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Article, Illustration278 2014-04-22 1 AIR AND SEA INCIDENTS: LEADERS RESPOND THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told Malaysia Airlines (MAS) to get to the bottom of why one of its flights was forced to make an emergency landing yesterday and getTHE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY; PHOTO: REUTERS - 278 words
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238 2014-04-22 1 JINDO (South Korea) President Park Geun Hye has hit out at the captain and crew of a South Korean ferry that capsized last week with hundreds of children on board, saying they acted in a way that was “tantamount to murder”. Ms Park’s238 words
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65 2014-04-22 1 EMBATTLED Manchester United manager David Moyes is facing the sack, with British media reporting that the 50-year-old will be gone before the end of the English Premier League season. The Scot has struggled throughout the season, with Man United failing to qualify for65 words
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Article, Illustration59 2014-04-22 1 BRUNEI’S Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (left) was in Singapore yesterday for his third state visit. Besides meeting Singapore leaders including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, he also visited the Institute of Technical Education College Central campus. Both countries also announced a youth59 words
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489 2014-04-22 1 CHARISSA YONG - Front-line staff in health care being trained; communications drive to start By CHARISSA YONG charyong@sph.com.sg A MAJOR effort is under way to explain the details of the Pioneer Generation Package to Singaporeans, after a poll found that many were in the dark about its489 words
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Article, Illustration606 2014-04-22 2 / 3 KWAN WENG KIN - But Japanese PM refrains from visiting controversial war shrine By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT IN TOKYO wengkin@sph.com.sg JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe put already frosty ties with China and South Korea under further strain yesterday by sending a ritual offering to the controversialPHOTO: REUTERS - 606 words
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Article, Illustration118 2014-04-22 2 / 3 WORLD A16 Runners bursting out from the start line at the 118th Boston Marathon, in the first running of the race since last year’s bombing attack, which killed three people and injured many others at the finish line. Nearly 36,000 people are running inPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 118 words
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245 2014-04-22 2 / 3 LIM YAN LIANG - By LIM YAN LIANG yanliang@sph.com.sg A 33-YEAR-OLD Malaysian man was yesterday arrested by Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers at the Woodlands Checkpoint for failing to stop for immigration clearance. The man had attempted to drive out of the Woodlands Checkpoint245 words
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623 2014-04-22 2 / 3 K.C. VIJAYAN - He says even token sum would be wrong if protection is not needed By K.C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg A JUDGE debunked the idea that maintenance was an “unalloyed right” of a woman and suggested a wider Marriage Charter might someday623 words
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THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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Article46 2014-04-22 4 ABOUT 1,000 frontline staff in public hospitals and polyclinics are being trained to explain details of the Pioneer Generation Package to Singaporeans. It is part of a major move to get people, especially senior citizens, to understand better its benefits. TOP NEWS A146 words
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Article42 2014-04-22 4 JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni war shrine, straining ties with China and South Korea. His move comes just as US President Barack Obama is due to visit Asia. TOP NEWS A242 words
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Article62 2014-04-22 4 EFFORTS to determine the whereabouts of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 may have to start from scratch amid concerns that search teams may have been looking for the plane in the wrong place, investigators say. No wreckage has been found to date, despite indications that the plane62 words
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Article53 2014-04-22 4 MALAYSIA is set to introduce a new goods and services tax (GST) next April, but resistance is building. A rally to demand that the tax be scrapped is planned for International Workers’ Day on May 1. The GST rate is expected to be about 6 per53 words
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Article44 2014-04-22 4 PUBLIC interest in the fast-growing investment phenomenon of “crowdfunding” is increasing rapidly in China. But top official Liu Zhangjun, who heads a taskforce carrying out Beijing’s clampdown on illegal fund-raising, is warning of the risks involved and calling for regulation. PAGE A1944 words
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OPINION
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Article, Illustration61 2014-04-22 4 MR JOKO Widodo (right), the front runner to win Indonesia’s presidential race, has said little about his agenda for the economy. Indonesia needs a strong leader who is able to take decisive actions to shrink its current account deficit and fix foreign investors’ concerns, says economist61 words
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Article66 2014-04-22 4 WRITER Yu Kun-ha is calling for a rethink of South Korea’s “pali pali” or “hurry, hurry” culture in the aftermath of the tragic sinking of the ferry Sewol last week. A legacy of Korea’s rapid industrialisation that began in the early 1960s, the culture has bred indifference66 words
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Article48 2014-04-22 4 To help reset soaring World Cup viewing prices, consumers might have to take matters into their own hands by determinedly saying ‘no’ to any price gouging in 2018, even if it means giving one season a miss. The Straits Times OPINION A2048 words
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Article48 2014-04-22 4 THE driver of the coach that plummeted into a ravine, killing a British tourist, had been driving “very fast” in rainy conditions, according to a Singaporean who was also on board. Last night, 22 passengers returned to Singapore after their ordeal in Pahang, Malaysia. PAGE B148 words
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58 2014-04-22 4 ONE in four women who went for free breast cancer scans last year failed to go for further tests, though their scans showed abnormalities, the Health Promotion Board has said. This is a worrying trend, suggesting that the women do not realise58 words
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MONEY
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Article66 2014-04-22 4 TIGHTER borrowing rules and a crowded scene seem to have caused a drop in the number of new credit cards issued. The number of people who acquired a new credit card, as well as those who took up a credit card for the first time, fell for66 words
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SPORT
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Article56 2014-04-22 4 PORTLAND Trailblazers trailed Houston Rockets by double digits in the second, third and final quarters of their NBA Western Conference playoff opener. But each time the Blazers rallied, before forcing overtime and running out 122-120 winners, the narrow upset owing to 46 points from LaMarcus Aldridge and56 words
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Article56 2014-04-22 4 LIVERPOOL have one hand on their first top-flight league title in 24 years, with a style seldom seen in the English game in recent years. As manager Brendan Rogers puts it, the Reds are playing with “wonderful invention, creativity, courage and arrogance on the ball”. It will56 words
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Article77 2014-04-22 4 HEAVEN Is For Real became the fourth overtly faith-based hit film of the year in the United States over the Easter weekend, taking in an estimated US$21.5 million (S$26.9 million). Based on a best-selling book, it tells the story of a young boy who claims77 words
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Article, Illustration92 2014-04-22 4 POP queens A-mei, Sandy Lam, Tanya Chua and Na Ying led a show in aid of abused girls on Sunday, and they were joined by stars such as Jolin Tsai, Faith Yang, Matilda Tao and Dee Hsu. The concert at Taipei Arena calledPHOTO: FACEBOOK PAGE OF PROJECT WAO - 92 words
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Article, Illustration699 2014-04-22 6 SALIM OSMAN - Republic to host new youth leadership exchange programme By SALIM OSMAN SENIOR WRITER salim@sph.com.sg CLOSE ties between Brunei and Singapore got another boost yesterday with an announcement that Singapore will host the first youth leadership exchange programme between the two countries in the secondST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG; ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG - 699 words
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Article, Illustration864 2014-04-22 6 LESTER KONG - By LESTER KONG MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR lestkong@sph.com.sg THE authorities are investigating the cause of Malaysia Airlines’ (MAS) recent spate of problematic flights, including the possibility of sabotage forcing a Banga-lore-bound jetliner to turn back in mid-flight on Sunday evening.PHOTO: SIN CHEW DAILY - 864 words
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484 2014-04-22 6 MAY CHEN - By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Marathon will continue to run under the banner of Standard Chartered Bank for another three years, but the organisers are promising a different flavour, starting with this year’s race on Dec 7. The organisers are looking into484 words
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Article, Illustration961 2014-04-22 8 / 9 Order to leave given 40 minutes after ship hit trouble, making escape hard REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JINDO (South Korea) Anger flared anew in South Korea yesterday over fresh indications that the evacuation of a capsized ferry was delayed by panic andREUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 961 words
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Article, Illustration2303 2014-04-22 8 / 9 A PARENT’S PLEA TO RESCUERS: BLOOMBERG SEOUL It was supposed to be their last bit of teenage fun. The realities of life would descend on the 325 students from Danwon High School near Seoul next school year in the form of cramBLOOMBERG; PHOTOS: REUTERS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 2,303 words
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Article, Illustration647 2014-04-22 10 No plane debris found, so searchers may have to try different area: Sources HUNT FOR MH370 KUALA LUMPUR An international investigation team tracing the whereabouts of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is now looking into the possibility of starting from scratch amid concerns thatPHOTO: REUTERS - 647 words
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Article, Illustration540 2014-04-22 10 RACHEL CHANG - By RACHEL CHANG IN BEIJING rchang@sph.com.sg FRESH tension broke out between Malaysian officials and relatives of the mainland Chinese passengers on board missing Flight MH370 after a diplomat suggested that the Malaysian government had decided to “move forward withPHOTO: REUTERS - 540 words
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Article, Illustration569 2014-04-22 10 NIRMAL GHOSH - By NIRMAL GHOSH INDOCHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BANGKOK nirmal@sph.com.sg MR WIN Tin, a leading Myanmar opposition veteran and poet who suffered nearly two decades of often brutal incarceration by the military, has died. The 85-year-old former journalist died yesterday morning after suffering kidney failure. HePHOTO: REUTERS - 569 words
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224 2014-04-22 10 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PUTRAJAYA The Malaysian Court of Appeal has struck out one of the charges against sex bloggers Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee over their Ramadan Facebook posting, ruling that it does not apply to non-Muslims. Justice Mohtarudin Baki allowed theTHE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 224 words
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Article, Illustration779 2014-04-22 11 CAROLYN HONG - Malaysian protest set for May 1; govt, opposition split over tax’s impact on poor By CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF IN KUALA LUMPUR carolynh@sph.com.sg THE new Goods and Services Tax (GST) is scheduled to be introduced in Malaysia next year but it will not happenPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 779 words
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507 2014-04-22 12 Tokyo issues warning as Shanghai acts in legal dispute over pre-war debt AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS TOKYO Japan warned yesterday that the seizure of a Japanese ship in Shanghai over pre-war debts threatened ties with China and could undermine the basis ofAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS - 507 words
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Article, Illustration186 2014-04-22 12 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER ASIA NEWS NETWORK MANILA One person died and at least 1,000 families were rendered homeless after a massive fire hit a slum area in Caloocan City. Nearly 400 houses were razed in the fire that started on Sunday afternoon, according to ABS-CBNPHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER; ASIA NEWS NETWORK; PHOTOS: REUTERS - 186 words
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283 2014-04-22 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Can’t be bothered to show anyone what you’re thinking? Then a Japanese scientist has the answer a pair of digital eyes that can express delight and anger, or even feign boredom. Building on a long line of slightly wackyAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 283 words
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Article70 2014-04-22 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA Jakarta called on governments yesterday to stop “shifting responsibility” for asylum-seekers, in a veiled criticism of Australia’s hardline policy of towing boatloads of would-be refugees back to Indonesia which they have used as a transit point. The operation has caused anger inAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 70 words
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Article60 2014-04-22 12 REUTERS BEIJING China has shut down 110 websites carrying pornography and closed 3,300 accounts on social networking services in a renewed effort to clean up the Internet, state media reported. In the latest drive named “Cleaning the Web 2014”, the authorities have deleted more thanREUTERS - 60 words
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74 2014-04-22 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DHAKA Most survivors of the Bangladesh factory collapse that killed 1,138 garment workers are still too traumatised or injured to work a year after the tragedy, a survey released yesterday said. Other survivors who are able to work have been refused jobs,AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 74 words
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Article, Illustration571 2014-04-22 13 NIRMALA GANAPATHY - Mud-slinging a result of BJP going for US-style presidential tussle By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT IN NEW DELHI gnirmala@sph.com.sg THE Indian election campaign has become increasingly personal as the battle for votes grows more vicious. One of the latest targetsPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 571 words
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373 2014-04-22 13 THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK BANDUNG More than 1,000 people have attended an anti-Shi’ite declaration at the Al Fajr mosque in the West Javanese capital of Bandung, in what appears to be the first organised attempt to persecute Shi’ites in Indonesia. SupportedTHE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 373 words
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709 2014-04-22 14 Talks continue but militants split by violent rivalries NEW YORK TIMES LONDON When the Pakistani Taleban said it was willing to make peace, many Pakistanis were sceptical that the militants had truly abandoned their dream of transforming the country into an IslamicNEW YORK TIMES - 709 words
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Article, Illustration972 2014-04-22 14 AVALANCHE ON MOUNT EVEREST NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI The 22 Sherpas who set out together towards Mount Everest’s Camp 2 last Friday morning were “full of joy and excitement”, but Kaji Sherpa was apprehensive: They were crossing a notoriously dangerousNEW YORK TIMES; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 972 words
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459 2014-04-22 14 NEW YORK TIMES KABUL With half the votes counted in the Afghan presidential race, candidate Abdullah Abdullah widened his lead, but a run-off seemed likely between the top two contenders. Mr Abdullah, the runner-up to President Hamid Karzai in the 2009 elections, hasNEW YORK TIMES - 459 words
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478 2014-04-22 15 JONATHAN PEARLMAN - Beijing reportedly building networks to monitor Chinese at universities BY JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN SYDNEY jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com AUSTRALIAN intelligence officials are reportedly concerned that China has been recruiting Chinese students in Australia to spy on fellow students and report478 words
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Article, Illustration632 2014-04-22 15 NEW YORK TIMES SAYADA (Tunisia) This Mediterranean fishing town, with its low, whitewashed buildings and sleepy port, is an unlikely spot for an experiment in rewiring the Internet. But residents here have a surprising level of digital savvy and sharp memories of howNEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: NEW YORK TIMES - 632 words
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240 2014-04-22 15 REUTERS HONOLULU A teenage boy who ran away from home survived a five-hour flight in the freezing wheel well of a jetliner that reached 11,582m as it travelled from California to Hawaii, according to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). TheREUTERS - 240 words
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545 2014-04-22 16 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON POST BOSTON The ambassador from Iraq laced his running shoes. So did a congresswoman from Arizona. And the police chief from nearby Watertown. On the road with them were some of the world’s elite racers and thousands ofNEW YORK TIMES; WASHINGTON POST - 545 words
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Article, Illustration573 2014-04-22 16 US vice-president to hold talks with country’s interim president AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS KIEV US Vice-President Joe Biden arrived in Kiev yesterday in a show of support for the pro-Western government, as Russia accused Ukraine of reneging on an international accord meant toAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 573 words
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408 2014-04-22 16 NEW YORK TIMES KIEV For two weeks, mysteriously well-armed, professional gunmen known as “green men” have seized Ukrainian government sites in town after town, igniting a brush fire of separatist unrest across eastern Ukraine. Strenuous denials from the Kremlin have closelyNEW YORK TIMES - 408 words
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Article97 2014-04-22 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ADEN An “unprecedented” US and Yemeni aerial campaign has killed more than 40 Al-Qaeda militants in recent days. Officials said this was a bid to thwart attacks by the network’s local affiliate. A top Yemeni official told AFP yesterday the “unprecedented operation”AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 97 words
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106 2014-04-22 16 REUTERS BEIRUT Syria set a presidential election for June 3 yesterday, preparing the ground for leader Bashar al-Assad to defy widespread opposition and extend his grip on power days after he said the civil war was turning in his favour. The three-year-old rebellionREUTERS - 106 words
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Article104 2014-04-22 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JUBA (South Sudan) Rebel gunmen in South Sudan massacred “hundreds” of civilians in ethnic killings when they captured the oil town of Bentiu last week, the United Nations said yesterday. In the main mosque alone, “more than 200 civilians were reportedly killed andAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 104 words
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Article500 2014-04-22 17 Saudi Arabia reports 13 new cases; total infected in six days now 49 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RIYADH Saudi Arabia has reported 13 more new cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers), bringing the total number of infections in six days to 49. TheREUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 500 words
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Article, Illustration861 2014-04-22 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAIRO Egypt’s presidential election has turned into a contest between the former army chief, lauded by millions for ousting an Islamist government, and a leftist who claims to represent the ideals of the 2011 uprising. Former army chief Abdel Fattah al-SisiAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 861 words
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Article, Illustration446 2014-04-22 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KHARTOUM In a dilapidated, poverty-stricken country where some railway rolling stock is more than 40 years old, Sudan’s sleek, sharp-nosed Nile Train is an unusual sight. From a distance, it looks like a large white snake gliding past fields of green nearAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 446 words
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Article475 2014-04-22 18 Settlement imminent in antitrust case by 64,000 staff against tech giants NEW YORK TIMES SAN FRANCISCO After years of legal skirmishes, four leading Silicon Valley companies are scheduled to go on trial next month on claims of conspiring to keep their employees down. ANEW YORK TIMES - 475 words
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Article73 2014-04-22 18 REUTERS BANGKOK Thai Airways International has warned of a steeper-than-expected first-quarter net loss as passenger numbers fell due to prolonged political unrest in Thailand and amid fierce competition from low-cost carriers. “First-quarter net loss will be higher than what we had expected by 30 millionREUTERS - 73 words
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Article74 2014-04-22 18 REUTERS LONDON Investors looking for companies with good environmental, social and governance track records will find the job easier after European politicians ruled that thousands of firms must reveal their performance as corporate citizens. The legislation, which still needs to be approved by EU member states,REUTERS - 74 words
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Article73 2014-04-22 18 REUTERS BANGALORE Square Inc has been in talks with several rivals for a possible sale as the mobile payments start-up looks to stem widening losses and dwindling cash, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. Square, founded in 2009 by Twitter co-creator Jack Dorsey, would likelyREUTERS - 73 words
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Article, Illustration465 2014-04-22 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING China’s car market is just gearing up as the world’s largest, yet carmakers are already eyeing the next big thing the market for reselling them. Their eagerness to attract buyers in the world’s largest car market is on fullAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 465 words
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Article394 2014-04-22 19 REUTERS TOKYO Japan suffered its worst annual trade deficit in March as exports growth slowed to its weakest in a year, suggesting a rapid loss of economic momentum that may prompt policymakers into early action as a national sales tax hike puts more strain on growth.REUTERS - 394 words
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554 2014-04-22 19 GRACE NG - Online fund-raising tool a boon to start-ups but has higher legal risks By GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING graceng@sph.com.sg MS ZHANG Liling, 20, almost put 200 yuan (S$40) into a new online financial product offered by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba that she554 words
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Article466 2014-04-22 20 THERE is no running away from the fact that the rising cost of acquiring country broadcast rights to the football World Cup will never abate. Fifa, the regulator of the game, has the world in a stranglehold and it is not shy to demand466 words
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Article, Illustration1560 2014-04-22 20 WELLIAN WIRANTO - EYE ON THE ECONOMY Indonesia needs a strong leader who can tackle the current account deficit and reduce the fiscal shortfall. Many hope that popular presidential candidate Joko Widodo will rise to the challenge. By WELLIAN WIRANTO FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer1,560 words
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Article, Illustration1063 2014-04-22 21 TEO CHENG WEE - By TEO CHENG WEE chengwee@sph.com.sg The writer is a journalist with The Straits Times Foreign Desk. THE talk is of change and of a Modi hawa or wave that will sweep across India and the Congress government out of office when the results ofPHOTO: REUTERS - 1,063 words
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Article, Illustration1141 2014-04-22 21 YU KUN-HA - FERRY TRAGEDY By YU KUN-HA The writer is chief editorial writer of The Korea Herald. THE KOREA HERALD/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK WHAT will it take for South Korea to upgrade its safety culture? The question is being raised again as the entireTHE KOREA HERALD/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 1,141 words
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804 2014-04-22 21 CHRISTOPHER DREW, JAD MOUAWAD - By CHRISTOPHER DREW, JAD MOUAWAD NEW YORK TIMES EVER since the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage, carrying its captain and many of the passengers with it, the notion that the captain goes down with his ship has been ingrained in popular culture. ButNEW YORK TIMES - 804 words
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430 2014-04-22 22 Paul Sim Ruiqi - Paul Sim Ruiqi CLOSING down citizen journalism website Stomp may not solve the inherent issues in the social media era, as similar platforms will sprout up to take its place (“MDA responds to anti-Stomp petition”; last Thursday). Stomp started out with the430 words
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Article71 2014-04-22 22 1. MS LI DAN YUE: Educate parents on measles risk. 2. DR JARED NG: Important to manage mental conditions properly. 3. MR RAYMOND ANTHONY FERNANDO: Allow service in non-military organisations. 4. MR DOUGLAS CHOW: Can mobile users go back to 3G plans without breaching contracts? 5. MR DAVID71 words
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380 2014-04-22 22 Lee Chiu San - Lee Chiu San WHILE pundits debate the merits of integrating persons with mental conditions into the Singapore Armed Forces (“Support, not exclude, mentally ill in NS”, last Friday; and “Exempt these young men from NS”, April 13), the SAF must380 words
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296 2014-04-22 22 Leong Choon Kit (Dr - Leong Choon Kit (Dr) I WAS saddened to read about how some parents in Vietnam were taken in by baseless claims about vaccination side effects, leaving their children uninoculated and vulnerable to the potentially deadly measles infection (“Measles outbreak kills over 100 in Vietnam”; last Saturday).296 words
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135 2014-04-22 22 Ng Sook Fun (Ms - Ng Sook Fun (Ms) Director Corporate and Marketing Communication Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore WE NOTE Mr Mathias Korber’s concern over the Heartbleed bug (“What is Heartbleed’s impact on local websites?”; April 14). SingCert has already posted advisories on the Heartbleed bug135 words
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Article159 2014-04-22 22 Albert Wong Kwan Wei - Albert Wong Kwan Wei IT SEEMS the three telcos have already set their prices for 4G services (“Mobile users on contract get 4G shock from telco”; last Thursday). How did all three arrive at the figure of $10.70 per month? As a consumer, I have159 words
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200 2014-04-22 22 Foo Der Ho - Foo Der Ho STARHUB recently announced that it will start charging users a promotional rate of $2.14 a month, instead of the usual $10.70, for its 4G Speed Boost “add-on” from June (“Mobile users on contract get 4G shock from telco”; last Thursday). Like many200 words
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306 2014-04-22 22 Lim Lih Mei (Ms - Lim Lih Mei (Ms) THE South Korean ferry disaster holds lessons for us (“Questions about safety standards, deferential culture”; last Friday). First, the habit of following instructions has been cultivated in us from a young age. In the South Korean disaster, it306 words
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417 2014-04-22 23 Jolene Tan (Ms - Jolene Tan (Ms) Programmes and Communications Senior Manager Aware (Association of Women for Action and Research) MS JESSICA Jaganathan’s letter is timely (“Offer unpaid extension of maternity leave”; last Thursday). A society that recognises the value of family life should structure employment so as417 words
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Article246 2014-04-22 23 Is it a good idea to relocate some Bukit Timah primary schools to the heartland, to ensure a better mix of pupils? Will doing so help reinforce the message that “every school is a good school”? These schools produce top results because they have “quality” input: children with246 words
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217 2014-04-22 23 Rajan Chettiar - Rajan Chettiar I AGREE with the benefits of work-life balance (“Perks for staff who watch the clock”; last Friday). It is important for both employees and employers to have sufficient rest. The work culture in industries such as law, medicine and accountancy does217 words
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Article67 2014-04-22 23 Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer's full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit the letters. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or67 words
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Article, Illustration863 2014-04-22 1 WALTER SIM - S’porean survivor recounts events leading to crash in Pahang By WALTER SIM waltsim@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Lim Yan Liang A SINGAPOREAN tourist who survived Sunday’s Malaysian coach horror told The Straits Times she came from the “luckiest family” yesterday. Recounting her ordeal,PHOTO: CHINA PRESS - 863 words
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Article, Illustration290 2014-04-22 2 LEE JIAN XUAN - By LEE JIAN XUAN jianxuan@sph.com.sg A SINGAPOREAN who had received her diving licence just this year drowned last Saturday, while diving off Tioman island in Malaysia. Ms Sim Qiu Yan, 30, was said to have been diving near Sipadan Wreck, an area known for itsPHOTO: CHINA PRESS - 290 words
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Article, Illustration632 2014-04-22 2 KARAMJIT KAUR - Study by competition watchdog finds they will bring more good than harm By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg TRAVELLERS in Singapore can expect more airline tie-ups that can lead to lower fares and other benefits such as shorter waits between connecting flights.ST FILE PHOTO - 632 words
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Article, Illustration269 2014-04-22 2 CHANG MAY CHOON - By CHANG MAY CHOON changmc@sph.com.sg TRADE and economic collaboration between Singapore and China’s southern province of Guangdong is set to deepen with the signing of 18 memorandums of understanding (MOUs) worth an estimated $4.7 billion yesterday. The signings were witnessed by TransportST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM - 269 words
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Article, Illustration392 2014-04-22 3 KENNY CHEE - By KENNY CHEE kennyc@sph.com.sg ONE day, driverless cars that can avoid traffic jams and home appliances that can be controlled with a smartphone from the office could become a reality here. But there are many different standards regarding theirST PHOTO: KENNY CHEE - 392 words
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575 2014-04-22 3 IRENE THAM - Mobile devices’ popularity prompts MDA proposal to improve parental controls By IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT itham@sph.com.sg IN A move to protect the young, parents are soon to be offered free filtering tools to block out objectionable websites. Internet service providers (ISPs)575 words
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Article, Illustration477 2014-04-22 4 CHARISSA YONG - Simple and bite-size messages will help avoid info overload: Task force PIONEER GENERATION PACKAGE By CHARISSA YONG charyong@sph.com.sg THERE is a certain art to telling senior citizens about the Pioneer Generation Package, said the two leaders of the task force handling its communication. TheSource: Ministry of Communications and Information; ST GRAPHICS - 477 words
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Article, Illustration1047 2014-04-22 4 Kenny Chee - New rules to stop online piracy are being proposed. But the tech-savvy will find ways around the blocks. Kenny Chee looks at how other countries tackle the issue and the steps that can be taken. Kenny Chee kennyc@sph.com.sg THE cat-and-mouse game between downloaders andPHOTO: NETFLIX - 1,047 words
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370 2014-04-22 4 CHINESE Internet users have turned to virtual private networks (VPNs) to access sites blocked by their government, a ploy that could take hold here if new anti- piracy laws kick in. VPNs work by making it seem that the user is accessing the370 words
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290 2014-04-22 4 PRISCILLA GOY - By PRISCILLA GOY goyshiyi@sph.com.sg CHILDREN who need a listening ear can tap an online chat service launched yesterday by the Singapore Children’s Society. Called Tinkle Friend Online, it is the only such chat service for distressed children here and adds to the society’s phone290 words
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384 2014-04-22 5 LINETTE LAI - This is despite indications of possible abnormalities during scans last year By LINETTE LAI linettel@sph.com.sg ONE in four women who had free mammograms last year failed to return for follow-up tests, despite their scans indicating possible abnormalities. The women had gone for384 words
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Article, Illustration346 2014-04-22 5 LINETTE LAI - LINETTE LAI MANY people seeking outpatient treatment at the National University Hospital (NUH) will no longer have to travel from building to building to get everything done. Instead, they need to visit only the new “one-stop” medical centre, which was officially launched yesterdayPHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO - 346 words
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Article, Illustration82 2014-04-22 5 It was a big day out in the park for 125 pre-school children yesterday, as they marked Earth Day by becoming nature photographers. The six-year-olds from Kinderland, who were toting digital cameras, learnt how to capture pictures of the Supertrees at Gardens byST PHOTO: MATTHIAS HO - 82 words
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Article, Illustration368 2014-04-22 6 ROYSTON SIM - By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg FIVE contracts worth nearly $1.15 billion have been awarded for the upcoming Thomson Line (TSL) and Eastern Region Line (ERL). The Land Transport Authority (LTA) selected American conglomerate GE to provide the signalling system and platform screen doorsPHOTO: LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY - 368 words
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Article482 2014-04-22 6 FENG ZENGKUN - NTU team’s work could lead to damage-resistant medical products for people By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg THE future of medical devices such as hip implants and prosthetic limbs, and even body armour, could literally lie in the arms of a tiny sea creature. Researchers in Singapore have482 words
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Article, Illustration365 2014-04-22 7 ELENA CHONG - Truck driver was making illegal turn when he dragged the bike for 200m By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg A TIPPER truck driver making a sharp, illegal left turn failed to notice a cyclist on a pedestrian crossing and dragged his bike365 words
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Article, Illustration398 2014-04-22 7 ELENA CHONG - ELENA CHONG THREE men from China had more than sightseeing on their minds when they came here, a district court heard yesterday. Two of the three broke into seven households mostly in the western part of Singapore and got away with property amounting to398 words
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Article, Illustration412 2014-04-22 7 JOYCE LIM - By JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg TWO MEN and a woman have been fined a total of almost $100,000 for selling electronic cigarettes online, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) revealed yesterday. The battery-powered gadgets, which manufacturers claim are a safer alternative to real tobacco, are illegalPHOTO: HEALTH SCIENCES AUTHORITY - 412 words
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583 2014-04-22 8 MOK FEI FEI - Factors include tighter rules for banks and a saturated market, say experts By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg RUNAWAY growth in the credit card market came to a screeching halt last year, with take-up rates dropping for the first time in583 words
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Article, Illustration1421 2014-04-22 8 LEE SU SHYAN - By LEE SU SHYAN MONEY EDITOR sushyan@sph.com.sg MOST Singaporeans know of listed City Developments and its many condominiums around town but few probably realise just how long the owner Kwek Leng Beng has been at the top of his game.ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG - 1,421 words
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Article, Illustration423 2014-04-22 8 LEE SU SHYAN - LEE SU SHYAN WHILE the domestic property market takes a breather, it is all systems go at CDL’s hotel arm Millennium Copthorne (M&C). M&C owns and manages or operates a network of 120 hotels spread over many countries spanning China, Europe and thePHOTO: MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE HOTELS - 423 words
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Article, Illustration666 2014-04-22 9 TEE ZHUO - A*Star device lets people ‘try on’ clothes without actually wearing them By TEE ZHUO teezhuo@sph.com.sg A “VIRTUAL mirror” at Jurong Point Shopping Centre will let shoppers “try on” clothes without putting them on physically. The interactive digital display to be installed next monthPHOTO: A*STAR - 666 words
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452 2014-04-22 9 CHERYL ONG - By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg AN INDUSTRIAL plot in Tuas South Street 11 will be put up for public tender at the end of this month. The 1ha parcel was made available on the reserve list under the first half of452 words
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Article, Illustration550 2014-04-22 10 MELISSA TAN - Fresh capital will help FNA expand while Asia’s travel retail sector grows By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg A UNIT of Singapore investment firm Temasek Holdings has taken a stake in a home-grown chocolate chain to capitalise on Asia’s growing travel retail sector. Heliconia CapitalST PHOTO: MATTHIAS HO - 550 words
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Article, Illustration326 2014-04-22 10 AUDREY KANG - By AUDREY KANG audkang@sph.com.sg THE Entrepreneur of the Year Award (EYA) is undergoing several changes to allow more businessmen to participate, including older entrepreneurs. The EYA’s Young Entrepreneur Award category will be renamed the New Entrepreneur Award. Also, qualifying criteriaLIANHE ZAOBAO FILE PHOTO - 326 words
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Article, Illustration296 2014-04-22 10 CHIA YAN MIN - By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg THE Singapore International Chamber of Commerce’s (SICC) long-serving chief executive retired yesterday. Mr Phillip Overmyer, 66, stepped down with immediate effect to assume the role of senior adviser to the SICC board as part of a succession process.296 words
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Article, Illustration513 2014-04-22 12 GRACE LEONG - By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg ASCENDAS Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) has posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of 14.24 cents for the latest financial year, up 3.6 per cent from a year earlier. The Reit ended the year on aPHOTO: UNILEVER - 513 words
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Article, Illustration356 2014-04-22 12 CHIA YAN MIN - CHIA YAN MIN AN UPTICK in rentals and strong demand for space helped Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust report a higher than expected fourth-quarter distribution per unit. The China-focused real estate investment trust (Reit) will pay unitholders 1.587 cents for the threePHOTO: MAPLETREE INVESTMENTS - 356 words
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287 2014-04-22 12 CHIA YAN MIN - By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg UNITED Industrial Corp (UIC) has extended the deadline for its general offer for Singapore Land shares to Friday, April 25. The extension is to give shareholders more time to consider the offer in view of the Good287 words
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426 2014-04-22 13 YASMINE YAHYA - With few leads at home, traders likely to look to Wall Street for cues BULLS AND BEARS By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg LOCAL shares were little changed coming back from the Easter break, with several bourses still closed for the holiday and traders content to426 words
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Article55 2014-04-22 13 Yesterday’s close Index Change -3.89 -5.06 -31.922 Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI Jakarta Comp 14,512.38 1,999.22 2,065.826 1,074.78 1,862.93 4,892.288 -14.578 10.24 -4.764 Yesterday’s close Index Change SET Thailand 1,413.05 3.87 Thursday’s close Dow Nasdaq Hang Seng Sydney ASX 200 -16.31 16,408.54 4,095.51655 words
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Article102 2014-04-22 13 BIOTECH firm Transcu Group has inked an agreement for the proposed takeover of Straits Construction Group. The deal is expected to be worth between $325 million and $338 million, the firm said yesterday.Transcu’s announcement came after it signed a memorandum of understanding in February with Straits Construction to102 words
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Article49 2014-04-22 13 CHINESE tower crane manufacturer Yongmao Holdings has secured $3 million worth of contracts in Myanmar. It has sold 10 cranes to Erect Group (Singapore) for use in Myanmar. The firm said it is also looking to collaborations with customers with plans to enter the South-east Asia market.49 words
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Article100 2014-04-22 13 FOOD Empire Holdings, an instant coffee player in Russia and Eastern Europe, is expected to report a loss for the first quarter ended March 31, it said yesterday. This is mainly due to the political stand-off between two of the group’s key markets, Russia and Ukraine, which began100 words
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Article, Illustration791 2014-04-22 18 Loss to Moyes’ former club Everton might be last straw for United owners THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Manchester United are preparing to sack David Moyes. The Glazer family have been shocked by the extent of the English Premier League (EPL) football club’s dramatic decline and are readyTHE TIMES, LONDON; PHOTO: REUTERS - 791 words
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418 2014-04-22 18 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON To listen to Jose Mourinho, you would think that this English Premier League title race is being determined by refereeing decisions. It is not. It is being settled by the type of daring, adventurous football that has blownTHE TIMES, LONDON - 418 words
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Article, Illustration520 2014-04-22 18 ALEKSANDAR DURIC - EYE ON EPL By ALEKSANDAR DURIC stsports@sph.com.sg UP UNTIL last week, the race for the English Premier League (EPL) title was billed as one of the closest yet, as Liverpool, Chelsea, and Manchester City were all in the mix. In a space of seven days,520 words
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Article, Illustration445 2014-04-22 15 Lillard makes the difference to take lead in Western q-finals REUTERS HOUSTON Asked to recall one moment that proved decidedly advantageous, Portland coach Terry Stotts rolled over the previous 53 minutes of game action and came to the same conclusion as anyoneREUTERS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 445 words
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Article, Illustration821 2014-04-22 15 DAVID TREMAYNE - IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT By DAVID TREMAYNE stsports@sph.com.sg TROUBLED Red Bull had a particularly bruising week heading into the Chinese Grand Prix, where a further slap in the face awaited them when Ferrari unexpectedly showed greater pace. Fernando Alonso chased home the dominant821 words
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Article231 2014-04-22 15 Basketball NBA Conference play-offs, 1st rd (best of 7) Game 1, Eastern: Miami 99 Charlotte 88 (Miami lead 1-0), Chicago 93 Washington 102 (Washington lead 1-0). Western: San Antonio 90 Dallas 85 (San Antonio lead 1-0). Houston 120 Portland 122 (OT) (Portland lead 1-0). Cricket IPL T20 In Sharjah:231 words
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Article, Illustration679 2014-04-22 16 SANJAY NAIR - Marah and Ishraf in national side who must beat UAE to stay in second tier By SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg NINE years ago, Fahmy Marah and younger brother Ishraf were teased by friends for playing with a “weird oval toy” instead of a football at their neighbourhoodST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN - 679 words
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260 2014-04-22 16 SANJAY NAIR - SANJAY NAIR ONE of the most exciting flankers in world rugby is set to roll at the new National Stadium in June. Welsh sensation Sam Warburton and his Cardiff Blues side yesterday became the latest side to put their name down for260 words
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Article, Illustration905 2014-04-22 16 ROHIT BRIJNATH - SPORTING LIFE By ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg “FOR sure,” says Stanislas Wawrinka, his coach has been giving him different lectures for clay. “For sure,” he says before the Monte Carlo Masters final, it would be great to play a fellow Swiss. “For905 words
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Article, Illustration409 2014-04-22 16 CHOO YUN TING, LIM CHING YING - SCHOOL SPORTS By CHOO YUN TING, LIM CHING YING yuntingc@sph.com.sg chingyl@sph.com.sg THEIR last schools national netball title was close to two decades ago, when they won the 1998 C Division. The B Division title, however, had always eluded them until yesterday. WhichPHOTO: DESMOND LUI FOR ST - 409 words
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Article, Illustration420 2014-04-22 17 FABIUS CHEN - By FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg JUST two months after taking on the Myanmar national football team coaching job, former Singapore coach Raddy Avramovic will be facing many of his one-time charges, such as Izwan Mahbud, Safuwan Baharudin and Khairul Amri. The Straits Times hasTHE NEW PAPER FILE PHOTO - 420 words
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Article, Illustration680 2014-04-22 17 Mourinho’s shenanigans shrugged off by Spanish leaders ahead of Euro tie AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MADRID Atletico Madrid have vowed not to be affected by Jose Mourinho’s mind games as they take on Chelsea in the first leg of their Champions League semi-fi-nal at the VicenteAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 680 words
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Article, Illustration734 2014-04-22 17 THE TIMES, LONDON MADRID Diego Costa’s story started at Barcelona. Not that Barcelona, not the glamorous surrounds of the Nou Camp, not the nurturing embrace of La Masia, but a very different Barcelona, one set up in the favelas of Brazil’s Sao Paulo toTHE TIMES, LONDON; PHOTO: REUTERS - 734 words
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Article69 2014-04-22 17 THE OCBC Singapore Pro Cycling Team’s Eric Sheppard finished first in yesterday’s opening stage of Le Tour de Filipinas. The 22-year-old Australian completed the 160km stage from Clark Field to Olongapo City in 4hr 3min 52sec, finishing 2min 40sec ahead of Mirza Aihammadi (UAE Cycling National69 words
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Article77 2014-04-22 17 BLOOMBERG DOHA Qatar has reduced the number of stadiums it plans to build for the 2022 football World Cup by a third, amid rising costs and delays. It will now build eight stadiums, down from the original 12. Fifa president Sepp Blatter on Sunday reiterated hisBLOOMBERG - 77 words
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Article59 2014-04-22 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR Former Argentina football star Pablo Aimar has been axed by Malaysian Super League side Johor Darul Takzim after being sidelined by injury. The 34-year-old World Cup veteran started a two-year contract last September. As part of the clear-out, the team alsoAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 59 words
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Article48 2014-04-22 17 XINHUA THE HAGUE The Dutch Football Association wants to punish Ajax fans who disturbed the start of the Dutch Cup final with fireworks on Sunday. Referee Bas Nijhuis was forced to suspend the match for half an hour, which PEC Zwolle won 5-1.XINHUA - 48 words
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Article, Illustration2635 2014-04-22 2 / 3 Huang Lijie - Renowned photographer Sebastiao Salgado went where few men have gone before to capture the remote beauty of nature Huang Lijie Arts Correspondent lijie@sph.com.sg At the turn of the millennium, famed Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado made up his mind to go back in time. The 70-year-old,ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN; PHOTOS: SEBASTIAO SALGADO AND AMAZONAS IMAGES - 2,635 words
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Article, Illustration878 2014-04-22 2 / 3 Deepika Shetty - Deepika Shetty Arts Correspondent It was a discussion about French-American conceptual artist Marcel Duchamp that brought Icelandic artist Inga Svala Thorsdottir and Chinese artist Wu Shanzhuan together. Stylistically, the partners could not be more different. Thorsdottir is all for details, while WuPHOTO: STPI - 878 words
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Article, Illustration2619 2014-04-22 4 / 5 Corrie Tan - Emerging playwrights will get a leg up at the new Centre 42, a hothouse for the craft Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg As the new Centre 42 eases into its home the former Action Theatre premises along Waterloo Street painted a bright cerulean blue it has becomePHOTO: CREATIVE EDGE; ST PHOTO: DESMOND LIM; PHOTOS: ST FILE - 2,619 words
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Article, Illustration1119 2014-04-22 4 / 5 Huang Lijie - Huang Lijie Review Art UNEARTHED Singapore Art Museum/Till July 6 The Singapore Art Museum, in its inaugural exhibition as an independent visual arts institution, goes for what is primal Earth, and man’s uneasy relationship with the natural world. And it is an auspicious start. ThePHOTOS: SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM - 1,119 words
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Article, Illustration124 2014-04-22 6 ‘Ninety per cent of the things you worry about in life ultimately won’t happen’ Actress Gigi Leung (left) on why she has stopped worrying about silly things ‘It was warm, soft, tender, like a chicken’s thigh’ Singer Rita Ora (right) describing actor Zac Efron’s (left) physique124 words
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Article, Illustration1020 2014-04-22 6 Corrie Tan - Mister John, like Saint Jack before it, reflects tensions between old and new Culture Vulture Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg I knew next to nothing about Mister John when I bought tickets to a screening of the film at the Southeast Asian Film Festival except that it1,020 words
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423 2014-04-22 6 Chang Tou Liang - Chang Tou Liang Review Concert AN EVENING OF FLUTE MUSIC The Living Room The Arts House Last Sunday The flute produces one of the sweetest timbres of all musical instruments. The ethereal resonating tone transcends its provenance, be it made of metal or423 words
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Article, Illustration79 2014-04-22 6 The Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts department of dance’s annual showcase of its graduating cohort will present five works with Asian and Western influences. The choreographers include Wallie Wolfgruber, director of the Conservatory of Dance at Purchase College, New York. Where: Lee Foundation Theatre, Nafa Campus 3, 151PHOTO: YI-CHUN WU - 79 words
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Article, Illustration77 2014-04-22 6 Bali-based American artist Ashley Bickerton will be holding his first solo show. Going back to his roots as a painter, he shows his art in a new light with large canvas paintings of vignettes from the tropical apocalypse (inset). Standing out is a dual portrait of nude BalinesePHOTO: ASHLEY BICKERTON - 77 words
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Article67 2014-04-22 6 The Ravindran Drama Group will be staging a 10- minute Tamil Play Festival during the Tamil Language Festival Month, on till Sunday. The Pathey Nimidam event is only on Saturday. For the first time, three non-Indians are directing a Tamil play each. They are Susie Penrice Tyrie,67 words
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123 2014-04-22 6 Cheryl Mui - Cheryl Mui Registration is open for the National Chinese Music Competition, to be held from Dec 1 to 13. Every two years, the National Arts Council and the Singapore Chinese Orchestra hold the competition to find and nurture talent in Chinese music. Young performers get a123 words
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Article, Illustration605 2014-04-22 13 Leong Weng Kam - Batik painter Tumadi Patri will stage his own show with 19 works Leong Weng Kam Senior Writer wengkam@sph.com.sg Contemporary batik painter Tumadi Patri, 54, is staging his first solo show today, 31 years after he joined Angkatan Pelukis Aneka Daya, a Singapore Malay artists’ group,ST PHOTOS: CHEW SENG KIM - 605 words
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1044 2014-04-22 13 New York Times Hochstadt, Germany Last November, Hubert Portz was at his home in Hochstadt, south-west of Mannheim, reading an article in the newspaper when he came across a familiar name, causing his heart to skip a beat. The article was about aNew York Times - 1,044 words
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Article, Illustration211 2014-04-22 12 Melissa Kok - Melissa Kok Former radio DJ Bernard Lim is undergoing treatment at a hospital after suffering a stroke late last Saturday night. Life! understands that Lim, 45, who is currently managing director of television with MediaCorp, suffered a stroke due to a brain condition.PHOTO: ST FILE - 211 words
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Article, Illustration681 2014-04-22 14 Four faith-based Hollywood movies have done well, with more such films in production Reuters New York Times New York Hollywood has embraced God in a big and lucrative way. Heaven Is For Real became the fourth overtly faith-based hit film of the year over theReuters; New York Times; PHOTOS: YOUTUBE, GOLDEN VILLAGE PICTURES, UIP - 681 words
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Article, Illustration792 2014-04-22 14 New York Times New York French economists who boldly question the dominance of capital over labour and call for a progressive global tax on wealth visit the American halls of power about as often as French rock stars headline Madison Square Garden. But those hallsNew York Times; PHOTO: NEW YORK TIMES - 792 words
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Article, Illustration397 2014-04-22 16 Taipei–Itwasastar-studdedshowby women and for women, and a showcase of cleavage versus cleavage and other forms of friendly feminine rivalry. Pop queens (from far right) Tanya Chua, Na Ying, A-mei and Sandy Lam led a show in aid of abused girls on SundayPHOTO: FACEBOOK PAGE OF PROJECT WAO; PHOTO: XINHUA - 397 words
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Article, Illustration243 2014-04-22 16 New York Times Los Angeles The next round in a widening legal fight over sexual abuse accusations in Hollywood is set for 2pm Monday (5am Tuesday Singapore time). At that time, lawyer Jeff Herman (far right), who in a lawsuit last week accused film-makerNew York Times - 243 words
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56 2014-04-22 16 Canadian singer-songwriter Kiesza grabbed the top spot in Britain’s music charts on Sunday with her debut single Hideaway, which sold more than 136,000 copies, said the Official Charts Company. She is a classically trained ballerina and former codebreaker in the Royal Canadian Navy where56 words
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Article52 2014-04-22 16 Kevin Sharp, who survived cancer as a teen and later became a successful country music singer in the 1990s, died last Saturday, according to his website. He was 43. “Kevin died due to ongoing complications from past stomach surgeries and digestive issues, said a statement on52 words
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Article, Illustration914 2014-04-22 7 Joy Lee - Joy Lee enjoys the fresh produce and heady wine in the Argentine city of Mendoza Joy Lee FOR a place that was going to take more than 30 hours of flight time from Singapore, I had high expectations for Mendoza, a city in Argentina. As aPHOTOS: JOY LEE - 914 words
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Article, Illustration1004 2014-04-22 8 Kai Tamin-Goh - Ref reshing respite Kai Tamin-Goh slows down and enjoys herself in Noosa, on Australia’s Sunshine Coast Kai Tamin-Goh NOOSA is an ideal base from which to explore the Sunshine Coast. This coastal hub of the Sunshine Coast in Australia’s Queensland region is not exactly on the hot trail of thePHOTOS: KAI TAMIN GOH - 1,004 words
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Article, Illustration981 2014-04-22 9 Carolyn Hong - Carolyn Hong treks for hours up to pristine Semban village on a Sarawak mountaintop Carolyn Hong I HOPE you find what you are looking for,” said Tommy the cabbie as he dropped me off at Bengoh Dam where the walk would begin. He was convinced thatPHOTOS: CAROLYN HONG - 981 words
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Article, Illustration520 2014-04-22 2 NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL - ACTIVITY BY NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL ST, April 13 Anti-litter blitz at 30 hot spots By Audrey Tan An anti-littering blitz yesterday nabbed 21 people in four areas across Woodlands and Yishun alone, with the National Environment Agency (NEA) saying that it will continue to conduct such exercises atST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI - 520 words
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Article, Illustration459 2014-04-22 6 Amanda Phoon - In the last of a series of events that shook Singapore, Amanda Phoon takes a look at the Nicoll Highway collapse Amanda Phoon When April 20, 2004, at about 3.30pm Where The section of Nicoll Highway behind Golden Mile Complex. What happened A temporary retaining wall erectedST FILE PHOTO - 459 words
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Article, Illustration636 2014-04-22 19 Tell us what you like about recess and you will get the full series of The Awesome MRT Diaries, as well as stand to win book vouchers The Awesome MRT Diaries #1: One Boy’s Quest To Learn What It Means To Be Singaporean byILLUSTRATION: THE SCRIBBLERS (JEREMY CHIA, SANDHYA PRABHAT, DAVID HUANG) - 636 words
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Advertisement633 2014-04-22 9 INTERLACE #09-50 1755SF 3+1, balcony,only $1250psf Reflections #18-91, 1044 sf $1700psf Eileen *****599 THE COAST@SENTOSA 2357 sf 4+1, poolview $1750 psf/ PH, 4779sf, 5+1 w/pte pool $9M Eileen Koh *****599 CARIBBEAN KEPPEL 1330 sqft 3+study. Facilities. Waterway view. MRT. Vivo. $2.233M. Astro 9691-1183 D4 CARRIBEAN, 4 bedrm 2217sf, grd flr633 words
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Advertisement219 2014-04-22 9 LAST FEW UNITS!! Freehold Liv on Wilkie 2rm dual key fr $1.35M Steps to Orchard MRT. 9431 2080 YKK LUMA 2-BDRM. 904 sf. 2 toilets. Walk to Somerset MRT/ Taka. Nice ambience. neg! Rosie 8168-4359 JUST TOP!! THE Vermont. 2bedrm 883/893sf. F’Hold MRT, Orchard, 1km ACS. Fr $2.2m Zoie Fong*****552219 words
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Advertisement212 2014-04-22 9 VIZ HOLLAND 2+study, 1109 sf. FH. Decor, NS facing, pool, bright, spacious, greenery. Expat loves it. FIRE SALE! LOFT Nathan 484sf, $999k neg! Nathan Suites/ Montana 20% disc 1/2/3/4rm.Philip*****105 *NASSIM JADE RARE Single -level 3509sf 5+1+balcony Prestige location. Vacant $9.4M. SM Chia *****500 *GRANGE RESIDENCES 4+1 +balcony 2852sf Premium stack.212 words
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Advertisement224 2014-04-22 9 999 HAZEL PARK 3 bdrm 1389 sf Face Bt timah hill. Near future MRT. Asking $1.56M. Alvin 9751 0768 D.21 HILLVIEW GREEN 2+1 ground flr with patio. 1173 sf, spacious, convenient, f/facilities minimart. FREESIA WOODS FH Designer decor. 2100 sf. Roof gdn MRT. 9666-9068 EC10 AUCTION 24/4 TREVISTA. 2bdrms+study. 1012sf.224 words
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Advertisement211 2014-04-22 9 OCEAN PARK 2110SF 3bdrm St Patrick’s Sch, Freehold. Motivated Seller. Spacious. Call Vanessa 8222-2977 SHORE RES, 893SF. 2bdrm Nice reno. High flr, great views of pools, flyer city. Good schs,malls,future Mrt 1) SEAFRONT ON Meyer FH 3bdrm greenery Pool view 2) Telok Kurau FH Apt. 2/ 2+1. 965 sf. $1M211 words
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Advertisement210 2014-04-22 9 WATERVIEW. FIRE SALE! 2-6 rm 786-4456sf. Pool/ res/ quarry view. $660 psf up! Goi *****293/ *****388 PINEVALE. OPP UWCSEA. 3+utility 1281/1292/1389sf $1M-$1.1M. $7xx psf only! Spacious layout! 4% yield! ***FREEHOLD FIRESALE 1) Suites Paya Lebar. Just TOP S’goon MRT/NEX 1bdrm $6xxk. Penthouse 1206 sqft $9XXK only! 2)Prestige Pt Last 3210 words
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Advertisement192 2014-04-22 9 COMPASS HGT 3BDRM 1324 sf $1.35M. Best Stack! Spacious layout. Just beside Sengkang Mrt/Compass Pt CHEAP! KOVAN MELODY 3 study. Rare! High flr, windy No odd shape. No west sun Quiet. Kovan Mrt. Must sell THE MINTON BRAND new!!! 3 bdrm, 1335 sqft, $1.62m 2+study, 1496 sqft, $1.35M. 2 bdrm,192 words
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Advertisement331 2014-04-22 10 4’S’ CORNER BLK 682. 84 sqm. Simple hse. Lift level. Mins amenities/ sch. All races/ PR. Valued $405K. PR ELIGIBLE 5’I’ 685C #17 Near MRT. Asking $560k. 3’I’ 211. Boon Lay, #17. Ask $310k. Amos 9183-1593 4A BLK 810, Renovated, spacious 107sqm, high flr, Gek Poh, NTU, Amenities Can contra,331 words
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Advertisement273 2014-04-22 10 ELIAS TERR NEW 3 sty Corner Terr 3035 sf 5 bdrms. Furn unfurn. Avail 1 June. neg. Parry 9637 4450 CARDIFF GR 3-STY detached 5 rm, family area, basement, pool, P/furn. Land 4200 sf/ Built up: 6000 sf $15K Silvia Ang *****755 KELVIN *****007 M.O.R.E. S’goon Gdn 1 sty Semi-D273 words
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Advertisement499 2014-04-22 11 TRIBECA HIGH FLR. River view. 1905 sqft. 4+1. Furn Immed Offer *****592 HB 1+1. 138 MACKENZIE. 540 sf. Furn. Little India MRT. $2.8K. Lee 9004-7717 TATE RES 1894 sf. 3+1 reno unit fully furn. High flr. Pte lift lobby. 9817-5353 SCOTTS 28. 2 rm. 1098sf. Unblocked. $5K. Orchard/ Mrt. Simon499 words
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