The Straits Times, 17 December 2015

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY DECEMBER 17,2015 SINCE1845 96 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS 90CENTS To subscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 032/02/2015
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  • Article
    Lock icon Milestone for S’pore as six satellites launch into orbit
    494 1  -  Republic’s first commercial earth observation satellite among six sent into space from India Jermyn Chow Defence Correspondent andNirmalaGanapathy Nirmala Ganapathy In New Delhi jermync@sph.com.sg gnirmala@sph.com.sg While Singaporeans got ready to settle down for the night, in India, a milestone was crossed.
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    Lock icon Cool birthday treat for Inuka
    88 1 The Singapore Zoo’s only polar bear, Inuka, preparing to eat a watermelon husk filled with fruits the highlight of its icy birthday treat yesterday. The treat, made of ice blocks, whipped cream and fruits, marks its 25th birthday on Dec 26. To kick off a
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    Lock icon Fake CPF website removed; alert over more bogus sites
    454 1  -  Danson Cheong dansonc@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Lester Hio The fake Central Provident Fund website that surfaced amid ongoing service issues with the genuine CPF Web portal has been taken down. The Cyber Security Agency (CSA) acted to have it as well
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      104 1 Community Rising demand for doggie daycare B8&9 Sport Roger Federer on his art and artistry C13 Life Look good for festive parties without the hassle D8&9 Top of the NewsRise in elderly suicide rateA4 •World‘China creating military zones in South China Sea’A10 SEE HOME B5 i Treat your taste buds
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      15 1 Home Case wants laundry shops to clean up act B1 8 "8 87 18 1"*****7
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s News
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        Lock icon Big boost for space ambitions
        55 2 TOPOFTHE NEWS Singapore made history last night, sending into space six home-grown satellites to take it closer to fulfilling its space ambitions. Launched from Andhra Pradesh in India,thesatellites–aresultof collaboration between industry andacademia–willorbitspacefor the next six months to five years, for uses from scientific research to
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        Lock icon Seniors’ suicide rate rising
        52 2 TOPOFTHE NEWS A rising number of over-60s have been taking their own lives here. Suicide prevention agency Samaritans of Singapore fears elderly people are losing a sense of purpose, and those that call its hotline often express concerns about ill health, financial and relationship issues and
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        Lock icon US admiral criticises China
        58 2 WORLD A senior United States naval commander, Admiral Scott H. Swift (above), has accused China of creating “so-called military zones” close to artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea, countering an assertion by Chinese President Xi Jinping that Beijing did not intend to
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        Lock icon Poly students’ security innovations win awards at contest
        78 2 HOME A spiked roadblock that can stop getaway cars, a remote-controlled car that can help Customs officials check for contraband and a robotic fireman have won prizes at a competition organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The winners, all students from
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        Lock icon ‘Najib didn’t address issues’
        45 2 WORLD Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad says he was “very disappointed” with Umno president and Prime Minister Najib Razak’s speech at the close of the five-day Umno general assembly, asserting that it did not address issues worrying the public. A14
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        Lock icon Wildlife trafficking and terror
        43 2 OPINION Wildlife trafficking generates billions of dollars each year for syndicates and is linked to other forms of serious crime, including the drug trade and terrorism. Singapore must help stop such trade in its tracks, writes Audrey Tan. A24
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        Lock icon Spotlight on laundromats
        45 2 HOME The consumerwatchdoghas placed the laundry sector under the spotlight after many complaints, mainly about laundromats refusing to pay compensation for lost and damaged garments. Investigations have found that many outlets do not explain their terms and conditions clearly to customers. B1
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        Lock icon SGX cancels ‘error trades’
        33 2 BUSINESS Trades involving some 52.3 million shares of Singapore Exchange-listed New Silkroutes Group have been cancelled, a result of confusion over the share price after a recent consolidation ofthefirm’sshares.C1
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        Lock icon Star boost for S’pore Open
        52 2 SPORT The SMBC Singapore Open got a boostyesterday when two former Major champions confirmed their participation for the Jan 28-31 tournament. Northern Irishman Darren Clarke and South Korean Yang Yong Eun will add star power to the field, already headlined by world No. 1 Jordan
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        Lock icon Madonna’s Singapore gig on?
        56 2 LIFE Local Madonna fans are all abuzz, thinking that they can buy tickets today, to her first concert here on Feb 28. After all, it says as much on her website, www.madonna.com/ tour. But IMC Live, the concert promoter in talks to bring her show here,
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        Lock icon Celebs out in full Force
        66 2 LIFE At the Los Angeles world premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, there were many A-listers in attendance, but security was unusually heightened. Even stars such as Modern Family actress Sofia Vergara (above with husband, actor Joe Manganiello), who wore her hair in Princess
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    • What’s Next
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        Lock icon Scuba-diving Santa Claus
        56 2 A scuba-diving Santa Claus will feed sharks and stingrays at Underwater World Singapore to entertain a group of seniors from Thye Hua Kwan Seniors Activity Centre today, ahead of Christmas. They will also receive gifts from him and get to take photos with him and the marine
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        Lock icon Non-oil exports data out today
        51 2 Trade promotion agency International Enterprise Singapore will release last month’s non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) figure early today. It had dipped 0.5 per cent in October from a year ago. Analysts will be monitoring the electronic Nodx numbers as this was partly behind the drop in
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        Lock icon Putin’s annual news conference
        72 2 Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his annual news conference today, when almost 1,400 accredited local and foreign journalists will get a chance to ask him questions about everything from geopolitics to his personal life. Apart from answering questions on security and terrorism, he will probably also
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      Lock icon Nip dengue’s rise in the bud
      307 2  -  WhyItMatters Salma Khalik Senior Health Correspondent salma@sph.com.sg facebook.com/ST.Salma Dengue numbers have been relatively low this year, with between 100 and 300 new cases a week. This is nowhere near the 700-plus new weekly infections seen at times in 2013 and last year. But this
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • Straits Times Digital
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        Lock icon Trending, tweeting, posting: Take Net test
        30 3 QUIZ Whatset Facebook,Twitter, YouTube and Google abuzz in 2015 in Singapore? See how wellyou know what ruled on the Internet with this quiz. http://str.sg/Zzv2
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        Lock icon When billionaires go shopping
        30 3 WEB SPECIAL Five of Asia’s billionaires have been on a spending spree this year. From mansions to Monets, we lookat whatthe super rich splurged on. http://str.sg/Zztq
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        Lock icon In the mood for roast goose
        35 3 WEB SPECIAL With news that Yung Kee Restaurant might be closing, we look at other roast goose eateries worth a visit next time you are in Hong Kong. http://str.sg/Zz9J
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      Lock icon Baby Jeslyn’s condition ‘stable’ but parents worry about costs
      594 3  -  Her storeman father is the sole breadwinner and baby may need to stay in hospital for a longer time Yuen Sin yuensin@sph.com.sg An Indonesian couple went through an emotional roller coaster two weeks ago as they watched their baby girl fight
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      Lock icon More seniors in S’pore taking own lives
      836 4  -  Nearly 60% jump from figure in 2000; social isolation and physical and mental ill health may be contributing factors Janice Tai jantai@sph.com.sg The golden years are losing their lustre for a rising number of the elderly here, with more taking their lives in
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      Lock icon His world collapsed when he couldn’t walk
      459 4  -  Janice Tai For 30 years, Mr Ho Soon Chye was fine living on his own. But his world collapsed three years ago when his arthritic knees gave way. He had to use a wheelchair and did away with his usual daily walks to
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      Lock icon Business sentiment in big Asian firms at 4-year low: Survey
      585 4 REUTERS SINGAPORE Sentiment in some of Asia’s biggest firms deteriorated again in the fourth quarter, falling to a four-year low under the weight of concerns about slowing growth in China, the region’s biggest economy, a Thomson Reuters/Insead survey showed. The
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      Lock icon Pandas pander to passion too
      322 4 REUTERS WASHINGTON In pandas as in people, it appears that passion prevails. Scientists studying captive breeding of the endangered bam-boo-eating bears said pandas are far more likely to mate successfully and produce cubs when they show, through a complex series of behaviours, a preference for
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      Lock icon Xi urges global efforts to fight cybercrime, Internet terrorism
      682 6  -  He also lays out vision on cyberspace governance, in which ‘Internet sovereignty’ is a central concept Kor Kian Beng China Bureau Chief In Beijing kianbeng@sph.com.sg Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a global treaty on fighting Internet terrorism, amid the
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      Lock icon It’s one last photo of the ‘Punggol Lone Tree’
      412 6  -  Yuen Sin yuensin@sph.com.sg Sitting atop a small hill in Punggol was a lone tree that graced many an Instagram photo, often silhouetted against the backdrop of a pastelhued dawn or flaming sunset. Yesterday, a small crowd gathered at Punggol Waterway Park
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      Lock icon Jack Ma vows to preserve SCMP’s independence
      307 6 WUZHEN (China) Chinese e-commerce tycoon Jack Ma yesterday said his company, Alibaba, would preserve the independence of the South China Morning Post (SCMP), amid criticism of its purchase of Hong Kong’s premier English daily. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) quoted him as saying
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      Lock icon Millionaire cleared of rape:‘I fell on her by accident’
      379 6 LONDON A Saudi millionaire was cleared of raping a teenager after telling the court he might have accidentally penetrated the 18-year-old when he tripped and fell, the British media reported yesterday. Property developer Ehsan Abdulaziz, 46, was accused of forcing himself
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      Lock icon Jeb Bush trumps the Donald as GOP hopefuls debate security
      885 8  -  Issue plays to strengths of establishment candidates, but analysts expect Trump to maintain lead in polls Jeremy Au Yong US Bureau Chief In Washington jeremyau@sph.com.sg Celebrity billionaire Donald Trump came under fire for his controversial proposal to ban Muslims from
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      Lock icon Clinton urges tech firms to fight terror
      427 8 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON United States Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has accelerated her call for technology companies to cooperate with the government and develop a “unified national strategy in cyberspace” to stop the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from using
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      Lock icon ISIS eyes oil assets beyond Syria: US
      418 8 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is looking at potentially vulnerable oil assets in Libya and elsewhere outside its Syrian stronghold, where the militant group controls about roughly 80 per cent of the oil and gas fields,
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      Lock icon ‘There’s no evil in my wife’s heart’
      902 9  -  Businessman says his wife was anorexic and did not intend to harm their helper Maid starvation case Amir Hussain amirh@sph.com.sg A businessman yesterday denied he and his wife starved their former maid, tearfully telling a court that his wife was not “evil” or
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon US admiral warns of risk of arms race in S. China Sea
      677 10 China’s ‘military zones’ eroding freedom of movement, forcing countries to beef up navies, he says Tensions in disputed waterway NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING A senior American naval commander has implicitly accused China of creating “so-called military zones” close
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      Lock icon Chinese fishermen destroying coral reefs, says BBC
      439 10 MANILA Chinese fishermen are destroying large areas of reefs near a group of Philippine-controlled atolls in the Spratly Islands, and there is not much that can be done to stop them, the BBC has reported. “It goes on day and night, month after
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      Lock icon Australian plane ‘near disputed islands on patrol’
      305 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY An Australian military surveillance plane flew near disputed areas of the South China Sea, it was revealed yesterday, with the crew heard warning China’s navy that it was on a freedom of navigation mission. “A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Don’t politicise Taiwan investment: China
        472 11 Unigroup’s plans are purely commercial, it says, and will benefit Taiwan, not threaten it REUTERS XINHUA BEIJING Plans by Chinese statebacked Tsinghua Unigroup to invest US$2.6 billion (S$3.7 billion) in Taiwan should not be politicised, China’s government has said, after the front runner in the
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        Lock icon Preparing for the end is a thriving $23b business in Japan
        429 12 BLOOMBERG TOKYO Mr Akira Okomoto sat up and climbed out of a coffin. “It was very relaxing,” he proclaimed, as his 27-year-old daughter Miwa then trepidatiously took her turn lying down for five minutes in the dark enclosure that
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        Lock icon Japan upholds law on same surname for spouses
        351 12 Ruling likely to satisfy conservatives, but it is a defeat for activists who call statute sexist AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS TOKYO Japan’s Supreme Court has upheld a law that married couples must have a common surname, a defeat for campaigners who have blasted
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        Lock icon Yung Kee’s goose looks to be cooked
        278 12 HONG KONG Iconic roast goose restaurant Yung Kee looks set to be liquidated after Hong Kong’s highest court rejected an application yesterday to extend a deadline. The liquidation deadline was set by the Court of Final Appeal last month to resolve a long-running
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        Lock icon Curbs imposed on diesel vehicles in India’s capital
        452 13 Measuresincludetemporary ban on new SUVs, luxury vehicles AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG NEW DELHI India’s top court yesterday imposed a temporary ban on new diesel-guzzling sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and other luxury cars in New Delhi. The Supreme Court also barred diesel trucks older
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        Lock icon Bromo erupts in Indonesia
        49 14 An officer from the observation post near Indonesia’s Mount Bromo taking a reading of the physical size of the volcano during an eruption in Probolinggo, East Java, yesterday. Mount Bromo is one of the most popular tourist attractions in its region. PHOTO: REUTERS PHOTO: REUTERS
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        Lock icon Najib fails to address key issues: Mahathir
        527 14 Umno assembly speech disappoints as PM did not touch on IMDB or economy, he claims KUALA LUMPUR Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said he was “very disappointed” with the speech made by Umno president Najib Razak last Saturday, as it did not
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        Lock icon House Speaker quits amid Freeport scandal
        594 18  -  He resigns just after majority of ethics council voted against him Francis Chan Indonesia Bureau Chief Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta tkchan@sph.com.sg wahyudis@sph.com.sg Indonesia’s embattled Speaker Setya Novanto (left) yesterday resigned from his post as leader of the country’s House of Representatives, amid
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        Lock icon Top Buddhist leader in Thailand cremated
        191 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK Thailand cremated the kingdom’s top Buddhist leader yesterday, more than two years after he died, in an elaborate ceremony attended by the Crown Prince. The funeral pyre was lit by Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, 63, who rarely makes public appearances, but has
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        Lock icon Thailand, US resume high-level talks
        541 18  -  Tan Hui Yee Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok tanhy@sph.com.sg Thailand and the United States resumed a high-level dialogue for the first time in three years yesterday as both sides sought to mend a relationship strained by the Thai military coup last year. At a press conference
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      • Asia Briefs
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          Lock icon Pakistan marks one year since school massacre
          79 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PESHAWAR Pakistani students yesterday marked the first anniversary of a Taleban school massacre that left 151 people dead, bearing images of their classmates and teachers slain in the incident which shocked a country. Parents of the 134 children killedwere greeted by
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          Lock icon Philippine court puts off ruling on US military pact
          84 18 REUTERS MANILA The Philippine Supreme Court yesterday put off for a second time a decision on the legality of a new security agreement with the United States, raising fresh doubt about a deal that would give the US access to its
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          Lock icon North Korea jails Canadian pastor for life
          71 18 REUTERS SEOUL North Korea’s highest court has sentenced a South Korea-born Canadian pastor to hard labour for life for subversion, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. HyeonSoo Lim, the head pastor of a church that is one of Canada’s largest, has been held by
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        Lock icon Indian artist’s murder: 3 more held
        298 18 MUMBAI Indian police have arrested three more people in connection with the murder of renowned artist Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer. They were arrested hours after one of the main suspects, Mr Shivkumar Rajbhar, was nabbed by the Mumbai police in a joint operation
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      Lock icon A tale of two cities–and a similar terror threat
      585 19 Los Angeles defends sudden school closure; New York City cautions against overreaction NEW YORK TIMES LOS ANGELES Schools in Los Angeles reopened yesterday after the authorities determined that an e-mailed threat prompting the shutdown of the second-largest school district in the
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      Lock icon French far-right leader acquitted of inciting hatred
      381 19 NEW YORK TIMES PARIS A French court has acquitted far-right leader Marine Le Pen of charges that she incited religious hatred against Muslims with comments made in 2010. Ms Le Pen, now the president of the National Front (FN), was on trial for
      NEW YORK TIMES  -  381 words
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      Lock icon Carter in Iraq to seek ways to step up fight against ISIS
      555 20 Defence chief will meet American commanders there, discuss offer of assistance with Iraqi officials REUTERS BAGHDAD United States Defence Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Baghdad yesterday to discuss with Iraqi officials Washington’s offer of attack helicopters and advisers
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      Lock icon Meet Tristan, aged about 70 million
      67 20 The skull of a Tyrannosaurus rex has gone on display at the Natural History Museum in Berlin, Germany. The fossil, which is about 70 million years old, was found in the US state of Montana in 2012. This is the first public exhibition of
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      Lock icon Visa-waiver changes part of US spending Bill
      365 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The US Congress has struck a huge spending deal, including a measure that will tighten the Visa Waiver Programme (VWP) by excluding certain travellers deemed to be a risk. Republican and Democratic negotiators included the measure in a catch-all spending
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    • World Briefs
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        Lock icon Two suspects linked to Paris attacks arrested
        58 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE VIENNA Austrian police have arrested two people with suspected links to the Paris attacks. The Kronen-Zeitung daily reported that two French citizens posing as refugees entered Austria in October, together with members of a terrorist cell who carried out the Nov
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        Lock icon First woman to lead West Point cadets
        55 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The Pentagon has, for the first time, appointed a woman to oversee cadets at the prestigious US Military Academy at West Point. Brigadier-General Diana Holland, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, will assume her position as the
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        Lock icon Big companies asked to help Great Barrier Reef
        69 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CANBERRA The Australian government has put out a call for wealthy Australian companies to “sponsor” the Great Barrier Reef, as part of a new programme to boost the world-class attraction’s health. The government will offer sponsorshipplans–rangingfrom US$1 million (S$1.4 million)
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        Lock icon Jailed blogger given human rights award
        83 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE STRASBOURG (France) Ms Ensaf Haidar, the wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, yesterday accepted the European Parliament’s prestigious Sakharov human rights prize on his behalf. She urged Arab countries to reject theocratic diktats and tolerate differing views. Badawi, 31, was arrested
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      Lock icon Gunmen kidnap 26 Qataris in Iraq
      271 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BAGHDAD Gunmen kidnapped 26 members of a Qatari hunting party in southern Iraq, officials have said, the second high-profile seizure of foreign nationals in the country in three months. “An armed group driving dozens of pick-up trucks kidnapped at least 26
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      Lock icon Tornado wreaks havoc in Sydney
      408 22 Winds and hail leave trail of destruction; homes left without power; flights diverted REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY An unusual tornado hit Sydney yesterday with winds above 200kmh and cricket ballsized hail, bringing down trees and power lines, tearing off roofs, overturning vehicles and causing flash
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      Lock icon What Britain wants may be too much for EU to stomach
      727 23  -  PM Cameron unlikely to have his cake and eat it too at union’s last summit of the year Jonathan Eyal Europe Correspondent In London Jonathan.eyal@gmail.com European Union leaders gathering tonight in Brussels for their last summit of the year
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      Lock icon Putting birds to flight
      74 23 An expert from Dutch Clear Flight Solutions company with a falcon-shaped drone at the Debrecen International Airport, 226km east of Budapest in Hungary, on Tuesday. The XANGA Group, which operates the airport, put two kinds of drones to test, to examine how effective they may be
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      429 24 The Straits Times says IfthemoodatLeBourget,Paris,wheretheclimatechangedealwassealedlastweekend,wascelebra-tory,itwasunderstandable.Thedealisabigstepforwardfor humankind and wellworth celebrating. It is the first time a universal agreement on curbing carbon emissions to slow down global warminghasbeenreached.Thejourneyrequired malfailurein2009inCopenhagentoreachasimilar pact. It also came at a crucial juncture, as the earth is experiencing what is likely to
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      1377 24  -  It is linked to other forms of serious crime, including the drug trade and even terrorism HomeFront Audrey Tan audreyt@sph.com.sg What does the illegal wildlife trade mean to you? It is cruel and unethical, most people would say. But is it an issue that
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      1000 25  -  Li Xueying Hong Kong Correspondent xueying@sph.com.sg The story of Ali Baba is well known. The Arabian fable tells of a woodcutter who discovers the password, “open sesame”, to a treasure cave containing the loot of a band of thieves. They plot to kill him
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      921 25  -  Robert J. Shiller The writer, a 2013 Nobel laureate in economics, is professor of economics at Yale University. His latest book, co-authored with George Akerlof, is Phishing For Phools:The Economics Of Manipulation And Deception. PROJECT SYNDICATE NEW HAVEN If one were seeking a perfect example of why
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      753 25  -  Adam Minter BLOOMBERG VIEW Late last Friday night, Alibaba’s Mr JackMa joined Amazon’s Mr Jeff Bezos as the latest tech billionaire to acquire his own newspaper, by purchasing Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post (SCMP) for US$266 million (S$374 million). The
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      1194 26  -  S.E.A.View Rob Edens For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is a London-based researchercurrently working on Asean dynamics. Inanymajorcontest–whetherof ideological, military or economic focus–therewillalwaysbearenas where that contest is most fiercely fought. Usually these are the constants across which the geographical and political
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      667 26  -  Agarwal Sumit, Sing Tien Too For The Straits Times AgarwalSumitisthe Low TuckKwong professor and vice-dean (research)atthe National University ofSingapore Business School. Sing Tien Foo is the Dean’s Chair associate professorand deputy director atthe NUS Institute of Real Estate Studies. Singapore parents will go to
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      392 28  -  Joanna Chan Shi-En (Dr) With International Migrants Day being commemorated tomorrow, I wish to express my concern, as a doctor, with regard to the plight of foreign workers in Singapore who are injured or who fall ill with acute or chronic non-work-related illnesses.
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      222 28  -  Aaron Ang Chin Guan Singapore General Hospital (SGH) is an established and well-trusted hospital, growing from strength to strength over the decades in providing a high standard of healthcare. The hospital can have a good set of best practices and procedures, but lapses
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      178 28  -  Ang Kheng Wee It was reported that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has reviewed its rail disruption counting methodology to omit disruptions due to “external factors” from the overall measurement (“LTA using new way to count train delays”; last Saturday). However, to a commuter,
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      123 28  -  Tammy Boey Sook Yean (Madam) Many people hold the attitude that they are better than maids, yet they hire maids to do the things they are unable to do or do not want to do. Maids look after our aged parents and
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      44 28 1. MR ONG HWEE ENG: Let residents book time slots to see MP. 2. MSADACHANSIEW FOEN: Ensure responsible maid employers are not penalised. 3. MR JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG: Make merry, but take care. 4. MRLIMSOONTECK: Inefficiency, delays atTuas Checkpoint. MORELETTERSON www.straitstimes.com
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      474 28  -  Climate change pact Francis Cheng Renewable energy can never and will not replace oil, coal and gas entirely (“Historic deal may signal end of fossil fuel era”; Monday). Renewable energy is totally dependent on the fossil fuel-based economy. Coal power is used to
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      221 28  -  Seet Choon Hong As a regular patron at a coffee shop located near my workplace, I have noticed that the shop owner has recently introduced the use of tablets for its drink stall assistants to take and manage customers’ orders. However, this has led
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      322 28  -  Patrick Tan Siong Kuan The state of local football has reached such an appalling state that having the LionsXII booted out of Malaysia may not be a bad thing (“S’pore out of Malaysian league, leaving LionsXII in limbo”; Nov26). However, absorbing the players
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      323 28  -  Muhammad Dzul Azhan Haji Sahban I agree with Mr Yeow Hwee Ming’s suggestion (“Set up online platform for MPs to ‘meet’ residents”; Monday). As a former grassroots leader, I served as one of the Meet-the-People Session (MPS) front-line letter writers who met residents
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      140 29 Soldiers of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) jumping up from the snowy ground as part of their winter training, in minus 26 deg C, at China’s border with Russia in Heihe, Heilongjiang province, on Monday. Every winter, the PLA soldiers are trained in extremely harsh
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      102 29 L Allis 1 n M •Az -A- f\\ SPH Gift of Music wraps up the year with Ding Yi Youth Ensemble, led by conductor Dedric Wong. You will love theif refreshing take on popular Christmas tunes and other original compositions with traditional Chinese instruments. The concert also tures guest vocalist
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      32 29 WEATHER Occasionally windy. Passing showers mainly over northern and western Singapore in the afternoon High 32 deg C Low 24 deg C 24-hr PSI as of 5pm yesterday: 53 to 54 (Moderate)
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      887 1  -  Case says the industry needs a standard set of guidelines to protect customers’ interests Jessica Lim Consumer Correspondent limjess@sph.com.sg Shredded curtains, burn marks on garments and misplaced items are among the woes faced by laundry customers. After receiving 71 complaints since2012–mostlyaboutlaundries refusing to
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      Lock icon Poly students devise ways to keep Home Team safe
      565 2  -  Spiked roadblock, remote-controlled car and robotic fireman stand out in contest Jasmine Osada osadaj@sph.com.sg They may be students, but the six young inventors fromTemasekPolytechnic, who won top prizes in the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Security Awareness For Everyone (Safe) Competition, presented
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      529 3  -  What hospitals need to do is to instil ‘a culture among staff of keeping patients safe’ Hepatitis C outbreak Linette Lai, Tan Weizhen linettel@sph.com.sg wztan@sph.com.sg Singapore already has good infection control measures in place it just needs to make sure that people stick to them,
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      190 3 Train and bus service operating hours will be extended on Christmas Eve, SBS Transit and SMRT announced yesterday. SBS train services on the North-East and Downtown Lines will be extended by about 75 minutes in the early hours of Dec 25. The last-bus
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      448 4  -  Slowdowns at SIA and Tigerair, but new strategies are expected to boost bottom line Karamjit Kaur Aviation Correspondent karam@sph.com.sg It has been a slowyear for the Singapore Airlines (SIA) group. Since April, when the group consolidated operating numbers for all four passenger arms SIA,
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      Lock icon Former engineer charged with receiving kickbacks
      256 4  -  Elena Chong A former facilities engineer at the Institute of Microelectronics (IME) was charged yesterday with receiving more than $200,000 in kickbacks from three businessmen. Yu Jiarong, 37, is accused of 17 counts of corruptly obtaining a total of $195,430 from Mr Ang Yew
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      419 5  -  Melissa Lin mellinjm@sph.com.sg The Singapore Zoo’s polar bear Inuka turns 25 on Dec 26, and to kick off a 10-day celebration, a photo exhibition about polar bears’ arctic habitat was launched yesterday. The exhibition, called Our Arctic Future, highlights the threat that climate change
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      Lock icon Woman jailed five years for stabbing man
      437 5  -  She felt he had bad-mouthed her and a friend; criminal record shows history of violence Elena Chong Court Correspondent elena@sph.com.sg Upset with an acquaintance who she felt had bad-mouthed her and her friend, a 43-year-old woman went to his home and stabbed him
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      510 6  -  Rate of berthing fees for visiting vessels should be based on length of vessel, not berth, says judge K.C. Vijayan Senior Law Correspondent vijayan@sph.com.sg In April last year, a 58ft-long commercial vessel sailed into the marina at the Republic of Singapore
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      Lock icon Jail for cabby who filmed upskirt video of passenger
      286 6  -  Elena Chong elena@sph.com.sg A taxi driver who took an upskirt video of a passenger after she fell asleep in the back of his cab was sentenced to four months’jail yesterday. Tan Swee Pheng, 60, admitted filming the woman with his mobile
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      Lock icon Hilton main entrance boarded up after scare
      203 6 The main entrance to the Hilton Singapore has been completely boarded up after the ceiling of the hotel’s driveway collapsed on Sunday afternoon. The ceiling made of plasterboard with an aluminium frame fell on two vehicles, and four people were taken to hospital.
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      111 6 Senior physiotherapist Gladwin Prabhu, 39, helping along client Chang Phan Yong, 41, who is strapped into a newly installed ceiling hoist at The Salvation Army’s Peacehaven Nursing Home, yesterday. Funds for the $10,000 hoist were donated by Nippon Paint Singapore as part of
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      19 4 GDP forecast Uniquely Singapore-style A BT poll of economists sees economic growth next year as buay pai Today in
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      756 10  -  Residents in Upper Bukit Timah area help the needy among them Pearl Lee leepearl@sph.com.sg A group of Fuyong estate residents got together six years ago to try to secure a longer lease for the neighbourhood they love. The lease for the estate, which is
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      757 7  -  She gave up job, survives on one meal a day and gets by on donations to care for 150 cats Seow Bei Yi byseow@sph.com.sg For months on end, Ms Lily Low went without food for two days at a time just to make sure that
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      532 1  -  Over 52m shares mistakenly matched to wrong price due to confusion over firm’s recent share consolidation Grace Leong gleong@sph.com.sg The Singapore Exchange (SGX) cancelled 91 “error trades” involving 52.3 million shares of New Silkroutes Group stemming from confusion over the recent consolidation
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      543 2  -  Central Boulevard white site sits in heart of new growth area Joyce Lim joycel@sph.com.sg The sales conditions for a white site at Central Boulevard in Marina Bay were released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) yesterday. The 1.1 ha plot must have at least
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      Lock icon Julius Baer to buy Commerzbank’s private bank in Luxembourg
      311 2 BLOOMBERG LONDON Julius Baer Group has agreed to buy Commerzbank’s private bank in Luxembourg, adding about €3 billion (S$4.6 billion) in assets under management. The Swiss wealth manager will pay about €68 million, assuming that €25 million of regulatory capital is
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      307 2  -  Marissa Lee marilee@sph.com.sg Widespread corruption and gaping income disparities across nations could potentially sabotage economic integration in South-east Asia, the Chartered Accountants Worldwide warned yesterday. Political challenges created by China’s territorial ambitions in the South China Sea could also hobble the formation
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      335 2  -  Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg British insurer Aviva has set up a facility to explore ways in which technology can produce new insurance ideas and services for consumers. The Digital Garage, located in Armenian Street, opened yesterday. It has a team of about 100 people,
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      297 2 BLOOMBERG MUMBAI DBS Group Holdings, South-east Asia’s largest bank, and IDFC Bank are among suitors preparing final bids for Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group’s Indian onshore assets, people familiar with the matter said. The banks plan to submit offers by this week’s
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      615 3  -  Firms here divided on rule but say it should be tweaked to suit business climate Chong Koh Ping kohping@sph.com.sg Britain quietly scrapped quarterly reporting last month but some industry watchers here want to keep the rule but modify it to better reflect the
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      662 3 BLOOMBERG Noble Group’s need for cash is trumping any hope that food trading would become a bigger contributor to profit. Asia’s largest commodity trader said it is in advanced talks to sell the rest of its agriculture unit as it seeks to bolster
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      284 3 MUMBAI Temasek-backed Fullerton India, a non-banking financial company, will inject 1.5 billion rupees (S$32 million) as equity capital in its new housing finance subsidiary. Fullerton India Home Finance Company will initially focus on giving loans to the tune of two million
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      420 3  -  Jeremy Koh jkoh@sph.com.sg Premiums for the commercial and speciality insurance sector here have come down in the past couple of years, yet small- and medi-um-sized enterprises (SMEs) remain under-insured, according to an industry executive yesterday. Mr Karl Hamann, chief executive officer of QBE Insurance
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        141 4 Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has invested in local start-up Perx, a customer engagement and loyalty platform provider. Thefunds–theamountwasnot disclosed but is in the seven-figure range–willbeusedtoexpand Perx’s business. Other investors include local venture capital firm Golden Gate Ventures, and Perx chief executive Anna Gong
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        143 4 United States start-up Welltok has raised US$45 million (S$64 million) from EDBI, the venture arm of the Economic Development Board, US venture firm Bessemer Venture Partners and other investors. The funds will be used for international expansion, said a statement from EDBI. Founded
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        117 4  -  Grace Chng If you have children who are afraid of needles, try Rabbit Ray. The website, which is a product of social enterprise start-up JoyTingle, teaches kids from ages four to eight years about various medical procedures, including intravenous drip and vaccinations. The
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      608 4  -  It helps firms manage computing resources more efficiently Technology Grace Chng Senior Correspondent chngkeg@sph.com.sg The newly fledged firm HP Enterprise Singapore is expecting a stronger revenue performance next year because of a unique technology platform announced earlier this month. HPE Synergy, as it is
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      42 6 1 Askedfortheirviewsonwhat willhappenonFedDay,theday theUSFederalReservedecides oninterestrates,onlythreeof the105economistsand analystsinaBloombergsurvey thoughttheFedwouldnotraise rates. 2 Thegreenbacktradedat aroundone-weekhighsagainst abasketofmajorcurrencies yesterday,withmoveslimited inthecountdowntoan expectedhikeinUSinterest rates,reportedReuters. 3 TheSGX’ssevenindustrial Reitshaveacombinedmarket capitalisationof$13.4billion. Theyaveragedyear-to-date returnsof-7.2percent,and +6.7percentoverthreeyears. 4 AttilanGroup,formerly AsiasonsCapital,is diversifyingintoearly childhoodeducation.Itis buying70percentofHOL International,whichoperates infantcareandchildcare centres. 5 SwiberunitACSMarine Offshorehaspumpedinan additional€1.99million (S$3.06million)intoits wholly-ownedsubsidiary MeadseaServices.
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      371 7  -  New firm will distribute and offer after-sales service of Japanese maker’s cars in Myanmar Ann Williams ann@sph.com.sg Mainboard-listed Yoma Strategic Holdings has entered into a 50-50 joint venture with Mitsubishi Corp to distribute Japanese cars in Myanmar, it said yesterday. The joint venture
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        138 7 The proposed conversion of Fortune Reit’s listing on the Singapore bourse from a primary to a secondary one will not affect the trading of its units, the Securities Investors Association of Singapore (SIAS) said in a statement yesterday. In response to queries from minority shareholders, SIAS president David
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        114 7 Property group Roxy-Pacific Holdings entered a sale and purchase agreement yesterday to buy a Sydney development through its Australian unit, Roxy-Pacific Potts Point. The 930 sq m property at 37-41 Bayswater Road, Potts Point, will be bought at A$27.5 million (S$27.9 million). The acquisition will be financed by internal
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        125 7 Genting Hong Kong plans to sell a 2.3 per cent stake in Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings (NCLH) for about US$148.25 million (S$209 million). The sale will result in a gain of US$14.5 million for the leisure and gaming company, with proceeds to be used for working capital
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      787 15 Attack-minded Spaniard could be short-term replacement if Mourinho gets axed THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Juande Ramos is the shock candidate being considered as a potential caretaker manager by Chelsea, should they decide to sack Jose Mourinho before the end of the season. The club’s executives were
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      943 15  -  Commentary Daniel Taylor THE GUARDIAN Inside the entrance to Chelsea’s training ground there is a framed photograph, going back to the evening of May 19,2012, ofthe G8 summit at Camp David as the world’s leaders interrupted their talks on
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      191 15 THE GUARDIAN MUNICH Pep Guardiola has confirmed he will make a decision over his future with Bayern Munich in the next week. The Spaniard, who is in the final year of his contract with the German champions, has been linked with a move to
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      469 9  -  Pair of Major champions bring extra competitive edge to event that boasts world No. 1 Spieth Chua Siang Yee siangyee@sph.com.sg The SMBC Singapore Open received a boost yesterday when two former Major champions confirmed their participation for the Jan 28-31 tournament. Northern Irishman Darren Clarke,
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      327 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG The Asian Tour announced a major shake-up of its board of directors yesterday, after the resignation of its chief executive officer, following deep divisions over a proposed tie-up with Europe’s golfbody. Former European Tour chief executive Ken Schofield was among those
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      592 10  -  Coach says consistency is also a factor as they look to battle Botswana again for the bronze Vanessa Kang vankang@sph.com.sg Singapore’s netballers got an early “preview” of what to expect in Saturday’s play-off for third as the Republic lost 38-46 to Botswana in the Mission
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      543 10  -  May Chen maychen@sph.com.sg In five decades, Singapore’s sailors havegonefrombeingmocked–for wearing shower caps at regattas in a bid to stay warm to having the last laugh after being crowned world champions many times over. That success was visible last night, when a trophy was the
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      87 10 Ahmad Zuhri Idris of Singapore (left) stopping a Chinese Taipei attacker as the Republic lost 16-21 on the second day of the Asian Rugby Under-19 Championship. The hosts saw some chances in the last 10 minutes wasted as they suffered their second defeat of the
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      140 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Teenager Max Verstappen may have been racing his debut Formula One season this year but the Dutchman came out on top in the ingstakes,F1tyremanufacturer Pirelli revealed. The 18-year-old managed 49 successful overtaking manoeuvres during the season to edge out his Toro
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      296 10 REUTERS LONDON Mercedes have no reason to suspect that any confidential engine data downloaded by a departing employee has fallen into Ferrari’s hands, the Formula One world champions said on Tuesday. The team, who are taking legal action against engineer Ben Hoyle,
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        140 10 REUTERS AMSTERDAM Twente Enschede have been banned from European competition for three seasons and fined €45,250 (S$69,730) after being found guilty of contravening conditions of their operating licence, the Dutch football association (KNVB) said on Tuesday. The Dutch league side had faced the prospect
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        53 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Valencia goalkeeper Mat Ryan has capped a stellar season by being voted Player of the Year by his fellow professionals in Australia. The 23-year-old beat fellow Aussies, including Tim Cahill, to be named Professional Footballers Australia Footballer of the
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        65 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Salford City’s FA Cup dream came to an end with a 0-2 extra-time loss to Hartlepool in their second-round replay. Salford, the non-league side co-owned by Singapore billionaire Peter Lim and five former Manchester United greats, lost to a
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      311 12 REUTERS SYDNEY China are on track to return to the top of the medal table at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics next year ahead of the United States and Russia, according to a benchmark study released by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) yesterday.
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      265 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MILAN US Open champion Flavia Pennetta could delay her retirement from tennis by playing at the 2016 Rio Olympics, but says she will not “risk” partnering boyfriend Fabio Fognini in the mixed doubles. She defeated Roberta Vinci earlier this year
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      481 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FRANKFURT The head of German sportswear giant adidas hinted for the first time yesterday at the possibility of cutting links with Fifa in the wake of the corruption allegations dogging the bidding process for the 2006 World Cup. “If Fifa succeeds in
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      277 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YOKOHAMA Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has refused to apologise for igniting a Twitter row with Real Madrid rivals Alvaro Arbeloa and Sergio Ramos. No stranger to public spats with Real players, Pique incurred the wrath of his Spain team-mates by
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      347 14 REUTERS BERLIN Javier Hernandez has heaped more pressure on Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal by revealing that the Dutchman told him he had a “1 per cent chance” of playing as a striker if he stayed at the English club. The striker was
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        808 2  -  Aldo Bensadoun says his shoe label was built around love of the product being designed Alyssa Woo alywoo@sph.com.sg Canadian shoe brand Aldo has a presence in 95 countries and is known for its trendy yet affordable shoes and accessories. Interesting, then, that its founder built it
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      225 7 344 Toyota For Sale CASETRUST ACCREDITED CO New Shuttle 1.5G. S$106,800 Choice of Color. Immed Reg StarBright Auto *****030 **REPUBLIC AUTO: *****000 Nov ’11 Wish 1.8A. Borneo unit 1 owner. 5 yr agent warranty. 36K km only! Excellent cond. BRAND NEW HARRIER Grand Panoramic roof. Ready Stock Immed regn. Yishun,
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      227 7 344 Toyota For Sale $100,800, AXIO 1.5G, keyless, led headlamp, interest 2.28% G’teed COE $100,800, *****033/ *****786. $137,800 TOYOTA NOAH 2.0X, 2 power doors, 7 seaters, interest 2.28%, g’teed COE $137,800. Tel: *****786. $188,800 VELLFIRE 2.5V, power doors/ tailgate, twin roof, led headlamp, g’teed COE $188,800 Tel *****786 NEW HARRIER
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      254 7 344 Toyota For Sale NEW WISH 1.8X. Smart key. F/accessories. Immed regn. G’teed COE w/o top up. Fr $118,800. Daniel 8481-5408 NEW HARRIER PREMIUM Style Mauve. F/accessories. Immed regn. G’teed COE w/o top up. Fr $152,800 Willie 8328-7223 NEW ALPHARD 2.5 S-A. Full accessories. Immediate regn. G’teed COE w/o top
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      360 7 344 Toyota For Sale NEAR 2008 TOYOTA Altis 1.6A Silver. A1 cond. Low mileage. $32.8K.*****777/*****722 3/07 1 OWNER Axio 1.5A (G model) Parf $8862. Original grey $25,800. *****532 Lim 9/’08 ESTIMA AERAS 2.4A. 7seater 1 owner Accident free Tip-top cond. Call *****808 1/’06 VITZ 1.0 A. 1 owner. Low deposit.
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      1920 8 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 Various Makes
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      240 8 Vans For Sale 391 3 DAYS DELIVERY! Brand New Toyota Van 3.0 Euro 5 Diesel neg. 95% loan. *****717 San Hup Bee #04-20 AML 3 DAYS DELIVERY! Brand New Nissan NV350 Van 5 doors Sell $37,800! Call 9423 7888 San Hup Bee #04-20 AML 03/12 RENAULT KANGOO FOR Sale! Cheapest
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      366 8 Vans For Sale 391 2/2010 FIAT SCUDO 2.0 (M) 1 Owner, Good Cond! 100% Loan High Trade in avail. Call 9799 9597/6555 3300 8/2007 SUZUKI EVERY Auto. with New 5yrs COE Package. 1 yr depreciation $8k+ only. Call *****950/*****300 2010 NISSAN NV200 1.5M Very low mileage, 1 owner 2 digit
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      1371 9 PropertiesCLASSIFICATION GUIDE 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 Estates RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES FOR
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      244 9 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA HOUSES FOR SALE 404 realestategroup Resort Lifestyle SWISS CLUB RD GCB 21,293sf. FH. Exclusive Amazing Architectures, Greenery, Pool, Pk 15+ Cars. George *****303 Visit SRX.com.sg code 8339 SWISS CLUB ROAD. ***** sf Beautiful elevated flat land for rebuild. Panoramic view, quiet, easy access. Priced to sell!! *****025 Newsman
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      495 9 D15 KATONG/JOOCHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 BEST VAL. KATONG 3sty terr 1798/3000sf 5rm (3attach)+1 Lift potential. Paya lebar mrt $2.5m to close. *****345 ts Bring Cheque CHEAPEST 3STY TERR $2.xxM only! Spacious,quality layout Pk 2 cars, nice gdn. One-KM Mall/MRT/Eatery *****345 Serious Seller RARE SALE! SIGLAP S-sty Semi-d
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      127 9 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR SALE 408 Terence Kuek 9487 0718 AH SOO WALK 2-sty F’hold terrace. Can build higher. 4 rooms, 3 bathrooms. Near PLMGS. Exclusive. VTO. Good Buy S/STY TERRACE JLN Kesoma 2814sf. 4bdrms. Good layout NEX shpg mall/ MRT. Below $920psf. FH. 8685-5532 Joe FIRE
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      1353 10 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in November 2015 This week: 1 10 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT Principal Garden 1,293,000
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      61 10 D04 SENTOSA/ TELOK BLANGAH PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 AUCTION 17/12 CARIBBEAN Keppel Bay, 2bdrms, 893sf. Sentosa, Vivocity, Mt Faber, bus, MRT. Must View. Call *****669 D05 PASIR PANJANG/ WEST COAST/ CLEMENTI TOWN PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 TAN CHIN LIAT (JAY) 8100 5248 CLEMENTI 99 YRS. Waterfront Faber. 3/
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      66 10 D05 PASIR PANJANG/ WEST COAST/ CLEMENTITOWN PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 PEPYS HILL CONDO 4bdrm $3.9M 3390 sf. high flr, sea view. Near town. 3 MRT stop to VIvo. Nick Goh 9090-2845 Visit SRX.com.sg code 0769 D07 ROCHOR/ BUGIS/ BEACH RD PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 CITYGATE. LAST 2DK Sea
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      481 11 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 D07 ROCHOR/ BUGIS/ BEACH RD PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 CITYGATE. PENTHSES Only 1 unit facing Sea view. Ample commercial units (retail shop /F&B). Collin Tan *****821 D08
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      324 11 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D14 GEYLANG/ EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 D14
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      40 11 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 OFF EAST COAST Grd flr, 1593sf, FH, 1km to Tao Nan i12 Katong Colliers *****332 EASTVIEW 2-BDRM 883 sf. FH. F/furn. Selling with tenancy. Opp Parkway. Lily 9690 2991
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      293 11 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 realestategroup Serious Seller FREEHOLD, FERNWOOD TOWER Seaview #10 Face SE, 1636 sf 3+1 bdrms. Walk to beach/ Future MRT. Dean 9889 1612 $970PSF! CHELSEA LODGE, Tg Katong, Grd flr, 1302 sf, 3rm, F’hold. Opp. Tg Katong Pri/ shops. Colliers
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      310 12 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419
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      72 12 D22 JURONG/BOONLAY PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 LAKEFRONT RES. 3+STUDY 1216sf. High flr. Corner Good facing bright windy. MRT doorstep. Sole Agt *****167 Visit SRX.com.sg code 2019 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOA CHU KANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 realestategroup Near MRT THE SKYWOODS DAIRY Farm Rd 3/4/PH TOP soon
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      279 12 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOACHUKANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 SUPERB LOCATION YEW MEI GREEN 1410 sf 3+1+1 Reno. High flr. Mins to MRT amenities. Excellent cond. *****115 *****668 Greece REGENT GROVE 3-RM High flr, unblock, no noon sun, bright, windy. MRT/ sch. F/facilities. neg! Benjamin 9028 7070 HILLVIEW REGENCY
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      309 12 BUKITBATOK HDB FOR SALE 428 Don't Miss 329 BT BATOK 3+1 Rm (4S) 904 sqft, High Flr, Original Cond, Bt Gombak MRT, Must sell! Call *****989 Sylvia. 342 BUKIT BATOK St 34, 3’S’ 64sqm reno. Opp St Anthony Master with toilet. Upgrade fees paid. MRT. Lee *****110 3NG BLK 537
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      314 12 BUKITPANJANG HDBFOR SALE 430 **5-RM CORNER PETIR Rd. Spacious 1313 sf. Windy. Serene environment. Vacant. $410K neg. Eric 9818 1929 CENTRAL HDB FOR SALE 432 Clarice Tan SY 9225 2253 LIMITED 5-RM PINNACLE@ DUXTON Spacious city living 107sqm! No West Sun! High flr/ City view!Ask $1.08M Neg Visit SRX.com.sg code
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      25 13 HOUGANG HDB FOR SALE 436 HOUGANG HDB FOR SALE 436 HOUGANG HDB FOR SALE 436 HOUGANG HDB FOR SALE 436 HOUGANG HDB FOR SALE 436
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      137 13 SENGKANG HDB FOR SALE 446 446 SENGKANG HDB FOR SALE 446 SENGKANG HDB FOR SALE JURONGWEST HDBFORSALE 438 RARE! EM BLK 714, 150 sqm Corner unit. High flr. Move-in EM Blk 409, 148 sqm.High flr. All race/PR Janice *****900 KALLANG/ WHAMPOA HDBFOR SALE realestategroup 439 Near MRT 4’A’ BLK 681
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      130 13 PUNGGOL HDBFOR SALE 443 Panoramic View 4-RM BLK 167A Punggol East. high flr. Windy, unblock, reno. 90 sqm. Near shpg mall, MRT. Ronald 9852 9055 5-RM 197B MID-FLR Punggol Field. Bright Squarish, All Races. Sheltered Walkway to Cove LRT. Sky *****899 PN 3’A’ BLK 604C Punggol. 100% reno. Mid flr.
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      168 13 SEMBAWANG HDBFOR SALE 445 4A SEMBAWANG 492. Corner. Super high flr. Unblocked sea view. 9339-3838 Koh, KPN SENGKANG HDBFORSALE 446 Nellie Lim 9625 5518 EA 120B, RIVERVALE Drive. 142 sqm, High flr, Unblocked, Walk to LRT/ Rivervale Mall. The Vales new EC, near MRT/ Mall/ Interchange, 2/3/4 rms NEW! 4’A’
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      541 14 TOA PAYOH HDB FOR SALE 449 TOA PAYOH HDB FOR SALE 449 TOA PAYOH HDB FOR SALE 449 TOA PAYOH HDB FOR SALE 449 TOA PAYOH HDB FOR SALE 449 TAMPINES HDBFOR SALE 448 Ivan Ng 9743 2395 ACTIVE TAMPINES AGENT. 4A Blk 111 St 11. High flr, bright, breezy,
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      125 14 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA HOUSES FOR RENT 454 16A BARKER RD. Prime Chancery area. 2800/ 5100 sf. New,rebuilt, beautiful design. 5 1+ family pool. $18.5k. Also sale. Owner 9863-5635/ 9727-2996 More sale/ rent at:-www.wahkhiaw.com.sg BARKER ROAD NEW Cluster Semi-d with designer renovation. Basement 3 storey. Private Lift. 1km to ACS. Rental
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      329 14 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA HOUSES FOR RENT 454 GREENWOOD AVE SEMI-D 2.5 sty. 5 bdrms. 3300/ 4000sf. $12.5K. Owner 9625-4083. WATTEN EST DETACHED Hse 5000 sqft, 7+1, gdn, pool, patio. Karen 9450-9389 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONG PASIR HOUSES FOR RENT 454 7A JALAN LATEH Brand New Semi-D built on hilltop w/city
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      348 14 D20 THOMSON/ BISHAN/ ANGMO KIO HOUSES FOR RENT 454 1 JLN LEMBAH THOMSON 2sty corner 3500 sf 4+1 $5.xK Excellent location/ amenities. Owner *****616 D21 ULU PANDAN/ CLEMENTI RD/ SUNSET/BTTIMAH HOUSES FOR RENT 454 BRIGHT MODERN BUNGALOWS Sunset Way, 5+1 Bdrms Private Pools. 4,000sf. $8.8K. Owner:*****600 /*****618 D27 YISHUN/ SEMBAWANG
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      353 14 D05 PASIR PANJANG/ WEST COAST/ CLEMENTITOWN PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 Excellent Location THE ROCHESTER, BUONA Vista 2 rooms, 1302sf, unblocked. Access to green yellow MRT lines. Daniel 9452-7918 Prime Location THE ROCHESTER 2+1 1206 sqft High flr. Furn. Pool view. MRT mall. Avail end Dec. Expats’ choice! neg. Toh
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      1020 15 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 The Cairnhill at Cairnhill Rise Orchard Scotts at fringe of Orchard Rd Vida at Peck Hay Rd Mins’ walk to Newton MRT Station 1 2 bedroom
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      321 15 D18 TAMPINES/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS FOR RENT 467 Roger Lum 9191 2212 RIPPLE BAY BRAND new 2-rm. 785 sf. Pool View. Full Part furn. $2.6k. Immed. More units avail Welcome co broke SAVANNAH PK 4BDRM. High floor. Pool view. Spacious. 2 ensuites. F/furn. Immed. Also for sale. Chetan@ *****979
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      210 15 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 D21 ULU PANDAN/ CLEMENTI RD/ SUNSET/BTTIMAH PTE APTS FOR RENT 469 Patent Place 17 Jln Rajawali μ 2+1+3 bathrms 1260 sqft μ 4+1+4 bathrms 1970 sqft μ S/pool with Jacuzzi Gym μ Rooftop gdn with
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      160 15 SHORT-TERM ACCOMMODATION FOR RENT 473 RENT SPECIALIST BALESTIER $3k. Condo/apt +rm Curtin U. 2+1/3+1. *****555 *****090 BEDOK HDBFOR RENT 483 5-RM PT BLK 31 Bedok South Ave 2. High flr, F/furn, well reno, MRT/ PIE/ Amenities Immed. VTO. *****060 C&H 3’NG’ CHAI Chee St, Blk 54, High floor. Near amenities,
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      147 15 CLEMENTI HDBFOR RENT 491 BLK 358 AVE 2. 4rm Dr to Dr. High flr. Corner. P/furn. Spacious. Clean. 5 mins to MRT. $2.8K. Vincent OT *****932 GEYLANG HDB FOR RENT 492 EXEC 333 Ubi Ave 1 $3,500 Blk 333 EM Ubi 146 sqm Must view to appreciate both Call Nick
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      347 15 SERANGOON HDBFOR RENT 503 3-RM BLK 302, S’goon Ave 2 near circle/ NEL MRT/ NEX. Mid flr, furn. All welcome. Immed. Owner 9749-6315 5-RM 257 S’GOON Ctrl, MRT, NEX,foods,everything’s there shops, un/ furnished, clean, well kept. Owner 9061-8866. 3-RM 253 S’GOON Ctrl Dr #02 2 toilets Full furn. Approx 700
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      397 16 (MIXED) HDB RMS FOR RENT 520 MRT! BOON LAY/ W’lands/ Bt Timah/ Batok/ Panjang/ CCK Jurong/ Hougang/ Redhill/ Bugis. 9856-7681 Co-broke DORMITORIES FOR RENT 521 C/W COOKING/ PER head charge, Minimart, Recreation, Clean 24 hrs security, Agent welcome. *****518 ROOMS WANTED (RENT) 524 HDB/ CONDO, MASTER/ Common wanted by professionals
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      377 16 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 1400AMPS. 12,000SQFT. B2. Squarish. Self-contained. loading facilities(crane/bays) avail. 40ft access. *****558 4300SF 3000SF open (concrete). 9m hgt. 300 Amps. Easy Access. Dorm space avail. Immed. Call *****558 GOOD MIX FTY Open yard. *****sf. 10 Ton Crane. Direct Loading. High Ceiling/ Amp. Private Access. *****558 DORMITORY
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      430 16 531 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT B1 ASIAWIDE IND. 6400sf. 400A. 12Kn/m2. Tai Seng Mrt Trivex 969 sf. #10 up. F/ fitted. Also sale Tan *****239 TUAS SOUTH AVE 8, Standalone 10,000 sf/ 10 ton crane Fully fitted Please Call Owner *****732.COM Agt welcome TAKEOVER GRD FLR Eastech Bedok N.
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      259 16 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 *****SF/*****SF. SEC DORM renovated w/ cooking/ bathing facilities. Bal 38yrs. Gross yield above 7%. *****558 4 STOREY 25,414SF/16,300SF URA fty. Renovated dorm. Corner unit. Bal 38 yrs. Gross yield above 5%. *****558. DORMITORY CUM FACTORY w/ existing business for sale. Immediate source of cash flow.
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      313 16 532 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE Star Buy WOODLANDS IND XCHA N GE. B2 Ramp Up. #05-11/15, 1722 sf usable space. Best Price! $328psf, $565K. *****508 $756K ONLY! BAL 55 Yrs, B1 Ramp-Up Woodlands Ave 12, 1701 sqft Corner, 40Ft Loading Bay, 9099 2828 FOOD FACTORY TERRACE for sale @Tuas,
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      331 16 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 Star Buy WEST STAR #02-05. B2 Ramp up. 1959sf $632,000. Best Price! High flr to flr hgt 6m. Wide Driveway. 9227 0525 Star Buy WEST STAR #04-04. B2 Ramp up. 12,196sf $240psf. High flr to flr hgt 6m. Regular unit. Bright airy. Call 9227 0525
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      463 16 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 Office at UE BIZ HUB EAST 18,000sf to 70,000sf avail Retail, Hotel Convention Ctr Good corporate image OPP Expo MRT/ Mins to airport Suites IT IT Related Cos UNITED ENGINEERS DEVELOPMENTS PTE LTD 8380 1888 9011 7461 KALLANG B1, OFFICE
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      377 17 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 INT’L PLAZA #30. 2357/ 1367 990 sf. Fitted/ vacant. Tg Pagar MRT. Nice corp image. immed. $6 psf. *****098 PEOPLE’S PK CTR, MRT, various window units, 300+ to 1000sf, water pt, $1.7K up, immed. Sara 9839 4962 ENTREPRENEUR BIZ CTR, Kaki Bukit Rd 3. 160
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      263 17 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT CECIL ST OFFICE 600 sf. Window units avail. F/fitted+ workstations. Avail immed. Rental neg. Call 9671-9163 SMALL OFFICE 1-4 pax. $480 onwards. Blk 3016A Ubi Rd 1 Meeting rm, copier, wi-fi lan line, pantry toilet *****173 SERVICE OFFICE FROM $750. 4th month Free. Free broadband/
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      144 17 OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE 535 GRADE A OFFICE Space at Suntec Twr Two. Regular, Column-free, Ample car parking, 11,743 sqft. NO ABSD CBRE Sophia Lim, 9878-2372 **PAYA LEBAR SQ New Office Link MRT/Mall 484 to 2000 sf. With/Out GST, View Daily Keys with us, Ask 9xx K up PARKLANE SHOPPING
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      292 17 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT RETAIL AND F&B SPACE FOR LEASE FAR EAST SQUARE In the heart of CBD Minutes’ walk to Telok Ayer MRT Station Good catchment of PMEB Ideal for Retail F&B Takeaway Shop sizes of 97 to 258 sq ft WEST COAST
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      184 17 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT WOODLANDS POINT Limited Shop Space Immediate Available Quick haircut local cafe/ bakery eating house dessert/ fruit juice tidbits/ money changer/ bubble tea Don’t Miss! View Now! 9671 0041 6269 4854 One Raffles Place Heart of CBD Above Raffles Place MRT 1.5x agent commission 300/600/900sqft Suitable
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      462 17 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT best price **THOMSON PLAZA #01. 615sf Dual-frontage Regular shaped. Heavy traffic. Immed.Low neg. SM Chia 9068-6500 F&B SHOP, $10 psf. Suits dessert, Gelato cafe, clinic. Face Main Rd. Office crowd. Near Tai Seng MRT. 9233 3456 THE ADELPHI RETAIL Space Level 1. 500sf. Good frontage.
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