The Straits Times, 24 April 2012

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    19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 002/02/2012 TUESDAY, APRIL 24 2012 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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  • INSIDE 72 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS
    • Article
      Lock icon Stocks take a blow
      59 1 STOCK markets took steep dives yesterday, hit by the resignation of the Dutch government, a strong far-right showing in the French presidential elections, and weak data from China and the euro zone. Europe’s key indexes slid by about 3 per cent, Wall Street opened lower and
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      Lock icon ‘Ban dangerous cleaning’
      53 1 A MIGRANT workers group is calling for a complete ban on maids cleaning the outsides of windows (above). The move comes after seven maids fell to their deaths this year while washing exterior panes or hanging laundry out to dry. L HOME PAGE B1 PHOTO COURTESY OF
      PHOTO COURTESY OF KHIN MAUNG MYINT  -  53 words
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      Lock icon French polls: Round Two
      49 1 SOCIALIST Francois Hollande and conservative Nicolas Sarkozy will go head-to-head in France’s presidential runoff on May 6, with the candidates expected to play up populist and protectionist rhetoric after the strong showing of the nation’s far-right National Front in Sunday’s polls. L WORLD PAGE A12
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      Lock icon Corporate bonds are hot
      59 1 CORPORATE bonds are selling like hot cakes so far this year and this month is shaping up as the busiest yet. Investors have bought about $3.6 billion of bonds issued by major companies so far this month the third straight month that corporate bond issues have
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    Lock icon Inflation hits 5.2% in March
    694 1  -  Spike in health-care and education costs BY MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg INFLATION shot up an unexpectedly high 5.2 per cent last month as vehicle prices and housing rentals continued to escalate while rising wages added to health-care and education costs. The sharp increase in the consumer
    Source: Department of Statistics; ST GRAPHICS  -  694 words
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    Lock icon Lost in Japan tsunami, found in Alaska Football traced to schoolboy
    321 1 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: One Japanese schoolboy is getting his football back all the way from Alaska, where it drifted following last year’s tsunami. Misaki Murakami, 16, thought he had lost everything, from his house to all its
    AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTOS: REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  321 words
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      73 1 PAY ONE CENT Retiree’s property tax bill HO KWON PING PEDAL AWAY Cycling holidays are all the rage Wage shock therapy ‘too blunt’ REVIEW, PAGE 20 HOME, PAGE B6 LIFE! PAGES C2&3 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 CALL 6388-3838 TO SUBSCRIBE OR GO
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    • VIEW POINTS
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        Lock icon Being realistic about Myanmar
        56 2 WE SAY Myanmar’s reforms are moving in the right direction and Asean has been vindicated for its constructive engagement. But caution over the pace of relaxing once-derided sanctions imposed by the Americans and Europeans is needed, until there is firm evidence there will be no backsliding
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      • COLUMNS
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          Lock icon Free education too costly
          41 2 Salim Osman says calls for free university education in Malaysia have become politicised, and urges the government to resist because he feels such a move would not be sustainable in the long run. L REVIEW PAGE A20
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          Lock icon Too much glitter
          39 2 It appears that ordinary Indians’ love affair with gold is beginning to be viewed by their government as a big threat to stability, and Andy Mukherjee says the policymakers could be right. L REVIEW PAGE A21
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          Lock icon Playing mind games
          31 2 Sport is a mind game, and part of the adventure in watching sports is what we read into defeat and victory, says Rohit Brijnath. L SPORT PAGE B10
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        Lock icon Sort out COE supply
        54 2 OUR READER SAYS Patrick Loh suggests a way to create a more flexible COE supply and a steadier trend in prices, saying that previously the ball was dropped because too much supply was created, resulting in low prices. He cautions against swinging the other way now.
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      Lock icon Demons inside the demon
      1083 2  -  Despite progress in trade, historical enmity mars India-Pakistan ties BY RAVI VELLOOR FOREIGN EDITOR velloor@sph.com.sg THE local Balti folk call the icy wastes Siachen for a land that is abundant with the rose-like Sia flower, although, in truth, little grows in this Himalayan stretch in the
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      Lock icon No-show by Suu Kyi’s party at oath-taking
      800 3  -  Deadlock deepens as President Thein Sein refuses to amend oath BY NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg BANGKOK: Myanmar President Thein Sein yesterday appeared to rule out any change to an oath that Members of Parliament have to take before assuming their seats, deepening
      PHOTOS: REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  800 words
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      Lock icon 3 ways to get netizens to be responsible
      681 4  -  1The Internet community creates a code of conduct for responsible online behaviour 2 Citizens set up websites that offer constructive viewpoints 3 Major media companies could help set the right tone online BY TESSA WONG twong@sph.com.sg A MORE balanced and responsible Internet
      ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG FOR THE STRAITS TIMES  -  681 words
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      Lock icon Govt approach ‘calibrated, not populist’: Yaacob
      366 4  -  TESSA WONG DR YAACOB Ibrahim says that the Government is not taking a populist course, but a carefully calibrated approach in responding to people’s needs. Voters had indicated they were unhappy about some things and this has led the Government to take a close
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      Lock icon Train tunnels are now lit at all hours
      1185 6  -  Change made after Dec disruptions, when some commuters had to walk to the nearest station COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY HEARING BY MARIA ALMENOAR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT ROYSTON SIM mariaa@sph.com.sg roysim@sph.com.sg LIGHTS that illuminate MRT train tunnels are now on day and night. This is
      PHOTOS: STOMP, ASHLEIGH SIM  -  1,185 words
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      Lock icon Fifth Viet-S’pore park gets green light
      759 8  -  Viet leaders roll out red carpet for President Tony Tan BY JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg HANOI: The fifth and newest Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) got the goahead yesterday, in a move that marked burgeoning ties between the two countries. As President Tony Tan Keng
      PHOTOS: LIANHE ZAOBAO  -  759 words
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      Lock icon Gillard reaffirms ties with Singapore
      767 8  -  BY CHEONG SUK-WAI SENIOR CORRESPONDENT AUSTRALIA will likely extend its agreement with Singapore to allow the Republic’s air force to continue to train in Oakey, Queensland, said its Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday. Ms Gillard, who was on a two-day visit to Singapore, indicated that
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      Lock icon My mind went blank: Accused
      895 9  -  Suspect says he lost control, was aware of attack only later TRIPLE MURDER TRIAL BY SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg THE Chinese national accused of murdering three women in 2008 claimed yesterday that he had lost control and his mind had gone blank when he attacked them.
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      179 6 I received 4 University offers to read for a law degree based on my provisional results at Stansfield College!” Michael James Anstey was accepted by University of Manchester, York University, Exeter University and Brown University (US), based on Stansfield’s provisional results and recommendation by our faculty. Michael is currently pursuing
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      126 9 ©tanboonliat 315 outram road #03-02 tan boon Mat building www.journeyeast.com Tel: 6473 1693 a simply Islam lccttire(h,y ShaymmmM Saturday 5 May 2012,4.45 pm Singapore Expo Max Atria (next to Hall i) Tickets at $20 Adults, $1 5 Students Get tickets at www.simplyislam.sg or Wardah Books (58 Bussorah Street). Prayer facilities
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      132 9 The Singapore life insurance industry takes in $12 billion a year.* But only one company shows how your policy performs. Actual Yield: Endowment Actual Yield: Whole Life For the sixth year in a row, we’ve published our annual yields on life policies. It’s just part of our commitment to transparency,
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  • WORLD.
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      Lock icon French presidential poll on knife-edge
      979 12  -  Contenders Sarkozy and Hollande looking to woo right-leaning voters of National Front BY JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT jonathan.eyal@gmail.com PARIS: The deciding round of the French presidential race on May 6 looks set to be a knife-edge battle between President Nicolas Sarkozy and his socialist rival
      PHOTO: REUTERS  -  979 words
    • Article
      Lock icon ‘Marshmallow man’ reinvents himself
      464 12  -  JONATHAN EYAL PARIS: Going right to the top never seemed quite the thing for Mr Francois Hollande, the 57-year-old socialist who until recently appeared condemned to life on the margins of French politics. A mild-mannered figure with an old-fashioned dress sense and flabby physique, Mr Hollande
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE FOLLOW AND ENGAGE ST ONLINE
      90 12 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE WORLD STORIES ONLINE L Man killed by 5m shark in South Africa L Plane crashes in Gulf of Mexico, pilot ‘unresponsive’ L Clooney to make Obama the $7.5 million dinner man More Forum letters online
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        Lock icon KL panel woos talent home
        646 13  -  Scheme draws 680 last year but analysts see uphill battle BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Talent Corporation, set up a year ago to attract skilled workers to drive the economy, successfully wooed 680 Malaysians living abroad last year, including a
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        Lock icon Jakarta to axe fuel subsidy for bigger cars
        490 13  -  WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Indonesia will soon stop middle- and high-income groups from buying subsidised petrol, as a compromise on an earlier plan to raise the price of the fuel. Private motorists who own cars with engine sizes of 1.5 litres
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        Lock icon EU shelves Myanmar sanctions for a year, arms ban stays
        346 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LUXEMBOURG: The European Union has suspended its sanctions against Myanmar for a year, following a wave of widely praised political reforms in the country, but will retain an embargo on arms sales, officials said. The
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  346 words
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        Lock icon US-Afghan deal pledges aid beyond 2014
        682 14 Washington to continue security and economic support for decade after bulk of troops withdraw NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KABUL: A new strategic partnership agreement that pledges US support for Afghanistan for 10 years after the withdrawal of troops will signal to all sides,
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        Lock icon Taking the quick way across
        51 15 American climber Dean Potter walking barefoot on a rope between two mountain peaks in Enshi, Hubei province, on Sunday. He successfully crossed the valley with only a 41m-long rope and without using any safety equipment. The two peaks are about 1,800m above sea level. PHOTO:
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        Lock icon Bo’s family assets in HK being probed
        612 15 Chinese authorities also checking link to security chief Zhou Yongkang HONG KONG: The Chinese central government has dispatched a task force to Hong Kong to investigate disgraced former Chongqing party chief Bo Xilai and his family’s alleged huge amount of assets in the
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        Lock icon Slew of Chinese agencies complicates S. China Sea issue
        393 15 REUTERS BEIJING/MANILA: Jockeying by Chinese agencies over policy fiefdoms and budgets threatens to intensify tension in the disputed South China Sea, a respected think-tank warned yesterday, with the Philippines seeking more patrols to guard against China’s claims. Recently, Philippine and Chinese
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        Lock icon Singapore offers Liaoning its green expertise
        662 16  -  Gan also invites firms from Chinese province to consider public listing or base in the Republic BY KOR KIAN BENG CHINA CORRESPONDENT kianbeng@sph.com.sg BEIJING: Singapore is keen to share its expertise in green energy and urban solutions with China’s north-eastern Liaoning province, said visiting
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        Lock icon Tuned in to war struggles
        65 16 Singaporeans and Malaysians belting out the Yellow River Cantata, a 1939 song to mark the struggles in China during World War II, at the Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River earlier this month. The group of ethnic Chinese was part of a “red tour” designed
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        Lock icon Dozens held by Chinese police over tainted pills
        273 16 REUTERS BEIJING: The Chinese police have detained 45 people, arrested nine and seized more than 77 million capsules tainted with chromium, in China’s latest product safety scandal which has caused widespread public concern. The companies involved sold gel capsules made with industrial
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        Lock icon Whisker war winner
        68 17 American Aarne Bielefeldt dressing his beard as he prepares to attend the International German Beard Championships in Bad Schussenried, Germany, last Saturday. A record 163 bearded beauties faced off in the event’s 18 categories, including Kaiser Empire Moustache and Freestyle Whiskers. The prize for the Best Freestyle
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        Lock icon US graduating class faces dim prospects
        702 17 Half of college grads are jobless, underemployed due to weak job market ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: The United States college class of 2012 is in for a rude welcome to the world of work. Half of young college graduates have been left either jobless or
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        Lock icon Europe turmoil spooks stock markets
        688 18 Shares plunge as Dutch govt collapses, even as data paints grim outlook ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFURT: Stock markets plunged yesterday as the euro zone crisis claimed another victim with the collapse of the Dutch government, aggravating anxieties already tearing at investors following the socialists’ first-round victory
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        Lock icon Ex-Iceland PM acquitted of all but one charge
        400 18 BLOOMBERG REYKJAVIK: Iceland’s former prime minister Geir Haarde was acquitted yesterday on the major counts in a trial examining his responsibility for the country’s economic collapse in 2008. But the 61-year-old was found guilty of failing to keep his Cabinet apprised of
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        Lock icon China shows off technology in Germany
        69 18 German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao standing next to a wind turbine as they visit the Fuhrlaender stand during a tour of the Hannover Fair yesterday. With 500 firms present, China accounts for 10 per cent of the exhibitors at this
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        Lock icon HK watchdog revokes IPO sponsor’s licence
        249 18 REUTERS BLOOMBERG HONG KONG: The stock market regulator in Hong Kong has hit Mega Capital, the underwriter of a troubled 2009 listing, with some of its toughest enforcement action to date, revoking a corporate finance advisory licence for the first time and imposing a
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      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon Nestle clinches Pfizer baby food unit for $15b
          114 18 REUTERS ZURICH: Swiss food group Nestle is buying US drugmaker Pfizer’s infant nutrition business for US$11.85 billion (S$14.81 billion), beating out French rival Danone in the battle to gain preeminence in the lucrative baby food market. Nestle, the world’s biggest food company,
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          Lock icon Vodafone to buy Cable & Wireless
          51 18 Vodafone to buy Cable Wireless REUTERS LONDON: Vodafone agreed yesterday to buy troubled Cable Wireless Worldwide (CWW) for £1.04 billion (S$2.1 billion), in a deal that adds a British fixed line network to its wireless network. India’s Tata Communications was also in talks to buy CWW, but it withdrew last
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          Lock icon US regulator looks to ease derivatives rules
          110 18 REUTERS NEW YORK: The United States regulator overseeing the futures and options market is exploring ways to give large foreign banks and overseas subsidiaries of US lenders a reprieve from planned stringent derivatives rules, the Financial Times reported. New regulations such as higher
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          Lock icon Murder trial kicks off
          143 19 ALOR SETAR: The trial over the murder of Singaporean businessman Arthur Lee Wee Guan has begun, with prosecutors summoning four men to the witness stand, said China Press. Mr Lee, 59, was found stabbed and dumped by a road near the Gunung Jerai resort in Kedah
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          Lock icon ‘No payment to actress’
          129 19 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian federal minister Shafie Apdal has denied an opposition allegation that he paid more than RM1.5 million (S$614,000) to actress Zahida Mohamed Rafik. He described as “completely untrue” a police report by a man named Noor Azman Azemi, who said he was hired by
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          Lock icon ‘Sex tape’ lawmaker quits
          90 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI: A senior spokesman of India’s ruling Congress party resigned yesterday after a controversial tape allegedly featuring him having sex was leaked on the Internet. Lawmaker Abhishek Manu Singhvi said in a statement that he was also quitting as head of a parliamentary
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          Lock icon Uncle gets custody of kids
          78 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE OSLO: Two Indian children at the centre of an international row, after the authorities in Norway removed them from their parents’ care, can be placed with their uncle in India, a Norwegian court ruled yesterday. The two children, aged one and three, were
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          Lock icon Photos of alleged shooter
          100 19 REUTERS LONDON: British police released grainy photos yesterday of a man suspected of shooting a former Russian banker near London’s Canary Wharf financial district, in a case that has raised fears that Russian gangland violence could be spreading to Britain. Financier German Gorbuntsov, 45, was shot
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          Lock icon ‘Ashes in 4 mins’ threat
          91 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS PYONGYANG: North Korea says it will reduce the South’s conservative government “to ashes” in less than four minutes in an unusually specific escalation of threats aimed at its rival. Yesterday’s statement by the reclusive regime vowed to begin “special actions” soon against Seoul
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        Lock icon City girls for village bachelors
        398 19 SLICEOFLIFE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANDELEDA (Spain): Country boy, meet city girl. Inspired by a Hollywood western, a Spanish dating association is trying to slow a population drain from the country’s beleaguered central villages, introducing bachelors to women bussed in from the big city of Madrid. In
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      Lock icon Being realistic about Myanmar
      424 20 THE role of sanctions in steering Myanmar towards reform has never been a straightforward matter. Trade and investment bans favoured by the United States and the European Union isolated its regime diplomatically, but it was the people who were starved of work and basic necessities. Asean
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      818 20  -  BY HO KWON PING FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is chairman of the board of trustees of Singapore Management University and executive chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings. SINCE Professor Lim Chong Yah said that my speech and article on an interrupted wage
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      836 20  -  BY SALIM OSMAN SENIOR WRITER salim@sph.com.sg TWO groups of Malaysian university students have been camping out at Kuala Lumpur’s landmark Dataran Merdeka since April 14, imitating the “Occupy Wall Street” protests to attract public attention to two demands. They want the government to disband the
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        952 21  -  BY ANDY MUKHERJEE SENIOR WRITER andym@sph.com.sg FROM the way Indian policymakers are reacting to the increasingly important role that gold is beginning to play in the economy, it appears that they are starting to view “the barbaric metal” as economist John
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        854 21  -  BY JOHN MCBETH SENIOR WRITER thane.cawdor@gmail.com HAMSTRUNG by traffic congestion and interminable flooding as Jakarta is, it may be difficult to understand why anyone would want to manage the City of Tough Love. But Jakarta’s July 11 gubernatorial election is already shaping up
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        802 21  -  BY NORMAN MATLOFF The writer is a professor of computer science at the University of California, Davis. BLOOMBERG WHICH of the following describes careers in software engineering? A. Intellectually stimulating and gratifying. B. Excellent pay for new bachelor’s degree graduates. C. A career dead end.
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        278 22  -  Victor Khoo WHY does a person listen to the radio? Apart from getting information, news and music, a radio listener wants someone to keep him company; a proxy for personal, warm and friendly one-to-one companionship. For the radio listener, that
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        313 22  -  Patrick Loh BALLOTING for certificates of entitlement (COEs) creates its own set of problems, including the possibility of a black market (“Steep COE prices: Balloting fairer and cheaper” by Mr Chan Tau Chou; last Thursday). We must admit that there has been a
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        144 22 “It is humbling to compare how well disruptions are handled here compared to cities elsewhere.” MR RAJU IYER: “It has been five years since my family and I moved to Singapore from Mumbai, a city that is geographically almost the same size as the Republic, but with four
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        204 22  -  Adam Reutens-Tan WHILE I am pleased that the public transport operators will be penalised for running overcrowded buses (“SMRT and SBS fined over overcrowded buses”; last Saturday), will the Public Transport Council act similarly against SMRT over full-to-bursting trains as well? Earlier last
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        108 22 “A vicious circle.” MR TAN BENG GUAN: “According to the Land Transport Authority, the average number of cars up to 1,600cc scrapped each month this year is less than half the monthly average from July to December last year (‘COE prices set to soar even higher’; April 14).
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        130 22 “In designing a balloting system, tag COE to the person. Make it non-transferable.” MR MARTIN LEE: “Mr Chan Tau Chou has raised a valid point (‘Steep COE prices: Balloting fairer and cheaper’; last Thursday). In designing a balloting system, tag the certificate of entitlement (COE) to the
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        114 22 1 MR JAMES OH: Have balloting and bidding for COEs 2 MS WANG FANG FANG: COE scheme should be fairer 3 MR JOSEPH KHOO: Social cost of high COE prices 4 MR PAN KIEN DJIN: Create niche category for expensive cars 5 MR YEOW HWEE MING: Limit number
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        341 22  -  Mano Sabnani ANNUAL general meetings (AGMs) of companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) can be more rewarding, especially for the large number of retail investors (“Company AGMs: Dos and don’ts”; Sunday). Before formal proceedings begin, the chief financial officer or chief executive officer should present
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        164 22 “The fee-based system will change only the singer but not the song.” MR GEOFFREY KUNG KUO WOO, Secretary, Reverse Co-operative: “A fee-based system ensures sellers provide objective advice on needs, while a commission system tilts towards product sales to increase the sellers’ revenue (‘Fee-based insurance system
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        223 22 “Not a coincidence that when COE prices spike, so do the prices of used cars.” MR GOH JUANQ LONG: “While balloting may lead to cheaper certificates of entitlement (COEs), it may push up the resale price of used vehicles, or what is commonly known as the ‘body
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        300 22  -  Chan Ting Fong WITH about 4,000 members, the Insurance and Financial Practitioners Association of Singapore should be invited to sit on the panel of the Financial Advisory Industry Review, which is reviewing the practitioners’ profession, instead of merely being asked
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      869 1  -  Migrant group advocates move for maids; some say it will be hard to enforce WINDOW EXTERIORS BY GOH SHI TING Janice Tai stgoh@sph.com.sg jantai@sph.com.sg A MIGRANT workers group is calling for a complete ban on maids cleaning the outside of windows. The move comes after
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      94 1 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE HOME STORIES ONLINE L Second man in online vice case allowed to travel overseas L Home sales to foreigners dive 78 per cent L PM Lee launches official Facebook page More Forum letters online at
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      300 2  -  LESLIE KAY LIM TWENTY-ONE trees, some as tall as seven storeys, toppled over near Carpark C of Pasir Ris Park on Sunday night. The National Parks Board (NParks) was notified of the damage at 7am yesterday, and it set about removing those
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      823 2  -  It has had over 150 incidents since its Nov 1999 opening BY CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg USERS of the Bukit Panjang LRT system are no strangers to glitches, as the 7.8km-long intra-town light rail system has had more than 150 incidents and disruptions
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      454 3  -  The 3 not represented when they were charged a week ago; cases adjourned to June BY ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg THREE men who were not represented when they were charged a week ago with having paid sex with the same underage girl
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      307 3  -  LIM YAN LIANG POLICE are investigating a Changi General Hospital (CGH) physician who allegedly molested a nurse in an operating theatre earlier this month. A CGH spokesman said the alleged victim had been advised by her supervisor to consider making a police report.
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      568 4  -  Boxes stuck at Philippine Customs; group collects half of fees needed BY JANICE HENG janiceh@sph.com.sg WITH their boxes of goodies stuck at Customs in the Philippines, a group of Filipinos in Singapore have banded together to overcome the problem created by
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      297 4  -  BY PHUA MEI PIN PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong, in his latest Facebook posting last night, thanked netizens for their enthusiastic contributions and said: “I take your views very seriously.” In his longest post since the page went up last Friday, he also gave
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      557 5  -  Officers authorised to enter premises without notice for specified cases BY FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg STAFF from national water agency PUB can now spring more quickly into action to repair faulty equipment or nab water polluters. Under a new law introduced earlier this month,
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      309 5 STAMFORD Land Corporation executive chairman Ow Chio Kiat has been awarded one of Australia’s highest honours. The 67-year-old has been made an Honorary Officer in the General Division of Order of Australia for developing commercial relations and identifying business opportunities between the two
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      260 5  -  LIM YAN LIANG A LEAK in an underground gas pipeline on Jurong Island sent white smoke rising into the air before noon yesterday. The incident at the junction of Sakra Road and Jurong Island Highway did not cause a fire and no
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      273 5 A GENERAL practitioner from Bishan was fined $5,000 and suspended from practising for four months for being prescription-happy with sleeping pills and codeine-laced cough mixtures. Dr Kwan Wai Chee, 43, was found to have failed to “exercise due care” by having given out
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      677 6  -  BY K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT IT WAS a case that had it all sex, money, allegations of blackmail and even a Thai fortuneteller. Yesterday, it came to an end after the unfaithful wife at the centre of the saga lost
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      372 6  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH ODD-JOB worker Cheow Kok Sing has a string of theft, housebreaking and outraging of modesty convictions to his name, going back to when he was 16. Now 52, he has, over the years, seen the inside of a juvenile home,
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      473 6 IF SINGAPOREAN fathers needed reasons for being more involved in the parenting of their children, a British expert gave them plenty. A quick presentation of some survey figures by Ms Adrienne Burgess, joint chief executive of the Fatherhood Institute, gave a
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      421 6  -  He sends one-cent cheque; letter warns of 5% penalty fee if bill unpaid BY KEZIA TOH keziatoh@sph.com.sg WHEN retiree Steven Ooi opened a letter last Saturday asking him to pay his property tax, he was stunned to discover that the amount he owed was
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      121 6 A Luzon bleeding-heart pigeon checking out its new home at the Jurong BirdPark after it was released with three others last week. The four, on loan from the Avilon Zoo in the Philippines, join a lone Luzon bleeding-heart pigeon which was acquired in the park’s
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      Lock icon Teacher pleads guilty to caning maid repeatedly
      398 7  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH AN EMPLOYER told her Indonesian maid that she would be caned if she made mistakes. After she was caned repeatedly by the employer who is a teacher the maid sought help from a neighbour’s domestic worker. The neighbour’s maid noticed the
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      517 7  -  New VWO initiative reaches out before offenders leave jail BY JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg A WELFARE organisation that helps to wean people off their addictions now wants to help former criminals stay out of jail. To do this, We Care Community Services, a non-profit voluntary
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        145 7 A BUS driver was charged yesterday over an alleged hit-and-run accident that left an elderly woman dead. Phang Yiap Choy, 28, is accused of failing to stop after his SMRT vehicle struck the 67-year-old pedestrian, who was crossing at a “green man” signal. The Malaysian driver is
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        Lock icon Accused of rental car theft
        102 7 A CAR rental customer whose vehicle was towed away when he defaulted on the payment went back and allegedly stole it from the company’s parking lot, a district court heard. Aszrul Mohd Yusoff was yesterday charged with taking the Toyota Allion from Robinson Car Rental’s
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      90 8 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE SPORTS STORIES ONLINE L Violence mars Bahrain Grand Prix on eve of practice runs L Force India pull out of 2nd practice L Ferguson has ‘a word’ with Young about diving Get your free breaking
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      933 8 Ramires believes Chelsea’s “gladiators” will beat Messi and Co. in Spain to make European final BARCELONA: The rallying cry from Chelsea midfielder Ramires could not be more defiant. “Barcelona don’t intimidate me, they are not invincible,” the Brazilian told The Sun ahead of
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      489 8 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Chelsea have every chance to successfully defend their 1-0 Champions League semi-final, first leg lead at the Nou Camp. The Frenchman still looks back on his side’s quarter-final exit at Barca’s hands last season as a
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      464 8 No more, after their unbeaten run of 34 La Liga matches and 54 in all contests ended with Saturday’s 1-2 league loss to arch-rivals Real Madrid. Chelsea can draw plenty of lessons from Real’s win. Questions in defence Barca’s weakest point is defence. Their
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      744 9 Hand gesture against Wolves may rule him out of United showdown EPL TITLE SHOWDOWN: SEVEN DAYS TO GO LONDON: In a surprise twist, Manchester City could be without one of their most important players for the biggest match of the season next week. Midfielder Yaya Toure
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      495 9  -  EYEONEPL BY ALEKSANDAR DURIC stsports@sph.com.sg WAS it all mind games? Only Roberto Mancini himself knows. Either way, just two weeks after the Manchester City manager conceded the English Premier League title to their local rivals, the race is back on. And, it appears that the
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      260 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME: Fans wanted the shirts off their backs and they got them. But now Italian Serie A team Genoa risk a lengthy stadium ban in the wake of the bizarre scenes that occurred during their 1-4 home loss to Siena
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      253 9 LONDON: While Manchester United winger Nani believes the derby against Manchester City will be difficult, he feels the “anger” being felt by his team will drive them to victory. When the Portuguese scored against Everton in Sunday’s Premier League clash to
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        455 10  -  ALVIN CHIA SINGAPORE’S top triple jumper Stefan Tseng could be headed for his first Olympic Games in July, but the preparations for the biggest meet of his life have frustrated him. Tseng, 22, is unhappy that the Singapore Athletics Association
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        668 10  -  Shuttlers Fu and Gu give SBA headache over who should go to Olympics BY FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg A FLEETING glimpse into Fu Mingtian’s check-in luggage suggests that the shuttler is travelling light just some clothes and her badminton rackets. But, invisible to the human
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        898 10  -  SPORTINGLIFE BY ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg WATCHING sport has a particular intimacy to it. We all see the same pictures, hear the same words, but rarely read a match similarly. A tactic is interpreted as genius yet also folly. A single defeat is a
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        388 10  -  ALVIN CHIA DESPITE an alarming loss of form just three months before the Olympics, Singapore swim queen Tao Li is not about to panic yet. The 22-year-old insists she still has what it takes to repeat her stellar show in Beijing four years
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        300 10  -  ALVIN CHIA ALL eyes are on their seniors and the Olympics, but Singapore’s table tennis juniors are quietly making progress on the world stage. Clarence Chew and Isabelle Li, both 17, completed a sweep of the Junior Boys’ and Girls’ singles titles
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      511 11 Lakers rally in 2nd half after Metta’s dismissal to beat Thunder in 2OT ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES: Metta World Peace was subdued and contrite in the Los Angeles Lakers’ locker room, apologising to Oklahoma City Thunder’s James Harden for throwing the elbow that sent
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        65 11 TAMPINES Rovers winger Ahmad Latiff Khamarudin has been cleared to play in the S-League after he passed the football league’s mandatory beep test yesterday afternoon. The 32-year-old, who is expected to be in the starting line-up when the Stags take on Hong Kong’s Kitchee FC
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        78 11 BLOOMBERG LONDON: Post -mortem tests are under way to discover what caused 30-year-old hairdresser Claire Squires to collapse and die less than 2km from the finish of Sunday’s London Marathon. Squires was attempting her second marathon. She was the 10th participant to die during the race
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        Lock icon Ronaldinho’s future in doubt
        68 11 REUTERS RIO DE JANEIRO: Ronaldinho’s Flamengo hit a new low on Sunday when they were knocked out of the Carioca (Rio de Janeiro) state championship. Flamengo lost 2-3 to arch-rivals Vasco da Gama in the semi-finals of the tournament’s second stage and were eliminated from the
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        63 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: The golf course at Royal Lytham and St Annes has been lengthened by 181 yards for this year’s British Open, with all but two holes having been altered since 2001, when the tournament was last held there. The total length of
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      239 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Mark Allen accused China’s Cao Yupeng of a “blatant push” after his first-round defeat at snooker’s World Championships on Sunday, saying his opponent should have called a foul on himself. A push stroke occurs when the cue stays in contact with
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      812 18  -  Big firms raised $3.6b in April third straight month past $3b mark BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg CORPORATE bonds may be rather unexciting to some, but they are selling like hot cakes so far this year and this month is shaping
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      99 18 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE MONEY STORIES ONLINE L Nokia reveals unexpectedly big loss, but share rises L Olympus gets new board, ex-CEO warns of legal threat L 75% of poor are ‘unbanked’: World Bank study More Forum letters online
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        511 13  -  S’pore inflation tops 5%; euro zone’s slump may be longer than forecast BULLS AND BEARS BY ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg THE local bourse made a disappointing start to the week, amid worrying economic news at home and fresh nervousness over the euro
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          162 13 FRASERS Centrepoint Trust’s (FCT) second quarter distributable income to unitholders jumped 29 per cent to $20.6 million, partly due to higher rental rates from new and renewed leases. Net property income similarly rose 30 per cent to $26.2 million for the three months to March 31 while
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          152 13 MAINBOARD-LISTED QAF’s first quarter net profit fell 64 per cent to $10 million on a one-time writeback in the same period a year ago. But revenue for the three months to March 31 gained 8 per cent to $240.4 million, owing to higher sales in all business segments of
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          77 13 SINGAPORE Reinsurance Corp’s first quarter profits slumped 61 per cent to $1.1 million, partly due to increased net claims caused by floods in Thailand last year. Revenue, however, rose 11 per cent to $27.6 million in the three months to March 31. Earnings per share fell from
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          99 13 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 3.61 billion shares worth $961 million UP DOWN Gainers: 121 Losers: 325 Unchanged: 334 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Basic materials Points Change -7.24 683.99 -5.07 460.49 -7.75 717.09 -0.54 679.02 -2.77 251.73 -3.15 218.68 -3.38 207.86 Consumer
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          245 13 REUTERS, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 9,542.17 (-19.19) Japan’s Nikkei dipped 0.2 per cent after a pledge to raise the size of the International Monetary Fund’s firewall failed to ignite risk appetite. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Yesterday’s close: 1,583.8 (-8.05) Malaysia’s key index slid 0.51 per
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          241 13 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: APRIL 23, 2012 Top Rises April 23 CENTS DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 3781 42.5 0.9 (0) DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** 15.0 0.1 OCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 .***** 8.0 0.1 CIMBAsean40 100US$
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          50 13 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Vol JEL Corp 7.5 2.4 47.1 429,633,000 HLH Grp 3 7 0.0 0.0 400,478,000 IT Inti By Value CENTS Value CENTS Value Keppel Corp 1126 -13.0 -1.1 58,786,150 DBS Grp 1363 -8.0 -0.6 57,284,580 TT Inti UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS
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          53 13 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY April 23 2012 Selling Buying April 23 2012 Selling 1.325 Buying ....1.262 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY ....1.225 Euro 1.687 2.051 ....1.607 ....1.973 NZ dollar 1.048 ....0.999 Indonesian rupiah 0.0144 0.0131 1.267 Source: United Overseas
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          73 13 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R158 125 ComfortDelGro 152 cd unch 2238 153 151.5 3.9 13.5 3179.9 'ODD DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M
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        356 14  -  BY YUNITA ONG THE shareholders of a Singapore-list-ed aluminium firm in China have approved the purchase of a smelting plant in Xinjiang for 1.89 billion yuan (S$374 million) at an extraordinary general meeting held at the Ritz-Carl-ton yesterday morning. The move gives XinRen
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        484 14  -  New finds at Kelantan mining project boost company’s total resources to 503,000 ounces BY GAN YU JIA yjgan@sph.com.sg CNMC Goldmine Holdings says drilling at its gold deposits in Malaysia’s Kelantan state has revealed very significant new finds of the precious metal there. In
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      442 15  -  Facility at Jurong Island will be Infineum’s first salicylate plant in Asia BY LENNARD ONG lenong@sph.com.sg A MAJOR global producer of oil additives broke ground on a new plant, which is expected to cost up to $150 million, on Jurong Island yesterday. The
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      504 15 BLOOMBERG GOLDEN Agri-Resources, the world’s second largest oil palm plantation firm, is studying possible asset purchases in India to tap the largest consumer market for the product used to make instant noodles and candy. “We are consciously looking at opportunities that
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      526 16  -  Marketing, promotions being ramped up for some earlier projects BY AMANDA TAN tamanda@sph.com.sg SOME developers are ramping up their marketing and throwing in discounts in a bid to move unsold units. Builders often have a stock of unsold flats in projects, even years
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      435 16  -  BY ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT LEADING fund managers from the region are optimistic about the months ahead but say the changing regulatory environment looms as their biggest challenge, according to a new survey. As well as new rules being touted for the financial sector
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      207 16  -  BY LO YEE STUDENTS who graduate in actuarial science at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will now find it simpler to meet the requirements for becoming a professional in the field. Britain’s Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, the world’s oldest actuarial professional body,
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      591 17  -  38-year-old named Young Person of the Year at Seatrade Asia Awards BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg EZRA Holdings managing director Lionel Lee was one of last night’s winners at the Seatrade Asia Awards marking achievements in the maritime sector. Mr Lee, 38, received the
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      376 17  -  BY YUNITA ONG THE move to green technology was one of the key themes yesterday, as a slew of framework agreements were inked to promote maritime-related research and development (R&D) in Singapore. These memorandums of understanding were signed as part of Singapore Maritime
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      84 1 CPART TUESDAY, APRIL 24 2012 Holiday makers are combining sightseeing with cycling as tour companies ofer pedalling packages around Asia and Europe. HUANG HUIFEN reports. Avid cyclist Dr Hing Siong Chen on a cycling trip in Vermont in 2009. C2&3 Lap of luxury Asia’s most opulent hotel suites C8&9 Cautious
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        2150 2  -  Cycling holidays are all the rage, with many Singaporeans willing to go off the beaten path huang huifen hfhuang@sph.com.sg Forget coach tours. More Singaporeans are ditching the tourist bus and giving bicycle tours a spin. Whether leisure riders or hardcore competitive cyclists, an increasing number
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        803 4 Port city of Yeosu gears up for an influx of visitors to its marine-themed international expo in May Agence France-Presse Yeosu, South Korea A former port terminal in Yeosu, a small city on South Korea’s south coast, has undergone a US$10-billion (S$12.6-billion) US$10-billion transformation as it
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          1097 5  -  Australia’s picturesque coastline has some of the world’s best beaches where the fun never ends, reports Mike Lee reports Mike Lee YOU don’t have to be a pro to take advantage of Australia’s surfing spots that offer first-class waves. Even those with zero surfing experience will
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          788 7  -  Malaysia’s north-eastern coastal state of Kelantan is a showcase of indigenous art and craft besides the colourful kites and beach resorts by philip lee RETURNING to Kelantan for the second time, and this time for three days, I am reminded again of the wondrous sights, sounds
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        464 6  -  Nicholas Yong RELAX AT UBUD RESORTS Wilderness Associates is offering a special promotion package for Elephant Safari Park Lodge and Pita Maha Resort Spa, both located in Ubud, Bali. Prices start from $389 a person and $349 a person, respectively. This is inclusive of two nights’ accommodation, all
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        520 6 Washington Post If you have lost an item on the road, do not give up on the search and rescue. With the right approach, you could be reunited with your beloved object. Here are some travel experts’ tips on how to safeguard
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        1064 8  - Short suite stays Take your holiday up a notch by checking into these luxurious hotel rooms, some of which used to house royalty nicholas yong nicy@sph.com.sg Once used by friends of former Philippine first couple Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, it is now said to be Manila’s most opulent hotel accommodation.
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        234 9 Agence France-Presse Chambord, France With its fairy-tale facade, elaborately turreted roof and vast grounds, Chambord (above) is perhaps the French Loire Valley’s best-known Renaissance chateau. And it is getting a spruce-up: The French state is about to embark on a ¤4-million (S$6.6-million) renovation of this grand home
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      739 10  -  After readers find out that the cook behind Tian Tian chicken rice has set up shop nearby, many make a beeline for it annabeth leow leowhma@sph.com.sg Long queues formed yesterday at Ah Tai Hainanese Chicken Rice at Maxwell Road Food Centre, after word got out
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      327 10 Bloomberg London Noma, the Copenhagen establishment that has held the title of the World’s Best Restaurant for the past two years, is to open a temporary venue at Claridge’s hotel during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Chef Rene Redzepi’s A Taste Of Noma
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      890 11  -  Kim Hyun Joong does not reveal anything that will mar his image in an e-mail interview with Life! rachael boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Korean idol Kim Hyun Joong, 25, is best known for his breakout role as the princely Yoon Ji Hoo in the idol drama Boys Over
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      333 11 Reuters Beijing Avatar and Titanic film director James Cameron said on Sunday he was looking at co-production of films in China, but would have to weigh issues such as censorship and other restrictions before making any decisions. Hollywood has begun paying serious attention to
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      670 12  -  Volunteers will work on more than 400 artefacts, including primitive fishing gear and boats chen shanshan sschen@sph.com.sg A collection of early 20th-centu-ry regional maritime artefacts will be given a new lease of life by maritime organisation Youth Skipper Flotilla. More than 400 artefacts including boats native to
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        274 14 Agence France-Presse Hong Kong Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham flew into controversy yesterday after she posed for a picture in a crew-only seat on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong. “Cabin crew prepare for landing! Welcome to Beijing!! X vb,” she wrote on Twitter alongside
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        173 14 Associated Press Los Angeles The date-night movies Think Like A Man and The Lucky One have finally knocked The Hunger Games off its No. 1 box-office perch. Think Like A Man, based on comedian Steve Harvey’s dating-advice bestseller Act Like A Lady, Think Like
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        222 14 Reuters Los Angeles Trust Cher, at 65, to continue stealing the limelight. The singer managed to upstage her own child by sporting a gigantic Afro wig to the annual awards presentation of media watchdog the Gay Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. At the Hollywood ceremony last
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          55 14 British indie rock band The Kooks will play at the Esplanade Concert Hall on July 25. Tickets from $68 to $148 go on sale at Sistic on May 7. A 5 per cent early-bird discount code will be released on Monday through the Now/Live Facebook (www.facebook.
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          59 14 In the first confirmation of what exactly ails Robin Gibb, his doctor said the Bee Gees singer has advanced colorectal cancer. Dr Andrew Thillainayagam, of Imperial College Healthcare, on Sunday said Gibb, 62, remains in intensive care after waking from a coma. Gibb recently caught pneumonia
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          42 14 Russell Crowe has signed on for the title role in Noah, director Darren Aronofsky’s film of the Biblical story of Noah’s Ark, Paramount Pictures and New Regency Productions announced. The movie will be released on March 28, 2014.
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          38 14 Singer-songwriter Neil Diamond, 71, wed his manager Katie McNeil, 42, in front of family and close friends in Los Angeles last Saturday, People magazine said. It is his third marriage and first for McNeil.
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      698 6 The Bencoolen 180A BENCOOLEN STREET m bencooien THE ATTRACTIVE INVESTMENT! 2-bedroom apt 883 sq ft 958 sq ft With/without tenancy Full condo facilities 5 mins walk to Bugis, Rochor (u/c) Bencoolen (u/c) MR! Close to Integrated Resorts Near Orchard Road, Suntec City and educational institutions (NAFA SMU) For Lease Sale
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      330 6 BEVERLY HILL 3800 sqft. 4+1 High flr. $8.5M. For re nt $17K. Michele *****330 ORCHARD BEL-AIR. POSH address. 3229 sqft. 4+1. greenery$4.3m *****603 SOMMERVILLE PK F’HOLD 1948sqft 3+1+1. Rent $10k/ sale $3.76m. HB *****788 REGENCY PARK BLK.11 East sun, reno, quiet, 3175 sqft, neg. Lee Ong *****060 DUKE’S RES. 2500
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      334 6 CRADELS F’HOLD $6XXK up 1-bdrm. Mkt, 24-hr NTUC, park connector. Curtin Uni. MRT. MJ *****868 Httns OPPOSITE KEMBANGAN MRT F’hold. Spacious 1 bedrm, Move in Now! W/Facilities. 1 only! Noelle 9889-9921 CHRISTINE SNG: 9851-0739. Eight Riversuites.MRT/City /good local, int’l schs.Facilities.Good rental potential! TREVISTA. JUST TOP! Mins walk to MRT. 2/
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      445 6 D15-16 East Coast Pte Apts for Sale MOUNTBATTEN LODGE 334 sqft. F’hold studio, $600K Well reno. 10 mins bus to Suntec. Eileen 9022-4068 COSTA DEL SOL. Bank Sale 3+1, 1227 sqft, very high flr, full sea view, f/condo facilities. Call 9003-4002 DK MAKENA, VERY HIGH flr, Sea/marina views, f/reno. Keen
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      2032 7 D22-24West Pte Apts for Sale dementi HDB Apts for Sale Sengkanq HDB Apts for Sale Central Houses for Rent Central Houses for Rent THE CENTRIS 3 bdrms 1238 sqft. Balcony view pool. Bright. Windy. No noon sun Martin Liew *****144 ERA CHEAP! BELOW VALUE! Northvale 2 bdrms patio. 1281 sqft.
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      435 7 MT ECHO PK. 2-sty bunglw. *****/ 5500 sqft. 5+1. Renovated. Large patio pool. Privacy. $28K. Jackie 9682 3000 JEFF Realty BINJAI. 10 STONE Avenue Newly reno. Semi-d 2800/ 4000 sqft. 2-sty. 4+1. $neg Charming. Immed. Owner 9863-5635 9727-2996 WOLSKEL ROAD (BRADDELL Hgt est). 2.5-sty terr. 5-rm. F/furn. Newly reno. Autogate.
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      429 7 D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D09-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland Pte glm/ Holland Apts for Rent D09-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland Pte Apts for Rent 009-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland langlm/Hol Pte Apts for Rent > Luxurious waterfront residences for lease within walking distance
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      353 7 EXPAT DREAM B&W Conservation building, 3-bdrm lofts penthouses, timber balcony with CBD view, 1800 2300 sqft. From $7.5K $12.5K. Call *****678 ONE SHENTON. BRAND new. 3/ 4 bdrm Sky Suites at attractive rental. 1507 to 7040 sq.ft. High floor with nice view layout. Viewing 6877 8408 8412 8513 PROPERTY ELITES
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      1257 7 Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES J r Singapore's largest private residential landlord Orchard Scotts at fringe of Orchard Road Award-winning property set in a spacious 2.5 hectares site Minutes walk to Newton and Orchard MRT stations Lush landscaping with sprawling recreational grounds and full condominium facilities Concierge services and
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      1578 8 D09-10Orchard/ IKS D09-10Orchard/ D09-10Orchard/ D09-10Orchard/ D09-10Orchard/ Dll &21 Newton/ Tanglin/Holland Tanglin/Holland Tanglin/ Holland Tanglin/Holland Tanglin/Holland BtTimah/ Clement! Pte Apts for Rent Pte Apts for Rent Pte Apts for Rent PteApts for Rent Pte Apts for Rent Pte Apts for Rent the Bay ro at hnmp in the at home in
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      574 8 UPMARKET ARCADIA GDNS F/renovated. 3800 sqft. 4+1 facilties/ greenery. Mid flr. Albert *****220 LF PARK INFINIA 3+1, 1464 sqft Near Novena Orchard. Pool view. Immed. Casslyn *****018 C&H NOVENA VILLE. 1302 sqft. 2-rm. Reno. Walk-up. 4th flr. Parc Infinia. 1+1. $4K. Lois 9652 9633 DTZ AMARYLLIS VILLE 2+STUDY 958 sqft.
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      1520 8 }*`;[~?`^/\},,.>=@`.=({_?_:?%-! MEIER SUITES Margate Rd. 1800 sqft 3-bdrm. High flr. Modern kitchen. P/furn. Facilities. Henry *****188 WATERFRONT WAVES ($4K) 3+study. #12 up. Reservoir view. Brand new. P/furn. Immed. 9026-1138 Kat Koh *WATER PL 1227 SQFT face pool, 1356 sqft high flr, sea view, 1496 sqft with patio. Hurry! Elina 9459
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      567 8 APPROVED 3’NG’ SHUNFU Blk 304. High/ lift flr. Furn. Professional. Immed. Mins MRT, mkt. *****700 Lena *MARINE DR. BLK 76. 3-rm. High flr. Partial sea view. Max 4 pax. $2.8K neg/ Blk 1 Bedok S Ave 1. 3rms. MRT $2.4K. Lydia 9423-2549 RARE! 1+1 BLK 142 Pasir Ris. P/furn. Aircon.
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      2546 9 Gft Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Office Space for Rent Office Space for Rent I Office Space 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
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      154 9 SUNTEC CITY TOWER 2479/ 3000/4037/4779sqft DBS TOWER 2 1800/ 6415/ ***** sqft RAFFLES CITY TOWER 1356/ 3315/ 5360 sqft PRUDENTIAL TOWER 2131/5942 sqft 111 SOMERSET ROAD 9450/ ***** sqft ROBINSON 77 1938/3552/7825/*****sqft 6 BATTERY RD ***** sqft S’PORE LAND TWR 4300sqft Andrew Koh *****207 HSR Tagore Lane μ Hi-tech Serviced/Fitted
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      542 9 Office Space near Orchard μUnit size of 205 Sq ft μAttractive rental μNear amenities e.g. food courts and banks μ24-hour security and airconditioning μNear Orchard MRT Station Call Gina at 9003 3443 Far East Square Office for Lease μUnit size from 1,400 sq ft μWalking distance to Raffles Place and
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      2331 9 Gft Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Office Space for Rent Office Space for Rent I Office Space 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
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      154 9 SUNTEC CITY TOWER 2479/ 3000/4037/4779sqft DBS TOWER 2 1800/ 6415/ ***** sqft RAFFLES CITY TOWER 1356/ 3315/ 5360 sqft PRUDENTIAL TOWER 2131/5942 sqft 111 SOMERSET ROAD 9450/ ***** sqft ROBINSON 77 1938/3552/7825/*****sqft 6 BATTERY RD ***** sqft S’PORE LAND TWR 4300sqft Andrew Koh *****207 HSR Tagore Lane μ Hi-tech Serviced/Fitted
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      542 9 Office Space near Orchard μUnit size of 205 Sq ft μAttractive rental μNear amenities e.g. food courts and banks μ24-hour security and airconditioning μNear Orchard MRT Station Call Gina at 9003 3443 Far East Square Office for Lease μUnit size from 1,400 sq ft μWalking distance to Raffles Place and
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      3775 10 Office Space for Rent Office Space for Rent Office Space for Sale Shop Space for Rent Shop Space for Rent Shop Space for Rent Shop Space for Sale m Warehouses/ Storage Space TUAS Standalone Warehouse With Open Space For Rent *54,000 sq. ft. Covered 30,000 sq. ft. Open Space Logistics
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      279 10 WATERFRONT PROPERTY AT TUAS FOR SALE μ Waterfront Length 205m μ Site Area 43,000 m2 A purpose-built factory comprising:I 3-storey Office Buildings I 2-storey Warehouses/Offices, Production. I Workshops with Moveable Sheds and Overhead Cranes. Viewing by appointment only Call *****373 M. Ho. (R*****9A) BANGKOK, JUST TOP. F’hold condo next to
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      536 12 SPANISH AT LAS Lilas Sch. New courses start every mth. Please call *****484 www.laslilasschool.com JAPANESE @PYAESS. Begin ners/ KIDS/ Conversation. RobinsonRd,Raffles Pl MRT *****377 pyaess.edu.sg LEARN JAPANESE FAST Bunka (1985). Patented. Native Teachers. *****601 www.bunkalang.com LCCI DIPLOMA IN Business Administration Pte Secretary. Call JE 6565-9786 GRADE BUILDER ‘A’ levels‘’ Tuition
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      403 12 QUALITY PRI/SEC/JC HOME tuition from $15 up.Tutors from top JC, Uni, NIE sch teachers. Call 9699 8769 LEARNING SIMPLICITY OFFERS JC/ IP/ Sec Math. ExMOE tutors fr top schs. High of As! 6837-3202 IDEAL TUITION AGENCY *****904 (10am 10pm) S’pore Home Tuition Svc For Busy Parents. Call Us! WEEKEND GENERAL
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      1030 12 ?<>,,;'/@'{(}~*_=]/_<_=__!;`!/| IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Originating Summons No. 203 of 2012/B In the Matter of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Commonwealth Judgments Act, Chapter 264 (the “Act”) And In the Matter of a Judgment dated 8 November 2011 given in the Sessions Court of Malaya at
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      661 13 >0L WATS RECRUIT Executive Appointments 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 www.cats.com.sg/recruit fresh 1) HR PAYROLL EXECUTIVE Able to handle MOM doc apply for work permit for foreign worker Payroll knowledge PC literate 2) ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE LCCI Diploma in Accounting Able to handle full sets of accounts generate Financial Report 3) CUSTOMER
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      742 13 Nursing/ Health Care Nursing/ Health Care Nursing/Health Care Sales Sales Retail Sales Telemarketing r Institute of Health Sciences ERF registration number: *****4318R Registration period: 28 Nov 2011 to 27 Nov 2015 Ready to kickstart your career in the healthcare industry? Clinic Administrative Assistant Therapy Assistant Operating Theatre Assistant Healthcare Assistant
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      368 13 Group dental practice in Orchard Road requires DENTAL SURGERY ASSTS. *Min ’N’ level. *With/ without experience, training provided. *Cheerful energetic. *5½-day week Interested call: *****600 or email resume photo to: tpevesoh@gmail.com NURSING CTR Ambulance Service requires HCA, Nursing Aide, EN, RN, Paramedic. S’poreans/ PR only. Send resume with full details
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      353 13 We are a lifestyle consumer company selling furniture under different brand names. We invite interested applicants to join us as: PRODUCT SPECIALISTS (FURNITURE) Relevant retail sales experience, preferably in furniture products accessories Sales-driven and service-oriented Strong English (conversational) Good interpersonal and communication skills Computer literate Work retail hours and weekends
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      372 13 OUTDOOR SALES Sales cum Admin required to work immed in Bt Timah Jurong /AMK. S’porean /PR only Walk in interview: Blk 5022 AMK Ind Park 2, #03-09. Tel: *****146 LOOKING FOR SALES Consultant to market overseas properties. Basic salary attractive commission. Only Locals needed. Pls call Christine *****099 RECEPTIONIST NEEDED
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      335 13 Optical Shop requires FULL-TIME 1) New Grad or Experience Optometrist 2) Optician 3) Retail Sales *Able to handle Mandarin dialect speaking customers *Locals, PRs M’sians only Interested, pls call 9773 2287 Baby Product Specialty Store seeks SALES ASSOCIATE Must have previous Retail experience Attractive salary from $1300 +commission Incentives Welcome
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      460 13 Large MNC due for expansion is looking for TELE/ RESERVATION OFFICERS Game enough to make more than $3000 mthly. Fantastic enthusiastic on the phone. Speak well confident. We provide basic+CPF+ daily bonuses. S’poreans PRs only. 5-days work week Limited vacancies! Call Now! *****411 EXPERIENCED FULL-TIME TELEMARKETERS, Mature Computer literate. Salary
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      2488 14 Hotel/Restaurant/ Lounge BAYVIEW HOTEL SINGAPORE REQUIRE Front Office Clerk Shift work required Singaporean, PR or Malaysian welcome. Pls walk in interview Bayview Hotel Singapore 30 Bencoolen Street S’pore *****1 Tel: 6550 9509 An established hotel near Clarke Quay requires FRONT OFFICE EXECUTIVE Able to liaise with Chinese speaking clients GCE
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      836 14 An estab food company in Jurong has vacancies for:1. Accounts Assistant Able to handle accounting duties (AR, AP, GL) Diploma, LCCI or relevant qualifications 2. HR Executive Partial or full HR Spectrum (payroll, recruitment, training knowledge of Employment Act) Knowlede of Work passes 3. Admin Assistant Admin duties with some
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      2166 15 Technical Technical Technical Technical Technical Technical General Production/ Operators General Production/ Operators General Production/ Operators General Production/ Operators Your role? Develop products for the Oil Gas industry, while protecting all of our resources. Are you ready for this level of responsibility? Experience the excellence in you. QC INSPECTORS (NDE) Job
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      336 15 EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLY TECHNICIAN Mold/ Wirebond assembly, repair, setup, debug, testing calibration. QC TECHNICIAN Inspection measurement of mechanical electrical parts. Knowledge of profile projector, micrometer CMM. FACILITY TECHNICIAN Perform maintenance/repair of plants facilities equipment for building, production lines and office. Able to perform 12 hours shift. For the above positions: NTC/
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      304 15 Woodlands Operator 8.30am-5.30pm..$45+$7.50 7.30am-7.45pm..........$1030 7.30pm-7.45am......$1157.50 7.30am-7.30pm.....$72+$12 7.30pm-7.30am......$80+$13 7am-7pm............$70/ $1050 7pm-7am.............$76/ $1150 Trpt provided Start immed 9388 7433 9069 4284 Future (Lic No 11C3595) FTY NEAR BEDOK MRT required 100 Local/ M’sians Operators. Perm. 1st/ 2nd/ 3rd shift. $1K-$1.2K. Tel: *****317/*****165 Meow Services Pte Ltd(98C3337) FTY NEAR JOO Koon MRT requires
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      541 16 Join us today as: FULL TIME AIRCRAFT INTERIOR CLEANER Cleaning of Aircraft during Transit (Interior) Working Changi Airport Day Night Shift Salary from S$950/mth Call/SMS: 9222-3155 Pls bring a copy of NRIC FULL TIME CLEANERS (OFFICE ENVIRONMENT) 1. 7am 4pm 12pm 8pm 5.5 days, Alternate Sat OFF 2. 7am 11am
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      394 16 CLEANERS NEEDED. LOCATION Alexandra Area. Contact Serene *****579 IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENT: DISHWASHERS. 6/ 12 hrs shift. Salary $800 $1.6K. S’porean/ PR 8110-9559 CLEANERS REQUIRED 60 Kaki Bukit Place 8am-6pm. $1000 above. S’porean/ M’sian welcome. *****227 EXPERIENCED SHPG MALL Cleaner required at Upp Bt Timah, $1100. 6 day. Start immediate. Call *****986
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