The Straits Times, 19 November 2012

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  • 25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 M O ND A Y N O VEMBER 19 201 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MICA (P) 002/02/2012
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  • 599 1  -  He stresses need to step up efforts to build Asean Economic Community By JEREMY AU YONG POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT jeremyau@sph.com.sg PHNOM PENH Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has issued a strong call for unity in Asean, saying that the 10 nations cannot
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  • 56 1 TOP OF THE NEWS, A7 The sun stayed up just long enough for the 10,000 runners of Run For Hope 2012 to enjoy a warm morning out yesterday. By afternoon, however, rain pelted down on many parts of Singapore a trend the weatherman says will continue
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  • 456 1  -  By TAN HUI YEE THAILAND CORRESPONDENT tanhy@sph.com.sg BANGKOK United States President Barack Obama has defended his landmark visit to Myanmar later today, saying it is aimed at showing support for the nation’s democratisation efforts after decades of military rule rather
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 657 2 No sign of ceasefire despite regional leaders’ bid to broker end to fighting BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK GAZA CITY (Palestinian Territories) Israel said it may expand an assault on the Gaza Strip amid a fifth day of rocket attacks
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    • 454 3  -  That will be later, says Heng; dialogues will stay open-ended for a while more By TESSA WONG twong@sph.com.sg THE ongoing national conversation has surfaced several interesting ideas and key themes so far and will be delving deeper into some of them, said
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    • 490 3  -  By THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg HE HAS watched every twist in the corruption trial from the dock, staring intently at key witness Cecilia Sue Siew Nang as she gave her testimony, and occasionally turning to look at his wife in the public
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • TOP OF THE NEWS
        • 46 4 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong called for Asean unity yesterday, noting all 10 nations in the bloc had to cooperate and band together for economic clout. He was meeting fellow leaders at the 21st Asean Summit in Phnom Penh. PAGE A1
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        • 39 4 ISRAEL continued its air strike at Gaza yesterday, killing more people, while ground invasion seemed imminent with troops massed at the border. Egypt and Hamas representatives are appealing for a truce with Tel Aviv. PAGE A2
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        • 45 4 THE number of special needs children in mainstream schools has doubled from about 5,000 to 10,000 in the last five years. But as numbers grow, there are concerns as to whether they can benefit from a regular setting and curriculum. PAGE A6
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      • WORLD
        • 42 4 THE alleged gang rape of an Indonesian worker by three police officers in Penang has revived calls by the Malaysian opposition and civil groups for a high-level independent panel to check misconduct by the police. PAGE A10
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        • 32 4 HUNDRED YEAR OLD Muhammadiyah, Indonesia’s oldest nationwide Muslim organisation is trying to boost its appeal by championing economic nationalism and playing a role in neutralising extremism. PAGE A12
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        • 43 4 SINGAPORE now has at least three close friends in China’s newly reshuffled Central Committee and seemingly only two in the Politburo Standing Committee. There could have been more if candidates with links to Suzhou got in. PAGE A13
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        • 42 4 SWEDISH firms blame high youth unemployment on laws stipulating high costs in firing workers and high entry wages for inexperienced recruits a demand set by unions. It is stirring debate on how to tackle the worrying issue. PAGE A16
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      • 57 4 OPINION THE economic morass in Japan is unlikely to disappear if the general election next month returns another weak government. The country is edging towards recession, exports continue to suffer, the public debt remains huge, and a maritime dispute with China simmers. The situation will
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      • HOME
        • 43 4 CAREER women are asking doctors about procedures for freezing eggs for future pregnancies. Currently, the law does not permit it unless it is for medical purposes but the Health Ministry said recently it is reviewing the policy. PAGE B1
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        • 76 4 THE Philippine authorities have reportedly issued an export permit for 25 bottlenose dolphins to be sent to Singapore’s Marine Life Park at Resorts World Sentosa, after animal welfare groups failed to block the move in court. PAGE B4 Judy (not her real name), 20, was one of
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        • 41 4 THE National Taxi Association and Health Promotion Board are driving an initiative to improve cabbies’ health. They signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday to bring the board’s workplace health schemes to 14,000 cabbies under the association. PAGE B5
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        • 38 4 WOMEN formed a higher proportion of new drug users arrested last year. One in every five new abusers nabbed last year was female, up from 15 per cent a year before that. PAGE B6
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      • 47 4 MONEY HUMAN resource experts say the office culture in Asia makes it extra difficult for employees to reject work outright. Although saying “no” is never easy, experts say it can be made easier if workers and managers openly negotiate. PAGE B10
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      • 58 4 SPORT AFTER watching Manchester United slump to a shock 0-1 loss to Norwich City, manager Alex Ferguson admitted he still harbours hopes of re-signing Cristiano Ronaldo, a player who could have made a difference. The Portuguese will return to Manchester this week to play against
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      • LIFE!
        • 52 4 JAZZ singer and pianist Diana Krall says that her sizzling, sexy look on her latest album cover, Glad Rag Doll, is just her playing the role of the album’s namesake. She adds that she will not be dressed like that to perform at live shows.
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        • 71 4 FOUR of Michael Jackson’s brothers are touring together for the first time in almost three decades. The Jacksons Marlon, Tito, Jermaine and Jackie will make their Singapore stop on Dec 15. PAGE C7 The Jacksons (from left) Tito, Jermaine, Jackie and Marlon will perform at the
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    • 581 6  -  By YIP WAI YEE yipwy@sph.com.sg READERS of this newspaper will get early entry to Middle Earth, ahead of everyone else. As part of the Straits Times Appreciates Readers (Star) programme, which aims to reward the newspaper’s loyal readers, a special movie screening
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    • 723 6  -  Numbers double to 10,000 in 5 years; experts worry if it’s beneficial to them By JANICE TAI, STACEY CHIA jantai@sph.com.sg staceyc@sph.com.sg ALTHOUGH Caleb Loh, now 15, suffers from a severe form of autism, his mother enrolled him in St Gabriel’s Primary as she
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    • 411 6  -  STACEY CHIA MORE interaction opportunities and tailored attention are just some of the ways one mainstream school adopts to help its students with special needs. Chong Boon Secondary School started a new remedial programme for such lower secondary students this year. They attend classes with
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    • 645 7  -  Many in grouping hail breakthrough but some critics slam ‘loopholes’ By JEREMY AU YONG POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT jeremyau@sph.com.sg PHNOM PENH Asean leaders completed a major order of business yesterday by putting their signatures onto a landmark pledge that commits them to protecting human rights in
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    • 267 7  -  By GOH SHI TING stgoh@sph.com.sg ABOUT 10,000 people pounded the pavements at the Marina area in the Run For Hope event yesterday morning, with many relieved that the weather stayed dry. The rain came down later in the day, however, continuing a trend
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  • WORLD
    • 557 8  -  Obama stresses Pacific focus, calls Thailand the US’ ‘oldest friend in Asia’ during visit By TAN HUI YEE THAILAND CORRESPONDENT tanhy@sph.com.sg BANGKOK Thailand said it would begin talks to join a US-backed free trade agreement yesterday, as United States President Barack Obama arrived
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    • 683 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS YANGON With his image emblazoned on T-shirts, mugs and even graffiti-covered walls, Obama fever is sweeping Myanmar’s biggest city ahead of the US President’s arrival today on a landmark visit to the former pariah state. Residents on the streets of Yangon voiced
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    • 222 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED States President Barack Obama’s landmark visit to Myanmar, known to Washington as Burma, brings up an unusual problem of protocol: What does he call the country? If recent practice by visiting US officials is any guide, Mr Obama will sidestep the issue
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    • ASIA
      • 457 10  -  Malaysian civil groups want panel to check abuses after rape allegation By LESTER KONG MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT lestkong@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR The alleged gang rape of a 25-year-old Indonesian restaurant worker by three police officers has revived calls for a high-level independent panel to check misconduct
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      • 582 10  -  By YONG YEN NIE MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT yyennie@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR A government agency formed to convince Malaysians living abroad to return home to live and work is now being tapped to improve the job skills of the country’s perennially unemployed. As the number of unemployed graduates
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      • 110 10 People gathering to retrieve their belongings yesterday after a fire raged through a slum in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. At least 14 people were killed and 500 had their houses razed. Fire-fighting officials said the blaze started in a rickshaw garage
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 70 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO Japanese police have arrested a United States Marine on suspicion of trespassing on the southern island of Okinawa, amid anger over crimes by military individuals and demands for stricter rules for US forces. Police said 1st Lieutenant Tomas Chanquet of the Marine
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        • 49 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING A Tibetan taxi driver died after setting herself on fire, the latest of dozens of protests against Chinese rule over the Himalayan area. Ms Chagmo Kyi, a mother of two, self-immolated in a square in Tongren county in Qinghai province on Saturday.
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        • 91 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KABUL Afghanistan has put on trial nearly two dozen suspects accused of involvement in the massive Kabul Bank fraud that pushed the nation’s once-biggest private lender to the point of collapse. The 22 suspects include the bank’s founder and chairman Sher Khan Farnoud
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      • 556 11 Huge police force on duty to avert trouble, but march was peaceful AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS MUMBAI Huge crowds thronged the streets of Mumbai yesterday for the state funeral of Mr Bal Thackeray, chief of the Hindu nationalist Shiv Sena party and
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      • 378 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS KARACHI Pakistan is racing to develop its own armed drones, frustrated with US refusals to provide the aircraft, but is struggling in its initial tests with a lack of precision munitions and advanced targeting technology. China one of Islamabad’s closest allies has
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      • 764 12  -  Muhammadiyah tries to boost appeal by championing welfare of citizens By ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zakirh@sph.com.sg JAKARTA Indonesia’s oldest nationwide Muslim organisation celebrated its 100th anniversary yesterday with marching bands, dancers and a hip-hop performance for an audience of 50,000 at the Gelora Bung
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      • 54 12 A Thai security officer inspecting a passenger train which was damaged by a bomb detonated by suspected insurgents, in Thailand’s southern Narathiwat province yesterday. A defence volunteer was killed and 14 people, including passengers, were wounded in a bomb explosion, the police said.
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      • 225 12  -  ZAKIR HUSSAIN MANY joke that Indonesia has not one, but two, majority religions: Muhammadiyah and its main rival Nadhlatul Ulama (NU), which has 40 million members today. Muhammadiyah generally shuns traditional practices deeply rooted in local culture, such as visiting graves and venerating saints,
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      • 573 12  -  By CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KOTA BARU Pushing back criticism that the Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) has strayed from its religious roots, party president Hadi Awang reminded his party that it cannot thrive politically without non-Muslim support. Speaking at the close
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      • 276 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING The bodies of five street children have been found in a rubbish container in south-west China after they climbed inside it to escape the night-time cold, state media reported yesterday. The five boys aged about 10
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      • 690 13  -  Their promotion to 376-member party body likely to boost trade, investment By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA CORRESPONDENT kianbeng@sph.com.sg BEIJING Patchy at the top but not too bad further down the rungs. After cultivating several Chinese politicians in recent years, the Singapore Government will
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      • 479 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING Thousands of residents have protested in a south-eastern Chinese city over the weekend after a traffic accident, smashing police cars and overturning three police vans, police and residents said. The reason for the protest in Fu’an city in Fujian province
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      • 221 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI An article in The Economist branding Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou (left) “a bumbler” has set off a media storm on the island, causing even the opposition to give a rare show of support for him. The report, published in
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      • 75 13 (Above) A Thunderbolt Craziness band member wearing a metal suit channels electricity from Tesla coils under his feet during a performance in Fujian province, China, last Saturday. (Left) Band members mending their suits, which can protect them from high voltage. The band, which specialises in producing
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      • 1061 14  -  Chief exec of HK’s Pacific Coffee hopes to differentiate firm with Chinese influences PEOPLE TO WATCH By LI XUEYING HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg HONG KONG There is French coffee, spiked with cognac; Irish coffee, with whisky; and Russian coffee, with
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      • 552 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO Japan’s opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) maintained its lead over the ruling party, a public opinion poll has shown, strengthening its case to reclaim control of the government in a December election after a three-year absence.
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    • 781 15  -  Critics say tightening foreigner influx will hurt economy By JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT jonathan.eyal@gmail.com LONDON British Home Secretary Theresa May is facing a growing revolt against her immigration policies from all sides of the political spectrum. Senior business leaders say the government’s decision to
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    • 347 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN A programme to attract foreign professionals has flopped in Germany, drawing just 139 people since it was introduced in August. The Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported yesterday that the Blue Card for skilled employees from outside the European Union had proved
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    • 543 16 Bosses blame laws, high entry-level pay but some say issue overstated AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE STOCKHOLM When Mr Adam Lundborg, a 25-year-old business graduate, began handing out fliers on a busy shopping street in central Stockholm this summer, he was selling a product he knew
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    • 220 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBAI Residents of a 34-storey residential tower, some wearing pyjamas and clutching passports and other belongings, were safely evacuated from their homes after fire gutted the higher floors, destroying hundreds of apartments. Pieces of fiery debris fell from the facade yesterday, as the
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    • 362 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Ms Katey Klippel keeps her smartphone in her bag when she returns home from the management consulting firm where she works in Washington. That way, she can practise what her employer preaches and stop checking her e-mail messages after hours.
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 95 16 REUTERS DUBLIN At least 5,000 people have marched to the Irish prime minister’s office calling for clearer guidelines on abortion, after a woman denied a pregnancy termination died. Saturday’s march was the largest of a wave of protests across Ireland after the death of Ms
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      • 77 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO The new Pope of Egypt’s Orthodox Coptic church was enthroned yesterday in an elaborate ceremony attended by the nation’s Muslim prime minister. Pope Tawadros II, 60, replaces Shenouda III, who died in March after leading the ancient church for 40
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      • 79 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TEHERAN Iran has warned against sending weapons to Syrian rebels battling its ally the Assad government, just as European Union foreign ministers in Brussels are due to discuss lifting an embargo on arms deliveries to Syria today. The initiative would allow the
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    • 713 17 Xi Jinping will probably focus on reducing govt intervention in economy BLOOMBERG BEIJING China’s new leadership, headed by Mr Xi Jinping, will probably unveil new mar-ket-oriented changes in late 2013, according to Mr Li Jiange, head of the country’s biggest investment bank. Mr Li,
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    • 505 17 BLOOMBERG PHNOM PENH South-east Asia’s growth will remain resilient over the next five years as stronger investment and private consumption reduce dependence on exports for expansion, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said. Europe’s sovereign debt crisis and
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
      • 149 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRUSSELS The European Union looks set for fresh trouble this week as an extraordinary summit called to agree on a long-term trillion-euro budget heads for an ugly showdown, possibly even failure. Already weakened by three years of economic crisis, the 27-nation bloc faces
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      • 97 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAN FRANCISCO Smartphones and tablets powered by Google’s Android software are devouring the mobile gadget market, eating into Apple’s turf by feeding appetites for innovation and low prices, analysts say. The Android operating system powered nearly three out of four smartphones shipped worldwide in
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  • OPINION
    • 450 18 THE economic morass in Japan that forced Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to dissolve the Lower House of Parliament last week is unlikely to disappear if the general election next month returns another weak government. If it takes over from the Democratic Party of Japan
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    • 1369 18  -  EYE ON THE WORLD By WILLIAM CHOONG SENIOR WRITER williamc@sph.com.sg PHNOM Penh, the capital of Cambodia, used to be a sleepy capital which seldom experienced the kind of traffic jams often seen in other Asean cities such as Bangkok and Jakarta. However, on a recent
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    • 979 19  -  By MICHAEL RICHARDSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. AMERICA’S policy “pivot” to Asia involves intensified diplomacy and shifting United States military forces into places where, in cooperation with regional allies
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    • 836 19  -  By ERIC FRECON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer teaches at the French Naval Academy and is an associate researcher at the Asia Centre in Paris. He is also the author of Chez Les Pirates D’Indonesie (Among The Indonesian Pirates), 2011. SPORTS is becoming not only
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    • 835 20  -  By BRUCE GALE SENIOR WRITER bruceg@sph.com.sg CAN Jakarta’s new Governor Joko Widodo bring real change to Indonesia’s capital city? Suffering from floods, pollution and rising crime, as well as some of the world’s most notorious traffic jams, Jakarta could certainly do with some improvement.
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    • 1115 20  -  By SALIM OSMAN SENIOR WRITER salim@sph.com.sg TWOrecentopinionpolls caused a stir in Indonesia when they predicted that none of the major Islamic political parties would remain among the top five parties in the 2014 general election. In a survey done last month, the Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI)
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      • 214 21 GETTING STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS TO MIX Yeo Boon Eng (Ms) I AGREE that students from top schools tend to have close friends like themselves (“Top schools’ students tend to have friends like themselves: Poll”; last Saturday). But admitting students with lower scores to top schools is
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      • 202 21  -  Peer M. Akbur Director, Corporate Relations Division Ministry of Communications and Information WE THANK Mr James Poh for his suggestions on the national Do-Not-Call (DNC) registry (“Establish a ‘You Can Call Me’ registry instead”, Nov 8). Through three rounds of public consultations,
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      • 163 21  -  Oliver Chong Director, Communications Singapore Tourism Board THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) thanks Mr Edwin Lim for his feedback (“Stop illegal tour guides from leaving the country”; Forum Online, Nov 8). With visitor arrivals reaching record highs and expected to continue rising, we have taken
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      • 290 21  -  Haji Mohd Sa’at Matari Chairman, Singapore Mosques Korban Committee WE THANK Mr Jaipal Gill for his feedback on our efforts to find an alternative source for korban livestock (“Animal welfare must be at heart of ritual need”; Forum Online, Oct 31).
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    • 837 1  -  Doctors get queries ahead of policy review on procedure By MELISSA PANG melpang@sph.com.sg PROFESSIONAL career women have been asking doctors to help them freeze their eggs for future pregnancies even though the law currently does not allow it unless for medical reasons. This is
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    • 960 2  -  Singapore risks losing them to other countries if it doesn’t do so By AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE may have to scrape the bottom of the barrel to draw 100,000 more foreign maids by 2030 if it does not do anything about work conditions and
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    • 292 2  -  By ROYSTON SIM very roysim@sph.com.sg CEMENT rained down on Somerset Road yesterday night after the mould of a column at the 15th storey of a construction site gave way. Trans Cab driver Anwar Abdul Hamid, 50, said he was in a taxi queue when he
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    • 178 2 A TRUCK driver has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run accident last Saturday which resulted in the death of a 46-year-old cyclist. The victim was cycling at a roundabout in Fort Road at about 6.45pm when he was hit by a vehicle.
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    • 390 3  -  By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE may face multiple challenges but Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan believes its best years are still ahead. He gave this assessment yesterday in wrapping up a Singapore Conversation event in his constituency at which
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    • 454 3  -  Guidelines should not deter people from joining profession: Minister By TESSA WONG twong@sph.com.sg THE new teachers’ code of conduct should strike a balance in ensuring that teachers act responsibly while not deterring people from joining the profession, said Education Minister Heng Swee Keat.
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    • 349 4  -  Permit said to be granted for them to come here, despite talk of appeal By ALASTAIR MCINDOE PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT amcindoe@yahoo.com Additional reporting by Lim Yi Han in Singapore MANILA The Philippine authorities have reportedly issued an export permit for 25 bottlenose dolphins to be
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    • 252 4 THE Malay/Muslim community will continue to work with national agencies and partners to tackle issues like drugs, Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim said yesterday. “We have worked hard for many years on the drug situation hand in hand with national efforts at
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    • 321 4  -  ROYSTON SIM LABOUR MP Yeo Guat Kwang yesterday renewed a call to make skills certification a requirement when renewing work permits even as the foreign labour tap is being tightened. He urged the Manpower Ministry to seriously consider implementing skills certification and skills
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    • 478 5  -  MOU signed to bring health board’s programmes to 14,000 taxi drivers By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg THE National Taxi Association (NTA) and Health Promotion Board (HPB) are co-driving an initiative to improve the health of cabbies, many of whom spend long hours on the road.
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    • 694 6  -  20% of new abusers last year were female, up from 15% previously By JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg WOMEN made up a higher proportion of new drug users arrested last year, causing concern to anti-narcotics officials. One in every five new drug abusers nabbed last year
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    • 644 6  -  JOYCE LIM THE walls were grey. And the tiny cell was smelly and stuffy all the time. It took only seven steps for her to get from one end of the cell to the other. For six months, home to Judy (not
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    • 303 6  -  AMELIA TAN RESIDENTS of Punggol South will get a new childcare centre by June next year, which will help address the shortage of preschool places in the area. The facility, which will be operated by NTUC First Campus’ My First Skool,
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    • 309 6  -  GOH SHI TING A SPREAD fit for foreign dignitaries won over the taste buds of the judges to clinch the top prize in the 7th World Championship of Chinese Cuisine yesterday. Shanghai Dong Hu Group Corporation emerged victorious in the best team category among 53
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    • 481 7  -  Move sparked by alleged financial irregularities involving maintenance fees By GOH SHI TING stgoh@sph.com.sg A CONDOMINIUM in Changi Ballota Park has uncovered alleged financial irregularities in its accounts, prompting at least one resident to call for the matter to be reported to the
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    • 194 7 PROMPT action by a man who reported the theft of his motorcycle’s brakes has led to the arrests of two Malaysian men. The police said yesterday they received a report at 2.50am on Friday from a 44-year-old man regarding the theft in the Commonwealth
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    • 152 7 A NEW centre offering referral services for the elderly, disabled and their caregivers is a good example of how different sectors can come together to provide a better service experience for people who need care, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong. He was speaking
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    • 130 7 About 300 underprivileged children pursuing an arts education from the Little Arts Academy received a gift of nearly $680,000 from HSBC Singapore yesterday. Presenting the cheque to Business Times Budding Artists Fund (BT BAF) chairman Alvin Tay is HSBC Singapore chief Alex Hungate. Looking
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    • 543 8  -  Collaborations between big names in fashion and beauty brands add a touch of glamour to year-end gifts ByKarenTeng Karen Teng THIS festive season,you can own a piece by renowned designer Diane von Furstenberg or DVF, as she is known by fashion insiders, at a fraction
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    • 78 8 The sparkling good looks of Star Shadow, the limited edition clutch designed by Swarovski for this year’s Cannes Film Festival, is enjoying an extended lease of life as a perfume bottle. The company specialising in premium crystals has dubbed its new fruity floral fragrance, the Swarovski
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    • 159 8 SWISS watch brand Luminox will have a special Christmas party to highlight the attributes of its BlackOut series with blue illuminated hands for readability even in total darkness. The public can now vie for an invitation by taking part in a series of questions about the
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    • 154 8 IN LINE with its rebranding efforts as a lifestyle mall, the revitalised Plaza Singapura with a new extension building and a fresh logo has also beefed up its retail offerings. International urban lifestyle brand Eastpak will open its first South-east Asia boutique on Level
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    • 192 8 YOU can now view 10 Christmas trees decorated with Ikea soft toys at the Alexandra Road store before bidding for one on Dec 2 as part of the furniture store’s charity drive. The trees were dressed by media personalities, and the starting bid
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    • 130 8 Brand’s new mushroom essence THE goodness of five varieties of mushrooms is available as a health supplement from Brand’s,whichiswellknownforitsbottledchickenessence.Accordingtoitsmaker, Cerebos Pacific, the mushroom essence is a specially formulated natural concentrate. The company’s vice-president and general manager for Singapore, Brunei and The Philippines, M s Isabella Tan, says: “We live in
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  • MONEY
    • 868 9  -  Most developers have under a year to sell unless they buy more time By ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg AT LEAST eight private housing projects, mostly in prime areas, are likely running out of time to sell their units within two years of
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    • 645 10  -  Experts say the Asian office culture makes it hard to reject tasks outright WORKING LIFE WITH CHERYL LIM CHERYL LIM yes, cherlim@sph.com.sg BEFORE becoming her own boss, accountant turned software developer Rachel Swee rarely said “no” to any project or new challenge
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    • 770 10  -  TALKING TO... KEVIN CONNELLY, SPENCER STUART’S CEO By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg WHEN blue-chip companies need to hire a new chief executive or chief financial officer, they often call on one of the Big Five executive search firms. Among these is Spencer
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    • 453 10 This is a column on workplace issues *'wm /^ita anitag@sph.com.sg L MR SOON ASKED: I have been headhunted and interviewed for a prospective job. After two interviews and a revised offer, I am now giving it some serious thought. Should I tell my
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    • 428 11  -  MOU also aims to boost South-east Asia, China foreign investment By MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) will collaborate with a Chinese government organisation to help increase foreign investment and trade between China and South-east Asia. The initiative started
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    • 103 11 More than 700 DBS wealth, corporate and small and medium-sized enterprise customers were treated to an energetic performance by popular Bollywood hit-makers Vishal Shekhar at the bank’s annual Deepavali party at the Ritz-Carlton, Millennia Singapore last Friday. The duo wowed the crowd with music
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      • 63 11 Bordier Cie ANG ENG HIEANG: Appointed as executive director to its Singapore office of Swiss private bank Bordier Cie with effect from Oct 1. Mr Ang, 51, had previously been executive director at Merrill Lynch International Bank. He will work with Mr Evrard Bordier, a partner at the bank, to
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      • 80 11 JENNY YEO: Appointed as managing partner of Kreab Gavin Anderson with effect from Dec 12. Ms Yeo, 35, has worked on projects such as the listings of Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Mapletree Industrial Trust and Thai Beverage’s acquisition of a 22 per cent stake in conglomerate Fraser
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      • 44 11 CHEUNG KAM WA: Appointed as executive director of Sapphire Corporation with effect from Nov 14. Ms Cheung, 48, is chief operating officer of the firm. She will assist the chief executive officer in the daily operations of the firm and its units.
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      • 44 11 CHANG JUNTING: Appointed as chief financial officer and company secretary of 8Telecom International with effect from Nov 13. Mr Chang, 35, was formerly finance manager at Hareon Solar Technology. He will be responsible for financial and stock management at 8Telecom International.
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    • 245 11 CAPITALAND has launched a new rewards programme which allows customers to use CapitaVouchers at all its five real estate businesses. This programme is part of the company’s Because iCare initiative launched early this year, to engage and care for stakeholders. Under the new rewards scheme,
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    • 225 11 DB Commodity Booster DJ-UBSCI ETF 1 6C 12/11/2012 32,77 usd| DB Commodity Booster Light Energy Benchmark ETF 7C 12/11/2012 20,22 USD FTSE CHINA 25 ETF 1C 12/11/2012 27,63 usd| FTSE Vietnam ETF 1C 12/11/2012 20,12 USD MSCI AC Asia Ex Japan High Dividend! Yield Index ETF ID 12/11/2012
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    • 100 11 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR CASH ETF 1 1C 13/11/2012 205,97 AUDI AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR CASH ETF 2C 13/11/2012 214,32 USD AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR CASH ETF I 3C 13/11/2012 262,26 SGD| Australia SSA Bonds Total Return Index ETF 1C 13/11/2012 184,82 AUD IBOXX Sovereigns Eurozone Total I Return Index ETF 1C 12/11/2012
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    • 792 12  -  Too stringent, and trading of low-risk exchange traded funds will fall too CAIJIN By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg AFTER years of phenomenal growth, turnover for exchange traded funds (ETFs) halved to $4.38 billion for the first 10 months this year from $8.75 billion in
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    • 550 12 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX), South-east Asia’s largest bourse operator, is seeking to become a venue for infrastructure bonds as a slump in initial public offerings (IPOs) threatens earnings. Local-currency debt issuance in Singapore, one of seven nations with AAA ratings and stable credit outlooks, has hit
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      • 640 13  -  Caution rules amid US budget talks, European data, lower growth forecast MARKETS INSIGHT By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg SCALING the many walls of worries confronting the stock market may turn out to be a tall order for traders. Last week,
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      • 224 13 THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has raised $1.388 million from the Bull Charge 2012 charity run. Held at The Float Marina Bay last Friday, the event saw more than 4,200 runners from corporate sponsors and partners. This year, the beneficiaries will receive a 20
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    • 720 20  -  Coach urges Lions not to rush shots after failure to score in last 2 games By FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg THE football is flowing, says their coach; now, the Lions just need the goals to follow suit. Raddy Avramovic has called on his strikers to show more
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    • 500 20  -  By CHAN U-GENE ugenec@sph.com.sg IT MAY be off-season but Singapore’s swimmers put in a decent shift at the 9th Asian Swimming Championships in Dubai, which ended yesterday. Samantha Yeo, 15, and Rainer Ng, 20, bagged the Republic’s last medals
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    • 651 16 Messi bags brace as Barcelona soar, Madrid win but can’t catch rivals AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID Lionel Messi hit a brace as Barcelona beat Zaragoza 3-1 to make their best start to a Spanish Primera Liga season, but Real Madrid kept in touch with a 5-1
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      • 75 17 REUTERS PARIS French football club Montpellier are set to punish full-back Cyril Jeunechamp after he slapped a reporter in the face following the Ligue 1 champions’ 1-1 draw at Valenciennes on Saturday. Several Montpellier players had an argument with a reporter from L’Equipe newspaper over a
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      • 55 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YOKOHAMA Kenyan runner Lydia Cheromei outpaced the field over the last 27km to secure a comfortable win in the Yokohama international women’s marathon yesterday. The 35-year-old overtook the pace-setters after passing the 14km mark and never faced a serious challenge afterwards, crossing the finishing
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      • 90 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GUANGZHOU Italy’s World Cup-winning football coach Marcello Lippi has completed a league and Cup double after his Guangzhou Evergrande team beat Guizhou Renhe yesterday to win the Chinese FA Cup 5-3 on aggregate. Lippi, who joined Guangzhou in a multi-million dollar deal in
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    • 438 18 REUTERS LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Clippers have continued their impressive opening to the season, matching their best start to a year in franchise history by thumping the Chicago Bulls 101-80 at Staples Center on Saturday. The National Basketball Association victory was the
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    • 232 18 THE SUNDAY TIMES, LONDON LONDON Lance Armstrong, the American cyclist stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping, has been discussing paying back his race bonuses. SCA Promotions, a Dal-las-based company, is demanding the return of US$13.7 million (S$16.8 million) in bonuses, interest
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    • 631 19 Canaries defeat has United manager singing praises of former golden boy AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS NORWICH It is inevitable that during hard times, one would hark back to the good old days. After watching his Manchester United side slump to a shock 0-1 away defeat at
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    • 578 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANCHESTER Manager Roberto Mancini has given up on Manchester City’s Champions League hopes, and is already planning for life in the second-tier Europa League. With just two points from their opening four Champions League group matches, City’s hopes of reaching the knock-out phase
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    • 256 19 LONDON It seems the boss’ patience is wearing thin. Queens Park Rangers (QPR) owner Tony Fernandes has declared he has done all he can to “give support” to the club’s management and players amid angry calls from fans for manager Mark Hughes to be
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    • 745 7  -  Four of the Jackson brothers reunite for the Unity Tour, which was supposed to include MJ Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg If Michael Jackson were still alive, chances are he would have performed here in Singapore with The Jacksons next month, so say
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    • 409 8  -  Review Concert WALTON’S CELLO CONCERTO Singapore Symphony Orchestra Esplanade Concert Hall/Last Saturday Chang Tou Liang It is always good to hear music that is rarely performed in concert, and this evening’s offerings provided that in abundance. Top on the list was the Singapore premiere
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    • 625 8  -  Documentary Mankind blends multiple disciplines for greater insight into the world’s development Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg New documentary series Mankind: The Story Of All Of Us aims to document the entire history of the human race from a fresh “big history” perspective. Its producers
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    • 613 11 Associated Press New York Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy did not hesitate when given a chance to pay tribute to his American idol, legendary television producer Norman Lear, at the 40th International Emmy Awards. Lear’s sitcom All In the Family and its spin-offs Maude
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      • 200 14 Beijing The Queen Of Weibo got married last Saturday and, naturally she informed her 26 million followers about it. Chinese actress Yao Chen, China’s most popular microblogger, wed cinematographer Cao Yu in a church in Queenstown, New Zealand. An announcement of the wedding, reportedly attended
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        • 45 14 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 collected about US$30.4 million (S$37 million) in early shows in North America, the third-highest amount for such screenings. The early sales were the best of all the Twilight films, according to Hollywood.com Box-Office.
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    • 222 4 AUDI A7 SPORTBACK 2.8 FSI Quattro Latest Model, LED, 7-speed S Tronic. Dont miss! Call 6314 5505 AUDI A5 SPORTBACK 1.8 TSFI Multitronic. New model facelift. dont miss Call 6314 5505 AUDI A6 2.0 TFSI Multitronic. Newest mode, 8-spe-ed multitronic Dont miss. Call 6314 5505 ’09 AUDI Q5 2.0. 1
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    • 377 4 MAY 2010 BLACK A5 Cabriolet, high options OMV. GPS 19’’ rim Michelin tyres, sports seats. 9009-6473 ASKING ONLY $66,800. 4/’07 Audi A4 2.0MU. 1 ow -ner. Full agt svc. New tax. neg. Dennis *****882 NOV’06 A4 2.0MU, $*****, OMV $38K! $10k p.a! Accident Free! Low Mileage! Call Bobby 9889-5343 JAN’08
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    • 294 4 CARTIMES CERT 320I AT July 2008, 101 pt check, Special Price, Superb Cond.Owner Upgrade To 730I XL. Call Richie 9027 9727 4/’08 BMW 650I.HUD. 1 Owner. Blue. *****KM. Facelifted, E-Gear, Cheaper Than 630. $111K OMV. Call 9815 1984 for viewing 3/09 BMW 525I XL Black 1owner. PML maintained Full M5
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    • 295 4 READY STOCK BMW 528, grey 2.0 sunroof reverse camera. Asking $233,800 Call *****122/ *****061 04/08 320I CONVERTIBLE Black, Red dakota leather, 1 owner. Well maintained, $135.9K. Call 8333-3038. 95’ 318IS COE Apr’15. Direct owner. F/refurbished, All new paint/part. View to believe. $21.9K. 9731-7318 1 OWNER 7/07 BMW 325i Convertible (With
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    • 347 4 10/’09 MATERIA 1.5M (OPC) Pearl white. 1 owner. Low mileage. neg. 9178-6969 F458 SPIDER APR 2012 White/Red. Agt maintained warranty. 5k KM. Full CF interior. Very high options. Urban Motors *****223 2007 FERRARI F 612S F1. Red. OMV $250K. Agent Maintained. *****km. Call Urban Motors *****223 F430 SPIDER F1 Jan
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    • 281 4 7/07 JAZZ 1.4 Auto White Accident free. Low mileage. Leather seats. S/rims Tip-top. $0 driveaway avail. $40.8K. 6299-2338. 2/’08 CIVIC 1.8A. 1 Careful Owner. Full Svc Hist With Kah Motors. Priced To Sell @$65,800 w/1 Yr warranty Call *****468/*****300 4/’09 FIT 1.3A GF Silver. Accident free Low mileage Leather seats
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    • 599 4 BEST MPV! 2/’07 Stream 1.8A, s/rims. Owner, Low km, Free 3 Svc, tax. High loan/ trade-in. 8512 8432 MAR 2007, SILVER, Airwave 1.5A. Well maintained. Fr $681 monthly! Call now! *****253 Cosmo BLACK CIVIC SI 2.0A End ’08. 1 owner. Low mileage. GPS. Accident free. Well maintained. *****200 INSURANCE SUBSIDISE
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    • 1236 5 Hyundai for Sale Hyundai for Sale Hyundai for Sale Hyundai for Sale gjg Results of November 2012 1st Open Bidding Exercise For COE BEATS COE results for the last six months* (May October 2012) *This table will be updated monthly. I nnn J BEST DEAL! 06/06 Rio 1.4M 1 owner.
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    • 349 5 AUG ’07 MINI Cooper S 1.6A Silver With JCW Bodykit 59,000KM. Nicely Done Up Call *****111 *****993 BRAND NEW MINI Cooper S. High Specs! OMV $30.5k. 3 yr warranty. Selling $170K. Emperor Motors*****948 END 2011 MINI Cooper Countryman 1.6A. 9K km, agt warranty till 2015. Next servicing free. 8668-9797 3/’11
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    • 462 5 CHEAPEST SUV! 07/06 Outlander 2.4 4WD, Leather S/rims, 1 owner, Free 3 Svc tax, high loan/ trade-In 2/’08 LANCER 1.6M Sporty black. Accident free. Well kept. $*****. *****632 CHEAPEST! 5/08 MIT Lancer EX 1.5AT, GLS model, Grey, Well kept *****943! LATE ’05 GRANDIS. 1 owner. Tax 7/’13. 87,000 km. No
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    • 407 6 4/’08 STI 5-DR. Dual AVCS, DCCD mode, Alcantara leather, Approved exhaust. OMV $34.3k. *****666 09/09 FORESTER 2.0X AWD Agent maintained. Under warranty. Best deal g’teed, Only $83.9K. 8333-3038. 05/09 WRX IMPREZA 2.5M, 5 Dr. Black, 1 Owner, Original stock cond. Selling Cheap $65.9K. 8333-3038 2010 LEGACY 2.5GT. Accident free, 1
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    • 352 6 GV FULL INHSE 1.99%p.a.! Loan is Most important! 100% loan of lowest int rate! High OMV. Own workshop to svc. ’08 Wish x lim 1.8A. A1 cond. Low budget mthly fr <$858. High trade-in for 1-to-1 exchange welcome. Easy flexi loan plans. Buy or change car before COE goes up,
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    • 255 6 MAY 07 CIVIC 1.8A Agt Car Black. Low KM. Well Kept Agent Svc/ Maintained. Call *****111 *****272 WISH! ONLY $93K. Leather s/rims DVD Player. Mthly Fr $888, Free 1st Year Insurance! 9115 2539 01/’07 RUSH 1.5A Silver, great cond. 100% accident free. Mthly only $845. trade-in avail. *****433 CARTIMES CERT
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    • 497 6 7/05 ALTIS 1.6A OMV$16.5k Leather/ full accessories. nice interior. *****310 1 OWNER ’08 near Axio 1.5A DVD/ reverse camera. Inhse loan avail. *****676 1/’12 PREVIA 24. 1 owner. Silver. 7-seater. $0 deposit/ trade in *****115 11/’11 RAV 4 2.4A 4WD. 1 owner. Grey. Well kept. $0 deposit. Call *****115 9/’08
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    • 396 6 FEB’09 PASSAT 1.8TSI. Black. 1 owner. Low mileage. Agent maintained. $99.9K neg. 8333-3038. 1/08 GOLF GTI Black. 1 Owner, Tip-Top. Low Mthly $1.3k Onwards, Free 1 Year Warranty. 9188-2883 BEST DEAL! 09/09 Scirocco 2.0A. Black/ roof. 1 owner. VW svc. $113K. *****283 09/’10 SCIROCCO 1.4TSI 1 owner. Agt warranty. Low
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    • 266 6 ADVANCED HYBRID SPORTS Sedan developed in UK by a progressive unique eco-car manufacturer for global markets. Buyers investors welcome. For details, pls call *****701 DELOREAN DMC-12 DEC 1983 Stainless steel with Black Alcantara. Hurry! AutoInc Sports 6338-0123 ASTON MARTIN DBS Dec 2009. 10,000km Blue/ Maroon. New 10 years COE AutoInc
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    • 515 6 ’08 MURCIELAGO LP640. 13,000km. Agt Maintained. Call Motorway 6468-2200 10/09 FORD FOCUS Silver 1.6A Wagon. Warranty. $62K. Can convert normal. Accident free. 9009-1115 CHEAPEST 10/07 AXIO 1.5A silver, Low km well kept, mthly $600. *****980 ’06 KALISA $11.5K, $280/ mth Accident free. 18km/L, mileage 40km. *****769 ALL OFF-PEAK CARS wanted.
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    • 122 7 $5.XM SIAN TUAN Semi-D 3300 sqft, 3+1, Elevated. Quality finishes. Quick! Call RealStar *****000 now JLN JAMBU AYER 2-sty FH Semi-d Land 4193 sf. 4rms Cul de sac. Privacy safe. Charlie Sng 9105-8883 KHEAM HOCK. ELEVATED land 22,500 sf Subdivisible 4 bunglw *****233 APPC BABY CONSERVATION Dunman. Lovely finishes 3+balcony.
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    • 274 7 $3.XM ONLY! HIGH Ceilings. Bedok Corner Terr, 2300 sqft 5+1 breezy, quiet.View to appreciate. *****000 UNBELIEVABLE! $11XX PSF Bunglw? Katong Area, 8500 sqft 5 rms, Tenanted Suit A+A. Call *****000 ROYAL KNIGHTS *****394 Fire sale! East Coast Terr. 4900sf@ $1100 psf+. Rebuild/ A&A. Privacy. Alvin KENT HOMEGURU *****777 St Nicholas
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    • 236 7 LIBERTE SCOTTS vicinity Mins to MRT, ACS Pri Sec FH D10. Quality finishing. Quiet. Dennis 902 66 884 PREVIEW SOON! DOORSTEP to Newton MRT! 1+Study 2bdrm Penthouses. Good schs, eateries. 9222 4455 LIBERTE SCOTTS vicinity Newton MRT doorstep! 1km to ACS. FH. For VVIP Preview 9450 9683 Amy LIBERTE HOT
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    • 289 7 MUTIARA VIEW, SELL below value. Ground flr, 1216 sqft, 3bdrm. View Sun. Call now 9618-1082 Christine Lai STAR BUY! $1200 psf/$1.8M Jervois Jade, GCB enclave High flr. Unblocked. 1496sf 3+1. Swing to Orchard IR. THE WHARF RES. 2/3/4 bdrm. Unblock view. Excellent layout. Mins fr Somerset MRT. Kensy 9784-2707 ORANGE
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    • 264 8 CHEAP! BELOW VALUE! Parc Oasis 4 bdrm/ 1507 sqft/ superb lake view/ Very high flr/ Renovated/ MRT FORESQUE RESIDENCE A++ Penthse irresistable 4+1 at low low Final Serene Leong 9002 6899 NEW! PENTHSES AT Seletar. 2000 sf. Only $1.45M. Several units. Selling fast! Big tenant pool Aerospace Hub. *****808 Irene
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    • 258 9 Edge on Cairnhill 2 rms 1550 sqft. P/furn. Immed.....$6.xK Edge on Cairnhill 4 rms 2131 sqft. P/furn. Immed........$11K Park Infinia 3 rms 1464 sqft Pool view. F/furn............$8K St Regis Res. 3 rms 1505 sqft. P/furn. Immed...$10.3K Sandy Island bunglw 4 rms 5 car lots berth..........$3xK Sandy Lau 9844-8805 8 Napier
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