The Straits Times, 7 May 2014

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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 427 2 / 3  -  Number is up from one in five in 2012, but most say they can cope By LINETTE LAI linettel@sph.com.sg MORE Singaporean workers are reporting high stress levels, even though the vast majority say they are coping well. One in four workers polled by
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    • 365 2 / 3  -  By AUDREY TAN audreyt@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE has been named the best country in Asia to be a mother for the second year in a row, in an annual global ranking. The Republic was 15th worldwide, ahead of 30th-ranked South Korea and Japan
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    • 314 2 / 3  -  By MELISSA LIN mellinjm@sph.com.sg A VIDEO of a toddler who was nearly run over by two vehicles after he dashed across a road, went viral just hours after it was posted online yesterday. The one-minute-long clip on the Facebook page of streetdirectory.com was
      PHOTOS: FACEBOOK PAGE OF STREETDIRECTORY.COM  -  314 words
    • 698 2 / 3  -  About 5,000 to be tested for literacy, numeracy, problem-solving ability By SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT sandra@sph.com.sg STUDENTS in Singapore consistently ace international tests in maths, science and problem-solv-ing but now it is the adults’ turn to see how they measure up.
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • 53 4 SINGTEL has been fined a record $6 million by the Infocomm Development Authority for a blaze last year that led to an outage affecting about 270,000 of its customers. The incident, which was of an unprecedented scale, could have been avoided, IDA said. TOP OF
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      • 46 4 ONE-QUARTER of working Singaporeans polled last year said they were stressed, up from one in five two years ago. But most said they were coping well with their stress levels, according to an annual national survey. TOP OF THE NEWS A2
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      • WORLD
        • 45 4 HE STARTED out as the front runner in Indonesia’s upcoming presidential elections, but Mr Joko Widodo’s popularity has fallen recently, according to polls. In contrast, the popularity of his closest rival, former special forces general Prabowo Subianto, is on the rise. PAGE A11
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        • 47 4 A RECENTLY busted Malaysian terror group has been found to have links with extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, according to local media. The militants also received training in using and making bombs a discovery that is raising security concerns. PAGE A12
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        • Article, Illustration
          36 4 GIVEN the unrest Russian forces are causing in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) may be able to annex pieces of the country without having to invade, said a military commander. PAGE A16
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        • 51 4 WITH Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) pushing to reform state-owned enterprises, the local authorities may start selling assets as early as next year to help rein in national debt. Local administrations own more than 90,000 businesses, with assets worth an estimated 43.8 trillion yuan (S$8.8 trillion). PAGE
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      • 58 4 The mass death sentences political dissidents in Egypt received were a signal the military means business. But to what end? Egypt after the failure of the democratic revolution can still make a go of it if the army makes the wise choice of inclusiveness. Will
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      • OPINION
        • 42 4 SUCCESS in negotiations between states involves the use of many skills, including an ability to develop genuine friendships with foreign diplomats. But as veteran negotiator Tommy Koh points out, a good deal of luck is also involved. PAGE A20
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      • HOME
        • 52 4 A NANYANG Technological University graduate who paid $60 to have sex with a minor was sentenced to nine weeks’ jail by a district judge yesterday. Ernest Lee Min Chong (above), 25, is appealing. The sex worker was 17 when she approached him in Geylang last year.
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        • 43 4 FIVE teams have won up to $20,000 each to develop tech innovations that improve the lives of people with disabilities. The winning ideas were chosen after a month-long initiative to get people to come up with such innovations. PAGE B2
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      • MONEY
        • 62 4 THE Chinese yuan has tumbled over 5 per cent against the Singapore dollar since the start of the year, but the currency’s weakness is not likely to be prolonged. The yuan’s current slump is not a sign of a wider economic slowdown, say analysts. Instead, it
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      • SPORT
        • 65 4 DAYS after karate was left out of the final list of sports for next year’s SEA Games, the local federation’s president Peter Chong has quit, citing differences with the management committee over the handling of its accounts and whether to charge member clubs a joining fee. The fraternity
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        • 88 4 THE most dramatic English Premier League challenge in years took another surprise turn on Monday night, with Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers conceding the title after the Reds threw away a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Crystal Palace. Manchester City are the favourites again, needing at
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      • LIFE!
        • 60 4 BETWEEN June and August, the Esplanade will be screening four films of theatre productions staged at London’s National Theatre. They are, Coriolanus starring Tom Hiddleston in the title role, The Audience With Helen Mirren reprising her Oscar-winning turn as Queen Elizabeth II, and two versions of
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        • 38 4 THE Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute gala this year honoured British-born designer Charles James and long-time Vogue editor Anna Wintour. Stars in attendance included singer Rihanna and actress Sarah Jessica Parker. PAGE C10
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      • STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL
        • Article, Illustration
          35 4 Singapore is the best place in Asia to be a mother, according to a study. Where are other mother-friendly countries? Find out at bit.ly/1jwCTaJ An event promoting breastfeeding in Singapore. ST FILE PHOTO
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      • WEB SPECIALS
        • 28 4 IDA slaps a $6-mil-lion fine on SingTel for the blaze at its Bukit Panjang facility. See the previous fine amounts handed out to telcos at bit.ly/1om5wb5
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        • 28 4 CATHAY Pacific flight attendants say their new uniforms, are too revealing. We look at four airlines that hit turbulence over stewardesses’ outfits at bit.ly/1lU3H5D
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        • Article, Illustration
          31 4 IT’S couples’ night for celebrity duos such as David and Victoria Beckham at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute gala. See more beautiful people at http://bit.ly/1g55Zta
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    • 571 6  -  SNOC committed to grooming leaders without sacrificing experience By CHAN U-GENE ugenec@sph.com.sg EXPERIENCE will partner youthful enthusiasm, with the appointment of two chefs de mission to lead Team Singapore at next year’s SEA Games. The appointments of Dr Tan Eng Liang, 76, and
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    • 483 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG LOS ANGELES US television star Jay Leno has joined a growing list of celebrities vowing to boycott the luxury hotel chain linked to Brunei’s Sultan after he introduced a controversial Islamic penal code in his country. Also in protest are companies
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  483 words
    • 361 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK An elderly woman died and 23 people were injured after a strong earthquake shook northern Thailand, an official said yesterday, as aftershocks continued to rattle the mountainous region popular with tourists. The 83-year-old woman died when a wall in her house
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    • 676 6  -  By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg THE long arm of a United States financial reporting law aimed at clamping down on tax evasion by Americans using overseas accounts will soon be extended to Singapore’s shores. The law, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
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    • 714 7  -  Singapore’s President salutes it for steadfast push to return to growth By YASMINE YAHYA IN LISBON yasminey@sph.com.sg PRESIDENT Tony Tan Keng Yam brought his state visit to Portugal to an end by congratulating the European nation for the way it turned its economy
      PHOTO: MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION  -  714 words
    • 545 10  -  Third such incident within a week heightens militancy concerns By RACHEL CHANG IN BEIJING rchang@sph.com.sg CHINA was hit by its third knife attack in a week yesterday, fuelling public nervousness about a series of similar attacks linked to Islamic militancy. State
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    • 744 10  -  NEWS ANALYSIS By ESTHER TEO CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING esthert@sph.com.sg A STRING of deadly attacks by suspected Uighur separatists in big cities has brought the issue of Xinjiang’s Muslim Uighur minority from its regional backseat to the fore in China, experts say.
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    • 356 10 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUBAI Saudi Arabia said it has uncovered an Al-Qaeda militant group with links to “extremist elements” in Syria and Yemen that had been plotting to assassinate officials, and attack government and foreign targets. The cell comprised 62
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  • WORLD
    • 718 11  -  Latest poll shows his rating has dropped to 47% while that of Prabowo rises to 32% By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA wahyudis@sph.com.sg THE popularity of Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, the frontrunner for the July 9 presidential elections, has declined in recent weeks
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    • ASIA
      • 838 12  -  Residents’ concerns centred on jobs, education instead of ‘temple politics’ By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT IN AYODHYA (Uttar Pradesh) gnirmala@sph.com.sg GARBAGE overflows onto the streets and clogged drains line the hundreds of temples in Ayodhya, the town that helped catapult the Bharatiya Janata Party
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      • 304 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA Indonesia’s first female provincial leader went on trial yesterday, accused of bribing one of the country’s top judges over an election dispute in an attempt to strengthen her political dynasty. The case of Ratu Atut Chosiyah, governor of Banten province, has transfixed
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      • 291 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR A Chinese national has been seized in Sabah by Filipino gunmen, a Malaysian official said yesterday, with security forces engaging in a shootout with the armed kidnappers. Mr Mohammad Mentek, direc-tor-general of security in Sabah, said the victim, 34-year-old Yang
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      • 321 12 KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian militant network that was uncovered recently has established links with extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and a Philippine separatist group, a Malaysian newspaper said. The militants had been trained to become experts at using heavy weapons
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      • 397 13 Fresh clashes, army’s hard stance make talks difficult AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YANGON Fresh clashes in Myanmar’s Kachin state and signs that the army is hardening its negotiating stance with ethnic armed groups are casting a shadow over efforts to end decades of civil war. Conflict in
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 63 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANDA ACEH A woman who was allegedly gang-raped in Indonesia’s Aceh as punishment for sleeping with a married man may still be caned under the province’s Islamic law, an official said yesterday. Eight people, including a 13-year-old, allegedly carried out the sex assault last week
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        • 95 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA The Indonesian navy has found 19 boat people who say they were turned around while trying to reach Australia, in the latest tow-back of an asylum-seeker vessel under Canberra’s hardline policies. The news came just days after Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott
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        • 45 13 BLOOMBERG HANOI Vietnam’s efforts to curb graft have fallen short of citizens’ expectations, the Communist Party said, despite highprofile trials leading to death sentences. The courts held at least 278 corruption trials last year, according to a government report in November.
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      • 90 13 At least six people were hurt in twin explosions yesterday in the city of Hat Yai, the gateway to the insurgency-stricken deep south of Thailand. One blast went off near a convenience store and the other in a parking lot next to a police station,
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      • 566 14 Washington urges caution from all parties as Hanoi condemns rig action REUTERS HONG KONG The United States said yesterday it was investigating the movement of a huge Chinese oil rig that Vietnam says has entered its waters, the latest show of
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      • 369 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SEOUL A diver died yesterday while working at the scene of South Korea’s ferry disaster as investigators disclosed that the ship was routinely overloaded with cargo to make more money. Mr Lee Gwang Wook, 53, suffered breathing difficulties
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      • 55 14 A commando from the armed police corps in the city of Chaohu, Anhui province, crawling under a fire obstacle during field training on Monday. May 5 marks the beginning of summer in China when all military and paramilitary units start summer training every
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      • 307 14 PETALING JAYA The dry spell in Malaysia has caused a 60 per cent drop in fruit production, resulting in a rise in prices for many varieties, local media reports say. It looks unlikely that the situation would get any better this year,
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      • 247 14 BLOOMBERG MELBOURNE Australia yesterday issued an El Nino alert on expectations the weather-altering pattern will probably develop as early as July, potentially bringing drought across the Asia-Pacific region and heavier-than-usual rains to South America. The tropical Pacific Ocean has warmed steadily
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      • 414 15 NEW YORK TIMES ABI BARAK (Afghanistan) An outpouring of aid has come to the remote Afghan village of Abi Barak in Badakhshan province, where a devastating landslide is likely to have claimed 2,100 lives and instantly left thousands homeless. Tents, water,
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      • 459 15  -  Panel also wants married women to remain in workforce By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT IN TOKYO wengkin@sph.com.sg JAPANESE would be allowed to work until they are 70 years old as part of a proposed strategy to deal with
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    • 753 16  -  But reliance on pro-Russian rebels not cost-free in Ukraine confrontation NEWS ANALYSIS By JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT IN LONDON jonathan.eyal@gmail.com RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin may be able to annex pieces of Ukraine just by encouraging the pro-Russian separatist forces inside the country,
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    • 419 16 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES BLOOMBERG KRAMATORSK/ODESSA (Ukraine) Both sides have been burying their dead in Ukraine as supporters of Russia and of a united Ukraine each accuse the other side of tearing the country apart. Although it was
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 76 16 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON As a delegation of Syrian opposition leaders arrived in Washington to plead for more US support, the Obama administration on Monday granted the group foreign diplomatic status a step short of full diplomatic status and promised an additional US$27 million (S$33.7
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      • 72 16 REUTERS MAIDUGURI (Nigeria) Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped eight girls aged 12 to 15 from a village near one of their strongholds in northeastern Nigeria overnight, police and residents said yesterday. The armed men apparently opened fire, and took the girls away on trucks, along
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      • 75 16 REUTERS MUNSTER The first US patient to test positive for the often deadly Mers virus is off supplemental oxygen and walking around his hospital room in Munster, Indiana, as health officials begin planning his release. Meanwhile, the Saudi Health Ministry announced yesterday that seven more
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    • 440 17 Other safety steps drawn up in the wake of MH370’s disappearance REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS European safety officials yesterday proposed tougher rules for “black box” flight recorders in the strongest regulatory reaction yet to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. The
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    • 400 17 NEW YORK TIMES CAIRO Mr Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former general who led the military takeover here last year and stands for election as president next month, has promised that if he is elected, it would mean the elimination of the Muslim Brotherhood, the
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    • 259 18 REUTERS NEW YORK The Coca-Cola Company said it will remove a controversial flavouring stabiliser from some of its drinks, following rival PepsiCo’s announcement earlier this year that it would drop the same ingredient from its drinks. The ingredient, brominated vegetable oil (BVO),
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    • 508 18 He spent 10 months in jail but rest of 13-year term not served due to clerical error CHARLESTON (Missouri) A man sentenced to 13 years’ jail, but then overlooked by the justice system because of a clerical error, has been told to get on
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    • 297 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Asian-American students tend to outperform their white counterparts in school because they try harder, according to a new US study. The findings were based on an analysis of records from two separate surveys tracking several thousand
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    • 503 19 Revamp of state-owned firms seen as a means to curb ballooning debt BLOOMBERG BEIJING President Xi Jinping’s plans to open up China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to competition are spurring local government officials to consider asset sales to help rein in provincial and municipal
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    • 234 19 BLOOMBERG LONDON In the City of London office market, fortune favours the bold. Rents for skyscrapers with nicknames like the Walkie-Talkie and Cheesegrater rose faster than those for the rest of the financial district in the last three years, rewarding developers who started construction at
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    • 301 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON US AttorneyGeneral Eric Holder has warned that no financial institution should consider itself “above the law”, amid investigations into alleged tax evasion and money laundering by European banks. A senior US official revealed on condition of anonymity
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    • 203 19 BLOOMBERG SAN JOSE (California) Samsung Electronics will challenge a jury’s US$120 million (S$150 million) award to Apple in a patent-infringement verdict that was “unsupported by evidence”, a lawyer for the South Korea-based company said yesterday. Samsung will ask the trial judge and an appeals
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
      • 42 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Amazon has rolled out a new feature allowing Twitter users to pick items for purchase on its hub without leaving the messaging site. #AmazonCart allows people to link their Twitter and Amazon accounts for in-app purchases.
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      • 62 19 REUTERS BEIJING A division head at China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange said yesterday the current weakness of the Chinese currency is acceptable and he predicted more volatility going forward. Mr Guan Tao, head of its international payments division, wrote in Shanghai Securities News that the yuan’s
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      • 62 19 REUTERS NEW DELHI India’s economy will likely make a gradual recovery this year, helped by a rebound in capital investments as well as a pick-up in private consumption, the OECD said yesterday in its latest economic outlook. India was expected to edge up to 4.9 per
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  • OPINION
    • 447 20 EVEN for a country torn from within by spite and treachery, the mass death sentences meted out to political dissidents in Egypt in the past month were grotesque. Some 1,200 members and supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood were sentenced for their role in the
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    • 1623 20  -  BY INVITATION Success in negotiations between states involves the use of many skills, including an ability to develop genuine friendships with foreign diplomats. But as one veteran negotiator points out, a good deal of luck is also involved. By TOMMY KOH FOR THE STRAITS TIMES
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    • 1025 21  -  By MOHAMMAD ALAMI MUSA FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is head of studies in inter-religious relations in plural societies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. THE Pew Research Centre’s latest study found that Singapore is the
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    • 723 21  -  By ADAM MINTER BLOOMBERG IT IS not easy being a flight attendant at Hong Kong’s award-winning Cathay Pacific. Selection criteria are strict, service standards are high and, according to Ms Michelle Choi, a Cathay union official, the average Cathay flight attendant must put up with
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    • 759 21  -  By KLAUS SCHWAB The writer is founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum. Project Syndicate/Institute for Human Sciences, 2014 IT WOULD be an understatement to say that our world is undergoing rapid and far-reaching change. The global economy, the geopolitical
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    • FORUM
      • 72 22 1. MS LI DAN YUE: Why students should take on part-time jobs. 2. MS CLARISSA CHEONG: Valuable opportunity to learn life skills. 3. MR JEFFREY LAW: Veteran unionists helped write Singapore’s success story. 4. MR DARREN CHAN: Consider more avenues for needy residents to seek help. 5. MR
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      • 117 22 Ng Sheau Jiuan (Ms) Clerk of Parliament THE information box that accompanied Tuesday’s article (“Veteran unionist to seek NMP term”), on whether the Nominated MPs will seek a second term after their term expires in August, said Mr R. Dhinakaran and Associate
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      • 350 22  -  Chan Suan Yen (Ms) PRIVATE developers are only meeting the growing demand for smaller condominium units (“Condo units shrinking: Report”; April 28). I know of people who are holding on to their HDB flats and buying small private condo units either to rent out, or
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      • MY POINT
        • 148 22  -  Gloria James-Civetta (Ms) I SUPPORT Justice Choo Han Teck’s suggestion for a wider Marriage Charter to replace the current Women’s Charter (“Maintenance not an unalloyed right of women: Judge”; April 22). I am a female lawyer who has been advocating such a change since
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        • 100 22  -  Lim Mui Cher (Ms) WHENEVER global crude oil prices rise, petrol companies here are quick to raise pump prices. But when crude oil prices drop, pump prices remain unchanged. Previously, when crude oil was priced at around US$120 per barrel, pump prices were lower
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      • 57 22 Forum editor reserves the right to edit the letters. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or Madam. Please e-mail your letter to stforum@sph.com.sg 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
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      • 202 22  -  Vincent Ong Kok Lam MY FATHER suffers from kidney and lung illnesses, and was recently admitted to Tan Tock Seng Hospital for about a month because of a hip fracture. Although my father was very alert when he was admitted, his health
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      • 286 22  -  Thomas Lew Thomas Lew (Associate Professor) Chairman, Medical Board Tan Tock Seng Hospital MR VINCENT Ong Kok Lam shared his concerns over the management of his father’s condition during the latter’s stay in our hospital. The senior Mr Ong was admitted to Tan Tock Seng
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      • 303 23  -  Tan Jin Yong IT WOULD be a tragic day when euthanasia is seen as a step towards being a compassionate society (“Euthanasia can be governed by legislation” by Mr S. Ratnakumar; Forum Online, last Saturday). Suicide is considered a crime here. This
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      • 389 23  -  Shirley Chua (Ms) Director (Partnerships Development Communications) Singapore Environment Council THE Singapore Environment Council (SEC) thanks Ms Fang Mei Ling ‘Stick’ needed to curb plastic bag use”; last Friday) and Mr Ng Chee Kheon (“Use ‘carrot’ to curb plastic bag use”;
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      • YOUTH FORUM
        • 169 23 IT IS time the Land Transport Authority (LTA) took steps to curb outrage of modesty cases on public transport (“Molestation on public transport on the rise”; April 28). While I appreciate the fact that waiting times have been cut significantly since more trains were introduced into
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        • 176 23 THE most recent National Health Survey conducted in 2010 showed a rise in the number of smokers here. The Health Sciences Authority also revealed that almost 7,000 people aged under 18 were caught smoking in 2010. These figures suggest that deaths caused by smoking
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    • 56 23 PUNCHLINES About 5,000 Singapore adults will take the Pisa (Programme for International Student Assessment Study) test to measure their literacy, numeracy and problem-solving skills. I will definitely fail the Pisa test. How do you know? You have not even taken it yet. But I have tutored my daughter... ...and look
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  • HOME
    • 554 1  -  85% of 900 cleaning firms yet to submit applications for NEA approval By TOH YONG CHUAN MANPOWER CORRESPONDENT tohyc@sph.com.sg A PIONEER batch of 18 cleaning companies received their licences to operate yesterday under a move to improve the wages of cleaners.
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    • 269 1  -  TOH YONG CHUAN CLEANERS at the Singapore Swimming Club put down their mops and brooms yesterday and sat down for hours inside a club function room instead. The 14 workers were not skiving, but learning to do their jobs better at a
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    • 553 2  -  Winning tech ideas from month-long initiative run by MSF, SG Enable By AUDREY TAN audreyt@sph.com.sg FIVE teams will each get up to $20,000 in grants to fund the development of technological innovations that will help improve the lives of people with
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    • 382 2  -  By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg A DELIVERY driver who hit a Customs car and blinded an officer in one eye while trying to escape with 1,200 cartons of illegal cigarettes was yesterday jailed for 30 months. Zaini Sidin, 38,
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    • 688 4  -  Event was to have been held on same day as picnic for gay rights By JANICE TAI, MELODY ZACCHEUS jantai@sph.com.sg melodyz@sph.com.sg PLANS by Touch Family Services to hold a gathering to celebrate the concept of family on the same day as a
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    • 349 4  -  By MELISSA LIN mellinjm@sph.com.sg MOUNT Faber is shedding its premium image for one that is more casual and affordable for the average Singaporean starting with a rebranding and a new casual diner. “We want to be relevant to locals again because Mount
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    • 470 5  -  Shows to get people to broach subject and address topics like end-of-life care By LINETTE LAI linettel@sph.com.sg GETAI performances are usually associated with the afterlife but five new shows hope to get people looking at death in a new light. The shows in Mandarin will
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    • 105 5 A fire that broke out at a Pasir Ris condominium yesterday morning sent debris crashing to the ground from a 15th-floor unit. A 16-year-old male, the only occupant in the unit at the time, was treated at Singapore General Hospital for smoke inhalation. The Singapore Civil Defence
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    • 580 6  -  Tribunal refers 2 lawyers to Court of Three Judges for misconduct By K.C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg TWO lawyers have been referred to the Court of Three Judges for professional misconduct after a tribunal ruled that some $1.8 million entrusted
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    • 641 6  -  By JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg A BUSINESSWOMAN accused of stealing from a woman she believed to be her husband’s mistress, has accused the woman of setting her up so that she can be with him. Yesterday, Lee Lian Huay, 44, took the
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    • 481 6  -  By IAN POH pohian@sph.com.sg STATEMENTS referring to the administration of a $90 million fund have caused four elderly members of a Hakka group here to sue another man for defamation. The four men, all in their 60s and 70s, are Mr Loh Siew Hock,
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    • 483 7  -  Prosecutors argue that High Court judge’s rulings wrong in law By SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg PROSECUTORS yesterday took two unrelated cases of private sector corruption in which the convictions were overturned on appeal to the highest court in Singapore, arguing that the
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    • 367 7  -  By JOANNA SEOW joseow@sph.com.sg IT IS not enough to have safety procedures and papers in the workplace. They are of little use if they are not carried out properly every time, representatives from the construction and manufacturing industries were told yesterday.
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    • 265 7  -  By PEARL LEE leepearl@sph.com.sg FOR the 14th year in a row, a Singaporean student has won the Angus Ross Prize a prestigious award for English literature. Former Hwa Chong Institution student Claire Yang Shu Rui, 19, beat around 12,000 students who sat the English
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    • 278 8  -  He gets nine weeks for sleeping with 17-year-old prostitute By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg A NANYANG Technological University (NTU) graduate, who pleaded guilty to having commercial sex with a minor, is appealing against his jail sentence. Ernest Lee Min Chong (right),
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    • 420 8  -  ELENA CHONG ANOTHER man charged with having commercial sex with an underage escort in the high-profile online vice ring case has been jailed. Chia Kok Peng, 40, was sentenced to 11 weeks in jail on Monday, after admitting to paying $500 for the
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    • 90 8 A Sembawang resident had an unusual visitor yesterday: A large monitor lizard was found hanging outside the flat, with two legs entangled in some wire above the front gate. Citizen journalism website Stomp user John and his wife were among the onlookers. John’s wife said
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  • MONEY
    • 577 9  -  Experts see Beijing’s resolve to have a more market-driven exchange rate By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg THE Chinese yuan has fallen more than 5 per cent against the Singapore dollar since the start of the year, but the currency’s weakness is likely
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    • 372 9  -  By RENNIE WHANG wrennie@sph.com.sg RESIGNATIONS are coming thick and fast at firms under police probe over last October’s penny stock crash. The latest to leave is LionGold Corp non-executive independent director Gary Francis Paul Scanlan, 61. The company announced his resignation in a
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    • 439 10  -  Boost in sales across segments extends industry’s growth momentum By RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S life insurance sector got off to a bright start to the year with strong sales of new policies in the first quarter. Weighted new business premiums a key
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    • 328 10  -  By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg COMPANIES here are being urged to form partnerships with their counterparts in Taiwan when venturing into emerging markets. Speakers at a Singapore Business Federation (SBF) conference held yesterday said Singapore’s connections to the rest of Asean and Taiwan’s
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    • 494 10  -  By TEE ZHUO teezhuo@sph.com.sg A UNIT of American logistics giant Con-way yesterday officially opened a $127 million high-tech logistics centre at Jurong its eighth facility here. Menlo Logistics’ 5ha facility includes a warehouse and distribution centre, and will focus on servicing
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    • 708 11  -  Credit Suisse held its Global Megatrends conference in Sentosa last week. In the second of a two-part report, we highlight aspects of demographics and technology that were discussed at the event. By ANG BEE LIN YOUNG and rural consumers in Asia’s biggest economies
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    • 506 11  -  By JUSTIN HARPER ASTRONAUT Leroy Chiao is no stranger to technology, having worked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) for 15 years. During his time at the United States government’s space agency, he took part in three shuttle
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    • MONEY SME SPOTLIGHT
      • 512 12  -  Number up by 12% to 350 in 2012 from 313 in 2009, study shows By IVAN TEO ivantyh@sph.com.sg THE number of Singapore companies surpassing $100 million in sales grew by 12 per cent to 350 in 2012, from 313 in 2009, a study by
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      • 412 12  -  By RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg OFFSHORE services provider EMS Energy plans to raise up to $14.8 million from shareholders to achieve more financial flexibility as it goes ahead with building a new waterfront facility in Tuas. The new facility, due to start construction
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      • 1208 14 / 15  -  IMGH founder tests product, technology on himself before using them on his patients By TEE ZHUO teezhuo@sph.com.sg “PLANTING padi” is how Dr Chow Yuen Ho describes one of his firm’s latest services. But International Medical Group Holdings (IMGH) has nothing to do
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      • 283 14 / 15  -  By AUDREY KANG audkang@sph.com.sg MANY business owners are still in the dark about government assistance schemes despite moves to get the message out. The “information gap” became apparent at a seminar yesterday aimed at helping firms find out the sort of help available.
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    • 614 12 McDonald’s embraces IGP to enhance staff experience and delivery standards As one of the leading quick service restaurants around, McDonald’s prides itself on its fast customer service and quick turnarounds, and yet the company is always on the lookout for ways to increase
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    • 305 13 L I am in the supply chain logistics training industry and looking to diversify my business opportunities overseas. My programmes have been successfully rolled out on a small scale in Malaysia and Indonesia through business contacts and my overseas training partners. A non-profit training organisation has been supporting
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    • 235 13 Effective negotiation skills for win-win situations L Date: Wednesday, May 14 L Time: 9am to 5pm L Venue: SBF Seminar Room 1, Keppel Towers, 22nd level L Fee: $260 (SBF members); $380 (non-members) Organised by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), the workshop will help participants understand the
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      • 483 16  -  Better performances in three key business units contribute to increase By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg SEMBCORP Industries lifted earnings in the first quarter by 4.5 per cent thanks to better performances from its three main business units. Net profit for the three months
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      • 339 16  -  By TEE ZHUO teezhuo@sph.con.sg OSIM International yesterday posted a record quarterly net profit of $29 million, up 15 per cent on the same period last year. The increase, for the first quarter ended March 31, marks the 21st straight quarter the well-be-ing
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      • 383 16  -  By RENNIE WHANG wrennie@sph.com.sg STRONG sales in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Australia sent earnings up 4 per cent for Eu Yan Sang International in the third quarter. Net profit came in at $8.8 million for the three months to
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      • 456 16  -  By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg ALTHOUGH Genting Singapore’s record first-quarter earnings netted several analyst “buy” calls, concerns over regional economies and weak mass market prospects ate into the stock’s upside. Shares of the mainboard-listed casino operator gained 2.67 per cent, or 3.5 cents, to close
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    • MARKETS MONEY
      • 399 17  -  Slight gains in Wall Street fail to lift sentiment; index rises 0.12% BULLS AND BEARS By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg THE local market inched up yesterday in an echo of slight overnight gains on Wall Street but sentiment remained muted and volumes were anaemic. The
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
        • 78 17 ROBUST growth in waste handling and electricity generation operations drove a 240.8 per cent jump in first-quarter net profit for C&G Environmental Protection Holdings to HK$13 million (S$2.1 million). The firm’s revenue rose by 16.1 per cent to HK$136.3 million for the first quarter from HK$117.4
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        • 74 17 RIVERSTONE Holdings, a manufacturer of specialised cleanroom and health-care gloves, yesterday reported a 35.2 per cent jump in first-quarter net profit to RM16 million (S$6.1 million). Revenue rose 8.7 per cent to RM87.8 million, with growing demand for the group’s gloves, it said. The firm said it was
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        • 78 17 REAL estate developer Rowsley has returned to the black after revamping its business strategy late last year. It announced yesterday a net profit of $1.8 million for the first quarter, reversing a net loss of $4.7 million for the same period last year. Revenue was $21.8 million after no
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      • MARKET SUMMARY
        • 18 17 STI trading volume 146 million shares STI up down Gainers: 13 Losers: 11 Unchanged: 6
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        • 85 17 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 759.36 543.91 860.78 945.37 229.18 201.99 271.70 0.65 2.46 -1.97 5.54 0.12 1.28 1.98 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and Gas 180.46 527.18 832.93 819.00 1,346.30 808.42
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        • 21 17 Stock trading volume 1.24 billion shares worth $651 million Up down Gainers: 223 Losers: 178 Unchanged: 387
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        • 57 17 Yesterday’s close Index Change -27.62 Nikkei 225* Seoul Kospi* Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI Jakarta Comp 14,457.51 1,959.44 2,028.04 1,044.20 1,860.43 4,834.47 -2.35 0.69 7.17 -0.11 -8.04 Yesterday’s close Index Change SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Monday’s close Hang Seng Dow Nasdaq 1,404.01 5,481.38 -17.47
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      • SINGAPORE STOCKS
        • 46 17 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Vol Genting Sing ....................134.5 57,524,000 105.028.000 78.294.000 WE APAC Strategic ....................5.2 24,387,000 JES Inti Lereno Bio-Chem ................0.6 19,404,000 65.233.000 WE Hldgs W*****8 ............0.2 19,053,000 50.395.000 Golden Agri-Res ...................61 17,520,000 Charisma Energy 5 16,552,000 ...134.5 Artivision Tech ...................5.2 13,612,000 1.7
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        • 215 17 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: MAY 6, 2014 Top Rises May 06 CENTS DBXT iBoxxSvEu 5US$ ***** 106.2 0.3 SPDR DJIA 10US$ ***** 88.7 0.4 DBXT EONIA 5US$ ***** 85.0 0.4 DBXT AUDCS 5US$ ***** 83.7 0.3 DBXT
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        • 148 17 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY 241 176.5 CapitaMall Trust 201 +1 5227 201 200 5.1 6968.3 224 152.5 CapitaMalls Asia 220 unch 3923 222 220 1.6 14.3 8559 +0R221 149.5
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        • 181 17 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 197.5 126.4 ARA Asset Mgmt 182 xd +1 149 182 182 2.7 20.7 1538.2 CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL ‘000 DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD
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        • 20 17 (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** 9 mths Source: Thomson Reuters
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        • 58 17 May 06 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Against US$ Bid Offer S$AJS$ to one unit of foreign currency: S$/US$ to 100 units of foreign currency: 1.1628 1.1639 0.9308 0.9313 1.1410 1.1421 0.9138 0.9133 ***** 1.7397 1.3918
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        • 188 17 Top Rises May 06 CENTS WE Hldgs W*****8 0.2 100.0 0.1 Ezion MBeCW*****1 4 14.3 0.5 Ezion MBeCW*****1 8.8 12.8 1.0 UOB MB eCW*****1 12.6 11.5 1.3 Sinarmas eW*****8 38 10.1 3.5 Ntegrator W*****3 1.9 5.6 0.1 VardHldgsMBeCW*****2 4.8 4.3 0.2 TechOil&Gas eW*****9 29 3.6 1.0 DBS
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        • 19 17 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol COCO) CapMallA3.8%b*****2 103.2 37 CityDev NCCPS 113 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100
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        • 488 17 52-Wk Last Vol High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) Company Last 114.4 94 CIMB APAC Div 100US$ US103.3 -0.1 1510 1192 CIMBASEAN40 100S$D 1310 -4 0 1300 927 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US1051 ***** ***** DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ A***** -14 121 108.3 ABF SG Bond ETF 925 613 DBXT CSI300 10US$
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    • 210 9 B16 IMGH founder tests product on himself first B14-15 Sembcorp’s net profit grows in Q1 2014 Taiwan Trade Mission to Singapore 1-on-1 Trade Meeting on 22 May 2014 The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) will be leading a trade delegation of 24 Taiwan business enterprises. The delegation will cover
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    • 480 19 WASHINGTON POST INDIANAPOLIS It may already be time for the Indiana Pacers to rethink their position on the Washington Wizards. The Pacers expected to have fun against the play-off upstarts on Monday night during Game One but it was the Wizards who ended up
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      • 93 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID Roger Federer has pulled out of the Madrid Masters this week as his wife Mirka is due to give birth to the couple’s third child. “I’ve decided to withdraw from Madrid to be with my wife Mirka during these next few exciting
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      • 77 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI Lalit Modi, the disgraced founder of cricket’s Indian Premier League, was yesterday declared the winner of elections to head an Indian state cricket association in the first step of an unlikely comeback attempt. However, his joy was short-lived because the Board of
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      • 774 2  -  The Selfish Giant, about two boys from a poor area, is political without being strident Boon Chan Media Correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg The Selfish Giant has been hailed as one of Britain’s best films last year. It explores the friendship between two teenage boys, Arbor and Swifty, in an
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      • 806 2 Agence France-Presse Udine, Italy The director of a post-apocalyptic thriller that has taken Hong Kong’s box office by storm says the film has struck a chord in a city grappling with its identity under Chinese rule. “People are getting very angry about the government.
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      • 1637 4 / 5  -  Father-to-be Christopher Lee says he is game to bathe his baby and change the diapers Gwendolyn Ng nggwen@sph.com.sg Local actor Christopher Lee has been talking a lot to his unborn baby about all kinds of things and at every opportunity. Before attending the recent Star Awards held
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      • 459 4 / 5  -  Yip Wai Yee Review Comedy-drama FILIAL PARTY (PG) 110 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: A group of contestants from various social backgrounds battle it out on a TV game show, I Am Filial, in which the one deemed most filial to his parents will win
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      • 891 4 / 5  -  Sex scene snipped does not affect plot, say some moviegoers Bryna Singh brynasim@sph.com.sg Even before it opened in cinemas here last week, the controversial 2013 Palme d’Or winner Blue Is The Warmest Color had already drawn some attention to itself here for the eight minutes cut
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      • 547 4 / 5  -  Corrie Tan The creme de la creme of London’s National Theatre will soon be coming to a screen near you. The Esplanade will be screening four films of theatre productions staged at the National Theatre: Coriolanus, starring Tom Hiddleston in the title role; The
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      • 400 4 / 5 Reuters Los Angeles A British man who accuses X-Men director Bryan Singer of sexually abusing him as a teenager decided to file the lawsuit after another man sued the film-maker on similar allegations, his lawyer Jeff Herman said on Monday. The lawsuit
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    • 126 6 ‘People have been confusing Samuel L. Jackson and me for 25 years, even though we don’t look anything alike. I don’t take offence: 40 years ago people did the same thing with Dustin Hoffman and Al Pacino because they didn’t look like the screen gods who
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    • 773 6  -  Photographer Sherman Ong’s images show how people cope by controlling nature in a built-up urban environment Deepika Shetty Arts Correspondent deepikas@sph.com.sg An artist residency in Hanoi in 2004 got photographer and film-maker Sherman Ong started on what he calls “a visual haiku series”. A freak
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    • 740 6 New York Times New York “I am not a star,” artist Oscar Murillo said as he signed autographs at the opening of his first solo gallery show in New York. His career trajectory proves otherwise. Hordes of people showed up on a
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    • 537 7 Datuk Aziz Sattar acted in the popular Bujang Lapok movies, together with screen legend P. Ramlee and S. Shamsuddin Obituary Kuala Lumpur Veteran actor Datuk Abdul Aziz Sattar, who became a household name after acting in the popular Bujang Lapok films, died at
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    • 449 7 Bloomberg Dubai Qatar Airways showcased its Airbus A380 first-class service with a more reserved design than the premium cabins unveiled on Sunday by regional rival Etihad Airways, underscoring diverging views on the most expensive seats that are becoming increasingly difficult to fill. While Qatar’s
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    • 759 8 Wait staff are protected from being shortchanged by customers with pay increase and tips folded into meal prices Agence France-Presse NewYork–IntheUnitedStates,customers are expected to add an extra 10 to 20 per cent to their tab at the end of a meal but increasingly, restaurants are forgoing
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    • 498 8 Reuters New York Nancy Silverton (below), the California baker and chef who parlayed a passion for artisan bread into a popular pizza enterprise, was named outstanding United States chef of the year on Monday by the James Beard Foundation. Silverton co-owns Pizzeria
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    • 442 8 Agence France-Presse Los Angeles United States pop icon Prince fuelled his long-running feud with music industry bosses on Monday, slamming them for being “always at the beach” while hard-working artists make fortunes for them. The 55-year-old, who only weeks ago agreed on
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    • 892 9 New technology has enabled board game creators to come up with seed money and produce games themselves New York Times Mercer Island, Washington Mr Dan Shapiro sold a company to Google and worked at Microsoft. His name is on nearly a dozen technologyrelated patents. But for
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      • 485 10 New York Times Agence France-Presse New York On Monday night, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute gala, there were ball gowns, leg slits, white ties and lots of trains. “The Met Gala is that one event where you can be as artistic
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        • 52 10 Chinese actress Gong Li has been named president of the jury for the Golden Globlet main award at the 17th Shanghai International Film Festival, its commission announced. It will be the first time a woman will head the jury at the festival opening on
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        • 72 10 Country music singer and American Idol Scotty McCreery was among several people robbed at gunpoint by intruders in a home in Raleigh, North Carolina, early on Monday, but no one was hurt, police said. Three armed gunmen entered the dwelling near the North Carolina State University campus
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      • 609 2  -  Oo Gin Lee ginlee@sph. com.sg American blockbuster TV shows have started airing in Singapore sooner on pay TV channels sometimes, as swiftly as within 24 hours of being shown in the United States and people here have online piracy to thank for
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      • 750 3  -  By Colin Tan colintan@sph.com. sg Technology already lets commuters track public buses, trains and taxis. Now, parents can add their children’s school buses to the mix. The daily wait for the school bus with his six-year-old son Mitchell made Mr Geoff Boneham
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        • 68 4 Researchers in South Korea have developed a new wireless charging system which can juice up devices from a distance of up to 5m. Existing methods require devices to be placed on a charging base. The new technology would charge devices inside pockets or bags.
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        • 87 4 Microsoft has launched a Gold Rush promotion for the Xbox 360, which is open to gamers in Singapore, India, South Korea and Taiwan. Eight winners will be picked each week until June 30. The prize is a 12-month subscription to Xbox Live Gold and US$60 (S$75)
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        • 89 4 Nokia’s former chief executive, Mr Stephen Elop, got a payoff of US$33.5 million (S$41.8 million), as part of Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s handset business for US$7.5 billion. The sum, 30 per cent more than figures initially announced, sparked controversy in Finland, with
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        • 137 4 The US$120 million (S$150.4 million) in damages which Samsung has been ordered to pay Apple for copying technology in the iPhone is a fraction of the US$2.2 billion that Apple had claimed. The jury rejected many of Apple’s copyright claims. Apple will
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        • 73 4 Microsoft issued an update to fix a serious bug in Internet Explorer, extending the patch even to Windows XP users. Although Microsoft ended support for Windows XP last month, it made an exception, saying that the bug was discovered just days
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        • 52 4 Sony’s new flagship store at 313@somerset is its largest in South-east Asia. Covering 9,902 sq ft, it includes a customer service centre and space for hosting workshops and other activities. The store showcases products such as TV sets, PlayStation 4 games, audio products and
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        • 61 4 When Google updates its mobile app Drive, it will remove the ability to create or edit documents. Instead, it will prompt users to download the stand-alone editing app, Docs and Sheets. Google said this is to separate the different services and streamline
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        • 98 4  -  Compiled by Colin Tan Huawei Technologies plans to increase investment and hiring in Europe as part of an effort to change public image. The giant telecoms equipment supplier will begin an “employee incentive plan” for key non-Chinese employees, to attract and keep
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    • 215 7 New Listing *RESORT STYLE Waterfront living. Mins Clementi MRT 2/3/4 dual key avail. Fr $1,1xxpsf. Yin Har *****307 New Listing *RESORT STYLE Waterfront living. Mins Clementi MRT 2/3/4 dual key. 2rms fr $8xxk only. Jac *****675 New Listing WATERFRONT FABER, CLEMENTI MRT.2/3/4 dual key.2rms fr$8xxk only. Call William *****244 to
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    • 248 7 New Listing WATERFRONT FABER, CLEMENTI MRT. 2/3/4 dual keyl.Start fr $1,1xx psf. Call Pamela *****796 to view PEAK@BALMEG 3+1, 1507sf Mins MRT.Tenanted $2.3M, nego. Philip *****209 Picwww.gloproperty.com New Listing WATERFRONT FABER, CLEMENTI MRT.2/3/4 dual key.2rms fr$8xxk only. Call Adam 9666-5127 to view DUO RESIDENCES ICONIC. 1BDRM 646sqft $1.5x up! 3&4
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    • 742 8 GO Orchard/ Cairnhill GO Orchard/ Cairnhill GO Orchard/ Cairnhill D09 Pte Apts For Sale 009 Pte Apts For Sale DQ9 Pte Apts For Sale Hilltops. A botanical retreat in the city. h a lit. ■n EU I «r 'C JL ■vr vp. -V; ■-j£ ;r li»K M a—■ k i
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    • 322 8 tin Newton/ Novena HU Newton/ Novena Newton/ Novena Newton/ Novena Newton/ Novena tiH Newton/ Novena DU Pte Apts For Sale Dll Pte Apts For Sale DU Pte Apts For Sale Dll Pte Apts For Sale DU Pte Apts For Sale Dll Pte Apts For Sale DISTRICTS PRIVATE PROPERTY CLASS CODES
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    • 114 8 CASCADIA FH $2.XXM. Low psf. 4bdrm, 1421sf. MGS King Albert Pk MRT, Gdn view. Melissa *****922 D.21 MEADOW LODGE 3+1, 1324 sf, face NS, excellent cond.Quiet, cosy pool view. Near amenities, Pei Hwa. Good Deal Care Honesty 5 PANDAN VALLEY Freehold 4+1, 4026sf spacious living. Mins to Holland V/ Orchard
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    • 97 8 GARDENVISTA 2-RM 872SF Star Buy! $1.13M, Must view Move in, Potential Upside Call now, Paul 8668 0900 SAT/SUN 6-7PM BY appt springdale 3+1, 1109 sf. 4+1, 1345sf Quiet. greenery future MRT. Win *****132 THE CASCADIA F’HOLD 2+1 990sf, 3-rm 1184sf, 4-rm 1421sf. Top school. 5 mins to MRT.Lee CW 8125
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    • 138 8 *ONLY $1.1M! THE Cascadia 1-bdrm 570sf F’hold Min Methodist Girls Sch, Future MRT. Call Kerri 9617-3480 HOT MEGA LAUNCH! Kallang Riverside previewing soon! FH prime beach waterfront! Key growth area beside sports hub! 212 units 1/2/3 bdrm. Dual key! F/facilities. Call Wayne at *****269 for best disc!!! D12 KALLANG RIVERSIDE
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    • 114 8 FH MIXED DEVT Balestier New launch. 3rm fr $9xxK. NTUC/ Novena MRT. Capital growth. Good returns. **EIGHT RIVERSUITES. BIG Discount! City fringe. Boon Keng Mrt. 99yrs. 2/3/4rm/ PH/Stratahse. 1% co-broke GOOD INVESTMENT OASIS GDN, FH. 2-bdrm w/ patio. 1389 sf. F/facilities. Near MRT, eateries, schs. $1.3xM. John 9386 4500 PREVIEW
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    • 110 8 PRICED TO SELL! Sennett Residence. Beside Potong Pasir MRT.Spacious.1 bdrm 571sqft #04. TOP est 2016. VTO. Francis 9835 6536. BARTLEY RIDGE FINAL 1 2 3 Bdrm Fully Sold 2+Study 850 sqft $1.01m. 4 Bdrm 1302 sqft $1.55m. Dual Key 1550 sqft $1.78m BLOSSOMS WOODLEIGH FH. 3+1, 1410 sf. Patio. MRT
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    • 389 8 $1.05M FH 3-BDRM. 990 sf. The Sunny Spring. Pool view. Breezy. Dakota MRT. 9768-1338 Valerie ERA WATERBANK DAKOTA. FH 3bdrms. 1432sf. Face river. NS facing. Unblocked. 5 mins MRT Eileen *****681 SILVERSEA 2/3RM FR $1.6M One Amber 4rm A1 $2.25M One Amber 3+1 #1x $2.2M Shore Res 2rm #1x $1.5M
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    • 294 9 SERIOUS SELLER. 3800SF. $1050psf.Bayshore Pk. Sea view. Beautifully renova ted. www.freehold-99.com GREAT INVESTMENT! THE BAYSHORE, 2BDRMS, 1012sf, high flr, p/seaview, full facilities, good cond dition, call 8569-2046 Tan EAST MEADOWS 3BDRM 1216sf, no noon sun, near MRT/ Amenities, well maintain, Serious seller BEST DEAL BAYSHORE PK 2RMS 936sf. High flr.
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    • 860 9 till Tampines/ Pasir Ris giUB Tampines/ Pasir Ris tii:g Tampines/ Pasir Ris Dig Pte Apts For Sale D18 Pte Apts For Sale [)18 Pte Apts For Sale Coco Palms “J 55 I i-is Within 5 Mins Walk to Pasir Ris MRT! The Preferred Buy in Pasir Ris! Inspired by the
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    • 351 9 ***BEAUTIFUL LILYDALE CONDO facilities. 3rms. 1195 sf. Mid flr windy. Vacant possession. Eric *****929 Rare Opportunity NEW LAUNCH BELOW $1M for 3 bdrms with retail at doorstep. Near MRT. Call now! Nelson lim *****424 NEW LAUNCH CONDO in Yishun mix devt fr $720k Buy before price incease *****585 Mavarick Chng
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    • 322 9 3’I’ 503 HIGH/LIFT flr, Airy 3’I’+1 30 Bedok S. $0 COV. 3’NG’ 425 High/lift flr MRT 3’NG’ 530 Mid Flr, Unblock 4’NG’ 402 High flr. Corner. Choice Unit BLK 774 BEDOK Res View. 4’A’ 105 sqm. Spacious living. Open concept kitchen move in. Sarah 9248 3003 NEW LIST! 3’NG’ Blk
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    • 364 9 BLK 297 4’A’ Reno. Mins to MRT/ amenities. All races/ PR. Val $480K. Must Sell! Grab! Jeremy *****232 CHEAP! CHEAP! GOOD buy! 4NG 363 #11. Lift flr, bright reno. Near mkt. PR eligible. Must sell! Neo CS *****124 3A 340 GOMBAK MRT, Mkt 4A 288E #07 Closing Soon 3i 504
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    • 302 9 4’A’ BLK 504 Jelapang Rd 103sqm High Flr Unblocked All races/PR.Serious Seller VTO. Brandon 8233.23.23 4’A’ Corner Blk 631. $460K 4’A’ 613 #13. LRT. $410K. 4’A’ 151 Jln Teck Whye LRT $410K. Hussain 9387-1055 SPECIAL 4’A’ CANTONMENT Cl. 90 sqm bonus. MRTs: Tg Pagar/ Outram Pk. Serious seller. 9741-7227 Sean
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    • 363 9 Must Sell URGENT BLK 364 3NG. corner 67sqm $370k neg. All Races SPR. Near Mrt. /mall Vincent 9488 8985 3’NG’ BLK 711 Clementi W St 2. High flr. Unblocked. Very motivated seller VTO! Call Larry 9830 5617 BLK 6 JLN Batu. 3S utility Mountbatten MRT/ mkt lift All PR/ races.
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    • 351 9 3NG 109/ 709. simple reno Well kept.Near MRT. Quiet. 4A 456. Move-in. Min to MRT/Mall. *****605 Chua openhouse $488K 5’I’ 956. Val $510K. SW. NTUC shpg ctr. 115sqm All races. Open House, Sat 1-3pm *****087 Desmond 4A 3+1+RECESS 1228sf 453, unblk, corner, high flr, VTO. Rare. Open hse Sun 3.30pm.Joanne
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    • 248 10 ATTN!! 4’A’ 611, corner, 95 sqm, move-in, facing park, quiet, near MRT Mall. Can contra. neg9008 4000 LOVE FIRST sight Blk 209 Boon Lay Place. 3I utility. 65 sqm. Nice reno, bright, amenities. All races. Hurry! ***RARE EM 331 Tah Ching Rd, Jurong lake district. All races. Spacious rooms, Motivated
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    • 296 10 677A JURONG WEST 5’I’. High floor, Move in cond. Unblock, Ask $490K Neg. Call Now! Paul 8668 0900 EA BLK 10 Jalan Batu, 140sqm, 4rooms squarish layout, unblocked, mins MRT/amenities *****448 SERIOUS SELLER! 3’I’ flat. (2+1) 62sqm. Near Mountbatten MRT amenities. VTO! Grace 9430 1005 New Listing 3’I’ BLK 12
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    • 278 10 RARE 2-RM IN Pasir Ris Blk 142. 55 sqm. Huge bdrm Move-in cond. All races/ PR. *****199 Jean Teay DON'T MISS 5I, BLK 254 Pasir Ris, corner, 126sqm, low floor, renovated, Malay not eligible. Call MingSeng*****936 BLK 199C, 5’I’. Mid flr. Nice hse. Reno. Near amenities, 1 LRT stop to
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    • 324 10 BEST LOCATION 2/3’I’ C’WEALTH BEAUTIFULLY reno, f/ aircon. MRT. Singles/ couples. VTO nice view. 9782-5620 Wendy 3’I’ BLK 154 Mei Ling St. Orig cond. Well kept. Low flr. Near mkt/ food ctr/ MRT. *****879 Jeannie BELOW VALUE! 5’I’ 468D #02 Admiralty. Near amenites. Valued $445k. Yati *****656 PN BLK 315
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    • 316 10 5’I’!! $470K NEG!!! BLK 255 Compassvale Rd, 115 Sqm, low flr, near LRT, all races, Jaya 9619-5479 dwg 5’I’ BLK 260D. Corner mid flr. Near MRT/ Compass Pt amenities. $560K. All races. Terence 9669-6700 CHOICE UNIT EA 543 S’GOON N. High flr. Reno. 140 sqm. 3+study. Near amenities/ Rosyth Sch.
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    • 287 10 3’A’ BLK 851. 74 sqm. Very high flr. Well kept unit. Convenient. Near sch/ CC/ amenities 9711-1126 Jane 3’I’ CORNER BLK 403. High floor. Lift upgraded. Near Tampines Interchange/ amenities Jean *****199 BEST PRICE 450F 4’A’ 105 sqm. #2. Lift, next to corner, reno,future MRT. Val $480K. $10K below val.Sherry
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    • 342 10 3’I’+1 BLK 17 Nice, cosy, spacious. Move in. Low flr Unblocked. Amenities. Val $320K. Jenny 9109 8702 3I BLK 23 Upgraded 67sqm Extra utility. Lift High flr. Simple, windy, next to food ctr. Sam Ang 8222 9555 3’I’ UTILITY blk 34. Lor 5. Simple reno with aircon. Near food ctr/
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    • 430 10 MID FLR CORNER 3’A’ Blk 784. Must sell! Quiet. Sch/ amenities. $348K neg. Call 9115-8338 Jo Chong, CBRE ***PROPERTY ELITES DIV 3NG Blk 220, Windy. Near Market/ sch MRT. $305K. Call Eric 9818-1929 3NG 712 #04. Simple. Near amenities. 4NG 234 #04 corner. Nicely renovated. MRT. Yati *****657 PN. Don't
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    • 372 10 **NAMLY DR BEAUTIFUL cul-de-sac hse, 5+maid’s rm, pool, land 8500sf, built 4800sf airy, spacious *****098 Joyce DTZ URGENT RENT. 20 Rochalie Dr bungalow with pool @$25k ono. *****626/ *****268 DUCHESS MODERN SEMI-D. 5000/ 5500 sf. 5 ensuites jacuzzi. Manicured gdn. $14K neg. *****602 Eliza BRAND NEW SEMI-D next to Botanic
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    • 380 10 Hillcrest Road μ Near int’l schools and Holland Village μ Semi-detached house, 4+1 bdrms μ Land 2,831 sq ft, built-in 2,753 sq ft Greenwood Crescent μ Near playground, int’l schools, supermarkets and restaurants μ Semi-detached house, 4+G+U bdrms μ Land 3,443 sq ft, built-up 4,661 sq ft Call *****223 396A
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    • 366 11 HAIG ROAD 3-STY corner/ inter terrace/detached hse 3/ 5/ 7 bdrms, f/aircon, newly renovated, Parkway East Coast Pk/ Canadian Int’l sch, immed, $6.8K/ $13.8K. Call: 6236-0242. 65 LOR K. 3sty Bunglw. 5600/ 6500 sf. 7+1. Walk to pre-sch, childcare. Spacious, good cond. Avail Jul. Agt welcome $7.8K. Owner 9863-5635/ 9727-2996
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    • 596 11 hse Walk (LOR CHUAN MRT) Semi-D 7rms 3600 sf Reno. Huge layout/ gdn/ 2 lots. $6.xK only! 9365 8168 Eastview S’GOON GDN S/STY semi-d 3500sf. 4+1. Patio, unfurn, aircon. Kelvin *****431 BINCHANG RISE LINKED bunglw, 3sty. Good design Modern aesthetic 6+1. Airy. Pool. Amenities/ MRT. Immed. JFP 9638 8896 THOMSON
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    • 411 11 £S9 Sentosa/ I epM| Sentosa/ D04 Telok Blangah 004 Telok Blangah Pte Apts For Rent Pte Apts For Rent CAPE ROYALE THE PINNACLE COLLECTION ISiSM IE JE T TT An iconic landmark in Sentosa Cove Splendid views of the marina and/or South China Sea Brand new apartments with luxurious specifications
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    • 293 11 INFINITI 2RM 915SF. Immed Infiniti 3 rm, 1249 sf. Quiet Infiniti 4 rm 1467 sf P/furn Botannia Duplex 3380 sqft Expat'sChoice VARSITY PK PENTHSE 1991 sf /Gold Coast 1572sf. Both 3+1 quiet spacious NUS/Sci Pk neg. Dawn 9180 8226 PEAK BALMEG 1507 sf. 3+1. Big balcony. Tastefully renovated/ furn. MRT.
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    • 446 11 CONCOURSE SKYLINE. 2-BD rm 1162sf. Fantastic City View. f/furn Immed. Price neg 9781 8403 Gary CONCOURSE SKYLINE, 1 bdrm, f/furn, brand new. City living. MRT, amenities, eateries. Colin 8222 9388 CONCOURSE SKYLINE Beach Rd. 1-bdrm, 829 sf. City/ Pool view. MRT. Avail 15/5. Reeta S 9386-8873 COSY SUNSHINE PLAZA 2rm
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    • 360 11 Brand New Residence for Lease Spacious 4-bedroom residences (3186 sq ft) with luxurious designer fittings spectacular vistas that span the horizon. Full recreational facilities including swimming pool,Jacuzzi,gym,spa, children’s playground,BBQ terrace and Clubhouse with gourmet kitchen. Residence Concierge by Capella and complimentary Handyman service. A luxury residential development by Pontiac Land
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    • 445 11 THE QUAYSIDE 1367 sf, high flr. River view. 3+1 bdrm/ balcony. P/furn. Available Immed. Owner 6534 2100 Excellent Location SOPHIA STUDIO $2400. 350 sf. DhobyGhaut/Bugis MRT Quiet. Immed. By Appt. Only 1 unit left! *****125 SCOTTS 28. 2 bedrms. 1098 sqft, Fully furn, Newton MRT. $5.2k. Avail Immed. Call Clinton
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    • 521 11 9 NASSIM modern 4+1+terr, Greenery, 3250 sf, privacy, walk to Orchard MRT..... $15K TOWNHOUSE APARTMENT CAVENAGH 3000 sf 4+1+1 beautiful modern reno $8.3K TANGLIN PARK reno 1604 sf 3+1 terr face greenery brand new condo factilies...... $7.2K CITIPROP PROPERTY MGMT Marida Jacobs *****064 Scotts Square 1-bdrm 624 sf Tasteful furn,
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    • 550 11 BEVERLY HILL 3778 sqft 4+1. Reno. Pool/ greenery facing. Quiet. Balcony. P/furn Bei Fang *****393 MELROSE PARK 4+1. 1701sf Near Great World City /Intl Schs /Orchard Rd. Only $6.5k. Call 9366 1919 Jack TANGLIN PK. 1765 sf. High flr. 3+ utility+ balcony. P/ furn. Greenery. Avail mid Jun. Suzanne 9101
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    • 436 12 NEWTON.GEMS --P/FURN 1 bdrm 730 sqft $3600. 2 bdrm 1051 sqft $4500 4 bdrm 1871sqft $6500 4 bdrm 2175sqft $7500 Christine Foo 9455 3093 NOVENA CT, COSY 3 bdrm, new paint. Great for small families. Convenient. Mins to Velocity/MRT. Reasonable rent. Rosie T *****122 PARK INFINIA 1-BDRM Spacious layout. Bright,
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    • 300 12 MAPLEWOODS COSY 2-RM F/furn $3.1K. Immediate Sterling@ Bukit Timah 1+1+ patio. Wendy 9062-2255 HILLSIDE 3+1,4+1 HIGH/LOW floor. Highgate Condo 3+1, Int’l Sch, ask $3K-$3.8K. Immed. *****665 Lyn HIGHGATE 3+1, 1421SF, balcony, furn. Terrene 2/3+1, beautiful. German sch/ Pei Hwa/mall Vera 9222-6388 **JARDINE 2-BDRM F/FACILITIES. P/furn. Easy access. Good layout. Bright.
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    • 370 12 CASA IRRAWADDY 893 sqft 2+1bdrms. Quiet. Good layout. Near MRT/ Shpg Ctrs. View by appt. 9386-0900 EURO ASIA APT 1300 sf. 3 bdrms. Pool. Guard. 5 mins Boon Keng MRT. F/furn. $3.5K. 9385-9288 Iris Lee TREVISTA 3+1 HIGH floor. Airy. F/furn. Superb cond Citrine 3+1 F/furn. Immed. MRT. 9001 0819
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    • 392 12 KEMBANGAN COURT 2BDRM 900sf. Pool view. Security. Opp MRT. Full/P/furn. Well kept. $3K. 9028 8889 Sim PAYA LEBAR MRT 2+1rm, 3aircons, 1020sf, P/furnl. Immed. 9105 6353 SIMSVILLE CONDO 3+1. F/ furn. 2 mins Paya Lebar MRT Good cond. *****428 3+1 CHAMPAGNE. MRT Kembagan/eatery. P/furn. Bernard OT *****616 EUNOS PARK 1421
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    • 502 12 EASTERN LAGOON II 3bdrm reno. Balcony p/furn. Early June. Asking $3.8K neg. Christina Ng 9188-6905 **PALM OASIS T.Kurau. 2rm, 883sf. Balcony. Reno. F/furn. Pool/ Gym. Immed. $3.3K. Hazel 9786-6007 Grab It Now! 3+1 LAGOON VIEW Blk L, 1647sqft. Unblocked. Spacious. Available 17th May. $3.5k. 9851-1599 Alan COSTA RHU 1647 sf.
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    • 338 12 MY MANHATTAN. BRAND New! 2 mins walk to Simei MRT Mall. 1/2/3/4 rms! Keys avail On site daily! BEST LOCATION 1) THE SCALA 2+balcony High flr. Brand new. MRT. 2) Chuan Park 2 rm 1173 sf Well reno. F/furn. Unblock. 3) Rio Vista 1249 sf 3+1 rm Reno. Pool. Keith
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    • 290 12 WALK TO MRT/ Hub. 3+1 Grandeur 8, $4K neg 3rm Bishan Pk $3.6K. F/furn Immed. Wendy 9025 1881 FLAMETREE PARK 3-RM, #2x, 1787 sqft, p/furn, unblock view, reno, Immed, quiet. $4k. Eric 9062 7773 CENTRO RESIDENCES. NEXT to MRT/ Mall. 2 rm fr. $3k/ 3 rm fr. $4k 4 rm
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    • 286 12 CASHEW HEIGHTS 3BDRM 1293sf Newly reno with new furniture, f/furn. F/ facilities. Immed. *****613 BEST LOCATION MONTROSA HILLVIEW 3+1 1206 sqft. Tastefully furn aircon. Easy access. Good Immed. Keith 9851 5131 GLENDALE PARK 3+1 rms. F/furn. Quiet. Full facilities. Future MRT/ shopping mall Easy access to PIE. Immed. ***3+1 HILLBROOKS
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    • 410 12 D10 TANGLIN HILL Condo. 3 bdrm Botanic Gdn. Immed D4 3rm min T. Blangah Mrt 3 aircon. Jane lee *****311 NEW LIST! 4RM Blk 315A Immediate, P/furn, Aircon, Mins to MRT/ amenities, Terence Foo *****526 3-RM BLK 542. Whole unit. F/furn serene environment amenities/mins to central. Immed. Alex 8113 3381
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    • 391 12 4’I’ BLK 232 Bain St Brash Basah complex. Nice unit. F/aircon, furn. Foreigners eligible. Shirley *****603 BLK 32 CHINATOWN 1+1, 50 sqm. F/furn, reno $2.1K up. Blk 641, 5-rm 121 sqm. Farrer Pk MRT. 9763 3207 8 SELEGIE APPROVED 2+1. Newly reno. F/furn, aircon. MRT. $2.6k. Foreigner single /couple. Bel
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    • 329 13 *MOUNTBATTEN JLN BATU MRT 5-9mins city. 625sqft 1 master bdrm/ study rm. Reno. *****666 Liew 2+1/ 3+1 PASIR Ris Dr 10, F/furn with 3 aircons. Avail immed $2.xxK neg. All race MRT. Vidya 9475-9919 PASIR RIS ST 53 Approved exec modified for small family. Across MRT, mall. Rosie Tham *****122
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    • 452 13 163 TOA PAYOH Lor 1, 3rm whole unit, 5 mins to MRT, furnished. Immediate. Call 8309 1888, Direct Owner POTONG PASIR BLK 108 2+1, furn, aircon, MRT, mkt food ctr, Kelvin *****431 635 ADMIRALTY MRT. 141 sqm. 3-bdrm, reno, aircon, grd flr. Immed. Family/ pro -fessional. Kat *****754 IMMED 4’A’
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    • 479 13 BLK 107B PUNGGOL, common rm, aircon, internet, utility included, $600 Avail immed. Owner 9222 3280 BLK 160 YISHUN St 11. Common rm. F/furn. No cooking. Clean hse. Near MRT. Immed. Kodi 9739 1797 SEMBAWANG COMMON RM. F/furn. Aircon. Amenities/ MRT.Immediate. *****422 BLK 449 AMK F/furn Aircon wifi, Near amenities $750
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    • 365 13 Call Now ATTENTION OWNERS! RENT ing/selling? Ready tenants buyers. High budgets. All areas. 9220-1888 Ms Tan CHEAP FACTORY/ WAREHOUSE/ STORE/NEW OFFICE with AIRCONS TUAS From $0.90 psf pm Variable Unit Sizes 6578 9966 Call Term Lease Immed 158 Jurong Gul Circle 32,000 sf with Shuttle/crane Fty space with Crane 12,000
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    • 348 13 (91 Factory/lndustrial 011 Factory/lndustrial ATI Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Space for Rent Space for Rent Space for Rent Space for Rent PROPERTIES FOR LEASE rw m 4 INFINITE STUDIOS NUCLEOS A) ascendas Vivian 9816 8540 Justina 9857 0311 spacetobe.com. sg Space to be §ABANA 5,000sqft 40,000sqft Suitable for
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    • 267 13 TUAS SOUTH SINGLE Sty B2 Fty/ Warehse. 35K-75K sf. Build to suit. Call now! Owner *****699/ *****027 New Listing Care Honesty 28 BIZHUB Chai Chee. B2 12 units 1 canteen for rent. 1959-2034sf. $3 to $3.50psf. Gavin *****191 BEST LOCATION NOVELTY BIZCTR B1, new 1658sf, warehse 1119/1216 sf, mins to
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    • 388 13 PIONEER RD GRD flr 20,000 sf. B2. High ceiling. Ample parking. 40-ft container access. Only $1.70 psf neg. FOOD FTY Jurong Food Hub. 2594sf. Immed $4.xK. Food Xchange. 2250sf. F/fitted/ sale. 8399 9499 PANTECH (PANDAN LOOP) 160, 260, 600, 800, 1895, 2110-3724 sf. Fr $600. Sale also. 9638-3613 Angie Tan
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    • 499 13 MIDVIEW BLDG@BT BATOK. 1206 sqft $2300. 1389 sqft $3200. 3 tons Cargo Lifts. Yew P.L. 9782 9079 OT NOVELTY BIZ CTR Just TOP Walk to MRT. Various sizes 1033/ 1083/ 1432 sf. Water pt. Joyce 8228 6808 ERA NEAR MRT OXLEY BIZ HUB. New! 1000 /2000/ 4300 sf. Grd flr.
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    • 310 13 E-CENTRE REDHILL (B1) 2368 sf. Tenanted till Sep 2015 $8400 p/mth. No GST. 5% gross yield. Asking $2million. Rare size!!! 969sf. Ask $825K. No GST. Rent $5k. Gross yield 7% Navin Bafna 8468 4750 WIN5@ $330PSF. ONLY $866K. Column free. Nett usable are. 20/40ft container accessible. Up to 6.15M hgt.
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    • 336 13 EUNOS TECHNOLINK Kaki Bukit, rare food fty, 5156 sf, 42 yrs, Ask $3M. 3.5% rental yield till Jan 2016. Darren *****900 HTNS 22 WOODLANDS LINK JTC Ramp up corner 6286 sqft. w/mezzanine $765K neg. Derick Lim 9757 2749 HSR F’HOLD *****FT 3-STY Terr Fty/ warehse/ office use Cargo loading 6
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    • 676 14 BUY IT SELL IT FIND IT BCOMMERCIALf/INDUSTRIAL J|m 111 MJI j ifartB When Customers Succeed, We Succeed” 0 1 'i > 0 3 jjj c: .r-. m I 1 "—-i —A Wa Skatftafr'K w ITa Artists impression i Mi vr, r- a y ii Since the 1990s, the Soon Hock
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    • 946 15 fifl Factory/lndustrial tTSt Factory/lndustrial flTl Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Space for Sale jUf Space for Sale 1 Richfield Industrial Centre at Eunos 0 in 1)8 ijni M 1 »3lMl 1 iiiiii <11*111 m i illlf imiK II Mi Mil RH it i mm *«i» am h^ 1 iiiiii isn riff
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    • 642 15 Medical Suites for Lease Mins to Gleneagles and Mt Elizabeth hospitals •Over 100 top medical and healthcare specialists •Located in Tanglin and Holland areas •Radiology, Pharmacy and Diagnostic Labs For enquiries, please call 6434 9808 6434 9832 camden.com.sg 20 COLLYER QUAY Excellent Seaview Next to Raffles Place MRT Station 700
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    • 336 15 1) 68X HOUGANG AVE 4, 550 sf. 2 frontages. $8K 2) 253 S’goon Ctr. 680 sf. 2 frontages. Rental $5.5K 3) Bedok Res. Blk 744, 774 sf. 2 frontages. Rent $5.5K 4) Yew Tee Blk 624, 1015 to 2200 sf. $17 psf. Suit F&B. *****899 Sande NEW PARK SHOPPING Arcade.
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    • 853 16 Shop Space for Rent Shop Space for Rent Shop Space for Rent Shop Space for Rent RETAIL SPACE FOR LEASE Call *****336 VILLAGE HOTEL ALBERT COURT Conveniently located near Bugis and Little India vicinity Walking distance to MRT stations Unit sizes of 205 sq ft and 291 sq ft Ideal
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