The Straits Times, 3 February 2017

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    40 1 THE STRAITS TIMES FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3,2017 SINCE1845 EXCELLENCE IN REDESIGN: SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN, BEST NEWS WEBSITE: WAN-IFRA 80 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS $1.10 To subscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 041/02/2016
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  • Article
    Lock icon EDB upbeat on investments amid global uncertainties
    512 1  -  It expects to secure $8b-$10b in investments this year, a range it sees as the new normal Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg In a year that could be challenging for economies around the globe, Singapore still hopes to attract its fair share of foreign investments,
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    Lock icon Plane skids off runway in Yogyakarta
    137 1 A Garuda Boeing 737-800 from Jakarta carrying 130 people skidded off the runway as it landed at the Yogyakarta airport late on Wednesday, the airline said yesterday. It is the latest mishap to hit Indonesia’s aviation sector. No one was hurt, but the airport
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  • Article
    Lock icon $63m a year in new grants to improve HDB lifts
    225 1  -  Rachel Au-Yong rachelay@sph.com.sg Town councils will get an extra $600 a year for each lift they own to “help them cope with higher lift-related servicing and maintenance costs”, the National Development Ministry said yesterday. They will also receive half the
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      227 1 Home Firms tap silver market with hip products B1 Top of the News Walk down Singapore’s war memory laneA10 SportHariss Harun to play in Europe C12 LifeHot acts at Chinese Festival of Arts D2&3 Life Weekend activities to promote Singapore literature D10 •Top of the News PMI rise boosts hopes
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s News
      • Article
        Lock icon Investments to hold steady Singapore hopes to attract its fair
        63 2 TOP OF THE NEWS Singapore hopes to attract its fair share of foreign investments, and estimates that these could create between 19,000 and 21,000 new jobs. This is marginally lower than the forecast the Economic Development Board made for 2016
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        Lock icon Events to mark Fall of S’pore
        58 2 TOP OF THE NEWS To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Fall of Singapore on Feb 15, the National Heritage Board has teamed up with partners to organise 11 guided tours of sites such as the old Command House, Gillman Barracks and Pasir Panjang.
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        Lock icon Mattis reassures S. Korea
        80 2 WORLD US Defence Secretary James Mattis told South Korea yesterday that the two allies would stand “shoulder to shoulder” to face the North Korean threat, in a message of reassurance after US President Donald Trump questioned aspects of the alliance. The visit comes amid concern that
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      • Straits Times Digital
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          Lock icon Show of hands
          30 2 VIDEO What is the sign for Marina BaySands? James Ong of the Singapore Association for the Deaf shows you how to use the Singapore Sign Language. http://str.sg/signsg
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          Lock icon Know the junglefowl
          25 2 VIDEO It can fly and is quieter than the domesticated chicken. Butthe red junglefowl, native to Singapore, is also nationally endangered. http://str.sg/junglefowl
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        Lock icon Billionaire ‘facing probe’
        52 2 WORLD Chinese billionaire Xiao Jianhua, who went missing in Hong Kong, is reportedly under investigation in the mainland in connection with China’s 2015 stock crash. It is unclear how Mr Xiao is being linked to the crash, but investigators have targeted several executives on suspicion of insider
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        Lock icon Anew world order
        46 2 OPINION US President Donald Trump clearly considers China a strategic rival, while appearing to want to hew closer to Russia. The result is a new world order in the making, with America, China and Russia as the key powers, says Derwin Pereira. A21
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        Lock icon Catching the silver wave
        45 2 HOME More retailers are catering to the silver generation, offering products and services such as designer walking canes and slower-paced tour itineraries. The market has hugepotential–oneinfour Singaporeans will be at least 65 by 2030, up from one in eight now. B1
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        Lock icon New book on family law issues
        57 2 HOME A new book by lawyer Jennifer Yeo, wife of former minister George Y eo, aims to help Singaporeans navigate complicated legal rights and issues that come with marriage, divorce and parenthood. It is believed to be the first here that targets young adults
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        Lock icon CDL buying prime Thames site
        59 2 BUSINESS Property giant City Developments (CDL) is buying a prime freehold site on the River Thames in south-west London. It will pay Curatus Trust £58 million (S$103.4 million) for the 0.65ha Ransomes Wharf site in Battersea. It intends to build a luxury residential project with
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        Lock icon Mourinho miffed about rules
        75 2 SPORT Jose Mourinho (below) has declared he is being scrutinised by a different yardstick from other Premier League managers. After Manchester United’s 0-0 draw against Hull on Wednesday, the Portuguese seemed unhappy about the refereeing, and said: “The rules for me are different.” After the drawn
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        Lock icon BuySingLit campaign on
        51 2 LIFE Publishers, distributors and bookstores yesterday launched the #BuySingLit campaign in a new movement to get Singaporeans to buy more local literature. It will feature a weekend of islandwide literary activities from Feb 24 to 26, including literary-themed walking tours, book fairs and storytelling sessions for children.
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    • What’s Next
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        Lock icon Trump set to be key issue at EU summit
        75 2 European Union leaders today gather for a summit in Valletta, Malta, their first meeting since US President Donald Trump took office. Curbing migration from Libya and dealing with the aftermath of Brexit were meant to be the dominant themes of the
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        Lock icon Murders: Verdict on ex-cop’s fate today
        62 2 Former policeman Iskandar Rahmat, who appealed against his sentence for the Kovan double murder, is expected to find out if he can escape the hangman’s noose today. He was found guilty of killing car workshop owner Tan Boon Sin, 67, and his son Chee
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        Lock icon US employment data outtoday
        66 2 The US Labour Department is scheduled to release the January payrolls report today. Economists expect the numbers to underscore continued strengthening in the labour market, with employers adding 175,000 jobs. A private-sector report released a day earlier showed that companies last month added more workers than
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      Lock icon Keeping the taxi business viable
      288 2  -  Why It Matters Adrian Lim adrianl@sph.com.sg The stiff competition from private-hire businesses is forcing taxi companies to take a hard look at the overhead costs that make driving untenable for some of their cabbies. An industry practice that had not budged in years –inwhichtaxidrivershadtopayheftydailyrents for
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      155 2 REACH US AT Website: www.straitstimes.com Facebook: www.fb.com/thestraitstimes Twitter: @STcom Instagram: @Straits_Times DON’T BEAFROG INTHE WELL! Republic Polytechnic offers a variety of skills and enrichment courses year round. Use your SkillsFuture credits today. Upcoming Courses in Feb and Mar 2017 Course Date Basic UAV Videography 24 Feb 2017 Basic Barista and
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon 28-year-old jailed 16 weeks for evading NS
      942 3  -  Senior counsel’s son remained abroad without valid permit for over a decade Shafliq Alkhatib ashaffiq@sph.com.sg He reaped the benefits of the Singapore education system and has immediate family members still living here. These were among the reasons District Judge Shawn Ho gave yesterday
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      Lock icon Go-Ahead up to speed after a bumpy start
      683 4  -  It now has more than the 700 drivers it was looking to hire and is ready to launch a new route in April Adrian Lim adrianl@sph.com.sg Bus operator Go-Ahead Singapore, which was dogged by recruitment problems after its launch last September, now
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      Lock icon Factory activity improves again, raising hopes of steady rebound
      425 4  -  Marissa Lee marilee@sph.com.sg Factory activity rose for the fifth straight month in January, stoking hopes that the manufacturing rebound is gaining momentum after being stuck in a slump for more than a year. ThePurchasingManagers’Index(PMI)–anearly indicator of manufacturing activity posted a reading
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      Lock icon SIA flight stewardess found dead in US hotel room
      496 4  -  Toh Wen Li toh wenli@sph.com.sg A Singapore Airlines (SIA) air stewardess was found dead in a San Francisco hotel room on Tuesday, several hours before she was to depart from the city on the return leg of a long-haul flight. The
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      Lock icon Senate confirms Tillerson as top US diplomat
      615 6 Ex-ExxonMobil chief takes on post at a time when ties with America’s key foreign allies are under severe strain couldleadtoglobalchaos.”NYTIMES WASHINGTON The US Senate confirmed former ExxonMobil chairman and chief executive Rex Tillerson in a 56-43 vote to become the nation’s 69th Secretary
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      Lock icon Trump urges rule change to confirm Supreme Court pick
      502 6 REUTERS WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump has urged Senate Republicans to “go nuclear” and impose a rule change to force a simple majority vote on confirmation if Democrats block his Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, as Democrats manoeuvred for a hard
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      Lock icon Trump threatens to withhold funds after Berkeley protest
      115 6 United States President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funds for the University of California, Berkeley, after hundreds of protesters smashed shop windows, set fires and clashed with police as they forced a right-wing speaker to cancel his appearance there. The violence,
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      Lock icon Travel ban death claim a lie, says Michigan imam
      285 6 DETROIT An American who claimed that his mother had died after not being able to travel to the United States for treatment a day after President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban is said to have lied, US media reported. US citizen
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      Lock icon Education secretary nominee may be rejected
      204 6 REUTERS WASHINGTON Public refusals on Wednesday by two US Senate Republicans to support Ms Betsy DeVos, US President Donald Trump’s pick for education secretary, raised the possibility of a rare congressional rejection of a Cabinet nominee. In an ominous sign for Mr Trump, Republican
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      Lock icon US must let those with immigrant visas enter: Judge
      418 6 NYTIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG LOS ANGELES A federal judge has dealt another blow to US President Donald Trump’s executive order barring some foreigners from coming into the US, in a ruling that added to the confusion over the legality of the
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      Lock icon US being taken advantage of: Trump
      780 7 He says he is having tough phone calls; reports claim abrupt end to call with Australian PM BLOOMBERG REUTERS WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump told a national prayer breakfast that the world is in trouble, the United States is being taken advantage of, and
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      Lock icon Resettlement deal came after UN intervention
      311 7 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON POST CANBERRA The issue discussed over the phone by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and US President Donald Trump centres on about 2,500 people who had sought asylum in Australia but were diverted to facilities off the country’s coast on Nauru and
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    • Article
      Lock icon Call for more technicians to tackle lift problems
      652 8  -  Town council chairmen welcome new grants, but say extra steps need to be taken Rachel Au-Yong rachelay@sph.com.sg The chairmen of town councils yesterday suggested ways to help reduce the number of lift breakdowns, even as they welcomed the new grants from the
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      Lock icon Fresh problems for Sigma lifts
      504 8  -  Ng Jun Sen ngjunsen@sph.com.sg A Jan 31 deadline for beleaguered lift company Sigma Elevator to fix its faulty lifts has come and gone. But problems continue to mount for the operator, which had been barred from tendering for new Housing Board contracts from October 2015.
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      Lock icon Give and take needed over animals: Minister
      309 8  -  Carolyn Khew kcarolyn@sph.com.sg The recent culling of chickens by the authorities here highlights the constant tension between animal ersandthosewhoarelessenamouredbythem,MinisterforSocial and FamilyDevelopmentTan Chuan-Jin said yesterday. “It is a very real issue. It is not just about chickens. It is about dogs, cats and pets
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      Lock icon Indonesian minister to visit S’pore as both nations mark ties
      468 8  -  Arlina Arshad Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta aarlina@sph.com.sg Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi will visit Singapore next Thursday and Friday to meet her counterpart, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, kicking off a series of events to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between
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      Lock icon Guided trail to offer glimpse of WWII in Singapore
      515 10  -  Last Days of Empire walk among various activities planned to mark 75th anniversary of Fall of S’pore Raynold Toh raynoldt@sph.com.sg Walking for three hours to an old Japanese war shrine in sweltering heat on a battle anniversary is something prisoners of
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    • Article
      Lock icon US prosecutors seek approval for sale of Jho Low’s hotel stake
      386 10 NEW YORK In its latest move to recover funds allegedly siphoned from Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), the US Justice Department has asked a US federal court to approve a plan to sell financier Jho Low’s stake
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Mattis affirms US commitment to S. Korea
      629 11 US Defence Secretary agrees to go ahead with controversial Thaad missile system AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SEOUL United States Defence Secretary James Mattis told South Korea yesterday that the two allies would stand “shoulder-to-shoul-der” to face the threat from North Korea, in a message
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon ‘Missing’ tycoon under probe over stock crash
        548 12 Canadian national who vanished from HK is in China helping investigators: Report HONG KONG A billionaire who went missing from Hong Kong is reportedly under investigation in connection with China’s 2015 stock crash. Local media say financier Xiao Jianhua was last seen at
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        Lock icon A prodigy who chose business over politics
        358 12 HONG KONG A prodigy who entered Peking University at 15, Mr Xiao Jianhua looked likely to become a politician until the momentous events of1989. As a “student cadre” at Peking University, he could have followed the path of Mr Li Keqiang, now the
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        Lock icon HK hotel a ‘hideout’ for Chinese businessmen
        404 12 HONG KONG For the past few years, China-born billionaire Xiao jianhua had been staying at the luxurious Four Seasons Hotel before his disappearance last Friday. The five-star hotel overlooking the Victoria Harbour has been a comfortable “hideout from prying authorities across the border”,
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        Lock icon Post-holiday jams as millions return to work
        112 12 An aerial shot yesterday showing a massive jam on an expressway in Nanning as people travel out of Guangxi region to other parts of China in a reversal of the massive migration home for Chinese New Year. Yesterday also marked the end of
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        Lock icon Smog returns to northern China after brief respite
        306 12 HONG KONG Severe smog has returned to northern China as heavier traffic returns to the urban areas and factories reopen following the Chinese New Year break. China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection said on Wednesday that the new bout of pollution will engulf
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        Lock icon Buffaloes get colourful for ploughing festival
        101 13 Artists from across Vietnam are taking part in buffalo painting, which is part of the annual ceremonial ploughing festival called Tich Dien in the northern province of Ha Nam. Tich Dien takes place during the first week of the Chinese New Year. Thousands of
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        Lock icon Uber hits the brakes in Taiwan
        513 13  -  Firm suspends services after racking up $50m in fines, backlash from taxi industry Jermyn Chow JermynChow TaiwanCorrespondent InTaipei jermync@sph.com.sg Global ride-hailing company Uber is putting the brakes on its services in Taiwan amid growing pressure and fines. Uber said in a statement yesterday that
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        Lock icon Philippines to use military in drug war
        630 14 Duterte loses trust in police after series of scandals War on drugs REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he would issue an executive order for military support in his fight against illicit drugs, which he said were a national
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        Lock icon Drug abuse key poll issue in Punjab
        619 14  -  Nirmala Ganapathy NirmalaGanapathy IndiaBureauChief InNewDelhi gnirmala@sph.com.sg As voters gear up to cast their ballots in Punjab tomorrow, the problem of drug abuse has emerged as a major electoral issue in the northernIndianstate–wherethousands of young men are estimated to be addicted to various types
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        Lock icon Thai cops probe alleged drug lord’s celebrity links
        351 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK Thai police swooped on the home of a popular actress as part of a series of Bangkok raids yesterday, in a widening probe into the celebrity and business links of an alleged Laotian drug lord. Investigators say elite contacts
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        Lock icon Malaysians renew calls for sex offender registry
        459 15  -  Rapist’s return after time in Canada jail raises concerns but police say they will monitor him Trinna Leong Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur ltrinna@sph.com.sg Malaysians have renewed calls for a sex offender registry as a convicted rapist is set to return to the
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        Lock icon Thai cops seize 3 tonnes of pangolin scales
        203 15 REUTERS BANGKOK Thai Customs police yesterday unveiled a massive three-tonne cache of seized pangolin scales intended for Asia’s lucrative wildlife markets, where feverish demand for the “scaly anteater” has turned it into the most trafficked mammal on earth. The shy pangolin’s brown
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        Lock icon Australia, Indonesia join hands to stem terror funds
        566 16  -  Both countries to exchange intelligence as funds moved into Indonesia help finance fighters’ trips to Syria Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja WahyudiSoeriaatmadja IndonesiaCorrespondent InJakarta wahyudis@sph.com.sg Indonesia and Australia have pledged to work together to “choke off” funding for terrorist activities, after senior security officials from
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        Lock icon Oil spill pollutes Chennai shoreline
        65 16 A worker clearing oil sludge yesterday from the shoreline of Ennore Port, following a collision between two cargo ships liquefied petroleum gas carrier MT BW Maple and crude oil carrier MT Dawn Kanchipuramon last Saturday in Chennai, India. The spill has polluted about 24km of
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        Lock icon Manila shuts down nickel mines over pollution
        354 16 MANILA The Philippines yesterday ordered the closure or suspension of more than two dozen mines after a government investigation found the miners had illegally cut down trees and polluted rivers. Most of the mines targeted by the order produce nickel and account for
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        Lock icon Uproar over Bangladesh ‘human bridge’ incidents
        347 16 AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE DHAKA The Bangladesh authorities ordered investigations yesterday after images of a politician and a wealthy businessman clambering over groups of students, who had been forced to form human chains, went viral. Parents lodged complaints this week after dozens of students were made to
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      • Asia Briefs
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          Lock icon Cambodia changing election-related law
          84 16 REUTERS PHNOM PENH Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday a law was being amended to stop anyone convicted of an offence from running for office for five years, effectively barring his main rival from elections. Opposition leader Sam Rainsy has been convicted of a series
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          Lock icon Malaysia nabs Red Shirt head for theft
          70 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR Mr Jamal Yunos, the Red Shirt leader described as the poster boy of the Malay right wing, was arrested yesterday by police for alleged trespass and theft at entertainment outlets. The arrest took place at his home
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          Lock icon Eight policemen in India killed in blast
          54 16 XINHUA NEW DELHI At least eight policemen were killed and five others wounded after a vehicle they were travelling in was hit by a landmine blast in Odisha, India. Police said yesterday they suspect the landmine was triggered on Wednesday night by Maoist
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    • WORLD
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        Lock icon Push for high-speed rail to transform Australia
        1029 17  -  Privately funded plan to link Sydney and Melbourne to include eight new inland ‘cities’ Jonathan Pearlman JonathanPearlman ForTheStraitsTimes InSydney jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com For decades in Australia, there has been talk of building a high-speed rail along the east coast, where the bulk of the nation’s
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        Lock icon Sydney schoolboy stabs teacher, students
        330 17 SYDNEY A teenage boy walked into a school classroom in western Sydney yesterday and allegedly stabbed a teacher and two students during morning roll call, before walking away without saying a word, a witness said. A 16-year-old student was arrested in the carpark of a
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        Lock icon Rally for slain bus driver who was burned alive in Australia
        66 17 A vigil was held yesterday for bus driver Manmeet Alisher outside the Magistrates Court in Brisbane. Mr Alisher, 29, died after being set on fire last Octoberwhile picking up passengers in a Brisbane suburb. The court was hearing the
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        Lock icon Proteins found in a 195-million-year-old dinosaur
        502 17 WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON The Lufengosaurus a long-necked herbivore that walked on two feet in what is now south-western China has been dead for 195 million years. But scientists think a small bit of soft tissue still clings to those old bones. Writing in the
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        Lock icon Six more weeks of winter, says Phil the groundhog
        71 18 Handler John Griffiths introduces Punxsutawney Phil to the crowd at Gobbler's Knob on the 131st Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, yesterday. Punxsutawney Phil, a famed US groundhog, emerged from its burrow yesterday and predicted six more weeks of winter weather. Groundhog
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        Lock icon Clinton’s new book reflects on her life and election loss
        427 18 AGENCE-FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK Mrs Hillary Clinton is putting her shock presidential election defeat to Mr Donald Trump behind her by publishing a book of essays reflecting on her life, the bruising 2016 campaign and the future. Publishing house Simon Schuster
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        Lock icon US steps up pressure on Iran over missile test
        575 18 Mid-East state ‘put on notice’ as actions show it to be ‘in defiance’ of UN resolution BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump said Iran has been “put on notice” for testing ballistic missiles, as his administration turned its focus to a
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        Lock icon Teheran also tested cruise missile: Report
        236 18 REUTERS BERLIN Iran has tested a cruise missile capable of carrying nuclear weapons, in addition to test-firing a medium-range ballistic missile on Sunday, German newspaper Die Welt reported yesterday, citing unspecified intelligence sources. No comment was immediately available from Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency
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        Lock icon Britain publishes Brexit blueprint for Parliament
        615 19 White Paper confirms Britain’s exit from EU’s single market to control immigration AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BLOOMBERG LONDON The British government has presented its Brexit strategy to Parliament, publishing 12 objectives that it believes will secure “a new, positive and constructive partnership” with the European
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        Lock icon Romanian minister quits over decree decriminalising graft
        412 19 REUTERS BUCHAREST A Romanian Cabinet minister has resigned, testing the stability of the month-old left-ist-led government after 250,000 people came out in protest over a decree that could effectively grant amnesty to dozens of officials accused of corruption. The order, hastily adopted late
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        Lock icon Merkel in Turkey to salvage battered alliance
        435 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ANKARA German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Turkey yesterday to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the first time since July’s failed coup, seeking to keep a key partnership alive after a series of crises. Dr Merkel will also meet Prime Minister
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      • World Briefs
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          Lock icon Russia fixes grounded planes
          63 19 REUTERS MOSCOW Russian plane-maker Sukhoi has repaired defects in 20 Superjet 100 aircraft that were grounded in December by airlines such as Russia’s Aeroflot and Mexico’s Interjet, the company said yesterday. Checks by Russia’s aviation authority were instigated in late December after a defect was discovered
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          67 19 REUTERS PRETORIA South Africa’s anti-corruption watchdog is seeking legal advice on whether to oppose President Jacob Zuma’s court action to set aside an influence-peddling report, Ms Busisiwe Mkhwebane, the country’s Public Protector, said yesterday. The Office of the Public Protector, a constitutionally mandated
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        436 20 LONDON Four engineers who developed the imaging technology used in digital cameras have won the highest international engineeringprize. The £1 million (S$1.8 million) prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering has gone to Dr Michael Tompsett, Dr Eric Fossum, Dr George Smith and
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        196 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NYTIMES REUTERS MRS PENELOPE FILLON (WIFE) •WeeklynewspaperLeCanardEnchaine alleged that she was paid €831,440 (S$1.2 million) in taxpayer money for a bogus job as a parliamentary assistant to her husband and his deputy in the National Assembly. She was said to have held the job from 1988
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        410 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS GENEVA About 40 potential vaccines for the Zika virus are being tested, but none is likely to be available for women of childbearing age before 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. WHO director Margaret Chan said the virus, linked to
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      448 21 The Straits Times says A surprising string of positive economic news on the home front is a heartening change from an earlier diet of numbers signalling declines. Chief among them were the manufacturing figures for December which surged 21.3 per cent year on year. This
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      1102 21  -  A new world order with America, Chin aand Russia as the key powers is being reshaped, and Russia may become the fulcrum power Derwin Pereira For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer heads Pereira International, a Singapore-based political consultancy.
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      2065 22  - German politics Russia's next target? Merkel has vowed to defend liberal order and win a fourth term as chancellor but officials fear Moscow’s intervention in the election campaign, with hard-right parties well placed to benefit Stefan Wagstyl FINANCIAL TIMES Lisa was a Russian-born teenager living in Berlin who last January
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      832 23  -  Holger Nehring The writer is Professor in Contemporary European History, University of Stirling. It would have been fascinating to have been a fly on the wall when Mr Boris Johnson called Mr Donald Trump’s special adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner
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      838 23  -  Jamil Anderlini FINANCIAL TIMES It reads like the plot of a bad thriller –aChinesebillionairesitswithhis entourage of female bodyguards in his apartment in the Hong Kong Four Seasons in the early hours of Chinese New Year’s Eve. The women are employed not only to
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      814 23  -  David Crundall The writer is Professor of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University. This article first appeared in theconversation.com, a website of analysis from academics and researchers. A recent police clampdown on driving while using hand-held mobile phones caught nearly 8,000 British drivers
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      257 24  -  Heng Cho Choon Mr Tan Chin Hwee was right when he said that our students need resilience and curiosity to succeed in the future (“Go beyond book-smarts, to resilience and curiosity”; Jan 31). Digital technologies are rapidly transforming both business practices and societies,
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      169 24  - Income Shield claims why they have to be e-filed Andrew Yeo General Manager Life Health NTUC Income We thank Ms Ng Sout San for her letter (“Why reject medical insurance claim that isn’t e-filed?”; Jan 31). Ms Ng stated that her IncomeShield claim for a surgical procedure was not considered
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        104 24  -  Loong Chik Tong Bukit Panjang Government High School recently spread festive cheer in a simple but memorable way. Its students presented residents in the vicinity of the school with mandarin oranges on Chinese New Year’s Eve as a token of their good wishes. The
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        211 24  -  Jeremy Cheong Weng Kee When I was a patient at Singapore General Hospital (SGH), I opted for “service express” payments for outpatient consultations. Under this option, the bill for treatment is sent for processing and charged automatically to a pre-approved credit card. The receipt is mailed
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      264 24  -  Christopher Leong Chi How With the unnecessary economic loss and untold human suffering brought about by smoking, it is time for Singapore to have a firm plan on how smoking can be eliminated (“Smoking cost the world $2 trillion in 2012: Study”; Feb
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      Lock icon Great cost and damage from smoking
      297 24  -  Quek Koh Choon The study by the World Health Organisation and the American Cancer Society shows the cost of smoking (“Smoking cost the world $2 trillion in 2012: Study”; Feb 1). In fact, the actual cost may even be higher if second-hand smoking is
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      213 24  -  Juliana Low I live in a private estate and grew up enjoying the company of community animals, especially cats. They have never been an issue and, in fact, encourage friendship and bonding in the community. However, I have noticed that in the past
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      163 24  -  Fong Peng Keong Director Pollution Control Department National Environment Agency We thank Mr Leon Lui Yuen Leung for his letter (“Can NEA book cars idling in private carparks?”; Jan 27). The National Environment Agency’s (NEA) enforcement officers carryout enforcement action against
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      225 24  -  Lynette Quah Hui Ting I am heartened that there will be new mega childcare centres to meet the demand for such services, and that they will be subject to stringent regulatory requirements (“4 more mega childcare centres on the way”; Jan 19, and “Large
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      22 24 1.FRANCISCHENG: More regulations needed to protect workers. 2.CHIAMSHENGSHI: Allow investment of foreign-listed securities for SRS and CPF OA i nvestments.
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      179 24  -  Gan Kok Tiong Setting aside more funds for service and conservancy is a very wise move by the Government, in view of our ageing Housing Board blocks, and I agree fully with Mr Paul Chan Poh Hoi that the roles of the HDBandthe town
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      25 24 Like many doctors and dentists, I now offer acupuncture treatment. Ooo! I’d like to try that, doc! Sorry those acupuncture needles I’ve ordered haven’t arrived.
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      161 25 A year from now, these slopes of the Alpensia Ski Resort will be in the spotlight as athletes gather for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Described as the “Alps of Asia”, the ski resort will host several events from Feb 9
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      31 25 WEATHER Thundery showers mainly over northern and eastern Singapore in the late afternoon. High 33 deg C Low 24 deg C 24-hr PSI as of 5pm yesterday: 54 to 58 (Moderate)
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      Lock icon Companies cash in on silver dollar
      843 1  -  With one in four aged at least 65 by 2030, more retailers are catering to their needs Melissa Lin mellinjm@sph.com.sg From designer walking canes to slower-paced tour packages, businesses here are starting to come up with more products and services tailored for the growing
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      Lock icon Patient challenges SMC ruling on plastic surgeon
      723 2  -  She claims he botched breast reconstruction surgery, complaints panel says no misconduct Salma Khalik salma@sph.com.sg facebook.com/ST.Salma The Singapore Medical Council’s complaints committee has ruled there was no professional misconduct by a plastic surgeon whose patient complained he had botched her breast reconstruction 21/2
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      Lock icon Late eye surgeon Robert Loh strengthened social service sector, says PM Lee
      316 2  -  Chew Hui Min chuimin@sph.com.sg Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong thanked the late eye surgeon Robert Loh for his “selfless devotion” in a letter to his widow yesterday. Dr Loh, who died of a stroke on Tuesday, was the
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      Lock icon New two-pronged method to fight deadly liver cancer
      399 2  -  Linette Lai linettel@sph.com.sg By combining a 10-year-old treatment and one so new it is still being studied, doctors are hoping to help their patients better fight one of Singapore’s top killer cancers. They are taking this step because existing treatments often do
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      1039 4  -  Jennifer Yeo’s book provides legal know-how for young adults planning to get hitched Janice Tai jantai@sph.com.sg Some hesitate to marry because of a long list of fears. Others plunge into marriage after a whirlwind romance without thinking twice. At a time when the institution
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      441 4  -  Jalelah Abu Baker jalmsab@sph.com.sg Spectators at this year’s Chingay Night Fiesta will be able to get up close and personal with performers and lighted floats for the first time. They will be able to walk up freely to stationary floats and
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      Lock icon Cap on fees paid by Indonesian maids
      458 5  -  Embassy warns of paperwork freeze for recruiters and agencies that fail to comply Joanna Seow joseow@sph.com.sg From March 1, there will be a cap on the amount that Indonesian domestic workers need to pay recruiters and agencies to work in Singapore. It is
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      408 5  -  Pearl Lee leepearl@sph.com.sg A union overseeing the interests of seamen will give local shipping companies $1.2 million over two years to encourage them to continue training seafaring cadets. The Singapore Maritime Officers’ Union will give companies $5,000 for each Singaporean trainee they employ
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      Lock icon Giant turtle heads home
      600 6  -  Minister urges public to avoid illegal animal activities, as creature found here in 2015 is returned to Malaysia Carolyn Khew kcarolyn@sph.com.sg The Malaysian native landed here in mysterious circumstances more than a year ago and was discovered while crossing a road in the western part of
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      Lock icon GST fraud: 5 Indian nationals charged
      538 6  -  Shaffiq Alkhatib ashaffiq@sph.com.sg Five Indian nationals were charged in court yesterday with making fraudulent Goods and Services Tax (GST) refund claims involving a total of $167,253. They each faced more than 200 counts of abetment by conspiracy to make false statements in claims made
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      Lock icon Air-con man’s fatal fall ruled a misadventure
      422 6  -  Elena Chong ElenaChong CourtCorrespondent elena@sph.com.sg Air-conditioner technicians carrying out manual dis-assembly and shifting of bulky components should use a portable step platform rather than A-frame ladders, said a coroner yesterday, noting that that option would allow a more stable foothold. These safe work
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      296 8  -  Toh Wen Li toh wenli@sph.com.sg UOB employees and clients savoured the joy of giving on the second day of the annual United Overseas Bank (UOB) Commercial Banking Lunar New Year dinner at the Pan Pacific Hotel last night. More than $1.2 million
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      456 8  -  Elena Chong ElenaChong CourtCorrespondent elena@sph.com.sg He was in financial difficulties when he asked his former girlfriend if he could sell her sex videos for money. Concerned for her reputation, the 23-year-old pleaded with Benjamin Yeo Bing Yuan, 25, not to do
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      616 8  -  Moderates must be able to deliver; poverty is a feeding ground for extremism, says prof Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh asyiqins@sph.com.sg With religion playing a greater role in public life today, it is crucial for moderate religious leaders to work hard to win support, a
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      413 8  -  Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh The S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) yesterday signed agreements with six religious institutions to promote greater understanding of different religions here. Such efforts to enhance religious harmony and expand the common space in Singapore come
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      Lock icon High Court orders taxman to disclose audit papers sought
      703 9  -  Judge rules such documents not protected by legal privilege nor immune to disclosure K. C. Vijayan K.C.Vijayan SeniorLawCorrespondent vijayan@sph.com.sg A company which is being sued by the Singapore taxman for the return of some $9.6 million in tax refunds will be
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      145 9 Flips that are not as easy as they seem She lunges forward, but freezes midway in an attempt at a front fip. After all, trampolining is more than just bouncy fun for kids it is a competitive Olympic sport. But with time, journalist Bridget Tan manages to
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      Lock icon Hungry? Will humans eat other humans again?
      2061 10  -  Cannibalism is more common among species than you think–and humans do it too Bill Schutt Prof Bill Schutt is a professor at Long Island University Post, a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History, and the author of the book Cannibalism:
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      921 11  -  Arseniy Kuznetsov wins A.F. Harvey Prize for breaking ground in controlling light rays Science Faces Lin Yangchen linyc@sph.com.sg For five years, a Russian scientist toiled in a Singapore laboratory in a bid to control light rays in a way never done
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      164 11 Unmasking a little-studied gene, scientists from the University of North Carolina say they have discovered a potential drug target to treat gastrointestinal cancers. Theirfindings about the gene Gpr182 suggest that it could prove a promising avenueforfighting cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. The researchers found that when Gpr182 was
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      Lock icon Pitch to use S’pore’s Javan mynahs for ‘rescue’ act
      862 12  -  While common here, the birds are listed as vulnerable back in their native Indonesia Carolyn Khew kcarolyn@sph.com.sg The black and yellow-beaked Javan mynah may be a common sight here but it is a different story in Indonesia where they are from.
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        284 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE It may not feel like it but the Milky Way galaxy is barrelling through the Universe at more than 2 million kmh. Astronomers said they had discovered a void in deep space that helps explain the direction in which our galaxy is
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        330 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Are women really better at multitasking? A study said a tricky brain-teaser throws off men’s walking gait but leaves most women unfazed, reopening an age-old debate about mental gender differences. Onatreadmill,men–and womenovertheageof60– started swinging their right arm less while grappling with a
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        301 12  -  Compiled by Samantha Samantha Boh Researchers have uncovered 30 genes that could, one day, serve as therapeutic targets to reverse Rett Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that affects only girls and is a severe form of an autism spectrum disorder. The study, led
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      74 11 FREE ADMISSION Please register at lkydvp2017.eventbrite.sg Professor Ada Yonath Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2009 Director, The Helen and Milton A Kimmelman Center for Biomolecular Structure and Assembly of the Weizmann Institute of Science PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES NEXT GENERATION ANTIBIOTICS THE RESOLUTION REVOLUTION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON ANTIBIOTICS
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      480 1  -  It will pay $103m for Ransomes Wharf plot in Battersea’s creative quarter Wong Siew Ying wongsy@sph.com.sg Property giant City Developments (CDL) is buying a prime freehold site on the River Thames in south-west London that it will use for luxury homes.
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      427 2  -  Offshore player silent on its debt problems, market left waiting for its next move Marissa Lee marilee@sph.com.sg Shares of offshore player Ezra Holdings remained suspended yesterday for a second day with no update on its debt problems. As the market awaits Ezra’s
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      612 7  -  Hosts Malaysia are Asian champs and will have rousing home support: Interim coach Nicole Chia cnicole@sph.com.sg Singapore’s national netball team may be the reigning South-east Asian champions, but interim coach Yeo Mee Hong believes her charges will be the underdogs at this year’s
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      559 8 Speedy greens in Dubai 1st round an issue for ex-world No. 1, who is pain-free but still rusty REUTERS THE GUARDIAN DUBAI Tiger Woods felt the pain, figuratively at least, after the former world No. 1 golfer failed to make a single birdie in
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      336 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW Maria Sharapova revealed she refused to feel sorry for herself during her doping ban, occupying her time by studying at Harvard, writing a book and even learning how to box. The former world No. 1 and five-time Grand Slam singles
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      203 8 New Hui Fen was yesterday named Bowler of the Year for the first time, after a stellar season that saw her become the first Singaporean to win the prestigious Professional Women’s Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour Championship. The 24-year-old also won the
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        120 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW The Russian athletics federation (Rusaf) revealed the names of 31 of its athletes who have applied to compete internationally as neutrals and thereby escape the ban from world athletics’ governing body. The Russian track and field team has been banned
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        64 8 Mardan, Koh Slorach make cut in Dhaka DHAKA Mardan Mamat shot a two-under 69 yesterday at the Bashundhara Bangladesh Open. He is joint-22nd on one-under 141 and trails jazz Janewattananond (67) of Thailand by 10 shots at the Kurmitola Golf Club. Other Singaporeans who made the 146 cut at the
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        86 8 REUTERS MELBOURNE Jamaican sprint great Usain Bolt has no plans to extend his career beyond this year’s world championships in London and has ruled out a return to Australia for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. “To come out here next season, to really train
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        59 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK Serena and Venus Williams have opted out of the United States’ first-round Fed Cup tennis tie against Germany in Hawaii next weekend. The sisters met in the final of the Australian Open last Saturday, when the younger Serena
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      449 9 REUTERS OAKLAND (California) The Charlotte Hornets took a hands-off approach to Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry on Wednesday. It did not work. He made six three-pointers in the first quarter, paving the way for a 39-point performance that propelled the Warriors to
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      232 9 REUTERS LONDON Former Mercedes Formula One technical head Paddy Lowe is set to become a shareholder in the Williams team when he joins after a period of “gardening leave”, the British media reported on Wednesday. Williams, who have yet to confirm that Lowe is joining
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      356 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LIBREVILLE (Gabon) Veteran goalkeeper Essam El Hadary saved two spot kicks, as Egypt beat Burkina Faso 4-3 on penalties on Wednesday to secure their place in the Africa Cup of Nations final. A tense semi-final in Libreville had ended
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      393 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID Barcelona coach Luis Enrique admitted missed chances have left his side with some work to do to reach a fourth straight King’s Cup final despite taking a 2-1 semi-final first leg lead over Atletico Madrid. Sensational strikes from Luis Suarez
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      664 11 United boss alleges referees are biased against him as his side draw with Hull AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho walked out of a post-match television interview after his side were held to a 0-0drawbyPremierLeaguestrug-glers Hull City on Wednesday. United were
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      533 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON Pep Guardiola claimed Premier League leaders Chelsea have nothing to fear from Manchester City despite his side’s 4-0 demolition of West Ham. His team delivered a swaggering display at the London Stadium on Wednesday as goals from Kevin de Bruyne,
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      490 11 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Manchester United are closing in on the signing of Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann, with the forward to join in the summer window, say reports in France. The 25-year-old is wanted by Jose Mourinho to bolster a forward line in which
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      759 12  -  National midfielder to don the colours of third-tier side, in a deal finalised by his club just before transfer deadline Alvin Chia chiazya@sph.com.sg An 11th-hour deal has been struck for Singapore national midfielder Hariss Harun to play in Europe for the new season. Just when
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      617 12  -  Chua Siang Yee siangyee@sph.com.sg The new year has so far ushered in a slew of changes at Tampines Rovers new players, new main sponsor and a new head coach. Next up for the five-time S-Leaguechampions–abrandnew home ground. After more than five years
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      263 12 Chia Han Keong Former Football Association of Singapore (FAS) president Zainudin Nordin will not pursue his bid for a seat on football world governing body Fifa. A media statement by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) yesterday confirmed that eight candidates from Asia four male
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      123 10 Join us at Athlete of the Year ceremony The Straits Times, in partnership with 100Plus, is giving 20 readers a chance to attend the annual ST Athlete of the Year award ceremony lunch on Feb 16. Winners will also get to meet the nominees or their representatives. To stand a
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      767 2  -  This year's pop music offerings at the Chinese Festival of Arts include two singers from the first season of the singing competition One Million Star–Yoga Lin and Eli Hsieh Boon Chan Media Correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg It is one of the most
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      160 2 The biggest name for this year’s pop music programme at Huayi is Taiwanese singer Yoga Lin. Tickets to his concert at the 1,600-seat Esplanade Concert Hall on Feb 3 have sold out. Also sold out is the gig by Project Superstar alumna Kelly Poon at
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      574 3 Taiwan’s Eli Hsieh was 13 when he took part in the singing contest One Million Star in 2007. He was an average, scrawny kid until he sang his assured stage manner and bright voice won over judges and audiences. He made it to the
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          88 4  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi Singapore rapper Akeem Jahat (right) is an acclaimed name in the rap scene here and across the Causeway, thanks to his lyrical wordplay and bouncytunes. This headline show will see him backed by a nine-piece live band that will breathe new life to
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          99 4  -  Boon Chan With more than 20 albums in the genre,Taiwanese singer Lung Piao-piao (below) is the undisputed queen of the Chinese New Year song. She says: “The liveliness of the arrangement is very important as these festive songs help to boost the new year atmosphere.”
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          65 4  - XINGFOO ROY LP LAUNCH SHOW Eddino Abdul Hadi Home-grown alternative rock trio Xingfoo&Roy will officially launch their new album, 10 Dating Tips For The Spineless Youth Addicted To Pornography, with this show. FellowSingapore acts Subsonic Eye, The Neptune Waves and Long Live The Empire will also perform. WHERE: The Yellow
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          99 4  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi If you want to know how Singapore music personalities such as Dick Lee (left) and Corrinne May became successful in their craft, this two-day conference by the Musicians Guild of Singapore will feature artists and music industry figures, who will share their expertise
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        134 4 Busking: Be Our Valentine Home-grown band Music In the City SGwill perform a series of Chinese pop songs about love and romance. WHERE: Mist Walk@ Marina Bay, Waterfront Promenade MRT: Bayfront WHEN: T omorrow, 6 7pm ADMISSION: Free INFO: www.facebook.com/ musicinthecitysg JiuJianWith LUV 2017 30th Anniversary Concert At this
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        46 4 Fund-raising Dinner For Exclusively Mongrels At Urban Farm Barn Halfoftheproceedsfromthis fund-raiser will be donated to Exclusively Mongrels, an organisation that rescues impounded stray dogs. WHERE: Urban Farm Barn, Bukit Panjang Hill MRT: Hillview WHEN: Feb12,6-8pm ADMISSION: $100 INFO: For tickets, call 6526-7726 or e-mail sales@pocketgreens.com.sg
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        200 4 The Roar Of Singapore Four Universal Boxing Organisation titles are up for grabs in this event. The headliner is Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford, Canada’s undefeated light heavyweight, who will go upagainst New Zealand’s Sam “The Terror” Rapira forthe light heavyweight world title. WHERE: Singapore Foochow Association, 04-01 Foochow
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        525 4 Politics Of Macau After 1999: NewChanges And Rising Governance Crisis Dr Leong Meng U, academic visitor at the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore, argues that Macau suffers the same institutional defects as Hong Kong, but their considerable differences are likely to lead the two cities to diverging
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        261 4 Workshop: Hold On, Chopsticks! Learn intricate weaving methods and make a holder with disposable chopsticks and craft string. Part of Huayi Chinese Festival of Arts. WHERE: Esplanade Bay Room (meet at Concert Hall entrance 15 minutes before workshop starts), 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: City Hall/Raffles Place WHEN: Sun, 1
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          230 5 Rebecca Lynne Tan Food Correspondent recommends Long queues intrigue me. I am, after all,a Singaporean. Last Friday, I noticed hordes of people standing outside a small shop in Baghdad Street. The five-foot-way was impassable and people had spilled onto the road. I had to see
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          149 5 Po, the new Asian restaurant at month-old The Warehouse Hotel in Havelock Road, serves,arguably, the most upscale fried Hokkien mee in town which comes with sweet, robust-flavoured red Spanish carabinero prawns (left). It costs $32 and is called Carabinero Prawn Konbu Mee. The softened noodles, which have
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          175 5 I don’t want to over-sell Fluff Bakery’s sea salt chocolate chip cookies (left), but I’m going to come clean I ate about half a bottle in one sitting. That’s about 10 decent-sized cookies at a go. And no, I don’t do this often. And, yes,
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          124 5 Salted egg yolk-flavoured snacks are about as ubiquitous as salted caramel once a fad, now a culinary staple. This Chinese New Year, Western restaurant chain Jack’s Place is selling packs of airy Golden Egg Fish Skin ($12,below), crispy fish skin tossed in salted egg,
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        1478 5 PROMOTIONS Surf ’N Turf At Plaza Brasserie Executive chef Ken Ang and his team at Plaza Brasserie, Parkroyal on Beach Road, will be presenting Surf ’N Turf dishes including Duroc Spanish pork collar, wagyu MBS3-4d-rump, wok-fried barbecue pork ribs and steamed lobster in huatiao sauce. WHERE: Level 1 Parkroyal
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        1000 6 BOOKS Book Lover’s Club This bi-monthly reading club isfor singles and focuses on relationships and inspirational stories. WHERE: Visitors’ Briefing Room, Level 1 National Library Building, 100 Victoria Street MRT: Bugis/City Hall WHEN: Tomorrow, 3-6pm ADMISSION: Free with registration INFO: E-mail shirley_lim@nlb.gov.sg to register. Goto www.nlb.gov.sg/golibrary CONCERTS SCO Community
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          104 6 Huang Lijie recommends Shakespeare’s famed romantic comedy set in a magical forest gets a madcap update from Hong Kong’s Dionysus Contemporary Theatre. Performed in Cantonese, with English and Chinese surtitles, it has a star-studded cast that includes Golden Horse Award winner Anthony Wong, veteran actress Candice
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          114 6 VisitorstotheSingapore Biennale can access the contemporary art extravaganza held across seven venues including the Singapore Art Museum, National Museum of Singapore and the Asian Civilisations Museum on free-to-rent bicycles. The two-wheelers are on loan, with a refundable $50 deposit,from the Singapore Art Museum. WHERE: Singapore Art Museum,
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          98 6 This exhibition offers a window into Myanmar’s history, art and culture through 60 splendid artefacts, including itemsfrom the National Museum Collections of Myanmar. The exhibits date from the 4th to 19th centuries and span three significant eras in the country’s history, including the
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          118 6 This solo show by Chinese artist Zhu Jinshi, which is held at Pearl Lam Galleries’ two locations in Singapore, offers a close look at his long and wide-ranging artistic practice. Thegalleryin Dempsey Hill features more than 20 abstract paintings in colour made between 2012 and last year,
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          131 7 John Lui Film Correspondent recommends 130 minutes/ Michele (Isabelle Huppert, left) isthe autocratic boss of a successful video-game company. A shocking act of sexual violence is inflicted on her, a violation that colours everything revealed about her in the rest of the story. Director Paul Verhoeven and screenwriter
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          135 7 162 minutes/ If you want “dad jokes” jokes so poor that only fathers with a captive audience of their children have the temerity to make Winfried (Peter Simonischek) is the king of them. In this German comedy, Winfried hopes to make peace with estranged daughter Ines (Sandra
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          126 7 Thismarksthe launch of the Singapore edition of this British festival, which began in 2006. Supported by the Singapore Film Society, it aims to showcase the best in talent from around the world. Seven short films from Singapore, Mongolia, the United Kingdom and the United
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          108 7 The Singapore Cult And Underground Film Festival isthe only festival here celebrating horror, action and grindhouse movies. One of the films featured this year is the American work, The Eyes Of My Mother(M18,2016,76 minutes), in which a girl raised on an isolated farm grows up to have a
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        59 7 Dahlia Dreams Floral Display In addition to the auspicious yellow, orange and red dahlias and begonias, there will be a projection of scenes of Chinese New Year celebrations. WHERE: Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive MRT: Bayfront WHEN: Till Feb 19,9am 9pm daily ADMISSION: Entry
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        67 7 ciNE65 Short Film Competition This competition aims to capture the Singaporean identity through the lensesof home-grown budding film-makers. Applicants are to submit a three-minute film according to the theme of Home,Truly. There are two categories, the Open Category and Student Category. Open to Singaporeans and permanent residents. Applications are
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        54 7 A Walk With Your Neighbours: The Macaques Of MacRitchie Learn moreaboutthecomplexsocial world of the long-tailed macaques commonly seen at MacRitchie Reservoir Park. WHERE: Lawn Paddle Lodge, MacRitchie Reservoir Park (meeting pointat Mushroom Cafe) MRT: Marymount/Caldecott WHEN: Feb 11,5-6.30pm ADMISSION: Free with registration INFO: E-mail sg.monkey.walk @gmail.com by Wed to
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        397 7 HowToTrain Your Dragon (PG) In this 2010 animated film, a hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikelyfriend of a young dragon. WHERE: ProgrammeZone, Queenstown Public Library, 53 Margaret Drive MRT: Queenstown WHEN: Tomorrow, 4-6pm ADMISSION: Free INFO: www.nlb.gov.sg/golibrary Thousand Colours In Celebration This public creative
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        168 7 Narcosis Annual Party There will be finger food, DJs, games, drinks and more at this party aimed at getting divers and dive shops together before the start of the diving season in March. WHERE: IndoChine Suntec City Bar, 03-304/305 Suntec City Mall, 3Temasek Boulevard MRT: Esplanade/Promenade WHEN: Tomorrow, 6pm-midnight
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        189 7  -  CompiledbySuneetaDevi Suneeta Devi, Ronald Kow VCH Presents Ng Pei-Sian And Ng Pei-Jee (SSO) Cellists Ng Pei-Sian and Ng Pei-Jee present a selection of pieces that puts the spotlight on two cellos, including Barriere’s Sonata No. 10 in G Major and Bach’s Cello Suite Nos. 2 and 3. WHERE:
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        417 7 Hell Or High Water (M18) This film about two brothers who team up for a string of bank heists turns the spotlight on the desperation of small-town America. WHERE:The Projector, Level 5 Golden Mile Tower, 6001 Beach Road MRT: Nicoll Highway WHEN: Tomorrow, 5.10pm; Feb 11, 4.20pm ADMISSION: $13.50
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      121 8 You know, there’s a saying among us in the fraternity of acting, and in the fellowship of my peer group,thatifyoutalk about it, you’re automatically out of the race. So I can’t possibly comment on that one! If I mention it, it’s gone. yy ACTOR TOM HARDY
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      403 8  -  An original song Shak’thiya Subramaniamm performs in the latest ST Sessions episode is inspired by his sleeping habits Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg Aspiring singer-songwriter Shak’thiya Subramaniamm’s early stage performances were not always about music. His roots lie in spoken
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      518 10  -  Islandwide activities to promote Singaporean literature will include book fairs, walking tours and storytelling sessions Olivia Ho oliviaho@sph.com.sg Publishers, distributors and bookstores are coming together in a new movement to get Singaporeans to buy more local literature. The #BuySingLit campaign, which will feature a weekend of islandwide
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      762 10 Obituary NYTIMES NEW YORK Bharati Mukherjee, an Indian-born American writer who explored the internal culture clashes of her immigrant characters in the award-winning collection, The Middleman And Other Stories (1988), and in novels such as Jasmine (1989), died on Saturday in Manhattan.
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        371 12 NYTIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK That collective shriek of joy you are hearing from the BeyHive? Beyonce, 35, and Jay Z, 47, are expecting twins. Beyonce, the cultural and music powerhouse, dropped the news on Instagram on Wednesday with a picture of herself cradling a baby
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          49 12 Grammy-winning jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding, soul veteran Chaka Khan, British tastemaker Gilles Peterson, singer Ray ParkerJrandmorehavebeen added to the line-up of the Singapore International Jazz Festival (Sing Jazz), to take place at Marina Bay Sands from March 31 to April 2.
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          52 12 New Wave pioneers Blondie have announced a new album that will bring in stars from across generations, including songwriter Sia, rocker Joan Jett and electropop star Charli XCX. Pollinator, out on May 5, marks the first release in three years by the band fronted by Debbie
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          50 12 Taiwanese actress Sonia Sui, 36, announced the birth of her daughter on Facebook on Wednesday. She captioned a photo of the girl: “Lucy, come and send belated Chinese New Year greetings.” She and her husband, Tony, have a 16-month-old boy named Max.
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        296 12 LONDON Celebrity couple David and Victoria Beckham paid the taxman nearly £22,000 (S$39,000) a day in 2015, government figures have revealed. The former footballer, 41, and fashion designer channel their income through Beckham Brand Holdings, the financial figures of which are filed with
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      124 8 Singapore Corporate Awards celebrates the paragon of corporate governance and transparency. Nothing reflects the standing of an organisation more than the trust that its stakeholders have invested in it. If your company is on par with the best in corporate governance and transparency, stand up and be honoured among our
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    266 1  -  Beef up on the dining culture overseas and avoid a faux pas at the table By SPH Belinda Wan SPH Content Lab bwan@sph.com.sg CLASS GUIDE Class 573: Airlines/ Fares Class 574: Cruises Class 581: Tours TOP IT UP When drinking, the Chinese and Japanese fill one another’s
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      176 6 D04 SENTOSA/ TELOK BLANGAH HOUSES FOR SALE 402 SENTOSA PEARL ISLAND. Waterfront villas. Foreigners eligible. Private berth/ pool/ Lift. Call Zee Wang 9761 0081 D05 PASIR PANJANG/ WEST COAST/ CLEMENTI TOWN HOUSES FOR SALE 402 JULUCA @PASIR PANJANG FH 4sty detached cluster 6+1 rm ensuite. Pte pool. *****927 D10 BUKIT
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      103 6 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 2 RARE HILL-TOP GCBs land 8,100 or 15,100 sqft. Spacious 6+1/pool.Sole Agt.Lush green view for miles. Serene, utmost privacy. Selling at Valn. Martin *****651 Ample Intl. GOOD CLASS BUNGALOW WOW $18.88M ONLY! 2.5sty *****/8K sf, private enclave Spectacular greenery view,
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      550 6 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 Landed Property Transactions in the month of Dec 2016 Street Prop Contract Tenure Built-In/ Price Psf Name Type Month Land Area (S$'000) (S$) (sq ft) District 5 Jambol Place Terr Dec-16 FH 1899 2352 1239 West Coast Road Terr Dec-16 FH 1842
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      477 6 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 WOW! FREEHOLD ELEVATED SEMI-D $6.Xm 3300/3000sf. NYPS, Wide frontage. Good facing. Pk 2. *****388 Mel sole agt Must Sell Care Honesty GCB 17,000SQFT $1080 psf. Bungalow 13,000sf $12xx psf. Bunglw 7700/ 8500/ 10,000 /11,500
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      1293 7 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in December 2016 This week: 23 28 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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      164 7 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 Near MRT NEW LIST! FH 2-sty Inter-terr. Near cul-de-sac. Regular land 2145/2600sf, 4+1.Near CHIJ/ Tao Nan. *****435 Joanne BRAND NEW BUNGLW Siglap. F’hold. 3sty 4,500/ 5,300 sf. 6-bdrm. Lift. Pool. $7.xmil. Call JT *****895 (IPA) HURRY HURRY HURRY! BRANKSOME! BRAND
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      156 7 D16 BEDOK/UPP EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 Willi Ching 9431 5145 The Agency of Choice CHARMING FH SEMI-D near Tanah Merah MRT. Tasteful reno. 3306 2800 sf. 4 huge bdrms. Nice patio. Must view! $3.xM! MTD Landed Division CONTRA YOUR PROPERTY Sennett Rd Bunglw ***** sf 4.5 Sty (Basement+attic+
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      186 7 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/ PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR SALE 408 Willi Ching 9431 5145 The Agency of Choice RARE CORNER TERR for $8XX psf! 999 yrs. 2520 sf land. 4 bdrms. Huge patio. 1 stop to MRT. Near amenities. $2.xM! Sole Agt. ***MTD Landed Div LYNN QUEK 9639 1533 CNY
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      164 7 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR SALE 408 Jerry Low 8292 8999 MUST BUY 2800SF Semi-D 2Sty No Split Level. 6 bdrms 5 ensuite. 999 yrs. No West Sun. 1km to Top Sch. $2.xxM. S’GOON ESTATE. 999YR. 3sty terr Well-designed Land 1496 Built 3100sf 6rm Modern. $2.5Mil. JT *****895
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      528 7 D20 THOMSON/ BISHAN/ ANG MO KIO HOUSES FOR SALE 408 Landed Property Transactions in the month of Dec 2016 Street Prop Contract Tenure Built-In/ Price Psf Name Type Month Land Area (S$'000) (S$) (sq ft) District 19 Brighton Cres Semi-D Dec-16 FH 4424 3530 798 Brockhampton Dr Terr Dec-16 999
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      136 7 D21 ULU PANDAN/CLEMENTIRD/ SUNSET/BTTIMAH HOUSES FOR SALE 409 BANK SALE 164 LOR KISMIS Semi-D 3/sty 4083/ 6371 sf, 6+1, FH $4.xM 83C Hua Guan Ave strata bunglw, 5sty 4219sf 4+1, Pool 999 yrs, $3M. Lim *****300 AUCTION 159A ENG KONG Gdn. 3-sty Detached, 4316/5167sqft, 6+1 move-in cond. Sch/ pk. F’hold
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      281 8 D27 YISHUN/SEMBAWANG HOUSES FOR SALE 410 888 SEMBAWANG. CORNER FH Semi-D. Land 4705sf, 5 rms, park 4-5 cars, Sports Hub, MRT etc. Best *****225 Derek. www.teampower.sg sell must SPRINGHILL CLUSTER TERR 3014 2960sf, 3-sty Attic+ Basement. 4+1 bdrm. Corner Spacious, Homely, Move-in. $1.65Mneg Adeline *****298 FH 3.5-STY CORNER terr in
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      298 8 D03 QUEENSTOWN/ TIONG BAHRU PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 ECHELON 3RM 1292SF! Redhill MRT. Unblocked. Corner. Pte Lift. Squarish Layout. Sell Vacant. Call Ryan *****684. Visit SRX.com.sg/code-1561 Jason Ho 9191 0797 CNY PROMOTION! C’WEALTH Tower. Next to Q’town MRT. 1-rm from $7xxK,2-rm $1.2xM. 3-rm $1.4xM, 4-rm $2.0xM. Open hse daily
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      288 8 D05 PASIR PANJANG/WEST COAST/ CLEMENTITOWN PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 Kelvin Neo 9069 1850 PARC RIVIERA West Coast Vale. 1-bdrm 463sf $588K. 1km Nan Hua Pri. Free shuttle bus. Future MRT, CBD. HSR. Grace Yeo 9818 0098 CLEMENT CANOPY LAUNCHING Soon! VVIP now for Preview Discount! Parc Riviera from $588k,
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      290 8 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 BEAUFORT ON NASSIM PH. 3600 sf. 4+1+1 pool, patio. Edge on Cairnhill 2100sf. 4+1. Nassim Pk Res 3200 sf, 4+1. St Regis Res 3800sf, 4+1-rm Yong An Park 3200 sf, 4+1. serious seller *****396 CRE OUE TWIN PEAKS From $2300 psf only.
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      335 8 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 Keener Sense of Real Estate GOOD LOCATION $1586PSF! ONE CHATSWORTH 3403 sqft 5+1 rms. Freehold. Low flr. Full facilities. En bloc potential! Tan 9455 5533 Since 1993 BEST BUY KIM SIA CT Heart Of Orchard! FH 1421 sf 3+1. Near Orchard MRT.
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      270 8 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 HOLLAND FH APT @$8xxpsf 3bdrm/3467sf beautiful reno homely decor, unblock view. MRT. $2.xM. George *****303 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-6083 NEW LAUNCH@ GRANGE Road Ultra-Luxurious Condo. FH Low Density. Huge Land Plot. Attractive Payment Schemes Call Jessica *****595 now! Brand New LEEDON
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      379 8 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONG PASIR PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 RAJANI N 9488 6864 SUPER CHEAP!!! SCENIC Braddell. Walk to MRT. F’hold 2bdrm. Reno. 840sf. Value buy! www.rajani.myweb.sg VALUE BUY! $1.5M only! FH new duplex at 18 Woodsville. 1259sf. Potong Pasir MRT Call Shareen Tan *****802 D14 GEYLANG/ EUNOS/ PAYA
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      393 8 416 KATONG/JOO CHIAT/ F’hold Value FH Woodsville. MRT 416 1Kallang $610K ETCo 560sf New. Sch. 417 3bdrms. neg 2,099sqf $3.4m 3bdrm $2.7m 1378sf neg 2bdrms neg 2bdrms neg Taste$3M. High $1.5M. 1.6M 1808sf $2M $1.6M $2.3M. $2.45M. $1.5M D15 views Foreigners Jas F’hold stack unit!! *****522 sf $2.18M. Closing! 9367-3928
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      357 9 D18 TAMPINES/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS FOR SALE 418 D18 TAMPINES/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS FOR SALE 418 D18 TAMPINES/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS FOR SALE 418 D18 TAMPINES/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS FOR SALE 418 D18 TAMPINES/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS FOR SALE 418 EC ARC Tampines 3 bdrms
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      77 9 D20 THOMSON/ BISHAN/ ANG MO KIO PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 Kerene Chee 9725 0009 Keener Sense of Real Estate TOP SOON! THE Panorama near MRT/CHIJ Last 8 units. 3bdrm fr $1.23M CNY promo $168k disc for 5rm Apt. Grab! Joseph Lim 9001 1508 BISHAN LOFT, SOLE Agent. 4Bdrms, Mid
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      271 9 D21 ULU PANDAN/ CLEMENTI RD/ SUNSET/BTTIMAH PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 FH. NEXUS PREMIUM Studio showroom 592sf. King Albert MRT. Corp. tenancy $3.5K till 2019. Owner 8612-1995 Serious Seller PANDAN VALLEY, MUST sell! #12 up. 4 rms w/attach toilet 1 maid’s rm. 2174sf, f/ facilities. $2.xM Jessie *****082 Value For
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      306 9 ANGMO KIO HDBFOR SALE 425 Reduced Price CHEAP!!! MUST VIEW. 4NG 328 corner.98sqm Upgraded. No noon sun. Near MRT/ AMK Hub. Vivien 9067-7742 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-8503 Shaik 9100 3161 Keener Sense of Real Estate 3NG 213 AMK $299k 67sqm reno, nice location. Mid flr, mins MRT, mkt, mosque,AMK Hub. All races.
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      352 9 BUKITMERAH HDB FOR SALE 429 Keener Sense of Real Estate NEW LISTING 3-RM 130 BUKIT Merah View. High Floor. Unblocked view. Renovated. MRT/ Mall/ Mkt. Must See Joyce *****366 3-RM T. BLANGAH Cres blk 12 High flr. Unblock, windy. Convenient. Near mkt. All races. Don’t miss! Cathy *****403 BUKIT PANJANG
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      148 10 HOUGANG HDB FOR SALE 436 HOUGANG HDB FOR SALE 436 HOUGANG HDB FOR SALE 436 HOUGANG HDB FOR SALE 436 HOUGANG HDB FOR SALE 436 Dennis Tan 9669 4282 OPEN HSE SAT/ Sun 2-4pm. 3’NG’ Blk 17 Hougang. 786 sf. Good layout. Walk to MRT, mkt, malls. Serious seller. Best
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      130 10 JURONG EAST HDB FOR SALE 437 EM BLK 337. 149sqm. High flr. Unblock. Spacious hall. MRT. $600K up. 9004-0944 Mar JURONG WEST HDB FOR SALE 438 BRAND NEW 5RM NEW 987C Modern deco! Mins to MRT. Showflat style. 5-Rrm 676B All races $438k. 4Rm 684A Corner. Jurong Pt EA 666A
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      116 10 JURONG WEST HDB FOR SALE 438 Must View EM 549 3+1, reno, well kept, unblocked. Mins coffeeshop/ shops. Good option for upgraders. $neg.Rick *****914 RENO RARE! 4’A’ Corner 904 Jurong W. High flr. 103 sqm. Bright windy. All races M’sian SPR. $378k Neg. Don’t Miss! Don’t Miss 4’A’ 713 #9.
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      159 10 KALLANG/ WHAMPOA HDB FOR SALE 439 Excellent Location 5-RM NEW LIST! Blk 6 Boon Keng MRT. High flr, corner 126sqm All race/PR Co-broke welcome. Sam Mani 9138 1215 MARINE PARADE HDB FOR SALE 441 5-RM PT BLK 29 (3 units). Sea view. High flr. Designer decor Future MRT. 9004-0944 Mar
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      129 10 PUNGGOL HDB FOR SALE 443 4-RM BLK 614A. Corner. High flr. Designer decor. Squarish. MRT/ school. Sincere seller. Boon Kheng 8333-8800 ERA 5’I’ 107C EDGEFIELD Plains. Nice condo layout. Serene Amenities. Imran *****742 QUEENSTOWN HDB FOR SALE 444 Ken Pang 9683 2015 NEW 4’A’ 28C Dover 95sqm 55 Terr Stirling
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      269 10 QUEENSTOWN HDBFOR SALE 444 Priced to Sell 4’A’ BLK 28D Dover Crescent 95sqm. High floor. Seaview. Good cond. Corner unit. 4 yrs old $765k. James *****009 SEMBAWANG HDB FOR SALE 445 Grab Now CHEAP! SERIOUS SELLER! 5’I’ Blk 420. Corner unit. Reno. Near amenities/ MRT. Early move-in. Shawn 9367-0222 SENGKANG
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      750 10 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR RENT 454 GREENLEAF AVENUE 3-storey semi-detached house with pool 5 bedrooms, land area 3,490 sq ft, built-up area 4,109 sq ft to Holland Village, Hollandse European Sch S’pore landlord WOODLANDS HDB FOR SALE 450 JUMBO 805 WOODLANDS. Mid flr. Windy. Spacious 189 sqm. 5
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      322 11 D12 BALESTIER/ TOA PAYOH/ SERANGOON/ BOON KENG HOUSES FOR RENT 454 CONSERVATION HSE @Novena Martaban Rd 1550/3000 sf 3 bdrm. Nice cosy reno. Gdn. www.onedtz.com 9061 1592 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONG PASIR HOUSES FOR RENT 454 Best Deal 2-STY CARMICHAEL RD. Land 4300/ 6900 sqft. Roof gdn/ basement. 5+1 rm.
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      382 11 D04 SENTOSA/ TELOKBLANGAH PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 OCEANFRONT. UNIT FACING the waters, 4 bdrm, 2013 sf. Brand new. Asking $10,500 P/furn. Call: 6877-1818/ 8412 8273 Expat's Choice THE INTERLACE 2-BDRM. 1066sf. Quiet. Full/ P/furn. Squarish layout. Free Shuttle to MRT. Eric Teo 9116-8001 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-8464 D05 PASIR PANJANG/ WEST
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      415 11 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 VIDA 571 SF. 1-bdrm. F/furn. Excellent cond. Nice facilities. Mins to MRT/ Mall/ Orchard Rd. Diana 9857 8868 RCHARD RES 3+1 1808 sf. F/furn, very high flr, big balcony. Orchard MRT. Mar 17 Owner *****006 O Expat's Choice ST THOMAS SUITES High
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      360 11 D14 GEYLANG/ EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR RENT 465 EUNOS PARK CONDO 3+1, 1450 sf. Furn. Bright. Mins to MRT, market, amenities. Immed. $3,200. 9690-5831 JWang Brand New THE LOFT 33 Lor 32 Geylang. Quiet, 3+3 baths balcony. Dual key. Dakota MRT/ buses /eatery. Elaine Ng *****248 D15 KATONG/
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      367 11 D22 JURONG/BOON LAY PTE APTS FOR RENT 469 HE LAKESHORE 4-RM penthse Full reservoir view. New reno. 1950 sf. F/furn. 9856-2330 Louis Tan T THE CENTRIS PENTHOUSE. 3bdrm 3 bath. 1851sf. Pool view. MRT Shpg Ctr. F/furn. $5.6K nego. Call 9233-1493. Prime Location JGATEWAY JURONG. Most Convenient! MRT/ Malls. 2/
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      411 11 CENTRAL HDBFOR RENT 489 FARRER PK MRT 5-rm Blk 13 High flr, City Sq. Bright windy, quiet $3.5K *****746 CHOACHUKANG HDB FOR RENT 490 4’A’ 608 CCK. High flr. Fully furnished. Walk to Yew Tee MRT/ Mall. Eunice *****400 5-RM BLK 445. Corner. F/furn Aircon. Near Sunshine Plaza. Serious landlord.
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      402 11 (CENTRAL) PTE RMS FOR RENT 511 CHINATOWN BOUTIQUE FURNISHED accommodation. Wifi, linen self-laundry facilities. From $1K per mth. 8133 5784 (EAST) PTE RMS FOR RENT 512 MRT EUNOS/ALJUNIED Master /common rms. Furn, AC, WiFi No owner. Can cook. Immed. Amenities. 9028 6372 Randy SIMSVILLE MASTER RM. Furn. Aircon. Wifi. Clean.
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      335 11 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 OXLEY TWR Robinson Rd, grade A office, few mins fr Raffles Pl/ Tg. Pagar MRT, pte lift 1001 1163sf $8.2psf Owner *****181/ *****501 NEW! B2 GRD flr fty. 11m high, 24m depth col free. Fr 10k sf, fr $1.10psf. Tuas Sth. Immed Owner *****027
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      329 12 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 BANK SALE Shun Li Ind Pk 2336sf bal 39yr Kaki Bt Ind Terr 3sty basement 2616/5200sf. Fty/dorm 38yrs CTHub2 958sf 99yrs New! Kranji Link 107,000sf uncompleted Tender closing 23/2 OWNER SALE. MUST SELL! Gul Link 14k/11k sf 1-sty terr Sungei Kadut 40k/43k sf 3-sty Tuas
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      580 12 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT Manhattan House, 1st Storey office space, 810–1346 sq ft. Interested, please call Shawn at 9694-5349. LUXURIOUS TOP FLOOR office unit with 360 degree view. Approx 8000 sf High Street Ctr. Pls call *****330 119-5,974SF OFFICE FR
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      224 12 Tours 581 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE 538 Best Deal FIRESALE! FIRESALE! LAST FH medical suite East Coast Rd. Was $4,100psf to $5,700 psf. Now, fr $2,260 psf! Call Project IC Richard *****228 G PAGAR 1900/ build 3700 sf approx. Near MRT. Tenanted $20K. Ask $8.8M Call JB *****395 T AGODA
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      510 15 Tender Notice Tenders are invited for the Licence/Lease of: 7 Commercial Units at SBST-managed Bus Interchanges 2 Commercial Units at North-East Line MRT Stations 2 Commercial Units at Sengkang LRT Stations Details of Shops Bus Interchange Unit No. Estimated Area (m2) Water Provision Eunos #01-04 35.88 Yes Hougang Central #01-07
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