The Straits Times, 1 July 2014

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  • 28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014 80 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 073/02/2014
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  • 846 1  -  LRioters’ misconceptions LAlcohol LPolice lapses By LIM YAN LIANG yanliang@sph.com.sg THE riot in Little India was triggered by a fatal accident involving a worker from India, but it was a confluence of factors that escalated the violence into the mayhem that
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  • 325 1  -  By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg IT IS still too early to roll back property cooling measures, according to the Ministry of National Development (MND) yesterday. It said that although home sales have decreased, prices have remained relatively stable. The moves to rein
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  • 104 1 ARJEN Robben should be punished retrospectively after admitting that he dived in the Netherlands’ 2-1 comeback win against Mexico on Sunday, says Sports Editor Marc Lim. Although the Dutch striker insisted that the penalty for his team was the right call by the referee, Mexican supporters and
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    • 90 1 WIMBLEDON WRITERS’ FESTIVAL WOLF AMONG THE BIG NAMES LAU PA SAT BUSY FIRST DAY TOP OF THE NEWS A3 CHANGES AT SNOC UNSEEDED CZECH BEATS WOZNIACKI NEW SPORTING CHIEF LIFE! C5 SPORT B15 TOP OF THE NEWS A8 L SEE TOP OF THE NEWS A6&7 L SEE OPINION A20, MONEY
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 501 2 / 3  -  About half of 22km pipe will go beneath former KTM railway line By GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg NATIONAL water agency PUB plans to lay a new trunk water main under the southern half of the Rail Corridor to meet future water demand in
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    • 513 2 / 3  -  Some food stalls see queues of more than 20 people at lunchtime By CHERYL FAITH WEE cherylw@sph.com.sg CROWDS flocked to Lau Pa Sat yesterday on its first day open, after being closed for nine months for a $4 million revamp meant
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    • 541 2 / 3  -  By JERMYN CHOW DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT jermync@sph.com.sg EVERY career and citizen soldier will find it easier to train for maybe even pass his annual physical fitness test, as the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) finalises changes to simplify the Individual Physical
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    • 426 2 / 3  -  By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg THE head of a school’s department of character and citizenship was jailed for four years and nine months yesterday for having an affair with a student 16 years his junior. The 33-year-old teacher,
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • 53 4 THREE factors combined to cause the violence in the Little India riot to worsen, said the Committee of Inquiry (COI) in a report that also blamed alcohol. It also gave eight recommendations, most of which were on how to prevent future riots. TOP OF
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      • 44 4 SUNNI jihadists have declared an “Islamic caliphate” on territory they seized in Iraq and Syria in a move that has alarmed regional and world powers. The Islamic State ordered Muslims to pledge allegiance to its chief. TOP OF THE NEWS A8
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      • WORLD
        • 52 4 HUNDREDS to thousands of Hong Kongers are likely to “occupy Central” tonight, blocking the main Chater Road in the central business district. Another group will also “occupy Tamar”, the public space outside the Chief Executive’s office, in a bid to step up calls for “real democracy”.
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        • 54 4 THE Philippines has voiced concerns over an Al Jazeera report which claims that some maid agencies in Singapore have been “displaying” women as “commodities” in shopping malls. The Philippine Embassy in Singapore may file a police report if the accounts are true, its foreign affairs department
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        • 54 4 CHINA has sacked retired general Xu Caihou, an ally of retired president Jiang Zemin. He is the highest-ranking official to have fallen from grace over graft charges since President Xi Jinping took charge. PAGE A14 Retired general Xu Caihou was the former vice-chairman of the Central Military
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        • 47 4 Next up Down Under AFTER its controversial reclamation works in the Strait of Johor, Chinese developer Country Garden is pressing ahead with its Australian plans. Besides aiming to buy a stake in Australian property giant Meriton, it has also launched its 800-apartment complex in Sydney. PAGE A18
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      • 62 4 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is concerned most about blockages in the US to a Pacific trade deal. There are other hurdles, each of which could sink the effort. Time, surely, to see the big picture of all-round benefit. All parties must agree that
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      • OPINION
        • 48 4 THE property market is a pale shadow of itself from a year ago when the boom was in full swing. Is it time to lift some cooling measures? Reporter Cheryl Ong ponders the burning question in the weekly Eye on the Economy column. PAGE A20
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      • HOME
        • 53 4 A PAY-PER-MINUTE parking scheme for motorcyclists could help them save hundreds of dollars a year. More than 500 Housing Board and Urban Redevelopment Authority carparks are bringing in the system, which will help those who need to use the spaces for only brief periods, such as dispatch
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        • 46 4 SINGAPORE hopes the territorial disputes in the South China Sea between several countries can be managed to avoid armed conflict, said Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam. It does not matter which countries own which islands as long as the peace can be kept, he said.
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      • MONEY
        • 40 4 RESALE prices of private homes staged a surprise rebound in May over April, reversing a nine-month decline. Overall resale prices climbed 0.8 per cent from April to May, according to Singapore Residential Price Index flash estimates. PAGE B9
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        • 45 4 FRASERS Hospitality Trust (FHT) plans to raise $367.9 million through the sale of stapled securities at 88 cents apiece. FHT is a global hotel and serviced residence trust comprising Frasers Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust and Frasers Hospitality Business Trust. PAGE B12
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      • SPORT
        • 84 4 BRITISH golfer Justin Rose won his first title since the US Open just over a year ago, parring the first extra hole on Sunday to beat Shawn Stefani for the US$1.1 million (S$1.4 million) top prize at the Quicken Loans National in Maryland. It gives the 33-year-old
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      • LIFE!
        • 82 4 INDEPENDENT visual arts institutions here say collaborations among themselves allow them to pool resources, expertise and influences to create the space for them to better pursue their common goals. Unlike state institutions and commercial galleries, independent players offer discursive practice and scholarship that can be esoteric, a
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        • 64 4 JAPANESE lifestyle store Tokyu Hands Inc, known in Japan as the go-to store for quirky homeware products and do-it-yourself items, is headed to Singapore. In September, a 7,500 sq ft store will open at Westgate in Jurong East. This is their second overseas store, under the
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    • 691 6  -  Indian cultural attitudes on ‘street justice’ also contributed to violence LITTLE INDIA RIOT: COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY REPORT By HOE PEI SHAN hpeishan@sph.com.sg THE Committee of Inquiry (COI) into last December’s riot in Little India found that several misunderstandings about the fatal bus accident that sparked the
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    • 606 6  -  By WALTER SIM waltsim@sph.com.sg LIQUOR restrictions at drinking hot spots and stricter enforcement of laws against public intoxication will prevent a breakdown of public order like that during the Little India riot on Dec 8 last year, the Committee of Inquiry
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    • 525 6  -  By AW CHENG WEI awcw@sph.com.sg DISSATISFACTION among foreign workers with employment and living conditions in Singapore was not the cause of the Little India riot, said the Committee of Inquiry (COI) in a report submitted to Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean
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    • 756 6  -  WALTER SIM THE Home Team’s response during the Little India riot was overall “commendable” as there was no loss of lives and the violence was contained within a short period of time, found the Committee of Inquiry (COI) into
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    • 1024 7  -  COI has balanced its work with the need to maintain standing of police force NEWS ANALYSIS LITTLE INDIA RIOT: COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY REPORT By FRANCIS CHAN ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR franchan@sph.com.sg AFTER coming under intense scrutiny during the Committee of Inquiry (COI) hearings,
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    • 551 8 Islamic State also declares that its chief is leader of world’s Muslims AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BAGHDAD Ruthless jihadists spearheading a Sunni militant offensive in Iraq have declared an “Islamic caliphate” and ordered Muslims worldwide to pledge allegiance to their chief, in a spectacular
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    • 258 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BAGHDAD In October 2005, American forces believed they had killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (right) in a strike on the Iraq-Syria border. The battlefield commander and tactician not only escaped death, but also went on to lead the Islamic State of Iraq
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    • 508 8 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BAGHDAD Iraqi troops battled to dislodge an Al-Qaeda splinter group from the city of Tikrit yesterday after its leader was declared caliph of a new Islamic state in lands seized last month across a swathe of Iraq and
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    • 456 8  -  By REME AHMAD ASSISTANT FOREIGN EDITOR reme@sph.com.sg With reporting by Zakir Hussain in Jakarta, Y.P. Rajesh in New Delhi and Yong Yen Nie in Kuala Lumpur THE declaration of a caliphate by the Sunni jihadist group now known as the Islamic
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    • 569 8  -  By CHUA SIANG YEE siangyee@sph.com.sg DEPUTY Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Teo Chee Hean has stepped down as the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) president after 16 years at the helm. Mr Teo, who took over from Dr Yeo
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  • WORLD
    • 873 10  -  Hong Kong activists to take pro-democracy protests to the streets By LI XUEYING By HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Pearl Liu TEMPERATURES are rising in this city, with students and activists planning to “occupy Central” tonight. They will stage an illegal sit-in
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    • 629 10  -  NEWS ANALYSIS By LI XUEYING HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg MR RONNY Tong is throwing in the towel. “Practically nil,” the moderate pan-democrat legislator snaps, when asked about the odds that Hong Kong will find a way forward to elect its chief executive by 2017.
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    • ASIA
      • 666 11 Their aim is to create ‘super Islamic caliphate’ in region, say authorities KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian security authorities have identified four new terror groups bent on creating a “super” Islamic caliphate to rule parts of South-east Asia, including secular Singapore. The four
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      • 118 11 Indian rescue workers clearing rubble from the wreckage of a collapsed apartment building in Chennai yesterday as rescuers plucked two survivors from the rubble. The confirmed death toll from last Saturday’s disaster rose to 20 as the authorities blamed shoddy construction for the second
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      • 248 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Courts in China’s ethni-cally-divided Xinjiang, home to mainly Muslim Uighurs, have sentenced 113 people to jail on mostly terrorism-related offences, as the authorities press a crackdown following several deadly attacks. Four suspects were sentenced to life in prison, while 109
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      • 431 12  -  By RAUL DANCEL PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT IN MANILA rdancel@gmail.com THE Philippines is looking into reports that some Singapore maid agencies are putting the women “on display” at malls and treating them like “commodities”. Foreign affairs department spokesman Charles Jose
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      • 527 12  -  Candidate’s chances to get boost as polls show tightening race 2014 INDONESIA PRESIDENT! Al ELECTK# By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA wahyudis@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Zubaidah Nazeer THE Democratic Party of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has declared its formal backing for presidential candidate Prabowo
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      • 566 12  -  By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT IN NEW DELHI gnirmala@sph.com.sg NOTING that the Sandra Bullock movie Gravity cost more than India’s Mars mission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on Indian scientists to extend a home-grown satel-lite-based navigation system to its neighbours in
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      • 340 12  -  By YONG YEN NIE MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR yyennie@sph.com.sg FORMER deputy minister of higher education Saifuddin Abdullah has resigned from Universiti Malaya (UM), where he was a research fellow, in protest against the alleged forced resignation of the head of its Centre
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      • 461 13 Despite outcry, govt set to alter rules of engagement AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japan’s government will press ahead with divisive plans to loosen restrictions on its military, a top government spokesman said yesterday, despite widespread public anger and a protester’s horrific suicide bid. Hundreds of
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      • 281 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Australia this month and make a rare address to Parliament, with his counterpart Tony Abbott yesterday trumpeting their “strong friendship”. The trip from July 7 to 10, which will include visits by Mr Abe
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      • 91 13 Philippine Marines taking position next to US Marine amphibious assault vehicles yesterday during a mock beach assault, as part of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training exercise at a base facing the South China Sea in San Antonio, Zambales province. The
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      • 476 14  -  Xu is highest-ranking official to fall in President Xi’s anti-graft campaign By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BEIJING kianbeng@sph.com.sg THE Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has sacked retired general Xu Caihou (right), making him the highest-ranking official to fall from grace in President Xi
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      • 346 14 REUTERS SEOUL North Korea has said it would put two American tourists on trial for committing crimes against the state, as it proposed to the South to suspend military drills that have triggered tensions between the two Koreas. “Their hostile acts
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      • Article, Illustration
        61 14 Children playing with algae on a beach on Sunday in Qingdao, in China’s Shandong province, as another round of algae growth hit the waters off the city. The authorities have been dealing with algae blooms for seven years in a row, with the largest bloom covering 28,900
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 49 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI Taiwan yesterday placed two military outposts facing China under civilian control, a sign of the warming ties between the two former bitter rivals. Some 200 troops guarding the two fortified islands, Ta Tan and Er Tan, in the Kinmen group will be reduced.
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        • 49 14 REUTERS LONDON GlaxoSmithKline has confirmed the existence of an intimate video of its former China head, Mr Mark Reilly, with his Chinese girlfriend which the Sunday Times of London reported kicked off a bribery probe. It is unclear how the video is related to the scandal.
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    • 869 16  -  Ankara open to once-taboo notion as Iraq’s territorial collapse seems likely By JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT IN LONDON Jonathan.eyal@gmail.com CAN ONE solve a problem by simply refusing to talk about it? For many decades, that is precisely the attitude the Turkish
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 85 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY One of the most senior members of the Catholic Church in Australia has stepped down from his role after being charged with child sex abuse. Max Davis, who heads the church’s military diocese, is reportedly Australia’s most senior clergyman and the first
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      • 96 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME The deaths of 30 boat migrants has sparked anger in Italy, as critics accused the government of failing to deal with an immigration crisis which has seen over 5,000 people rescued in the last 24 hours. Rescuers had found the bodies
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    • 435 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PRETORIA The murder trial of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has resumed with experts saying they found no sign of mental illness after a month of psychiatric tests. “Mr Pistorius did not suffer from a mental illness or defect that would have
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    • 329 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the international community to support Jordan in the fight against “Islamic extremism” and to back the independence of Iraq’s Kurds. “We need to support efforts by the international community to strengthen Jordan and support
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    • 251 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Andy Coulson (right), a former top aide to British Prime Minister David Cameron, will face a retrial on some of the charges in his phone-hack-ing trial, said prosecutors. The former editor of the Rupert Murdoch-owned News of the World tabloid
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    • 54 17 A fisherman casting his line from Seal Beach, California as the sun set last Saturday. Summer in California this year is expected to be the hottest and driest on record as nearly one-third of the state experiences exceptional drought levels, according to reports from the National Climatic Data
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    • 549 17 It tampered with news feeds to observe effect on users’ moods AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON Facebook secretly manipulated the feelings of 700,000 users to understand “emotional contagion” in a study that prompted anger and forced the social network giant on the defensive.
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    • 691 18 Bank expected to admit guilt as part of settlement for sanctions violations AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK France’s largest bank BNP Paribas is expected to pay a record US$9 billion (S$11.2 billion) fine and admit its guilt for years of dealing
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    • 397 18  -  By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN SYDNEY jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com COUNTRY Garden, the Chinese developer behind controversial reclamation works in the Strait of Johor, is pressing ahead with large-scale plans for Australia with the launch of an 800-apart-ment complex in Sydney. In
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    • 287 18 BLOOMBERG TOKYO Japan’s production rebounded in May, indicating that manufacturers are riding out a sales-tax increase as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks to steer the economy through its aftermath. Industrial output rose 0.5 per cent after dropping 2.8 per cent in
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
      • 112 18 REUTERS BEIJING China’s banking regulator is relaxing the rules for the calculation of banks’ loan-to-deposit ratio in a bid to release more cash into the system to support the real economy. As of July 1, selected loans to small firms and the farm sector
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      • 116 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRUSSELS Euro zone inflation is still stuck at the lowest levels since the financial crisis, new data showed yesterday, highlighting the threat of deflation but analysts say the ECB is unlikely to ease policy further this week. Deflation is such a
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      • 70 18 REUTERS LONDON British lenders approved the lowest number of mortgages last month since June last year, in a further sign that tighter mortgage affordability rules introduced in April are dampening activity. The Bank of England said mortgage approvals for house purchase numbered 61,707 in May, down
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    • 609 19 Archaic laws holding back job creation in flagging Indian economy REUTERS NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set in motion the first major revamp in decades of India’s archaic labour laws, part of a plan to revive the flagging economy, boost
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    • 365 19 REUTERS NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi never had a high opinion of the Planning Commission, an institutional vestige of the country’s attempts to mimic the Soviet command economy during the infancy of its independence over half a century
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  • OPINION
    • 443 20 THE message on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal that the Prime Minister conveyed on his Washington stops was plain and direct. Being the largest economy whose related security role in Asia could be decisive as the continent undergoes change, a successful conclusion to
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    • 1534 20  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY The Total Debt Servicing Ratio is here to stay but the Additional Buyers’ Stamp Duty could be tweaked By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg IT IS clear from a visit to showflats that the property market is a pale
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    • 1062 21  -  in the Singapore context, perhaps insurers can be encouraged to push health-care professionals to be more cost-conscious and mindful of the need for total system cost containment. By JEREMY LIM stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is a partner in the global consulting firm Oliver Wyman. This
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    • 1176 21  -  It is not capitalism but politics and policies that drive inequality By JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ The writer, a Nobel laureate in economics, is a professor at Columbia and a former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and chief economist for the World Bank. NEW YORK
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    • 729 21  -  By NASYA BAHFEN The writer is senior lecturer at the School of Media, Film and Journalism at Monash University. This article first appeared in The Conversation (http://theconversation.com), a website which carries analysis by academics and researchers in Australia and
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      • 354 22  -  Linda Heng (Ms) I ECHO the call in yesterday’s editorial to better manage divisive issues in society (“A dot, but big enough to accommodate all”). There has been a trend of using both mainstream and alternative media to advance different points of view. The court
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      • 270 22  -  Ed Cheong Tuck Kuan LAST Saturday, I attended the Pink Dot event at Hong Lim Park for the first time. There were two reasons for my showing up. One was to photograph the colourful happenings, and the other was to know more about the
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      • 68 22 1. MISS EDEN CHUA: Stay united by being willing to listen. 2. MS LIM LIH MEI: Curb rising medical expenses. 3. MR FRANCIS CHENG: How Singapore can stay ahead of competition. 4. MR JEFFREY LAW: To communicate effectively, keep it simple. 5. MR FOO LAI SAI: Put brakes
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      • 371 22  -  He Jia Wen BESIDES discussing the quantity and quality of teachers’ working hours, it is important to examine whether their professional role is reflected in the actual work they do (“Singapore teachers among the most hard-working: Study”, last Thursday; and ‘48 hours? It’s more than that’
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      • 272 22  -  Catherine Soh (Ms) TEACHERS here say the findings of an Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development survey do not reflect their typical work day, and that they work at least 50 hours a week beyond the international average of 38 hours ‘48 hours? It’s more
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      • 247 23  -  Raymond Koh Bock Swi I AGREE with the views of senior health correspondent Salma Khalik (“Next on the agenda: Rein in rising costs of health care”; last Saturday). Prevention is always better than cure. More can be done at the government, employer and individual
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        • 215 23  -  Yeo Eng Huat I AM a StarHub TV subscriber using HubStation HD set-top boxes, who signed up for World Cup broadcasts through the cross-carriage arrangement. After a few days of watching the matches and studio segments on Channel 223, I realised that the quality of the
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        • 151 23  -  Chua Teo Ngee I PAY most of my bills through Internet banking, which is environmentally friendly. On May 31, I accidentally keyed in $13,873 while paying my SingTel bill of $138.73 through i-banking. After realising the mistake, I called SingTel immediately to ask for
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      • 164 23  -  Susan Ong (Ms) Senior Manager, Group Health Division NTUC Income MRS CATHERINE Yap wrote about the increase in her company’s employee benefits insurance policy premiums (“Keep premiums for elderly workers affordable”; last Thursday). Group employee benefits, purchased by employers for the benefit of their staff,
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    • 626 1  -  New electronic parking rate at 500 HDB, URA carparks from today By YEO SAM JO yeosamjo@sph.com.sg MOTORCYCLISTS who stop briefly at carparks will benefit from a new per-minute charging system starting today. Introduced by the Housing Board and Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), the new
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      • 64 1 The monthly levies for foreign workers on work permits and S Passes rise by between $15 and $200 in the manufacturing, construction, process, marine and service sectors from today. Previously, companies paid a monthly levy of between $250 and $750 for each foreign worker. This is
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      • 72 1 Amendments to the Prisons Act come into effect today, introducing the Conditional Remission System and Mandatory Aftercare Scheme to lower re-offending rates. Upon prisoners’ release, the first scheme places certain conditions on them, while the latter puts them through case management, counselling and halfway house treatment.
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      • 71 1 Singaporeans who turn 55 between today and June 30 next year will have to set aside more retirement savings in their Central Provident Fund accounts. The minimum sum the lowest total sum required in the Ordinary and Special accounts has been raised to $155,000,
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      • 39 1 Betting duty rates on lotteries at Singapore Pools increase to 30 per cent of gross bets from today, from 25 per cent. This is part of steps to avoid “excessive consumption or indulgence” in certain areas.
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    • 347 2  -  By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg TAKE note of Aug 1 because that is when the special Budget topups will land. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) yesterday said 1.6 million Singaporeans will receive letters this week outlining the various benefits they will be
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    • 473 2  -  NSmen with relevant expertise can ‘convert’ to take on specialist roles By LEE JIAN XUAN jianxuan@sph.com.sg PROFESSIONALS such as lawyers, doctors and communication specialists who have completed their national service cycles can now volunteer to contribute in their areas of expertise, the
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    • 533 2  -  By JERMVN CHOW, LEE JIAN XUAN jermync@sph.com.sg jianxuan@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is likely to acquire a bigger warship that can carry more helicopters as it looks to expand its role and do more in the world’s potential flashpoints,
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    • 734 2  -  NEWS ANALYSIS By JERMYN CHOW DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT jermync@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) seems to be adopting the “keep it simple” approach with its decision to review one of the sacred cows of its combat fitness standards the Individual Physical Proficiency Test
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    • 449 2 L What can be done to tighten the lapses in protocol when dealing with servicemen with mental health problems? The basic principle is that if the psychiatric board assesses that the person can serve a vocation in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), we
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    • 381 3  -  She is praised for her unselfishness and being an understanding person HEROINE OF HK GUESTHOUSE FIRE By JOANNA SEOW joseow@soh.com.sg MORE than 100 friends and relatives last night attended the wake for Singaporean ballroom dancer Tiara Zhang Zhi Zhen, who died after evacuating residents
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    • 275 3  -  By KASH CHEONG kashc@sph.com.sg SCIENTISTS here have uncovered why those who are grossly overweight are more likely to have diabetes, and it is because of a single missing protein. Researchers at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology under the Agency for Science, Technology
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    • 687 5  -  Disputes more nuanced than portrayed by international media: Shanmugam By BHAGYASHREE GAREKAR ASSISTANT FOREIGN EDITOR bhagya@sph.com.sg CHINA’S use of historical rights to press its claims in the South China Sea cannot be laughed away, but whether Beijing possesses
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    • 292 5  -  By RUPALI KAREKAR rupsk@sph.com.sg A CLEAR mandate for Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a sea change for India after years of coalition governments that slowed decision-making, and Singapore is approaching the development with cautious optimism, Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam said. Speaking to The
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    • 89 6 School staff learning how to become lifesavers yesterday as part of the Singapore Heart Foundation’s “Start A Heart” project. Physical education teacher Jasri Bahari, 37, tries to get a manikin’s heart pumping, as volunteer instructor Tan Choon Siong (left) from Nanyang Polytechnic and Mr Zainudin Nordin,
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    • 85 6 Muslim Kidney Action Association president, Mr Ameerali Abdeali (centre, in white), offering dates to his friends from other faiths in a special iftar (breaking of fast) session yesterday. About 100 people from various faiths, including Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Taoists, Hindus, Jains and Sikhs, gathered at
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    • 690 6  -  But its experience in tackling threats can help keep danger at bay: Experts MIDDLE EAST CRISIS By MARYAM MOKHTAR, NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH maryamm@sph.com.sg asyiqins@sph.com.sg RELIGIOUS leaders and academics have cautioned that Singapore is not immune from extremists using the Internet to influence and
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    • 294 6  -  By JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Democratic Party has backed the Government’s move to increase health-care expenditure but branded the rise “minuscule”. “It is a step in the right direction and will ensure that Singaporeans receive the kind of health care that they deserve,” said
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    • 266 6  -  DARYL CHIN THE Singapore Land Authority (SLA) has appointed Mr Lim Sim Seng, the Singapore Country Head of DBS Bank, as its new chairman. He will replace outgoing chairman Mr Chaly Mah, who will finish his two-year term on July 31. The SLA said Mr
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    • 438 7  -  He was among group of five students who punched and kneed passenger in public bus By IAN POH pohian@sph.com.sg A TEENAGER who had just received disappointing O-level results acted with “unusual anger” and joined his friends in a “thuggish and brazen”
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    • 331 7  -  By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg A PRISONER who poured a bucket of hot water over a fellow inmate in a revenge attack was jailed for a total of 21/2years yesterday. Secret society member Mustafa Ya’acob, 59, left 51-year-old Aaron Ayoop Khan with
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    • 242 7  -  IAN POH DECIDING he needed to nap before completing his drive home early one morning last July, Anderson Rozario Esep M. stopped his lorry, and turned off its engine and all the lights before going to sleep in the middle of the
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    • 261 6 English Public Forum Geriatric Oncology: A New Standard of Care for Older Cancer Patients Venue: National Cancer Centre Singapore Auditorium (Level 4) Singapore *****0 Date: 12 July 2014 (Saturday) Time: 12.15pm 1,30pm English (Registration: 12.00pm 12,15pm) Topic Highlights Introduction of Geriatric Oncology Geriatric Assessment Chemo-toxicity in the elderly predictive tools
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    • 825 8  -  It encourages prudent bank lending and borrowing among buyers: MAS By LEE SU SHYAN MONEY EDITOR sushyan@sph.com.sg THE risk profile of borrowers has improved with the introduction of the Total Debt Servicing Ratio (TDSR) framework a year ago, said the Monetary Authority
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    • 498 9  -  S’pore is losing property investments to other countries, says developer By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg VETERAN property developer Kwek Leng Beng fears Singapore could lose its edge as an investment destination unless the Government reviews its property cooling measures. Mr Kwek, executive
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    • 440 9  -  By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg RESALE prices of private homes staged a surprise rebound in May over April, reversing a ninemonth decline, but experts say to keep the bubbly on hold. They warn that investors remain wary, and the unexpected price bounce does
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    • 340 9  -  By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg LENDING to businesses rose in May and helped boost overall bank loans. The increased loans to the sector were key in lifting overall bank lending to $597.5 billion, up 1.1 per cent on April’s $591.1 billion.
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    • 284 10  -  By AARON LOW aaronl@sph.com.sg TEMASEK Holdings chief executive Ho Ching has won the Asian Business Leaders Award this year. London-based business think-tank Asia House, a non-profit organisation that aims to foster closer ties between Asia and Europe, said it selected Ms Ho because of
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    • 512 10  -  US rebound slow-going and underlying strength of euro zone still not robust, he says By RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg THE optimistic outlook about growth for the United States and Europe for this half of the year “might be getting ahead of itself”,
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    • MONEY COMPANIES
      • 495 12  -  Local market lifted by continued optimism over global economy By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg CONTINUED optimism over the health of the global economy added billions of dollars to the local bourse in the first half of the year. The combined value of the 800 or
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      • 519 12  -  By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg FRASERS Hospitality Trust (FHT) plans to raise $367.9 million in gross proceeds through the sale of 185 million stapled securities at 88 cents apiece on the Singapore Exchange. FHT is a global hotel and serviced residence
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      • 253 12  -  By RENNIE WHANG wrennie@sph.com.sg BUSINESS optimism for the coming months has eased after surging in the second quarter, according to a poll of 200 companies. While companies still expect profits, sales, new orders, employment and inventories to grow, they are not as upbeat as
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      • 418 12  -  By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE-LISTED China developer Ying Li International Real Estate wants shareholder approval to bring in China Everbright Limited (CEL) as its strategic and second largest investor. It said in a statement yesterday that the move will give it
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    • MARKETS MONEY
      • 441 13  -  But STI outperforms Asian bourses in gaining 2.8% since start of year BULLS AND BEARS By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg GAINS in share markets across the region failed to boost the local bourse yesterday. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) ended the first half
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      • MARKET SUMMARY
        • 18 13 STI trading volume 199.5 million shares STI up down Gainers: 6 Losers: 19 Unchanged: 5
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        • 85 13 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime -0.49 -1.81 0.57 -7.80 -0.31 -0.40 -1.66 773.07 556.72 883.91 968.64 225.37 198.18 261.37 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and Gas -2.38 -0.90 -1.34 -1.77 -3.24 -6.96
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        • 21 13 Stock trading volume 2.31 billion shares worth $989 million Up down Gainers: 176 Losers: 241 Unchanged: 388
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        • 55 13 Yesterday’s close Index Change -30.80 Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI 23,190.72 15,162.10 2,002.21 2,048.33 1,096.79 1,882.71 67.10 13.70 11.82 9.81 1.78 Yesterday’s close Index Change Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Friday’s close Dow Nasdaq 4,878.58 1,485.75 5,395.75 33.45 2.51
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        • 246 13 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: JUNE 30,2014 Top Rises Jun 30 CENTS DBXT USDIGInfl 5US$ ***** 258.4 0.7 Lyxor Indonesia10US$ 8727 242.2 2.3 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 6531 178.5 2.2 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 123.6 0.8 DBXT iBoxxSvEu 5US$
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        • 39 13 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Vol Transcu Grp 0.2 296,067,000 Polaris APAC Strategic ...................5.6 63,208,000 Mirach Energy ..................20.5 62,925,000 GlobalYellow W*****5 ........0.9 58,629,000 110,266,000 5.6 84^765^000 ICP Golden Agri-Res .................55.5 38,159,000 Charisma Energy ................5.1 37,699,000 5.2 63,569,000
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        • 123 13 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST 209 180 CapitaMall Trust 197.5 +0.5 7396 198 196 5.2 6846.9 +0R'VOL 'ODD DAY GROSS 314 254 Global Logistic 270 cd +1 *****
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        • 149 13 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 194 156 ARA Asset Mgmt 178 +3 469 178 175.5 2.8 20.3 1504.4 C0RRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL '000 DAY GROSS 170 131.5 CapitaCom Trust
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        • 20 13 (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** 9 mths Source: Thomson Reuters
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        • 59 13 Jun 30 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Against US$ Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: S$/US$ to 100 units of foreign currency: 1.1735 1.1742 0.9400 0.9405 ***** 1.1689 0.9362 0.9357 1.7041 1.7045 1.3650
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        • 175 13 Top Rises Jun 30 CENTS WE Hldgs W*****7 0.2 100.0 0.1 ChinaGaoxian W*****8 0.7 16.7 0.1 EuYanSang W*****8 10 11.1 1.0 Metal Comp W*****8 1.1 10.0 0.1 Olam W*****9 US$ 64 6.7 5.0 ChasenHldg W*****0 6.8 6.3 0.4 UOB MB ePW*****1 3.9 5.4 0.2 0.2 CN6600MBeCW*****8 7.4
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        • 20 13 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol COCO) CapMallA3.8%b*****2 41 CityDev NCCPS Ill -2.5 2 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100
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        • 523 13 52-Wk Last Vol High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) Company Last 108.9 94 CIMB APAC Div 100US$ US105.4 1403 1192 CIMBASEAN40 100S$D 1338 +12 0 1300 927 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US1065 +2 ***** ***** DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ A***** -23 116 108.3 ABF SG Bond ETF 786 613 DBXT CSI300 10US$
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        • 135 13 A BUSINESS trust with investments in golf courses in Japan may soon be the first of its kind to list on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Accordia Golf Trust Management, the trustee-manager of Accordia Golf Trust (AG Trust), lodged the preliminary prospectus of AG Trust with the Monetary
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        • 37 13 HSBC has opened a new flagship branch at Liat Towers in Orchard Road, the bank announced yesterday. The 12,000 sq ft branch is aimed at showcasing the bank’s digital banking and wealth management capabilities, it said.
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        • 81 13 SECOND Chance Properties reported a third-quarter net profit of $4.3 million, an 18.7 per cent increase from that a year ago, while revenue fell 17 per cent to $10.8 million. Earnings per share at the property and retail group was 0.63 cents for the three months to
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      • 986 22  -  Messi and Shaqiri are point men but others could come to the fore as well OUR MAN IN BRAZIL By MARC LIM SPORTS EDITOR IN RIO DE JANEIRO marclim@sph.com.sg Round of 16: Argentina v Switzerland WHEN it comes to the knock-out stages of the World
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      • 276 22 REUTERS BELO HORIZONTE After five misses at this World Cup’s first penalty shootout, Argentina were leaving nothing to chance ahead of their last-16 clash with Switzerland. The South Americans are heavily favoured to beat the Swiss today but underdogs have been making a
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      • 901 18 Rodriguez is taking Brazil by storm but Colombian has a glittering history THE TIMES, LONDON RIO DE JANEIRO There are three goals, one for each act, in the rise of James Rodriguez. He was 12 when he scored the first. It came in the Liga
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      • 344 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE TIMES, LONDON MONTEVIDEO Uruguay’s President Jose Mujica has slammed Fifa leaders as “sons of b******” for banning the country’s star striker Luis Suarez over his infamous World Cup bite. He called the four-month ban on all football activity imposed on the
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      • 387 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Mexican Javier Aguirre has agreed to become Japan’s new coach following the resignation of Alberto Zaccheroni after his side’s World Cup flop, local media reported yesterday. Aguirre, who led Mexico to the last 16 of
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        • 94 18 REUTERS ALGERIA coach Vahid Halilhodzic reacted angrily on Sunday to questions on whether the Muslim holy month of Ramadan had affected the team’s preparations for the last-16 match against Germany, which was set to take place this morning (Singapore time). Asked if his players were observing
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        • 74 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FOOTBALL’S governing body Fifa is investigating claims that Brazil’s press chief Rodrigo Paiva hit Chilean player Mauricio Pinilla during the last-16 game between the two countries. The incident happened at half-time in Saturday’s match which Brazil won on penalties. Chile’s media spokesman Maria Jose
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        • 71 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AUTHORITIES in Bogota are at odds over the toll from last weekend’s violence sparked by Colombia’s raucous celebrations of its win over Uruguay with the mayor mourning eight dead but the police saying only 34 were wounded. The festivities following Saturday’s win, which
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        • 71 18 XINHUA CHINESE police have arrested 10 people suspected of making and selling fake World Cup shirts worth more than 30 million yuan (S$6 million), the ministry of public security announced yesterday. Police in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and Guangdong and Fujian provinces have seized more
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        • 76 18 REUTERS BELGIUM midfielder Steven Defour has escaped a potentially longer suspension for his red card against South Korea after Fifa said he would miss only the last-16 match against the United States today. A Fifa spokesman said yesterday that Defour was also fined 7,500 Swiss francs
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      • 658 19 Costa Rica goalie breaks hearts of Greek supporters in penalty shootout BLOOMBERG NEW YORK TIMES RECIFE (Brazil) Costa Rica’s World Cup journey will continue into new territory, led by the man at the back. Goalkeeper Keylor Navas made several crucial saves on Sunday
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      • 407 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SAO PAULO Xherdan Shaqiri, dubbed “the Messi of the Alps”, hopes to conquer new peaks when Switzerland face Argentina and the real Messi in today’s last-16 clash. Shaqiri lived up to his nickname with a hat-trick in his team’s 3-0 romp against
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      • 799 20 Robben doesn’t score but wins hotly disputed penalty for win over Mexico AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS FORTALEZA He may not have been on the scoresheet but, once again, it was Arjen Robben who won the match for the Netherlands on Sunday with the tricky footwork that
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      • 414 20 BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FORTALEZA The heat at the World Cup finally became too much. With temperatures over 38 deg C at Fortaleza yesterday, the match between the Netherlands and Mexico featured the first official stoppages of the tournament. And how the wily Dutch
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      • 769 20  -  COMMENTARY By MARC LIM SPORTS EDITOR IN SAO PAULO marclim@sph.com.sg A BITE and a dive are both seen in the same light in Fifa’s Laws of the Game. They are both illegal and punishable. But yet the biter has been
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      • 18 21 Round of 16 Argentina v Switzerland 11.55pm Belgium v USA Tomorrow, 4am NOTE: All in Singapore time
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      • 492 21  -  By ALISTAIR EDWARDS GUEST COLUMNIST stsports@sph.com.sg COMING into this World Cup, many people saw Belgium as the dark horses. Yes, they have lived up to that label in terms of statistics, topping Group H with three straight wins to
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      • 762 21 Red Devils and Yanks will keep things tight and show more fight than flair AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS Round of 16: Belgium v USA SALVADOR Belgium have unashamedly declared that they are happy to keep winning ugly. On the other hand, the United States
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      • 415 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SALVADOR When Belgium’s Eden Hazard and American Michael Bradley take to the pitch at Arena Fonte Nova today, the midfielders will have another opportunity to show their true selves after a quiet start. Hazard, in particular, had been expected to
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    • 444 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BETHESDA (Maryland) Justin Rose won for the first time since capturing last year’s US Open, parring the first play-off hole to defeat Shawn Stefani and take the US$6.5 million (S$8.1 million) Quicken Loans National. The 33-year-old Englishman and
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    • 251 15 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Jason Kidd’s tenure as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets appears all but over, just one year after it began. His likely exit appears to have come after a recent clash with ownership about expanding his role in
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    • 672 17  -  National diver has come far, hopes YOG can be springboard to success By CHUA SIANG YEE siangyee@sph.com.sg FEAR gripped Jonathan Chan when he first stood on a 10m diving platform four years ago. He had been a gymnast for eight years, and landing
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    • 244 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Defending champion Chris Froome summed up the 2014 Tour de France, which starts in Leeds on Saturday, as “a very well-balanced route” that will “test all aspects of the eventual winner”. But, if anything, the 29-year-old Briton, who rides for Team Sky, was
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      • 90 17 SINGAPORE are reportedly set to take on fierce rivals Malaysia in a football friendly at the new National Stadium on September 6. News of the tentative date came when the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) unveiled former international Dollah Salleh as their new head
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      • 60 17 HOME UNITED beat Loyola Meralco Sparks FC 2-0 in the first leg of their RHB Singapore Cup quarter-final clash at Bishan Stadium last night. Second-half goals from Qiu Li and Yasir Hanapi gave the Protectors a decent advantage ahead of Thursday’s second leg at Jalan Besar
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      • 108 17 REUTERS COLOGNE (Germany) Fabrizio Zanotti claimed the first European Tour victory by a Paraguayan after landing the BMW International title following a four-way play-off on Sunday. The 31-year-old won at the fifth extra hole when world No. 2 Henrik Stenson of Sweden conceded victory after
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    • 305 2 Reuters Los Angeles R&B star Pharrell Williams, rapper Nicki Minaj and newcomer August Alsina led the winners at the Black Entertainment Television awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, which also honoured veteran soul singer Lionel Richie (above). Pharrell kicked off the show with Come Get
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      • 687 3  -  It is composed by Pulitzer Prize winner Zhou Long and will be played here by Swiss pianist Andreas Haefliger Akshita Nanda Arts Correspondent akshitan@sph.com.sg A mutual love of Chinese culture led award-winning American composer Zhou Long to write a gongfu-inspired concerto, Postures, for Swiss pianist Andreas
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      • 913 3 New York Times New York More than a decade ago, when the young Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (below) was struggling to publish her first novel, Purple Hibiscus, an agent told her that things would be easier “if only you were Indian” because Indian
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      • 950 4 / 5  -  Independent groups pool their resources to put on projects that plug the gap between museum shows and art fairs Lisabel Ting lting@sph.com.sg Are two heads always better than one? It would seem so, in the case of independent visual arts institutions. Collaborations between suc h en t i
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      • 642 4 / 5 Space. That one simple word conjures a realm of infinite possibilities, unfulfilled potential and prospective adventures. A collaboration between the nomadic cultural and social enterprise Post-Museum and the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) at Gillman Barracks hopes to explore that notion with More Than
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      • 655 4 / 5  -  Author of The Beauty Myth and Vagina one of the big names for annual event in end October Akshita Nanda Arts Correspondent akshitan@sph.com.sg Best-selling American writer Naomi Wolf, who took on the cosmetics industry with 1991’s The Beauty Myth and divided feminists with her
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      • 134 6 ‘This next song is dedicated to possibly one of the most well, actually not the most corrupt person but annoyingly corrupt person there is in the world’ Singer Lily Allen (left) dedicating her song F*** You at the Glastonbury Festival to Fifa president Sepp Blatter ‘It’s
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      • 1105 6  -  Enjoy life instead of living and documenting it in a social-media bubble Culture Vulture Ong Sor Fern sorfern@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/OngSorFern If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to Facebook/Instagram/ tweet it, did it happen? My rather facetious take on the
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        • 123 6 Graduating students from the Degree and Diploma in Fine Art programmes at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Nafa) will show their final-year projects at two exhibitions, Sept Of Seven and They study disciplines from printmaking to sculpture and photography. Among the students featured are
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        • 151 6 South Korean artist Park Chul Hwan is holding his first solo exhibition in Singapore after staging 42 shows in Asia, Europe, North America and South America. He will be featuring 30 new paintings in acrylic on canvas and watercolour on paper specially created for this
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        • 89 6 A series of paintings by Filip Gudovic, a Master of Fine Arts graduate from the Lasalle College of the Arts, will be on display at The Art Of Travel art installation. The works, which resemble signboards from the Art Deco era in the early 1900s, represent
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        • 104 6  -  Cheryl Mui Applications are now open for the first Singapore International Violin Competition, hosted by the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music at the National University of Singapore. The competition, which will be held every three years, will take place in Singapore from Jan 10 to
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      • 496 6  -  Chang Tou Liang Review Concert ROBERTO ALVAREZ Flute Recital with Beatrice Lin, Piano Woodwind Festival Singapore Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Last Saturday The Spaniard Robert Alvarez, principal piccolo of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra for the past seven years, has established himself as one of
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      • 472 6  -  Natalie Ng Review Concert 21ST SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL Piotr Anderszewski School of the Arts Concert Hall Last Sunday When it comes to interpreting Bach’s keyboard music, there are the purists who insist it is a travesty when pianists use the pedal; there are the
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    • 674 10  -  This year’s programming drew from a wide palette of the local music scene to cater to different music fans Eddino Abdul Hadi dinohadi@sph.com.sg Review Concert BAYBEATS 2014 Esplanade Last Friday to Sunday The wide range of music on display by more than 30 acts at
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    • 762 11 Agence France-Presse Mumbai The scion of a Bollywood film-making dynasty is forging a career in Hollywood in a bid to emerge from the shadows of his legendary father and challenge common stereotypes of India. Uday Chopra (right), younger son of the late Hindi film
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    • 773 12  -  Ocean’s chef de cuisine Yew Eng Tong will represent Singapore at the Bocuse d’Or contest Rebecca Lynne Tan Food Correspondent rltan@sph.com.sg Follow Rebecca Lynne Tan on Twitter @STrebeccatan Singapore chef Yew Eng Tong, who came in second at a regional qualifier last Friday, will be
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    • 423 12 Agence France-Presse Rio de Janeiro Mr Anderson Guimaraes walked into a barber shop decorated with Brazil flags to get the latest popular hairstyle in Rio’s slums: the face of football star Neymar shaven in the back of his head. World Cup fever and Neymarmania have
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      • 330 14 Taipei With a song heralding their new life together, Taiwanese actress Vivian Hsu wed Singapore-based businessman Sean Lee on Sunday in Bali. The couple performed a song, Till I Met You, in front of some 100 people including family and friends at the grand poolside
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      • 181 14 Taipei Newly crowned Best Mandarin Male Singer JJ Lin said he is now ready for love. At the after-party of the Golden Melody Awards on Sunday after taking the prize, the Singapore singer-songwriter revealed that he has a crush on someone, and now that he
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        • 54 14 Guardians Of The Galaxy stars Dave Bautista and Zoe Saldana and director James Gunn will be in Singapore for interviews and a red carpet event to promote the superhero film opening here on July 31. The gala will be on at Shaw Lido from
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        • 72 14 Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran entered the British charts at No. 1 on Sunday after his new release X became the fastest-selling album of this year, the Official Charts Company said. His second full-length album features the No. 1 single Sing which topped the charts
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      • 196 14 The Korea Herald/Asia News Network Seoul Prosecutors said on Sunday that they charged TV celebrity Lee Yoon Ji, better known by her stage name Amy, with drug abuse while she was on probation for a similar charge. The Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office indicted
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    • 63 7 ****SILVERSEA JUST TOP 2/2+1 spacious fr $1.48m 3/3+1, face sea fr $2.58m 4bdrm, 2540sf, fr $4.35m Shore 1rm $1m 2rm $1.4m+ SEAFRONT MEYER 3bdrm 1615sf. Sea view. Tenanted Mandarin Gdn 3-bdrm 1528 sqft. Sheena 9666-6188 GREAT INVESTMENT! THE BAYSHORE, 2BDRMS, 1012sf, high flr, p/seaview, full facilities, good condition. *****668 Michael
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    • 187 7 goodinvestment BREEZE BY THE East 2level Penthse 3229 sf. 4 bdrm. 2 yr old. 100% move-in. Peter 9455 7878 COSTA DEL SOL PH 1938sf 3+1+terr. Seaview. $2.1M. Hurry! 9852-9991 Angela THE SANTORINI CONDO. 1bdrm, 527 sqft $570K. 2bdrm, 732 sqft $756K. 3bdrm, 915 sqft $951K. TRILIVE, THE 1ST 2-bdrm Dual
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    • 418 8 Ang Mo KioHDB Apts for Sale Ang Mo KioHDB Apts for Sale Ang Mo Kio HDB Apts for Sale Ang Mo KioHDB Apts for Sale Ang Mo KioHDB Apts for Sale Ang Mo KioHDB Apts for Sale r THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED BUY IT SELL IT FIND IT HDB Resale
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    • 211 8 Serious Seller CHEAP CHEAP! NORTHOAKS $689 psf, 1249sf 3+1 high flr, unblock, Serious Seller Bring cheque Tan *****126 D9 REFLECTIONS Keppel 1550sf 3+1/ D9 Paterson 4rms 2250sf/D10 Beaufort Nassim 4rms 3025 sf/ D23 Maysprings 2 rms 916 sf. Urgent! Very serious seller 8693 0553 9323 2299 YOU’LL WANT THIS U
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    • 727 8 HDB HDB Bukit^Panjang HDB Bukit^Panjang HDB HDB Median Resale Prices in 1st Quarter 2014 Resale transactions take place on a "willing buyer-willing seller" basis. Buyers need not pay any COV if the resale price negotiated and mutually agreed between both parties is at or below market valuation. The price is
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    • 990 9 PunggolHDB Apts for Sale !FH PunggolHDB ■if Apts for Sale fEI PunggolHDB ■if Apts for Sale T| PunggolHDB ■If Apts for Sale PunggolHDB Apts for Sale olHDB Apts for Sale CLASSIFIED GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CIASS CODES -BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND ITSEMBAWANG WOODLANDS NDS YISHUN f 1. CHOA CHU KANG <-nu
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    • 158 9 3-STY BEAUTIFUL SEMI-D West Coast Pk. Land 4000 6000 sf. Pool. *****930 EMERALD HILL KIM Yam 3sty Conserved hse 3500/ 4500sf. $10.5K/$12.8K neg 2-sty Kim Yam 2400sf $8.8K.SM Chia 9068-6500 D10. CORONATION DR. 3 sty Bungalow w large garden. Land/ Built-in 10,000/ 4,400 sf. 5 large bdrms +1. Avail Immed.
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    • 387 9 EDEN PARK, FIR Ave 2-sty Semi-D, 4+2 rm, long drive way, quiet, near amenities. $6.9K. *****958 Owner ***BIN TONG PARK Tropical Bunglw. Landscaped gdn patio pool. 5 1 1. $35K neg. Greg 9633 7007 GTR D.10 GALLOP RD 4+family, 15,000 sqft with Pool Garden, $23K, Partly furn Sandy Chia 9388
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    • 262 9 HAIG LANE/ ROAD 3-sty corner/ inter terr/ detached hse 3/ 5/ 7 bdrms, f/aircon, newly renovated, Parkway East Coast Pk/ Canadian Int’l sch, immed, $6.8K/ $13.5K. 6236-0242. SEVENTH HEAVEN CONSERVED Pool/ Parking/ Rear Deck/ Top Plunge 3 spacious rooms/ Maid isabelredrup.com/ir7.php $7700. *****055. Susan BEAUTIFUL 2STY INTERTERR 4bdrm 2100/ 1900sf,
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    • 352 9 PAVILION ST CORNER terr. 4 bdrms. Very good cond. P/furn. Near MRT. Avail July. Priscilla 9640 8012 PAVILION PARK 2.5 Sty, terr, very good cond, vacant. Nearby Int’l popular schs. Gina 9382 1123 WOODGROVE AVE CORNER Terr. 3500/ 3700 sf. 6+1. With pool. $9.5K Peter Koh *****629 6297-7177 Must View
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    • 298 9 QUEENS 3+1, 1184 sqft. High flr. Unblocked. Bright, airy. P/furn. Avail immed. MRT/ Mkt. Terry Yeow 9001-1118 ALESSANDREA 1088 sf 3+1 $4.3K nego. Early August. Near River Valley Ikea. Spacious living. *****959 METROPOLITAN 2BDRM SEA view High flr. P/furn. $4.xK Ascentia Sky 4bdrm 1852 sf. $7K. Sheena *****188 DOMAIN 21,
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    • 244 10 **KENTISH GREEN. 2-BDRM 1098 sf. F/furn. $3.5K neg/ Farrer Park MRT/ Mall. Immed. Eric 9107 7960 R66 STUDIO 538SF Farrer Pk. MRT/ City Sq. F/furn. Immed $2.8k Flo *****717 OXFORD SUITES. FARRER MRT. 3+1 Balcony. $4.2K. Angelin *****988 LEH Brand New Residence for Lease Large 4-bedroom residence (3,186 sq ft)
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    • 152 10 SUITES CENTRAL 1808 sf 4-rm, very high flr. Serene Part/f/furn.Near Somerset MRT/ shpg. Koh 9830-7139 8 @MT SOPHIA, 3rm, grd flr 1550sf, face pool, avail 1/9. Sophia Res, 3/4rm, 1432/ 1819 sf. View daily. Hurry!!! ST REGIS RES. Luxurious single level 4+1 bdrm 2756 sf. Concierge svcs. Keys on hand!
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    • 114 10 TATE RES (CLAYMORE Rd) Heart of Orchard. 2185 sf. 3+1 Pte lift, best layout. $12K. Kelly 9008 8617 URBAN SUITES 2002SF, 4+1 high flr,opp Paragon $9.2k Tribeca 1378 sf, 3+1, $5.8k poolview.Eileen *****599 EURO ASIA CT, 3+1, 1450 sf, f/furn, high floor, bright, gym, pool, amenities, MRT, $4800 Jim Lee
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    • 203 10 BEST LOCATION SUITES ORCHARD, MRT. 548/ 613/ 785/ 861 sf. 1+1/ 2/ 2+1 rms. Immed. $4.5k$6k. Shermeen *****636 VALLEY PK/ CUSCADEN Royale 2/ 3+1. 1216/1356/1001 sf. High flr. Quiet. $4.5K$6.3K neg *****117 Mary.S WHARF RES 2BDRM. High flr P/furn. A1! Facilities. Quiet. Amenities. Immed $5.5K Sale $2K psf. Reg *****112
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    • 243 10 TRIBECA HIGH FLR River view. 1905 sf. 4+1. Furnish big balcony $8k *****592 TOWNHSE APT 4+1+1. 3000 sf. Beautifully reno. $8.3K. Marida 9754 0064 CPM ELIZABETH TWR NEW paint 3 bdrm, spacious, immed, p /furn. Irene *****823 B&I HELIOS RES 3RM 1668 sf. F/facilities. $10,800. Best view. Trevose 9851 2821
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    • 291 10 BEST PRICE VIZ HOLLAND 2 bdrm, expats choice, open kitchen, f/furn, unblock. Immed. $4.3K. James *****181 EXPAT’S CHOICE CYAN 1425 SF. 3 rms. Full facilities. Facing s/pool. No noon sun. Quiet.Vacant.No agt fee. 9639-6696 Jason D.10 FERNHILL COIRT, Near Shangri-La. Ground floor! Oversized. 3+2 mais overlook pool Group *****522 REGENCY
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    • 539 10 NO AGENT FEE on Tenant. Orhard Stevens Rd. $1.7K2.5K.Free parking/wifi/can cook *****359/ 9183-0615 SPRING GROVE 2550sf 4+1 +family duplex PH 1389sf 3+1 Reno toilet. 9475 4785 www.michaelciola.com.sg ARDMORE PARK BLK 11 High flr. Spacious 2885 sf 4+1. F/facilities. Mins amenities. $18K! Greg *****007 GTR BEVERLY HILL. HIGH flr. Greenery. 3800sf.
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    • 359 10 NEW LISTING ROSEVALE 1442SF 3+1 p/ furn, near MRT/shpg mall/ good schs. Unblock, $5.8K Avail Aug. Lynn *****597 THE BEST $3.2K NOVENA CT/ Condo pool Thomson 2 bdrm Part furn. Min to Novena MRT/ mall *****446 Alice THE SHELFORD 1184 sf, 3rm Pool view. New paint. MRT. Amenities. Ask $5K.
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    • 322 10 CANNE LODGE 5-MIN walk to Kallang MRT, amenities, 1420 sqft, f/furn. 3 bdrms utility. Reno. Immed. Facilities. $4.4K. *****243 Expat's Choice WATERBANK DAKOTA #17 1-bdrm. 484 sf. 180 degree f/unblocked. Immed. 1 min to MRT/Suntec. 9270 2727 VACANZA EAST. 3-bdrm, 1022 sf. Just TOP. Low flr, quiet,face greenery, p/furn neg.
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    • 417 10 SANCTURY GREEN 1302 1398sf. 3+1 f/furn. $4.3K. The Bayshore 4+1 immed, $4K. *****033 Eileen BUTTERWORTH 8. 2BDRM 1023sf. Tip Top. Mins MRT. F/Furn. Early July. $3.3K. Ang Wee Chee *****599 BELVEDERE MEYER, 3-rm 1367sqft. Pool view. Bright airy with balcony, $5.3k nego. Wendy 9796-6069 38 I SUITES. Brand new 2
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    • 296 11 THE MINTON, BRAND new 657 s.f Resort living. Free shuttle bus. Furn. Quiet. $2650 SH Lee 9021-3030 MINTON NEW 2BDRM 936sf P/furn. Pool view. Breezy. F/facilities. Amenities. $3K neg. Immed. Reg 9678 1112 New Listing ONE ROBEY. 3 bdrms, Pte enclave. Just TOP. Breezy. Quiet. Good layout. Rent neg. Louie
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    • 307 11 Ang Mo Kio HDB Apts For Rent Ang Mo Kio HDB Apts For Rent Ang Mo Kio HDB Apts For Rent Ang Mo Kio HDB Apts For Rent HDB Median Sub-letting Rents in 1st Quarter 2014 Notes: 1. indicates no subletting transactions in the quarter. 2. Figures marked with asterisks
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    • 141 11 BLK 518 5’I’ Corner, 3 bdrm Huge. P/furn. Fully aircon. Shopping Ctr, NTUC, Park. Immed. Lionel *****592 DON'T MISS BLK. 540 5-RM Mid flr. AC. P/Furn. Opp Limbang Shpg $2450. 1st July.Prof/Small Family. 8222-2788 Henry 3+1 BLK 444 5’I’ Avail immed. F/furn, aircon. Pref professional/family. Hurry! Grace Wong 9459-5396 3+1
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    • 162 11 BLK 760. 4RM Quiet. P/ furn. Co’s lease welcome. Avail immed. Convenient. $neg *****807 Philip Low 111 HO CHING 2+1. Unfurn. Workers. 2-yrs. Co. lease. $2.1k. Owner. *****005. 5I BLK 673C f/furn, high flr. Aircon. Convenient. Avail immed. Owner 9632 5509 $2300! ST GEORGE’S 20. Approved 2+1. F/furn/ reno aircon.
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    • 151 11 3’I’ MEI LING St MRT/Mkt/ Hawker Ctr. F/furn. Aircon. Avail: Immediate. $2,600. Prefer professionals only. Owner: Mr Lee 9685 1977. 402 ADMIRALTY LINK. 5’I’ 1184 sf, 2 big bdrms, f/furn, aircon. Ideal for family. Avail 1 Aug. Call for appt. RANGGUNG LRT, 5RM 206D Compassvale Lane. $2.4K f/furn aircon. Near
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    • 1064 11 011 Factory/lndustrial fSI Factory/lndustrial ffil Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial 0! Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Space for Rent Space for Rent Space for Rent Space for Rent FOR LEASE! SINGAPORE SCIENCE PARK SPACE mm us i now at C 7 O o O O Your perfect mobile companion for Business Space now on
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    • 285 11 Don't Miss ENTERPRISE HUB B2 Avail Immed. 4434sf. Oxley Biz Hub 2. Brand new 1905 sf. *****380 Sally Koh PN NEAR MRT OXLEY BIZ HUB I II. 936/ 1571/ 4650/ 6400 sqft. Grd floor. Face Road. Glass panel. Ronnie 9615-5922 GOOD LOCATION NORTHSPRING BIZ HUB, B2 1593 &3186sf adjoining Grd
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    • 318 12 PAYA UBI IND Park. 2948 sqft, $1.70psf neg 3 partition Rm. Immed. Call now Owner: 6733 5929 1) RARE! AMK Terr Fty for Assignment. Easy access. 2) East Point 2 sty Terr Fty #01 for rent. 3500sf. neg JURONG COVERED open area Jurong Workshop with crane15k sf-120,000sf Damien *****338 LPN
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    • 264 12 SHUN LI INDUSTRIAL 3-sty terrace. Built-up 6920 sqft Private Loading/ Carpark. Avail Immed. 9431 2080 PIONEER 9KSF OFFICE $1.20 Pioneer 7300sf, fty, $1.60 Tuas waterfront workshop 8-20ksf. $2.60. *****880 OPEN SPACE TERRACE Only $1.30psf! Land *****/ built in 7700sqft. Partial office. High ceiling/amp *****570 B1 WOODLANDS Ind Pk E1 1151
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    • 165 12 WIN5 GRD FLR $330psf 2626sf nett usable area. Column free. Ramp up. 20/ 40ft container. Good corporate image. New road expansion. Call *****801 NOBLE WAREHOUSE 3638SF $2.6m Tong Lee B1 915 sf, $805k (both FH tenanted) Premier@KB 1,100sf $760k Northstar B1, 775sf, $480k *ZERVEX B1 RAMP up. #02. 1615sf immed.
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    • 136 12 Good Investment MIDVIEW CITY (SIN Ming) B1 terr fty. 60 yrs 4-sty 9084 sf. Ancillary office Fitted *****109/ *****150 RARE OPPORTUNITY DETACH FOOD FTY Int’l Rd *****/*****. Dormatory lic 25 pax. Ctrl kitchen. Bal 13 yrs. Roland 9660-8211 CHEAP! $780K, FH B2 Fty Innovation Pl. (Mandai Est) 1410 sf with
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    • 210 12 JURONG B2 WORKSHOP. Fr $2xx psf. 2700/ 5200/ 10K sf. Ramp up. 40 foot access. Call Tan 9647 7666 PAYA LEBAR REGION Office like Image. FH. High Ceiling, good layout, mins walk future MRT.Chan *****063 ONE C’WEALTH 753SF Great Biz connect! Next to MRT! 30 yrs Leasehold. Sole agt 9455
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    • 449 12 Office Space for Rent Office Space for Rent The Herencia @Kim Yam Office Space for Rent SL* Ul-MI asking rental from $1 > Rental from $4 psf Immediate Occupation With shuttle bus service to Somerset MRT Fitted out units upon request Existing tenants include HBA, Singapore Quaint Office space from
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    • 647 12 GuocoLand Group 20 COLLYER QUAY Excellent Seaview Next to Raffles Place MRT Station 700 sq ft 2,734 sq ft 6428 7884/853I6534 3132 THE OCTAGON 105 Cecil St Call owner *****149 Shophouse Office for Lease μ Walking distance to Raffles Place and Telok Ayer MRT Stations μ Unit sizes from 1,593
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    • 424 13 D.09 OPP UE Sq. 760/ 620 sf, fitted, beautiful, bright, all trades. Move in cond. Call Owner *****781 NEAR MRT GOLDEN MILE TWR. Outside CBD. Near MRT. 1044 sqft Short long term. Immed. neg. William 9630 4203 CLARKE QUAY CENTRAL SOHO 1. 635+176 sf, Loft. F/furn. Tastefully reno. Call Owner
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    • 505 13 GREAT WORLD TWR 2562 sf High flr, all fitted, new reno. Immed operation. Free shuttle bus. Best rental. KIAN TECK, JURONG office 750 sf for rent. Well furn fitted. Aircon. $2K/mth. Immed. Sherry 6261-9339. SVC OFFICE Henderson No GST, f/furn/ meeting. 2-3 pax fr $500. Immed. Call Owner 9860-6603 THE
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    • 325 13 ®M„r I®Mr II®Mr I® Mr A ntfal 9n.J*rsC CLARKE QUAY CENTRAL Above Clarke Quay MRT Station Average shopper traffic over 1 million per month Suitable for retail, lifestyle and F&B Unit sizes from 237 to 10,000 sq ft PROPERTIES FOR LEASE Call *****336 COMMERCIAL RETAIL WEST COAST PLAZA Close to
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    • 180 13 Retail/F&B space fronting Orchard Road available 1st storey 2,300 sq.ft Basement 2,800 sq.ft Combined 5,100 sq.ft Suitable for *Trendy, all-day dining only *Retail of good fashion brands For enquiries, please call *****185 *****176 STAMFORD COURT (Shop space) μ Approx. 2,500 to 7,500 sf. μ Duplex with road frontage. μ Minutes
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    • 231 13 INTERLACE ICONIC CONDO retail space 388sf w/water pt, aircon, toilet. 1040 of Res. units. Immed. Best for salon, spa, takeaway cafe etc. Joyce *****098 DTZ HOLLAND V, PRIME Locale Just next to MRT. 7040sf additional outdoor space Restn/ Pub/ Wellness or Fitness Club/ Tuition Centre. Doreen *****667 D.02 BLAIR RD
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    • 344 13 67a s „r |®wr Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Siglap Centre Junction of Siglap Road Burnfoot Road 538 to 10,764 sq ft (can be subdivided) Suitable for F&B, Fast Food, Retail and Beauty Services, Enrichment Schools etc. We also welcome new concepts Attractive rental Call *****411 www.fareast.com.sg J CONCOURSE
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    • 363 13 SMITH ST 800SF, water pt. Boon Lay Shpg ctr 1200 sf Fu Lu Shou 481 sf Water Call Melvin Lee 9733-6340 BUKIT TIMAH PLAZA, 487 sf, #B1, Avail fr July 2014. Ideal for F&B. For enquiries call 6424 7753 HAIR SALON@ FAR East Plaza for takeover. F/ reno/ equipped. Reasonable
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    • 340 13 CONNEXION MEDICAL SUITE few units avail. 700-800 sf. Call HL Tan 9735 1971 TEXTILE CTR GRD flr, 675sf $9psf Glass frontage, near MRT. Carol 9832 4947 TOP SHOP! FAR East Plaza #03, about 108 sf, asking $9.xK. 9070-7188 KRC THE MIDTOWN@HOUGANG CTRL. Enjoy 2 yrs G’teed Rental Returns @Discount 14%++!!
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    • 250 13 CITYGATE LAUNCHING NOW Retail/ F&B/ food ct/ super mart. Various sizes avail. Good frontage. Iconic bldg. BOUTIQUE HOTEL OFF Victoria St. 3 adjoining 2.5sty shophse. 4275/ 7911 sf. 15 rms/ Pool. CW *****383. Near Mrt D07 CITY GATE (Key Point) City fringe, heavy human traffic. Supermkt/ food ct/ F&B/ retail.
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    • 331 14 RARE! FH $2.XM 1800sf Jalan Besar/ $4.xm near Mustafa. Heavy traffic Many units! *****620 ST Amy Zeng 8138 9199 CITYGATE MIX DEVT with res/ retail. 1/ 2/ 3-rm/ penthse. Dual key units avail. MRT. Showflat viewing Good Investment **CONSERVATION SHOPHSE IN the heart of Little India. Tenanted till 2016. 947/
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    • 581 14 GROUND FLOOR WAREHOUSE SPACES FOR RENT! *Attractive Rental Rates PASIR PANJANG 42,000 60,000 sqft Up to 11 m High Ceiling Exclusive Loading Bays Suitable for Logistics DEPOT LANE 1,000 1,500 4,300 4,900 sqft Column Free Easy 24-hourAccess Direct LoadingAccess CALL6578 9966 CITYGATE AMAZING PRICE! 157 Shops: 280 to 721 sqft
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    • 1744 15 MAV t 6 2005 EMPLOYMg*? /ss&sswt 27 A rASgSggfe, 6079 O ar fi»«£5?T1 V/ STOMS clANES a nad. a o«ul2i’s ICER 607 two n X stu *nes h but n NT NOT PERMI £> L mS* Ft FEDFPai shopping f UR H 0 L I Tours Tours Tours Tours Tours
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    • 911 15 APPLICATION FOR REPLACEMENT SUBSIDIARY STRATA CERTIFICATE OF TITLE THE LAND TITLES ACT AND THE LAND TITLES (STRATA) ACT NOTICE Pursuant to Section 43 of the Land Titles Act, an Application will be made to the Registrar of Titles within the next fourteen (14) days from the date hereof by Ng
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    • 1855 16 SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration No. *****0078R NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Forty-Second Annual General Meeting of Singapore Airlines Limited (“the Company”) will be held at Orchard Grand Ballroom, Level 3, Orchard Hotel Singapore, 442 Orchard Road, Singapore
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    • 712 17 Professionals/ Professionals/ Executives Executives Putting Health Into Your Hands □WELL Putting Hearti Into Your Hands MARKETING EXECUTIVE Responsibilities: Assist in the area of planning, developing and implementing various marketing communications strategies activities including of preparing artwork for advertising, press releases, internal external communications and promotional events, preparation of new product
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    • 309 17 THE STRAITS TIMES RECRUIT Executive Appointments 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 www.sphclass.com.sg/recruit Sales Admin. Asst •GCE ‘N’ Level •PC Literate •Answering to customers’ enquiries Inventory Controller •GCE ‘N’ Level •PC Literate Pls call 6577 0921/ 6577 0903or email to: Tllim@banchoon.com.sg for interview BanChoonMarketingPteLtd 30 Quality Road Take Bus 246 from Boon
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    • 543 17 Sales CO-ORDINATOR Assist in sales operations Good interpersonal communication skills Able to liaise with Mandarin speaking clients GCE ’O’ level and above Salary will based on experience and qualification Email resume to: hrrecruit0701@gmail.com or-8112-4387 SALES EXEC Attractive bonus incentive traveling opportunities. No prior experience. Immed. S’porean only. SMS now: 9395
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    • 674 17 1. Shift Leader 2. Service Crew An established upmarket cosmopolitan cafe (part of a larger international group) with outlets mainly at business-parks large office complex seeks potential candidates for its business expansion diversification. Shift Leader:min ’N’ Level, with 2 yrs experience in a similar capacity or in other F&B jobs.
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    • 791 17 ily Hair/ Beauty ijj Hair/ Beauty JEAN YIP HAIRDRESSING HAIR SPA| HAIRSTYLISTS Monthly gross income fr $1,7K $4K HAIR ASSISTANTS (Full/Part Time) Monthly gross income fr $1,5K $2.5K TELEMARKETERS Monthly gross income fr $1.5K $2.5K 5 day work week *with experience preferred. Call 8200 7403 Restaurant in Warren Country Club
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    • 838 18 ALeading Manufacturing Company invites suitable candidates to apply for the following position: ADMIN SALES CO-CORDINATOR Sales Coordination Prepares Tax Invoice Data Entry Administrative duties Experienced in Microsoft Words, Excel, QuickBooks &Accpac Min. 2 years of relevant working experience Able to start work immediately Only Singaporeans Interested applicants, email to: egoh*****9@gmail.com
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    • 878 18 PROJECT COORDINATOR/ ENGINEER/ MANAGER (M&E) To prepare documentation attend tender interview To coordinate manage M&E sub-contractors To submit shop drawings/ method statements Attend project coordination meetings To report progress of M&E works to PM To verify sub-contractors’ claim for work done SAFETY HEALTH SUPERVISOR/ COORDINATOR Take orders from Project Manager/Safety
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    • 665 18 Security Security Security Security tier US irrMTfoi Securing Your World UJorbSfudy Scheme a that Mokes o UiTTetence Work from Monday to Friday. Guaranteed office hours. Earn at least $1500* Enjoy additional joining bonus of up to $5000* Prefer a more flexible arrangement? Ask us about our flexi-work scheme Earn up
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    • 196 18 Urgently Required! Top Guard Security Mgmt SECURITY OFFICERS Tanah Merah/ Joo Koon/ Woodlands Ind Estate Weekly pay/ $2K monthly WALK IN INTERVIEW: #03-02 Fortune Centre CALL: *****884 EAST ZONE RESPONSE SECURITY OFFICER $2550 3 yrs experience In security OR Supervisor cert. Hairie 9723-5980 Security Supervisors Relief (Sec 4) (D/N).$2500 S’goon
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    • 365 18 CASH IMMED AFTER WORK Security Officer Daily $75 gross/ $2 K mthly Weekly off weekly advance. For condo River Valley/ Havelock Rd/ Bt Timah/ Orchard Rd Call 9691-6755 (Ong) ’A’ Graded Co. Full Time/ Relief/ Weekend SECURITY OFFICERS From $1800 onwards Weekly Advance Pioneer/ Tuas/ Middle Rd/ Penjuru/ Sin Ming
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    • 1753 19 Security Security Security Security Security G4S Secure Solutions (S) Pte Ltd 8 Commonwealth Lane #04-04,5(*****5) NEW PROJECT!! i up to $1,750 > Location: Tuas West (Near to Tuas Checkpoint) IMMEDIATE POSITION FOR SECURITY OFFICER (DATA CENTRE) Steven: 9710 9134 Salary up to $2,200 Location: Paya LebarATampines URGENT SECURITY OFFICERS POSITION
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