The Straits Times, 28 January 2013, Afternoon Edition

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    28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013 74 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MICA (P) 002/02/2012
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    Lock icon Labour crunch causing construction delays
    464 1  -  By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg CONSTRUCTION firms are pushing back their deadlines and taking longer to complete their projects, as the industry struggles to cope with fewer workers. Projects used to be completed six to 12 months before the developer’s announced temporary occupation permit (TOP) date,
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    Lock icon Hat-trick for Djokovic
    60 1 NOVAK Djokovic (right) wore down Andy Murray in a gruelling four-set final to clinch the professional era’s first hat-trick of Australian Open titles yesterday. The Serbian world No. 1 won 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, 6-2 in 3hr 40min to seal his fourth Australian crown and his
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    Lock icon By-election win not sign of trend for GE: Low
    697 1  -  Workers’ Party chief plays down big vote swing in Punggol East victory By LEONARD LIM limze@sph.com.sg EVEN as Punggol East residents woke up yesterday to the start of life in an opposition ward, Workers’ Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang cautioned
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      12 1 MORE ON PUNGGOL EAST BY-ELECTION: TOP OF THE NEWS A6&A8, FORUM A23
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Maid agency hiring male caregivers
      1022 2  -  Helpers from Myanmar to arrive by end-February, to look after old men By AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg A MAID agency is planning to bring in a batch of about 30 male domestic workers trained in caregiving from Myanmar by the end of next month. Homekeeper, one
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      Lock icon PM is all praise for hula hoop woman, 74
      242 3  -  By GOH CHIN LIAN chinlian@sph.com.sg PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday visited residents in Ang Mo Kio GRC, where he is an MP, and was happy to find many keeping fit and healthy. At the start of his 50-minute visit, he
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      Lock icon President away on private visit
      41 3 PRESIDENT Tony Tan Keng Yam will be overseas on a private visit. Mr J.Y. Pillay, chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers, will exercise the functions of the Office of the President from today to Wednesday.
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      Lock icon 245 killed in Brazil nightclub blaze
      465 3 Pyrotechnics show by band sparks fire in nightspot packed with students AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA MARIA (Brazil) A fire swept through a nightclub packed with university students in southern Brazil early yesterday, killing at least 245 people, police said. “There are 245
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • TOP OF THE NEWS
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          Lock icon Construction delays
          40 4 CONSTRUCTION firms are pushing back their deadlines and taking longer to complete their projects as they struggle to cope with fewer workers. A strong pipeline of residential and infrastructure projects is also stretching the industry thin. PAGE A1
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          Lock icon Hiring: Male caregivers
          47 4 A MAID agency has become the first in Singapore to bring in male foreign domestic workers on a regular basis. Homekeeper is hiring around 30 from Myanmar to answer a strong demand for male domestic helpers to take care of elderly men. PAGE A2
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Labour abuses
          86 4 THAILAND’S food industry is facing claims of labour abuse. Activists said many foreign workers are vulnerable to mistreatment and are undocumented. India is also criticised for having more than 12.6 million child labourers in various jobs, including the making of glass bangles. PAGE A10 A worker in a
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          Lock icon Bible-burning fizzles out
          56 4 A “BIBLE-BURNING festival” in Penang that was organised through the distribution of anonymous fliers fizzled out yesterday when no one turned up. Police had warned the public days ago not to take part in the event. The threat to burn Bibles had stoked religious tensions in Malaysia
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          Lock icon Japan boosts surveillance
          47 4 JAPAN launched two intelligence satellites into orbit yesterday. One is a radar-equipped unit that will allow Tokyo to monitor any place in the world at least once a day. The other is a demonstration satellite to collect data for research and development. PAGE A14
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          Lock icon Weighing in on obesity
          60 4 OBESITY is now a global pandemic to be dealt with urgently, or more than half of the world’s adults could become overweight within two decades. The first step to resolving the crisis, say experts at the World Economic Forum in Davos, is to stop blaming the
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Tackling big challenges after the by-election
          60 4 THE Punggol East by-election results give credence to the “by-election effect”. While this should not detract from the successful campaign run by the Workers’ Party, there is no denying the quest for more opposition voices in Parliament. As the nation tackles big challenges ahead,
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          Lock icon Review for telco
          39 4 EXPERTS say telco M1’s safety systems and back-up plans will come under scrutiny in a review by the industry’s regulator, the Infocomm Development Authority. M1 is also looking into last week’s mobile network failure. PAGE B5
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          Lock icon Teachers sit mock exam
          59 4 TEACHERS at a primary school last week sat a two-hour mock mathematics exam, modelled after the PSLE. Wellington Primary School in Sembawang carried out the unusual exercise in an effort to familiarise teachers with the syllabus and better meet the needs of pupils. However, their papers
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          Lock icon Save energy with app
          78 4 A NEW mobile app which allows users to track the use of their utilities was launched was yesterday in an effort to encourage Singaporeans to conserve energy. The application alerts users when they exceed the national average and suggests ways to cut usage. It will initially
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Charoen’s F&N bid ‘fair’
          56 4 THAI tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi’s bid for Fraser Neave received a boost after the firm’s advisers and directors called his latest offer a fair one. F&N’s directors have also agreed to sell their shares to the tycoon, a move which could persuade minority shareholders to also part
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          Lock icon Still banking on property
          37 4 AT LEAST one property firm believes the cooling measures will not curb foreigners’ appetite for Singapore properties. China Sonangol Land says it expects buying activity to resume in six months’ time. PAGE B9
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon Run350 ruling scrapped
          43 4 NTUC Income’s Run350 has scrapped a rule which required runners with existing health conditions to submit a doctor’s letter certifying they are fit to take part. But organiser Young NTUC said participants’ safety is still its top priority. PAGE B16
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Feasting on Laneway
          97 4 NEVER mind the sweltering heat or the long queues for drinks. For 12 hours last Saturday, 10,000 indie music fans remained in high spirits at the annual St Jerome’s Laneway Festival 2013 at The Meadow, Gardens by the Bay, as they watched 14 acts perform. Highlights included
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          Lock icon Karen O Yeah Yeah Yeah
          77 4 ART-PUNK trio Yeah Yeah Yeah’s feisty frontwoman Karen O (right) says growing up as a half-Asian kid in New Jersey made her what she is today. The half-Korean, half-Polish performer says that she enjoyed being an outsider, and as an artiste today, gets inspired by
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      • WHAT’S ONLINE
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          66 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L Punggol East by-election update: Race is still too close to call, say sources L Punggol East by-election: Workers’ Party wins Punggol East L HyperShop body-painted models at Las Vegas CES exhibit L Punggol East by-election: Workers’ Party wins, say sources L Punggol
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          66 4 www.stomp.com.sg L Woman has over 40 bug bites on thighs after sitting on rattan chair at Clarke Quay restaurant L Cabby hits and kills cat, then drives off like nothing happened L Horseshoe crab, fish and more all killed by water ‘like vomit’ at Pasir Ris
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          40 4 www.razortv.com.sg L Ng Boon Gay returns to court L Zhang Ziyi stole Tony Leung’s thunder? L Sim Lim Square misunderstood? L Wong Kar Wai and Tony Leung to form a rock band? L No bad takes on set
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      Lock icon Govt needs to do more, say voters
      804 6  -  Poll of residents shows unhappiness over living costs, housing and transport PUNGGOL EAST BY-ELECTION: AFTERMATH By TESSA WONG JANICE HENG twong@sph.com.sg janiceh@sph.com.sg PUNGGOL East residents gave their votes to the Workers’ Party (WP) for various reasons but chief among them was their sense
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      Lock icon Give Govt time to work on policies: WP chief
      468 6  -  By ROBIN CHAN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT chanckr@sph.com.sg THE Government is competent and needs time to turn its policies around, said Workers’ Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang yesterday, after masterminding a decisive victory over the ruling party in the Punggol East by-election.
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      Lock icon Lee Li Lian wants more women and youth in politics
      398 6  -  By ANDREA ONG andreao@sph.com.sg A DAY after winning in Punggol East, new MP-elect Lee Li Lian said she hopes her victory will encourage more women and young people to enter politics as there is nothing to fear. “Every one of
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      Lock icon Former NMP makes police report on online threat
      284 6  -  TESSA WONG FORMER Nominated Member of Parliament Calvin Cheng has lodged a police report about a comment on Facebook threatening to kill and burn him. Mr Cheng said he made the report last Saturday, after seeing a comment on the Occupy Singapore
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      Lock icon Defeat spurs soul-searching in PAP
      726 8  -  Party insiders look at reasons for loss, and why they failed to see it coming PUNGGOL EAST BY-ELECTION: AFTERMATH By RACHEL CHANG, LEONARD LIM rchang@sph.com.sg limze@sph.com.sg A DAY after their defeat in Punggol East, the People’s Action Party (PAP) camp is looking for answers. Party
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      Lock icon No regrets about wading into tough battle: Koh
      590 8  -  By GOH CHIN LIAN chinlian@sph.com.sg FRIENDS who tried to talk him out of standing on the People’s Action Party (PAP) ticket because they feared he would lose have been proven right, but Dr Koh Poh Koon said yesterday that he has no
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      Lock icon It’s the politics that PAP must work on to win support
      1121 8  -  COMMENTARY By CHUA MUI HOONG OPINION EDITOR muihoong@sph.com.sg IT’S soul-searching time for the People’s Action Party (PAP) after last Saturday’s loss to the Workers’ Party (WP) in the Punggol East by-election, by a larger margin than most expected. WP’s
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      Lock icon NUS college named after couple who gave big donation
      937 9  -  Renaming of Angsana gets students asking: Who are Alice and Peter Tan? By STACEY CHIA staceyc@sph.com.sg THE National University of Singapore (NUS) has quietly renamed Angsana, its newest residential college in University Town (UTown), just six months after it opened. It
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      71 8 PUNGGOL EAST BY-ELECTION 2013 KOR KIAN BENG on why the Workers’ Party is downplaying its Punggol East victory. All the news and views in at www.singapolitics.sg Read the latest news and analysis on the aftermath of the Punggol East by-election at The Straits Times website at www.straitstimes.com or singapolitics.sg at
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon THAILAND: Migrant workers endure harsh conditions
      856 10  -  Activists allege long hours, use of child labour by unscrupulous firms LABOUR ABUSES By TAN HUI YEE THAILAND CORRESPONDENT tanhy@sph.com.sg BANGKOK Shrimp peeled by child labour. Pineapple juiced by workers whose passports have been withheld. And fish caught by virtually enslaved boatmen. Allegations of
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      Lock icon INDIA: Children toil at home for hours each day
      899 10  -  In Uttar Pradesh town, they pack and sort bangles despite laws against it By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT patra. gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI Devi Shankwar, a student, wakes at 4am each day. She crouches over a hot stove, joins two ends of
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon No-show for ‘Bible burning fest’
        481 11  -  Event organised via anonymous fliers comes amid row over use of ‘Allah’ By TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT chengwee@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR A “Bibleburning festival” organised through anonymous fliers fizzled out yesterday when nobody turned up for the event at the proposed location in Penang. Fifty
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        Lock icon New lead suggests KL boy’s death may not be an accident
        434 11 KUALA LUMPUR A new lead seems to rule out an accidental death for William Yau Zhen Zhong, the six-year-old who went missing earlier this month, and whose body was found in a canal a week later. Selangor Drainage and
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        Lock icon Train runs back to normal by Thursday
        222 11 KUALA LUMPUR Train services between Singapore and Malaysia are expected to return to normal by Thursday, five days after a derailment in Johor caused severe disruptions in commuting between the neighbouring countries. The Ekspres Sinaran Selatan No. 13, which runs from Kuala Lumpur
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        Lock icon Religious sites are new holiday venues
        873 12  -  Visitors seeking spiritual experience flocking to temples in Taiwan By LEE SEOK HWAI TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT seokhwai@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Brenda Wu TAIPEI Night markets, check. Sun Moon Lake, check. Alishan, check. Dharma Drum Mountain? Tzu Chi Foundation? Fo Guang Shan? Check, check and check.
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        Lock icon India’s ‘pop-up city’ a research goldmine
        775 12  -  By KRITTIVAS MUKHERJEE INDIA CORRESPONDENT mkritti@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI What do you think could happen if the entire populations of Shanghai and New York were to spend 55 days on a sandy river bank, living frugally out of tents, with no supermarkets and using dirty
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        Lock icon Japan sends two satellites into orbit
        531 14 Surveillance boost comes amid fears of N. Korea’s nuke test, rocket plans AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS TOKYO Japan launched two intelligence satellites yesterday amid growing concerns that North Korea is planning to test more rockets of its own and possibly conduct a nuclear
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        Lock icon Tokyo to boost military personnel
        259 14 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japan is set to boost the number of military personnel, the biggest increase in two decades, as the new government led by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) tackles a territorial spat with China over East China Sea islets. Prime Minister Shinzo
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        Lock icon Chinese Politburo member faces corruption probe
        339 14 REUTERS BEIJING A senior Chinese official is under investigation, a Hong Kong newspaper reported at the weekend, in a case that could represent the first time a national political figure has been netted in China’s anti-corruption drive. Mr Li Jianguo, a member of the
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      • ASIABRIEFS
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          Lock icon India successfully tests missile
          94 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW DELHI India has successfully tested a medium-range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile fired from an underwater platform in the Bay of Bengal. The Press Trust of India news agency said the missile would soon be ready for deployment on platforms, including a nuclear submarine. Mr
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          Lock icon Key outpost lost to govt: Kachin rebels
          70 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS YANGON A key outpost protecting the headquarters of ethnic Kachin rebels in northern Myanmar has fallen to government troops, a spokesman for the guerilla group said yesterday. The Kachin Independence Army spokesman, who asked to be identified as Joseph, said the
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        Lock icon China’s global pop star in the making?
        1108 15  -  Jia Ruhan seen as nation’s best hope to project its soft power on the world stage PEOPLE TO WATCH By HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg SHANGHAI China makes most things in the world, but can it make a global pop star? Some
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        Lock icon 16 dead, more feared buried in landslides
        289 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS JAKARTA At least 16 people have died in two separate landslides triggered by torrential rain in western Indonesia. The death toll includes five geothermal workers, and more than a dozen other people have been buried in the deluge, officials said yesterday.
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        Lock icon Flood havoc engulfs north-east Australia
        452 16 Man dead, 2 missing, over 1,000 forced to flee homes in flood-hit Queensland AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Two people were missing and the body of a third person was recovered from raging floodwaters as severe storms pounded north-eastern Australia, forcing over 1,000 to flee their homes.
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        Lock icon Action urged on global obesity ‘pandemic’
        445 17 Over half of adults worldwide may be overweight in 20 years, experts warn AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DAVOS (Switzerland) Obesity has become a global “pandemic” that could leave more than half of all adults worldwide overweight within two decades, experts said, calling for urgent action beyond
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        Lock icon French-led troops advance in Mali
        403 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAMAKO French-led troops were pressing on in Mali after recapturing the Islamist stronghold of Gao, as the United States agreed to provide vital refuelling facilities for France’s air offensive. Washington’s decision to step up its role in the conflict by helping
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      • WORLDBRIEFS
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          Lock icon 5 gun deaths in Chicago in a day
          86 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO At least five people were gunned down in a single day in Chicago, including a 34-year-old man whose mother had already lost her three other children to shootings. Mr Ronnie Chambers, who was his mother Shirley’s youngest child, was
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          Lock icon New York mayor donates $430m
          69 17 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is giving US$350 million (S$430 million) of his multibillion-dollar fortune to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University. The gift will bring his total lifetime donations to the institution to over US$1 billion, making Mr Bloomberg the largest ever
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          Lock icon Violence continues to rage in Egypt
          112 17 REUTERS CAIRO Police fired tear gas at dozens of stone-throwing protesters in Cairo in a fourth day of street clashes that have killed at least 41 people and compounded the political challenges facing President Mohamed Mursi. In the worst of the violence, 32 people
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        Lock icon Crisis mood over but recovery looks ‘fragile’
        656 18 IMF warns against letting up on measures to boost growth, cut debt WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DAVOS The crisis mood is gone but that doesn’t mean you should slip back into your old ways that’s the message from top international
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        Lock icon Bali WTO meeting key to global economic rebound
        571 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS DAVOS A crucial meeting in Indonesia may hold the key to a US$1 trillion (S$1.23 trillion) injection into the global economy. That’s how much the World Trade Organisation (WTO) believes is riding on talks later this year in Bali, when
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          Lock icon ‘Weak’ yen? Japan hits back at critics
          199 18 BLOOMBERG DAVOS Japan’s Economy Minister Akira Amari has denied that his government is actively targeting a weaker yen, taking to the global stage to argue that its economic policy is instead aimed at defeating deflation. Japan is “absolutely not deviating from global standards”,
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          Lock icon Yuan rate ‘close to equilibrium’
          188 18 BLOOMBERG DAVOS The deputy governor of China’s central bank has signalled that he is comfortable with the yuan’s exchange rate and urged Group of 20 (G-20) nations to improve collaboration if so-called currency wars are to be avoided. “Right now, it is pretty much close
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        Lock icon EU, South America to revive trade talks
        552 19 But real progress looks far off as Argentina, Brazil keen to protect industries REUTERS SANTIAGO (Chile) European Union leaders have won a promise from Argentina and Brazil to revive stalled talks on a free trade deal that would be a major prize for
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      • MONEYBRIEFS
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          Lock icon British investment ‘at risk after Starbucks tax jibe’
          108 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Starbucks has threatened to suspend millions of pounds of investment in Britain over what it sees as unfair targeting by Prime Minister David Cameron over its tax affairs, according to the Sunday Telegraph. The paper cited sources close to
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          Lock icon India’s central bank expected to cut rates
          79 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI India’s central bank is expected to cut interest rates this week for the first time in nine months in response to the government’s recent economic reform spree and slowing inflation, economists say. However, those hoping that the Reserve Bank
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          Lock icon Vietnam inks oil refinery deal with Japan, Kuwait
          66 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HANOI Vietnam has inked a deal with firms from Japan and Kuwait to build an oil refinery complex worth nearly US$9 billion (S$11 billion), due to start operating by 2017. State-owned PetroVietnam has a 25.1 per cent stake. Japan’s Idemitsu
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        1106 21  -  SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE By WILLIAM CHOONG SENIOR WRITER williamc@sph.com.sg IN THE past year, China and the Philippines have been fighting a war of words over disputed islands in the South China Sea, and Asean unity on the issue has
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        151 23  -  PUNGGOL EAST BY-ELECTION Tan Ho Gian KUDOS to Ms Lee Li Lian for winning the by-election in Punggol East with a credible margin (“WP sweeps Punggol East with 54.5%”; yesterday). The voters in Punggol East, the majority of whom belong to the
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        204 23  -  Patrick Low THE People’s Action Party (PAP) lost to the Workers’ Party (WP) by a wide margin of 11 percentage points in the Punggol East by-election last Saturday (“WP sweeps Punggol East with 54.5%”; yesterday). The possible reasons are: First, the PAP’s
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        218 23  -  Ang Miah Boon I DISAGREE with Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean’s attribution of the loss of Punggol East by the People’s Action Party to the by-election effect (“PAP leaders expected contest to be difficult”; yesterday). I think
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        225 23  -  Richard Tan Director, Hawker Centres Division National Environment Agency WE THANK Mr Adam Tan for his views on the fundamental role that hawker centres play in Singapore (“Offer low rents to ‘first-generation’ hawkers”; last Tuesday). Forty-two per cent of our current cooked food
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      354 23 PUNCHLINES NEWS ITEM twice a month. He said that to avoid a bad experience, the onus is on shoppers to do their homework beforehand. “You must know which shops to go to, some shop owners are more pushy. The responsibility is also on th consumer to h ve product knowl
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      742 1  -  Some items already up 30%; suppliers expect to see further increases By JESSICA LIM, NG KAI LING limjess@sph.com.sg kailing@sph.com.sg FAMILIES planning to entertain with must-have delicacies and goodies this Chinese New Year should start shopping now or pay even higher prices later. A Straits
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      484 2  -  More complaints filed against mall’s retailers, attributed to kiosk’s launch By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg SIX months after Singapore’s first complaints kiosk for shoppers at Sim Lim Square was launched, grievances against retailers at the popular electronics mall have spiked. The Consumers Association
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      314 2  -  By HOE PEI SHAN hpeishan@sph.com.sg IT WAS devotee S. Rajakumaran’s first time carrying a kavadi. But the 19-year-old thought little of 108 metal spikes attached to the intricate and colourful wood-and-steel structure piercing all over his body in a three-hour, 4km-long Thaipusam
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      274 5  -  IAN POH BE ALERT if a stranger strikes up an abnormally long conversation as you go about your Chinese New Year shopping he may simply be distracting you so an accomplice can steal your valuables. Another technique snatch thieves may rely on is dropping
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      177 6 MORE than 6,000 runners took part in the inaugural 10.5km Green Corridor Run yesterday along the old Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) railway line. Acting Minister for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin flagged off the race at 7am at the former KTM railway station in Tanjong
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      547 6  -  Aim is for them to better understand pupils’ experience By AMELIA TENG ateng@sph.com.sg FOR one day last week, teachers at Wellington Primary School got a taste of what it is like to confront the biggest fear of many pupils: taking the nerve-racking
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      332 7  -  By THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg WHEN Madam Koh Mui Eng remembers, she will collect the used water from her washing machine to re-use in other ways, such as for washing the floor or flushing the toilets. The 56-year-old housewife does not know how much
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      420 7  -  Coffee powder industry going strong, with gourmet blends proving a hit By JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg WHILE there are many places to have a cup of coffee, there are thought to be fewer than five shops left that roast and grind beans into powder for
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      351 7  -  By HOE PEI SHAN hpeishan@sph.com.sg AFTER 15 months of work, two failed deadlines and four months of delays, only nine out of the promised 24 new lifts had been completed. But after Nee Soon GRC MP Lee Bee Wah issued an
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      208 8 JUST a few minutes’ walk from Tanjong Pagar MRT Station, 100 AM is a full-fledged shopping mall in the west-end of the Central Business District (CBD). The 127,000 sq ft mall with four levels of retail space houses local and global food and beverage (F&B)
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      175 8 THREE lucky households will stand to receive cash hongbao of up to $3,888 if the ”God of Fortune” comes knocking on their doors. To participate, look out for the entry coupons in The Straits Times. Complete the coupon and present it at the Concierge at Chinatown Point,
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      269 8 SINGAPOREANS are becoming more health conscious and concerned about their holistic well-being and many are constantly trying to shed the extra kilos. Recognising this trend, Harvey Norman has introduced Connected Health as a one-stop spot for its customers to shop for gadgets that
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      207 8 USE the FRANK by OCBC credit card when you next shop online to enjoy the highest year-round rebate in the market. With a minimum spending of $500 a month, card holders are entitled to 6 per cent cash rebate (capped at $60 per
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        37 8 Have a good night’s sleep with the Seahorse Memory Pillow ($19), which features memory foam that contours to different head shapes, providing even support; and the Quartz Mattress ($39),which provides a long lasting cradle support.
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        51 8 Get the KFC Fortune Feast, which includes eight pieces of original recipe chicken, popcorn chicken, six pieces offish donuts, and the new crispy chicken strips at $38.80 fora limited period and you could win a trip to Legoland Malaysia. Double your chances when you order online at www.
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        41 8 Huiji waist tonic is now made in Singapore at a GMP-certified factory. This Chinese New Year, get the Huiji gift sets at only $53 and $93 (right) respectively orthe Huiji Waist Tonic and Fruity Lite bundle pack atjust $42.80.
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      474 9  -  By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg THE latest property cooling measures may be targeting foreign buyers, but at least one property firm believes that the steps will not curb foreign appetite for Singapore properties. China Sonangol Land plans to continue expanding
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      331 11  -  By AARON LOW aaronl@sph.com.sg TAKING the helm as a company’s chief executive is already a huge task and responsibility. But Mr Robert Meyer is not just the CEO and executive chairman of rubber producer Halcyon Agri Corporation he is also the executive
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      291 11  -  YASMINE YAHYA THE Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry will have a new chief executive officer at the end of this month. Mr Sanjoy Chowdhury (below), a director of Intercedent Asia, a Singapore-based business research and consulting company, will replace Mr Hernaikh Singh,
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      94 11 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR CASH ETF 1C 22/01/2013 207,11 AUD AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR CASH ETF 2C 22/01/2013 218,60 USD AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR CASH ETF 3C 22/01/2013 268,11 SGD Australia SSA Bonds Total Return Index ETF 1C 22/01/2013 183,97 AUD IBOXX Sovereigns Eurozone Total Return Index ETF 1C 21/01/2013 252,65 USD IBOXX
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      807 12  -  Fallout from slide in Japanese yen to echo through region, say strategists CAI JIN By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg WHAT a contrast between now and four years ago. Last week, Wall Street was barely able to stifle a yawn over the party
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      341 12  -  CHERYL LIM INSURER AIA has put its Changi Road building up for sale, with offers tipped to exceed $60 million. AIA Singapore vacated the block late last year when it moved operations to other properties it owns here. The four-storey freehold office
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        378 13  -  By ALVIN FOO alfoo@sph.com.sg WHEN “Popiah King” Sam Goi’s board appointment was announced at Etika International Holdings’ annual general meeting last Friday, shareholders stood up to applaud. The warm reception from investors over a move by Mr Goi’s company to take a
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          30 13 MARK ZHOU: Appointed as chief investment officer last Monday. Mr Zhou, 29, will oversee corporate activities such as mergers and acquisitions, fund raising activities and investor relations.
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          47 13 KOH LAY CHOO: Appointed chief financial officer last Tuesday. Ms Koh, 42, will assist the chairman and chief executive officer in charting the group’s growth and strategic developments. She is also responsible for overseeing all financial and treasury activities of the group, including corporate finance.
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      244 14 Memory wanders as shadows fell Back to the days of h appiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep, ■>ys> as# 'f-y< *3 SCVA <\X v'«cy J'ryf'/j «flrf A-t'-o-C.M he <*o,
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    793 14 OBITUARIES “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalm 23:1,6 GIAM TEONG HENG (BBM) Age: 88 was called home to be with
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      165 15 NEXT 48 HOURS Today Basketball NBA: New York v Atlanta (Live, StarHub Ch216, 7.30am). Cricket 2nd T20 Int’l: Australia v Sri Lanka (Live, mio TV HD Ch123 and StarHub CH236 HD CH237, 4.30pm). Football African Nations Cup, Gp B: Niger v Ghana (Live, StarHub Ch205, tomorrow, 12.45am). French Ligue 1:
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      435 15 Athletics Osaka International Women’s Marathon (Jpn unless stated): 1 Tetyana Gamera-Shmyrko (Ukr) 2hr 23min 58sec. 2 Kayoko Fukushi 2:24:21. 3 Yuko Watanabe 2:25:56. 4 Mari Ozaki 2:26:41. 5 Lisa Weightman (Aus) 2:29:09. Basketball NBA Portland 101 LA Clippers 100, Toronto 98 Cleveland 99, Philadelphia 97 New York 80, Washington
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      395 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN ANTONIO Tony Parker scored 11 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter on Saturday to lift the San Antonio Spurs to an eighth straight National Basketball Association (NBA) victory. They beat the Phoenix Suns 108-99. Manu Ginobili
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      60 15 National table tennis player Feng Tianwei picking up litter from a drain at Yishun Ring Road yesterday. The 20 volunteers from the Singapore Table Tennis Association joined residents and students from Naval Base Secondary and Peiying Primary to do their part in promoting
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      395 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN DIEGO Fog caused the cancellation of almost all play at the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday, with the tournament now set for a Monday finish. Only three players completed one hole of the third round at Torrey Pines before the rest
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      636 15 They lose fourth straight game as Batum’s triple-double lifts Portland AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESSE PORTLAND (Oregon) Nicolas Batum held on to the game ball long after the confetti celebrating Portland’s victory stopped falling from the rafters of the Rose Garden on Saturday night. He had 20 points,
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      456 16  -  Organiser scraps controversial rule but says runners’ safety still top priority By CHAN U-GENE ugenec@sph.com.sg A LOCAL run has scrapped a controversial rule which required runners with existing health conditions to submit a doctor’s letter certifying that they are fit to participate in the
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      431 16 CHAN U-GENE AT $149, the price was two thirds more than that of a regular jersey ($89) but all 100 pieces of the Singapore football team’s limit-ed-edition “Champions 12” kit were still sold out yesterday. Originally given only to the team to commemorate their
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        77 16 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Singapore won three golds, two silvers and three bronzes at the South-east Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships yesterday. Felicia Yam, 20, took gold in the women’s sabre individual event while Joshua Lim, 16, secured a second gold for the team by
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        72 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY Swedish golfer Caroline Hedwall shot a four-under 68 in the final round of the New South Wales Open yesterday, for a two-shot victory over defending champion Lydia Ko of New Zealand. She finished with a 13-under total of 203 at the Oatlands golf
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        77 16 REUTERS DOHA English golfer Chris Wood stroked in an eagle on the last hole to win his first European Tour title in spectacular style at the Qatar Masters on Saturday. Amid great tension, the 25-year-old who needed at least two birdies over the final four
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        63 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM Israeli police have arrested three football fans for chanting anti-Muslim slogans at a game to protest the Beitar Jerusalem team’s intention to sign two Chechen players from Russian side Terek Grozny. Police said two suspects were fined and banned from the stadium for the
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        51 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to pass the landmark of 300 club goals as Real Madrid stormed to a 4-0 La Liga win over Getafe. Sergio Ramos opened the floodgates yesterday before Ronaldo struck thrice in 10 minutes, his first being his
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      261 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MILAN Juventus coach Antonio Conte called for a league referee to be sacked on Saturday, after the Italian Serie A champions were denied a last-gasp penalty in a 1-1 draw with Genoa. His return to the Juventus bench last month, following a four-month
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      633 16 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS RUSTENBURG (South Africa) Ivory Coast became the first team to reach the African Nations Cup quarter-finals by taking top spot in Group D on Saturday, but the continent’s sec-ond-ranked side Algeria are out of the football tournament. A
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      469 17 But Torres saves Chelsea’s blushes with late equaliser against Brentford Brentford 2 Chelsea 2 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Fernando Torres saved holders Chelsea from FA Cup humiliation with the late equaliser that secured a 2-2 fourth-round draw at League One (third-tier) Brentford yesterday. Four days after
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        37 17 LIVERPOOL have agreed a deal to sign Inter Milan’s Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho, who will undergo a medical check this week. The deal for the 20-year-old is worth about £8.5 million (S$16.6 million).
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        52 17 JUVENTUS have signed former Arsenal, Chelsea and Real Madrid striker Nicolas Anelka from Shanghai Shenhua on a five-month rolling contract. The Frenchman, 33, is the Serie A champions’ second signing in a week after the capture of Spain international Fernando Llorente, who will join the club on
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        30 17 ARSENAL midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong, 21, has joined Fulham on loan until the end of the season. The Ghanaian has been with Arsenal since he was nine.
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      497 17  -  Leeds United 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 By RICHARD JOLLY stsports@sph.com.sg THERE was a time when Tottenham Hotspur were the FA Cup kings, but those days are long gone. When Spurs beat Nottingham Forest in the 1991 final, they were the most successful club in its
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      420 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANCHESTER It is just a temporary reprieve and not a permanent banishment. Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has assured Wayne Rooney that he will eventually get the penalty-taking job back. Rooney missed his 10th spot-kick for United when he was off target
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      347 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp tore into his players after his star-stud-ded team were beaten 4-2 by third-division Milton Keynes Dons in the FA Cup fourth round. The home defeat by League One side MK Dons brought further
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      352 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS MANCHESTER The enfant terrible of Italian football may soon be heading home. Serie A giants AC Milan are set to offer Manchester City £17 million (S$33.2 million) for Mario Balotelli, as they finally make concrete their desire to bring
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      248 17 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE NORWICH Mark Tyler made an emotional return to his hometown club as he helped non-league Luton Town sensationally knock out Premier League side Norwich City 1-0 in the FA Cup. Hatters goalkeeper Tyler, who was a Norwich fan as a boy and
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      963 18  -  Relentless Djokovic flattens Murray to take his place alongside recent greats COURT SIDE AUSTRALIAN OPEN By ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg MELBOURNE The boxer Roberto Duran once noted that “getting hit motivates me. It makes me punish the guy more”. In a tennis world, where sets
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      70 18 Men’s singles Novak Djokovic (Srb) bt Andy Murray (Sco) 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 6-2 Women’s singles Victoria Azarenka (Blr) bt Li Na (Chn) 4-6 6-4 6-3 Men’s doubles Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) bt Robin Haase/Igor Sijsling (Ned) 6-3 6-4 Women’s doubles Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci (Ita) bt Ashleigh
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      510 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MELBOURNE China’s Li Na was hopeful of claiming a second French Open win this year after her appearance in the Australian Open final ended in tears, injury and defeat. The sixth seed from Wuhan did her best to put a positive spin on
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      132 18 African Nations Cup ‘Live’ telecast at Livewire SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS Away Timing Venue Tue, 29/01/13 African Nations Cup Niger Ghana 1.00am LW L Jjl Draw No. 2818/2013 M Vi J Draw on Monday, 28 January 2013 Group 1 Prize *650,000. Sales close at 6pm Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited
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      34 18 FOUR-DIGIT DRAW Jan 27 2013 FIRST N 1380 SECONDN 3548 THIRDN 0885 STARTERS 0114 0720 1049 1351 3882 5049 6924 7697 8062 8783 CONSOLATIONS 1595 2623 5088 7745 7768 8203 8754 9048 9080 9804
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      41 1 MICA (P) 002/02/2012 Partners with: MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013 UNDERGROUND How young retailers are breaking into the business world. p10&11 Going ARMSTRONG’S SHAME Cyclist admits to using drugs. p4&16 MORE TRAINS ON THE WAY MRT network to expand by 2030. p8
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        592 2  -  The IN side Track BY SERENE GOH EDITOR Being young means you have the benefit of energy and newly minted body parts. They ambulate! They go fast! They’ve got the moves like Jagger! Still, you are likely not to apuntil preciate how
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        215 2  -  BY DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.” George Eliot Your body grows rapidly from when you become a teenager. During this important period in your life, you need to make lifestyle choices which will affect how your body looks and feels
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        72 2 In our Jan 14 report “Savouring the fruits of their labours”, we said that about 40 per cent of Clementi Woods Secondary School’s Express students were eligible to go to a polytechnic or a junior college. The school has clarified that, in fact, 98.9 per
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        190 3 hat do you like to do during your daily commute? Do you spend the time catching up on your reading, chatting with a friend, or attempting a high score for your favourite game? Whatever distraction you prefer, chances are many of you will be doing it on
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        642 4 Sources: Agence France-Presse Associated Press The Guardian THE NEWS After years of denial, Lance Armstrong finally admitted that he used banned performance-enhancing drugs to win his record seven consecutive Tour de France titles. Already barred from the sport for life, he may now have to
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        118 4 Agence France-Presse Reuters Almost 70 people died following a recent attack on a large gas plant in the Sahara desert, making it one of the worst international hostage crises in decades. Dozens of men had seized the plant and taken hundreds of workers hostage. They demanded an end to
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        124 4 The Straits Times A deadly fire at the home of a woman who looks after orphans has sparked a debate about whether enough is being done to ensure the safety and welfare of such children here. Madam Yuan Lihai (right, talking to rescuers and inspectors), 47, is not a
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        448 6  -  HotNeton TAN XING QI checks out what is heating up cyb rspace his week TAN XING QI POLYTECHNIC FACE-OFF If the number of followers and likes one has on social media is an indication of popularity, then the top three most popular polytechnics as of press
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        785 7 Paralympian swimmer Yip Pin Xiu believes staying positive and being consistent pave the way for success. SHERYL QUEK reports Watching Yip Pin Xiu lift a glass to her lips, you get a glimpse of this paralympian’s fighting spirit. It is not an easy task for someone with
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        706 8 / 9  -  The Government has announced plans to double the rail network from its current 178km to 360km by 2030. On Jan 17, Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew announced plans for several rail projects Compiled by EILEEN AUNG-THWIN LJurong Region Line (JRL) This 20km H-shaped line
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        404 8 / 9 Hawkers who paid for a 20-year lease on their stalls may be forced to quit when the lease expires next year. INSIGHT Some 1,956 cooked food and market stalls in 15 food centres, including Chomp Chomp Food Centre and Golden Mile Food Centre, were
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        291 8 / 9 A sudden and unusual surge in dengue cases this year has worried health authorities. In the second week of January, 208 cases of dengue were reported, which exceeds the epidemic threshold of 165 cases a week. This is a big jump from the 134 cases
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        478 13 Being a good neighbour may start with a simple smile. But TAN XING QI finds out an Ang Mo Kio teen has gone beyond to give free tuition xqtan@sph.com.sg Ask the people living on the second floor of Block 615 in Ang Mo Kio Avenue
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        99 13 Organised by the HDB and the People’s Association, the Good Neighbour Award was introduced in 2009 to recognise residents who go the extra mile to make life in the neighbourhood better through simple acts of kindness. The award is back this year and this is your
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        1027 10 / 11  -  Scape has provided a space for fledgling businesses to cater to teen shoppers. ANG YIYING reports ANG YIYING ayiying@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Tengku Sharil Tengku Abdul Kadir, Yew Wei An, Joel Fun Wei Xuan, Patrick Seet Wei Han and Stanley Low Yi Xian W ander into the basement of
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        542 12  - Squishy toys, all-day pancakes a hairy bag Here are what teens are talking about this week COMPILED BY SHERYL QUEK PANCAKE PARADISE Pancakes have never been hotter. With pancake shops, such as Strictly Pancakes, popping up all around the island, this classic breakfast item is being eaten at all hours
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        602 14 A change of wardrobe marks a new chapter for IN Crowder NICHOLAS LAM I have never liked short pants much. I looked really funny in them and I probably looked like a primary school kid in my first year in secondary school!
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        393 15  -  Look for an article in the Sport section of The Straits Times today about the new jersey for the Singapore Lions Lesson activity by SONIA SNG The Singapore Lions won the Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup for the fourth time last month. The country is still celebrating the
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        1059 16 / 17  -  After years of angry denials, cycling legend Lance Armstrong has admitted to using banned drugs to win races. Find out what you can learn from this fallen hero Lesson activity by SONIA SNG AN AWFUL, FLAWED SPORT CULTURE By Rohit Brijnath The Sunday Times Jan 20 The saddest part
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        527 18 / 19  -  This week, we look at print advertisements Lesson activity by SHERLEY SERVOS Before you begin the exercise, reflect on the role of advertisements in influencing your purchasing choices. Which advertisements are most effective? Why is this so? SITUATIONAL WRITING (30 marks) You are advised to write between
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        35 20 WHERE Opposite Block 612 Bedok Reservoir Road DOB 2009 IN SAYS It is too small to comfortably accommodate more than half a dozen skaters, but its ramp is well-positioned for doing tricks.
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        85 20 WHERE Near Block 832 Yishun Street 81 DOB 2011 SKATERS SAY Before it officially opened, skateboarders had complained about its poor layout. After engaging with them, the park’s contractors changed ramp positions and added more rails. But there have still been complaints. For example, the park closes
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        32 20 ParkWHERE Next to Block 624B, Punggol Spectra, off Punggol Central DOB Sometime this year Collect all six parts of this series for a comprehensive view of skateboarding in Singapore.
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      177 3 ADVERTORIAL WIN an iPad Mini! Using no more than 30 words, fill in the speech bubble with what you would say to someone to encourage them to move in to let others board the train/bus. For example, “Making room for others on buses and trains shows how big our hearts
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      34 5 25 February 9 March 2013 www.singaporewritersfestival.com/wgr Example: The snail slowly crosses the playground, As an early monsoon floods the land. Oh, the thunder makes a frightful sound! A pale cat dashes across the sand.
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        213 14  -  Boon Chan Taiwanese diva A-mei opened her show at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Saturday night by drumming up a storm. Then she proclaimed: “Singapore, we are back!” This was the encore edition of her Ameizing World Tour which sold out two nights in Singapore in January last
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        221 14 Hong Kong Former Beyond guitarist Paul Wong has the dubious distinction of being the first star booted off I Am A Singer, a new Hunan TV contest for professionals. He ranked seventh in the second week of the show last Friday, after singing a
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      349 4 Personal Business S Vehicles m JAN 2007 S8 5.2 V10. Black Grey. Done 70,000km Immaculate Condition, AutoInc Sports 6338-0123 S5 4.2 FSI Quattro Apr 2010 Black/ Tan. 21,000km only. Immaculate cond. AutoInc Sports 6338-0123 9/11 R8 GT V10. Rare! Orange. 1970km! PA Maintain OMV $264k 9818-0808 2008 A4 S Line
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      184 4 6/2010 BMW 523I 2.5. Full svc PML. 41k km. Interest 1.88%. Asking $169,800. Tan Wei Auto 6459-5535 READY STOCK BMW 523i Premium $130,988. Viewing Ubi AML. Call now *****895 *****032 BMW 645CI 1 Owner. Pristine condition. Low mileage Well maintained Interested pls call *****333 8/’05 BMW 740LI. 1 owner. Very
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      453 4 8/’05 BMW 523I M5 Kit, Priced to sell, Fully Upgraded Dont miss this great offer. 9792 7943 10/09 BMW Z4 2.5i, Renus Exhaust, Excellent Condition, One Owner, Dont miss! Call now 9792 7943 04/07 BMW 320I. High OMV Value, Well Maintained. Sporty Looking, Call Now 9004 5531 DEC 2009 760LI.
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      393 4 ’09 BMW 520IXL. W e l l maintain. Gold. $119K neg. By appt. Owner 9731 0247 320I JUNE WHITE. Major servicing done, $4K. good cond OMV $42k *****402 BMW 730I, 1 o w n e r 10/2008 Black, beautiful condition. Zack 9181-2440 2/’07 X3. 1 owner. Original cond. OMV $52K.
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      368 4 JUN 2010 CALIFORNIA Red/ Tan. Only 680Km Super low mileage, agent’s car AutoInc Sports 6338-0123 ’04 360 MODENA F1. Agt maintained. 45,000km. Extremely well kept. Call 6468-2200 Motorway. 10/11 458 ITALIA. 1 Owner. Full Options. Ital warranty with 7 yr free servicing. Call 6468-2200 Motorway. JUN 07 FERRARI F 4
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      607 5 CNY SALES! CIVIC VTI 1.6M Free svc! 2 yr Interest free Superb Cond with Perfect Set Up! Ken 9824 5940 7/09 ACCORD EUROS. 2.4A. Rare JDl. 5-SP Steptronic OMV $34k. Low KM. STA cert. New tax. *****667 ULTIMATE MPV! END ’08 Freed 1.5 7-Seater, A1 cond. 16Km/L, free Ang Bao
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      422 5 Hyundai for Sale Hyundai for Sale Hyundai for Sale Hyundai for Sale Results of January 2013 2nd Open Bidding Exercise For COE BUY IT• SELL IT-FIND IT COE price Quota Bids Cars (1600cc and below) $91,010 409 489 Cars (1601cc and above) $95,501 351 452 Goods vehicles and buses $57,051
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      239 5 3/05 JAGUAR XJ6 3.0CLSL Full agt maintained. Accident free. 97k km. High body value. 6777-8887 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****000 XF 4.2L Oct ’09 Subsidized interest rate 0% for 1st yr. Interest 1.88%. $193.8K! 04/10 JAGUAR XK 5.0A Coupe. Low Mileage, Agent maintained. Prestine condition, Call 9220 3892 ’10 XKR 5LT Supercharge.
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      281 5 FREE CNY GIFTS! VTO! G’teed low price! End ’07 Carens 2.0 A! A1 Cond! Acc ident free! Ken 9824 5940 6/’05 CERATO 1.6M. Tax ’til 6/’13. A1 cond. $***** neg. H/P: *****816 *****359. 3/’05 CARENS 1.8A. MPV. 1 Owner. Full accessories. $18,800. call 9817-1817 1 OWNER 10/’09 Forte 1.6M. Super
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      265 5 02/98 LEXUS GS300 (COE Till 1/2018) $45,000. *****316/ *****633 06/07 IS 250 P/W black int, new tax,free svc acc ident free,$74k *****987 10/09 IS250C CONVERTIBLE. 1 Owner. Agent Maintained. Call 6468-2200. 3/07 LS460. WELL maintained in pristine condition. Call 6468-2200. 4/11 LOTUS ELISE SC 1.8M. Red. 1owner. Open Top. OMV
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      293 5 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****000 Mercedes E200 CGI Feb ’10 Subsidized interest 0% for 1st year. Interest 1.88%. 1 year pre-own warranty. REPUBLIC AUTO: *****000 Mercedes E200 CGI July ’11 Subsidized interest 0% for 1st year. Interest 1.88%. 1 year pre-own warranty. BEST DEAL AVAIL! Asking only $179,800 ono with loan. 12/’10
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      389 5 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****851 Mercedes C63 AMG Jul ’08 Subsidized interest 0% for 1st year. Interest 1.88% REPUBLIC AUTO: *****851 Mercedes CLS63 AMG Feb ’12. Subsidized interest 0% for 1st yr. Interest 1.88% INTEREST 1.88%. 8/’10 ML 350 AMG 3.5A. Facelift. 1 owner. Low km. $218.8K. Agt svc Daphny *****530 INTEREST
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      433 5 9/09 CLS 350 C&C car. AMG kit, Silver. OMV $77K. $173.8K. Lim 8100 8808 NEAR 2006 E200. Silver. 1 owner. Low km: 16,000km per yr. $58.5K! 9889-1398 5/’06 S280 BLACK. OMV $*****. C&C svc. ***** km/yr. $88.8K. 6472 2222 ’89 E200. COE 11/2018 new tax/ rims, leather, fully restored $27.8k.
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      430 5 Vehicles 2/08 LATIO 1.5 Auto Grey 1owner. Agent maintained. Accident free. Low Mileage Tip-top cond. $0 Drive away. $43.8K. 6299-2338 BEST DEAL! ASKING $38.8K only! 2/’06 Ceifro 2.3A 1 owner. No repairs needed. Full agt svc. New tax. Inhse loan avail. *****188 Yong ’06 NISSAN CEFIRO 2.3A, maroon, new road
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      279 5 INTEREST 1.88%. 8/’07 Peu -geot 207 1.6 sport. 2 owners. Low km. $49.8K. Full loan. Daphny 9223 0530 ’11 PANAMERA 3.6. 1 Owner. Low Mileage. FairyDesign full bodykit. 5 yrs agt warranty with free maintenance. Call 6468-2200. PORSCHE CAYENNE GTS 4.8 Immed deliver before CNY. High spec. $456,000 neg. *****652
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      438 6 03/06 SAAB AERO 210 BHP Full turbo. OMV $39K Direct Owner. 9616-0236 02/12 SAAB 9-3 Linear 2.0 Depreciation 15kSave $55,000. Call 9670 2375 8/’11 YETI 1.2TSI SUV. High spec. OMV $30K Warranty 3yr. No accident *****418 FABIA 1.2 TSI. Full agt, under warranty. Mthly $600+ Accident free. *****402 INTEREST 1.88%.
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      265 6 REPUBLIC AUTO: OCT 2010 Wish 2.0A. 5 Yrs Warranty! Fully Serviced By Agent! Loan 1.88% with 1 year interest rebate! 9669 1171 8/09 ALLION 1.5A White 1owner. Accident free. $0 Driveaway/ 100% loan avail. Immediate Approval! A1cond $67.8K 6299-2338 12/08 ALTIS 1.6A Silver Agent maintained. Low km $0 Driveaway/100% loan
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      279 6 READY STOCK TOYOTA Estima Aeras ’G’ $105,988 View Ubi AML. *****895 *****032 $43.8K 11/’07 ATLIS 1.6A 100% loan, low monthly $700. Beach Rd. The Plaza #02-305. Tel: *****000 10/2008 TOYOTA VIOS showroom cond. Cheapest in the market only $***** call now *****550 Grab! CNY OFFER 08/’07 Wish 1.8A X Limited,
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      669 6 06/05 WISH 1.8A, white, A1 cond, low mthly, easy loan, high trade in. *****969 02/07 MARK X, 2.5A, black, low km, tip top cond, high trade in. call *****678 01/’07 CAMRY 2.4. 1 owner. Accident free. 140K km. $54K. 9679-5117 (Owner) 02/09 TOYOTA WISH 1.8A, 1 owner, pearl white, low
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      402 6 CAN’T GET ANY lower than this! Jan ’09 VW Golf 1.4A TSI, OMV $22K, owner upgraded. Absolutely accident free. Insurance subsidy. View to offer/ door step viewing! *****465 REPUBLIC AUTO: OCT 2009 Jetta 1.4A. Free Evaluate! 1 Owner. 3+2 yrs Warranty! Agt Svc! Loan 1.88% 1 yr interest rebate! *****780
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      410 6 ASTON MARTIN RAPIDE 6.0 V12 Nov 2010. Grey/ Black 1 owner. Only 6800km. AutoInc Sports 6338-0123 LP 570-4 PERFORMANTE July 2011 Yellow/ Alcantara 450km 1 owner AutoInc Sports 6338-0123 8/05 BENTLEY CONTI-GT. 13,000km. Fully Agent Maintained. 6468-2200. JUL 11, GALLARDO LP560 Pearl White. 1 owner. Done 1500 km! like New!
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      400 6 CAR RENTAL MRT fr $50 /day. No need deposit. Aljunied MRT, 6842-4992. Bt Gombak MRT 6241-0217 Lor Chuan MRT 6285-2213 Khatib MRT 6757-7216. PROMOTION $50 ONWARDS! Cars, MPVs, Vans Trucks for hire. Special rates for long term. Falcon-Air Sin Ming/ Pandan 6452-0880 Tampines 6789-7997 EDMUND VEHICLE DOUBLECAB/ pickup/ van/ lorry.
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      328 6 VINCAR *****119 P re owned cars wanted. All makes models are welcome. Best offer in town. Fast payment. **BEST PRICE ASSURED! LTA Appointed. Reliable Personalized Svcs. Dr-step Viewing. *****332 Khoo *CARS WANTED. CASH. LTA authorised ’60-’12. Export, buy. Highest offer $2K+. 24-hr 8380 2222 Cheong TEL 9388-8166 Simon to assist
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      596 6 HIGHEST FOR all models for scrap/ export. Also buy Used Car. *****888 IN HOUSE FINANCE 100% Financing avail ’08 Toyota Hiace14seater ’09 ToyotaHiace3.0A 13seat ’09 Toyota Hiace 11seater ’97 Toyota Hiace 11seater ’96 Toyota Hiace 11seater ’11&’09 NissanUrvan 11seat ’99 Nissan 43seater COE ’96 Benz (PZ) 49seater 4/16 ’10 CitroenRelay2.2M
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      680 7 Properties I I t r r i t-i 4" i 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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      242 7 it* D15-16 East Coast Houses for Sale D15-16 East Coast Houses for Sale 4- Includes guest room 4" Asking price $6.5m 4" Suits investment 1 unit for rent JALAN TUPAI/ FERNHILL/ Robin 9100sf,8800sf. Mins to Orchard.Super frontage MRT/shpg etc. $16.xM up. HB *****580 Alan Kang PEIRCE *****/ 8500 sqft, nice
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      273 7 ABSOLUTE BEAUTY! SEMI-D 3340 sqft, 5+1 all ensuite, basement. Like new! Movein cond. Call *****000 $2.9M CLUSTER BUNGLW Jln Loyang Besar 4693 sf. 3-sty 5 bdrm attach. FH. 9069-5756 An ù *HSR PAXEL LANDED Team! F’hold Semi-D Toh Ave 5+1. A1 Decor! Serene RSVP Hotline *****688 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE 2.5sty
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      364 7 CARIBBEAN FIRE SALE! $1480 psf, $1.88M. 2 rm patio. $5750 rent. Sell by 31/1. Jeremy *****177 METROPOLITAN 1399SF 3+1 #35+. Panoramic sea view A1 star night view. Tenanted. Daniel Ling *****605 INVESTORS GREAT OPPORTUNITY! The Berth. 2bed. Tenanted till Nov ’13. City/ waterway view. 9151 2958. DLEEDON FARRER rd MRT
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      272 7 i!i| 009-10 Orchard/ IBM D09-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland Tanglin/ Holland Pte Apts for Sale Pte Apts for Sale dleedon mMimU My loss is your gain. $12XX PSF only! Up to 15% straight discount Sean Zhong Hse 18M 46M BXM 48M S8M THE MARQ 3014 sqft/ Nassim Mansion 3477 sqft $10.5M/
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      231 7 HIGH CEILING, PTE pool. Top finishing. 1/2/3/4-rms condo. 5% special disc. Li mited period. *****335. 8 RAJA VVIP preview now! FH. TOP soon 3/ 4/ 5 bdrm Size for dual key 2023 sqft. Chew Cai *****161 EI8HT RAJA PREVIEW! 26 exclusive units up to 2,023 sqft, dual key available. Call
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      291 7 LOOKING FOR 2BDRM duplex Penthse near Kovan under $1.5M? $100K decor! 200% Move-in! Face N/S 2 MINS WALK to Lakeside MRT. Caspian 1141 sf, 3 bd rm Just TOP. $1120 psf neg Don’t miss! May *****382 3+1 LAKESHORE 1152 sf. Very high flr, pool view. Near mkt/ MRT/ Canadian Sch.
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      262 7 HIGH FLR, 522 Jelapang Rd 5I Corner. Windy. Move-in NearLRT/Greenridge Shpg open hse 10am-1.30pm Sun BLK.19 CANTONMENT Cl 4A reno,Tg Pagar MRT CBD. Full aircon. Above #10. Ask $650K. 9011-0080 Gelene EA TECK WHYE 101. Mid flr, corner 4-rm, lift upgraded. 9646-4649/ 9423-4827 5-RM 248 CCK. Corner. Mid flr. 123
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      257 7 5I GRD FLR 192B Rivervale Dr. Simple cond.Opp Rivervale Mall/ LRT Val-$460K Ask-$500K. Lai 8322-1111 RARE EM CORNER! Blk 893 Tampines, high flr, new reno, val $645k, ask $845k. www.roostingplace.com. 3’I’ BLK 412. Top flr/ lift flr Unblock Malay owner. MRT 3’A’ 203 low/lift flr next to corner Malay hse
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      1752 8 Berrima Rd, 1½sty Bunglw, *****/ 4000 sf, 3+2 Reno Nice big gdn, Quiet...... $20K Camborne Rd. d/sty bunglw. *****/ 7000 sqft 6+2+AV rm. Inground pool........ $22K Ford Ave double sty bunglw. ***** 6000 sqft 5+1+ patio Big inground pool. Greenery. Ample carpark.. $25k Bob 9631-6383 NEW LISTING! OFF Orchard, 31
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      185 8 $5.3K/$7K WHARF RES New 2/ 3 rm Robertson Quay. $8.5K. Casabella Townhse 4 rm+1. 9007 0696 Vivian GARDENVILLE 3+1 RM 1625 sf. Greenery view. P/furn. facilities/amenities, immed Sylvia 9667-1882 ERA HELIOS. HEART OF Orchard! Luxurious, 3bdrms 1668 sf pte lift, face pool, balcony Jonathan 9060 9911 SOMMERVILLE PK TOWNHSE Walk
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      170 8 SCOTTS HIGHPK 1774 sqft, 3+1. High flr. Greenery. Newton MRT. $8.5K. Immed. Cara Loke 9007-0076 DOVER MRT MINS away. The Marbella #01, 2573 sqft, 3 bdrm. Facing pool. $7K+. *****111 Steven Liu TRILLIUM 4+1 2218 sf. $12K High flr, unblocked flyer’s view. P/furn. Immed. Wee Teck *****231 CBRE TATE RESIDENCE
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      2181 9 Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale AT TUAS -STOREY CORPORATE BUILDING ALONG EUNOS LINK ENTERPRISE ONE
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      482 9 1. 56 Serangoon NthAve 4 Unit size frm 5500sf *****sf Gd specs amenities nearby 2. 135 Joo Seng Rd Unit size frm 1415sf 4203sf Gd specs with Loading Bay 3. 61Yishun Ind. ParkA Unit size frm 835sf to *****sf Grd Flr space avail with loading bay ForRent Call 6309 1050
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      336 10 SLP North Team: *****828 northteam@slpintl.com Northstar Amk fr $460K 753/3390 Sf. Unblock View! Tenancy/Vacant Possession! North Link fr $1.1M 5188 sf. Choice Units! 8B Admiralty fr $620K Harvest (Flatted) fr $430K 1066/1658 sf. Just TOP! B1 B2 Bright! Aircon! Harvest (Ramp-Up) fr $700K 1906/2164/2315 sf. Just TOP! B1&B2 *Star Buy!
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      189 10 FREEHOLD FR $7XXPSF Novelty Biz Ctr Tai Seng HighTech Ind B1, 5min MRT Joanne Ong 9012-8196 WCEGA PLAZA 2411 sf #08 Westlink One 2616 sf #01 Pioneer Point 958 sf #03 Teo 9365 3758/ *****063 I-LOFT CHANGI High returns! Current yield 6% up B2 Fty 13,304sf! $290psf only! Jessie *****003
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      426 10 Medical Suites For Lease μ Unit sizes from 545 sq ft to 3,369 sq ft μ Suitable for medical allied health professions, TCM and etc μ Rental negotiable μ Immediate Occupation μ Facility for MRI available within the center Call Doreen at 9478 8053 Mustardseed SG Chinese New Year Special
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      323 10 SHORT/ LONG TERM. Grd flr warehse fr 20K sf Joo Koon MRT/ Kallang fitted office fr 1.3K sf. *****800 1. SUNTEC HIGH flr. 2800 sf Renovated. Sea/ city view. 2. (4mins) to Tai Seng MRT 500/1700sf. *****247 BK BRAND NEW! MIDVIEW City. 100-150 sf. Well reno. PUB, pantry, internet f/fitted.
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      514 10 SAN CTR Chin Swee Rd, near CBD/ Clarke Quay/ Chinatown. 1410 sf. $4.60 psf neg. Jimmy *****840 DUXTON HILL 722 sf, #3. Season parking Craig Pl. Ideal for office, $4100 neg Owner 9236-6915 PARKWAY CTR 829/1098 sf Immediate. Cleared FSSB. Approved by MOE as a sch/ office use. 9247-6634 INT’L
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      392 10 PENINSULA PLAZA 344SF. #05 Window unit. Face Church. Reno. 9631 6939 FULLY FITTED RENO Offices Raffles Pl. 363/405/ 1054 sf. 24hr aircon 9631-6939 NEW LAUNCH SBF Centre Next to Capital Twr. Medical suites/ Office twr. High ceiling. Foreigner eligible. No additional buyer stamp duty. Call Kensy *****707 CHEAP RENTAL. HDB
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      563 10 Shop Space for Rent Shop Space for Rent Shop Space for Rent r (9 Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES orchardcentral Shops/Restaurants for Lease at the Heart of Orchard Next to Somerset MRT Station Catchment of shoppers from Orchard Road precinct, residential and office buildings Unit sizes range from 1,000
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      359 10 SHOWROOM TOH Guan ctr 3929 sf, Office c/w aircon. Prominent frontage fr PIE. Pls call Wilkie Tay *****191 NTU STALL FOR takeover 118 sf. Best location. Suitable convenient stall, retail. Light F&B. 9144-7323 Tan BEAUTY SPA CTR Mirage Tower #01-08 Kim Seng rd 1173 sf. Toilet. Child Care/ Others. Owner
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      403 10 $2500PSF FOR FH boutique hotel? Tasteful to the extreme! Foreigners can buy! good investment near MRT Good capital return $60M isabelredrup.com tenanted *****055/ *****751. Sue DEVELOPER SALES: ALEXANDRA Hotel Shop Restaurants 1098 sf $5.27M 7180sf $23.7M. F&B along Alexandra Main Rd from $4.XXM, Far East Shpg Ctr Shop $3.3M Shophouse
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      499 11 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 ALEXANDRA CENTRAL. NO ballot! Last chance!
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