The Straits Times, 6 June 2012

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  • 24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 WEDNE S D A Y J UNE 6 201 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MICA (P) 002/02/2012
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  • 330 1  -  By LEONARD LIM, THAM YUEN-C limze@sph.com.sg yuenc@sph.com.sg FORMER civil defence chief Peter Lim Sin Pang is set to appear in court today for his alleged involvement in corruption, sources told The Straits Times. The authorities are believed to be looking at more than 10
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  • 606 1  -  Wage hike next month; 0.3-month bonus for all civil service staff By PHUA MEI PIN mpphua@sph.com.sg MORE than 9,500 lower-wage civil servants will get a pay rise next month, on top of a 0.3-month bonus being paid out across the civil service. The built-in
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  • 84 1 Japanese footballer Shinji Kagawa (above) looks set to join Manchester United, who are expected to pay Germany’s Borussia Dortmund about £12 million (S$24 million) for him. It is the highest transfer fee any British club has paid for an Asian player. Kagawa is
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  • 60 1 SINGAPORE’S manufacturing sector shrugged off fears over a worsening global economy to ramp up activity last month, one of the few countries in Asia to buck the trend of falling production. But economists do not think this will last. They expect Singapore to follow
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  • 57 1 WORLD stock markets treaded water yesterday amid signs that Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, is no longer immune to tremors emanating from Greece and Spain. Asia’s major indexes, including Singapore’s Straits Times Index, staged a mild recovery on short covering and a selective step by China to
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 664 2  -  Failure to keep proper lookout is the main cause of accidents in last 5 years By CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg THE top cause of road accidents in Singapore which result in death or injuries is not speeding or drink driving. It is inattentiveness, according
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    • 386 2  -  By NG KAI LING, LIM YAN LIANG kailing@sph.com.sg yanliang@sph.com.sg FIGURES from the latest Build-to-Order (BTO) crop of flats show that tweaks to improve the success rate of second-time applicants have worked, said National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan yesterday. In a blog post,
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    • 653 3  -  35-year-old event will return in 2014 after National Arts Council review By ADELINE CHIA ARTS CORRESPONDENT chiahta@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/chiahta AFTER healthy attendances and ticket sales this year, the 35-year-old Singapore Arts Festival is taking a break next year and will return in 2014. The
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • TOP OF THE NEWS
        • 63 4 LOWER-WAGE civil servants will get a mid-year pay rise of $30 to $60 from next month, on top of a civil service-wide mid-year bonus of 0.3 month announced yesterday. The wage rise, which is for Division III and IV officers, goes beyond what the National Wages
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        • 55 4 BIG-STATEMENT productions failed at this year’s $8 million Singapore Arts Festival. What took flight were not large productions like The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (right) but smaller, quirkier ones about regular folks making a connection. The event will take a break next year to decide its future
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        • 64 4 THE guessing game regarding Malaysia’s next general election goes on as Prime Minister Najib Razak has yet to announce a likely date to hold polls. With the highly anticipated window of the May/June school holidays ending next Monday, analysts are looking at possible dates in the weekends
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      • WORLD
        • 45 4 RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin kicked off a three-day visit to Beijing hailing the new high in the relations between the two countries. Leaders on both sides also listed new areas for closer cooperation, such as trade, investment and tourism. PAGE A10
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        • 46 4 THAILAND’S rural young are shunning rice farming, once the domain of the young and able-bodied, preferring air-conditioned workplaces to back-breaking hours in the sun. The transition is a challenge for a nation where rice-growing is part of its identity and livelihood. PAGE A14
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        • 54 4 EMBATTLED Australian carrier Qantas is staring at a full-year profit plunge of up to 90 per cent, with its international arm posting steep losses. The forecast comes two weeks after the flagship carrier unveiled a plan to separate its bleeding international business from its profitable
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        • 39 4 CHINA’S new stimulus to boost its sagging economy has sparked concerns that it is perpetuating old problems by using the same quick fixes of 2009 investment in areas which worsen China’s economic imbalances. PAGE A26
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      • 43 4 OPINION A SKILLS mismatch that exacerbates unemployment worldwide needs to be addressed by planners, educationists and private industry. It is urgent ironically in growing Asia, if it is to develop into a bulwark against global recession. PAGE A28
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      • HOME
        • 67 4 THE arrest of a young artist last Sunday over her quirky stickers and stencilled art has renewed a longstanding debate in Singapore: Is graffiti art, or vandalism? PAGES B1 B2 A man passing by the graffiti allegedly painted by a young woman arrested on Sunday. But
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        • 49 4 WHILE migrant worker groups welcome new guidelines for maids who clean windows, they say safety measures should be extended to the hanging of laundry outside high-rise flats. This year, nine maids have fallen to their deaths, with two confirmed cases linked to laundry-hanging. PAGE B2
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        • 42 4 THE Singapore Service Star programme launched by the Singapore Tourism Board may be losing its shine. In the last three years, membership numbers have fallen by a third, from more than 300 to about 210 today. PAGE B3
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        • 50 4 A 17-YEAR-OLD girl pleaded guilty yesterday to extorting $150,000 from a 22-year-old man by threatening to upload a nude video of him to the Net. Yap Siew Ting got the video via a Web chat scam carried out last year, allegedly with her boyfriend. PAGE B7
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      • 60 4 MONEY THE Islamic finance industry has a lot of room to grow, especially in trade and infrastructure financing, but it has to overcome its own fragmented state, said Mr Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He was speaking at the opening of the
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      • SPORT
        • 60 4 ROY Hodgson’s decision to omit Rio Ferdinand (right) from his Euro 2012 squad has sparked a raging debate. With Ferdinand sniping at the England manager via Twitter and several squad players backing the Manchester United player, the danger for the Three Lions is that the team could
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        • 67 4 THE young Oklahoma City Thunder are on the brink of reaching the National Basketball Association Finals after a 108-103 win over San Antonio Spurs. Monday’s win in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals gave the Thunder a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. PAGE B16 Kevin Durant
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      • 73 4 LIFE! INDEPENDENT cinema outfit Sinema is moving out of its Old School location at the end of the month but it has found a new lease of life in a tie-up with exhibitor Golden Village. From September, there will be a dedicated four-hour block of Sinema
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      • WHAT’S ONLINE
        • 72 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L SingTel, StarHub to revise 3G data price plans L Gurkha officer out jogging fatally hit by car, driver held L Maid saved by trio after fall from 12th storey L NUS student becomes target of online abuse L Maids barred from cleaning
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        • 74 4 www.stomp.com.sg L Help Baby the 3-legged mongrel find a new home L Cabby blocks car in the middle of road to confront driver L And the grand prize of this Malaysian contest is...a goat L These youths would rather sleep in McDonald’s than in bed at
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    • 458 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID Spain, the euro zone’s fourth-largest economy, has sent out a distress signal saying it was being shut out of credit markets as the Group of Seven major economies held emergency talks on the currency bloc’s debt
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    • 917 6  -  Former ISA detainee is widely known for his commitment to socialist principles LIM HOCK SIEW, 81 By ANDREA ONG andreao@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Matthias Chew and Phua Mei Pin A FOUNDING member of Barisan Sosialis and one of Singapore’s longest-held political detainees has died. Dr Lim
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    • 679 6  -  LADY YUEN-PENG MCNEICE, 94 By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg SHE was the grande dame of the Singapore Botanic Gardens and a protector of animals and plants long before such causes became fashionable. On Sunday, Lady Yuen-Peng McNeice died at home at age 94 and, as
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    • 553 8  -  No date announced for GE yet, and June-July window is closing By LESTER KONG MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT lestkong@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR Election fever continues to run high in Malaysia although the highly anticipated window of June/July is closing fast. Although the Barisan Nasional’s (BN) term does not
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    • 613 8  -  By JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S largest, and probably only, theme park for children will come up on Sentosa’s Palawan Beach, an attraction that will draw yet more families and children to the area. The indoor park will not have rides and arcade games
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  • WORLD
    • 752 10  -  In bid to allay fears, Putin and Hu say alliance not directed against anyone By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA CORRESPONDENT kianbeng@sph.com.sg BEIJING Chinese President Hu Jintao and visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin have both sought to allay concerns, particularly from the West, over the
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    • ASIA
      • 645 11  -  Respect Chinese laws, says senior official in veiled reference to US By HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg BEIJING Foreign embassies should respect China’s laws and not release misleading air quality indices, said a senior environment official, as he waded
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      • 264 11 XINHUA NANNING South China’s Guangxi region is to close over 100 of its heavy-metal processing plants, in an effort to lessen pollution following a major river contamination early this year. Guangxi is part of a broader region clustered with heavy-metal processing plants
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      • 926 12  -  Mahathir’s son seen as BN’s best bet in Kedah but must win over warlords By CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg ALOR STAR (Kedah) Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir needs little introduction in the rice bowl state of Kedah in northern Malaysia. When his
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      • 648 13  -  Nationwide tour next after 2 big protests in Malaysia By TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT chengwee@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s influential Chinese educationists are going on a nationwide tour this month to “save Chinese education”, after recently holding their second major protest here in two
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      • 658 14 They’re lured by jobs in city, put off by farmers’ poor image and debt woes NEW YORK TIMES BAAN KHLONG KHOO (Thailand) During her 18 years living across the road from rice paddies, Malinee Khammon has never planted a single seedling. “It’s hot and exhausting,
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      • 184 14 JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JAKARTA The West Java city of Tasikmalaya has decided to pass a regulation that requires all Muslim women, including visitors, to wear headscarves. The regulation, currently being drafted, will be enacted under the by-law on community values
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      • 672 15  -  Shanmugam witnesses inking of community centre deal By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO Residents of Soma city in Japan’s disas-ter-hit north-east, or Tohoku, region are to get a new community centre funded by Singapore donations. The project, the fourth of its
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      • 185 15 NEW YORK TIMES SEOUL The Pentagon has replaced the commander of US Special Forces in South Korea after a media report quoted him saying US and South Korean troops have been parachuting into North Korea on spy missions, a statement denied
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      • 206 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS GAUHATI (India) Officials say colonies of giant, hairy, biting spiders have attacked villagers and sparked panic in remote parts of north-east India. But they say locals’ attempts to treat the painful swelling caused by the bites may be more dangerous than
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      • 447 18 Myanmar government mouthpiece urges her and President to cooperate AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YANGON Myanmar’s state media hailed Ms Aung San Suu Kyi as “the hope of Myanmar” and a leader alongside the President in a rare tribute to the democracy icon on Monday
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 77 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA China and the Philippines have repositioned some ships stationed at a disputed South China Sea shoal, easing rising tensions. Following bilateral consultations, China moved out two government ships from a lagoon at the centre of Scarborough Shoal, and a Philippine fisheries bureau
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        • 54 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA Indonesian police yesterday arrested a construction worker suspected of suffocating a Japanese-born woman because he was “annoyed” at being scolded over his work on renovations at her home. Toni Hidayat, 39, allegedly suffocated Setsuko Itawa, 67, with duct tape at her Jakarta home on
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        • 103 18 REUTERS TOKYO Nearly a third of Japan’s ruling party lawmakers are petitioning Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to be cautious about restarting nuclear reactors given safety concerns after last year’s earthquake and tsunami. Mr Noda, keen to restart two reactors in western Japan before electricity demand peaks
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      • 731 19 Pakistani intelligence officials say Abu Yahya al-Libi may be dead ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON POST ISLAMABAD Abu Yahya al-Li-bi, one of Al-Qaeda’s top strategists and seen as the most prominent figure in the network after leader Ayman al-Zawahri,
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      • 221 19 REUTERS NEW DELHI US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta will encourage India to take a more active role in Afghanistan as international forces draw down after a decade of war, US officials said yesterday as he arrived in New Delhi for two days
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    • 256 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK Former US president Bill Clinton warned that a Mitt Romney presidency would be “calamitous” for America and the world, going further than even President Barack Obama in depicting the consequences of a return to Republican rule. With Mr Obama
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    • 681 20  -  Defence Minister forced to handle leak of 2009 White Paper before visit to China By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com SYDNEY On the eve of his first visit to China as Australia’s Defence Minister yesterday, Mr Stephen Smith was forced
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    • 779 22 Body parts murder suspect caught in Internet cafe reading news of himself ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN A Canadian porn actor suspected of murdering and dismembering a Chinese student in Canada and mailing his body parts to the country’s top political parties was
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    • 646 23 She takes part in church service and procession despite husband’s illness NEW YORK TIMES LONDON Queen Elizabeth II embarked on the final moments of a spectacular four-day celebration of her 60 years as monarch that has produced what seems to be a remarkable
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 107 23 SINGAPORE President Tony Tan Keng Yam has sent condolences to Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan after more than 150 people died in a plane crash on Sunday. “I extend my deepest condolences to you and your people. Our prayers are with the families of the victims,” Dr Tan
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      • 90 23 BLOOMBERG SYDNEY El Nino weather conditions, which can parch Asia and bring cooler weather to the United States, are likely to develop in the coming months as the Pacific Ocean continues to warm, according to Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology. Conditions are likely to approach
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    • 545 24 Aussie carrier’s global arm posts steep losses; shares fall to record low REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Embattled Australian flag carrier Qantas is warning that its full-year profit could plunge by up to 90 per cent, with its international arm posting steep losses. In a
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
      • 49 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS MACAU US casino magnate Steve Wynn will spend US$4 billion (S$5 billion) to build his long-awaited second resort in Macau. The 2,000-suite casino-hotel, which won government approval early last month, will house 500 gaming tables, 10 restaurants and a spa.
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      • 74 24 REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO Four of five Facebook users have never bought a product as a result of advertising or comments on the social site, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, the latest sign that much more needs to be done to turn its 900 million
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      • 38 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Seven Sony senior executives, including its new chief executive Karzuo Hirai will forgo bonuses tied to its latest annual results. The firm posted a record US$5.8 billion (S$7.3 billion) loss.
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    • 857 26  -  Different external environment means fast results uncertain, unlike in 2009 NEWS ANALYSIS SLOWDOWN By GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT graceng@sph.com.sg BEIJING When Mr Wang Zhongbing, the mayor of southern Chinese city Zhanjiang, jubilantly kissed an official document in front of the media 10 days ago,
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    • 280 26 BLOOMBERG BEIJING The People’s Bank of China will cut interest rates this month for the first time since 2008 as it tackles an economic slowdown, according to the nation’s largest investment bank and the manager of the top-perform-ing bond fund. China International Capital and
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    • 611 27 It may not escape contagion as services sector grows at slowest pace in 6 months REUTERS FRANKFURT World stock markets treaded water yesterday amid fears that the economic contagion fuelled by Greece had already reached Germany. Asian shares staged a mild recovery on short covering and
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    • 432 27 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS TOKYO Finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s leading economies agreed to coordinate their response to Europe’s financial crisis on a conference call that dealt with Spain and Greece. They also agreed to discuss progress towards a
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    • 446 28 IN TIMES of high unemployment, it is disconcerting for job seekers to learn of available jobs going unfilled when employers say they cannot find the right people. If the unsuccessful had the right education, it was lack of experience that let them down. The former
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    • 825 28  -  Far from being a restless, feckless bunch, young people of today are the middle class-in-waiting who want jobs ByINVITATION By FARISH A. NOOR FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer, a Malaysian political scientist and historian, is Senior Fellow for the Contemporary Islam Programme at the S. Rajaratnam
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    • 727 28  -  By BRUCE GALE SENIOR WRITER bruceg@sph.com.sg “WHEN there is no corruption, there will be no poverty.” This was the enticing slogan that helped sweep Philippine President Benigno Aquino to power in 2010. But can the President deliver? And is the anti-corruption campaign
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    • 911 29  -  By MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg DBS Bank’s announcement on April 2 that it would buy Indonesia’s sixth-largest lender Bank Danamon for $9.1 billion created ripples in the region. After all, DBS is already South-east Asia’s largest bank by assets. The acquisition would help it gain a
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    • 989 29  -  By GIDEON RACHMAN THE FINANCIAL TIMES I SET off for the United States last week with a faint sense of regret that I would miss most of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Britain. But I need not have worried. American television offered wall-to-wall coverage
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    • 806 29  -  By WILLIAM CHOONG SENIOR WRITER williamc@sph.com.sg MS GINA Rinehart, Australia’s richest woman, bagged a coup last month when she secured Canberra’s approval to take in 1,700 foreign workers for her company’s A$9.5 billion (S$11.9 billion) Roy Hill iron ore project in north-western Australia. The
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      • 259 30  -  Steven Ho REGRETTABLY, it is precisely the riding attitudes of motorcyclists like Miss Joanne Poh (“Motorcyclists at risk because of drivers”; May 26) that may cause potentially serious and even fatal accidents. While it is true that drivers tend to tailgate motorcyclists in the faster
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      • 221 30  -  Soh Ah Yuen I AM appalled by the behaviour of the errant shopper in last Saturday’s report (“Uproar on Net over ‘trolley service’ on bus”). She not only abused the use of the trolley provided by the supermarket for her convenience, but also unashamedly
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      • 216 30  -  Patricia Yong (Ms) Head of Brand Extensions McDonald’s Restaurants THE safety of our riders and other road users remains our No. 1 priority (“Is this legal?/Concerns about fast-food delivery staff and their motorcycles” by Mr Adrian Lee; last Saturday). Since the
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        92 30 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR SHAH PAKRI: Enough space for cycling lanes. 2. MR DANIEL CHENG: Is it legal to download and re-publish Facebook photos? 3. NTUC FOODFARE: We have one-cent change for $1.99 meals. 4. MR AARON LOW: More emphasis on road safety needed. 5. MS
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      • 307 30  -  Brigadier-General Perry Lim Director, National Service Affairs Vice-President, Safra WE THANK Mr Francis Cheng (“NS pioneer’s plea: Don’t forget to remember me”; May 28) and Mr Chiang Ming Yu (“Have an all-encompassing NS Day”; Forum Online, last Friday). The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) appreciates their support
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      • 178 30  -  Shirley Tan (Ms) Director (Customer Relationship Management) SP Services FOR utility charges that are not settled by the payment due date, a reminder is sent to the account holder a week after the date, with a 50-cent fee to
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      • 155 31  -  WINDOW CLEANING M. Lukshumayeh THERE is sense in the new rule to ensure safety when maids clean windows in high-rise buildings (“New rule: Employers must watch when maids clean windows”; yesterday). The safety concerns are not restricted to maids but to any household member undertaking
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      • 228 31  -  Russell Heng President, TWC2 THE National Wages Council (NWC) recommendation that workers earning less than $1,000 a month be given a built-in increase of at least $50 seems like a commendable step towards helping low-wage earners (“NWC: Give built-in pay rises”; May 24).
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      • 159 31  -  CYBER BULLYING Rajasegaran Ramasamy THE National University of Singapore’s (NUS) decision not to take disciplinary action over its students’ online invective against a fellow student is shocking (“NUS student becomes target of online abuse”; Monday). Such acts should not be tolerated, and more so when
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      • 90 31 Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit a letter. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or
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    • 28 31 PUNCHLINES Falling maids: Employers will get fine and/or jail AHHH! Phew! I thought you fell. No... but your window did. Falling windows: Offenders will get fine and/or jail
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    • 651 1  -  Online petition calls for ministry to reduce her charge to public nuisance By JENNANI DURAI, LIM YAN LIANG jennanid@sph.com.sg yanliang@sph.com.sg THE arrest of a young artist on Sunday has renewed a longstanding debate on graffiti here: Art? Or vandalism? The woman, believed to be Ms
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    • 200 2  -  JENNANI DURAI THE young woman believed to be behind the recent spate of graffiti here has broken her silence after shunning the public eye since her arrest on Sunday. Ms Samantha Lo, who goes by the moniker SKL0 on social media, said in a message
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    • 619 2  -  They say this practice can be as hazardous as window cleaning By AMELIA TAN, AMELIA TAN HUI FANG ameltan@sph.com.sg ametan@sph.com.sg MOST of the maids who fell to their deaths from heights in the past 21/2 years were cleaning windows, but
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    • 489 3  -  Membership falling as businesses say it has done little to boost their profile By NG KAI LING kailing@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Service Star programme, launched by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) in 2008, may be losing its shine. In the past three years, membership numbers
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    • 322 3  -  JANICE HENG THE new Subordinate Courts Complex will exemplify the legal values of openness and transparency literally. A high-rise block will house courtrooms. But unlike most buildings, there is no outer wall. Instead, enclosed courtrooms sit on open-air platforms, surrounded by gardens. The Subordinate Courts
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    • 695 4  -  Habit is fine if person is working towards a single goal, say experts By KEZIA TOH keziatoh@sph.com.sg WHEN he writes an essay, undergraduate Vincent Lee also listens to music as well as monitors his Facebook account and smartphone for updates and messages. Asked whether he
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    • 349 4  -  By STACEY CHIA staceyc@sph.com.sg BLOGGER Xiaxue is not letting the men who called her “stupid” and a “prostitute” online off just yet at least not before one last blog entry. Two weeks after she hit back against these men on her blog, she
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    • 499 5  -  But fewer of those trained received pay rise last year By JANICE HENG janiceh@sph.com.sg FOR Mr Brian Lim, 33, a senior retail supervisor at Tangs department store, training courses do not need to have huge payoffs. In a Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) course Mr
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    • 470 5  -  By JOSE HONG josehong@sph.com.sg ONE month after the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) gave a reprieve to three restaurants in Yio Chu Kang Road, it has now ordered them to quit operations. The reprieve was given last month to allow
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    • 485 6  -  KTPH programme for colorectal cancer patients showing results By SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg A GROUP of health-care professionals at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) say they are seeing promising results with a care programme they designed for older patients with colorectal cancer. These
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    • 350 6  -  By BRYNA SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg SYDNEY Singapore Airlines’ low-cost budget carrier Scoot will add two new destinations Tokyo and Taipei to its daily flight network from October. The announcement yesterday came after the airline’s maiden flight to Sydney, which was delayed by about 90
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    • 414 7  -  She threatened to upload clip of man undressing unless he paid $150,000 By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg A 17-YEAR-OLD girl pleaded guilty yesterday to extorting $150,000 from a 22-year-old man by threatening to upload a nude video of him over the Internet. Yap
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    • 261 7  -  ELENA CHONG A FORMER grassroots leader was sentenced to 18 months’ jail yesterday for molesting a five-year-old boy after a basketball game. Kelvin Chan Kum Poh, 31, was a volunteer committee member at the Bishan East Community Sports Centre and Youth Executive Club when
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    • CASE FILE
      • 68 7 A MAN charged with the murder of his mother was yesterday ordered to be remanded for psychiatric evaluation at Changi Prison’s medical centre. Sujay Solomon Sutherson, 31, is said to have killed Madam Mallika Jesudasan, a 56-year-old public relations coordinator, between 6.30pm and 10.40pm two
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      • 116 7 A 71-YEAR-OLD man whose daughter reported him to the police for maid abuse was jailed for three weeks yesterday. Liew Joo Seng pleaded guilty to punching his daughter’s Myanmar maid Biak Dim Par, 25, four times in the face at a Sengkang flat on Oct
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      • 99 7 AN INDONESIAN maid who mixed drinking water with car polish liquid was jailed for six months yesterday. Fitriani Atang Efendi, 25, pleaded guilty to attempting to cause a customer service officer at maid agency BCS Employment Services, Ms Jenny Chua Wah Kheng, 41, to drink
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      • 79 7 A VIETNAMESE woman was placed in custody by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officers after being granted a discharge by a court for immigration offences yesterday. Ms Nguyen Thi Hanh, 53, will probably be repatriated to Vietnam, where she is wanted for allegedly running a
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    • 276 8  -  He is accused of using Facebook to dupe them into taking medicine By CHERIE THIO cthio@sph.com.sg POLICE arrested a 22-year-old man yesterday for poisoning at least three teenagers with what may be over-the-counter anticonstipation pills. The suspect, whose identity is being withheld by
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    • 399 8  -  By K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg AN AUSTRALIAN appeals court said a Singaporean drug offender was lucky to get a 10-year jail term for taking part in a failed drug deal worth up to A$32 million (S$40 million). The Adelaide-based criminal appeals court,
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    • 415 8  -  By SARAH GIAM sarahgyx@sph.com.sg ABOUT 1,000 Girl Guides from almost a dozen countries are in Singapore to share and spread the various ways they can be environmentally friendly. Spread across three campsites in Lim Chu Kang, the Guides from such countries as
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    • 758 9  -  It needs to overcome fragmented state to achieve this, says MAS chief By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg EVEN as the world is headed for sluggish economic growth, the Islamic finance industry still has massive potential, a top Singapore central banker said yesterday. But the
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    • 209 9 THE Indonesian central bank will likely be announcing new rules on bank ownership this week or next, a senior executive said yesterday. Bank Indonesia (BI) previously said that the new rules being considered could cap holdings by a single investor in Indonesian banks
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    • 452 9  -  YASMINE YAHYA ISLAMIC banks are priming themselves to capture a larger share of the global trade and project financing market, as European banks pull back funds to mend balance sheets back home. The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) managing director Ravi Menon noted yesterday
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    • 527 9  -  By LEE SU SHYAN MONEY EDITOR sushyan@sph.com.sg IN THE space of just one week, two new investors have emerged as the two largest shareholders in trading firm Intraco. Businessman Oei Hong Leong yesterday said that he now owns 21.12 per
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      • 933 10  -  Move boosts productivity, sales for drink supplier By AMANDA TAN tamanda@sph.com.sg FOR local business operator Lee Cheng Kang, the benefits of automation are not simply a boost to sales and the bottom line. Mr Lee, 49, the boss of Min Hiang Food, has enjoyed a
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      • 1127 11  -  In an eight-part series sponsored by Spring Singapore, we look at how some companies have transformed customer service. Joyce Teo finds out more about Mount Alvernia Hospital’s journey to improve its customer service quality. Joyce Teo joyceteo@sph.com.sg KEEPING customers happy can have
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      • 336 11  -  Mr Hong Sung Wha Mr Hong Sung Wha, head of transaction banking, Singapore, Standard Chartered Bank L How can I identify companies in India that are open to forming strategic partnerships and that could collaborate with my firm on master planning and urban development projects? Mr Amitesh Rathour
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      • 272 11 Workshop on Forensic Accounting: Preventing, Detecting and Investigating Frauds L Date: June 14 and 15 L Venue: Singapore Business Federation, 10 Hoe Chiang Road, Keppel Towers, #22-01 Last year, nearly one in four firms here was hit by fraud, with the more common types reported being asset misappropriation,
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      • 332 11  -  By MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg YOUNGER companies in Singapore are growing faster, with a bigger percentage of them reaching the $5 million turnover mark faster, according to data from OCBC Bank. In the past, the top 2 per cent to 3 per cent of companies took seven
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    • 577 12  -  It rose last month but is expected to follow other economies in posting fall By AARON LOW ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT aaronl@sph.com.sg FACTORIES here shrugged off worries over a worsening global economy to ramp up activity last month, making Singapore one of the few countries in Asia
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    • 501 12  -  By YUNITA ONG yunitaso@sph.com.sg A RESIDENTIAL site in Pasir Ris has met with a cautious response from developers, with only five bids lodged by the time the tender closed yesterday. The top bid, from Capital Development, was $211 million or $418 per sq
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    • 508 12  -  By LESTER HIO lesterh@sph.com.sg LOCAL firms hoping to get a foothold in South China with the Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City (GKC) project will soon be able to get more assistance from trade agency International Enterprise (IE) Singapore. In a memorandum of understanding (MOU)
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    • COMPANIES MONEY
      • 644 13  -  Values fall just 1-2% even as firms post double-digit percentage losses By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg INVESTORS are turning to perpetual securities to preserve their capital and get a decent return, as they shun taking risks in the increasingly volatile stock market.
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      • 667 13  -  By GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT chngkeg@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S best-known tech company, Creative Technology, is targeting its new Sound Blaster system at the fast-growing smartphone and tablet market. Creative’s co-founder and chief executive Sim Wong Hoo is predicting that the new Sound BlasterAxx is on the
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      • 220 13  -  By LESTER HIO lesterh@sph.com.sg LOVERS of Singapore’s iconic Tiger Beer will be able to get a taste of how the beer is brewed right here in Singapore using sustainable technologies. Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore (APBS), the brewery behind Tiger beer, opened the New
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        • 80 13 MALAYSIAN lottery operator Berjaya Sports Toto plans to list its subsidiary on the Singapore Exchange, according to a statement. It will transfer Sports Toto Malaysia, which it acquired in 1992, to a new business trust in Singapore in exchange for units in the trust and a so-called
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        • 101 13 THE daily average value of securities traded on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) slumped 20 per cent in May from a year earlier, and fell 0.5 per cent from the month before, SGX said yesterday. An average of $1.171 billion worth of securities were traded a day last month,
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      • 419 14  -  Gain snaps 4 sessions of losses, on hopes G-7 leaders can address crisis BULLS AND BEARS By ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg SHARE prices in the local bourse rose yesterday after a horrid start to the week a day earlier, but the
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        171 14 STI TRADING VOLUME 234.2 million shares STI UP DOWN Gainers: 21 Losers: 7 Unchanged:2 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 947.7 million shares worth $724.6 million UP DOWN Gainers: 156 Losers: 137 Unchanged: 488 FTSE ST INDEXES Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 630.08 415.68
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        • 211 14 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: JUNE 5, 2012 Top Rises June 05 CENTS DBXT Nifty 10US$ 8932 177.8 1.6 DBXT AUDCS 5SG$ ***** 150.0 0.6 June 05 DBXT MSEurope 10US$ 3793 100.5 2.1 DBXT STGLDv100 10US$ 2568 49.0
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      • 298 14  -  By YUNITA ONG yunitaso@sph.com.sg CHANGI Airport, the world’s most awarded airport, added more trophies to its showcase yesterday. It was crowned Best Airport in Asia by the Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards for the 26th consecutive year. Changi also picked up the Best
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    • 72 14 Be The First To Know BreakingNewsSMSAlert LianheWanbao ShinMinDailyNews SoccerNews TheStraitsTimes WorldNews The StraitsTimes SingaporeNews The Business TimesNews 30.04.2012 10:14:32am Jobs created grew byo 27,400 in Q1 of 2012, moderatingfrom the 37,600 jobs created Q4 2011. Jobless rate rosef to 2.1% in March, upfrom 2% in Dec. From SPH THE STRAITS
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    • 832 20  -  Revised SSC guidelines for NSAs stress importance of succession planning By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg THE eight-year tenure limit imposed on office bearers in National Sports Associations (NSAs) may be history, but the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) will not relax its stand on leadership renewal. Although NSAs are
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    • 932 20 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Shinji Kagawa, Manchester United’s latest and costliest Asian import, will make the club big in Japan. Question is whether he will bring the Premier League title back to Old Trafford. That United turned to the 23-year-old
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    • 260 16 THE TIMES, LONDON MONTREAL Formula One fans are the first to pay for the escalating dispute between students and the authorities in Montreal before the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend. The organisers, citing security fears, have cancelled the traditional “Open Doors” day, which allows fans to
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    • 501 16  -  HORSE RACING Written by Tea Sze Lin WANT to see horses and jockeys "race" away like the real thing, or their striped cousin Marty the zebra goofing around and move it, move it? Then you should giddy-up for an evening packed with lots of fun
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    • 661 16 From 20 consecutive wins to three straight losses, Spurs on brink of exit ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN ANTONIO Look who are unstoppable now. Forget that San Antonio finished the regular season with the best record in the National Basketball Association, and their incredible streak of 20 straight wins,
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    • 289 16  -  By ALVIN CHIA chiazya@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE are confident of finishing in the top two at the upcoming South-east Asia Basketball Association (Seaba) Under-18 Championship despite going into the tournament without any notable achievements. A berth in August’s Asia U-18 Championship will provide the team who
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      • 71 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JOHANNESBURG South Africa fired coach Pitso Mosimane yesterday after hopes of qualifying for the 2014 football World Cup suffered a severe setback when they were held 1-1 at home by Ethiopia last Sunday. Bafana Bafana were fortunate to draw in Rustenburg against Ethiopia,
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      • 88 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES “Sugar” Shane Mosley, 40, announced his retirement on Monday, ending a brilliant 19-year boxing career in which he was never knocked out and earned him five world titles in three weight classes. He lost three of his last four fights,
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      • 80 16 REUTERS RIO DE JANEIRO Former Brazil star Ronaldinho, having quit Flamengo last week amid claims he is owed some US$20 million (S$25 million) in salary, on Monday signed for modest Brazilian top-flight side Atletico Mineiro. “He is not just any player, he is Ronaldinho,” said club
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      • 62 16 REUTERS NEWCASTLE (Australia) Scotland beat Australia 9-6 in a rugby Test to snap a seven-game losing streak and send the hosts to another upset loss in their season opener. Fly-half Greig Laidlaw booted his third penalty goal with the last kick of the game in
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    • 99 16 Today Basketball NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 5: Boston v Miami (Live, StarHub Ch202, 8.30am) Tennis French Open: Day 11 (Live, StarHub Ch211 HD Ch255, 8pm). Tomorrow Basketball NBA Western Conference Finals Game 6: Oklahoma City v San Antonio (Live, StarHub Ch202, 9am) Cricket 1st ODI: Sri
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    • 613 17  -  Singapore hope to extend eight-year unbeaten record against Malaysia By SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S proud eight-year unbeaten record against Malaysia will be put to its toughest test in a friendly match at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Friday. Despite having just two fit recognised strikers at
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    • 451 17 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Manchester United had the history, grand stage and trophies to boot; Manchester City offered him a large salary. But Eden Hazard, who on Monday sealed his £32.3 million (S$63.8 million) move from Lille, chose Chelsea for the simple reason that he would
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    • 195 17 LONDON Manchester United winger Nani could be on the way out of Old Trafford. The 25-year-old still has two years remaining on his current deal, but talks appear to have hit a wall, according to the Daily Mail and The
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    • 168 17 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Harry Redknapp’s future as manager of Tottenham appears increasingly uncertain. He is eager to resolve his future by signing an extension to his present deal at White Hart Lane, which has barely 12 months to run. But Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy
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      • 486 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KRAKOW The European Championship has not started yet, but the Dutch are already at war with themselves. Striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar yesterday said he was both disappointed and angry that he would not start up front in their opening group game with Denmark on
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      • 584 18 Furore over Ferdinand’s absence threatens to split Hodgson’s squad AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand insists he will support England’s Euro 2012 challenge despite suffering another snub from coach Roy Hodgson. On Monday, he tweeted: “Just so we dont get it twisted ere....I’ll
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      • 842 18  -  By MATT DICKINSON THE TIMES, LONDON COMMENTARY MICAH Richards complained that his recent holiday in Jamaica and Barbados “cost me about £15,000, man”. Oh Micah, it’s cost you a whole lot more than that. The chance to go to a first tournament as
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        • 59 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE A HARDY Portugal fan has arrived in Poland after cycling 3,600km to show his support for his team. Jorge Franco set out from his home in Palmela, near the Portuguese capital Lisbon, seven weeks ago and on Monday reached the small town of Opalenica
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        • 78 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS SPAIN coach Vicente del Bosque’s social media ban has lasted just three days. On Monday, the players announced it had been lifted. That gave defender Sergio Ramos the chance to reveal a new look. He has shed his characteristic shoulder-length locks. “I hope you
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        • 44 18 REUTERS CZECH Republic striker Milan Baros pulled out of training yesterday with a thigh strain, giving his team another injury worry ahead of their opening match against Russia on Friday. Captain Tomas Rosicky is already struggling with a calf problem.
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        • 50 18 REUTERS KITSCHY but catchy, Poland’s official Euro 2012 song Koko Euro Spoko (Coco Euro OK), performed by Jarzebiny, a group of female folk singers, has attracted dozens of copycats. And, without copyright protection, it has even been used to advertise a cure for liver ailments.
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    • 195 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING Disappointed Chinese tennis fans flooded the country’s top Twitter-style microblog site with 11 million messages yesterday as they grappled with defending champion Li Na’s shock French Open defeat. Reactions ranged from sympathy to contempt, after Li lost to Kazakh
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    • 666 19 Fighting Italian in first Grand Slam semi-final, where she faces Stosur REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Standing at just 1.64 metres, the petite-framed Sara Errani does not exactly cut the most imposing of figures on a tennis court. But that has not stopped the Italian from leaving
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    • 567 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS Tennis is about technique, power, speed, brains, nerves and endurance. It is also about time management, and time is getting more precious in an era of bigger, stronger, fitter athletes pounding the ball with new-age rackets and new-age strings. There
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    • 83 21 Prometheus The Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan works wonders on Singapore pooches Gardening leave Singer Jason Mraz grows vegetables when not working Ridley Scott movie rises above wobbly script C2 C6 C9 The Singapore Arts Festival is taking a break next year to decide on its future direction. ADELINE CHIA and
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    • 1377 22  -  Dog trainer Cesar Millan shows dog owners here through his live shows that he is the real deal Kimberly Spykerman kimspyke@sph.com.sg At almost all live shows, rock stars, actors and various other performers seek to create magical experiences, if not actual magic, for their audience.
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    • 702 23  -  The inaugural Delicious360 will focus on products from Japan and Spain Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg Anew food and beverage expo called Delicious360 is launching in November, targeting entrepreneurs looking for new ideas in the food and beverage scene and foodies who love wine and speciality
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    • 1270 24  -  A new administration and better shows are on the wishlist of arts lovers and practitioners for the revamped arts festival in 2014 Adeline Chia, Corrie Tan chiahta@sph.com.sg corriet@sph.com.sg Artsgoers and practitioners say they will miss the Singapore Arts Festival when it takes a break next year
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    • 687 24 Source: The Straits Times’ archives and Making Visible The Invisible: Three Decades Of The Singapore Arts Festival by Venka Purushothaman 1977: The first Singapore Festival Of Arts is launched. Organised by the Young Musicians’ Society with the Ministry of Education, about 1,300 participants, mostly from
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    • 627 24 Adeline Chia Best: A Language Of Their Own, translated into Mandarin by Robin Loon You could say many things against this play, originally written in English by United States-based playwright Chay Yew and given a beautiful Mandarin translation by playwright-academic Robin Loon. The
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    • 1079 24  -  Viewpoint Adeline Chia Arts Correspondent The big-statement productions usually hog the limelight in an arts festival. This year, there was a grand, faux-mythic opera about a boy in search of a magical bird by local composer Mark Chan called The Flight Of The Jade
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      • 596 25  -  Superior performances by sci-fi flick Prometheus’ leads save a story which sags in the middle Review Science fiction PROMETHEUS (NC16) 125 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: Dr Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and her boyfriend Charlie (Logan Marshall-Green) discover ancient cave paintings referencing a remote star system.
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      • 452 25  -  Review Romantic drama FIRST TIME (PG) 106 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: University student Song Shiqiao (Angelababy) suffers from a terminal illness and the medicine that she takes for it causes her memory to fade. So she records herself recounting her favourite anecdotes on cassette tapes.
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      • 439 25 Associated Press Los Angeles Sony Corp, moving to bolster its PlayStation 3 video-game platform, added movies, television shows and exclusive games including Wonderbook: Book Of Spells from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. The Japanese console maker indicated at the world’s biggest video game expo, E3,
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      • 487 26  -  The furry friends’ crazy antics make Madagascar 3 a colourful extravaganza Review Animation MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED (G) 93 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: In Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), Alex the Lion (Ben Stiller), Marty the Zebra (Chris Rock), Melman the Giraffe (David Schwimmer) and
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        270 26  -  Tay Yek Keak LES MISERABLES OFFICIAL TRAILER (www.youtube.com/watch?v=5slbuWpZwjg&feat ure=related) For those who think nobody can sing the exceedingly sad I Dreamed A Dream from Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables better than Susan Boyle, here is Anne Hathaway trying her darndest. She belts it out movingly amid scenes of turmoil
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      • 612 26 Associated Press New Orleans Kevin Costner’s fame is the only reason fellow Hollywood actor Stephen Baldwin and another person sued Costner over their share of a multi-million-dollar deal to sell oil extractors to British Petroleum, Costner’s attorney said as trial opened in the business
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      • 105 27 ‘Deep inside, I am a lazy screw-up and I have developed this very elaborate construction to outwit that impulse’ Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain (right) on working long hours ‘He didn’t recognise me when I was done, which was a little upsetting. He knows me in pyjamas
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      • 900 27  -  Independent cinema outfit Sinema has a tie-up with Golden Village for future screenings Boon Chan Media Correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg Independent cinema outfit Sinema is moving out of its Old School location at the end of the month but it has found a new lease of life in
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    • 804 28  -  Jason Mraz, who owns organic farms, is the first artist to hold a concert at Gardens By The Bay Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg It seems wholly appropriate that folk-pop star Jason Mraz will be the first artist to stage a concert at
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    • 633 29  -  He used to refuse to sing songs he did not like, but Anthony Neely has learnt to be less combative Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg So determined was Taiwanese American singer Anthony Neely not to be a cookie-cutter Mandopop star that he became another industry cliche:
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    • 88 29 Lindsay Lohan has officially stepped into Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor’s shoes and diamonds, of course. TV network Lifetime has released the first official shot of Lohan (right, with Grant Bowler) as the legendary actress (above, during her visit to Singapore in 1957)
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    • 533 29 Reuters Los Angeles Mad Men actor Jared Harris said on Monday that the graphic suicide of his English gentleman character Lane Pryce in the fifth season’s penultimate episode was intended as a “f*** you” gesture to his fellow advertising executives. And in
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    • 538 30 Music’s elite take to the stage at Buckingham Palace to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee Associated Press London Elton John sang I’m Still Standing, Stevie Wonder crooned Isn’t She Lovely, and Paul McCartney sent All My Loving as musical royalty celebrated Queen Elizabeth II’s 60-year reign
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    • 229 30 Agence France-Presse New Delhi A Hindu nationalist group filed a court case on Monday seeking to ban the release of Bollywood film Shanghai, over satirical lyrics that describe India as a land of diseases
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      • 334 31 Taipei Transsexual TV host Regine is back in the public eye with a puffy face after a fivemonth break, amid talk that she almost died after undergoing excessive plastic surgery. The 49-year-old had suddenly pulled out of her shows in January, saying
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      • 320 31 Associated Press New York Former child stars Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen took home the biggest prize at the annual Council of Fashion Designers of America awards. The 25-year-olds were selected on Monday night as the country’s womenswear designers of the year for their collection
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        • 46 31 Film director Woody Allen has announced an all-star cast for his next yet-to-be-titled project, led by Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, comedian Louis C.K. and actor Alec Baldwin. The movie will be filmed this summer in New York and San Francisco.
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        • 65 31 Cable channel Starz is ending its epic action series Spartacus next season. In an unusual move announced on Monday, Starz will conclude the series while it is still a hit, and after only three seasons (or four, counting a prequel). This season, the series drew
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    • 275 33 Straits Times Appreciates Readers art of the AR event The Straits Times Appreciates Readers (STAR) party on July 15 4Mmute .i 6 Boys Like Girls Hady Mirza Jason Derulo A mega carnival and concert will be held at The Meadow at Gardens by the Bay Catch performances by international stars
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    • 24 1 EVERY WEDNESDAY WITH THE STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 002/02/2012 WEDNESDAY JUNE 6, 2012 Long Term Evolution High-speed 4G mobile data is finally here PAGES
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    • Commentary
      • 583 2  -  Sherwin Loh sherwinl@sph. com. sg Rumours abound that Facebook plans to launch its own smartphone in an attempt to penetrate the mobile advertising market. But I think that Facebook should look at making a tablet instead. The smartphone market is all but saturated, with
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    • 176 2 On the leaked photos of the rumoured iPhone 5’s back plate and whether Apple will unveil the new phone at its annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference: Not betting on anything new from Apple for now. Was disappointed once, so expectations are diminished. After all, there are nicer
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      • 773 3  -  Starcount taps 11 social networks to find out who are hot. reports SEOWTEIN HEE teinhee@sph.com.sg Who is Singapore’s top actor? It is not Fann Wong, Zoe Tay or Qi Yuwu. According to Starcount, a newly launched online entertainment chart which measures popularity by
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      • TECH BYTES
        • 82 4 Halo’s fictional United Nations Space Command was in the spotlight during a recent BBC TV news item on the United Nations Security Council’s failure to intervene in Syria. The BBC, when reporting on Amnesty International’s comments on the issue, aired the logo
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        • 104 4 Since Facebook made its debut on the Nasdaq at US$38 per share, the stock has taken a hit, trading as low as US$26.83 at one point. Though Facebook said that it has more than 900 million users worldwide, investors wonder how well it
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        • 119 4 Google is filing an antitrust complaint in Europe against Microsoft and Nokia, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Internet-search provider accuses them of using Mosaid Technologies, a Canadian-based company known for its patent litigation, to thwart competition. Microsoft and Nokia transferred hundreds of
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        • 122 4 Fibre broadband provider Viewqwest will launch its Fibernet Raptor plan for gamers at the PC Show 2012, which begins tomorrow. It promises a 50 per cent boost in bandwidth speeds between 7pm and 7am on weekdays and all day on weekends. It also
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        • 129 4 Angry Birds (and the green pigs) are coming to Singapore. From now to December, Mount Faber Leisure Group, which operates the cable car ride, is offering its customers a chance to ride in an Angry Birds-themed cable car (above). Thirty cable
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        • 135 4 Siri is about to get smarter, said Apple chief executive Tim Cook of the iPhone’s sassy digital assistant. At The Wall Street Journal’s recent All Things D Conference, Mr Cook said Siri will acquire new features in the coming months.
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        • 69 4  -  Compiled by Seow Tein Hee Zone Telecom has joined the list of fibre broadband providers. It will focus on business users, from one-man outfits to large enterprises. Its Zone Broadband 2.0 plan, starting at $148 per month, offers various customisation options, with access speeds
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    • Spotlight
      • 1058 6  -  Launched yesterday, the new high-speed LTE network offers speeds of up to four times that of current 3G speeds Sherwin Loh sherwinl@sph.com.sg SingTel’s new high-speed LTE network may cover only half of Singapore now, but the coverage will expand to 80 per cent
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        334 8/9 As the newest of the three models tested, the One XL has an advantage over the others, which were launched last year in other LTE markets. First of all, it runs on the latest Android 4.0 operating system. Like the HTC One X, its skinny lookalike quad-core
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      • 361 8/9 Before the Galaxy S III, this was Samsung’s flagship model. The S II set new standards for performance and so does its LTE version. Its battery life is commendable. This one outlasted the others. After taking 22min and 45sec to download a 700MB file, it still
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      • 324 8/9 In terms of specifications and design, the Optimus LTE is a decent phone with good hardware. But it just cannot match the other two LTE phones tested here. As LTE use is known to be a greater drain on the battery, it was surprising that
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      • 283 8/9  -  By Sherwin Loh The tests were conducted over the weekend, between 6pm and midnight. The first round, which was the most intensive, was at Paragon in Orchard Road, followed by West Mall and Hougang (junction of Hougang Avenue 4 and Avenue 9). SingTel’s 4G network
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      • 442 10  -  Sales for smart TVs have been on the rise. TREVOR TAN tells you what features make a TV set smart TREVOR TAN trevtan@sph. com.sg There is no intelligence quotient for a smart TV. Like a smartphone, a smart TV is a device with integrated Internet connectivity, runs on
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      • 1803 12/13  -  TREVOR TAN rounds up five of the newest full high-definition 3-D Smart LED sets TREVOR TAN Samsung UA55ES8000 Samsung’s flagship LED TV is simply striking with its 5mm chrome-like bezel. Its slim profile is supported by what Samsung calls an Arch Flow Stand. Unfortunately, this does not
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      • 457 14  -  By Seow Tein Hee teinhee@sph. com.sg Size does matter and the Nokia Lumia 900 joins the ranks of smartphones with a generous display. In Nokia’s arsenal of Windows Phone 7 devices, the Lumia 900 sports the largest display at 4.3 inches, which allows me to type messages
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      • 594 16  -  By Aaron Tan Aaron Tan is an infocomm professional Hewlett-Packard’s well-regarded Pavilion dv6 has just been given a shot in the arm with Intel’s third-generation Ivy Bridge processor. The chip upgrade promises to speed up data-crunching tasks by several notches. Coupled with a more powerful integrated graphics
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      • 578 18  -  By Aaron Tan Aaron Tan is an infocomm professional If design is not a key consideration when you are hunting for a new laptop, Acer’s newest Ivy Bridge notebook may just fit the bill. The Aspire V3-471G is one of the first workhorses to run on Intel’s
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      • 470 37  -  By Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com.sg If your mouse has taken a beating from your intense battles in Diablo III, help is on the way. Try the SteelSeries Diablo III Mouse, which has an advertised lifespan of 10 million clicks a normal mouse usually has a lifespan of
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      • 375 20  -  TREVOR TAN tells you what to expect at this edition of Singapore’s longest-running tech exhibition TREVOR TAN trevtan@sph.com.sg Whether you are a curious shopper, a tech enthusiast or a digital fanatic, there will be something up your alley at the upcoming PC Show 2012. From gadgets,
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      • 624 22/23  -  Although DSLRs produce the best photographs, their price may prove prohibitive to some. Fortunately, with improved point-and-shoot models and mirrorless cameras, anyone can aspire to take great pictures. MIKE LEE tells you more CAMERAS MIKE LEE Mike Lee is a freelance writer and photographer Point
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      • 658 24  -  A home theatre system ensures that Blu-ray movies, console games and even music from your iPod fill your living room with sweet cinematic sound. Y.H. TEO shows how HOME THEATRE SYSTEMS Y.H. TEO Y.H. Teo is a communications professional Without a home theatre system, you
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      • 716 26  -  Keeping the neighbours awake with your noisy late-night gaming sessions? It’s time to get a pair of cans. HEADPHONES reports MELVIN SEAH Melvin Seah works in the IT industry Gaming and movies Audio from games and movies are best heard using 5.1 or 7.1 speaker systems.
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      • 651 28  -  There are machines that meet the needs of mum, dad and kids. PRINTERS reports ADLI YASHIR adli@sph.com.sg Adli Yashir is a correspondent/Internet coordinator with Berita Harian Buying a printer for home use need not be confusing: just decide what you want to do with the printer,
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      • 634 30 / 31  -  AARON TAN says it’s a good time to buy laptops and PCs, now that they come with faster speeds, better graphics and bigger screens LAPTOPS PCS AARON TAN Aaron Tan is an infocomm professional If you have been holding out for a new laptop
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      • 566 32 / 33  -  They may not hog the limelight like some of the other gadgets, but MIKE LEE says that network equipment play a crucial role in quenching consumers’ increasing need for speed NETWORKING EQUIPMENT MIKE LEE Mike Lee is a freelance writer and photographer Network
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      • 658 34  -  Its portability and increasing affordability have made it an essential tool for work and play. MIKE LEE shows you what is available on the market TABLETS MIKE LEE Mike Lee is a freelance writer and photographer They certainly seem to be everywhere: MRT commuters
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        495 38/39  -  By Sherwin Loh sherwinl@sph. com. sg With elements of tower defence (building towers to shoot at enemies as they pass) and third-person shooting, as well as elements of tactical and space combat thrown in, Starhawk is a combination of well-loved elements found in many games. As Emmett Graves, you
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    • Photos
      • 473 40  -  By Trevor Tan trevtan @sph. com.sg Finally, Canon has granted the wishes of many a serious photographer. The Speedlite 600EX-RT, the camera maker’s new flagship flash, has a built-in wireless radio transmitter with two-way radio control over 15 channels for wireless flash set-ups. Up to 15 off-camera
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      • 333 40  -  By Trevor Tan The Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT introduces new ways of lighting a subject without having to buy radio flash triggers which may not support E-TTLII metering (Canon’s flash exposure system). The transmitter works superbly with the Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT (see other review). It uses 2.4
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    • Audio
      • 1939 41  -  OO GIN LEE tests seven surround-sound cans to see how they would suit gaming enthusiasts OO GIN LEE Digital Life put each pair of headphones through up to two hours of Diablo III, Mass Effect 3 and Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to test its
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      • 931 44 / 45  -  Despite roadblocks along the way, two SMEs have increased their revenue and improved their productivity by turning to cloud computing. AARON TAN reports reports AARON TAN Aaron Tan is an infocomm professional The single-storey office of HY M&E Consultancy Services is heaped with documents amassed
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        89 46 HEADPHONES $119 Listen to music in style with the new Sony MDR-V55. With four colours black, white, red and blue to choose from, it features a closed design with ear pads that fit comfortably, keeping the music well isolated. For the aspiring DJ, its reversible ear cups allow
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      • 66 46 $249 Audiophiles who prefer a deep and strong bass will like Accutone’s Pisces Band headphones. They come with an inline microphone and volume control, which are iPhone-compatible. Enjoy superb audio quality as its leather ear-cushion provides good noise isolation. Thanks to a foldable design and strong metallic
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      • 96 46 LENS ADAPTER $299 Want to make your Fujifilm X-Pro1 even more versatile with a wider variety of lenses? With the Fujifilm M Mount Adapter, you can attach M Mount lenses onto the camera’s X Mount camera body. The aluminium and stainless steel adaptor maintains a distance
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        116 46 PHONE $698 (without contract) Say hello to LG’s new glasses-free 3-D Android. What makes it even more impressive is how the smartphone can convert Google Earth, Google Maps and its accompanying road views into an eye-popping 3-D interface through the 3-D Converter. Powered by a dual-core 1.2GHz
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      • 107 46 TABLET COVER $139 This product is ideal for people looking for a Bluetooth keyboard for their iPads and a screen protector. Its aluminium body may add 327g to your iPad, but it does well to protect the tablet while you are on the move. The cover
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        54 46 BLUETOOTH HEADSET $78 The lightweight Jabra Clipper, at 20g, is a versatile Bluetooth headset. It comes with a 3.5mm audio jack that lets you plug in your favourite earphones or headphones. It has a rated talk time of up to six hours. This compact headset is built to
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      • 107 46  -  SPEAKERS Compiled by Seow Tein Hee $2,830 The elegant Loewe SoundVision sports a minimalist design and comes in either silver or black. The state-of-the-art desktop sound system, with six built-in speakers, includes two integrated subwoofers. It is bound to knock your socks off with its wide variety of
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    • What’s in...
      • 674 47  -  BY SEOW TEIN HEE Wendy Cheng, 28, is not your typical Singaporean. You might know her better as Xiaxue, a blogger known for her candour and no-nonsense attitude. She has been blogging since she was 18. Ten years down the road, she has not tired of
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    • 36 2 INSIDE Shoot-out of five smart TVs which sets get the nod of approval from DL? pages 12 13 Singapore’s top blogger Xiaxue cannot live without her BlackBerry page 47 Headphones for hardcore gamers pages 41 43
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    • 822 6 Properties Classification Guide Residential Properties for Sale Landed Homes for Sale 402 D01 -08 City South-West 403 D09-10 Orchard/Tanglin/ Holland 404 Dll &21 Newton/BtTimah/dementi 405 D12-14 Balestier/ MacPherson/ Geylang 406 D15-16 East Coast 407 D17-18 Changi/ Pasir Ris 408 D19-20 Serangoon/Thomson 409 D22-24 West 410 D25-28 North 411 Mixed Districts
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    • 273 6 Binjai PkNew *****sqft$neg D.11 NJC vicinity ***** $neg Henry Pk 7000 8500 sqft Victoria Vicinity 3800 sqft 8400 10,800sqft$8.xM up Off Coronation bunglw-like Semi-D 5500 sqft....... $8M+ Balmoral 3850sqft......$7M+ Barker 2744/ 4500 sqft Semi-D 5500 sqft $8M+ Nassim Pk *****/ ***** sought-after location $5xM Peirce *****/ ***** $3xM Binjai Pk
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    • 253 6 FOR REBUILD OR A&A 5500 sqft Robin and 5040 sqft Goldhill. Near ACS SCGS. Irene 9787-3836 D10 CORONATION RD semi-d 2 sty with basement pool Land 4723/ Build up 5300 sqft. 6+1. Ivy 9691-6893. SUNSET BUNGALOW. 7700/ 5000 sqft. Rare elevated land. Lush garden. Nice quiet. Alan Sim 8218-5511 SUPER
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    • 380 6 D.11 VANDA D/STY cosy bunglw. 4600/ 4000 sqft 5+1. Wide frontage. $8.xM. F’hold. MRT. HB *****580 RARE ELEVATED BUNGLW 6000, 5500 sqft. Nice view. Pool. Gdn. Priced to sell. Alan Sim 8218-5511 D21 S/STY BUNGLW. Nice plot/ frontage/ gdn. F’hold. 5500 sqft. Good potential. Elevated. Penny *****821 NOVENA F’HOLD SEMI-D.
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    • 184 6 KENT HOMEGURU *****777 Resort Home@Upp Seletar Reservoir Park 3 sty Terr. 1957/3912sqft Infinity pool. Rare Architecture! $2.7m www.homeguru.com.sg CORNER TERR Kovan. Land 3176/4000sqft 2 sty 4+1. $200k reno 5 yrs ago. Open House Sun 2-4pm. Richard Ong 9647-9755 JLN RINDU. Land 1770sqft 3+1. 1min to MRT! Rebuilt 2007. Modern finishes
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    • 285 6 D.19 GOLDEN HILL bunglw! 2½-sty 7000 sqft. 6-rm. Very pte. Near MRT. $7.8M Call ABSOLUTE *****266 CHUAN ALMOST NEW! 4500 sqft. Park 2 cars. 6+1 rm. 99yrs. Chomp Chomp. $3M Melvin Tang 8100-5008 DA SILVA LANE. 3½ sty semi-d 5rm+toilet $3.6xxM neg. Jane 9005 9518 Agt BURGHLEY DRIVE 2.5-STY Semi-D.
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    • 281 6 Hertford Collection (2 units) Freehold District 8 2BR 3BR Penthouse Frm 1,346 to 1,851 sqft Walking Distance to Novena Farrer Park MRT Price Frm $1250 psf Foreigners eligible Jolena Tan 9389 8889 Blackdiamond Real Estate Group BEST PENTHSE Sentosa. 8000 sqft Direct Seaview. Designer deco. Pte pool/ gdn. 5 huge
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    • 211 6 KENTISH GREEN 2+1 1098 sqft. Spacious. Tentanted $2.9K. Asking $1M. Good yield/ home stay. Call now! ASCENTIA SKY 4+1+ balcony. 1787 sqft. $2.48M neg. 1909 sqft. $3.5M. High flr. Near MRT. 9451 6369 Lina MURANO. DESIGNER DECOR. 3+1. 1066 sqft. Mins to MRT. Posh. Great layout. Sole agt, Helen 9026-1800
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    • 442 7 DRAYCOTT 8 4+1 2896 sq ft Spacious living/ bedrooms Full condo facilities Large greenery land Heart of Orchard Road Sharon Lee 8101 5665 Sole Agent CBRE R*****7G Duchess Res. 4+1. 2314sqft Tenanted...............$4.3966M Balmoral Hill. 4+1. 3175sqft duplex penthse...........$5.8M Sommerville Park. 3+1. 1862 sqft. Renovated........$2.88M Cairnhill Crest. 3 bdrm 2508sqf. Tenanted.....$5.5M
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    • 495 7 WATERMARK 3+1, 1324 sqft. High flr. Tenanted till Feb 2013. Pool view. Motivated seller Keith *****717 ERA SCOTTS 28 2-BDRM 1097 sqft Tenanted. Greenery The Grange 3-bdrm Pool view. Sheena *****188 90 HOLLAND RD. 980 sqft 2+1. Freehold. High flr. Tip top! F/facilities. Near MRT /Holland V. Keith 9851-5131 D.10
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    • 736 7 D12-14Balestier/ MacRherson/ Geylang Pte Apts for Sale D12-14Balestier/ MacPherson/ Geylang Pte Apts for Sale CONVENIENCE! J[ew Launch at EUNOS! EXCELLENT LOCATION! V’ 5* FREEHOui SfV7£ Penthouse OpAff Huttons 105 units nestled in a Private Residential Landed Housing endave 10 mins walk to future Kaki BukitMRT& UbiMRT Station 1/1 Room Loft/
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    • 471 7 BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale CATS Classified GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES SEMBAWANG WOODLANDS Vv YISHUN BUY IT* SELL IT* FIND IT KAf JAt JURONG WEST PUNGGOL SENGKANG A A
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    • 151 7 AMAZING! FR $780K 3Bdrm Sea Esta Pasir Ris. Good value good price! Near MRT Biz Park Beach. Linda Chow 9830 2929 BEACH FRONT/ LIFESTYLE living Sea Esta 1/2/3/4 rm/penthse. Priority/ early bird. Andrew 9276-0052 MY MANHATTAN Simei. 1/2/3/4 rm. Dual keys. MRT Mall. Stamp duty rebate! Act fast! Jimmy 8332-1133
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    • 283 7 $664 PSF! MELVILLE Pk. Blk 28, 3+1. 1475 sqft. High flr. Move-in. 9107-0006 CRM FERRARIA PK. WELL reno 1303 sqft, F’hold. Facing pool. neg. 9385-6449 FERRARIA PARK. F’HOLD! 1399 sqft. 3 study. High flr. Low Julie *****123 PINEVALE 3RMS. 1292 sqft Spacious hall/ pool view. neg. Vic *****001 KVM 999
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    • 257 7 THE LINEAR, 999 yrs. 1399 sqft 3+patio $8xx psf! MRT (C912)/ Amenities/ Nature Pk. Buy *****125 Ethan THE CENTRIS MUST View. 2 Bdrms, 872sqft, Nice Reno F/Facilities. Owner Stay. Call Tracey *****656 ERA 3+1 YEW Mei Green. 1335 sqft. MRT/ sch/ market. Co-broke 0.75% To offer! Shaw Yong 9383-3335 PW
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    • 311 7 BLK.649 4NG AMK ave.5. High flr. Lift upgraded. MRT/ mkt. Val $475K. Asking $540K. Kim *****246 ***LHG HDB SALES Team. 3’NG’ 631 Lift flr. 100% move-in. Unblocked. Mins MRT/central. Ho *****608 NEW 3’NG’ BLK 623. 68 sqm. High/ lift flr. Reno. Near MRT/ sch/ amenities. Albert 9099 0686 ERA RARE
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    • 211 7 NEW LIST! 4’NG Blk 368 High flr, corner recess MRT/ Central. Convinient. Valued! *****961 KF Loh 169 BUKIT BATOK 3’A’ 73 sqm Sch/ Mkt/ West Mall. Val $320k. High/ Lift Level Garry 9222-2204 CBRE 3’A’ BLK 176 High flr, reno. Chinese owner. Mkt/ sch. Convenient. Mins to MRT. Val. $328K.
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    • 526 8 EA PENDING RD Blk 129, corner. Nicely reno. LRT, shop, Val $535K COV. All races. Saz *****240 PN PROPERTY ELITES DIVISION. 4’A’ 166 Gangsa Rd. High flr Unblocked. Simple. Val $460K. Jason *****365 4’A’ BUKIT PANJANG Blk 447 #06, good unit near LRT, Fajar shpg ctr, sch value $375K Saz
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    • 457 8 ATTRACTIVE PRICE! 5’I’ Blk 574. Corner. 4 bdrms. Sch/ mkt. All races/ PR. Poon HK *****137/ *****189 BLK 559 EA. Pt Blk high flr. 144sqm. Hougang MRT. All races. Well reno. Val $600K. Alan 9852 9055 EM 522 AVE 6. Stone throw to Hougang Mall. Mid flr. Unblock. Hurry! Viewing
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    • 395 8 634 PASIR RIS 4’A’ High floor. Pure selling, Near amenities, very convenient Don’t miss! View by appt. 3 RM BLK 4 Changi Village. Lift level. Val $290k. Vacant. Must sell! *****212 ATTN! 4’A’ CORNER 107B. High flr. Reno. Tip top! All races/ PR eligible. Val 438K. Karen T *****484 3’I’
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    • 528 8 TAMPINES BLK 243 4’A’ High flr. Lift level. 5 mins MRT /Mall amenities. Ask $535K Bernard *****949 4A TAMPINES 713. High floor. Can contra. 3 bedroom. 3 Aircon. Renovated. Asking 488k. *****127 5’I’ 339 CORNER, unblock #09. Good cond. Windy. Mkt, shpg ctr, sch. 124 sqm Gary 9298-9298 OT 4RM
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    • 602 8 D.19 BUNGLW Chartwell Dr 1½-sty 4200/ 2700 sqft. 2 spacious rms huge loft. Tastefully furn. $8.5K. Immed. *****936 MODERN 2½-STY CORNER Semi-D Thomson Ridge. 5+1. 4911/ 6000 sqft. Pond, gym, gdn, hut. 1 or 2 yrs. MRT/ Int’l schs. 9128-1447 AMERICAN SCH. DETACHED Beechwood. 7+1. 6500/ 7000 sqft. Inground pool.
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    • 993 8 Central Houses for Rent Central Houses for Rent Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES J Watten Estate 45 Watten Estate Road Minutes drive to Orchard Road, Swiss School, German European School, Holland Village and Singapore Botanic Gardens 2-storey bungalow, 3 bedrooms+study+utility Land area 3,926 sq ft, built-up 2,264 sq ft
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    • 486 8 SIXTH AVE 2/sty detached. 8400/4500 sqft, 4+1, pool, mid Jul $16k IMS *****322 NEW LISTING $15K-$9K. Fernhill, Orchard, Newton. 4 rms, pool. Yip 9818-2128 BUNGLW *****/5000 SQFT 2 sty, 4+1, in ground pool, big lawn. Immed *****369 YUK TONG MODERN semi-d 3+1-rm 2600/ 3000 sqft. F/furn. $7.5K. *****319 NICE HSE@
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    • 576 8 D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent (J*P Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Comfortable Homes in the West Minutes drive to Sentosa, Vivocity shopping mall, Harbourfront Centre, Mount Faber and Science Fhrks. Full condominium facilities with 24-hour security. Banyan Condominium Facilities include
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    • 287 8 CARIBBEAN 3-BDRM BLK 42 greenery, lagoon view, f/furn. No noon sun, avail. Immed. $6.3K. 9386 4500 REFLECTIONS 3-BDRM 1324 sqft. Unblock view. P/furn. Quality finishes. $5.5K. Immed. 9762-1105 CH Ho *IMMED INT’L PLAZA. #4X. 1-bedrm. 700 sqft. $3.XK. 2-bdrm. 1033 sqft. $4.XK. F/furn. Chris 9060-8857 ALEXIS 1-BDRM, 398 sqft. Just
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    • 848 9 D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City 81 South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City 81 South-West Pte Apts for Rent WATS Private Apartment Rentals I in Districts 1 -11 (1Q12) The property data
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    • 150 9 RIVERGATE 1841sqft 4+1 avail 1 Aug $11K WOOLLERTON PARK 2800 sq ft 4+balcony, MRT, Avail mid June...............$11K VILLA DELLE ROSE Lower mais. 3200 sqft 3+1+big patio.............$10.8K ELIZABETH TOWER 3068 sqft mais 4+1+1, reno Avail mid July................$9K BOTANIC GARDEN VIEW 1410 sqft 3-bdrm renovated, avail immed $4.5K Kathy Ng 9027 7228
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    • 1176 9 742 1- CAIRNHILL PLAZA, BEHIND Paragon. 3300 sqft. 4+1. Hotel Quality with Grand Piano. Semi-furn. $15K neg. Owner 6296 6036 1) SOPHIA CREST. 3+1. P/furn. Mid Jul. Ask $4650 2) Wilkie 80. 1+1. 570 sqft. Mins to Dhoby Ghaut MRT, amenities. Joel *****079 WILKIE REGENCY. 2-BDRM 850 sqft. Furn. Tip-Top
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    • 476 9 MONTANA 1 BDRM 925 sqft. Mid flr. Avail 1/7. P/furn. Near Orchard. $3.9K neg. Call Jonathan 9047-8015 LEONIE PARC VIEW 4+1, high flr, big balcony. 2013 sqft. Mins to Orchard. $11K. Immed. Jeslyn *****157 CUSCADEN ROYALE 3+1, 1604 sqft, high flr. P/ full furn. Unblocked. Cheapest. Near MRT Immed. Call
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    • 613 9 MRT/ HOLLAND VILLAGE 4+1. Leedon 2. 3 toilets. Po -ol, carpark. High flr. Furn. Nice. Jayyne 9177-8019 PN SOMMERVILLE GRANDEUR. 3+1. 1840sqft. Reno. Cheap Wollerton Pk 4+1 Balcony. MRT. Julia Goh 9188-7238 FLORIDIAN 960 SQFT 2+1+ STUDY. BRAND new, High floor, unblocked greenery view. 9100-1090 Reiss ARDMORE PARK PENTHSE. 8740
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    • 572 10 ORANGE GROVE RES. 2217 sqft 4+4. F/furn. $14.xK. Also sale. *****310 Mano PATERSON SUITES 4+1 2164 sqft Mid/ high flr. $13.5k 9048 3030 Sherlyn Li VIZ HOLLAND. 2-rm. Mid flr, f/furn Farrer Rd. $4K. Immed. Tan KW *****691 TANGLIN PK 3+1 1507 sqft Balcony, greenery. Avail July. Sam Li 9856-2130
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    • 553 10 ***VILLA CHANCERY 2-STY townhse, 3+1 bdrm, bath/ toilet newly reno, bright and cosy. Near Novena MRT. Co-broke agt get full commission 6333-5668 RK CALL *****151 JIMMY Lim Freesia woods Sunset way 4bdrm 2110sqft. $6.5k Rochelle TOP 3+1 1432sqft. $6.5k. 4+1. 1862 sqft. $7.9k EXPAT’S CHOICE COMPASS Chancery townhse. 3+1. 2405
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    • 552 10 3+1 LA SUISSE 1 (Bt Timah) 1657 sqft, p/ furn, serene. Pool/ hill view. Immed $4.6K Annie *****190 OT MAPLEWOODS 2/3/4/5 RM. Call David 9693-2500. www.ResidentAgent.sg AMARYLLIS VILLE. 3-BDRM. F/furn. Avail early July. $6K Maggie Sim *****970 MAPLEWOODS 3+1. P/FURN. Well kept. Quiet. Immed. neg. Christina 9455-7627 ROCHELLE BRAND NEW
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    • 462 10 TREVISTA 4-BEDROOM. #36 Brand new! 1787 sqft. Furn 2 ensuites. Walk to MRT. lenalow.com 9009 0700 ONE LEICESTER. 3+1. 1206 sqft. High flr. Facing pool. $4.6K. Avail 1st week July. F/furn. Potong Pasir MRT. AVON PARK 3+1, f/furn Dr step to Woodleigh MRT/ Int’l sch. Serenity. Avail 1st July. Sandar
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