The Straits Times, 16 September 2013

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  • 498 1  -  By ELGIN TOH ability. elgintoh@sph.com.sg AHEAD of marking a significant milestone in his life today, former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew told The Straits Times: “I am lucky to reach 90.” Asked in an e-mailed interview what gave him the greatest satisfaction
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  • 90 1 MORE than 160 workers of a pig farm near Batam have gone on strike for higher wages. The farm supplies pigs to Singapore and accounts for a fifth of the Republic’s pork needs. Supplies could be affected, union workers say. The
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  • 62 1 TEACHER Wong Hoong Wei, 33, was the fastest local man at the Sundown Ultramarathon, breaking the record by more than seven minutes to complete the gruelling 100km race in 9hr 5min 34sec early yesterday morning. Seventy-year-old Malaysian Oliver Ker, the oldest runner, also achieved success,
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  • 83 1 THE greatest motor sport show on earth started rolling into town over the weekend. And with less than a week to go till the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix, the city is abuzz over the prospect of hosting world champion Sebastian Vettel
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  • 508 1 Guarded global welcome as Syrian govt forces bombard rebel positions REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG BEIRUT The global community gave a guarded welcome to a United States-Russia deal to remove President Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons, as Syrian government forces seized a lull to bombard
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 560 2 / 3 Troops seek to recover rebel-held communities, cut off escape routes AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS ZAMBOANGA (The Philippines) About 100 Muslim guerillas who have held scores of people hostage for a week in a southern Philippine city have been killed or captured in
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    • 651 2 / 3  -  Unionists seeking better pay say pork supply will be hit; S’pore not affected By ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA yet.” zubaidah@sph. MORE than half the 300 workers at a pig farm near Batam, Singapore’s only source of live pigs, have
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    • 373 2 / 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA Thousands of villagers fled yesterday after a volcano erupted on Indonesia’s Sumatra i s l a n d red-hot ash onto surrounding vils p ew i n g r oc k s an d red-hot ash onto surrounding villages, officials
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • 35 4 The international community cautiously welcomed a US-Russia deal to remove Syria’s chemical weapons, as Syrian government forces took advantage of a lull to bombard rebel positions yesterday. TOP NEWS A1
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      • 53 4 Mr Lee Kuan Yew believes he is lucky to reach age 90 today and his satisfaction comes from seeing Singapore’s progress. Several world leaders sent greetings. PM Lee Hsien Loong said his father’s great achievement was to build a nation no one believed possible.
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      • 63 4 Stabilising the rupee, Asia's worst-performing currency, requires immediate attention as persistent weakness unnerves investors and makes them dwell excessively on the economy's other weak points. It is also important to spell out credible growth measures, rather than to just implore Indians to stop buying gold
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      • WORLD
        • 74 4 CHINESE President Xi Jinping’s proposal for a “Silk Road” economic belt, to be built between China and Central Asian countries, could spell investment opportunities for countries like Singapore. Reasons behind Mr Xi’s move are growth prospects for the Chinese economy and possibly rocky relations with
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        • 47 4 MS JULIE Bishop (right), Australia’s next foreign minister, known for her stern manner, is one of the most trusted advisers of incoming prime minister Tony Abbott. Her main goal, she has said, will be to base the nation’s foreign policy on economic self-interest. PAGE A14
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      • OPINION
        • 45 4 HIGH stakes are involved in the US-Russia deal over Syria’s arsenal of chemical weapons, but it is really just a haphazard agreement intended to paper over botched policies in both Russia and the United States, says Europe correspondent Jonathan Eyal. PAGE A16
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      • HOME
        • 62 4 THE number of licensed hostels has risen by 20 per cent in the past year alone, as the industry caters to a surge in budget travellers. But the sprouting of more hostels may also lead to a squeeze on profits. PAGE B1 Wink Hostel in Mosque Street
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        • 41 4 IN HIS drive to protect and document the oceans, 51-year-old American conservationist Scott Cassell (right) has fought with a giant squid and had his heart broken when a shark he loved was killed by poachers. PAGE B3
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      • MONEY
        • 42 4 THE recent plunge of India’s rupee has put the spotlight on an economy facing many vulnerabilities. But Singapore companies with a presence in India are staying put, saying they believe the economy still presents long-term opportunities. PAGE B11
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      • SPORT
        • 47 4 GARETH Bale proved the doubters wrong when the ¤100 million (S$169 million) world-record signing scored on his Real Madrid debut. His teammate Cristiano Ronaldo also dismissed talk that he was upset at Bale’s arrival by extending his deal with the club. PAGE B20
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      • LIFE!
        • 59 4 BRIT-POP pioneers Suede have returned to their guitar-driven roots and music critics are embracing their sounds in the new album Bloodsports. Fans in Singapore will have a chance to sample the band’s music live when they play at the Coliseum on Friday. PAGE C3 Suede
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        • 71 4 VIEW pictures of the boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Mexico’s Saul Alvarez that took place on Saturday evening. Mayweather defeated Alvarez and extended his winning streak to 45 straight fights as he earned the biggest purse in boxing history at US$41 million (S$52 million). Mayweather throwing
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        • 42 4 DO YOU have any nagging questions about the English Premier League you want answered? Send us your queries at stsports@sph.com.sg, and we will pose them to ESPN FC’s line-up of football experts. Watch a sample video at www.straitstimes.com/epl-2013-2014
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        • 30 4 WATCH a video and view pictures of the devastating Colorado floods in the United States that have left hundreds unaccounted for. Emergency workers continue their frantic search.
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        • 63 4 THE heir to the Red Bull energy drink empire was involved in a hit-and-run case but got off on a speeding charge. Just like many other Thai personalities, he skipped town after his conviction. How has this affected the Thais’ attitude towards the rule of
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        • 38 4 WHEN it comes to relationships, is it acceptable to date a co-worker? Of the 10 Singaporeans RazorTV spoke to, half said it is all right to have an office relationship. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
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        • 18 4 FROM birthday parties to grooming to clothes, find out how much owners spend on their pets.
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    • 662 5  -  It will work closely with the Govt to do this, while keeping costs affordable By THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S largest pre-school operator will continue to raise standards and quality at its pre-schools to meet the rising expectations of parents, said Prime Minister
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    • 673 6  -  Bigger premises, more doctors for Changi hospital’s speciality facility By POON CHIAN HUI chpoon@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S leading sports medicine centre is set for its biggest expansion yet one that will double its floor area and add doctors. By 2016, Changi Sports Medicine Centre (CSMC) will have
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    • 296 6  -  POON CHIAN HUI AT 128KG, researcher Nelson Tulsiani was in danger of contracting diabetes. That was three years ago. Today, the 41-year-old has shed nearly half his weight to 68kg, after signing up with a weight management programme at Changi Sports Medicine Centre.
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    • 325 6  -  POON CHIAN HUI TELLING athletes that they should give up sporting dreams is “heartbreaking”. But it is a decision that Dr Tong Khim Leng sometimes has to make. As Singapore’s only sports cardiologist, she deals with complex heart problems faced by
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    • 532 6  -  NEWS ANALYSIS By REME AHMAD ASSISTANT FOREIGN EDITOR IN KUALA LUMPUR reme@sph.com.sg IS PRIME Minister Najib Razak’s new Malay economic agenda announced last Saturday a pillar of an “inclusive growth” strategy like Singapore’s? Or does it mark the return of the New Economic
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    • 576 7  -  With 36 trainers hired, level of care seems to exceed that at other parks By DAVID EE davidee@sph.com.sg RESORTS World Sentosa’s Marine Life Park has employed 36 trainers for its 24 Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins ahead of the imminent opening of its Dolphin Island attraction. This
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    • 186 4 TOMORROW IN THE STRAITS TIMES PRINT ONLINE ELUSIVE BOOKER PRIZE Author Colm Toibin nominated again Deutsche Bank db.com By invitation Women in Asian Business Conference The Power of Authenticity September 17, 2013, Marina Bay Sands Featured speakers In conversation with rVrH L Joanna Barsh McKinsey Company Director Emeritus and President,
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  • WORLD
    • 856 8  -  Observers optimistic about proposed economic belt between China and Central Asia, but challenges abound NEWS ANALYSIS By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BEIJING kianbeng@sph.com.sg CHINA’S leaders have over the years called for a revival of the ancient Silk Road trading route, but President
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    • 514 12 But experts agree timetable to get rid of all chemical facilities too ambitious NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK When former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi had to convince the world 10 years ago that he was serious about giving up his
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    • 345 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES Emergency workers in a massive effort to rescue stranded flood victims in Colorado, where more than 500 people are still unaccounted for, braced themselves for a fresh pounding from storms yesterday. Officials said efforts to locate those in
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    • 393 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DAMASCUS On the streets of Damascus, a United States-Rus-sian deal on Syria’s chemical weapons has brought relief and hope that an end to the country’s devastating 30-month conflict may be in sight. Yesterday, as children’s summer holidays drew to an
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    • 489 13 Up to 3 million earn less than $10 an hour, despite robust economy AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel often boasts during the campaign for the Sept 22 elections that Germany has one of Europe’s lowest jobless rates at around 6.8 per cent.
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    • 254 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN Voters in Bavaria went to the polls with Chancellor Angela Merkel hoping her conservatives in the southern state would create momentum ahead of Germany’s general election in a week. Polls opened at 8am (1pm Singapore time) yesterday, with the
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 79 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS SANAA Yemen’s Al-Qaeda branch has confirmed that a US strike killed one of its leaders at the end of last month. It said in a statement posted on a militant website on Saturday that Qaid al-Dahab was killed by a “perfidious American air raid” in
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      • 73 13 REUTERS LISBON Spending cuts to European Union food aid programmes could leave Portugal’s growing ranks of poor with even emptier plates. Western Europe’s poorest country is likely to lose 40 per cent of the ¤20 million (S$33.8 million) in food aid that it gets from Brussels
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    • 614 15  -  Many have moved east to cheaper locations, as further hikes loom NEWS ANALYSIS By ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA zubaidah@sph.com.sg INDONESIAN employers and workers alike are starting to feel the impact of last year’s steep wage increases in a big
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    • 343 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG Prized as a magical imperial stone, jade is a status symbol of Asia’s super rich, but rocketing prices in the top end of the market have left traders in Hong Kong struggling to find buyers. With the cost of
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
      • 58 15 REUTERS BEIJING China will invest 80 billion yuan (S$16.6 billion) in oil and gas exploration this year, state media said, as it tries to reduce its dependence on energy imports. However, some analysts still expect the country to overtake the United States as the world’s
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      • 73 15 REUTERS LONDON Japanese banks have once again become the biggest overseas lenders, returning to a position they last occupied in the late 1990s before a deep banking crisis forced them to pull back from international markets. The Bank for International Settlements said yesterday that Japanese
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    • 196 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI China is likely to achieve its growth target of 7.5 per cent this year despite planned structural reforms to rebalance the world’s second largest economy, said the World Bank president. Dr Jim Yong Kim is making a four-day
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    • ASIA
      • 580 9  -  But it has met most targets, says ESM Goh on Sino-S’pore project’s 5th anniversary BY HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN TIANJIN hoaili@sph.com.sg THE Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City has made good progress but it still has a long way to go, Emeritus Senior Minister
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 79 9 REUTERS PHNOM PENH Police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who rallied in Cambodia’s capital yesterday to push for an independent investigation into a July election they say was fixed to favour the ruling party. The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party
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        • 67 9 NANJING China has proposed setting up a maritime emergency helpline between it and Asean countries, as officials met in eastern Suzhou to discuss a legally binding code of conduct among claimant states in the South China Sea territorial disputes. Thailand, Indonesia and some other countries also raised
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        • 65 9 REUTERS BHUBANESWAR India yesterday successfully test-fired for a second time a nuclear-capable missile that can reach Beijing and much of Europe, taking the country a step closer to production of a weapon to strengthen its nuclear deterrent. A video from the Defence Research and Development Organisation showed
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      • 232 9 YINCHUAN North-west China’s Ningxia region, home to about two million Chinese Muslims, is planning to be a global halal food centre, including upgrading a halal industrial park and perfecting domestic halal standards. Officials and businessmen of Ningxia spoke about their vision just
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      • 1158 10  -  Top party leaders Najib, Muhyiddin set to retain positions unchallenged Nominations for Umno’s highly watched internal elections will close in two weeks. The Straits Times’ Malaysia Bureau takes a closer look at the tussle for top positions within the party.
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      • 368 10  -  REME AHMAD THE incumbent Umno women’s wing chief has won even before the battle proper has begun. Datuk Seri Shahrizat Jalil was last month appointed by Prime Minister Najib Razak as his special adviser on women’s affairs with the rank of a minister.
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      • 663 10  -  By YONG YEN NIE MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR yyennie@sph.com.sg A FAMILIAR political drama is unfolding ahead of the internal elections for Umno, the dominant party in Malaysia’s ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN). In recent weeks, several pro-Umno bloggers including
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      • 92 11 The Miss World beauty contest, which has drawn fierce opposition from Islamic groups in host country Indonesia, now faces another challenge a rival beauty contest exclusively for Muslims. The Muslimah World contest, to be held on Wednesday in Jakarta, is “Islam’s answer to Miss World”, said pageant
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      • 463 11 He may also face contempt suit for Delhi court outburst AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI A lawyer for two men sentenced to death for the fatal gang-rape of an Indian student could lose his licence for remarks that “reek of misogyny”, a regulatory
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      • 265 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japan has begun switching off its last operating nuclear reactor for an inspection, with no date scheduled for a restart amid strong public hostility towards atomic power. The move will leave the world’s third-largest economy without atomic energy for the second
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    • WORLD PEOPLE
      • 1256 14  -  Australia’s next foreign minister eyes free trade deals across region By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN SYDNEY jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com ALTHOUGH she is about to become Australia’s chief diplomat, Ms Julie Bishop can sometimes come across as a tad prickly. She has become known
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    • 515 8 A15 High price of jade scares off buyers Commencing January 2014 NUS National University of Singapore ISS INSTITUTE OF SYSTEM'S SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY Knowledge Engineering Knowledge and Data Engineering is the systematic process of crunching, analyzing and making sense of large amounts of business data, information and knowledge to help companies
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  • OPINION
    • 447 16 HOPES are riding so high in India for new Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan, ahead of his first full policy address on Friday, that a popular commentator feted him as the one capable of putting “sex back into the limp Sensex” (a key benchmark index).
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    • 1648 16  -  EYE ON THE WORLD High stakes in US-Russia agreement over Syria’s chemical weapons endanger both Obama and Putin presidencies By JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Jonathan.eyal@gmail.com THE agreement made last Saturday by the United States and Russia to eliminate S y r i a
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    • 776 17  -  By TILAK ABEY5INGHE, YANG SHU WEN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg Tilak Abeysinghe is director of the Singapore Centre for Applied and Policy Economics at the Department of Economics, National University of Singapore (NUS) and Yang Shu Wen is an NUS economics
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    • 868 17  -  Balancing social justice, personal responsibility and efficiency in national health systems is not easy, as these two articles show. By PHUA KAI HONG FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer, a health economist who has consulted with the World Bank and World Health Organisation, teaches health
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    • 1065 17  -  By ANDY HO SENIOR WRITER andyho@sph.com.sg COULD Heaven offer the atheist a semblance of immortality? Yes, if it is a “Head Anastomosis Venture” (Heaven), although it is not of the celestial variety. But what is an anastomosis? It is a procedure
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    • ST READERS' POST
      • 740 18  -  Earlier this month, readers wrote in after some of the cartoons were discontinued as part of a review of the editorial space and content of The Straits Times. Life! Editor Helen Chia, who supervises the section of which the funnies
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      • 165 18 WILLIAM NG L I understand you must cater to the wishes of the readers. I must also commend The Straits Times for improvements made over the recent years in many of its sections. In my experience, comics are the section most likely to attract children to a newspaper. From
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    • FORUM
      • 57 20 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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      • 68 20 1. MR RAJASEGARAN RAMASAMY: Cyclists lack safety consciousness. 2. MR STEPHEN LEE: Time for honest advertising. 3. MR GEORGE QUEK: Foreign interest in our players augurs well for S’pore football. 4. MR LIM YIAK TIAM: Act against road hogs as well. 5. MR SOH SWEE KIAT: Improve security
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      • 299 20  -  Lawrence Loh Kiah Muan A MOTORIST whose car collided with a cyclist at a traffic junction, killing the rider, was fined and disqualified from driving for four months (“Trial case highlights errant cyclists”; last Thursday). The cyclist rode across the pedestrian crossing at a much
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      • 159 20  -  Sim Hsin Loong I AGREE with Ms Maria Loh Mun Foong that money does not buy happiness and wealth has a declining marginal utility (“Money, indeed, does not buy happiness”; last Monday). At the same time, we have to strike a balance
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      • 329 20  -  Melvin Tan MR YEO Hock Yew misses the big picture (“All’s not well with S’pore football”; Forum Online, last Wednesday). Like him, I was terribly disappointed with the Lions’ performances in their defeats to China and Hong Kong (“Toothless Lions crash to third
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      • 181 20  -  Ivan Goh OUR women’s football team may not have performed well in recent years, and more should be done to put Singapore on the world map for women’s football. Not many people know that our women’s team achieved third place in the 1977 Asian Cup
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      • 391 20  -  LEE KUAN YEW’S 90TH BIRTHDAY: Johnson Lim Teng Kok (Dr) FORMER prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s founding father, celebrates his 90th birthday today. We owe him a debt of gratitude for Singapore’s success story our nation is what it is today because of his
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      • 195 20  - From Third World to First in one generation Anthony Oei MR LEE Kuan Yew is a politician extraordinaire who dedicated his life to Singapore’s cause. He is a respected world figure whose counsel is much sought after. In 1959, he led his party to a landslide victory in a historic
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      • 330 20 WHO: Raymond Anthony Fernando, 63, author of 20 books, freelance TV actor, ghostwriter and motivational speaker. MY FAMILY: Married to Ms Doris Lau Siew Lang, 60, an author of eight books. We do not have any children. MY HOME: A three-room HDB flat in Ang Mo
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      • 162 20  -  Christopher Chong I LIVE in one of the HDB blocks affected by the theft of a mail trolley (“Mail stolen after SingPost trolley left unattended”; last Wednesday). It was shocking to learn that the stolen letters belonged to residents of six blocks or
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      • 131 20  -  Francis Cheng WHILE we cannot condone mail being left unattended, we must also understand that our postal workers do have to answer the call of nature at times (“Mail stolen after SingPost trolley left unattended”; last Wednesday). SingPost scooters and bicycles are mounted with
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    • 141 18 POST YOUR VIEW AT readerspost.straitstimes.com WHAT’S ON TAP AT ST READERS’ POST NOW TELL ME, ST {You ask, we reply} OUR VITAL STATISTICS Readers’Post ST’s latest website HOT ON THE NET, BUT IS QUEEN OF INSTAGRAM WORTH THE PRINT? Tell us what you think at readerspost.straitstimes.com or e-mail us at
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    • 307 19 Five days of Fun, Food, Fashion, Film stars and Festivity! An Unforgettable Experience! f 4 Singapore INTERNATIONAL DEEPAVALI SHOPPING FESTIVAL 2013 HI I V v •v V. 18-22 September Singapore Expo Hall 5 B Unlimited Merchandise Jewellery, Clothes, Shoes, Bags, Handicrafts, Home Decor i \$ln§z Lucky Draw JTWJTW >s Food
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  • HOME
    • 604 1  -  Competitive pricing is driving growth but new players may squeeze profits By RACHEL TAN rmytan@sph.com.sg CHEAP and cheerful hostels that offer a bed for as little as $25 a night are thriving here as tourists look for alternatives to pricey hotel rooms.
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    • 434 2  -  Volunteer and philanthropy group to engage public, start forum for issues By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg THE National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) is taking its efforts to get more people to give time and money to charity to a new level.
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    • 368 2  -  By GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg WHEN Mr Khoo Yeow Khim and his four brothers got married in the 1950s and 60s, they all rode in a cream-coloured Mercedes with brown faux-leather seats. Today, the 85-year-old retiree still takes the same car for a
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    • 335 2  -  By HOE PEI SHAN hpeishan@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) can now override MediaCorp’s free-to-air radio and television programming at any time to broadcast emergency messages. This means time-sensi-tive alerts, such as in the event of a chemical leak, can be
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    • 990 3  -  Conservationist ready to risk his life, especially to stop poachers By WALTER SIM waltsim@sph.com.sg A GIANT squid attack left his wrist broken in five places and his scalp lacerated. As he was covertly filming a poacher in action, his chest was pierced
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    • 827 4  -  Company which lost lawsuit against watchdog group has been wound up By JESSICA LIM CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT limjess@sph.com.sg THE Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) wants to recover more than $780,000 in legal costs from a company behind a private school, which
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    • 104 4 Mrs Agnes Quah, finance director of steel company Super Galvanising, presenting a $100,000 cheque to Singapore Press Holdings English and Malay Newspapers Division managing editor Han Fook Kwang (second from left) yesterday at the Singapore Island Country Club (SICC). Since 2007, the company has been
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    • 90 Lee Kuan Yew
      • 1045 5  -  O n his 90th birthday, Mr Lee Kuan Yew can look back with some satisfaction at what he has achieved.An independent, thriving Singapore transformed beyond recognition from the one he first led in 1959. Two successful changes in prime ministers since he stepped aside
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      • 2187 6 / 7  -  Mr Lee Kuan Yew celebrates his 90th birthday today. Elgin Toh speaks to Singaporeans from all walks of life to find out what Singapore’s first prime minister means to them personally and what they consider to be his lasting legacy. Elgin Toh IN THE
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      • 2203 8 / 9 I WAS born in Malaysia, but became a Singapore citizen in 2008. Immigration officials who processed my application were surprised by it, since I was stationed in Hong Kong at the time. “Why do you want citizenship?” they asked. Before the posting to
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    • 117 1 Obstacle to Case recovering legal costs B3 Ocean conservationist deals with danger B4 :o be ence < j See the world's first butterfly garden, Singapore's tallest indoor slide and a mesmerising Kinetic Rain installation everything you'd never imagine to find in an airport. With a wide array of experiences designed
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    • 438 2 Advertisement No more Hair Problems for Michelle Chong Michelle Chong shares how she solved her hair problems with Beijing 101 after a recent overseas shoot that worsened her hair condition Hair problems resurfaced overseas Singapore Singapore's all-rounder celebrity Michelle Chong enjoyed thick and healthy hair until her recent trip to
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    • 125 3 thenewpaper Er... cannot Er... can Confusion reigns when blind woman and her seeing-eye dog try to enter MRT station, fast-food joint as singaporeair.com A v WA’IZ II as n£*c IB »«1*QU i We find the films you love, to make you feel at home. A truly entertaining journey. There’s more
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    • 209 4 AposTherapy Be yourself again International Expert in Joint Pain Dr. Amit Mor, M.D. 16-17 September 2013 Camden Medical Centre Founded in Israel in 2004 by Dr. Amit Mor, AposTherapy was developed as a personalized medical program, delivered through a breakthrough biomechanical device, for the treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis,
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  • S the NEW market
    • 183 10 aBatml T VISIT The Hour Glass’ first pop-up store Super Machines Horological Heroes for its display of technically innovative masterpieces. It celebrates the individuals who revolutionised watchmaking and design. Ms Wong Mei Ling, managing director of The Hour Glass Singapore says: “The Hour Glass is
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    • 723 10  -  Legal training in private institutions opens up more career opportunities for working adults and students to be paralegals By Lai Yi Ming MORE working adults are pursuing a formal education in law to enhance their legal knowledge. Madam Cenobia Majella, managing director of Stansfield College, says: “Increasingly,
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    • 243 10 IN the first-ever 3M Step-Up Challenge South East, organised by 3M and South East Community Development Council (SECDC), 26,400 participants took 12 million steps to raise $120,000 worth of 3M stationery products for needy students from the district. For every 100 steps achieved, 3M sponsored a
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    • 230 10 CITIBANK has launched an instant SMS cash rebate redemption for its credit cards, the first of its kind in Asia Pacific. Customers can first check their available rewards points balance instantaneously by sending an SMS to ***** and then use these reward points to redeem for
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    • 251 10 PARKROYALon Pickering was named Hotel of the Year by World Architecture News (WAN) in the WAN Awards. The 367-room hotel was conceptualised with established developer UOL and designed by Singapore architectural firm WOHA. The judging panel selected it as joint winners of
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    • Here & Now
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        37 10 Zara brings its new store image to Singapore at Marina Bay Sands #B2-08 and #B2-113. Its new image is rooted on four principles: beauty, clarity, functionality and sustainability. Check out the latest Fall/Winter 2013-14 collection.
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        45 10 Enjoy a hot cup of tea with the new WMF tea collection “TeaTime”. The collection includes a teapot that has an integrated filter as well as a rechaud, matching teacups, measurer, creamer and sugar bowl. For details, call 6861-6233. Price: $19.90 to $179.
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        41 10 Network with future business partners at the Business for A Better World 2013 (Oct 12, 7pm) dinner at Le Danz (222, Queen Street). All proceeds will go to non-profit organisation Social Health Growth. E-mail socialhealthgrowthsg@gmail.com for details. Price: $88.
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        50 10 If you need ideas for your home, head down to My Home 2013 at Singapore Expo Hall 7 until this Sunday, from noon to 10pm. You will find more than 100 exhibitors, including bedding and furniture brands, artworks as well as attractive gifts. Visit www. myhomeinternational.com.sg for details.
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        42 10 From Sept 18 to 20, visit the Go Green Go City Gas Road Show at Toa Payoh HDB Hub Atrium for its range of HDB gas water heaters, gas clothes dryer, and hobs and hoods. Visit www.citygas.com.sg for more details.
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        38 10 Laurastar Lift Collection of steam generators is light, compact and portable. Iron garments on an ironing board or on a hanger. Available from all authorised dealers. Price: $999 to $1,299. Visit www.laurastar.com.sg www.laurastar.com.sg or call 6262-1237.
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  • MONEY
    • 807 11  -  Long-term opportunities, educated workforce are pull factors, say firms By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg THE rupee’s recent plunge has put the spotlight on an economy facing many vulnerabilities but Singapore companies in India say they are staying put. India has long been
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    • 1069 13 You can sit on an exercise ball instead of a chair or use a stand-up desk WORKING LIFE ASSOCIATED PRESS GLUED to your desk at work? Cross that off the list of excuses for not having the time to exercise. A
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    • 1072 13  -  This is the fifth of a six-part series on companies that have used technology to expand their business and stay competitive. By GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT chngkeg@sph.com.sg PET kibble that tastes as good as human treats; dog food that smells like
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    • 801 14  -  As end of US Fed easing looms, focus on the fundamentals CAI JIN By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg FED up with the US Fed? For investors burnt by recent declines in stock prices, the United States central bank looks like a convenient
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    • 230 14  -  FIONA CHAN MAINBOARD-listed Datapulse Technology is returning an estimated $20.8 million in cash to its shareholders. The provider of storage products said in a stock exchange filing yesterday that shareholders would receive 3.5 cents for each share they own. The capital reduction exercise will
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    • MONEY PEOPLE
      • ON THE MOVE
        • 61 12 Amedeo Patrick Imbardelli: Resigned as director, president and chief executive officer of Pan Pacific Hotels Group, a subsidiary of UOL Group. Mr Imbardelli, 53, will leave on Nov 30 to pursue other career opportunities. UOL is planning to privatise Pan Pacific Hotels after a successful exit offer. It
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        • 97 12 Lee Kim Poo, Moses: Appointed as independent non-executive director and chairman with effect from Nov 1. Mr Quek Leng Chan will relinquish his position as non-independent executive chairman of GuocoLand on Nov 1 but will continue as a director of the company. Mr Moses Lee, 62, is the chairman
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        • 62 12 Lum Kum Kuen: Appointed as executive director with effect from last Friday. Mr Lum, 40, has been with Eastern Holdings for more than two years. He will be working with the executive directors for all day-to-day operational matters. Before joining Eastern Holdings, Mr Lum was a business manager
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        • 36 12 Yoong Kok Sang: Resigned as financial controller last Monday. Mr Yoong, 41, had been responsible for overseeing the financial and accounting matters of the company. He had been appointed to the role in June.
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        • 49 12 Dennis Li Kin Keung: Stepped down as deputy chairman and executive director last Wednesday. Mr Li, 62, is leaving the company due to family commitments. He had been appointed to his position in September 2007 and had been responsible for strategic investments, marketing, public relations and investor relations.
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      • 690 12  -  Australian Tim Luce wants to boost retailing as a career choice By RACHEL SCULLY rjscully@sph.com.sg COURTS Singapore now has a new face to front its business operations here. That person is Australian Tim Luce, 41, and he has big plans to give Courts
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      • 228 12 db Commodity Booster DJ-UBSCIUCITS ETF 6C 09/09/2013 29,86 USD db Commodity Booster Light Energy Benchmark UCITS ETF 7C 09/09/2013 18,75 USD FTSE China 25 UCITS ETF 1C 09/09/2013 29,48 USD FTSE Vietnam UCITS ETF 1C 09/09/2013 21,91 USD MSCI AC Asia Ex Japan High Dividend Yield Index UCITS
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      • 101 12 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR CASH UCITS ETF 1C 09/09/2013 210,58 AUD AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR CASH UCITS ETF 2C 09/09/2013 193,63 USD AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR CASH UCITS ETF 3C 09/09/2013 246,90 SGD AUSTRALIA SSA BONDS UCITS ETF 1C 10/09/2013 182,93 AUD IBOXX SOVEREIGNS EUROZONE UCITS ETF 1C 09/09/2013 251,65 USd| IBOXX TREASURIES
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      • 27 12 Agriculture USD I1C 06.09.13 6727,17 USD Croci Euro I1C 09.09.13 169,55 EUR Croci Japan I1C 09.09.13 *****,69 JPY Croci US R1C-A 09.09.13 19,07 USD
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      • 43 12 Agriculture Euro R1C-B 06.09.13 5,98 EUR Branchen Stars R1C-A 09.09.13 192,47 EUR Commodity Euro 11C 09.09.13 *****,90 EUR Commodity USD R1C-C 09.09.13 5,13 SGD db X-MACRO Trading Index Fund I4D 05.09.13 87,05 GBP EMLIN Sovereign Bond Fund I1C 09.09.13 *****,52 USD
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    • MARKETS MONEY
      • 645 15  -  Strong data from China, easing tensions over Syria add to optimism MARKETS INSIGHT By ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg SCORCHED by a torrid summer with equity indices falling dramatically on macro and military concerns, Asian markets finally saw some semblance of calm last
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    • 45 16 (jO<L WUxkjL CX djjs OxJxcxt OjJL CjxtCiO<L vyi&JuL CL (L<js Ojjxxxt OjJL S/r Winston Churchill Loved ones who have passed away live on in our hearts and minds. Honour their memories through an In Memoriam advertisement. Call 1800 289 9988 to find out more. classified
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 104 18 NEXT 48 HOURS Today Cricket 5th ODI: England v Australia (Live, StarHub Ch236 mio TV Ch123, 9pm). Football English Premier League: Swansea v Liverpool (Live, mio TV HD Ch102 StarHub Ch227, tomorrow, 3am). Italian Serie A: Parma v Roma (Live, mio TV Ch111, tomorrow, 2.40am). Spanish Primera Liga: Elche v
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  • SPORT
    • 840 22  - SIX YEARS ON AND STILL A SPECTACLE Marina Bay is special to drivers and is often key to the world title race SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX By LEE YULIN DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR yulin@sph.com.sg THE machines have arrived. So too most of the estimated 500 tonnes of equipment. But even as
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    • 799 17  -  Brazilian 3-time top jockey humbly believes he takes his chances well PEOPLE By CHAN U-GENE ugenec@sph.com.sg WEEK after week, Joao Moreira suits up in brightly coloured jerseys and saddles up on horses. To the incessant demands of the thousands of punters who line the Kranji
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    • 645 18 American boxer beats Alvarez to claim title belts and record purse AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LAS VEGAS Pound-for-pound boxing king Floyd Mayweather stretched his unbeaten string to 45 straight fights with a 12-round majority decision over Mexican champ Saul Alvarez on Saturday. The 36-year-old, who earned the biggest
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    • 351 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE EVIAN (France) Lydia Ko, the 16-year-old New Zealand golf amateur, birdied the final two holes on Saturday to set up a chance of becoming the youngest winner of a women’s Major title at the Evian Championship in France. Already a winner in
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    • 418 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS LAKE FOREST (Illinois) Jim Furyk put his magical 59 behind him with a round that was 10 shots higher in the BMW Championship on Saturday. Now all he wants is a trophy. He recovered from a sluggish start with three birdies
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    • 674 18 Badminton Belgian Int’l In Leuven, finals Men’s singles: Andre Kurniawan Tedjono (Ina) bt Eric Pang (Ned) 21-17 21-11. Doubles: Anders Skaarup Rasmussen/Kim Astrup Sorensen (Den) bt Chris Langridge/Peter Mills (Eng) 28-26 21-18. Women’s singles: Febby Angguni (Ina) bt Cheng Chi-ya (Tpe) 22-20 21-11. China Masters In Changzhou, Jiangsu, finals
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    • SPORTS WORLD
      • 88 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN DIEGO Miami Heat basketball star LeBron James married his long-time sweetheart in San Diego on Saturday, according to two people familiar with the details of the ceremony. About 200 guests were present for his wedding to Savannah Brinson, said one of the
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      • 71 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID US Open champion Rafael Nadal teamed up with Marc Lopez to give Spain an unassailable 3-0 lead over Ukraine in their Davis Cup World Group play-off on Saturday. The Spanish pair beat Denys Molchanov and Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 6-4
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      • 54 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS WELLINGTON All Blacks fly-half Dan Carter will miss the rest of the Rugby Championship, after suffering a shoulder injury during his team’s bruising 29-15 win over the Springboks on Saturday. He will miss New Zealand’s matches against the Pumas in Argentina and
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      • 81 18 REUTERS KARACHI Former Pakistan cricket greats and fans demanded a new national team captain and coach after an embarrassing loss to minnows Zimbabwe in the Harare Test. Zimbabwe, who only started playing Tests in 2011, pulled off an upset 24-run win against world No. 4 Pakistan
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      • 33 18 REUTERS MADRID Barcelona left-back Jordi Alba will be sidelined for around three weeks after he damaged a hamstring in Saturday’s 3-2 La Liga win at home to Sevilla.
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    • 562 19  -  Teacher breaks local men’s record, number of runners crosses 2k mark By SAN JAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg HISTORY was made at the Sundown Ultramarathon yesterday as a 33-year-old teacher became the fastest Singaporean finisher at the gruelling 100km race. Fuelled by isotonic drinks and will
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    • 310 19  -  SANJAY NAIR UNHERALDED Chan Chee Keong upset the odds to come out tops at the National Snooker Championships yesterday. Making his debut in a major tournament, the 25-year-old part-time driver stunned national player Chan Keng Kwang 4-3 in the best-of-seven frames final at Safra Toa
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    • 312 19 REUTERS SEOUL History unfolded around two junior South Korean weightlifters in Pyongyang on Saturday after their national anthem was played for the first time on North Korean soil. The North’s official KCNA news agency reported that Kim Woo Sik and Lee Young Gyun were
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    • 107 19 Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen (centre) sharing smiles with some winners of the Dr Ng Eng Hen Cup/STTA Table Tennis Championships at Toa Payoh Central Community Club yesterday. Receiving the “Most Junior Player” award was four-year-old Koh Yik Yong, while John Cheng, 76 (second
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    • 635 20 He links up well with Ronaldo, who proves media wrong by renewing deal REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID Critics spent months questioning the merits of Gareth Bale’s world-record move to Real Madrid. The Welsh football wizard took just 38 minutes to render all their opinions moot.
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    • 319 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN Australian player Robbie Kruse said Bayer Leverkusen need to hit the ground running at Manchester United’s Old Trafford ground tomorrow to build some Champions League momentum. The 24-year-old forward joined Leverkusen in July from Fortuna Duesseldorf and said it would be
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    • 350 20 REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO Oracle Team USA scored a desperately needed win in the America’s Cup finals on Saturday, chipping away at Emirates Team New Zealand’s extensive lead after the Kiwis’ yacht nearly capsized. New Zealand led Oracle in the eighth match in the best-of-17 series, but
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    • 376 20 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Tottenham’s official post-Gareth Bale era began with such a flourish that by the final whistle at White Hart Lane, the name of their former winger had slipped everyone’s mind. Spurs fans have a new hero in Dane Christian Eriksen, an
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    • 181 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Ten people were arrested yesterday in a multi-mil-lion dollar match-fixing probe involving an Australian state soccer competition, with reports that a number were British footballers. Victoria state police said they made the arrests after executing search warrants across the city of Melbourne, following
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    • 677 21 Chelsea manager says chances mean nothing if striker doesn’t score AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LIVERPOOL On his roster is a World Cup-winning striker who was signed on a British transfer record £50 million (S$100.8 million). Also at his disposal is a four-time African Player of the Year
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    • 483 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE STOKE-ON-TRENT Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has accused his old club Manchester City of showing disrespect, after counterpart Manuel Pellegrini opted to field a weakened team against the Potters on Saturday. Pellegrini put out a side with six changes and
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    • 546 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON From moments of sublime skill to crazy rushes of blood to the head, Paolo di Canio has rarely been out of the news during his career playing and managing in England and the Italian’s propensity for drama shows no
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      • 600 2  -  The IN side Track BY SERENE GOH EDITOR History is full of legends who allowed their dreams a place in reality. American politician Benjamin Franklin’s search for ways to im- ways prove life for those around him led him to invent all manner of
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      • 230 3 Tokyo has won the nod to host the 2020 Olympics, despite fears over toxic waters around the incapacitated Fukushima nuclear plant. Thousands of workers are still trying to clean up and contain the effects of the monumental meltdown, caused by the massive earthquake and tsunami
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      • 119 3 CNN Thick fog apparently caused 100 vehicles to be caught in a massive chain-reaction crash (above) in Kent, a south-eastern county of England on Sept 5. Eight people were seriously hurt and 200 others had minor injuries in the accident that eyewitnesses said was some 10
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      • 473 4  -  Heavy rainfall rendered a major expressway impassable for 40 minutes Compiled by EILEEN AUNG-THWIN Heavy rains wreaked havoc across Singapore on Sept 5. The torrential downpour caused the closure of a major expressway, uprooted trees, submerged roads and cars, created massive jams and flooded parts of the
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      • 252 4 National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan has floated the idea of creating an “underground” masterplan to complement the above-ground masterplan. The current land use masterplan, which was last reviewed in 2008, maps out Singapore’s building needs so as to efficiently spread the population across the island. Mr Khaw
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      • 531 5  -  Bandung, Indonesia Eileen Aung-Thwin Bandung was birthed in a land of myth and legend. Nestled in a rich and fertile plain in West Java, Indonesia’s third-larg-est city is located in the mountainous Parahyangan region known as the “land of the gods”. While legend suggests that the
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      • 526 6  -  Finalists for the first National Young Leader Award have loads of it. reports TOH WEN LI Five finalists emerged from a pool of 54 hopefuls for the inaugural National Young Leader Award, given by Halogen Foundation Singapore, a non-profit organisation which yearly trains more than 10,000 young
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      • 159 6 From energy-efficient cooking stoves to a portable water filter which removes bacteria, Kopernik has provided life-changing technology to people in developing countries who need it most. How does it do it? Come find out from MrToshi Nakamura, 38 (right), Kopernik’s co-founder, who will be at
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      • 916 7  -  In the first of a four-part series sponsored by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, AW CHENG WEI talks to a member of the team that helps keep Singapore’s seaways safe AW CHENG WEI Like the title of the hit track from the 1989 Walt Disney animated
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    • INTERESTS
      • 494 8  -  SHERYL QUEK shares some ways to avoid online distractions during this exam period SHERYL QUEK KEEP YOURSELF OUT Keepmeout is an online tool that prevents you from accessing websites when you should be studying. Here is how it works. Go to www.keepmeout.com and create
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    • SINGAPORE
      • 292 9  -  Organise a party or arrange movie dates to get to know the folks next door and those who live in your estate. reports SHERYL QUEK Being part of a close-knit community in your estate is a wonderful thing. It is not just so that
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      • 1060 10 / 11  - B ITTEN BY THE BIG TOP BUG finds out what the centre ring means to these young artistes TOH WEN LI dam Tan juggles so effortlessly that people come up to ask how he does it. “When I juggle, people approach me,” said the 16-year-old, who can keep as many
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        • 455 12  -  BY WONG YANG IN CROWDER Even though my mathematics teacher has to leave work early to care for her family, she is always willing to sacrifice some of her time to assist me whenever I approach her for help. Madam Wong does not set
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        • 423 12  -  BY TEO SZE ANNE, IN CROWDER Remember the television commercial produced by the Ministry of Education this year about how teachers “inspire the future generation and impact young lives”? I am really curious to find out the true rationale behind the choice of this profession.
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    • INGLISH
      • 631 13  -  Nadia Dahak, one of last year’s winners of Read! Singapore’s Flash Fiction contest, shares an extract of her winning entry, Corpulent Greed Debra Ann Francisco It’s been a long time since I stood in front of a mirror, whilst staring into the reflection of my brown
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    • INTHESTRAITSTIMES
      • 205 14  -  Read the articles in the Life! section today Lesson activity by SONIA SNG The Life! section of The Straits Times is a space where people can find out more about arts events, concerts, museums, recitals, dance performances, books, travel destinations and leisure activities. Read the various
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      • 724 15  -  IMBUING HOUSING ESTATES WITH CHARACTER Sept 6, The Straits Times Lesson activity by SONIA SNG The effort to imbue housing estates with character ideally to distinguish them from other estates is a constant challenge in an environment where efficiency, top-down management and project deadlines are dominant factors. Necessity
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    • 157 12 BE PART OF THE IN CROWD If you have a natural curiosity for what is happening around you, an eye for photography or graphic design, or a flair for writing, put your talent to good use by joining IN’s student council next year. As part of the IN Crowd, you
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    • 188 13 Write and win The Flash Fiction contest is organised by National Library Board as part of Read! Singapore 2013. This competition is in English only, consisting of these three categories: L Category 1: Primary School students (12 years and below) L Category 2: Secondary School students (16 years and below)
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    • 385 1 Hairspray’s new star Win tickets to the show C2 Smooth as Suede Band indulge in Bloodsports C3 Wild rumours Faye Wong’s divorce sparks talk C12 Co-founders of marketing consultancy Brandstory Peter Phang and Reene Ho-Phang sank their life savings into setting up shop in Shanghai a decade ago. They tell
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  • Life!
    • 611 7  -  New Vision is a tantalising glimpse of combining video, dance and music Lisabel Ting lting@sph.com.sg Review Dance NEW VISION T.H.E Dance Company National Museum of Singapore/Last Friday T.H.E Dance Company’s New Vision series was created to be an experimental platform. Its inaugural outing focused on multimedia and
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    • 584 7 Reuters Los Angeles Composers for television shows do not usually get the same critical recognition as those composing soundtracks for films, but an increase in viewers “binge-watching” shows has led to a bigger spotlight on TV’s musical backdrop. Emmy-nominated Robert Duncan, who scored The
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    • 115 8 ‘I decided, I won’t ask her to marry me for six months. Then after four months, I thought, “That’s the most ridiculous rule!”’ Actor Hugh Jackman (right), who met his wife Deborra-Lee Furness in 1995 on the set of their TV drama Correlli and married her
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    • 947 8  -  The heated debate over iPhone versus Android is powered by hard sell Jay Talking Jeremy Au Yong jeremyau@sph.com.sg It has become something of a yearly tradition: Apple releases a new iPhone and then the Internet would erupt into fierce, deeply personal, borderline religious arguments about
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    • 497 8  -  Chang Tou Liang Review Concert STEVE REICH’S DRUMMING Roberto Alvarez Friends Esplanade Recital Sudio Last Friday One has not quite lived if he has not witnessed a performance of Steve Reich’s Drumming. Thanks to Esplanade’s Spectrum series of new music concerts, the Singapore premiere of this work
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    • 381 8 Washington Post Washington J.K. Rowling diehards the world over are excited to see what comes of her screenplay for Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, which brings wizardry to America. Announcing the screenplay last Thursday, the Harry Potter author (right) said she would
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    • 983 9 High rental costs result in smaller shops being pushed out by luxury labels’ superstores New York Times London The new Chanel store in London, which opened in June at 158-159 New Bond Street, spans 12,600 sq ft and boasts a three-storey dangling strand of Coco-inspired
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    • 472 9 New York Times London Call it the ultimate royal logo: the Tudor rose of England in pink silk with pearls, the Scottish thistle, Ireland’s shamrock and the Welsh leek sprinkled with diamond dewdrops. These embroideries, on the full skirt of the wasp-waisted gown
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    • 973 10  -  12 Years A Slave and Gravity wow audiences at Toronto film festival Ann Hornaday Washington Post Toronto The 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, which wrapped up last weekend, has always earned high marks for its accessibility, friendliness, ease of manoeuvring and, most important of all, a well-balanced and
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      • 1251 2  -  Actress Katharine Moraz is on her first overseas tour playing the lead in Hairspray The Musical 8QUESTIONSWITHKatharine Moraz Lisabel Ting lting@sph.com.sg British actress Katharine Moraz, 24, has landed the biggest role of her young career playing Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with a
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      • 451 2 Associated Press Los Angeles Queen Latifah knows a reliable stress reliever to cope with the pressures of launching a daytime television show. “I have a drum set in my dressing room and I go in there and play for a few minutes to
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      • 693 3  -  The Brit-pop pioneers’ concert here will feature tracks from their latest album, Bloodsports Melissa Kok melk@sph.com.sg Suede frontman and vocalist Brett Anderson wants to take his listeners out of their comfort zone and into a place of darkness with the band’s sixth and latest album,
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      • 2271 4  -  Peter Phang and Reene Ho-Phang’s firm marketing global brands to China was inspired by a trip COMPANY Melissa Sim simlinoi@sph.com.sg A business trip to Shanghai changed Mrs Reene HoPhang’s life. As she walked along the famous Bund in 2003, she took in the impressive city skyline, soaked up
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      • 627 6  -  Director Jeff Chen returns to the stage with a play about the pursuit of happiness Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg Frombeingahottopicinparliamentary debates to the slogan for telco StarHub’s latest advertising campaign (Happy Everywhere), happiness seems to be the next must-have in Singapore. It is also the subject of
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      • 351 6 Associated Press New York Ethan Coen (below), half of the successful moviemaking Coen brothers, is nursing a black coffee in a midtown cafe at the end of a busy work day and in no mood for compliments. Do not suggest, for example, that he might be
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      • 483 12 Beijing Singer Faye Wong’s eight-year marriage with actor-turned-businessman Li Yapeng has ended, but the speculation about why they split up and what she will do next is just beginning. Oriental Daily News quoted sources speaking of a comeback for Wong, 44, who has not released
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      • 338 12 Agence France-Presse London Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth will provide the voice for Paddington Bear in a new movie about the marma-lade-loving children’s character. Firth, who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Britain’s stuttering King George VI in The King’s Speech (2010), told the
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      • 228 12 Agence France-Presse Rio De Janeiro American singer Beyonce and French DJ David Guetta opened Rock In Rio, one of the world’s largest music festivals, last Saturday. About 85,000 people are expected to show up for each day of the week-long event, which features 127 bands
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      • Buzzing
        • 57 12 Singapore’s Ilo Ilo won three more awards last Friday in Russia. Director Anthony Chen’s family film was named Best Feature at Vladivostok International Film Festival Pacific Meridian. It also won Best Actress for Yeo Yann Yann, as well as a Netpac prize, from the
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        • 81 12 Rapper Kanye West was last Friday charged with battery and attempted grand theft over a scuffle with a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport in July. A video of the incident posted on celebrity news website TMZ shows the Grammy winner glaring at photographers and
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        • 47 12 Director Woody Allen will be honoured with the Cecil B. DeMille award for his contribution to cinema, the organisers of the Golden Globe Awards said last Friday. A tribute to the 77-year-old will be included in the ceremony set for Jan 12.
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        • 30 12 Grammy-winning R&B crooner John Legend, 34, married model Chrissy Teigen, 27, last Saturday at the Villa Pizzo in Lake Como, Italy. They were engaged in 2011.
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        • 71 12 Actress Julianne Moore will be dipping her toes into the young adult film universe with a key role in the two-part final instalment of the film franchise The Hunger Games. She will play President Alma Coin in Mockingjay Part 1 and Part 2. Coin is
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    • 330 5 02/13 COOPER S Baywater, 1 owner, Immaculate condition, highest offer secured, Interested, call *****618. 2012 MINI COOPER Special Edition Baker street. $124k 1598 CC, Auto. 9343 KM. A1 cond. Owner 9154-2792 7/06 LANCER 1.8A. Silver.A1 beauty! Parf $10.7K. Leather/Rim. $30.8K. *****320 12/05 GALANT 2.0A. Sunroof. Black. Parf $11.1K. Leath -er/Rim.
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    • 448 5 8/09 SWIFT SPORTS 1.6M. 1 owner. Mileage 29,000km OPC $45,800. Normal plate $56,800. *****373 4/2009 CHERY A1 Hatchback 1.3M. Blue. 1 Owner. A1 Excellent Cond. Well Kept. Cheapest. *****602 5/06 GREY WAJA 1.6M 2 owner leather s/rims. New tax $16,800K. 9155-3383 3/06 NISSAN SUNNY, 1.6M 2 units leather tip top
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    • 287 5 TOP PRICES PAID FOR YOUR CAR ANY MAKE ANY MODEL Call Derrick 9720-3938 WANTED All Used Cars Any Makes Models Conti Luxury SUV, MPV, OPC We Pay Top Price 9673-9997 ATTN!!! ALL CAR owners. We pay highest cash payment for your used car. All models incl Off-peak cars. Mr Koh
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    • 418 5 Vehicles ms ul Lorries for Sale Elz Lorries for Sale Your First Choice Automotive Service Provider ABWINJI Wide range of commercial vehicles available! Visit us at AML Building 61 Ubi Ave 2 #02-01,02, 04 20 08/11 Toyota Dyna ISO FCP+Hood COE:08/2021 $92,8K 08/09Toyota Dyna lid+FridgeCOE:08/2019 S82.8K 09/03 Toyota Dyna 150
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    • 554 5 06/11 ISUZU FVR34 with crane PM*****. Brand new cond. 7000km done. Good price! 9760-8080 95 MIT FUSO FK615J with Crane Fassi 105.22&Tipper COE 3/15. Buy back g’teed body $13K 9760-8080 98 TOYOTA DYNA 150D new paint COE 3/2017. A1 cond $27,800 call *****033 11/08 HINO PRIME Mover Tip top cond.
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    • 1147 6 Vans for Sale Vans for Sale AB WIN Wide range of commercial vehicles available! Visit us at AML Buildim 61 Ubi Ave 2 #02-01.02.04 20 a 08/09 Toyota Hiace COE:08/2019 (75,8K 03/07 ToyotaHiaceCOE:03/2017 (52,8K 07/03 ToyotaHiaceCOE:07/2018 (38,8K 10/01 Toyota Hiace Auto C0E:03/2017 (27,8K 09/09 Nissan Urvan Catering 001:09/2019 (67,8K 04/05
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    • 699 6 Properties Classification Guide Residential Properties for Sale Landed Homes for Sale 402 D01 -08 City South-West 403 D09-10 Orchard/Tanglin/ Holland 404 Dll &21 Newton/BtTimah/dementi 405 D12-14 Balestier/ MacPherson/ Geylang 406 D15-16 East Coast 407 D17-18 Changi/Pasir Ris 408 D19-20 Serangoon/Thomson 409 D22-24 West 410 D25-28 North 411 Mixed Districts Private
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    • 154 6 HOLLAND ROAD VICINITY GCB land approx 62,000 sf. Asking $1xxx psf. Serious seller. Call 9487-0396 VIEW TODAY! (BY Appt only) Greenwood 3-sty terr 1660/3200sf. 5 rms. 100% movein cond Serious seller $4.xM. *****944 Andrew $3.1XM ONLY! ENG Kong Terrace 1800 sqft, Walk to Park, 1km to Good Schs. Quick! Call
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    • 160 6 2.5-STY CORNER TERR Meragi Cl. 999 yrs, 2700/ 3000sf, Quiet, Upcoming Simei MRTs, 4th Uni, Expo. FH INTER TERR Siglap Land 1739 sf. 2 sty. Simple. Vacant. Last offer $2.2M. www.bensonchow.com 52 ELITE TERRACE F’HOLD Cluster for sale! Lowest Quantum in D15! Early bird discount! Call: 8188-8871 BEST VALUE BUNGALOW!
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    • 283 6 ONLY $3.XM NEG! 2.5-sty Semi-D @S’goon Gdn 5rms 2650/4000sf. S.E. View 46pm. 8100-0086 Jasmine VIEW 3-5PM -Li Hwan 2-sty FH. Semi-D on elevated land3865/3000sf SuitA&A Rare unit! 8100-0055 Ben FH CLUSTER HSES AMK Belgravia Villas. 118 units. Semi-D/ Terrs with pte lift. Reg with VVIP Preview SURIN $3.XM FH Modern
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    • 359 6 Vehicles* Properties D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Sale D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Sale D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Sale at Enggor St IN II" 9U[n One of the world's tallest residential building located at the heart of Singapore's CBD, in dynamic Tanjong Ragar district with new
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    • 112 6 INTERLACE ALEXANDRA. 10+10% discount promotion. Approx $1200 psf only. Fred Chia *****538 KF INTERLACE ALEXANDRA. Good investment opportunity. 3+study from $2.4M. Kelly Ye 9298 6093 KF CITYLIGHTS 2 BDRMS 678sf Simple/ nice decor. Good yield. Convenient. Owner occupied. Lily 9366-2700 CITY SQ STUDIO, 570 sf. FH. F/facilities. High flr. Mins
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    • 126 6 F’HOLD! MOVE-IN MONTANA River Valley, no balcony! Mins to Great World City. 1+study 549/592sf fr 1.14m 2-rm 614/775 sf fr $1.26m 3-rm 1141/1323sf fr $2.09m Balmoral Hgt 2206sf $3.1m Watermark 1733 sf $3m. Nathan Suites 1776sf 3.4m Nathan Suite 2034sf 4.3m www.bestsgcondo.com F’HOLD MOVE-IN MONTANA River Valley. No balcony 1+Study,
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    • 203 6 THE MONTANA, FH Future MRT/ Great World City. 1 km fr RV Pri. 1+S fr $1.14m/ 2 Bed fr $1.26m 3 bed fr $2.1m 4 bed fr $2.55m. THE WHARF Tong Watt Rd 999 yr Brand new Penthse #14-06 4359sf $6.06M Big #10-05 4090sf $5.8M New View by appt. Sole
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    • 900 7 Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/ dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/Clement! Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/Clement! Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ HU BtTimah/Clement! Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/dementi Pte Apts for Sale
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    • 132 7 THOMSON THREE MAJESTIC Condo! 1 Min Walk to MRT! Posh 1-4rm/ Strata Semi-D Call Keaven Xu *****151 ***THOMSON THREE CONDO Landed Enclave/Luxurious 1-4Bedroom/Strata Semi-D Yvonne Yong *****222 THE QUINN, FH, black/ white colonial design 3+1 484 2005sf, from $830K onwards. David 9247-3330 Rare Listing Always There For You RARE! CHUAN
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    • 216 7 BISHAN CONDO NEW launch Next to MRT. 1bdrm. $6xxK 2-bdrms $8xxK. 3-bdrms $1.5xM. Call for Preview. THOMSON THREE MAJESTIC Condo! 1 Min Walk to MRT! Posh 1-4rm/ Strata Semi-D Call Joel R Ng 8333 7784 THOMSON THREE MAJESTIC Condo! 1 Min Walk to MRT! Posh 1-4rm/ Strata Semi-D Call Eric
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    • 192 7 THOMSON THREE MAJESTIC Condo! 1 Min Walk to MRT! Posh 1-4rm/ Strata Semi-D Call Keith Tan 9488 1807 THOMSON THREE MAJESTIC Condo! 1 Min Walk to MRT! Posh 1-4rm/ Strata Semi-D Call Rex Yeong 9146 9388 THOMSON THREE MAJESTIC Condo! 1 Min Walk to MRT! Posh 1-4rm/ Strata Semi-D Call
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    • 194 7 Properties ***THOMSON THREE CONDO Landed Enclave/Luxurious 1-4Bedroom/Strata Semi-D Call Judy Ang 9060 0837 ***THOMSON THREE CONDO Landed Enclave/Luxurious 1-4Bedroom/Strata Semi-D Call Eileen Au 9022 0924 ***THOMSON THREE CONDO Landed Enclave/Luxurious 1-4Bedroom/Strata Semi-D Call Sunny Tan 8100 3020 THOMSON THREE MAJESTIC Condo! 1 Min Walk to MRT! Posh 1-4rm/ Strata Semi-D
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    • 198 7 THOMSON THREE MAJESTIC Condo! 1 Min Walk to MRT! Posh 1-4rm/ Strata Semi-D Call Tina Quek *****622 THOMSON THREE MAJESTIC Condo! 1 Min Walk to MRT! Posh 1-4rm/ Strata Semi-D Renner Ching *****762 GEM IN BISHAN! Don’t Miss! 1/2/3 rm/Penthse Fr $6xxk Next to MRT/ Junction 8. Call Now for
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    • 198 8 ***THOMSON THREE CONDO Landed Enclave/Luxurious 1-4Bedroom/Strata Semi-D Call Leon Goh 9769 0525 ***THOMSON THREE CONDO Landed Enclave/Luxurious 1-4Bedroom/Strata Semi-D Call Annie Ong 9026 1759 ***THOMSON THREE CONDO Landed Enclave/Luxurious 1-4Bedroom/Strata Semi-D Jocelyn Wong 9850 1024 THOMSON THREE MAJESTIC Condo! 1 Min Walk to MRT! Posh 1-4rm/ Strata Semi-D Call Steven
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    • 657 8 BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale CATS Classified GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES SEMBAWANG WOODLANDS YISHUN BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT JURONG WEST J KANv? KIT PANJAI* CHOA CHU KANG BUKIT PANJANG
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    • 122 8 3’NG’ BLK 112 Hougang Ave 1, high flr, unblocked, all races, valued $346k, simple. Noorbani 9009-5400 5RM BLK916 ALL Race PR High Flr. Corner. Move in. Nicely renovated. Lift level Near amenities. Ask $585k 3NG 43 TEBAN Garden #12. Lift level. Simple. 68sqm. Immed. Val $305k+$ Roza Sure Bagus *****697
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    • 259 8 4’A’ JURONG WEST Blk 745 /814. 104sqm. Lift level. PR ratio filled. Simple. Can contra Rosanne *****292 5’I’ BLK 678A. Mid flr, reno, 5 yrs old. Near MRT/ Jurong Pt. Can contra. Val $518K. Albert *****700 CORNER 3’I’ utility rm. Blk 11, Upp Boon Keng. Opp MRT. Valued. Can contra.
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    • 223 8 3’I’ 167, #06. Mins Q’town MRT/ coffee shop/ IKEA/ Anchorage/ ABC market. Call Neo CS *****124 Now! NEW LIST! 5I 476 #04 110 sqm. Corner. Val $450K VTO. Roza Sure Bagus 9456 6697 SBA 354C #03 CORNER 5’I’ 110 sqm, reno. MRT/Sun Plaza Bus terminal/ amenities. $520K. James *****281 EA
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    • 215 8 NEW LIST! 2RM Blk 52. Mid flr. Move-in. Spacious. 52 sqm. Val $275K. All races. Call Ken 9029-8473 ERA 5’I’ BLK 172. Spacious. Mid Floor. Walk to Toa Payoh MRT/ CHIJ. All races. View to offer. Sarah 9328-2330. SUPERB LOCATION ALL race /PR 4’A’ 891A. High flr. Unblocked. Walk to
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    • 414 9 GRAB! 4’S’ BLK 635 Yishun High/ lift flr, Cosy, Bright, Spacious. All race/PR. MRT Amenities. Koh 8233 1133 VAL $435K! BLK 241 Yishun Ring Rd. 4’NG’ High flr. Well-kept. Amenities /MRT. 1065 sf. COV $20K neg NEAR AMERICAN SCHOOL Cedarwood Gr. Large corner terr 6+1 bdrms, 7 baths with 5
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    • 345 9 JLN AMPANG SEMI-D 2350/ 4000sf modern design.5+1 pool+roof terrace. $13K. Immed. Willy *****686 BRAND NEW INTER Terr Eng Kong 3-sty 3000sf 5+1 part/ f/furn. Immed. Town/ amenities. Mavin *****014 NAMLY 3200SF 3+1 $5.xK Greenwood 3900sf $8.5K+ Jln Kebaya 4100/ 4200 sf $7.xK up. Don 9777 3313 D.11 LA SUISSE 3-storey
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    • 382 9 ASCENTIA SKY 3+1, 1475 sf Panoramic view, Min MRT, Eateries, Mkt, CBD. P/furn Immed. Hannah 9877 1365 THE BERTH PENTHOUSE 3368 sf. 5-rm. P/furn. Bay/ Sea view. Avail Sep. Also sales. Priscilla 9639-6398 NEW LIST! R66 Apt. 1-bdrm studio. Near amenities, Mrt P/furn. Avail immed. $2.9k neg. Andrew 9047 1898
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    • 383 9 ®D09-10 Orchard/ I !i D09-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland Tanglin/ Holland Pte Apts for Rent Pte Apts for Rent Cliveden AT GRANGE New Release 3+1 4+1 penthouses •2,153/2,842/4,392/ Prestigious condo with full facilities Call 6877 1818/8412/ 8479 City Developments Limited f CBRE ftgency Licence No.: L*****63I THE ORANGE,GRQVE_ O.SmthCommission! agent (Limited
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    • 322 9 D.10 SOMMERVILLE PK. Studio 624 sf. Reno. Near Orchard Dempsey. Expat’s choice.Kang TC *****099 CAIRNHILL RESIDENCE 3+1. F/ furn. 4 years old. Pool gym. $6K.. Immed. Near Orchard. Clinton 9851 2159 D.09 RIVERSHIRE. 1700 sqft 3+1. High floor, fully furn Near Great World City $5.5k. 9851 2159 Clinton MELROSE PK
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    • 255 9 D’MIRA BOON TECK Rd. 4rm. High floor. Spacious, Bright breezy. Mall. Chin Christina 9238-1222 ERA SIMS DORADO 1+1/ 3+1. P/furn. Immed Near MRT amenities. VTO. Ong, 8128 7487 Y SIMS DORADO 1+1/ 1324 sqft 3+1 Near MR! ameni1399 sqft 2+1+ balcony D15-16 East Coast 1647 sqft 3+1+ balcony Cote D'Azur
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    • 124 9 **OLA RES Mountbatten 1770 sf 3+1+ pte pool. Easy access to city. Immed. $8K neg. Call Larry 9691 6555 IMMED. OPP PARKWAY New roof terr/ paint. 3+1. Marine Ville Penthse. Approx 2260 sf. P/furn. near sch. 2-BDRMS Costa Del Sol. 947sf. Sea green view. 5-10 mins to airport/city $4.2K. *****666
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    • 143 9 CHANGI GDN 3+1. Furn. Easy access, near Changi Village. 9666-9068 EC10 $3.8K COUNTRY GRANDEUR 3 Good size rms 1 spacious. Opp Ai Tong, Thomson Plaza, Bishan Park, Immed. 9007 0696 $3.8K COUNTRY GRANDEUR Bishan Park, 3 rms, high flr unblock, 1443 sf. Spacious convenient Avail 26 Sep PALM GROVE CONDO.
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    • 123 9 HILLVIEW HGTS 3+1 1200 s.f Furn/ bare. Pool view. Condo facilities. Immed $3.5k up. Hugo Sim 8388-4484 PARC OASIS 4+1. Beautiful. F/furn. high flr. MRT, Canadian Sch, amenities. $4.5K Immed. Chan 9771-2293 FLORAVALE. HIGH FLOOR. Quite Serene. 3 bdrms, 1,300sf. Well kept. F/furn Call *****957 Ivan Tan THE LAKESHORE 3+
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    • 188 9 SIGLAP/ BALESTIER RD 1 rm 1 hall Studio, furn, aircon, can cook, wifi. No commis sion 9187-3259 Landlord $3.5K LOFT, Stevens 1bdrm $1.8K-2K Joo Chait Studio. $4K The Dew penthse. Alice Teo *****506 CBRE TG PAGAR MRT. Int’l Plaza 1-bedroom. $4380 p/mth. F/furn with hsekeeping service Immed 9645-4800 AIRCON RMS
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    • 292 10 PEARLBANK OUTRAM MRT High flr, Seaview, master/ common rm, F/furn Immed No owner. 9838-8000 TEXTILE/ WING FONG. Master/ common rms. Aircon. Privacy. MRT. 9634-9655 RMS FOR STUDENT/ Professionals. F/furn. Pool. MRT. Lim M.J. *****888 ORCHARD BOULEVARD. F/ furn. Aircon. Wkly/ mthly. Fr $780. Immed. *****896 BIG COMMON RM Orchard F/aircon,
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    • 260 10 BLK 485C CCK Ave 5. #13. 3bdrm. New A1 designer decor. $2.5K nego. Avail immed. Owner 9662-3288 BLK 272A JURONG W. 5Rm. F/furn. F/aircon. High flr. Unblock view. Immed. $2800. 9009-1821 A Y Lim 3’I BLK 101 C’wealth/ 3’I’ Blk 1 Dover 2+utility. Furn, Alton Boo *****888 2+1 AMK 214.
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    • 299 10 fill Factory/lndustrial flSI Factory/lndustrial IB Space for Rent Space for Rent IMMEDIATE SPACE FOR LEASE t >• «iil| 19,000 sq ft of space available Private toilet Located within Kallang Way Industrial Estate In-house cafeteria eateries nearby Direct access to cargo lifts 24 hr Security Agents are welcomed 6580 7750 §ABANA
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    • 260 10 JOOSENG WAREHSE 2050FT Ramp up direct loading 6m high ceiling. 2 entrances Immed. *****433 LamHH WOODLANDS B2 RAMP-UP. 1906 sf. Asking $3k neg. Heavy industry. Immediate Stanley Tan, 9168 5397 JOO KOON FTY. Fitted 1.7k/ 2.5k/ 4k sf. Near MRT/ PIE/ AYE/ 1k amp/ grd flr. $1.80 psf. SLP *****922
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    • 291 10 WESTLINK 2, JUST TOP. Ramp-up. 2368 sqft. Bare unit. Immediate. Price neg Simon Tong *****123 C&H KAKI BUKIT CRES 3550 sqft Office light ind. Attached toilet. Free parking. Immed Low rent! Alan 9146 5252 SHC HUB AT Pasir Panjang MRT, B1. 1500, 2790, 3500, 1050 sf. Bright. Immed. $2 psf
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    • 193 10 TAGORE TAG.A, NEW B1, FH. Rare! Potential location growth. Future MRT N/S highway. Seeking interest. Call now! Elsie, 9636 1929. FOOD FTY Admiralty 2200 4000 sf. Ramp up. Direct door step loading. Good for investment/ own use. Call KS *****228 ONE C’WEALTH 1679 sqft, 1min walk to MRT, reno, nice
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    • 192 10 GEMINI @SIMS F’HOLD, B1, direct access units fr 2422 sqft Walk to Aljunied MRT. Nancy 9619 2201 OT FH FR $686PSF! Gemini@ Sims B1 direct access units fr 2422sf. Walk to Aljunied MRT. Gavin 9023 9338 OT FREEHOLD FR $686PSF! Gemini Sims B1 units fr 2422 sqft Walk to Aljunied
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