The Straits Times, 4 September 2011

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    22 1 the sunday times Sf!l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 90cents SEPTEMBER 4, 2011 88 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS I MICA (P) 107/11/2010
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    100 1 GO FLY A KITE: Colourful kites took to the skies near Marina Bay Sands yesterday as the Kite Festival Singapore took off. The event at The Promontory@Marina Bay is presented by Act3 International with NTUC Income’s support. It features kites from Singapore and countries such as
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    Lock icon Double-dip recession 'likely'
    717 1 Business leaders and finance experts make forecast at forum AP Cernobbio (Italy) Business leaders and finance experts gathered in Italy have offered a downbeat assessment of the global economy with several predicting another recession due to a calamitous cocktail of sluggish growth, euro zone dysfunction, and financial
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    Lock icon Property agents in deed but not in name
    640 1  -  Daryl Chin If someone acts and talks like a real estate agent, does that make him or her one? The watchdog body here, the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA), is looking into so-called “rental coordinators” doing the work of accredited agents who
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      116 1 OPENING FRENZY Over 1,500 wait in line at new H&M store HOMEPAGE15 TAN CHENG BOCK goes on national “Thank You” tour PRIME PAGE6 SUMIKO TAN wishes she could be more articulate LIFESTYLE PAGE15 ANDY MUKHERJEEAnalysts love these stocks, but should you buy them? INVEST PAGE29 ‘KTM’ KITTIES 50 cats displaced
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      52 1 DO YOU KNOW Abandoned and derelict, but beautiful and brimming with history THIS BUILDING? HOMEPAGES16&17 CRYING ‘MOLEST’ Women making false claims against expat men to extort money HOMEPAGE8 REFINANCING YOUR HOME? Read this guide first INVESTPAGES25&26 ILLUSTRATION: ADAM LEE PHOTOS: WANG HUI FEN, JOYCE FANG, TED CHEN, CAROLINE CHIA, DESMOND
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      Lock icon Furore online
      399 2  -  Ng Kai Ling First, it was unhappiness over a Chinese student mocking the way Singaporeans speak in a video that went viral. Then, there was online vitriol over a Filipina who implied that national servicemen were cowards who would “pack up and run” should a war break out.
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      Lock icon Peace and stability not a given, cautions minister
      693 2  -  Need to ensure polarisation of beliefs, globalised economy, social media do not threaten harmony Fiona Low fionalow@sph.com.sg Singaporeans must not take our peace and stability for granted, since several factors can threaten the racial and religious harmony here. We have to keep
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      Lock icon Urgent need for US to create jobs
      782 3 Brutal hiring data raises stake for Obama ahead of prime-time national address New York Times AFP Washington Having battled for months over deficit reduction, US President Barack Obama and Congress now confront new urgency to shift their focus to job creation after last
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      Lock icon KTM railway cats up for adoption
      288 4  -  Grace Chua A month-old female kitten was found in a warehouse at Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, after the station went out of service in July. Within a month at foster carer Harvon Goh’s Pasir Ris home, the ginger and white feline nearly doubled in
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      Lock icon 'You spray, you pay'
      653 4  -  Jail time, revocation of driving licences proposed for graffiti vandals in Australia Jonathan Pearlman For The Sunday Times In Sydney jonathanmpearlman@ gmail.com Graffiti vandals in Australia are being forced to clean paint off walls and could be jailed or stripped of their driving licences under an
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      Lock icon Tan Cheng Bock goes on ‘thank you’ tour
      441 6  -  Runner-up in recent presidential election travels round island to thank his supporters Andrea Ong andreao@sph.com.sg Dr Tan Cheng Bock toured the island yesterday in an orange open-top bus to thank voters for their support in the recent presidential election. He and more
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      Lock icon Bonding at annual Opera Estate party
      186 6 The Opera Estate street party, an annual gathering of about 50 residents with potluck, games and music, is a tradition well into its 12th year. Yesterday evening, the organisers invited both Joo Chiat MP Charles Chong and Non-Constituency MP Yee Jenn Jong to the
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      Lock icon It's safe to visit Japan, say students after sponsored trip
      484 6  -  Jamie Ee Wen Wei Japan is safe to visit: This was the message that some tertiary students here want to spread to their family and friends, after visiting post-quake Japan last month. A hundred of them were picked to go
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      251 7 V r o Sorry, but as shocking as it might be to have a heart attack on “sale”, we believe it’s more shocking that many Singaporeans still aren’t adequately covered to deal with one financially. With a heart attack, your hospital bills and daily expenses over 5 years could amount
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      860 8  -  Expats are prime targets in molestation scams Lydia Vasko vlydia@sph.com.sg His hands on her waist, they swayed to the music at a crowded, dimly lit nightclub. Maybe this Westerner was bumped. Or perhaps he was drunk or feeling cheeky when his hand slipped across
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      Lock icon Ambitious new model of learning for S'pore
      824 9  -  How much of the MIT experience will be embodied in the upcoming SUTD? Grace Chua caiwj@sph.com.sg The upcoming Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) is an ambitious project: building from the ground up what is essentially an entirely new model of learning
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      98 9 Fire broke out in a factory in Benoi Crescent in Jurong in the wee hours yesterday, forcing seven workers to flee. No one was injured in the 4.08am blaze at a storage area for paper products. About 60 firefighters from the Singapore Civil Defence Force arived
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      Lock icon Before young couples say 'I do'
      1008 10  -  They will have to attend marriage preparation course, which will cover topics such as financial planning and parenthood Fiona Low fionalow@sph.com.sg Young couples aged between 18 and 21 now have a specially tweaked marriage preparation course that covers topics pertinent to them, such as
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      Lock icon Making the case for consumer protection
      1020 12  -  Case celebrates 40 years of handling consumer complaints and lobbying for laws Jamie Ee Wen Wei jamieee@sph.com.sg The phones have been ringing off the hook at what many people regard as Singapore’s Complaints Central over the past four decades. But the man heading the
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      Lock icon The risks tied up with gift vouchers
      613 14  -  Buyers may end up as unsecured creditors if retailer goes belly up, as in the Borders case Jamie Ee Wen Wei jamieee@sph.com.sg Gift cards and vouchers sure beat having to gift-wrap presents but consumers recently learnt that these items can involve a tricky
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      Lock icon Beauty and brawn wow coffee shop crowd
      102 14 Contestant Zhang Qing Cai, 25 (left) won the preliminary round against Mr Matthew Wong, 38, at the popular Shin Min Arm Wrestling Challenge yesterday. The preliminary round at S11 Food House at Block 711, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 came complete with sexy
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      Lock icon H&M opens to eager shoppers
      594 15  -  Swedish high street fashion label draws thousands at launch of first SE-Asian store in Orchard Road Rohaizatul Azhar rohai@sph.com.sg There are queues and then there are queues like the one outside H&M yesterday, when the Swedish high street fashion label opened its 30,000 sq ft
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        Lock icon Memories of schooldays past
        543 16/17  -  In a land-scarce country where urban renewal takes place at a breathless pace and buildings are torn down relentlessly to make way for new developments, lone, unoccupied buildings and houses are as rare as they come. Melissa Lin, Daryl Chin and Kon Xin Hua go in
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        Lock icon Turning into a junkyard
        220 16/17 2 ENG HOON STREET Nestled between a budget hotel and a church on 2, Eng Hoon Street is a building that, at first glance, stands out for its incongruous appearance. Its art deco-style exterior looks unkempt, a portion of its white pillars turning black. When The
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        Lock icon A little touch of mystery
        297 16/17 CHEE GUAN CHIANG HOUSE, GRANGE ROAD Dwarfed by trees and condominiums that have sprung up over the years, the house at 25, Grange Road is barely noticeable from the main road. For years, photography enthusiasts have been attracted to the Chee Guan Chiang House, so
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        Lock icon Old movie studio used to make P. Ramlee film
        414 16/17 8 JALAN AMPAS The faded yellow aluminium hoarding fence with a sign that reads “8 Jalan Ampas” attracts nary a glance from passers-by. Tucked between a temple and a condominium just off Balestier Road, the cluster of buildings beyond the fence
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        255 16/17 1The Grand Hotel at Still Road The Victorian-style bungalow was built in 1917 by a wealthy Indian cattle merchant and converted into the Grand Hotel in 1947. According to reports, the building is used primarily as storage for unwanted furniture. It was marked for conservation in 2009. 2
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      519 18 Japan’s new Prime Minister also promises policies to curb yen’s rise New York Times Reuters Tokyo Japan’s new Prime Minister, Mr Yoshihiko Noda, has promised to keep the country on its path of phasing out nuclear power, saying it was “unrealistic” to build any new
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      232 18 Reuters AP Tokyo Two people were killed and dozens injured as Typhoon Talas landed in western Japan yesterday with heavy rains causing floods that damaged homes and disrupted traffic. Talas, the season’s 12th typhoon, hit the island of Shikoku in western Japan
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      219 18 AFP Japan’s main opposition party yesterday called for the new Defence Minister to resign for referring to himself as an amateur shortly before he formally took office as part of the new government line-up. Mr Yasuo Ichikawa told Japanese media just before he was appointed
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      Lock icon Storm likely to test New Orleans' levees
      297 18 AP New Orleans A large storm system churning in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to give the city of New Orleans its biggest test of rebuilt flood levees since Hurricane Gustav struck in 2008. The storm grew last Friday into Tropical Storm
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      Lock icon China plans to legalise 'enforced vanishings'
      546 19 It will amend criminal code to allow govt to imprison suspects in secret locations New York Times Beijing On Jan 27, Inner Mongolian rights activist Govruud Huuchinhuu suddenly vanished after leaving a hospital where she had undergone treatment for cancer. On Feb 16, Beijing
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      92 19 Tourists snap photos of a thousand-year-old gingko tree that has been “put on a drip” in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. The ancient tree, which stands outside a temple in Fenghua city, has had several drips attached as a last-ditch effort after it was found
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      Lock icon Has Apple lost its iPhone prototype – in a bar – again?
      280 19 Has Apple lost its iPhone prototype in a bar again? Reuters Oakland, California– San Francisco police have admitted helping search for a mysterious “lost item” after a week of reports that a prototype of the newest Apple iPhone had gone missing. The police were still not saying yesterday exactly what
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      725 20 US govt sues big banks over sub-prime mortgages that led to 2008 financial crisis AFP New York Times New York US financial stocks have plunged on news that the government is suing more than a dozen big banks over mortgage-backed securities that
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      417 20 Reuters New York Times Cernobbio (Italy) European Central Bank (ECB) president Jean-Claude Trichet pressed Italy yesterday to deliver on its promises to get its strained public finances in order, saying it was essential to restore fragile market confidence. Speaking after sovereign debt fears surfaced
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      Lock icon BOA LAYOFFS ‘TO HIT 30,000’
      177 20 AFP US banking giant Bank of America is mulling over boosting its layoffs to 30,000, triple what was already in the works, the Charlotte Observer, the newspaper of the bank’s hometown, reported. That would mean slashing more than 10 per cent of its workforce, the
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      346 20 Reuters Toronto–China-focused minerSilvercorp Metals has denied anonymous allegations of fraud, but its stock swooned on fears that charges like those that sank Sino-Forest were claiming another victim. Shares of Toronto-listed Silvercorp, which operates silver mines in China, tumbled as much as 16 per cent on
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      575 21 US stops plan to curb ground-level ozone as businesses say it will kill jobs, cost billions Reuters Washington United States President Barack Obama has put a stop to new rules that would limit smog pollution an unexpected U-turn on a key policy measure after
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      398 21 AP Washington President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to pass a Bill to ensure funding for roads and construction jobs, arguing that failure to do so would spell economic disaster. Republicans say they support passing the transportation Bill, but Mr Obama says time
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      Lock icon Gold still hot in India despite record price
      607 22  -  Demand from weddings, investments fuelling purchases of the precious metal Nirmala Ganapathy India Correspondent In New Delhi gnirmala@sph.com.sg For India, the world’s biggest consumer of gold, rising prices only seem to add to the metal’s allure. Ask Mr Kalar Balchandran, who bought
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      Lock icon India orders changes to James Bond train stunt
      347 22 AFP New Delhi India has asked the makers of the latest James Bond movie to change a stunt showing people travelling on train rooftops, saying it would depict the state-run railway in a poor light. “Rooftop travel is illegal in India and
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      Lock icon India's ID project to lift the poor's lot
      697 22 New York Times Kaldari (India) Mr Ankaji Bhai Gangar, a 49-year-old farmer, stood in line in this remote village until, for the first time in his life, he squinted into the soft glow of a computer screen. His name, date of birth
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      Lock icon Rebel leaders order fighters to go home
      321 23 AFP Tripoli Libya’s new leaders tried to restore order to Tripoli yesterday, instructing fighters from the provinces to go home as they prepared to transfer power back to the capital from their wartime base in Benghazi. United Nations chief Ban Ki Moon said
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      Lock icon CIA worked with Libyan intelligence
      525 23 Documents reveal it sent terror suspects to Libya for interrogation AP AFP Tripoli The CIA had a close relationship with the Libyan intelligence service and sent terrorism suspects to Libya to be questioned despite the country’s reputation for torture documents found in the abandoned office
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        49 23 AP Santiago A Chilean air force plane with 21 people aboard crashed in the ocean on Friday near the Juan Fernandez Islands off the country’s Pacific coast. The plane tried twice to land at the airport on the remote islands before it was lost from sight.
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        Lock icon Man bites snake
        50 23 Reuters Sacramento A California man is in custody after being accused of biting an acquaintance’s python. Mr David Senk, 54, said he had no recollection of the incident after having blacked out from drinking but felt “horrible as hell about it”. The badly injured snake underwent surgery.
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        Lock icon Chirac seeks leave
        57 23 AP Paris Former French president Jacques Chirac’s lawyers have asked that he not be forced to attend his trial on corruption charges because of poor health. The trial, which opens tomorrow, involves two cases of fake jobs allegedly created to fund Chirac’s conservative party while he was
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        57 23 Singapore Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong will visit Seoul from today till Tuesday. He will call on President Lee Myung Bak and meet key leaders of the major political parties. He will hold discussions with prominent business leaders, media personalities and academics, and deliver the
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      505 22 Weather Vane Cloudy Storms Bali Manchester New York Shanghai Showers Clear Bangkok Chennai Manila New Delhi Abidjan Hong Kong Melbourne Paris Chicago Mecca Pyongyang Vienna Singapore Today: Showers with thunder over southern and eastern Singapore in the late morning and early afternoon. Monday Tuesday: Late morning and early afternoon showers
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      79 23 eurokitchens interiors established in Singapore since 1985 BESPOKE EUROPEAN KITCHENS FURNITURE m m W A L K W A I A C T I 0 N SI 111 51 GLASS/LAC hulsta !2! Cl w A 1 i n u h 1 zmm i -HE MIOLETTO COLLECT IN LESS STEEL ITCHEN
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      1400 25  -  But home owners should make sure the savings outweigh the refinancing costs LOW INTEREST RATES Magdalen Ng songyuan@sph.com.sg It seems to be all doom and gloom on the global economic front but there is one silver lining for Singaporeans rock-bottom interest rates that are
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        1176 27  -  But it’s not money that drives lifestyle coach Lionel Lim, who has simple needs he does not drive and spends just 30% of his income Magdalen Ng songyuan@sph.com.sg It is hard to believe that lifestyle and fitness coach Lionel Lim was a shy, acne-prone and sickly kid.
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      728 28 Bond funds offer higher returns than equity-focused funds when the economic outlook is gloomy Gloom in equity markets and jitters about global economic growth have put the shine back on bonds. In the past month, bond funds have been an island of calm and positive returns
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        1034 29  -  Investors who buy these four stocks could end up kissing their money goodbye Andy Mukherjee Senior Writer andym@sph.com.sg If you have cash stuffed in your mattress or bank account, and if you are itching to put it to work in the markets, let me
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      117 25 Golf. The world’s most iconic hatchback. It’s no wonder the Golf continues to be the hatchback by which others are judged. The Golf 1.4 TSI is top of its class for acceleration, with 0-100 km/h in 9.5 seconds. Top of its class for fuel economy, with 16.7 km/1. And top
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      477 26 FUTURE rlof CENTRAL LONDON RIVERSIDE LIVING i li N m Ml 4 v l Ml ii a li X* ""M Hi N-' IjJIJ— (mj jrifi i •mk .*fc?w. 'i L.1 at L J,- I -ae *1 riverlig H Tendon v 1 i •> ,i i a-jiiHM-C I"! 1 i*■ ii
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      267 29 Typically, most of our students have businesses to run before they set to class. GMAC MEMBER SCHOOL GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL Lee Kong Chian School of Business SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVE MBA If being away from your businesses is a concern for embarking on a MBA programme, you’re not alone.
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      1282 30  - Never say die that’s Seet Ai Mee Quiet force behind hospice movement is no stranger to life’s hard knocks Judith Tan juditht@sph.com.sg Her short three-year political career had ended with a handshake in 1991. Former politician Seet Ai Mee lost the election after allegations that she had washed her hands
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      1264 31  -  Key to this growth is burgeoning demand in Asia, which is now emerging as a producer as well Ong Soh Chin Senior sohchin@sph.com.sg Scotch whisky is one of the most revered and traditional of tipples, loved by connoisseurs with mahogany in their living rooms
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      344 32 EDITORIAL Last week, the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) announced that it would be compulsory for minors planning to tie the knot to undergo marriage preparation courses first. This requirement comes on top of the current condition that they obtain parental consent
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      167 32 BLOGOSPHERE Post-Presidential Election Gone are the days where there will be no contests or meek contests. We saw how fiercely GE2011 was contested. PE2011 was no different. Some said it was because PE2011 was so soon after GE2011. It is not necessarily so. There is a louder cry for voices
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      194 32 QUOTES OF THE WEEK “This city is not about other people or buildings or streets but about your mental structure...Cities really are mental conditions. Beijing is a nightmare. A constant nightmare.” AI WEIWEI, Chinese artist and vocal critic of his country, writing in Newsweek “If we allow that to happen,
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        332 32  -  Narayana Narayana Those who are a little longer in the tooth and have experienced vicissitudes in stock market movements in earlier times may not readily subscribe to the euphoric article (“How Singapore managed to score Manchester United listing”; Aug 21). The present sombre
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        70 32  -  Norbert Wardana It has been a few years since library@orchard in Ngee Ann City closed. Now that Borders bookstore has vacated Wheelock Place, perhaps the National Library Board could consider opening a new library there. The ground floor of Wheelock Place has long been
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        129 32  -  Lawrence Loh I empathise fully with Mr Thomas Lee (“Footpaths are for pedestrian safety”; last Sunday). Errant cyclists, unfortunately, are not confined to Housing Board estates. They are everywhere along five-foot ways, pedestrian walkways, spaces fronting shops in HDB and non-HDB precincts, pedestrian malls and parks.
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        82 32  -  Maureen Pang (Madam) I agree with Mr Thomas Lee that more must be done about the safety of pedestrians (“Footpaths are for pedestrian safety”; last Sunday). How about assigning separate paths for pedestrians and cyclists, like at the East Coast Park? With the growing number
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        112 32  -  Shiva P. Banerjee I refer to Mr Thomas Lee’s letter (“Footpaths are for pedestrian safety”; last Sunday). Cycling is no longer restricted to some pedestrian walkways but is increasingly prevalent in the void decks and corridors of HDB blocks, shopping corridors, crowded paths to
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        94 32  -  John Cheong I write regarding the park fronting the Marina Reservoir, next to Marina Bay Golf Course and under Benjamin Sheares Bridge. This park was used for the Youth Olympics a year ago and was then closed off. It has since had some extensive
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        292 32  -  Manuel Nathan I refer to Mr Tan Kin Lian’s reply ‘Dismal’ payout a question for current Income board”; Aug 21) to my Aug 14 letter (“Ex-Income chief should explain dismal payouts”). I should have said that I have been receiving monthly payouts for more
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        194 32  -  Ching Tuan Gim (Ms) I refer to last Sunday’s report in the classified advertising section, “Cats in flats”. I lived in a small private apartment and adopted a stray cat five years ago. Despite all my attempts to keep it indoors, it is a natural
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        185 32  -  Tay Khoon Eng I refer to the report (“Borders stops accepting gift card”; Aug 21) about Borders bookstore informing its customers that it would no longer process payment made via the storedvalue cards. Why are stored-value card holders like me treated differently from walk-in customers?
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      490 33 EX-LIBRIS Each week, we publish an extract from a book that is topical or of general interest. Zero Degrees Of Empathy: A New Theory Of Human Cruelty Simon Baron-Cohen Allen Lane (2011) In Zero Degrees of Empathy, Cambridge University professor Simon Baron-Cohen, an expert in psychiatry and psychology, sheds some
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      871 33  -  The US needs to cut back the nanny state and build up the instigator state David Brooks New York Times There’s a spectre haunting American politics: national decline. Is America on the way down, and, if so, what can be done about it?
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      922 33  -  THE EX-PAT FILES Joel Cooper The writer, from England, is a Straits Times copy editor. He has lived in Singapore for 11 months. My mother-in-law is in pretty good shape for her age. She has stayed slim, takes care of her skin and dyes her hair
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      1065 34  -  10 years on, Al-Qaeda Central is losing its potency as a global threat Omar Ashour In Cairo Omar Ashour is director of Middle-East graduate studies at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter (UK), and a visiting fellow at the Brookings
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      738 34  -  Jagdish Bhagwati In New York The writer is a professor of economics and law at Columbia University and senior fellow in international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations. He was co-chair of the High Level Trade Experts Group appointed by the British, German, Indonesian and Turkish
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      300 34 HEADLINERS Venus Williams Tennis star reveals illness American ace Venus Williams, 31, shocked the sports fraternity when she announced that she had recently been diagnosed with Sjogren’s syndrome. The disease induces fatigue, and has forced her to withdraw from the US Open, just minutes before her secondround match against No.
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      38 30 LOOK OUT FOR THE NEXT BIG IT SHOW! SITEX 2011 Returns! 24 27 November 2011 Singapore EXPO n f YDUR DIGITAL PLAYGROUND CAPITALISE ON SINGAPORE'S LONGEST RUNNING CONSUMER IT EXHIBITION < V.rt 0 Singapore mfotomm Tethnology Federation SITEX LJ
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      327 31 r i m jf' *T'' S 4 j&yA Mi w v •t asri a 7 j JM T QiWa w Vk. tj[S The Hibiscus W at Port Dickson, Malaysia cC: -J EXHIBITION Venue Mandarin Oriental, Marina Square Harbour View 3 4, Level 5 Date 3rd 4th Sept 2011 (Sat Sun)
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      59 32 Send your letters to the Forum Editor via e-mail to suntimes@sph.com.sg or fax at 6319-8289. Please include your full name, address, telephone number and, for women, your preferred honorific such as Miss, Mrs, Mdm or Ms. The Forum Editor reserves the right to edit a letter. Have something to share?
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      138 35 r Memory wanders as shadows fall Back 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. V For the loved ones whom you remember... “In Memoriam” ,''r WATS
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    987 35 OBITUARIES “Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” Matt:5:3 PETER LAU KAM CHAN Age:86 was called home to be with the Lord on 2 September 2011. Always cherished by loved ones. Wife:(IreneYeeYoke Lin, deceased) Daughters: Son-in-law: SharonTanYuet Fong Robert HwangTeng Aun SusanTan Guat Ann
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      95 36 TV times ATHLETICS IAAF World C’ships, Daegu Day 9 (Live, StarHub Ch202, 8am and 5.55pm). CRICKET 1st Test Sri Lanka v Australia, Day 5 (Live, StarHub Ch235 and mio TV Ch122, 12.30pm). 1st Test Zimbabwe v Pakistan, Day 4 2nd session (Live, Ch122, 7.30pm). CYCLING Tour of Spain Stage 15
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      900 36  -  S’pore marathoner is motivated by goals, which see her working harder and harder SUNDAY PEOPLE Chan U-Gene ugenec@sph.com.sg When Ann Date speaks, she is like a runaway train. And she chatters candidly on any subject you care to ask. Yet, her eyes speak as much. Under
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      Lock icon It's the Wozza and Rozza love match
      207 36 What is it with tennis players and golfers? First there was Chris Evert and Greg Norman, then Martina Hingis and Sergio Garcia, followed by Ana Ivanovic and Adam Scott. Now Caroline Wozniacki’s burgeoning attachment to Rory McIlroy already has a label Wozza and
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      Lock icon Fear of flying to New Zealand grounds Romanian rugby star
      161 36 The World Cup is usually seen as the pinnacle of a player’s career, only in Catalin Fercu’s case, the journey proved too frightening. The Romania winger, who has scored 22 tries from 51 matches, withdrew from this week’s Rugby World
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      Lock icon Yes, it was me in drag: De la Hoya
      244 36 Reuters Retired boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya, whose matinee idol good looks and success made him a marketing icon, has finally admitted pictures of him in drag were real. When the photos of him posing suggestively while wearing a wig,
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      Lock icon If we have to win ugly, we will, say All Blacks
      348 36 Reuters Wellington The All Blacks expect to play an attacking high-tempo game at the World Cup but would be more than happy to “win ugly” if it means the difference between hoisting aloft the Webb Ellis trophy or enduring
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      214 36 CRICKET 1st Test In Galle, 4th day: Australia 273 and 210 v Sri Lanka 105 and 253 (overnight 120-5: M. Jayawardene 105, A. Mathews 95; R. Harris 5-62). Australia won by 125 runs and lead three-match series 1-0. Test match In Bulawayo, 2nd day: Zimbabwe 412 (overnight 245-5: T.
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        68 36 AP Nyon Uefa says Inter Milan striker Diego Forlan cannot play in the Champions League. The footballer, who joined Inter last week, played in Atletico Madrid’s Europa League qualifying match against Norway’s Stromsgodset. Uefa says its rules allow a player who appears in qualifying rounds
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        Lock icon Van der Vaart out for six weeks
        52 36 AP London Tottenham playmaker Rafael van der Vaart will be out for up to six weeks with a hamstring tear. He injured his left hamstring in Sunday’s 1-5 home loss to Manchester City. Spurs have lost both their Premier League matches so far
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        Lock icon Tendulkar made to wait for feat
        42 36 Reuters London Sachin Tendulkar’s agonising wait to score a 100th international century has been prolonged further, with the batting great missing the first of the five one-day internationals against England yesterday because of a foot injury.
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      Lock icon Sharapova stumbles
      661 37 Third seed is the biggest name to fall in the US Open after losing to Pennetta New York Times AP New York For much of her third-round match at the US Open on Friday, Maria Sharapova played with all the outward joy of someone watching her car being
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        Lock icon Nadal not so aggressive: Mahut
        85 37 After beating Nicolas Mahut, who withdrew in the third set with abdominal pain on Friday, Rafael Nadal felt like he was on the right track. That was until the world No. 2 heard what Mahut told the New York Post: “I think maybe he doesn’t
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        Lock icon 'Hurricane Irina' has left New York
        87 37 AP Americans Irina Falconi and Christina McHale had their promising runs at the US Open end abruptly in the third round. The 21-year-old Falconi lost 0-6, 1-6 to 22nd-seeded Sabine Lisicki in 52 minutes. The 19-year-old McHale lasted a bit longer against 25th-seeded Maria
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        Lock icon Father forgives wayward players
        61 37 AP So a Catholic priest walks onto a tennis court. Seriously. It happens for Father Paul Arinze every day at the US Open. “Sometimes, I’m tempted to say, ‘You know, you have a Catholic priest sitting here’,” Arinze, a certified bronze badge umpire, said of misbehaving
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      Lock icon And they kept playing on and on and on...
      386 37 Reuters New York Australian Samantha Stosur set her sights on making a deep run at this year’s US Open following her epic, record-breaking victory over big-hitting Russian Nadia Petrova. The Australian stayed alive in New York by coming from behind to
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      190 37  -  Desmond Foo Text and pictures by Wong Jin Xuan Keith, 22 Student Height: 1.71m Weight: 80kg Exercise regimen: I go to the gym about four to five times a week, working on individual body parts in each session. I also play football once a week during weekends, and
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      326 37 AP Norton (Massachusetts) Phil Mickelson caused a minor commotion with his pants and his putter. The Deutsche Bank champion began Friday with two golfers on opposite ends of the world ranking Luke Donald at No. 1 and Troy Matteson at No. 207 having their lowest opening
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      1080 38  -  Even in cricket-mad India, fans worship the genius at the heart of a team game HEART OF FOOTBALL Rob Hughes stsports@sph.com.sg games. Of course, this is about broadcasting and commercial rights. And of course, the last words Barca coach Pep Guardiola probably uttered to Messi is take
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      307 38  -  Jonathan Wong It may be three weeks till the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix. But the night air at the Formula One pit building was thick with the smell of burnt rubber last night with the staging of the inaugural Karting F1 go-kart night race.
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      646 38  -  The Sunday Times finds out how tough it is to earn an orange jump-suit at S’pore GP Jonathan Wong Stop, dammit, stop. So screams the voice inside my head as I try not to show my alarm. The scarlet Formula BMW car in front
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      244 39 Reuters St Gallen (Switzerland) World champions Spain set the wrong kind of example on Fifa’s Fair Play day when they got themselves into a brawl at the end of their 3-2 friendly win over Chile on Friday. Football’s governing body is hardly likely to
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      471 39 England attack built around him thrills with speed and movement The Times, London Sofia Pace and movement sum up modern football. They were exactly what England had on Friday night in their 3-0 Euro 2012 qualifying win over Bulgaria, and precisely what they lacked at the
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      Lock icon Germany first team to Euro 2012
      206 39 AFP Gelsenkirchen (Germany) Germany routed Austria 6-2 to became the first team to qualify for Euro 2012 while the Netherlands crushed San Marino 11-0 in their biggest ever win on Friday. Real Madrid playmaker Mesut Oezil’s brace and further goals by Miroslav Klose, Lukas
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      Lock icon S'pore's next opponents Iraq also lose
      300 40 AP Reuters Irbil (Iraq) Zico’s first match in charge of Iraq, who face Singapore next at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Tuesday, ended with a poor 0-2 home defeat by Jordan on Friday. Midfield maestro Hassan Abdel Fattah broke the deadlock in the third
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        Lock icon GIANT KILLER TO MAKE HIS MARK AGAIN
        372 40  -  I Written by Craig Brennan ONE-TIME giant killer Jamal Malik makes his return to racing after a short let-up in the Group 3 $200,000 Jumbo Jet Trophy over 1400m on the turf this afternoon. After finishing ninth behind Clint in the Group 1
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        572 40 LEADING Melbourne trainer Peter Moody will be watching this afternoon's race-meeting at Kranji with a great deal of interest. As the trainer of Australia's Horse of the Year and current highest rated sprinter in the world Black Caviar among a host of other notable Group
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      Lock icon Lions ready to pounce
      467 40  -  Dubious call rankles, but players looking to make home advantage count against Iraq Lee Min Kok In Kunming mklee@sph.com.sg The simmering disappointment at Lebanese referee Andre El Haddad’s performance remained yesterday. But the Lions’ immediate task will be to repair their shattered morale for Tuesday’s game
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      Lock icon Chinese media slam team, referee, pitch
      293 40  -  Lee Min Kok Kunming It was not just the Lions who believe that their 1-2 loss to China was tainted by dubious refereeing and an even poorer pitch. Chinese media yesterday were similarly critical, despite seeing new coach Jose Antonio Camacho get their 2014
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      714 41 Jamaican sprints to fourth-fastest 200m in history, leaving all his rivals in his wake AP Daegu Six days and a slow start later, Usain Bolt finally won gold at the World Championships, running the fourth-fastest 200 meters in history to back up his showmanship with a
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      Lock icon Pearson avoids curse of the cover in style
      363 41 Reuters AFP Daegu Australian Sally Pearson danced a jig on the cover of the World Championships’ programme after winning the 100m hurdles gold in 12.28 seconds to become the fourth-fastest woman of all time yesterday. The 25-year-old blew away the field, and
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      199 41 Reuters Daegu– Athletics chief Lamine Diack maintained the hardest of lines yesterday, insisting there would be no changing or bending of the rules to prevent big names being disqualified. “No chance,” the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president said. The start of the World
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      281 39 Standard Cg Chartered SJr. Standard v S ;TVS* >. > f 3 fl Stand to win a UK trip to catch Liverpool FC vs. Arsenal and more. Football fever is back! Gear up for the season as you stand to win 4 pairs of tickets to watch Liverpool FC play
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      100 40 SPORTS FIXTURES Home Team I Away Team I (sin^|?e^t l e) S.League International Football World Cup Hougang Brazil Singapore Etoile FC Ghana Iraq Sun, 04/09/11 7.30pm Tue, 06/09/11 2.45am Tue, 06/09/11 7.30pm This match is played on neutral ground. For fixtures of all US Soccer League, please visit Singapore Pools
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      642 1 SUMIKO TAN I wish I can be more articulate page15 FOUND AT THE PAWNSHOP Solid gold evening bag PAGE4 September 4, 2011 In super-wired Singapore, electronic gadgets have changed family interaction. Family members may be in the same room but they are peering at separate screens. MELISSA SIM reports. WHERE
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        1362 2  -  Organisers of a prestigious dance competition hope it will put Singapore on the dancesport world map Natasha Ann Zachariah natashaz@sph.com.sg Nothing gets between a man and his dancing shoes, not even a $300,000 bill to stage an international dance competition here. Singapore’s famous ballroom dancing duo,
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        369 2 Even before the blood and rivalry hit the dance floor next weekend, the claws have come out, though not from competitors themselves. Another ballroom dance association here has taken issue with the selection process for the Singaporean entries. Ms Aleena Tan, vice-president of the Singapore
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        340 2 Do not let the sparkles and glitter on those bare-ly-there dresses fool you behind all that shimmying and jiving is some serious competitive business. Ballroom dancing was once considered the pastime of socialites, but the World DanceSport Federation is gunning to have ballroom dancing
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        897 4  -  Behind the Singapore winners at the World Schools Debating Championships is coach Geetha Creffield Natasha Ann Zachariah natashaz@sph.com.sg As Singapore and Australia were having a verbal showdown at the recent World Schools Debating Championships in Scotland, team coach Geetha Creffield was, well, texting. She was getting
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        239 4 You half-expect to get caught in a rapid-fire exchange with Jonathan Pflug (right). After all, the 29-year-old was the first Singaporean to win the best speaker prize at the World Schools Debating Championships tournament, in 2001. But over the phone, Mr Pflug, who works in the private financial
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        802 4  -  Rachael Boon Fancy a 2m-tall Jar Jar Binks Star Wars character greeting you as you walk in through the door at home or three huge brass animal-head replicas to adorn the front lawn? These are just some of the kooky things that have been
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        1169 6 View photos of Arsene (with Cesc Fabregas 10, running out of gas 100,000) Tell Arsene that Pele, 70, is still available Invite Arsene to your garage sale Tell Arsene that Irish singer Sinead
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        1072 7  -  More establishments are wooing guests by making the kids feel right at home Karen Tee karentee@sph.com.sg You do not have to go away to get that holiday feeling. Hotels in Singapore are offering childfriendly features to entice families to book “staycations” with them on weekends and
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        1340 8  -  The use of electronic gadgets during family time is becoming common as Singapore gets more wired Melissa Sim suntimes@sph.com.sg It is the weekend and in Mr Effendy Ibrahim’s family, that means the children get one to two hours to play games on their favourite gadgets. Four-year-old Fatih Hamdani
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        206 8 Get connected Senior consultant of child and adolescent psychiatry at the Institute of Mental Health Daniel Fung advises parents to sign up for Facebook and Twitter to find out what their children are up to and who their friends are online. No gadgets at the
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        782 9  -  Seriously Kidding Dennis Chan dennis@sph.com.sg “Hey, the best woman squash player in the world shares the same first name as you,” I said to my older daughter. This is one sport where size does not matter, I pointed out, referring to
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        601 9 SEPTEMBER HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS BASED ON THE MAGIC PAINTBRUSH This workshop for children aged three to six is based on The Magic Paintbrush, which gives a modern twist to the classic Chinese tale while retaining its themes of kindness and sharing. Children can learn role-playing and improvisation and experience
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          97 10 ACTION It’s the holidays again. Though it’s only a week long, you can spend your time meaningfully. For starters, instead of spending hours watching cartoons, why not draw them? This week’s activity is easy: Draw your favourite character in the box on the right, colour it and
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          137 10 Yishun is the hanyu pinyin version of Nee Soon, named after the “pineapple king” and rubber magnate Lim Nee Soon. Lim was a leading member of the Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kwan. During the 1980s, the Government changed many dialect place names to Chinese Yishun being one of them
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          567 10 SUNNY SIDE UP (Excerpt) By Marion Roberts Wendy Lamb Books (2008) “That’s amazing,” I said, feeling dizzy, as if the swirling whirlpools on the map were pulling me in. Kind of like an underwater version of seat 44K. Maybe there could be a submarine version, with a periscope? “I
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          52 10 EGGING SOMEONE ON WHAT IT MEANS: This phrase refers to the act of encouraging someone to do something which might not be a very good idea. AS IN: Ah Hock could not bring himself to punch the bully, until he was egged on by the other school kids in
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          65 10 GIGGLE WHAT IT MEANS: To laugh in a nervous or silly way that is difficult to control. AS IN: Some pupils giggled when the teacher scolded the class. GRAMMAR: “Giggle” is a verb it is something people do. But it can also be a noun, so you can say:
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          139 10 This column features readers’ babies. Wedding pictures will appear on the last Sunday of the month. Send photos (at least 300dpi) and your baby's name, age (must be under two years) and gender to stlife@sph.com.sg. Include both parents' names, occupations and contact details, and type Oh Baby in
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        1060 11  -  Professional storyteller Kamini Ramachandran reads to her children every night and uses stories to explain things to them Relatively Speaking Jane Ng janeng@sph.com.sg facebook.com/ST.JaneNg Kabir Bhugtiar, 12, and his 10-year-old brother Karan are rather privileged children they did not just have stories read to them when
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        1452 13  -  A perfect mix of city and country, Brisbane has a relaxed vibe Nicholas Yong nicy@sph.com.sg Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, has a population of more than two million. Named after the river on which it sits, the city has played host to several major sporting events, most
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        1027 15  -  Can eloquence be taught? Many Singaporeans like me certainly need help to be more articulate Sumiko Tan sumiko@sph.com.sg In the conversations I have with myself inside my head, I am articulate. My thoughts are clear, my arguments logical, I am lucid. When I write,
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        928 15  -  Sandra Leong suntimes@sph.com.sg I’ve been feeling like Miss Popular lately, thanks to a steady flow of friends who have come to visit London in my honour. Well, not really. They came for the Great British Summer, but turned their attention to me
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        784 15  -  Colin Goh suntimes@sph.com.sg The Wife and I were sitting in our new office (more about which in future columns) when I had the odd sensation of the room swaying. “Um,” I turned to her. “Did you feel that?” (I suppressed the urge to ask “Did the earth
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        540 16 PLUCKED SPACE: RESONATING STRINGS Seetoh Poh Lam and Zhang Yin from the Singapore Chinese Orchestra will perform on the pipa, liuqin and zhongruan. The works include Lady Zhaojun Crosses The Frontier, Evening Song Of The Drunken Fishermen and Terracotta Warriors by Liu Dehai. Where: Esplanade
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        763 16  -  Compiled by Magdalene Lum GUANGZHOU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Enjoy works by Western and Chinese composers at this concert by the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, one of the most prestigious orchestras in China. Where: Esplanade Concert Hall MRT: Esplanade/City Hall When: Sept 12 13, 7.30pm Admission: $19 $91 Tel: 6348-5555
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        99 16 This column features readers’ pets. Send photos (at least 300dpi) and your pet’s name, age, gender and breed to stlife@sph.com.sg. Include your name, age, occupation and contact details, and type What A Pet in the header. Moca, two-year-old male netherlands dwarf Owner: Eileen Koh, 60, secretariat manager
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          418 21  -  THE PROFESSOR AND OTHER WRITINGS By Terry Castle HarperCollins/ Hardcover/340 pages/ Books Kinokuniya/ $34.24/ Adeline Chia Stanford professor and long-time contributor to the London Review Of Books, the Atlantic, the New Republic and other publications, American academic Terry Castle has put out a brilliant collection of autobiographical essays. Casually
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          784 21  -  Malinky Robot unites poignant tales and stunning visuals of life on the streets Book Of The Month MALINKY ROBOT: COLLECTED STORIES OTHER BITS By Sonny Liew Image/Paperback/128 pages/Major bookstores and comics retailers/$24.50/ Akshita Nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg A junkyard for a playground, an old robot for a playmate and ambitious
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          491 21  -  THE SISTERS BROTHERS By Patrick deWitt Granta/Paperback/ 328 pages/Books Kinokuniya/$32.10/ something John Lui This is one novel that tries to have it both ways: It sticks to the genre con- ventions closely enough to satisfy fans of westerns, but is not afraid to delve into the psychological when it
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          469 21  -  THE MISOGYNIST By Piers Paul Read Bloomsbury/ Paperback/257 pages/ Major bookstores/ $1 7.95 without GST/ Stephanie Yap This 16th novel by English author Piers Paul Read deals with the angst of white, middle-class retirees. This is not necessarily as boring as it sounds, though it admittedly also never gets
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          457 21  -  GODS WITHOUT MEN By Hari Kunzru Hamish Hamilton/ Paperback/384 pages/ $29.95 without GST/ Major bookstores/ Clara Chow “In the desert of the post-apocalyptic world financial system, when so much value has vanished into thin air,” wrote British Indian author Hari Kunzru in the Financial Times recently, “people dream of
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          457 21  -  CAIN By Jose Saramago Harvill Secker/Paperback/ 150 pages/$30.79/Major bookstores/ Corrie Tan The bitter story of the Bible’s first brothers, Cain and Abel, has long been a point of fascina- tion for writers throughout history. As the first murderer and first murder victim, their dark, intimate tragedy has been a
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          394 22  -  DREAM OF DING VILLAGE By Yan Lianke Constable Robinson/ Paperback/341 pages/ US$16.46/Amazon.com/ Himaya Quasem Blood, sweat and tears trickle through Yan Lianke’s stark novel about the impact of an HIV epidemic on a Chinese village. Based on the real-life blood contamination scandal which struck Yan’s native Henan province in
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          603 22  -  Corrie Tan Who: Natasha Thangamany, 23, is a teacher by day and a budding actress by night. The English and Literature teacher at Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) will be making her professional theatre debut with Teater Ekamatra in The Gunpowder Trail, which runs at the Esplanade Theatre Studio from
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          355 22  -  LAST MAN IN TOWER By Aravind Adiga Atlantic Press/Paperback/ 420 pages/Books Kinokuniya/$29.95/ Deepika Shetty Just like the teeming city Mumbai, Adiga’s latest offering is densely popu- lated with characters living in a cluster of apartments called Vishram Society. Once pink, it is located in Mumbai’s “toenail of Santa Cruz
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          395 22  -  UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS By Portia de Rossi Simon and Schuster UK/ Paperback/305 pages/ Penguin Books/$19.95 without GST/ Feng Zengkun Actress Portia de Rossi of the hit TV series Ally McBeal weighed 37kg when she collapsed on the set of her first major Hollywood movie in 2001. This autobiography details how
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          354 22  -  THE TAO OF TRAVEL By Paul Theroux Hamish Hamilton/ Paperback/285 pages/ $34.19/Books Kinokuniya/ Linda Collins Ignore the tao of this title, with its zen connotations of being at one with the world. Instead, buckle yourself in for a fast, bumpy trip into the interior of Paul Theroux’s wandering mind.
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          736 22 New York Times Belmont, Massachusetts The Rapture came at a good time for Tom Perrotta. In May, when Christian radio host Harold Camping and his followers were preparing for the end of the world, Perrotta was finishing up his new novel, The Leftovers. Its subject?
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        618 23 DC Comics is resetting all its series ostensibly to change history but really to improve sales New York Times New York The latest issue of Justice League released last Wednesday by DC Comics will be scrutinised like no other instalment in the 76-year history of that publisher
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        478 23 Associated Press New York As editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar, Glenda Bailey has seen some pretty fantastic things; “epic moments”, she calls them. In her 10 years at the helm of the magazine, she has overseen photo shoots with A-list stars, insider moments with top designers
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        845 24  -  Buffet restaurants are drawing Singaporeans with a huge variety of food at reasonable prices Eunice Quek euniceq@sph.com.sg Singaporeans, it seems, cannot get their fill of buffets. Several buffet restaurants have opened over the past year. These include Buffet Town at Raffles City, Fisherman’s Market at The Central in
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        363 24 BUFFET TOWN Highlights: Fresh seafood section, teppanyaki, yakitori and pasta stations and local favourites such as chicken rice and laksa. For dinner, oysters are available, as well as chilli or black pepper crab Where: Raffles City, B1-44E, 252 North Bridge Road Price: $23.80++ (adult for
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        282 24  -  Rebecca Lynne Tan German wine with French food German pinot noir from top producers Huber, Meyer Nakel and Furst will be paired with fine French fare at Le Saint Julien at a wine dinner this Wednesday. The dinner, which includes nine wines, has two appetisers, a main course, a
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        424 24  -  Wong Ah Yoke, Rebecca Tan Next Door Deli Pine Garden’s Cake shop in Ang Mo Kio, known for its tasty cakes and pastries, has opened a new eatery right next door. The two-week-old deli-cafe serves a mix of local and Western fare. Pop in for a local-style breakfast
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        20 25 Fish tikka ($12) The cubes of fish are slightly charred at the edges but smooth and moist inside.
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        727 25  -  Indian restaurant Zaffron Kitchen tones down the spice levels in their dishes Eats Wong Ah Yoke ahyoke@sph.com.sg While I enjoy Indian food very much, many of my Chinese friends do not. They complain of the strong spices such as aniseed and cardamom that are seldom used in
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        516 25  -  Cheap Good Thng Lay Teen Taking a short cut through Prime Court, a coffee shop in Toa Payoh Lorong 7, to get to the hawker centre in front of it, I was surprised to see trays and trays of freshly made bao stacked neatly on a table.
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        770 26  -  From cupcakes to sushi, food outlets are serving mini portions and consumers are lapping them up Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg Bigger is not necessarily better, especially when it comes to food, apparently. These days, food operators seem to be offering more food items in
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        512 26  -  Ask The Foodie Chris Tan QI am a great fan of the Malayi dessert kueh wajik. I have tried to make it many times but it does not come out with the perfect taste and texture. The rice is either overcooked or undercooked. How do I
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        381 26  -  Know Your Cocktails Eunice Quek Classic cocktails: Bloody Mary The Bloody Mary (below) has been declared the world’s most complex cocktail by an American scientist, London’s Daily Telegraph reported recently. Dr Neil Da Costa, who works for a flavours and fragrances company in New Jersey, drinks
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        450 26 QI cannot make good fried rice. Ir make great local mee siam, tauhu goreng and sambal but my fried rice is never eaten. I have tried using dayold rice and also limiting ingredients to the bare minimum soy sauce, salt, fresh red chillies, onion, spring onion, eggs,
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        242 27  -  Posh Nosh Tan Hsueh Yun hsueh@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/tanhsuehyun Every couple of months or so, it seems like another Japanese fair hits one supermarket or the other. They slowed down a bit in the wake of the earthquake but Isetan has one opening on Tuesday. The Autumn Kyushu Fair
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        191 27 It is time for a Glico Pretz update and there are three new flavours in supermarkets now. The pretzel sticks go spicy with two hot flavours Shichimi and Wasabi ($2.50 for a 55g pack). In Shichimi, the sticks get a mild heat from shichimi togarashi, a Japanese
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        659 27  -  Hunger Management Tan Hsueh Yun Our feast had been assembled hastily and from the supermarket. We drank tall mugs of Lady Grey tea, the kids were running around and my friends and I had a grand old time catching up one recent Sunday afternoon. For a couple of
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        194 27 When you see the words raw, vegan and gluten-free on food packaging, you have certain expectations. Mostly, they are not high. But I was curious about Hail Merry Almonds because of what is done to the nuts before they are packed in the resealable bags. I have been
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        156 27 I know that a $30 jar of jam is a little over the top, even if this column is called Posh Nosh. But hear/read me out. The Japanese jam is packed full of whole strawberries; plump, sweet specimens. Short of making it yourself, I cannot
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        184 27 So my friend went to Perth and got me these interesting Chunky KitKat bars. While devouring them, I thought, wouldn’t it be great if... and of course I did. Find them in Singapore, that is. Their shiny packaging was calling out to me at Candy Empire and
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        877 28  -  Nonya Ruby Lim-Yang does not know how to cook Peranakan food but she knows how to eat it with her hands o FOODIE CONFIDENTIAL Eunice Quek euniceq@sph.com.sg Theatre group Act 3 International’s founder Ruby Lim-Yang has something to get off her chest at the start of this interview:
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      262 8 LARGE BUNGALOW F’HOLD 1212.80sqm. Pasir Panjang Rd. Near Haw Par Villa. Direct buyer only. Call Tan 9072-8008. JUBILEE 3½ STOREY semi-d. F’hold. 4+1. 2152/ 3500 sqft. Closing soon! Bring cheque. View by appt. Nora 9145-2197 *****772 ECG DYNAMIC Alliance West Coast vicinity, 2-storey corner terrace. Land approx 4700 sqft. Rare.
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      198 9 QUEEN ASTRID PARK 2 stately homes with basement. ***** sqft. Suitable for extended family. Samuel 9815-3223 Savills 9767 7772 ECG Dynamic Alliance Lim Tai See area, land 1900 sqft 2-storey, 3+1, F’hold. Rare unit for sale, Why wait? Call Ken Ong LEEDON PK *****/ ***** sqft. 6 -rm, amazing gdn.
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      267 9 BRIZAY PK GCBA. Land ***** sqft. Tenanted. Serene tranquil environment. Decent plot. Selling soon! Pls call for viewing! HOLLAND PARK GCB. Approx *****/ 6000 sqft. Conservation hse, 4+3 rm, with pool BBQ pit. Hilltop living. Serene, greenery NEAR FUTURE MRT. D10. Quiet, convenient. A1 gdn. Spacious living dining. Good for
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      335 9 MOONBEAM DR. 3950/2000 sqft $5.xM. Serious seller. Regular corner plot. Henry Pk Sch, Jelita ColdStorage Don Giam *****313 WOOLLERTON PK RARE *****/ *****sqft Modern 5+1. Privacy. Lush green Walk to MRT Botanic gdn. $4xM. HB *****580 Alan 2-STOREY BUNGALOW IN quiet Sixth Ave. 11,700/ 5,000 sqft, 4+1. Lush greenery spacious
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      145 9 *******SQ.FT. ALMOST READY Linear designed in impeccable taste&quality Renowed architect 10-6pm: RealStar 6100 0080 ALMOST NEW DETACH Kings 5200sqft 5+1, pool, quality finish elevated. 1km Nanyang Right Open House: Victor *****333 **RARE TERR Orchard. Must view! 1652/ 3400 sqft. F’hold. 3storey with roof terr. Elevated land,quiet. Penny Ang *****821 D10.
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      327 9 D.11 MONTCLAIR. OFF Chancery Hill. New 10 units. F’hold Exclusive Cluster Bungalow Semi-D. 2½-storey basement. Built up: 3800-4750 sqft. 4+2, 2 hall. Pte common pool. Last 5 choice units fr Developer. TOP soon. $3.xxM. Dann 9011-3377 D.11 OFF WHITLEY 10 units. F’hold Brand New Cluster 2½-storey Basement Semi-D Bungalow 3800
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      576 9 BUKIT TIMAH 2-STOREY terr Shelford Rd. High ground. Facing N. Walking distance to new MRT top schs. F’hold. 9787-7878 IRRESISTIBLE HILLTOP VILLA. D.11 GCB Zone park 10 cars? Yes! Crazy $800+ psf where to find? Robert Hoi 9667-2587 APPC VILLAS GILSTEAD 4 rm Cluster Semi-D 3½ storey Basement Pte Sky
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      266 9 HILLTOP RESORT LIFESTYLE Villa *****/6000 sqft. Lush greenery water feature. Beautiful landscape. Gdn in your home. No need to go Bali. $13.xM. Below bank value! Bunglw comes free! Wow! Dan Lim 9853-4988. Sole Agent. CONTEMPORARY ZEN BUNGLW Braddell Hgt. 6500 sqft on a quiet st. Elevated. Top quality finish 5
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      324 10 POH HUAT ROAD (Near Kovan MRT/Mall) *Modern new 2-storey house *Land almost 2290 sq.ft. *Huge 4+1 rms (attach) 8m lap pool 2 cars space *Quality furnish/imported lighting *999 yrs *Quiet/ exclusive surrounding *Genuine sale $2.58M HB *****686 J.L. *****772 ECG Dynamic Alliance Linda Teo Jln Minggu 2½storey terr 907sqft Casuarina
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      295 11 KENT TAN-HOMEGURU *****777 Tai Hwan 2.5 storey Corner Terr. Modern! 3400/4400sqft. 5+1 rm Roof Gdn. F’hold! Face greenery! Rare! www.homeguru.com.sg KENT TAN-HOMEGURU *****777 Below Market! Semi-D@Brighton Land 5300sqft. 2-storey 5+1 rm F’hold. 4car Walk to NEX/ MRT. $4.18m! www.homeguru.com.sg 3 STOREY BUNGLW 8850/ 7000 sqft. F’hold. MRT, NYJC, American Australian
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      303 11 *****772 ECG DYNAMIC Alliance New list Kang Choo Bin Road. 2storey Semi-D 3420/ 4000 sqft 5rms, 999yrs, unblock. Vanessa *****772 ECG DYNAMIC Alliance Good Location How Sun. Renovated. 3-storey Corner Terr 3092/3000 sqft. 6rms. Vanessa *****772 ECG DYNAMIC Alliance S’goon S/Storey Semi-D 999yrs 3rms 2800 sqft. Pk 3 car Unblocked
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      343 11 SEMI-D PARKVILLAS 5rms with attached. 2800/ 3600 sqft, new renovation. Good size backyard. 99yrs. Gary Go *****405 PN D.19 ROBEY CRES. Hse with pool! Brand new 3-storey semi-d. 5+1 bdrms. Almost 3500 sqft. F’hold. Only $3.8M. Angelia 8126-6107 D.20 THOMSON 3600 sqft. gdn. Nice quiet. 2-storey semi-d. Near SICC/ Ai
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      385 11 BEN CHIANG GPS *****055. New List Chuan Dr. Own a 99 yrs lifestyle bungalow $4M neg. 6200/ 5200 sqft. Lap Pool. MODERN SEMI-D S’goon Gdn, 2 Storey with Attic, 2700/ 4000 sqft, Chomp Chomp, 6rm ensuite Dry/ Wet Kitchen *****393 PN *****772 ECG DYNAMIC Alliance Flower Rd 3storey Inter. 999yrs.
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      207 11 ***MILTONIA CLOSE, THE Shaughnessy 5-storey Cluster -3283 sqft, 5+1, direct pool view -4295 sq.ft. Corner, 6+1 rooms... -3993 sq.ft. Corner. 5+1 rm. Nice. www.josephinelim.org TOP SOON! BRAND new 2.5 sto rey semi-d with 12m pool lift. 2 mins walk to Future Greenwich Mall. Land 3207 6110 sqft. 5+1 rms. Wet/
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      242 11 *****772 ECG DYNAMIC Alliance 3.5 storey Semi-D Wak Hassan Land 4250/ 6670 sqft. 6 bdrms ensuite. Pool pte lift. Kef Lim *****772 ECG DYNAMIC Alliance 3½storey corner terr off Sembawang 2419/ 4300 sqft 5+1 ensuite. A1 decor. Park 2 car. Kef Lim $7XXPSF!! 2-STOREY SEMI-D Lor Tenggam 4749/5000 sqft. 5+1
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      1643 12 D01-08 CITY a SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS FOR SALE D01-08 CITY a SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS FOR SALE D01-08 CITY a SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS FOR SALE D01-08 CITY a SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS FOR SALE D01-08 CITY a SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS FOR SALE D01-08 CITY a SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS FOR SALE MATS Private
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      345 12 ECG HARBOUR VIEW *****772 Full Sea/Golf view. 797/2271 sqft. 2/4rm. High flr. Renovated. Mins MRT/Mall. By appt! Agnes ECG THE CARIBBEAN *****7772 Star buy! Partial sea view! 3+1 1281 sqft. Well Kept. F/furn. Vivo city/ MRT. Serious Seller!! Agnes ECG MARINA BAY Res *****772 Only $26XXpsf! 1066 sqft. 2rm. Bay
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      450 12 CRAIG PLACE STUDIO apt 904 sq.ft big patio. Vacant. Near MRT. Kelvin Goh J.S. 9661-3629 ICON, 2 BRM, 904sqft, $1660 psf! city view, rare! 4%+ yield. Call Elston Ng *****074 D.03 ALEXIS, F’HOLD, 1 bdrm, 388 sqft, $665k only! Rare! TOP soon! Call Elston Ng *****074 DOVER PARKVIEW 2 bdrm.
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      558 12 D09-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS FOR SALE D09-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS FOR SALE D09-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS FOR SALE il !ii!i I. m mm i Breathtaking architecture by world renowned Arquitectonica Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Call *****000 www.orchardscotts.com.sg The only developer in the
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      264 12 ***SERIOUS SELLERS Neg St. Regis 2153sqft, 4+1 #1x-01, Tenanted, greenery, $3000 psf St. Thomas Suites 2605 sqft, 4+1, #0x-01, greenery, $2200 psf THE BOULEVARD RESIDENCES (BLVD) in the heart of Orchard, 2034sqft, Rare for sale, uniquely The One, high flr unblock. Serious buyer. Phua CY 9337 6023 ESTILO WILKIE, 1
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      234 12 ONE JERVOIS, 1841 sqft, 4+1, nice view, quiet/ greenery, resort living, beautiful, move-in condition. $3.05m. Call 9182 6611 SH Wong ST. THOMAS SUITES, 2605 sqft, 4+1. resort living, high quality finishes, condo facilities. F’hold. Call *****611 SH Wong PATERSON RESIDENCES, 2013 sqft, 4+study+1, quiet/ greenery F’hold, f/ facilities. Orchard MRT.
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      452 13 ARDMORE PK, PENTHSE, F’hold, 8700 sqft, 5+ family +balconies. Duplex, Full facilities/ Prestige area, $33m. 9182 6611 SH Wong DALVEY 3711 SQFT PENTHOUSE. Large pte outdoor sanctuary. 3 bdrm. Prestigious address. Sole agt. PK SOH *****131 pksoh.com VILLAGE TWR F’HOLD 1808 sqft. 3+1. Mid flr. Beautiful. N/S facing. Greenery. mins
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      443 13 ECG CONDO NETWORK Amy Lau The Lumos, 1/ 3 bdrms. Pte lift Cairnhill Crest, 1 bdrm, 818 sqft Designer decor, MRT. *****287 PARC SOPHIA. FREEHOLD. TOP soon. 1+1/2 bdrm. $1450 $1800 psf. Walk to MRT. Grab it now! *****633 Timothy WHARTON VALE Sophia Road Freehold 625 sqft 2 Bed 2
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      374 13 NEW LAUNCH Holland Road. 1 2 rm. 463 980 sqft. VVIP Preview booking Now! Fr $9XXK. Jason Boo *****507 BRAND NEW ZENITH Zion. 753 sqft. 2+1, high floor. Opp Great World City. Unblock view. $1.55M neg. Pauline Kwek 9773-9113 CHEAPEST TANGLIN Park, 1033 sqft, 2 rms, f’hold. Only $2.1xM! Great
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      481 13 ECG CONDO NETWORK HengHeng CityVista Res 3+1. 2121 sqft. Grange Res. 4+1 rms. 2583 sqft. All are f’hold. Pte lift. *****858 WATERMARK 3+STUDY+ BALCONY. 1346 sqft. F’hold. Face pool. Tenanted. $2.35M neg. View Sunday 4-5pm. *****369 Lina MIRAGE TOWER. STUDIO/3-BDRM 571/ 1227 sqft. Freehold. Mid flr. Mins to Orchard. Tenanted.
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      590 13 BELOW BANK VALUE Langston Ville. 3 rms. Near MRT. Spacious. Only $1.xxM! 9383-2083 Elicia WATERMARK 3+STUDY 1346 sqft Corp tenancy $6.4K until May 2013. Pte lift. *****666 Karen MONTVIEW. VERY HIGH flr. 1744 sqft. 4+1. $2.65M. Bt Timah Hill view. Sole agt Jo 9185-3299 BELOW DEVELOPER Brand new Belle Vue
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      362 13 ■k 011 ft 21 NEWTON/ D11 a 21 NEWTON/ EIE BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI [IH BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTE APTS FOR SALE f PTE APTS FOR SALE Adria at Novena Freehold Showflat at 6 Keng Chin Road, along Bukit Timah Panoramic greenery view Italian inspired design with quality crafting and finish 3 and 4-bedroom apartments,
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      132 13 ECG THE STERLING *****772 Don’t miss! Renovated Move In. 1518 sqft, 3+1. Mall/ Good sch/ Future MRT. View today! Agnes SPRINGDALE 999-YR. 2+1, 925 sqft #04 up, amenities, shpg, future MRT, tenanted 2/’12. $9xxk Vincent Low CC 9856-9988 THE BEVERLY F’HOLD fr $792psf! Penthse 2131-3660sqft groundflr 2680-3186sqft. Rare huge unit.
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      389 13 Bk D12-14BALESTIER/ Bk D12-14 BALESTIER/ B D12-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/6EYLANQ LlTl MACPHERSON/GEYLANG RH MACPHERSON/QEYLANG f PTE APTS FOR SALE PTE APTS FOR SALE f PTE APTS FOR SALE HOT PROJECT D14 v 136 FREEHOLD Units (Mixed Development) v 1 2 BEDROOMS Penthouses 5 Mins Walk to ALJUNIED MRT v HIGH Rental
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      330 13 DOMUS Irrawaddy Rd *F’hold, 29-storey with 104 units *Mins walk to Novena MRT *2/ 3-rm/ Penthouses *Estimated TOP end 2011 Kelvin Tan 9693 0383 CEA Reg No. R*****0A Savills Residential Pte Ltd MID AUTUMN SPECIAL- Its a pity if you miss this Freehold project that has the dual key concept
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      426 13 CHEAP! $900 PSF. High flr/ pool view Starville. Freehold. 4+1 2-storey penthse with jacuzzi. 2162 sqft. Mins to MRT. Hurry! RARE! TREVISTA 1+STUDY 689 sqft very high flr, reservoir view, TOP end ’2011. Good investment/ rental yield $1390psf 9106-0003 SIMSVILLE 3+1. 1249 sqft. Breezy. Greenery. Near MRT/ amenities. Unblock. Move
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      902 14 PfK D15-16 EAST COAST I RK D15-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE PTE APTS FOR SALE PARC ELEGANCE Freehold Apartments Lowest Price in District 15 Showflat opens daily 12 to 7pm (weekdays) 11am to 7pm (weekends) Hum Before they are all SOLD OUT!! Hotline: K.S LOW 61 000 444
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      390 14 PARC BLEU Joo Chiat Pl. F’hold. TOP 2013. Selective 1 bdrm Special Price. Sat/Sun 24pm on 3/4 Sep. Alan *****266 WATERSIDE. 2142 SQFT. 3+1. Sea IR view. Renovated. High flr. Quiet. F/facilities. Near city airport. Samuel *****223 Savills SEAFRONT ON MEYER. 3bdrms. Priced to sell! 1603sqft. Pool view, NS facing,
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      508 14 WATERFRONT KEY. 2 store +balcony. 904 sqft. High flr. Opp. MRT. Best price in the project. $neg. Ray 9647-5553 FAIRMOUNT CONDO 2+1, 904sqft, Eastwood Rd. Greenery. Peaceful, tranquil. Easy access. Near airport/ CBD. TM Lee *****790 THE ODEON KATONG. 2-bdrm. F’hold. 926 sqft. High flr. Near Katong Shpg Ctr. Sell
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      609 14 OPEN HSE: 2-4PM. Envio. 3-bdrm. 1012 sqft. F’hold. High flr. 100% move-in. Near schs ECP. View by appt. 8168-0183 Derek Lim PARK EAST CONDO. 2,023 sqft. 3+1. High floor. Unblocked. Good for own stay investment. View to offer. Rick Ong *****055 D.15 BURNFOOT TERR 2½-Storey Linked Semi-D. S facing. 5
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      994 14 CHOICEUNITSAVAILABLE! austville residences EXECUTIVE CONDOMINIUM FROM $0 PER MONTH* $30k Grant for 1st Timer No Levy for 2nd Timer No Racial Quota Joint Income $8,000 Purchase Price for Typical 3-Bedroom Unit $676,000 5% Cash Downpayment $33,800 CPF Housing Grant for 1st Timer ($30,000) $30,000 Balance 15% Payment Less $30,000 CPF
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      152 14 CLOVER BY THE Park, 4+1 rms, 1733 sqft. Mid flr, face pool, city view, near good schs, amenities. View now! BK Koh *****002 OT PUNGGOL WALK NEXT to MRT 2/ 3/4/ penthse units. Fr $880psf! Preview starting, Call to register Janet Lee *****100/ *****153 SELL BELOW VALUATION. Braddell View. 3+1
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      1860 15 D19-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTE APTS FOR SALE D19-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTE APTS FOR SALE D19-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTE APTS FOR SALE D19-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTE APTS FOR SALE D19-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTE APTS FOR SALE tS <4 fW 1 J -l .i, a 5'Ui rj SW: A.W it 'A Kovan
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      438 15 5’I’ 505 POINT Blk. Bedok North High floor. Lift level. Fantastic reservoir view. MRT/ Wet Mkt/ Sch. 9146-9186 Kelvin Lim CK 5’I’ PT BLK 415. Mid/lift flr. Renovated. Unblocked with greenery. All races/ PR. MRT/ amenities. Can contra. Valued $580K. BISHAN BLK 154, 4’S’, 84 sqm, Valuation $400K, COV $65K,
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      543 15 NEW LIST! 4’A’ blk 32 Eunos cres Corner. High flr. Open hse Sun, 2-4pm. Call *****425 William EXEC. APT, BLK 621, 142sq.m, corner, fully renovated, well lit, excellent cond, good layout, spacious, S.West. *****830 Keng. MRT/ MKT. 4’A’ CORNER Blk 573. Very high flr, open view, airy, no noon sun.
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      847 15 YISHUN HDB APTS FOR SALE YISHUN HDB APTS FOR SALE adora green i't CONVENIENCE AT YOUR DOORSTEP At the junction of Yishun Central and Yishun Ave 11 and minutes' to Northpoint Shopping Centre and Library. Close proximity to Yishun MRT. call: Showflats open daily Q332 2000 fS adora green xk
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      585 15 HILLCREST INTER TERR 2-storey 3 rm +Guest Rm 1823/ 2000 sqft Newly Renovated. Unfurn Immed Ronnie Chong 8282-2682 HSR PAXEL!! GREENWOOD Ave 4+Study, Renovated, Partial/ Furn, Serene, Eatery, Grocery, Immd $11k Neg. Call 6100 1868 4+1 MT SINAI vicinity. Renovated. P/furn. Park 2 cars. Quiet. Henry Pk. Immed. neg. Professional/
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      570 15 CONSERVATION SHOPHSE/ APT Bugis MRT. $3.5K up. 1 rm mais. Renovated. Also sale. *****201 www.patrickwee.myweb.sg/232 TERESA VILLE. 4+1. 2000 sqft. Available 1st Oct. Partial furnish. Can view now. Richard Ong *****755. REGENCY@ TIONG BAHRU 4rm 1636sqft 2rm en-suite Low flr P/furn. Walk to amenities Avail. Sep. Only $6K. Lai KF
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      496 16 ARDMORE PARK, PENTHSE, 8700 sqft, 5+family+balconies, Duplex, F/ facilities/ Prestige area, $43k. Call 9182 6611 SH Wong 11 BALMORAL RD. 4+1 Duplex. Luxurious spacious layout. 100% move in. 2400 sqft. $7.9K neg. Pauline Kwek 9773-9113 IZ HOLLAND 1259 sqft 3bdrm #08. P/furn. $5.5K. Avail early Sep. Sole Agt Sandy *****246,
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      620 16 ASTRID MEADOWS 2400 sqft. 3+1 Patio. New bathrms/ kitchen. $9.5K. June Lim 9450-6260 D.10 HOLLAND PEAK. 1850 sqft. Spacious layout 4+1. F/facilities. P/furn. Patrick Yeo 9002-2088 BALMORAL PL. 2 rms 820 sqft. P/furn. MRT. Pool/ gym. $3.6K neg. Francis Chew *****800 **HELIOS RES, 2BDRMS. F/furn. Designer decor. MRT. Immed. Call
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      556 16 IRESIDENCES/ CENTRIO Novena MRT. 1066/ 1346/ 1421 sqft. 1/2/3/4 bdrm. P/F/furn. Immed. Novena Sq/ Mall. European fittings. Alphonsus 8333 0368 ***NO COMMISSION ON tenant. Kallang MRT studio for rent $1180+, Call Rick *****615 *****432 LE REVE Kg Eunos. 1033 sqft. 3+1. P/furn. Avail early Oct. 5mins walk to Eunos MRT.
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      634 16 AMARANDA GARDENS. 3+1. Next to Circle Line S’goon MRT, Australian Sch. High flr. Panoramic view.Unfurn.Shawn Lim *****312 CLOVER BY THE Park. Brand new. 3 bdrm. F/furn. F/facilities. Near good schs/ Bishan Pk/ amenities neg. Call Willie Tan 9828-4683 KOVAN MELODY 3+1 Above #10 Unblocked, Landed view, Full privacy. Cosy good
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      631 16 BLK 6 TELOK Blangah Cres. 3-rm 1 utility. Corner. High flr. Lift level. F/furn. F/aircon. Mkt/ hawker ctr/ ’Shop N Save’/ Safra NEAR CITY, FANTASTIC view!! 2+1 56 Strathmore. New flat. Furn, aircon. MRT. $3K *****848 Zai. TANJONG PAGAR PLAZA, 2bdrms High flr. F/furn. Nicely renovated. Bright. Unblocked. $3.2K. Immed.
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      651 16 FOOD XCHANGE Admiratly. #02. Own parking lot. Mezzanine. 2249 sqft. $4.xk per mth. Richard Ong 9647-9755. FIRST NEW LAUNCH INDUSTRIAL WITH LIFESTYLE FACILITIES! •271 units •Near Paya Lebar financial hub •From $6xxk only •Expected 33% over on capital appreciation •Leasehold 60 years •Mins away fr Tai Seng MRT Paya Lebar
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      439 16 GEYLANG LOR 13. Ground floor. Ideal for Association. Near mosque. $1.398M. *****223 TELOK AYER ST 3-storey shop hse Tenanted wellkept amenities Fhold $6.xxM HB *****473 PUB KARAOKE LOUNGE Selegie. 2 storey w/ alfresco/ gate. 5500 sqft only $5psf 9835 8021 RR CHENNAI/ ADAYAR, 3-RM flat, 2 flats left, delivery Dec
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