The Straits Times, 3 April 2012

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    20 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 002/02/2012 TUESDAY, APRIL 3 2012 sph A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon ‘Bosses, keep maids safe’
      59 1 EMPLOYERS should shoulder more responsibility for keeping maids safe, MPs told The Straits Times, following the death last week of a 23-year-old who is believed to have fallen while cleaning windows. She is at least the third Indonesian domestic worker to die in similar circumstances since
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      Lock icon Saw lands new job
      70 1 MS SAW Phaik Hwa (above), who leaves train operator SMRT on Thursday after helming it for nine years, has a new job. She said she is joining a listed company which is not in the transportation field. She resigned on Jan 6 from SMRT after it
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      Lock icon Easier tax filing
      50 1 THE tax office has made it much easier for some 110,000 small firms to file their tax returns. Small firms now need only to fill in a three-page tax form, down from seven pages previously, which will take about 10 minutes to complete. L MONEY PAGE B18
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      Lock icon France’s new poor
      50 1 THE ranks of Europe’s working poor are growing, amid the dismal economic situation on the continent. Many are slipping through its long-vaunted social security net as the experience in France shows, even though it’s not the worst off in terms of economic distress. L WORLD PAGE A10
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    Lock icon DBS to pay $9.1b for Bank Danamon
    724 1  -  It’s an expensive buy but worth it, says chief executive Piyush Gupta BY YASMINE YAHYA, ZAKIR HUSSAIN yasminey@sph.com.sg zakirh@sph.com.sg A DECADE after investing more than $10 billion in Hong Kong’s Dao Heng Bank, DBS Group Holdings is betting big again. This time, it
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    Lock icon Suu Kyi heralds ‘new era’
    244 1  -  BY TEO CHENG WEE LI XUEYING YANGON/PHNOM PENH: With a sweeping election victory behind her party, democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi heralded a “new era” for Myanmar, calling it a triumph for those who wanted to be involved in the political process in the
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      70 1 WET WET WET Expect more downpours Dampener for paddlers’ Olympic hopes Child kidnapping rumours doused PRIME, PAGE A3 PRIME, PAGE A4 SPORT, PAGE B8 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com IINTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 CALL 6388-3838 TO SUBSCRIBE OR GO TO www.sphsubscription.com.sg EXCLUSIVELYAVAILABLEAT: LEE HWA DIAMOND PROMENADE ION
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        Lock icon Young must help safeguard racial peace
        59 2 WE SAY Though it is a self-evident truth that communal baiting is like playing with fire, it is disconcerting that young people appear indifferent about it online. Danger abounds as the Internet amplifies the most trite of comments. Nevertheless, some balance in the response
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        Lock icon Man of method
        30 2 COLUMNS Rohit Brijnath observes that fighter Eddie Ng’s polished method can be seen even in his technique for consuming his post-fight junk-food feast. L SPORT PAGE B10
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        Lock icon Long road to completion
        43 2 Given the innumerable obstacles faced during construction of a showpiece 240km highway traversing Sumatra’s tsunami-ravaged coast, and a two-year delay in its completion, John McBeth says it is not surprising that it opened without fanfare. L REVIEW PAGE A19
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        Lock icon Protect maids from falls
        37 2 OUR READER SAYS Following the third fatal fall in three months involving a maid apparently cleaning windows, Chua Koon Teck is calling for penalties for employers assigning such work. L FORUM PAGE A20
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        17 2 www.straitstimes.com L Himaya Quasem on how the controversial Kony 2012 campaign could spur online activism
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      Lock icon Yudhoyono burned by fuel price saga
      906 2  -  Indonesian government seen as incapable of making tough decisions BY JOHN MCBETH SENIOR WRITER thane.cawdor@gmail.com IT IS still two long years before the 2014 Indonesian elections, but President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s ruling coalition can no longer be deemed an effective government capable of taking
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      Lock icon Child abductions in heartland not true: Police
      1023 3  -  Five people called up for posting groundless claims BY ELIZABETH SOH esoh@sph.com.sg THE police have quashed rumours that have been swirling online about child abductions taking place in the heartland and called up five people for posting unsubstantiated stories in relation with these.
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      Lock icon Thunderstorms cause traffic snarls
      507 4  -  More downpours expected over next fortnight, warns weatherman WET, WET, WET BY GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg VIOLENT pre-dawn thunderstorms known as Sumatra squalls rattled Singapore in the early hours of yesterday and Saturday. They led to reports of flash floods, fallen trees and disrupted traffic, from Tampines
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      Lock icon MALAYSIA: Smart tunnel closed at rush hour
      210 4 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: A heavy downpour early yesterday morning forced the closure of the Smart tunnel, worsening massive traffic jams on roads leading to Kuala Lumpur. The tunnel, which can carry traffic along its upper decks on dry days, was
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      Lock icon FIJI: Cyclone set to lash flood-ravaged island
      191 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NADI: Flood-ravaged Fiji is struggling to cope with the devastation that has brought the South Pacific nation and its tourist industry to a standstill, with an approaching cyclone threatening to wreak more havoc. Fiji has “had a bashing”, Permanent Secretary of
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  191 words
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      Lock icon Private home prices dip after nearly 3 years
      725 5  -  Resale transactions down by half, but suburban prices rise BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg PRIVATE home prices have fallen for the first time in almost three years, according to estimates out yesterday. Overall prices fell 0.1 per cent in the three
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      Lock icon HDB resale prices post smallest rise since 2009
      644 5  -  BY JESSICA CHEAM HOUSING CORRESPONDENT PRICES of HDB resale flats rose 0.6 per cent in the first quarter, in the latest sign that it has hit a ceiling and might even correct down the road. The estimate, released by the Housing Board
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      Lock icon Asean thumbs-up for Myanmar polls
      762 6  -  Orderly, transparent process and high turnout bring cheer BY LI XUEYING ASSISTANT POLITICAL EDITOR xueying@sph.com.sg PHNOM PENH: Asean foreign ministers yesterday welcomed Myanmar’s recent landmark by-elections, which the regional grouping’s secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan described as orderly with high participation. Having long argued that engaging rather
      ST PHOTOS: NEO XIAOBIN  -  762 words
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      Lock icon NLD must now learn to work with other parties
      835 6  -  BY TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT YANGON: It will be a steep learning curve for democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) and the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), both of which must figure out
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      Lock icon Bo Xilai’s tycoon friend missing since March 15
      648 7  -  Observers say it’s a sign of tightening noose around leader BY PEH SHING HUEI CHINA BUREAU CHIEF shpeh@sph.com.sg BEIJING: The plot surrounding beleaguered Chinese leader Bo Xilai is taking a fresh twist as confirmation came of the disappearance of a close ally.
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      Lock icon Chinese conglomerate Shide Group says it has not been able to contact its boss
      64 7 Xu Ming (above) for nearly half a month, according to local media reports yesterday. Its admission comes after a Xinhua-owned magazine reported on Saturday that Mr Xu, 41, was detained on the night of March 15
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      Lock icon A finger in every pie
      253 7  -  PEH SHING HUEI MR XU Ming, 41, set up the Shide Group in 1992 in the north-eastern Dalian port city and built it into one of China’s most prominent private companies. The group has businesses in machinery, petrochemical products and building materials. One of its
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      Lock icon Danamon is worth hefty price: Analysts
      1000 8  -  Market watchers upbeat about long-term benefits of DBS deal BY YASMINE YAHYA, ZAKIR HUSSAIN yasminey@sph.com.sg zakirh@sph.com.sg THE $6.2 billion DBS Bank is paying to buy a majority stake in Bank Danamon Indonesia might look a hefty sum but market watchers say the long-term benefits
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      Lock icon DBS to buy Temasek’s Alliance stake
      265 8  -  YASMINE YAHYA DBS ANNOUNCED yesterday that it has received approval from Malaysian regulators to start talks for the acquisition of a 14 per cent stake in Alliance Financial Group from Temasek Holdings. DBS said it will soon begin discussions with Duxton Investments, a wholly
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      Lock icon Retiree fined for scratching cabs after casino losses
      431 8  -  BY FIONA LOW A RETIREE who damaged 16 taxis in a carpark at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) over a two-month period was fined $6,000 yesterday. Tan Kim Seng, 73, had scratched the cars in March and April last year in anger after
      PHOTOS: SEAH KWANG PENG, SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE  -  431 words
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  • WORLD.
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      Lock icon France’s new poor
      1111 10 Hundreds of thousands live in campgrounds, vehicles, cheap hotels L Millions share space with relatives L NEW YORK TIMES PARIS: When Ms Melissa Dos Santos leaves her job at the end of each day, she goes home to an unlikely place: a tiny trailer in a campground
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      Lock icon S. Korean families split in pursuit of US education
      593 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBIA (Missouri): As American teenagers go, Sally Kim is pretty typical. She is crazy about singer Bruno Mars and rock band Plain White T’s, spends way too much time on Facebook and cannot wait to start college later this
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE FOLLOW AND ENGAGE ST ONLINE
      88 10 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE WORLD STORIES ONLINE L Polar bear breaks into Canada home while family is there L 6-legged Swiss calf uncowed by disability L Bin Laden fathered four children while on run: Wife More Forum letters online
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    • world.regional
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        Lock icon Indian tax plan sparks panic among investors
        671 11  -  Govt may make tax claims on foreign firms dating back to 1962 BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: The Indian government, already struggling to restore investor confidence after it cancelled a slate of telecom licences, is spooking foreign investors anew with
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        Lock icon Thailand ‘facing over 3,000 Muslim rebels in the south’
        444 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BANGKOK: Thailand is fighting against more than 3,000 Muslim militants waging a shadowy insurgency in the deep south that has claimed thousands of lives, according to army chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha. Suspected militants set off a series of car
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        Lock icon Strike cripples India’s jewellery trade
        205 11 REUTERS BLOOMBERG MUMBAI: A strike by Indian jewellers continued in its third week yesterday, hurting demand and halting imports of gold and silver in the world’s biggest buyer of bullion, the head of an industry body said. Nearly 80 per cent of jewellery shops were
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        Lock icon Najib touts achievements on live TV
        972 12  -  He portrays a country going in right direction after his 3 years as PM BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak, clearly gearing up for a general election, went on live television yesterday to give a full
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        Lock icon Opposition rejects report on poll reform
        655 12  -  BY LESTER KONG MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: The opposition yesterday rejected a report by a bipartisan committee on election reform, saying that it failed to address a fundamental issue cleaning up the list of eligible voters. With the final report set to be tabled
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        Lock icon Still no agreement on minimum wage
        384 12 KUALA LUMPUR: An accord over minimum wage has yet to be reached, as businesses and trade unions continue to argue over whether employers can consider benefits like allowances as part of a basic wage that Prime Minister Najib Razak has said he may announce
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        Lock icon Taiwan raises petrol prices by 10 per cent
        666 13 Government ends fuel subsidy, warns of hikes in electricity prices next AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS TAIPEI: Taiwanese households will have to fork out an extra NT$700 (S$30) monthly for each car they own after the government ended a long-standing fuel subsidy
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        Lock icon S&P maintains positive outlook for Indonesia
        199 13 REUTERS JAKARTA: Ratings agency Standard Poor’s has maintained a positive outlook for Indonesia after the country’s Parliament decided to give Jakarta authority under certain conditions to raise the price of subsidised fuel. “We maintain a positive outlook on Indonesia’s sovereign rating, which reflects the
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        Lock icon Asean Summit starts today
        86 13 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (second from left) and his wife Ho Ching (left) greeting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his wife Rany Hun Sen, as they head for the welcome dinner of the 20th Asean Summit in Phnom Penh last night. Starting today, the
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        Lock icon Beijing wants in on S. China Sea talks
        535 13  -  BY LI XUEYING ASSISTANT POLITICAL EDITOR PHNOM PENH: China has expressed interest in getting involved in Asean’s drafting of a code of conduct governing activities in the hotly disputed South China Sea, but this has raised some debate within the regional grouping.
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        Lock icon Leaders vow to commit to freer trade
        775 14  -  They’re hopeful also of Asia’s ability to rise above financial crises B O A O F O R U M F O R A S IA BY KOR KIAN BENG CHINA CORRESPONDENT kianbeng@sph.com.sg BOAO (Hainan): Leaders at a regional conference yesterday expressed cautious
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        Lock icon Rise in skin cancer among young adults
        521 15 US study finds dramatic increase, with spotlight thrown on sunbed use AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE WASHINGTON: Planning to head to a tanning salon to buff up your bronzed looks? Young people, in particular, might want to reconsider. A dramatic rise in skin cancer rates among
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        Lock icon Australia looks to US for skilled workers
        335 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA: Australia unveiled measures yesterday targeting Americans as it looks to fill a jobs shortage in the resources sector during a boom time for the industry thanks to demand from China and other parts of Asia. Australia is hoping to lure
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        Lock icon British plan to track e-mails, calls under fire
        582 16 Govt says it’s a security measure; critics call it an invasion of privacy REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Britain is to allow one of its intelligence agencies to monitor all phone calls, texts, e-mail messages and online activities in the country to help
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        Lock icon Russia’s air safety in question again after crash kills 31
        660 16 REUTERS MOSCOW: A passenger plane crashed and burst into flames after take-off in Siberia yesterday, killing 31 people and putting the spotlight on Russia’s poor air-safety record before Mr Vladimir Putin’s return as president. Thirteen survivors were pulled from the
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        Lock icon Hungarian President quits over plagiarism claims
        416 16 BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BUDAPEST: Hungary’s President Pal Schmitt resigned yesterday, after he was stripped last week of his 1992 doctorate following allegations that he plagiarised most of his 200-page thesis. Mr Schmitt bowed to pressure to quit after Semmelweis University in Budapest stripped him
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          Lock icon Girl, 6, dies of bird flu
          87 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHNOM PENH: A six-year-old Cambodian girl has died from bird flu, the country’s second fatality from the virus this year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday. The child, from central Kampong Chhnang province, fell ill on March 22 and died on
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          Lock icon Zardari, Singh to meet
          79 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will meet Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday, when he becomes the first Pakistani head of state to visit India since 2005, Islamabad said yesterday. Pakistan said Mr Zardari would have lunch with Dr Singh in New
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          Lock icon China’s Internet aim
          94 17 SHANGHAI: China has said it will aim to bring faster and cheaper Internet access to more people, following complaints that a near monopoly by state-backed firms had hurt service. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology pledged to increase speed and lower prices, saying the Internet played
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          Lock icon Mali chaos continues
          106 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DAKAR: Mali’s junta stared down crippling sanctions from West African neighbours yesterday over a coup which has allowed separatist Tuareg rebels to seize the country’s northern half, including fabled Timbuktu. The country has slid into chaos since low-ranking officers ousted the government on March 22
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          Lock icon Chinese dam in Nepal
          154 17 REUTERS KATHMANDU: A parliamentary panel has cleared the way for a Chinese company to build a US$1.6 billion (S$2 billion) hydroelectric plant in Nepal, the Himalayan republic’s biggest foreign investment programme. Nepali officials yesterday said the government signed an agreement with China’s Three Gorges International in
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          Lock icon Women behind Obama
          117 17 REUTERS WASHINGTON: Women voters in the US helped President Barack Obama take a large lead over Republican front runner candidate Mitt Romney in a dozen battleground states, a USA Today/Gallup poll said yesterday. Support for the President among women under 50 surged from mid-February, putting him ahead
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        Lock icon Polishing up on a new skill
        72 17 New employees of Japanese shoe polish maker Columbus polishing senior colleagues’ shoes during an entrance ceremony at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo yesterday. The nine new recruits learned how to use the company’s shoe polishing cream from senior staff,who first polished their shoes. They
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        Lock icon Woman finds maggots in Qantas snack
        287 17 SLICEOFLIFE MELBOURNE: An Australian woman on board a Qantas flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne last week had a nasty surprise when she discovered live maggots in a snack she was eating. Speaking to the Herald Sun yesterday, Ms Victoria Cleven said she was
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      255 6  -  KEZIA TOH ANG Mo Kio GRC MP Yeo Guat Kwang (right) is the first and only Singaporean to enrol in a university programme that combines public administration and busi- ness management education. The Master in Public Administration and Management programme at the National
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      464 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS BARCELONA: Victory is the only option for Barcelona as the holders host AC Milan today in a finely balanced Champions League quarter-final tie. Milan kept Barcelona and their peerless forward Lionel Messi scoreless in a Champions League match for the first
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      373 9 THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has accepted there are problems within his side after they slumped to a sixth defeat in seven Premier League matches at Newcastle United on Sunday. Not only are they on their worst run of form since
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        70 9 HANOI: National shuttler and world No. 47 Derek Wong emerged as the men’s singles champion at the Vietnam International Challenge in Hanoi on Sunday. He beat Indonesia’s world No. 180 Wisnu Yuli Prasetyo 17-21, 22-20, 21-10. Singapore’s Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Vanessa Neo, the top
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        76 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS BARI: Atalanta defender Andrea Masiello has been arrested in the Italian probe into match-fixing, and eight of his former Bari teammates are being investigated, the Italian football federation said yesterday. Bari’s last nine matches in the Serie A last season are being looked
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        62 9 REUTERS HOUSTON (Texas): American Hunter Mahan became the first golfer to record multiple wins on the PGA Tour this year by claiming a one-stroke victory at the Houston Open on Sunday. Mahan, who won the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in February, shot a one-under 71
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      536 9  -  EYEONEPL BY ALEKSANDAR DURIC stsports@sph.com.sg AN ITALIAN is to blame for Manchester City’s faltering English Premier League title challenge but it is not Roberto Mancini. Rather, it is an eccentric, loud-mouthed man-child called Mario Balotelli, who has seemingly handed the
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      451 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS KEY BISCAYNE (Florida): Since his victory at the Australian Open in January, Novak Djokovic has rarely resembled the unbeatable force that dominated men’s tennis last season. But the world’s No. 1 showed why he remains the man to beat when the
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      234 10  -  MAY CHEN SINGAPORE Sports School (SSP) triple jumper Benjamin Ong did not expect to accomplish anything spectacular at the Schools National Track and Field Championships yesterday. After all, he had been chided several times by coach Valeri Obidko during warm-up for some lacklustre
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      861 18  -  Form simplified; many exempt, too, from early estimated income filing BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg TWO new measures announced yesterday will make it easier for thousands of small companies to file their tax returns. A key form has been simplified to the point where most
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        490 13  -  Low-cost punts in play as market players seek fresh trading ideas BULLS AND BEARS BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE shares traded in a tight range before settling on a slight gain yesterday after better-than-expected manufacturing data from China. The benchmark Straits Times Index
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          107 13 Keppel Offshore Marine A SUBSIDIARY of Keppel Offshore Marine has bagged a US$205 million (S$258 million) contract from Mexican offshore and onshore drilling company Perforadora Central to build a jackup rig. This marks the fourth jackup Keppel AmFELS is building for Perforadora Central, and the third jackup the subsidiary is
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          72 13 GUOCOLEISURE United Kingdom chief executive Timothy James Scoble, 55, is leaving the company for personal reasons. Appointed last December, he is responsible for the operational management and strategic direction of the group’s hotel and gaming investments in Britain. The company said it is looking for a replacement but in
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          98 13 WATER treatment firm United Envirotech said it has signed an agreement to acquire an 80 per cent stake in two wastewater treatment plants in Fujian, China, for 116 million yuan (S$23 million). The acquisition will allow the group to own and operate the two wastewater treatment plants in
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          99 13 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 3.74 billion shares worth $934 million UP DOWN Gainers: 262 Losers: 148 Unchanged: 372 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Basic materials Points Change 3.00 697.81 1.93 471.23 1.74 730.53 663.66 5.44 1.31 256.01 0.95 228.83 0.62 232.91 Consumer
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          214 13 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 10,109.87 (+26.31) The Nikkei snapped a three-day losing streak after stronger-than-expected data from China eased worries of an abrupt economic slowdown. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Yesterday’s close: 1,603.78 (+7.45) Malaysia’s main index gained 0.47 per cent to an all-time high as investors added positions in
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            209 13 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: APRIL 2, 2012 Top Rises April 2 CENTS (0) April 2 Lyxor Nasdaq100 10US 1108 94.0 7.3 DBXT MSINDO 10us$ 1534 43.9 2.3 DBXT MSINDIA 10US$ 861 32.6 3.1 IS LC BND 100US$
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            52 13 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY April 2 2012 Selling Buying April 2 2012 Selling Buying 1.336 ....1.273 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY 1.281 ....1.232 Euro 1.703 Malaysian ringgit 41.813 40.205 2.043 ....1.965 NZ dollar 1.058 ....1.008 Source: United Overseas Bank
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        508 14  -  Share purchase would raise his direct holding in firm to 57.75% BY MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg LOCAL food tycoon Sam Goi Seng Hui is set to pump an additional $14 million into mainboard-listed consumer goods distributor JEL Corp (Holdings), which is on
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        419 14  -  MELISSA TAN PRIVATE equity firm Navis Capital Partners has made a $110.7 million voluntary cash offer for main-board-listed Adampak, which makes labels, seals and other precision die-cut components. Substantial shareholders, who collectively hold a 52.28 per cent of Adampak’s 263.63 million shares, have already
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        225 14  -  MELISSA TAN THE Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) has appointed a new deputy investment officer. Mr Lim Chow Kiat (right), 41, the head of the sovereign wealth fund’s asset management arm, will take on the additional role concurrently, GIC said yesterday in a statement.
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      521 15 And Asia’s manufacturers step up pace in March REUTERS BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON: The pace of growth in the US manufacturing sector picked up a tad last month, while new orders dipped modestly, according to an industry report released yesterday. The Institute for
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      350 15 REUTERS SINGAPORE-BASED Richard Chandler Corp, the largest shareholder in Sino-Forest Corp, said yesterday that it has proposed a restructuring plan for the embattled Chinese forestry company. The investment group said it has assembled a team led by an Asian forestry expert to oversee its
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      510 16  -  Cuts represent 3% of bank’s workforce here and had been expected BY MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg HSBC Singapore asked more than 100 staff to leave last week, in one of the largest restructuring exercises by the bank here, sources said. The figure is just over
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      517 16 REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Group Holdings, Malaysia’s No. 2 lender, is paying US$140 million (S$176 million) for some of Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) Asian units to expand its footprint throughout Asia. “This acquisition takes CIMB to the next level,” CIMB’s chief executive
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      566 16  -  BY ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT BROKING firm Maybank Kim Eng serves mainly retail clients here, but it aims to expand earnings from institutional customers by 20 per cent a year over the next five years. Retail business contributes 80 per cent to
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      500 17  -  Thirteen members will look at ways to raise industry standards BY MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg THE members of the review panel that will look into ways of improving the financial services industry were announced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday. The 13-member panel comprises
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      398 17  -  BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER A COLLECTIVE sale site in Bartley Road has been sold for $74.1 million. It is only the sixth collective sale this year as developers reassess where the market is going in the light of strong cooling measures
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      316 17  -  BY AARON LOW ENGINEERING and real estate firm Tee International said two of its senior management leaders are under investigation by the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) for possible marketrigging. Group chief executive and managing director Phua Chian Kin, 52, and non-executive chairman Bertie Cheng Shao
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      113 1 Merchants of Anhui Star cruises Versatile veteran A spectacular $15-million outdoor opera production of La Traviata is just the crowning glory in the Australian city’s attempt to remake itself as a glittering arts city. ADELINE CHIA reports. C6&7 Set sail with Kid Rock Villas become tourist attractions C8 C9 Lau
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        968 2  -  With Olympic games in July, some Singaporeans are avoiding the British capital for their holidays annabeth leow, kenneth goh leowhma@sph.com.sg kengohsz@sph.com.sg London would seem to be the destination of choice this summer, what with Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June and the
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        372 2 Associated Press Chessy, France Disneyland Paris celebrated its entry into adulthood in spectacular style over the weekend, with a 20th birthday extravaganza replete with celebrities, parades and a new state-of-the-art show. The resort 35km east of Paris has a lot to cele- brate. After overcoming financial
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        724 4  -  Huang Huifen My wife and I will be taking day trips to the White Cliffs of Dover and east London to view the Olympic structures while we are in Britain in the middle of this month. What is the best mode of transport to these areas from our
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        610 4  -  Huang Huifen TWEET YOUR WAY TO SOUTH KOREA Chan Brothers Travel is looking for five social-media-savvy travellers to go on a two-day allexpenses paid trip to South Korea next month. They will have to plan their own itinerary and document their experiences on social media sites such as
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        376 6/7 QUINTESSENTIAL DUCKEGGBLUE (above) 497 Darling Street, Balmain; tel: +61-298-104-330 A word of warning: Everything in this shop is highly covetable. It sources and professionally restores industrial and antique furniture from Europe, America and Russia. Explore Jules Verne-inspired curios, medical cabinets and English club sofa chairs all of
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        1715 6/7  -  Check out the revamped Museum of Contemporary Art and emerging art galleries in the city adeline chia arts correspondent chiahta@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/chiahta Everybody is outside in Sydney. The beaches are packed, joggers abound in the city and alfresco dining in the balmy climate seems compulsory. So it should come
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        358 6/7 The Star City casino, a landmark gambling hall in Sydney, has been given an A$860-million (S$1.1-billion) makeover to become the more snazzily titled The Star. The new development aims to shrug off the casino’s tired image of being a place for gamblers only, and
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        1601 8  -  Cruises offering travellers a chance to get close to their favourite acts are now the rage joe levy New York Times Things were a little weird from the moment I stepped onto the Weezer Cruise. Like a lot of my fellow passengers indie-rock fans
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      129 10 ‘I watch everything and nothing. I would just flick through it all night polluting my brain’ Actor Michael Fassbender (right), who has given up his TV set ‘I do feel like throwing up. I wish I could say, “Oh listen, everybody! It’s the Celine Dion song!”
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      816 10  -  HK actor was once told he was not funny, but he has since won accolades for his comic roles boon chan media correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg Glamorous movie stars and high fashion go together like breakfast and Tiffany. But Hong Kong’s Sean Lau Ching Wan is one of
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      316 10 New York Times New York When Encyclopaedia Britannica announced last month that it was discontinuing its print editions after 244 years, company executives noted that there were 4,000 sets of the final 32-volume 2010 edition left in a warehouse, the remnants of an old tradition. Less
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      803 11  -  A forensic entomologist studies creepy crawlies near a dead body to solve crimes rachael boon my rachaelb@sph.com.sg As any fan of crime forensics TV shows such as CSI knows, maggots are more than just revolting, wriggly fly larvae. They can provide vital clues about
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      499 11  -  reviewconcert JOJA WENDT Piano Recital DBS Arts Centre/Sunday chang tou liang It was Scottish piano historian Kenneth Hamilton who opined that classical pianists have taken themselves much too seriously, turning recitals into fixtures which are endured rather than enjoyed. It is thus a
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      475 12 Agence France-Presse Buranovo, Russia Valentina Pyatchenko, 74, pulled on her dancing shoes a pair of slippers woven from lime tree bark with several holes in the soles and prepared to perform. She is one of the Buranovskiye Babushki (the Buranovo Grannies, right), a group of village women
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      674 12 Hollywood director James Cameron is making millions by charging for his 3-D gear and know-how Reuters Los Angeles As Hollywood directors increasingly make films in 3-D, the biggest financial winner is turning out to be one of their own: James Cameron. He is setting the bar for
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        358 14 Reuters Los Angeles Adam Sandler and his movie Jack And Jill swept the annual Razzies on Sunday, winning a record-breaking 10 awards for the Worst Film and performances of 2011. The Golden Raspberry Foundation said the 2011 cross-dressing comedy, in which Sandler played a family
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          48 14 Tech lover Ashton Kutcher will play Steve Jobs in Jobs, a movie about the late Apple co-founder from his early days as a “wayward hippie” up through to his technology ventures, reported Variety. Director Joshua Michael Stern is to begin filming next month.
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          45 14 Tiffany’s Cabaret Show, the glamorous transvestite show from Pattaya, complete with its famed lip-synching routines, will be staged at The Coliseum at Resorts World Sentosa’s Hard Rock Hotel on April 13 and 14. Tickets, at $58, are available from Sistic.
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          57 14 Harlem Yu proposed to A-mei with an inflatable ring after they performed at her concert in Taipei on Sunday. She was stunned and he said it was an April Fool’s trick, said Apple Daily. They have been linked since friends such as talk-show host Dee Hsu
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        343 14 Agence France-Presse Associated Press Los Angeles Taylor Swift won Entertainer of the Year for the second year running on Sunday at the 47th Academy of Country Music (ACM) awards in Las Vegas, adding to her evergrowing collection of show business laurels. “I’m so happy about this,”
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      1100 5  -  From vibrant nightlife and a dynamic cultural scene to picturesque scenery and adventure in unspoilt nature, Australia has it all, reports Douglas Chew reports Douglas Chew High notes Bennelong Point, Sydney, New South Wales An architectural masterpiece, the Sydney Opera House (far right) is the
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      241 7 HUA GUAN, CHIC Bunglw 5000/5500 sqft. Nice gdn, spacious living areas. New spa pool with patio. Quality finishes. View to appreciate. Owner *****041 NICE HSE IN King’s Drive Namly. Both 4+1 with nice patio. Gdn space big car porch. Built up above 3400 sqft. Asking $11-$12K. Call Aaron 9189 3637
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      297 7 WATTEN RES SEMI-D. 5-bd rms, 4 bathrms, 4822 sqft, facilities, P/furn, Jacuzzi. $14K. Sebastian 9831-0391 GREENLEAF, 2-STY SEMI-D, 4+1 ensuite 3800 sqft.Spacious. Brand new reno, appliances. Immed *****361 CORONATION RD 5+1, 3800 8000 sqft. High ceiling. Tranquil Nice Gdn/ Patio. Pool. $12k. Gary 9222 7223 HOLLAND GROVE VIEW 2600/ 3200
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      453 7 Semi-D Double Storey 52 Broadrick Road Land approx 5000 sqft Built-up approx 2900 sqft 4 1 3 bathrooms Pool with decking Available 1st May 2012 Agents welcome. Call Owner 6468 2810/ 9852 0994 LONG AGO FAR AWAY heritage type bungalow Huge garden! Pool! Fresh Reno! 7+ balcony quiet isabelredrup.com/ir6.php$18K. *****055.
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      536 7 CARIBBEAN 3+1+PATIO 1377 sqft. Greenery view. Quiet. A1! Mins VivoCity. Immed. $6.5K neg Regina *****112 THE BERTH Sentosa Cove Spectacular sea view. Seeing Is Believing! 1658 sqft. 3+1 rm P/furn. *****187 YAN KIT RD/ Tg Pagar MRT New SOHO/ 1-rm. Fully/ p/furn. Expat’s choice. $3.xK. Ivy Yeo 9069-0808 DOVER PARKVIEW.
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      749 8 D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent Residences at Reflections Luxurious waterfront residences for lease within walking distance to VivoCity and 5 minutes drive to Centre Business District Fully furnished 2 &3 bedroom apartment suites and 4 bedroom penthouse Kitchen equipped with built-in
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      444 8 te he BayrJ at home in the city w3m Double frontage at 49 St Thomas Walk& 13 Devonshire Roa 5 minutes walk to Somerset MRT Orchard Road 2 3 bedroom apartments Unit sizes 872 1,432 sq ft Pool, gym, 24-hour security Viewing by appointment only Jelena 6672 7732 Clara 6672
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      199 8 OXLEY MANSION, 3RM 1300 sqft. P/furn. Immed. MRT. Willyn, Holland 3+1. 1550 sqft. MRT. Chris *****777 FOUR SEASONS, 2240 sqft, 4+1, face greenery, Immed. P/furn. $11,500. Can cobroke. KL Goh *****666 D.10 GLENTREES 2+1. 1345 sqft. Nice balcony. P/furn. F/facilities. Asking $5.2K. Tom Leow 9631-3193 DTZ D.09 AVALON 4+1 Spacious
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      489 8 ORCHARD RES 1808 sqft 3+1 high flr. Spectacular view. Showflat decor. F/facilities Pte lift. *****823 Connie ONE DEVONSHIRE JUST TOP 1323 sqft, 3 rms. Nice layout. High flr Windy. MBS view. William *****911 PARC EMILY 2 bdrms, 893 sqft. Well kept. Greenery. Near MRT/ Orchard Rd/ eateries. Joanne *****677 ST
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      633 8 THE PATERSON 1420 sqft, 3bdrm. Spring Gr. Vision Crest 2-rm 1033 sqft. Near MRT. Florence 9668-4696 RICHMOND PK. NEAR Orchard, MRT. 1550 sqft. 3+1. High flr. $7.6K. *****303 S Yong û LEONIEHILL RES 2/3 /Pen se maid+ balcony, unblock Wilmer hse 4-rm 2200sqft, Leslie lee-*****066 ST REGIS 3900 sqft. 4+1+
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      510 8 SPRING GROVE 2-RM. High flr,well kept, near Orchard/ int’l sch LC Chan *****118 STEVENS 38 5048 sqft, 4+1 big patio. 100% reno. Immed. $16K *****025 Jo TANGLIN PK 1100 sqft, cosy 2rm patio. P/furn. $4.3K neg. Sherlyn 8188-8783 VILLA AZURA 3+1 1442 sqft. Beautiful. Near eateries/ MGS. $4.5k *****832 Pat
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      442 8 3+1 GEYLANG LOR 30. Suit worker/ family. Free parking. Jin Yeo *****906 THE MEZZO (BALESTIER) Ne w. 2+ balcony. MRT. $3.9k Immed Madeline *****012 PEBBLE BAY PREMIUM units 4-bdrm. 2350 sqft. Immed. 3-bdrm 1894 sqft, bay view 2-bdrm 1281 sqft, new cond Makena 3-rm. 1152 sqft. lenalow.com 9009 0700 ELLIOT
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      527 8 ACT FAST! THE Garden Bishan. 4+1 1582 sqft. Cosy living with open view. Full facilities.Farida *****034 GRANDEUR 8 LOFT Penthse 1646 sqft 2+study+maid’s+ roof terr. Reno. A1 view. MRT. $4K. Regina *****112 THE CHUAN 4+1 1658 sqft High floor. Great view. Int’l Schools, MRT. P/furn. Avail May. Elian 9666 1254
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      2603 9 Factory/lndustrial fill Factory/lndusl Space for Sale Space for Sale 8B@ADMIRALTY [New Launch) Iasi j^iSS. One Strategic Location Infinite Possibilities Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale A Distinctive Industrial Development in a Strategic Location Senoko Industrial Estate
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      243 9 PANTECH GROUND/ UPP Flr 600/ 1163/ 1572-3800 sqft. Also sale. *****839 Poon PANTECH 3150/ 3724/ 3864sqft. Window unit. reno, fitted/ bare *****939 2-Storey Corner Terrace At Jalan Bukit Merah 2-storey strata-title corner terrace with mezzanine level 8,676 sq ft Balance 49 years Ceiling height: 7.5 meter Floor loading: 20 KN/m2
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      348 9 LOYANG DETACHED STAND alone. Land *****/ ***** sqft, 2 tons lift/ 1500 amp ceiling 6m, lease balance 40 yrs. *****919 Ronnie ONLY S$346 PSF! 8% pa yield Gordon Ind. Bldg near SingPost Ctr/ MRT. Credo *****681/ *****620 FOOD XCHANGE FOR Sale 2777.11 sqft. With tenancy. Asking $930K Neg. Savills Janice
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      424 10 Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale j~] Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Industrial Property for Sale Unit sizes from 2,153 sq ft Along Eunos Link, near PIE/KPE/CTE Proximity to MRT stations, bus interchange and population catchments Limited ground floor units available, suitable for showroom or production with
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      593 10 e Office Space flfl Office Space flfl Office Space for Rent H|r for Rent ffe|f for Rent TOA PAYOH UBI 19 Ubi Road 4 •Office space: Approx. 3,930 sq ft •Move-in condition •Fitted with carpets 17 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh •Officespace:Approx.3,628sqft •Minutes from Toa Payoh Central •Fitted with carpets and
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      539 10 BEACH RD 1200 sqft $4k. Purvis St 700 sqft $3.8k. Kheng Chiu Bldg $7.3k. Lian Huat 600 sqft $2.7k. Maxwell Hse 539 sqft $3k. Tg Pagar 2000 sqft $8.8k. Circular Rd 786 sqft $4.5k Temple St 1100 sqft $3.9k. Trengganu 1400 sqft $4.1k. Stanley St 700 sqft $4.8k. North Canal
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      557 10 OFFICE E-CENTRE Redhill 1075 sqft. Ample parking. Self contain toilet. Avail immed. 8228 1216 Annie. CRESCENT Kallang office/ storage. 947 sqft. $1.9K only. No GST. Immed. Patricia ERA 9793-6097 DIST-08 SOHO Farrer Race Course Rd, 850 sqft Opp MRT, Vacant, 2 level 9758-3758/ 9798-5917 KF THE ADELPHI. BARE unit 2067
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      525 10 ONLY $3 PSF. Lavender MRT. 4100 sqft. Ideal sch/ church etc. *****892 Lim INDV TABLE SPACE @Bt Me rah/ Redhill, Recept,F/furn Meeting room. *****595 264 WATERLOO ST 250 sqft Ban Teck Han Ctr 2000 sqft up. *****029 Stan PENINSULA PLAZA. 5 mins MRT. 990 sqft. Nice unit $5.3K. 9638-0714 S.
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      460 10 FIRE SALE! AGT Fees: 1.5%. PS 100 Tg Pagar. Subsale unit. List cost price. Owner’s Rep: 8368-5107. F’HOLD ROBINSON Road 947 1346 sqft. Private lift toilet. High flr. Mins MRT. Selling fast *****628 Teo DELTA HSE F’HOLD $3.8m aircon, interior, $1388psf Suntec 2200sqft,$2750psf 4.3% p.a. frans *****626 HIGH ST CENTRE:
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      439 10 KAKI BUKIT AVE 1 Amenity Ctr 650-2,612 sqft. KPE/ PIE Convenience Store/ Training Sch. 6377-8000. JLN BERSEH CORNER HDB 342/ 810 sqft. Aircon. Water pt. Retail/ office. $1.4K/ $3.8K. Cara 9007-0076 KALLANG BAHRU BLK 67 HDB whole shop, approx 900sqft, near coffeeshop/ mkt.Patrick *****888ERA Q’TOWN SHPG CTR. Approx 2200sqft. Own
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      388 11 Investment opportunity. Coffee shop for sale. ∂AMK ave 5 ∂Sale lease back ∂$28K Rental ∂High Human Traffic ∂Approx 4000sqft with ORA ∂$6.3mil Neg ∂With Tenancy Savills Singapore Pte Ltd Janice *****555 (CEA No. R*****2B) jP t Far East Organization is. Properties for lease COMMERCIAL RETAIL For enquiries, please call *****336
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      247 15 Benefit Auto Pre-Owned Vehicle Co. SALES EXECUTIVE ’O’ Level Possess Class 3 license S’porean or PR only Walk in 61 Ubi Ave 2 Automobile Megamart #05-04 Or Call Kelvin *****885 Email: benefit_auto@ yahoo.com.sg Audio House Marketing P/L SALES ASST $1800 *Camera/ IT/ Kitchen appliances Dept *6-day week, 11am-9.30pm *Can Handle
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      469 15 Office Furniture Showroom SALES EXECUTIVE *Sales Experience Preferred *Able to handle English Mandarin speaking clients *’O’level SPM or above Basic good Commission S’poreans PR, M’sian Foreigners are welcome Location Jurong East julia.li@solos.com.sg SMC in Sg Kadut urgently seeks 1) Sales Coordinator 2) Admin Clerk (Proficent in MS Office) With experience
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      816 16 Come join us! Be part of our fun-loving Crocs Family WALK-IN INTERVIEW 4 April (Wed) 5 April (Thurs), 12pm 6pm VivoCity, #02-62 Ocean Minded Store by Crocs (Only Singaporeans SPRs Malaysians need apply) 1. Retail Store Supervisor To lead a team of retail staff and ensure the daily smooth operations
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      492 16 We are hiring motivated people who are fun and cheerful to join our stores! Immediate Vacancies Supervisors Team Leaders Team Members Salad Makers Kitchen Assistants *5 days week *Only S’poreans, PR and M’sians need to apply. (Part-time available between 8am to 4pm) Email resume to: enquiry@thesaladshop.com.sg SUNTEC FOOD LEISURE PTE
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      437 16 Hair/ Beauty Hair/ Beauty TONI&GUr HAIRDRESSING A UK based Company in Singapore is seeking Experienced, Customer Focused Passionate Staff for Full-Time positions below: HAIR STYLIST HAIR TECHNICIAN HAIR ASSISTANT School leavers are welcome. Interested applicants, please call 9685 5099 for interview. Established hair salon in Bugis Junction looking for Customer
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      407 16 Used Car Company Urgently required Admin cum Accounts Asst Experience in used cars Computer literate Prefer staying in West Able to start work immed $2000 Singaporean/ PR only Call for interview: 9644-8002 A/CS ADMIN ASST •Must be able to liaise with English Chinese speaking clients •Proficient in MS Office •Singaporean
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      380 16 ACCOUNTS ASST *Able to start work immed *Preform Accounts Payable function *1-2 yrs accounting experience in AP *Fresh graduate can be considered *5½days wk in Jurong *S’porean, PR or M’sian Call 6283 6363, Email: admin@seacontractor.com Exhibition Interior Renovation Company Changi South requires ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE Responsibilities/ Requirement Handle full sets of
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      542 17 E General Production/ CR General Production/ Operators Operators SURE FOOD PTE LTD DELIVERY DRIVER I* Class 3 driving licence Bilingual speaking Physically fit Able to start work immediately Singaporeans PRs Malaysians may apply FOOD PRODUCTION OPERATOR Physically fit Able to start work immediately Singaporeans PRs Malaysians may apply Interested applicants,
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