The Straits Times, 7 May 2012

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    19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 002/02/2012 MONDAY, MAY 7 2012 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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    Lock icon High anxiety as EU voters go to polls
    589 1 Backlash against austerity measures could jeopardise euro and impact Asia BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ATHENS: Austerity measures championed as a bitter pill to cure Europe’s debt crisis could come back to bite governments and ripple around the world as angry
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    Lock icon SENTOSA IN FULL BLOOM
    87 1 Stilt-walker Thong Kai Wen, dressed as a daisy, delighting visitors to Sentosa yesterday. The 21-year-old was one of 12 stilt-walkers decked out in balloon costumes in the shape of flowers and insects. Each costume is made up of an average of 1,250 balloons, The 2.5m-tall stilt-walkers
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      Lock icon City hold on to lead
      71 1 MANCHESTER City remained in the driving seat to land the English Premier League title yesterday after two goals from Yaya Toure (above) gave the leaders a 2-0 win over Newcastle. Title rivals Manchester United beat Swansea 2-0 later but still trail on goal difference. The
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      Lock icon Home ‘hotels’ illegal
      41 1 AVAILABLE a room for a few days. Singapore residents are offering spare rooms in their homes to tourists for as little as $40 a day. But the authorities warn that they are breaking the law. LHOME PAGE B2
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      Lock icon 20% jump in Q1 profits
      57 1 CORPORATE earnings for the first quarter have begun rolling in, and the numbers are encouraging so far. The 108 firms that have posted their results have a combined net profit of $3.76 billion, a 20 per cent jump on the profits they made in the
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      Lock icon 9/11 hearing: 13-hour farce
      67 1 THE five men accused of plotting the Sept 11, 2001 attacks on the US did everything but pay attention in court flipping through a magazine, kneeling in prayer, and removing their earphones while the proceedings were being translated into Arabic. They also refused to answer the
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    Lock icon Hotel room rates on the rise
    299 1 HOTELS are charging more for their rooms, buoyed by demand from a greater number of tourists checking in. In February, for example, the six-day Singapore Airshow helped pull in more visitors who also clocked longer stays here. The result? Hotels achieved an average room
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      63 1 SLIM PICKINGS at World Gourmet Summit WANTED Part-time doctors DISSIDENTS’ DILEMMA To leave China or not? LIFE! PAGE C7 HOME PAGE B1 PRIME PAGE A4 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 CALL 6388-3838 TO SUBSCRIBE OR GO TO www.sphsubscription.com.sg co& 'Ls/t tt&Ver tfjfrecuHis. W
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        Lock icon Not all politics is social
        59 2 WE SAY When one’s key tenet is that all politics is social, there might be a tendency to place undue weight on social media. But surveys show mainstream media are a far more credible source of news. Hence, political leaders need to take a multi-platform
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      • COLUMNS
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          Lock icon 10 great years
          30 2 tells Robert Karniol. L REVIEW PAGE A21 The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, led by China and Russia, has made great achievements in its first 10 years, its secretary-general
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          Lock icon China’s tactic in stand-off
          39 2 China may be using the tactic of “crowding out” in the Scarborough Shoal stand-off with the Philippines, says Michael Richardson. Crowding out involves an increasing Chinese presence, leading to eventual possession. L REVIEW PAGE A21
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          Lock icon Sell in May? Maybe not
          49 2 The adage “sell in May and go away” played out according to script the last two years, and investors wonder if 2012 will make it three years in a row. But so far, signals are mixed, says Goh Eng Yeow. L MONEY PAGE B15
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        Lock icon Honour system works
        50 2 OUR READER SAYS Enforcing an honour-based system for sick leave nationally will have benefits such as cutting medical costs, says Amarjit S. Wasan, who adds that the fear of occasional abuse by some should not hold up the implementation of such a scheme. L FORUM PAGE A22
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      Lock icon Drawing the crowds to National Art Gallery
      1010 2  -  With right leadership and courage, it can be an iconic visual arts hub BY ONG SOR FERN sorfern@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/OngSorFern THE National Art Gallery, Singapore. The name itself is pregnant with portent: The definite article signalling the institution’s particularity, followed by the double whammy
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      Lock icon Fires break out at three places in one day
      746 3  -  Toa Pay oh blaze involves items left in common area BY MELISSA PANG, TESSA WONG melpang@sph.com.sg twong@sph.com.sg THREE fires broke out at different locations yesterday one at an HDB block, one at a Tuas plant, and another at an offshore piece
      PHOTO: STOMP; ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM; PHOTO: ST READER  -  746 words
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      Lock icon To leave China or not?
      1295 4  -  That’s the dilemma that Chinese dissidents face NEWS ANALYSIS BY PEH SHING HUEI CHINA BUREAU CHIEF shpeh@sph.com.sg BEIJING: Most dissidents in China have to face a simple but potentially life-changing question at some point in their lives: Should I stay or should I go? The
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      Lock icon Chen could head for New York ‘soon’
      451 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BEIJING: Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng says he is still in a Beijing hospital but has asked government officials to help him apply to go abroad. “I have notified the hospital to invite them (government officials) to help me do the
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      Lock icon Obama in top form as he rips into Romney
      859 6  -  He accuses Republican millionaire of being out of touch BY PAUL ZACH US CORRESPONDENT IN COLUMBUS (OHIO) CHUA CHIN HON US BUREAU CHIEF IN RICHMOND (VIRGINIA) zach@sph.com.sg chinhon@sph.com.sg LAUNCHING an aggressive new phase of his re-election campaign, United States President Barack
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      Lock icon Supporters out in force in Ohio
      840 6  -  BY PAUL ZACH US CORRESPONDENT COLUMBUS (Ohio): The Schottenstein Centre home to one of America’s top college basketball teams sits across the Olentangy River from Ohio Stadium, home to one of the country’s top college football teams. In a nation even more crazy about
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      Lock icon Big crowds, but it’s economic figures that count
      747 6  -  NOTES FROM THE FIELD BY CHUA CHIN HON US BUREAU CHIEF RICHMOND (Virginia): If elections were won by crowd turnout and enthusiasm, then United States President Barack Obama could well be on his way to a landslide victory in November. The tepid
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      Lock icon Hotel room rates hit four-year high
      958 8  -  Jump in February due to Singapore Airshow, record tourist arrivals BY JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Sara Pua THE six-day Singapore Airshow in February helped to push hotel room rates in Singapore to a four-year high. Tourists paid an average room rate of
      ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM; Source: SINGAPORE TOURISM BOARD  -  958 words
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      Lock icon Hardline Myanmar V-P resigns
      536 9  -  Former top general, who is opposed to reforms, reported to have quit for health reasons BY NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Nirmal BANGKOK: Myanmar Vice-President Tin Aung Myint Oo (right), 61, has submitted his resignation for health reasons, the Myanmar language service of Voice of America
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      Lock icon 6.39 PM
      86 9  -  It’s that golden time of the day when things start to wind down, people head home, and friends and family start getting together. Straits Times photographers show their take on that moment in the Prime pages on Monday entitled 6.39pm. BY CHEW SENG KIM PHOTOJOURNALIST Check this out,
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      1131 9 VIEWSPLEASE We are working to improve The Straits Times, and we want to hear your views on how to make your paper better. Tell us what you would like to see more of in The Straits Times. The 10 most interesting ideas will get a limited edition gold-plated Straits Times
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  • WORLD.
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      Lock icon 9/11 defendants disrupt opening day of hearing
      776 10 They ignore judge and instead resort to antics to drag hearing over 13 hours ASSOCIATED PRESS GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE (Cuba): They ignored the judge and would not listen to Arabic translations as they confronted nearly 3,000 counts of murder against them. The
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      Lock icon Victims’ families outraged by delaying tactics
      620 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: Moans, sighs and exclamations erupted on Saturday as relatives of Sept 11 victims watched four closed-circuit TV feeds from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that showed the self-proclaimed mastermind of the attacks and co-defendants trying to slow their arraignment, a move that
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      Lock icon US, Australia to share anti-terror information
      279 10 BLOOMBERG CANBERRA: Australia and the United States agreed to boost cooperation and the sharing of information to counter violent extremism and the threat of terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda. The countries signed four agreements that will enable the passing of information on matters such as
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE FOLLOW AND ENGAGE ST ONLINE
      101 10 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE WORLD STORIES ONLINE L Gillard: Australia can help feed Asia L Property prices plunge in Europe L Aussie farmers worry about cow sales to Australia PHOTO GALLERIES ONLINE L Chelsea seal FA Cup as Liverpool
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      Lock icon Retail reforms on Clinton’s agenda in India trip
      661 12  -  Diplomat set to discuss entry of foreign chains with West Bengal leader BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on a three-day visit to India, will meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who blocked
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      Lock icon Don’t undermine Grameen Bank, Bangladeshi govt warned
      471 12 BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS DHAKA: The US Secretary of State has warned Bangladesh’s government not to undermine pioneering microlender Grameen Bank, saying it was a key driver in the South Asian nation’s slow climb out of poverty. “I have followed the dispute over Grameen
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      Lock icon KL police probe alleged bid to overthrow govt
      283 12 KULIM: The Malaysian police have started an investigation to identify the mastermind behind the so-called attempt to overthrow the government by way of the Bersih 3.0 rally on April 28, Inspec-tor-General of Police Ismail Omar said yesterday. The probe would cover various
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      Lock icon 12 die in Thai chemical plant blast
      319 12 DEADLY FIRES REUTERS BANGKOK: The Thai authorities are investigating a blast that killed 12 people and wounded at least 105 at one of the world’s biggest petrochemical hubs. Explosions sparked a fire at a chemical factory at the sprawling Map Ta Phut complex
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      Lock icon 9 killed in S. Korean karaoke bar fire
      208 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: A fierce blaze swept through a karaoke lounge in a busy commercial district of the South Korean city of Busan, killing nine people, including three Sri Lankans, the police said yesterday. The fire, which broke out last Saturday night,
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      Lock icon One-time Nepal rebel hero tainted by graft charges
      796 13  -  Once known for his progressive politics, he is now seen as corrupt BY YUBARAJ GHIMIRE FOR THE STRAITS TIMES ghimire.yubaraj@gmail.com KATHMANDU: For a quarter of a century, Prachanda the fierce one enjoyed the widespread support of the Nepali people. The chief of
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      Lock icon Tornado rips through Japan city, killing teen
      339 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG TOKYO: A tornado ripped through a city close to Tokyo yesterday, killing a teenager, destroying scores of houses and cutting power to more than 20,000 households in the surrounding region. A 14-year-old boy died as a result of
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; BLOOMBERG; PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS  -  339 words
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      Lock icon China races to erase legacy of Bo Xilai
      431 16 Cultural Revolution-style tactics used to airbrush ex-leader from public life NEW YORK TIMES CHONGQING: In seeking to airbrush disgraced leader Bo Xilai from public life, party mandarins in Beijing have dusted off a strategy perfected during the ultra-leftist Cultural Revolution of the
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      Lock icon US’ jet upgrade offer: Taiwan to negotiate price tag further
      368 16 TAIPEI: Taiwan is screening the items and prices that the United States has put forward for its offer to upgrade the island’s F-16 fighter jets, moving closer to a deal which China had denounced as a disguised arms sales. While
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        Lock icon Deadly protests mar run-up to Egypt’s presidential election
        678 17  -  Many still fear military leaders will attempt to cling to power BY ANDREW RAVEN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES araven755@gmail.com CAIRO: Ms Riham Hakim, a 28-year-old mathematics teacher and self-described revolutionary, was camped outside Egypt’s Defence Ministry last Friday when a tear gas
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        Lock icon Arab Spring states see sharp fall in tourist arrivals
        273 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUBAI: The Arab Spring has caused a sharp drop in tourism in countries caught in the turmoil, while safe destinations in the region have prospered. Major destinations like Tunisia and Egypt saw tourism figures plummet due to uprisings last
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        Lock icon Buffett allays investors’ fears over firm’s future
        636 18 Choosing successor is more urgent since his cancer diagnosis REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS OMAHA (Nebraska): Billionaire investor Warren Buffett tried to allay fears of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders over the company’s future after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and revealed that he recently tried
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        Lock icon Berkshire’s chief would allow ‘plenty of women’ to join Augusta golf club
        348 18 BLOOMBERG OMAHA: Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, a member of the Augusta National Golf Club, said he would allow women to join if he were in charge. “I’m not telling the group at Augusta what to do, but if
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      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon S. Korea suspends 4 savings banks
          83 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: South Korea’s financial watchdog yesterday suspended four savings banks for six months because they failed to meet financial-strength standards. The four are Solomon, Mirae, Hanju and Korea Savings Bank, said the Financial Services Commission. The suspensions came amid moves to tighten
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          Lock icon Apple wins sanctions against Samsung
          170 18 BLOOMBERG SAN JOSE: Apple has won sanctions against Samsung Electronics for its failure to produce source code in a patent-infringement case in San Jose, California. Federal court judge Paul Grewal wrote in his ruling on Friday that Samsung had “plainly violated” a court order requiring
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          Lock icon Dubai shares down for 8th day in a row
          85 18 BLOOMBERG DUBAI: Dubai shares fell for an eighth day, the longest losing streak since 2006, after United States job data fuelled concern of the global economy weakening and on speculation that political instability in Iran may intensify. Emaar Properties, developer of
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          Lock icon New India missile shield
          124 19 NEW DELHI: India has developed a missile defence shield that can be put in place at short notice to protect at least two cities, bringing it on a par with an elite group of nations, The Times of India reported yesterday. The shield, developed by the
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          Lock icon Moscow rallies: 400 held
          93 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW: Moscow police yesterday said they detained more than 400 people after clashes with protesters at a mass opposition rally in the capital on the eve of Mr Vladimir Putin’s inauguration as Russian president. Those arrested included three key leaders of the nascent protest
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          Lock icon Nato trooper shot dead
          137 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL: An attacker wearing an Afghan army uniform opened fire on international troops yesterday in southern Afghanistan, killing one, Nato said. Coalition forces returned fire and killed the attacker. The shooting was the latest in a string of attacks against American and other foreign
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          Lock icon House woes for Gillard
          79 19 BLOOMBERG SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, suffering from approval rating slumps, saw her grip on Parliament slip after a lawmaker joined the opposition just days before her government delivers the federal budget tomorrow. Mr Tony Crook, a National Party MP for Western Australia who voted
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          Lock icon Peru coast health alert
          104 19 REUTERS LIMA: Peru’s government declared a health alert along its northern coastline last Saturday, and urged residents and tourists to stay away from long stretches of the beach, as it investigates the unexplained deaths of hundreds of dolphins and pelicans. At least 1,200 birds, mostly pelicans,
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          Lock icon Taipower chairman quits
          75 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI: Taiwan Power Company chairman Edward Chen has resigned after a steep hike in utility rates prompted outrage, officials said in a media statement last Saturday night. Taipower, the island’s electricity supplier, has lost NT$132.2 billion (S$5.6 billion) since 2008, said the Economic Affairs Ministry.
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          Lock icon Masagos visits Malaysia
          133 19 SINGAPORE’S Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs Masagos Zulkifli is on a visit to Kuala Lumpur, Kedah and Perlis from today to Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement yesterday. In Kuala Lumpur, Mr Masagos will call on Deputy Foreign Minister
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        Lock icon ‘Dinner date with foreign men’ leaves sour taste
        363 19 SLICEOFLIFE HONG KONG: A five-star hotel in Hong Kong over the weekend called off a controversial dinner date at which women paid HK$4,800 (S$776) to meet foreign men. The “Dinner with Foreigners”, organised by a dating agency and scheduled to take place
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        Lock icon Writing the longest Quran
        152 19 Iraqi calligrapher Hussein al-Kharsan writing verses of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, in Arabic with a traditional wood and feather pen in the holy city of Najaf, about 160km south of Baghdad. The 25-year-old is aiming to write the longest copy of the Quran in the
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        247 22  -  Edwin Lim WHAT was not mentioned in the article (“Bag production ‘an environmental worry’ April 27) is the greater environmental concern posed by the rampant use of disposable plastic crockery in foodcourts, coffee shops, hawker centres and cafes. An environmentally friendly way to reduce
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      507 4  -  BY TAY SUAN CHIANG TWO companies have snapped up rights to promote their drinks in the Singapore Indoor Stadium, the first time that in-venue sponsorship opportunities have been made available at the Kallang facility. Danish brand Carlsberg was named official beer of
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      357 5  -  BY MELISSA PANG ONE of Singapore’s best kept food secrets now has an online presence. Bukit Merah View Hawker Centre is the first food centre in Singapore to have its own website. The website www.bmvmakan.sg was launched by grassroots adviser Indranee Rajah, an
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      310 6  -  BY SARAH GIAM IN JUST 10 minutes yesterday, cat lover Cheryl Cheah lost all her long, straight hair to a pet groomer with a shaver. But the more than $2,000 she raised as a result will support efforts by the Cat
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      319 7  -  BY KHUSHWANT SINGH THE Small Claims Tribunal has ordered an undergraduate to return a $3,000 deposit given to him by a fitness trainer to buy an Audi car last year. Singapore Management University student George Ng, 22, was also ordered to pay
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      200 7 THREE Cabinet ministers are heading overseas for official visits today. Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean will be in China till Friday. He will co-chair the third China-Singa-pore Forum on Leadership with Minister of the Organisation Department of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee
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      705 7  -  BY K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT AN INVESTOR has to pay a French bank $6.4 million after a retrial in the High Court came up with the same verdict reached in an earlier trial. The Court of Appeal had sent the case last
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        173 8 Hainan Airlines will fly to two new destinations in China Hangzhou and Taiyuan starting this Wednesday and Friday (May 9 and 11) respectively. With the new flight paths, the link between Singapore and China by Hainan Airlines will be increased to five destinations
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        129 8 Getting your home renewed, refreshed and re-energised with a new coat of colour is now easier with Dulux Painting Package (Pure, Premier or Classic). “The Dulux Painting package is carried out by a network of painters who are experienced and committed to ensuring that workmanship
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        221 8 Oris, the official timekeeper of the unique RAID Suisse-Paris rally for vintage cars, has launched two new watches the Oris RAID 2011 Chronograph and the Oris RAID 2011 Alarm that pay homage to the winner of the RAID 2010 the prestige Austin Healey 100M, 1953. They
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          31 8 SmartluxurySwiss-madeGcWatches,renownedforits Smart Luxury timepieces, has opened its first boutique here in Marina Square that features luxuriously crafted timepieces and jewellery including exclusive special editions and limited series. Visit www.Gcwatches.com.
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          40 8 HolidaydealsHead down to this three-day event at the Singapore Expo Convention and Exhibition Centre Hall 4A from this Friday, 10am to 10pm, for special airfares, room and tour packages for theme parks, golf resorts, eco-tourism and adventure holidays.
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          39 8 AppleciderDenmark’sSomersbyappleciderat4.5 per cent Alcohol By Volume (ABV) has a sweet natural taste and aroma of apples to match a wide range of cuisines. It is available at NTUC FairPrice outlets for $16.80 for a pack of four.
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          46 8 Olympus WS-811 and WS-812 stereo voice recorders that capture in WMA, MP3 and PCM (only for WS-812) and boast a handy microSD Card slot enabling up to 32GB of additional storage capacity are now available for $158 and $188 respectively at authorised Olympus retailers.
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          53 8 Homegrown Sunshine Bakeries’ Enriched Corn Bran Bread is now available at hyper and supermarkets, convenience stores, petrol stations’ marts, and retail shops for $2.95. The “soft and fragrant wholesome bread is free from cholesterol or trans fat and rich in dietary fibre, calcium and iron fortified with vitamins”,
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      651 9  -  Toure double sinks Newcastle and also keeps United at bay BY RICHARD JOLLY stsports@sph.com.sg ALEX Ferguson’s “nightmare”, as he termed it, of losing the English Premier League title on goal difference, threatens to become reality. Manchester United and Manchester City both won yesterday and are
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      444 9 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: The chances of Tottenham playing Champions League football next season may now depend on Chelsea not winning the final against Bayern Munich on May 19. Harry Redknapp’s Spurs were held 1-1 by an Aston Villa team who, courtesy of
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      412 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Kenny Dalglish and Steven Gerrard both insisted that Liverpool would emerge stronger next season after their FA Cup final loss to Chelsea ensured that their season would be viewed as a disappointment. Despite a mediocre league campaign which has caused
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      332 10 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID: Lionel Messi gave outgoing Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola a final game at the Nou Camp to remember, and, at the same time, streaked ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo in the Spanish Primera Liga scoring chart on Saturday. The Argentine scored
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      387 11  -  BY TAN JINHE SINGAPORE’S biggest dragon boating event at Marina Bay ended with a clean sweep of the major honours by Indonesia yesterday. The regional powerhouse won all three 500m races at the $178,000 DBS Marina Regatta the Premier Open, Women and Mixed and bagged a total
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      429 11 TEN finalists have been selected to win a trip to the London Olympics under the McDonald’s Champions of Play programme, but only the top three with the most number of votes will get to go. The finalists must best capture the spirit of
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      305 11  -  BY ALVIN CHIA SINGAPORE will be bidding for next year’s sepak takraw World Cup and the season finale of the International Sepak Takraw Federation (Istaf) Super Series. The Singapore leg of the Super Series ended here yesterday, with 500 fans watching Thailand take home
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      287 12  -  ALVIN CHIA SHE flexed, she pulled and she pushed. But in the end, Singaporean strongwoman Chew Feng Yi was outmuscled in the Asian qualifiers for the CrossFit Games, finishing third behind a pair of expatriate rivals in Seoul over the weekend. CrossFit
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        76 12 Shinta Yao lose to Malaysian 2nd seeds JOHOR BARU: Singapore’s top seeds Shinta Mulia Sari and Yao Lei failed to live up to their billing at the Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament yesterday, losing in straight games to Malaysians Wong Pei Tty and Chin Eei Hui in the
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        67 12 SEREMBAN: Singapore hurdler Abdul Hakeem Abdul Halim equalled his own national mark in the heats of the 110m hurdles at the Negeri Sembilan Athletics Meet yesterday, but was denied a possible new record later by a scoring glitch. The electronic timing system broke down during
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        76 12 MINNOWS Tanjong Pagar United upset Balestier Khalsa 1-0 in an S-League football match last night, thanks to a 71st-minute penalty by Takaya Kawanabe at the Queenstown Stadium. In another match, Albirex Niigata were held 1-1 by Courts Young Lions at the Jalan Besar Stadium. An
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        72 12 REUTERS CHARLOTTE (North Carolina): Webb Simpson birdied the 17th hole on Saturday to break a log-jam at the top and seize a one-stroke lead going into the final round of golf’s Wells Fargo Championship. He carded a three-under 69 for a total of 202
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      121 9 SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS LOTTERY L Jjl Draw No. 2742/2012 t A Vl J Draw on Monday, 7 May 2012 Group 1 Prize *650,000. Sales close at 6pm Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 1 Selegie Road, PoMo #01-01 Singapore *****6 Time 6.30pm^ For detailed match fixtures, please visit Singapore Pools
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      804 18  -  Good showing raises expectations for slew of blue-chip results soon BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg THE first-quarter earnings season for companies listed on the local bourse may be less than halfway through, but the initial signs are encouraging. The 108 companies that had reported their
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        616 14  -  However, a few spots in the region could lift the mood MARKETS INSIGHT BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg WITH Wall Street finishing deep in the red last Friday, regional markets can expect a knee-jerk sell-off when trading kicks
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        53 14 April’s closing price Counter Monthly change Warrant type Warrant’s expiry date Warrant’s monthly gain Noble Group United Overseas Bank CapitaLand 1.18 19.25 2.94 Warrant’s exercise price June 1, 2012 July 2, 2012 Oct 4, 2012 1.4 17.8 3 43.7 21.6 9.9 -14.5 4.9 -5.8 put call put
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        541 14  -  WARRANT WATCH GOH ENG YEOW THE quiet market conditions have taken a toll on the trading of warrants, causing turnover to slip for a third straight month. Data furnished by Macquarie Bank shows that about $455 million worth of warrants changed hands last month. This makes
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          94 14 May 4 CHNG YR 2012 CLOSE FR May 3 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.2417 +0.00 1.4219 1.2003 Euro 1.6306 +0.09 2.0153 1.6287 FR May 3 A$ 1.2729 +0.33 1.3567 1.1515 Yen* 1.5490 -0.19 1.7145 1.4467 Rupiah* 0.***** +0.02 0.***** 0.***** Where S$ stands May 4 CHNG YR 2012
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          1249 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS A unit trust or investment-linked insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a sales charge not exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median of existing funds in
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      316 15 SINGAPORE’S Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang is visiting his counterpart in Brazil this week to discuss ways in which the two countries can strengthen economic cooperation. Mr Lim’s four-day visit, which begins today, will start with a meeting with Brazil’s Minister for Development,
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      573 16  -  Its 2 Manchester United merchandise shops may well herald other brands BY ALVIN FOO alfoo@sph.com.sg THAILAND’S Central Group has made its maiden foray into Singapore’s already bustling retail scene, setting up two Manchester United merchandise shops. This could be the start of more inroads
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      681 16  -  BY GAN YU JIA EUROPEAN banks are gradually reducing their presence in the region, channelling assets out of Asia to pay off their debts. However, Asian banks are stepping up to fill the gap left behind and are providing the loans needed to
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        79 16 TEO GUAN SENG: Retired as non-executive chairman and director at Hiap Hoe Limited’s annual general meeting held last Monday. Mr Teo, 81, has an interest in the company. He holds 29.95 per cent of Hiap Hoe Holdings, which in turn has a 69.85 per cent direct interest
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        68 16 BOBBY CHIN YOKE CHOONG: Named non-executive director with effect from last Tuesday. Mr Chin (right), 60, is a former managing partner of KPMG Singapore. He sits on a number of other boards, including OCBC Bank, Sembcorp Industries, Yeo Hiap Seng and Ho Bee Investment. He is also a member
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        63 16 NEO BOON SIONG: Named independent non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee, of Keppel Telecommunications Transportation. The appointment of Professor Neo took effect last Wednesday. Professor Neo, 54, also sits on the board of OCBC Bank. MICHAEL CHIA HOCK CHYE: Appointed as a non-independent non-executive director of
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        71 16 CHANG SZIE HOU: Appointed as executive director with effect from last Monday. Mr Chang, 72, has more than 40 years of experience in civil engineering and construction in South-east Asia and China. He will be the technical director for Manhattan Resources’ commercial building development project in Ningbo. He
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        50 16 MARKUS PARMADI: Resigned as a non-executive director of the manager of First Real Estate Investment Trust, with effect from last Thursday. Mr Parmadi, 66, is to be appointed the commissioner of Indonesia’s PT Bank National Nobu, which limits his position as director in other companies.
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      731 17 Poll finds many S’poreans today put more value on workplace fulfi1ment AT WORK WITH JOYCE TEO joyceteo@sph.com.sg FEW of us can deny the importance of making money; it puts food on the table and ensures a roof over one’s head, but do these
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      832 17  -  TALKING TO... YOHEI SASAKAWA BY JONATHAN KWOK TENS of thousands of ships carrying all manner of cargo pass through the straits of Malacca and Singapore each year, yet most people do not think much of maintaining the vital
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      148 1 Festival fatigue Prince Charming Sing a Songbird Arts Fest’s story in an app Singer Kim Hyun Joong works his magic Wong Ah Yoke on World Gourmet C4 C7 C3 Poon Hong Yuen, who helms the National Parks Board, has no background in botany or horticulture. But he tells JOHN LUI
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        904 2  -  Having the same name as the famous singer is good fun for Mr Whisky 8QUESTIONSWITH...Tom Jones rebecca lynne tan rltan@sph.com.sg A name like Tom Jones often means you bear the brunt of many jokes. It does not help that the global brand ambassador of Scotch
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        558 3  -  The audience’s choices move the story along in this ‘narrative journey’ adeline chia arts correspondent chiahta@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/chiahta Forget the no-phone policy in the theatre. A new “play”, Songbird, wants you to play with your mobile namely, download an app and interact with it while on
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        341 3 Associated Press London A group of researchers are preparing to release an anthology of Taleban poetry, something they hope will help English speakers better understand the men who have waged more than a decade of war against Nato-led forces in Afghanistan. Many
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        940 4  -  K-pop heart-throb Kim Hyun Joong has his fans eating out of his hands akshita nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg Korean pop star Kim Hyun Joong was deliriously cheered as he sang 15 songs at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, but received a standing ovation when he left the stage to hug
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        509 4 New York Times New York In his new film, The Dictator (below), British comic guerilla Sacha Baron Cohen plays Admiral General Aladeen, the tyrannical, bearded leader of the fictional Republic of Wadiya. The comedy, which opens in Singapore on June 14, inaugurates a new phase of
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        627 5  -  Some people propose to their lovers when Christina Perri’s hit, A Thousand Years, is played eddino abdul hadi music correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg American singer-songwriter Christina Perri might well be on the way to becoming the queen of wedding and proposal tunes, thanks to her hit single, A
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        329 5 Associated Press New York Gwen Stefani (right) is no stranger to multitasking, juggling her music career she is wrapping up a new album with No Doubt and fashion projects, which include the debut of the newest Harajuku Mini collection at Target next week. But it is
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        2515 6  -  NParks chief Poon Hong Yuen’s lack of specialised training is far outweighed by his love of greenery the monday interview with Poon Hong Yuen john lui johnlui@sph.com.sg Mr Poon Hong Yuen shows me the area around his office. The scenery is spectacular because, when you work in
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        115 8 ‘He’s not my dentist. It’s too intimate. His fingers in my mouth? That would be a bit too odd. Can you imagine your father being your gynaecologist?’ Actress Eva Green, whose father is a dentist ‘No matter who it is, help me take good care of
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        880 8 Beastie Boys’ MCA, who died of cancer, grew out of bad boy rep Obituary Washington Post New York Times NewYork–AdamYauch,theraspy-throated rapper known as MCA of the Beastie Boys, the influential hip-hop group with a penchant to party and produce chart-topping hits, died last Friday in New York. He
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        571 9  -  Artist Jon Jaylo changes a shoe to a car in his art to remind viewers to race towards their dreams deepika shetty deepikas@sph.com.sg At first glance, the painting, Dream Chaser, looks like a boy in an old shoe, racing away. Peer at the striking oil on
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        485 9  -  reviewconcert A NIGHT IN VIENNA Singapore Symphony Orchestra Esplanade Concert Hall Last Friday chang tou liang The title of the concert might have led one to imagine this to be an evening of Johann Strauss but reality was quite something else. The first half
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        332 9 Agence France-Presse New York Setting fire to art in Christie’s posh Manhattan showrooms would usually get you arrested. But when a senior auctioneer lit up a US$1 million (S$1.2 million) artwork last Friday that was the point. Mr Brett Gorvy, head of Post-War and Contemporary Art
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      1511 7  -  World Gourmet Summit must try harder to replicate the dining experience of masterchefs’ home restaurants viewpoint wong ah yoke ahyoke@sph.com.sg Once again, the World Gourmet Summit which brings top chefs from around the world to cook here has come and gone. This year’s edition, the
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      267 7 Associated Press New York Six volumes, 2,438 pages, £46 (S$92) and US$625 (S$785) added up to two hefty awards last Friday for Nathan Myhrvold’s cookbook, Modernist Cuisine. The massive and much-lauded tome on the science of food and cooking by an ex-chief technology officer
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      675 10  -  This Broadway musical revival ages well although the Aussie cast is competent but not even reviewtheatre A CHORUS LINE Base Entertainment Sands Theater, Marina Bay Sands/Last Friday adeline chia chiahta@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/chiahta Broadway always had a certain self-regard. That is why so many musicals
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      472 10  -  reviewconcert JAYESSLEE ASIA TOUR 2012 Kallang Theatre/Last Saturday andy chen Korean-Australian duo Jayesslee are almost quintessential YouTube stars. Their music videos on the social network site are nearly the perfect combination of the two main kinds of material that go viral: the “Look, aren’t they
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      592 10  -  reviewconcert YOUTUBE STARS CONCERT The Coliseum, Hard Rock Hotel/Last Saturday melissa kok If you were a global singing sensation on online video-sharing site YouTube, does it mean you would perform just as well in front of a live audience? If last Saturday night’s YouTube Stars
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        371 12 Taipei Only at the wedding of S.H.E singer Ella Chen, perhaps, would the bride so happily play the clown. Chen, 30, the most madcap member of the top Mandopop girl group, brought down the house at her banquet last Saturday with a frisky dance with
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        360 12 Reuters Associated Press New York French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault was grilled last Friday the second day of a child-support trial in Manhattan about why he delayed accepting paternity of the child he had with supermodel Linda Evangelista (right). Pinault, 49, is now married to actress
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          97 12 Former couple Cecilia Cheung and Nicholas Tse have drawn more chatter that they are making up, after they were photographed attending parents’ day at their son Lucas’ school last Friday. According to Ming Pao Weekly, the four-year-old has been engineering gettogethers for his parents. He
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          30 12 Demi Moore has made her split from husband Ashton Kutcher official by changing her Twitter name. She changed it from @mrskutcher to @justdemi last Thursday.
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          40 12 Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has made a much-hyped television debut, starring in a show dealing with real-life stories aimed at inspiring Indians. The weekly show, which aired yesterday, is called Satyamev Jayate or Truth Alone Triumphs.
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      83 2 GOLDHEART I L V V CL SALE Now till 7 May 2012 Goldheart International Building, 360 Orchard Road (next to Shaw House) #01-18 I lam to 9pm Many items 70 O/ 7o off ADDITIONAL 10% off for GOLDHEART VIP CITIBANK Cardmembers Be amazed with the biggest collection of solitaires in
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      179 4 CELEBRATE SINGAPORE SME 1000 ACHIEVEMENT! (enosis The International Slimming Specialist Singapore Malaysia China SINGAPORE 1000 SINGAPORESMEJOOO 1NTERNATI0NAL1QQ The "Singapore SME 1000” ranks and recognizes the most successful Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) companies who have distinguished themselves through outstanding financial performance in the areas of sales/turnover, net profit, return on
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      269 5 PEIRCE. IT’S ALL about location *****/ *****/ *****/ ***** sqft Take your pick. *****233 APPC Montclair Whitley Brand New Cluster Semi-d. 2½-sty+basement parking Build up 3800 4750 sqft. F’hold 4 +1 family area. Mins to Orchard/Novena. Near Catholic JC Developer show flat ready for viewing. Selling at $3.8M neg. Desmond
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      266 5 BEGONIA EST (TAMARIND Rd) 2sty semi-d land 4500 sqft. Potential to built a detached hse. Only $850 psf neg. *****332 Zick SHORELINE RES. TOP. 3-sty inter terr pool. 16 units. Built-up fr 4576 sqft. $5xx psf. Freddy *****048 OCEANFRONT 4+1 2067 sqft $2050 psf. Full Seaview The Berth 3+1+patio. 1970
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      156 5 **CASCADALE 3 BDRMS. Duplex. Pool view. $1.4M. Renovated. Eric *****960 RIS GRANDEUR 3+1+ patio, F’hold. 1701 sqft. Pool view. Rare! Wilson 9781 7782 BARTLEY RES 20% disc 2% Buyer incentive rebate Limited time only. From $6xxk. Bartley MRT/ Nex Mall/ Maris Stella/ PLMGS. ***SUITES PAYA Lebar. Freehold. Penthouse. 1389 sqft.
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      215 5 3’NG’ BLK.39 BEDOK South. Low flr, lift level. Original. Unblock. All races/ PR eligible. Value $315K. Hurry! 3’NG’ BLK 525 Bedok N. #04. Reno. Move in cond. Val $323K. *****888 Nor RARE 5’A’ BLK 128. High flr. Aljunied MRT/ Mkt/ library sch. Lim SY .*****392 **PROPERTY ELITES DIV. 5’I’ Blk
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      295 5 WINDSOR PK. SEMI colonial detached. Huge gdn. Pool. $11K Connection *****654 S/STY+ ATTIC S’GOON Gdn Semi-d 4000/ 2100 sqft $5.3K. Osborn *****070 Cable Rd GCB NEW $38K *****/***** sqft. Pool Gallop Green $17.5K Townhouse. 4200 sqft. Five Chancery NEW $17k 5000 sqft/ 5+1+1/ Cluster Illoura 3 Units Fr $14k 4200
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      268 5 SUMMER GDN 3-STY corner terr 5+1 reno. Amenities, MRT. Immed. $6.8K. Expat choice. Doris 9875-9916 SUNCOTTAGES. BRAND NEW 3272sqft. 5+1+1 rms P/furn Cashew Cres. Immed. Call Grace Sim 9889-9939 2-STY SEMID. CHU Lin Rd 4+1 rms. 3300 sqft. P/furn. Avail 1 Jul. 9819-3032 Agt TANGLIN VIEW PENTHSE 4+1+ roof terr.
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      334 5 Cosmopolitan 3+1. 1324 sqft. A1 cond Immed....... $7K Cairnhill Crest 4+1. 1733 sqft High/ low flr IR/ pool view A1 cond (2 unit)......$8k Cuscaden Royale 3+1. Opp Mrt/Mall/sch High flr..$6.3K Aston 2+1 1173 sqft High flr Opp Great World City.. $4.5K Tribeca Penthse 1+1.... $5.5K 9818-5117 Lee HEART OF TOWN!
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      337 6 NEW! CIRCULAR RD, GRD flr 1300 sqft approx. Suits travel agent, showroom, F&B. Call J&K *****863 MRT. HDB SHOP Blk 463 Crawford Lane, #02, 688 sqft. Vacant. Ask $2.5K. Henry Lam 9684-8586 2 STY/ WHOLE unit/ shop Circuit Rd. S/sty shop Hougang. Any trades. Face mkt.Grace *****692 KATONG SHPG CTR.
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