The Straits Times, 25 November 2014

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  • 532 1  -  Technology will also help Singapore to keep pace with world’s top cities By RACHEL AU-YONG rachelay@sph.com.sg THE need for Singapore to be a “smart nation”, using the latest technology to benefit the country, is about making life better
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  • 61 1 UNITED States Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel (below) has resigned, US officials said yesterday, after criticism of US military campaigns in Afghanistan and against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. President Barack Obama reportedly agreed it was time for him to leave. The decision
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  • 64 1 SINGAPORE’S inflation plunged to levels not seen in almost five years last month in the wake of a dramatic tumble in oil prices, the soft rental market and cheaper cars. Consumer prices inched up just 0.1 per cent in October over the same month
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  • 540 1  -  By HOE PEI SHAN hpeishan@sph.com.sg A WEALTHY widow who granted her former tour guide a Lasting Power of Attorney to make decisions on her behalf has been judged mentally capable of revoking that legal document. The Office of the Public Guardian
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 624 2 / 3  -  Measures include review of pay and career progression, redesign of work By JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S largest employer is stepping up efforts to woo engineering talent, as the country needs 1,000 more engineers each year for the next five years to keep public
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    • 313 2 / 3  -  JANICE TAI IN MAY this year, Mr Teng Han Yong graduated from the Nanyang Technological University with a degree in mechanical engineering. But it took just five months for him to leave his first job at a local engineering firm. “The work
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    • 476 2 / 3 SHOOTING OF BOY IN U.S. NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CLEVELAND (Ohio) Officials investigating the fatal police shooting of a 12-year-old AfricanAmerican boy have revealed that the person who made an emergency call about a boy brandishing a gun had said the weapon
      NEW YORK TIMES; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTOS: NEW YORK TIMES, WOIO  -  476 words
    • 497 2 / 3  -  0.1% figure comes amid oil price fall, cheaper cars and soft rental market By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg INFLATION plunged to levels not seen in almost five years last month in the wake of a dramatic tumble in oil prices, the soft rental
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • 50 4 THE need for Singapore to be a “smart nation”, using the latest technology, goes beyond just making life better for the people. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong envisions it helping the nation keep abreast of the world’s leading cities. TOP OF THE NEWS A1
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      • 47 4 A CHINESE general has slammed the US for criticising China’s move in converting a reef in the Spratlys into an island and planning to add an airstrip to it. Major-General Luo Yuan said the US has been biased. TOP OF THE NEWS A8
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      • WORLD
        • 53 4 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak (right) is under pressure to push back on reforms as the general assembly of his party Umno begins today. Some party leaders have called for the economic and political reforms to be stopped as they worry that Malay special rights are being
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        • 48 4 SEEING signs that the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party might win Taiwan’s upcoming election, a worried Beijing is encouraging the mostly pro-China Taiwanese community on the mainland to go home to vote to the point of offering them half-price “election discount” air tickets. PAGE A12
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        • 48 4 RESEARCH has accelerated and evacuation routes have been put in place to lower the threat posed by tsunamis since the 2004 Indian Ocean disaster. But the weak link is human execution on the ground, said officials gathered in Jakarta for a tsunami conference. PAGE A14
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        • 54 4 AUSTRALIA is taking issue with United States President Barack Obama’s comments on climate change posing a threat to the Great Barrier Reef. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop even wrote to the White House to express surprise at his statement, insisting that the reef is “not under threat from
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      • 56 4 The recent effort by China to make common cause with the United States to curb emissions is significant, being a first-ever commitment by the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter. India, another major emitter, should also remove its blinkers and play a part to save the
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      • OPINION
        • 46 4 WORRIES over personal debt levels in Singapore need to be put in perspective. Most households can service their debt. This calls into question policies to curb borrowings across the board when targeted measures may be what’s needed, writes Dr Siriwan Chutikamoltham. PAGE A21
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      • HOME
        • 48 4 THE arts faculty at the National University of Singapore is no longer an easy option for students. A-level holders now need at least an A and two Bs to get in, when just two years ago the minimum grade was three Bs. PAGE B1
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        • 67 4 DEMAND for part-time maids to clean house once or twice a week is rising as more people look for hassle-free and cheaper options than having a live-in maid. These are usually young couples without children or older ones whose children have grown up. PAGE B4 Mr
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        • 43 4 A JUDGE dropped a trafficking charge against a drug offender after hearing about his depression and his plan to kill himself by taking methamphetamine. Brendan Aw had his charge amended to possession and was jailed for three years. PAGE B2
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      • MONEY
        • 60 4 FIRMS that hire bogus staff or engage in undocumented high-value cash transactions can expect to have their Productivity and Innovation Credit claims rejected by the tax authorities. The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore said it is constantly monitoring applications for potential signs of abuse, even as companies
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      • SPORT
        • 94 4 ROGER Federer has won 17 Grand Slam titles, six ATP year-end titles, 23 Masters Series, and an Olympic doubles gold. On Sunday he finally added the Davis Cup to his illustrious trophy haul, as he guided Switzerland to a 3-1 win over France in the final.
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        • 58 4 FRESH from becoming the all-time leading scorer in the Spanish La Liga, Lionel Messi will have his sights on more history as he looks to repeat that feat in the Champions League when Barcelona visit Apoel Nicosia tonight. He is level with Real Madrid great Raul Gonzalez
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      • LIFE!
        • 84 4 NATIONAL Parks Board and company Dog Wash are collaborating to install a dog wash station at West Coast Park Dog Run. The self-service machine is slated to officially launch this weekend. The K9000 Dog Wash shampoos, conditions, treats fleas and ticks, and dries a dog in 10
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        • 60 4 THE November edition of the Affordable Art Fair ended on Sunday with noticeably less buzz and mixed reactions from gallerists and visitors, though organisers saw improved sales and visitorship. They reported a total of 18,200 visitors and said the four-day fair at the F1 Pit
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      • WEB SPECIALS
        • 44 4 The SG50Baby Jubilee Gift drew inspiration from Iced Gem biscuits, those brightly coloured, sugared treats that have delighted children here for generations. Get a taste of five facts about the snack at http://goo.gl/LIqVgI ST PHOTO: TAN HSUEH YUN
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        • 39 4 REMEMBER the name Chen Shiang-chyi (above). She is the Taiwanese actress who beat hot favourite Gong Li for the Best Actress prize at the Golden Horse Awards. Learn more about Chen at http: //goo. gl/W Q4y2z.
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        • 26 4 SELETAR Airport, which dates back to 1929, will be torn down and rebuilt. Find out five lesser-known facts about the airport at http://goo.gl/tB6Lud
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    • 841 6  -  These include a ‘fail fast, learn quickly’ mindset By LIM YAN LIANG yanliang@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE schools should equip students with the skills to create the technology of the future, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. These include not just abilities like
      GRAPHICS: MIKE M DIZON AND CHNG CHOON HIONG TEXT: RACHELAU-YONG  -  841 words
    • 502 6  -  By CHARISSA YONG charyong@sph.com.sg SITED on the ground floor of a block of one-room rental flats, the space to be occupied by the Bukit Merah social service office was infested with rats, bedbugs, lizards and cockroaches. But its general manager, Mr
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    • 453 6  -  By MARISSA LEE marilee@sph.com.sg DIGGING deep into the data contained on commuters’ bus fare cards helped the Land Transport Authority (LTA) improve bus services and clinch an infocomm award. By assembling a data analytics team to make sense of the 3.7
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    • 453 8 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON United States Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has resigned, US officials said. Mr Hagel is the first Cabinetlevel casualty of the collapse of President Barack Obama’s Democratic majority in the Senate and a beleaguered national security team that has struggled
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    • 540 8 Beijing says it is building infrastructure, tells US to stay out AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING Beijing yesterday fired back at US criticism of an artificial island project in the disputed South China Sea that could reportedly include an airstrip, with a general
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/WESTCOM; Graphics adapted from REUTERS  -  540 words
    • 164 8 Inmates at the Erie County Holding Centre piling sandbags to prepare for possible flooding following a massive snowstorm in Williamsville, New York, on Sunday. Warm temperatures and rain were forecast for the weekend in the city of Buffalo and western New York, bringing the threat
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    • 503 8  -  By SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT sandra@sph.com.sg A RESEARCH scholar from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) who strolled naked through Holland Village five years ago is creating a buzz online with another radical move. Dr Eng Kai
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  • WORLD
    • 1161 10  -  Right-wing Malay groups unhappy as Umno general assembly kicks off By SHANNON TEOH MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR shannont@sph.com.sg MALAYSIA’S Prime Minister Najib Razak is facing a major pushback from within his party Umno and right-wing Malay groups against the reform agenda he introduced
      PHOTOS: THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  1,161 words
    • ASIA
      • 733 12  -  It wants favoured candidates to win but must tread lightly By LI XUEYING REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT IN HONG KONG xueying@sph.com.sg THIS couple of days, businessman Wang Ju-chen, 63, is rushing to finish up his work in Guangdong province, before he flies home
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      • 412 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japanese voters, puzzled as to why Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is calling an election now and unimpressed by opposition alternatives, may shun the Dec 14 election in record numbers. That could help Mr Abe’s ruling coalition win the polls
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      • 372 12 AGENE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG HONG KONG A British banker accused of killing two Indonesian women was yesterday ruled fit to stand trial, but the case would be delayed seven months for analysis of forensic evidence found with the victims’ mutilated bodies in
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      • 356 12 BEIJING China’s Peking University said it has fired an associate professor for having sex with a female student, whom one local newspaper alleged to be a Singaporean studying for her doctorate in the university’s school of international studies. Prof Yu Wanli has
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      • 518 13 KL may stop approved projects on top of tackling illegal land clearing CAMERON HIGHLANDS Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said yesterday that the government is embarking on a long-term plan to save Cameron Highlands from illegal land clearing and illegal foreign workers. Reacting to
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      • 345 13 PUTRAJAYA Malaysia’s Home Ministry is working with the communications and multimedia authorities to set up a firewall on websites, including YouTube, to ensure content that does not follow guidelines set by the Film Censorship Board is not viewed by Malaysians. Home
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      • 235 13 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR Dengue fever has reached epidemic levels in Malaysia due to public apathy, a medical group has warned. “Residents around dengue hot spots refuse to change their habits and that is causing the number of dengue cases to rise every
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      • 268 14 XINHUA BOGOR (West Java) Indonesian President Joko Widodo yesterday ordered the navy to sink foreign fishing ships captured in its waters in a bid to stop illegal fishing. “The order is clear. I order to save the crew, (then) sink their boats,” the President said
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      • 323 14  -  By JERMYN CHOW DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT IN BANDA ACEH jermync@sph.com.sg MR TAN Chuan-Jin was an army colonel when he first landed in Banda Aceh in January 2005, to help rebuild a city that had been devastated by a deadly earthquake and tsunami. Yesterday,
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      • 521 14  -  Challenges highlighted by experts at conference to review warning system By ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA zubaidah@sph.com.sg TEN years after the deadliest tsunami in recent history that killed 220,000 hit this region, research has accelerated, and signs for evacuation routes and shelters
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      • 440 14 XINHUA BANGKOK Former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has said she is mulling over a parliamentary run in 2016 if allowed, in her first public interview since being ousted by the army in May. She told the Bangkok Post newspaper that she
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 105 14 HONG KONG The Hong Kong authorities may start clearing the site in the Mongkok district where pro-democracy protesters have camped out for more than a month in their Occupy campaign to fight for universal suffrage. The protesters, occupying a long stretch of Nathan Road
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        • 137 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YANGON The United Nations yesterday voiced alarm at an upsurge of fighting in Myanmar’s northern state of Kachin, as shelling was reported near civilian areas and rebels said clashes could spread. There has been heavy fighting in Kachin, near the border with China, since
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      • 593 15  -  He wants to pass slew of reforms but must get support of other parties By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT IN NEW DELHI gnirmala@sph.com.sg INDIA’S Prime Minister Narendra Modi is heading into a crucial parliamentary session where he hopes a raft of laws will
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      • 380 15 REUTERS NEW DELHI India yesterday named its powerful national security adviser as a special envoy on China, opening the way for a resumption of talks on the two countries’ disputed border, where tensions have risen in recent months over border patrols and stiffer
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      • 235 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE INDIAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to his first South Asia summit this week, seeking stronger regional integration in the face of growing Chinese influence, but experts see little hope of progress while tensions with Pakistan persist. Mr Modi launched a charm offensive on
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    • 578 16 Last-ditch effort by Kerry and other diplomats fails to produce agreement AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE VIENNA Iran and world powers failed in an enormous diplomatic push to seal a landmark nuclear deal by yesterday’s deadline, deciding instead to give themselves seven more months to reach
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    • 355 16 REUTERS VIENNA Iranian officials say they can turn to Beijing and Moscow if talks in Vienna fail to end Western sanctions, but with oil prices falling, China’s economy slowing and Russia in a sanc-tions-induced slump, Teheran’s “Plan B” hardly looks
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 54 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME An Italian doctor has contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone and is being flown back to Rome for specialist treatment, the health ministry said yesterday. He is the first Italian to contract the disease while working for the charity Emergency at a
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      • 70 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KINSHASA About 100 people were slaughtered last week in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the latest massacre to shake the restive region, lawmakers said yesterday. The carnage took place on Thursday near Beni in the North Kivu province, where
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      • 61 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN A Swiss museum said yesterday it would accept a German recluse’s bequest of a spectacular trove of more than 1,000 artworks hoarded during the Nazi era. This includes priceless paintings and sketches by Picasso, Monet, Chagall and other masters that were discovered
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    • 100 16 People cheering behind police officers in the town of Sousse during Tunisia’s landmark presidential elections. Tunisians went to the polls on Sunday to pick their first directly elected president, the final step in the North African state’s transition to full democracy, following a 2011 revolution
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    • 502 16 WASHINGTON POST HELSINKI Wedged against Russia’s north-western border, peaceable Finland has long gone out of its way to avoid prodding the nuclear-armed bear next door. But now the bear is provoking Finland, repeatedly guiding military planes into Finnish airspace and deploying submarines and helicopters
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    • 359 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin, famously reticent about his private life, has broken his silence on the whereabouts of his two daughters, whose lives are a highly kept secret. In a rare glimpse into the Russian ruler’s family life, Mr
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    • 84 17 People left stranded with their truck in flood waters in the southern region of Ouarzazate in Morocco on Saturday. Flash flooding in southern Morocco has reportedly killed at least 16 people. Many others are still missing after storms swept across several regions, including Marrakesh, where rain
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    • 614 17  -  Ministers hit out at US President for ‘lecturing’ them on climate change By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN SYDNEY jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com AUSTRALIA is engaged in a rare dispute with its close ally, the United States, with Canberra launching a personal attack on President
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    • 290 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY An Australian mother has been charged with attempted murder after her newborn baby was found crying at the bottom of a roadside drain in Sydney, where police believe he survived for five days. Passing cyclists heard wailing coming from
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    • 676 18  -  Story of murder 15 years ago has listeners from US to S’pore hooked By MELISSA SIM US CORRESPONDENT IN WASHINGTON simlinoi@sph.com.sg THE killer is high-school student Adnan Syed; the victim, his former girlfriend Hae Min Lee. In 2000, he was convicted of first degree murder
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    • 498 18 NEW YORK TIMES BERLIN Months after Kreshnik B. slipped over Turkey’s border into Syria last year, convinced that it was his duty to help the people overthrow President Bashar Assad, he found himself desperate to go home. In a lengthy confession
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    • 307 18 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG LONDON Britain faces a bigger threat to its security from terrorism than at any time before or since the Sept 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, Home Secretary Theresa May has warned. The government
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    • 474 18 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON For the solar and wind industries in the US, it has been a long-held dream: to produce energy at a cost equal to conventional sources like coal and natural gas. That day appears to be dawning. The cost of providing
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    • 288 18 REUTERS BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON President Barack Obama said that he expects Democrat Hillary Clinton to stake out positions that may be different from his if she runs for president in 2016. Mrs Clinton, who lost to Mr Obama in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination race
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    • 484 19 They enjoy bigger pay gains over the past year than highest earners BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON The benefits of the United States recovery that began more than five years ago are flowing downward. Lower-wage workers saw bigger pay gains over the past year than the highest
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    • 54 19 A tree being trimmed at a Christmas tree farm in Brassy in the north-central French region of Morvan yesterday. The tree will be displayed for Christmas celebrations at the Elysee presidential palace. Morvan is the main region in France for the cultivation of Christmas
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    • 331 19 REUTERS BEIJING– A bid by China to rein in its “shadow banking” activity is producing results, thanks to slowing economic growth and tighter regulation. But some success for a policy drive to curb risky lending is not all good news for Beijing,
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    • 322 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MOSCOW Russia is losing around US$40 billion (S$52 billion) a year due to Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict, its finance minister says, but President Vladimir Putin has dismissed the economic damage as “not fatal”. “We are losing around US$40
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
      • 81 19 REUTERS SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR Deutsche Bank has advised investor caution about shares in MOL Global Inc a day after it issued a buy recommendation for the Malaysian online payment firm it helped go public almost two months ago. The warning by Deutsche analysts last Friday came
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      • 96 19 BLOOMBERG SEOUL Leaders of Samsung Electronics’ mobile phone unit may be replaced as the controlling Lee family tries to revive a business where profits slumped by US$4.5 billion (S$5.8 billion) as upstart Chinese vendors won market share. The restructure, part of a revamp across the
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    • 329 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON One nation state may have developed a “highly complex” surveillance tool that targeted companies and other victims in at least 10 countries including Russia and Mexico, security software maker Symantec said yesterday, without identifying the country. The tool, a malware
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS; BLOOMBERG  -  329 words
    • 68 20 About 5,760 solar panels have been installed on the roof deck of the multi-level carpark of SM City mall in Manila. Philippine President Benigno Aquino attended the launch of the solar-powered rooftop yesterday. Solar Philippines teamed up with SM Malls to build the solar rooftop
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    • 486 20 Country now the world’s biggest supplier as export market surges BLOOMBERG HANOI At a time when commodity producers are enduring a slump in prices for everything from crude oil and iron ore to soybeans, Vietnam’s pepper farmers are prospering. Black pepper trades at about US$9 (S$11.70)
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    • 436 21 AN INELUCTABLE reality of global carbon diplomacy is that the biggest emitters must step up to the plate first, and none, including small nations, can expect to be free riders, as overall change hinges on cumulative emissions. This has been staring the world in the
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    • 1336 21  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Contrary to sensational headlines on the matter, debt in Singapore is in fact low and manageable By SIRIWAN CHUTIKAMOLTHAM FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is senior lecturer and director of banking and finance at Nanyang Business School, Nanyang
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    • 1079 22  -  By JOHN MCBETH SENIOR WRITER thane.cawdor@gmail.com THE knives are out for Mr Luhut Panjaitan, with both Indonesian Democratic Party Struggle (PDI-P) leader Megawati Sukarnoputri and Vice-President Jusuf Kalla strongly opposed to President Joko Widodo choosing the former special forces general as a powerful new presidential
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    • 809 22  -  By DAVID BROOKS NEW YORK TIMES MOSTHollywoodmovies are about romantic love, or at least sex. But Christopher Nolan’s epic movie, Interstellar, has almost no couples, so you don’t get the charged romance you have in normal movies where a man and a woman are off saving the
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    • 1017 22  -  By M. K. NARAYANAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer was a former national security adviser and intelligence chief to four Indian prime ministers. A SPECTRE haunts Asia today, that of “new version” terrorism. Steeped in puritan Islam, and based on a mixture of
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  • FORUM
    • 264 23  -  Perinpanayagam James CONSIDERING when the idea of raising the rehiring age to 67 was first mooted, it has taken too long for the Government to actually implement it in the public service (“Public service takes lead in raising rehiring age to 67”; Oct 3).
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    • 259 23  -  Clement Tan Teng Leng I AM somewhat disappointed by Mr Lawrence Loh Kiah Muan’s limited perspective of older workers (“Implications of rehiring older workers”; last Friday). All of us need to change our mindset and avoid stereotyping and pre-judging others, especially those of
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    • 80 23 1. MISS TAN LIN NEO: Pluses and minuses of hiring young and old workers. 2. MR CHAN TECK GUAN: Dispel myths about older workers. 3. MR RALPH S. LESSLAR: Focus on positive aspects of rehiring seniors. 4. MR ANDREW SEOW: SMRT must do its part to beef up
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    • 338 23  -  Yeo Guat Kwang Chairman Migrant Workers’ Centre WE AGREE with last Friday’s article (“Workers’ housing issues need immediate attention”). In our experience, we have found that upstream malpractices in the migrant workers’ home countries, such as false promises about working terms and conditions
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      • 78 23  -  Alfred Tan Seow Chuan MANY suggestions on ways to mark our country’s 50th birthday have been put forward. One way would be for the authorities to design new identity cards carrying the SG50 symbol for all Singapore citizens and permanent residents. If the authorities can design
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      • 99 23  -  Lai Wai Heng THE report (“Taxi crashes into bus stop”; last Friday) came with a photo showing a taxi that smashed into a bus stop, uprooting a safety bollard in the process. It was fortunate that no one was hurt. On another occasion, I saw a
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      • 113 23  -  Lee Yong Se I PROPOSE that Singapore and Malaysia consider building a travellator to make crossing the Causeway a breeze for pedestrians. This is similar to what we have at the Sentosa Boardwalk, which allows people to take a leisurely stroll from VivoCity’s waterfront promenade to Sentosa.
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    • 146 23  -  Lai Chin Kwang Chief, ActiveSG Sport Singapore WE THANK Mr Luo Siao Ping for his valuable feedback (“Stadiums too dimly lit”; Nov 15). We strive to provide our guests at our ActiveSG sports centres with a positive experience, and optimal floodlighting is one consideration. While
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    • 195 24  -  Amy Loh Chee Seen (Ms) AS A pedestrian, cyclist and motorist, I found the report (“Truck driver gets jail and ban for causing cyclist’s death”; last Thursday) rather disturbing. The deputy public prosecutor said the victim, a cyclist, had the right of way at a
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    • 402 24  -  Jimmy Ho Kwok Hoong President The Society of Remisiers (Singapore) WE APPRECIATE the article (“Call to review income model for remisiers”; Nov 17) but disagree with the Securities Investors Association of Singapore’s (Sias) suggestion of tying remisiers’ brokerage to investors’ “interest”.
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    • 48 24 name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit the letters. Please e-mail your letter to stforum@sph.com.sg. Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer's full
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    • 239 24 What can be done to curb “distracted walking” people walking while glued to their smartphones? Would fines, like what has been proposed in Taiwan, help? I hear it’s called “dumb walking”. It’s annoying and dangerous, more so when they’ve got earphones on while crossing roads. Still, no more
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    • 27 24 PUNCHLINES Anti-theft parking for cyclists −News And for places where there are no bicycle bays, a modified bike seat would suffice: Bike thief won’t get that far:
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  • HOME
    • 541 1  -  Intake now 1,700, but A-level holders need at least an A and 2 Bs By SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT sandra@sph.com.sg REMEMBER the days when one B and two Cs would get a student into the arts and social sciences faculty of
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    • 491 2  -  By SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT sandra@sph.com.sg TO MARK the 85th anniversary of its faculty of arts and social sciences, the National University of Singapore (NUS) has launched an award to recognise alumni who have contributed to Singapore in the area of
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    • 494 2  -  Judge accepts that accused’s stash of narcotics was for ending his life By K.C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg A JUDGE took the unusual step of dropping a trafficking charge against a drug offender, after hearing that he planned to kill himself by taking
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    • 99 2 A firefighter tending to a van which caught fire outside Paragon Shopping Centre in Orchard Road yesterday. No one was injured in the incident, to which the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted at about 11.10am. The fire was extinguished
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    • 381 2  -  By AMELIA TENG ateng@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE has fallen 12 spots to 15th place in a ranking of the world’s best cities for university students. Last year, the London-based educational consultancy Quacuarelli Symonds (QS) ranked the Republic third in the world
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    • 413 4  -  By MELISSA LIN mellinjm@sph.com.sg MAGAZINES published by SPH Magazines are proving a hit among advertisers and readers in Singapore, results of two new surveys show. The publications topped seven major categories in a recent poll of advertisers and marketers by trade journal Marketing. They dominated
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    • 395 4  -  By WALTER SIM waltsim@sph.com.sg EMERITUS Senior Minister (ESM) Goh Chok Tong said yesterday he was recovering well from the prostate cancer surgery he had last Saturday. The 73-year-old former prime minister also said he was cheered and encouraged by the many messages of concern and kind
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    • 554 4  -  Families look to hassle-free, cheaper options compared with stay-in maids By JOANNA SEOW joseow@sph.com.sg AFTER a less-than-pleasant experience hiring a live-in maid for his mother, Mr Mike Chia decided his family would be more comfortable with part-time help. “(The maid) was quite homesick and could
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    • 532 5  -  They join therapists in boosting patients’ alertness via mental games By PRISCILLA GOY goyshiyi@sph.com.sg ONCE a week, volunteer Nicholas Kng goes to the National University Hospital (NUH) to play games with elderly patients. But this goes beyond befriending them or cheering them up.
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    • 482 5  -  By SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg SOUP Restaurant has won its lawsuit against Dian Xiao Er over 69 sq m of shop space part of its outlet at the VivoCity mall that Soup had sublet to its next-door neighbour. In a written judgment
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    • 633 6  -  Move to give patients peace of mind over cost variations By SALMA KHALIK SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg facebook.com/ST.Salma A PATIENT getting a breast lump removed at the private Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Orchard Road could end up with a bill that is under
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    • 331 7  -  IAN POH A WOMAN was jailed for more than two years yesterday after misappropriating almost $330,000 from a corporate gifts business she set up with a partner. Over six months in 2012, Ong Mei Yan, 27, told National University of Singapore business professor Richard David
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    • 344 7  -  By WALTER SIM waltsim@sph.com.sg AN INITIAL closed-door hearing on the case of six people accused of being a public nuisance, at a charity event in Hong Lim Park on Sept 27, has been adjourned for three weeks. The pre-trial conference, held briefly at
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    • 409 7  -  Two men molested victim and took compromising photos of her By IAN POH pohian@sph.com.sg A WOMAN attended an impromptu reunion at an old schoolmate’s home against her better judgment and ended up being subjected to a drunken sexual ordeal. The 28-year-old believed other school
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    • 360 7  -  By SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg A 20-YEAR-OLD, who was sent for reformative training for misappropriating two smartphones, yesterday succeeded in his appeal to be placed on probation instead, after a High Court judge said he was willing to take a chance on him.
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  • MONEY
    • 653 8  -  10% of 45,000 claims it received in Feb-Oct period flagged as ‘high risk’ By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg COMPANIES that hire bogus employees or engage in undocumented high-value cash transactions can expect to have their Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) claims rejected by
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    • 374 9 BLOOMBERG OSLO China National BlueStar has agreed to buy solar-panel producer REC Solar for 4.34 billion kroner (S$829 million) through Norwegian subsidiary Elkem to meet demand for clean energy. REC Solar, which produces wafer, solar cells and panels in a factory in
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    • 376 9  -  Projects span education and social management By ANN WILLIAMS ann@sph.com.sg FIFTEEN project agreements worth over $3 billion were signed at the 10th Singapore-Zhejiang economic and trade council meeting held in Singapore yesterday, the highest number of such project deals since bilateral meetings began in
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    • 382 10  -  Current model relies on unsustainable natural resource exploitation, it warns By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg SOUTH-EAST Asia is fuelling growth on the back of the region’s rich natural resources but this prosperity will be short-lived unless sustainable, eco-friendly policies are implemented. The
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    • 424 10  -  By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg MELBOURNE has become the latest battleground for regional property developers, with Singaporean investors well-represented on the front line. Investors here have been snapping up new apartments there while one local developer is chancing its arm there with plans to
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    • 304 10  -  By RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg INSURERS in the Asia Pacific are looking to invest more in private market assets, such as real estate, as a way to diversify risk, according to a new study. It found that 45 per cent of insurers plan to allocate
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    • 456 10  -  CHERYL ONG THE freehold Derby Court development in Novena goes up for collective sale today with a price tag of $68.3 million. Market watchers tip that the site will generate a lot of interest from developers, given its location and
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    • COMPANIES MONEY
      • 1031 11  -  Falling mail volumes prompt change of focus to e-commerce and logistics By MARISSA LEE marilee@sph.com.sg THE traditional postal service is a dying business. Singapore Post estimates that even Santa Claus, once deluged with postal gift requests, now gets no more than 100 letters
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      • 438 11  -  By MELISSA TAN year. melissat@sph.com.sg A SINGAPORE-LISTED business trust saw its unit price surge yesterday after a Hong Kong company that is trying to take it over raised its bid. Units of Forterra Trust, which holds properties in China, jumped 21 per cent or
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    • MONEY MARKETS
      • 432 12  -  Market hit by sales of banking and telco shares despite Asia’s good show BULLS AND BEARS By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg A BOUT of profit-taking in banking and telecommunications counters offset positive leads from Asia to send local shares into negative territory yesterday.
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      • MARKET SUMMARY
        • 18 12 STI trading volume 191.26 million shares STI up down Gainers: 14 Losers: 13 Unchanged: 3
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        • 85 12 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 753.09 520.32 824.69 795.45 226.15 192.57 243.02 1.70 1.74 -0.91 0.95 0.43 0.55 0.30 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and gas 139.14 498.71 830.25 868.96 1,139.49 820.06
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        • 21 12 Stock trading volume 1.46 billion shares worth $1 billion Up down Gainers: 195 Losers: 181 Unchanged: 413
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        • 56 12 Yesterday’s close Index Change Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI 456.02 23,893.14 Closed for holiday 1,978.54 2,532.879 1,377.791 1,833.77 13.7 46.088 17.964 24.64 Yesterday’s close Index Change Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Friday’s close Dow Nasdaq 5,141.764 1,590.14 5,361.804 29.719
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      • SINGAPORE STOCKS
        • 184 12 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: NOV 24,2014 Top Rises Nov 24 CENTS SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** 387.1 1.5 DBXT MSKorea US$ 5666 150.7 2.1 DBXT China50 US$ 3179 137.7 3.4 DBXT AUDBonds AU$ ***** 122.7 0.5 DBXT MSTHAI
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        • 80 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 TRADED SALE +0R'VOL 'ODD DAY HIGH LOW GROSS 714 565 HongkongLand USD US699 +1 955 700 693 2.6 13.8 *****.1 NET P/E M
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        • 94 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 TRADED SALE +0R'VOL ‘000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 188 163.5 ARA Asset Mgmt 169 1 293
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        • 58 12 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS OLS Enterprise .....................1.3 90,292,000 Forterra Trust .....................225 66,879,200 8.1 232,438,000 Magnus Energy ...................0.9 35,691,000 66,879,200 Charisma Energy ...................3 31,665,000 Golden Agri-Res .................45.5 27,852,000 Healthway Med ...................4.6 24,820,000 225 IHC 27.5 54,127,000 Resources Prima ...............19.9 18,932,000 0.1 HPH Trust USD ..................68.5 18,552,000 APAC Strategic
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        • 20 12 (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** 9 mths Source: Thomson Reuters
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        • 59 12 Nov 24 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Against US$ Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: S$/US$ to 100 units of foreign currency: 1.1261 1.1271 0.8670 0.8675 ***** 1.1571 0.8906 0.8901 1.6106 1.6114 1.2400
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        • 182 12 Top Rises Nov 24 CENTS CN8200MBeCW*****9 6.3 31.3 1.5 Tritech Group W***** 3 20.0 0.5 Ntegrator W*****3 1.4 16.7 0.2 CapitalaMBeCW*****4 12.3 13.9 1.5 SembMar MBeCW*****1 6.3 8.6 0.5 Ezion MBeCW*****4 7.8 8.3 0.6 DBS VT eCW*****4 8 6.7 0.5 DBS MB eCW*****6 22 4.8 1.0 DBS
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        • 22 12 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol COCO) CapMallA3.8%b*****2 103 -0.2 42 CityDev NCCPS no cd unch 17 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS
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        • 175 12 52-Wk Last Vol High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) Company Last Sale 118 110.2 ABF SG Bond ETF 116.8 15 139.4 119 CIMB ABAC Div SSD 133.5 +1.5 1 110.5 94 CIMB ABAC Div USS US101 1397 1222 CIMBASEAN40 SSD 1362 1300 927 CIMBASEAN40 USS US1056 4403 3647 DBXT ASX200
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
        • 118 12 UNITED Envirotech (UEL) yesterday signed an agreement with Beijing Drainage Equipment, a wholly owned subsidiary of Beijing Drainage Group (BDG), to set up a joint venture in Beijing. The joint venture, which has a total paid-up capital of 48 million yuan (S$9.6 million), will invest 120 million yuan
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        • 124 12 YUEXIU Property Co yesterday acquired a parcel of land in Guangdong province, China for 6.45 billion yuan (S$1.37 billion). The land at Tonghe, Guangzhou City, occupies some 147,736 sq m, with a total gross floor area of 648,912 sq m. Earmarked for residences, it has a permissible
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      • 50 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MELBOURNE European football champions Real Madrid will headline a pre-season tournament at Australia’s 100,000-seat Melbourne Cricket Ground in July next year. Reports claim the Spanish giants will play the International Champions Cup along with English champions Manchester City and Italian side Inter Milan.
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    • 339 17 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Manchester United are considering making a formal complaint to the FA over their substitutes’ bench being showered with red wine after the Red Devils took the lead against Arsenal through Kieran Gibbs’ own goal on Saturday. Several of the
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      • 1508 2  -  Life! picks the classics of Singapore’s Englishlanguage theatre and tells you why they matter in this sixth of a monthly series Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg Play: The Lady Of Soul And Her Ultimate ‘S’ Machine (first reading in January 1992, full staging from January to February
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      • 540 14 Reuters Agence France-Presse Los Angeles Boybands bested pop’s leading ladies in the top award categories at the American Music Awards on Sunday, but the women delivered the most high-octane performances including a Crazy Horsestyle derriere-flaunting number by Jennifer Lopez and Iggy Azalea. Chart-topper
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      • 234 14 New York Times New York The third Hunger Games movie, Mockingjay Part 1 (Lionsgate), sold an estimated US$123 million (S$160 million) in tickets at North American theatres over the weekend by far Hollywood’s largest opening of the year but a comedown
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    • 330 4 READY STOCK! BRAND New BMW 428IA Convertible MSport, Estoril Blue. Memory package. Call *****866 DEC/11. 730LI, 1 owner. Sun roof, GPS, sunction doors. Extended warranty. $201k neg. Call 9181 6096 Jason REPUBLIC AUTO: *****234 Mar ’12 X1 sDrive 18i. Agent warranty svc. Panoramic roof. 1 owner. Ask $119,800 5/2014 BMW
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    • 250 4 FERRARI 458 ITALIA May 2013. Red/black interior, incredible specs. 5300km. AutoInc 6338 0123 FERRARI 430 F1 Jan 2008 Red/black interior with carbon trim. ***** km. AutoInc 6338 0123 NEW 2014 FERRARI 458 Italia Spider $999K. COE Included. Strictly by appt. Executive Auto:*****505 2012 PUNTO 1.4A Evo. $12.8K downpayment. Only $8K/yr.
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    • 371 4 COE Results of November 2014 2nd Open Bidding Exercise For COE Cars (1600cc and below) Cars (1601cc and above) Goods vehicles and buses Motorcycles Open category COE price Quota Bids 701 $67,889 $72,890 $65,001 $4,189 $73,900 570 142 324 263 COE results for the last six months* 1,144 900 260
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    • 177 4 7 DAYS DELIVERY 2014 Freed 1.5 7-seater. Flexible D/Payment Call now: 6743-0018 Hup Long 7 DAYS DELIVERY 2014 Honda Fit 1.3 GF Keyless. Flexible D/Payment. Call 6743-0018 Hup Long BRAND NEW HONDA FIT $97,800. Monthly $1077 Fully equipped. Call: Elisa 8660 0676 BRAND NEW HONDA VEZEL $111,800. Monthly $1,222. Fully
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    • 194 4 NEW VEZEL $108K G’teed COE. Leather+ reverse cam+ GPS+ DVD more. Executive Auto 6314 5505 READY STOCK!HONDA vezel 1.5A X. Few colours for selections. Call *****767/ *****090/ *****566 SEPT 2006 HONDA Integra 2.0A. Excellent cond 60k mileage. Agent maintain. 1 owner. Viewing: *****358 11/06 CIVIC 1.6L VTi. Grey. OMV $18,696.
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    • 179 4 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****234 Jan ’13 Veloster 1.6A. Agt warranty and maintained. 1 owner. *****km. Act fast! 1 OWNER 1/’06 Getz 1.1M, low km. Accident free. Well kept. $8,999. *****922 2010 FDI30 CW1.6 Auto Red 1 owner OMV $***** Selling $***** Hp *****077 4/’06 TUCSON 2.0A silver 1 owner, leather/ rims,
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    • 219 5 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****851 Jan’08 Range Rover Sport 4.4A. Done 15K km per yr. Full size SUV. High OMV $84,988. Asking $112,800! 2015 RANGE ROVER Discovery Sport SE 2.0 ready to order.5/7-seater. $243.5K. Register Now 9338-0202 BRAND NEW 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport 2.0 SE. $218,800 G’teed COE. Executive Auto: *****505
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    • 291 5 12/10 MAZDA RX-8 Type-RS Done 65KM, Brand New Tires, 6 month warranty, Service Done. *****080 12/08, MAZDA RX-8 Done. *****KM, Excellent cond, Brand New Tyres. 6 mths warranty. Call: *****080 $11.8K DOWNPAYMENT. NEW Facelift 2008 Mazda 5SP. 2 x power dr. 1 owner. Agt svc. $47K loan. 9109-9739 4/11’ MAZDA
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    • 250 5 1 OWNER. 2008 E200K Avantgarde. Black. OMV $51K. Very well kept. High trade in avail. 9762 3411 ’14 BENZ C200 Avantgarde GPS. Sunroof. Ready stock. High loan. 9762 3411 Sing Wang, CaseTrust/ SVTA BRAND NEW C200 AMG/ Avant Garde. 5 yrs warranty. 1 bid g’tee COE. $5K svc voucher. $178K.
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    • 262 5 DEPRECIATION $15K P/YR. 12/’06 S300L. Good cond. OMV $82K. 20’’ s/rims. $79K. Call owner *****474 7 DAYS DELIVERY 2014 Benz E250 Estate. Flexible Down Payment. Call now 6743-0018 Hup Long 7 DAYS DELIVERY 2014 Benz A180 Flexible D/Payment. Call now 6743-0018 Hup Long READY STOCK! NEW GLA 250 AMG Sport,
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    • 358 5 10/13 CLA200 R181 owner OMV$*****. 8500km C&C svc. $159.8k. *****222 ROMO $3500 DOWN only. 07 Lancer EX 1.5A. GV inhse 100% approval. Mthly fr $688 1 owner low mileage. Welcome 1-to-1 exchange. Cashback $12k when COE end. Call Ivan 8126 1954 P 10/07 LANCER EX 2.0A GLS Full bodykit. 17"
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    • 154 5 VECTRA C 01/07 New parts accident free. Depreciate 6.5K Owner selling $28K No agents. Tel 9654-1406 SELL CHEAP! 2/09’ Kenari 1.0M Red.Low Km.Accident Free. Excellent Cond. High Loan Avail Call *****602 2015 PORSCHE MACAN 2.0 Ready Stock. Be the 1st to be seen on the Road. Act Now! $288.8K. 9338-0202
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    • 111 5 ***BRAND NEW PORSHE Cayman 2.7 PDK, White G’teed COE. High trade in. Call *****880. Autopoint 7/2012 BOXSTER 2.9PDK. 1 owner. COE $82K. OMV $61K. Excellent cond. Accident free. Call 8669 5719 PORSCHE 911 GT3 Aug 07 Black interior and sports chrono. *****km mileage. AutoInc 6338 0123 PORSCHE 911 TURBO 03/01,
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    • 152 5 12/06 MEGANE 1.6A 5dr Agt Svs.80Kkm No repair Parf $12.5K. $27.8K. 8111 1190 80% LOAN. 3/’10 MEGANE 1.6A. Silver. Low KM/ Agt svc. Well kept. *****115 MY06 LEGACY 2.0R, OMV $21k, PARF $13k $28.8k Neg! Timing chain done. Orig Cond. Accident Free. F/Svcd! Good for another 10 yrs! Call 8468
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    • 140 5 OW!! GV YEAR-END Promo Only $5800 Down for 08 Altis 1.6A. Mthly fr $838. Low km. 1 owner. High Trade-in Cashback $13k When COE ends. Bruce 9028-6476 W V END YEAR Promo Only $2500 down payment for 2008/ 2009 Axio 1.5A. Mthly fr $588. Low km 1 owner. Welcome trade
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    • 132 5 CARTIMES AWARD-WINNING CO! New Toyota Wish 1.8A Keyless. 7-days delivery!! Special price! High loan. Call 6744-5111 (CaseTrust) CARTIMES AWARD-WINNING CO. 7/8 Seater Estima. Full Accessories. 7day delivery Special price. G’teed COE Call 6744-5111 (CaseTrust) 3 DAY DELIVERY Brand new Estima 2.4 Aeras w/ moon roof power door. neg. San Hup
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    • 228 6 BRAND NEW TOYOTA Voxy (New Picnic) 2.0A. Ready stocks. 20% downpayment San Hup Bee *****805 2015 NEW MODEL Esquire 2.0Gi 7/8-seater. $148,800 Be the 1st to own! Ready to order. Act now! *****202 $12.8K DOWNPAYMENT. ’08 Camry 2.4. Borneo svc. OMV $28K. Tip top. Sell cheap. $51K loan. *****739 HARRIER
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    • 185 6 ESTIMA AERAS PREMIUM 2.4 with full option, in-hse loan avail. $163.8K. JCWC 6569-6969/ 9338-0202 TIP TOP COND! 2/09 Previa 2.4 mileage 82k km agent servicing super beautiful confirm buy call *****921 BEST DEAL IN T o w n 04/2007 Honda Accord Euro R, 2 Owners, Price $46k only. *****261 Grab!
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    • 243 6 LATEST ESTIMA AERAS Premium 2.4. $169,800 Only. Full accessories. Full COE rebate. Call *****119 BRAND NEW ESTIMA Aeras Premium 2.4. Full Specs. 3 yrs Free Service. 5 yrs Warrenty. Call 6339 1168 NEW VELLFIRE 3.5 V6 Z-G High specs, pilot seats, twinroof G’tee COE. $220K Executive Auto 6314 5505 NEW
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    • 273 6 ALMOST NEW 2014 Touran 1.4 Silver OMV $***** COE $***** Sell $*****0 Hp: 832-***** REPUBLIC AUTO: *****400 May 2010 Scirocco 1.4A TSi Sunroof. Only *****km! New tax. Ask $***** only! REPUBLIC AUTO: *****787 Nov ’12 Jetta 1.4 Sport TSi Agt warranty maintained GPS. 1 owner. Done 21K km. REPUBLIC AUTO:
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    • 269 6 BRAND NEW 991 PDK GT3 White Club Sports package Sports seat. 1st in S’pore with new engine. OMV $166K. $699K. 9070-0087 LAMBORGHINI LP670-4 SV Mar 2010. Black interior with orange stitching and carbon trim. 12,000 km. AutoInc 6338 0123 LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO LP560-4 May 2011. Black leather, diamond stitching. 1 owner,
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    • 351 6 CAR RENTAL MRT fr $55 /day. No need deposit. Aljunied MRT, 6395-7791 Bt Gombak MRT *****792 Lor Chuan MRT 6395-7793 Khatib MRT 6395-7794 T.Blangah MRT 9271-0720 PROMOTION $50 ONWARDS! Cars, MPVs, Vans Trucks for hire. Special rates for long term. Falcon-Air Sin Ming/ Pandan 6452-0880 Tampines 6789-7997 588 BALESTIER: *****379
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    • 379 6 AUTOMATIC GEARBOX PROBLEM? Call *****011 *****562. AA Members welcome. Master Card, Visa, Nets welcome. All models welcome. TAI THONG LEE Bank or In House Loan offers interest rate from 2.28% Non-transfer/Mortgage loan Pte Commercial Vehicles 100% Loan Arrangeable Immediate Approval Sale Of Vehicle/ Insurance Provides solution for all loan 173
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    • 567 6 NEW DYNA 150 eligible for COE early turnover scheme, lowest priced in the mkt. Ask $47.5K. *****918 OFFER $79.9K NEG! 23k km 1 owner. 8/’12 Cabstar 3.0 5yr warranty (Tan Chong). COE $55K. A1 *****387 1 OWNER 7/’11 Cabstar 3.0 c/w hood. Silver. Fully agt svc, low km. A1 cond.
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    • 439 6 1 OWNER NEAR 2013 Nissan Navara 2.5 Doublecab COE $*****, *****910 2000 HIACE $36,800 COE until April 2020. 2004 Mercedes vito 111 with 5 Yrs New COE $34,800 Cheapest in the market! Price neg! Call now for viewing! Dylan *****676 NEW TOYOTA HIACE 5dr. Auto/ manual Euro 5 diesel. 100%
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    • 465 6 2002 CITROEN JUMPY 1.9M year end promotion cheap $***** must go COE 04/2017 Ben *****046 BRAND NEW TOYOTA Liteace. Auto/ manual. 10% deposit. Trade-in welcome. Tel: *****322 CHEAP SALE!! END 2008 Opel mini van Manual. Very well maintained. $24,800 only. *****693 ONLY $660/MTH!! 08/2007 Funky Yellow Fiat Doblo van. Ideal
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    • 1178 7 PropertiesClassification Guide Residential Properties for Sale Houses for Sale 402 D01 Raffles Pl/ Marina/ Chinatown 402 D02 Anson/Tg Pagar 402 D03 Queenstown/Tiong Bahru 402 D04 Sentosa/Telok Blangah 402 D05 Pasir Panjang/ West Coast/ ClementiTown 402 D06 High Street/ North Bridge Rd 402 D07 Rochor/ Bugis/ Beach Rd 402 D08 Little
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    • 345 7 GOOD CLASS BUNGLW BISHOPSGATE ***** sf, elevated, panoramic view Best of the best quality, Park 8 cars. Sole Agent EWART PK *****/ 20k sf HOLLAND PARK ***** sf/ Brand new Just TOP NASSIM *****sf brand new nice land/ view, just TOP PEEL RD *****/8300 sf park 10 cars, tasteful reno,
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    • 229 7 CHANCERY LANE 2 Rare Nice Plot ***** *****sf Grand Frontage, Regular land. BernardWu *****139 RARE FH CHANCERY Hill. Pte lift/ pool/ gym. 5 bdrm Fr $7xx psf. Disc $360K. Viewing, call 9797 8838 KHEAM HOCK RD Super bunglw. 5+1rm Land 5575 sf $9.8M LH Tan *****035 NO.4 JALAN KEMAMAN. Spacious
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    • 233 7 3STY CORNER CLUSTER terr Joo Chiat, 1765sf, spacious 4 rms, yard, Reno. $1.86M. Urgent sale! TS 8383 8345 BROADRICK RARE BUNGLW. 7600/4300sf. 5+1 ensuite. One Only masterpiece. Well reno $7.xM *****278 4337 SF FOR $3.68m? All riverview Eastwood detach See our amazing slideshow isabelredrup.com/ir10.php 99 yrs. *****055. Susan SENNETT DR
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    • 213 7 BRAND NEW 2½STY Terr. Near Lor Chuan. Just TOP! 5+2 ensuite. Park 2 cars. Quiet. Julie 9839-8278 KENT HOMEGURU *****777 300m to Upper Thomson MRT! 2.5-sty Terrace. 5+1 2 cars. Newly A&A. $2.xM! www.homeguru.com.sg KENT HOMEGURU *****777 Extraordinary well designed home Upp Thomson 2sty Terrace 2000/2800sf www.homeguru.com.sg 2-STY JLN HARI
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    • 216 7 BRAND NEW SEMI-D Seletar Hills FH 3150/5500 sf. 6+1. High ceiling. Lift. Pool. Pk 2 cars. Anais 9753-1004 $2.8M SUNRISE AVE. Lovely 3-sty Semi-d. 3250/ 3500 sf. 5rm. $300k reno. 99-yr Cheong ERA 9837 9888 LUXUS HILLS. $3M neg. Freehold. Owner staying. Reno. 3 storey terrace. Call 9792 5133 Ong,
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    • 279 7 THE FOLIAGE, FH Penthse. 2110 sf 4 bdrms Best Unit, Nice Reno. Good Facing, NUS BernardWu *****139 SEAHILL (SOHO) 506 sf Studio mezzanine flr. Mall NUH/ Science Park/ Int’l sch. $770K. 9677-3551 JC PRICE REDUCED, $1,1XXPSF only! Waterfront Faber! Fabulous Layout, Lifestyle Living. Joey *****751! AUCTION 9/12. #15 The Rochester
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    • 266 7 RIVER VALLEY PENTHOUSE Stunning and Ultra Mod. 4+ Roof Terrace. Designer Decor. $1.4M Reno. F/furn See our amazing slideshow isabelredrup.com/ir4a.php $5.2M. *****055. Susan AUCTION 27 NOV Ville Royal, 3 bdrm, 1388 sf, FH, #01 Orchard Scott, 3 bdrm 1873sf. Newton MRT. Must call 9147 1409/ 9766 7797 WATERSCAPE CAVENAGH #06-06
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    • 1850 8 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in October 2014. This week: 19 23 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT District 19 A
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    • 175 8 NEW SYMPHONY SUITES! Launching! Affordable 2-4bdrm, 689-1023sf avail! www.AaronWan.sg HURRY! 8 COURTYARDS. Just TOP 2/3rm, 861/ 872 /969 sf. Flexible viewing day/time. Loh *****349 Near MRT Care Honesty AMK MRT 3NG Blk 512 reno NS facing, serious seller, high flr, very windy, opp AMK Hub. AL 8333 0368 3’NG’ BLK
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    • 211 8 445 SIN MING Ave. 183 sqm 4rm 2sty EM.Quiet.Top flr/ ceiling. Next to Ai Tong. Near future MRT. $920K. GOOD LOCATION! 3RM 523 High Lift flr, Guilin View Reno, All races PR, MRT Amenities! *****222 Pat LOW$! $4XXK! GRAB! Good Sch Keming Pri. Blk 291A St 24 4’A’ Corner 102sqm
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    • 766 9 GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES SEMBAWANG WOODLANDS CHOA CHU KANG BUKIT PANJANG JURONG WEST ANG MO KIO BUKIT BATOK JURONG EAST YISHUN PUNGGOL SENGKANG BUKIT TIMAH HOUGANG PASIR RIS/CHANGI SERANGOON BISHAN TAMPINES TOA PAYOH GEYLANG KALLANG/WHAMPOA BEDOK CLEMENTI MARINE PARADE QUEENSTOWN BUKIT MERAH CENTRAL HDB ROOM RENTAL ZONES CLASS
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    • 64 9 3I BLK 210 Boon Lay Place Extra room, unblock, reno. MRT. Best *****315 NG 204A PUNGGOL FIELD. High flr, windy. Good view. 4rm. 90sqm Squarish. Motivated owner. VTO. Grab Now!! 297 PUNGGOL CTRL 5’I’ mid flr. 110sqm. Reno. Well kept Quiet, near MRT/amenities Serious seller! Call now! 4RM BLK 642B,
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    • 261 9 ***$580K NETT. EA Blk 191 Punggol Ctrl mid flr reno amenities/eateries view anytime Silvia 9750 8318 BLK 166 STIRLING Rd 3’I’ lift landing. Good location. Motivated seller. neg. Don’t Miss! Gina *****123 Excellent Location 3-RM BLK 8/9 Holland Ave. Nice breezy. Simple, well kept. Amenities/ MRT/ shpg mall. Ivy *****886
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    • 285 9 SIMEI 164, 4’A’ high/ lift flr, NS facing. Mins to MRT. Move-in. Privacy. Quiet serene. Francis *****005 3’A’ BLK 164 next to corner walking distance to MRT/ sch/ eateries. All races. Immed. 9298 4562 VPG 3-RM BLK 828. Reno. Near good sch. Amenities doorstep. Good Michael Ng *****623 mnprop.com.sg 407
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    • 452 9 OFF ORCHARD, 37 Oxley Rd Very high security,modern high end elevated 4sty bu--nglws,8rm,6K+sf Lift Roof gdn,pool/jacuzzi, auto gate $2xK neg. Owner *****644 Belmont Road GCB μ 2 Storey contemporary bungalow μ Bright, spacious living area with courtyard swimming pool μ Spacious master bedroom with walk-in closet and outdoor shower μ
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    • 282 9 BEST VIEWS ON S u n s e t Bright, Modern, Strata Bunglw. 5+1+ pte pool. 4015 sf Sunset Expat Community. $10K. Immed. Owner Tel *****600/*****984 CHARMING INTER-TERRACE Angsana Park. 5+1 Huge Rms Patio! 1750 /2850 sf. Nature Reserve Expat Community. $5.5K. Owner Tel 6466-6600/9150-6618 YARWOOD AVE. 5+1. 2-Sty bunglw.
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    • 367 10 WORKERS QUARTERS Agts are welcome Full Facilities/Security (air-con others can be considered) OWN COOKING AVAILABLE 9105 8518 All 2-sty Bunglw Attic D13 Dunsfold Dr 5000 sf. 6+1. Pool. D13 Dunsfold Dr 6300 s.f 6+1 Pool, lift, roof gdn D13 Sundrige Park. 5500 sf. 7+1. Pool. D13 Cotswold Close 6500 s.f
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    • 335 10 THE BERTH BY The Cove Sentosa 4+1 rms. 2188 sf. Pte Lift. Full sea/pool view. $8.5K. Phyllis 9108-0341 ONE-NORTH RES, AGT welcome! 1313 sf. 3+1 F/furn facing pool. Unblck, MRT/ Biopolis. Owner *****847 THE PARC CONDO high flr 3+1, 1292sf.Pool view. View 3 units at 1 go! F/facilities. NUS. Immed.
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    • 600 10 Brand New Residence for Lease Spacious 4-bedroom residences (3186 sq ft) with luxurious designer fittings spectacular vistas that span the horizon. Full recreational facilities including swimming pool,Jacuzzi,gym,spa, children’s playground,BBQ terrace and Clubhouse with gourmet kitchen. Residence Concierge by Capella and complimentary Handyman service. A luxury residential development by Pontiac Land
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    • 734 10 EFftM Bukit Timah/ EMU Bukit Timah/ 010 Holland Rd/Tanglin Dio Holland Rd/Tanglin Pte Apts For Rent Pte Apts For Rent Grange 70/80 at Grange Road Minutes' walk to ISS International School, Overseas Family School and Orchard Road •24-hour security, private lift lobby, swimming pool and gym 4+1 bedrooms, 1,981 to
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    • 363 10 3 UNITS IMMED. Viz Holland 2+1 $3.8k /The Trevose 3+1 $4.5k/ Duchess Res 3+1 $5k. Call *****025 Tanny û D.11 NEWTON.GEMS 1871 sqft 4+1 partial furnished, immediate, $6800. Sandy Chia 9388 8660 **THE ANSLEY Mandalay Spacious 2 bdrms 1087 sf. High floor. Panoramic view Immed. neg. 9743 3344 GLYNDEBOURNE NEW
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    • 296 10 CENTRA RESIDENCE (BRAND new penthouse), 2 bdrms w/attached bathrm. P/furn Keys on hand. $3350 neg CASA SARINA 3+1 Pool view. Aircon. 400m to MRT amenities. $3.8K. Immed. 8108-5260 Owner $3.8K!! SIMSVILLE 3BDRM Doorstep PayaLebar MRT, Unblk, Quiet Avail mid Dec! www.AaronWan.sg SIMSVILLE 2BDRM. HIGH flr F/facilities. Near Paya Lebar MRT,
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    • 302 10 **ONLY $2.8K. 3-BDRM. Ballota Park. 1281/ 1442 sf. Part/f/furn. Keys on hand. Immed. Eric 9107 7960 3+1 BLUWATER. NEAR Downtown East. F/furn, aircon. Reno. Balcony. Resort. Angela *****580 ESTELLA GDNS, 3+1 +balcony, pool view, good cond. F/furn. 9100-0072 Gabriel LOYANG VALLEY 1100/1500 /1900sf 1/2/3rm $2.3K up. Resort! Sally 9669 9398
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    • 351 10 near mrt ORCHID PARK CONDO, 3rm 1098sf. Big spacious, facing reservoir. Amenities park. Viewing *****686 NEW TOP! 8 Courtyard. 3bdrm P/Furn. Amenities/ Exclusive Immed, Viewing anytime Dennis *****686 NEW TOP! 8 Courtyard. ***** sf 3+Study Mid Jan ’15 EUPHONY GARDENS...... $3K 1195 sf 3+1. Mid Dec ’14 NOVENA SUITES ............$4K
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    • 1495 11 SINGAPORE SCIENCE PARK SPACE Franklin# fr 822 sqft Rutherford# fr 999 sqft Chadwick fr 4,034 sqft Curie fr 2,320 sqft Cavendish fr 2,086 sqft Alpha fr 506 sqft Aries fr 1,060 sqft Gemini fr 289 sqft Capricorn fr 748 sqft Cintech I/II/III fr 817 sqft Galen fr 723 sqft Kendall
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    • 364 11 prime location PAYA LEBAR NEAR future commercial hub/ mrt/ F&B Amenities. Good specs/ image. Sharon 9112 2063 SG KADUT WAREHSE/ workshop 2500/ 4000/ 9400/ *****sf Ceiling6m Immed $4.5K up JFoo 9226-0978 TUAS/ JURONG, 40K/ 10K sf. Workshop w/ 10-ton crane. High ceiling. Most trades. 9106 9686 Ms Ho NORTHLINK 5189SF
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    • 1001 11 Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale SKANDAR MALAYSIA Ready-built and Customised Factories nusajaya techpark FREEHOLD n /Q factory from S$U>*lOpsf per month* NUSAJAYA TECH PARK 5 minutes from the Second Link Unrivalled Location 15 minutes from
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    • 351 11 Office at UE SQUARE 1,346 /8,891 /17,782 sqft avail Unlimited carpark lots Free Shuttle bus to MRT Just outside ERP zone Be amongst MNCs Future MRT UNITED ENGINEERS LTD 8380 1888 9004 0306 9011 7461 Office at UE BIZ HUB EAST 13,000sf to 28,000sf avail Retail, Hotel Convention Ctr Good
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    • 785 12 534 „o<* To 1 GALAXIS WORK LOFTS ra fusionopolis OFFICE SPACE at one-north FOR LEASE 6508 8686/6508 8767 spacetobe.com.sg ascendas Space to be Prime Office Space Choice Locations Accessible Excellent Value TWENTY ANSON 4,521 sq ft Near Tanjong Pagar MRT Station Call: 6713 3946 6713 3947 WILKIE EDGE 2,692 sq
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    • 339 12 SHOPHSE TRAS ST 1775 sf $5.50 psf. Club St 1400 sf, Telok Ayer 1400 sf, Boat Quay 900 sf. 9735 8800. BURLINGTON SQ, 549/ 1098 sqft, Near Bugis MRT Sim Lim Sq Avail immed. Call Doreen 9018 7667. CLARKE QUAY CENTRAL 635 sf. Above MRT. MBS view. Gym, pool, jacuzzi.
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    • 462 12 BUGIS OFFICE FOR rent. 150M away fr Bugis MRT. 800 sf. P/ fitted. $3700. Leon Ling 9155 0101 ERA FR $2.50 PSF Eastgate Katong/ Northstar AMK/ Beach Rd/ Tai Seng 900 to 3K s.f Fitted LC 9786-1178 Near MRT SERVICE OFFICES, RAFFLES mrt. Copier, 5 meeting rm, pantry. $1.5K-$4.2K James
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    • 411 12 EASTGATE PARKWAY Near MRT. 1185sf. Office/ sch. F’hold. 9628-8000 UE SQ SHOPPING MALL 322sf 1765sf 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) 370sf /1500sf /2000sf suitable for F&B 200sf to 1400sf suitable
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    • 619 12 67 Mr 169 Mr 169 Mr is? central in -a M i Retail and F&B Space for Lease Conveniently located in the city centre Above Clarke Quay MRT Station Fronting Singapore River and Clarke Quay Shopper traffic from Central Office, Great Eastern Centre, Parkroyal on Pickering and Swissotel Merchant Court
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    • 146 13 Upper Bt Timah Road Shophouse Units for Lease Newly renovated 2-storey units Unit sizes approx. 2280 sq ft each Next toThe Linear, MaySprings Hazel Park Condo Units facing main road bus-stop Ideal for retail, clinics, banks, beauty services etc Call6868 1888 ADELPHI B1 MRT About 1100 sf. Double frontage. Water.
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    • 458 13 537 IBkll I l» l HEARTLAND MALL Infront of Kovan MRT Station Kiosk: 40sq ft to 10Osq ft Shop: 258sq ft to 624sq ft F&B: 388sq ft CALL: 6287 4476 6287 7879 SIM LIM SQ. 355/ 380/ 495 sf. Various flr. Face concourse. High human traffic $7K up. JFoo 9226-0978
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    • 262 13 SURE $3000 PSF nett? Yes! Superb Disc. F’Hold D.09 Last 2 Retail Shops Facing Main Rd. Oxley Edge RV. 1055/ 872sf corner 450m to MRT/City fringe+ Reside -ntial crowd *****080 Ykk ORCHARD PLZ 226SF$530k AMK 2-sty 1600sf $1.xM Bedok 2-sty shop $1.9xM Jurong East 2-sty $3.xM Arab St 2-sty F’hold
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    • 270 13 GROUND FLOOR WAREHOUSE SPACES FOR RENT! *Attractive Rental Rates PASIR PANJANG 1,500 to 14,000 sqft Up to 4.6m High Ceiling Regular Layout Flexible Sizes Suitable for Logistics TUAS SOUTH 3,500 to 100,000 sqft Up to 10m High Ceiling Easy 24-hourAccess Direct LoadingAccess Suitable For Factory Use CALL6578 9966 2 UNITS.
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    • 251 13 CANTEEN AT PANDAN Cres. Partial equip, aircon, facing main road,bus stop infront, easy access to AYE. Call 9638 9433 INDIAN STALL, RAFFLES Pl. for takeover. Good crowd footfalls No takeover fee Chef Available. 9296 4544 RARE 24/7 ACCESS High St Ctr shop. Prime, face main rd. Rent incl aircon $15k
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