The Straits Times, 30 September 2013

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    28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 68 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 050/02/2013
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    Lock icon S’pore lacks after-hours care for the elderly: Gan
    663 1  -  Minister has set up committee to find ways to provide home-care support By SALMA KHALIK SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma THERE are gaps in Singapore’s eldercare services that need to be plugged if more old people are to continue living at home
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    Lock icon Singdollar likely to continue modest rise
    51 1 ECONOMISTS expect the Monetary Authority of Singapore to hold steady on its Singdollar stance when it meets next month. That policy is to allow the local unit a “modest and gradual” appreciation against a basket of currencies of the country’s major trading partners. MONEY
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    Lock icon More places for haj
    44 1 ANOTHER 136 Singaporean pilgrims will get to go on the haj this year after the country’s quota was raised. Saudi Arabia reinstated the places, which had been cut due to work near the Holy Mosque. TOP OF THE NEWS A2
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    Lock icon A WINNING HAND FOR ACTIVE AGEING
    71 1 Tanjong Pagar GRC MPs Lily Neo and Chia Shi-Lu trying their hand at mahjong during intermission at the Tanjong Pagar and Radin Mas Mahjong Tournament as fellow MPs Sam Tan (Radin Mas) and Chan Chun Sing look on. About 120 seniors took part in
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    Lock icon US federal govt heads for first shutdown in 17 years
    555 1 NEW YORK TIMES BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON The federal government barrelled yesterday morning towards its first shutdown in 17 years after the Republi-can-run House, choosing a hard line, voted to delay US President Barack Obama’s health-care law for a year and repeal
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      Lock icon Childcare places in ‘hot estates’ to grow by 40%
      833 2 / 3  -  8,000 extra places coming up in high-demand areas over next 4 years By PRISCILLA GOY, JANICE TAI goyshiyi@sph.com.sg jantai@sph.com.sg THE number of childcare places in housing estates where there is a high demand for pre-school is set to grow by 40
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      Lock icon More pilgrims can go on haj
      435 2 / 3  -  By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg ANOTHER 136 Singaporean pilgrims will get the chance to perform the haj this year after the Republic’s quota was increased. Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim said 680 people will travel to Mecca, up from the expected 544. The change
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      Lock icon Oslo telco taking stake in 701Search
      487 2 / 3  -  Telenor will own one-third of SPH-Schibsted joint venture By DENNIS CHAN DEPUTY MONEY EDITOR dennis@sph.com.sg 701SEARCH, a media company that specialises in building and growing online marketplaces in the region, has come under the radar of Norway’s leading telecommunications operator, Telenor. Oslo-listed Telenor will
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        Lock icon Improving care for the elderly
        54 4 ELDERCARE services in Singapore need to be improved if more old people are to keep living at home after they become frail. Daycare centres have to extend their hours, and there should be a clinic near apartments for the elderly, said Health Minister Gan Kim
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        Lock icon US govt heads for shutdown
        38 4 WASHINGTON marched towards its first federal shutdown in 17 years after the House voted to delay US President Barack Obama’s health-care law and repeal a tax to pay for it. TOP NEWS A1
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        Lock icon BRINGING IRAN BACK TO THE FOLD
        81 4 In the aftermath of the theatre of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's New York visit, the key value of parsing his words equally encouraging and slippery would be to moderate expectations for a big breakthrough in Iran-United States relations. He created a contrast that couldn't
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon ‘Rethink tack on poverty’
          61 4 SOCIETIES need to “rethink” their approach to extreme poverty, which remains a concern in many parts of the world, Foreign and Law Minister K. Shanmugam said while delivering a statement at the United Nations General Assembly. The next two years will be critical as the world
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          Lock icon Gloom for job seekers
          55 4 RECENT measures on employing Singaporeans before foreigners are not expected to make too much of an impact as steps to tighten the inflow of foreign workers have been ongoing for several months. Still, the new initiatives have dampened the mood of job seekers from the Philippines,
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          Lock icon Free trade zone launch
          75 4 CHINA launched a free trade zone in Shanghai yesterday. The project, spread over 29 sq km, will be a testing ground for reforms in the world’s second largest economy. Restrictions on foreign investment will be eased. Controls on 18 service sectors, ranging from finance and shipping,
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Ties tricky, despite thaw
          40 4 DISMANTLING Iran’s controversial nuclear programme will be a difficult and drawn-out process despite the sudden thaw in ties between Iran and the US, more so if the broader Middle East’s insecurities are not addressed. PAGE A18
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          Lock icon Cities as role models
          35 4 CITIES may be the best available political and economic units to promote prosperity, freedom and peace, better perhaps than nation-states and certainly better than most mechanisms of “global governance”. PAGE A19
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon ‘It’s not all pompoms’
          68 4 WITH its pompoms, chants and colourful costumes, cheerleading is not usually associated with physical endurance. But the strenuous demands of the activity, which has grown in popularity here, have now come under the spotlight after a student died this month after performing a backflip. PAGE B4
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Health drive for staff
          35 4 INSURER Great Eastern not only urges its customers to live “better, healthier and longer” under its Live Great programme, but it is also asking the same of its employees. PAGE B11
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon Mourinho turns up heat
          62 4 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho has turned up the heat on his own players, warning them that tomorrow’s Champions League clash at Steaua Bucharest is a must-win match. But he saved the roasting for Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen, describing him as a “disgrace” for his part in
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          Lock icon United ‘lack talent’
          46 4 MANCHESTER United manager David Moyes says his team does not possess enough “world-class players” to mount a serious attempt at Champions League this season. Saturday’s 2-1 loss to West Bromwich Albion has left them in 12th place in the EPL table. PAGE B18
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Stop tuition, let kids fail
          58 4 PARENTS are upset that the Government is saying the education system here was designed without tuition in mind. The problem is children here aren’t failing enough. Calling for the system to be fixed won’t work when leaders still see our students near the top of
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          Lock icon TV star may quit acting
          75 4 HONG Kong TV star Angela Tong may consider quitting as an actress if filming schedules remain punishing. She is supposed to begin shooting a new series, Meet The Daughter-in-laws, this week. It will be her first acting role since she gave birth to daughter Alyssa
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          Lock icon Ancient renewal ritual
          71 4 THIS is the final year of a 20-year spin which will see two of the 125 Shinto shrines at the Ise Grand Shrine renewed. Read ST Japan correspondent Kwan Weng Kin’s blog on this elaborate and ancient ritual. www.stasiareport.com Visitors surging up steps towards the Naiku (inner
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          Lock icon No case for vase?
          41 4 VIEW pictures of a $117,000 giant vase, installed in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, that has made Chinese netizens see red over its cost. Many Internet users find the display too extravagant amid a campaign to reduce government wastage.
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          Lock icon Caregiver crunch
          43 4 THEY come from all walks of life but the trials they face as caregivers are similar. And as Singapore ages, they will take on a bigger role in caregiving. Read and watch videos of their accounts in our Big Story: straitstimes.com/caregiver-crunch
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          Lock icon Free treats at movies
          48 4 HOW about some free popcorn and Ben Jerry’s ice cream the next time you are at the movies? Redeem these goodies with each ticket purchase at Golden Village (Jurong Point) by simply showing that you follow ST Communities on Twitter. More details on stcommunities.sg
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          Lock icon More holistic education
          62 4 BY 2017, all secondary schools will offer two holistic education programmes to broaden their students’ learning, beyond the traditional subjects. This is among the various changes that will be introduced over the next few years, announced Education Minister Heng Swee Keat at the 2013 MOE Workplan Seminar.
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          Lock icon Call of new iPhone OS
          44 4 THE iPhone 5S is breaking sales records around the world but, in Singapore, queues for Apple’s latest gadget are non-existent. Has the new iOS 7 operating system stolen the phone’s thunder? We highlight some lesser-known features of the system.
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      Lock icon Employers ‘should not take easy option’
      459 6  -  New jobs bank a strong signal that S’poreans must get priority: Halimah By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Lim Yan Liang THE move requiring firms to prove they tried to hire Singaporeans first before turning to foreigners is a strong signal from
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      Lock icon Rehab patients pushed to exercise
      701 6  -  Health Minister Gan Kim Yong was in Tokyo earlier this month to see how Japan copes with its rapidly greying population. At one nursing home, he saw how it rehabilitates and sends home a higher proportion of patients. By SALMA KHALIK SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg
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      Lock icon WHAT WORKS AT JAPAN’S NURSING HOMES
      558 6  -  SALMA KHALIK Tapping technology AT NAGISA Waraku En nursing home, the use of technology and the right equipment makes caring for the elderly easier. The equipment includes simple slide boards that enable one helper to move patients from bed to wheelchair, and a hoist
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      Lock icon Separate insurance for long-term care and health-care bills
      426 6  -  SALMA KHALIK IN 2000, Japan separated long-term care insurance from health insurance to try to contain the rising cost. Both forms of insurance are compulsory in Japan, the latter for people 40 years and older. Health insurance covers hospital treatments, screening and
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      Lock icon Creating fair & inclusive workplaces for women
      776 7 Creating fair inclusive workplaces for women Brought to you by ripartite Alliance for Fair Employment P ractices Enlightened employers are realising that there are more opportunities to tap on the increasing number of Singaporean women in the workforce. More women are entering or returning to the workforce, with the labour
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      Lock icon Will Iran dismantle nuclear infrastructure?
      560 8 This is one of the key questions remaining despite progress in US-Iran talks NEW YORK TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK During his travels through New York, President Hassan Rouhani of Iran answered hundreds of questions and even took a historic call from US President Barack
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      Lock icon US gift for the Iranians: 2,700-year-old Persian cup
      236 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TEHERAN Iranian President Hassan Rouhani last Saturday brought home a 2,700-year-old Persian artefact that the US administration gave him as “a special gift” to Iranians, media reports said. “The Americans contacted us on Thursday and said, ‘We have a gift
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: US STATE DEPARTMENT  -  236 words
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      Lock icon Dick Lee brings Compass prize Home
      493 8  -  By DEEPIKA SHETTY deepikas@sph.com.sg HOME, already a favourite National Day song of many Singaporeans, is in the limelight again. Fifteen years after it was written in 1998, it finally won its composer Dick Lee this year’s top local English pop song award at the
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon ‘Rethink approach towards tackling extreme poverty’
      545 9  -  Next 2 years critical as world tackles sustainable development: Shanmugam HIMAYA QUASEM NEW YORK Extreme poverty remains a major concern in many parts of the world and societies need to rethink their approach to this pressing problem, said Foreign and Law Minister K. Shanmugam
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      Lock icon Greatest threat to Islamic world comes from within, says Najib
      298 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE UNITED NATIONS Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has pleaded for Muslims to unite against extremism, warning that sectarian violence risked tearing the Islamic world apart. “I believe the greatest threat to Muslims today comes not from the outside
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      Lock icon Militants go on rampage in college
      421 13 Gunmen in Nigeria kill at least 28 sleeping students in dormitory AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KANO (Nigeria) Boko Haram gunmen yesterday opened fire in a college dormitory in north-east Nigeria as the students slept, killing at least 28 people, in the latest violence blamed on the
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      Lock icon London Duck Tour vessel catches fire
      292 13 LONDON Around 30 people on board one of London’s famous Duck Tours were rescued after the tour boat caught fire on the river Thames. The accident took place close to the Houses of Parliament. Firefighters were alerted to the blaze on the tour boat
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon UN to urge Syria to allow aid in
        86 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE UNITED NATIONS The UN Security Council will start talks today on a statement on the Syrian humanitarian crisis which could include a call to allow cross-border aid missions, diplomats said. The statement will urge the Syrian government to “take immediate
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        Lock icon Italy hit by new political crisis
        46 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME Italy was mired in a fresh political quagmire after Mr Silvio Berlusconi pushed his party’s ministers to quit the coalition government. President Giorgio Napolitano will now have to mediate to find a way out of the impasse.
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        Lock icon Female drivers ‘risk ovary harm’
        62 13 REUTERS RIYADH One of Saudi Arabia’s top conservative clerics has said women who drive risk damaging their ovaries and bearing children with clinical problems, countering activists who are trying to end the Islamic kingdom’s male-only driving rules. A campaign calling for women to defy the
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      Lock icon China rolls out free trade zone in Shanghai
      496 15 Launched yesterday, project seen as test bed for wider economic reforms AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BLOOMBERG SHANGHAI China launched a free trade zone in its commercial hub Shanghai yesterday, with the project seen as a testing ground for much-needed reforms in the world’s
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      Lock icon Alibaba chastises HK bourse for not bending IPO rules
      362 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG The collapse of negotiations for Alibaba’s listing in Hong Kong, which sees the lucrative initial public offering set to head to New York, has prompted criticism of the city’s stock exchange from the Chinese online trading giant
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Siemens to axe 15,000 positions
        46 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN German engineering giant Siemens said yesterday it plans to slash 15,000 positions worldwide by late next year as part of a cost-cutting programme, including 5,000 in its home country. The Munich-based company has around 370,000 employees.
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        Lock icon Garment firms’ wage hike pledge
        76 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DHAKA Bangladeshi garment factory owners promised yesterday to raise wages for more than three million workers as soon as a government panel sets a figure, ending a week of violent protest. The owners said they would raise wages by as much as the
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        Lock icon Cameron warning on recovery
        56 15 REUTERS MANCHESTER British Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday warned that the government must cut taxes, create more jobs and stick to its budget deficit reduction plans if it is to secure the economic recovery. Speaking on BBC Television, he said the housing market is recovering, but
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Back to Manila after failing to get permit
        732 10  -  Filipino exec among foreigners facing brunt of tighter hiring laws in S’pore By CASSANDRA CHEW casschew@sph.com.sg With additional reporting by Nirmala Ganapathy and Kor Kian Beng WHEN Filipino Edwin Macaraig tried switching jobs this year, he did not expect his application for
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        Lock icon Myanmar’s jade trade exacts terrible social cost
        615 10 REUTERS HPAKANT (Myanmar) Mr Tin Tun picked all night through rubble in a jade-mining region in the country’s north-west to uncover the palm-sized lump of jade he now holds in his hand. He hopes it will make him a fortune. “Last year, I
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        Lock icon Philippines cheers its first Miss World win
        312 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA The Philippines, where beauty contests are a serious affair, yesterday celebrated its first victory in the Miss World contest, despite hardline Islamic protests against the event in the host country, Indonesia. The triumph of Ms Megan Young, 23, was the
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        Lock icon Piece of plastic halts Fukushima clean-up
        263 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO A piece of plastic padding which clogged up a drain is thought to have caused the breakdown of a decontamination system at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator said yesterday. The Advanced Liquid Processing System (Alps), designed to remove radioactive
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Fake ID: ‘Sister House’ jailed
          56 10 XINHUA BEIJING A Chinese court yesterday sentenced Gong Aiai, dubbed “Sister House” by the Chinese public for owning at least 44 properties, to three years in jail for using fake identities in her real-estate acquisition. The court in north-west Shaanxi province ruled that her fake
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          Lock icon Anger over giant vase cost
          54 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING A giant vase installed in Tiananmen Square for China’s National Day tomorrow has been criticised online after the Beijing Youth Daily revealed yesterday that the decorations cost more than 570,000 yuan (S$117,000). “Who permitted taxpayers’ money to be spent in this way?”
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          Lock icon More Muslim rebels killed
          65 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA The Philippine military said yesterday that army troops and police had killed seven more Muslim rebels on the outskirts of Zamboanga who had refused to surrender after the annihilation of their force, which attacked the southern city some three weeks ago. Philippine officials
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          Lock icon DAP leaders re-elected
          51 10 KUALA LUMPUR All 20 central executive committee members of the opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) elected in December were re-elected yesterday, reported political news website Malaysiakini. Mr Zairil Khir Johari, whose appointment was in dispute during the December polls, triggering the re-election, came in 12th, said the
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        Lock icon Car bomb kills 39 in frontier Pakistan city
        573 11 Market targeted in Peshawar blast, which follows bombings at a church REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PESHAWAR (Pakistan) A car bomb exploded in the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar, killing 39 people and wounding over 100 yesterday, a week after two bombings at a
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        Lock icon Modi fires up rally with tough talk on corruption
        294 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI India’s opposition prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi (right) vowed yesterday a corruption-free government and a tough stand against rival Pakistan if his party wins elections next year. During his first rally in the capital, the Hindu hardliner
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        Lock icon Building collapse: Search ends, 61 dead
        340 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MUMBAI The search for survivors at the site of a collapsed apartment building ended yesterday in India’s financial capital of Mumbai with a final death toll of 61, an emergency response official said. Rescuers managed to save 33 people from
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        Lock icon GLIDING THROUGH A MOUNTAIN GAP
        67 12 Wingsuit flier Jeb Corliss (above) gliding through a fissure (right) in Langshan Mountain in Quzhou, Zhejiang province, on Saturday. Mr Corliss successfully flew through the 298m-deep valley, which is 20m wide at its widest point and only 3.5m wide at its narrowest point, state media
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        Lock icon HK poverty line a promising start
        884 12  -  Further tools needed, as well as policies to alleviate the problem NEWS ANALYSIS By LI XUEYING HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg THE question of how many poor people there are in Hong Kong and who they are can now be readily answered, thanks to a
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        Lock icon ‘Build affordable housing promptly or else...’
        245 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JOHOR BARU The Johor state government will punish property developers who fail to build affordable homes by freezing all their development projects and shaming them by publicising their names. The state government had approved the building of over 180,000 affordable
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        Lock icon Undiplomatic lawyer made a diplomat
        900 14  -  New US envoy to S’pore touches on his reputation for brashness, goals By JEREMY AU YONG my country.” jeremyau@sph.com.sg A PROFILE of Mr Kirk Wagar once described him like this: “In any conversation of more than a few minutes, Barack Obama’s top advocate in Florida
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        Lock icon Malaysian businessman jumps into both print and online news
        771 14  -  By REME AHMAD ASSISTANT FOREIGN EDITOR IN KOTA DAMANSARA (SELANGOR) reme@sph.com.sg PUBLISHERS around the world are wondering whether to pare down their investments in print media and go big instead on online news. Malaysian businessman Clement Hii Chii Kok has chosen
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      27 9 M O N D A Y MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 0, 2 0 1 3 S EPTEMBER 30 2 0 1 3 America’s new envoy to Singapore A14
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      344 11 i NTJSS PROFESSORSHIP LECTURE by Professor Mathias Risse •-i FROM THIRD WORLD TO FIRST WHAT’S NEXT? Singapore’s Obligations to the Rest of the World from a Human Rights Perspective In the last half a century, Singapore has gone through truly astonishing transformations. It has now arguably come of age as
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      187 11 HIGH Sugar Level RED LIGHT ALERT m oovnUr s vqar oor\Unt ?uswv& 'iovr Health Red Sun Lowcose Tea™ Modern-day people living in the city lead busy lifestyles. They not only lack time to exercise, but also have unhealthy diets. As a result, obesity sets in leading to other health problems,
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      417 18 IN THE aftermath of the tweet-en-hanced theatre of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s New York visit, the key value of parsing his words would be to moderate expectations for a historic breakthrough in Iran-United States relations. He created a contrast that couldn’t be any greater
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      1441 18  -  Dismantling Iran’s controversial nuclear programme will be difficult and drawn out despite the sudden progress in ties with the US By JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT jonathan.eyal@gmail.com IT WAS hailed as the “handshake that could shake the world”, but in the end, the clasp of hands
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      961 19  -  By RAZEEN SALLY FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is visiting associate professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, and chair of the Global Agenda Council on Competitiveness of the World Economic Forum. ADAM Smith called
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      860 19  -  By JOHN MCBETH SENIOR WRITER thane.cawdor@gmail.com THE relatively heavy punishment given to three of the 12 special forces (Kopassus) troops accused of executing four murder suspects, in an audacious March 9 raid on a Yogyakarta prison, may have gone some way towards erasing the much-criticised
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      761 19  -  By DAVID P. BARASH The writer is an evolutionary biologist and professor of psychology at the University of Washington. NEW YORK TIMES WAR is in the air. Sad to say, there’s nothing new about this. Nor is there anything new about the claim that
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        256 20 OUR RATIONALE MR CHIA is right in the strict grammatical sense. A hawker is someone who moves around and peddles more than food. And to call a food centre a hawker centre would be odd if we restricted ourselves to the core English meanings of
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        182 21  -  Heng Cho Choon OF THE 1,000 offenders caught by the National Environment Agency (NEA) last year for illegal hawking, I believe a sizeable number are doing so because of the sheer need to eke out a living for their family (“Illegal hawkers
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        226 21  -  Jeffrey Lee Heng Kheng I REFER to the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore’s launch of the next phase of the Wireless@SG programme, which aims to improve user experience and drive the adoption of innovative consumer and enterprise services. Enhancements such as higher speeds
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        353 21  -  Toh Cheng Seong I AGREE with democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi that Myanmar must forge its own path as an independent state to add to the “diversity of the world” instead of imitating others. I also welcome her interest to delve deeper into
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        173 21  -  Raymond Anthony Fernando THE reports on caregivers (“Behind the silver surge”; Sept 22) struck a chord with me. Many of the heartrending stories spoke of sacrifice, strength, resilience and unconditional love. Unconditional love is what I have practised for 37 years, and like many of
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        74 21 more letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR HENG CHO CHOON: Bring copyright law into the 21st century. 2. MR PAVITHRAN VIDYADHARAN: Consumers can boycott rogue retailers. 3. MR MUHAMMAD DZUL AZHAN HAJI SAHBAN: Patrons should appreciate hawkers’ efforts. 4. MR DAVID GOH: Ban heavy vehicles from expressways during peak
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        153 21  -  Chris Pardey I HAVE lived in Singapore for eight years and am very excited that we will finally have a major sports hub and hopefully, be able to attract major sporting events. I attended the Singapore Sports Hub preview recently and was impressed by
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        244 21 WHO: Anthony Goh Tee Kow, 75, a partner-trader in health foods and business adviser to a port development company. MY FAMILY: I have two children in their late 40s with my first wife, who died in 1996. I remarried in 1997 but divorced in 2011, and
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        187 21  -  Reggie Koh (Dr) I MADE a visit to St John’s Island recently. After an interview with a local fisherman, I discovered that the fishing stocks there are dwindling. The inter-tidal pools next to the jetty are filled with weed at this time of the year. The
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        118 21  -  Patricia Lee (Ms) RECENTLY, I called the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) to complain about an agent who used our apartment photos to advertise without our consent. I was taken aback when the CEA said it would take between four months and
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      127 22 Paradise in Japan,So Close to Home Enjoy the great outdoors with family and friends, surrounded by an emerald sea. Offering luxuriously appointed hotels where time passes at a languid pace, quintessentially Japanese service that welcomes guests with a warm smile, the opportunity to shop for products of the highest quality,
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      805 1  -  NTU due to test driver-free buggies to ferry students around campus By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg STUDENTS travelling to and from lectures may no longer have to squeeze into packed buses under plans for a possible new transport network at the National University
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      571 2  -  Australian court finds lawyer’s tirade against S’porean to be racist By K.C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg A SINGAPOREAN security officer is in line for a five-figure compensation payout after he was racially abused in Australia. Mr R. Kanapathy, 55, was
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      418 2  -  By AMELIA TENG ateng@sph.com.sg AN ELDERLY woman was filmed being beaten up by a neighbour after relatives installed a security camera in a lift lobby. Madam Toh Siew Hong, 65, was seen being approached from behind by the woman in her 40s
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      128 2 Navy serviceman Jason Chee (left) demonstrating true grit as he storms to victory in a table-tennis competition. Despite losing both legs and his left arm in a ship accident last year, he took home two gold medals and one bronze last Saturday. With just two fingers
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      1032 4  -  Keen competition, athleticism are part of the sport, not just pompoms By PEARL LEE leepearl@sph.com.sg WITH its pompoms, chants and colourful costumes, cheerleading is not usually associated with physical endurance. But when a student died earlier this month after performing
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      353 4  -  By AMELIA TENG ateng@sph.com.sg MR JOSEPH Yeo has bought breakfast from a nonya kueh shop in Chai Chee several times, but it was only yesterday that he learnt about its history. Stall owner Seng Ah Boi, 63, has been there for more than 23
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      93 6 Some 200 riders, dressed smartly in suits, riding down Orchard Road on classic or vintage motorcycles yesterday, as they took part in the second Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride covering 45km islandwide. The event, which had participants from over 110 cities around the world riding in
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      547 6  -  Job bias still a problem while caregivers need support, say govt leaders By POON CHIAN HUI chpoon@sph.com.sg MAJOR strides have been made in caring for the mentally ill, but much more needs to be done. Patients still face stigma from the
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      383 6  -  POON CHIAN HUI A TREATMENT programme for mentally ill prisoners has been such a success that many opt to keep seeing a doctor even after their release. The Psychiatric Housing Unit has helped about 140 inmates at Changi Prison since
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      627 7  -  Six Months Later is a monthly series that looks back at people, events and issues that were in the news half a year ago. This series appears on the last Monday of every month. SIX MONTHS LATER By LIM YAN LIANG yanliang@sph.com.sg
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      393 7  -  LIM YAN LIANG BOUTIQUE owner Michelle Tan is known for one thing teaching fellow Singaporeans to “chope” food for the poor. Now, she has a fresh challenge: stopping her groundbreaking project from fading away due to a lack of interest. “Let’s
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      230 7  -  ROYSTON SIM ABOUT 3,500 passengers were affected by an MRT delay yesterday amid claims that a train was hit by lightning. The North-South Line service was held up for 35 minutes during an early-morning thunderstorm. SMRT said the problem was caused by
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        945 3  -  Case executive director Seah Seng Choon’s dedication to his work is born out of a desire to help others By JESSICA LIM CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT limjess@sph.com.sg YOU could say that Mr Seah Seng Choon, executive director of the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case), takes his
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      451 14  -  By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg YEO Jin Rui and his identical twin, Jin Run, have marched to the same beat since birth. They went to the same school, joined the same co-curricular activity and yesterday completed another double, this time in the
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      455 14  -  These could spur them to free employees for in-camp training, says focus group By JERMYN CHOW DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT jermync@sph.com.sg EMPLOYERS called on the Government yesterday to offer incentives to small firms to let operationally ready national servicemen attend in-camp training (ICT) as it
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      556 1 Cheerleading is ‘tough’ B3 No rest for Singapore’s consumer champion B4 Enjoy 0.85% rewarded with up to p.a. interest rate and be S$466 cash credit'. At HSBC, we want to help you explore and develop your wealth potential by offering more than just attractive interest rates on a 4-month time
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      102 2 www.jcu.edu.sg f 7> s 3 Your dream just got closer. Course commencement date: 21st October 2013 Find out more: 8222 6833 E3 enquiries-singapore@jcu.edu.au James Cook University Australia offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in business, information technology, psychology education at the JCU Singapore campus. James Cook Australia Institute of Higher Learning
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      236 3 Advertisement No More Hair Problems for Michelle Chong Michelle Chong shares how she solved her hair problems. Celebrity Michelle Chong enjoyed thick and healthy hair until her recent stay in Australia where she experienced harsh climate change. Elevated stress from work coupled with improper and irregular meals worsened her hair
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      206 4 f'•» k CALLING ALL ‘O’, ‘A’ LEVEL, IB STUDENTS AND PARENTS •S X Australia, NZ UK Foundation Pathway Information Sessions These interview sessions will focus on alternative options into University. We represent foundation and pathway institutions which will lead on to the University of your choice! Please bring along your
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      247 5 Thank you readers,foryoursupport Without it, The Straits Times would not have won these awards recently E-book Myanmar Sunrise won the 2013 Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers’ Association (Panpa) award for “Specialty/Niche Sites and Niche Apps” The Straits Times Appreciates Readers (Star) community outreach programme won the 2013 Panpa award for “Best
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      347 6 STPROPERTY SEMINAR Strategy For The Smart Investor HOW TO CAPITALISE ON CURRENT MARKET TRENDS POLICIES The government has recently announced its Future development plans For Bidadari Estate, Punggol Matilda, Tampines North and the Paya Lebar Airbase. How would that, together with the recent HDB housing measures and grants, aFFect your
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      175 7 3 DAYS TO THE thenewpaper NEW PAPER Join us for sense “Better Jobs For Better Pay WEST 2013” this weekend 30 September 6 October 2013 11 am 8 pm IMM, Jurong East, Level 1 (next to Burger King) O SENSE WSQ Leadership People Management WSQ Microsoft Office WSQ Service Excellence
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      711 8  -  Shopping centres go the extra mile in food zones for more business By Lai Yi Ming MALLS are beefing up food beverage (F&B) options to attract shoppers who want more than just a variety of shops. At least two malls 313@somerset and Marina Square have given
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      245 8 WITH greater image quality and better design, the new dustproof, splashproof and freezeproof Olympus OM-D E-M1 may prove to be a hit with photography enthusiasts. The camera is also compatible with more than 60 lenses, making the system with the largest lens line-up. Mr Jimmy
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      209 8 THE enthusiasticturnout of 3,388 people during the Oral Health Month Singapore 2013 in August highlighted that oral health is a top priority for Singaporeans the public continues to go for dental check-ups and look for ways to improve their oral health routine. Oral Health Month
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      218 8 PHILIPS joins hands with three Singapore primary schools to enable more than 3,600 pupils to adopt healthier lifestyles with the Healthier Schools, Brighter Kids initiative. This is part of the Project by Philips, which aims to address modernday health and well-being challenges. The initiative took off
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      159 8 THE People’s Association and CapitaMalls Asia Limited launched the PAssion Card-CapitaStar Rewards Programme exclusively for PAssion Card Members. Under the programme, PAssion Card Members will earn 1.5 times STAR$ when they shop at CapitaMalls. This is 50 per cent higher than what CapitaStar members currently
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        38 8 Check out Uniqlo’s latest range of apparel, featuring new designs for women, men, children and babies. These include cashmere scarfs, corduroy leggings, faux leather leggings and ultra light down jackets. Prices range from $12.90 to $99.90.
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        46 8 Discover the best of Japan at the Japan Travel Fair 2013 from this Friday till Sunday at Takashimaya Square B2. Have your photo taken with Hello Kitty during the meet-and-greet session (Oct 4, 2.30pm; Oct 5,11am and 12.30pm; and Oct 6, 11am and 6pm).
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        51 8 Muji Singapore will open its seventh store this Friday at 313@somerset on Basement 2. Check out the 6,000 sq ft store and expect the newest furnishings from Japan and the first Stamp Table in Singapore. Till Oct 14, spend $70 (usualspend: $100) at the outlet and become a
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        42 8 Head down to CTC Travel’s Time For Taiwan Travel Fair@ Chinatown Point Central Atrium this weekend from 11am to 8pm. Look out for hourly lucky draws on Sunday and stand a chance to win up to $20,000 of travel vouchers.
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        39 8 Add sweetness to your beverage or cooking with the zero-calorie iGen Sugar supplement, which is aimed at weight-watchers who are trying to restrict their sugar intake. Available at all Unity and OG outlets, at $5.90 per box.
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        34 8 Check out the latest trends in interior design and décor at the Home Decor Fair 2013 this Friday to Sunday (11am to 9pm) at Marina Square Central Atrium. Visit www.homeanddecor.com.sg/fair13 for details.
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      570 9  -  MAS expected to keep stance due to inflation risk, labour tightening By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg ECONOMISTS expect the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will hold steady on its Singdollar stance when it meets next month. That policy is to allow the local currency a
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      872 11  -  Its recent health incentive scheme for employees has produced good results WORKING LIFE By RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg MOST offices are hardly paragons of healthy living. Staff spend hours sitting inert at their desks, perhaps grabbing some less-than-nutritious sustenance when they get a
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      799 11  -  In the first of a five-week series on companies which have embraced business excellence, Yasmine Yahya speaks to Teckwah Industrial Corp about how the journey has helped it to evolve from a printing firm to a diversified supply chain manager. By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg FROM
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      919 12  -  There may be pay-offs in disclosing what CEO earns relative to average worker CAI JIN By DENNIS CHAN DEPUTY MONEY EDITOR dennis@sph.com.sg THERE is an interesting but controversial move in the United States to get public companies to disclose how much their corporate chieftains earn
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        771 10  -  Putting consumers’ needs first, he made his mark at Citibank and DBS By CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg IT WAS 40 years ago, but veteran banker Edwin Khoo remembers it quite clearly. He was a teller at Citibank known then as First National City
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          32 10 Chris Chong Thoong Shin: Appointed chief executive with effect from tomorrow. Mr Chong was previously the senior vice-president and head of asset management at YTL Starhill Global Reit Management.
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          57 10 Vincent Lim Shuh Moh: Appointed president-designate with effect from tomorrow; president with effect from Jan 1 next year. Mr Lim, 54, was previously vice-president at SingTel Group Enterprise and will be responsible for the overall strategic development, management and operations of TeleChoice. He takes over from Mr Andrew
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          65 10 Lai Huen Poh: Appointed executive director with effect from last Wednesday. Mr Lai, 59, will be responsible for driving RSP group’s business. Ho Kiam Kheong: Appointed executive director with effect from last Wednesday. Mr Ho, 52, was formerly an executive director at Vantage Bay. He will be responsible for
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      228 10 db Commodity Booster DJ-UBSCIUCITS ETF 6C 23/09/2013 29,31 USD db Commodity Booster Light Energy Benchmark UCITS ETF 7C 23/09/2013 18,43 USD FTSE China 25 UCITS ETF 1C 23/09/2013 30,15 USD FTSE Vietnam UCITS ETF 1C 23/09/2013 22,55 USD MSCI AC Asia Ex Japan High Dividend Yield Index UCITS
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      101 10 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR CASH UCITS ETF 1C 23/09/2013 210,76 AUD AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR CASH UCITS ETF 2C 23/09/2013 198,62 USD AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR CASH UCITS ETF 3C 23/09/2013 248,21 SGD AUSTRALIA SSA BONDS UCITS ETF 1C 24/09/2013 185,05 AUD IBOXX SOVEREIGNS EUROZONE UCITS ETF 1C 23/09/2013 258,32 USD IBOXX TREASURIES
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      27 10 Agriculture USD I1C 20.09.13 6643,19 USD Croci Euro 11C 23.09.13 176,45 EUR Croci Japan I1C 20.09.13 *****,92 JPY Croci US R1C-A 23.09.13 19,37 USD
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        618 13  -  Attention turns to penny stocks as joy fades over delay of Fed tapering MARKETS INSIGHT By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg LOCAL blue chips did not go on a sustained rally last week as the euphoria from the continuation of United States money-printing quickly died
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          2471 13 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS A unit trust or investment-linked insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a sales charge not exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median of existing funds in
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        357 13  -  By RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg CREDIT ratings agency Standard Poor’s (S&P) has lowered its outlook on SMRT Corp from “stable” to “negative” over concerns about its financial position, particularly its cash flow. S&P said last Friday that the transport operator’s operating expenses are higher
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      146 15 Tel: 6293 4388 (24hrs) www.singaporecasket.com.sg The lowest in town: Coffin from $370 Basic tentage from $760 Luxury Hearses from $350 Tranquil Parlours from $350 i: Various funeral services for all religions within your budget. Pre-Funeral Arrangement service available Provide ]i Ling service Homeland Journey Repatriation Because 1 ove never cues.
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      118 15 Today Football English Premier League: Everton v Newcastle (Live, mio TV HD Ch102 (StarHub Ch227, tomorrow, 3am). Italian Serie A: Fiorentina v Parma (Live, mio TV Ch111, tomorrow, 2.40am). Spanish Primera Liga: Granada v Bilbao (Live, mio TV Ch115 StarHub Ch209, tomorrow, 3.55am). Water polo 3rd Asian Youth Championships: Classification
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      70 17 Catch Lionel Messi live in Barcelona! Two lucky Straits Times readers will get to go to Barcelona to watch Lionel Messi play in a match against Real Madrid this October. They will also each get a GALAXY Note 3 smartphone and GALAXY Gear smartwatch. In addition, 8 other readers will
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      432 18 REUTERS THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON New Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini refused to panic after his side lost 2-3 at Aston Villa on Saturday and insisted that his lack of Premier League experience will not hamper their title hopes. “It is true the Premier
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      439 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON It was perhaps fitting that Arsene Wenger celebrated his 17th anniversary as Arsenal manager with his side top of the Premier League, thanks to goalscorers of a combined age of 40. The Frenchman never lost his faith in youth during his
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      385 15 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN Wilson Kipsang made the most of the notoriously flat and fast Berlin streets to smash the marathon world record by 15 seconds en route to taking the title yesterday. The Kenyan clocked 2 hours, 3 minutes and 23 seconds to better
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      519 15 But New Zealand can clinch Rugby C’ship even with narrow loss against South Africa ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS LA PLATA (Argentina) New Zealand put one hand on the Rugby Championship trophy by outclassing Argentina 33-15 with a key bonus point on Saturday. Still perfect
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      536 15 Badminton Indonesia Open In Yogyakarta, finals (Ina, unless stated) Men’s singles: Simon Santoso bt Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka 21-17 21-11. Women’s singles: Suo Di (Chn) bt Yao Xue (Chn) 21-12 22-20. Men’s doubles: Angga Pratama/Ryan Agung Saputra bt Ronald Alexander/Selvanus Geh 17-21 21-15 21-16. Women’s doubles: Luo Ying/Luo Yu (Chn)
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      204 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI India’s embattled cricket chief N. Srinivasan won a third term in office yesterday even though a Supreme Court order bars him from taking charge immediately owing to a corruption scandal, sources said. The 68-year-old cement tycoon, one of the most
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      455 16  -  S’porean karter, 15, wins last round his 4th victory in 6 races this year By MAY CHEN year maychen@sph.com.sg ALL season, local karter Daim Hishammudin has had to cope with the pressure of retaining his Asian junior crown. But while others might have
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      543 16  -  PEOPLE Sports Excellence Scholarships were awarded to 66 sportsmen and sportswomen last week, as part of efforts to encourage more to consider full-time training. The Straits Times’ May Chen talks to two local athletes who, despite competing in lower-profile sports and not being part of
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      349 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Stoke City 0 Norwich City 1 LONDON Norwich City hauled themselves away from the relegation zone and claimed only their second away win in 42 Premier League games with a 1-0 victory at Stoke City yesterday. Midfielder Jonathan Howson claimed the game’s only
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      430 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MADRID Gareth Bale’s long-awaited Real Madrid home debut ended in disappointment as Atletico Madrid beat Los Blancos 1-0 to register their first league victory over Real for 14 years. Bale started on the bench on Saturday and had to watch
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      183 17 REUTERS BARCELONA Lionel Messi made history for himself and Barcelona in the 2-0 win at Almeria on Saturday before coming off the field with a hamstring injury. The forward is now ruled out for two to three weeks, and will miss Barcelona’s trip to
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        84 17 SINGAPORE’S Under-17 teams were at the end of two narrow defeats yesterday at the Asian Youth Water Polo Championships. The girls’ team were beaten 14-15 by Sri Lanka, finishing last out of seven teams. The boys lost 16-17 to Indonesia and will fight for seventh
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        88 17 REUTERS FLORENCE Tour de France champion Chris Froome abandoned the elite road race at the cycling world championships with some 100km left as Britain were ruled out of contention early yesterday. Froome pulled out with six 16.6km laps remaining after team-mates Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish
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        77 17 REUTERS ANCIENT OLYMPIA (Greece) The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic torch was lit in ancient Olympia yesterday, heralding the start of what will be the longest torch relay for any Winter Games, including a trip to space, as Russia prepares to showcase its modern post-Soviet face.
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        94 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Former world No. 1 Venus Williams has said she would have no issues with playing five sets at Grand Slam tournaments after Wimbledon champion Andy Murray’s recent call for equal match lengths in men’s and women’s tennis. Murray had suggested that either the
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      148 18 SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS Home Event Tue, 01/10/13 Italian League Fiorentina Parma 2.45am LW* English Premier Everton Newcastle 3.00am LW* LW*: Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) L Draw No. 2888/2013 M. V/ J Draw on Monday, 30 September 2013 Group 1 Prize *3, 000,000. Sales close at 6pm Draw Venue:
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      34 18 FOUR-DIGIT DRAW Sep 29 2013 FIRST N 3790 SECONDN 5543 THIRDN 1076 STARTERS 0129 2747 3320 5055 5997 6347 7644 8538 8796 9588 CONSOLATIONS 0286 1555 2869 3078 5864 7100 8966 9079 9257 9495
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      68 1 MCI (P) 050/02/2013 Partners with: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 How young rabid fans are driving the online video-sharing craze. p8-11 ISLAND OUT OF NOWHERE Mysterious phenomenon appears after earthquake in Pakistan. p6 WINNER OF THE WORLD ASSOCIATION OF NEWSPAPERS AND NEWS PUBLISHERS’ 2013 World Young Reader Prize for Learning With
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        591 2  -  The INside Track BY SERENE LUO EDITOR DEPUTY EDITOR serl@sph.com.sg SinceYouTubewaslaunched in 2005, this vid-eo-sharing service has become a game-changer in our lives. For me, YouTube has overtaken the television for entertainment. Tired of waiting for single episodes of Empresses In The
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        190 2  -  By DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO Questions for class discussion Read the deputy editor’s analogy of the use of YouTube to journalism. Summarise the points she has made in her comparison. She has given two examples of YouTube video posts gone wrong. Think critically of what these teenagers have
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        563 4  -  Launched in 2010, the Heartland Ambassador Programme aims to groom teens into champions of gracious living. reports SHERYL QUEK They may be only in their teens, but some day, they, too, will be homeowners. And nurturing gracious homeowners of the future starts now. o
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        776 5  -  In-depth survey shows a growth in the number of caregivers as well as a need to ease their burden in the long term Compiled by EILEEN AUNG-THWIN The first in-depth study of caregivers in Singapore by a team of researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School has shed
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        230 5 Singapore’s leading sports medicine centre the Changi Sports Medicine Centre (CSMC) will undergo its biggest expansion yet. By 2016, Changi Sports Medicine Centre (CSMC) will double its floor area from the current 752 sq m within one storey at the Changi General Hospital (CGH) to
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        386 6  -  BY NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL Reuters Associated Press Agence France-Presse THE NEWS Rescuers are struggling to help thousands of people who are injured and homeless following a powerful earthquake in south-western Pakistan on Sept 24. The death toll rose to at least 328 the next day
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        106 6 AI Jazeera Egyptian security forces have conducted house-to-house raids in Nahya, a village outside the capital Cairo near the Giza Pyramids. Backed by armoured vehicles and accompanied by masked commandos, they were searching for suspects of the Aug 14 attack on policemen in the adjacent town of Kerdasa. Dozens
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        196 6 BBC Reuters Flags flew at half-mast as Kenya began three days of national mourning on Sept 25. It marked the end of a four-day siege by Islamist militants on the capital Nairobi’s Westgate shopping centre. President Uhuru Kenyatta said 72 people had died, including six security personnel, five militants
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        136 6 BBC Under a new law, California will be the first state requiring websites to allow teens under 18 years old to remove their own postings and to clearly inform minors how to do so. The law, which will take effect in 2015, covers only content, including photos, generated
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        613 7  -  Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi Eileen Aung-Thwin India’s ancient culture has influenced much of Asia’s religion, law, forms of governance, literature, architectural styles, performance arts, medicine, science, mathematics and language. Get to know India through her three “capitals” Chennai, known as the “Cultural Capital of South India”; Mumbai,
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        1350 8 / 9  -  ANG YIYING and NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL find out how regular teens can turn other teens into celebrities ANG YIYING, NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL ove over, Taylor Swift. Today’s stars are born on YouTube: video creators made popular by the multitude of fans who click on
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        822 10 / 11  -  ANG YIYING finds out what teens are learning from watching online videos uploaded onto YouTube ANG YIYING YouTube has become the default go-to resource for teens in Singapore, who intuitively turn to the video-sharing site for myriad purposes, from learning to play a musical instrument to picking up
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        402 12  -  Online video gaming sensation will tell his younger self not to worry too much. Advice to my 15-year-old self reports SERENE LUO More than 13.5 million people and counting are this Swedish guy’s “bros”, his term of endearment for the fans who follow him
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        698 13  -  In the third of a four-part series sponsored by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, AW CHENG WEI meets a project manager of a drilling rig AW CHENG WEI The prospect of being Keppel FELS’ first female project manager for a drilling rig did not
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        805 15  -  Ms Choo Ruofei, one of last year’s winners in the Read! Singapore Flash Fiction contest, shares an extract of her winning entry, Learning Curve. reports DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO She is a primary school teacher who enjoys her career in “moulding young minds and, hopefully, nurturing the
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        1628 16 / 17  -  Lesson activity by SONIA SNG I was born in Malaysia, but became a Singapore citizen in 2008. Immigration officials who processed my application were surprised by it, as I was stationed in Hong Kong at the time. “Why do you want citizenship?” they asked. Before
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        248 20  - Chemical agents are divided into several categories, depending on which part of the body they attack. CHANG AI-LIEN looks at some of them CHANG AI-LIEN NERVE AGENTS They attack the body's nervous system and are highly toxic and act fast. In fact, a tiny drop of nerve agent the amount
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      165 7 Win a dream trip! Create an artwork inspired by one of the destinations feat ure d i n t h i s 11-week series and you could win a trip to one of them. Submit your creation with the theme of Countries, Cultures and Festivals for the Achieve Thru Art
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      342 12 Wanted: a champion newshound team Make a name for yourself as the country’s first champ of The Straits Times’ National Youth Media Competition. This year, it is going beyond print. The all-new competition formerly known as The Straits Times’ National Schools Newspaper Competition will involve online and video platforms as
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      72 13 WIN A LIMITED-EDITION MARITIME LEGO SET Send us your most creative group photograph of your family or friends at the Singapore Maritime Gallery (above) with an interesting caption, and stand a chance to win a limit-ed-edition maritime-themed Lego set and an exclusive goodie bag. S e n d y ou
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      192 15 I c WRITE AND WIN The Flash Fiction contest is organised by the National Library Board as part of Read! Singapore 2013. This competition is in English only, consisting of the following three categories: L Category 1: Primary School students (12 years and below) L Category 2: Secondary School students
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      125 3 Follow Straits Times travel writer Lee Siew Hua as she retraces the journey of 17th century Japanese poet Matsuo Basho in his travelogue Narrow Road To The Deep North. She will tweet and blog the sights, sounds and food from Tokyo to Kyoto. From Sept 30 to Oct 4, follow
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      264 6 MUST VIEW! PRICED to sell! Ringwood Bunglw 6500 sqft. Tastefully renovated, Pool. Call *****000 now CONSERVATION HSE Joo Chiat 4 bdrms Pool 3776 sqft. Luxury. Stylish. Open 1-3pm. Lionel 9061 1592 MODERN SEMI-D OFF Dunbar 2550 sqft, 5+1 all ensuite, basement, pool, attic Brand New! Call *****000 MEYER RD BUNGLW.
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      327 6 Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/Clementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/ Clementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/ dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/ dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/dementi Pte Apts for
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      142 6 INTERLACE TOP SOON! 10% +10% Developer’s disc. 3+ study/ 4rm. 4 rms selling fast! Choice units avail! INTERLACE. JUST TOP! 2/ 3/ 4 bdrms. F/ facilities. Sea/park view. Free bus to MRT. Eileen Lau *****681 MARINA BAY SUITES 3 rms. Immed. Top of the World. Panoramic sea view. Near MRT.
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      166 6 THE WHARF RES 4 bdrms 4090 sqft. Already TOP. Urban Resort. 3/4 bdrms D’Leedon 1/2/3/4 bdrms. penthse unit avail 15% disc ALMOST NEW! 52 Stevens Orchard. 1 bdrm, 420 sf, Freehold, unblock, foreigner eligible. $1.09M only! Hurry! M. Fhami *****002 THE WHARF Tong Watt Rd 999 yr Brand new Penthse
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      149 6 NATHAN SUITES 3/4 bdrm One Balmoral 1/2/3/4bdrm The Montana 1/2/3 bdrms penthse avail. Already TOP NASSIM MANSION 3477SF vacant, low flr, $9.5M. Parkview Eclat 2893sf 3+1 jacuzzi. Quek *****225 SIXTH AVE RES. Penthse. 2605 sqft. 3+1 roof terr. F’hold! $1350psf. Fire Sale! Call NL Neo 9384-2121 REA 3%+7% DISC. ROBIN
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      146 6 Properties RARE! CONDO SURROUNDED by Bukit Timah Prestigious home unveiling soon! 1-4 bedrm w/high ceiling. 260 units. Alvin Chian *****112 SHELFORD REGENCY FH 2 rm 926 sf. Pool view. Cosy. Mid flr. Good cond. Near good sch Melvin *****003 $995K. 1227 SQFT, 3-bdrm, Kismis View, unblocked, bright breezy, future MRT.
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      208 6 NEW! FH 1RM terr 743 sf MRT doorstep! Tenanted $2550/mth. Selling below value! Jesslyn 9365 0879 FH BALESTIER PT/ Scenic Hgts. 1119/ 1239 sf. 4/3 rm. With/ without tenancy. Nice reno. Wills *****649 CEAN PK. SEA view. 2110sf. Best Blk! Quiet. F’hold. Well kept. Windy. Owner 8251-6037 O WATERSIDE/ PEBBLE
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      233 7 NEW SKYVUE! 3 mins walk Bishan MRT. 694 Units of 1/2/3 rms from $677K to $1.5m up. Excellent Buy! Showroom viewing Today BISHAN SKY VUE n e w launch.Next to MRT/Junction 8. 1bdrm fr$6xxk up, 2 bdrm fr$8xxk up,3 bdrm fr $1.5mup Cobroke welcome THOMSON THREE 200 units sold! 1-4
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      243 7 ***WATERWOODS. THE 1ST Luxury EC with Mais. units Pending Sales Approval. Julie Ng 9010 0062. WATERWOODS. CORAL EDGE LRT. eApps starts 27Sept. PendingSales Approval. Sp acious! Pauline 9825 2601 WATERWOODS. THE 1ST EC with Pte Lift-selected units Pending Sales Approval. Francis Wong 9635 4115 SKYVUE@BISHAN MRT 1/2/ 3rm/ penthouse. $677K
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      935 7 BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale CATS Classified BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES n SEMBAWANG WOODLANDS YISHU BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT I KAh CHOA CHU KANG BUKIT PAN JANG JURONG WEST
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      175 7 5’I’ CORNER #07, Blk 778 Woodlands Dr 60. 4bdrm Shpg/ McDonald/ Bus stop $0 Cash! Serious Seller!! A* 5’I’, RARE! 820 Yishun. 7 min Khatib MRT, Corner, Reno. Mid flr, Val $530K, Move In. View on Sat Sun BANK SALE CORNER 4’A’ Yishun Ring Rd Blk 353, Orig cond, amenities
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      423 7 THOMSON GDN EST 2-sty inter terr 3-rm. Unfurn. Near Marymount MRT/ Shun Fu Mkt. *****114/ *****250 OPEN-HOUSE 9431-7756 HO 2sty Semi-D. Begonia Drive 3000 sf. P/furn. 5+1+Pool. Quiet. Immed. Big Garden. VERDANA VILLAS S’goon Gdn. New! 4500sf. 5 bdrm 2 carparks pte pool lift. $11k. Wendy *****069 D9/10/11 HOUSES FOR
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      336 7 GPS CORPORATE TEAM Fidelio St SemiD/Inter Terr F/furn, renovated. Quiet. Figaro St Inter Terr 4+1 rm Meyer area bungalow, 6+1 Branksome bungalow, 5+1 All attractive. 6100 9959 BUNGLW MEYER Rd. Colonial 2-sty 5500/ 4300 sqft 5rm New interior reno $9k neg. Serina Yap 9661 3818 BRAND NEW Conserved Hse 4rm
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      343 8 THE BEACON 3+UTILITY 1485 sf. Facilities, 2 MRTs Fringe of CBD. P/furn. Immed. Susan 9008-1899 D05 PARK WEST, Clementi MRT, 3+1. 1894 sf. Reno. P/furn. 1 Oct avail. $4300 Call Rosa *****656 NEW LIST! R66 Apt. 1-bdrm studio. Near amenities, Mrt P/furn. Avail immed. $2.5k nett. Andrew 9047 1898 MARINA
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      457 8 LANDRIDGE 1894 SF. 3+2. Newly reno. Aircon. MRT. Cheng N.T. *****320 SKF Tate Residence 3200 sf. Very high flr. 4+1+ balcony, beautiful cond.........$17K neg Hillcrest Villa 3000 sf corner townhse. 4+1........ $10.8K Binjai Crest townhse 3150 sf. 4+2, Renovated...... $8.5K Regency Park 2300 sf. 3+1+ balcony. Reno, greenery $8K Trevose
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      297 8 URBAN SUITES BRAND New! 1615 sqft, 3+1+ yard, big balcony, faces city/ Emerald Hill. Edwin 9062 4565 UE SQ@ RIVER Valley 3+1, 1561 sf, high flr, good cond, P/Furn. Full facilities $5.xk immed. Owner *****122 URBAN SUITES! JUST Top! $6.5K. 2 rooms, high floor. $8.5K/ $9K. 3 rooms, high floor,
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      334 8 D10 ’DRAYCOTT’ 3+1/ 4+1/ mais/penthse, p/furn city view. Call *****477 D10 TOMLINSON APT 4bdrm 2300 sqft, for sale/ rent, Immed. PMC 6285-2688 8 NASSIM, PENTHSE 3128 sf 4+ensuite+ pool, $19K Serene *****206 *****113 PARC STEVENS 2500 sqft 4+1 Single level. neg. Teo 9736-4477 agts welcome ONE JERVOIS 2-RM. Balcony study.
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      363 8 ff&t D15-16 East Coast 1324 sqft 3+1 Cote D'Azur S5.6K 1399 sqft 2+1+ balcony Costa Rhu $4.8K 1647 sqft 3+1+ balcony Costa Rhu $6K 2164 sqft 4+1+ balcony Costa Rhu $8.8K 2239sqft 4+1+ balcony •Costa Rhu S8.8K 2745sqft 4+ study+1 Hp: 9679 2840 Jimmy Ng Premiere Realty Pte Ltd GPS
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      333 8 COSTA RHU 3+1 1647sf F/furn. Good layout. Beautiful Immed Near City/MRT F/facilities. Expat’s choice CHANGI GDN 3+1. Furn. Easy access, near Changi Village. 9666-9068 EC10 RIVERVALE CREST Sengkang. New list. Vacant. Exclusive. 4+1. Approx 1500 sqft. Alvin Lim 9848-5533 D.19 GOLDEN HGTS. 3 bdrm Mid flr. 1238 sf. Unblock. Windy.
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      397 8 BUGIS MASTER RM. $1250 incl Pub/ wifi/ Sunrise Gdn 2 common rms. $1200. No owner. Serene 8233 2535 FARRER PK MRT. Common apt rms Mergui Rd. Furn Aircon, WiFi, no owner, can cook. 9028 6372 Randy ROOMS SOMERSET MRT. Furn. Aircon. LCD TV. Free Wifi. Can cook. $800$1.4K. Immed. 9744-2121
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      325 8 CORNER EXEC MAIS #14 Geylang E. Beautiful decor. Huge master rm. Mins walk to MRT. 9068-3700 Sim 733 TAMPINES 4RM Immed 3bdrm. Furn. Move-in. High flr.Aircon. UWC. 9431-7756 See www.richardhosw.com 148 BEDOK RESERVOIR 4rm high flr, lift landing, bright new aircon, painting, reno. Oct. Gary Ong *****500 CCK DR. 687A,
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      454 8 Paya Ubi Industrial Park LEASE Terrace Factories (also for SALE) 200 to 7500 sf -free parking with toilet -own parking space (not inclusive in listed area) -$1.80psf onwards Tel: *****222 Office:53 Ubi Ave 1 #01-11 1 PEMIMPIN 1023SF $2600. Vertex 850 sqft. $2200. Ubi Techpk 1350 sf $3900 Focus One
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      483 8 FOOD FTY. VARIOUS location. 1000-6000sf. Fitted/ unfitted.Catering/ processing. *****794 Esther ERA TUAS LOT GRDFLR mezzanine frontage. 5834sf (B2) Immed. Call Owner Mr Tan 9830 3223. Agts welcome YISHUN IND PK A. 3500sf. fty with fitted office/ 7500 sf warehse space $1.70 psf. Call: Couryn *****686 BT BATOK HDB flatted fty.
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      324 9 FR $2XX PSF. B1 Ramp up. Access to individual unit 744 parking lots. 20/40 ft container access. Attractive disc! Nick 9187 3757 ONLY $4XXK. CRAZY Disc! Cheapest! Ramp up, only usable size, no void space. Special invitation: 27/28 Sep. Nick 9187 3757 ONLY $4XXK. CRAZY Disc! Cheapest! Ramp up, only
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      365 9 THE FRONTIER. B1. Grd Flr. Approx 3,200 sq ft. Faces canteen carpk entrance. 20-footer. Judy 9383 6361 SHUN LI IND Park unit for sale. 2336 sf. Selling with tenancy @$4000 till April 2015. Michael 9270-2263 YISHUN NORTHSPRING LOW flr. 1507/2573sqft. B2 Fty Ramp-up. TOP soon. neg. 9631 7794 Esther ERA
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      394 9 FREE 1 MONTH TRIAL! FLEXIBLELEASE SMALL OFFICE SPACE @10 Raeburn Park @27 West Coast Highway(Next to Circle Line MRT) 24/7 Air-Con Spacious Lounge Area Meeting Room Facilities In-House Cafès/Restaurants High-end Furnishings Agents Welcome Free Internet and Local Calls Ample Parking Lots UESQUARE/SHAWHOUSE /ROCHESTER/CHANGI Flexible lease terms Attractive Rates 6830 8338
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      287 9 SIM LIM TOWER. High flr. Fully reno office space. Immediately available. 1000 2500 sqft. Pls call Nica 6224-3377 9056-6883 3RD FLR attic conservation office Boat Quay! Good cond! Nice layout 1400 sqft, near Raffles MRT! $6K up. 9100-8520 2ND FLOOR CONSERVATION office Keong Saik, Varnished floor, good layout, 1,200 sqft,
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      452 9 1. GB BLDG. 1100 sf. Fitted 2. Tras St, 1900 sqft. Reno. 3. Amoy 650/ 1000/ 1800/ 2700sf. 9759-0029 Agt. TIONG BAHRU MRT, Central Plaza 6108 sf for takeover attractive price. Good image! Lee C.B 9633-6853 ORK SPACE FOR rent. Shared office. New reno. F/furn Near CBD. Immed *****132 W
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      446 9 CENTRAL AT CLARKE Quay 646/ 872/ 1216 sf. Immed. River view. SL 9844-8805 INT’L PLAZA #06 3853 sf. Bare Immed. wide frontage MRT. Call *****588 HFP TANGLIN SHPG CTR, 388 sf window unit. Avail immed. $2.5k. Clinton 9851-2159 PAGODA ST, 3RD flr attic, 1242sf, 3min to MRT! $9K no GST.
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      310 9 Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Far East Plaza Suitable for retail of fashion apparel, shoes, bags, beauty accessories 291 to 1,313 sq ft A strategic place for the hip, young and trendy Heavy pedestrian traffic Call *****411 www.fareast.com.sg BEAUTY SALON Stamford Ct for takeover. 2500 sf. Reno. 13 beds.
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      398 9 CIRCULAR RD. SHOPHSE, 2823 sf. approx, reno, 3 fitted rms, air-con, 2 toilets. Jackie *****468 GRD FLR. MANY trades. South Bridge main rd shop wide front, 1300 sf, $6.7k Immed. *****722 Chris PRIME FOOD STREET units at Queensway Shpg Centre Excellent frontage. High traffic. Owner 9670 5576 BOON LAY SHPG
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      299 9 ROYAL SQUARE NOVENA. Next to MRT. F&B, Shops, Premier Medical Suites Hotel. Prominent Frontage 33-storey. Lim *****122 RARE! LUCKY PLAZA 5units 139/ 474/ 500/ 818/ 884sf Good rent/frontage/crowd Far East Plaza 861 sf. Nice layout,tenanted $4.8M neg JUNCTION 9 @YISHUN retail shops/ restn/ food ct supermarket seeking indication of interest!
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      306 9 THOMSON SUPERMKT. FH 11,011 sqft. Anchor tenant, face rd. Walk to MRT /mkt /eateries. *****819 Colliers **ARAB STREET SHOP Hses 1. 2 sty, 3100 sf, rare, $12M 2. 2½ sty, 2700 sf, grease trap $10M Lionel *****592 FH 2-STY SHOPHSE Opel Cres. Aprox 1500/ 2200 sf. Potong Pasir MRT. $3.xM.
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      656 10 Historical Heritage New Boutique Hotel For Sale Location :Malaysia Penang Island "Georgetown" Building History :1929 (9 units of 2 1/2 storey pre-war colonial terraced) (1) Land Area :1,120 sq.m. 12,056 sq.ft. Tenure :Freehold (1st Grade) Built-up Area :2,523 sq.m. 27,165 sq.ft. Total Rooms :29(Handcrafted Antique Themed Rooms) (2)Vacant Land Area
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      819 10 30, 2013 ASIA-EURO Free Easy Travel Free Easy Travel Free Easy Travel Free Easy Travel ASIA-EURO HOLIDAYS 6338 5566 6538 5566 www.aeholidays.com Tour Packages Inclusive of Airfares. Email: sales@aeholidays.com 4D3N Bangkok F&E fr$178 3D2N Phuket F&E fr$188 3D2N Koh Samui F&E fr$318 3D2N Hua Hin F&E fr$293 4D3N Chiangmai F&E
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      1041 10 LOOKING FOR SPECIAL package, ticket or hotel. Centour *****492 TA459 AUSTRALIA/ EUROPE/ USA Tour. Call Airelated Travel 6532 5686 TA539 WORLDWIDE HOTEL RESERVATIONS. Call Giamso Tours *****200 TA354 FULL TIME ’O’/’A’/ SAT/ AEIS Call *****998 CPE :*****3907H 10/02/*****/02/2016 www.idy.edu.sg WEB-DESIGN, PHOTOSHOP, AUTOCAD, 3DSMAX, C++, Landscaping. *****877 JAPANESE@PYAESS. INTEN SIVE/KIDS/JLPT. Robinson
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      249 10 IN THE SUBORDINATE COURTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE MC Suit No. 8562 of 2013/R Between SOUTHERN WIND MOTOR CREDIT TRADING PTE LTD (RC No. *****2880N) .....Plaintiffs And 1. TAN JING FENG (NRIC No. S*****28J) 2. TAN MUI KHIM (NRIC No. S*****16F) .....Defendants NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT To: The Defendants 1.
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      810 11 BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF INTENTION TO DECLARE DIVIDEND BKCY NO IC/PP NO NAME 686/2009 S*****39F JINOU PARK 42/2009 S*****16E LEE WHUI MIN *****3/2001 S*****02I NG KWEE HUAY 792/2010 S*****03I THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF KHOO KOON SENG EDWIN, DECEASED 1611/1998 S*****53C VOON THIAN SEONG
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      2230 11 WATS NOTICES BUY IT*SELL IT• FIND IT Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices Registration number: *****0267Z TENDER NOTICE Tenderers are invited to bid for THE SUPPLY, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN E-LEARNING INTEGRATED SYSTEM (ELIS) FOR SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY. TENDER NO: SMU/SIS/OT/001/2013 ELIGIBILITY SYSTEM (ELIS) FOR SINGAPORE
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      604 11 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) THE BANKRUPTCY RULES IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE In Bankruptcy O.S. No. 1715 of 2013 In the Matter of the Bankruptcy Act (Cap. 20) And In the Matter of RAZLI BIN RAMLI (NRIC No. S*****64I) Between BMW FINANCIAL SERVICES SINGAPORE PTE
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      1142 11 BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO FILE CLAIMS BKCY NO IC/PP NO NAME 2700/2006 S*****36B ABU MANSOR BIN HUSIN 160/2006 S*****31H ANG THIAM TENG 1480/2008 S*****50F BALBEER SINGH 2143/2007 S*****38A CHAN HON KEONG 1774/2003 S*****21I CHAN SOOK FUN 1502/2006 S*****40J CHEE FONG MENG KATHY 3737/2004 S*****02I CHENG HEE
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      717 12 Classified Jobs Executive Appointments CATS Recruit Guide Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 email: cats@sph.com.sg 706 Professionals/ Executives 709 Engineers 710 Building/Construction 711 Finance 712 IT/Infocomm 715 Lecturing/Teaching 718 Tutors 721 Nursing/ Health Care 724 Art/ Creative 727 Marketing/ Communications 730 Sales 731 Retail Sales 733 Counter/ Receptionists 734 Call Centres/Telemarketing 736 Customer
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      218 12 Punggol Sengkang Childcare needs 1) Assistant Supervisors 2) Senior Teachers 3) Eng Chinese Teachers 4) Cleaners Retirees those attending courses welcome 7-1pm/9-7pm/3-9pm Call 9636 0485 6315 9139 FULL-TIME ASST TEACHER CPT/ Fundamental Parttime CIT Infant Teacher childcare ctr, Havelock. S’porean/SPR. 6533-2490 CHILDCARE CENTRES NEAR Hougang/ Eunos require Teachers. Min 3
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      243 12 WAT3 RECRUIT Executive Appointments 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 www.cats.com.sg/recruit www.lourve.com.sg Expanding Interior CoSales Mgmt Exec Good prospect, benefit Leads, training provided Sembawang/ Ubi/ Siglap/ Thomson/ West Coast S’porean/ SPR/ SPM Tel: 9786 9977 1. Sales Coordinator 2. Marketing Exec required in Jurong West Min 2 years experience Only Singaporean SPR
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      815 12 Retail Sales A Promising Career in Retail AWAITS YOU! SHOP MANAGER ASSISTANT SHOP MANAGERS SUPERVISORS Diploma GCE ‘A ‘O’ ‘N’ Level WPLN4 CSP Responsible for the daily operations of the store Minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar capacity in managing the business operations of a fashion bath body care
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      267 12 PAWNSHOP CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICER Basic PC knowledge Salary $1400 onwards S’poreans/ SPR only With/ without experience Able to liaise with English Mandarin speaking clients Call: 6355-3116 (Mon Fri) Retail Sales Mediate RETAIL ASSTS FULL/PART Timers. 5 days work week Holland Village. SPR/ S¡¯porean. No experience required. Call 9781-0777 FULL/ PART
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      268 12 PATIENT RELATION ASSISTANT Requirement: Good Customer Service and Communication skills Min ’O’ Level Pleasant Personality Singaporeans SPR are Welcome to apply, Kindly call Mona Dianne *****923/*****922 Between 8am-5pm CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICER (IN-DOOR) Familiar with MS Office Liaise with customers/ promotion of products Speak write Eng well Can work with Mandarin
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      267 12 An established Hotel near Clarke Quay requires 1) SALES RESERVATION EXECUTIVE 2) FRONT OFFICE EXECUTIVE 9368-9222 6368-8555 Join Our Team! Exciting Career Awaits! SERVICE CREW Inexperienced Applicants Are Welcome LINE COOK International Cuisine Attractive Salary $1400 $1800 Near Buona Vista MRT Only S’poreans SPR CALL/SMS 9624 9645 NOW! Bistro is
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      168 12 Be part of the innovative and exciting sandwich chain in CBD! 1. ASST. MANAGERS 2. SUPERVISORS 3. TEAM LEADERS 4. BARISTAS 5. SANDWICH MAKERS 6. SALAD MAKERS 5 days week (Off Sat and Sun) Training provided Part time available Email resume to: enquiry@thesandwichshop.com.sg Foodcourt @Woodlands Sembawang area require Full/ Part-Time
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      766 13 Hair/ Beauty Hair/ Beauty Hair/ Beauty Well-established beauty salon has immediate vacancy for: O RECEPTIONIST (S$1,600 and above) CONSULTANT (S$4,000 and above) Off on Sundays and attractive incentives Self motivated and result-orientated Good career prospects to managerial level Good command of spoken English Mandarin (Able to communicate with Mandarin speaking
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      332 13 DMIN/ ACCOUNTS PAYABLE (Local/ SPM) min ’O’ level, able to write and liaise fluently with English and Mandarin speaking clients. Resume to: hr_yeowhuini @engchinhang.com A CCOUNTS ASSTANT Customer Service West 1-2yrs experience. S’porean/SPR apply career@visionmanpower. com (02C5251) Vision. A **ATTN ALL HOMEMAKERS! Work at home as Recruiter $2K. Local/ SPR
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      704 13 Technical Technical Technical COPIER TECHNICIAN COPIER TECHNICAL MANAGER Familiar with Xerox/Canon multifunction copier technician To service copier at customer premises Class 2B/3 Driving license is a MUST Attractive Employee Benefits Office Location: Smins walk from Boon Keng MRT (NE Line) Office hours: M-F 9:00-6:00pm, Saturday 9:00-1:00pm call: 6294 7018 Email:
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      637 13 Classified Jobs o v 8 General Production/ flfl General Production/ Operators |||r Operators Japanese Food Factory require 1) CENTRAL KITCHEN HELPER 2) FOOD PACKER 3) RAMEN PRODUCTION OPERATOR Sam 5pm, 12 pm 8pm $1300- $1400 Sam -6pm, 9am 7pm $1450 6pm 6am (10 hrs) $1600 $1800 Off on Sunday No
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      110 13 Security Officers Sites: East Coast (Day), Empress Place (Night) Monthly gross $1700 $2000 Supervisors (Day) Sites: Pasir Panjang, Holland, Fort Canning Rise, Empress Place Monthly gross $2000-$2300 Weekly advance Attractive incentive Call 6305 3047 6305 3028 or walk-in interview at 315 Outram Road, #08-03, Tan Boon Liat Building, Singapore *****4
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      459 14 -IMMEDIATE VACANCIESDAY SHIFT OFFICERS ONE MAN SHOW Tuas (Factory)...........$1800 Newton (Condo)..........$1950 Orchard Rd (Hotel).....$1900 DAY SHIFT OFFICERS Tanglin Road (Condo).$1900 Balestier (Condo).......$1900 Newton (Condo).........$2000 Tiong Bahru (Condo...$2000 Bukit Timah (Condo)..$2000 City Hall (Mall)............$1800 Raffles Place (Office).$1900 Jurong East (Shopping Mall) Jurong East (Shopping Mall) NIGHT SHIFT OFFICER Raffles Place (Office)..$1750
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      347 14 $70K/$1.9K LIC GUARD for Condo opp Buangkok MRT, Sinaran near Novena MRT. Jurong West next to lakeside MRT. Bedok S. Ave 3. near Tananh Merah MRT. *****397 *****075 FULL-TIME/ RELIEF SECURITY Officers. River Valley, Orchard, Balestier, Sunset Way. Walk-in 158 Kallang Way Safekeep Bldg #***** (Bus 125-Aljunied MRT) 9389-9059 6745-0816
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