The Straits Times, 1 April 2013

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    28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013 80 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 050/02/2013
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    Lock icon Dialysis centres beef up to meet demand
    509 1  -  Ageing population and rise in diabetes cases leading to more kidney failures By MELISSA PANG melpang@sph.com.sg DIALYSIS centres in Singapore are scaling up to cope with a surge in kidney failure cases as the population ages and diabetes becomes more common. At least
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    Lock icon This could be Singapore’s first World Heritage Site
    575 1  -  TAN DAWN WEI ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR dawntan@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE is making a pitch for its first Unesco World Heritage Site the 154-year-old Botanic Gardens. It has sent its initial application for the coveted status to the global body, formally known as the United
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    Lock icon ‘Lemon’ gripes up
    41 1 MORE than half a year after Singapore’s “lemon law” was passed, the number of complaints about defective goods has spiked to 50 a month. Cars, electronics and mobile phones topped the list. L TOP OF THE NEWS A3
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    Lock icon Pope’s peace plea
    38 1 POPE Francis delivered a plea for peace in his first Easter message to the world, decrying the seemingly endless conflicts in the Middle East and on the Korean peninsula. L TOP OF THE NEWS A6
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      Lock icon President Tan in Myanmar on historic first state visit
      536 2 / 3  -  Trip marks deepening ties since Thein Sein became president in 2011 By ANDREA ONG andreao@sph.com.sg MYANMAR President Tony Tan Keng Yam arrives in Myanmar today on a historic state visit that is a first by Singapore since both countries established diplomatic
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      Lock icon Worker dies in airport worksite accident
      291 2 / 3  -  By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg A WORKER has died following an accident at Changi Airport that left two others injured. The men were using wrenches to detach a drill pipe, which suddenly spun, said a Manpower Ministry spokesman. Their tools then swung and struck
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      Lock icon COLOURFUL HOLI-DAY
      97 2 / 3 People with their faces smeared with coloured powder posing for photos during Holi festival celebrations in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The Hindu festival of colours, celebrated in Malaysia yesterday, took place last Wednesday, according to the Hindu calendar. It is celebrated by Hindus all over the world to mark
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      Lock icon Two die in Shanghaifrom strain of bird flu
      299 2 / 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Two people in Shanghai have died after being infected with H7N9 avian influenza, a sub-type that had not previously been transmitted to humans. An 87-year-old man fell ill on Feb 19 and died on March 4, while a man
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      Lock icon More consumers invoke ‘lemon law’ for defective goods
      630 2 / 3  -  Top 3 industries complained about are cars, electronics and cellphones By JESSICA LIM CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT limjess@sph.com.sg MORE people are stepping forward to complain about defective goods, more than half a year after Singapore’s “lemon law” came into force. The law, which protects
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          Lock icon Dialysis centres expand
          51 4 DIALYSIS centres in Singapore are scaling up to cope with a surge in kidney failure cases as the population ages and diabetes becomes more common. At least three organisations that offer this service are expanding their facilities, either by reconfiguring existing space or acquiring new sites. PAGE
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          Lock icon Mine death toll now 17
          55 4 RESCUERS found 15 more bodies at a mining site after a massive landslide in Tibet last Friday. That brought the number of confirmed deaths to 17. The authorities yesterday said survivors are unlikely to be found, among 83 miners who were at the site when
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          Lock icon Simmering Korean crisis
          40 4 TENSIONS continued to simmer in the Korean peninsula, as Pyongyang announced that it was beefing up its nuclear arsenal, and Seoul said its vaunted Marine Corps would be holding extended drills with United States forces. PAGE A8
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          Lock icon Sparring over Penang
          38 4 LEADERS of Malaysia’s ruling Barisan Nasional and the opposition Pakatan Rakyat are already duelling it out in Penang state, daring each other to a face-off even before the electoral contest could officially begin. PAGE A9
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          Lock icon Monk changes stance
          53 4 U WIRATHU, a monk known for speaking against Muslims in Myanmar, is pledging instead to promote religious harmony. The outspoken cleric is easing up on the rhetoric after witnessing first hand the devastation wrought by deadly sectarian riots involving Buddhists and Muslims in a town in central
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          Lock icon Leg up for divisive Modi
          46 4 THE main opposition Hindu nationalist party has elevated Mr Narendra Modi (right), a deeply divisive figure in Indian politics, to the party’s top decision-making body, with his supporters believing he could become prime minister in national elections next year. PAGE A14
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Avoid retirement time bomb
          58 4 IT IS worrying that four in 10 Singaporeans have never saved a single cent towards retirement, as shown by a recent survey. Heavy dependence on state help will strain public finances as the working population shrinks. Singaporeans need to take more responsibility for their retirement by
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          Lock icon Better mobile coverage
          65 4 SUBSCRIBERS plagued by poor mobile reception may benefit from a revised building code to be issued by the middle of 2013. The move looks set to remove some major hurdles telcos face when trying to ensure good indoor coverage. These include a lack of space to install
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          Lock icon New hub, old memories
          47 4 TAMPINES residents were given a glimpse of the town’s future yesterday when the design for its new integrated hub was unveiled. Meanwhile, efforts to preserve its past were also launched, with the public invited to share their memories of the area. PAGE B2
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          Lock icon Stock delivered to rival
          52 4 A CLOTHES shop owner has criticised the postal service after her $5,000 order of new stock ended up being delivered to a rival who mistakenly sold some of it. Ms Lee Qianni, 26, was then offered $20 worth of vouchers as a “goodwill” gesture by SingPost.
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          Lock icon Fengshui items ‘popular’
          63 4 A CRYSTAL Buddha sculpture accompanied by two quartz dragons is on sale for $3.2 million a sign of the growing popularity of fengshui artefacts. There are no buyers yet for the 60cm ornament, but Chinese geomancy artefacts are selling well here and coming with hefty price tags.
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Make changes? It is a piece of cake
          80 4 BAKER and cafe chain Swissbake used to get customer complaints about messed-up cake orders every week. It has since invested in a Web-based ordering system that helps staff to avoid mistakes and allows changes to be easily made. PAGE B11 (From left)
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          Lock icon Bigger bite of SGX pie
          57 4 THE recent stock market rally has prompted more retail investors to jump into the fray. Retail involvement as a percentage of total daily turnover rose from about 40 per cent at the start of last year to as high as 60 per cent in recent
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon Serena wins No. 6
          55 4 SERENA Williams now stands alone as the woman with the most Sony Open championships after storming back to defeat Maria Sharapova, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0, in Saturday’s final. It was her sixth title in the event, one better than Steffi Graf. The 31-year-old solidified her world No.
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          Lock icon Qatar: Don’t cry foul
          44 4 ISSUES such as alcohol consumption and allegations of bribery threaten to pull down the 2022 World Cup host. But Qatar’s organising committee chairman Hassan Al-Thawadi dismisses these as normal reactions to a “visionary concept that breaks the mould”. PAGE B18
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Sweet ‘people’s goddess’
          101 4 SWEETIE pie Taiwanese actress Michelle Chen, 29, is so squeaky clean that tabloids have a tough time digging up dirt on her. There is so little to gossip about her that some resorted to writing stories about her stepping out of the house with no make-up on.
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      • WHAT'S ONLINE
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          79 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L Korean actor Lee Byung Hun: Box-office assassin L Universities, polytechnics and ITE raise tuition fees L A quiet Good Friday at car showrooms even after drop in COE prices L Malaysian Parliament dissolution likely only after mid-April L N. Korea to enter
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          Lock icon Top citizen journalism stories
          77 4 www.stomp.com.sg L Confession: I whacked a foreign worker who touched my butt on the train L 10 cement trucks jostle with horns blaring L Couple hog 8-seater table for kids who fail to show up after 45 minutes L Jilted woman puts story of beer hostess
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          41 4 Top www.razortv.com.sg L Children from mixed parentage just like any other Singaporean L Three cheers for Ah Boys To Men L Yang brothers on a mission L How to wear a du dou stylishly L Common mosquito breeding spots
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      Lock icon Pope Francis prays for Syria, Korea in first Easter message
      547 6 He also calls for peace between Israelis and Palestinians REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE VATICAN CITY Pope Francis prayed for a “political solution” in Syria and for “reconciliation” on the Korean peninsula in his first Easter Sunday message. In his first “Urbi
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      Lock icon NUH sets up registry to track ‘kidney attacks’
      538 6  -  MELISSA PANG “KIDNEY attacks” strike suddenly and may afflict as many as one in 20 hospitalised patients. They cause damage to the organ and are often triggered by severe infections, heart failure and other critical illnesses. Now, the National University Hospital (NUH)
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      Lock icon Elections in next few weeks: Muhyiddin
      274 6 KUALA LUMPUR As speculation heats up about Malaysia’s impending general election, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister has reportedly announced that voting “will be held in the next few weeks”. “I do not think the Prime Minister will wait the full five years before dissolving
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      Lock icon DBS targets HDB flat buyers with new home loan
      529 6  -  By MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg DBS Bank has launched a new home loan targeted at the HDB home buyer, with interest rates that are more attractive than that of the concessionary loan offered by the Housing Board. The POSB HDB Loan will
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      Lock icon Tibet landslide: Slim hopes of finding survivors
      659 7 More bodies found yesterday but more than 60 still not accounted for AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS XINHUA BEIJING Hopes are fading that Chinese search and rescue teams would find any survivors after a huge landslide crashed down a Tibetan mountain, burying more than
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      101 4 Property agents, don’t let policy changes cool your business. We understand that the latest property tax structures and cooling measures have raised some challenges for the real estate profession. STProperty has your interests at heart and is taking the chance to lend a helping hand by letting you post your
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon N. Korea vows to beef up nukes
      646 8  -  South extends drills with US; row escalates over joint Kaesong plant By ANDREW SALMON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES andrewcsalmon@yahoo.co.uk SEOUL North Korea has vowed to beef up its nuclear forces as the South announced continued military drills with the United States and a
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      Lock icon US strategy takes crisis into dangerous territory: Analysts
      374 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL Soaring tensions on the Korean peninsula have seen dire North Korean threats met with an unusually assertive United States response that analysts warn could take a familiar game into dangerous territory. By publicly highlighting its recent deployment of nuclear-capa-ble
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon BN, PR leaders fight for upper hand in Penang
        656 9  -  BN state chief pits himself against DAP’s Lim Guan Eng in early fireworks By TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT chengwee@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s general election has yet to be called, but the fireworks have already begun in Penang. Barisan Nasional (BN)
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        Lock icon Printing firms cash in on election wait
        360 9 STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK THE STAR/ASIA PETALING JAYA While some businesses have been hit by the uncertainty over when Malaysia’s 13th general election will be held, others are enjoying huge profits from the wait. It is proving to be a very lucrative time for
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        Lock icon Anti-Muslim monk changes tack, vows to promote peace
        778 10  -  Some say he was moved by recent riots but others remain sceptical By NIRMAL GHOSH INDOCHINA BUREAU CHIEF nirmal@sph.com.sg BANGKOK A monk known for his outspokenness against Muslims in Myanmar, U Wirathu, has signed on to a statement by civic and religious
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        Lock icon Indonesia’s Democrats act to quell internal friction
        539 10  -  By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT wahyudis@sph.com.sg SANUR (Bali) Indonesia’s ruling Democratic Party took another step to end bitter internal rivalry by appointing a popular figure to its leadership ranks, two months after ditching a popular chairman after he was named a suspect in
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          Lock icon Over 1,000 logos for ANN contest
          81 10 BANGKOK The Asia News Network (ANN), the world’s largest newspaper network, has pulled in more than 1,000 entries for its logo contest, which closed yesterday. Contest participants were to design a logo with the theme “Emerging Asia”, to reflect the region’s expanding role on
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          Lock icon India ‘angry with Brics treatment’
          67 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI The Indian government is reportedly angry that South African President Jacob Zuma failed to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during last week’s Brics summit. According to the Sunday Express, this was because the schedule drawn up by the
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          Lock icon Search for new fuel off Taiwan
          63 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI A research vessel carrying German and Taiwanese scientists set sail for waters off the island’s south-western coast yesterday in search of methane hydrate, a potentially vast new energy source. Known as “fire ice”, the fossil fuel, which consists of densely packed
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        Lock icon Ex-president Estrada eyes Manila mayor seat
        333 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA In typically colourful fashion, graft-tainted former Philippine president Joseph Estrada yesterday launched his campaign for mayor of Manila in what he called his “last hurrah” in politics. The one-time movie actor, who turns 76 on April 19, said he wanted to
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        Lock icon Modi’s rise makes BJP allies uneasy
        629 14  -  Gujarat chief minister a step closer to becoming party’s candidate for PM By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has been elevated to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) highest decision-mak-ing body, a move that formally brings the controversial
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        Lock icon India’s protest street keeps spirit of activism alive
        502 14 WASHINGTON POST NEW DELHI The massive protests that swept India after the gang rape of a student in the capital last year may seem to have disappeared from the headlines here. The young woman who was assaulted died; the government gave her
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        Lock icon Pakistanis squabble over road name
        414 14 NEW YORK TIMES LAHORE If ever a squabble over a street name could sum up a nation’s identity crisis, it is happening in Lahore, Pakistan’s cultural capital. Late last year, a group of Lahoris made progress in getting local officials to rename a busy traffic
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        Lock icon Thailand to spend $4.5b to support rice farmers
        172 14 REUTERS CHACHOENGSAO (Thailand) Thailand’s Cabinet has approved a 105 billion baht (S$4.5 billion) budget to buy seven million tonnes of paddy rice, as part of its rice intervention scheme for the 2012/2013 production year. The buying period for off-sea-son rice was set
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        Lock icon Striking gold with his Bangkok condos
        916 15  -  Real estate tycoon’s projects located close to train stations are a hit PEOPLE TO WATCH By TAN HUI YEE THAILAND CORRESPONDENT tanhy@sph.com.sg BANGKOK The year was 1998. After more than 15 years abroad, a bright young man returned to Thailand only to be plunged
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        Lock icon Fall of ‘Sun King’ and his empire
        1048 16  -  Twist to rags-to-riches tale as solar power tycoon faces possible charges IN THE SPOTLIGHT By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com SYDNEY For solar power tycoon Shi Zhengrong, aka the “Sun King”, his spectacular rise from humble beginnings in China to wealth
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        Lock icon Mandela still in hospital but making progress: Officials
        241 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JOHANNESBURG Anti-apart-heid leader Nelson Mandela remained in hospital for a fourth day after South African officials said he was making progress following treatment for pneumonia. The frail 94-year-old, one of the towering figures of modern history, was admitted late last
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        Lock icon Turkey hopes Israeli tourists will return
        473 17 Optimism in the wake of Israel’s apology for deadly raid on flotilla AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISTANBUL The air-clearing apologies have been made and accepted. Now, Turkey’s tourism industry is holding its breath and hoping that Israel’s apology for a deadly 2010 raid on a Gaza-bound
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        Lock icon Execution unrest hits Kashmir tourism
        624 17  -  By KRITTIVAS MUKHERJEE INDIA CORRESPONDENT mkritti@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI Kashmir’s pristine ski slopes are almost deserted and the famed houseboats that dot its stunning blue lakes are quiet. Indeed, trouble seems to be in the air in India’s most restive region once again, bringing bad news
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        Lock icon Shroud of Turin on display amid new claims
        279 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY The Shroud of Turin went on display for a special TV appearance last Saturday amid new research disputing claims that it is a mediaeval fake and purporting to date the linen some say was Jesus’ burial cloth to
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          Lock icon 5 children die in French house fire
          60 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS The authorities say five young siblings aged two to 10 have died after a fire broke out in a home in northern France. A rescue team official told France-2 TV yesterday that the children’s father escaped the late Saturday inferno
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          Lock icon Saudi Arabia warns WhatsApp
          50 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RIYADH Saudi Arabia yesterday warned of “suitable measures” if providers of Internet messenger applications, such as WhatsApp, failed to comply with its rules. The Communications and Information Technology Commission said some telecom applications “do not meet the regulatory conditions” but did not specify how.
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          Lock icon TV satirist probed over insult claims
          69 17 REUTERS CAIRO Prosecutors questioned Egypt’s most prominent television satirist yesterday over allegations that he had insulted the President and Islam, a case that has increased fears of a crackdown on dissent. Mr Bassem Youssef rose to fame after the 2011 uprising that swept Hosni
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          Lock icon Cyprus officials urged to resign
          63 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NICOSIA The head of Cyprus’ powerful Orthodox Church has called on the finance minister and central bank chief to resign over a crippling bailout. Archbishop Chrysostomos II said both Finance Minister Michalis Sarris and central bank governor Panicos Demetriades should go for allowing
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          Lock icon WTO set for leadership race
          56 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GENEVA The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is bracing itself for the start of a race to lead the body that polices the rules of global commerce. Mr Roberto Azevedo, Brazil’s ambassador to the WTO, is seen as a favourite. Another strong challenger is
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          Lock icon Home buyers hit with more curbs
          46 18 BLOOMBERG BEIJING Beijing, Shanghai and five other cities yesterday began tighter rules on home purchases to cool the property market. Beijing banned single-person households from buying more than one residence, while Shanghai prohibited banks from giving credit to third-home buyers.
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        Lock icon Qantas, Emirates launch alliance with joint fly-past
        495 18 Link-up with Gulf carrier seen as vital to Aussie airline’s sustainability AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG REUTERS SYDNEY A spectacular flypast by two Airbus A-380 aircraft officially launched an alliance between Australia’s Qantas and Dubai-based Emirates airlines yesterday. The flight over Sydney Harbour Bridge by
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        Lock icon Cash-strapped Egypt faces food and fuel import crisis
        671 18 NEW YORK TIMES QALYUBEYA (Egypt) A fuel shortage has helped send food prices soaring. Electricity is blacking out even before the summer. And gunfights at the petrol pumps have killed at least five people and wounded dozens over the past two weeks.
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      448 12  -  By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg A NEW survey of Singapore companies operating in China paints a picture of optimism and growing interest in the country’s huge domestic market. The survey of 402 senior executives whose firms have a presence
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      154 15 NEXT 48 HOURS Today Basketball NBA: Boston v New York (Live, StarHub Ch216, 7.30am). Baseball MLB: Texas v Houston (8am), Boston v New York (tomorrow, 2am) Live, StarHub CH208 HD Ch210 and mio TV CH114 HD Ch117. Football English Premier League: Fulham v QPR (Live, mio TV Ch102, tomorrow, 3am).
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      689 18  -  Organising committee chief confident nation can pull off 2022 World Cup By SAN JAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg SCEPTICISM only fuels oil-rich Qatar to rise above it even as controversies threaten to pull down the host of the 2022 World Cup. Though still a decade away, the showpiece
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      452 18  -  SANJAY NAIR THE match-fixing scourge across Asia can be solved by creating sustainable career paths within football, said the man who is looking to be the continent’s voice at Fifa. Hassan Al-Thawadi’s bid to be elected onto the world governing
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      370 18 Aston Villa 1 Liverpool 2 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Liverpool came from behind to win 2-1 at Aston Villa yesterday in an entertaining game that kept Paul Lambert’s side entrenched in the Premier League relegation zone. Christian Benteke put Villa ahead in the first half
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      753 15 American wins Key Biscayne title for record 6th time, thanks to late surge ASSOCIATED PRESS KEY BISCAYNE (Florida) Serena Williams danced to the crowd’s roar, spinning and grinning, hopping and waving, then spinning some more. If her victory celebration on the stadium court seemed
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      473 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS SACRAMENTO (California) Kobe Bryant passed Wilt Chamberlain for fourth on the National Basketball Association’s all-time scoring list on Saturday, to help the Los Angeles Lakers to a much-needed 103-98 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Bryant’s jump shot with 7min
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      723 15 Basketball ABL Singapore Slingers 91 Saigon Heat 77. NBA Dallas 100 Chicago 98, Atlanta 97 Orlando 88, Philadelphia 100 Charlotte 92, Houston 98 LA Clippers 81, Minnesota 86 Memphis 99, Milwaukee 99 Oklahoma 109, Utah 116 Brooklyn 107, Golden State 125 Portland 98, Phoenix 104 Indiana 112, Sacramento 98
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      612 15 AGENCE ERANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON (Texas) Rory McIlroy struggled again on Saturday, his chance to win and overtake Tiger Woods for golf’s world No. 1 ranking dwindling as Americans Stewart Cink and Bill Haas shared the PGA Houston Open lead. Haas fired a
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      510 16 Goal against Vigo means he’s scored against every side in succession REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID Barcelona’s World Player of the Year Lionel Messi scored in a 19th successive La Liga match on Saturday, entering a new statistic in the record books by netting against every
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      257 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has said that Iker Casillas will not even be on the bench for the Champions League quarter-final, first leg against Galatasaray on Wednesday. The Spanish captain has recently returned to full training after breaking a bone
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      481 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS David Beckham is back to full match fitness, just in time for the toughest test in football. The English midfielder says he is ready to start in the biggest game in Paris Saint-Germain’s recent history when the ambitious club take on
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      287 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN Bayern Munich must wait another week before wrapping up the Bundesliga title. But, even though the champagne remained on ice, the team were fizzing on Saturday as a sparkling showing brought a 9-2 humbling of Hamburg. Second-placed Borussia
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      348 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBAI Animal Kingdom showed that an American horse can win the world’s richest horse race on an all-weather track, pulling away down the straight to capture the US$10 million (S$12.4 million) Dubai World Cup. The 2011 Kentucky Derby winner overtook the
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        74 16 REUTERS ROME Juventus moved a step closer to a second successive Serie A football title after beating Inter Milan 2-1 on Saturday. A superb long-range Fabio Quagliarella strike after three minutes and a tap in from Alessandro Matri on the hour were just enough for
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        77 16 VETERAN national discus thrower James Wong will have his work cut out if he is to qualify for the SEA Games in December. The 44-year-old, who came out of retirement for one more shot at Games glory, threw a mere 46.29m at the Singapore Athletics Association
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        50 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS SINGAPORE lost all their matches in the Asian Cricket Council Twenty20 Cup and finished bottom of Group A following their 121-run defeat by Nepal in Kirtipur, Nepal, yesterday. The hosts hit 210-5 in 20 overs and then bowled out Singapore for 89 in 15.1 overs.
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        67 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MONTE CARLO (Monaco) Japan’s Nobuhiro Ishida was knocked out in the third round of his World Boxing Association middleweight title fight against defending champion Gennady Golovkin (above) of Kazakhstan on Saturday. In a World Boxing Organisation light welterweight title fight in Las Vegas, American
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        38 16 go BRUNEI DPMM beat Woodlands Wellington 1-0 in last night’s S-League football game in Bandar Seri Begawan. Joao Moreira’s 30th-minute goal put his side fifth, ahead of the Rams on goal difference.
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        65 16 AN IMPRESSIVE showing by Rashad Jones-Jennings helped the Singapore Slingers beat Saigon Heat 91-77 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium yesterday. American forward Jones-Jennings scored 37 points to lead the Slingers to their fifth win of the Asean Basketball League season and reclaim fourth spot. Indonesia Warriors
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      719 17 Challenge for United and Chelsea to win 48 hours after league exertions AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Manchester United and Chelsea face a challenging 48-hour turnaround ahead of their FA Cup quarter-final replay at Stamford Bridge today. Both sides were in Premier League action on
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      500 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS SUNDERLAND (England) Sunderland reacted to the looming prospect of relegation from the Premier League by firing manager Martin O’Neill on Saturday, hours after a 0-1 loss to Manchester United left the club just a point clear of the bottom
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      233 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini believes that injuries and international commitments have cost his team their Premier League title, but he is adamant that they will end the campaign in style. A 4-0 victory over Newcastle United on Saturday provided one of this
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      334 17 REUTERS LONDON Struggling Queens Park Rangers will have to play like Barcelona if they are to conjure up an improbable escape from relegation, manager Harry Redknapp has said. Second to last in the English Premier League above Reading only on goal difference, QPR make the short
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      606 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LIVERPOOL Everton remain in the hunt for a Champions League place after a superb solo goal from Kevin Mirallas clinched a 1-0 Premier League win over Stoke City. Thanks to Mirallas’ moment of inspiration in the first half at Goodison Park on Saturday,
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      135 18 LOTTERY L Jfl Draw No. 2836/2013 /M. V/ J Draw on Monday, 1 April 2013 Group 1 Prize Sales close at 6pm Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 210 Middle Road, #01-01 Singapore Pools Building, Singapore *****4 Time 6.30pm First Prize $2,200,000 Super Sweep Prize $1,300,000 For the latest ‘Live’
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        637 2  -  The INside Track BY SERENE GOH EDITOR First wizards, then vampires, werewolves, and now...zombies? Like Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense, I’m seeing dead people everywhere or undead, technically and I’m not sure yet what to make of them. With their sunken eyes, lackadaisical
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        263 2  -  BY DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO Zombies present us with an important lesson about being alive. Sometimes, the word “zombie” is used to describe the state of not having any feeling or interest in what is happening around one. How many of us exist without truly living? Are you
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        576 4 / 5  -  The Our Singapore Conversation exercise will move from open and wide-ranging discussions to targeted sessions on hot topics Compiled by EILEEN AUNG-THWIN Education Minister Heng Swee Keat (below), the person guiding the Our Singapore Conversation exercise, revealed that the citizen engagement exercise has
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        510 4 / 5 Drastic measures by the Government to curb car loans have left the sec-ond-hand car industry reeling and fighting for breath. Since Feb 26, buyers can borrow only up to 60 per cent of a car’s purchase price and must repay the loan in
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        456 4 / 5 The 26-year-old “Sticker Lady”, who caused a stir last year for allegedly putting stickers with cheeky messages at traffic light junctions and spray-painting various roads with Singlish phrases, has been spared the more serious charge of vandalism and has been accused of mischief
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        615 6 THE NEWS To stop the country from going bankrupt, the government of Cyprus is taking a 10 billion euro (S$16 billion) loan from the European Union (EU). However, to get the loan, it has agreed to some painful measures to raise money, including taking a big slice
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        104 6 The Straits Times Associated Press CNN.com Violent confrontations between Myanmar’s Buddhists and Muslims continued last week when armed anti-Muslim mobs destroyed mosques and burned dozens of homes and buildings (left). President Thein Sein declared a state of emergency in central Myanmar and sent soldiers to the city of Meikhtila,
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        108 6 Agence France-Presse New Zealand Herald The New Zealand government has warned foreign students not to work as prostitutes while they are in the country. Prostitution has been legal in the country since 2003, but this does not apply to overseas students who are on temporary visas. A government
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        407 7  -  Teenage Heartland Ambassadors document Toa Pay oh with their cameras. reports c-.fL celebrating VI \\y in the heartlands ANG YIYING With cameras in hands and eyes peeled for interesting sights, 40 secondary school students were seen walking around Toa Payoh estate on the first
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        789 8 / 9  -  NG JING XIAN digs into what is making the zombie genre come alive NG JING XIAN orget fangs and blood suckers. Vampires are so yesterday. Think blood, twisted limbs and a dead-slow walk instead. Zombies have eclipsed Twilight and its vampires in the undead popularity stakes
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        1009 10 / 11  -  The decomposing stiffs are shuffling all over your media space, leaving behind a fetid stench and random body parts. NG JING XIAN looks at what made you used to their grave presence NG JING XIAN ST DESIGN JASTER NGUI PHOTOS WIKIMEDIA COMMONS, UIP, MJJ PRODUCTIONS
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        467 12 Her sister helped 17-year-old Cherlyn Lee win a science fiction essay competition. The sisterly theme, I, My Sister, was inspired by the duo’s close bond, said the fifth-year student at Hwa Chong Institution. She had joined the Science Chronicles 2012 competition, organised by the Institute of High Performance
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        243 12 Si* firHBfjn ENGLISH TEACHER Nominations for the Inspiring Teacher of English Award (ITEA) 2013 are now open. Inaugurated in 2008, it is a national award for English teachers in Singapore schools. Jointly presented by the Speak Good English Movement and The Straits Times, with the support
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        615 13  -  HotNeton SHERYL QUEK checks out what’s hot in cyb rspace this week SHERYL QUEK www.facebook.com/innies Spotted an Internet, social media or smartphone trend? E-mail stpost@sph.com.sg and if it is published, you will get an IN goodie bag! APP OF THE WEEK LINE For Windows, Mac, Android,
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        407 14  -  Turn to the series of primers on current affairs in the Opinion section of The Straits Times today Lesson activity by SONIA SNG The use of land can be something that takes care of itself in big countries. People gather around geographical features that support human
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        476 15  -  In the last of this series, DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO suggests different ways to end essays with aplomb M DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO Movies and novels with terrible endings have left many of us disappointed. Unrealistically happy endings make the sceptics roll their eyes. Abrupt, even far-fetched, resolutions
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        1142 16 / 17  -  Cheats are making use of a charitable organisation’s reputation to prey on the public’s generosity Lesson activity by SONIA SNG RED CROSS RAISES RED FLAG OVER FUND-RAISING SCAM By Charissa Yong The Straits Times March 23 The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) has raised the alert after
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        530 18 / 19  -  This week, examine pictures of people at play and explore how such activities can serve as platforms for learning Lesson activity by SHERLEY SERVOS The three pictures all show young people having fun. Study them and then state what lessons can be learnt from each activity. In
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        510 20  -  Pope Francis was elected last month after his predecessor became the first to resign in almost 600 years. SERENE LUO reports reports SERENE LUO The newly elected p o p e or i g i na ll y Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has taken the name Pope
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      119 12 From contemporary to K-pop to locking and krumping, no matter the dance genre, you can practise your art at *Scape. The terraces of levels 4 and 5 at youth hub *Scape are the de facto home of all dance enthusiasts, and you are invited. There is no age limit. You
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      177 15 Get your creative juices flowing Singapore Press Holdings Foundation (SPH Foundation) has launched a creative writing competition to mark its 10th anniversary this year. YOUth Write, in collaboration with IN magazine, is open to all secondary school students. Choose one of these two topics: 1. How youth/I can make a
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      393 1 Tales of the Mediterranean Death of a legend Chef Mauro Colagreco seeks out warmth So likeable, Michelle Chen is called the “people’s goddess” Record producer Phil Ramone dead at age 79 Sweetie Pie C4 C8 C3 PARTNERS IN Sven Tan (left) and Kane Tan worked together to create sleek, contemporary
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        710 2  -  The musical Edges explores teen issues such as sibling rivalry and heartbreak Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg If you have ever bemoaned the addictive qualities of Facebook or lamented the fact that your newly attached friend has abandoned your usual clique, you might find yourself
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        682 2 New York Times New York In her four-decade career, Emmylou Harris has earned a dozen Grammys and a spot in the Country Music Hall of Fame. She is on tour with Rodney Crowell, with whom she has just released a duets album, Old Yellow
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      2025 6 Vehicles s-a Properties MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013 4/’05 KIA PREGIO 2.7M. 1 owner. 100% Loan avail Asking $15.8K. 6555-3300 04/07 BENZ VITO 111L M. 1 Owner 100% in-hse loan Asking $39.8K. 6555-3300 06/10 NISSAN NV200 1.5. 1 Owner. 100% in-hse loan Asking $66.8K. *****300 04/’06 OPEL COMBO 1.7M. In Hse
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      207 6 D.15 ONE AMBER FH high flr 3-bdrms 1259sf. Bright,win dy. Superb amenities/ eateries. Edward *****888 URBAN VISTA NEW launch. 1 min to MRT. 1/2/3/4 rms penthse. Near amenities schs. Call Kevin *****188 URBAN VISTA. SHOWFLAT. Tanah Merah MRT. 1 rm fr $6xxK/2rm fr $7xxK/ 3rm fr $11xxK/4rm fr $14xxK up
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      205 7 FONTAINE PARRY PENTHSE 4-rms, ideal for 3 generations. Basement car park, pte lift. Joshua *****952 SPECIAL PRICE PROMOTION Riverfront living. Future Mall/ Aerospace Pk From $8xxpsf Laura *****539 CHEAPEST CONDO IN Town! Riverfront living. Future Seletar Mall/ Aerospace Pk Call Susan Tan *****837 NEW LAUNCH! FH apts with facilities in
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      279 7 TWIN FOUNTAINS EC. E-App start 4th to 14th April. Call Developer Sales Team for Appt now *****827 Gary BLK 170 3’I’ High floor, Simple, Lift level, Bright unit. Near amenities. All races. William *****831 5’I’ AMK CENTRAL Blk 725. High flr. Built in 1280 sqft. Asking $850 psf. Pls call
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      314 7 930 HOUGANG 5’I’ High/ lift flr, unblock, windy. Movein. Granite. Serious seller. $520K. Open hse by appt. EA 627 JURONG W. Corner. Lift flr. Nicely reno. 5 mins Jurong Pt. Malay hse. Val $570K. Bobby 9027 6858 ***LHG HDB SALES Team. 3’A’ 504. COV $15k+. Lift upgrading. Ctrl/shops/mkt. ExecApt 918
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      265 7 ACT FAST! 4’A’ T.Payoh. Tip top, squarish Pei Chun sch.Spore Flyer view. Early completion. Valued $577K. 4’A’ 664 VAL 390k. Rare! 5’I’ 603 Corner renovated 5’I’ 709 Corner 3+study. 4’A’ 684 Nice. Reno. Rare 3A 821, Woodlands MRT. EA, 509 $575K, 147 sqm, Granite flr, move-in, MRT. 5’I’, 542, $500K,
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      323 7 D.09 2-STY SEMI-D One Tree Hill 6+1 bdrm. Big gdn P/furn. Walk to Orchard MRT. Immed. 9139-9084 GREENLEAF GROVE 3500 SF 4+1. Reno 3 sty Terr roof Terr. Amid Lush Green. $11K. 9633 9893. Chua PY HILLCREST 2-STY SEMI-D 3400 sf. 3+1. Well kept, RGS/ NJC/ Nanyang. Avail immed. Lily
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      422 7 TERESA VILLE, 2-RM Quiet, Unfurn. Mid flr. Easy connectivity. $4K. Anchorage 2+1 furn Spacious. Mid May $4.5k. Samuel 9834 1580. LUMIERE 1-BDRM WITH roof terr sea views. High flr. Tastefully furnished by designer. Owner *****765 THE SAIL, 861 sqft. 2-rms. MBS/ Bay Sea view. Tip top, p/furn $5.8K avail mid
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      350 7 DUCHESS RES (DUNEARN) 4 rm 2971 3057 s.f 2 yr old CityVista Res,Newton MRT 4 rm. Above #10, 2809 sf The Pier Robertson 2rm 1206 s.f 9009-1513 Elin LUXURIOUS S’PORE RIVER view only $8.5K. 8 Rodyk/ 3 bed+Utility/ 1841 sf (single-level)/ pte lift/ vacant. Daren 9746-9109 PARVIS ON HOLLAND Hill,
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      303 7 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 TESSARINA 1055 SF. 2+ study. Tastefully furn.
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      305 7 Properties fac2000 livto PENT2 BRAND NEW units 1948 2207 sf. Shelford Rd 2-sty 3+1. Facilities. Amenities $6K neg Call 6348-7668 IRESIDENCES 3STY Penthse 3000sf. Pte pool. 3+1. Mins to Novena MRT. P/ furn Avail June. Lily *****345 SIMSVILLE 2-RMS 980SF easy access to MRT/ twn. Immed. Agt *****766 THE AMERY,
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      395 7 3 UNITS 2+1 New Condo ’The Gale’ Flora Rd, Facilities. Immed. *****920 Tay KOVAN MELODY MRT 1227 sf, #14 3+1+balcony, p/furn Unblock, face landed hses. Good sch. Jac 9711-3222 KOVANA DESIGNER HOME. 1200 sqft 3+1, Kovan MRT/ Heartland Mall. Nice pool. Privacy. 9670 5550 C21 HILLVIEW REGENCY 3+ study, 1195
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      281 8 PRIME UNIT. 5-RM blk 183 Sengkang. F/aircon/ furn. Good view. Near LRT. April. Owner 9029-7246 3+1 BLK 554 Woodlands. Well kept. Furn and Aircon. High flr. Prefer family. Mid Apr. Noorbani 9009 -5400 2+1 WOODLANDS 1A. $1.8K. Near Check Point. Immed. 3+1 Woodlands 690F $2.6K Approved. Lily 9366-2700 4 RM
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      422 8 CCK 641. 3+1. $2.6K nett. Furn. F/aircon. Neat. Near MRT. Avail 15th Apr. Suits family. SMS Lim *****127 EA $2,650. CCK Approved Blk 461. 1528 sf. Spacious layout. 3+1. F/furn High flr. Immed. 9002-7088 Jazrel CHOA CHU KANG 635. 4’A’ 3 bdrm. F/furn. Aircon. New toilets. 5 mins to Yew
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      375 8 Stephen Tan 9180 2816 Established since 1940 1) JLN SENANG. 2400sf. Grd flr. 5m height, $6.5K. 2)Pioneer Ctr. 1485sf. #02. 6m height, 2 car lots. $3K. 3)Tuas Cres, 40K sf, 8m Height. Immed. $65K. 14 LITTLE ROAD. Warehse/ office Tai Seng MRT. Bare condition toilets cargo lifts 7,584 sf, $2.00
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      200 8 JURONG Built-in: 142,000 sq ft Land area: 97,000 sq ft Balance: 26 yrs Part workers dorm possible Vacant possession Savills Singapore Pte Ltd Dominic *****101 Paya Ubi Industrial Park SALE Terrace Factories (Also for LEASE) -200 to 7500 sqft -own parking space (not inclusive in listed area) -free parking with
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      168 8 D.13 (B1) TONG Lee Bldg. F’hold. Vacant. Newly reno -vated. 2982 sf, $1.7M GST. Almost sold! Call now *****816 William (Owner) T5 TAMPINES B2 Terrace *****sqft. High ceiling... Reno $5.3M. Northspring Bizhub B2 Ramp up. $neg 1593sf. LeeCW *****808 PIONEER CTR, TOP, near MRT. Ramp up, column free, 1485 sf,
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      179 8 KAKI BUKIT IND terr. 3 sty 2695/ 5212 sqft. F/ fitted. Rare! Move in. Own car park. Call Harris *****659 KAKI BUKIT ENTERPRICE One. 2164 sqft. Tenanted. B1. Asking $1.25M neg. Keen Lieu 9819-2196 PN FIRE SALE! PIONEER Ctr 1485 sqft $320 psf! 7 mins walk to MRT. B2 Ramp
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      142 8 SHOWROOM/ FTY/ OFFICE. A’Posh Bizhub Yishun 1600/ 1582/ 2185sqft. Also for Rent. Call 6100-2110 B2 EUNOS TECHNOLINK 2960 sf. Ramp up. Vacant. 2 entrances. *****898 Galven Tan CBRE MUST VIEW, ENTERPRISE Rd Site: 109,146 sf, 9m ceiling open yard. B2, 25KN/m2, 2.5PR. 2 MRTs. *****881 LENG KEE VICINITY, exclusive 6-sty
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      58 8 SUNTEC TOWER 2 1744 sf $7.90 psf Available now Next to lift Nice view CALL OWNER Tel: 6339-9051 FITTED UNIT BARE (sqft) 6 Battery Rd 1679/2411 Clifford Ctr 1307/2817 Equity Plaza 1098/1711 OCBC Ctr 911/1715 One Raffles Pl 1291/2626 Royal Group Bldg 840/1690 Samsung Hub 2217/ 2906 SGX Centre 2
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      520 9 GOLDENMILE TWR. OUTSIDE CBD, 460 sf. Face sea. Ample carpark. Immed. $1900 Vanda 9632-0071 (Agt) WCEGA BUKIT Batok Cres Approx 1000 sf, unblocked Fitted with aircon, pantry toilet. Serene *****689 BANK OF CHINA Bldg 4200 sqft. Int’l Plaza 2357 sqft. The Octagon 1098/ 1310/ 4700 sf. Grace 6223 7752 ICON
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      271 9 OUTSIDE AmCres 4200 1310/ Lane 3 fitted. 870 MRT HIGH STREET PLAZA, 613sf, renovated, facing high st, immed. Call 9631-6939 PARKWAY PARADE OFFICE 1593 sf. Unblock view. High floor. Near amenities. Low maintenance fees! Hurry! PAYA LEBAR SQUARE, sizes fr 500 to 1000 sf, fr $2100 psf. Next to MRT.
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      299 9 Properties Is Travel^ SIN MING WALK, The Gdn Bishan, #01-43. Immed. Shop/Office. *****969 THE ARCADE #03-04 Shop for rent. 170 sqft. Pls call *****738 BLK 129 BEDOK North. 1/2 Shop rental $1.3K. Aircon. Immediate. 9108-2920 Tay BLK 11 JLN Bt Merah 2 unit Glass frontage. Face mkt. Toilet. Aircon. 9634-9655
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      350 9 RARE HDB SHOPHSE 4-rm Bishan Blk150. Wide frontage, 175sqm, easy access, car parks. Sean *****388 FH SHOPHSE OPP City Sq Mall. Can rebuild to office/ budget hostel up to 6 sty at bank value. 9299-6999 D.19 123 HOUGANG, 1593 sqft, Clinic setting, nice interior, HDB crowd, Ample parking. Nic *****557
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      233 9 BEAUTIFUL VERTEX Ubi 2400 sf/ 2800 sf (Also for sale) Fully fitted/ aircon. $5.9K neg. 9111-0662 Anna (FTY/ WAREHSE/ OFFICE) Kaki Bukit Ave 1, 2k sqft. $3900 neg. 9221 6611 Goh NOVELTY BIZ CTR ramp up warehse Many units. TOP end May. FH. Amenities. 9006-8001 Ali Gafoor, PN NEW LIST!
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