The Straits Times, 11 August 2011

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    17 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)108/11/2010 THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Londoners defend homes
      80 1 DEFIANT residents took to the streets yesterday to defend their homes and businesses, helping some 16,000 police keep a lid on violence in London, but rioting spread to other parts of England such as Manchester and the industrial Midlands. Meanwhile, Prime Minister David Cameron vowed Britain would
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      Lock icon Tony Tan on speaking up
      51 1 PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Tony Tan has entered the ongoing debate on the president’s right to speak out in public on policy issues, saying that candidates should run for the office that exists, not for the one that they wish to have. LPRIME PAGE A3, REVIEW PAGE
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      Lock icon MP Tin’s friend warned
      60 1 THE police have warned a friend of new MP Tin Pei Ling for posting on her Facebook page on Cooling-off Day. But an opposition volunteer who did the same was let off because the post on candidate Nicole Seah’s Facebook page appeared just a minute into
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      Lock icon $442,680 duty discount
      66 1 AN INVESTOR who paid about $226 million for a whole tower block at Keppel Bay has been given a $442,680 discount on her stamp duty following a landmark High Court judgment. Madam Lily Lai, in her 50s, had appealed against her $6,788,775 bill, arguing that her purchase
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    Lock icon Markets rocked by fresh turmoil
    763 1  -  Europe and US back in the red after brief respite BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg A PLEDGE by the United States to take steps to stave off a recession failed to stem the blood red tide that continued to wash across global markets yesterday. An overnight
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    Lock icon ONE DEAD IN CBD FIRE:
    66 1 A firefighter spraying water at a lawyer’s office in the Afro Asia Building at Robinson Road yesterday morning. A woman died in the blaze. Police would not reveal her identity, but it is believed she was the wife of lawyer Rengarajoo Balasamy, who had a
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    Lock icon Q2 growth of 0.9% better than expected
    632 1  -  BY MAGDALEN NG OFFICIAL figures on Singapore’s economic performance in the second quarter contained some good news amid the current turbulence in global markets. The economy grew a modest 0.9 per cent from April to June, nearly twice as fast as an earlier
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      127 1 WRITERS FEST Freakonomics author among big names LIFE! PAGE C5 APPLYING TO NEW U He built a Lego aircraft carrier and got in Fertility test goes scarless IN MIND YOUR BODY SPECIAL REPORT, PAGE A13 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 CALL 6388-3838 TO
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        Lock icon The operating theatre and the courtroom
        57 2 WE SAY Claims against doctors are rising in Singapore. While aggrieved patients have every right to seek redress, a widespread mentality of suing doctors will lead to higher insurance premiums for them that will be relayed back to patients as higher medical costs. That
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        Lock icon Divided we fall
        39 2 COLUMNS The world is locked in a negative sum game when each party can’t reach agreement with others on what needs to be done, to the detriment of all, says David Dapice. L REVIEW PAGE A32
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        Lock icon Rock on, Singapore!
        39 2 The would-be showdown between Singapop! and Baybeats, which have a clash of timing, is not a battle for eyeballs and ears, given that they cater to different demographics, says Tan Shzr Ee. L LIFE! PAGE C4
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        Lock icon One people, one colour
        42 2 OUR READERS SAY The National Day Parade is a celebration of Singaporeans’ unity. MPs should lead by example by attending the parade dressed in national colours instead of party colours, Straits Times readers say. L FORUM PAGE A33
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        18 2 www.straitstimes.com L Ng Tze Yong blogs on how the meaning of patriotism has changed for him.
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      Lock icon Bumps ahead for economy
      1061 2  -  Despite relatively good showing, challenges must not be understated BY AARON LOW ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT aaronl@sph.com.sg AT FIRST glance, the modest downgrade of Singapore’s economic growth forecast this year by just 1 percentage point looks benign compared with the recent turmoil in global markets. The data released
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      Lock icon Istana N-Day reception
      90 3 President S R Nathan, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and their wives at the cake-cutting ceremony during the National Day Reception yesterday. The 80kg cake was cut at the annual reception hosted by the President and Mrs Nathan at the Istana.
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      Lock icon Tony Tan: President can have influence
      924 3  -  Hopefuls should ‘run for office that exists, not the one they wish to have’ BY TESSA WONG ANDREA ONG twong@sph.com.sg andreao@sph.com.sg PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Tony Tan has weighed in on the debate on the elected president’s right to speak out publicly on matters of government
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      Lock icon MP Tin’s friend warned over Cooling-off Day post
      653 4  -  BY ANDREA ONG A FRIEND of Marine Parade GRC MP Tin Pei Ling has received a stern warning from the police for flouting general election guidelines on Cooling-off Day in May, by posting a comment on Ms Tin’s Facebook page. On the
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      Lock icon Fire in the CBD kills woman from law firm
      985 4  -  Cause is unknown; Afro Asia Building tenants told they cannot re-enter until Monday BY JALELAH ABU BAKER jalmsab@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Hoe Pei Shan A WOMAN died after a fire broke out in a lawyer’s office in a building at Robinson
      PHOTOS: SETYADI ONGKOWIDJAJA, JOSEPH NAIR FOR THE STRAITS TIMES  -  985 words
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      Lock icon SCDF vehicle stalls, but operations unaffected
      206 4 A SINGAPORE Civil Defence Force (SCDF) support vehicle sent to help fight the fire at the Afro Asia Building yesterday experienced a glitch. Its mechanical arm, used to lift firemen so they can reach fires at high places, stalled. But the SCDF said this
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      Lock icon Yingluck, Cabinet take oath of office
      665 10  -  King calls on new govt to make Thailand a peaceful place to live in BY NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Nirmal BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her Cabinet took their oaths of office before King Bhumibol Adulyadej yesterday, the final ceremony before
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      Lock icon Sun’s biggest flare in nearly five years
      128 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS The Sun unleashed a powerful solar flare early on Tuesday, the largest in nearly five years. Scientists say the eruption took place on the side of the Sun that was not facing Earth, so there will be little impact to satellites
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      Lock icon Tiger Airways Australia back in the air tomorrow
      849 10  -  BY JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES Additional reporting by Royston Sim SYDNEY: Tiger Airways Australia will resume flights in Australia tomorrow, after the aviation authorities lifted a six-week ban on the airline over safety concerns. But the airline has been forced
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      Lock icon N-Day Rally expected to focus on economy
      840 11  -  MPs believe PM’s speech will touch on S’pore strengths BY TEO WAN GEK wangekt@sph.com.sg THE impact on the economy from the uncertain global outlook and weakness in America and Europe will be a key feature of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day
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      Lock icon 2 passengers jailed for assaulting cabbies
      425 11  -  ELENA CHONG TWO men were jailed yesterday for attacking taxi drivers in separate cases. Lim Boon Inn, 39, was sentenced to six weeks’ jail for punching a cabby on the nose on Sept 16, 2009. Kelvin Ong Tong Lee, 28, was jailed four weeks
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      141 5 Supporting SMEs, championing big dreams. Best SME Bank 2010-2011 by Alpha Southeast Asia Magazine Best ASEAN SME Bank 2011 by Asian Banking and Finance Magazine As the longest established local bank, we have always been there for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Through our commitment to support the growth ambition of
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      Lock icon French, Italian banks dive, sinking the rest of Europe
      607 6 / 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Share prices of French and Italian banks sank yesterday, taking Europe’s stock markets down with them, as worries about the euro zone’s debt problems again came to the fore. Shares in French banking giant Societe
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      Lock icon MAS says US Treasuries still safe asset
      595 6 / 7  -  S&P downgrade not unexpected; few alternatives around BY ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg A MONETARY Authority of Singapore (MAS) official has said that United States Treasury securities are still arguably one of the safest investments around, despite a downgrade by rating agency Standard Poor’s (S&P).
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      Lock icon Asian officials fear ‘hot money’ risks
      382 6 / 7 BLOOMBERG TAIPEI: Asian officials battling inflation pressures see “hot money” risks reviving as the United States Federal Reserve said it will keep interest rates at record lows through mid-2013 and pledged additional measures if needed. Countries from China to India are grappling with inflation
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      Lock icon Bank of England cuts growth forecast
      539 6 / 7 REUTERS BLOOMBERG THE Bank of England (BoE) yesterday cut its growth forecast and left the door open for a second bout of quantitative easing. It also signalled interest rates will stay at record lows for a long while to come. BoE governor Mervyn King
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      Lock icon Wall Street tumbles as euro zone fears return
      526 6 / 7 REUTERS NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks plummeted last night, erasing much of the previous day’s gains, as selling in euro zone banking stocks signalled lingering sovereign debt tensions in Europe and amid concerns the global economic recovery was faltering.
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      Lock icon Likely US recession the big worry
      1058 6 / 7  -  Possible technical recession in Singapore will be just a mere bump NEWS ANALYSIS BY ANDY MUKHERJEE SENIOR WRITER andym@sph.com.sg A TECHNICAL recession, defined as two quarters of sequential economic shrinkage, is not a big deal at least not in Singapore, where the economy is
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      Lock icon Swap offer rate falls below zero
      671 8 / 9  -  Increased cash flows into S’pore among reasons for historic plunge BY MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg BORROWERS cheered yesterday as the swap offer rate (SOR), a benchmark interest rate that mortgage rates are commonly pegged to, fell below zero for the first time. In a historic
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      Lock icon S&P baulks at SEC proposal to disclose rating errors
      533 8 / 9 REUTERS WASHINGTON: Standard Poor’s (S&P), whose unprecedented downgrade of US debt triggered a worldwide stock sell-off, is pushing back against a government proposal that would require credit raters to disclose “significant errors” in how they calculate their ratings. S&P, which was
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      1100 8 / 9 Finest Festival m Now till 7 Sep 2011 A o a'.s < \5. MOSAIC of the WORLD’S FLAVOURS COME CELEBRATE the finer side of life. Go ahead. Spoil yourself over our international spread. Scoured from all over the world, our wide selection is packed with great nutrition and taste. Savour
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      104 11 Thank you for letting us be part of Singapore for the past 80 years. Now, we would like to help develop a new generation in return. tr W' '4 w mu A This year marks our 80th anniversary, a milestone which you've helped us achieve with your continuous support over
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      Lock icon Londoners come out to defend communities
      920 12  -  Capital remains largely peaceful, but rioting has spread to other cities Additional reporting by Hoe Pei Shan and Joanna Seow AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG LONDON: Hundreds of defiant Londoners took to the streets yesterday to defend their communities against the looting and arson that have
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      Lock icon Riots reflect alienation and resentment of youth
      589 12 NEW YORK TIMES LONDON: “I came here to get my penny’s worth,” said a man who gave his name as Louis James, 19, showing off what he described as a US$195 (S$236) designer sweater he took while looting in Camden Town, a gentrified
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      Lock icon SUTD: Full steam ahead for new uni
      695 13  -  School’s faculty members visit MIT to absorb its ‘DNA’ BY GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg NINE months before it opens its doors, Singapore’s newest public university has had no shortage of applications, and has admitted about 7 per cent of those who have applied. To
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      Lock icon Helping to build her dream school
      362 13  -  GRACE CHUA EVERY day, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) student Sharon Ho troops off to the new university’s interim campus at Dover. But she is not there to attend classes school does not start until April. Instead, Miss Ho, 20, is a
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      Lock icon No classes, but already entering competition
      382 13  -  GRACE CHUA EVEN before classes start, SUTD students have been given the chance to take part in competitions and workshops all over the world. These give them a taste of future student life, which will also feature hands-on workshops and competitions. For 12 days
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      Lock icon His varsity application is made of Lego bricks
      383 13  -  GRACE CHUA MR TEH Jun Hao’s Lego construction skills got him into the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). But not without years of practice. The lanky, bespectacled 18-year-old built a 1.5m-long submersible aircraft carrier with battery-operated moving parts, no less
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      Lock icon PM Yingluck errs on the side of caution
      829 15  -  Cabinet line-up shows she wants to avoid provoking opposition NEWS ANALYSIS BY NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Nirmal BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s government, which takes office today, will be walking a thin line between competing interests in a politically polarised
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      99 15 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Brothers in arms and in death L Berlin keen to preserve once-hated wall MOST COMMENTED ON L Fleeing famine, Somalis queue patiently for a cooked meal Says tiramiso: “The famine ravaging the Horn of Africa is a
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      Lock icon Key portfolios
      194 15 REUTERS THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Foreign Minister Surapong Towichakchaikul: A close associate of Thaksin’s, Mr Surapong, 58, is a surprising choice as he has little known expertise in diplomacy. An IT engineer by profession, he may help smooth strained relations with Cambodia as Thaksin is on good terms
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        Lock icon PR revives local government elections
        833 16  -  Village polls in Selangor touted as first since the 1960s BY TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT chengwee@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: It may look just like any other election campaign, with the requisite banners, flyers and walkabouts. But as Kampung Baru Pandamaran’s residents head to the polls
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        Lock icon PAS youth chief breaks ranks to support church raid
        630 16  -  BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: Organisers of a church gathering that was raided in suburban Kuala Lumpur say it was a thanksgiving dinner for donors and beneficiaries of a non-profit organisation for the needy. But the Selangor Islamic
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        Lock icon Woman escapes car crash by seconds
        270 16 BERNAMA KUALA TERENGGANU: A Malaysian woman escaped death by a whisker when she stepped out of her bedroom to get a glass of water seconds before a car crashed into her house. The incident occurred at around 10.30pm on Monday. Ms Jamillah Abdul Rahman,
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        Lock icon US ‘saw Anwar prosecution as political, not moral’
        391 16 KUALA LUMPUR: A Cabinet member and senior prime ministerial aides would have been investigated for homosexual behaviour if the government were on a morals campaign, according to a leaked United States diplomatic cable. Suggesting that the ongoing sodomy trial of opposition leader
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        Lock icon Gnashing in Manila over dog meat trade
        659 20  -  Jail term for four men caught with carcasses of 30 dogs in a van BY ALASTAIR MCINDOE PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT amcindoe@yahoo.com MANILA: Animal welfare campaigners in the Philippines have won a rare victory in the fight against a cruel trade in dog meat, which
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        Lock icon Pakistan set to hand over Bali bombing suspect
        244 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: A top anti-terrorism official says Pakistan will extradite a key suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings to Indonesia by the end of the month. Indonesian national Umar Patek, 41, had a US$1 million (S$1.2 million) bounty on
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        Lock icon Indonesian fugitive to be deported from Colombia
        525 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JAKARTA: A fugitive graft suspect who had spent nearly a month in Singapore eluding the Indonesian authorities is due to be extradited after his capture in Colombia on Monday. The Indonesian Foreign Ministry announced yesterday that it
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        Lock icon ‘Offensive’ art show in Philippines shut down
        418 20 NEW YORK TIMES MANILA: Officials have shut down a controversial art exhibition after a storm of public protest that included criticism from President Benigno Aquino, who called the artwork offensive to the country’s Christian majority. One of the artists whose work was on
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        Lock icon Indonesian ‘was paid to kick cow for footage’
        342 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: An Indonesian abattoir worker was paid to kick a cow in the head to provide footage of animal cruelty that helped to stop the live animal trade with Australia in June, a politician said yesterday. Animal rights activists rejected
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        Lock icon Karzai declares turban bombs un-Islamic
        236 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai is calling on clerics to speak out against a recent wave of turban bombs, saying they violate Islamic values. The call, announced by his spokesman yesterday, follows two high-profile suicide bombings last month in which attackers hid explosives
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        Lock icon US strike kills 21 Afghan militants
        526 21 Drone missiles destroy Pakistan base: Officials AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MIRANSHAH (Pakistan): A United States drone strike in Pakistan yesterday killed up to 21 Afghan fighters from the Al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani network, considered the top US foe in eastern Afghanistan, the authorities said. Pakistani officials said
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        Lock icon China aircraft carrier begins sea trials
        763 22 Vessel marks first step in effort to create carrier presence in Pacific NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: China’s first aircraft carrier began sea trials yesterday, the state-run Xinhua news service reported, a highly symbolic step in what is certain to
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        Lock icon N. Korea fires shells near Yellow Sea border: Seoul
        313 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SEOUL: North Korea fired shells near the flashpoint Yellow Sea border with South Korea yesterday as reports emerged that Pyongyang has sent secret agents to the South to try to assassinate its defence minister. The North’s firing prompted
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        Lock icon Claiming disputed isles in style
        53 22 South Korean models in traditional outfits posing during a fashion show on Ulleung island, South Korea, yesterday. The fashion show was aimed at promoting the country’s sovereignty on the nearby disputed islets of Dokdo, which are claimed by both Seoul and Tokyo. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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        Lock icon China’s new railway projects put on hold
        287 22 XINHUA AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI: China will suspend approvals on new railway projects and conduct safety checks on all highspeed railways that are in operation or under construction, the Chinese Cabinet said yesterday, following a deadly train crash last month. The government also ordered
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        Lock icon DPJ set for leadership vote
        229 22 BLOOMBERG TOKYO: The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) may hold a leadership vote by the end of the month after opposition parties agreed to back legislation to finance this year’s budget, a condition set by Prime Minister Naoto Kan for resigning. Parliament is likely to
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        Lock icon Status symbol for China’s rich: Mistresses
        875 23 Public outrage grows over cheating spouses, who include top officials NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING: Mr Jian, a 42-year-old property developer in the booming southern metropolis of Shenzhen, had acquired just about everything men of his socioeconomic class covet: a Mercedes-Benz, a sprawling antique jade
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        Lock icon First fake branded bags, now fake vintage wines
        445 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Long known for fake designer handbags and watches, China is now battling a flood of counterfeit vintage wine amid growing zest for bottles from famed wineries as a sign of social standing. With average consumption of just one litre
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        Lock icon Assad defies calls to end crackdown
        748 26 Syrian tanks roll into border towns near Turkey in new offensive ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DAMASCUS: President Bashar al-Assad defied international calls for restraint and pressed on with his deadly crackdown on dissidents yesterday as tanks stormed Syrian towns near the border with Turkey.
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        Lock icon Boy mauled by pit bull has face reattached
        196 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MONTERREY (Mexico): Surgeons have reattached a large part of a seven-year-old’s face, after it was torn off by a pit bull, Mexico’s state-run Social Security Institute said. “This is the first facial re-implant that has been successfully carried out in
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        Lock icon Aussie mob matriarch jailed for 26 years
        454 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MELBOURNE: Notorious Australian gangland matriarch Judy Moran was yesterday jailed for 26 years for orchestrating the execution-style murder of her brother-in-law as he drank coffee at a busy suburban cafe. The 66-year-old was locked up for the slaying of Des “Tuppence”
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        Lock icon Social networks giving rise to flash mob crime
        574 28 Facebook, Twitter used to organise assemblies to rob and fight in US ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: The July 4 fireworks display in the Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights was anything but a family affair. As many as 1,000 teenagers, mobilised through social
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        Lock icon Apple wins court order against Samsung’s tablet
        267 28 NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO: Apple scored a big victory in its patent infringement battle against Samsung Electronics after a German court temporarily barred the South Korean firm from selling its flagship Galaxy tablet in the European Union except the Netherlands. The
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        Lock icon Facebook crackdown on inmates
        171 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES: Facebook has agreed to disable the profiles of prison inmates in California whose accounts have been updated while they are behind bars. “Access to social media allows inmates to circumvent our monitoring process and continue to engage in criminal activity,” California Department
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        Lock icon Parents can harvest dead daughter’s eggs
        568 29 Judge allows the eggs to be extracted and frozen but not fertilised ISRAELI FAMILY WINS COURT RULING KFAR SAVA (Israel): An Israeli court is believed to have made international legal history by allowing a family to extract eggs from the ovaries of their dead
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        390 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CANBERRA: Australia’s finance minister announced yesterday that she is expecting a child with her female partner, but although Prime Minister Julia Gillard offered her warmest congratulations, she refused to budge in her opposition to gay marriage. Ms Penny Wong’s partner and
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        95 30 REUTERS LONDON: Britain’s Royal Navy has appointed the first female commander of a warship in its history. Commander Sarah West, 39, will take up her post on the HMS Portland in April, officials said on Tuesday. Her previous naval experience includes serving in the Gulf on
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        87 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s biggest teachers’ union yesterday called on city officials to block a proposal to conduct mandatory lessons on Chinese patriotism. Earlier this year, the city’s top education officials proposed making the controversial classes compulsory for schoolchildren, sparking fears of political brainwashing.
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        133 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HO CHI MINH CITY: A court in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday jailed a French-Vietnamese lecturer and blogger for three years for attempted subversion, the latest conviction of a peaceful democracy advocate in Vietnam. The court found Pham Minh Hoang, 56, guilty of undermining national
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        123 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: A judge says a British man can be extradited to South Africa, where he is accused of hiring a hitman to kill his wife on their honeymoon. Judge Howard Riddle said on Tuesday that Shrien Dewani should face justice in South Africa. But
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        112 30 REUTERS LONDON: British police said yesterday that they have arrested a 61-year-old man as part of their investigation into the phone-hacking scandal at the now-defunct News of the World. The arrested man was named by Sky News as Mr Greg Miskiw, who ran the News of the
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      305 30 SLICEOFLIFE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: If your girlfriend’s favourite colour is orange and you want to propose, maybe dressing yourself and 48 friends as giant carrots is the best way to get her to say “yes”. That is what one lovestruck man, Mr Pang Kun, did recently
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      366 29 Do you have the insight necessary to lead? 'The possibility remains that the recent economic weakness may prove more persistent than expected." Ben Bernanke Chairman of the US Federal Reserve July 2011 "Large fluctuations and uncertainty in the US treasury bond market will affect the stability of international monetary and
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      399 31 THE revelation that more patients are lodging financial claims against doctors in Singapore is obviously bad news for both sides. Patients are unlikely to seek compensation or redress unless they believe that they have been victims of clinical negligence. For doctors at large, such
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      1248 31  -  BY THIO LI-ANN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE transformation of the presidency in 1991 from a ceremonial head of state to an elected office with additional functions was revolutionary, departing from the inherited Westminster parliamentary system. Modified in the light of practice through 11 constitutional
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      505 31 IT CAME as no surprise on Tuesday when the United States Federal Reserve said the economy was in a more precarious state than it had previously believed. It was refreshing that the Fed stopped blaming “transitory” factors like supply-chain disruptions from Japan
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        1358 32  -  The world is locked in a negative sum game where each party blocks the other, to the detriment of all DEBT CRISIS IN AMERICA AND EUROPE America and Europe are in trouble. Markets this week went into turbulence. Is this the start of a global
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        319 32  -  Mr Ivan Ossa Mr Ivan Ossa, head of investment research at ipac financial planning Singapore AUSTERITY is in order not just for US consumers but also for the US government as it seeks to cut spending and rein in its growing fiscal deficit. This is positive news
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        256 32 http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com Prominent American commentator Fareed Zakaria mentioned Singapore in an online interview on advice he would give President Barack Obama on how to grow the US economy: I endorse two basic approaches, one coming from each party. It is historically unusual but we (Americans) now
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        586 32  -  BY JEFFREY MANNS The writer is an associate professor of law at George Washington University. THE NEW YORK TIMES SYNDICATE THE credit rating agencies are taking advantage of the country’s financial problems to increase their own political power. They want to ensure that regulators do
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        194 33  -  MPs AT PARADE Ronald Seow TUESDAY’S National Day Parade marked another evening of joyous celebration of Singapore’s birthday. Next year, I hope to see a tweak in the dress code of our Members of Parliament (MPs). MPs from the People’s Action Party and the
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        114 33 "I couldn't help but wonder why no MP turned up in red." MR ERIC ONG: “I couldn't help but wonder why no MP turned up in red. Instead, they wore white or light blue tops. Surely they should be together as one with fellow citizens
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        62 33 "Patriotism first and politics second." MR TAN BUCK LIM: “Yesterday’s photograph (above) showed People's Action Party and Workers' Party MPs dressed in their political party colours. The National Day Parade is a time where patriotism comes first and politics second. The Singapore spirit should prevail. Hence,
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        84 33 "The message was clear: Celebration and not competition." MS CHERYL NG: “I was impressed by an advertisement by StarHub congratulating Singapore on its 46th birthday. StarHub changed the colour of its logo from green to red and the message was clear: National Day was about celebration and not
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        204 33  -  Lee Seng Lai Director Land Operations (Private) Division Singapore Land Authority SINGAPORE must remove the railway tracks and ancillary structures along the former KTM railway line, and return them to Malaysia by the year end (“Be careful when dismantling rail tracks”
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        389 33  -  FIGHT AGAINST DENGUE Derek Ho Director Environmental Health Department National Environment Agency WE THANK Mr Andy Tan for his letter “Disturbed by new protocol on home checks for mosquitoes” (Tuesday) and agree with him on the need for a good and close working
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        65 33 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR IVAN LAU: Drag wrong, guys... 2 MR VINCENT MINJOOT: S’pore’s come a long way 3 MR BENNIE CHEOK: Superb N-Day celebration 4 MR LEE SECK KAY: His checklist for a president 5 MR SIN KUAN CHEUNG: Let PRs have vote on lift
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      828 1  -  Judge says block buy should be treated as 83 separate ones BY K.C VIJAYAN ELIZABETH SOH vijayan@sph.com.sg esoh@sph.com.sg AN INVESTOR who paid about $226 million for a whole tower block at Keppel Bay has been given a $442,680 discount on her stamp duty
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      94 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L A stranger to his own land till 20 L Doctor suspended for burning patient’s nose L Fired worker cut OpenNet cables MOST COMMENTED ON L Some swear by the F-word, some don’t Says Les_Bleus: “Our young have
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      574 2  -  Removing COVs could lead to under-counter payment, minister says BY JESSICA CHEAM HOUSING CORRESPONDENT jcheam@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/cheamjessica NATIONAL Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan has made clear his position on cash premiums that Housing Board (HDB) flat buyers pay to sellers: He cannot abolish them.
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      614 2  -  BY HUANG LIJIE MEMBER of Parliament Penny Low apologised yesterday after she was caught on camera fiddling with her mobile phone while the National Anthem was being sung. The Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC MP explained that she had merely “wanted to capture that moment
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      454 2  -  BY DARYL CHIN FOR a grand total of 30 hours, through rain and shine, Ms Chang Jia Wen donned her tuxedo and a giant top hat to prepare for the nation’s 46th National Day. It culminated in a two-hour performance on Tuesday
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      605 3  -  57% in first batch fail test aimed at raising industry standards BY MAVIS TOH mavistoh@sph.com.sg DESPITE the bad publicity and tightening of rules in the industry, many here are still eager to become licensed moneylenders. Thirty-seven hopefuls, all of whom were new applicants,
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      260 3 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) yesterday announced that it is ordering eight more Boeing 777-300ER jets in a deal worth $2.7 billion at list prices. The new planes are scheduled to be delivered in the 2013-2014 financial year, but the exact details of their arrival are
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      324 3 THE licensed moneylending business is so brisk and lucrative that even loan sharks want a piece of the action. These illegal moneylenders give out thousands of flyers bearing names of licensed operators, passing themselves off as giving out hassle-free loans on the
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      768 5  -  Two activist websites gather 800,000 signatures globally in petition to free 25 mammals RESORTS WORLD MARINE LIFE PARK BY SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR WRITER sandra@sph.com.sg MORE animal lovers both here and abroad have come out to oppose Resorts World Sentosa’s (RWS) plans to exhibit wild-caught
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      168 5 WOMEN who fear that they may be infertile can now have their fallopian tubes checked without having to suffer cuts on their abdomen, using a relatively new procedure here. The procedure, called transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy, is done by inserting instruments with cameras through the
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        1414 6  - ‘You are going home now’ Repatriation agents’ handling of foreign workers under spotlight BY LIN WENJIAN wenjian@sph.com.sg LANDSCAPE worker Md Salim Hossain arrived in Singapore last August after paying his agent in Bangladesh $9,000, with high hopes of earning enough to support his family of 10. All seemed well for
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        607 6  -  LIN WENJIAN IN A sparse, second-floor office surrounded by rows of car workshops in Paya Ubi Industrial Park, two foreign workers one Bangladeshi, the other Indian were having dinner. They may have come from different countries, but the two men, Mr Abdul Rajak,
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      376 7  -  Tempers flared as lorry driver cut into motorcyclist’s lane ELENA CHONG A LORRY driver and a motorcyclist were each fined $2,000 yesterday after coming to blows in an argument over who had right of way. Driver Goh Choon Hong, 53, was leaving
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      269 7  -  SALMA KHALIK A 62-YEAR-OLD general practitioner (GP) has been suspended for four months and fined $4,000 for lax prescription of sleeping pills. The Singapore Medical Council (SMC) found that Dr Tan Boon Huat of B H Tan Medical Clinic in Bukit Timah Road
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      96 7 A MAID was charged in a district court yesterday with attacking her employer with a kitchen knife. Indonesian Nurul Hidayah, 28, is said to have left Madam Kartinah Abu Bakar, 44, suffering injuries to her abdomen. The alleged attack took place at a flat in
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        71 7 FOREIGN Minister K. Shanmugam makes his introductory two-day visit to the Philippines today. Mr Shanmugam, who is also Law Minister, will call on Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario. He will also hold meetings with Philippine Cabinet ministers and other prominent personalities, the Ministry of Foreign
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        106 7 FOOD lovers eager to whip up tasty meals at home can turn to a new food magazine, Savour, for tips. Published by SPH Magazines for Cold Storage Supermarket, the bi-monthly magazine is packed with easy, time-saving recipes, information on ingredients and tips on kitchen skills that
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      2448 8 THE COMMENDATION MEDAL [PINGAT KEPUJIAN] Attorney-General’s Chambers: Miss Loh Soh Leng, Shirlynn, Assistant Director, Criminal Justice Division, Attor-ney-General’s Chambers; Chong Kah Wei, Deputy Senior State Counsel, Legislation Law Reform Division, Attor-ney-General’s Chambers Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports: Gerard Vinluan, Senior Assistant Director, Communications
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      839 9  -  Spurs’ Bale believes top tier of English Premier League includes Tottenham BY FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg SAYING there are no easy games in football may be stating the obvious but do not tell Gareth Bale that. Having played 24 English Premier League matches over two
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      167 9 LONDON: Chelsea are prepared to use Yossi Benayoun as bait in their attempt to prise Luka Modric from Tottenham. Spurs manager Harry Redknapp showed interest in creative midfielder Benayoun when he left Liverpool last year. The Israel captain moved to Stamford Bridge instead for
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      128 9 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES L For better, or for worse? L Shadow of van der Sar looms large, as goalie de Gea puts in an erratic display L Fergie’s genius is in turning youth into relentless warriors MOST COMMENTED ON L
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      653 9  -  HORSE RACING I Written by < Craig Brenna CHAMPION sprinter Rocket Man had his first serious test yesterday morning as he prepares to take on the world. With a trip to Melbourne having been ruled out, connections of Rocket Man now have
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      291 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Carlos Tevez may need to start enjoying life in Manchester because he does not have a way out anytime soon. Inter Milan chief executive officer Ernesto Paolillo insisted yesterday that they are not interested in the Manchester City striker, that Samuel Eto’o
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      633 10 Premier League to take more time to assess if matches can go ahead LONDON: The Premier League will wait until tomorrow before deciding whether the new season can start as scheduled this weekend following the riots that have taken place throughout England. But promoted Queens Park Rangers’ owner
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      569 10 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Cesc Fabregas is poised to leave Arsenal for Barcelona in a deal that could be worth ¤40 million (S$69 million). The transfer, which would bring to an end one of the most protracted transfers of the Premier League, could
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      323 10  -  FABIUS CHEN CABLE TV provider SingTel has promised bigger and better coverage in its second year as official broadcaster of football’s English Premier League in Singapore. In a statement released yesterday evening, the telco announced that in addition to broadcasting
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      852 10 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Blackpool are back to the obscurity of the Championship, but their deeds will echo around the lower floors of the Premier League in the new season, offering hope to clubs at risk of being trapped in the
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      497 11  -  Singapore’s Under-18 team show versatility at World Championships BY FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg COMPRISING rowers with backgrounds in canoeing and kayaking, they were not the average dragon boat team. But that did not prevent a team of Un-der-18s from doing Singapore proud by collecting five medals
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      504 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON: Lee Chong Wei’s bid to become the first Malaysian to win a badminton world title continued yesterday with a second superbly taken win at the World Championships. He once again showed that he is the world’s best
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      269 11  -  BY CHAN U-GENE SHUTTLER Yao Lei has two chances at making history today in the badminton World Championships. If she advances in either of her doubles ties at London’s Wembley Arena, she will be one of two Singaporeans to advance to
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      406 11 Today Badminton BWF World C’ships: Day 4 (Live, StarHub Ch211 HD Ch255, 6pm). Cricket 3rd Test: England v India, day 2 (Live, mio TV Ch123, 6pm). Cycling Eneco Tour, Belgium: Stage 3 (Live, StarHub Ch205, 9pm). Football S-League: SAFFC v Tanjong Pagar (Choa Chu Kang, 8pm). League
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      305 11 Badminton World C’ships In London (selected) Men’s singles, 1st rd: Boonsak Ponsana (Tha) bt Eric Pang (Ned) 12-21 21-17 21-10, Simon Santoso (Ina) bt Pedro Martins (Por) 21-10 21-14, Du Pengyu (Chn) bt Ashton Chen (Sin) 21-10 16-21 21-12. Women’s singles, 2nd rd: Jiang Yanjiao (Chn) bt Fu Mingtian
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      53 11 PETER SCHMEICHEL, the former Manchester United goalkeeper, on the criticism United’s new No. 1 David de Gea (right) has faced since blunders in
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        97 11 TAMPINES kept up the pressure on S-League leaders Home United last night with a 3-1 win over Hougang at the Tampines Stadium. Ahmad Latiff Khamarudin, Aleksandar Duric and Jamil Ali scored for Tampines, who had Mustafic Fahrudin sent off in the 88th minute.
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        72 11 REUTERS LOS ANGELES: A judge has dismissed charges against seven reputed gang members accused of abducting a music producer to demand the return of a sex tape featuring former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O’Neal. Robert Ross had testified that he told O’Neal
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        66 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS SAPPORO: Japan extended their unbeaten run under coach Alberto Zaccheroni to 13 games by beating South Korea 3-0 in a football friendly last night. But things were not so good for Japan rugby international Ryohei Yamanaka, who has accepted a two-year doping ban
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      1043 12 No clear favourite to claim PGA C’ship title on a formidable course AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ATLANTA (Georgia): Tiger Woods is healthy. Rory McIlroy is ready. Lee Westwood, Luke Donald and Adam Scott are hungry. Temperatures are hot, the course is formidable and young guns are
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      603 12 REUTERS NEW YORK TIMES JOHNS CREEK (Georgia): Adam Scott defended his caddie on Tuesday, saying the New Zealander’s jibes at Tiger Woods have been blown out of proportion. The Australian won the WGC-Bridge-stone Invitational on Sunday with Woods’ former caddie, Steve Williams, who was
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      413 12 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MONTREAL: Andy Murray’s Montreal Masters title defence came to shock end on Tuesday when the tennis world No. 4 was swept aside 6-3, 6-1 in his opening match by South African Kevin Anderson. But the Scot managed to find some consolation
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      302 12 REUTERS TORONTO: China’s Li Na is tipped to become the richest woman in sports but the French Open tennis champion has yet to venture on a shopping spree and prefers using her husband’s credit card rather than spending her own money. The 29-year-old
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      33 10 CAREERS IN ENGINEERING to Keen to pursue a Career in Engineering? Look out for interesting job opportunities in our special advertising feature in The Straits Times Recruit on 13 Aug 2011! GSATS RECRUIT
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      91 10 SPORTS FIXTURES LOTTERY L J*! Draw No. 2665/2011 t V/ J Draw Today. Thursday, 11 August 2011 Group 1 Prize *600,000.. Sales close today 6pm Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 1 Selegie Road, PoMo #01-01 Singapore *****6 Time 6.30pm y fpLAY® Always play with care. |responsibiyj Do not bet
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      126 13 Memory wanders as shadows fall Bach to the days of happiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep. 4 Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality. Emily Dickinson
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      13 13 For the loved ones whom you remember. <( In Memoriam 99 <■ k r WATS
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    1109 13 OBITUARIES "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me." Psalm 23:4 CHEN CHUAN TEE Age: 60 was called home to be with the Lord on 9 August 2011
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      19 15 URBANREAD ALL ABOUT IT TOMORROW FASHION SCORECARD The red carpet hits and misses of Hollywood’s leading men The GroundbreakingAAuthoritativeAgentsTraining!
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      119 16 BANK DEMANDS SALE Awatere Vineyards Estates Comprising of 300 hectares (more or less) located in Marlbourough, New Zealand’s pre-eminent viticulture region. The property is located 30 kilometres south of Blenheim and benefits from having grape supply contracts with both Pernod Ricard and Villa Maria. The property is utilised as a
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      30 16 FOUR-DIGIT DRAW Aug 10 2011 FIRSTN8377 SECONDN2081 THIRDN6817 STARTERS 0766 0932 2216 2716 3486 4011 4843 4851 6409 7892 CONSOLATIONS 0548 1643 2535 4939 5020 5310 5707 7375 8348 9481
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      350 17 CHOICE WAREHOUSE FACTORY SPACE IN PRIME INDUSTRIAL GROWTH AREAS No seller’s stamp duty. Up to 80% LTV. Attractive investment from only $248 psf Westlink One at Tuas View Place B2 Industrial space from only $248 psf Innovation Place Tower 1 at Mandai Estate Freehold flatted factory from only $750K r
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      719 18  -  Danone veteran Pascal de Petrini to succeed him BY CHERYL LIM cherlim@sph.com.sg THE Fraser and Neave (F&N) group is saying goodbye to the chief executive of its food and beverage arm, Mr Koh Poh Tiong, a man synonymous with building up the Tiger
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      103 18 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L S’pore retail investors make flight to safety L Fresh US recession could be much worse than last slump L SME bosses won’t be hit by tighter financing rules MOST COMMENTED ON L Crisis has been a long
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        525 14  -  Market down 62.91 pts as regional indexes bounce back after rout BULLS AND BEARS BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg THE Singapore market fell sharply yesterday in what some analysts termed a “catch down” on other Asian bourses after it was spared Tuesday’s sell-down due
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          107 14 REUTERS FULLERTON Fund Management, an asset manager owned by Temasek Holdings, announced yesterday that it has recruited Mr Manraj Sekhon to be its chief executive officer from Oct 1. Mr Sekhon will also be appointed chief investment officer, replacing Ms Chan Chia Lin who will take on
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          138 14 PROPERTY and construction group Hiap Hoe pulled in net profits of $10 million for the second quarter ending on June 30 a jump from the $6 million reported last year. Second-quarter revenue also improved significantly to $31 million, from last year’s $22 million. The group attributed the good
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          110 14 INCREASED sales of Bukit Sembawang Estate’s Paterson Suites project and profits from other projects have lifted the property firm’s first-quarter net profit to $46 million, more than three times its profits the year before. Revenue for the three months ended June 30 jumped from $34 million to
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          99 14 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 2.52 billion shares worth $3.24 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 147 Losers: 486 Unchanged: 581 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Oil and gas Points Change -14.91 653.63 -12.46 446.72 -15.53 683.95 -14.96 610.00 -11.64 246.84 -8.07 211.64 -46.16 607.15
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          229 14 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 9,038.74 (+94.26) The Nikkei average snapped a three-day losing streak on news that the US Federal Reserve would keep its interest rates near zero for another two years. HK Hang Seng Index Yesterday’s close: 19,783.67 (+452.97) Hong Kong shares ended a six-session losing streak
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            287 14 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: AUG 10, 2011 Top (Stocks) Top Rises Aug 10 CENTS DBXT iBoxxSvEu 5US$ ***** 628.9 2.2 Aug 10 DBXT MSINDO 10us$ 1846 331.4 17.4 DBXT USDIGInfl 5US$ ***** 286.6 0.9 DBXT SPASX200 10US$
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            399 14 Top Rises Aug 10 CENTS KepCorp MBLePW*****1 54 13.0 31.7 STI 3150 DBePW*****1 67.5 12.0 21.6 STI 3100BPePW*****9 60 9.5 18.8 STI 3150BPePW*****8 73 9.5 15.0 STI 2900 DBePW*****1 42.5 7.5 21.4 STI 3000 DBePW*****3 46.5 7.0 17.7 DBS MBL ePW*****1 31 5.0 19.2 STI 2800BNPePW*****9 22
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            114 14 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS o/o HSI*****MBeCW*****9 12 0.0 0.0 78,395,000 62.5 -1.5 -2.3 212.209.000 173.531.000 123.672.000 78.395.000 74.842.000 65.214.000 53.174.000 By Value CENTS Value Genting SP 168.5 -1.5 -0.9 299,825,260 DBS Grp 1373 -21.0 -1.5 261,736.320 KeppelCorp 920 -65.0 -6.6 223.175,170 SingTel 295 0.0 0,0 222.851.600
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            52 14 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Aug 10 2011 Selling Buying Aug 10 2011 Selling 1.291 Buying ....1.218 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY ....1.206 1.771 ....1.703 2.011 ....1.934 NZ dollar 1.036 Indonesian rupiah 0.0149 0.0136 US dollar Source: United Overseas Bank
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            61 14 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0RVOL 'ODD DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 233 121 CapMallsAsia 124 cd +0.5 ***** 125.5 123.5
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            81 14 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL 'ODD DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP SMIL 176 94.6 ARA 138 cd -2 664 143
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        450 15  -  BY CHARISSA YONG HAW Par Corp yesterday reported a slight decrease of 0.7 per cent in net profit for its second quarter ending on June 30 with a $47.3 million net profit down from last year’s $47.6 million. The health-care and
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        494 15  -  Good showing also from China Fishery Group, its subsidiary BY DANIEL HO danho@sph.com.sg FROZEN seafood supplier Pacific Andes Resources Development yesterday reported a 17 per cent rise in third-quarter net profit, to HK$255 million (S$39.7 million), compared with the
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      557 16 But analysts caution outlook less certain as debt problems hit its markets in Europe, US REUTERS BEIJING: China’s exports were surprisingly buoyant last month as shipments to top trade partner Europe jumped by the most in at least a year, allaying concerns that debt
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      396 16 NEW YORK TIMES FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank (ECB) has succeeded, at least temporarily, in pushing down the effective interest rates on Spanish and Italian government debt. But analysts say the bank must still convince investors that it has the stamina to
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      659 16 REUTERS HONG KONG: HSBC is selling a large chunk of its credit card portfolio in the United States to Capital One Financial Corp in a US$32.7 billion (S$40 billion) deal as Europe’s top bank streamlines its mammoth operations.
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      463 17 Some trading suspended REUTERS BLOOMBERG HONG KONG: The Hong Kong stock exchange was forced to suspend trading in stocks, including HSBC Holdings, after hackers broke into the exchange’s website yesterday, preventing investors from accessing company announcements made during the midday break. “Our current assessment
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      540 17  - Logistics giant Kuehne Nagel bullish on Asia-Pacific prospects BY JONATHAN KWOK THE Asia-Pacific region has an important part to play in the global growth of the logistics sector, according to leading industry player Kuehne Nagel. The Swiss multinational moved its Asia-Pacific regional office to Singapore from Hong Kong last year.
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      124 17 TRADE and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang is in Manado, Indonesia, to attend the 43rd Asean Economic Ministers’ Meeting to discuss the progress towards establishing the Asean Economic Community (AEC). Under the AEC vision, the Asean economies are to be fully integrated into
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      384 18 4 T SMA NATIONAL MEDICAL CONVENTION Suntec Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre 20 August 2011 (Saturday) Come Crow Old with Me Successful Active Ageing in the Community TIME 8.30am 9.00am 9.05am 9.10am 9.30am 9.50am 10.10am 10.40am 11.00am 11.20am 11.40am 12.00pm PROGRAMME PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM Registration Welcome adddress by Chairman, Organising Committee
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      202 1 Rustic retreat Legal threats Contemporary art pioneer Artists Village on Pulau Ubin Cecilia Cheung wants to sue Ye Yongqing once labelled a weirdo C3 C2 C10 This year’s Singapore Writers Festival will boast headliners such as (above, from left) Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon, best-selling economist Steven Levitt and acclaimed
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        518 2  -  Local artists will get a place to call their own with The Artists Village programme on Pulau Ubin melissa sim simlinoi@sph.com.sg It takes a village to raise a child, goes the saying, and in Singapore, it takes a village... to nurture artists. Well, not any
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        769 2  -  anne midgette Washington Post Chinese pianist Yuja Wang’s dress at a concert last week at the Hollywood Bowl has given rise to considerable attention. Should critics review the dress? Should we comment on how classical stars look? On the one hand, appearance has no bearing
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        692 2  -  akshita nanda The centenary celebrations of the birth of a key player on Singapore’s music scene, the late Goh Soon Tioe (below), will see new generations of musicians made aware of his impact. The anniversary of the late violinist, conductor, teacher and impresario, who died at the
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        884 3  -  Mocked for his abstract leanings in art school, Ye Yongqing is now one of China’s leading artists clarissa oon senior writer clare@sph.com.sg In art school in Sichuan in the late 1970s, Ye Yongqing and Zhang Xiaogang were given the nickname “Yunnan liangguai” (the two Yunnan weirdos)
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        763 3  -  deepika shetty Inspired by the frugal lives of farmers in her native state of Bihar, Indian painter Shambhavi has created powerful, minimalist works on paper. More than 40 of these will be on display here in the month ahead, in a solo exhibition inspired by
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        380 3 Associated Press Jackson, Mississippi Lawyers for Kathryn Stockett (below) want a judge to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses the author of The Help of basing a character on a reallife maid who works for Stockett’s brother. The 2009 surprise bestseller The Help was
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        109 4 ‘It’s somewhere between an alien and Jesus Christ, but I can’t be more specific than that’ Actor Ashton Kutcher (right) on his upcoming Two And A Half Men role ‘The parties were either at my house because I had the kids and the pool, or if
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        831 4  -  The fact that the artists are making music matters more than whether they are indie or mainstream culture vulture tan shzr ee stlife@sph.com.sg In a week’s time, I am told, Marina Bay will be the site of a nail-biting showdown between two music camps jousting for
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        498 4  -  Corrie Tan GOLDFISH, GO FISH! Local puppetry group Paper Monkey is presenting a tender and quirky performance for the whole family, about an old woman who goes on a quest to grow the largest goldfish in the world. Written and directed by puppetry veteran Benjamin Ho and starring
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        1239 5  -  This year’s Singapore Writers Festival features more than 100 writers and will charge $15 for a pass corrie tan corriet@sph.com.sg For the first time in its 25-year history, you will need a Festival Pass to gain access to most of the events at the Singapore
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        295 5 Who: BI FEIYU, 47 Date of lecture: Oct 29 Before Bi was born in 1964, his father was declared a rightist in the 1957 anti-rightist movement and was sent to the countryside to be “rehabilitated” as a peasant. As a result, the writer was born in
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        322 5 Who: MICHAEL CHABON, 48 Date of lecture: Oct 28 While studying creative writing at the University of California, Irvine, Chabon penned a tale about a young man’s confused sexual coming of age and submitted it as his thesis for his Master of Fine Arts degree. His
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        273 5 Who: STEVEN LEVITT, 44 Date of lecture: Oct 22 American economist Steven Levitt published a highly controversial paper with law and economics scholar John Donohue in 2001. They put forward a provocative thesis: Abortion reduces crime. Specifically, they argued that legalised abortion in the 1970s had
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        777 6  -  Nude works by S. Namasivayam steal the limelight from other artists in show of Indian art deepika shetty deepikas@sph.com.sg The nude drawings of a veteran Singapore Indian artist stand out in an exhibition featuring the diversity of Indian art today. S. Namasivayam describes the nude as the
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        547 6 New York Times Los Angeles Media conglomerate Walt Disney reported an 11 per cent rise in net profit to US$1.48 billion (S$1.8 billion) in its most recent quarter and was upbeat despite the current market mayhem. It told analysts that whipsawing financial markets and fears
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        543 8  -  Have a drink, catch up with actors and actresses and enjoy free late-night comedy in a cabaret setting adeline chia arts correspondent chiahta@sph.com.sg The Drama Centre’s foyer will transform into a late-night comedy cabaret venue this weekend and the next. Audiences can kick back
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        631 8  -  melissa kok It may have been 19 years since classical flute virtuoso William Bennett (below) last visited Singapore, but one aspect of it remains unforgettable. Bennett went for a late-night swim with friends at East Coast Park beach and was shocked to later discover that
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        524 8  -  eddino abdul hadi music reporter Benyamin Nuss, an award-winning German classical and jazz pianist who is making waves on the international music scene, has a local connection he considers himself “halfSingaporean”. This is because his housewife mother, Madam Hatijah Hussein, is local. His German father,
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      54 5 Tickets for the festival, lectures and publishing symposium are available from Sistic from Aug 19. Sales for other ticketed events start on Sept 2. Call 6348-5555 or go to www.sistic.com.sg Tickets for Literary Meals are available from The Arts House from Sept 2 (call 6332-6919 or go to www.bytes.sg). For
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      22 9 THINGS TO DO: To find out what's happening in and around Singapore, go to www.straitstimes.com CALL US: Life!/LifeStyle, tel: 6319-5416 fax: 6319-8276
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      120 9 The weather Partly cloudy. SUNRISE 7.06am MOONRISE 5.15pm SUNSET 7.15pm MOONSET 4.43am AIR QUALITY PSI: 37 (GOOD) 33/26 °C FOR UPDATES AND MORE DETAILS, CALL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE SINGAPORE, NEA: 6542-7788 OR GO TO www.nea.gov.sg TIDES TODAY FIRST HIGH TIDE 2.3m 10.46am SECOND HIGH TIDE 2.6m 9.28pm 3.24am (0.3m), 10.46am (2.3m),
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        278 2  -  LEE HUI CHIEH Editor huichieh@sph.com.sg Checking and removing abnormal growths through existing orifices in the body just make so much sense. Patients do not have to suffer from the pain of having their flesh, muscles and, sometimes, even bones sawed through. They will feel sore in
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        1336 4 / 5  -  Never shop alone for a pillow and mattress, experts tell Lea Wee. You need to lie down and get someone to check your spine alignment before you buy Lea Wee leawee@sph.com.sg ure, you can buy a pillow or mattress without trying it, but why would you want to?
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        63 6 / 7 Learn about eating right and the latest treatment for gastric cancer at a public forum, Gastric Cancer: Beyond Gastric Pain. It will be held on Saturday, Aug 20, at Kallang Community Club, 45 Boon Keng Road. The English session is from 1.30 to 3pm and the Mandarin
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        418 6 / 7 Singapore will be participating in a trial conducted by Japan and South Korea researchers to study if surgery with chemotherapy can keep patients with advanced gastric cancer alive for a longer period than chemotherapy alone. The current standard treatment for this stage of cancer
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        464 8 Reuters Taking soya supplements may not help women ease their menopause symptoms or prevent the bone changes that start at that time of life, suggests a new study from the United States. Women who took the supplements daily for two years did not
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        394 9 Reuters Women who carry a faulty copy of a particular gene have a one in 11 chance of developing ovarian cancer, scientists said on Sunday. They called the finding of this link between ovarian cancer and the gene called RAD51D the most significant
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        482 10 Source: Nestle Singapore Visitors to this year’s annual health exhibition Health You exhibition can get complimentary health checks. These include cholesterol, blood pressure and body mass index checks and a body composition scan at food manufacturer Nestle Singapore’s Nesvita Omega Plus Acticol booth. Korean water system
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        1312 12 / 13  -  More than 200 women have benefited from a scarless procedure that can check on the fallopian tubes more easily JOAN CHEW joanchew@sph.com.sg An X-ray showed that Ms Tan (not her real name), a 30-year-old teacher, had a blockage in her right fallopian tube. Maybe
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        170 12 / 13 The dye is introduced into the uterus through a uterine catheter. These two balloons prevent the instruments from sliding out accidentally. About 200ml of saline solution is injected into the cavity between the rectum and back of the uterus, known as the pouch of Douglas, to create
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        330 12 / 13 OVULATION PROBLEM What: The ovary is unable to release a mature egg because of hormonal dysfunction in the brain and ovaries. This may be caused by the growth of tumours, among other reasons. Treatment: Ovulationstimulating drugs such as clomiphene are prescribed. POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME What: The ovaries
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        276 16  -  DR LEONARD ANG medical director of The Singapore Medical Group’s The Eye Cornea Transplant Centre and Premium Lasik Surgery Clinic QMy 76-year-old dad has cataracts in both his eyes. The doctor said that they are not ready for surgery yet. My dad visited a traditional
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        593 17  -  DR LAW NGAI MOH specialist in gastroenterology at Raffles Hospital QI am a 24-year-old woman. Since the age of 13, I have been plagued by a condition that causes an excruciating abdominal pain, followed by diarrhoea. The symptoms are rather similar to food poisoning but
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        498 18  -  Although tasteless, the gelatinous chia seeds pack a punch when mixed with the humble bandung drink SYLVIA TAN wdspice@gmail.com Sylvia Tan is a freelance writer The old-fashioned sweetened milky rose syrup drink, bandung, can be updated and fortified by throwing in the latest superfood chia seeds. Chia
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        149 18 RECIPE (Serves one) INGREDIENTS piece of dried agar strip 2 cups unsweetened almond milk 1 tsp bottled rose syrup 1 tbs chia seeds 1/3 cup of black grass jelly Ice cubes METHOD Using scissors, cut the agar strip into short lengths and pour hot water over them
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        287 18  -  KITCHEN Sylvia Tan In the old days, mothers were unperturbed by mould. They simply cut off parts of food items that were mouldy and ate the rest. They did not know that like a plant, mould has roots, which can penetrate into the food below the
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        609 19  -  The astragalus root can remove toxins in wounds as well as help in qi circulation. reports Joan Chew joanchew@sph.com.sg Unseen, the roots of a plant toil to keep it grounded and supply it with water and nutrients. Although it may have a humble place in the
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        96 19 I RECIPE j (Serves four to five) INGREDIENTS 50g monkey head mushroom 300g pork bones 20g astragalus root (huangqi) Spring onion, to taste Ginger, to taste Salt, to taste METHOD Soak the monkey head mushrooms in hot water for 30 minutes. Then remove the stalks. Boil
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        844 22  -  Occupational therapist Janis Yeo coordinates exercises to restore full function to injured hands. reports Joan Chew joanchew@sph.com.sg I specialise in managing injuries of the hands or upper part of the body because... I’m someone who loves to see results. The rehabilitation phase for the hands is shorter compared
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        760 23  -  Actor Hatta Said, who was from Echoboys, runs to keep fit to take on roles. He speaks to Lee Hui Chieh Lee Hui Chieh huichieh@sph.com.sg What do you do to keep fit? I go to the gym, run and cycle as often as I
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      18 2 inside: Hand-care tips from Singapore’s only certified hand therapist. Page 22 Infuse your bandung with superfood. Page 18
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      174 3 The Dental Studio aesthetic and implant dentistry si I 53 Implant Package: „!SS $2,675 Forum by Dr Lynette Ng Prosthodontist (Specialist) BDS (S'pore), MDS (Prosthodontics) (S pore), MRD RCS (Edinburgh), FAMS (Prosthodontics) Dental implant and denture forum Dates: 17 Aug 2011 (Wed) 6:30pm English forum 20 Aug 2011 (Sat) 12:00pm
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      283 5 BEST PRICE! CARS wanted. All models. Consignment welcome. Cash payment. View at doorstep. Enquiries call now! 8511-7003 USED CARS WANTED! All makes models. Confirm best price in market. Cash deal. 9665-6068 CONFIRM HIGHEST OFFER! New/ used cars/ commercial. Buy/ Sell/ Export. Mr Ng *****261 WANTED!! HIGH for all models, pte
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      340 5 10/’98 PA BUS for sale. 39 seaters Auto. Good cond. COE till 3/2017. High trade in. Loan in house avail 6467-3300 2001 NISSAN PICKUP, accident free, new 10 yr COE engine tip top cond, low interest, high paper new paint, $36.8K. *****918 $5,800 ONLY! 93 Nissan Double cab Pickup GM6888P
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      514 6 μ Berth View, Senotsa Cove 8000 sqft $1800psf, Beautiful layout, Rare μ Golf Course View, Cove Drive 7900 sqft. Huge living area μ Sea View, Cove Drive 12,500 sqft. Stunning lap pool 6 rms. Privacy www.isentosa.com Jason Yap *****534 R*****1I Newsman Connections Pte Ltd SENTOSA SEAVIEW BUNGALOW Open Hse 2-5pm
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      452 6 OPEN HSE TODAY! Holland Grove f’hold 8200 sqft. 30m frontage! Stay, rebuild or subdivide! Nice quiet. Near Henry Pk Pri/ MRT. $11.Xm! ACM *****888 sole agt CHANCERY NEW ***** sq.ft. Stylish living on hilltop... this 8+2 bdrm mansion promises to impress!! Almost sold $2xm. 10am-6pm RealStar 6100 0080 ABSOLUTELY A
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      466 6 KING’S RD CLUSTER Bunglw 4+1+ 1 ensuite 5000 sqft. Basement 3 storey. Pool jacuzzi. 1km to Nanyang. A1! *****077 Ann Lee $6.5M FOR 4500 sqft? Emerald Hill 4500 sqft designer duplex. www.isabelredrup.com/ir12.php Principals/Mrt. *****055/Susan GROVE DR. 2-STOREY semi-d 4300/ 3500 sqft. 4+1. Renovated bathrm/ kitchen. Deck pool/ big gdn. Must
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      380 6 BRADDELL HEIGHTS. RARE Old Bunglw awaiting creative minds! Perfect size to rebuild 2 bunglws Dorcas Lee 9791-9028 APPC DON’T MISS Geylang Lor 30. F’hold, corner terr. 3 storey. Approx land 3171 sqft. Circle line. Ask $3M. Good layout. Must sell! KEMBANGAN 2-STOREY SEMI-D 3890/3000 sqft. 5rms. South. Bright. Park 10
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      556 6 KATONG FIRE SALE! 2600/ 3000 sqft. 3-storey corner terr $2.5M. Ben Teo 9773 3133 GOODMAN 3300/ 4000 sqft. 3storey semi-d. Face S. Closing $4.xM. Ben Teo 9773 3133 ALMOST NEW! 4700/ 5000 sqft. 2-storey semi-d. Walk to MRT. $4M. Offer! Ben Teo 9773 3133 3-STOREY INTER TERR Elias Terrace. 999
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      375 6 *****772 ECG DYNAMIC Alliance Verde 3-storey inter-terr 6-bdrm 1600/ 3200 sqft. Near amenities Best deal! Grab! Sylvester Bai *****772 ECG DYNAMIC Alliance Westwood, 3-storey terr. 5-bdrm 1600/ 2500 sqft. Grab! $1.388M neg. Best deal!!! Sylvester Bai. *****772 ECG DYNAMIC Alliance Westwood, 3-storey corner terr 5+1, 4400/ 5000 sqft. Park 3
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      426 6 D01-08 CITY ft SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS FOR SALE D01-08 CITY a SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS FOR SALE X 1 80A BENCOOLEN STREET fm s mi THE BENCOOlSg ATTRACTIVE INVESTMENT 2-bedroom apt 883 sq ft 958 sq ft Full condo facilities 5 mins walk to Bugis Rochor (under construction) MRT Near amenities,
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      476 6 PEOPLE’S PK CTR 1700sqft $1.5M 3rms MRT. florencezheng.com ERA Asia Pacific Elite No. 1 Top Rookie Year 2010 (Transactions) CARRIBEAN 2-BDRM. 893 sqft. Low flr. Good layout. Tenanted till Aug ’2012. Good rental returns. view by appt. Do not miss *PEARLBANK MIDST of enbloc! 83% already signed CSA. 3 rm
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      517 6 THE BERTH 1970SQFT 3+1+patio, sea view, resort living $1800psf Dont Miss *****991 Angela NRE The Grange 2282 sqft. 4+1 THE BERTH 1970SQFT 3+1+patio, Grange Res. 4+1. 2583 sqft. Face greenery........ Asking $7.3M neg Paterson Res. 3+1. 1313 sqft. TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Orchard Res 2+1. Top-class decor! Pool view. Sell with furn.....$8M
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      651 6 PRESTIGE ST Regis 3900 sqft 4+1 ensuites, 1 level. Spacious layout. Pte lift. 999 yrs. Jimmy Lee 9455 0243 DOTTA-ASIA F’HOLD SOPHIA RESIDENCE. Beside Cathay. 3rm. 1432 sqft. Pool facing Mid flr. No noon sun. Less than $2.5M. Lim LH 9008-0789 TANGLIN VIEW 4+1, 1711/ 1911 sqft. High flr, pool
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      679 7 D.09 ORCHARD TWR./ Lucky Plaza. Prime location. 2000/ 1647 sqft. View: Eileen 9846-8045 SCOTTS HIGHPARK 2-BDRM. 1141 sqft Beautiful cond. MRT. Vacant The Realty Exchange 6467-0103 TATE RESIDENCE 3218 sqft. 4 rm with balcony. High flr. Fantastic view. Vacant. Owner 8366-8181 THE MARQ Paterson. New. 3003 sqft 4+1. Best finishes.
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      652 7 D.21 THE HILLSIDE. 3+1. F’hold. Renovated. Unblocked. No noon sun.Pool view.SiahTH *****595 FLORIDIAN $2.1M. BRING cheque. 1281 sqft, 3-rms. Unblocked. Mins to future MRT. RTR 9841-4233 D.11 THE ARCADIA "Hanging Gdn" 3757 sqft. Bright. Must view! $4.5M. ABSOLUTE 6344-2266 HILLCREST ARCADIA. 1970 sqft Scenic postcard view. Full facilities. $2.35M. Jolene
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      528 7 PARK EAST 3+1, 1292 sqft, quiet Casuarina Cove, 3+1, bay view Adara 2+1 915 sqft, f’hold, just TOP, tenanted. Yap CC *****190 PEBBLE BAY 2BDRM, 1281 sqft, Bay Facing, F/Facilities, Great Layout, Investment. Benson Koh *****000, CEA Reg R*****6H THE LUCENT, TOP soon! 2bdrms. 1001sqft. Coralis M. Parade. F’hold. Studio/
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      500 7 THE GALE 4+1 Penthse 2130 sqft, Pool view. Full condo facilities. Mins to airport and amenities. Call Now: Khoo C.L. *****151 FERRARIA PARK. 1-BDRM. $7xxK. 2 rms pte roof terr. 1023 sqft. 3 bdrms. 100% move-in. $1.2M. Exclusive. Wendy Lim *****601 RIS GRANDEUR 1356 sqft, 3+1 High flr, Pool view,
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      533 7 BISHAN LOFT 3+STUDY. 1399sf. Well kept. Bright Windy. Price neg! By appt only. *****895 RIO VISTA 4+1 Best facing. River, greenery view. F/facilities. 1378 sqft. A1 cond. $1.18M. 9631 3138 **NEW LIST GARDEN Bishan 3 rm, pool view. Renovated. Open Hse Sun 4-5pm. Eric 9107-7960 MERAWOODS 1346 SQFT f’hold 3+1.
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      395 7 IP ANG MO KIO HDB APTS FOR SALE WAT3 HDB MEDIAN Resale Prices in 2nd Quarter 2011 Resale transactions take place on a "willing buyer-willing seller" basis. Buyers need not pay any COV if the resale price negotiated and mutually agreed between both parties is at or below market valuation.
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      269 7 473 AMK 3½-RM. Spacious 82 sqm. Built in 4-bdrm. Valued $345k. Low cash! Chinese ratio filled. Robin Chua 9878 4688 NEW! 4’A’ BLK 55 high flr, value $398K, windy, corner. Low cash! Blk 427 low flr, value $405k. All races. Hurry! 9771-2293 GS Chan 3’NG’ BLK 109 Bedok North. Mid
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      205 7 4’A’ BLK 27A Jln Membina. Very high flr. Corner. Rare! Just 5 yrs. Unblocked view. Mins to Tiong Bahru MRT. Alvin Lim *****533 3NG BLK 61 T. Blangah. High flr. Renovated. Unblocked. Amenities. All races. Seah CH *****128 4’A’ 134 JLN Bt Merah. Marble flr. 108 sqm. MRT, mkt, schs,
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      221 7 BLK 334 KRETA Ayer Chinatown. 4-rm. #10. Windy. No west sun. Mins to MRT/ Shpg Ctr. Serious Seller! Call Ian 9682-9089 4’A’ 8 CANTOMENT Close. Valued $605K. Very high floor. Totally unblock. Lionel Chng *****411 4’A’ CORNER ROWELL Rd 107 sqm, near MRT, high flr. All races $650K. Owner 8500-1838
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      487 7 NEW LIST! 4’A’ blk 938. Open hse Sat 2-3pm. 101 sqm. Corridor unit. Low flr. Near Hougang Pt. Valued $393K. Alson *****856 SUPER RARE! 4’A’ Blk 465, #06 up. Lift level, unblock. 105 sqm. Mins to MRT/ Hougang Mall/ central. All eligible. Valued,hurry 4’A’ CORNER BLK 660. 104 sqm. NS
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      434 8 5’I’ CORNER BLK 311B Sengkang. #15 up. Unblocked. Renovated. COV $38kneg. TS Lau *****237 EXEC MAIS 525 approx 148 sqm. 4 bdrm, well kept, unblock, breezy. Rosyth/ amenities 5 mins to CTE. Suzie Choo 9322 6016 BLK 727 5’I’ mid floor, nicely renovated. NS facing, unblock view. Valued. Near amenities.
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      569 8 VIEW 12-5 PM @Portchester Ave 4+1rms, 2-storey terr 2500 sqft. Newly renovated. Amenities, French Sch. Immed. *****749 NEXT TO FRENCH Sch Sgoon country club Brand new 2.5 stry semi-d 3600 sqft. 5+1 ensuite. roof terr. Immed. 9755-9749 MILFORD VILLAS AUSTRALIAN/ French/ American Sch 2734sqft 5+1 rm, Private pool deck. MRT.
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      665 8 TREVOSE CRES, 2-STOREY semiD, land 7800 sqft 4+1, new renovation. Big gdn, pool optional $14k. 9816 4832 Tony GPS SUNSET. 8000 SQFT. Charming 2 storey tropical bunglw. Quiet enclave. Inground pool. 4+1 rms. $16k Fred Foo *****077 Colliers GREENWOOD CLUSTER 5+1, 3storey/ 3003 sqft, condo facilities, 2 pte carpk, pool
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      486 8 DETACHED HSE NEAR Temasek JC. New. 3-storey, 4+1, high ceiling, 7500/ 5500 sqft, immed. Sumiah Buang 9790 9366 BUNGLW GOODMAN Rd. 8000/ 6000 sqft. S facing. 6+1+1 $17k. Avail immed. Owner 9232-1818 FRANKEL SIGLAP Ctr, Charming D/storey Semi-D 6200sqft. Cosy 6+1, quiet, neg. *****022 Alice TOH CLOSE QUALITY bunglw 5+1.
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      1187 8 D01 -08 CITY D01-08 CITY ;Tiyj a south-west [1*1 a south-west PTE APTS FOR RENT f PTE APTS FOR RENT Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES River Place at Havelock Road 3+1 4+1 bedrooms, 1,281 to 3,649 sq ft Private Jacuzzi for selected Maisonettes Minutes walk to CBD Clarke Quay
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      1555 9 Dll a 21 NEWTON/ Bill MAH/CLEMENTI PTE APTS FOR RENT Dll a21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTE APTS FOR RENT Dll a 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTE APTS FOR RENT Dll a 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTE APTS FOR RENT Dll a 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTE APTS FOR RENT Private Apartment Rentals ■in Districts
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      368 9 rm view to 3743 ground F/facilities. Avail sqft. facilities. schs. 9066-2626 2 MRT wait? sqft. Quiet Asking 3-bdrm flr. malls. *****666.com pentview family. PN sqft. immed. neg. Large F’hold, Bran4+1. MRT/ UnAvail flr. ensuites. Near units GARDENS I SPRINGDALE 3+1 F/FURN. Face floor.. RENflr. bright. balcony. view. $5k. Rd. Immed.
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      1312 9 BD15-16 EAST COAST PK D15-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR RENT PTE APTS FOR RENT Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Tranquil Living in the East The Bayshore 3 4-bedroom utility room, 1,227 to 1,432 sq ft Full Condo Facilities Laguna Green •2131 4-bedroom utility room, 1,098 to 2,325 sq
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      716 9 PARK NATURA, 3+1, 1766 sqft, ground flr, big patio, near Park/ German Sch. Asking $6.2K neg. Angeline Heng 9789 2388 ERA NEW LIST! FLORAVALE 3+1. Near NTU/ Pioneer sch. F/furn with facilities. Easy access. Avail 11 Sep. Susan Koh 9182-9100 PN HILLVIEW PARK 1227 sqft. 3+1. High floor. Pool View.
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      767 9 SIMS AVENUE BEDS for rent. Fully aircon, newly renovated. Quality furnishing. Free laundry/ Internet/ cleaning. Suits Co. workers individuals. *****959 TIONG BAHRU Condo (opp MRT), Sengkang (Rivervale Compass Heights $550), Hougang St 92, Pasir Ris, AMK MRT Yew Tee MRT. Andy Tan 9710-1339 (ERA) 5 MINS KOVAN MRT/ Heartland Mall.
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      694 9 RM SHARING $180 up in all areas All races. Avail immed. Call Hp 9773 4792. Co-broke welcome COMMON RM CLEMENTI West st 2 717 F/furn. internet, maid service $900. amenities *****136 ***MRT BUGIS. COMMON rm. Also avail Tiong Bahru, Tampines, neg. Simon Ho 9001-6218 TOA PAYOH 184/ C’wealth 65/ Woodlands
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      2414 10 FACTORY SPACE FOR RENT FACTORY SPACE FOR RENT FACTORY SPACE FOR RENT jj^ FACTORY SPACE FOR RENT i T Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Enterprise One Unit sizes from 2,142 sq ft Exclusive car parking lots at door step Food court within building Easy access to PIE/ECP/KPE *■1* ft
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      550 10 BRAND NEW JUST TOP CRESCENT @KALLANG Panoramic view high flr, unblocked, nice layout, corporate image, sizes 947 4811 sqft. UB.1 Near MRT. Front parking, corporate image. sizes 1280 7680 sqft. Christina 9818 6328 Chris-J Property Consultants SHENTON HOUSE 1800 sqft. High flr. F/fitted into 4-rms spacious general office with 12
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      749 11 INT’L PLAZA 2357/ 2799 sqft. Fully fitted furnished Bare. Above MRT. Also for sale. Call 6225-5588 HFP HERITAGE PL. 5 mins Bugis MRT. 720 sqft Bt Merah Central 10 mins MRT. 1200 sqft. Fitted $3.6K/$2.2K. Ang CH 9747-7840 OFFICE SPACE FOR immed rental. Tampines St 93.200 sqft. Fully equipped including
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      774 11 IDEAL LOCATION FOR new company premises? The Central Clarke Quay MRT. Col free, 646 sqft. Nil GST. ML Lim 9178 6858 SINGAPORE SHOPPING CENTRE. Prime location! 3 mins to Dhoby Ghaut MRT. 1614 sqft. Fully fitted Immed. $8500. Call 8484-8228. THE CENTRAL OFFICE Tower 883 sqft. High flr, f/fitted. 2
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