The Straits Times, 10 February 2012

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  • 20 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 073/11/2011 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 2012 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS v
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    • 47 1 THE mystery surrounding Chongqing crime-buster Wang Lijun deepened yesterday, after both China and Washington confirmed that he had visited the US consulate in Chengdu. Rumours are rife that he had sought asylum in the US and the new development has stoked speculation. LWORLD PAGE A18
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    • 53 1 AFTER letting one deadline after another slip, Greece’s political leaders last night finally struck a deal on a package of tough austerity measures, clearing the way for a swop to cut the nation’s debt, win its second rescue in two years, and avoid a messy default.
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    • 58 1 SINGAPORE’S new Nominated MPs took the first step of their 21/2-year journey yesterday. The nine men and women including actress Janice Koh (above) received their letters of appointment from President Tony Tan Keng Yam at the Istana. They will be sworn in next Tuesday when Parliament sits.
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  • 612 1  -  Strategic, economic policy unshaken by polls: Shanmugam BY Chua Chin Hon US BUREAU CHIEF chinhon@sph.com.sg WASHINGTON: Singapore’s fundamental economic and strategic policies would not change despite adjustments that had to be made following last year’s twin elections, visiting Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam told a
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  • 158 1 ABOUT 80 paintings and sculptures collected by an anonymous donor are being sold at an exhibition to help raise funds to develop young local talent. The works are on display at an exhibition titled Art Works that opened yesterday at the Arts
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  • 611 1  -  BY CHERYL ONG TAY SUAN CHIANG MORE family service centres (FSCs) will be set up to help Singaporeans affected by the economic downturn. Ten more such centres which are usually the first stop for residents who need financial and emotional support will be built
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    • 140 1 These trainers can earn $20,000 a month IN URBAN Hofman finds the small screen liberating LIFE! PAGES C4&5 State of the opposition INSIGHT, PAGES A28&29 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 WAM0IFRA INCQC 2002 >••• The Straits Times is taking part in the IFRA
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  • prime.commentary
    • VIEW POINTS
      • 86 2 WE SAY US relations with Asean in particular, and Asia in general, are going through a period of flux primarily because of the growing influence of China. Foreign Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam made an important intervention by calling for these relations to be broad-based. It
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      • 52 2 COLUMNS With a strongly growing economy giving birth to a middle class with significant purchasing power, there are opportunities in Indonesia, but Bruce Gale says that the sprawling, multicultural country of 240 million people is not an easy market to get to grips with. L REVIEW
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      • 47 2 OUR READER SAYS Following the LTA’s failure to apologise for what it has agreed was an unnecessary warning sent to a motorist, Benjamin Soh says it is time that Singapore’s official bodies learn to say sorry when it is due. L FORUM PAGE A30
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      • Article, Illustration
        21 2 www.straitstimes.com L Nirmal Ghosh on unquiet memories of the stomach churning violence that engulfed Bangkok’s Thammasat University in 1976.
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    • 1020 2  -  Emphasis on safety for young motorcyclists key to cutting fatality rate BY CHERYL ONG ongyiern@sph.com.sg LAST year, 96 motorcyclists and three pillion passengers died on the roads here. These 99 made up half the total number of road-related deaths for the entire
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  • prime.news
    • 603 3  -  Rates for older workers ‘need to go up’, but Govt mindful of rising costs BY CAI HAOXIANG haoxiang@sph.com.sg PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has given the Government’s clearest indication that employer contribution rates for the Central Provident Fund are likely to go
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    • 93 3 England football manager Fabio Capello leaving Wednesday’s crisis meeting with the board of the country’s Football Association (FA), during which he quit his £6 million-a-year (S$11.9 million) job. The Italian was offended that the FA had removed John Terry as team captain without consulting him. Terry faces
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    • 432 3  -  BY RACHEL CHANG Additional reporting by Phua Mei Pin WITH social spending expected to rise as Singapore ages, the Government will have to look at ways to raise more revenue. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told unionists on Thursday last week that he
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    • 615 4  -  Public feedback sought on ideas as reports of sex-trafficking cases fall BY TOH YONG CHUAN tohyc@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE is stepping up the fight against human traffickers, and among the new weapons the Government is considering is a national hotline for victims to call for help.
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    • 375 4  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH SHE claimed to be 19 years old. But Peter Gerard Chang Liang Chieh suspected that the teenage prostitute was lying. He asked to see her passport, but when she made an excuse, he went ahead and had sex with her anyway.
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    • 664 6 Package of measures clears way for bailout, lessens default threat REUTERS BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFURT: Greece’s political leaders have struck a long-stalled deal on a package of austerity measures, clearing the way for a swop to cut the nation’s debt, win its second rescue in
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    • 599 6  -  BY GOH CHIN LIAN chinlian@sph.com.sg THE future Thomson Line linking Marina Bay to Woodlands will join other MRT lines at seven interchanges, giving commuters more and quicker connections. Three interchanges in the north will likely connect to the North-South and Circle lines. Four interchanges
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    • 122 6 Two boats are seen in the frozen river Spree in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday, as a cold spell sweeps across large parts of Europe, with temperatures plummeting far below zero deg C. The severe cold has forced Germany to call upon its reserves for producing electricity
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    • 614 7  -  Travel and yusheng may be culprits in outbreak: Doctors BY SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma SINGAPORE is in the grip of an outbreak of colds and diarrhoea, doctors say. Significantly more patients than usual are turning up with these complaints. Possible reasons include
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    • 992 8  -  Poll shows greater awareness, sense of responsibility in dealing with issue BY JESSICA CHEAM ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT jcheam@sph.com.sg THE first local survey on climate change shows that most Singaporeans are concerned about the issue and believe in taking action to address it. The findings, released
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    • 671 10  -  SANDRA DAVIE SINGAPOREANS are flocking to study in the United States, drawn by the weaker US dollar and high-ranking universities. More than 4,300 of them were enrolled in institutions there last year, the highest figure in 10 years. Tellingly, the universities
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    • 715 10  -  World economy will get even more complex, says Education Minister BY SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR WRITER sandra@sph.com.sg WASHINGTON: Every child must be educated and equipped with the skills that will let him thrive in the economy of the future, said Education Minister Heng
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    • 703 10  -  CHUA CHIN HON To see videos, speeches, and interviews from the Singapore Conference, go to http://csis.org/event/singapore-conference WASHINGTON: In an era of unprecedented geopolitical changes in Asia and beyond, what should Singapore’s strategic partnership with the major powers be like? It must be a
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    • 822 11  -  But effect of reduced growth ‘likely temporary’ as global economy shifts towards Asia BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY GRACE NG gnirmala@sph.com.sg graceng@sph.com.sg A LOWER than expected growth forecast for India, coupled with a slowing Chinese economy, has increased the likelihood of a tepid first half
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    • 239 11 TWO young women were found dead yesterday in the bathroom of a chalet at the Aloha Changi resort. Paramedics pronounced Ms Teo Wan Si, 20, and Ms Chua Hui Hsien, 24, dead at about 2am. The police found their bodies after searching the
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    • 585 12  -  The nine will be sworn in when Parliament sits on Tuesday BY TEO WAN GEK wangekt@sph.com.sg NINE Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) received their letters of appointment from President Tony Tan Keng Yam at the Istana yesterday. They will be sworn in when Parliament
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    • 753 13  -  Online clip of staff’s fight with customer in Shah Alam outlet sparks racial name-calling BY TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT chengwee@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: An online video of a KFC staff member assaulting a customer has gone viral in Malaysia and degenerated into
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  • WORLD.
    • 801 14  -  Govt begins politically charged move to amend BY NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg BANGKOK: Thailand’s ruling Puea Thai party yesterday submitted a controversial plan to rewrite the country’s Constitution, in a politically sensitive move that risks reigniting turmoil. The current charter was written in 2007
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    • 82 14 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE WORLD STORIES ONLINE L US teen describes killing as ‘amazing, enjoyable’ L Rats! Maligned rodent can make a great pet L Frozen sauerkraut causes German motorway chaos More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com PHOTO GALLERIES
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    • world.regional
      • 881 18  -  Ex-police chief being probed for visiting US consulate on Monday BY HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg BEIJING: A Chongqing official said to be on stress-related leave but rumoured to have sought US asylum did visit an American consulate, Beijing and Washington confirmed yesterday, as
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      • 329 18 NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: South Korea’s National Assembly Speaker resigned yesterday as prosecutors investigated a lawmaker’s accusation that he had tried to obtain the top leadership post in President Lee Myung Bak’s governing party through bribery. It was the first time
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      • 382 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG BEIJING: Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper oversaw the signing of nearly C$3 billion (S$3.7 billion) worth of trade agreements with China yesterday after holding talks with leaders in Beijing. The deals, in industries ranging from aviation to railways, came
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      • 768 19  -  Concerns rise over mainlander taking helm of South China Morning Post BY KOR KIAN BENG kianbeng@sph.com.sg HONG KONG: “Red” fears are rising again among Hong Kongers, potentially heightening the already frayed tensions between them and mainland Chinese. This time, the issue is over Eng-lish-language
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      • 619 20 New govt tries to contain violence as his supporters clash with police AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS MALE (Maldives): An arrest warrant was issued against ousted Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed, even as the new government struggled to contain fresh outbreaks of violence in the archipelago
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      • 289 20 REUTERS BEIJING: China’s heavily polluted capital plans to reduce air pollution levels by 15 per cent by 2015 and 30 per cent by 2020 through phasing out old vehicles, relocating factories and planting new forests, state media said yesterday. The level of
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      • 415 21 Death in pre-dawn strike a big blow to group, says official AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD: US missiles yesterday killed Al-Qaeda’s chief in Pakistan, one of the Americans’ main targets in the volatile country, who was wanted for attacks that killed scores of people. Badar
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      • 49 21 Residents using a ladder in place of a bridge destroyed by Monday’s earthquake in Jimalalud town in the Philippines. Officials have given up hope of finding more than 70 people still missing. The death toll stands at 26. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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    • world.international
      • 724 22 Govt’s pact with 5 banks aims in part to halt housing market’s slump NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: After months of painstaking talks, the US government authorities and five of the nation’s biggest banks have agreed to a US$26 billion (S$33 billion) settlement that
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      • 500 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS BEIRUT: As the violence in Syria grinds on, world powers are searching for new diplomatic approaches to stop the bloodshed. At least 24 people were killed yesterday in the latest government blitz on the besieged Syrian city of
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      • 362 22 REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO/MACAU: It’s never good for the candidate when a big donor runs afoul of the law as President Barack Obama learnt this week: His campaign returned large donations from Chicago’s Cardona brothers after it was reported that a third brother is a fugitive
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      • 1219 23  -  Rivals renew claims over Gibraltar, Falklands ahead of historic dates NEWS ANALYSIS BY JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Jonathan.eyal@gmail.com LONDON: They are two specks of land an ocean apart, the few remaining vestiges of the British empire which otherwise disappeared half a century ago. But
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      • 311 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: The US military yesterday eased some restrictions on women soldiers, allowing them to serve in thousands of jobs that will bring them closer to combat, defence officials said. The move reflects the increasing presence of women on the front lines
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    • world.at a glance
      • IN BRIEF
        • 116 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: North Korea has completed a hovercraft base which could be used to attack South Korean islands near the disputed Yellow Sea border, a report said yesterday. Recent satellite photographs showed construction had been completed at the base in Koampo, 50km to 60km from the
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        • 106 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS JAKARTA: An Indonesian accused of making the explosives used in the 2002 Bali bombings is scheduled to go on trial next week on terrorism and murder charges, a court official said yesterday. Umar Patek, 41, was Asia’s most wanted terror suspect with a
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        • 148 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top court adjourned until today an appeal from Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani against a summons for indictment for contempt, dragging out a saga that could force his government into early polls. The Supreme Court remained adamant that the government must respond to
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        • 83 24 REUTERS MADRID: Spain’s Supreme Court has found internationally known human rights judge Baltasar Garzon guilty of authorising the illegal recording of defence lawyers’ conversations, a court spokesman said yesterday. The unanimous ruling disbars Garzon for 11 years. He cannot appeal against the ruling, the court said.
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        • 107 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Tibet’s top leader has fired three officials for failing to crack down on unrest in the region, state press said yesterday, a day after another Tibetan set himself alight to protest against China’s rule. Mr Chen Quanguo, Communist Party head of Tibet, announced
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      • 51 24 The 2.9km long Tokyo Gate Bridge, due to receive traffic come Sunday, is expected to help ease heavy congestion in Tokyo, Japan. It is popularly known as the Dinosaur Bridge, as residents say it looks like two dinosaurs facing off. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG PHOTO:
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      • 286 24 SLICEOFLIFE AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GUANGZHOU: Long-winded politicians in China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou may find themselves reined in, as city officials consider restricting the length of interminable speeches. Mr Wan Qingliang, the city’s mayor, has put forward a proposal that will require officials to limit their
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  • REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 418 25 AMERICANS by and large believe that they are the world’s indispensable power. That is largely true. But the time of the United States as the sole indispensable global power is passing, in Asia at least, with the epic rise of countries such as China and
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    • 886 25  -  BY KEVIN RUDD The writer is Australia’s Foreign Minister. PROJECT SYNDICATE ALTHOUGH the relationship between China and the United States is critical to Asia’s future, this does not mean that the region will become a SinoAmerican duopoly. The concept of a “G-2” is never going to fly
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    • 752 25  -  U.N. RESOLUTION ON SYRIA BY MINXIN PEI The writer is a professor of government at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. THE NEW YORK TIMES SYNDICATE IN MANY ways, China’s decision to join Russia in vetoing the Syria resolution in the United Nations Security Council
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    • review.
      • 70 26 foreign policy success last year the successful intervention in Libya was marked by Germany abstaining on a UN Security Council resolution that called for military action to protect Libyan civilians. During the Libya campaign, other Nato members ran out of bombs in 11 weeks, then-US Defence
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      • 868 26  -  FOREIGN MATTERS BY WILLIAM CHOONG SENIOR WRITER williamc@sph.com.sg MR KEVIN Rudd has a shock of white hair set against a cherubic-looking face, but his declamations never fail to sting. At the Copenhagen climate summit in 2009, he famously declared, in face of Beijing’s opposition to
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      • 873 27  -  MATA JELI: A PERSPECTIVE ON INDONESIAN AFFAIRS BY BRUCE GALE SENIOR WRITER bruceg@sph.com.sg HOW do you understand the market for your products in a country as large and diverse as Indonesia? This is a question many companies are struggling to answer as their competitors ramp up advertising
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      • 1256 28  -  The opposition scene seems to be seeing implosion after implosion. What ails the parties and what challenges lie ahead? Insight reports. BY ANDREA ONG BY TESSA WONG andreao@sph.com.sg twong@sph.com.sg NINE months after a “new normal” in local politics was declared with the entry of a
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      • 494 28  -  WP ANDREA ONG BEING the big boy among opposition parties can be both boon and bane, as the Workers’ Party (WP) has discovered after last year’s elections when it won six seats. “There have always been great expectations that
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      • 353 28  -  SDP TESSA WONG LAST year in the run-up to the general election, Dr James Gomez, who led the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) team at Sembawang GRC, scoffed at on-the-ground campaigning as “old-style tactics”. The SDP subsequently lost in Sembawang, garnering only 36 per cent
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      • 446 28  -  NSP ANDREA ONG THE National Solidarity Party (NSP) firmly believes it has a place in an increasingly competitive political scene. After walking away empty-handed from last year’s general election, the party was criticised for being too middle-of-the-road; it emerged third among six opposition
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      • 242 28  -  TESSA WONG SMALLER opposition parties have also been taking a stab at party renewal. The Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) made up of the Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS) and the Singapore Justice Party is currently undergoing an internal revamp before resuming outreach, said
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      • 398 29  -  SPP TESSA WONG THE entry of two former senior civil servants into the Singapore People’s Party (SPP) in time for last year’s general election threw the SPP into the limelight. It also brought expectations that one of them, Mr Benjamin Pwee, 43, would succeed
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      • 237 30  -  Tan Kin Lian I AGREE with the decision taken by the Member of Parliament for Hougang, Mr Yaw Shin Leong, to resign as treasurer of the Workers’ Party (WP) and the exemplary approach taken by the party leadership in
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      • 118 30 “During the GE, the battle cry of the Workers’ Party was for greater accountability and transparency. With the Yaw affair, it now appears the cry was merely propaganda.” MR TANG KUMCHEONG: “During the last General Election (GE), the battle cry of the Workers’ Party was for greater public
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      • 346 30  -  Dennis Lee THE current disquiet among residents regarding the inclusion of facilities for the elderly in Woodlands (“Unease over elder-care centre in void decks”; last Friday) and Toh Yi (“Facilities for elderly not welcome here either”; yesterday) clearly shows that
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      • 125 30 “Continue providing void decks... To optimise space utilisation, it is good to use some percentage of void decks for public amenities.” MR WILLIAM H.L. LAU, president, Singapore Institute of Planners: “As urban planners, we wish to encourage the Housing Board to continue providing void decks in their new
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      • 251 30  -  SMALL BUSINESSES Ng Leong Keng Deputy Director (Policy Planning) HDB WE OFFER several assistance measures to help HDB shops enhance their vibrancy and improve their business (“Do more to protect heartland vibrancy” by Mr Liew Kai Khiun; Jan 20). On
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      • 149 30  -  David Lim Chief Motivation Officer Everest Motivation Team FIVE years ago, I met officials from the Institute of Mental Health and the Health Ministry to propose the usage of a resilience quotient profiling tool, and to garner support for a nationwide resiliency
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      • 228 30  -  BOUQUET Jeremy Lim Hon Lee THIS year’s Chingay Parade, organised by the People’s Association (PA) last Friday and Saturday, will be remembered for its ingenious waterway stage, brilliant displays, attractive floats and spectacular pyrotechnics. For me,
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      • 313 30  -  OFFICIAL REPLIES Benjamin Soh THE Land Transport Authority’s reply on Wednesday (“Warning wasn’t necessary, LTA agrees”) took pains to trace the sequence of events and was careful to show itself to be correct at every step, despite ending in agreement with letter writer Teong
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      • 245 30  -  Amarinder Singh THE recommendation to not recognise external law degrees for admission to the Singapore Bar was made in 1993 and much time has passed since then (“Recognition of external law degrees is on a case-by-case basis” by the Ministry of Law; Wednesday). It
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      • 117 30 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MISS RENE YAP: Everyone grows old 2 MR ARTHUR LIM: Ministry’s move necessary 3 MS CHAN LIEA SUN: Each estate should have senior care centre 4 MS SANDY GOH: Not an old folks’ home 5 MR CHEONG PENG KIAT: Where was the consultation?
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    • 546 1  -  Change takes some SIA premium club members by surprise BY HUANG LIJIE JESSICA LIM lijie@sph.com.sg limjess@sph.com.sg POPULAR Changi Airport store Nuance Watson has reduced its discounts to members of Singapore Airlines’ premium passenger club. The duty-free chain, specialising in perfumes and cosmetics, had been absorbing
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    • 88 1 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE HOME STORIES ONLINE L Alleged Yishun bedroom molester nabbed L Man infected wife’s underage sister with herpes L RWS looking for $88,000 lucky draw ‘winner’ More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com Former DPM and PAP
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    • 478 2  -  His resignation as security firm’s director comes amid graft probe BY THAM YUEN-C Leonard Lim yuenc@sph.com.sg limze@sph.com.sg THE former Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) chief embroiled in a high-pro-file graft probe has left the board of Certis Cisco. Mr Ng Boon Gay’s recent departure as
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    • 472 2  -  BY ROYSTON SIM TRANSPORT operator SMRT’s internal investigation team will present to its board early next month a report on the causes of two severe train disruptions in December last year. In a statement yesterday, SMRT said it is extending its inquiries into
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    • 145 2  -  ROYSTON SIM FORMER SMRT chief executive Saw Phaik Hwa’s last day at the transport operator will be April 5. The Straits Times understands that she is serving her three months’ notice after announcing her resignation as CEO on Jan 6. Her resignation came on
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    • 719 5  -  Companies here will build ‘demonstrator’ model for French firm BY JERMYN CHOW DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT jermync@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE will play a key role in helping a French space company launch its first commercial space flight. For starters, home-grown companies will be roped in
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    • 386 5  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH A JUDGE yesterday granted a young man’s wish and fined him, instead of putting him on probation, for punching another man in June last year. Jody Ong Wei Qiang, 21, was fined $2,000. He had told the judge through his
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    • 460 8  -  ELENA CHONG A CORONER yesterday found that the death of a 17-year-old technician who fell off a ladder while fixing a cable TV connection was accidental. Mr Mong Chu Da was on a routine assignment in Bukit Batok on Aug 31 last year
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    • 699 8  -  Plans to build or revamp facilities, largely for premium brands, kick into high gear BY CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg DESPITE a car market that is shaping up to be the smallest in two decades, motor companies are keeping their foot on the pedal
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    • 445 10  -  Man, said to have cleaned up act after marriage, pays for his past crimes BY KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg HIS wife knew about his previous criminal record but not about his latest offences until the police came to arrest him. “It came as a
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    • 489 10  -  BY AMELIA TAN MINISTER of State for Education Lawrence Wong yesterday said his comment that not all Institute of Technical Education (ITE) graduates can go on to polytechnics was taken out of context. His words, which were said at a forum on Tuesday, sparked controversy online
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    • 579 11  -  Construction productivity can be improved, minister says BY NG KAI LING kailing@sph.com.sg ON AVERAGE, it takes eight to 12 days to build one storey of a residential high-rise in Singapore. This process takes half the time in Hong Kong and about eight days in
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    • 464 12  -  Recommendations to protect workers in pay disputes sent to MOM BY JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg MAKE it mandatory for employers of foreign workers to provide monthly payslips and deposit salaries into bank accounts. These are among the recommendations sent by non-profit organisation Transient
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    • 342 12  -  ROYSTON SIM A WELFARE home for women and children at Marymount Convent will move to Toa Payoh Lorong 8 next year. Run by the Good Shepherd Sisters, the Marymount Centre has to vacate its Thomson Road premises to make way for the
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    • 180 12  -  BY THAM YUEN-C THE body of a man was found near the junction of Kampong Java Road and Cavenagh Road yesterday evening. A police spokesman said they were alerted to the case at 5.56pm, after a pedestrian spotted what appeared to be a
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    • 702 15  -  Ministry introducing new syllabuses for lower secondary as part of review BY STACEY CHIA staceyc@sph.com.sg THE Education Ministry (MOE) is starting a new syllabus for humanities subjects one that will do away with the mid-term and year-end examinations at the lower secondary level.
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    • 367 16  -  BY ELIZABETH SOH THE Police Coast Guard (PCG) presented five coastal patrol craft to the Indonesian Marine Police yesterday as part of a joint effort to enhance regional maritime security. The 30-year-old boats, which were refitted at a cost of $1 million, were
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    • 516 16  -  Court rules that nurseries’ case should go for full trial as it raises novel law issues BY K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Land Authority (SLA) has failed in its bid to strike out a suit by two nursery owners in Queenstown
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    • CASE FILE
      • 83 16 A WAITER was yesterday charged with assaulting three police officers. Liao Zhongmi, 31, a Chinese national, offered no plea. He is said to have kicked Sergeant Guo Zhongren, 26, in the left shoulder, Sergeant Mohamed Rosli Mohamed, 27, in the groin area, and Corporal Muhammad Mirza
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      • 76 16 POLICE busted an illegal gambling den in a Kovan Road condominium yesterday and arrested 13 men and 11 women. Officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division also seized gambling paraphernalia such as playing cards and chips, plus cash amounting to about $3,640. They said investigations indicated that
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    • 1032 17 Redknapp says focus is on Spurs but will not rule out England job THE TIMES, LONDON REUTERS LONDON: Harry Redknapp yesterday refused to rule out the possibility of taking over as England manager, despite claiming that his focus remains on Tottenham. England’s Football Association is expected
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    • 633 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON: Not a single tear was shed by the English press over the exit of Fabio Capello, with most glad to see the back of the Italian and welcoming the chance to see an Englishman take over. “It’s time for
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    • 654 18  -  New season but same old problems as fans stay away from games Gombak United 0 Harimau Muda 2 BY JONATHAN WONG jonwong@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Alvin Chia RARELY has there been so much at stake in the first match of a new football season. But these are
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      • 672 18  -  ROCKET MAN kept his unbeaten record in barrier trials intact when he took out yesterday's last heat his first such jumpout since his unsuccessful Hong Kong raid last December. Written by Michael Lee The lack of fitness however showed as the Singapore star sprinter had
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      • 352 18  -  Written by Craig Brennan TRAINER Michael Freedman's four gallopers for the Dubai World Cup Carnival arrived safely in the United Arab Emirates last Saturday. Always Certain, Better Be The One, Cash Luck and The Comedian arrived at the quarantine centre last Saturday following a
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    • 599 19  -  Coach wants to sign experienced forwards during April window BY FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg BARELY a month into the Malaysian Super League (MSL) football campaign, V. Sundramoorthy is already looking at options to boost the LionsXII’s attack. Lying sixth in the 14-team league, his side have
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    • 569 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Manchester United have again found themselves behind Real Madrid and Barcelona in football’s rich list, with the Spanish giants set to out-earn their rivals in the foreseeable future. The annual review of football finance by Deloitte shows Real topping
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    • 224 19 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Roman Abramovich’s decision to dismiss Carlo Ancelotti and replace him with Andre Villas-Boas last summer took Chelsea’s managerial compensation bill to £64 million (S$126.3 million) since Jose Mourinho left in 2007. The figures, which were published yesterday in Chelsea’s detailed annual
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    • 474 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS BATA (Equatorial Guinea): Zambia coach Herve Renard believes it was “written” that his team would reach the final of the African Cup of Nations in Libreville. The Gabonese capital was the site of the country’s worst sporting disaster in
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    • 193 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS BATA: The organisers gave away free tickets to the African Nations Cup semi-fi-nals on Wednesday in an attempt to avoid the eyesore of empty stadiums at the continent’s top football tournament. The clash between Zambia and Ghana at the Estadio de
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    • 452 20  -  BY JONATHAN WONG FROM interviewing swimmers and gymnasts at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to being an intern sports reporter with international news agency Reuters, Tan Jinhe will embark on her biggest assignment yet the Olympic Games. “When I received the phone call to say
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    • 644 20 Sanchez Vicario claims parents made her suffer a lot and left her in debt ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS MADRID: She was once the best women’s tennis player in the world, earning a fortune of ¤45 million (S$74.3 million). Now she claims she has been left struggling with
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    • 440 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS PARIS: The anti-doping authorities in France searched the home of the country’s top woman cyclist on Wednesday morning and detained her husband on allegations that he illegally imported doping materials, presumably on her behalf. The cyclist, Jeannie Longo, is among
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    • 334 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID: The Spanish tennis federation wants to sue the television channel Canal Plus France for using its logo in a satirical video that suggested Rafael Nadal and other Spanish athletes used drugs to improve their performances. The video sketch, presented
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    • 308 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors have arrested two current players in a broadening investigation into match-fixing in professional volleyball. This bring to six the number of people detained, following arrests late last month and early this month. A former player with
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    • 566 21 Taiwanese-American’s superb form extends New York’s winning run ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON: Linsanity is here to stay. In the course of a week, TaiwaneseAmerican Jeremy Lin has gone from basketball obscurity to being the National Basketball Association’s newest playmaking sensation. The New York Knicks guard has earned
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    • 227 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON: National Basketball Association commissioner David Stern does not believe this year’s All-Star game in Orlando will be upstaged by Dwight Howard’s uncertain future. The Magic’s six-time All-Star has asked to be traded, and he will be a free agent after the
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    • 315 21 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK: Michael Phelps, already the winner of the most gold medals in Olympic history, says he still has goals to meet as he prepares to swim in his fourth Games this year in London. He just will not say what they are. At the
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    • 327 21 Today Basketball NBA: Denver v Golden State (Live, StarHub Ch216, 10am). Football S-League: Albirex v SAFFC (Jurong East), Home v Balestier (Bishan) 7.45pm. German Bundesliga: Wolfsburg v Freiburg (Live, StarHub Ch222, tomorrow, 3.25am). Golf Philippines Open: Day 2 (Live, StarHub Ch213 Ch201,1pm). Dubai Desert Classic: Day 2
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    • 305 21 Basketball NBA Cleveland 99 LA Clippers 92, Orlando 102 Miami 89, Philadelphia 90 San Antonio 100, Toronto 99 Milwaukee 105, Washington 93 New York 107, Atlanta 97 Indiana 87, New Jersey 92 Detroit 99, Memphis 85 Minnesota 80, New Orleans 67 Chicago 90, Denver 95 Dallas 105, Portland 96
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    • 41 21 FABIO MAHSEREDJIAN, the Corinthians’ trainer, on keeping former Brazil striker Adriano at the team’s hotel owing to weight and discipline issues
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    • 528 22 But the Mercedes driver plays down his F1 title chances REUTERS THE TIMES, LONDON JEREZ: Michael Schumacher was hoping the late arrival of his new Mercedes would pay off, after doing nearly two race distances in last year’s car on the second afternoon of Formula One
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    • 385 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS PEBBLE BEACH (California): The belly putter, loathed by purists but a boon to golf’s afflicted and club makers, is under threat. Tiger Woods believes its growing use by tour professionals is undermining the spirit of the game. His solution: make long putters
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    • 357 22  -  BY CHAN U-GENE ORGANISERS of the Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore Triathlon are expecting a faster race this year after altering the route. The course of the 1.9km swim, 90km ride and 21km run event on March 18 was changed after feedback from officials
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      • 60 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS SAO PAULO: Flamengo could end up losing Ronaldinho after Brazil’s most popular football club ended their partnership with sports marketing group Traffic. Traffic has been paying the bulk of the 31-year-old’s salary, and Flamengo will now have to find ways to come up with
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      • 55 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Sunderland will meet Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup after winning 2-1 at Middlesbrough in a replay from Stephane Sessegnon’s extra-time winner. The Benin forward struck in the 113th minute to take Sunderland through to a last-16 clash
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      • 75 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS HOBART (Australia): An Australian driver flew off a road at a speed of 130kmh and landed in a riverbed but suffered only minor injuries during the Tasmanian state rally. The incident involving 24-year-old George Miedecke, who has driven in some Nascar developmental series
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    • 696 30  -  Some may still be undervalued but analysts urge caution BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg PENNY stocks have been skyrocketing in recent weeks but analysts say it is still not too late for investors to pick up some bargains. They add that the prospects of these share market
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    • 94 30 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE MONEY STORIES ONLINE L RBS chief calls bonus row ‘discomforting’ L Myanmar ‘world’s worst legal system’ for business L Airline industry split over EU carbon charges More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com Get your free
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      • 513 24  -  Fresh fears over Greek default and China’s inflation weigh heavy BULLS AND BEARS BY ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg SO NEAR yet so far. Despite expectations, the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) failed to nudge closer to the psychologically important 3,000 point barrier,
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        • 146 24 STRONG consumer spending in Singapore and Malaysia helped fashion retailer FJ Benjamin lift its net profit by 16 per cent in the second quarter. Earnings rose from $4.1 million last year to $4.8 million for the three months to Dec 31. Revenue came in at $109.9 million, up
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        • 113 24 BETTER prices and improved sales steered Pacific Andes Resources Development to a bumper first-quarter net profit. Earnings at the frozen fish supplier rose 38.6 per cent to HK$139.6 million (S$22.4 million), while revenue improved 41.3 per cent to HK$2.45 billion for the three months to Dec 28. The
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        • 84 24 COMMODITIES firm Olam International has acquired a Nigerian firm that makes biscuits and sugar candy in a US$167 million (S$208 million) deal announced yesterday. The Titanium Holding Company has a market share of 18 per cent in biscuits in Nigeria and 28 per cent in sugar candy under
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          99 24 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 3.26 billion shares worth $2.21 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 244 Losers: 217 Unchanged: 318 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Oil and gas Points Change 1.08 677.22 0.74 467.64 0.06 720.12 4.02 661.79 2.53 265.15 1.01 232.61 -0.55 721.44
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        • 221 24 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 9,002.24 (-13.35) Japan’s Nikkei inched down 0.15 per cent, after China’s inflation rate accelerated faster than forecast and uncertainty remained over Greece. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Yesterday’s close: 1,565.32 (+12.14) Malaysian shares reversed early losses, edging up 0.78 per cent as Kuala Lumpur largely played
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        • 229 24 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: FEB 9,2012 Top Rises Feb 9 CENTS (0) Lyxor Europe 10 US$ 1212 158.0 11.7 DBXT E50 10US$ 3805 83.4 1.8 DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 3151 38.6 1.0 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2964 24.9 0.7
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      • 530 26  -  But profit margins are still not back to pre-crisis levels BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S largest companies have been reaping record sales, but their profit margins continue to be squeezed by a challenging business environment. Data released yesterday by DP Information Group
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      • 457 26  -  BY ESTHER TEO A FALL in sales of soft drinks and dairy products sent first-quarter earnings plunging 23 per cent at Fraser and Neave (F&N). Net profit was $177.1 million while revenue for the three months to Dec 31 fell 11 per cent
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      • 349 26  -  BY YUNITA ONG STAMFORD Land Corporation yesterday posted a 37.3 per cent decline in net profits for the first nine months of its financial year to $35.3 million. The slide in the bottom line came despite a 122.9 per cent jump in year-on-year revenue to
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      • 312 26  -  BY MAGDALEN NG TECHNOLOGY is vital to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) boost productivity and increase cost efficiencies, Minister of State for Trade and Industry Teo Ser Luck said yesterday. He urged SMEs to adopt technology, such as information technology, but said
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    • 694 28  -  Commission may get a chairman and CEO amid outgoing chief’s troubles BY LESLIE LOPEZ SENIOR REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT ljlopez@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Najib Razak is considering a major revamp at the top of the country’s securities watchdog agency, amid a widening controversy over a
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    • 394 28 THE urgency to explore opportunities in Myanmar intensifies, with a huge local mission heading that way next week. More than 100 delegates from 74 Singa-pore-based firms will check out a wide range of sectors in the South-east Asian country, from construction to education, finance,
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    • 261 28  -  BY LENNARD ONG SINGAPORE Customs has unveiled a new training institute to help local logistics businesses better understand Customs issues. The Singapore Customs Academy will offer more than 2,200 training places a year in courses that will reach out to Singapore trading companies. It
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    • 240 28 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Europe’s two major central banks yesterday offered more emergency support to the financial sector to soften the impact of a looming recession and a festering sovereign debt crisis. The Bank of England (BOE) voted to inject more cash
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    • 588 29  -  S$1 now worth 80 US cents, compared to 77 US cents at start of year BY MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg INVESTORS are continuing to drive the Singdollar up against the greenback but analysts are split over what’s driving the resurgence. Some cite the increased appetite in
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    • 417 29  -  BY ESTHER TEO A RESIDENTIAL site near Tanah Merah MRT station has attracted a better-than-expected top bid of $345.9 million. Interest was keen with a seven-way contest for the site in Bedok South Avenue 3, but it was not quite as intense as
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    • 331 29 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS BEIJING: China’s inflation rebounded in January as food prices soared, renewing pressure on Beijing to control the cost of living as it tries to boost slowing growth amid warnings of a looming global downturn. Consumer prices in the world’s sec-ond-largest
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    • 78 1 CPART Oscar-winner Dustin Hofman makes his TV debut in the horseracing drama Luck and gets all cheeky at a press event to promote the series. YIP WAI YEE reports from Los Angeles. C4&5 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 2012 Music for lingerie Sex in Lucian Freud show French band M83 okay about
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      • 735 2  -  French band M83’s frontman Anthony Gonzalez prefers to stay out of the spotlight even as his music is used in films and on TV eddino abdul hadi music reporter dinohadi@sph.com.sg His band M83’s music has been used extensively in television programmes such as crime drama
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      • 220 2 There are fitness trainers and personal trainers. Then, there are super trainers. They not only command top dollar taking home as much as $20,000 a month but have a huge following to boot. Yet, as the four cover stars in this week’s issue reveal, being the
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      • 579 3  -  If commercialisation means his message of hope goes out to more people, that is fine with gospel artist Israel Houghton melissa kok melk@sph.com.sg Four-time Grammy Award-winning gospel music producer and multi-instrumental-ist Israel Houghton does not mind that his music could be seen as commercialising religion.
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      • 113 10 ‘The thing at the moment is Adele. She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice’ Designer Karl Lagerfeld (right) speaking his mind about the singer ‘People must be respected. Even dogs have to be respected. Dogs have names
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      • 933 10  -  Raw and unapologetic. Meet Sharon Van Etten, the latest in the indie femme brigade sound bites yeow kai chai kaichai@sph.com.sg Last week, inauthenticity was all the rage with the major-label debut of Lana Del Rey, nee Lizzie Grant, who has courted her fair share of detractors and
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        • 198 11  -  YOUNG Jeno Liu HIM International Music Boon Chan Chinese singer Liu Liyang has a strong and clear voice, but it is a little presumptuous of her to take on indie stalwarts sodagreen’s Summer Summer or feted singer Eason Chan’s The Whole World Has Insomnia. Somewhat disappointingly, the
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        • 155 11  -  DANCE Lollipop F Gold Typhoon Music Boon Chan With South Korean dance-pop fever still raging, little wonder that Taiwanese boyband Lollipop F want a piece of the action as well. Last August, the quartet were invited to take part in South Korean television station SBS’s hit variety
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          237 11  -  COME SUNDAY Charlie Haden and Hank Jones EmArcy Ong Sor Fern Filing this under jazz might be a bit misleading as the programme is dedicated to spirituals. But there is no denying that bassist Charlie Haden and pianist Hank Jones are consummate jazz artists, and they bring to
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        • 193 11  -  BEETHOVEN SONATAS Alice Sara Ott, Piano Deutsche Grammophone 477 9291 Chang Tou Liang After scaling the heights of Liszt, Chopin and Tchaikovsky in her earlier recordings, the prodigious German- Japanese pianist settles down for some more serious Beethoven. Her choice of the two C major sonatas is an
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        • 214 11  -  DALE PIANO SONATA IN D MINOR Bowen Miniature Suite Danny driver, Piano Hyperion ***** Chang Tou Liang Quick, name an early 20thcentury piano sonata cast in D minor that is almost as long as Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata. Rachmaninov’s rarely performed First Sonata comes to mind but in
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      • 630 14  -  While The Vaccines play retro-sounding music, Kasabian wow with dance tunes that turn the energy level up reviewconcert KASABIAN THE VACCINES Fort Canning Park/Wednesday eddino abdul hadi dinohadi@sph.com.sg It was a little ironic that the younger of the two British indie-rock bands playing at Fort Canning on
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      • 487 14  -  reviewconcert PAUL KELLY Esplanade Recital Studio/Wednesday yong shu hoong Australian singer-songwriter and musician Paul Kelly (right) proved his versatility during his sold-out 100-minute concert in the acoustically excellent Recital Studio. The 57-year-old crooned with a gravelly magnetised voice, flaunted his expertise on guitar and even played
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      • 1539 4  -  After a career in films and winning two Oscars, Dustin Hoffman bets on HBO racing drama Luck as his first TV outing yip wai yee in los angeles yipwy@sph.com.sg American actor Dustin Hoffman has long had a reputation for being difficult to work with. Throughout
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      • 718 4 Luck creator David Milch says he would just about break even on his own research costs if the TV series earns him US$25 million (S$31.1 million). Like some of the characters that he has created for the show set in the world of
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      • 787 5  -  Yip Wai Yee Every day is a lucky day for him, says veteran American actor Nick Nolte, who is grateful that he is in his 70s. In his signature husky drawl, the 71-year-old says: “Any day is a lucky day when you’re 70. I
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      • 429 5 Hong Kong Tight races are expected at the upcoming 31st Hong Kong Film Awards after organisers announced the nominations on Wednesday. Hong Kong director Tsui Hark’s 3-D martial arts movie The Flying Swords Of Dragon Gate and Chinese director Jiang Wen’s gangster film Let
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      • 225 5 Reuters Washington Post Los Angeles The story of capsized Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia is making its way to television next week in the first United States documentary about the modern-day Titanic disaster. National Geographic Channel said on Wednesday that its one-hour
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      • 729 7  -  There is a lot of drama and humour in looking for romance and housing telemad foong woei wan woeiwan@sph.com.sg In the South Korean cable channel tvN’s women’s comedy, In Need Of Romance, the humour is saucier and the love scenes steamier than in series on Korean
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    • 841 6 A Lucian Freud retrospective features 130 paintings, many of them nude studies Associated Press London There is a vast amount of flesh clear and smooth, or wrinkled and mottled on display in the latest show at the National Portrait Gallery in Britain, a retrospective of the work
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    • life!.events
      • 6561 12 art SOMETHING ABOUT SEEING This exhibition by artists Wayne Lim and Derrick Ng, recent graduates of Lasalle College of the Arts, invites viewers to look beyond the images and critique the process of the works. See My Weekend on facing page. Where:
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      • week’s picks
        • 130 12 gig eddino abdul hadi recommends The second edition of the Singapore leg of the Laneway Festival promises to be bigger and better than the inaugural one last year. Fourteen acclaimed acts include Canadian indie chanteuse Feist, British folk singer Laura Marling (right) and American synth
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        • 96 12 visual arts deepika shetty recommends His works have appeared in solo and group shows in the United States, Britain and Spain. For his first solo show in Singapore, Crimson Thread, Indonesian artist Hansen Thiam Sun presents sublime paintings in which his characters appear bearing an ubiquitous red string
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        • 115 12 food wong ah yoke recommends open The Marriott Cafe reopened recently after a three-month refurbishment. The focus is on an open kitchen and multiple cooking stations where chefs prepare dishes such as hand-pulled noodles (right) and pastas a la minute. The fare, such as grills and braised
          PHOTOS: LANEWAY FESTIVAL, ARTESAN GALLERY + STUDIO, SINGAPORE MARRIOTT HOTEL  -  115 words
      • 579 12  - an hour the museum In this weekly column, we visit museums and art spaces and highlight what you must see if you have only an hour to spare. Deepika Shetty The Private Museum in Waterloo Street officially opened last month with this showcase of artworks by the late Singapore artist
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        209 13  -  Toh Wen Li “I spend my weekends practising art and seeking inspiration. Research takes up to eight hours during weekends. I often visit the National Library to read up on artists such as John Berger, who produced the book, Ways Of Seeing. I also enjoy browsing art websites
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    • life!.buzz
      • 324 16 Reuters New York British singer Adele has broken her silence after vocal cord surgery, revealing one of the hardest aspects of being unable to speak while recuperating was not cursing. Her solution: resort to a smartphone voice app. “The great thing is, because I
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      • 286 16 Taipei Television starlet Makiyo has been dubbed Taiwan’s public enemy No. 1, as video evidence emerged on Wednesday that she took part in a beating of a taxi driver and kicked him twice. The recording gives the lie to the claims of Makiyo and
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      • buzzing
        • 75 16 Fox’s medical drama House, starring Hugh Laurie as cantankerous doctor Gregory House, will end in April after eight seasons. The show’s producers, including Laurie, said it was a “painful” decision but they “have always imagined House as an enigmatic creature; he should never be
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        • 52 16 Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan will undergo surgery tomorrow after suffering a bout of abdominal pain, he revealed on his blog yesterday. Bachchan, 69, called the surgery “not too complicated”. “The next few weeks shall be full of nothing else but the hospital and medical bulletins,
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    • 567 5 Advertisement C -A What does a 69 year old man with a white beard know about beauty? Plenty, apparently. Dr. Andrew Weil has been championing and teaching integrative health and wholesome living for the past 35 years, and he found that diverse skin conditions have one thing in common- the
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      • 188 6 Designer collaborations go into overdrive this season. Besides Italian fashion label Marni’s collaboration with H&M, which launches here on March 8, here are two more to look out for. Cult Japanese designer Jun Takahashi of the Undercover label has filled the void left by German designer Jil
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      173 7  -  ROHAIZATUL AZHAR REESE WITHERSPOON vs CATE BLANCHETT Everyone loves a good fight, especially when it involves two Hollywood stars. Last month, Cate Blanchett (right), 43, and Reese Witherspoon, 36, were snapped, within four days of each other, wearing the same sequinned frock from Louis Vuitton’s pre-fall 2012 at
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    • 687 8  -  IMRAN JALAL asks the experts for ways to maintain the lustre and colour of your shoes FASHIONFIXES IMRAN JALAL My favourite leather shoes are starting to lose their shine and colour. What can I do to salvage them? Should I use shoe cream, polish or wax?
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    • 1207 16  -  Bespoke no-frills skincare brand The Skin Pharmacy opened its third store recently. KAREN TEE reports KAREN TEE karentee@sph.com.sg When bespoke skincare brand, The Skin Pharmacy, opened in 2009, customers asked for their favourite products to be replicated. But the owners, Mr Lau Min-Tsek and his wife,
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    • 1326 20 / 21  -  Celebrity couple Ignacio Figueras and Delfina Blaquier are the new faces of Ralph Lauren’s Romance perfume. Ahead of Valentine’s Day, they tell KAREN TEE how they keep the flame alive KAREN TEE karentee@sph.com.sg How do you sell a fragrance timed for Valentine’s Day? Why, get a
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      1394 22  -  As Valentine’s Day approaches, ROHAIZATUL AZHAR speaks to two stylish couples and throws them a style challenge how to make tacky couple T-shirts fashionable ROHAIZATUL AZHAR TV hosts Oli Pettigrew, 30, and Linda Black, 36 The first time Hong Kong-born cable TV host Oli Pettigrew saw his
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    • 322 7 D15-16 East Coast Houses for Sale PROPERTY ELITES DIVISION F’hold Semi-D Lengkong Dua. 4334 sqft. Nice. 6+1 rms. MRT. Eric 9818-1929 BEDOK GR. 5+1. 3/sty terr. Nicely furn. Quiet. Immed. Also for rent. View Sun 2 4pm. Adeline 9769-8138 MEYER RD, SEMI-D, 4870 sqft, built up 3500 sqft. Suits for
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    • 402 7 D15-16 East Coast Houses for Sale LANGSAT RD 1973/ 4800 sqft. Just TOP! 3½ sty. 7+1+1. Windy. Elevated. $3.1xM. *****653 Dic Ng NEAR KATONG GDN 3-sty semi-d. 4+1. 4000/ 3700 sqft. F’hold. Reno. Park 3 cars. Dan 9099-6602. ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE Corner Eunos fr $2.8M D’Manor, Tembeling Inter fr $1.9M.
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    • 1805 8 D19-20Serangoon/ Thomson Houses for Sale D19-20Serangoon/ Thomson Houses for Sale D19-20Serangoon/ Thomson Houses for Sale D19-20 Serangoon/ Thomson Houses for Sale D19-20 Serangoon/ Thomson Houses for Sale D25-28 North Houses for Sale D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Sale D01-08 City 81 South-West Pte Apts for Sale D01-08 City South-West
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    • 143 8 D.01 MARINA BAY Res (near MBS). 1130 sqft, 2 bdrms. High flr. Sea view. Vacant. Aileen Lim *****872 HSR PROPERTY ELITES DIVISION The Peak Balmeg. F’hold Investor choice!! Near MRT Steven Chan 9007-4424 VARSITY PK 3+1 1453 sqft. A1 decor. No noon Sun quiet. Unblock. Serious seller $1.73M. *****237 Chua
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    • 240 8 THE ICON. 1-RM. 570 sqft. High flr. City view, Choice facing, good value, only $19xx psf. Jade *****311 SAIL 936SQFT $3000psf 1 Shenton 1066sqft. $2.1M Marina Bay Res 1636sqft By Appt elAine @*****228 REFLECTIONS! FIRESALE! 3 rm, $300K below Developer price. Seller lost. You gain! Halse 9003-8103 4+1 THE OCEANFRONT
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    • 2430 9 D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Sale D09-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland Pte Apts for Sale D09-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland Pte glin/ Holland Apts for Sale 009-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland Pte Apts for Sale 011 21 Newton/ HU BtTimah/Clement! Pte Apts for Sale 011 21 Newton/ BtTimah/Clement! Pte Apts for Sale
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    • 322 9 THE LOFT Nassim. 860 sqft. 1 rm gdn. Sell below val. Chiam *****787 PW FOUR SEASONS PK, 2260 sqft. 4+1. $6.28M neg. Tenanted. Audrey 9692 4128 THE NEXUS, F’HOLD. 1335 sqft. High flr, reno, future MRT *****993 Winnie Ang URGENT. SOMMERVILLE PK. 3+1.1960 sqft. $2.7m. Lower Mais Lynette *****675 VALLEY
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    • 251 9 CLEMENTI PK, 2368 sqft. 4+1. Lush greenery. Large, reno. $2.5xM. Open kitchen. Quek HY 9833 2020 THE ARCADIA 3746 sqft. 1 level. 4+1+ big balcony. Resort style living. $4.xM Jean Tay 9628-1888 NOVENA MRT PENTHSE1700 sqft Birmingham Mansions 3bdrms 3 toilets Also for rent. *****113 GARDENVISTA BELOW VALUE! 3+1. Newly
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    • 338 10 IIR Dll &21 Newton/ feUf BtTimah/dementi Pte Apts for Sale MONTEBLEU F’HOLD 4+1 huge balcony. 1475 sqft. High flr. Panaromic view. Novena MRT Pat *****836 SIGNATURE PARK 3+1, 1356 sqft. High ceiling. Greenery Quiet. 9100-2888 Patrick. www.pp888.com.sg PANDAN VALLEY F’HOLD. 4+1 2325 sqft 1-level Lift flr, No balcony. View Sat
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    • 855 10 D12-14Balestier/ MacPherson/ Geylang Pte Apts for Sale D12-14Balestier/ MacPherson/ Geylang Pte Apts for Sale THE CENTRIO 1/3 bdrm 614/ 1206 sqft. Sell vacant possesion. next to Novena MRT *****368 Alphonsus TREVISTA 5-MINS MRT. New 2bdrm 926 sqft $1.2xM neg 4bdrm 1561 sqft $2.03M High flr. Wenny *****710 5 MINS TO
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    • 371 10 D17-18Changi/ Pasir Ris Pte Apts for Sale D17-18Changi/ Pasir Ris Pte Apts for Sale D19-20Serangoon/ Thomson Pte Apts for Sale D19-20Serangoon/ Thomson Pte Apts for Sale 't'ljFtftiS sg.centanet.com Centaline fSinaanorel Prooertv Aaencv CENTALINE PROPERTY Centaline (Singapore) Property Agency Pte. Limited CEA Licence No.; L*****36."i Clarke Quay Branch *****566/*****557 COSTA DEL
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    • 293 10 EASTWOOD GREEN, 1173 sqft, 3 bdrm/ Villa Marina 1152 sqft, 3+1. Co-broke welcome. Teoh 9105-6238 PARKEAST 3+1, 2078 sqft. Huge patio. Spacious. Breezy. Pool view. NS facing. Call Lisa Lee 9068-5678 EAST COAST RESIDENCES. Just TOP. Brand new. 3rm, 1001 sqft, F’hold. High flr. Peggy Lee *****000 MOUNTBATTEN LODGE, 463
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    • 282 10 ONE Only Parkway. Cote D’Azur ground flr #01 1421 sqft 2+1rm Val:$1.85m $1.69xm. *****666 Evon WATERSIDE 2142 SQFT. 3+1 Good layout. Flyer view. F/condo facilities. F’hold. Reasonable $.View to offer 9 SERAYA LANE. 2 bdrms. 818 sqft. New reno. Designer decor. Attractive pri -ce. Wendy Lim *****036 NEXT TO 112
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    • 488 10 City Fridge Living at Bartley launch soon!!! Unbeatable Accessibility with Bartley MRT interchange at your door step! The MRT effect will boost property prices! Well connected by major roads and expressways. Good school in the vicinity: Maris Stella High School within 1km. CEA Reg no.: R*****5E ERA Lie no.: L*****82K
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    • 383 10 DOUBLE BAY RES 2+1. 1001 sqft. High flr. Nice layout. F/facilities TOP 2013 Simei MRT. Jo 9858-6965 ERA **BALLOTA PARK. F’HOLD. 3rm. 1281 sqft. Pool view. 3rm. 1345 sqft. High flr. $neg. Eric 9107-7960 PN LIVIA 4-BDRM 1539 sqft. High flr. Windy. Best stack. Unblocked view. $1.415M. Alvin Teoh 9823-2241.
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    • 543 10 New^Launch Bartley Res! Right next to Bartley Circle Line MRT Station Within 1 km to Maris Stella High School ERA 1 -3 MRT stop to Nex Mall, Serangoon MRT, AgyUcOTM Raya Lebar Commercial Hub 1,2,2+study, 3,3+study, 4bedrm dual key units Full condo facilities, 702 choice units Caline Lim 9829 9405
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    • 417 11 D19-20Serangoon/ Thomson Pte Apts for Sale 3+1 REGENTVILLE X 03units 1152 sqft, High/ low floors Ask $880k, $764psf only! www.RayzProperty.com KOVAN RESIDENCES MRT. 4-bdrm $1.98M. 1798 sqft. Penthses. 3380/ 4693 sqft Also for rent. 9751-8811 SUPERB PANORAMIC VIEW. Chuan Pk 1173sqft. 2-bdrm. En-bloc potential. MRT door-step. 9681-3003 TVP REGENTVILLE 1,152
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    • 420 11 D22-24West Pte Apts for Sale D22-24 West Pte Apts for Sale D25-28 North Pte Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale 1) LINEAR 1800 sqft. 3+1. $1.3xM. 2) Linear 1249sqft
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    • 481 11 $840K!! PALM GDNS 3 1 1206 sqft. Low flr. Serene F/facilities.Vacant Sat 122pm. Malik 9747-7745 CHEAPEST! CASPIAN 2-rm 893 sqft. $910K. 3-rm. Mid/ high flr. Pool view. Fr $880 psf. *****881 PN FOR SALE BY Owner, D.23 Quintet 3-rm. 1302sqft. Premium Blk. Mins walk MRT. $Neg. 9747 0841 KC DAIRY
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    • 530 11 THE ESTUARY. ULTIMATE waterfront home. 2rm 926 sqft. 4rms, 1453 sqft. Good price. Aaden 9820-8999 YISHUN EMERALD, 3+1, 1184 sqft. $870k neg. High Flr. Pool view. Serious seller. Hurry! Allan 9875 5342 $398K UP! PARC Rosewood MIns Woodlands MRT. 1 rm5rms. Discount Available! Call Developer Team now LILYDALE. 1195 SQFT.
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    • 449 11 CATS Classified GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES SEMBAWANG WOODLANDS YISHU^^ BUY IT* SELL IT* FIND IT KA CHOA CHU KANG BUKIT PANJANG KIT PANJAr Tyj i/ JURONG WEST BUKIT BATOK JURONG EAST BUKIT TIMAH CLEMENT! ANG MO KIO SERAN BISHAN V'-.' PUNGGOL SENGKANG PASIR RIS N WLEIVl J HOUGANG
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    • 1167 11 Bukit BatokHDB Apts for Sale Bukit Panjang HDB Apts for Sale Choa Chu Kang HDB Apts for Sale Clementl HDB Apts for Sale BLK 205. 4’NG’ High flr. Lift level. Opp Nan Hua. 7 mins to MRT. Valued. Near amenities. Nani *****276 NEAR MRT 4NG at Clementi Blk 381 Lift
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    • 267 11 EM BLK 231. Low flr 3-bdrm Well kept, move-in, near Kovan MRT/shpg/ mkt. Val $570k.Jackson *****864 FIRE SALE! 5’I’ corner. Blk 985B Hougang. Reno, NS facing.All races.Ask $500k only. 9277-8990 Wayne Y LOW CASH! 3’I’ Blk 632, High floor, lift level, near amenities. move-in. Almost close. Lilian *****200 LOW CASH!
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    • 3943 12 Hougang HDB AptsforSale Apts for Sale Pasir Ris/ Changi Sembawang HDB HDB AptsforSale AptsforSale Sengkang HDB Apts for Sale Woodlands HDB Apts for Sale Yishun HDB AptsforSale North Houses for Rent Central Houses for Rent Central Houses for Rent NEW LIST! 5-RM corner Blk 814. Well renovated. High flr. Near
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    • 474 12 Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Townerville at Towner Road Colonial Conservation Houses 2, 3 4-bedroom units from 2.162 to 3.524 sq ft Units with courtyard balcony Walk to Boon Keng MRT Station Agents welcome, 1.5 months commission payable* *Terms and conditions apply CALL *****223 www.fareast.com.sg Andrew Road Most beautiful
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    • 393 12 GROUND FLR Everton Rd. 1500sqft. 2rm with ensuite Nice reno. Quiet. Immed. $6.5K Serena *****656 FERNHILL RD 2½ -STY Townshse 2800 sqft. 4 rm. Spacious living area. Cosy. Immed. Michael 9739 3418 NAMLY BLACK White hse. Renovated. 8500 /4500 sqft. 5+1 Pool. Patio, gdn, $16k. Koh YC 9616-1611 MERRYN RD
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    • 471 13 Central Houses for Rent 2-STOREY SEMI-D Jalan Haji Alias. Approx 3500/ 3000 sqft. Reno. Move in. Raven Chua 9388-2333 THAM SOONG AVE Terr Hse. Beautifully reno. 6-bdrms. 1770/ 3200 sqft. Excellent location. Don 8488-4663 2 STY SEMI-D Chun Tin Rd. 3600 sqft. 4+1 all en suite. Well reno. Nice patio.
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    • 572 13 ffijl East Houses East Houses lllf for Rent HSf for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City 81 South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D09-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/
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    • 430 13 Alison Tay, ERA 9688 0185 Reflections Keppel Bay JUST TOP onsite agent VILLA BLOCK 2rm 1130sqft sea view....$7k 4rm 3068sqft seaview..$18k TOWER BLOCK 1+study 773sqft rare......$5k 2rm 893sqft p/furn........$5k 2+1 1055sqft high flr...$6.2k 3rm 1302sqft unblock..$7.xk Many other units available Agents Landlords Sellers welcome LIANG SEAH PLACE Conservation Shophouse Ç
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    • 902 13 Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES River Place at Havelock Road 3+1 4+1 bedrooms, 1,281 to 3,649 sq ft Private Jacuzzi for selected Maisonettes Walk to Clarke Quay MRT Station Agents welcome, 1.5 months commission payable* *Terms and conditions apply CALL *****223 www.fareast.com.sg 1) THE COAST 3rm 2023sqft Full Sea
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    • 499 13 BOTANNIA 1270 SQFT 3+1. Furn. Pool view. Early Mar. Free internet aircon svc. $4.6k neg. Paul 9751-1123 REFLECTIONS KEPPEL. Just TOP. 3-rm, 1550 sqft. P/furn. From $7K. Avail immed. Michel 9844 4422 REFLECTIONS KEPPEL. 3 bdrms. 2196/ 2271 sqft. High flr. From $12K. Avail immed. Michel 9844 4422 MARINA BAY
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    • 482 13 REFLECTIONS @KEPPEL Bay New 2 bdrm. 1184 sqft. windy. Mid flr. Open greenery! 9645-7567 Hannah Lee REFLECTIONS KEPPEL Bay. Villa style apt. 3+1, full sea/ marina view. Immed. neg. Jeffrey 9456-6936 ENG HOON, NEAR Tiong Bahru MRT. Studio. 1 rm study corner. Condo style. Avail early Mar. 9488-1519 ONE SHENTON.
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    • 505 13 D.05 VISTA PK Quiet condo. Ground flr Studio. Furn. $1.9K. 9630-2010 Eric Chia MENDON SPRING. 3+1. Small pool. Convenient. Move in. NUH. WH 9003-7473 ONE NORTH 1-BDRM Loft. 1076sqft. Unblocked $4.2K Furn. Leonie 9674-5771 REFLECTIONS. BRAND NEW. 2-rms. Sea view, high flr. Vivo city. Owner *****100 THE SAIL 2-RM, $7K.
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    • 527 13 Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Nassim Regency Nassim Road 3-bedroom, from 2,024 sq ft to 3,079 sq ft Full facilities with 25m lap pool, outdoor dining pavilion Near Orchard Road, Singapore Botanic Gardens and renowned International Schools Call *****223 www.fareast.com.sg Woollerton Park............$10K 2348 sqft, 3+1, spacious living space, cul-de-sac,
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    • 464 13 LEONIE GDNS 2540 sqft, 4+1 High flr, well maintained, p/furn. f/facilities, avail early Mar. Agts welcome Owner 6323-7889 during office hours. 21 ORCHARD BOULEVARD. 1+1, new reno/ furn. 400 sqft. $3.3K neg. Immed. 3+2 Henry Pk/ Holland Gr Rd. Furn. 1350 sqft. $3.5K neg M. Vasagar *****932 NEW SKYPARK Somerset.
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    • 3710 14 D09-10Orchard/ D09-10 Orchard/ D09-10 Orchard/ 009-10 Orchard/ D09-10Orchard/ Mtl D09-10 Orchard/ IffiSD09-10 Orchard/ Dll &21 Newton/ Dll &21 Newton/ \0. D12-14Balestier/ Tanglin/ Holland Tanglin/Holland Tanglin/ Holland Tanglin/Holland Tanglin/Holland Tanglin/Holland Tanglin/ Holland BtTimah/ Clement! Bt Timah/ Clement! MacPherson/ Pte Apts for Rent Pte Apts for Rent Pte Apts for Rent PteApts
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    • 517 14 CLEMENTI PK. 2000/ 2400 sqft. 3+1 balcony. P/furn. $5K. Greenery. *****442 CAVENDISH PK 1300 sqft. 3/ 2+study+1. Fully reno/ facilities. Aspac *****389 HOT!!! THE PIER Pegu Rd. New! 2rm. 538sqft. $3.xK. Quiet. Greenery, eateries. Novena/ Farrer Pk MRT. Jesmond Lee 9691-1629 û D14 DAKOTA RES 1894 sqft. 4bdrm Master/Juniorsuite Huge
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    • 625 14 KEMBANGAN MRT. 2 units. 1-bdrm. Furn. Professional. $1.4K up. 9666-5555 DIC TRELLIS TOWER 2-RMS. High flr. MRT/ amenities. F/furn. William *****679 BOON TECK LODGE 1200 sqft. Newly reno. 3 store. High flr $3.2k. Val *****181 1 COMMON ROOM for rent, close to MRT. Female only. Immed. Ita 9199 3794 $3.85K
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    • 4181 15 R D19-20Serangoon/ Thomson Pte Ants for Rent D22-24 West Pte Apts for Rent if D25-28 North Pte Apts for Rent Rooms for Rent (Private) Rooms for Rent (HDB) Rooms for Rent (HDB) Rooms for Rent (HDB) Rooms for Rent (HDB) CHILTERN PARK 2-BDRM. P/furn. Ground flr. Opp Lor Chuan MRT/
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    • 286 15 APPROVED 5’A’ CORNER Sengkang Blk 234 P/furn. MRT/ Compass Pt. Family. Immed. Corina *****737 BLK 831, 836, 5A, F/P/ furn Aircon, Bright. Convenient. Co-broke welcome. $2.5k All races. *****145 Winnie ADMIRALTY DR EA 356B. High flr. Furn, aircon. MRT/ mall. Immed. Professionals Hurry! Rena 9008-0368 PUNGGOL 642D 5-RM. High flr.
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    • 275 15 83 STRATHMORE AVE. 4’A’ approved. High flr. Nicely reno. F/furn. Aircon. MRT. $3400. Joyce 9009-2080 5’I’ BLK 111B Depot Rd. High flr, unblock, with balcony, p/furn,f/renovated, immed Simon Tong *****123 C&H BLK 112 COMMONWEALTH Crescent. Nicely reno. Quiet. Cosy. Couple/ family. $2.3K neg. Dan 8101-5377 3’I’ UTILITY Holland MRT. Approved.
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    • 2947 16 tTS] Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial Hf Space for Sale Space for Sale Office Space for Rent Office Space for Rent Office Space for Rent URGENT MASTER/ COMMON Rm wanted in all areas. All races. Legal tenants. Reliable svc. 8126-9991 Chris PRIVATE/ HDB COMMON Master rm urgently wanted at all areas, with ready
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    • 268 16 SPACE FOR RENT in Geylang. Multiple units fr 1150 to 2800 sqft. Suitable for offices/ gallery/ studio educational ctrs etc. Pls. call *****736 for enquiries. ORCHARD TWRS, NEAR MRT Fringe CBD. 1232/ 1283/ 3008 sqft. Ample car park. Agents welcome. Owner 6736-6028 9009-0168 LOW PRICE! OFFICE rms Genting/ Tannery Lane,
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    • 413 16 CHANGI N. 2900 sqft. F/ fitted/ partition rms/ work stations/ corporate/ free parking. $7500. 9111-0662 NORTH BRIDGE RD whole flr for immed takeover. 1200 sqft. $4.5K. Pte lift lobby/ toilet. Sue *****328 DWG VERTEX UBI Well fitted, f/furn, aircon. Ramp-up. 4725sqft. Immed. $9800 Michael M 9457-2776 Htn TECHNO PRENEUR CTR
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    • 3712 17 Office Space for Rent Office Space for Sale Office Space for Sale Office Space for Sale Office Space for Sale Shop Space for Rent Shop Space for Rent Shop Space for Sale Warehouses/ Storage Space Warehouses/ Storage Space 12A JLN AMPAS. Balestier Area. Approx 2700 sqft. Office cum Warehse. Fitted,
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    • 792 17 for Rent Electronic parking system/CCTV Flexible rental scheme I Forklift services Floor area 500 2000 sq. ft. RUBY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX ylel: *****661 (Ruby Group) Warehouse space at 502 Chai Chee Lane 500 sq ft and above 24 hours security Minutes away from Ample parking PIE&ECP Easy Access Ifllri'OilTFril Please call:
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    • 2669 18 12 Feb (Sun) 10am 8pm Suntec Singapore Level 3 Concourse Suntec City Mall Level 1 Galleria Foyer Free Admission 2 Venues This Sunday Only Co-organisers: All prices are subjected to associated taxes surcharges correct at time of print subject to change Official Travel Insurer: Preferred Card: fr $80 to $822
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    • 2757 21 Tours Tours Tours Tours Tours Tours Tours Tours Tours SingExpress Travel Sr r* f O tr /n t safe2trave Visit our ROADSHOW FOR MORE FANTASTIC DEALS! 10 th to 12 th Feb Suntec City Mall (Opposite Duck Tours) SINGEXPRESS SVNGEXPRESs dUJ ♦travel** ♦TRAVEL* ITOBOTI f.uinpreo wnn S3 DBS Exclusively for
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    • 2234 22 Tours Tours Tours Tours Tours Tours flD TRAVEL Pre-Travel Fair Sale Now On! Spring Summer Sale Up to $500 Off per couple selected tours 7D Hooray Taiwan Leofoo Village Yangmingshan Hot Spring Windmill Park Flying Cow Ranch Ninja Toilet Themed restaurants Dep: Mar 4,11,18,25 Apr 1,8,15,25,29 May 6,13,20,27 Jun 3,10,17.
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    • 156 23 PSA^= The World's Port of Call TENDER NOTICE PSA Corporation Limited invites tenders for: ENGINEERING SERVICES (1) Tender No: PO/TM/OU/12 TERM CONTRACT FOR REPLACEMENT OF TENSIONAL BAR FORESTAY PINS AND BOOM PINS BUSHES ON QUAY CRANES FOR A PERIOD OF 2 YEARS Cost of Document $64.20 Closing Date/Time 5 Mar
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    • 879 24 PLANNING ACT (CHAPTER 232) PLANNING (MASTER PLAN) RULES (R1) Notice Under Rule 7(a) Notice is hereby given that the following amendments to the Master Plan have been approved by the Minister for National Development: 1) Amending the plot ratio of Lots *****L, *****N, *****X *****K, Mukim 3, at Science Park
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