The Straits Times, 24 December 2015

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    24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY DECEMBER 24,2015 SINCE1845 84 PAG ESIN FIVE PARTS 90CENTS To subscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg ASingapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 032/02/2015
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  • Article
    Lock icon ‘Onus on employers’ to fight harassment
    421 1  -  MOM, NTUC and SNEF issue advisory on preventing and managing such situations Olivia Ho and Aw Cheng Wei oliviaho@sph.com.sg awcw@sph.com.sg Employers were yesterday urged to take the lead in fighting workplace harassment and advocate zero tolerance towards such behaviour among their staff. The Ministry
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    Lock icon New Year countdown promises grand fireworks show
    193 1  -  Danson Cheong dansonc@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by LinYangchen Singapore’s 50th anniversary year is set to end with a bang in fact, thousands of them. The 2016 New Year countdown will feature an eight-minute fireworks extravaganza that will span the length of Marina Bay. Nearly
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  • Article
    Lock icon Sec 1 places: Lower demand, higher entry bars
    222 1  -  Amelia Teng Following a record performance by this year’s Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) batch, it has taken higher scores to get into popular secondary schools. But for seven neighbourhood schools in mature estates, there will be no Secondary 1 cohort next
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      140 1 Sport Dive into new underwater sport C13 World Trump faces fresh sexism claims A20 BusinessSingPost to appoint special auditors in probe C2 SEE TOP OF THE NEWS A4 CLUBHOUSE SPECIALS! Yummy Season is almost over. Tuck into our mouth-watering range of Clubhouse Specials before it's gone! Hurry, and pamper yourtaste
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      22 1 Top of the News Grace Poe may be barred from Philippine presidential race A4 Home Another cat abuse case in Yishun B5
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s News
      • Article
        Lock icon Fighting harassment at work
        57 2 TOPOFTHENEWS Better lighting, closed-circuit television and staff hotlines are just three of the ways employers can take the lead in fighting workplace harassment. They were suggested by the Ministry of Manpower, National Trades Union Congress and Singapore National Employers Federation yesterday as they urged bosses to
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      • Article
        Lock icon First landslide survivor found
        52 2 TOPOFTHENEWS A conscious but severely dehydrated man was the first person to be pulled out alive from tonnes of mud and rubble at an industrial park in southern Shenzhen yesterday, but more than 70 people are still missing after a massive landslide hit the area on
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        Lock icon Ramadi ‘to be retaken in days’
        59 2 WORLD Iraqi forces, supported by air strikes, are closing in on a governmental compound held by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria militants in Ramadi, with the army chief saying the city will be recaptured within days. Retaking Ramadi would provide awelcome morale boost
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        Lock icon Kent Ridge trails closed after landslide
        84 2 HOME The mountain bike and hiking trails at Kent Ridge have been closed after a landslide. The National Parks Board is investigating the matter. One possible cause could be heavier than usual rainfall this month due to the north-east monsoon. One biker described conditions
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        Lock icon Modi’s tax reform blocked
        46 2 WORLD Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has suffered a setback in his reforms agenda after failing to get parliamentary support for a Goods and Services Tax Bill to create a unified tax regime. It is likely the April deadline for implementation ofthetaxreformwillbemissed.A11
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        Lock icon A look back at MRT’s past
        45 2 OPINION T ransport Minister Khaw Boon Wan’s recent blog on “teething problems” when the Downtown Line 2 opens was not just to manage expectations. Glitches are common with new transport systems, says Senior Transport Correspondent Christopher T an. A24
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        Lock icon Sengkang LRT gets a boost
        46 2 HOME The Sengkang-Punggol LRT is now running two-car trains, raising the capacity of the increasingly packed system. Carriages had to be fitted with couplers to be linked together. Eventually, 16 of the entire system’s 41 trains will have two cars. B1
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        Lock icon Noble sells farm unit for $1.1b
        49 2 BUSINESS Noble Group closed a deal to sell its agricultural unit yesterday for US$750million(S$1.1billion),a move that will give the commodity giant a much needed liquidity boost and help it reduce debt. Market watchers have backed the move, but some remain concerned over Noble’slong-termprospects.C1
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        Lock icon Kobe Bryant’s magic
        42 2 SPORT Kobe Bryant (below) maybe retiring at season’s end but he can still electrify the crowd. He helped the Los Angeles Lakers overcome the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday by playing both solid offence–scoring31points–and suffocating defence. C14 PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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        Lock icon Button’s marriage hits bump
        35 2 SPORT A glamour couple in Formula One have hit a bump in their marriage. Jenson Button has split with his wife Jessica Michibata, with career commitments making it hard for themtospendtimetogether.C16
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        Lock icon Friends buy back Anita’s items
        59 2 LIFE Hong Kong stars Jacky Cheung, Eric Tsang, Alan Tam and Jackie Chan teamed up with their late friend Anita Mui’s fans and bought about 400 lots at an auction of her possessions, in an effort to defend the singer’s dignity. The auction was launched
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    • What’s Next
      • Article
        Lock icon Largest Thai human-trafficking trial
        73 2 The largest human-trafficking trial in Thai history will begin today, with more than 88 defendants who were implicated after the discovery of mass graves of migrants in camps by the Thai-Malaysian border. The marathon trial will take about two years. There are fears that the case
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      • Article
        Lock icon Fishing contest fora good cause
        62 2 Hundreds of fishing enthusiasts will be doing their bit for charity at a fishing competition on Boxing Day. The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) Fish for Food event on Saturday at D’Best Fishing in Pasir Ris Central will help raise money for beneficiaries of the following
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        Lock icon Factory data for November
        59 2 Data on Singapore’s factory output in November will be released this afternoon. The numbers so far this year have been grim, with industrial production having declined for the past nine months. In October, Singapore’s manufacturing output fell 5.4 per cent from a year earlier, hit by
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      Lock icon Fresh ideas for charting future
      272 2  -  WhyItMatters Chia Yan Min Economics Correspondent chiaym@sph.com.sg The committee tasked with charting Singapore’s economic future is a diverse one, and necessarily so. Chaired by Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat, the 30-member Committee on the Future Economy comprises individuals from a wide range of backgrounds. Five
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • Straits Times Digital
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        Lock icon Gone but not forgotten
        34 3 REMEMBERING 2015 Therewasan outpouring of grief during the passing of founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in March. We remember 15 people we said goodbye to this year at http://str.sg/ZK2c
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        Lock icon Making of a special coin
        27 3 VIDEO How are commemorative coins made at The Singapore Mint? The Straits Times’ BridgetTantakesyou through the process in this video at http://str.sg/ZzSA
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        Lock icon New name game
        29 3 WEB SPECIAL The renaming of shopping mall Compass Point has been poorly received bynetizens. Welookatfive other instances when new monikers have not been a hit. http://str.sg/ZKEg
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      Lock icon Top clothing brands’ Singapore connection
      593 3  -  Local apparel firms provide services such as product design, innovation and sourcing Wong Siew Ying wongsy@sph.com.sg Most garment manufacturing factories may have moved out of Singapore over the years, but the textile and apparel sector here is by no means a sunset industry. That the
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      Lock icon Twist in Philippine presidential race
      664 4  -  Front runner Grace Poe may be struck off the ballot after poll panel disqualifies her Raul Dancel Philippines Correspondent In Manila rdancel@sph.com.sg Senator Grace Poe has crawled back to the top of the heap in the race to become the Philippines’ next president, but she
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      Lock icon Experts welcome anti-harassment guidelines
      481 4  -  Aw Cheng Wei awcw@sph.com.sg A clear policy on workplace harassment can save companies from low morale and possibly lawsuits, said industry experts. They were responding to the release of guidelines yesterday by the Manpower Ministry, the Singapore National Employers Federation and the National Trades Union Congress
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      Lock icon How to keep yourself safe in the workplace
      336 4  -  Aw Cheng Wei Avoid going alone to places where you feel unsafe, keep away from colleagues who harass you and be familiar with your company’s reportingprocedures. These are some steps employees can take to help tackle workplace harassment, according to an advisory
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    • Article
      Lock icon ‘He denied everything... No one stood up for me’
      433 4  -  Aw Cheng Wei She was glad to have landed a job right out of university three years ago but it soon turned into a nightmare. “I was looking forward to my first day at work,” said the 26-year-old marketing executive who
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      Lock icon Cut-off points up for popular secondary schools
      555 6  -  Increase of two to eight points after record performance by this year’s PSLE cohort Amelia Teng ateng@sph.com.sg The minimum entry requirement for popular secondary schools was raised by between two and eight points this year. Theincreasedscores–whichare aggregated from four subjects at the Primary
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      Lock icon Don’t monkey around with this lottery winner
      51 6 Aman wearing a monkey mask receiving his cheque of around 110 million yuan (S$24 million) yesterday at a lottery centre in Kunming, Yunnan,in south-west China.The winnerof Yunnan’s biggest lottery is said to be a middle-aged manwhopaid only 20 yuan forthe winning ticket. PHOTO:
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      Lock icon ST e-book dishes out handy tips for foodies
      388 6  -  Chew Hui Min What’s the difference between cassia and cinnamon and can you substitute the purple-hued fragrant garlic for regular garlic? These are some of the questions answered in The Straits Times’ new e-book–CheatSheet:HowToNavi-gate The Food World Like A Pro. The e-book
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      Lock icon No Secondary 1 cohort at seven schools
      318 6  -  Amelia Teng Seven secondary schools will not have a Secondary 1 cohort next year. The Ministry of Education (MOE) said yesterday that this was due to insufficient demand in the schools’ areas, all of which are mature estates, to open classes. The ministry
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      Lock icon First survivor of Shenzhen landslide found
      567 8  -  Four confirmed dead and more than 70 still missing; Chinese govt sets up team to probe cause of tragedy Teo Cheng Wee China Correspondent In Beijing chengwee@sph.com.sg A conscious but severely dehydrated man was pulled out from underneath deep rubble yesterday, becoming the first
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      Lock icon No place to dump construction waste
      318 8  -  Teo Cheng Wee The Shenzhen landslide that buried nearly three dozen buildings underscores the challenges China faces managing construction waste as it digs and builds subway networks and underground facilities, experts say. The disaster has been blamed on the illegal dumping of construction soil
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      Lock icon Zimbabwe to adopt Chinese yuan as legal tender
      365 8 AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE HARARE (Zimbabwe) Zimbabwe will officially make the Chinese yuan legal tender next year as it seeks to increase trade with Beijing. President Robert Mugabe said on Tuesday that the planned use of the yuan as legal tender would boost liquidity and
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      Lock icon A quiet Christmas in Brunei
      691 9  -  Open displays of Christmas trees are banned and Muslims cannot join in celebrations Eunice Au In Kuala Lumpur euniceau@sph.com.sg Brunei’s Christians have been quietly preparing for Christmas behind closed doors and in churches, as the government has banned open displays of Christmas trees and Santa
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      118 6 PIONEERING THE FUTURE SERIES PRESENTED BY THE EDB SOCIETY AND THE STRAITS TIMES You can now fnd out from two of Singapore’s most illustrious public servants how they shaped the city and revved up the nation’s economic engines so successfully. Former Chief Planner Liu Thai Ker and founding Singapore Airlines
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Iraqi troops close to retaking Ramadi
      647 10 Government forces, supported by daily air strikes by US-led coalition, expect to dislodge ISIS militants from the western Iraqi city within days AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BAGHDAD Iraqi forces closed in on the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group’s last redoubts in central
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      Lock icon Two more men in Australia face terrorism charges
      613 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Two men were arrested yesterday during a counter-terror-ism operation in Sydney, with a key Australian naval base among the locations they were allegedly targeting, police said. The arrests come just weeks after five people were held over a plot
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      Lock icon Russian air raids ‘may amount to war crimes’ due to Syrian civilian toll
      318 10 REUTERS MOSCOW Russia’s bombing of Syria may amount to a war crime because of the number of civilians its strikes have killed, Amnesty International said yesterday, presenting what it said was evidence that the air raids had
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Modi govt fails to get GST Bill passed
        566 11  -  Delay means India will bust April 2016 deadline for unified tax system Nirmala Ganapathy India Bureau Chief In New Delhi gnirmala@sph.com.sg Prime Minister Narendra Modi has suffered a setback in his reform agenda after failing to get parliamentary approval for the Goods
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        Lock icon Beijing lifts red alert despite lingering smog
        413 12 BLOOMBERG BLOOMBERG CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK BEIJING A miasma of hazardous smog blanketed Beijing and the rest of northern China for the fifth day, while the capital city lifted its highest pollution warning on expectation the smog will ease. The smog continued to
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        Lock icon South China firms pitch clean air in recruitment drive
        572 12 Ads trumpet sun-filled, tree-lined cities in bid to lure more applicants from smog-hit Beijing NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING The online ads sound alluring: Come to the sunny south of China and forget the smog of Beijing, they say. Enjoy the laid-back
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        Lock icon More Chinese creating ‘clean living’ environment
        606 12 REUTERS SHANGHAI Screenwriter Liu Nanfeng has five air purifiers, two air quality monitors and a water purification system in his Beijing apartment. He buys organic produce. But still he worries for his two-year-old daughter’s health. The 34-year-old said: “I feel safe at home, but
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        Lock icon Thai PM: Govt targeting power handover in 2017
        544 16  -  But he stresses that reform must come before real democracy Tan Hui Yee Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok tanhy@sph.com.sg Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has reaffirmed that his military government was working towards handing over power by mid-2017, but stressed that reform must
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        Lock icon Man who ‘hid gold in rectum’ arrested
        251 16 A man has been arrested at an airport in Sri Lanka for allegedly trying to smuggle gold bars hidden in his rectum. Customs officers at Bandaranaike International Airport noticed that the man, 42, was walking with an odd gait, and conducted a search,
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      • Asia Briefs
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          Lock icon China seeks US help over corrupt officials
          60 16 CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK BEIJING The Chinese authorities are working with the United States on repatriating five most-wanted corrupt Chinese officials living in the US, a senior official said. Chinese judicial authorities launched Operation “Sky Net” in April to hunt down 100 major
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          Lock icon Ex-police chief jailed 100 years for rape
          62 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KOTA KINABALU A former Sabah anti-vice police chief was jailed 100 years and given 15 strokes of the cane for raping and sodomising a girl aged 13 in 2012. Deputy Superintendent Rohaizat Abd Ani, 56 and father of two,
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        Lock icon Clock is ticking on Abe’s grand ambitions
        479 19 At the 3-year mark, his promised overhaul of Japan’s economy is far from complete AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO It was an irresistible promise: Elect me, I’ll bring back Japan’s once-soaring economy and restore its battered national pride. Three years later, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
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      Lock icon Trump denies fresh claims of sexism over Clinton insult
      652 20 Republican triggers outrage by coining vulgar term of abuse in attack on his Democratic rival AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Mr Donald Trump, the Republican front runner for the presidential nomination, has fought off fresh accusations of sexism after he coined a
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      Lock icon Beating the heat with a juicy treat
      88 20 A Squirrel monkey, the Saimiri Sciureus, is seen here enjoying a star-shaped piece of watermelon at an enclosure in Cali Zoo, Colombia, on Monday. As the animals are suffering from a heatwave in the region, they very much fancy having juicy fresh fruit
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      Lock icon France’s most famous brothel ‘Madame’ dies
      300 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NICE Madame Claude, considered France’s most famous brothel keeper, has died at the age of 92. Her clients were said to include assassinated United States president John F. Kennedy, late Hollywood actor Marlon Brando, former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and the Shah
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    • World Briefs
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        Lock icon Greece recognises same-sex civil unions
        87 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ATHENS Greece yesterday approved a Bill granting same-sex couples the right to a civil union, becoming one of the last European countries to give them legal recognition after years of opposition from the influential Orthodox Church. A number of European Union nations, including
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        Lock icon Kim Dotcom extradition approved by NZ judge
        89 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Wellington A New Zealand judge has ruled that Internet mogul Kim Dotcom and three other Megaupload founders can be extradited to the United States, where he is wanted on money laundering, racketeering and breach of copyright charges. US authorities allege the
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        Lock icon Vegas car attack: Woman charged with murder
        89 20 REUTERS LAS VEGAS An Oregon woman accused of ploughing her car into a crowd on the Las Vegas Strip, killing one person and injuring dozens, was charged with murder on Tuesday as investigators sought clues to what motivated the rampage. Lakeisha Holloway, 24,
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        Lock icon 7 kids among 13 dead in migrant boat sinking
        99 20 AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE ATHENS At least 13 people, including seven children, drowned when their boat capsized in the Aegean Sea, the latest tragedy involving migrants flocking to Europe. The overloaded boat went down off the Greek island of Farmakonisi overnight, sending 29 people
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      Lock icon UK Muslim family flying to US not allowed to board flight
      326 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YOR KTIMES LONDON Prime Minister David Cameron has been urged to intervene after a British Muslim family was prevented from flying to the United States for a Disneyland trip. The family of 11 was stopped from
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      Lock icon Throwing the book at your attacker
      652 21 More people training to handle shooters at the workplace as such incidents in the US rise WASHINGTON Ayear of high-pro-file shooting rampages has led to nervous companies and organisations in the United States rushing to train their workers in how to react to a
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  • YEARENDER
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      Lock icon 2015, visually speaking
      660 22 / 23 The Straits Times’ illustrators, cartoonists and designers have kept their pencils sharp this year, finding novel ways of capturing news both good and bad. Here are some of our favourite pieces from the past year. Special report: Looking back 1 The emotional commitment that Mr Lee inspired
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  • OPINION
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      Lock icon Najib must now focus on the economy
      470 24 The Straits Times says It was clear from Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s closing speech at the United Malays National Organisation’s (Umno) general assembly that he was not going to be cowed by his dissenters into resigning from his government and party head
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      Lock icon MRT’s past ‘teething problems ’
      1277 24  - MRT’s past ‘teething problems Teething problems are common whenever a new train line opens, so the Transport Minister was right to warn commuters to expect them when the new Downtown Line 2 opens on Sunday. Home Front Christopher Tan Senior Transport Correspondent christan@sph.com.sg Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan’s recent emoji-sprinkled
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      Lock icon The mindful way to Asean journalism
      932 25  -  S.E.A.View Kalinga Seneviratne For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer was a radio and broadcast journalist in Australia who nowteaches regional media systems at NanyangTechnological University. While a new Asean community dawns, a “mindful communication” fad is sweeping across America which has its origins
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      Lock icon S'pore Savings Bonds – how to get buy-in from investors
      943 25  - S'pore Savings Bonds how to get buy-in from investors James Chia and Lawrence Yong For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg James Chia is co-founder of Innervative,a financial education gamescompany. LawrenceYong isco-founderof MoolahSense,a peer-to-peer business financing platform. The first three Singapore Savings Bonds (SSBs) saw tepid subscription rates. The Monetary Authority of
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      559 26  -  Jessica Valenti THE GUARDIAN The most awkward moment of the Miss Universe pageant this week wasn’t host Steve Harvey naming the wrong winner on live television –it’sthatin2015,apageantstill exists that parades women around in bikinis for the honour of winning a sash and
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      726 26  -  Adam Minter BLOOMBERG VIEW As you dig into your shrimp cocktail this holiday season, spare a thought for the men and women who peeled those tiny crustaceans. According to a six-month Associated Press (AP) investigation, there’s a chance the
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      405 27  -  Shaun Goh Director Income Security Policy Division Ministry of Manpower Lim Lea Lea (Ms) Director (Branch Operations) Housing and Development Board We thank Mr Francis Cheng for his feedback (“Let CPF monies, share of HDB flats be
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      205 27  -  Narayana Narayana Tuesday’s report (“SIA: Tigerair buyout offer ‘compelling’, won’t be lifted”) can be said to effectively scotch any hopes some optimistic shareholders may have had of better terms for their holdings. Viewed dispassionately, Singapore Airlines’ buyout offer of 41 cents a share, “representing
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      48 27 1. MR FRANCIS CHENG: Families must be at core of elder support. 2. M R TEO KOK SEAH: Empower the elderly through employment. 3. MR RAYMOND ANTHONY FERNANDO: ‘Silent Night’ for lonely seniors. 4. MR KWIESIEW WAH: Why only partial refund for defaced note? MORELETTERSON www.straitstimes.com
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      Lock icon Some concerns over new raised crossings
      195 27  -  Donny Ho Boon Tlong The raised platforms along some major roads have their deficiencies and are not so safe after all (“New PCN crossings make cycling, walking safer”; last Saturday). The roads leading to the raised platforms must be explicitly demarcated, with signage that
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      Lock icon Make PCN even more seamless for cyclists
      168 27  -  Gary Gan Hee Ann While I applaud the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and National Parks Board (NParks) for building “continuous sidewalks” (“New PCN crossings make cycling, walking safer”; last Saturday), there is more that can be done for cyclists. Recently, instead of driving
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      316 27  -  Ng Ya Ken The Straits Times survey in the 10 Asean nations on the topic of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) showed that only slightly more than half of respondents expect business to improve after the formation of the AEC; and only a quarter
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      407 27  -  Maria Loh Mun Foong (Ms) I agree with Mr Paul Chan Poh Hoi that weaning Singaporean drivers off their cars may be an uphill battle (“Tough to break bond between man and car”; Monday). But we can appeal to the younger
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      384 27  -  Edmund Khoo Kim Hock Mr Paul Chan Poh Hoi has hit the nail on the head (“Tough to break bond between man and car”; Monday). The Government will have a formidable task ahead if it pushes for 0 per cent annual growth in
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      151 27  -  Seet Choon Hong My earlier letter (“New tech doesn’t always boost productivity;” last Thursday) may have given some readers the impression that employees maybe resistant to adopting new technologies (“Don’t be cynical about new technology” by Mr Tan Kar Quan; Monday). When harnessed
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      163 27  -  Cheang Weng Keong To raise standards using the balance scorecard (BSC) framework is laudable (“Financial sales reps face audits from next year”; Dec 11). But in these modern times, when most financial sales representatives are better educated, the move seems to be an
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      113 28 These workers must have felt on top of the world as they worked on the 123rd floor of the Lotte World Tower in Seoul during the framing completion ceremony on Tuesday. The building, seen here from a crane, reached its final height of 550m and
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      33 28 WEATHER Thundery showers over many areas in the early morning and again in the afternoon. High 31 deg C Low 24 deg C 24-hr PSI as of 5pm yesterday: 63 to 67 (Moderate)
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      Lock icon 2-car trains roll out on Sengkang LRT
      461 1  -  Two such trains now running; Punggol to get system by early 2017 Christopher Tan SeniorTransport Correspondent christan@sph.com.sg The Sengkang-Punggol LRT has started operating two-car trains, five years after plans to raise the capacity of the increasingly packed light-rail system were revealed. The Straits
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      334 2  -  Christopher Tan Christmas has come early for some car buyers with a substantial drop in certificate of entitlement (COE) prices. The COE premium for cars up to 1,600cc and 130bhp fell by 4.7 per cent to $54,301 at the latest tender yesterday–thelowestinoverthree years. The COE
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      Lock icon Kent Ridge mountain bike trail closed after landslide
      486 2  -  Investigations are ongoing, hiking trail also closed for safety reasons Danson Cheong dansonc@sph.com.sg One of the four remaining mountain bike trails here has been shut because of a landslide. The Kent Ridge trail was closed on Dec 11 by the National Parks
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      Lock icon Travellers turn to trains to beat checkpoint jams
      372 4  -  Tickets for Shuttle Tebrau selling fast, as are those for buses and flights to Malaysia for year-end holidays Tiffany Fumiko Tay tiffanyt@sph.com.sg Train, coach and flight tickets to Malaysia are selling fast as many make plans to head north for their Christmas
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      312 4  -  Linette Lai More cases of food operators caught flouting hygiene regulations have been recorded this year. As of end November, the National Environment Agency (NEA) has carried out about 136,000 checks on food outlets and taken action against errant operators in more
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      Lock icon Group seeking funds for injured cat
      502 5  -  It has raised only $2,000 out of $7,000 for cat likely to be 18th victim of abusers in Yishun Ng Huiwen nghuiwen@sph.com.sg A cat welfare group is raising funds for a stray cat found with serious injuriesinYishun–believedtobethe 18th recent victim of a group of
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      291 5  -  Elena Chong Court Correspondent elena@sph.com.sg A salesman who molested his girlfriend’s 14-year-old daughter was sentenced to 12 months’ jail yesterday. The 53-year-old man admitted to using criminal force to outrage the student’s modesty by putting his hand into her shorts and panties and touching her
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      476 6  -  Muhammadiyah Welfare Home launches programme after its library gets fresh look Yuen Sin yuensin@sph.com.sg Like many boys their age, the 11- to 19-year-old residents of the Muhammadiyah Welfare Home (MWH) probably prefer playing football or basketball to reading. But that might change with the
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      423 6  -  Audrey Tan audreyt@sph.com.sg Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found a new way to control how electrons move in a breakthrough that could improve the performance of electrical devices. Electrons are sub-atomic particles found in all matter that carry a
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      440 7  -  Supervisor made driver go to three places, then refused to pay fare and attacked victim Elena Chong Court Correspondent elena@sph.com.sg A taxi passenger who punched his driver in the face and then grabbed him by the neck when asked to pay his taxi
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      390 7  -  Amir Hussain amirh@sph.com.sg A 32-year-old financial planner was yesterday jailed for seven weeks and fined $18,600 for a series of drink-driving offences. Lebon Tan Wei Xiang, who pleaded guilty to five charges under the Road Traffic Act, is also disqualified
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      107 12 Karen Baptist Church Singapore is the only church here formed by Karen Christians from Myanmar. The Karen, an ethnic group mostly from Myanmar’s south, have faced much persecution in their own country. Led by their pastor, church members have taken on the responsibility of meeting
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      747 9  -  Singa Charity Medical in Little India wants to provide affordable care for more non-Chinese Seow Bei Yi byseow@sph.com.sg A new traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinic wants to offer affordable treatment to more non-Chinese patients. Located on the second floor of a
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      1015 10 / 11  -  Karen Baptist Church reaches out to growing community of Myanmar workers in S’pore Desmond Lim Executive Photojournalist deslim@sph.com.sg Naw Nailvin Cho Cho, 27, is a picture of serenity as she wades into the sea off East Coast Park to be baptised by Reverend Timothy Aye,
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      130 12 SeeB10-11 Select your Christmas gifts oo without burning a hole in your pocket! Brand new items thoughtfully sorted out into 4 price categories (Under $5, $10, $20, $30) to satisfy just about every gift exchange. ••••o SingTel 2:45 pm 100% Q. I Post*) Q, These are the items you are
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      701 1  -  Move increases cash flow, decreases debt but sceptics say it will adversely affect company Wong Wei Han whwong@sph.com.sg Noble Group’s US$750 million (S$1 billion) sale of its agricultural unit yesterday will give the commodity giant a much-needed liquidity boost and help it
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      658 2  -  Special auditors to investigate corporate governance concerns, a day after it admits to ‘administrative oversight’ Grace Leong gleong@sph.com.sg Singapore Post is appointing auditors to investigate corporate governance concerns, just a day after acknowledging that it had not properly disclosed a director’s interest in
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      550 2  -  Chia Yan Min Economics Correspondent chiaym@sph.com.sg Inflation stayed in negative territory for the 13th straight month in November, amid the soft housing rental market and low oil prices. Economists say Singapore is not at risk of sinking into deflation, but they note that
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      440 2 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Consumer purchases climbed in November by the most in three months, indicating that the biggest part of the United States economy was gaining momentum heading into the holiday shopping season. Spending advanced 0.3 per cent, matching the median forecast in a Bloomberg
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      Lock icon Hospitality trust’s managers ‘reviewing options’ after unsolicited interest
      284 2  -  Wong Siew Ying wongsy@sph.com.sg Ascendas Hospitality Trust (A-HTrust) managers yesterday said they are “reviewing certain strategic options” following an unsolicited expression of interest to buy all the trust’s stapled securities. The announcement at around noon yesterday sent A-HTrust units surging by as
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      588 4 Less frenzied trading after rout as patient investors are rewarded BLOOMBERG BEIJING In a year that saw the biggest destruction of Chinese stock market value, investors who held on to the nation’s shares have actually done pretty well. The Shanghai Composite Index has rallied 13
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      403 4 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Orders for United States capital goods dropped last month for the first time in three months, showing that businesses began tempering new investment after a third-quarter surge. Bookings for non-military equipment excluding planes declined 0.4 per cent
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      321 4 Bloomberg REUTERS BLOOMBERG BEIJING The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) yesterday said it is extending the yuan’s trading hours on the Shang-hai-based foreign exchange market from Jan 4. The Chinese government is aiming to make the yuan a more widely used global reserve currency after
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      362 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The United States dollar retreated against most of its major peers and emerging market currencies yesterday, as analysts predict the Federal Reserve could hold off another hike in borrowing costs until April. As the effects of last
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      1433 6  -  Internet ofThings trend levels playing field in semiconductor sector, letting SMEs compete Year in review: Internet of Things Chia Yan Min Economics Correspondent chiaym@sph.com.sg A sprightly 71-year-old grandmother is among those at the forefront of a rapidly emerging trend in the semiconductor industry. Madam Long
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      286 6  -  Chia Yan Min It can be extremely costly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to break into the semiconductor market, but a new online platform is set to change that. Singapore start-up Silicon Cloud has developed a pay-per-use, cloud-based semiconductor design platform targeted
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      307 6  -  Chia Yan Min Some diseases can take days or even weeks of testing to accurately diagnose, but Dr Park Mi Kyoung and her team are on track to change that with new devices based on semiconductor technology. The scientists from the Agency
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      458 7 Ford, GM and Fiat Chrysler seek to add brains to their vehicles using search giant’s technology Technology REUTERS BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Google’s self-driv-ing car technology is attracting top US automakers, as Ford, Fiat Chrysler and General Motors talk with the company while laying the groundwork for
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        234 7 Local start-up Kluje, which helps home owners find plumbers, electricians and other contractors online, has expanded its service to property managers. Kluje will post a list of participating contractors, who can bid for commercial renovation projects, on kluje.com. Real estate managers post the
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        284 7 Anglo-Chinese Junior College student Nithyasri Manikandan grabbed the top spot for a mobile payment app in the Citi Mobile Challenge Asia Pacific last month. Called WePay, the app bagged the top prize in the Most Imaginative Payment Solution category. It allows customers
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        253 7  -  Grace Chng Do you wake up in the middle of the night feeling too cold? The temperature in your room is affected not just by the air-conditioning but also the environment, said Singaporean entrepreneur Julian Lee. “During the night, the outside temperature also drops. The
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      513 8  -  STI takes cue from Wall St and extends gains for third straight day ahead of festive holiday Bulls And Bears Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg Asian stock markets mostly gained ground yesterday, ahead of the long Christmas holiday, following a positive United States lead. Wall
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      46 8 1 ThreeChinesecompanieshave saidtheylackfundstorepay bondsdueincomingdays, flaggingrisksthatdefaultsmay spreadasmanufacturers grapplewithacashcrunch amidaweakeningeconomy. 2 ChinaSouthernAirlines,Asia’s biggestcarrierbyfleetsize,has ordered10Airbuswide-body jetsfordeliverybetween2017 and2019.Thedealisvaluedat US$2.27billion(S$3.2billion) atlistprices. 3 Singapore-listed Chiwayland saiditsAustralianunithasbeen awarded the tender for a land parcelinSydneyforA$18.6million(S$18.9million).The2,980 sqmsiteisexpectedtobedevelopedintoresidentialunits. 4 Singapore-listedIFSCapital hasacceptedaloanfacilityof $50millionfromPhillipCredit forgeneralworkingcapital. PhillipCreditisanassociateof IFS’substantialshareholder anddirector,MrLimHuaMin. 5 Singapore-listedDutech Holdings,amakerofsafesand machiningparts,hasacquired GermanfirmKrauth Technology,whichmakes productssuchasauto-ticketing machinesandmoneychangers.
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      64 8 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL GROSS HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 YIELD HIGH LOW COMPANY 228 184.5 CapitaMall Trust TRADED SALE +0RVOL '000 GROSS YIELD 271 213 880 640 HongkongLand USD US694 -8 1371 2.7 225co unch ***** 6.5 379 267 Capita Land 329 +2 *****
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      35 8 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE VOL CL0SE($) CHANGE LiHengChem 2,670.2 0.985 +0.520 +111.83 Shows the stocks with the highest combination of price change and of daily activity relative to the three-month average volume
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      151 8 52-WEEK LAST 'VOL GROSS HIGH LOW COMPANY SALE +OR-'000 YIELD 82 50 Accordia Golf Tr COMPANY LAST SALE +ORVOL ■ooo GROSS YIELD 24.5 14.9 Broadway Ind 50 AccordiaGolfTr 51.5 +i 540 74 57 Ascendas-hTrust 73 149.5 88 Cordlife 3784 6.9 95 75 Ascendas-iTrust 87.5 -0.5
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      76 8 52-Week Vol Last Quote High Low Counter Last Sale +/-(’000) Buy Sell Counter Last Sale Vol ('ODD) 4258 2750 DBXT China50 US$ US2950 -6 4 2983 2990 Buy Sell 123.5 1750 1151 DBXT MSCHINA US$ US1255 +9 14 1257 1262 6246 4478 DBXT MSKorea US$ US5247 +218 5214 5228
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      62 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN BY CENTS HongkongLand USD 694 -11.3 -1.1 CLOSE DOWN Man Oriental USD 143.5 -7.7 -3.7 DairyFarm USD 594 -4.2 -0.5 China Mining 67 -3.0 -4.3 -32.3 Global Testing 110 -3.0 -2.7 Great Eastern 2000 -3.0 -0.1 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN -1.1 JMHUSD ChinaSing Inv 0.6
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      44 7 Foodie getaways Where the hungry are travelling to in 2016 How to get Issue 18 FREE 1. Download The Straits Times Star E-books from App Store or Google Play for your iPad or Android device. 2. Get The Life magazine inside the app. www.straitstimes.com/tags/ST-Star-e-books
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      37 10 Memory wanders as shadows fall Back to the days of happiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep.
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      118 13 PIONEERING THE FUTURE SERIES PRESENTED BY THE EDB SOCIETY AND THE STRAITS TIMES You can now fnd out from two of Singapore’s most illustrious public servants how they shaped the city and revved up the nation’s economic engines so successfully. Former Chief Planner Liu Thai Ker and founding Singapore Airlines
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      66 14 Local blogger QiuQiu undergoes plastic surgery again nine months after giving birth Check out this and other great reports in our Dec 26 edition. The New Paper will be the only SPH English newspaper to be published that day DELHI’S DO-GOODER Ravi Kalra provides shelter for the abandoned, cremates unclaimed
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      27 17 For more of Wong Kim Hoh’s inspiring real life stories, get his new book It Changed My Life. Available for $29.96 at all major bookstores and www.stpressbooks.com.sg
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      659 18 Club mulling over options as beleaguered van Gaal reportedly has 2 matches to save his job REUTERS THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON As Louis van Gaal battles to save his job, the Manchester United hierarchy have a dilemma: Line up Jose Mourinho or wait
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      458 18 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink might have taken over a club 11 points adrift of the Champions League places but the Dutchman has not given up hope of finishing in the top four. “Mathematically, it is possible,”
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      355 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON Stoke City boss Mark Hughes says Louis van Gaal cannot rely on his reputation to save him from the sack if Manchester United fail to get back on track quickly. United boss van Gaal is teetering on the brink
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      665 13  -  The sport may be in its infancy here but S’pore finished third in a recent elite meet May Chen maychen@sph.com.sg Friends have written off their sport as simply holding one’s breath. Family, worried over safety, have discouraged them from participating. As a sport still in its
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      432 13 NEW YORK Three weeks after casting doubts on his golfing future, Tiger Woods has revealed that he still expects to be playing at the highest level over the next decade. The former world No. 1 has slipped to No. 414 as he overcomes injuryproblems.
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      355 13 REUTERS LONDON Europe’s captain Carin Koch is still unhappy about the incident that marred the final day of the Solheim Cup in September and the Swede said on Tuesday she might handle “gimmegate” differently if she had the chance again. Tempers at the
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      384 14 REUTERS TORONTO On Sunday, the Toronto Raptors never had the lead against the Sacramento Kings. On Tuesday, the Raptors led every step of the way and held on to defeat the Dallas Mavericks 103-99 in the National Basketball Association. They did it
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      294 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO (Italy) The world’s best Alpine skier narrowly avoided serious injury when a drone fell to the ground during Tuesday’s World Cup slalom. The drone, being used to film television pictures of the course from above,
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      589 16 IAAF director Davies offers full cooperation and says he has submitted relevant evidence REUTERS THE GUARDIAN LONDON Nick Davies, a leading official at the world athletics federation (IAAF), said on Tuesday he would step aside while an ethics committee investigated e-mails he had
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      424 16 LONDON Over the last few years, Jessica Michibata has become a familiar face at the Singapore Grand Prix. The Japanese-Argentinian model has often been seen around the Marina Bay Street Circuit duringFormulaOne’sonlynightrace– first as Formula One driver Jenson Button’s girlfriend, then as
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      448 16  -  Wang Meng Meng meng@sph.com.sg Famously media-shy but known for his friendship with football’s luminaries, Peter Lim set tongues wagging when he appointed Gary Neville recently as the new coach of Valencia, the Spanish La Liga club whom he owns. And the Singaporean billionaire
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      349 16 BLOOMBERG ZURICH After effectively ending the career of Fifa president Sepp Blatter, internal investigators at football’s beleaguered governing body are shifting their focus to throwing out his chief lieutenant, Jerome Valcke. The latter had been suspended before Fifa announced its investigations into
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        68 16 REUTERS LONDON Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has made his first significant move in the transfer market, with the Reds agreeinga £5.1 million (S$10.6 million) fee for Red Star Belgrade midfielder Marko Grujic. The 19-year-old will join Liverpool only in the summer, reported the BBC.
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        50 16 STOCKHOLM Two-time French Open finalist Robin Soderling, 31, has retired from tennis. The Swede, who famously defeated clay-court king Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros in 2009, has not played on the ToursinceJuly2011 because of glandular fever. He announced his retirement in a letter on Swedish website tennis.se.
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        122 16 REUTERS FRANKFURT Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone said Germany could return to the Grand Prix schedule if an agreement is reached with track owners, according to an interview in a German magazine. “I am sitting here with my pen and am prepared to sign
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        107 16 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON An American-led consortium is hoping to complete a takeover of Everton within the next six weeks. The group has signed a Head of Terms agreement for the deal, which could be worth about £200 million, and is performing due diligence
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      511 17 Striker feels Pellegrini should have started with him, instead of Aguero, against Arsenal THE GUARDIAN LONDON If losing a potentially crucial match in the Premier League title race was not bad enough, Manuel Pellegrini has now had his selection policy called into question by
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      821 17 THETIMES, LONDON LONDON To those who would suggest Premier League side Arsenal have never had a better opportunity to become champions of England again, Arsene Wenger had an interesting response. “I’ve been here too many times before,” said the manager. Since last winning the
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      504 17 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Arsene Wenger has hit out at Pep Guardiola after Bayern Munich announced mid-season that the Spaniard will leave the German champions at the end of this campaign. Guardiola’s contract with the Bavarian giants expires in the summer and
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      46 18 “It’s difficult for any mechanic or engineer to have a relationship right now, so 21 races is going to be tough. JENSON BUTTON, the McLaren driver who has split with Jessica Michibata after one year of marriage, on the record 21-race F1 calendar next season C16
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      302 1 D STEP OUT IN STYLE Get glamorous this holiday season. Alyssa Woo has five looks for diferent budgets. D2&3 DESIGN: CAROL GAN PHOTOS: DIOS VINCOY JR FOR THE STRAITS TIMES LAURA s. <*■* V V m m «4 .t r v M jwS &y f-r 5 V I A Tr^J
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        698 2 / 3  -  It is the season for parties, balls and making merry. Here are five different looks for different budgets Alyssa Woo alywoo@sph.com.sg PLAYFULTEXTURES Make a metallic, long-sleeved pleated dress and velvet blazer work by sticking to a solid colour for the whole outfit. Casual yet stylishlooking footwear balance
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        1023 4  -  High street fashion label H&M looks to recycling used clothing in a bid to be eco-friendly Gladys Chung stlife@sph.com.sg At a time when consumers are more aware of the detrimental effects of fast fashion on the environment, Swedish high street fashion label H&M is
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          78 4  -  Gladys Chung Elizabeth Arden has extended its iconic Eight Hour Cream line. The new All-Over Miracle Oil ($53, right, available at Elizabeth Arden counters next month) comes in a fuss-free lightweight spray formula. Like the Eight Hour Cream, the oil hydrates skin throughout the day. It contains a
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          82 4 If you are heading somewhere cold, consider Lancome’s new Absolue Revitalizing Care Silky Cream ($395, available at Lancome counters next month). When the temperature dips, a moisturising cream with soothing properties is necessary to protect the skin and keep it supple. Lancome’s silky and hydrating cream is
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          107 4 The first Singapore boutique for the cult Bao Bao bags by Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake opened at Ion Orchard on Dec 22. The bags, which are made of triangular plastic pieces bonded onto a mesh tote, come in a variety of colours and
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          86 4 Dior’s latest Capture Totale La Creme MultiPerfection ($235, right, from Dior counters) is the latest antiageing and lifting cream to hit shelves. It contains an extract of the logonza flower, which supposedly boosts the pro- duction of collagen and elastin and, in turn, skin firmness. The
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        457 5  -  OnTrend Gladys Chung Model Kylie Jenner’s Lip Kit By Kylie lipstick sets maybe sold out, but you can still recreate similar looks with rouge from other brands. What you have to look out for are matte lipsticks and complementary lip pencils. But if completely matte lipsticks are
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        628 6  -  Shoppers welcome the opening of the fashionable multi-label store but say high rental will be a challenge Melissa Heng melheng@sph.com.sg News that Dover Street Market the multi-label concept store created by Rei Kawakubo of Japanese fashion brand Comme des Garcons is coming to
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        401 6  -  AskStyle Alyssa Woo Freelance stylist C.K. Koo, 39, says shorts are a good choice in Singapore’s weather, but finds that men here are “a little conservative and still think shorts are only for casual weekends”. He adds: “If you look at the men in Italy
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        858 7  -  Musician Tim De Cotta plays with four bands, produces EPs and is a partner in a company that organises music events to showcase Singapore talent MyBag Alyssa Woo alywoo@sph.com.sg Tim De Cotta, 29, has a lot on his plate. Apart from being in four different
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        785 7 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK The most-discussed fashion model this year did not, like some of her colleagues, earn US$44 million (S$62 million) or shave her head. She did not even leave her apartment. There she was, in her New York home,
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      213 7 D05 PASIR PANJANG/ WEST COAST/ CLEMENTITOWN PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 FREEHOLD PASIR Panjang Last 5 unit 3bdrm Penthouse 1421-1851sf. NUS. TOP mid ’16. Price Neg. Jason 8500 8588 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 RIVERGATE ROBERTSON Quay 2077 sf 4 bdrms. MBS view. Nice cond FH. $4.38m
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      2201 8 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: 11 14 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT The Poiz Residences
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      131 8 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 X’MAS SALE! F’HOLD Amber Residence. 3-bdrms. Spacious 1518 sq.ft. $2.1m. Call 9232-5000 Bruce D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 best location THE GLADES NEAR MRT. 1Bdrm fr $699K. Pool View Other Types from $1208psf. Pls
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      192 10 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR RENT 454 61 GOODMAN RD. New bunglw. Prime location. 4500/7300sf 6+ 1+ family rm+ media rm+ s/pool.Next to park, peaceful $20K. Immed. 9863-5635/ 9727-2996. More sale/rent at www.wahkhiaw.com.sg 85 LANGSAT RD brand new terr 1800/3700 sf 6+1 Also sale $10K. P/furn Owner
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      315 10 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR RENT 454 PARK VILLAS GREEN 3-Sty Semi-D 2543/ 3283 sf Patio 5+1 Carpk. French/Australian Sch$5.5K Call *****168 Koh 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 ENG
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      364 10 D05 PASIR PANJANG/ WEST COAST/ CLEMENTI TOWN PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 best location THE PARC BLK 9. 4+1, 1507 sf. High flr. P/furn. Good facing. Quiet. Easy access to mkt/ AYE. Immed. Alan 9191-9113 NORMANTON PK 1270/ 1550sf. NUS/MRT, park/cityview. Reno. Cheng NT *****320 SKF D07 ROCHOR/ BUGIS/ BEACH
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      370 10 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 LEONIE GDN/ YONGANN Park 4+1/ 5+1. New reno. High flr. $7.XK/ $12K. 9818 5117 Mary D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 Raycher Lim 9278 2468 BEST DEAL! TRIZON 3rm $6K!! Duplex PH, Immed, 2443sf Trizon poolview 1550sf
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      290 11 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONG PASIR PTE APTS FOR RENT 465 AVON PARK 3+1. MRT door step.Beautifully reno.Also for sale. Call owner 9863-4979 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR RENT 465 MRT DOORSTEP 60A Lor 25A Geylang. Shophse 2nd flr. 1100sf, $4k, immed. MRT, bus-stop, carpark 9863-5635 9727-2996. More sale/
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      170 11 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 D20 THOMSON/ BISHAN/ ANGMOKIO PTE APTS FOR RENT 468 TRESALVEO 2RMS, 1001 sqft, high flr, P/furn, avail 1st Jan. Walk to Marymount MRT amenities. Lee 9767-2325 OT FLAME TREE PARK 1852 sf 3+1. High flr,
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      170 11 ANG MO KIO HDBFOR RENT 482 Near MRT 3½ CORNER BLK 577. F/furn Unblocked. Near MRT/ mkt/ food ct/ shops. $2K. Immed. Call Karen Ng 9696 2692 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 URGENT! BEDOK 4-RM, Avail Jan. Furn, mkt/ stadium, prefer family/professionals. Agt comm 0.4 mth. 9027 7864. Rare Listing
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      150 11 CHOACHUKANG HDBFOR RENT Excellent 490 Location $2K 4’A’ 641 CCK. Corner. Furn, aircon. 5 mins MRT, shpg ctr. Immed. Professional family. *****803 Mark BLK 685B/ 686B, 5’I’ Approved, furn, MRT, family/ prof. Edwin *****220 Rel HOUGANG HDB FOR RENT Near 493 Amenities BLK 327 3-RM high flr corner. P/ furn.
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      386 11 QUEENSTOWN HDBFOR RENT 500 2+1 F/FURN AIRCON. Tanglin Halt Rd 34. Near MRT, movein 1 Jan.No comm.8292 2228 QUEENSTOWN MRT. STIRLING Rd Blk 165, 2+1. High flr. Furn. AC. Immed. *****300 SENGKANG HDBFOR RENT 502 HDB FLAT FOR rent@Fernvale Rd. 5 mins walk to Seletar Mall. 96sqft. 4 rm. rent
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      418 11 (WEST) HDB RMS FOR RENT 519 BLK 626 JURONG West common rm for rent. Near MRT. Immed. Call Owner *****106 HDB/HUDC APTS WANTED (RENT/ BUY) 527 TENANTS JUST ARRIVED! Urgently needs whole units. Family/ profs./ student. High Co/ Personal lease. Call 9694-5678 Pan (In Real Estate Since 1999 HIGH BUDGET!
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      284 11 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 **PAYA LEBAR SQUARE New P/Fit Office MRT/Mall 484 to 2000sf With/Out GST. View Daily Keys with us. $4.x+psf. 112-4300 SF. OFFICE West Near MRT/F&B. Fitted with Aircon Lightings. Ample Parking. Call *****66 Now! 131-762 SF SMALL Warehouse Ancillary Office Upper Thomson. Fitted. Near F&B Bus-stops.
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      262 11 OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE 535 APEX HENDERSON FH, 2239 sf. High flr. Unblocked view. Near MRT. Owner 9785-5879 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 1,550/ 1,399/ 1,690 sf Agt welcome; Also for Sale
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      308 12 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 BLK 443 CLEMENTI Central #01-71 Shop for rent 650 sqft Near shpg mall/ MRT/ bus interchange. Pls call *****787 HAIG RD BLK 12. 2-sty HDB Shop 1660sf Face main road Heavy human traffic. $16K. MRT/bus-stop. TC 8166-2255 159 STILL RD. 1st flr 800 sf. 2nd
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      235 12 WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT 543 WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT 543 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE 538 RICHARD TAN 9113 3380 HAJI LANE 999-YRS $4.1m Valuation $4.8m, 2-sty DUO commences 3rd quarter’2016 Tanjong Pagar 3800sf. F&B FH Smith Street F&B@ $11.Xm Eunice Tang 9765 3334 BRAS BASAH HDB shop 1001sf
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      333 12 Tours Travel Planner Tours 581 581 2DBintan Canopy Resortfr.$142 2D1NMalaccafr.$98 2D1NKuala Lumpurfr.$108 2D1NCameronfr.$139 2D1NPenangfr.$170 2D1NSunway Lagoonfr.$149 3D2NA’ Famosafr.$239 3D2NHatyaifr.$163 3D 89fr.$ *Low season only Free Breakfast RM40 Meal Voucher *Low season only only Robin Xie Cai Yun Concert in Genting Dep: 11 Mar 3D2N *Terms Conditions apply. TA 643 GRASSLAND
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      685 12 NOTICES IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Case No.: HC/CWU 246/2015 In the matter of Section 254(1 )(i) of the Companies Act (Cap. 50) And In the Matter of ATC POETON PTE. LTD. (Singapore UEN No. *****3807K) Between APPLIED TOTAL CONTROL TREATMENT PTE. LTD. (Singapore UEN No.
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      923 12 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE HC/CWU 245/2015 IN THE MATTER OF SECTION 254(1)(E) OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CAP. 50) And IN THE MATTER OF WORKSHOP I.D. BUILD PTE. LTD. (UEN No. *****4239G) Between HUP SENG LEE PTE LTD (UEN No. *****2318G) Plaintiffs And WORKSHOP I.D. BUILD
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      1086 13 RECRUIT C l a s s i fi e d J o b s 1 8 0 0 -2 8 9 9 9 8 8 I w w w. s p h c l a s s c o m s g /r e c r u i t I
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      297 13 Food Stalls 743 FOOD STALL Botanic Gdns looking for Cook. Interested pls call 8102-7290 ST. JAMES’ CHURCH Kindergarten is looking for Cook. Serene 9697-6035. Hair/ Beauty 745 Administrative/ Clerical 748 ADMIN EXECUTIVE Experienced With: μ Word Excel μ Good Benefits μ City Centre location μ $1700 $1900 μ Full Time
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      216 13 Technical 754 Technical 754 Electrical Construction Engineering Company Project Coordinator Good knowledge of computer Drawings, submission, site meeting Class 3 Driving license Poly or Relevant Certificate Relevant Past Working Experience Preferred Able to communicate in Eng Singaporean Able to work 6 days week Email resume to: huattien3796@yahoo.com.sg or call *****575
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      98 13 Air-Con Company requires Quantity Surveyor (M&E) Min 3 yrs experience in tendering for M&E projects Service Engineer 2 to 3 yrs mechanical experience in local ind. Class 3 driving license Email: hr@pohmeng.com.sg General Production/ Operators 758 CHANGI PACKERS S’POREANS only. Mthly pay allowance transport. SMS 9139-4848. Warehousing/ Inventory/ Logistics Security
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      208 13 766 Security Day and Night shifts SECURITY OFFICERS SUPERVISORS Up to $2.4k* *Terms Conditions apply Permanent Staff *10/12hr shifts All are welcome Teban Gardens Upper East Coast Road Tai Seng Siglap Road Buona vista Woodlands Alps Ave cargo (night only) Weekend Relief (day) Weekend Relief (day) $95 ADHOC OFFICERS HEEDED
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      216 13 766 Security OPERATIONS EXEC own trpt Night Officer Toh Tuck Rd, Roxy Sq Katong. Immed. Call 9737 3223 9366 6244 IMMED VACANCIES: SECURITY PERSONNEL $100 per shift (Day/ Night). Interested call Hassan 82 999 777. IMMED VACANCIES: SECURITY Supervisor. $2500 to $2700 Day/night shift. Interested call Selva 9688 2957. IMMED
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      373 14 THE STRAITS TIMES RECRUIT C l a s s i fi e d J o b s 18 0 0 -289 998 8 I w w w. s p h c l a s s c o m s g /r e c r ui t I E xe c
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      140 14 Cleaners 769 COMPOUND CLEANER, CONDO Balmoral Crescent/Cleaner Sam Kiam Mansion, River Valley Rd. Pls call 9087 2310 FACTORY CLEANER NEEDED BAT@Senoko. $1000 above Call *****972/ *****494 $2000 HOME CLEANERS. MonSat; 9am-7pm. 2 houses per day. Sun/ PH off. *****027 URGENTLY REQUIRED PARTTIME Cleaner for Bank. Start immed. Call *****519 FULL
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      263 14 Drivers/ Chauffeurs 775 Drivers/ Chauffeurs 775 Part-time/ Temporary 783 HELPER BEDOK 5 days wk. Must work Weekends PH. 10am-7pm, $1800 per mth. Prepare food for dogs/ walking dogs/ other duties to be discuss. Contact 9829-3870 FULL/ PART-TIME SERVICE Crew for cake shops Marine Terrace Vivocity. No foreigners please. SMS name,
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      197 14 When you contribute to The Straits Times Recruit, we take it that you agree, at no charge, to allow us to use, archive, resell or reproduce the letters and contributions in any way and in any medium. E-mail your career-related contributions (no more than 800 words) to recruit3@sph.com.sg. Other Positions
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