The Straits Times, 5 January 2017

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  • 41 1 THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY JANUARY 5,2017 SINCE1845 EXCELLENCE IN REDESIGN: SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN, BEST NEWS WEBSITE: WAN-IFRA 96 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS $1.10 To subscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg A Singapore Press Holdings publication publication MCI (P) 041/02/2016
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  • 569 1  -  Raffles Country Club land will also be used for MRT; site to be handed over by July 31,2018 Christopher Tan ChristopherTan SeniorTransport Correspondent christan@sph.com.sg Raffles Country Club, a 36-hole golfing venue in the west of Singapore, will make way for a
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  • 154 1  -  Chong Zi Liang ziliang@sph.com.sg It was a longstanding practice in the civil service to distinguish be- tween graduates and non-gradu-ates, with employees grouped into divisions according to their paper qualifications. But on New Year’s Day, that prac- tice was done away with. Officers are
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    • 263 1 Style 8 hot trends for this year D6&7 Community Now showing: Cinema with a rich history B14 Home New oferings hatched for CNY light-up B1&2 Community Pony trots out help for at-risk youth B13 Life John Lui: Bright sparks in S’pore content D8 Opinion Getting students to clean can spark
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s News
      • 52 2 TOP OF THE NEWS Raffles Country Club will make way for a massive depot and stable for the upcoming Cross Island MRT line and Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail project. The 143ha golf club will have to hand over the plot by July 31 next
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      • 69 2 TOP OF THE NEWS To address the impression that a civil servant’s career progression is determined by paper qualifications, the civil service has stopped grouping its officers based on their education. Since Jan 1, it has ceased describing officers by their division status, the Public Service Division
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      • 64 2 WORLD Nearly 23,000 people have been forced from their homes following floods in the north-east Peninsular Malaysian states of Kelantan and Terengganu, prompting the authorities to open extra relief centres in response to the seasonal flooding. A12 The floods in Malaysia have hit areas near the
        forcing many homes.PHOTO: BERNAMA  -  64 words
      • Straits Times Digital
        • 19 2 VIDEO This year’s yusheng offerings eschew rawfish and opt for interesting substitutes like chicken. http://str.sg/ nofishyusheng
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        • 23 2 VIDEO glowing Life journalists Alyssa Woo and Anjali Raguraman show how to make your skin glow with highlighters. http://str.sg/ skinhighlighter
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      • 43 2 WORLD Russia’s ambassador to Manila has said the Philippines is taking the right steps in pushing for more defence cooperation. Mr Igor Anatolyevich Khovaev stressed that the cooperation would be focused on tackling terrorism, drug trafficking and pirates. A18
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      • 60 2 OPINION Getting students to clean their own classrooms is a good move, but it needs to be done such that they are motivated by intrinsic, not extrinsic, measures such as awards. It also needs to be backed by a shift in social attitudes, for
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      • 42 2 HOME The Chinese New Year light-up in Chinatown begins on Saturday and, for the first time, the celebrations include a flea market and food stalls helmed by young entrepreneurs. Other highlights include guided tours of Chinatown. B1
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      • 52 2 HOME A district judge refused permission for a bistro to place seating on a pedestrian walkway in front of it as the move was in breach of building rules. The Raffles Place Bistro, which served only takeaway food, is no longer operating at The Sail Marina
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      • 60 2 BUSINESS Singapore will have to create clusters of globally competitive companies if it is to stay relevant in an era when growth is centred on innovation and technology, said the Singapore Business Federation (SBF). These innovative companies can be a key “third growth engine” for the
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      • 57 2 SPORT Arsene Wenger hailed his players’ “great resilience and mental strength” after Arsenal scored three times in the final 20 minutes in Bournemouth yesterday to complete a remarkable comeback. Trailing3-0 and subjected to mocking chants from their own supporters, Arsenal turned the match on its head
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      • 52 2 LIFE Chile-born American actor Pedro Pascal (above) was so thrilled about working with director Zhang Yimou on The Great Wall that he sent him an admiring e-mail. Pascal, who plays a Spanish mercenary, received a handwritten thank-you letter in Chinese from Zhang. D9
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    • What’s Next
      • 72 2 Four former or current aides of South Korea’s President Park Geun Hye will testify today in her impeachment trial. The court formally opened the trial on Tuesday despite the absence of Ms Park, who was impeached by the National Assembly in a vote on
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      • 62 2 The results of January’s first open bidding exercise for certificates of entitlement (COEs) will be released today after the tender closes at 4pm. The total COE quota available for the tender is 4,089. COE prices for cars edged up in the last tender late last
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      • 61 2 A number of countries from China to the United States will release private gauges of their services purchasing manufacturers’ index (PMI) today. Economic indicators by Markit, ISM and Nikkei will be out for the world’s two largest economies as well as for japan, Hong Kong
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    • 318 2  -  Why It Matters Shannon Teoh Malaysia Bureau Chief In Malaysia shannont@sph.com.sg From just fourarrests in 2013, the number of people nabbed in Malaysia for alleged involvement with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) ballooned to 119 last year, in line with a rising
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 779 3  -  Two vessels collide, causing 300 tonnes of oil spillage; one farm reports losing between 100kg and 200kg of fish Carolyn Khew kcarolyn@sph.com.sg An oil spill that occurred off Pasir Gudang Port in Johor on Tuesday night has affected three coastal fish farms
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    • 898 4  -  Plot offers suitable size and location near Second Link for high-speed rail, MRT projects Raffles Country Club to make way for rail project Christopher Tan ChristopherTan SeniorTransport Correspondent christan@sph.com.sg Alternative sites could have been chosen for the new depot and stable facilities for
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    • 900 6  -  Many had expected only a portion of land to be affected; others express disappointment Raffles Country Club to make way for rail project Ng Huiwen ngh ui wen@sph.com. sg Members of Raffles Country Club (RCC) had been bracing themselves for the Government to take
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    • 590 6  -  Zhaki Abdullah azhaki@sph.com.sg Local golf is feeling the squeeze after yesterday’s announcement about the acquisition of Raffles Country Club (RCC) further reduced playing options for golfers here. RCC is the second golf club here to be acquired for the development of the high-speed rail project,
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    • 473 7  -  Carmaker’s move raises questions about competitiveness of US automotive industry Rupali Karekar The Mexican government expressed regret at Ford’s decision on Tuesday to scrap a new plant project in the country, following repeated criticism by US Presidentelect Donald Trump for shifting small-car production
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    • 436 7  -  Chia Yan Min Economics Correspondent chiaym@sph.com.sg The region and Singapore are closely watching for signs of major shifts in United States trade policy under Mr Donald Trump’s administration. Mr Trump’s protectionist stance is once again in the spotlight, as
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    • 749 8 Suspect in nightclub attack identified as Turkey arrests more in widening probe AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ANKARA Turkey said it has identified the gunman behind the Istanbul nightclub attack that killed 39, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that the shooting aimed to polarise Turkish
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    • 566 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISTANBUL Turkey risks facing a new level of threat on its own soil from ISIS after the Istanbul nightclub attack, with the group openly targeting the country as Ankara battles the militants inside Syria. While the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
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    • 498 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN An alleged ISIS militant accused of scoping out potential targets for an attack in Berlin, including the Brandenburg Gate and Reichstag building, has gone on trial in Germany. It was the country’s first trial of a
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    • 562 9  -  Officers will now be referred to by existing grades, reflecting job scope and pay range Chong Zi Liang ziliang@sph.com.sg The civil service has stopped grouping its officers according to their education levels, in a move to address the impression that the career
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    • 690 10 Expressways closed and flights grounded as country faces double dose of bad air XINHUA NYTIMES BEIJING•Heavyfogandhazardous smog continued to cause havoc across many parts of China yesterday, grounding flights and bringing traffic to a standstill. Several expressways in Beijing, including
      XINHUA; NYTIMES; PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  690 words
    • 572 10 BEIJING To escape the winter smog, a growing number of Chinese parents have resorted to sending their children to the south. One of them, identified only as Mr Yu, told a Hong Kong newspaper that the best decision he has made since
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  • WORLD
    • 442 12 Kelantan and Terengganu hit by seasonal heavy rain AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR Floods in the north-eastern Malaysian states of Kelantan and Terengganu have now forced almost 23,000 people to leave their homes and more relief centres have been opened, rescue officials said yesterday.
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    • 283 12 Storm Axel brought foul weather to Germany early yesterday, and the worst was yet to come, warned government agencies. Hamburg’s historic fish market was flooded with knee-deep waters after a high tide 2m above the usual level washed in from the harbour. Cars and buses had
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    • 454 12 THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION TANDALE (Tanzania) The sight of a drone hovering above the streets of Tandale to map the crowded flood-prone neighbourhood in the north of Dar es Salaam spread excitement among inhabitants tired of dealing with regular inundations. “I am
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    • ASIA
      • 520 13  -  Training materials used during joint drills allegedly disparage Indonesian armed forces Francis Chan FrancisChan IndonesiaBureauChief InJakarta Jonathan Pearlman andJonathanPearlman InSydney tkchan@sph.com.sg jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com Indonesia has suspended all military cooperation with Australia, reportedly after one of its soldiers took offence at training materials that surfaced during
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      • 317 13  -  Raul Dancel Philippines Correspondent In Manila rdancel@sph.com.sg Suspected Muslim extremists stormed a provincial jail in the war-torn southern Philippine island group of Mindanao early yesterday, freeing 158 inmates, including suspected bomb-makers. Reports received by radio stations said the inmates escaped when
        PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; Source: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS  -  317 words
      • 585 16 / 17 Special unit will be launched early as the North’s nuclear and missile threats grow SEOUL This year, South Korea will launch a special unit tasked with incapacitating North Korea’s wartime leadership, two years ahead of schedule, the South’s defence chief said
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      • 324 16 / 17 REUTERS WASHINGTON North Korea continues to pursue nuclear and ballistic missile technologies but the United States does not believe it is in a position to “tip” one of them with a nuclear warhead, State Department spokesman John Kirby said. North
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      • 561 18  -  Moscow pushes for cooperation in defence but not a military pact Raul Dancel RaulDancel PhilippinesCorrespondent InManila rdancel@sph.com.sg The Philippines is taking the right steps in diversifying its alliances, Russia’s ambassador to Manila said yesterday as he pushed for defence cooperation, short of
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      • 325 18 HONG KONG A Chinese woman has been caught on film repeatedly riding her motorbike over a six-year-old girl. Quoting mainland media reports, the South China Morning Post identified the woman as being surnamed Chen and from Yangjiang, in Guangdong province. The
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      • 609 22 Anti-corruption agency to target civil servants with lavish lifestyles PETALING JAYA Gold bars and cash worth RM3 million ($965,000) in total were seized by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (Macc) after it nabbed the secre-tary-general of the Rural and Regional
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      • 441 24 Authorities nab suspected ISIS follower planning attack in support of Rohingya cause REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR Myanmar faces a growing danger of attacks by foreign supporters of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) recruited from South-east Asian networks in support of
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      • AsiaBriefs
        • 64 24 REUTERS BANGKOK Thai Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said yesterday a general election will be held this year, after doubts were raised by a member of the national legislative assembly. The assembly member said on Monday the election would have to be delayed
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        • 71 24 REUTERS TAIPEI Taiwan has strongly objected to the deportation from Vietnam to China of four Taiwan nationals suspected of telecommunications fraud, saying the move was carried out under pressure from Beijing. The latest deportation follows a series of similar cases last year where
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        • 98 24 REUTERS BEIJING•Agovernment official was suspected of carrying out a rare shooting rampage in China yesterday in which two officials were wounded when a gunman burst into a meeting and opened fire, Xinhua news agency reported. The shooting happened at an exhibition centre in Panzhihua
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      • 539 25  -  Political parties, both national and regional, defined by caste and religious affiliations News analysis Nirmala Ganapathy India Bureau Chief In New Delhi gnirmala@sph.com.sg India’s Election Commission vowed to enforce a court order banning politicians from seeking votes on the basis of
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      • 198 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI Five Indian states representing more than 160 million voters will go to the polls in the next two months, officials said yesterday, a key test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his shock currency move.
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      • 59 25 A man performing the Sikh martial art form of Gatka. He was taking part in a religious procession in Amritsar yesterday that marked the 350th anniversary of the birth of the 10th Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh, who initiated the sect of Khalsa
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    • WORLD
      • 647 26 Departure of experienced Brussels insider seen as hardening of May govt’s position BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Britain’s Brexit plans were in turmoil yesterday after its ambassador to the European Union (EU) quit, blasting “ill-found-ed arguments and muddled thinking”, less than three months
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      • 385 26 Cardinals raise hell over latest Vatican tenant a McDonald’s AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NYTIMES ROME McDonald’s is dishing up “hallowed” hamburgers after the Vatican backed it in a fight with cardinals over a new outlet a stone’s throw from St Peter’s Square. Cardinals–includingagroupliv-ingabovetheVatican-ownedsite– had warned against the deal. One cardinal even wrote
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      • 576 27  -  Court will decide whether CapitaLand can evict S Franses or must grant a new lease Tan Dawn Wei In London dawntan@sph.com.sg A world-leading London art gallery specialising in antique textiles is locked in a bitter dispute with its landlord, Singapore property giant CapitaLand, which
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      • WorldBriefs
        • 62 27 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUBAI The private ownership of wild animals has been outlawed in the United Arab Emirates, where keeping exotic creatures as pets is a status symbol for some, reports said yesterday. The new law bans dealing in and ownership of “all types of
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        • 87 27 REUTERS LONDON Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has given an honour to a member of her staff in a private ceremony, resuming official duties as she continued to recover from a heavy cold that forced her to miss Christmas and New Year church services, a spokesman said.
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        • 78 27 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS A French court agreed yesterday to adjourn the trial of the playboy son of Equatorial Guinea’s leader, giving him six more months to prepare his defence against charges that he embezzled more than €100 million (S$150 million). Teodorin Obiang, his country’s
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      • 697 28 Lawmakers reverse course on vote to curb independent ethics body’s powers WASHINGTON POST NYTIMES WASHINGTON The Trump effect has landed forcefully on Capitol Hill. Less than two hours after Presi-dent-elect Donald Trump criticised House Republicans in a tweet, of course for trying
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      • 309 28 BLOOMBERG REUTERS WASHINGTON United States President-elect Donald Trump has said his intelligence briefing on allegations that the Russian government was behind a hack of Democratic campaign e-mails has been delayed until the end of the week, and that US officials may need more time to
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      • 421 28 XINHUA WASHINGTON Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has slammed President-elect Donald Trump for his Twitter habit, saying the United States cannot afford a “Twitter presidency”. ‘Making America Great Again’ requires more than 140 characters per issue,” Mr Schumer said in
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      • 614 32 Prominent role awaits Kelly, whose profile soared after Trump feud WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON Ms Megyn Kelly, a star host at Fox News whose profile soared after a feud with Mr Donald Trump, will leave the network for a prominent role at NBC
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      • 267 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME Italy’s media and traditional political parties were up in arms yesterday after the head of the populist Five Star movement accused journalists of “manufacturing false news”. Comedian Beppe Grillo, founder of the anti-euro movement, lashed out at print and TV
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      • 351 33 He is convicted of manslaughter in trial that deeply divides country BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TEL AVIV An Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded and immobilised Palestinian assailant as he lay on the ground, posing no apparent threat, was convicted of
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      • 375 34 OREM (Utah) A two-year-old toddler has become a pint-sized superhero and a social media hit after rescuing his twin brother from under a fallen dresser. Bowdy Shoff and brother Brock were playing at their home in Orem, Utah, in the United States last
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      • 567 34 Le Parisien to rely on reporting by its own journalists in run-up to presidential election AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS A leading French newspaper said that it had decided to stop using polling groups in a journalistic experiment that follows wide criticism of how
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      • 536 35 In new documentary, journalist claims a blaze weakened the hull, making the ship more vulnerable NYTIMES LONDON Maybe it was not just the iceberg. Ever since the Titanic sank more than 104 years ago, killing more than 1,500 people, mystery has swirled around
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      • 146 35 Animals count London zoo begins annual resident census Zookeeper Suzi Hyde counting Humboldt penguins during the annual stocktake at the ZSL London Zoo in London on Tuesday. Keepers at the zoo have begun the mammoth task of counting the park’s more than 700 species, with some using treats to entice
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  • OPINION
    • 477 36 The Straits Times says The experts’ panel responsible for the latest Enabling Masterplan for the disabled has pointed to the need to coordinate support measures more closely by calling for the setting up of a dedicated disability office. That reflects a recognition that the
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    • 1316 36  -  Done right, getting students to clean up after themselves in school can spark a change in social attitudes, if the message is also reinforced at home HomeFront Yuen Sin yuensin@sph.com.sg When schools reopened this week, students from primary school to junior college
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    • 735 37  -  S.E.A.View Siwage Dharma Negara For The Straits Times This year is likely to be a challenging one for the Indonesian economy. As the government of President JokoWidodoentersitsthirdyearin office, Indonesia will conduct direct elections next month in 101 regions, from provincial to district and municipality
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    • 950 37  -  Sachi Satapathy For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg United States President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial tweet on the United Nations (UN), the 193-member global organisation, comes at a time when former Portugal prime minister Antonio Guterres assumes office as its ninth
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    • 987 37  -  Martin Wolf FINANCIAL TIMES What is going to happen to the world economy this year? Much the most plausible answer is that it is going to grow. As I argued in a column published at this time last year, the most astonishing fact about
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    • 1087 38  -  President-elect’s Islamophobia puts his properties around the world at risk of terrorist attacks Katie Zavadski WASHINGTON POST Even before Mr Donald Trump became US’ president-elect, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for his name to be scrubbed from Istanbul’s Trump Towers. Mr
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    • 896 38  -  David Brooks NYTIMES Normal leaders come up with policy proposals in a certain conventional way. They gather their advisers aroundthemandtheydebatealternatives–with briefing papers, intelligence briefings and implementation strategies. President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t do that. He’s tweeted out policy gestures in recent weeks, for example, about the future of
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  • FORUM
    • 313 39  -  Jimmy Lau Siah Kok Most security agencies would prefer to adopt the eight-hour shift roster, as Mr Marcus Tan Tuan Hin suggested (“Change working hours of security officers”; Jan 2). However, one needs to understand that tenders are specified by the
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    • 301 39  - The digital revolution a knife that cuts both ways Soh Gim Chuan The digital revolution acts as a multiplier, in terms of quantity and speed, to what we do and produce. However, when imposed inappropriately, it also multiplies virtual paper shuffling, make-work and stress. So it is heartening to read
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    • 227 39  -  Elected presidency Teo Jun Jie The next Singapore presidential election will be reserved for Malay candidates. Professor Tommy Koh wrote that there are two competing principlesatplayintheelection– inclusiveness and meritocracy (“2017: Three great expectations”; Jan3). However, both principles should be seen as working hand in
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    • 70 39 Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 publication They longer 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,
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    • 266 39  -  Sharne Sulaiman The Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) plan to convert the high pressure sodium vapour street lamps to light emitting diodes (LED) is commendable (“LTA installing smarter, energy-saving streetlights”; Jan 4). It is cost-effective and will also help to reduce Singapore’s carbon footprint.
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    • 245 39  -  Loh Choon Siong During a National Resuscitation Council meeting last year, a participant asked if, in an emergency, the standard automated external defibrillator (AED) found at many public places could be used on a child that has stopped breathing. A doctor who was
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    • 303 39  -  Patrick Nathan Vice-President Corporate Information and Communications SMRT Corporation Raffles Place MRT Station is an interchange station for the North-South and East-West Lines–Singapore’slongestand busiestMRTlines–intheheart of the Central Business District. The station is also among the MRT stations with the largest number of
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    • 243 39  -  Francis Cheng It is not unusual for main contractors to practise “pay when paid” clauses with their subcontractors and suppliers (“Company steps in to cover arrears in pay dispute issue”; Dec 23,2016). While there are good main contractors who pay
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    • 135 39  -  Soh Ngoi May (Ms) My husband and I went to the TransitLink office at Orchard MRT station on Dec 29 to activate our new Silver Passion cards. Immediately in front of us were two foreigners who wanted an extension for their tourist passes. The
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    • 39 39 1. MR DHARMENDRAYADAV: Address all concerns before making iris scanning compulsory. 2. DR YIK KENG YEONG: No reason to tax speculation on Reits. 3. MRS. RATNAKUMAR: Everyone has to make an effort to promote community-based inclusive celebrations.
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    • 27 39 This insect-repellent body wash developed by NYP is really effective! All the mozzies are being repelled.... to the only guy in the group who didn’t use it.
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    • 160 40 Who says you can’t have fun with just a bamboo pole and a pillow? Teenage boys indulged in a traditional pillow fight game during festivities yesterday to mark the 69th anniversary of Myanmar’s independence on the outskirts of Yangon, reported Agence France-Presse. In
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  • HOME
    • 641 1  -  Flea market, stalls selling unusual snacks among new additions to Chinatown fair Melissa Lin mellinjm@sph.com.sg A flea market featuring locally made products and second-hand items is one of the new additions to this year’s Chinese New Year festival at Chinatown, which starts
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    • 478 2  -  Among the highlights: mobile app for virtual flying lanterns and show by Nathan Hartono Toh Wen Li tohwenli@sph.com.sg From virtual flying lanterns to a performance by local heart-throb Nathan Hartono, this year’s River Hongbao at The Float@Marina Bay is looking to draw a
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    • 490 3  -  It’s No.1 for seventh successive year; out of 94 top scorers globally, 57 students here score the maximum of 45 points Yuen Sin yuensin@sph.com.sg Singapore has topped the Asia-Pa-cific region in the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma exams for the seventh year in
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    • 419 3  -  Toh Yong Chuan TohYongChuan ManpowerCorrespondent tohyc@sph.com.sg A photo of an unnamed man posted on Facebook by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday morning has triggered an outpouring of appreciation for foreign workers. Mr Lee uploaded a black-and-white photo of a man sitting
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    • 731 4  -  Judgment stopping bistro from putting tables, chairs on walkway may serve as legal guide K.C. Vijayan K.C.Vijayan SeniorLawCorrespondent vijayan@sph.com.sg A court judgment that stopped a bistro from placing chairs and tables on the pedestrian walkway immediately outside it could well become
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    • 391 6  -  Tiffany Fumiko Tay tiffanyt@sph.com.sg Like many fresh graduates, Ms Pearlyn Mok faced a dilemma after earning her diploma in supply chain management in 2015: Should she further her studies, or enter the workforce? In the end, she did not have to choose, thanks
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    • 562 6  -  ST readers look forward to seventh and final forum after previous enriching experiences Cheong Suk-Wai CheongSuk-Wai SeniorWriter suk@sph.com.sg Some readers of The Straits Times have had eye-opening, enriching and enlightening experiences as Singapore pioneers shared engaging insider knowledge at a series of dialogues which
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    • 305 6  -  Lydia Lam Yet another car has been filmed driving against traffic, this time in Jurong East on Monday. In a Facebook post by community site Roads.sg yesterday, in-car camera footage of a vehicle in the middle lane shows a car appearing suddenly in the
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    • 192 8  -  Lee Min Kok Four people were injured after a two-vehicle collision early yesterday left one car overturned and the other lodged in the central divider. A spokesman for the police said they were alerted to the accident in Upper Bukit Timah Road, near
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    • 346 8  -  Sentencing postponed as judge calls for reformative training report on 18-year-old Elena Chong ElenaChong CourtCorrespondent elena@sph.com.sg He was 15 when he raped a 13-year-old girl after having seen an alleged gang leader sexually assault her. Alson Tan Yu Seng assaulted the victim with
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    • 733 9  -  He writes a book, starts website, gives talks to help others get through trauma Seow Bei Yi byseow@sph.com.sg Mr Jason Lim does not recall the events leading up to the moment when his motorcycle blew up, only that he was cruising down the streets
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    • 379 10  -  100 ComfortDelGro taxis’ data terminals down yesterday Adrian Lim adrianl@sph.com.sg A technical glitch affecting the terminal systems of about 100 ComfortDelGro taxis resulted in cabbies being unable to take bookings or accept cashless payments yesterday. Taxi drivers from Singapore’s biggest cab operator
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    • HomeBriefs
      • 173 10 The results of the 2016 GCE O-level examinations will be released next Wednesday. The Ministry of Education (MOE) said yesterday that school candidates can collect their results from their schools at 2pm. Private candidates will be notified of their results by post on the same
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      • 156 10 A track fault caused delays for up to an hour on the East-West Line during the morning rush hour yesterday. The east-bound stretch from the Boon Lay to Clementi stations was affected, train operator SMRT first said in a tweet at 7.47am.
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    • 453 11  - Eat and drink all for a good cause Kindness Movement, Kerbside Gourmet in drive to treat migrant workers to CNY meal Kok Xing Hui kxinghui@sph.com.sg Those working at Biopolis can have a burger today and pay the meal forward to a foreign worker from China over the Chinese New Year.
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    • 287 11  -  Elena Chong ElenaChong Court Correspondent elena@sph.com.sg He acted like a friendly neighbour, offering to buy ice cream for the young girl. But driver Rosli Hassan, 55, lifted the eight-year-old girl’s dress and then gave her money for ice cream to buy her
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    • 149 6 El jcu.singapore.fanpage jcusingaporevideo *0 @jcu_singapore jcusingapore www.jcu.edu.sg Jfc. SS JAMES COOK TT UNIVERSITY SINGAPORE I Course Preview Graduate Certificate of Career Development and Master of Guidance and Counselling 10th January, Tuesday 7:00pm 9:00pm 1149 Sims Drive, S(*****0), Room A1-05 Equips you with the skills to become an Education and Career
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    • 161 6 Send them in with your full contact details to stedbpioneers@sph.com.sg by Jan 13. Questions will be shortlisted, and we will notify only those whose questions are shortlisted. Say also in your e-mail if you would like to attend the forum. Seats are limited and will be allotted frst to those
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  • COMMUNITY
    • 1171 12  -  Singapore is a tapestry of languages, each with its own unique syntax, history and ideology. Some are endangered and others are thriving. In the first instalment of a weekly series, we look at Latin. Singapore Talking Melody Zaccheus melodyz@sph.com.sg It is
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    • 790 13  -  In fast-paced Singapore, there are those in need. And there are those who take up the cudgels on their behalf. This is the first in a series of noteworthy causes that The Straits Times will be spotlighting. Jose Hong josehong@sph.com.sg ThisisthefirstinaseriesofnoteworthycausesthatTheStraitsTimeswillbespotlighting.
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    • CausesBriefs
      • 67 13 The Craftpreneurs of SG, an initiative bySingYouth Hub, will launch its first flagship store at OneKM Mall tomorrow. Voluntary welfare organisations can showcase handicrafts made by their beneficiaries and sell them at allocated pop-up boxes in the store to create more awareness and raise
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      • 81 13 Assisi Hospice is moving to a new home next Tuesday. Located at 832, Thomson Road, the six-storey hospice will double its capacity, serving more than 2,000 patients a year. It will have home care and daycare, 85 in-patient beds, new wards for dementia palliative
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      • 137 13 The Rahmatan Lil Alamin Foundation has collected $353,950 for communities in Banda Aceh in Indonesia and Rakhine state in Myanmar hit by a 6.5-magnitude quake on Dec 7. The funds will go in equal portions to its partners, which are providing humanitarian relief
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    • 885 14  -  From places of worship to educational institutions and the former residences of prominent figures, 72 buildings have been gazetted as national monuments. Each is a yarn woven into the rich tapestry of Singapore’s history. This is the 23rd in a weekly series revisiting
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  • BUSINESS
    • 506 1  -  SBF report lists 21 ways to boost economy, including streamlining compliance costs Marissa Lee marilee@sph.com.sg Singapore will have to create clusters of globally competitive companies if it is to stay relevant in an era when growth is centred on innovation and technology, the
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    • 561 1  -  Wong Siew Ying wongsy@sph.com.sg The surprise rebound in prices for landed homes at the end of last year does not spell recovery, with analysts warning that they could face more pressure this year. Prices rose 0.9 per cent
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    • 695 1  -  Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Home-grown firms spread their wings abroad in bold ways last year as they went beyond Singapore’s shores to search for elusive growth. Data from trade agency IE Singapore showed that well-known names such as barbecued pork chain Bee Cheng Hiang and
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    • 309 1  -  Lee Xin En xinen@sph.com.sg Property developer Qingjian Realty yesterday obtained High Court approval for the collective purchase of Shunfu Ville estate. The Straits Times understands that two owners who had objected to the sale were at the High Court yesterday, but were not
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    • 650 2  -  Brokerage also does away with switching charges on the platform as market turns increasingly competitive Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Brokerage Phillip Securities has stepped up competition in the industry by removing sales charges and switching fees for unit trusts traded online.
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    • 561 2 BLOOMBERG For Michael Preiss, whose firm oversees US$1.9 billion (S$2.8 billion) mainly for wealthy Asian families, adding hedge funds to his clients’ portfolios was an easy sell some years ago. Not anymore. The executive director at Singa-pore-based Taurus Wealth Advisors multifamily office
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    • 616 2  -  K.C. Vijayan Senior Law Correspondent vijayan@sph.com.sg After a 12-year saga, an Irish technology firm has been awarded $4.79 million in damages from a local rival over the patent breach of a currency conversion system for card payments. Patent owner Main-Line Corporate
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    • 500 3 Plans come amid rising pressure on currency from resurgent US$ BLOOMBERG BEIJING China has studied possible scenarios for the yuan and capital outflows this year and is preparing contingency plans, said people familiar with the matter yesterday. The authorities have used stress tests, models
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    • 467 3 BLOOMBERG KUALA LUMPUR Fund raising from Malaysian initial public offerings is poised to rebound from the lowest in 16 years, led by a planned relisting of the local KFC operator, as receding uncertainty and commodity price gains help rekindle demand for riskier
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    • 293 3  -  Wong Wei Han wh wong@sph.com. sg Credit Suisse has made several management changes here. Mr Benjamin Cavalli was appointed the bank’s Singapore chief executive on Jan 1, taking over from Mr Lito Camacho, who remains as Asia-Pacific vice-chairman. Mr Cavalli, who has been with
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    • MoneyBriefs
      • 130 3 REUTERS HONG KONG China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) has mandated six banks to advise it on a restructuring of its fuel distribution unit ahead of a planned IPO in Hong Kong, IFR reported yesterday, citing people close to the deal. The advisers will
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      • 135 3 REUTERS FRANKFURT US chipmaker Intel will take a 15 per cent stake in a German digital mapping firm named Here, it said on Tuesday, as it seeks to build its presence in automated driving technology. Intel and Here said in a statement that they had
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    • 336 3 NYTIMES SAN FRANCISCO The virtual currency bitcoin has been swept up in yet another speculative frenzy, pushing its price towards the peak it last reached in late 2013. The price of bitcoin has been buoyed by increased interest from places like Venezuela, where the local
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    • 541 4  -  Recovery in oil prices also boosts energy stocks; Vietnam foray gives a lift to Jumbo BullsAndBears Grace Leong gleong@sph.com.sg Singapore stocks rallied yesterday after Wall Street and European markets kicked off the year with solid gains from upbeat manufacturing data. The positive
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    • 41 4 1 TheFTSEAll-WorldHigh DividendYieldIndex,which includes25Singapore Exchange-listedcompanies, sawanaveragemarginal declineof0.3percentlastyear andanaverageindicativeyield of4.1percent. 2 ITEElectrichasincorporated awholly-ownedsubsidiaryin Shenzhen,China,witha registeredcapitalof1.8million yuan(S$374,000).Itsactivities includepropertyservicesand hotelmanagement. 3 Singapore-listedLonzaGroup hasconcludedthedivestment ofitspeptidesunitinBelgium toPolyPeptideLaboratories Holding.Themovewasmade tostreamlineitsbusiness portfolio. 4 CourtsAsiaboughtback 50,000sharesyesterdayat 44.5centsapiece,payingatotal of$22,289.29.Thefirmhas boughtbackabout2.68million sharessinceJuly27lastyear. 5 YuuzooCorpissuedabout 53.45milliondrawdownshares at13.59centsashareyesterday. The$7.26millionraisedwillbe usedtofunditsdevelopment plansandasworkingcapital.
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    • 31 4 VOLUME Equation 202,352,300 Noble 153,568,600 Charisma Energy 58,694,800 Ezra 39,337,900 GentingSing Alliance Mineral Market volume 2,249,484,000 VALUE Singtel DBSGrp 78,361,080 66,936,023 UOB 57,085,996 OCBCBank GentingSing Ascendas Reit 46,412,195 29,786,344
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    • 390 5 Shipping line allows customers to book space for cargo via Alibaba’s OneTouch website REUTERS SHANGHAI Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping line, has teamed up with Alibaba to allow customers to reserve space on its vessels through the Chinese company, illustrating growing cooperation
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    • CompanyBriefs
      • 99 5 Mainboard-listed Sino Grandness, a Shenzhen-based manufacturer and distributor of juices, canned fruits and vegetables, has entered an agreement with Wechat Food to distribute its products, including its Garden Fresh line, Grandness canned food and Hao Tian Yuan snacks. The products will be distributed through a mobile Internet platform
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      • 81 5 PrimePartners Corporate Finance Holdings has joined Trendlines Group and B Braun Singapore as the third investor in the Trendlines Medical Singapore incubator. Under the agreement, PrimePartners becomes a minority shareholder in Trendlines Medical Singapore, with a stake of 3.57 per cent. B Braun holds a 20 per
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      • 125 5 delaysintransportorbecauseoftheinabilityof customertophysicallytakedelivery.REUTERS Tesla Motors Inc said its fourth-quarter deliveries fell 9.4 per cent due to short-term production hurdles from the transition to a new autopilot hardware. Deliveries fell to about 22,200 vehicles in the fourth quarter from 24,500 vehicles in the preceding quarter. Total deliveries for 2016 of76,230
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    • 519 7 She commits 88 unforced errors en route to shock loss against world No. 72 Brengle AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS AUCKLAND An erratic Serena Williams crashed out of the Auckland Classic after a shock sec-ond-round defeat yesterday, just a day after sister Venus withdrew with an arm
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    • 72 10 Singapore’s national women’s footballer Faradila Rafidi (No. 25) tussling for the ball with her United Arab Emirates counterpart Alanood Aladwan during a friendly at Jalan Besar Stadium last night. The visitors won 4-0 through goals from Naeema Gharib (62nd minute), Nouf Aladwan (65th
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      • 82 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Manchester City footballer Bacary Sagna has been asked to explain a posting he made on Instagram which appeared to question the objectivity of referee Lee Mason in Monday’s 2-1 win over Burnley, in which City midfielder Fernandinho
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      • 92 10 XINHUA MADRID Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said he would like defender Pepe to sign a new contract with the club. The 33-year-old footballer is out of contract with Real at the end of the season and as of Jan 1 he has
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      • 75 10 REUTERS LONDON Formula One team Mercedes will present their 2017 car at Silverstone on Feb 23. The Mercedes website said yesterday that the reigning champions would “unveil the beasttotheworld”attheBritish Grand Prix circuit down the road from their Brackley factory. Fans
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    • 323 10 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Antonio Conte has dismissed the gripes of rival English Premier League managers over the scheduling of Chelsea’s Christmas and new year fixtures, suggesting they are annoyed only at his club’s position at the top of the table. Chelsea, who have a
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    • 907 11 Frenchman proud of team’s mental strength after snatching point with three late goals THE TIMES, LONDON REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praised his side’s resilience but was left to rue their failure to turn a 3-0 deficit into a victory at Bournemouth in
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    • 238 11 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Leicester City have confirmed the signing of Nigeria midfielder Wilfred Ndidi from Belgian side RacingGenkona51/2-yeardeal. No financial details were given, although media reports have mentioned a figure of £15 million (S$26.6 million) plus £3 million of potential add-ons. The
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    • 308 12 REUTERS LONDON New Swansea City manager Paul Clement began their relegation battle at Crystal Palace as an observer in the stands, yet ended the Premier League encounter barking out pitchside instructions and celebrating a crucial 2-1 victory. The former Bayern Munich and Real Madrid assistant manager
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    • 580 4 Business Opportunities Agents 208 Business Opportunities Agents 208 BMW For Sale 305 SKL AUTOMOBILE 2/’11 523 HIGHLINE. Nice no ’2299’. PML maintained. Accident free $93K In-hse loan avail *****811/ *****867 2/’10 BMW 335I convertible M-sport 2owner highest OMV $*****. Silver. Low km. Ask cheap! $90,800. 9363-6878 10/15 528I GRANTURISMO 1
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  • 293 5  -  By Hafiz Hafiz Rasid By hrasid@sph.com.sg For small businesses, owning commercial vehicles may be too costly. Leasing is a viable alternative as it puts less strain on your cash flow. CATER TO YOUR NEEDS Leasing can be short-term and long-term. Small businesses that need
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    • 156 5 Honda For Sale 316 HUP LONG 1.99% BRAND NEW Honda Shuttle 1.5. Ready Stock. G’teed Delivery. Hup Long: 6743-0018 6742-0018 HUP LONG 1.99% BRAND NEW Honda Jade 1.5. Ready Stock. G’teed Delivery. Call Hup Long: 6743-0018 6742-0018 HIROTO AUTOTRADER HONDA SHUTTLE AND More. Flexi Loan, Warranty Servicing, Test Drive available,
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    • 203 6 Mercedes For Sale 326 SMARTCARS BOUTIQUE 2017 NEW E200 Keyless go. Various colours. Immediate delivery. Flexi Loan. AML #01-02. Wayne 8506 0919 LECO PRESTIGE BRAND NEW C200. Panoramic roof. Top specs. Ready stock. Please call 9727-7767/ 9680-5993/ 8377-7777 SAN HUP BEE 3 DAYS DELIVERY! New 2017 GLC 250 2.0A SUV.
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    • 420 6 344 Toyota For Sale SAN HUP BEE 3 DAY DELIVERY! New Vellfire 2.5. Downpayment $49,800; Monthly $1451. #04-20 AML Call 9728 8717 9452 8805 SAN HUP BEE 3 DAYS DELIVERY! Brand New Harrier $35.8k downpayment $1281 monthly. #04-20 AML Call 9452 8805 9342 2292 SAN HUP BEE 3 DAYS DELIVERY!
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    • 165 6 344 Toyota For Sale HUP LONG 1.99% BRAND NEW Toyota Alphard 2.5 SC Ready Stock G’teed Delivery. Hup Long: 6743-0018 6742-0018 HUP LONG 1.99% BRAND NEW Toyota Sienta 1.5. Ready Stock G’teed Delivery. Hup Long: 6743-0018 6742-0018 STEVEN MOBILE 1/2006 ALTIS 1.6 A, COE till 01/’21 Silver, Very Good Cond
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    • 415 6 344 Toyota For Sale HARRIER ELEGANCE $137.8K Premium $145.8K Ready COE Estima Premium $167.8K Wish $107.8K Call *****005 1/’07 VIOS 1.5E Auto. 1 owner. Mileage 110K km only. OPC to normal. Trade in welcome Inhouse loan. 9666 9977 BRAND NEW TOYOTA Harrier 2.0 VITAS Ready Immediate Stock. 1 Bid Guaranteed
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    • 906 7 Vehicles For Hire 361 BRAND NEW VEZEL, Harrier, Nissan, Note for long term lease! Estima $2400, Mazda5 $1600, Lancer $1250, Avante $1300, Cabstar $1500. Please call: *****045 PROMOTION RATE! CARS, MPVs Vans. Special rates for long term. Call Falcon-Air Sin Ming/ Pandan *****880 Tampines *****997 BRAND NEW NV200/ 3 5
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    • 1488 9 PropertiesCLASSIFICATION GUIDE 434 Clementi 435 Geylang 436 Hougang 437 Jurong East 438 Jurong West 439 Kallang/ Whampoa 441 Marine Parade 442 Pasir Ris/ Changi 443 Punggol 444 Queenstown 445 Sembawang 446 Sengkang 447 Serangoon 448 Tampines 449 Toa Payoh 450 Woodlands 451 Yishun 452 Mixed/ Other Estates RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES FOR
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    • 720 9 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 Landed Property Transactions in the month of Nov 2016 Street Prop Contract Tenure Built-In/ Price Psf Name Type Month Land Area (S$'000) (S$) (sq ft) District 5 Chwee Chian View
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    • 245 9 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONG PASIR HOUSES FOR SALE 405 28A JLN RAYA. Brand new Semi-D. 4330/ 7220sf. 7+2+2 Family Rms. Lift, pool, koi. MRT. Call Owner *****635/ *****996 More Sale/ Rent: www.wahkhiaw.com.sg 26 COTSWOLD CL FH Bunglw Beautiful new reno,basement 4430/5300sf 6+1rm ensuite Kim *****636/ kimyan.com D14 GEYLANG/ EUNOS/ PAYA
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    • 2445 10 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in November 2016 This week: 20 25 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE
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    • 154 10 D16 BEDOK/UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 EDDY LIM 9456 0372 THE GLADES, TOP! 1 min walk MRT. 1-4rm PH. Good landscape, connect to Uni/airport Call now to view actual units Visit SRX.com.sg/code-1543 mrt near 1 MIN TANAH Merah MRT. Just TOP. The Glades. 25% discount. 1-4rm. Near
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    • 308 11 D18 TAMPINES/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS FOR SALE 418 POOL VIEW Q BAY RESI 3+1, 1119sqft. Brand new, Serious seller Low flr. Ask $1.399M neg. Call ReAnne Leu *****547 Value For Money BRAND NEW CONDO The Alps Res@ Tampines. 1-5 bdrms. Lowest outlay. Near Regional Ctr. Daniel 9850 2009 D19
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    • 326 11 ANG MO KIO HDBFOR SALE 425 Move-in Condition 3-RM 82SQM 445 AMK Ave 10 Corner. Privacy. Spacious. Beautiful reno. Amenity/MRT Call *****233 Edwin Chan Must Sell 4-RM BLK 543 Corner. High/ Lift level. Nice layout. Move in. Near mkt/ schs/ poly/ JC. VTO. Thangesh 9271-0754 BEDOK HDBFOR SALE 426 CHAN
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    • 348 11 CLEMENTI HDBFOR SALE 434 ACT FAST! $710K neg. 3-rm (2 adjoined units) 32 Holland Cl. #04. 3 MRTs. *****705 Kok GEYLANG HDBFOR SALE 435 ANT TO SELL! 3-rm+1 utility. 41 Sims Drive. High flr. Nice reno. Agts 1% incl GST. 9185 3383 W HOUGANG HDB FOR SALE 436 Prime Location
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    • 303 11 TAM PINES HDBFOR SALE 448 DEREK WOO 8500 6116 CHEAP 123 SIMEI 4A 104 sqm $468K neg. Square layout. 5 mins Eastpoint MRT. Quiet. Must sell! Open Hse Sat 3pm. Vince Yeo 9841 6088 6-RM PREMIUM 498D St. 45 Huge 4-bdrm Living+ Dining+ Kitchen+Yard+Utility. 1539sf High flr Corner Unblock MRT
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    • 341 11 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONG PASIR HOUSES FOR RENT 454 MEDALLION CORNER CLUSTER House 3854sf 5+1. Pool view. Near Australian International Sch. $5.8K. Lawrence *****111 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR RENT 454 80A MEYER RD Bunglw 5+1 +pool. 6300sf. $13.5k. F/ furn Also sales Owner *****635/ *****996. More
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    • 401 11 D03 QUEENSTOWN/ TIONG BAHRU PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 ANCHORAGE 1163SF 2+1 rms Pool view $3.3K; 1507 sf, 1830 sf 3+1 rms/ 1rm 883 sf $3K. 9109 8900 Kelvin TANGLIN VIEW 4+1 1900sf high flr, spacious hall, face S. opp Redhill Mrt/near Orchard $5.8k. Simon *****077 C21 Expat's Choice METROPOLITAN
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    • 471 11 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 SKYPARK SOMERSET MRT. High flr. Duplex High ceiling. 4+1, 3347sf, 800sf sky gdn. Owner *****027 *****377 PEAK @CAIRNHILL 2. Brand new. Cosy 2rm 829sf. Pte lift Walk to Orchard. Quiet hilltop. Immed. Call 9777 8620 Prime Location ROBERTSON 100. 2 bedrms. 883
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    • 352 11 D12 BALESTIER/TOA PAYOH/ SERANGOON/BOONKENG PTE APTS FOR RENT 465 AMPAS APT 3 bedrms, P/furn. Mins walk to Shaw Plaza/ amenities. Avail 15/1. $3k neg All races. 9230 7567 Wendy Joe Tng 9450 6667 350 #07 3-BEDRMS. 1420sqft Twin Heights. F/furn Immed. Near Shaw Plaza/Zhongshan food amenities. $3.8k only. Since 1993
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    • 365 12 D20 THOMSON/ BISHAN/ ANG MO KIO PTE APTS FOR RENT 468 GOLDENHILL PK. RESORT-LIKE 3rm 1334sf Unblocked p/furn $4K/mth. Also Thomson 800 Appt only, Elsie *****929. SKY VUE. BRAND new 2rm. Quiet. Morn sun. F/furn. $3K. Immed. Owner *****669 D21 ULU PANDAN/ CLEMENTI RD/ SUNSET/ BT TIMAH PTE APTS FOR
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    • 382 12 HOUGANG HDBFOR RENT 493 Joe Tng 9450 6667 3’I’ BLK 24 Hougang Ave 3. #10 High ceiling. Open view unfurn. Asking $1.8K Immed. Near amenities. All races. KALLANG/ WHAMPOA HDB FOR RENT 496 WHAMPOA 3+1, AIRCON, furn. Fridge. No comm. move-in Immed. *****885 Mr Loh MARINE PARADE HDB FOR RENT
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    • 448 12 HDB/HUDC APTS WANTED (RENT/BUY) 527 TENANTS JUST ARRIVED! All properties welcome. Urgently needs whole units. Call 9694-5678 Pan. (In Real Estate Since 1999 RENT/ SALE EXPAT’S Professional avail in all areas in S’pore. Just arrival. Call Ng *****774 ERA, CEA certified HIGH BUDGET! URGENTLY wanted whole units by family PRs.
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    • 336 12 SUNTEC TWR 1. 640, 1550sqft Partition fitted. MRT. Immed Clinton *****159/*****380 EUNOS TECHPARK 60 Kaki Bt Place 600sf. Own entrance $1550 F/furn/AC. *****231 CHINATOWN MRT. PEOPLE’S Park Ctr. #08-22. 441sf. Renovated. Owner *****644 OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE 535 Prime Location PRUDENTIAL TWR 1160-*****sf GSH Plaza 570 ***** sqft MRT Parking.
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    • 398 12 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 Supermarket/ Retail/ F&B @Newest Shopping Mall formerly known as Hong Leong Gdn Shopping Centre 323sqm. 6 VRV aircons. Alfred *****910 PN ROCHESTER MALL 600 1,000sf (education enrichment) Offer at attractive rent UE ONE-NORTH DEVELOPMENTS PTE LTD 8688 7375 9822 8220 UE BIZHUB EAST (Changi Link)
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