The Straits Times, 27 April 2017

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  • 41 1 THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY APRIL27,2017 SINCE 1845 EXCELLENCE IN REDESIGN: SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN, BEST NEWS WEBSITE: WAN-IFRA 92 PAGES IN SIX PARTS $1.10 $1.10 To subscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 053/02/2017
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  • 95 1 South Korean protesters clashed with police yesterday as various components for a controversial US missile defence system were taken to a deployment site in Seongju, North Gyeongsang province, early yesterday. Protesters lined the streets as six trailers arrived at the
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  • 401 1  -  March’s 10.2% rise, driven by electronics cluster, far exceeds economists’ expectations Chia YanMin Economics Correspondent chiaym@sph.com.sg Singapore factories kept powering ahead last month as the improving global economy lifted trade and ex- port demand. Economists credit the resurgent manufacturing sector for
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  • 177 1 A billion-dollar fund has been launched to help promising companies with strong intellectual property (IP) take on global markets. The Makara Innovation Fund (MIF), a partnership between the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos) and Singapore-based private equity firm Makara Capital,
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    • 90 1 Life Local labels ofer cuts that fit D4&5 Community Oldest Hindu temple is a tourist hot spot B12 Life He’s Asian enough for Hollywood D10 Home Boost for healthier food B1 ome oost for ealtier d Top of the News COE price for commercial vehicles plunge A6 Business S’pore is
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s Next
      • 71 2 The first freight train from Britain to China is set to arrive in the city of Yiwu today after an 18-day, 12,000km journey. The 32-container train which is around 600m long and was laden with whisky, soft drinks and baby products travelled across France, Belgium,
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      • 53 2 Finland’s Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Ms Pirkko Mattila, will be speaking at an active ageing seminar in Singapore’s Clarke Quay area today. The seminar will touch on creating solutions for active ageing and how people can live an active life to the
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      • 54 2 The Monetary Authority of Singapore will release its twice-yearly macroeconomic review today. It will give an overview of the state of the local economy. In its last review in October, the central bank said the economy was going through a cyclical downturn on the back
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    • What’s News
      • 42 2 TOPOFTHENEWS Singapore factory output jumped by a stronger-than-expected 10.2 per cent in March. Economists credit the manufacturing sector for the economy’s strong start this year. Consequently, growth figures for the first quarter will likely be revised upwards. A1
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      • 74 2 TOP OF THE NEWS Internet giant Google has turned to its users to help combat fake news, allowing the public to give feedback on search results to ensure that “low quality” content is not prominently displayed. Google has also tweaked its search algorithms to tackle
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      • 73 2 WORLD A close aide of Chinese President Xi Jinping who is a well-known hardliner is tipped to be appointed to a key role overseeing the country’s law enforcement and security apparatus ahead of a major power reshuffle. Mr Xia Baolong, party secretary of Zhejiang
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      • Straits Times Digital
        • 27 2 VIDEOS They earn a livingthanksto e-commerce sites and apps. ST’s foreign correspondents in Indonesia,China and India tag along to find out more. http://str.sg/ebiz
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        • 21 2 VIDEO Non-traditional fillings for Ipoh-style pancakes include Nutella, and ham and eggs. See how they’re made at http://str.sg/pankueh
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      • 50 2 WORLD Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) kicks off its annual congress in Kedah today, with over 1,200 leaders gathering to discuss its strategy for the general election. All eyes will be on whether PAS severs ties with the opposition coalition and teams up with Umno instead. A14
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      • 52 2 OPINION A move by six schools to bar costly birthday parties has split opinion on how best to navigate the class divide in class. Education reporter Yuen Sin looks at the arguments on attempts to enforce uniformity and minimise comparisons in this age of social
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      • 47 2 HOME Close to 30 firms have expressed interest in the Healthier Ingredient Development Scheme, which gives them grants to develop staple foods with healthier ingredients, such as whole grains and healthier oils. The scheme will provide $20 million over three years. B1
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      • 44 2 HOME Trained career coaches, volunteers who can direct their peers to job and training resources, and industry mentors who can share expertise will bepartofa new U Career Network to support students and workers in the fast changing work environment. B5
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      • 47 2 BUSINESS Singapore has once again clinched top place in a ranking of the world’s maritime capitals. Norwegian consultancy Menon Economics, which compiles the annual report, placed Singapore No. 1 in three categories: shipping, ports and logistics, and attractiveness and competitiveness. C1
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      • 64 2 SPORTS The Rockets contained Thunder star Russell Westbrook in the fourth quarter of Game Five to win 105-99 in the National Basketball Association on Tuesday. The Oklahoma City guard had 47 points but it was not enough to extend the Western Conference first-round playoff series. Houston
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      • 77 2 LIFE Media mogul Oprah Winfrey, 63, won reporters over as she talked about her new HBO movie, The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks, earlier this month. The film tells the little-known story of Henrietta Lacks, a dying African-American woman whose cervical cancer cells were harvested
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    • 348 2  -  WhyItMatters Christopher Tan Senior T ransport Correspondent christan@sph.com.sg When Uber and Grab entered the Singapore market in 2013, they stressed that they were not taxi or private-hire car operators, but tech companies. They convinced most people, including the regulators. Perhaps that is why
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 720 3  -  Husband reverses car while door is open, hitting her and crashing into motorcycles and HDB pillar Seow Bei Yi byseow@sph.com.sg A senior civil servant in the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) was killed in an accident on Tuesday night, when she was hit
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    • 102 4 China launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier yesterday, days after it marked the 68th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese navy on Sunday. The vessel, known as Type 001A, is the country’s second carrier after Liaoning, a refitted Soviet vessel which
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    • 644 4 Angry residents near site stage protests, China expresses ‘serious concerns’ REUTERS BLOOMBERG XINHUA SEOUL The United States military has started installing a missile defence system in South Korea, sparking protests from local residents and complaints from China as tensions mount over North
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    • 386 4 The Thaad missile defence system at Seongju, about 250km south of the capital Seoul, will provide cover for most of the major US military bases in South Korea. Coverage will also extend from Busan to the southern tip of Seoul.
      Sources: INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES, YONHAP NEWS AGENCY STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS  -  386 words
    • 359 4 SEOUL South Korea is bracing itself for leaner returns during the May Day holiday next week, with less than rosy projections of visitor numbers from China and Japan. Visitors from the two countries had previously taken advantage of an extended May Day holiday period
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    • 690 6  -  Letting those abroad avoid it or choose when to serve would undermine institution, it says Selina Lum, Aaron Chan selinal@sph.com.sg aaronc@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Abigail Ng National service duties must be applied to all Singapore men fairly and equitably, the
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    • 380 6  -  Christopher Tan Senior Transport Correspondent christan@sph.com.sg The premium for certificates of entitlement (COEs) for commercial vehicles plunged to a six-year low at the latest tender yesterday, on the back of restrained bidding ahead of a COE supply surge. The COE price
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    • 487 6  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta wahyudis@sph.com.sg More than a thousand people gathered at City Hall in Jakarta yesterday to greet outgoing governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, as he arrived for work a day after the end of his blasphemy trial. As
      PHOTO: ISTIMEWA; ST PHOTO: WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA  -  487 words
    • 429 6  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Jakarta, Seow Bei Yi Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta wahyudis@sph.com.sg byseow@sph.com.sg JAKARTA•Fishing boat captain Ricky Tan Poh Hui is free to return home to Singapore after he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six months’ probation yesterday for trespassing
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    • 527 8 It will allow feedback on search results, algorithms adjusted to ‘demote low-quality content’ WASHINGTON POST AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Thanks to the phenomenon of fake news, Google is going to start asking users for help with its search results rather than relying solely
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    • 920 8 REUTERS BANGKOK Police in Thailand yesterday said they will discuss how to speed up taking down “inappropriate online content” after a man broadcast himself killing his 11-month-old daughter in a live video on Facebook. Two videos, which were available for
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    • 614 8 THE WASHINGTON POST AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The United States has accused its close ally and neighbour Canada of “rough” trade practices that have hurt American workers and farmers. The verbal attack on Canada which was reinforced by US announcements
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    • 478 9  -  Shaffiq Alkhatib ashaffiq@sph.com.sg In a move that lawyers said reflected the intense public interest in the case, police have arrested a couple, believed to be the ones seen quarrelling with an older man in a hawker centre, for causing public nuisance.
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    • 494 9  -  Intellectual Property Office and private equity firm join hands to drive initiative Yasmine Yahya Yahya Assistant Business Editor yasminey@sph.com.sg A billion-dollar fund has been launched to groom high-growth companies to take on the world while using Singapore as a regional base.
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  • WORLD
    • 1476 10 Launch of first domestically built aircraft carrier a significant event BLOOMBERG NYTIMES BEIJING China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier slipped into the sea for the first time yesterday, after days of publicity celebrating the impending launch as a milestone in President Xi Jinping’s drive
      BLOOMBERG; NYTIMES; Sources: GLOBAL TIMES, SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, NEW YORK TIMES PHOTOS: XINHUA, REUTERS STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS; PHOTO: TWITTER ACCOUNT OF GLOBAL TIMES  -  1,476 words
    • ASIA
      • 723 11  -  Abe expected to pitch joint field research projects with Moscow in 4 disputed islands Walter Sim Japan Correspondent In Tokyo waltsim@sph.com.sg Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Moscow today for his second summit in four months with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with
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      • 407 11 year. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japan’s minister in charge of reconstruction of disaster-hit Tohoku region resigned yesterday, following a remark that it was lucky the catastrophic 2011 earthquaketsunami had struck a largely rural region rather than Tokyo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had to apologise to
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      • 386 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL South Korean presidential front runner Moon jae In came under fire yesterday for saying he did not like homosexuality, prompting angry protests at a campaign event by gay rights groups. Mr Moon, a former human rights lawyer of
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      • 437 12 Potential post for hardliner ‘a major move by President Xi to tighten grip on power’ HONGKONG A well-known hardliner who is a close aide of Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to be appointed to a key role to oversee China’s law
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      • 516 12 REUTERS HONG KONG Hong Kong police yesterday charged two disqualified pro-independence legislators with unlawful assembly and forceful entry over an attempt to barge into a legislative council meeting last November. The detentions are likely to add to concern among democracy activists about interference
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      • 885 14  -  All eyes will be on whether the party severs its ties with the opposition, teams up with Umno Trinna Leong Leong Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur ltrinna@sph.com.sg The annual congress of Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) begins today in Kedah state, with more
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      • 98 14 Volunteers making flowers at the Thai-Japan Youth Centre in Bangkok yesterday. The blooms will be used in the royal crematorium for the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s cremation ceremony. Three million flowers are being made, and will be given to public mourners before the
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      • 505 14 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JOHOR BARU The 11-year-old Malaysian boy whose legs were amputated following alleged physical abuse at a religious school in Kota Tinggi, Johor, has died. Mohamad Thaqif Amin Mohd Gaddafi died at Sultan Ismail Hospital in Johor Baru yesterday afternoon. He was scheduled
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      • 589 18  -  Duterte hopes underground railway will start a ‘golden age of infrastructure’ Raul Dancel Philippines Correspondent In Manila rdancel@sph.com.sg The Philippines is set to have its first subway system as part of a 3.6 trillion peso (S$100 billion) three-year development programme that President Rodrigo
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      • 600 20 He’s said to face demotion unless he can carry out hits in Malaysia THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK MALACCA The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) top Malaysian operative, Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi, faces the prospect of being stripped of his stature
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      • 269 20 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PETALING JAYA•Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi holds up the severed head of a man with a smile, one finger pointing upwards. The photo posted on Facebook on April 14 was blocked by the social media network, but Muhammad Wanndy calls it “the
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      • 275 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW Russia’s FSB security service yesterday said it had foiled an attack by supporters of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on the far eastern island of Sakhalin, an oil and gas hub. A statement
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      • 71 20 Ramu, a pet monkey, showing off its jumping skills as its handler cools off in the Ganges River, on a hot summer day in Kolkata. India is facing another blazing summer, with the country already in the grip of an extreme heatwave. No lasting
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      • Asia Briefs
        • 97 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING A Chinese court has sentenced an American woman to 31/2years in prison and deportation on espionage charges, a rights group said yesterday. Her lawyer expects her to be released soon. Sandy Phan-Gillis was detained in March 2015 at the
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        • 89 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YANGON Myanmar police said yesterday they have launched a criminal investigation into what producers describe as the first high-definition pornographic movie ever filmed in the socially conservative country. Social media exploded this week when a trailer for the two-hour erotic movie, entitled
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    • WORLD
      • 201 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRASILIA Thousands of Brazilian indigenous tribe members have clashed with riot police while demonstrating in the country’s capital, Brasilia, for greater land rights. Some of the protesters were armed with bows and arrows, while policemen used tear gas. Groups of
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      • 550 22 White House accuses judge of overreach as Trump’s bid to crack down on illegal immigrants falters REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO A US judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities, dealing another
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      • 340 22 REUTERS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is proposing to slash the corporate income tax rate and offer multinational businesses a steep tax break on overseas profits brought into the United States. With financial markets eagerly anticipating a White House tax plan, Mr
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      • 319 22 REUTERS WASHINGTON The threat of a US government shutdown this weekend appears to have receded after President Donald Trump backed away from a demand that Congress include funding for his planned border wall with Mexico in a shortterm spending Bill.
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      • 527 23 Report says samples from the ground and victim’s blood show evidence of poison gas REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS/THE HAGUE Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-As-sad carried out a sarin nerve gas attack on April 4 in northern Syria, according to
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      • 402 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAN FRANCISCO Uber wants to launch a system of flying cars to move people around cities, with a goal of putting demonstration projects in place by 2020. The ride-sharing giant this week announced a series of partnerships to manufacture
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      • 1115 24 Such parties may not win power, but their messages resonate NYTIMES NEW YORK As if Western politics were not volatile enough, a wave of recent elections seems to offer contradictory evidence as to whether populism is advancing or receding. It triumphed
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      • 486 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS French presidential front runner Emmanuel Macron rejected accusations that he was resting on his laurels after winning the first round of the election, insisting “nothing’s won yet”. The 39-year-old centrist said on Tuesday that his victory in Sunday’s first round
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      • 552 25 British PM’s meeting comes as bloc hardens stance on financial services, immigration REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON British Prime Minister Theresa May was yesterday due to hold her first talks with key European Union Brexit negotiators, as the bloc hardens its position ahead
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      • World Briefs
        • 92 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHICAGO Chicago has hita grim milestone, with more than a thousand people shot in the mid-western US city since the start of the year. According to the Chicago Tribune newspaper, 1,008 people have been shot in the city at least 182 fatally since
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        • 96 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISTANBUL Turkey yesterday detained over 1,000 alleged supporters of US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, the biggest crackdown since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s victory in a referendum on ramping up his powers. The dawn raids across the country came just a week after Mr
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        • 85 25 REUTERS DUBAI Saudi forces foiled an attempt from Yemen to blow up an Aramco fuel terminal in the southern Jazan province on Tuesday using a boat laden with high explosives, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by state news agency SPA.
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  • OPINION
    • 468 26 The Straits Times says The Woodlands Health Campus, when it takes in patients from 2022, will be the first here designed to have acute and community hospitals, a nursing home and specialist clinics all within a single complex. This is an innovative leap. However, those who
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    • 1230 26  -  Children are vulnerable to comparisons but barring displays of wealth in school may not work in this age of social media. HomeFront Yuen Sin yuensin@sph.com.sg In The Necessary Stage’s classic play Those Who Can’t, Teach, which casts the spotlight on life in a typical secondary
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    • 1345 27  -  Latest medical ethics guidelines guard against overcharging and over-treatment Tan Chi Chiu stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is a gastroenterologist at Gleneagles Medical Centre. He is chairman of the Medical Ethics Committee of the Singapore Medical Council, and chairman of the Working Committee
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    • 1278 27  - Is it time to break up Google Let’s face it: The biggest tech companies are monopolies Jonathan Taplin The writer is director emeritus of the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Innovation Lab and the author of Move Fast And Break Things: How Google, Facebook And Amazon Cornered Culture And Undermined
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    • 1006 28  - Malaysians response to big China presence shows concerns S.E.A.View Wan Saiful Wan Jan The writer is visiting senior fellow at the ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute and chief executive of the Institute for Democracyand Economic Affairs (Ideas) Malaysia. For The Straits Times Many colleagues were surprised when a Hong Kong-based newspaper
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    • 1537 28  -  Sheryl Sandberg Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, is the author, with Adam Grant, of Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, And Finding Joy,from which this essay is adapted. Two years ago, in an instant, everything changed for my family and me.
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  • FORUM
    • 136 29  -  JoeTeo KokSeah The Land Transport Authority has said that it plans to install noise barriers at MRT and expressway viaducts (Noise barriers and no-work Sundays among measures taken; April 23). The work would entail customised and extensive additions, alteration and modification to the existing
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    • 310 29  -  Lynne Tan Xin Lin (Ms) Representative of Bunny Wonderland Cases of severe animal overbreeding are extremely worrying, to say the least (‘Hundreds’ of mice found in flat rescued and up for adoption; ST Online, April 23). Owners are typically unable to care
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    • 83 29  -  TanTeck Kwong The Government has often stressed that HDB flats are affordable (10,000 new homes could be added in Woodlands revamp; April 17). Buyers of new flats would have noticed that the floor area of flats has been reduced, compared to older flats with the
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    • 141 29  -  Bey Mui Leng (Ms) Director (Corporate Communications) Monetary Authority of Singapore We thank Ms Ang Chiew Leng for her feedback on the use of software tokens for two-factor authentication (2FA) in online banking applications (Give customers a choice between digital and
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    • 212 29  -  Francis Cheng Population growth is difficult to predict, as unforeseen events can alter birth and death rates as well as immigration numbers (Look at birth trends when planning for education, by Mr Ong Kim Lee; April 24). Government policies may also have
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    • 22 29 1. MISS JASMINE ONGQINJIU: Usehigherfarestofixtransport fundamentals. 2. OUTWARD BOUND SINGAPORE: Participants challenged to be resourceful, think out of the box.
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    • 67 29 WRITE IN: Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 wordsand must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers.The Forum editor reserves the right to edit the letters. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or
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    • 351 29  -  Timothy Pak Timothy Pak Deputy Director Ageing Extended Families Branch, Family Development Group Ministry of Social and Family Development Chia Wee Kiat Registrar Family Justice Courts We thank Ms Betty Ho Peck Woon for her letter (More lenient approach needed in proving mental incapacity; April 18).
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    • 358 29  -  Ignatius Lourdesamy Ignatius Lourdesamy Director (Marketing Development) Housing and Development Board We thank Mr Chua Bean Chong for his letter (HDB pricing does not reflect flat lease period; April 18). In pricing new flats for sale, the HDB takes into
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    • 122 29  -  Louis Foo Louis Foo Head of eBusiness Consumer Banking Group (Singapore) DBS Bank We thank Ms Ang Chiew Leng for her feedback (Give customers a choice between digital and hardware tokens; April 15). At DBS, we are committed to providing the highest level of
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    • 23 29 More frms, government agencies using software chatbots for online customer service The chatbot server is down for maintenance. Our backup is a human.
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    • 229 30 Cuba’s Bay of Pigs has been invaded again, this time not by United States-backed anti-Castro forces, but by millions of red, yellow and black land crabs, as seen here on a highway in Playa Giron last Friday, reported Reuters. Each year, after
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    • 31 30 WEATHER Thundery showers over many areas in the late morning and early afternoon. High 33 deg C Low 24 deg C 24-hr PSI as of 5pm yesterday: 60 to 72 (Moderate)
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  • HOME
    • 627 1  -  Post-recess checks of dustbins yield fewer dumped fruits, greens Linette Lai linettel@sph.com.sg It may seem a little strange to see adults looking through the trash in school canteens. But for teachers and Health Promotion Board (HPB) officers, getting their hands dirty
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    • 533 1  -  Linette Lai Five years ago, hawkers doubted that wholegrain noodles would sell, and individual customers barely knew they existed. But Mr Lim Hock Chai, who is managing director of noodle producer Leong Guan Food Manufacturer, decided to go for it anyway. “At that
      ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM  -  533 words
    • 422 1  -  Linette Lai A stall at Eunos Crescent Market and Food Centre has an A4 size poster stating that it sells char kuay teow fried with healthier oil. But its owner, who wanted to be known only as Mr Lim, said he stopped using the oil
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    • 904 2  -  Clubs need safeguards to deter gambling addicts, ensure profits used for core purpose Danson Cheong dansonc@sph.com. sg Nestled in heartland football stadiums, suburban malls and social clubs are private clubhouses with jackpot rooms filled with jingling fruit machines. An ongoing probe
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    • 397 2  -  Danson Cheong About 1,400 people have applied to voluntarily ban themselves from 24 jackpot venues here, according to the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG). The council has a self-exclusion scheme where individuals or their family members can apply to be shut out
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    • 499 3  -  Customers say work unfinished or not done, seek Case’s help to recover more than $560k Annabeth Leow leowhma@sph.com.sg Clients of Carpentry Design Works, a home renovation firm which was registered just over a year ago, have approached the Consumers Association of Singapore with more than
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    • 447 3  -  Adrian Lim adrianl@sph.com.sg The Downtown Line 3 (DTL3) project will be a step closer to be up and running, when the Land Transport Authority (LTA) hands over the new 21km, 16-station rail line to operator SBS Transit in August.
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    • 266 4  -  Winnie Tan winniet@sph.com.sg The police raided four massage parlours in Rangoon, Balestier and Race Course roads yesterday. Six foreign women, aged between 29 and 50, were arrested for offering sexual services. Two traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) centres in Rangoon Road
      ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI  -  266 words
    • 457 4  -  IMDA proposal for new building code sees fully wired-up homes Irene Tham Irene Tham Senior Tech Correspondent itham@sph.com.sg All new homes will soon be fitted with wiring that delivers highspeed fibre broadband to every room, including the kitchen, and
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    • 201 5 Shaffiq Alkhatib Police were deployed to the State Courts building yesterday after an item suspected to be a bullet was found near the main entrance. Responding to queries from the Straits Times, a police spokesman said they were alerted to an incident
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    • 707 5  -  e2i initiative links job-seekers with career coaches and peer volunteers Joanna Seow joseow@sph.com.sg In yet another move to help workers, the job and training arm of the labour movement has set up a new U Career Network to help those looking for career
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    • 125 6 A man in his 40s suffered burns on his chest and limbs after a car exploded in a multi-storey carpark in Bukit Batok East Avenue 3 yesterday. He was later taken to Singapore General Hospital. A video put up on Facebook showed the man crying
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    • 368 6  -  Local start-up’s machines allow users to also check forex rates and transactions Aaron Chan aaronc@sph.com.sg Local start-up Pay2Home Group is launching automated kiosks that let foreign workers carry out financial transactions such as remitting money to their home countries. The Monetary
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    • 279 6 SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) will revise the processes to claim SkillsFuture Credit from May 19, as it seeks to reduce the risk of abuse. SSG said in a statement yesterday that under the new process, all SkillsFuture Credit payments will be made to training providers
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    • 524 7  -  Terror attacks abroad highlight importance of task force to protect key installations Charmaine Ng ngxtc@sph.com.sg With at least four terrorist attacks across the world in the past month alone, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) must continue to evolve its capabilities to ensure
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    • 354 7  -  Ng Wei Kai ngweikai@sph.com.sg Until recently, police full-time national serviceman Wilson Ng, 21, would not have been able to continue with the Special Operations Command (SOC) after reaching his operationally ready date (ORD). But he can now, as part of the Police National Servicemen (PNSmen)
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    • 394 7  -  Shaffiq Alkhatib ashaffiq@sph.com.sg While walking around his neighbourhood, Abdul Razak Abd Majid chanced upon a key pouch, which held a Toyota car key, on a bench. Instead of handing it over to the police, he, his brother and their friend decided
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    • 157 8 Mr Wong Ah Ann, 68, a beneficiary of a newly launched community care programme, sharing his experience with Dr Lily Neo (in light blue), an MP for Jalan Besar GRC, and Senior Minister of State for Health Amy Khor (far right). Yesterday,
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    • 337 8  -  Argument over time to report for work escalated; fight ends with blade embedded in victim’s neck Elena Chong Court Correspondent elena@sph.com.sg A warehouse assistant who used a penknife to slash his colleague on his neck and arm in a work-related dispute, was sentenced to
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  • COMMUNITY
    • 1236 10  -  Singapore is a tapestry of languages, each with its unique syntax and history. Some are endangered while others are thriving. In the latest instalment of a weekly series, we look at Sanskrit. Singapore Talking Annabeth Leow leowhma@sph.com.sg Dating back at least 3,000 years, the
      ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN  -  1,236 words
    • 949 11  -  MyTurf is a fortnightly series that aims to tell untold stories of our neighbourhoods. In this instalment, we look at how there are fewer heartland shops just down the stairs, with one-stop centres coming up in new estates. MyTurf Rachel Au-Yong rachelay@sph.com.sg Shops
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    • 989 11  -  CAL provides training and support to those looking after persons with mental health issues BY ESTHER TEO SPH Content Lab Caregivers of persons with mental health issues (PMHIs) often struggle quietly. They put up a brave front, but the stress can take a heavy toll on
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    • 990 12  -  From places of worship and educational institutions to the former residences of prominent figures, 72 buildings here have been gazetted as national monuments. This is the latest in a weekly series revisiting these heritage gems. Each is a yarn woven into the rich tapestry of
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  • BUSINESS
    • 481 1  - Singapore is world’s top maritime capital again It is first for shipping; ports and logistics; and attractiveness and competitiveness, says report Ann Williams ann@sph.com.sg Singapore has once again clinched overall top place in a ranking of the world’s maritime capitals. It placed Singapore No. 1 in three categories: shipping; ports
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    • 376 1 ZURICH Chinese conglomerate HNA Group has agreed to purchase 16.8 per cent of Swiss duty-free stores operator Dufry, a stake with a market value of about 1.44 billion Swiss francs (S$2.02 billion). The group announced it has exceeded the threshold of
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    • 229 1 paving partner. REUTERS BRASILIA HNA Airport Holding Group will buy out the stake that engineering conglomerate Odebrecht has in Brazil’s second-busiest international airport in order to help solve an impasse with a government agency over licensing rights, a Brazilian Cabinet minister
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    • 418 1  -  Christopher Tan Christopher Tan Senior Correspondent christan@sph.com.sg More people are quitting Inchcape’s Borneo Motors after its shock retrenchment exercise in January. This time, senior managers appointed to replace those who were laid off are leaving. In an internal memo obtained by The Straits Times, interim chief
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    • 602 2  -  Surge mostly due to $160.9m gain from sale of 45 condo units Ann Williams ann@sph.com.sg CapitaLand yesterday unveiled a 77.2 per cent surge in first-quarter net profit to $386.8 million thanks in large part to a gain of $160.9 million from the
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    • 320 2  -  Ann Williams Rents from a new property in Australia helped boost Suntec Reit in the first quarter, it reported yesterday. Distribution per unit (DPU) came in at 2.425 cents for the three months to March 31, up 2.3 per cent
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    • 391 2  -  Wong Siew Ying wongsy@sph.com.sg The high-speed rail (HSR) linking Singapore and Malaysia could potentially offer a combined US$1.12 billion (S$1.6 billion) a year in economic benefit to both countries once it is completed by late 2026. The estimate by research
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    • 431 2  -  Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg Ascendas India Trust (a-iTrust) has upped its distribution per unit (DPU) by 10 per cent to 1.54 cents for the fourth quarter, thanks to better income from new acquisitions and positive rental reversions. This brings the trust’s full-year
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    • 390 3  -  Yasmine Yahya Assistant Business Editor yasminey@sph.com.sg The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos) and the Ministry of Law have updated a masterplan aimed at building up Singapore’s competencies in managing and exploiting intellectual property (IP). The IP Hub Master Plan was introduced in
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    • 557 3  -  Alliance Mineral Assets seeks to ride wave of demand for lithium concentrate Marissa Lee marilee@sph.com.sg Singapore-listed miner Alliance Mineral Assets could be set to ride a boom in lithium concentrate, a key rechargable battery component. Alliance, together with joint venture partner Tawana,
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    • 298 3  -  Nathasha Lee leexyn@sph.com.sg China’s One Belt, One Road initiative could not only boost infrastructure throughout South-east Asia, but also create more widespread benefits across multiple industries, according to participants at an HSBC discussion yesterday. Mr James Cameron, co-head of infrastructure and real estate
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    • 420 3  -  Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust (MGCCT) delivered stable results for the fourth quarter, as higher rental income was partly offset by higher property tax and finance costs. Distribution per unit (DPU) grew 1.9 per cent to 1.959 cents for
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    • 517 4 Bank drops plans for an IPO for minority stake in its Swiss unit REUTERS ZURICH Credit Suisse will raise around 4 billion Swiss francs (S$5.6 billion) through a rights issue to catch up with European rivals on capital, ditching plans to float
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    • 491 4 REUTERS NEW YORK As scores of investment bankers profit from the fee bonanza offered by Chinese companies hunting for deals in the United States, one group is conspicuously absent Chinese banks. Despite their deep ties with Chinese firms, the country’s largest
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    • 390 4 BLOOMBERG TOKYO McDonald’s says it is shelving plans to sell a stake in its Japan unit that has seen a turnaround since the company announced it was looking for a buyer more than a year ago. After a review, the
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    • 350 4 REUTERS LONDON More than a third of Europeans and Americans would be happy to go without cash and rely on electronic forms of payment if they could, and at least 20 per cent already pretty much do so, a study showed yesterday. The
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    • Money Briefs
      • 120 4 BLOOMBERG TOKYO Toshiba wants to replace auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata (PwC) to resolve an impasse over full-year earnings and remain listed, two sources briefed on the matter said. PricewaterhouseCoopers was hired in June last year as part of major changes at Toshiba following a US$1.3
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      • 157 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Australia’s annual inflation rate has moved back into the central bank’s target range for the first time in more than two years, data showed yesterday, all but ruling out more interest rate cuts. Consumer prices rose 0.5 per cent in the
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      59 6 NEW YORK DOW JONES 20,996.12 (+232.23) NEW YORK NASDAQ 6,025.49 (+41.67) TOKYO NIKKEI 19,289.43 (+210.10) HONG KONG HANG SENG 24,578.43 (+122.49) SHENZHEN COMPOSITE INDEX 1,889.79 (+6.93) SHANGHAI COMPOSITE INDEX 3,140.85 (+6.28) SEOUL KOSPI 2,207.84 (+10.99) KUALA LUMPUR BURSA KLCI 1,768.92 (+3.12) JAKARTA COMPOSITE INDEX 5,726.53 (+45.73) BANGKOK SET
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    • 505 6  -  Optimism over US economy and relief over French polls outcome combine to lift region BullsAndBears Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg Singapore equities clocked gains for the third straight day yesterday as markets in the region maintained their upward momentum. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) climbed 9.83
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    • 119 6 1 The STI has generated a price gain of 9 per cent this year, with dividends boosting that return to 9.5 per cent. Property developers have been the strongest sector on the STI. 2 Ascott Residence Trust has completed the divestment of 18 rental housing properties in Tokyo.
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    • 57 6 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST ’VOL GROSS HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-’000 YIELD COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE ♦OR’VOL '000 yie R iS% 260 220 AscendasReit 260cd 788 579 HongkongLand USD US779 +15 1952 2.4 ***** 5.9 164 136.5 CapitaCom Trust 161 -1.5 ***** 5.6 379 285
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    • 95 6 FTSE ST Large Mid-Cap Index stocks 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST ’VOL GROSS HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-’000 YIELD COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R’VOL '000 GROSS YIELD 260 220 AscendasReit 260cd +5 ***** 5.9 114.1 103.6 Ascott Reit 109.5 *0.5 3612 788 579 HongkongLand USD US779 +15 1952 2.4 86.5
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    • 83 6 52-WEEK LAST ’VOL GROSS HIGH LOW COMPANY SALE +OR-’000 YIELD COMPANY LAST SALE +OR■VOL '000 GROSS YIELD 76 58.5 AccordiaGolfTr 73.5 +0.5 1392 9 78.5 65 Ascendas-hTrust 77.5 -0.5 2910 7 116.5 90 Ascendas-iTrust 113.5 +1 164 4 61.5 37 Asian Pay TV Tr 53
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    • 36 6 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE VOL CL0SE($) CHANGE CSG Env Protect 90,376.9 2,196.6 2,341.0 Shows the stocks with the highest combination of price change and of daily activity relative to the three-month average volume
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    • 100 6 52-Week Vol Last Quote High Low Counter Last Sale +/-(’000) Buy Sell Counter Last Sale Vol ('000) 3390 2584 DBXT China50 US$ US3305 +58 6 3291 3304 Buy Sell 120.1 1453 1097 DBXT MSCHINA US$ US1451 +20 21 1443 1449 ABF SG Bond ETF 115.5 -0.3 553 452 DBXT
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    • 62 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DairyFarm USD 900 47.4 3.9 CLOSE UP HongkongLand USD 779 20.9 2.0 Bukit Sembawang 600 13.0 2.2 47.4 3.9 JSH USD BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP C&G Env Protect 2.9 38.1 0.8 AEM 263 41.0 18.5 SHC Capital Asia 5.7 14.0 0.7 MFG Intergration 21 13.5
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    • 37 6 VOLUME AddvalueTech 97,362,300 Noble CSG Env Protect 92,596,400 90,376,900 BlackGoldNatural 76,699,700 Healthway Med Gent ing Sing Market volume 2,661,866,000 VALUE UOB 105,717,160 DBS Grp Singtel 94,685,168 82,314,451 OCBCBank 69,133,875 CapitaLand Genting Sing Market value 1,338,643,000
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    • 57 6 BYCENTS CLOSE DOWN CLOSE DOWN Great Eastern 2139 -12.0 -0.6 6465 Sing Inv Fin 148 -7.0 -4.5 -0.4 UOB 2171 Cache Log Trust 86.5 -4.0 -4.4 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 34 -16.0 -32.0 M Development 0.3 -25.0 -0.1 2139 LifeBrandz Ltd 15 -21.1 -4.0 Asia Fashion 19.3 -16.1 -3.7
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    • 14 6 Vol Company Last Sale +or-(‘000) +orVol ('000) CapMallTrb3.08%***** 102.5 unch 62 CityDevNCCPS Ill
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    • 424 7  -  Rise in fee and commission income offsets fall in net interest income and hiring charges Marissa Lee marilee@sph.com.sg Finance firm Hong Leong Finance posted a net profit of $16.5 million in the first quarter, up 13.2 per cent from the same period a
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    • Company Briefs
      • 95 7 Rotary Engineering said it had secured an engineering, procurement and construction contract worth $140 million from Jurong Port Tank Terminals. The project is a joint venture between Jurong Port Singapore Holding and Oiltanking Investment Holdings. Rotary’s scope of work includes constructing a tank farm with 19 tanks for
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      • 135 7 CDL Hospitality Trusts posted a 9 per cent rise in distribution per stapled security (DPS) to 2.42 cents for the first quarter after strong growth in income from its New Zealand hotel. Gross revenue for the three months to March 31 rose by 3.9 per cent to
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      • 132 7 Citic Envirotech reported a 41.2 per cent rise in net profit to $17 million for the first quarter. The membrane-based water treatment solutions provider said its revenue grew 14.3 per cent to $113.7 million for the three months to March 31. This was mainly due to the increase
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  • SPECIAL | SPH CONTENT LAB
    • THE NETHERLANDS KING’S DAY
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        388 5  -  Singapore can learn from the Dutch, who have shown that cycling is sustainable, healthy and safe KATRIJIN DE RONDE THE Dutch love cycling. On average, there are 1.3 bicycles per person, accounting for 25 per cent of all daily traffic movement, making this the most popular mode
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      • 431 5  -  KATRIJIN DE RONDE THE aerial view of the Netherlands is unmistakeable: it is a neat and orderly landscape of square fields and silvery waterways. Not surprisingly, the Netherlands is an agricultural powerhouse, second only to the United States. Together with the US and Spain, the
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    • 403 9 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAN ANTONIO (Texas) This time, the San Antonio Spurs supplied the help necessary to avoid wasting another big game by Kawhi Leonard. Leonard scored 28 points, Patty Mills added 20 and Tony Parker 16 as the Spurs used balanced
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    • 226 9 TODAY BASKETBALL NBA Boston v Chicago (Singtel TV Ch110, 8.30pm) CRICKET IPL Bangalore v Gujarat (StarHub Ch238,10.20pm) GOLF China Open Day 1 (Singtel TV Ch115& StarHubCh209,10.30am). LPGA Volunteers of America Texas Shootout Day 1 (Singtel TV Ch115 StarHub Ch209,11.59pm). PGATourZurich Classic Day 1 (StarHub Ch204, tomorrow, 3.30am)
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    • 426 10  -  They overturn deficit to edge out arch-rivals ACJC, who manage to win fourth boys’ title in five years School sports Ho Cai Jun caijunh@sph.com.sg Going into the final day of the Schools National A Division bowling championships at Temasek Club, the Raffles Institution
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    • 370 10  -  Lok Jian Wen lokjw@sph.com.sg When race director Steffan Fung wanted to organise a sports event last year that could also help Singaporeans understand the hardships of their pioneer generation, funding was an issue. However, his financing worries were set at ease when he
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    • 474 10 REUTERS THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON India have delayed announcing their squad for the Champions Trophy in England this June because of a row over plans to cut the country’s share of international cricket revenues by about £220 million (S$393.74 million).
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    • 334 10 REUTERS SOCHI (Russia) Formula One is set to abandon plans for a ‘halo’ head protection system in favour of a transparent screen that could be introduced next season. The governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) announced the development following a meeting
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    • 285 11  -  Ian Kiew ikiew@sph.com.sg Start the day with a morning run with The Straits Times Run participants, and enjoy a free breakfast at the Cups N Canvas cafe. As part of the July 17 event’s fringe activities, a 3km breakfast run
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    • 466 11  -  Atomweight champ aims to extend her undefeated run in S’pore next month John Pravin johnp@sph.com.sg Mixed martial arts (MMA) star Angela Lee is confident she will live up to her moniker as she bids to build on her unbeaten record at One Championship’s Dynasty of Heroes
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    • 449 11  -  John Pravin One Championship chief Victor Cui sees a rosy future for the Singa-pore-based mix martial arts promotion, despite growing competition from Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The Las Vegas-based UFC announced in February that it would stage a second event in
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    • 272 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SYDNEY Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) head John Coates is facing a push to oust him after 27 years, with his media chief stepping down yesterday amid bullying claims rocking the organisation. Coates has never been challenged, but Olympic hockey
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    • 243 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BANGKOK Thailand have appointed Serbian Milovan Rajevac as the new coach of the national football team, plumping for the man who guided Ghana to an unlikely quarter-final spot at the 2010 World Cup Finals. The former Red Star Belgrade defender was available
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    • 516 12 Decision to be announced next month, no exceptions made for two-time Roland Garros champ REUTERS PARIS Maria Sharapova will know on May 16 if she will be granted a wild-card invitation for the French Open, the organisers of the May 28-June 11 tennis
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    • 411 12 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE VANCOUVER Serena Williams had no intention of sharing her pregnancy with the world last week, but spilt the beans when she accidentally uploaded the “20 weeks” photo of herself on Snapchat, tennis’ women’s world No. 1 said on
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      • 78 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Burnley midfielder Joey Barton said he had effectively been forced into “early retirement” after being banned for 18 months over betting offences by England’s Football Association yesterday. The 34-year-old admitted a charge relating to 1,260 bets he placed on
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      • 91 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA Indonesia’s football association pledged yesterday that work permits for foreigners would be issued faster after high-profile moves by former English Premier League players Michael Essien and Carlton Cole were almost scuppered by red tape. The two were signed with
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      • 56 12 REUTERS AMSTERDAM Amsterdam Arena is to be renamed after late Dutch great Johan Cruyff, according to a statement on the stadium’s official website. One of football’s greatest players and most influential and visionary coaches, Cruyff died just over a year ago after a five-month battle
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      • 82 12 THEGUARDIAN SAO PAULO Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered the re-arrest of a professional footballer who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend, then prematurely released and allowed to sign for a club. Bruno Fernandes de Souza who was an icon during his period as
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      • 72 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Wales left-back Neil Taylor has been banned for two games for breaking Republic of Ireland captain Seamus Coleman’s leg in two places during the 0-0 World Cup qualifying draw between the two teams in Dublin last month. Fifa yesterday decided
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    • 547 13 Pogba heads United’s injury list for derby with Champions League qualification at stake AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE GUARDIAN LONDON Jose Mourinho has been left disappointed after Chris Smalling and Phil Jones declined to meet his challenge by rushing back from injury for a derby
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    • 525 13 THE GUARDIAN AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said his side had taken “a big psychological step” after they defeated Southampton 4-2 to provisionally move seven points clear at the Premier League summit. The London football club’s recent 2-0 loss
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    • 263 13 Though he competes in the national red and white colours, Olympic gold-medallist Joseph Schooling is a Blue at heart. The 21-year-old, who won the 100m butterfly race at last year’s Rio de Janeiro Games, visited his favourite football team Chelsea at Stamford Bridge
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    • 286 13 THE GUARDIAN LONDON David Moyes has been charged by the Football Association over the sexist comments he made to BBC reporter Vicki Sparks last month. The Sunderland manager had told Sparks after a post-match interview that she might “get a slap”. “David Moyes has been
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    • 987 14  -  Both Team LKT, Game Changers still trying to show they have their voters’ interests at heart FAS election 2017 Wang Meng Meng meng@sph.com. sg With two days to go till the inaugural Football Association of Singapore (FAS) election takes place, campaigning for the 44 votes at stake
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    • 411 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE GUARDIAN LONDON British and French authorities launched a major investigation yesterday into a suspected £5 million (S$8.96 million) tax fraud in the football industry, with Premier League club West Ham confirmed to have been targeted. Nearly 200 tax officials from the
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    • 71 1  -  Alyssa Woo New made-to-measure fashion retailers like the home-grown Outpost (right) are ofering a better fit for some shoppers. There are more options for customisation here, with a growing number of retailers ofering such services at afordable prices. Alyssa Woo reports. D4&5 Ms Joanne Ng, 26, the
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      • 819 2  -  Held last week, the event aims to help fashion start-ups gain a foothold in the industry Cara Wong carawong@sph.com.sg Fledgling local fashion designers were the centre of attention last week at a new fashion show and competition called Mangosteen. Organised by networking group The Luxury
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      • 530 3  -  Accessorise with suspenders for a casual or sophisticated look AskStyle Sabine Chen csabine@sph.com.sg Suspenders have been in vogue for a while, but the trend has been endorsed by fashion industry players this year. Fashion magazine Vogue touted the accessory as a wardrobe essential, while high-end Italian label
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      • 1419 4 / 5  -  Shoppers who cannot find clothes that fit well from mass-market brands can now turn to local labels which offer made-to-measure services Alyssa Woo alywoo@sph.com.sg Having had three children, Ms Faith Teng finds that off-the-rack clothing no longer fit her well. The 36-year-old, who has put on
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      • 399 4 / 5 When it comes to dress shoes, men are hardly spoilt for choice only limited styles such as Oxfords, derbies and brogues are available. Pickings are even slimmer for men who, say, have extra wide feet, making it more difficult to find stylish shoes that fit comfortably.
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      • 527 4 / 5 Most of home-grown label Outpost’s customers are looking for dresses to complement their pearshaped figures or arm sleeves that fit properly. But occasionally, Ms Joanne Ng, the owner of the womenswear brand, encounters more specific needs, such as a shopper in her 50s who wanted
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      • 784 6  -  Ms Shareen Wong hopes to benefit victims of domestic abuse through the sale of pre-loved jewellery MyBag Winnie Tan winniet@sph.com.sg Walking in with a large cardboard box tucked under her arm, Ms Shareen Wong, a former radio presen-ter-turned-jewellery entrepreneur, says: “Another jewellery donation just
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      • 524 6 WASHINGTON Workers at a factory in China used by the company that makes clothing for Ms Ivanka Trump’s fashion line and other brands worked nearly 60 hours a week to earn wages of little more than US$62 (S$86) a
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      • 433 7 Topshop is the latest high-street label to launch its collection of wallet-friendly wedding dresses LONDON Topshop is walking down the aisle with its debut collection of wedding dresses and bridal lingerie. The British retailer is competing with other highstreet rivals, such as Dorothy Perkins,
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    • 1053 8  -  Media mogul Oprah Winfrey says it is great progress for racial equality that the story of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells enabled major medical breakthroughs, is now a movie Alison de Souza In New York stlife@sph.com.sg The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks is available on HBO
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    • 408 8 REUTERS LONDON Massive growth in the online streaming of artists, such as Drake and the late David Bowie, saw music industry revenues grow last year at their fastest rate since record-keeping began, a global industry body said on Tuesday, even as physical sales fell again.
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    • 805 9  -  The Singapore bakery will open an outlet in an affluent Kuala Lumpur suburb with a larger shop space and more flavours Kenneth Goh kengohsz@sph.com.sg Popular home-grown cupcake shop Fluff Bakery will open its first overseas outlet in Kuala Lumpur in early June. The Malaysian outpost
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    • 786 9 WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON Almost two years ago, Caitlyn Jenner then known as Bruce Jenner sat down with ABC’s Diane Sawyer for a historic interview in which the former Olympic athlete revealed, “For all intents and purposes, I am a woman.” On Tuesday,
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    • 687 10  -  The casting choices of the new film Crazy Rich Asians show that it is all about the bottom line Viewpoint JohnLui Film Correspondent johnlui@sph.com.sg The cast of the movie adaptation of Singapore-born author Kevin Kwan’s best-selling novel Crazy Rich Asians, about a rich
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    • 596 10  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi Even before one note was played at Generation Axe, the concert’s intimidating stage set-up made a huge impression on the audience: Stacks and stacks of Marshall and other amplifiers towered over the star-studded line-up of musicians at The Coliseum stage. Was it
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      • 466 12 HONG KONG In the garden of their romance, a toad has landed. More than two years after pop queen Faye Wong and actor Nicholas Tse rekindled their relationship, notorious Chinese blogger Song Zude made incendiary claims on Monday that the couple are a sham
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      • 160 12 Two American schools which have drawn Singaporean students Parsons School of Design in New York and Berklee College of Music in Boston are getting financial support from Beyonce. The pop superstar is marking the first anniversary of her hit Lemon- ade album with one
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        • 33 12 The final film in the new Star Wars trilogy, Star Wars: Episode IX, will be released in May 2019, movie studio Walt Disney said on Tuesday.
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        • 57 12 Home-grown singer Nathan Hartono, 25, has been named ambassador for a new bottled version of Milo Peng. He had promised to treat everyone to the iced drink if he won Sing! China last year. He came in second in the popular television singing contest, but Milo
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    • 243 7 Lorries For Sale 387 SHUN HENG AUTO NEW MODEL DYNA 150 diesel $71,800. Rebate $18,000. Immediate delivery. 9787-1918 7.7L/100km; CO2 202g/km. REG PTE NAME Y Plate! ’09 Isuzu 10ft New paint/tax High Loan/ Trade In. 9069-9696 DONE 2000KM 2016 Mitsubishi 14ft. Orig paint, tax 11/’17. A1 cond $79,800. *****643 ISUZU
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    • 1430 8 PropertiesCLASSIFICATION GUIDE 434 Clementi 435 Geylang 436 Hougang 437 Jurong East 438 Jurong West 439 Kallang/ Whampoa 441 Marine Parade 442 Pasir Ris/ Changi 443 Punggol 444 Queenstown 445 Sembawang 446 Sengkang 447 Serangoon 448 Tampines 449 Toa Payoh 450 Woodlands 451 Yishun 452 Mixed/ Other Estates RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES FOR
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    • 847 8 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 Landed Property Transactions in the month of Mar 2017 Street Prop Contract Tenure Built-In/ Price Psf Name Type Month Land Area (S$'000) (S$) (sq ft) District 4 Lakeshore View Detached Mar-17 99 ***** *****
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    • 1661 9 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in March 2017 This week: 23 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ
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    • 153 9 D15 KATONG/JOOCHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 FIRE! FREEHOLD $6XXPSF. D.15 Prime landed cluster 4+ entertainment rm, pte lift, 2 units sold before show unit open. See actual unit now!! From $2.5xM. Tan 6515-1555 NEW LAUNCH! FH Cluster Terr in Siglap. 3 sty Basement Attic. Near Future MRT. Lift.
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    • 231 10 D15 KATONG/JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 350M TO MRT! $895 psf 2-sty corner terr T.Kurau. 5228/ 2800sf. 4 rms. Park 6 cars. Reno. FH. Cheong *****888 FRANKEL! 2-STOREY SEMI-D. 4000/5000sf just bring your belonging, 5 rms, Siglap MRT park 2. *****995 sole agt RS TANJONG KATONG 3STY
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    • 282 10 D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 Motivated Seller *GRAB! GIGANTIC MODERN FH Semi-D Sennett/ Kew 4-sty built 6000sf. $4.58m up. Future Mrt/Mall Olivia *****121 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-2433 $3.79M $856PSF 999yr 4426/ 4350sf 5+1, Greenery Quiet.Mall/ MRT, Almost Sold Martin Goh *****020 Sole Visit SRX.com.sg/code-9436 JUNE LENG 9871 5880
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    • 289 10 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR SALE 408 Shandy Tong 8288 8078 Keener Sense of Real Estate DESIGNER DECOR, 3.5 Sty Terr@ Tai Keng Gdn. 99 yrs, 6+1 Amenities. bright/ windy. park 2 cars 101% moves in. www.shandytong.com.sg Kerene Chee 9725 0009 Keener Sense of Real Estate F’HOLD CLUSTER
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    • 677 10 D20 THOMSON/ BISHAN/ ANG MO KIO HOUSES FOR SALE 408 D20 THOMSON/ BISHAN/ ANG MO KIO HOUSES FOR SALE 408 Landed Property Transactions in the month of Mar 2017 Street Prop Contract Tenure Built-In/ Price Psf Name Type Month Land Area (S$'000) (S$) (sq ft) District 17 Jln Loyang Besar
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    • 98 10 D21 ULU PANDAN/ CLEMENTI RD/ SUNSET/ BT TIMAH HOUSES FOR SALE 409 Gilbert Tiew 9790 8644 1) ENG KONG. Corner Terrace. 3502/ 3000 sf. F’hold. 4 rms. 2) Greenridge, Corner Terr. 3876/2800sqft. 4 bdrms. FH Visit SRX.com.sg/code-2416 Freehold MUST GO! UPP Bt Timah View Semi-D 3 sty 2377 3455 sf
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    • 251 10 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOA CHU KANG HOUSES FOR SALE 409 HILLTOP CLUSTER Hillview. 5000sf. Pool access fr balcony. Bukit Timah Reserve view $2.8M. King Kong 9154-3033 D26 UPPTHOMSON/ SPRINGLEAF/ LENTOR HOUSES FOR SALE 410 OpenHouse FH LENTOR VICINITY 3-sty corner terr. 4205/ 7273sf est 6+1. Quiet. View Sun 1-4pm.
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    • 302 10 D28 SELETAR HOUSES FOR SALE 410 JOS CHANG 8777 5544 STUNNING 2-STY SEMI-D Seletar Cresent. 43xx sqft. Well renovated. Move-in.Nice gdn. $4.xM. Near Greenwich. Priced to Sell BEGONIA EST. 3-STY Detach 5000/ 6000 sf. 8 bdrms. Premium locale $5.xM. 100% move in. Anne 9848 3345 Keener Sense of Real Estate
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    • 270 10 D03 QUEENSTOWN/ TIONG BAHRU PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 ARTRA MIXED DEVT @Redhill MRT, seaview. 2+study to 5+1 Fr $1.1xxM. VVIP Preview till 24/4. HanaMohd 9681 6999 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-4239 RARE CONSERVED 5 Bedroom. Corner Tiong Bahru 1250 sf w w w i s a b e l r e d
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    • 831 11 D03 QUEENSTOWN/ TIONG BAHRU PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 D03 QUEENSTOWN/ TIONG BAHRU PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 D03 QUEENSTOWN/ TIONG BAHRU PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 D03 QUEENSTOWN/ TIONG BAHRU PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 D03 QUEENSTOWN/ TIONG BAHRU PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 Grab or Regret ARTRA 44-STOREY
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    • 189 11 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 THE CLAYMORE Orchard Rare huge freehold land size, Spacious layout, 3348sqft, Opposite American Club Below valuation. 9337 6023 Sandy Lim 9009 1189 PRICED TO SELL! Cairnhill Crest FH Reno PH 3+1 rms, 2465 sf Huge living master Panoramic MBS/ City view. Visit
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    • 301 11 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 RARE OPPORTUNITY ORCHARD BEL AIR 4+1rms 3208 sqft. Well kept, mid flr. 99 years. Ask $4.2Mil nego. Call ReAnne Leu *****547 Keener Sense of Real Estate GOOD LOCATION ORCHARD TWRS 1970SF. 3+1 balcony. FH. Spacious layout. High flr. $2.9xM. Extra Comm Sole
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    • 291 11 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 **ADDRESS: 2 BELMONT Road 1 rare unit avail. FH 2067 sqft 3 bdrms. Colliers valn $3.5M Selling $3.1M ($400k disc) Call Navin Bafna 8468-4750 GRAMERCY PK VVIP Launch! FH, hottest selling in Orchard 2 years deferred payment scheme, 2/3/4
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    • 265 11 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 GRAMERCY SOUTH TOWER Launched! View actual units by appt. Special price. 2+S/ 3/4 bdrm. Jessica *****595 New Listing REGENCY PK 3175SF. ID reno. Greenery. Quiet. $5.8M neg. Scotts Highpark 1744/ 3466/ 4209sf $1.8K psf. 9678 1112 ST. MARTIN RES,
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    • 80 12 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 OpenHouse 3MINS MRT. WATERBANK at Dakota. 484 sf. 1bdrm. Reno. Bright, quiet, airy. Corp lease due Sep 17 $800k 91-*****0 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-3068 Since 1993 DON'T MISS VACANZA EAST PH. 151sqm. 3-bdrm. FH. Nice unblocked view,windy,bright. Near MRT. $1.88M neg. Judy 9061-2828.
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    • 297 12 D15 KATONG/JOOCHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 Javier Koh 9171 7331 1) PARK EAST 1701sf 3bdrms Unblocked view $1.95m neg 2)View@Meyer 1690sf 3bdrm Doorstep future MRT $2.7m 3) Shore Res 883sf 2bdrms High flr unblock. $1.39m neg 4) Amber Residences 2bdrms Spacious 1,249sf $1.81m neg Visit SRX.com.sg/code-1198 MOTIVATED
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    • 317 12 D15 KATONG/JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 SANCTUARY GREEN 1485SQFT 3 bdrms. Low flr. Away from highway. Tenanted. Walk to MRT. Call Anjana 8168 4051 WATERPLACE 1216SF 3BDRMS Facing pool. Bright breezy. Walk to Mrt. Away fr highway Selling vacant. Call *****041 New Listing PRESIDIO (5 CEYLON
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    • 296 12 D16 BEDOK/UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 ECO LOFT UNIT, Just TOP 5mins Bedok MRT. Price neg. Keys on hand. *****627 D17 CHANGI/ LOYANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 418 Corner Unit OPEN HSE TODAY! Beautifully Reno. 2rm 915sf $880k neg. Garden View! 100% Move in. Cond.Jeremy See *****474
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    • 332 13 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 3BDRM $1.1XM only. 999 yrs TOP soon. View actual unit Last few! Developer disc. Good layout. Landed enclave Kovan/ NEX. *****338 Bryan Koh 8200 2024 KOVAN RES 3 bdrms 1270 sf 12th flr with tenancy, $1.4xM. 2nd flr vacant face
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    • 289 13 D20 THOMSON/BISHAN/ ANG MO KIO PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 Best Deal **RARE!!! ONLY $9XXPSF!!! Grandeur 8, 2+study, 1216 sf. Mid flr. Unblock. F/facilities. MRT/Mall. Joey 8522-6649 Penny Ang 9022 9821 SKY HABITAT. 3RM compact Blk 9. 1216 sqft. NS facing. Greenery. Bishan Ctrl/ mall/ MRT. Must view! Reduce Best
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    • 334 13 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOACHUKANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 Steven Teo 9487 9279 The Agency of Choice HAZEL PARK CONDO 999 yrs, $960psf 2bdrms, 1206sf pool view #01 Patio. Nicely reno 2-bdrm converted 3-bdrms STEWART LIM 9696 4398 URGENT FORESQUE RES 1/3rm High flr. Greenery view. Grab! Hillview Peak
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    • 445 14 BEDOK HDB FOR SALE 426 BEDOK HDB FOR SALE 426 BEDOK HDB FOR SALE 426 HONEY CHAN 9875 3667 RICK GOH 8128 418 SERIOUS SELLER! 4-RM Blk 10 Mid flr, 90 sqm. Near MRT. Must sell! 4-rm Blk 130, 92 sqm, unblocked view. $420K New Listing 3’I’ BLK 620 Bedok
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    • 135 14 CLEMENTI HDB FOR SALE 434 434 CLEMENTI HDB FOR SALE 434 CLEMENTI HDB FOR SALE 434 CLEMENTI HDB FOR SALE 434 CLEMENTI HDBFOR SALE BUKIT MERAH HDB FOR SALE 429 3’I’ 44 TELOK Blangah. High flr Unblocked cable car view, fully reno. Open to all races. T. Blangah MRT. *****015
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    • 124 14 BUKIT TIMAH HDB FOR SALE 431 Joe Tng 9450 6667 4’A’ CORNER BLK 4 Toh Yi Dr High/Marble floor. Unblocked Near Pei Hwa/Methodist Girls School Beauty World MRT. CENTRAL HDB FOR SALE 432 NORJAHAN MASJEED 9452 5870 Service You Trust CHEAP! 5’A’ 634 Veerasamy #2x. Nice sea view. 138sqm. 3’I’
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    • 255 14 HOUGANG HDBFOR SALE 436 CHEAP! MUST SELL! Open Hse Sat/Sun 2-6pm. EA Blk 961 NS facing. Mall. Move in cond. Rosebelle 8288 9815. RARE ADJOINING UNITS! Open Hse 22/4 4-5pm Corner Blk 644 Ave 8, 4 bdrm 129 sqm. High flr. Shirley 9477-6890 JURONG EAST HDB FOR SALE 437 DESMOND
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    • 278 15 JURONGEAST HDB FOR SALE 437 Samson Seah 9270 0985 DO ME A favour Don’t miss! Blk 232 5’I’ (3bdrms) 121 sqm. High flr. Unblock.Squarish lay -out. Mins to Jurong E MRT. JURONG WEST HDB FOR SALE 438 ANG Y M 9722 7922 SUPER CHEAP! LOW Deposit 4A 464 corner, can
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    • 322 15 MARINE PARADE HDB FOR SALE 441 GRAB IT NOW 4’I’ MARINE TERR 3+1 rms. Dr to dr. High flr. 947 sf. All races. 2mins future MRT. Tao Nan Sch. Wendy 8533 5398 PASIR RIS/CHANGI HDBFOR SALE 442 EA BLK 249 150sqm High Flr/ unblocked/ corner, privacy,1 km to Pasir Ris
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    • 327 15 PUNGGOL HDBFOR SALE 443 $469K 4-RM 269B High floor Corner, Reno, All Races, Walk to MRT/ Malls/ Supermart Call to view Kelvin *****034 Jeffrey Lee 9754 6631 4’A’ 303A CORNER. 93sqm High flr Good layout. No west sun. Walk to Punggol MRT/ Waterway Pt. Chinese seller QUEENSTOWN HDB FOR SALE
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    • 360 15 SERANGOON HDB FOR SALE 447 BLK 506B S’GOON N EA. #08. 146 sqm. Living rm/ door face south. Beside Rosyth. Asking $680K neg. 9821-1910 EA BLK 318 High flr. Unblock view. Nice recess corner. Covered walkway to MRT. near JC, mall *****813 John RARE! EM 544. Lift/ mid flr. S’goon
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    • 323 15 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL HOUSES FOR RENT 454 FORGET BORING CONDOS. Stunning Emerald Hill townhouse mins fr Orchard Rd. 6200sf, carporch, large living dining, 5 huge bedrms, Recently refurbished kitchen 5 baths. Call 6222 2280 OFF SOMERSET MRT, 31 Oxley Rd modern big 4 sty bunglw (not cluster) 8rm, 7K+sf. Lift,
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    • 344 15 D14 GEYLANG/ EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR HOUSES FOR RENT 454 EAST HOMES, BRAND n e w Bungalow Terraces Built-in: 2642-4364sf. Min. 4+1 bdrms lift, 2 car parks. Fr S$8.8kS$14.8k/mth. Call: *****232 www.sinhengchan.com.sg D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR RENT 454 80B MEYER RD Bunglw 5+1 +pool. 6300sf. $12.5k. F/
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    • 411 15 D02 ANSON/TG PAGAR PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 BEACON PH 2350SF. 3+1. Vacant. F/reno/ Furn. Mins to MRT/ supermart. 9456-8066 D03 QUEENSTOWN/ TIONG BAHRU PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 TIONG BAHRU CONSERVATION Studio. Pte courtyard. F/furn, utilities+Wifi incl, avail May. $2K only. James *****180 New Listing CENTRAL GREEN BLK 1
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    • 206 16 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOA CHU KANG PTE APTS FOR RENT 469 Eddy Ong 9819 5643 BRAND NEW TOP Condo. ECO Sanctuary 2/ 2+study/ 3 rms. F/condo facilities. Rental fm $2200 up. Hurry!! Grab now!! EXPAT'S CHOICE REGENT HGT. 2-BDRM. 1023 sf F/furn. Mid flr. Quiet. Cosy. Full condo facilities.
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    • 164 16 BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR RENT 487 BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR RENT 487 BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR RENT 487 Joe Tng 9450 6667 4’A’ CORNER BLK 534/536 Jelapang #21 F/furn unfurn Near Giant/NTUC/LRT. $2.1k/ $1.8k. All welcome. Immed. CENTRAL HDB FOR RENT 489 INNACLE DUXTON Near MRT. 3-bdrm Fitted, aircons Prof/
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