The Straits Times, 7 October 2013

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    28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2013 66 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 050/02/2013
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    Lock icon Shutdown ‘not helpful’ for US, says PM Lee
    629 1  -  But country is vibrant and resilient, and will remain a powerful force By LEONARD LIM IN NUSA DUA (Bali) limze@sph.com.sg THE federal government shutdown has dented the United States’ diplomacy and restructuring efforts at home, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said, though
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    Lock icon First MRT stations equipped with flood barriers
    460 1  -  By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg WITH storms likely to occur more often in future, the authorities have started equipping MRT stations with flood barriers. The first six have been retrofitted at a cost of $2.2 million, with barriers similar to those used in Hong
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    Lock icon Top Al-Qaeda suspect seized by US forces
    71 1 US SPECIAL forces struck two militant targets in Africa, snatching a top Al-Qaeda suspect from the streets of Libya and launching a pre-dawn raid on an Al-Shabaab leader’s home in Somalia. The capture of Abu Anas el-Liby, wanted for his role in the
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      130 1 MYOPIA IN SINGAPORE $300M SPENT ON SPECS A YEAR HOME B3 WATCH THE VIDEO www.straitstimes.com How MRT flood barriers are set up in minutes Download a QR code reader app on your smartphone and scan this code for more information. QR code generated on http://qrcode.littleidiot.be Manual winding mechanical movement with
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      18 1 POLE VAULTER SEAN LIM NEW NATIONAL RECORD SPORT B18 NEW HERITAGE SOCIETY CHIEF YOUNGEST PRESIDENT EVER HOME B4
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      Lock icon HDB to test automated carpark systems at 3 areas
      455 2 / 3  -  Space-savers will be piloted in Bukit Panjang, Yishun and Changi Village TRANSFORMING NEIGHBOURHOODS By MARYAM MOKHTAR maryamm@sph.com.sg BUKIT Panjang, Yishun and Changi Village have been chosen as test beds for mechanised carparks, as the Housing Board looks for ways to get
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      Lock icon S’pore’s first ‘inclusive’ playground for all
      583 2 / 3  -  By JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg THE sight of children with disabilities looking on while others enjoyed themselves on a playground prompted Nee Soon GRC MP Lim Wee Kiak into action. Yesterday, he broke the ground for an upgraded Canberra Park, which will feature Singapore’s first
      PHOTOS: LAU FOOK KONG, CT-ART CREATION  -  583 words
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      Lock icon US forces strike militants in Libya, Somalia
      553 2 / 3 Al-Qaeda suspect seized in raid but Somali group leader eludes capture AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES CAIRO United States forces struck two militant targets in far-flung Africa, snatching a top Al-Qaeda suspect from the streets of Tripoli in Libya and launching a pre-dawn
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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        Lock icon US still a powerful force: PM
        53 4 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong said at an Apec CEO Summit that the gridlock in America’s political system is not helpful to its diplomacy or economy, but the country is still very vibrant and resilient and would remain a powerful force into the future.
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        Lock icon HDB to try mechanised parking
        45 4 THE Housing Board will test out mechanised parking systems at three sites in Bukit Panjang, Yishun and Changi Village in a bid to address a carpark shortage. They are expected to be up and running by end-2015. TOP NEWS A2
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Chinese language a draw
          79 4 MALAYS in Kelantan are enrolling their children to learn the Chinese language to enhance their job prospects in a world where China is a rising economy. The state has more Malays studying Mandarin than anywhere else in Malaysia, with the state government itself funding most classes
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          Lock icon China to monitor smog
          63 4 CHINA will set up an extensive network of monitoring points in cities frequently engulfed by hazardous smog to study ways to minimise the impact of air pollutants on people’s health. Air pollution hit worrying levels last weekend as Beijing played host to international sporting events, prompting
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          Lock icon Fairer rules on hiring
          49 4 INDONESIA will gradually introduce measures to give locals a fair shot at professional, managerial and executive posts, jobs that would otherwise go to foreigners. The country’s Manpower Ministry said expats would still be welcome but their recruitment must bring about transfer of knowledge. PAGE A13
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        Lock icon XI CEMENTS TIES WITH INDONESIA
        40 4 Both sides can benefit as China seeks to extend its influence to counter the United States’ Asia-Pacific pivot Indonesia stands to gain from investments in infrastructure, energy and industrial projects. The Straits Times OPINION A18
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Japan’s strategic fumble
          42 4 DESPITE Japan’s huge economy and recent efforts in aggressive diplomacy and defence procurements by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the country still struggles to gain regional influence and escape being globally marginalised by its lack of strategic culture. PAGE A18
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          Lock icon Look back for courage
          40 4 SINGAPOREANS’ anxiety about today’s slowing economy, rising inequality, immigration and living costs need to be tempered by recalling Singapore’s truly difficult “distant” past of the 1960s and 1970s and the manageability of today’s problems. PAGE A19
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon Help for the vulnerable
          66 4 SIXTY trained volunteers have been roped in to provide support to the intellectually disabled during criminal investigations, and to help the police deal better with them. The scheme, which piloted in April, has been labelled a “great success”. PAGE B1 Mr Christopher Goh is one of
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          Lock icon Younger S’pore pilgrims
          42 4 SINGAPOREAN Muslims heading for the haj pilgrimage are getting younger and are more willing to spend up to $15,000 for a longer stay and to ensure that their spiritual trip to Mecca comes off without a hitch. PAGE B2
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Manufacturers upbeat
          53 4 AFTER a disappointing first half, local manufacturers are optimistic about a modest pickup in demand for the rest of the year. But they say profit margins are likely to be smaller this year due to rising business costs, ranging from higher wages to more expensive transport and rental
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon Fourth title for Vettel?
          62 4 SEBASTIAN Vettel (right) could seal the Formula One world championship as early as this Sunday. If the German, who won yesterday’s Korean Grand Prix at a canter, wins the Japanese GP and closest challenger Fernando Alonso fails to finish in the top eight at Suzuka, the
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Album reflects his roots
          72 4 TAIWANESE singer-songwriter Chang Chen-yue is best known as the bad boy of rock. But a motorcycle accident which left him with broken legs has given him a new appreciation of a slower pace of life. This is reflected in his new album, Ayal Komod, which is
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          Lock icon A different Generation
          63 4 K-POP sensation Girls’ Generation are a chameleon-like lot. For their latest album, I Got A Boy, they turned to hip-hop gear to remake their image and convey an aspect of the Girls aspect that fans have not seen before strong and powerful. PAGE C7 Now on tour,
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          Lock icon Haphazard restoration
          57 4 MYANMAR’S ancient capital city of Bagan, which houses the country’s most treasured religious sites, risks losing its chance of achieving World Heritage status due to haphazard restoration work. www.stasiareport.com Hot-air balloons carrying tourists rising above pagodas as the sun rises in the ancient city of Bagan in northern
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          Lock icon Vettel wins Korean GP
          54 4 SINGAPORE Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel celebrates yet again, winning the Korean Grand Prix yesterday to chalk up his fourth victory in a row. It was the Red Bull driver’s third successive Korean win, eighth triumph of the season and the 34th of his career. View
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          Lock icon Apec Indonesia 2013
          31 4 AFTER a gap of 19 years, Indonesia is again hosting the Apec summit. Read the latest reports and developments from the forum on our Big Story microsite: straitstimes.com/apec-indonesia-2013
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          Lock icon ZoukOut: More A-listers
          57 4 THIS year’s ZoukOut heats up as more A-list acts are added. DJ Alesso, Krewella, Example and DJ Ferry Corsten will join previously announced acts such as DJ Afrojack and DJ Martin Solveig. View pictures and videos and get pumped up for the two-day festival, which will be
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          Lock icon New ways of teaching
          64 4 THE way primary schools are run these days is a far cry from decades ago. Teachers at Xinmin Primary School used pizzas to teach fractions. And during English lessons, pupils went to blow bubbles before writing about their experience. Xinmin Primary 2 pupil Lois Lim, eight,
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          Lock icon Expats help to clean up
          35 4 A GROUP of Japanese expats have been helping to clean up East Coast Park and Little India for free. They are members of Green Bird, a Japanese non-profit environmental group.
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          Lock icon Tree crashes on van
          23 4 STRONG wind in the Marina Barrage area sent an uprooted tree crashing on top of a van parked there.
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          23 4 A STOMPER got a shock when he found out that his iPhone 3GS’ battery had malfunctioned and damaged the device’s motherboard.
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      Lock icon TPP talks won’t be derailed: US official
      616 6  -  Washington still aims to conclude trade pact negotiations by December APEC SUMMIT By ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF IN NUSA DUA (Bali) zakirh@sph.com.sg THE United States remains focused on reaching a deal on an ambitious trade pact involving 12 countries across the Asia-Pacific
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      Lock icon S’PORE YOUTH DELEGATION MEETS PM LEE
      61 6 Five Singaporeans selected by the National Youth Achievement Award Council and National Youth Council chatting with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Part of the youth delegation at the Apec Voices of the Future programme, they attended the Apec CEO Summit and drafted an Apec
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      Lock icon Govts need to spread gains from globalisation: PM
      451 6  -  By LEONARD LIM IN NUSA DUA (Bali) limze@sph.com.sg TO ARREST concerns about the uncertainties wrought by globalisation, governments have to spread the fruits of open economies to as many of their citizens as possible. Questions of whether those who benefit are the
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      Lock icon Leaders’ minds focused on inclusive growth
      744 6  -  NEWS ANALYSIS By IGNATIUS LOW NEWS EDITOR IN NUSA DUA (Bali) ignatius@sph.com.sg AS THE annual meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) grouping got under way at the weekend, the talk here isn’t about who’s putting what sort of stumbling blocks to a regional
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      Lock icon China calls for political settlement with Taiwan
      374 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS NUSA DUA (Bali) China said yesterday that it was open to a visit by Taiwan’s top cross-strait official, as it called for a political settlement to prevent differences being handed down “from generation to generation”. Chinese President Xi Jinping met
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      Lock icon Trading resumes today for three suspended firms
      562 8  -  But curbs put on buying and selling in Blumont, Asiasons and Liongold By ANITA GABRIEL, FIONA CHAN anitag@sph.com.sg fiochan@sph.com.sg THE three Singapore-listed firms that were halted from trading last Friday after dramatic price plunges will resume trading this morning but with conditions attached.
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      Lock icon Destruction of Syria’s chemical arms begins
      296 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIRUT International disarmament experts began the mammoth task of destroying Syria’s chemical arsenal yesterday under a hard-won deal that averted threatened US military action following an Aug 21 gas attack. The team from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
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      Lock icon Jumabhoys to launch villa project in India
      430 8  -  By RACHEL SCULLY rjscully@sph.com.sg A SINGAPORE family that has been doing business here for almost a century will launch an ambitious villa project in Bangalore, India, tomorrow. The Jumabhoy family is still remembered locally for landmark property developments such as Scotts Shopping Centre
      PHOTO: COURTESY OF IQBAL JUMABHOY  -  430 words
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      370 4 TOMORROW IN THE STRAITS TIMES PRINT ONLINE More private museums in town Commencing January 2014 MASTER OF NUS National University of Singapore ISS INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY Software Engineering Knowledge Engineering Enterprise Business Analytics The Institute of Systems Science offers Master of Technology (MTech) degrees in Software Engineering (SB),
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Many Malays learning Mandarin in Kelantan
      820 10  -  Proportionately more Malays study Chinese in this state than in others By YONG YEN NIE MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KOTA BHARU, KELANTAN yyennie@sph.com.sg IN A recent two-hour class in one of Kelantan’s religious schools, female students in veils and loose-fitting baju kurungs traditional Malay wear
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon China acts to monitor health impact of pollution
        466 11 National network planned; move comes even as heavy smog covers country’s north XINHUA ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING China said it will build a nationwide network to monitor the impact of air pollution on health as heavy smog shrouded most parts of
        XINHUA; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  466 words
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        Lock icon China on highest alert as Typhoon Fitow nears
        372 11 BEIJING China was on its highest alert for Typhoon Fitow yesterday, with hundreds of thousands evacuated as the storm was set to slam into the east coast between Zhejiang and Fujian provinces early today, said the National Meteorological Centre. The typhoon, with
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        Lock icon Thousands pay last respects to Viet general
        680 12 Mourners queue for hours to bid farewell to independence hero AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HANOI Thousands of mourners gathered outside the Hanoi home of General Vo Nguyen Giap to pay their last respects to the much-revered Vietnamese independence hero following his death at the age
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTOS: ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS  -  680 words
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        Lock icon 1,900 swimmers splash across HK harbour in race
        292 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG Almost two thousand swimmers took to one of the world’s busiest waterways in Hong Kong to compete in a gruelling cross-harbour contest that traces its roots back to 1906. Participants aged 12 to 75 yesterday raced from the
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        Lock icon Jakarta wants firms to hire locals before expats
        757 13  -  Indonesia may take steps similar to those announced by Singapore recently By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA wahyudis@sph.com.sg INDONESIA is looking at finding more ways to ensure that qualified locals land jobs that would otherwise go to foreigners, Manpower Minister Muhaimin
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        Lock icon Karzai seeks to be power broker-in-chief
        684 14 Afghan leader weighing who to back in 2014 presidential race NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KABUL With less than a year left in his final term, Afghan President Hamid Karzai insists he is eager to leave the presidential palace and lead a quieter life.
        NEW YORK TIMES; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  684 words
      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Taiwan Speaker keeps his job
          70 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has scrapped plans to appeal against a court decision allowing the legislative Speaker to keep his job. The ruling Kuomintang expelled Mr Wang Jin-pyng and removed him from his post after he was accused of pressuring prosecutors in
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          Lock icon Japan ‘open to help on N-leaks’
          62 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said yesterday Japan is open to receiving overseas help to contain widening radioactive water leaks at the crippled nuclear plant in Fukushima. Despite Mr Abe’s reassurances last month to the International Olympic Committee that the leaks were
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          Lock icon Protest over disputed polls
          59 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHNOM PENH Backers of Cambodia’s opposition party staged another mass rally yesterday in the capital to protest against the disputed July election. Around 10,000 people turned out for the rally in Phnom Penh, part of a push to demand that an independent probe be
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        Lock icon Malaysia may raise sugar, flour prices
        304 14 IPOH Malaysians could face price hikes in sugar and flour, following recent fuel price increases and despite assurance from Putrajaya that the prices of these two essential items would not increase. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Hasan Malek said there is a possibility
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      Lock icon ‘Capitulation’ by Mr Compromise
      806 15  -  House Speaker’s constituents slam him for not reining in Tea Party group PEOPLE By PAUL ZACH US CORRESPONDENT IN CLEVELAND (Ohio) zach@sph.com.sg LESS than two years ago, when Republicans elevated Mr John Boehner to Speaker of the House of Representatives, a newspaper in the south-western Ohio
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      Lock icon Pentagon staff to return to work this week
      387 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON The US Department of Defence will recall most of its furloughed employees this week even as the US government shutdown continues with no sign of an end to the impasse. With public discontent building, the House of Representatives
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      Lock icon Storming Al-Qaeda targets in Africa
      1119 16 / 17 US ‘informed Libyan, Somali govts’ before elite forces carried out strikes U.S. STRIKES AT TERROR ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON A b u A nas al-Liby was parking his car outside his house in Tripoli after dawn prayers on Saturday when three vehicles encircled him.
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      Lock icon Sino-Indonesian ties receive a boost
      440 18 CHINESE President Xi Jinping’s visit to Indonesia last week revealed the dramatic upsurge in bilateral relations since Jakarta froze its ties with Beijing following the abortive Indonesian communist coup in 1965. Even in 1990, when relations were restored at the end of the Cold War,
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        326 20  -  Thiruppuran Kuperan (Dr) THE shortage of specialists seems to be a perennial problem (“One-year wait to see specialist” by Ms Tay Soh Hoon; Sept 23). But the Ministry of Health’s statistics show that the doctor-to-population ratio and number of specialists have increased over the years.
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      54 20 PUNCHLINES I regret making my kid go for numerous tuition classes. Because he should have a carefree childhood? Because I ended up spending more than I thought! That will be $888.99, please. NEWS ITEM: Singaporeans spend $311.5 million annually on prescription glasses. The high myopia rate among children is due
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      715 2  -  Pilgrims are younger and many are keen to stay closer to Grand Mosque By MARYAM MOKHTAR maryamm@sph.com.sg THE Singaporean Muslim pilgrim is not just getting younger, but also more affluent. And that means he is more willing to pay for costlier packages to Mecca, geopolitics
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      486 3  -  Lack of outdoor activity among kids here could explain high myopia rate By PEARL LEE leepearl@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE, which has one of the world’s highest rates of myopia, spends a staggering US$250 million (S$311.5 million) on prescription glasses every year. The United States, on the
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      276 3  -  By DAVID EE davidee@sph.com.sg CERAMIC is famously strong, yet brittle. No one can bend a ceramic bowl like one might a metal spoon or a disposable plastic cup it would simply crack. But Singaporean researchers are challenging this notion, and seeing surprising results.
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      364 7  -  Travellers’ contributions matched by foundation By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg A RARE sight to most here, currencies such as the Belarusian ruble, the Seychellois rupee and the Papua New Guinean kina have been making their way into donation boxes at Changi Airport. Along with other
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      66 7 Ten-year-old Hannah Iylia Mohamad Azhar going for a ride in Mr Alan Chong’s Lamborghini Gallardo convertible. She was among 49 children from Punggol West who were given an enjoyable ride around the area in Lamborghini sports cars yesterday. The event was organised by the Punggol
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      542 1 Hotel refunds victim of scam B2 B6 Professor on the average S’porean pilgrim Advertisement Student shared the secret to his healthier-looking hair on TV Beijing 101 satisfied client recounts his traumatic hair problem how it was solved My hair problems are solved\ thank you Beijing TOlrL Itchy Scalp caused inconvenience
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      146 2 www.easb.edu.sg East Asia Institute of Management Accolades Cardiff Metropolitan University “Ranked top new university in Wales 2011” Complete University Guide 2011 “Ranked top new university in Wales 2011” -Times Good University Guide 2011 “Quality Academic staff and teaching facilities” International Student Barometer 2010 and 2011 Programmes BA (Hons) Business Management
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      195 2 AposTherapy Be yourself again International Expert in Joint Pain Dr. Amit Mor, M.D. 10 -12 October 2013 Camden Medical Centre Founded in Israel in 2004 by Dr. Amit Mor, AposTherapy was developed as a personalized medical program, delivered through a breakthrough biomechanical device, for the treatment of knee and hip
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      405 3 Open House 19 October 2013, i2-5pm Kaplan City Campus Wilkie Edge I see my future as a place of interest. It*s my choice. KAt Kaplan, we create an environment where students thrive and build their own distinctive identity. With an extensive suite of programmes, taught by experienced lecturers with industry-rich
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      260 5 world Class Aromatherapist f Topic; Plant Language and Healing Intelligence of Organic Essential Oils Date: Oct 16,17 18 (3 days) Venue: Top To Toe College Time: 9am to 6pm Language: English Chinese Seminar Fee: $980.00* (3 days) Award: Top To Toe Beauty College world Master's Certificate by Dr. Kurt Schnaubelt
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      224 6 The Singapore Meditation Group of Self-Realization Fellowship presents Meditation The Journey to Spiritual Freedom FREE LECTURE on the Kriya Yoga teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda Friday, 11th October 8:00 P.M. Singapore Conference Hall 7 Shenton Way Singapore *****0 Presented by Brother Nakulananda a monk of the Self-Realization Fellowship Order Self-Realization Fellowship
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      174 7 NOTICE Please note that effective October 21, 2013, Tata Communications International Pte. Ltd. (“Tata Communications”) will no longer be selling Trueroots International Calling Services, and existing customers will no longer be able to recharge their vouchers to increase the number of available minutes. Please be aware, however, that after October
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      178 8 DOWNLOADING the sgtravellers app from the Apple App Store or Android Google Play won 12 people free holidays and air tickets last month. Contest winner Kenneth Chua, 36, says: “The sgtravellers app is very comprehensive and user-friendly. The content covers many countries and I like that there
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      745 8  -  Fairprice launches an Internet TV channel for food lovers and those who like to experiment with new recipes at home By Lai Yi Ming WITH Singaporeans’ love of food, it’s no wonder that cooking shows are becoming commonplace. This is evident in the popularity of television
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      219 8 DINERS will be spoilt for choice with the new a la carte menu by new executive chef Melvin Lim at 21 on Rajah in Days Hotel Singapore at Zhongshan Park. He is trained in French and Italian cuisine and has 20 years of culinary
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      251 8 SINGAPORE is approaching the “tipping point” in becoming nearly cashless, according to a new global report unveiled recently by MasterCard. Electronic payments accounted for 69 per cent of consumer spend in Singapore, higher than the global average of 66 per cent. This puts Singapore in
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      229 8 TO REINFORCE the presence of Fujifilm and its premium digital camera X-series in Singapore, Fujifilm set up its first digital camera studio in Funan DigitaLife Mall (#04-23) last month. Mr Hiroyuki Sakai, managing director of Fujifilm Asia Pacific, says: “With the opening of
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        33 8 Look out for Dulux All’s elegant new packaging. The multifunctional interior paint has a range of benefits to keep interiors looking freshly painted. Recommended retail price: $25 (1l) and $95 (5l).
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        45 8 F&N NutriSoy celebrates World Heart Day with a heart-healthy value pack at a special price. Till Oct 31, the buy the3-pack comprising a 1-litre NutriSoy Plain Reduced Sugarand a 1-litre NutriSoy Omega Reduced Sugar at a special price of $5.45. While stocks last.
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        49 8 The Dainese D-Air Street Vest and Jacket is the world’s first technologically advanced wireless AirBag Protection vest and jacket for motorcyclists to shield themselves in road accidents. Its special software can recognise crash conditions to activate the airbags with a 45-millisecond time frame. Visit www.jrsingapore.com for details.
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        30 8 The new AxorStarck Organic bath room range ofwash-basinmixersallowsforuseofwater and energy intuitively, ergonomically and economically. The range also blends in with most bathroom styles. Visit http://hansgrohe. com.sg/axorstarckorganic for details.
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        47 8 Look out for Marks Spencer’s latest autumn collection, which is exclusively available in only 10 stores worldwide. The campaign stars 10 of United Kingdom’s leading stars including Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren and supermodel Karen Elson. Available at Marks Spencer, Wheelock Place. E-mail feedback to spu@sph.com.sg
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      669 9  -  But profits still likely to be smaller this year due to rising business costs By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg LOCAL manufacturers are cautiously optimistic about their prospects for the rest of the year, after a slower first half. Some expect a modest pickup in
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        943 10  -  She has 24 years of experience in male-dominated sector By RACHEL SCULLY rjscully@sph.com.sg IT IS often hard for a woman to to operate in the male-dominat-ed mining world, but that has never held Ms Ines Scotland back. After many years working in
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          59 10  -  Li Yum Peng Li Yun Peng: Appointed chairman and non-independent, non-executive director as of last Monday. Mr Li, 54, was nominated by Cosco Corp’s holding company, China Ocean Shipping Company (Cosco Group). He takes over from Mr Ma Ze Hua, 60, who stepped down as part of
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          62 10  -  Brian Tan Guan Hooi Appointed executive chairman and executive director as of last Tuesday. Mr Tan, 44, will be responsible for the overall business strategy of Texchem-Pack Holdings. He takes over from Mr Jeffrey Lee Siew Khee, 58, who stepped down as executive chairman in line with
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          34 10  -  Teh Wing Kwan Teh Wing Kwan: Appointed executive director and group chief executive officer as of last Thursday. Mr Teh, 41, was formerly the group chief financial officer of furniture company Koda.
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          40 10  -  Edward Song Ah Kim Edward Song Ah Kim: Resigned as acting chief financial officer last Monday. Mr Song, 70, left his post pursuant to the expiry of his contract. He had been appointed to the post last December.
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          33 10  -  Loh Yih Loh Yih: Appointed executive chairman as of last Monday. Mr Loh, 49, was most recently managing partner of MGF Management, a post he held from 2006 until this year.
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      610 11  -  New industries and career options crop up in age of exponential change WORKING LIFE By FIONA CHAN fiochan@sph.com.sg JUST two decades ago, it would have been impossible to imagine that a generation of fresh graduates would one day contemplate careers such as
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      576 11  -  MACRO VIEW By FIONA CHAN SENIOR ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT fiochan@sph.com.sg DECISIONS over government spending took centrestage on global trading floors last week, with the United States and Japan taking very different approaches to resolving their budget woes. Markets watched bemusedly as
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      1039 11  -  In the second of a five-week series, Rachel Scully speaks to Goodrich Global about how it has become a stronger firm by adopting the Business Excellence framework. By RACHEL SCULLY rjscully@sph.com.sg THE Asian financial crisis almost destroyed interior furnishings distributor Goodrich Global but the adversity
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      937 12  -  Advance notice on restrictions will add to transparency CAI JIN By GOHENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg FIVE years ago, just weeks before the sub-prime crisis erupted in the United States and spawned the worst financial crisis in decades, brokerages here took a drastic
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      1059 9 Level playing field on trading curbs B10 Mining unit chief in her element with copper B12 6\ PETRONAS REFINERY AND PETROCHEMICAL INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT (RAPID) PROJECT AT PENGERANG, JOHOR PRE- QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS FOR COMPETITIVE BIDDING (WASTE MANAGEMENT CENTRE) Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) intends to build a Refinery and Petrochemical Complex
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      638 13  -  Sharp price swings in S’pore market darlings make for interesting week MARKETS INSIGHT By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg WASHINGTON, DC may be hogging the headlines with the partial shutdown of the United States government and the spectre of a US debt
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      455 13  -  WARRANTS WATCH GOH ENG YEOW THE winning strategy in the warrants market last month lay in picking the warrants linked to stocks with small capitalisations, which enjoyed huge gains as trading in second- and third-liners reached fever pitch. Data from Macquarie Group shows that traders
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        2441 13 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS A unit trust or investment-linked insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a sales charge not exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median of existing funds in
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      42 15 NEXT 48 HOURS Today Football Singapore Cup s-finals, 2nd leg: Home v Balestier (Jalan Besar, 7.30pm. Live, StarHub Ch201 and 76.25MHz). Tennis ATP Shanghai Masters: Day 1 (Live, StarHub Ch211, 2pm). Tomorrow Tennis ATP Shanghai Masters: Day 2 (Live, StarHub Ch211, 2pm).
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      34 17 FOUR-DIGIT DRAW Oct 06 2013 FIRST N 5253 SECONDN 0831 THIRDN 2502 STARTERS 2311 2628 3562 3623 3691 3889 6903 7963 8051 8376 CONSOLATIONS 0239 0959 1191 6431 7534 7994 8020 9114 9236 9886
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      135 17 SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS Away Timing Venue Mon, 07/10/13 Singapore Cup Home United Bal Khalsa 7.30pm LW L Draw No. 2890/2013 V/ J Draw on Monday, 7 October 2013 Group 1 Prize *650,000. Sales close at 6pm Draw Venue; Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 210 Middle Road, #01-01 Singapore Pools Building, Singapore
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      575 18  -  He is set to quit LionsXII today to take up reins at Negeri Sembilan By WANG MENG MENG meng@sph.com.sg AFTER months of speculation over his future, V. Sundramoorthy will tender his resignation as coach of the LionsXII football team today, a day after his 48th birthday.
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      285 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS BARCELONA Cristiano Ronaldo scored deep in injury time to cap Real Madrid’s incredible 3-2 comeback victo- ry at Levante on Saturday, when his team went from losing, to drawing, and finally to winning in the last five minutes. Spanish leaders Barcelona, meanwhile,
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        70 17 REUTERS MOSCOW Ukraine’s Wladimir Klitschko retained his heavyweight world titles with a points victory over Russian challenger Alexander Povetkin in Moscow’s Olimpiysky stadium on Saturday. The 37-year-old, whose record improved to 61 wins and three losses, knocked down Povetkin, undefeated in his 26 previous
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        79 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE INDIANAPOLIS Former Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose made his long-awaited return, helping the Chicago Bulls to an 82-76 win over the Indiana Pacers in a National Basketball Association exhibition game on Saturday. He suffered a left-knee injury in the first game of the
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        96 17 REUTERS MOSCOW The flame that will burn at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games arrived in Moscow yesterday, starting an epic torch relay around the huge country. The longest torch relay before a Winter Olympics will take the flame though all 83 regions in a 65,000km journey
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        47 17 REUTERS LONDON Former England fast bowler Stephen Harmison announced his retirement from cricket on Sunday. The 34-year-old, who made his England debut in 2002, took 226 wickets in 63 Tests, including a memorable 7 for 12 against the West Indies in 2004.
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        635 2  -  The INside Track BY SERENE LUO DEPUTY EDITOR serl@sph.com.sg My first job as a clerk at a mid-sized four-star hotel was my first real leap into understanding the world. Until then, my life had revolved around going to school, aiming for decent grades at the
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        521 3 Partial shutdown of US government closes federal agencies, national parks and monuments Reuters BBC THE NEWS The United States government began a partial shutdown on Oct 1 for the first time in 17 years after lawmakers failed to compromise on an emergency spending Bill before a midnight
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        100 3 Agence France-Presse Forty students were killed in their sleep after gunmen from the Boko Haram insurgent group (right) opened fire in a dormitory at the College of Agriculture in the town of Gujba in Yobe state on Sept 29. Yobe has seen a spate of attacks on spate schools
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        119 3 Associated Press Agence France-Presse The two-day search for survivors at the site of a collapsed apartment building in India’s financial capital of Mumbai ended on Sept 29, with a final death toll of 61. The five-storey building, owned by the municipal authority and home to 22 families, came crashing
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        332 4  -  Moves have been made to level the playing field for citizens looking for work Compiled by EILEEN AUNG-THWIN The Government has unveiled a number of moves aimed at ensuring that Singaporeans have a fair chance at securing jobs in the professional, managerial and executive (PME) sector. Starting
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        308 4 Singapore will undertake a new approach to education in order to better prepare students for a globalised world and an unpredictable future. Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said global companies now think about the world through a framework called “VUCA”, which stands for volatile, uncertain,
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        498 6 In the smartphone era, there is probably an app for everything. Soon, there will be one developed by three Singaporeans for volunteers. Still in its prototype phase, Loov will match volunteers to a beneficiary or community project, based on their interest, personality and even their proximity to
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        331 12  -  Sheryl Quek Finalists of The Straits Times National Youth Media Competition will be more than prepared when the competition day rolls around on Nov 19. In the lead-up, the 10 finalist teams will undergo an exclusive two-day training workshop on Nov 7 and 8 to
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        348 13  -  BY SHERYL QUEK Five students have each become the proud owner of a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (inset), thanks to the Housing Board (HDB). To promote heartland malls as the place for community bonding, HDB launched a photography contest for IN readers last month. For a chance to
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        276 14  -  Check out the English Premier League match reports in the Sport pages of The Straits Times Lesson activity by SONIA SNG The English Premier League (EPL), also known as the Barclays Premier League (BPL), is the most watched soccer league in the world. Their fans are as passionate
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        658 15  -  Sin Jia Hui, one of last year’s winners in the Read! Singapore Flash Fiction contest, shares an extract of her winning entry, Ticket To Nowhere Debra Ann Francisco Sin Jia Hui is a 16-year-old Ang Mo Kio Secondary School student with an interesting passion aviation. But
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        1001 16 / 17  -  The government of this former British colony has come out with a guide to identify those most in need Lesson activity by SONIA SNG There are poor people in every country visible or hidden; abject or marginal; attended to or ignored. Read the article below
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      163 2 BE PART OF THE IN CROWD If you have a natural curiosity for what is happening around you, an eye for photography or graphic design, or a flair for writing, put your talent to good use by joining IN’s student council next year. As part of the IN Crowd, you
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      161 15 WRITE AND WIN The Flash Fiction contest is organised by the National Library Board as part of Read! Singapore 2013. The competition is in English only and consists of three categories: Primary, Secondary and Open. Write a short story of not more than 500 words and submit your entries via
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      331 1 Finding his roots Chang Chen-yue goes back to nature C3 Girls’ Generation New album is about strength C7 Golden boy Patrick Wilson on playing against type C8 Better known for her plays in Singapore, writer Ovidia Yu’s new detective novel, Aunty Lee’s Delights, has taken her on an American book
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        746 2  -  Besides winning the Most Potential New Artiste award, singer Issac Dang was also named Best Dressed Artist at the 13th Global Chinese Music Awards Joyce Lim joycel@sph.com.sg A year ago, the only place Malaysian Issac Dang was belting out tunes was in
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        610 5 New York Times Paris When you walk into L’Aventure, Louis Vuitton’s pop-up store next to the luxury brand’s Rue de Montaigne boutique, you are supposed to feel as if you have entered a travel agency from the golden age of the grand tour, when
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        352 7 Agence France-Presse London Best-selling British author Alexander McCall Smith is to pen a new version of Jane Austen’s classic novel, Emma, with a 21st-century twist, his publisher announced last Friday. McCall Smith, who has sold more than 20 million copies of his No. 1 Ladies’
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        548 8 Associated Press New York With its playful mingling of fantasy and reality, James Thurber’s beloved short story The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty has seemed the stuff of movies since its initial publication in 1939. But it has proved a tough nut to crack,
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      729 9 Associated Press Grantville, Georgia When the cotton mill closed, the rural Georgia town of Grantville began a slow transformation into a ghost town. Residents fled. Storefronts faded. Buildings decayed. Over the decades, time turned the remains of the town into something almost post-apocalyptic,
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      498 10  -  Corrie Tan Review Theatre THE MOUSETRAP British Theatre Playhouse Jubilee Hall/Last Friday An Agatha Christie novel is very much like comfort food. As a teenager, I lived on a staple of her murder mysteries, puzzling over each whodunit. But as the years went by,
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        388 12 Agence France-Presse Moscow Rock stars and celebrities joined a worldwide vigil last Saturday in support of 30 Greenpeace activists whose jailing by Russia after a protest against Arctic oil drilling sparked a new row between Moscow and the West. British actor Jude Law, fashion
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        201 12 Hong Kong Chinese President Xi Jinping’s praise of Malaysian singer Fish Leong while in Kuala Lumpur has created buzz on the Internet in China. Mr Xi, who was on a state visit to Malaysia last week, had said in a speech to the Chinese community
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        186 12 Taipei Actress Barbie Hsu last Friday said she might finally be pregnant after being married for almost three years. But she told reporters in a telephone call she had not got a doctor’s confirmation nor told her Chinese businessman husband Wang Xiaofei and her restaurateur
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          83 12 Swedish electro-house and progressive house DJ Alesso, Chicago electro group Krewella, British rapper and singer songwriter Example and Dutch trance DJ Ferry Corsten have been confirmed for ZoukOut at Siloso Beach on Dec 13 and 14. They join the line-up of DJ acts such as
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          66 12 It is a boy for actress Halle Berry and husband Olivier Martinez, both 47. Her publicist said they welcomed their son last Saturday. Berry has a five-year-old daughter with ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry. Halle will star in serialised TV thriller Extant next summer. She will play
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      309 6 JUNCTION 9. RARE in Yishun. Strata terr fr $1.6xM. Mall door step. MRT. Sandra Tan 8323 5665 FH TERR Lilac 2½ sty. Major A&A 3 yrs old. 2321/ 3000++ sf. $3.15M. Owner *****345 agt welcome MIMOSA VALE 3Sty Semi-D, 999 yrs. 5 rm. Land 4222/ 3800 sqft. Designer decor. Pk
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      304 6 THE MONTANA FREEHOLD River Valley. New release! Ready move in. Nice units. 1+Study, 549sqft, fr $1.13m 2 bedrm, 614sqft fr $1.26m 2+Study 947sqft fr $1.74m 3 bedrm, 1141sqft, fr $2.1m FOR SALE 4+1 bdrm Duchess Res. Gdn Mais. 2971 sf (999 yrs). $5.35M ono/ rental $12K per mth. *****130/ *****318
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      376 8 BUNGLW MEYER Rd. Colonial 2-sty 5500/ 4300 sqft 5rm New interior reno $9k neg. Serina Yap 9661 3818 BRAND NEW Conserved Hse 4rm Pool 3200sf. Luxury Stylish. Suits expats. Open 2-3pm. Lionel 9061 1592 3STY CORNER TERR @Simei Nice, big garden. 4-bdrm (ensuite). Airport/ beach. $5.xK. Lily 9671-3228 REA DETACHED
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      374 8 EMPIRE LOFT Chinatown. 870-1100 sqft. 1+1 immed/ 2+1 avail Nov. Part/ f/furn. Dianna Wong 9663-4030 **PASIR PANJANG MRT! Just got Key. RIA Apts. 2bdrms. Furnish. No sun. Quiet. Immed. 94-797-434. ***MARINA BAY RESIDENCE #17. 2-rms. 1066 sf. Facilities. Available immediate. P/furn. $6.3k. 9001-3710 ANCHORAGE Q’TOWN MRT. 1550 sf. 3+1+1 High
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      365 8 D.09 TIARA 1300SF high flr. Reno unit. Breezy bright. F/furn. Near Great World City. Philip Chin 9736 6616 VILLE ROYALE $5.XK. Near Mohd Sultan 1600 sf. 3+1. 2 levels. P/furn Huge master rm. Jazrel 9002-7088 MONTVIEW $6200. 1475SF 3-rm balcony. Face pool. Holland V/ Int’l sch/ Dover MRT. Yvonne *****439
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      290 8 GARDENVISTA 3+ STUDY 1173 sf. P/furn. Near good schs, future MRT, amenities. Immed. Don’t miss! SOLEIL NOVENA MRT. #26 Unblock view of MBS. 3 rm 1475 sqft. Pte lift. $7.5K. Immed. Ben 9765-4329 TERRENE BT Timah 3-rm 1281 sf. Good layout Immed Near future MRT. P/furn. $4.8K. Laura *****539 SHELFORD
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      310 8 ***GPS CORPORATE TEAM 38 Amber, 2/3 rm, $3K up Costa Rhu, 2/3 rm, $4K up Parkshore, 3 rm, $5000 up Pebble Bay, 2+1/3/3+1 rms Tg Ria, 2 rm, P/Furn, $3.5k neg. Paul Lam 9797 1313 ***GPS CORPORATE TEAM MRT/Expo/Airport/Vacant Optima 1 rm, 484sf, $3.2K Sunhaven 2 rm, 990sf $3K D’Manor
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      317 8 **3-BDRM BALLOTA 1281/ 1421 sf. Unfurn/ f/furn. 3+study The Gale 1464 sf. 2 bdrm. Sunhaven. P/furn. 3 bdrm Simei Green P/furn BALLOTA PK 3BDRM 1485sf Ideal for airline crew. Furn. Avail end Oct. Offers > $3k. Matthew Koh *****918PX HIGHLAND CONDO. 5 mins Kovan MRT. 3-rm. 1600 sf New reno/
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      316 9 TAI SENG 5mins walk. UB.One Ubi/ Paya Lebar. 1044 sqft +toilet. $747K yield 4-5% *****666 Liew *****SF 2-STOREY JTC B2 high ceiling balance 13 Years extendable 30 yrs $8.8mil. *****433 LamHH THE FRONTIER. B1. Grd Flr. Approx 3,200 sq ft. Faces canteen carpk entrance. 20-footer. Judy 9383 6361 F’HOLD NEW
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      466 9 503 JURONG WEST. Low flr. 350sf. Beauty (furn)/office Taman Jurong Shpg Ctr, 400sf. Angie 9229-1100 JLN BESAR PLAZA Office Storage Lounge. 775 sqft. Avail immed Call *****129 û NEXT TO LITTLE India MRT. 100 sf. Fitted. Aircon. 24hr easy access, own entrance Reno. Immed. 6338-4245 MAXWELL HSE 3250 sf. NO
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      150 9 GEYLANG BAHRU TOWN ctr 5100 sf, aircon, toilet, Suits retail home appliances, NTUC. David 9021-8218 PRIME UNIT ORCHARD Plaza 118 sf. $1.5K/ 259sf $2.5K. water supply Hair salon Josephine Chan *****219 PRIME LOCATION! FAR East Plaza. 8 units avail for rent fr $1.5K-$12K. 100sf-1313sf. Josephine Chan *****219 PULAU UBIN. SUITS
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      179 9 YISHUN CENTRAL F&B/ Retail 750-2000sf. Face Main Rd. Good crowd, MRT/ interchange. Alan 9837 1969 ALEXIS GROUND FLR Shop. Immed. 150 sf. Near MRT. suit takeaway, retail, office Ready traffic. *****153 PJ ALEXIS GROUND FLR Shop. 1744 sf. Column-free. Suits office, beauty salon, retail, showroom! 8688-1153 PJ BEDOK CTRL 1593SF.
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      285 9 GEYLANG MAIN RD (near Lor 33) #01, approx 1500 sqft. Call *****066 GL 30 KELANTAN 860SF HDB, new cond, retail/ service. $5.3k. *****000 Zos Ng PEOPLE’S PK COMPLEX Tiong Bahru. $2.8K onwards. Call 9239-8743 CLEMENTI BLK 449 T.Payoh 190/ 185/ 178. Bedok 213. Immed. Tan *****854 rcg BOUTIQUE CONSERVATION HOTEL
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      84 12 Metal Steel Industry requires: 1. WELDER 2. GENERAL WORKER 3. FITTER Can start work immediately S’poreans/SPR No agent Interested Call: *****562/*****565 Add: 31 KRANJI LINK $2.4K CUSTOMER QUALITY Assoc Engr.Tuas. Dip. 5day Trpt. career@visionmanpo wer.com (02C5251) Vision. NETWORK ENGINEER (LEVEL 1) $1.8K-$2.2K. Dip in IT. *****655 JMC 93C4957 CHILDCARE IN
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      280 12 Nursing/ Health Care Nursing/ Health Care Nursing/ Health Care Job Fair for National University Hospital National University Hospital is expanding to meet the healthcare needs of Singaporeans! IF YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES: Service oriented Positive attitude Physically fit Passion for the Healthcare industry Willing to work shifts (if required)
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      404 12 Marketing/ Communications Marketing/ Communications Immediate I sitions Marketing Manager m Marketing Executives; WV^ Experience in Loyalty Marketing/ Cards preferred 2 years working experience Able to handle Chinese English speaking clients Proficient in Photoshop Singaporeans only For interviews, contact HR Manager 6338 5596 JUST KIDS GROUP needs PRINCIPALS DPL/ Degree in
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      353 12 Audio House Marketing P/L SALES ASSTS $1800+commission (Home Appliances Dept) *5/6-day wk, 11am-9.30pm *Can handle Eng Chinese speaking customers *Computer literate *Mature personality <<WALK-IN INTERVIEW>> *Liang Court Shpg #04-01 *72 Bendemeer Rd #01-20 AUTOGLYM requires SALES EXECUTIVE Basic Attractive Comm Class 3 lic van provided Sales experience needed Strong communication
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      1009 13 Customer Service Customer Service Customer Service If you are available on weekdays, weekends or public holidays and want to earn extra cash, join our team of GUEST SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES (Part-time) the 2 IRs (Resorts World Sentosa Marina Bay Sands) Responsibilities: You will provide assistance to customers for all Singapore Pools'
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      244 13 COOK Prepare patients staff meals, cut vegetables meat, arrange and serve food Able to work 2 rotating shift (7am-3pm 9am-5pm) including weekends Public Holidays 14 days annual leave AWS Bonus Annual Increment Walk in interview on 7 Oct and 8 Oct 2013 (9.30am-12noon 2pm-5pm) BRIGHT VISION HOSPITAL, No 5 Lorong
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      248 13 Hair/ Beauty Hair/Beauty Hair/Beauty An Established Beauty Company Is Seeking For: FRONT LINE OFFICERS RECEPTIONISTS We Pay Attractive Remuneration (From $1,800 -$2,500) Must Be Bilingual (Able to communicate with Mandarin-speaking clientele) Preferable Attachment at Malaysia Indonesia (Different remuneration) Experience Is Not Required (Hard-working personnel needed) Interested please walk-in to 371
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      89 13 ADMIN ASSISTANT $2000 μ 5-days week Payroll Good year end bonus Location Jln Sultan Interested applicants, please call *****120 *****371 ADMIN CLERK Min 2 yrs experience Basic A/cs knowledge Work independently Bilingual, need to liaise with English Mandarin speaking customers Work 5.5 days, Alt off Call 6752-1121 Customer Service cum
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      407 13 Classified Jobs <P A well estab. co dealing with perfumeries, skin care, cosmetics, hair care products requires:A/CS ASSISTANT LCCI/ Diploma in A/cs Min 2 yrs experience PC literate, 5-days week Call *****277 or write-in to 315 Outram Rd #04-07 Tan Boon Liat Bldg S*****4 DMIN/ ACCOUNTS PAYABLE (Locals Only) min
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      434 13 Senior Accounts Assistant (Temporary) Keep full set of accounts Maintain accounting records, prepare and post journals, reconciliation of accounts and maintain fixed asset register LCCI Intermediate or Diploma or partial ACCA Able to commit from mid-Oct 2013 to Feb 2014 Only Singaporeans need apply. Interested applicants, please write in/email a
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      664 14 Changi North 1. Warehouse Assistants(Perm Temp) Able to read speak simple English Perform warehouse operations such as receiving, tagging, picking packing Physically fit and able to commit OT as and when required 2. Delivery Assistants Drivers Class 3 driving licence is a must for Driver position Walk-in Interview (Monday to
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      210 14 FULL/ PART TIME CLEANERS required Tuas Checkpoint 9335-0173 *WEEKLY PAY* $360wk/1600mth Hotel Cleaner 11pm 6am Near MRT/Meal Provided Near MRT/Meal Provided No Experience can apply Immed: 6291 0989 $65 $15 SECURITY OFFICER Condo: Buangkok next to MRT. Sinaran Dr next to Novena MRT/ Meyer Rd Katong Industrial Bldg: Bt Batok
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      951 15 SUPERVISORS JOINING BONUS $500* At Changi Airport (Non Public Area) 6 days work Shift Timing: 7am to 3pm 3pm to 11pm 11pm to 7am Call 9646 7545/ 9247 5407/ 9001 0195 Singaporean only *Terms and Conditions apply. JOINING BONUS $500* CLEANERS Salary: $1000 Allowances At Changi Airport (Non Public Area)
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      330 15 DELIVERY CUM STORE Asst Mon-Fri Bedok. Class 3. Physically fit. May required OT. Call 6846 6290/ 91. DRIVER CUM STORE Asst Ubi. Class 3 lic. Basic English. Physically fit. Handle heavy load. Tel:*****302 IMMED RIDER WITH o w n bike. $1.6K-$1.9K. Kallang Way. 6 days. Full-time Pls call 9847 4570
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      180 15 CLASS 4 DRIVER WITH VOCATIONAL LICENCE Boon Lay area to Benoi Crescent Salary $2800-$3200 Please call *****223 STORE CUM DRIVER (Class 3 Lic) MonFri, S’porean/ SPR. Walk in 627 Aljunied Rd #05-01 Pacific Bldg, S’pore *****7. Tel *****020 CHANGI AIRPORT REQUIRES CHANGI AIRPORT REQUIRES 1)Storekeeper $1100 above 2) Class 3
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