The Straits Times, 17 July 2012

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  • 25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 TUE S D A Y J ULY 1 7 201 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MICA (P) 002/02/2012
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  • 537 1  -  Rail operator failed to exercise due diligence and vigilance, says LTA By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg RAIL operator SMRT has been fined the maximum $2 million over last December’s two major breakdowns. In a tersely worded statement yesterday, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said
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  • 181 1  -  AMANDA TAN SALES of new private homes remain on a slow descent with turnover again down in June the second consecutive month of decline. Last month, 1,371 units were shifted the lowest monthly total since December and down 19.5 per cent from May’s
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  • 50 1 OCBC Bank and its unit Great Eastern Holdings have received an offer to buy their combined stakes in Fraser Neave (F&N) and Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) in a deal that could be worth $2.75 billion, based on their market values. L TOP NEWS, A2
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  • 54 1 SINGAPORE striker Noh Alam Shah (left), who has been critical of local football in the past, is back from Indonesia to play in the Great EasternYEO’S S-League. But he is not happy about it as “the state of the league is the same as when I
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  • 297 1  -  By BRYNA SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg A FIVE-HOUR blaze ravaged the first floor and basement of the retail annexe of East Village Hotel in Marine Parade yesterday morning. Plumes of thick, black smoke billowed into the sky as the fire was stoked by the
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    • 604 2/3  -  Many are unwilling to use pricey COEs for cheap vehicles By MARIA ALMENOAR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT JALELAH ABU BAKAR mariaa@sph.com.sg jalmsab@sph.com.sg IS THE end near for small, budget cars in Singapore? Two weeks before the number of certificates of entitlement (COE) in the small car
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    • 1167 2/3  -  Relapse of bipolar disorder revealed after hearing but lawyer disputes this By GOH CHIN LIAN, ANDREA ONG chinlian@sph.com.sg andreao@sph.com.sg THE Law Society yesterday handed a letter to the High Court from lawyer M. Ravi’s psychiatrist assessing him to be medically unfit to
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    • 335 2/3  -  By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg OCBC Bank and its unit Great Eastern Holdings have received an offer to buy their combined stakes in Fraser Neave (F&N) and Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) in a deal that could be worth $2.75 billion, based
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • 47 4 TOP OF THE NEWS SMRT has been slapped with the maximum $2 million fine over last December’s two major train disruptions. The company “failed to exercise due diligence and vigilance expected of a public transport operator”, said the Land Transport Authority. PAGE A1
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      • 61 4 CHINA seems to be celebrating over the outcome of a recent Asean meeting that, for the first time in the regional bloc’s history, failed to reach consensus on an issue. Major Chinese newspapers claimed victory for Beijing in the face-off over the South China Sea, while slamming
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      • 51 4 WORLD HONG KONG’S new leader Leung Chun Ying (right) has announced a series of welfare measures during his first question-and-answer session in the city’s Legislative Council since taking over two weeks ago. They included tackling poverty among the elderly and the housing needs of residents. PAGE
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      • 95 4 TWO Korean finance firms have submitted bids to buy parts of the Asian operations of Dutch banking giant ING Group. A number of other bids are also expected. ING is selling its Asian life insurance and its asset management units in the region a deal that
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      • 73 4 INDIA, among the world’s biggest exporters of food, faces the prospect of lower farm output this year because of a bad monsoon season. Good rains are vital as they irrigate about 60 per cent of the country’s arable land. India is the world’s second largest producer
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      • 43 4 OPINION SENTENCING discretion to be permitted in certain murder and drug offences does not mean Singapore is getting soft on crime. It is clear the move does not reduce punishment for egregious crimes against society. PAGE A18
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      • 43 4 TEMASEK’S total shareholder return this year may be down, but it still compares well to other funds in a volatile year. Other positive signs include its move to diversify into energy and resource sectors. But succession remains an issue. PAGE A19
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      • 59 4 ASEAN cannot be distracted by the South China Sea disputes, which will take a long time to resolve. It needs to review what went wrong for it to fail to issue a communique at the end of its recent meeting. At stake is its relevance at a
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      • 64 4 HOME FASHION retailer Tina Tan-Leo has denied claims by the liquidators of her company, Living The Link, who are alleging she breached her duties as the company’s director. In dispute is more than $7 million in cash, inventory and assets, which the liquidators say was transferred to
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      • 77 4 FOUR new members have been appointed to the Presidential Council for Minority Rights. The council, which ensures that laws do not discriminate against racial and religious groups, was sworn in yesterday at a ceremony officiated by the President. PAGE B2 Mr Philip Jeyaretnam reciting an
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      • 52 4 MONEY THE Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will no longer contribute to the settling of the Singapore Interbank Offered Rate (Sibor). With RBS’ exit, there will be 14 banks left on the panel that sets the Sibor, for the financial year ending March 31 next year.
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      • 45 4 M1 YESTERDAY said it will launch islandwide 4G services towards the end of the third quarter. Tiered smartphone plans for 4G, with much faster data speeds for mobile phones, will be announced at the same time, the telco added. PAGE B13
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      • 41 4 SPORT ATHLETES like Michael Phelps and Yelena Isinbayeva who repeat, who chase a third successive Olympic gold, or even a second, are an exclusive fraternity who stretch talent to an improbable point, says Rohit Brijnath. PAGE B18
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      • 47 4 THE Singapore National Olympic Council says it never issued a media blackout on athletes heading to London for the Olympic Games. Instead, its advisory was meant as a tool to protect athletes should they feel overwhelmed by requests for media interviews. PAGE B20
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      • 71 4 LIFE! TWO exhibitions at the Singapore Art Museum celebrate the vitality of painting. Seeker Of Hope: Works By Jia Aili features monumental paintings (above) by the 33-year-old Chinese artist, some of which span as long as 10m, while the Singapore works in Lyrical Abstraction: Works by Jeremy
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      • 51 4 THE Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) has appointed a resident composer for the first time. For the next two years, veteran musician Law Wai Lun will write new music for the ensemble, mentor budding composers and act as musical adviser to the orchestra’s music director Yeh Tsung. PAGE
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      • 42 4 WHAT’S ONLINE www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L Nude video scam man gets five years’ jail and caning L Two more plead guilty to sex with underage Singaporean girlQRcodeeneratedonhttp: L Fewer COEs available for potential buyers over next six months
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      • 28 4 www.stomp.com.sg L Nine hospitalised in East Village Hotel blaze L Youth curses mum for pulling him off work shift because his grandma passed away
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      • 23 4 www.razortv.com.sg L 15,000 attend carnival and concert organised by The Straits Times L SCDF battle five-hour blaze at Marine Parade hotel
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    • 74 4 IN SATURDAY’S report, “Dark clouds spell policy dilemma for MAS we said the Monetary Authority of Singapore, in its April policy statement, had decided to slow the pace of appreciation of the Singapore dollar. This is wrong. The MAS had slowed the pace of appreciation
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    • 686 6  -  But defendant’s application for a retrial is thrown out By K. C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg SENIOR Counsel Michael Hwang, sitting in a tribunal in Dubai, is alleged to have dozed off during a hearing on a multimil-lion-dollar dispute. Unhappy with this, the
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    • 663 6  -  By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT wahyudis@sph.com.sg JAKARTA The passport is genuine, issued by legitimate immigration offices. Only the name has been changed to hide the identity of its holder, who is probably in trouble with the law. Those in need of such
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    • 625 6 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL North Korea’s ruling party has removed a top military official close to the centre of power, suggesting that new leader Kim Jong Un and his closest advisers may be purging the ruling elite to strengthen their grip on
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    • 642 8  -  Chinese media labels rival claimants to disputed islands as troublemakers By PEH SHING HUEI CHINA BUREAU CHIEF shpeh@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Carol Feng BEIJING As Asean members ponder the implications of their bruis ing foreign ministers summit in Cambodia last week, the elephant or
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    • 671 8  -  By AMANDA TAN tamanda@sph.com.sg SUBURBAN condominium launches dominated new private home sales last month although activity was down overall. There were 1,111 new mass-mar-ket units moved out of 1,371 total sales, excluding executive condos, said the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) yesterday.
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  • WORLD
    • 389 9 Too little, too late Rain finally stops ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Most of the quarter of a million residents of Japan’s flood-hit areas are now able to return home, but weather officials warned that the danger had not fully passed. Four
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    • 571 9  -  Lower farm output could worsen inflation, hurt economy further By KRITTIVAS MUKHERJEE INDIA CORRESPONDENT mkritti@sph.com.sg NEWDELHI India could be staring at lower farm output this year due to deficient monsoon rains,spark- ing worries that it may worsen inflation and pile pressure on a
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    • ASIA
      • 917 10 Experts take to analysing hemlines in Pyongyang to try to understand Kim NEW YORK TIMES SEOUL Keeping track of women’s hemlines is, admittedly, an unusual way to judge the mindset of a country’s leader. But that is just what veteran North Korea watchers have resorted
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      • 517 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL It was the third time the same woman was seen in public with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, increasing speculation that she could be his wife. In their latest appearance, broadcast by state television on Sunday, the smartly
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      • 522 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO Tens of thousands of people have rallied at a Tokyo park demanding that Japan abandon nuclear power as the country prepares to restart another reactor shut down after last year’s tsu-nami-generated meltdown at a Fukushima power plant. Led
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      • 644 11 Leung also pledges to deal with scandals as he takes steps to regain public trust REUTERS HONG KONG Hong Kong’s embattled new leader Leung Chun Ying yesterday announced a series of welfare measures and pleaded for time to deal with scandals that have rocked
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      • 562 12  -  Ex-minister denies knowledge of quarrel during purchase negotiations PORT KLANG FREE TRADE ZONE TRIAL By CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR Former transport minister Ling Liong Sik yesterday denied that he knew of existing problems when he convinced the Malaysian
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      • 85 12 Auto rickshaw driver Sunita Chaudhary, posing for photographers on her horse before filing nomination papers for India’s vice-presidential race in New Delhi. She is one of many candidates with varied backgrounds, like Guiness Rishi, who has 388 flags and over 3,000
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      • 234 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA Muslim extremists in Indonesia are regrouping despite a decade-long crackdown that has weakened the deadliest networks, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said in a new report. Islamists are finding one another and building new cells “on the run, in prison and through Internet
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 121 12 STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR Former Sime Darby chief executive officer Ahmad Zubir Murshid was arrested yesterday by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. He was accused of criminal breach of trust involving Sime Darby’s acquisition of Native Customary Rights land in Sarawak worth some RM80 million (S$31.8
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        • 100 12 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG Banking giant HSBC has sought legal permission to evict a handful of protesters camped outside its Hong Kong headquarters, one of the last remnants of the “Occupy” movement in Asia. The bank named the “occupiers of the ground floor” of its downtown office
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        • 84 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA The Philippine government ombudsman has called for graft charges to be filed against former president Gloria Arroyo for alleged diversion of state lottery funds. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales yesterday called on an anti-graft court to file “plunder” charges against Mrs Arroyo and nine
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      • 407 13  -  Canberra to provide rescue expertise to Jakarta agency DROWNING OF ASYLUM SEEKERS By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT wahyudis@sph.com.sg JAKARTA Australia has pledged to enhance cooperation with Indonesia in search and rescue operations as the two countries aim to prevent a repeat of last month’s
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      • 230 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS DILI (Timor Leste) Timor Leste’s President Taur Matan Ruak has called on security forces to restore peace and order as violence persisted over the exclusion of the runner-up in this month’s parliamentary election from a new coalition government. One person was killed
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      • 59 13 A new species of snake that is scarlet with black and white rings has been discovered in Cambodia’s rainforest, conservationists said yesterday. The reptile, which has been named the Cambodian Kukri, was found in the south-west Cardamom Mountains, an area under threat from habitat loss, Fauna
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    • 435 14 Troops with armoured vehicles take on rebels in battle for capital ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DAMASCUS Syria’s military deployed armoured vehicles near central Damascus yesterday as troops battled rebels around the capital in what activists said could be a turning point in the 16-month
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    • 459 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAIRO The head of Egypt’s military has taken a tough line on the Muslim Brotherhood, warning that he will not let the group dominate the country, only hours after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged him to work with Egypt’s elected
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  459 words
    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 64 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has suggested that he will attempt a return to power. In an interview in Germany’s Bild newspaper yesterday, Mr Berlusconi said his supporters “often” urged him to get back into politics and he would not let them
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      • 61 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KIEV Ukraine has jailed two North Koreans for eight years on charges of trying to obtain sensitive missile production data, an official has said. Local media said that the agents worked under the cover of the North Korean trade mission in Minsk,
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      • 56 14 REUTERS ADDIS ABABA South African Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has become the first female head of the African Union Commission, ending a leadership battle that threatened to split the organisation. The 63-year-old former wife of South African President Jacob Zuma beat incumbent Jean Ping
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    • 461 15 Pew Centre says website a big draw for those seeking eyewitness videos of events ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON POST NEW YORK A new study has found that YouTube is emerging as a major platform for news, one to which viewers increasingly turn for eyewitness videos
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    • 66 15 Visitors looking at the Gold Tooth bunker painted by Erik Peiwertsen a Danish artist, on Furreby beach, Northern Jutland, by the Danish west coast. A group of artists are making a bid to turn bunkers used by the Nazis in World War II and
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    • 254 15 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE WASHINGTON US President Barack Obama has refused to apologise for accusing rival Mitt Romney of outsourcing jobs while heading Bain Capital, a charge his Republican opponent denies. The US presidential race has taken an acrimonious turn in the past week as
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    • 464 16 Growth only slightly off expected pace but ‘downside risks loom large’ AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stepped up its warnings on risks to the global economy, especially coming from Europe, as it trimmed its
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    • 423 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS LONDON A former Barclays top executive, who has been blamed for ordering staff to submit false interest rates during the credit crisis in 2008, said he believed his action had been sanctioned by the Bank of England (BoE).
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    • 314 16 BLOOMBERG REUTERS WASHINGTON Retail sales in the United States unexpectedly declined for a third straight month in June, a sign that limited employment gains are taking a toll on the biggest part of the economy. The 0.5 per cent drop followed a 0.2 per cent
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
      • 95 16 BLOOMBERG GENEVA The World Trade Organisation (WTO) partially sided with the United States in its complaint against Chinese curbs on firms like Visa and MasterCard that process card payments. Both sides can appeal. The US protested to the WTO about the limits on payment processing,
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      • 71 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK Citigroup exceeded Wall Street estimates in making US$2.9 billion (S$3.7 billion) from April through June. Net income was down 12 per cent from a year ago, it said yesterday. Citi took a US$424 million loss from selling its Turkish Akbank stake.
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      • 84 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN Germany’s top court said yesterday it would rule on Sept 12 on legal challenges to euro crisis-fighting tools. The Federal Constitutional Court said it would hand down a judgment on complaints aimed at preventing President Joachim Gauck from signing legislation passed
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    • 472 17 Richard Li and other big players like AIA eyeing insurer’s Asian operations REUTERS BLOOMBERG HONG KONG A wide range of suitors from the son of Asia’s richest man and a former rugby player in New Zealand to more established players including AIA Group and Manulife
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    • 565 17 REUTERS XINHUA BEIJING Despite signs that China’s love affair with the car is cooling, automakers are ironically still picking up the pace. Fourteen new car factories will open in China this year, according to the Global Times, quoting a report
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    • 174 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAN FRANCISCO Software giant Microsoft has parted company with NBC News, pulling out of their joint venture MSNBC to launch its own online news service. Moving on “allows us to go out and innovate”, Mr Bob Visse, general manager of MSN.com, said, confirming
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    • 174 17 REUTERS LONDON GlaxoSmithKline is to acquire its long-time partner Human Genome Sciences for US$3 billion (S$3.8 billion), ending a three-month hostile pursuit of the US biotech company on friendly terms after sweetening its offer. The purchase price excludes Human Genome’s cash and debt amounting
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    • 201 17 REUTERS HONG KONG Lenovo Group is on track to overtake HewlettPackard (HP) as the world’s biggest PC maker by sales as soon as this year, making it the first Chinese company to grab the top spot globally in a technology sector. “It’s
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    • 438 18 A PENDING law change to grant judges discretion in sentencing for prescribed capital offences has cheered social activists here, who welcomed the move as progressive. Their stand is that taking a life is ethically and morally wrong, whatever the circumstances of a crime and
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    • 1401 18  -  EYE ON GLOBAL ECONOMY By ANDY MUKHERJEE SENIOR WRITER andym@sph.com.sg THEsymptomsaremany, and they are all pointing towards a worrying diagnosis: Asian economies, led by China and India, are rapidly losing steam. Corporate bosses are worried about slowing Asian demand, some of
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    • 1013 19  -  By ALVIN FOO alfoo@sph.com.sg THE good news from the recent Temasek Review was that the Singapore investment firm’s portfolio rose $5 billion to a fresh peak of $198 billion as of March 31 this year. However, another closely watched number its one-year total shareholder return
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    • 917 19  -  By JOHN MCBETH SENIOR WRITER thane.cawdor@gmail.com NEVER a risk taker, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono may paradoxically be engaged in the biggest gamble of his presidency by going ahead with a public apology over the human rights violations the state has committed over four
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    • 871 19  -  By SALIM OSMAN SENIOR WRITER salim@sph.com.sg INDONESIA is at risk of becoming a failed state, suggests an American think-tank’s Failed States Index 2012. Washington-based Fund For Peace (FFP) rated Indonesia 63rd among 177 countries surveyed, worse than its 64th spot last year Somalia in top spot being
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    • 1023 20  -  By TAN SENG CHYE FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. THE outcome of the Asean Ministerial Meeting (AMM) in Phnom Penh last week was a significant watershed
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    • 835 20  - Euro sceptics’ argument more coherent again By WOLFGANG MÜNCHAU FINANCIAL TIMES THERE are eerie parallels between the euro debates in the United Kingdom in the late 1990s and in the northern euro zone today. Back then, the anti-euro campaigners in the United Kingdom highlighted the shortcomings in the construction of
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      • 270 21  -  Associate Professor Virginia Goh Dr Teoh Yee Leong NOT long ago, some stalls began selling chicken rice at $1 per plate, compared with the $2 to $3 charged by other stalls. The queues for the $1 chicken rice were always long, to the extent
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        • 167 21  -  Chee Chi Weng THE train operators must do something to prevent situations like the one experienced by seniors such as Mr Ronald C. Humphrey and his wife (“Are tech-savvy youth losing the human touch?”; July 8). One way is to increase the number of reserved
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        • 125 21  -  Thomas Lee THE National Parks Board made the right decision to start culling the boars in the Lower Peirce area (“Wild boar culling to go ahead: NParks”; last Thursday). These animals are strong; they bite and can cause serious injuries to the public, especially young
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      • 329 21  -  TUITION AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Marietta Koh Ai-meng (Mrs) MS WILY Wan’s response last Saturday (“S’pore way works, but only with tuition”) to Ms Yeo Boon Eng’s letter (“Tough Singapore way works”; last Wednesday) hit the nail on the head. Our education
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      • 393 21  -  Nicholas Lee MS WILY Wan argues that the education system is unfairly crafted in a way that benefits wealthy parents who can afford to enrol their children in expensive tuition classes (“S’pore way works, but only with tuition”; last Saturday). She implicitly
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      • 63 21 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR DANIEL LOW: Crude jokes what’s the limit? 2. MR GOH KHEE KUAN: Genuine worry over swipe-and-pay cards. 3. MS YEO BOON ENG: Parents’ unrealistic expectations the reason for tuition obsession... 4. MRS DEV NAIR: ...But parents are told only tuition can guarantee
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      • 92 21  -  Bernadette Low (Ms) Senior Manager, Corporate Marketing and Communications SMRT WE THANK Mr Kim Heok Eng for his feedback and apologise for the inconvenience caused (“Bunching shouldn’t happen on feeder routes”; last Tuesday). Bus bunching occurred on service 962 on the morning of July
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      • 331 22  -  Jonathan Leaw AFTER reading the report (“Dark clouds spell policy dilemma for MAS”; last Saturday), I am doubtful that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) can alleviate the problem of inflation and ailing growth simultaneously, solely by means of the exchange rate policy.
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      • 189 22  -  Alvin Ang I AM dismayed by the Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore’s move to lobby the Government to extend the two-year period in which developers must sell units in new projects after completion (“Developers’ body wants extension of sales period”; last Friday). This is
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    • 806 1  -  Five flee via construction scaffolding as stairs made impassable by smoke By BRYNA SIM, LIM YAN LIANG brynasim@sph.com.sg yanliang@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Daryl Chin THE Filipino ship crewmen never imagined that their trip to Singapore would involve them climbing down construction scaffolding to escape
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    • 619 2  -  Some recreational facilities to replace those making way for studio flats By TESSA WONG twong@sph.com.sg TOH Yi residents look set to have more elderly-friendly facilities as well as recreational amenities that include replacements for those that were at the centre of a controversy in
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    • 468 2  -  By GOH CHIN LIAN chinlian@sph.com.sg TOP lawyer Philip Jeyaretnam, At-torney-General Steven Chong and two veteran Singapore diplomats have been appointed to the Presidential Council for Minority Rights. The two diplomats are Professor Chan Heng Chee, who is stepping down as Ambassador to
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    • 533 3  -  Both sides argue over how to interpret Constitution, Parliamentary Elections Act BY-ELECTION CASE By ANDREA ONG andreao@sph.com.sg IT TOOK four months of many twists and turns before a case on the Prime Minister’s power to call by-elections was heard in
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    • 406 3  -  By NG KAI LING kailing@sph.com.sg THE call has gone out to vegetable importers to look beyond Malaysia and China for Singapore’s supply of greens. National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan recommends sourcing for them from Indonesia. In a post in his blog,
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    • 425 4  -  By KEZIA TOH keziatoh@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Stacey Chia SINGAPORE’S newest medical school has a new dean. Irish academic Dermot Kelleher will take up the appointment at Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine on Aug 1. The immunology and infectious
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    • 530 4  -  Law Society’s school project aims to teach teens about laws affecting them By MATTHIAS CHEW mattchew@sph.com.sg MAN hits wife, before turning on his hapless children. This scene took place not in a grim flat, but in a classroom in Yishun Town
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    • 469 4  -  JANICE HENG MORE than a third of nurses in obstetrics and gynaecology and a quarter of paediatric nurses skipped going for continuing education courses last year. But nearly all the 128 nurses in obstetrics and gynaecology and 70 paediatric nurses recently
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    • 484 5  -  New award jointly offered by SPH and Media Development Authority By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg AS A humanities student covering financial news, Ms Yunita Santoso Ong struggled when she first started her internship on The Straits Times Money Desk. But the
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    • 413 5  -  By ANG YIYING ayiying@sph.com.sg NEW direct subscribers to The Straits Times, including existing subscribers who convert their vendor subscriptions, will each get a gift and qualify for a lucky draw. The rewards are part of a campaign the paper is holding from today until Aug
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      • 362 6 Gardens by the Bay’s two iconic cool domes do not have a single air-conditioner, but are instead cooled by a system that starts with all the fallen leaves, branches and grass clippings from all the parks around Singapore Source: GARDENS BY THE BAY DID
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      • 713 6  -  Easier to gather field data with technology like sensors, drones By GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg ECOLOGY research often involves trekking deep into the jungle for hours, or taking thousands of time-consuming, tedious tree measurements. But researchers have come up with new technologies to get around these issues,
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    • 425 8  -  Man took car without consent, knocked down elderly pedestrian FATAL CAR ACCIDENT By ELENA CHONG elena@sph.com.sg A 22-YEAR-OLD, driving a car with neither a licence nor its owner’s consent, knocked over a woman in Tampines last December, killing her. A district court heard that Shawn See Joo
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    • 487 8  -  By SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg FASHION retailer Tina Tan-Leo (right) has denied claims that she breached her legal duties as a director of a company by moving its assets to her other businesses. Liquidators of Living The Link, a luxury fashion and lifestyle shop in
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    • 293 8  -  ELENA CHONG A BRITON who reeked of alcohol kicked a police officer on the leg after being arrested for allegedly molesting a woman. Recruitment consultant Luke Raymond Chapman was yesterday sentenced to four weeks in jail. The 31-year-old was detained by security officers at
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  • MONEY
    • 812 9  -  It also leaves settling panels in Tokyo, HK amid rate-fixing scandal in Britain By MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg THE Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has quit its role in helping to settle a key Singapore interest rate in the wake of a rate-fixing scandal in
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    • 519 9  -  By AARON LOW aaronl@sph.com.sg TEMASEK Holdings plans to sell two new tranches of bonds, its first issue in almost two years. The investment firm is looking to sell a 10.5-year bond and a 30-year one denominated in US dollars, Temasek said in a statement
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    • 555 10  -  Activity up 48% from first quarter but analysts expect a weaker year By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg INVESTMENT activity in the real estate sector picked up in the second quarter, but analysts from DTZ Research expect that overall activity this year will not be
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    • 458 10  -  By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg THE family home and farm of the late tycoon Tan Gna Chua best known for his crocodile farm have been put up for sale by his estate. The freehold site in Upper Serangoon consists of two adjacent plots.
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    • 575 11  -  New supply helps keep occupancy costs stable despite strong demand By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg DESPITE strong demand, the cost of taking up office space in Singapore has remained relatively stable and low, as a significant amount of new supply has been added to the market
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    • 349 11  -  By ALVIN LIM alvinlim@sph.com.sg NINE portals from Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and its magazine subsidiary have won a swag of accolades in a survey by a marketing industry trade publication. The survey, conducted by magazine Marketing, sampled 354 respondents, of whom 274
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    • 528 12  -  Plan allows start-ups to pilot work in local firms, starting with tourism By GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT chngkeg@sph.com.sg START-UPS developing online services that involve interaction with users, such as social media and e-commerce sites, will be able to pilot their work
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    • 337 12  -  GRACE CHNG MR BILL Chang has been promoted to lead SingTel’s enterprise business, as chief executive officer of its Group ICT division. The 45-year-old was previously managing director of business group, Group ICT. In his new role, he will lead the telco’s
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    • 418 12  -  GRACE CHNG A NEW research centre has been set up at the National University of Singapore (NUS) to study how devices such as mobile phones, digital cameras and sensors can communicate with each other and with people. The Sensor-enhanced Social Media Centre
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    • COMPANIES MONEY
      • 277 13  -  JONATHAN KWOK REVENUE from the purchase of Ocean Financial Centre helped send second-quarter distributable income at K-Reit Asia up 89.5 per cent to $49.8 million. Net property income for the three months to June 30 rose 118.6 per cent to $31.3 million. The share
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      • 397 13 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG Noble Group, Asia’s biggest commodity supplier, named an additional chief operating officer to strengthen the management team three months after Mr Yusuf Alireza took over as chief executive officer (CEO). Mr William Cronin will share the role with Mr Nicholas Robert
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      • 478 13  -  Tiered smartphone plans will be announced at the same time, telco says By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg TELCO M1 said yesterday that it will launch islandwide services for the latest, faster mobile phone data network known as 4G towards the end
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    • MONEY MARKETS
      • 390 14  -  Lowest volumes in a week as eyes turn to Fed chairman’s speech BULLS AND BEARS By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg LOCAL shares traded mostly sideways yesterday as market players awaited much-anticipated comments from the United States Federal Reserve chairman. The benchmark Straits Times Index crossed
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        171 14 STI TRADING VOLUME 185 million shares STI UP DOWN Gainers: 16 Losers: 9 Unchanged: 5 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.38 billion shares worth $885 million UP DOWN Gainers: 197 Losers: 203 Unchanged: 394 FTSE ST INDEXES Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 697.99
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        • 186 14 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: JULY 16,2012 Top Rises Jul 16 CENTS DBXT iBoxxKR 5US$ ***** 197.3 1.2 Lyxor EmergingMkts 1 930 142.9 13.8 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 5191 127.7 2.0 DBXT Nifty 10US$ 9709 99.9 0.8 DBXT SPASX200
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        • 56 14 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 173 112.5 CapMallsAsia 160.5 -1 4660 163
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        • 80 14 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL 'ODD DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 161.5 101.5 ARA 138.5 +0.5 724 140 138
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        • 26 14 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Vol HLH Grp GSH Corp 2.7 9.9 0.3 140.128.000 119.723.000 56.661.000 43.518.000 36.568.000 7.3 TT Inti 119 72.5 30'002'000
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        • 48 14 Jul 16 AgainstS$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$toone unitofforeigncurrency: Against US$ Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: S$/US$to100units offoreigncurrency: 1.2927 1.2937 1.0224 1.0229 1.2461 1.2471 0.9861 0.9855 ***** 1.5467 1.2228 1.2230 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS Source: OCBC
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        • 209 14 Top Rises Jul 16 CENTS CN7800MBePW*****0 13.3 9.0 1.1 Bumitama MBeCW*****3 4.9 8.9 0.4 OCBC Bk MBeCW*****2 6.2 8.8 0.5 BiosensoMBeCW*****1 3.1 6.9 0.2 GoldenAgr eW*****3 17.6 6.7 1.1 Wilmar MBeCW*****3 5.1 6.3 0.3 OCBC Bk MBeCW*****1 11.4 5.6 0.6 STXOSV BPeCW*****3 10 5.3 0.5 Riverstone W*****2
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        • 33 14 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol coco) CapMallA2.15%*****1 100.6 CapMallA3.8%b*****2 100.5 61 CapMallT2%bl***** 100.7 +0.1 50 CityDev NCCPS 114 -2 8 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** +5 0 EuNetw cbl***** 112
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      • 260 14 THE brand and reputation of a firm is more than just marketing or advertising, the chairman of this year’s Singapore Prestige Brand Award organising committee said yesterday. “Actions or the lack of action by any part of the business can help grow or destroy corporate
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    • 676 20  -  SNOC clarifies it did not issue media blackout on London-bound athletes By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg THE Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) has come out to clarify that it never issued a media blackout on athletes heading to London for the Olympic Games. Instead, its advisory given
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    • 394 20 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON Safety levels for the London Olympics have not been compromised by a major security contractor’s failure to find enough staff, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said yesterday. “Of course security is paramount and important for everyone. I think there has
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    • 594 17 Indian’s Scottish Open win comes after 4 years of struggle with injuries ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS INVERNESS (Scotland) Jeev Milkha Singh had double reason to celebrate on Sunday after beating Francesco Molinari in a play-off to win the Scottish Open and secure a late
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    • 613 17 REUTERS LYTHAM ST ANNES (England) From American Bobby Jones paying to play his fourth round before winning in 1926 to Seve Ballesteros’ “Car Park Champion” shot in 1979, British Opens at Royal Lytham St Annes have always been eventful. The
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    • 457 17 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS STANFORD (California) Serena Williams beat fellow American Coco Vandeweghe 7-5, 6-3 to retain the Stanford Classic tennis title on Sunday, winning her 43rd career title to tie her with older sister Venus for the most victories among active players on
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    • 40 17 Today Football S-League: Balestier v Hougang (Toa Payoh), Woodlands v Tampines (Woodlands) 7.45pm. Tomorrow Cycling Tour de France: Stage 16 (Live, StarHub Ch205, 5pm). Football S-League: Home v Geylang (Bishan), Albirex Niigata v DPMM (Jurong East) 7.45pm.
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      • 34 18 GOMBAK United and Tanjong Pagar United drew 0-0 in their S-League football game at Jurong West Stadium last night. They remain in ninth and 11th places in the 13-team standings.
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      • 70 18 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Luka Modric on Sunday inched closer to his dream move to Real Madrid after the Spanish club agreed to pay Tottenham Hotspur an initial £27.5 million (S$54 million) for the midfielder. However, further negotiation will be required because Real are willing
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      • 73 18 REUTERS SYDNEY Australian athlete John Steffensen said yesterday he has been given provisional entry for the 400 metres at the London Olympics after threatening to boycott the relay and accusing the athletics body of racism. The 29-year-old, who won a 4x400m relay silver in Athens in
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  • S SPECIAL WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH AWARDS 2012
    • 731 1 Good business leaders see to it that their workers are safe and healthy to ensure higher productivity and a better bottom line SUCCESSFUL businesses around the world are run by leaders who are not only visionaries in their business strategies, but also understand that a great company
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    • 769 2  -  Keppel Group wins 34 awards at this year’s WSH Awards in its on-going journey towards an incident-free workplace by teh joo lin SOME conglomerates may find it difficult to run a tight ship where safety is concerned, given the size and spread of their holdings.
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    • 733 4  -  Woh Hup spares no efforts in ensuring its employees are safe and healthy at its worksites by hazel tan WOH Hup wins big at this year’s Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Awards with a total of 13 awards. These are 11 Safety and Health Award Recognition
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    • 690 6  -  Eng Lee Engineering’s culture of placing its people first is at the heart of its drive towards safety excellence by teo kuan yee ENG Lee Engineering has clinched a Silver award in its maiden win of the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Performance Awards. But, that’s not
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    • 627 7  -  An all-inclusive safety consciousness in employees and its partners is vital to weed out unsafe practices by douglas chew THERE is no room for complacency when it comes to improving workplace safety and health (WSH) at UE E&C. “Constant striving for a safer work environment is
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    • 601 8  -  Hitachi Plant Technologies empowers its staff to create a safe working environment by shamilee vellu WINNING three awards from the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council last year affirmed Hitachi Plant Technologies’ (HPT) focus on safety in the workplace. Its haul of yet another trio of awards
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    • 739 9  -  Business growth and safety go hand in hand, says Rotary Engineering by hazel tan ROTARY Engineering and its group of subsidiaries have bagged three accolades at this year’s Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Awards. They won the WSH Innovation Award for the first time, and the
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    • 679 10  -  Its commendable safety record pushes United Engineers Limited to strive for even better performance by douglas chew NO STRANGER to workplace safety and health accolades, United Engineers Limited (UEL) bagged a total of 12 awards at this year’s Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Awards organised by the WSH
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    • 754 12  -  Shanghai Tunnel Engineering introduces the 3 Rs to achieve workplace safety and health excellence by susan leong STRETCHING some 3km from Little India to Stevens Road, Contract 920 (C920) of the LTA Downtown Line Stage 2 (DTL S2) not only involves a huge work area but
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    • 794 13  -  Gammon’s multiple wins at this year’s WSH Awards are testament to its stringent safety measures and practices by mike lee BEHIND Gammon’s excellent safety track record is its driving principle to treasure every life. “Safety is the No. 1 priority and every practical
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    • 792 14  -  City Gas improves its safety standards by drawing valuable insights from incidents that occur in other companies locally and abroad by susan leong EMPLOYEE participation is a “critical element” of City Gas’ workplace safety and health (WSH) management systems, and there is accountability at every level
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    • 754 16  -  M+W Singapore focuses on the human factor alongside continual systems improvements in its quest for better workplace safety and health by mike mike lee THE human factor is integral to any safety implementation, and with this in mind, M+W Singapore has adopted “Engagement” as its
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    • 572 18/19  -  Hiap Seng Engineering has training programmes that equip workers to deal with various situations by tan bah bah HIAP Seng Engineering places a high premium on the safety and health of its workers and provides detailed training for all its workers in various situations
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    • 622 18/19  -  Jacobs Engineering Group is committed to creating not only an injury-free workplace but also a culture of caring for its employees by douglas chew THE Jacobs Engineering Group considers its employees’ safety and wellness as moral obligations of the company. “Safe and healthy employees are happier people
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    • 637 18/19  -  PEC’s dedication to implementing and executing sound health, safety, security and environment practices is reflected in all that it does Tan Bah Bah WINNING awards for ensuring a safe and healthy working environment for its workers is second nature to PEC Ltd. Equally impressive, the company
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    • 669 20  -  Sembcorp Marine’s rich haul of 18 awards reflects its commitment to safety by ahmad osman Five Singapore shipyards belonging to the Sembcorp Marine group have won 18 awards at the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Awards 2012, presented by the WSH Council. This is testament
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    • 645 20  -  Lend Lease promotes the message to embrace safety in all aspects of life by douglas chew WiTH a culture of safety that starts right at the top, the Lend Lease’s leadership sees safety as their responsibility and encourages staff to identify and mitigate risk. “Our expectation is that
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    • 685 21  -  deckBoustead Projects ensures that everyone in the company walks the talk on workplace safety by teo kuan yee WHEN Boustead Projects first embarked on its workplace safety journey by implementing safety standards, workers’ apathy was a main issue. “To get the supervisors and workers to embrace
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    • 730 22  -  Cameron Singapore works towards providing a safe working environment for employees by hazel tan WORKPLACE safety and health (WSH) form the foundation of the business at Cameron Singapore. Anyone in the company has the authority to stop work if they deem the work to be unsafe,
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    • 797 22  -  McConnell Dowell encourages a safety culture through rewarding good initiatives and disciplining bad behaviour on site by teh joo lin CONSTRUCTING an underground train station and tunnels can be challenging work, especially in an area packed with shophouses, residential and commercial buildings, and lined with busy roads.
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    • 670 22  -  Penta-Ocean Construction Co Ltd (POC) has rigorous systems and rules in place to implement and enforce its workplace safety and health policies Hazel Tan FOR the third year running, Penta-Ocean Construction (POC) has been awarded the Safety and Health Award Recognition for Projects (SHARP) for its work
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    • 651 23  -  Rockwell’s holistic approach to safety keeps its employees, customers and contractors safe by douglas chew EvEn during a recreational treasure hunt at the zoo, the safety department at Rockwell Automation Asia Pacific Business Center carried out a risk assessment to ensure its employees were safe. “We
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    • 263 8 H 1 United Engineers Centennial UE E&C Ltd United Engineers Limited 12 AWARDS FOR OUR SINGLEMINDEDNESS IN SAFETY Workplace Safety and Health Performance Awards [Silver] United Engineers Limited United Engineers Developments Pte Ltd United Engineers (Singapore) Pte Ltd UE Power Resources Pte Ltd Safety and Health Award Recognition for Projects
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    • 258 10 STAMFORDAMERICAN International School v t •w I tU ••’"■(I 'i .-•A tthW A* 4 —fl f 4 A SAFETY IS OUR TOP PRIORITY It is the fundamental right of every human being to work without fear of injury and return home safely Lend Lease is proud to be conferred the
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    • 550 11 p| 7X m m Mai k hi CL ENG LEE ENGINEERING PTE LTD ENG WSH LEE WINS PERFORMANCE AWARDS WSH AWARDS WSH awards Performance j Performance 2012 yJW 2012 SHARP WSH Performance Awards (SILVER) n Such achievement is possible because Eng Lee Engineering Pte Ltd has a wonderful cohort of
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    • 147 12 Superior value, World-class safe We are honoured to receive the 2012 Annual Workplace Safety and Health Performance (Excellence) Award from the Workplace Safety and Health Council (WSHC) and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) of Singapore. It’s no wonder our passion for safety is becoming well-known: Our corporate culture places a
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    • 175 13 Safety Is In Our Hands Sembcorp Marine and its shipyards are committed to ensuring a safe and healthy work environment for our customers, employees, contractors and stakeholders. To achieve our aims, a framework of safety trainings, meetings, promotions and audits have been instituted across the yards to increase safety awareness
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    • 227 14 Smart thinking. Safe hands Rotary Engineering Limited 17 Tuas Avenue 20 Singapore *****8 I 61 Jurong Island Highway Singapore *****0 R ROTARY OUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TOWARDS SAFETY Health, Safety and Environment has always been an integral part of Rotary's core values. With employees as our greatest asset, these values have
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    • 234 1 12-hour wait for 4Minute What fans endured for Star concert idols Resident composer Law Wai Lun to write new music for Singapore Chinese Orchestra C2 C3 The Asian Civilisations Museum plays host to two exhibitions featuring Islamic art and artefacts, such as painstakingly created miniature paintings and a richly decorated
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    • 890 2  -  Fans of 4Minute and Boys Like Girls, part of the Star concert line-up, were over the moon Huang Huifen hfhuang@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Melissa Kok After a 12-hour wait at Gardens by the Bay to meet Korean girl band 4Minute, it was over in seconds
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      • 492 11  -  Review Concert MUSIC FROM THE HEART Robert Casteels and Friends Esplanade Recital Studio Sunday Chang Tou Liang If there is one locally-based composer equally comfortable with traditional forms and use of multimedia, he is Belgium-born Robert Casteels. Concerts of his music invariably involve
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      • 970 12  -  Novels by old-school journalists prove that the mix can be entertaining Culture Vulture Clara Chow clarac@sph.com.sg Perhaps it is nostalgia, as the media industry evolves, or collective breast-beating. But of late, there has been a number of novels about hard-nosed old-school journalism fallen on
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    • 340 5 12/’09 CERATO FORTE 1.6A. Black. OMV $*****. S/rim/ leather. Call 6223-3007 SEP’10 FREELANDER 2 3.2 HSE Panoramic Sunroof, 1 Careful owner,done 14k km Full svc with 3yrs warranty by Wearnes. High Trade-In. Call *****468/*****489 ’07 RANGE ROVER 4.4. Low mileage. Well maintained. Motorway 6468-2200 11/’08, IS250 Elegant White 1 Careful
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    • 419 5 LOW KM! SPORTY Black, 01/06 Mazda 3 1.6(A) High PARF return. 100% original. Very well maintained. See to believe. *****955 TIME IS Fast approval Inhse loan 1.65% ’05 Mazda3 $530/mth. High overtrade/ Credit issues Welcome. Dave *****195 ONLY $5K+/YEAR! HIGH Parf return. 6/05 Mazda 5 2.0 (A) S/R. Nice 3
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    • 635 5 Vehicles ***3 DAYS DELIVERY! E250 Cabriolet. Keyless. Selling $160,800 San Hup Bee #04-20 AML Tel *****717 3 DAYS DELIVERY! C180 1.8 7G-Tronic Selling $*****0 OMV $42K. Leco Prestige #B-08 Turf City. *****122 REPUBLIC AUTO Jan 2007 ML350. 1 year pre-owned warranty at C&C. $118.8K! Don’t miss! Call 9621 6725 *REPUBLIC
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    • 367 6 MINI FOR SALE Nov 2011 MINI Cooper Coupe Nov 2011 MINI Cooper S Coupe Dec 2011 MINI One Eurokars Pre-Owned Pte Ltd 237 Alexandra Road #01-03/05 The Alexcier Tel: 6479 9820 INI COOPER COUNTRYMAN 1.6 Mar 11. Grey. *****km For enquiries, call PPSL 1800-*****77 M INI COOPER S Countryman 1.6
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    • 374 6 FULL EVO CONVERT! 11/’07 1.5A Lancer Sport $49k. 1 owner, Low Mileage, 100% Accident Free! 9824 5940 CHEAPEST MPV! 8/’07 Grandis Sports Gear $65k! 100% Loan Avail 1.68% pa, $897pm! *****940 Ken SELLING BELOW Cost Mar ’07 Mit. Colt Version R Black. Low Mthly $724!!! Call *****111 *****700 BANK PROBLEM?
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    • 455 6 9/05 NISSAN SUNNY 1.6A EX. 1 owner. Silver. 100% Accident free High trade-in No gimmicks! 9731-8000 SELLING BELOW Cost Oct ’08 Teana 2.0A. Black Well Kept. Agent Service Hua Yang Credit *****993 PREMIUM SPORTS. 9/’08 Latio 1.5A. Black with beige interior. High OMV, Low Mileage. Call *****219 03/07 NISSAN 350Z
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    • 457 6 7/’09 PEUGEOT 207CC. 1 Owner. F/Agt Svc. Low km. $0 downpayment $1,223 /Mth. Cheapest continental convertible with low road tax. *****468/*****489 IME DARBY SELECT. RCZ 1.6 Turbo Jan 11. *****km. White. Select Approved Inspection Warranty*. Call 6471 0077. S 1 OWNER, ’08, 107 1.0 Auto The perfect low cost continental
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    • 372 6 04’ BOXSTER 3.2 S A. Done 54,166km. Black. Nice no. OMV $84,350. *****898 5/’06 SAVVY 1.2M. Red. No repairs needed. Orig cond. Low KM. $400+. *****320 ’05 MEGANE 1.6A. 4/5 Dr. Full Service done.Warranty www.starbrightauto.com (CASETrust) 6793-0080 9/05 MEGANE 1.6A Black. Push start, 16’’ rims. Mint cond $530 pm. 9748
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    • 393 6 8/’2010 KIZASHI 2.4 In-line 4 engine/ tiptronic more $0 driveaway/ high tradein/ overtrade avail. All offers welcome! 9760-5374 6/’08 SWIFT 1.2XG Auto. Baby blue. 1 owner. Digi aircon. Fuel saver. Sporty Accident free. Full loan. No gimmicks 9070-2458 HURRY!! BEFORE PRICE went up! 8/2010 Suzuki Kizashi 2.4A. Red/ Silver. 1
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    • 379 6 ALPHARD 3.5GL JUL ’08, 18 premium speakers, round view cameras, Ottoman electric seats, factory leather beige interior. Top grade model. Chauffeur driven, 80K km. 1 Owner only. Service by Richburg. Tip top cond. New road tax See to believe! Pls call 6746 0208 for an appt LOAN IS MOST important!
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    • 340 6 9/’07 TOYOTA ALTIS 1.6A Silver. 1 owner. Tip-top cond. 100% accident free. Clean interior. 9687-9313 07/07 AXIO 1.5A, Gold, 1 Owner, Well maintain, Fuel Efficient. Affordable mthly. Act fast! Call *****963 4/’08 HARRIER 2.4. premium. 1 owner. Panoramic roof. Low mileage. Accident free. Orig cond. *****393 4/’06 GREY ALTIS 1.6A
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    • 473 6 SPORT MODEL! ’09 near. Vios 1.5(A) Only $800+ monthly. 1 owner. High trade-in avail. *****219 ARMORED RUSH! FULL Kits! Jan’07 $48K Neg. 1 Owner, 49k km, Promo Now $10k Cashback! *****040 $88K DISCOUNT! JUN ’10 Fortuner, 5 Yr Warranty, 28k km, 1 Owner, Showroom Cond. *****453 JUL ’08 ESTIMA 2.4
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    • 457 6 2/10 ALTIS 1.6A. 1 owner. Black. Agt svc. Warranty. Low km. Call 9106 4941 9/07 ESTIMA 2.4A Aeras S. 1 owner. Silver. Twin roof. Power dr. Call 9748 5898 4/’07 ESTIMA AERAS 2.4 A. Black. 1 owner. Low km. $0 deposit. Call *****115 10/’05 COROLLA ALTIS 1.6 A. 1 owner.
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    • 717 7 Various Makes Various Makes DCH FOTON AUTO PTE. LTD. COUPES CONVERTIBLES Aj :rr Porsche Boxster jSS A5 Coupe E200 Coupe IMMEDIATE DELIVERY View now at: 23 Lor 8 Toa Payoh (S) *****7 Tel: 6352 1221 I 9784 5797 Leek 9295 0382 Loh KNOCKOUT DEAL! AUG ’10 Jetta Sport $99k! Under
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    • 513 7 5 MTHS CHEVROLET Cruze 1.6M sports edition. Black.18k km.High paper val. COE $43,813. A1 cond. Under warranty. $68.8k only! 9100-3372 1 8/’08 SWIFT 1.2A. 1 lady ow -ner, done 24k km, S/rims, leather. Mthly $550. 100% loan @1.88%. 9855-8222 9/08’ HONDA CROSSROAD 1.8A Black 1 Owner A1 Cond Low Km.
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    • 604 7 Vehicles for Hire Vehicles for Hire i Brand New 8.5T 14ft Lorry Increased reliability Excellent Fuel Economy LIAN FONG 9456 6921 LII1II I WIIU 3 Ubi Road 4 EASTERN CAR RENTALS 347 Sembawang Road. $1.2K p/mth. *****201 JURONG AREA. TRUCK, Van, Pick-up. Long/ short term. 28 Benoi Place. *****186 VANS
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    • 1565 7 03/2005 MITSUBISHI CANTER 10ft Refrigerated excellent cond, high trade in seling $*****. 6467 3300 ’06 NISSAN CABSTAR. Y plate. Can register under pte name. Call 8288 9797 98 ISUZU NHR69E 10ft. COE 09/17. Checker Plate. New paint. $475p.m. *****382 2012 KIA K2900 10ft Diesel Sell $81,500.High trade in/ Full loan
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    • 288 7 OPEL COMBO COE TIL 2017 APRIL! Cheapest in market. Call *****420 Now! 12/03 TOYOTA LITEACE Excellent cond. Easy loan, Selling $9300. 6555 3300 11/97 DAIHATSU S100RV M COE 3/***** owner, new tax, 100% loan.6555 3300 1/04 TOYOTA HIACE 5-dr $500 driveaway. New tax Must view call 6555 3300 NICE NO.
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    • 831 8 Properties Classification Guide Residential Properties for Sale Landed Homes for Sale 402 D01 -08 City South-West 403 D09-10 Orchard/Tanglin/ Holland 404 Dll &21 Newton/BtTimah/dementi 405 D12-14 Balestier/ MacPherson/ Geylang 406 D15-16 East Coast 407 D17-18 Changi/ Pasir Ris 408 D19-20 Serangoon/Thomson 409 D22-24 West 410 D25-28 North 411 Mixed Districts
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    • 208 8 LEEDON VICINITY ALMOST new tropical bunglw. 18K/ 11K sqft, 7+1-rm. Elevated ground, lush green view. Quality finished. Joanne *****025 Newsman 1) THIRD AVE. Resort bunglw. Sprawling 19,500 sqft. Full privacy. neg. 2) Vanda bunglw. 7500 sqft. Modern 5+2 rms. Pool $11.xM. Lynn 9799-9966 TERRIFIC TREVOSE BUNGLW 1) 5000 sqft pool
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    • 228 8 GREENLEAF 2-STY SEMI-D. 3600/3000sqft. 3+1. Quiet Pk 3 cars. $6.28M. F’hold. HB *****944 Andrew Tay MOONBEAM 2 STY 4000 sqft Semi-d. Good for A&A. Walk to Henry Pk. $6.4m. Andrew Tay *****944 CLUNY VICINITY, BOTANIC view. *****/ ***** sqft. Contemporary unique 6+1. View: Harvest *****035 VIEW 2-5PM NEW! Binjai Pk.
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    • 780 8 Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/ dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/ dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/ dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/dementi Pte Apts for
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    • 208 8 ONE NORTH RESI 1109 sqft. 1bdrm duplex, tenanted $3.9k. $1.5M. Amenities, MRT. *****868 MJ THE SAIL. 1-BDRM, 614 sqft, #60 up. IR/ Sea/ Gdn view. Vacant. Serious Seller. 9170-9967 Tommy Chin CITHLIGHTS 2 BDRM. 894 sqft. High flr. F/facilities. Mins MRT. Ask $1.42M. Tom Leow 9631-3193 DTZ MURANO. DESIGNER DECOR.
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    • 260 8 Aspen Hgt PH 3110sqft, 6+1 Urban Suites 1550, 3+1, new Valley Park, 1701 sqft 3+1 Pinewood Gdn 2250sqft 4+1 with patio, renovated Ardmore II, 2035 sqft 4+1 Scotts Sq 947sqft 2-rm New Ardmore Pk 2885 sqft 4+1 1 Chatsworth 3450 sqft 5+1 Scotts Highpk 3466sqft 4+1 Orchard Scotts 2100sqft 4+1
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    • 292 8 Properties BEAUFORT ON NASSIM. F’hold. Penthse, 3358 sqft, 4+1/ Ground flr. 3692 sqft. 4 rm. Eileen Lau *****681 OPP HOLLAND V MRT. Leedon II, F’hold. 1206 sqft 4 bdrms with facilities. Vacant. Clinton 9851-2159 DALVEY CT 2163 sqft. high flr. 3+1. well reno. Greenery view. F/aircon. Karen Kang 9635 9800
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    • 513 8 LA SUISSE II, 3-bdrm, 1668 sqft. $1.88M. Call Clarence 9663-3994 PEN $5xxK! $5xxK! F’hold 1 rm/ 1+1/ 2/ 3 rms 5 mins to Boon Keng/ Aljunied MRT station Condo facilities/ amenities Many choices! Sizes from 463 1539 sqft Call Now For Early Bird Discount! 10% 6% 2% Alan 9851-1599 CEA
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    • 456 9 **BALLOTA PARK, F’HOLD. 3+1, 1345 sqft. High flr. Nice reno. Ask $1.16M neg. Call Anthony *****009 ***NEW LAUNCH! PARC Olympia Flora Dr. Sport Facilities 1-4 rm, Fr 6xxpsf! Developers Sales Team! SUNHAVEN F’HOLD 3-BDRM 1281 sqft. Unblocked view. Reno. Facilities. $1080 psf. Call Michael Tan *****301 ESTELLA GDN F’HOLD. 657
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    • 421 9 **PN PROPERTY ELITES Div. Nice 3-rm Lor Limau Blk 77. High flr. Eric 9818-1929 RARE BIG 1733 sqft EA Blk 237 #09 up. Corner. Reno. Greenery/ Sea View. All race/PR. Today 7:30pm Call Kass Lee *****139 4’A’ BLK 512 river view, Sell $500k, valued $440k. Call after 7pm *****958 110
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    • 599 9 Retrofitted colonial. Large ground 5+1 Pool/Patio.$40K Cluny Pk elegant 2 sty bunglw 5+1+1 Pool......$30K Binjai Pk bunglw 5+1 Large grounds/patio/pool.. .$28K Mt Echo Pk 5+1 Pool..$26K Ladyhill reno 2 sty bunglw Large kebana. Pool 5+1$25K Swiss Club elegant 2 sty bunglw 6+1 Patio/Pool.$25K Treasure Island bunglw 5+1 Bay view. Pool............$25K
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    • 521 9 GREENLEAF VICINITY 2-STY Semi-D. 4+2. Mature gdn. Reno. Near Jelita. $7k. Clinton Poh 9851 2159 PRINCE OF WALES. 2-sty corner semi-d, 3850 sqft, 3+study+1, patio, big gdn. Avail Aug. Kim 9008-1889 RENO CHARMING SEMI-D. 4+ study maid. Mins to Coronation Plaza. Immed. *****559 Angeline Tan. VANDA CRES MODERN Cluster bunglw
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    • 989 9 D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent Residences at Reflections Luxurious waterfront residences for lease within walking distance to VivoCity and 5 minutes drive to Centre Business District Fully furnished 2&3 bedroom apartment suites and 4 bedroom penthouse Kitchen equipped with built-in appliances
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    • 1014 9 Bayro at home in the cit Double frontage at I 49 St Thomas Walk& 13 Devonshire Roa' 5 minutes walk to Somerset MRT Orchard Road 2 3 bedroom apartments Unit sizes 764 1,819 sq ft Pool, gym, 24-hour security Viewing by appointment only 0 Jelena 6672 7732 0 Clara 6672
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    • 654 9 WATERMARK ROBERTSON 2-bdrm. 947 sqft. Excellent cond. River facing. Immed. $5.6K. K.C. Ng: 9853-1001. RARE! TANGLIN PK 2+1 rm 1023 sqft. Low flr. Designer decor F/furn Cosy. Avail mid Aug. Yuen 9682 6664 FOR GROUND FLOOR lovers The Element 2 bdrm. 1033 sqft. F/furn Designer decor End Aug. Yuen 9682
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    • 588 9 SCOTTS SQUARE. SUPER view! 1/ 2-bdrm. High flr. $6000 up. Yap *****707 D.10 SPRING GROVE. 1789 sqft, 4+1. Full facilities. Avail. Aug. PLP *****608 HORIZON TWR West 4+1 en suite High flr 2309sqft Pte lift $6.5k *****033 Eileen D.10 TRIZON 2174SQFT 4+1. P/furn. Facilities. Immed. $10K. 9007 1033 Eileen MARBELLA
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    • 582 10 ARCADIA GDN, LOVELY 4+1. 3700 sqft. Greenery, $11K. Connection 9636-0282 SOLEIL STUDIO MRT #28 up City/ IR/ Sea view, Furn, $5.xK. Owner *****048 GLOUCESTER NEWTON. 2rm, beautifully reno, f/furn $3.6K. Immed. 9692-2255 D.11 MT ROSIE Gdn @$3.5K. 1410 sqft. 2+1 bdrms. Pool. MRT. Mary Lim 9786-1038 D.11 NEWTON ONE 4+1.
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    • 550 10 CHANGI COURT 3+1. F/furn. new reno, high flr. Pool Immed. Koh 9734 2447 COTE D’AZUR 2/3/4 bdrms. High flr. Sea view. F/furn Immed. Roy Ho 9761-1228 D.15 PEBBLE BAY 1894sqft 3+1 Full facilities End Aug bayview. 9007-1033 Eileen SIMPANG BEDOK, 1076 sqft Condo, 3-bdrm. F/furn. 5 aircons. $3.5K. 9081-9266 COSTA
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    • 615 10 PTE ENTRANCE. WOODLAND rm spacious, olympic size pool, own bath. Thomson master studio. Both $1.5K *****612/ *****897 AIRCON RMS 1-WK $490+ ½mth $900+/1mth $1500+ Hotel Hamilton 6296-2296 CENTREPOINT FURN APT Sommerset MRT. Rms apt. $100/day 9895 6267 SHORT LONG-TERM RENTAL 4 units $2/$6k Balestier *****177 Liza *****980 NO COMMISSION ON
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    • 516 10 3+1 BLK 513 Woodlands Dr 14. F/furn $2.2k up. 10 Aug. Call/SMS Riyan 9451 2090 BLK 45 TELOK Blangah Dr, mins Circleline MRT 3bdrm with 3 new aircons, newly reno. Vivo. *****311 ERA 4-RM MEI LING Blk 143. Mid flr, 3 aircons. near MRT/ amenities/ schs. Avail Aug. Thomas *****104
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    • 399 10 HDB/ CONDO, MASTER/ com mon rms/ studios wanted by Asian professionals students. *****218 Tommi SERIOUS TENANT SEEK HDB &Pte Master/ Common rm/ Short-term. All area. Immed deposit. Call 8131-4612. TAMPINES, PASIR RIS, Toa Payoh, Yishun, Boon Keng, Jurong. Lim *****836 CALL JAYANTHI *****432 rooms urgently wanted in all areas. Ready
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    • 566 10 Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent FOR LEASE! SINGAPORE SCIENCE PARK SPACE BUSINESS PARK SPACE Franklin# Rutherford# Chadwick Curie Cavendish Alpha Kendall Teletech Park LOGISTICS SPACE Changi Logistics Centre* Logistech* 6 Changi South Street 2 LogisHubldClementi*
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    • 311 10 GOLDEN WHEEL/ ALPHA Bldg, Aljunied. 720-3K sqft Suits IT, mgr rm. $1.80+ psf Vincent Goh *****663 FOOD FTY Enterprise Ctr (Bt Batok Cres). 700 sqft. F/equipped, NEA lic only. $3.68K. Owner 9671-0594 NEAR SIGLAP PRIVATE shop Suits catering, food production. Freezer/ Chiller. Please call *****956 ROCHE BLDG B1 warehouse cum
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    • 357 10 JURONG/ CHANGI 10,000/ 15,000/ 30,000 sqft with open space/ cranes. All trades. 9007-2229 Ong BL KEWALRAM HOUSE BUKIT Merah. 2200 up to ***** sqft. Renovated. Fitted. Exclusive floor. 9631-6939 UBI TECHPARK 1152/ 1298 1346 sqft. Hola Ctr 1100 sqft. Immed. Tagore 1755 sqft. Call Joyce *****766 JURONG/ TUAS: FACTORY, Warehouse,
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    • 614 10 Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Space for Sale BUSINESS 1 SPACE INDUSTRIAL SALE RENT Midview City In the mature estate of Upper Thomson Ramp-up units from 1,650 sqft Flatted units from 1,350 sqft for rent Close proximity to Ang Mo Kio and Bishan Ample Car Park TradeHub 21 Along Boon
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    • 1342 11 Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale m Sft 1 f 5 ■I s Enterprise One along Eunos Link Lease of 44 years Sizes from 2,153 sq ft Near PIE/KPE/CTE Proximity to MRT stations, bus interchange and
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    • 330 11 B1 SPACE FOR LEASE Frontech Centre 15 Jalan Kilang Barat (Hi-Tech Bldg Bukit Merah) -Good corporate image -1894 sqft -Aircon/ceiling boards/light -Cargo lift/unloading facility -Sheltered carpark -Avail immed, agts welcome Please call 6748 7522 THE JTC SUMMIT Sizes of 750 sqft and 2500 sqft Raised Floor 3 Mins walk to
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    • 532 11 SINGAPORE POST CENTRE 7,589 sq ft fitted office for immed lease. Good amenities. 2 mins to Paya Lebar MRT. 6845 6153 6268 û ALJUNIED MRT. LOR 25A corner. Carpark. Walk-up. 2500 sqft. Superb reno. 2 baths, kitchen. Suit Hostel, svc apt, showrm. $8.5K. Call *****635/ *****996 D.01 SUNTEC CITY Tower
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    • 608 11 D.1 AMOY ST/ D.7 North Bridge Ctr/ Sultan Plaza/ Textile Ctr 452 1130 sqft. Aircon. Owner 6226-5373 **ONE PEMIMPIN BRAND new. 1421sqft Ramp-up office. Zone B1. Pte carpark neg. Chia 9068-6500 **KIM YAM CONSERVATION Shophse. Rare Ground flr Home office. 1000sqft $5.5K. SM chia 9068 6500 TEXTILE CTR OFFICE 882
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    • 540 11 HIGH STREET CTR 550 sqft. #11. Vacant possession. 56 yrs left. Near lift. $950k neg. Rachel *****877 NEW LISTING #04 Loft unit in 36 Armenian St. 1152 to 1518 sqft. Attractive pricing. Patrick CSH 9223-9317 INT’L PLAZA 937/1313/2357 sqft/San Ctr 2045 sqft/ Peninsula Plaza 1000/1500 sq.ft. Jean Koh *****273 GB
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    • 1113 12 Shop Space for Rent Shop Space for Rent Shop Space for Rent :j snuare e PRIME RETAIL UNITS NOVENA Square 2 is directly connected to Novena MRT with visitorship of approximately 1.5 million people monthly Huge captive audience with good class residential developments, offices, schools and medical amenities Units available
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    • 274 12 COMMERCIAL Prime Conservation Shophouses at Pagoda Street 2 adjoining 31/2-storey refurbished shophouses within Chinatown historic area Zoned Commercial, 99 year wef 30/10/1995 Total Land/Floor area 2400 sq ft/ 6,800 sq ft approx. respectively Fully tenanted, about 150m to Chinatown MRT station Expression of Interest Closing: 27th July 2012 (Friday), 3pm
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    • 154 12 ALMOST SOLD! BLK 802, French Rd shophse. 1270 sqft, upstairs residential. MRT. Kenny Tay *****377 NORTH BRIDGE RD. 2½ sty conservation shophouse. 1450/3000 sqft. Sell below valuation! Marc 9117-0234 KALLANG MRT 2-STY 1200 sqft. Fronting busy market, hawker ctr. *****555 DIC 727 CLEMENTI WEST 2 sty HDB shophse 1636 sqft.
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    • 230 12 BUGIS CUBE. DEVELOPER Choice Retail/ F&B fr 300 sqft, 999 yrs, Near MRT. Loi 9101 4747/ 9873 2310 GEYLANG RD LOR 11 Corner Unit. 2nd floor. 1500 sqft. MRT. Owner 9797-5977 SIM LIM SQ 398/1399 sqft, #03, all trade, with water. KB Lee 9854-8828 PN GEYLANG LOR 19. 5583 sqft
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    • 189 12 Properties Travel BENDEMEER COFFEE SHOP corner with 6+1 stalls Woodlands Ind Pk 12+1 stall Near Sembawang, cafe 1500 sqft. Eric 9818-1929 DHOBY GHAUT MRT Restn for takeover. Profitable. 1000+ sqft. Rental $6K+. Takeover $120K. Fully fitted. Steven Liu 8202-1111 CAFE FOR LEASE; Marina Barrage; Approx GFA 141 sqm. Pls call
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    • 1073 12 TUAS Standalone Industrial Building (B2 Zone) With Open Space For Rent *18,000 sq. ft. 84,000 sq. ft. Good Corporate Frontage High Ceiling Cargo lift Electric Hoist Large Open Yard Near Food Centre Easy Access to AYE 24-Hr Security CALL 6578 9966 502 Chai Chee Lane 13,000sqft to 55,000sqft 200sqft to
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    • 1892 14 MICLYN EXPRESS OFFSHORE PTE. LTD. (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number *****6761W) (The “Company”) NEWSPAPER NOTICE Notice is hereby given pursuant to Sections 76(10)(h) and 76(12) of the Companies Act, Chapter 50 of Singapore (the “Companies Act”), that at an Extraordinary General Meeting of Miclyn Express Offshore
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    • 388 15 CLINIC ASST Orchard (no work on Wed afternoon) Speak Chinese to patients. High pay. Call: 6235-3235 CLINIC ASST FOR Jurong West. S’porean/ PR. Liaise with Chinese speaking patients. SMS: 9738 2248 PART-TIME CLINIC ASST. needed.Near Holland/ SIM/ Polytechnic. *****762 5 ENROLLED NURSES 3 Ambulance Drivers (class 3 lic) *****161 Thomas
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