The Straits Times, 17 September 2014

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  • 543 1  -  Indonesian officials hail decision as a new chapter in efforts to tackle issue By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA wahyudis@sph.com.sg INDONESIA’S Parliament unanimously agreed to ratify the Asean Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution, in a move officials hailed as a new
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  • 365 1  -  By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg SCOOT, Singapore Airlines’ long-haul budget carrier, has opened its books for the first time and the picture is not pretty. It revealed losses of more than $25 million in less than two years. The red
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  • 66 1 THE United States is set to send 3,000 troops to West Africa and build more treatment facilities to help fight the Ebola epidemic, as the United Nations doubled its estimate of the cost to fight the outbreak to US$1 billion (S$1.26 billion). At
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  • 59 1 THE personal details of over 300,000 customers of a popular karaoke bar chain here have been leaked, with the firm possibly facing sanctions for lax security. The Personal Data Protection Commission is probing K Box’s data leak and is “concerned about the scale” of
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 555 2 / 3 Local govts told to prepare for relief ops as Kalmaegi slams into Hainan AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING A powerful typhoon slammed into southern China yesterday, swamping ships, grounding flights and forcing thousands many of them still recovering from a previous storm to leave
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    • 515 2 / 3  -  By JEREMY AU YONG U.S. BUREAU CHIEF IN WASHINGTON jeremyau@sph.com.sg THE White House is sending some 3,000 United States troops to West Africa as it ramps up efforts to deal with a deadly Ebola outbreak that threatens to spiral out
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    • 619 2 / 3  -  Don’t let spats overshadow growing relations, he says By RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg IN NANNING (GUANGXI) CHINA and Asean should maintain the momentum of their regional integration and not let disputes overshadow the positives of their growing relationship, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said
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    • 228 2 / 3  -  RACHEL CHANG AMID concerns over China’s slowing economy, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong struck an optimistic note on the Asian giant’s growth prospects. “While China’s economy will experience ups and downs, I expect China to grow strongly over the next decade and beyond as it
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • 49 4 INDONESIAN lawmakers have approved an Asean agreement to tackle haze pollution, becoming the grouping’s final member to sign on to the regional cooperation effort. It was the only Asean nation to not have ratified the agreement introduced in 2002. TOP OF THE NEWS A1
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      • 40 4 CHINA and Asean should maintain their regional integration momentum and not let disputes overshadow the positives of their relationship, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said at the China-Asean Expo yesterday. TOP OF THE NEWS A3
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      • WORLD
        • 50 4 THE Ukrainian and European Parliaments yesterday simultaneously ratified a landmark pact, decisively steering the ex-Soviet country towards the West. It came just moments after the Ukrainian Parliament agreed to offer limited self-rule to the pro-Russian east to try and end a bloody five-month separatist uprising. PAGE A11
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        • 44 4 MORE than 100 million people in China nearly 12 per cent of the population suffer from diabetes, a study has found. However, the country’s health-care system is not anywhere near ready to care for chronic disease sufferers, it warned. PAGE A14
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        • 46 4 TWO Al-Qaeda branches have urged warring militant factions in Iraq and Syria to stop fighting each other and unite against a United States-led alliance preparing to attack the ultra hardline ISIS armed group, according to a joint statement posted online. PAGE A16
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        • 68 4 INVESTMENTS to help fight climate change can also spur economic growth, rather than slow it as widely feared, a study by former heads of government, business leaders, economists and other experts said. The report is meant to guide world leaders at a climate summit next week. PAGE
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      • 63 4 The latest findings on a surge in carbon dioxide levels emphasise the need to act swiftly and collectively to promote clean energy alternatives even as fossil fuels hold sway. The clock is ticking and if nations still refuse to run the race as
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      • OPINION
        • 64 4 WITH the United States preoccupied with the Ukraine crisis and rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, can it still “pivot” to Asia? By Invitation columnist Barry Desker says there may be a silver lining to the shift away from security issues in this
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      • HOME
        • 52 4 SOME blocks of flats in Bishan have been painted a range of colours as part of ongoing repairs. This has upset some residents, architects and heritage experts, who say the paint job changes the identity of the estate, which is known for its red brick facades.
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        • 43 4 SOCIAL service providers here are boosting their Internet presence as many people who need their help are looking for it online. Service providers are becoming more active on social media by running campaigns on Facebook, for instance. PAGE B3
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      • MONEY
        • 51 4 FINANCIAL consultants say they would welcome the return of reverse mortgages, which could be a solution for asset-rich but cash-poor Singaporeans such as elderly home owners. The Government had said in March that it was looking at such mortgages as a means to help this group. PAGE
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      • SPORT
        • 51 4 DESPITE their 0-1 loss to Tajikistan on Sunday, the Singapore Under-23 Asian Games football team are in an upbeat mood ahead of today’s game against Oman. That’s in no small part due to the goalkeeper and captain Hassan Sunny, as well as defender Baihakki Khaizan. PAGE
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        • 74 4 DIEGO Costa may be stealing the limelight after his seven goals in four games put Chelsea top of the English Premier League. But his manager Jose Mourinho believes the Spanish striker’s countryman and fellow Blues new boy Cesc Fabregas’ inspirational midfield play is just as
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      • LIFE!
        • 81 4 THE Asian Civilisations Museum has been ranked first in Singapore and ninth in Asia by users of travel website TripAdvisor. The museum was lauded by reviewers for its well-written descriptions of artefacts, as well as how its collection highlights the differences in Asian cultures. The museum,
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        • 59 4 BOLLYWOOD stars and fans have joined actress Deepika Padukone on the warpath after The Times Of India publicised on Twitter a report on her cleavage. On Sunday, the newspaper posted on social media a leering, overhead photo of the star in a low-cut outfit last year, with
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      • 71 4 OUR report, “Man in $40m court saga breaks silence”, on Sept 8 stated that Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Intan Azura Mokhtar said that Mr Yang Yin was one of several grassroots leaders helping foreigners integrate into society. What Dr Intan said was that Mr
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      • STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL
        • 44 4 DIGITAL Life’s Trevor Tan spent a weekend using the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Find out after 9am today which of the two he prefers at www.straitstimes.com/digital-life Apple’s latest iPhone 6 (left) and iPhone 6 Plus. PHOTO: APPLE
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      • WEB SPECIALS
        • 30 4 FORMER prime minister Lee Kuan Yew turned 91 yesterday and many well-wishers left him birthday tributes online. Take a look at 10 of the best at http://bit.ly/1wnqomt
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        • 42 4 TECH giant Microsoft is buying Mojang, creator of the wildly popular video game Minecraft, which has had a meteoric rise since its initial release in 2009. Check out four things about the US$2.5 billion (S$3.16 billion) deal at http://bit.ly/1oTPWT6
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    • 526 6  -  By RACHEL AU-YONG ty Centre, rachelay@sph.com.sg STICKING to his routine, former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew spent part of his 91st birthday yesterday having his usual Chinese lessons. Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong wrote about it on his
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    • 489 6  -  Personal details of over 300,000 patrons exposed in alleged hacking By IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT itham@sph.com.sg THE personal data of over 300,000 customers of a popular karaoke bar chain here has been exposed, with the firm possibly facing sanctions for
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    • 290 6  -  IRENE THAM TELCO M1’s website that takes pre-orders for the new Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus was restored yesterday after 12 hours of suspension due to a security loophole. Customers were informed of a “potential security breach” at 7.30pm on Monday via the
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    • 603 6  -  By K.C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg WHILE they were going through a bitter divorce, a woman hacked into her husband’s laptop and used the information against him, the man has claimed. And it was her own lawyers who recommended the
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    • 425 6  -  By PEARL LEE leepearl@sph.com.sg A CYBER attack on karaoke bar chain K Box has left its members crooning the blues and crying for swift action, after their personal data, including their home addresses, surfaced online. More than 300,000 people on K Box’s membership
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    • 651 8 They offer Scottish Parliament more powers in final attempt to save union AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS EDINBURGH Leaders of Britain’s three main parties issued a joint pledge to give the Scottish Parliament more powers if voters reject independence, in a final drive to stop
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    • 543 8  -  By CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg BUS workers must be offered a job by companies which take over the routes of their current employers. And the terms cannot be worse than what the drivers are enjoying now. These were among a series of
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    • 536 8  -  By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg A DECISION by Indian anti-graft officials to relax curbs on six foreign firms accused of corruption could give a unit of Singapore Technologies Engineering another crack at the huge market. ST
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    • 630 8  -  By FIONA CHAN fiochan@sph.com.sg A VOTE for independence in Scotland tomorrow could have some adverse consequences for trade with Singapore but the whisky should still get through. A “yes” vote could generate some uncertainty over the property market in
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    • 390 10 THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK BLOOMBERG JAKARTA The four ethnic Uighurs arrested for alleged links to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) used fake passports bought in Thailand and flew to Kuala Lumpur before heading to Bandung in West Java,
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    • 658 10  -  Improved air quality is expected, ahead of Formula 1 race weekend By AUDREY TAN, CHANG MAY CHOON audreyt@sph.com.sg changmc@sph.com.sg KEEP an umbrella handy today, as rain is likely to hit Singapore in the afternoon. Unhealthy levels of haze, however, may not return for now.
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  • WORLD
    • 554 11 Kiev and EU also ratify landmark pact, steering country towards the West AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KIEV The Ukrainian and European Parliaments yesterday simultaneously ratified a landmark pact at the heart of the ex-Soviet country’s bloodiest crisis since independence. The vote on an accord that decisively steers
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    • 180 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE following are the main points of Ukraine’s adopted legislation. L The rebel-held Lugansk and Donetsk regions will be granted a “special status” giving them broader autonomy for a temporary three-year period. L Local elections to be held in certain districts of
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    • ASIA
      • 43 12 Villagers affected by flooding being evacuated on an Indian Air Force aircraft from Srinagar in Kashmir. Both the Indian and Pakistani sides of the Himalayan region have seen extensive flooding this month with Srinagar particularly hard-hit. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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      • 555 12  -  He calls for backing Pakatan Rakyat amid leadership fight By REME AHMAD ASSISTANT FOREIGN EDITOR IN KOTA TINGGI (Johor) reme@sph.com.sg THE deputy president of Malaysia’s Islamic party has warned party chiefs against allying themselves with arch rivals Umno, saying he would “slap
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 131 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD Videos of angry Pakistani airline passengers throwing two lawmakers off a plane for delaying its departure has gone viral, sparking a debate about the country’s VIP culture. The Monday night Pakistan International Airlines flight from Karachi to Islamabad took off almost two
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        • 69 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK A 65-year-old Thai woman has committed suicide by leaping into a pond of crocodiles at a farm popular with tourists on Bangkok’s outskirts, police said. The woman jumped last Friday during opening hours from a resting point on the walkway into the middle
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        • 100 12 BLOOMBERG HANOI Vietnamese police abuse and sometimes torture people in custody for crimes as minor as traffic violations and are rarely disciplined for a practice that has led to deaths of detainees, said Human Rights Watch. Allegations of police abuse were found in 44 of
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      • 665 13 Public high schools ordered to use new history book ‘to instil patriotism’ NEW YORK TIMES BANGKOK His legacy is inseparable from the past decade of political tumult in Thailand, but high school students will not find the name Thaksin Shinawatra in the history textbook
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      • 283 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK Thai police are hunting for killers of two young British tourists whose naked bodies were found on a beach of Koh Tao island, a laid-back diving hot spot near Koh Phangan in the Gulf of Thailand. Mr David Miller,
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      • 275 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHIAYI CITY (Taiwan) Taiwan displayed how its fighter jets and early warning aircraft could land, refuel and take off on a closed highway yesterday, in a scenario simulating a Chinese attack that wiped out the island’s air force bases. The exercise the
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      • 355 14 REUTERS TOKYO It was a rare role reversal for Japan’s influential Asahi newspaper, which is known for exposing wrongdoing in high places, when its president stood before cameras to bow, apologise and pledge to restore his organisation’s credibility. Mr Tadakazu Kimura told more than 100
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      • 437 14 Study warns of looming crisis with over 600m suffering from prediabetes BLOOMBERG BEIJING China is now home to a quarter of the world’s diabetes sufferers, which amounts to more than 100 million people and nearly 12 per cent of the population, a
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      • 728 15 He will also launch building of $1.8b port city during visit AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS COLOMBO Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday to launch construction of a Beijing-funded US$1.4 billion (S$1.8 billion) port city and seek closer defence ties that
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      • 265 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LEGAZPI (Philippines) Thousands of people living near Philippines’ most active volcano began leaving their homes as lava trickled down its slopes and authorities warned of a dangerous eruption. Mayon, a volcano famed in equal parts for its near-perfect cone and brutal
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    • 586 16 Unprecedented call comes even as US planes hit ISIS positions AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS DABAI Two powerful Al-Qaeda branches have urged warring militant factions in Iraq and Syria to stop fighting each other and unite against the common threat from a United
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    • 511 16 NEW YORK TIMES ANKARA Having spent most of his youth as a drug addict in one of the poorest neighbourhoods of Turkey’s capital Ankara, Can did not think he had much to lose when he was smuggled into Syria with 10 of his childhood
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    • 291 16 REUTERS MANY countries said they support a coalition the United States hopes to build to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants but most have been vague about any specific role they might play. Here is a list of some
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    • 624 17 Leftists worried that party is ditching ideological core amid centrist makeover NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Hours after President Francois Hollande purged leftist members of his government last month for opposing his economic policies, Mr Manuel Valls, France’s combative
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    • 236 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISTANBUL Turkey would welcome exiled leaders of Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood who have come under pressure to leave Qatar, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. A Brotherhood official said on Saturday that several members of the group were relocating after Qatar came
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    • 620 18 He will be the first prisoner to die thus since Belgium allowed it 12 years ago BRUSSELS A Belgian man serving a life sentence for rape and murder will be allowed to have doctors end his life after a landmark ruling the first
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    • 225 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE HAGUE Two people died yesterday when around 150 vehicles smashed into each other in pile-ups caused by heavy fog on a busy Dutch highway during rush hour, rescue officials said. At least 26 other people were injured. The
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    • Article, Illustration
      39 18 Lava flowing out of the 2,000m-high Bardarbunga volcano in south-east Iceland on Sunday. The volcano has been rocked by hundreds of tremors daily since mid-August, prompting fears that it could explode.PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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    • 391 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME The number of hungry people in the world has dropped by 100 million over the last 10 years but one in nine is still undernourished, with Asia home to the majority of the underfed, the United Nations said.
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 102 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Passengers faced a second day of travel disruption yesterday as Air France pilots extended a strike in protest against the airline’s plans to expand its low-cost subsidiary. Air France was forced to scrap 60 per cent of its flights as unions estimated
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      • 115 18 REUTERS LONDON The elected official in charge of policing in the northern English town of Rotherham quit yesterday after weeks of resisting political pressure to stand down over a scandal involving the sexual exploitation of as many as 1,400 children. Mr Shaun Wright was in charge
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      • 105 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NAIROBI Kenya began emotional commemorations yesterday to mark the first anniversary of the Westgate mall massacre, remembering the 67 people killed by Somali Islamist gunmen and those who risked their lives to stop them. In a speech at a memorial site opened at the
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    • 499 19 Move a bid to win over ‘next billion’ smartphone users in emerging economies NEW YORK TIMES BANGALORE In a bid to win over the “next billion” smartphone users in emerging economies, Google has rolled out its Android One initiative to court buyers
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    • 380 19 NEW YORK TIMES LOS ANGELES A few months ago, CBS Films wanted Ms Bethany Mota, an 18-year-old video blogger, to make a cameo appearance in the movie The Duff and tell her 7.2 million YouTube followers about the experience. CBS figured that Ms Mota, known
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    • 580 20 Study says effort can spur economic growth, but time is running short REUTERS OSLO/LONDON Investments to help fight climate change can also spur economic growth, rather than slow it as widely feared, but time is running short for a trillion-dollar shift to
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    • 194 20 BLOOMBERG REUTERS GOVERNMENT and industry leaders need not choose between fighting climate change or growing the world’s economy. They can do both, according to a new study. The highlights include: WHAT COULD BE L Building better-connected cities relying on mass public transportation may save more than US$3
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    • 325 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SEOUL South Korea’s finance minister said “alarm bells” were ringing over Asia’s fourth-larg-est economy, and warned of the sort of protracted slowdown that hit Japan in the 1990s. While stressing that South Korea’s fiscal position remained “very strong” and provided a
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
      • 106 20 BLOOMBERG SYDNEY Australia needs to better enforce restrictions on foreign investment in housing, a lawmaker chairing a parliamentary committee on the issue said, amid concern that overseas buyers are stoking a bubble. The Foreign Investment Review Board “has demonstrated that they have not been doing their
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      • 61 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING China’s outbound direct investment (ODI) more than doubled last month to US$12.62 billion (S$16 billion), data showed yesterday, far outstripping foreign direct investment (FDI), which fell to a four-year low. The 112.1 per cent year-on-year rise in ODI announced by the Commerce Ministry compared
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    • 157 11 A11 textbook Deutsche Bank By invitation db.com 4th Annual Women in Asian Business Conference Leading with Inclusion September 25, 2014 f M A Vfi- Z&icn^'fvr'p&r-j f Featured speakers In conversation with Professor Mahzarin R. Banaji Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics, Harvard University Magnus Bocker Chief Executive Officer, Singapore
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    • 448 21 CLIMATE sceptics aided by powerful industry lobbies have clashed with scientists from day one of the controversy about a warming planet. They will slug it out anew over the latest study from the World Meteorological Organisation showing concentrations of carbon dioxide in the
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    • 1227 21  -  BY INVITATION Can America maintain its rebalancing to Asia when old conflicts in the Middle East and Europe erupt? By BARRY DESKER FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg Barry Desker is the Dean, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. THE United States’ rebalancing to Asia,
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    • 797 22  -  By DHRUVA JAISHANKAR FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is a fellow with the Asia Programme of the German Marshall Fund in Washington DC. CHINA’S President Xi Jinping visits India today, the last leg of a three-nation tour of South Asia.
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    • 945 22  -  By GIDEON RACHMAN FINANCIAL TIMES UNTIL recently, I thought I did not much care if Scotland voted for independence. But, now, as the prospect becomes very real, I am surprised by how upset I feel. I follow the polls obsessively. I fume at
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    • FORUM
      • 138 23  -  Wong Pak Luen MONDAY’S Sport cover page showed the contrasting fortunes of two local sports. Our netball team have consistently produced results on the world stage; they have done our country proud (“S’pore netball stands tall”). The same cannot be said for our football teams (“Tough
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      • 150 23  -  Ada Chan Siew Foen (Ms) LAST Saturday’s article (“Slip in user ratings for Singapore transport”) came as no surprise to me. Travellers arriving at Changi Airport at around midnight often find that the MRT and public buses are no longer available.
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      • 115 23  -  Ivan Goh OUR netball team did Singapore proud by winning the Asian Netball Championships and qualifying for next year’s Netball World Cup (“S’pore netball stands tall”; Monday). Contrast netball’s success with the state of women’s football in Singapore. In netball, Singapore beat Vietnam 84-8. In
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      • 288 23  -  Ho Ting Fei (Dr) MY MOTHER is in her mid-80s. She is ambulatory but unable to manage the excessive walking at airports. Whenever I travel with her, I make sure to request wheelchair service when I buy tickets. However, at Changi Airport
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      • 67 23 Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer's full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit the letters. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or
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        73 23 1. MR MICHAEL WOON: Lease buyback better option than reverse mortgage. 2. MR FRANCIS CHENG: Little things matter to air travellers. 3. MS VAN KIT MENG: Inconsistent policy on extra baggage allowance. 4. MR DANNY QUAH: Nothing beats spending time with family. 5. MS JONG CHING YEE: Get
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        • 136 23  -  Jolly Wee IF IT is administratively feasible, I suggest that the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board tweak its Minimum Sum Topping-Up Scheme to encourage more people to top up their loved ones’ Retirement Accounts. Under the current scheme, CPF members can use cash or their CPF
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        • 108 23  -  Soh Kar Chiang THE Central Provident Fund’s (CPF) main office in Robinson Road, which serves residents in the central and southern regions of Singapore, has stopped operating on Saturdays. Why is this so, when other branches are still operating on this day? When I took
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        • 131 23  -  Steve Goh Han Choon THE Botanic Gardens MRT station is on the Circle Line, and is located at the junction of Bukit Timah Road and Cluny Park Road. The upcoming Thomson-East Coast Line will have a station named Napier, located at the main entrance of the
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      • 331 24  -  Charis Mun (Mrs) IN HIS letter (“Pricing: Medication no different from other goods”; Sept 3), Dr Yik Keng Yeong expressed the view that the prices of medication and medical services are subject to market forces. While doctors are subject to professional obligations
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      • YOUTH FORUM
        • 158 24 THE Government has placed greater emphasis on sports, with the introduction of initiatives like the ActiveSG scheme, which offers credits to Singaporeans and permanent residents to make sports part of their lives. Still, not many schoolgoing children are taking part in sporting activities, so I am
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        • 164 24 DESPITE the Government’s efforts to instil passion for sports in Singaporeans, not many have shown interest. Initiatives such as the ActiveSG scheme do not work. Most sports can be played almost anywhere and at any time, so those interested in them would have picked up
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      • 196 24  -  Lucas Goh Chee Keong Assistant Director, Clinic Operations SingHealth Polyclinics WE THANK Madam Hoe Cheng Fong for her feedback (“Spread the word on Medisave option”; last Thursday) on the communication on the use of Medisave for the treatment of chronic diseases. The
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    • 651 1  -  Residents sign petition over fresh coat of paint for iconic red-brick flats as part of ongoing repairs for estate By MELODY ZACCHEUS melodyz@sph.com.sg A FRESH coat of paint usually brings cheer, but a splash of colour on Bishan’s beloved red-brick flats has
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    • 365 2  -  Three firms tie up to expand electronic waste recycling scheme By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg GETTING a new mobile phone and already have a cupboard-full of old ones? People who want to recycle their mobile phones, laptops, lithi-um-ion batteries, set-top boxes and
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    • 450 2  -  By CAROLYN KHEW, TOH YONG CHUAN Yang kcarolyn@sph.com.sg tohyc@sph.com.sg TWO local travel agencies have distanced themselves from former Chinese tour guide Yang Yin, who is caught up in a bitter dispute over the assets of an 87-year-old widow here. Claims have been
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    • 551 3  -  Moves, including Facebook campaigns, come as many people look for help online By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg SOCIAL service providers here are ramping up their Internet presence since many people who need their help especially the young are looking for it online. Their initiatives
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    • 171 3 A woman and her five-year-old daughter were treated at National University Hospital for smoke inhalation after their flat in Petir Road (left) caught fire yesterday. The woman, who is in her 40s, was also treated for a burn on her left hand. Her husband,
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    • 582 4  -  Move prompted by rising costs and higher rejection rates here, says surgeon By SALMA KHALIK SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma RISING costs along with more living donor liver transplants being rejected on ethical grounds here have persuaded one of Singapore’s top liver
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    • 405 4  -  By AW CHENG WEI awcw@sph.com.sg A FIRM that has sparked protests in many countries for its business practices has launched a taxi-booking service here, drawing a wary welcome from cabbies. Uber Technologies, a San Francis-co-based company that is in 40
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    • 300 4  -  By YEO SAM JO yeosamjo@sph.com.sg CARS may one day go out of fashion in Singapore, said National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan, as he envisions a city with fewer vehicles and more space for living. “It is already happening in some European cities,” he
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    • 563 5  -  It’s code for Suntec stake that church wanted to buy CITY HARVEST TRIAL By SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg THE City Harvest Church (CHC) trial yesterday was dominated by discussions on the purchase of “palm oil” the church’s code name for the Suntec convention centre
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    • 265 5  -  JOYCE LIM DAN Tan Seet Eng, the alleged ringleader of an international match-fixing syndicate, is contesting his detention without trial. Represented by lawyer Hamidul Haq, Tan last month filed a court order seeking a judicial review of his detention. He has been in detention since
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    • 81 6 President Tony Tan Keng Yam greeting teachers and leaders from special education schools at an Istana tea reception yesterday. Dr Tan thanked them in a Facebook post later in the day for helping students with disabilities and special needs learn essential life skills to live
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    • 320 6  -  By ANG YIYING ayiying@sph.com.sg FOR the first time, you can relive the heart-stopping moments of The Big Spell on television. A half-hour programme of the highlights of this year’s RHB-The Straits Times National Spelling Championship will air on StarHub’s SuperSports Arena on Sept
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    • 414 6  -  They and VWOs seek to keep fund-raising channel via mailers open By LESTER HIO lesterh@sph.com.sg CHARITIES and voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs) sending flier inserts with phone or utility bills are now relying on people not to opt out of receiving them so
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    • 531 7  -  Global survey cites ‘exceptionally low’ S’pore figures, together with Finland’s, as model By K.C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S “exceptionally low” pretrial remand numbers have been held up, together with Finland’s, as a model for others to follow. A new US-based study
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    • 566 7  -  By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg A MAN was fined $1,000 yesterday for organising a public procession to show support for the “million mask march Singapore” and to oppose new media regulations here. Former claims officer Jacob Lau Jian Rong, 24, now a bank
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    • 795 8  -  They offer option to ease cash woes of low-income retirees with private homes By JACQUELINE WOO place.” tsjwoo@sph.com.sg THE plight of asset-rich but cash-poor Singaporeans has revived talk that reverse mortgages could prove a solution for some people. Being asset-rich but cash-poor affects a number
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    • 531 9  -  Anti-speculation actions, economic growth set to offset mortgage weakness By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg HOME sales here may be waning but local banks should be shielded from the worst effects of a property market decline, according to a brokerage report released yesterday.
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    • MONEY SME SPOTLIGHT
      • 843 10  -  The 40,000 visitors who flocked to the Singapore Toy, Game Comic Convention this month underscore just how popular comics and gaming have become. In the third of a four-part series, Melissa Tan talks to XM Studios, a small local firm making it big in
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      • 427 11  -  Debt paper issue the largest of its kind here for a Chinese bank By RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S push to become a hub for China’s currency, the yuan, has received a boost with ever larger issues of yuan-denom-inated bonds. The latest is
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      • Upcoming SME events
        • 132 11 L Date: Sept 19 L Time: 8am to 10.30am L Venue: SMF House, Level 3, 2985 Jalan Bukit Merah, Singapore *****7 L Fee: Free (Breakfast included) THIS breakfast talk, organised by the Singapore Manufacturing Federation Centre for Corporate Learning, aims to teach
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        • 87 11 L Date: Sept 24 L Time: 2pm to 5pm L Venue: Marina Bay Financial Centre, Townhall Room THIS seminar, organised by the SME Centre at the Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is themed Money Management At Every Business Stage. Hear from the renowned speakers and
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        • 85 11 L Date: Oct 8 to 16 L Cities: Tbilisi and Istanbul IN CONJUNCTION with a high-level visit to Turkey, the Singapore Business Federation and IE Singapore are convening a business mission to Georgia and Turkey. Participants will have the opportunity to network
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      • 813 12  -  and the big things will look after themselves, says Monocle chief By YASMINE YAHYA ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR yasminey@sph.com.sg BROWSE through any bookstore and it becomes immediately clear that there is no lack of guides on how an entrepreneur should start, build
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    • 506 13  - You cook, I wash a happy partnership Spring Singapore has several schemes to help businesses here to improve their operations. In the fifth of a six-part series, Ang Bee Lin looks at two pairs of companies that collaborated with each other for mutual benefit Ang Bee Lin DISHWASHING is a
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    • 431 13 GAO Ji Food’s speciality is Koo Kee Yong Tow Foo Mee. Mr Chong Yik Hwee’s father used to ply the streets, a bamboo pole over his shoulder and cooking pot, wares and ingredients hanging from the ends of the pole. Sixty years later, his son
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    • 398 13 kAS SINGAPORE moves towards an innovation-driven and know-ledge-based economy, due in part to an ageing and potentially shrinking workforce, the nation’s food manufacturing sector is among 16 sectors that have been identified for priority help. Under the five-year Food Manufacturing Productivity Plan approved by
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    • 581 14 BLOOMBERG MUMBAI Palm oil’s slump to a five-year low offers investors an opportunity to buy plantation stocks, according to Mr Dorab Mistry, director at Godrej International, who said producers are still making money. “I am often asked these days if palm plantation and processing company
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    • 552 14  -  Companies with links to giant see shares soar except SingPost By RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg THE shares of several Chinese firms with links to Alibaba have rallied ahead of the e-commerce giant’s American listing, but the effect seems to have worn off
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    • 338 14  -  MELISSA TAN A MALAYSIAN office furniture firm is seeking an $11.1 million listing on Catalist, the Singapore Exchange’s second board. Versalink said in a statement yesterday that its initial public offering (IPO) will consist of 37 million shares at 30 cents apiece. Most
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    • MARKETS MONEY
      • 437 15  -  Negative economic data from US, China fuels sell-off across Asia BULLS AND BEARS By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg A DEGREE of panic seized investors in Asia yesterday over fears of an impending interest rate hike as the US Federal Reserve
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
        • 131 15 IBC Capital, a unit of global investment firm KKR, has completed the acquisition of bulk container maker Goodpack. As part of the acquisition, Goodpack was delisted from the Singapore Exchange on Monday, the company said yesterday. Goodpack executive chairman David Lam said in a statement that the firm
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        • 106 15 A KEPPEL Offshore Marine unit has won a US$227 million (S$286 million) contract from a Qatar firm to build a jackup rig. Keppel FELS will build the rig for Qatar-based Gulf Drilling International (GDI), and the rig will be chartered to Qatar Petroleum for five years. The rig
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      • MARKET SUMMARY
        • 18 15 STI trading volume 338 million shares STI up down Gainers: 0 Losers: 30 Unchanged: 0
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        • 88 15 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 761.57 534.20 848.22 882.08 225.58 194.45 263.16 -7.97 -6.72 -8.20 -4.65 -2.56 -1.55 -2.77 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and gas 157.46 516.43 820.62 831.84 1,248.89 821.90
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        • 21 15 Stock trading volume 1.51 billion shares worth $1.21 billion Up down Gainers: 78 Losers: 378 Unchanged: 339
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        • 55 15 Yesterday’s close Index Change -220.98 -36.76 Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI 24,136.01 15,911.53 2,042.92 2,296.555 1,263.041 1,847.3 7.1 -42.585 -41.161 -8.34 Yesterday’s close Index Change Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Monday’s close Dow Nasdaq -14.395 -13.71 -28.095 5,130.503 1,565.41
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        • 45 15 By Volume CENTS Vol APAC Strategic ....................5.5 98,215,000 Vol Genting Sing ....................109.5 57,339,000 98,215,000 Singapore eDev 0.4 50,207,000 0.8 66;i66;000 Golden Agri-Res ...................50 28,306,000 72.5 60,561,000 Genting Sing ...109.5 57,339,000 Mirach Energy 16.8 17,135,000 SIIC Environment ..............16.2 15,128,000 56,496,000 Singapore eDev 0.4 50,207,000
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        • 247 15 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: SEPT 16,2014 Top Rises Sep 16 CENTS DBXT iBoxxUSTr 5US$ ***** 75.7 0.3 DBXT iBoxxKR 5US$ ***** 69.4 0.4 Sep 16 SPDR DJIA 10US$ ***** 53.0 0.2 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 6319 32.8 0.4
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        • 91 15 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 TRADED SALE +0R'VOL 'ODD DAY HIGH LOW GROSS 714 565 HongkongLand USD US676 -9 1264 689 676 2.7 13.4 ***** 6460 4934 JMH
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        • 96 15 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 TRADED SALE +0R'VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 194 160 ARA Asset Mgmt 174.5 unch 77
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        • 20 15 (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** 9 mths Source: Thomson Reuters
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        • 59 15 Sep 16 Against S$ 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: 1.1371 1.1379 0.9009 0.9013 ***** 1.1416 0.9042 0.9039 1.6337 1.6343 1.2943
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        • 192 15 Top Rises Sep 16 CENTS UOB MB ePW*****4 12 23.7 2.3 YangzijiMBeCW*****2 8.1 19.1 1.3 KepCorp MBePW*****3 11.5 16.2 1.6 STI 3150MBePW*****1 3.7 15.6 0.5 CN7000MBePW*****7 7 12.9 0.8 DBS MB ePW*****2 7.5 11.9 0.8 NobleGrpMBePW*****2 10.1 11.0 1.0 NobleGrpMBePW*****5 5.2 10.6 0.5 UOB MB ePW*****2 22
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    • 784 20 They hope to repeat last year’s group win in Munich against injury-hit side AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MUNICH Ravaged by injuries, still smarting from the exit of their key playmaker, and enduring patchy form to the start of a new season there might
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    • 468 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON Jose Mourinho wants to cement his place in European football history by becoming the first coach to win the Champions League with three clubs. However, ahead of his team’s Champions League Group G opener against Schalke, the Chelsea manager who
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    • 403 20 REUTERS MADRID One of the most disappointing aspects of Barcelona’s failure to win major silverware last season was the lack of on-field chemistry between Lionel Messi and Neymar. Four-time World Player of the Year Messi and Brazil forward Neymar had injury troubles
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    • 583 16 Golfer’s physical rehabilitation on course but he is not actively seeking new coach NEW YORK TIMES WINDERMERE (Florida) After the playing of a video clip of highlights from Tiger Woods’ golf trip to India in February, he stepped to the microphone at Isleworth
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    • 273 16 REUTERS SYDNEY World 100 metres freestyle champion swimmer James Magnussen is gambling on a new coach taking him to Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, after parting ways with his long-time mentor Brant Best. The 23-year-old Australian successfully defended his
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    • 99 17 Lewis Hamilton (wearing cap) and Sebastian Vettel making a statuesque appearance at the Helix Bridge yesterday. But the duo are not the real-life Formula One drivers in town early to check out the Marina Bay circuit ahead of this weekend’s Singapore Airlines Singapore
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    • 560 17 Curbs on drivers’ radio contact with team will kick in from S’pore GP REUTERS LONDON Radio silence, well almost, will be observed at the Marina Bay Street Circuit this weekend. The Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix is the first Formula One race this season
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    • 293 17 REUTERS WORLD No. 2 Simona Halep has become the third women’s singles tennis player to book her place at the WTA Tour’s sea-son-ending Finals tournament in Singapore next month. The Romanian joins world No. 1 and US Open champion Serena Williams and Russian Maria Sharapova
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    • 220 17 Cricket 2nd final Test In St Lucia, 3rd day: 380 and 208-4 in 67 overs (K. Brathwaite 45, S. Chanderpaul 63 n.o., J. Blackwood 43 n.o.; M. Mahmudullah 2-37). Bangladesh 161 (overnight 104-7: T. Iqbal 48, M. Mahmudullah 53; J. Taylor 3-41, K. Roach 5-42). West Indies lead series
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      • 76 18 REUTERS THAILAND women’s football team have been surprisingly rewarded with a 100,000 baht (S$3,920) bonus by their football association for losing only 0-5 to hosts South Korea in their opening match of the Asian Games. Thai FA chief Worawi Makudi said his association
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      • 81 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NORTH Korea’s reporters at the Asian Games will have to file stories using fax machines because their web access is restricted in South Korea, an official said yesterday. Seoul’s Ministry of Unification said North Korean media would not be given special access
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      • 71 18 REUTERS SOUTH Korean police said yesterday they have charged an official with Iran’s Asian Games delegation with sexual harassment and banned him from leaving following a complaint by a female volunteer. Police said the 38-year-old Iranian man had been charged without physical detention and that,
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      • 104 18 REUTERS SOUTH Korean fans have snapped up tickets to see high-profile athletes such as Olympic swimming champion Park Tae Hwan at the Asian Games but overall sales for the multi-sport event are dragging with the opening ceremony just days away. Incheon’s organising committee said that overall
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      • 102 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MIDFIELDER Kim Yun Mi scored twice in the first 10 minutes yesterday as North Korea’s women footballers thrashed Vietnam 5-0 in the day’s only Asian Games action, to lay down an early marker in Incheon. A day after their men’s team beat
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    • 647 19  -  Goalie rallies younger team-mates for crucial match against Oman tonight AT THE GAMES By CHUA SIANG YEE IN INCHEON siangyee@sph.com.sg AS HIS team-mates slumped to their seats in the dressing room after Sunday’s 0-1 opening Incheon Asian Games loss, Hassan Sunny tried his
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      • 72 19 MORE than 30,000 tickets have been snapped up for the Oct 14 friendly international football match between Japan and Brazil at the new 55,000-seater National Stadium. In a statement released yesterday, match promoter World Sport Group also announced that fans who purchased tickets to last month’s
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      • 97 19 REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Football Association (FAM) have baulked at the US$50 (S$63) a match cost of employing Sportsradar to monitor betting practices but are open to cheaper suggestions on how to tackle match-fixing in their domestic leagues. Sportsradar has been synonymous with soccer’s
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      • 69 19 REUTERS LONDON Everton have been given the okay to plan a 50,000-seater stadium in Walton Hall Park in north Liverpool, the English Premier League football club announced on their website yesterday. The Toffees, who have played at their Goodison Park home since 1892, said ideas would
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      • 78 19 REUTERS LONDON Flesh-coloured kit that makes a Colombian women’s cycling team look naked below the waist has been described as unacceptable by the sport’s governing body. Photographs of the Bogota Humana team taken at the Tour of Tuscany showed six riders wearing red and
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      • 805 2  -  Destin Daniel Cretton uses his experience as a counsellor at a home to make Short Term 12 John Lui Film Correspondent johnlui@sph.com.sg Many film-makers dream of fashioning drama out of their own lives, but too often that idea is put aside for easier projects
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      • 658 2  -  Boon Chan Media Correspondent As a journalist with The Liberty Times and subsequently as a freelance reviewer, Taiwan’s Elsa Yang used to write about movies and critique them. But when she was making her first film, My Mandala, she had to learn to
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        347 2  -  Tay Yek Keak SERENA (www. youtube. com/watch?v= -wFHiZHZVaU) No, this isn’t the Serena Williams story although Jennifer Lawrence (above, with Bradley Cooper) might have better luck starring as the tennis champion. Old eras and old hairstyles do not go well with Lawrence. She looks older and less cute.
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      • 429 3  -  Actors Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson deliver great performances in The Rover John Lui johnlui@sph.com.sg Review Drama THE ROVER (NC16) 103 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: A decade after the global economic collapse, the Australian outback’s mineral wealth has made it a magnet for migrants. A
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      • 485 3 Agence France-Presse Paris Jean Paul Gaultier, showman of Paris fashion, is to bow out of ready-to-wear later this month after nearly 40 years of over-the-top, sometimes provocative collections. The 62-year-old former “enfant terrible” of fashion, who famously designed Madonna’s cone bras, will devote himself to
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        1402 4 / 5  -  Tina Fey talks with her signature wit about the similarities of comedy and serious drama Alison de Souza stlife@sph.com.sg In Los Angeles With her starring role in the award-hogging sitcom 30 Rock and her much-praised co-host-ing of the Golden Globes last year, comedienne Tina Fey is a pretty
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      • 856 4 / 5  -  Alison de Souza From the television show Arrested Development (2003 2006) to movies such as Horrible Bosses (2011), the joke is often on Jason Bateman, who has made a fine career of playing the long-suffering “straight man” in comedies. Add to that his signature bone-dry delivery, and
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      • 530 4 / 5  -  Yip Wai Yee Review Drama comedy THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU (M18) 104 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: Judd Altman (Jason Bateman) catches his wife cheating on him with his boss, Wade (Dax Shepard). While he is trying to deal with the situation, his world comes crashing
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      • 631 4 / 5 Agence France-Presse Los Angeles British actor Idris Elba has come a long way from his east London roots. The son of a car factory worker, he i s n ow o n e o f H o ll y woo d s
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      • 142 6 ‘I’m keeping myself to myself. And I like it that way. I’m not hunting. I’m the opposite of a what would a male cougar be? Is there such a thing? Whatever it is, I’m not that’ Actor Liam Neeson (left), who insists he is not looking
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      • 780 6  -  What does it take to be successful behind the scenes in North America? Life! talks to Singapore-born artist manager Andrew Ooi and king of horror Jason Blum Behind-the-scenes star: Jason Blum Boon Chan Media Correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg The secret to producer Jason Blum’s success is
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      • 819 6  -  Behind-the-scenes star: Andrew Ooi Boon Chan Media Correspondent Singapore’s Andrew Ooi once appeared on the hit sci-fi series The X-Files (1993-2002) as a Vietnamese ghost. The drama was filmed in Vancouver in its first five seasons and he had remained there after
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        • 189 6  -  Boon Chan THE PURGE: ANARCHY (NC16) 104 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The concept of letting criminals run wild legally for a specified 12-hour period was first presented in last year’s The Purge. Then, the action was largely confined to one particular house and household. The sequel takes to the streets
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        • 169 6  -  Yip Wai Yee DOLPHIN TALE 2 107 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ An uplifting story featuring dolphins and kids? Only the most cynical of viewers can have anything horrible to say about this well-meaning work inspired by true events. Following up on the 2011 hit movie Dolphin Tale, disabled dolphin Winter
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      • 458 7  -  Jason Bateman balances charm and humour with snarkiness in his role as a self-absorbed man Boon Chan bchan@sph.com.sg Review Comedy Romance THE LONGEST WEEK (PG13) 86 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: Conrad Valmont (Jason Bateman), was born with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth,
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      • 590 7 Agence France-Presse Reuters Los Angeles Online retail giant Amazon celebrated on Monday the launch of a new original show that it hopes will help it catch up with streaming pioneer Netflix. Transparent, which had a redcarpet unveiling in Los Angeles, features a transgender character
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      • 477 7 Reuters Los Angeles The red carpets have rolled up and the festival awards have been given out, and now comes the deluge of small and independent films for autumn viewing and Oscar baiting. Unlike last year when 12 Years A Slave and
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      • 579 8  -  Local singer Vanessa Fernandez and sambajazz trio Indigo will rev up the F1 music scene Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg While global pop names such as Jennifer Lopez and Robbie Williams will be matching the race cars for volume and scale at the F1
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    • 541 9  -  Museum is placed ninth in Asia by reviewers on Tripadvisor Lisabel Ting lting@sph.com.sg The Asian Civilisations Museum has been ranked first in Singapore and ninth in Asia by users of travel website TripAdvisor. The museum was lauded by reviewers for its well-written descriptions
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    • 421 9 Agence France-Presse Washington Hipster retailer Urban Outfitters apologised on Monday for offering a one-off Kent State sweatshirt with faux bloodstains that recalled the 1970 student massacre at the Ohio university. It pulled the US$129 (S$163) garment from the women’s wear section of its website after Kent
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      • 391 10 New Delhi Bollywood stars and fans have joined actress Deepika Padukone on the warpath after The Times of India publicised on Twitter a report on her cleavage. On Sunday, the newspaper posted on social media a leering, overhead photo of the star in
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      • 419 10 Agence France-Presse Reuters Los Angeles R&B singer Robin Thicke’s blockbuster but much-criticised hit Blurred Lines grew even more controversial on Monday as he revealed he did not write it, according to court documents. The Hollywood Reporter printed the 37-year-old’s previously confidential April deposition
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      • 242 10 Agence France-Presse Los Angeles Nudity sells. Cable channel VH1 said on Monday it would pick up a second season of its edgy reality series Dating Naked, in which hip young singles take it all off in their quest for love. The hour-long show has pulled about a
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        • 82 10 Oscar-winning actor, director and producer George Clooney will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award, an honorary Golden Globe for his contribution to cinema, organisers said on Monday. The 53-year-old will be honoured in January at the Golden Globes. News of the award comes as
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        • 70 10 Actress Zhang Yuqi says she will work on her marriage with her husband, director Wang Quanan, who was arrested last week for hiring prostitutes. On Weibo on Monday night, she said her feelings were “very complicated”, but she believed the police would deal with
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        • 102 10 Apple on Monday began helping people to delete U2 from their iTunes accounts after a cacophony of complaints about the automatic download of the free album by the Irish rock band. Last week, free copies of Songs Of Innocence were instantly delivered to
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        • 45 10 Electric guitar maestro Joe Satriani (right), one of the world’s most influential rock guitarists, will be back in Singapore to perform at The Star Theatre on Nov 13. Tickets from $88 will go on sale this Saturday from Sistic.
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    • 655 8 ytl Raffles PI/ Marina/ Chinatown Pte Apts For Sale 001 Chinatown D01 Chinatown Raffles PI/ Marina/ Chinatown Pte Apts For Sale Raffles PI/ Marina/ ftt| Raffles PI/ Marina/ lit] Raffles PI/ Marina/ CIH Raffles PI/ Marina/ Chinatown QQ1 Chinatown QQ1 Chinatown QQ1 Chinatown Pte Apts For Sale Pte Apts For
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    • 123 8 GrabOr Regret INVESTOR CHOICE! RARE Premium release, 106units fr$7xxk! 1/2/3br.Farrer Mrt VVIP Deen *****786 LuxuryLiving NEW LAUNCH FH city living, 1/2/3br units with jacuzzi, 106units from $7xxk. Walk to MRT. Kenny *****008 Hot Property SPECIAL PROMO $6XXK!!! Freehold, 2 mins walk MRT City fringe D08 best buy! Grab now! Call
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    • 637 9 Orchard/ Cairnhill QEV Orchard/ Cairnhill OEV Orchard/ Cairnhill D09 Pte Apts For Sale QQ9 Pte Apts For Sale DQ9 Pte Apts For Sale Hilltops. A botanical retreat in the city. h a lit. I f 5*. «r X JL ■vr vp. rX ;r 8 i r Set above the pulse
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    • 256 9 csa 'lewton/ Novena csa 'lewton/ Novena I dll Newton/ Novena m Newton/ Novena m lewton/ Novena dll Newton/ Novena DU Pte Apts For Sale Dll Pte Apts For Sale DU Pte Apts For Sale Dll Pte Apts For Sale DU Pte Apts For Sale Dll Pte Apts For Sale r
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    • 145 9 PALM SPRING 4+1+FAMILY 2045sf+balcony. Pool view Reno kitchen. 9475 4785 www.michaelciola.com.sg TATE RES 3208 sf. 4+1+den F’hold. Greenery. Vacant soon. Serious seller. VTO. Haresh 9067-9007 FH. FOUR SEASONS Pk. 4rm 2874sf. Luxurious Orchard Good view. *****838 WK CHIVERTON ALL ROUND view 3+1 F’hold. Approx 1300 sqft. neg. H 6345-8888 NEW
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    • 165 9 HILLS TWOONE F’HOLD but selling at 99yrs LH price! 3-rm $984K 2-rm $788K. 3 MRTs. 9661-5270 Doris THE FLORIDIAN, 2+STUDY, 969sf. Face greenery. Mid flr. Tenanted 3/’15 $4k. $1.72M. Dennis 8383 4773 MAPLEWOODS PENTHOUSE APPROX 3000 sqft 4+1. FH. $4.xM only. H 6345-8888 D’LOTUS FH 3BDRM High flr Unblocked. No
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    • 97 9 BESIDE ALJUNIED MRT!! 250 units condo 1/2/3/4 bdrms. Good sch. Developers Sale. *****656 Vanny 840 EUNOSVILLE EM 4bdrm 1733 sf. Corner. High flr. Near MRT/ amenities. Enbloc potential. $1.18M neg WATERBANK DAKOTA Mrt 2/3rm 883/1141sf Spacious Best stack! Serious sellers. neg. Jo 932 55 638 F’HOLD! VACANZA EAST. 1-bdrm 484sf
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    • 115 9 70 ST PATRICK 2/3/4 New! Water Pl 3rm 1216sf $1.59M Water Pl 3/ 1356sf $1.75M Sanctuary Green $1.55M Costa Rhu 3/4rm fr $2.3M Costa Rhu 2rm fr $1.55M Pebble Bay 2rm $1.75M Pebble Bay 3rm $2.65M Belvedere 3rm #2x $2.2M Open House THE MEYERISE, DISCOUNT! Just TOP. FH. View Now!!
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    • 68 9 **NEW! 70 ST. PATRICK’S F’hold, Future MRT Station 2-Bdrm, 700sqft fr $1.2XM 3-Bdrm, 936sqft fr $1.5XM 4-Bdrm Dual Key/Penthse Freehold THE MEYERISE NEW Showflat. View actual units. 2/ 3/4 bdrms Future MRT. Attractive Price! Quality finishing. Clinton 9452 3347 BANK AUCTION 3+2 1302sf The Medley TKurau New cond FH *****819Colliers
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    • 207 9 SOVEREIGN MEYER Rd #30 FH penthse, city sea view. 2637 sf, Vacant. 4+1. Pte Lift. Salim 8157 7234 SILVERSEA FULL SEAVIEW! 3+1, 1647sf. 4+1, 2465sqft (2 side-by-side high flr) Very rare.Adam *****389 MRT COMING! THE Esta. Mid flr. 1399sf 3+study.Stack 6. FH. Bright, spacious, pool view.Katong 112.Must view! ***TAY REAL
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    • 296 10 talk of the town 70 ST PATRICK’S FH Condo Next to Marine Terr MRT. Tao Nan CHIJ Parkway. Josephine Wee 8112 3660 talk of the town 70 ST PATRICK’S FH Condo Next to Marine Terr MRT. Tao Nan CHIJ Parkway. Susan Chiang 9088 6789 talk of the town 70 ST
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    • 287 10 freehold **70 ST PATRICK’S Next to Marine Terr MRT. Tao Nan, CHIJ, Parkway. Nice layout Call Zoe Tian *****829 near mrt 70 ST PATRICK’S FH Condo 2-4 bdrms Dual Key PH. Tao Nan CHIJ Parkway. Call Louis Choo *****668 near mrt 70 ST PATRICK’S FH Condo 2-4 bdrms Dual Key
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    • 295 10 preview soon 70 ST PATRICK’S FH Condo Prime location next to Mrt. Tao Nan CHIJ Parkway. Call Timothy Lai *****677 preview soon 70 ST PATRICK’S FH Condo Prime location next to Mrt. Tao Nan CHIJ Parkway. Angelin Loh 9620 2498 preview soon 70 ST PATRICK’S FH Condo Prime location next
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    • 236 10 BANK SALE 23/9 Bluwaters 2@ Pasir Ris Penthse #05, 2755 sf pool, resort style 946 yr 9792 2639 Michelle EDELWEISS CONDO PH 4+1 3196sqft, 200% Move in, Designer Decor, VTO. Call now: Wendy 9688-9442 LOYANG VALLEY MAISONETTE 3250 sf 4+study+patio maid. Rarely available! Serious seller. 9384-0127. MELVILLE PK 936SF. Spacious
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    • 278 10 Ang Mo KioHDB Apts for Sale Ang Mo KioHDB Apts for Sale Ang Mo Kio HDB Apts for Sale Ang Mo Kio HDB Apts for Sale Ang Mo KioHDB Apts for Sale Ang Mo KioHDB Apts for Sale THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED HDB Resale Price Index -BUY IT -SELL IT-
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    • 142 10 $50K BELOW VALUE! F’hold Thomson V Two. 1+1. 581sf. High ceiling. No pm sun. High rental. MRT/ Ai Tong/ ACS. Chris 8332 4232 BISHAN PK. 3+1, 1324 sqft. Nice view. Spacious. Near future MRT/ Ai Tong Sch. Sincere seller. $1.18M neg. NEW LIST! BISHAN Loft 3 study 1345 sqft, high
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    • 196 10 HILLVIEW HGT 4+1, Mid flr The Petals 2+1 patio 1345sf The Petals 3+1 PH, 2831sf Ryan ERA *****999 Near Mrt THE DEW 2336SF Unblock Best Facing City/Pool view Nice Layout. No West Sun 200% move-in *****817 GOOD BUY! MAYSPRINGS 2rm 915sf. Bright breezy Unblock. Near amenities. Call Madeline 9831 7788
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    • 318 10 SKYPARK RES. EC Near Sembawang MRT. Starbuy 3/4/5/Mais. $30k grant No resale levy for 2nd timers. RIVERTREES $18.8K ADDITIONAL disc. for 3/4 bedrm 3 rm $912K, 4 rm $1.198M Near Seletar Mall and LRT NEAR FUTURE MRT/ Mall, Haig Ct, 1550sf, pool view, 4+1 rm, spacious. $1.9M up Riviera Res
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    • 237 10 3’I’ 28 NEW Upp Changi Rd 65sqm, nice reno, high flr. 4’A’ 182 Bedok N, 55sqm, high flr. Bob H. 9009 3233 3NG 214 BEDOK Nth St 1 Next to Bedok Pt, MRT mkt Everything within reach! Priced to sell! Exclusive! 3NG. BLK 519 Bedok Nth Ave 1 High flr,
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    • 270 10 3NG BLK 423 Mid flr. Open view. Simple. Well kept. All races PR. Near amenities. Ask $310K neg. Must view! 4’NG’ 124 CENTRAL. Rare! Corner. Spacious. Privacy. Mins MRT/ West Mall/ sch Nice. Kevin 9005-9393 OT 3’A’ 250 BT Batok East. Well reno. High/ lift level. MRT/ mall. neg. 8309-1111
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    • 641 11 Bukit Pan Apts for STale Bukit p an Apts for Sale EHI1 KffSale [till BukitPan Apts for Sale {V BukitPan] Apts for Sale EHll BukitPan] Apts for Sale CLASSIFIED GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CIASS CODES -BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND ITSEMBAWANG WOODLANDS NDS YISHUN 4 I CHOA CHU KANG <-nu uj BUKIT
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    • 489 11 BLK 12 TAMAN Ho Swee, high flr, 3-Rm, Reno, mins to Orchard Outram Park MRT. Asking $360k only!!! BLK 52 KENT Rd 4NG, high flr, mins drive to City Ctr near Farrer Park MRT, ask $600K. call 9734-5136 1) MRT $440K Only! Blk 441 5’A’ 125sqm 4bdrm Corner 2) Lake-Life
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    • 135 11 PRICED TO SELL MUST SELL! 5’I’ Blk 955 Hougang. 115sqm. Privacy Beautiful hse. Near to Mall. $500Kneg. Miki *****603 *$390K+ HOUGANG 4’A’ Corner 979A #15. 9 years. PR eligible. All races. Nice. Immed regn. 8112-1533 Lee 3’NG’ BLK 242 Hougang St 22. #05. Next to Corner. Unblock. Amenities. Orig. Jenny
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    • 313 12 5RM CORNER 955 Hougang One Mall Low flr. Good buy Unblocked Huge rms NTUC Contra. *****960 Vivien 924 HOUGANG 5’I’ 1292 sf High flr. A1 cond. Walk to NTUC, Hougang 1,sch, food ct. VTO. David 9616-0781 5’I’ 684C BALCONY #10 Face Garden 111sqm. Reno 5’I’ 610 Full-Height Window #14. Vacant.
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    • 270 12 BLK 68 GEYLANG Bahru 3’i’ 65 sqm. Utility rm. Move in mkt, amenities, Unblocked all race/PR. Ask $350k neg 1)5’I’ 58 GEYLANG Bahru #2x MBS view. Pt blk. Reno 2)3’I’ 2 St George’s. $330K 3)3’A’ 107 Towner Rd Reno 3’I’ 98 WHAMPOA Dr High flr. Lift level. Simple No noon
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    • 261 12 NEW LIST! 149 sqm, Pasir Ris. Blk 247 EA, mid flr, new reno, spacious, near amenities. All races/ PR. RARE 5’I’ W/ 4 bdrm Pasir Ris Blk 553 Corner. MRT. High flr. well manintained. Angie 9321 2132 New Listing 5’I’ BLK 186 Pasir Ris St 11 3bdrm renovated, near ctrl
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    • 261 12 ENBLOC BLK 28, 2-rm Tang -lin Halt. Eligible new flat upto 5-rm at Dawson/ Margaret Dr. *****980 Aini. Don't Miss! ENBLOC! BLK 37 Tanglin Halt 2-Rm, Reno. Kitchen extension, MRT/Mkt. SERS Grant. Chris 8338-1820 JUMBO BLK 110 C’Wealth Cres Mid flr. 4-rms 2 utility rms. Nicely reno. Near MRT. Pauline
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    • 346 12 5’I’ CORNER 158, A1 Cond! Near LRT. Serious Seller! Bright, Breezy. All eligible VTO! Brandon *****302 5RM 252 COMPASSVALE St. 116sqm. W/balcony. Mid flr, corner. Reno, no pm sun. LRT. $500K. Koh *****211 HOT PROPERTY 5RM BLK 207 Compassvale Lane high flr. Ask $510K Well reno. Near LRT. Call Stanley
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    • 303 12 4’A’ 271. 7 mins MRT/ mall. 4’A’ 456 #01. Future MRT. 4’A’ 877 Mid flr. Move in. EA 230H Well kept. Breezy Don't Miss 4NG 215 TAMPINES St 23 96sqmCorner.Rare.Movein Near MRT/ Amenties. Can Contra. Sharon *****456 EM BLK 130 Potong Pasir. 166 sqm. Reno. Quiet. Airy. NS facing. Next
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    • 307 12 5-RM CORNER BLK.689A 110sqm. 8 mins walk to Admiralty. 24hrs coffeeshop/ clinic. Good buy! Grab now! 689D 5-RM PREMIUM. 110sqm. High flr. Unblocked No west sun. Move-in cond. View anytime hurry! 714 WOODLANDS DRIVE 70 5I, 119sqm, corner, privacy, good layout. Near MRT. All are welcome. View to offer 3NG
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    • 384 12 tKl BukitTimah/ BukitTimah/ tit! BukitTimah/ DIO HollandRd/Tanglin DIO HollandRd/Tanglin DIO HollandRd/Tanglin Houses For Rent Houses For Rent Houses For Rent I nmm HR Villas Holland at Bukit Sedap Road > Minutes' drive to Orchard Road and Holland Village 2-storey good class bungalow with swimming pool 6 bedrooms utility with formal
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    • 345 12 2-STY GCB BUKIT TUNGGAL Land Built-up 15,000/ 8,000 sqft Refurbished/ Cosy/ Pool 5 rms ensuite bathroom Family room maid qtr Proximity to Novena area Ask $23K, avail immed Call Owner 6311 8105 16A BARKER RD. Prime ACS vicinity.2800/5100sf Newly rebuilt, beautiful design 5+ 1+ family+ pool. $20k. Others for sale.
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    • 232 12 RARE! CLIFTON VALE Bungalow. Huge outdoor space 3brm 1800 /8000sf pool. Immediate $5.5k. NEAR KEMBANGAN MRT amenities. Single sty Lor Melayu. 4bdrm Renovated. P/furn. $3700. 8121-9218 80C MEYER RD. Prime location, City. Bunglw. 5+1. Pte pool, carpark. Built-up 6300 sf. F/furn Immed $15.5k. Sale/ rent. Owner *****635/ *****996 GREENFIELD SEMI-D
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    • 304 13 KINGSWEAR AVE, 3-STY. 5 bdrms. Reno. $8000 up. Jln Pacheli 2-sty Reno. Lor Chuan MRT. Immed. $5.5K Saint Helier’s Ave. 2-sty, 4 bdrm. Reno, $7K up. Rosyth Rd 4+1 rm. Reno. Immed. $5.5K. 9763 3207 3-STY DETACHED. DA Silva Lane. Beautiful hse. Windy Spacious layout. 5+1. Mins to Kovan MRT.
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    • 318 13 THE SAIL Marina Bay 2056 sq.ft. 4 bedrooms. Immediate, rental $10K. Sandy Chia 9388 8660 THE SAIL 2-BDRM, 893 sqft. P/furn. Avail immed. Full condo facilities. Near MRT/ Casino. 9617 5370 Eric RIVER PLACE, CLARKE Quay MRT. 1 bdrm, 785 sf. Beautifully furn, pool view. $3.5K. 9661-5158 Lydia ONE SHENTON,
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    • 378 13 CAPE ROYALE THE PINNACLE COLLECTION An iconic landmark in Sentosa Cove Splendid views of the Marina and or South China Sea Brand new apts with luxurious specifications 3 bedrooms: 1,680/ 1,722/ 1,905 sqft 4 bedrooms: 2,508/ 3,111/ 3,143 sqft 3 4 bedroom Penthouses available FULL COMMISSION SOLE LEASING AGENT Priscilla
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    • 406 13 8 2 G r a n g e R oa d 5 mins to Orchard Road CBD Enjoy the convenience of getting taxis A single building stands on 160,000 sq ft of matured tropical garden Loft living and spacious balcanies Tennis courts, gym, outdoor terrace, pool and playground 24-hr security,
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    • 273 13 PATERSON SUITES 1679SF 3rm, High flr. East facing totally unblock. good cond Avail 1/11 Aster *****881 ELIZABETH HGT 4+1 Duplex 5 mins Orchard. $6.2k neg. Cavenagh Hse 3+1. Newton /Orchard. 9061 7448 Sim YONG AN PARK 1022 sf. 2 bdrm w/balcony. P/furn, spacious. 100% Move-in immed. Peng 9820 8080 DON’T
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    • 424 13 GRANGE HGTS 1905SF 3+1. Cavenagh Hse 1690sf 4rm Many more avail. $4K up. View: www.*****783.com THE VERMONT Cairnhill. 2bdrm, 915sf, high flr, best stack, unblock view, $5.2K William Hong 9828 3911 EDGE ON CAIRNHILL 2 bdrms $5.xK/ 4 bdrms $8.xK. P/furn. Elsie 9855 6635 TATE RES 3218 sf. 4+1. High
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    • 373 13 JEWEL OF BALMORAL Balmoral Park, Hilltop, Luxurious 2bdrm (818sqft) 3 bdrm Penthse (2,411 sqft) with greenery /pool /gym. *****477 Agts welcome. SHANGRI-LA HOTEL VICINITY, Fernhill Cres, brand new f/furn penthse 3200sf w/ roof terr. 3+1+1, pte lift lobby condo facilities. Fr $12.5K. Owner 9636 7227 Tracy Teo 9062 7772 19
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    • 447 13 SPRING GROVE 2+1 bdrms, 1012sf, newly renovated, unblock view, ask S$, *****047 Ë FONTANA HGTS PH 7500sf big terr. Low flr 4800sf. 4+family+1. Big balcony. MRT. Kim 9008-1889 ERA. best price *HERITAGE APT Ardmore Park. 4+1 3156sqft $15K. Duplex PH4+1 4392sf $19K P/furn.SM Chia *****500 D.10 SOLITAIRE SPACIOUS 4rms, 2200
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    • 349 13 Call Now THOMSON 800.1625 sf, 3+1. F/furn. Mid flr. Unblocked view. Must rent! neg. Immed. Kef Lim *****888 TOP! BUCKLEY CLASSIQUE Colonial Heritage. 1098 sf, 2-rm. Designer appliances. Pool view. Goh 9127-8538 DERBYSHIRE 1300 SF. 3bdrm, F/furn. Opp United Square. Avail 9/11. Asking $4.3K neg. 8569-8547 D.11 SUITES@ SURREY. 3rm,
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    • 297 13 CLEMENTI PARK SERENE 2-bed Greenery F/facilities isabelredrup.com/ir49.php $4k. *****055. Susan BROOKVALE PK TOWNHSE Lovely view of greenery brook. Pte gdn/ car park. 4+1. 2900 sf. 9732-7001 SOUTHAVEN II, 1500SF, 3+1 Balcony. Partial furn.$3.5K Agt, Eric Tan 9830 2308 MAPLEWOODS 1485 SQFT 3 bdrms. Balcony. $4200. P/furn. Bee Bee *****615 TOH
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    • 243 14 BRAND NEW ROYCE RES, NICE decor studio apt, F/furn near MRT Sports hub 5mins to City, $2.2K. Joe 9452 5825 CASSIA VIEW, 3-BDRM 1206 sqft. High flr. Reno. MRT. $3.9K. Jasmine *****230 ***MEYERISE JUST TOP!!! 2-rm 872sf, unblock $4.8k 4-rm 1819sf seaview, $8.5k Seafront 3-rm 1615 sf vacant, high flr
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    • 297 14 COTE D’AZUR $3.6K. 2 rms balcony. Greenery view P/furn. Next to Parkway. Immed Full comm to agent 16 HAIG LANE, Grd flr, 2+1, 1100 sf, pool, $3.2k. Reno, Immed. Agt welcome Owner *****635/ 9727 2996 VERTIS 1900 SQFT, 4+1. Sea/ Pool view! F/ furn. parkway Parade. Immed. $5.8k. Clinton 9851-2159
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    • 403 14 OPTIMA@ TANAH MERAH beside MRT 2+ study. 947 sf.. Full/ P/furn. #07, pool view. Ripton *****669 expats choice WATERFRONT GOLD BRAND New. Grd flr w/ patio. 1356 sf. 3+1. Pool view. P/furn $4K. Suzanne 9855 9188 WATERFRONT GOLD. BRAND New 1292 sf. 3+utility. No W sun. Pool view. P/furn. $3.9K.
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    • 261 14 BRADDELL VIEW. 1800sf. 3rm Mais Unfurn F/ facilities Walk to Caldecott MRT Quiet. Patrick *****695 $2.5K UP! 1-BDRM PH lovely home/ high ceiling! F/furn. Facilities. Near amenities. Immed. Grace 9852 6147 3-BDRMS BISHAN ST 24. Highest Awesome View! Bright. Windy. Supermart. $3.4K F/Furn. *****099 THOMSON V ONE studio 430sf. Convenient.
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    • 671 14 t jlfrj Ang Mo Kio iAM 1 Ang Mo Kio tWJ Ang Mo Kio BBM Ang Mo Kio HDB Apts For Rent HDB Apts For Rent HDB Apts For Rent HDB Apts For Rent HDB Median Sub-letting Rents in 2nd Quarter 2014 1 ni ||S| |i|lli mm in ss B
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    • 167 14 4RM BLK 661 Buffalo Rd. Little India MRT. High flr. F/furn Aircon. Windy. Avail 1st Oct. Owner 9733 3445 4A TOH YI Dr furn,separate entrance. 2 hall kitchen Can cook. Good Owner overseas 95%. 9639 6398 $1.9K. NEAR OUTRAM MRT. Everton Pk. 1rm 1 kitchen. Suits single/ couple. 9386-2684 Alvin
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    • 329 14 5-RM 276 TOH Guan Rd 1302 sf, high flr, spacious, cosy, f/furn/ aircon. MRT. Immed. Neg. 9820 8080 BLK 264, 3’NG’ 2+1 Jurong East. Fully furnish, aircon. Near mkt/ MRT. Immed move-in. Call 9850 3474 BLK 322A EM Jurong East. Mins to MRT, amenities, P/furn. Immed. $2.9K. Call 9274-6735 Andrew
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    • 360 14 $2.XK F/RENO. 5’I’ corner 843 Tampines Mid flr Fully furn. Aircon. St Hilda’s Sch Royston 9023 0033 HSR 3RM BLK 195 Kim Keat Ave F/furn with AC utility rm. No noon sun. Immed. neg. Angeline 9008 2522 BLK 103 POTONG Pasir 2bdrm. F/furn. Int’l Sch/ eateries. Avail mid Sep. $2.5K.
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    • 1962 15 Factory/lndustrial Ctu Factory/lndustrial un Factory/lndustrial RT Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Space for Sale Space for Sale Space for Sale J Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial flC] Factory/lndustrial fll] Factory/lndustrial RH Factory/lndustrial RW Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Space for Sale Space for Sale Space for Sale Space for Sale Space for Sale Industrial Canteen
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    • 235 15 NEW E9@WOODLANDS B2 type, 30 yrs, fr $270 psf. Woodlands Horizon B1, 60 yrs, ramp-up, fr $4xx psf. CT Hub 2, B1 fr $8xx psf. Tagore 8 B1 FH fr $6xx psf. Primax B1 FH fr $610 psf THE ELITIST 2UNITS $522K up. Bare, fitted 60yrs lease #06. New Corp
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    • 210 15 AUCTION 25/9. MAYFAIR Ind Bldg. 1346sf X2. Dual entrance. High ceiling. Call 9766-7797/ 9147-1409 3 STY TERR w/Mezzanine Kaki Bukit Rd 2. Corp Image. 10K sqft. 2 Ton Lift. 8 carpark. Call 9028 9236 FH B1 Bishan 1636-1851sf. No void area, ramp up high ceiling/ 20 foot container. MRT. *****013
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    • 524 16 VERTEX B1 2239SF ramp up to unit with 2 pte carpark. Near to lift. Well reno. Move in. Mark 9722-9909 JOO KOON JTC B2 fty. land *****/ built up ***** sf. Bal 36yrs+. Big workshop. Near MRT. 9108-9396 OT NEW LAUNCH FH Ind Fty JB semi detached approx 8.5K-40K sf.
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    • 417 16 PENINSULA PLAZA μ 20th level μ 1776 sqft/ 3552 sqft μ Superb View μ City Hall MRT 6337-2165 Business Space Amoy St 1610,2050,3750sf Springleaf Twr (Soho) 1100sf Duxton Hill 3-sty 4100 sf Tg Pagar 1100,1600,2280sf Queen St 1650 sf Art Gallery Purvis #01, 1500, 950 sf, lift Hong Kong St
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    • 363 16 Prime Location OFFICE SPACE FOR rent City near Harbourfront MRT. Various sizes, high flr Sea view. Suits all trades. neg. 9446 8710 Shirley OLDEN WALL CTR Short St. 398 sf. Suit office storage as vehicle access up to entrance. $2.3K. 9323 1308 G WOODLANDS BIZ HUB 1389sf. Fitted office with
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    • 350 16 SEAH ST HOME office. 1100 sf. Immed. Unfurn. 7 mins walk to Cityhall MRT. $7.7k neg. Call Randy 9633-7413 CONNEXION MEDICAL CTR. Farrer Pk MRT. 2 adjoining 52/60sqm. Immed. High flr Bare. Nice view. $9 psf neg PAGODA ST 2ND Flr 1200sf 1 min to MRT. New Reno! Spacious. Agts
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    • 404 16 SHENTON HSE 710/ 1335 sf. Furn. Very cheap. $4 psf. Tong Eng 570/ 1227 sf. Fitted Bare. Ron *****498 400SF. OFFICE K i n g George’s Ave. f/furn. Rental immed. $1900 neg. Near amenities. Kimmy *****013 PEACE CENTRE 764SF, #07. $2.3K. Immed. Veerasamy Rd. #02. 680sf. MRT. $2.xK. 8368-9068 Dickson
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    • 400 16 MINS TO BUGIS M R T Approx 330-1200 sqft, Individual aircon, *****585 1119 SF. FITTED Office at Toh Guan. 5 mins PIE/ CBD of the west*****366 Long SMALL OFFICE NEAR Bugis. 280sf. P/furn. 24-7 aircon Owner Gilbert 9011-2503 RELIANCE BUILDING. FURNISHED. Good location. Near MRT. Call 6294 2229 EASTGATE 1249
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    • 519 16 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT ODEON TOWERS 9,741 sq ft Double volume high ceiling Full height glass windows Opposite Raffles Hotel 2 minutes’ walk from City Hall MRT Interchange Suitable for retail, showroom, service centre fitness centre Interested call: 6354 9621 6350 5153 6354 9640 4 EXCLUSIVE UNITS** Shop/ Minimart Tuition
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    • 1305 17 |®»r |®atr ®a s „r |®a s »r Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES m jL V orchardcentral Shops Restaurants for Lease Hip and trendy location at the heart of Orchard Direct access from Somerset MRT Station Orchard Gateway Catchment of shoppers from Somerset precinct comprising tourists, residents and office
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    • 268 17 JLN BESAR F.H! 2 sty with attic/ balcony 2988 s.f F/conserved. All concrete flr. Rear can build 3 sty. $2000 psf Serious seller. Hashim 9007-9706 VIVA VISTA MALL Shop. FH Basement near escalator, Water pt, central AC, suits many trades incl F&B (no open fire). Ask $1.45M neg. Pls call
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    • 322 17 JLN BESAR. MAIN Rd. Zone full commercial. Freehold. Vacant possession. Land 1674.26/ 2234 sf. $5.2m CANTEEN FOR SALE at Tampines Ind. 489 sqm. High rental yield. Good human traffic. Charles *****000 RARE S’GOON F’HOLD!!! Road facing units fr $1,1M! 1001sf $1.6m with Toilet! www.AaronWan.sg RARE F’HOLD HOTEL+MALL Fr $2.7K psf
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    • 430 17 CHINATOWN 3-STY FH shop hse 3500 sf. Mins MRT, leased Duxton Hill 4200 sf 3½-sty. *****025 Sole BLK 201D TAMPINES St 21 single level. 818 sqft, good human traffic. Tenanted. All trades. John *****220 Good Investment Care Honesty F&B SPACE BRAND New FH Near Q’town MRT. 1378 1690/3000 sf. Good
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    • 348 17 Land Land Land Prime Development Land For Joint venture In Malaysia Located at Gelang Patah, Johor 5 mins to 2nd Link Highway *10 mins to Nusajaya Land Size: 316 acres Tenure FREEHOLD Approvals Plot ratio 1:4 Proposed Development To Include: CORPORATE TOWER Retail Offices SERVICED RESIDENCE INDUSTRIAL Terrace Factories Semi-Detached
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