The Straits Times, 1 August 2013

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  • 639 1  -  Aim is to encourage kids to be active after leaving school, inculcate values By STACEY CHIA staceyc@sph.com.sg SCHOOL life is about to get more active for secondary students. From next year, every student has to take part in friendly matches with their
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  • 424 1  -  By JANICE HENG janiceh@sph.com.sg UNEMPLOYMENT rose to 2.1 per cent and more workers lost their jobs in the second quarter of the year, even as employment growth stayed strong, according to a Manpower Ministry (MOM) report released yesterday. Economists said the labour market
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  • 89 1 THIS year’s recipients of the President’s Award for Nurses included the youngest ever. Ironically, 33-year-old Jasmine Kang (centre) of Tan Tock Seng Hospital enjoys caring for the oldest patients, and is specialising in geriatrics. Yesterday, on Nurses Day, she and Ms Chua Gek Phin (left),
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 669 2 / 3  -  They are expected to drop further with a surge in supply of homes this year By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg A WAVE of newly completed condominiums is bumping up the supply of rental homes in the market, forcing landlords to lower their asking rents
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    • 421 2 / 3  -  By ALVIN FOO alfoo@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Additional reporting by Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja DBS Bank has walked away from its US$6.5 billion (S$8.3 billion) bid to buy Indonesia’s Bank Danamon after tough regulatory hurdles erected by the Jakarta authorities could
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    • 606 2 / 3  -  Photo of main suspect retrieved from CCTV camera near crime scene; cabby who allegedly drove gunman’s getaway vehicle arrested By YONG YEN NIE MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR yyennie@sph.com.sg MALAYSIAN police have released the photo of a man they believe
      PHOTO: SCREEN GRAB FROM CCTV  -  606 words
    • 382 2 / 3  -  By KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg A DINER who whipped out a replica pistol during a quarrel at a food stall was yesterday sentenced to a year and two months behind bars. Kenny Lim Sze Yu who will also receive three
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • 47 4 SECONDARY school students will take part in compulsory friendly sporting matches with their peers from next year. A new physical education syllabus to promote recreational sports will see them join at least three intra-school competitions during their time at school. TOP NEWS A1
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      • 30 4 LANDLORDS of private homes are lowering their asking rents as a wave of recently-completed projects bumps up supply in the mass market. TOP NEWS A2
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      • WORLD
        • 39 4 INDIA has embarked on a campaign to clean up tourist spots. Launched in front of the Taj Mahal, it stresses garbage management at many other monuments and complements wider clean-up efforts by private groups. PAGE A10
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        • 45 4 STUDENTS at the University of Macau, which is relocating to Guangdong’s Hengqin Island next January, will have unfettered Internet access. But this will not apply to firms and investors in the special economic zone in the Pearl River Delta area. PAGE A12
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        • 56 4 THE Philippines has disclosed that American spy planes have been providing crucial intelligence on Chinese military activities in disputed areas of the South China Sea. Its Foreign Secretary said they fly over areas that Manila says are within its legal territory but where China
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        • 49 4 FOUR years after China’s growth helped lead the world out of a recession, the nation’s stock market has lost more money for investors than any other. The Shanghai index has fallen 43 per cent from its high, losing US$748 billion (S$946 billion) in value. PAGE A28
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      • OPINION
        • 38 4 SINGAPORE is no closer to becoming a cashless society today than it was a decade ago. Standing in the way is not technology but competing economic interests, says Technology Correspondent Irene Tham. PAGE A31
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      • 43 4 While not pleased that they have to pay more for a standalone EPL channel, football fans can gain from the competitive moves SingTel and StarHub will make in the wake of cross-carriage rules. The Straits Times OPINION A31
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      • HOME
        • 51 4 WHEN Mr Koh Ee Hock saw a woman being harassed in a pub, he immediately rushed to help. But the 45-year-old good Samaritan ended up being beaten by three chopper-wielding thugs. Yesterday, the three men were each sentenced to between eight and 14 months behind bars. PAGE
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        • 58 4 SINGTEL, which has increased prices for its English Premier League (EPL) broadcasts after having to share the content with StarHub, has launched an app for its customers to stream matches live on their tablets and smartphones. StarHub customers, however, will be able to use the
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      • MONEY
        • 41 4 THE Government looks set to stick with an experiment to have simultaneous closing dates on land tenders, in hopes of moderating bids by developers, even though price records were smashed in its first test this week. PAGE B17
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      • SPORT
        • 50 4 INFLATED egos of some players and an overly demanding boss contributed to Fandi Ahmad’s fall from grace at Malaysian club Johor Darul Takzim. The former Singapore international has been demoted from head coach to team manager following the club’s inability to win trophies. PAGE B26
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      • LIFE!
        • 62 4 SINGAPORE-BORN filmmaker Anthony Chen, winner of the Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for Ilo Ilo, will have a retrospective of eight of his short films screened at the National Museum over two consecutive weekends from Saturday. PAGE C6 Ah Ma is one of eight short
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        • 62 4 WITH the release of Red 2, his second English-language movie this year, South Korean actor Lee Byung Hun is getting recognised in the United States. His Red 2 co-stars, Bruce Willis and Helen Mirren, say it is recognition well-earned. PAGE C3 South Korean actor Lee Byung
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      • razortv.com.sg
        • 54 4 DRIPPING sweat and aching arms are things of the past as more Singaporeans take to simply clicking to get their groceries. Mr Roger Egan (left) and Mr Vikram Rupani, the co-founders of e-grocer RedMart, believe the Singapore online grocery market is just beginning to grow. ST FILE
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        • 46 4 IT IS a big week for Google with the announcement of the Nexus 7. Tech Watch compares the latest 7 inch tablet from Google with the iPad mini. Also, find out about the highly anticipated Moto X expected to be announced this week.
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      • stomp.com.sg
        • 44 4 FOLLOWING a Stomper’s complaint about a restaurant manager who chided her for breastfeeding her baby in public, a spokesman for the Breastfeeding Mothers’ Support Group Singapore has written in to clarify that breastfeeding in public is not an offence.
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      • straitstimes.com
        • 87 4 CHINESE yuan, US dollars, euros and tea bags. Money can come in many forms in North Korea but foreign visitors are unlikely to see the local banknote, let alone use one. The popularity of foreign currency in particular, the yuan is problematic for the authorities, who
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        • 39 4 AMERICAN actress Eileen Brennan, best known for her Oscar-nominated role in the 1980 film Private Benjamin, has died from bladder cancer. She was 80. View pictures and watch clips of Brennan’s best moments on screen. stcommunities.sg
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        • 49 4 READERS’ entries for the ongoing The Straits Times, Wherever You Are contest have been flooding in. Look through the best pictures and videos and submit your own for a chance to win a pair of return tickets to London, among other prizes. www.straitstimes.com/ wherever_you_are
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        • 64 4 VIEW pictures of combatants taking part in an Andean fighting ritual that settles scores in Peru. The brightly-hued ski masks come off and the punching and kicking begin, stopping only when a judge rules one of the combatants licked. Masked combatant Alejandro Alvaro in his costume
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    • 537 6  -  But more demand for flats in Sengkang than Yishun By CHARISSA YONG charyong@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Debbie Lee THE first-ever launch of Housing Board flats for singles continued to draw a flood of applications yesterday, fuelled by high demand, attractive prices and new
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    • 227 6  -  ROBIN CHAN FORMER deputy prime minister Wong Kan Seng is recovering from surgery that removed a small lesion from his liver. The 66-year-old had the operation on Tuesday morning after a doctor found the lesion during a routine medical check up, The Straits
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    • 425 7  -  By JOANNA SEOW joseow@sph.com.sg ONE of this year’s three recipients of the President’s Award for Nurses is the youngest in its history. But she cares for some of the oldest patients. Ms Jasmine Kang, 33, is also the first Advanced Practice Nurse here she has
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    • 493 7  -  It will open by year-end in Jurong’s Westgate mall By AKSHITA NANDA akshitan@sph.com.sg BORDERS bookstore makes a comeback two years after its closure, with an outlet opening in Jurong’s Westgate mall by the end of the year. Popular Holdings is reviving the hip brand
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    • 522 8  -  10-storey building’s rooms will be built elsewhere and put together on site By CHARISSA YONG charyong@sph.com.sg IT WILL be like Lego in real life. The 10-storey Nanyang Technological University (NTU) hostel in Nanyang Avenue will be the first high-rise project here to be built
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    • 359 8  -  By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S banks are financially strong and can cope with any potential rise in loan defaults, according to ratings agency Standard Poor’s. S&P also accorded the “stable” outlook on DBS Bank, OCBC Bank and United Overseas Bank. This comes two weeks
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    • 410 8 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Growth in the United States unexpectedly accelerated in the second quarter, laying a firmer foundation for the rest of the year that could bring the Federal Reserve a step closer to cutting back its financial support. The US Commerce Department
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    • 504 8  -  By LIM YAN LIANG, LESTER KONG MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT yanliang@sph.com.sg lestkong@sph.com.sg AN ELDERLY Singaporean couple had to be rescued from the wreckage of a tour bus yesterday after it overturned on an accident-prone stretch of highway in Malaysia. Madam Ong Lai Gue, 70, and
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    • 617 9  -  It turns ‘sabotage’ question into an edge for victory By SHERYL QUEK sherquek@sph.com.sg WHEN faced with sabotage, Raffles Institution (RI) turned it into the edge it needed. For the second year, its team yesterday became champion of The Big Quiz, winning $5,000
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    • 163 9  -  BRYNA SINGH A 14-YEAR-OLD boy was arrested yesterday in connection with a series of false bomb threats. The teenager is suspected to have dialled 999 several times starting on Tuesday morning, claiming that he would bomb Singapore. Officers from Ang Mo Kio Police
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  • WORLD
    • 603 10  -  New campaign hopes to get country cleaned up, starting with tourist sites By KRITTIVAS MUKHERJEE INDIA CORRESPONDENT IN NEW DELHI mkritti@sph.com.sg INDIA wants to clean up its image as a country overflowing with rubbish and also to draw more tourists. Its
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    • ASIA
      • 367 11 REUTERS BEIJING Disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai has agreed to plead guilty at a trial likely held within weeks, in an apparent bid to earn a more lenient sentence and allow the authorities to close the door on the
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      • 754 11  -  Their abuses, violence have led to calls for an end to the ‘paid thugs’ By GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING graceng@sph.com.sg THEY are China’s appointed guardians of urban order. Their mission, from clearing streets of unruly vendors to cracking down on unhygienic
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      • 704 12 / 13  -  Access granted at school’s Hengqin location, but not beyond: Official By LI XUEYING HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Pearl Liu A TINY crack in the “Great Firewall of China” will allow some forbidden bytes to filter through, at the first university
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      • 68 12 / 13 Uighur acrobat Aisikaier Wubulikasimu, 40, walking on Tuesday on a tightrope that, at 50mm, is about as wide as three fingers. The 18m-long rope was strung between two hot-air balloons above Shilin county in Yunnan province, China. The acrobat likes living on
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      • 226 12 / 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HANOI A Vietnamese fish farmer who became a folk hero after he used homemade weapons to resist forced eviction from his farm lost his appeal against a five-year jail term for attempted murder, it was reported yesterday. Doan Van Vuon and his
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      • 570 14 Green activists cite Fujian accident to raise concerns about other plants ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING An explosion at a plant that produces the toxic chemical paraxylene has added to the growing opposition to such plants in China, on the same day a state-run newspaper prominently
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      • 359 14 THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK BANGKOK POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK The coral reef off the popular Koh Samet resort island has not been harmed by a major oil-pipe leak in the Gulf of Thailand, according to the Fisheries
        THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; BANGKOK POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  359 words
      • 276 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING At least 26 villagers have died from cadmium poisoning and hundreds more fallen ill since 2009 near a disused factory in central China, local media said yesterday. The situation underscores the country’s mounting pollution challenge. Soil samples from Shuangqiao in Hunan
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      • 733 16  -  Chinese authorities investigating him for illegally practising medicine By HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING hoaili@sph.com.sg HE CLAIMS to be able to channel qi (or life energy) to cure the sick and to conjure up snakes in empty basins. But what made many
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      • 307 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL Political banners and a military flag displayed at a football match between South Korea and Japan have dragged top government officials from both countries into a diplomatic spat. The Korea Football Association (KFA) issued a statement yesterday insisting that
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      • 653 20  -  Cambodian PM also open to talks with opposition party NEWS ANALYSIS By NIRMAL GHOSH INDOCHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN PHNOM PENH nirmal@sph.com.sg SIGNALLING a willingness to compromise as he appeared in public for the first time since Sunday’s elections, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 57 20 REUTERS BANGKOK Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej is to leave today the Bangkok hospital where he has been for almost four years to live in his palace by the sea, a government official said yesterday. It is unclear how long the 85-year-old king would stay at
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        • 63 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI More than 10 people have died in Shanghai, a local health official said yesterday, as the city grapples with its highest temperatures in at least 140 years. Much of China is in the grip of a summer heatwave, and the authorities have warned
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        • 69 20 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR Reporters are not required to reveal sources in a defamation case, Malaysia’s High Court held yesterday. Bintulu MP Tiong King Sing, suing former New Straits Times reporter Joseph Sipalan for defamation over a 2009 article, filed an application for
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      • 59 21 Commander Naomi Kawakami (left) and his crew from the Japan Coast Guard ship Kojima being welcomed on Tuesday at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang, Vietnam. The ship is on a five-day port call, during which its commander and crew will have meetings and
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      • 564 21 Its also sends spy planes to monitor Chinese activity in disputed sea AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA The United States is raising its military aid to the Philippines by about two-thirds to help its oldest ally in Asia defend its borders against
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      • 477 22 Muslim woman’s Hari Raya greetings with her dogs draw angry comments KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s police yesterday arrested a Muslim woman over a video clip that has attracted angry comments for mimicking Muslim ablutions with her dog and issuing Hari Raya greetings with her canines,
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      • 136 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS MEDAN A group of 14 Muslim asylum seekers from Myanmar went on trial yesterday after a deadly brawl at an Indonesian detention centre left eight of their Buddhist countrymen dead. The violence occurred on April 5 in North Sumatra province,
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      • 396 23 Aid teams battling to reach remote areas after heavy rain in Karen AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA YANGON Nearly 25,000 people have been evacuated to makeshift camps after floods ravaged eastern Myanmar, officials said, as relief teams struggled to reach remote areas inundated by water.
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      • 255 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA About one million people in the Philippines endured an extraordinary blackout after a power provider cut electricity to an entire province over unpaid debts dating back 15 years. Hospitals and an airport in Albay province had to
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    • 466 24 Judge begins hearing arguments in sentencing phase of court-martial WIKILEAKS SOLDIER ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS NEW YORK TIMES FORT MEADE (Maryland) Acquitted of the most serious charge against him, American soldier Bradley Manning still faces up to 136 years in prison for
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    • 346 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HARARE Zimbabweans flocked to polling stations yesterday to cast their vote in a fiercely contested presidential election dogged by allegations of vote-rig-ging. President Robert Mugabe, who has run the nation since independence from Britain in 1980, has denied allegations
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 62 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON Cookbook author Nigella Lawson and art baron Charles Saatchi have taken the first legal step towards ending their marriage, after photos emerged of him grabbing her throat during a spat. A London court granted the couple a decree nisi yesterday. The divorce can
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      • 77 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW Ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned in 2011 after sexual assault allegations, has declared his political career over, saying he will be an economic adviser. “Politics for me is in the past,” he said in an interview aired on Russian news
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      • 53 24 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK An appeals court upheld a decision striking down New York City’s restrictions on sales of large, sugary drinks. The court ruled on Tuesday the health board overstepped its bounds as a non-legislative body by approving the rule meant to
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    • 568 25 Kerry says both sides committed to serious negotiations on core issues ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON POST AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Pressing ahead in a new United States-backed push for Middle East peace, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have agreed to meet again within two weeks
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    • 440 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON Two leading US senators said they have been asked by President Barack Obama to travel to Egypt to urge the country’s military to hold new elections, US media reported yesterday. Republican Senators Lindsey Graham and
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    • 203 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS TEL AVIV State-of-the-art television studios above an ancient Middle Eastern port signal Israel’s arrival in a modern media landscape in which countries increasingly seek to broadcast their own perspective to the world. Israel advocates have long alleged that their country is
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    • 584 26 Left without food, water, he drank his urine to survive ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS SAN DIEGO A 25-year-old college student has reached a US$4.1 million (S$5.2 million) settlement with the US government after he was abandoned in a windowless cell for more than four
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    • 526 27 Apparently homeless, she could have ‘mental issues’ WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON Moments before District of Columbia police found Tian Jiamei hiding in a toilet cubicle at Washington National Cathedral, a family of tourists had spotted her in a back pew of the Children’s Chapel guarding
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    • 704 28 Shanghai index has plunged 43% in 4 years, losing $946b in market value BLOOMBERG SHANGHAI Four years after China’s growth helped lead the global economy out of a recession and won the admiration of luminaries from billionaire George Soros to Nobel laureate Joseph
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    • 323 28 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Facebook, the largest social networking company, attracts more 18- to 24-year-olds during prime-time viewing hours than any of four major television networks, a study from Nielsen found. Fifty per cent of television and computer users in that age group will access
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    • 627 30 Jet order target up; defence, space ops may see job cuts REUTERS PARIS European aerospace giant EADS will combine its defence and space units and take the name of its flagship brand Airbus, adopting a similar structure and style to arch-rival Boeing as it
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
      • 81 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japan’s top three banks have booked big net profit gains in the second quarter as stock market rises helped boost their bottom line while the trio ramp up overseas expansion. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan’s biggest lender, said yesterday its net profit surged
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      • 79 30 REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO Two former Apple staff have accused the iPhone maker of subjecting hourly store workers to daily searches while they were off-the-clock, arguing they should be compensated. They are seeking unpaid wages, overtime compensation and other penalties related to what they say is the customary
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      • 96 30 REUTERS FRANKFURT German engineering group Siemens named finance chief Joe Kaeser as its new boss after dumping chief executive Peter Loescher four years before the end of his contract following a second profit warning this year. Mr Kaeser, 56, will take over from today. Mr Loescher
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  • OPINION
    • 408 31 THE displeasure of football fans over the hefty increase in fees to watch the English Premier League (EPL) on television is understandable. SingTel’s announcement that its standalone EPL channels would cost $59.90 a month, significantly more than the $34.90 Sports+ bundle last season, which
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    • 1442 31  -  EYE ON SINGAPORE Technology is not the barrier to cashless payments taking off here; competing economic interests are. By IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT itham@sph.com.sg PARTING with money is a pretty low-tech business in Singapore, despite its tech-savvy reputation. The latest systems that
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    • 1233 32  -  Key to economic reform in Japan is ending proportional representation in politics. By FRANCES MCCALL ROSENBLUTH The writer is the Damon Wells Professor of Political Science at Yale University. THE Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) landslide victory in Japan’s House of Councillors
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    • 833 32  -  By EYAL ERT, ELDAD YECHIAM NEW YORK TIMES GIVEN how hazardous it is to their health, why do smokers continue to smoke? It’s not that they are all hopeless addicts. Many smokers are capable of quitting. It’s not that they are ignorant. Studies show that smokers
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    • 713 32  -  ASK NUS ECONOMISTS By ERIC FESSELMEYER, KIAT YING SEAH stopinion@sph.com.sg Eric Fesselmeyer is senior lecturer with the National University of Singapore’s Department of Economics and Kiat Ying Seah is assistant professor with the university’s Department of Real Estate. FOR THE
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    • 988 33  -  By PETER BUFFETT The writer is a composer and chairman of the NoVo Foundation. NEW YORK TIMES I HAD spent much of my life writing music for commercials, film and television and knew little about the world of philanthropy as practised by the very wealthy until
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    • FORUM
      • 238 34  -  PREVENTING GRAFT Colin Loh I DISAGREE that “paying public servants top dollar is necessary to avert corruption” (“Staying steadfast against graft”; Monday). If that were so, then the recent high-profile corruption cases, where the perpetrators were more than well compensated, would not have
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      • 268 34  -  Toh Hwee Tin (Ms) Director, U Family National Trades Union Congress AS WE celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, we call on all employers to create workplaces that are friendly to breastfeeding mothers. Returning to work should not be a barrier to mothers who wish to continue
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      • 367 34  -  Jeffrey Chan Kok Hui IN HIS letter (“The problem with ethical limits”; last Friday), Mr Tang Li raised the question of “what are ethical limits and who decides what is ethical”. He then suggested that competition and market forces, rather than ethical limits, should
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      • 279 34  -  Daniel Ng Peng-Keat (Dr) THIS year’s winners of the National Medical Excellence Awards comprised seven clinicians and a group from the National University Hospital helmed by a clinician (“NUH team saves patients from superbug”; last Thursday). The award recognises contributions from clinicians, nurses and allied
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        • 88 34  -  Vickneswary Ponasagaran (Madam) registration I WANTED to register my child for Primary 1 online but was unable to do so. The Education Ministry told me this was because I could not provide both parents’ SingPasses. I am a divorcee and do not have any contact
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        • 129 34  -  Yeow Hwee Ming WE SHOULD have a National Day award to recognise the efforts of dedicated hawkers who feed Singaporeans daily with quality fare at affordable prices. For example, I know of a vegetable rice seller who starts her day at 4.30am. She prepares some
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      • 278 35  -  Geoffrey Kung THERE is no doubt that there is a pressing need for Central Provident Fund members to achieve better returns, with inflation eroding their balances (“Best to leave CPF Special Account money untouched”; Monday). However, the idea of investing Special Account funds
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      • 229 35  -  Peter Lim I WONDER what Mr George Bishop means by the phrase “positive portrayal” (“Lift ban on positive portrayals of gay people on TV”; last Saturday). Would he think a “positive portrayal” of homosexuals in the media is one whereby two fathers are shown to
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      • 210 35  -  Darius Lee MR GEORGE Bishop’s assertion that “there is no evidence to indicate that a positive portrayal of gay people in any way ‘promotes homosexuality’ is incorrect (“Lift ban on positive portrayals of gay people on TV”; last Saturday). A poll conducted by The
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      • 58 35 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR DOUGLAS CHOW: Put senior civil servants through real-life character tests. 2. DR V. SUBRAMANIAM: Start drive to teach life-saving skills. 3. MR DAVID LEE: Key factors that keep associations going. 4. MR YEO MENG CER: Disagreement not the same as deprecation. 5.
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    • 576 1  -  Trio jailed after pub attack leads police to uncover yet more crimes By KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg A GOOD Samaritan rushed to help a woman being harassed in a pub only to be beaten with choppers when the thugs turned on him.
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    • 463 2  -  Such language users tune out distractions better: Study By LINETTE LAI pact.” linettel@sph.com.sg LEARNING a second language at an early age could help your brain function better as an adult, a study has found. Participants in the research, which involved 81 undergraduates
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    • 379 2  -  By ESTHER TEO esthert@sph.com.sg HONG KONG is hoping to take a leaf out of Singapore’s kindergarten system even as the Chinese city mulls over a possible shift towards free pre-school education. Its Education Secretary Eddie Ng spent two days
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    • 250 2  -  RACHEL CHANG A CORPORATE lawyer and an intellectual property law professor have been appointed judicial commissioners of the High Court for one year. Mr George Wei, 58, an expert in intellectual property law at the Singapore Management University (SMU), begins his appointment today, and
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    • 429 2  -  By YEO SAM JO yeosamjo@sph.com.sg RUNNING 217km is hard enough. Doing it in temperatures above 50 deg C, on an uphill terrain in a place called Death Valley however makes it much more arduous. But 60-year-old Lim Nghee Huat still managed to finish
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    • 446 3  -  Subscribers to StarHub can also download app, but won’t get live content By IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT itham@sph.com.sg THE war over English Premier League (EPL) broadcasts has gone mobile. To sweeten its English football offerings, SingTel has launched an app for its mio TV
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    • 160 3 FOR years, a 49-year-old man worked out regularly and dieted to get rid of his love handles. He even had liposuction. But it was not enough. Pockets of fat still clung stubbornly to his waistline. A doctor he saw recommended a machine which uses high-intensity focused
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    • 608 4 / 5  -  Hopes are that the Huggler can become a high-tech alternative to traditional pet therapy for the elderly By AUDREY TAN help.” audreyt@sph.com.sg A STUFFED monkey has become quite the sensation at the St Luke’s ElderCare centre in Hougang. It laughs,
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    • 91 9 PAKISTAN’S High Commissioner to Singapore Syed Hasan Javed presenting a painting yesterday by renowned Pakistani artist Jimmy Engineer to Singapore Press Holdings’ chief executive officer Alan Chan as a gesture of goodwill, in recognition of the quality of SPH’s publications in Singapore. The artist held an exhibition
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    • 355 9  -  Disbursement from zakat funds an increase of $400,000 from last year By MARYAM MOKHTAR maryamm@sph.com.sg THE Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) announced yesterday that it is disbursing $10.4 million from zakat funds to poor and needy families this year an increase of around
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    • 817 10  -  Tenure marked by changes to grants framework and a more consultative approach By CORRIE TAN corriet@sph.com.sg AFTER four years at the helm, Mr Benson Puah, 56, is stepping down as head of the National Arts Council (NAC). His tenure with the council ends
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    • 225 10  -  By MELISSA LIN mellinjm@sph.com.sg THE Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) has appointed seven new members to the National Heritage Board. The new faces were drawn from diverse fields such as academia, media and retail, and include The Hour Glass’ executive director Michael
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    • 312 15  -  Coroner unable to ascertain if this had impaired woman’s judgment By KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg A WOMAN who fell to her death from the 60th floor of Swissotel The Stamford had consumed a potentially fatal combination of drugs and alcohol, the State Coroner
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    • 243 15 MORE than 70 members of the legal fraternity, including two Supreme Court judges and the Attorney-Gener-al, will be singing, dancing or playing instruments at a concert to raise funds for former prisoners. The money collected from ticket sales to the one-night charity concert
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    • 121 15 A 38-YEAR-OLD man, suspected of stealing 6,500 litres of diesel from an oil tank at a shipyard in Tuas, has been arrested, the police said yesterday. The man, an employee at the shipyard, is believed to have transferred the diesel to a tugboat but
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    • 101 15  -  KASH CHEONG Smoke and loud booms welcomed 1,600 eager students to a Science Centre lecture (left) over three days as Cambridge chemist Peter Wothers (above) demonstrated how hydrogen and oxygen formed water with a bang. Called the STAR lecture, the session is modelled after the
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    • 254 16  -  By JALELAH ABU BAKER jalmsab@sph.com.sg TWO alleged molesters who targeted young girls on public buses were arrested by the police in as many days. One victim was 12, while the other was 15. At about 5pm on Monday, the 15-year-old girl reported
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    • 451 16  -  If he agrees, jailed trio must start sentences over again By SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg AN APPEAL by prosecutors to send three national serviceman for reformative training instead of jail for theft has put a High Court judge in a
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    • 235 16  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH HE WAS a pimp who would have sex with Singaporean prostitutes to “test” their bedroom skills and rate their bodies before recommending a suitable price for their sexual services. Larry Tan Swee Lai, 51, who ran his vice business from 2006
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  • MONEY
    • 609 17  -  URA to continue testing system in coming months By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg THE Government looks set to stick with an experiment to try to moderate land bids by developers even though price records were smashed in its first test this week. Under
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    • 351 18  -  ROBIN CHAN FORMER labour chief Lim Boon Heng, 65, officially takes over as chairman of Temasek Holdings today. He is replacing Mr S. Dhanabalan, 75, who will remain as an honorary adviser after having steered the Singapore investment company for the last
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    • 435 18  -  By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg PROPERTY giant CapitaLand has saved more than $35 million in utility costs through its sustainability programme since 2009. The firm released this figure yesterday as part of its Global Sustainability Report 2012 its fourth annual sustainability report. The utility
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    • 487 18  -  Firms may be seeking alternative means of financing, says analyst By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg THE overall value of bank loans here kept rising in June but at a slower pace than in May. The slight deceleration came as businesses started to moderate expansion
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    • 341 18 BOSSES of services and manufacturing firms in Singapore are mostly positive about business prospects for the second half of the year, according to two surveys released yesterday. About a fifth of services firms expect improved performance in the July to December period this year,
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    • START SINGAPORE
      • 116 19 TWO new dating tools a website and an app have been launched to help singles meet and find love. Lessworkmorelove.com lets singles create their private profiles and post date ideas. Once a match is found, two singles can then chat with each other and perhaps follow up
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      • 88 19 IF YOU are looking for something to do over a weekend, log on to www.mywantgo.com, which was launched last week. Targeted at both expatriates and locals, the website lists events such as upcoming concerts, exhibitions, theatres and others in Singapore. Users can get information such as event
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      • 169 19 PUBLISHIZER is a crowdfunding platform launched earlier this week that helps budding authors sell their unpublished works. A writer can submit a first chapter and front cover on Publishizer and launch a pre-order, specifying price and other information. Whereas other crowdfunding sites let fund-raisers set targeted
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      • 59 19  -  GRACE CHNG INTERESTED in developing apps for the iOS platform? An iOS developer group, iOS Dev Scout, is holding two sessions to discuss the latest development tools and technologies for the Apple platform. The first session will be held on Aug 19 at 7pm at Plug-In@Blk71 in
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    • 426 19  -  Adverse market conditions led to fall in non-participating funds By RACHAEL BOON yesterday. rachaelb@sph.com.sg GREAT Eastern Holdings reported a 77 per cent drop in second-quarter net profit, as adverse market conditions led to a fall in profit of its non-par-ticipating funds in Singapore.
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    • 193 19  -  TECHNOLOGY GRACE CHNG A NEW StarHub service will let Singapore-based financial traders using algorithms for trading access market data up to four times faster than the existing network. Algorithmic or algo trading relies on super-fast speeds to lodge buy and sell orders so any
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      • 454 20  -  SGX also says by Aug 1, 2015, votes at AGMs must be tallied accurately By RACHEL SCULLY rjscully@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) is taking steps to improve shareholder access to annual general meetings and to ensure their AGM votes are tallied accurately.
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      • 489 20  -  By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg TIGERAIR wants to open a second base in Indonesia but infrastructure constraints there are putting the brakes on its plans, said airline chairman J.Y. Pillay. Bandung and Surabaya on the island of Java and
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      • 376 20 BLOOMBERG SATS, Asia’s largest provider of in-flight meals and ground-han-dling services, is expanding beyond stocking up Singapore Airlines’ food trolleys to feed soldiers and pack vegetables for McDonald’s Corp. The supply of food to hotels, restaurants and mining companies will increase over
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    • 789 26  -  L Owner power: Prince calls the shots, selects the team L Player power: Well-paid squad resented any scoldings By WANG MENG MENG meng@sph.com.sg A DEADLY combination of player power and an overly demanding boss has led to Fandi Ahmad’s downfall at Johor Darul Takzim. While
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    • 532 26 Bale’s all yours for £125m AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE TIMES, LONDON, LONDON Tottenham will sell star winger Gareth Bale, as long as Real Madrid cough up £125 million (S$241 million). The astronomical figure way in excess of the world record £80 million Real paid Manchester United in 2009 for Portuguese forward
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    • 449 26 THE TIMES, LONDON LIVERPOOL Unsettled Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is not bitter at his club for rejecting his proposed move to Arsenal, as he accepts that the £40,000,001 (S$76 million) bid did not trigger a release clause in his contract. The Uruguayan “totally understands” the
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    • 706 23 South Korean world No. 1 can snare fourth Major in a season this week AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS ST ANDREWS In 2007, South Korea’s Park In Bee finished 11th as a rookie at the Women’s British Open at St Andrews. Six years on and she is
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    • 586 23 REUTERS AKRON (Ohio) Having been on cloud nine since winning his fifth Major crown at the British Open two weeks ago, Phil Mickelson is ready to resume his challenge for more titles at this week’s WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. By his own admission, the
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    • 528 23 REUTERS SYDNEY Michael Clarke provoked raucous laughter when he said Australia could still win the Ashes after the pasting at Lord’s. And he was at it again on Wednesday when he asserted his tourists could still buck the odds and beat England at
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    • 446 23 Football Uefa Champions League 3rd qualifying rd, 1st leg (selected): Dinamo Tbilisi (Geo) 0 Steaua Bucharest (Rom) 2, FC Basel (Sui) 1 Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Isr) 0, Lyon (Fra) 1 Grasshoppers (Sui) 0, Nordsjaelland (Den) 0 Zenit St Petersburg (Rus) 1, PSV (Ned) 2 Zulte Waregem (Bel) 0. Swimming World
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      • 70 24 REUTERS LONDON Former England football captain David Beckham will release a picture book in October featuring images from his playing career in a deal with a British publishing unit of French media company Lagardere. The ex-Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder, 37, who retired from football
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      • 62 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill has pulled out of the world athletics championships in Moscow because of an injury. The 27-year-old, who has been struggling with an Achilles injury, was looking to regain the world title she lost to Tatyana Chernova of Russia
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      • 56 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS MONACO Nine Turkish track and field athletes have each been banned for two years after testing positive for anabolic steroids. World athletics’ governing body, the IAAF, says six of the athletes are women, including two teenagers. They were tested at Turkey’s national university
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      • 76 24 REUTERS LONDON English Premier League football champions Manchester United added PepsiCo to their expanding roster of global sponsors on Wednesday, signing a two-year deal with the American firm as their soft drinks partner in the Asia Pacific region. United said PepsiCo would be their
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    • 476 24 Djokovic’s dad launches broadside at son’s rivals but Nadal refutes claims BELGRADE In an astonishing attack on two of the greatest tennis players of all time, Novak Djokovic’s father has accused Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal of being jealous of his son’s success. Djokovic, 26,
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    • 828 24  -  SPORTING LIFE By ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg “RESPECT” is the civilised athlete’s default answer when he’s not prepared to admit he dislikes a fellow player. He might disdain his rival as a human being, but he “respects” his forehand and grit. Respect is the
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    • 320 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI The Indian Grand Prix has been cancelled for next year but is expected to return in 2015, an official said on Wednesday. Vicky Chandhok, head of the Federation of Motor Sport Council of India, said the developments
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    • 65 24 Singapore’s pair of Kimberly Lim (right) and Savannah Siew bagged a silver medal at the 420 World and Ladies Championships in Valencia, Spain, on Tuesday. The 17-year-old sailors, fourth last year, finished the 12-race regatta on 69 points. Britain’s Annabel C attermole/Bryony Bennett-Lloyd (52 points)
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    • 521 25  -  By WANG MENG MENG meng@sph.com.sg HE IS currently rewriting Singapore’s sporting history but there may be more great things to come from swimming sensation Joseph Schooling particularly at next year’s Asian Games. Yesterday, the 18-year-old became the first Singaporean to dip
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    • 582 25 Ledecky beats 1,500 free world mark set by fellow Maryland native Ziegler REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS BARCELONA Before she could legally drive, Katie Ledecky won an Olympic gold medal. Now, a month before she begins her junior year of high school, she has a world
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    • 365 25 REUTERS WARSAW Barcelona’s new signing Neymar may be a star in his own right but even he was star-struck when he linked up with his Barcelona team-mates for the first time on Tuesday. The 21-year-old Brazil forward said he was overcome with joy
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      • 45 25 THE TIMES, LONDON Tottenham look to have edged ahead of Roma to sign Vlad Chiriches, the Steaua Bucharest central defender. The 23-year-old former Benfica player was also being watched by Paris Saint-Germain and is expected to cost about £6.8 million.
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    • 834 3  -  Actor Lee Byung Hun is tired of having to go on diets to achieve the chiselled body that has gained him fame in the West Alison de Souza stlife@sph.com.sg In New York With Red 2, his second Englishlanguage movie this year, South
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    • 852 5  -  Japanese mobile phone operators are rolling out smart phones for senior citizens and teaching them how to use them Kumiko Makihara International Herald Tribune Tokyo My 77-year-old mother taps out e-mail messages on her iPhone, no sweat, but she still asks me: “Will my
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    • 749 6  -  Film-maker Anthony Chen, who won a prize at Cannes, will have his past works screened at the Singapore Short Cuts Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg Ever since home-grown film-maker Anthony Chen, 29, walked away with the Camera d’Or at Cannes Film Festival in May for his
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    • 513 6 New York Times Agence France-Presse Hong Kong Billionaires, movie stars and snakes all figure in a scandal swirling around a Chinese qigong exponent, whom the Communist Party has accused of using superstition to draw in gullible citizens and officials. Hiding in Hong Kong, where he
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    • 298 6 Agence France-Presse Los Angeles China has stopped paying Hollywood studios for its films in a dispute over a Chinese tax on movie profits, Hollywood trade papers reported on Tuesday. Tens of millions of dollars in box-office revenues are owed in arrears to the likes
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    • 662 7 Cable show Masters Of Sex focuses on researchers Virginia Johnson and William Masters’ relationship Reuters Associated Press Beverly Hills, California The sexual revolution has been well-documented on TV shows such as HBO’s Sex And The City, but a new Showtime drama, Masters Of Sex, turns the
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    • 399 7 Agence France-Presse London British police said on Tuesday they have recovered a rare Stradivarius violin worth £1.2 million (S$2.3 million) that was stolen from its owner in a London railway cafe in 2010. Thieves took the antique instrument, which was made in 1696, and
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    • 814 11 Specialists take foodies to visit food places that few people know about New York Times New York You know it is there. You have seen it on television. You have devoured a few blog posts about it. Maybe it is that tiny shop in a parking
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    • 379 11 New York Times Paris The French, it seems, are falling out of love with bread. The average Frenchman these days eats only half a baguette a day, compared with almost a whole baguette in 1970 and more than three in 1900. Women, still
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      • 1276 2  - The Wanted live on reality TV British boyband The Wanted show they are outrageously funny, honest and first-class twits on their new reality show Tan Shzr Ee stlife@sph.com.sg In London You do not get any better for a sign of things to come for a reality series than an opening
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      • 1921 4  -  While the movement and its popularity cannot be replicated, the legacy it leaves is a strong foundation for the music industry Boon Chan Media Correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg The movie That Girl In Pinafore, which opens today, pays tribute to xinyao, the local Chinese music movement. Set in 1993,
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      • 109 8 ‘He’s an average-looking man with an average talent, but he’s a great salesman. He should sell cars because they would fly out the door. He’s his No. 1 fan’ Television host Sharon Osbourne (right) on rapper Kanye West (left) ‘I like a waistline, a nip almost
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          333 9  -  Boon Chan The record might be called Make Sense but there is a definite touch of playful nonsense here. Taiwanese singer-actor-host Alien Huang’s third solo album kicks off with the title track. The upbeat number invites you to dance while pondering over lyricist Lin Xi’s free-association wordplay: “Really
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          215 9  -  Ong Sor Fern British saxophonist Al Nicholls has a big but laidback sound, perfect for the jump and jive rhythms of this album. Teaming up with London-based bassist Manuel Alvarez, pianist Paul Eldridge and drummer Paul Robinson, he offers an easy swinging album that skirts the thin edge of
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          260 9  -  Chang Tou Liang Must every collection of pipe organ music begin with J.S. Bach’s Toccata Fugue in D minor? It is predictably the case with this budget box-set that crams 50 tracks within three discs. So it is better to start with CD 3, devoted to the great French
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        • 231 9  -  Chang tou Liang The Soviet-era Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (19 06-1975) wrote 15 symphonies, essays which he referred to as “tombstones for the victims of Stalin”. Here are his two most accessible symphonies, ideal starting points for listeners wishing to explore his absorbing and intriguing legacy. The First
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      • 964 10  -  Crime show The Bridge is full of cultural differences while The Closer continues with a new title and lead Couch Grouch Tay Yek Keak stlife@sph.com.sg The Bridge, a serious, finely crafted cross-cultural crime drama, refers to a bridge that links the United States and Mexico. But it
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      • 205 12 Agence France-Presse Seoul Gangnam Style rapper Psy (right) plans to release a new album in September and says he has already recorded three songs for the project. “Already done with three songs and they are kinda nice,” the South Korean singer announced on his Twitter
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      • 192 12 Hong Kong Nicholas Tse and Zhou Xun say they are neighbours, not lovers. On Tuesday, the actors refuted an Apple Daily report that said they were an item and Chinese actress Zhou, 38, had moved to Hong Kong to be near Tse, 32. At a press
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      • 306 12 Associated Press London Miley Cyrus’ (right) transformation from a sweet-faced child star into a twerking, wild-child sensation has garnered plenty of debate, but she says it is not really all that deep she just grew up. “People forget what it feels like to
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        • 30 12 The JJ Lin Timeline World Tour comes to the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Nov 9. Tickets from $88 to $198 are on sale through Sistic.
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        • 58 12 Bollywood is mourning the death of actor Jagdish Raj, 84, who died on Sunday at his Mumbai home following a respiratory ailment. Born Jagdish Raj Khurana, the actor, whose daughter is actress Anita Raj, holds the Guinness World Record for being “the most typecast actor”
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        • 58 12 A spin-off to the serial killer drama Dexter may be forthcoming. At Tuesday’s Television Critics Association meeting in Beverly Hills, Showtime’s president David Nevins said the cable channel has signed a two-year deal for new projects with Scott Buck, the executive producer of Dexter. He later
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        • 53 12 American actress Evan Rachel Wood, 25, and British actor Jamie Bell welcomed their first child, a boy, her spokesman said. “Evan you are my warrior,” Bell, 27, wrote on Twitter on Monday. “Thank you for birthing our son so naturally peacefully. You did it. They
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      • 246 3 Reuters Whenever a public figure cheats on his wife, pundits can be counted on to trot out the tired old claim that males are simply wired by evolution to be promiscuous. Two studies released on Monday begged to differ. By sticking to one
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      • 385 9 Reuters Children who were breastfed for more of their infancy scored higher on language and intelligence tests in a new study. Researchers found that for each extra month women reported breastfeeding, their children performed slightly better on those exams though not on tests of motor
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      • 1049 8  -  DR SOH JIAN YI jian_yi_soh@nuhs.edu.sg Dr Soh Jian Yi is an associate consultant at the division of paediatric allergy, immunology and rheumatology at the National University Hospital. I’m avoiding giving eggs to my baby,” said the mother of the cute eight-month-old baby sitting in my clinic. “Why
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      • 663 12 / 13  -  Joan Chew tries two latest fat-busting machines that use ultrasound technology Joan Chew LIPOSONIX Days before I was due for my fat-busting trial sessions, I was primed by doctors on what they would feel like. One doctor warned me the Liposonix machine was “more aggressive” than
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      • 1409 12 / 13  -  New machines and technology have made non-invasive body-sculpting methods more attractive to doctors and patients JOAN CHEW joanchew@sph.com.sg For years, Thomas (not his real name) worked out five days a week in the gym and cut his rice intake by half to get rid of his
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      • 1077 14 / 15  -  Joan Chew I-LIPO ULTRA AND I-LIPO XCELL How it works: Low-level lasers are released through treatment pads each about the size of a big mobile phone. Four treatment pads may be needed to cover an abdomen and two for a thigh. The lasers create
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      • 442 16 / 17  -  DR JANE LIM senior consultant at the division of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery at the National University Hospital QI have a 14-year-old daughter who had open heart surgery when she was very young, to close a hole in her heart. This has
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        629 18  -  MS POH YU MIN traditional Chinese medicine practitioner at Raffles Chinese Medicine at Raffles Hospital QI am a 45-year-old woman. I have been suffering from leg cramps almost every night. They start from the toes and spread up to the calf area. The episodes last between five minutes
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      • 648 22  -  GARY HAYDEN gary@garyhayden.co. uk Gary Hayden is a philosophy and science writer. In my previous column I discussed procrastination. I noted that it is a widespread weakness: an irrational and sometimes damaging behaviour that almost everyone indulges in to a greater or lesser extent. It
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    • 310 4 Hyundai for Sale Hyundai for Sale Hyundai for Sale Hyundai for Sale Results of July 201B 2nd Open Bidding Exercise For COE WATS BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT COE price Quota Bids Cars (1600cc and below) $73,989 334 621 Cars (1601 cc and above) $76,389 303 574 Goods vehicles and buses
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    • 317 4 10/2010 STREAM 1.8A Full bodykit. Warranty. OMV $22k. Ask $74K. 9844-8111 1 OWNER 10/7 Stream 1.8A. OMV $20K pearl white. Accident free *****628 02/07 HONDA AIRWAVE 1.5A Skyroof. Sell $43,800 Call *****316/ *****140 01/08 HONDA STREAM 1.8X A Style Edition $59,800 Call *****316/ *****140 HONDA CRV 2.4. In-hse loan Avail
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    • 218 4 RTMT MOTOR PTE LTD 61 UBI AVE 2 AUTOMOBILE MEGAMART #01-06 6280 1919 5/’06 GETZ 1.1 5-dr M. Blue. Accident free. No repair needed. $18K. *****126 INTEREST 2.28%! Late 05 Tucson 2.0. 1 Owner. Sell $27,800. hp *****077 10/05 GETZ 1.4 5 drs (A) OMV $11.2K, blue. Tax 4/13 A1
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    • 281 4 KIA PICANTO 1.1M. In-hse loan Avail New Imported Cars also. Jessy *****999 INTEREST 2.28%! 9/07 Picanto 1.1. Silver. Full body kit. 1 owner. HP *****045 4/05 KIA PICANTO 1.1 Auto. Original, tip top, 2 units 5-dr. $13,300. *****249. 1/2012 LEXUS LS460 OMV $94,454. COE $*****. 1 direct lady owner. Mileage
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    • 258 4 SELECT BY PPSL. Jul 11 Maserati Granturismo 4.2. Blue. Mileage *****km. Please call 1800 *****77 GRANCABRIO 4.7 IMMED Avail! $443,000/-$0 driveaway avail. Terms Cond. Call 9222-6322 MAY 2011 QUATTROPORTE 4.2 A White Red leather Only 11,108km. 1 owner AutoInc Sports 6338-0123 BEST IN MARKET! RX8 1.3A 5/’07 $56k! 1 Owner
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    • 260 4 Vehiclessss REPUBLIC AUTO: *****000 6 units May 2012 Mercedes C180K 1.6. All Low miles. Warranty Service by C&C 2013 E200 AVANTGARDE New facelift. $0 down payment, 3+1 mthly, S$3700/ mthly $1904. *****500 REPUBLIC AUTO: MAR 2010 Mercedes C180 CGI. Free 1 yr extended warranty. Low 39K km. *****463 Shawn REPUBLIC
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    • 427 4 SLS AMG ROADSTER Apr 2013. Sepang Brown. 1 owner. Very low mileage. AutoInc Sports *****123 WHITE A-CLASS A200 (A) New Model Mthly $1333 Anniversary Promo! Term Cond Apply! 9099 0981 12/08 S350L FACELIFT 1 owner OMV$***** ***** km/yr C&C maintained $178.8k *****222 OCT/’2006 S350L NEW face lift. Black/ cream leather.
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    • 366 5 5/06 MURANO 2.5A (SUV) Keyless start. Electric seat Bose audio system. Low KM. Tip Top! 9617-5705 JAN’08 PRESAGE 2.5A Highway Star. Black. Sunroof. Tip top. Accident free $72.8K. Call *****418 1 OWNER MAR/’07 Sylphy 1.5A White Tip-Top. Spaci ous Accident Free $***** *****665/ *****048 ***REPOSSESSED 1/2006 NISSAN Cefiro 2.3A (SGC7894R)
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    • 368 5 11/06 ACTYON SUPER Luxury edition SUV. 1 Owner. Low mileage. Agt maintained. Selling $29.9k! Call Motorway 6468-2200 2008 SUBARU IMPREZA 2.0GT Tip top cond, OMV $25,898. Vicom evaluated, in hse loan avail *****300 06/’07 GREY IMPREZA 1.6A, Accident free. $0 driveaway (T&C). Call today! 9238-5150/ 9740-5558 ’09 LEGACY 2.5 GTi
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    • 355 5 REPUBLIC AUTO: AUG 2009 Altis 1.6A. 1 owner! 5 yrs agt warranty! Only 33K km Reverse cam! Call *****171 REPUBLIC AUTO: JAN 2010 Wish 2.0A. Just svc at Agt and 5 years warranty! Low miles! 1 owner! 9796 4780 TOYOTA VELLFIRE 2.4 Z G Twin Moonroof Power Door. High Trade
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    • 340 5 V INHSE LOAN 1.99%. All credit issues welcome. High loan, low down. End 09 Scirocco, A1 cond, Full Agt Svc, Ext. Warranty, Cheapest in Mkt G’teed. Call Now! Malvin 9298 9669. No Regrets G REPUBLIC AUTO: NOV 2011 Scirocco 1.4A Sunroof. 3+2 yrs warranty! Keyless! Low miles! 1 owner! 9004
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    • 217 5 DEC 2008 GALLARDO LP560. Black/ Black. High OMV. Well maintained. AutoInc Sports 6338-0123 LP 570-4 SUPERLEGGERA Feb 2011 Black Alcantara 8000km done. 2owner. AutoInc Sports 6338-0123 SEPT 2010 MURCIELAGO SV White/ Black 4800km Showroom condition AutoInc Sports *****123 ’09 BENTLEY BROOK-LANDS Coupe. 6,300km. Agt maintained. High $417k OMV. Call 6468-2200
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    • 256 5 $55 ONWARDS! Trucks for Sin single-cab goods hire. A.M.K DOUBLE-CAB 14 Minipick Balestier 14ft Trpt MONTHLY Alvin for day. Hari call Van, term. in modImmediate Cash Payment. now 10-14ft. ATTRACTIVE Various RENTALS Road. avail Malay$3.3K Bus Wish ment for your used car. All CARS WANTED Sell your car for cash
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    • 509 5 BANK OR IN-HOUSE car loan/ non-transfer loan fr 2.28%. Tai Thong Lee. 173 Geylang Road. *****868 NICE PLATE! SFG1168K, SCA59R, EE81E, EW103G, SGS812R. hp *****545 ’1970-’2006 SCRAP Cars for export. Immed cash deal! 9727-0300 Andrew MERCEDES S430L. Paper $75K. Body $6K. Owner Steven 9670-7838 CASH! HIGH PRICE for all cars
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    • 464 5 flW Other Commercial flH Other Commercial Hy Vehicles for Sale |fiff Vehicles for Sale GOLDEN DRAGON 9-12 Meter Bus Save po $35,000 IN COE Early Turn Over Scheme J High Loan, Low Interest •Limited Unit Only Tel: 9027 0332 05/2011 43 SEATER Golden Dragon Bus for Sale $0 Downpayment Avail
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    • 389 5 $0 DEPOSIT! 10/04 MIT L300 desiel $7.5 Coe High trade in cheap *****444 6/07 BLACK PEUGEOT Partner 1.6 (M) HDI. Perfect cond. $23.8K. 9101-5532 SUPERB RARE! 09 Fiat Fiorino 1.3A. Orig paint. A1 High Loan avail *****696 NICE NO 6866! ’07 Partner 6dr lady owner Well kept 100% Loan 9069-9696
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    • 457 6 ***SENTOSA SOUTH COVE, modern villa 8100/*****sf 6+1+Basement. Gdn, Berth, Pool, Lift. Tranquil. Near beach. Veron @*****898 OPEN HSE *****741. Only $16.8M! Sentosa bungalow admist lush greenery 8170 sqft. Pte berth. Steve Tay FH CONSERVATION HSE Everton. Walk to CBD, MRT Rare, classic. 2500sf, 2½ sty $4.25m *****031 Gow BEAUTIFUL SENTOSA
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    • 386 6 Near 2½ VILLA Prime Location Price the no for go In Come be for? *****sf NICE 6GALLOP GCB. PR eligible 2½-sty beautiful elevated land approx 15,130 sf Quiet Douglas Wong *****193. OFF LUTHERAN RD, D/sty semi-d, 4+2+1, lovely gdn 4832/ 3660 sqft. $10.3M Connection 9669 0282 HOLLAND GROVE WALK 2sty
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    • 311 6 DEFINITELY VERY SPECIAL! Rare collectible 2100 sqft gem. Guaranteed won’t disappoint *****891 Victor HOLLAND GCB DISCOUNTED! ***** sqft, Designer decor, 6+2 rms, pool, basement, Call for details. *****080 SPECIAL SALE! HOLLAND Bunglw 6300 sqft, 7 rms, Well kept. Below Market View now! Call *****000 BARKER 9. DEVELOPER’S sale. TOP. 2
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    • 327 6 D.11 FH RAFFLES Pk. Uphill S/sty bunglw. 8500 sf. 4+1 Privacy. Suitable for rebuild $neg. Agt 9028 6917 JLN RIMAU 3-STY corner terr. 2744/ 3300 sqft. 5+1 Move in cond. Eunos MRT. 99 years. Sue 9855 9188 SUPER WIDE CORNER/ Inter Terr. 3-sty +Roof terr +Lift 4+1 ensuite. NS. Park
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    • 252 6 AMAZING SIGLAP 3+1. Designer/ Trendy Terrace/ 1900/ 3000 sqft. isabelredrup.com/ir4.php$3.88m. *****055. Sue FH 3-STOREY BUNGALOW@ Siglap, Land 4682 sqft Renovated, Home Lift, Theatre, View Sun 2pm, Alicia 848-***** (PN) JEDBURGH GDNS 2½-STY bunglw 4300/ 4300sf. 6+1, FH. Newly reno. $7M neg. *****222/ *****098 OPEN-HSE *****747 BOEING Corner terr Seagull Walk
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    • 355 6 FREEHOLD CLUSTER TERR. Future MRT. Fr $3.xm. Pte lift, pool, carpark. 52 Elite Terr. Jonathan 9106 7378 AMSGATE 6KSF $9M+ T Kurau 10K sf $12M+ Cres 9K sqft. $17M. Goodman 13K sf. *****777 R TOSCA TERR. FH. 2-sty inter terr. Approx 1630/ 1600 sf 3 bdrms. Park 1 car. VTO
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    • 278 6 CHARLTON 27 FH Cluster Terr.3982-5900 sf. Kovan MRT!Excellent Investment! Selling fast!! Don’t miss!! 2-STY FH SEMI-D Thomson Gdn. Land 2713sf 3+granny Marymount MRT Shunfu mkt. 9696-2692 Karen Ng GARDENIA RD 2½-STY inter terr. 1960/4200 sf approx. Near Thomson Plaza. Good Alan Siew *****489 ONLY $3.XM NEG!!! 2.5-sty Semi-D S’goon Gdn.
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    • 293 6 COSY FH 2 Sty Corner Terr Jln Gumilang land 3128 sf Quiet. $4m. View Sat/ Sun 2 to 5pm. Jade *****003 BEAUTIFUL SEMI-D Phoenix rd. Rare!! 3-sty 2542 3300sf. 5+1. Move-in. MRT. Park 2 cars. Serious seller. MUST SELL! BURGUNDY Dr 3-sty. Semi-d. 5+1. 2207/ 3200 sf. 99yrs. Reno. Cosy
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    • 590 6 Properties ®D25-28 North |tTl D25-28 North Houses for Sale U| f Houses for Sale Collective sale of 5 bungalows Per plot size 6,103 sqft 7,645 sqft 100% leased, exceeds 3% yield Walk to American School Resort style 5+1 bdrms. 99 years EOI doses 15 Aug 2013 Ivan Tan *****761 HlwT
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    • 884 7 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 m at Enggor St m One of the world's tallest residential building, located at the heart of Singapore's Central Business District 1, 2 3-bedroom loft apartments on high floors
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    • 283 7 CAIRNHILL CREST PENTHSE. 2734 sf 4+1 ensuite. $6.3M Near Paragon/Centrepoint Act Fast! *****991 Angela TESSARINA 1518SF $2.4M 3+1+patio Corner Spacious Greenery. Tenanted $6K. Act Fast! *****991 Angela FIRE SALE! FH. S u p e r b view! MRT, Shpg Mall, Int’l Sch Potential gain. Don’t miss! 8100-8812 Joy Wang VERMONT.
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    • 366 7 LOFT NATHAN. Along River Valley Rd. TOP soon. FH, 484 sqft. 1+1. $1,065K neg. KS Leong 9321-9628 ORANGE GROVE RES. FH. 2390sf. 4-bdrm. Pool view. Tastefully reno. Sell with tenancy. Serious seller D’LEEDON 1-4 RM $13xxpsf Wharf Res 4rm $13xxpsf One Balmoral 1-4rm $1.6xM *****982.myweb.com.sg PARC CENTENNIAL 1550 sf. FH.
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    • 336 7 CENTENNIA SUITES High flr, 1787 sqft, 3+1, TOP soon! $3.8M+ Elaine 9008-2388 URBAN SUITE 1044 sf. 2rms. Ready. High flr. FH. $3.05M. TCN 9666 6429. SHERWOOD TWRS 1830 sf. Min to MGS, Pei Hwa, Poly, NUS etc. Bright, breezy. 3+1 Mais Bt Timah Plaza, High flr. MRT. 9655 3596 BRAND
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    • 309 7 CITY VIEW! SPINNAKER Suffolk. 3-bdrms. 1345 sqft High floor. Pte Lift. Near MRT/ St Michael’s Pri Sch. BUCKLEY 18 RESORT 2-rm. 1055 sf. Exclusive/ pte. $1.88M. Lynn 9799-9966 CUBE 8. BEST Buy! 1335sf 3+1, High flr. Novena MRT FH TOP 2014. *****315 NG ASTOR GREEN 1377 sf. Mid flr 3+1
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    • 316 7 THE QUINN 1/2/3 bdrm, 484/592/829/1098/1625 sf fr $809K. Private Preview, call David 9247 3330 RIVERSIDE MELODIES St. Michael’s Rd. 4bdrm. FH. Move-in soon. Good layout, windy Joy Chan *****208 FH TOPAZ MANSIONS. 1238 sf. 3-bdrms. $1080psf only! Designer showflat decor. Near food/amenities/MRT. 8 WOODLEIGH. Mins MRT 3-bdrm. 1098 sqft. $1500
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    • 538 7 $1288PSF ONLY! 4-RM 1475 sf, Costa Del Sol. High flr, greenery. Sell vacant. Grab now! *****530/*****707 BRAND NEW. 12 units Apt Telok Kurau. F’hold. 3 rm/ penthse. 1011-1819 sf. MRT. Sat/Sun 3-6pm. *****747 SPECIAL PROMO! JUST TOP St Patrick’s Res. FH. *****423sf. 2/3/4/5/Penthse. Amenities/good sch. Hurry THE SERENNO@ HAIG Rd.
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    • 295 8 SEA HORIZON Pasir Ris! New Executive Condo launching soon! Seaview! Marvin TanPB *****641 ELIAS GREEN 3+1 bdrm, 1518sf ground flr, well reno Quiet facing, Landscape gdn. Call Andy 9147-3964 SAVANNAH CONDO PARK, 1023 sf, 2 bdrms study, maximised live-in,new reno 100% move-in. 9889 1778 NEW LIST! 3+1 Livia 1346 sf.
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    • 326 8 RARE PENTHSE @COMPASS Hgts. Mrt Mall Dr-step! 2336sf 4-bdrms. Unblock. $1.9xM neg 8100 0055 Ben SCALA@ LOR CHUAN MRT TOP soon, 2bdrm. High Flr. NS orientation, good location. Check it out today! 2BDRM CHUAN PARK 1173 sf Tastefully reno. F/facilities No noon sun. neg. Don’t miss! Angeline 9008 2522 FONTAINE
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    • 304 8 SINGLE LEVEL PENTHSE Parc Vista. 2047 sf. 3+1+ balconies terr. Tenanted. $1.6M. Lily 9671 3228 REA THE LAKESHORE. 947 sqft. 2+1 rms. High flr, unblock lake view. MRT. Marble flr, high yield, urgent! $1.16M SURE SELL! PALM Gdns, 2bdrm, Pte lift, 958sf, mid flr, walk to LRT/ Sch/ Mkt. No
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    • 246 8 PREVIEW SOON! FLORA Ville Seletar Gdns 1-4 bdrms FH. YCK MRT AMK Hub. Call Grace Ng 9339 7587 PREVIEW SOON! FLORA Ville Seletar Gdns 1-4 bdrms FH. YCK MRT AMK Hub. Desmond Ngo 9847 2706 FLORA VILLE Seletar Gdn 1-4bdrm Penthse. Seletar Aerospace, YCK MRT, AMK Hub. Jane Lee 8183
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    • 253 8 PREVIEW SOON! FLORA Ville Seletar Gdns 1-4 bdrms FH. YCK MRT AMK Hub. Call Grace Lee 9730 8969 PREVIEW SOON! FLORA Ville Seletar Gdns 1-4 bdrms FH. YCK MRT AMK Hub. Janice Kong 9615 8987 FLORA VILLE Seletar Gdn 1-4bdrm Penthse. Seletar Aerospace, YCK MRT, AMK Hub. Bernard 9798 3535
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    • 360 8 fftt Ang Mo Kio HDB fftf Ang Mo Kio HDB Ang Mo Kio HDB Ang Mo Kio HDB Apts for Sale |Hf Apts for Sale |fif Apts for Sale Apts for Sale HDB MEDIAN Resale Prices n 2 ND quarter 2013 Resale transactions take place on a "willing buyer-willing seller"
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    • 150 8 HSR PAXEL! 3’A’ Blk 526 Revised. Unblock View Bright, Windy, Amenities MRT! Kenn Chu *****611 HSR PAXEL 4S 141 High Flr Bright Windy/ 5 mins to Future MRT! Hurry! Pearlyn Tan *****835 EW LIST! 4’NG’ Corner Blk 108 Bedok Res. Mins amenities Val $406K *****978 Odah N 3’NG’ $15K ONLY
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    • 206 8 3/ 5RM BLK529/ 601. High flr. Full reno. Unblocked. 3 aircons. Low 9845 5662 3 RM BLK 534 Bedok North Val $305k. Mid flr. Viewing call Thomas 9765 6365 ALL RACES! 4’A’ 236 Bishan St 22. Corridor. Simple High flr. LUP on the way. Val $538K. Serious seller!! EM CORNER
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    • 145 8 BLK 287 BUKIT Batok East Ave 3, EA corner, well kept 1602sf. Valued $695k. Low COV. Yvonne 9337 0604 Sally Lim 9184 1391 CLOSING SOON! 215 4’NG’ Corner. Lift level. Min to Central/ MRT. NS facing. Valued $410k. All races/PR NEW LISTING! RARE! Bt Batok Ctrl. Blk 642, 4’A’ 104
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    • 329 8 LOW CASH! 4’NG’ Corner. 141 Jln Bukit Merah. 101% move in. PR eligible. Lionel 9277-8000/ 9680-3411 MUST SELL! 5-RM Corner Pt Blk 25 Telok Blangah Cres. Exclusive. Move-In. Valued. www.Singaporehome.sg 3S HOY FATT Blk 28 Mid Flr 4A Jalan Bt Merah Blk 135 #01. 107sqm. Unblocked. Windy. Rebecca *****833 4’I’
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    • 363 9 FARRER PARK RD. 4’A’ High flr. Quality finishing. bright Mins to MRT, amentities Call Carol 9637-7739 RARE! 2 BEACH Road. 3’I’+ utility. Very high flr. Lift. NS, river view, breezy,near MRT. Val $380K. *****254 4-RM JELLICOE LAVENDER MRT doorstep High floor Val. $665k VTO Must Sell! Rare Unit! Susan *****311
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    • 328 9 HSR PAXEL! BLK 507 3’NG’ Blk 713 3’NG’ All Races/ PR Blk 513 3’NG’ High Floor Call Chua K H 9699 -7602 NICE HOUSE!! 3NG Blk 343 High flr, Unblock, nice reno 100% move in Val $395K Low Cash! All PRs eligible ’I’ BLK 21 Dover Cres High flr. Value
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    • 355 9 $615K NEG! 4A Kembang an/Leng Kong 3 blk 110 #3 104 sqm. Mins MRT/ NTUC. Val $550K. SMS *****511 NEW LISTING! BLK 558 EM, high flr, unblocked, mins walk to Buangkok MRT and amenities. Move-in cond. Val $660K. Interested pls call Mr Ong 9858 8640. BEAUTIFUL 4’S’ BLK 616 Hougang
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    • 321 9 EA BLK 754, 144 sqm. Renovated. Gek Poh Shpg. Living face SW. Val $535K. 9389-7337 Angeline LOW CASH! 5I 678D #10 up. Corner, Renovated, Bright. Just 5 yrs, MRT. Val $510k. Bernard Wu *****139 NEW LIST! 5-RM Blk 986A. Near MRT. High flr. Corner. Windy. Reno. 100% move in. Theresa
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    • 348 9 BEST LOCATION! EA 501. Spacious layout. 146 sqm. Corner. Val. Near MRT/ amenities *****135 Rini BLK 553, 5’I’ High floor. Windy. Corner. 4 bdrm. 123 sqm. MRT, schs, amenities. COV $10k+ Ron *****055 BLK 637, 5’I’ corner. Dr to dr. Lift flr. Spacious, squarish. Amenities/ eateries. All races/ PR. Val
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    • 319 9 4-RM BLK 301C Punggol Ctrl. Near MRT. Reno. All races/ PR eligible. Valn $515K. 9755 5202 Adrian 637A PUNGGOL DRIVE. 4’A’ 104 sqm. High flr. A1 cond Val $475k. Must sell! Good value! Gerri 9027 5522 RARE HDB TERR 57 Stirling 87 sqm. Clean. Val $755K. 3’S’ 85 C’wealth. Mid
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    • 304 9 BLK 407 4’A’ High flr. Near MRT, Sun Plaza. Face S. Val on the way. Low cash. View Sat 3-4pm by appt. EA 351D CANBERRA Road. Corner. Squarish, 4 bdrms. MRT. Valued $550k. Condo style, View to appreciate. EA 225C #08 Nice. MRT! EA 320C, 317D #15. MRT! 4A/ 51
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    • 349 9 LOW COV! 3’S’ Lift Blk 433 St 43. High Flr. Unblocked Breezy Val $335k Sat/ Sun 2 to 4pm Kelvin *****783 NEW LIST! 4’A’ 704 Tampines. 99 sqm, High Flr, Move in. Near Amenities/ MRT, Val $480k. COV Neg. RARE EA BLK 477. 1711 sf. 2 Master rm. Pte carpark
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    • 336 9 4RM PT-BLK Blk 193 High floor. NS facing. Designer decor. Value $535K. Eileen 9851 4072/ 9008 2442 5’I’ 258 KIM Keat, 4 bdrm corner 127 sqm. Squarish layout, Mkt, Pei Chun sch. Val $550k. Pat *****606 LHG PROPERTIES-HDB Div 4’A’ 366 High flr. MRT. 4’A’ Corner 620 High flr. 4’I’
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    • 360 9 LHG ELITE LISTER- HDB Div 103 3’NG’ Well kept, vacant 240 ’5I’ Reno, well kept. Low COV. Pat *****878 LOW 4’A’ blk 880 #02. 403 #13. Unblocked. 6mins to Khatib MRT. Upgrading Lift level. Alan 9837 1969 NEW LISTING! 3’NG’ Blk 225 High flr. 67 sqm. Shpg mall MRT. Simple
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    • 1848 10 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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    • 253 10 \Aa,/\*.a.Cct lectio*. EMERALD GDN. 2+STUDY unblocked, new reno. High flr. Raffles Pl MRT. Audrey *****453 audreyprop.com INT’L PLAZA 2-BDRM 904 sf. Next to Tg Pagar MRT. Full seaview. Reno. Immed. Joanne *****668 REA METROPOLITAN Redhill Mrt 3+1, 1367/ 1432sf high flr, unblocked face Orchard Furn, immed *****188 ST MARINA BAY
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    • 374 11 THE SAIL 2-RMS. Bay view 1 rm, Bay/sea view $4.5-5k 3/4 rm, bay view $6.5-10k. Call Neo 9384-2121 REA ASCENTIA SKY 3RM. Reno. Town/ Amenities. Immed Professionals/Corporate lease. Call EA @*****528 TIONG BAHRU 66, #03 Eng Watt. 3 huge cosy rms Balcony, reno. Amenities. Privacy. Cecilia 9818 9028 CITYLIGHTS 2-BRMS
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    • 543 11 THE PEAK@ BALMEG 2&3 bdrms, f/furn, facilities, MRT, near NUS, Science Pk Immed. 9009-1821 A Y Lim RIVER PLACE 2RMS 1055 sf $4.8K Alexis 2 rms $4K Anchorage 1765 sf 3+1 rms $4.8K. 9109 8900 Kelvin THE BENCOOLEN 2+1. High flr. New furniture curtain MRT. *****436 Owner. THE PLAZA 840
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    • 406 11 82 G ran g e R oa d 5 mins to Orchard Road CBD Signature architecture by Paul Rudolph 4 acres of verdant tropical landscape Loft living and spacious balconies Full condo facilities 24-hr security, maintenance and concierge 2+1, 2800 sqft, 3+1, 3600 sqft and 4+1, 4000 sq ft 9751
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    • 214 11 8 MT Sophia, 3+1. 1485 sf Ground flr. P/furn. Quiet. Dhoby Ghaut MRT. Immed. $7.9K. 9146-2799 Irene 1) ADMORE PARK 2885 sqft 4-bdrm $17K 2)The Grange 1765 sqft 3-bdrm $9.3K Immed. Litricia *****331 THE BALMORAL 4+1. 2700 sf. Nice greenery. Spacious mais. $8.8Kneg.Astro 6726-1338 û ORION. 1507 SF. 3 bedrms.
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    • 348 11 MELROSE PK 1550SF, 4+1 high flr, well kept, f/facilities, p/furn,avail Aug $7.8k *****050 Karen Savills URBAN SUITES 2/3/4-Rms, 1044/1615/ 2002 sqft, near MRT/ shpg. Part furnished Immediate. Joe *****722 $4.5K ONLY! BOTANIC Gdn Mansion. 1750 sf. 3+1. Near Orchard. High flr. Immed good cond. *****016 Yeow BEST UNIT! RIDGEWOOD 1700sf,
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    • 460 11 ORCHARD TWR 3+1, 1990 sf. Skypark Somerset 4+1 3347sf/ Penthse 4+1, 5974 sf. Karen *****499 PN $3.5K NEG Stevens Rd. Brand new. 2-rms. High flr. P/full furn. Good facing. Immed. Annie 9793-5279 THE HERMITAGE 2-BDRM 850 sf. F/furn. Immed. $4500. Walk to Newton MRT. Laura *****539 TANGLIN PK 1593 sqft.
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    • 484 11 JC DRAYCOTT 1100 sf. 3 rm Furn, cosy, avail mid Aug. neg. 9009-4802 CK Ng HERITAGE APTS 3200sf 4+1 $14K/ Paterson Suite 2300 sf $13.5K. Quek 9487 5225 ASTRID MEADOWS. RENO. 2 rms big balcony. 1378 sf. Facilities. BAY 9455 1990 THE TATE RES. High flr. 3+1. 2196 sqft. Avail
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    • 395 11 PARK INFINIA 4+1+Balcony 1690/ 2002 s.f High flr, Nice! MRT/ United Sq. Fr $7.xK Shirley 9002-3237 MIRO 2 BDRM Loft, 1249 sf Unblocked city view, New Villa Des Flores Townhse, 2033 sf. Yap CC *****190 TOWNHSE BARKER Rd. Value for money! 5+1, Well reno, 2827 sf, immed, full furn. Karen
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    • 367 11 WATERBANK @DAKOTA MRT food, NTUC, P/furn. Immed 2bdrm $4.2K/3bdrm $5.6K Key avail Wenny *****710 DAKOTA RES 3-BDRM. Pool facing. P/furn. $5.5K. Avail move-in 8 Sept. View by appt. Cyndris 9765 6569. $3.XK. NEW TOP! 6-mins to Aljunied/Dakota Mrt/ Amenities. 1+1. Pool. F/P/Furn. High flr. Owner 9682-6632 WATERBANK JUST TOP, Mins
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    • 362 11 Javier Koh, ERA 9171 7331 SEAFRONT ON MEYER 3rm 1604sf sea view.... $6.8k 3rm 1615sf top flr........ $6.7k 4rm 2110sf mid flr........... $8k AMBER RESIDENCES 4rm 4080sf Penthse.. $10.8k Landlords/Sellers/Agents welcome 1. Mandarin Gardens 2+1, 1001 sqft. Renovated. Javier Koh, ERA 9171 7331 2. Mandarin Gardens 1+1, 829 sf F/Furn!.......
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    • 338 12 SANCTUARY GREEN 3+1+ patio Approx 1750sf. Beautiful High ceiling. Immed neg SM Chia *****500 *THE BECCAGAYLE LOR N Telok Kurau. 1356sf Spacious 3+Study+1. $4.2K neg. SM Chia 9068-6500 SIGLAP V JUST TOP. 2rm loft Penthse. $3500. Avail immed/ Costa Rhu 3+1 $6k 4+1 $9k Partial furn Immed OCEAN PARK, 2000
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    • 469 12 HUA XIN CT 4+1 rm. 1970 sf low flr. Unfurn. greenery pool view. Spacious. Avail 15/8. Yuen FE 968 ***** 2-BDRM PENTHSE Spring Langsat. 969 sf. Like new. Roof terr. Pool view. Immed.$3.8K.*****000 PN COSTA DEL SOL 1313 sf, 3+1. Newly reno/ painted. Move in cond. P/furn. Vacant. $4.6K. Irene
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    • 474 12 $3.2K NV RES. Brand New 3+ study. P/ furn, High flr. avail Immed *****991 Lily THE GALE 1152 sf. 2+1. Face NE. F/facilities. $neg. Avail immed. Dan 9005 7733 EDELWEISS 1RM 710 sf. Mid flr. Cozy. Bright. P/furn. Reno $neg. *****389 Sam BRAND NEW DOUBLE Bay@ Simei MRT. 3 rms
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    • 504 12 New flr. Face Mid sf. rm, $3K Mais. Low walk MRT Rd Move view. mid Unblock Shut-2-rm. Near Near 3BDRM. Mall. flr. Sch/ p/ 4+ mins HIGH 1min Furn. 15 Near MRT immed. IMM/ ONO. 2+ lay- Nice. befolease. flr. MAYFAIR. MONTROSA HILLVIEW AVE 3+1 pool view, f/facilities, vacant, shuttle
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    • 631 12 AVE MRT sf. reMRT. PK Immed. 3+1. Furn. 2RMS kept. REGENT Face Immed. GROVE! MRT/ 1324sf flr NTU. rm. sqft. Furn sqft flr. flat VACANT MRT High Walk sqft. Immed. MRT. bdrm Owner 9089 8290 3+1, Full Immediate 3+1. MRT. MRT SLE. #01. Immed. MRT. $3.2K. spafield/ flr. MRT/ Sapphire,
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    • 292 12 550 AMK 3’NG’ Designer deco. F/Furn&Aircon.Quiet Amenities,schools. Family/ professionals. Immediate!!! BLK 345 HOUGANG Ave 7. HUDC 151 sqm. 3-rms. #03 Immed P/furn. 9844-4400 Sherry www.marshe.sg IMMED! WELCOME ALL Race 3+1 Blk 183B Sengkang Nice Reno. Aircon. F/furn. $Neg. Yang *****478 SPZ 309 WOODLANDS,4S corner unit, 85sqm.P/furn, aircon. Quiet. Near Marsiling
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    • 430 12 BLK 354B ADMIRALTY Rd, 3+1, fully furn/aircon, Sun Plaza, immed, pref family professional *****678 JT 151 YISHUN CORNER. 3bdrm High floor. F/furn. Breezy. Greenery. Northpoint. Aug. Call Ang S.I. *****399 5’I’ 203A COMPASSVALE. 3 bdrm. High floor. P/furn. Aircon. Mins Compass Pt. Immed. Leong *****321 10 MINS TO Punggol MRT.
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    • 440 12 491F TAMPINES 3+1 beautifully reno/ f/aircon/ f/furn, spacious layout, greenery, immed. Frank 8118-6316 4’A BLK 489C Tampines Beautiful reno. Huge master bdrm,walk-in wardrobe. Immed. 9487 8079 Joel 4A BLK345 UBI Ave 1. Good landlord! Corner, A1 reno, f/furn, clean and peaceful. Immed. Eric 8100 1809. 4A CORNER BLK 159 Bedok
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    • 475 12 CCK EA BLK 530/ Ghim Moh (1) 3rm+utiity. Promax *****289 Florence 5-RM 277 BANGKIT Rd. 3 bdrm. Reno. F/aircon. Furn $2.5K neg. 9742-1234 AC 4+1 EA JURONG W. 665A. 5mins to MRT, shpg mall. Immediate. 9620-2513 TRE HDB/ CONDO/ LANDED Master/ Common rooms. Fast reliable service. All areas.Jenny Tan *****331
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    • 356 12 1) FIRST CTR OFFICE 1335sf, Full reno, private lot, $3.5k 2) NorthStar AMK. 1948sf Ramp up, private lot, $4.6k 3) Tuas Cove 7772sf, 5ton crane, B2, 400amp. $14.5k TUAS VIEW PLACE. 7000 sf, Workshop. Avail immed. With parking. Dormitory space avail. For details, contact *****242 Sathya PASIR PANJANG B1. Just
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    • 809 13 011 Factory/lndustrial ffil Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Space for Rent SKYLIGHT BUILDING Pasir Panjang Road Coldrooms Individual Unit Storage •Warehouse 2100sqft 5700sqft Office 240sqft 680sqft Tel: 6533 8830 Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm 30 Alexandra Lane S( *****2) WORKER DORMITORY C/W cooking/ per head charge. Agent welcome. 9105 8518 HENDERSON BLK 211. 4400
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    • 574 13 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 ECO-TECH nwifirta From $2xxPsf From $5xxK! Seeking Registration of Interest Now! Tuas Mega Port BioMedical Park Petrochemical Hub Medical Technology Hub Huttons realestategroup CEA LICENCE NO. L*****99K INTERNATIONAL RD INTERNATIONAL
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    • 400 13 JLN PEMIMPIN FH B1 rampup. 6m high ceiling. 100% useable area 1636+ sqft. 1 min MRT. *****013 Serene JOO KOON JTC B2 fty. land *****/ built up ***** sf. Bal 37 yrs. Big workshop/ open space. 9108-9396 OT OXLEY BIZ HUB 2 Ubi. #01 Grd flr. Mezzanine flr. 1916 sf.
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    • 514 13 FREE 1 MONTH TRIAL! FLEXIBLELEASE SMALL OFFICE SPACE @10 Raeburn Park @27 West Coast Highway(Next to Circle Line MRT) 24/7 Air-Con Spacious Lounge Area Meeting Room Facilities In-House Cafès/Restaurants High-end Furnishings Agents Welcome Free Internet and Local Calls Ample Parking Lots Mustardseed SG Special Package Promotion (Terms Conditions Apply) μ
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    • 1174 13 fill Office Space fifl Office Space fiH Office Space for Sale Hgf for Sale fH for Sale FAR EAST ORCHARD LIMITED Novena Lifestyle and Medical Hub FIABCI Prix d’Excellence 2013 Specialised Project (Purpose Built) Category f; II (#0 S soy?!# III Premier Medical Suites For Sale Located in Novena medical
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    • 805 14 535 OFFICE Near Commonwealth MRT 5500sqft Fully renovated Call *****112 9115-6067 INT’L PLAZA 473/937/1453 /2357 sf. High flr, Fitted, lift frontage. Must sell! Can Co-broke. 9005 2048 JL BURLINGTON SQ OFFICE, 40sqm-72sqm 11 units avail Just vacant, high flr. Future MRT Joe 9278 8188. CHINATOWN PT #20 Brand New Reno.
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    • 608 14 67»r W saar r £T Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Prime Shops For Lease Orchard Plaza (next to Orchard Point) 194 to 883 sq ft Suitable for retail, beauty salon, language schools, showroom, etc. Golden Landmark (opposite Raffles Hospital and near Bugis MR!) 312 to 589 sq ft Call
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    • 498 14 JLN BESAR. 4 adjoining units. 2 sty shophse. 6000 sf. F&B approved. Good crowd. Jerry 9655-9990 BALESTIER RD BUSY crowd, grd flr shop w/toilet, backyard, reno with aircon. $4Kp.m. 9618-7338 Ng BACKPACKER HOSTEL FOR takeover Chinatown 3000/ 5500sf. Suit office/ suana etc *****826 John KTV SPA RESTAURANT pub retail/showrm Orchard
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    • 400 14 PRIME! BALI LANE! Directly Opp DUO 80,000 sf of retail managed by Capita Land! 999, 1,300sf exclude Outdoor sitting! $4.5M Raymond *****772 ERA 6% RETURN 2-STY HDB Shop Bedok North. Beside Hawker market rental $9,000 Valued $1.8m Call now 9710-5448 Mickey 5.28% RETURN 2-STY HDB Shop. Buikit Merah Beside Hawker
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    • 478 14 DHOBY GHAUT SHOPS offices. MRT. 388 to 5000 sf. Both tenanted vacant. Alex Chow *****881 PRIME MEDICAL SUITE For Sale/ Rent, Orchard Road 592 to 6049 sqft Freehold KF 9099 6155/ 6228 6899 ***GEYLANG LOR 13 corner shophse 2 adjoining 3-sty+ terr. Land 3390sf. Rent to restn. 9181-1819 Colliers FAR
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    • 650 14 SMALL INDUSTRIAL UNITS Eunos(near MRT Bus Stop) Kallang FREE 1 MONTH TRIAL!!* *663 800 1,100 sq. ft. Flexible Lease Term Immediate Move In Ancillary Showcase Area Office 24-HourAccess Security Ample Parking/Loading Next to Foodcourt Agents Welcome CALL6578 9966 MT E NOVENA Clinic 495/ 570 sf. Near MRT. Also for rent.
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    • 356 14 RESORTS FOR SALE Johore Beach Resort facing South China Sea approx 30 acres, vibrant concern land avail forfurther expansion of resort, 30min to Changi Airport. call: *****5 6141 or email: genasse ts@gmail.com ADAMAI FH PENTHSE 4+1, TOP, 5081 sqft S$632,000 only in JB city near Thistle Hotel. Security, Pool, Gym,
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    • 2593 19 ISAra RECRUIT Executive Appointments 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 www.cats.com.sg/recruit Lecturing/Teaching Lecturing/Teaching r SHAWS PRESCHOOL looking for Principals, English Teachers, Assistant Teachers Sports Coaches Diploma in Early Childhood (Teachers only) I Assistant teachers no experience or qualifications needed Singaporean or SPR Teachers Full Day only Assistant Teachers 9am-7pm To start in
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    • 24 19 ALES MGMT TRAINEE. Training Trpt allowance provided. Overseas opportunities. SPR/ S’porean. SMS *****456 S MAID AGY SALES Consultant. CEI certified. (Budget 06C5215) Tel *****751
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    • 146 19 MALE/ FEMALE SALES ASST CASHIERS Full/ Part-Time 6-days week S’porean/ SPR only 9434-5049 SALES EXEC in Interior Design Local or SPR only. Salary allowance commission Call Francis *****922 Email: management@ macusjfox.com Building Materials Co. at Eunos requires ADMINISTRATOR OUTDOOR SALES S’porean/ SPR only Email resume to airflex.1st@gmail.com SALES MANAGER for
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    • 521 20 OUTDOOR SALES CO-ORDINATOR (Facilities Maintenance) NITEC or Dip in Electrical Electronic Engrg Background in Facilities Maintenance Engrg Class 3 licence Email resume to: recruit@penta.com.sg Call *****000 for appt Estab Co. in Jurong seeks Sales Engineer Sales experience in a similiar position Product training provided Pleasant disposition self-motivated Good coordination communication
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    • 200 20 SALES EXEC FOR selling IT product svc. Basic +com. Good prospect. S’porean/ SPR. *****428/ *****313 STUDIO AT ORCHARD requires Customer Svc cum Sales/ Jnr Make-up Artist. coverlooks.sg@gmail.com SALES EXECUTIVES IMMED. Career advancement, travel require. S’poreans/ SPR only. SMS only *****354 *EXPERIENCED SALES EXEC Printing advertising. >$4K. Min Dip. 9182-6871 MAID
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    • 228 20 Retail Sales Retail Sales BengawanSoio 1. Full Time Sales Assistant ($1500 $1700) 2. Assistant Store Supervisor ($1600 $1900) Min 1 year relevant experience 3. Part Time Sales Assistant ($6.00 $6.50) 4. Moon Cakes Promoter ($6.50 $7.50) Period from 15/08/13 to 19/09/13 only Urgently required at Orchard, Tiong Bahru, Singapore General
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    • 161 20 PROMOTERS HEALTH food. Various locations. $7/ hr bonus. No students pls. Appt call *****465 SALES EXEC Beauty World Ctr. $1.4K-$2.5K. FullTime, S’porean SPR may apply. Jacky 9387-7243 COUNTER STAFF 883 Woodlands. 3pm-8.30 pm Perm. Students retirees welcome. Call 9100-6905. 3 MTHS TEMP Cashier (x10) Q’town/ retail shift hrs $6/hr (Achieve
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    • 181 20 RECEPTIONIST NEEDED FOR Foot Reflexology massage spa Holland V MRT. Start immediate. Only S’porean/ SPR. 9027 8555 SPA RECEPTIONIST, NO experience required. Need to liaise with Chinese speaking clients. 5.5 days. City. S’porean/ SPR. *****970 CALLSERVICES OFFICER Alarmsignalsprocessing& generalcallanswering Permanentorrotating 8-hourshifts Monthlygross1.6–2.2k MinimumGCE‘N’Level Goodcareeradvancement OnlyS’poreans&SPRs needtoapply Walk-ininterviewat TanBoonLiatBuilding, #08-03,315OutramRoad, Singapore*****4
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    • 200 20 Singapore River Explorer is looking for CUSTOMER SERVICE SALES Able to liaise with both Mandarin English speaking customers Working hours 0900 to 1800 (Mon~Sat) $1600 and commission Please call 6734 5300 for enquiries Walk in interview 1 Lor 2 Toa Payoh 05-01 Yellow Pages Building Aircon Company requires CUSTOMER SERVICE
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    • 174 20 €K§ Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge We are expanding! Come&Join our BIO Family... Full/Part Time 1. Service Crew 2. Kitchen Assistant 3. Restaurant Supervisor Career Advancement incentive Training provided Working location Islandwide Singaporean/ SPR are welcome Interested candidate, please call *****060 or walk in for interview Mon-Fri (2:30pm to 5:30pm) HQ: 28
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    • 136 20 Classified Jobs <P An established high end Japanese Restn opening soon in Orchard Junior/ Senior Sous Chef up to $4,200 Senior Sushi Chef S$2,600 to S$4,200 Sushi Chef S$2,300 to S$2,500 Assistant Manager S$2,800 to S$3,200 Supervisor S$2,300 to S$2,500 Full-Time server S$1,800 to S$2,000 Part-Time server $9 to 10
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    • 48 20 SMALL FOOD OUTLET at Race Course Rd requires Cashier, no age limit. Only S’porean/ SPR. Call *****631 (no agt pls) CATERING CO. REQUIRES Cook ($1.8k-$2.5k).Kitchen Helper ($1k-$1.3k). Immed Blk 3017 Bedok North St. 5 #01-02. H/P: *****292 VIVO, LOT 1. Kitchen Helper Service Crew Wanted. S’porean/SPR 9647 7662
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    • 162 20 Raffles Place COUNTER SERVICE KITCHEN CREW 5 days a week (Mon-Fri) Performance incentive up to $200 month 5 days a week (Mon-Fri) Ç Full Shift (11.5 hours; 7.30am-9pm) 2 x 1-hr breaks+meals provided Ç Regular Shift (9 hours; 7.30am-5.30pm) 1 hr break meal provided Ç $1,300-$1,700 month Call or SMS9850
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    • 750 21 Cf EV Hotel/ Restaurant/ CK% Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Lounge HIDE YAMAMOTO FINE JAPANESE CUISINE Vibrant energetic team players with positive attitude needed to fill the following positions; 1) Captain/ Server 2) Restaurant Bar Assistant (At least one year experience) 3) Food Runner (Able to speak some Japanese) Benefits Indude: Staff
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    • 350 21 Oil Gas equipment manufacturer requires: General cum Production Clerk MS Office bilingual ITE Office Skill or GCE ‘N’ Level Singaporeans SPRs only Please call 6851 8081 to arrange for interview. Blk 211 Woodlands Ave 9, #04-81 Woodlands Spectrum II (Bus no 964 from Admiralty MRT Stn) Admin Staff Daily clerical
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    • 377 21 1) TEAM LEADER 2) OPERATION ASSISTANT 3) DOCUMENT SORTER 4) MICROFILMING QC Mandai Rd Good pay transport allowance 5 days Singaporean only Call *****001 or email A well estab. co dealing with perfumeries, skin care, cosmetics, hair care products requires:A/CS ASST/ MARKETING LCCI/ Diploma in A/cs Min 2 yrs experience
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    • 395 21 DOCUMENTATION CUM ACCOUNTANT Required an experienced person with complete knowledge of documentation with some knowledge of accounts to work in an international trading company. The person should be able to make full sets of documents. Should have knowledge of negotiating LC etc. SPR Singaporeans apply. Interested candidates please email to:
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    • 196 21 ACCOUNTS ASST. ADVANC ED Excel/ MYOB/ full set. S’porean /SPR with 2 yrs experience. cv@hbt.com.sg A/CS EXEC Beauty World Centre. MYOB. Immed. S’poreans/ SPR. *****243 Renovation Company (Commercial) PA (Immediate) *Min 5 yrs experience *Degree holder *Very good command of English (Spoken written) *Able to multi-task *To provide support to
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    • 738 21 TECHNICIAN(WASTE-TO-ENERGY) Responsibilities: Ensure smooth efficient operation of plant equipment (incinerator-boiler unit, flue gas treatment, turbo-generator and auxiliary equipment) Carry out routine checking testing of plant equipment Assist in isolation normalization of equipment Attend to daily job cards to carry out corrective preventive maintenance of plant equipment Respond to urgent repairs
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    • 50 21 MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR (F&B/ West/Up to $3,200) Responsible for installation of Factory equipment Attend to emergency breakdowns; Oversee routine servicing Higher NITEC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Able to start immediately or with short notice To apply, please submit detailed resume to cv.sg@faro recruitment.com.sg or contact 6332 9280 FARO (Lic 98C5283)
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    • 232 21 Installer/ Technician NITEC/ NTC in Mechanical/ Electrical Wtih Class 3 license Prefer basic knowledge in milling/ lathe machine S’porean/ SPR only. Interested please call 6741 5851 EXPERIENCED CNC MILLER. work independently. knowledge of mastercam program. Walk-in: Blk 1007 #01-47. Eunos Ave 7. S’*****9. Call 9109-9463 M&E TECHNICIANS Perm (Flora Dr),
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    • 431 21 ACMV ENGINEER Sales QS. Autocad. Work independently. Call 9636-1800 TECHNICIAN BASIC ELECTRICAL skills, class 3 lic S’porean/ SPR *****783 FULL TIME CSO CUM PICKER Bilingual (English Mandarin) to liaise with Mandarin speaking customers Hardworking honest team Player Must be friendly, easy going possess selling skills abilities Basic Computer knowledge Interested,
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    • 483 22 Oil Gas equipment manufacturer requires: QC INSPECTOR PossessITE-PrecisionMachiningorPrecisionEngineering Certificate and related working experience MS Office bilingual Knowledge of ISO and inspection of oil gas parts Inspection, calibration, all quality documents Singaporeans SPRs only Please call 6851 8081 to arrange for interview. Blk 211 Woodlands Ave 9, #04-81 Woodlands Spectrum II
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    • 203 22 Temp Warehouse Asst x 30 Waiting for NS enlistment ORD are welcome!! 5 Days Office hr $7/hr Work near Expo MRT Stock Count Inventory Picking Packing of stock Handle shipment packaging No experience required Walk-in Interview: 20 Jalan Afifi CISCO Ctr 2 #02-02 (Near to Paya Lebar MRT) Mon~Fri 9am~5pm
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    • 83 22 Security Security Security A AETDS THE 360” SECURITY FORCE OF CHOICE FULFIL YOUR POTENTIAL AS AN AUXILIARY POLICE INSPECTOR Requirements: Polytechnic Diploma or Degree Possess strong leadership qualities and interest in uniformed sector Commissioned Officers (during NS) and former SPF/SCDF/SAF Officers are welcome to apply CONTACT US TODAY; *****423 9099
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    • 236 22 SECURITY SECURITY OFFICER Marine Parade, Kranji, *CCK, Woodlands, Ang Mo Kio, Pioneer Crescent, *Tanjung Penjuru, Yio Chu Kang, Bukit Timah, Outram Full Time/ Part Time/ Weekender Available!! $1,700 $2,000/Month $70-$75 per day SECURITY SUPERVISOR Choa Chu Kang Hume Avenue Areas $2.2-$2.4 HARI RAYA PACKAGE $500/5 days!! (T&C Applies) ATTRACTIVE PAY
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    • 294 22 PREMIER SECURITY CO-OPERATIVE LTD TrainedSecurityOfficers (Day&NightShifts) HARI RAYA PUASA PACKAGE 7 11 August 2013 3 days 12 hours $300.00 5 days 12 hours $500.00 *Conditions apply. Walk-in Interview Mon Fri, 9am to 5pm at No. 18 Verdun Road, #04-01 Premier Security Building Tel: 6632 0834 6291 9866 F1 PROTECTION OFFICERS
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    • 202 22 SINGTEC SECURITY Security Officers AMK, Alps Ave, Pasir Ris, Tuas, Ayer Rajah, Tai Seng Relief Officers-All areas $70+ per day HARI RAYA PACKAGE 7 to 11 Aug $500 Weekly cash benefits Possess PLRD licence Tel: 6545-2288 IN-HOUSE Security Officer 1850/month (Incl. OT Incentive) 6 days/wk, 12 hrs/shift. SIRD IC relevant
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    • 546 22 <IMMEDIATE VACANCY> SECURITY PERSONNEL DAY SHIFT OFFICERS Orchard Rd (Condo).....$2.1K Raffles Pl (Building).....$2.1K Raffles PI (Building) S2.1K NIGHT SHIFT OFFICER Redhill (Condo)............$2.1K SECURITY EXECUTIVE Day Shift (Sup Cert Driving Lic) $2.3K to $2.4K SECURITY EXECUTIVE Night Shift (Sup Cert Night Shift (Sup Cert HARI RAYA PACKAGE (DAY NIGHT) 3 to
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    • 430 22 5 Days Work$230 Estab cleaning co. requires Dishwashers to work in hotels 5-day work (Mon Fri) Weekly Pay $230 Time: 7am 3pm (8 hrs) 3pm 11pm (8 hrs) Meals provided Immedidate vacancy Call 6457 1646 or 6457 1130 Part time Cleaners for Hari Raya for Hari Raya Lunch provided High
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    • 517 23 **1)FLOAT TEAM CLEANER 2) Driver cum Float Team Cleaner. S’porean SPR Only. Walk in 9am-12noon /2pm-5pm. Blk 25 Kallang Ave #01-01. Near Lavender MRT. Immed. 6297 8487 NEX SHPG CTR requires 1) Asst Supervisors $1200$1500. 2) Cleaners, 7am3pm $1050, 2.30-10.30pm $1100, 11pm-7am $1150, 6days week. Call *****993 HPG MALL Orchard
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    • 369 23 CLEANERS NEEDED Bishan, Ulu Pandan. 10pm3am. Daily pay. *****835 CLEANERS FOR OFFFICE Bldg Beach Rd. Start immed. Contact *****027 FULL-TIME/ PART-TIME CAFE Cleaners wanted. Bt. Timah Plaza. 9790-3021 CLEANERS NEEDED IN condo Pasir Ris 8am-5pm. for appt. call: 9364-8713 FLOAT CLEANERS NEEDED in condo near Yew Tee MRT. $1,200. *****528
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    • 579 23 Established Frozen Food Manufacturer in Tuas Ave 12 requires 1. Forklift Operator cum Warehouse μ With at least 1 year similar capacity μ Must possess valid local forklift licence μ Coldroom at -18C to -20C μ Must be physically fit μ Salary plus others: $1,800 and above 2. Warehouse cum
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