The Straits Times, 15 January 2014

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  • 28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2014 110 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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  • 635 1  -  By YEO SAM JO, PRISCILLA GOY yeosamjo@sph.com.sg goyshiyi@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Lim Yan Liang WHEN a fire alarm went off at the Marina Bay Suites condominium on Monday night, two security guards took a service lift up to the 65th floor to
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  • 84 1 A TOWEL packed with ice provided some relief for Japan’s Kei Nishikori during a break in the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne yesterday as temperatures across Australia soared above 45 deg C. Australia’s extreme heatwave has played havoc with public transportation and prompted severe fire
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  • 480 1  -  Meanwhile, Little India weekend alcohol ban is extended for Thaipusam By NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH, HOE PEI SHAN asyiqins@sph.com.sg hpeishan@sph.com.sg THE Committee of Inquiry (COI) investigating the Little India riot will start its public hearing on Feb 19. The open sessions at the
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    • 583 2 / 3  -  Budget next month could also offer help for local firms to expand abroad By FIONA CHAN SENIOR ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT fiochan@sph.com.sg THE Government is considering prolonging a key scheme that encourages businesses to invest in improving productivity, said Minister of State for Trade and
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    • 120 2 / 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung, being observed here on Monday from a sensible distance in North Sumatra’s Karo district, erupted more than 30 times yesterday, officials said. The volcano sent hot rocks and ash 5km into the air, spreading hot clouds over a 4.5km radius,
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    • 498 2 / 3  -  By HOE PEI SHAN hpeishan@sph.com.sg THE Ministry of Law is looking to clamp down on people who “over-extend” themselves by flitting between moneylenders to borrow cash. As part of an ongoing review into the industry, it is considering introducing a cap on
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    • 432 2 / 3  -  Financial system is robust, says MAS in response to Forbes article By YASMINE YAHYA FINANCE CORRESPONDENT yasminey@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S central bank has said the country is not in danger of being caught in a credit bubble that puts it or the banking system at
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    • 123 2 / 3 More organisations are opting for red packets in other colours to stand out from the crowd. A selection from 2014: Colour: Multi-coloured landscape visual (front) and red or pink (back) Issued by: OCBC Bank Reason: To speak to the aspirations of both young students and
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    • 548 2 / 3  -  By DAVID EE davidee@sph.com.sg THE hong (red) in hongbao is increasingly a misnomer. Major red packet makers here say they are taking more orders this year for hongbao in colours like gold, purple, sky blue, or even neon pink, as companies look to stand
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • 47 4 The Committee of Inquiry looking into the Little India riot will start its public hearing on Feb 19. Those who wish to make representations or give evidence to the inquiry should notify it by Feb 5. TOP OF THE NEWS A1
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      • 32 4 THE Government is considering prolonging beyond March next year the Productivity and Innovation Credit scheme that encourages businesses to invest in improving productivity. TOP OF THE NEWS A2
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      • WORLD
        • 47 4 HONG Kong’s authoritative Ming Pao Daily News’ abrupt leadership change is causing jitters among local journalists and media watchers, who question if its proposed appointment of a Malaysian as its chief editor is aimed at mollifying Beijing over its freewheeling coverage. PAGE A11
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        • 51 4 AMID tense calm, Egyptians are voting on a new Constitution, which supporters say would bolster women’s rights and freedom of speech, but would also grant the military more power, including the right to appoint the defence chief and try civilians for assaults on the army. PAGE
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        • 36 4 CHINESE investment in London properties has recorded a staggering jump of 1,500 per cent since 2010, making China the third-largest non-domestic buyer in Britain just behind Germany and the United States. PAGE A23
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      • 42 4 The impasse in Thailand has reached a critical phase. Both the incumbents and their challengers need to take a step back and evaluate what is best for the country as a whole. The Straits Times OPINION A24
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      • OPINION
        • 43 4 IT’S a bumpy road ahead for Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe (right) who will soon have to make critical security policy decisions affecting the current US-Japan security agreement and the regional strategic environment, says By Invitation columnist Narushige Michishita. PAGE A24
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      • MONEY
        • 36 4 OCBC Bank has entered into a deal to raise its stake in China’s Bank of Ningbo from 15.34 per cent to 20 per cent with an investment of $383 million. PAGE B8
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      • SPORT
        • 72 4 AN EMOTIONAL Cristiano Ronaldo received his second World Player of the Year trophy from Pele on Monday night, dedicating his award to the recently deceased Eusebio and his team- mates. The Portuguese star later confirmed that he had considered returning to Manchester United but, despite Rio
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      • HOME
        • 58 4 A RULE governing hawker licences was explained yesterday by the National Environment Agency, which had been criticised for imposing the “archaic” rule. The reference to “restaurant-type dishes” in the rule applies only to “zhi char” food, so stalls need to get special permission for these cooked-to-order
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        • 82 4 ANIMAL abusers will face stiffer fines and longer jail terms. These enhanced penalties, which are expected to take effect this year, will send a strong deterrent message, said Law and Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam at the Asia for Animals Conference. Animal abusers could also be banned from
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        • 59 4 THE defence team in the City Harvest Church case yesterday tried to show how the megachurch’s audit manager, Ms Tiang Yii, had known that it had been funding the pop career of Ms Ho Yeow Sun all along. One item in the 2001 audit even indicated
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      • LIFE!
        • 65 4 RETIRED librarian Dorothy Vogel and her postal clerk husband Herbert amassed an art collection worth millions on their salaries. In Singapore from Saturday to Monday for the screening of two documentaries based on them, she tells aspiring collectors to do as they did: Listen to
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        • 89 4 SUPERMODEL Kate Moss, who celebrates her 40th birthday tomorrow, is still on top of her game. She recently fronted campaigns by Versace and Rimmel, and is the world’s fourth highest-paid model, earning US$5.7 million (S$7.2 million) between June 2012 and June 2013, according to Forbes.
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        • 63 4 KUWAIT will today host the second donor pledging conference for humanitarian help in the Syrian conflict. ST’s assistant foreign editor Reme Ahmad explains why the conflict will have an impact on the rest of the world, including Asia. www.stasiareport.com Syrian refugee children in the al-Yamdiyeh refugee camp
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        • 42 4 “LUKE, I am your father,” said Darth Vader in a famous line from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Or did he? See what he really said, and nine more frequently misquoted movie lines, on ST Communities. stcommunities.sg
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        • 38 4 GET the latest updates from the ongoing trial of City Harvest Church leaders in The Big Story. Also, get up to speed with the events of the trial thus far in an interactive timeline. www.straitstimes.com/chc_funds_case
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        • 49 4 WATCH videos of Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo’s goals on ST Communities and see for yourself why the Portuguese was named Fifa World Player of the Year yesterday. Plus, see different sides of Ronaldo’s lifestyle in videos that show him off the football pitch. stcommunities.sg
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        • 64 4 CONTROVERSIAL K-pop Star Hunt 3 finalist Stephanie Koh (below) of Singapore says she does not regret how badly she behaved on the reality talent show. Back home for the final, which saw her losing to Taiwanese contestant Andy Su, Stephanie remains unapologetic about her attitude, and
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        • 25 4 A MERLION statue was found languishing at the bottom of the sea in the latest Assassin’s Creed game by ardent gamer Stomper Funhan.
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        • 24 4 THE sight of a technician lying dangerously on an air-conditioning unit outside a Hougang flat left Stomper Shyka concerned for his safety.
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        • 36 4 STOMPER Lester was irked to see an SUV parked on a grass patch when there was a lack of parking spaces near Bishan Park, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1, on Sunday evening.
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    • 539 6  -  It takes paper to task for refusing to publish ambassador’s response By GOH CHIN LIAN chinlian@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE has objected to a New York Times editorial headlined “Singapore’s angry migrant workers”, on the Dec 8 riot in Little India, and taken the
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    • 512 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING As an obstetrician, Zhang Shuxia was supposed to deliver babies, but she delivered them into the hands of traffickers for thousands of yuan instead. Zhang, 55, was given a suspended death sentence on Tuesday for abducting newborn babies and selling them, in
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    • 624 7  -  Case adjourned for report on whether he is suited for corrective training By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg PROMISING a job with easy cash, Malcolm Graham Head and his girlfriend tricked a 16-year-old into working as a prostitute in his online vice ring.
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    • 462 7  -  ELENA CHONG A MAN who admitted paying for sex with an underage girl has become the first person to be given probation for the offence with a judge telling him he has a “good future” and to spend his time “wisely”.
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    • 559 8  -  By TAN HUI YEE THAILAND CORRESPONDENT IN BANGKOK tanhy@sph.com.sg PROTESTERS in Bangkok threatened to “capture” caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her ministers as they continued their blockade of key intersections in the capital to force the government from power. Columns of demonstrators,
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    • 735 8  -  They took lift just to safe level, before working their way up to tackle blaze By SUJIN THOMAS ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR sujint@sph.com.sg TO PUT out a fire raging on the 65th floor of a skyscraper on Monday night, firefighters took the lift just to
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    • 354 8  -  By NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH, YEO SAM JO asyiqins@sph.com.sg yeosamjo@sph.com.sg MORE than 90 per cent of units at the 66-storey Marina Bay Suites have been sold though most remain unoccupied after being snapped up by investors who are not living in them. Mr
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  • WORLD
    • 985 10  -  Fears over pollution controls drive vehicle sales to record high last year By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BEIJING kianbeng@sph.com.sg SOCIAL worker Xiao Haifeng, 46, lives a three-minute walk away from the hospital where he works in the Inner Mongolia
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    • ASIA
      • 772 11  -  Local journalists, analysts concerned move is bid to curb the city’s media By LI XUEYING HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg THE prospect of a foreigner helming one of Hong Kong’s most influential Chinese-language dailies has caused local journalists and media watchers to worry
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      • 400 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS MANILA A jewellery collection owned by former first lady Imelda Marcos was “ill-gotten”, a Philippine court has ruled, potentially paving the way for the government to auction millions of dollars worth of seized treasures.
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      • 481 12 Obama’s relationship with Chinese leader matters a lot: Robert Gates BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Chinese President Xi Jinping has greater control of the military than his predecessor had, and that increases the need for a strong White House relationship with him, former US defence
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      • 333 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON US President Barack Obama has insisted he had faith in the Afghan war mission, after former Pentagon chief Robert Gates charged that the leader lacked passion for military action and soured on his own troop surge. In Mr Obama’s first
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      • 486 12  -  By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT IN TOKYO wengkin@sph.com.sg FORMER premier Morihiro Hosokawa has decided to come out of political retirement and run for the post of Tokyo governor, following assurances of support from another former premier, Mr Junichiro Koizumi. “I asked Mr
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      • 590 13  -  Chance to move forward collaboration in nuclear sector, steel plant project By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT IN NEW DELHI gnirmala@sph.com.sg SOUTH Korean President Park Geun Hye arrives in India today, hoping to boost economic ties and cooperation in the civilian nuclear sector,
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      • 88 13 A rabbit and a tortoise (left) were among a menagerie competing in a skiing competition held for pets and their owners (far left) in China’s Henan province on Sunday. The China News Service said the 40 human competitors could place their pets on
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      • 472 14 Both sides deny meeting; opposition leaders in court over street protests PHNOM PENH Secret talks between Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and the opposition are being held to reach a solution to the political stalemate that has gripped Cambodia since
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      • 282 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI Mr Rahul Gandhi said he was open to leading the Congress Party into national polls this year, in his strongest hint yet he is ready to be named as the prime ministerial candidate. The 43-year-old scion of the Nehru-Gandhi family,
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      • 306 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TANJUNG PINANG A dead whale that washed up on shore yesterday on Bintan Island generated much interest among passers-by. The beaching of the unidentified species is a relatively rare occurrence for this span of island shore bordering Singapore and Malaysia. Over the
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      • 493 15  -  Hardliners among protesters may escalate tensions beyond control By TAN HUI YEE THAILAND CORRESPONDENT IN BANGKOK tanhy@sph.com.sg BLOCKING traffic and barricading government buildings have become standard practice for protesters in Bangkok, but a militant faction turned up the heat on Monday when it threatened
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      • 296 15 PETALING JAYA A teacher who is also an Umno Youth member allegedly punched Malaysia’s Deputy Education Minister P. Kamalanathan after his request to have his wife, also a teacher, transferred from a school in Johor to Selangor was ignored. Hulu Selangor police chief, Superintendent Shukri
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 74 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI The Taiwanese authorities yesterday said they had confiscated 7.65 tonnes of meat, made from an estimated 150 dolphins, in one of the largest hauls of its kind. Officials seized the meat while searching a frozen goods factory in the southern city of
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        • 123 15 REUTERS LONDON British Prime Minister David Cameron ordered a probe into official papers which suggest that the Margaret Thatcher government had helped India plan a 1984 attack against Sikh separatists in the Golden Temple at Amritsar. The attack on Sikhism’s holiest shrine angered Sikhs
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      • 808 16  -  Net remarks allegedly by expelled US diplomat, wife trigger outrage By NIRMALA GANAPATHY, JEREMY AU YONG gnirmala@sph.com.sg jeremyau@sph.com.sg OFFENSIVE remarks about India reportedly posted on Facebook by an American couple while working at the US Embassy in New Delhi have sparked fresh
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      • 442 16 WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON Nearly three years before he revealed himself as the source of leaked documents about National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance, US whistleblower Edward Snowden spent six days taking courses in computer hacking and programming at a local professional
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    • 532 17 Text strips out disputed Islamist language, strengthens military, police REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAIRO Egyptians queued to vote on a new Constitution yesterday amid high security. The referendum is likely to launch a presidential bid by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. An Islamist coalition led by
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    • 381 17 REUTERS BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON President Barack Obama has urged Congress to hold off on imposing new sanctions on Iran after the Islamic republic agreed to curtail its nuclear activities from Monday under a deal with world powers. Sixteen of Mr Obama’s fellow
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    • 821 18  -  Conditions similar to those before deadly 2009 bush fires: Expert By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN SYDNEY jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com AUSTRALIA is in the grip of an extreme heatwave, with temperatures soaring above 45 deg C across the country’s southeast, prompting severe fire threats and
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    • 620 19 Focus at media briefing likely to be on his ‘affair’ instead of economic reforms AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS PARIS President Francois Hollande faces the difficult task of rousing media interest in his policy plans for this year, as his partner remains in hospital following news
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    • 283 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON A thief has stolen one of the few surviving examples of the world’s smallest water lily, which is extinct in the wild, from the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in London. The tiny nymphaea thermarum was stolen last Thursday from
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    • 722 20  -  Germany, France now facing pressure to stop influx NEWS ANALYSIS By JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT IN LONDON jonathan.eyal@gmail.com THE debate about immigration from Eastern Europe principally from Romania and Bulgaria shows no signs of abating. Having started in Britain, where most
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 57 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Negotiators from the US Senate and House have unveiled a US$1.012 trillion (S$1.28 trillion) spending Bill, averting the threat of another government shutdown until at least October. The Bill, unveiled late on Monday, sets discretionary spending limits for each federal agency until
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      • 82 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW Russia said yesterday it had expelled US reporter and scholar David Satter because he had “grossly violated” its visa entry rules, in a case that threatens to further chill ties between the former Cold War foes. Mr Satter, a former Financial Times and
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      • 52 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RIYADH Saudi Arabia has halted an SMS programme that notifies male guardians when their female relatives leave the country, a newspaper reported yesterday. The programme, which has been criticised strongly by women rights activists, will “undergo amendment”, said a passport department spokesman quoted by
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    • 625 21 Value of new orders shows Airbus’ dominance for large wide-body planes NEW YORK TIMES TOULOUSE (France) In their rivalry as the world’s top makers of passenger aircraft, Airbus captured the lead in jets ordered last year, but Boeing delivered more planes to
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    • 277 21 REUTERS KANSAS CITY Southwest Airlines has suspended two pilots from flying after their jetliner with 124 passengers landed at the wrong airport near Branson, Missouri, late on Sunday, a spokesman said. A Southwest captain, who has worked 15 years for the airline, and
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    • 528 22 New state leaders tell federal govt they won’t allow shops like Walmart, Tesco AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI Foreign supermarket giants faced being shut out of the Indian capital after Delhi’s new state government said it would not grant them a licence to operate, reversing
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    • 289 22 REUTERS BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON A gauge of US consumer spending rose more than expected last month, suggesting the economy gathered steam at the end of last year and was poised for stronger growth this year. The Commerce Department said yesterday that retail sales,
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
      • 64 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japan’s current account deficit in November tripled year on year to a record US$5.7 billion (S$7.2 billion), as a weak yen pushed up the country’s post-Fukushima energy bills after its nuclear reactors were shut down. The shortfall hit 592.8 billion yen (S$7.2 billion),
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      • 63 22 REUTERS WASHINGTON In a win for the Obama administration’s fight against offshore tax evasion, a US federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging new rules forcing banks to tell the Internal Revenue Service about accounts held by foreigners. The rules, set to take effect in March,
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    • 545 23 Nation’s growth, yuan’s rise make buys more affordable BLOOMBERG CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK LONDON Property in the British capital has become a magnet for buyers from China, with investments having jumped 1,500 per cent since 2010, the China Daily newspaper reported yesterday, adding
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    • 407 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG TOKYO Suntory president Nobutada Saji calls his company’s US$16 billion (S$20.3 billion) acquisition of American spirits maker Beam Inc a “once-in-a-lifetime gamble”, as ratings agency Moody’s warns that the deal will saddle it with big debts. The eye-popping bid for
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    • 446 24 OUTSIDERS are aghast at what is happening in Bangkok, with a lawfully elected government blockaded while agitators seek to overturn rules of contesting for power. The city has been brought to a halt by protesters who have blocked roads and threaten to commandeer
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    • 1385 24  -  BY INVITATION Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has to make critical decisions amid a difficult geopolitical landscape By NARUSHIGE MICHISHITA FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is associate professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo, where he is director of the Security
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    • 1471 25  -  The legacy of Malaysia’s second prime minister lies in his integrity, commitment to the concept of public service and his vision of a progressive, prosperous and united Malaysia. By NAZIR RAZAK The writer is the son of Malaysia’s second prime minister, Tun Abdul Razak, and
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    • 1108 25  -  By WANG TIAN The writer is editor of the Department of International News at People’s Daily, a state-run newspaper in China. This article appeared in People’s Daily on Jan 5. Translated by Kua Yu-Lin. I HAVE always wanted to visit Singapore,
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    • 665 25  - Olympic torch relay shows real Russia warts and all By LEONID BERSHIDSKY The writer, an editor and novelist, is Moscow and Kiev correspondent for Bloomberg’s World View. BLOOMBERG IF RUSSIA’S version of the Olympic torch relay is any indication, this year’s Winter Games could be among the most entertaining ever.
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      • 241 26  -  Jonathan Toh Joo Khai NON-SMOKERS in Singapore not only have to endure second-hand smoke, but also smokers’ anti-social behaviour that includes leaving burn marks on trash bins, tossing cigarette butts out of car windows and other acts of littering. It is true that smokers have a
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      • 171 26  -  Huang Muen LAST Friday, at around 2pm, I noticed a group of students, in their school uniforms, smoking at a basketball court in West Coast Road. Coincidentally, there were two National Environment Agency (NEA) officers patrolling the area. To my astonishment, the
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      • 231 26  -  Vincent Ng Head, Public Internal Communications Corporate Communications Division Immigration Checkpoints Authority WE UNDERSTAND Mr Paul Lim Bock Quee experienced a longer-than-usual wait at the Tuas Checkpoint arrival bus hall on Dec 23 last year (“Three-hour wait at Tuas Checkpoint”; Dec 29). Due
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      • 265 26  -  Ng Sook Fun (Ms) Director Corporate and Marketing Communication Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore FROM April 1, it will no longer be mandatory for fixed-line operators to publish directories of residential telephone number listings (“Grey areas in new phone listing rules” by
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      • MY POINT
        • 114 26  -  Cheang Sai Keong AFTER the Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) opened two weeks ago, traffic within the Central Business District has become much heavier, leading to massive jams during peak hours. Many vehicles exit Central Boulevard en route to Chinatown, Bugis and Orchard Road, leading
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        • 101 26  -  Lee Chee Chee NEXT month’s Singapore Airshow may see four aerial display teams in action (“Be dazzled by aerobatics at S’pore Airshow”; Sunday). However, year after year, the aerial display is not broadcast on TV. The relevant authorities say this is due to broadcasting rights, which
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        • 125 26  -  Heidi Lee (Ms) THE primary school my daughter goes to is using values to name classes. For example, instead of the traditional 1A, 1B and 1C, it is now 1 Respect, 1 Sportsmanship and 1 Responsibility. The school says this is to remind pupils of
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      • 259 27  -  Lee Sin Yi (Miss) CREATIVE solutions are required to reduce the bed crunch in hospitals (“Preventing hospital overcrowding”; last Friday), and treating patients at home could be one of the long-term solutions. The “Hospital in the Home” concept is not new, and its growing
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      • YOUTH FORUM
        • 350 27  -  Melissa Tan Siew Ting Melissa Tan Siew Ting, 18, waiting to enter university I SUPPORT the recent changes to the co-curricular activity (CCA) points system (“Overhaul to nurture all-round students”; last Friday) as well as the new Character and Citizenship Education syllabus (“New values syllabus for Pri 1
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      • 66 27 1. MS ADA CHAN: Spaces in specialist clinics can be used. 2. MR MUHAMMAD DZUL AZHAN HAJI SAHBAN: Focus on health-care workers as well. 3. MR FRANCIS CHENG: Smoke-free zones Tighter enforcement needed. 4. MR SEAH TIONG KIAT: More sustainable S’pore? Change daily habits first. 5. SGH: Shuttle
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      • 150 27  -  Goh Hock Soon Director, Corporate Development Mount Alvernia Hospital PRIOR to Mr Henry Christian’s letter (“Medical record gone after system upgrade”; Monday), we were directly notified of this incident by him on Dec 24. A thorough investigation was conducted and we spoke to Mr Christian on
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    • 44 27 PUNCHLINES Organisations are outdoing one another with Chinese New Year packets in different designs. How do I make my company’s hongbao stand out and be the most sought-after ones? By having them come with money already inside, instead of being empty like the rest!
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    • 628 1  -  It was to ensure zhi char stalls had proper equipment to deal with smoke By GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg A DAY after Environment and Water Resources Minister Vivian Balakrishnan ordered a hawker-licens-ing rule to be scrapped, the National Environment Agency (NEA) came out to
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    • 522 2  -  Longer jail terms, heavier fines will boost deterrence: Shanmugam By AUDREY TAN audreyt@sph.com.sg STIFFER fines and longer jail terms will be dished out to animal abusers, revealed Law and Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam yesterday. These enhanced penalties will send a strong deterrent message, he
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    • 525 2  -  By JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg A DRIVER held up other motorists at a shopping centre carpark for about an hour on Sunday evening, after she hit a bump over free parking and refused to budge. The police had to be called in to get
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    • 221 2  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN MERCEDES-BENZ is king of the road here after dethroning rival BMW as Singapore’s top seller. According to figures released by the Land Transport Authority yesterday, Mercedes put 3,871 new cars on the road last year to pip the 3,730 from BMW,
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    • 862 3  -  Shorter allocation period does not tackle system’s flaws NEWS ANALYSIS By CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg A CAR certificate of entitlement (COE) allocation period based on three months instead of six has mitigated a supply crunch in its maiden quota period
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    • 411 4  -  SMU to sponsor up to 20 bond-free postgraduate scholarships each year By LEE JIAN XUAN jianxuan@sph.com.sg RETIRING military personnel are getting a “no strings attached” chance to start a new career, thanks to a bond-free “Warriors Scholarship” from the Singapore Management University (SMU). Launched
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    • 173 4  -  AMELIA TENG POLICE are investigating after a 16-year-old schoolboy collapsed and died after jogging during a school physical education lesson on Monday. The student, from Tanglin Secondary School in Clementi, had appeared “normal” in the morning, his father told Chinese evening paper Shin Min Daily
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    • 345 4  -  By AMELIA TENG ateng@sph.com.sg OVER 90 per cent of 15-year-olds believe their teachers are interested in their well-being and willing to give them extra help when they need it. The same percentage say teachers are well prepared for class and not “too strict”. Senior
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    • 543 5  -  She was aware church funds were financing Ho’s music career: Lawyers CITY HARVEST TRIAL By WALTER SIM waltsim@sph.com.sg MS HO Yeow Sun’s music career was already bankrolled by City Harvest Church as early as 2001, when she was about to launch herself into
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    • 357 5  -  MELODY ZACCHEUS FANS of Serina Wee’s fashion sense can now dress like her. City Harvest Church’s former finance manager, who has been turning heads when she turns up in court, has set up a blogshop selling apparel and accessories. Wee, who started the online
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    • 431 6  -  At least three have passed million-download mark By OO GIN LEE DIGITAL LIFE EDITOR ginlee@sph.com.sg MADE-IN-SINGAPORE mobile game Brave Frontier was launched just a month ago and it has already been downloaded more than 1.2 million times by gamers in about 12 locations in South-east Asia,
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    • 292 6  -  By SALMA KHALIK SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma DENGUE is on the rise again. Last week, 485 people were diagnosed with the viral disease, up from 437 the previous week. It was the third straight week of increase after the number of cases
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    • 359 7  -  2,700 presented with Singapore Health Quality Service Award By LINETTE LAI linettel@sph.com.sg A SMALL change in the way staff deal with surgery patients’ belongings has had a big impact at Singapore General Hospital (SGH). For safekeeping, staff at its same-day admissions centre used to
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    • 478 7  -  By K.C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg AN AUSTRALIAN appeals court has refused to reduce the 14-year jail term imposed on a Singaporean drug trafficker to the 12 years his cousin received, though the latter was also involved in the crime. The three-judge court in
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    • 379 7  -  By SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg EVEN as the High Court dismissed alleged hacker James Raj Arokiasamy’s application for immediate access to counsel, it ruled prosecutors had failed to show that allowing him access would have jeopardised investigations. But the issue of James Raj’s access
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  • MONEY
    • 726 8  -  Deal to raise stake in Chinese bank comes amid talks to acquire HK bank By YASMINE YAHYA FINANCE CORRESPONDENT yasminey@sph.com.sg OCBC Bank is stepping up its aggressive push into the Greater China market. Even as it negotiates to buy a Hong Kong
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    • 502 9  -  ‘Healthy interest’ due to Bartley MRT station, success of 2 nearby projects By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg A TENDER for a residential site in Upper Paya Lebar Road had been expected to attract keen interest from developers and it lived up to its
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    • 571 9  -  By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg FOOD services operator Select Group plans to pump $45 million into its new corporate headquarters in Senoko, which will also house a new culinary training institute. The Catalist-listed company aims to train up to about 50 cooks to
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    • 293 10  -  GRACE CHNG GLOBAL search giant Google’s US$120 million (S$150 million) data centre in Singapore is up and running. Operations at the Jurong West centre Google’s first urban, mul-ti-storey data centre started last month, it said in a recent blog. Along with its
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    • 620 10  -  $114m facility boosts S’pore big data industry’s clout By GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT chngkeg@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S clout in the fast-growing big data industry took another leap when Pacnet opened a US$90 million (S$114 million) data centre in Paya Lebar yesterday, its second such facility here.
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    • 703 12  -  GST-registered firms face double taxation for such virtual payments By KENNY CHEE kennyc@sph.com.sg BUSINESSES could be hit with an unwelcome double whammy if they accept the virtual currency bitcoin as payment: double taxation. Going by clarifications from the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) yesterday,
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    • 397 12  -  By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg A PROGRAMME aimed at helping people reach their goal of being chartered accountants has seen encouraging results from the pilot group of students. About half the 101 candidates taking the financial reporting module under the first run of
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    • SME SPOTLIGHT MONEY
      • 1479 13  -  Inspired by his travels, entrepreneur is keen on sustainable living, innovation Running an SME is challenging, even more so for a social enterprise balancing financial and social returns. In the fourth of a six-part series profiling social enterprises in Singapore, we talk to Ground-Up
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      • 784 14  -  Classes proved so effective, parents of kids wanted to be part of action Franchising is a popular business model allowing small and medium-sized enterprises to expand their brands rapidly without spending too much money. Independent operators pay you for the right to use your brand
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      • 778 14 To maintain healthy cash flow and carry out expansion, two homegrown companies are leaning on SPRING Singapore and UOB's loan schemes for SMBs A loan for growth As a 24-hour service laboratory, WinTeoh Nano-Technology Services Pte Ltd’s success rests on having cutting-edge techniques and technologies. The Singaporebased
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        259 14  -  Mr Lawrence Au Oriel Management Consulting L My business partner is a Chinese national and he wishes to upgrade himself by taking qualifications that would be recognised by the Government. Presently he has only a secondary school certificate. Are there any courses here conducted in Chinese that would
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    • MONEY COMPANIES
      • 517 16  -  Part of profits from SPH Reit goes to minority unitholders By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg MEDIA and property company Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) yesterday reported that first quarter net profit dipped 6.6 per cent as part of the profits from the recently listed
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      • 454 16  -  By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg SHARES in loss-making Chinese shipbuilder JES International surged yesterday after the firm released a bullish report on a miner in which it is lifting its stake. JES shot up 3.7 cents or 25.9 per cent to
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      • 281 16  -  RACHEL SCULLY ELECTRONICS distributor WE Holdings is proposing to raise between $12.7 million and $39.41 million from existing shareholders to help pay for a planned acquisition in Myanmar. Shareholders would be given the opportunity to buy one new share at 1.5 cents for
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    • MARKETS MONEY
      • 445 17  -  Big declines on Wall Street aggravate pessimism of regional market players BULLS AND BEARS By ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg IT WAS another day of losses for the directionless local bourse yesterday, with the lacklustre start to the year dragging on for nearly
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
        • 111 17 LOGISTICS and feedstock technology company GKE Corp has fallen into the red for the six months ended Nov 30. It reported a loss of $2.26 million, a reversal of the $10.9 million profit it made in the same period a year earlier. This came despite revenue rising 10.2
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        • 171 17 PROPERTY developer Goodland Group is expanding to Malaysia, with a plan to buy Citrine Assets for $62.7 million. Citrine Assets owns 70 per cent of T-City, with the other 30 per cent owned by GD Land. T-City in turn owns properties in the Malaysian state of Perak. The
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        • 18 17 STI trading volume 209.27 million shares STI up down Gainers: 5 Losers: 20 Unchanged: 5
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        • 21 17 Stock trading volume 2.73 billion shares worth $943.1 million Up down Gainers: 151 Losers: 217 Unchanged: 420
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        • 55 17 Yesterday’s close Index Change -97.48 -489.66 22,791.28 15,422.4 1,946.07 2,026.842 1,039.626 1,834.97 Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI -2.85 17.278 20.157 8.36 Yesterday’s close Index Change Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Monday’s close Dow Nasdaq 4,390.771 1,298.24 5,212.049 16,257.94 4,113.305
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          • 166 17 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: JAN 14, 2014 Top Rises Jan 14 CENTS Lyxor Indonesia10US$ 7567 333.4 3.6 DBXT MSTHAI 10US$ 1768 95.1 4.4 Jan 14 CENTS DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 2625 20.3 0.6 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2544
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    • 1026 22  -  He says youthful LionsXII squad can still go far despite losing key players By CHUA SIANG YEE hang siangyee@sph.com.sg IT IS the proverbial “poisoned chalice” coaching job taking over the reigning champions but without the services of the key players who spearheaded the successful title
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    • 450 22 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON A rsene W en g er praised his players’ fighting mentality on Monday, after Arsenal returned to the top of the English Premier League after a 2-1 win over Aston Villa. Quick-fire, first-half goals from Jack Wilshere and
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    • 203 22 P W D L F A Pts 1 Arsenal 21 15 3 3 41 19 48 2 Manchester City 21 15 2 4 59 23 47 3 Chelsea 21 14 4 3 40 19 46 4 Liverpool 21 13 3 5 51 26 42 5 Everton 21 11
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    • 480 19 Restored to starting line-up, he helps Wizards snap Chicago’s winning run REUTERS CHICAGO Since coming back from a right-foot injury, Nene Hilario had come off the bench for the Washington Wizards during the past 12 National Basketball Association games. Wizards coach Randy Wittman decided
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    • 399 19 REUTERS NEW YORK The New York Knicks squandered a 14-point lead, had 18 turnovers and trailed by five late in the fourth quarter. It was a game that would have resulted in a disheartening loss earlier in the season. Instead
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    • 337 19 REUTERS NEW YORK Embattled New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has asked a federal judge to throw out an arbitrator’s decision to suspend him for the 2014 season for doping, escalating a battle with Major League Baseball (MLB) that shows no signs of
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    • 213 19 Badminton Malaysia Open In Kuala Lumpur, qualifying rds (Singapore scores only) Men’s singles: Zulkiffli Zulfadli (Mas) bt Derek Wong 21-15 21-18, Wei Nan (Hkg) bt Ashton Chen 18-21 24-22 21-11. Doubles: Fran Kurniawan/Bona Septano (Ina) bt Terry Hee/Terry Yeo 21-14 21-17, Chooi Kah Ming/Teo Ee Yi (Mas) bt Danny
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    • 331 19 XINHUA NAIROBI Kenya’s Commonwealth Games 1,500m champion Silas Kiplagat has triggered a controversy after asserting that any athlete found doping should be banned for life. The 24-year-old on Monday termed the award of a four-year ban for first-time offenders by the world athletics’ governing
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      • 60 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO An ageing former prime minister who predicts he might not live until 2020 was formally appointed head of a committee organising Tokyo’s Olympic Games yesterday. Yoshiro Mori, a 76-year-old rugby enthusiast, had already accepted an informal offer from Japan’s education minister
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      • 66 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI Two Indian athletes could be forced to pull out of next month’s Sochi Olympics because promised state funds for kit and equipment have not been released. Winter Games Federation of India president Surendra Singh Patwal said yesterday that time was running
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      • 60 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Everton midfielder Ross Barkley has suffered a fractured toe and will be out of action for between three and six weeks. The 20-year-old has been one of the stars of the English Premier League this season and tipped for a place in
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      • 50 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Philippines MANILA German Michael Weiss has been sacked as coach of the Philippines’ national football team. His reign with the Azkals lasted three years and he guided them to their highest world ranking of 127th this month, up from 152nd when he joined.
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      • 68 20 REUTERS PROSECUTORS in Florida dropped charges of battery and stalking against Jennifer Capriati, 37, on Monday after the retired tennis player completed community service and an anger management class. Accused of punching her then-boyfriend four times at a gym last year near her home on Palm
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      • 750 20 Murray says hot weather could have disastrous consequences AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MELBOURNE Andy Murray warned the organisers were risking a tragedy as extreme temperatures caused players to faint and vomit in a day of extraordinary scenes at the Australian Open. The Scot, who safely progressed into
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      • 315 20 First round Men: Marin Cilic (Cro) bt Marcel Granollers (Esp) 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2, Gilles Simon (Fra) bt Daniel Brands (Ger) 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 3-6 6-3 16-14, Rafa Nadal (Esp) bt Bernard Tomic (Aus) 6-4 (retired), Gael Monfils (Fra) bt Ryan Harrison (USA) 6-4 6-4 6-4, Vincent
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      • 410 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MELBOURNE- Victoria Azarenka began her Australian Open title defence in stuttering fashion yesterday and Maria Sharapova was also made to fight, in contrast to Caroline Wozniacki who sizzled in the Melbourne heat. Azarenka, the Belarusian second seed, struggled in the opening set of
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        • 89 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SLOVAKIA’S Polona Hercog walked off with a cool A$30,000 (S$34,000) after winning just one point. At 0-1 down in the first set against Alize Cornet, the 22-year-old hit her first winner of the match, then rubbed her shoulder, called for a trainer and
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        • 89 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DANISH star Caroline Wozniacki wondered if she should have asked for an even bigger engagement ring after flashing her eight-carat rock from Rory McIlroy. The golfer proposed to her on New Year’s Eve. “He knew I’m very traditional so he asked my parents
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      97 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Honorary Ballon D’Or Pele (Brazil) Woman Player of the Year Nadine Angerer (Germany, right) Men’s team Coach of the Year Jupp Heynckes (Bayern Munich) Women’s team Coach of the Year Silvia Neid (German national team) Puskas prize for Goal of the Year Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) for
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    • 578 21 Real Madrid striker reveals lure of Old Trafford after winning Ballon d’Or THE TIMES, LONDON ZURICH Cristiano Ronaldo revealed that he contemplated returning to Manchester United last summer, thanks in no small part to a persistent campaign by Rio Ferdinand to convince him to leave
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    • 204 21 THE TIMES, LONDON FRANCK Ribery, who won the Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup with Bayern last season, before adding the European Supercup and Club World Cup before the turn of the year, had been the early front runner to win the Ballon d’Or. But a
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    • 127 21 THE TIMES, LONDON GUTIERREZ A CANARY JONAS Gutierrez has joined Norwich City on loan from Newcastle United. The midfielder has played just twice this season, having joined from Mallorca in 2008. TOFFEES WANT JONES EVERTON are interested in signing Kenwyne Jones from Stoke City. The 29-year-old has just
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    • 444 21 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Manchester United have had encouragement in their hopes of bringing Paul Pogba back to Old Trafford. The Juventus midfielder left the English football club in 2012, refusing to sign a new contract, but is believed to be open to a
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    • 371 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Pablo Zabaleta has warned his Manchester City team-mates not to underestimate Blackburn Rovers in tonight’s FA Cup third-round replay. City face the Championship side at Eastlands after underlining their English Premier League (EPL) title credentials with a 2-0 win over Newcastle on
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    • 138 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew has been spared disciplinary action following his expletive-laden touchline rant against Manchester City on Sunday. The Football Association said the Magpies boss had been “reminded of his responsibilities” following his outburst in a 0-2 defeat to the
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    • 353 1 Unlikely art collectors They amassed millions worth of artworks on civil service pay C2 All-American hero Chris Pine is the latest Tom Clancy hero Jack Ryan C4&5 Sex and sleaze Chrissie Chau wants to keep her clothes on C9 &UI KY Q R BRILLIA T The year is off to
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      • 1132 2  -  The Vogels, who donated their artworks, are the subjects of documentaries John Lui Film Correspondent johnlui@sph.com.sg Herbert and Dorothy Vogel began buying art in the early 1960s. He was a postal clerk, she a librarian. They lived frugally and art was their only extravagance.
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      • 723 2 Bloomberg Los Angeles When Amy Adams accepted the Golden Globe Award for her performance in American Hustle on Sunday night, she made sure to thank Megan Ellison from the stage. So did Spike Jonze, the writer-director of Her, who won Best Screenplay. Ellison, the
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      • 344 2 New York Times Pasadena, California This is what it has come to for broadcast television: When a new network show wins a major award, it is the upset of the night. That was the chief reaction to the double win on Sunday night for
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      • 544 3  -  Love story of human and abstract intelligence plays out perfectly John Lui johnlui@sph.com.sg Review Drama HER (M18) 126 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: In the Los Angeles of an unspecified future, Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) ghost-writes personal letters for a living. Insular and broken-hearted from
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      • 1381 4 / 5  -  Chris Pine says playing Tom Clancy’s CIA agent Jack Ryan is a nuanced art Alison de Souza stlife@sph.com.sg In Los Angeles Chris Pine knows he won the genetic lottery as far as Hollywood is concerned. If not for his all-American looks and physique, the
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      • 1065 4 / 5  -  Alison de Souza Some Kenneth Branagh fans are still recovering from the shock of finding out that their beloved Shakespearean actor was responsible for Thor, the 2011 movie based on the hammer-wielding Marvel comics superhero. But those who recognise the 53-year-old Irishman in
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      • 480 4 / 5  -  John Lui Review Action-thriller JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT (PG13) 105 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: Jack Ryan (Chris Pine) drops out of university to join the armed forces following the events of 9/11. Injured in battle and recovering in hospital, he is recruited into the
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      • 1158 6 / 7  -  Viewers are allowed to laugh at the sad but funny lead character in the Coens’ latest film, Inside Llewyn Davis, say the brothers Tan Shzr Ee stlife@sph.com.sg In London In some ways, you wonder if the Coen brothers made their new film, Inside Llewyn Davis,
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      • 1012 6 / 7  -  Tan Shzr Ee Carey Mulligan sits cross-legged, hands idly fumbling around her bare, unpainted toes as if making sure they have not been swallowed into the tufted lushness of the designer couch she is sitting on. Her signature elfin blond crop is no longer. Instead, here
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      • 507 6 / 7  -  John Lui Review Drama INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (NC16) 105 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: Folk singer Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) struggles to find a break in 1961 New York after the suicide of his performing partner. The floors and couches of friends such as fellow folk
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      • 230 6 / 7  -  Tan Shzr Ee Deadpan characters, deadpan directors Up-and-coming actor Oscar Isaac, who sings and plays the lead character, says adjusting to the Coen brothers’ directing style was traumatic, to say the least. “They don’t do feedback, no pat on the back. Shoot and move on. But
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      • 163 8 ‘I want to thank you for not quitting when you thought that I had told you, “Sandra, I am going to give you herpes,” when I really meant to say, “Sandra, I’m going to give you an ear-piece”’ Gravity director Alfonso Cuaron (left) joking about working
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      • 739 8  -  Director Eric Rochant says the love scenes in his thriller Mobius are pivotal to the story John Lui Film Correspondent johnlui@sph.com.sg Spy thrillers use sex scenes as window dressing suave male agent meets exotic foreign female and after a few seconds of embracing, the scene
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      • 372 8  -  John Lui Review Thriller MOBIUS (M18) 108 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: Gregory Lioubov (Jean Dujardin) is a Russian secret service officer long embedded in France. After he is assigned to look into the activities of oligarch Ivan Rostovsky (Tim Roth), Lioubov (codenamed “Moise”, or
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        352 8  -  Tay Yek Keak BLENDED (www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZAz2ngWy2w) Back in 2004, Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore (both above) paired up in a great romcom called 50 First Dates. This clip rips off that chemistry for two reasons. One, to make Barrymore puke out food at Sandler on their first date. Two,
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      • 711 9  -  Actress-model Chrissie Chau says she wants roles that allow her to be sexy in different ways Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg When it comes to sex, there is a great double standard for men and women, says Hong Kong model-actress Chrissie Chau. “If men are
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        245 9  -  Yip Wai Yee Review Comedy MR MRS PLAYER (R21) 99 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ Just because actor Chapman To had found success with the hilarious sex farce Vulgaria (2012) does not mean he should keep plying the genre, especially when most of the films he has done since then have
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      • 413 9  -  Deepika Shetty Review Romantic thriller DEDH ISHQIYA (NC16) 155 minutes/Now showing/ The story: Two thieves, Khalujaan (Naseeruddin Shah) and Babban (Arshad Warsi), are on the run after double-crossing their boss. Begum Para (Madhuri Dixit) of Mahmudabad hosts a festival of poetry and music
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    • 738 10  -  Jean-Michel Othoniel’s Red Knot at Paragon is latest public work in town by a celebrated artist Deepika Shetty Arts Correspondent deepikas@sph.com.sg A twisting red glass sculpture by a French artist beloved of international fashion houses was unveiled yesterday morning at the open foyer of Paragon
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    • 555 10 Bloomberg Wilmington, Delaware Supporters of the Detroit Institute of Arts pledged to pay US$330 million (S$420 million) to help resolve the city’s record bankruptcy and save its Picassos and Van Goghs from going on the auction block. The donors want the money
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      • 409 12 Agence France-Presse London It has been 26 years since the skinny 14-year-old from south London was talent-spotted at JFK airport, but Kate Moss (left), who celebrates her 40th birthday tomorrow, is still on top of her game. The British supermodel greeted the landmark birthday in
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      • 236 12 Hong Kong An angry Anthony Wong fell to the floor outside the office of an actors’ guild and pretended to feel faint in protest, after his bid to run for president of the group was blocked. Oriental Daily News said the actor was denied
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      • Buzzing
        • 40 12 Veteran and influential American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega will be in Singapore to perform at the Esplanade Recital Studio on April 1. Tickets at $148 will go on sale through Sistic on Thursday next week.
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        • 61 12 Kiefer Sutherland will return as agent Jack Bauer, joined by ex-castmates Mary Lynn Rajskub, Kim Raver and William Devane in the sequel to former hit, 24, the Fox network announced on Monday. Live Another Day opens on May 5 with a two-hour premiere and
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        • 107 12 Actor Michael Douglas, 69, will play scientist Hank Pym opposite Paul Rudd, 44, in Disney-Marvel superhero film Ant-Man, the studio said. Pym is the creator of the technology to shrink to the size of an insect and thus become Ant-Man. Anchorman star Rudd, 44,
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        • 71 12 Michael Jackson’s family on Monday lost its bid for a new trial against concert promoter AEG Live, which was cleared in October of liability in the singer’s death. A Los Angeles court judge ruled that Jackson’s mother Katherine, 83, and children did not have
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        • 76 12 Aaron Sorkin’s drama series The Newsroom, about a chaotic cable TV newsroom, will end after its upcoming third season, HBO said. The series, about a fictional TV news team which has to balance the pressures of reporting with those of ratings and sponsors,
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        • 62 12 Singer Ashlee Simpson is engaged to actor-musician Evan Ross, son of music star Diana Ross. “My baby love and I are engaged!!! Hallelujah Hawaii!!!” Simpson, 29, tweeted. She and Ross, 25, went public with their relationship last summer, reported People magazine. Simpson has a five-year-old
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      • 705 2  -  Oo Gin Lee ginlee@sph. com.sg Most people have probably never heard of Darren “Carnage” Lee but he was a star back in the early 2000s when I was a rookie reporter. Mr Lee was the local king of the first-person shooter game called Quake, and he
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        151 2 facebook About the new premium Pebble Steel smartwatch, with stainless steel and brushed aluminium replacing the plastic in the original model: It is too much at US$249 (S$314). Lim Keng San I would skip such an extension to the phone. Zuo Boh King About rumours of the
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        • 87 4 You can now post messages, videos and photos on Facebook as often as you like without incurring data charges, if you subscribe to SingTel’s new prepaid mobile Facebook plan. The prepaid plan is available in three tiers: a one-day plan for 50 cents, a
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        • 76 4 Research firm Gartner estimates that Google’s Android operating system will power 1.1 billion mobile devices this year, up from 877 million units last year. But its forecast includes devices running on custom Android versions which do not support Google’s
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        • 107 4 China has lifted a 14-year ban on the sale of video-game consoles, paving the way for companies such as Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony to sell their consoles in the country. The government’s State Council said “foreign-invested enterprises” can now make game consoles
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        • 95 4 Bitcoin’s value soared past US$1,000 (S$1,300) after gaming company Zynga said it would accept Bitcoins as payment. Zynga has partnered BitPay, a payment service, to allow its users to buy virtual items in Zynga games with Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s volatility has made headlines recently.
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        • 78 4 Apple App Store sales topped US$1 billion (S$1.27 billion) last month, making December 2013 the most successful month in its history, according to Apple. It said consumers spent more than US$10 billion at the App Store last year. A Gartner analyst
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        • 83 4 The chipmaker has announced that McAfee Security has been renamed Intel Security. But McAfee’s red-shield logo will remain. Intel will make some of its mobile software free to use on IOS and Android. Intel acquired McAfee in 2011 for US$7.7 billion (S$9.8 billion). Founder
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        • 92 4 The Japanese firm revealed that, as of Dec 28, it had sold 4.2 million of its newest PlayStation 4 (PS4) video-game consoles. This beats the 3 million Xbox One consoles sold by Microsoft by the end of last year. At this
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        • 69 4 the crowdfunding website said 3 million users pledged a total of US$480 million (S$610 million) to Kickstarter projects last year, up from the US$274 million collected from 2.2 million contributors in 2012. Project backers came from 214 countries and more than 800,000
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        • 65 4  -  Compiled by Vincent Chang Microsoft says it will stop supporting Windows XP on April 6, meaning that the operating system will not receive any more security fixes. The company will also cease to update the Windows XP version of its free
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          190 6 / 7 > Samsung NX30 Availability: Q1 this year Featuring a 20.3-megapixel APS-C sensor, the NX30 offers hybrid autofocus as well as an electronic viewfinder. The viewfinder can be extended and tilted upwards, up to 90 degrees, to capture a low-angle shot while still enabling you to see exactly what the
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        • 218 6 / 7 LAPTOPS TABLETS Samsung Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 Availability: Q1 this year “Bigger is better” seems to be Samsung’s current credo as it ramps up its tablet offerings to 12 inches. Running the latest Android operating system, the 12.2-inch device offers a new magazine-style interface and is available in two versions. The
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          191 6 / 7 LG Smart TVs with webOS Availability: Later this year If you have used a Smart TV before, you will know that the horrendous user interface is likely the main reason that many users stay away from using the Smart features. LG seeks to rectify that problem by using the
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          205 6 / 7 Joule Surge Availability: To be announced Battery packs tend to look and feel the same, with the usual charging point as well as a connector that links to a mobile device. Some have a built-in flashlight or battery life indicator, while others can charge more than one device simultaneously.
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          189 8 / 9 > Razer Project Christine Availability: To be announced Never mind that this is still in concept or prototype phase, Razer’s Project Christine is sending gamers’ heart rates into overdrive. Unlike conventional desktop PCs, Project Christine has an ultra-futuristic design with pod-like modules connected to a main spine tower,
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        1038 8 / 9  -  SHERWIN LOH and TREVOR TAN managed to try a few of their favourite gadgets from the show International CES 2014 By Trevor Tan By Sherwin Loh Pebble Steel (above) Smartwatch maker Pebble does not have a booth at the International CES 2014 tech trade show. But just before
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      • 300 8 / 9  -  By Trevor Tan With the camera trade show CP+ 2014 only a month away, Japanese camera makers are understandably conservative in their announcements during the International CES 2014 event. Fujifilm was among the few who bucked the trend and unveiled two weather-resistant cameras, the FinePix S1
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      • 494 10  -  By Vincent Chang Few computers are as iconic as the ThinkPad laptop. Unsurprisingly, the new ThinkPad X240 ultra-portable retains that classic boxy look despite its refreshed hardware. The carbon fibre lid is still matte black, though without the soft-touch layer of the older X230. The bottom is
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      683 17  -  By Vincent Chang SMARTPHONE Nokia Lumia 1320 $459 Get more done with the Nokia Lumia 1320. This Windows Phone 8 device has an ample 6-inch screen useful if you need to edit a Word document with the built-in Microsoft Office app. The larger screen displays more Live Tiles,
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      • 887 20  -  By Vincent Chang Maybe I could have been in the LionsXII,” Mr Justine Lee said with a cheeky grin. The co-founder of the social enterprise Soule was reminiscing about his football exploits, which included scoring a record 18 goals in nine matches for
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        • 308 12 / 13 BEST OVERALL SMARTPHONE Current Leader: Apple iPhone 5s The iPhone’s reign looks set to continue after Apple’s latest, the iPhone 5s, took an early lead over its closest rival, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. While the design is unchanged from the previous model, the iPhone 5s with its
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          333 12 / 13 BEST TABLET (ABOVE 9 INCHES) Apple iPad Air Apple’s flagship tablet received a significant makeover last year. The new iPad Air is much lighter and has a new 64-bit processor with better performance. More importantly, Apple still has the edge when it comes to the app ecosystem, which
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          433 12 / 13 BEST GAMING LAPTOP Current leader: Dell Alienware 18 The Alienware brand is practically synonymous with gaming laptops. Dell’s latest Alienware 18 lives up to its reputation with dual GeForce GTX 780M graphics chips that should run all the latest games at the highest settings. The laptop also features
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          381 14 / 15 BEST OVERALL CAMERA Current leader: Olympus OM-D E-M1 This Olympus mirrorless camera is deservedly ahead of the other excellent nominees in the Best Overall Camera category. Its speed, especially when autofocusing, is impressive. Its lightweight body looks pleasing, but it is also able to withstand dust and water
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          396 14 / 15 BEST OVERALL GAME Current leader: Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games) Close to 30 million copies have been sold since it was launched last September, so it is hardly a surprise to see Grand Theft Auto V doing well among our readers. With a large open game world
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        • 84 14 / 15 MOST INNOVATIVE PRODUCT Current leader: LG Curved OLED TV Sony’s latest PlayStation 4 has got off to a great start with a reported 4.2 million units sold last year. But in the race for the Most Innovative Product, it plays second fiddle to LG’s Curved Oled TV.
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        • 235 16 BEST MADE-IN-SINGAPORE GAMES Current leaders Brave Frontier (Gumi Asia) The current front runner in this category, Brave Frontier, is a Japanese-style RPG that lets you control up to five manga-style heroes to battle hordes of monsters. The combat is reminiscent of the turn-based style found in classic
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          145 16  -  Compiled by Vincent Chang BEST HEADPHONES Current leader: Sennheiser Momentum On-Ear In the last Digital Life awards season, Sennheiser topped this category under Readers’ Choice. This time, the Momentum looks set to win it for Sennheiser again, with a solid lead over second-placed Audio-Technica. The Momentum’s audio reproduction
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    • 245 6 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****000 March 2012 XC60 T5 2.0A Insurance rebate up to $3k Agt warranty maintained. *****km. 1 careful owner. REPUBLIC AUTO: *****000 7/08 Beetle 2.0A Cabriolet Insurance Rebate up to $2.5k. One lady owner. Full agt maintained. 35,000km. REPUBLIC AUTO: 4/’12 Golf 1.4AT. Insurance rebate up to $2.5K. Low
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    • 129 6 SALOON CARS MPV for rental. Book now for CNY package. Call 6844-1616 LORRY/ VAN FOR rent. Weekly/ mthly Reasonable *****117 Car Rental co CAR BOOKING FOR CNY avail. Collection Taman Jurong. Pls call 6292-7656 CARS FOR RENTAL CNY 2014. Open for booking now. Call 8613 2812 SHORT/LONG TERM RENTAL Hatch-Back
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    • 162 6 **BEST PRICE ASSURED! LTA Appointed. Reliable Personalized Svcs. Dr-step Viewing. *****332 Khoo *CARS/VAN/LORRY wanted LTA authorised ’60-’13. Export, buy.Highest offer $2k 24-hr 8380 2222 Cheong BEST CARS wanted. All models. Consignment welcome. Cash payment. View at doorstep. Call *****003 BEST PRICE. All models of Continental Japanese cars. Cash payment. Honest
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    • 426 6 2/’01 TOYOTA DYNA Freezer Truck COE till 1/2016 New Tax. Still Can Renew another 5yrs. 6466-9959 ONLY ONE! 09/11 Toyota Dyna box 1 owner agent maintained cond like new offer your price! *****921 01/2011 ISUZU NNR85 14FT Lorry Come +Canopy Gate. Good Cond. Test Drive to believe. *****505 1/05 CABSTAR
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    • 342 6 03/96 TOYOTA DYNA 150D. Tip top cond. Well kept. Carpark $65. 6344-1918 TOYOTA DYNA 150D Diesel. Steel body. COE 9/2018. A1 $38.8K neg. *****076 01 CABSTAR 10FT Diesel. COE 2017. Very original A1. $28.8K neg. *****442 10/’09 DYNA 150D. 1 owner. 35 seater. Low mileage. A1. neg. Pls call *****442
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    • 357 6 CNY SALES! NISSAN Urvan 5 door Diesel. COE 2017. $19.8K neg. Call *****267 6/’06 NISSAN URVAN 3.0M (10+1) Good cond. No need repair. ono. 9621-2156 2012 SSANGYONG ACTYON Double-cab pick up. Low mileage. Best deal in town High trade in 6555-3300 CNY SALES! ISUZU singlecab Diesel. COE 10/2015. $9.8K neg.
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    • 1058 7 Properties Classification Guide Residential Properties for Sale Houses for Sale 402 D01 Raffles PI/ Marina/ Chinatown 402 D02 Anson/Tg Pagar 402 D03 Queenstown/Tiong Bahru 402 D04 Sentosa/Telok Blangah 402 DOS Pasir Panjang/West Coast/ Clementi Town 402 D06 High Street/ North Bridge Rd 402 D07 Rochor/ Bugis/ Beach Rd 402 DOB
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    • 50 7 SENTOSA COVE White minimalist Stunning panorama waterway Bungalow. Purity/Modern! Approx 10k sqft 4+1+1 ensuite! Sole agt 1XX OCEAN DRIVE bunglw, seafront living. A&A 2012 worth $5.6m. 2-sty+ basement, 5 bdrm, land 9580/ *****sf. Alan 9852 9055 OPEN 2-6PM BY Ricky Tan Sentosa Waterway Villa 7400/8000sf 5rm $15.5M *****062 *****592 DTZ
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    • 44 7 TREASURE ISLAND. WIDE Frontage. Land 8645 sf/ Built 8000sf. 5+1 bdrms. $22.8M. Owner *****676 SENTOSA COVE BUNGLW, 5+1. Elevator pte pool. Built-in 1170sqm. *****161 owner, Mon-Fri 10am-6pm SENTOSA BUNGLW 3½ Sty 8159 sf 6+1 ensuite 2 living Pool, Lift, Berth. Also rent. owner *****027/*****341
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    • 298 7 JEWEL IN FABER Hill. FH 1)SemiD 3401/3711sf $4.xM 7yrs. 5+1. Bright breezy. 2)Semi-d 5611/7111sf $5.7M 3)Terrace 2145sf Like New 4)Bunglw 8150/10Ksf. Pool Like new, designer decor 5+1 Daniel Ling *****605 TAMAN MAS MERAH 3sty Corner Terr 2245/3600sf. 5rms 7yrs old. Facing park. FH. Daniel Ling *****605 KIM YAM DARLING Conservation
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    • 333 7 GALLOP GCB 2½-STOREY Beautiful elevated land, approx 15,130 sf. Serene Douglas Wong *****193 ILLOURA SCDA Design FH Large 4+study Pte lift Best Strata-landed From $4.9M Brandon Ong 8383-6969 CORONATION CHARMY HSE major A&A semi-d, serene 6700/ 8100 sf, 7 huge rms. Sat 2-5pm, *****618 Marc JEWEL IN HOLLAND Grove 1)Semi-D
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    • 280 7 £fi!1 Newton/ Novena F’HOLD/999YR NEW SEMI-D A) Barker Rd x3, land 2217/ 2411/2561sf. Build up 4150/ 4550/5100sf. 5 rms! Pool. B) Duchess Rd land approx 3777/5000sf. 6 rms! Pool. C) Dunearn Rd land 3656/ 6100sf 7+1 rms! With Pool RAFFLES PK BUNGLW. 7000 to 10Ksf. Elevated sq. land 2)Chancery Cluster
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    • 232 7 MAGNIFICENT S/STY GCB Binjai Pk. *****/ 8000 sf Exclusive pte. FH. View today! Winfield 9787-7878 PRICE REVISED! $1000PSF Neg! *****sqft Bungalow 5+1, Wide frontage, Walk to Park. View now! *****000 GRAB THIS RARE opportunity to own a 2-sty semi-D Toh Yi from $530 psf only!! Call Sylvia *****888 BUILT YOUR
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    • 265 7 CUTEST MARSHALL PERANAKAN terrace! So convenient near Katong! Quiet super spacious dream hse isabelredrup.com/ir21.php$2.55m. *****055. Susan BUNGLW EAST Coast. 1)$5.48m, 5100 sf, 8 rms, pool, 3.5 sty, Like New. 2)$7m, 6200 sf, 5 rms, 3 sty Gem. Call *****000 *GOODMAN BRAND NEW 5950sqft modern tropical Meyer 3400sqft old gem. Joo
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    • 228 7 **ECG LANDED COLLECTION 59 Ceylon Road Katong A pair of FH Corner Semi-D 6 ensuite 1 rm. *****680 $2.38M NEG! FREEHOLD Katong Terr. 1700 sqft, 3+1, 2 storey. Best value! Hurry! Call *****000 now **CLIFTON TOH *****OOO. 1) Rare Wilkinson ***** sqft 2) 1km Tao Nan, 5170/ 4000 sf, pool,
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    • 299 7 F’HOLD ELEVATED LAND. 2 adjoining 2½-sty semi-d. 4810/3600& 4787/3600sf 4+1. Near Expo. *****000 BEAUTIFUL BUNGLW 6860/ 5200sf. 5+1. F’hold. Elevated land. Breezy. Greenery. Nice gdn with 17metre pool. Steve *****365 ERA ELIAS TERRACE 999 yrs. 3sty corner terr 3019/ 2800 sf approx. 4 bdrms. Below value. Joe Chin *****716 FH
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    • 268 8 FH KOVAN MRT 2 sty inter terr. 2070/ 2500 sf. 4 rms. New reno. Quiet. Peaceful Nice hse no. Serious seller. BUNGLW S’GOON. 3 units Land 4300, 4700, 5200 sf Brand new. From $6.xM. View now!Penny *****821 DWG LANDED ESTATES Dept Near NEX 2-sty corner. 6+1 3350/ 2800sf. Park 2
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    • 259 8 FH SPRINGSIDE PL 3sty corner terr. Pool. Land 2928/ 4844sf. Designer 4 rms study+ family roof terr. Sale/ rent Tel: 9749 4965 RARE 3STOREY SPRINGSIDE terr Land 1860 sf. Built up 3100 sf. 5 bdrm. 3 yrs reno Young couple owner. Best plot. 2.9M. *****000 Choo RARE! 3.5 STY corner
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    • 298 8 CIK| Raffles PI/ Marina/ fill Raffles PI/ Marina/ D01 Chinatown D01 Chinatown Pte Apts For Sale Pte Apts For Sale KDK SINCE 1909 JAPAN Ceiling Fans are IX IX equipped with WORLD FIRST PATENTED SAFETY DESIGN To Prevent Blades from Falling Safety Switch, Safety Wire, Thermal Safety Fuse. Blodes Stay
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    • 316 8 1) THE INTERLACE 4 bdrm 2067sf. Nice Sentosa/ sea /greenery facing,good buy 2) Parkwest Condo. Spacious 3 rm 1894 sf. Face S 3)The Parc FH Penthouse. 3-bdrm+roof gdn, sea view 4)The Sail 2-bdrm Stack 4 IR/sea view. Rented $6.8K. 5)One Shenton 1-bdrm. IR/ bay. Vacant. Rent/sale. ONE SHENTON. 2-BDRM. 1087sf.
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    • 273 8 *REGENT PK, PATIO lover. 2 rms 969 sf. Huge layout. New reno. NanHua QiFa Pri 1KM. Ask $1.1M. View! Powerful Group *****000 FH NEAR SEA Haw Par MRT 2 bdrms, 829 sqft, $1.2xM. 3 bdrms, 958 sqft, $1.4xM. Penthse fr $1.8xM. Face NS Near NUS. 9666 1001 Ong THE ROCHESTER
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    • 339 8 RITZ AT FARRER. FH. Luxuri ous Fittings.250m MRT/fu ture Medical Hub. Fr $1490 psf. Benson 9091-5000 8 Napier Penthouse 6+1, 5909 sf, Superb view... $23M Penthse 4+1 3972 sf $13.5M 4bdrm 2777sf......$9-$10.3M 3-bdrm 2013 sf..$6.43-$7M Hilltops 2+1 rm, 807/ 1249/ 1270/ 1335 sf...$3.2K psf up 807 sf, 1+1..........$2.58M up Levelz
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    • 302 8 SJ TOP soon Mins to Somerset/Dhoby Ghaut MRT 5 mins walk to Orchard Shopping Belt Fabulous Eateries Amenities in the vacinity 1km from ACS (Junior) St Margaret’s Primary Madeline Goh (cea Reg No: roosotig) CS.H Realty Pte Ltd QOOI 7500 o.: L*****29F a CUSCADEN RESIDENCES SELLING below value! 3+1. High
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    • 310 8 D10 FH PENTHSE. 2rm, 1295 sf Dream Alfresco area. 1Km Nanyang/ RGPS. MRT. $2.0xM Cheong *****888 OPEN HSE TODAY Nathan Pl 1 bdrm Duplex with roof terr, 1367 sqft. FH. Quiet, Resort. Vacant $1.78m neg D’LEEDON 15% DISCOUNT. 2+study 1076 sqft $1.8M 3-bdrm 1356 sqft $2.208M 4-bdrm 1991 sqft $3.07M
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    • 285 8 FH MANDALE HEIGHT 570 sf, 1bedroom, 45 Mandalay Road, $960k neg,good privacy. Louis 8226 2888 PN THE GLYNDEBOURNE FHOLD Trevose landed enclaved, NS facing 1044sf, 2+1, New TOP soon! MRT, SCGS, ACS FH. STRATA NOVENA Best deal! Modern Loft. 2-rm 1066 sf. High flr. Unblock. MBS/MRT Fanny *****118 JUST TOP.
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    • 834 9 Geylanq/ Eunos/ 014 PayaLebar Pte Apts For Sale Q Geylang/ Eunos/ D14 PayaLeba D14 PayaLebar Pte Apts For Sale A H Geylang/ Eunos/ D14 PayaLeba D14 PayaLebar Pte Apts For Sale Eim Geylang/ Eunos/ D14 PayaLebar Pte Apts For Sale 014 PayaLenar Pte Apts For Sale l/ Eunos/ EiR Geylang/
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    • 110 9 SERIOUS SELLER! REDUCE Costa Rhu. 1399sf. 2+ maid 3 toilet. Balcony. Pte lift. Reno. Veronica *****898 THE SEAVIEW 1410 sf 3rm High flr. Awesome view. Tenanted. View Sun 3-4pm Cindy Yap 9670-5270. PEBBLE BAY 2 bdrm, large patio. 1808sf. Greenery. Tenanted 8/2014. $5K pm. $2.26M. Steve *****365 3BDRM FH LE
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    • 257 9 COSTA RHU, SPACIOUS 2+1 1399 sf. High flr. Quiet. Spectacular bay view. Pte lift. Adeline 9297-5613 TOP 3/2014, SILVERSEA, 3+study+balcony. 2 units full sea view. Twr 3 and 4. Don’t miss!!! Sole agent. COTE D’AZUR LOVELY grd flr 3+1 1550 sf. Face pool. Full facilities. Sell vacant. $1.8xm. Serious seller.
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    • 262 9 FH BALLOTA PK 3+1. $800 psf only!Reno 3 yrs. Mins Airport, Changi Business Pk. Good potential upside EDEN AT TAMPINES -Big 4+1 rm, 1485 sf, Condo. High flr, pool view. Beside Shpg Mall/ Future MRT. Near Tampines Mall Airport. $1.3XM. For sale by Owner 9820-6777 Agts welcome. AUCTION 22/1 TAMPINES
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    • 207 9 ***RIVERBANK @FERNVALE 1/2/3/4/5bdrm E-brochure Pending Sales Approval! Call&Register as VVIP now RIVERBANK FERNVALE Most Anticipated Project Valued location off Seletar Vantage Riverfront View! Versatile living fr 1-5 Bdrm RIVERBANK FERNVALE Most Anticipated Project By Renowned Developer, UOL Incredible Track Records w/Superb Finishings RIVERBANK FERNVALE Most Anticipated Project 555 Units from
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    • 232 9 RIVERBANK FERNVALE Most Anticipated Project Near to Jalan Kayu, The Upcoming Hangout Joint with City Life Vibrance. RIVERBANK FERNVALE Most Anticipated Project Easy Access to all Major Expressways. Your Preferred Choice Location! RIVERBANK FERNVALE Most Anticipated Project Loft Cabana Units Avail With Direct Pool View Personal Parking Lots. RIVERBANK FERNVALE
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    • 223 10 RIVERBANK FERNVALE Most Anticipated Project Imagine a life full of choices. Closest to Nature and yet Nearest To Home! RIVERBANK FERNVALE Most Anticipated Project Be impressed by our wide selections of homes. Great, is an understatement!! RIVERBANK FERNVALE Most Anticipated Project! Whole new life awaits you Experience the transformation. Only
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    • 225 10 RIVERBANK FERNVALE Most Anticipated Project 555 Units from 1-5 Bdrms Unique lofts+cabana units Pte Lift Personal Carpark RIVERBANK FERNVALE Most Anticipated Project Walking distance to Layar LRT. Mins Reputable Schs Upcoming Seletar Mall. RIVERBANK FERNVALE Most Anticipated Project High Rentability near Seletar Aerospace Upcoming Biz Hub. Great Investment! RIVERBANK FERNVALE
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    • 265 10 THE QUARTZ 3-DBRM. 1066 sf. High flr, unblocked city view. Next to amenities/ MRT. $1.2M. Good Buy!! THE PANORAMA FR $6xxK. 2-bedder $8xxK onwards. 3-bedder $13xxK onwards. 4-bedder $18xxK onwards. Sky view best choice avail. SKYVUE BISHAN, 3 mins to MRT/Junction 8. Choice units fr 1/2/3 rm Penthse Showflat fr
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    • 249 10 SKYVUE BISHAN, 3 mins to MRT/Junction 8. Choice units fr 1/2/3 rm Penthse Showflat fr 10am to 6pm. BISHAN PT 2rm 936sf. High flr unblock. Thomson Plaza Next to Ai Tong. Serious seller. Karen 8383-8743 SKYVUE BISHAN, 3 mins to MRT/Junction 8. Choice units fr 1/2/3 rm Penthse Showflat fr
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    • 349 10 AngMo KioHDB Apts for Sale AngMo KioHDB Apts for Sale AngMo KioHDB Apts for Sale AngMo KioHDB Apts for Sale AngMo KioHDB Apts for Sale AngMo KioHDB Apts for Sale Til BUY IT* SELL IT* FIND IT GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES WOODLANDS YISHU CHOA CHU LHU IVMINVJ BUKIT
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    • 136 10 TWIN FOUNTAINS/ FORESTVILLE EC (No resale levy up to $30K grant). No ABSD. Edward *****048 MEADOWS PEIRCE 5 rms, 2680 sf. Single flr. Reno. TOP 2011. Benson 9670-0395 û NEG. SUN Plaza 3+1, corner, high flr. 1345 sf, full pool/ greenery view. Atop Mall/ MRT. 9637-4706 DL SKYPARK RES. SEMBAWANG
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    • 114 10 ***1ST EC @SEMBAWANG Iconic Park in the Sky No Resale Levy. Fr$739psf. 3/4/5rm Jasmine*****188 LIFESTYLE EC-SEMBAWANG Skypark Resi. No Resale Levy. Fr$739psf. 3/4/5-rm 5min Mrt. Hazel *****007 SKYPARK RES. 5-MINS MRT. No Resale Levy. From $739 Psf. 3/4/5-rooms. Face NS. Cindy 9273 9609 SKYPARK RES EC. Face NS. Mall/ Sch/MRT.
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    • 120 10 ***1ST EC @SEMBAWANG Iconic Park in the Sky No Resale Levy. Fr$739psf. 3/4/5rm Steven *****909 LIFESTYLE EC-SEMBAWANG Skypark Resi. No Resale Levy. Fr$739psf. 3/4/5-rm 5min Mrt. Jerry *****079 SKYPARK RES. 5-MINS MRT. No Resale Levy. Fr$739 Psf. 3/4/5-rooms. Face NS. Phui Ling 9825 9658 SKYPARK RES. SEMBAWANG EC. No Resale
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    • 119 10 LIFESTYLE EC-SEMBAWANG Skypark Res. 5mins MRT. No Resale Levy. Fr$739psf 3-5rms. Charles *****302 SKYPARK RES. SEMBAWANG EC. No Resale Levy. Mall/ Sch. 3/4/5-rm. Fr $739 psf Call Jonathan *****277 CANBERRA RES NEW 2+ study+yard Pool view, S facing. Breezy, bright. $neg. Ang S.I *****399 BELOW VAL! CANBERRA RES TOP! 1324
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    • 157 10 RIVERBANK@FERNVALE VIP Preview soon River view A 1-5rms, Facilities. Future Hospital. Good Investment! A RARE 3’A’ corner 564, mid flr. N/S facing. Breezy serene. Val $390K. neg Must sell! *****330 Jelyn BLK 418 3’NG’ 89 sqm. Corner, Simple. Very High flr. Windy. Amenities. Valued $430K. 9118 6566 Kelvin BLK 621
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    • 305 11 4’NG’ BLK 576 Corner. High flr. Reno. Bright Windy. Chinese ratio filled. MRT/ ITE/ NYP. $0 View to offer 5’A’ BLK 619. Renovated. Huge 133 sqm. Amenities. Quiet. Val $640K. Asking value! Mohan *****900 5’I’ 401 ABOVE #18. Corner Bishan Park view. Val. $625K. Chinese ratio filled. 3’NG’ 301 88sqm
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    • 395 11 4’S’ BLK 118 near MRT/ amenities, val $450K, VTO, simple reno, 90 sqm, all races. Mohan *****900 BISHAN EM BLK 261. Mid flr. Well kept. Shpg mall, MRT, amenities Andi *****194 SIN MING Ave Blk 402 Pt Blk 5’I’ Very high flr. Fantastic view. Andi *****194 ACT NOW! BLK 223
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    • 400 11 4’A’/ 5’I’ CORNER $0 COV 5’I’ 652 Senja val $490K 4’A’ 116 Pending val $410K 4’A’ 246Bangkit val$408K All $0 COV. Saz 9025-0136 BELOW VALN! CORNER EA 479 Segar. High flr. No noon sun. Huge bdrms. Reno. Serious seller. All races NEW LIST! 5’I’ Blk 176 #08. 1302 sqft. Unblocked.
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    • 303 11 $8K COV! 4RM Blk 460 Ave 3. Reno. Spacious. #03 unblock view. Near amenities Stanley Lee 9299 8000 BLK. 6 JLN BATU. 3+ utility All PR/ races. Can contra. MRT. Lift level. Mkt/ schs. Val $335K. Joe *****868 RARE! 2 ’STD’ Circuit Rd. Blk 70. 42 sqm. Mid flr. $250k.
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    • 326 11 EA 752. 1593 sf. 3+ study High flr. Unblocked. breezy Corner. Move in cond. Near shpg mall/ sch/ mkt. FIRE SALE! SELL below val. Blk 678C. 5’I’, 110sqm. Reno. Low flr. Viewing flexible. Ben 9833-6661 ERA HOT SALE! MOVE IN cond 4rms Blk 676B Val $425k. Blk 676A Val $452k.
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    • 286 11 3I+1, BLK 64 Kallang Bahru Mid flr unblock, no noon sun. $332k. 5 mins future MRT. *****909 APPC 4’A’ MCNAIR RD Blk 108, nice reno, val $548K. View to appreciate! All race/ PR eligible *****889 Nicholas 3’I’ CORNER utility Blk 30 Marine Cres. High flr. Reno Value $0. Serious seller.
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    • 402 11 191 PUNGGOL CENTRAL. EA 1377 sf. Highest flr. Corner. Val $635K. Quiet, cool unblocked. Shawn *****043 293 PUNGGOL CTRL. 5’I’ premium. 110 sqm, low flr. All races. Near MRT. $555k Selling below value! $508K! 5’I’ PUNGGOL Field Walk. Well kept. Unblock, Breezy. Near amenities. Yian 8288 4499 PN. 5’I’ 196B.
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    • 306 11 ALL RACES PRs eligible! 5I 158B Condo layout Reno 5I 184B High flr Corner. 4A 206C 100sqm MRT Mall 4A 197 High flr. Unblocked! 4A 325B Mid flr. MRT. Mall. Pics: www.singproperty.sg LHG ELITE LISTER- HDB Div Fire sale Any offer below 202B EA 130 sqm 4-bdrm. Walk MRT/mall convenient
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    • 369 11 5RM D&B 158C Rivervale Cres. 112sqm. Value $508K Designer reno. Near mall. All race. James 9168 0007 3’I’ CORNER BLK 105, 70 sqm, val $335K, VTO, lift level, near mkt/amenities/ sch/CTE, Lilian 9678 3256 BLK 540. 4A. S’goon Nth. Designer decor.Rosyth sch $500k. *****990 Eugene LOW CASH! 3’I’ corner, Blk
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    • 444 11 4’A’ BLK 164. High flr. Extra recess area. 1216 sqft. Unique reno. Corner. St Hilda. <5min MRT. VTO. 4’A’ BLK 243, High floor Corner, 3 mins MRT. 100% Move in. Ask $538K neg. Ryan Seah *****857 DWG 4’A’ CORNER 883 Tampines High flr unblk, cosy bright Breezy. Well kept. All
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    • 375 12 ***4’A’ BLK 683C. Mid flr 103sqm, val $436k, corner, no contra, MRT/ amenities VTO. Saadiah 9005-1985 4A BLK 733 Simple. 101sqm Face geenery. Mins to MRT Opp Woodlands Mart. Call Martin Liew *****144 ERA 4’NG’ BLK 33 High flr. Rare Corner. 4 bdrm. Val $365K EA Blk 868 Must sell!
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    • 302 12 4’A’ 331 YISHUN Ring Rd 1119sf #02, next to corner Mins to MRT/Mall/Pk, Reno Daphne Phoa *****529 4’A’ CORNER BLK 655, mid flr, quiet, spacious, near SAFRA/ Central/ MRT VTO. Jas *****078 4’NG’ CORNER 216 Mid/Lift flr. 93sqm. Squarish layout Windy. Valued $426k. MRT /Mall. Matthew 8333-8688 4’NG’ YISHUN 291
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    • 356 12 CONSERVATION HSE NIVEN Rd 3rm; 3 bath+ terr. New reno.Mins to MRT, Orchard $8,500. Gerry 9783-6710 FOR LEASE •Good class 2-storey Balinese cluster Bungalow at Chatsworth Road •24 hr manned security •Pool car park •Lush garden Call 6220 0944 for viewing GREENLEAF DRIVE SEMI-D 2800/ 4000 sqft 4 bdrm all
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    • 378 12 GCB DALVEY RD 15,000/ 8500sf. 5+2. Pool+Big gdn /Patio. Quiet. $28K neg Immed. Owner 9372 8358 NAMLY DRIVE SEMI-D. 3+1 rms. Renovated landscape. Comfortable home. To view call Taj 9761-0144 OFF SIXTH AVE/ Lemon Ave d-sty corner terr. 4rm Build-in 2500 sf, very wellkept. $6K. RTR 9668 3228 ***KINGSVILLE SEMI-D
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    • 304 12 CORNER 3-STY TERR 3000 sf, 4+2. Good layout. Near Novena. Family. Immediate $5.8K. Lilian 9689-3013 2.5-STY SEMI-D near Potong Pasir MRT Tropical Design w/ Koi pond, Jacuzzi. 6+1 Rms Call *****989 $4.9K! JLN SETIA Beautiful 2½ sty Terr 2883 1313 sf 3rms. Like new. Quiet. DTZ Anthony Chua ***** 028
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    • 285 12 [HI Upp Thomson/ Upp Thomson/ D26 Springleaf/ Lentor D26 Springleaf/ Lentor Houses For Rent Houses For Rent Dalla Vale at Springleaf Avenue Minutes drive to international schools Easy access to city via SEE CTE 3-storey cluster terraces and bungalows Quality finishes with resort-style facilities 5+1 bedrooms, 3,218 to 3,401 sq
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    • 272 12 BRAND NEW! CABANA resort style Spa/Gym/pool. 3 4-bdrm maid’s room. Shuttle bus to MRT. Frm $6.5k only Tan *****771 ESTE VILLA 3500SF 4-sty pte lift pool facilities, shuttle to MRT. $7.5K up Many units. Terence 9793 0344 EXPAT’S CHOICE-JUST TOP Immed. Este Villa, Choice unit 5+1, 3401sf Unblocked view. Owner
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    • 377 12 ***GPS CORPORATE TEAM The Sail, 1 rm, 598sf, $4k. 3 rm, 1313sf, high flr, $8k. Call 6100-1132 for viewing ICON. 1 BDRM loft. High flr. Panoramic city view F/furn Well kept. MRT. F/facilities. Immed. Jane 9711-1126 SPOTTISWOODE RES. BRAND new city living. 1 bdrm 603 sqft. P/furn. MRT. Immed. Call
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    • 332 13 3 MINS TO MRT.1-bdrm soho Farrer 506 sf. Balcony. Mid flr. F/furn. Don’t miss! $3K Ryan 8188-0099 D’CAMBRIDGE 3+1. BALCONY overlooking pool.Nicely furn. Vacant. Near Novena /MRT/mall. MP 9385 2807 CITYLIGHTS 3+1. WELL kept. Spacious rms. Pool/ sports hub view. Immed. Mart, amenities. Larry *****635 CITYLIGHTS MID FLR, 3bdrms. 1432
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    • 434 14 THE SEAVIEW 5+1. 2928sf Duplex. Balcony. Sky view. Facilities. Immed. $12k neg 9765-1789 9456-2332 SOHO LIFE @JOO Chiat 398sf. Carpark. S/pool gym. MRT. Urgent! $0 neg. Immed. Suit home office. ARTHUR 118, 2+STUDY, p/ furn, greenery. mins to East Coast Pk, town, Imm ed $3.6K Adele *****276 CHELSEA LODGE 1227SF,
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    • 477 15 PROFESSIONALS/ PR/ STUDENTS urgently need rms. High budget. Fast reliable. Peter Tan 9144-6215 READY TENANTS WANT rms in all areas. High budget. Near MRT/amenities. Owners, call Jags 9188 8504 MASTER/ COMMON RM wanted. HDB Condo, all areas. Legal tenants. Call Audrey 9489-6411 DEAREST OWNERS: ABOUT responsible tenants? Pls try me!
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    • 417 15 AFFORDABLE LOYANG WAY 2,700-5,400 sqft, ample loading bay 40 footers, Near amenities, Accessible PIE/ ECP/ TPE. *****140 HOLA CENTRE 1098SF. 20ft load/ unload. Ask $2.3K Woodlands Biz Hub 1927sf Avail immed. Ask $3.3K. Call Edwin Ong 8288-7999 TUAS FTY 1) Tuas South 24ksf High power. 2)Tuas ave built 10ksf open
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    • 419 15 RAMP-UP FTY/ WAREHSE Wcega Plaza (Bt Batok). 1600sf. 2-units side by side 20/ 40ft container. Immed KAKI BUKIT 1.9K-18.8K sf Hi-Spec factory, office space, loading bay, central aircon. Chow *****230 OPEN YARD S u n g e i Kadut 20K-40Ksf suit cons truction/ equipment/ machinery. *****955 Cindy JUST TOP! 8B
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    • 501 15 8B ADMIRALTY UNITS/ TOP B1 factory space for rent. Exclusive 5 units avail. 1636sf to 1851sf. Price neg! 8B ADMIRALTY St #02. 20ft container direct loading. 1754sf. 6m height for light lnd Yvonne *****031 NEW B1 HI-TECH Bldg. High ceiling /Flr loading. Corporate image.Call *****000 CORP IMAGE. CHANGI 2,500 sf.
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    • 251 15 PAYA LEBAR FH B1 fty. Aircon lift lobby, 1206 sf. No void. Good rental yield. Near MRT.David *****109 BELOW VALUE. KAKI Bukit. Rare 2 Sty Corner terrace 4400sqft. B2. Immediate Jeffrey Tang *****783 TERR FTY@ TAMPINES. Est 13,000 sf. $5.3m neg. High ceiling. Large floor plate. Jeffrey Tang *****783 EUNOS
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    • 256 15 ***TANNERY LANE Noble logistics. FH B1 Ind 3638 sf 14ft ceiling. Square layout. Cargo lifts. 3 phase supply. ENTERPRISE HUB CORNER unit balence 43 yrs, strata 570 sqm, just reno, ask $2.8M Ricky JLL *****813 1)4STY TERR FH $760psf 2)Genting f’hold $560psf 3)Citipoint $880psf/E Ctr $740psf. Frans *****626 1) 3-STY
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