The Straits Times, 22 July 2014, Afternoon Edition

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  • 573 1 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS NEW YORK TIMES KIEV Forensic experts finally gained access to the remains of more than 200 victims from the downed Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 as United States President Barack Obama laid the blame squarely on Russia for the
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  • 77 1 THE United Nations has called for an “immediate ceasefire” between Israel and Palestine as world efforts to end the conflict, which has seen the death toll in Gaza mount to more than 500, gain momentum. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon and US Secretary of
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  • 619 1  -  SBS Transit gets $50,000 fine for one incident resulting in power trip By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg SMRT was yesterday hit with a $1.6 million fine by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), over four train service disruptions. Taken together, it is the second
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 517 2 / 3  -  Products like land-banking, gold buy-back schemes may be regulated By YASMINE YAHYA FINANCE CORRESPONDENT yasminey@sph.com.sg PEDDLERS of esoteric financial products such as forestry investment and gold buy-back schemes have for many years avoided being regulated. But new proposals by the Monetary Authority of
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    • 504 2 / 3  -  President urges the 2 candidates to accept outcome of polls By ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA zubaidah@sph.com.sg PRESIDENT Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged whoever loses the bitterly fought July 9 presidential election to accept defeat, one day before official tallies are widely
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    • 623 2 / 3  - Computing is cool again more and better students apply for courses in NUS By SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT sandra@sph.com.sg AFTER the dot.com bust of the early 2000s, computer science degrees were shunned by students heading to university. Now such careers are cool again, with applicants enticed by good salaries
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    • 343 2 / 3  -  By ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF IN JAKARTA zakirh@sph.com.sg THE chief of Indonesia’s Constitutional Court has maintained it would be independent in hearing any dispute over the result of the presidential election. “No one can pressure the court,” Dr Hamdan Zoelva told representatives from
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • 52 4 SMRT has been fined $1.6 million by the Land Transport Authority for four service disruptions that occurred in October last year, and January and May this year. This comes after it was fined $2 million for two massive breakdowns in December 2011. TOP OF THE
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      • 38 4 EMPLOYERS are keen to make changes at the workplace to help their staff better manage work and personal demands but introducing such flexi-time arrangements can be tricky, say experts. TOP OF THE NEWS A6
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      • WORLD
        • 50 4 CHINA’S civil servants ought to renew their faith in “socialism with Chinese characteristics” and be sceptical of Western moral values, the ruling Communist Party says. The directive is the latest in a drive to strengthen ideological control, reflecting fears that communist rule is under threat. PAGE A14
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        • 51 4 THE Singaporean implicated in a maid-hiring racket in the Philippines has told The Straits Times she was just giving advice to her friends and did not do anything wrong. Yvonne Phua was arrested in the Philippines last Friday and charged with illegal recruitment and human trafficking. PAGE
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        • 48 4 A LANDMARK global trade deal which could add US$1 trillion (S$1.24 trillion) to gross domestic product and 21 million jobs worldwide is in danger of being scuppered over Indian objections. The developing country has raised concerns about food security and other issues. PAGE A19
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        • 60 4 INVESTORS eyeing Alibaba, China’s e-commerce behemoth, when it launches its initial public offering in New York in September might be interested to know Alibaba is part-owned by Chinese firms whose executives include the offspring of Communist Party leaders. PAGE A20 Alibaba is part-owned by firms whose executives
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      • OPINION
        • 41 4 ISLAMIC finance is one of the sunniest spots in the global financial industry, but Singapore risks being left in the shade. Writer Emir Hrnjic looks at what Singapore should do to take a slice of the market. PAGE A21
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        • 57 4 WITH the launch of MediShield Life next year, the Ministry of Health should review the use of Medisave for paying health insurance premiums, says Senior Health Correspondent Salma Khalik. They should not allow Medisave to be used too freely to pay premiums, or people may start buying
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      • HOME
        • 45 4 AIRLINES are earning more from extras, such as sales of onboard duty-free items, or food and drinks. While such ancillary services are a sizeable chunk of revenue for budget carriers, full-cost carriers are also looking more now at such sources. PAGE B2
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        • 42 4 SO MANY social enterprises businesses that have social objectives have sprung up that some are calling for the sector to be regulated. This would prevent people from cynically using the term just to attract funding, said observers. PAGE B3
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      • MONEY
        • 26 4 SINGAPORE-LISTED companies are expected to report better first-half results in the coming weeks, thanks to the improved global economy, analysts said. PAGE B7
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      • STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL
        • 48 4 THE battle between Israel and the Islamist Hamas group in Gaza has claimed more than 500 lives in two weeks. Get an explainer on the conflict at http://bit.ly/1ll3lSj. Palestinians sleep at a United Nations school, where people sought refuge during fighting in Gaza City. PHOTO: REUTERS
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        • WEB SPECIALS
          • Article, Illustration
            24 4 PLAYWRIGHT Robert Yeo’s Are You There, Singapore? is the subject of Corrie Tan’s series examining landmark local works. Read more at http://bit.ly/1wPoU32.
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          • 39 4 TRAVELLERS will soon be able to sample the best of Singapore hawker food at Changi Airport’s Terminal 3. A new 1,000 sq m food street will feature 13 stalls. See the full list at http://bit.ly/1llkYS3.
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          • 19 4 FIND out six things about the veteran actor who died, aged 86, last Saturday, at http://bit.ly/1mvH4kz.
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      • SPORT
        • 74 4 OCBC Cycle has released an open tender for organisers to bid to run the 2015 event, shortly after terminating its partnership with event owner Spectrum Worldwide this month. The Singapore Sports Hub will take on a key role for next year’s edition, with the event scheduled
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        • 50 4 RORY McIlroy, the third-youngest player in history to win three different Major titles after Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods now covets a wider role as the sport’s dominant player. PAGE B17 Rory McIlroy has become the third-youngest player in history to win three different Major titles. PHOTO: REUTERS
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      • LIFE!
        • 56 4 TWO upcoming festivals celebrating Tamil drama will be enlivening its burgeoning contemporary theatre scene. The Tamil Drama Festival, to be held this weekend, will focus on original work. Moksha Festival, which puts the spotlight on the Indian epic of the Mahabharata, will run at the Goodman Arts
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        • 73 4 MAROON 5 rocker Adam Levine wed Victoria’s Secret model Behati Prinsloo last Saturday on an organic farm in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, according to reports. They read vows they wrote themselves and Prinsloo’s dad, a minister, gave a blessing. Actor Jonah Hill, who is Levine’s childhood friend, was
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    • 773 5  -  Vital to embrace diversity as landscape alters: Heng By PEARL LEE leepearl@sph.com.sg SINGAPOREANS have to go beyond understanding the main races here, to respect everyone who lives and works here, regardless of their race, language, or religion, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said on
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    • 848 6  -  Firms must harness IT, build trust, have robust appraisal system By YASMINE YAHYA FINANCE CORRESPONDENT yasminey@sph.com.sg BOSSES are keen to make changes at the workplace to help their staff better manage work and personal demands but introducing such flexi-time arrangements can be tricky,
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    • 391 6  -  YASMINE YAHYA OCBC Bank began offering flexible work arrangements to its staff in 2004 but an employee from the human resource division, no less admits that it took some courage to go “flexi”. Ms Sheila Sim, the vice-president of group human resources,
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    • 144 6 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong joining congregants of the newly upgraded Mujahidin Mosque in Commonwealth for a break fast, or iftar, session yesterday evening. He was there with (from left) mosque chairman Khairul Jameel Yahya, Captain (Retired) Shamsudin Shadan, former chairman of the Kampong Holland
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    • 551 6  -  By YEO SAM JO yeosamjo@sph.com.sg DESPITE a dwindling number of visitors from China, tourist spending in Singapore hit $6 billion in the first three months of the year, up 5 per cent from that of the same period last year.
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    • 551 7  -  By JANICE HENG ASKING someone delicate questions about where a python had bitten them was not what Ms Goh Yan Han expected to do as an intern at The New Paper. But her scoop won a “Story of the Month” award and the 19-year-old is
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    • 391 7  -  These include running tops and multi-vitamins By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg PARTICIPANTS of this year’s The Straits Times Run at the Hub will get more bang for their buck, with more than $200 worth of goodies in their race packs for the Sept 28
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    • MH17: THE VICTIMS
      • 596 8 Over 20 entire families killed, including 2 with 6 members THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR The missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 last week also took down more than 20 entire families on board. The passenger manifest of MH17 tells a
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      • 498 8 WASHINGTON POST NEW YORK TIMES AMSTERDAM If the families of the Flight MH17 victims have seemed mostly absent from the public discussion in the tense aftermath of last Thursday’s crash, there is good reason for it: Many of them have been kept behind
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    • MH17: THE EVIDENCE
      • 397 10 / 11 THE United States government has gone public with some of the intelligence it has gathered on the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. This is an excerpt of an assessment posted on the website of the US Embassy in Kiev at the weekend. MISSILE LAUNCH
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        383 10 / 11 Kerry sets out evidence on US news shows of Russia’s role in downing of MH17 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON United States Secretary of State John Kerry has laid out what he said was overwhelming evidence of Russian complicity in the downing of a Malaysian airliner
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      • 451 10 / 11 REUTERS NEW YORK TIMES M OSCO W P us hi n g b ac k against growing Western criticism, Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that the downing of a Malaysian airliner in east Ukraine must not be used for
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      • 604 10 / 11 NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOREZ Their final destination still undetermined, more than 200 bodies recovered from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines MH17 in rebel-held eastern Ukraine ended up at a fly-infested railway station here on Sunday, waiting for the first
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      • 684 10 / 11 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS DONETSK Pensioner Oleksandr had just stepped out of his house in eastern Ukraine to say hello to a neighbour when a mortar shell landed at his feet. He died minutes later, with his hand blown off and his stomach
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      • IN BRIEF
        • 86 10 / 11 XINHUA SYDNEY The former Australian defence official who led the international search for the wreckage of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has arrived in Kiev to lead a 45-man Australian team, which will inspect the MH17 crash site. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott
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        • 86 10 / 11 BLOOMBERG MOSCOW Russia’s richest businessmen are increasingly frantic that President Vladimir Putin’s policies in Ukraine will lead to crippling sanctions and are too scared of reprisal to say so publicly, billionaires and analysts said. “The economic and business elite is just in horror,” said Mr
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        • 103 10 / 11 BLOOMBERG TOULOUSE (France) As the maker of the crashed MH17 jet, Boeing would typically be among the first parties to send in experts to help figure out what happened. But no one from the firm has gone, or has been asked to go,
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        • 78 10 / 11 REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia Airlines re-routed a Kuala Lumpur-to-London flight over Syrian airspace on Sunday after its usual route over Ukraine was closed, flight tracking data showed. Flightradar24 posted a flight map yesterday showing the change in the flight’s route. Flight MH4 had previously crossed
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  • WORLD
    • 386 12 NEW YORK TIMES GAZA CITY As civilian casualties mounted in the Israeli ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, Israel reminded the world that it had warned people living in targeted areas to leave. The response from Palestinians here was unanimous: Where should we go?
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    • 503 12 Emergency UN meeting scheduled even as Israel, Hamas fight on AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG REUTERS GAZA CITY The United Nations Security Council yesterday called for an “immediate ceasefire” as Israel pressed on with a blistering assault on Gaza, taking the Palestinian death toll to above
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    • ASIA
      • 475 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI Taiwanese prosecutors said yesterday that they were seeking the death penalty for a man accused of killing four people and wounding nearly two dozen others in a stabbing spree in the Taipei subway which shocked the island. Cheng Chieh, 21, a
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      • 309 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BEIJING The police chief of China’s Tianjin city is being investigated for corruption, the authorities said, the third senior security official in the northern port to be targeted for graft in eight years. Wu Changshun, director of the city’s public security
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      • 507 14 Officials must protect China’s spiritual independence, party exhorts AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP) wants government officials to be prevented from “being disoriented and losing themselves” to the influence of Western ideals. The Global Times, which has close ties to the party,
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      • 395 14 BLOOMBERG REUTERS SHANGHAI McDonald’s and Yum Brands have apologised to customers and halted the buying of meat products from a Shanghai supplier while the authorities investigate allegations that the company sold chicken and beef past its expiration date. McDonald’s asked all its outlets
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      • 83 15 A refugee family holding numbered placards as they posed for a photo during a census conducted by the Thai authorities at Mae La refugee camp near the Thailand-Myanmar border yesterday. The census of refugees who fled Myanmar is being taken in a bid to crack down
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      • 309 15 REUTERS BANGKOK Thai media organisations called on the military government to ease restrictions after the junta said it would shut down news outlets putting out what it considers critical coverage. The military seized power in a May 22 coup and has been intolerant
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      • 611 15 Military govt needs to assure foreign investors of ability to run economy REUTERS BANGKOK Thailand’s new military rulers have singled out the country’s troubled flagship airline as the first state enterprise to undergo reform, an exercise that will test their unproven business acumen
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      • 794 16  -  Party leaders gather to pick new Selangor Menteri Besar By YONG YEN NIE MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR yyennie@sph.com.sg AFTER months of be-hind-the-scenes sniping and manoeuvring, the power struggle for the plum post of Selangor Menteri Besar (MB) is coming to a head
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      • 367 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHNOM PENH Cambodia’s Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition are set for their first face-to-face talks for nearly a year today, their parties have said, in a bid to jolt the kingdom from its political stasis. The opposition
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      • 74 16 Taiwan’s marine corps’ amphibious fighters demonstrating their agility and endurance at Zuoying naval base in southern Taiwan yesterday. The corps is responsible for amphibious combat and counter-landing when the island and its islets are invaded, and also functions as a rapid reaction force and a strategic
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      • 212 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PETALING JAYA Haze has returned again to Malaysia, with parts of Selangor and Penang recording unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings yesterday. Five areas registered unhealthy readings as at 11am Port Klang, Kuala Selangor, Shah Alam, Seberang Jaya 2 in
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 94 16 REUTERS BEIJING Police in eastern China’s Wenzhou city clashed with Christian protesters massed around their church in the early hours yesterday, but failed to carry out a government order to remove a cross from the building, according to witnesses and online accounts. Dozens of churches in
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        • 78 16 REUTERS MANILA Three Philippine politicians yesterday threw their weight behind a bid to impeach President Benigno Aquino after the country’s top court ruled his economic stimulus fund was illegal, although his control of the legislature is likely to thwart the attempt. Congressmen Neri Colmenares, Fernando Hicap
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      • 322 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL South Korea’s capital Seoul said yesterday it planned to ban the smartphone car-hailing service Uber, saying it raised passenger safety issues and threatened the livelihood of licensed taxi drivers. The Uber app, which allows users to connect directly with
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    • 498 17  -  By RAUL DANCEL PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT IN MANILA rdancel@sph.com.sg A SINGAPOREAN arrested in a raid on a suspected illegal recruitment racket in the Philippines claimed innocence yesterday, saying she was just offering advice to help her Filipino friends’ maid-hiring business. “They said I have
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    • 464 17 Death toll hits 130 in Philippines and China as another typhoon threatens AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MANILA The death toll is still rising and hundreds of thousands of homes are without power five days after Typhoon Rammasun’s rampage through the Philippines, the authorities said
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    • 313 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Beijing has defended its dispatch of a spy ship to international waters off Hawaii, near where Chinese vessels are taking part in a US-led naval exercise for the first time, reports said. The defence ministry said the
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    • 603 18 His involvement in conflict a disturbing development: Canberra AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY An 18-year-old Australian was behind a deadly suicide bomb attack in Iraq last week, the authorities said yesterday, with Attorney-General George Brandis calling it a “disturbing development”. The blast last Thursday near a
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    • 318 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The FBI encouraged and sometimes even paid Muslims to commit terrorist acts during numerous sting operations after the Sept 11, 2001 attacks, a human rights group said in a report published yesterday. “Far from protecting Americans, including American Muslims, from
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    • 80 18 Mr Wally Collins (second from left)) being congratulated by past winners after defeating 130 other contestants to be crowned the 2014 “Papa” Hemingway Look-Alike Contest winner, in this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, at Sloppy Joe’s Bar in Key West, Florida, last Saturday.
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    • 382 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS VIENNA Iran has diluted its entire stock of medium-enriched uranium as required under a November deal with world powers, the United Nations atomic agency said in its latest report seen by the media yesterday. Even as talks to reach
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    • 317 18 BLOOMBERG SYDNEY The force of the collision launched cyclist Hans Dean onto the car’s windscreen and hurled him to the ground, his spine broken and face so bloodied he could barely see. The Sydney rider is thankful he is alive. Cyclist deaths jumped
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 59 18 REUTERS ROME– Italy’s navy said it had rescued nearly 1,800 migrants in overcrowded boats in the Mediterranean over the weekend, and a merchant ship recovered five bodies from a sinking rubber raft off the coast of Libya. Calmer summer seas have led to a surge
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      • 77 18 XINHUA MOSCOW A passenger plane of Virgin Atlantic Airways made an emergency landing in a southern Russian city yesterday due to a smoke alert, the Itar-Tass news agency reported. The Airbus A-340, which was flying to London from Shanghai, landed in Irkutsk safely shortly
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      • 85 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JOHANNESBURG A four-year-old boy trapped by his seatbelt was dragged to his death behind a hijacked car in South Africa, leaving his traumatised mother screaming at the side of the road, police and media said yesterday. “Mummy, help me” were the last
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      • 71 18 REUTERS ISTANBUL The Istanbul authorities are working on plans to clear the streets of Syrian beggars and house them in camps like those on the border. Turkey is struggling with an influx of over a million refugees and beggars have become increasingly visible in Istanbul, many
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    • 488 19 Its tough position on food subsidies means WTO likely to miss deadline REUTERS SYDNEY Efforts to assuage Indian concerns about a landmark global trade pact appear to have failed, sources say, setting off a frantic rush to win its support before a
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    • 346 19 BLOOMBERG REUTERS ZURICH The Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) agreed to establish a bilateral currency swap line, bolstering access to trade finance in the Swiss franc and strengthening the international use of the yuan. The pact allows
      BLOOMBERG; REUTERS  -  346 words
    • 75 19 (From left) Mr Jan Kara, Mr Jakub Bures, Mr Jan Brand and Mr Jan Holan pedal their 10m-long boat, made with 5,000 plastic bottles strapped to a wooden frame, on the Elbe river near Kostelec nad Labem in the Czech Republic. The four Czechs
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    • 420 19 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING The number of China’s Internet users going online with a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet has overtaken those doing so with a PC for the first time, said the official China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC).
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
      • 53 19 REUTERS CHASHAN (China) Production has been halted indefinitely at a Chinese supplier to Samsung Electronics after the factory was suspected of using child workers. A senior official at the parent firm, South Korea’s Shinyang Engineering, said yesterday its China factory, Dongguan Shinyang Electronics, had been idle
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      • 43 19 TOKYO Sony’s Walkman is enjoying a little comeback, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. The ZX1, aimed at premium buyers with a US$700 (S$870) price tag, sold out after hitting Japanese stores last December, said the paper.
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    • 596 20 Execs of firms investing in Alibaba include scions of Chinese leaders NEW YORK TIMES HONG KONG It was billed as the biggest private financing deal in the history of China. In September 2012, the Alibaba Group announced that it had completed a US$7.6 billion
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    • 341 20 REUTERS SYDNEY Australia is enjoying a long-desired housing renaissance as a record level of new building gets under way, and a shift towards high-rise living should lengthen its life span. In the past, the focus was all on detached houses which gave a concentrated burst
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    • 392 20 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Pity the poor chief information security officer. The profession barely existed a generation ago. But to combat the growing threat of online breaches, companies and governments are hiring executives whose main responsibility is to make sure data systems are
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    • 434 21 THE anarchy wreaked on Iraq by a self-ap-pointed caliph might appear distant to many in Singapore, Muslims and non-Muslims alike, especially after the crippling of erstwhile terror networks in the region. But it would be unwise to dismiss the possibility of a viral return of
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    • 967 21  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Islamic finance is currently one of the sunniest spots in the global financial industry, but Singapore risks being left in the shade By EMIR HRNJIC FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is director of education and outreach
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    • 635 21  -  By ADAM MINTER BLOOMBERG THERE had never been a Chinese television personality quite like the handsome and erudite Rui Chenggang. At the tender age of 36, he had become the most popular personality on China’s state-owned CCTV netw o r k
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    • 890 22  -  By SALMA KHALIK SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma @STHealth ABOUT two in three people here have an Integrated Shield Plan (IP). But when it comes to being hospitalised, more than 60 per cent opt for a lower class ward than what their plans entitle
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    • 1277 22  -  MH17 TRAGEDY By TREVOR MCCRISKEN The writer is associate professor of US politics and international studies at the University of Warwick. This article first appeared in The Conversation (http://theconversation.com), a website which carries analyses by academics and researchers in Australia and the United
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    • 639 22  -  By WONG CHUN WAI THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK IT WAS 7.35pm on a Friday night at Angkasapuri. The Prime Minister had just started to break his fast with a sip of water and a small bite of a date when a phone call
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        • 70 23  -  Mei Rong Jie TRANSITLINK should consider introducing an adult monthly pass that allows travel on only either buses or trains. Currently, those who travel regularly on one mode but not the other are forced to buy the hybrid pass, which is a waste of money. Bus-
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        • 88 23  -  Lee Ching Lee WHILE balloting is a fair way of allocating National Day Parade tickets, those who were successful in previous ballots, and who enter the ballot again, reduce the chances for those who have not been successful before. Is the exclusion from
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        • 75 23  -  Li Dan Yue (Ms) RECENTLY, I received calls from telemarketers claiming to represent an electronics company. The numbers were private numbers, and some were displayed as “unknown”. I have never been this firm’s customer and I wonder how it got hold of my mobile phone
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      • 229 23  -  DOWNING OF MH17 Su Guaning THE crash of Malaysia Airlines MH17 is a terrible tragedy with international repercussions yet to be fully played out. Our hearts go out to the 298 victims and their families. I am disturbed that despite clear evidence that
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      • 159 23  -  Tay Kim Pin I UNDERSTAND the authorities’ good intention in introducing the Carbon Emissions-based Vehicle Scheme (CEVS) rebate to encourage consumers to switch to more fuel-efficient and lower-carbon-emission car models. But do consumers really benefit from this scheme? The rebate will be offset
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      • 281 23  -  Sng Li Hoon (Ms) THREE years ago, my husband and I were disappointed when our son did not manage to enter a popular school in Punggol after balloting in Phase 2C. Little did we know that this would turn out to be
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      • 440 23 Will Singapore be as successful over the next 50 years as it has been since independence? What are the challenges ahead? In 50 years’ time, there’s a very high chance that Singapore would lose out to its neighbours. Singapore is at a total disadvantage due to its space
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      • 357 24  -  Wilfred Ling SOME MPs have suggested that Integrated Shield Plans (IPs) be regulated to prevent profiteering (“MPs suggest regulation for Integrated Shield plans”; July 10). I suggest that the regulators look into why the market for IPs is not competitive in the first place,
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      • 400 24  -  Ang Peng Hwa I JOIN Mr Albert Wong Kwan Wei in applauding the Health Promotion Board’s plan to provide oil subsidies to encourage food outlets to use healthier oil (“Help diners make informed choices”; last Tuesday). I encourage the Government to explore ways
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    • 619 1  -  Police looking into 27 cases; victims swindled out of about $33,000 By AW CHENG WEI awcw@sph.com.sg POLICE are investigating at least 27 cases of an online scam in which victims were duped of around $33,000 after receiving fake e-mail notifications. The tricksters posed as
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    • 414 2  -  By AW CHENG WEI awcw@sph.com.sg A SINGAPOREAN man who died when a semi-submersible barge sank while being tried out off Batam should not have been on board, his family said yesterday. Mr Terence Chew Zhi Wei, 31, worked in
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    • 289 2  -  KARAMJIT KAUR NASI lemak and fried kway teow are some of the most popular local hawker dishes that travellers can now tuck into before flying off from Changi Airport. Occupying about 1,000 sq m on the third level of the transit hall in Terminal 3,
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    • 450 2  -  Travel-related services and online shopping among initiatives launched By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg MORE than ever, airlines are profiting from the sale of extras to travellers, such as onboard dutyfree items and food and drinks. Total takings by global carriers for ancillary
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    • 223 2  -  IAN POH THE Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and PSA Corporation have signed an agreement worth more than $2 million to give students a deeper understanding of container port operations and technology. Under the agreement signed yesterday, students from the Higher National ITE
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    • 648 3  -  Observers worry some may claim social angle for marketing, funding By PRISCILLA GOY goyshiyi@sph.com.sg THE proliferation of so-called “social enterprises” here is prompting calls for greater regulation of this emerging sector. Observers are worried that some businesses, with no serious claim to having
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    • 411 3  -  By MELISSA LIN mellinjm@sph.com.sg A BOOK tracing the life and times of a pioneer in private education here, Mr Elias Pereira, was launched last Friday. The 192-page publication, Remembering Elias Pereira, An Education Icon, was written by former teacher Lawrence Thomas, who wanted to
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    • 609 4 / 5  -  Public can view canvas by renowned British artist for free from September By DARYL CHIN darylc@sph.com.sg IF YOU missed renowned British artist Stephen Wiltshire’s panoramic sketch of the city’s skyline over the weekend, fret not. Come September, the 4m-by-1m canvas will be permanently
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    • 196 4 / 5  -  By CHERYL FAITH WEE cherylw@sph.com.sg ALMOST 160 students pledged not to pick up smoking at yesterday’s Tobacco Free Generation 2000 Youth Summit. This was more than double the 67 who made the same promise at last year’s event, said organisers. The annual summit is part
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    • 108 6 Second Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Grace Fu (third from left, in sunglasses) joined participants of Challenge Your Limits 2014 in dragon boating at Jurong Lake on Sunday. The event, jointly organised by the People’s Association Water-Venture and students from Nanyang Technological University’s
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    • 706 6  -  It finds that judge, also in a related case, should have recused herself By K.C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg A BRITISH appeals court has freed a Singaporean dad jailed for contempt after finding the judge involved should have recused herself
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    • 286 6  -  By IAN POH pohian@sph.com.sg A FORMER manager of an IT equipment supplier who made fraudulent goods and services tax (GST) refund claims for $117,000 was jailed for 18 weeks yesterday. Samuel Sim Choon Hock, 34, was also ordered to pay a penalty of
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    • 653 7  -  Recent turnaround means firms still have time to factor in good news By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE-LISTED companies are expected to report better first-half results in the coming weeks, thanks to the improved global economy, analysts said. Economic numbers from the United States have
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    • 462 7  -  By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg A BUSINESS trust that owns golf courses in Japan is seeking to raise as much as $782 million through an initial public offering (IPO) that would make it the biggest listing on the Singapore Exchange so far
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    • 471 8  -  Earnings lifted by ‘better showing’ at two office towers; DPU falls 3.6% By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg A BETTER showing from Ocean Financial Centre and Prudential Tower lifted second-quarter earnings at Keppel Reit, although its distribution per unit (DPU) fell 3.6 per cent to
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    • 439 8  -  By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg ASCOTT Residence Trust’s second-quarter results have received a lift from contributions from new properties in its portfolio. Distribution per unit (DPU) for the three months to June 30 was up 5 per cent to 2.19 cents, after adjusting for the impact
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    • 480 9  -  Programme aims to train those who can help firms ride growth in Asia By RENNIE WHANG wrennie@sph.com.sg MORE Singaporean business leaders with the potential to help businesses here ride growth across Asia are set to be groomed under a new programme. It is to
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    • 770 9 NEW YORK TIMES FORBES Media, publisher of the magazine that is perhaps the most famous chronicler and evangelist for American-style capitalism, agreed last Friday to sell a majority stake in itself to a consortium of Asian investors, concluding a protracted sales process in
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      • 408 10  -  Mobile data sales boost earnings but handsets and overseas calls slump By IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT itham@sph.com.sg TELCO M1 lifted its second-quar-ter net profit thanks to better sales of mobile data but lower handset numbers took off some of the gloss. Earnings came in
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      • 309 10  -  By RENNIE WHANG wrennie@sph.com.sg BETTER occupancies and improved margins for Frasers Commercial Trust’s Singapore properties were offset by the weaker Australian dollar in its latest results. The trust yesterday announced third quarter net property income of $22.9 million, 1 per cent lower
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      • 309 10  -  By DENNIS CHAN DEPUTY MONEY EDITOR dennis@sph.com.sg ASIA-FOCUSED Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) has chalked up a 6 per cent rise in distributable income to unitholders to $46.6 million for the first quarter. Distribution per unit (DPU) for the three months to June 30 was
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      • 368 10  -  By RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg A LOCAL company that produces marble launched its initial public offering (IPO) yesterday with the aim of raising gross proceeds of $25 million. Terratech Group is issuing 108.7 million shares, comprising 43.5 million new shares and 65.2 million vendor shares, at a
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      • 398 12  -  Only 1.53b shares worth $622m traded; previous low recorded on Dec 26, 2013 BULLS AND BEARS By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg RISING geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have unnerved investors to the point that turnover plunged yesterday to its lowest level since Boxing Day
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        • 18 12 STI trading volume 94.82 million shares STI up down Gainers: 12 Losers: 9 Unchanged: 9
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        • 55 12 Yesterday’s close Index Change Yesterday’s close Index Change 166.47 Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI 23,117.47 15,124 1,990.04 2,030.502 1,049.308 1,863.69 46.76 -5.44 0.546 -6.251 0.99 Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Friday’s close Dow Nasdaq 4,885.083 1,457.3 5,464.032 16,924.28 4,321.399
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        • 85 12 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime Points Change 781.69 566.21 886.31 956.62 227.20 198.27 259.03 Points Change 174.19 516.89 876.31 838.42 1,346.21 820.43 746.99 760.32 3.01 1.84 -2.28 -5.84 -0.08 0.30 0.24 Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care
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        • 233 12 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: JULY 21,2014 Top Rises Jul 21 CENTS Lyxor Indonesia10US$ 9602 250.7 2.1 (0) SPDRS S&P 500 10US$ ***** 156.4 0.6 Lyxor ThaiSET 10US$ ***** 112.9 0.7 SPDR DJIA 10US$ ***** 79.4 0.4 DBXT
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        • 45 12 By Volume CENTS Vol By Volume SIIC Environment ..............15.9 92,873,000 OLS Enterprise ...................0.1 80,927,000 China Fibretech 4.8 79,917,000 APAC Strategic ....................5.7 76,349,000 Artivision Tech .................13.1 48,856,000 ....15.9 0.1 109,493,000 92.873.000 80.927.000 79.917.000 76.349.000 Rowsley W*****3 6.1 23,619,000 39.166.000 38.901.000 33.364.000 4.8 APAC Strategic
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        • 136 12 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST 209 180 CapitaMall Trust 198.5 +0.5 3031 198.5 197 5.2 6881.6 +0R'VOL 'ODD DAY GROSS 314 254 Global Logistic 275 cd -1 5107
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        • 185 12 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 194 156 ARA Asset Mgmt 172 +1.5 546 173 170.5 2.9 19.6 1453.7 COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL 'ODD 173 131.5 CapitaCom Trust 170.5
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        • 125 12 DEVELOPER Tee Land’s net profit jumped to $11.3 million from $2 million. Revenue for the year ended May 31 was up 35.8 per cent at $40.3 million, mainly due to higher progressive revenue recognised from the development at 91 Marshall and The Peak Cairnhill I, progressive revenue recognised
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        • 47 12 ENVIRONMENTAL services provider 800 Super Holdings said a subsidiary had been awarded a $204.9 million contract by the National Enviromental Agency to provide cleaning services for Singapore’s south-west. The contract is for seven years from Sept 1, with the option to extend an additional year.
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        • 63 12 BIOSENSORS International Group said it had been informed by its major shareholder, Citic Private Equity Funds Management Co, that it has undertaken certain steps to restructure its shareholding interests in the mainboard-listed company. Citic said it is still considering the options available to it to enhance the
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    • 76 18  -  CHARISSA YONG PRESIDENT Tony Tan Keng Yam will represent Singapore at the opening ceremony of the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland tomorrow. Dr Tan will support Team Singapore athletes taking part in the Games from today until Sunday, his office said in a statement yesterday.
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      • 96 15 REUTERS PARIS Three French rugby internationals who play for Clermont Auvergne have been injured in a machete attack by a gang in southern France, police said on Sunday. Aurelien Rougerie, Julien Pierre and Benjamin Kayser were attacked by a 12-strong gang in Millau, southern France,
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      • 58 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA Philippine President Benigno Aquino presided over the opening yesterday of the US$175 million (S$217 million) Philippine Arena. The indoor stadium, which can seat 55,000 people, will serve as a major venue for concerts and sports events as well as gatherings for its owners,
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      • 80 15 BLOOMBERG BERLIN Germany’s football players raised the World Cup trophy a week ago in Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium. Shortly afterwards, they broke part of it. German national team players chipped off a “small piece” of the trophy during celebrations of their overtime victory against
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    • 258 16 REUTERS HOCKENHEIM (Germany) Red Bull and Ferrari considered protesting against Mercedes after the dominant Formula One team switched the brand of their brake discs before the start of Sunday’s German Grand Prix. “We discussed it internally but we decided not to move forward with
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    • 881 17 British Open victory fuels Northern Irishman’s desire for dominance BRITISH OPEN REUTERS THE TIMES, LONDON WASHINGTON POST HOYLAKE (England) Rory McIlroy has set himself the goal of dominating golf over the next few years after winning his first British Open title on Sunday.
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    • 470 17 NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HOYLAKE Sergio Garcia was in a philosophical mood on Sunday after finishing as a Major championship runner-up for the fourth time in his career. The Spaniard has still to achieve a breakthrough victory in one of golf’s
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    • 136 1 CelebratingTamil theatre Two festivals to stage new and classic plays C2 Are you there, Singapore? A pioneering political play C3 Clara Chow My love affair with land lines C6 The popularity of Scandinavian noir has opened up the market to the lighter side of fiction from that part of the
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      • 898 2  -  Moksha will reinterpret classics while Tamil Drama features new work Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg Two upcoming festivals celebrating Tamil drama will be enlivening its burgeoning contemporary theatre scene. The Tamil Drama Festival, organised by Athipathi International Theatre and to be held at the Ulu
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      • 529 2  -  Cheryl Mui Korean dramas meet Johann Strauss’ most famous work in local troupe New Opera Singapore’s modern adaptation of the operetta Die Fledermaus in a Singapore setting. Helmed by artistic director Jeong Ae Ree and stage director Kim Sook Young, the production stays true
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      • 495 2 Agence France-Presse London The Imperial War Museum in London has reopened its doors after a £40-million (S$84-million) refit, with a new permanent exhibition of the experiences of Britons and Commonwealth soldiers in World War I. One hundred years after the start of the 1914-1918 conflict, curators
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      • 1623 3  -  In its 50-year history, Singapore’s English-language theatre has had its share of memorable plays. Life! picks the classics and tells you why they matter in this second of a monthly 15-part series Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg One of Singapore’s first political plays in English, Are
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      • 737 3  -  Melinda Henneberger Washington Post Washington Post Harper Lee, who won the Pulitzer Prize for her 1960 novel To Kill A Mockingbird, is famous because she wrote one of the greatest Great American Novels. But she fascinates because she never wrote another. Marja Mills tests the
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      • 1133 4 / 5  -  Grim noir thrillers still rule the Nordic book charts but more humour, drama and YA are coming up Akshita Nanda Arts Correspondent Booksellers bank on Nordic noir but publishers are also seeing the lighter side of Scandinavian fiction. On bestseller lists this May along
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      • 484 4 / 5 Swedish archaeologist Karin Altenberg writes only in English and about Britain, so she does not think she counts as a Scandinavian writer. “I don’t think Sweden sees me as a Swedish writer. I’m not even published in Sweden,” says the 40-year-old, who works at the
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      • 522 4 / 5 Emmi Itaranta wrote her critically acclaimed debut novel, Memory Of Water, in both Finnish and English. “I usually write the first draft of each chapter in Finnish and then I translate that draft into English and edit it,” the 38-year-old Finn says from Canterbury in Britain, where she
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      • 601 4 / 5 Fredrik Backman has gone from college drop-out holding odd jobs to selling more than half a million copies of his debut novel in his native Sweden. A Man Called Ove is now out in English under the Sceptre imprint and Simon Schuster, and is
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      • 489 4 / 5 New York Times Providence, Rhode Island Issues of artifice and uncertainty are pervasive in Woody Allen’s work and life. The latest film written and directed by him, Magic In The Moonlight, is about a 1920s stage magician (played by Colin Firth) whose sober belief in
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      • 106 6 ‘I’m excited, anxious excited more than anything. I think I’ve waited a long time, long enough, to have this officially gone’ Actress Adrienne Bailon (left) on looking forward to removing her tattoo tribute to her ex-boyfriend, reality TV star Rob Kardashian The Hero ‘It was kind
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      • 1043 6  -  In a wireless world, a land phone line is a physical connection to friends, family and country Culture Vulture Clara Chow stlife@sph.com.sg I have a love affair with my land line. You know, the phone line that comes out of a wall socket.
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        • 118 6 Saxophonist Samuel Phua (inset), 16, will perform two pieces at the President’s Young Performers Concert: Concertino Da Camera by French composer Jacques Ibert, and Escapades, the orches- tral version of John William’s Oscar-nominated score for the 2002 movie Catch Me If You Can. Samuel has performed
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        • 98 6 Sound artist James Lye collaborates with choreographers and dancers Soultari Amin Farid and Fasihah Latiff to present a multi-disciplinary production featuring sound art, street and traditional Malay dance, and experimental music technology. Interactive installations will allow visitors to engage with the electronics and gadgets used for the production
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        • 92 6 With barbershops as the focus, Filipino-Belgian artist Francis Commeyne portrays the interesting, mundane and oftenoverlooked aspects of this part of Filipino culture using various mediums such as acrylic on canvas. His works are based on photographs of barbershops. This is his first solo exhibition abroad. Where:
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        • 78 6  -  Cheryl Mui This exhibition features more than 20 artworks by China-born, Singa-pore-based artist Lu Yifei. Created between 2012 and this year, they include his original sketches. In his works, Lu, a graduate of Lasalle College of the Arts, portrays a boy with a cold expression but sensitive mind,
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      • 536 6  -  Chang Tou Liang After jazz musician Jeremy Monteiro performed in May with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra on tour in three concerts, conductor Yeh Tsung introduced him to the Chinese audience as a Singaporean virtuoso. “Not Chinese, not Indian, not European, but a full-blooded
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      • 898 7  -  Frankincense is the air in the capital Muscat amid its opulence by ryandall lim OMAN almost never makes the destination shortlist for local holidaymakers. The country that wraps the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula does not see many tourists from outside the region, but the
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        818 9  -  From theme parks to race tracks, car lovers will enjoy the motoring attractions in Germany by ming e.wong GERMANY, which counts Former Formula 1 champions Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel among its sportstars, is also known for its top-notch cars think BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Germany built the
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      • 820 10  -  Palermo is a gem, from its beautiful architecture and dreamy beaches to its mixed cultural heritage by benny lee THE Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Saracen Arabs, Normans, Swabians, French and Spanish Bourbons left their footprints in this capital of Sicily. With a cocktail of ancient civilisations, it is
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        78 10 New direct f ights to popular spots Although there are currently no direct flights to Chiangrai (Thailand), Taichung (Taiwan), and Jeju and Busan (Korea), Asa Holidays will make flying there a snap. Working with the countries’ tourism authorities, it will offer direct flights to these popular destinations on
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      • 104 10 Discounts galore Expect Hot Fiery Deals at CTC’s Travel Carnival this weekend, which include: First 50 customers from 11am to noon daily who buy a Vietnam land package will get a free VietJet air ticket. Terms and conditions apply. 3D/2N Essence of Bali 1 night free from $288;
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      781 11 The three brothers and owners of El Celler de Can Roca will cook in six cities in America New York Times Girona, Spain El Celler de Can Roca has climbed to the summit of world gastronomy without ruffling the simple routines of the family that runs it. The
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    • 544 11 New York Times New York In the not too distant future, 3-D printers may provide the public with anything from a whole new wardrobe, to meat, to furniture and even human organs. We are not there yet. But major retailers and
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    • 777 12 James Garner, a brawny actor with disarming wit, was most at home as an iconoclast Obituary New York Times Washington Post New York James Garner was a genuine star but, as an actor, something of a paradox: a lantern-jawed, brawny athlete whose physical appeal
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    • 269 12 New York Times New York Print and digital may have found the ideal place to coexist: the comic-book industry. A report released last week estimates that North American sales of comics whether single issues, collected editions or digital downloads were US$870 million (S$1.1
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      • 288 14 Los Angeles Adam Levine, People’s magazine Sexiest Man Alive 2013, is off the market. The Maroon 5 rocker wed Victoria’s Secret model Behati Prinsloo last Saturday evening at an organic farm in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, say reports. And according to accounts from E!
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      • 266 14 Hong Kong Model Liddy Li, the third party in actress Lee Sinje’s marriage who went into hiding after her gunman father’s death, resurfaced online on Sunday to remember him, said Apple Daily. The customary Chinese mourning period is 49 days and Sunday was the
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        • 110 14 Universal Pictures has signed Jason Blum, who is behind micro-budgeted horror series such as The Purge and Insidious, to a 10-year deal. The unusually long deal most producer agreements cover three years will move his Sinister movie series to Universal from Lionsgate. He will also
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        • 44 14 Skye McCole Bartusiak (right), who played Mel Gibson’s youngest child in The Patriot, died last Saturday, aged 21. Her mother said she had been having epileptic seizures. She was found dead on her bed at her Texas home.
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        • 82 14 Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran topped the British album chart for a fourth consecutive week on Sunday, setting a record for the longest run in the top spot this year, the Official Charts Company said. British sales of his second full-length album, X,
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        • 92 14 Sci-fi sequel Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes beat horror flick The Purge, a Disney animated family film and an adult comedy to keep its grip on the United States and Canadian box-office title for a second straight weekend. Apes collected
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    • 45 3 Follow Corrie Tan on Twitter @CorrieTan The Singapore Trilogy is available from Select Books for $19.90 (before GST). The next instalment of this monthly series will be published at the end of next month. The Mockingbird Next Door is available from Books Kinokuniya at $45.91.
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    • 27 4 / 5 Breaking Light retails at $33.63 at major bookstores. Memory Of Water retails at $27.82 at major bookstores. A Man Called Ove retails at $29.95 at major bookstores.
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      • 96 3 1. Do you know what these words mean in the context of the article? Look up their meanings in a dictionary. Store these words and their definitions in your word bank. a) Cusp b) Recidivism c) Prospects d) Reintegration 2. In groups of three or four, discuss these questions
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      • 608 7  -  Youth football team makes it to top four in Gothia Cup, reports Celebrating Diversity Ang Yiying Though the World Cup was over a week ago, a group of 12 primary school boys from Singapore were still deep in football fever. hey were in Gothenburg, Sweden, taking part
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      • 195 8 / 9  -  Compiled by Laremy Lee Check out these ways to celebrate racial harmony in Singapore. 1. Live, Laugh Love... Still Shiok To Be Singaporean! Until Sept 14, 9am to 6pm (closed on Mondays) Singapore Discovery Centre Free for Singaporeans and permanent residents Explore the Singaporean way of
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      • 31 10 / 11 Flip through The Straits Times and find more articles on other organisations related to children. Describe to your classmates what the organisation does and why they have made the news.
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      • 154 12  -  brings you news from the region Eileen Aung-Thwin GreaterManila is set to become the world’s second-largest urban area. Japan’s capital, Tokyo, is the largest. Manila’s population is expected to explode from 22.5 million in 2010 to 30 million by 2025. WHY IT MATTERS The population in
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      • 130 12 Malaysia is suffering from its worst dengue outbreak ever. The Health Ministry recorded 46,681 dengue cases by the start of the month. This is a 246 per cent increase from last year. Eighty-seven people have died so far. WHY IT MATTERS Health Minister S. Subramaniam said an
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      • 88 12 Indonesia’s two presidential candidates have both claimed victory after the elections early this month. Several polls showed that Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo (right) received 53 per cent of the votes. However, his rival Prabowo Subianto said other polls showed that he had won with 52
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      • 505 14  -  ACTIVITY BY JENNIFER CLAUDINE LOOI ACTIVITY Part 1 Read the article below and answer the questions that follow. More than 300 low-income households in Radin Mas received free energy-saving light bulbs yesterday. The light bulbs were given out as part of Project Switch, which stands for Simple
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      • 403 16  -  ACTIVITY BY JENNIFER CLAUDINE LOOI ACTIVITY Part 1 Choose the correct words in the brackets and write them in the blanks provided. Local dishes such as chicken rice and prawn noodles may soon be enjoyed in hawker centres floating on the water if the design (1) (proposed/projected)
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      • 443 18  -  ACTIVITY BY JENNIFER CLAUDINE LOOI ACTIVITY Part 1 Using the clues given beside each blank, look for the missing words in the word search box. When you have found them, write them on the lines provided. After reading last Sunday’s article (“What my 8-year-old learnt at a Philippine
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      • 576 19 First dogs to be launched into space survive the journey to and from Earth Moscow, USSR, July 23, 1951 I t was a warm welcome home for Dezik and Tsygan yesterday, as the first two dogs to enter space returned safely from their mission.
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      • 494 20 Ramadan, which falls on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is the month of fasting for all Muslims. This year, Muslims in Singapore began the fasting period on June 29. Little Red Dot finds out what the other calendars are What it is Who invented it
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    • 146 7 c V Property Prices £Sj ■JJLII Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in June 2014. This week: 16-20 KERONG LANE 4-STY Inter Terr Lift. 6+1 ensuite. A1 Decor. NS facing. No noon sun. 3 mins to future MRT.
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    • 116 7 BANK AUCTION 30/7 The Sail Marina Bay, stack 10 above #40, 592 sf, 1-bed, MRT 9792 2639 Michelle **COMMONWEALTH TOWERS NEXT to Queenstown MRT.. 1 Bdrm 484sf from $759k 2 Bdrm 797sf from $1.16M 3 Bdrm 904sf from $1.42M 3+Yard1076sf from $1.64M 4Bdrm 1302sf from $2.13 M $1.58M! QUEENS 3+1
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    • 96 7 OPEN HOUSE THE BERTH Sentosa 4rm Penthouse 3089sf $5.5M $1780 psf! Waterway view. 3rm 1615sf $2.73M $1690 psf! Nice. Ricky 9848 3062 INTERLACE 2RMS $1.5M 3rms 1733 sf $2.2M 4rms 2054 sf $2.7M 3+patio 3821 sf $3.08M. Call now! $14XXPSF ONO! TURQUOISE, Bank Sale! 2777 sf, 4+1, Waterway view, resort
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    • 112 7 GrabOr Regret FIRE SALE! SELLING near developer’s The Vision. 1313 sf. 3 bdrms. Last offer $1.48M. Ong 9450-2720 CITYGATE VIEWING DAILY. 1/ 2/ 3 rms/ dual key/ PH/ Shops. Sea/ city view! Call for details presentations. THE CITRON RES. Superb efficient layout! Imagine paying a lower quantum but having a
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    • 108 7 LAST FEW UNITS!! Freehold Liv on Wilkie 2rm dual key Fr $1.38M. Easily rental $4.5K p/mth Steps to Orchard, MRT. *****080 YKK NEW PRICING!! 3+1 Bdrms 1335/ 1410/ 1432 sf. Actual units available. Squarish layout. Quality finishes!! Christine Ng *****119 BEST STAR BUY! Vermont On Cairnhill. Unbelievable price from $20xx
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    • 104 7 WATERMARK ROBERTSON Quay. FH. 4+1. 1733sf. Only $2.85m/ $1645 psf! Sole agent Norris *****881 ELIZABETH TWR 2002sf 3+1 ensuite. Panaromic view Great layout. Urgent seller! Daniel 9842-2233 BEST LOCATION ORCHARD RES Above MRT ION. 2465sf 4rm 1. High flr. Unblocked view. Priced to sell! Call Chin 8180 1777 VERMONT ON
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    • 124 7 GOOD LOCATION VERMONT ON CAIRNHILL F.H. Developer Sale 3-rm Fr 1335 s.f Mins to MRT. Danny Wong 9180-3026 PRICED TO SELL $2012PSF! FH. VERMONT On Cairnhill, 3rms 1335-1432sf fr $2.6xM Mins to Orchard/ MRT. View Daily *****269 HE VERMONT ON Cairnhill Developer’s star buy 3brm 1335-1432sf. Mins Orchard Selling fast!Heng*****168
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    • 149 7 NASSIM 9 3250 sf neg Ardmore Pk 2885sf $8.Xm Claymore 2680 sf $7.Xm Kelvin 9062-2311 Newsman NAMLY PLACE APT Approx 1100sf. 3-rms. 4 yrs reno. Quiet. Amenities/ good sch Rare! KL Goh 9841-7666 GOOD INVESTMENT ONE TREE HILL Res 1001 sqft, 2+1, unblocked greenery view. Orchard/ Tanglin rare! *****888 CS
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    • 116 7 BOTANIC GARDEN VICINITY! Townhse 4+3. 4200 sf. Full condo facilties. Foreigners eligible. 9487-0396 CRE OFF ORCHARD FH 4+1. 2637 sf. High floor. Unblocked. New reno. Vacant. neg. Dollars Housing *****969 TESSARINA 1518 SF $2.45M 3+1+Patio. Tenanted $6k. Act Fast! *****991 Angela ARDMORE PK/ GRANGE Res 2885/ 2583 sqft. $8.7M/ $7M
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    • 102 7 CASCADIA PENTHSE Apts 2+study/ 3/ 4rm Star buys FH. 1km MGS/ future MRT/ Rachel Chui 9188 0009 D.21 HILLVIEW GREEN 3+1. 1292 sf. High floor corner Unblocked. Full facilities. www.tinyurl.com/kfloh FH $2.1XM HILLSIDE 1776sf. 4+1. High flr. Pool, greenery, MBS view! Quiet. Move in. MRT! Rare! Act fast! CHEAP! HIGH
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    • 687 8 I Ulu Randan/ D21 Clementi Rd/ Sunset/ UppBtTimah Pte Apts For Sale Ulu Randan/ D21 Clementi Rd/ Sunset/ UppBtTimah Pte Apts For Sale Ulu Randan/ Clementi Rd/Sunset/ Upp BtTimah Pte Apts For Sale Ulu Randan/ D21 Clementi Rd/Sunset/ UppBtTimah Pte Apts For Sale Ulu Randan/ 021 Clementi Rd/Sunset/ UppBtTimah Pte
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    • 79 8 RARE F’HOLD Faber Gdn 3+1. Greenery. Opp Ai Tong Near future Sin Ming MRT. Victor 9797 8838 for money NUOVO, 3BDRMS, 1421 sf, $8XX psf. Pool view. Nice reno. Near MRT/ schs. Darren Lee 9450 9457 value D21 listing can be found after D11 *LAKEHOLMZ 4+1 1518SF Lakeside MRT. Mid
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    • 258 8 POWERFUL NEGOTIATOR Lakefront Res $1.05M up Floravale $3300/ $928K Parc Vista 1076sf $1.09M CHEAP! PALM GDN Penthse A1! 200% move in. Pte lift. Palm Gdn 3/4rm Pool view Northvale 2rm. Shpg Mall MRT. Derrick 9688 7122 $1.5M CASHEW HGTS 999yr 1658sf 3+1+1 spacious Rare 1238 sf 3+1 high flr. Airy,
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    • 300 8 BEDOK PRICE REDUCED 1)535 3i N2Corner $295k 2)535 3i MidCorner $320k 3)501 3i Mid, Reno $310k 4)503 3i High,Reno $300k 5)504 3i Low floor $305k!! 6)707 4NG Mid Flr $435k BLK 77 BEDOK North Rd 3’I’ 635sf. Mid flr, unblock, reno, $300K up. View Sat Sun. 8660-5899 Sande Grab It
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    • 319 8 5-RM SENJA ROAD. $498K, 110 sqm. 3 bdrm utility. Spacious layout. Beautiful interior. Rosie 8168-4359 3-RM BLK 533 UPP Cross St 60 sqm. High flr. Reno. Near MRT/ amenities. All races/ PR. Chia 9831-0391 BEST LOCATION 4A 79D TOA Payoh Central 969 sqft. Breezy, face SE. Non Chinese owner. Pri
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    • 322 8 3’NG’ 24/ 709 reno, lift flr Unblock view. Mins to MRT. 4’A’ 456, near MRT/ mall 5’I’ 981C/ 984D, high flr. 4’A’ BLK 370, 102 sqm. All race /SPR Kovan MRT. Can contra. DPS Intl sch. Priced to sell. Yeo 9615 6591 4’A’ BLK 452 Hougang. Unblocked, windy. Face park.
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    • 1377 9 Pasir Ris/ Changi HDB Apts for Sale Pasir Ris/Changi HDB Apts for Sale Pasir Ris/ Changi HDB Apts for Sale Pasir Ris/ Changi fflt Pasir Ris/ Changi HDB Apts for Sale HDB Apts for Sale Pasir Ris/ Changi HDB Apts for Sale r THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED BUY IT SELL
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    • 181 9 Cornwall Gdns 6+1 Pool$42K Chatsworth heritage colonial Bunglw 5+1 Pool/Patio $35K Cornwall Gardens Modern Bunglw 5+1+1 Pool..... $32K Peirce Rd 4+1+1 Pool. $20K 3 sty Bunglw 6+1 Pool$16.5K Sunset Avenue 4+1.....$14K 9633 7007 Gregory Tan Realty Pte Ltd URGENT RENT. 20 Rochalie Dr bungalow with pool $25k ono. *****626/ *****268
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    • 348 9 BEAUTIFUL CORONATION RD Semi-d. Tip top quality Spacious 5+1 rm. Best View to offer. 9488-4433. DUCHESS AVE 3 sty bunglw land 5000 s.f 7+1 Pool Gdn. Owner *****802 STEVENS RD BUNGALOW w/ pte pool services. Co’s lease only. Call *****477 CORONATION RD WEST 2sty semi-d 3215/3250 sf, 4rms $9.5K neg.
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    • 248 9 ENDLESS SPACE IN Joo Chiat! Conservation w/ultramodern interior. 3700sf 4bed/ Roof/Park 3 cars! isabelredrup.com/ir1c.php $8.7k. *****055. Susan OPERA ESTATE DETACHED house 4400/ 4500 sf. 5+1. All ensuite. New wet dry kitchen. Patio. Avail Aug. S$11K. Jessie 9728-7621 CHUAN LINK 3-STY Terrace. 5+1. F furn. $7.5K. Near to NEX/ MRT/ Int’l
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    • 307 9 tRM Raffles PI/ Marina/ CRM Raffles PI/ Marina/ D01 Chinatown [)01 Chinatown Pte Apts For Rent Pte Apts For Rent River Place along vibrant Singapore River Minutes' walk to Central Business District, Clarke Quay, Orchard Road and Great World City Swimming pool, playground, BBQ pits, tennis courts, gym and basement
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    • 179 9 HARBOUR VIEW TWRS $4.2k Caribbean 3rm $7K. The Pearl Mt Faber PH $8.5k The Azure 3rm $8.5K WLproptery.myweb.sg CARIBBEAN 1249 SQFT. 3+1 Mid flr. Greenery/ Water channel view f/furn Immed $6.2K. Jasmine *****230 CARIBBEAN 3RM X 3 units. $5.8K/ 3+study $6.5K/ 3+ patio $7.5K/ 4 rm $9K. MRT. Jane 9430
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    • 1046 10 I Rochor/ Bugis/ □07 Beach Rd Pte Apts For Rent Rochor/ Bugis/ □07 Beach Rd Pte Apts For Rent A Rochor/ Bugis/ □07 Beach Rd Pte Apts For Rent Rochor/ Bugis/ □07 Beach Rd Pte Apts For Rent Rochor/ Bugis/ □07 Beach Rd Pte Apts For Rent Rochor/Bugis/ □07 Beach
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    • 222 10 Nassim Pk Residences $24K 4+study+pool 4833sqft, YGK Gardens at Belmont 3+patio, 2540sqft $9K 3+1 2067sqft.......... $7.5K YGK Gardens at Belmont 3+1 with balcony 1744sqft CBRE Pte Ltd Sandy Chia 9388 8660 JEWEL OF BALMORAL Balmoral Park, Hilltop, Luxurious 2 bdrm (818 sqft) 3 bdrm Penthse (2,411 sqft) with greenery/ pool/
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    • 166 10 DORMER PARK@ JERVOIS. High flr.4 rm ensuite. 2550 sf balcony. Reno. Immed. $7.xK. Ken *****343 Must View Care Honesty BALMORALCREST.2BDRM+1. Quiet #08 1190sf. P/furn. Pte lift. Newton MRT/ Low Raymond 9238-7831 FOUR SEASONS PARK, 6+1, 3821 sqft, high floor, full facilities. Avail end Nov, $20K. Call (9101 8897) SUI GENERIS
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    • 244 10 TULIP GARDEN 2659sf Mais 3 family. Excellent cond. Spacious with outdoor gdn Immed. 9684 6633 NG KL URBAN SUITES JUST TOP 3bdrm Stack 8. Also sale Madison Res 3bdrm Pool view, Immed. ACS/ SCGS CUSCADEN ROYALE. IMMED 3rm 1001sf f/furn. Orchard Ion, MRT. Co-broke $5800 neg. SH Hin 8100 4123.
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    • 168 10 THE BALMORAL F/RENO 4+1,$6.8K. Cyan/ Valley Pk 1/2rms $4K. JF *****963 CYAN. NEW. 2-BDRM #12. 1001 sqft. Greenery/ pool. Sole Agt Barry *****378 EXPAT CHOICE! MONTEBLEU Minbu Rd, 1 bdrm, 570sf, beautiful, balcony, f/facilities, mins Novena MRT. $3k PARK INFINIA 893SF. Very high floor. 2+1. Reno vated Beautiful furnised. $4900.
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    • 177 10 SKY@ ELEVEN 4+1+1+family 2820 sqft. Greenery. Near MRT. Jo DW 9630 0808 FULL COMM. BRAND new Glynebourne 3-rm, 1475sf. #04. Caris Tan *****460 MAPLEWOODS 2 BDRM Quiet facing, f/facilities, new kitchen/ aircon. German Sch. Patrick 9634 6169 CHEAP! BUKIT REGENCY, 3+1, 1453 sf, spacious, partial furn, quiet, pool view, f/facilities.
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    • 367 11 CANNE LODGE 5-MIN walk to Kallang MRT, amenities, 1420 sqft, f/furn. 3 bdrms utility. Reno. Immed. Facilities. $4.4K. *****243 WATERINA 3+1. GRD FLOOR. Spacoius p/furn near Paya Lebar MRT/ Suntec. $4.3k. 25 July. Jack *****202 ASTORIA PK 2 bdrm, f/furn, Aircon. Pool view. Avail immed. View by appt. $3K up.
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    • 628 11 LW. Jurong/ Boon Lay D22 Pte Apts For Rent ETiv. Jurong/ Boon Lay D22 Apts For Rent EfiV. Jurong/Boon Lay D22 Pte Apts For Rent Jurong/ Boon Lay D22 Pte Apts For Rent HDB Median Sub-letting Rents in 1st Quarter 2014 Notes: 1. indicates no subletting transactions in the quarter.
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    • 149 11 2 BDRMS Chuan Park. 1173 sqft. High floor. Immediate. Walk to MRT. $3.xk. Richard Ong 9647 9755 SUNNYDALE 1360 SQFT 3+1 bdrm. Pool view. MRT. P/furn. *****952 Minnie GARDEN BISHAN. Facilities. 1206sf. 2 rms. F/furn. Adhome *****257 D21 listing can be found after D11 **POWERFUL NEGOTIATORS LAKEFRONT Res (Just TOP)
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    • 279 11 Pte Rms For Rent (West) Pte Rms For Rent (West) Pte Rms For Rent (West) Pte Rms For Rent (West) Pte Rms For Rent (West) VOBIS ENTERPRISE PTE LTD Choice home for Foreign workers Exclusively projects by U r ii if VI 3n o rT •m ife-* /ySafe:j24hr Security uMfiTSanitarvLivinmCondition
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    • 195 11 GREENWICH 2/3-BDRM 883 1227sf. High flr. Unblocked Furn/ P/furn. Immed $3.xK $4.xK.New! Near amenities F/FURN 1-BDRM APT Kinta Road Niven Road. S/pool, security. 2min walk MRT. $3.5K up. Housekeeping option. *****471 perlodge@singnet.com.sg AIRCON RMS 1-WK $490+ ½mth $900+/1mth $1500+ Hotel Hamilton 6296-9041 2+1 BLK 128 AMK Ave 3, 1st Aug,
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    • 211 11 3+1 BLK 385 bukit batok Nicely reno. F/furn. Aircon Immed. High floor. Conve nient. Heng KL *****168 EXCLUSIVE 3+1 BLK 116 Bt Merah Ctr. 3+1 Blk 14 Jln Bt Merah Furn, near IKEA/ amenities Immed. Jen 8383 2200 BLK 45 TELOK Blangah Dr. 3-bdrms. 3 Aircons. Immed Near Vivo/ Sentosa.
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    • 231 11 BLK 548 JURONG West EM huge spacious! All Races welcome! P/furnished Immediate. Stella *****133 ONLY $2.8K! 5RM approved Blk 108 McNair Rd. Immed. Reno. Good cond. Airy. Mrt amenities. Reg 9678 1112 3+1 BLK 127 St 11. 103 sqm 4’A’ F/furn. Aircon. Lift flr Amenities, 24hr supermart Immed. Jamie *****022
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    • 269 11 MIMOSA VALE AIRCON w toilet attached, incl. breakfast $950, ladies only. Please call 8533-3322 HOUGANG MRT WKLY Svc. Big ensuite rm, wifi Immed. $1.2Kpm *****333 owner. NEAR MRT NO OWNER. COMMON rm Somerset MRT. Reno. Furn Aircon. $1K-$1.4K. Immed. Long/short term. *****121 DHOBY GHUAT, LITTLE India Bugis MRT Aircon $1K
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    • 384 12 RMS WANTED IN all areas. Pte HDB. Legal tenants w/good budget. Fast reliable svc. Wong 9067 2671 MASTER/ COMMON ROOMS wanted in all area. Good budget. Ready tenant. Call 9796-6989 Kathy UNITS NEEDED, EXPAT Tenant. Good budget. All areas. Avail immed. Call 9123-8005 Freddie Xu. BUYERS, TENANTS WANTED Apt, condo,
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    • 521 12 fill Factory/lndustrial 011 Factory/lndustrial (Til Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Space for Rent ffy Space for Rent Space for Rent Space for Rent FOR LEASE! HI-SPECS INDUSTRIAL SPACE Usage for 60:40 office space Download your mobile app on Business space at spacetobe.com.sg/mobileapp now on iPhone, iPad Android Devices. Find
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    • 227 12 GOOD LOCATION NORTHSPRING BIZ HUB, B2 1593 sqft Ground floor. Container accessible High ceiling Ronnie 9615-5922 PIONEER PT. B2. Just TOP. #02, 6m. Est. 1066-4260sf 20ft. Immed. Fr $2.4k. Also for sale. Annie 9819-3326 MINS WALK TO MRT Paya Lebar hub.Good corporate Image/ loading. Amenities immed. Sharon *****063 best price
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    • 288 12 JURONG (KIAN TECK) grd flr. 2100/ 2280/ ***** sf fty/ warehse/ workshop. Immedl Sherry *****339 40 JLN PEMIMPIN Tat Ann Bldg #03-10,2300sf immed owner *****826/*****571 2,300-9,000 SQFT. YISHUN. B2 Space. Loading bays. Owner 6309 1068 1389SF RAMP-UP B1 Mandai.Carpark @doorstep No GST. 9766-1366 Long WOODLANDS IND PK. 8000/ 4000/ 2400
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    • 253 12 5STY CORNER TERR Ubi Cres 6400/ *****sf W/ lift Citylink Warehse 1528 sqft 8B Admiralty. 1851 sqft Tong Lee Bldg, 2799 sqft Aljunied Ind Complex 4032 sf. Call: *****580 Ang KS ENTERPRISE HUB 3111SF. B2. 60-yr lease. Ramp-up. 100PP Pasir Panjang B1, FH. Fr 1442 sf. Near MRT Oxley Bizhub
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    • 388 12 tTC9 Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial fUf Space for Sale Space for Sale Industrial Premises For Sale Lease 35 Tuas View Crescent JTC part 1/part 3-storey single-user detached industrial warehousing premises Land area: 172,209.48 sqft GFA: 178,015.53 sqft Tenure; 30+30 years wef 1 Dec 1999 Electrical: 2000kVA via 2-feeders B2 zone uses (subject
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    • 176 12 F’HOLD ELITE II Tannery Lane #07-04. 1539sf. Face loading bay. 9631-6939 THE FRONTIER, FACING Ubi Road One, 2077 3810 sf. $1.19M/ $1.99M. 9631-6939 221 HENDERSON BUILDING FH. 1000-***** sqft. Whole flr. $1250 psf. 9056-0611 A’POSH BIZ HUB, Yishun Ave 6. 1281/2562/4112sqft $580 psf. Call 9056-0611 SING IND CPLX AMK Ind
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    • 39 12 ROBINSON POINT Flexible sizes for subdivision 2,000 to 7,556 sqft with immediate availability Upgraded main lobby and drop off point Nicely fitted bare units with regular layout Proximity to MRT and ample parking spaces Call: 8338 2466 9236 3093
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    • 912 13 Fusionopolis Phase 2A one-north (Innovis Tower) Prime office space at 2 Fusionopolis Way Ideal for global/regional HQ and businesses with collaborations with the R&D community in one-north Next to one-north MRT station Easily accessible via AYE Minutes walk to amenities, such as supermarket, food centre, gym, etc. Raised floor system
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    • 415 13 OFFICE RM FOR sublet or takeover at AMK Ave 1 Blk 342. F/reno, aircon. Lift level. Immed. 8139 2340 OFFICE NORTH Bridge rd. Suits tuition ctr/ Yoga pilates class F/reno 1256sf. Immed! Near Bugis MRT $300/ $750 CUBICLE/ office @Bt Batok PUB, internet, meeting rm, parking Immed. Owner 6515-1996 OPP.
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    • 464 13 SVC OFFICE FR $750. Furn. Free Broadband/ clubhse/ conference rm. *****232 CECIL STREET 5200/ 2000/ 3000 sf. Avail immediate. $6.80 psf. Orient *****316 CENTRAL CLARKE Quay MRT. 635/ 926/ 1270 sqft. Immed Elsie Ng *****635 GOLDEN MILE TOWER 630 sqft. High floor. Unblocked sea view. Call 6535 1792 ***LOOKING FOR
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    • 268 13 Office Space RARE! GOOD INVESTMENT! Vision Exchange Jurong Gateway. No SSD/ ABSD! 9853 9204 Larry Tang, OT VISION EXCHANGE. CHOICE office units. Excellent view with recreational facilities. 8777 9494 Martin Lim, OT RARE! GOOD INVESTMENT! Vision Exchange Jurong Gateway. No SSD/ ABSD! 9199 6288 Gavin Poh, OT VISION EXCHANGE. CHOICE
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    • 317 13 Marketed by: www.fareast.com.sg email: retailleasing@fareast.com.sg JeP Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES central F&B and Retail Space for Lease: Conveniently located in the city centre Above Clarke Quay MRT Station Fronting Singapore River and Clarke Quay Shoppers traffic from Central Office, Great Eastern Centre, Park Royal and Swissotel Merchant Court
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    • 236 13 ANG MO KIO CENTRAL 715 Shop For Rent Long spacious 1180 sf Next to KFC SATA *****125 Owner UE SQ SHOPPING MALL 322sf 1785sf Future MRT Outside CBD zone Suitable for cafe, gift, schools, services, etc UNITED ENGINEERS PTE LTD 6830 8203 9858 9957 ROCHESTER MALL (A Learning Place) μ
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    • 301 13 1)F&B CRAIG Rd. Grd flr. Immed. Renovated. 1500sf. 2)F&B Geylang Lor 15. Main Rd. 1500sf. 3) Whole 3-Sty shophse Craig Rd. 4500sf. 4)Pagoda St. 2nd level. Immed. 1500sf. Go to >www.sgrealtor.com>Appst ore/Googlestore TANQUEELAN SUITES. SHOP for Rent. Opp Bugis Junction. Near National Library, food shopping area. Area: 1,249 sq.ft. Call
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    • 365 14 Thomson Plaza Retail Spaces (Kiosks) For Lease by Tender μ 135 or 309 sqft μ For retail only (F&B and trade requiring water need not participate) μ Tender Closing Date: 29 July 2014, 2.00pm μ Tender document can be collected from: 301 Upper Thomson Road Management Office Thomson Plaza (Basement
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    • 280 14 URGENT! TUITION CTR takeover, 154 Yung Ho Rd. Low rent. 2000 sf, existing students Jasmine 9685-7758 JURONG EAST MRT shop office tuition ctr,assignment, Next to Jcube. Good crowd Call Jasmine 9685-7758 TOA PAYOH MARKET 123. Half shop corner Face mkt. Suit all trades, bubble tea, clinic. Ng 9025-8605 ERA JLN
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    • 230 14 THE ADELPHI, RARE 999yr shop. Prime location near to City Hall MRT vibrant Peninsula Plaza/ Funan Ctr upcoming Capitol Piazza. Next to Supreme Ct. 4090 sf, Shop space with fantastic rental future capital gain. Doreen *****667. DALHOUSIE LANE $2.7M Rowell Rd 2800 sf $3M Geylang Rd 2800 sf $4M Sgoon
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    • 1056 14 8 Restaurant/Lounge Restaurant/Lounge Restaurant/Lounge Restaurant/Lounge Space for Rent Space for Rent Space for Rent Space for Rent F&B SPACE FOR RENT 1,600 sqft suitable for restaurants, cafes, coffee chains and etc. Opposite Dhoby Ghaut MRT Ample parking Catchment of office retail community For enquiries, please call 6908 0311 6908 0331
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    • 752 14 GROUND FLOOR WAREHOUSE SPACES FOR RENT! *Attractive Rental Rates PASIR PANJANG 18,000 42,000 60,000 sqft Up to 11m High Ceiling Exclusive Loading Bays Suitable for Logistics DEPOT LANE 1,000 1,500 4,300 4,900 sqft Column Free Easy 24-hourAccess Direct LoadingAccess CALL6578 9966 RENTAL SPACE OF about *****sf. 2nd flr. Sg Kadut
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