The Straits Times, 10 August 2017

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  • 571 1  -  Drone display dazzles crowd at Marina Bay as Singapore turns 52 Audrey Tan audreyt@sph.com.sg With the Marina Bay skyline serving as a backdrop, Singaporeans celebrated the nation’s 52nd birthday and cheered the return of crowd favourites such as the Red Lions skydivers. The Marina
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    • 180 1 NATIONAL DAY CHEER ATIOAL DAY CHEER Top of the News Born on the nation’s birthday A8 Top of the News Trump vows ‘fire and fury’ A6 Life Dressed up for S’pore D3 ife ressed p for ’pore 3 Business CEOs upbeat on region as Asean turns 50 C2 Top of
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s News
      • 48 2 TOP OF THE NEWS Thousands thronged the Marina Bay area as the National Day Parade returned to the floating platform for Singapore’s 52nd birthday. The venue, last used in 2014, made for the return of crowd favourites such as the Red Lions skydivers. A1
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      • 75 2 TOP OF THE NEWS President Donald Trump’s warning that the United States would react with “fire and fury” to North Korean threats prompted Pyongyang to say it would strike Guam with “enveloping fire” as tensions escalated, rattling global markets and worrying officials and experts. US Secretary of
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      • 73 2 WORLD French police shot and arrested a suspect in a vehicular attack on soldiers in Paris yesterday that officials have labelled a terrorist incident. Six anti-terror troops were struck and injured by a BMW in the upmarket western Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret at around 8am before
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      • Straits Times Digital
        • 25 2 VIDEO ST Life’s food writer Kenneth Goh bites into Japanese cheese tart chain Pablo’s creamy dessert and gives his verdict. str.sg/cheesetart
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        • 21 2 VIDEOS Feel the Singapore spirit through the stories of the adventurous,the entrepreneurial and the inquisitive among us. str.sg/singspirit
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      • 50 2 WORLD Palangkaraya appears to have been ruled out of contention as Indonesia’s new administrative capital. The provincial capital of Central Kalimantan on Borneo Island is prone to fires owing to its abundant peatlands, leading some experts to argue that Balikpapan would be an ideal choice. A14
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      • 42 2 OPINION In 2004, three high-profile industrial accidents led to sweeping changes in workplace safety laws. The recent PIE viaduct collapse is an early warning that we need to do more, says Manpower correspondent Toh Yong Chuan. A25
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      • 52 2 HOME The popular Dynamic Defence Display (D3) returned to the National Day Parade after two years. It featured various high-tech assets from the Singapore army, air force and navy, as well as several simulated sequences, such as a high-speed chase by the navy’s rigid-hulled inflatable
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      • 44 2 HOME This year’s National Day Parade was the last one President Tony Tan Keng Yam attended as its reviewing officer. He said the parade is more than “just a marvellous show”, it is an expression of the Singapore spirit. B9
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      • 73 2 BUSINESS Developer GuocoLand has trimmed the number of units up for sale at its latest condominium, Martin Modern, in what is seen as a bet on private residential prices rising. Other developers seem to share the same sentiments. Qingjian Realty has said it is holding
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      • 67 2 SPORT Despite a 2-1 Uefa Super Cup defeat to reigning champions Real Madrid, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho insisted his side were reinforced by the experience. “I think we have to keep that positive feeling into the new season,” he said. United, who finished sixth in
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      • 51 2 LIFE Singaporean brothers Jonathan Han (right), 22, and Nicholas Han, 25, co-founded watch start-up Schaffen, which allows clients to customise their timepieces to suit their personalities. Orders have come in from as far as the United States and Lithuania. D6 PHOTO: GIN TAY FOR THE STRAITS
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    • What’s Next
      • 66 2 A US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-backed report summarising the global effects of climate change last year is scheduled for release today, with the conclusions expected to be similar to previous years’ versions. The report could complicate United States President Donald Trump’s efforts to roll
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      • 52 2 President Tony Tan Keng Yam will host the National Day Reception today at the Istana, his last before leaving the highest office soon. Cabinet ministers are expected to be among the guests at the annual event, which has typically included business, community, grassroots and
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      • 55 2 Troubled Noble Group will report its second-quarter results today. Management will hold an earnings conference call and webcast. The commodity trader had earlier announced plans to dispose of its profitable energy business units to pay off debt, and warned of a loss of as much
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    • 302 2  -  Why It Matters Toh Wen Li tohwenli@sph.com.sg In the past, Singapore was filled with kampungs, and the old and the young worked together in farms. It is no accident then that Kampung Admiralty the first of the Housing Board’s 10 Build-To-Order projects that co-locate childcare and
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 402 3  -  Beijing’s proposal reflects widening defence and trade ties between both countries, says report Leslie Lopez Lopez Regional Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur ljlopez@sph.com.sg Malaysia will consider China’s proposal to set up a regional counter-in-telligence centre in Johor equipped with radar surveillance and
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    • 477 3  -  Zhaki Abdullah azhaki@sph.com.sg The next time you board a bus, the driver may just greet you with a cheerful “goeie more” (pronounced ho-yah mo-ra). That would be Mr Daniel Jacobus Ellis wishing you “good morning” in his native Afrikaans, one of the
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    • 626 4 19 killed in Sichuan, including 8 tourists, evoking memories of 2008 tragedy AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS CHENGDU China yesterday evacuated tens of thousands of people in its mountainous south-west after a strong earthquake killed at least 19 people, rattling a region where
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    • 352 4  -  Lim Min Zhang mzlim@sph.com.sg At least two groups of Singapore travellers were in jiuzhaigou when a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit the area on Tuesday, but are safe and on the way out of China’s popular tourist attraction. More travellers scheduled to visit are
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    • 705 6  -  US President warns of‘fire and fury’while Pyongyang threatens to strike Guam Chang May Choon South Korea Correspondent In Seoul changmc@sph.com.sg Tensions escalated over US President Donald Trump’s threatening North Korea with “fire and fury” and Pyongyang saying it would strike Guam. Later,
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    • 694 6  -  News analysis Nirmal Ghosh US Bureau Chief nirmal@sph.com.sg WASHINGTON The United States has been cornered and left with few options in the current stand-off with North Korea, analysts say. With rapid advances in its nuclear and missile programme, the calculus
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    • 295 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS HAGATNA (Guam) Guam Governor Eddie Calvo yesterday downplayed North Korea’s threat to attack the Pacific island, but said the US territory was “prepared for any eventuality”. In a televised address to the island’s 162,000 residents, he said Guam was working with Washington
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    • 489 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Q Where does the North Korean nuclear capability stand? A Pyongyang has conducted five nuclear bomb tests, with the last one, on Sept 9 last year, roughly the size of the nuclear bomb the United States dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945:20-30
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    • 558 8  -  One was born 12 days earlier than expected, another was six days overdue National Day celebrations Lin Yangchen linyc@sph.com.sg Gloomy skies marked the morning of National Day, but for the family of Mr Eddy Kurniawan, it could not have been brighter.
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    • 337 8  -  Danson Cheong dansonc@sph.com.sg With the colours of the Singapore flag streaking her hair and painted on her face, Madam Rosaline Koong burst into a lusty rendition of the national day song Home at Townsville Primary School. Around her were some 1,500 other residents
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    • 355 8  - A day out on Pulau Ubin to learn from the past Lim Min Zhang mzlim@sph.com.sg For the past four years, teacher Tan Huili’s family spent National Day watching the parade at home. But this year, Ms Tan’s family of four, together with her parents-in-law, woke up at 6am to catch
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    • 443 8  -  Adrian Lim While Madam Halimah Yacob has resigned from her role as a grassroots adviser and MP in MarsilingYewTee GRC, residents in the constituency have far from lost her. This is because they have her in a “potentially bigger capacity representing the
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    • 475 9  -  Citizens mark National Day with art, picnic and even a workout National Day celebrations Adrian Lim adrianl@sph.com.sg From unveiling huge paintings to taking part in a 52-minute workout, Singaporeans took time yesterday to mark the nation’s 52 nd birthday in unique and symbolic ways.
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    • 939 10  -  Railway linking east to west coast will allow projected 53m tonnes of cargo to bypass Republic by 2030, it says Shannon Teoh Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur shannont@sph.com.sg Malaysia has hailed an upcoming railway linking its east coast to Port
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    • 386 10 WASHINGTON The Pentagon has given more than 130 military bases across the US the green light to shoot down private and commercial drones that could endanger aviation safety or pose other threats. The number of uncrewed aircraft in US skies
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  • WORLD
    • 640 12 Police shoot man in highway chase after 6 soldiers are injured AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS PARIS French police shot and arrested a suspect in a dramatic highway chase yesterday, after a car smashed into soldiers outside a barracks in a Paris suburb, injuring six.
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    • 340 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The United States is weighing additional support for the Philippine military as it fights an Islamist insurgency in the south, a US defence official said. Discussions are “pretty advanced” and would see the US provide increased surveillance
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    • 309 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA JAKARTA Indonesia and Russia pledged yesterday to strengthen cooperation in cyber security and counter-terrorism as concern grows about the spread of radicalism in South-east Asia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who is on a two-day visit to Indonesia, said the
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  • ASIA
    • 705 14  -  Haze-prone city may be ruled out as Indonesia’s administrative hub Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta wahyudis@sph.com.sg A city that was at the centre of Indonesia’s worst haze looks set to be ruled out as the country’s new administrative capital, despite being widely seen
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    • 372 14 BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR Security issues, including human trafficking, and bilateral relations between Malaysia and the United States were among the issues discussed between Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and visiting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
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    • 274 14  -  shannont@sph.com.sg Shannon Teoh Shannon Teoh Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur Malaysian officials made another large-scale sweep last night in the Klang Valley, keeping pressure up on wanted terror suspects ahead of the SEA Games that start on Aug 19. “We are executing the
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    • 200 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL A Canadian pastor serving a life sentence with hard labour in North Korea was released yesterday on medical parole as a humanitarian gesture, the KCNA news agency said. Mr Lim Hyeon Soo, 61, was freed on “sick bail”, the agency announced
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    • 502 18  -  It will also work with mainland to boost status as financial hub Goh Sui Noi China Bureau Chief In Beijing suinoi@sph.com.sg Hong Kong is to sign a deal with a key Chinese government agency on the city’s broad-based involvement
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    • 513 18 Tech-savvy generation a growing hope for Japan’s agriculture sector REUTERS YAMAMOTO-CHO (Japan) Farmers who are younger and businessand tech-savvy are transforming Japan’s shrinking agriculture sector with cutting-edge techniques and marketing strategies, giving new hope to an industry in slow decline. Mr Hiroki Iwasa, a 40-year-old
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    • 489 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOC TRANG (Vietnam) With a flashy gold watch and a chunky matching ring, Mr Tang Van Cuol looks a far cry from the average Vietnamese farmer as he slings back a shot of rice wine and boasts about his projected earnings. After
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    • 734 20  -  Zwyn picks up prestigious international Red Dot design prize for its zen-like interior Lim Yan Liang Liang Beijing Correspondent In China yanliang@sph.com.sg A gym opened by a Singaporean in Beijing has been awarded a top design prize for its zen-like interior. The
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    • 390 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Nagasaki must be the last place to suffer an atomic bombing, its mayor said yesterday, marking 72 years since the devastating American nuclear attack on the Japanese city with a passionate call for denuclearisation. The anniversary comes as tensions over
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    • 414 20  -  Lim Yan Liang BEIJING Fitness fever is heating up in China, with demographic and cultural shifts underwriting a growing trend towards more exercise. There are today over 415 million millennials those born in the 1980s and 1990s in the country, more
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    • 520 21 Hundreds flee to provincial capital as militants, along with ISIS fighters, kill civilians in northern Afghan village REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAR-E PUL, AFGHANISTAN The Taleban and ISIS militants yesterday released 235 villagers held after the insurgents captured a village in the northern Afghan province of
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    • 370 21 REUTERS BHUBANESWAR (India) The eastern Indian state of Odisha will give land rights to slum dwellers in small towns and property rights to those living in city settlements in a “historic” step that officials said would benefit tens of thousands in
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    • Asia Briefs
      • 106 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHNOM PENH Cambodian maids are being recruited to work in Hong Kong, an official said yesterday, as the wealthy Chinese city scrambles to meet growing demand for domestic helpers. Under a pilot project, six agencies are authorised to recruit the first batch of
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      • 76 21 REUTERS BANGKOK A Thai man was jailed for 18 years yesterday for posting six video clips deemed insulting to the monarchy, his lawyer said. Tara, 61, whose last name was withheld by his lawyer, was arrested in 2015 for sharing online materials allegedly
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      • 105 21 REUTERS MUMBAI More than 200,000 protesters poured into India’s financial capital Mumbai yesterday, disrupting traffic and straining the rail network, to press their demands for reserved quotas in government jobs and college places for students. Police said the rally was free of violent incidents. Rising
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      • 90 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI An elephant that has killed 15 people in eastern India over a months-long rampage could be shot within days if it is not brought under control, an official said yesterday. Wildlife rangers and hunters assembled in Jharkhand after another victim
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    • 434 21 REUTERS NEW DELHI Hundreds of women in India have taken to social media to post selfies of themselves out at midnight with the hashtag #AintNoCinderella after a senior politician questioned why a woman, who was reportedly stalked, was out at night. The
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  • WORLD
    • 646 22 But he offers no new steps to fight problem linked to over 33,000 US deaths in 2015 REUTERS BRIDGEWATER (New Jersey) US President Donald Trump has promised to win the fight against an epidemic of opioid drug use in America, but
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    • 434 22 WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON Mr Robert Mueller left a US$3.4 million (S$4.6 million) partner job at the WilmerHale law firm where he worked for clients such as Facebook, Apple, Sony and the National Football League to serve as special counsel overseeing the probe
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    • 289 22 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON The White House is reaching back to the Bush administration for a strategy to get a tax code overhaul passed, as President Donald Trump’s advisers try to avoid the missteps that doomed the effort to repeal Obamacare. To take on
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    • 384 22 LONDON A French start-up is reaching for the skies with a flight-sharing app, matching pilots with passengers looking for a low-cost way to take off in a private aircraft. French firm Wingly connects passengers and pilots for short flights and is
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    • 681 23 Country starts to imagine life after Netanyahu after former close aide turns state witness NYTIMES JERUSALEM A black curtain went up a few months ago near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official residence in Jerusalem’s leafy Balfour Street. It screened pesky protesters
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    • 392 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG TEHERAN Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appointed two female vice-presidents yesterday, but continued to take flak from reformists for not nominating women ministers to his Cabinet. The appointments came a day after the moderate President announced his all-male list of
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    • World Briefs
      • 75 23 REUTERS PARIS A former French justice minister said he was renouncing his week-old nomination to the Constitutional Court after prosecutors opened an investigation into allegations that he had paid his daughter with public funds for fake work. Senator Michel Mercier, who denies any wrongdoing,
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      • 98 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JOHANNESBURG South African opposition leaders piled pressure on President Jacob Zuma yesterday after a parliamentary vote of no confidence exposed deep rifts in his ANC party as it readies for a leadership battle. Mr Zuma survived the attempt to oust him, but he was
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      • 70 23 REUTERS MAIDUGURI, Nigeria Boko Haram militants killed at least 30 fishermen in raids on communities around Lake Chad in north-eastern Nigeria, the governor of Borno state, residents and military sources said. The raids are part of renewed attacks by the militant Islamist group
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      • 77 23 REUTERS WELLINGTON The race for New Zealand’s September election has tightened significantly only days after the appointment of New Zealand’s new opposition Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern, a poll said yesterday. Labour has jumped nine points to 33.1 per cent, its highest level since 2014, while
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    • 771 24  -  Dozens have set up camp in heart of city’s business district as calls grow for more affordable housing Jonathan Pearlman Jonathan Pearlman For The Straits Times In Sydney jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com In central Sydney’s Martin Place mall which is home to some of Australia’s wealthiest
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    • 269 24 REUTERS LONDON British police have appealed for help in tracing a jogger who appeared to push a woman into the path of an oncoming bus on a busy street in west London. Closed-circuit TV footage showed the male jogger running
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    • 350 24 REUTERS WASHINGTON Impromptu detective work by a woman on an airline flight resulted in the arrest of another passenger, whose text messages about sexually abusing children she photographed and gave to police, federal prosecutors have said. Michael Kellar of Tacoma, Washington, was to be
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    • 385 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Australia’s bitter political battle over legalising gay marriage came to a head yesterday, with the government pushing ahead with a postal vote after Parliament rejected a referendum both options bitterly opposed by activists. Polls indicate popular support in Australia for
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    • 186 24 Q When will the vote take place? A Australians will start receiving ballots in the mail on Sept 12 and will have a number of weeks to respond. The government will receive the final results on Nov 15. Q Who gets a say in the plebiscite? A
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  • OPINION
    • 478 25 The Straits Times says The new Terminal 4 (T4) is an example of Changi Airport’s constant reinvention to keep pace with stiff competition. Built on the site of the former bare-bones Budget Terminal, T4 taps technology to serve a larger number of passengers
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    • 1513 25  -  The record on work safety is mixed. After rapid progress from 2004 to 2014, the numbers slipped in 2015 and 2016, although they improved in the first half of this year. What’s needed for Singapore to scale the next level of the worker-safety bar? Home
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    • 973 26  -  In recently concluded meetings, China portrays rising tensions over South China Sea as interference by non-claimant states S.E.A.View For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is a political science professor at De La Salle University inthe Philippinesandtheauthorof Asia’s New Battlefield: US, China, And
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    • 823 26  -  Uzair Younus For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is a South Asia analyst at Albright Stonebridge Group in Washington. There is no doubt that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), with a total outlay in excess of US$62 billion (S$84.5 billion), is
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    • 1303 27  -  Market excitement about authentic technology innovations enters the manic phase when stock prices rise faster than justified by underlying economic growth. Ruchir Sharma RuchirSharma, author of The Rise And FallOf Nations: Forces Of Change In The Post-Crisis World, is chief global strategist at Morgan
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    • 774 27  -  For The Straits Times Shaun Wang stopinion@sph.com.sg Dr Shaun Wang is Professor of Actuarial Science and director of the Insurance Risk and Finance Research Centre at Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. We live in an age
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    • 332 28  -  Chua Hwee Woon I applaud the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) for the KidStart initiative (Investing in at-risk kids from age zero to level them up; Aug 3). I strongly agree that intervening early in the lives of at-risk children
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    • 245 28  -  Chin Hui Wen Pre-school scholarships cannot be distributed equally but they can be distributed equitably. The awarding of these scholarships need not be based on merit, as suggested by Mr Ng Qi Siang (Pre-school kids too young to compete for scholarships; Aug 3). They
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    • 156 28  -  Tan Soon Hock In the 1960s, HDB flat balloting exercises were carried out manually in open public areas, and the results were immediately posted on a board for all to see. Today, in the age of computers, it is done by electronic ballot.
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    • 239 28  -  Tan Lay Eng Head, Communications Children’s Cancer Foundation We thank Mr Hoe Li En for his feedback on Hair For Hope (Shaving head for Hair For Hope has little meaning; Aug 5). The Children’s Cancer Foundation (CCF) is grateful to the many people who
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    • 234 28  -  Jeffrey Law Lee Beng I appreciate Mr Hoe Li En’s candid opinion of the head-shaving event organised by the Children’s Cancer Foundation (Shaving head for Hair For Hope has little meaning; Aug 5). Singaporeans will respond spontaneously to a worthy cause if they know that
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    • 178 28  -  Desmond Wai While attracting more newcomers to the nursing profession is great, it is more important to keep existing staff happy by creating a good work environment (More mid-career professionals making switch to nursing; ST Online, Aug 3). Unhappy nurses leave the profession or seek
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    • 226 28  -  Albert Ng Ya Ken Asean has been urged to take a bolder and firmer collective stand on issues affecting the region (Asean@50: The next chapter, and Finding the right equilibrium; both published on Aug 7). There have been calls for greater integration and unity in
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    • 66 28 IN:Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers.The Forum editor reserves the right to edit the letters. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or Madam.
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    • 173 28  -  Joachim Sim Khim Huang I applaud Singapore Airlines (SIA) for giving its cabin crew the option of taking no-pay leave during a short period of staff surplus (400 SIA cabin crew to take no-pay leave; Aug 5). I agree with Mr Woon
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    • 156 29 There is going to be a silver rush in the Cayman Islands for the next few months, as thousands of silversides gather there as part of a seasonal migration. Silverside is a generic term for about 10 species of small, silver- coloured fish. Every
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  • HOME
    • 112 1  -  NATIONAL DAY PARADE Kor Kian Beng If you want to go quickly, go alone; if you want to go far, go together this saying rang even moretrueas Singapore celebrated its 52nd birthday with the National Day Parade last night. While rapid growth and development marked the country’s early
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      • 600 2 / 3 SAF’s popular defence display makes a much-awaited comeback After a two-year absence, the crowd-favourite Dynamic Defence Display (D3) returned to the National Day Parade yesterday with a bang. The audience was in awe during the two-part display, which featured an array of over 50 high-tech assets from
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      • 336 2 / 3 The sound of gunshots pierce the air and the crowd scatters as gunmen storm in. Moments later, the gunmen are swiftly subdued by the Army Deployment Force and elite commandos. But multiple “terror threats” continue to appear islandwide, including a truck
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      • 239 2 / 3 National servicemen past and present were in the limelight at the National Day Parade yesterday, as the nation paid tribute to the men defending Singapore. Men of all generations were invited to stand up in recognition of their contributions after the screening of a
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    • TOGETHER WE ACHIEVE
      • 575 4 / 5 Parade showcases how the nation keeps adapting to new challenges One group leapt and danced while another group cycled around. But there was a deeper meaning behind the performances by the Joyriders cycling group and A2 Movements’ parkour practitioners: to showcase Singaporeans’ adaptability and willingness to embrace
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      • 354 4 / 5 To take part in his first performance as an aerialist in last year’s National Day Parade (NDP), national serviceman Ivan Koh had to conquer an aversion to heights. Along with 19 other performers from the Singapore Armed Forces Music and Drama Company, he
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      • 242 4 / 5 When Ms Jennie Toh first heard she would play a mosquito that would be killed during the National Day Parade (NDP), she was disappointed to say the least. But after some thought, the 22-year-old wushu instructor with Martial House realised she was part
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      • 559 6 / 7 Four seniors bring the house down in energetic arts showcase When radio deejay Brian Richmond first told his family and friends that he had to rap and in Malay, no less at the National Day Parade this year, they were shocked. The 70-year-old, who is
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      • 422 6 / 7 On the NDP stage last night, they shared their dreams of singing in a “building that looks like a durian”, and sleeping in a hotel with a view of a bay. In real life, five of the child protagonists who took the stage this year
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      • 292 6 / 7 Home-grown singers Pan Ying and Hong Shao Xuan, both 55, usually perform at events with fellow pioneers of Singapore’s Mandarin indie folk music movement Xinyao. That was why they found the experience of singing in the pre-pa-rade segment of the National Day Parade (NDP)
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      • 324 8 Cheers filled the Marina Bay area yesterday as Singapore celebrated its 52nd birthday. ST speaks to parade-goers on their National Day wishes for Singapore. 25,000 The number of people The Float Marina Bay can accommodate. Nine-year-old Lavelle Tan cheering her heart out at the National
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      • 728 9  -  S’poreans can work to overcome challenges as one, Dr Tony Tan says at his last NDP as President Seow Bei Yi byseow@sph.com.sg The National Day Parade (NDP) is more than “just a marvellous show”, said President Tony Tan Keng Yam at the end
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      • 416 9  -  Ng Huiwen nghuiwen@sph.com.sg Security was tightened at this year’s National Day Parade (NDP), with large concrete blocks set up to guard against vehicle attacks. They were placed along the Marina Bay and surrounding areas, including the Merlion Park, The Promontory Marina Bay
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      • 326 9  -  Tiffany Fumiko Tay tiffanyt@sph.com.sg Members of the pioneer generation turned up for yesterday’s National Day Parade (NDP), some for the first time. Retiree Edwin Koh, 69, who carried the Singapore flag as a schoolboy in the first NDP in 1966,
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    • 372 10  -  15 children from Rainbow Centre ferried in Land Rovers to watch NDP Lin Yangchen linyc@sph.com.sg To subscribe, call 6388-3838 or go to sphsubscription.com.sg Eleven-year-old Rifqi Shauqi may not have had a front-row ticket to the National Day Parade, but he
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    • 355 10  -  Lin Yangchen Madam Rosie Boey, 80, received a brand new pair of gold-rimmed spectacles, which she picked herself. And she got it in time to watch the National Day Parade on TV at her home in Ulu Pandan. “My eyesight was deteriorating, but I
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    • 298 10  -  Lee Min Kok mklee@sph.com.sg Two Taiwanese men aged 23 and 25 have been arrested for their suspected involvement in a scam in which they impersonated police officers to cheat their victims. Police said in a statement yesterday that they received a report on Aug
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  • COMMUNITY
    • 1247 12  -  While the pioneer leaders were the original architects of Singapore, everyday heroes helped build society here. This is another story about such people in the series, The Lives They Live. The Lives They Live Kok Xing Hui kxinghui@sph.com.sg When Mrs Nirmala Gopiendran
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    • 1064 13  -  From places of worship and educational institutions to the former residences of prominent figures, 72 buildings 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
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    • 913 14  -  In fast-paced Singapore, there are those in need and those who go out of their way to meet those needs. This is the latest in a series on noteworthy causes that The Straits Times is spotlighting. Causes Yap Li Yin liyinyap@sph.com.sg Mastering a circus act
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      • 112 14 This Sunday, some 1,500 runners at East Coast Park will have a fleeting sense of what it is like to be in the aftermath of a typical natural disaster. They are participating in the Zero Run for Humanity 2017, organised by Mercy Relief to raise
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      • 126 14  -  Tristan Jeyaratnam Students turned fashion models last Saturday, in an effort to raise funds for the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore (CPAS). The 14 students from CPAS and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts donned nine designs by junior college and university students studying art
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  • BUSINESS
    • 693 1  -  It cuts number of units put up for sale at latest condo; other developers also holding back Wong Siew Ying stbusiness@sph.com.sg Developer GuocoLand has trimmed the number of units put up for sale at its latest condominium, Martin Modern, in what is
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    • 429 1  -  Dennis Chan Dennis Chan Deputy Business Editor dennis@sph.com.sg Global investment firm Blackstone, Singapore sovereign fund GIC and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) have agreed to acquire Goldman Sachs’ entire shareholding in Britishbased pensions provider Rothesay Life for an undisclosed
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    • 905 1  -  Annabeth Leow leowhma@sph.com.sg Customers should not count on a protracted price war being sparked by Amazon’s introduction of its Prime Now service in Singapore last month, say experts. Prime Now is the American retail giant’s much vaunted fast delivery service, with
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    • 204 2 A sentiment of celebration, bonhomie and optimism echoes in the views ofthe region’s business pioneers, who have founded some of Asean’s leading business houses and institutions. And they have reason. The 10 countries of this region of628 million people collectively boast a gross domestic product of
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    • 676 2  -  Singapore Yasmine Yahya Yasmine Yahya Assistant Business Editor yasminey@sph.com.sg United Overseas Bank, in its 80-year history, has been a witness to Asean’s development from the very beginning, and a believer too. Deputy chairman and chief executive officer Wee Ee Cheong
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    • 442 2  -  Annabeth Leow leowhma@sph.com.sg Ms May Ng Bee Bee became executive director at Pan-United Corporation in 2004 and took over the reins at the family business as chief executive in 2011. The leading ready-mixed concrete and cement supplier has its roots in
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    • 513 3  -  Malaysia Ashley Tang THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Through sheer grit and determination, Catcha Group has emerged from an Internet-based business that suffered greatly from the dot.com bubble burst in 2000 to becoming one of South-east Asia’s leading Internet companies. Since its inception in
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    • 341 3  -  Ashley Tang THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK The founder of the world’s largest rubber glove manufacturer started selling his rubber gloves by driving around the United States convincing potential customers and gaining their trust. Today, Top Glove’s resounding success is attributed to Tan
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    • 594 3  -  Ashley Tang THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK AirAsia, established in 2001 by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, is not just a Malaysian airline, but a true Asean airline connecting 79 destinations via 17 hubs in all 10 Asean
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    • 336 3  -  Ashley Tang THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK The most valuable start-up in South-east Asia valued at RM12.84 billion (S$4.08 billion), Grab is a ride-hailing service that operates car, motorcycle and carpooling services in 65 cities in seven countries in Asean. Founded by Mr Anthony
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    • 316 3 AshleyTang THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Mr Richard Ling, 63, the founder of Linaco Group, is one of the major players in coconut products in Asia and globally. Establishing the Linaco Group in 1992 with his siblings, he began manufacturing
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    • 463 4  -  Revenue down 29% but group expects to remain profitable for the full year Dennis Chan Deputy Business Editor dennis@sph.com.sg Aspial Corp’s second quarter net loss widened to $6.5 million from $6.3 million in the same period last year as revenue fell 29 per
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    • 337 4 REUTERS HONG KONG The stock exchange operator of Hong Kong posted a 13 per cent rise in second-quarter net profit, beating analysts’ estimates, bolstered by a surge in trading and stock listing fees. Hong Kong Exchanges Clearing (HKEX), the
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    • 474 5 That’s a plus sign though govt-led drive to cut debt may ease economic growth by year-end REUTERS BEIJING China’s factory price inflation held steady last month in a positive sign for industrial output and profits for the third quarter, even though a
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    • 742 5  -  Marissa Lee marilee@sph.com.sg The 31 real estate investment trusts (Reits) and six stapled trusts listed on the Singapore Exchange gave investors an average total return of 17.6 per cent in the period from January to Aug 4, according to the Singapore Exchange
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    • 386 5  -  Lester Hio lesterh@sph.com.sg Telco M1 launched South-east Asia’s first commercial wireless network dedicated to machine-to-machine communication on Monday. It said the initiative will further enable Singapore’s growing adoption of connected devices, while also easing the burden on networks used for
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  • SPORT
    • 729 7 Makwala ‘heartbroken’ after 400m final ban, as US track legend says IAAF decision flawed IAAF World Championships 2017 THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON The IAAF World Championships descended into chaos on Tuesday after the organisers refused Isaac Makwala permission to enter the
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    • 338 7 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Mo Farah believes his big-race experience will carry his battered and bloodied body to yet another world title in the 5,000m. But the 34-year-old admits he will again be looking over his shoulder at the young Ugandan Joshua
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    • 158 7 TODAY ATHLETICS IAAF World Championships Day 7 (Singtel TV Ch114 StarHub Ch208, tomorrow, 1.05am). FOOTBALL Singapore Cup Q-finals, 1st leg: Tampines v Albirex (Our Tampines Hub,7.30pm). GOLF PGA Championship Day 1 (Singtel TV Ch115 StarHub Ch209, tomorrow, 1am). TENNIS Montreal Masters Day 4 (StarHub Ch201, tomorrow, 12.30am).
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    • Sports World
      • 110 7 REUTERS PALM BEACH GARDENS (Florida) Golfer Tiger Woods, arrested in May on a charge of driving under the influence (DUI) after police found him asleep at the wheel of his Mercedes-Benz car, was set to be arraigned yesterday. The 41-year-old American is unlikely
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      • 95 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA Former Spurs midfielder Didier Zokora has been released by Semen Padang, the club said yesterday, becoming the second big-money foreign signing to be axed in Indonesia’s new national league in just a week. The ex-Ivory Coast international, who signed for the
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      • 80 7 BERNAMA JAKARTA Indonesian President Joko Widodo wants the country’s athletes to emerge as overall champions at the Aug 19-30 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur. Local media on Tuesday quoted him as saying Indonesia’s athletes must endeavour to excel because they have been overall
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      • 105 7 REUTERS LONDON Southampton have paid a club-record transfer fee to land Gabon international midfielder Mario Lemina from Juventus on a five-year contract, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. Juventus confirmed in a statement on their official website that the deal was
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    • 846 8 Delayed gratification was the major emotion as Czech took No. 1 spot following Halep loss NYTIMES TORONTO Becoming No. 1 in women’s tennis did not happen the way Karolina Pliskova had dreamed it. She clinched the top ranking five days after losing in the
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    • 79 8 The National Stadium’s domed roof was lit up with the Republic’s flag as part of the Singapore Sports Hub’s National Day celebrations yesterday. Close to 12,000 visitors attended the Sports Hub National Day Fiesta and participated in various sports, fitness, entertainment and
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    • 363 8 WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON With about a month to go before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is expected to award the 2024 Games to Paris, Olympic bid committee officials in the French capital are wasting no time planning the events schedule. On Tuesday,
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    • 249 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MONTREAL Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman saved four match points to record the biggest upset on Tuesday at the ATP Montreal Masters, taking out third seed Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-7 (7-9), 7-5 in the second round. The world No. 36 had defeated 16th-ranked
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    • 763 9 American on the brink of career Grand Slam, but McIlroy could emulate Nicklaus, Woods PGA Championship 2017 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE TIMES LONDON, REUTERS CHARLOTTE (North Carolina) Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy make their bids for golfing history when the 99th PGA Championship tees off
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    • 426 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHARLOTTE Top-ranked Dustin Johnson and four-time Major winner Rory McIlroy applauded moving the PGA Championship to May, but their hopes for a golf off-season are not likely to be realised soon. The PGA of America announced on Tuesday that the tournament
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    • 200 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUSTIN JOHNSON The world No. 1 says he is almost back to the level he was at before injuring his back on the eve of the US Masters. Then, the American won the Genesis Open in February before claiming two
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    • 924 10 Pep will be under the microscope this term, having brought in his players at huge costs The English Premier League will kick off its 25th season this week, with competition for the title fiercer than ever. Here are the teams who
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    • 186 10 Fan view Jess Chen, 35, self-employed Treasurer, Manchester City FC Supporters’ Club Singapore Q Which player in the squad is critical to this season’s success and why? A David Silva, our little magician has always been a key member in the team for
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    • 306 10 REUTERS LONDON Brighton and Hove Albion are eager to make their English Premier League (EPL) debut against Manchester City on Saturday. And while the newly-promoted club will enjoy the occasion, there will be no party atmosphere at the Amex Stadium, said captain
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    • 443 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BARCELONA Barcelona are reportedly close to buying Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho for a club-record fee as the Catalans look to fill the void left by Neymar’s world-record move to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). The Spanish giants already had an interest in Coutinho
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    • 582 11 United boss feels squad will learn from loss as Zidane retains Super Cup, his sixth trophy AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE GUARDIAN SKOPJE (Macedonia) Jose Mourinho insisted that Manchester United had emerged from their trip to Skopje for the Uefa Super Cup reinforced, despite the
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    • 345 11 THE GUARDIAN THE TIMES, LONDON REUTERS SKOPJE Jose Mourinho admitted it is “game over” regarding Manchester United’s hopes of signing Gareth Bale. The 28-year-old has been the subject of speculation that Real Madrid may sell him, but United’s manager was unequivocal regarding Bale’s
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    • 759 12  -  S-League sides open to talks with FAS but do not see move bringing in far bigger crowds FAS roundtable Alvin Chia chiazya@sph.com.sg The burning question that the S-League clubs have in response to the ideas mooted by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) to
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    • 226 12  -  Chua Zikai Home United failed to reach the AFC Cup semi-finals for the second time in club history, as Philippine side Ceres-Negros overturned a 2-1 first-leg deficit last night, winning the second leg 2-0 in Bacolod City to clinch the Asean zone final
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    • 450 12 THE TIMES, LONDON REUTERS LONDON Alexis Sanchez has been ruled out with an abdominal strain for at least two weeks and could have played his last game for Arsenal, given that the forward wants to leave the club. Arsene Wenger said that the
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    • 1161 6  -  wanders the streets of Edinburgh in search of its literary associations Michelle Chin Ian Rankin IN 2004, the Scottish capital was honoured as the first Unesco City of Literature a testament to how it has fed the imaginations of poets and writers like Robert Burns and
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    • 725 12  -  Seeing the world with her family is reason enough for Paula Grosse to keep calm and carry on Paula Grosse SOME people love to fly. Others don’t give it much thought, regarding it merely as the quickest way to get to their destination. And then, there
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    • 449 17  -  When you are in Osaka, Kyoto or Kobe, plan a visit to Himeji Castle, the largest and most visited castle in Japan CHRIS TAN A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the mediaeval castle —which dominates the small town of Himeji in Hyogo Prefecture is an easy train
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    • 841 19  -  To stop your kids from singing it ad nauseum, learn from Goh Hwee Koon how to keep them otherwise occupied for a hopefully, stress-free flight Goh Hwee Koon IT is not a secret. Travelling with children requires a high level of patience. But being up in the
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    • 812 19  -  Vast and oft-unexplored Western Australia beckons you with great food, spectacular sights and unforgettable adventures ESTHER TEO SO YOU have explored the beautiful city of Perth and its surrounds. What more is there to see, you ask yourself. Well, just venture farther afield in Western Australia
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    • 1218 22 / 23  -  Ted Davis recommends a road trip to see different shades of autumn leaves in Canada Ted Davis MAJOR national and municipal birthdays are underway in Canada this year, so the red maple leaf of the national flag is getting a lot more publicity and visibility. This is
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    • 1123 24 / 25  -  turns pilgrim for a meditative walk in Japan Carolyn Hong IT ISN’T possible to get lost on the Kumano Kodo trail, so we were assured. With that in mind, I swung my newly purchased bamboo stick and set off down the path for our three-day walk.
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    • 135 10 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOA CHU KANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 GOH MIAH BOON 9119 0788 YEW MEI GREEN. Top flr. Beautiful scenery, no West sun. Newly renovated. Move in condition. View to Offer. Alex Lim Cai Xiang 9455 5205 HILLVIEW REGENCY 3+1 bdrm 1119sf. Mid floor. Unblock. Tenanted.
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    • 360 10 D28 SELETAR PTE APTS FOR SALE 421 BANK SALE H2O RES. #11 850sf 2+Study. F/facilities. Walk to LRT, Seletar Mall, Park Connector 24/8 Auction. Call *****778 MIXED DISTRICTS PTE APTS FOR SALE 422 Keener Sense of Real Estate GOOD LOCATION MELVILLE PK 2RM #6+ $neg Parc Condo 4+1 #20 $1.93M
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    • 324 10 BISHAN HDB FOR SALE 427 NEAR MRT 269 #18-106SQM Ask $650k. 154 #03-121sqm Ask $690k. 215 #06-133sqm Ask $798k. Call *****441 Linda to view. UrgentSale 3NG 150A #04 high ceiling Bishan St 11, Original Cond. Only 1 neighbour, lift level. Call Soo Cheng *****788 ’S’ 407 High flr. 84sqm. Simple.
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    • 315 10 BUKIT MERAH HDB FOR SALE 429 ANTHONY YEO 9229 1111 5A BLK 86 T Blangah Hgt. Lift landing, 15-18 flrs, unblock, bright, breezy, All races. NS face, $880k neg!! Open Hse. BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 OpenHouse 536 5I BEST unblocked view mrt/ lrt/ cc/ pk/ mall $568k 420
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    • 442 11 CLEMENTI HDB FOR SALE 434 434 CLEMENTI HDB FOR SALE 434 CLEMENTI HDB FOR SALE 434 CLEMENTI HDB FOR SALE 434 CLEMENTI HDBFOR SALE SHIRLEEN YAP 9010 6668 4NG 341, 348 Clementi Ave 5 Spacious. Reno. Well kept. Convenient. Amenities. All Races SPRs. Serious seller! GEYLANG HDB FOR SALE 435
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    • 99 11 PASIR RIS/ CHANGI HDB FOR SALE 442 Joseph Lim 9001 1508 EM 710 PASIR Ris Street 72, 145sqm 4 Bdrms, 3 toilets, Lift. Park, Beach, Shpg Mall, Schs. Ask $560K. Sole Agent DON’T MISS 4’A’ 477 PASIR Ris 1130 sf. well maintained. Unblocked. Windy. Near Downtown East. All races. 9820-7932
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    • 297 11 PUNGGOL HDB FOR SALE 443 New Listing HOT! HOT! HOT! Punggol Ctrl 4-rm designer decor, just 5 yrs. High flr, walK to MRT/ amenities. Ben 9835-5222 Open House 167 PUNGGOL EAST. 4-rm Premium Apt. Designer!!! Huge master with study. Punggol Plaza LRT. Chay 9338-1648 OpenHouse 2-5PM: 5’I’ BLK 138 Edgedale
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    • 273 11 SEMBAWANG HDB FOR SALE 445 EXCLUSIVE HDB 5’I’. 5min to Sembawang MRT. No West Sun. $460K. Well Maintain. Move-In. Mieke *****156 Best Deal 4’A’ BLK 414, high flr, windy, well kept, near to amenities, eateries. 5mins walk to MRT $375k neg. Della *****688. SENGKANG HDB FOR SALE 446 RARE! EA
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    • 267 11 TAMPINES HDB FOR SALE 448 ONG YI NING (JESS) 9125 0798 CHEAP! CHEAP! CHEAP 5’I’ 157 Simei. Rare 4 bdrms! Corner. EM 895 Tampines 5 bdrms, reno,amenities, serious seller PRICED TO SELL 5’I’ BLK 842B Renovated. 128sqm. Near St Hilda Sch, My Tampines HUB. All races. Pls call Suriani 9488-8431
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    • 701 12 YISHUN HDB FOR SALE 451 YISHUN HDB FOR SALE 451 YISHUN HDB FOR SALE 451 YISHUN HDB FOR SALE 451 YISHUN HDB FOR SALE 451 JEAN TEAY 9744 1 199 CHEAP! 4-RM BLK 458 Yishun Ave 11. Just MOP. 5 yrs only. High flr. Corner. NS facing. Windy. Reno. Serious
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    • 124 12 D02 ANSON/ TG PAGAR PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 ICON 1 BDRM Loft #23 700sf F/furn A1 cond. Avail Immed Mins to Tg Pagar MRT/Mall/ CBD. Call *****488 Owner D03 QUEENSTOWN/ TIONG BAHRU PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 ***MERAPRIME CONDO #32 Panoramic view 3+1. 1098sf, balcony, full facilities. MRT/ Tiong
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    • 386 12 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 D09 ORCHARD/CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 D09 ORCHARD/CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 1.5 MTHS 1.5 MTHS COMM. COMM. T&C APPLY T&C APPLY 1.5 MTHS COMM. T&C APPLY 8 TOMLINSON ROAD 7 ARDMORE PARK 82 GRANGE ROAD Bright spacious 4-bedroom residences
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    • 218 12 MRT DOOR STEP. New reno. Near Mt Emily. 550sf. Fully furn. Lift, pool, gym. Immed. $2.7K. Owner *****635. Choice Unit SOPHIA RES 3-BDRM utility 1044 sf. Near Dhoby Ghaut MRT/ Plaza Sin. Furn. Pool view. $6K neg. Ong 8121 9218 THE WHARF RES L a r g e s t
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    • 192 12 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 N18 2MTHS $COMM, 2Br+S, p/furn, full facilities, spacious, immed. YongZhen *****261 N18 2MTHS $COMM, 3Br, new dev, mins to Orchard/ shpg malls, immed. $neg. Cecilia *****121 Expat's Choice Care Honesty SHEARES VILLE 3+1+1. 1475sf. 2ensuites. High flr. Pte lift.
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    • 282 13 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT D11 NEWTON/NOVENA PTE APTS FOR RENT 464 LA SUISSE 1 BLK 58 2300 sf 3+1 bdrms with balconies, reno large kitchen/ living area bath rms.
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    • 437 13 BISHAN HDB FOR RENT 484 484 BISHAN HDB FOR RENT 484 BISHAN HDBFOR RENT D15 KATONG/ JOOCHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR RENT 466 AALTO 1959SF 4+1+BALCONY High flr. Panoramic sea view P/furn. Windy. Avail mid Sep $8K. 9856 2008 Mary Vu PN PEBBLE BAY FULL comm. 3+1 +1, patio.
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    • 738 13 (MIXED) PTE RMS FOR RENT û 514 NO OWNER. MRT. Bt Batok/Bt Timah/ city Master/Common rms 9182-5068 Owner. JLN BT MERAH/ Geylang. Common/ master rm/ sharing. Can cook. Immed. *****655 (MIXED) HDB RMS FOR RENT 520 COMMON RMS Simei, Bedok Res, Tampines, S’goon Ctrl. F/furn. Female only. Immed. $650 up.
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    • 405 14 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 FROM $1.40 PSF onwards Islandwide. 100sf to 12,000sf. Reno. Fitted Furn. 9139-0654 HENDERSON BLK 217. 2000/ 4000/ 6000 sqft. Ready to move in. Owner 9139 0654 BLK 122 EUNOS Ave 7 factory for rental. 1600 sf (incl small office. $2.8K. Call *****352 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE
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    • 411 14 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 $3XXK! D.22 PIONEER Ctr 1496 sf 30 yrs leasehold Low flr. Unblock MRT, Amenities, Food ct. Amy *****900 ION I-SPACE 1722SF #04-07 Car lots. Pioneer MRT. $650K. No GST. Rental 05/’19. Investor ’s choices. Owner 9619-6975 Daniel Phua 9457 7072 TUAS LINK, LAND *****
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    • 789 14 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT THE CONCOURSE BEACH ROAD OFFICE FOR LEASE 8 <=@G# EIE%, H EI,,C H CI**C H AIEEC H AIA*% H (IFFF H %IFFF ;> +9 8 2&99@B K++&D@# EIC,$H EIAC,H CIAE, ;> +9 8 7RTT@D9@B 9R L&DR!! P&)’3G1 M0. /9G9&RT S7&=D!@
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    • 861 14 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 ONE RAFFLES PLACE LEVEL 1 RETAIL STREET FRONTAGE In the heart of CBD Above Raffles Place MRT 300sf/600sf/1000sf Ready catchment of PMETs Immediate High traffic/ visibility Attractive commissions Call: ***** 218 224 201 THE FLOW@ EAST Coast 710sf. B1. Food
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    • 633 14 RESTAURANT/ LOUNGE SPACE FOR RENT 540 RESTAURANT/ LOUNGE SPACE FOR RENT 540 16 North Canal Road Rare 3 Storey Shop House For Rent Prime location! Mins walk from Clarke Quay Raffles Place MRTs Good human traffic with excellent frontage F&B Approved Individual floor Whole unit #01 2095sqft #02 2693sqft #03
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    • 304 15 ANNULMENTS AND DISCHARGES OF BANKRUPTCY ORDERS UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) Notice is hereby given that the Bankruptcy Order made against the person named below has been annulled by Certificate of Annulment under Section 123A of the Bankruptcy Act. No. Bkcy No. Name NRIC/PP No. 1 267/2013 Hong Ze
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    • 392 15 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Case No.: HC/CWU148/2017 In the matter of Section 254(1 (e) and (i) of the Companies Act (Cap. 50) And In the matter of E-TACT BUILDERS PTE. LTD. (Singapore UEN No. *****8296C) Between DBS BANK LTD (Singapore UEN No. *****0306E) Plaintiff(s) And
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    • 336 15 INVITATION TO TENDER Tender no: IPVL-2017-ITT001 Appointment of Vendor to set up Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Closing Date/Time: 31 August 2017 (Thursday), 4.00pm Tender Briefing (mandatory) Date 17 August 2017 (Thursday) Time 9.00am Venue Optimum Room Intellectual Property Office of Singapore 51 Bras Basah Road #06-01 Manulife Centre Singapore *****4
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    • 596 15 BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) Take notice that Bankruptcy Orders were made against the following persons on 20 July 2017, and their respective trustees in bankruptcy are as stated: BKCY NO NRIC/PP NO NAME 1104/2017 S*****82A ANG KIM KEE 1243/2017 S*****74D CHANG KUM WAH 1305/2017 S*****66F CHEW ENG GUAN 1331/2017 S*****31C
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    • 1057 16 E xecu t i ve A pp o i n t men t s 6289 8822 I www s p h c l ass com s g I J o b s 1800 289 9988 Jobs Jobs in ST Classifieds Executive Appointments JOBS IN ST CLASSIFIEDS 1800-289-9988 Email: class@sph.com.sg 746
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    • 511 16 Sales 730 Sales 730 Leather Seat Cover Company Requires: BUSINESS DEVT MANAGER Min 2 yrs experience in sales marketing Min O level above Class 3 lic (preferably) Possess stong communica tion interpersonal skills S’poreans only Attractive salary Send full resume to william@ leatheretc.com.sg or SMS 9329-2481 Company in Senoko requires:
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    • 438 16 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 Hotel Royal, a well established and expanding public-listed organisation, is looking for suitable candidates to join us as: 1. DUTY MANAGER 2. GUEST SERVICE AGENT 3. BELL HOP 4. F&B SERVICE AGENT 5. LEADING COOK 6. KITCHEN HELPER 7. ROOM ATTENDANT 8.
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    • 240 16 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 BOUTIQUE HOTEL (OUTRAM MRT) requires Room Attendant. Pls Call 6430-6397 Food Stalls 743 WESTERN FOOD STALL NUS requires Kitchen Helper/ Griller. Training provided. S’poreans only. *****405 PANCAKE KING REQUIRES Stall Asst for Bedok S’goon areas. Singaporeans only. Call *****460 or *****231 KITCHEN HELPER Service Crew urgently
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    • 322 16 Hair/ Beauty 745 PART-TIME MANICURIST 5PM 8pm. 4 day per wk. East area $15 p/hr up. With comm. Call/SMS 9797 5375 (No agt) EXPERIENCED HAIR STYLIST required. Full/ Part time. Male/ Female. Basic +comm +incentive. Call 8388-6313. RECEPTIONIST/ HAIR ASST. Basic Incentive: $1800 to $2500/ Part-time Staff needed. *****228 *****248
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    • 603 17 Administrative/ Clerical 748 Administrative/ Clerical 748 Logistics Company in Changi South has immediate vacancies for the following position: Admin cum Accounts Clerk Secondary Education Basic Accounting Knowledge At least 1 year working experience Interested Candidates, please call 6276 3228 or walk in to Level 2, 23 Changi South Street 1
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    • 724 17 General Production/ Operators 758 General Production/ Operators 758 General Production/ Operators 758 Y ENJO Punctuality and shift allowance Hostel allowance Group insurance Care scheme Work Days/Hours 4-day work week, 12-hour shift Team A: 8am 8pm (Mon Thur) Team B: 8pm 8am (Mon Tue) 8am 8pm (Fri Sat) Team C: 8pm
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    • 75 17 Warehousing/ Inventory/ Logistics Security 763 LOGISTICS ASST Islandwide, Trpt provided Basic up to S$1800 OT Allowances Bonus INTERVIEW IN BEDOK TODAY! Call 9199 0232 Manfield Employment Svc Lic: 95C2823 STORE ASST CUM Delivery with driving lic. Able to read write in English. 5½-day wk. Paya Lebar. 6283-2171 wk. Paya Lebar.
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    • 112 17 Warehousing/ Inventory/ Logistics Security 763 Warehousing/ Inventory/ Logistics Security 763 3-6 mths Temp Warehouse Assignments Islandwide Storekeeper, Warehouse Asst Material handler Walk-in interview at: Tampines CPF Bldg #08-08 Mon-Fri (9am 5.30pm) Look for: Gary Chng Weileng (R*****53) Call 6786-0200 Recruit Express Services (13C6614) GUL LANE REQUIRES Forklift Drivers $9 p/hr.
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    • 104 17 WAREHOUSE ASST/ PACKERS. Supermkt MNC. 12hrs shift work 4 days off 3 days West *****873 Achieve 05C3451 TAMPINES/CHANGI N/ Jurong Alexandra Packer/Store Asst Technician. 8am-5.35pm $70 /$1.6K-$2K. 5-day *****268 WAREHOUSE ASST WITH Forklift lic. S’porean only. Walk in: 7 Airline Rd #02-24 Blk E. Call: 6546-5508. 766 Security OPERATION EXEC($3500)
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    • 246 17 766 Security EXCELLENT SECURITY 6323 9335 6323 9337 SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICER DAY SHIFT: *BUKIT BATOK WEST AVE 8 *MOUNT SINAI ROAD *KINGS RD *CLEMENTI AVE 1 WALK-IN: MON-FRI (9AM-5PM) #31-05 INT’L PLAZA (TANJONG PAGAR MRT) SECURITY OFFICERS INTERNATIONAL ROAD GROSS UP TO $2,400 With Basic Computer Knowledge Day Night Shift,
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    • 787 18 766 Security 766 Security 766 Security 766 Security 766 Security 766 Security AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICER UNARMED (OUTRIDER) ARMED Requirements: Min 3 ‘N’ level credits Normal colour vision Able to pass IPPT $16,000 AETDS 3 ‘N’ level credits No IPPT Class 2A license Security BONUS BONUS $8,000 Walk-in Interview 6773 9296
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    • 54 18 SECURITY OFFICER FOR Newton Condo, Tuas Jurong $80 daily cash. *****744 ***PANDAN LOOP. DAY Shift security officer. Small site. Weekly Immed. *****955. PERM DAY SUPERVISOR. Embassy Orchard. Near MRT. Weekly advance. *****955. $1.9K! SECURITY OFFICERS Katong, Jurong Kechil, Jln Bt Merah, Tuas. *****692 Benx NIGHT SUPERVISOR Pasir Ris/ Senior Supervisor
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    • 348 18 766 Security 766 Security Cleaners 769 Changi Airport Terminal 4 1) Snr Cleaning Supervisor *With experience *$2000 above 2) Cleaning Supervisor With experience $1800 above 3) Cleaner $1200 above Working hours: 7am-3.15pm; 2.45pm-11pm; 11pm-7am Bonus twice yearly. Annual leave, medical leave, performance incentive, attendance incentive, AWS. S’porean only. << No
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    • 382 18 Cleaners 769 Singapore Discovery Centre requires: 1) CLEANING TEAM LEADER Salary up to $1700 (include incentive OT) 2) CLEANER Salary up to $1400 (include incentive OT) Both posts: 8am-6pm; 6 day; Annual leave; Medical leave; S’porean only. *****650 *****800 1) School Cleaner Cleaning Mobile Floater needed Ang Mo Kio Ave
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    • 482 19 Cleaners 769 NIGHT CLEANING SUPERVISOR urgently needed Raffles Pl. Cash payment for 2 weeks. Attractive salary. S’poreans only. Immed. Call 6282 2284 NIGHT DISH WASHERS needed urgently, 12hr shift Raffles Pl. Cash payment for 2 wks. Attractive salary. S’poreans only. Immed. Call 6282 2284 URGENTLY REQUIRE CLEANERS Walk-in interview 8A
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    • 454 19 Cleaners 769 SUPERVISOR 1ST 3rd shift. Toilet Relief Cleaner 1st 2nd shift. Near Punggol MRT. 5/6 days. Immed. 9455-2118 CLEANERS NEEDED AT Redhill area; 7am to 5pm. 5.5days $1200++. Interested please Call *****181 OFFICE CHINATOWN requires Cleaners. Part-time Full-time. $600 $1200. Avail immed. Call 9028-5066 CLEANERS NEEDED FOR Condo facility
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    • 331 19 Despatch/ Delivery 772 NIGHT FLYERS DISTRIBUTOR for Car Drop. Islandwide. 5days per week. With own bike $900 per mth. 9070-7779. Drivers/ Chauffeurs 775 LOGISTICS COMPANY URGENTLY REQUIRES CLASS 4 DELIVERY DRIVER Basic Allowance (above $2400) ♦Can start immediate an advantage ♦Singaporean Interested, please call walk-in 6880 9877 TEE YIH JIA
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    • 482 19 Drivers/ Chauffeurs 775 DELIVER CUM WAREHOUSE Asst required. Physically fit. Speak English. Min Sec level. 5.5 days wk. $2000-$2200. Walk in: 10/8 11/8 (9am5pm) 8 Tagore Dr, #04-00 DRIVERS WANTED. LOW deposit. Choice of cars avail. Can drive as Private Hire Car. Incentives of up to $1000. Call: *****606 or
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    • 978 19 Other Positions 789 Other Positions 789 Other Positions 789 Other Positions 789 Aviation Screening Officer UP TO WALK-IN INTERVIEW $7,000 NEW assignment BONUS Paya Lebar Recruitment Centre Certis CISCO Centre ll 20 Jalan Afifi, Level 1 Singapore *****9 Mon-Fri 9am-5pm Sat 9am-1pm (Except on Public Holidays) Call/SMS/WhatsApp: 9189 6845 9017
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