The Straits Times, 24 January 2013

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  • 726 1  -  They will go to working mothers; poorer households will benefit most By JESSICA CHEAM POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT jcheam@sph.com.sg THE cost of childcare is set to fall sharply for low- to middle-in-come families, thanks to larger government subsidies from April. Poor families will pay
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  • 585 1  -  By JEREMY AU YONG good jeremyau@sph.com.sg THE battle for Punggol East was raised a notch yesterday as party leaders moved into the final stage of campaigning ahead of Saturday’s by-election. The Workers’ Party saved its fiercest attack for its final
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    • 66 1 SINGAPORE’S ACADEMY AWARD WINNER THE EUREKA MOMENT HOME B10 CLUBBING MANDOPOP AND MORE LIFE! C4 HK may take in foreign construction workers HONG KONG is considering importing foreign workers to meet manpower shortages in the construction industry, something the territory has long avoided. The idea was floated by Chief Executive
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    • 25 1 AUSTRALIAN OPEN STEPHENS SHOCKS HER IDOL SPORT B26 Additional reporting by Janice Tai L SEE TOP OF THE NEWS A8, OPINION A32&34 AND FORUM A36
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 506 2 / 3  -  They contributed over two-thirds of inflation; relief not expected this year BY AARON LOW ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR aaronl@sph.com.sg PRICIER cars and soaring housing costs were the biggest factors driving inflation last year. Vehicles and housing recorded the biggest jump in
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    • 334 2 / 3  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN MOST prices of certificates of entitlement (COEs) took a breather from recent sharp hikes at the latest tender yesterday. The premium for cars up to 1,600cc dipped by 1.2 per cent to close at $91,010. That for cars above 1,600cc
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    • 342 2 / 3  -  By DEEPIKA SHETTY ARTS CORRESPONDENT deepikas@sph.com.sg THE works of Indonesian artist I Nyoman Masriadi and Japanese artist Hiroshi Senju were among the top-selling ones at the opening night yesterday of Art Stage, Singapore’s most high-profile art fair. Masriadi’s 2012 acrylic on canvas painting Peaceman sold
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    • 551 2 / 3  -  Operator says they failed to show up for work after being released on bail By BRYNA SINGH brynasim@sph.com.sg THREE alleged ringleaders of last November’s illegal bus strike have been sacked by SMRT. He Jun Ling, Gao Yue Qiang and Liu Xiangying had their employment
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • TOP OF THE NEWS
        • 47 4 POOR families with young children will pay as little as $3 a month for childcare from April, thanks to enhanced subsidies for working mothers. The Government will spend $105 million more a year to cut childcare costs for low- and middle-income families. PAGE A1
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        • 73 4 THE Philippines’ move to take China to a United Nations tribunal over maritime claims in the South China Sea has been greeted coolly by several quarters. Singapore’s former senior minister S. Jayakumar said it remains to be seen whether the move will help reduce tensions in
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      • WORLD
        • 65 4 THE Chinese media has questioned the sincerity of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right), who (right), has sent an envoy to Beijing to try and mend ties amid rising tensions over disputed isles. Mr Natsuo Yamaguchi is to pass a letter to incoming Chinese president Xi
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        • 102 4 THE search for missing Malaysian boy William Yau (right) has widened with police instructing units around the nation to look out for the six-year-old who disappeared a week ago. With the Chinese New Year just around the corner and no prime suspect in the case,
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        • 59 4 MOVING away from the “9/11 decade”, which focused on terrorism and non-state actors, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has unveiled a national security plan to prepare for country-on-country conflicts, especially in the Asia-Pacific. She also announced the creation of a cyber security centre to combine the efforts
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        • 54 4 SINGAPORE’S moves to cut trade barriers make it a model for the world, the World Bank and World Economic Forum said in a report released yesterday. Reducing supply chain barriers to trade, such as border administration, could increase gross domestic product up to six times more than
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      • OPINION
        • 44 4 THE Government’s comprehensive and generous measures to boost marriage and parenthood signal the urgency of arresting the demographic decline. Society as a whole must also take up the cause as monetary incentives alone are not enough. PAGE A32
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      • HOME
        • 43 4 SINGAPORE’S biggest cab company, ComfortDelGro, is putting security cameras in its taxis to keep its drivers safe from crime. The pinhole cameras have not been activated, but are embedded in the taxi’s terminal, facing the rear seat. PAGE B1
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        • 86 4 MOST employers have opted not to give newly hired maids a weekly day off despite a rule mandating this. Instead, they will compensate their maids for working on their rest days. They say they may grant days off once they are satisfied with their
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        • 45 4 A FLOOD of e-mail messages and Facebook postings on homosexuality have landed on Law Minister K. Shanmugam in the past three weeks. MPs too have received e-mail messages that oppose the repeal of the law that bans gay sex. PAGE B3
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        • 41 4 A CONSTRUCTION worker who fell 22 storeys from a gondola at a worksite is suing his former employer. Chinese national Shao Yongyin, 39, is seeking compensation of $390,500 from China Construction (South Pacific) Development Co. PAGE B6
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      • MONEY
        • 47 4 SMALL and medium-sized enterprises are heeding the Government’s call to boost productivity. In a poll of 2,603 companies, business information provider DP Info found that 74 per cent of them had achieved tangible gains from the adoption of some form of productivity measures. PAGE B16
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        • 43 4 NEW start-ups should be clear about what they want to do before they raise funds, says entrepreneur Darius Cheung (right). If a start-up is still trying to find its footing, the funds will be quickly depleted, he warns. PAGE B19
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      • SPORT
        • 58 4 THE top golfers from Singapore and Malaysia will engage in their own version of the Ryder Cup (pitting Europe against the US) come June. The inaugural Causeway Trophy, an annual event, will be held at the Laguna National Golf and Country Club for the first three years,
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      • LIFE!
        • 55 4 TWO one-Michelin-starred chefs and a celebrity chef will helm a new restaurant launched by food court operator Food Junction, property firm Overseas Union Enterprise and MediaCorp. The 200-seater ME@OUE in Collyer Quay features Japanese cuisine from Masayasu Yonemura, French fare from Laurent Peugeot and Chinese cuisine from
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      • WHAT’S ONLINE
        • 83 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L Extra aid for kids with major illnesses L Video clip of collision between lorry and motorcycle goes viral L Sex-for-grades trial adjourned after law prof “hyperventilates” in court L Train fault holds up rush-hour commuters at Jurong East L DPM: Compare what
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        • 76 4 www.stomp.com.sg L See how recklessly bikers ride: One even nearly crashes into car L Love Story: “I left him after our engagement because he was too controlling” L Open up centre platform to ease crush at Ang Mo Kio station L No this is not a
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        • Article, Illustration
          41 4 www.razortv.com.sg L Ah Nan: Gangster-turned-getai star L Female motorcyclist recounts horrific accident L DPM Teo Chee Hean rebuts WP chief L Kissing in public “in the heat of the moment” L Cocktails on campus QR code generated on http://qrcode.littleidiot.be
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    • 591 6  -  Gan pledges they will get needed care without having to worry about bills PUNGGOL EAST BY-ELECTION By LEONARD LIM limze@sph.com.sg THE Health Minister yesterday assured senior citizens that they would always receive the health care they need without having to worry about
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    • 453 6  -  By LEONARD LIM limze@sph.com.sg NEW Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob gave a strong endorsement of People’s Action Party candidate Koh Poh Koon yesterday, saying she is confident he would be a strong voice in the House. Speaking to reporters after joining
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    • 531 6  -  By GOH CHIN LIAN chinlian@sph.com.sg AS THE battle for Punggol East enters its final lap, Dr Koh Poh Koon said yesterday that more residents knew what he stood for as his visibility had grown. “The residents have warmed up considerably, over the last few
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    • 330 6  -  By TOH YONG CHUAN tohyc@sph.com.sg POLICE have arrested a 23-year-old man for making an online threat against Reform Party chief and Punggol East candidate Kenneth Jeyaretnam. The man is being investigated for criminal intimidation under the Penal Code, the police said last night. No other
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    • 116 6 TODAY is the final day at the hustings before all parties retreat to their respective corners for Cooling-Off Day. Both the People’s Action Party (PAP) and the Reform Party (RP) will hold rallies tonight after winning the ballot for the two rally sites. The
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    • 600 7  -  Build up effective check and balance system, says party chief PUNGGOL EAST BY-ELECTION By KOR KIAN BENG kianbeng@sph.com.sg WORKERS’ Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang swopped a defensive stance for full-frontal attack at the Punggol East by-election, questioning the
      ST PHOTOS: KEVIN LIM, KUA CHEE SIONG  -  600 words
    • 458 7  -  By TESSA WONG twong@sph.com.sg THE Workers’ Party (WP) continued its attack last night on the business transaction between a company owned by the People’s Action Party (PAP) and the town councils its MPs run. Party chief Low Thia Khiang said that if the WP
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    • 445 7  -  By ELGIN TOH try.” elgintoh@sph.com.sg WORKERS’ Party (WP) leaders took the Government to task for the influx of foreigners since 2005, citing it as the root of many problems in Singapore. The immigration policy has led to high housing prices, frequent MRT
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    • 549 7  -  By JERMYN CHOW, ANDREA ONG jermync@sph.com.sg andreao@sph.com.sg OPPOSITION leaders disagreed with Workers’ Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang that unity among them is inconceivable, arguing that it is possible if parties put their mind to making it a reality. Said Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA)
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    • 906 8  -  Govt move will ease financial burden, given recent fee hikes by operators By JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg AS PHOTO frame makers, Madam Shen Boon Keow, 46, and her husband, 50, bring home a total of $2,000 every month. Unable to afford a maid, they had to
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    • 295 8  -  JESSICA CHEAM THE Government will keep a watchful eye on operators of childcare centres to ensure they do not raise fees in the wake of the higher subsidies being offered to parents. Acting Minister for Social and Family Development
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    • 471 8  -  By SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT AS DENGUE cases continue to surge, experts fear a possible switch in viral type could lead to a major epidemic and more serious illness. Another worry is that the surge has come in the traditional lull
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    • 734 9  -  Several parties stress dialogue in resolving maritime spat with China By ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF zakirh@sph.com.sg JAKARTA The decision by the Philippines to take China to a United Nations tribunal over maritime claims has been greeted coolly by several parties. Beijing
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    • 291 9 SINGAPORE has said the Philippines’ decision to seek international arbitration on a maritime dispute with China was a “national” one, and that Asean has consistently called for an early start to negotiations on a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea. “What the Philippines
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    • 72 6 LATEST ELECTION ACTION IN PUNGGOL KOR KIAN BENG gives his take on why opposition parties should forget about unity. All the news and views in at www.singapolitics.sg Our reporters will be blogging live from the final rallies of the People’s Action Party and the Reform Party tonight. Visit The Straits
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    • 284 9 In your tomorrow Halimah Yacob talks about her new role THE LONG INTERVIEW A guide to the festive season’s hottest spot SURVIVE CHINATOWN ROBINSONS www.robinsons.com.sg WEAVE THE FINEST WDBE AMS vili -A v/ $334 $349 UP: $669 $699 Shecando A 100%Tencel printed Bedset (Queen King) $159-$239 Shecando UP: $199-$299 $319-
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  • WORLD
    • 893 10  -  Leung assures locals of their jobs, but unionists say move will open floodgates to cheap foreign labour By LI XUEYING HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg HONG KONG Hong Kong has long locked its gates against foreign manual workers. But now, it may
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    • 267 10  -  LI XUEYING IN LAST year’s Chinese New Year comedy flick All’s Well, Ends Well 2012, popular Hong Kong actor Louis Koo plays an ambitious construction worker who eventually gets the photographer babe played by Kelly Chen. That was the reel story. The reality is just as
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    • ASIA
      • 591 11  -  Infrastructure projects will extend HK firms’ access to Pearl River Delta region By LI XUEYING HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg HONG KONG The hooking of the Hong Kong economy to the mainland locomotive would likely continue at a faster pace in the
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 83 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Researchers in Japan said yesterday that they had succeeded in growing human kidney tissue from stem cells for the first time, in a potential breakthrough for millions with damaged organs who are dependent on dialysis. Mr Kenji Osafune of Kyoto University said his
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        • 120 11 XINHUA BEIJING Employers who fail to pay their employees, resulting in “serious consequences” such as causing dependants of the latter to stop medical treatment or school, will be jailed for up to seven years, according to China’s Supreme Court in its clarification of a law passed
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      • 63 11 Taiwanese soldiers during a military exercise in the island’s eastern county of Hualien yesterday. Military analysts said that Taiwan’s strategy has apparently switched from defending the island’s west coast in the event of an attack by the mainland to digging in on the east side,
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      • 623 12  -  Joko’s hands-on approach is good but concrete plans needed soon, say analysts By ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zubaidah@sph.com.sg JAKARTA When the flood waters rose last week, Jakarta governor Joko Widodo rolled up his trousers and waded in to inspect locations across
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      • 374 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK A prominent Thai activist and magazine editor was yesterday jailed for a decade for defaming Thailand’s monarchy as rights groups condemned the sentence as the latest affront to freedom of expression in the South-east Asian country. Somyot Pruksakasemsuk was
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      • 516 13  -  Units across Malaysia on the lookout for the six-year-old child By TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT chengwee@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR The police will be widening the search for missing Malaysian boy William Yau to the surrounding housing estates and villages, after a third sweep
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      • 459 13 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim yesterday denied any involvement in “Project IC” where citizenship was allegedly granted to illegal immigrants in Sabah in exchange for votes. Datuk Seri Anwar also said that, if necessary, he was willing to testify before the Royal
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      • 590 14  -  Penang government condemns event and asks police to investigate unknown group behind it By LESTER KONG MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT lestkong@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR The Penang state government has asked police to investigate a fringe group which is inviting Muslims to attend a Malay Bible-burning “festival”
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      • 632 15  -  Doubts arise even as Japanese envoy visits Beijing to try to mend ties By HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg BEIJING The Chinese media is questioning the sincerity of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe even as a member of his coalition government comes
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      • 237 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI An Indian government panel has recommended the strict enforcement of sexual assault laws, a commitment for speedy rape trials and changes to the country’s antiquated penal code to protect women in the wake of a fatal
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      • 197 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA Indonesia’s Supreme Court said yesterday that it has approved the sacking of a district chief who married a teenager, then divorced her within four days via text message, accusing her of not being a virgin. Mr Aceng Fikri, the
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      • 546 16 Punished for launch of rocket, North hints that it may plan new nuclear test AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED NATIONS The UN Security Council has ordered expanded sanctions against North Korea for a banned rocket launch, triggering a defiant pledge by Pyongyang
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      • 161 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS INSTITUTIONS added to the latest United Nations list for sanctions on North Korea will face an international asset freeze, while a global travel ban will be enforced on individuals. The latest additions are: L The Korean Committee for Space Technology (KCST), the state agency
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    • WORLD
      • 677 17  -  Australian PM’s plan shifts away from terrorism towards conflicts between countries in Asia By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com SYDNEY Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday unveiled a new national security plan that will shift the focus away from non-state actors and terrorism
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      • 259 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Present-day Asians and Native Americans are descended from people who were already in China 40,000 years ago, according to an analysis of fossil DNA just published. The researchers took nuclear and mitochondrial DNA from a leg bone found in the Tianyuan
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      • 368 22 NEW YORK TIMES JERUSALEM With his good looks and suave manner, Mr Yair Lapid had long been a symbol of success here, building a strong following as a feisty journalist and the host of a popular TV show. But by the time the
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      • 556 22 Israeli PM set to serve third term but party loses seats to centrist rivals AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES TEL AVIV A weakened Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged yesterday from Israel’s national election likely to serve a third term, after voters gave a surprising
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      • 481 26 Warning comes as Algeria finds link between siege and Benghazi assault NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned of the challenges posed by rising militancy after the Arab Spring as she appeared before US lawmakers to
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      • 183 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian worker was killed in the Algerian hostage crisis and one of his colleagues at the North African gas complex is still unaccounted for, the Foreign Ministry said. The ministry is working with the operator of the facility to fly
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      • 524 27 Pledge to hold vote if he is re-elected is greeted by EU partners’ criticism AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday pledged a referendum on Britain leaving the European Union, sparking immediate criticism from his main European partners. In a
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      • 548 28 Pentagon finds no wrongdoing in US commander’s e-mails with socialite AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE WASHINGTON The Pentagon has cleared the top US commander in Afghanistan of wrongdoing over e-mails with a woman tied to the sex scandal that forced Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director David
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      • WORLD BRIEFS
        • 65 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON British police have charged veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall with one offence of rape and 14 counts of indecent assault committed between 1967 and 1986. The assaults involve girls aged between nine and 16 and the rape charge concerns a woman
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        • 58 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANCHESTER British police said they do not believe an Indian student whose body was found in a canal was attacked. Souvik Pal, an 18-year-old student at Manchester Metropolitan University in north-west England, had been missing since New Year’s Eve. Police yesterday said that
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        • 72 29 ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY A judge has ruled that neither the goat nor its owner could be found guilty of vandalism after it decided to snack on a flowerbed outside a Sydney museum. Police had fined owner Jim Dezarnaul A$440 (S$570) when the incident occurred last
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      • 576 29 Design concept to accommodate growing rate of single and two-person households NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK With space always at a premium and the number of small households growing, New York finds itself with an increasing need for small, liveable apartments. To tackle the
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      • 225 29 REUTERS CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida) A team of entrepreneurs and engineers has unveiled plans for a space mining company that would tap nearby asteroids for raw materials to fuel satellites and manufacture components in orbit. Deep Space Industries, based in Santa Monica, California,
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      • 484 30  -  Lowering barriers more effective than scrapping tariffs, say World Bank and WEF By RAVI VELLOOR FOREIGN EDITOR velloor@sph.com.sg DAVOS Singapore’s strategic initiatives to cut trade barriers have placed it at the top of the Enabling Trade Index and are a model
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      • 602 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DAVOS The world’s political and business elite kicked off their annual Davos meeting yesterday in a spirit of guarded optimism that the worst of the financial crisis might finally be over. Over the next four days, around 45 world leaders
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      • MONEY BRIEFS
        • 119 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK Rajat Gupta, a former Goldman Sachs board member, has asked a federal appeals court to reverse his conviction on insider trading charges, arguing that a judge made a series of incorrect rulings during his trial. A jury found Gupta guilty of leaking Goldman
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        • 128 30 REUTERS BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra summoned her finance minister and the central bank governor yesterday to discuss the recent surge in the baht, saying the government could take measures to help industry cope. Fuelled by inflows into the stock and bond market, the baht
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        • 77 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE STOCKHOLM Swedish furniture giant Ikea yesterday reported an 8 per cent rise in full-year net profit, saying it was benefiting from cost-conscious behaviour by consumers. Full-year net profit rose by 8 per cent to ¤3.2 billion (S$5.2 billion) as revenue climbed 9.8 per cent
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        • 91 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG The trial over one of Hong Kong’s biggest-ever money laundering scams saw a mainland Chinese man jailed yesterday for a fraud involving US$1.69 billion (S$2 billion). The city’s high court sentenced Luo Juncheng to 101/2years in jail for “dealing with property known or
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      • 265 30 BLOOMBERG KUALA LUMPUR Stocks in Malaysia yesterday rose for the first time in six days. Previously, speculation that elections would be held soon had dragged the benchmark index’s valuations to their lowest levels in more than seven months. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index ended
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      • 590 31 Partnership may revitalise PC business NEW YORK TIMES BLOOMBERG NEW YORK The effort to take Dell private has gained a prominent, if unusual, backer: Microsoft. The software giant is in talks to help finance a takeover bid for Dell that would exceed US$20
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      • 286 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO Google has reported that its profit climbed and its annual revenue hit an unprecedented high last year as it evolved to stay in tune with people using smartphones and tablets. “We ended 2012 with a strong quarter,” said
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    • 451 32 THE Government’s latest Marriage and Parenthood package is far more comprehensive and generous than the versions of 2001, 2004 and 2008. Yet again, the importance of arresting Singapore’s demographic decline has been flagged, with emphasis on the national objective of growing the nation’s citizen
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    • 1348 32  -  Not quite, when the dream of living in one home and renting out another will persist. That’s because CPF rules favour property purchases, and Singapore’s status as a booming city undergirds prices. EYE ON SINGAPORE By IGNATIUS LOW NEWS EDITOR ignatius@sph.com.sg WHEN the latest
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    • 773 34  -  BABY-BOOSTING INCENTIVES The Government announced a major push this week to raise the fertility rate from 1.2 to 1.4. Parents will get more in baby bonuses and parental leave. Health insurance will cover children with medical conditions from birth. Childcare subsidies
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    • 795 34  -  FLEXI-WORK POLICIES By OO GIN LEE ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR ginlee@sph.com.sg MY WIFE and I tried and failed for years to have a child. Modern science and a giant dash of good luck there was only a 10 per cent chance of
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    • 742 34  -  MEDISHIELD FOR KIDS, AND MEDIFUND JUNIOR By JEREMY LIM FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer, a doctor and former hospital administrator, is principal consultant at Insights Health Associates. THE announcement that MediShield coverage will be extended to include congenital and newborn conditions from
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    • 1151 35  -  WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN NEW YORK TIMES YOU’RE going to be hearing a lot of predictions over the next several days. Be leery. Some of the world’s biggest names in business and politics are descending on the snowy enclave that
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      • 229 36  -  KIDS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES Claire Yong Shie Suan (Ms) I WELCOME the extra aid from the $8 million government scheme designed to help parents of children with major illnesses (“Extra aid for kids with major illnesses”; yesterday). Being from the “sandwiched” generation having to care
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      • 150 36  -  Muhammad Dzul Azhan Haji Sahban ACTING Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing has announced that there will be more government subsidies for child and infant care services for households with a monthly income of $7,500 or less. Many
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        92 36 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MISS MELINDA TAN: Provide affordable rental homes for young couples. 2. MR MICHAEL DEE: A woman’s touch needed in baby debate. 3. MR JIMMY KOH: Bold proposals from finance review panel. 4. MR SHAFIK AHMAD MOHAMED YUSOPE: Ethnicity not linked to Lions’ past
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      • 147 36  -  June Celine Low (Ms) Director, Land Titles Registry Singapore Land Authority MR ELGAR Lee queried the need to pay a $5.25 search fee for information about a property’s tenure (“Property tenure search fee”; last Saturday). The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) provides
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      • 258 36  -  Tan Kin Lian President Financial Services Consumer Association I COMMEND the Financial Advisory Industry Review panel for striking the right balance between protecting the interests of consumers and those of financial advisers, and for setting the right direction for the future (“S’pore ‘not
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      • 445 36  -  Wong Pei Chi (Ms) Board Member Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) Jolene Tan (Ms) No To Rape WE REFER to the recent letters expressing concern over false allegations of rape (“Fabricated rape claims exact heavy toll on men” by Mr
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        • 108 36  -  Ronnie Poon IN THE past, the mobile phone was considered a luxury item, but it is now a necessity, especially for those in the sales and marketing industry. The inconvenience and opportunity cost arising from last week’s M1 network disruption cannot be measured (“M1 service
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        • 57 36  -  Alex Choy I WELCOME the plan to extend the MRT network (“MRT network size to double by 2030”; last Friday). However, I hope the authorities do not forget to install covered walkways and underpasses leading to and from the new train stations. Such facilities
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      • 279 37  -  SINGAPORE FOOTBALL George Quek MR MICHAEL Ang York Poon (“Why S’pore football fails to score on Asian stage”; last Saturday) seems to suggest that the shortage of non-Malay players in the national team is due to the perceived lack of talent optimisation efforts by the
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      • 141 37  -  Raymund Koh Joo Guan events. THE report (“Satay by the Bay open for business, but not fully”; Jan 16) quoted Mr Alex Neo, the managing director of Planar One Associates, which operates Satay by the Bay, as saying that a National
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      • 228 37  -  Chan-Wong Jee Choo Lily (Mrs) Director (Policy Property) Housing Development Board THE Studio Apartment scheme provides an additional option for elderly Singaporeans to right-size their homes, by enabling them to move from bigger flats to smaller purpose-built apartments, thereby unlocking the value
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    • 29 37 PUNCHLINES My goodness! there are more childcare subsidies Most welcome news! Consider the timing And to take note of this.. We’ll name our baby BONUS ST ILLUSTRATION ADAM LEE
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    • 663 1  -  Security cameras installed to prevent attacks against taxi drivers By JERMYN CHOW jermync@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S biggest cab company, ComfortDelGro, is putting security cameras inside its taxis in a bid to keep its drivers safe from crime. The pinhole camera, embedded in the taxi’s terminal,
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    • 592 2  -  Bosses prefer compensating them instead in first 3-4 months of work By AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg THE majority of employers are not giving newly hired maids a weekly day off despite a rule mandating this kicking in from Jan 1. This means they
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    • 381 2  -  By NG KAI LING kailing@sph.com.sg AUSTRALIA’S Northern Territory (NT), known for its Kakadu National Park and the iconic Ayers Rock, wants to woo more Singapore tourists. The state has set a target of attracting 30 per cent more Singaporeans, up from last
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    • 306 2  -  SUE-ANN TAN AN EMERALD necklace, thought to be one of the most expensive pieces of jewellery to be publicly displayed in Singapore, has gone on sale at Ion Orchard. Adorned with a 125-carat gem, it will set buyers back a cool $17.2 million. The necklace,
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    • 668 3  -  Topic is subject of constitutional challenge By TESSA WONG twong@sph.com.sg LAW Minister K. Shanmugam has received more than 50 e-mails on homosexuality since he disclosed three weeks ago that he had a meeting with gay activists. These are on top of almost
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    • 150 3 THE latest heart stent, implanted to prevent heart attacks in people with clogged arteries, dissolves after two years. A stent is a tiny mesh tube inserted into an artery after it has been cleared of fatty deposits, to prevent it from becoming blocked again. It is
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    • 672 4  -  SLA extends plot’s lease; master tenant won’t bid high when tender is called By JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg BOTTLE Tree Park in Yishun, popular for its “kam-pung-like” atmosphere, will stay open until at least October. But that is unlikely to save the rustic enclave
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    • 292 4  -  LESLIE KAY LIM THE Speaker of Parliament, Madam Halimah Yacob, has been appointed as an adviser to the National Council of Social Service (NCSS). In a statement yesterday morning, the NCSS said she is the council’s first adviser and it is also the first time
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    • 133 6 Mufti of Singapore Mohamed Fatris Bakaram delivering a lecture on Prophet Muhammad to about 300 Muslims at Jamae Chulia Mosque in Chinatown yesterday. The lecture was a part of celebrations by Muslims in Singapore to commemorate Maulidur Rasul the Prophet’s birthday. Also present were (from left)
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    • 426 6  -  Man claims ex-employer failed to take safety precautions, seeks $390k By SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg A CONSTRUCTION worker who fell 22 storeys from a gondola at a condominium worksite and miraculously survived is now suing his former employer. Chinese national Shao Yongyin, 39, is taking China
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    • 139 6 TWO men were charged in court yesterday with theft on board an aircraft. The men, aged 33 and 35, were arrested on Monday over an incident on board a flight from Medan, Indonesia, to Singapore. In a statement, police said a cabin crew
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    • 347 7  -  Use of longer-lasting, more efficient filter material could lower costs By DAVID EE davidee@sph.com.sg A NEW method to treat water will be rolled out by national water agency PUB within the next 12 months, with the aim of keeping water prices here affordable. The
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    • 318 7  -  By NG JING XIAN jxng@sph.com.sg COMPANIES from the building industry will teach students how to be more environmentally friendly as part of a new green initiative. They will send staff volunteers to give presentations in schools in a bid to raise awareness of
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    • 458 9  -  But NUS student may come back to interview S’poreans about sex By PEARL LEE leepearl@sph.com.sg THE law student who hit the headlines last year for posting sexually explicit photos and videos of his girlfriend and himself in an online blog does not
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    • 295 9  -  By PRISCILLA KHAM pkham@sph.com.sg STUDENTS have responded positively to a government call for 2,400 technical professionals to boost the energy sector over the next decade. At Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) Career Fair 2013, more than 60 such jobs were up for grabs at
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    • 789 10  -  Animator Nickson Fong’s passion for film puts him on road to Hollywood By JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg WHEN animator Nickson Fong becomes the first Singaporean to pick up an Academy Award next month, he can look back with pride to the moment that inspiration
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    • 643 12  -  Accounting body, Case create online resource amid more complaints against errant firms By JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg A NEW online guide is helping consumers identify businesses that could be out to fleece them. The guide, launched last month, was created by the Accounting
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    • 329 12  -  By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg THE Supreme Court of Singapore has appointed Ms Juthika Ramanathan as its first chief executive for judiciary administration and operations. Ms Ramanathan, 53, will leave her position as chief executive of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory
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    • 340 12  -  By SABRINA TIONG sabrinat@sph.com.sg CUSTOMERS who want to buy insurance products in Singapore now have added protection after special identity cards have been issued to qualified and licensed agents of general insurance companies. Insurance buyers can now ask to see
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    • 569 13  -  Theme parks, outdoor vendors among enterprises hit by rain By SUE-ANN TAN, DEBBIE LEE suetan@sph.com.sg ldebbie@sph.com.sg JANUARY’S wet weather has dampened customers’ enthusiasm for spending time outdoors, which means bad news for some businesses. Theme parks and tourist attractions said visitor numbers
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    • 255 13  -  By GOH SHI TING stgoh@sph.com.sg THE frequent tropical rain did not deter travelling busker Liu Mei Yuan from belting out erhu tunes on Orchard Road. But it did affect his earnings about $100 on rainy days, against $200 in clear weather. The Chinese national’s
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    • 377 14  -  No charges reportedly filed yet; man still in S’pore as passport impounded By LIM YAN LIANG yanliang@sph.com.sg AN AUSTRALIAN arrested for air rage on Jan 3 is still in town, awaiting the outcome of police investigations. The Straits Times understands that
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    • 239 14 AN AUSTRALIAN was yesterday acquitted of molesting a woman after he settled the matter with a public apology. Mr Kevin Francis D’arcy, 59, a manager in a media company, had been accused of squeezing the buttocks of a 32-year-old purchasing officer at Circular Road
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    • 188 14 A MAN was fined a total of $4,800 yesterday for insulting the modesty of a supermarket checkout worker and having obscene and uncensored films. Lim Kian Seng, 48, pleaded guilty to taking a photo of a 19-year-old cashier’s chest area at the Giant store
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    • 469 14  -  By ELENA CHONG elena@sph.com.sg A BREAKDANCE teacher was jailed for two weeks yesterday for trying to pull a woman out of the back of a taxi in a road rage incident. Felix Huang Sze Thian, 31, was driving along Rochor Canal Road last year
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    • 508 16  -  74% polled saw tangible gains from adopting various measures By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg IF A recent survey is anything to go by, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are heeding the Government’s call to boost productivity. In a poll of 2,603 companies, business information
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    • 594 16  -  By FIONA CHAN SENIOR ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT fiochan@sph.com.sg COMPANIES in Singapore and around the world are turning more pessimistic in their business outlook as the global economy remains a non-starter, according to two surveys released yesterday. In Singapore, business optimism dipped for the
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    • 463 16  -  YASMINE YAHYA SEVERAL government ministries and agencies have wasted no time in approaching advocacy group SME Committee after it put forward wide-ranging proposals for the upcoming Budget. They include the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), JTC Corp, Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board and
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    • 454 17  -  Fiscal stability, strong local demand, youthful workforce cited as reasons By LIN ZHAOWEI two-day zhaowei@sph.com.sg INDONESIAN Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan is optimistic about his country’s economic prospects, despite the uncertainties facing global powerhouses the United States and Europe. Speaking at a lecture at the Singapore
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    • 475 17  -  By MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg THE new face of banking may be a jazzed up ATM machine that can do almost everything a bank teller can do. Citibank Singapore yesterday announced the latest addition to its suite of digital banking solutions a “Smart
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    • 136 17  -  CHERYL LIM MINISTER S. Iswaran is attending the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, this week. The meeting gives leaders in government, industry and academia the chance to discuss and collaborate on global challenges and set agendas for the year. Mr
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    • 395 17  -  By ESTHER TEO esthert@sph.com.sg THREE Singapore companies have made it to the list of the global top 100 most sustainable corporations this year. City Developments (CDL) emerged as the most sustainable firm in Singapore and Asia excluding Japan at the annual ranking announced at
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    • 653 18  -  It could bail out if jittery about changes expected under Thai tycoon By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg JAPANESE brewer Kirin Holdings may well cash out on its Fraser Neave (F&N) shares and invest its substantial gain in opportunities elsewhere, say analysts. Kirin could reap a
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    • 195 18 TRADE and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang met the Netherlands Foreign Trade Minister Lilianne Ploumen yesterday to discuss economic opportunities between the two countries. Reaffirming bilateral relations between both sides, the two ministers discussed the benefits of the recently signed European UnionSingapore free
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    • 430 18  -  By ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg SC GLOBAL chief executive Simon Cheong has lifted his stake in the luxury property developer to 92.46 per cent after more shareholders accepted his offer yesterday. The transactions bolstered his shareholding from the 91.92 per cent he
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    • 498 18  -  By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg THE boss of property developer Keppel Land has flagged a possible cut to its home prices if the market falls away in response to the Government’s recent cooling measures. “We will monitor the market... If the market
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    • TECHNOLOGY MONEY
      • 434 19  -  Otherwise funds will be quickly depleted, says entrepreneur By GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT chngkeg@sph.com.sg NEW start-ups should be clear about what they want to do before they raise funds, according to experienced entrepreneur Darius Cheung. After all, business development begins as
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        • 110 19 SINGAPORE’S first reward-based crowdfunding website was launched yesterday allowing anyone online to make a donation in this case, towards cash-hungry local start-ups. Initially, the site, Crowdonomic, is running six campaigns by start-ups with the aim of raising up to $30,000 for each one, said founder Leo Shimada.
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        • 94 19 ASPIRING start-up firms from Singapore and Malaysia will get a chance to pitch their business ideas to potential investors this Saturday. The session is being organised by the Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) and the National ICT Association of Malaysia (Pikom). Fifteen start-ups will be pitching
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        • 105 19 A COMPANY spun off from the National University of Singapore (NUS), AyoxxA Biosystems has raised another $600,000 in addition to $4.6 million it raised in September last year. It also announced a two-year research collaboration with the department of bioengineering at the NUS’ Faculty of
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        • 103 19  -  GRACE CHNG ONLINE tech and start-up news portal TechinAsia has closed a second financing round led by Russian-based angel seed fund Simile Venture. East Ventures, which invested in the first round, also participated. TechinAsia also runs its business idea competition called Startup Asia. The next
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    • MONEY COMPANIES
      • 376 20  -  Q4 distributable income rises 7% and payout climbs to 2.05 cents CHERYL ONG CAPITACOMMERCIAL Trust’s (CCT) distributable income for the fourth quarter rose 7 per cent to $58.3 million from a year earlier, mainly thanks to generally higher rents collected from its portfolio of office
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      • 290 20  -  CHERYL ONG NEW acquisitions helped Ascott Residence Trust improve its performance in the fourth quarter. Distributable income rose 10 per cent to $22.8 million for the three months to Dec 31, while revenue inched up 1 per cent to $75.9 million. This
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
        • 140 21 HEALTH care-based First Reit has posted an 8.2 per cent rise in fourth-quarter distribution per unit to 1.72 cents. Net property income for the three months to Dec 31 was up 11 per cent at $15.3 million on the back of a 10.7 per cent increase in gross
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        • 96 21 LIONGOLD said yesterday that subsidiary Castlemaine Goldfields produced 27,512 ounces of gold at its Ballarat mine last year, in its first full year of production. That generated gold sales of A$43.4 million (S$56 million), the mainboard-listed company said in a corporate update. Some 146,000 tonnes of gold-bearing ore were
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      • 417 21  -  Key US earnings beat estimates; hope of debt limit extension eases fears BULLS AND BEARS By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg A FEW better-than-expected corporate earnings announcements on Wall Street helped to kick some life back into the local market yesterday. The improved mood
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        • 21 21 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 3.86 billion shares worth $1.44 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 239 Losers: 150 Unchanged: 407
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        • 55 21 Yesterday’s close Index Change Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI Yesterday’s close Index Change Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Tuesday’s close Dow Nasdaq -23.89 23,635.1 10,486.99 1,980.41 2,320.911 -222.94 -16.11 5.772 1.4964 4,418.727 1,439.2 4,787.827 13,712.21 3,143.177 2.179 5.11 8.749
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        • 18 21 STI TRADING VOLUME 217.79 million shares STI UP DOWN Gainers: 20 Losers: 7 Unchanged: 3
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        • 143 21 Top Rises Jan 23 CENTS DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** 123.0 0.5 Jan 23 CENTS Great Eastern 1643 23.0 1.4 OCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 ***** 19.0 0.2 IS S&P500 Hyflux 6% CPS 10 ***** 15.0 0.1 221.0 1 2 DBXT STGLDv100 10US$ 2949 13.5 0.4 ...***** 123.0
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        • 82 21 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 797.72 556.17 802.73 1,032.01 258.73 225.77 283.86 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and Gas 235.28 526.55 866.01 820.17 1,376.76 839.32 757.13 4.08 -1.45 5.22 5.07 7.43 5.93
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        • 19 21 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: JAN 23, 2013
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        • 58 21 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY C0RRENCYLAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL '000 DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 224 130 CapMallsAsia 216 -3 6593 220 214 1.4 18.5
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        • 81 21 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 '000 DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 176 124.5 ARA 169 unch 155 170 169
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        • 28 21 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Vol YHM 4.5 847,341,000 MDR 1.8 475,038,000 IRCO Inti 2.2 329,067,000 ICR 0.5 278,509^000 Xpress 4 104;248;000 MDR W*****5 1.3 61,552,000
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        • 31 21 (US$) (S$) (US$) (S$) 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** ,0.***** 0.***** ,0,***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) ,0.***** 0.***** *****3 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** Source: Thomson Reuters
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        • 53 21 Jan 23 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Against US$ Bid Offer S$AJS$ to one unit of foreign currency: S$/US$ to 100 units of foreign currency: 1.2949 1.2957 1.0549 1.0554 ***** 1.2381 1.0085 1.0079 1.6325 1.6328 1.3299
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        • 208 21 Top Rises Jan 23 CENTS SGX MBL eCW*****3 2 53.8 0.7 YangzijiMBeCW*****1 3.8 15.2 0.5 Jan 23 Yanlord BPeCW*****2 7.3 14.1 0.9 Ezion MBeCW*****1 4.4 12.8 0.5 SGX RBeCW*****2 23 12.2 2.5 SGX MB eCW*****2 13.5 10.7 1.3 Ezion BPeCW*****2 9 9.8 0.8 Ezra MBeCW*****3 6.2 8.8
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        • 26 21 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol COCO) CapMallA2.15%*****1 100.6 CapMallA3.8%b*****2 103.5 -0.4 30 CapMallT2%b *****5 CityDev NCCPS 117 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** +1
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        • 311 21 52-Wk Last Vol High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Company 111.7 95.8 CIMB APAC Div 100US$ US111.7 Sale 1148 706 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US1110 +3 9 ***** ***** DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ A***** +95 0 (’000) 126 107.1 ABF SG Bond ETF 3349 2990 DBXT DBCBDJUBS 10US$ US3340 2173
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    • 166 21 Be The First To Know BreakingNews SMS Alert Lianhe Wanbao Shin Min Daily News SoccerNews The Straits Times WorldNews The Straits Times SingaporeNews Timestamp: 02.01.*****9:14:34 HDB resale prices rose 2.5% Q4 2012, up from previous quarter, according to HDB flash estimates.From SPH THE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE NEWS Lianhe ZaobaoNews The
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 210 23 Today Basketball NBA Memphis v LA Lakers (Live, StarHub Ch202, 9am), Golden State v Oklahoma City (Live, StarHub Ch216, 11.30am). Football African Nations Cup, Gp B: Ghana v Mali (10.45pm), Niger v DR Congo (tomorrow, 1.30am) Live, StarHub Ch205. Golf Qatar Masters: Day 2 (Live, StarHub Ch213 HD Ch255, 6pm).
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    • 155 24 Ghana v Mali (10.45pm), Niger v DR Congo (tomorrow, 1.30am) Live, StarHub CH205 Catch all 32 African Nations Cup matches ‘Live’ at Livewire SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS Away Timing Venue Thu, 24/01/13 African Nations Cup Ghana Mali 11.00pm LW Fri, 25/01/13 African Nations Cup Niger Congo DR 2.00am LW Draw No.
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    • 108 25 READER CONTEST Name one outstanding local sportsman or woman who you think should be nominated for the ST Athlete of the Year award. Tell us, in less than 50 words, what that person achieved in 2012 that justifies the nomination. There will be four nominees. Twenty readers, whose choice of
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  • SPORT
    • 935 26  -  American teen reaches her 1st Grand Slam semi-final by stunning Serena COURT SIDE AUSTRALIAN OPEN By ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg MELBOURNE The only thing Sloane Stephens briefly lost yesterday was her words. Startling victory had rendered her temporarily mute, but it scarcely mattered. Her quicksilver racket, electric
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    • 401 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MELBOURNE At first, the questions were for the Australian Open officials, and they denied any favouritism towards Roger Federer after he got to play most of his matches in the same evening slot on centre court. Then it was Federer’s turn, as
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    • 317 26 REUTERS MELBOURNE Jo-Wilfried Tsonga strayed onto dangerous ground last night, when he suggested jokingly that women tennis players were “emotionally unstable” compared to the men after losing his Australian Open quarter-final. The Frenchman’s defeat by Swiss world No. 2 Roger Federer at Melbourne Park meant the top
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    • 522 23 Ex-UCI chief admits riders were told about suspicious test results ASSOCIATED PRESS LAUSANNE Former International Cycling Union (UCI) president Hein Verbruggen has been forced to defend the governing body’s doping policy during the Lance Armstrong era, insisting yesterday that it did not act inappropriately when it
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    • 363 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES Coming off a loss two nights earlier in Denver, the Oklahoma City Thunder were more interested in bouncing back with a win than making any statements against the Los Angeles Clippers. Kevin Durant scored 32 points, Russell Westbrook added 26 and the Thunder
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    • 374 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Lewis Hamilton insists his new team Mercedes will be able to challenge the sport’s leading teams when the new Formula One season gets under way. But Mercedes are a team suddenly mired in intrigue. Within 24 hours of moving into
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    • 178 23 Basketball NBA Cleveland 95 Boston 90, Detroit 105 Orlando 90, Milwaukee 110 Philadelphia 102, LA Clippers 97 Oklahoma 109. Cricket 2nd ODI In Kimberley: New Zealand 279-8 (K. Williamson 145 n.o., G. Elliott 48; R. Kleinveldt 2-45, L. Tsotsobe 2-38, M. Morkel 3-71). South Africa 252 in 49.1 overs
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    • 410 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RUSTENBURG (South Africa)– Mistake-strewn Ivory Coast laboured to an opening win over Togo and Tunisia’s artful midfielder Youssef Msakni struck late to deny Algeria in the African Nations Cup on Tuesday. Didier Drogba’s Ivorians, favourites to finally land the continental football showcase
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    • 509 24  -  Annual Causeway Trophy pits leading golfers from Singapore and Malaysia By SAN JAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg GET ready for a Causeway rivalry on a different kind of grass. Aiming to recreate the buzz of Malaysia Cup football, the top golfers from Singapore and Malaysia will duke
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    • 399 24 REUTERS SAN DIEGO Tiger Woods could not wish for a better place to launch his 2013 United States PGA Tour campaign than at the Torrey Pines Golf Club for this week’s Farmers Insurance Open, where he will be bidding for a record seventh victory.
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    • SPORTS WORLD
      • 73 24 FOLLOWING popular demand, Nike is releasing a limited run of the commemorative Singapore national football team jersey. The special kit, which features four stars for each of the Lions’ AFF Cup triumphs, will be available at the Suntec City Nike store from 3pm onwards on Sunday,
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      • 59 24 SINGAPORE lost their opening Asian Cricket Council Women’s Championship match to Kuwait by nine wickets in Chiang Mai, Thailand, yesterday. Their total of 114-8 in 25 overs was built around Samantha Singham’s 24. But it proved inadequate against Kuwait’s opening pair, who hit 95 in 18.3 overs.
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      • 64 24 S-LEAGUE football club Tanjong Pagar United unveiled their star signing Monsef Zerka yesterday. The Moroccan midfielder, 31, used to play in the first divisions of France, Romania and America. New coach Patrick Vallee, who led Etoile to the S-League title in 2010, also has former Singapore
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      • 36 24 REUTERS PARIS Newcastle’s French shopping spree continued on Tuesday when they signed Montpellier’s French defender Mapou Yanga Mbiwa for £6.7 million (S$13 million), while Bordeaux forward Yoan Gouffran was set to join yesterday.
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      • 25 24 REUTERS LONDON Spanish football striker Michu has signed a new four-year contract to keep the prolific goal-scorer at Swansea until 2016.
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      • 60 24 MOHALI (India) India took a winning 3-1 lead against England in their five-match one-day cricket series, after they beat the visitors by five wickets yesterday. Rohit Sharma (83) and Suresh Raina (89 not out) helped India reach 258-5 in 47.3 overs, after they had limited
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    • 456 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast) When Ivory Coast surprisingly trailed Egypt 0-1 early in their last warm-up game before the African Nations Cup, a group of women trudged out to the driveway of a house in Abidjan to pray. They had seen this before. They
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    • 1072 25 He again accuses United manager of putting pressure on match officials THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Rafael Benitez has renewed hostilities with Alex Ferguson by claiming it is “obvious” that the Manchester United manager is continuing to exert undue pressure on referees. Ferguson has been asked
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    • 151 25 LONDON Ashley Cole, reportedly now the world’s best-paid defender, has insisted that his appetite for silverware remains as strong as ever, after he put pen to paper to a one-year contract extension at Chelsea. There had been talk that the 32-year-old left-back would
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    • 188 25 REUTERS 1972: Minor league side Hereford United shock top-flight Newcastle in an FA Cup third-round replay when Ronnie Radford’s strike from distance takes the game into extra time and the underdogs go on to record a famous upset. 1984: Third-tier Bournemouth beat FA Cup holders
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    • 643 25 LONDON For Aston Villa, there was only humiliation. For Bradford City, it was a dream moment come true. On Tuesday, the side that cost just £7,500 (S$14,600) made history by becoming the first club from the fourth division the lowest tier one can go
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    • 374 1 New restaurant in Collyer Quay It will have two Michelin-starred chefs C2 Why just TV? Funds given to songs for TV dramas, not other platforms C5 Silk and steel Amy Adams is a tough princess C6 Block out Group sales frustrate fans of stage shows C12 Dancer Du Du performs
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    • 704 2  -  New Collyer Quay restaurant will be helmed by French, Japanese and Malaysian chefs Eunice Quek euniceq@sph.com.sg You have heard of the saying “Too many cooks spoil the broth”. Well, get set to rethink this with a new restaurant opening here next month featuring Japanese, Chinese
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    • 535 2  -  Eunice Quek Foodies will be licking their lips. French celebrity chef Daniel Boulud is back in his kitchen at DB Bistro Moderne at Marina Bay Sands for three days at any rate. The busy 57-year-old chef-owner who, when he first set up the bistro
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    • 961 5  -  Viewpoint Scheme to promote music talent should not benefit just MediaCorp Boon Chan Lui Media Correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg The opening three notes of Hong Kong singer Frances Yip’s The Bund are more than just easily recognisable they are iconic. The tune started out life
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    • 598 5 Associated Press New York A stage musical of the animated film Aladdin is riding a magic carpet to Broadway and the president of Disney Theatrical Productions promises it will be “a full-length, big song musical with big dance numbers”. Mr Thomas
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    • 1011 6  -  Underneath Amy Adams’ sweet demeanour is an actress whose movie roles show she is made of sterner stuff Alison de Souza stlife@sph.com.sg In Los Angeles Withherwide-eyedgazeandsweet disposition, Amy Adams looks like the sort of woman who springs out of bed singing and gets dressed with the help
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    • 427 6  -  Review Dance XTRA LARGE Compagnie Irene K Esplanade Theatre Studio/Tuesday Germaine Cheng Colombian artist Fernando Botero says he has never painted a fat person. And rightly so. Widely regarded as his winning trademark, Botero’s rotund figures are as big on spirit as they are in
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    • 590 6 New York Times New York Robert Wilson, director and visual artist best known for experimental theatre pieces such as Einstein On The Beach, is directing a new chamber opera at Peak Performances at Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey. Zinnias: The Life Of Clementine Hunter
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    • 266 7  -  Leung Wong Yip Wai Yee Acclaimed dramatic actor Tony Leung (far left) really can fight, says auteur film-maker Wong Kar Wai (left). Leung, widely acknowledged as one of Hong Kong’s most accomplished thespians, stars as martial arts expert Ip Man in Wong’s latest movie The
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    • 422 7  - Wok Barrel bistro to close The owner of the eatery serving modern Singapore food cites rising costs Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg Diners who have come to love the modernised hawker dishes that range from bak chor mee pasta to rendang pizza at Wok Barrel will only have another 11/2months to
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    • 533 7 Reuters Los Angeles Hollywood’s elite will chow down on vegan pizza and kale salad in addition to the traditional smoked salmon Oscars at the annual Governor’s Ball after next month’s Academy Awards ceremony, celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck announced on Tuesday. Unveiling his menu for the
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    • 494 7 Agence France-Presse Beijing Chinese authorities cut 40 minutes from the United States-Ger-man epic movie Cloud Atlas, state-run media said on Wednesday after its domestic premiere almost a quarter of the film. The reports came soon after deletions from the latest James Bond
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    • 738 12  -  Reader says corporate booking of theatre shows frustrates his ticket-buying attempts Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg Are corporate bookings choking up the supply of theatre tickets to the public? A reader who wrote to The Straits Times Forum page thinks so, after he failed to book tickets
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    • 412 12 Reuters London Bold claims have been made on behalf of 19th-century French painter Edouard Manet that he invented modern art or was the man who bridged realism and impressionism. A major exhibition of his work, dubbed a “blockbuster” by the media for its scale and
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        1531 4  - MANDO MORE Clubs playing live Chinese pop songs are going multilingual for wider appeal Melissa Kok melk@sph.com.sg Mandopop club Shanghai Dolly, Friday night. The buzz is palpable here: Outside, a queue begins to form in front of the club; inside, stage performers are keeping the energy high with their dance
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      • 343 4 SHANGHAI DOLLY Where: The Foundry, Clarke Quay, 3B River Valley Road What: One of the biggest Mandopop nightclubs in Singapore, with a stable of more than 40 singers, musicians, DJs, VJs, dancers and three resident bands. Check out the club’s dedicated Cantopop night, with
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        493 8  -  Luscious locks aside, Christopher Owens and Ariel Pink are American originals who can’t be pigeonholed Sound Bites Yeow Kai Chai PHOTOS: FAT POSSUM/ TURNSTILE/ LOVE DA MUSIC, 4AD Hair is everything. A new cut can indicate a fresh start, or the sign of a terrible end. Tell
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          133 8 THE BOOKMARK Another Sunday Afternoon Self-released Singer-guitarist Caleb Lye has a distinct, talky baritone it reminds one of his heroes such as Colin Meloy of The Decemberists or Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie that serves him well on The Sandcastle Crusade, the quiet gem on The
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          20 8 LYSANDRE Christopher Owens Fat Possum/ Turnstile/Love Da Music PSYCHEDELIC POP/ART ROCK MATURE THEMES Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti 4AD
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        • 182 8 PROJECT ADVENT EP Paul Ooi Self-released GRACE AND GLORY PSALM 84 Frances Yip WorldStar Music Singing about one’s faith is a risky affair: It can be moving or utterly maudlin. Singapore song- smith Paul Ooi, who has just moved to Sydney for his studies, knows this well. His
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        • 84 8 kaichai@sph.com.sg KING ANIMAL Soundgarden Vertigo In an age of sleek, shiny synths and Auto–Tuned vocals, the return of gnarled-tooth grunge has never sounded fresher. Seattle stalwarts Soundgarden casually waltz back into the limelight with a serious statement of intent. King Animal unfurls with leonine riffs, lit with speed-fire
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      • 143 8 ‘The costumes look great. Some were cumbersome, but some were very snug. You can almost see what religion I am’ Actor Benedict Cumberbatch (right) on how revealing his costume is in Star Trek Into Darkness ‘When you have one kid, you feel like you can jet
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          541 9  -  Boon Chan For those who missed Hong Kong singer songwriter Ellen Loo’s playful and electri- fying gig at the Esplanade last week, make a note to yourself: Don’t do it again. Meanwhile, all is not lost as you can revel in the follow-up to her feted solo debut
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          230 9  -  Chang Tou Liang This new release con- firms Italian mezzosoprano Cecilia Bartoli’s legacy as one of opera’s greatest voices and minds. The intelligence and adventurousness of her concept albums now takes her to the operas of little-known Baroque composer, Roman Catholic bishop and polymath Agostino Steffani (1654-1728), who for
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        • 209 9  -  Chang Tou Liang The Italian composer Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) is justly celebrated for his Roman Trilogy and sumptuously orchestrated works. In his less exposed chamber music, he sounds like a totally different creator. In this collection of violin and piano works, only the Violin Sonata In B Minor
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          216 9  -  S.Y. Whang latest record features Italian guitar ace Fabrizio Sotti, but otherwise conforms to a well-established template. She doesn’t really swing and the range of her voice is quite narrow. She purrs, hums in a low register, slurs and whispers hoarsely. Vibrato is astutely applied and she occasionally scats
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        • 131 9 HOT FM91.3 1. (10) Curiosity– Carly Rae Jepsen 2. Troublemaker– Olly Murs 3. (4) Kiss You– One Direction 4. (1) Animal– Conor Maynard 5. (2) Say Something– Austin Mahone 6. Figure 8– Ellie Goulding 7. (3) Red– Taylor Swift 8. (7) Gold– Britt Nicole 9. (5) C’mon– Ke$ha
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      • 880 10  -  But indie group Vampire Weekend say not all the songs in their new album are gloomy Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg Preppy New York indie quartet Vampire Weekend have made their name with sunny, perky tunes and Afro-pop-influenced sound. So fans’ alarm bells
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      • 596 10 Agence France-Presse Bucharest Romanian police have arrested three people on suspicion of involvement in the spectacular theft last year of seven masterpieces, including Monets and a Picasso, from a Rotterdam museum, police said on Tuesday. The announcement marked the first breakthrough for
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      • 314 10 Agence France-Presse London A string of live rock concerts will be held in London’s Olympic Stadium in July, music promoter Live Nation announced on Tuesday, making them the first events in the Olympic Park since the 2012 Games ended. Wireless Festival and Hard
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    • LIFE! Buzz
      • 301 14 Reuters New York Times NewYork–WasBeyonce(right) lip-synching the American national anthem at President Barack Obama’s public inauguration ceremony on Monday, or wasn’t she? The singer remained silent on Tuesday amid a media storm over whether she was lip-synching, singing over her own prerecorded track, or performing live when she
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      • 221 14 Associated Press New York For Donnie Wahlberg, it is not a matter of why now, rather “why not?” The recording artist-turned-actor was referring to the news of a major tour with his New Kids On The Block (NKOTB), who will be joined this summer
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      • 86 14 Paris The Paris couture shows were a magnet on Monday for stars including Zhang Ziyi, 33. The actress was spotted in the front row at the Dior spring-summer show along with stars such as Noomi Rapace and Rosamund Pike. Chanel is also a celebrity mainstay
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      • Buzzing
        • 41 14 Australian folk-blues singer Julia Stone will be closing the Mosaic Music Festival with a set at the Esplanade Concert Hall on March 17. Tickets at $40 and $60 on sale via Sistic from Feb 1.
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        • 39 14 Canadian stand-up comedian Russell Peters will be back in Singapore to do a set at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on March 25. Tickets from $98 to $178 go on sale at Sistic tomorrow.
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        • 52 14 Google said the YouTube page showcasing rapper Psy’s Gangnam Style video has reaped more than US$8 million (S$9.8 million) in advertisement revenue. The figure was revealed at a quarterly earnings call with financial analysts. Advertisement revenue from popular YouTube videos is shared with creators of
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        • 51 14 Justin Bieber, 18, on Tuesday overtook fellow pop idol Lady Gaga, 26, as the most followed person on Twitter. TwitterCounter.com reported that he jumped into the lead with 33.33 million followers, topping Lady Gaga’s 33.32 million and ending her 21/2-year rule of the microblogging
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        • 45 14 Singer Shakira, 35, and soccer star Gerard Pique, 25, of FC Barcelona, welcomed son Milan Pique Mebarak on Tuesday in Barcelona, Spain. A statement says that “just like his father, baby Milan became a member ofFC Barcelona at birth”.
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    • 15 7 Why did Tony Leung cry at The Grandmaster’s gala premiere in Beijing? Elrica Tanu reports.
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      • 234 2 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, JAN 25 AND 26 Lasik Forum: This public forum by ophthalmologist Natasha Lim is on customised Lasik treatment for refractive errors. In Lasik, the surface of the cornea is reshaped using a laser, to correct certain refractive disorders, such as myopia. Dr Natasha Eye Clinic,
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      • 296 2  -  LEE HUI CHIEH Editor huichieh@sph.com.sg Few things probably smack more of playing God than prolonging human life with a machine placed inside the body to keep the heart beating. Among the earliest such devices is the artificial pacemaker, which regulates the erratic and potentially fatal rhythm
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      • 548 3 Agence France-Presse Obese people face a much higher risk of up to 80 per cent of dying in a car collision compared with people of normal weight, researchers reported on Monday. This could be because safety features in cars are engineered for people of
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      • 374 5 Reuters Introducing laws banning smoking in enclosed public places can lead to a swift and dramatic fall in the number of children hospitalised from asthma attacks, a study in Britain has found. Researchers at Imperial College London found the number of hospital admissions for childhood
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      • 1027 4  -  DR LOON SENG CHEE eye_surgery@nuhs.edu.sg Dr Loon Seng Chee is a senior consultant with specialist training in glaucoma at the Eye Surgery Centre at the National University Hospital. He has special interest in the epidemiology and development of glaucoma, imaging in glaucoma and in
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      • 918 8 / 9  -  Give your fridge a healthy transformation for Chinese New Year. Lea Wee reports Lea Wee leawee@sph.com.sg When spring cleaning your house this Chinese New Year, grab the opportunity to give the contents of your fridge a makeover as well. You will get more fridge space and may
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      • 308 10  -  Sources: Ms Emily Que T su -Hw ei Tsu-Hwei, the principal dietitian at the department of dietetics at the Singapore General Hospital, Ms Pauline Xle and Ms Pauline Xie, a senior dietitian at the National Healthcare Group Polyclinics I As far as possible, use fresh
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      • 554 10 facebook. I am usually the one who stocks up the fridge with unhealthy soft drinks for my children. But starting this Chinese New Year, I plan to buy soft drinks for my children only once in a while, or not at all. Instead, I plan to
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    • The Pro
      • 1070 11  -  Ear, nose and throat surgeon Dharambir Sethi tells Joan Chew why some people get nasal blockages during sex Joan Chew joanchew@sph.com.sg I sub-specialise in diseases of the nose and sinus because... In 1991, I attended an international meeting in Hong Kong where I heard a presentation by
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        1796 12 / 13  -  Biodegradable stents are hailed as the next big thing in the treatment of blocked heart arteries JOAN CHEW joanchew@sph.com.sg Just as a cast holds a broken bone in place while it heals, but is removed eventually, a new type of stent props an artery open and then dissolves
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      • 995 14 / 15  -  Joan Chew In the last decade, stents have undergone several innovations, the latest being biodegradable ones that doctors think will become the standard version one day. Yet there was a time when angioplasty a procedure to widen narrowed or obstructed arteries that can sometimes precipitate a
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      • 498 14 / 15 No one wants to pay a visit to the hospital during the Chinese New Year period. But Madam Tan Soon Mui (left), 61, had no choice when she suffered a heart attack on Feb 8 two years ago, on the sixth day of the festival.
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    • 840 16 / 17  -  DR TAN KEN JIN consultant at the division of foot and ankle surgery at the department of orthopaedic surgery at the National University Hospital QI am a 55-year-old man who was involved in a car accident last March last year. I had no open wounds or
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    • 428 16 / 17  -  DR SIN GWEN LI consultant at the department of psychiatry at the Singapore General Hospital QI am a 60-year-old woman. Since I was young, I have been dreaming almost every night and I wake up feeling tired. Now I have problems sleeping through the
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    • Herbal Help
      • 612 18 / 19  -  The flowers of the albizzia tree are used to treat anxiety, depression and stress. Joan Chew reports Joan Chew joanchew@sph.com.sg WHAT IT IS: The bark and flowers of the albizzia tree have been used for centuries in China to promote mental wellness, earning it a reputation as
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      • 69 18 / 19  -  RECIPE Source: Ms Zhac Xu Hong Source: Ms Zhao Xu Hong, a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner at Raffles Chinese Medicine at Raffles Hospital (Serves one) INGREDIENTS 3 to 5g albizzia flowers 350ml water METHOD Place the dried albizzia flowers in boiling water and steep for about 5
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      • 436 18 / 19 MAINSTREAM MEDICINE SAYS Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a group of symptoms that typically occurs in the luteal phase of most menstrual cycles, which is after ovulation and up to two weeks before the period starts, said Dr Julinda Lee, obstetrician and gynaecologist at
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    • Eat To Live
      • 702 22 / 23  -  Start off your reunion dinner with this Laotian appetiser that is gentle on the palate and full of guiltless goodness SYLVIA TAN wdspice@gmail. com During the coming season of excess Chinese New Year will be here in about two weeks one can still start a
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      • 379 22 / 23  -  KITCHEN Sylvia Tan There are many ways you can conserve energy on the home front especially in the kitchen, which is probably where the most energy is being expended. Here are some of my tips to add to your bag of tricks. I have never forgotten the
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    • Fit & Fab
      • 931 24  -  This indoor skydiving instructor wants to cycle around the world one day. Lea Wee reports Lea Wee leawee@sph.com.sg What do you do to keep fit? I set aside about an hour for exercise four days a week, before or after work. I usually run about 5km,
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    • 1085 7 Properties I I t r r i t-i 4- 1 i Residential Properties for Sale Classification Guide 457 Central Houses For Rent Landed Homes for Sale 402 D01 -08 City South-West 403 D09-10 Orchard/Tanglin/ Holland 404 Dll &21 Newton/BtTimah/Clement! 405 D12-14 Balestier/ MacPherson/ Geylang 406 D15-16 East Coast 407 D17-18
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    • 271 7 **KIM YAM RD 2 adjoining 3 ½-sty. Can be sold separately. Fr 5200sqft. 2 front age. SM Chia *****500 *KIM YAM RD 3.5sty conserved (River Valley) Car porch. 999yrs Built 4800 sqft $6.5M 9068-6500 QUICK! $3.XM ONLY! Swiss Club Terr. Build 3300 sqft, 4+1 rms, Not many left. Quick! Call
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    • 245 7 TREVOSE VICINITY. 4350 sf King of prime location!! Fantastic unblocked view Dorcas 9791-9028 APPC ROYAL KNIGHTS *****894 Land For Sale. Can built 3 hse. Approx 6000 sf. Walk to Novena MRT. Ask $8.5M RGPS MODERN SEMI-D D.11 3200/ 4000 sf 5+1+ pool lift+terrace. TOP Obtained Neg! Don 9777 3313 $8.XM
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    • 317 7 2-STY 4314SF@ VAUGHAN Gdn. Suits rebuilt. FH. Near S’goon MRT/ NEX mall. VTO. 9821 1910 Randy **EXCITE YOUR SIGHT!!! 10,500 sqft Modern bungalow packs a punch! All-in! Dorcas 9791-9028 APPC POST MEASURES PRICE!!! 2STY INTER Jln GEMBIRA. 883/ 1400 sf, reno, Great potential. MRT. Must view GPS LANDED DIVISION D14
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    • 242 7 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE 3sty terr East Coast. 1774/4200sf. 6+1. Tao Nan $3.xM. Sat/Sun *****772 CORNER DETACHED. GOOD land size 4659 sf. FH. For rebuild, Parkway Parade. $11xx psf. *****668 Leslie SEMI-D FRANKEL AREA 5+1 Pool big balcony next to pk Sennett 5+1+1 Great view! Call Michelle *****155 TERR EXCELLENT locale!
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    • 267 7 WHAT? $2.XM CORNER Terr? 3 sty beautiful cond 4+1/ Brand new inter 5+1 $3m+. Call 6100 8000 now ONLY 1 LEFT! Just TOP! Greenfield Semi-d 2880 sf 5+1, Large Balcony, Walk to Park. Quiet. 6100 8000 SIGLAP FH 2½STY Semi D 5 ensuites. Spacious. Mint cond, move in. Park 2
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    • 343 7 RARE $2.XM. TANAH Merah Kechil. Modern 3-sty terr 1666/ 2964 sf. View Sat 15.30pm. Gilda *****263 *AUCTION! LUCKY HEIGHTS 3? sty terr. 1676sf. Face NS. 5+1. New. 4 ensuites, pk 2 cars 9181-1819 Colliers PASIR RIS SEASIDE houses. Inter Terr 2800sqft $1.xM Corner Terr 3222sf $3.xM 3939sf Orig 999yr $3.xM
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    • 254 7 LOR CHUAN RENOVATED 5300/ 4400 sqft, 2.5 Sty, pool, 5+1 ensuite, regular Land. Call now *****008 Dennis Koi 9008 8662 D.20 JALAN TARUM. F’hold link bunglw. Original. Land 4364 sqft. Wide frontage. Sell below bank Val. Rare! BUNGLW PONGGOL F’hold 6367 sf regular land. Near sea, park LRT. Charming. Serene.
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    • 2427 8 D19-20Serangoon/ Thomson Houses for Sale D25-28 North Houses for Sale D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Sale D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Sale D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Sale D09-10 Orchard/ Tanqlin/ Holland Pte glm/ Holland Apts for Sale D09-10 Orchard/ Tanqlin/Holland Pte Apts for Sale 009-10 Orchard/
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    • 406 8 SKYLINE 360 $2,080 psf only! 5 mins walk Orchard FH. 4/ 5 bdrm/ PentHse. Florence Lim 9011 4540 LUSH ON HOLLAND Hill. 4rm 1,851 sqft. F’hold. Wide windows, Good views. Vacant. JT 9837 2895. SIX AVE RES. 3+study+roof terrace 2605 sf Pool view/ greenery, Cold Storage, future MRT *****909 APPC
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    • 297 8 $1599 PSF!! $1599 PSF!! D.11 Shelford 23 (Bt Timah) Brand new. FH. #01. 3-rm, 1421 sqft. Eric 9005-3888 PINE GROVE 1755SF. 1 level 3+1.Low flr.Unblocked view Breezy bright. Motivated seller. Grace 9688 9867. PENTHSE LOVER CASCADIA F’hold 4531 sqft Brand new 2/2+study/3/3+study/4rm Near MGS Future MRT. GOOD COND breezy. 3-rm
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    • 759 9 Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/ dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/Clement! Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/Clement! Pte Apts for Sale Stamp Duty Reimbursement* FREEHOLD V Freehold luxury development Choice 3+study and 4+study garden-loft units with floor-to-ceiling heights of 6m Located at BukitTimah, along Dunearn Road
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    • 317 9 WATERFRONT GOLD 2-RM 893 sf. Mid flr, pool view. Good layout. Future MRT. Hurry! Jimmy 9753 3410 MELROSE VILLE. 1+STUDY. 592 sqft, High flr, Balcony tenanted till Jul, NE facing. Near sch/mkt, mins to city. FLAMINGO VALLEY 4-BDRM. 2228 sf. Duplex with attic gdn. Highest pt, overlooks Siglap Hill. Best
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    • 270 9 **THE GALE TOP soon! 2/ 2+study. 936/990/ 1152 sf. Edelweiss 2+study. 1023 sf. Ballota. 3 bdrm. 1313/ 1862 sf (patio). Eric 9107-7960 D.17 ESTELLA GDNS, 1292 sf. FH. Prime pool view, high flr, $1.3m neg. Call 9222 2463 û FH. DAHLIA PK 1505 sqft. 4 rms. Good cond. Bus to
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    • 231 9 QUARTZ. 3-BDRM 1066 sqft Unblocked. High flr. Reno. SE facing. Good cond MRT/ eateries. Serious seller. D19 LAUNCHING SOON! Luxury Condo.Bartley MRT /Maris Stella/NEX. 1/2/3/4 /penthse. Tina *****437 ENBLOC TOWNHSE FABER Gdn 2770sqft. 4+1. Pte gdn FH Ai Tong, Catholic High, Raffles. Eileen *****900 REGENTVILLE 3+1, 1152SF. Mid flr. Unblocked.
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    • 324 9 Ang Mo Kio HDB Hif Apts for Sale WATS ffft Ang Mo Kio HDB Ang Mo Kio HDB fCtf Ang Mo Kio HDB Ilf Apts for Sale fjgf Apts for Sale |jif Apts for Sale HDB MEDIAN Resale Prices in 3rd Quarter 2012 Resale transactions take place on a "willing
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    • 161 9 HIGH RENTAL YIELD! Value for Parc Oasis 3+1. 1227 sf. Reno. Cosy. Greenery. Mins MRT. Don’t miss this! THE PETALS 2RM 1023sqft. High flr. Windy. NS/quiet facing. Renovated. Near amenities. Lim 9743-4668 REGENT HEIGHTS 1023 sqft, Facilities. Tenanted 5/14. $900K. CVP 9694-5015 **ESTUARY NEW LISTING! 2rm 926 sqft. High flr.
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    • 125 9 RARE! HUDC@ S’GOON N. 1733 sf. 3+1. Grd flr. Reno. All races. Good investment. Thomas 9746-6970 CLOSING SOON! BLK 201 AMK 3’NG’. Value $340K. High flr windy orig. NS facing. Jacob Tan *****327 EA BLK 615 high flr, 1635 sf 4 bdrm, val $725k, corner Blk 315B, 5rm, high flr,
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    • 119 9 EXCLUSIVE MAIS BLK 162 Bedok S Rd, 3+1+3 toilets. Ceiling up to 6m high. Ask $710K neg. *****131 Huang GROUND FLR. 4A Bedok Res blk.763 reno, 105sqm, val $486Kamenities.sms9489 5511.No1 ERA top agt 3 yrs 1) 3’NG’ BLK 527. Low Flr, Reno. Excellent Location. 2) 5’S blk 32, Pt blk.
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    • 284 10 3’I’ BLK 77 Bedok N, high flr, lift landing, all races. Val $295k. *****495 Gina 4S RES 148 h/f reno value $392K future MRT all races Teo *****666 HSR PAXEL!!CALL *****013 Blk 167 4’S’ Near MRT, Blk 176 3’S’ Corner, Near Sch MRT,Chinese ratio filled ACT FAST! 4’S Blk 338
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    • 250 10 RARELY AVAIL 5’I’ Blk 615. High flr. Well renovated corner unit. Walking distance to MRT/ LRT. Serious seller. Value $510K. Call now for viewing NEW LIST! 4A Blk 447, mid floor, cosy, all races, near Fajar LRT/ Amenities. Ask $425K. Don’t miss! Grab! RARE EA 543 Jelapang, lift 144sqm, Bt
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    • 219 10 4RM 485A CCK Ave 5 Low flr. Well kept. Move in cond Open Hse Sat 4-6pm. Call 8138 2596 Carmen Low 4’A’ BLK 104 Teck Whye. High/ lift flr. Unblock. Well kept. Osborn 9005 2070 BLK.334 3NG CLEMENTI. MRT/ amenities. Low flr. Val. $375K view to offer! *****228 Steven koh
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    • 242 10 EM BLK 237 High floor. 148 sqm. 3 bdrms 1 maid’s rm 6 mins to Kovan MRT. Val $720k. Glynis 9745-8122 4A1 970 HOUGANG. Nicely Reno. Buangkok MRT/Mall. Val $430k. *****312 www .jenniferweeproperty.com 4’A’ BLK. 552 Hougang 104 sqm. Renovated. Spacious. Amenities. Val $435K. Ask $18Kup. Paul 9009-0286 5-RM BLK
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    • 354 10 TGKT BAWAH JARANG ada 4’A’ Blk 679C Jurong W Ctrl. U/suai cantik. Landscape. Taksir $425K +COV. 3’A’ BLK 915 Jurong W. #11. All races. Valued. Well kept 4’A’ Blk 635, #07. All races. Val. Well kept. neg 4’A’ BLK 324 Tah Ching reno, move-in 106 sqm. Spacious. All races Val
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    • 261 10 115 EDGEFIELD PLAINS. EA 3+1 rms. Mid flr, Val $595k $55k Unblock spacious, rare! Must view! Sat 3-4pm 5’I’ 102C Punggol Field. 110 sqm. Near LRT/ amenities /sch. Nice reno. Quiet. Well maintain. Greenery view. NEW! 23B QUEENS Close 4’I’ corner, MRT, mid flr windy, lift upgrading. Open Hse Sat
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    • 336 10 EXEC MAIS 539 Serangoon. Mid Floor. Designer decor. Vacant. Amenities good school. Valued. 9853 4300 NEW LIST! 4’S’ 231 S’goon Ave 3. 84 sqm. High flr. Nex/ MRT. Valued $470K. Rare! Simon 9683-7640 4’A’ S’GOON 232. High flr. corner, well kept, MRT/Nex Chinese ratio filled. Val. Sole Agt *****688 Joseph
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    • 369 10 North Houses for Rent North Houses for Rent North Houses for Rent Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Banyan Villas at Lentor Plain Minutes drive to Australian International School and Lycee Franpais de Singapour 3-storey landed houses 4+1/5+1 bedrooms, 2,755 to 3,122 sq ft Bukit Villas along Woodlands Road Minutes
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    • 207 10 **5’I’ CORNER 892A Low flr lovers! Value $438K. 100% reno. Spacious. All races. Mins sch. Parry 9637 4450 BLK 725. 3S 64sqm high/ Lift flr. Upgrade fee paid. 5 mins to Northpoint/Yishun MRT. Sharon 9488-9627 LOW FLR. LOW Price! 5-rm corner Yishun 865. Nice decor. 122 sqm LUP. Roza Sure
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    • 222 10 BEAUTIFUL BUNGALOW S’goon Gdns. 4rm Aircon fan. Cosy/ bright/ spacious Ideal for family. Call now!!! SIMON LANE. 1½ storey terr. 4-bdrm. Kovan MRT Immed. View Sun 2-4pm Peggy Hong 9817-1748 S’GOON GDN CORNER terr. D/sty. Spacious. 3541sqft. Child-safe. For church/chid care. Willie Tan 9828 4683 SEMBAWANG HILL 4 aircon rms.
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    • 307 11 EMERALD HILL HIP Duplex. 3+2. Mod/trendy. Amazing living rm! Three times the width of normal terrace! isabelredrup.com/ir3.php$16k. *****055. Susan LORNIE 18 CLUSTER bunglw with home lift. Fantastic layout. Resort style. 4600 sqft. 4+1+1. 2-year lease. *****036/ *****518 **BRAND NEW GREENLEAF Bunglw, designer decor,full home automation. 4351/ 6969 sf. 5+1+1 with
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    • 376 11 ORIOLE QUAINT GCB *****/ 4500 sf, 4+2 New Kitchen/ bathrm Pool/bali hut. $20k neg. Anand 9656 9450 **WHARF RES CONSERVATION hse. Charming 4+1. 4600sf. Brand new. Facilities. SM Chia 9068-6500 CHUN TIN 2-STY Semi-D, A&A, 3 yrs, Elevated, Gdn/ patio. 5-rm ensuite, 1 Feb, $10K, *****887 Nancy 2-STY WELL RENO
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    • 364 11 BRAND NEW! 2 Semi-Ds for rent, 3-sty, 5+1 bdrm, land 2153/ built up 3492 sf. P/ furn. *****131 Elizabeth LARGE SEMI-D EASTWOOD Rd, 6 bdrm, 380 sqm, Quiet, perfect for families.$11k mth. David Ng *****224 DETACHED BUNGLW BRANKSOME Built in approx 7000 sf. Expat’s choice. Immed RI Prop, Cecilia *****333.
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    • 424 11 9 D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES The Clift Experience Loft Living in the City Minutes walk toTanjong Pagar MRT Station and Central Business District area Facilities include swimming pool, massage pavilion, gymnasium, Jacuzzi and sauna
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    • 263 11 ***PEPYS HILL CONDO #06 MRT. 3200 sqft. 4+1. Full facilites. Ask $9K. Owner 9863-5635 9727-2996. BLUE HORIZON. 3+1. 1163 sf. High flr. Beautiful. F/furn. NUS/ sch/ amenities. Avail immed Ang L.C. *****202 THE COAST Sentosa #0304. 2357 sqft. 4+1. Pool/ sea view. $8.xK. Call Eileen Koh *****599 ERA F aj
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    • 76 11 CLEMENTIWOOD 3+1 1900SF F/furn. Aircon. Face pool. Spacious. Facilities. Immed neg. Parry 9637 4450 **ICON TG Pagar MRT. Duplex 1+1 loft unit. 700 sf. High flr. F/facilities. neg. Immed. Daisy 9663-8132 ALEXIS 2-LEVEL PENTHSE. 1+study, 900+sqft, p/furn, roof terr. Q’stown MRT/ Ikea. Immed. *****777 CITYLIGHTS. IMMEDIATE 3+1 1841 sqft. P/furn.
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    • 203 11 PARKWEST SPACIOUS, 3 rm. 1893sf, p/furn, avail immed. Nice decor. neg. Open house. Fabian 9649 1404 FARRER PK MRT. City Square Residences. Beautifully furn. 1 bdrm Unblock view $3300. *****886 ONE NORTH RES 3+1. 1324 sf, pool/ greenery view, unblock. $7k. Avail 5 Mar. Kathy *****228 Landmax MERAPRIME 3 RM
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    • 210 11 CARIBBEAN KEPPEL Bay 2 bdrm Blk 40. P/furn. 893 sqft $4.6K. Near World Trade/ Sentosa. Immed ANCHORAGE 1830SF, IMMED $5.5K. Carribean 1249sf, full waterway view, $6K. Immed. Joyce 9008 5953. COAST 3 1+balconies.New reno. 2024 sf. #03 up. Full ocean view. Immed. Hurry! $7.75K nett. 9822 9568. ONE NORTH RES.
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    • 271 11 CITY SQUARE RES $3.6K Alessandrea 1100 sqft 3+1 $4.3K Central Green 2 rm $3.9K. 9109 8900 Kelvin ANCHORAGE 2+1 RM $4.3K; 3+1 $4.8K Central Green 1rm $3.8K; 2 rm 956 sqft $3.9K. 9109 8900 Kelvin GRD FLR APT near Farrer Pk Mrt. Spacious, 3 master bdrms. Suits co. staff. $4K.
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    • 1357 12 D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City 81 South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City 81 South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for
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    • 357 12 information excludes rentals where number of rooms is not declared. '.sg/realEstateWeb/resources/misc/T&C.jsp Compiled by CATS Classified PARVIS. BIG PATIO 2260sf 3+1 Be the first Tenant Mins Holland Village/ MRT. Sole Agt 9455-3343 Kelly SCOTTS HIGHPK 1774 sqft, 3+1. High flr. Greenery. Newton MRT. $8.5K. Immed. Cara Loke 9007-0076 WHARF RES. NEWLY
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    • 321 13 SCOTT’S SQUARE 3 bdrm area 1249sf. In the heart of orchard with city living Hurry call *****111 wendy ARC DRAYCOTT 1130sqft 2+1. High floor. Pool view. Quiet. Immediate. Walk to Orchard. Sheirly *****176 WING ON LIFE Gdn, 3240 sf. Reno bathrms. Spacious kitchen. Beautiful views. $10.5K. Lincoln 9750-0397 PATERSON RESIDENCE.
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    • 367 13 MONTVIEW 4BDRMS F/FURN 1705 sf, pte lift. Spacious layout. Mins to Orchard/ sch. Call Frankie *****819 CAIRNHILL PLAZA 4+1 rm. 3305sqft. 5 mins Paragon. Well reno. High flr. $12K neg. Serina Yap 9661-3818 ONE HOLT, 1560 sqft 3+1. Lovely reno, pleasant view. Mins Valley Pt/Great World City $6.5K Tang *****999
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    • 478 13 RIVER VALLY 3+1. 1248sqft. 5 mins Orchard/MRT. High flr. Newly reno. Quiet. Full facilities. John 9455-4748 LOFT NASSIM 3+1 1281 sf. Pool, greenery view. P/ furn. Orchard. Avail Mid Feb. Penny 9022-9821 SIX AVE RES. 3+study, roof terr 2605 sf pool view, quiet, decorated, immed. Cold Storage. *****909 APPC THE
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    • 561 13 AVALON 2+1 RMS. Spacious 1206 sqft. Greenery Immed Rita *****598/ *****218 D10 SPRING GR 1400 sf 3+1 Quiet. Full furn. Avail early Feb $6.3K. David *****455 D.10 ASTRID MEADOWS 4+1+ balcony 3800 sf. New reno Pool view Karen *****738 TESSARINA 4/ 3+Study +1 1615sqft. Pool view balcony Nice. Florence *****729.
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    • 291 13 NEAR AMENITIES D.11 IRIDIUM. 3-RM, big balcony, reno, furn, 5min MRT United Sq. Immed. $5.3K. Yap Boon Seng *****757 CHATELET 3+1, 1388 sqft. Amaryllis Ville 2+1, 958 sqft. Immediate. P/ furn. $neg Lim YC 9382-0550 PARK INFINIA 2BDRM 850sf High flr. Great view. Reno. Facilities. Novena MRT. Immed. Anthony *****
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    • 424 13 THOMSON 800. 1625 sqft 3+1, quiet facing, greenery, pool view, clubhse, p/furn $5.6K. Tang 8181 8999 MAPLEWOODS, 3+1, F/FURN, $4.3k,immed, expat choice Philip Lim *****209. Web: www.gloproperty.com THE CASCADIA, 2+STUDY, 990sqft, excellent condition, Quiet and bright, Immed. Donna *****636 SUFFOLK PREMIER 1098SF 2-bdrms Study 1, Quiet Mins to MRT/Novena. Kelly
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    • 443 13 TIVOLI LODGE 3+1 F/furn, Immed, Near Aljunied MRT. Simsville 3+1 High flr, Pool view, Immed, Near Paya Lebar MRT. GB 9230 9835 CALARASI 3 BEDDER. High flr. Unblocked. Reno. Condo facilities. Plaza/ mkt/ amenities. Avail. 1/2. $4.3K Roger Lau *****656 OT ASTOR BEAUTIFUL 3-BDRM Show flat, F/ furn, 800m fr
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    • 337 13 COTE D’AZUR 3rm Pool $5k Belvedere 3rm #1x $5.4k Seaview 1410sf #1x $5.5k One Amber 3+1 #2x $5.3k Amber Pt 1668sf 3+1 $5.2k Amber Pt 2.6Ksf #2x $7.6k Amber Res 4230sf $13k Venezia 2+1 Penthse $5.8k KINGSTON TERRACE APT 3+1 2024 sqft. Near Kembangan MRT. Immed Call Joel *****590/ William
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    • 432 13 ESTA 3 RMS. Newly reno. P/furn. A1 cond. Parkway Parade/ i12. Immed $5.5K Gan Kim Teng 9635 2298 THE ESPIRA Telok Kurau. 3 bdrm. 1140 sf. Unfurn. Immed. Co-broke welcome. Francis 9144 7488 C&H STUDIO 1+1. 5 min to Tanah Merah MRT. F/furn. Privacy. Free WiFi. $1.7K up. Immed. Doris
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    • 435 13 COTE D’AZUR. FULL sea view. 4+1. 3 baths. P/furn. Agt Eric Tan 9830-2308 IMMED. STUDIO The Cotz Telok Kurau. $2.3k. F/furn. Christine Tay *****000 THE BAYSHORE 2+1 high flr. Bright, breezy. Sea pool view. 9691-0686 SKR $4.5K! EASTERN LAGOON II. 3 rm. 1400 sf. F/ facilities. CSP *****714/ *****557 WATERSIDE
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    • 341 14 CARISSA PARK 3 bdrm, 1280 sf, high flr, windy. Corner. Reno. Avail 1/2. Full condo facilities. $3.4k. CHANGI GREEN. 4-BDRM. Pool view. New reno. $4.5k Immed. Paul 9771 2489 DOUBLE BAY neg, 3 rms, 1259 sf. High flr. Pool view. www.ben*****880.com DOUBLE BAY RES 3+1 1300 sf. High flr. Pool
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    • 333 14 CLOVER BY THE Pk 3-bdrm. High flr. F/furn. Shuttle to Bishan,almost new. Immed Corp pref. Tony *****066 HILLVIEW COURT, JALAN Dermawan, 3+1 bdrms, 2,809 to 2,831 sq ft. Mins to Bukit Gombak MRT Station, Bukit Batok Nature Park and West Mall. Call *****223. CENTRIS 2-BDRM, F/FURN Immed, $neg, Co-broke. Lakeshore
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    • 452 14 NEW CASPIAN PENTHSE 3+1 roof terr, f/furn. MRT $4.2k neg. Bill 9639-4937 IVORY HGTS. MRT. Jurong E spacious 3+1+balcony. 1st Feb $neg. Chris *****259 $2.7K+ 2-RM DAIRY Farm. $2.5K+ 2-rm Maysprings Furn immed *****399 Han CASHEW PARK, 4 rms, aircon, furnished, $3.2K, Immed. No agts. *****601 PARKVIEW APT 2+1 High
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    • 495 14 RM WITH PTE entry in landed property avail. All facilities. No cooking. Lady only. D15. Owner 9357 9445 LANDED MASTER/ COMMON rms Frankel. Furn/ can cook No owner,privacy Immed. Noorbani *****400 BEHIND MANDARIN HOTEL/ Sommerst MRT. 2nd Master rm w attached. neg. Immed. Clinton 9851 2159 D15 MASTER/ COMMON Haig
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    • 427 14 5-RM HDB APPROVED unit. Blk 630 Woodlands. High flr. Near Admiralty MRT amenities. Ian 9025-8085 687A/ 737 WOODLANDS 3+1 P/ full furn. Aircon. MRT. Avail Feb ’13 Family/ professionals. Frank 8118-6316 3’S’ 243. S’GOON Ave 2. P/ furn. Near MRT/ NEX. Lift level. Immed. $2600 neg. Paul Tan 9489-7935 5A
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    • 416 14 WOODLANDS 3+1. BLK.437 Marsiling Mrt.F/furn,aircon $1.8Kup. 9451-2090 Riyan 3’NG’ (2+1) BLK 536 AMK. High flr. Amenities. 100% reno. Call Rajan *****037 644 HOUGANG AVE 8, Couple/ 1 lady only. Furn, aircon. Clean. *****309 9 HOLLAND AVE, 2+Utility rm, walk to amenities, MRT aircon, f/furn, lift flr, airy, nice. $2.5K+. *****734
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    • 366 14 APPROVED 5-RM BLK 843 Tampines St 83. Avail Feb. Nice Balinese style decor. F/furn. Call Jin 9199-9029 5’I’ 227/ 244 Simei St 5, mins walk MRT, mid/ high flr. Fridge washer only. $3.3k. Family tenants only. BLK 55 MARINE Parade. High flr. 3+1 (4rm). F/furn. Amenities. Avail end Jan. $3.3K.
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    • 403 14 BLK 63 COMMONWEALTH Drive, 2+1. Approved. Call Dixon Chan 9009-0834 BLK 711, WEST Coast. 2+1. F/ furn, aircon. Amenities NUS/ NUH. 9145 4055 CO LEASE JURONG W 414, unfurn, 3+1. Bt Batok 263. Clementi 442. 9699-8318 3’NG’ CLEMENTI BLK 105 5’I’ CCK Blk 683C. All race Immed. 8160-3797 Khoo ***2+1
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    • 497 14 Business Space at Kaki Bukit μ Unit sizes from 2,164 sq ft μ Warehouse cum office use μ Near MRT highways bus stop μ Ramp-up units μ Column-free layout μ Attached toilet μ Agents welcome Call Wallace at *****193 GENTING BUILDING 83 Genting Lane Ç Factory/warehouse Ç 2nd 3rd 4th
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    • 366 14 HARVEST WOODLANDS, B1 Light Ind,1906 sf, #05. Ask $3.4K (subject GST) bared, fitted. Owner 9382-1698 NORTHPOINT BIZ HUB. B1 ramp up. Best price! Many units. Brand new! Immed. Call *****250 Wang LH. LW TECHNO CENTRE Toh Guan. B2 #01. 1836 sf. MRT Eateries/ IMM. $4.5K. Avail 1st Feb. CCL 9225-9228
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    • 2021 15 Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial ns] Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Space for Sale Space for Sale 532 532 AZ RAYA LEBAR Good Location Matters Rare freehold ‘B1’ industrial space Directly opposite MacPherson MRT (future interchange) Excellent frontage of Raya Lebar Road and Ubi Ave 2 Good connectivity via public transport, MRT and expressways
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    • 27 15 ***CENTRAL 883/1453 SF SOHO Loft 635 sf fr $9 psf Parkway 1356 sf $5.70 psf F&B takeover Int’l Plaza Balmoral Plaza #03 550 sf $3.3K. Immed. 9618-2815
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    • 212 15 GOLDBELL TOWERS 47 Scotts Rd Office Space 800 to 3700 sqft Flexible individual aircon control Walking distance to Newton MRT Agents are welcome Call *****620/*****686 Mustardseed SG Chinese New Year Special (Terms Conditions Apply) μ Hi-tech Serviced office μ Sizes from 100 sq. ft. μ Broadband internet μ Monthly rental
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    • 434 16 SHOPHOUSES PSF Duxton Rd 3600 sqft..$4.50 Duxton Rd #01 1192sf.$6.00 Club St 1520 sqft........$6.50 Tras St 1720 sqft.......$5.20 BtPasoh 3340/6680sf 5.20 Tg Pagar 2000 sqft...$4.50 Tras St 4920 sqft......$4.80 Cedric 9735-8800 www.historicalland.com NOVENA SQUARE, 3001 3165 4142 sq ft. Directly above Novena MRT Station. Raised flooring for easy laying of
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    • 329 16 TANJONG PAGAR SHOP hse office. 1700 sf. Ask $6K neg. 3 Min MRT/ eateries Amara hotel RK *****556 BOON TAT/ T. Ayer 2000 sf approx; conservation shop hse; well kept/ partitioned; $8K. SHANG 9675-7575 2 MINS TO Novena MRT amenities. 4 rms toilet. 1205sf++, aircon, partition. Immed. 9126-2236 Mel OFFICE
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    • 471 16 FITTED UNITS A’Posh, Immed. Northpoint corner, $35XX. AMK ave 5. Aircon, wifi. Call *****338 Teo KS WCEGA TWR 958 sf, high flr, unblock, city view. No noon sun, own toilet, p/ fitted. *****077 Toh, ERA ENTERPRISE HUB 2200 sqft. F/Furn. Fitted. Walkup office. Ask $1.50 psf. Immed. Sylvie 8399-4733 NO
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    • 587 16 CHANGI SOUTH 2200/5000 sf office/ warehouse space immed. LYC *****888 PARKWAY PARADE. HIGH floor. Sea view. 4250 sqft. LandPlus *****035 ORCHARD PLAZA/ PARKWAY: 829,1356sf,A1 layout! Tuition/ Ops, *****600 D.02 NEIL RD 2-sty shop hse/ office 967 sqft. $3.70 psf ono. Call *****367 SUNSHINE PLAZA. 5600 sf. Nicely reno. Lift frontage.
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    • 379 16 WOODLANDS 11. JUST TOP Office Space. 1,938 sf, incl of aircon ledge. Near MRT/ amenities. *****957 (Ivan) SBF CTR NEW Office *****96 sf. Medical suites 892-1582sf. Tg Pagar MRT. No ABSD. Nelson 9771-7171 PEACE CTR. HIGH enbloc potential. Few Sellers. 2335 sf. Buy now, cash out Karen *****450 ZERVEX UBI
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    • 445 16 F&B/RETAIL/COMMERCIAL SPACE PASIR PANJANG *191 sq.ft. 14,000 sq.ft. Brand New! Ground Floor Units with Unique Alfresco Concept Fully Equipped with Grease Trap, Exhaust, A/C Suitable for many trades such as Restaurant, Cafe, Bakery, Specialty Supermarket, Convenience Store, Children Enrichment/Tuition Centre Office etc. CALL6578 9966 Yishun lO MARINA SQUARE SHOP FOR
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    • 304 16 ATTN. CAKE SHOP Operators! Bt Batok Blk 164. 500 sqft living quarter. Near mkt/ hawker. Crowded. Ong HS 9824-8822 TOP PRIME RETAIL SPACE in heart of Raffles place. Malacca Centre basement. Suits all trades. Area 2000 sqft. Owner 6336 5005 JLN BESAR PLAZA 950 sf Water supply, office/ shop 2
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    • 502 16 BLK 163 AMK Ave 4. Half shophse approx 300 sqft. Near mkt. All trades. Avail March. Jay Ong *****977 GOOD FACING! ORCHARD/ Chinatown/Geylang Bahru. F&B. 300-10,000 sf. Retail/ Offices. 9799-2000 PN 161 BUKIT MERAH Central HDB Shop. 700sqft. Wide Frontage. Near Main Rd. Immed. Selena *****766 KATONG SHPG CTR 6760sf
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    • 422 16 #01 CORNER SHOP Facing NTUC 560 sqft (Foreigner eligible) Secure tenant ($2900/ mth) Selling $700K (NO GST) Agt welcome (Pls sms) Owner: *****821 Shops for Sale Orchard Rd FAR EAST PLAZA FREEHOLD #02/ 420 Sqft Water Point, #03/ 312,517,592 Sqft #04/ 549 Sqft #05/ 861 Sqft Water Point LUCKY PLAZA
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    • 246 16 ALEXANDRA CTRL PREVIEW! VIP Booking Starts Now! Suit Retail Shops/ Restns. Hurry Call/ sms *****302 ALEXANDRA CTRL PREVIEW! VIP Booking Starts Now! Suit Retail Shops/ Restns. Hurry Call/ sms *****009 ALEXANDRA CTRL PREVIEW! VIP Booking Starts Now! Suit Retail Shops/ Restns. Hurry Call/ sms *****223 ALEXANDRA CTRL PREVIEW! VIP Booking
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    • 410 17 2-STY SHOPHSE@ DUNLOP St/ Jln Riang. Tenanted. Renovated. F&B ready. Near MRT. Peter 9781-1126 NEIL RD SHOPHSE Approx 3400 sf. $1700++ psf! 99 yrs fr 2000. Rent $18k/ mth $5.9M Dom *****705 CENTROPOD F’HOLD SHOP. waterpoint. Good frontage $52xK. 1% comm. Serious seller. Caprice *****883 URGENT! ALJUNIED BLK 95/ 113.
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    • 463 17 D09 RIVER VALLEY Conservation shophse 9600 sq.ft Redevt potential. neg. HB *****548 K C SIM HIGHLAND CTR. FH, 1550sf. Water pt lease back. 4% Yield. $2.3M only! Don’t miss! 9387-2151 Kenny SOUTH BOUNA VISTA Rd Hot F’hold Shop. All trades except F&B TOP ’14, 280 sf $1.1m Ghee Heng *****116
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    • 388 17 FAMILY RESTN ALONG Pasir Panjang main rd. Kitchen fully equipped. Takeover fee Call *****077 Toh ERA EAST COAST RD coffeeshop 2500 sf+ 10 rms on 2nd flr. Rental $15K takeover fee Rick Lee 9630-6033 ERA INT’L PLAZA CAFE takeover 312sf. Corner. Nice frontage decor. Heavy crowd. F/equipped *****332 Ken ORCHARD
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