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation. But there are ways to hold on to the precious memory ol the one you’ve lost. With a significant piece o( jewellery, a lovingly preserved flower or a bundle
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    1539 10 OBITUARIES TEO GEK KEOW Age 83 passed away peacefully on 30 January 2012. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Er Ngiang Seng (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Er Chor Khoon, David See Lay See, Annette ErChorHiang, Christopher Goh Hong Choon, Michelle Er Chor Peng Chia Heng Wai, Stephanie Er
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      40 11 f A Memory wanders as shadows fall Back to the days of h appiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep.
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      55 12 BeTheFirstToKnow BreakingNewsSMSAlert LianheWanbao ShinMinDailyNewsSoccerNews The Straits Times SingaporeNews TheStraitsTimes The Business TimesNews WorldNews 03.01.2012 08:02:25am Accordingto advanceoestimates,Singapore'saeconomygrew by3.6%8year-on-year in Q4,and 4.8% for the whole of 2011,r in line with MTI's growth forecast of 5%. FromSPHTHEBUSINESS TIMES Lianhe The NewPaperSoccerNews ZaobaoNews SUBSCRIBENOWFORSPECIALPRIVILEGES!† SingTelmobilesubscribers,call*155 M1mobilesubscribers,smsSPH to*****222 StarHubmobilesubscribers,smsSPHSMSNEWSto***** MONTHLYSUBSCRIPTIONRATEFROMONLY$4.28# Forbillingandotherenquiries,pleasecontact: SingTel1688. M*****. StarHub1633.
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      702 16  -  Plan to develop Russian facility into biggest milk plant in Europe, Asia BY MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg COMMODITY trader Olam International is teaming up with a Russian firm to invest as much as US$800 million (S$1 billion) in what may
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      572 16  -  BY YASMINE YAHYA ENVIRONMENTAL engineering firm WaterTech turned to Spring Singapore when it needed working capital to expand its business in China. Spring took up an equity investment in the firm, and introduced WaterTech to a business mentor and some angel investors. The investors not
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      97 16 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE MONEY STORIES ONLINE L Nokia 2011 results deep in red despite new Lumia line L Gates injects $950 million into troubled Global Fund L Stamp duty ‘hurting trust industry’ More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com
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        523 12  -  Fears over euro zone debt crisis also dampen investor sentiment BULLS AND BEARS BY ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg DISAPPOINTING growth data in the US and persistent concerns over the euro zone debt crisis dragged down share prices on the local bourse
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          122 12 NET profit fell 5.2 per cent at Singapore Post for the third quarter due to higher costs from upgrading. Earnings came in at $41.6 million for the three months to last Dec 31, while revenue inched up 0.6 per cent to $149.4 million, thanks to the growth of
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          165 12 HEALTH food firm Cerebos Pacific posted a net profit of $34.1 million for the fourth quarter, a 20 per cent drop from a year ago. Turnover at the firm, which owns the Brand’s product line, was $276.8 million for the quarter to last Dec 31, a rise of
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          140 12 SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) yesterday said American investors can now directly trade its FTSE China A50 and MSCI Asia Apex 50 futures contracts within the United States. Last Friday, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission certified that these contracts, based on the FTSE China A50 and MSCI Asia Apex
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          132 12 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.50 billion shares worth $1.13 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 169 Losers: 255 Unchanged: 358 STRAITS TIMES INDEX 3,500 Jan 30, 2012 2,888.29 -27.97 3,200 2,900 2,600 2,300 52-WEEK HIGH: LOW: 3,215.27 (Aug 1 ’11) 2,528.71 (Oct 5 ’11) March Jan ’11 May July Sept Nov Jan
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          241 12 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 8,793.05 (-48.17) Japan’s Nikkei declined 0.54 per cent, hit by a slide in Mitsubishi Electric shares after the government suspended dealings with the firm. HK Hang Seng Index Yesterday’s close: 20,160.41 (-341.26) Hong Kong shares fell 1.66 per cent, following a six-session winning streak
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          236 12 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: JAN 30, 2012 Top Rises Jan 30 CENTS DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** 221.8 1.0 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2134 65.4 2.5 OCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 .***** 50.0 0.5 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 49.1
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          387 12 Top Rises Jan 30 CENTS CityDev.ES.1202 1002 9.0 0.9 Jan 30 Ezra BPeCW*****2 22 2.5 12.8 Nobel Des W*****1 9 2.0 28.6 OCBC Bk BPeCW*****3 13 1.8 16.1 GoldenAgr.ES.1202 74 1.0 1.4 STI 2650BPePW*****9 14 1.0 7.7 GoldenAgr eW*****3 18.8 0.5 2.7 KSH Hldg W*****2 12.5 0.3
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          48 12 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS o/o Vol 4 5 0 6 15 4 118,201,000 104,496,000 92.196.000 68.969.000 58.924.000 58.542.000 53.392.000 By Value CENTS Value CENTS Value Genting SP 160.5 -2.5 -1.5 94,901,110 Noble Grp 133 -4.5 -3.3 79,001,695 SingTel UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS
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          58 12 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Jan 30 2012 Selling Buying Jan 30 2012 Selling 1.361 Buying ....1.297 Can dollar S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY 1.274 1.685 2.008 ....1.225 Malaysian ringgit 42.003 40.388 ....1.931 NZ dollar 1.06 1.01 Indonesian rupiah 0.0146
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          60 12 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 +0RVOL 'ODD DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 205 112.5 CapMallsAsia 132 +0.5 ***** 134 130.5 1.5
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          81 12 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 136.5 -0.5 302 137 135.5
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        526 13  -  High fuel prices and excess aircraft leave airline $17.4m in the red BY KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg TIGER Airways has reported a third consecutive quarterly loss, as high fuel prices and excess aircraft continued to drag down its bottom line. Still, the losses
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        457 13  -  BY MAGDALEN NG WHAT keeps bankers around the world and others associated with the banking sector awake at night? A new survey has found that, perhaps not surprisingly given the uncertain and fragile global economy, their biggest worry is the risk of another recession
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      584 14 Sarkozy to set example in face of opposition from country’s banks EURO ZONE LEVY PROPOSAL BLOOMBERG PARIS: France plans to unilaterally impose a 0.1 per cent tax on financial transactions starting in August, President Nicolas Sarkozy has said, brushing aside opposition from the
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      406 14 TAKING PULSE WITH ANDY MUKHERJEE Source: US Federal Reserve For the first time in its 99-year history, the US Federal Reserve last week began disclosing monetary policymakers’ internal forecasts of the likely future path of short-term interest rates in the world’s largest economy. It
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      196 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ATHENS: Greece has rejected a proposal from Germany for the European Union to take control of its tax and spending decisions, citing national sovereignty. “Whoever hands people a dilemma between financial aid and national dignity is ignoring basic historical teaching,” said Finance
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      694 15  -  BY LENNARD ONG A NEW league table has ranked the business schools at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) among the top 35 worldwide. The NUS Business School retained its 23rd position from last year in the
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      545 15  -  But too soon to be certain of downward trend, say experts BY CHERYL LIM cherlim@sph.com.sg MORE signs are emerging of a slowdown in the residential property sector, this time with a fall in resale prices of homes sold last month though experts
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      277 1 TUESDAY, JANUARY *****2 This is a big year for sports fans, with Euro 2012 in June and the Olympic Games in July. NICHOLAS YONG speaks to Singaporean fans who are travelling to catch a piece of the action. C4&5 Undergraduates (from left) Cheryl Lee, Rachel Ng and Camille Ang will
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      198 1 Accidental discoveries Portuguese feasts In Jaipur for the city’s Literature Festival C2 A culinary tour of Lisbon C6 Big wins for The Help Movie gets Oscar boost with three SAG awards C12 101 Hair Consultants Ha/r Loss? Detect early before it’s too late! Are you at risk? Experiencing excessive scalp
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        1662 2  -  The capital of Rajasthan, which hosts the Jaipur Literature Festival, is a city of accidental discoveries, from food to shopping deepika shetty deepikas@sph.com.sg With 70,000 people jostling for space, the Jaipur Literature Festival, Asia’s biggest, is all about surviving the crowds. By the end of my
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          900 3  -  A self-drive holiday is a great way to see Kyushu, Japan’s southernmost island, as it offers more convenience, comfort and flexibility on the road by zackaria abdul rahim FREE and independent travellers have more options to explore Kyushu, the southernmost island of Japan, with
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        890 4  -  Despite high hotel rates and ticket prices, some sports fans are heading to Europe for Euro 2012 football and the Olympic Games nicholas yong nicy@sph.com.sg Two major events soccer’s European Championships and the Olympics will light up this year’s sporting calendar but you will have to
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        336 5 When school holidays roll around, the kids are not the only ones smiling. It is when special needs teacher Adrian Oh, 30, gets his backpacking fix. Adventure-loving Mr Oh craves his long breaks. “I normally use the period to backpack alone since not all my friends
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        468 5 The beautiful game, as soccer is often called, has taken National University of Singapore (NUS) undergraduates Cheryl Lee, Camille Ang and Rachel Ng, all 22, and teacher Sherlene Ng, 25, far and wide. Last year, three of the four friends caught an Under-17 World Cup match
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        315 5 Undergraduate Tony Wong, 24, is an old hand when it comes to attending international sports events. In the last seven years, the computer science major at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been to the 2008 Beijing Olympics as well as the Asian
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        1183 6  -  Portuguese favourites such as pork and salted fish are also found in Asian cuisine such as Peranakan food sylvia tan stlife@sph.com.sg Sylvia Tan is a freelance writer. During a recent visit to Lisbon, I was searching for Portuguese roots to Peranakan and Eurasian culture. Surprisingly,
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        626 7  -  Life! and ASA Holidays’ travel contest will take 10 people on an Australian ‘Amazing Race’ adventure natasha ann zachariah natashaz@sph.com.sg If you are a fit travel buff, love South Australia and enjoy the rush of adventure, here is a challenge for you. Travel agency ASA
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          123 7 Chan Brothers is holding its World ‘R’ Us Travel Fair on Feb 12 at the Suntec City Level 3 Concourse and Level 1 Galleria Foyer, from 10am to 8pm. Deals to look out for include free flights for the second traveller for selected long-haul
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          146 7 The Jet Airways Jaisalmer Desert Fort Fun Run kicks off in the desert town of Jaisalmer (right) at the end of March. From $1,699 a person, Jet Airways is offering an 8D7N itinerary that includes a 15km run that will take in sights such as the
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          102 7  -  Nicholas Yong Save up to 10 per cent, or as much as $1,000, when you sign up for a group tour for five or more with Trafalgar.com. Early birds also enjoy additional savings on more than 200 itineraries when they make a booking six, 10
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          117 7 DoubleTree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur, the official hotel for the BMW Malaysian Open 2012, is offering a special package for fans of women’s tennis. From RM390++ (S$161++) a night, the package includes breakfast for two, two tickets to the semi-finals and finals held at Bukit
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          82 7 If you are planning to do a road trip for three weeks or more in a European country, Renault Eurodrive may have just the car for you. Starting from €665 (S$1,100) for 21 days for a Modus Diesel, the company offers full insurance and no
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          63 7 Stilettos Travel, a new travel company targeting women travellers with female-friendly itineraries, has a one-for-one deal to Siem Reap. From $1,195, the 4D3N package includes return flights via Silkair, accommodation and most meals. The travel period falls between March 20 and 23. The deal is open
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      99 8 ‘It stands for respect. It stands for loyalty. It stands for incredible memories’ Musician Seal (left), who is still wearing his wedding ring though he is separating from supermodel Heidi Klum (right) ‘True love is like a ghost. We all like to talk about it, but
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      779 8 BBC radio show Desert Island Discs looks back on 70 years of celebs and their music picks Associated Press London Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher chose Beethoven, actor Michael Caine picked Frank Sinatra and boxer George Foreman selected The Beatles’ All You Need Is Love.
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      922 9 Showtime is catching up to leading premium cable channel HBO with new shows that are grabbing awards and eyeballs New York Times New York Showtime has long been second to HBO among premium cable channels, but on the strength of its critically acclaimed drama
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      895 9 New York Times Los Angeles Movie fans are fretting over where to peg War Horse and The Help in the Oscar pool. But Hollywood is pondering something else: What becomes of DreamWorks Studios, the boutique studio behind those films? The 10 nominations between the two movies,
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      1060 10 Sean Penn talks about playing a goth frontman in his new movie, his family and charity work New York Times Park City, Utah It is not subtle. In his forthcoming movie, This Must Be The Place, Sean Penn resembles Robert Smith, the goth frontman of The
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      754 7 Properties l I —>/-/- i t i 4-1 i_i Classification Guide Residential Properties for Sale Landed Homes for Sale 457 Central Houses For Rent 458 East Houses For Rent 402 D01 -08 City South-West 403 D09-10 Orchard/Tanglin/ Holland 404 Dll &21 Newton/BtTimah/Clement! 405 D12-14 Balestier/ MacPherson/ Geylang 406 D15-16 East
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      285 7 KINGSVILLE 3 STY Semi-D 2500 3500 sqft. 5+1. 99 yrs. Cul-de-sac. $3.88M. Bernard Lim 9850 0222 BRAND NEW 2½-STY Link Bunglw with pool. 3600 4000 sqft 4+1. F’hold. Bernard Lim 9850 0222 D.09 NIVEN RD D/STY Conservation hse, approx 1315/ 2500sqft, reno. F’hold. Serious seller *****336 Peter ORCHARD/ ONE TREE
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      188 7 RAFFLES PARK, ORIOLE Crescent ’Casa Cristalla’ GCB 10,000 sqft. Modern white house with lush greenery, $22M. Serious buyers only. Call *****916 SUNSET TROPICAL DETACHED 7+1 5500 sqft Amazing! isabelredrup.com/ir22.php F’hold. $8.8m. *****055. Sue BEAUTY WORLD VICINITY. 3-storey semi-d. 4+1 (all ensuite) F’hold. Cul-de-sac. $3.3xM *****944 Andrew CLEMENTI PK. TROPICAL link
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      407 7 BUNGLW IN SIGLAP. contemporary design, 5+2, amenities, from $5.45m View: RealStar 6100 8000 3 STY SEMI-D 4400/ 4800 sqft Huge layout. 5+1. Near Kembangan MRT. $3.xm. View: RealStar 6100 8000 NEW! INTER-TERR. 2K/ 5K sqft. TOP Oct’12. 5rm. Park 3 cars. Katong amenities Davey Lee 9674-2908 FRANKEL ESTATE. 2½-STY bunglw.
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      315 7 Aspen Hgt PH 3110sqft, 6+1, Urban Suites 1550, 3+1, new Amaryllis Villes985sqft 3rm Thomson Euro Asia Penthse. 3649 sqft. 4+1 Valley Park, 1701 sqft 3+1 One Tree Hill 2500 sqft 4+1 Scotts HighPk 3500sqft 5+1 Pinewood Gdn Balmoral Pk 2150sqft 4+1 patio. F/reno Ardmore II, 2035 sqft 4+1 Scotts Sq
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      227 7 Properties PACIFIC MANSION 1356 sqft Helios Cairnhill 1281 sqft. Tiara Great World City. 4 rms. Erwin 9631 2825 SPRING GR0VE 1012 sqft. 2+1, high floor, f/facilities, $1.78M. Steve 9617-0316 THE HERMITAGE. MRT. 2-rm penthse 2066sqft. $2.xxM Connection 9669-0282 VIZ HOLLAND 861 sqft 2 bdrm. Mid flr. $1.3M neg. Greg Tan
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      201 7 MAPLEWOODS, 4+1, 1787 sqft. F’hold. Mid flr. face pool. Quiet. MGS. $2.33M 9633-9890 Jean Thoo CHESTNUT VILLE 3+1, patio 2077 sqft, tenanted, Cosy Springdale, 3+1, 1151 sqft Quiet, Yap CC *****190 PARK VALE F’HOLD. 3 rms. 1700 sqft. Reno. Greenery, pool view. Near MRT. $2.7xm. Quek 9833-2020 NOTTINGHILL SUITES 124
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      1061 8 WOODSVILLE 28. 4-BDRM, 1399 sqft, nice layout, no west sun, MRT/ amenities/ sch. *****696 Jorena TREVISTA. JUST TOP! Mins walk to MRT. 3/ 4 bdrms. High/ mid/ ground flr. Pool view. Eileen Lau *****681 F’HOLD. IDYLLIC SUITES/ Guillemard Edge Lor 30. VVIP price! Attractive disc. Joyce 9328-8629 VISTA RES 3BDRMS
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      379 8 CARISSA PK F’HOLD. $830 psf only! 1324 sqft. 3+1. #06. Pool view. No west sun. Quiet. Tan 9067-6688 AMAZING! 3-RM FR $883K. $828 psf. Where to find? The Palette. Walk to MRT. Call Linda 9830-2929 now! ELIAS GREEN 3+1. High flr. Bright/ windy. 1550 sqft. $6xx psf. ABS 6344-2266 FERRARIA
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      1057 8 Bukit BatokHDB Apts for Sale Bukit BatokHDB Apts for Sale Bukit BatokHDB Apts for Sale CATS Classified Bukit BatokHDB Apts for Sale Bukit Batok HDB Apts for Sale Bukit BatokHDB Apts for Sale GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES SEMBAWANG WOODLANDS BUY IT-SELL IT- FIND IT X. PUNGGO CHOA CHU
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      210 8 NEW LIST! JUPITER Rd. Peranakan feel Terr. 5 rms Bigmaster-rm,alfresco dining. Nature/Thomson Plaza. Lam MH *****929 PW NEW BINCHANG 2 sty semid, pool, 5+1 rms, MRT/ Junction 8/ French/ Australian sch. MG Lee *****218 S/STY COLONIAL BUNGLW Matlock. 4+1+1. *****/ 3500 sqft. Big gdn. Mins to Int’l sch Jennifer *****133
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      413 8 §TS§ Central Houses 4R1 Central Houses for Rent Wf for Rent g j 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
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      242 8 CHARMING CORONATION RD West bungalow. $20K. 5+1 6500 sqft built in. ***** sqft land. Pool. Well kept Jocelyn Wee 9766-5055 LINDEN DETACH 5+2+ pool $21K/ Kingsville semi-d 5+1 $11.5K/ Andrew Rd detach 5+1 $25K. Quek *****225 NAMLY VICINITY 2-STY Bunglw 4+1+maid’s 8400/ 3600 sqft Inground Pool, Feb. *****433 Serena BLAIR
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      538 9 D.21 EXPATS CHOICE new cluster detach 4 ensuite 4542 sqft Full forest view. Pool. David 9003-8877 D.10 DUCHESS AVE. 2 Sty Semi-D. Matured gdn. 4+1. P/ furn. Reno. Fully aircon. neg. IS *****159 Clinton SUNSET TROPICAL DETACHED 7+1 5500 sqft Amazing! isabelredrup.com/ir22.php $18k. *****055. Sue UNIQUE CHARMING SEMI-D! Coronation Road.
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      387 9 LUMIERE 2MistriRoad(Shenton Way) Penthouse 2,325 sqft 2,551 sqft *Fully Furnished with Sea View Units Above 40 Floor Call Owner 9656 3765. Agents Welcome LIANG SEAH PLACE 1, LIANG SEAH STREET Newly refurbished two bedroom units now available for lease 5 minutes walk to Bugis MRT, Bugis Junction and all other
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      533 9 REFLECTIONS 2-RM 915 sqft High flr. Marina/ sea view. 3+1, no pillars in room, sea view. Jack 9068-2343 BENCOOLEN. 2 BDRMS, high flr, new reno, Bugis MRT/ shpg mall. Immed. $4.3K neg! Shelly Li *****539 THE ROCHESTER LARGE terr Panoramic view! Unblock. 1800 sqft 3+1. neg. Sole Agt, Raintree 9004-8880
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      623 9 REFLECTIONS. BRAND NEW. 2-rms. Sea view, high flr. Vivo city. Owner *****100 AZURE 2 STY Penthse. 3165 sqft.4+1. Ensuite Million view. Damien.T *****035 LANDRIDGE CONDO, 3+1+1, 1711 sqft, MRT, beautiful, pool view, 9388 6383 Jess FULL COMMISSION. REFLECTIONS 1399 sqft, 3+1 $7.5K. Quek BN 9021-0329 PN QUEENS CONDO 3-BDRM. Immed.
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      1029 9 LEONIE GDNS. 1733 sqft. LEONIE GDNS. 1733 sqft. 3+1. High floor. P/furn. Bathrms newly reno. Avail immed. Evelyn *****608 $4.3K NEG 90 Holland, 2rm balcony, 1200sqft, greenery facing. Holland MRT Jocelyn Wee 9766-5055 SOMMERVILLE PK. 2-STY lower mais/ patio. 3+1. 2680 sqft. Greenery. MRT. $9.5K Julie Chu *****250 CAVENAGH GDN
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      632 9 LEONIE STUDIO Leonie Hill. Reno. Avail mid Mar. Near Orchard MRT/ all amenities. Call 9382 1123 CLIVEDEN GRANGE penthse 4392 sqft 4 bdrm, Good view. P/Furn. $20k Christine Yu 9772 6289 DUKES RES. PENTHSE/ groundflr 2433/ 1980 sqft 3rms. reno, p/furn, MRT. immed. Bernice *****071 VIDA 1 BDRM. 506 sqft.
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      637 9 TANGLIN PK. RESORT living. New reno. Greenery. Full commission. *****547 ALLSWORTH 1959 SQFT. 4+1 Renovated. Balcony. MRT. $7K. Betty P. 9631-8667 ST REGIS 4+1 approx 2500 sqft. Greenery. $13.5K. K&C 9664-3833 Cecilia D.09 MACKENZIE. 1 rm. Balcony. High ceiling. Orchard MRT. Joe Lin *****883 SCOTTS SQ 1227 sqft 3+1 very
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      584 9 LA SUISSE I, 2000 sqft. 3+1 Pool, f/facilities, Int’l Schs. Bright. *****399 J. Tan PANDAN VALLEY 2+1/ 3+1/ 5+1 Apt Gdn. 4200 sqft Reno. Christina *****800 HIGHGATE 1500 SQFT 3+1+ balcony.Unblock, well-kept $3.5k neg. Iris 9788 1800 DAKOTA RES 1894SQFT. 4 bdrm, Master/Junior suite. huge living/ balcony, 5 min walk
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      603 9 COSTA RHU 2-BDRM. 1399 sqft. Pool view. Near CBD, East Coast. Move in. Gary Seah 9693-3130 EAST MEADOWS, 2 units. 3+1 maid room, 1200 sqft, MRT/shpg. Cosy, pool view Bright. *****056 Toh SH CASERO DUNMAN. 2-rms. $3.5k. Immed. 3-yrs old. Dakota MRT. *****984. COSTA DEL SOL. 3 bdrms. 1346 sqft.
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      2595 10 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 532 A ft 65 BS3fe$ a* S«£ 1 if «ass a' ~S»EP>- vQ^oja DON’T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY. CALL *****979 NOW or visit our Sales Gallery at 2 Tuas View Place from 10am to 7pm (Monday to Friday) Developer: ACE-INDUSTRIAL PTE LTD Company
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      210 10 EUNOS TECHPARK 1324 2271 sqft Fitted Office Store. Benny 9129-6556 GOOD RENTAL! FOOD Xchange. 2238 sqft. All food trade. Bare. Sam *****355 TANNERY LANE 2-STY fty 4836/ 6500 sqft approx. All trade! *****955 Derek WOODLANDS BIZ HUB. Urgent rent! 1927sqft. $2700 Call owner Joyce 6891-1711 PANTECH 3150/ 3724/ 3864sqft. Window
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      411 10 Food Factory Woodlands S-storey with mezzanine Built: 49,100 sqft Land: 66,300 sqft ∂Tenure:30+30yrs wef 1993 Asking: $10M Savills (Singapore) Pte Ltd Dominic *****101 (CEA No.R*****1G) MRT/CORPORATE IMAGE UBI TECHPARK 1) 3-storey terr 7858sqft f/fitted, suits IT trade. 2) Showroom 3600 sqft prominent frontage, high ceiling. Web: www. christina-*****328.com chris-j property
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      1272 11 Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Final Level WOOD) LRNGSl (3rd Storey Drive-up Units) Released! r Your Premier Business Gateway *a II <--r I'yXv. >■: it i i i. m f' M t| ST™ r t Convenient Drive-up B1 Business
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      335 11 TOA PAYOH UBI 19 Ubi Road 4 •Office space: Approx. 3,930 sq ft •Move-in condition •Fitted with carpets and partitions 17 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh •Officespace:Approx.3,500sqft •Minutes from Toa Payoh Central •Fitted with carpets and partitions 2 months’ commission to agent for Toa Payoh only. For leasing enquiries, please call
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      301 11 JLN BESAR PLAZA 350 sqft. F/fitted office. Near MRT. Central. Immed. $1.6K up. Alan 9852 9055 HENDERSON BLDG. 900/ 1200/1700/2400 sqft, bare /well fitted office store Bright. 9733 3368 Lim HIGH ST CTR. 1001 sqft. Fitted office. High flr. Scenic view. 2 MRT. Asking $6.8K neg. Linda 9674-0083 TRADEHUB 21
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      282 11 KALLANG, ALJUNIED, Macp herson Cheapest $1.1K$2.5K. 240/ 400/ 950/ 2K sqft, nice fitted! *****778 GOLDEN MILE TOWER 576 500 sqft. High flr. Unblock City Sea view. 6535-1792 SVC OFFICE FR $680. Furn Free Broadband/ clubhse/ conference rm. *****232 MOHD SULTAN RD. Last 6 unitsX5000 sqft. 1 Signage Right Fr $7psf
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      255 11 PARKWAY PARADE. 3434 sqft, office unit on high flr, avail immed. 9060-0332 SUNTEC CITY. 4284/ 2917/ 1600/ 490 sqft. High floor. Immed. 9847 6900 Amy TONG ENG/ INT’L Plaza/ Suntec. 463/ 603/ 807 to 4532 sqft. Goh 9001-9060 FRANKEL AVE SHOPHSE #2 flr, 1380 850 sqft. Attic store. $4.2k. 9666-2881
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      234 11 Central Clarke Quay 646/872/926 sqft, Office II tenanted or vacant/ MRT Heritage Place Bugis 904/1356 sqft, tenanted fitted, corporate image Int’l Plaza (Good returns) 2357sqft tenanted $1730psf Buyers Sellers Welcome Soo Cheng 9322 7788 CBRE soocheng88@gmail.com Textile Centre Amazing invest Opportunity Fully rented with at least 5% yield Rentable area
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      465 12 BEST INVESTOR CHOICE!! ECentre@ Redhill high yield! Tenanted! 958/ 1152sqft, $660K only! *****778 TRADEHUB-21 BEST YIELD! 1453 sqft, high flr, fitted, best investor’s choice $655K only! *****778 PENINSULA PLAZA 1000/ 2500sqft/ Int’l Plaza 473 to 2357sqft. HB *****273 WCEGA TWR. 969 sqft with attached. Unblocked view. $450K. 8282-8319 Derrick TOP
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      300 12 For Leasing Enquiries: novena m m -'J^oaty THE DEDICATED SPORTS MALL Shops m Sizes from 326 sq ft to 484 sq ft Kiosk m 146 sq ft to 151 sq ft m suitable for sporting fashion and goods, fashion and accessories, hobbies, telecommunications and lifestyle related trades m directly above
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      291 12 TG KATONG F&B shop takeover exhaust grease trap Newly reno, immed. View anytime *****104 nancyng ADELPHI PARKLANE Shpg Mall near city hall/ Dhoby Ghaut MRT. Prime shop. $3K-$12K.LH Tan *****035 501 JURONG W. St 51. 860/ 450 sqft. Good human traffic. Food Ct/ mkt. All trades. Joe 9761-1000 SUPER PRIME
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      469 12 HIP BLAIR GALLERY/ Wine bar showroom/office. IR43 isabelredrup.com/ir11.php$18k. MRT *****055. Sue BLK 498 JURONG shop for rent. $2.5K neg. Heavy human traffic. Immed Adrian *****942 PN HAIR EXTENSION SHOP City Plaza for takeover. Good location clientele. Interested call *****116 **TAMPINES PETROL STN Workshop 850 sqft. Face main rd. Motor cycle
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      535 12 JUST 1 MIN to Tai Seng MRT. The Commerze-VVIP sale. New retail shop. Fr $4XXK. Wendy *****339 D.02 CONSERVATION SHOPHSE, 3½-sty, approx 4300 sqft, tenanted, near MRT, neg. *****934 Edwin 1XX HOUGANG AVE 1. HDB D/sty shop. 1600 sq.ft. Selling with tenancy. 71 yrs left. Sande 9100-8520 5.4% RETURN! 2-STY
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      408 12 Properties Travel *7“ $0.75 PSF MRT #02 10,000 6000/ 4000 sq.ft; 30,000 sq.ft $1.20 psf. Jurong. Tony 9826-7448 RUBY WAREHSE Kaki Bukit 1496/ 2314 sqft. Partition. Loading/ unloading. Easy access. 9489 8939 CENDEX CTR, LOWER Delta Rd grd flr 1539/ 3078 sqft Full hgt glass panel. AYE/ CTE.Yew PL *****079
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