The Straits Times, 22 January 2013

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  • 36 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 TUE S D A Y J A NU A RY 22 2013 84 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MICA (P) 002/02/2012
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  • 882 1  -  New package of measures will raise yearly spending to $2b By JESSICA CHEAM POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT jcheam@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE is banking on a wide range of meaures to persuade citizens to marry and start families. These are targeted at working couples, those who already have children
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  • 333 1  -  By RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg WHEN it comes to population policy in Singapore, the most fundamental goal is to grow the core of citizens. So regardless of what else is done, the main thing is to encourage citizens to marry and have more children, said
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    • 358 1 ART COLLECTING MORE THAN A PURCHASE PUNGGOL EAST BY-ELECTION US PRESIDENCY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL OBAMA’S PLEDGE TOP OF THE NEWS A9&10 LIFE! C4&5 TOP OF THE NEWS A2 sHssrisi'^ooDO? HSBC Visa Infinite card allows you to experience unlimited, luxurious travel privileges. HSBC 4890 8500 0000 8888 00/00 5iV” 00/00
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 743 2  -  He says ‘when we put our shoulders to the wheel of history, it moves’ By CHUA CHIN HON US BUREAU CHIEF chinhon@sph.com.sg WASHINGTON Unbowed by the political dysfunction and policy gridlock that marked much of his first term, United States President Barack Obama
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    • 440 2  -  By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg THE Overseas Union Enterprise (OUE) consortium gave up the fight for Fraser and Neave (F&N) yesterday, leaving the path open for Thai tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi to seize the prize. Mr Charoen forced OUE’s hand with
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    • 647 3  -  Financial adviser says it didn’t do checks before promoting course By SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR WRITER sandra@sph.com.sg A FINANCIAL adviser is suing a professional body after his MBA turned out to be unaccredited. Mr Davy Goh Peng Yang signed up for the course after it
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    • 294 3  -  By MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg CROWDS queued up to 90 minutes before bank opening hours yesterday to get their hands on banknotes for Chinese New Year. And so far, the response to “good as new” recycled $2 notes, being promoted by the authorities for
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    • THE MEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • TOP OF THE NEWS
        • 53 4 NEW measures to encourage citizens to marry and start families early mean married couples with children now enjoy priority for new HDB flats. Baby bonuses and subsidies for fertility treatments will go up. Government spending on such measures will rise from $1.6 billion to $2 billion a
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        • 53 4 A FINANCIAL adviser is suing a professional body after his MBA turned out to be unaccredited. He signed up for the course after it was advertised by the Insurance and Financial Practitioners Association of Singapore, but later found out the Canadian school offering it had not been
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      • WORLD
        • 89 4 A FUJIAN tycoon’s gift of 210 million yuan (S$42 million) as dowry for his daughter’s wedding at a time when China learnt the grim tale of a Guangzhou city worker who blew himself up when he failed to get his overdue wages, has stoked debate on the
          PHOTOS: SINA WEIBO  -  89 words
        • 37 4 FORMER Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad is courting controversy by defending an alleged citizenship-for-votes plot in Sabah and saying it is similar to how ethnic Chinese and Indians became citizens. Minorities are miffed. PAGE A12
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        • 52 4 JAKARTA’S new rules to end traffic jams in the city centre start in March but some motorists already have plans to beat them. A policy requiring cars with odd and even number plates to travel on alternate days has owners checking out the used car market.
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      • OPINION
        • 42 4 PROPERTY prices are expected to fall, following Singapore’s most sweeping and severe set of cooling measures that target mainly permanent residents and investors, but several obstacles still stand in the way of a meaningful market correction. PAGE A20
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        • 48 4 THE threat of cyber attackers crippling essential services is real and should be taken seriously. The Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act gives the state wide-ranging powers to deal with this danger. Companies should also step up preparation to complement state efforts. PAGE A20
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        • 50 4 HONG Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun Ying seems to have taken a couple of leaves from Singapore’s governance manual when drawing up his first policy address. Just as Hong Kong studies Singapore, there’s much we can learn, and are learning, from Hong Kong. PAGE A21
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      • HOME
        • 42 4 A CHARITY-RUN home where parents can stay for free while their children undergo treatment will open today at the National University Hospital. The Ronald McDonald House is the first of its kind here and the 322nd worldwide. PAGE B1
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        • 41 4 MIDDLE managers may not always be at fault for poor work-life balance in the firm. While big bosses may want to promote flexi-work, HR experts and middle managers say obstacles could come from, say, insufficient manpower. PAGE B3
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        • 41 4 AN INFORMAL network of about 100 churches is mobilising members to speak up against any repeal of a law banning gay sex. But gay rights groups say they will not respond to LoveSingapore’s move for now. PAGE B4
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      • MONEY
        • 39 4 NEARLY every strata retail unit at a mixed development in Alexandra was snapped up at its launch yesterday, a clear sign of buyer interest shifting to commercial property after the recent cooling measures. PAGE B9
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      • SPORT
        • 48 4 MANCHESTER United manager Alex Ferguson turned his fire on assistant referee Simon Beck, questioning why the linesman did not award his team a penalty on Sunday, which he felt was costly when Tottenham Hotspur rallied to secure a 1-1 draw in injury time. PAGE B20
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      • LIFE!
        • 44 4 SINGAPOREAN photographer John Clang’s family portraits have moved some people to tears. But the photos, which are part of his Being Together series on show at the National Museum of Singapore, were not intended to be an exercise in sentimentalism. PAGE C3
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        • 92 4 THE third edition of The Collectors Show at the Singapore Art Museum presents compelling contemporary artworks from private collections. Running from Friday until May 5, it is a showcase of how Asian artists perceive, and re-conceive, various aspects of history in the region. PAGES C6&7 Singapore
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        • 64 4 THE Singapore Lyric Opera’s upcoming production of Madama Butterfly will be the 11th time veteran opera director Andrew Sinclair has helmed the tragic libretto. What is interesting about it for him this time is to have an almost entirely Asian cast. Japanese soprano Mako Nishimoto plays a
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      • WHAT’S ONLINE
        • 89 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L Heng Swee Keat: Vote for the candidate who can best serve residents L Indian gang-rape accused asks for trial to be moved L New act to replace Married Men radio show L Low Thia Khiang: Vote for Lee Li Lian to strengthen
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        • 72 4 www.stomp.com.sg L Shocking video shows lorry driver knocking down woman biker on PIE QR cod g ne ated on http://qrcode.littleidiot.be L How can eatery stop serving food for buffet before last order? L Driver crashes into two bikers at Upper Changi Rd L Love Story: Shan
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        • 34 4 www.razortv.com.sg L Act of vandalism at Reform Party office L Injury does not stop her love of pole dancing L AV entertainers disband at their peak L Jolin Tsai the dance judge
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    • 641 6  -  Housing Board sets aside that many BTO units for them this year GOVERNMENT’S BABY BOOSTERS By DARYL CHIN darylc@sph.com.sg MARRIED couples with young children can take their pick of new Housing Board flats from a stock of at least 7,000 units reserved
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    • 448 6  -  THAM YUEN-C COUPLES looking to science to help them conceive will get more help financially, with increased subsidies for fertility treatments. The subsidy will now also be made available to couples who already have children, and will cover in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment using frozen embryos.
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    • 404 6  -  By THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg HAVING a child is not all about the money, but new parents will still be getting more of it in the Marriage and Parenthood Package announced yesterday. Married couples, with children born on or after Aug 26 last year, will
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    • 464 6  -  By RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg THE enhanced Marriage and Parenthood package goes beyond financial incentives to send a social message, said observers and experts yesterday as they cheered the measures. To them, the message is this: the Government prizes a pro-fami-ly and gender-equal environment as
      ST GRAPHICS  -  464 words
    • 1687 7  -  Paternity leave paid for by Govt ‘sends signal’ dads should play greater role GOVERNMENT’S BABY BOOSTERS By CHARISSA YONG charyong@sph.com.sg MARRIED fathers will get a guaranteed week off work to spend with their newborns paid for by the Government. Currently only dads working
      ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG; ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG; PHOTO COURTESY OF TAN YONG BIN  -  1,687 words
    • 613 8  -  NEWS ANALYSIS By JESSICA CHEAM POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT jcheam@sph.com.sg IT’S been almost a year in the making, but the widely anticipated perks for marriage and parenthood were finally unveiled by the National Population and Talent Division yesterday. The comprehensive slew of measures addressed key concerns from housing
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    • 16 8 GOVERNMENT’S BABY BOOSTERS PHOTO COURTESY OF YEN MENG JIIN
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    • 645 8  -  NEWS ANALYSIS By AARON LOW aaronl@sph.com.sg IF MONEY could buy babies, Singapore would be flooded with them. But it can’t and that’s why I think the bulk of the parenthood measures, announced yesterday, is only going to have a marginal impact in encouraging couples to
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    • PUNGGOL EAST BY-ELECTION: ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
      • 795 9  -  Koh feels Govt is already moving in the direction he thinks is right As the campaign reaches its half-way mark, The Straits Times reports on how the candidates connect on the ground PEOPLE’S ACTION PARTY By GOH CHIN LIAN chinlian@sph.com.sg AS HE
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      • 701 9  -  Lee Li Lian is a woman in a hurry as she strives to connect with residents WORKERS’ PARTY By ANDREA ONG andreao@sph.com.sg WALKING briskly in black kitten heels, Ms Lee Li Lian cuts a striking figure as she clicks her stilettos around the Housing
        ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN  -  701 words
      • 93 9 THE Workers’ Party will hold its second rally tonight at the open field in front of Block 183C, Rivervale Crescent. It will start at 7pm and end at 10pm, the party said yesterday. This is the fourth rally in the Punggol East by-election. The People’s Action
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    • PUNGGOL EAST BY-ELECTION
      • 463 10  -  In video, Desmond Lim pledges to check both in Parliament if elected SINGAPORE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE By TOH YONG CHUAN tohyc@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE Democratic Alliance candidate (SDA) Desmond Lim has attacked both the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) and Workers’ Party (WP) for letting voters down.
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      • 400 10  -  By LEONARD LIM limze@sph.com.sg MEETING the demand for childcare was the focus of the candidates in the Punggol East by-elec-tion yesterday, as they reacted to the swathe of new government measures to encourage citizens to marry and have babies early. The People’s Action Party’s Dr
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      • 251 10  -  REFORM PARTY By JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg REFORM Party candidate Kenneth Jeyaretnam was out of action last night, knocked out by the flu. Although he was out in Punggol East earlier in the day, he did not show up last night at Block 197, Rivervale Drive,
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    • 56 9 LATEST ELECTION ACTION IN PUNGGOL ELGIN TOH thinks the Punggol East by-election is set for a nail-biting finish. All the news and views in at www.singapolitics.sg Our reporters will be blogging live at the second Workers’ Party rally tonight. Visit The Straits Times website (go to www.straitstimes.com) or singapolitics.sg from
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  • WORLD
    • 856 11  -  New official data says income gap narrower, but analysts sceptical By GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT graceng@sph.com.sg BEIJING A tycoon from coastal Fujian province shelled out 210 million yuan (S$41.5 million) as dowry alone for his daughter’s lavish wedding, where 4,000 guests each received a 1,000 yuan red
      PHOTOS: SINA WEIBO; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  856 words
    • ASIA
      • 931 12  -  Seen as suggesting Chinese, Indian minorities were ‘illegal migrants’ By CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad is courting controversy again for his defence of an alleged citizenship for-votes plot in Sabah as being no different from how
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      • 293 12  -  YONG YEN NIE KUALA LUMPUR Tens of thousands of Malaysians living in Singapore will have to travel home if they want to vote in the next election. This is because they will be excluded from the new postal voting system for voters
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      • 556 12  -  By TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT chengwee@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR A forum moderator who gained infamy for relentlessly berating a student has defended her actions, after a video of the event went viral and sparked outrage in Malaysia. The episode also led to renewed
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      • 406 12  -  By YONG YEN NIE MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT yyennie@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government is considering revoking publishing licences for Ma-lay-language Bibles as a controversy continues to rage over whether Christians can refer to their God as “Allah”. The decision threatens to further strain inter-religious
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      • 243 12 BLOOMBERG KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian stocks have lodged the steepest decline since September 2011 on speculation that the government will call for an election as early as March that could result in a weaker grip on power. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index sank 2.4
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      • 553 13  -  Experts say his main challenge is to win an election NEWS ANALYSIS By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI The Congress party’s new sec-ond-in-command, Mr Rahul Gandhi, set out an ambitious agenda to overhaul India’s grand old party in his maiden
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 171 13 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW DELHI India’s Supreme Court will hear a petition today by one of the five men charged with the gang rape and murder of a student on a bus, to shift the case out of the capital on grounds that both police and
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        • 91 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING China’s hugely controversial “re-education” labour camp system is set to be abolished this year, state media reported yesterday, quoting a senior legal official. The comments come after the Communist Party’s new leader Xi Jinping said the party recognised it was a “pressing
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        • 54 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and Sports Chumpol Silpa-archa, 72, died yesterday of a suspected heart problem. The leader of the Chart Thai Pattana Party part of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s ruling coalition had been in hospital with breathing
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      • 661 14  -  Ideas aplenty for beating new car curbs before they kick in in March By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT wahyudis@sph.com.sg JAKARTA Fresh steps to curb the number of private cars around Jakarta’s congested city centre do not kick in until March, but some motorists already have ideas
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      • 602 14  -  By ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF zakirh@sph.com.sg JAKARTA Banks and businesses in downtown Jakarta have resumed operations four days after the city’s main thoroughfares were rendered impassable by waist-deep flood waters. But if the congested streets yesterday morning were a sign of
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      • 539 15 As family ties fragment, number of seniors living and dying alone grows REUTERS SEOUL When widow Yoon Sook Hee died recently after a bout of pneumonia, she joined a growing number of old people in South Korea who die alone. The 62-year-old was cremated
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      • 356 15 HONG KONG Japan’s top foreign policy adviser Yachi Shotaro, in an inflammatory speech at a regional forum in Hong Kong, has accused China of asserting a territorial claim by force and breaching international order. His comments were immediately rebuffed by Chinese participants at the
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      • 191 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG TOKYO Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso said yesterday the elderly should be allowed to “hurry up and die” instead of costing the government money for end-of-life medical care. But he later clarified that his remarks were misinterpreted and were intended to
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    • 250 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA Islamic militants used foreign hostages as human shields to stop Algerian troops aboard helicopters from strafing them with gunfire, a Filipino survivor of the four-day bloodbath recounted yesterday. Father-of-four Joseph Balmaceda (right) said he saw one Japanese hostage draped with explosives,
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    • 778 16 Terrorist siege claims victims from at least eight nationalities AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS BLOOMBERG ALGIERS (Algeria) Over a dozen Asians could be counted among the dead as the death toll in the terrorist siege at a natural gas plant in the
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS; BLOOMBERG; PHOTOS: REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  778 words
    • 458 16 WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON A week of violence in Algeria and Mali has transformed Al-Qaeda’s North Africa branch into a cause celebre for militant Islamists. Despite tactical defeats in both countries, recruitment and fund-raising have been boosted, spurring fears of further terrorist
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    • 367 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO A Japanese hostage who narrowly survived the armed attack on an Algerian gas plant said he was sure he would die after seeing two colleagues shot dead in front of him. The unnamed man described how gunmen had dragged him from his
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    • 491 17 Scientists identify chemical tags that activate gene for rheumatoid arthritis NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK It has been one of the toughest problems in genetics: How do investigators figure out not just what genes are involved in causing a disease, but also what turns
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    • 39 17 A National Aeronautics and Space Administration image shows the late-afternoon shadow cast by the Mars rover Opportunity at Endeavour Crater. It landed on Mars in January 2004 and is still going strong. PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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    • 307 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FRANCE-PRESSE/REUTERS BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been forced to size up her election-year strategy after a bitter defeat to the centre-left opposition in a state election. Defeat “hurts” she said at a news conference in Berlin yesterday, after the Social Democrats
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 62 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE VIENNA Austrians have voted by a large margin to retain military conscription, bucking a European trend of scrapping the draft since the Cold War ended. A total of 59.8 per cent opted in a referendum to keep the system that drafts 22,000 men
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      • 62 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW A top Russian doctor says that the Bolshoi ballet’s artistic director is expected to regain sight in at least one of his eyes following a brutal acid attack. Mr Sergei Filin, 42, suffered third-degree burns to his face last week when a
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      • 60 17 REUTERS ABIDJAN Gunmen seized a Nigerian-owned tanker off Ivory Coast’s port of Abidjan as it prepared to unload 5,000 tonnes of fuel, port officials said yesterday. Port agents said they lost contact with the ship, named the Itri and owned by Lagos-based Brila Energy, shortly
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    • 471 19 US, Japan officials search Kyoto HQ; company says it will cooperate fully REUTERS BLOOMBERG TOKYO Japan’s transport ministry and United States regulators searched GS Yuasa Corp’s headquarters in Kyoto in a widening probe into battery faults that have grounded Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner fleet. Officials
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    • 339 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR AirAsia, the largest low-cost carrier in Asia, has scrapped plans for a Singapore joint venture, citing high operating costs and lack of domestic market potential. “We are concentrating on markets which have big domestic markets and big populations and markets
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    • MONEYBRIEFS
      • 71 19 BLOOMBERG KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian state-owned oil and gas firm Petronas and chemicals giant BASF ended plans to jointly develop manufacturing facilities in Pengerang, Johor. The pullout is a setback for Petronas, which has been seeking partners to develop an oil and chemicals hub in the area
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      • 70 19 REUTERS FRANKFURT Germany’s economic slump should be short-lived, the Bundesbank said, adding that the euro zone’s largest economy could have already bottomed out. “The broadly stable labour market and increasing employment prospects indicate that the business cycle weakness will not last all too long,” the German
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    • 47 12 A road to change There never used to be a road to Kampung Buayan in Sabah, only an age-old jungle track. An earth road arrived in November and life for the villagers will never be the same again, says ST’s Malaysia Bureau Chief Carolyn Hong. At www.stasiareport.com
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    • 1664 20  -  EYE ON ECONOMY The latest round of measures to cool the property market are no longer just targeted at foreigners or speculators, but will affect all except first-time Singaporean home buyers. What impact will these across-the-board measures have? By FIONA CHAN SENIOR ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT
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    • 1110 21  -  By LI XUEYING HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg LOOK at the list of those appointed to Hong Kong’s new Economic Development Commission (EDC), and Singaporeans might spot a familiar name: George Yeo. Yes, Singapore’s former foreign minister who as trade and industry minister
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    • 916 21  -  By JOHN MCBETH SENIOR WRITER thane.cawdor@gmail.com MIRED in a swamp of self-interest, mon-ey-making and legislative malaise, Indonesia’s political elite has now ensured there will be no one else to share the spoils by severely limiting the number of parties that will contest the 2014 legislative
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    • 912 21  -  By IAN STOREY FOR THE STRAITS TIMES DESPITE the Myanmar government’s declaration of a unilateral ceasefire last Friday, reports suggest that hostilities in Kachin state between the country’s armed forces (the Tatmadaw) and the military wing of the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) are
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    • 1630 22  -  Presidents use different styles to get things done: horse-trading, master politician, congenial chairman of the board. The trouble with Barack Obama’s management style is that he surrounds himself with a closed inner circle and doesn’t work with others enough. By DAVID ROTHKOPF
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    • FORUM
      • 400 23  -  FINANCIAL ADVISERS’ PAY Wilfred Ling THE Financial Advisory Industry Review panel has recommended a 40 per cent cap on the total commissions payable to the financial advisory firm and its representatives in the first year of any regular premium life insurance policy (“S’pore ‘not ripe’ for
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      • 198 23  -  Geotfrey Kung Secretary Reverse Co-operative Ltd THE reports (“S’pore ‘not ripe’ for fee-based finance advice”, last Thursday; and ‘Sales not only basis for pay plan’ last Friday) illustrate a “no-win” situation for both the industry and consumers. Factoring in non-sales performance indicators will ensure
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      • 90 23 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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      • 215 23  -  Adam Tan HAWKER centres are fundamental institutions in the Singapore landscape (“‘First-gen’ hawkers worry about their future”; last Saturday). They are a means of affordable food for the masses, offer meeting places for friends, and are living museums of our culture through the gastronomic
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      • 125 23  -  Rachel Lai (Madam) THE recent cooling measures to deter property speculators are much-needed and, hopefully, will be effective (“Tough action to cool property market”; Jan 12). The curbs will also boost the birth rate, especially among young couples.
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      • 76 23 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR BRENTON ONG: Not so easy to raise productivity in hotel industry. 2. MS MAYBEL TANG: Look after financial advisers’ interest as well. 3. MR KWAN JIN YAO: Good to have smoking zones in public buildings. 4. MRS SOK MUN WUNDER: Provide wheelchair-friendly
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      • 292 24  -  Wee Rui Qi (Ms) I AM a recent engineering graduate from a local university. While I applaud the efforts by Manufacturing Integrated Technology (MIT) in its successful restructuring of operations here, I would like to share some thoughts on an issue it raised (“Firm’s switch
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      • 319 24  -  Ng Say Cheong Director (Upgrading Construction Management) Housing Development Board WE ASSURE Mr Anthony Goh that the HDB closely monitors and supervises all construction works, including the lift upgrading at Blocks 533 to 539, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 (“Address delays in heartland projects”;
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      • 239 24  -  Leong Choon Kit (Dr) THE Single Tender System employed for school canteens (“Relook canteen tender system” by Mr Anthony Fok; last Thursday) is also seen elsewhere, such as in the HDB’s master tenant system for shops. This apparently efficient system is detrimental in many
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    • 30 24 PUNCHLINES In response to the new cooling measures, condo developers are offering big discounts.. Not so loud! my wife might hear it.. Discounts? What Big discounts?! ST ILLUSTRATION ADAM LEE
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    • 733 1  -  Ronald McDonald House at NUH offers sick kids’ parents place to stay By LIM YAN LIANG yanliang@sph.com.sg A CHARITY-RUN home where parents can stay for free while their children undergo treatment will open today at the National University Hospital (NUH).
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    • 844 2  -  Time at bureau so traumatising he can’t recognise any of the 4, Tey says SEX-FOR-GRADES TRIAL By BRYNA SINGH, WALTER SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg waltsim@sph.com.sg LAW professor Tey Tsun Hang came face to face yesterday with four anti-graft investigators, at least one of whom he
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    • 618 2  -  By JENNANI DURAI jennanid@sph.com.sg A SENIOR anti-graft investigator yesterday told the sex-for-grades trial why law professor Tey Tsun Hang was called back repeatedly to make statements to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau. Mr Teng Khee Fatt said this was
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    • 308 2  -  LIM YAN LIANG WHEN Ms Jane Lee became a staff nurse at the National University Hospital’s medical intensive care unit, she fulfilled a childhood dream inspired by a charity that helped her lead a normal life. She was born with a complex congenital
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    • 809 3  -  Plans such as flexi-work may not be viable due to workload, labour needs POOR WORK-LIFE BALANCE By JANICE HENG, PRISCILLA GOY janiceh@sph.com.sg goyshiyi@sph.com.sg MIDDLE managers may not necessarily be at fault for poor worklife balance in the company, said human resource experts. While
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    • 779 4  -  Leaders have met several times to discuss response to legal challenge COURT CHALLENGE TO LAW BANNING GAY SEX By TESSA WONG twong@sph.com.sg AN INFORMAL network of about 100 churches is mobilising their members to speak up against an upcoming court challenge to a
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    • 317 4  -  By SABRINA TIONG sabrinat@sph.com.sg JET Aviation Singapore will triple the size of its existing hangar at the Seletar Aerospace Park, expected to be ready in the first quarter of next year. The business aviation services company broke ground to mark
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    • 485 5  -  Netizens slam driver; woman victim suffers injuries to limbs By LIM YAN LIANG yanliang@sph.com.sg A VIDEO clip of a collision between a lorry and a motorcycle on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) last Friday afternoon has gone viral. The three-minute recording showed the
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    • 338 5  -  By ELENA CHONG elena@sph.com.sg A TRUCK driver was jailed for seven weeks yesterday over a hit-and-run accident that left a cyclist dead. Chinese national Sun Xiangjian ran over the victim after failing to keep a proper lookout at a roundabout. Instead of stopping
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    • 683 6  -  Wristwatch device can sense a fall, send distress signals in emergencies By POON CHIAN HUI chpoon@sph.com.sg WHEN an elderly person living alone faints or falls at home, nobody is around to alert family members or the doctor. In some cases, it can take
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    • 577 7  -  Telco says full restoration of network would otherwise have taken 12-16 weeks By IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT itham@sph.com.sg MOBILE operator M1 has defended itself amid complaints from customers that it had no back-up plans during last week’s major 3G disruption that lasted
      PHOTO: DESMOND LUI FOR THE STRAITS TIMES  -  577 words
    • 362 7  -  By MELODY ZACCHEUS melodyz@sph.com.sg A CAT was allegedly flung to its death from Block 4, Marsiling Road at about 9.30am on Sunday morning. Marsiling residents told the Cat Welfare Society (CWS) that they heard a loud thud and the footsteps of
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    • 334 7  -  PRISCILLA GOY EVEN a Nobel Prize-winning scientist cannot escape humble beginnings. In the case of Professor Ada Yonath, her first office in the early 1970s was a former toilet. It had “a piece of wood on the seat and a piece of wood
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    • 401 8  -  Bank claims Allen Gledhill gave it bad advice to wrongfully detain ship By SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg ONE of Singapore’s largest law firms, Allen Gledhill (A&G), is being sued by a Swiss bank for allegedly giving negligent advice. The lawsuit, which opened in the
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    • 280 8  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH A WELDER hit a colleague on the head with an empty beer bottle for calling him insane. The victim had been working with Li Xin Xia, 27, for the past 31/2years. The attacker was yesterday jailed for a year for
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    • 406 8  -  By KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg A PROPERTY agent swindled a tenant out of $5,000 by saying she had to pay to move out before her contract ended. Sng Chin Lee who was jailed for six months yesterday promised to pass the money to the
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  • MONEY
    • 551 9  -  99-year leasehold commercial devt attracts overwhelming interest By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg ALMOST every unit of a mixed development launched in Alexandra yesterday has been snapped up a stark sign that buyers are turning to commercial property in the wake of new cooling measures.
      ST PHOTOS: LIM YAOHUI FOR THE STRAITS TIMES  -  551 words
    • 576 10  -  Weekend roadshows for London projects attract keen interest By ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg THE cooling measures unveiled this month appear to have made local investors look abroad, with roadshows for overseas projects enjoying keen interest on the weekend. London property is clearly the
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    • 395 10  -  ESTHER TEO SINGAPORE’S smaller companies are interested in relocating to the new Iskandar business zone in Johor Baru, although there remains a lack of knowledge about how to make the move, a new survey has found. It found about 42 per cent of small
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    • 344 10  -  By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg PROPERTY firm Overseas Union Enterprise (OUE) may have failed in its bid to take over conglomerate Fraser Neave (F&N), but it may yet receive a consolation prize. F&N had last November agreed that OUE would receive a “break
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    • 325 11  -  CAD told of dubious deals by firm in which Sakae has over $6m stake By FIONA CHAN fiochan@sph.com.sg SAKAE Holdings has raised the alarm over financial irregularities in an associate company. The mainboard-listed restaurant group yesterday said it had reported to the Commercial Affairs
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    • 516 11  -  By ALVIN FOO alfoo@sph.com.sg TIPS from analysts and other market watchers that this will be a bumper year for equities have prompted investors to pile back into shares. Local brokerages report a keen pickup in trading from retail investors since the new year
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    • MONEY COMPANIES
      • 715 12  -  They warn of slow profit growth as reporting season gets into full swing By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg AS THE reporting season gets into full swing this week, analysts warn that any profit growth will tend to have been slow. The weak global
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      • 377 12  -  By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg RENT from the newly acquired Ocean Financial Centre (OFC) and better performances from other assets helped Keppel Reit post robust numbers yesterday. The office real estate investment trust (Reit) posted a fourthquarter distributable income of $51.9 million, up 45.1 per
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      • 422 13  -  It bucks cautious sentiment in Asia for 3rd positive outing in 4 sessions BULLS AND BEARS By ALVIN FOO alfoo@sph.com.sg AN IMPROVED takeover bid from a Thai group for Fraser Neave (F&N) helped local shares inch up yesterday, the third positive outing
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      • COMPANYBRIEFS
        • 92 13 MACQUARIE International Infrastructure Fund’s net income for the year ended Dec 31 rose 19 per cent to $57.4 million from the previous year, with robust operational performance across its portfolio. Executive director Frank Kwok said Taiwan Broadband Communications benefited from strong demand for its digital
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        • 82 13 K-GREEN Trust’s net profit for the 12 months to Dec 31 fell 8 per cent year on year to $14.8 million partly due to lower revenue and higher trust expense and costs. Full-year revenue fell 16 per cent to $76.2 million. Earnings per unit stood at 2.35 cents,
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        • 74 13 CACHE Logistics Trust’s fourth-quarter distribution per unit inched up 2.5 per cent from the previous year to 2.15 cents on the back of new acquisitions. Net property income for the three months ended Dec 31 jumped 14 per cent to $18.3 million from a year earlier. For
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        • 17 13 STI TRADING VOLUME 274.75 million shares STI UP DOWN Gainers: 19 Losers: 9 Unchanged:2
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        • 82 13 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 794.86 552.87 805.80 1,029.52 256.09 224.27 283.08 -1.95 3.82 5.40 3.89 0.01 -0.63 -5.62 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and Gas 231.26 527.43 864.66 815.16 1,374.20 833.64
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        • 21 13 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 5.33 billion shares worth $2.23 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 244 Losers: 190 Unchanged: 362
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        • 55 13 Yesterday’s close Index Change Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI -10.87 23,590.91 10,747.74 1,986.86 2,328.221 942.5035 1,635.63 -165.56 -0.99 11.151 6.8059 -40.81 Yesterday’s close Index Change Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Friday’s close Dow Nasdaq 4,439.974 1,440.48 4,777.497 13,649.7 3,134.705
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        • 173 13 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: JAN 21, 2013 Top Rises Jan 21 CENTS Lyxor AsiaIF 10US$ 3285 742.7 22.5 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 580.4 4.3 Jan 21 CENTS DBXT MSTHAI 10US$ 2140 46.7 1.8 DBXT DBLCI-OY 5US$ 3901
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        • 30 13 By Volume CENTS Vol By Volume CENTS Vol ICR 0.5 ,288,546,000 YHM 4.2 486^575^000 357.848.000 286.338.000 208.688.000 IPCO Inti 2 3 4.8 *Genting HK US$ ...................43.5 48,338,000 1.1
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        • 59 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 C0RRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL '000 DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 224 130 CapMallsAsia 222 +4 4384 223 217 1.4
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        • 82 13 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL HIGH LOW COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL '000 DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 176 124.5 ARA 169.5 -1.5 317
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        • 33 13 (US$) (S$) (US$) (S$) 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** ,0.***** 0.***** .0.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 0 ***** 0.***** *****3 0.***** SWAP Offer rates 1 mth (S$) Source: Thomson Reuters
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        • 59 13 Jan 21 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Against US$ Bid Offer S$AJS$ to one unit of foreign currency: S$/US$ to 100 units of foreign currency: 1.2927 1.2932 1.0513 1.0516 1.2403 1.2409 1.0091 1.0087 1.6384 1.6387 1.3325
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    • 690 17  -  Thomas Rabou hopes to help raise local standards in regional cycling By CHAN U-GENE ugenec@sph.com.sg AS THE world of two wheels reels in the aftermath of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal and teams in the United States struggle to retain sponsors, Singapore cycling has
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        • 93 8 Eleven artists from Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, the West Indies and Europe present an experimental theatre piece titled Voices. It will feature an eclectic array of art forms, such as Indian classical vocal techniques and Western opera. Voices is conceptualised and directed by Jayanthi Siva-Lecolley
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      • 160 18  -  Yip Wai Yee Actor Mark Lee shaved the hair off Taxi! Taxi! co-star Gurmit Singh’s (both left) chest yesterday at a press event to celebrate the box-office success of the local movie. Lee, 44, had told the media a month ago that he
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    • 303 7 ELEVATED BUNGLW MUSWELL. Face NS. 10.5K 8K sf. 6 cars, pool, lift, gdn, A A 4yrs. Motivated seller. Mus -t view.Dan Lim *****988 VENDOR SERIOUS TO Sell!! Eunos MRT Near 2800/ 4800sf. brand new semi-d 6+1 Pte lift View offer Only$3.55m HB *****555 FANTASTIC VIEW DETACH Braddell Est park 6
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    • 328 7 $200K BELOW BANK Val Bedok Walk. $3.6M. 8+1 rm 2500/ 5000 sf. Inter-Terr. TOP 2011. FH. 9011-8000 3-STY CORNER TERR roof terr. FH 5588/ 7000 sqft. 6rm Huge gdn. Pool. Near MRT. Melvin 9818-3003 *AUCTION! LUCKY HEIGHTS 3½ sty terr. 1679sf. Face NS. 5+1. New. 4 ensuites, pk 2 cars
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    • 319 7 2-STY INTER-TERR 999 yrs. Punggol Rd. Land approx 1683/ 2000sf, 3 bdrm. good cond. Priced to sell. BUNGLW PONGGOL F’hold 6367 sf regular land. Near sea, park LRT. Charming. Serene. 9848 3062 Ricky NEW LIST SEMI-D Yio Chu Kang Garden. 2½-sty with basement. 2300/ 3500 sf. Cul-de-sac. Flo 9237-6663 TOP
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    • 387 7 2 NEW ZEN Bunglw. 3-sty+ Basement+Pool. 6+1. 5000 sf. Amenities. Modern living. Audry Song 9189 7799 THE SAIL 2-RM, 936 sq.ft 1rm, 667/ 678/ 689/ 775sf Marina Bay Res 1 rm, 710 sf One North 2-rm, tenanted. Call NL Neo 9384-2121 C21 CITY SQ FH *****119 Eric 2rm 872sf unblocked
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    • 289 7 '+;+?)_=::'/<{,_.)-_*:]&>![//$( ***D’LEEDON, FARRER MRT 1 km Nanyang Pri School Ltd Period 10% Max Disc 1rm $1.194M Very Spacious 2rm $1.420M Very High-flr 3rm$1.860M $13xxpsf only! 4rm$2.630M $13xxpsf only Call Henson *****070 DLEEDON DEVELOPER TEAM Special disc up to 1015%3rm Price fr $1257psf 1+study, 635sqft, $1.18m 2rm, 786sqft, fr $1.44m 3rm,
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    • 293 7 D’LEEDON! MASSIVE DISC! Attractive price! New stack release! 400+ units sold! MRT! 1-4 bdrms/ hse avail. Don’t miss! Call me today! PARVIS HOLLAND Hill. FH New 2 bdrm, Patio unit. 1195 sf. Also rent. Owner 9660-7966 Agt welcome FERRELL RES FH. 3 study. 1841 sqft. Beautiful greenery. Within 1km ACS/
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    • 328 8 Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/ dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/Clement! Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/Clement! Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/Clement! Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/ Clement! Pte Apts for Sale
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    • 248 8 D’LEEDON NEW DISC w.e.f. today. Never before 10% 15% $13xx psf. Nanyang Pri/ MRT. Alice 9022 4838 TANGLIN RESIDENCE 3-STY townhouse 5+1 basement. 5000 sqft. Tip-top! F’hold. Annie 9021-6556 SHEARES VILLE OFF Jervois 1475sf, 3 rms, f’hold, quiet, breezy, Valley Pt Shpg Ctr $2.3M Sole KF 9686 4449 10%UP DISCOUNT!
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    • 158 8 PENTHSE LOVER CASCADIA F’hold 4531 sqft Brand new 2/2+study/3/3+study/4rm Near MGS Future MRT. GOOD COND breezy. 3-rm Mais Sherwood Tower. 1830 sqft. 99 yr. Future MRT. $1.4xM Lily *****228 THE CASCADIA. BT Timah, New premium unit release 2+1. 883/ 990sqft. $1.6xM. 3+1. 1184/ 1216 sqft. $2.0xM HILLSIDE $100K RENO, 1518
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    • 271 8 EURO-ASIA PK, 1528 sf. 3+1. Grd flr patio. Newly reno Good layout. Quiet/ windy. MRT. Peng 9820-8080 D’MIRA. TOP. 2-BDRM, 969 sf, spacious, no noon sun, near T Payoh MRT/ shpg mall. Judy Thian *****663 D.12 KIM KEAT Gdn. 3bdrm. 1335 sqft. Spacious. Tastefully reno. Near amenities. Call 9229 2282
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    • 186 8 1 MIN TO Tenah Merah MRT station Urban Vista!! 1/2/3/4/ Dual Key units. Fr. $6xxk only, Reg for VVIP! Call Davon 9066 8665 2-STY PENTHSE FRUITION 1475 sf, 3bdrm. Huge master bdrm. Quiet environment. Call Estee 9188-5215 134 PEBBLE BAY 1765 sf. 2 rms, 99 yrs. Sea view, greenery. F/facilities.
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    • 135 8 MANDARIN GDN AWESOME Panoramic unblocked view Rare! 829sf 1bdrm balcony Elina*****900/*****570 EAST MEADOWS 3+1, $1.2M to close. 1237sf. 5mins to MRT. Rental $4K. Closing soon! Noelle 9617 1609. MANDARIN GDNS 3-BDRM 1572 sf, very high flr with sea view. Well kept, unblk, $1.7M neg. Roy *****996 SAVANNAH CONDO 4+1, 1453
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    • 228 8 GRAB THESE BUYS. Mins walk to MRT. Seaview units. Estimate fr: $650K. Call Olivia Lim for appt. LOYANG VALLEY #01, like landed. 1981 sqft. 4+1 spacious. Sure to impress! Value for *****999 **DOUBLE BAY RES. Simei MRT Brand new 2+1. 926sf Corner. High flr. $1.1xM neg. SM Chia *****500 FONTAINE
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    • 313 8 LAUNCHING SOON Jelabu Rd/ Bt Panjang. Shpg mall/ MRT right at your door step. Reg your interest now. Davey Lee *****908 1)HILLINGTON GREEN. #01. 1927 sqft. 3+1+1 rm. $2.2m. 2)Merawoods. 4+1, 1938 sf. Fantastic view. Tenanted. $2.3m. Jazrel 9002-7088 NATURE PARK HILLVIEW Regency 3+1 1130sf High flr A1 Decor, Bright
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    • 292 8 5’I’ BLK 516 Bedok N Ave 2. Val $595k. Excellent location Good sch/walk to MRT danielchng.com *****012 ACT FAST! 4’S Blk 338 high flr, unblocked. Reno. MRT, Sch, Shops, Val S360K Call Spencer 9696 3838 NEW LIST! BLK 150 3’NG’ Corner, 80sqm, #04 Top flr. Bright. Near Amenities, sch. All
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    • 314 8 4’A’ 101 HOUGANG. Corner. Huge. 103 sqm. New reno. Lift level. Near mkt/ MRT. val $445k. *****434 Alice 4’A’ BLK. 552 Hougang 104 sqm. Renovated. Spacious. Amenities. Val $435K. Ask $18Kup. Paul 9009-0286 4’A1’ 288E St 21. 103 sqm. Mid/ lift flr. Reno. Corridor. MRT. Value $500K. COV $30K nett.
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    • 353 9 PASIR RIS ONE DBSS 3,4,5 rm choice units avail 1 min walk Whitesands/ Bus/ MRT 1 min walk Sports/Hawker 5 min Downtown E. E-hub Condo Quality @HDB prices T.O.P May 2015 Devin Mogan *****643 4A PASIR RIS 472 High flr. Next to corner lift upgrade paid. Nicely reno. Bright windy.
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    • 303 9 5’I’ BLK 238 Compassvale 4-bdrm. Balcony. Face S/E. Nicely Reno. MRT, mall. View 8pm. *****122 Aw 5-RM CORNER BLK 257C Compassvale Rd. 2 mins to MRT/amenities. Val $530K VTO! Call for viewing appt. 4’A’ S’GOON 232. High flr. corner, well kept, MRT/Nex Chinese ratio filled. Val. Sole Agt *****688 Joseph
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    • 363 9 NEW LIST! 4A Woodlands Blk 896C 99 sqm. Value $405K. Near amenities F/reno. Su 8282 3464. 4-RM D&B OPEN Hse! New! Blk 522 Unblock, 104 sqm Bright 100% Reno. Spacious MRT, Sch, Must view! BLK 208 YISHUN, 4’NG’ Corner. High flr. Val $420K ask $50K. 5 mins to MRT/ Northpoint.
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    • 400 9 Martin WKF *****651 AP Oei Tiong Ham Pk Tropical modern 5+1, pool patio, lush greenery/serene... $28K Barker Colonial renovated ***** sq. ft. 6+2+ AV/pool Braddell 9000/6500 sq.ft. 5+1+TV rm/pool/gdn..... $19K Merryn Tropical 5800 sq.ft. spacious 6+1/dip pool.... $15K Trevose $17K renovated ***** sq.ft. 5+1/patio/pool Yarwood 20,000 sq.ft. 5+1/ pool/new kitchen
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    • 432 9 MT SINAI RESIDENCES. New Strata detached. 4100 sf. 4+2 rm. Pte pool. $20K. 9682 3000 JEFF Realty. WHITLEY 2½-STY SEMI-D. 3600/ 4000 sqft. 5+1. Cul-de-sac/ Above deck pool. $10K. Bernard 9850-0222 3+2 TERR, BESIDE Balestier Plaza. 1500 sqft. Reno, aircon, furn. $5K. Avail 1st March. Owner 9625 7071 VILLA DELLE
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    • 384 9 BRIZAY PARK GCB. *****/ 4800 sf, 5+1. Avail immed $21K. J. Goh *****826 VI KINGS CL, FARRER MRT, reno 4500sqft semi-d, big 5+patio, Fance *****697 D10 NEWLY RENO semi-d Coronation Rd 3500/3800 sf, 4+1+1. PLP 9637 9608. LANTANA AVENUE NICE old charm 2sty semi-d. 4+1 big gdn. $8K. Annie *****556
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    • 358 9 *WEST COAST 2½ sty. De tach, 6+1, spacious. Pool park 3 car, Immed, ame nities. Nancy *****887 REFLECTIONS KEPPEL BAY Resort style living Brand new units High rise/Villa block 3 bdrms-1098/1905 sf Tel:6227 1026 LIANG SEAH PLACE Conservation Shophouse 1 bedroom loft apartment 786 sqft/ Furnished 5 min walk to
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    • 829 9 |H|D01-08City 4R1 DOI-OSCity |j|| South-West Ittl South-West Pte Apts for Rent Pte Apts for Rent Luxurious waterfront residences for lease within walking distance to VivoCity and 5 minutes drive to Centre Business District Fully furnished 2 &3 bedroom apartment suites and 4 bedroom penthouse Kitchen equipped with built-in appliances and
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    • 554 9 CAIRNHILL RESIDENCE Penthouse, 2238sqft, 3+1, roof terrace .......$10K CAIRNHILL RESIDENCE YGK GARDENS 2540sqft, 3+Patio+1 ..$9K 2067sqft, 3+1 .............$9K 3165sqft, 4+Roof+1 ...$12K RITZ CARLTON 2831sqft, 3+1..............$19K 9388 8660 Sandy Chia, CBRE The Marq 3014sf/ Parkview 3251, jacuzzi posh 4+1 $25K Grange Res 2583 sf.. $16.5K Imperial 1808 sqft 3+1 spacious balcony.........
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    • 344 10 ROBIN ROAD Brand New Condominium off Stevens Road 2 1 Bedrooms 1,400 sq ft $6,000 Spacious Layout Full Facilities Near Orchard Road 3 1 Bedrooms 1,830 sq ft $8,000 1.5 MONTH COMMISSION* Flexible Lease Term Private Lift Lobby Unblock greenery view CALL9656 9562 Ë Cuscaden Royale 3+1 $7K Ë Fernhill
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    • 195 10 ASPEN HEIGHTS 2/ 4 bdrm. Spring Grove 1389 sf, 3rm Tiara 1507 sqft, 3 bdroom. UE Square 1055 sf, 2bdrm, Patric Poon 9090-8301 MRT DOORSTEP MACKENZIE Regency #02-03 City ctr 1300 sf pool, gym. 2+1 can be3+1 AvailFeb $3.8k Owner *****635/*****996 SCOTTS 28 2034 sf, 3+1 midflr, pool view, Ask
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    • 109 10 ROBERTSON QUAY PIER 2bd rm/ Watermark 3+1 River view. F/ furn. Prime location $neg *****132 Winlin RES KILLINEY. Spacious 2-bdrm, mid flr, brand new, near amenities/ MRT/ Orchard. Ka Sen 9619-6836 THE TIARA 2-BDRM 900 s.f High flr. F/furn. Next to Great World City. Avail immed. Cicilia 9636-6169 BELLEVUE DUPLEX
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    • 157 10 RIDGEWOOD CONDO 3+ Study, 1744 sqft. P/furn High flr.$4800 neg. Immed Brandon *****624 JERVOIS LODGE. 3 bdrms. 1550sf. Ground flr. Immed. P/furn. Clean, reno. Quiet. $5.xK. Joey 9795-9055 COSMOPOLITAN 2/ 4-RM. $7K/ $8.7K. High flr. 1st Mar/ Immed. Great World City. S.Yong *****303 WHARF RES. NEWLY TOP. 2 bdrm. P/furn.
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    • 389 10 WING ON LIFE Gdn, 3240 sf. Reno bathrms. Spacious kitchen. Beautiful views. $10.5K. Lincoln 9750-0397 D9 NEW TOP Res Killiney All high flr. 2 bdrm. 1076 sf Pool view/ 2+study 1324 sf Exclusive. *****553 Sim TESSARINA 958 SQFT, 2+ 1 study. High flr, pool view. P /furn. No noon sun.
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    • 555 10 8@MOUNT SOPHIA 3RM, #6 1378sf. P/furn, face pool, Dhoby Ghaut MRT, Plaza S’pura. Mary 9073-8325 TANGLIN RESIDENCE 3-STY townhouse. 5+1 basement. 5000 sf. Pool/ gym. Tip-top! Annie *****556 BRAND NEW HAMILTON Scotts 2800 sqft 3 ensuite maid. Unblock. Pte/ car lift. MRT *****373 owner BELLE VUE NEW! 3280 sqft Top
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    • 1217 10 i D11 &21 Newton/ IWl Dll &21 Newton/ IMS Dll &21 Newton/ III BtTimah/dementi BtTimah/dementi m ItTimah/dementi Pte Apts for Rent Pte Apts for Rent Pte Apts for Rent Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Pastoral View at Bassein Road Minutes walk to Novena MRT Station, Square 2 and Novena
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    • 333 11 D.15 NEPTUNE CT. High flr. 3bdrm. Furn. Vacant $3.6K Seafront High flr. 2 bdrm. Fully furn. City view. $5K. Suites Katong 1 bdrm. Furn. Low flr.Immed. $2.8K Call Sylvia Sim 9723-0550 SANTA FE MANSIONS Mountbatten Rd, 1100 sf 2 rms, Nicely reno, #16, $3.6K. Tanamera Crest, 3 rms, MRT. Lagoon
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    • 476 11 SUNHAVEN 2+1, 1389 sf w/ patio, pool view, unfurn, near Changi Biz Pk. Immed Johnson 9062-4838 SUITES EAST Coast Brand new 2 bdrms. F/furn All welcome. Avail Immed. Joe Tan 9689 7743 PN WATERFRONT KEY 4RMS 1518sf Nice reservoir View. Changi Biz Pk Airport Immed. Matthias *****078 **SANCTUARY GREEN 3+1
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    • 338 11 PINEVALE 3+1, 1389SF. High flr. P/furn. Spacious layout good cond. Immed. Call 9851-4072 Eileen PN NEW! DOUBLE BAY 3 mins MRT 2/2+study/3/4. $3.6K up. Moving fast. Keys avail! Airport/ Changi Biz Park BRAND NEW! SIMEI MRT. Double Bay Res. 2 bdrm. Pool view. Resort living. neg! Kenneth *****318 TROPICAL SPRING
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    • 329 11 EXPAT’S CHOICE MORNING Glory. 3+1. Reno. F/furn. Pool view. Mid Feb. $4.4K neg. Kim Lee 9624-9749 DESIGNER DECOR. KOVAN Melody, 900 sqft, 2 bdrm. High flr, unblocked. Immed. $4k. Manita 9692-1106 REGENTVILLE 3+1 HIGH flr. Reno. F/ aircon. Pool view. Amenities. Immed move in. Hurry! 9846-4337 David 2RM CHUAN PARK
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    • 426 11 D22 LAKEHOLMZ 3+1 1293sf P/furn, Beautiful condition Pool view. Mins to MRT. Avail immed. 9007-8443 HILLVIEW HGT 2/3-RM. 1012 1200 sf. F/facilities. Unblocked. Fully furn. Avail immed. 9107-6668 Agnes. $3.1K. HAZEL PK. 2-rm. F/furn. High ceiling. High flr. Avail 1st Feb. Pool facing. Sharlyn *****438 D.23 HILLVIEW REGENCY 3+1. High
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    • 416 11 SIMS AVE APT. share rm. Immed. Common/ master rm aircon, bed, cabinet. Newly reno. Lift, 24 hrs security. Nice rm. Must view! 8272-2277 8444-0312 PINE GR CONDO (Mt Sinai) common rm. F/aircon. No owner. Can cook. Avail immed. Ka Sen 9619-6836 RM@ SOMMERSET/ Orchard East Coast near Siglap Ctr. Master
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    • 537 11 2+1 BLK 624 AMK F/furn, aircon, near mkt/ shop/ YCK MRT. 1 Feb. Don’t miss! Kym Tan *****906 BLK 401 HOUGANG 2+1, $2.2K P/furn, MRT/ Shpg. 152 S’goon N 3+1, $2.4K. P/furn. Immed 9455 5506 2-RM 1-HALL CORNER. Blk 4 /5. 3 min S’goon MRT. Attached toilet. High flr. Furn.
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    • 367 11 BLK 20 ST Georges. 4’NG’ Furn. Immed. Family/ couple, max 6 pax. $3000 nett. Mano 9835-4292 PN TOA PAYOH 3+1 Blk 220. F/furn. Nicely reno. Near amenities/ mkt. Braddell MRT *****368 Alphonsus 2+1+1 T PAYOH blk.34. MRT. furn, aircon, reno. 1st Feb. $2.4K. Lee 9455-9769 KALLANG MRT. 3-RM HDB. Renovated
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    • 519 11 3+1 CLEMENTI BLK 202, $2.8K. 4+1 Jurong W St 42, Furn. $3K. Avail 1st Mar. *****466 Chua WL HSR APPROVED 5’I’ 609 CCK. 5 mins Yew Tee MRT, f/furn, sch/ bus-stop. Immed. Indian hse. Julia 9068-1291 2+1, 537 BT Batok near Mkt MRT. F/furn, 3 aircon. Family/professional. $2.3K 2yr. Immed.
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    • 512 11 Storage/Warehouse/Factory/Open Space Jurong Tuas 200 sq.ft. to 500,000 sq.ft. Attractive Rent Ample Electrical Loading Ample Loading Space High Ceiling 24-Hour Security Logistics Services Avail Call Owner6578 9966 SLP North Team: *****828 northteam@slpintl.com NorthStar AMK fr $1900 646/775/1227/1851 Sqft Ramp-Up/Flatted Immed! North Link #01/03/05 Flr fr $5100 5188sf unblock view! Immed!
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    • 627 12 Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent FOR LEASE! SINGAPORE SCIENCE PARK SPACE Franklin# Rutherford# Chadwick Curie Cavendish Alpha Aries Gemini Capricorn Cintech l/ll/lll Galen Kendall Teletech Park BUSINESS PARK SPACE Acer Building# TechQuest iQuest# 13 IBP#
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    • 158 12 NORTHPT BIZHUB RAMP Up 2646 sqft. Carpark/ toilet. High ceiling w/mezzanine. $3300 only! Call 6100 2110 NORTHSTAR SINGLE/ joint units fr 1852sf face gdn. own parking *****086/ *****632 û TUAS B2 FTY. Approx 6889 sf. Avail immed. Also for sale. View by appt. Call *****551 OT HARVEST WOODLANDS, B1 Light
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    • 225 12 GOOD RENT! TRADEHUB 21. Fitted. 1422/ 1453/ 2885 sf Bright, Airy, Good layout. Immed. NgohSK *****072 SHUN LI. B2 Ind. 3315/ 1650 sf. Aircon office/ Warehse. Column free. Immed. Free carpark. $2 psf neg. Hurry! HARVEST WOODLANDS. B2. Ramp-up. 20ft container. 2024 sf. Mid flr. Immed Call Jeanette 9666-7638 GOLDPINE
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    • 328 12 UBI, DEFU, KAKI Bt #01 terr /rampup. 1096/1658/2100/ 3500/5100/9300-36K sqft B1/B2. Sale too. *****906 SUNGEI KADUT 6300SQFT: wood works. Marsiling B2 single sty 2500sqft: engrg works. Call *****900 Koh WOODLANDS 11/ HARVEST Just TOP. $1.9K+. 1056/ 1938 sqft. MRT. Type B1/ B2. Tony Kwek *****270 BI LIGHT FTY for assignment
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    • 252 12 T5 Tampines $5.8m ***** ***** sqft Column Free. High Ceiling Loyang Industrial $11m 4 Storey Terrace Factory 47,000sqft Approved Dorm Kaki Bukit $5.8m/$6.8m 5 Storey Inter Terrace Land: 4804sf Built: *****sf 7 Storey Corner Terrace Land: 6927sf Built: *****sf 40ft container accessible Enterprise Hub $2.3m 3 storey terrace. 6230sqft General
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    • 279 12 F’HOLD MARYMOUNT MRT. Ramp Up Flatted unit. 1637 sqft. Near CTE/ PIE/ Future NSE/ Orchard/ CBD. SLP Int’l 9338 4888 VVIP BOOKING! FREEHOLD! B1 Lifestyle New Ind. Rd. Near MRT. 6.5m Ceiling. 87 units 1 canteen. Yvonne 9876-1338 HARVEST WOODLANDS. 2077 sqft. Ask $805K neg. High flr. Ramp up. Corner
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    • 238 12 LAUNCHING SOON! FH Lifestyle light Ind New Industrial Rd. 88 units. Near MRT. Terence 9108-8249 LAUNCHING SOON, FH, Lifestyle Light Ind New Ind Rd. 88 units Near MRT, Call *****275, Kerwin tay LAUNCHING SOON LIFESTYLE 8 Sty Light Ind New Industrial Rd 88 units near MRT Malvis*****230 LAUNCHING SOON! FH
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    • 301 12 LAUNCHING SOON! FH lifestyle light ind. New Industrial Rd. 88 units. Near MRT. 9784 2707 Kensy. LAUNCHING SOON. RARE! Lifestyle Light Ind New Ind Rd. 88 units near MRT. No ABSD. Amy 9674 6618 LAUNCHING SOON! FH Lifestyle Light Ind New Industrial Rd, 88 units. Near MRT. Caitlyn 9855-2585. LAUNCHING
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    • 373 12 LAUNCHING SOON! LIFESTYLE light Ind New Ind Rd 88units. No ABSD. Near MRT. Joyce Foo *****637 INNOVATION PL, FH. 1902 sf grd flr/1432sf, all tenanted Ubi Ctr 1152sf $530k. Grab now! www.juneleng.com F’HOLD ONE PEMIMPIN 1249 sf B1 use/ classy set up dr face NE. $1k psf ono. Rent also.
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    • 369 12 PROSPER HOUSE CLEAN MODERN Showroom Office Near MRT Aircon provided Limited to light clean business only At 101 Lorong 23 Geylang (Off Sims Avenue) PROSPER REALTY PTE LTD Tel: 6292-8149 GOLDBELL TOWERS 47 Scotts Rd Office Space 800 to 3700 sqft Flexible individual aircon control Walking distance to Newton MRT
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    • 869 13 Office Space for Rent Office Space for Rent Office Space for Rent Office Space for Rent FAR EAST ORCHARD INOVENA s I: I H Specialist Center *%r m Call *****433 4 Cap/taCommercial Prime Office Space Choice Locations Trust mm hwmim 20,000 80,000 sq ft Above Tanjong Pagar MRT Stn Call:
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    • 805 13 TUNG CENTRE Excellent Seaview Next to Raffles Place MRT Station 530 sq ft 9,667 sq ft 6428 7884 I 6428 7853 I 6534 3132 OFFICE and COMMERCIAL SCHOOL SPACE FOR LEASE 10 RAEBURN PARK 320 430 1,038 1,809 20,000 sq.ft. Lush Greenery and Extensive Landscaping Shuttle Bus to and from
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    • 462 13 PARKWAY, CENTRAL SOHO, 635, 926, 1572, 2852, 3400 sf *****594 APPC TEXTILE CTR #09. 900 sqft Fitted aircon. Immediate $2700. Ng *****635 ERA GOLDEN MILE TOWER 1196 sf. Corner unit. Facing sea. Well renovated. *****939 PENINSULA PLAZA 344SF. #05 Window unit. Face Church. Reno. 9631 6939 UBI TECHPARK 1496SQFT. #03-61.
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    • 263 13 Wvsz~ ®K P ®s s r e Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Office Space at Central for Sale No additional buyer's stamp duty No seller's stamp duty No restriction on loan tenure Unit sizes from 646 sq ft to 13,337 sq ft Tenanted, with immediate rental income Located above
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    • 348 13 6354 9641/ 6354 9624 6350 5154 6350 5109 United Square the kids learning mall Sizes from 211 sq ft to 811 sq ft Available in March/August 2013 Suitable for ladies' and teens' apparels and accessories, gifts/hobbies, telecommunication, jewellery and watches, health and beauty products, home accessories, lifestyle trades, etc. Opposite
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    • 1063 14 67 a.»r 167 Ke 167 s*sr Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES i unc in UiJi n Amiiit Tg A New Destination with Lifestyle Shopping and Delectable Dining! F&B and Retail Space for Lease Unit sizes from 1,400 sq ft to 2,000 sq ft Located at Choa Chu Kang Road/Woodlands
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    • 428 14 ALEXANDRA CTRL PREVIEW! VIP Booking Starts Now! Suit Retail Shops/ Restns. Call/ sms 9768-6665 Now ALEXANDRA CTRL PREVIEW! VIP Booking Starts Now! Suit Retail Shops/ Restns. Call/ sms *****355 Now! ALEXANDRA CTRL PREVIEW! VIP Booking Starts Now! Suit Retail Shops/ Restns. Call/ sms *****582 Now! **PN PROPERTY ELITES Div. Parklane
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    • 136 14 ALEXANDRA CTRL PREVIEW! VIP Booking Starts Now! Suit Retail Shops/ Restns. Call/ sms *****568 Now RARE EAST COAST Shophse. Near I12 Katong. New, F’hold! Good frontage. 3 storey. Ng K.M *****897 ALEXANDRA CTRL PREVIEW! VIP Booking Starts Now! Suit Retail Shops/ Restns. Hurry! Call/ sms 9061-1119 BT TIMAH FH minim
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    • 144 14 ALEXANDRA CTRL PREVIEW! VIP Booking Starts Now! Suit Retail Shops/ Restns. Hurry Call/ sms 9026-5812 ALEXANDRA CTRL PREVIEW! VIP Booking Starts Now! Suit Retail Shops/ Restns. Call/ sms 9734-9894 Now 6% POTENTIAL RETURN Mrt F’hold 4-sty shophse 3623 sqft/ 7287sqft $10mil nett. No GST. 9101-6433 LamHH 2-STY SHOPHSE@ DUNLOP St/
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    • 232 14 Properties iL Travel 136 BEDOK N Ave 3. HDB shophse. Bal 65 yrs. 1625 sf. Asking $2.5M. Agt welcome. Owner 8152-9942 NEAR OUTRAM MRT 3.5 stys Shophse. Good cond. Full commercial! No ABSD. No GST. $8.xm. 6100 0090 JLN BESAR AREA FH 4 stys ShopHse. 4130 sqft. neg. No GST.
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    • 784 21 CareersforYouA list of career opportunities found in Saturday’s (19 January) issue of the CATS Recruit Company Name Contact Information Job Title Company Name Contact Information Job Title Company Name Contact Information Job Title Company Name Contact Information Job Title Company Name Contact Information Job Title National Healthcare Group www.nhg.com.sg/joinus.htm National
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