The Straits Times, 27 December 2015

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    24 1 THE SUNDAY TIMES Sunday, December 27,2015 88 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS 90CENTS To subscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 031/02/2015
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    Lock icon DTL2 a step towards ‘car-lite’ Singapore
    687 1  -  Republic has invested heavily to make public transport world class and people’s choice Janice Tai jantai@sph.com.sg The 12-station Downtown Line 2 (DTL2), which comes online today, has been described by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as a step towards a “car-lite” Singapore. Two million
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      362 1 Let’s stop the fighting Miss Philippines on the Miss Universe saga A6 Life’s best and worst of 2015 Sport’s thrills and spills of 2015 A26&27 Year of new frontiers C2-8 B2&3 Singapore boy lone survivor of Malaysian car crash A2 f0 V Shake up your Christmas with Standard Chartered Credit
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      17 1 Stoke gobble up Man Utd A30 HAN FOOK KWANG Figuring out the past year B6 *****1" *****0
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      Lock icon Johor crash victims’ bodies back in S’pore
      712 2 / 3  -  Sole survivor in family of four is 3-year-old boy who was pulled out of the burning car wreckage Seow Bei Yi byseow@sph.com.sg The bodies of the three Singaporeans killed in the horrific car crash on Christmas morning in Johor were brought back home
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      Lock icon 30 bus stops showing blood donor updates
      494 2 / 3  -  Bidtoremindpeopleduringholidaytime–over 11,000 donors still needed to meet Dec target Janice Tai jantai@sph.com.sg Instead of just viewing estimated bus arrival times, commuters at 30 bus stops in Orchard Road and the Central Business District have been getting live updates on the number of donors
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      Lock icon Will you marry me? Say it with lots of flowers
      81 2 / 3 What’sthebest waytogeta girltosay“yes”whenyoupropose?First,flowers–a nicebouquetfor astart.Betteryet,stageitintheFlowerDomeatGardens bythe Bay, with a Christmas Toyland centrepiece display, no less. And that was what Mr Benjamin Lim, 29, did yesterday after he got permission from the authorities. The surprise proposal, with the attendance of about
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      Lock icon CHARITY BOOM
      839 4  -  There are 2,215 charities here now helping wider causes and specialised groups, with 23% surge in a decade Janice Tai jantai@sph.com.sg With more people taking an interest in meeting needs around them, the number of charities in Singapore has grown in recent years. There are now 2,215 registered
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      Lock icon Steps to ensure charity funds are not used for financing terror
      314 4  -  Janice Tai Charities abroad have been increasingly used for terrorism or terrorist financingpurposes, said the Commissioner of Charities in its latest annual report. That is why the Office of the Commissioner of Charities (COC) has been stepping up outreach
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      Lock icon An auditorium specially designed for those with disabilities
      396 4  -  Janice Tai Going to the movies or seeing a performance can be challenging for people with disabilities. The hard of hearing struggle to decipher speech amid background noise and reverberation, while those who have difficulty seeing find it hard to find their
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      Lock icon She wants to move past pageant nightmare
      612 6  -  Miss Philippines implores everyone to stop fighting after Miss Universe controversy Raul Dancel Philippines Correspondent In Manila rdancel@sph.com.sg Days after the most bizarre night of her life, Miss Pia Wurtzbach is still wrestling with a controversy that turned a dream moment into a
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      Lock icon Mix-up meant ‘nobody really won’, says Miss Singapore
      666 6  -  Seow Bei Yi byseow@sph.com.sg The wrong winner crowned, and fellow contestants snubbed and trashed by their own turned this year’s Miss Universe pageant into one of the most dramatic ever. Singapore’s representative Lisa Marie White believes the mix-up meant that “nobody really
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      Lock icon Modi gives Sharif a birthday surprise
      722 7  -  Sudden goodwill visit to Pakistan is the first by an Indian prime minister in over a decade Nirmala Ganapathy India Bureau Chief In New Delhi gnirmala@sph.com.sg Prime Minister Narendra Modi pulled off a Christmas Day surprise, becoming the first premier from India to visit
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      Lock icon Pope tells world to unite against ISIS atrocities
      437 8 Pontiff uses Christmas message to speak out against the violence, suffering caused by group REUTERS VATICAN CITY Pope Francis, in his Christmas message, has urged the world to unite to end atrocities by Islamist militants that he said were causing immense suffering
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      Lock icon Over 100 homes lost to bush fires in Australia
      197 8 REUTERS MELBOURNE More than 100 homes burned down in a tourist area in Australia as Christmas Day bush fires remained out of control and dangerous yesterday, with officials predicting more blazes to come in the hot southern summer. While around 150
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      Lock icon Weather most contrary in the US
      332 8 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The US has found itself in the grip of unseasonable weather,with deadly consequences in the South as tornados ripped through several states, killing a number of people and leaving scores of others injured. Much of the US East Coast basked
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      Lock icon Parts of Latin America hit by floods
      106 8 ASUNCION (Paraguay) Some of the worst flooding in recent memory has dampened Christmas celebrations in parts of Latin America, leaving at least six people dead and driving more than 150,000 from their homes, the BBC reported. Some 130,000 people have been forced from
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      Lock icon Wettest December in Britain
      79 8 LONDON Britain has had its wettest December since records began and more than 120 flood alerts and warnings were issued ahead of a major storm on Christmas night. Seven red flood warnings signifying a “severe threat were issued by the Environment Agency and Met Office in
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      Lock icon Uber plans to launch ride-sharing option
      868 9  -  It says with uberPool, passengers pay less by splitting the bill and drivers get to earn more Adrian Lim adrianl@sph.com.sg Private car hire app Uber plans to roll out a new option to its UberX service in Singapore, which will allow passengers on a
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      186 5 GREAT IS ADDING TO THE JOY OF SG50 V« in i $500,000 was raised in aid of selected charities and communities. w* 4 C< ?M| Jubilee Babies were gifted with the Great Eastern SG50 Baby Gift Pack and offered one-year free health insurance cover. > ■it m msssiim Wmmm Meaningful
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      246 7 IT’S AN ELECTRIFYING WIN FOR THE BMW i8. ENJOY $18,000*OFF THE BMW i8, THE STRAITS TIMES CAR OF THE YEAR 2015. The revolutionary BMW i8 has been crowned The Straits Times Car of the Year 2015! With its eco-crusader powertrain and futuristic good looks, there is no denying that a
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      19 8 SEE WORLD A22 To subscribe, call 6388-3838 or go to sphsubscription.com.sg HDB resale volume rebounds to exceed 18,000units in2015
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      220 9 City DEVELOPMENTS Limited f Spacious 2-bedroom unit from $596k1 J G E RELAX AT THE LAWN j IK i 3 J [ft H V I my* tyx Ul T J J tW ie El i it YOUR FAMILY THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY LIFESTYLE NEXT TO THE UPCOMING CANBERRA MRT Across the
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      Lock icon Easier carpark access for cyclists soon?
      539 10  -  HDB considers shortening electronic gantry arms, removing bollards which block bicycles Danson Cheong dansonc@sph.com.sg Cyclists might soon not have to dismount and hoist their bikes over the kerb when trying to enter carparks with electronic gantries. The Housing Board (HDB) is looking at whether
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      Lock icon Many are happy to home in on Sers now
      1075 12  -  Greeted with apprehension when it was introduced two decades ago, the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (Sers) is now often seen as a boon, replacing old flats and relocating residents. The Sunday Times looks at how far the scheme has come.
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      Lock icon In new homes but still near family and friends
      824 12  -  Yeo Sam Jo yeosamjo@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Janice Heng The Housing Board introduced the Joint Selection Scheme in 1996 in a bid to preserve community ties. It allows different households to choose replacement flats together under the Selective En bloc Redevelopment
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      Lock icon Another dead cat near Khoo Teck Fuat Hospital
      347 12  -  Carolyn Khew kcarolyn@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by ChewHui Min The carcass of a cat was found floating in a pond next to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital in Yishun yesterday morning, following a series of cat deaths in the area. Ms Janet Sum, founder
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      Lock icon Getting in line to do some good
      134 14 They’re hooked on fishing, but they’ve caught onto charity work as well. About 200 anglers took part in a charity fishing event at Pasir Ris Central yesterday to reel in more than $50,000 for good causes. The Fish for Food event held by
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      Lock icon Cancer patient who touched many dies
      521 14  -  His Valentine’s Day online tribute to girlfriend had drawn 100,000 views Carolyn Khew kcarolyn@sph.com.sg Mr Alan Yap, a cancer patient, had touched many people when he penned an online Valentine’s Day tribute to his girlfriend this year and said he wanted to fight the
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      Lock icon Consumers are shying away from fresh fish
      640 15  -  Generally, sales have taken a hit across the board after ban on raw freshwater fish Melissa Lin and Jasmine Osada mellinjm@sph.com.sg osadaj@sph.com.sg Demand for fish at supermarkets has fallen, following a nationwide ban on the sale of raw freshwater fish earlier this month.
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      Lock icon Treats for all ages to round off SG50
      230 15  -  Carolyn Khew andSeow BeiYi More than 3,000 people across Singapore were involved in celebrations to round off SG50 yesterday, in activities engaging both young and old. The range of events organised by the People’s Association Grassroots Organisations (GRO) includ- ed soccer competitions
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      22 10 A story about a box that holds big dreams for a little country. Now on sale at all major bookstores and www.stpressbooks.com.sg
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      Lock icon WANTED: Organ donors
      1652 16  -  While China’s donation rate has climbed in recent years, obstacles such as cultural taboos, transport delays, shortage of qualified doctors remain Kor Kian Beng China Bureau Chief In Beijing kianbeng@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Lina Miao On her birthday on May 3 this year, a day she was
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      Lock icon Surprisingly short wait of 10 days for multiple-organ transplant
      375 16  -  Kor Kian Beng Guangzhou local Mr Zhang Mingyuan (right), 57, who was diagnosed with liver cancer, diabetes and an intestinal illness in 2012, had mentally prepared himself for a long wait after he joined a waiting list in May for a
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      Lock icon Shenzhen disaster was ‘man-made, not natural’
      473 17 Landslide caused by breaches of construction safety rules, says statement on govt website NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS SHANGHAI The landslide in southern China that killed seven people and left more than 70 people still unaccounted for was caused by breaches of construction safety rules
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      Lock icon Landslide hits Myanmar jade mining area, dozens feared dead
      398 17 REUTERS YANGON Dozens of people were feared dead in Myanmar after a landslide hit a jade mining region, workers at a local mining firm said. It was the second such incident in just over a month. The landslide took place last
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      Lock icon ‘Armed Chinese ship near disputed islets’
      398 18 It entered waters near Senkaku islands, Japan says, amid spying row AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG TOKYO A Chinese coast guard ship which appeared to be armed with several cannon yesterday entered what Tokyo regards as its territorial waters near disputed islands, the Japan Coast Guard
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      Lock icon Japan ‘to settle row over comfort women’
      379 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japan plans to propose a fresh fund to support former comfort women as foreign ministers from Tokyo and Seoul meet this week to settle a bitter row over a Japanese wartime brothel system, reports said yesterday. The one-day meeting between
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      Lock icon KL-S’pore high-speed rail won’t stop at Putrajaya
      337 18 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR High-speed rail (HSR) trains plying between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore will not stop at Putrajaya, MyHSR Corp a unit under the Malaysian Ministry of Finance tasked with undertakingtheproject–hasconfirmed. MyHSR Corp chief executive Mohd Nur Ismal Mohamed Kamal
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        Lock icon China wants apology from French reporter
        69 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING China has confirmed the imminent expulsion of a French journalist for “flagrantly championing” terrorist acts, according to the Foreign Ministry’s website yesterday. Ms Ursula Gauthier, a Beijing-based correspondent for French news magazine L’Obs, must issue a public apology for an article
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        Lock icon Rebel group kills 9 in Mindanao
        54 18 REUTERS MANILA A breakaway Muslim rebel group killed nine civilians in the southern Philippines in a series of attacks on Dec 24, officials said yesterday. Army troops killed four members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters after they attacked a farming town on the
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      Lock icon Preserving the art of making dimsum
      775 19 Amid dearth of young talent, some HK chefs are striving to keep handmade tradition alive AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG For the past 60 years, Mr Chui Hoi has risen in the early hours of the morning to prepare bite-size steamed morsels for his small
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      Lock icon Leader of Syrian rebel group killed in air strike
      576 21 His death a major blow to opposition ahead of planned new round of peace talks NEW YORK TIMES BEIRUT The commander of one of the most powerful Syrian insurgent groups in the suburbs of the Syrian capital, Damascus, was killed in
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      Lock icon Suicide bid foiled by a President
      367 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES ISTANBUL Turkish President Re cep Tayyip Erdogan has used his celebrated rhetorical skills to save a man from jumping off Istanbul’s Bosphorus Bridge. The man was apparently preparing to jump to his death on Friday when Mr Erdogan’s motorcade
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTOS: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY  -  367 words
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      Lock icon Oxford mulls over removal of tribute to ‘architect of apartheid’
      348 21 NEW YORK TIMES LONDON This year, students at the University of Cape Town successfully pushed for the removal of a statue of Cecil Rhodes, the imperialist tycoon seen by many as an architect of apartheid. Oxford University, in the country
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      Lock icon Christmas around the world
      154 22 A refugee girl carrying a small bag she received as a gift on Christmas Day in The Jungle refugee camp in the port of Calais, France. The camp houses about 1,500 migrants refugees and asylum-seekers from Afghanistan, Darfur, Syria, Iraq and Eritrea who are looking to
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      Lock icon Too spaced out to remember his number?
      296 22 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK He may have the right stuff, but he got the wrong digits. European Space Agency astronaut Timothy Peake phoned home to a wrong number from the International Space Station. After failing to connect, the former British Army Air
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      Lock icon More spend much of Christmas Day shopping online
      542 22 US households expected to spend $134b online during holiday season NEW YORK Christmas shopping is increasingly an online affair. Shoppers in Britain were expected to break a new record for online sales on Christmas Day while in the United States, a drop
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      10 16 di Embracing active lifestyle even after80 Tamil Murasu on Sunday
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      251 19 TTsIc: SPECIAL Sat 26 Dec 2015 to Wed 13 Jan 2016 Tableware Clearance Sale Now to Thu 7 Jan 2016 Household Department, B1, Takashimaya Department Store NARUMI ROYAL ALBERT ENGLAN D 1904 ROYAL DOULTON I WEDGWOOD LONDON 1815 ENGLAND 1759 Narumi Teapot Set with 5-pc Cups UP $129 NOW $29
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      134 19 Weather Singapore 33/24ºC TodayShowers mainly over southern and western Singapore in the afternoon. Outlook Monday: Periods of showers, at times with thunder. Tuesday: Occasionally windy. Afternoon showers. Air quality PSI 30 to 38 Good 24-hour reading as of 5pm yesterday Sunrise 7.04am Moonrise 8.52pm Sunset 7.07pm North Partly cloudy Moonset
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      284 20 Catch up on overnight news on ST’s Twitter feed @stcom. Stay in the know, any time, anywhere 8am 7am Get ST Daily News, a newsletter delivered to your e-mail. We have an evening newsletter too. Get news, features and analyses from the print version of ST. Need to stay connected
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      231 23 Christmas Special 2-Day Pass $15* Promotion ends on 31 December 2015 Ticket Prices inclusive of GST: TICKETS Early bird 1-DAY PASS $20 $30 2-DAY PASS $30 $40 Validity (Year 2016) 1 Jan 13 Jan Normal Date: Saturday Sunday 23 24 January 2016 14 Jan 20 Jan Venue: SPH News Centre
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      149 24 SINGAPOREAN OFTHEYEAR2015 SHORTLISTED FINALISTS Joshua Khoo Dylan Ong School dropouts-turned-entrepreneur chefs Joshua Khoo and Dylan Ong are shaking up the local food scene by making fine dining affordable for the masses and proving in the process that success can come from more than one path in life. Noriza A Mansor
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      117 25 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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      126 25 Next 48 hours TODAY BADMINTON Copenhagen Masters S-final 1 (7.30pm). S-final 2 (tomorrow, 1.30am) StarHub Ch201. (Ch202, 9.30am). CRICKET 1stTest Day 2: South Africa v England (Singtel TV Ch122 StarHub Ch235, 4pm). BASKETBALL NBA Atlanta v New York Knicks (8.30am), Portland v Cleveland (11am) StarHub Ch216, Dallas v Chicago TOMORROW
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      207 28 ST-Komoco Motors Euro 2016 contest Win a trip to watch three matches at the Finals It is a tournament graced by football’s fnest such as Zinedine Zidane, Marco van Basten and Gerd Mueller. The European Championship will be back next June and The Straits Times has teamed up with Komoco
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      151 29 SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS Home I Away I Timing Sun, 27 Dec 2015 A League Melbourne Viet Perth Glory 2.00pm LW A League Brisbane Roar Melbourne City 4.00pm LW Mon, 28 Dec 2015 English League Champ Nottingham Leeds 12.30am LW* LW* Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) LOTTERY Mon, 28 Dec
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      Lock icon TWO NILS IN LOUIS VAN GAAL’S COFFIN
      682 30 Dutchman cites ‘difficult’ situation as United bench Rooney but lose fourth straight game AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Stoke City 2 Manchester United 0 LONDON Under-fire Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal made an unprecedented change but the outcome was the same. For
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      188 30 P W D L F A Pts 1 LeicesterCity 18 11 5 2 37 25 38 2 Arsenal 17 11 3 3 31 14 36 3 ManCity 18 11 2 5 37 20 35 4 Tottenham 18 8 8 2 31 14 32 5 CrystalPalace 18 9 3 6
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      55 30 Liverpool substitute Christian Benteke’s 63th-minute strike yesterday was enough to condemn surprise packages Leicester City to just their second Premier League defeat of the season. The Reds won 1-0 at Anfield, ending the hosts’ run of four games in all competitions without a victory. PHOTO:
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      297 30 THE TIMES, LONDON THE GUARDIAN LONDON Manuel Pellegrini has claimed he is unfazed by the prospect of being sacked by Manchester City and could easily join another club and enjoy success there. Long before yesterday’s 4-1 win against Sunderland, the City manager
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      403 25  -  Besides $280k tie-up with TCM firm, Kallang Practice Track may be upgraded too Jonathan Wong jonwong@sph.com.sg The achievements in the past 12 months by Singapore’s track and field stars have already begun to bear fruit for local athletics even as 2016 is still days away.
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      940 25  -  FionaLamandCynthiaChoo FionaLamandCynthiaChoo stsports@sph.com.sg In her early days as a professional fighter, Julianna Pena’s parents begged her to quit. Her father found it hard to watch his youngest daughter get beaten and also thought it was “not very dainty”• for a girl, said
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      229 25  -  TextandpicturesbyDesmondLim Desmond Lim Bill Ho, 39 Chef and cafe owner Height: 1.7m Weight: 68kg Exercise regimen: I jog about 5km twice weekly. My schedule as a chef is very heavy so I hit the gym about three times a week in between lunch and dinner services. I usually
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      2788 26 / 27  - THRILLS SPILLS The 10 events in 2015 that had sports fans either abuzz with excitement or shaking their heads in collective disgust Looking back: Events that shaped the year Chua Siang Yee Chia Han Keong Lin Xinyi V.K. Santosh Kumar Record84-goldhaulat Singapore SEA Games 1 There was plenty to celebrate
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      655 28 Curry helps stretch unbeaten home run to 32, against last season’s NBA Finals foes Cavs REUTERS NEW YORK TIMES OAKLAND (California) The Cleveland Cavaliers waited 192 days to get another crack at the Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball Association. If the environment felt familiar
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      393 28 REUTERS OKLAHOMA CITY This week was a tough one for first-year Chicago Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg. Last Saturday, guard Jimmy Butler publicly questioned his coaching tactics. It set off a media firestorm and turned into a situation that could have unravelled Chicago’s
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      474 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are poised to become the first US$100 million (S$141 million) men in tennis, in a gripping subplot to the new tennis season. No player in the history of the sport has broken through the US$100 million on-court
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      644 28 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK As good as the Golden State Warriors were in last season’s National Basketball Association Finals, they are better now. So how do you beat Stephen Curry who has bumped LeBron James aside as the most dynamic playerintheleague–andhissupportingcast? How
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      712 29 But he can take heart that Costa is back on scoresheet after a brace in tie against Watford THE GUARDIAN ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Chelsea 2 Watford 2 LONDON Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink has maintained that finishing top four in the Premier League
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      1054 29  - In this uncertain time the job of a manager hangs by a thread HeartOf F ootball Rob Hughes stsports@sph.com.sg The state of English Premier League football is reflected in the fact that Chelsea travel up to Old Trafford tomorrow with a veteran Dutchman whose title is officially “interim manager”. And
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        104 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MONTEVIDEO Former Fifa vice-president Eugenio Figueredo received millions of dollars in bribes throughout his career at the top of South American football, prosecutors claimed on Friday. The 83-year-old was extradited from Switzerland and spent Christmas in jail pending a trial which could see
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        40 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko on Friday threw his support behind world champion weightlifter Aleksey Lovchev, 26, who has been banned for suspected doping. He tested positive for the growth hormone Ipamorelin.
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      31 30 four-digit draw Dec*****5 FirstE 6826 SecondE 3533 ThirdE 5940 STARTERS 0250 0383 0518 1340 2122 3507 3662 4081 4461 5481 CONSOLATIONS 0299 1839 2666 4817 5526 7140 7243 9192 9645 9929
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      175 1 Political leadershipin Asiais notfor parlour intellectuals. B10-11 Whenitis goodto ‘forget’ race, religion, government. B6 NEW FRONTIERS In 2015, new frontiers and rules were broken. Space exploration soared to new heights with September’s confirmation from Nasa that water flows on Mars. Virtual reality got a boost with Google Cardboard. And in
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        Lock icon Mission Mars: Turning science fiction into fact
        909 2 / 3  -  Scientists believe that Mars is the most likely place to find evidence of life beyond Earth Space Ellen R. Stofan •The writer is chief scientist at Nasa. PROJECT SYNDICATE In The Martian, one of the hit films of 2015, Nasa heroically saves a
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        998 2 / 3  -  The Martian may be fiction, but atNasa we are working to make it a reality. Ellen Stofan THE SLATE GROUP As a card-carrying space nerd and Nasa’s chief scientist, I love space movies, from Star Trek to Star Wars tomyall-timefavourite–TheDish, an Australian comedy that
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        933 2 / 3  -  Though virtual reality is still far from mainstream, 2015 was a big year for the industry as new headsets were introduced–somefull-featuredandpowerful,somesimpleandportable–andcompaniesannouncednew ways to control and capture virtual reality imagery. Throughout the year, investors poured money into companies developing the technology, content creators
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        294 2 / 3  -  Words John Gapper THE FINANCIAL TIMES Defeat device. Noun any gadget or piece of software used to switch off environmental controls and allow pollution to pump into the air. This is a marvellously laconic phrase, brought to the world by the US Clean Air
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        1351 4 / 5  -  Challenges loom, but the right policies, leadership and cooperation should help steer economies to a safe landing Christine Lagarde Christine Lagarde is managing director ofthe International Monetary Fund. PROJECT SYNDICATE November’s terrorist attack in Paris and the influx of refugees into Europe are but
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        1010 4 / 5  -  Joseph E. Stiglitz Joseph E. Stiglitz,a Nobel laureate in economics, is University Professor atColumbia University and Chief Economistatthe Roosevelt Institute. PROJECT SYNDICATE The year 2015 was a hard one all round. Brazil fell into recession. China’s economy experienced its first serious bumps after almost four decades of
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        835 4 / 5  -  Shang-Jin Wei Shang-Jin Wei isChief Economist attheAsian Development Bankand the head of its Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department. PROJECTS YNDICATE China’s economic slowdown this year will have important consequences for countries in the region and beyond. For most countries, the sub-7 per cent gross
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        Lock icon The global monetary non-system
        1058 4 / 5  -  Raghuram Rajan Raghuram Rajan isgovernor ofthe Reserve Bank of India. PROJECT SYNDICATE As this year ends, the world boasts few areas of robust growth. At a time when both developed and emerging-market countries need rapid growth to maintain domestic stability, this is a dangerous situation. It
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      234 6 The Sunday Times says Largersocialenterpriseshere,likeNTUCFairpriceCo-operative,routinelyseektopbusinessprofes-sionalstohelpextendtheirreach.Justgoodsocialintentions alone wouldn’t have made it the estsupermarketretailer.Italsotakesbusinesssavvy and market experience to grow any tionthatisdedicatedtodeliveringsocial,communityorenvironmentalimpact. This is being recognised by other social enter- prises too. It is a natural development as the movement picks up steam, attracting impact investors, incubators and supporting
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      1042 6  -  Plus endless questions on state of economy, the clash of civilisations, and future of Earth Han Fook Kwang Editor-at-Large hanfk@sph.com.sg It’s hard to figure out 2015. Four more days to go but you could spend another year trying to make sense of
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      1036 6  -  Denise Chong denise@sph.com.sg Forget the Government. Forget whether I worship a god. Forget my race. Sometimes, life is better if certain important things recede into the background, when that means no one is picking a fight over them, when no news
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      922 7  -  Gaffes, spats in Miss Universe pageant and US presidential contest dominate online chatter What’sT rending Ong Sor Fern Digital News Editor sorfern@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/OngSorFern Christmas week on social media was all about the bad and the beautiful. Dominating the chatter online was the Miss Universe gaffe
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        361 7  -  Eugene Lee Director Marketing and Communications Singapore Sports Hub We thank Mr Edmund Khoo Kim Hock for his letter (“Sports Hub must play part to support local football”; last Sunday), in which he said that the Sports Hub must not be a
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        424 7  -  Jolovan Wham Executive Director Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics We urge the Ministry of Manpower to reconsider its view that it is unable to accede to the United Nations Convention for the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members
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        187 7  -  Teo Kok Seah I was thoroughly impressed with Jason Chee’s superb performance in the recently concluded Asean Para Games’ table tennis tournament (“Chee plots route to Tokyo”; Dec 13). My heartfelt admiration stemmed from his dogged determination and constant devotion to restarting a new
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        356 7  -  Paul Chan Poh Hoi I concur with political scientist Graham Allison’s assessment that the United States and China are unlikely to wage war against each other, as neither side would truly stand to gain from such a conflict (“The US, China, and Singapore’s
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      492 8  -  Bill makes it compulsory from 1966 to have permits, to ‘curb influx of unemployed people’ This week in 1965: A look back at the events that shaped Singapore 50 years ago Ho Ai Li hoaili@sph.com.sg Singapore introduced rules at the end of December 1965 to
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      Lock icon Enduring scoldings, slaps for love of his craft
      583 8  -  I remember: Movies in the 1960s Ho Ai Li A young Ang Hao Sai did not flinch when he was scolded and even slapped by his foreman at Lam Kok, an art studio specialising in movie billboards and posters. “Other people would
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      97 8  -  Research by Jagjit Kaur Information Resource Centre, Singapore Press Holdings Because of the number of sportsmen who want rocket-firing motorcycles, this would have been a most lucrative export order. But US dealers are being told very firmly thatthis is not a tenable export. ASPOKESMANFORTHE BRITISH A SPOKESMAN FOR
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        252 8 Mr Tan Chong Kin (left), who was chairman of the People’s Action Party (PAP) for 10 days in 1957 when the communists took over the party, was to be released from political detention after denouncing communism. In a government release in
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        189 8 Dr Liaw Yock Fang (left), an internationally known expert in Malay/Indonesian language and classical literature, was in the news in the last week of 1965 when he was interviewed after returning here upon completing his studies in Indonesia. The former Nanyang University student had
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      40 8 FACTS FIGURES Top Three Teams in the English Football First Division at the end of 1965 Liverpool 1 2 3 Burnley Manchester United Top Three Teams at the end of the 1965/66 Season 1 2 Liverpool 3 Leeds United Burnley
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      199 8 The stock market here ended the year in boom conditions, with the turnover reaching nearly two million shares on Dec 30, 1965, the highest in two months, The Straits Times reported. The market ended its last full day of trading for the year
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      1720 9  - Questions on China and the world in 2049 October2049 will be the100th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. What will China look like a century after Mao’s victory in 1949? Jean-Pierre Lehmann The writer is emeritus professor of international political economy at IMDin Lausanne,Switzerland.This article first appeared on the
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    • Inside the minds of great leaders
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        3277 10 / 11  -  Do Asian political leaders need to be strong? Machiavellian? This veteranjournalistwhohasinterviewedquiteafew–fromLeeKuan YewandMahathirMohamadtoThaksinShinawatra–distilsthe essence of Asian leadership. Tom Plate Tom Plate,authoroftheGiantsOf Asia biography series, is an American journalist. He is distinguished scholar of Asian and Pacific studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles,
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        959 10 / 11  -  Insights from a year of coaching CEOs Pratap Nambiar The writeristhefounderand chairman of Thought Perfect, a Singapore-based business performance coaching organisation for CEOs. As 2015 comes to an end, I did some reflection based on all the CEOs I coached this year. What was obvious was
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      1989 18  -  What homeowners can expect to happen and what options they have Wong Siew Ying wongsy@sph.com.sg WHATISSIBORANDSOR? The Sibor or Singapore Interbank Offered Rate is a reference rate that reflects how much it costs banks to borrow from each other. The SOR or
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      1792 14  -  Exposure to business on trips with dad to Myanmar stood him in good stead, now he’s eyeing expansion in country Me&MyMoney Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Frequent business trips to the once closed-off Myanmar a decade ago might seem mundane to a teenager, but Mr
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        Lock icon Stay cautious and vigilant in face of volatility
        808 15 TANSUSHAN DBS Bank group head of consumer banking wealth management Q What were the best and worst things that happened to you (financially) this year? A I’ve had a decent year financially. Following the DBS Wealth Management investment strategy, I have generally
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        609 15 YEOH CHOO GUAN UBS head of equities forSingapore and head of Asean client trading execution Q Whatwere the best and worst things that happened to you (financially) this year? A To set the stage for my personal investment decisions in 2015, I would like
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        665 15 JACKCHUA Chief executive of ERA Singapore Q What were the best and worst things that happened to you (financially) thisyear? A ERA moved its office to Mountbatten Square early this year. It was a big move as we operated out of almost
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      1332 16  -  What a roller-coaster ride! Stock markets have rallied, tanked and moved sideways, home prices are still dipping and the economy is shrinking. While there were a few peaks, the troughs have left people scrambling to find the bottom–andeverybodyistighteninghis (seat)belt and hanging on for dear
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      168 18 Lorna Tan talks to five savvy market players about getting a head start in 2016. B16 Lawyer David Yong,28, finds his calling in the timber business. B14 AMAZING IN MOTION n Yk *e 3 i S3 CT The Perfect City Drive t <0 ES The Essence of Luxury NX The
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      243 1 Akshita Nanda My competitive streak C?? Snack time Dig into hurros C22 Nature’s wonder Coming within spitting distance of a killer whale C12&13 t. OF 2015 BEST 5 In arts, entertainment and lifestyle. C2-8 DESIGN: LEE CHEE CHEW PHOTOS: ISTOCKPHOTO, KEN SPENCE www.vw.com.sg Celebrate the perfect end to the year
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          334 2 / 3  -  Gigs Eddino Abdul Hadi BEST St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival Singapore The Meadow, Gardens by the Bay/Jan 24 This year’s festival, the fifth held in Singapore, upped the ante with a 12 -hour show featuring 19 acts. From the avant-garde electronica of British artist FKA twigs to the complex pop
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          321 2 / 3  -  Chang Tou Liang BEST Mahler 8: A Gift To The Entire Nation By Orchestra of the Music Makers/ Esplanade Concert Hall/ July 10 11 Helmed by master orchestra builder Chan Tze Law, the production involved eight international vocal soloists, 133 instrumentalists and more than 200 singers from Singapore and
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          340 2 / 3  -  Boon Chan BEST For Music, For Life... Liang Wenfu Concert 2015 The Star Theatre/April 10 and 11 Singer-songwriter Liang Wern Fook, whose name is pretty much synonymous with the home-grown Mandarin music movement that is xinyao, held his first solo concert and showed why he is the quintessential chronicler
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          536 2 / 3  -  Food Wong Ah Yoke BEST Odette 01-04 National Gallery Singapore, 1 St Andrew’s Road, tel: 6385-0498, open: noon to 2pm, 7 to 9.30pm (Monday to Saturday), closed on Sunday and public holiday The most eagerly awaited restaurant opening this year must be chef Julien Royer’s Odette. The Frenchman,
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          913 2 / 3  -  John Lui Boon Chan BEST Frank (NC16) There are coming-of-age stories in which a young person grows up suddenly one summer after falling in love with the wrong girl or guy. Then there is the comedy Frank. Jon (Domhnall Gleeson) falls in love with a rock band, becoming its
          PHOTOS: 20TH CENTURY FOX, YOUTUBE, THE PROJECTOR, IRENE FILMS  -  913 words
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          586 2 / 3  -  Tan Hsueh Yun BEST KongBakBanhMi Park Bench Deli, 179 Telok Ayer Street, tel: 6815-4600, open: 9am to 10pm (Monday to Friday) This sandwich combines two of my favourites things: kong bak pau (braised pork belly stuffed into steamed buns) and banh mi (Vietnamese sandwiches with pickles). The slices of
          PHOTOS: OLIVIA SARI-GOERLACH, SPAGO, DIOS VINCOY JR FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES  -  586 words
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          559 4 / 5  -  Arts Corrie Tan BEST Wild Rice’s Hotel Victoria Theatre/Part 1, Aug 27, 29 and 30; Part 2, Aug 28 to 30 This sprawling production, set in an unnamed hotel in Singapore, spans 100 years (1915 to 2015) in 11 short plays. Five hours long and written by Alfian Sa’at
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          429 4 / 5  -  Germaine Cheng BEST Rising By Aakash Odedra Esplanade Theatre Studio/Aug 22 The Samarpana Asian Festival of Classical Dance has grown remarkably through its four editions, taking its place at the Esplanade and presenting a diverse programme comprising the traditional and cutting-edge. Headlining this year’s festival was British dancer-choreographer Aakash
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          498 4 / 5  -  Deepika Shetty BEST Siapa Nama Kamu (What’s Your Name?) National Gallery Singapore/ Ongoing For the first time, art lovers get to see the sweep of Singapore art from the 19th century to the present. What is fascinating about this exhibition now on at the DBS Singapore Gallery is
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          375 4 / 5  -  Akshita Nanda BEST A Reunion Of Ghosts By Judith Claire Mitchell (above)/ Fourth Estate/ Paperback/ 388 pages/$28.89/ Major bookstores A Reunion Of Ghosts is a woman’s history of the 20th century, a novel about scientific advancement, sexual inequality and the suicidal impulse of humanity to move from disaster to
          PHOTOS: FOURTH ESTATE, HARIKRISHNA KATRAGADDA, MAN BOOKER PRIZES/ THE BOOKER PRIZE FOUNDATION  -  375 words
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          682 6 / 7  -  Foong Woei Wan Alison de Souza BEST The Producers KBS World What can’t Park Ji Eun do? After the massive successes of her 2012 long-lost-son K-drama My Husband Got A Family and 2013 marooned-alien hit My Love From The Star, the South Korean writer is back this year with
          PHOTOS: AMC, MEDIACORP, WEIBO.COM/TANGDEYINGSHI  -  682 words
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          405 6 / 7  -  Natasha Ann Zachariah BEST New look for HDB flats Public housing has never looked sexier with the unveiling of two Build-To-Order projects in the Dawson neighbourhood this year. SkyVille Dawson and Sky Terrace Dawson have raised the bar with designs that include lush sky gardens and chic colour facade
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          621 6 / 7  -  Albums Eddino Abdul Hadi Yeow Kai Chai BEST Cheating Sons By Cheating Sons/ Mouldy Records The four-year wait for the follow-up to rock outfit Cheating Sons’ astounding debut was well worth it. The eponymous album marries the best of rock ’n’ roll from the United States and Britain from
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          71 19 KINDRED MEMORIES: A FLASH FICTION COLLECTION ByLynette Wan Selfpublished/ Hardcover/ Not for sale. Can be read at some library branches and selected community centres and schools A charming romp through the memories of 50 pioneers, capturing in snappy and composed pieces of flash fiction both their simple everyday emotions
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      310 5 Mazda For Sale 325 STARBRIGHT AUTO X’MAS sale 12/’2008 Mazda 2, 1-Owner, Mileage 33K km. Good cond In-Hse Warranty.6793-0080 Mercedes For Sale 326 SHUANG HUP CREDIT Lot 33 C’wealth Carmall Aug 12 S350L CGI........$209.8k Mar 12 S300L 62km........$183k Feb 09 ML350 72km ......$102k Oct 11 R300L(PI)64km $157.8k Jun 14 E200
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      286 5 Mercedes For Sale 326 BRAND NEW MERCEDES Benz S400L. Inhouse loan tradein. For enquiries, call JCWC 6569-6969/9002-5913 BRAND NEW MERCEDES Benz CLA 180AMG. Inhouse loan trade-In. For enquiries, call JCWC *****969/ 9151 2330 NEW GLA180 $148,800. Dep @$13k per year. Limited units left. G’teed 1 bid COE, no top up.
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      368 5 Nissan For Sale 329 $5.5K DOWNPAYMENT! 2009 Lafesta 2.0A. Silver. Best MPV for festive season! Well maintained. Call 9098-2086 BRAND NEW NISSAN GTR Black Edition 4WD. Inhse loan trade-In. For enquiries JCWC *****969/ 9151 2330 11/’07 LATIO 1.5 Premium 1 owner. A1. Alcantara seats. Parf $7.9K. $28.8K. *****212 ’09 SYLPHY
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      271 5 344 Toyota For Sale CARLINGUAL OVER 4 Decades of Experience!!!! 2015 New Facelift Toyota Axio 1.5G Smart Entry, Led Package, Various Colors Available. For Enquiries, Call *****777. CARLINGUAL OVER 4 Decades of Experience!!!! 2015 New Facelift Toyota Fielder 1.5X/G Mode ls Smart Entry, Led Packages, Various Colors Avail. Viewing call
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      438 5 344 Toyota For Sale 3 DAYS DELIVERY! Brand New Estima Aeras 7/8 Seaters. S/ rim, DVD, Leather. *****283 Bayswater San Hup Bee 3 DAYS DELIVERY! Brand New Corolla Saloon/Stationwagon DVD Leather seats S/rims. San Hup Bee Tel 9452 8805 3 DAY DELIVERY! Vellfire 2.5Z /ZA Power Door. Immed COE. Immed
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      111 5 344 Toyota For Sale 10% DOWN. LATEST Vellfire 2.5ZG. 1 Bid G’teed COE. Full accessories. 3 yrs warranty. *****535 (CaseTrustSVTA) NEW ESTIMA AERAS/ Premium. Full options. Flexi loan. Ready regn. CaseTrust/ SVTA *****246 Sing Wang NEW ALPHARD. MOONROOF. Keyless, push start. Ready regn. Flexi loan. CaseTrust/ SVTA. 9762 3411 Sing
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      214 6 Volkswagen For Sale 346 OW!! ONLY $8800 Down For 11’ Touran 1.4A TSI Mthly Fr $818, Low Km 60k km And 1 Careful Teacher Owner. Suitable For Big Family and Very Spacious!! Bruce 8777 3880 W 06/11 VW PASSAT 1.8A TSI. 1 Owner. Accident Free. 6mths Wty. Buy With No
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      546 6 Car Care/ Grooming/ Upholstery 366 Car Care/ Grooming/ Upholstery 366 Car Care/ Grooming/ Upholstery 366 Vehicles Wanted 363 Vehicles Wanted 363 DO YOU WISH TO SELL YOUR CAR AT THE BEST PRICE? Call *****889 or www.wheeldeal.com.sg Lorries For Sale 387 3 DAYS DELIVERY! Brand New Toyota Dyna 150 Diesel. 95%
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      309 6 Lorries For Sale 387 10/10 NISSAN CABSTAR. COE To 10/20. Good Condition New Paint! Asking $48,800. Call Chester *****521 Now! 2002 TOYOTA DYNA +Box. COE 04/2019. Sell $30,800 Price Neg. Call *****640 NEAR 2008 ISUZU 15ft with hood. No VPC, tax 9/2016, new paint. Tel: *****815 08/’02 NISSAN CABSTAR. COE
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      343 7 Vans For Sale 391 Vans For Sale 391 12/’99 TOYOTA HIACE Good Cond! COE till 2019. 100% Loan Trade in avail Call *****842/6555 3300 11/’05 MITSUBISHI L300 New 5Yrs COE, Low Depreciation High Loan Trade in avail Call 9156 1581/6555 3300 3/2011 HYUNDAI STAREX 2.5 1 Owner, Good Cond! 100%
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      1195 7 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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      148 7 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 VIEW 12-6PM. *****997 SA. A* Value GCB $20m only! *****/8500sf Wide frontage *****/9000sf Elevated plot. *****/7000sf Dual frontage. Gallery 186 Bukit Timah Rd LEEDON PK *****/ ***** sf. Brand new. Beautiful hse. Best quality!!! Park 16 cars!, 7-rm, gdn. Green Mark Platinum
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      113 7 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 RARE! 14M FRONTAGE Semi-d 1km MGS. 3200/ 4000 sqft, double volume ceiling, MRT. *****000 Realstar Sole agt. Gallery 186 Bukit Timah Rd Open House 1-5PM HOLLAND SEMI-D (x 3). Reno 3500/4000 sqft $5.xm Brand New 3800/7000 sqft 5+1 rm, lift, Henry Park
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      295 7 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 LUXURIOUS! BRAND NEW 3-sty Semi-D Fernhill Rd. F’hold. Land 2611/ 5802 sf. 5bdrms Lift. Pool. Roy 9769-8188 $8.XM SELL! F’HOLD 2 sty 6000 sqft near Henry Park. Ideal for A&A or rebuild! Call *****000 Alexs sole agent BEAUTIFUL NAMLY SEMI-D! 2.5sty FH
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      279 7 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA HOUSES FOR SALE 404 GCB SWISS CLUB Road, F’hold *****/*****sf Elevated land Unique Design, Pool, 10 cars Kim *****636/ kimyan.com Good Buy BEAUTIFUL 3-STY VICTORIAN style bunglw. 5+1. 5575sf. FH Move in. Near Botanic MRT. $8.6M only. Annie 8228 1216 Good Buy GREENWOOD AVENUE SEMI-D 2-sty. 2495 sf.
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      297 7 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR HOUSES FOR SALE 405 star buy SEMI-D@ JLN EUNOS 3-Sty 2500/ 3200sf, 4+2, 0.62km Maha Bodhi Sch, immaculate cond 99-yr Cathryn *****115 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 G.A DYNAMIC ALLIANCE@7772 Call Geryl Lim *****772 $900psf 2sty Corner off Siglap 3300sf park
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      2210 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: 15 19 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT District 15 8m
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      134 8 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOACHUKANG HOUSES FOR SALE 409 CHEAP SEMI-D CLUSTER Dairy Farm/Chestnut vicinity. 3 sty roof terr basement 3800 sqft. $2.xM! Hurry! Must sell!! D26 UPP THOMSON/ SPRINGLEAF/ LENTOR HOUSES FOR SALE 410 MENG SUAN 2 New Semi-D. 2286/ 4725 sqft, Pool, Lift, Basement, near reservoir greenery. Realstar
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      146 8 D27 YISHUN/SEMBAWANG HOUSES FOR SALE 410 FIRE SALE! $5.XM Brand New FH, 5710/8000sf, Pool, Lift, Theater Rm, Pte Loft,Pk view Must Sell! *****663 Flo SPRINGHILL CLUSTER INTER terr 2745 sf 99yrs, 4+1, opp mall/free shuttle svc to MRT. Must sell! Goh 9022 8286 KF 4-STY MODERN SEMI-D Bright 5700sf. 5
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      346 9 D28 SELETAR HOUSES FOR SALE 410 OPEN@3PM *****747 BOEING New Seletar 3840/6500sf, 5 +2. 3-½ sty Good-built widefront @41 Tamarind Rd. Val New Listing FH CORNER TERR. 18 Seletar. Reno 2.5-sty 5bdrms land 3229 built 3500 sf. Unblock $3.2M. Ronald 9852 9055 RARE FREEHOLD TERRACE Saraca! 1615 sf, 5 Bdrm
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      266 9 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 D09 ORCHARD/CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 D09 ORCHARD/CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 LLOYD MANSION FH Prime Rare Walking distance to Orchard /MRT/amenities 3 bdrm
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      206 9 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 BANK SALES! ORANGE Grove Res 31 Orange Gr. 4bdrms FH. 2422sf. Face pool. Vacant. Pte lift. Koh 9003-4002 Helena Choo 8332 0808 NEW! ARDMORE PK. Orchard Exclusive. Private Lift. Pool/ Greenery View. 3 to 8 bdrms. Quiet. www.*****808.com Helena Choo 8332
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      190 9 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 Rare Opportunity THE ARCADIA. BALCONY nature lovers! 3713 sf 4+1. High flr. Unblock. Greenery. Quiet. Spacious living. *****678 F’HOLD. 1927SF D’CHATEAU@ Shelford. 3 bdrm, Ground flr Duplex. Small patio. Regular. Ask $2.6m. Vienn 9668 5572 Raymond Seow 9619 1645 6 DERBYSHIRE. TOP soon.
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      203 9 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONGPASIR PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 New Listing SKYGREEN JUST TOP! New Units Rent/ Sale 1/ 2/ 3bdrm FH Big Rooms Residential Team Lewis Lee *****972 Visit SRX.com.sg code 9182 D14 GEYLANG/ EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 WATERBANK DAKOTA. 3rms 1432sf. Facing NS river.
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      232 9 D16 BEDOK/UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 THE BAYSHORE 2 bdrms. 1022 sqft. High flr/Sea view. Reno. 3 bdrms. 1238 sf. Pool view.. Bayshore Park 3 rms. Reno. Breezy. bayshoreliving.sg 1. CASA MERAH 3rms, Nice! 2.Waterfront Ilse 1-Bdrm. 3.Waterfront Key 3+Study. 4.Bedok Ct. 5rm, 6942 sqft Super Penthse,
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      289 9 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 Must View BOATHOUSE 4BDRMS UNIQUE Brand new.Functional layout. Bright/breezy. Perfect family home. VTO. Derek *****209 Visit SRX.com.sg code 7335 Bryan Koh 8200 2024 KOVAN REGENCY 2rms 592 sf $1.05M/ 3 rms 980 sf $1.35M. Kovan Melody 3 rm/ 3+study 1227sf
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      319 9 D21 ULU PANDAN/ CLEMENTI RD/ SUNSET/BTTIMAH PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 SHERWOOD TWRS 1539SF 3+1. Above 20th Flr. Unblocked panoramic view. Pei Hwa. $1.08m. Cheong 9837-9888 PANDAN VALLEY VALUE for money! $2.0XM for F’hold, 4+1, 2142 sqft off Holland Rd! *****426 elaine-tan.com PANDAN VALLEY VALUE for money! 5+1+roof terr, 5231sf.
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      35 10 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR SALE 425 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR SALE 425 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR SALE 425 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR SALE 425 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR SALE 425
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      393 10 425 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR SALE NEW LISTING BLK 172, 3RM high flr unblock windy. $290k neg. Amenities. St Nicholas. Future MRT. All races. Theresa 9749 7833 Don't Miss CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP! 4’NG’ Blk 405 AMK Corner. High Flr Unblocked. Reno. Mins to MRT/ Hub/ Schs. *****596 NEAR MRT
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      641 10 BUKITPANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 SUCCEED TOGETHER WITH US IN 2016 WE GROOM LEADERS WITH RIGHT TECHNIQUES AND PROVEN SYSTEM TO EXCEL IN YOUR CAREER RIGHT STRATEGIES AND ON THE JOB GUIDANCE WITH CLEAR DIRECTIONS RIGHT TRAINING TO ENSURE COMPETENCY AND ACHIEVE RESULTS FRANK
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      17 11 KALLANG/ WHAMPOA HDB FOR SALE 439 KALLANG/ WHAMPOA HDB FOR SALE 439 KALLANG/ WHAMPOA HDBFOR SALE 439
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      189 11 KALLANG/ WHAMPOA HDBFOR SALE 439 Li Li Koh 9061 6162 CITY VIEW Boon Keng, Mrt. 5’A’, Asking $899k neg, #11 Windy, NS facing, A1 Reno. Call for viewing appt Today! MARINE PARADE HDBFOR SALE 441 5-RM BLK 78, Rare! Panoramic view. High flr. Partial sea view. Near Tao Nan Sch/
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      663 11 SENGKANG HDB FOR SALE 446 446 SENGKANG HDBFORSALE SUCCEED TOGETHER WITH US IN 2016 ITH US IN 2016 WE GROOM LEADERS WITH RIGHT TECHNIQUES AND PROVEN SYSTEM TO EXCEL IN YOUR CAREER RIGHT STRATEGIES AND ON THE JOB GUIDANCE WITH CLEAR DIRECTIONS RIGHT TRAINING TO ENSURE COMPETENCY AND ACHIEVE RESULTS
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      313 11 YISHUN HDBFOR SALE 451 4-RM BLK 366 Yishun. Renovated. Bright breezy. Near amenities. *****623 Michael Ng www.michaelng6623.com D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN HOUSES FOR RENT 454 83 DUCHESS RD. Ramp access. 4600sf built up. Rebuilt. 6+1. Walk to Downtown line MRT.$15Kneg. *****884 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES
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      397 11 D04 SENTOSA/ TELOK BLANGAH PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 realestategroup Expat's Choice CARIBBEAN 3+STUDY+ MAID rm. Bath Tub. Own lift /Foyer P/furn. Immed. Near MRT/ Mall. $neg. Edwin 9066 2233 CARIBBEAN. 2 BDRM 893sf/ 1600 sf. Sea view, p/furn. $5K/$8K Wong WL *****391 D05 PASIR PANJANG/ WEST COAST/ CLEMENTI TOWN
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      366 12 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 Vivian Tan B L 9007 0696 LOW RISE NEAR Stevens MRT. $11K Parc Stevens 3305sf Huge 4+study+ 1 New aircon Tip Top. Convenient. Immed. ONE CHATSWORTH DUPLEX 3400sf 5+1 Low flr. Greenery Only $10.8K.David *****236 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR
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      344 12 D16 BEDOK/UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR RENT 466 EXPAT'S CHOICE! THE BAYSHORE 2+1. Furn. Partial sea view. High floor. Reno. Amenities Convenient. $neg. 9781-8668 Michael 2+1 CHANGI CT. (Upp East Coast) 936 sf Balcony. F/furn F/facilities Expo Immed $2.4K neg Daliana *****767 D17 CHANGI/ LOYANG PTE APTS FOR RENT
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      191 12 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDBFOR RENT 483 D22 JURONG/BOONLAY PTE APTS FOR RENT 469 FLORAVALE 3BDRM 1313 sqft. Furn, mid flr, nice, greenery view. Shuttle to MRT. $2.8K. Angela (DWG) 9690 3360 PARC OASIS. 1507SF. 4+1. Caspian 3+1, Reno. High flr. Pool, lake
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      195 12 Rare Listing HDB 3-RM 219 Bedok Ctrl. Full furn. Bright breezy. Reno Near to amenities/ shpg mall. Immed. Call Rosie 8168-4359 3’I’ BEDOK RES Blk 620. All rms aircon. F/furn. New reno. Malay hse. Immed. All eligible $1.9K nego. Zul *****267 Choice Unit Care Honesty EM 167 BEDOK S. Ave
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      139 12 BUKITMERAH HDBFOR RENT 486 5-RM BLK 2 Delta Ave. Reno, f/aircon. Furn. Walk to MRT/ amenities. 9026-2606 Wilson 3’I’ 8 JLN Bt Ho Swee. Chinese hse. F/furn/ AC. Tiong Bahru MRT Joyce *****944 BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR RENT 487 BLK 436 FAJAR Rd. 3+1, F/ furn. Aircon. High flr. Windy.
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      352 12 GEYLANG HDBFOR RENT 492 NEAR MRT UPP ALJUNIED LANE 3’S’ 613 sf. High flr. P/furn/ aircon, good cond, immed, near MRT $1.8K. Wendy 8533 5398 HOUGANG HDB FOR RENT 493 Near MRT 4A CORNER BLK 234 Hougang Approved 3 rms a/c, furn. Kovan MRT/ shpg mall. Avail immed. Karen Ng
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      342 12 (NORTH/NORTH-EAST) PTE RMS FOR RENT 509 WOODSVALE CONDO COMMON room $850. F/furn. Wifi. Cleaning service avail. Near Admiralty MRT. 9723-1780 (CENTRAL) PTE RMS FOR RENT 511 D.9 BEHIND MANDARIN HOTEL Orchard. F/furn rm w attached. $1.8k+pub wifi. MRT. Pool, gym. 9851 2159 Clinton ORCHARD SMALL ROOM/ bed space, $250 up.
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      367 12 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 BANK AUCTION 13JAN JTC B2 Kranji Link. Uncompleted Previously approved prodn/ warehse/ dorm Site approx. 107,640sf bal 9yr. *****668 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 123 BT MERAH Lane 1 #03-92 Alexandra Village S(*****3) Approx 300 sqft. F/furn with 1 toilet, 2 units of aircons and
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      546 13 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE realestategroup 538 Good Investment F’HOLD QUEENSWAY SHPG Ctr Tenanted #02. 140sqft. Same level as Macdonald’s. Retail Shop $7xxK. Bryan *****178 2-STY SHOPHSE 678 Hougang 1959 sf, near schs. $2.2M. 9144-3973 Wang JKL FAR EAST PLAZA 450sf$2.6M Aljunied $6.5M/ Tanglin 388 sqft $1.52M. HB *****927 RESTAURANT/ LOUNGE
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