The Straits Times, 27 December 2017

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    45 1 THE STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 27,2017 SINCE 1845 EXCELLENCE IN REDESIGN: SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN, BEST NEWS WEBSITE: WAN-IFRA 70 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS $1.10 $1.10 To subscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 053/02/2017 MCI (P) 053/02/2017
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  • Article
    Lock icon Nov factory output up 5.3% despite biomed blues
    482 1  -  Inflation inches up 0.6%; economists expect robust growth next year, but at slower pace Chia Yan Min Economics Correspondent chiaym@sph.com.sg Manufacturers in Singapore are ending the year on a high, with the strengthening global economy lifting demand last month. There is likely
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    Lock icon New Year wishes up in lights
    167 1 Visitors to Marina Bay were treated to a visual spectacle yesterday evening when the facade of The Fullerton Hotel Singapore was brought to life with a new light projection display designed to the theme of the Marina Bay Singapore Countdown 2018, “Bay of Hopes
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    Lock icon Russia ‘ready’ to mediate between US and N. Korea
    168 1 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS Russia is ready to act as a mediator between North Korea and the United States if both parties are willing for it to play such a role, the Kremlin said yesterday, as a South Korean newspaper reported that
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  • Article
    Lock icon Changi Airport to end final boarding announcements
    127 1 There will be less noise at Changi Airport from Monday, when fewer public announcements are made. No more final call announcements for passengers to head to their boarding gates will be broadcast, and there will be no more paging for specific passengers. There
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      84 1 Life Hugh Jackman, the greatest showman D1&2 Opinion The taming of bitcoin A17 Digital Tech trends to look out for in 2018 B10 PATEK PHILIPPE GENEVE Begin your own tradition. s PATEK PHILIPPE GENEVE iV su/v m 12 S3 s 18 5§ i uG 24 K ■s\1 rfe M. SO
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      35 1 Home The big healthcare battle B2 World Politicians who fell from grace A12 2017 YEARENDER usiness or shipping lines ome he big ealtcare attle 2 RENDER Business Calmer seas for shipping lines C1 SEETOPOFTHE NEWSA8
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      15 1 Sports Hougang United loses familiar face C11 SEE TOP OF THE NEWS A6 :1 n/Hn‘.'u1L'x
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s News
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        Lock icon Factory output up in Nov
        67 2 TOP OF THE NEWS Singapore manufacturers are ending the year on a high, with factory output expanding 5.3 per cent last month over the same month last year, according to data outyesterday. This was a strong showing but still came in below economists’ forecasts of
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        Lock icon More COEs being extended
        36 2 TOP OF THE NEWS Land Transport Authority figures show a significant increase in the number of certificates of entitlement extended this year, with five-year revalidations making up the bulk of extensions. A4
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        Lock icon ‘More change’ in S. China Sea
        79 2 WORLD China’s large-scale land reclamation around disputed reefs and shoals in the South China Sea is “moving ahead steadily” and is on track to use giant “island-builders” to transform even more of the region, said a report that appeared on Haiwainet, a website under
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      • Straits Times Digital
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          Lock icon Unlikely star of GE2011
          30 2 VIDEO Former Returning Officer Yam Ah Mee explains his monotonous reading of election results and shares what he thinks of the many memes he inspired. str.sg/oof8
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          Lock icon Year-end round-up
          32 2 WEB SPECIAL From a gift of life to a tearful reunion, here are the inspirational tales that trended on The Straits Times’ social media and video platforms this year. str.sg/oow2
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      • Article
        Lock icon Charges against duo dropped
        54 2 WORLD Myanmar police said yesterday they would drop pending charges against Singaporean cameraman Lau Hon Meng and Malaysian reporter Mok Choy Lin as they did not mean to endanger national security by flying a drone over a Parliament building. They were jailed last month for violating
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      • Article
        Lock icon Bitcoin’s unpredictable price
        40 2 OPINION Will bitcoin rise to US$100,000 (S$134,000) in a year or collapse to US$1,000? The cryptocurrency may be limited in supply but has other rivals. Its price trajectory is just unpredictable, says associate editor Vikram Khanna. A17
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        Lock icon Dynamic pricing for taxis?
        47 2 HOME Uber Singapore has raised the possibility of ComfortDelGro taxis charging fares that fluctuate according to demand if booked through the app UberFlash. The app, already launched in other countries such as Malaysia, will dispatch the nearest car or taxi to passengers. B1
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        Lock icon MOH battles healthcare costs
        39 2 HOME The Ministry of Health is opening up more facilities next year to meet greater demand from an ageing population, and will also be introducing benchmarks for fees to help patients guard against overcharging. B2
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        Lock icon Year of calm seas for shipping
        59 2 BUSINESS Afteryears of blood-letting and a never ending race to the bottom, global shipping lines have enjoyed a calmer 12 months. But industry observers are fully aware that the toxic issues that have been roiling the sector price wars and overcapacity are lurking just
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        Lock icon Durant’s late blocks crucial
        65 2 SPORT Twice Kevin Durant won defensive plays against LeBron James late in the Christmas Day game between last season’s NBA finalists, helping the Golden State Warriors to a 99-92 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. That lifted the champions to the top of the Western Conference, after
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        Lock icon No concerns over student role
        78 2 LIFE Taiwanese actress Vivian Sung is donning a school uniform again in her latest movie Take Me To The Moon, two years after she played a goofy student in the hugely successful film Our Times. Despite the apparent similarities between the two roles, the 25-year-old
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    • What’s Next
      • Article
        Lock icon Grandma faces drug trafficking verdict
        73 2 A Malaysian court hands down its verdict today in the case of an Australian grandmother facing a possible death sentence for drug trafficking. Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto has said she was a victim of an online love scam. She was arrested on Dec 7,2014, at
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        Lock icon ‘Comfort women’ pact findings
        72 2 South Korea will announce today its findings on the 2015 “comfort women” pact with japan, under which the former World War II aggressor offered an apology and one billion yen (S$12 million) to set up a foundation for the comfort women who are still alive. But
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        Lock icon US consumer confidence data out
        36 2 The Conference Board will release data today on US consumer confidence for this month. The numbers are watched closely by economists, given that consumer spending drives two-thirds of the US economy.
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      Lock icon Give sanctions time to work
      318 2  -  Why It Matters Nirmal Ghosh US Bureau Chief In Washington nirmal@sph.com.sg North Korea has reacted angrily to the latest United Nations Security Council sanctions against it that amount, Pyongyang says, to a “complete economic blockade” and “act of war”. The resolution passed last Friday in
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Car crash in US leaves 3 S’poreans dead
      429 3  -  NTU student believed to be survivor among family of four Jose Hong josehong@sph.com.sg A holiday to the United States turned tragic for a Singaporean family of four after three of them were killed and another injured in a traffic accident last Friday.
      PHOTO: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS  -  429 words
    • Article
      Lock icon New high in number of COEs being extended
      604 4  -  Jan to Oct revalidations up 20% from same period last year Christopher T an Senior Transport Christopher Senior Transport Correspondent christan@sph.com.sg More vehicle owners are choosing to keep their wheels beyond 10 years, with the number hitting new highs this year. According
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      Lock icon Going the distance
      74 4 COE revalidations for various categories of vehicles for five or 10 years Source: LTA Photo: AFP STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS Total Cars up to 1,600cc and 130bhp Jan-Oct 2017 Jan-Dec 2016 Cars above 1,600cc or 130bhp Five-year Five-year Five-year Five-year 10-year 10-year 10-year 10-year 2,274 2,758 Commercial vehicles
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    • Article
      Lock icon Rig-builders get a roasting in wake of fines on KepCorp unit
      495 4  -  Tan Hwee Hwee, Jacqueline Woo hweetan@sph.com.sg, tsjwoo@sph.com.sg Investors gave the two rig-builders a post-Christmas roasting yesterday on news of the US$422 million (S$567 million) in fines imposed on a unit of Keppel Corporation over corrupt contract payments. Keppel Corp
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      Lock icon 74 construction firms penalised for water pollution this year
      474 4  -  Ng JunSen ngjunsen@sph.com.sg A total of 74 construction contractors were punished for discharging silty water into waterways and for providing inadequate earth control measures this year, national water agency PUB said in a statement yesterday. While this is below the past
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      Lock icon UK court awards Singapore woman $27m in divorce settlement
      672 6  -  K.C. Vijayan Vijayan Senior Law Correspondent vijayan@sph.com.sg A Singaporean woman who led a life of luxury with her German husband, but subsequently suffered serious brain damage, has been awarded some £15 million (S$27 million) by a London court, following the couple’s
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      Lock icon Attention travellers: Changi to end final call for boarding
      520 6  -  Only essential announcements will be made, making for a more pleasant airport: CAG Karamjit Kaur Karamjit Senior Aviation Correspondent Travellers at Changi Airport will have to watch the clock if they do not want to miss their flights. From Monday, there
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      Lock icon More self-service kiosks at T1 in automation drive
      640 6  -  Lim Min Zhang mzlim@sph.com.sg More self-service and bag-drop kiosks have been unveiled at Changi Airport’s Terminal 1, as the airport moves towards adopting automation to increase efficiency and reduce the demand for manpower. The counters, including a group of 30 check-in kiosks
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      Lock icon Pyongyang preparing to launch satellite: Report
      600 8 In 2018 forecast, S. Korea says North would seek talks with US AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SEOUL North Korea is preparing to launch a satellite, a South Korean newspaper said yesterday, as Seoul predicted that the North would look to open negotiations with the US
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      Lock icon Stricter fuel sanctions more likely to hurt N. Koreans than regime
      700 8 News analysis BLOOMBERG TOKYO The United Nations’ latest sanctions on North Korea are more likely to hurt ordinary people in the isolated nation than slow leader Kim JongUn’s push to develop missiles capable of hitting the US with nuclear
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      Lock icon Seoul to create special team on North Korea
      281 8 BERNAMA SEOUL South Korea’s Defence Ministry has announced that it will launch a special team on North Korea in an organisational shift aimed at responding more effectively to increased nuclear and missile threats from the communist neighbour, Yonhap news agency reported. Under
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Beijing moving ahead steadily with S. China Sea construction
      564 10 China on track to transform more of region through land reclamation, state media says AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING China’s large-scale land reclamation around disputed reefs and shoals in the South China Sea is “moving ahead steadily”, state media has reported, and the
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      Lock icon Japan may refit copter carrier to carry F-35B stealth fighters
      508 10 REUTERS TOKYO The Japanese government is considering refitting the Izumo helicopter carrier so that it can land US Marines F-35B stealth fighters, sources said yesterday, as Tokyo faces China’s maritime expansion and North Korea’s missile and nuclear development. Japan has
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      Lock icon KL ‘funded’ BNM after 1990s huge forex losses
      579 10 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s central bank was forced in the 1990s to sell its shares in Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and national shipper MISC to make up for the huge foreign exchange losses caused by speculative trading, Second Finance Minister Johari Abdul Ghani said
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Chinese activist gets 8 years’ jail for subversion
        804 11 Critic among 250 or more held in sweeping crackdown and his sentence is the harshest of the lot NYTIMES REUTERS BEIJING A Chinese human rights activist who went by the online name “Super Vulgar Butcher” and made public shaming of officials a
        NYTIMES; REUTERS; form. PHOTOS: REUTERS,; YOUTUBE SCREENGRAB  -  804 words
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        Lock icon Nobel Peace laureate who fell from grace
        493 12  -  In the second of a four-part series on personalities, we look at three Asian figures who made the news 2017 Yearender Politicians under siege Tan Hui Yee Regional Correspondent In Bangkok tanhy@sph.com.sg She was the poster child of Asean’s last frontier, the opposition
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        Lock icon Cambodian opposition leader jailed in political crackdown
        495 12  -  Tan Hui Yee Kem Sokha began the year as a vicepresident of Cambodia’s biggest opposition party which posed a challenge to long ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen. He assumed the mantle of opposition leader after his exiled predecessor resigned. Now, as the year
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        Lock icon For Reliance chief, no sector too big to shake up
        465 12  -  Billionaire’s telecoms gamble Nirmala Ganapathy Ganapathy India Bureau Chief In New Delhi gnirmala@sph.com.sg India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, is known for making big moves. He lives in the country’s most expensive house a
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        Lock icon Myanmar to drop charges against journalists
        428 13 Singaporean and team jailed for filming with drone ‘did not mean to endanger national security’ REUTERS NAYPYITAW•Myanmar police said yesterday they would drop pending charges against two journalists working for Turkey’s state broadcaster and their interpreter and driver, who were jailed last month for
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      • Asia Briefs
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          Lock icon Renowned Malaysian novelist dies at 84
          96 13 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PETALINGJAYA Renowned Malaysian novelist Shahnon Ahmad died yesterday of pneumonia. He was 84. Datuk Shahnon, a national laureate, had been warded at the KPJ Hospital in Selangor for the past five days. A professor emeritus at Universiti Sains Malaysia, he
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          Lock icon Thai rock star lauded for tough charity run
          100 13 THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK BANGKOK A Thai rock star has become a national hero after completing a gruelling two-month run and raising over 1.1 billion baht (S$45 million) for the country’s public hospitals. Mr Artiwara Kongmalai, better known as Toon Bodyslam, completed
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          Lock icon New environment index ranks Chinese regions
          92 13 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China is ranking the health of its regional economies with new environment-related indicators. The “Green Development Index” released yesterday ranked 31 provincial-level regions based on gauges such as environment quality, resource utilisation and pollution clean-up efforts last year. Beijing topped the list
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          Lock icon Shanghai to limit population to 25m
          111 13 REUTERS SHANGHAI China’s financial hub of Shanghai will limit its population to 25 million people by 2035 as part of a quest to manage “big city disease”, the Cabinet has said. The State Council said on its website late on Monday that this was
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        Lock icon A barking success
        76 14 Thirteen-year-old sea lion Chen can afford to look a bit proud, after writing the Chinese character for the Earthly Branch symbol associated with the Year of the Dog during a press preview at Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Japan yesterday. According to the Chinese zodiac, 2018 is
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      • Article
        Lock icon Fears over bitcoin use in terror financing
        811 14  -  Currency’s lack of central oversight can be exploited by militants to make transfers Nadirah H. Rodzi Nadirah H. Rodzi Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur nrodzi@sph.com.sg The global bitcoin craze has attracted almost everyone, from mom-and-pop traders to giant investment banks. Promoters of bitcoin
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    • WORLD
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        Lock icon Putin critic barred from running for president
        627 15 Russian opposition leader calls for boycott of polls and protests after decision against him NYTIMES REUTERS MOSCOW Russian election officials have barred the opposition leader Aleksei Navalny from running in next year’s presidential election, a widely expected decision that prompted him to call
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      • World Briefs
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          Lock icon Peru President defends Fujimori pardon
          115 15 REUTERS LIMA Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has defended his pardon of his predecessor Alberto Fujimori as justified clemency for an ailing man whose authoritarian government in the 1990s helped the country progress, after a second day of protest by Peruvians. Urging Peruvians to “turn
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        • Article
          Lock icon 39 hurt in Cuba fireworks blast
          74 15 REUTERS HAVANA A fireworks explosion injured 39 people, including six children between the ages of 11 and 15, during a popular Cuban carnival on Christmas Eve, state-run media reported on Monday. The centuries-old Parrandas festival in the central town of Remedios draws thousands yearly.
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        • Article
          Lock icon Queen pays tribute to London, Manchester
          104 15 REUTERS SANDRINGHAM Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II praised the resilience of London and Manchester after “appalling attacks”, in her annual televised Christmas message. The “powerful identities” of the capital and the northern English city had shone through after militant attacks, as well as a devastating
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        Lock icon Pope’s Christmas message calls for peace in Jerusalem
        617 16 He highlights plight of children caught up in conflict as tensions simmer in West Bank AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE VATICAN CITY Pope Francis, in his traditional Christmas address, called for peace in Jerusalem and highlighted the plight of children scarred by conflict. He had
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        Lock icon Pakistan’s Christians celebrate Xmas under tight security
        534 16  -  Kaswar Klasra For The Straits Times In Islamabad stworld@sph.com.sg There were Christmas lights and trees, but also men in khaki armed with rifles on Christmas Day. Across Pakistan, a Muslim majority country of 220 million people, Christians celebrated Christmas on Monday with zeal
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      • Article
        Lock icon Israel in talks with ‘10 countries’ on moving capital to Jerusalem
        423 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS JERUSALEM Israel is in touch with “at least 10 countries” over the possible transfer of their embassies to Jerusalem after the United States recognised the city as Israel’s capital, a deputy minister has said. “We are
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      211 15 AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY THE WITH RESPONSIVE LEARNING PATHWAYS •o. O' 1 I Student Alumnus i IgK aJ SUSS GRADUATE PROGRAMMES SUSS, Singapore’s newest Autonomous University, offers applied degree pathways that cater to a broad range of students and learning preferences. Our graduate programmes combine real-world knowledge and practice-oriented skills to maximise
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  • OPINION
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      Lock icon South Korea’s balanced foreign policy
      490 17 The Straits Times says Just as in the Philippines, a leadership change in Seoul has helped to markedly improve South Korea’s relations with China, roiled since Seoul allowed the United States to park the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence system, or Thaad, on its soil.
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      Lock icon The taming of bitcoin
      1460 17  -  Will bitcoin go bust or hit another high? The cryptocurrency is gaining institutional acceptance. But regulators are keeping a close watch on its unpredictable swings. Economic Affairs Vikram Khanna Associate Editor vikram@sph.com.sg Even after the bursting of the latest bitcoin bubble last week that saw the
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      Lock icon Biotech sector’s challenge with academic research
      1175 18  -  Jeffrey Funk For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is a retired associate professor of technology managementfromthe National University of Singapore. Singapore’s biotech sector has attracted many international manufacturers and its institutions work with many of them to address local health concerns such as
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      Lock icon An ageing population and the end of inheritance
      1062 18  -  Bronwen Maddox The writer is director of the Institute for Government, a think-tank. FINANCIAL TIMES I sat beside my mother late one night in a hospital room wondering whether dementia was going to finish off Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) and people’s
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  • FORUM
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      Lock icon Player quota won’t improve football standards
      306 19  -  Arthur Lim Teck Meng I am baffled and confused as to how requiring teams to field at least three Under-23 players in their starting line-ups for league games is going to improve Singapore football (Youth focus a key goal in S-League revival plan; Dec
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    • Voices Of Youth
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        Lock icon Help those who suffer silently
        244 19 The report on Dec 17 (More men and boys fall prey to molesters but many choose to keep mum; ST Online) made me realise that there is so much more to what we see and know. While there are many organisations and hotlines to support
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        Lock icon Clear benefits to smaller class sizes
        186 19 I agree that smaller class sizes may help level the playing field and enhance equality of opportunity for students (Reducing class sizes can benefit students: Leon Perera; Nov 8). In my primary school days, I was in a class of 40. The voices of
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        Lock icon Do something about stuck taxi seat belts
        225 19 Getting around Singapore by taxi has become very convenient. But I have noticed a problem in almost every taxi my family has taken. The buckles of the seat belts are almost always embedded very deeply in the gaps between the seats. This problem
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      Lock icon WRITE IN:
      57 19 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
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      Lock icon What happened to singer could happen to anyone
      422 19  -  Christine Wong (Ms) Executive Director Samaritans of Singapore The death of singer Kim Jong Hyun saw local fans organise an event for public mourning (A black and white memorial for SHINee’s Jonghyun by Singaporean fans at Hong Lim Park; ST Online, Dec
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      Lock icon Teach mental health in schools
      163 19  -  Darice Wong Following the recent tragedy of a K-pop idol’s death (27-year-old lead singer of K-pop act SHINee dies; Dec 19), I believe more should be done to raise awareness of and tackle mental health issues from a young age. Given that Singapore is a
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      173 20 Lake Akan may be known for its hot spring, but something cooler is bubbling under the surface. Ice bubbles were seen beneath the frozen surface of the lake, located in Kushiro, Japan, on Sunday. These are formed when gas rising from the bottom of
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      844 1  -  Five other taxi firms already offer dynamic pricing for bookings made with Grab app Adrian Lim adrianl@sph.com.sg The recently announced partnership between Uber and ComfortDelGro could pave the way for all taxis in Singapore to offer dynamic pricing, or fares that
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      525 1  -  Lydia Lam lydialam@sph.com.sg A 28-year-old part-time model was singing in a karaoke lounge with her friends on Dec 12 when her head began to ache and one side of her body went numb suddenly. Ms Karen Stella Wong was taken to Singapore
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      656 2  -  Dampening healthcare inflation is crucial as it has been rising at almost 50 per cent above general inflation over the past decade 2017 Yearender Managing healthcare Salma Khalik Senior Health Correspondent salma@sph.com.sg facebook.com/ST.Salma The problem facing the healthcare system here is not the quality of care
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      342 2  -  Health initiatives Linette Lai WAR ON DIABETES It has been more than a year since Health Minister Gan Kim Yong boldly declared war on diabetes. Since then, the Health Promotion Board has launched a barrage of schemes to make it easier for Singaporeans to
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      516 3  -  Besides regulatory measures targeting industrial sector, efforts to change mindsets will be key next year 2017 Yearender Protecting the environment Audrey Tan audreyt@sph.com.sg Over the past year, Singapore has shown how serious it is about tackling the threat of climate change. It has ramped up, or announced plans
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      149 3  -  Water reclamation Samantha Boh In November, national water agency PUB launched Phase Two of the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS), which will be the conduit for all used water islandwide. Countries around the world, including Singapore, have experienced unpredictable weather patterns. In Singapore, dry
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      215 3  -  Animal sightings Audrey Tan It is a jungle out there in the Garden City. Animals are coming out of the woodwork and into urban areas as Singapore’s greening efforts take hold, making the concrete jungle more conducive for wildlife. There have been a myriad animal encounters
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      184 3  -  Greening Singapore Samantha Boh Singapore prides itself on being a garden city and these days, Singaporeans are getting more opportunities to help it keep its reputation. The National Parks Board (NParks) is leasing out garden space in its parks for the first time to community
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      689 4  -  AVA’s recent moves signal greater priority on animal welfare amid shift in public opinion of animal rights News analysis Audrey Tan audreyt@sph.com.sg From building shelters to introducing sterilisation as a way of controlling the stray dog population, animal welfare groups here
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      256 4  -  Ng Huiwen People who hire the two-wheelers of oBike can choose to pay with a cryptocurrency the local bike-shar-ing operator plans to introduce next year. To be called oCoins, it will be launched in the first quarter of 2018 in a tie-up with blockchain
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      116 4 Inuka, the first polar bear to be born in the tropics, celebrated its 27th birthday yesterday with an ice cake that was given a local twist: Agar-agar was used to make the cake, which was topped with salmon. As a
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      241 4  -  Lim Min Zhang mzlim@sph.com.sg Two male passengers involved in a heated argument that caused a flight delay of about eight hours last Friday have been given a stern warning by the police. The warning was issued to the men one 47 years
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      254 4 The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is conducting a series of military and live-firing exercises across the island, which began on Monday and will end on Jan 1. In a statement yesterday, the Ministry of Defence advised the public to avoid the areas listed below and
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      581 5  -  He carried out unauthorised checks at airport on foreign women entering S’pore Shaffiq Alkhatib ashaffiq@sph.com.sg Claiming that he wanted to make more friends, an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) inspector abused his position and performed multiple unauthorised checks on foreign women who
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      368 5  -  Shaffiq Alkhatib ashaffiq@sph.com.sg A worker from a fast-food restaurant was jailed after he touched the thigh of a sleeping woman sitting next to him on an MRT train. The woman kept her eyes closed at first as she thought she had made
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      552 6  -  Ironic that tech giant’s effort to ensure longevity of its phones has been turned against it Commentary Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com.sg For years, conspiracy theorists have argued that Apple, in an effort to force users to upgrade, is deliberately slowing down the performance
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      555 6  - Totally in tune with you and wireless to boot Audio Lester Hio lesterh@sph.com.sg Venerable German audio brand Beyerdynamic ventured beyond its usual audiophile reference headphones this year, and into the wireless headphone market. The Aventho Wireless is Beyerdynamic’s first wireless on-ear headphones, which connect to smartphones or music devices through
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      587 7  -  While relatively pricey, it also offers a tactile keyboard and excellent battery life PC Vincent Chang vinchang@sph.com.sg The HP Spectre x360 is cut from the same cloth as its ultrabook counterpart, the Spectre 13, reviewed last week. Both devices come in dark
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      565 7  -  Wearables Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com.sg The Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro is the successor to last year’s Gear Fit2 GPS fitness tracker. With its 50m water-resistance rating and swimtracking ability, the Pro offers a small but significant upgrade. It comes in two models black
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      608 8  -  Every match is different, requiring constant adjusting of tactics Gaming Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com.sg PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, commonly known as PUBG, is an online shooter game that is both simple and complex at the same time. Its premise is simple: A “battle royale” game where each
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      525 8  -  Phones Vincent Chang vinchang@sph.com.sg Sony calls the Xperia XA1 Plus a super mid-range phone, presumably because it has certain best-in-class features for its price bracket. Its design, however, is probably not its strong suit. The chunky bezel and the visible seams where its aluminium
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      512 8  -  Lester Hio lesterh@sph.com.sg The latest to join Moto’s ever-grow-ing family is the Moto X4, a midrange phone that ticks all the right boxes in its category. The $599 smartphone sits at a premium price for mid-range phones, but consumers get what they pay for. The
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      833 9  -  Sony α7R III hits sweet spot between fast shooting and high-resolution images Photos TrevorTan trevtan@sph.com.sg The a7R III is the latest full-frame interchangeable-lens, mirrorless camera from Sony, arriving just months after the launch of the company’s excellent a9, also a fullframe mirrorless unit with
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        373 10  -  Smartphones Lester Hio What went down in 2017: This is the year smartphones took their biggest design step to date, with edge-to-edge, bezel-less designs that produce wider, longer screens. Major manufacturers like Apple, Samsung, Huawei and LG have embraced such designs with their premium
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        322 10  -  Audio Lester Hio What went down in 2017: This is the year true wireless earphones entered the mainstream market, with Apple’s AirPods reaching most customers. Not to be outdone, Google released its own take on wireless earphones, the Pixel Buds, last month. Over
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        332 10  -  PCs Vincent Chang What went down in 2017: The malaise afflicting the PC market remains unabated this year as a 12th consecutive quarter of decline (the third quarter this year) was reported by market research firm Gartner in October. Amid the gloom, the bright spot
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        320 10  -  Games Vincent Chang What went down in 2017 The hot-button issue among gamers this year was loot boxes, which are virtual goodie bags that cost real money in exchange for random, in-game rewards like a cool suit of armour or a digital pet. Such
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        312 10  -  Cameras Trevor Tan What went down in 2017: It has been a great year for mirrorless cameras, particularly with the launch of the superb Sony a9 and a7R III.The surge of mirrorless cameras has helped reverse the longstanding downward spiral of the camera industry this
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        303 10  -  Wearables Trevor Tan What went down in 2017: This year, with the Android Wear 2.0 smartwatch operating system seemingly stalling, many gadget makers have decided against releasing a new smartwatch. It was left to Apple to grab most of the pie with its third-generation
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      964 2  -  News also puts SembMarine under spotlight; analysts say both should continue ops in Brazil News analysis Tan Hwee Hwee hweetan@sph.com.sg This Christmas is going down in history as perhaps the most disquieting for Singapore’s stock market and its embattled offshore and
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      430 2 Keppel Corp’s planned 2.9 billion yuan (S$595 million) disposal of its stake in a China marina development remains stonewalled as the project’s minority shareholder continues to try to block the deal. Keppel told the Singapore Exchange in a filing yesterday that
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        537 7 GUARDIAN LONDON The locations for shooting Game Of Thrones help cast a magical spell. So does shopping in London. Whatever the reason they come for, overseas visitors to Britain are set to exceed 40 million for the first time next year,
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        475 10 NYTIMES LONDON When Prince Harry got engaged to Meghan Markle, Emma Bridgewater, a British ceramics manufacturer, sold out 1,000 commemorative mugs online within 24 hours at £20 (S$36) each. From crockery emblazoned with official portraits to solar-powered toys with the Queen’s characteristic wave, Britain’s monarchy
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        283 10 Obituary AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BOSTON She helped The Sound Of Music strike a chord in people’s hearts when the movie debuted in 1965. On Monday, Heather MenziesUrich, who played one of the children in the film, died at age 68. The news was reported
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        274 10 NYTIMES LOS ANGELES As Nicki Minaj posted recently, “it’s a great time to be a white rapper in America”. The Billboard album chart has supported her view, with Eminem (left) at No. 1 with Revival. He and G-Eazy, a West Coast variant who has seamlessly
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        183 10 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Those who wanted to watch something other than the latest Star Wars movie had their Christmas wish fulfilled. While The Last Jedi still led the box office, topping US$100 million (S$134 million) in revenue for the second weekend in a row,
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      193 5 COE New/Renew 378 URGENTLY Wanted To Buy Open CAT Before 29 Dec Seller please Call: *****010/*****364 OPEN CATEGORY COE for sale. Interested buyers, pls call 9797-6469 BUY SELL Open Cat E ETS paper for sale. Interested call Ricky Tay 9661-8888 381 Scrap Vehicles HIGHEST OFFER for all scrap/ export/ used
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      98 5 Lorries For Sale 387 *NEW KIA K2500* G Plate 10" Truck. Ready Stock with Euro 6 avail fr $31,988 b4 COE ETS. 5 yrs Cycle Carriage warranty. 100% loan. Michael *****554 Colin *****344 Susan *****536. ABWIN CHEAPEST DEAL! $80.8K NEW Toyota Dyna 150D (Borneo Warranty) 100% easy loan/ high trade
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      220 6 Lorries For Sale 387 10/2016 MIT FEB71 16ft w/Box Power Tailgate Low usage Agt warranty. 100% in hse loan high trade in avail Call *****298 *****300 THIAMHENG 9/2015 MIT. FUSO FM65 10 tons Tipper Excellent Cond No repair needed. Trade-in avail/ In-house loan. Call for enquiries 9639 9510 Mr Soh
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      120 6 Lorries For Sale 387 PRIME MOTOR BRAND NEW DYNA, 100% loan, Interested please call now: May 9067 1717 Richard 9842 9922, Tim 8781 6026. THINK ONE GROUP ***BRAND NEW DYNA 150D. Before COE $44,500. Full Loan high trade-in avail. Call 6555 3300 6467 3300 THINK ONE GROUP BRAND NEW MIT
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      193 6 Lorries For Sale 387 MYCAR PTE LTD TOYOTA DYNA 150 3.0 M $82,800. No gimmick! G’teed COE. AML #01-08. *****637 *****712/ *****060 HUP LONG 100% LOAN. BRAND New Toyota Dyna 150 Agent unit. Immediate Delivery! Interest 2.78% Call now 6743-0018 $5900 TOYOTA DYNA 10ft. COE 4/2019, tax 4/2018. Good orig
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      132 6 Mini Buses For Sale 388 PRIME MOTOR BRAND NEW! 14 seater Toyota Commuter Bus, G’teed COE, Ready stocks! May *****717 Tim *****026 or Richard *****922 THINK ONE GROUP BRAND NEW TOYOTA Hiace Standard Roof. P-Plate. 11Seaters. 5 yrs warranty. Before COE $49,800 Call now 6555 3300 6467 3300. THINK ONE
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      300 6 389 Pick-Ups For Sale ’07 MITSUBISHI L200 Double box. New 5yrs COE, low KM Engine good cond *****555 Vans For Sale 391 *NEW CITROEN BERLINGO* Euro 6 Compact Van Diesel A/T Class 3A drivers. Fr $29,988 b4 COE ETS. Ready stk. 5 years Cycle Carriage warranty. 100% loan. Yeo *****555
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      251 6 Vans For Sale 391 ACE AUTOMOBILE BRAND NEW SUZUKI Every 660 Turbo Auto. Petrol. Immed regn. Full loan/ trade in avail. call *****115 BESTLINK AUTO PTE LTD NEW NISSAN NV200 Car price $31K. Front Dr Power Window Outer Mirror Elect Remote Control, Back Camera. 100% Loan. T&C. Call 6747 6366
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      457 6 Other Commercial Vehicles For Sale 392 Other Commercial Vehicles For Sale 392 WHEEL DEAL The smarter way to sell your car WANT TO SELL OR SCRAP YOUR LORRY OR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE? Fast Service Best Price Call us at 6319 8889 or visit www.wheeldeal.com.sg Vans For Sale 391 ABWIN 12/15 CITROEN
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      1303 7 PropertiesCLASSIFICATION GUIDE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES FOR SALE HOUSES FOR SALE 402 D01 Raffles Pl/ Marina/ Chinatown 402 D02 Anson/ TgPagar 402 D03 Queenstown/Tiong Bahru 402 D04 Sentosa/TelokBlangah 402 D05 Pasir Panjang/ West Coast/ Clementi Town 402 D06 High Street/North Bridge Rd 402 D07 Rochor/Bugis/Beach Rd 402 D08 Little India 403 D09
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      881 7 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 Landed Property Transactions in the month of Nov 2017 Street Prop Contract Tenure Built-In/ Price Psf Name Type Month Land Area (S$’000) (S$) (sq ft) District 4 Paradise Island Detached
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      259 7 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 JERVOIS HILL ***** sf. Beautiful elevated land, wide frontage/ Chatsworth ***** sf flat land. Call *****025 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA HOUSES FOR SALE 404 OPEN HOUSE NEW SEMI-D 3283/6300SQFT 2.5 sty basement, pool, lift. Elevated 5+1, 1km MGS/ MRT. Sat/ Sun 1-6pm, *****855 NEW
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      234 7 D15 KATONG/ JOOCHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 RARE GEMS! GREENFIELD 2.5 sty modern semi-d 5200sf build, 5 good size rm ensuite, nice view@roof terr *****214 NEW LISTING CORNER TERR @SIGLAP 2-sty basement. 3500/ 3500 sf. 4 ensuites 2. Park 1 car. $3.95M. Call Jim *****999 Jocelyn Or 9848
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      209 7 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/ PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR SALE 408 CORNER TERR S’goon Gdn Way. 3509/2900sf 5+1. Reno Dry/wet kitchen. No west sun 10 buses. Wide front. Regular FH.$3.5M Cheong *****888 D19 2-STY SEMI-D (Orig). Serious seller. Sq land. 3900sf. Hougang MRT/ amenities. 999yrsHB *****548 KC Sim UNIQUE HILLTOP SERANGOON
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      930 8 D20 THOMSON/BISHAN/ ANG MO KIO HOUSES FOR SALE 408 D20 THOMSON/ BISHAN/ ANG MO KIO HOUSES FOR SALE 408 Landed Property Transactions in the month of Nov 2017 Street Prop Contract Tenure Built-In/ Price Psf Name Type Month Land Area (S$’000) (S$) (sq ft) District 17 Mariam Way Terrace Nov-17
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      313 8 D28 SELETAR HOUSES FOR SALE 410 PARK FACING BUNGALOW 23M Wide frontage! 8240sf for rebuild! Rare! Quiet/ Regular plot! No west sun! Almost sold! Jon *****553 OpenHouse SELETAR HILLS EST. 7 huge bdrms. FH 2.5-sty Inter Terr Jln Keruing. Land 2161/ 3800sf. Eileen Lau *****681 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-0213 GRAB IT NOW
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      138 8 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D05 PASIR PANJANG/ WEST COAST/ CLEMENTI TOWN PTE APTS FOR SALE
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      133 8 D07 ROCHOR/ BUGIS/ BEACH RD PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 Doris Tey 9670 3898 DUO RES, NEAR Bugis MRT 3rms #40, 1528sf $3.6xM; 4rms #34, 1927sqft $3.78M; PH #49, 2497sf $26xx psf. D08 LITTLE INDIA PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 Josephine Goh S Y 9021 8788 CITYLIGHTS 2-BDRM 893SF. Super
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      121 8 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 RITZ CARLTON RESIDENCES F’hold. Prestige. Luxurious. 3bdrm 2831sf/ 4bdrm 3057sf Appointed Marketing Agt Betty *****737 *****496 RHAPSODY@MT.ELIZABETH FH #10-02 2+1bdrm 3bath. Full furn. Balcony,1050sf Orchard MRT. Call Owner 9786 8266 TOWNHOUSE @PATERSON RES 5rm, 4058sf 3sty+ Basement Superb value for own use/
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      126 8 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 Grab or Regret D10. FREEHOLD HOLT Res 2067 sf 4+1 bdrms. High flr Bright. Renovated! Near mall, amenities. Lina 9738-2688. Visit SRX.com.sg/code-3792 OPEN HOUSE 1-5PM (By Appt). Cosy bachelorette pad 872sf showflat cond. 1km Nanyang. $1.18m *****888/*****035 Elsie Cheng
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      132 8 HILLCREST VILLA. CLUSTER hse. Best unit(Row 5) 3089sf 4+1. 1KM RGPS. MRT. $2.9xM Vacant. Eddie 9616 1611 KF D12 BALESTIER/ TOA PAYOH/ SERANGOON/ BOON KENG PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 Keener Sense of Real Estate GOOD LOCATION SUITES TOPAZ FH 420 sf. Mid flr. Quiet. Surrounded by landed. Eateries. $630K
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      2051 9 PROPERTY PRICES DISTRICT 21 28 Classifieds B UY I T S E L L I T F I ND I T Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in November 2017. PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE
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      24 9 428 BUKIT BATOK HDB FOR SALE RARE! 138 BUKIT Batok 4’NG’ Corner. High flr no noon sun Reno. Near MRT/ amenities $395kneg Korynn *****673
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      758 10 CLEMENTI HDB FOR SALE 434 434 CLEMENTI HDB FOR SALE 434 CLEMENTI HDB FOR SALE 434 CLEMENTI HDB FOR SALE 434 CLEMENTI HDB FOR SALE Prime Location 5-RM 413 C’WEALTH Ave West 125 sqm. Greenery. Near Clementi Ctrl/ MRT/ NUS/ Poly. Call Ah Yan 9009-1821 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-9454 Serious Seller CHEAP!!
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      182 10 QUEENSTOWN HDB FOR SALE 444 LK 163 3-RM+1, top flr. Bright, breezy. All race Near Queenstown MRT. $345K. Francis 9690-5607 B PT BLK 5-RM Dover Cl East Greenery, High flr, Unblocked Tasteful reno. Walk to MRT/ amenities.Sharon 8333 9444 New Listing 3-RM BLK 85 C’wealth Close. 5 yrs reno. Near
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      284 10 TAMPINES HDB FOR SALE 448 New Listing NEW! 262 TAMPINES Street 21 3’A’. 74sqm. #08. NS facing Beside shopping street Mrt Bright, windy unit. *****726 TOA PAYOH HDB FOR SALE 449 Call Now **NICE SPACIOUS. 5-rm corner Blk 6. Lift level. Unblock. 121 sqm. Amenities/ MRT. 4A Blk 14. High
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      368 10 D28 SELETAR HOUSES FOR RENT 454 SELETAR S/STY SEMI-D 3 rms, 2 baths. Near Seletar Airbase Greenwich Mall. Immed $2.8K/mth. Call 6445 6278 MIXED DISTRICTS HOUSES FOR RENT 460 DORMITORY C/W COOKING. Charge p/pax. Minimart,clean 24hrs security. Immed. Agt welcome. Owner *****518 D01 RAFFLES PL/ MARINA/ CHINATOWN PTE APTS FOR
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      380 10 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 EXPAT DREAM CHOICES!!! Cairnhill 9, 1/2/3 rm $4K up. Twin Peak, Gramercy Park, 2& 3rm, $6.5K up. Goodwood Grand 2-rm 3-rm $4.5K up. 1 Balmoral 2 3rm $4K. Richmond Pk, Spring Gr. Islandwide Apts Rent or Sale. Tenants others welcome. GG Savills
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      688 11 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR RENT 464 NEWTON.GEMS 1 bdrm, 730 sqft............$3100 2 bdrm, 1051 sqft......... $4300 4 bdrm, 1821/1871sqft..$6500 4 bdrm, 2117/2175sqft $7500
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      335 11 (NORTH/NORTH-EAST) PTE RMS FOR RENT 509 D.19 S’GOON AREA Nice Common Master rm. F/furn. Lift, wifi, light cooking, Share family area. Call 9743 5173 CAMPUS HEIGHTS Republic Polytechnic. Fully Furnished 3-rm Apt 127 sqm. Please call *****481 LOR CHUAN MRT. Full facilities. Master/ Common rm. F/furn. Aircon. No landlord stay.
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      380 11 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 TAGORE BLDG, 1442SF Grd Flr full glass frontage,pte pantry toilet. High ceiling. Bare. Ample parking *****589Lee PIONEER CENTRE@ WEST. B2. Corner #04-xx 1919 3845sf $1.60psf. Ramp-up Fty. Full comm *****181/ *****501 Keener Sense of Real Estate DON'T MISS WAVE9. 2433-4542 SQFT Last 3 units!
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      600 11 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 20 COLLYER QUAY Leasing opportunity for banking hall, trading house, show gallery, F&B or customer service lounge. B1 915 sf (link to L1 via internal staircase and lift) L1 7,093 sf (High ceiling with street frontage) 6225 7000 I 6428
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      748 12 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 TANGLIN SHOPPING CENTRE 861 sq ft, Cheap Rent in Orchard. Tel: 6877-1818 GOLDEN MILE TWR office *****59sf/Basement 417-9870sf *****522/ 9851 2525 Mary SUNTEC CITY 10,237 sf. Bare High flr. Panoramic
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      781 12 543 WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT 543 WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT WAREHOUSE FOR LEASE (including ancillary offices) East Properties Changi/ Alps Air-con/ Ambient Facilities 40 ft Ramp up/ Cargo lift access Up to 200k sqft 4m to 8m clear height 4kN/m2 to 20kN/m2 Dedicated loading bays West Properties Pandan/
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      822 12 NOTICES TRUSTEES MASJID SULTAN TENDER NOTICE TENDERERS ARE INVITED FOR MAIN CONTRACT FOR: PROVISION OF HOUSEKEEPING AND CLEANING SERVICES AT SULTAN MOSQUE 3 MUSCAT STREET, SINGAPORE *****3 Eligibility: BCA/MW02-registered contractor under the following contracting: TITLE REGISTRATION HEAD FINANCIAL GRADE MAIN CONTRACT MW02 L2 and above Site Showround: Attendance is compulsory
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      391 12 BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO FILE CLAIMS BKCY NO NAME (IC/PP NO) 2820/2003 ABDUL LATIFF BIN SYED MUSGOOTH (S*****96H) 462/2013 ANG KIM HAN (S*****10D) 1315/2010 CHENG HENG KIAT (S*****75E) 2416/2009 HAMZAH BIN KARIM (S*****69H) 1678/2012 LAU SUAN JUAY (S*****15F) 1798/2003 LEE BOON LENG JOHN (S*****46B) 765/2011 LEE
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      1590 13 BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF INTENTION TO DECLARE DIVIDEND BKCY NO NAME (IC/PP NO) 273/2007 CHUA JUIH HONG EDMUND (S*****97J) 1141/2005 DAU DAYAL GUPTA (S*****83G) 2617/2013 KEE ENG KWANG (S*****85E) *****6/2002 LEE KUANG SENG (S*****38J) 4316/2004 LER WAI MENG (S*****32I) 841/2014 MOHAMED SIRAJUDEEN MOHAMED ISMAIL (S*****25A) 1811/2008
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      537 13 Auction Sale Order of Court No HC/ORC 4209/2017 dated 11th December 2017, No 6 Fishery Port Road Singapore Auction Sale of: A collection of 19,311 bottles of “duty unpaid” wine such as Sommet Salue Vin De Bordeaux Rouge 2008, Chateau Montet Grande Richesse Gold Medal 2009, Hazyblur the Vino 2007
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      1043 14 Jobs in ST Classifieds Executive Appointments JOBS IN ST CLASSIFIEDS 1800-289-9988 Email: class@sph.com.sg 746 Fitness/ Spa 748 Administrative/ Clerical 749 Accounting/ Bookkeeping 751 Secretaries/ Personal Assistants 752 Human Resources 753 Shipping 754 Technical 758 General Production/ Operators 763 Warehousing/ Inventory/ Logistics 766 Security 769 Cleaners 772 Despatch/ Delivery 775 Drivers/
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      391 14 Sales 730 Urgently required SALES MARKETING EXECUTIVE With experience to market/ grow the firm’s established furnishing lines Career development and advancement opportunities Own vehicle (allowance provided) Good remuneration Singaporeans only Apply to: julieep14@gmail.com 1) EXPERIENCED HOME Interior Outdoor Sales Exec, Salary: $2K to $4K liaise w/Eng Mandarin speaking clients 2)
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      430 14 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 Japanese Deli Counter (Orchard MRT-Isetan Scotts) TEPPANYAKI 1st COOK with experience $2200-$2400 12pm-9.30pm Newly opened Japanese Ramen Izakaya Bar EW15 Tg Pagar MRT 6-day wk COOK $2000-$2200 Work 11am-3pm 6pm-10pm Japanese Restn Bugis MRT-Intercontinental Hotel WAITERS/ WAITRESSES Salary $3000 Experience in Japanese restn Work: 11.30am-2.30pm 5.30pm-10.30pm
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      230 14 742 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge INDIAN RESTN REQUIRES Cook, Kitchen helper Cashier. S’porean. Call *****270 Food Stalls 743 KITCHEN HELPER Cook required. Start immed. Location S’goon. Working hrs: 5am-2pm. Call 9169-9664 STAFF CAFETERIA ASSISTANT Changi. 5.5 days. Interested please call 6659 7767 Hair/ Beauty 745 Beaute Hub Group MANICURIST Min 2yrs
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      735 14 Technical 754 Technical 754 We are an ISO9001, ISO*****, OHSAS*****, bizSAFE Star, People Developer and Singapore Quality Star certified leading mechanical engineering services provider. SUPERVISORS (Mechanical) ✓To supervise and work with subordinates in the execution of engineering contracts. ✓Possess NTC NITEC or equivalent. Those without qualifications but have the necessary
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      391 15 766 Security 766 Security 766 Security 766 Security 766 Security 766 Security 766 Security 766 Security Call/SMS/WhatsApp 9022 1924 9113 2437 2,900 3,000 2,600 General Production/ Operators 758 General Production/ Operators 758 20 x Environmental Maintenance Officers 5 x Assistant Supervisor Supervisor 5 Days Office Hours Islandwide I Deployment, maintenance
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      384 15 Warehousing/ Inventory/ Logistics Security 763 Attractive Salary STORE CUM ADMIN EXECUTIVE Physically fit strong Knowledge of Excel Stay near Ubi area Able to start immediate Call 8123-2087 COUNTER SALES EXEC for spare part Co. Jln Besar area. Excel/ Word knowledge. 5-day wk. 9am-6pm. Start immed. Class 3 lic. Physically fit.
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      681 15 AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICER BONUS $16,000* $8,000* BONUS UNARMED ARMED Requirements: Min 3 ‘N’ level credits Normal colour vision Able to pass IPPT Requirements: 3 ‘N’ level credits No IPPT Part-time applicants are welcome WALK-IN INTERVIEW Monday to Friday, 9am 5pm (except Public Holidays) AETOS Holdings Pte Ltd 5 Corporation Drive
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      52 15 HIRING PERMANENT/RELIEF Site: Boarding school at Bukit Timah Road Relief WSO- 8pm to 8am W-Sup 9pm to 9am SO/ WSO 8am to 8pm Relieft W-Sup- shifting duty Call 9621 2349 9651 6640 SECURITY GUARD 107 Defu Lane 10. Mon-Sat. Min 1-2 yrs security experience. Possess valid security lic. Call *****682/
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      571 16 766 Security 766 Security “SPECIAL PACKAGE OFFICERS” from 08 JAN '18 to 18 FEB '18 20 POSITIONS AVAILABLE EARNED $4,800& above Walk-in Interview to: 37 Jalan Pemimpin, Mapex Building, #08-06 S(*****7) Call 9783-1796 6291-4087 (*terms condition apply) FORMTEAM CONSULTANCY PTE LTD (FTA) SO from $2200 $2400 SSO from $2400 $2600
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      427 16 766 Security DAY OFFICERS HUME AVE SECURITY SUPERVISOR up to $2.8K SECURITY OFFICER up to $2.1K Walk in: 749A-2 Geylang Rd Lorong 39 Call: *****230 *****718 ADMIN/ OPERATIONS MANAGER Security industry Experience is vital Able to start immediately Class 3 driving licence Send resume to dnaidu88@gmail.com $1900-$2800 AIRPORT Aviation Screening
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      296 16 766 Security SECURITY OFFICERS FOR Tuas PUB site. $80-$95 daily cash. Immed. Call 8127-8226 AD-HOC 31-DEC MUSEUM Raffles 7.30pm-12.30am(5hr) $70 take home. 9657-3246. ***PERM/ RELIEF DAY shift Security Officer Musuem (Dhoby Ghaut). 9863-0009. COMMERCIAL ORCHARD/ AMK/ Bugis/ Tampines. Day/ night. sms 9657-3246. ADHOC EVENT ON 31/12/2017 $130 $140 (9 or
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      403 16 Cleaners 769 VIP LOUNGE CLEANER required in Changi Airport Hardworking With basic English Elderly welcome Good working environment Call Alson 9829-9931 1. CLEANING TEAM LEADER /CLEANER Salary $1100 $1500 Senoko Area (5days) 8am 5pm 2. FLOATER CLEANER Salary up to $1460 8am-5pm (6days) 3. TEMPORARY CLEANER Daily Cash $50 Call:
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      464 16 Cleaners 769 CLEANER REQUIRED Sun Plaza near Sembawang MRT. 6 days wk. 8am-5pm ($1250), 5pm-10pm ($900). Interested call 9869 3093 8786 3309 US CLEANING CO requires Cleaners up to $1450 Raffles Pl, Pioneer, Benoi, Chin Bee. Supervisors upto $2000 Call: 9151-2998/8121-3766 GENERAL CLEANERS NEEDED Sentosa. Transport provided at designated area.
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      463 16 Cleaners 769 CLEANER REQUIRED AT Downtown MRT, MacPherson Hillview. No agt. Call Steven 9151-8390/ Eric 9720-9152 TOILET CLEANERS NEEDED at Tg Pagar. 7am to 4pm 5.5days $1200 and above. S’porean only. Call 8231-9140 IMMED VACANCY FULL-TIME Cleaner at Orchard Rd. Mon Fri. 7am 7pm/ Sat 7am 2pm. Good pay 9116-1348
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      422 16 Cleaners 769 GENERAL CLEANERS NEEDED near Meyer Rd (near Tg Rhu) S’porean only. 6789-7039 CLEANERS FOR ROCHESTER Mall@Buona Vista. 8am- 4pm 6 days. $1300. Call *****551 CLEANERS AT CHANGI Biz Park. 8am 6pm, 5 days $1300. Call: *****715 FULL-TIME HOUSE CLEANER. $1500+CPF. 6-day wk. Knows simple English. call *****130 CHANGI/
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      330 17 Drivers/ Chauffeurs 775 PRIMEMOVERDRIVER Trucking of container Class 4/5 driving licence Day or night shift No foreigner quota No agents please Call: 9724 7877 CLASS 4/5 LORRY DRIVER With Lorry Crane operating licence experience 6-days work week Start work immediately Willing to work OT with OT pay allowance Singaporean only
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      411 17 775 Drivers/ Chauffeurs FULL-TIME 1) CLASS 4 School Bus Driver needed. With vocational lic. 2) Bus Attendant. Start immed. For special school. Interested pls call after 10am: 8686-5115/ 9297-9392 BUS COMPANY REQUIRES Class 4 Night Shift Drivers (12pm-6.30am) W/ vocational lic. Call *****585/*****365 or Walk-in: 50 S’goon North Ave 4,
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      1279 17 Other Positions 789 Other Positions 789 Other Positions 789 Other Positions 789 Other Positions 789 Be a part of an Evolving Mediascape Incorporated in 1984, main board-listed Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) is Asia’s leading media organisation, engaging minds and enriching lives across multiple languages and platforms. SPH's core business
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      119 17 Other Positions 789 FRUITS PACKER. S’POREAN only. Near Haw Par Villa MRT. Training provided. Please call *****666 $1.6K-$1.8K. 11PM-8AM NIGHT Kitchen Cleaner@ Chinatown 11pm-6am $1.4K- $1.6K at Beach Rd. 8612-6133 No agt CASHIERS TAMPINES ROTATING shift. Call 9898-0643 or walk in interview (No agt pls) AIRCRAFT PAINTERS Changi Min 3
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