The Straits Times, 1 July 2015

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  • 473 1  -  Over 100 killed as military aircraft ploughs into residential area Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta wahyudis@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Zubaidah Nazeer Rescuers combed through burnt wreckage in a residential neighbourhood in Medan, Indonesia’s third largest city, after an Indonesian air force transport plane
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  • 356 1  -  Amir Hussain amirh@sph.com.sg A woman who tailgated a car in front of her to breach the Woodlands Checkpoint was arrested yesterday after border officers smashed her vehicle’s windows to get her out. The Malaysian woman, 34, was found to have been trying to
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  • 130 1 There is big. There is massive. And then there is Changi Airport’s future Terminal 5 that is in the works. Giving an idea of the terminal’s scale, Changi Airport Group chairman Liew Mun Leong told The Straits Times that T5 alone would be 10 times
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s News
      • 51 2 TOPOFTHENEWS More than 100 people were killed in Indonesia yesterday after a military transport plane crashed into a residential area after take-off. A senior official said none of the 113 onboard survived, as the country opened a probe into what may have caused the crash.
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      • 68 2 TOPOFTHENEWS Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says the Republic will face “profound problems” if Singaporeans do not pull together on these three fronts: the economy, its population and its identity. Singapore needs to maintain economic growth to improve lives in the short term, raise its total
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      • 57 2 WORLD It has been 10 months since Malaysian housewife Sofie’s younger sister Yusophin, like 65 compatriots, fled home and joined the Islamic State and Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group. In an interview with The Straits Times, Sofie talks about how her once outgoing sister
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      • 74 2 WORLD Tunisia has announced a “significant number” of arrests in connection with the shooting spree last week at a beach resort that killed 38. Anyone who had provided logistical or financial assistance to the 23-year-old student-turned-murderer would be nabbed, a minister said. A14 Tourists gathering in
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      • 60 2 OPINION Will robots replace humans at the workplace? SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son predicts that automatons will outnumber humans in 30 years. For now, industrial-use robots may not displace many workers. Enter the era of smarter, smaller droids and artificial intelligence bots. These can take over anything. Be
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      • 33 2 HOME A study will be done to see if the Kallang Park Connector, passing through 11 housing estates, can become the first seamless cycling route into the city. B1
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      • 49 2 HOME Jurong residents got a spanking new facility when the NgTeng Fong General Hospital opened yesterday with 365 beds, slightly more than half its capacity. However, its opening means Alexandra Hospital is now closed, and abed crunch in the public sector continues, warned an MP. B2
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      • 33 2 BUSINESS More than $70 million has been collected in seller’s stamp duty for non-landed private property transactions since the rates were raised in January 2011, data from SRXPropertyshows.C1
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      • 65 2 SPORT Chile are on the brink of ending 99 years of hurt in football’s Copa America. The hosts reached the final for the first time in 28 years with a 2-1 win after being pushed all the way by a gallant Peru side, who played most of
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      • 57 2 LIFE The Esplanade’s upcoming Malay festival of arts, Pesta Raya, from Aug 13 to 16, will pay tribute to some of the community’s most prominent pioneers. It will see the debut of a specially commissioned play based on the life of Singapore’s first president Yusof Ishak, played by
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      • 74 2 LIFE Katy Perry (above) is trying to buy a convent. The singer is rich enough to pay US$14.5 million (S$19.6 million) in cash for the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the LosFelizpartofLosAngeles–she has just been named by Forbes magazine as the world’s top-grossing
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    • What’s Next
      • 55 2 Preliminary numbers that track performance of the residential market in the second quarter are scheduled to be released today. The Urban Redevelopment Authority will discloseflashestimates–basedpredominantly on home transactions in the 10 weeks from April 1–fortheprivatepropertymarket,whilethe Housing Board will release its own flash estimates
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      • 78 2 Morale was unusually poor as thousands of Hong Kong residents geared up for a demonstration today to mark the 18th anniversary of the city’s return to Chinese rule. A veto last month of Beijing-backed electoral reforms may have pleased democracy activists, but it left the
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      • 64 2 The Singapore Armed Forces will commemorate SAF Day today. This year’s celebration is of added significance as it marks 50 years since the formation of the Republic’s armed forces. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will attend an SAF50 parade at the Safti Military Institute, while
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    • 353 2  -  Why It Matters Lee Su Shyan Business Editor sushyan@sph.com.sg On the face of it, Greece and its debt woes are intractable but the fallout appears contained. That seems to be the reading that global stock markets are putting on the unfolding drama. Investors who took
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • Straits Times Digital
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      • 27 3 ST ONLINE The redesigned www.straitstimes.com lets you read all the stories in their entirety. Check out the details of the new paywall at http://str.sg/iRB
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      • 26 3 VIDEOS We have expanded our online videos which are now housed inaneasily accessible multimedia page. See the STVideos collection at www.straitstimes.com/ multimedia
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    • 611 3  -  Comfort fully meets requirements; 3 others have lapses; SMRT, Prime fined for failing Christopher Tan SeniorTransport Correspondent christan@sph.com.sg Only one of the six cab companies here has met taxi availability standards set by the transport authorities. Comfort managed to fully meet the
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    • 643 4  -  S’poreans must pull together to tackle issues of economy, population and identity, he says Charissa Yong charyong@sph.com.sg For more than an hour last night, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong laid out the stark reality of the challenges Singapore faces in
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    • Article, Illustration
      249 4 Economy What challenges lie ahead in the next... Singapore needs to find a way to continue growing its economy, to improve the lives of its people. The country’s growth has been high, with its real gross domestic product soaring 40 times since independence in 1965. But this growth
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    • Article, Illustration
      248 4 Population Singapore needs to boost its falling birth rate. Like the economy, the population experienced a boom, growing from 1.9 million to 5.5 million over the past 50 years. But the population growth is now slowing. This year’s population growth will be the slowest in 10 years, said
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    • Article, Illustration
      265 4 Singapore identity Singapore needs to forge a common identity among its people, so that the country can hold itself together and succeed. This bond is needed because as Singapore progresses, there is the danger of becoming so globalised that there is no distinctive identity that sets Singaporeans apart
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    • 293 4  -  Wong Siew Ying wongsy@sph.com.sg The need to remain nimble in the competitive global landscape was a vital quality Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong highlighted yesterday during a dialogue he had with tertiary students. There will always be uncertainties, he told a student worried about
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    • 430 4  -  Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh asyiqins@sph.com.sg While measures are in place to lighten the burden of Singaporeans looking to juggle family and career, couples must realise that striking a balance between the two calls for a trade-off, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He gave
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    • 613 6  -  Committee to tap people for ideas to honour Singapore’s first generation of leaders Walter Sim waltsim@sph.com.sg The death of founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew has stirred people’s interest in the individuals who had contributed to the development of modern Singapore in the earlyyears. Armed
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    • 531 6  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta wahyudis@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Zubaidah Nazeer An ill-fated Indonesian military plane that crashed in the Sumatran city of Medan yesterday was flying very low and appeared to be in trouble soon after it took
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    • 663 6  -  Walter Sim A look at who’s who on the 15-member committee tasked with coming up with the concept of a memorial to honour Singapore’s founding leaders: Mr Lee TzuYang, 60 Chairman,The Esplanade Mr Lee, who retired as chairman of Shell companies in Singapore
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    • 318 6  -  Walter Sim The Workers’ Party town council submitted its overdue accounts for financial year 2013/2014 yesterday, which was the deadline for it set by the Ministry of National Development (MND). Mr Png Eng Huat, a vice-chair-man of Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town
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    • 688 8  -  Greek PM seeks aid from European Stability Mechanism to fund country for next 2 years Grace Leong gleong@sph.com.sg THE nerve-racking brinkmanship over the Greek crisis intensified last night with speculation that a lastminute deal might be hammered out before the country defaults. While
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    • 502 8  -  Felicia Choo, Annabeth Leow feliciac@sph.com.sg leowhma@sph.com.sg Singapore’s small Greek community is naturally concerned about the crisis back home but does not hold out much hope for better times in the near future. There are only about 250 Greek nationals registered with
      PHOTO: DANIEL NEO FOR THE STRAITS TIMES; PHOTO: MATTHIAS HO FOR THE STRAITS TIMES  -  502 words
    • 832 8  -  News analysis Jonathan Eyal Europe Correspondent In London Jonathan.eyal@gmail.com Having dismissed the decision of the Greek government to hold a referendum this Sunday on the country’s economic future as a reckless gamble, European leaders hope that, even at this late stage,
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    • 848 10  -  Talks under way to decide how to fund building of multibillion-dollar facility Karainjit Kaur Aviation Correspondent karam@sph.com.sg Comingyourwaysoon–oneofthe largest man-made structures you have seen in Singapore. It is difficult to conceive, but imagine this: Changi Airport’s future Terminal 5
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    • 429 10  -  Karamjit Kaur Having decided that its future growth could lie beyond Singapore’s borders, Changi Airport is setting up a fund of up to $1 billion to support its ambitions and is seeking investors. An American finance firm has been roped in to look
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    • 431 10  -  Karamjit Kaur Six years after Changi Airport went from government to corporate entity, fears that it would lead to a focus on profits at the expense of service standards have proven unfounded, said the airport’s chairman. Passenger traffic grew strongly by 47 per cent during
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  • WORLD
    • 1030 12  -  28-year-old among 66 Malaysians who have joined militant group in Iraq, Syria Amy Chew Regional Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur amychew@sph.com.sg Every evening, Malaysian housewife Sofie nervously tunes in to the television news, hoping there are no reports of any of her
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    • 450 12  -  Amy Chew A father and his son were given long prison terms yesterday for planning attacks aimed at installing an Islamic regime in Malaysia. Murad Halimmuddin, 49, and Abu Daud, 25, pleaded guilty to ter-rorism-related charges in the Kuala Lumpur High
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    • 619 14 More violence expected as govt, militants react to the killing; President seeks speedier trials NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG CAIRO The daylight assassination of Egypt’s top prosecutor, who was killed by a car bomb triggered remotely as he drove to work on
      NEW YORK TIMES; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY  -  619 words
    • 236 14 Frontline: Terror AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE EL KANTAOUI (Tunisia) Tunisia said it had made its first arrests after a beach massacre that killed 38 people, as European officials paid tribute to victims of the country’s worst militant attack. Tunisia’s Interior Minister Najem Gharsalli said the authorities had
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    • 249 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SANAA The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group claimed an attack on two Houthi rebel leaders in Sanaa on Monday night that medics said killed at least 28 people, including eight women. The car bomb targeted Houthi rebel
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    • 225 14 REUTERS SURKHDEWAL (Afghanistan) Fighters loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have seized substantial territory in Afghanistan for the first time, witnesses and officials said, wresting areas in the east from rival Taleban insurgents in a new threat to stability. Witnesses
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    • Article, Illustration
      1047 16 / 17  - SIZZLE BURN Singapore is sweating it out in 34 deg C heat while parts of Europe prepare for 44 deg C this week. A blistering heatwave is going round, leaving thousands dead in India and Pakistan in recent weeks. Deputy Foreign Editor Bhagyashree Garekar reports Bhagyashree Garekar weeks.DeputyForeignEditorBhagyashreeGarekarreports bhagya@sph.com.sg With
      • With inputfromTan Hui Yee in Bangkokandadditional information from Agence France-Presse and Bloomberg; PHOTOS: REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY; PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY  -  1,047 words
    • 303 16 / 17  -  Samantha Boh Singapore continues to swelter, with the hot, dry weather showing no signs of letting up. The total monthly rainfall for this month is predicted to be 15 per cent to 45 per cent below average. Temperatures, on
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    • 268 16 / 17 An El Nino watch is on, stirring up waves of anxiety in the world’s rice bowls and bread baskets. There is a high chance that the dreaded weather system –lastseenfiveyearsago–will become fully established between now and August. If so, it could cause severe droughts
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    • ASIA
      • 586 18  -  Country’s police say foreign authorities not involved in case against Swiss national Tan Hui Yee Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok tanhy@sph.com.sg Xavier Andre Justo, the Swiss national held in Thailand for an alleged blackmail attempt linked to the controversial 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB),
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      • 370 18 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Two passengers on a Japanese Shinkansen bullet train died after one of them set himself ablaze, in an unprecedented incident on a network with an enviable safety record. The motive for the incident was not immediately clear, but it
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      • 509 19  -  First full day of state visit to China taken up with matters cultural, historical Teo Cheng Wee China Correspondent In Beijing cheng wee@sph. com. sg History and cultural exchanges took centrestage on the first full day of President Tony Tan Keng Yam’s state visit
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      • Asia Briefs
        • 75 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK The European Union hit out at Thailand’s junta yesterday for pursuing sedition charges against a group of anti-coup student activists, describing their arrest and prosecution in a military court as a “disturbing development”. The 14 students are part of a
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        • 64 19 XINHUA PHNOM PENH About 300 Cambodian activists, opposed to a draft law which they claim would stifle the development of non-governmental organisations, defied a ban and marched to the National Assembly in protest yesterday. Afewarrests were made, but no major clash occurred between riot
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        • 53 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YANGON Fried chicken aficionados queued for hours at Myanmar’s first KFC restaurant yesterday, as the American fast-food chain became the latest big foreign brand to open an outlet in the long-cloistered nation. KFC is the first major American restaurant chain to open
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      • 176 19 BLOOMBERG KUALA LUMPUR Airbus Group and AirAsia have been sued by representatives of the families of 10 passengers on board the doomed Flight 8501, media reported yesterday. The Airbus 320 plane, which plunged into Indonesia’s Java Sea last December killing all 162
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    • 280 20 VIENNA After almost two years of talks, there seemed no hope of meeting a nominal deadline of midnight, June 30, for an accord with world powers on Iran’s nuclear programme. But diplomats remain optimistic that an accord is within reach and will need
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    • 58 20 This was the scene on Monday after the Glastonbury Festival in Britain ended. Over 150,000 festival-goers left plastic bottles, beer cans and sheets of tarpaulin strewn across the site in their wake. A recycling team of 800 people has been tasked with clearing the mess.
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    • 613 20  -  But tough talks still lie ahead, as ‘fast-track’ authority to negotiate treaties are a first step Jeremy Au Yong US Bureau Chief In Washington jeremyau@sph.com.sg One key trade battle may be over, but more lie ahead. Even as United States President Barack Obama
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    • 358 20 WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama has announced a proposal that would make nearly five million more workers eligible for overtime pay, a move that would touch almost every sector of the US economy and could face legal challenges. Mr
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    • 581 21 Yelp-funded research suggests Google plays up its own content despite what people want NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Columbia law professor Tim Wu is known for coining the term “net neutrality”, widely used to describe Internet service in which all data is treated equally.
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    • 85 21 A man enduring the smashing of an egg on his head to raise money for charity at the World Egg Throwing Championships in Swaton, Britain, last weekend. Drawing hundreds of competitors and cheering spectators, the event claims a 700-year history. Teams of two line up
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    • 142 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Sodas and other sugary drinks may cause up to 184,000 deaths a year worldwide, according to a study published in the journal Circulation. Researchers estimated that around 133,000 people died from diabetes due to the consumption of what the report
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    • 35 22 A staff member writing an identification number on a rescued migrant’s hand as he disembarks from the Norwegian vessel Siem Pilot at Catania’s harbour in Italy on Tuesday.PHOTO: REUTERS PHOTO: REUTERS
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    • 442 22 Mobile phone users will pay same prices as at home while travelling around Europe AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRUSSELS The European Union said yesterday that it has struck a deal to abolish mobile phone roaming charges in 2017, ending fees that are loathed by millions
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    • World Briefs
      • 56 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY An American who vanished while in northern Australia five years ago, with his kayak found submerged near a beach, has been found alive by police investigating a burglary. Tourist Kenneth Rodman was last seen by a friend in 2010 near
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      • 65 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MONROVIA Liberia announced the return of the deadly Ebola virus yesterday, more than six weeks after the country was declared to have eradicated the disease. “A new case of Ebola has been reported in Margibi County. The person has died and
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  • OPINION
    • 398 23 The Straits Times says TheredesignedStraitsTimesyouarereadingtodayisanothermilestoneonajourneyof170yearsdur-ingwhichthisnewspaperhasstrivedtokeepfaithwith its readers. It has stayed the course with them from the tentative foundations of contemporarySingaporein thecolonialera; throughthe horrors of the Great Depression, World War II andtheJapaneseOccupation;throughtheexcitement and the agony of Self-governance, Merger andSeparation;andonwardstoanIndependence thathassucceededbeyondthewildestdreamsof an unwanted people. Words on
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    • 1157 23  -  Workers in some industries risk being replaced by robots in future Economic Affairs Andy Mukherjee For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer, a former Straits Times journalist, is a columnist with Reuters Breakingviews. Japanese SoftBank group chairman Masayoshi Son says automatons
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    • 905 24  -  Greek crisis Gideon Rachman The shuttered banks of Greece represent a profound failure for the European Union. The current crisis is not just a reflection of the failings of the modern Greek state, it is also about the failure of a European dream of
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    • 507 24  -  James Arvanitakis The writer is Professor in Cultural and Social Analysis at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. The Greek financial crisis and its broader implications have become stark as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced the indebted country would not repay
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    • 869 24  -  Joseph E.Stiglitz Joseph E. Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate in economics, is university professor at Columbia University. PROJECT SYNDICATE The rising crescendo of bickering and acrimony within Europe might seem to outsiders to be the inevitable result of the bitter endgame playing out between Greece
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    • 606 25 Greece’s path to economic salvation runs through its banks. Its financial system is on the brink of collapse, shut to most business and rationing daily withdrawals to €60 (S$90). What it takes to reopen the doors of its lenders hinges on whether Greece
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    • 960 25 James M. Dorsey Thewriterisaseniorfellowatthe S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and co-director of the Institute of Fan Culture of the University of Wurzburg, Germany. European officials have been known to express regret of failure that their
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    • 789 25  -  Erika Solomon THE FINANCIAL TIMES On the surface, Seifeddine Rezgui wasanunlikelyradical–aloverof hip-hop and football, unknown to Tunisia’s security forces. But to his classmates at Kairouan University, the man who gunned down dozens of mostly British tourists on a Tunisian beach last
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    • 254 26  -  Marc Lim Swee Keat I applaud the Australian High Commission’s goodwill and generosity in organising 50 Aussie-style barbecues on Sunday evening (“It’s barbecue time for a taste of Singapore life”; Monday). Having been a beneficiary of the Australians’ big-hearted hospitality previously, my group of friends
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    • 397 26  -  Lim Tit Meng Lim Tit Meng (Associate Professor) Chief Executive Science Centre Singapore It is heartening to see members of the public take an interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Stem), following Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s call for students to join these
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    • 220 26  -  Gurmit Singh Kullar Last Thursday’s commentary seems to imply a degree of insidious behaviour on the part of Uber, GrabTaxi and other booking app firms (“Back to the days of ‘pirate’taxis?”). Thus far, the authorities have not curbed how these new
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    • Voices Of Youth
      • 266 26 Recently, there has been a flood of protests on social media against the annual Yulin Dog Meat Festival (“Chinese city faces flak over serving dog meat for festival”; June 22). I was shocked by the scale of the protests. Many of these came from
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      • 191 26  -  Toh En Qi 14, Secondary 2 student I read with concern the report that there has been an increase in the number of diabetes patients (“NHG data shows spike in diabetes patients”; June 17). Diabetes is a common disease but it could lead to
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    • 201 26  -  Tan Meng Meow I am a frequent traveller and pay my Singtel bills via Giro. Hence, I missed the fact that I had been charged $100 a month since January for a subscription for ringtones from third-party content service Allterco-ATLC. I was
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    • 174 26  -  Seah Kian Chong About eight years ago, the certificate of entitlement (COE) quota for motorcycles was more than the demand, resulting in its bidding price sliding to as low as $2. This resulted in the Land Transport Authority (LTA) reallocating some motorcycle COEs to the
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    • 295 27  -  Rebranding Civic District Ooi Can Seng (Dr) Denmark In its search for a branding agency to develop a “clearly identifiable visual identity” for the Civic District (“A brand new look at Civic District”; June 15), the National Arts Council (NAC) should take a step back.
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    • 284 27  -  David Grant What the Greeks seem to forget in the painful financial and restructuring negotiations that have been ongoing for five years, is that no one, let alone the financially challenged, hard-working taxpayers of Europe, owes them a living (“Greek crisis sends Asian
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    • 69 27 WRITE IN: Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit the letters. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms,
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    • 180 27  -  Leong Guorong On May 26, my wife received an SMS stating that her credit card was being charged $1,485.90 for a Singapore Airlines air ticket which she did not buy. She called SIA to say that she wanted to cancel the ticket, and was
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    • 59 27 1. MR ADRIAN VILLANUEVA: Volunteers as important as career soldiers. 2. MR NGYA KEN: Govt must engage the people more. 3.MSJAZREELTAN: Time to stop keeping dolphins in captivity. 4. BCA: Reply on windows at high-rise buildings. 5. MRSIM LIM ONN: Release of AmosYee uptoS’porecourtsto decide. 6.MRNATARAJANA.: What’s success
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    • 157 27  -  Tan Suan Tiu Based on the numbers in the report on April 29 (“CPF arrears: $378m recovered last year”), it seems that smaller companies tend to pay their employees’ Central Provident Fund contributions late. This is not surprising, due to
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    • 188 27  -  Colin Loh Yoon Fui The Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) referred to several professional conversion programmes (PCP) in its reply (“Efforts to enhance PMEs’ employability”; June 11). The PCP for infocomm technology states that the candidate “must be newly hired and nominated by
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    • 51 26 CALLING YOUNG READERS: If you are 21 or below and want to air your opinion on any article or letter in The Straits Times, e-mail your letter to stforum@sph.com.sg with the header “Voices of Youth”. Do include your age, educational level and contact details, together with the headline ofthe article/letteryou
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    • 24 26 Is it safe for runners to get pelted with coloured powder? Of course it’s safe! LATER... ...powder clogged nostrils... can’t breathe... call ambulance! ACK!!
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  • BIG PICTURE
    • 138 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KYOTO Even national treasures need a fast and easy way to get about town. These apprentice geishas, or “maiko” considered one of Japan’s cultural ures–fromKyoto,werespottedonanescalator at the city’s station last week. They were travelling from the city to Tokyo by Shinkansen bullet train.
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    • 443 28 FORUM MULTIPLE APPROACHES FOR HOLISTIC SCI ENCE EDUCATION A26 SINCE 1846 AITS TIMES Theatre Four movies and a musical about Lee Kuan Yew D1 A Sport Cheng-Tsung Pan,new face of golf B24 A BRIGHTER, more secure future rl World Wage effort poses test for Clinton campaign A23 A34 rani Opinion
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  • HOME
    • 763 1  -  URA seeking consultants to find ways to skirt seven obstacles to cyclists Danson Cheong dansonc@sph.com.sg Cyclists may be able to ride from Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park to Gardens by the Bay, and then into the Central Business District (CBD) in future without having to
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    • 540 2  -  Public hospital in Jurong opens, with 365 beds available in the first phase Salma Khalik Senior Health Correspondent salma@sph.com.sg It was a relatively quiet day at the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH) yesterday as the newpublic hospital opened its doors and
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    • 517 4  -  Armed forces undergoing revamp to ensure S’pore can defend itself despite its small size SAF Day interview with Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen Jermyn Chow Defence Correspondent jermync@sph.com.sg Singapore has started to reorganise its fighting forces to ensure that, even as a small state,
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    • 651 4  -  Jermyn Chow There has “never been a ceiling” on how high women can climb in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen has stressed. His comments during this SAF Day interview last Friday came ahead of the promotion of air force
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    • 185 4  -  Jermyn Chow Soldiers who may not be fit enough to take on combat roles can instead help the Singapore Armed Forces in its fight against online threats. Calling this group of soldiers a “resource pool that we can draw from”, Defence Minister Ng
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    • 538 4  -  Jermyn Chow The Defence Ministry can be flexible on the issue of letting sportsmen and artists juggle their competitive commitments with their national service (NS) obligations more deftly. But it also has to be fair, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen
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    • 1251 5 On this small island, smart city technology can make a great difference to key areas such as water and energy efficiency TOWARDS A SMART NATION About 50 kilometres north-east of Tokyo, a city of the future is developing. It is not the kind of futuristic city
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    • 121 5 USED correctly, technology can bring us closer together, and that ideal is at the heart of a smart city. From mobile systems infrastructure to public communications systems, from wireless networks to broadcasting systems, these and many other applications are the foundations of today’s urban living.
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    • 178 6 More than 100 pre-schoolers from NurtureStars childcare centre, accompanied by their parents, made a trip to the Singapore Discovery Centre yesterday to learn about the rigorous training that Singapore Armed Forces national servicemen undergo to become protectors of the land. At the event, NSmen
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    • 466 6  -  18-year-old evacuated back here for further medical treatment, says S’pore Trade Office Janice Tai, Toh Ting Wei jantai@sph.com.sg twtoh@sph.com.sg Singaporean Megan Loy, who was injured in the Taipei water park fire, arrived in Singapore early yesterday morning and was taken straight
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    • 295 6  -  Feng Zengkun zengkun@sph.com.sg Some common household cooking materials such as sugar, flour and cornstarch can explode under the right conditions, but this is unlikely to occur in homes, said experts in the wake of an explosion in Taiwan blamed on cornstarch powder. The
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    • 376 6  -  Elena Chong Court Correspondent elena@sph.com.sg While out on bail for robbery, an interior designer went to a woman’s home, made her strip, molested her and took photos of her. Tan Choon Keap also forced her to undress her co-tenant, whom he bound
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    • 761 8  - The audacity of aspiration and hope Book profiles people with disabilities living extraordinary lives, and their supporters Triumph over disability Janice Tai jantai@sph.com.sg Many Singaporeans know of the achievements of neuroscientist and paraplegic athlete William Tan and four-time Paralympic equestrian medallist Laurentia Tan. But not many know of the late
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    • 442 8  -  Janice Tai Golden retriever Stacey Singapore’sfirstguidedogfortheblind– arrived here in 1982 but was sent back to Australia after just two years. She had been a gift to Mr Kua Cheng Hock, who was born blind, from a guide dog centre in Australia. He
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    • 302 8  -  Janice Tai Climbing the 4,095m-high Mount Kinabalu, one of South-east Asia’s highest peaks, is challenging even for a physically fit person. But Ms Rosie Wong, who is blind, managed to scale most of the mountain at the age of 50 in 1998,
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    • 651 9  -  S’pore PR had sought damages from another casino in Australia in 2001 Selina Lum selinal@sph.com.sg An Australian lawyer and venture capitalist, who is suing the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) casino for more than $400,000 for detaining and manhandling him, was yesterday accused
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    • 396 9  -  Elena Chong Court Correspondent elena@sph.com.sg A former security officer who sexually abused his six-year-old stepdaughter was jailed for eight years yesterday and ordered to be given 12 strokes of the cane. The 38-year-old pleaded guilty to sexual penetration of a minor,
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    • 306 9  -  Elena Chong An information technology professional befriended a 14-year-old girl on Facebook and lured her to his home while his wife was away on the pretext of letting her play with his dogs. The 39-year-old Indian national had unprotected sex with her that
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    • 549 10  -  From today, about 1.6 million Singaporeans will receive letters detailing what they will get Priscilla Goy goyshiyi@sph.com.sg Starting today, about 1.6 million Singaporeans will receive letters informing them of their 2015 Goods and Services Tax (GST) Voucher benefits. The letters will also inform them
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    • 423 10  -  Rei Kurohi rkurohi@sph.com.sg The “mastermind” of a transnational car-smuggling operation was jailed for 71/2years yesterday after he admitted to running syndicates trading nearly $7 million in stolen vehicles over six years. Nyo Ah Hai, 51, moved the Malay-sian-registered cars into Singapore to export
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    • 392 10  -  Rei Kurohi rkurohi@sph.com.sg A maid was sentenced to two weeks’ jail after she caused a fracture on the right elbow of her employer’s seven-month-old daughter in February by yanking on the baby’s arm. Valencia Gemalyn Garma, 24, a Filipina, had
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    • 350 1 TAIPEI WATER PARK FIRES’POREAN TRANSFERRED TO SGHB6 SUIT AGAINST RWS LAWYER ACCUSED OFTARGETING CASI NOS B9 “They learnt that you can only own what you can defend. If you can’t defend it, you don’t own it. DRNGENGHEN DEFENCE MINISTER B4 The Enhanced SingPass, coming your way soon. SingPass is your
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    • 158 5 SOCIAL INNOVATION IS A LEGACY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS Imagine if our kids and their kids could wake up to a better world. Where energy is cleaner and fresh water always plentiful. Where traffic jams are rare and everyone has access to the individual healthcare they deserve. At Hitachi, we believe
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    • 36 5 This is the first of a six-part series brought to you by Hitachi. The next part of this series will be published on Aug 5, 2015. This article was first published in The Business Times yesterday.
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    • 558 6 ELECTRICITY TARIFF REVISION (1 Jul to 30 Sep 2015) The electricity tariff for households will increase by 1.54 cents per kWh to 22.41 cents per kWh for the quarter 1 Jul to 30 Sep 2015. The average monthly electricity bill for families living in four-room HDB flats will increase by
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  • DIGITAL
    • Tech Bytes
      • 61 16 Microsoft’s Word, Excel and PowerPoint are now officially available for Android phones after a five -week preview. These apps are optimised for smartphone screens and support third-party cloud storage providers such as Dropbox and Google Drive. Creating and editing documents are free. However, you
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      • 98 16 Singtel has customised its news and lifestyle content app to support Apple Watch features such as Glances and “actionable notification”, which offers users options to perform an action such as turning something off. It is one of the first Singapore apps for the smartwatch.
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      • 68 16 Taylor Swift’s hit album, 1989, will be available on Apple Music after all. The pop singer had threatened to withhold her latest album from Apple’s new music streaming service because the tech giant had not intended to pay royalties to musicians for
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      • 73 16 New Google start-up Sidewalk Labs plans to offer free Wi-Fi in New York City as its first project. It is acquiring two companies behind LinkNYC, an initiative that aims to convert old payphone booths in New York City into Wi-Fi hot spots
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      • 75 16 Netflix will have a larger 24-hour audience than the major United States broadcast networks–ABC,CBS,Foxand NBC–bynextyear,according to a Wall Street report. Netflix users streamed about 10 billion hours of video in the first quarter of this year, giving it a Nielsen rating of 2.6
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      • 65 16  -  Compiled by Vincent Chang Publisher Warner Brothers has halted sales of the PC version of its latest Batman game after serious technical issues. It has advised buyers to request a refund if they cannot wait for a patch to resolve the performance issues. The third
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    • 582 11  -  Commentary Oo Gin Lee ginlee@sph.com.sg Windows 10 will be released on July 29 as a free upgrade for all Windows 7 and Windows 8 users. I have been testing the Technical Preview version for several months now, and I have to say that
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    • 471 11  -  Self-ordering system lets diners at same table place orders using multiple tablets SME Tech Vincent Chang vinchang@sph.com.sg The next time you place an order at a Ministry of Food (MOF) eatery, your fingers could be doing all the work. After a year-long
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    • Article, Illustration
      535 12  -  Compiled by Trevor Tan Belkin Road Rockstar CARTECH $79 If you are planning to go on a long road trip overseas, you may want to take along Belkin’s new Road Rockstar. It is a four-port passenger carchargerwithtwoUSB2.4amp ports at the cigarette lighter connector with an extendable hub that
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    • 790 12  -  Fans of post-apocalyptic game get to play role of a Vault Overseer Games Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com.sg In 1997, I spent many weekends playing Fallout, a post-apocalyptic role-playing game, or RPG, set in the 23rd century. The survivors of a nuclear holocaust live in vaults to protect themselves from
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    • Casio Exilim EX-TR60 great for selfie fans
      • 543 13  -  Photos Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com.sg I hate taking selfies. Seriously, who wants to look at pictures of a guy who always looks tired? So, Casio’s Exilim TR-series selfie cameras have never excited me, even though they are usually sold out despite their hefty price tags. After Casio launched
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      • 454 13  -  Gladys Chung gladysc@sph.com.sg I’ve been a fan of the Casio Exilim since my selfie-queen friends a beauty blogger and a make-up artist–introducedittomeacoupleof years ago. I borrowed the compact camera for a few shots and was impressed at how it was almost impossible to take a bad selfie
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    • 509 13  -  Trevor Tan If you are into nature and wildlife photography, you probably need an ultra-telephoto lens to photograph Singapore’s smooth-coated otters or common plantain squirrels from afar without disturbing these animals. However, ultra-telephoto lenses tend to be big, heavy and
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    • 569 14 Computers VincentChang Lenovo’s Flex series of Windows convertibles are basically more affordable versions of its premium Yoga-branded devices. At least that was my conclusion for last year’s Lenovo Flex 2, which costs just $1,299. But its inevitable sequel is dubbed the Yoga 500, not
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    • 529 14  -  Vincent Chang The Acer Aspire R11 sounds like a steal for a Windows notebook. At $599, it approaches netbook levels of affordability. It is not the cheapest laptop you can find. The HP Stream is more affordable though, unlike it, the Acer has
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    • 485 15  -  It is mulling over standards, which will likely stipulate at least 85% coverage Irene Tham itham@sph.com.sg No benchmark for indoor 4G coverage has been set yet, as the authorities are still mulling over what the standards should be. But such standards will
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    • 953 16  -  Slow speeds, spotty connections and distorted ringtones among problems giving users grief Irene Tham, Vincent Chang itham@sph.com.sg vinchang@sph.com.sg The number of 4G mobile customers is catching up with those on older 3G plans, but 4G coverage indoors has been found wanting in some places still. In
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    • 105 16 NOTE: The 4G speed test was conducted in seven popular malls: nex, The Paragon, ION Orchard, Clementi Mall, Westgate, Raffes City and Plaza Singapura. Download and upload speeds over the three telcos’ networks were captured using the Ookla Speedtest app on the Samsung Note Edge. The speed
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  • BUSINESS
    • 669 1  -  Taxes raised in 2011 to curb property speculation lead to big losses for some Joyce Lim joycel@sph.com.sg Some property speculators have had their fingers burnt by higher levels of seller’s stamp duty (SSD), which have proved to be a solid contributor to the state
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    • 378 2 Project name NEWest Watermark Robertson Quay The Chuan D’nest Ascentia Sky The Esparis Forestville Silversea Orchid Park Condominium The Tropica Marina Bay Residences Sea Horizon Valley Park The Tampines Trilliant Northvale D’nest The Quintet The Peak Cairnhill I Mountbatten Lodge Viz At
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    • 371 2  -  Reserve plot unlikely to draw takers soon, due to impending office-space glut: Analysts Rennie Whang wrennie@sph.com.sg A second commercial site in Woodlands Square was released yesterday, although experts do not foresee a buyer any time soon, given the huge supply of office space in the pipeline.
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    • 572 4  -  MAS chief Tharman outlines initiatives for finance professionals at different career stages Chong Koh Ping, Chia Yan Min kohping@sph.com.sg chiaym@sph.com.sg Fresh initiatives have been rolled out to help Singaporeans in the financial sector cope with changes brought about by new technology. The drive by the Monetary
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    • 406 4  -  CHIA YAN MIN When he joined OCBC Bank as an IT officerin2003,MrTanYong Teck was fresh out of national service and the job market was tough. “At the time, the economy wasn’t doing well; it was not easy to find a job and
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    • 278 4  -  Annabeth Leow leowhma@sph.com.sg The curbs on foreign manpower are a bitter pill to swallow, but an inevitable catalyst for a rise in productivity, said Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade and Industry, Mr S. Iswaran, yesterday. Mr Iswaran was speaking at
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    • 338 4  -  Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg Bank lending here rose 0.5 per cent in May from April, finally turning the corner after four straight months of decline. The total number of loans disbursed amounted to about $597 billion, according to data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore released yesterday.
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    • 510 6 Funds run by local governments to be allowed to invest in the stock market REUTERS XINHUA SHANGHAI China is preparing to allow pension funds managed by local governments to invest in the stock market for the first time, potentially channelling hundreds of billions of
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    • 253 6 BLOOMBERG KUALA LUMPUR The ringgit rebounded from a 10-year low after Bank Negara Malaysia governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz said its weakness is not sustainable. The currency snapped a five-day decline after she said the exchange rate reflected market sentiment and not underlying economic fundamentals and
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    • 269 6 BLOOMBERG BEIJING Chinese stocks rallied yesterday, sparking the benchmark index’s biggest intraday swing since 1992, on speculation that the government will take steps to prevent bear market losses from deepening. The Shanghai Composite Index rose for the first time in four days, jumping
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    • 306 6 BLOOMBERG SYDNEY Australia attracted more than 25 per cent of Chinese capital invested in commercial property worldwide last quarter as investors facing volatile local markets seek refuge offshore, according to broker CBRE Group. Chinese investors and developers funnelled US$4 billion (S$5.4 billion) into
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    • 601 6  -  Zubaidah Nazeer Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta zubaidah@sph.com.sg From today, Indonesia has made it mandatory for the rupiah to be used for all transactions in the country, from booking a hotel room to paying rent, in a move to shore up the currency.
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    • 473 7  -  Bank says its clients plan to invest more than $400m in emerging nation in next 12 months Jeremy Koh jkoh@sph.com.sg United Overseas Bank (UOB) sees opportunities for Singapore companies to invest in Myanmar and ride on its rapid growth. The bank, which opened its first
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    • 448 7 TOKYO Suzuki Motor Corp named the eldest son of chief executive Osamu Suzuki the new president of Japan’s fourth-biggest carmaker, easing investor concerns over the firm’s succession plans. Executive vice-president Toshihiro Suzuki took over the role from his 85-year-old father as president and chief operating
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    • 457 7 BLOOMBERG NEWYORK•Homepricesin20cities in the United States rose at a slower pace than projected in April, indicating the market was experiencing uneven gains as it entered the busier selling season. The S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values increased 4.9 per cent from
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    • 874 9  -  Small and medium-sized enterprises are taking their made-in-Singapore innovations around the world. This week, 39-year-old Dr Queck Cham Kiong from Infini Square speaks about its breathalyser and smartphone app that can help drinkers measure their blood alcohol levels and also book taxis and
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    • 417 9  -  Felicia Choo feliciac@sph.com.sg A new initiative was launched yesterday to help small and medi-um-sized enterprises build their financial management capabilities. Spring Singapore will collaborate with the Singapore Exchange to run events that encourage SMEs to work on five key areas corporate restructuring,
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    • 440 11  -  Market value of firms dips 2.9% as 479 lose value; STI trades below 3,400 all of month Marissa Lee marilee@sph.com.sg THE bears that moved into the market in late May continued to dominate trade on the Singapore Exchange last month. Selling pressure
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      • 47 11 Fram Exploration ASA, in which Rex International holds a 30.29 per cent stake, has agreed to terminate a five-year lease for two rigs with Loyz Energy, which will pay Fram a termination fee of US$13.8 million (S$18.6 million)–US$2.5millionincashandUS$11.3 million in 136.5 million new Loyz shares.
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      • 136 11 Sembcorp Development, a unit of Sembcorp Industries, has gained the right to develop a 750ha integrated township and industrial park in Vietnam’s Nghe An province as part of a joint venture. The Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park Joint Venture is 49 per cent owned by Vietnam’s Becamex IDC Corporation
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    • 260 4 InvestorRelationsHighlights Union Steel to acquire majority stake in Gee Sheng Machinery Engineering Union Steel Holdings Limited, one of the largest metal recycling companies in Singapore, has agreed to pay $5.1 million for an 85.2% stake in Gee Sheng Machinery Engineering Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based company which carries out civil construction
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    • 697 18  -  FAS faces uncertainty with Stange Raab’s deals up, Irmscher Burridge not staying on Deepanraj Ganesan drajac@sph.com.sg The furore over the SEA Games football competition failure is still fresh but already, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) will have to deal with new challenges. After Courts Young Lions and
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    • 446 18  -  Sanjay Nair nsanjay@sph.com.sg Manchester United sensation David de Gea had hoped for a peaceful holiday in Singapore with pop-star girlfriend Edurne Garcia. But whether he was out partying at hot spot 1-Altitude or riding roll-er-coasters at Universal Studios, Europe’s most sought-after
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    • 340 13 REUTERS KINGSTON Jamaica are banking on a mix of youth and experience to continue their dominance in the sprint events at the Aug 22-30 World Championships in Beijing, after some strong showing at their four-day trials. The full team will not be named
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    • 264 13 REUTERS LONDON UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) is to join its counterpart in the United States by investigating allegations that distance runner Mo Farah’s coach Alberto Salazar has violated anti-doping rules. Last week, the Cuban-born American issued a lengthy response to a series of claims made by the
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    • 524 14 Mega bout puts Floyd, Manny in top 2 spots on Forbes’ list of 100 highest-paid celebrities REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have topped Forbes’ list of the world’s 100 high-est-paid celebrities on the heels of their lucrative clash in Las
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    • 295 17 THE TIMES, LONDON THE GUARDIAN LONDON Petr Cech expressed his heartfelt thanks to Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich yesterday after completing his £10 million (S$21 million) move to Arsenal. The former Blues goalkeeper has signed a four-year contract worth £100,000 a week at the
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      • 299 2 / 3  -  GWENDOLYN NG Carrie Wong attributes her success to good luck. ST PHOTO: Months after she played a feisty dessert hawker in the period drama The Journey: Tumultuous Times (2014), people on the streets are still calling Carrie Wong Tang Shui Mei, the name of her character
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      • 885 16  -  New music releases accompany rise in quality and quantity of local alternative bands Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent Pop Culture dinohadi@sph.com.sg Let’s not be coy: Singapore’s indie music scene is on the cusp of a new golden age. The proof is in the quantity and
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      • 497 16  -  REVIEW/CONCERT TRIO PHOENIX Esplanade Recital Studio/Monday Chang Tou Liang Formed by three postgraduate students of the Peabody Institute of Music in Baltimore, Trio Phoenix made its first appearance two nights ago at Esplanade Recital Studio. Two of its members would have been familiar to local audiences,
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      • 1121 17  -  The Brink falls short of its aim and the second season of True Detective is a slow burn Alison de Souza Screen Test stlife@sph.com.sg Television dramas such as The West Wing, Homeland and House Of Cards would have you believe that international relations are the
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      • 800 17  -  Paige Lim After 12 seasons of playing blood spatter analyst Catherine Willows on hit crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, American actress Marg Helgenberger is more than ready to take on her new role. She will be guest-starring in the third season of American
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    • 156 3 Interior Design/ Renovation 108 Waterproofing Toilet leaking (no hacking), roof balcony wall seepage, water heater, plumbing and water pressure test. Call: 6250 2723 ALL Renovation Tiling, Hacking, Roof Leakage, partition, False Ceiling, carpet, painting, reinstatement. Shop office, factories Terrace House. 2 yrs warranty. *****398 Waterproof ’wooden’ Floors. Deckings, Supply install
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    • 1011 5 VehiclesCLASSIFICATION GUIDE PASSENGER VEHICLES 302 Alfa For Sale 325 Mazda For Sale 326 Mercedes For Sale 327 Mini For Sale 328 Mitsubishi For Sale 329 Nissan For Sale 330 Opel For Sale 331 Perodua For Sale 332 Peugeot For Sale 333 Porsche For Sale 334 Proton For Sale 303 Audi
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    • 175 5 Honda For Sale 316 ***BRAND NEW HONDA Vezel 1.5 G X S Ready stocks! DVD, Leather, S/rims. neg San Hup Bee Tel: 972 88 717 HARI RAYA OFFER! 2007 Aug Honda Civic 1.8A. No repairs needed. Showroom cond. Price Nego. PONG *****138 NOV 2008 HONDA CRV 2.0 A Silver, 1
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    • 141 5 Land Rover For Sale 321 NEW RANGE ROVER Discovery Sport SE2.0. 5/7 seater Inhse loan/ trade-In. For enquiries, JCWC *****969/ *****202 Lexus For Sale 322 JUN 2010 LEXUS RX450H black, 55k mileage, full Borneo model svc, OMV $*****, Ask $*****0. Eric *****884 Mazda For Sale 325 OW!! GV $0 Dow
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    • 113 5 Mercedes For Sale 326 BRAND NEW MERCEDES Benz S400L. Inhouse loan tradein. For enquiries, call JCWC 6569-6969/ 9338-0202 ***BRAND NEW! C200 Avant Keyless-Go Sunroof. Immed stocks! Orig factory leather rims. San Hup Bee *****717 BRAND NEW C200 A MG/ Sports. Full option. In-house loan, neg. For enquiries, JCWC *****969/ *****202
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    • 181 5 326 Mercedes For Sale 6/13 C180 COUPE 1 owner OMV$***** 31kkm C&C warranty $149.8k 6472 2222 5/’13 ML63 AMG. 1 owner. White. OMV $120K. Like new Call 6466 6611/*****188 JUN 07 B170, Maroon, 1 owner, full C&C service, asking $*****. JJ Lim *****888 OCT ’09 S350I black, full C&C service,
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    • 140 5 Porsche For Sale 333 *DON’T MISS IT! Brand New Porsche Cayman 2.7 PDK. White. G’teed COE. Call now *****866 Autopoint Ssangyong For Sale 341 MOTORWAY TEL: *****200 Nov ’11 SsangYong Actyon. Diesel. Only 42,000km. Agt maintained. Ask $88k. 344 Toyota For Sale **CARTIMES (2001) AWARD WINNING CaseTrust SVTA Accredited Co.
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    • 1743 6 Other Commercial Vehicles For Sale 392 Other Commercial Vehicles For Sale 392 Other Commercial Vehicles For Sale 392 Other Commercial Vehicles For Sale 392 Other Commercial Vehicles For Sale 392 Other Commercial Vehicles For Sale 392 Other Commercial Vehicles For Sale 392 Other Commercial Vehicles For Sale 392 344 Toyota
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    • 283 6 Lorries For Sale 387 1 OWNER 2003 Toyota Dyna 10ft. COE 6/2018, new paint/ tax. $30,800. Tel: *****455 Mini Buses For Sale 388 ***BRAND NEW TOYOTA Hiace Hi-Roof Auto. GL Power Door 14 Seater. negotiable. San Hup Bee Tel 972 88 717 06/06 TOYOTA HIACE Bus Parking $65, Excellent Cond!
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    • 387 6 Vans For Sale 391 08/2005 TOYOTA HIACE Auto 5 yr COE, KM 107K, A1 Cond, In-House Loan Avail! Doorstep View *****943 Eugene DEC 2011 NISSAN Urvan 5Dr Euro 4. A1 Cond. 1owner. White. In-Hse loan. Door-Step Viewing *****943 Eugene SEPT 2005 MITSUBISHI L300 Van. New 5 yrs COE. $32.5K Nett.
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    • 1459 7 PropertiesCLASSIFICATION GUIDE 433 Choa Chu Kang 434 Clementi 435 Geylang 436 Hougang 437 Jurong East 438 Jurong West 439 Kallang/ Whampoa 441 Marine Parade 442 Pasir Ris/ Changi 443 Punggol 444 Queenstown 445 Sembawang 446 Sengkang 447 Serangoon 448 Tampines 449 Toa Payoh 450 Woodlands 451 Yishun 452 Mixed/ Other
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    • 289 7 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA HOUSES FOR SALE 404 A* LOCATION!! VANDA 2 sty A-grade Semi-d 3700/ 2500 sqft. Spacious/ South facing. Pk 2 cars *****000 sole agt. Gallery 186 Bt Timah Road WATTEN ESTATE. 8366/ 6512 sqft. 2-sty semi-d. F’hold. Tenanted till Oct. Motivated Seller! C&W *****662. $10M!! WATTEN BEAUTIFUL detach 5400/
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    • 274 7 D15 KATONG/JOOCHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 $804PSF! MOST CONVENIENT! 3.5 sty Corner Terr 6200 sf, indoor lap pool, 0.5km Tao Nan. *****269 FT sole agt. Gallery 186 Bt Timah Road $898 PSF! LUCKY 2.5 sty huge Semi-D. Elevated. Park 3 cars. 4018/ 3600 sqft, 4+1. Quick call *****000
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    • 286 7 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR SALE 408 Boon Kheng 8333 8800 FH 3-STY SEMI-D. Brighton Ave. 5 bdrms. Squarish. Built up 3000sf. Windy. Pk 2 cars Convenient. Sincere seller OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-6pm. Semi-d Poh Huat Terr. 2490/ 3200 sf. 3-sty, 4-rms. 99 yrs. Mins amenities.Serious seller OPEN
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    • 471 7 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 D09 ORCHARD/CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 LOOKING FORTEAM LEADERS TOP PRODUCERS TO JOIN OUR ORCHARD OFFICE HIGHER COMMISSION PROJECT MARKETING (Local Overseas) Travel to Make More Money Have Fun CEA Reg. R*****6A ELITE NETWORK KELLY ANG Senior Group Director 8688-8806 www.meyzer.com
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    • 2157 8 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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    • 150 8 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 GOOD INVESTMENT **DUNMAN VIEW. SUPERB location! 3 bdrms. 1216 sf. Mid flr. No west sun $1.35M neg. Hurry! Serina Yap 9661-3818. Visit SRX.com.sg code 6851 ONE AMBER CHOICE Unit. 1701 sf. 4+1 rm. Reno. Pool view. Near Shopping Ctr.
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    • 129 8 D16 BEDOK/UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 EAST MEADOWS SALE/ Rent F’Hold. 1227sf 3+1, near MRT. Pool view. renovated. P/ furn Immed. *****189 Roland Tan D18 TAMPINES/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS FOR SALE 418 HE TROPICA 3+1 bdrm 1238 sqft. High floor. Facing reservior. VTO Call Owner 9137-0574
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    • 131 8 D22 JURONG/BOONLAY PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 D22 FLORAVALE PENTHOUSE 2743 sqft 5+3+ terrace. Nice Decor. Serious Seller! Don’t Miss! $1.xxM. 9777 3313 Don POWERFUL NEGOTIATORS CASPIAN/ Floravale $8xxk Parc Vista from $1.0XM Lakefront Res 2bdrms $1.1M CASPIAN 3+1+PATIO. 1485 sqft. Tenanted. Min to MRT Pool view. Call *****035 LV
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    • 132 8 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOACHUKANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 SERIOUS SELLER! NEW. The Tennery. 1-rm. 613 sf. High flr. Greenery. F/facilities. Move in. Mins tp LRT. neg. HILLS TWOONE FH 947 sqft 3 bdrms $1.235m at 99 yrs price. $1305 psf 3bdrm 710 sf. $994K. Call 9661 5270 Grab
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    • 147 8 D27 YISHUN/SEMBAWANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 421 YISHUN EMERALD. 1023SF. 2rms. Nice reno. Tenanted. $810K. *****468 ST Teo D27 PRICED TO sell! Canberra Res. 1152 sf. Duplex 2-rms. Hurry! Adelin 8613-8899 D28 SELETAR PTE APTS FOR SALE 421 realestategroup Best Deal FR $3XXK, SELETAR mall/ regional hub. F/facilities, near amenities,
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    • 124 8 BUKIT PANJANG HDBAPTS FOR SALE 430 NEW LIST! BLK 223, 3’A’ Rare. High floor. Next to corner. Unblocked. Simple. Move in. Bus stop. 9010-1408 Wendy 4’A’ PENDING 227 #10 corner, Asking $380K, simple unit. Unblocked. Breezy, LRT. SW facing. Saz *****136 PN 5’I’ BLK 110 Gangsa Road. High floor. Windy.
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    • 94 8 CLEMENTI HDBAPTS FOR SALE Near 434 Amenities 4NG BLK 358 Clementi Ave 2. High/ lift flr. Nice view. Dr to dr. All races/ PR. Ask $560k. Immed. Hamidah 9386-3633 HOUGANG HDB APTS FOR SALE 436 3’I’ 631 UNBLOCKED 60sqm. 3’I’ Blk 642 Windy, 60sqm. 4S Blk 686 High flr, 84sqm
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    • 298 9 PUNGGOL HDB APTS FOR SALE 443 PUNGGOL HDB APTS FOR SALE 443 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
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    • 122 9 SEMBAWANG HDB APTS FOR SALE 445 5’I’ BLK 401 Admiralty Link. 110sqm. High flr. Unblocked Corner. Move in. All races. Amenities. Tina 9008-8311 SENGKANG HDB APTS FOR SALE 446 VERY AFFORDABLE! BLK 122E Rivervale Dr Spacious Cosy Home. Convenient Location All race/ PR Eligible *****285 realestategroup Best Deal 4’A’ BLK
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    • 589 9 451 YISHUN HDB APTS FOR SALE 451 YISHUN HDBAPTS FOR SALE BUYING SELLING RENTING in Sembawang Yishun Woodlands Through TOP PRODUCER Calling New Existing Real Estate Professionals Achieved Success With Me! Woodlands ODUCE JIMMY NG 9191 3331 CEA Reg No: R*****4A L*****22J SERANGOON HDBAPTS FOR SALE 447 Kevin Lim 9871
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    • 379 9 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA HOUSES FOR RENT 454 248 DUNEARN RD. New cond, detached 6200/ 9350 sf. Opp Botanic Gdn, near MRT. Avail early Sep. Elegant modern design, spacious, with pool. Owner 9863-5635/ 9727-2996. More sale/ rent at www.wahkhiaw.com.sg ANDREW ROAD BEAUTIFUL unique Balinese resort bungalow 2½-sty 6+2 bdrms with s/pool. Part
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    • 348 9 D17 CHANGI/LOYANG HOUSES FOR RENT 454 11 TOH HEIGHTS. Brand new bunglw in an idyllic landed estate. Elevated, windy, large gdn. With lift, s/pool, basement carpark. 5800/ 7670 sf. Also sale. Call *****635/ *****996. More units for sale/ rent (www.wahkhiaw.com.sg) D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/ PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR RENT 454
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    • 349 9 D07 ROCHOR/ BUGIS/ BEACH RD PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 D07 ROCHOR/ BUGIS/ BEACH RD PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 D04 SENTOSA/ TELOK BLANGAH PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 OCEANFRONT 3025 SF. 4+1 Full sea/marina view. $17k Dont Miss! 9852-9991 Angela D05 PASIR PANJANG/ WEST COAST/ CLEMENTI TOWN PTE APTS
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    • 356 9 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 SKYPARK SOMERSET MRT. 4+1 Duplex 3347 sqft, 800 sqft sky garden, 6m high ceiling. Owner *****027/ *****699 LEONIE GARDEN. 2540 sf 4+1, High flr. Newly reno. Immed. $8.5K neg. Ngee Ann, 313, MRT. Call *****123 SH Hin THE PIER Robertson.Studio High flr.
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    • 453 10 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 HOLLAND MEWS. LUSH greenery. near Botanic Gardens Holland Village. Minutes to Orchard Road. 3+1 bdrm (1249sq.ft.) Call owner *****133 SCOTTS HIGHPARK PENTHSE series 2 level apt. Spacious 4200sf 4+1. Large balcony. Unblocked view. $19K neg. Greg 9633 7007 GTR D.10 VOLARI
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    • 431 10 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 D’LEEDON 3+STUDY+1. 1711SF. Pool view, quiet. MRT. Holland V. 9754 6268 Wilson HOLLAND V, 1100 sf, 3 rms. Next to MRT. #02 walk-up $3.3K. Owner 6464 9600 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR RENT 464 1-MTH COMMISSION to co-broke agents Limited
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    • 455 10 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR RENT 465 WATERINA. GEYLANG LOR 40. 1-rm Approx 700 sf. F/ furn. Facilities. Near Eateries/ MRT. Adeline 9026 0890 PN GEYLANG LOR 40 S u n n y Spring. 3+1 rm. Nice reno. New aircon. F/furn. Pool view. Adeline *****890 PN D15 KATONG/
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    • 323 10 D20 THOMSON/ BISHAN/ ANGMO KIO PTE APTS FOR RENT 468 Amelia Tham 8150 6556 SKY HABITAT JUST T O P Bishan MRT/ amenities Nice! 1/2/2+study/3bdrm Spacious rms, super views! Call now! HORIZON GARDEN CLUSTER Hse. Near AMK MRT/ French/ Australian Int’l sch, 5 bdrm. Pool/gym. Mark *****257 SKY HABITAT BRAND
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    • 363 10 ANGMOKIO HDB APTS FOR RENT 482 114 AMK 3-RM, shop living quarter, well kept, immed move-in, furn. Near coffeeshop. Alvin Foo *****154 BEDOK HDB APTS FOR RENT 483 510, BEDOK NORTH ST 3. 3NG #02 Newpaint chemical wash P/furn, Amenities/ Food Ctr, $2K. Sande 9100-8520 BISHAN HDB APTS FOR RENT
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    • 441 10 SERANGOON HDB APTS FOR RENT 503 2+1 BLK 153 S’goon N. Top flr F/furn/ aircon. Eateries/ sch/ shops/ wet mkt. All races Ask $1.9K. Des 9182-8284 4RM S’GOON AVE 4 High flr. Windy. Furn. Reno. A/C, Mins walk to Nex/ MRT. $2.6K neg. Sole Agt June 9488 2860 TAMPINES HDB
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    • 395 10 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 BLDG WITH CORPORATE IMAGE Pandan Crescent 20k/32k/50k to 135k sf Fully aircon, 12.5KN/m2 Facing main West Coast Highway Easy access to AYE/ West Coast Plaza Asking $1.00 psf/mth negotiable Call *****433 *****657 (CENTRAL) HDB RMS FOR RENT 517 MASTER
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    • 328 10 HOUGANG AREA MFG Office and Warehouse facilities avail for lease. Total 17,511sf. Incl. 2098sf of office space. Furnished office with desk, cabinet much more. For more info or view this property call Mr Lim 8809-0129 GREAT FOR CORP Image Ops Bldg for Fty. Warehse, Load Unload Parking. 11K sf open
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    • 384 11 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 HENDERSON 2000 /3000/ 4400/ 6000/ 8000/ 9500sf. AC $1.60psf Up. 9112-2629 MANDAI ESTATE. RAMP up 1700-6800sf. Own enterance 6M height. 9271-8797 Ronnie FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 *All freehold* Ching Shine 1000sf....... $720k Goldpine 1238sf............. $750k Geylang #1, 656sf........ $650k Tong Lee 915sf.............. $805k
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    • 332 11 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 FIRST LOK YANG Rd, JTC detached fty B2, land 70,000 sqft. 1600 amp. Plot ratio 2.5 17+ yrs. Call Roy 9757-9989 FH, OPP MRT new AZ Bldg 2,497 sf. Panoramic #08 Modern
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    • 383 11 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 SERANGOON PLAZA Jewel of Little India 355.21 to 2152.82 sq.ft Central air-con, lift security Shopping, restaurant office under ONE roof Ample car parking lots Prime location Opp. Farrer Park MRT Call Owner *****712 FOR LEASE IMMEDIATE Frontech Centre B1 Space Jln Kilang Barat Corporate Image
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    • 273 11 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT CENTRAL @CLARKE QUAY. 904sf p/fitted. Above shpg mall MRT. S’pore River. VTO David Wong *****781 TG PAGAR 1,507SF est. 1 min to MRT. Spacious! Fitted w/AC, pantry. Agts welcome. Full comm. Owner *****056 GOOD LOCATION MOUNTBATTEN SQ. OFFICE. 969 2326sf. Fringe of CBD/ Beside MRT.
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    • 735 11 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT! FITTED WITH AIRCON LIGHTINGS FRM $2.XX $3.XX PSF/MTH ANGLIN R T OAD ALEXANDRA 560 722 932 2,052 sqft Variety of F&B (ARC Pasir Panjang Food Centre) Near PasirPanjang MRT West Coast Highway 789 1,481 sqft F&B
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    • 335 11 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 Pagoda St Right next to MRT Grd/ 2nd/3rd floor Approx. 1,200 1,325sf Craig Road Grd/2nd/3rd sty; F&B use 1,500/1,200/1,518 sf Agt welcome; Also for Sale Owner *****252/*****391 1)PENINSULA PLAZA 591SF, Face main rd Very prominent 2)People Pk Cplx #01, 452sf
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    • 377 12 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 CITY SQ MALL, MRT.334, 600, 1200, 1530, 1650 (F&B) sf. Paya Lebar Sq 205, 420, 463 sf.Immed.David *****821.com PAYA LEBAR SQUARE. F&B 571 sf #01-71. Corner. Facing MRT. Good frontage/ traffic. Immed. 9785-5879 owner SHOP HOUSE HAJI LANE/ ARAB St #02. 700/ 1455 sf. Dual
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    • 921 12 538 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE 538 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE 538 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE CEA REG. R*****2B CEA REG. R*****9B SHOPHOUSE FOR SALE JAPANESE TRANSLATOR www.meyzer.com 391B Orchard Road #21-06 Ngee Ann City Tower B Singapore *****4 MAX GOH CEO 8488-8840 WAYNE GOH Managing Director 9295-8118 ISHINO MAKOTO Business
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    • 1425 15 THE STRAITS TIMES RECRUIT WEDNESDAY JOBS A RECRUIT SPECIAL I TOLL FREE 1800-289-9988 Heartland awash with launderettes By Cheryl Faith Wee frequents an Ocean Wash outlet in Toa Payoh: “Bed sheets and comforters are troublesome. You have to hang them up, they are slippery and they drip. They get in
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    • 472 16 THE STRAITS TIMES RECRUIT WEDNESDAY JOBS A RECRUIT SPECIAL I TOLL FREE 1800-289-9988 Sales 730 Sales 730 Interior Sales Designer Requirements: Ex Airline crew welcome preferred Singaporean only No experience required, training will be provided Outgoing personality Basic salary commission Please call9450 7363for an interview 14 Arumugam Road, #01-03, Lion
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    • 355 16 Sales 730 SALES EXECUTIVE Sales experience in FMCG is preferred Self-motivated, independent hardworking Handle Chinese English speaking customers Call 6288 9979 Email: annayu@ augmentmarketing.com MAID AGENCY SALES Exec. Work in Jurong/ Hougang/ Katong/ Bukit Timah. 6-day work. Able to work on weekend. Mon-Fri 10am to 8pm; Sat Sun 10am-6pm. Call:
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    • 294 16 Retail Sales 731 CRYSTAL OPTICS Requires 1) OPTOMETRIST 2) OPTICIAN Must be certified by OOB Please call 9635 9128 MAID AGENCY SALES Exec. Work in Jurong/ Hougang/ Katong/ Bukit Timah. 6-day wk. Able to work on weekend. Mon-Fri 10am to 8pm; Sat Sun 10am-6pm. Call *****444 Interview: Blk 133, Jurong
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    • 336 16 Customer Service 736 Changi Airport Boarding Room requires Male/ Female Service Crew Attendant PC literate. Bilingual High starting pay 8189-5864 9329-0816 6214-8832 9857-5878 Beauty School seeks ADMIN ASSISTANTS CUSTOMER CARE EXECUTIVES Experience in Service Sales ITE Grads preferred Able to start immediately Friendly Energetic Email resumes to: Cosmoprof Academy 1
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    • 540 16 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 BECOME A ROCK LEGEND AT HARD ROCK CAFE SINGAPORE WE ARE HIRING FULL-TIME! Servers Hosts Hostess We rock you and you rock the guests. So, if you are ready to change your life but not your values, rock this way! Requirements: Age
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    • 348 16 Hair/ Beauty 745 ESTABLISHED NAIL SPA requires Manicurist, High basic +Commission+Incentives, AMK/ Tampines/ Marina Bay /Bedok, Call/SMS 8121-3316 JERIC SALON REQUIRED Full/part-time Hair Stylist (Bugis Junction/ 112 Katong Shampoo Asst. *****151 Fitness/Spa 746 SPORTS COACHES required for schools. Sports background. Please indicate sports specialised in, such as basketball, tennis, netball
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    • 335 17 THE STRAITS TIMES RECRUIT WEDNESDAY JOBS A RECRUIT SPECIAL I TOLL FREE 1800-289-9988 Administrative/ Clerical 748 Admin/Accounts Asst. Ability to converse with Mandarin speaking customers Some experience preferred Start immediately Fax/ Email resume to: *****585/ Email: dickson@dicksonproperty.com.sg Company Expanding. Various positions available. 1. RECEPTIONIST 2. ADMINISTRATIVE 3. SECRETARY 4. SALES
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    • 378 17 748 Administrative/ Clerical MMED ADMIN $1.5K at Upp Paya Lebar. 8.30am to 4.30pm, 5days. Use Excel for Drawings Charts. Independent. Email CV to job@yargay.com.sg I COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE Tanglin Road requires Front Desk Receptionist. Email to: d a v i d t i o _o s t e o hotmail.com ADMIN.
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