The Straits Times, 11 January 2016

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  • 92 1 Two people died and hundreds were injured during the festival of the Black Nazarene in the Philippines, where crowds of barefoot people hurled themselves at a statue of Jesus believed to have healing powers, the authorities said. More than a million people turned out
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  • 422 1  -  Karamjit Kaur KaramjitKaur AviationCorrespondent karam@sph.com.sg Asian budget airlines including AirAsia, Tigerair and Jetstar carried more passengers last year than their European or North American counterparts. In just over a decade, the Asian airlines have gone from an almost-zero presence to carrying 31 per
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  • 433 1  -  SCCCI also seeks greater govt support for firms as survey shows pessimistic outlook Joyce Lim joycel@sph.com.sg A cost review committee to look into major rising costs faced by businesses, such as rental, manpower and government fees, is one of four recommendations the Singapore
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    • 84 1 Top of the News 4 more names for ST S’porean of the Year A8&9 LifeAfter Madonna, who next for S’pore? D4 Education Polys boost career guidanceB12 World Tough job for Jakarta’s top cop A13 Top of the News US flies B-52 bomber over S. Korea A4 Home Brisk business at
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s News
      • 60 2 A cost review committee to look into major rising costs faced by businesses, such as rental, manpower and government fees, is one of several recommendations the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry is putting before policymakers. This includes easing compliance costs through a
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      • 59 2 While previously reluctant to send slippery drug lord Joaquin Guzman Loera to the United States, Mexico will now work as fast as possible to extradite him to avoid a repeat of his dramatic jailbreak. “El Chapo” was caught after he blew his cover by
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      • 60 2 As Beijing suffered its worst smog in recent memory, more schools in the Chinese capital are installing inflatable domes so students can get regular exercise. In fact, such domes are becoming a priority for parents in choosing schools. A10 Students playing basketball under a dome
        ST PHOTO: TEO CHENG WEE  -  60 words
      • 74 2 Gareth Bale’s hat-trick bookended by Karim Benzema’s double got Real Madrid favourite Zinedine Zidane’s managerial career off to a flying start, with a five-goal drubbing of Deportivo La Coruna in La Liga. The Frenchman had just replaced the sacked Rafael Benitez in
        Saturday.PHOTO: REUTERS  -  74 words
      • 49 2 United States presidential hopeful Donald Trump is in the middle of controversy again, but this time it is his supporters who were slammed –afteraMuslimwomanwhostood in silent protest at his rally was told to leave. She said one supporter even yelled: “You have a bomb.” A17
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      • 54 2 The Shi’ite-Sunni confrontation led by Iran and Saudi Arabia is not just a dispute about religion, but one over the very soul and identity of the Middle East. Jonathan Eyal explains where US strategy has gone wrong and the dangerous nonsense in Western notions
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      • 52 2 Catholic leaders are trying to raise $60 million to cover the costs of a new church being built in Punggol. The Church of Transfiguration is slated to open in March next year in an effort to meet the needs of the burgeoning Catholic congregation of360,000
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      • 53 2 Music maybe the food of love, and some want the two things to go together. A discussion on how to make hawker centres more vibrant yesterday heard suggestions such as hosting live music. Hawkers also called for lower costs to encourage newcomers to join
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      • 42 2 Analysts warn that it is still early days to start bargain-hunting on the local bourse even with the 4.6 per cent plunge last week. Market watchers warn that the market is likely to stay volatile and headsouthinthecomingweeks.C1
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      • 61 2 Since brothers Hoe Yeegn Lougn and Hoe Hsin Loong took over the family’s music instrument and audio equipment business City Music, they have reshaped the almost half-a-century business to keep pace with the swiftly changing beat of retail and technology. Their savvy has won the
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      • 52 2 The 20,000 fans who attended Taiwanese singer A-mei’s concert last Saturday kept up their energy throughout the three-hour-long concert. Their unbridled enthusiasm warmed the heart of the vocal powerhouse even though she was tired out and brought to her knees at the end of the
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    • What’sNext
      • 78 2 Humanitarian aid is expected to be delivered to the besieged Syrian town of Madaya and two blockaded villages in the north-west today, where the United Nations says there have been reports of people dying of starvation. Madaya is besieged by Syrian government forces, while the
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      • 71 2 The Nanyang Polytechnic Hospitality and Tourism Industry Conference 2016 will address topics related to a new generation of trained workforce players who can cultivate a long-term mindset, and the capabilities and skills needed for it. This year’s event is themed Leadership and Challenges in Hospitality and
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      • 82 2 All eyes will be on the China stock markets today after the Shanghai bourse’s circular on Saturday prolonging the limit on selling by large shareholders, to pre-empt massive dumping of shares. A six-month share sales ban imposed last year on these shareholders expired last Friday.
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    • 353 2  -  WhyItMatters Adrian Lim adrianl@sph.com.sg They may account for just 15 per cent of the island’s vehicle population, but motorcycles are a vital part of Singapore’s transport landscape. Besides being an affordable private commuting option, they are also a means of livelihood, such as for riders in
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    • 219 2 Start 2016withMORE of what makes you HAPPY! Thank you for your overwhelming support! Start your new year with Course Xpress and have more of what makes you happy! In just 1 hour, and for $10 or less, you could pick up a new skill! Course Xpress is a series Do
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • Straits Times Digital
      • 44 3 FormerSingapore Idol contestant MJ Kuok is now a DJ/producer under the moniker MMXJ. He performs songsfrom hisdebutalbum Into The Wild and talks about his musical path in ST Sessions, a live music video series for up-and-coming acts. http://str.sg/ZHpU
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      • 23 3 Taiwan goes to the polls on Saturday to elect a new presidentand legislature. See our special coverage at http://str.sg/ZHAb
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      • 59 3 1. Kuching woman drugged, raped and RM20 note stuffed into her private parts 2. Man arrested after killer litter rained down from 11th floor flat; 3 cars damaged 3. Remote Hokkaidotrain station stays open for one high school girl? Perhaps not 4.Singaporefans bring A-mei to her
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    • 717 3  -  Reports say coast guard ship will patrol S. China Sea, in move set to boost country’s presence there Teo Cheng Wee China Correspondent In Beijing chengwee@sph.com.sg China has finished building its second mega coast guard ship and will likely be deploying it in the South
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    • 596 4 Move follows North Korea’s claim that it tested a hydrogen bomb last Wednesday the border theNorthyesterday.REUTERS SEOUL The United States deployed a B-52 bomber on a low-level flight over its ally South Korea yesterday, in a show of force
      the border theNorthyesterday.REUTERS; PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY  -  596 words
    • 392 4 emergency.” AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE PARIS French President Francois Hollande made an unannounced visit to the main mosque in Paris yesterday, a year since 1.5 million people thronged the French capital in a show of unity after attacks on the Charlie Hebdo newspaper and a Jewish supermarket. Mosques
      emergency.” AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  392 words
    • 338 4 offenders,buthighnumbersofassaultspersist. AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI An Indian teenager held captive for two weeks by a gang of men said in an interview broadcast yesterday that she was repeatedly raped before being shot twice and dumped in a well on the outskirts of New
      offenders,buthighnumbersofassaultspersist. AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE  -  338 words
    • 549 6 Recaptured drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ could be extradited by middle of the year REUTERS LOS MOCHIS (Mexico) Mexico aims to extradite drug lord Joaquin Guzman Loera to the United States after security forces recaptured the fugitive cartel leader who blew his cover
      REUTERS  -  549 words
    • 474 6 “extremelyworrying”. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, “extremelyworrying”. BLOOMBERG HONG KONG Thousands of protesters marched through central Hong Kong yesterday, demanding the release of five missing booksellers who are feared to have been detained by the authorities in mainland China. This came as it emerged yesterday that
      “extremelyworrying”. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE,; “extremelyworrying”. BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  474 words
    • 575 6 REUTERS, NEW YORK TIMES, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MEXICO CITY A secretive meeting that Hollywood star Sean Penn orchestrated with Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera in a jungle hideout late last year helped Mexico’s government catch the world’s most wanted drug lord, sources have said. Mr Penn’s
      REUTERS,; NEW YORK TIMES,; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; escape prison. PHOTO: ROLLING STONE  -  575 words
    • 834 8/9  -  Olivia Ho oliviaho@sph.com.sg Yip Pin Xiu is swimming against time–inmorewaysthanone. The Paralympian athlete chalked up a fresh victory against time when she broke a world record at the Asean Para Games (APG) last month, and snagged a gold medal. But swimming is
      ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM  -  834 words
    • 586 8/9  -  Seow Bei Yi Singaporean conductor Darrell Ang’s first CD recording has been nominated for a Grammy award for best orchestral performance, although he considers himself to be “not one for prizes or awards”. He first heard the news from a friend last month
      PHOTO: SINGAPORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA  -  586 words
    • 609 8/9  -  Olivia Ho As a child, Kavickumar Muruganathan thought the hazy skies that descended upon Singapore every year were a distant problem, and that it was “just burning in Indonesia”. It was only after he started studying haze hot spots in university that
      ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG  -  609 words
    • 574 8/9  -  Seow Bei Yi byseow@sph.com.sg Mr Ang Thiam Hock has watched many of the children in his estate grow up, as well as his own son. The former sales consultant stopped work around six years ago and spends much of his time
      ST PHOTO: ALICIA CHAN  -  574 words
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  • WORLD
    • 773 10  -  Some schools erect mega canopies to filter out pollution as parents fear for kids’ health Teo Cheng Wee China Correspondent In Beijing cheng wee@sph. com. sg Teenager Li Xinwei loves to play badminton, but she has not used the courts in her residential estate for a long
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    • 435 10  -  Teo Cheng Wee For the past two weeks, Beijing resident Duan Jiayi has been relaxing in southern Hainan, far away from the hazardous smog that wrecked her health back home. “During the worst spell last month, I had a fever, I lost
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    • 302 10 REUTERS XINHUA SHANGHAI Beijing will close 2,500 small polluting firms this year in its latest effort to combat pollution, reported state news agency Xinhua, citing the municipal government. Pollution is a sensitive topic in China, with thousands of protests sparked every year
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    • ASIA
      • 934 12  -  Military keeps eye on ex-Thai PM, who stays in constant touch with fans via daily activities People Tan HuiYee Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok tanhy@sph.com.sg The slabs of meat sizzle on the charcoal grill as the afternoon heat begins to ebb, and someone hauls up a
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      • 934 13  -  He must deal with terror threats, ethnic tensions and a police force seen as corrupt People Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta wahyudis@sph.com.sg Indonesian police chief Badrodin Haiti has his work cut out for him. As the man in charge of the national police
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      • 896 14  -  It’s business as usual for residents in South despite Pyongyang’s latest provocation Chang May Choon South Korea Correspondent In Seoul changmc@sph.com.sg Imjingak, a park that is a symbol of hope for Korean reunification located about 7km south of the demilitarised border between North
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      • 577 15 Beijing developer accused of jacking up fees to turn club into preserve of global ultra-rich REUTERS LONDON London has been cosying up to Beijing in recent years in the hope of drawing Chinese investment, but in one corner of England, the love-in
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      • AsiaBriefs
        • 79 15 Parliamentandamajorityina referendum.REUTERS TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said yesterday he aimed to get a two-thirds majority from his ruling bloc and like-minded opposition parties at an Upper House election this summer to enable him to revise the country’s Constitution. Mr Abe has
          Parliamentandamajorityina referendum.REUTERS  -  79 words
        • 74 15 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said in a tweet he was recovering well yesterday, a day after he had a small benign growth removed from his right hand at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Bernama reported. Datuk Seri Najib also thanked Singapore Prime
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        • 105 15 yesterday. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA SELANGOR Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) is unperturbed by the signing of a pact by new opposition alliance Pakatan Harapan, the Islamic opposition party’s president, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said. The alliance was formed last year by
          yesterday. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  105 words
    • WORLD
      • 547 16 Visit aims to pave way for Geneva peace talks, separate deal struck to send aid to 3 towns REUTERS BEIRUT An air strike reportedly killed dozens in a rebel-held town in Syria on Saturday, as a United Nations envoy
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      • 346 16 AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE PERTH Two people have died and more than a hundred homes have been destroyed in a huge bushfire, the Australian authorities said yesterday, as firefighters battled to tame the out-of-control blaze. The inferno which has razed about 71,000ha in Western Australia state
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      • 362 16 rubber-stamplegislature. REUTERS, rubber-stamplegislature. BLOOMBERG CAIRO Armed men shot dead a police officer and a soldier in their car on the outskirts of Cairo on Saturday, Egypt’s state news agency said, a day after suspected militants armed with knives wounded three European
        rubber-stamplegislature. REUTERS,; rubber-stamplegislature. BLOOMBERG  -  362 words
      • 526 17 Teheran denies allegation; dispute highlights ongoing tensions between the two nations REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The United States Navy has released a black-and-white video that it said was taken by an American helicopter, showing an Iranian Revolutionary Guards vessel firing unguided rockets
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      • WorldBriefs
        • 73 17 theagencysaidinastatement. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUBAI A missile hit a health centre run by Doctors WithoutBorders(MSF)in northern Yemen, killing four people and wounding 10 others, the agency’s spokesman said. The missile yesterday struck the medical facility in the Razeh district of Saada province, said
          theagencysaidinastatement. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  73 words
        • 61 17 followingrepeateddrawings thatsawnowinners.REUTERS LOS ANGELES No one has won a record jackpot in the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing up the haul for a winning ticket in the next draw to US$1.3 billion (S$1.9 billion) from nearly US$950 million, US lottery officials said. The prize
          followingrepeateddrawings thatsawnowinners.REUTERS  -  61 words
        • 70 17 BarackObamaandhisfamily. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON A heavily armed man claiming to be Jesus allegedly plotted to kidnap an Obama family dog, say the media and officials. Scott Stockert, 49, was arrested at a Washington hotel last week, NBC Washington said. It quoted the Secret
          BarackObamaandhisfamily. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  70 words
        • 57 17 networkstogotoCologneon NewYear’sEve.XINHUA BERLIN German Justice Minister Heiko Maas has told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper that he believes the string of sexual assaults in Cologne was “coordinated and prepared”. Bild yesterday also reported indications that “North African groups” urged people via social networks to go
          networkstogotoCologneon NewYear’sEve.XINHUA  -  57 words
      • 463 17 onSaturday. REUTERS, AGENCE AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE FORT WORTH (Texas) A Muslim woman ejected from a rally held by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump while engaging in a silent protest said she wanted to make his backers recognise they are supporting “hateful rhetoric”. Ms Rose Hamid, a 56-year-old
        onSaturday. REUTERS, AGENCE; AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: YOUTUBE  -  463 words
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    • 94 14 Enjoy subsidies at General Practitioner (GP) and dental clinics near your home under the Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS). A network of CHAS clinics islandwide! AV is assessed by IRAS. An AV of up to $21,000 covers all HDB flats and some lower-value private residences. For All Ages. Pioneers who
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    • 284 18 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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  • OPINION
    • 466 19 The Straits Times says The launch of China’s most ambitious military restructuring process in six decades has several internal compulsions. There is a need to update administrative structures, an objective that should be furthered by the move to set up a new general command unit
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    • 1446 19  -  Both Iran and Saudi Arabia believe their identity is at stake in the Shi’ite-Sunni conflict GlobalAffairs Jonathan Eyal Europe Correspondent In London jonathan.eyal@gmail.com More than a decade ago, King Abdullah II of Jordan, one of the Arab world’s wisest leaders, publicly warned that
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    • 1246 20  -  KerSinTze For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is an adjunct professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. He was Singapore’s trade representative in Taipei from 2002 to 2007. Taiwan’s presidential and Legislative
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    • 766 20  -  Anna Sauerbrey NEW YORK TIMES On New Year’s Eve, hundreds of men gathered in the plaza at the main train station in Cologne, Germany, groping and robbing scores ofwomen as they passed by. By the end of last week, the police had received 170 complaints, including 120
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  • FORUM
    • 330 21  -  itsheartinformingtheASL. Edwin Pang For the first time in years, I am looking forward to the start of the new S-League season. Unlike in the past, when the better local players were taken out of the domestic football league to form the LionsXII to participate
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    • 279 21  -  Astheysay:Nopain,nogain. Low Siew Hua (Ms) Tuition can be beneficial and need not be a source of undue pressure for pupils, provided it is not excessive (“Let’s not make our children sick with drive for success” by Dr Quek Koh Choon; last Tuesday). It
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    • 69 21 WRITE IN: Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit the letters. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms,
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    • 289 21 Who: Loke Chee Meng, retiree in his 60s. Formerly held a senior management position in an aerospace company. My family: Married with two grown-up children. My home: A condominium in JalanBesarGRC. My hobbies: Photography, travelling (especially to exotic places for photo shoots), classical music, and writing my travel and
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    • 332 21  -  V. Subramaniam (Dr) I disagree with Mr Lee Teck Chuan’s suggestion that Singapore should evolve into a cultural melting pot (“Let’s be a cultural melting pot, not bowl of salad”; last Thursday). In comparing the melting pot with the salad bowl,
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    • 288 21  -  theindigenousSingaporeidentity. Anandi Ramanathan (Dr) Mr Lee Teck Chuan has put forward certain questions (“Let’s be a cultural melting pot, not bowl of salad”; last Thursday) that are timely in the light of Singapore having made it through its first 50 years of existence,
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    • 342 21  -  safetyculturewillimproveintime. Goh Yang Miang The Straits Times editorial “Raise bar for workplace safety training” (Jan 2) correctly highlighted the importance of workplace safety and health (WSH) training in preventing accidents in the workplace. However, according to several articles–“Fourworkplacesafety and health training providers lose
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    • 47 21 1. MR CHARLES TAN: Roads are for all users. 2. MRS. RATNAKUMAR: Maintaining multiculturalismthe way to go. 3. MR TONG HSIEN-HUI: Vitaltobuild localsupportfor S-League. 4. MR LOONG CHIKTONG: Fires show importance of prevention efforts. 5. MRSIMLIMONN: Equal rights for all workers not possible. MORELETTERSON www.straitstimes.com
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    • 283 21  -  Lim Han Wei I signed up for a fibre broadband plan with MyRepublic recently. Upon signing up, I was asked to provide dates for OpenNet installation, along with alternative dates in case the service was not available on the dates I had chosen. The
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 39 21 Thank you for your order, sir. Your pizza will be free if it does not arrive within two hours. What? Shouldn’t it be 30 minutes? Our delivery guys have now switched to taking the trains. ...record-high motorbike COE prices
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  • BIG PICTURE
    • 178 22 An unexpected guest wandered onto the pitch and stole the show during Everton’s FA Cup third-round victory over Dagenham and Redbridge on Saturday. Everton goalkeeper Joel Robles tried his hand at shooing the cat away during the match at Goodison Park in Liverpool, England.
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 29 22 WEATHER Showers mainly over southern and western Singapore in the afternoon. High 33 deg C Low 24 deg C 24-hr PSI as of 5pm yesterday: 40 to 49 (Good)
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  • HOME
    • 552 1  -  Cheapest COEs in 5 years draw shoppers, but premiums expected to rebound with demand Amelia Teng, Melissa Lin ateng@sph.com.sg mellinjm@sph.com.sg Customers flocked to car showrooms over the weekend following the latest drop in certificate of entitlement (COE) premiums. Dealers said prices of cars up to
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    • 375 2  -  Rachel Au-Yong rachelay@sph.com.sg Ryan Sen Rajagopal failed his PSLE on his first try, but the Secondary 4 Normal (Technical) student has since topped his cohort twice, including last year. For his hard work, the 17-year-old Chong Boon Secondary student was among 825 students in Ang
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    • 517 9 REUTERS ATLANTA•Al Horford made sure the Chicago Bulls’ six-game winning streak in the National Basketball Association came to an end and that the Atlanta Hawks had a significant home victory. The Atlanta centre scored 33 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, handed
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      • 87 9 AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE PARIS MathieuValbuena indicated yesterday that he would be willing to play alongside Karim Benzema at Euro 2016 despite the ongoing blackmail case involving the striker. “We will see how it goes, but yes, no problem, anything is possible. It wasn’t like it
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      • 45 9 AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN•Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel insisted that top scorer and recentlycrowned African Player of the Year, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, will not be sold in the transfer window. The striker has been linked with a move to Arsenal and Manchester United.
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    • 587 11 differentconditions.” AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DOHA Novak Djokovic will begin the defence of his Australian Open title from Jan 18 with the ominous warning to flagging rivals that he is in the form of his life. Speaking after his destruction of Rafael Nadal
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    • 442 11 Record breakers Munro Guptill lead NZ to win place April3.REUTERS AUCKLAND Colin Munro blasted New Zealand’s fastest Twenty20 half-century to surpass a mark set by Martin Guptill earlier in the innings, as the hosts swept their two-match series against Sri Lanka with a nine-wicket win yesterday. Guptill first rewrote the
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    • 784 12 Despite a perfect start, Zidane is cautious and calls for more improvement AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MADRID Zinedine Zidane’s triumphant start as Real Madrid manager brought excitement to the Bernabeu on Saturday and the 10-time European champions are hoping the “Zizou effect” can return the world’s
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    • 371 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BARCELONA Barcelona coach Luis Enrique, like his Bayern Munich counterpart Pep Guardiola, will be noticeable by his absence at today’s Ballon d’Or awards ceremony. Enrique announced on Saturday that he would skip Fifa’s annual ceremony in Zurich, despite his star player
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    • 463 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BARCELONA Lionel Messi warmed up for his anticipated fifth World Player of the Year crown by scoring his first hat-trick of the season to lead Barcelona to a 4-0 Spanish Primera Liga win over Granada
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    • 480 12  -  Alvin Chia When France captain Michel Platini hoisted the 1984 European Championship trophy inside the Parc des Princes Stadium for their first major football title, Oon Wee Han was just 1km from the action. From his three-room
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    • 628 13 Winning four titles this term will be tough but boss wants team to focus on one game at a time AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Manuel Pellegrini believes Manchester City’s 3-0 stroll against Norwich in the FA Cup third round proved they have a burning desire to
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    • 434 13 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Arsene Wenger took another step towards becoming the most successful manager in FA Cup annals on Saturday and hailed Arsenal’s “special solidarity” in fighting back to record a 3-1 third-round win over Sunderland. The Frenchman has set his sights on
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    • 239 13 League trip Sunday.THE GUARDIAN LONDON Theo Walcott made up for Per Mertesacker’s absence at the end of their 3-1 FA Cup victory over Sunderland performing his traditional “bump” celebration with a fan instead. Earlier in the week, the Englishman posted a montage online
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    • 827 13 haveagoodchanceofwinning,”he said.REUTERS PANAMA CITY In a Fifa presidential election where all candidates are presenting themselves as reformers, Asian football boss Sheikh Salman Ebrahim Al Khalifa is making his pitch as the safest option to officials beleaguered by the organisation’s
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    • 506 14  -  They ease past lowly Scunthorpe as Diego Costa rediscovers his scoring boots FA CUP Chelsea 2 Scunthorpe 0 Richard Jolly stsports@sph.com.sg History did not repeat itself. The last time Chelsea met League One opposition in the FA Cup, their manager suffered the most embarrassing defeat of
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    • 421 14 didn’thappentoday.” AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Kemar Roofe scored twice as fourth-tier side Oxford United pulled off the first major shock in this season’s FA Cup by stunning Premier League stragglers Swansea City 3-2 yesterday. In Swansea’s first game since Alan Curtis was
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    • 594 8  -  REVIEW/CONCERT SINGAPORE SYMPHONYORCHESTRA: MENDELSSOHN’SVIOLINCONCERTO Singapore Symphony Orchestra Shui Lan conductor, Yang Tianwa violin Esplanade Concert Hall Last Saturday MervinBeng The programme for the Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s (SSO) first concert this year was eclectic in the best possible sense. It included a world premiere, a popular concerto
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    • 541 9  -  REVIEW/CONCERT MUSIC DIARIES: LOWSHAOSUAN &LOWSHAOYING Victoria Concert Hall Last Friday ChangTou Liang The famous conductor-composer Andre Previn, who spent the early years of his career in Hollywood, titled his 1991 autobiography No Minor Chords after the pet peeve of a director who insisted
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      • 383 4 / 5 If you are in Secondary 3 or lower, expect your social studies lessons and exams to be more about the present than the past. The new syllabus rolled out this year wants students to be more active in answering societal issues, and looks at new
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      • 284 4 / 5 The number of people treated for obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD) has risen from 640 in 2010 to 850 as of November last year. A study also found that Singapore has much higher incident rates of the condition than in the United States or Europe. OCD
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      • 228 4 / 5 More than half of the perfect scores in the latest International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma exams came from Singapore. The IB results, released last week, saw 48 Singapore students with the top score of 45 points out of 81 such top scorers worldwide. About
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      • 278 6 / 7 Countries all across Europe are experiencing some weirdly warm winters, leaving some people and animals very confused. In France and Italy, farmers are seeing very early crops of strawberries and tomatoes, respectively. Wild flowers are also popping up before they are expected, with daffodils blooming in December
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      • 309 6 / 7 With tears in his eyes, United States President Barack Obama announced new executive actions to further gun control in the US. Now, people who sell guns must register as licensed gun dealers, and carry out background checks on their customers before approving the sales. This
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      • 191 6 / 7 The 63-storey Address Downtown Hotel in Dubai caught fire on New Year’s Eve, at about 9.30pm. The cause of the fire is unknown, but investigators reported that the blaze began on the 20th floor, and the quality of the hotel’s building materials has since come into
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      • 271 6 / 7 On Jan 2, the Saudi Arabian government executed 47 people, including Shi’ite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, on charges of terrorism. Nimr was known for his critical views of Saudi Arabia’s ruling family, and had led many an-ti-government demonstrations. Shi’ite leaders condemned his killing, and in Iran’s
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      • 177 6 / 7 The city of Temixco’s first female mayor was murdered only one day after her term began. Ms Gisela Mota had been sworn into office on Jan 1, and had promised to take action against corruption and the drug cartels that plagued the city in the state of
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      • 407 8 / 9 Bartley Secondary School Where: Jalan Bunga Rampai Total student population: About 1,200 including students from First Toa Payoh Secondary. What’s new: The school will offer both Bartley’s learning for life programme (LLP) niche in community youth leadership, and First Toa Payoh Secondary’s niche in
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      • 615 12  -  BY RACHEL TAN Memories of a shuttered school have been pressed lovingly into a coffee table book. Put together by 11 former students, three former teacher advisers and their publisher, Serving The Nation: 45 Years Of Telok Kurau Secondary School tells the story
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      • 128 13 FOR MUSIC LOVERS This week, the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay has free music performances from acts such as Shak and Friends, Keith Soo, Octaves, Rustic Vibes, Veritas, Akshara Collective, Vignesh Singh, sub:shaman and Ebi Friends lined up. From rock to jazz, there will be something for every
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      • 439 14  -  BY ANG YIYING Madam Serene Tay, 53, is one of 700 singles who have collected the keys to their new Housing Board flats. Her new home in Choa Chu Kang has just been renovated and she intends to move in before Chinese New Year. RULE CHANGES
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      • 515 15  -  DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO shows you how to use The Straits Times to develop your intelligences DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO Harvard psychologist Harvard Gardner’s multiple intelligence theory has been used by educators in their classrooms since 1983. His theory identifies seven “intelligences”(see box) of learners and how most
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      • 749 16 / 17  -  ashtraysPreventing young people from picking up the habit is an ongoing effort ashtraysPreventing Lesson activity by SHERLEY SERVOS PAPER 1 SECTION A: EDITING (10 MARKS) Carefully read the text below. It has been adapted from a Straits Times article which reports on another measure being
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      • 529 18 / 19  -  Read the Straits Times Forum letter on the right before Read the Straits Times Forum letter on the right before attempting the questions Lesson activity by Lesson activity by ALISON-DRAGON HUMPHRIES DISCUSS IN GROUPS OF THREE OR FOUR DISCUSS IN GROUPS OF
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      • 656 20  -  The 1960s was arguably Singapore’s best musical decade. Filled with the sounds of pop, rock and blues, it was a rollicking good time for local music By NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL The Straits Times HOW IT KICKED OFF Talentime. Long before American Idol and The
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    • 283 4 BMW For Sale 305 5/’07 BMW X3. OMV $53,322 Low Depreciation. Low Mileage Only 117K KM. Downpayment $15K. Tel *****282 **REPUBLIC AUTO: *****000 Mar’08 325i XL. 48K km only PML maintained. Mint cond. 60% loan. Call Fok *****206 06/11 BMW 523I Sunroof. 1 Owner. Regular Service. Excellent Cond. Ask $123.8K
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    • 320 4 Chevrolet For Sale 306 10/12 CRUZE 1.6A, 1 Owner, A1 Cond, New Paint, Low KM, No Repair $70.8K. *****190 Citroen For Sale 308 **REPUBLIC AUTO: *****000 Nov 2011 C4 Picasso 1.6A THP 1 owner. Low km. Panoramic glass roof. C&C svc. 9669 1171 Fiat For Sale 312 4/’08 GRANDE PUNTO
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    • 260 4 Honda For Sale 316 3800 DOWN WITH high tradein/ scrap 07/09 Fit 1.3A cashback $9k when COE ends! 1-to-1 exchange welcome. Chew 9826 5323 $102,800 VEZEL 1.5X. COE rebate $50k. Various colours F/accessories. 5yrs warranty Starlink #01-75 Midview City. Tel: 6352-5585/ 9736-3889 BRAND NEW HONDA Vezel 1.5X $102,800. G’teed COE
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    • 232 4 Honda For Sale 316 $107,800 READY STOCKS! Various Colours Available 1-Bid Guaranteed COE! Call 9731 7318 /9008 0369 today NEW HONDA S660 Mid Engine Roadster going for $119,800! Immediate Registration. Call 9731 7318 9008 0369 7 YRS LOAN Deferred Scheme Available.Low Downpayment! Honda Stepwagon. Hup Long 6742-0018 6743-0018 7 YRS
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    • 246 4 Honda For Sale 316 SALE $100,800 HONDA Vezel 1.5X full accessories recorder camera, g’teed COE (no top up). *****786/ *****033 NEW VEZEL 1.5X Auto. 3 units left for CNY. Bid your own COE. Full accessories. Call Kendric 8168-8722 **REPUBLIC AUTO: *****000 Jan ’09 Fit 1.3A G. 85,000km Well maintain. Free
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    • 396 5 317 Hyundai For Sale 317 Hyundai For Sale 317 Hyundai For Sale COE Results of January 2016 1st Open Bidding Exercise For COE Cars (1600cc and below) Cars (1601cc and above) Goods vehicles and buses Motorcycles Open category COE price Quota Bids 1,659 1,027 246 $45,002 $54,920 $42,036 $6,889 $55,089
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    • 182 5 317 Hyundai For Sale NLY $3800 DOWNPAYMENT for 08 to 09 model Avante 1.6A. Low mileage 1 Owner. Great low fuel consumption. No need guarantor/payslip required. Welcome trade-in or old car 1 to 1 exchange. *****954 Ivan O OWEST DOWNPAYMENT 08 Verna 1.4A Single owner fuel efficient High Cash Back
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    • 148 5 Kia For Sale 320 4/2009 KIA PICANTO 1.1 (A) Cheapest In Market! 1 Owner, Excellent Cond! Call now 9450 5050 6555 3300 Land Rover For Sale 321 VINCAR NEW LAND Rover Defender 90/110 Hardtop. 20% deposit. Mthly fr $1,379 x 96. Call *****119 *****119 NEW RANGE ROVER Discovery Sport SE2.0.
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    • 157 5 Lexus For Sale 322 08/2011 LEXUS RX350 MR. Agt maintain. 1 owner, black Done *****km. 9004-1167 7/2009 LEXUS IS-250C .1 owner Black done *****km Asking $93,800.9238-3288 12/13 GS350 1 owner ARF:$*****. 23kkm 5yrs Agt warranty $212.8k. 6472 2222 JUN/’08 GS300. Dark blue. 1 owner, Agt maintained, low km. Accident free.
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    • 171 5 Mazda For Sale 325 3/’09 RX8 1.3A OMV $28.5K. Low km. A1 cond, no repair. Accident free. *****434 3/’10 RX8. 1.3A. Sporty Black. Low km. High OMV. A1 cond. Pls call: *****878 Mercedes For Sale 326 DELIVERY BEFORE CNY. Gteed One Bid. All cars Vitas ready. No gimmick. Prices based
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    • 325 6 Mercedes For Sale 326 07/10 MERC E200 CGI. C&C Unit. Very Well Maintain. Accident Free. Low Mileage $126.8k Only! RT *****741 09/09 MERCEDES B180. Merc Grey, Agent Unit, Service By C&C, Low Mileage, QBE warranty. $78,800. 8117 8881 3/11 MERCEDES C180K. Silver. 1 Owner, Agent Unit, Service by C&C, 39K
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    • 355 6 328 Mitsubishi For Sale 5K DOWNPAYMENT ONLY 07-10 Lancer EX. 1.88% interest. 1 owner only. Low mileage 55,000 Km. Mthly from $588. No need guarantor/ payslip. Exbankruptcy bad credit welcome. Old car exchange without top-up. $14K cashback when COE ends. Call Aaron Sim 9749-1191 10am-10pm DOWNPAYMENT 09-10. 1 owner. Mitsubishi-I
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    • 257 6 344 Toyota For Sale 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 *****777 JACK CARS! BRAND New Toyota Estima 7 8 Seaters Zero Downpayment! Lease mthly with our "all-in" pkg! T&C applies. Call 9787-1900 08/2014
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    • 229 6 344 Toyota For Sale SALE TOYOTA SIENTA 1.5G/ X, 7 seater, Led headlamp/ keyless navigation/ spare tyre, G’teed COE. $105,800, Tai Huat *****786/ *****033 3-DAY DELIVERY! VELLFIRE 2.5ZG. High spec. Moon-roof, tail-gate. Pilot seats. Down payment $40K. 8233-8888 READY STOCK! AXIO 1.5G Face -lift. 1 bid g’teed. Call now!!! Leco
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    • 225 6 344 Toyota For Sale NEW! HARRIER ELEGANCE/ Premium Moonroof. New Stock, Reduced Price! 5yr Warranty, 3 Free Services. 6339 1168 NEW PRADO 2.7 TX L Package 7 Seat, 4WD. LED lamp, Sunroof, Electric 3rd row folding seat. Ready Stock. *****168 2015 ALPHARD 2.5 X/S/SC, Dual Moonroof Power drs. Free Service/
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    • 237 6 344 Toyota For Sale SALE $149.8K TOYOTA Estima Aera 2.4, 7 seater power tailgate, 2 drs, moonroof, gteed COE. *****786/ *****033. TRANSCEND MOTOR *****811 Ready Stock Vellfire ZA/ZG. 7 Seater. Pre-Crash Dual Power Dr. Tailgate Pilot Seat. **REPUBLIC AUTO: *****000 Nov 2011 Wish 1.8A. 1 owner. 36K km. Borneo maintained
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    • 117 8 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 NEW LISTING BRAND new GCB Ultra luxurious. A1 design. Fantastic greenery view. *****/ *****sf. 8 family theatre. Pool, lift. 9851-5268 WALK TO RGPS 2016. Corner Terrace 2-sty. 4+1. Wet/Dry kitchen. FH. $4.xM. Serious seller. HB *****944 Andrew HSE FOR REBUILT! Build your
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    • 199 8 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA HOUSES FOR SALE 404 SWISS CLUB 2½ sty GCB FH ***** sf. Amazing architect. Exclusive. Elevated flat land. Greenery. Pool. 9068-5678 $4.XM NEW! MODERN Semi-d FH 3975/ 3500 sf, pool, pk 2, 8min MRT *****000 RS sole Gallery 186 Bukit Timah Rd 1% TO AGT, Merryn 2.5
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    • 116 8 D16 BEDOK/UPP EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 CORNER TERRACE Exclesior Gdns 5+1, pte pool. 2680/ 3000sf. Move in cond. Below valn. *****241 Aldric Tan D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/ PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR SALE 408 Auction 999YRS @PARRY AVE. 2.5 sty semi-d 4+1 approx land 2003 built 3000sf Good size.
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    • 136 10 TAMPINES HDB FOR SALE 448 TAMPINES HDB FOR SALE 448 TAMPINES HDB FOR SALE 448 HOUGANG HDB FOR SALE 436 Best Deal EA BLK 959 Hougang. Windy bright. High flr. Tastefully reno. Amenities, Rosyth Sch. All races. Kelyn 8438-5388 Priced To Sell 5RM BLK. 655 beside Sin Ming Sec Sch.
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    • 54 10 SENGKANG HDB FOR SALE 446 Florence Wong 9794 0033 NEW LIST BLK 192B Rivervale Dr #06, 5’I’ corner, 116sqm, balcony, $439K neg. Move in near sch, mall. All races/ PR. TAMPINES HDB FOR SALE 448 5’I’ BLK 497A. St 45. 4bdrm, 122sqm. Well kept All races. upcoming Tampines E MRT.
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    • 30 11 TOA PAYOH HDB FOR SALE 449 TOA PAYOH HDB FOR SALE 449 TOA PAYOH HDB FOR SALE 449 TOA PAYOH HDB FOR SALE 449 TOA PAYOH HDB FOR SALE 449
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    • 259 11 449 TOA PAYOH HDB FOR SALE New Listing 4’A’ BLK 79 Toa Payoh Central. High flr. Next to MRT. Reno. Breezy. Unblocked. Tommy 9222-8848 ERA. 4NG CORNER $380K Potong Pasir Blk 118 Near St Andrew Village MRT/ Kallang River Lift HIP done. 9722-2112 WOODLANDS HDB FOR SALE 450 LHG PROPERTIES
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    • 350 11 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA HOUSES FOR RENT 454 GENTLE ROAD DETACHED 2sty w/patios gdn. 4+1rm 7200/ 3000 sf. Cold Storage Chancery /ACS. Edwin 9239 9239 SWISS CLUB RD 2-sty detach, inground pool, *****/ 4000 sf, 4+maid $13.5K neg. Peter Koh *****629 *****177 LA SUISSE 3-STOREY terr. Area 1,860 3,300sqft. 4+1+1 bdrms. Enquiries:
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    • 276 11 D03 QUEENSTOWN/ TIONG BAHRU PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 EMERALD PK 1000 sf. 2+1. Mid flr. F/furn. F/ac. Near Great World City. Walk to MRT Immed. 9028-5092 Joshua NEAR MRT PEARL BANK Pearl Hills Apt 1 bedroom Mini Studio. TV Wifi. Fully Furn. Immed. $1.xk+~$2.xk. *****666 evon TANGLIN VIEW 872
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    • 393 12 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 09 THE ORCHARD Residence. Desirable. High flr. 3 lovely bdrms overlook city. Group 9645-2522. D D.09 BELLE VUE Res. First Class Condo! 2002 sqft, 3+1. Huge balconies. Somerset MRT. $8.5K. Esther *****112 THE VERMONT ON Cairnhill 1rm, Orchard Rd, MRT, shpgs, high
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    • 308 12 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR RENT 464 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR RENT 464 Chancery Grove at Chancery Lane 3 3+1 bedroom townhouses, 2,411 to 2,766 sq ft Pastoral View at Bassein Rd 1 3 bedrooms, 614 1,259 sq ft Above properties offer 24-hr security, swimming pool are
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    • 259 12 D16 BEDOK/UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR RENT 466 THE TANAH MERAH, MRT. 3+1. Furn/ P/furn. Condo facilities. Mid Dec *****259 EC10 D17 CHANGI/ LOYANG PTE APTS FOR RENT 467 THE EDGEWATER 2+1 with maids rm, f/furn, Aircon, well maintain, 5 mins feeder to MRT. *****083/ *****978 BALLOTA PARK 3+1.
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    • 266 12 D22 JURONG/BOONLAY PTE APTS FOR RENT 469 Yee Hock Boon 8111 7168 LAKEFRONT RES PENTHSE 3rm full/p/furn, High flr, A stone throw away to Lakeside MRT Great Convenience Visit SRX.com.sg/code-8947 SHORT-TERM ACCOMMODATION FOR RENT 473 AIRCON ROOMS 1 week $490+ mth $900+/1 mth $1500+. Hotel Hamilton *****296 BUKIT BATOK HDB
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    • 346 12 (SOUTH) PTE RMS FOR RENT 510 near mrt QUEENS CONDO Q’town MRT. 2 common rms. High flr No owner F/furn, AC, Wifi. Immed. Mabel 9009-1679 (CENTRAL) PTE RMS FOR RENT 511 FOR RENT @ORCHARD/ Jalan Elok/ Elizabeth common rms fr $1.3K, 2 units f/furn Master $2.2K Corner Terr 6 rms
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    • 607 12 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 PIONEER Ground Floor 26,000sf With ready office High ceiling Ample loading Clean environment DOMINIC 9825 2101 TAKEOVER/ TEMP STORAGE space for rent. Ground flr unit Kallang Way/ Yishun Ind. St 1. Min 2000sf, Office well reno, minimal takeover fee.
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    • 305 12 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 RARE! B1 FREEHOLD Henderson Ind Park 201 to 221 "980 sqft $900k up "1850 sqft $1.66M neg "2099 sqft $1.88M neg "3122 sqft $2.1M neg "3422 sqft $3M neg "4255 sqft $2.8M guide Charissa 9001 1530 Exclusive NEW B2 RAMP-UP, T h e Westcom 3068
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    • 309 13 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 Don’t Miss 60 YRS B2 Ramp up @Kaki Bukit 1600/ 1752sf Fr $520 psf. Tenanted/ vacant. Near future MRT. SLP *****826 JIP NG 9477 2000 D14 SHUN LI FH ground flr. Good frontage 4000sf $3.xm D20 Midview City 1356sf nicely fitted best B1, $7xxK B2
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    • 218 13 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 1896 SQFT OFFICE cum storage at Lower Delta Rd for assignment c/w Director rm, meeting rm 6 workstation loading bays. 9487-9966 TG KATONG COMPLEX. Opp Paya Lebar MRT EW8 CC9. Newly refurbished Ctrl aircon till 9pm, ID furn, fully fitted,
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    • 189 13 **BUGIS MRT MIDDLE Rd, Individual aircon, new carpet Approx 180 1100sf. Attractive rent. Call *****585 BEST LOCATION OFFICE BUGIS Junction Twr Nicely Fitted, 3200sqft unit with Pantry/ Meeting Rms Good Allen 9735-8464 $650 BUKIT BATOK Office incl PUB, internet, meeting rm, sheltered parking. Immed. 24hr access Owner *****996 Don’t Miss
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    • 392 13 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 HOA NAM BUILDING Foch Road Office space for rent. 345sf. Avail immed. Pls call Henry *****132/ *****885 300/350/754 SF OFFICE Keppel Rd. Fitted with Aircon Lightings. F&B/ MRT nearby. Good location *****966 475-1,514 SF. OFFICE/ F&B Banks/ Clinics/ Retail in the West. From $1.XX psf/mth.
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    • 337 13 OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE 535 **PAYA LEBAR SQUARE New Office MRT 484 to 1927 sf. Keys with us, Daily Viewing With/Out GST. Ask $9xxK up. EAST SIDE OFFICE storage space 1496sf $450K. Existing rental $3K (8% returns). Owner Mr Tay *****879 Don’t Miss 99 YRS NEW/ Next to Paya Lebar
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    • 496 13 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT RETAIL AND F&B SPACE FOR LEASE FAR EAST SQUARE In the heart of CBD Minutes’ walk to Telok Ayer MRT Station Good catchment of PMEB Ideal for Retail F&B (Asian/ Western/ Takeaway) Shop sizes from 97 to 9,400 sq ft
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    • 447 13 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 BUGIS CUBE/ BEAUTY World Plaza 300/ 290sf Vacant. A/c. P/furn All trade Next to MRT Immed! Alan 9101-2294 L G TAN 9099 9093 LUCKY PLAZA, EST 500 sqft. Good Frontage Exposure for Reputable Retail. Heavy human traffic daily. Avail Mar NEAR MRT @CHINATOWN STH BridgeRd
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    • 220 14 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE Good 538 Investment LUCKY PLAZA FH, #02, 387 sf. Good tenant profile. F&B svcs. Tenanted. (New Lease) $2.45M. Andrew 9756 0080 RIVER VALLEY FH grd flr shop 3000 sqft. Yield 3.25%/ Tampines 201E, high traffic, vacant, 1500 sqft. 9790-7071 URGENT SULTAN PLAZA Gem Grdflr, 2 entrances,
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    • 142 14 538 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE GOLDEN MILE TWR/ Peoples Park Complex. For Rent too. Heavy traffic. Good facing. Mins MRT. 9646-4649 Wills Good Investment 4-STY SHOPHSE Tg Katong Rd FH. Rare! 1900 sf land. Good frontage, huge carpark. $9M. Call Leo 9247-8880 AUCTION AUCTION 20 JAN! Midpoint Orchard #03 retail
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    • 211 14 WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT 543 WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT 543 UBI. SUITS individual commercial use. Various sizes. Long/ short term. Visit: www.self-storage.sg Call 1800 800 5555 SALES/ RENT 3-STY corner warehse Ubi Ave 4. Approx 9400 sf. High ceiling. Interested call Gan 9815 5180 Best Deal FROM $3000/
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    • 739 16 RECRUIT C l a s s i fi e d J o b s 1 8 0 0 -2 8 9 9 9 8 8 I w w w. s p h c l a s s c o m s g /r e c r u i t I
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    • 167 16 Retail Sales 731 Retail Sales 731 Retail Sales 731 Sales 730 PRIVILEGE MOTORS REQUIRES 1)Sales 2)Admin 3)Technicain High salary +comm. Interested call Desmond 8382-1155 SALES EXEC CUM Admin.Basic Trpt Comm. Bilingual. IT literate. 5 days wk. S’porean only. *****965/ *****836 SALES EXECUTIVE. CLASS 3 lic, own transport, with or without
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    • 396 16 (S) WingTaiAsia r Retail GROW YOUR RETAIL CAREER WITH US! ASSISTANT SHOP MANAGER Diploma GCE 'A 'O’ 'N' Level WPLN4 C5P Responsible for the daily operations of the fashion retail store Minimum 2 years' experience in a similar capacity Resourceful with a high degree of initiative and maturity Good leadership
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    • 226 16 Counter/ Receptionists 733 High Pay 1) Cashier( FT PT 183 #01-270 Toa Payoh Town Centre (FT) 1pm to 10 pm, (PT) 4pm to 10 pm Experience will be advantaged Singaporean only FT PT Sales Assistant 2) 183 #01-270 Toa Payoh Town Centre Soh Kee *****818 RECEPTIONIST REQUIRED BY training ctr.
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    • 323 17 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 Come and join one of the largest Japanese Food Beverage Companies. 3%!!5.&H=4 1=;$&C= >IFI8=;2?))&)(IF( >IFI8=;21%@=;$&)B;2:;=" E&(C6=F >IFI8=;2?))&)(IF( >IFI8=;21%@=;$&)B;2:;=" 7I;(5.&H=4 Staff Benefits: AWS, up to 14 days Annual Leave, 5.5 days work per week, Insurance Medical Benefits, Meals Uniform provided. s. Kitchen Assistant
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    • 274 17 Fitness/Spa 746 FACIAL BEAUTICIAN/ SPA Manager wanted Orchard area. No Foreigners. Start immed. Pls Call 9486-3035 Administrative/ Clerical 748 Admin Customer Service Consultant Ê Bilingual Ê Can Start immediately Ê 5 day week Ê Able to multitask Ê All are welcome Send CV with photo to: fescpl@gmail.com Trading Company needs
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    • 354 17 Administrative/ Clerical 748 ADMIN CUM PROCUREMENT. Well verse in MYOB. Must be outgoing, team player. Off on weekdays. cv@hbt.com.sg LOOKING FOR ADMIN cum Sales Staffs with CEI Certs. Call *****213/ *****889 or CV: jeff@ahrservices.com.sg ADMIN EXEC. PREFERABLY residing in Simei. Retirees are welcome. Email CV to: smart78@singnet.com.sg DENTAL ASST IN
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    • 373 17 Accounting/ Bookkeeping 749 A/CS ASST. KNOWLEDGE of full set. Submit GST, year end closing. MYOB. *****808 Secretaries/ Personal Assistants 751 EXPANDING SME SEEKING bilingual, pleasant comitted PA. Email photo CV to: hr@thebuilders.com.sg 753 Shipping Boarding Officer/Store Admin Attend to vessel as instructed for deliver and supply in PSA and anchorage.
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    • 439 17 Technical 754 MANUFACTURING CO NEEDS Automation Technician. S’po reans only. Call *****715 OR send reume to joanneang@ zoomtech.com.sg TECHNICIAN ELECTRICIAN required. Must have experience. All are welcome. Interested, pls call *****963 General Production/ Operators 758 Production Operators/ Technicians required 30 Tuas Ave 8 Transport provided at various locations 12-hours shift
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    • 440 17 General Production/ Operators 758 SENOKO/ WOODLANDS S’POREAN operators 8.30am 6pm. 5 day wk. 6552-5556 Warehousing/ Inventory/ Logistics Security 763 Ship Chandler co requires STORE CO-ORDINATOR 5.5 days week Working location: Near Lavender MRT Receiving stock, Check stock, Co-ordinating supplies deliveries Able to read handle Mandarin speaking customers Hardware experience an
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    • 338 17 Warehousing/ Inventory/ Logistics Security 763 WAREHOUSE ASST. 5.5 days week. Able to read and write English. Sporeans only. Physically fit. Inventory packing, picking, sorting, unstuffing of container and other ad hoc duties. Pls call 6448-8741 LOGISTIC ASST X20. Co trpt Lakeside, Jurong East. $1.5K$1.7K. Only S’porean. Meet Chinese Garden MRT:
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    • 260 18 SECURITY SUPERVISOR Jalan Boon Lay Mon-Fri/9.75 hrs available Gross up to $2,500 5-day wk SECURITY OFFICER (URGENT) (Balestier, Bt Batok, Tuas, Woodlands Cres, Boon Lay, West Coast Pk Bt Panjang Tuas Ave, One North, Ubi Rd) Gross up to $2,400 6-day wk Special Package $320 (3day work: Fri-Sun) T&C Apply
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    • 541 18 766 Security 766 Security WE ARE HIRING! 1 Pemimpin Drive, #08-03 One Pemimpin, Singappore *****1 www.oneberry.com 5 DAY WORK WEEK A. SECURITY OFFICERS With valid PLRD License $2,000 $2,400* B. DYNAMIC PATROL OFFICERS With/ without own transport Motorbike Class 2B and above is essential $2,500 $2,700* C. RELIEF SECURITY OFFICERS
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    • 427 18 769 Cleaners 769 Cleaners OCS Group offers job and career opportunities in an exciting range of services and sectors throughout Singapore. AIRCRAFT INTERIOR CLEANERS (Permanent) We provide: Monthly salary $1,300 Day shift $1,400 Night Shift Salary on 1st and 15th of every month Medical Annual Leave Joining Bonus $500 On-the-Job
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    • 371 18 CLEANERS REQUIRED AT bus interchange, Enuos/ YCK/ Toa Payoh Changi Biz Park, 6.30am-3.30pm 3-10pm, call *****248 *****805 DAILY CASH $25 part-time Mon-Fri 5pm-9pm. Outram/ Jurong/ Sentosa. Pls Call/ SMS *****159 *****246 *****010 RGENTLY REQUIRED FULL/ part-time Cleaners for Bank. Start immed. Call *****519 U CONDO CLEANERS FOR Alexandra, Newton Bt
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    • 847 20 ‘Mumpreneur’ numbers triple in a year At least 1,800 mums have home businesses so they can juggle work, childcare These enterprising mothers are part of a trend in home businesses here: Those run from Housing Board flats alone have risen from 19,000 in 2008 to 20,100 last year [2014]. Mrs
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    • 983 20 THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED PART TIME TOLL FREE 18 0 0-289-9988 I www.sphclass.com.sg SHIFT /NIGHT Telephone Operators x Able to communicate with English Chinese speaking clients x Pleasant, neat, courteous helpful x Full Part time x Singaporeans only Interested pls call Ms Lee 6535 8841 (office hrs) or come personally
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    • 185 20 Car rental company requires Customer Service Officers Min. 2 years of driving experience Able to communicate with Mandarin speaking clients is an advantage. Woodlands/ Jurong Area Full/Part time Interested please call: 8606 3207 CNY Sales Promoter wanted Century Sqaure (22 Jan-6Feb)/ JEM (26Jan-6Feb)/ Causeway Pt Lot 1 (25 Jan-6Feb) Able
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    • 221 20 PART TIME 1) SALES PROMOTERS 2) CASHIERS Household product/ bed linen Work during retail hours Event halls Hourly pay Short terms (2-3 months) Singaporean/ Students are welcome Interested please call: È 9008-2262 Mandai/ Farrer Dr/ Ubi/ Simie/ Tuas/Tampines/ Paya Lebar/ Bugis/ Woodleigh S/O $2000 $2200 S/S $2400 $2600 Part-time $80
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