The Straits Times, 13 October 2014

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    Lock icon S’pore can cope with Fed rate hike, says Tharman
    700 1  -  Republic’s deep market has helped it to weather US economic uncertainty By JEREMY AU YONG U.S. BUREAU CHIEF IN WASHINGTON jeremyau@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE is in a good position to cope with any eventual hike in interest rates by the US Federal Reserve,
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    Lock icon ‘Almost zero chance’ of Beijing accepting protesters’ demands
    466 1  -  By LI XUEYING HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg HONG KONG leader Leung Chun Ying is depicting the Occupy sit-in now entering its third week as a “mass movement that has spiralled out of control”, even as protest organisers penned an open letter to
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    Lock icon Setback as Ebola threatens the world
    66 1 A TEXAS health-care worker who treated a man who later died of Ebola in the US has tested positive for the disease in a preliminary test. If confirmed, the case would mark the first known transmission of the Ebola virus in the United States.
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    Lock icon Case of the phantom fares haunts cabbies
    49 1 IT IS just not fare. Frustrated taxi drivers have told The Straits Times that one in five bookings they receive ends up being cancelled, often during rush hour. Although some people cancel through the cab company, others just fail to show up.
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon PM Lee tours Turkish landmarks to start visit
      562 2 / 3  -  Istanbul’s Blue Mosque among them in his first official trip By ZAKIR HUSSAIN IN ISTANBUL zakirh@sph.com.sg PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong kicked off his first official trip to Turkey yesterday the way most visitors would: By taking in the historically rich sights
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      Lock icon Grungy Neymar and the boys from Brazil arrive
      308 2 / 3 DESIGNER shades? Check. Earrings? Check. National team colours? Check. But Brazil superstar and captain Neymar Jr also showed considerable grace as he emerged at Changi Airport’s Terminal 2 shortly after 8am yesterday, signing items thrust out to him by some of the
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      Lock icon More grads suffer underemployment
      666 2 / 3  -  Rate falls for all here except degree holders despite tight job market By RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg MORE Singapore workers are getting jobs that match their skills, bar one group: degree holders. The proportion of university graduates who have jobs but are “underemployed” inched up last year
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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        Lock icon S’pore can cope with rate hike
        46 4 SINGAPORE is in a good position to cope with interest-rate hikes in the US, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said, amid warnings that normalisation of US monetary policy poses significant risk to the global economy. TOP OF THE NEWS A1
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        Lock icon Flexible stints for volunteers
        45 4 THE new Singapore Armed Forces Volunteer Corps begins recruiting today. Recruits, who will be able to sign up to serve from March next year, will also get to decide how they want to serve their stints. TOP OF THE NEWS A8
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Dim hopes for a house
          51 4 MANY Malaysians find themselves locked out of the homeowners club by a combination of a severely unaffordable market and accelerating inflation. Prime Minister Najib Razak’s (above) proposed measures in his 2015 budget to help people buy homes has done little to elevate their hopes. PAGE
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          Lock icon Holding off ISIS advance
          63 4 MILITANTS from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) met resistance in the Syrian town of Kobane yesterday but they put Iraqi forces under heavy pressure, prompting the first US-led relief drops. Observers said ISIS was sending in reinforcements after its Friday capture of the
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          Lock icon Alert on US rate hike
          59 4 FEDERAL Reserve officials have warned that a global economic slowdown could delay a rise in United States interest rates if serious enough. The euro zone’s backsliding towards a possible new recession was one of the reasons that had led the International Monetary Fund to reduce
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Containing Russia
          49 4 ECONOMIC sanctions and falling oil prices have put Russia in a tight spot. And things will become even more uncomfortable, predicts Europe correspondent Jonathan Eyal, who says there is talk of a “soft containment” of Russia as long as President Vladimir Putin remains in power. PAGE A19
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          Lock icon When militants return
          47 4 OVERSEAS militants returning home pose a threat to their homeland: They are being indoctrinated ideologically and taught operational tactics, and may attempt attacks that are more likely to succeed than those who have not fought abroad, says risk modeller Wei Meng Yeo. PAGE A20
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        Lock icon THE IMPORTANCE OF LOOKING OUTWARDS
        48 4 Singapore has been nothing if not outward looking. That was how it succeeded. The Prime Minister’s reminder at an alumni event that the people retain this outward focus is an acknowledgment of the growing inter-connectedness of global developments. The Straits Times OPINION A19
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          Lock icon Jetstar launches app
          60 4 A BUDGET airline has launched an app that can help passengers flying through Changi Airport. Jetstar Asia is trialling a system that allows users to download their boarding pass straight to their phone, rather than queue at the check-in desk. It also gives real-time updates on changes
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          Lock icon Bird-slaying skyscrapers
          65 4 SINGAPORE’S skyscrapers are killing hundreds of migratory birds every year, nature lovers claim. Conservationists believe that many are disoriented by the buildings or crash into them at night. They say the problem is “chronically understudied” in Asia. PAGE B6 A dead chestnut-winged cuckoo spotted in Jurong. Birds are
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      • MONEY
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          44 4 SINGAPORE companies say they are supportive of the Government’s push to keep employees on beyond the age of 65, and are exploring ways to tap medical insurance to manage the expected higher medical costs of rehiring older workers. PAGE B9
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon Germans need goals fast
          88 4 HAMPERED by retirements and injuries, football World Cup holders Germany crashed to their first-ever loss to Poland, by 0-2, in the Euro 2016 qualifiers. With no out-and-out striker and depending up front on attacking midfielder Thomas Mueller, their most capped player in the starting line-up, they
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Patisserie opens here
          83 4 JAPANESE dessert salon Henri Charpentier opened its first overseas outlet in Singapore last Thursday, but it may take up to two months for operations to be “perfect”. The 80-seat restaurant in Dempsey requires about another seven staff, especially for its table-side dessert performances. PAGES C6&7 Mr Goki
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          Lock icon Star in psychiatric care
          49 4 TROUBLED former teen star Amanda Bynes was placed in involuntary psychiatric care last Friday, hours after she tweeted accusations of sexual abuse by her father, then retracted her comments. Her mother rejected the “absolutely horrible” comments in a statement via the family’s attorney. PAGE C12
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    • STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL
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        Lock icon Veteran sporting heroes
        64 4 MAJID Ariff is the only Singapore footballer to have played for the Asian All-Stars when he made the team in 1966. Now 77, he is one of the sporting pioneers aged 65 and above who will get free access to sports facilities. Meet him and seven other
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    • WEB SPECIAL
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        Lock icon Restaurant restrictions
        29 4 SEVEN locations are now off-limits to new restaurants, under an Urban Redevelopment Authority ban. Learn more about the URA rule to help curb parking problems at http://bit.ly/1tRh339
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        Lock icon Tiki and Taka return
        44 4 THE hamsters are back to predict tomorrow’s Japan versus Brazil match at the National Stadium. Go to http://bit.ly/1EKBkzL to check out the Tiki and Taka face-off, which took place before news that Japanese playmaker Shinji Kagawa will not be playing.
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      Lock icon CNG popularity running out of gas
      657 6  -  By CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg THE popularity of compressed natural gas (CNG) as an alternative fuel is fast fizzling out. From a peak of about 5,400 vehicles that ran on CNG in 2010, the population has dwindled to 4,400 as of the
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      Lock icon Five killed, 370,000 leave homes in India
      348 6 Strong winds pound east coast, forcing roads and railways to shut CYCLONE HUDHUD AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS HYDERABAD (India) At least five people were killed when Cyclone Hudhud slammed into India’s east coast, packing winds of almost 200kmh, ripping down power cables and forcing
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      Lock icon Monster storm heads for Japan’s main islands
      320 6 23 people injured in the south; hundreds of flights cancelled TYPHOON VONGFONG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG TOKYO Powerful Typhoon Vongfong was churning towards Japan’s main islands after strong winds and heavy rain left 23 injured in the south. The monster storm hit the southern
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      Lock icon SEASIDE YOGA HAS BIG REACH
      125 6 Nine-year-old Goh Kai Xiang having a quiet moment of his own as his mother Caroline Ng (in grey), 44, along with about 600 other women, took part in Shape Magazine’s Yoga by the Sea 2014 at East Coast Park’s Casuarina Grove yesterday morning. The event,
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      Lock icon Philippines braces itself for volcano eruption
      280 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA Lava is, again, flowing out of Mayon, the Philippines’ most active volcano, raising fears that an eruption could be imminent. The government has already evacuated around 63,000 people living in a 6km danger zone around the volcano, after it began to
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      Lock icon Flexi-terms for SAF Volunteer Corps
      726 8  -  Recruits can fit training around their commitments, drop out at any time By JERMYN CHOW DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT jermync@sph.com.sg REGISTRATION for the new Singapore Armed Forces Volunteer Corps (SAFVC) begins today and with it, the chance for recruits to decide how they want to serve their
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      Lock icon S’pore PRs plan to sign up to fulfil aspirations
      637 8  -  JERMYN CHOW AFTER hanging up his army boots a decade ago, Mr Calven Bland is thirsting for another spell in the military. The New Zealand-born Singapore permanent resident (PR), who was a logistician with the New Zealand Army for 12 years
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Countries struggle to keep Ebola out as battle goes global
      700 10 Texas health-care worker tests positive; 14 Asian ministers to discuss outbreak AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG W A S HI N G T O N A T e x as health-care worker who treated a man who later died of Ebola has
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      Lock icon Victim’s family blames Texas hospital, state for shoddy care
      247 10 NEW YORK TIMES DALLAS Relatives of the first person to die of Ebola in the United States have denounced the treatment he and his family received from a Dallas hospital and Texas officials, saying he was cremated without their knowledge or
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      Lock icon Kurds halt ISIS advance but Iraqi forces under pressure
      623 16 Fresh offensive by militants prompts US-led coalition’s first relief drops AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON POST MURSITPINAR (Turkey) Militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) met dogged Kurdish resistance in the Syrian town of Kobane yesterday but they put Iraqi
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    • Article
      Lock icon Malaysian woman ‘heads to Syria to wed ISIS man’
      250 16 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police said a 20-year-old female university student was heading into Syria via Turkey, and is believed to be getting married to an ISIS fighter who used to play for the boy-band group Ukays. Police identified her as Syamimi
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    • Article
      Lock icon Putin orders troop pullout from Russia-Ukraine border
      406 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defence minister to pull thousands of troops from the border with Ukraine, ahead of key talks on a fragile truce in the former Soviet state. The Kremlin’s announcement late on Saturday comes as
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      Lock icon SHE AIN’T HEAVY, SHE’S MY WIFE
      110 16 The path of true love is never smooth, and it is especially true at an obstacle-laden wife-carrying championship. Mr Seth Swanberg’s wife Lisa grips him with her legs in what is known as the “Estonian Carry”, as he wades through the “Widow Maker” as
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      Lock icon Aussie teens charged over racial abuse after clip goes viral
      289 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Australian police have charged two teenagers after a video of one of them allegedly racially abusing a train guard in a five-minute rant went viral. The young men, aged 17 and 18, were questioned by Queensland police
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Aid pledged to Gaza Strip
        63 16 REUTERS CAIRO Qatar said yesterday it would provide US$1 billion (S$1.27 billion) in reconstruction assistance for Gaza following a war there between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Earlier, Washington promised US$212 million in new aid at the conference in Cairo. And US Secretary
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        Lock icon Record support for UKIP
        77 16 REUTERS LONDON Support for the UK Independence Party hit a record high of 25 per cent, an opinion poll showed yesterday, days after it won its first elected seat in Britain’s Parliament at the expense of Prime Minister David Cameron’s party. The survey suggested that UKIP,
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        Lock icon Beach closures in Australia
        63 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Several beaches were closed in Western Australia after a suspected shark attack on an inflatable boat, officials said, just a week after a surfer had parts of his arms bitten off in a separate mauling. Two men on board the canoe off Castle
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      • Article
        Lock icon Fighting in Tripoli kills 21
        65 16 XINHUA TRIPOLI Deadly clashes have erupted between pro-secular militias and militants over the weekend in the west of Libyan capital Tripoli, killing at least 21 and wounding dozens of others, said medical sources. A senior commander in the Zintan militia said their fighters had mounted
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      Lock icon Growing number of Asians migrating to NZ
      1108 17  -  Influx at all-time high with 103,900 in the year to August a third Asians LSince 2001, Asian-born citizens have leapt from 7 per cent of New Zealand’s population to 12 per cent, or about half a million people LWithin the decade, Asians are
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      Lock icon Global gloom may delay US rate hike, Fed warns
      585 18 Slump may mean ‘paltry job creation’ for the 200m unemployed worldwide BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Federal Reserve officials sounded an alert over the threat to the United States’ economic growth from a slowdown elsewhere in the world, warning it could make
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      Lock icon ECB mulling over adding yuan to forex reserves
      429 18 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Policymakers from Beijing to Kuala Lumpur welcomed plans by the European Central Bank (ECB) to consider adding the yuan to its foreign currency reserves. The internationalisation of China’s currency emerged as a subject at the annual meeting of finance ministers
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      Lock icon China’s economy ‘won’t suffer hard landing’
      223 18 REUTERS SHANGHAI China will avoid a hard landing despite worries of an economic slowdown and a flagging real estate market, Premier Li Keqiang said in a speech in Germany. His comments on Saturday, reported by state news agency Xinhua, echoed statements he made in
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Airline to stick with expansion
        76 18 REUTERS PARIS Air FranceKLM is pressing ahead with expansion of its low-cost brand in France and has a back-up plan if a deadlock with pilots continues, its chairman and chief executive officer Alexandre de Juniac said in an interview published yesterday. Pilots had launched a
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      • Article
        Lock icon VW may use fewer temps
        67 18 REUTERS BERLIN German carmaker Volkswagen may use fewer temporary staff as part of efforts to reduce costs by €5 billion (S$8.1 billion), its chief executive told a German magazine. VW does not want to reduce permanent staff, Mr Martin Winterkorn was quoted as saying by
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        Lock icon New directors at Reliance units
        59 18 MUMBAI Indian energy conglomerate Reliance Industries said two of chairman Mukesh Ambani’s children had been appointed to the boards of its telecoms and retail businesses. The appointment of twins Isha and Akash Ambani was approved by the boards of Reliance Jio Infocomm and Reliance Retail
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      Lock icon One in 7 Aussies living in poverty despite economic growth: Report
      372 18 BLOOMBERG CANBERRA One in seven Australians lives below the poverty line, even after more than two decades of economic growth, a report by the Australian Council of Social Service (Acoss) showed. The poverty rate in Australia climbed to 14
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Najib’s Budget aid brings little joy to house hunters
        603 12  -  Median monthly household income up 8% against 10% housing price rise By SHANNON TEOH MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR shannont@sph.com.sg DESPITE being a partner in a law firm just outside Kuala Lumpur, Ms Puteri Mohamad, and her fiance, can only watch
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        Lock icon Crackdown on KL underworld after fatal grenade blast
        434 12 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s police are intensifying efforts to crack down on underworld gangs following the turf war in Bukit Bintang that led to a bombing incident last week, local media said. Police raided six nightclubs late on Saturday and in the wee
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon PAS suspends 2 assemblymen
          61 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) has suspended two of its assemblymen for a year, for supporting Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail as Selangor’s menteri besar candidate, despite the party’s wishes. The decision to suspend Mr Saari Sungib and Mr Hasnul Baharuddin
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          Lock icon N. Korea warns of rupture in talks
          83 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL North Korea’s state media has warned of a rupture in dialogue with rival South Korea over the launch of anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets that sparked a brief crossborder exchange of fire. The two Koreas had agreed a week earlier to work
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          Lock icon 6 schools set on fire in Thai south
          53 12 XINHUA BANGKOK Six schools in Thailand’s southern province of Pattani were set ablaze early yesterday, in what the authorities believe was retaliation against the government’s recent arrest of militant leaders and seizing of their equipment, local media reported. No one was injured
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      • Article
        Lock icon Lack of viable infrastructure may bridle growth in Philippines
        424 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA The city’s creaking train network means a three-hour commute to work for salesman Gerard Galang just one example of the infrastructure woes that analysts say could cool the Philippines’ red-hot economy. Peak-hour hell comes in many forms in
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        Lock icon Thai farmers press junta for payback as rubber prices fall
        440 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHANG NGA (Thailand) As rubber prices slump, hard-up farmers in Thailand the world’s top producer of the commodity are appealing for a bailout, testing the junta’s resolve to end populist policies and an entrenched subsidy culture. The global
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        Lock icon Railway to battle-scarred Jaffna peninsula reopens
        323 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAFFNA (Sri Lanka) A railway in Sri Lanka that runs through minefields and snake-infested jungle is to reopen today, nearly a quarter of a century after a bloody ethnic conflict shut it down. Trains to the northern peninsula of Jaffna ground to
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        Lock icon Modi’s next target: Punctuality at work
        626 13 Biometric scan system launched to monitor laxity in Indian bureaucracy NEW YORK TIMES NEW DELHI Beware, lollygagging Indian bureaucrats. After taking up a broom to sweep the streets of a poor neighbourhood in New Delhi earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is moving
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        Lock icon ‘Weak PLA training puts war ability in peril’
        502 15 Chinese paper says problems such as troops’ attitudes also affect country’s capacity to fight REUTERS BLOOMBERG SHANGHAI Weaknesses in China’s military training pose a threat to the country’s ability to fight and win a war, China’s official military newspaper said yesterday. The
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        Lock icon Rohingya men abducted, taken to Thailand
        283 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK People-smugglers kidnapped dozens of Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh after duping them with fake job offers, and trafficked them to a rubber plantation in southern Thailand, officials said yesterday. The 53 men mostly Rohingya refugees from Myanmar but also including Bangladeshi
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        Lock icon HK chief hobbled by an intractable and virtually invisible persona
        1005 14  -  CY Leung made 3 media appearances amid worst crisis since handover By LI XUEYING HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg HE IS the man who should have been in the spotlight for steering Hong Kong through its biggest political crisis since the
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      436 19 SINGAPORE’S success was in no small part built on its global orientation. It continues to be receptive to outside ideas and best practices, while making the most of its location to be a service provider to the world. In his National University of Singapore Society
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      867 20  -  By WEI MENG YEO FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is a principal modeller on the Model Development team at Risk Management Solutions, a risk consultancy based in Newark, California. THE arrest of four men by the British authorities on suspicion of orchestrating
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          261 21  -  Han Junwei IT IS regrettable that Focus on the Family’s relationship workshop will end by the end of this year (“Disputed course to end by Dec: MOE”; last Thursday). The workshop is a worthy cause to support if we accept that gender differences exist. This
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          321 21  -  Tong Wenfei (Dr) THE Focus on the Family relationship workshop promotes dangerously misguided stereotypes masquerading as “truths of love and dating” aimed at educating students “on healthy relationships” (“Disputed course to end by Dec: MOE”; last Thursday). There is nothing true or healthy about the
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          338 21  -  Leong Seng Yook BASED on the Focus on the Family Singapore’s relationship workshop material reported last week, one of the supposedly “sexist” lines goes like this: If she says “Do you love me?”, she really means “I feel insecure and I need you to know that
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        151 21  -  Lee-Tang Li Fun (Mrs) Director (Industrial Properties Management) Housing Development Board THE rent for Housing Board industrial properties fluctuates according to market conditions (“Huge rent increase in HDB-run industrial building” by Madam Kee Mui Hong; Oct 3). When comparing the new
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      183 21 PUNCHLINES NEWS ITEM For birds, skyscrapers can mean fatal collision SINGAPORE’S skyline may be revered by tourists but it is spelling death for scores of migratory birds. The Nature Society (Singapore) has found that every year, up to hundreds of these birds die after hitting skyscrapers here. While millions of
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      759 2  -  By SALMA KHALIK SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma IT USED to take four separate bus journeys for Madam Junaidah Salleh to take her 97-year-old father who uses a wheelchair to Toa Payoh Polyclinic and back. Now they can visit a small satellite clinic
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      304 2  -  By TOH YONG CHUAN tohyc@sph.com.sg SOME 150 Yishun residents attended a talk on the Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) at a community centre yesterday. The event was organised by the the Nee Soon South Senior Citizens Executive Committee to explain the LPA scheme to
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      535 2  -  They improve processes after critical report by Auditor-General’s Office By JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg SEVERAL public bodies have put in place more stringent checks after being rapped by the AuditorGeneral’s Office (AGO) in July for not using public funds prudently. The Media Development Authority
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      418 3  -  Low-cost carrier starts trial among selected travellers at Changi Airport By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg FROM today, selected Jetstar Asia passengers at Changi Airport can download boarding passes onto their mobile phones, as part of a trial by the airline to make
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      126 3 Sri Mariamman Temple head priest K. Swaminathan was the first to walk across a pit of fiery hot coals at the annual Fire Walking Festival yesterday. At about 7.40pm, he led 4,500 male devotees from Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple in Serangoon Road to Sri Mariamman Temple in South
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      378 3  -  By TOH YONG CHUAN tohyc@sph.com.sg TWO foreigners who smuggled a Mongolian woman into Singapore by yacht to snatch her two-year-old son from his paternal grandparents have been banned from entering Singapore for life. Briton Adam Christopher Whittington, 38, and Australian Todd Allan
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      82 4 Taiwanese singer-host Hao Hao was crowned the best male getai singer at the annual Shin Min-Wanbao Getai Awards 2014 yesterday. The 33-year-old was also named one of the top 10 most popular getai artists. The event, organised by Singapore Press Holdings’ Shin Min Daily News
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      258 4 NATIONAL youth swimmer and triathlete Jeremia Christy Suriadi, who hopes to represent Singapore in the SEA Games next year, was injured last week after being hit by a lorry. The Singapore Sports School student, 17, was cycling along Woodlands Avenue 12, on
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      465 4  -  Plan to expand programme after marked increase in attendance at health talks By LIM YAN LIANG yanliang@sph.com.sg RESIDENTS in Bukit Batok East are paying more attention to their health after a programme was launched in April featuring regular health checks and
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      524 5  -  The logistics and supply chain sector, nurtured by the Economic Development Board, is a key contributor to Singapore’s economy. It offers a rich variety of career prospects, too. Arti Mulchand profiles some of the people working in the sector. Arti
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      385 5 WHILE based at the DHL Supply Chain’s (DSC) Hong Kong office on Tsing Yi island earlier this year, Christopher Lo saw the future of logistics for land-scarce countries in a 25-storey warehouse. Like Singapore, space in Hong Kong is expensive, so the building
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      403 5 WHEN severe Arctic blasts caused a colder-than-usual winter across the mid-Atlantic region of the United States at the end of last year, freezing temperatures in Maryland sent shivers through the supply chain for medical products, especially at global medical technology company
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      483 5 WHEN it comes to keeping things moving, Singapore consistently ranks among the best. In 2012 and again this year, the island state emerged as Asia’s top logistics hub, based on the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index. “Singapore’s strategic location in the heart of South-east Asia and
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      484 6  -  Many die yearly after crashing into buildings here: Nature Society By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S skyline may be revered by tourists but it is spelling death for scores of migratory birds. The Nature Society (Singapore) has found that every year, many of
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      273 6  -  With a new laser scanning system, port authority surveyors no longer need to walk around the entire island to map it. report. longer DAVID EE and LIM YONG cameras HOW IT WORKS 1 The 3D Laser Scanning Topography System (right) is mounted on
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      311 6  -  MELISSA LIN DURING the period of racial unrest in the 1960s, Madam Lim Ah Yook, then in her early 20s, had a gun pointed at her back by a Malaysian soldier as she was recruiting people to help restore harmony in the community.
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        778 7  -  30-year veteran involved in restoration project and co-writing two books By AUDREY TAN audreyt@sph.com.sg HE HAS been scarred by sharp coral, pricked by a sea urchin, and twice he had close brushes with death when he ran out of air under water.
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      281 6 In our current economy landscape, the interest rates of the banks are at its all-time low. If we save all our hard-earned income in the bank, the real value of our savings will be eroded over time. The present inflation rate is much higher than the bank’s interest payout for
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      46 7 S’pore woman’s extraordinary act of kindness at Toa Payoh She cleans faeces off elderly man who soiled himself Blow your own trumpet Buy new musical instruments or put up your old ones for sale in CLASS 72 To advertise, call the Print Classified Hotline: 1800-289 9988
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      678 8  -  Go for discounted mammograms and buy limited edition beauty products to do your part during Breast Cancer Awareness Month by sheryl quek AS THE world marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) in October, campaign organiser Breast Cancer Foundation (BCF) aims to drive home the message
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      214 8 FROM now to Dec 31, AIA Vitality members who purchase any of the eligible plans will receive $100 shopping vouchers. The eligible plans are: AIASecureCriticalCover AIASecureTermPlus AIACompleteCriticalCover(S$) AIAPremierDisabilityCover AIARecoveryLifeline AIAHealthShieldGoldMax Essential (exclude Foreigner plan) In addition, AIA Singapore will donate $10 to Run for Hope 2014
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      151 8 FOR those who want a sophisticated marina resort lifestyle, check out Senibong Cove, an exclusive 84 ha waterfront development in the east coast of the Iskandar region in Johor Bahru. This region, currently Malaysia’s most ambitious and rapid industrialisation project to date, is expected to
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      219 8 HEINEKEN Green Room is an exclusive music extravaganza well known among electronic dance music aficionados for its unique themed party experiences and cutting edge music acts featuring international artistes at the cusp of a breakthrough. This year, it is set to return with The Transporter, a
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        57 8 Feel refreshed with Bath and Body Works’ Perfect Weekend Collection, which has an extensive range from shower gels to scented candles. Smell nice and sparkle with a spritz of Diamond Shimmer Mist ($25) that’s infused with real diamond dust. Available at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands Canal
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        52 8 The H-TWO-O Ultimate Dance Challenge 2014 returns with a new PK challenge format and a Contemporary Dance Category, along with its signature Street Dance Category. Stand to win over $37,000 worth of cash, prizes and trophies. Register at www. yeos.com.sg/dance2014 by Oct 26. Registration proceeds go towards a
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        47 8 Check out the Hilti Centre Open Day for great deals on tools you can utilise for home improvement projects on Friday from 9am to 7pm and Saturday from 9am to 4pm at Hilti Centre Toh Guan (Enterprise Hub, #01-102) and Hilti Centre Ubi (Frontier, #01-43).
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        42 8 The refreshed UOB JCB Platinum Card gives you doubleSMART$—upto 20 per cent rebate. Plus, enjoy up to 5 per cent cash rebate atUniqlo, Muji, Meidi-yaandall major departmentstores.Applyforthecardatuob.com. sg/freeoto and get up to $50 shopping vouchers. Visit uob.com.sg/jcbcard for more information.
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        54 8 Visit the Singapore Jewellery and Gem Fair 2014 at Marina Bay Sands Singapore Halls A, B and C from Oct 23 to 26. Expect prices as low as $125 and daily lucky draws with $10,000 worth of cash vouchers to be won. Register as a visitor at http://
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      862 9  -  One option is to offer a pay package that offsets higher insurance costs REHIRING OLDER WORKERS By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg BUSINESSES in Singapore remain supportive of the push to keep employees on beyond 65 years of age, amid the country’s ongoing labour
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      799 10  -  With an academic and regulatory past, he takes stoic view of the current scene By YASMINE YAHYA ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR yasminey@sph.com.sg MANY leading bankers are proud to say they started at the bottom of the field and worked their way to the
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        71 10 L MARK SAMLAL: Resigning as group chief executive officer (CEO) from Oct 31, to pursue other opportunities. Mr Samlal, 49, has led the company since 2008. L CHENG LIANG: Appointed acting group CEO effective Oct 31. Mr Cheng, 59, is a founding member of Vicplas and part of
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        31 10 L ALEX CHAN CHIU HUNG: Stepping down as chief financial officer with effect from Nov 30, to seek other prospects. Mr Chan, 49, assumed the post in 2007.
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        24 10 L GIANG SOVANN: Resigned as executive director effective Oct 8, for health reasons. Mr Sovann, 58, took on the position last year.
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        43 10 L JOSE CALLE GORDO: Named executive director from Oct 8, as well as group chief executive. Mr Gordo, 53, has 25 years of experience in the medical devices industry, having held senior roles at firms such as Abbott and Eli Lilly.
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      612 10  -  By JACQUELINE WOO tsjwoo@sph.com.sg THE growing attraction of Singapore as a tourist destination has made the local hotel industry as competitive as that of the city’s great rival, Hong Kong, according to a leading industry figure. Mr Clarence Tan, InterContinental
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      767 11  -  Only 7% of local corporate chiefs are aged between 30 and 40 By JACQUELINE WOO tsjwoo@sph.com.sg WHEN Mr Jeff Cheong set foot into the working world as a junior investment broker in 2003, he found himself living on just a monthly
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      854 12  -  Shareholders’ rights could be eroded by removing one-share-one-vote rule CAI JIN By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg WHEN English football giant Manchester United ditched Singapore for a New York listing three years ago, one of the reasons given was that
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      312 12  -  By FIONA CHAN fiochan@sph.com.sg A SINGAPORE-BASED research and surveillance office for the economies of Asean, China, Japan and South Korea was established as an international organisation last Friday. The 13 countries signed the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (Amro) Agreement on the sidelines of
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      732 13 Data out this week will give an idea of Beijing’s success in sustaining growth MARKETS INSIGHT REUTERS LONDON China’s economy, the second largest in the world, gets a spot check this week with a barrage of data due that should indicate how successful Beijing
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      75 18 THE Japan Football Association and the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) joined forces yesterday to hold the Uniqlo Football Kids tournament at the Jalan Besar Stadium. More than 120 kids aged eight and below took part in the event, which is highly popular
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      379 18  -  TERENCE ONG THE arrival details of both the Japan and Brazil national teams may have been kept a secret but that did not stop their fans from showing up to welcome them. On Saturday, a wave of blue washed up at Changi Airport’s Terminal
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      357 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MOTEGI (Japan) Marc Marquez’s runaway success has breathed fresh life into MotoGP and delighted fans of the sport, the Spanish speedster roaring to consecutive world championships in his first two years in motorcycling’s premier class. The 21-year-old Honda rider wrapped up the
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      471 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RIO DE JANEIRO LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Miami Heat 122-119 in overtime on Saturday in an emotional National Basketball Association pre-season clash that saw James face his former team for the first time. Four-time NBA Most Valuable
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      248 17 REUTERS PARIS Not even the return of Cristiano Ronaldo could arrest Portugal’s ailing fortunes as new manager Fernando Santos watched his men defeated 2-1 by France in a friendly in Paris on Saturday. Following their shocking loss to Albania in their first qualifier
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        54 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Jose Mourinho claimed yesterday that he twice turned down the chance to coach Paris Saint-Germain. The Portuguese told TF1’s Telefoot programme that he received the offers before the arrival of Carlo Ancelotti in 2011 and when Ancelotti left to replace him at
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        48 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR Chinese golfer Feng Shanshan ripped four birdies and an eagle through the final eight holes to shoot an eight-under 63 and overtake Pornanong Phatlum for victory at the LPGA Sime Darby Malaysia yesterday. Feng, 25, notched a three-stroke win.
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        83 17 REUTERS SHANGHAI American twins Bob and Mike Bryan won tennis’ Shanghai Masters men’s doubles title yesterday to become the first pair to win all nine ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments. The 35-year-old siblings defeated Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) to take
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        48 17 REUTERS LONDON– England cricket captain Alastair Cook is “hurt” by accusations made in Kevin Pietersen’s controversial autobiography, believing they have “tarnished” the team’s highly successful period under former captain Andrew Strauss. Cook said the furore caused by the book’s revelations has damaged the sport.
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      546 1 The Walking Dead Season 5 opens with a bang C2 Inspired by Singapore Japanese dessert salon Henri Charpentier offers exclusive treats here C6&7 Real soul singer Khalil Fong stages much more than a singalong C8 Theatre virtuoso Oliver Chong has an uncanny knack for reproducing a multitude of voices on
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      259 8 Agence France-Presse New York Three years after her wildly ambitious multimedia project Biophilia, Bjork says she is working on a new album co-produced by Venezuelan DJ Arca. The Icelandic musical icon, known for her sweeping vocal range and conceptual imagery, apologised
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      499 8  -  Singer-songwriter Khalil Fong charms with his earnestness in delivering a unique musical brew Boon Chan bchan@sph.com.sg Review Concert KHALIL FONG SOULBOY LIGHTS UP WORLD TOUR 2014 SINGAPORE The Star Theatre/Last Saturday Soul Boy, the name of Khalil Fong’s 2005 debut album, is a most apt
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      478 9 New York Times New York Nielsen, the television research firm, acknowledged last Friday that it had been reporting inaccurate ratings for American broadcast networks for the past seven months, a mistake that raises questions about the company’s increasingly criticised system for measuring TV audiences. The
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      437 10 Agence France-Presse London Lindsay Lohan pouts from the billboards of London’s West End theatre district, where the Hollywood wild child is making her stage debut in a bid to relaunch a career eclipsed by her off-screen antics. She is appearing as secretary Karen in
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      515 10  -  Chang Tou Liang Review Concert METAMORPHOSEN Victoria Concert Hall/Last Friday What a pleasure it is to return to the friendly and welcoming atmosphere of the newly renovated Victoria Concert Hall, the true home of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. The historical venue holds fond memories for
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        1004 5 Chinese novelist Sheng Keyi’s new book Death Fugue has appeared overseas but is shunned by publishers in China New York Times Beijing When her village was still lush with lotus plants and a crystalline river sparkled in the fields, Sheng Keyi, a very clever and very
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      140 4 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****851 12/’11 640i Cabrio. 1 owner. Warranty maintained by PML. 24,000km. $249.8K! REPUBLIC AUTO: *****851 July 2012 640i Gran Coupe Done *****km. 1 owner. PML maintained. $*****0 1 OWNER. 2011 Cruze Low milegae. High OMV. Nice cond. $72.9K. *****404 10/’05 AVEO 5-DR 1.4 Auto. OMV $*****. Accident free.
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      143 4 2006 DAIHATSU TERIOS 1.5 (A) 1 owner. OMV $*****. Low km. Cheap. *****085 FERRARI 430 SPIDER June 2010. Carbon ceramic disc brakes, Carbon fibre trim Bose system. 15,000km. Michael 9438 8500 10/’07 BRAVO 1.4M (OPC) 1 owner, accident free, $27.8K. 9295-4389 5800 DOWNPAYMENT GV Inhse 1.99%. ’08 Stream 1.8A. Cheap.
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      288 5 6800 DOWN CONFIRM! GV Inhse Flexi loan! 100% Approval! 4/08 Civic 1.6A. New Paint! Full Bodykit! Welcome 1-1 exchange avail! Call: *****112 John, till 10pm IMMED DELIVERY! BRAND New Vezel 1.5 G/X! G’teed COE! High Trade In! Flexible Loan! Call Jack Cars: 9025 2772 6744 1900 Case Trust IMMED DELIVERY!
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      275 5 RARE ALMOST 2011 Fit 1.3A Keyless Go. 1 owner, very well kept, orig paint, accident free. Ken *****827 SALE! 1/09’ STREAM 1.8A RSZ Sunroof, Highest OMV $29k. Accident Free A1 Cond Max Loan. *****602 1/08 CROSSROAD 1.8X Auto, Silver Accessories Seldom Used Accident Free, 1 Owner. *****778 *****997 IMMED DELIVERY
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      388 5 COE Results of October 2014 1st Open Bidding Exercise For COE Cars (1600cc and below) Cars (1601cc and above) Goods vehicles and buses Motorcycles Open category COE price Quota Bids $63,880 $72,180 $57,389 $4,800 $72,003 575 505 259 316 245 COE results for the last six months* 1,097 852 516
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      214 5 12/09 LS460 FACELIFTED Model. OMV $*****. One owner. Low mileage. Full agent serviced. *****880 JUN 07 GS300. Grey, 79km 2 owner. Free 6 mth warranty on engine gearbox. Ask $73.8k. *****118. 5/’05 LEXUS IS200 Black. Paper val $17.8K. Accident free. A1 cond 9624-9629 NEW! MASERATI GHIBLI. $368k G’teed COE. 3colour
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      186 5 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****772 May ’08 CLS350. Full AMG bodykit. 42K km only! C&C maintained 1 yr extended warranty. 1 owner. $119.8K! REPUBLIC AUTO: *****769 Jun ’11 S350 CGi. 1 owner. AMG bodykit. 42K km. C&C maintained 1 yr extended warranty. $246.8K! Hurry! 3 DAY DELIVERY Brand new E250 7G Tronic.
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      175 5 BRAND NEW CLA180. Ltd stock, avail Nov $156k g’teed COE/ white black Call 6635 6567/9861 3240 10/2007 BENZ CLK280 Coupe Low mileage, good condition. OMV $64,157. Call now 9450-5050 LATEST E250 AVANTGARDE Model, 2.0L, 7G Tronic, 211 bhp, memory seats, LED headlight, low 9619-1575 200 AMG SPORT Latest New. Panoramic
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      424 5 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****769 11/10 ML350 Sport package C&C service 1yr extended warranty. 43K km. $166.8K 12/2013 E200 C&C. L o w mileage. 1 owner. Brand new condition. *****880 1/13 C63 AMG. Coupe. OMV $*****0. 9800 km. C&C svc. $272.8k. 6472-2222 3/14 435I COUPE 1 owner. OMV $*****. 3kkm. PML svc.
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      336 5 BRAND NEW MACAN 2.0A Ltd stock. Avail Dec/ 2014 new model $243k g’teed COE/ white black View now *****567/*****769 BRAND NEW MACAN S 3.0A Ltd stock, avail Dec/ 2014 new model $282k g’teed COE/ white black. Call now *****567/ *****240 FEB 12 PANAMERA S V8 Well Maintained, Low Mileage, Full
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      218 6 BRAND NEW TOYOTA Voxy (New Picnic) 2.0A. Ready stocks. 20% downpayment 9452 8805 San Hup Bee 2014 VELLFIRE 2.4 ZG Twin moonroof. Low interest, High loan. Immed delivery. Call 9762-3411 Sing Wang ESTIMA 2.4A PREMIUM twin moonroof. Low interest, high loan. Immed delivery *****025 Sing Wang HARRIER ELEGANCE/ PREMIUM Ready
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      186 6 PRICE NEGOTIABLE! BLACK Rush 1.5A Aug’06 2 owner, low mileage 72k km. Call *****767 *****566 VELLFIRE 2.4Z WITH moonroof, auto drs tailgate. Inhse loan. $182.8K. JCWC 6569-6969/ 9338-0202 HARRIER 2.0 ELEGANCE Premium with glass roof, inhse loan. $154.8K. JCWC 6569-6969/ 9338-0202 ESTIMA AERAS PREMIUM 2.4 with full option, in-hse loan
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      199 6 MARCH 2007 CAMRY 2.0 A. 1 Owner. Low Mileage. Tip Top Cond. Asking $***** Only. Call *****201 now *READY STOCK ESTIMA 2.4 Aeras. 7/8 Seater. Twin moonroof, Power back dr accessories. *****880 READY STOCK Brand New! New Model Harrier 2.0 A Elegance. Trade in Avail. *****866 Autopoint *$129,800! WISH KEYLESS
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      311 6 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****234 9/’12 Golf Cabrio 1.4. Done 12K km. Agent maintained/ warranty. 1 owner. $128.8K REPUBLIC AUTO: *****615 Jul ’11 Passat CC 2.0T Panoramic sunroof. ***** km 1 owner. Agent svc. $118.8K REPUBLIC AUTO: *****463 Feb 2012 Scirocco 1.4A TSi Fty GPS. 1 owner. 30K km. Agt warranty. Ask
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      269 6 WANTED ALL USED CARS Any Makes Models SUV, MPV, OPC Scrap/ Export We Pay Top Price 9673-9997 ATTN!!! ALL CAR owners. We pay highest cash payment for your used car. All models incl Off-peak cars. Mr Koh *****303 (24-hrs). *CARS/VAN/LORRY wanted LTA authorised ’60-’14. Export, buy.Highest offer $2k 24-hr 8380
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      496 6 EXTRA $2K+. All models. Pte cars commercial vehicles. Lim: 9639-7080 ’1970-’2006 SCRAP Cars for export. Immed cash deal! 9727-0300 Andrew HIGHEST FOR all scrap/ export/ used car commercial Vehicle. *****888 Brand New Vehicle forSALE! Best Price Easy Loan! Toyota Dyna 150 Nissan Cabstar UD 10-Ton Lorry UD 6-Ton Lorry 14FT
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      432 6 MIT CANTER FB511, New 5 yrs COE! Very Good Cond. Asking $33,800 Value for money! 9782 2741 R.T. NISSAN YU41 T4 c/w BOX, COE till Mar 2021. Good Cond. Asking: $42,800 Call R.T *****741 Now! RARE 1 OWNER 2004 toyota dyna COE till July 19! Excellent cond new paint! 40.8k
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      495 6 04 TOYOTA HIACE 5 yrs new COE. New paint, full servicing done up. No repairs needed. Selling with warranty. Call for special price! Koh *****676 01 TOYOTA HIACE COE til 03/2017. New paintwork, full servicing done. No repairs needed. Sell with warranty. View to believe. Price neg. Koh *****676 NEW
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      436 6 JUL 2007 CITROEN Berligo 1.6HDI. Excellent cond at affordable price $19,800 Only! Call R.T 9782 2741 TOYOTA HIACE, LEFT 2.5Yrs COE, Most Reliable Van, Good Cond Asking $16,800 Call R.T *****741 Now! 6/2009 FIAT FIORINO 1.3 Auto/ Manual gear new paint A1 cond $39,800 call Rosson ng *****033 ***REPOSSESSED 2005
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      1200 7 PropertiesClassification Guide Residential Properties for Sale Houses for Sale 402 D01 Raffles Pl/ Marina/ Chinatown 402 D02 Anson/Tg Pagar 402 D03 Queenstown/Tiong Bahru 402 D04 Sentosa/Telok Blangah 402 D05 Pasir Panjang/ West Coast/ ClementiTown 402 D06 High Street/ North Bridge Rd 402 D07 Rochor/ Bugis/ Beach Rd 402 D08 Little
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      228 7 DEVT SALE 2.5-STY Semi-D Brand new 4 units fr 2246 sf 7+1, pool/lift/Cedar schs FH.MRT Goh *****286 KF HOT PROPERTY ***LOR MELAYU TERR FH 3sty, 6+1, 2000/5500 sf TOP. 5mins MRT. Developer Sale.Theresa *****833 39 LOR MARZUKI 3.5 sty FH Brand new semi-d. All Agts welcome! 5bdrm, lift, pool. Owner
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      631 7 DISTRICTS PRIVATE PROPERTY CLASS CODES 24 27 25 23 21 26 28 20 13 12 22 11 10 9 5 8 7 4 1 19 14 18 17 16 15 3 2 POSTAL DISTRICT GENERAL LOCATION 6 Sentosa CLASS CODES WEST 513 HOUSES FOR SALE APTS FOR SALE HOUSES FOR
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      58 7 THE SAIL 1RM 667sf, corner Spacious, low maintenance fee, vacant possession. Motivated. 9384-2121 REA CREST PRINCE Charles New Twr release! fr $980K Dual-key/ loft Nice 1-5 rms! Call for VVIP Preview Now! **COMMONWEALTH TOWERS 1 min to Queenstown MRT. 1bdrm $7xxk 2bdrm $1.0xm 3bdrm $1.4xM 4bdrm$2.xM CENTRAL GREEN PENTHSE 2110
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      52 7 FH. THE REGENCY. High flr, unblocked. Tenanted. Most ideal 3-bdrm investment! Near MRT. Call for details. INTERLACE, BE A Proud Owner! Bare unit 1873sf fr $2.45M. 30 Designer decor units fr $2.56M Don’t Miss! MT FABER RARE Duplex PH Very attractive psf! 2336sf 3 store. Unblock hill view Grab! Kok
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      49 7 INTERLACE 2RM $1.5M 3rm, 1733 sf, $2.05M 4rm 2054 sf, $2.7M 3+patio 3821 sf, $3.08M. Call now! CORALS AT KEPPEL Bay. True seafront living. New showflat. Developer sales team KK Lee *****216 FH PARC CONDO PH, 3bdrm 2239 sf. Bright, unblocked. Vacant. Ideal for own use/ investment. View daily.
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      69 7 PEAK BALMEG 3+1 1507sf F’hold, MRT, Tenanted till 5/15 Philip Lim *****209 Pics: ww.gloproperty.com TOP UNITS Price fr Dev!!! D.09 Espada. F’hold. Step to Orchard/ stroll to Somerset MRT F/facilities. Last 3 units. 2 rm from $1.89M. Stabilise Immediate return now! Actual showrm units to view! 9431 2080 YKK Best
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      57 7 WOW! ADDITIONAL 8% +8% Discount!!! Steven Suites Fhold Just TOP. 1km SCGS/ MRT/Orchard! Last 3 units #01 3rm 1163sf now Only $1928 psf $50K furn ID/ #05 3rm 1981sf Duplex PH Only $1755 psf! 9431 2080 THE RISE @OXLEY D.09 FH Investment Mix Devt 1+study fr $1.1M, 2rm fr $1.4xM
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      1288 8 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in September 2014. This week: 10 16 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT District 10 BELMOND
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      113 8 BLK 165 4-RM 104sqm. High flr. Reno. 100% move in. near Amenities J Ctrl. MRT $428K. Adrian 8202 5656 3A BLK 345 Bt Batok. Mid flr. Lift level. Reno. Marble flr. Mins to MRT/amenities. Call Rajan 9459-3037 4’A’ BLK 395. 92 sqm. Very high flr. NS facing. Unblock landed view.
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      467 8 HDB Median Resale Prices in 2nd Quarter 2014 Town Classcode 3-Room 4-Room 5-Room Executive Ang Mo Kio 425 $355,000 $478,000 $635,000 Bedok 426 $335,000 $435,000 $575,000 Bishan 427 $516,500 Bukit Batok 428 $320,000 $418,000 $585,000 Bukit Merah 429 $390,000 $645,000 $780,000 Bukit Panjang 430 $400,000 $478,400 Bukit Timah 431 Central
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      1801 8 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in September 2014. This week: 10 16 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT District 10 BELMOND
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      32 8 NEW LISTING 5RM PT BLK.43 Marine Cres Mid flr, windy, 122sqm unblock,balcony, amenities Theresa Lim 9749 7833 4’A’ 411. 7 mins MRT/ Mall. Amenities/Downtown East. #10. NS facing. Unblocked. Kenneth 9823-4150 DWG
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      35 8 EA B548 CONDO Layout 1550 sqft. Corner. Quiet. 4 bdrms store. Price neg Mabel ERA *****688 EXEC APT BLK 609 low flr. Reno near M R T Eateries wet market. All races Call Nick *****845
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      942 9 GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES SEMBAWANG WOODLANDS CHOA CHU KANG BUKIT PANJANG JURONG WEST ANG MO KIO BUKIT BATOK JURONG EAST YISHUN PUNGGOL SENGKANG BUKIT TIMAH HOUGANG PASIR RIS/CHANGI SERANGOON BISHAN TAMPINES TOA PAYOH GEYLANG KALLANG/WHAMPOA BEDOK CLEMENTI MARINE PARADE QUEENSTOWN BUKIT MERAH CENTRAL HDB ROOM RENTAL ZONES CLASS
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      97 9 EXECUTIVE ROOMS~ 1 Min 2 MRT $1.1xk Pearl Bank Apt near Outram MRT Biz Dist. Fully furn Wifi *****666 Evon. DON'T MISS ANCHORAGE 1+1. 900 sf. f/furn, Near MRT/ food/ shpg ctr. Spacious. Avail immed. Leon 9754-6560 REFLECTIONS/ COAST 3/4+1 1518/2820 sqft. Unblocked Greenery seaview. Quiet $6.xk/$11k Hemy *****231 2RM
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      391 9 3BDRM. F/FURN .Aircon. immed. Boon keng MRT Workers. LimSY *****392 7 Nassim 2 levels Penthse 4750 sf 5+1 study+1.... $20K Nassim Mansion 2950 sf 4+1 D09 Pte Apts For Rent Sommerville Pk townhse 4750 sf 5+1 study+1.... $20K Edge On Cairnhill 3175 sf. balcony S15K Helios Res 1313 sf 2+1.$6.9k
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      337 9 MULBERRY TREE 710 sf. 2bdrm. Walk to Novena MRT P/furn. Avail immed $3.3K 9856 2008 Mary Vu PN CHANCERY COURT 926 sqft 2 bdrm. Mid flr. Reno. Walk to Newton MRT/ Cold Storage. $3.5K neg. Immediate THE SHELFORD, NICE 3+1, 1396 sf. Pte Lift. $5.5K P/furn. Philip 9623-3209 Pic: www.gloproperty.com
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      216 9 ***THE SHORE RES 2 bdrms 872 sf. Best stack. High flr. Pool view. No pm sun. Mins to Parkway. Jo *****638 THE ATRIA Meyer. 1615 sf 3+1+1 rm #15. P/furn. MBS Sea view. Full facilities. Agts Ok. Owner *****266 SOVEREIGN 3305SF 4BDRM ensuite bathrm. Balcony. Spacious. Full seaview, facilities. *****072
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      162 9 PARK NATURA 3 bdrms. 1377sf. F/furn. $4200. Pool facing. Opp German Euro Sch. Shaun *****372 EIGHT COURTYARDS,NEWLY TOP 915sf. High flr. P/furn. Full facilities. Amenities VTO. David 9616-0781 GREENWICH 1-RM LOFT unit Brand new. Unique layout. Pool view. Nice cosy. Rarely avail!!! 9815-1188 DORMITORY TOH Guan for rent. Short term
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      725 10 HDB Median Sub-letting Rents in 2nd Quarter 2014 Town Classcode 3-Room 4-Room 5-Room Executive Ang Mo Kio 482 $2,000 $2,500 $2,800 Bedok 483 $2,000 $2,400 $2,600 Bishan 484 $2,100 $2,650 $3,000 Bukit Batok 485 $1,910 $2,400 $2,550 Bukit Merah 486 $2,250 $2,900 $3,300 Bukit Panjang 487 $1,800 $2,000 $2,200 $2,300
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      1066 10 fill Factory/lndustrial 011 Factory/lndustrial 0TI Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Space for Rent Space for Rent §ABANA 5,000 sqft 10,000 sqft available Ground floor units available Eateries nearby 2 way MRT shuttle bus (FOC) Reservoir view Agents welcomed 6580 7752 c 6580 7759 BUSINESS SPACE FOR LEASE kj usa-jzi g I
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      323 10 Office Space for Rent Office Space for Rent Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Far East Shopping Centre Prime Office in Orchard Road Approx. 355 sq ft Attractive rental Call *****411 www.fareast.com.sg LiatTowers Orchard Road Prime Office Space For Lease 1,200 2,350 sq.ft. Available 15 March 2015 Contact Landlord at
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      267 10 FREE 3-MTH RENT! Near MRT Fr 100-500 s.f. Aircon Fully Furnished. 24-hr easy access. Immed. *****000 OFFICE SPACE AVAIL Now 200 1350 sf 64D Kallang Pudding Rd near Aljunied MRT. *****277 Ho CBD HIGH STREET Plaza. Great location. Carpeted, central aircon. Immed. 270 sf. Owner 9730-5434 SUNTEC TOWER 1. City
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      407 10 DON'T MISS SUNTEC TWR 1. 4078 sqft. Lift lobby frontage. Regular layout. Asking $8.00psf Immed. Andrew 9742-1207 2 MINS TAI Seng-UB.ONE 1045 sqft. Attached Toilet office, Aircon $2.7xK ~$2.9xK *****666 EVON New Listing HDB HUB TOA Payoh 1570 3140 sf, f/ fitted Ideal for training ctr, law firm, bank For
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      667 11 Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Far East Plaza Suitable for retail of fashion apparel, shoes, bags, beauty accessories 129 to 721 sq ft A strategic place for the hip, young and trendy Heavy pedestrian traffic Call *****411 www.fareast.com.sg SHOPHSE/ IND’L FOR Lease 1)629 AMK A1 Crowd! est 297sqft, 714sqft,
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      328 11 COMMERCIAL LITTLE INDIA Hotel. Marvellous chance! isabelredrup.com/ir25.php $17m. *****055. Susan SWAN LAKE AVE 2-sty FH 1506/ 2410 sf. Ample parking. Commercial Residential. Christine 9474 2623 ***NEWEST WEST Coast Shops Restns Kiosks fr $1.4xM! 956 yrs. TOP 2018. tanmary.com 9008 8001 ***BEACH RD 2½-STY shop house, 1381 sf, FH, Near MRT.
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      222 11 OPEN SPACE FOR LEASE @JURONG •12k 15k 30k sqft •ShortTermLeaseAvailable •Jalan Papan Penjuru •Attractive Rental Rate •Near toAYE •Suitable for Storage 6578 9966 Call CHANGI Ground Floor 23,000/32,000/56,000/ 86,000 sqft High Ceiling Immediate Ample loading bays Savills Singapore Dominic 9825-2101 WORKSHOPS AT LOYANG, 45ft trailers accessible to all flrs. Ceiling
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      368 11 27 AL 20n^mA/?J. L OOKVfi 396 03-04-06 82 PARIS isroMs WANES S55; Of I permitted IMMIGRATION OFFICER 079 9 i®Cust«ms Doua gp>y km. i-oMSS V/ SHE 7 .(WO' 1 _V” \1 11 3*?o "“AAes JL 6V)’( an 03-04-06 82 PARIS IMMIGRATION OFFICER U R ICER 6079 J NT NOT jr^
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      775 11 Year End Special 4D Bangkok/Amphawa Canal Market fr$218 Dep: Every Thu Fri (Dec 5,13,19,27)* Return airfare by Thai Airways Roundtrip transfers 3N stay at Indra Regent or similar 3 famous Thai markets Renowed Amphawa Market, Unseen Railway Market Traditional Damnoen Saduek Floating Market THAILAND Taxes: fr$165-$205 5D Bangkok/Pattaya Tailor Made
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      2506 12 THE STRAITS TIMES NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.sphclass.com.sg/notices IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE CWU OS No. 191 of 2014) In the matter of Section 254(2)(a) of the Companies Act (Cap. 50) And In the matter of GLINTS GLOBAL PTE. LTD. (Singapore UEN No. *****8028H)
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      455 12 TENDER NOTICE (JPPL/TS/T/02/2014) Proposed Substation and Associated Works at Penjuru Lighter Terminal (42G Penjuru Road, Singapore *****1) Eligible contractors are invited to submit their tender proposals. Eligibility Criteria Contractors with BCA Registration in CW01 -Civil Engineering workhead of finance grade C2 and above. Contractors must have proven track records in
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      982 13 THE STRAITS TIMES RECRUIT Executive Appointments 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 www.sphclass.com.sg/recruit ClassifiedJobs& Executive Appointments Recruit Guide Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 email: class@sph.com.sg 706 Professionals/ Executives 709 Engineers 710 Building/Construction 711 Finance 712 IT/Infocomm 715 Lecturing/Teaching 718 Tutors 721 Nursing/ Health Care 724 Art/ Creative 727 Marketing/Communications 730 Sales 731 Retail Sales
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      280 13 w Art/ Creative Art Creative Art/ Creative M E Y S N jewellery GRAPHIC DESIGNER VISUAL ARTIST Requirements: Diploma in Graphic Design or Visual Merchandising Working Location:40 Horne Road Mac user: Well versed in Photoshop Illustrator (1 min from Lavender MRT) Basic knowledge in Flash In Design Medical dental benefits
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      386 13 SALES MERCHANDISER/ REPRESENTATIVE û Min Secondary û 1-2 yrs of sales/ merchandising experience in FMCG industry û Physically fit to carry heavy loads û Able to multi-task and work in fast-paced environment û Possess valid class 3 license and own vehicle û Able to start work immediately Walk-in interview on
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      483 13 Retail Sales Retail Sales Harvev Norman 1) Sales Consultants (Electrical Computers Department) 2) Cashiers 3) Photo Centre Assistants 4) Administrative Assistants (Warehouse) 5) Warehouse Supervisors/ Storekeepers 6) Delivery Drivers FOR ALL POSITIONS, ONLY SINGAPOREANS IVIAY APPLY Retail Sales Retail Sales IliIdillilaKTiTi Walk-in-Interview **For Positions (1), (2) (3) only** Date: Monday
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      276 13 Aeon Consultancy Pte Ltd requires Call Centre Executive (Full/Part-time) High pay incentive With experience È 9181-0600 aeon.cpl@gmail.com TELE-APPOINTERS NEEDED. $8-$12/HR. Students/ORD welcome. 9859-6962 PART TIME TELESALES Macpherson. $7-$10 p/hr incentives. Call 8113-8623 APPOINTMENT SETTING OFFICER. $12 p/hr comm. Alexandra Rd. *****723 T E L E M A R KET E
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      553 14 Hotel Royal, a well established and expanding public-listed organization, invites you to join us as: LEADING COOK/COOK (Local Western Cuisine) Min 2-3 years experience WAITER/WAITRESS •3 rotating shifts FRONT OFFICE ASSISTANT •Min GCE'O' Level, at least 1 year experience •Customer service-oriented, 3 rotating shifts ROOM ATTENDANT Preferably 1 year experience
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      278 14 S A V E U R Group Of Restaurants Waiter/Waitress Supervisor Demi Chef Commis Cook Full Time Meal Allowance Singaporeans only $1500-$2200 AWS Performance Bonus Call for interview Date: Mon-Fri Time:11am-5Pm Joshua:*****124 Dylan *****300 Email: Hire@saveur.sg Japanese Restaurant Kitchen/Service Crew Clarke Quay Orchard Somerset Full-Time $2500/mth Work hours: 2 pm
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      601 14 Hair/ Beauty Hair/ Beauty JEAN YIP BEAUTY 1. BRANCH MANAGERS (monthly salary range from $4,000 $8,000) 2. SALES CONSULTANTS (monthly salary range from $3,500 $6,000) 3. BEAUTICIANS (monthly salary range from $2,500 $4,000) 4. SLIMMING THERAPISTS (monthly salary range from $2,500 $4,000) Bilingual With experience strongly preferred. Call Cathy for
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      780 15 Immediate vacancies at TUAS Warehouse Assistant Possess forklift licence Reach truck experience preferred Perform daily warehouse activities Read write basic English Warehouse Clerical Assistant Update daily stock movement and inventory control Perform admin/ customer service role Minimum GCE’N’ level, PC literate 1 year working experience Warehouse Asst Supervisor/ Supervisor Supervise
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      569 15 18,000 Come to our career fair to find out more! Date: 18th October 2014 (Saturday) Time: 12pm to 5pm Venue: Mandarin Orchard Hotel Level 8, Room 836 333 Orchard Road Singapore *****7 BORDER ACCESS CONTROL Assignment East, West Central Areas also available Gross Salary$2,500 apply Conditions passions and live life
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      285 15 Security SECURITY SUPERVISORS Gross Up to $2,300 Assignments at Thomson, Orchard, McNally and Bukit Panjang Area. SECURITY OFFICERS DEEPAVALI PACKAGE 21 25 SEP 5 DAYS FOR $600 6 days Av Gross $2,000, 5 days Av Gross $1,600 SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICERSneeded West Coast, Mount Sinai, Henderson,Alexandra, Hillcrest and Lower DeltaArea. IMMEDIATE
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      168 15 RELIEF OFFICERS for Deepavali 5 days 21/10 to 24/10 $500 Cash payment 8113 0088 George 8 HOURS Thomson, Sembawang, River Valley, etc. 10Hrs work S’goon 12Hrs Kallang, etc 5 days week avail CALL 8120 4870 246 Macpherson #08-01 Betime Building $1.9K Licence Guard For Condo chai chee/ Siglap Rd/ Compassbow
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      656 16 JASAINVESTIGATION SECURITY SVS PTE LTD IMMEDIATE POSITIONS FOR NEWASSIGNMENTS (Location: Dhoby Ghaut Orchard area) (All Assignments are within reach by nearest MRT stations) PROTECTIONOFFICER-upto$2,100/-(Relief Part-Time Positions Available) Remuneration Package Includes:- 13th Month AWS* Monthly Union Benefits 5 or 6 Days Work Avail $300 Flexi Benefit Annually Progressive Wage Increment* Site
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