The Straits Times, 31 December 2015

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY DECEMBER 31,2015 SINCE1845 92 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS 90CENTS To subscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 032/02/2015
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    Lock icon Asia beefs up security for New Year’s Eve
    207 1 Security officials are on high alert in Asia as hundreds of thousands of people are expected to join crowded celebrations to greet the newyear. Security has been beefed up this year, officials say, following recent terror attacks around the world, including those
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    Lock icon BTO flat supply to rise to 18,000 next year
    497 1  -  HDB to launch 3,000 more flats than it did this year to meet higher demand: Lawrence Wong Yeo Sam Jo yeosamjo@sph.com.sg The number of new Housing Board Build-To-Order (BTO) flats will be ramped up to 18,000 next year to provide for
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    Lock icon Panel to review rail power system
    244 1  -  Adrian Lim adrianl@sph.com.sg The power supply system of the entire MRT and LRT network will receive a thorough health check by next month. In a first for the rail network, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has appointed an Independent Advisory Panel to study the
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s News
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        Lock icon More BTO flats next year
        53 2 TOPOFTHENEWS The HDB will supply some 18,000 Build-To-Order flats next year to meet rising demand fuelled by recent policy changes that have made more people eligible for new flats. This is about 3,000 more than the number launched this year, said National Development Minister Lawrence
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        Lock icon China-Taiwan hotline chat
        45 2 TOPOFTHENEWS In their first-ever hotline call, China and Taiwan exchanged New Year greetings. With Taiwan’s presidential election next month likely to throw up a pro-independence leader, cross-strait relations look set to enter a phase of uncertainties and tensions in the newyear. A6
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        Lock icon Comeback after ‘re-education’
        60 2 WORLD A former right-hand man of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was given access back into his inner circle, signalling that Mr Kim may be taking a softer approach after earning a reputation for ruthlessness.MrChoeRyongHae’s (above) return to power came after he was reportedly purged and
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        Lock icon Italian duo complete 10,000km road trip to Singapore
        97 2 HOME It took four months, in which time they visited 28 countries, but two Italian students have finally finished the drive from their Florence home to Singapore. Mr Cesare Poccianti and Mr Michele Sabatini, both 23, decided to make the 10,000km trip
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        Lock icon Big nations eyeing Antarctica
        41 2 WORLD Antarctica has become the latest site of geopolitical contest, with Russia building a church and India and China building bases there. While some ventures focus on the resources there, others are focused on longer-term payoffs. A10
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        Lock icon Low expectations are limiting
        52 2 OPINION When the N-level results were released, some parents said teachers had told their kids not to try for the O levels, but to go to the Institute of Technical Education. Senior Education Correspondent Sandra Davie wonders if teachers know that low expectations can limit students’
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        Lock icon Easier to find airport trolleys
        47 2 HOME Travellers at Changi Airport should find it easier to locate a baggage trolley, thanks to a new tracking system. Ground supervisors are being given iPads that update the number of trolleys available in each bay so they can respond quickly. B1
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        Lock icon Noble’s rating cut to junk
        57 2 BUSINESS It was a rough ending to the year for Noble Group, after Moody’s downgraded its credit rating to junk status yesterday. The move sparked a 9 per cent fall in Noble’s share price. For most of the year, the commodity trader was fending off
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        Lock icon S’pore team for Asean league
        60 2 SPORT The Football Association of Singapore believes the standard of play among local footballers can be improved if a side is fielded in the Asean Super League. But some members of the Singapore football fraternity have doubts and do not agree that the regional league,
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        Lock icon Lambert on controversy
        65 2 LIFE American singer Adam Lambert says he does not “do controversy on purpose”. He was speaking at a press conference yesterday in response to last month’s petition drama over his performance at Mediacorp’s New Year’s Eve concert. He added that he had created the show “especially for
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        Lock icon TV star caught with child porn
        44 2 LIFE ActorMarkSalling,oneofthestars of the hit television show Glee, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of possessing child pornography. The celebrity news website TMZ.com said the authorities had found more than 1,000 images of “child sexual exploitation” on Salling’scomputer.D12
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    • What’s Next
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        Lock icon Festivities to usher in the new year
        58 2 Singapore will count down to the newyear tonight, with multiple celebrations taking place islandwide. Close to 300,000 revellers are expected to pack the Marina Bay area, where the festivities will culminate in an eight-minute fireworks display. There are parties at Zouk, Siloso Beach
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        Lock icon Asean declares Economic Community
        67 2 The 10-member Asean is set to declare the formation of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) today in its pursuit of a single market and production base as well as a highly competitive economic region. The AEC aims to integrate South-east Asia by reducing barriers to cross-border
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        Lock icon US jobless claims report out today
        86 2 The United States government will release its last economic report for the year today: Initial jobless claims.Jobless claims, which has been falling on the back of an improving economy, is a key indicator for the health of the economy. The report, for December, is
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      Lock icon Turning up the heat on smoking
      345 2  -  WhyItMatters Aw Cheng Wei awcw@sph.com.sg Singapore will have one of the strictest anti-smoking regimes in the world if new proposals to curb tobacco use are accepted. On Tuesday, the health authorities began a 12-weekpublic consultation on four measures they are considering. These are: raising
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • Straits Times Digital
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        Lock icon Robots made in S’pore
        25 3 WEB SPECIAL Nanyang Technological University’s robots are just the latest robotic innovations in Singapore. We look at the others at http://str.sg/Zrcd
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        Lock icon MOST-READ STORIES ON STRAITSTIMES.COM
        55 3 1. Ip Man 3 knocks The Force Awakens off No. 1 spot at box office 2. Actors paytributeto ex-Mediacorp actress who died at age 30 3. Eunoia JC? Please rethink the name 4. Ex-Mediacorp actress Tiffany Leong dies aged 30 5. Fatalaccidenton PIE causes massive jam
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      Lock icon Track circuit fault hits East-West Line again
      434 3  -  Travel times nearly double as problem develops on same stretchbetweenJurongEastandClementiforsecondday Lester Hio lesterh@sph.com.sg Passengers on the East-West Line had their morning commute delayed again yesterday, after the same track circuit between Jurong EastandClementidevelopedafault for the second day in a row. Operator SMRT took
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      Lock icon 6,000 police to stand guard at Times Square
      594 4  -  Jeremy Au Yong US Bureau Chief In Washington jeremyau@sph.com.sg Some 6,000 police officers will watch over revellers in Times Square on New Year’s Eve as cities across the world beef up security in the wake of the deadly terror attacks in Paris
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    • Article
      Lock icon Asia steps up security to protect new year revellers
      741 4  -  Measures extend beyond capital cities this year, following terrorist attacks worldwide The Straits Times Bureaus Reporting by Eunice Au (Kuala Lumpur), Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja (Jakarta), Nirmal Ghosh (Bangkok), Raul Dancel (Manila), Kor Kian Beng (Beijing, Nirmala Ganapathy(New Delhi) stworld@sph.com.sg From South-east Asia’s
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      Lock icon British couple get life term for plot to attack London
      385 4 REUTERS LONDON A British couple have been convicted of plotting an attack in London after the husband sent out tweets asking for advice on which targets he should hit, alerting police to a stockpile of chemicals at their home. Mohammed
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      Lock icon Academics propose nominating Xi and Ma for Nobel Peace Prize
      297 6  -  Kor Kian Beng Academics across the Taiwan Strait are proposing to nominate Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou for the Nobel Peace Prize next year, following their historic meeting in Singapore last month. Professor Alfred Peng Peigen
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      Lock icon China’s greeting – and warning – to Taiwan
      619 6  - China’s greeting and warning to Taiwan In first hotline call, Beijing sends New Year greeting but also warns of collapse in ties Kor Kian Beng China Bureau Chief In Beijing kianbeng@sph.com.sg China has sent a greeting and also a warning to Taiwan, as cross-strait relations are set to enter a
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      Lock icon Asean Community set to be formed in ‘historic milestone’
      478 6 The formation of the Asean Community today is a historic milestone for the regional grouping that has provided a stable environment for the economic growth of Singapore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. “This is an important occasion for all
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      Lock icon Court ruling a blow to Jakarta’s fight against haze
      512 6  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta wahyudis@sph.com.sg A district court in South Sumatra province has thrown out a government lawsuit that demanded pulpwood plantation company Bumi Mekar Hijau pay 7.8 trillion rupiah (S$797 million) for clearing land by illegal burning last
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      Lock icon Some retailers back ban on flavoured cigarettes
      610 8  -  They say health comes first, even if profits take a hit should measures come into force NgHuiwenandYuenSin NgHuiwenandYuenSin nghuiwen@sph.com.sg yuensin@sph.com.sg Tobacco retailers fear their profits are going to take a hit if government measures to ban the sale of menthol and other flavoured
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      Lock icon Some retailers back ban on flavoured cigarettes
      610 8 (2nd Edition)  -  They say health comes first, even if profits take a hit should measures come into force NgHuiwenandYuenSin NgHuiwenandYuenSin nghuiwen@sph.com.sg yuensin@sph.com.sg Tobacco retailers fear their profits are going to take a hit if government measures to ban the sale of menthol and other flavoured
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      Lock icon Another cat found dead in Yishun-18th so far
      487 8  - Another cat found dead in Yishun18th so far Ng Huiwen nghuiwen@sph.com.sg An 18th cat was found dead in Yishun, a day after a suspect was charged in court with throwing a cat from a block of flats, raising questions about who else might be involved in the serial animal abuse.
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      Lock icon Another cat found dead in Yishun-18th so far
      487 8 (2nd Edition)  - Another cat found dead in Yishun18th so far Ng Huiwen nghuiwen@sph.com.sg An 18th cat was found dead in Yishun, a day after a suspect was charged in court with throwing a cat from a block of flats, raising questions about who else might be involved in the serial animal abuse.
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      Lock icon Sexy ‘friends’: HK leader says his Facebook account was hacked
      365 8 HONG KONG Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun Ying said his Facebook account was hacked, after local media and netizens accessed his publicly available list of friends and found pictures of scantily clad young female models on it. In a
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      Lock icon Actor Bill Cosby charged with sexual assault
      372 8 (2nd Edition) REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, NEW YORK TIMES PHILADELPHIA Comedian Bill Cosby has been charged with sexual assault in connection with an incident at his Philadelphia-area mansionin2004–thefirstcriminal charges filed against the actor after dozens of women claimed abuse. An arrest warrant has been issued for
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      Lock icon New JC name is all Greek to netizens, students
      618 8  -  Amelia Teng ateng@sph.com.sg It has Greek roots and means “beautiful thinking” and “goodwill towards others”. But the name Eunoia –chosenforanewjuniorcollegeto openin2017–hassofarlivedupto neither of these attributes. Since the moniker, pronounced “yoo-noh-iea”, was announced on Tuesday, it has been criticised for being difficult
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      Lock icon New JC name is all Greek to netizens, students
      618 8 (2nd Edition)  -  Amelia Teng ateng@sph.com.sg It has Greek roots and means “beautiful thinking” and “goodwill towards others”. But the name Eunoia –chosenforanewjuniorcollegeto openin2017–hassofarlivedupto neither of these attributes. Since the moniker, pronounced “yoo-noh-iea”, was announced on Tuesday, it has been criticised for being difficult
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      Lock icon ’Too early’ to lift property curbs, says minister
      543 9  -  Market set for ‘soft landing’ but not time yet to relax cooling measures: Lawrence Wong Yeo Sam Jo yeosamjo@sph.com.sg The property market is “on track for a soft landing”, but it is still not time to unwind cooling measures, National Development Minister
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Countries rushing to secure greater sway in Antarctica
      1000 10 Apart from setting up research bases, they are eyeing resources and strategic opportunities NEW YORK TIMES BELLINGSHAUSEN STATION (Antarctica) On a glacier-filled island with fjords and elephant seals, Russia has built Antarctica’s first Orthodox church on a hill overlooking its research base,
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      Lock icon Special gift to officials: Book of Putin’s quotes
      543 10 NEW YORK TIMES MOSCOW The Kremlin is bestowing a special gift on a select group of Russian officials this holiday season. The gift is: Words. Not just any old words, but the collected wisdom of President Vladimir Putin, compiled into a 400-page
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon KL appeals court leaves conversion issues to Syariah Court
        588 11 It cancels Ipoh High Court’s decision to quash conversion certs of teacher’s kids THESTAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PUTRAJAYA Malaysia’s Court of Appeal, in a majority decision yesterday, ruled that issues regarding conversions to Islam are exclusively the jurisdiction of the country’s Islamic
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        Lock icon Malaysians waste time on stupid issues: Khairy
        379 11 KUALA LUMPUR Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin yesterday said Malaysians waste too much time on “stupid issues”, following an uproar in the Muslim community over what appeared to be white crosses on the rooftops of some new houses in Langkawi. His comments
        PHOTO: KHAIRY JAMALUDDIN/ TWITTER  -  379 words
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        Lock icon Motorcycle taxis run by women catching on in Indonesia
        395 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA Female motorcycle taxi riders in headscarves zig-zag through heavy traffic in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, the latest two-wheeled transport service for women making a dent in the male-dominated world of ride-hail-ing apps in the Muslim nation. A flurry
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        Lock icon Jakarta officials quit over poor results
        523 14 Resignations of two top officials a sign of Jokowi’spushfor more accountability BLOOMBERG JAKARTA Two of Indonesia’s top civil servants have resigned over their performance, suggesting President Joko Widodo’s push for greater government accountability in South-east Asia’s largest economy is making headway. Land transportation chief
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        Lock icon Bauxite run-off turns Pahang waters red
        501 20 Rivers, sea contaminated as heavy rain causes leaching from unregulated mines REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR Rivers and the sea ran red in parts of Malaysia this week after two days of heavy rain brought an increase in run-off from the booming and largely unregulated bauxite
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      • Article
        Lock icon North Korea’s purged No. 2 back after ‘re-education’
        510 22 KimJongUn’sformerright-handman returns to inner circle after stint in farm AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s one-time right-hand man was yesterday confirmed to have made a comeback to Pyongyang’s inner circle, after reportedly being purged and sent to a farm
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        Lock icon Seoul-Tokyo pact on comfort women angers many
        518 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL Former comfort women and hundreds of supporters protested yesterday against South Korea’s agreement with Japan on wartime sex slavery, as Seoul faces an uphill battle to sell the deal to the public. Some 250 protesters gathered next to a statue
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      • Article
        Lock icon Woman critically ill with H5N6 avian flu in Shenzhen
        108 22 XINHUA SHENZHEN A human H5N6 avian flu case has been reported in Shenzhen city in south China’s Guangdong province. The patient, a 26-year-old woman, is in critical condition and is receiving treatment in a local hospital, the Guangdong health department said
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      • Article
        Lock icon Modi wants to overhaul Cabinet but short of talent’
        577 22 REUTERS NEW DELHI After a drubbing in state polls in November, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to overhaul his Cabinet to weed out the underperformers and improve his government’s image. Problem is, several sources said, he cannot find the right
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      • Asia Briefs
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          Lock icon Freak storm blamed for cruise ship sinking
          108 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING An official inquiry has found that a freak storm caused the sinking of a cruise ship on China’s Yangtze River with the death of nearly 450 people, and recommended the captain be investigated for possible crimes, state media said yesterday.
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          Lock icon 8 found alive 5 days after gypsum mine's collapse
          113 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Eight people were found alive in a Chinese gypsum mine yesterday, state media said, five days after it collapsed in an accident that reportedly prompted its owner to commit suicide. The mine, in the eastern province of Shandong,
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        • Article
          Lock icon ‘Irregularities’ in Thai Rajabhakti Park project
          105 22 REUTERS BANGKOK A Thai Defence Ministry team looking into allegations of corruption at a military-built park said yesterday it had found financial “irregularities” in the project but had no authority to investigate. Rajabhakti Park was built to honour Thailand’s much-revered monarchy, but has become
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        • Article
          Lock icon Church apologises for priest riding hoverboard
          92 22 AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE MANILA The Philippine Catholic Church has apologised after a priest was filmed riding a hoverboard in church while celebrating Christmas Eve Mass. In clips that had gone viral on YouTube and social media sites, a middle-aged man in a cassock sings a Christmas
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        Lock icon Sea lion Jay knows how to monkey about
        63 24 Eleven-year-old male sea lion Jay painting the character for “the Year of the Monkey” in calligraphy as part of an event yesterday to mark New Year's Day in Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium park in Yokohama, a suburb of Tokyo. The show will
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        Lock icon Xi tells leaders to ‘supervise family’
        532 24 Chinese President exhorts them to rectify family members’ problems in timely manner REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Senior Chinese leaders need to “strictly educate and supervise” their children and family members and not rest on their laurels amid an ongoing fight against corruption, President Xi
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        Lock icon Beijing’s rap video rapped by nedzens
        408 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING China’s state television broadcaster has proved a poor match for rap giants Public Enemy, Snoop Dogg and Tupac, with Internet users yesterday slamming a cartoon video it released to get people revved up about government reform. Rapping about the “Central Leading
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    • ASEAN Community a community of opportunities
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        Lock icon ASEAN Enters 2016 as a Community ...and on to 2025
        1446 12 ASEAN ushers in 2016 as a Community, bringing to fruition an integration process that creates new opportunities for its 622 million people to make use of the ASEAN Community's outward-looking character, economic robustness and shared regional identity for Southeast Asia’s
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        Lock icon FAQs: The ASEAN Community
        529 12 QHow would you describe the ASEAN Community in brief? The ASEAN Community will bring the 10 Member States of ASEAN even closer together, as we will be bound by the shared vision of a durable, peaceful, stable and prosperous region. Community-building has three pillars-in the political-security,
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        Lock icon C is for Connectivity
        689 12 In 2015, a power interconnection project linked Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province and Malaysia's Sarawak state. By 2020, the SingaporeKunming Rail Link (SKILL) will run through Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar. Connections like the above are the arteries of building an ASEAN Community both in
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        Lock icon ASEAN Goes Far Beyond Summits
        628 13 Its summits and ministerial meetings get a lot of media coverage, but ASEAN's engagement with its stakeholders, partners and constituencies goes far beyond official venues. For example, the ASEAN Foundation was created during ASEAN's 30th anniversary in 1997 with the twin objectives ofpromotinggreater awareness about
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        Lock icon ASEAN Citizens Speak Up
        610 13 “Forme, the ASEAN Community is about mobility. For Bruneians, we know about Singaporeans tho TVAoi„,._- ASEan7T S d but as -AkKamai GhadaS P g S uh aimi 35 youth activist and food entrepreneur in Ba ndar Seri Begawan "The ASKAN Community focuses ou the economy, peace,
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        Lock icon The Journey to Economic Integration
        818 13 The ASEAN Economic Community gets a lot ofmention these days, but ASEAN’s journey of economic integration has actually been underway for decades. The economic linkages that bind ASEAN together have taken root through different channels over time. This includes different ASEAN countries sharing complementary roles
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        Lock icon 10 Things You Didn’t Know About ASEAN
        499 13 ASEAN will be 50 years old in two years' J time. It started with five founding member countries in 1967 Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei joined it in 1984. ASEAN's membership further expanded with Viet Nam joining in 1995, Laos
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      Lock icon Can Super PACs decide the US election?
      729 25  -  The deep pockets of independent political action committees may not necessarily translate into votes for the candidates they back: Analysts Melissa Sim US Correspondent In Washington simlinoi@sph.com.sg Super PACs have dominated spending in the run-up to the 2016 US presidential election, flooding the
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      Lock icon US tapped Israel calls amid Iran talks: WSJ
      378 26 NSA eavesdropped on conversations between top Israeli officials and American lawmakers REUTERS WASHINGTON The US National Security Agency’s foreign eavesdropping included phone conversations between top Israeli officials and US lawmakers and American-Jewish groups, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing current and former
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      Lock icon Iranian troops fire rockets near US warships
      231 26 REUTERS WASHINGTON Iranian Revolutionary Guards launched rockets near the United States aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman and other warships as they were entering the Persian Gulf last Saturday, giving only brief notice in a “highly provocative” act, a US military spokesman said. NBC
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    • Article
      Lock icon S’pore calls for restarting EU-Asean trade talks
      314 26 BERLIN Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) Lim HngKianghas called for a resumption of free trade talks between the European Union and Asean, now that problems over Myanmar have been removed, a German newspaper said. The EU and the 10-nation Asean launched
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      Lock icon India flexes naval muscle with missile test
      105 26 A Barak-8 long-range surface-to-air missile takes off from INS Kolkata, the Indian Navy’s indigenous stealth destroyer in the Arabian Sea. According to a press statement, two missiles were fired on Tuesday and yesterday on high-speed targets during naval exercises in the Arabian Sea.
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      Lock icon Schools shut as pollution chokes Teheran
      382 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TEHERAN More than two weeks of heavy pollution led Iranian officials yesterday to ban all outdoor sport and impose new traffic curbs as persistent cold weather exacerbated Teheran’s air quality woes. In the worst concerted period of pollution for three years, primary
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    • World Briefs
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        Lock icon Turkey detains two suicide bomb suspects
        127 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ANKARA Turkish police detained in Ankara two suspected suicide bombers linked to Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants who were plotting an attack on New Year’s Eve in the capital, a Turkish official said yesterday. “They are suspected of being
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        Lock icon Britain’s Environment Agency chief under fire
        124 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON As much of northern Britain braced itself for further flooding, the country’s Environment Agency chief came under fire after it emerged he had spent the last two weeks in Barbados. Mr Philip Dilley, 60, was set to meet flood victims yesterday
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      409 28 / 29 They ventured to far-flung lands, braved life-threatening situations and worked under gruelling conditions to be our eyes. Here are some of the best images filed by photojournalists the world over in 2015. Looking back: The year in photos 1 EGG KNOCK (Right) Police officers getting hit
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      425 30 The Straits Times says Ameasureofnostalgiawouldnotbeoutofplaceonthe last day of what to the rest of humankind is 2015, but for Singaporeans is simply SG50 year. lennia,Singaporecanboastabout700years.ContemporarySingaporewasborncloseto200years ago,butitwasonlyin1965thatanorphanedcity was forced into a statehood that might not have lasted and a nationhood that few thought possible. Yet, half a
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      1457 30  -  Teachers’ expectations of students matter a lot to students’ performance. Teacher training should address this issue directly. Home Front Sandra Davie Senior Education Correspondent sandra@sph.com.sg Seven years ago, I reported on the case of a school principal who advised her students in the Secondary 5
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      1015 31  -  S.E.A.View Shreyasi Jha For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is a senior research fellow at Stanford University, WSD Handa Centre forHuman Rightsand International Justice. She consults with the UN Women Regional Office for Asia-Pacific on women’s economic empowerment. S.E.A. View is
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      1237 31  -  Linda Grant THE GUARDIAN Until a couple of years ago, I lived one block away from an uncontrolled T-junction. On the other side was a small co-op supermarket, which was my closest shop. Getting to it was a very short journey on foot.
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      1028 32  -  It has shifted public’s trust in institutional authorities, including the government Virginia Postrel BLOOMBERG For most of Martin Gurri’s 29 years working for the Central Intelligence Agency’s open-media group (now the Open Source Centre), the world was very different from the one we now
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      821 32  - Politics should be about fear not hope Janan Ganesh FINANCIAL TIMES Britain’s baroque system of honours rarely decorates the kind of punter to whom Mr Lynton Crosby, the political strategist, has devoted his life’s work. The system assumes that a charity grandee or municipal executive necessarily serves their community better
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      Lock icon Look to space as next frontier for S’pore economy
      403 34  -  YikKeng Yeong (Dr) Education and constant exhortations may rectify societal ills, financial imprudence among our elderly retirees and the sense of entitlement among our young (“Negative trends to avoid in next 50 years” by Dr Quek Koh Choon; Tuesday, and “Let’s
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      Lock icon New JC name lacks local relevance, historical context
      253 34  -  Estella Young (Ms) The choice of an obscure word of Greek origin for the name of Singapore’s newest junior college suggests that despite our year-long SG50 extravaganza to honour Singapore’s history, we still have so little confidence in our ethnic roots thatwe
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      329 34  -  Matthew Ong Koon Lock In the 1990s, America’s favourite pastime was said to be blaming everyone else for things that did not go its way (“Life is unfair to me and it’s your fault”; Monday). Japan was singled out as a
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      72 34 1. MR LIONEL LOIZHIRUI: Pioneers can teach new generation of entrepreneurs. 2. MR YEO BENG HUA: Review programme to make things easier for the disabled. 3. MOH: MediShield Life payout computed separately from pensionercoverage. 4. M R JOHNNY WONG: Good step to improve engagement in dengue fight. 5.
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      367 34  -  Patrick Liew Siow Gian (Dr) As we celebrate the festive season, my heart goes out to the many unsung heroes working for us. They ensure that society continues to function and the economy keeps on humming away. As we sleep in the comfort
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      Lock icon Efforts to encourage blood donation
      313 34  -  Tay Kim Chiew (Colonel NS) Assistant Group Director Blood Services Group Health Sciences Authority Cecilia Tan (Ms) Deputy Secretary General (Operations) Singapore Red Cross We thank Mr Paul Heng for sharing his concerns (“Encourage more to be blood donors”; Monday). The Health Sciences Authority (HSA)
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      Lock icon Enable kids to dare to fail
      220 34  -  S. Kumar Acting Minister for Education (Schools) NgCheeMeng has articulated some refreshing thoughts on enhancing the school eco-system to face an ever-evolving global economic environment (“Students ‘need the space to innovate’”; yesterday). He has challenged educators to provide students with space to take risks,
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      Lock icon Car-free plan has many benefits
      214 34  -  Jong Ching Yee (Miss) I look forward to car-free Sundays, and hope to see more car-free zones in Singapore (“Parts of CBD and Civic District to try out car-free Sundays”; yesterday). Cities like Paris, Shanghai and Jakarta have launched car-free days, in an attempt to
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      Lock icon Drone attacks have a place in terror fight
      185 34  -  N.Nagesh I disagree with Ms Shamim Moledina’s views (“West’s actions may nudge more towards ISIS”; Tuesday). The drone attacks are not aimed at civilians but at terrorist figures, and have achieved a great degree of success in eliminating top terrorists. So there
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      179 34  -  Daniel Chan Wai Piew It is always easy for someone to make a legal or moral judgment with the benefit of hindsight. I am not sure whether those countries mentioned by Ms ShamimMoledina–Afghanistan, Iraq,Egypt,LibyaandSyria– would be better off, had the Western countries not interfered
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      35 34 Nadine, the companion robot Be nice to Nadine and she will give you a smile Insult her and she gets angry Let’s see what happens if I kick my bad-mouthing up a notch... Laser beams
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      150 35 Never mind carbon emissions. Every year, the people of Scheveningen in the Netherlands hold not one but two mega bonfires to usher in the new year. Residents on both sides of the Scheveningen Harbour those on the North beach and their southern neighbours
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      Lock icon Changi rolls out new trolley system
      588 1  -  Automated tracking among initiatives to boost productivity amid manpower crunch Karamjit Kaur Aviation Correspondent karam@sph.com.sg Changi Airport has a new tracking system to ensure travellers do not have to hunt for baggage trolleys. It is not a big problem now but, with growing flight
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      Lock icon Active mobility agenda gathers pace
      542 2  -  LTA seeks consultants to help it promote cycling, walking policies and win public over Danson Cheong dansonc@sph.com.sg Millions of dollars have been invested in Singapore’s cycling infrastructure in recent years. Now, the Government is also spending to win hearts over to the cycling cause. Last
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      411 2  -  Charissa Yong charyong@sph.com.sg Two of the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) fourth-generation leaders, Mr Lawrence Wong and Mrs Josephine Teo, have been appointed to lead its charity arm, in the party’s latest self-renewal move involving its next-generation leaders. Mr Wong, who
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      Lock icon Book champions technical education
      638 3  -  Co-author, a scientist and ex-poly student, calls attention to skills-based learning Amelia Teng ateng@sph.com.sg As a student, Dr Jonathan Loh loved to collect Young Scientist badges and his best subjects were chemistry and biology. His O-level results qualified him for junior college but, being sure of
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      506 3  -  Joanna Seow joseow@sph.com.sg Mr Ron Chandran-Dudley, who championed the rights of people with disabilities, both at home and internationally, died yesterday in hospital after a massive heart attack. He was 81. His wife of 53 years, Mrs Rena Chandran-Dudley, said his death
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      Lock icon Duo complete Italy-S’pore road adventure
      737 5  -  Four months, 28 countries and 10,000km later, Italian pair arrive in Singapore, the furthest point by car from Italy Olivia Ho oliviaho@sph.com.sg Upon graduating from university, Italian students Cesare Poccianti and Michele Sabatini decided to take a trip like no other. In September, the 23-year-olds
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      420 6 / 7 Historic,poignant,memorable,quirky–herearesomeimagescapturedby Straits Times photojournalists to remember Singapore’s Golden jubilee year by Looking back: The year in pictures 1 WAITING TO SEE MR LEE People queueing patiently at the Padang on the morning of March 26 for their turn to enter Parliament House to pay their last respects
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      89 8 From left: Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC) Lu Yeow Lim’s command of Tanglin Division being symbolically handed over via Police Commissioner Hoong Wee Teck to DAC Tan Chia Han in a ceremony yesterday. DAC Tan will assume his role tomorrow, while DAC Lu, 49, will be appointed the
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      Lock icon Home Team, SAF win praise for work in challenging year
      465 8  -  Shanmugam, Ng Eng Hen pay tribute to personnel for their efforts here and abroad Danson Cheong dansonc@sph.com.sg The Home Team has helped Singapore to remain one of the safest countries in the world throughout a challenging year, Home Affairs Minister
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      Lock icon Israeli Embassy sorry for junior diplomat’s misuse of S’pore flag
      321 8  -  Royston Sim The Israeli Embassy last night apologised for an incident in which the Singapore flag was used as a table cloth at a party hosted by one of its junior diplomats. In a statement yesterday, the embassy said it
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      231 8  -  Danson Cheong A 49-year-old motorcyclist was killed after a four-vehicle accident on the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) yesterday morning. The accident, which happened before the Eng Neo exit of the Tuas-bound PIE at about 10.30am, involved a taxi, two cars and a
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      117 2 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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      649 12  -  The recently opened National Gallery Singapore is not the only art site you should visit. You may find more artworks just around the corner from your home. In recent years, Singaporeans have transformed bare and boring walls in housing estates into canvasses painted with colourful
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      Lock icon Mural, mural on the wall–art on show for all
      707 9  -  Changi resident turns exterior wall of his home into canvas for local artist Priscilla Goy goyshiyi@sph.com.sg Drive along Upper Changi Road and you may spot a scene of kampung life in Singapore, painted on the exterior wall of a bungalow. Three
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      1004 10 / 11  -  Course aims to help carers find way to better understand, and connect with, their patients Joyce Fang ChiefPhotographer joyce@sph.com.sg As everyone went about setting up tables and chairs for the arts and crafts session, Mr Mohd Razali Abdul Latiff circled the small room, stopping occasionally to
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      Lock icon Noble shares tumble 9.1% after credit rating cut
      631 1  -  Moody’s lowers commodity trader’s rating to junk over liquidity and profitability concerns Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Wong Wei Han Troubled commodity trader Noble Group has suffered a fresh body blow, book-ending a horrible year for the Singapore-listed company. Shares of
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      450 2 Year in review: IPOs JAPAN POST HOLDINGS CO Issue price: 1,400 yen Lasttrade: 1,865 yen Gain since debut: 35.2% Investors flocked to the IPO of Japan Post Holdings Co and its two financial units, raising the equivalent of US$12 billion (S$17
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      Lock icon Asia-Pacific tops global IPO activity
      706 2  -  It’s seen as promising a better 2016 as China reopens its listings market with new rules Rupali Karekar rupsk@sph.com.sg The Asia-Pacific region dominated global initial public offering (IPO) activity in the past 12 months, improving on its 2014 showing and promising a better 2016 as
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      Lock icon 2015: A year of battles
      255 2 For Noble Group, 2015 was a year packedwithrelentlesspunches– from detractors, short-sellers and media headlines. Here is a look back at the woes the group encountered. FEBRUARY Little-known US-based research outfit Iceberg Research on Feb 15 issued the first of a number of critiques on Noble
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      Lock icon What went wrong with NOL?
      1685 4  -  Challenging global trends, internal issues contribute to firm’s struggle to stay afloat Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg In its heyday as recently as a decade ago, home-grown shipping line Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) was sailing ahead with confidence on the world’s premier trading routes. Back then, NOL
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      Lock icon Global economic growth outlook ‘disappointing’
      378 6 China slowdown, rising US interest rates addingto uncertainty for 2016: IMF chief REUTERS BERLIN Global economic growth will be “disappointing” next year, said International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde. Ms Lagarde, in an article published yesterday in the German daily Handelsblatt, said the prospect
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      279 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA The Philippines yesterday said it will join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), despite being engaged in a dispute with Beijing over its South China Sea claims. Viewed by some as a rival to the World Bank and the Philippinesbased Asian
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      790 7 A special feature brought to you by STJOBS Influence the I People You Lead to Work as One ByTylus Lim Soo ffllML. f K .tlhfcr tl i oo soo i X ‘I--I 1000 og* i One key role of a leader is to rally people and followers to come together
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      78 12 cc Too many still prefer lesser-educated wives because they believe such wives are more manageable. I suggest this is short-sighted because intellectual companionship will be missing in their lives and their children will need more private tutors to make up for their grades in school.” Speaking at the Tanjong Pagar
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      118 14 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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      135 15 SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS Event Home Away Timing I Venue LOTTERY Thu, 31 Dec 2015 Draw No. 3123/2015 Group 1 Prize $1,000,000 Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited, 210 Middle Road, #01-01, Singapore *****4 SINGAPORE -SWEEPWed, 6 Jan 2016 Draw No.01/2016 Frst Prize $2,300,000 9 sets of 2D winning numbers (315,000
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        81 12 REUTERS OAKLAND (California) Reigning National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry could be headed for an absence owing to a left leg injury, Golden State Warriors’ interim coach Luke Walton said on Tuesday. Curry did not practise on Tuesday because of
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      461 14 REUTERS THE TIMES, LONDON, LONDON Louis van Gaal has been offered a potential escape route from Manchester United, after Netherlands head coach Danny Blind said that he could do with his assistance with the national team. Van Gaal remains under intense pressure
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      1445 7 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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      409 9 HOUGANG HDB FOR SALE 436 HOUGANG HDB FOR SALE 436 HOUGANG HDB FOR SALE 436 BUKITBATOK HDBFOR SALE 428 3’NG’ BLK 537 High flr. MRT. 3’A’ Blk 360 Mid flr. MRT. 3’A’ Blk 162/ 3’NG’ 173 Top flr Sell only. Connie 9694 7868 3-RM BLK 139. Lift level. Simple/ well
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      346 10 QUEENSTOWN/ TIONG BAHRU PTE APTS FOR RENT n 5 /‘$1.: at ii‘.-~, v-=.. -9?-1”’ PEARL'S HILL 1 2-bdrm.New reno, f/furn facilities. Avail immed. Chinatown/ Outram MRT. *****009 *****681 Near MRT Cure Honesty. MERAPRIME, 840SF, ZBDRMS Behind Tiong Bahru Plaza, MRT/mkt. F/furn, mid flr, airy avail 1st Jan. MH 9625-7363 D1"
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      400 10 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 BEST LOCATION VISION CREST 1BDRM, 743 sf. P/furn. High flr. Private quiet facing. F/facilities. Near MRT. Call Colin 8222 9388 **KIM SIA COURT (Can Share) Opp Orchard MRT. 2+1 Furn (behind Lucky Plaza) Immed. $3.3k. Call 9851-2159 Clinton Prime Location ASTORIA APT
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      294 10 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONG PASIR PTE APTS FOR RENT 465 BLOSSOMS @WOODLEIGH 3 bdrms. 1205 sf. Unfurn. $4K. f/furn$4.5K. *****372 Dores 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/ rent
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      175 10 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 D21 ULU PANDAN/ CLEMENTI RD/ SUNSET/BTTIMAH PTE APTS FOR RENT 469 SYMPHONY HGT. BIG living balcony. 3+1. 1670 sf. Quiet. High grd. Agt *****259 PARC PALAIS #08 FH 4bdrms 1485sf. Quiet. Hillview MRT Must sell!
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      161 10 SHORT-TERM ACCOMMODATION FOR RENT 473 TLC HOUSING SERVICES. Apts /Condos/ Rms: 2+1/ 3+1/ 4+1 Studios ensuites. Immed. 8116-1555 Susie/ 9323-1090 MASTER ROOM $1.2K. Large 1+1 $100 a day. Full facilities, f/furn. Near NUS/ NUH/ Mapletree Call/SMS *****433 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR RENT 482 New Listing 4-RM CORNER 120 AMK
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      207 10 Near Amenities 5’A’ BLK 94E Bedok N. 4bdrm Aircon. High flr. Corner unit. F/furn. Spacious. Near S’pore Expo. Immed Suzie *****016 BUKIT BATOK HDB FOR RENT 485 2+1 BLK 177 Bt Batok, F/furn with aircon Amenities, Prefer professional or family. Avail immed. Aizah PN 9873-5402 4’NG’ CORNER 420. Approved 3-bdrm,
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      360 11 JURONGWEST HDBFOR RENT 495 JURONG WEST 539 Approved 5rm 3bdrm aircon. Big living balcony. Agent 9068-2259 PUNGGOL HDB FOR RENT 499 BLK 191 PUNGGOL Central. EA. Spacious. High flr. Unblocked F/aircon Furn Near amenities eateries. Call *****996 AT QUEENSTOWN HDBFOR RENT realestategroup 500 Don't Miss QUEENS CLOSE 4-RM w utility
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      421 11 (EAST) PTE RMS FOR RENT 512 IMEI MRT 10 mins walk pte hse master rm, 290 sf. Toilet, AC, wifi. Can cook. $9xx. *****122 Owner S SVC RM AT Simei MRT. Pte Ensuite, cook, wifi, Avail 15/1 $2100. Call *****333 Owner. (SOUTH) HDB RMS FOR RENT 516 TELOK BLANGAH RISE
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      294 11 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 Don’t Miss WOODLANDS IND XCHANGE. B2 Ramp Up. #03-15, 1722sf usable space. 6m flr to flr hgt. $369psf, $636K. TOP 2016. Call *****508 Don’t Miss WOODLANDS IND XCHANGE. B2 Ramp Up fty. #02-07 to #02-13. 12,561 sf. Prime Units!! TOP 2016. 6m floor to floor
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      303 11 532 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE Don’t Miss WOODLANDS IND XCHANGE. B2 Ramp Up. #02-01 to #0204. 7007sf. Close to 90% sold! TOP 2016. *****508 Don’t Miss WEST CONNECT. B2 #03-21. 3488sf usable space. $1.12m nett! Corner unit. Dual roller shutter. No void! *****555 Don’t Miss WEST CONNECT. B2 #01-22.
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      250 11 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 FROM ONLY $1.90 psf Corp image bldg. Bt Merah. 5mins from CBD. F/Reno. Fitted. Furn. 24hrs a/c. Free carpark 1000-12,000sqft. 9139-0654 THE SPIRE AT Bukit Batok, Off PIE, Near Jurong East. 1539 Sqft, fully furnished 3-rms, 12 work stations. Call *****679 PRIME CHINATOWN OFFICE. Brand
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      165 11 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT THE PLAZA $4.50 psf. 1300 sf Fully fitted. Unblocked view. Move in condition. Please call Lionel *****807 FP PEACE CTR OFFICE SPACE, IMMED avail 600sf 990sf $3.50/psf. Call: *****822 ***A’POSH BIZ HUB, Yishun Ave 6. 1281/ 1550/ 3843sqft Choice units! Call 9139-0654 REDHILL FORUM CORP.
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      182 11 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 543 2172 SF Tuition and Enrichment. Upp Bt Timah. Free Parking. Surrounded by Residences. Call *****966 *DUXTON ROAD. GROUND flr 1100 sf or 2-storey 2200 sf. Suits F&B/ Office/ Showrm. MRT/ Carpark. 9672-0983 best price **THOMSON PLAZA #01. 615sf Dual-frontage Regular shaped. Heavy traffic. Immed.Low
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      143 11 538 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE Good Investment 2.5-STY CONSERVATION SHOPHSE South Bridge Rd. 999 yrs. Near Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Maxwell MRT/ hawker Ctr. Tourist attraction. Robin *****036 SYED ALWI 2-STY Shophouse 1600/2500 sf, near future MRT/ bus stop/ foodctr, main rd. Dont miss. 9688-5988 Liz SIN MING AUTOCARE 1907
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      229 12 RESTAURANT/LOUNGE SPACE FOR RENT 540 51 TELOK AYER St #01-04. F&B kiosk in CBD mall, very crowded, grd flr, aircon. 161sf. $4.8k. Agts welcome. Owner*****635/9727 2996 BOAT QUAY ROOFTOP F&B. Brand New with River View Private Lift Access. Agents Welcome. Owner *****682 SOUTH/ NORTH BRIDGE Road. About 1500-4500 sqft. Prime
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      142 12 Tours Travel Planner S H O P P I N G F O R Y O U R H O L I D A Y S FOR YOURHOLIDAY Tours Tours 581 Tours 581 581 581 554 FOREIGN PROPERTIES GREAT BIZ INVESTMENT. Profitable JB budget hotel, FH 6sty. Near Johor custom/
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      263 12 616 Foreign Student Services DIST.21 BUNGLW FULL lodging Guardianship. Retired principal’s family. Call 9027 3134 Tuition 636 TEACHERS, SCHOLARS, TOP GRADUATES Ask for only the best in education Specialized pte tuition for your educational needs Pri/ Sec/ JC Music etc All subjects available Call *****130/ SMS *****461 visit: www.temasektutors.com GUIDES
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      313 12 NOTICES Tender Notice SBS Transit DTL Pte Ltd invites tender for the following: Tender No.: DTL-ECS1547 Non-Comprehensive Maintenance of Environmental Control Systems at Gali Batu Depot and Tai Seng Facility Building. Closing Date Time: 04 February 2016 at 1500 hours sharp. Eligibility BCA registered companies, ME01 Air-Conditioning, Refrigeration Ventilation Works
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      1076 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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      304 13 Sales 730 ***SALES MARKETING Rep Ambitious. Training provided Travel opportunities. Immed. Leads given. SMS 8181 7083 Retail Sales 731 RETAIL BEAUTY CONSULTANT. $1.8K high comm up to $6K Islandwide locations near MRT No experience (Provide Training Call/Sms *****765 FULL/ PART-TIME RETAIL Assistant. Selling essential oils at various locations: Suntec Orchard.
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      218 13 Administrative/ Clerical 748 ADMIN/ ACCOUNTS ASST. 1-2 yrs experience. Min LCCI Dip. Email: yafei@foonghwa.com Accounting/ Bookkeeping 749 PART TIMER 12HRS/WK Full set a/cs. 3 yrs experience, Independent. PC savvy. Small Co Ubi Rd 1. S’poreans only Email: ychinj@gmail.com Technical 754 Chin Seng Engineering requires ELECTRICIAL DRAFTER Min 1 yr experience
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      112 13 766 Security 766 Security 766 Security Immediate vacancies Security Officers Wanted Jurong Island 6 Officers Up to $2300 Other Areas 4 Officers Up to $2100 Full CPF other benefits Weekly Pay can be arranged Support Officers with m/bike $90 per day bike allowance Walk-in interview from Mon to Fri, 10am
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      29 13 URGENT SECURITY CONCIERGE for commercial building (near Paya Lebar MRT) μ Rotating shift Call: 8498 6550 SECURITY GUARDS DAY/ night shift Bukit Batok, Newton, Boon Keng. Call 9094 1099
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      84 13 DAY SHIFT AT Changi South Warehouse. $1.9K Gross PAY and weekly Sat advance available. Call 6250 7877 SECURITY GUARD. DAY/ Night Upp Changi, Upp Thomson, Jurong, S’goon. 8441 7433 DAY/ NIGHT OFFICER Orchard Rd, S’poreans only, $2.1K onwards. 9880 5283 SECURITY OFFICERS NEEDED. Bouna Vista Loyang Construction site. Call 9071-5330
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      199 14 766 Security SECURITY OFFICER Kent Ridge/ Ayer Rajah Cres. Call 6323 9335, Int’l Plaza #31-05 $1900. SECURITY OFFICER Museum (Dhoby Ghaut) Perm day. Customer svc. 9139-3211 AD-HOC SCHOOLS IN CCK 6.30am-6.30pm/ Teck Whye 6.30am-2.30pm. 9855-8047 SCHOOLS IN BARTLEY (8-hrs) 7-3pm/ Schools in AMK rest on Sun/ PH. 8518-2706 SCHOOL IN
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      964 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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      147 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. Part-time/ Temporary
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      131 14 Other Positions 789 1) ADMIN CLERK. FLUENT in English. 2) Class 4 Driver. 3) Warehouse Asst. Handle Chinese speaking customers. Call 6898-0770/ or Email to: alicelow@gmcgroup.com. sg DISHWASHERS: 1) WOODLANDS 5.5-day, off on Sunday, 8am5pm, $1.6K. 2) Seletar Club Holland Village. 10am-11pm 2 hr break, food provided, $1850-$2K. Call *****903
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