The Straits Times, 13 April 2015

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    Lock icon SHUTTLER’S SUPER JOY
    71 1 A delighted Chinese badminton player, Sun Yu, celebrating her first Superseries title at the OUE Singapore Open yesterday. The world No. 11 saved three match points before defeating Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu-ying 21-13, 19-21, 22-20 in the women’s singles final. The men’s title went to Japanese world
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    Lock icon ‘Respect Mr Lee’s wish to demolish home’
    523 1  -  By NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH asyiqins@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew had asked for his house to be demolished after his death, and the executors of his will yesterday asked Singaporeans to respect this wish. Mr Lee died on March 23.
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    Lock icon Experts see slow growth in first quarter
    573 1  -  Some expect central bank to further restrain Singdollar appreciation By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg THE pace of economic growth in the first three months of the year remained muted, experts say, ahead of important official data due out tomorrow. This comes despite earlier
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Singapore to toughen laws against unruly air travellers
      553 2 / 3  -  Move for wider enforcement part of global push to tackle growing problem By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg TROUBLEMAKERS on Singapore bound flights will not be let off the hook in the future simply because of a lack of jurisdiction. The Civil
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      Lock icon Talks with Raul Castro candid, fruitful: Obama
      363 2 / 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PANAMA CITY US President Barack Obama called his unprecedented face-to-face talks with Cuban President Raul Castro “candid and fruitful”, on his return to Washington yesterday. “This is obviously a historic meeting,” Mr Obama said after they shook hands and sat down
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      Lock icon PAIN LINGERS AS SOUTH KOREA REMEMBERS FERRY TRAGEDY
      142 2 / 3 Tributes to victims of the Sewol ferry disaster left in their classroom at Danwon High School in Ansan, south of Seoul, on Saturday. South Korea is preparing to mark the first anniversary of the tragedy, which occurred on April 16 last year
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      Lock icon $135m remains unclaimed with courts, ministries
      595 2 / 3  -  Bulk of monies held by MinLaw, with owners mostly having forgotten them By HOE PEI SHAN hpeishan@sph.com.sg UNCOLLECTED pensions, immigration deposits and inheritance from relatives. These are just some types of unclaimed money left in a growing pile held by government agencies. The total
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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        Lock icon It’s a weak Q1, say economists
        54 4 ECONOMISTS believe growth in the first quarter was muted, despite earlier hopes that lower oil prices and a brighter global outlook would lift it. Official forecasts are due tomorrow, along with a statement from the MAS on a possible shift in monetary policy. TOP
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        Lock icon $135m in unclaimed money
        47 4 THERE was $134.5 million in unclaimed money held by ministries and the courts last year, the Ministry of Finance has revealed. The sum was 13 per cent more than that in 2013, and more than double 2012’s figure. TOP OF THE NEWS A3
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Sewol memorial
          75 4 AHEAD of the first anniversary of South Korea’s Sewol ferry tragedy this week, hundreds have taken the time to visit Danwon High School in Ansan City. About 250 students from the school died after the overloaded ferry sank off the southern island of Jindo on April 16 last
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        • Article
          Lock icon Sina’s censorship ‘poor’
          44 4 THE popular Chinese news website Sina could face a government shutdown unless it “improves censorship”, according to Xinhua. The Cyberspace Administration of China said the online portal had “distorted news facts” and “engaged in media hype”, among other charges. PAGE A10
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          Lock icon PDI-P succession move?
          46 4 FORMER Indonesian president Megawati Sukarnoputri’s children have been appointed to the central board of her Indonesia Democratic Party Struggle, or PDI-P. The move is seen as a bid to prepare Ms Puan Maharani and Mr Prananda Prabowo to lead the party. PAGE A12
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          Lock icon Le Pen family squabble
          50 4 A FEUD between Ms Marine Le Pen (right), the president of the far-right National Front party, and her father, Mr Jean-Marie Le Pen, the party’s founder, is playing out in front of the media. The public spat is now threatening to split the party. PAGE A13
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        Lock icon PRAGMATISM BEHIND CABINET RESHUFFLE DECISION
        57 4 The latest change to the Cabinet may raise questions about its utility, given the remaining 20 months of the Government's term, if taken to its limit. However, the move is a pragmatic one prompted by the need for leadership development to help secure the nation’s
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Improving US-Cuba ties
          50 4 FOR decades, the United States embargo on Cuba was akin to using a hammer to crack an egg. Abandoning it is the right move but it comes too late and its impact will be limited, says Jonathan Eyal in the Eye on the World column. PAGE A17
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon Errant bosses
          46 4 MANY have been caught but some employers here are still collecting kickbacks from foreign workers hoping to be hired, say migrant worker groups and employment agencies. The extortions can range from a few hundred to thousands of dollars. PAGE B1 ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
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          Lock icon Warring mynahs
          52 4 THERE has been a mynah crisis. A Nature Society census last month counted just 28 common mynahs. The small black and brown bird topped a 1986 census with over 500 sightings, but, now, it seems to be losing the battle for resources with other species. PAGE B2 ST
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          Lock icon Crash victim’s close call
          49 4 A CAR crash victim told The Straits Times how bystanders saved her life by calling the emrgency services when she was left trapped under her car. Madam Poh Hock Choo and her husband were hospitalised after their Nissan was rammed by a Volvo. PAGE B6
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      • STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL
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          Lock icon Pick your favourite Wong Kim Hoh column
          40 4 A collection of Senior Writer Wong Kim Hoh’s Sunday columns is now available online. Pick your favourite and stand a chance to win $1,000 in the monthly draw, at http://str.sg/JKa PHOTO: ST DIGITAL
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Boost to food research
          47 4 SINGAPORE’S food and nutrition research and development industry has had a major boost recently, with three major plants being opened here. The Economic Development Board has spent the past decade working to nurture the sector and its efforts are bearing fruit. PAGE B9
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon Mercedes F1 team spat
          46 4 LEWIS Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix yesterday behind the safety car, but his F1 victory was overshadowed by yet another verbal spat over race tactics with irate Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, who finished second. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel finished third. PAGE B16
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Apple seeks to cash in
          81 4 APPLE Inc has approached over a dozen musicians for deals to promote a revamped Beats Music and persuade people to pay for what they are used to getting pretty much for free. There will be a US$9.99-a-month subscription for individuals and a family plan for
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          Lock icon Bigger taste of Japan
          62 4 GOURMET Japan, an annual festival of Japanese cuisine, is back with its biggest line-up of events in its four-year history. For six weeks from April 21, at least 22 chefs from more than 25 restaurants and bars will host events. Among three guest chefs is Chen
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      • WEB SPECIAL
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          Lock icon First NDP in 1966
          33 4 WHAT was the first National Day Parade in 1966 held a year after Singapore’s independence like? Our special on how it went, from those who were there, at http://str.sg/JtY
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      • VIDEO
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          42 4 IN THIS live music video series, watch one of Singapore’s top bands, In Each Hand A Cutlass, perform at the Esplanade Recital Studio on April 24. Enter our contest for a chance to win premium Beoplay H6 headphones, at http://str.sg/JVh
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    • Article
      Lock icon MOH to cover obstetricians in retirement
      476 6  -  Public hospitals will ensure insurance protection for them against lawsuits By SALMA KHALIK SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma PUBLIC sector doctors who deliver babies need not fret about a lack of insurance protection against lawsuits after they retire, despite a change that had left
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      Lock icon Mahathir renews attacks against Najib
      640 6  -  By SHANNON TEOH MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR shannont@sph.com.sg JUST days after Datuk Seri Najib Razak took to national television to answer his critics, Malaysia’s influential former leader Mahathir Mohamad resumed his attacks, accusing the embattled Prime Minister of failing to offer substantial answers and
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      Lock icon Ex-PM turns to social media in campaign to oust leader
      441 6  -  By ASRUL HADI ABDULLAH SANI MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR asruls@sph.com.sg TUN DR Mahathir Mohamad has resorted to using non-establish-ment media to continue his campaign to oust Prime Minister Najib Razak. Dr Mahathir, who had used his personal blog to
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      Lock icon Key Mahathir ally wants Muhyiddin to take over Umno leadership
      262 6 KUALA LUMPUR A senior and influential ally of former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has spoken out in favour of Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to take over the leadership role in the ruling Umno party. Amid the recent stepped-up
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      Lock icon China can ‘change image by strengthening WHO’
      685 7  -  Coming to global body’s aid will help alter negative perception: Ex-diplomat By GOH SUI NOI SENIOR WRITER suinoi@sph.com.sg CHINA can counter the Western media’s negative portrayal of it as an angry dragon about to swallow up the world by showing itself to be
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      Lock icon Beijing to blacklist Chinese tourists who behave badly
      478 7 The China National Tourism Administration said in the 64-page Guidebook For Civilised Tourism, issued in 2013, that tourists should not pick their noses in public, urinate in pools or steal airplane life jackets. XINHUA, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING China is starting to blacklist
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      Lock icon Shenzhen residents face curbs on visits to HK
      289 7 REUTERS HONG KONG China will limit visits by residents of Shenzhen city to neighbouring Hong Kong, a politician and media have said. Hong Kong has seen a groundswell of discontent over the number of mainland Chinese visiting the crowded city, where frustration
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      Lock icon Nod to Abenomics as Japan ruling coalition wins local polls
      476 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition has won local elections seen as a referendum on his efforts to boost the economy before Upper House elections next year, news reports said. Candidates backed by Mr Abe’s Liberal
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      12 2 / 3 L JUST THE START OF HARD WORK ON US-CUBA TIES, OPINION A17
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Questions over tragedy still linger
      943 8  -  Public wants answers even as Bills to address sinking-related issues passed SEWOL FERRY DISASTER: ONE YEAR ON By CHANG MAY CHOON IN ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA changmc@sph.com.sg SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD Hong Hyeok Jin has been to Danwon High School three times in the past year to look for
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      Lock icon Legal changes to make shipping industry safer
      594 8 NEW YORK TIMES JEJU (South Korea) At the windy port here on South Korea’s most famous resort island, stevedores prepared a ferry for its 41/2-hour journey to Mokpo in the country’s south-west, chains clanking as they lashed trucks to the damp cargo deck.
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon China renews ‘green GDP’ initiative
        724 9  -  Plan to quantify cost of damage to environment due to economic growth By TEO CHENG WEE CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING chengwee@sph.com.sg CHINA has revived a controversial concept to monitor pollution, a decade after its first attempt at calculating its “green GDP” suffered a swift death.
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      • Article
        Lock icon Hundreds protest against Guangdong coal power plant’s expansion
        361 9 REUTERS BEIJING Hundreds of people in southern China’s Guangdong province have protested against the expansion of a coal-fired power plant, state media reported, the latest sign of public outrage over pollution. Residents had complained of smog in Heyuan city since the power
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      • Article
        Lock icon Sina risks shutdown for ‘poor censorship’
        448 10 News website’s leaders summoned over ‘distorted facts, media hype’ AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA BEIJING China’s government has threatened to shut down Sina, one of the country’s most popular news websites, unless it “improves censorship”, state media reported, in a rare public glimpse into controls over
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        Lock icon US to back China’s hunt for corrupt fugitives
        314 10 REUTERS BEIJING The United States has promised support for China’s campaign to hunt corrupt officials fleeing abroad, the official Xinhua news agency reported after meetings between security officials from the world’s two largest economies. Talks last week between Chinese domestic security leaders
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        Lock icon THEY HAVE THE WRITE STUFF
        62 10 A participant at the 2015 Jin Tai Cup calligraphy competition in Beijing posing with his work for photographers yesterday. Organised by the Beijing Jin Tai Art Museum, the semi-final leg of the competition saw more than 100 participants. The competition is divided into two main
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      • Article
        Lock icon Japan, China, S. Korea officials meet to boost tourism numbers
        223 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japan, China and South Korea briefly put aside territorial and historical disputes for rare trilateral talks, announcing a bid to boost tourism numbers in the three countries to 30 million visitors in five years. Japanese Tourism Minister
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      • Article
        Lock icon KMT chief may meet Xi Jinping
        398 11 Meeting in the works; first mainland visit by head of Taiwan party since 2008 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI The head of Taiwan’s ruling Kuomintang party said he plans to meet China’s President Xi Jinping next month, in what will be the first visit to the
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon China nod for Malaysian exam
          94 11 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR Results of the Chinese language exam in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) will soon be recognised by China, marking a success for the Malaysian Chinese Association’s (MCA) efforts to boost the language. MCA deputy president Wee Ka Siong revealed
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        • Article
          Lock icon Plea to free detained feminists
          80 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING The parents of five Chinese feminists detained for more than a month have issued an 11th-hour plea to the authorities for their release. The young women face being charged with “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, which could see them jailed for up
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          Lock icon Brother of ‘Last Emperor’ dies
          107 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING The brother of China’s last emperor who was pushed off the throne in 1912, ending the Qing dynasty has died in Beijing at the age of 96, state media reported. Puren was the youngest sibling of the final Qing monarch Puyi, a
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        Lock icon BRUNEI PRINCE WEDS
        110 11 Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah holding the arm of his son, Prince Abdul Malik, 31, to bless the prince’s new wife, Dayangku Raabi’atul ’Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah, 22, during the “bersanding” or enthronement ceremony at their wedding in the Nurul Iman Palace in Bandar Seri Begawan yesterday. The
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      • PEOPLE
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          Lock icon Megawati’s children have five years to prove political mettle
          906 12  -  Puan Maharani and Prananda Prabowo being groomed for Indonesia’s top job By ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF IN JAKARTA zubaidah@sph.com.sg SHE has been in the public eye for nearly a decade, while he prefers to remain in the background. Yet both
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        • Article
          Lock icon Strained party relations may hinder Jokowi
          665 12  -  By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA wahyudis@sph.com.sg NEWS ANALYSIS RULING Indonesian Democratic Party Struggle (PDI-P) chairman Megawati Sukarnoputri showed who is boss at the recently concluded party congress, but her clout and demand for loyalty have raised questions about President Joko Widodo’s future
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        Lock icon Koh Samui car bomb suspect detained
        454 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK Thailand’s military has detained a man suspected of involvement in a car bomb attack on the resort island of Koh Samui that wounded seven people. Military officers detained the man for questioning last Saturday in Nonthaburi province, on the northern outskirts
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      Lock icon Model French family unravels in public
      625 13 Rows in Le Pen’s family threaten to break apart political party he founded AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Six months ago, France’s far-right leader, Ms Marine Le Pen, stormed out of the home of her father, Mr Jean-Marie Le Pen, after his doberman dog savaged her
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      Lock icon Democrats’ clear front runner v GOP’s big pack
      942 14  -  With no real rival, Clinton may steal lead as Republicans waffle over hopefuls By JEREMY AU YONG US BUREAU CHIEF IN WASHINGTON jeremyau@sph.com.sg NEWS ANALYSIS AS THE state of play for the 2016 United States presidential elections takes shape, Democrats and Republicans
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      Lock icon 1 dead, 100 hurt after terror scare triggers stampede at Kenyan campus
      241 14 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NAIROBI A Kenyan student died and more than 100 others were injured as they fled after an electricity transformer explosion before dawn yesterday triggered fears that their campus was being attacked, officials said. Students jumped
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      Lock icon ISIS war: Iraqi PM to ask for arms aid during US visit
      521 14 REUTERS WASHINGTON Iraq’s prime minister will seek United States President Barack Obama’s help to acquire billions of dollars in drones and other US arms to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) during a US visit
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      Lock icon Man charged over plot to attack US military base
      437 14 NEW YORK TIMES KANSAS CITY A 20-year-old man was arrested and charged with plotting to detonate a suicide car bomb on the military base in the US state of Kansas. John T. Booker Jr, whose enlistment in the United States Army
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Woman expecting quadruplets at 65
        92 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN A 65-year-old Berlin woman who already has 13 children is pregnant again, with quadruplets, German media reported yesterday. Her pregnancy followed several attempts abroad at artificial insemination over the last year and a half, broadcaster RTL said. Ms Annegret Raunigk decided to
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      • Article
        Lock icon Iran TV’s Twitter account hacked
        96 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TEHERAN Hackers took over the social media accounts of Iran’s Al-Alam television yesterday and posted material supportive of the Saudi-led air war against Iran-backed Shi’ite rebels in Yemen, the network said. The hackers used Al-Alam’s official Twitter account to put out false reports
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        Lock icon Saudi health minister removed
        77 14 REUTERS DUBAI Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has relieved Health Minister Ahmed al-Khatib of his post, removing a second minister handling social welfare issues in the space of a month as he reshapes the Cabinet after ascending the throne earlier this year. Mr Mohammed bin Abdulmalik bin
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      Lock icon Turkey ‘disappointed’ Pope called Armenian massacre ‘genocide’
      584 15 Pontiff used word during mass to commemorate killings 100 years ago REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ANKARA Turkey has told the Vatican’s ambassador it was “deeply sorry and disappointed” that Pope Francis had called the 1915 mass killings in Armenia a genocide, an official said,
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      Lock icon Australia to block anti-vaccination parents from benefits
      300 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said his nation will adopt a “no jab, no pay” policy to block parents who refuse to vaccinate their children from accessing some government benefits. The policy change comes amid a debate over immunisation for
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      Lock icon Man shoots himself dead outside US Capitol
      298 15 REUTERS WASHINGTON A man shot himself dead in front of the United States Capitol building, police said, triggering a security lockdown on one of the busiest days for tourists in the city. The man, who was wearing a backpack and carried a rolling
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      Lock icon Beijing, Kabul in impasse over $4.1b copper mine
      460 16 Mining project still delayed 5 months after China demanded royalty cuts REUTERS MES AYNAK (Afghanistan) China and Afghanistan remain deadlocked over a stalled US$3 billion (S$4.1 billion) copper mine five months after Beijing demanded royalties be slashed by almost half, underlining Kabul’s
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    • Article
      Lock icon Social media firms turn to stealth marketing to sneak in ads
      340 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS The quandary for those who run social networks is how to monetise activity on them without antagonising and thus losing users through distracting ads. The answer, for microblogging site Twitter, video-streaming site YouTube and photo-sharing site
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Revamp of China policy banks
        80 16 BLOOMBERG BEIJING The Chinese authorities approved a reorganisation that will keep China Development Bank and two other lenders focused on providing policy-driven funding, the State Council said yesterday. The Export-Import Bank of China will further strengthen its role in supporting policy initiatives, while the Agricultural
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        Lock icon AIIB: Five more founding members
        90 16 XINHUA BEIJING The Netherlands, Brazil, Finland, Georgia and Denmark have been approved as prospective founding members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), China’s Ministry of Finance said yesterday. This brings the total number of prospective founders to 46, the ministry said. Founding members have
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        310 20  -  Sunny Lee Director, Media Relations Ministry of Home Affairs WE THANK Mr Rajasegaran Ramasamy for his letter (“No room for complacency amid terrorist threat”; April 3) and assure him that the Singapore Government takes the threat of terrorism seriously. The Home Team has
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        266 20  -  Tony Lim Thiam Poh THE Traffic Police’s call to improve road safety is a good one (“Softer approach to road safety”; last Wednesday). The 80-20 rule can be applied to road safety. It means that 80 per cent of drivers and road users are law-abiding, but
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        359 20  -  ACS CARNIVAL Maria Loh Mun Foong (Ms) I SHARE the indignation of the parent of the Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) boys who were exhorted by their principal to sell tickets for a fund-raising carnival (“Carnival tickets: Students feel sales ‘pressure’ last Saturday). A few
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        336 20  -  Wang Zheng Ming AS PARENTS of an Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) student, my wife and I learnt about the school’s carnival and its ticket sales through a letter from the school’s principal, Mr Peter Tan (“Carnival tickets: Students feel sales ‘pressure’ last
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        285 20  -  Patrick Kee Chin Wah (Dr) THERE is a very grave danger that proponents of euthanasia will seek to justify terminal sedation for those who are dying and in great pain (“Terminal sedation is stealthy euthanasia”; April 4). There is also a gross misconception
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        61 20 1. MADAM EMILYN TAN LAY SOON: Students can learn much from fund raising. 2. MR TAN HWEE HENG: Sad state of Singapore football. 3. MR YUM SHOEN LIANG: 140-litres-a-day water goal is possible. 4. MR FRANCIS CHU: Learn to share road safely as we await infrastructure. 5. SAFE
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      156 19 ABOUT THE BIG QUIZ THIS primer is part of The Straits Times’ initiative to discuss issues of national concern. Each Monday, the paper’s correspondents will address burning questions in the Opinion section, offering unique Singaporean perspectives on complex issues. The primers, as well as six campus talks helmed by editors
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      768 1  -  15 employers convicted last year; offences occur in different industries By YEO SAM JO yeosamjo@sph.com.sg THE practice has been outlawed and many have been caught, but some employers here are still collecting kickbacks from foreign workers, said migrant worker groups, employment agencies
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      661 2  -  Latest bird census adds to data on changing fortunes of different species By FENG ZENGKUN ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT zengkun@sph.com.sg THE Common mynah ruled the roost in Singapore 30 years ago, topping the Nature Society (Singapore)’s or NSS’ one-day census of birds in the country
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      408 2  -  By HOE PEI SHAN hpeishan@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S densely populated urban landscape might not be an obvious place to plant, grow and harvest vegetables. Yet, 15 community gardens in Sembawang have produced 760kg of vegetables including chye sim, cabbage, kai lan and radish which will help
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      82 3 It was smiles and tail-wagging at Bishan Park yesterday for 18-month-old Jayous Lee and his three-year-old dog, Coco. They were participants at Woof-a-thon, a pet walkathon organised by the Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF) to advocate the health benefits associated with walking. More than 200 people
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      601 4  -  End of Malaysian ban on exports and lower demand are also factors By JESSICA LIM CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT limjess@sph.com.sg THE red grouper or pomfret that you see at the market now costs a little less. Retail prices of fish have fallen in general, thanks
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      337 4  -  JOYCE LIM MORE than a half a century ago, as a small boy, Mr Anwardeen Sulaimen went with his father to watch the procession to mark Prophet Muhammad’s birthday. But instead of watching a peaceful ceremony, the religious occasion in 1964 turned into one of
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        242 8 TREZO is the latest app with which you can sell off new and pre-loved items using your iOS or Android device. Simply snap a picture of the item you want to sell, add a description and upload your listing. Launched last month, the product listings about 5,000
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          33 8 Ikea has launched new storage products this month, including a dressing table with hidden storage, a wall cabinet with a glass front door and colourful storage baskets for the young ones.
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          61 8 Quench your thirst with F&N’s new ready-to-drink Oishi green tea, which is brewed using 100 per cent organic tea leaves with no added colouring or preservatives. There C=& 9V? /C6?7=;Y ?=!$!@CX C@’ genmai. Genmai, or germinated B=?V@ =!)&F C’’; C ;7B9X& /C6?7= to the green tea. Available in
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          41 8 fresh. Flavours include spearmint, blackcurrant, lemon, citrus and more. re-sealable pack to keep your mints packagingThe new single-colour packaging makes it easier to identify the flavour of Fisherman’s Friend lozenges. 0"& ;CA& =C@$& /C6?7=; remains, as does the friendly
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          60 8 When it opens in June, V.Hive’s renovated Sun Plaza outlet will be the largest V.Hive store in northern Singapore. The 4,500 sq ft store will offer a wide range of contemporary furnishings items for both the office and the home. V.Hive is offering a storewide opening discount of
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          71 8 Till April 16, you can savour the delicious dishes prepared by guest chef Aef Charttrakul (from the Thailand Culinary Academy) at Escape Restaurant and Lounge. The chef’s signature dishes include kao tang na tang (crispy rice crackers with chicken dip) and poo pad pong karee (stir-fried crab with
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          50 8 Braun Buffel’s new Signature Monogram Series of handbags feature the Braun Buffel bull icon in a criss-cross layout, creating the signature monogram pattern. Take your pick from the hobo bag, tote and two-way sling bag. Available in four colours, at all Braun Buffel boutiques and counters from June.
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        183 8 MAYBANK Kim Eng’s new Multi-cur-rency e-Pay feature makes it a snap for investors to pay for stocks denominated in SGD, HKD and USD through a single platform: KE Trade Online. Multi-Currency e-Pay works by linking a Kim Eng Trade account to a Maybank account
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        184 8 ASUS’ new Transformer Book Chi series combines tablet and laptop in one machine. The sleek device transforms seamlessly from a razor-thin notebook to a Windows tablet, meeting your needs for work and play. Featuring a fanless design, it is powered by Intel Core M processors. The Transformer
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      1034 9  -  EDB’s bid to foster sector bears fruit with 3 facilities opening last month By RENNIE WHANG wrennie@sph.com.sg THE art of sumptuous food has long been a passion here. Now the science of the burgeoning food and nutrition industry is becoming an ever
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      395 9  -  RENNIE WHANG AS A senior sensory scientist with Abbott Nutrition, Mr Lau Jun Jie’s job is all about ensuring the company’s products taste good to a range of consumers. His work involves training, and working with taste testers,
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      456 11  -  Changing times offer growth for S’pore, China, says bank chief By STEPHANIE HENG hsteph@sph.com.sg THE former chief executive of China’s sixth-largest bank, Dr Ma Weihua, has told a Singapore audience that changing times on the mainland, including its slowing economy, offer new growth opportunities.
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      794 18  -  Only 20, he is first Japanese to win a Superseries men’s singles title OUE SINGAPORE OPEN By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg THE men’s singles final at the OUE Singapore Open pitted youth against experience and past victories against current form. But in the 80-minute clash between
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      380 18 DUBAI For the second consecutive International Premier Tennis League season, the Singapore Slammers will be led by the world’s top-ranked tennis star. Eight-time Major champion Novak Djokovic was yesterday select- ed by the Singapore side at the league’s draft in
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      99 18 L Singapore Slammers: Novak Djokovic (above, left), Nick Kyrgios, Karolina Pliskova, Carlos Moya, Belinda Bencic, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Marcelo Melo. L Indian Aces: Rafael Nadal, Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna, Gael Monfils, Fabrice Santoro, Ivan Dodig, Agnieszka Radwanska. L UAE Royals: Roger Federer, Ana Ivanovic, Tomas Berdych, Kristina Mladenovic,
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        783 15 Last year’s runner-up bidding to join group of four start-to-finish winners REUTERS AUGUSTA (Georgia) The biggest names in golf put major pressure on Jordan Spieth but the young American refused to crack, carding a two-under 70 on Saturday to take a four-shot lead into the final
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        350 15 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AUGUSTA The fist pump was back and the roars echoed around Augusta National again for Tiger Woods, who turned back the clock during his first nine in the third round on Saturday to rocket up the Masters leaderboard. Woods, returning
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      972 15 PEOPLE THE TIMES, LONDON AUGUSTA There was a moment, almost poignant, halfway through the 79th Masters. On the 18th green, Jordan Spieth was about to record the lowest 36-hole score in the history of this tournament. No more than 50 yards
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      183 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE A look at the major moments in the feud between Mercedes F1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, who clashed again at the Chinese Grand Prix yesterday. L Cracks between the team-mates began appearing last year in Bahrain, where Rosberg complained about an overtaking manoeuvre
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      766 16 Mercedes stars at loggerheads again, while restricting Vettel to third place AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE TIMES, LONDON SHANGHAI Lewis Hamilton roared to victory at the Chinese Grand Prix but sparked a furious blast from Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg as their long-run-ning feud reignited yesterday. Rosberg
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      450 16 REUTERS MIAMI The Eastern Conference will likely have a new representative in the National Basketball Association Finals for the first time since 2010. In the first season of the post-LeBron James era for the Miami Heat, it would have been difficult to see them
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      344 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Liverpool star Raheem Sterling continued to make headlines for the wrong reasons ahead of today’s English Premier League clash with Newcastle United. A picture of the 20-year-old smoking a shisha pipe appeared in British tabloid Daily Mirror yesterday, and the
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      337 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON Arsene Wenger has challenged Arsenal to match the efforts of his class of 2002 by equalling the longest Premier League winning run. Saturday’s 1-0 win away to Burnley made it eight league wins in a row for the Gunners for the
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      319 17 REUTERS LONDON Three points were gained and one was made by Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood, who returned to Tottenham and offered a reminder of his talents to his former employers with a 1-0 victory on Saturday. As well as helping
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        75 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KINGSTON (Jamaica) World 100m and 200m record-holder Usain Bolt competed in his first 200m race in 20 months on Saturday, posting an easy victory with a time of 20.20 seconds in Jamaica. He bettered Olympic team-mate Nesta Carter, who finished second in
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        83 17 REUTERS LONDON Oxford’s rowers ruled the waves in Saturday’s varsity boat races, with the men crushing their Cambridge counterparts after the women’s crew sealed a historic victory on the River Thames. For the first time in the event’s 88-year history, the women’s race was
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        48 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MILAN Jose Mauri struck on the hour mark as crisis-hit Parma stunned Juventus 1-0 on Saturday to hand the champions only their second defeat this season. Parma had only taken two points from their last seven league outings against the Turin giants.
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        84 17 REUTERS LONDON Leighton Aspell became the first jockey for 61 years to win the Grand National on different horses in successive years as he powered Many Clouds to victory in the world’s most famous steeplechase on Saturday. Aspell, victor on Pineau De Re last year,
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        55 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY The family of cricket icon Richie Benaud have declined the offer of a state funeral, Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott said yesterday. Mr Abbott said the offer was a mark of respect for a man who meant so much to millions
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        83 17 REUTERS LONDON Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany believes Uefa’s Financial Fair Play rules are designed to subdue teams with recent investment, such as his club, and prevent them from competing with the long-established giants of European football. Since Sheikh Mansour bought the club in 2008,
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      218 1 PART C Veteran Channel 8 actor Zhu Houren is nominated for Best Supporting Actor at this month’s Star Awards. But he is not too happy about it and tells BOON CHAN the reason. C4 $8 soto ayam, anyone? World Street Food Congress visitors would like more exotic fare “Are you
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      956 2  -  Shorter and with fewer stalls, World Street Food Congress draws similar crowds as two years ago Akshita Nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg The second World Street Food Congress organised by Makansutra ended on a high yesterday with long queues at 23 hawker stalls from 12 cities, featuring food
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      648 6  -  This year’s festival of Japanese cuisine boasts biggest line-up so far, with 22 chefs taking part Kenneth Goh kengohsz@sph.com.sg Gourmet Japan, an annual festival of Japanese cuisine, is back with its biggest line-up of events in its four-year history. For six weeks starting next Tuesday,
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      802 6 An Evening Soiree with Suntory Whiskies What: Chill out with a panoramic view of the city’s skyline with Suntory’s popular Hibiki Japanese Harmony whisky, which is smooth and well-balanced with hints of Japanese oak. Where: Stellar at 1-Altitude, 1 Raffles Place, Level 62 When: April 22, 6pm Price: $68++
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      348 7 Obituary New York Times New York Eugene Louis Faccuito, a dancer and choreographer whose physical reawakening after a paralysing accident became the wellspring of an internationally renowned jazz dance technique, died on Tuesday at his home in Manhattan. He was 90. The cause was cancer,
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      748 9  -  Wild Rice play shows, with an able cast, how human nature can fail the political system Clarissa Oon clare@sph.com.sg Review Theatre PUBLIC ENEMY Wild Rice Victoria Theatre Last Saturday Few playwrights manage the feat of having their plays still regularly performed more than a century after
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      531 9  -  Albert Lin Review Concert BENJAMIN GROSVENOR PLAYS LISZT Victoria Concert Hall Last Friday Much has been made over the years about the lack of support shown by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra towards local musicians. Whether the criticisms were warranted or not, the orchestra deserves credit
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      529 9 New York Times New York God is often portrayed as a benevolent father figure or a protective force. But how about a different image of God: the marketing force? New research shows that when consumers are presented with the concept of the divine, even in
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      817 10  -  Songwriter Liang Wern Fook’s first concert of his works was a heartwarming night of nostalgia Boon Chan bchan@sph.com.sg Review Concert FOR MUSIC, FOR LIFE... LIANG WENFU CONCERT 2015 Liang Wern Fook The Star Theatre/Last Friday It was a concert 35 years in the making.
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      609 10  -  Ernest Luis Review Concert MOSAIC SERIES: RODRIGO Y GABRIELA Esplanade Concert Hall/Last Saturday Within half an hour of infectious Mexican acoustic guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela’s sensational concert at the Esplanade last Saturday night, the performance already felt like an ecstatic encore the sold-out crowd
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      613 10  -  Chang Tou Liang Review Concert A KNIFE IN THE DARK: SONGS OF KURT WEILL New Opera Singapore The Chamber, The Arts House/Last Friday For those familiar with New Opera Singapore’s productions, especially the hilarious Opera Comique series, this concert of songs by German composer
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        388 12 Reuters Bloomberg New York Times Los Angeles Apple Inc has approached more than a dozen musicians, including Taylor Swift and Florence And The Machine, for exclusive deals to promote a revamped Beats Music and persuade people to pay for what they are
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          54 12 Singer Justin Timberlake and his actress wife Jessica Biel welcomed their first child into the world last Saturday, a boy named Silas Randall. Silas is the middle name of Timberlake’s late maternal grandfather, People magazine says. Randall is the singer’s name, and the first
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          87 12 An Argentine judge has asked Interpol to issue a Red Notice for the arrest of pop star Justin Bieber over the alleged assault of a photographer outside a nightclub in 2013, his staff said last Friday. Bieber ignored a November court order to appear before
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          50 12 Italian-American actress Isabella Rossellini will head the jury for the sideline Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival next month, organisers announced last Friday. The section, separate from the main competition of the May 13 to 24 festival, aims to recognise up-and-coming film-makers.
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        250 12  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi Malay television viewers here have voted actress-host Nurul Aini and actor Imam Shah as their favourite female and male personalities at biannual awards show Pesta Perdana last Saturday night. Drama series Mengejar Mentari (Chasing The Sun) was voted as the most
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        230 12 Agence France-Presse New York Times Indio, United States Azealia Banks (right), the hip-hop singer who rarely shies from controversy, kept to the music and won a triumphant reception with a genre-crossing set at the Coachella festival. The 23-year-old New Yorker emerged as a
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      160 8 Sea view FULL COMM, SENTOSA Bunglw. Sea view. 7800/ 9000sf, 2.5sty 5bdrm. Pte lift/berth. *****741 Steve Near MRT OFF ORCHARD CTRL Shpg, 37 Oxley Rd modern highend elevated 4 sty Bunglw 8rm 7K+ sf. Lift. Roof gdn, pool jacuzzi, auto gate. $20K neg *****644 Owner Peranakan GCB Bungalow A unique
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      148 8 Excellent Location ONE TREE HILL. 2 Brand new Semi-ds in Orchard landed-only estate. Mins walk to ION, MRT. A) 2700/ 4850 sqft/ 6+1+ pool/ $23k. B) 3000/ 4560/ 5+ 1+ pool/ $24k. Tel *****635/ *****996 More units for rent/ sale (www.wahkhiaw.com.sg) BELMONT RD Prestige/ 1st class d/storey bungalow. Area 48,208
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      100 8 Serene Ambience GARLICK AVE SEMI-D. Modern. Spacious. Good Cond. Quiet.2500/3900sf. 6+1+2 living areas. 6467-6077 Must View EXPAT’S CHOICE D10 HOLLAND BEAUTIFUL modern bungalow. 7000/ 7500sf. 3 levels. 5+1. Ingrd pool $18k Keith *****808 Expat Choice 396A DUNEARN RD Tip top 3-sty Semi-D, 3800/ 6100 sf, 7+1+pool Quiet, immed. 9863-5635/9727-2996 More
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      255 9 Expat Choice 63 GOODMAN RD New bun galow. Prime landed estate 4900/7300sf 6+1+ family rm+ media rm+ s/pool Corner, Face park, peaceful. $23k. Avail immed. Call 9863-5635/9727-2996 More units for sale/ rent (www.wahkhiaw.com.sg) Excellent Location 80C MEYER RD. Prime location, City. Bunglw. 5+1. Pte pool, carpark. Built-up 6300 sf. F/furn
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      284 9 Expat Choice Excellent Location Care Honesty MARINA BAY RES. 4672/ 3606sf (Penthse) 4bdrm. Superb view, p/furn.immed neg. Geraldine *****257 Expat Choice HE SAIL. 4 b d r m s 40th flr. Bay facing. $10K neg. Avail 1/5. SMS offer to 9817-7335 T Must Not Miss THE SAIL Marina Bay. Full
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      335 9 DOVER PKVIEW 2-BDRM balcony, pool view. Furn. Shop/MRT *****072 ERC BAYVILLE PASIR PANJANG. 3+1. 1915 sf. F/facilities. Duplex. Reno. 6356-5766 Must View HERITAGE PLACE 1800 sf. Nicely reno. Open concept kitchen. 4 bdrms. MRT doorstep. Wendy *****111 μ Edge On Cairnhill 3175 sf Pte Apts For Rent μ Light Cairnhill
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      252 9 Good Schools M ARTINA (OPP ACS) 3+1. P/furn. Pool gym. $3.8k. Near Newton MRT. Immed. Call Clinton 9851 2159 Expat Choice Henson Pang 9107 8070 NATHAN SUITES 4RM $8.9K High floor. Panoramic view 2067 sf. Near Chatsworth/ Great World City. Sole Agt. Must View 2/3-BDRM AT STEVENS Rd Part/full furn
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      253 9 Ulu Pandan/ Clementi Rd/ Sunset/ BukitTimah Pte Apts For Rent 464 D21 Pool View PANDAN VALLEY 2+1 $2750 /PH 4+1. 4500 sf. Roof top terr $5.5K o.n.o. Christina 9853-3800 Valley Realty CAVENDISH PARK. $3,500. 3 bedrooms. Spacious. Good layout. Renovated. Steve Liu (KF) 9022 8266 Excellent Location DON’T MISS NEW
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      418 9 HDB Median Sub-letting Rents in 4th Quarter 2014 Town Class code 2-Room 3-Room 4-Room 5-Room Executive Ang Mo Kio 482 $2,000 $2,450 $2,800 Bedok 483 $2,000 $2,400 $2,600 $2,700 Bishan 484 $2,000 $2,600 $2,900 Bukit Batok 485 $1,900 $2,300 $2,480 $2,700 Bukit Merah 486 $2,200 $3,000 $3,200 Bukit Panjang 487
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      124 9 HDB MAIS, JALAN Rajah Blk 108. Available next month. $3500/. Mr Lim *****725 Excellent Location 3-BDRM NEAR PARKWAY Parade Blk 63 Marine Terr. 936 sf. Furn. Avail immed. $2.4K. Call Ben *****816 646 PUNGGOL CENTRAL. 4RM. Good layout. Asking $2300. Pls contact Pamela Chiew (KF) at 8182 0583 162B PUNGGOL
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      167 9 2+1 BLK 116 Bishan. Blk 716 732/ 103/ 106 Yishun. 4+1 Blk 502A Sembawang. Call Ang *****958 *****731 PANDAN VALLEY, HOLLAND Rd. Common rm $1,050 Utilities, WiFi. Cleaning. F/ facilities.Owner *****953 Immediate NO OWNER. COMMON rm. Somerset MRT/ Sixth Ave. Furn. AC. Immed. Long/ short term Owner *****474 Must Not
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      180 9 Immediate TENANTS JUST ARRIVED! Urgently looking for whole units. Family/ couples/ students. High 969-***** Pan (Experienced, since 1999 SERIOUS M’SIAN PROFESSIONAL family, seek whole unit for 1 to 2 yrs, immed deposit for preferred unit. Hurry! Dennis *****773 HOLE UNIT WANTED Sale/rent. All areas. Ready buyers tenants. 9731-8757 Koh, ERA
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      262 9 Must Not Miss TAMPINES IND. AVE 5 terr fty. Suit warehse *****+sf Ample parking. High ceiling. Lena Lim *****388 Immediate 9 TAGORE Ramp up access, Parking doorstep 2433 s.f $4200 Immed. Khim 8292-1213 OT Must Not Miss JURONG, TUAS, KRANJI Fty Open 10,000 50,000 sf Factory 2000 80,000 sf Immediate.
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      985 10 5,000 20,000 sqft available Ground floor units available Eateries nearby 2 way MRT shuttle bus (FOC) Agents welcomed 200 PANDAN LOOP BUSINESS SPACE FOR LEASE 6580 7760 Immediate WOODLANDS HORIZON 1722 sf #02. Cheap $2200. Bright/ near lift lobby. Owner 9385-7345 agts welcome Excellent Location Jack Toi 8383 6063 S9
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      331 10 2ND CONSERVATION OFFICE Telok Ayer St 700sqft, mins to Telok Ayer St MRT, near to many eateries. nego. Kristy 9873-6994 Excellent Location CARPENTER ST, 6-STY New Bldg 16,262 sf, Well fitted Move in. $6.80 psf ono. Opp Central MRT. AAM 9819-1011/ 9186-9054 Excellent Location NEAR MRT. APPROX 968sf. Near City
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      290 10 Immediate NEAR MRT PAYA LEBAR Sq Shops. 5 mins to Suntec City. 506, 815 958, 1300 sf. Rent/buy@ *****-168 Evon Near MRT RAFFLES PL. ONLY $6.5K approx 1200sf sheltered to MRT. Fitted/bare. Harbour Front. 1900 2153 sqft. Excellent Location ALEXANDRA VANTAGE Auto Point 3859sf. Good layout office/studio. Presentable No takeover.
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      442 10 Immediate NEW FITTED OFFICE Innovation Place (W’lands) 1500 sf. Pte washrm. 2 entrance $3400 neg. AV 9627-1362 Excellent Location WESTGATE TWR EXCELLENT Corpn Image. Direct link to MRT mall. 700-15,000 sf Immed. 8282 6346 Mark PAYA LEBAR SQ. New! 484/ 506/ 1000 sf. Immed. Mins to MRT/ mall. Security access.
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      338 10 Open House Henson Pang 9107 8070 ***PAYA LEBAR SQ Grade A Brand new. Squarish 1130sf Column free. Nice unit view $2.6M Integrated Mall SOHO II @CENTRAL Located next to MRT/eateries/shop 625sf. Selling w/ tenancy. $1.68M. Willy *****686 FU LU SHOU Complex office 958sf.Serious seller, Bugis MRT. Heart of ctrl, Hawker
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      414 10 67 Wt ace 167 ace I 67 ar RETAIL AND F&B SPACE FOR LEASE FAR EAST SQUARE In the heart of CBD Ideal for F&B Minutes' walk to Telok Ayer MRT Station Shop sizes of 355 and 2,250 sq ft Good catchment of PMFB WEST COAST PLAZA Close to Clement!,
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      163 10 Siglap Centre Junction of Siglap Road/Burnfoot Road 91 7 and 1546 sq ft F&B 326,594, 755 sq ft-Retail Suitable for Beauty Services, Enrichment Schools, Clinics etc. We also welcome new concepts Attractive Rental 01 Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Call *****411 www.fareast.com.sg f Far East Plaza Suitable tor retail
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      414 11 D08 HDB 600 sqft. Novena/ Farrer MRT. Beside mkt. Good traffic. $3.8K. All trades. *****000 Albert SHOP GOLDEN Landmark 322 sqft. Good frontage. Near Arab St/ Bugis MRT. Immed. *****113 Wong Doris Tey 9670 3898 )2½STY VEERASAMMY RD 2)3-storey Serangoon road 3)85 Whampoa dr half shp 4)Balestier twr. Many Avail
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      292 11 2 MINS TO 112 Katong Mall! 2sty w/ mezz! FH Shophse 1064/ 2250 sf Plot Ratio 3 F&B Bakery approved. $4.3M. Kristy 9873-6994 Good Investment PRIME SHOP IN Dist 15. Grd flr. F’hold. Currently under going enbloc exercise Future Amber/Marine Parade MRT. To discuss *****797 Must Not Miss BLK 163
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      763 11 IMMEDIATE! ATTRACTIVE COMMISSION! INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 55 Ubi Avenue 3 Avail unit sizes 7000 19,000 25,000 sq ft Attractive rental Suitable for companies in IT, electronics or light manufacturing Conveniently located close to Tai Seng and MacPherson MRT stations Please contact: Lisa Goh 8292 0301 Email: lisa.goh@cambridgeipm.com Teslyn Teo
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      324 11 MAV 1 1 6 2009 mploymentno^ 'MMigr a kpnn '9MS *N£S r/o/v Ff 'CEr 002 6079 2^2 *teHT NOT ~v 3f a ***d «oa«3?s W£s u f. L 0 I I u /i Star Cruisesr SuperStar Gemini 2N Cruise $240 Twin share. Tax $68/$78 Tourworld Travel Near Farrer Park Lavender
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      856 11 fr$1 39 260 fr$333 fr$443 3D Free Easy (TWBT3) 4/5D Yilan+Minsu (TWCB4) 5/6D Taipei/Shangrila Leisure Farm owes5*) Family Fun 7D Hualien Highspeed Railway Experience (TWCH7) 6/7D Cingjing Farm/foucheng Leisure Farm itwccc/?) Leo Foo Theme Park fr$429 6D Leo Foo Guanxi Resort ns498 (TW5P4L) 6D Private Van Tour (TW6 pv Flexible
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      247 11 TEACHERS, SCHOLARS, TOP GRADUATES Ask for only the best in education Specialized pte tuition for your educational needs Pri/ Sec/ JC Music etc All subjects available Call us at *****130 SMS *****461 or visit www.temasektutors.com CURRENT SCH TEACHERS, Grads/ undergrads, fulltime Tutors. Familiar with school syllabus. 9726-9156 IP IB-AE H2
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      868 12 THE STRAITS TIMES NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.sphclass.com.sg/notices BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF INTENTION TO DECLARE DIVIDEND BKCY NO IC/PP NO NAME 2267/2005 S*****96E ABDUL WAKIL BIN MUSTAKIM 342/2002 S*****87H ANG SOON JOO 2756/2003 S*****22F CHEN HERN EE 1847/2005 S*****03A HO YOKE LENG *****8/2001 S*****64C
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      875 12 |y SMU SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited for the Provision of Cleaning Services Term Contract at Singapore Management University for the period: 1st July 2015 to 30th June 2018 with an option to extend the contract for another three (3) years. TENDER NO: SMU/OFM/OT/004/2015 Tenderer Eligibility: Biz
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      744 12 BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO FILE CLAIMS BKCY NO IC/PP NO NAME 2278/2003 S*****11C ABDUL HALIM BIN HAZIM 938/2003 S*****61A ABDUL RAHMAN BIN SALLEH 786/2003 S*****89A ANIZAH BT MOHD BAJURI 2304/2005 S*****02E CHNG PENG HOON PAULINE 1275/2009 S*****53Z CHUA AH HUI 1298/2003 S*****61F CHUA JOON WEE 18/1998
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      258 12 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE In Bankruptcy O.S. No. HC/B 387/2015 In the matter of the Bankruptcy Act (Cap. 201 And In the Matter of SNG BOON SUT (NRICNo. S*****03I) Between HITACHI CAPITAL SINGAPORE PTE LTD (Singapore UEN NO. *****0399N) ..Plaintiffs And SNG BOON SUT (NRICNo.
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      875 12 TENDER NOTICE HAWKER CENTRES DIVISION Tenders for rental of cooked-food stalls market stalls at:Cooked Food Stalls No. of Stalls Amoy Street Food Centre 2 Berseh Food Centre 1 Buffalo Road Blk 665 1 Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 1 Commonwealth Crescent Market\ 1 Havelock Road Blk 22B 1 Jalan
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      2263 13 THE STRAITS TIMES RECRUIT Executive Appointments 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 www.sphclass.com.sg/recruit Classified Jobs Executive Appointments lassified Jobs assified as ie o s bs s Recruit Guide e 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
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      133 13 Admin cum Customer Service Min ’O’ Level Can work on weekends Singaporean only -*****397 Email hr@stalford.org Town Area 5 days (Retail Hours)/ $1400 $2000 Basic Commission N O A ITE above, 0 5 yrs Experience Retail Executive Retail Sales Associate Sales Consultant Josephine Landy, Tel: *****331 332 MCI Career Svcs
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      272 13 1. COOKS/COMMIS COOKS Locations: Bedok and Pulau Tekong 5 /6 days work week with rotating shift Part-Timers are welcomed 2. DRIVER Working Location: Woodlands 6 days work week Working Hrs: 9pm 6am 3. DRIVERCUM STOREASSISTANT Working Location: Pulau Tekong 5 days work week Working Hrs: 8am 6pm 4. PASTRY ASSISTANTS
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      216 14 Hotel Royal, a well established and expanding public-listed organization, invites you to join us as: Leading Cook !Min 2-3 years experience in local Western cuisine Front Office Assistants !Min GCE ‘O’ Level, at least 1 year experience !Customer service-oriented, 3 rotating shifts Bell Hop Physically capable of carrying baggages Accounts
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      192 14 Established beauty slimming salon requires: Beauty Trainee Therapist (Salary up to $3K) Basic $1600 $2200 allowance incentives Training will be provided 5 days work week (11am-9pm) Able to liaise with Chinese-speaking customers Singaporeans only AMK Suntec City Clementi Woodlands Interested, please send resume to: rovinzhou@eurogrp.comor call *****478 1. Senior Hair
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      120 14 DATA ENTRY CLERK Computer literate 5 working days Transport provided Interested candidates pls call: 8282 8589 8222 6186 or send your CV to hr@huationg.com.sg Admin cum Accounts Asst Accounting knowledge Location: Bt Timah Shopping Centre S’porean only Please call Betty 9839 9403 INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM ADMIN 5 Days work Preferably
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      680 14 THE HEEREN IN-HOUSE SECURITY OFFICERS Minimum 8-hour shift duties Eligible for Annual increment Bonuses Full CPF Up to max 16 days annual leave/uniform provided/ laundry allowance/ night shift allowance/ medical dental benefits/ No MC Award Service Appreciation Award Please bring along relevant original certificates Walk-In Interview (Mondays-Fridays 10am-6pm) 260, Orchard
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      514 14 Meiban Mold Manufacture Pte Ltd Project Engineers Degree in Engineering with 3-5 years of project management experience in plastic mold industries Self-motivated with good initiative and dedication Able to work directly with customers manage projects Mold Designers Knowledge of UG software Preferably experience in automotive consumer or medical mold design
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      466 14 PRODUCTION SPECIALIST Male work environment 12 hrs rotating shift Forklift licence is an advantage not a must Please call 6257 2004 or Walk-In-Interview (Monday Friday) 11 Woodlands Close #07-06 Woodlands 11 QA Assistant Prepare Delivery inspection Reports Do In-Process Audits Minimun secondary education or above Microsoft office skills At least
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      755 15 Immediate vacancies Warehouse Assistant Supervisor (Tuas) Supervise warehouse activities including stuffing unstuffing of containers -Min NITEC, PC literate I yr supervisory experience in warehouse environment -Has valid forklift licence Warehouse Assistant (Tuas/ Greenwich) Perform daily warehouse activities including stuffing unstuffing of containers Able to read write basic English -Has valid
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      479 15 t m AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICER Requirements: Minimum 3 GCE ‘N’ 1 GCE‘0’/ NITEC Normal Colour Vision Physically Fit High Basic $2,550a Earn up to $3,200* YOUR SENSE of SECURITY PROTECTION OFFICER Requirements: Minimum Secondary 2 Assignments: Changi Cargo Simei PSA Jurong Island Singapore Cruise Centre Woodlands Checkpoint APO PO Part-
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      145 15 SECURITY OFFICER $1900-$2200 *Changi Sth/ Kim Chuan Rd *Marina Square/ Gul Drive *C’wealth/ Rochor Road *Corporation Rd/Jurong E *Cairnhill RELIEF Required *****451/ *****652 105 Sims Ave Junction Lor 13 Geylang #03-13 Chancerlodge Complex SECURITY OFFICER Near Jurong/ Kaki Bukit Perm Day Night Freelance are welcome Call 6337 2666 NEW JOBSwef
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      259 15 $2.1K DAY shift $2.1 K (12HRS DAY shift Sun PH Off) 7 to 7 Pioneer Boon Lay area, must be PC literate. Call Rusli 82 999 555 SECURITY GUARDS. FREE Training. Defu Lane, AMK, Bukit Timah. 8442 8480 SECURITY OFFICERS FULL/ part-time. Weekly pay avail 5/ 6 days week. Orchard/
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      175 15 JASAINVESTIGATION SECURITY SVS PTE LTD IMMEDIATE POSITIONS AVAILABLE!!! (Locations: Jurong/ Clementi/ Central/ City Hall/ Orchard/ Expo) 1) PROTECTION SUPERVISOR $2,800 and above 2) PROTECTION OFFICER $2,200 and above 3) QUICK RESPONSE TEAM *$110 per day (With/without experience/ Training will be provided) Remuneration Package Includes:- 13th Month AWS Variable Performance Bonus
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      219 15 ONESTOP SECURITY PLATFORM Calling all valid Security License Holders. Permanent or Relief. Register Free with OSP for Your preferred position, job location, site shift. Call Colin *****896 (LIC no R*****19) REQUIRED MALE/ FEMALE SECURITY GUARD ROBINSON RD attend to duties office bldg above Raffles MRT station. Attractive salary benefits will
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      731 16 At Certis CISCO, we believe in a healthy work-life balance. Our staff can lead an active lifestyle with various sporting and leisure activities organised for them. (Up to $12,000Joining Bonus) Come to our career fair to find out more! Date: 17th Apr to 19th Apr 2015 Time: 10am to 10pm
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      394 16 AIRCRAFT GROOMERS Required Changi Airport Join Us Now We provide: .Monthly salary $1170 .Salary on 1st of every mth, 15th of every mth advance salary .Medical Annual Leave .Attendance allowances $50 .JOINING BONUS $500* .Annual Performances Incentives up to one month pay* Call Sarjit *****296 *****500 Azman *****861 Only S’porean
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      333 16 1) FLOAT TEAM Cleaners.. 2) Experienced Hotel Night Cleaners. S’porean only. Interview at Blk 25 Kallang Ave #01-01. Near Lavender MRT. Call 6297-8487 Celebrate Together! NIGHT OFFICE CLEANERS required near Raffles Place.9.30pm-7.30am, up to $1500. 5.5 days. *****212/ *****050 Celebrate Together! OFFICE CLEANERS Pantry Assts required near Cecil St. 5.5
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      340 16 Celebrate Together! SCHOOL REQUIRED CLEANERS Punggol Sengkang Pls call JJ 9619 2445 (No agents please) CLEANERS SUPERVISORS needed urgently. Pls Call Tommy 9445-2420 5-DAY CLEANERS Bugis, CCK, Sin Ming. Daily pay. *****813/ *****606 OFFICE CLEANER PASIR ris /Novena. $1k-$1.2k. Call *****606/ *****338 $1300, CLEANER REQUIRED near Somerset. 3pm-11pm Interested call
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      606 16 w Drivers/Chauffeurs w Drivers/Chauffeurs m Drivers/Chauffeurs Beyond the journey, it’s a career. fransi1~ Driven by people like you. •<> 4 a v WE ARE EXPANDING HIRING! JOIN USAS BUS CAPTAINS Attractive gross salary Free travel on SBS Transit Bus and Rail Services Training provided to become a Class 4A Driver
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      347 17 Construction Co in West 1)CLASS 3 DRIVER 2)CLASS 4 DUMPER TRUCK DRIVER 6 days per week Able to start work early S’poreans only S'poreans only 18 Boon Lay Way #03-147 Tradehub 21 *****506 Woodlands requires LORRY DRIVER cum COORDINATOR Can handle English Mandarin speaking clients Able to start immed. Call
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      87 17 LIMO/ PA DRIVER Needed. Class 3/ PA Vocational lic good track record. (handle Chinese speaking client). Walk in interview 126pm. (Mon-Fri), 33 Ubi Ave 3 #06-71, Vertex Tower A. $3000 MONTHLY DRIVERS with own car for delivery co. Walk-in after 1pm: 342C King George’s Ave Bldg,off Lavender St, Opp Hotel
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      251 17 PART-TIME DRIVER. CLASS 3 licence. Islandwide delivery Pls Call: 6249-8156 CLASS 4 VOCATIONAL Bus Driver needed. Start immed. Call *****188 CO. IN TUAS needs Delivery Driver. 5 days wk. Class 3 Call *****328/ *****389 CLASS 3/ DELIVERY Asst Blk 1 Bt Batok Cres, #05-15 WCEGA Plaza. 6561-5282 ADMIN ASST/ CUSTOMER
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      140 17 KIOSK ASST REQUIRED IMM Orchard. Part/ Full time avail. *****362 WORK FR HOME. Flexi hrs. Earn up to $12/hr or $6/hr. Call *****967. (24 hrs) Technician Possess NTC 3 NITEC Able to START immediately Physically fi t 6287 6623 for appointment or email: esjobapply@ gmail.com 1) PERSONAL ASSISTANT μ Diploma
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      368 17 Airport Screening Officers BONUS Earn up to $2,100* $4,000* 0 JOINING INTERVIEW WALK-IN W MondayFriday 10. 30am-5pm Saturday 10am -2pm Recruitment Centre Changi Airpor t Terminal 2 Basement #B16 -119 (near UOB Bank) Min. Public Holidays) (E xcept CISCO Cer tis 1 'N' Level/ 1 'O' Level 5/6-days, 8-hr/ 12-hr
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      323 17 RESIDENT TECHNICAL OFFICER(ARCHI/ID) Requirements: Diploma in Architecture from a recognized tertiary institution Minimum 10 years’ experience as RTO in supervision of high-end condominium/ landed housing or hospitality developments Must possess sound knowledge of architectural and interior works Candidates with M&E experience will have added advantage Able to work overtime when
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      386 18 THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED PART TIME TOLL FREE 1800-289-9988 www.sphclass.com.sg Plaza Singapura Dhoby Ghaut Ginza-Calla, Japanese Hair removal salon Senior Therapist Consultant $2500-$3500 Additional commission on treatment Higher commission on sales Experience as a consultant or a therapist will be required Junior Therapist Consultant $1800-$2300 $100 for punctuality $100 for
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      504 18 is seeking individuals to fill the following positions TELEMARKETERS Full Time Part-time Able to work from home Pleasant cheerful voice Bilingual, Fluent in English Mandarin Experienced preferred Independent self-motivated SALES EXECUTIVES Salary earn up to $10K per month Minimum ’O’ levels Self driven motivated Bilingual, Fluent in English Mandarin Location:
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      441 18 JAPAN FOODS HOLDING is the management company, which have 9 brand outlets in Singapore. We recruit for the following positions. Kitchen Cook $1400-$1800/mth Kitchen Helper $1300-$1400/mth Part-Time: $7 $10 hr Attractive Incentive We can offer Islandwide Choice 【 AJISEN Ramen 】 BUGIS JUNCTION/ AMK CHANGI AIRPORT T3/ CHANGI CITY POINT/
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