The Straits Times, 30 June 2015

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    31 1 THE STRAITS TIMES CELEBRATING 170 YEARS, SINCE 1845 TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 70 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 032/02/2015
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  • Article
    Lock icon Greek crisis sends Asian bourses tumbling
    575 1  -  Rising fear of Greece exiting euro zone as debt repayment deadline looms By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg SHOCKWAVES from the deepening Greek debt crisis sent stock markets tumbling across Asia yesterday, with a crucial debt repayment deadline looming today. Fears are growing that Greece could
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    Lock icon Peter Lim scores with Ronaldo image rights deal
    456 1  -  By WANG MENG MENG meng@sph.com.sg FROM shampoo, nutritional supplements, underwear and football boots, to fast food, isotonic drinks and computer game endorsements, superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is in the stratosphere of marketable athletes. The Portuguese footballer and billionaire Peter Lim jointly announced that
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    Lock icon Grey outlook in Japan
    55 1 JAPAN is in a bind over its state pension system, which is not sustainable in the light of the increasing grey population. Pensioners like Sadao Sekine (below), 75, welcome the idea of cutting the country’s mounting debt, but not in a way that would trim their
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Taiwan fire: Grad trip turns tragic for S’porean and pals
      660 2 / 3  -  Megan Loy badly burned in blaze; Taiwanese, 20, becomes first fatality By TEE ZHUO teezhuo@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Janice Tai and Feng Zengkun THEY were at the wrong place, at the wrong time. Singaporean Megan Loy, 21, had hoped to
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      Lock icon Shooting suspect faces two more charges
      383 2 / 3  -  By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg THE man accused of firing three rounds from a police revolver at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital was charged with two more offences yesterday. Muhammad Iskandar Sa’at, 23, is accused of discharging three bullets from a .38-calibre Taurus revolver
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      Lock icon S’pore youth placed on Restriction Order
      421 2 / 3  -  He was radicalised after viewing videos and materials online: MHA By WONG SIEW YING wongsy@sph.com.sg A SINGAPOREAN youth, who was arrested last month, has been released and placed on a Restriction Order under the Internal Security Act for two years, said the Ministry of
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      Lock icon Helpline for Muslims starts tomorrow
      207 2 / 3  -  By JASMINE OSADA osadaj@sph.com.sg MUSLIMS needing help on religious matters will have a convenient means to seek advice when a telephone helpline set up by the Religious Rehabilitation Group (RRG) begins operations tomorrow. Launched by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean at the Khadijah Mosque
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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        Lock icon Greek fears hit Asian markets
        54 4 THE deepening Greek debt crisis sent stock markets tumbling across Asia yesterday as a crucial debt repayment deadline looms today. Fears are growing that Greece could face an exit from the euro zone if it defaults on a payment to the International Monetary Fund. TOP
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        Lock icon Teen put on Restriction Order
        45 4 A SINGAPOREAN teen, 17, who was arrested last month, has been placed on a Restriction Order under the Internal Security Act. The Home Affairs Ministry said he wanted to engage in armed violence alongside ISIS. TOP OF THE NEWS A3
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon 1MDB cuts part of debt
          55 4 A SENIOR Malaysian official said yesterday that 1MDB, the troubled state investment fund, had erased over a third of its US$1 billion (S$1.3 billion) debt, thanks to an Abu Dhabi-based company. 1MDB is expected to clear all its debts by the beginning of next year,
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          Lock icon Support for dress code
          45 4 WEARING a skirt while entering a Malaysian government building is “too provocative”, a Muslim leader said, as he weighed in on a heated debate about dress code in the Muslim-dominated country. Critics, meanwhile, voiced concerns about the rising conservatism. PAGE A13
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          Lock icon Great Wall shrinking
          54 4 CHINA’S Great Wall is becoming less great in length as a report indicates that about 30 per cent of the centuries-old construction has disappeared, as a consequence of natural conditions and vandalism. More than 1,900km of the Unesco World Heritage site has eroded, said the report. PAGE
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          Lock icon ISIS’ antiquities trade
          52 4 THE Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants see no historic values, but lucrative business, in the antiquities unearthed in their conquered areas. The digital age has helped them buid up a network that allows them to amass fortunes by selling the antiques to global buyers.
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        Lock icon A GREEK LESSON FOR EUROPE
        52 4 The Greek crisis is symptomatic of fundamental differences between a European economic system based on principles of fiscal prudence, and the belief that a nation can enjoy unsustainable standards of living on the basis of debt whose repayment can be deferred politically. The Straits Times
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Japan-South Korea ties
          48 4 TIES between Japan and South Korea are warming up as they mark 50 years of the normalisation of diplomatic relations, redoubling efforts to resolve the comfort women issue, says Professor Narushige Michishita. But ties remain cool due to economic rivalry and historical differences. PAGE A22
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon Alexandra Hospital shut
          55 4 ALEXANDRA Hospital closed yesterday to undergo renovations, with its remaining patients transferred to the new Ng Teng Fong General Hospital in Jurong. It will re-open to take in patients in the third quarter this year. PAGE B1 Alexandra Hospital will re-open in the third quarter of this
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          Lock icon 12 wins in a row
          46 4 THE elite 1st Commando Battalion has won the Singapore Armed Forces’ Best Combat Unit Award again this year, making it 12 wins in a row. It has won a total of 29 times since the competition started in 1969. PAGE B2
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          Lock icon More walking space
          53 4 SHOPPERS headed to Pedestrian Night this Saturday will find more space for walking around. Previous events, in which part of Orchard Road is closed to traffic, had allocated more space to mass activities. But this will now be reduced so walkers do not have to jostle as
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      • STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL
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          Lock icon Wimbledon's Big Four hold court
          58 4 CENTRE court action is back at Wimbledon, the oldest tennis tournament in the world. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (above) will be defending his title in a field that includes three other past champions Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. Find out the chances of the
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      • WEB SPECIALS
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          Lock icon Zouk retrospective
          28 4 BEFORE Zouk moves to Clarke Quay next year, we remember the highs and lows of the iconic nightclub at its Jiak Kim Street home at http://str.sg/id4
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          Lock icon Powder keg
          29 4 WHY did coloured powder spark the fire that injured hundreds of partygoers at Taiwan’s water park? We look at how corn starch can turn deadly at http://str.sg/idc
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Smart $225m initiative
          44 4 A $225 MILLION initiative to help financial firms set up innovation labs and to fund infrastructure to deliver financial technology services was announced yesterday. The scheme is one of several aimed at establishing Singapore as a smart financial centre. PAGE B8
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon Watch out, Bolt
          82 4 JAMAICAN sprint kings Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake have swept all the 100m world championships titles since 2007. But the Americans are ready to launch a comeback, with the year’s fastest man Justin Gatlin (right) leading the trio of former world champion Tyson Gay, promising teen Trayvon
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon What it should have been
          64 4 IN OUR report yesterday, “Breakfast treat with new-look ST”, Ms Carolyn Khiu, director of corporate communications, e-commerce and customer relations at McDonald’s, was wrongly quoted as saying that many people in Singapore skip breakfast. In fact, only 8 per cent skip breakfast, according to a
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          Lock icon Celebrating local food
          58 4 RELIVE the old days of Ellenborough Market and its Teochew fare at the 22nd edition of the Singapore Food Festival from July 17 to Aug 2. The festival will also turn the spotlight on Old Airport Road Food Centre, one of Singapore’s oldest centres. And look out
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          Lock icon Tepid Ted 2
          51 4 TED 2, director Seth MacFarlane’s sequel to his hit comedy about a foul-mouthed teddy bear come to life, had an underwhelming US$32.9 million (S$45 million) debut, roughly 50 per cent less than expected. Many had predicted Ted 2 would be the summer’s biggest comedy. PAGE C12 PHOTO:
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      Lock icon S’pore among 50 nations signing AIIB charter
      575 6  -  Republic will contribute $337m towards the China-led institution By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BEIJING kianbeng@sph.com.sg THE Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) took a crucial step forward with 50 countries, including Singapore, signing off on its charter yesterday, a move potentially
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      Lock icon Thailand’s first Mers patient ‘free of virus’
      445 6 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK There was some good news on the Mers front for Thailand and South Korea yesterday. An Omani man who became Thailand’s first case of the Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) has been declared free of the deadly virus, the
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      Lock icon About the bank
      199 6  -  KOR KIAN BENG L The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will have a share capital of US$100 billion (S$135 billion), with US$20 billion paid in. L China holds the largest share with US$29.8 billion, followed by India (US$8.3 billion) and Russia (US$6.5 billion). Capital contribution is based
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      Lock icon Tanjong Katong pupils try to move on after Sabah quake
      582 6  -  By CALVIN YANG calyang@sph.com.sg PUPILS and teachers of Tanjong Katong Primary School (TKPS) returned to school yesterday to the sober reality that seven of their schoolmates and two teachers were not coming back. They died during an expedition to Mount
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      Lock icon Abbott seeks to grow Australia’s ties with Singapore
      560 8  -  Comprehensive Strategic Partnership pact set to boost bilateral cooperation By CHONG ZI LIANG ziliang@sph.com.sg AUSTRALIA’S relations with Singapore should grow to the level of the ties it has with neighbour New Zealand, said Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott yesterday. He indicated that
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      Lock icon Gift of trees to symbolise evergreen relations
      583 8  -  By LIM YAN LIANG yanliang@sph.com.sg TO SYMBOLISE the evergreen ties between Singapore and Australia, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his counterpart Tony Abbott presented each other with a gift of trees yesterday. They did so shortly after they signed a Comprehensive Strategic
      PHOTO: MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION; ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN  -  583 words
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      Lock icon Economic, defence, people-to-people cooperation
      211 8  -  CHONG ZI LIANG THE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership lists plans for cooperation in the economic, defence and people-to-people spheres over the next 10 years. Here are some details: Economic L Review the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement by July next year to unlock new trade, investment and other
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      Lock icon ISIS fighters from region ‘pose security threat to South-east Asia’
      410 8  -  LIM YAN LIANG THE hundreds of radicalised individuals from the region fighting for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) present a “daunting precedent” that threatens the overall security of South-east Asia, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott warned yesterday.
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      Lock icon New way to read, share ST digital content
      487 9 THE Straits Times is adopting a new approach to its digital content to make it more available for people to read and share from tomorrow. Currently, non-subscribers who go to ST’s website and its apps on smartphones and tablets can read only
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      Lock icon Fears swirl as Greece enacts capital controls
      656 9 It closes banks, limits withdrawals; other nations try to avoid fallout REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ATHENS Jittery housewives, shoppers and business owners queued in vain at cash machines yesterday, as the country grappled with capital controls and shuttered banks on what has been dubbed
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      Lock icon What capital controls mean
      170 9  -  ANN WILLIAMS What are capital controls? Measures that prevent individuals and businesses from moving their money around freely. What controls did Greece impose? Greek banks to stay shut until at least next Monday. Cash withdrawals from ATMs limited to €60 (S$90) a day for this period.
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      Lock icon Default almost certain but is ‘Grexit’ inevitable?
      316 9  -  ANN WILLIAMS ATHENS Can Greece avoid a default? Most likely, no. It is now almost certain Greece will fail to make a €1.5 billion (S$2.3 billion) debt repayment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today (Wednesday Singapore time). This is also when the
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Japan weighs ‘suicidal’ pension reforms
      996 10 Govt needs to cut welfare spending, but risks losing base of elderly voters BLOOMBERG TOKYO Sipping beer and listening to a guitarist at an event for retirees in Tokyo, Mr Sadao Sekine said he backs government plans to cut Japan’s ballooning debt as long as
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      Lock icon Woman, 87, sets world record for simultaneous chess
      408 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BUDAPEST After decades spent playing simultaneous chess, an 87-year-old Hungarian pensioner has clinched a world record by finally overtaking a total set by 1920s Cuban grandmaster Jose Raul Capablanca. Almost 60 years since her first simultaneous games, on six boards
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      Lock icon Abe govt losing public support over security policy
      394 10 REUTERS TOKYO Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government is slipping in the face of doubts about his more muscular security policy, according to a newspaper survey released yesterday, amid concerns Mr Abe’s ruling party wants to muzzle its media critics.
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Foster mother named suspect in Bali murder
        479 11 Police say evidence points to her role in brutal killing of eight-year-old girl THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JAKARTA Bali police have named the adoptive mother a suspect in the brutal murder of an eight-year-old girl last month, in a case that has
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        Lock icon Communist guerilla leader killed in Davao
        360 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DAVAO The Philippine military has shot dead an infamous communist guerilla leader in a blow to one of the world’s longest-running Maoist insurgencies. New People’s Army (NPA) commander Leonardo Pitao was killed in a mountainous hamlet near the major southern city of
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        Lock icon 1MDB has erased a third of its debts, says minister
        552 12  -  Abu Dhabi firm paid $1.35b, took over bonds and interest due, he says By SHANNON TEOH MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR shannont@sph.com.sg TROUBLED state investor 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) has erased over a third of its debts, and would be
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon DPM Teo to visit Myanmar
          61 12 SINGAPORE’S Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean will make an official visit to Myanmar from today to Thursday, at the invitation of Myanmar Vice-President Sai Mauk Kham. DPM Teo, who is also Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs, will visit Naypyitaw
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          Lock icon Philippine show angers China
          58 12 REUTERS BEIJING China has accused the Philippines of spreading misinformation and “creating the illusion of the victim” in their dispute over the South China Sea after Manila aired a documentary defending its position. The first of a threepart documentary series titled Maritime Rights was released as
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          Lock icon Thai app to woo Muslim tourists
          59 12 REUTERS BANGKOK Thailand yesterday launched a smartphone app to attract Muslim visitors, something that could help boost an industry which has been recovering steadily since a coup last year. Thailand is mainly Buddhist, but parts of the south are majority Muslim. Known for its
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      • Article
        Lock icon Nazir’s pointed call for ‘Truth. Next exit’
        180 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PETALING JAYA A cryptic message expressing hope that Malaysians will soon get the “Truth” they have been deprived of has been posted by banker Nazir Razak on his Instagram account. Posting an image of a sign board bearing the
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        Lock icon ANIMAL CASUALTIES
        155 12 Indian forestry officials yesterday found the carcass of a one-horned rhinoceros (above), killed and de-horned by poachers in Burapahar, a range of the Kaziranga National Park, some 250km east of Guwahati. Illegal rhino horn trade is one of the major environmental issues in the rhino-protected areas of Assam,
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        Lock icon ‘Cowardly leaders are most dangerous’
        277 12 KUALA LUMPUR Johor’s Crown Prince has said leaders must have the courage to take action when problems are identified, labelling those who are “cowardly” as the “most dangerous” of men. He did not identify anyone in his remarks, which were posted on Sunday on the
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        Lock icon Support KL govt, Pahang prince urges
        257 12 KUALA LUMPUR The Crown Prince of Pahang has urged the Malaysian state’s residents to avoid disputes and continue to live in harmony regardless of race and religious beliefs. Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah also said the peace and security enjoyed by Malaysia at present
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        Lock icon Muslim groups back move to cover up
        719 13  -  They say putting on proper attire is needed to show respect for Muslims By ASRUL HADI ABDULLAH SANI MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR asruls@sph.com.sg EVEN as non-Muslim Malaysians are pushing back against being told to cover up their exposed legs when entering government
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        Lock icon Myanmar general ‘punished’ over bombing error
        207 13 REUTERS YANGON Myanmar has replaced a high-ranking air force officer, officials said yesterday, in a move seen as a response to China’s anger over a stray bomb that fell in Chinese territory and killed four farmers three months ago. Major-General Lwin Oo was replaced
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        Lock icon Four women undermining Modi’s clean govt pledge
        1129 14  -  Controversies involving them spark calls for them to quit govt posts By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA BUREAU CHIEF IN NEW DELHI gnirmala@sph.com.sg FOUR women two in his Cabinet and two others in his ruling party are giving Prime Minister Narendra Modi a big headache
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        Lock icon Solar Impulse passes ‘point of no return’ over Pacific
        405 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO A revolutionary solarpowered aircraft was past “the point of no return” and flying over the Pacific Ocean bound for Hawaii yesterday, on the most ambitious leg of its quest to circumnavigate the globe. After a month of delays
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        Lock icon One-third of China’s Great Wall is gone
        491 15 Natural conditions, reckless human activities have eroded the Unesco site AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA BEIJING About 30 per cent of China’s Ming-era Great Wall has disappeared over time as adverse natural conditions and reckless human activities including stealing the bricks to build houses erode
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        Lock icon One-third of China’s Great Wall is gone
        491 15 (2nd Edition) Natural conditions, reckless human activities have eroded the Unesco site AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA BEIJING About 30 per cent of China’s Ming-era Great Wall has disappeared over time as adverse natural conditions and reckless human activities including stealing the bricks to build houses erode
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        Lock icon HK student activist attacked in Mong Kok
        427 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong, the teenage face of the city’s pro-democra-cy protests, was assaulted in the street with his girlfriend in an attack he said yesterday sent a “chill to my heart”. The motive for the attack
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        Lock icon HK student activist attacked in Mong Kok
        427 15 (2nd Edition) AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong, the teenage face of the city’s pro-democra-cy protests, was assaulted in the street with his girlfriend in an attack he said yesterday sent a “chill to my heart”. The motive for the attack
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        Lock icon ‘Focus on HK’s economy, not political reform’
        354 15 REUTERS HONG KONG China’s most senior official in Hong Kong yesterday said the city should shift its focus away from worrying about political reform and concentrate instead on economic development and improving people’s livelihoods. Mr Zhang Xiaoming, the head of China’s Liaison Office
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        Lock icon ‘Focus on HK’s economy, not political reform’
        354 15 (2nd Edition) REUTERS HONG KONG China’s most senior official in Hong Kong yesterday said the city should shift its focus away from worrying about political reform and concentrate instead on economic development and improving people’s livelihoods. Mr Zhang Xiaoming, the head of China’s Liaison Office
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        Lock icon President Tony Tan in China for six-day state visit
        462 15  -  By TEO CHENG WEE CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING chengwee@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE President Tony Tan Keng Yam has arrived in Beijing for the start of a six-day state visit to China, as part of a series of activities marking the 25th anniversary of
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        Lock icon President Tony Tan in China for six-day state visit
        463 15 (2nd Edition)  -  By TEO CHENG WEE CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING chengwee@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE President Tony Tan Keng Yam has arrived in Beijing for the start of a six-day state visit to China, as part of a series of activities marking the 25th anniversary of
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      Lock icon Rich nations yet to rustle up climate change funds
      631 16 Brazil, China, India and South Africa disappointed over lack of a road map AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK Brazil, China, India and South Africa have voiced disappointment over the failure of rich countries to come up with billions of dollars needed to
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      509 16 REUTERS NEW YORK TIMES VATICAN CITY Several thousand Catholics, Protestants, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and Muslims have marched through Rome to the Vatican to demand action on climate change and thank Pope Francis for his encyclical on the environment. They marched behind
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      338 16 REUTERS WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama, for a change, was the one asking the questions in an interview with British naturalist David Attenborough in which they agreed that combating climate change would require a global effort. Saying he had long been a
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      610 17 Just a second the world is going to leap forward in time BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Today, time will stand still. Just for a second a leap second. Since 1967, when clocks went atomic, human timekeeping has been independent of Earth’s rotation. The problem is, the planet is slowing down but
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      374 17 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK At least a dozen teams are racing to win Google Inc’s US$20 million (S$27 million) prize for getting to the moon. They are likely to spend more than seven times that amount, betting the boost to their
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      719 18 Hotels may close and 14,000 travel agency workers will be affected BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS CAIRO Mr Massoud Riahi scratches out a living selling silver necklaces outside Tunisia’s National Bardo Museum. His income has plummeted since armed militants attacked the building in March, killing
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      365 18 BLOOMBERG SAINT-QUENTIN-FALLAVIER (France) The French town where a terrorist decapitated a man and targeted a gas plant is now grappling with the aftermath: A climate of heightened suspicion and division among its 6,000 residents. Neighbours came in groups to gawk at the forest
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      445 19  -  By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA wahyudis@sph.com.sg RADICAL cleric Afief Abdul Madjid has been sentenced to four years’ jail for funding a terrorist paramilitary training camp in Aceh, but was acquitted of joining the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
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      650 19 Up to $405m of artifacts from Iraq, Syria flooding market, say experts BLOOMBERG NEW YORK The Whatsapp message appeared on his iPhone: Photos of an ancient Mesopotamian vase worth US$250,000, (S$337,000), part of a highly valued set, waiting to be extracted. The recipient,
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      513 20 System for UN inspection of suspect sites indicated, but not confirmed AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG TEHERAN For Mr Amir Moghtader, the waiting has become a torment. Uncertainty is the cause, but as the clock ticks down, he still hopes there can be
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      522 20 (2nd Edition) System drawn up to give UN access to suspect Iran sites: US AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG TEHERAN For Mr Amir Moghtader, the waiting has become a torment. Uncertainty is the cause, but as the clock ticks down, he still hopes there can
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        51 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Former British migrants who were physically and sexually assaulted at a notorious school in Australia yesterday won A$24 million (S$24.8 million), the largest compensation payment for survivors of mass child abuse in Australia’s legal history. The abuses took place between 1938 and
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        35 20 REUTERS CAIRO Egypt’s public prosecutor was injured when a car bomb struck his convoy as it was leaving his home in Cairo yesterday, in a high-profile attack against the judiciary.
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        64 20 REUTERS WASHINGTON The US Supreme Court yesterday ruled that a drug used by Oklahoma as part of its lethal injection process does not violate the US Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment, dealing a setback to death penalty opponents. The three-drug process used has been
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        51 20 (2nd Edition) AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Former British migrants who were physically and sexually assaulted at a notorious school in Australia yesterday won A$24 million (S$24.8 million), the largest compensation payment for survivors of mass child abuse in Australia’s legal history. The abuses took place between 1938 and
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      248 20 REUTERS LONDON British prosecutors said an ageing member of the House of Lords will now face criminal action over accusations of serious historical child-sex crimes. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) overturned an earlier decision from April following anger from alleged victims. Lord Greville
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      248 20 (2nd Edition) REUTERS LONDON British prosecutors said an ageing member of the House of Lords will now face criminal action over accusations of serious historical child-sex crimes. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) overturned an earlier decision from April following anger from alleged victims. Lord Greville
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      311 20 REUTERS SYDNEY Australia tightened rules yesterday requiring overseas investors to declare holdings of agricultural land amid concerns that it is losing control of its own food security. Foreign ownership of Australian land has become a touchy issue. Official estimates put foreign ownership at
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      311 20 (2nd Edition) REUTERS SYDNEY Australia tightened rules yesterday requiring overseas investors to declare holdings of agricultural land amid concerns that it is losing control of its own food security. Foreign ownership of Australian land has become a touchy issue. Official estimates put foreign ownership at
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      330 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BELGRADE A statue of a Bosnian Serb nationalist whose assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand 101 years ago sparked World War I, and who is seen as an icon of Serb patriotism, was inaugurated on Sunday. The 2m-high bronze statue of Gavrilo
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      330 20 (2nd Edition) AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BELGRADE A statue of a Bosnian Serb nationalist whose assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand 101 years ago sparked World War I, and who is seen as an icon of Serb patriotism, was inaugurated on Sunday. The 2m-high bronze statue of Gavrilo
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      453 22 THE Greek government’s decision to call a referendum on the terms of the country’s bailout prolongs politically what essentially is an economic battle drawing to an end. The initiative undertaken by the leftist government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras seeks to legitimise its opposition to
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      1239 22  -  Economic competition and historical differences hobble ties, even as both countries acknowledge each other’s importance BY INVITATION By NARUSHIGE MICHISHITA stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo. On June 22, Japan and South Korea celebrated the
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      773 23  -  By SALMA KHALIK SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma THE five insurance companies providing integrated MediShield plans (IPs) for private health coverage need to explain to their 2.3 million policy holders why they will not be reducing their premiums with the launch of
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      835 23  -  By STEFAN WOLFF The writer is professor of international security at the University of Birmingham in Britain. This article first appeared in theconversation.com, a website of analysis from academics and researchers. Nearly 100 people are dead and many more injured after three terrorist
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        212 24  -  Patrick Tan Siong Kuan I READ with shock and sadness that the United States has legalised gay marriage (“Same-sex marriage legalised across US”; last Saturday). It is a sad day for the US and for the world. The influence of American culture remains
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        330 24  -  Eden Chua (Miss) IN A landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States, same-sex marriage is now legal in all 50 states of the US (“Same-sex marriage legalised across US”; last Saturday). This historic ruling will no doubt spark greater debate on
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        352 24  -  Darius Lee IN HIS letter, Dr Lee Woon Kwang wrote about how he was prevented by the law from euthanising a child who was terminally ill with cancer, even when her parents begged him to “help ease her pain or end her
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        242 24  -  Ong Siew Chey (Dr) THE 17 per cent jump in the number of cancer cases since 2010 cannot be regarded as a matter of course (“Sharp rise in number diagnosed with cancer”; June 21). It cannot be explained on the basis of the ageing
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      575 2  -  Former regulars were ‘rusty’ at the start, says commander By DEREK WONG wderek@sph.com.sg LIEUTENANT-COLONEL (NS) Kelvin Lim’s first reaction when told he would be leading a missile corvette vessel fully manned by reservist servicemen was, “Is this possible?” Two years later,
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      303 2  -  DEREK WONG THE Singapore Armed Forces’ Best Combat Unit award has been won for the 12th consecutive time by the elite 1st Commando Battalion. This is an unprecedented 29 wins in total by the elite force since the competition
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      415 2  -  By REI KUROHI rkurohi@sph.com.sg NATIONAL service (NS) is usually seen as the Singaporean male’s rite of passage. But a group of women wanted to tell the other side of the story and pay tribute to the “unsung heroes” who contribute to
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      471 3  -  From July, the space set apart for events in Orchard will be cut down By CHERYL FAITH WEE cherylw@sph.com.sg LESS yoga, more shopping. That is the plan at the upcoming Pedestrian Night in Orchard Road this Saturday, when more space will be given over
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      474 3  -  By AMIR HUSSAIN amirh@sph.com.sg TWO men who were charged last week over a murder plot were taken by police yesterday to an alleged crime scene: a multi-sto-rey carpark at Block 747A, Pasir Ris Street 71. The duo, Singapore permanent resident Zaw Min Hlaing,
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      623 4  -  A few pull out but organiser allays safety fears, denies any link to Taiwan event By LIM YI HAN and TEE ZHUO limyihan@sph.com.sg teezhuo@sph.com.sg CONCERNED participants of the Colour Run, in which runners are doused with coloured powder, may pull out of the Sentosa
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      437 5  -  Nigerian lied many times to anti-narcotics officers about 2kg of Ice in suitcase By SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg THE Court of Appeal yesterday overturned the acquittal of a 29-year-old Nigerian man for trafficking in nearly 2kg of methamphetamine, commonly known as Ice. The three-judge court found that
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      347 5  -  SELINA LUM A HEROIN trafficker who has been on death row for more than four years yesterday failed in his bid to escape the gallows, after the High Court found that he did not meet the criteria to be re-sentenced to
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      445 5  -  By TIMOTHY GOH timgoh@sph.com.sg TEMASEK Polytechnic’s retail management students will soon be able to learn from lectures by Ikea staff and also do work stints with the furnishings retail giant. This, after the two parties signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday. Said
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      590 8  -  Financial firms can tap fund for innovation labs, infrastructure By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg A $225 MILLION initiative to help financial firms set up innovation labs and to fund infrastructure to deliver financial technology (fintech) services was announced yesterday. The Financial Sector Technology Innovation (FSTI) scheme
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      453 9  -  EDB award recipients Emerson, Infineon reaffirm their commitment By JEREMY KOH jkoh@sph.com.sg TWO leading multinationals yesterday reaffirmed their commitment to Singapore as it remains attractive even amid a weak manufacturing sector and tight labour market conditions. Executives of Emerson Electric and Infineon Technologies made
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      374 9  -  By ANNABETH LEOW leowhma@sph.com.sg GROWTH over the next five years will likely be driven more by privatisation and entrepreneurship than by decisions by policymakers, according to Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) analysts. Economist Hozefa Topiwalla said in a briefing yesterday that he expects that Temasek
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      678 10 BLOOMBERG REUTERS MIAMI With two days left in Puerto Rico’s fiscal year, the cash-strapped commonwealth is struggling to pass a Budget that would allow it to make payments on a US$72 billion (S$97 billion) debt load that the Caribbean island’s governor said
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      680 10  -  All come with 20-year land leases, making them ‘more affordable’ By JACQUELINE WOO tsjwoo@sph.com.sg NEW industrial land will again be in fairly limited supply in the second half of the year, in keeping with tepid market conditions. Ten sites totalling 6.12ha will be released
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      634 10 BLOOMBERG REUTERS SHANGHAI Chinese regulators are considering suspending initial public offerings (IPOs) to stabilise the country’s tumbling stock markets, people familiar with the matter said. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), which allowed 24 IPOs to raise around US$6.5 billion (S$8.8
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        392 11  -  Listing on SGX will raise about $629.2m, which includes an IPO By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg A PRELIMINARY prospectus for Asia’s first pure-play US office real estate investment trust (Reit) was lodged with the Monetary Authority of Singapore yesterday. Canada’s Manulife
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        479 11  -  By FABIAN KOH fabkoh@sph.com.sg THERE is a trend towards a “paperless” world but it will not materialise for some time yet, said Konica Minolta senior executive officer Jun Haraguchi yesterday. Mr Haraguchi told The Straits Times: “People have been talking about
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        458 12  -  STI falls below 3,300-point support as 28 of 30 blue chips notch losses BULLS AND BEARS By WONG WEI HAN whwong@sph.com.sg FEARS over the seemingly inevitable Greece default knocked Asian markets yesterday, with investors expecting more turmoil to come as the week
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          112 12 SUNTEC Real Estate Investment Trust (Suntec Reit) is selling Park Mall, near Dhoby Ghaut MRT station, to a joint venture company for $411.8 million for redevelopment. Suntec Reit has a 30 per cent stake in the joint venture, which was set up to redevelop the site into a
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          175 12 STRONGER sales of food and beverages failed to stem losses at Del Monte Pacific. It posted a net loss of US$14.1 million (S$19 million) in the fourth quarter. The bulk of losses were non-recurring expenses, including a write-off of Del Monte’s Venezuelan business amid unstable economic conditions.
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          18 12 STI trading volume 222.12 million shares STI up down Gainers: 1 Losers: 28 Unchanged: 1
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          85 12 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 756.71 473.64 901.43 658.45 240.18 202.40 251.18 -6.82 -6.43 -11.01 -8.69 -3.03 -2.89 -1.57 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Healthcare Industrials Oil and gas 128.19 493.82 798.68 881.74 1,550.37 740.70 514.85
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          21 12 Stock trading volume 1.24 billion shares worth $956.8 million Up down Gainers: 87 Losers: 352 Unchanged: 377
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          55 12 Yesterday’s close Index Change Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI 25,966.98 20,109.95 2,060.49 4,053.031 2,351.403 1,691.92 -696.89 -596.2 -29.77 -139.842 -151.552 -18.55 Yesterday’s close Index Change Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Friday’s close Dow Nasdaq 4,882.578 1,511.19 5,422.487 17,946.68 5,080.505
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          168 12 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: JUNE 29,2015 Top Rises Jun 29 CENTS DBXT S&P Short US$ 2159 52.7 1.8 FuxingChina 1 Jun 29 CENTS CIMBASEAN40 US$ 955 8.1 0.6 CEI Contract Mfg 1 ...............40 7.0 21.2 DBXT S&P
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          72 12 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY C0RRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL ‘000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS 880 646 HongkongLand USD US810 -10 2012 818 808 2.3 14.4 *****.7 NET P/E M
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          116 12 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST 94 78 Asian Pay TV Tr +0R'VOL ‘000 DAY 193.5 150 CapitaCom Trust LOW GROSS YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 183
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          42 12 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Vol Debao Property 8 35,697,300 CN*****MBeCW*****9 7.3 34,841,600 58,437,400 IHC Healthway Med................... 5.9 26,954,000 Global Logistic 251 23,490,600 50,380,100 OLS Enterprise 0.8 22,144,800 Debao Property 8 CN*****MBeCW*****9 7.3 Magnus Energy 4.3 15,266,600 Noble 72 34,248,200
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          67 12 Jun 29 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar Bid Offer S$AJS$ to one unit of foreign currency: NZ dollar S$/US$ to 100 units of foreign currency: 1.0334 Danish krone 0.7644 1.0956 1.0964 0.8110 0.8107 1.4951
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          166 12 Top Rises Jun 29 CENTS CN*****MBePW*****0 CN*****MBePW*****0 3.3 106.3 1.7 ChasenHldg W*****0 0.4 100.0 0.2 STI 3200MBePW*****0 6.9 15.0 0.9 KepCorp MBePW*****2 ....13.3 14.7 1.7 DBS MB ePW*****2 .........11.1 14.4 1.4 CN*****MBePW*****9 19.8 13.8 2.4 STI 3450MBePW*****1 10.8 13.7 1.3 TechOil&Gas eW*****9 29.5 9.3 2.5 UOB MB
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          22 12 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol COCO) CapMallA3.8%b*****2 104 ci -1 LTA n4.17%*****0 k CityDev NCCPS 105.5 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS
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          170 12 52-Wk Last Vol High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) Company Last Sale 123.5 163 110.2 123.5 ABF SG Bond ETF CIMB APAC Div S$D 114 137.6 -0.4 4 110.5 98 CIMB APAC Div US$ US101.5 1440 1264 CIMBASEAN40 S$D 1293 1113 938 CIMBASEAN40 US$ US955 +6 0 4403 3530 DBXT
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      64 15 NEXT 48 HOURS TodayFootball Copa America s-final 1: Chile v Peru (StarHub Ch202, 7.30am). Tennis Wimbledon, Day 2 (Singtel TV Ch114 Ch115 and StarHub Ch208 Ch209, 6.30pm). Tomorrow Football League Cup, Group B: Warriors v Tampines (Woodlands). Gp C: Home v Sporting Westlake (Yishun) 8.30pm.Copa America s-final 2: Argentina v
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      789 18 World No. 1 swats away cheating accusations to cruise into 2nd round WIMBLEDON 2015 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON A day after being accused of cheating on court, it is business as usual for world tennis No. 1 Novak Djokovic as he cruised into
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      279 18 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Serena Williams dusted off a few cobwebs to power into the second round at Wimbledon on Monday, surviving an early wobble against Russian qualifier Margarita Gasparyan to win 6-4 6-1. The women’s tennis world No. 1 made an inauspicious start
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      833 18  -  SPORTING LIFE By ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sh.com.sg IS TENNIS dull, its characters constipated, its friendships fake? Are those pious folk in shorts just too shy to snarl? “It was fun when guys were trash talking each other and yelling at each other,” said
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      317 15 Badminton Canada Open In Calgary, finals Men’s singles: Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Angus Ng (Hkg) 21-17 21-13. Doubles: Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen (Chn) bt Huang Kaixiang/Wang Sijie (Chn) 17-21 21-12 21-18. Women’s singles: Michelle Li (Can) bt Kaori Imabeppu (Jpn) 21-17 25-23. Doubles: Jwala Gutta/Ashwini Ponnappa (Ind) bt Eefje
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      481 15 Gatlin and mates will give below-par Jamaicans a run for their money REUTERS EUGENE (Oregon) A strong and hungry group of US sprinters is ready to end a long American drought. The once dominant country has not won a global title in the
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      411 15 REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian fighter Muhamad Far khan Mohd Haron almost threw in the towel two years ago but is now dreaming of a world title, after being rewarded with a two-year training stint at the Wild Card Boxing Club by a generous royal.
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      407 16  -  By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg AFTER a year when the sport became the toast of the nation, the coming year for the Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) will be one where much of the grind will be done away from the limelight. The SSA
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      551 16  -  American drawn to work here with Lopez, will spur local swimmers By LOW JAY SEN jslow@sph.com.sg STANDING at an impressive 1.96m tall, Kevin Cordes is not just billed as the future of swimming for the stars and stripes but he is also here to be
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      186 16 MOTOR-RACING fans can look forward to a new support race in September’s Formula One Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix. The TCR International Series, a new touring car championship, will make its debut at the Sept 18-20 Singapore GP at the Marina Bay Street Circuit,
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      90 16 YESTERDAY Men’s team foil Final: China bt South Korea 45-31. Third: Japan bt Hong Kong 45-42 Women’s team epee Final: South Korea bt China 45-40. Third: Japan bt Hong Kong 45-31 TODAY Men’s team sabre L From 9am: 13 teams, including world No. 2 South Korea, No.
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      324 16  -  By NIGEL CHOO and CLARA CHONG yzchoo@sph.com.sg chongcjy@sph.com.sg THEY were leading the five-time defending champions China, but the South Korean women’s epee team showed neither fear nor nerves in the Asian Fencing Championships at the OCBC Arena Hall One yesterday. The world
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        55 16 SUHL (Germany) Singapore shooter Martina Lindsay Veloso took bronze in the women’s 10m air rifle event at the International Shooting Sport Federation Junior Cup yesterday. The 15-year-old’s score of 184.3 points in the elimination format final put her behind Charleen Baenisch of Germany (207.0)
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        65 16 REUTERS VANCOUVER Malaysia’s former badminton world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei continued his triumphant return following an eight-month doping ban by beating Hong Kong’s Angus Ng to win the Canada Open. The double Olympic silver medallist proved too much for his opponent as he took
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        63 16 REUTERS LONDON Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet Junior became the first Formula E champion, as the new electric motor racing series concluded its debut season on Sunday. He finished seventh in the final race in London’s Battersea Park to beat Switzerland’s Sebastien Buemi by one
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        57 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Southampton defender Nathaniel Clyne is set to join Liverpool, as the Reds continue to revamp their squad ahead of the new English Premier League season. The England right-back, 24, completed a medical examination ahead of a £12.5 million (S$26.5 million) move that
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        37 16 REUTERS CZECH goalkeeper Petr Cech, 33, ended an 11-year spell at English football champions Chelsea when he moved to Premier League rivals Arsenal on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee yesterday.
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        52 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AMSTERDAM The Netherlands’ national football coach Guus Hiddink is poised to resign within these two days, Dutch daily De Telegraaf reported yesterday. His position has been in question after a string of poor results as the team attempt to qualify for the 2016
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        58 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MILAN A match-fixing scandal in Italy that has rocked Catania took a new twist yesterday when the Serie B football club’s president admitted to “buying” the results of five league games to save the club from relegation. Antonino Pulvirenti, during interrogation, told prosecutors he had
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      608 17 Gonzalez wants final spot even more as relative dies while celebrating win REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE GUARDIAN CONCEPCION (Chile) Paraguay striker Derlis Gonzalez has more reason than others to give his all against Argentina in their Copa America football semi-final tonight. The Basel midfielder scored
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      374 17 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Former Manchester United and Everton player Phil Neville has been appointed as Valencia’s assistant manager. Although the former England full-back has denied any deal has been signed, the 38-year-old is expected to work for Peter Lim’s project with the Spanish
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      152 1 PART C Shadowed by violence The art of Khadim Ali C3 Lisabel Ting The macabre in natural history museums C6 Singapore Food Festival Sample dishes from old Ellenborough Market C10 Museums are putting serious resources into creating play and learning areas for kids, as well as exhibitions that engage them
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        1700 2  -  Life! picks a classic of Singapore’s Englishlanguage theatre and tells you why it matters in this 13th instalment of a monthly series Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg Follow Corrie Tan on Twitter @CorrieTan Play: Boom (September 2008) Playwright: Jean Tay What it is about: An elderly
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        745 4 / 5 New York Times Moscow Russian and American academics, publishers and Russian government officials announced last Saturday that they would collaborate on an ambitious new series of Russian literature in translation to be published by Columbia University Press. The idea, tentatively named the
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        595 4 / 5 New York Times New York It has been not quite 30 years since a group of young Hong Kongbased moviemakers, now in or near their 60s, reinvented the gangster film, infusing the motifs of the American crime drama with the balletic action, nimble
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      672 10 Streat What: Dine at local celebrity chef Justin Quek’s pop-up restaurant, where he will serve Pacific Oysters with ginger flower dressing, and gula melaka creme brulee. You can also pick up some cooking tips from his masterclass. To celebrate local hawkers, he has also curated 16
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      668 10 Agence France-Presse New York Far from mellowing at nearly 70, Neil Young has taken up his electric guitar for a frontal assault on the power of big corporations including Monsanto and Walmart. While the Canadian folk rock giant has long been known for
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        575 12 Glastonbury, England British supergroup The Who closed the Glastonbury festival on Sunday in front of thousands of festivalgoers, but not before the appearance of an unusual guest on the festival main stage the Dalai Lama. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, making his
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        280 12 Reuters Los Angeles Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs took a tumble, Janet Jackson made an emotional appearance and the BET TV network paid tribute on Sunday to campaigners across the United States demanding better police accountability after a troubled year. Combs fell through a
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        210 12 Agence France-Presse New York Folk legend Joni Mitchell (right) is expected to make a full recovery from a brain aneurysm and contrary to an account is speaking, a representative said yesterday. David Crosby, another major figure in folk rock who was long close to Mitchell,
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        664 2 Source: The Straits Times Each day, 36 people in Singapore are told that they have cancer. This marks a worrying rise in the country’s top killer. Cancer cases have jumped by about 17 per cent since 2010. Based on the latest figures
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        149 6 About 35,000 people in New Delhi gathered on June 21 to practise yoga on the first International Day of Yoga. The event was the brainchild of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr Modi said it is a programme to “spread the message of love, peace and
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        251 12 Sources: Seagames2015.com; Singapore National Olympic Council; The Straits Times I Singapore has now hosted the SEA Games four times. This includes the 1973 Games, then known as the South-east Asian Peninsula Games. I The last time Singapore hosted the SEA Games was 22 years ago,
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        248 18 / 19  -  THIRD PRIZE WINNERS Laremy Lee In trying to emulate founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s love for greenery, Chongfu School earned third place in this year’s Shop For Your School competition. The pupils decided to create a green environment in their community because they
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      446 4 COE Results of June 2015 2nd Open Bidding Exercise For COE Cars (1600cc and below) Cars (1601cc and above) Goods vehicles and buses Motorcycles Open category COE price Quota Bids $61,000 $71,509 $50,502 $6,401 $74,501 1,429 928 373 363 272 COE results for the last six months* 1,766 1,144 481
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      115 4 5/06 SYLPHY 1.5 OMV $18K Tan Chong Motor svc. Sell $20K. Owner 9173 3496 3/2010 WRX 2.5 Red, 2 owners. Mileage 65k km only. Orig. Very good cond. $*****. Alan *****448 **IMMEDIATE! HARRIER PREMIUM. PANORAMIC roof Navigation. $159,988 AML #04-10 Wheeler Dealers. 9007-8000/ 9181-6096 **BRAND NEW HARRIER 2.0 Elegance/ Premium.
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      1216 5 PropertiesClassification Guide es 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/ Clementi Town 402 D06 High Street/ North Bridge Rd 402 D07 Rochor/ Bugis/
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      272 5 BRAND NEW Bungalows/ Semi-Ds/ Terraces Direct from Developer Agents Welcome www.wahkhiaw.com.sg *****635 *****996 FR $3.5M UP Terrs Galore! Stevens brand new 1920sf Goldhill 2430sf 1km ACS Novena 2050sf ACS/ MRT Binjai 1650sqft. *****000 Gallery 186 Bt Timah Rd PEEL RD *****/ 8500 sf. Modern contemporary bun glw. Nice flat land,
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      51 5 RARE! LOCALE MARGATE Land 5890/ 4500 sf. Reno wide frontage. *****000 Gallery 186 Bt Timah Rd EAST COAST SEMI-D. 3 sty. Tastefully reno, 4100 sqft, 6+1 ensuite. call *****000 Gallery 186 Bt Timah Rd realestategroup Bring Cheque 12% CASH REBATES! Strata House. 4402sqft. 5+1. Near MRT/ Amenities. $420K Savings! Call
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      83 5 RARE! SEMI-D Sennett 2.5storey. 4000 sf. 5-rms. Good for rebuilt/A&A. Only $3.68Mneg Jen *****000 Eugene Lum 9012 1202 RARE FREEHOLD RENOVATED Corner Terr, Simei MRT Spacious, wide frontage, Quiet 2467/3300 sf! 11 yrs K3*3lS OF THE TRADE Looking for a job as an optician? Set your sights on plenty of
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      35 5 JLN LOYANG BESAR Land with s-sty bunglw. Approx. 9,628sf. Devt potential. Tender Closing 22/7, 3pm. Call *****797/ *****866 DIX RD NEW Terr $7xxpsf only! 2128/ 5100 sf, 6+2, Space seeker don’t miss! Alex Leow 9070-3737
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      150 5 SUCCEED TOGETHER WITH US IN 2015 WE GROOM LEADERS WITH RIGHT TECHNIQUES AND PROVEN SYSTEM TO EXCEL IN YOUR CAREER RIGHT STRATEGIES AND ON THE JOB GUIDANCE WITH CLEAR DIRECTIONS RIGHT TRAINING TO ENSURE COMPETENCY AND ACHIEVE RESULTS KELVIN FONG9451 1225 www.kelvinfong.com RARE!! SOO CHOW Gardens detached 2.5-sty 4600 sf.
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      100 5 BEGONIA LANE BUNGALOW 99yr LH, 2-sty attic, pte lift, Cul-de-sac, 5+1, Land 5061 sf. Leonard 9001 4110 *MARINA BAY SUITES Final 3units, 4rm+Family, 2691sf #47-01/54-01 showsuite #49-01 Joe *****212 DTZ OPEN HSE THE Rochester 2rm 1216sf Very high floor breezy,sea view, MRT, NUS Insead. Owner *****828 Good Investment ORCHARD RES.
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      2475 6 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in May 2015 This week: 22 28 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT District 22 Caspian
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      29 6 f 1 To buy, find and sell the latest range of products and services, checkout Classified in The Straits Times. CLASSIFIED BUY IT SELL IT FIND IT L A
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      376 7 BukiU’anjang HDB BukitPanjangHDB BukiU’anjang HDB HDB f«i iii pSpi HDB Median Resale Prices in May 2015 il'. Hi i P*Tiuirn m j! rr *3 nr s® !i < rn n: tt rr ;3]| mm 4 Based on transactions compiled 3 June 2015. 1. indicates no resale transactions in the month.
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      378 7 Sol HDB >r Sale Punggol HDB Apts for Sale aol HDB irSale Punggol HDB Apts for Sale Sol HDB irSale Sol HDB »r Sale r A THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND ITHDB Price Heat Map over the (last 90 days) $334psf $469psf $604psf $769psf Price This Heat Map
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      238 7 Cable Rd Modern fitting. Old world charm. 5+1. Pool. neg 2 sty Bunglw 5+1 Pool. $32K Cluny Pk 5+1+1. Pool. $28K Bintong Pk 5+2 Large Patio/ Pool. Near amenities. $23K Mt Echo Pk 5+1. Pool. $23K Exquisite 3 sty home 5+1+1 Patio/Pool. Park view. $22K Merryn Rd New Bungalow 4+1
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      170 7 GREENLEAF 2½-STY SEMI-D 3200 sf, 5+1, attic, pool, reno. Adhome 9666-8257 248 DUNEARN RD. New cond, detached 6200/ 9350sf. Opposite Botanic Gardens, near MRT. Avail early Sep. Elegant modern design, spacious, with pool. Owner 9863 5635/ 9727 2996. More sale/rent at www.wahkhiaw.com.sg WATTEN EST SEMI-D, 5+1, nice patio, near park/
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      173 7 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) 80C MEYER RD. Prime location, City. Bunglw. 5+1. Pte pool, carpark. Built-up 6300 sf. F/furn Immed $15.5k. Rent/ sale
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      212 7 MM I Seletar I Etfl Seletar 028 Houses For Rent 028 Houses For Rent Cabana at Sunrise Terrace NearYio Chu Kang MRT Station, Seletar Aerospace Park AMK Hub 3-storey cluster houses 24-hour security, swimming pool, jacuzzi, playground BBQ cabana 4+1 bedrooms, 2,982 3,197 sq ft Florida Park at Sunrise Walk
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      139 7 CENTRAL GREEN 1/2/3+1/ 3 +study/4+1, 775-2110sf Mrt Mall/ CBD, Delia *****887 THE BERTH Sentosa 2 rm 1185 sf. Face waterway. A1 layout. Nicely furn. Immed. $5.2K! Ricky 9848 3062 OCEANFRONT 5RM PH 4855 sf/Turquoise 5rm PH 3746 sf. Seaview. Rent/ Sale Eileen Lau *****681 DWG Expat's Choice CARIBBEAN $5.8K 3+1
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      123 8 TRELLIS TWR. MRT, Toa Payoh Hub. Studio facilities. $2.6K. Agent 9068 2259 GEYLANG LOR 3 walkup Apt 1200sf. 3-rms. Max 8 pax. Co lease pref. Near MRT/ stadium Immed. *****672 WATERINA 1-RM SPACIOUS 700 sf, F/furn. Paya Lebar MRT. VTO. Avail immed. Tom Leow 9631 3193 DTZ SUNNYSPRING 1200SF. 3+1
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      319 8 VICTOR KHOO 9788 6868 EAST MEADOWS 3+1+1 Huge 1378 sqft. Sea Pool view. Facilities. Tanah Merah Mrt Immed. $3.7K neg. Hurry!! Visit SRX.com.sg code 3958 CHANGI GREEN 1410SF 4+1 Full/P/furn, Move-in. Quiet Bright. Facilities. Near MRT Immed. Peng 9820 8080 BRAND NEW! BEDOK Residence 1bdrm 592sqft Furn Bedok Mall, MRT,
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      392 8 4RM JURONG WEST St 81, furn, aircon. Avail immed. Pls call *****822 2+1 BLK 66 C’WEALTH DR HIGH FLR NEAR MRT, AIRCON, ALL RACES $2.1K. IMMED *****334 2+1 BLK 66 Commonwealth Dr. High flr, near MRT, aircon, all races $2.1K. immed. Call *****334 BLK 51, 2-RM high flr,windy p/furn, reno,
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      226 9 Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Space for Sale </ ru^m s 1 Mr K K A A quality project by: A ascendas Call Royston now for attractive discount; 9633 6857 NORHTLINK BLDG GRD flr. 5600 sf. High ceiling, toilet. Amy 9025 7288 Agt $350psfonwards Paya Ubi Industrial Park SALE LEASE
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      183 9 ANGELINE CHONG K. W. 9478 5059 3-STY TERR B2 Fty F/fitted, elevators, offices, work stations, meeting rooms, future Kaki Bt MRT nearby. MUST SELL! FRONTIER@UBI. GRD FLR, 5651 sf. B1, 60 yrs. F/fitted with mezzanine flr 3 car lots. James 9842 8383 SUNGEI KADUT WAY. 2-sty fty/ warehse/office, f/reno high
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      397 9 Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial I fflt Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Space for Sale Space for Sale DPEN FOR PREVIEW! NORDCOMII New B1 Business Space At Gambas Crescent Unique product mix of ramp-up, flatted 3-storey factories Unit sizes from 1,636 to 5,888 sq ft Floor-to-floor heights of up to 6m Ramp-up unit access
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      268 10 0Kr 0Kr Cap/taLand Prime Office Space Choice Locations Accessible Excellent Value CAPITAL TOWER Approx 5,000 20,000 50,000 sq ft (sub divisible) Above Tanjong Pagar MRT Station Call: 6713 3945/6713 3949 ONE GEORGE STREET 2,486 sq ft to 11,180 sq ft Near Raffles Place MRT Station Call: 6713 3941 TWENTY ANSON
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      208 10 HARBOUR LINK COMPLEX 61 ALEXANDRA TERRACE 8,500sqft, 12,000sqft, 21,000sqft air-con cafeteria Please Call 9173 7340 SE Alliance Management HENDERSON BT MERAH 1872SQFT. 2ND FLR OFFICE RENT NOW. Newly Fitted Reno Self-contained. Aircon/ Lift /Parking. Low È *****921 110 ROBINSON ROAD 1176 sf Enjoy privacy with whole floor space. Bare fitted
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      273 10 Office at UE BIZ HUB EAST μ 18,000sf to 70,000sf avail μ Retail, Hotel Convention Ctr μ Good corporate image μ OPP Expo MRT/Mins to airport μ Suites IT IT Related Cos UNITED ENGINEERS DEVELOPMENTS PTE LTD 8380 1888 9011 7461 THE GATEWAY Outside CBD Easy access to financial districts,
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      477 10 NEW SMALL OFFICES Bugis Beach Rd. 2 3 pax Only $588 up. Immed now Call owner 8533-8890. View: www.hmospace.com CHINATOWN CONSERVATION SHOPHSE. 700/ 850/ 1000/ 1200 sf. Near CBD, eateries, MRT. neg. Immed. Natalie *****960 ORCHARD TWRS 398/ 732/ 1367/ 1690/ 2200sf face CBD. Ample carpark. Agts welcome. Call 6736-6028
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      424 10 REDHILL FORUM CORP. Image Bldg 3800sf. Renovated. Fitted Furn. 9139-0654 A’POSH BIZ HUB, Yishun Ave 6. 1281/1550/3843sqft Choice units! 9139-0654 ONE PEMIMPIN 1249SF High flr. Reno. Urgent! Also sale neg. Peter 9061 2023 MINS TO CLARKE Quay MRT #02 shophse. Nice/ spacious $4.2K *****714 CSP RAFFLES PL MRT, Malacca Ctr.
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      1174 10 lOsitsr I0«r I® Mr velocity 280 sq ft to 1,757 sq ft Available immediately September 2015 Suitable for sporting fashion and goods, fashion and accessories, hobbies, telecommunications, lifestyle related trades, F&B etc. Directly above Novena MRT station and easily accessible by CTE and PIE Good catchment of shoppers from affluent
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      205 11 PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY 10 Years experience. NTU Graduate. Track record for distinctions in ’O’ levels. Call Mr Misra *****497. CURRENT SCH TEACHERS, Grads/ undergrads, fulltime Tutors. Familiar with school syllabus. 9726-9156 A/E MATHS/PHYS/ CHEM/ Bio/ Econs/ GP/Eng/ POA Humanities/ All level. Sch teacher/tutor. *****864 1 TO 1 Tuition Pri/Sec/Jc. Prepare
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      3028 12 AUCTION SALE PURSUANT TO THE PAWNBROKERS ACT (CHAPTER 222) I Items to be sold consisting of unredeemed pledges from the pawnshops listed below including watches jewellery, etc, pawned up to the month of December 2014. Auction Date: 11 July 2015, Saturday (for Group C D) 18 July 2015, Saturday (for
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      679 12 THE STRAITS TIMES NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.sphclass.com.sg/notices INDUSTRIAL GOVERNMENT LAND SALES: LAND PARCEL AT TAMPINES LOT Submission of Tender Site Information Location Tampines Industrial Drive (Plot 6) Land Area 4,732.5 sqm Tenure 20 years GPR 1.4 Zoning B2 Project 60 months Completion Period Tender Launch Date Tender
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      639 12 IN THE STATE COURTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE MC Suit No. 5549 of 2015 Between BARROW HILL PTE LTD (UEN No.: *****7539D) …Plaintiffs And LIM BEE ENG (NRIC No. S*****48G) trading as GEMINI KARAOKE LOUNGE (Business Registration No.: *****400E) …Defendant NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT To: THE DEFENDANT, LIM BEE ENG
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      678 12 TENDER NOTICE The Tripartite Alliance for Fair Progressive Employment Practices would like to invite tender submissions for: Survey on Effectiveness of Outreach Efforts on Tripartite Guidelines on the Issuance of Key Employment Terms in Writing and Itemised Payslips (Tender No.: 2015.04-CEM) Collection of Tender Documents Tender Documents are ready for
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      1164 13 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 721 Nursing/ Health Care 724 Art/ Creative 727 Marketing/ Communications 730
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      657 13 JOIN US IN A REWARDING CAREER! SUPERVISOR ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR Must possess DECCE-L QUALIFIED PRE-SCHOOL TEACHER Must possess DECCE/CECCE/CIT/FCECCE INFANT CARE TEACHER Must possess CIT Guaranteed Top Salary! Call us now! 6220 5862 (Central) 6289 8133 (East) 6369 0700 (West) 3D Visualizer Responsibilities: Prepare lay-out plans 3D drawings. To be able
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      277 13 A manufacturer in office furniture and seatings require Business Development Executive Ability in identifying business opportunities and develop strong business relationship with existing and new customers. Preferably with sales experience. Class 3 license with own vehicle preferred. Comprehensive training will be provided. Basic Salary Fix Transport $3,200 to $3,500 (only
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      126 13 MAID AGENCY SALES Exec. Work in Jurong/ Hougang/ Katong/ Bt Timah. Salary $1800+ comm. 6-day work. Able to work on weekend. Mon-Fri 10am to 8pm; Sat Sun 10am-6pm. Call: *****444 Interview: Blk 133, Jurong East Ctrl #***** Opp Jurong East MRT. Labour Express 09C4206 GLOBAL SPA MGT Agency requires Sales
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      293 13 Pedro embodies modern luxury and style with a line of footwear and accessories with international influence for men and women. CUSTOMER RELATIONS EXECUTIVE Passionate in delivering customer service, product knowledge and expertise to customers in retail stores Engaging customers on a regular basis by maintaining a customer database and encouraging
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      714 14 TELEPHONE SALES REPRESENTATIVES The Job: Your daily responsibilities include attending to customer’s needs, identifying prospective customers and cross-selling a full range of products over the telephone. You are required to meet sales targets. Requirements: Sales, telemarketing or call centre experience Excellent communication skills Possess pleasant voice and disposition Must be
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      415 14 Technical Technical Technical i Job Opportunity Briefing For CREATIVE CRAFTSMAN (Carpenter) For Singaporeans only More than 100 vacancies available islandwide With starting monthly salary of at least $1,500 No experience required Mature job seekers are welcome Candidates must be physically fit and able to write and speak simple English Selected
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