The Straits Times, 11 February 2014

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  • 28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2014 86 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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  • 74 1 LIFE! C4&5 Highly rated courtroom drama 12 Angry Men, by Nine Years Theatre, is leading the pack with eight nominations for this year’s Life! Theatre Awards. It is one of the many productions, companies and individuals that have garnered nominations at the 14th
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  • 489 1  -  By HOE PEI SHAN hpeishan@sph.com.sg A CONSTRUCTION worker who refused to leave the scene of last December’s Little India riot was jailed for 15 weeks yesterday. Indian national Chinnappa Vijayaragunatha Poopathi, 32, was the first of 25 accused to be
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  • 43 1 THE number of fatalities involving heavy vehicles rose last year, the latest traffic accident statistics show. The 37.5 per cent increase contrasted with a 5 per cent drop in overall road fatalities. L TOP OF THE NEWS A2&3
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  • 545 1  -  Labour chief calls for parity with younger workers but it can be done progressively By TOH YONG CHUAN MANPOWER CORRESPONDENT MELODY ZACCHEUS tohyc@sph.com.sg melodyz@sph.com.sg OLDER Singaporean workers face the pleasant prospect of seeing a rise in their Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions.
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 518 2 / 3  -  By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg THE black and white bungalows at the former Seletar airbase were built to house officers from Britain’s Royal Air Force before the outbreak of World War II. Now they could house
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    • 591 2 / 3  -  Increase of 37.5% contrasts with drop in all deaths from traffic accidents By JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S roads became safer for all users last year, except where it concerned heavy vehicles. Deaths on the road fell by more than 5 per cent to
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    • 794 2 / 3  -  Officials not reading too much into Singapore Airshow cancellations By ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF In JAKARTA zakirh@sph.com.sg INDONESIAN officials have sought to downplay Singapore’s cancelled invitations for 100 armed forces officers to the Singapore Airshow as well as a cancelled meeting, saying they would
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • 55 4 THE labour movement yesterday called on the Government to raise the Central Provident Fund rates of Singaporean workers aged 50 to 55 to put them on a par with their younger counterparts. Union leaders are pushing for the 3.5 per cent gap to be closed.
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      • 46 4 A NEW air traffic control centre was officially opened in Singapore yesterday, boasting a $300 million air traffic management system which will help to cut delays for travellers both in the air and on the ground. TOP OF THE NEWS A10
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      • WORLD
        • 49 4 THE estranged governments of China and Taiwan are meeting officially for the first time since major battles of a bitter civil war ended more than 60 years ago, with Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council Minister Wang Yu-chi visiting his Chinese counterpart Zhang Zhijun in Nanjing today. PAGE A12
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        • Article, Illustration
          61 4 NEWLY elected Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe (above) vows to gradually reduce Japan’s reliance on nuclear energy, but his detractors are not convinced. His close ally, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has made known his intention to revive the country’s mothballed reactors. PAGE A14 Mr Masuzoe won the polls promising
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        • 37 4 CHINA has urged the international community to oppose plans by the Japanese city of Minamikyushu to ask Unesco to enshrine the farewell letters by WWII kamikaze suicide pilots as valuable human legacies. PAGE A15
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        • 48 4 A WAFER-THIN majority of the Swiss electorate have voted for immigration controls, a result at odds with the government’s pledge to open its borders to European Union citizens. The Swiss president will have difficulty explaining his position in his tour of European capitals. PAGE A18
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      • 48 4 Singapore and Indonesia have larger interests to see to than to expend energy over an Indonesian navy ship’s name. That a disagreement has broken out shows, however, that relations need to be handled sensitively and respectfully at all times. The Straits Times OPINION A22
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      • OPINION
        • 30 4 INCOME inequality has attracted much attention, but in fact wealth inequality may be a more invidious problem, says The Straits Times’ assistant political editor Robin Chan. PAGE A22
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      • HOME
        • 49 4 THE traditional art form of Chinese opera will get a boost here with the launch of a $1 million fund. Singapore’s nearly 70 amateur Chinese opera troupes, as well as individuals like performers or researchers, will be able to apply for the grant. PAGE B2
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        • 50 4 SECOND Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing yesterday called on military and defence professionals “to build trust and work towards common goals” to back political efforts. In a speech at the Asia-Pacific Security Conference, he added that countries have more to gain through cooperation than conflict. PAGE B4
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      • SPORT
        • 57 4 BARCELONA manager Gerardo Martino believes Lionel Messi answered his critics in the best way possible by scoring his first two goals from open play in 10 league games when the Catalan giants won 4-1 at Sevilla on Sunday. Messi had been questioned over his poor scoring form
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        • 51 4 CARLOS Rodriguez, the coach behind the resurgence of two-time Grand Slam champion Li Na, could also be involved in a junior tennis academy to be set up in Singapore. Representatives from the Singapore Sports Council have met him to discuss a collaboration for the academy. PAGE
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      • MONEY
        • 80 4 THIS year’s Budget will likely focus on fine-tuning existing policies, economists say. This will provide more targeted help to small businesses and low-income households, they said, in the annual guessing game leading up to the Singapore Budget to be tabled next Friday. PAGE B13 Economists anticipate more
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      • LIFE!
        • 85 4 WHEN curvy actress Frances Lee, 23, heard that theatre firm Pangdemonium Productions was on the hunt for a plus-size actress to star in its new show, Fat Pig, she jumped at the chance. The comedy centres on a handsome young man who falls in love with a
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        • 44 4 THE Singapore Symphony Orchestra will premiere the works of young local composers at a free concert on Thursday. SSO received eight entries after an open call last October for unpublished orchestral works by composers no older than 35 years. PAGE C14
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      • STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL
        • 44 4 IT’S game over for Flappy Bird, but the online buzz over the death of the game is heating up. Get the latest developments and suggestions for other viral games to play on the ST website. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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      • THE BIG STORY
        • 25 4 READ stories from Ms Bindiya Nandwani Fam and other ST readers the on the most romantic thing someone has done for them.
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      • VIDEOS
    • 982 8  -  Benefits plug gap arising from lack of medical insurance, savings: Experts By THAM YUEN-C, CHARISSA YONG yuenc@sph.com.sg charyong@sph.com.sg WHEN Singapore’s pioneer generation started working, there was no Medisave, no MediShield and no Medifund. Salaries were low and people had to retire at an earlier
      ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN; ST PHOTOS: LIM SIN THAI, NG SOR LUAN  -  982 words
    • 521 8  -  By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg RESALE prices of private homes edged up last month despite weaker buying sentiment resulting from loan curbs and other policies, new data has showed. But market watchers said the 2.3 per cent rise in
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    • 319 8  -  By JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg A THIRD collision between vessels resulting in an oil spill has occurred, less than two weeks after two similar incidents were reported off Singapore. Some 80 metric tonnes of bunker fuel poured into the Singapore Strait off
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    • 559 8  -  By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg THE central bank has made it easier for home owners to refinance their existing mortgages. It yesterday widened an exemption on tough mortgage rules to include more borrowers who bought their residential properties before the total debt servicing
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    • 626 10  -  Better handling of flights; shorter waits for travellers By LEE JIAN XUAN jianxuan@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE has opened a new air traffic control centre that should cut delays for travellers, both in the air and on the ground. It was launched yesterday by Transport Minister Lui
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    • 65 10 HOME B4&5 The Airbus 350 is set to make its first public appearance in the Asia-Pacific today at the Singapore Airshow. The mid-size plane, which is expected to start making commercial flights in the fourth quarter of this year, will be competing head-on with
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    • 431 10  -  By TAN HUI YEE THAILAND CORRESPONDENT IN BANGKOK tanhy@sph.com.sg CHINA, which is contesting ownership of various maritime territories, will, for the first time today, take part in Asia’s biggest military exercise involving the United States and six other countries in
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    • 568 10 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON United States Secretary of State John Kerry will begin a trip this week to China, South Korea, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, the State Department said, at a time of high tensions in Asia
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    • 623 11  -  Unexpected equipment problem led to congestion By KENNY CHEE kennyc@sph.com.sg EXTENSIVE tests were carried out on M1’s mobile network as it was being upgraded but even these could not prevent an unexpected congestion problem which the telco blames for its service outage one week ago.
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    • 82 11 A worker in the Cuncas II tunnel, which will link the canals being built to divert water from the Sao Francisco river for use in four drought-plagued states, near the city of Mauriti, Ceara state in Brazil. Eight years after the idea was
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  • WORLD
    • 1266 12  -  First official contact between China and Taiwan takes place today By LI XUEYING REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT IN HONG KONG xueying@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Kor Kian Beng in Beijing IN 1990, a skinny bespectacled third-year law student from Taiwan travelled to Singapore for the finals of the
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    • ASIA
      • 338 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING A total of 31 people died from H7N9 bird flu in mainland China last month, making it by far the worst month in the outbreak. There were 127 confirmed human H7N9 cases last month, the National Health
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      • 569 14  -  New Tokyo chief favours restarting nuke reactors NEWS ANALYSIS By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT IN TOKYO wengkin@sph.com.sg THE election of Mr Yoichi Masuzoe as Tokyo governor should make it easier for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to formulate a long-term energy policy that includes
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      • 489 15 Japanese city wants Unesco to preserve letters of kamikaze pilots REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING China yesterday condemned plans by a Japanese city to ask the UN world heritage body to recognise letters by World War II kamikaze pilots as valuable human legacies and
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      • 383 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO A disposable organic sensor that can be embedded in a diaper and wirelessly let a carer know it needs changing was unveiled by Japanese researchers yesterday. The flexible integrated circuit printed on a single plastic film transmits information and receives
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      • 626 16  -  It faces risk of unhappy farmers turning to the opposition By NIRMAL GHOSH INDOCHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BANGKOK nirmal@sph.com.sg RICE farmers demanding to be paid under a subsidy scheme are adding pressure on Thailand’s already beleaguered government, as it struggles to find
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 71 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUCHING Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud said yesterday that he will meet the state Governor on Saturday to submit his resignation. Tan Sri Taib is expected to take over the governor’s post next month. Meanwhile, Mr P. Waytha Moorthy, chief
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        • 53 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KATHMANDU Nepal’s fractious lawmakers elected veteran politician Sushil Koirala as prime minister yesterday, with the 75-year-old promising to steer through a long-delayed new Constitution within a year. Mr Koirala, from the family that dominates Nepal’s oldest party, the Nepali Congress, won 405 out
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        • 66 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI Three members of a TV crew shooting the European reality series Peking Express have appeared in a court in eastern India for possessing unauthorised satellite phones. The trio were arrested for having 22 unregistered phones. Foreigners wanting to use a
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      • 537 16  -  By YONG YEN NIE MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR yyennie@sph.com.sg MALAYSIAN’S recent U-turn on an unpopular toll hike raises questions about its commitment to fiscal reforms, analysts said, and could trigger another round of credit downgrades from ratings agencies. Credit
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      • 329 16 REUTERS KEROBOKAN (Bali) Indonesia yesterday released convicted Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby on parole, after she had served nine years in prison in Bali. Corby, 36, was escorted from prison through a jostling crowd of reporters. She must remain in Bali under the
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      • 308 17 REUTERS BEIJING China could grant its undersized environment ministry new powers over resources, possibly allowing it to veto future projects, and more muscle to punish polluters as part of a government shake-up to tackle decades of unchecked growth. Sources with ties to the leadership
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      • 499 17 67 nabbed, 12 venues shut during extensive sweep in Dongguan REUTERS HONG KONG The Chinese authorities carried out a rare crackdown on the sex trade in the “sin city” of Dongguan following a candid report by the state broadcaster on the underground
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    • 853 18  -  Vote goes against open border pact agreed with EU By JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT IN LONDON jonathan.eyal@gmail.com THE government of Switzerland has pledged urgent diplomatic talks with its neighbours after a wafer-thin majority of the Swiss electorate voted to ignore the country’s existing open border
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    • 275 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Australian astronomers said they had found a star 13.6 billion years old, making it the most ancient star ever seen. The star was formed just a couple of hundred million years after the Big Bang that brought the universe into being,
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    • 366 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GENEVA France said it will propose a UN Security Council resolution demanding the immediate opening of humanitarian corridors to besieged Syrian cities. Addressing an international conference in Switzerland yesterday, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the resolution represented a bid to accelerate
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 43 18 REUTERS VIENNA The UN nuclear agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency, says Iran has agreed to start addressing suspicions that it worked on designing an atomic weapon, in a potential breakthrough in a long-stalled probe into Teheran’s atomic plans.
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      • 41 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME Italy yesterday slammed as “unacceptable” a serious maritime security charge that India has levelled against two Italian marines, accused of killing two Indian fishermen they mistook for pirates while guarding a cargo ship.
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    • 78 18 Taxi drivers blocking a road near the Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport, outside Paris, yesterday to protest against competition from tourist transport vehicles. The protest disrupted traffic to and from the two main airports in Paris, Charles de Gaulle and Orly, and was to culminate
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    • 283 19 Britain struggles with wettest weather since 1766 UNDER WATER BLOOMBERG LONDON Towns on the River Thames west of London continue to face severe flooding as the British authorities struggle to deal with the wettest weather since 1766. The Environment Agency has in
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    • 212 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BUJUMBURA (Burundi) At least 51 people perished in flooding and landslides in a night of torrential rain in the Burundi capital that swept away hundreds of homes and cut off roads and power, officials said. Police in Bujumbura said yesterday that the toll
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    • 322 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS WASHINGTON The presidents of the United States and France issued a joint call for other nations to join them in seeking an “ambitious” agreement to curb climate change. Mr Barack Obama and Mr Francois Hollande, writing in an article in the Washington
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    • 68 20 An employee arranges and cleans a display of gold horse figurines in the window of Chow Sang Sang Holdings International jewellery store in Hong Kong’s Mongkok district. Demand for gold jewellery and bars in India, Indonesia, Vietnam and China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, increased to about
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    • 430 20 Japan’s uneven recovery may lead to other means to keep growth on track BLOOMBERG REUTERS TOKYO Japan’s trade imbalance and government debt continue to get wider and bigger under “Abenomics”. Japan’s current account deficit widened to a record 638.6 billion yen (S$7.9
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    • 553 20 WASHINGTON POST VIRGINIA The headquarters of iCore Networks has not seen a desktop computer in five years. Instead, each of the McLean, Virginia-based informa-tion-technology firm’s 160 employees relies on a company-issued iPad. They may request a Dell laptop if they need it, but
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
      • 93 21 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China’s banking regulator has ordered some of the nation’s smaller lenders to set aside more funds to avoid a cash shortfall, three people with knowledge of the matter said, signalling rising concern that defaults may climb. China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) branches
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      • 80 21 REUTERS TAIPEI Smarting from growing losses, Taiwanese phone maker HTC Corp says it will expand its range of cheaper products after losing out last year to Chinese rivals like Xiaomi as well as giants like Samsung and Apple. HTC’s chief financial officer Chang Chia-lin said
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      • 72 21 BLOOMBERG LONDON Barclays reported a full-year profit that missed analyst estimates as litigation and compensation charges complicated chief executive officer Antony Jenkins’s overhaul of Britain second-biggest bank. The adjusted pre-tax profit for last year was £5.2 billion (S$10.8 billion), Barclays said in a statement yesterday. That
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    • 667 21  -  Toyota becomes the last to pull out of the country By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN SYDNEY jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com TOYOTA will stop making cars in Australia from 2017 in a move that marks an end to the nation’s 113-year-old car-producing sector
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  • OPINION
    • 421 22 WHAT prompted the Indonesian navy to name a warship after two marines hanged in Singapore for killing innocent civilians here a long time ago is hard to fathom. Such a brutal act flies in the face of established international law and generally accepted
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    • 1401 22  - Income wealth inequality More trouble for society EYE ON THE ECONOMY Data and studies on the wealth gap are needed to address inequality By ROBIN CHAN ASSISTANT POLITICAL EDITOR chanckr@sph.com.sg MUCH attention given to inequality in Singapore in recent years has focused on income inequality. There is a good reason:
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    • 1040 23  -  By CAROL SOON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg Dr Carol Soon is research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, National University of Singapore. A longer version of this piece is also available at www.ipscommons.sg TODAY is global Safer Internet Day and is
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    • 764 23  -  By SANDHYA SOMASHEKHAR WASHINGTON POST COUNT Ms Polly Lower among those who quit their jobs because of the health-care law. It happened last September, when her boss abruptly changed her job description. She went from doing payroll, which she liked, to
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    • 851 23  -  By BRUCE FULLER The writer is a professor of education and public policy at the University of California at Berkeley and the author of Standardised Childhood WASHINGTON POST STAKES were low but passions ran high as fervid four-year-olds shouted the names of farm animals in
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      • 375 24  -  Sumedha Jalote (Ms) Communications Executive Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) TODAY is Safer Internet Day. While the Government is planning new legislation this year to address harassment, it is essential to remember that online harassment often specifically targets women and girls.
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      • 305 24  -  FAQS ON SEXUALITY John Gee IT IS disappointing to hear, yet again, voices being raised against the provision of information that can be of assistance to gay and lesbian people this time, in the form of information provided by the Health Promotion Board (“FAQs
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      • 183 24  -  Darius Lee THE Health Promotion Board’s (HPB) Frequently Asked Questions on sexuality contradict the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) sexuality education policy by claiming that same-sex and opposite-sex relationships are “not too different”. In 2009, the MOE suspended the Comprehensive Sexuality Education syllabus introduced by the Association
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      • 66 24 4. MR PAUL CHAN: Take ‘middle’ approach on lawyers’ fees. 5. MS LI DAN YUE: Driverless cars Proceed with caution. 6. MR ANTHONY GOH: Educate the young on healthy diets. More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR TOH CHENG SEONG: No place for petty chauvinism. 2. MR FRANCIS CHENG:
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      • 69 24 WRITE IN: 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 the letters. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms,
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      • 188 24  -  Roy Chan (Professor) President Action for Aids, Singapore ACTION for Aids notes with deep concern the negative and unsavoury reactions in certain circles over the provision of accurate and factual information on human sexuality on the Health Promotion Board’s (HPB) Frequently Asked Questions on sexuality webpage
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      • 152 24  -  John Tan Chor-Yong I AM an investor in banking products and was adversely affected by the M1 service disruption last Tuesday morning, as I was unable to contact my banking officer (“Software blamed for six-hour M1 outage”; last Wednesday). I am not comforted by
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      • 191 24  -  Jeremy Aw THE time is ripe for the Infocomm Development Authority to implement local roaming services for mobile subscribers. When one telco’s mobile network is down, its subscribers should be allowed to switch automatically to the other two local telcos’ networks. This is similar to
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        • 175 24  -  Louis Peh I RECENTLY saw a taxi driver tossing a plastic bag out of his window while driving, and reported it to the National Environment Agency (NEA). I also confirmed my willingness to be a prosecution witness should the cabby deny the offence. I did not
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        • 126 24  -  Patrick Low DURING my recent visit to Parliament House to attend the first day’s debate on the Little India riot, I was allowed to carry my mobile phone to the Strangers’ Gallery, which overlooks the debating chamber. I was told only to switch it off, which
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        • 101 24  -  Larry Leong ON MY recent business trip to Brunei, all the transactions in Brunei dollars on my United Overseas Bank (UOB) credit card were first converted to US dollars before being converted to Singdollars. However, my American Express and OCBC card transactions did not have
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      • 220 25  -  K. Kesavapany OVER the past four decades, Indonesia has made significant contributions towards regional peace and stability first by helping to realise the Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality, and later by working for the establishment of the three-pillared Asean Community. These significant initiatives account for Asean
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      • 377 25 Do kids have enough time and opportunities to play these days? Are they hooked on their electronic devices, while neglecting physical activities? There must be a balance, and parents and educators play a big part in this. Let children use their devices for an hour, then encourage them
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      • 282 25  -  Estella Young (Ms) IT IS unfair of Ms Tan Yee Nee to use just one example of a pricey theatre festival to claim that children from lower-income homes lack opportunities to appreciate the arts here (“Improve accessibility to the arts for pre-schoolers”;
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    • 745 1  -  Defence to file written submissions by March 10 for charges to be dropped By DAVID EE davidee@sph.com.sg PROSECUTORS yesterday closed their case in the City Harvest Church trial, after calling in 14 witnesses in nine months. They continued to seek to show,
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    • 501 2  -  R&D grant aims to raise standards, promote art form in Singapore By LEONG WENG KAM SENIOR WRITER wengkam@sph.com.sg A MILLION-DOLLAR research and development fund is being set up by the Chinese Opera Institute (COI) to raise standards and promote the traditional performing art form in
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    • 49 2 These flowers may look bright yellow but they’re also green. Philippines-based artist Olivia d’Aboville made her Giant Dandelions artwork out of 7,000 recycled plastic bottles. Her installation will be among more than 25 outdoor displays at this year’s i Light Marina Bay festival. PHOTO: OLIVIA D'ABOVILLE
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    • 621 4  -  They don’t bow to pressure at home at expense of peace By JERMYN CHOW DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT jermync@sph.com.sg COUNTRIES need wise and strong leaders who appreciate that there is more to gain through cooperation than conflict, said Second Defence Minister Chan Chun
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    • 243 4  -  JERMYN CHOW SINGAPORE and Malaysia reaffirmed their friendship last night and agreed to beef up bilateral defence cooperation. Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen (above, third from right) met his Malaysian counterpart Hishammuddin Hussein (centre) at a dinner held at the Fullerton Bay Hotel.
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    • 411 4  -  JERMYN CHOW AFTER being hamstrung by last year’s government budget cuts, the US Pacific Command Air Forces (Pacaf) will raise its stakes in this part of the world from this year. Pacaf’s commander, General Herbert Carlisle, has told The
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    • 245 5  -  KARAMJIT KAUR THE Airbus 350 aircraft (above) will make its first public appearance in the Asia-Pacific at the Singapore Airshow, which opens today. Trade visitors will be the first in the world to see the mid-size plane “perform” during the flying display segment.
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    • 536 5  -  EU transport official says Europe experience positive By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg AIRLINES from Asean member countries still cannot fly freely within the region but progress on an open skies regime has been good, said Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew yesterday. He
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    • 482 6  -  Probe’s new technology makes diagnosis of tissues less subjective By LINETTE LAI linettel@sph.com.sg RESEARCHERS at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a screening tool which could speed up and improve cancer diagnoses. The device consists of a probe, which is
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    • 466 6  -  By ELENA CHONG elena@sph.com.sg TO GET his former girlfriend back, Malaysian Tan Zu Yi drove from Johor to Singapore last October, armed with a scrapbook containing photos of the two of them in happier times. But Ms Yaw Boon Xing, 22, refused to
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    • 98 6 President Tony Tan Keng Yam (third from right) taking part in a round of lo hei tossing raw fish salad for good luck and prosperity while hosting a lunch at the Istana yesterday. The event was held to thank 32 sponsors and social sector leaders
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    • 454 7  -  Charges made by Taiwan-based firm, they say By KASH CHEONG, KENNY CHEE, IRENE THAM kashc@sph.com.sg kennyc@sph.com.sg itham@sph.com.sg USERS of credit cards from several major banks here have complained of being hit with fraudulent charges from one party. Sharing their experiences on online forum Hardware
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    • 173 7 YOU are not seeing things. This is a London bus on Singapore roads. The British High Commission is showcasing the country’s new Routemaster model, which is in the Republic for a month as part of a world tour to promote the country. Its stops over
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    • 248 7  -  KASH CHEONG RESIDENTS in West Coast, Sembawang and Jurong East will have new bus services provided by private operators, to take them to the Central Business District (CBD) starting this month. The West Coast City Direct Service, or service 655,
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    • 580 8  -  Judge says prosecutors need to show life sentence not enough as deterrent By K.C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg ODD job worker Wang Wenfeng was facing the death penalty for fatally stabbing a taxi driver nearly five years ago. Instead, he
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    • 327 8  -  By KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg A YOUNG businessman who convinced a former employee and her friends to invest a total of $388,000 in his printing firm, but channelled the money to another business, was jailed for 21/2years yesterday. Gopalakrishnan Kannan Nambi, 28, had pleaded
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    • 356 8  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH A RETIREE of 78 who ripped a gold necklace from an elderly woman’s neck and escaped after threatening two younger men with a knife was fined $5,000 yesterday. A community court heard that Woon Yin Meng spotted Madam Tang Sweet Kun, 76,
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    • 185 8  -  CAROLYN KHEW A WOMAN in her 40s has been arrested in relation to an incident of suspected theft in a Sentosa Cove waterfront bungalow. Police said the woman is assisting with investigations. The Straits Times understands that the woman, who is either a Singaporean or
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    • 383 8  -  By NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH asyiqins@sph.com.sg PASIR Ris has been hit by mass fish deaths, with farmers there estimating that fish dying by the thousands daily could lead to losses exceeding $1 million. Several affected fish
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  • S SPECIAL POWERING LIVES
    • Keeping the lights on
      • 804 9  -  City Gas engineer Kwa Soo Khim lends a different perspective to a predominantly male workplace Countless men and women toil ceaselessly to ensure a continuous supply of electricity and gas. Ten power and energy sector employees recount the pride and satisfaction they feel about working in
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      • 974 9  -  Sembcorp employee Ho Kah Chai climbs up the corporate ladder with the right attitude and training opportunities by mike lee THE sight of “three tall pillars” on Jurong Island from his West Coast home piqued Mr Ho Kah Chai’s curiosity enough to apply to work there. He
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    • 876 10  -  Singapore Power engineer Thiruchelvam Ranjan loves what he does because the outcome is tangible and necessary by wong sher maine IN HIS six years with Singapore Power (SP), Mr Thiruchelvam Ranjan has held three job portfolios. He has also added a significant achievement to his resumé he
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    • 1097 10  -  Senior analyst Koh Hui Shan’s work helps to guide Singapore’s energy policies and initiatives by teh joo lin JUST a few years into her job as a senior analyst, Ms Koh Hui Shan was given a stint with the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris by the
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    • 716 11  -  Singapore Power engineer Dennis Khah combines his passion and desire to make a meaningful contribution Wong Sher Maine A LOVE of mathematics and physics led Mr Dennis Khah to work in one of the most dynamic industries in Singapore. As an engineer in Singapore Power (SP), he
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    • 758 11  -  An interest in renewable energy leads Mr Song Jian En to a multi-faceted job with Sembcorp by mike lee MR SONG Jian En appreciates being able to work on two power plant commissioning projects. Says the Sembcorp senior engineer: “It is not often that a power plant
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    • 633 11  -  Engineer Benjamin Ho is a beneficiary of Keppel Infrastructure’s management trainee scheme for bright sparks by teo kuan yee AS A young graduate with a Bachelor of Engineering in chemical and bio-molec-ular engineering with first class honours from Nanyang Technological University, Mr Benjamin Ho looked forward
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    • 816 12  -  Keppel Electric retail manager Joelyn Wong relishes the challenges of working in a dynamic industry by teo kuan yee THE power sector is abuzz with a wide scope of activities ranging from electricity generation to trading and retailing. The liberalisation of the electricity market offers more
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    • 800 12  -  City Gas’ Tan Juay Hwa switches jobs and achieves award-winning success by jamie ee MIDWAY through his 21-year career in the energy sector, Mr Tan Juay Hwa switched to a new job but within the same company. In 2002, when town gas producer City Gas was
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    • 807 12  -  Former rail technician Shazali Sulaiman is now an engineer working on major gasline projects by teh joo lin MR SHAZALI Sulaiman’s knack for “handson” work was evident when he was just 11 he dismantled a standing fan to repair it when it stopped rotating. So it was
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  • MONEY
    • 684 13  -  They expect Govt to fine-tune existing schemes to make them more effective By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg AS SINGAPORE approaches the halfway mark in its ambitious 10-year economic restructuring journey, this year’s Budget will likely focus on fine-tuning existing policies, economists said. This will provide more
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    • 507 14  -  Seven-year bonds will carry fixed interest rate of 3.08% a year By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg MALL landlord CapitaMall Trust (CMT) is seeking to raise funds from the retail bond market again. It is offering up to $200 million in seven-year retail bonds that
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    • 309 14 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG Mr Leland Lim, who retired as co-head of Goldman Sachs Group’s macro trading team in the Asia-Pacific region outside of Japan, plans to start his own Hong Kong-based hedge fund, said two people with knowledge of the matter.
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    • 496 15  -  Lim Hng Kiang calls for next step in wider FTA despite challenges By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg TRADE and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang has called on Asia-Pacific nations to take the next step towards trade liberalisation. He said yesterday at a
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        305 15  -  RACHAEL BOON FRAGRANCE Group, which bought the NOL Building in 2012, is now putting it up for lease. The property company has appointed agency Jones Lang LaSalle to lease the freehold property at 456 Alexandra Road. Fragrance plans to hold the building for long-term rental income, the agency
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      • 262 15  -  MELISSA TAN THE owner of a building in the Central Business District (CBD) is looking for joint venture investors to redevelop the property. This will be done through an expression of interest exercise. The building, known as the KH Kea Building, is at 333 North Bridge Road,
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    • 382 15  -  MOK FEI FEI CONSTRUCTION firms are paying their bills faster thanks to an industry boom which has lifted their cash flow. They took just 32 days to settle a debt, on average, in the fourth quarter of last year, 12 days shorter
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    • MONEY COMPANIES
      • 540 16  -  Brokers and investors worry that collateral rule may restrict trading activity By ALVIN FOO alfoo@sph.com.sg LOCAL stockbrokers and investors were abuzz with chatter yesterday following the slew of proposed equity market reforms announced last Friday. Most talk centred on a proposal to require
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      • 350 16  -  By IVAN TEO ivantyh@sph.com.sg GLOBAL imaging and printing giant Konica Minolta has chosen Singapore for its first business innovation centre (BIC), which was launched yesterday. The BIC will come up with new ideas, business and technology for its information and communications technology (ICT) services
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      • 291 16  -  By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg MILLENNIUM Copthorne (M&C) Hotels is buying the Novotel New York Times Square hotel for US$273.6 million (S$347.5 million) to strengthen its presence in the United States city. The company has entered into an agreement to purchase the
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      • 369 16  -  MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg A ONE-OFF increase in value of an overseas property boosted third-quarter earnings at retail and property group Metro Holdings. Net profit rose 91.2 per cent to $29.3 million in the three months to Dec 31, helped largely by its
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      • 129 16 OCBC continued its tradition of extending good wishes to its customers during the Chinese New Year festivities, celebrating the Year of the Horse with SME customers at the Gardens by the Bay last night. Guests were presented with an intricate “eight treasures”
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    • MARKETS MONEY
      • 475 17  -  Investors in Asia take Wall St lead and shrug off weaker US job data BULLS AND BEARS By ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg A LATE rally allowed local shares to end in the black yesterday after languishing in the
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      • MARKET SUMMARY
        • 18 17 STI trading volume 198.73 million shares STI up down Gainers: 16 Losers: 11 Unchanged: 3
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        • 85 17 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 697.87 521.67 836.23 997.34 220.91 194.15 268.44 -0.27 -1.6 -2.77 -7.65 0.37 0.12 0.73 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and Gas 185.02 462.77 787.29 762.83 1,168.58 732.56
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        • 21 17 Stock trading volume 1.51 billion shares worth $836.7 million Up down Gainers: 165 Losers: 236 Unchanged: 382
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        • 56 17 Yesterday’s close Index Change -57.59 255.93 Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI 21,579.26 14,718.34 1,923.3 2,086.067 1,128.061 1,816.14 0.8 41.57 29.375 7.55 Yesterday’s close Index Change Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Last Friday's close Dow Nasdaq 4,450.748 1,290.1 5,222.147 15,794.08
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      • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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        • 142 17 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: FEB 10,2014 Top Rises Feb 10 CENTS DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 3210 77.4 1.9 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2739 45.7 1.3 CENTS DBXT CSI300 10US$ 683 25.4 3.0 DBXT MSBrazil 10US$ 421 21.6 4.2 CIMBAsean40
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      • 111 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japanese baseball sensation Masahiro Tanaka chartered his own Boeing 787 Dreamliner to fly him to New York, with the entire plane taken up by his five-strong party and pet dog. The ace pitcher, who has just signed a seven-year deal worth US$155
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        • 103 6 Indonesian artist Yuli Prayitno is holding his first solo exhibition here, Unity In Diversity: Archaeologic Excavation Of The Peranakan Tionghua. It examines the overlooked history of the Peranakan Chinese in Indonesia by reinterpreting objects such as pieces of furniture, porcelain and Chinese texts. His works look at
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        • 74 6 The Singapore Biennale is drawing to a close after three months, with a weekend full of activities at the Singapore Art Museum. There will be hands-on workshops, such as tote bag-printing and harp-making, and music and dance shows by artists such as Bani Haykal, Tisna Sanjaya,
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        • 94 6  -  Lisabel Ting Yavuz Fine Art presents Dukkha The Imagery Of Suffering, a solo exhibition by Thai artist Uttaporn Nimmalaikaew. The exhibition, comprising eight mixed-media portraits of the artist’s family members at different stages in life, explores the concept of “dukkha”, a Buddhist term which describes
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    • 825 14  -  Workshop and concert is Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s first such initiative in 10 years Akshita Nanda Arts Correspondent akshitan@sph.com.sg The Singapore Symphony Orchestra is premiering the works of young local composers at a free concert at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music on Thursday. Observers
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    • 663 14  -  Akshita Nanda American trombonist Joseph Alessi is looking forward to rediscovering Singapore through its music. Known for his horn work at the New York Philharmonic, where he has been principal trombonist for 29 years, he plays solo in Singapore for the first time
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    • 937 8 BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale T=i BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES SEMBAWANG WOODLANDS YISHU riSHUN 4 7 PUNGGO I SENGKAN CHOA CHU KANG inu i\hinV7 BUKIT
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    • 143 8 MUST CLOSE! 4A 272A high flr, corner, reno, quiet. Val $430k. All offers considered, contra ok,all race/PR NEW LIST! 5I 989B 114sqm, Val $535k. Nice decor. Very serious seller. Best secure. Gary *****405 PN NEW LISTING! 4’A’ Blk 657A Low flr. Simple reno. MRT/ Jurong Point/all amenities Sell below val!
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    • 286 8 679C 4RM DESIGN&BUILD. MRT. High floor. Unblocked All races. Can contra. Val $465K. Priscilla *****555 3RM BLK 68 Geylang Bahru #05 Corner. Near Market NTUC Future MRT. VTO. Val $350K. 9641 9303 ERA 3-RM BLK 85 Whampoa Dr. 3-rm blk 97 Jln Dua, #10. Bright, breezy, motivated seller. *****786 Hameed
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    • 304 8 NEW LISTING! BLK 11 High Floor 4-rm Pretty. 100% move in cond! Val $605K. Hurry! Stella *****133 3’I’+UTILTY 65sqm Blk 9, Holland Ave high flr, face SW, mrt, Val $432k, all races. Rachel 9385-6466 3RM BLK 169 Stirling Road Mid flr. valued $360K VTO 9100 5130 Yvonne WR BLK 311,
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    • 682 8 Villa Delle Rose 2 92 Taman Nakhoda 2800-3200 sq ft 3+1 maisonette Next to Botanical Garden 5 min walk to Holland Village Condo facilities Brentwood Villas 14 30 Lloyd Road 2242 sq ft 4+1+1 5 min walk to Somerset MRT Townhouse 24 hours maintenance hotline Pontiac Land Group 9751 6918
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    • 508 9 6TH AVE 6BDRM Semi-D 6K sqft. Big living nice pool. Marble. Separate shower long bath. All European fitting. VTO. Josh *****040 TANGLIN HILL, TOWNHOUSE 5050 sf. F/Facilities 4+2 gdn, reno, spacious, bright, quiet Debra Tan *****383 HOLLAND GR RENOVATED semi-d. 3200sf. 4+2 +store +basement. Opp park. MRT $9.xK. 8112 7903
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    • 175 9 JLN ASUHAN OFF Bt Timah, 2sty Terr Botanic Gdn MRT 2300 sf, 3+1, balcony. neg. Also for short term. HOLLAND GROVE 2½STY semi-d 3300/3800sf 5rms pool, reno, nice gdn, airy bright, near mrt, $12.2k HOLLAND GROVE. MODERN, $20Kneg. 3-sty Detach 5+1 4800/5800sqft. Lap pool. Mrt/Park. Jas 8100-0086 MAD ABOUT EMERALD!
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    • 185 9 5+1 RMS BUNGALOW. Near Good schs! Move-in! Exclusive, peaceful area! $13k ONO. 9787 7979 Owner GELYANG CONSERVATION 2500 sf, 3+1/parking/patio isabelredrup.com/ir8b.php$6k. *****055. Susan 5 YRS OLD 3 sty roof terr Swimming pool. 4bdrm ensuite maid. Park 2 cars Off Upp East Coast Road BEAUTIFUL COSY TERRACE. Quiet, Spacious, renovated Airport,
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    • 412 9 tsa Sentosa/ Q04 Telok Blangah Pte Apts For Rent (MM Sentosa/ D04 Telok Blangah Pte Apts For Rent mm Sentosa/ D04 Telok Blangah Pte Apts For Rent GSM Sentosa/ 004 Telok Blangah Pte Apts For Rent Reflections -I v <£ ,y m Luxurious waterfront residences FOR LEASE within walking distance
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    • 241 9 SPOTTISWOODE RES 936SF 2-rm Just TOP. Unblock. Near Outram MRT. Immed P/furn. Laura *****539 SPOTTISWOODE RES (TOP) 1-rm 592sf, nice view, quiet 2-rm 915sf, high flr, immed MRT. Benjamin *****070 WALK UP APT Keong Saik Rd 5-rms furn, Aircon. Near Outram MRT. Immed. $4K. Call 9853-4870 Htns METROPOLITAN 4+1, 1744
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    • 216 9 **THE INTERLACE 3+1+ Balcony. Spacious 1464sf No noon sun. P/furn. $5.xK neg. SM Chia 9068-6500 INTERLACE 4+1. 2443/3514 sf. Mid/ high flrs, Bright, Breezy. F/facilities. Immed neg. Anand 9656-9450 INTERLACE RENTAL TEAM!! 3+1, A1 decor 1605sf $6.5k 4+1+roof terr 3541sf $8.8k 2/3/4/gdn hse. Keys ready THE OCEANFRONT Sentosa. 3-bdrms. Lovely
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    • 407 9 3+1 PARC CONDO. High flr Unblock/ pool view. F/furn. Mins to MRT. $4500. Peh Leng See 9753 7305 OT LE HILL CONDO P a s ir Panjang Hill) 2-rm. Approx 900 sf. F/furn. Greenery Immed. Rajan 9459 3037 VARSITY PARK, 2292 sqft. Fully renovated 3+1 p/furn. Avail immed. Lush greenery,
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    • 753 10 w Orchard/ Cairnhill CSI Orchard/ Cairnhill D09 Pte Apts For Rent D09 Pte Apts For Rent Bayro at home in the ci Double frontage at 49 St Thomas Walk 13 Devonshire Ro 5 minutes walk to Somerset MRT Orchard Road 1,2 3 bedroom apartments Unit sizes 614 1,841 sq ft
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    • 451 10 ONE JERVOIS, 1281SF, 3+1 Quiet facing, vacant, $5.9k Duchess Residence 2992sf 4+1, $12k Eileen *****599 GOODWOOD RES 2508SF. 4 ensuite bdrm, large space, exclusive living, f/equip kit -chen,balcony,lots of green QUEEN ASTRID GARDENS 2666 sf, 3+1 rms, designer reno unblock view on hill -top, $9k. Chris *****020 ALLSWORTH PK 3+1
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    • 330 10 MELROSE PARK 4+1 1550sf, Immed. Move in. Face pool $6.3K. Iris *****800 SOHO CENTRAL Near Clarke Quay. Resident cum office 660/890 sqft MONTCLAIR Near Whitley Road. 3800 sqft. 5 bdrms Pool. Goh: 9177-0189 ARCADIA GDN High flr 4+1+1 Gd cond, big balcony w/ Lush greenery, Bright, Unblocked view. 9154-4164 ***BREATHTAKING
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    • 255 10 TREVISTA 4-BDRM 1733SF Renovated. Near MRT Amenities. P/furn. $6.2k Call Julius 8666-5000 EURO-ASIA PK. SPACIOUS 3+1. 1450sf. New decor. Bright windy. Quiet. Face park. $3.8K neg. Immed. 8 WOODLEIGH. 398sf. Immed. Pool view. F/furn. MRT. Jess 8181-6616 SUNDRIDGE PARK 2-STY attic 7+1, 5500 s.f Pool *****802 owner D14 SIMSVILLE 2-RM
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    • 264 10 CRYSTAL RHU 2BR $3800 Joo Chiat Twnhse $4500 Sanctuary Grn 2br $4800 The Sea View 3br $6500 QUESTA DUNMAN TOP!!! 2bdrm. 786/807 sf. P/furn Opp sch/ MRT/ amenities. Immed. Serene 9818 9836 AMBER PARK 1744SF, 3+1 High flr, Spacious, Vacant. Facilities.Convenient.$ neg Immed. Peng 9820 8080 THE SEAVIEW. 1647SF, 4+1
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    • 406 10 FULL COMM TO Agent 3-rm St Patrick Res. P/ furn. F/facilities Parkway $4.5K neg. Immed. Sally *****161 PARK EAST Siglap, 872 sf nicely reno, furn, immed Pomex Ct 872 sqft, furn Cosy. Yap CC *****690 D.15 SANCTUARY GREEN 4+1. P/furn. Aircon. 1600 sf. F/facilities. Near MRT/ city. $5.9K. DTZ 9621-0757
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    • 296 10 CHANGI GREEN CONDO. Nice interior. 3+1 rms. Quiet facing. Agt 9068 2259 WATERVIEW, TAMPINES, 3+1 Brand New, 1130 sqft, Near UWC, Immediate, Ask $4K. Call Lynn *****664 ERA POOL VIEW 4-BDRMS Oasis Elias 1475 sf. Near MRT/ seaside/ shpg mall. Ask $4.2K. Kelvin *****013 SAVANNAH CONDO 3+1, 1733sf, immed/ 4+1,
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    • 334 10 D21 listing can be found after D11 CASPIAN 3MINS LAKESIDE MRT 3-bdrm. 1001 1238 sf/2-bdrm 872 893 sf/ 1rm 463sf Yvonne*****912 ERIC *****795 Floravale 1,324/1,410sf. High flr. Full/ p/furn. Bright Breezy. Immed. Family/ Expats. CASPian 3+1 1236sf F/furn, high floor, pool view, mins Mrt/Amenities, Immed, ask $4.3k. Eileen 9299-6260 IVORY
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    • 327 10 CANBERRA RESIDENCE 2+ study. 904sf. Mins to Shpg Mall Int’l Sch. Immed $3200 neg. *****893 DL. GRANDE VISTA GRD Mais. 2700 sf. 4rm. Patio. Int’l sch. Shuttle. Val 9827-1181 SUNRISE GDN. SPACIOUS 3+1. 1300 sf. Full condo facilities $3.xk. *****592 HB $5K WATERLOO APT 3rm $5K 2rm Spottiswood Res. Expats
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    • 212 11 124 T. PAYOH 2+1,. No utility. P/furn. #02. Simple. 1 aircon. food ctr/ mkt/ MRT Immed YuenFE 9682 6664 **EM 4 BDRMS. CCK Ave 2. High floor. Well kept. Furn. Nice cosy. MRT. Immed. Call: Kate 9367-0720 REA BLK 627, 3-BDRM. Aircon, Furn. Immed. Next to Yew Tee MRT/ amenities.
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    • 111 11 BLK 266 EA Beautifully reno. F/aircon. Perfect move in cond. Next to Loyang Pt Immed. Trina *****507 BLK 481 PASIR Ris Dr 4. 3+1. Good condition. Avail immed. F/furn. $2.4K neg. Call Victor *****086 REA IMMED. APPROVED! EM Blk 422 Pasir Ris, #06. 1560sf. Furn. MRT. 9487 5589. 4A BLK
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    • 139 11 424 CANBERRA RD 5-rm F/ furn/aircon designer decor High flr. Amenities/ MRT. VTO. Daniel *****568 5’I’ BLK 207C Compassvale Lane. Corner. Aircon. Full P/furn. Beautiful. Mins LRT eateries. Immed $2.8K! 320D ANCHORVALE DR f/furn, aircon, walk to Compass Pt/ schs. immed MRT. Tim Ong 9159-2397 AVAIL IMMED. HIGH flr. 311B
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    • 315 11 3+1 254 SIMEI Immed airy 3+1 254 493A Tampines aircon Furn, Immed, windy neg. 9457-8811 Aaron 3+1 BLK 891 Tampines Ave 8. F/furn. Aircon. Good cond. Avail immed. $2.4K neg. Victor*****086 REA TAMPINES 2+1 269 (P/furn) 157 walk to MRT. Nice furn/aircon, lift flr. $2.2K up. Madeline 9022-4012 4-RM BLK
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    • 374 11 CLEMENTI MASTER/ COMMON rm Infinity Condo ($1700/ $1300), modern, f/furn. Immed. Female only. No Agent. *****769 POTONG PASIR COMMON rm 1 min walk to MRT, 4 stations to Orchard. Spacious clean hse. Lim 9181 2312 SOMERSET/ ORCHARD, CAN cook, Clean furn, Near MRT. Short/ long term. No owner,no comm *****339
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    • 377 11 011 Factory/lndustrial fSI Factory/lndustrial fill Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial 0! Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Space for Rent Space for Rent Space for Rent Space for Rent FOR LEASE! SINGAPORE SCIENCE PARK SPACE ONE-NORTH SPACE Nudeos, Biopolis Neuros/lmmunos, Biopolis Infinite Studios, Mediapolis Nexus, Fusionopolis Galaxis, Fusionopolis fr 1,300 sqft fr 31,760 sqft fr
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    • 718 11 LUOOdI LRNDSll 11 Woodlands Close m V Development boost for northern S'pore Source: "SPH-The Straits Times" dated on 31 August 2013 Close proximity to New Commercial belt North Coast Innovation corridor <0 \S> i it Be part of exciting new developments in the north Ground floor units with high visibility
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    • 498 12 FOOD FTY Admiratly. Suit central kitchen catering 2777 sf. Ramp-up. Drstep loading. Call KS *****228 FOR RENT/ SALE Empire Techno Ctr B2 fty. 1615 s.f Ramp up. Doorstep loading. Immed. KS *****228 GOOD CORPORATE IMAGE mins Paya Lebar MRT high Ceiling/flr load. Near amenities. Sharon *****063 TRADEHUB 21 #09, 1500sf
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    • 388 12 Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Richfield Industrial Centre at Eunos **«iI IIIIIS|ijfi wSSSSSSB "I M i*w suin' nm* min n m i iin p, iSin air Fin itnii in' iiiii iiil mill inii mi in' rf ii i.li S iii if nil llll
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    • 173 12 D.13 (B1) TONG Lee Bldg. Low floor. Office/ warehse. 1500/ 2982 sf $1.75¢ psf GST. Vacant. Pls call *****816 William (Owner) TUAS AVE *****0sf, bal 41 yrs, JTC fty, 3 nos. of overhead crane. 2 ton each. Selling bank valuation. Call Lim *****789 DTZ TAG A @TAGORE, B1 Ind, FH,
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    • 180 12 KAKI BUKIT 3-BLDGS approve for dormitory 55/ 80/ 200pax. 5063/ *****/ *****sf. Sole agt *****106 RARE FIND! One&Only 4971 sf column free, high ceiling rampup, easy loading bay, full glass front, corp image OXLEY BIZ HUB I/II. 1894 sf, B1 Grd flr. Full glass frontage. Gym/ pool Just TOP. Also
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    • 333 12 TAG A @TAGORE, FH, B1 Ind. fr 2357sqft Ample parking, future Lentor MRT, fr $477 psf Garrick Ong *****559 DETACHED FOOD FTY Int’l Rd. 3804/4000sqm. Dorm lic 25pax. Grease trap avail Bal 13yr. Roland 9660-8211 Watson Poh Gim Hoe 9675 5851 1) FIRST EAST Ctr Kaki Bt 2325 sf. Motor
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    • 138 12 Office Space for Rent Office Space for Rent Office Space for Rent k j nv® Medical Suites For Lease Suitable for clinic use and various medical professions Surrounded by offices, shopping malls and reputable medical institutions Minutes walk to MRT station Unit sizes from 667 sq ft Call *****433 www.fareastorchard.com.sg
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    • 303 12 OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE The Adelphi 2,368 sf Shenton House 1,722 sf 4 Robinson Road 1,766 sf Rent negotiable TEL: 6227 1026 Mustardseed SG !!!Special Package Promotion!!! (Terms Conditions Apply) μ Hi-tech Serviced office μ Sizes from 100 sq. ft. μ Broadband internet μ Monthly rental μ 24-7 access security
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    • 612 12 20 COLLYER QUAY Next to Raffles Place MRT Station 700 sq ft 1,992 sq ft 6428 7864 884 853 I 6534 3132 Business Space For Lease B1 Space Tannery HB Centre I -Good corporate image -1195/8891sqft -Reno with office store -Loading/unloading facilities -Sheltered carpark -Agents welcome Please call 6704 0888
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    • 524 13 JIT-POH BLDG. Bldgs Car park outside CBD. 1100sf $6980neg.Freshpaint, new carpet.Adeline 9090 0868 BLK 125 BT Merah. Approx 721 sqft. Fitted with carpet, partition. Immed. neg. Call Wesley Lim 9022 7272 LIAN HUAT BLDG/ North Bridge Ctr. 100, 340, 400, 720/ 258, 477 sf. Sultan Plaza, 1130 sf. *****947 RIVER
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    • 336 13 A’POSH BIZ HUB, Yishun Ave 6. 1281/1550/3843sqft Choice units! 9139-0654 KATONG PARKWAY PARADE Centre/ Roxy Sq 300 to 1300 sf. *****594 APPC SUNTEC F/FURN WIFI flexi reception fr $950-$2700 p/mth. *****008 Ewiim REDHILL 1-5PAX, OFFICE rm w/tel answering, Mtg rm. Recept, F/furn. 6275 9595 FAR EAST SHPG Centre. Office 355
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    • 423 13 67»r Wsaar II® ar |®»r IV mat PROPERTIES FOR LEASE Call *****336 CLARKE QUAY CENTRAL Above Clarke Quay MRT Station Average shopper traffic over 1 million month City centre residences PMETs tourists Unit sizes from 140 sq ft to 3,003 sq ft Suitable for retail lifestyle F&B WEST COAST PLAZA
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    • 121 13 JOO CHIAT RD *Approx 3000sf. 2 Storey *Column free *Spacious beautiful *Showroom cum office, Retails, IT/ID& All trades (Also Hair Beauty Salon with fully equipment for takeover $10K neg)© *****900/ *****548 SHOP SHARING IN TELOK AYER ST Grd flr. 1300 sf. New renovations Suits commercial courses, studio, function hall etc,
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    • 268 13 Jurong West 492/ 497 Rivervale Plaza -F&B Kiosk East Village Kallang MRT Trengganu St 500sf Bishan Ctrl Spa/fashion *Sembawang 355/ Rivervale Plaza/ Hougang 684 Kovan Bedok 213/ Tampines 821, 823,827/ ToaPayoh 185,190 Gek Poh Kallang Bahru/ S’pore Poly *****657 **PRIME LOCATION SHOP in condominium for tuition ctr, spa, beauty, clinic,
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    • 381 13 67»r |®a»r novena a docriy THE DEDICATED SPORTS MALL Shops m Sizes from 463 sq ft to 1,367 sq ft m Available immediately/August 2014 m Suitable for sporting fashion and goods, fashion and accessories, hobbies, telecommunications, lifestyle related trades, F&B, etc m Directly above Novena MRT station and easily accessible
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    • 77 13 325 NEW BRIDGE Rd. 2228 sf. $6.50 psf neg, no GST. Outram MRT. Agts welcome. SMS Lim 9185 9377 NEAR BRADDELL MRT Toa Payoh Lor. 4. -shop $2.9K, whole shop $5.5K. Upstairs $2.9K. *****936 ASSIGNMENT MEI Ling St HDB 2 sty. 1470 sqft. Low rent. Suit all trades Immed 9685-7758
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    • 271 13 ORCHARD RD. ALL trades. heavy human traffic. Many units 500 sf up. Pls call Kelvin 9336 5364 SLP BEDOK RES. HDB Shop. 774 sf. Good crowd. Valued. 2 frontage. Corner. Suits retail /F&B Sande *****520 BT TIMAH PLAZA. #02, 355 sf. New reno. F/equipped Tuition Ctr. 2 rms reception. $3.5K
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    • 362 13 100 ORCHARD RD. 2457 sf. 2 entrances toilets. Water pt. Column free. MRT. Ample parking. 9791 9900 SHOP COMMERZE, Irving 560 sqft. Just TOP, Good frontage, Ideal for Clinic Retail. Yap CC *****190 BLK 133 JURONG half shop upstairs. Suits money changer/ beauty salon/ clinic. Call *****943 KATONG SHPG CTR.
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    • 267 14 THE CENTREPOINT. GRD Flr Unit. 689 sf. Permitted for Retail of Watch/ Jewellery. Expected Yields Above 4% Vacant Possession. JLL Laraine Chen 8468 4974 SHOPHOUSES IN CBD. Club St 5163 sf/ Tras St 6300, ***** sf Amoy St 3580, 8500, *****, ***** sf. Historical Land *****800 MACPHERSON MALL w/Ntuc Supermart.
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    • 326 14 MACPHERSON MALL Retails with Anchor tenants for sale yet FH. Mins MRT, free shuttle bus *****080 YKK CENTREPOINT ORCHARD RD. 820sf Very rare concourse shop unit. Good tenancy. Must view. *****380 HB GOOD TRAFFIC. WET market Blk 410 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10. bal 64yrs Good Investment Charlee *****565 FH
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    • 483 14 Restaurant/Lounge Restaurant/Lounge Space for Rent Space for Rent 10_ a Approx. 3,500 sqft Prominent frontage Prime F&B Space Street level 5 mins to Orchard MR! station Call Landlord at *****-784/ 785/ 776 Eating House/Coffee Shop for Lease i Area- 163.15sqm &84.49sqm Viewing at the shop Collect Tender Document #01 -03/04
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    • 523 14 Foreign Properties Foreign Properties FACTORIES FOR SALE AT ISKANDAR MALAYSIA Built-Up: 5,000 9,000 $Q FT FREEHOLD PRICE FROM SGD 850,000 onwards PLEASE CONTACT: MS CHONG *****520 1+6012-*****26 CHANGI STH LIGHT Storage /Office 4.5k 5.4k sqft, Facing Xilin Ave. Call 9424-0448 9638-9433 JURONG PORT RD. Ramp up 3k/16k sqft, Whse Office
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    • 1647 16 WAT3 RECRUIT Executive Appointments 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 www.cats.com.sg/recruit Classified Jobs Executive Appointments CATS Recruit Guide Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 email: cats@sph.com.sg 706 Professionals/ Executives 709 Engineers 710 Building/Construction 711 Finance 712 IT/Infocomm 715 Lecturing/Teaching 718 Tutors 721 Nursing/Health Care 724 Art/ Creative 727 Marketing/ Communications 730 Sales 731 Retail Sales
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    • 157 16 CLINIC ASST. TOWN. Handle Bahasa Indonesia speaking patient. SMS to: 9234-3814 Email sportyhr@gmail.com CLINIC ASST REQUIRED. To handle Chinese speaking patients. *****137 NURSE/ CLINIC ASST Redhill aesthetic/ GP clinic. No nights. SMS 9637 9053 CLINIC ASST. ORCHARD. S’poreans. SMS name, age, experience to *****405 FULL/ PART-TIME DENTAL Asst to work
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