The Straits Times, 25 August 2014

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    28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2014 72 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 073/02/2014
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    Lock icon Bridging gap is priority for municipal services unit
    519 1  -  Grace Fu wants to improve interaction between public and govt agencies By WALTER SIM waltsim@sph.com.sg THE minister tasked with heading a new Municipal Services Office (MSO) to be set up on Oct 1 says her priority is to bridge the communication gap
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    Lock icon Sailors deliver two Olympic golds for Singapore
    557 1  -  By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg NAN J ING It h as t a k en 7 8 years, but Singapore are finally Olympic champions. As Majulah Singapura filled the Jinniu Lake Sailing Venue, not once but twice, in honour of men’s and women’s Youth
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    Lock icon 8 executed in China for ‘terror attacks’
    56 1 CHINA has executed eight people for “terrorist attacks”, including three (left) it described as masterminds of a suicide car crash in Tiananmen Square last year that killed two tourists. Xinhua news agency said the eight were involved in several cases linked to Xinjiang.
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Cruise centre plans to make it a breeze for passengers
      580 2 / 3  -  Shorter wait at terminal’s counters and quicker access to cabs by Nov By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg HOLIDAYMAKERS who use the Marina Bay Cruise Centre can expect a shorter wait to get their passports checked or collect baggage, under
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      Lock icon US fears intelligence gaps would hinder strikes in Syria
      567 2 / 3 Inability to rely on armed drones may also constrain operation, say officials WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON A United States offensive in Syria against the radical Islamist group that beheaded an American journalist would likely be constrained by persistent intelligence gaps and an
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      Lock icon China executes 8, including ‘terror masterminds’
      546 2 / 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING China has executed eight people for “terrorist attacks”, including three whom it described as “masterminding” a suicide car crash in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square last year, state media has announced. The official Xinhua news agency said yesterday that the eight were involved
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      Lock icon SPECTACLE OF LIGHTS AT CHINATOWN
      98 2 / 3 Chinatown was decked out in flower lanterns last night for the official opening and light-up ceremony of the Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival. Tourists and locals were treated to a dragon dance with a 28m-long dragon, which has entered the Singapore Book of Records as the longest
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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        Lock icon Bridging public service gap
        49 4 MINISTER in the Prime Minister’s Office Grace Fu, tasked with heading the Municipal Services Office to be set up on Oct 1, said her priority is to bridge the communication gap between the public and government agencies providing these services. TOP OF THE NEWS A1
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        Lock icon Plans to improve cruise centre
        40 4 HOLIDAYMAKERS can expect fewer bottlenecks at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre by the November high season, going by plans to improve facilities and procedures, like aiming for faster baggage processing. TOP OF THE NEWS A2
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Sharing findings online
          66 4 FIVE months after Malaysia Airlines MH370 disappeared, next-of-kin of passengers on board have formed groups in social media to share findings and make proposals for collective action as they believe many crucial details are hidden from them. Some are mulling over lawsuits. PAGE A8 Flight MH370 disappeared
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          Lock icon PKR defends MB ouster
          59 4 MR ANWAR Ibrahim and his men yesterday defended their attempt to oust Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim as Selangor’s chief minister, apparently to squash talk that the move is to open up a government slot for Mr Anwar’s wife. This came after PAS voiced opposition to the
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          Lock icon Attracting tourist dollars
          50 4 COSMETICS, food, alcohol, medicine and many other items will be sold tax-free to tourists in about 5,700 designated shops across Japan come October. The move is to ensure that tourist shopping will not be dampened by the sales tax and continue to boost consumer spending. PAGE A17
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          Lock icon Ukraine flaunts arms
          54 4 UKRAINE flaunted its weapons yesterday as it marked its 23rd year of breaking away from Kremlin’s control, with the president declaring that a war of independence is again being waged against Russia. The two sides are at odds but have not come to direct blows yet in
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        Lock icon STOP THE BARBARIANS
        50 4 The sadistic killing of American journalist James Foley by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria reveals the true nature of a terrorist group which even other terrorists find extreme. It is a threat to the world that must be stopped now. The Straits Times OPINION A18
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon New breed of terrorists
          51 4 TERRORIST groups are seeing a new type of recruit, says Europe correspondent Jonathan Eyal. The recruit is no longer a religious fanatic, but a young person bored with his or her life in the West, brandishing an iPad and Islam for Dummies, looking for glory. PAGE
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          Lock icon Limits of Booker Prize
          55 4 THE Man Booker Prize longlist announced on July 23 disappoints in two ways, says Akshita Nanda. It names only three female authors out of 13. And in a year when the prize was to expand its reach, the longlist is dominated by perspectives from Britain and
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon Geylang’s new appeal
          51 4 GEYLANG has become an appealing place to site a business: It has welcomed at least 10 new entrants, such as cafes and co-working spaces, in the past year. Real estate agents say Geylang’s accessibility, affordable rents and its growing number of condo dwellers explain its draw. PAGE
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          Lock icon Man found dead in Pandan Loop
          44 4 AN INDIAN national was found dead on Saturday night in the Pandan Loop industrial estate, in what police have classified as murder. The 26-year-old victim, Mr Suresh Kumar, suffered trauma injuries to his head and neck. PAGE B3
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Boutique fund managers
          42 4 TIGHTER regulations for smaller fund management companies have not stopped the growth of these players here. Higher standards in auditing and stricter capital requirements have, however, meant that less serious fund management service providers have dropped out. PAGE B12
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon United’s record signing?
          69 4 MANCHESTER United are close to signing Real Madrid winger Angel di Maria in a £60 million (S$124.2 million) deal expected to smash the British transfer record. The Argentinian is likely to be given the No. 7 shirt, worn with distinction by many former United stars. PAGE B21
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon For the love of jazz
          103 4 CUBA-BORN trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, 64, loves jazz so much he was once jailed for it. He studied classical trumpet but secretly tuned in to the banned Voice Of America radio station to listen to jazz trumpet greats. While he was doing his mandatory military service
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          Lock icon Making fantasy a reality
          75 4 MOST German working adults her age might be pinning down a proper job to support their families, but 28-year-old Svetlana Quindt quit hers as a social media agent to pursue her love of cosplay and crafting costumes. She has published three books on crafting costumes and
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      • STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL
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          Lock icon Wacky mooncakes
          17 4 FANCY a mooncake that’s a doughnut and croissant hybrid? We highlight six out-of-this-world mooncakes. http://bit.ly/YPJEhh
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      Lock icon Halimah offers to take lead to explain Lease Buyback
      560 5  -  Malay/Muslim grassroots leaders raise concerns about understanding scheme By NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH asyiqin@sph.com.sg A POST–RALLY dialogue yesterday found that many in the Malay/Muslim community are struggling to understand the intricacies of the Lease Buyback Scheme. That has prompted Speaker of
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      Lock icon 75,000 JOIN ‘WALK WITH A HEART’
      96 5 Some 5,000 Ang Mo Kio and Sengkang West residents walked about 2km from Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West to the ITE College Central yesterday as part of a nationwide mass walk that attracted 75,000 participants. The walk was flagged off by Prime Minister
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      Lock icon Tg Pagar railway station may open gates to food lovers
      682 6  -  SLA studying whether former stalls can be reopened after spruce-up By TOH YONG CHUAN tohyc@sph.com.sg TRAVELLERS with backpacks and FairPrice plastic bags that is a sight seen no more at the former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station. But people in search
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      Lock icon Over 760 cleaning firms get licences ahead of new law
      418 6  -  TOH YONG CHUAN MORE than 760 firms have received licences from the National Environment Agency (NEA), a week before a law requiring cleaning firms to be licensed kicks in next Monday. Another 140 or so firms have submitted applications and
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      Lock icon S’pore Cricket Club chief dies after fall
      444 6  -  By V.K. SANTOSH KUMAR santosh@sph.com.sg MR MICHAEL Grice, the president of the Singapore Cricket Club (SCC), died early yesterday morning after an accidental fall on the stairs leading to the men’s changing room at the club. The Yorkshire-born 70-year-old, who had given a
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      Lock icon AIR STRIKES BRING DOWN HIGHRISE BLOCK
      86 6 A 13-storey residential tower in Gaza City was reduced to rubble as Israel took its air strikes to a new level on Saturday. Israeli aircraft first fired a non-explosive rocket at the building, a sign to residents to get out, before attacking it, wounding
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      Lock icon China closer to developing supersonic submarine
      470 6 CHINA is a step closer to building a supersonic submarine capable of traversing the Pacific from Shanghai to San Francisco in less than two hours, a Hong Kong newspaper has reported. Building on technology developed by Soviet-era scientists, a team of Chinese scientists at
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      6 2 / 3 L SEE WORLD A14 OPINION A18
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      207 4 TOMORROW IN THE STRAITS TIMES PRINT ONLINE TAKING STOCK HOW JANICE KOH FARED AS ARTS NMP APOLOGY We, VECTORS TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD [UEN No. *****7056H) of 1002 Too Payoh Industrial Park #04-1471 Singapore *****4 and TAN JUI HIANG (NRIC No. S*****96A) of 264B Compassvale Bow #15-54 Singapore *****4, hereby apologise
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Campaign to solve mystery of MH370
      824 8 Relatives of victims form group to share information, lobby for action AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR Chinese physics student Jimmy Wang had no interest in aviation until March 8, when Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370 went missing with his 58-year-old father Wang Lijun on board.
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      Lock icon Remains of 3 more victims brought home
      429 8 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK SEPANG The remains of three more Malaysians on board downed Flight MH17 were brought home yesterday, as family members of the victims sought closure in funerals over the weekend. The first batch of 20 Malaysian victims, comprising 11 passengers
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    • Article
      Lock icon MAS plane turns back due to cabin-pressure problems
      220 8 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysia Airlines (MAS) jet which was already in the air for almost an hour was forced to turn back on Saturday due to pressure problems inside the aircraft cabin, an aviation watchdog official said yesterday. Mr Azharuddin
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      Lock icon Polls fraud deadlock paralysing Afghanistan
      611 9 Huge scale of cheating has stymied efforts for true democratic transition NEW YORK TIMES KABUL When the campaign team led by Mr Manawar Shah came under threat on the day of the Afghan presidential run-off, it was not from the Taleban, he said, but from
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      Lock icon India launches probe into graft at govt hospitals
      282 9 BLOOMBERG NEW DELHI India has placed all central government-run hospitals under “critical review” to identify and end corrupt medical practices in the country. The hospitals under scrutiny will include the New Delhi-based All India Institute of Medical Sciences as the government aims
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      Lock icon Workers in Ebola fight brave risks and stigma
      790 13 At least 129 have died, while many are ostracised by family and friends NEW YORK TIMES KENEMA (Sierra Leone) The best defence against despair is to keep working. Many times, that choice was far from obvious: Ms Josephine Sellu lost 15 of
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      Lock icon First WHO health expert infected
      278 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS GENEVA The World Health Organisation announced the first Ebola infection among its experts yesterday, and said the infected person is an epidemiologist who was deployed to Sierra Leone. The WHO did not provide information about the sex, age or nationality of the
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      Lock icon Ex-rapper suspected of US journalist’s beheading
      425 14 WASHINGTON Britain is close to identifying a man, thought to be British, who was shown beheading US journalist James Foley in a video released by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group last week, its Ambassador to the US, Mr Peter
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      Lock icon Ukraine stages defiant display of military power
      452 14 Independence Day celebrations take place amid rising tension in the east REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KIEV Armoured vehicles and soldiers paraded in Kiev in a defiant national day display of military power that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said was being mobilised for a historic
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Volcano’s threat level lowered
        48 14 REUTERS REYKJAVIK An Icelandic Met Office official said yesterday it was lowering the risk level for the Bardarbunga volcano to orange from red, the highest level. The decision came after the office said earlier yesterday that there were no signs of ongoing volcanic activity.
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        Lock icon African delegates visiting S’pore
        74 14 SINGAPORE Ministers and senior officials from seven sub-Saharan African countries Angola, Ghana, Nigeria, Mauritius, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zimbabwe will be in Singapore for a two-day visit that starts today. The delegation will call on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong tomorrow and also visit the Urban Redevelopment
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        Lock icon Chris Brown ‘shot at’ in club
        37 14 LOS ANGELES Singer Chris Brown was reportedly “shot at” during a pre-Video Music Awards party he hosted on Saturday night at the 1Oak nightclub in West Hollywood, the Mirror reported yesterday.
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      Lock icon Earthquake rocks California wine region
      364 14 BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAN FRANCISCO A 6.0-magni-tude earthquake centred in northern California’s Napa and Sonoma counties rocked the area in the dead of the night, the biggest temblor in the region since 1989. Dozens were injured but there were no immediate reports of deaths. The
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    • US weapons sales under scrutiny...
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        Lock icon ...AT HOME: Obama orders review of police use of army gear
        440 15 NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS WASHINGTON Jolted by images of protesters clashing with heavily armed police officers in Missouri, President Barack Obama has ordered a comprehensive review of the United States government’s decade-old strategy of outfitting local police departments with
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        Lock icon ...ABROAD: Arms from West used in Gaza battle
        443 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON POST RAFAH (Gaza Strip) An Israeli missile attack that killed 10 civilians sheltering in a United Nations school here early this month prompted a call for restraint from the US government. Yet what Israel used in that Aug 3
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      Lock icon Homeless play tour guide in Paris
      250 15 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE PARIS What better way to visit the streets of Paris than with people who have lived in them, literally. Meet Mr Vincent Rouyer, a 39-year-old homeless man who was down and out six months ago but now squires tourists through little-known lanes
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    • Article
      Lock icon Japan expanding tax-free list to get tourists to spend more
      708 17  -  Tax exemption on purchases such as cosmetics, confectionery from Oct 1 By HAU BOON LAI JAPAN CORRESPONDENT IN TOKYO boonlai@sph.com.sg COME October, Japan is giving foreign tourists a new and tax-free incentive to visit. Those buying confectionery, cosmetics and health
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      Lock icon US Fed interest rate hike ‘expected in early or mid-2015’
      483 17 REUTERS JACKSON HOLE (Wyoming) The United States Federal Reserve is focused on an initial interest rate hike between the first quarter and the middle of next year, with possible changes in its main policy statement as soon as next month,
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon China Railway ‘must seek funds’
        71 17 REUTERS SHANGHAI Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urged the heavily scrutinised railway sector to seek more private investment and rely less on state support as a key plank of its reform, the government website said yesterday. Mr Li was quoted as saying that China Railway Corp,
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        Lock icon Hyundai to meet union over pay
        61 17 BLOOMBERG SEOUL Hyundai Motor’s management will meet the union today to resolve differences over wage demands after workers boycotted extra weekend shifts for a second day yesterday. Workers are demanding that bonuses be counted as part of their base wages. Last Friday’s strike was
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        Lock icon Goldman to pay $3.9b in lawsuit
        118 17 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Goldman Sachs is paying its largest bill yet to resolve a government lawsuit linked to the financial crisis. The bank said last Friday that it had agreed to buy back US$3.15 billion (S$3.94 billion) in mortgage bonds from Fannie
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Effects of China anti-trust purge yet to trickle down
        719 10  -  Despite govt enforcement, prices of goods still very high, say consumers By ESTHER TEO CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING esthert@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Carol Feng WHEN six foreign dairy firms were fined last year after a high-profile anti-monopoly probe, Ms Wei Yanqing
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        Lock icon Hiroshima landslides: 38 people still missing
        401 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON POST TOKYO Although criticised by the opposition and some media for continuing to play golf in a summer resort last Wednesday for about an hour after being informed of the Hiroshima landslides, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe apparently did not deem it
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        Lock icon Over 5m gambling addicts in Japan: Poll
        218 10 YOMIURI/ASIA NEWS NETWORK TOKYO An estimated 5.36 million people across Japan are pathological gamblers, addicted to such activities as pachinko games, according to a Health Ministry survey. The figure accounts for 4.8 per cent of all adults. “The percentage is higher than in
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        Lock icon Regulators exposing car-parts suppliers’ practices
        292 10 REUTERS NAGOYA When a Japanese carmaker issued a tender for shock absorbers a few years ago for a model it planned to sell in Indonesia, two Japanese suppliers came back with bids that were “so obviously coordinated”, said an executive at the company. One supplier
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        Lock icon LOOKING GOOD UNTIL THE END
        70 11 A woman having her hair styled before posing for a photograph that will be used for her funeral portrait, during the annual Shukatsu Festa funeral business fair in Tokyo yesterday. Some 50 funeral firms and those whose business is related to ageing, including religious bodies,
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        Lock icon No PR consensus to endorse Wan Azizah
        480 11  -  PKR defends its move to oust renegade chief Abdul Khalid By SHANNON TEOH MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR shannont@sph.com.sg WITH opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim failing to get his wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail any closer to the coveted Selangor chief ministership, their Parti
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Made-in-China OS by Oct
          67 11 REUTERS BEIJING China could have a new home-grown operating system by October to take on imported rivals such as Microsoft Corp, Google Inc and Apple Inc, Xinhua news agency said yesterday. The operating system would first appear on desktop devices and later be extended to smartphone
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        • Article
          Lock icon Macau activists hold poll
          67 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MACAU Four people were arrested as police shut down voting facilities in Macau after activists ignored strong objections from Beijing and held an unofficial referendum on electoral reform, the event organiser Jason Chao said. The referendum is scheduled to run until Aug 30, while
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    • ASIA PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Modi’s ‘man with the golden touch’ has dark past
        1075 12  -  PM’s closest aide and BJP president is involved in two murder cases By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT IN NEW DELHI gnirmala@sph.com.sg WHEN Prime Minister Narendra Modi powered to a decisive victory in May’s national elections, the focus was not just on
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        Lock icon Imran Khan’s brash tactics stir fears of Pakistan crisis
        613 12 NEW YORK TIMES LONDON Only last year, Mr Imran Khan was casting himself as the saviour of Pakistani politics a playboy cricketer turned opposition leader who enjoyed respect and sex appeal, filling stadiums with adoring young Pakistanis drawn to his strident
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        Lock icon Japan lawmaker wrestles with N. Korean ‘sports diplomacy’
        462 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO A Japanese wrestler-turned-politi-cian hopes his vision of “sports diplomacy” can repair his country’s fraught relationship with North Korea, as he prepares to host an extraordinary sporting event in Pyongyang. Mr Kanji “Antonio” Inoki, 71, helped secure the release of
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      343 3  -  LEE JIAN XUAN NATIONAL servicemen from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) can look forward to getting adidas and Zoot running shoes from year’s end, said Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen yesterday. In a Facebook post, Dr Ng uploaded pictures of the new
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      97 4 Some lunged towards the net, others stretched backwards. Close to 300 participants tried to keep a shuttlecock in play in a bid to smash the Singapore record for the most number of unique hits in a badminton rally yesterday. The record was broken at
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      392 5 IN THE early 1970s, when Captain Ramli Mordipi completed his O levels, there was no career guidance to help young people choose their jobs. However, he took it as an opportunity to realise his childhood dream of travelling the globe. “NOL, our
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      440 5 THE Singapore maritime industry’s aim to achieve sustainability has led to a number of key green initiatives in recent years. The Maritime Singapore Green Initiative launched by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) in April 2011 was among them, aimed at reducing
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      421 5 MS CARRIE Ang Siok May, 37, creates nautical charts and electronic navigational charts for seafarers. It is all part and parcel of her work as a senior technical officer in the cartographic section of the hydrographic department at the Maritime and Port Authority
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      289 6 Missed the islandhopping tours that were part of this year’s Singapore HeritageFest? The Straits Times helps you plan an island escapade of your own. PHOTOS: CAROLINE CHIA, SISTERS' ISLAND MARINE PARK, KUA CHEE SIONG, MARK CHEONG ST GRAPHICS Pulau Hantu Pulau Hantu, or Ghost Island,
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      1194 22  -  AT THE GAMES By MAY CHEN IN NANJING maychen@sph.com.sg A calm approach under considerable pressure helps Samantha win gold ALL week at the Jinniu Lake, where the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) sailing competition was held, Samantha Yom had been teaching herself to function like a robot.
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      649 18 New focus, plus Nadal’s absence, could benefit an in-form Federer U.S. OPEN NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Despite his status as the top seed and favourite to win the US Open, Novak Djokovic arrived in New York declaring that tennis is no longer his topmost priority.
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      71 18 Xavier Kew, 10, scoring for Singapore Boys Under-12 Team A in the 15-36 loss to Chinese Taipei in a tchoukball match yesterday at Pasir Ris Sports Centre. The teams were playing in the 3rd Asia Pacific Youth Tchoukball Championships, which saw 30 teams from
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      323 20  -  By V.K. SANTOSH KUMAR santosh@sph.com.sg TWO-time winners Singhalese Sports Club’s hopes of regaining the Singapore Cricket Club International Twenty20 Tournament trophy were dashed yesterday when they lost to Madras Cricket Club (MCC) by 23 runs in the final at the Padang.
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        69 20 SINGAPORE race walker Tin Shu Min, 19, set a new national record in the women’s 20km walk (road) yesterday at the Singapore Open Track and Field Championships. She clocked a time of 2hr 3min 11sec, lowering the 2:03.57 mark set by Chong Fui Fong
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        46 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WARSAW Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt set a new best time of 9.98sec for the rarely run 100m indoors at Warsaw’s national football stadium on Saturday. The previous best of 10.05sec was set by Frankie Fredericks in 1996.
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        39 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN Bayer Leverkusen’s Karim Bellarabi scored the Bundesliga’s fastest ever goal after just nine seconds to condemn German title hopefuls Borussia Dortmund to a 2-0 defeat in their opening game on Saturday.
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        95 20 REUTERS CAPE TOWN The Confederation of African Football have called for “exemplary sanctions” following the death of JS Kabylie striker Albert Ebosse, who was killed by a projectile thrown from the crowd in an Algerian league match on Saturday. The Cameroon forward was struck
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        48 20 REUTERS CLEVELAND (Ohio) The Cleveland Cavaliers have sent top overall National Basketball Association draft pick Andrew Wiggins and former No. 1 pick Anthony Bennett to the Minnesota Timberwolves for prized All-Star forward Kevin Love as part of a blockbuster three-team deal on Saturday.
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      613 21 Deal with Real likely to eclipse £50m Chelsea paid for Spain striker Torres REUTERS LONDON Wantaway Real Madrid winger Angel di Maria has his heart set on a move to Manchester United even though Louis van Gaal has admitted that it
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      282 21 REUTERS LONDON While Jose Mourinho hailed the start to Diego Costa’s Chelsea career, the manager insisted he has not forgotten what another expensive but more misfiring striker can contribute to his side’s Premier League title drive. Fernando Torres, Chelsea’s record £50 million (S$103 million)
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      192 21 REUTERS LONDON Tottenham Hotspur made it six points from two games after players condemned as expensive mistakes last season starred in a 4-0 victory over Queens Park Rangers to ensure Harry Redknapp endured a miserable return to his former club yesterday. Nacer Chadli, a £7
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      391 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes the resilience shown by his players in their 2-2 draw with Everton underlines their Premier League title credentials. The Gunners have endured a terrible time on the road against their nearest rivals in
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      255 21  -  MAY CHEN NANJING Singapore has claimed three more silvers in Nanjing, although the medals will not count towards the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) medal tally. The triumphs were registered by the Republic’s team of four wushu exponents, who were competing at the Sports
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        927 2  -  SERENE GOH EDITOR Vision refers to the ability to see. But the word takes on a whole other dimension when you add to it the elixir of imagination, which enables you to conceptualise the fuit into ture and turn it into reality. Planning
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        2077 3  -  IN brings you the highlights from the National Day Rally Compiled by EILEEN AUNG-THWIN In arguably his most important political speech of the year, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong outlined how the Government will help you achieve your potential whatever your educational qualifications, make sure you
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        2903 6 / 7  -  Young Singaporeans tell SERENE LUO and NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL what they hope their country will become SERENE LUO, NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL A gleaming revitalised Jurong, complete with a new Science Centre and lush parks; strong financial schemes to support an ageing population; and a
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        859 10 / 11  -  Other than watching the National Day Rally on television, people were glued to their social media feeds. The reason? Humorous comments which offered lighter views on the biggest political speech of the year TEXT NATALIE WONG Five teens tell IN what they learnt from the Rally
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        602 12 / 13  -  SERENE LUO summarises this year’s National Day Rally in numbers M SERENE LUO PAST That is how old Singapore’s first president Yusof Ishak would be if he were alive today. Born Aug 12, 1910, Mr Yusof died of heart failure in 1970 while in office. His name will
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        1300 14 / 15  -  This week’s lesson looks at why we should pay tribute to our pioneers ordinary Singaporeans whose lives have made a great impact on us and our nation Lesson activity by ALISON DRAGON-HUMPHRIES HEARTFELT CHEERS FOR PIONEERS By David Ee The Straits Times, Aug 18 Fifty citizens from
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        1087 16 / 17  -  LAREMY LEE takes you through the different phases of Singapore’s education system LAREMY LEE Having pertinent and strong skills will lead you to good jobs which pay well. And academic qualifications, while still important, will no longer determine better job prospects. This refinement in
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        567 18 / 19  -  Plans are underway to breathe new life into the old estate By DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO The Jurong district has come a long way from its origins as a swamp. Around 1852 to 1853, the first road, named Jurong Road, was cut. In the
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        602 20  -  How well do you know the major announcements of the Rally? DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO presents a game to pit your knowledge against a friend’s DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO A. Jurong residents will enjoy an expanded Jurong Lake Gardens. Which of the two existing gardens will be combined with
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      530 9  -  Chang Tou Liang Review Concert SHUXIANG, ESTHER FRIENDS Yang Shuxiang, Violin et al Esplanade Recital Studio/Last Saturday There exists a “golden generation” of young classical musicians in Singapore born in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Violinists feature prominently and Yang Shuxiang, a graduate
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      888 10  -  This year’s Singapore Night Festival saw a promising turnout with thousands enjoying open-air and stationary acts Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg Thousands poured into the streets of the Bras Basah-Bugis district last Friday and Saturday night for the first weekend of this year’s Singapore Night Festival.
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        534 2 Agence France-Presse London British police interviewed veteran singer Cliff Richard, one of the country’s most successful entertainers, last Saturday in connection with an alleged historic sex crime, his spokesman said. Richard, a household name in Britain since the 1950s through hits such as Living
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        975 2  -  Jazz musician Arturo Sandoval will play the trumpet and piano and sing and dance at his gig here Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg He was born in Cuba and is one of only four jazz musicians to be honoured with the American Presidential Medal of Freedom,
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        323 2 Xinhua Beijing The ice bucket challenge, aimed at raising awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has gone viral among China’s celebrities, from tech executives to movie stars. As of last Friday, the campaign has raised more than 8.5 million yuan (S$1.7 million) for
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      143 7 BRAND NEW 3-STY Cluster Bungalows Hua Guan. Private lift car parks. Call Jay *****337 OT 14 JLN JAMBU Ayer 3-Sty Semi-D. 5+1 ensuite. 3004 /3669 sf, Amenities, Gdn car park. $8K. 9674-2293 LOR KEMBANGAN INTER terr. 4 bdrm. 2800 sf. Walk to MRT. Spacious. Immed. Supermkt/coffeeshop. S O SOOO BIG
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      326 8 NEAR MRT ASCENTIA SKY Alexandra View. 1457 sf. 3 bdrm/ balcony. P/furn. All amenities. Immed. $6.3K. 9380 1270 NEW LISTING ANCHORAGE 1+1. 900 sf. f/furn, Near MRT/ food/ shpg ctr. Spacious. Avail immed. Leon 9754-6560 CARIBBEAN 1335SQFT 4+1 Best water chanel/ Pool view Pte lift, tasteful furn Immed. $6.xK. Must
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      338 8 D.10 SCOTTS 28, 1658 sf, 3+1, High flr, Good cond. immed. Serene 9638-1933 EXPAT’S CHOICE ROCHELLE 1356 SF 3+1 rms, spacious master rm. F/ facilities. Walk to MRT/ mall. Immed. Alan 9387-6506 EAK COURT 2-STY 3+1 Mais. 2800sf. Quiet greenery. $7.2k. Mins to Novena Julian *****312 P Near MRT Care
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      300 8 TAGORE 8 $676 PSF UP FH. 6m ceiling hgt. Rampup. Fty./ warehse. 1797 sf 2486 sf. Premium stack. Don’t Miss Care Honesty B2 DORMITORY APPROVED 17 pax Enterprise Hub 40ft (Splendour 8665 sf 20 pax need apply) *****043 Wo A’POSH BIZ HUB, Yishun Ave 6. 1281/1550/3843sqft Choice units. 9139-0654 HENDERSON
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      793 9 OFFICE FOR RENT Fully-Fitted Near MRT Attractive Rent Tanglin Road 362 417 789 1,002 9,111 16,580 sqft Lush Greenery with Extensive Landscaping Tanjong Pagar 285 360 770 1,600 2,200 4,050 sqft Near Tanjong Pagar MRT Pasir Panjang 200 to 7,000 sqft (sub-dividing allowed) Suitable forTraining Centre,Ancillary Office, Storage For Enquiries,
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      287 9 MEDICAL/ RETAIL/ SPA etc No competitors! 1145apts Huge new Hougang condo *****811 rtay BALESTIER RD 2-STY Shophse, 2650sf. Suitable for Spa, nice decor, aircon. 1 carpark lot avail. Immed. NEAR LAVENDER ST. Grd flr 1250sf. All trades. Showrm shop, office. Mins to MRT. $3.8k. 9028 6372 Randy EXCELSIOR 350 SF/
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      201 9 FH CONSERVATION SHOP hse 2.5 sty tenanted 1317sf 2.5 sty/ office/ 4014 sf. Allan Tan *****000 PN UPPER WELD RD F’hold 2sty shophse land 1174 sf. Don’t Miss! Attractive pricing! Derrick Loi 9101 4747 KF CT HUB 2 Office /Retail/ B1 Ind. Fr $8XXK $558psf up. Premium units. MRT/ Pool.
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      304 9 1)JOO CHIAT RD 2.5-sty restn with f/equip kitchen, nicely reno, possible get Halal lic, assignment/ rent. 2)Cafe Watermark Robertson Quay 350sf +dining tables along S’pore River 3) Seah St. 800sf ORA upstairs office residential upto 5000 sf optional. 4)Alexis Alexandra main Rd. Ikea. 140, 1378, 1690 sf 5) WIS Changi
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      314 9 59 JALAN PEMIMPIN μ 9,537 sq.ft. μ Fitted Bare μ 5.5 meters ceiling height μ 1 passenger 3 cargo lifts μ Avail immediate μ Accessible islandwide via CTE PIE μ Near Bishan Marymount MRT μ Attractive commission to agents 2 mths* For a limited period only For viewing enquiry, call
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      1898 10 THE STRAITS TIMES NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.sphclass.com.sg/notices Guinot INSTITUT PARIS NEW GUINOT EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR IN SINGAPORE We, GUINOT SAS, are pleased to announce that we have appointed Tradelane Pte Ltd as our exclusive distributor in Singapore. With effect from 9th July 2014, CJ Michel Pte Ltd is
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      16 10 Grow Your Stock Call 1800 289 8822 or e-mail notices@sph.com.sg to place your Mergers Acquisitions Notices
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      2723 11 THE STRAITS TIMES RECRUIT Executive Appointments 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 www.sphclass.com.sg/recruit Retail Sales Retail Sales Harvev Norman 1) Sales Consultants (Electrical Computers Department) 2) Cashiers 3) Photo Centre Assistants 4) Warehouse Supervisors Storekeepers 5) Delivery Drivers Flexible working hours (11am 4.30pm 4pm 9.30pm) can arrange for Sales Consultants and Cashier
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      247 11 URGENTLY NEEDED: FULL-TIME POSITIONS (Monday to Friday, 7am to 4.30pm or 6.40am to 4pm) 1) Cashier cum Catering Asst 2) Catering Asst/Canteen Helper 3) Kitchen Helper 4) Assistant Cook 5) Dishwasher 6) Catering Assistant with Drivers lic PART-TIME (3 days work week, 4 to 6 hours a day) 1) Catering
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      481 12 MARKETING CO-ORDINATOR RESPONSIBILITIES To assist sales department for Business operations activities To do coordination work Hardworking responsible personnel with minimum supervision REQUIREMENTS Min 1 years and above working experience Min ‘O’ Level or SPM Holder Computer Literate Good Communication Skills Interested please email pearly_khoo@aclconstruction.com.sg Tel 6897 0322 Fax 6897 2885
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      702 12 Technical Technical Walk-In Interview Every Monday Wednesday 1.30pm 16 Woodlands Loop, S (*****0) (Take bus 964 from Woodlands Bus Interchange) Why work at Seagate? We are a multinational U.S.-based company conveniently located in Woodlands, and our teamoriented environment has a buddy system to help new workers feel comfortable. In addition,
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      349 12 Company located in Jurong requires: PRODUCTION OPERATORS Physically fit Willing to work in non-aircond environment Normal/ Shift duties Overtime available Interested please call Kim at 6266-2210 for interview appt Jurong/ Alexandra Packers/ Operators *7am to 3pm $52+$8 *3pm to 11pm $58 +$8 11pm-7am $62 $8 8.15-5.30pm $48/$57 +$8 9am-5.30pm $58
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      699 12 has Immediate vacancies at TUAS 1) Warehouse Asst (Day/ night shift) Possess Forklift license. Reach truck exp is preferred Perform daily warehouse activities 2) Warehouse Clerk Data entry of daily stock movement. Fast Learner 3) Prime Mover Driver Class 4/PSA qualified license. Clean driving record Physically fit All position: Read
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      336 16 Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 www.sphclass.com.sg/recruit Executive Appointments 1800-289-8822 SH ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD We’re seeking an ideal candidate to join us, the Team of Professionals at SHAP. Marketing Engineer Requisite 1. Singaporean only. Must be bilingual 2. Diploma Degree in International Marketing, Electronics, Business Administration or other related fields 3. Minimum
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