The Straits Times, 19 December 2013

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    28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2013 106 PAGES IN FIVE 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 GOLDEN LEAP
    72 1 Singapore rider Janine Khoo on her way to clinching the individual showjumping gold at the SEA Games in Myanmar yesterday. The plucky teen’s feat is even more remarkable given that she had titanium plates inserted in her face two months ago after falling from her horse in an
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    Lock icon Sharp cut in govt land supply for next year
    573 1  -  Move follows developers’ concerns about oversupply in private housing By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg FEARS among developers that an oversupply of private housing is building up appear to have prompted the Government to reduce its supply of land sharply. The amount of
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    Lock icon Little India alcohol curbs eased, steps to control crowds
    523 1  -  By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg SOME 240 establishments in Little India and its surrounding areas, including restaurants, were given the all-clear yesterday to sell alcohol this weekend. But these businesses which hold public house and beer house licences cannot let customers consume
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    Lock icon Suu Kyi threatens to boycott 2015 election
    50 1 MYANMAR’S opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (left) has said she is considering a boycott of the 2015 election if the Constitution is not amended. The 2008 Constitution bars her from running for president. Her comments raise the stakes for the critical election.
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      Lock icon SHARE-A-GIFT RECORD
      50 2/3 The annual Boys’ Brigade Share-a-Gift 2013 concluded yesterday with 100 per cent of its target reached. Now in its 26th year, the charity project launched on Nov 20 reached out to a record 40,691 beneficiaries, with food hampers and other items. PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI FOR THE STRAITS TIMES
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      Lock icon Guide dog leaps onto rail tracks to save blind man
      425 2/3 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK A guide dog leapt bravely onto the tracks at a Manhattan subway platform, in an attempt to save its owner’s life, after the blind man lost consciousness and tumbled in front of an
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      Lock icon Markets await Fed decision anxiously
      479 2/3 Opinion split on whether US central bank will taper stimulus programme ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG Asian markets were mixed yesterday as investors waited on tenterhooks to see whether one of Dr Ben Bernanke’s final acts as chairman of the US Federal Reserve
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      Lock icon GSK S’pore to end payments to docs too
      515 2/3  -  Drug-maker will follow parent company’s move by January 2016 By POON CHIAN HUI chpoon@sph.com.sg BY JANUARY 2016, drug-maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will stop paying medical professionals here to promote its products, in a move that is a first for the drugs industry. But
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      Lock icon First ‘printed’ eye cells raise treatment hopes
      463 2/3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Neuroscientists have used an inkjet printer to “print” cells from the eye for the first time, paving the way to cure some types of blindness in human beings. The research, which used animal cells to test the concept, is the
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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        Lock icon Sharp cut in land supply
        52 4 THE Government has cut the supply of development land for sale in the first half of next year, possibly due to worries among developers of a growing oversupply of private housing. The reduced number of sites may yield only about 11,600 homes. TOP OF THE
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        Lock icon US move deplorable: India
        42 4 INDIA turned its ire on the United States in a row over the arrest of an Indian diplomat, who complained of being strip-searched, with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh terming the treatment ‘deplorable’. TOP OF THE NEWS A8
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Thai ‘trench warfare’
          50 4 THAI politics has entered the Siamese equivalent of trench warfare, with street protesters trying to extract political concessions from a caretaker government determined to stay until the Feb 2 election. PAGE A12 Anti-government protesters camping out near the Democracy Monument on Monday.PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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          Lock icon Abe’s failed diplomacy
          47 4 THE Japanese Premier’s bid to enhance military power under a new national security strategy to balance China underlines his failure in using diplomacy to engage Beijing. Chinese media said the plan showed that Tokyo’s real aim is to become a military power. PAGE A18
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          Lock icon US budget deal
          41 4 HOUSE of Representatives lawmakers in the United States have passed President Barack Obama’s budget finally. The deal removes the threat of a government shutdown for two years and gives Republicans time to prepare to fight “Obamacare”. PAGE A22
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          Lock icon Polys can be even better
          45 4 SINGAPORE’S polytechnics have done a good job producing practical-minded and hands-on workers, but they can do much more. Senior education correspondent Sandra Davie offers suggestions on how polytechnic education can be improved to meet changing aspirations of students. PAGE A26
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        Lock icon INDIAN VOTERS IN ASSERTIVE MOOD
        70 4 The results of India’s state elections reveal support for the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and disenchantment with the ruling Congress. There is also the dramatic emergence of a third force in the form of the Aam Aadmi Party. As voters, especially the young, seek political
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          Lock icon Pet quarantine platform
          77 4 THE Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority yesterday launched a new online platform which makes it easier for pet owners to bring in their dogs and cats to Singapore. Quarantine space can be booked six months ahead, with applications processed in three working days. PAGE B4 Ms Clarissa Francisco
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          Lock icon Facelift for engineering
          86 4 HYBRID engineering courses which include other disciplines, such as the life sciences or business studies, have been pulling in higher-calibre polytechnic students, helping to reverse a worrying trend. PAGE B1 Some of Singapore Poly’s students who take “hybrid” engineering courses (from left): Bryan Lim and Nur Farzana
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon SingPost sets up e-store
          42 4 SINGPOST has upped a notch in its e-commerce strategy by setting up an online store called Omigo. Launched recently, the e-store, which is still being piloted by SingPost, currently sells consumer electronic goods and baby products. PAGE B13
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon Mourinho mourns loss
          47 4 A SHOCK 2-1 defeat in the League Cup quarter-finals by Sunderland looks set to prompt Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho into a major tactical rethink. He was left bemoaning his team’s latest failure to turn chances into goals following their exit on Tuesday. PAGE B21
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          Lock icon A battle of soccer styles
          42 4 FULL-ON attack versus fool-proof defending. Technique and tenacity versus strength and suaveness. Two opposing football philosophies will collide tonight in Naypyidaw’s Zayyathiri Stadium when Singapore and Thailand clash in the semi-finals of the SEA Games. PAGE B24
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon In his dad’s footsteps
          69 4 WATCHING his Iron Chef father Chen Kenichi battle in the TV cooking competition steered Japanese chef Chen Kentaro into specialising in Sichuan cuisine too. He has now branched out overseas and set up his first restaurant, called Szechwan Fan Dian by Chen Kentaro, at Mandarin Orchard
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          Lock icon Gianna Jun back on TV
          58 4 SOUTH Korean star Gianna Jun, who starred in the smash-hit movie My Sassy Girl in 2001, has made a return to the small screen, in My Love From The Star, after 14 years away from TV. She plays a top actress who does not really
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          Lock icon Miss International
          55 4 THE Philippines’ Miss Bea Rose Santiago has been crowned Miss International, pledging to use her title to help victims of Typhoon Haiyan. View more photos of the pageant on The Straits Times website. Miss Santiago of the Philippines waves after being crowned Miss International Beauty Pageant 2013 in
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          Lock icon Banks battle for savings
          36 4 BANKS in Indonesia, faced with a liquidity squeeze, are wooing customers with prizes like cars and free holidays, and even a chance to find out how their savings will be used. www.stasiareport.com
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          Lock icon Top drama theme songs
          26 4 BEFORE there was cable TV, there was SBC. Check out 10 of the top Chinese drama theme songs on ST Communities. stcommunities.sg
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          Lock icon COE over the years
          46 4 CERTIFICATE of entitlement (COE) prices ended mostly higher yesterday. View a chart of how COE prices have changed in the past 10 years. COE prices ended higher as many rushed to buy ahead of February’s re-categorisation. ST FILE PHOTO ST FILE PHOTO
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          Lock icon Becoming Quasimodo
          21 4 WATCH as actor Matt Laurent (above) transforms into the hunchback Quasimodo for the hit musical, Notre Dame de Paris.
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          Lock icon Cyclist hit by taxi
          24 4 A CYCLIST was hit by a taxi and flew off his bicycle at a traffic junction near the Singapore Expo.
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          Lock icon Faithful Labrador buddy
          24 4 STOMPER Jeremy was heartened to see a labrador retriever sitting faithfully by his visually-impaired owner on board Bus 151 yesterday afternoon.
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          Lock icon What it should have been
          69 4 OUR report last Friday, “Singapore Pools looking to start licensed gambling website” said the company is looking into launching its own online betting website and quoted a source saying the company is in talks with government agencies, including the National Council on Problem Gambling. NCPG
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      Lock icon Fewer buses ferrying workers to Little India
      533 6  -  The services will also end earlier this Sunday to reduce congestion By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg THE number of private buses ferrying workers to Little India will be halved this Sunday, and they will stop operating two hours earlier. These changes will limit the
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      Lock icon Residents happy, but not some businesses
      616 6  -  By RACHEL AU-YONG, JOANNA SEOW rachelay@sph.com.sg joseow@sph.com.sg LITTLE India residents have welcomed the continuing ban on public drinking on weekends, while restaurants and coffee shops are looking forward to the resumption of alcohol sales as long as it is consumed on their premises. But
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      Lock icon Firms have ‘vital role in good behaviour of workers’
      630 6  -  By AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg EMPLOYERS have a key role in ensuring that foreign workers behave responsibly while in Singapore, said dormitory operators as they weighed in on how to avoid a repeat of the Dec 8 riot. Firms which go the
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      Lock icon Deporting foreigners ‘provided for in the law’
      491 6  -  By WALTER SIM waltsim@sph.com.sg LAWS such as the Immigration Act empower the authorities here to deport foreigners deemed to have posed a threat to the safety and security of Singapore. “These 53 persons by their actions, by what they have done, satisfy the
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      Lock icon Indian PM slams strip-search of envoy
      552 8  -  He condemns US treatment of woman diplomat as ‘deplorable’ By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT IN NEW DELHI gnirmala@sph.com.sg IN THE strongest condemnation yet of the arrest and strip-search of a female Indian diplomat that triggered a tense diplomatic row with the United States, Prime
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      Lock icon ‘Sheriff of Wall Street’
      267 8  -  By MELISSA SIM US CORRESPONDENT IN WASHINGTON simlinoi@sph.com.sg AS UNITED States attorney for the Southern District of New York, Mr Preet Bharara has taken down terrorists, drug traffickers and at least 75 insider traders since his appointment in 2009, earning him the title “Sheriff of Wall
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      Lock icon Two winners for $800m US jackpot
      431 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON Two winning tickets have been sold for the US$636 million (S$800 million) Mega Millions lottery in the United States the country’s second largest jackpot in history. The life-changing stubs were sold in San Jose, California, at a gift shop
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      Lock icon Doctor turned diplomat
      301 8  -  NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIAN diplomat Devyani Khobragade at the centre of the worst diplomatic row between India and the United States in recent times is a doctor turned diplomat described by her colleagues as “hardworking” and “forthright”. Dr Khobragade, 39, who comes from a family of achievers, is
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      Lock icon COE premiums inch higher
      320 8  -  JERMYN CHOW PRICES of certificates of entitlement (COEs) rose across the board yesterday except for commercial vehicles. The biggest jump in the final round of bidding for this year was for bigger cars above 1,600cc. Premiums went up by 3.7 per cent from the last tender
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      Lock icon Brothers, 10 and 11, arrested over killer litter incident
      469 8  -  By LEE JIAN XUAN jianxuan@sph.com.sg TWO young brothers were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly throwing a small speaker and a vehicle battery from their flat at Dover Road. The police said yesterday that the boys, aged 10 and 11, were nabbed
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      Lock icon Suu Kyi signals threat to boycott 2015 election
      821 10  -  Heed demands to amend ‘undemocratic’ Constitution, she warns By NIRMAL GHOSH INDOCHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BANGKOK nirmal@sph.com.sg MYANMAR opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has suggested for the first time that a boycott of the 2015 election may be on the cards
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      Lock icon US budget deal not sign of new bipartisanship
      633 22  -  Republicans want focus to be kept on Obamacare’s troubled roll-out NEWS ANALYSIS By JEREMY AU YONG US BUREAU CHIEF IN WASHINGTON jeremyau@sph.com.sg ALMOST to the end of a legislative year that earned them the ignominious title of the “do-noth-ing Congress”, United States
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      Lock icon Hundreds killed in S. Sudan fighting
      288 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JUBA (South Sudan) Hundreds of people have died and up to 20,000 others have fled to United Nations bases after days of fierce fighting in South Sudan, the world’s youngest country. UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous told the Security Council that between
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      Lock icon Ukraine gets $19b bailout from Russia
      259 22 REUTERS MOSCOW Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovich has secured a US$15 billion (S$18.9 billion) bailout from Russia, offering respite for an economy heading ever closer to default, but also drawing accusations he has sold his country out to its former Soviet master. By grasping the
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      Lock icon US Navy bribery case: Official pleads guilty
      212 22 REUTERS SAN DIEGO A United States Navy official pleaded guilty to conspiracy and bribery charges, admitting he received cash, free trips and the services of prostitutes from a Singapore-based firm at the centre of a military contracting scandal. John Bertrand Beliveau II, a
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      Lock icon EU avoids summit clash on migration
      498 23 But fears over influx of workers into western, southern Europe remain REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS European officials are confident they have averted a damaging clash among European Union (EU) leaders over migration at a summit this week, but public fears of an influx into
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon PM Lee congratulates Merkel
        104 23 SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wrote to German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday to congratulate her on her re-election to a third term in office. “The successful conclusion of coalition negotiations and the formation of the federal government will enable you to implement the policies to
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        Lock icon Bomb hoax: Student charged
        92 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK A Harvard University student has been charged with masterminding a bomb hoax to get out of an exam and now faces up to five years in prison and a US$250,0 00 (S$315,000) fine. Eldo Kim, 20, appeared in court in Boston yesterday
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      Lock icon Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs dies
      287 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs, whose escape from jail and decades spent on the run made him one of Britain’s most notorious criminals, died yesterday at the age of 84. His daughter-in-law Veronica Biggs confirmed his death, but did
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      Lock icon Can’t pay bride dowry? Dad wants 1m Facebook ‘likes’
      298 23 TALK about a dowry with a digital twist. Instead of money and gold, a Yemeni father has asked for a million Facebook “likes” in place of dowry for his daughter’s hand, reported the BBC. Mr Salem Ayash, a poet from the
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      Lock icon Banks clamp down on multi-party chatrooms
      423 24 Ban on discussions between traders amid probes into forex, rate rigging BLOOMBERG LONDON JPMorgan Chase, the biggest US bank by assets, and Deutsche Bank are cracking down on multi-trader chatrooms amid investigations into currency manipulation. JPMorgan will ban its traders from using multi-party chatrooms
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      Lock icon CHINA’S GROWING CAPITAL
      96 24 A visitor taking pictures of a model of Beijing’s downtown at the Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall, a museum showcasing the city’s urban planning achievements. China’s home prices rose at their quickest annual pace on record last month, but the third consecutive monthly decline suggested that government tightening
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      Lock icon Japan’s trade deficit soars to record high
      318 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japan posted a record November trade deficit, underscoring how soaring energy bills have weighed on the country’s trade balance despite a jump in exports. Government figures released yesterday showed a 35.1 per cent year-on-year rise to a 1.29 trillion yen
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      Lock icon Aussie sovereign fund chief to be ANZ chairman
      271 24 BLOOMBERG SYDNEY Australia New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) has named Mr David Gonski, the head of the country’s sovereign wealth fund, as chairman to succeed Mr John Morschel. Mr Gonski, 60, said in a statement that he will take over in May
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      Lock icon Indian central bank holds rate steady
      467 25 Govt bonds, stocks rally on RBI move, which comes despite rise in inflation ASSOCIATED PRESS MUMBAI Indian government bonds and stocks rallied yesterday after the central bank surprised investors by keeping its key interest rate unchanged despite a worrying rise in inflation, citing concerns
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      Lock icon Britain’s jobless rate lowest in 4 1/2 years
      327 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG LONDON Britain’s unemployment rate tumbled to its lowest level in 41/2years, fast approaching the Bank of England’s (BOE) threshold level for considering a hike in interest rates. The jobless rate plunged to 7.4 per cent in the three months
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      Lock icon POLYMER MAKEOVER FOR UK BANKNOTES
      70 25 British banknotes will get a tough new makeover from 2016 when plastic (examples seen above) replaces traditional paper, the Bank of England said yesterday. Britain will be the largest economy so far to adopt the more durable polymer material for general banknotes. Singapore was the
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        Lock icon Wink and snap with Google Glass
        90 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAN FRANCISCO Google Glass has announced updates to the software in its Internet-linked eyewear which allow users to snap pictures by winking. The new feature, which promises to escalate privacy concerns already being voiced about the high-tech gadget, came as one of
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        Lock icon FDI into China sees 5.5% rise
        97 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Foreign investment into China rose 5.5 per cent year on year in the first 11 months of 2013, the government said. Foreign direct investment (FDI), which excludes financial sectors, totalled US$105.5 billion (S$132.8 billion) for January to November, the Ministry of
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        Lock icon Protesters dig in amid Thai stalemate
        660 12  -  Anti-govt camp seeks to postpone elections as PM stays away from Bangkok By TAN HUI YEE THAILAND CORRESPONDENT IN BANGKOK tanhy@sph.com.sg THIS is what a political stalemate looks like: Canvas sheets, tents and the odd piece of laundry hung up to dry line the
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          Lock icon Yudhoyono hires legal team
          53 12 JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JAKARTA Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has hired lawyer Palmer Situmorang and a legal team to track media reports that contain false information about him, his family and inner circle. Mr Palmer said the President wanted his legacy to be his achievements,
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          Lock icon India passes anti-graft Bill
          52 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW DELHI India’s Parliament approved a contentious anti-graft Bill yesterday that empowers an independent ombudsman to investigate and prosecute cases of corruption by politicians and civil servants. The Bill was passed by the Lower House of Parliament after the government agreed to amendments by
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          Lock icon Woman dies of H10N8 flu
          67 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS XINHUA BEIJING An elderly woman, 73, was confirmed to have died from H10N8, a bird flu strain which, for the first time, was found to have spread to a human, the Chinese authorities said yesterday. Officials said the death was an
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          Lock icon Lui Tuck Yew at Asean meet
          75 12 PAKSE (Laos) Singapore Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew is attending the 19th Asean Transport Ministers’ Meeting today and tomorrow in Pakse, Laos. The ministers are expected to sign two protocols. The first will support the liberalisation of aviation-related services, while the second, when ratified,
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        Lock icon Manila launches $10b rebuilding plan
        364 14 TYPHOON RELIEF AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA The Philippine government has launched a 360.9 billion peso (S$10.3 billion) plan to rebuild the lives of the millions battered by last month’s Super Typhoon Haiyan. President Benigno Aquino yesterday said his government will al- locate 125.1 billion pesos for
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        Lock icon Najib’s approval rating at new low
        472 14  -  Malaysians unhappy over subsidy cuts, rising costs By YONG YEN NIE MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR yyennie@sph.com.sg MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak’s popularity fell to 52 per cent this month from 62 per cent in August the lowest level since he came to power
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        363 21  -  By LEE SEOK HWAI TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT IN TAIPEI seokhwai@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Trade Office (STO) in Taipei has taken a local current affairs talk show to task for “inaccuracies and misleading arguments” in its recent coverage of Singapore. On Dec 9, Mr James Tai,
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      1313 26  -  Singapore’s polytechnics have done well in producing practical-minded graduates attuned to the needs of business. But they can do much more. EYE ON SINGAPORE By SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT sandra@sph.com.sg WHEN the Singapore Polytechnic was set up in 1954, the Government had a specific
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      1034 27  -  By NAVID FOZI-AGIVARO, PETER SLUGLETT FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg Navid Fozi-Abivard is Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, and Peter Sluglett is Visiting Research Professor at the Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore. THE much sought after nuclear agreement of Nov 24 between Iran
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      1022 27  -  By JOHN MCBETH SENIOR WRITER thane.cawdor@gmail.com AS ANY armoured warfare expert will tell you, main battle tanks hate cities. So it was a surprise when word leaked out recently that the Indonesian army intends basing some of its newly acquired, 62-tonne
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        323 28  -  Alvin Ang Han Cheang ECONOMIST Yeoh Lam Keong’s view about public housing in Kampong Bugis and Marina South does not represent “socialist idealism at its extreme” or “tokenism of the worst kind” (“Way forward for inclusiveness” by Mr Toh Cheng Seong; Tuesday). Instead, such
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        266 28  -  Eric J. Brooks SOCIOLOGICAL studies have determined that there is no better way to breed anti-social behaviours, ranging from theft to outright rioting, than by dividing cities strictly based on social class, income or race (“Way forward for inclusiveness” by Mr Toh Cheng Seong; Tuesday). Latin
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        182 28  -  V. Balu I AM glad our leaders are reassuring the foreign workers here (“Workers not involved need not worry: Shanmugam”; yesterday). The handling of the Little India riot and the swift follow-up action taken are much appreciated, and the situation has stabilised. My family and
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        263 28  -  Lee Kok Leong I AM encouraged by the swift and decisive action taken by the Government to retain the ban on public consumption of alcohol in Little India (“Ban on alcohol sales in Little India under review”; yesterday). However, a more sustainable solution would be
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          108 28  -  Dave Yap WHILE it is good to hear that the signalling system for the North-South and East-West MRT lines is being upgraded to shorten waiting times (“Overhaul of MRT train lines shifts into high gear”; Nov 30), I wonder what is being done to reduce the
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        363 28  -  Ling Pek Ling (Ms) Director (Digital Broadcasting Deployment Office) Media Development Authority THE world is transitioning from analogue TV to digital TV, and Singapore has to embrace this trend (“Make it easier to get digital signals” by Mr Lo Chock Fei; last Saturday).
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        128 28  -  Koh Jin Kit I FIND it incredible that two people, who were not involved in a traffic accident, were each given two days of medical leave by different clinics (“Two fined over cab accident scam”; last Friday). This incident may be only one
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        213 29  -  Ng May Yeng (Madam) AMID much public discussion on taxi fleets and fares, there should be more focus on the drivers’ competence and attitudes. My husband and I are frequent taxi users, and we have noticed a lack of professionalism in a fair number of
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        329 29  -  Fera Wirawan (Ms) I WAS the woman hurt in the lift accident at Regency House on Dec 7 (“Woman hurt after lift shoots upwards”; last Friday). I was terrified when the lift travelled from Basement 1 to the eighth floor in a matter
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        209 29  -  Patsie Tan (Ms) Assistant Vice-President, Corporate Communications Singapore Post WE THANK Mr Goh Poh Thiam for his feedback (“Express service not that speedy”; last Thursday). We have since contacted him and apologised for not responding to his feedback promptly. We have investigated
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      462 2  -  By AUDREY TAN audreyt@sph.com.sg HE WAS just a toddler when his parents walked out of his life, but Mr Jaykay Zhang found a father figure in his uncle. When he was three, his mother’s eldest brother, Mr Toh Seng Kee,
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      423 3  -  By WALTER SIM waltsim@sph.com.sg A SECOND pre-trial conference (PTC) for the contempt of court case against sociopolitical blogger Alex Au Wai Pang was yesterday fixed for March 5. This follows an application that has been made by the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) to the Court
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      424 4  -  By JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg THE sister of avid cyclist Mr Wong Chee Hong told The Straits Times yesterday that he had taken his regular precautions before an accident which left him in a critical condition. On Tuesday, the 52-year-old civil servant
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      337 4  -  By CAROLYN KHEW kcarolyn@ sph.com.sg TO HELP new Girl Guides understand the mobility challenges faced by the elderly, Elisabeth Teng (below), 16, came up with a novel idea. She tied bundles of chopsticks to their limbs before asking them get up from their
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      283 9  -  NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH THE Boys’ Brigade’s Share-a-Gift 2013 campaign wrapped up yesterday, having brought Christmas cheer to more than 40,000 beneficiaries. The annual project hit its highest total since it started in 1988, when it collected 7,000 gifts for the less fortunate.
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      398 11  -  It rejects move by small shareholder to block buys by SIA, other carriers By K. C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg A MAN with just A$11 (S$12.31) worth of shares in Virgin Australia claimed that Singapore Airlines and two other carriers could have an
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      377 11  -  K. C. VIJAYAN KHATTARWONG, one of Singapore’s biggest law firms, has named Ms Deborah Barker its new managing partner. She takes over the reins of the 75-strong firm just as it prepares to mark its 40th year in 2014. Other women who helm
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      533 12  -  He rigged card game and pocketed $217k together with four accomplices By KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg HAVING already lost badly at another casino, a Marina Bay Sands croupier came up with a scheme to cheat at baccarat. Yeo Eng Seng would memorise the sequence
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      718 13  -  It believes its newest online store Omigo can power it to regional success SINGPOST’S BUSINESS STRATEGY By GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT chngkeg@sph.com.sg SINGPOST believes its newest online store Omigo can drive the firm’s ambitions to become an e-commerce powerhouse in the region. It also feels
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      602 13  -  By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg A PLUM plot that goes on sale in Redhill next year could be a litmus test of where home prices are headed in the upmarket neighbourhood, said analysts yesterday. While they agree that the Prince Charles Crescent site
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      424 13 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK/HONG KONG NWS Holdings, controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Cheng Yu Tung, agreed to buy a stake in the operator of China’s biggest airport from Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, betting on a surge in travellers. NWS will buy 8.8 per
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      967 14  -  More staying in such Singapore-run apartments when they are overseas By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg FINDING a home away from home is the goal of most people when they are posted overseas, but Singaporean Lisberth Sng-Ko-matsuzaki actually managed it when her husband was posted
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      497 14  -  By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg SINGAPOREANS are preparing to paint the town red this Christmas season with wads of cash to splurge on festive gifts, according to a survey. It found that local shoppers plan to splash out an average of $893
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      564 15  -  Its software can encrypt data on phones, computers TECHNOLOGY By GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT chngkeg@sph.com.sg A HONG Kong health-care firm concerned about confidential medical reports going missing turned to a Singapore firm for a solution. The Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Centre, which entrepreneur Michael Tse started
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      647 15 REUTERS SEOUL Business sentiment among Asia’s top companies dropped sharply in the fourth quarter, extending last quarter’s declines. Global economic uncertainty and rising costs weighed on the region’s firms, a Thomson Reuters/Insead survey showed. The Thomson Reuters/Insead Asia Business Sentiment Index fell
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        229 15 LOCAL start-up Fisheye Analytics has been snapped up by a unit of the world’s biggest marketing and public relations firm. Fisheye a media monitoring and analytics services business has been acquired by Kantar Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of WPP, acquired for an undisclosed sum. Kantar
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        106 15 IF YOU are anxious over how your new hairstyle will look, local start-up Gamurai can help when its 3-D modelling app is launched next March. The app takes a photo of a customer and generates a 3-D face model in seconds. The hairstylist can
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        68 15  -  GRACE CHNG Send news of start-up developments to chngkeg@sph.com.sg EIGHT start-ups from different Asian countries completed a 100-day programme last week at tech accelerator Joyful Frog Digital Incubator. The firms were in different businesses, from e-commerce and behaviour analysis to mobile corporate training platforms and
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        549 16  -  80% of S’pore companies report on such activities, double 2011’s figure By FIONA CHAN SENIOR ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT fiochan@sph.com.sg MORE companies here and across the region are giving investors regular updates on not just their financial results but also their impact on society and the
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        240 16 REUTERS HONG KONG Hutchison Whampoa, controlled by Asia’s richest man, Mr Li Ka Shing, has chosen three banks to manage the float of its health and beauty retail arm A.S. Watson Co, that could involve a secondary listing in London, Sky News
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        443 17  -  STI slips as sentiment turns cautious, but turnover is slightly up BULLS AND BEARS By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg TRADING local shares seemed the last thing from investors’ minds yesterday as they waited for word on whether the flow of cheap money from the
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          18 17 STI trading volume 168 million shares STI up down Gainers: 10 Losers: 17 Unchanged: 3
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          85 17 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 704.14 527.24 838.01 1,041.47 219.86 194.91 276.08 -1.05 1.79 1.86 19.41 1.14 1.04 3.14 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and Gas 181.02 466.66 803.53 776.35 1,201.39 728.55
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          21 17 Stock trading volume 2.85 billion shares worth $909 million Up down Gainers: 191 Losers: 149 Unchanged: 455
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          55 17 Yesterday’s close Index Change 74.59 23,143.82 15,587.80 1,974.63 2,148.28 1,046.84 1,847.50 Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI 309.17 8.89 -2.79 -0.66 -3.40 Yesterday’s close Index Change Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Tuesday’s close Dow Nasdaq 4,196.28 1,349.86 5,096.10 15,875.26 4,023.68
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          166 17 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: DEC 18, 2013 Top Rises Dec 18 CENTS Hyflux 6% CPS 10 ***** 80.0 0.7 CIMBAsean40 100US$ 1011 15.1 1.2 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1470 13.8 0.8 DBXT MSTHAI 10US$ 1886 12.6 0.5
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          38 17 By Volume CENTS Vol By Volume CENTS Vol KLW HldgS Vallianz Hldgs ...................16.1 121,344,000 625.643.000 200.766.000 185.269.000 Malacca Trust 26 79,058,000 Charisma Energy ................6.3 72,579,000 5.5 7.5 8.1 Vallianz Hldgs 16.1 Mirach Energy ...................17.3 25,241,000 0.3
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          73 17 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL HIGH LOW COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL '000 DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET 86 60 HPH Trust US$ US64 unch ***** 65.5 64 10.3
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          80 17 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CORRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL '000 DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP SMIL 197.5 126.4 ARA 182 +5.5 341 182.5 176
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          23 17 (US$) (S$) (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 3 mths 0.***** Source: Thomson Reuters
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          54 17 Dec 18 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Against US$ Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: S$/US$ to 100 units of foreign currency: 1.1207 1.1214 0.8905 0.8910 1 1858 1.1866 0.9428 0.9422 1.7331 1.7335
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          177 17 Top Rises Dec 18 CENTS PSL Hldgs W*****2 1 66.7 0.4 Dec 18 Ntegrator W*****3 4.2 13.5 0.5 ChinaGaoxian W*****8 0.9 12.5 0.1 Ezion MBeCW*****1 7.6 10.1 0.7 PSL Hldgs W*****2 Olam W*****9 US$ 25.5 8.5 2.5 66.7 OCBC Bk MBePW*****1 12.1 3.4 0.4 SingTelMBeCW*****2 3.7 2.8
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          19 17 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol CDOO) CapMallA2.15%*****1 CapMallA3.8%b*****2 CityDev NCCPS 105 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 *****
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          370 17 52-Wk Last Vol High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) Company Last Sale 1217 866 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US1011 +12 0 ***** ***** DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ A***** 123 107.1 ABF SG Bond ETF 925 641 DBXT CSI300 10US$ US736 +6 203 3323 2879 DBXT DBCBDJUBS 10US$ US2891 143 125 Cl MB
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          58 17 BED linen retailer Aussino Group, which is de-listing, said yesterday that a reasonable exit offer to shareholders was unlikely. It plans to get shareholder approval for various options, which include winding up the company or fund-raising. Trading of its shares will continue until 5pm tomorrow but it will
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          92 17 REX International Holding, a Catalist-listed oil and gas explorer, announced yesterday that a subsidiary will acquire the remaining 25 per cent stake in Jasmin Oil and Gas. It has signed a share sale agreement with Jasmin, which holds 100 per cent of the South Erin Block licence
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          74 17 ENERGY firm KrisEnergy announced on Tuesday that it has received government approvals to acquire Tullow Bangladesh from the government owned Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation. Tullow holds a 30 per cent working interest in an onshore gas field in Bangora. The Bangora field started production in 2006. Gross
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      47 15 Govt trims land sales programme The Ministry of National Development has scaled down the Government Land Sales Programme for private housing, commercial and hotel sites for the first half of next year, in a move seen as an attempt to engineer a soft landing THEBUSINESSTIMES Today in
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    855 18 OBITUARIES "This is the only race worth running. I've run hard right to the finish, believed all the way. The Message w A j mm GOH-SIM TEOW LENG Age: 65 Passed away peacefully on 18 December 2013. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones: Husband: Goh Eng Kee Mother:
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      496 19 Point guard hits 3-pointer with under a second left to give Trail Blazers win ASSOCIATED PRESS CLEVELAND The Portland Trail Blazers kept it simple with the game on the line. Just get the ball to Damian Lillard, and get out of the way. The point guard
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      416 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMPHIS (Tennessee) Hitting a tough shot over one of the National Basketball Association’s best defenders is a boost to any ego. For Kobe Bryant, it is a sign he is getting back to his own personal standard. He scored
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      261 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Sweden’s Henrik Stenson has his sights set on a first Major victory after being named the European Tour’s Golfer of the Year for 2013. The 37-year-old, the first man from his country to win the award, made history this year by winning both
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      287 19 REUTERS BELGRADE World No. 2 tennis star Novak Djokovic has appointed six-time Grand Slam winner Boris Becker as his head coach. “I am really excited to have the opportunity to work with Boris,” the Serb said on his website. “He is a true legend, someone who
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      394 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MELBOURNE England coach Andy Flower is considering key changes for the fourth Test against Australia in Melbourne, with underperforming wicketkeeper Matt Prior among those under scrutiny. And Flower’s own future remains in question after he refused to be drawn
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      139 19 Today Basketball NBA: Dallas v Memphis (StarHub Ch216, 9.30am), LA Clippers v New Orleans (Ch202,11.30am). Cricket 1st Test, Day 2: South Africa v India (mio TV Ch122 StarHub Ch235, 4.30pm). Football SEA Games, s-final: Thailand v Singapore (MediaCorp Ch5 Toggle, 8.55pm). SEA Games Daily action belt (Ch5,
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      116 19 Basketball NBA Charlotte 95 Sacramento 87, Cleveland 116 Portland 119, Memphis 92 LA Lakers 96, Denver 93 Oklahoma 105, Golden State 104 New Orleans 93. Football English League Cup Q-finals: Leicester City (II) 1 Manchester City 3, Sunderland 2 Chelsea 1 (after extra time. 90 mins: 1-1). Spanish King’s
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      578 20 Liverpool may reward in-form Suarez by doubling his pay to ward off Real THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Liverpool are preparing to make Luis Suarez the high-est-paid footballer in the club’s history by offering the striker a new contract that would double his wages to about £200,000
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      709 20  -  COMMENTARY By TONY EVANS THE TIMES, LONDON stsports@sph.com.sg ON A December day 15 years ago at White Hart Lane, Steven Gerrard made his full debut for Liverpool. Few watching that 2-0 victory for Tottenham could have imagined the football career that the 18-year-old would go
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      549 20 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Roberto Martinez expects Evert on to continue to prosper in the loan market as a result of the success that Romelu Lukaku, Gareth Barry and Gerard Deulofeu have enjoyed since joining the club on temporary deals. Rather
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      324 20 REUTERS ROME Former World Cup winner Gennaro Gattuso has denied accusations of match-fixing, vowing to take his life if proven guilty. The former Italy international and AC Milan midfielder is under investigation on suspicion of being part of a match-fixing operation affecting dozens of
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      668 21 Chelsea boss vows tactical change as he rages against toothless strikers AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON Just a week after Jose Mourinho insisted that Chelsea would not change their attacking style, the Blues manager hinted at a major tactical rethink. A shock 2-1 defeat in the
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      469 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has revealed that Sergio Aguero could be out of action for longer than expected, dealing a blow to the club’s English Premier League title ambitions and hopes of having their star striker fit to face Barcelona
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      433 21 REUTERS AGADIR (Morocco) Bayern Munich made light work of Asian champions Guangzhou Evergrande, dispatching the Chinese side 3-0 in their Club World Cup semi-final and hitting the woodwork five times on Tuesday. Guangzhou, coached by Italy World Cup winner Marcello Lippi, held out
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      358 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON England manager Roy Hodgson is hopeful his side can thrive in the tropical heat of Manaus despite having described the venue as “a place to avoid” ahead of the draw for next year’s football World Cup in Brazil. His team were given
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        94 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS BARCELONA Brazil football star Neymar scored his sixth goal in seven days to cap Barcelona’s 3-0 win over Cartagena on Tuesday, as they advanced to the last 16 of the Copa del Rey on a 7-1 aggregate score. Pedro Rodriguez and a Mariano Sanchez
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        65 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS GENEVA Wrestling’s international governing body announced on Tuesday that men’s freestyle and Greco-Roman will each lose a weight class ahead of the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, with women’s freestyle gaining two categories. The move towards increased gender equity came as Fila worked with the
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        64 21 LONDON Double Olympic champion Charlotte Dujardin now owns a treble of world records after winning in freestyle in the London stage of the dressage World Cup. The 28-year-old and Valegro, with whom she won individual and team gold at London 2012, now hold the records
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        69 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID Atletico Madrid striker Adrian Lopez has agreed to a contract extension until 2018, ending speculation that he would make a move to the English Premier League. The 25-year-old, who was linked with Arsenal and Liverpool, helped the club win the Europa League
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        64 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON President Barack Obama sent Russia a clear message about its treatment of gays and lesbians with his choices to represent the United States at the Sochi Olympics. Tennis great Billie Jean King will be one of two openly gay athletes in
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      • GAMES IN PLAY
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          70 22 TAEKWONDO exponent Chelsea Ann Sim clinched a silver medal in the women’s poomsae (single) event yesterday. The 17-year-old, who was making her SEA Games debut, finished with a score of 7.765 behind gold medallist Yamin K Khine of Myanmar, who scored 8.200. Cambodia’s Lyna Chhoeung
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          102 22 XINHUA TRADITIONAL Boat Race gave Myanmar a timely medal boost at the SEA Games after its rowers clinched six gold medals at Naypyidaw’s Ngalike Dam yesterday. Before the races started, Myanmar was behind Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia in fourth place with 42 gold medals in the
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          91 22 BOTH the Singapore men’s and women’s table tennis teams swept into today’s semi-finals as their respective group winners at the Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium yesterday. The men’s team of Chen Feng, Clarence Chew, Li Hu, Pang Xue Jie and Zhan Jian beat Indonesia, Malaysia and Laos
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        Lock icon ROWING FOR THE SPORT’S FUTURE
        831 22  -  Saiyidah hopes her gold will rejuvenate neglected discipline and help garner more support AT THE GAMES By CHIA HAN KEONG ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR IN NAYPYIDAW hankeong@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Chua Siang Yee THE race which rower Saiyidah Aisyah trains so hard for is already a
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        Lock icon Myanmar’s women boxers hitting back for gender equality
        667 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NAYPYIDAW Tough, stocky and packing a withering left hook, Myanmar’s gold medal-winning boxer Nwe Ni Oo cuts a surprising image in a conservative nation where women are expected to be demure rather than combative. But the 19-year-old won hearts with
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        Lock icon Princess a regional golf queen in the making
        515 22  -  By SAN JAY NAIR IN NAYPYIDAW nsanjay@sph.com.sg HER name suggests greatness, and this 16-year-old Filipino could well be the next queen of South-east Asian golf. Meet Princess Mary Superal, whose royal form at the SEA Games saw her storm to the women’s
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        Lock icon MAJOR INJURY FAILS TO DERAIL JANINE
        819 23  -  MGS student shows courage to bag a rare equestrian gold for Singapore AT THE GAMES By CHIA HAN KEONG ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR IN NAYPYIDAW hankeong@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Chua Siang Yee INJURIES and distractions are the bane of athletes in the midst of preparing
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        639 23  -  By CHAN U-GENE IN NAYPYIDAW ugenec@sph.com.sg HE MIGHT have been bending over and gasping for breath after winning the 200 metres sprint. But there was one more thing that Jirapong Meenapra needed to do before collapsing onto the track in exhaustion
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      160 1 Dad’s the way Japanese Iron Chef inspires son to do Sichuan cuisine Mighty Sheila Veteran Malaysian star juggles singing, life, business Back to small screen C3 My Sassy Girl stars in new TV series C2 THURSDAY, C9 Hot on the heels of Running Man’s success come other popular Korean variety
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      579 2 Associated Press Stonehenge, England After thousands of years, Stonehenge has had a makeover. But visitors may initially feel something is missing: the prehistoric monument itself. Tourists now arrive at a gleaming new timber and-glass visitor centre about 2.4km from Stonehenge. The famous stone circle
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          247 6  -  Ong Sor Fern Singer Andy Bey is 74 years old and his life experience shows in this quiet album which demands attentive listening. His resonant baritone, which spans a grand four octaves, has weathered the years well. But Bey, who releases his solo voice-and-piano albums at long, stately intervals,
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          203 6  -  Chang Tou Liang Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007) was without a doubt the greatest cellist of the 20th century. Despite being cloistered as a subject in the repressive Soviet Union, he inspired and premiered many of the great cello works of the era, much of which is still performed today.
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          234 6  -  Chang Tou Liang This album of delightful short pieces and encores by the London-based Australian pianist Piers Lane has a strong Anglo-Australian and English-speaking flavour about it. The transcriptions by Dohnanyi and Rachmaninov, a Poulenc Nocturne and Karg-Elert Arabesque are the only exceptions. Tasmanian Katharine Parker’s Down Longford Way
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        534 8 Reuters New York Joaquin Phoenix knew he had to star in Spike Jonze’s latest film Her, an unconventional romance that explores ideas about intimacy, isolation, relationships and technology, because it was not a typical love story. Phoenix’s depressed writer character finds love in
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        1199 4  -  The leads are unusual, but South Korea’s reality shows are gaining fans for their feel-good vibe Gwendolyn Ng nggwen@sph.com.sg First, it was pretty boys. Now, it is the grandfathers’ turn. Whereas once the South Korean pop culture wave swept away fans with the likes of idol
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        326 5 Grandpas Over Flowers (left) First aired in South Korea: July Format: Four veteran actors go on a backpacking trip around Europe. They are tasked to navigate the narrow alleys and confusing subways on their journey. Help for the grandpas come from 42-year-old actor Lee Seo Jin,
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        245 5 The Real Men First aired in South Korea: April Format: South Korean celebrities turn army recruits for a week, training alongside common men at a military base. Cast: The original cast comprised actors Ryu Soo Young and Kim Soo Ro, comedian Seo Kyung Suk, boyband Mblaq
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        265 5 Heart Beat First aired in South Korea: October Format: A group of celebrities undergo training at a fire-fighting school in the southern city of Busan to handle real-life emergencies. They are also tasked to learn and administer first aid to patients. Cast: Besides actress Jeon Hye
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        866 7  -  Jon Voight in crime drama Ray Donovan and geriatric chicks in hospital comedy Getting On turn up the fun Couch Grouch Tay Yek Keak stlife@sph.com.sg Ray Donovan (Liev Schreiber) is a professional “fixer” for the rich and famous in Hollywood. When a sports star finds a
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        768 9 The South Korean actress returns to TV after 14 years with drama My Love From The Star The Korea Herald/Asia News Network Seoul With her long, lean legs, velvety hair, and sassy image, Gianna Jun has remained at the top of Korea’s entertainment
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        332 9 The Star/Asia News Network Petaling Jaya Award-winning actress Azean Irdawaty, 63, died at the University Malaya Medical Centre last Tuesday night. Azean, who suffered complications from various illnesses, including cancer, died at 8.30pm with her husband Khairil Anwar and children Khaeryll Benjamin, Elza Irdalynna and
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        573 10 Associated Press Beijing Actress Zhang Ziyi has reached an undisclosed settlement with a United Statesbased dissident news website that she sued for libel after it published reports that she was paid to have sex with Chinese government officials. Boxun News retracted its “negative and
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        171 10 Reuters New York The creator behind the hit television series The Walking Dead is suing the cable network AMC, claiming that he was cheated out of profits. Frank Darabont, who developed the show about a zombie apocalypse and was fired after the first season, filed
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        206 10 Los Angeles Justin Bebier (below) shockingly announced his retirement but also said he was just “taking a step” back in music. The teen idol told Los Angeles radio station Power 106 on Tuesday that his next album Journals, out next week, will be his last. In a
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      154 6 Music charts HOT FM 91.3 1. (1) Let It Go Demi Lovato 2. (2) Say Something A Great Big World featuring Christina Aguilera 3. (6) Unconditionally Katy Perry 4. (3) Team Lorde 5. (4) The Monster Eminem featuring Rihanna 6. Timber Pitbull featuring Ke$ha 7. (10) The Last Time Taylor
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      179 7 V IN TUNE WITH LAYERS’ EEDS N TOUCH WITH RELEVANT DATA NURHAFIZAH ABU SUJAD Physiotherapist, Singapore National Team LIONSXII Despite her quiet facade, the team physiotherapist for both the Singapore national football team and LIONSXII is the dynamo behind the players’ fitness levels. The mother of two gets her info
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      49 9 Don’t miss our Dec 26 edition, where all winners will be revealed PRIYANKA PACKS A PUNCH No hits but 2013 is the most successful year for her outside Bollywood FIVE INDIANS ON WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN LITTLE INDIA GET YOUR COPY TOMORROW FROM ALL 7-ELEVEN OUTLETS
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      31 9 Find out in the new book When the Party Ends: China’s leaps and stumbles after the Beijing Olympics by Peh Shing Huei Get a copy now from leading bookstores and www.stpressbooks.com.sg
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      80 1 050/02/2013 (P) MCI Your Life. Live it well. BED REST NOT ANSWER TO BACK PAIN It can slow down, not speed up, recovery 4 THURSDAY DECEMBER 19 2013 WAVE GOODBYE TO CELLULITE Therapy using sound energy to treat kidney stones and muscle pain now used on fat lumps PAGES 10-12
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        252 2  -  LEE HUI CHIEH Editor huichieh@sph.com.sg Fat fields a formidable fear factor. In flourishing countries where there is no lack of food, people’s girths are growing too great. Obesity raises the risk of many physical diseases, such as coronary heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure.
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        969 4  -  Instead, it is important to do exercises which keep the back and core muscles strong. Ng Wan Ching reports Ng Wan Ching wanching@sph.com.sg When one’s back feels painful, the natural response would be to freeze up and stop any activity that could make
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        481 3 Reuters Young people whose parents tend to fight with each other or are over-involved in the children’s lives are at increased risk of depression and anxiety, a new comprehensive review of past studies has found. Children tend to first experience depression or anxiety between
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        644 5 Reuters Senior citizens reported feeling less tired than younger people, including teenagers, in a new study in the United States. To the researchers’ surprise, the youngest people in their study aged 15 to 24 said they felt the most fatigued of all
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        943 6 / 7  -  MS LIM LAY BENG traditional Chinese medicine practitioner at YS Healthcare TCM Clinic at The Adelphi QI am a grandmother in my 70s. I generally feel all types of tea are too “cooling” for elderly people, such as myself. I hear that oolong tea is beneficial
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        589 10 / 11 When private equity investor Natalie Lau went for acupuncture along with acoustic wave therapy recently, she was not sure if the treatment methods would completely get rid of her chronic neck pain. But it disappeared after 10 combined sessions of acupuncture
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        570 12  -  Joyce Teo tries acoustic wave therapy on her thighs and feels some improvement Joyce Teo joyceteo@sph.com.sg Cellulite is a cosmetic problem for women: harmless but unattractive. Most simply live with it. But if there was a way to reduce it, many women might give
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        576 12 facebook. Prevention is always better than cure. I eat healthy, low-fat food, such as fruit and vegetables, and enough fibre. Exercising regularly, maintaining a healthy weight and reducing stress levels are also good ways to prevent cellulite. Lee Tong Mui I will not pay
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        697 15 Use lean pork and wholemeal bread to create a healthier version of the traditional Christmas meatball dish Make merry this Christmas with meatballs, without letting them weigh on your mind and body. Traditionally, this dish is served in Western countries on this day, which Christians believe marks
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        1238 18/19  -  Food chain Steamed Gourmet offers homestyle Chinese food with very little oil and lots of flavour. Lee Hui Chieh reports Lee Hui Chieh huichieh@sph.com.sg Surely nothing can be more salubrious than steamed food unless it is steamed food stirred up using healthier oil. A chain of stalls which
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        1109 20  -  Professional fighter Royston Wee tells Joan Chew how he is gearing up for the biggest fight in his life Joan Chew Joanchew@sph.com.sg How do you keep fit? I train in different disciplines, such as boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay thai and wrestling, five times a week. I also
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      216 2 HEALTH DIARY TODAY, DEC 19 Public Forum On Lasik And Relex Smile Find out if you are suitable for Lasik, in which a laser is used to create a flap in the cornea and burn off tissue below the flap to reshape the cornea and correct refractive disorders, such as
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      24 2 inside: Make these healthy meatballs for Christmas. Page 15 Tea can reduce a person’s risk of developing chronic diseases and promote longevity. Page 6
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      61 6 TREASURE ISLAND. WIDE frontage, modern tropical, Land 8645/ built 8000sf est. 5+1. Owner *****676 OPEN 2-6PM BY Ricky Tan Sentosa Waterway Villa 7400/8000sf 5rm $15.5M *****062 *****592 DTZ RIDOUT RD *****/ 8000 sf. Almost new. Modern, reno. Pte quiet/ Swettenham ***** sf. Almost new Elevated. Call 9456-7348 PEN HSE CLUNY
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      85 6 BELMONT PARK RARE large plot ***** sf. Wide frontage good depth. Lush green. Main house annexe guesthouse.Good size pool pristine lawn. Well planned for multi-generation. PhilipNg *****038 Savills BIN TONG PK 20K sf. Beautiful land, quiet, attractive price/ Queen Astrid Pk 25K sf. Hill top/ Leedon Park ***** sf. Elevated.
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      229 6 DON’T MISS THIS! Peirce Area GCB ***** sqft. Superb finishings, Very Attractive price! *****080 1KM NANYANG! 5000SF Bunglw Off Victoria Pk, 5+1 Lift, pool. Cul de sac, Pk 4. City View. Faith *****269 HOLLAND GROVE VIEW 3 sty Semi-D, 99yrs, 2657/3400 sf $3.9M. Tenanted 6/2015 Call Soo Cheng 9322-7788 PRICE
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      281 6 CORONATION. 3900/3000 SF. 5+1. Unblock view. FH. $6.xM. Serious seller. Sole HB *****944 Andrew MASTERPIECE RIDOUT Pk. GCB! 15,500/8,700sf. Greenery. Perfect cond. View now! Penny Ang *****821 T ECHO PK ***** sf. Wide frontage. A&A rebuilt. Vacant, to sell. Joanne *****025 M MAPLE VICINITY, 2.5 sty detach elevated land 5211/
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      221 6 VIEW 3-5PM. MODERN 2.5sty Inter terr@ Macpherson 2700/ 5800 sf, 6+1 ensuite $6xx psf (GFA) M.O.R.E DYNAMIC ALLIANCE $3.xm Terr 3-sty Modern lifestyle 4000sf 4rm w lift Amenities. SC 9227-7772 GOOD BUY! RARE! FH SemiD. 600m Kembangan MRT 3612sf land. 2 sty+attic, 5 rm, gdn. Nizam *****830 JEDBURGH GDNS, FRANKEL
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      265 6 FRANKEL BUNGLW ZONE 6600/ 2000sf. Orig for rebuild Fabius Lee *****779 EastCoastLanded.com ***GPS CORPORATE TEAM Corner Terr, elevated, FH Opera Est, cul-de-sac, 3 sty Land 2700sqft. 6100 9959 ***GPS CORPORATE TEAM 2-sty inter terrace, walk to Bedok MRT, park 2 cars, 3rm, Ask $2.3M. *****959 FRANKEL AVE BUNGALOW 9225sf Big
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      239 6 Rare Listing Always There For You TANAH MERAH BESAR Rd FH Semi-D 2200/2800sqft Only 3½yrs old. Nice, big recess. 2sty. 4bdrm.$3.4m Neg. Felix Ong 8299 9103. Rare Listing Always There For You JLN KELEMPONG FH Semi-D 6538/3000sf. Corner, big recess.2sty.5bdrm $915psf neg. Felix Ong 8299-9103 ECG LANDED PREMIER $800psf. Verdana
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      339 7 1) WESTBAY 3+1 1216 sqft. A1 decor. Beautiful $1.2xM 2) Clementiwoods 3+patio 1528sf. Pool 3yrs. $1.8xM 3) Luxeville 3+1 1356 sf. FH. 1-year old $1.8xM neg 4) Hundredtrees 4+1 1475 sf. Just TOP Quiet $2.0xM VISTA PK TOWNHSE 2517 sf. 5-level 4+1. Enbloc 3x!! Consider lease back. Pool Front back
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      331 7 MON JERVOIS TRANQUIL living! Prestigious vicinity. 14 bdrm, penthse, 614-3003 sf. Kong Yong *****440 MON JERVOIS PRESTIGIOUS prime residential address Surrounded by GCB. Call Warren Wong *****270 BEAUFORT ON NASSIM. FH 3079 sqft. 4 rms ensuite. 2 level. 3 entrances. Easy access *****299/*****553 DUCHESS ROYALE. FH. 1475 sf. Spacious living.
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      160 7 SIGNATURE PARK 4+ store+ maid, 1701 sf. High flr. Pool view. Quiet. Bright. MRT. Vacant $2.15M. *****099 NEW LAUNCH! HILLFORD. The first retirement resort. Future MRT. 1/2bdrm/dual key. F/facilities. Call now! NEW LAUNCH Jln Jurong Kechil 1 rm. $4XXK. 2 rm $5xxK. 1st retirement village! Yian 8288 4499 PN BLOSSOMVALE
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      91 7 RARE! BALESTIER PLAZA. 1625sf High flr, corner Spacious, amenities/ town. Hui Ming PN 9383-4711 RAJAH TWRS PH 5350sf, 5+1, single level, panoramic view, reno, FH, pool, $5.55M, call *****616 BLISS LOFT 2BDRM Penthse with own pte pool. 1377 sf. Next to Whampoa Market. $1.68M! Hurry! 9640 7480 THE ARTE grand
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      129 7 DAISY SUITES @BRADDELL, FH,quality finishes,pte pool About 8mins walk to Nex Mall. *****830/ *****389 GUILLEMARD SUITES. FH. City Fringe. 1bdrm/ 1bdrm Duplex/ 2bdrm/ 2+study 3rm/Penthse/1/2/3+study Rare design. Fr $12xxpsf$15xxpsf Good investment GUILLEMARD SUITES. FH. New launch! 1/ 2/ 3 bdrm. 3 MRTs. Fr $6xxK. High yield. Mark Tay *****066 GUILLEMARD
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      125 7 2+1 VISTAYA VIEW. F’hold Next to Paya Lebar MRT. 1076 sf. High flr. Move in. Must sell! Lina 9128 7675 THE ALCOVE FH Geylang lor 27. Near Aljunied MRT. Grd flr. Open house 21st, 3pm6pm. GM Ong 6748-1767 ONE AMBER 1259SF $1.95M One Amber 1335sf $1.99M One Amber 4+1 #22
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      153 7 BAYSHORE PK 2-BDRM. 936 sf. Quiet. Face greenery. Vacant possession. $980K neg. *****260 Eileen COTE D’AZUR HIGH flr, sea view. 1389sf. 3+1+balcony. Vacant. F/ facilities. Parkway Parade.LR 9003 9797 $1.6XM COSTA RHU 1399 sf, 2 spacious bdrm+maids rm reno, High flr. Pte lift. Pool view. Veronica *****898 FIRE SALE! $200K
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      306 7 MEYER RD Peach Gdn Nice Layout Big rooms 2766sf. 3/4+1 rm @$3.XM Buy now. 9666 1666 EVON CRESCENDO BLDG Siglap. FH. Walk up apt. Reno. 3+1. Attractive price. Below $1160 psf. Viewing by appt. $920K ONLY! CHEAPEST! Bayshore Pk, Diamond Twr 2 rm, 936 sf, sell vacant. Call now! 9695-0030
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      186 8 4NG DR TO Dr Blk 543 #04. Lift level. Upgraded. 200% move-in. Serious seller! VTO. Alex Poh *****995 $5K BELOW! 4’NG’ Blk 335 AMK Ave 1. Value $465k. Can contra. Chinese-ratio full. Amelyus 8189 0406 3NG BLK 534, Mid flr. Reno Val $340K. Near mkt. VTO Urgent sale! *****699 3’NG’
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      179 8 EM BLK 366 Reno, high flr, Val $640K MRT/ amenities stadium. Jacq *****442 www.jacqhong.com WALK TO MRT. 4’A’ dr to dr Blk 211 F/aircon. beautiful condo reno High flr $497k Pk view. Allen *****294 5’I’ 389. 3+STUDY, 118 sqm. Low flr. Near Gombak MRT. Val $600K. Open hse Sat 2-4pm.
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      158 8 3’I’ BLK 133 All are eligible Original. Lift level. High flr. MRT/ mkt/ amenities/ sch. nearby. 9783 1136 Rosalind 3½RM CORNER 78 Indus Rd High flr. Upgraded utility. MRT Great World. Valued $465K. Derek *****122 EXEC MAIS BLK.433 Bukit Panjang Ring Rd for Grd flr lovers! View to offer. By
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      235 8 AT VAL! 4’A’ Corner Blk 18 Cantonment Cl. Privacy. Mins to MRT/ amenities. All races/ PR. Can contra. DON’T MISS! 3’I’ Blk 535 Upp Cross St. 60 sqm. Val. Lift level. Mkt/ amenities. Call 9023-3113 (Catherine) RM BLK 4 Chinatown High flr. Unblock. Min to MRT. Value $400K $neg. James
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      172 8 LOW CASH! 3’NG 704 West Coast. High flr. unblocked, near amenities. Val $343K. Jacqueline 9877 9311 NEW LIST! $0 COV! 4’I’ Blk 8 Holland. High flr, MRT. Upgraded. Chinese ratio filled. By appt! *****321 NEW LIST! BLK 362, 3’NG’. 82 sqm. High flr. Face N. LUP paid. MRT/ mkt. Val
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      144 8 3’S’ 45 CIRCUIT Rd. Corner 3bdrm! Mid flr $300K+ $0/ 3’S’ 95 Dakota MRT $342K $5K. Anthony *****828 3’S’ BLK 59 Circuit Rd. Serious seller. High flr. 60 sq.m Move in. Master rm toilet. Maggie 9817-8713 45 JLN TIGA 5’I’ 110 sqm. corner. Valued/ VTO. MRT, food ctr, sch. Chinese
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      271 9 3’NG’ 311. MINS to MRT/ Mall/amenities. Low COV! 3½-rm 108. Near mkt/Mall Don’t miss! Call *****457 4’A’ 915 HOUGANG 4BDRM No West sun. 2-mins MRT. Many Sch/mall,Val $440K Any offer! Jess 9735 5423 4’A’ BLK 434, #10. 113sqm. Door to door. Unblocked. Reno/ Move-in. Val $480K. VTO. 9451-6879 Eliza Lam
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      305 9 4’A’ 272A HIGH flr, corner. Reno, windy, quiet, privacy Good schs, amenities. Val $430k. Contra ok. All races 4-RM BLK 273D ave 3. #03 Beside Corner. Val $380K. Any Offers considered. Serious seller. 8482 6584 4’S’ BLK 422 Jurong W St 42. Lift upgraded fully paid High flr corner. Ask
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      324 9 3’I’ BLK 154 Mei Ling St. Orig cond. Well kept. Low flr. Near mkt/ food ctr/ MRT. *****879 Jeannie 3’I’ HOLLAND VILLAGE Blk 31 Lift level. 5 mins walk to Holland MRT. Can contra. Val $365K. Chng *****751 3’S’ BLK 36 Tanglin Halt. 2 +2 bathrms. 56 sqm. Val $320K
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      246 9 EA BLK 122B. High flr. 131 sqm. River view. Windy. A1 decor. Val $590K. VTO! Chinese Malay ratio not filled. PR eligible. By Appt! $0 CASH! EA Blk 312B Anchorvale. Modern decor. Reno. 4-bdrms. Amenities, sch, pool. Val $608k Haron 9385-2352/ *****-866 $0/ NO COV. PRs Eligible. 4A 194/5/7 #14#11
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      305 9 4’A’ PREMIUM 119A Rivervale Dr. 102 sqm. Good layout. Pk/ shop/ mall/ MRT. Irene Goh 9457-3299 DTZ Below Valuation 4-RM PREMIUM SENGKANG Ctrl High flr Corner. Good finishes.Deposit $1001 only Daily 7-9pm. 9746-0858 5’I’ BLK 319B Mid flr. 110 sqm. Squarish living hall. Low cash. Val $530k. Grab now! Shallin
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      338 9 SELL VAL! 3’A’ Blk 219 St 24, next to corner, mid flr, amenities. CM 8180 8484 3’A’ BLK 104 Tampines. Mid flr. Excellent cond. Value $360K. *****080 Joyce LOW LOW COV! 3’I’ 173 Toa Payoh upgraded/utility 66 sqm. High marble flr, unblock. Gary Go *****405 PT BLK 215 being upgraded
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      319 9 MRT 3NG 739 #4, lift flr. All PR/races Val $342K $5K+ Vacant. Can contra. Early move in. *****288 Ann $0 CASH! 4’NG’ corner Blk 215 Yishun, low flr. MRT/ Yishun Northpoint. By appt Call now! *****355 Kamsa 3’A’ 630. SCH/ amenities. Lift level. Bright. All races. Good layout. Val $325K
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      326 9 GCB Nassim Road Elevated land with pool Central court yard 6,800 sq ft 15,000 sq ft 5+1 Bedrooms attached bathrooms 24 hours maintenance concierge 1.5 month’s Commission 9751 6918/9692 0116/9451 2369 GOOD GLASS BUNGALOW for lease Cable Road. Call 6422 4269 Cluny New 6+1+1 Pool...$45K Cornwall Gdns 6+1 Pool$45K Chatsworth
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      1544 10 ERM Raffles PI/ Marina/ Raffles PI/ Marina/ ERU Raffles PI/ Marina/ VffM Raffles PI/ Marina/ Raffles PI/ Marina/ Raffles PI/ Marina/ ERW Raffles PI/ Marina/ ERM Raffles PI/ Marina/ ERM Raffles PI/Marina/ EMfl Raffles PI/Marina/ DOl Chinatown QQ1 Chinatown QQl Chinatown 0Q1 Chinatown QQl Chinatown QQ1 Chinatown [)01 Chinatown 001
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      136 10 THE LAURELS. JUST TOP. 2+1, 1001sf. Pte lift. Somerset MRT. P/furn. $5800. Exclusive *****539 Laura LAURELS CAIRNHILL Mins to Orchard MRT. 1302sqft 3+1. Face pool/ greenery P/furn. Ivy 9752-2319 Agt 8@MT SOPHIA. GREENERY. 3+1 Penthse. 2164 sf. Next to MRT/ Mall. Immed. $7K neg. Juliet 9230 1725 CPM THE MORNINGSIDE.
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      181 10 OLEANAS RESIDENCE. FULL Comm. 1916 sf. 4+1 Duplex Best facing. 6534 0081. SCOTTS SQ. #35. 1-bdrm, 624 sf.P/furn. Immed. MRT $6K neg. Ben 9733 3918. TRILLIUM 3+STUDY+1, 1798 sf. High flr. P/furn. Immed. $10K neg. Ben 9733 3918 SUITES ORCHARD self co ntained Own entrance$1.4k to $2.1k. Sam 9663-8476 BEAUTIFULLY
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      405 11 Goodwood Residence Penthse 6588sf............ $32k 2928sf 4+1...........$16k-$18k 2454sf 4+1............$14k-$15k Grange Res 2852sf.......$Ask Grange Res 2583sf........$15k St Regis 2153sf 4+1....$10.5k Urban Suites 4+1...........$10k Ardmore II 4+1.......$11k/$12k The Balmoral 4+1.........$9.5k Duchess Res 1485sf.....$6.8k Goodwood Gdn 2+1.......$5.8k Icon 904sf 2+1.............$5.2k Holland Semi-d 7000sf..$15k Megan *****177/ *****177 D.10 SUI GENERIS BALMORAL CRES. 1572 sqft,
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      485 11 DONT MISS! 8 Orange Gr Rare! 5400 sf. 5+1. All attached. High flr. Beautiful view. $13K. Lily *****693 ARDMORE PK 4-RM w/toilet attached, high flr, city view quiet. American Club. Call Albert 9380-1122 to view THE MARBELLA 3+1 approx 1460sf. High flr. Unblocked Near MRT. Condo facilities. Immed. Call Iris
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      398 11 SKY ELEVEN High flr with Superb City/Greenery view 4 bdrm 2713sf, good layout Call Serene, KF 9818-9836 SHELFORD ESTATE. NEW 2sty Apt. 3+1 bdrm 2000sf. Pool/ gym. Immed. neg, 9299-5537 Desmond PENTHOUSE ARCADIA. Designer duplex for CEOs 7500 sq ft 7+1 Immediate Albert 9682 6220 APPC SKY ELEVEN 3bdrm 1
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      400 11 BLOSSOMS WOODLEIGH 4 bdrm, high fl, Bright breezy, unblock, mins walk MRT. Fern *****148 ***WATERBANK DAKOTA 2-rms. 1472 sf. Cabana unit. Furn. Immed Near MRT neg Lee 9765-1707 THE WATERINA 3+1-BDRM Grd flr Patio. Spacious. Mins to MRT City. Ask $4.6K neg. Hurry, call now! CENTRA LOFT, BRAND new 1+study.
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      357 11 THE SEAVIEW. 1647SF, 4+1 Balcony. High flr, P/furn, Pool view, 100% Move in. Vacant. neg. 9820 8080 AMBER PARK 1744SF, 3+1 High flr, Spacious, Vacant. Facilities.Convenient.$ neg Immed. Peng 9820 8080 THE MODULES Joo Chiat Studio. 431 sf. F/furn. Near I12/Beach/Parkway. $2.4K per mth Wayne 9007 5678 ONE AMBER 4+1+BALCONY
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      869 11 **THE BAYSHORE LARGEST 3+1 Shuttle bus. F/facilities $3900. Alco 6280 3456 **CHANGI GREEN CONDO. Nice interior. 3+1 rms. Quiet facing. Agt 9068 2259 STUDIO APT. CONDO facilities. Immed. $2500 nego. Wendy *****010 CHANGI GREEN 3+1 $3.3K. Bayshore Pk 2+1, $3.4K. John 9678 0865 Landz STEWARDESS CHOICE! AZALEA Pk condo. 3+
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      159 11 NORTHOAKS/ WOODSVALE, 3+1. Furn $2.8K+. Pool. 2 units. Avail immed/ Dec. Call Tony Kwek 9765-4270 SPACIOUS 3RM WOODSVALE Immed move in. F/furn. Good cond. Admiralty MRT $3800 neg. 8688-6565 NORTHOAKS/ WOODSVALE, 3+1. Furn $2.8K+. Pool. 2 units. Avail immed/ Jan. Call Tony Kwek 9765-4270 CALROSE, YIO CHU Kang MRT. 2rms+patio.
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      377 12 STUDIO BALESTIER, High flr, Immed, F/furn, Privacy, Condo Facilities, Balcony. Min 6 mths. *****293 DTZ STUDIO KEMBANGAN MRT. Aircon incl utilities, cable TV, internet. Fr $1.8K up. Andy Low 9027-5979 1 BDRM CONDO near Newton Botanic Gdn MRT. $2.6K-$3K. Long/ short term. Call *****117 Mukul AIRCON RMS 1-WK $490+ ½mth
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      356 12 BLK 110. SPOTTISWOODE Pk Spacious, Unblocked. Near Amenities. Available now. Rosie Tham *****122 DTZ 2+1+1 BLK 8 Selegie. Fully furn aircon. Near Little India Dhoby Ghaut MRT. $2.8K. Andy 9027-5979 NEW FLAT 3+1 blk 4B Tiong Bahru MRT 7 mins. Corner Furn. F/aircon. Reno. Well kept. Immed. GRAB NOW! 3+1
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      310 12 3+1 TAMPINES 847 P/ furn. Well kept. Near to MRT. Very convenient. Tenants comm applied. 8693 0553 3’I’ UTILITY Rare Corner High flr. Blk 123 T.Payoh Lor 1. 3-min Braddell MRT. Call *****984 Shirley Lee 207 TOA PAYOH 3 min Braddell MRT 2+1 F/furn. F/aircon. High flr. Reno Unblock.Serene *****535
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      383 12 SPACIOUS RM at No 22 Yio Chu Kang Rd. Highland Ctr. F/furn aircon. Call *****656 û HUGE BDRM+ ATTACHED Bathrm. Furn. Aircon. Serene Shpg mall/MRT. Owners welcome. 8433-6036 KOVAN MRT, RMS for rent furnish. Near amenities, *****899 Owner YO:HA HENDERSON Newly Furnished Student Hostel with great amenities nearby! Call *****442
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      363 12 TENANTS/ BUYERS WANTED Ready apt/ condo/ Cluster hse in all areas. Owners Call Simon 9695-0689 TENANTS, BUYERS WANTED Apt, condo, cluster hse, etc Owner call *****801 Ram TENANTS JUST ARRIVED! Urgently looking for whole units High budget. Personal/ co lease. Call 969-***** Pan WHOLE UNITS WANTED Sale rent in all
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      426 12 Factory/lndustrial fill Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Space for Rent 988 Toa Payoh North Space for Lease Brand New Building Y Good corporate image. Column-free space Sizes from 1,700 120,000 sq ft 6 mins walk to Braddell MR! station Linked to PIE GTE For leasing enquiries, call 6377 8000 mapleiree 6377
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      296 12 HENDERSON INDUSTRIAL PK 4251sf with aircon. High ceiling. Immed occupation. $1.60psf. John 9628 7796 DORMITORY FOR RENT, Kaki Bukit area, move-in condition, 80/ 200 pax. Immed. Call *****077/*****840 FOOD FTY Pandan Loop 300 700 sf. Grd flr. Suitable for food catering biz. Immed. Call KS 9008 2228 JURONG/ GUL *****
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      610 12 ffCt Factory/lndustrial 3 Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Space for Sale Eunos Technolink along Eunos Link No additional buyer's stamp duty Unit sizes from 2,626 sq ft Tenanted units with rental yield available Proximity to MRT stations, bus interchange and population catchments Completed project with a balance lease of 42 years
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      659 13 SJKr I Ossa” FAR EAST ORCHARD LIMITED Medical Suites For Lease Suitable for clinic use and various medical professions Surrounded by offices, shopping malls and reputable medical institutions Minutes walk to MRT stations Unit sizes from 539 sq ft to 5,671 sq ft (amalgamated size) Call *****433 www.fareastorchard.com.sg J THE
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      449 13 CB Office Space gfl Office Space gH Office Space m for Sale fH for Sale Hlf for Sale High floor office units available for sale Office unit sizes from 635 sq ft s D D CE TER Premier commercial development in CBD, located at 160 Robinson Road Rare strata-titled office
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      143 13 CHEAPEST IN INT’L Plaza $2375 psf < $1M. Beside tallest bldg in S’pore 409sf tenanted. 463/936/ 2357 sf avail. Poh KB *****891 UNITED HOUSE Orchard near Cuppage Plaza. 1528 2130 sqft. FH. Enbloc potential. *****068 Dickson ENTERPRISE HUB RAMP-UP $2xx psf. Full usuable area, 6242 sf. 2-sty mezzanine office.. Renise
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      125 13 HIGH ST CTR High flr 550 sf Panoramic river view. Rent/sale. View to appreciate. Chetan 8484 2979 CHINATOWN PT W/TENANCY 2486sf, 3 units into 1. Reno Rejuvenated Mall, MRT. Good yield. 9338-4485 PN GOLDEN MILE COMPLEX! Rare 926sqft. Outside CBD River view. Great potential. Only $9xxK.*****188 KRC F’HOLD PENINSULA PLAZA
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      743 13 UE BIZ HUB EAST 895 1,100 1,805 sqft available for F&B 4,143 sqft for enrichment retail 9822 8220 8688 7375 ROCHESTER MALL (A Learning Place) 198/285/360/368 sqft available for enrichment tuition centers training schools beauty lifestyle accessories etc 2,126 sqft available for F&B •Atrium Kiosk space available 9822 8220 8688
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      401 13 F&B (NICELY RENOVATED Fully Equipped) Ang Mo Kio Ave 4. Immed Start Business *****448 Mickey 2228 SF. $7 psf. With lift. 3rd flr. For gym/ shop/ spa Beside Outram MRT. Agts welcome. SMS 9185-9377 SIM LIM TWR, approx *****0sf. Good shop frontage Great human traffic. Immed. neg. 9383 5229 CL
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      612 13 Restaurant/Lounge Restaurant/Lounge Space for Rent Space for Rent F&B SPACE FOR RENT 1,600 sqft suitable for cafe, snack bar, etc with minimal cooking Opposite Dhoby Ghaut MRT Ample parking Catchment of office retail community For enquiries, please call 6908 0331 6908 0322 432 CLEMENTI 2-STY HDB Shophse. 1600 sqft. 5mins
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