The Straits Times, 7 February 2014

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  • 28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2014 112 PAGES IN SIX 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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  • 65 1 TOP OF THE NEWS A2 Athletes posing in toilets seemingly made for two (above) in a hotel in Sochi, where the Winter Olympics will be held. Concerns have been raised over whether the Russian city is ready for the Games, while security in the Black Sea
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  • 402 1  -  By LEONARD LIM ASSISTANT POLITICAL EDITOR limze@sph.com.sg A GROUP in the People’s Action Party (PAP) set up to champion ageing issues has recommended higher public spending in six areas to ensure health care stays affordable for seniors. Observers said their
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  • 592 1  -  Decision to name ship after bombers ignores impact on victims: Ministers By ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF IN JAKARTA zakirh@sph.com.sg THREE Singapore ministers have responded to Indonesia’s decision to name a Navy ship after the Indonesian marines who bombed an Orchard Road
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 572 2 / 3  -  US warns of possible smuggling of explosives, tells airlines to be vigilant BY SHEFALI REKHI ASSISTANT FOREIGN EDITOR shefali@sph.com.sg A UNITED States advisory to airlines flying to Russia for the Sochi Winter Olympics, warning of possible explosives smuggled on board in tubes of toothpaste
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    • 348 2 / 3 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOCHI As Moscow prepared for the opening ceremony of the Winter Games in Sochi today, controversies continued to swirl around whether the city was fully prepared for the event. Critics voiced concerns over the sheer scale of
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    • 154 2 / 3 HOME B7 Katong Keah Kee Fried Oysters’ Mr Lau Jock Keah, 60, is one of the many hawkers waiting for the popular Chinatown Food Street to start operating again this month. The 100m-long food street at Smith Street has been revamped with
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    • 397 2 / 3  -  By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg THE Malaysian ringgit has hit a fresh record low against the Singapore dollar as several regional currencies continue to stay weak. Just three days after softening to an all-time low of RM2.622 against the Singdollar last Thursday, the ringgit
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    • 533 2 / 3  -  Both slated to be staged next year, in time for Singapore’s 50th birthday By CORRIE TAN corriet@sph.com.sg TWO separate musicals about former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew are in the works and are expected to be staged next year, in time for
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • 43 4 INDONESIA’S move to name a new warship after two marines who were executed for bombing an Orchard Road building has sparked concerns in Singapore. The 1965 blast killed three people and injured 33 others. TOP OF THE NEWS A1
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      • 42 4 CARPENTERS will get a minimum monthly basic pay of $1,500 if their employers adhere to a new voluntary wage ladder launched yesterday. A new programme was also launched to train more “creative craftsmen”. TOP OF THE NEWS A8
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      • WORLD
        • 47 4 THAI farmers protested yesterday, demanding to be paid for rice they sold to the state at high prices under a rice pledging scheme as the government releases its stockpile for sale. Meanwhile, rice exporters are prepared for prices to fall. PAGE A10
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        • 52 4 OBSERVERS say a crackdown on microblogs deemed sensitive by Beijing has spooked Weibo users and sanitised the platform, causing a migration of users to other social media services like WeChat instead. But the trend is also in line with often fickle social media usage trends, they add.
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        • 66 4 A DRY spell in parts of Southeast Asia threatens to parch rice fields in Thailand and aggravate air pollution in Malaysia. Although it is now Indonesia’s rainy season, Riau and parts of Kalimantan are also experiencing unusually dry weather. PAGE A16 Tourists shielding themselves from
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        • 53 4 RAISING the minimum wage in the United States is unthinkable for some bosses but a godsend to others who think it will reduce staff turnover. On Jan 1, 13 states raised their minimum wage, while 22 others and the federal government may consider increases this year
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      • 62 4 The growing demand for home care attests to the confidence that patients have in the professionalism and reliability of service providers. Standards need to be raised continually, and respect for the dignity of the patient must continue to be maintained. It is a challenging profession but
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      • OPINION
        • 68 4 WITH recent capital outflows from emerging markets causing sharp declines in their currencies and stock markets, the question inevitably arises: Is this going to be a replay of the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis? There are similarities but there are several reasons why a replay on
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        • 72 4 TORTURE doesn’t work, says one of the world’s top experts in the art of interrogation. And his subjects are none other than hardcore terrorist detainees. Mr Mark Fallon tells senior writer M. Nirmala why the cookie, tea and honey method works better than the vinegar method.
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      • HOME
        • 49 4 IN A bold move, the Nanyang Technology University (NTU) will allow its undergraduates who take up certain courses taught by its professors on the online platform, Coursera, to earn credits towards their degree. This will also apply to students hoping to join NTU. PAGE B1
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        • 77 4 CHINATOWN Food Street is now covered with a permanent roof to protect diners from rain. With the complications in building the three-storey high structure resulting in a two-month delay in its reopening, the street is expected to be up and running by the end of
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      • MONEY
        • 55 4 SINGAPORE Airlines suffered a 65 per cent slump in third-quarter net profits to $50 million but the main factor was a one-off payment in a legal case that saw SIA Cargo reach a $78 million settlement with plaintiffs in the United States over alleged involvement in
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      • SPORT
        • 57 4 IN A battle of star forwards, Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin outscored and out-rebounded Miami Heat’s LeBron James on Wednesday. But James had the last laugh. With solid support from his team-mates, they left with their first win over the Clippers in LA in more
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      • LIFE!
        • 60 4 THE Halo diadem the Duchess of Cambridge wore at her wedding to Prince William is a top draw at the Cartier: Style And History exhibition, on at the Grand Palais museum in Paris until Feb 16. PAGE C2 The Duchess of Cambridge smiling after her wedding to Prince
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      • STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL
        • 152 4 WE’RE on Pinterest, a social networking site that allows users to collect and “pin” images and videos, and organise them in collection-style boards. If you like reviews by ST food editor Tan Hsueh Yun or food critic Wong Ah Yoke, for example, you can
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      • THE BIG STORY
      • SOCIAL MEDIA
        • 21 4 ST COMMUNITIES rounds up Singaporeans who have won the hearts of idols such as Taiwanese actress Vivian Hsu (right).
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      • WEB SPECIALS
    • 716 6  -  By LYDIA VASKO vlydia@sph.com.sg TO COMMEMORATE the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of Singapore, the National Heritage Board (NHB) has launched a new heritage tour of the Woodlands North Depot, a former fuel reserve depot used by the British Royal
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    • 933 6  -  By JEREMY AU YONG US BUREAU CHIEF IN WASHINGTON jeremyau@sph.com.sg IN SOME of the strongest remarks on China’s activities in the South China Sea to emerge from Washington, a top American diplomat told lawmakers here that the United States opposes territorial
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    • 460 6  -  HDB flat prices edge up despite lower sales but analysts say it will not last By JANICE HENG janiceh@sph.com.sg THE Housing Board (HDB) resale market continued to cool last month, with fewer flats being sold and cash premiums hitting the
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    • 443 8  -  Their monthly pay starts at $1,500 and can rise to above $3,000 By TOH YONG CHUAN MANPOWER CORRESPONDENT tohyc@sph.com.sg CARPENTERS are getting their own custom-built career path. The labour movement and an industry body representing local furniture firms have drawn up a new voluntary career
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    • 453 8  -  By KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg IT WAS the biggest seizure of illegal wildlife from a home in Singapore in 11 years. Ong Ming Shiang, 33, somehow managed to keep 32 animals some of which were endangered in his Housing Board flat in Toa
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    • 358 8  -  By KASH CHEONG kashc@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S largest supermarket chain yesterday launched a new payment system that could increase the productivity of cashiers by 50 per cent and cut labour costs. NTUC FairPrice is putting its system which allows shoppers to scan items as they take them
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    • 424 8  -  By ZAKIR HUSSAIN, THAM YUEN-C zakirh@sph.com.sg yuenc@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S objections to the naming of a new Indonesian naval frigate KRI Usman Harun were widely reported online in Indonesia, but brushed off by officers in the Indonesian military and MPs, who said a change of heart
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    • 347 8  -  ONG SOR FERN THE MacDonald House bombing was the worst attack in Singapore by Indonesian saboteurs during Konfrontasi, the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation that took place from 1963 to 1966. Indonesia’s then president Sukarno had opposed the formation
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  • WORLD
    • 815 10  -  Beleaguered Thai govt faces wrath of angry farmers demanding payment By TAN HUI YEE THAILAND CORRESPONDENT IN BANGKOK tanhy@sph.com.sg FARMER Boonying Thongbai from central Thailand sold 26 tonnes of rice to the government four months ago and has been waiting ever since to be
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    • 358 10 REUTERS MANILA The Philippines has decided to allow private rice traders to import as much as 163,000 tonnes of the grain this year, nearly two-thirds of which can come from Thailand. It remains unclear, however, if there will be takers for
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    • ASIA
      • 812 12  -  Microblog users switch to messaging app as Beijing tightens grip on Internet By ESTHER TEO CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING esthert@sph.com.sg MR DU Yongfei used to update his Twitter-like Sina Weibo microblog account once a week and scour the “tweets” of those he
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      • 476 12 REUTERS HONG KONG One recent winter dawn, more than 100 mainland Chinese parents started lining up outside a primary school in Hong Kong, to try to clinch Grade One places for their children. They were among 700 parents competing for 550 school
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      • 522 14 Plans for cross-border family reunions endangered, says N. Korea REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG SEOUL A US B-52 bomber sortie over South Korea has endangered plans for reunions between families from North and South Korea and risks triggering a further escalation of military tensions, the North
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      • 92 14 It is freezing cold, but these Indian performers are just what’s needed to heat up the stage with their energetic bhangra dance. The item was performed before a huge snow sculpture of Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daula of India during the 65th annual Sapporo Snow Festival
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      • 260 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS HONG KONG China has reacted furiously to the denial of the Nanjing Massacre by a senior manager of Japan’s national broadcaster NHK, calling his remarks “a barefaced challenge to international justice”. Mr Naoki Hyakuta dismissed as “propaganda” the accounts of the
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      • 532 16 High temperatures blamed for aggravating haze in some regions PETALING JAYA Malaysians will have to continue enduring scorching days followed by cool nights as a dry spell continues throughout South-east Asia. “It’s going to be dry for most of the regions,” National Weather
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      • 342 16 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL South Korea has culled close to 2 per cent of its poultry population of 160 million to rein in the spread of bird flu, which is affecting more and more farms. There has been no
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 65 16 BLOOMBERG HANOI McDonald’s will enter a new South-east Asian country when it adds a Vietnam restaurant this weekend to catch up with chains including Burger King. The world’s largest restaurant chain starts service tomorrow in Ho Chi Minh City. The outlet will have 350
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        • 65 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD Negotiators for Pakistan’s government and the Tehreek-e-Taleban Pakistan met yesterday for a first round of talks aimed at ending the militants’ bloody seven-year insurgency, sources said. The two sides gathered in Islamabad for a preliminary meeting likely to chart a “road map”
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        • 67 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL One of South Korea’s largest insurance companies will start offering a policy for victims of school bullies, as part of a government campaign to stamp out the problem. The policy from Hyundai Marine and Fire Insurance will likely debut in March.
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      • 290 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS France fired the latest volley in the world’s uphill battle against African elephant poaching, crushing three tonnes of illegal ivory in a ceremony at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. The contraband, with an estimated street value of ¤1 million
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      • 507 17 Evidence of phone-hacking detailed with revelations like Brooks-Coulson affair REUTERS BLOOMBERG LONDON Prosecutors in one of Britain’s most high-profile trials of recent times have wrapped up their case against Rebekah Brooks, mogul Rupert Murdoch’s former British newspaper boss, and Andy Coulson, Prime
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    • 739 18 Scale and effectiveness of recent attacks linked to the new influx NEW YORK TIMES BLOOMBERG CAIRO In the past two weeks alone, Islamist militants in Egypt have detonated a car bomb at the gates of the capital’s security headquarters, gunned down a senior interior
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    • 538 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS KUWAIT CITY Egypt’s top military commander Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told a Kuwaiti newspaper that he has decided to run in the presidential election scheduled for April; comments which the Egyptian army later said were “misinterpreted”. “Yes, the matter has been
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    • 460 18 REUTERS LONDON Mr Dennis Aabo Sorensen lost his left hand when a fireworks rocket he was holding exploded during New Year’s Eve celebrations 10 years ago, and he never expected to feel anything with the stump again. But for a while last year
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    • 114 18 Scientists are working to classify a new species of giant jellyfish that washed up on a beach in Tasmania, Australia, calling it a “whopper” that took their breath away. The 1.5m specimen was found by a family who contacted a local marine biologist. Scientist Lisa
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 85 18 REUTERS JOHANNESBURG South African rescue workers have recovered eight bodies after a fire and rock fall at Harmony Gold’s Doornkop mine near Johannesburg. One other miner remained missing, the government said yesterday. On Wednesday, rescuers battled through smoke and debris nearly 1.6km underground to reach
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      • 92 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY An elderly woman lay dead in her inner city home for nearly eight years before her skeletal remains were found, an inquest heard yesterday, in a case dubbed “the woman Sydney forgot”. Ms Natalie Wood was discovered by police in July
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      • 70 18 REUTERS ROME Italy’s navy has rescued more than 1,100 migrants from nine large rafts in the waters south of Sicily, the latest North African arrivals. Helicopters identified the overcrowded rafts on Wednesday and four navy vessels participated in the rescue ending yesterday, a statement said. Italy
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      • 52 18 REUTERS LONDON Millions of commuters faced a second day of travel chaos yesterday due to a 48-hour strike by London Tube workers angry over ticket office closures and job cuts. There was no sign of an end to the stand-off between unions and
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    • 68 19 US Labour Secretary Thomas Perez trying his hand at cutting a key at Ace Hardware store on Jan 30 in Washington, DC. He visited the store to help push for raising the federal minimum wage. President Barack Obama had said during his State of the
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    • 790 19 Some businesses fear being squeezed, others back move NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK On Jan 1, 13 US states raised their minimum wage, while an additional 22 and the federal government are expected to consider increases this year as well. President Barack Obama is
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    • 519 20 Firm will also sell its PC business, split TV division into separate unit BLOOMBERG REUTERS TOKYO Sony Corp has unexpectedly forecast a US$1.1 billion (S$1.4 billion) annual loss and will cut 5,000 more jobs as chief executive officer Kazuo Hirai widens his
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    • 402 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAN FRANCISCO Twitter got a reality check as the high-flying social media company reported modest user growth during a quarter in which it lost US$511 million (S$648 million). Even more disconcerting, in the eyes of some industry watchers, was that the
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
      • 53 20 REUTERS JAKARTA Indonesia has become the latest country to ban the use of the bitcoin virtual currency. “Bitcoin and other virtual currencies are neither currency nor legal payment tools in Indonesia,” the central bank said in a statement yesterday, advising people to be careful about
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      • 84 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL Mr Lee Maeng Hee, the elder brother of South Korea’s richest man, Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun Hee, has lost his court appeal for a 940 billion won (S$1.1 billion) share of his sibling’s inherited wealth. The Seoul High Court yesterday upheld
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      • 58 20 REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR Shares in firms linked to the Sarawak chief minister fell yesterday following reports that 77-year-old Taib Mahmud is poised to step down after more than three decades in charge. Mr Taib is expected to announce a timeline for his resignation at
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    • 39 12 Rise Of Made-In-Singapore Games Should you publish your own mobile game or work with a publisher? David Ng, CEO, Gumi Asia Hear from him on Feb 11 at the Shangri-La Hotel Sign up now at www.straitstimes.com/ 2014DigitalLifeForum Supported by
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    • 162 12 The HEAD Foundation is pleased to announce the first of a series of public lectures: EDUCATION SOCIETAL PROGRESS with PROFESSOR GORDON REDDING CO-EDITOR OF THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF ASIAN BUSINESS SYSTEMS The lecture will cover the variety of approaches to explaining how some societies flourish and others are less successful.
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  • OPINION
    • 446 22 THAT more people are deciding to be cared for at home is reason for cheer, not least for hospitals. Occasional overcrowding there has been in the news, along with their strenuous efforts to provide for the spike in admissions. Greater home-care services can help ease the
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    • 1563 22  -  Hot money is leaving emerging markets in the expectation that interest rates in the developed economies are likely to rise By LINDA LIM, JOHN STUERMER FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg Linda Lim, a Singaporean economist, is professor of strategy at the Ross School
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    • 1519 23  -  OLD WAR, NEW METHODS By M. NIRMALA SENIOR WRITER mnirmala@sph.com.sg TRUST works better than torture in breaking down hardened terrorists. So says Mr Mark Fallon, 57, a former United States Navy counter-intelligence agent. An interrogator will get more reliable intelligence using the cookie, tea
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    • 906 23  -  By KATHERINE ZIMMERMAN The writer is a senior analyst at the American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project WASHINGTON POST WHATexactlyisAl-Qaeda?Andwho cares? Confusion about how to define the terrorist group is rife. Was Al-Qaeda involved in the Sept 11, 2012, attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that left
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    • 1031 24  -  By CESARE ONESTINI FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is the European Union visiting fellow and gives lectures on European regional integration at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy TWELVE years have passed since Jan 1, 2002, when Europeans were
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    • 789 25  -  By LUKE JOHNSON the writer is chairman of Risk Capital Partners, a private equity firm, and The Centre for Entrepreneurs. This piece first appeared in The Financial Times on Wednesday THE hue and cry has gone up on both sides of the Atlantic among
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    • FORUM
      • 258 26  -  Josephine Chong Siew Nyuk (Ms) I APPLAUD the Ministry of Education’s directive limiting the use of funds and fund raising for “non-standard” facilities at top schools (“Funding cuts for top independent schools in S’pore”; Monday). I know of a school that not only has its
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      • BOUQUETS
        • 164 26  -  Jennifer Choy Sock Ching (Ms) I THANK Dr Norhisham Main, the palliative team and staff of Ward 7 at Alexandra Hospital for their exceptional care of my mother, who was hospitalised there for close to three months. Although my mother eventually succumbed to her illness and passed
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        • 98 26  -  Chung Hoi Yan (Madam) THE first week of January is always a busy and worrisome period for a mother of a Primary 1 child. Every day, I asked my daughter if she could cope with the school work, new environment and new friends, and she
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        • 142 26  -  Li Dan Yue (Ms) ON THE eve of Chinese New Year, my mother and I bought a gold-plated necklace from Risis, in Tangs at VivoCity. It was meant for our close relative, and the salesgirl wrapped it in a box and we left the shop. Later, she
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      • 289 26  -  Woon Sook Yi (Ms) WHEN my children were in kindergarten, their swimming lessons were held at a public pool. We would see a large group of either primary or secondary school children in swimsuits, sitting on the floor outside the payment booth, looking tired and
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        • 149 26  -  Lim Hwee Hwee (Dr) THE Ministry of Education should be more transparent on the funding cuts for some independent schools. As a parent, the only information I have is that funding for my child’s school will be reduced by no more than 3 per cent
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        • 110 26  -  Maria Loh Mun Foong (Ms) I HAVE invigilated O-level examinations held in halls both with and without air conditioning. In non-air-conditioned halls, even with the fans going at full blast, the students have to contend with the oppressive heat, especially in the afternoon, making it harder to concentrate.
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      • 244 26  -  Edmund Augustine Loh Siew Kuan THE Health Promotion Board’s (HPB) publication of Frequently Asked Questions on sexuality has drawn plenty of responses from the public (“FAQs on sexuality prompt two opposing petitions”; yesterday). I, too, am concerned over the content and timing
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      • 184 26  -  Alina Boey (Ms) Director, Media and Marketing Communications SMRT Corporation WE THANK Mr Felix Kim for his letter (“Double-deckers more efficient”; Wednesday). While we agree that double-decker buses do occupy a smaller vehicular footprint on our roads, it has also been observed
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      • 338 27  -  Helen Lim (Ms) Director, Media Relations Land Transport Authority BUS bunching followed by long waiting times is common feedback that the Land Transport Authority has received (“Timing is not everything” by Mr Wong Tuck Yin, Jan 28; and “Bus drivers should focus on
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      • 210 27  -  Ahmad Bahktiar Othman THE trend of shifting outdoor facilities to the indoor setting of pre-schools scores well in terms of creative space use in land-scarce Singapore (“Tiny tots getting their outdoor fun indoors”; Jan 27). However, the initiative might ingrain in our young
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      • 68 27 1. MR JEFFREY LAW: Good for kids to step out of air-con comfort. 2. MR HENG CHO CHOON: Tighten rules on medical insurance. 3. MADAM TOK LAYTIN: Left in the lurch after traffic accident. 4. MR COLIN LOH: Allow medical tests to be done overseas. 5. MR THOMAS
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        • 150 27  -  Muhammad Dzul Azhan Haji Sahban I APPLAUD the Government for its kind gesture in introducing the pioneer generation package to help seniors cope with health-care costs for the rest of their lives (“Pioneers’ health care ‘covered for the rest of their lives’ Wednesday). The package
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        • 108 27  -  Rebecca Evelyn Padmabai Zaccheus (Ms) MY 90-YEAR-OLD mother was recently admitted to Gleneagles Hospital for a lung infection. When she was discharged and it was time to make payment, I offered to use my Medisave to pay part of the bill, but there was a
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    • 850 1  -  Undergrads, prospective students and working adults able to sign up By SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT sandra@sph.com.sg NANYANG Technological University’s (NTU) foray into online learning this month is going to count for more than just spreading knowledge. It will allow
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    • 367 2  -  By JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg RESIDENTS of Boon Lay will be able to receive immediate help from multiple community agencies with the launch of a new Social Service Office (SSO) in the estate yesterday. This is because there are plans to build
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    • 642 2  -  One to be chosen by April 2015 for Aug 9 launch on S’pore’s 50th birthday By DAVID EE davidee@sph.com.sg A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL, a former soldier who has climbed Mount Everest and Singapore Airlines (SIA) pilots are among 26 Singaporeans vying
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    • 540 4  -  Extra training funds for bid to double ratio of locals among maritime officers By YEO SAM JO yeosamjo@sph.com.sg ANOTHER $22 million will be pumped into training Singaporeans and permanent residents to become maritime officers, even as the industry pushes harder in reaching out to schools.
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    • 107 4 SINGAPORE’S voter rolls are being revised to ensure they are current. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has directed that the revision of the Registers of Electors be made and completed by March 31, according to yesterday’s Government Gazette. This fulfils a requirement in the Parliamentary
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    • 537 7  -  Diners to be protected from rain; hawker haunt to have new cooling system By JERMYN CHOW jermync@sph.com.sg CHINATOWN Food Street, a 100m stretch of road given over to hawker stalls, has now a permanent roof to protect diners from rain. But building the
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    • 107 7 President Tony Tan Keng Yam and his wife Mary (fourth and fifth from left) hosted a lohei session for the first time at the Istana yesterday to celebrate the seventh day of Chinese New Year, traditionally known as everybody’s birthday. The guests were beneficiaries, staff and
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    • 283 8  -  By LIM YAN LIANG yanliang@sph.com.sg NO MORE dead fish have been found at the Kallang River in Bis-han-Ang Mo Kio Park, national water agency PUB said yesterday. Site inspections by its staff have also shown “no abnormalities” in live fish in
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    • 397 8  -  Well-organised lessons monitored by teachers ‘can be robust but still safe’ By PEARL LEE leepearl@sph.com.sg STUDENTS should look out for each other in physical education lessons, which should be well organised and monitored by their teachers, Education Minister Heng Swee
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    • 107 8 South Korean dancers practising their Buchae-chum or fan dance at the F1 Pit Building yesterday in preparation for the Chingay Parade. The Sunhwa Dance Troupe’s 39 members are among 500 performers from six countries taking part in this year’s parade, which starts tonight. Italy,
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    • 244 8  -  By NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH asyiqins@sph.com.sg THE Ministry of Education (MOE) has clarified that schools here do not use an atlas with a page on Singapore containing “inflammatory comments” about its demographics. The page draws attention to the affluence of particular groups
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    • 393 8  -  By AMELIA TENG ateng@sph.com.sg SENTOSA’S staff are not just picking up their own litter, but also everyone else’s. The new initiative called Self, short for Sentosa Embraces Litter Free, kicked off yesterday with over 160 employees, from senior management to front-line staff, clearing
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    • 295 8 MALAYSIAN Home Affairs Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi called on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana yesterday, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). During the meeting, they reaffirmed the excellent state of bilateral relations between Singapore
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    • 845 10  -  Out-of-the-way eateries a hit with diners seeking new experiences By AUDREY TAN audreyt@sph.com.sg SETTING up an eatery in a remote and dimly lit area across from the vacant and “haunted” Old Changi Hospital may not sound like a recipe for success. Yet this has not stopped
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    • 317 10  -  By LIM YAN LIANG yanliang@sph.com.sg A ROAD bully who had the tables turned on him when two videos of his reckless driving went viral has apologised for his actions apparently after his family received death threats. Mr Quek Zhen Hao featured in
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    • 341 11  -  Man’s violent and offensive act inexcusable, says judge By ELENA CHONG elena@sph.com.sg TWICE, a cabby signalled a technical manager driving a sports car to overtake him. Instead of doing so, Christopher Gordon Sang, a Briton, got out of his Audi, opened the
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    • 357 11  -  CITY HARVEST TRIAL By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg CITY Harvest Church’s auditor Baker Tilly TFW knew about the supposedly sham deals made using church money, looked into them and approved the books in the end. What is more, the church’s founder Kong Hee and
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    • 248 11 KHUSHWANT SINGH A BRITISH tourist is getting a taste of prison life in Singapore after committing offences while he was drunk. Rory Lee Hipgrave, 28, was sentenced to six weeks in jail and a $3,000 fine yesterday for injuring a bartender, uttering racial
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    • 600 12  -  But slump to $50m mainly due to one-off payment in legal case By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has reported its worst quarter in almost two years, with a 65 per cent slump in third quarter net
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    • 450 12  -  By IVAN TEO ivantyh@sph.com.sg UNITED STATES pharmaceutical giant AbbVie has announced a US$320 million (S$400 million) investment to build a manufacturing facility in Singapore, its first in Asia. The facility will be used to make drugs it is developing, and will create
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    • 491 13  -  It submits new listing application, but says no decision has been made By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg PROPERTY player Frasers Centrepoint (FCL) says it is still considering spinning off some of its hospitality assets into a real estate investment trust (Reit). Although the details
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    • 334 13  -  By RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg PROPERTY developers in Singapore remained cautious in the fourth quarter of last year, though marginally less so, a new survey has found. The Real Estate Sentiment Index (Resi) survey released on Tuesday reflected the soft local property market.
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    • 330 13  -  YASMINE YAHYA BRITISH bank Barclays is emptying its offices at Changi Business Park and moving all its staff to its Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC) premises to cut costs. According to a Bloomberg report citing two people with direct knowledge of the move, about
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    • 1289 14  -  BUDGET 2014 Restructuring Singapore’s economy and raising productivity, so as to reduce its reliance on foreign labour and raise average wages, has been a big challenge. In the run-up to Budget 2014, The Straits Times is running a series on how firms are taking steps to
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    • 264 14  -  RACHAEL BOON THE maritime industry has kept growing despite challenges and a weak global environment, Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew said yesterday. It was a record year for the Singapore port last year in terms of container output and vessel arrival tonnage, said Mr Lui. He
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      • 644 15  -  Q2 profits on both sides of Causeway hurt by ‘rampant industry clearance’ By RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg A SOFTER retail market and slower demand for luxury timepieces in Asia pulled down second-quar-ter earnings for FJ Benjamin Holdings. The fashion and lifestyle group yesterday posted a
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      • 449 15  -  By KASH CHEONG kashc@sph.com.sg STARHUB yesterday reported a 4.8 per cent drop in fourth quarter net profit to $83.7 million, on the back of a 6.2 per cent drop in revenue to $613.7 million. This, despite an increase to its customer base. For
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      • 448 16  -  Recovery for most regional bourses as well despite rough Wall St outing BULLS AND BEARS By ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg THE local bourse rebounded yesterday, snapping five straight days of losses. But alas, it did not have enough steam to allow
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        • 90 16 ASCENDAS Hospitality Trust (A-HTrust) yesterday announced a distributable income of $16.6 million for the third quarter ended Dec 31. This was a rise of 33.2 per cent, compared with the same period a year earlier. The results came on the back of better performance of the Australia
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        • 63 16 KEPPEL FELS, a unit of Keppel Offshore Marine, announced yesterday that it has secured a contract from UMW Drilling. The contract from the UMW Oil Gas Corporation unit is for a KFELS B Class jackup rig worth US$218 million (S$276 million). This is the third rig for UMW
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        • 67 16 SPECIALIST engineering group PEC announced yesterday it has secured $79 million worth of new contracts from repeat multinational corporation customers. One contract includes providing engineering, procurement and construction works for a storage facilities terminal in Singapore, slated to be completed in September. Another contract will see PEC providing field
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        • 17 16 STI trading volume 222.12 million shares STI up down Gainers: 24 Losers: 5 Unchanged:1
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        • 85 16 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 694.48 521.14 839.26 1,010.86 219.69 193.66 266.96 4.04 1.16 6.64 7.9 1.98 2.03 3.61 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and Gas 188.11 457.24 773.74 757.61 1,164.37 729.03
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        • 21 16 Stock trading volume 2.21 billion shares worth $1.03 billion Up down Gainers: 269 Losers: 136 Unchanged: 378
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        • 60 16 Yesterday’s close Index Change 153.75 Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI 21,423.13 14,155.12 1,907.89 -25.26 16.57 1,907.89 16.57 Shanghai Comp 1,797.9 12.02 Yesterday’s close Index Change Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Wednesday’s close Dow Nasdaq 4,424.709 1,290.05 5,131.403 *****.23 4011.552
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        • 164 16 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: FEB 6,2014 Top Rises Feb 06 CENTS DBXT Nifty 10US$ 9823 81.3 0.7 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 5814 54.6 0.7 Feb 06 CENTS DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2657 34.3 1.0 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2705 34.3
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        • 60 16 Feb 06 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Against US$ Bid Offer S$AJS$ to one unit of foreign currency: S$/US$ to 100 units of foreign currency: 1.1373 1.1379 0.8958 0.8961 1 1479 1.1487 0.9046 0.9042 1.7170 1.7175
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    • 940 24 Midfielder’s return from injury will boost Arsenal’s bid to stay at the top AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is keen to have Jack Wilshere return from an ankle injury for the English Premier League leaders’ match away to Liverpool tomorrow. The Gunners
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    • 450 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Martin Skrtel is anticipating a tough game against Arsenal tomorrow but believes Liverpool have the strength to come out on top. The Slovakia centre-back feels that home advantage could be key for the Reds as they aim to return
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    • 491 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Michael Laudrup has slammed the manner of his sacking by Swansea and revealed that he is considering legal action against the English Premier League club. The Denmark football great was dismissed as manager of the south Wales football side on Tuesday following a
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    • 452 19  -  Association will sort out issues before regaining its spot on schools calendar By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg ARCHERY will be missing from the school sports calendar for a third straight season this year, with organisers opting to ensure things are right before applying for reinstatement. The
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    • 350 19 LOS ANGELES Filipino boxing legend Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao has a message for unbeaten American Floyd Mayweather Jr even though it is highly unlikely that the two superstars will meet inside the ring anytime soon. Pacquiao, who will be fighting Timothy Bradley on April 12
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    • 315 19  -  By LIM CHING YING chingyl@sph.com.sg IMAGINE racing over 10km of rolling hills, then 5km up a taxing climb, before rounding off with a 2km time trial all without your bicycle moving anywhere. Participants of the Berocca Challenge, the newest event of OCBC Cycle Singapore 2014,
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    • 195 19 REUTERS SEATTLE An estimated 700,000 Seattle Seahawks fans braved sub-freezing temperatures to celebrate the National Football League (NFL) team’s first Super Bowl title at a parade that wound through the city’s downtown on Wednesday. The Seahawks trounced the usually high-scoring Denver Broncos 43-8 on
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    • 362 19 Basketball NBA Cleveland 108 LA Lakers 119, Philadelphia 108 Boston 114, Washington 118 San Antonio 125 (OT), Orlando 112 Detroit 98, New York 90 Portland 94, Houston 122 Phoenix 108, Memphis 96 Dallas 110, New Orleans 105 Atlanta 100, Oklahoma 106 Minnesota 97, Denver 110 Milwaukee 100, Sacramento 109
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      • 56 19 REUTERS MADRID Spanish football club Almeria have reached an agreement to take Thailand forward Teerasil Dangda on loan from Muangthong United next season. The deal includes an option to buy the 25-year-old and the La Liga club’s officials would visit Thailand later this month
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      • 97 19 LONDON Swedish football striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s rivalry with Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo intensified on Wednesday when he sent a cheeky present to the Portuguese on Ronaldo’s 29th birthday. According to the Daily Mail, he tweeted a picture of a “Dare to Zlatan” T-shirt accompanied by
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      • 62 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Gay tennis legend Billie Jean King has withdrawn from the United States presidential delegation to the Winter Olympics in Russia, citing the ill-health of her mother. The inclusion of King in the opening ceremony delegation selected by the White House raised eyebrows when
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      • 90 19 LONDON English football centre-back Rio Ferdinand found fingers pointed at him on Wednesday after posting an enigmatic question on Twitter. The Manchester United player asked: “Managerial merry go round looks on the cards again... who next after Laudrup are we thinking??” Many were quick to
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      • 63 19 REUTERS MONTPELLIER French football club Montpellier’s striker Mbaye Niang, who joined last month on loan from AC Milan, has been detained by the local police to be questioned over a car crash. The 19-year-old’s Ferrari crashed into a tree near the Ligue 1 club’s training
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    • 361 20 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON England cricket team vice-captain Matt Prior has had to defend himself against accusations of undermining former coach Andy Flower during the dying days of the Ashes tour as the fallout from the Kevin Pietersen saga spiralled out of control. An
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    • 559 20 He gets good support as Heat hold off Clippers and Griffin’s 43-pt show REUTERS LOS ANGELES Blake Griffin edged out LeBron James in the statistical battle on Wednesday night, but James got more help and emerged with the win. Overcoming Griffin’s sea-son-high 43 points, the
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    • 398 20 REUTERS CLEVELAND The Los Angeles Lakers had just five healthy players on the roster at the end of their National Basketball Association game. And one of them was playing with six personal fouls. Despite all the wackiness, the Lakers prevailed over the
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    • 645 20 REUTERS SOCHI (Russia) Shaun White was not forgotten as slopestyle snowboarding got the Sochi Winter Olympics underway yesterday. But, while there was disappointment at his absence, there were no echoes of the safety concerns that prompted his withdrawal. White, the biggest name in the
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    • 716 21  -  Sickness, bumps and injuries didn’t stop LionsXII defender from shining World champions, record breakers and multiple gold medallists: The Straits Times is honouring the best in local sports with four nominees for its annual Athlete of the Year award. Today: A pillar of the MSL
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    • 701 22 Football icon ropes in basketball star to start new MLS team in Miami AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES MIAMI Two of the biggest names in world sport over the past decade could yet team up in Miami, if David Beckham gets his way. The former
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    • 290 22  -  By FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg WITH kick-off set for next year, Indonesia’s football governing body (PSSI) has reiterated its commitment to compete in the new Asean Super League (ASL). “We have agreed to participate and that decision has not changed,” said PSSI general secretary Joko
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    • 416 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti believes his side produced their best performance of his reign as they crushed local rivals Atletico Madrid 3-0 in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final on Wednesday. Atletico had won
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    • 482 23 Despite Moyes’ earlier praise, United defender appears to be out of favour LONDON Italian football giants Inter Milan are keen to sign Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic, the British media reported on Wednesday. The Serbian’s contract at Old Trafford expires in the summer and
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    • 515 23 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Darren Fletcher can talk about it openly now. He could even afford to smile, just a little, as he swopped war stories with Lewis Moody, the former England rugby union captain, sharing details of the disease
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    • 315 23 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Roy Hodgson plans a scouting trip to watch Adam Johnson this weekend, after the winger’s resurgence at Sunderland put him under consideration for a recall to the England football squad for the World Cup in June. Johnson, 26, has not played for
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    • 271 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Chico Flores has hit out at West Ham’s fans and the London Premier League club’s playing style in the wake of Andy Carroll’s red card at Upton Park last Saturday. Swansea City’s Flores has been widely criticised for making too
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    • 387 1 C2 A visit to Cartier’s exhibition in Paris Dazzling display Yusheng ramen Lots of goodness in one bowl, says Tan HsuehYun C7 Wendi Deng’s love note about Tony Blair She waxes lyrical about his body, legs and butt C11 Bieber’s sky high Pop star’s private plane allegedly reeked of pot
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      • 160 10 ‘I said, “I trust that you will film me and make me look good. And if at least not good, interesting. I’ll accept interesting. But if I look like an old hag, I’m not going to be happy”’ Fleetwood Mac star Stevie Nicks (right) on working
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      • 392 10 The Grandmaster leads with 14 nominations, followed by Unbeatable and Rigor Mortis Hong Kong The Hong Kong Film Awards will be a three-way fight among dapper pugilistic masters, buff mixed martial arts fighters and zombies. In nominations announced on Wednesday, Wong Kar Wai’s lush
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      • 369 10  -  John Lui Review Drama THE BOOK THIEF (PG) 131 minutes/Now showing/ The story: Just before World War II, German girl Liesel (Sophie Nelisse) is sent to live with foster parents Hans (Geoffrey Rush) and Rosa (Emily Watson). The illiterate child learns to read under the kindly
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      • 867 11 Wendi Deng, now divorced from Rupert Murdoch, reportedly said ex-British PM had good legs and butt in a leaked note London Tony has “such good body”, “really really good legs”, “Butt” and “Pierce blue eyes which I love”, a woman rhapsodies in broken English
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      • 832 12 Late actor was reticent and rumpled and was “high” in his final days New York Times Washington Post New York A father with his children in a Greenwich Village playground. A dishevelled man hovering around the lone ATM in a grocery store, withdrawing the exact sum
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      2376 4 / 5  -  A series of public tours to World War II sites in Singapore has been launched to mark the 72nd anniversary of the Japanese invasion Lydia Vasko vlydia@sph.com.sg Tomorrow marks the 72nd anniversary of the Japanese invasion of Singapore when, under the cover of darkness, the first wave of
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      • 605 6 REWIND FEATURING TRIPWIRE Spinning the decks is DJ Jay Tripwire from Vancouver, who is known for his fusion of deep Detroit textures and intricate rhythms. He will be supported by DJs Brendon P and Shigeki. Where: Club Kyo, Keck Seng Tower, B1-02, 133 Cecil Street MRT: Raffles Place When:
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      • 231 6 MEN’S HEALTH URBANATHLON This year’s competition with a 14km route ramps up the difficulty levels of its obstacles. Organised by SPH Magazines, HiVelocity and presented by Scoot. Where: The Float at Marina Bay MRT: Promenade When: March 2, 7 11am Admission: $128, includes a race pack worth more than
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        379 6 LEARNING AND INNOVATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY: AN ASIAN INNOVATION Dr Ranga Krishnan, dean of Duke NUS Graduate Medical School, will explain why the Team Lead method, which integrates cognitive science and technology, can work well for a child in primary school or a graduate student. Where: Asian Civilisations
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      • 86 6 FIRST MUMS’ AND DAD’S CONGRESS New parents and parents-to-be can get tips from doctors and health-care professionals from Thomson Medical Centre on how to give their best care to their children. Expectant mothers will also receive practical tips on dressing their baby bump to look good during pregnancy. Where:
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      • 617 6 CHINGAY PARADE SINGAPORE The Chingay Parade Singapore features 8,000 performers as well as world-class international performances from countries such as China, South Korea and South Africa. The parade will tour the heartland areas, including the Tanjong Pagar GRC on Sunday, East Coast GRC on Feb 15 and Sengkang-Punggol town
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        403 6 EDDINO ABDUL HADI RECOMMENDS PLAINSUNSET THE GIFT 10TH-ANNIVERSARY SHOW Pop-punk/indie rock veterans Plainsunset (left) celebrate the 10th anniversary of their 2003 album The Gift by playing all its songs in this show. Also available at the gig will be the special re-issue of the album in vinyl and
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        666 6  -  Lydia Vasko Mr William Phuan, 42, director of The Arts House, lives with his oldest friend they have known each other since Mr Phuan was seven in a condominium in Upper East Coast Road. “Working in the arts, there are no typical Friday nights. I usually attend a
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        2060 7 VALENTINE’S DAY SAINT PIERRE At Saint Pierre, the four-course lobster-themed menu (Feb 14, 5.30 to 8pm, $138++ a person, includes two complimentary movie tickets) features dishes such as foie gras torchon, poached organic chicken, orange zest, pistachio crust, and lobster ice cream; and miso-braised wagyu short rib, with Japanese
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        965 7 FOOD EDITOR TAN HSUEH YUN RECOMMENDS stock made with amaebi from Norway and dried sakura shrimp, I opt for the $18 bowl, with stock made from locally sourced middle and dried sakura shrimps. It turns out to be brighter and sweeter than the rather more robust version made
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        1958 8 AUDITIONS SINGAPORE LYRIC OPERA CHILDREN’S CHOIR AUDITION Children aged eight to 15 can sign up for the audition by the Singapore Lyric Opera Children’s Choir every Saturday this month. Prepare any song of no more than three minutes. No experience is required. Those selected have a chance to take
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        585 8 HUANG LIJIE RECOMMENDS ROTATIONS THE ART OF TIM YIP Hong Kong art director Tim Yip (above, with his muse, Lili, a fibreglass mannequin) holds the distinction of being the first and only Asian to have won an Oscar for art direction, with his lush mise-en-scene in director Lee
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      • 764 8  - AN HOUR THE MUSEUM IN THIS WEEKLY COLUMN, WE VISIT MUSEUMS AND ART SPACES AND HIGHLIGHT WHAT YOU SHOULD SEE IF YOU HAVE ONLY AN HOUR TO SPARE Amanda See Neo Folk showcases the works of more than 20 artists in Asia who have re-defined traditional crafts in modern ways.
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        507 9 OUT OF AFRICA (PG) Directed by Sydney Pollack, this Oscar-winning 1985 romantic drama starring Robert Redford, Meryl Streep and Maria Brandauer is loosely based on Isak Dinesen’s memoirs. Part of the But Is The Book Better? series. Where: The Arts House, Screening Room, 1 Old Parliament Lane MRT: Raffles
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      • 109 9 NATURE WADERS’ WATCH WORKSHOP Learn to identify the migratory birds which visit Sungei Buloh and other parts of Singapore. Where: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve MRT: Kranji When: Tomorrow, 9.30am 12.30pm Admission: $5 (including materials) Tel: 6794-1401 Info: Slots are limited. At least 20 people are needed for the session.
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      • 80 9 PREDICT YOUR FORTUNE CONTEST Want to take home the top prize of a $500 shopping voucher hongbao? Describe how you think the Year of the Horse will turn out for you in under 150 words. As much as $1,000 worth of shopping hongbao are up for grabs in this
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      • 212 9 KIDSFEST! 2014: THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF This children’s production inspired by the famous Aesop’s fable is a wintry tale about a boy who is unable to find delight in what is around him. Instead, he seeks adventure and excitement by making up stories. For children aged three and
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      • 58 9 CORCOVADO ARTS TALK AND WALK Learn about the pioneer artists of Singapore’s modern art. The talk is conducted by Dr Sian Jay. Where: Food For Thought, 01-04/05 National Museum, 93 Stamford Road MRT: Dhoby Ghaut When: Wed, 4.30 7.30pm Admission: $50 Tel: 9155-1364 Info: Register at www.corcovadoarts.com. Fee includes
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      • 433 9 CELEBRATE WITH FRASERS CENTREPOINT Hello Kitty fans, spend $168 at all Frasers Centrepoint Malls except Bedok Point to redeem a free Valentine Hello Kitty plush toy and a $5 voucher. Those shopping at Bedok Point can redeem the toy and voucher by spending $88. Where: Frasers Centrepoint Malls MRT:
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      • 288 9  -  Compiled by MAGDALENE LUM, CHRIS TAN, MELISSA TAY GRAND MASTERS OF ART EXHIBITION Highlights of this exhibition are works by Singapore’s pioneer artists such as Chen Wen Hsi as well as European artists such as Don Antonio Blanco, who came in search of Tahiti but settled in Bali
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        679 9  -  JOHN LUI AND BOON CHAN RECOMMEND John Lui Boon Chan BC JL GATTU (PG) 82 minutes This Hindi-language presentation by the Singapore Film Society tells the story of nine-year-old orphan Gattu (Mohammad Samad, above), who works for his uncle’s rubbish-recycling business in India. The illiterate street lad burns
        PHOTOS: WARNER BROS, SONY PICTURES, SHAW, GOLDEN VILLAGE, SINGAPORE FILM SOCIETY  -  679 words
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      • 420 14 New York Canadian pop star Justin Bieber is in the news again for bad behaviour involving drugs and verbal abuse. This time, he is alleged to have flown in a leased private jet that was so full of marijuana smoke that the pilots
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      • 500 14 New York The brother of Dylan Farrow, who last week accused their father Woody Allen of sexual abuse when she was a child, said the abusive one in his family was his mother Mia Farrow, not Allen. Moses Farrow’s bombshell defence of his film director
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      • 339 14 Agence France-Presse Washington American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken (below) said on Wednesday he is running for Congress, putting his singing career on hold as he aims to unseat a Republican from her North Carolina district. Aiken said he would run as a Democrat against
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      • 115 6 / 7 Home-grown jeweller The Canary Diamond Company has opened a new multi-label accessories and jewellery boutique called bycanary at the main entrance of Tangs Orchard. Curated by former actress and model Lum May Yee, whose husband’s family owns The Canary Diamond Company, it carries jewellery labels such as
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      • 63 6 / 7 This clean white tote from Steve Madden is just the fashion palette cleanser you need after a phase of colourful little bags. Sophisticated and with an edge thanks to the Alexander Wang-esque studs it will help inject a dose of cool into whatever outfit it is paired
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      • 122 6 / 7 A striped T-shirt is a chic piece for any fashionista’s wardrobe, and now you can own a piece from one of the original striped T-shirt brands. Multi-label boutique Rockstar has brought in Saint James, a French clothing label founded in 1889 and the original maker of the striped
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      • 93 6 / 7 Two artisanal brands French men’s shoemaker brand Septieme Largeur and local jewellery label Choo Yilin (right) are joining forces to make gift-shopping for Valentine’s Day a little easier. The brands will be co-hosting a party today from noon to 10pm at the Septieme Largeur boutique at 01-16,
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      • 148 6 / 7 Bespoke men’s tailoring shop Leong Tailors has been relaunched as “1:1.618 x Leong T” at The Library bar at 47 Keong Saik Road. The name is a nod to the mathematical golden ratio. Leong Tailors was founded in 1974 by Mr Chow Leong Choy, and was located
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    • 176 7 NEW LAUNCH! RIVERBANK 1 rm $480k 2 rm $650k 3rm $880k Dualkey $980k 4 rm $1.06m 5 rm $1.32m Fr $8xx psf. Preview Now! **RIVERBANK FERNVALE Fr $8xx psf!! 1rm $4xxk, 2rms $6xxk, 3rms $8xxk, 4rms $1.0xm, 5rms $1.3xm www.AaronWan.sg Bryan Koh 8200 2024 RIVERBANK FERNVALE 1bdrm 459sf, from $480k
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    • 363 7 Bryan Koh 8200 2024 FIRE SALE GREENWICH 904 sf 2-bdrm. Pool view. Next to mall. TOP soon. Urgent! Serious seller!Only $1.0xM! BLK.182 AMK 3’NG’. 68sqm. Simple #03 near amenities sch. Val $320K. View to offer. 9781 6309 KB Chua BLK 550, 4’NG’ Well Reno. Corner. High flr. Windy. Bright. Amenities/
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    • 417 7 3NG 127 BEDOK N. High flr. Mkt sch. Genuine seller. Windy. Valued $326k. VTO. Patrick Ong 9672 0267 OT 3-YR OLD! 3A 219A Bedok Central Val $457K Any COV!! #08 F/aircon MRT. S Abdullah *****444 ERA 4’A’ CORNER BLK 221A Bedok Central/ amenities/ MRT. High flr, no contra. Rarely avail.
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    • 422 8 46 BUKIT HO Swee 62sqm 2+utility rm, ,reno, mrt/ Mall. Val $390k VTO cobroke Joshua 9270 7830 5’I’ BLK 19 Jln Membina. Above 20th flr. Val $825K. Reno. 110 sqm. Mall MRT. VTO. Nancy 9733-9190 EM 532 JELAPANG Rd. High flr. Spacious. Breezy. Near amenities. Valued $660K. VTO. Call Alicia
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    • 336 8 SERIOUS OFFER CONSIDERED 5’I’ corner 4-bdrm, blk 608, nice reno. Val $520K. Wendy *****768 $0 COV. 4’A’ Blk 150 Teck Whye. 100sqm. Squarish. Mid-flr. Reno. Future MRT. Val$425K. Ross *****666 $0 COV! ’4A’ Blk 470, #04, $405K, A1 cond. Blk 418, #07, $430K. MRT, PR OK. Call Anthony *****828 $12K
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    • 413 8 5RM BLK.126 ALJUNIED Rd near MRT. Direct buyer no commision. 9883-6832. CORNER UNIT BLK 448, 4’A’ Spacious 105 sqm. Walk to Buangkok MRT. All races. Val $435K. VTO. Dixon Tan 9368-1212 BLK 707 5’I’ 126sqm, high floor, windy, malay owner Val $490k. serious seller! pls call Erman 9777-6665 EM, 538
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    • 354 8 BLK 673C 5’I’ 110sqm. High flr, corner, reno. Near amenities/ MRT. Valued $505K. Davion 9792-4692 EA BLK 274C. $100K reno. Super high flr. Corner. Perfect dream home. Vacant. Ask $550K. Make an offer! LOW COV! 268A Boon Lay Dr. 5’I’ High flr. Move-in cond. Valued $460K. Sch/ Amenities. Lina *****551
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    • 270 8 3-RM BLK 85 Whampoa Dr. 3-rm blk 97 Jln Dua, #10. Bright, breezy, motivated seller. *****786 Hameed 3RM BLK 98 Whampoa Dr. Low flr. Reno. Move in. Val $310K. Near market CTE. neg. Angeline *****522 97 WHAMPOA DR 3’I’+utility High floor, 66sqm, lift level Next to corner. Val $317K All
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    • 369 8 $10K BELOW VAL! 5’I’ 205A Punggol #02 Looks like hotel MRT/ LRT Val $530K S Abdullah *****444 ERA 172A EDGEDALE PLAIN 4-rm $445K $5K. Designer decor/ 5 mins LRT. High flr, unblocked. 9660-6668 $499,888 UP! 5’I’ Blk 175D High flr. corner. Designer decor. Serious Seller. Must view. David 9106 9970
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    • 305 8 NEW LIST! 4’A’ Blk 184C Rivervale. 85 sqm. Reno. NE facing. High flr windy privacy. Val $400K. Hurry! NEW LIST! BLK 302B 3A Anchorvale Link. High flr, corner, 893sf. Living faces SW generally. Amenities. URGENT!! BELOW VALUE!!! 3mins MRT 4A corner 271C Good cond. #5 up. 93sqm. $neg. Cheryl *****178
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    • 397 8 3-RM 909 Sell val $355k. 4-Rm blk 464. Ask $410k. 4-Rm Blk 353. Ask $460k. EM blk 149. Low COV. MRT. Benjamin Lim 9674 1898 ALL NEW LIST! Near MRT 3A Blk 418. Mid lift floor. 4A Corner Blk 234/ 875. All races Immed. Low cash! BELOW VAL CAN Try!
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    • 435 8 $5K BELOW VAL Yet Neg! 3’NG’ Potong Pasir Blk 115 #02 Quiet. Valued $305K. S Abdullah *****444 ERA 3’I’ 114 T.PAYOH #1. Mins to Braddell MRT. Upgraded V$330k Damien*****035 5’I’ PT BLK 229 T.Payoh Val. $565K. COV. Ameni ties. Dorothy *****029 ALMOST SOLD 409 5’I’ High flr, Corner with unblocked
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    • 414 8 5’I’ CORNER 864 designer decor, 100% move in. Well kept. Spacious. All races PR. Owner 8657-6763 4’A’ BLK 365. High flr. Corner unit. Simple. Selling $420K neg. 9747 2134. 4’S’. 5 MINS to MRT. Blk 766 High flr. Reno. $390K Northpoint. Nani *****937 CHARMING CONSERVED W/ Garden! 4500 sf. 3+2
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    • 360 9 NEW/REBUILT CORONATION RD inter-terr Cul-de-sac, Bright open layout, Good size bdrm ensuites Modern style/fitting $12k Avail Immed. Sun 1.30-2.30pm View Call Koh 9785-1168. 3-STY, BUNGLW POOL, 4+ Guest+maid+study+2 store huge living/dining, dry/wet Kitchen, immed $18K. Also sale.Sole agt*****647NRS NAMLY DRIVE SEMI-D. 3600/ 3500 sf. 3+1. Nice big gdn. Quiet. $10K
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    • 351 9 396A DUNEARN RD Newly A&A 3-sty Semi-D, 3800/ 6100 sf, 7+1+pool. Quiet, immed. Also sale. Owner 9863-5635/9727-2996 SWISS CLUB APPROX ***** sf. Huge gdn, 100% movein. Immediate. *****086 www.calineproperty.com WHITLEY. MODERN 3 storey semi-d, 5+1 bdrms ensuite. $8.8k. Lynda Ng *****300 3-STY MODERN INTER Terr. Greenwood Cres 5+1+ attached. 9007-1033
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    • 626 9 Utl Bedok/ gfctl Bedok/ D16 Upp East Coast [)16 Upp East Coast Houses For Rent Houses For Rent Lucky Villas Near Bedok MRT Station 3-storey semi-detached houses 4+1 bedrooms, built-up 3,057 sq ft We welcome enquiries/viewings on weekends Call *****223 www.fareast.com.sg Singapore's largest private residential landlord 5+1 RMS BUNGALOW. Near
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    • 740 9 Raffles PI/ Marina/ fBVfl Raffles PI/ Marina/ DO] Chinatown [)01 Chinatown Pte Apts For Rent Pte Apts For Rent River Place along vibrant Singapore River Minutes walk to Central Business District, Clarke Quay, Orchard Road and Great World City •Swimming pool, playground, BBQ pits, tennis courts, gym and basement carpark
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    • 328 9 NEW METROPOLITAN. 3-RM store. 1399 sf. Partial/ f/furn. Nice cond. Immed. $6.xK. Wendy 8686-2768 RIVER PLACE. 1+1. 829 sf. River view. Full Facilities Immed F/furn. Quiet. Cosy. Tye BH 9791-0443 DTZ REGENCY SUITES SOHO 614sf. High ceiling. Open concept.Furnishing options $4k.Jim *****999 immed METROPOLITAN 3+1RM HIGH flr w/greenery view. Avail
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    • 430 9 THE INTERLACE. BRAND New!! 4+1. 2314sf. Spacious. Good facing. Balcony. Anna 9694-3038 DTZ BRAND NEW! INTERLACE, 2 storey penthouse. 5038 sf. 4 bdrms. Full sea view. neg. *****681 Eileen Lau HARBOURLIGHTS HARBOURFRONT MRT. 2 bdrms! 883 sf, reno, greenery, unblock Part/ f/furn *****108 OT INTERLACE 4+1. 2443/3514 sf. Mid/ high
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    • 357 9 **BURLINGTON SQ. 1787SF 3+1. Penthse. High flr. P/furn. $6.5K up. Sale $2.5m. Adrian 9722 2999 CAVAN SUITES 1RM. F/furn. Facilities. Quiet. 5 mins to Lavender MRT amenities. Immed. Jess *****890 CITYLIGHTS 678 SF, 1+1, f/ furn, High flr, sea view. Excellent cond. Bright breezy.Next to MRT.Immed CITY SQ RES. Cosy
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    • 335 9 URBAN SUITES BRAND new. 3 rm #18 1605sf $8.3K up 5 min walk to Paragon/ Taka/MRT Ron *****055 *CHEAP RENT! MIRAGE Twr 3+1/4+1. #26 up. F/furn S/ pool tennis gym. Opp shpg 9009 2341/9851 2159 Poh ***URBAN SUITES 2002SF #15-03, 4+1, $9.1k, MRT. Laurels, 1819 sf, 4+1, $8.5k Just TOP
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    • 1413 10 t fit! Orchard/ Cairnhill D09 Pte Apts For Rent m V Orchard/ Cairnhill D09 Pte Apts For Rent m Orchard/ Cairnhill 009 Pte Apts For Rent ca Orchard/ Cairnhill 009 Pte Apts For Rent ea Orchard/Cairnhill 009 Pte Apts For Rent mt Orchard/ Cairnhill 009 Pte Apts For Rent Orchard/
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    • 153 10 MULBERRY TREE CONDO penthse 2 big rms w/toilet. F/furn,aircon Near Novena MRT, United Sq. Amenities 1270 sf. Immaculate new cond. Call *****666 CUBE 8: 1RM 560sf fr $3.3k Cube 8: 2rm926sf fr $4.0k Cube 8:3rm 1475sf High flr Soleil Studio Furn $4.3k Pavilion 11: 3rm 1485sf $6k Call Joshua Teo
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    • 187 10 RESIDENCES EVELYN. 2bdrm, Very high floor. Balcony, P/furn. Good cond. Call Yeow Meng 9761-1623 THOMSON 800. NATURE reserve/ pool view. High flr 1625 sf. 3 rms. New paint. P/furn. $5.3K. 9756-0082 PARK INFINIA STUDIO high flr. F/furn. MRT/United Sq. Blossomvale 3+1, pte lift pool. Lee MM 9002 3237 CITY EDGE
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    • 412 11 CUBE 8 1335 sf 3+utility High flr, unblk. p/furn, just TOP. Quality finishing, full facilities. Near amenities SETIA RES 3350SF 4bdrm all ensuite, high flr, unobstructed,rarely avail, tip top $15,500 *****555 Eugene 10 STOREY APT 4bdrm, 3013sf High flr. Bright windy. P/Furn Mins walk to MRT. Rosalind 9759 3043 CUBE
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    • 350 11 1+STUDY 657SF. One only layout in The Tier. High ceiling. Quiet windy. Door step to s/ pool. Grab! VISTA RES 2+1 904sf. Mid flr. F/facilities. P/furn. 2yrs lease. MRT. new condo. No agent. Mrs Tan 9126 2855. BRAND NEW VISTA Res. 4 rms. Superb view. High flr. Arte 3-bdrms. P/furn.
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    • 275 11 ***GPS CORPORATE TEAM The Waterside 3rm 2142sf Pebble Bay 3+1/4+1 immed Costa Rhu 4+1 2088sf $8k Sanctuary Green, 1356sf. Parkshore 3rm, 1633sqft. Call 6100-1132 for viewing THE SHORE RES, new. 2 bdrms, p/furn, high flr, squarish layout, balcony. Keys on hand. Unblock. Immed.$neg. Philip *****931 ***THE SHORE RES Choice 1/2/3
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    • 396 11 LAGUNA PARK 1450SF 3+1+ Balcony. P/ furn, aircon. nice reno. F/facilities near East coast ECP. Immed. BUTTERWORTH 8 3 bdrm bright breezy. $4.3k. MRT/eateries Immed. Must view! Carol *****223 16 HAIG LANE, grd flr, 2+1, 1100 sf, pool, $3.2k. Reno, immed. Agt welcome Owner *****635/ *****996 NEW LIST! PARADISE Palms
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    • 491 11 LAGOON VIEW 1650 sf. 3+1. High flr. P/furn. Good facing. Reno Avail soon. $3.5k Call *****227 Harry Kwek 2-RM DUNMAN VIEW #1x. Furn. Windy. MRT. $3.5K. 2-rm Moda #5+, face pool, 1000 sf, $4.xK. *****266 QUESTA DUNMAN. 2+1 rm High flr. Pool facing. Brand new. Near MRT, food court shpg
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    • 402 11 WATERVIEW, TAMPINES, 3+1 Brand New, 1130 sqft, Near UWC, Immediate, Ask $4K. Call Lynn *****664 ERA NEW LIST! MELVILLE Pk. 1152 sf. 2 bdrm/ huge master /furn. All race. Sole agt Michelle 9818-4929 SPZ WATERVIEW TAMPINES. New! 2/ 3/ 4 bdrms. Keys collected. Walk to Res. Isaac Yee 9765-9938 TROPICAL
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    • 361 11 FAR HORIZON GRD 3907sf 2sty penthse 4+maid Avail immed 8k neg Functional lay out. *****403 Yeo THOMSON VIEW TOWNHSE 3850sf. 4+1. P/furn. Corner. Park 3 cars. Spacious. Pte gdn. Adrian 9722 2999 NEW CENTRO RES. AMK mall/ MRT/ amenities. 2 bdrm. Unblock.$3.9K. Avail Feb. Owner 8268-5192 GOLDENHILL PK. 3+STUDY, 1335sf.
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    • 393 11 THE WARREN 1238 sf. 3+1. F/furn. High flr. Pool facing. MRT, mall. $3.4K. Call Tracy 9062 7772 ERA GLENDALE PARK Hillview. 2+1. 1044 sqft. Greenery. Near Rail Mall. Free shuttle to MRT. Patsy 9272-8869 HILLINGTON GREEN, 3+1. 1356sf. F/furn, $3.4K. Must view! Jasmine 9857 8230 WARREN 3+1 1200SF. High flr.
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    • 360 11 3+1 BLK 179 AMK F/furn. High flr. Unblocked. Windy Near amenities. 10 mins MRT. Call Vinc 9007 7172 ANG MO KIO blk 155, 3’NG Fully furnished Near amenities All races welcome, avail late February 3-RM BLK 151, AMK Ave 4. #08. F/furn. $2.2K Immed. Near sch. Soh 9014 3173 BLK
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    • 377 11 BLK 232 BAIN Rd 3-bdrms A1 cond. High flr. Furn Aircon. MRT. Immed. Rent neg Shirley *****603 C&H 3-RM TG PAGAR blk 1, f/ furn, f/aircon. Convenient. Pref professional. *****112 BLK 401 3-BDRM, 105 sqm. F/furn, designer fittings, island kitchen. High floor. Corner. $2.8K. *****938 BLK 627, 3-BDRM. Aircon, Furn.
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    • 361 12 BLK 266 EA Beautifully reno. F/aircon. Perfect move in cond. Next to Loyang Pt Immed. Trina *****507 3+1 BLK 101 Punggol f/furn. High flr, windy. Min to LRT, shpg, amenities. Professional. Immed. Vinc *****172 PUNGGOL FIELD BLK 110D 3+1 rm F/furn. Near LRT/ shpg mall,windy. *****282 BLK 60 COMMONWEALTH, 2+1.
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    • 461 12 321 TAMPINES ST. 3 bdrms. #05. Furn. Nice. Aircon. neg Immed *****484 Teo IMMED BLK 194 2+1+utility Corner, All races. F/furn, aircon. Eateries, amenities MRT, $2.1Kneg. 8198 0066 6 MINS WALK TO MRT 200 units Access to PIE,CTE,BKE,KJE. 24 hours security Lease from monthly MARSILING APARTMENTS 52 Woodlands St 13
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    • 480 12 ORCHARD ROAD. F/FURN. Aircon room. Long-term/ Short-term. 6235 0892 SEMI-D COMMON RMS. Furn, aircon. 2 mins Kembangan MRT. $800-$1500 Wifi, utilities. 9239-9199 Owner NEAR CHANGI BIZ Pk, 2 common rms with window. Aircon, fan wifi. Furn. $1.2k incl utilities *****116 MASTER BDRM Waterbank Dakota. Nice view. F/furn. Aircon. MRT. Avail
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    • 448 12 BIG COMMON RM Dover. High flr. Aircon. Wifi. Furn. Near MRT. Chinese Owner. Single only. Call *****697 PRIVACY SPACIOUS COMMON rm Jurong E Blk 228 aircon, f/furn. Near food ctr. Immed *****912 JURONG W. ST 65 Blk 674B Common rm. High flr, F/furn, aircon. IS *****704 T. PAYOH, AMK, Yishun,
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    • 389 12 TUAS URA FTY #01 19,000 sf. S$1.38 psf, 10 tonnes crane, 40 ft easy access, High Amp,CCTV *****558 SUNGEI KADUT/ KRANJI 10,000/ 20,000/ 30,000 to 100,000 sf open yard. Immed. 9382 1106 Poh DON’T WAIT! BELOW $2 psf showrm, #01, high visibility MRT, Ubi area, Immed. 3k5k sqft. *****379 Dunson
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    • 340 12 Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Richfield Industrial Centre at Eunos urn HIW mil') II Hi fifj ini >. sss 13=13” runi iSS riijr* is Sin n&fj riaaaii is iii if Si if nil mm if Tenanted units offering immediate rental income Attractive gross
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    • 117 12 TAG A @TAGORE, FH, B1 Ind. fr 2357sqft Ample parking, future Lentor MRT, fr $477 psf. David Ang 9791 6225 RARE! CANTEEN/B2 FACTORY. Tampines, 5000sqft, grd flr. With tenancy. Near Ikea. Shorona *****344 ENTERPRISE ONE B1 fty ramp-up. *****sf. $7.35M Tenanted till Mar 2015. Good rental yield. 1)PREMIER 1087SQFT X
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    • 199 12 FIRST CTR (S’GOON N Ave 4). 797 sf. High flr. Furn. 1335 sf ramp up. Tenanted. 9821-2887 Jimmy Teow QUARTZ BLDG LIGHT B1 Ind Corner. 2841 sf. High floor. Privacy. Sell vacant. neg. Grab! Delvin 9022 9949 UBI TECHPARK 2002/ 1346 sf. Low flr, fitted with rm Near cargo lift.
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    • 377 12 OFFICE SUITED OFFICE CBD FRINGE *Agents Welcome Call 6578 9966 Mustardseed SG !!!Special Package Promotion!!! (Terms Conditions Apply) μ Hi-tech Serviced office μ Sizes from 100 sq. ft. μ Broadband internet μ Monthly rental μ 24-7 access security μ Many optional facilities μ Free Shuttle Bus Service provided www.mustardseedatsg.com Call
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    • 326 12 JURONG EAST MRT Blk 134. For rent assignment 200 /400/800sf. Suits sch/ office. Jasmine 9685-7758 ADELPHI 280/ 350 sf,fitted, meeting rm, reno, furn, 5-9 pax. Immed. Full comm to agt. Fernn 8282-7898 1. GB BLDG, 1000/ 5000 sf. 2. Amoy St table space fitted rm. 50-3350 sf w/ lift. Near
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    • 505 13 NEXT TO LITTLE India MRT. 100 600 sf, fitted aircon, reno, 24-hr easy access, own entrance. *****245 INT’L PLAZA 936 sf, #28, sea view/ High St Ctr 550 420 sf. Both fittled near MRT. Mital *****737 TOH GUAN CENTRE 1841 sf, Aircon Carpet fitted office $4600 p/m. Ample parking. Peter
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    • 424 13 NEW COMMERCIAL LAUNCH next to Jurong East MRT. Office F&B/ Medical suite fr $1M up! Jason 9686 0116 GB BLDG 5425 sf. High flr. Tenanted, near MRT. Good investment. High comm to co agt Stan *****029 Agt CENTRAL SOHO 635 sqft approved loft. Nicely reno. River view. Ask $2.2M. No
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    • 297 13 SPORTS CHILDREN ENRICHMENT SPACE 200 Pandan Gardens 260 Upper Bukit Timah Rd 374, 628, 2,021sqft EasyAccess fromAYE Surrounded by School Residences 1,086 to 2,172sqft Free Parking Fitted Enrichment Space Also Suitable for Office CALL6578 9966 SOUTH BRIDGE RD! Grd flr Clarke Quay Raffles Place MRT. 1250 sf. 3phase 100amp. $12K,
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    • 341 13 BT PANJANG BANGKIT Rd half shop for rent. Heavy human traffic. Near LRT. Interested call: *****050 WHOLE 201D Tampines $6.5K/ $13K/ 82 Marine Parade $5K/ 449 Clementi $13K. neg. 9320-5950 JOO CHIAT RD 2200sqft, prominent frontage with carpk, trading office only, f/fitted. Alex *****734 BEDOK RES. HDB Shop. 774 sf.
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    • 500 13 GEYLANG LOR 27, beside Aljunied MRT With coldrm, suits F&B. Approx 1500sf Lim *****789 DTZ 1/2 SHOP: 166 Woodlands St 13 $2.1K/ Blk 110 Yishun Ring Rd $2.7K. Aircon. Reno. Immed. Ivy 8500-1366 45 SIMS DRIVE 758sf Retail Good Frontage. Near MRT/ Hawker Ctr/ Huge Crowds! $3888 only. 9745-6450 TOP
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    • 314 13 A PAIR OF beautifully conserved shophses in D1 at unbelievable Quality tenants. Low psf. 9022 6269 HEXACUBE, FH, SHOP/ Office/ F&B, Eunos Mrt. Early bird disc. Developer Sales Team. Serene *****541 LUCKY PLAZA. B1/ #01/ #02. 409/ 474/ 500/ 818/ 884sf. Heavy crowd/ good frontage.Good rental yield! LUCKY PLAZA. #03/
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    • 389 13 CENTREPOINT ORCHARD 820 sf very rare concourse shop unit. Good tenancy. Must view! *****380 Joe ORCHARD PLAZA SHOP. 237 sq.ft. Water supply. 99 yrs fr 1977. $750K. View anytime. HB *****778 Jacob HDB SHOPHOUSE IN Marine Parade Central. Near Future MRT. Tenanted $10.7k P/mth. Owner *****087 FORTUNE CTR 290SF. No
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    • 238 22 Company located at Sungei Kadut requires STORE ASSISTANT *Min Primary 6 *Min 2 years of experience in warehouse operations *Handle daily receiving and issuing of goods *Maintain accurate record of goods receipts inventory stock take *Possess class 3+forklift lic TECHNICIANS *NITEC or Higher NITEC *Experience working in mechanical electrical environment
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