The Straits Times, 7 February 2016

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  • 272 1  -  Janice Heng janiceh@sph.com.sg Heralding the start of the annual River Hongbao light-up last night was a sudden but brief cloudburst of rain, minutes before the arrival of guest of honour Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. It was a fitting welcome to the Year
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  • 759 1  -  There are still opportunities to be seized amid uncertainties, he says LimYan Liang yanliang@sph.com.sg The Government is watching the uncertain global economic situation closely, but does not expect a severe downturn like in the global financial crisis of 2008, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loonghas
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    • 735 2/3 Questions mount over safety issues of 16-storey building that collapsed Taiwan quake REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAINAN (Taiwan) A powerful earthquake struck southern Taiwan, killing at least 14 people, most of them in a 16-storey apartment building that collapsed, and officials have promised an
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    • 51 2/3 More than a dozen buildings in Tainan, a city of two million people, collapsed during yesterday’s quake. Five others were left tilting at alarming angles, a government emergency centre said, as the lower floors buckled during the violent shaking that lasted nearly two minutes. PHOTOS:
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    • 295 2/3  -  Danson Cheong dansonc@sph.com.sg Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has offered Taiwan support and help, while expressing regret for the loss of lives wrought by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Tainan yesterday morning. Ina Facebookpostyesterday, Mr Lee said he was “saddened to hear about
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    • 811 2/3 XINHUA REUTERS NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAINAN (Taiwan) Hundreds of rescuers frantically searched a collapsed apartment building in the southern Taiwan city of Tainan for survivors of yesterday’s earthquake. Officials said more than a dozen buildings totally or partially collapsed because of
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    • 741 4  -  Parents welcome govt initiatives and perks but expert says it’s too early to tell if rise can be sustained Lester Hio lesterh@sph.com.sg The Goat has trumped the Dragon. But will the Monkey be able to do the same or was last year’s baby
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    • 843 4  -  Danson Cheong dansonc@sph.com.sg The Lion City Gathering (LCG) is Singapore’s largest parkour event, with participants from around the world taking part in the increasingly popular extreme sport. But this year’s event took place with no green light from the authorities, a string of
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    • 471 6  -  It is still undergoing tests to make sure it meets RSAF’s safety and operational requirements Jermyn Chow Defence Correspondent jermync@sph.com.sg Safety concerns have, for now, grounded plans by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) to fly a radar-equipped balloon that can spot hostile threats
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    • 149 6 Almost 500 people, including more than 100 children, queued from 5am at the Science Centre’s observatory yesterday to get a clearer view of the alignment of five planets. Through powerful telescopes, they were able to see Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Venus and
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    • 1079 6  -  Teen’s suicide Seow BeiYi byseow@sph.com.sg What should schools do when police arrive to take in a student for questioning? And should police be allowed to question minors alone? These issues have come under the spotlight since the death of a 14-year-old boy after he
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    • 833 7  -  New bus operator will have a strong technical team and use a digital system to manage fleet Adrian Lim adrianl@sph.com.sg If a double-decker bus driving past roars like an aircraft taking off, Mr Ray Silcox will instantly tell you that
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    • 406 8 Money for investment was from private citizen, says minister; A-G reiterates it was from a royal NEW YORK TIMES THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PETALINGJAYA•Thefunds deposited into Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s personal account were meant to be an investment rather than a political
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    • 490 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BOGOTA The mosquito-borne Zika virus sweeping through Latin America has claimed three lives in Colombia, as the United Nations urged increased access to abortion because of fears of severe birth defects. In the first direct statements from government health
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    • 315 8 AGENCE FRANCE–PRESSE RIODEJANEIRO•Rio’sCarnival–a five-day festival of dancing, bared flesh and wild costumes is under way, in the face of warnings that the Zika virus might make even kissing dangerous. Rio’s mayor, Mr Eduardo Paes, handed a big golden key to the
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    • 253 8 AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI Bhutan’s royal couple yesterday announced the birth of their first child, delighting the remote Himalayan kingdom where the monarchy is revered. The newest royal, the son of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema, was safely delivered at Lingkana Palace
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    • 430 8 NEW YORK TIMES, BLOOMBERG NEW YORK For years, Twitter has positioned itself as a “global town square” that is open to discourse from all. And for years, extremist groups like the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have taken advantage of
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    • 1124 9  -  Metro’s ]opie Ong, who died last Tuesday, had a knack for spotting trends in fashion, business Yasmine Yahya Assistant Business Editor yasminey@sph.com.sg He stayed out of the limelight and shied away from the media, so few might know that Mr Jopie Ong Hie Koa
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    • 35 4 The Straits Times wishes all readers a Happy Chinese New Year. Celebrate the Year of the Monkey by sharing our e-card with friends and family here at http://str.sg/CNY2016 and on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TheStraitsTimes
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  • Home
    • 381 10  -  Danson Cheong An electrical short circuit is believed to have sparked a fire in a Bedok Reservoir Road flat that left its facade charred yesterday. No one was injured in the fire, which was extinguished by the Singapore Civil Defence Force
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    • 669 10  -  Park Avenue Rochester will be first here to deal with labour shortage by using robots Melissa Lin mellinjm@sph.com.sg Guests at a hotel here will soon have their room service orders delivered to them by talking robots. From June, two robots will take
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    • 358 10  -  Janice Heng janiceh@sph.com.sg A new voluntary accreditation scheme was launched yesterday to give home owners extra assurance when hiring renovation contractors. Unlike the existing CaseTrust scheme, which will continue to operate, the new CaseTrust-RCMA joint accreditation scheme also protects home owners’ deposits if
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    • 592 11  -  Memories at Old Ford Factory to close this month amid plans to collect artefacts from the public Melody Zaccheus melodyz@sph.com.sg Tucked away in a quiet stretch of Upper Bukit Timah Road is a museum which, amid a cluttered display of photographs and text-heavy write-ups, holds
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    • 416 12  -  Organisers and the authorities to decide on fate of event; shoppers and stores all for it Lester Hio lesterh@sph.com.sg Last night may have been the last chance for shoppers to stretch their legs on a car-free Orchard Road. Since October 2014, the monthly
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    • 421 12  -  Janice Heng janiceh@sph.com.sg Yale-NUS College has rejected any suggestions that Ambassa-dor-at-Large Chan Heng Chee should be asked to relinquish her position on its governing board, after she spoke in defence as to why Singapore still has a law which criminalises sex between
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    • 358 12  -  Chew Hui Min chuimin@sph.com.sg The Changi Village Bus Terminal was built over an old village cinema, while many Housing Board estates stand on what were swamps and cemeteries. Many places that are taken for granted now, including the Changi Airport, Marina Bay and
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    • 296 12  -  ChewHui Min Launched in June 2014, the ST Star e-books app now has 35 books in its catalogue. The award-winning app, available on iPad and Android devices, has been downloaded more than 250,000 times, with downloads of the books inside totallingmorethan600,000. It won a bronze award
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    • 451 13  -  Started 6 months ago, it now has more than 700 members, ofwhom nearly 70% are maids Linette Lai linettel@sph.com.sg Six monthsago, Ms Dinx Carin and three friends decided to set up a volleyballleagueforfellowFilipinas. Now, the all-women league, called Sports@Sg, has more than 700 members
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    • 293 13  -  Danson Cheong This will be the third Chinese New Year that Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA)’s Serene Oh will spend at Changi Airport. Inspector Oh, who leads a team of 18 officers clearing passports, will work the night shift today and on the first
      ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG  -  293 words
    • 741 14  -  Lisa Loh, who is deaf and losing her sight, plans a support group to get them out and about Theresa Tan theresat@sph.com.sg A fever when she was less than a year old cost Miss Lisa Loh her hearing. Now aged
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    • 399 14  -  Theresa Tan It is not known how many Singaporeans suffer from both deafness and blindness, or deaf-blindness. The Singapore Association for the Deaf and Miss Lisa Loh, who cannot hear and is slowly losing her sight as well, know of 15 to 20 such
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    • 430 14  -  Janice Heng, Yeo Sam Jo janiceh@sph.com.sg yeosamjo@sph.com.sg More than 500 public rental tenants bought their first homes last year, according to fresh figures from the Housing Board. Although this is fewer than the 750 in 2014, the latest number does
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    • 333 14  -  YeoSam Jo When office administrator Soh Jie Ling divorced her husband nine years ago, she had to move out of her in-laws’ Sengkang flat. She lived with her parents and younger brother for three years, but when they downsized their home, the single
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    • 11 11 withfreedelivery Calcium Chinese NewYear joyfor mixed couples Tamil Murasu on Sunday
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    • 232 11 o WARMEST WISHES FORA HAPPY PROSPEROUS LUNAR NEW YEAR Our stores will close at 5.30pm today, 7 Feb (Sun) and remain closed on 8 Feb (Mon) for the Lunar New Year holidays Katong,Tampines, Serangoon Central stores will remain closed on 9 Feb (Tue) Scotts Jurong East stores will open on
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  • World
    • 607 15 China shipped $2.9b in luxury goods to North from 2012 to 2014 despite ban: US observer NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS BEIJING After North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un ordered his army to build a world-class ski resort, the imported
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    • 399 15 NEWYORKTIMES NAYPYITAW The democracy movement led by Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is negotiating with Myanmar’s military over the composition of the next government, including a possible deal that would allow her to be president, two senior members of
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    • 362 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The campaign to win China’s backing for deeper sanctions against North Korea has gained in intensity, with the US and South Korean presidents making their case directly to Chinese President Xi Jinping. Presidents Barack Obama and Park Geun Hye
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    • 681 16  -  He has classified documents and is passing information to US investigators, say sources Teo Cheng Wee China Correspondent In Beijing chengwee@sph.com.sg Before China’s anti-corruption dragnet came down on senior Communist Party official Ling Jihua, it went for his brother Wancheng. The
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    • 384 16  -  Teo Cheng Wee Before their downfall, the well-con-nected members of the Ling family wielded power in government and business circles. Originally from Yuncheng in northern Shanxi province, the five siblings were named by their father after words that appeared frequently in the Communist Party
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    • 125 16 Emergency responders at the site where a 172m-tall crane toppled, stretching along nearly two city blocks in downtown Manhattan, in New York City, on Friday. The massive construction crane collapsed during a swirling snowstorm in the morning. Manhattan resident David Wichs, 38,
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    • 513 17 Officials say stored chemical caused blasts, vow to punish 123 govt employees AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING The blasts that killed 165 people in one of China’s busiest seaports last year were a result of a culture of mismanagement at a
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    • 307 17 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PUTRAJAYA Following an outcry over a huge hike in the levy for foreign workers, the Malaysian government has agreed to put it on hold and hear out the employers before making a final decision after the Chinese
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    • 1037 18  -  Radical has been visited by Jakarta terrorists, other followers, who help spread his sermons Francis Chan Indonesia Bureau Chief Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta tkchan@sph.com.sg wahyudis@sph.com.sg It is becoming more evident that the Jan 14 terror attack in Jakarta was initiated from prison
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    • 746 18  -  News analysis Francis Chan Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta tkchan@sph.com.sg The most published photograph of Aman Abdurrahman is one that shows him behind bars, raising his handcuffed arms, acknowledging his followers with a smile. That was in 2010, while he was
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    • 308 18 usingthewaveofnewcomerstoinfiltrateEurope.NEW YORK TIMES BERLIN An Algerian couple, suspected of planning a terrorist attack in Berlin and arrested on suspicion of belonging to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), entered Germany late last year and applied for asylum as Syrian refugees
      usingthewaveofnewcomerstoinfiltrateEurope.NEW YORK TIMES  -  308 words
    • 687 19  -  More Chinese firms investing in country but some Indians suspicious of Beijing’s motives Nirmala Ganapathy India Bureau Chief In New Delhi gnirmala@sph.com.sg The slowdown in the Chinese economy is set to benefit India, say experts, with foreign investments from China already on the rise.
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    • WorldBriefs
      • 114 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WELLINGTON Dildo throwing does not look good for New Zealand and is an “appalling way” to behave on the country’s national day, Prime Minister John Key said yesterday, angered by an attack on a senior government minister. Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce was hit
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      • 99 19 DC.AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE COLOMBO Sri Lanka has made a formal request for an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout package to aid its struggling economy after a sharp slowdown in growth and with its Budget deficit widening, officials said yesterday. The IMF confirmed the nation had
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      • 79 19 Jan30,thesourcesaid.REUTERS FLORENCE (Italy) An Italian actor has been declared brain dead after being strangled on stage when a hanging scene went wrong in the central region of Tuscany. Mr Raphael Schumacher, a 27-year-old from northern Italy, had been performing a monologue on adolescent
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    • 53 19 Hindu priests performing Arti evening prayers on the banks of the Ganges River during the annual Magh Mela festival in Allahabad, India, on Friday. The religious eventisheldduringtheHindumonthofMagh,whenthousandsofdevoteestakeadipintheholywatersoftheSangam–theconfluenceoftheGanges,Yamunaand Saraswati rivers. This year, the festival began on Jan 15 and will continue until March 7. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 127 16 Weather Singapore 29/24 TodayWindy with periods of showers ºC Outlook Monday: Windy with periods of showers Tuesday: Windy with intermittent rain Air quality PSI 37-45 24-hour reading up to 4pm yesterday good Sunrise 7.17am Sunset 7.21pm Moonrise 5.47am Moonset 6.10pm North Showers South Showers West Showers East Showers Central Showers
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  • Sport
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      225 20  -  TextandpicturesbyAliciaChan Alicia Chan Leonard Tay,20 Undergraduate Height: 1.73m Weight: 70kg Exercise regimen: I have a structured six-day workout routine,each session lasting fortwo hours, which I follow religiously. I train every body part, like my chest, biceps, triceps, back, abs and shoulders, twice a week. As for my legs, I
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    • 637 20  -  Lack of Test experience, short preparation and long flights point to tough Super Rugby baptism Sanjay Nair nsanjay@sph.com.sg Ahead of their first training session in Tokyo tomorrow, the problems are mounting for the Japanese Super Rugby outfit who have adopted Singapore as their second home. The
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    • 434 20 AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE DUBAI Danny Willett underlined his growing stature in European golf when a second consecutive round of seven-under 65 at the Emirates Golf Club yesterday gave him sole possession of the lead going into the final round of the Dubai
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    • 365 20 runner-up lastyear.REUTERS MIAMI World No. 1 Lydia Ko shrugged off a late rules scare to earn a share of the third-round lead with Jang Ha Na at the Coates Golf Championship on Friday. On a day when nobody completed the third round
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    • 677 21 Bradley’s last-gasp shot helps Celtics beat Cavs, who fall to 5-3 under new coach Lue REUTERS CLEVELAND The Boston Celtics could not hold on to a late lead, and Avery Bradley could not hold on to the ball. Ultimately, it did not matter. He
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    • 317 21 AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE PARIS French businessman Frederic Sausset will become the first quadruple amputee to drive in the storied but gruelling Le Mans 24-hour race, claiming he needs to “give new meaning to my life”. The 48-year-old had his arms and legs amputated in July 2012
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    • 660 22 NFL Super Bowl 50 could be a classic with focus on quarterbacks Newton and Manning REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO The Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers are primed to provide a grand finish worthy of a landmark Super Bowl 50 today (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) and
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    • 725 22 REUTERS, REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE The breath of fresh air Cam Newton, 26 Carolina Panthers quarterback Whether viewed as electrifying or egotistical, Newton stands tall as the one-of-a-kind quarterback. The 1.96m, 113kg player is the NFL’s greatest dual-threat quarterback and brings boundless energy and enthusiasm to
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    • 363 22 REUTERS SYDNEY Australia’s Cameron McEvoy sent a message to his Olympic rivals with a scorching personal best to beat former world champion James Magnussen into second place in the 100m freestyle at the Perth Aquatic Super Series. The 21-year-old swam 47.56 seconds on
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    • 157 22 TODAY BASKETBALL NBA Golden State v Oklahoma (10am), Miami v LAClippers (tomorrow, 3am) StarHub Ch202. OrlandovAtlanta (Ch216,tomorrow, 2am). FOOTBALL Dutch Eredivisie Ajax vFeyenoord (7.25pm), Utrecht v PSV (11.40pm) SingtelTV Ch116 StarHub Ch210. English Premier League Bournemouth v Arsenal (9.25pm), Chelsea v Manchester United (11.55pm) Singtel TV Ch102
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    • 1080 23  -  Kane left Arsenal at 10 but Bournemouth’s Afobe could kill off the Gunners’ title hopes HeartOfFootball Rob Hughes stsports@sph.com.sg Nobo dy knows b ette r than ***** ne Wenger how the decisions to let even a schoolboy player go from your club
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    • SportsWorld
      • 100 23 AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE DUBLIN One man was killed and two others injured on Friday when gunmen opened fire on boxing fans at a weigh-in at a Dublin hotel, Irish police said. The attack was carried out by three men apparently armed with rifles and dressed in
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      • 65 23 AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES James Hahn fired a bogey-free six-under 65 on Friday, to grab the lead in the second roundofgolf’sPhoenix Open ahead of Rickie Fowler and Danny Lee. Korean-American Hahn had a 10-under total of 132 after 36 holes at TPC Scottsdale. World
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      • 46 23 REUTERS MUMBAI Australia’s Shane Watson attracted a top bid of US$1.4 million (S$1.97 million) and will join Bangalore for the next edition of cricket’s Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament, while former England batsman Kevin Pietersen was bought by newcomers Pune.
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    • 375 23 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Remi Garde’s rocky relationship with Aston Villa’s recruitment team has reached breaking point, with his anger at their failure to sign Mathieu Debuchy leading the Frenchman to publicly reiterate that he is considering his future as manager. The trouble
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    • 391 23 AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE MADRID Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has insisted three-time World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo still has plenty more years at the top of the game thanks to his superb physical condition. Ronaldo turned 31 on Friday and has been questioned for his
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    • 583 24 If he agrees, Mourinho would renew rivalry with incoming City coach Pep Guardiola AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Louis van Gaal is being encircled by Chelsea managers past and present. As the Manchester United manager’s touchline rivalry with the Blues’ interim boss Guus Hiddink resumes,
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    • 470 24 THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Louis van Gaal has angrily dismissed claims by Wayne Rooney and Jesse Lingard that Manchester United’s sudden upturn in performance is down to the manager granting the team more freedom in the way they play.
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    • 429 24 XINHUA AGENCE-FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink has revealed that he had been approached to manage in the Chinese Super League (CSL). He returned to Stamford Bridge for his second spell as Chelsea caretaker in December following Jose Mourinho’s sacking,
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    • 682 25 Brace by Huth as Leicester stun City to confirm their status as league favourites ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Manchester City 1 Leicester City 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE GUARDIAN LONDON Leicester have gone from surprise packages to title contenders to title favourites. The latest chapter of the Foxes’ fairy
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    • 122 25 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE YESTERDAY Manchester City 1 Leicester 3 Tottenham 1 Watford 0 Stoke City 0 Everton 3 Newcastle 1 West Bromwich 0 Swansea 1 Crystal Palace 1 Aston Villa 2 Norwich 0 Liverpool 2 Sunderland 2 Southampton vWest Ham Late kick-off
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    • 484 25 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON A furious Manchester City have written to the Football Association (FA) to complain about the scheduling of their FA Cup fifth-round tie against Chelsea this month. The club called on the game’s power brokers to address the fixture
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    • 91 1 Former poly director, after losing his wife, foundcomfort in helping others B7 Lee Wei Ling on labour pains and being prepared to change with the times B5 Left: New immigrants taking the oath of citizenship. Right: Early immigrants braving dangers to arrive in Singapore. The photos were part of the
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  • Insight
    • 1894 2/3  -  It is shaped by shared heritage of Chinese culture, immigrant culture and national culture, says curator of recent exhibition Leong Weng Kam Senior Writer wengkam@sph.com.sg When Chinese Singaporeans and their families gather tonight for reunion dinners on Chinese New Year’s Eve, many will do the traditional
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    • 3 INFLUENCES ON SINGAPORE CHINESE CULTURE
      • 306 2/3  -  Leong Weng Kam Chinese culture covers a wide spectrum, but the most important aspects include the core value of harmony, and the language, which has a history dating over 5,000 years. Then there are Chinese surnames, at least 400 of them, used by Chinese both in
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      • 299 2/3  -  Leong Weng Kam The significant number of Chinese clan associations still in Singapore today is the result of what scholars call immigrant culture. It is brought over by the early Chinese immigrants who came mainly from the southern Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Fujian since the early 19th
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      • 261 2/3  -  Leong Weng Kam The influence of Singapore’s national culture on the development of Singapore Chinese culture started with Independence in 1965, when the Government wanted a common set of national values, education and social systems for all Singaporeans irrespective of their race or cultural background. It started with
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    • 2 CULTURAL CENTRES
      • 242 2/3 Already up and running is the China Cultural Centre in Queen Street, built by the Chinese government at a cost of $44 million. The 11-storey centre, which opened last November, is one of more than 20 that China has erected globally to promote its culture and
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      • 253 2/3 A place to learn about Singaporean Chinese culture, not just for Chinese Singaporeans, but non-Chi-nese and new immigrants from China as well. That is how the upcoming Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre in Shenton Way is described by its president and chairman, Mr Chua
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    • 254 4 The Sunday Times says TheofficialopeningoftheKranjiMarshesregistersanother triumph for nature in Singapore. The area,roughlythesizeof60footballfields,reveals the surprising presence of substantial pockets of nature and wildlife in a city that has come to be synonymous with rapid urbanisation in Asia. Thatthesepocketsexistontheisland,wherethe ambit of nature has to contend with
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    • 968 4 In his Chinese New Year message, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sets out the importance of family, and how Singaporeans can reach out to one another as members of a larger extended family. PM’s Chinese New Year message My heartiest
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    • 1471 5  -  Disruptive change could hit soon and out of the blue ThinkingAloud Warren Fernandez Editor warren@sph.com.sg @theSTeditor You are driving home in your new electric car. Actually, it is one of those driverless vehicles, so you are seated comfortably in the back seat, with your
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    • 1179 5  -  Lee Wei Ling streaders@sph.com.sg Singaporeans have long learnt that no job can remain still forever, and workers have changed with the times. They will be put to the test yet again and the coming challenge will not be easy to tackle. Labour
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    • 1057 6  - YouTube stars selfish act backfires Film-makers of‘reaction videos’ incur wrath of netizens after trying to trademark genre What’sTrending Daryl Chin Social Media Editor darylc@sph.com.sg NOT SO FINE A dubious move to capitalise on an entire genre of videos has backfired spectacularly on two YouTube film-makers. Benny Fine and Rafi Fine,
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    • YourLetters
      • 380 6  -  Chan KeenLen Editor-at-large Han Fook Kwang raisedanimportantpoint–that more Singaporeans should discuss the merits and issues behind the proposed changes to our political system (“Political changes ahead: Don’t be bochap”; last Sunday). Currently, it seems like only a few men and women are doing
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      • 174 6  -  Muhammad Rasyid Abdullah I support editor-at-large Han Fook Kwang’s call for a more active citizenry (“Political changes ahead: Don’t be bochap; last Sunday). This is especially so during this critical period when sweeping changes to the political landscape are proposed, perhaps too quickly. If
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      • 369 6  -  Paul Chan Poh Hoi I share some of Dr Leon Vanstone’s concerns over how technology will lead to the displacement of workers in a number of industries (“In a driverless future, what happens to today’s drivers?”; Jan 17). However, his assessment is overly
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      • 334 6  -  KokSong Ling It would be myopic for the medical world to reject alternative medicine as a form of treatment (“World can gain from more TCM research”; Jan 17 and “Integrate TCM and Western medicine to best benefit patients” by Ms Melissa Ong Zhi Lin;
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    • 1854 7  -  Grief-stricken after his wife died in a car accident, former polytechnic director finds new purpose in life by helping the sick and the elderly ItChangedMyLife Wong Kim Hoh Senior Writer kimhoh@sph.com.sg In 2002, Mr Cheong Mun Sang took his wife and the
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    • 896 8/9  -  Thomas L. Friedman NEW YORK TIMES Over the past few years we’ve been treated to a number of “Facebook revolutions” from the Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street to the squares of Istanbul, Kiev and Hong Kong, all fuelled by social media.
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    • 2888 8/9  -  Catastrophic failure of institutions the real culprit, not individual heroes or villains Amanda Taub By the time it became clear to the world that Egypt’s Arab Spring had gone terribly wrong, that the seemingly Hollywood-like drama of good-guy protesters triumphing
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    • 821 8/9  -  Noah Feldman BLOOMBERG VIEW Events in Tunisia look, on the surface, like a replay of 2011. A frustrated, unemployed man killed himself on Jan 17 in an act of protest that was intended to remind everyone of the self-immolation of a fruit
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    • 1332 10  -  They don’t learn to be original; study shows that setting fewer rules enables kids to be creative Adam Grant Adam Grant is a professor of managementand psychology at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and author of Originals: How
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    • 1013 10  -  Andres Martinez The writer is editorial director of Zocalo Public Square where this column first appeared. Zocalo is a project of the Centre for Social Cohesion at Arizona State University and a not-for-profit “ideas exchange” that blends live eventsand humanities journalism. When
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    • 1480 11  -  Try this New Year resolution: Shun the superficial and make more of yourself, not less Jennifer Weiner JenniferWeiner is the author, most recently,of the novel Who Do You Loveand a contributing opinion writer. NEW YORK TIMES As a lifelong devotee
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  • Invest
    • 1903 14  -  That’s how the GM of Deliveroo Singapore goes about deciding whether to invest in an e-commerce start-up Me&MyMoney Jeremy Koh jkoh@sph.com.sg A decade ago, Mr Tristan Torres’ father suffered a heart attack in front of him at the dining table and passed away,
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    • 1223 15  -  Mr Lee King Fuei, who heads Asia equities for Singapore at Schroders Investment Management (Singapore), shares his outlook for the local market with Jeremy Koh in the latest in our series featuring fund managers and leading market experts. Jeremy Koh jkoh@sph.com.sg
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    • 1055 16  -  Invest it in stocks or ETFs, and you will reap sweet rewards in the long run Young&Savvy Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Ah, it’s that time again when the Chinese New Year begins. The heady scent of mum’s freshly baked and much-loved butter cookies starts wafting
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    • 2153 18  -  Investors need to adopt animal’s traits to ride volatility in the new year, say financial experts Lorna Tan Invest editor lornatan@sph.com.sg As the Year of the Sheep draws to a dismal end, investors who have been fleeced will be only too glad to
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    • 95 1 Akshita Nanda My competitive streak C?? Robot w iter Lucy will serve you now C18 Ignatius Low My nearly inauspicious start to Chinese New Year C6 NEW YEAR TRADITIONS Every year, the children in the Cheong family kneel to ofer tea, oranges and hongbao to their parents on the first
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  • Life
    • Features
      • What we do on Chinese New Year
        • 738 2/3  -  Four families and an individual share their yearly traditions, from dressing up for a photo shoot to cooking a special dish to watching a Jack Neo movie Lea Wee leawee@sph.com.sg Every year, on the first day of Chinese New Year, before visiting any relatives, the Cheongs
          PHOTOS: CHEW SENG KIM, COURTESY OF JEFF CHEONG; PHOTO: DIOS VINCOY JR FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES  -  738 words
        • 594 2/3  -  Benson Ang bang@sph.com.sg Tonight, Ms Porsche Poh, 45, will have dinner by herself at a McDonald’s outlet. The executive director of Silver Ribbon (Singapore), a mental health advocacy organisation, will have a McSpicy burger extra value meal with fries, and a cup of green tea
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        • 489 2/3  -  Bryna Singh brynasim@sph.com.sg Instead of visiting relatives, some families choose to spend the Chinese New Year period on holiday abroad because it is the only window in the entire year they get time off to travel. The Koh family is one such case. The family business
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      • 565 4  -  Chinese New Year traditions Bryna Singh Food is always serious business in the Cheong family and all the more so when Chinese New Year comes around. That is when “masterchef” Suzanna Cheong the nickname her husband and three children have for her whips up an
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      • 575 4  -  Benson Ang Most people have a lazy start on the first day of Chinese New Year. Not Qian Hu Corporation’s managing director, Mr Kenny Yap, and his family of more than 70. The entire clan including his 86-year-old mother, eight older siblings and
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      • 505 5  -  Pet owners are willing to pay more for organic pet food although its benefits are debatable Phoebe Low plow@sph.com.sg Despite the high price tag and debatable benefits of organic pet food brands, some pet owners and animal welfare organisations are buying into them. The cost
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      • 1281 6  -  Horrors–Iwithdrew money from the bank on Li Chun Ignatius Low ignatius@sph.com.sg Thursday, Feb 4,2016 is the day that will forever be etched in my memory as the day of The Great Li Chun Panic. It all started with a strange cosmic miscommunication. I was at
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      • 865 6  -  Akshita Nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg “What do you want us to do?” asked the person who had answered my desperate phone call to the family service centre. My first, shameful thought while glancing at the woman crying in the seat next to me was: I want you
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    • Travel
      • 1132 7  -  Once a privilege for frequent fliers only, a last-minute upgrade is now open to all at a price Lydia Vasko vlydia@sph.com.sg Scoring a last-minute upgrade used to be a perk reserved for frequent fliers. Now, what was a benefit for loyal customers
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      • 1485 8/9  -  Chefs are advancing the cause of native ingredients with great care and originality in a quiet revolution all over the country Eli Gottlieb I was on the Shinkansen bullet train and roaring north towards the Japan Sea at 200kmh when I passed through the wormhole in
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      • 938 8/9 NEW YORK TIMES Japan the most food-crazed nation on earth? Evidence for “yes” is pretty thick on the ground. Tokyo has a staggering 80,000 restaurants, as opposed to the 15,000 of New York and the 6,000 of London. But more to the point: Where else on the
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      • 1152 10  -  Artist Robert Zhao Renhui enjoys Christmas Island’s unique ecology Robert Zhao Renhui’s Travel Black Book Lydia Vasko vlydia@sph.com.sg Who: Singaporean visual artist Robert Zhao Renhui (left), 33. The bachelor’s work is on display as part of the Prudential Eye Awards 2016 exhibition of contemporary Asian art at the
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      • 486 10 NEW LUXURY HOTELS APP Small Luxury Hotels of the World has launched a new app for the iPhone. It includes an interactive hotel directory which allows users to search more than 520 hotels by name, destination or “hotels near me” using Google maps. Users will see pictures and details
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    • The Big Read Books
      • 1427 13  -  Former Straits Times deputy editor Alan John’s memoir on love, life and loss is into its second print run after its launch last Sunday Cheong Suk-Wai Senior Writer suk@sph.com.sg GOODGRIEF!: EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE, LIFE AND LOSS I WISH SOMEBODY HADTOLDMESOONER By Alan John
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      • 43 13 1 How has Singapore changedinthe past 35 years? 2 What does being a parent mean? 3 How might you build character? 4 How might you best help others? 5 What is it like to have loved and lost?
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      • 429 13 Thegood 1. Former newspaper editor Alan John is a master of “less is more” in writing. He is concise, precise and incisive in his essays, which makes this book a delight to read and a primer on how to write well. 2. Add to that his sturdy
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      • 389 13 Fact File Shortly before Singaporean journalist Alan John retired last year, he queried a younger colleague on his soon-to-be-published report in some detail. When another colleague saw the questions, he told the reporter: “Welcome to the club, you’ve just been alan-johnned.” “It was
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    • Life Books Sizzling Reads
      • 832 14  -  The characters in Yann Martel’s latest book struggle to cope with death and loss Book Of The Month Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh asyiqins@sph.com.sg Here is what you need to pack for the long, meandering journey through The High Mountains Of Portugal: a lot of patience
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      • Article, Illustration
        575 14  -  Clara Chow “He is currently playing the lead role in a feature film to be released in 2016.” So reads a line from Paris-based, Irish writer Rob Doyle’s biography on his official website. IMDB.com and Google yield no further clues as to what feature film this might be. One
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        574 14  -  Olivia Ho A young Japanese tourist tramps through the damp heather of the Yorkshire moors, trailing the ghost of her dead mother. It might seem an incongruous choice of material for British writer Mick Jackson’s latest work, but he pulls it off with aplomb. Jackson, whose 1997 novel The
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        551 14  -  WalterSim Marbles, and their different classes and types, are the backdrop to Cecelia Ahern’s well-researched 12th novel. Bloodies, bouncers, steelies and swirls ping around the book, serving as plot device and central metaphor about being true to one’s passions. Best known for her syrupy love stories, Ahern burst onto
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        501 15  -  Lee Jian Xuan In 13th-century Sri Lanka, the capricious and cruel Indian king Kalinga Magha invaded the city of Polonnaruwa, beheading its ruler, sacking its libraries and temples, and enslaving its people. The scenes of carnage and upheaval set the stage for 26-year-old British author Paul M.M. Cooper’s literary
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        434 15  -  Rachel Au-Yong Not many of us can keep up with the fibs we tell, but octogenarian Roy can. He is a master confidence artist, after all, and he has been lying all his life. The novel begins with the plotting of his last scam: wooing a wealthy widow, Betty
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        435 15  -  Akshita Nanda When the world first read about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer or Josef Fritzl, who imprisoned and assaulted his daughter for 25 years, the question everyone asked was: Did his family know? Is it remotely possible that a criminal’s intimates would not know about his crimes? Perhaps even
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        524 15  -  Gurveen Kaur Identical twins Helen and Ellie decide to swop identities at the age of six, for fun. But Ellie refuses to switch back and what starts off as a game turns into a nightmare for Helen. This debut novel deals with social constructs and identity. Positioning Helen as
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        401 15  -  Omar Amir Who: Patricia Bjaaland Welch, 55, art historian Born in Wisconsin, United States, Patricia Bjaaland Welch took an interest in Chinese culture after a course on Chinese religions as a premedical student. She went on to pursue her love for Chinese history, art and religion in Boston University
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      • 291 15 FICTION 1. (1)The Magic Strings Of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom 2. (2) Star Wars: the Force Awakens by Alan Dean Foster 3. (3) Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham 4. (4) Grey: Fifty Shades Of Grey As Told By Christian by E.L James 5. (5) The Marble Collector by
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    • Food&Drink
      • 2191 16/17  -  Restaurants from Indian, Japanese to Italian are offering variations on Chinese New Year food Kenneth Goh kengohsz@sph.com.sg The options for Chinese New Year food go beyond Chinese restaurants. Indian, Japanese, French and Italian restaurants are offering their interpretations of festive dishes such as yusheng (raw fish salad)
        PHOTOS: D’GOOD CAFE, CURRY TIMES, FASSLER GOURMET, HARD ROCK CAFE, JACK’S PLACE, PINCE & PINTS, PEZZO, POTATO HEAD FOLK, ROADHOUSE, TOMO IZAKAYA, ZAFFERANO, VERRE, THE SONG OF INDIA, RABBIT STASH  -  2,191 words
      • 1118 16/17  -  Foodie Confidential Kenneth Goh Spunky actress-host Patricia Mok, 44, enjoys cooking for her friends and family and she confidently reels off a list of her signature dishes, which include her “legendary” stir-fried clams with basil and oregano, and yong tau foo curry in a
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      • 593 18  -  A new seafood restaurant deploys five robots to cope with manpower shortage Benson Ang bang@sph.com.sg When diners visit the newly opened Rong Heng Seafood restaurant at East Coast Seafood Centre, they are greeted at the entrance by a robot clad in a red apron and
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      • 860 19  -  T eacher Yeo Szemin added the ingredient to her cookies before it was trendy to do so Singapore Cooks Kenneth Goh kengohsz@sph.com.sg When her peers are mulling over places to check out for dinner, primary school teacher Yeo Szemin heads straight home after
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      • 575 19  -  Tipples Eunice Quek After retiring from his decade-long career in football, Japan’s most recognised footballer, Hidetoshi Nakata, kicked off his “second life”, right in the country of his birth. After travelling to 47 prefectures over the last seven years and visiting about 200 of the
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      • 668 20  -  Eunice Quek 1 FLAVA BISTRO AND GRILL TheteambehindtheformerCafe MondoatOrchardCentralhas movedtoSiglapandrebranded itself.ThenewFlavaisa contemporaryAsianbistro&grill. LightbitesincludePekingduck buns($9.90)andKoreanspicy mid-jointwings($10.90).Main courseofferingsincludespaghetti laksa($15),tebasakichickenburger ($15),EastWestbeefstew($20), salmonencroute($23)and kampunggrilledchicken($15). FansofCafeMondocanstill orderthepopularChocolate Indulgencewaffles($15),***** LavaCake($9)andanewrangeof crispytoastdessertswithKapitiice creamfromNewZealand,suchas StrawberrySweetheart(photo1). FlavaisopenthroughoutChinese NewYear,withspecialdishessuch aslobsterandfruitsalad($18), honeyandmisoglazedsalmon ($18.80)andfive-spiceroast chicken($16.80)withbakedrice, mushroomsandChinesesausage. Therestaurantisawaitinghalal certification. Where:01-03Springvale 907EastCoastRoad Open:11amto10pm(Tuesdayto Thursday),11to1am(Fridayand Saturday),9amto11pm(Sunday), closedonMondayexceptonpublic holiday(11amto10pm) Info:Gotowww.facebook.com/ flavaasiaorcall6702-0302 2 TOKYOSUNDUBU
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      • 410 20  -  What readers are snapping and eating Kenneth Goh Share your food photos with readers. Hashtagyour photos with #STFoodTrending ore-mail your high-resolution photos to stlife@ sph.com.sg, together with yourcontact detailsand “Food Trending” inthe subject header. The SundayTimes will feature the best ones here each week. TEOCHEW PORRIDGE “The porridge has
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    • 2137 7 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in December 2015 This week: 17– 22 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT A Treasure Trove
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    • 135 7 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 Willi Ching 9431 5145 SUPER RARE: LARGE FH bungalow (9676sf land)in sought after Mountbatten. Wide frontage. Can sub-divide, A&A or rebuild. RSVP to sole agt for upcoming open hse. ***MTD Landed Division. SERIOUS SELLER! *****644 Goodman A/A 3600sf $4.xm Dunbar
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    • 178 7 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 Vivian Tan B L 9007 0696 $6.8M DUNBAR WALK. Good size semi-d with 5 rooms 5500sf. Near Siglap/ walk to Kembangan MRT. Well kept. D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 Priced to Sell SUNBIRD RD. SEMI-D. F’hold.
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    • 262 8 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR SALE 408 Willi Ching 9431 5145 AWESOME FH 2-storey Corner Terr 2558/3500 sqft 4 bdrm. Extensively reno. Big patio. Park 3 cars. Walk to MRT/ shops. <1km to Maris Stella ***MTD Landed Division. $3.4XM BEST SEMI-D New 2.5 sty. Park 2 cars. 3000
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    • 232 8 D21 ULU PANDAN/ CLEMENTI RD/ SUNSET/BTTIMAH HOUSES FOR SALE 409 TOH TUCK F’HOLD Corner terr Land approx 3330 sf 3-sty roof terr. 6+1. Lush greenery. Douglas Wong 9456-7193 $4.XM NEW! MODERN Semi-d FH 3975/ 3500 sf, pool, pk 2, 8min MRT *****000 RS sole Gallery 186 Bukit Timah Rd D23
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    • 235 8 D01 RAFFLES PL/MARINA/ CHINATOWN PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 Doris Tey 9670 3898 MARINA ONE RES 2/3/4rm/PH One Shenton 1/2/3rm fr$1.3M The Sail 2056sf $4.4M. Marina Bay Suites 1625sf $3.7M. D03 QUEENSTOWN/ TIONG BAHRU PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 ANCHORAGE F’HOLD. 3-BDRM, 1421sf. New reno w/study rm. No noon sun.
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    • 59 8 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 Li Li Koh 9061 6162 NEW LAUNCH @CAIRNHILL Rd Intergrated with Ascott Hotel Direct link bridge to Paragon Attractive Price fr $1.35m up! RSVP for VVIP Preview Now Christine Quek 8338 8178 BLESSED CNY DEAL! $7.888M (SRX $8.8M 2013) Rare FH penthse
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    • 277 9 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 Auction 17FEB. HELIOS RESIDENCES. 1701 sf, 3+1, tenanted. F’hold, Walk to Orchard/ Paragon/ ACS. Sole Agt 9686 4449 Andy Tan 9680 3322 NEW LAUNCH Cairnhill Rd. Integrated with Ascott Hotel Direct link bridge to Paragon. 1/1+S/2/2+S/4/ PH fr $1.35M. Sherine Chua 9757
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    • 262 9 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 WATERFALL GARDENS 2195 sqft 4+1 auspicious number! isabelredrup.com/ir57.php FH $3.48m *****190. Susan AVALON FH 2239 sf, 4+1, high flr, reno, no balcony, no west sun. 1km SCGS, ACS Pri. ZT Lee 9423-4841 zhenting.sg TAMMY SIM 8112 2264 RARE! SPANISH VILLAGE FH.
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    • 291 9 D12 BALESTIER/TOA PAYOH/ SERANGOON/BOON KENG PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 BEST PRICE ST MICHAEL’S PLACE F’hold 1248 sf, 3 bdrms yard. 3m ceiling. Reno, breezy bright $1.4M neg. Ang S.I *****399 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONG PASIR PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 POIZ RESIDENCES. WALK TO school. Walk to shpg centre.
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    • 95 9 D15 KATONG/JOOCHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D15 KATONG/JOOCHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D15 KATONG/JOOCHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D15 KATONG/JOOCHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D16 BEDOK/UPP EAST
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    • 49 9 D17 CHANGI/LOYANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 418 Florence Wong 9794 0033 JLB RESIDENCES 2+1+balcony store. ONLY $890k for 946 LH condo near beach down town east 958sf, face pool Visit SRX.com.sg/code-4698 PARC OLYMPIA 4-BDRM PH, 2703 sf/ 2-bdrm 797 sf. No noon sun. Unblocked view. Good buy! Henry 9640-7383
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    • 60 9 D17 CHANGI/LOYANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 418 FERRARIA PARK. PATIO grd flr unit. 3 bdrms study utility 1485 sf. $1.35M neg. Face playground. Royston *****636 D18 TAMPINES/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS FOR SALE 418 Joe Chin 9229 9716 RIPPLE BAY 2 bdrms. Grd flr with patio. 1056 sqft. Brand new,
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    • 50 9 D18 TAMPINES/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS FOR SALE 418 Brand New THE PALETTE, SEA view, 893 sf, 2+study high flr, full facilities. 99yrs. $968k. Motivated seller. MRT/mall. *****672 Sheryn Tan 9185 9011 FROM $720 PSF! Simei Green 969 sf 3 bdrms $888K only! 1195/1249 sf 3+Study $988K! 1356/1378sf 3+1+1 $1088K!
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    • 47 9 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 Near MRT FH SPACE @KOVAN 3rm. Sell @Bank value. New. No West sun. Shpg/ Restn Level 1 Christina Chin *****222 ERA 1-3PM!! FIRE SALE! Way below value! $988K! Vibes@Kovan! Penthse 1001sf, 2+1. F’hold. MRT! Venus Wang *****373
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    • 250 10 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 NEAR AMENITIES PIN MANSIONS (KOVAN) FH. 3bdrm 1249sf. Spacious, Excellent layout. High ceiling. Serious seller Lily *****511 GRAB IT NOW BARTLEY RESIDENCES 1-BDRM 463sf. Balcony. Nice. Cosy. Convenient. NearMRT $695K only. Call Lily 9898 9037 WATERTOWN. 1216 SF. High flr
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    • 284 10 D21 ULU PANDAN/ CLEMENTI RD/ SUNSET/BTTIMAH PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 CLEMENTI PK HIGH Flr walkup 3+1 renovated nice, nice view Greenery! High ceilings! FH! isabelredrup.com/ir27.php isabelredrup.com/ir6a.php $1.7m up. *****190. Sue D22 JURONG/ BOON LAY PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 Chris Eng 9665 1155 LAKEFRONT RESIDENCES 3RM 990 sf. Pool
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    • 266 10 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOACHUKANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 Don't Miss THE SKYWOODS. TOP Mid ’16. 3 4 bdrms. Fr 947 sf/ Fr $1.1M. 5 mins to Hillview MRT. Call Tripp Teo 9337 1388 9% DISCOUNT! HILLION Res. Mall/MRT/LRT/ Bus terminal. Good investment! 1 bedrm fr $617K! *****494 Martin
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    • 467 11 CHOA CHU KANG HDB FOR SALE 433 CHOA CHU KANG HDB FOR SALE 433 CHOA CHU KANG HDB FOR SALE 433 CHOA CHU KANG HDB FOR SALE 433 CHOA CHU KANG HDB FOR SALE 433 ANGMO KIO HDBFORSALE 425 K PUSHPA 9029 6546 URGENT! 4’NG’ CORNER 442 High flr. Lift
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    • 258 11 SENGKANG HDBFORSALE 446 PRISCILLA MARK 9820 3232 4’A’ CORNER BLK 115. 101 sqm. Rivervale Walk. Nice condo layout. Door step amenities. Move in. $4xxk. Must view! TAMPINES HDB FOR SALE 448 SIMEI ST 2, 5-rm HDB. 6 mins walk to MRT/ Eastpoint Mall. Modern design. Great condition. Call Jac Ong
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    • 667 12 EXPERTS SAY YOUR RENO DECOR QUESTIONS ANSWERED We answer your renovation and decorating questions with help from industry experts. E-mail questions to maghomedecor@sph.com.sg. By Rebeckka Wong Q A Do tile sizes matter in terms of making my space look bigger or smaller? Does the size affect the price? further. Besides
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    • 165 12 D17 CHANGI/ LOYANG HOUSES FOR RENT 454 28A TOH CRES. Newly rebuilt. 4000/5390sf. Lovely design, superb finishes, 16m s/pool, pk many cars. $12.5k. Immed. Also sale. Owner 9863-5635/ 9727-2996 More sale/ rent at: www.wahkhiaw.com.sg D21 ULU PANDAN/ CLEMENTI RD/ SUNSET/ BT TIMAH HOUSES FOR RENT 454 Expat's Choice BRAND NEW
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    • 308 12 D04 SENTOSA/ TELOK BLANGAH PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 NEW D.04 INTERLACE Beautiful, Posh. 2 bdrm. Sea view F/furn. Fr $4.3K. 9221-5106/ WhatsApp 9674-6193 Owner D05 PASIR PANJANG/ WEST COAST/ CLEMENTI TOWN PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 ’RARE’ VISTA PARK. 969 sqft 2 rms huge balcony. F/furn. Full facilities. MRT/
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    • 300 12 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 .09 DEVONSHIRE RES Studio apt. 506sf. High flr. F/furn. Just TOP. Owner *****322/*****638 D VERMONT ON CAIRNHILL New! Immed. F/furn. 1335sf 3bdrm Behind Paragon. Somerset/ Orchard MRT. Lily *****776 ARDMORE II 2023SF 4+1 $11k Cliveden 2842sf 4+1 $13k Like New! 9852-9991 Angela
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    • 265 12 D12 BALESTIER/TOA PAYOH/ SERANGOON/BOON KENG PTE APTS FOR RENT 465 New Listing INTERWEAVE (BALESTIER) #15-05. 441sf 1-bdrm F/furn Vacant. Shaw Plaza. $2.2k. Eileen 9022-5599 sole agent Near MRT MEDGE: 2 RM apt, fully furnished. High floor, unblocked view, breezy, quiet. Near to amenities.Call *****092. MUST VIEW THE BELLEFORTE 3 bdrm,
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    • 221 12 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR RENT 466 Choice Unit TIERRA VUE@ ST Patrick’s. 2bdrms. 1055 sf. F/furn. Pool view. Tao Nan Sch. Immed. Sole agt, Evan 9186 5855 38 ISUITES Ipoh Lane. 1+ study. High flr. 463 sf. Furn. Immed.$2.2K Ram *****801 D18 TAMPINES/ PASIR RIS
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    • 239 13 D21 ULU PANDAN/ CLEMENTI RD/ SUNSET/BTTIMAH PTE APTS FOR RENT 469 Don't Miss ENG KONG GREEN. 2+1. 840sf Unfurn. Serene ambience. Professional/ family. Immed. $neg. Esther *****794 ERA SIGNATURE PARK 2/3 bdrms 1044/ 1421 sqft F/furn $2.8K$3.1K. Beauty World MRT Immediate. Han 9029 0207 EXPAT CHOICE *RAINTREE CONDO 2+1. Large
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    • 201 13 BUKITMERAH HDBFOR RENT 486 BEST LOCATION 103 BUKIT PURMEI Approved 4rm flat f/furn/ f/aircon. High flr corner. Avail. 3 Mar. Amenities. Alex *****820. CLEMENTI HDBFOR RENT 491 Joe Tng 9450 6667 3’NG’ (3½RM) Corner blk 365 Clementi Ave 2. Mid flr. F/ furn. Near MRT/shpg. Prefer family. Asking $2.3k. Immed.
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    • 241 13 WOODLANDS HDBFOR RENT 506 Call Now 4NG BLK 205 Marsiling with aircon. Approved unit. Near amenities. Avail immed. Rent neg. Pls call Ani *****980 YISHUN HDB FOR RENT 507 270 YISHUN ST 22. 3-RM f/furn. Short term rent avail All welcome. amenities. $1.7k neg Immed Siva 9488-8101 MIXED/ OTHER ESTATES
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    • 285 13 (EAST) HDB RMS FOR RENT 518 EDOK S COMMON rm Walk to MRT, amenities High flr, F/furn, bright, Immed. Michael 9780 0820 B HOUSES WANTED (RENT/ BUY) 525 JUST SOLD 1 GCB/ House, ready buyer searching for hses in all districts. 19 yrs in real estate. Owners pls. call FACTORY/
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    • 265 13 OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE 535 CENTRIUM SQ! LIMITED Units! F’hold, Rare, City Fringe! Farrer Pk MRT. No ABSD! No SSD! Ivan Tan 9066 1344 OT Good Investment PAYA LEBAR SQ. 872sf. Next to main lift lobby. Premium Grade office. Serious seller. $1.9Xm. Cheong 9837 9888 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537
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