The Straits Times, 19 December 2014

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    39 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 F R I D A Y DE C EMBER 1 9 2 0 14 126 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 073/02/2014
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  • Article
    Lock icon Free Wi-Fi at 32 MRT stations by end-2015
    575 1  -  Some upgrading works nearing completion, offering faster train rides By JANICE HENG janiceh@sph.com.sg BY THE end of next year, all 16 MRT stations on the North-East Line (NEL) and 12 more on the North-South Line (NSL) and East-West Line (EWL) will offer
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    Lock icon YOU ARE SURROUNDED!
    50 1 The battleground was hilly. The enemy troops were fast, clever and elusive. While some showed themselves, many more were suspected to be hiding underground. Even so, 10 intrepid men, armed with nets and harnesses, set out to capture them, once and for all. ST PHOTO: AZIZ HUSSIN
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    Lock icon World leaders welcome renewed US-Cuba ties
    108 1 CUBAN President Raul Castro hailed a landmark exchange of prisoners with the US and praised US President Barack Obama as the two countries agreed to normalise relations after more than five decades of hostility. The US freed three convicted Cuban spies in return for
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    Lock icon Markets rejoice at double dose of good news from the Fed
    484 1  -  By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg MOST Asian stock markets yesterday cheered a commitment by the United States Federal Reserve not to rush into raising interest rates despite an improving economy. In Tokyo, stocks jumped 2.3 per cent, Hong Kong
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon North Korea involved in Sony hacking: US officials
      635 2 / 3 White House debating whether to publicly accuse it of cyber terrorism NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS WASHINGTON United States officials have concluded that North Korea was “centrally involved” in the hacking of Sony Pictures computers, even as the studio cancelled the release of
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      Lock icon 40 rats nabbed in 14-hour operation
      560 2 / 3  -  By LINETTE LAI, YEO SAM JO linettel@sph.com.sg yeosamjo@sph.com.sg ARMED with nets, clamp sticks and harnesses, a 22-man extermination team braved the rain and staked out the rat colony in Bukit Batok for 14 hours yesterday. They laid traps and poison on the colony and
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      Lock icon Ex-tour guide slapped with another 15 charges
      502 2 / 3  -  Charges against Yang Yin include 2 counts of criminal breach of trust By CAROLYN KHEW kcarolyn@sph.com.sg FORMER China tour guide Yang Yin has been charged with two counts of criminal breach of trust for misappropriating $1.1 million from widow Chung Khin Chun. These
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        Lock icon Free Wi-Fi at MRT stations
        57 4 TRAIN commuters on the North-East Line will be able to get online at all of its 16 stations when the roll-out of free Wi-Fi is completed by the end of next year. Another 12 stations on the North-South Line and East-West Line will also be
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        Lock icon More charges for Yang Yin
        46 4 FORMER China tour guide Yang Yin, 40, has been slapped with 15 more charges, including two counts of criminal breach of trust for misappropriating $1.1 million from Madam Chung Khin Chun, 87. He faces 349 charges. TOP OF THE NEWS A3
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          Lock icon Xi’s soaring popularity
          46 4 CHINESE President Xi Jinping has been picked by citizens in 30 countries as the most popular world leader. While some analysts suggest China’s one-party system may have contributed to the result, others believe the President’s popularity stems from his reform policies. PAGE A9
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          Lock icon Macau seen as ‘model’
          78 4 AS IT marks the 15th year of handover from Portugal to China, Macau has been touted as a successful model of the “one country, two systems” scheme due to its thriving economy and living standards. But like in Hong Kong, a new generation of Macanese are
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          Lock icon Hunt for Taleban heads
          47 4 PAKISTAN has dispatched army and intelligence chiefs to Afghanistan to seek help in locating Taleban commanders responsible for the massacre of more than 100 students, in a move described by officials of both countries as an effort to seek common ground. PAGE A17
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          Lock icon ISIS threat in Indonesia
          52 4 ALARM bells have started to ring in Indonesia as the presence of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria extremist group in the restive Poso region is increasing. The authorities have called for more efforts to stem the flow of Indonesians joining the Middle East militants.
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        Lock icon STOPPING THE USE OF BRUTAL TORTURE
        59 4 The report on the Central Intelligence Agency’s detention and torture of prisoners brings into focus what is acceptable in the name of security. Americans must deal decisively with the issue of brutal torture so as to not descend to the level of the heinous
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Share the good stories
          49 4 MANY charities do good work but remain unseen and unheard. They need your help to tell and share their stories, so as to mobilise support and funds. Doing so can do more good than slipping in coins in donation tins, says Janice Tai. PAGE A38
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          Lock icon LTA gets flak over app
          62 4 COMMUTERS are criticising the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) new Taxi-Taxi@SG for not being useful. The app shows where available cabs in the entire fleet of 28,000 are, but does not let people book them. PAGE B1 Long queues for taxis are a common sight at
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          Lock icon Murder suspect charged
          40 4 A 37-YEAR-OLD Chinese national who stabbed himself after allegedly killing a woman in a Tampines flat was yesterday charged with murder while recovering in Changi General Hospital. Zheng Xianghua will also undergo a psychiatric evaluation. PAGE B2
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          Lock icon N-level results out
          46 4 MORE than 11,000 Normal (Academic) students collected their N-level results yesterday, with almost all passing the exam. Among them was 16-year-old Ng Chee Heng who overcame a battle with brain cancer to achieve an aggregate of 12 points with three distinctions. PAGES B8&9
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon 26 bungalows sold
          33 4 TWENTY-SIX good class bungalows were sold this year, with a total value of $587.75 million, down about 10 per cent from last year’s 29 deals worth $682 million. PAGE B16
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon A Sterling display
          88 4 STRIKER Raheem Sterling eased the pressure on beleaguered manager Brendan Rodgers with a pair of goals, as Liverpool put down second-division leaders Bournemouth 3-1 in the League Cup quarter-final. Rodgers has been under fire as the Reds slipped down the table and exited the Champions League, but
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Bespoke bar scene
          58 4 SINGAPORE’S bar scene is booming, with four new speciality bars opening in the past month. To woo a discerning clientele, players must come up with distinctive cocktails and personalised services. PAGES C4&5 Co-owner and head bartender Daiki Kanetaka of D.Bespoke, which prides itself on craftsmanship. PHOTO: DIOS
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          Lock icon Puma’s new face
          41 4 RIHANNA is no Usain Bolt, but sportswear company Puma has appointed the pop star and fashion designer as its new creative director for the women’s collection. She is also a “global ambassador” for Puma, like Bolt. PAGE C13
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      • STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL
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          Lock icon Busking with Dad
          89 4 WOULD you quit your job to busk? Bryan Lim, 26, did recently, to form a duo on the streets with his father Peter, 60, who has been performing along Orchard Road since the 1970s. Watch them talk about money and status in society, how they are viewed
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      • WEB SPECIALS
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          Lock icon ‘Nut rage’ heiress
          55 4 FIND out more about Ms Heather Cho Hyun Ah, the 40-year-old heiress to her father’s Korean Air empire who breached aviation safety laws when she ordered a chief crew member to get off a New York-Seoul flight after she was served macadamia nuts in a packet instead
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          Lock icon MRT progress report
          43 4 THE 2014 report outlines upcoming changes like a facelift for the Clementi, Commonwealth and Queenstown MRT stations. See an artist’s impression of an additional platform for the Tanah Merah station; noise barriers will also be installed at more locations. http://goo.gl/YwZouv
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      Lock icon Castro hails landmark prisoner swop with US
      706 6 Cuban leader praises Obama in rare move as nations agree to restore ties NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HAVANA Cuban President Raul Castro hailed a landmark exchange of prisoners with the United States and praised US President Barack Obama as the two
      NEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  706 words
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      Lock icon Heart attack, suicide among top killers here
      423 6  -  By SALMA KHALIK SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma SUICIDE and heart attack were the top causes of deaths among 15- to 49-year-olds here last year, accounting for 337 lives, while the top killer for those aged 70 and older was pneumonia. These figures,
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      Lock icon Boko Haram ‘abducts 185 Nigerian villagers’
      489 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MAIDUGURI (Nigeria) Boko Haram has kidnapped at least 185 people, including women and children, from a Nigerian village, carting the hostages away on trucks towards Sambisa Forest, a notorious rebel stronghold, two local officials and a vigilante leader said yesterday. This
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      Lock icon Leading causes of death in Singapore
      87 6 Rank 1990 2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3,132 Ischemic heart disease Stroke Pneumonia 1,681 Pneumonia Stroke 1,611 849 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Lung cancer 4,552 2,494 839 1,503 Lung cancer Chronic kidney disease 1,051 468 Colon cancer 989
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      Lock icon NSFs don’t need to obey illegal orders, says judge
      532 6  -  By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg A FORMER full-time national serviceman (NSF) who was driving a military jeep without a licence when it crashed and killed his close friend was sentenced to a 10-day short detention order (SDO) yesterday. Cavin Tan,
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      Lock icon Crackdown on leftists in 1963 not political move: Govt
      778 8  -  Claim by ex-political detainees and historians ‘misleading, disingenuous’ By ZAKIR HUSSAIN DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR zakirh@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Government has rebutted recent allegations by former political detainees and some historians that a major crackdown on leftists in 1963 was a political exercise,
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      Lock icon Doc who made allegations about Op Coldstore
      492 8  -  By LIM YAN LIANG yanliang@sph.com.sg ONE of the more prominent men arrested during Operation Coldstore in February 1963 is Dr Poh Soo Kai. Now 82, the medical doctor was among 113 people detained in the crackdown on communists and leftists and their key
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      Lock icon World’s biggest container ship calls at Singapore
      553 8  -  By WONG WEI HAN whwong@sph.com.sg THE world’s newly crowned largest ship by container volume made her imposing maiden call on Singapore yesterday dwarfing nearby vessels. The colossal CSCL Globe, which steamed into a new berth at Pasir Panjang port, is 400m long, almost
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Xi tops survey on 10 influential world leaders
      737 9  -  He gets highest approval rating in poll co-sponsored by top Harvard school By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BEIJING kianbeng@sph.com.sg CHINESE President Xi Jinping has topped a rare survey on 10 influential world leaders and their work performance, receiving the
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    • ASIA
      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Former police chief in China on graft charge
          130 14 REUTERS BEIJING The former police chief of a major city in northern China has been charged with corruption, state media said yesterday, after he was sacked for allowing his drunk son to be set free, despite having attacked a policeman. Li Yali
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          Lock icon Mass HIV infections ‘from dirty needles’
          115 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHNOM PENH Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday ordered a probe into an apparent mass HIV infection believed to have been spread by contaminated needles, as the number of suspected cases passed 100. Hundreds of panicked residents of the remote Roka village
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          Lock icon Group drops plan to erect Christmas tower
          105 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL A South Korean Christian group yesterday scrapped a plan to construct a new Christmas tree-shaped tower near the border with North Korea, citing military tensions. The Christian Council of Korea had intended to install the structure in a military-controlled border
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        Lock icon Macau a safe bet despite rise in democracy voices
        779 14  -  HK-style Occupy movement unlikely in former Portuguese colony By LI XUEYING HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Pearl Liu WHEN Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Macau today, he will be greeted by pomp and pageantry as befits his status
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        Lock icon ‘Multiple human errors’ caused Taiwan gas blasts
        258 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI Prosecutors said the deadly gas explosions in Taiwan earlier this year were caused by “multiple human errors”, as they charged 12 people over the blasts, including the head of a chemical company and government officials. The July 31 disaster killed
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        Lock icon 200 sign petition to ‘expel HIV boy from Chinese village’
        333 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING The plight of a Chinese boy with the HIV virus, reportedly pushed to leave his home by 200 villagers who signed a petition, sparked intense online soul-searching in the country. The case has highlighted the stigma attached
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        Lock icon SHE’S DEAD BUT IT’S HARD TO LET GO
        82 16 A man, identified only as Mr He, seen cuddling the body of his dead wife in sub-zero temperature in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on Dec 1. He had sat by the roadside holding his wife’s body for two hours till his son arrived
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        Lock icon US fines Avon $176m for graft in China
        540 16 It bribed local officials with foreign travel and Gucci bags BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Authorities in the United States have fined the international cosmetics seller Avon Products US$135 million (S$176 million) to settle a corruption probe in China after the company’s Chinese unit
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        Lock icon Pakistan seeks help to locate Taleban leaders
        435 17 Army, intelligence chiefs travel to Afghanistan to nab men behind massacre NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON POST PESHAWAR (Pakistan) Pakistan’s army and intelligence chiefs travelled to Afghanistan to seek help in locating the Pakistani Taleban commanders responsible for the massacre of students at a
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        Lock icon Students, teacher told to ‘watch as loved ones die’
        267 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PESHAWAR (Pakistan) Taleban gunmen who stormed a school in the country’s north-west toyed with the students, suggesting some might be released, before gunning them down in front of their classmates, according to a new account by survivors. Militants killed
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        Lock icon India’s Home Ministry warns of terror strikes
        477 18  -  Cities across country put on high alert ahead of visit by US President next month By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT IN NEW DELHI gnirmala@sph.com.sg CITIES across India are on high-security alert after the Home Ministry warned of possible terror strikes until the end
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        Lock icon Mid-air catfight almost forces flight to turn back
        293 18 HONG KONG A flight from Chongqing to Hong Kong was almost forced to turn back on Wednesday following a violent fracas in the cabin involving four women from China, say media reports. In the latest shocking incident involving mainland Chinese on a
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        Lock icon India’s largest rocket blasts off on test mission
        362 21 It carries an unmanned capsule that can one day take astronauts AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGALORE India successfully launched its biggest rocket, including an unmanned capsule which could one day send astronauts into space, as the country ramps up its ambitious space programme. The
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        Lock icon Prices of vegetables and fish soar in Johor
        322 21 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JOHOR BARU The annual monsoon season has caused the prices of vegetables and fish to go up in Johor. A check by The Star newspaper found vegetable prices at several places are up by between 40 and 50
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        Lock icon Putin vows to lift Russia out of gloom
        475 24 He pledges rapid economic recovery and remains resolute on Ukraine AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin yesterday tried to quell fears of economic collapse and vowed rapid recovery from the worst financial crisis of his rule, but stressed that his position on
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        Lock icon EU piles more sanctions on Crimea
        252 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRUSSELS The European Union (EU) imposed additional sanctions yesterday on Crimea, banning all investment and cruise ships from its ports to force home the message the bloc will not recognise Russia’s “illegal annexation” of Ukraine territory. “The annexation is illegal and what
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      Lock icon Palestinians open to talks over draft UN resolution
      565 26 But Israel calls submission of draft a unilateral move and a ‘gimmick’ REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JERUSALEM The Palestinians submitted a draft United Nations resolution paving the way to a final peace deal with Israel and an end to the occupation of Palestinian
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      Lock icon No hacker can target credit cards in this pair of jeans
      317 26 LONDON A pair of jeans containing material that blocks wireless signals is being developed with the aim of stopping thieves from hacking into passports tagged with radio frequency identification (RFID) or contactless payment cards. Online clothier Betabrand and anti-virus
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon US executions drop to a low
        92 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Executions in the United States this year fell to their lowest point in two decades, the Death Penalty Information Centre said yesterday. Looking back on the year, the watchdog group reported 35 executions in seven states, “the fewest number put to
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        Lock icon Dutch lawmaker to face trial
        102 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE HAGUE Dutch far-right populist lawmaker Geert Wilders is to be tried for inciting racial hatred after pledging to ensure there will be “fewer Moroccans” in the country, prosecutors said yesterday. The case centres on comments he made at a March 19 rally.
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      Lock icon ‘ISIS presence in Poso’ has Indonesian agencies on alert
      431 27 Intelligence report says conflict-plagued area has become training ground for militants JAKARTA POST ASIA NEWS NETWORK JAKARTA Indonesian authorities have been told to step up their efforts in the restive Poso region in Central Sulawesi, following an intelligence report that the
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      Lock icon DRILLED FOR ACTION
      41 27 Sunni volunteers from Mosul taking part in military training on the outskirts of Dohuk province, Iraq, last week. They were being trained for combat against militants of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS PHOTO: REUTERS
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      Lock icon British police ‘stop girl’s flight to join militants’
      258 27 LONDON The British police stopped an airplane from taking off from London’s Heathrow airport following a tip-off from the public that a teenage passenger on board was flying to Syria to join Islamist fighters. Scotland Yard confirmed that a 15-year-old girl from
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      Lock icon Beijing gets going on China-Europe rail corridor
      552 28 MOU signed for Belgrade-Budapest high-speed line REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BELGRADE Serbia said it expects Chinese construction of a new high-speed rail link between its capital Belgrade and Hungary’s capital Budapest to begin by the middle of next year, part of Beijing’s strategy to
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      Lock icon Hostages’ do-or-die decision to flee cafe
      274 32 XINHUA SYDNEY The father of Sydney hostage Joel Herat has revealed the drama that unfolded inside the cafe where his son and 16 others were held at gunpoint by Islamic extremist Man Haron Monis. In an interview with Fairfax Media published yesterday, Mr Bruce
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      Lock icon A ‘horrific wake-up call’, says Abbott
      532 32 Aussie PM orders probe into why known extremist was not under surveillance SYDNEY TERROR ATTACK AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott yesterday said the city’s cafe siege was “a horrific wake-up call”, as details emerged of the final minutes of the
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      Lock icon Poetry don quits Sydney uni after racist e-mail row
      228 32 SYDNEY An Australian professor and government education adviser has resigned from the University of Sydney after a long-running row over racist e-mail, the BBC and New Matilda magazine reported yesterday. Professor Barry Spurr was suspended by the university in October after
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      Lock icon Obama takes bold moves to keep his promises
      652 33 Relations with Cuba latest issue to be tackled ignoring opposition NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama’s decision to radically shift the nation’s policy towards Cuba is the latest and most striking step taken by a leader unleashed
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      Lock icon China to shun foreign technology in 4 sectors
      580 34 National security concerns behind efforts to switch to local suppliers BLOOMBERG BEIJING China is aiming to purge most foreign technology from banks, state-owned enterprises, the military and key government agencies by 2020, stepping up efforts to shift to Chinese suppliers, according to
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      Lock icon Beijing eyes plane scrap business
      337 34 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China, poised to become the world’s biggest buyer of new planes, also wants to build a graveyard for old aircraft. China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings is investing US$2 billion (S$2.6 billion) to build the country’s largest plane disassembly plant in Harbin known as
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      Lock icon Modi takes direct control of project monitoring body
      296 34 REUTERS NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken direct control of a project monitoring body to fast track investments worth almost US$300 billion (S$391 billion) and revive manufacturing in the country, two officials with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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      Lock icon Rise of female CEOs in emerging markets
      550 35 But women in top management have less clout: Report BLOOMBERG LONDON When Ms Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw set up Indian biotechnology company Biocon in 1978, female entrepreneurs were so rare that she said a bank offered her credit under a special programme meant mostly for
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Expiry dates for airbags?
        85 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japanese carmakers are mulling the idea of introducing expiry dates for airbags, the head of the country’s auto industrial body said yesterday, after millions of cars around the world were recalled. “I think the debate may as well occur eventually on whether (airbags)
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        Lock icon NSW to sell power network
        110 35 REUTERS SYDNEY Australia’s New South Wales state said it plans to raise US$16 billion (S$21 billion) by selling just under half its electricity network, using proceeds from one of the country’s biggest privatisations for major rail, road and other infrastructure upgrades. State Treasurer Andrew Constance
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        Lock icon Investors exit commodities
        78 35 BLOOMBERG NEW DELHI Investors are exiting commodities at the fastest pace in six years, betting a slump in prices is not over as corn, oil and gold drop close to their cost of production. Open interest in raw-material futures and options is down 5.9 per cent since
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      Lock icon BlackBerry woos corporates with throwback phone
      239 35 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK BlackBerry is going back to its roots, with a keyboard-equipped phone that looks like the original “CrackBerrys” that made the Canadian smartphone maker a household name. The Classic smartphone which features a qwerty keyboard, a trackpad, and call and hang-up buttons
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      Lock icon Grim descent to the level of terrorists
      439 38 HOWEVER expedient it might have seemed after the horror of the Sept 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the use of brutal torture by the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is unquestionably reprehensible and indefensible. Something else galls. A report of the agency’s secret
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      1595 38  -  Skilful use of media can help charities overcome obstacles and expand their reach but many need storytellers to help them get the word out By JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg THE next time you come across a story about a Samaritan or charity doing good work,
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      848 39  -  By CHING CHEONG SENIOR WRITER chingcheong@gmail.com THE downfall of Zhou Yongkang, formerly the ninth most powerful man in China, illustrates vividly that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has failed to install an orderly, transparent and credible succession system after 65 years in power.
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      1124 39  -  Reliance on oil is outdated and subsidies miss their target, amid abundance of coal By MADHU KONERU FOR THE STRAITS TIMES AS DEBATE over rising fuel prices rages across Indonesia, its newly installed government will have to start work immediately on a much
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      734 39  -  By ROULA KHALAF FINANCIAL TIMES I COULDN’T ignore the e-mail inviting me to meet the person “with the worst job in global politics”. He wasn’t a world leader or a central bank governor. His name is Mohammed Mahdi al-Bayati and he’s the minister for
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      3685 40 / 41 This is a response from High Commissioner to Australia Burhan Gafoor to an article by the former assistant secretary-general of the Barisan Sosialis party, Dr Poh Soo Kai. Dr Poh’s Dec 3 article appeared in New Mandala, a Web magazine hosted by the Australian
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        163 42  -  Aaron Tay Shu Ming EVENTS in Sydney and Pakistan this week prove that the threat of terrorism is very real and transcends all societies. Extremists have been ever evolving and innovative in spreading their ideology beyond the Middle East. By tapping social media, the Islamic
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        261 42  -  Edmund Lam (Dr) I WAS deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic loss of lives in the Sydney cafe siege (“Stern reminder of terror threat, say S’pore leaders”; Wednesday). There are many parallels between Sydney and Singapore both are multicultural, largely peaceful and inclusive cities.
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        297 42  -  Koh Piak Huat Divisional Director, Operations Island Operations Sentosa Leisure Management WE ASSURE the public that the Sentosa Express is a safe monorail system designed with features that meet the stringent regulatory standards for railways in Japan (“What if fire broke out on Sentosa monorail”;
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        356 42  -  William Wan (Dr) General Secretary Singapore Kindness Movement MR ANDREW Leung Weng Kan’s letter (“Unfair to label younger generation impolite”; Forum Online, Dec 10) zeroes in on the crux of the matter that tarring our young people with the same brush is unfair to
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          226 42  - Helped by strangers twice Zhao Fang strangers AFTER taking part in the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore on Dec 7, my wife and I took a train on the North-East Line home. Later, my wife discovered that she had lost her purse containing her permanent resident identity card, ez-link card and
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          159 42  -  Sharon Tan Seoh Lan (Miss) SOME time last month, my father hit his head when he fell after his morning walk. A few women and a man stopped to tend to him. They helped him to his feet and got him something to sit on.
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        403 43  -  Wong Chiang Yin (Dr) MRS Charis Mun raised several misconceptions that need to be addressed (“Standard applied by SMC, courts should be uniform”; Tuesday). She has conflated two issues: the burden of proof in a Singapore Medical Council (SMC) hearing, and the difference between
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        222 43  -  Lavisha S. Punjabi (Ms) RECENT Forum writers have argued for or against the distinction between legal standards and aspirational ethical standards in medicine. I concede to Mrs Charis Mun’s point that the standard applied by Singapore Medical Council disciplinary panels and the courts
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        67 43 Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer's full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit the letters. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or
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        72 43 1. MR CLINTON LIM: How to be a smarter nation. 2. MR ANTHONY GOH: Reading food labels key to eating right. 3. MISS LEE SOH HONG: Right of appeal a boon for patients’ families. 4. MR RAY TEO: Thumbs down for coupon parking at Newton Food Centre. 5.
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        184 43  -  Harry Tan LIKE many who eat out often at hawker centres and foodcourts, I am concerned about the amount of sugar added to cooked food such as noodle soup, porridge and curry gravy (“HPB taking up reader’s suggestion on sugar labelling” by
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      287 43 PUNCHLINES OH! K-SHOWS RULE NEWS ITEM Finally, K-drama fans in Singapore can get quicker access to popular entertainment programmes from major South Korean broadcaster Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC). With the launch of new TV channel Oh!K (StarHub TV Channel 816) in October, audiences here now have an easier and legal
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      636 1  -  Commuters say merely displaying the locations of taxis is not helpful By CHERYL FAITH WEE cherylw@sph.com.sg THE new taxi mobile app by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is off to a shaky start, with commuters here questioning its usefulness. Their main
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      417 2  -  37-year-old Chinese national will undergo psychiatric assessment By AW CHENG WEI, HOE PEI SHAN awcw@sph.com.sg hpeishan@sph.com.sg THE 37-year-old Chinese national who stabbed himself after allegedly killing a woman in a Tampines flat was yesterday charged with murder, while recovering in Changi General Hospital. Zheng
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      289 2  -  By AMIR HUSSAIN amirh@sph.com.sg A 47-YEAR-OLD construction worker died yesterday after a pre-fabricated wall panel he was installing at an uncompleted condominium in Dairy Farm Road toppled and fell on him. Another worker, 46, who attempted to assist the dead man, sustained
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      945 5  -  Named one of six Hawker Masters, he took over stall earlier this year By EUNICE QUEK euniceq@sph.com.sg THE latest crop of Singapore Hawker Masters have emerged, but diners will have to wait until March to taste food from two of the
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      628 6  -  1957 customary wedding accepted as legal marriage By K. C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg AN 84-YEAR-OLD woman won the right to half of a late businessman’s assets worth $2 million after the High Court recognised her claim that
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      299 6  -  By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg A CHIEF cook who squeezed the breast of a woman twice was jailed for nine months yesterday. Indian national Sathaiya Ilayaraja, 26, admitted using criminal force to outrage the modesty of the 39-year-old beautician, at an
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      361 8 / 9  -  Throughout secondary school, they have been called “normal”. But life for these students from the Normal stream for those who are not as academically strong as their peers in the Express stream has not been a breeze. All have worked hard to overcome failure and emotional struggles. As
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      569 8 / 9  -  He was among the 99.7% of N(A) students to pass the N levels By AMELIA TENG ateng@sph.com.sg AT THE age of 12, Ng Chee Heng was told he had brain cancer and the tumours had spread to his spine. He took a year off
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      369 8 / 9  -  Apps could be designed using info on availability of spaces By JANICE HENG janiceh@sph.com.sg MOTORISTS looking for Housing Board carpark spaces may soon have more ways to do so, as real-time parking information is now available to private application designers
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      97 10 Teacher Jacqueline Fletcher with Muhd Fazil, five, at The Seletar Mall’s Shaw Theatres yesterday. About 100 beneficiaries from three Singapore Press Holdings’ (SPH) adopted charities Child at Street 11, Club Rainbow and Minds watched the family blockbuster Paddington, and were treated to
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      514 10  -  Alkaff Upper Serangoon Mosque is 68th structure gazetted for preservation By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg A MOSQUE built by a prominent Arab family 84 years ago became Singapore’s latest national monument yesterday. The Alkaff Upper Serangoon Mosque at 66 Pheng Geck Avenue is the 68th
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      1053 11  -  Homeground of clans bustles as a drinkers’ paradise now By CALVIN YANG calyang@sph.com.sg THEY were once home to Chinese clan associations and private social clubs, and for decades, the rows of shophouses lining the streets of Ann Siang Hill would bustle with
      PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI FOR THE STRAITS TIMES; ST PHOTO: TIFFANY GOH  -  1,053 words
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      236 12  -  Sale stopped, product batch recalled after high levels of arsenic found By OLIVIA HO oliviaho@sph.com.sg THE sale of a batch of two Chinese medicines was stopped after they were found to contain levels of arsenic that exceeded permitted levels. The two medicines, Zhenzhu Shedan
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      85 12 Children trying out make-up at the C’est Moi beauty box at Metro Centrepoint on Tuesday. C’est Moi is the first professional skin care and performance make-up formulated for kids aged four to 12. It took founder Jessica Tang and a bio-chemist over three years to launch
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      276 12  -  AMIR HUSSAIN A CAT cafe under investigation over the deaths of seven of its cats has not had its licence renewed and is being offered for sale by its owner. Cuddles Cat Cafe, which opened its doors in Orchard three months ago, is
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      315 14  -  97 people claim to be ‘victims’ of parallel importer Volks Auto By KOK XING HUI kxinghui@sph.com.sg CAR buyers claim they have lost more than $3 million to Volks Auto after paying deposits for imported models that never arrived. As of 4pm yesterday,
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      714 16  -  Demand for this class of home still healthy, with prices holding up GOOD CLASS BUNGALOWS By RENNIE WHANG wrennie@sph.com.sg DEMAND for homes in Singapore may have fallen steeply this year but business has been humming in the Good Class Bungalow (GCB) market. An analysis by CBRE
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      491 17  -  Move is to set Beach Rd development apart from nearby Suntec, Raffles City By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg HIGH-END retailers and celebrity chefs might be added to the mix at South Beach, Singapore’s largest mixed development. The project’s retail component is scheduled to
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      356 17  -  By RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg A NEW online tool from United Overseas Bank (UOB) could help home seekers figure out loan amounts and determine if they are taking on too much debt. The calculator, which was launched yesterday, works out the total debt servicing
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      602 18  -  They provide a buffer against fewer private sector projects By WONG WEI HAN whwong@sph.com.sg THE strong pipeline of public infrastructure projects will help construction and civil engineering companies weather the decline in private works volume. This month alone, eight listed companies have won contracts for
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      347 18  -  By AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE firms will need to overhaul their processes if they want to catch up with their peers from places such as Japan and South Korea. In doing so, they need to take a hard look at
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      478 19  -  Weakening yen prompts CRT to hedge almost all of its distributable income By MARISSA LEE marilee@sph.com.sg THE plunging yen has prompted the manager of Croesus Retail Trust (CRT) to hedge almost all of its distributable income to ensure investors still get steady returns. The
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      317 19  -  By JACQUELINE WOO tsjwoo@sph.com.sg UNITS of mainboard-listed Perennial China Retail Trust (PCRT) will be suspended from trading next week after a buyout exercise by its parent passed the 90 per cent mark. In October, developer Perennial Real Estate Holdings (PREH) made
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        447 20  -  Bourses cheered over impression that interest rates will remain stable BULLS AND BEARS By LEE SU SHYAN MONEY EDITOR sushyan@sph.com.sg THE United States Federal Reserve gave the Singapore market and those around the region the boost they needed to stay in the black yesterday
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          18 20 STI trading volume 296.02 million shares STI up down Up: 18 Down: 11 Unchanged: 1
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          85 20 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 732.18 485.30 794.50 735.26 217.02 182.95 236.62 2.13 3.43 1.25 1.16 -0.47 1.06 5.30 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and gas 124.78 476.78 810.69 854.90 1,108.41 776.14
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          21 20 Stock trading volume 1.15 billion shares worth $1.17 billion Up down Gainers: 196 Losers: 156 Unchanged: 437
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          55 20 Yesterday’s close Index Change Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI 22,832.21 17,210.05 1,897.5 3,057.521 1,484.26 1,699.95 246.37 390.32 -2.66 -3.499 -8.681 18.05 Yesterday’s close Index Change Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Wednesday’s close Dow Nasdaq 5,113.345 1,516.79 5,210.776 77.696 36.59
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          192 20 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: DEC 18,2014 Top Rises Dec 18 CENTS SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** 620.2 2.4 DBXT MSUSA US$ 5102 147.2 2.2 Dec 18 DBXT MSEurope US$ 5568 114.3 1.6 DBXT MSTHAI US$ 2028 63.1 2.4
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          80 20 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 714 569 HongkongLand USD US674 -7 1885 690 673 2.7 13.3 *****.9 NET P/E M
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          94 20 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 YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 188 163.5 ARA Asset Mgmt 169.5 +3 753
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          57 20 By Volume CENTS Vol Golden Agri-Res .................42.5 84,965,000 Vol Golden Agri-Res 42.5 84,965,000 OLS Enterprise .....................1.3 32,020,000 Mirach Energy ....................9.3 31,532,000 80,107,000 Noble 106 Charisma Energy ................2.7 21,579,000 Global Logistic ....................249 21,466,000 APAC Strategic ...................5.3 20,428,000 34^122,000 SIIC Environment ...............14.1 16,805,000 Ascendas Reit .....................236 15,547,000 Lereno Bio-Chem .................0.4
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          20 20 (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** 9 mths Source: Thomson Reuters
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          60 20 Dec 18 Against S$ 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: 1.0716 1.0727 0.8155 0.8158 ***** 1.1309 0.8601 0.8596 1,6182 1.6198 1.2315
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          214 20 Top Rises Dec 18 CENTS SembMar MBeCW*****2 9 60.7 3.4 SembMar MBeCW*****1 3.8 58.3 1.4 DBS MB eCW*****6 13 39.8 3.7 NKY *****MBeCW*****3 4.9 32.4 1.2 NKY *****MBeCW*****3 13.1 32.3 3.2 KepCorp MBeCW*****1 15.4 31.6 3.7 DBS MB eCW*****0 18.1 29.3 4.1 FalconEne W*****8 1.5 25.0 0.3
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          20 20 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol COCO) CapMallA3.8%b*****2 103.4 10 CityDev NCCPS 106.5 -0.5 13 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS
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          163 20 52-Wk Last Vol High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) Company Last Sale 118 110.2 ABF SG Bond ETF 117.5cd +0.5 5 139.4 119 CIMB ABAC Div SSD 127.9 110.5 94 CIMB ABAC Div USS US98.2 1401 1222 CIMBASEAN40 SSD 1340 1300 927 CIMBASEAN40 USS US1007 4403 3530 DBXT ASX200 USS
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          130 20 KEPPEL Land has entered into a joint venture with Hong Kong firm Array Holdings through the acquisition of a 75 per cent stake in Array Real Estate. The transaction is expected to be completed next month. Array has helped to develop and manage about 3 million sq ft
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          97 20 UNITED Fiber System intends to sell its wholly owned subsidiary Poh Lian Construction to an investment holding company for a nominal sum of $1. Poh Lian applied in the High Court in March last year to place itself under judicial management in the wake of its difficulties
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      38 19 REMEMBERING THE2004TSUNAMI The Straits Times brings you a special 16-page report and an e-book marking 10 years after the tragedy, in partnership with the Asia News Network ACEH, JANUARY 2005 ACEH, NOVEMBER 2014 Out on Dec 20, 2014
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      659 26 Labelled as pub team, Rodgers’ men bounce back to reach Cup semi-finals THE TIMES, LONDON REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Liverpool were likened to a pub team last week but a deserved victory over one of Britain’s form sides on Wednesday showed that they may be
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      478 26 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON If instant rewards are not on offer, then most fans and some chairmen will happily settle for signs of progress under a new regime and, to bolster improvements in recent Premier League performances, Tottenham Hotspur reached, in some style,
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      370 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Singapore have climbed a place to 157 in the latest Fifa rankings released by the world football’s governing body yesterday. Among the other South-east Asian nations, the Philippines are the highest at 130, Malaysia are at 154 and
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      466 23  - SOFTBALL BASEBALL UPBEAT ON 2020 IOC rule changes spell good chances thanks to strong Japanese backing By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg HOPES are high within the baseball and softball fraternity that the two sports will make a return to the Olympics at the 2020 Tokyo Games, given their wild popularity in
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      475 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SAN ANTONIO The Memphis Grizzlies followed up their victory over the league-leading Golden State Warriors with a 117-116 triumph over reigning National Basketball Association champions San Antonio in a triple-over-time thriller on Wednesday night. Zach Randolph scored all six of the
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      394 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRISBANE Steve Smith again proved the elusive wicket for India as the new captain fashioned an Australian fightback on day two of the second cricket Test yesterday. Smith, who was not dismissed in last week’s Adelaide Test which the hosts
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      333 23 REUTERS KINGSTON (Jamaica) Athletics superstar Usain Bolt wants the 200 metres to stay at the Olympics. The six-time Olympic champion termed a report suggesting that the race be scrapped from the Olympic programme as “ridiculous”. The Jamaican was responding to an article from
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      472 24  -  Win may offer a shot at glory in her final Games, along with sibling By JONATHAN WONG jonwong@sph.com.sg THOUGHTS of retirement had crossed national swimmer Shana Lim’s mind early last year but a promise she had made to herself forced her to delay that decision.
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      350 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) will not appeal against a three-month ban imposed on China’s controversial double Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang but will warn China over the case. Wada had considered action after the 22-year-old failed a
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        80 24 THE TIMES, LONDON COLORADO SPRINGS (United States) Jon Drummond, former coach of United States sprinter Tyson Gay, has been banned for eight years after arbitrators ruled he possessed, trafficked and administered banned drugs to an athlete. Drummond, who won Olympic gold at Sydney in 2000
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        63 24 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Miguel Angel Llera scored the winning kick in the longest penalty shootout in FA Cup history to put Scunthorpe United through to the third round and leave Worcester City heartbroken on Wednesday. The defender slotted home as the League One side prevailed
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        59 24 DUBAI Singapore golfers Lam Chih Bing and Mardan Mamat are in the hunt at the US$500,000 (S$656,000) Dubai Open. The local duo fired opening rounds of five-under 67 and 68 respectively at the Els Club Dubai yesterday. They sit joint-second and joint-sixth behind overnight
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      458 25 Resignation seen as a setback in calls for more reforms and transparency REUTERS NEW YORK Fifa’s credibility took another blow on Wednesday when its ethics investigator Michael Garcia resigned after complaining of a lack of leadership in the world football’s governing body. He had
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      803 25  -  FOOTBALL FRIDAY By JASON DASEY stsports@sph.com.sg DOLLAH Salleh has a chance to earn South-east Asian football immortality if he can turn around Malaysia’s 2-0 deficit against Thailand in the second leg of the AFF final in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. As his
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      408 25 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MARRAKECH (Morocco) Auckland City coach Ramon Tribulietx declared his team the moral winners after the part-timers took South American champions San Lorenzo to extra time and came close to a meeting with Real Madrid in football’s Club World Cup. The New
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      177 1 Feline showcase Learn more about them at The Cat Museum Deli-cious An Hour The Museum Contemporary Singapore life on show Get a pastrami on rye at Sacha Sons C8 C2 C10&11 Daiki Kanetaka, head bartender and co-owner of D.Bespoke bar at Bukit Pasoh, pours glasses of sherry using a venencia,
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      831 2  -  Learn more about cats at Lion City Kitty museum-playground in Purvis Street, get to know some cats and maybe even adopt one Gurveen Kaur gurveenk@sph.com.sg A cat museum gallery-playground is purring your way. Lion City Kitty The Cat Museum, Muses Mansion will feature all
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      396 4 D.BESPOKE What: A Ginza-style bar and retail space that prides itself on quality service and craftsmanship. D.Bespoke cocktail bar gets its name from co-owner and head bartender the D stands for Daiki Kanetaka a Japanese transplant who cut his teeth at famed Tokyo bars Star Bar Ginza
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      942 4  -  The bar scene is more buzzy now, with four new speciality joints opening in the past month Melissa Kok melk@sph.com.sg Inside D.Bespoke cocktail bar, in a shophouse in Bukit Pasoh Road, patrons are greeted by Japanese head bartender and co-owner Daiki Kanetaka, dressed in an immaculately tailored suit
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      336 4 joo What: This three-storey shophouse bar is the only place in town offering home-brewed organic makgeolli (Korean rice wine) served on tap and modern Korean bites or anju (Korean snacks typically served with alcohol). Joo gets its name from the Korean term for alcohol
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      426 5 ELIXIR What: Elixir bar is part of Kuvo, a multiconcept food and beverage venue that houses a wine lounge, restaurant, bar and gift shop in a 9,000 sq ft space. It is headed by Japanese bartender Yutaka Nakashima, who has more than 16 years of experience
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      277 5 COPPER SINGAPORE What: A 320 sq ft gin speciality bar that currently stocks more than three dozen varieties of the spirit, including small-batch labels Death’s Door Gin, Ransom Old Tom Gin and The Botanist Gin. There are no fancy bespoke cocktails made by a trained
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        624 6 BEHIND THE STRINGS SIM GUITAR CLUB This movie-themed concert by the Singapore Institute of Management Guitar Club showcases pieces from original movie soundtracks, from Titanic to Frozen. Where: SIM Performing Arts Theatre, SIM HQ, 461 Clementi Road MRT: Clementi When: Today, 7.30pm Admission: $12 Tel: 9646-2341/9234-1338 Info: E-mail guitar@mymail.sim.edu.sg
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        250 6 GUZHENG CHARITY PERFORMANCE This concert, organised by Han Tang Chinese Guzheng Ensemble and THK Home for Disabled Eunos, features songs performed by acclaimed guzheng musician and educator Cui Jing Yi. All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to THK Home for Disabled Eunos. Where: Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel,
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        350 6 OUTDOOR YOGA CHIJMES Each participant receives a goodie bag worth $20, premium Dimbulah coffee and a Prive fruit juice voucher at this outdoor exercise session. Where: Chijmes, 30 Victoria Street MRT: Bras Basah When: Tomorrow, 9 10am Admission: $10 a session Tel: 6339-6639 Info: E-mail info@bych.sg or go to
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        253 6 AKIHABARA: TOKYO’S POP-CULTURAL NUCLEUS IN COOL JAPAN INDUSTRIES AND GLOBALISED FANDOM CONSUMPTION This seminar by Dr Lim Tai Wei, research fellow, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore (NUS), examines the organic historical growth of this creative cultural retail cluster, the contributions made by its multi-stakeholders, the role of
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        64 6 TAS WORKSHOP SERIES: A CAPPELLA 101 Improve your singing, listening and composition skills at this workshop, where you will work in a team and learn the fundamentals of music and singing without the use of musical instruments. Where: Aliwal Arts Centre, 03-03, 28 Aliwal Street MRT: Bugis When: Dec
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        87 6 BOOKFEST@SINGAPORE 2014 The largest annual book festival returns for the eighth year with the theme Read On, Dream On. In celebration of Popular’s 90th anniversary, the event features new book and product releases, author appearances, educational talks as well as guest appearances by celebrities. The public can also watch
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        600 6  -  EDDINO ABDUL HADI AND MELISSA KOK RECOMMEND Eddino Abdul Hadi Melissa Kok A JAZZY CHRISTMAS: LET’S KEEP CHRISTMAS IN OUR HEARTS One Christmas tradition jazz fans look forward to every year is the annual Yuletide gig by home-grown jazz vet Jeremy Monteiro (left). This year, for the 10th
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        4494 8 PROMOTIONS CHEF GARY NG AT WAN HAO Wan Hao’s Guest Chef series continues with Hong Kong’s Gary Ng Hon Kuen, who presents traditional Cantonese-style seafood and meat entrees, such as braised pork spare rib with mushrooms; pan-fried Australian scallops stuffed with minced shrimps in clear broth; and pan-fried chicken
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        1074 8 FOOD EDITOR TAN HSUEH YUN RECOMMENDS NY DELI EXPERIENCE There is a striking neon sign in Sacha Sons, a newly opened New York-style deli in Mandarin Gallery, that says: Hey! What am I, chopped liver? There is nothing wrong with being chopped liver, if it is as delicious
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        587 9  -  Olivia Ong, 29, recently returned to Singapore with plans of settling and releasing an album here, after building a successful career in Japan and Taiwan for the past 11 years. The local singer is best known for singing the theme song of the popular Perankan-themed drama serial, The
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        1991 10 BOOKS PERCEPTION X IMAGINATION Immerse yourself in an inspirational evening of poetry and prose as The Writers Club celebrates its second anniversary. Established poets such as Gwee Li Sui, Verena Tay and Loh Guan Liang will take to the stage alongside 10 up-and-coming talents. Where: Artistry Cafe, 17 Jalan
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        501 10 HUANG LIJIE RECOMMENDS POSTMODERN DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION This exhibition trains its lens on documentary photography as 10 lensmen, such as Oh Soon-Hwa and Nate Larson, explore new ways of portraying truth through photography. The works presented, including Oh’s French Colonial House (2009, above), also seek new ways of
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        554 10  - AN HOUR THE MUSEUM IN THIS WEEKLY COLUMN, WE VISIT MUSEUMS AND ART SPACES AND HIGHLIGHT WHAT YOU SHOULD SEE IF YOU HAVE ONLY AN HOUR TO SPARE Huang Lijie Once Upon This Island, a new exhibition at the Singapore Art Museum’s Learning Gallery, examines the meaning of home and
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        258 11 SEASON’S GIVINGS AT SHAW THEATRES Catch a movie, join an interactive bobsleigh race and win attractive prizes at Shaw Theatres from now to Jan 14. Info: www.shaw.sg/ChristmasWithShaw (NOT) UNDER THE BANYAN TREE: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (PG) A timeless piece of cinema history that was nominated for five Academy
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        69 11 CHRISTMAS FLORAL DISPLAY This festive season, the Flower Dome has been transformed into a wintry wonderland. Stroll through a quaint snow-covered village nestled amid fir trees, poinsettias, hydrangeas, lilies and other blooms in red, green and white. Where: Gardens by the Bay, Flower Dome, 18 Marina Gardens Drive MRT:
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        190 11 LUCKY BABY FABULOUS MUMS KIDS BRAND AMBASSADOR CONTEST Organised by Taime and The Makeover Inc and in conjunction with Lucky Baby’s 40th anniversary, this contest is open to mums, mums-to-be, newborns and kids up to three years old. Selected participants get to bond with their families at the makeover
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        82 11 LIGHT UP YOUR CHRISTMAS Learn about flora and fauna on this self-guided Garden Trail and discover how evergreens have adapted to live through the seasons. The trail is part of the Winter Wonderland floral display. Where: Gardens by the Bay, Flower Dome, 18 Marina Gardens Drive MRT: Bayfront When:
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        266 11 SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS AND PATRICK STAR MEET GREET Snap a picture with SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star this holiday season. Where: Event Square Stage Downtown East, 1 Pasir Ris Close MRT: Pasir Ris When: Every weekend this month, 4 7pm Admission: Free Info: Limited to 30 guests on a first-come,
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        846 11 CHRISTMAS NGEE ANN CITY 2014 Scanteak is bringing the Scandinavian high street to Orchard Road this year. Visitors can stop by the Scanteak cafe or Baskin Robbins or drop by the Trick Eye photo booth for fun photo opportunities. Where: Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza, 391 Orchard Road MRT:
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        144 11 NATURAL REALISM Artist Alvin Mark Tan will showcase his work produced in Florence, Italy. Tan revisits the long forgotten tradition of natural realism and presents stunning studies of light and form. Where: That Spare Room, 01-15,70 River Valley Road MRT: Clarke Quay When: Till Sun, 11am 10pm (today
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        703 11  -  JOHN LUI AND YIP WAI YEE RECOMMEND John Lui Yip Wai Yee THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (PG13) 144 minutes In the concluding part of the trilogy, Bilbo (Martin Freeman) and the band of dwarves have awakened Smaug the dragon in their quest to find
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        136 12 ‘I’ve tried them, but I’m not good at them. They’re shooting at me and I get killed and I hand the control back’ Former Beatle Paul McCartney (left) on video games ‘They kidnapped me, hit me over the head and sprayed me with Mace. When I
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        584 12  -  In the wake of Sony’s leaked personal data, executives are talking on phones instead Nick Bilton New York Times New York In recent weeks, a cloud has hung over Hollywood as the hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment has exposed one embarrassing tidbit
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        567 12 Agence France-Presse New York The rock music world is notorious for its bickering but Aerosmith belong to another category all together a band with open tensions that have nonetheless managed to stay together. The friction between guitarist Joe Perry and singer Steven Tyler shows
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        453 13 The singer came up with the idea to design for the German sportswear company New York Times New York On Tuesday, German sportswear company Puma, which is owned by the Kering group, announced that it was appointing a new creative director for its women’s collections: pop
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        178 13 In Urban’s last issue of the year, take a look back at the best fashion and beauty moments of 2014. From the rush for the Mansur Gavriel bucket bag to bold lipstick shades from Nars and a big fashion award for Canadian designer Thomas Tait,
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        457 14 Hong Kong A cinematographer for the Jackie Chan movie Skiptrace drowned during a shoot at sea on Wednesday, said Apple Daily. e had been trapped under a capsized, motorised sampan at Sunny Bay, off Lantau Island. Chan Kwok Hung, 51, was a veteran of action films
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          99 14 Actor Stephen Collins, who played the family pastor in the television series 7th Heaven, has admitted to having inappropriate sexual contact with three underage girls decades ago, People magazine reported on Wednesday. “Forty years ago, I did something terribly wrong that I deeply regret. I have
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          69 14 American hip-hop artist J. Cole, 29, bumped pop singer Taylor Swift from the top of the Billboard 200 on Wednesday, pushing her into second place. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hill Drive album sold 375,000 units on its debut. Swift’s 1989 album sold 324,000 units, while
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        261 14 Hong Kong Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung is singing the praises of Singapore, a year into her stay in the Republic. She said she chose to settle down in Singapore because of the Government’s education policies, its good air and its “simple” people.
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      375 5 ENJOY FAMILY FUN! This festive season, enjoy these 3 amazing attractions that let you fly on Asia’s First Ever DC Super Heroes Cable Car, enjoy Singapore’s Biggest Snowy Christmas Celebration at Universal Studios Singapore® and dive into a Fishmas Wonderland at S.E.A. Aquarium! f >S u 4 0 S Experience
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      314 14 DELTA DEALS TO NORTH AMERICA Visit delta.com, call Delta Reservations at 6336 3371 (available 24/7), or contact your local agencies today. Round-trip fares* in Economy Class from Singapore: Los Angeles S$l,080 Vancouver S$l,116 Seattle S$l,207 Las Vegas S$l,215 New York (JFK/LGA) S$l,337 New York (EWR) Philadelphia Boston Orlando S$l,345 Toronto
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      597 2  -  GLADYS CHUNG gladysc@sph. com. sg What a year it has been for the fashion industry. Not the least because of the game of musical chairs played at some of the most established houses in the last quarter of the year. First came the big news
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      82 2 ASK URBAN Have a beauty or fashion-related question that you need answered? Post your questions on our wall and we’ll give you some advice. EVENTS Cult yoga apparel brand Lululemon opened the doors of its first store in Asia on Sunday (see page 4). We checked out the space
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        259 4  -  STACEY CHIA I talian luxury brand Brunello Cucinelli will open its first Singapore boutique at Paragon tomorrow. The 36-year-old label is quite unlike any other luxury brand. Most are based in one of the fashion capitals, but Brunello Cucinelli calls the mediaeval hamlet of Solomeo, 400km away
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      261 6 TOYOTA HARRIER PREM (2.0A) $160,000. Ready Stock! No 20 Sin MIng Lane #01-60 Midview City (*****8) Call *****008/ 9834-1899 9173-9289 CARTIMES AWARD WINNING Co! New Harrier Premium 7-days delivery! Tonneau Cover. High trade-in. Call 6744-5111 (CaseTrust) HP: 9060-6808 /9618-1161 HARRIER ELEGANCE/ PREMIUM Ready/ immed stock 20% Down, Loan 7yrs or
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      267 6 ESTIMA AERAS PREMIUM 2.4 with full option, in-hse loan avail. $163.8K. JCWC 6569-6969/ 9338-0202 HARRIER 2.0 ELEGANCE Premium with glass roof, inhse loan. $151.8K. JCWC 6569-6969/ 9338-0202 CAMRY, NO ACCIDENT, 1 Owner, A1 Cond, Low mileage. Free 6 Mths Rd Tax, High Loan. Call *****552 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****696 Jan 2012
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      257 6 05/13 RED 2.0A Corolla 86 (Sports), Warranty, 0-100 km in 8 Secs, ***** km, Accident Free, *****801 01/13 ALTIS. 1 owner. Super low mileage. Pristine cond. 100% accident free. Like new. Pls Call: 9787-1918 02/10 WISH 2.0A. 7-seater. 1 owner.Service by Agent. Accident free. Like new. High trade-in. 9787-1918 LATEST
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      397 6 BRAND NEW ASTON Martin Rapide S. New 8-speed auto transmission and 552BHP. Appt at *****168 NEW BENTLEY CONTINENTAL Flying Spur $788K COE Incl. Strictly byAppt. Executive Auto: *****505 NEW 2014 ROLLS Royce Ghost $969K COE Incl. By Appt Only. Book yours now Executive Auto:*****505 MERCEDES SLS AMG Roadster, Apr 2013.
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      1185 6 Lorries for Sale Lorries for Sale Lorries for Sale Lorries for Sale a "ANCE. free dual clutch *Based on factory test results of Japan 61 Ubi Avenue 2, #01-11 Automobile Megamart (AML Building) Singapore *****8 6848 7437 6848 7438 6848 7439 FUSO GOLDBELL ENGINEERING www.goldbeLl.cam.sg TOYOACG. GNJOY GFF0RUGS5 DRIVING WITH
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      366 6 NEWLY REGD TOYOTA Hiace Immed stocks avail at $*****! Limited time only! Call Roger *****550 BRAND NEW NISSAN NV200 6-dr. Immed delivery. Low deposit. Trade-in *****156 2004 TOYOTA LITEACE. 5 Dr. $32K. COE up to 06/2019. Call 9836 1130 2004 MITSUBISHI L3005DR COE 09/2019 sell $***** good cond *****046 Ben
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      1136 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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      268 7 Must View NEW LIST! 4 Ensuite semi-D F’hold. Land size 4,820sf. rebuilt~4yr Near amenities Must View! Flexible timing Good Investment $2.9M UP! ALMOST sold! West Coast Cluster Semi-d 8330sf 6 bdrm Large pool DanielLing *****605 C&H Must View Priced To Sell Care Honesty $4.XM FABER SEMI-D 3611sf Faber Park Bunglw
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      236 7 Excellent Location NASSIM ***** SF. Brand new, just TOP. Modern classy design. Beautiful land, rare! Priced to sell... Call *****025 Newsman Must View SEMI-D@ CHERRY AVE. 3281 sf 2.5-sty 5 bdrm. FH. Cosy Bunglw Coronation, can rebuild/ A&A. Squarish. Land 9200sf. *****207 Must View 1KM NYPS QUEEN’S Rd. 5500 sf,
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      190 7 Must View ALMOST SOLD D-STY semi-d near Nanyang/ Farrer MRT 4100/4200sf 4+1rms, reno FH. *****060/ *****772 Must View *STAR BUY! HOLLAND FH Semi-d. 2500/ 3700 sqft. 5+1. Quality finish. $6.36m up. Shirley 9002-3237. Excellent Location 1. 1KM ACS/SCGS barker terraces. 2750 sf. $3.xm. 2.1km NYPS. 1.7k/2ksf 3.xm 3. university area.
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      199 7 Excellent Location CHEAP! $14XXPSF BUNGLW Watten sell below val! Land 9k 6k New! $9.xm 5,500sf *****620 Shirley Excellent Location $4.XM BEAUTIFUL TERR Tudor Close 3000sf, 2.5 sty 2yrs old, huge rm 4+1 ensuites, 9623-4620 ST Good Investment $15XX PSF NEG! Orig 6600 sf, rebuild/sub-divide, walk to MRT. 6700 sf, Sixth
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      252 7 Freehold FIRE SALE! 2½ sty F’hold corner Terr Jln Marwar. Only $2.5M neg/ Brand new Semi-d @Puay Hee Rd w/home lift pool, $4.2M. Freehold SENNETT EST, NEWLY reno 2.5sty terr 1850sf 3bdrm granny rm+attic View now! DTZ Kenneth 8500-5522 Must View M.O.R.E DYNAMIC ALLIANCE 2.5Sty Semi-d Basement Pool/ Lift. FH.
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      213 7 Must View BOURNEMOUTH 2 STY detach, Land 9200/ Built in 6500 sf, pool, mature Gdn, Koi pond, *****887 Priced To Sell 3STY CORNER CLUSTER terr Joo Chiat, 1765sf, spacious 4 rms, yard, Reno. $1.86M. Urgent sale! TS 8383 8345 Well Kept 2.5 STY TERRACE. Min MRT. 1685/ 2000 sqft, 3+1,
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      198 7 Must View NEW ONAN TERR. 3½ Sty 1630/3450sf 5+1 lift $3.xm 2222/5000 sf. Sat/Sun fr 2-6pm. Nicole 9380 3803 Excellent Location Good Buy NEW LIST! D15 3-Sty Terr, FH, 2887 sf, priced to sell below mkt value. Urgent seller. Chay *****648 Fully Furnished KATONG ATTRACTIVE PRICE Brand new. View daily!
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      675 8 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in November 2014. This week: 5 11 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT District 5 Blue
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      161 8 Open House DEVELOPER’S SALE! RARE New 2½ sty Semi-D S’goon Garden, Worthing Rd. 5rms Land 2792 sqft. $4.3M neg Simon Neo *****640 ERA Sea view Check ThisOut BUNGLOW NEAR SEAFRONT Ponggol. Land 10,548sf. 999 years. Potential for sub divide. Serious Seller! Call Dorin 9060 3388 Good Investment 2-STY SEMI-D Farleigh
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      152 8 Must View LEITH RD SEMI-D 3 sty, 2478/3800sf, FH, 4+1 rm rebuilt 5 yrs Serious seller $neg. Sam Foo *****335 Must Not Miss BRAND NEW-SEMI-D $3.XM 2½-Storey with Pool. FH 4000sf. 5+1rms. Near Park 1km PLMGS. 9456-8855. Must Not Miss PRICED TO SELL @$4.0xm neg. Hilltop 2.5 sty semi-d Sgoon
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      201 8 Near MRT M.O.R.E DYNAMIC ALLIANCE Below value! 2sty near MRT. From $2.3M up. Bishan 2020sqft $2.xM. Semi-D 5000sqft $4.xM. Serious sellers!! 9873 7772 Must Not Miss 2.5 STY INTER w/basement @Chempedak 1950/3200sf Elevated grd. $2.xxm only. Move in. Flo 9237-6663 Must View M.O.R.E DYNAMIC ALLIANCE Thomson 2-sty terr. with 4+1
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      694 8 Private Residential Price Index Index (4Q98=100) 260 240 220 200 180 160 140 Detached Semi-detached Terrace 120 100 80 1997Q1 2001Q1 2004Q1 2007Q1 2010Q1 2012Q1 2014Q2 Apartment Condominium The property data is obtained from URA's website; any use in any manner of any data is subject to the terms and
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      121 8 Freehold THE STELLAR Resort living F’Hold 1389 sqft, 3+study F/reno. Best Stack/ Layout 2 mins Future Kent Ridge MRT *****080/ *****048 THE PEAK Balmeg. 1712 sf 3+1 w privacy huge patio. FH Good investment. Near MRT. $2.49M. 8198-0066 Excellent Location HIGH RENTAL YIELD, near MRT. Citygate, mix devt. 2bdrm fr
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      254 9 Priced To Sell CITYSCAPE FARRER Park 3+study $2.xM. High flr, many units for rent also, Call Ally 9858 5894 KF Freehold LOFT @RANGOON 1BDRM, 420 sf. FH. Renovated. Near Farrer Pk MRT/ City Sq. $720K. Alan *****207 Near MRT INVESTORS’ CHOICE! FHOLD Walk-up apt, 1442 sf, 4+1. Only $1.45M. City/
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      253 9 Priced To Sell Ann Kwa 9099 2938 URBAN RESORT FR $2.1k psf 3-rm 2121 sf, fr $4.452m. 4-rm 2530 sf, fr $5.839m. PH fr 4693 sf, fr $11.48m. Selling fast! View by appt. Excellent Location BELLE VUE LOVELY 3365 sf Pte jacuzzi, roof gdn. Pool view. Fire Sale! Below Val.
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      323 9 REDUCE $2.3M! $2.3M! Imperial 1345 sf 3+1. Quiet, greeneery. FH. MRTs/ mall /shops. Veron 9455 0898. ORCHARD SCOTTS 2282 sf. 4+1. Tenanted. Near MRT. $4.8M. Orient 9617-0316 CAIRNHILL CREST 1+1, 818sf Quiet. Morning sun, vacant $1.7M neg. *****117 Mary. BOULEVARD RES. 2034 sf. 3+1. Spacious. Bright. FH. $5.25M neg. *****629
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      219 9 Just TOP D’LEEDON. TOP OBTAINED. 1+study 2/ 3/ 4 bedroom. $1.3x/$1.6x/$2.0x/ $2.5xM. dLeedonSellRent.com Excellent Location 4+1 BEAUFORT ON Nassim, 3025sf, 6 bathrm, FH 7 yrs only Ask $2777 psf. Veron 9871 0068 8540 0640 Must View YGK GARDENS AT Belmont 2067 sqft. 3+1 bedroom. Asking $3.7M. Call Sandy Chia 9388-8660
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      536 9 giW Newton/ Novena I liH Newton/ Novena DU Pte Apts For Sale Dll Pte Apts For Sale L’VIV NEWTON Final 2 units PH FREEHOLD 2+Study (2,228 sq ft) 3+Utility (2,530 sq ft) Fully furnished show units TOP, immediate move in For enquiries, QAQQ please call: J/U OO JuJJ New Launch
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      253 9 Priced To Sell PALM OASIS FH 786 sf, 2rm Reno. Quiet facing. Bright. Breezy Move-in. Near amenities. Asking $1.1M. THE SEAVIEW. 1410 sf. 3+1. Low flr. Gdn view. Face N. 1km Tao Nan. FH. $2.38M neg. Peter *****583 C21 Good Investment SUNSHINE REGENCY F’HOLD Roof Terr. Penthse 1152 sf 2
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      204 9 Good Investment Serious Seller PARC OLYMPIA 2BDRM TOP 2015 Only sports-themed condo in S’pore! 775sf $8xxK only! *****412 Aud Good Investment MELVILLE PARK GOOD buy! $6XX psf/ >4.x% yield. 3+1 1475sf, high flr, unblocked, A1 move in. Closing fast! Grab! Maggie 9117-4900 Face Greenery AUCTION 29/1 ELIAS Green 3 bdrm,
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      210 9 Good Schools THE AMORE EC 2/3/4/5 rm, sky gym, quality finishes, no resale levy, $30K housing grant, TPE/ CTE/ KPE Priced To Sell THE WATERLINE, ALMOST New. 3 bdrms 1012sf. Face NS. F’hold. Quiet. Designer decor. VTO! 9452-6220 WOW WOW!!! THE Florida $948K only!!! Big living rm 1300 sf. 3+1
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      272 9 Must Not Miss Must View LAKE HOLMZ 4+1 1507sf High flr. Reno, pool view. Next to MRT/malls/Jurong lake district.*****108 Lim Near Amenities Best Deal THE DEW $1.12M neg. 1313sf 3rm. Good unit. NS facing. Greenery. Spacious. Don’t miss! Teo BG 9743 9507 Excellent Location NORTHVALE BLK 63. Mid flr 2
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      1103 10 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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      118 10 Must View 5-RM BLK 625 Senja. Above #07. Bright, breezy, reno, Near amenities. Serious seller. 9277-2000 Jes Must View BLK 9, 3’I’ High flr Lift level Near Holland V MRT/ Shpg Mall/ mkt/ sch. Excellent location! Alice 9223-9778 Excellent Location POINT BLOCK BOON TIONG RD 5rm Blk 2C Corner. High
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      831 10 HDB Median Resale Prices in 2nd Quarter 2014 Town Classcode 3-Room 4-Room 5-Room Executive Ang Mo Kio 425 $355,000 $478,000 $635,000 Bedok 426 $335,000 $435,000 $575,000 Bishan 427 $516,500 Bukit Batok 428 $320,000 $418,000 $585,000 Bukit Merah 429 $390,000 $645,000 $780,000 Bukit Panjang 430 $400,000 $478,400 Bukit Timah 431 Central
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      267 11 Must Not Miss EM 633 #06. Rare! New list Serious seller. Mins to sch/ pk/ shops. Spacious. Airy. Call Neo CS 8161-7124 now Excellent Location LAST OFFER $440K. Blk 457 4A corner, 105sqm, high flr, 4bdrm, very rare! New list! Grab! 9466 9180 Good Schools 3’I’ BLK 645 High floor.
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      261 11 High Floor CHEAP! CHEAP New List. 3I, 122 Yuan Ching $288k 4A, 332 Jurong E, #9 reno, 4A 944 Jurong W, high flr 5I 366 Corporation Dr, Mrt ***BLK 664B ST 64. 5-rm Corner unit. F/reno. Near MRT, amenities. VTO. All races. Sathia 9229 0881. Must View EA BLK 666B,
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      268 11 Must Not Miss 823 JURONG W St 81, 4’A’ corridor 104sqm #08. No noon sun. Simple reno. All races/ PR. Lee 9001 4110 EA BLK 323 spacious 4 rms High flr. Near amenities/ MRT. Candice 8230-0983 Must View CHEAP! NEW LIST. Blk 57 Geylang Bahru 3’I’ utility. High flr, unblocked.
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      238 11 Move in Condition CORNER EA 238 Spacious living. Mid floor. Facing greenery. Nice reno. Movein. VTO. Robin 9023 1526 Must Not Miss Priced toSell CORNER EA BLK 781. Long balcony. Facing greenery. 4-bdrms. Point Blk. Urgent sale! Call Shirin 9191 4195. Must View BringCheque LOWEST 4’A’ 760 Pasir Ris St
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      276 11 Must View EA BLK 116, Edgefield Plains 130sqm Spacious. Corner, Very high flr. VTO Shoan Siew 9821-6829 Good Schools OWNER SALE! VERY high flr #16. 5-rm Blk 196 Punggol. F/reno. All rooms aircon. 5mins to MRT. *****434 Well Kept 196B PUNGGOL 5’I’ High flr. Unblocked view. Near LRT/ shops food
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      251 11 Must View SUPER CHEAP!! ALREADY enbloc. 2’S’ Blk 37 Tanglin Halt. Move-in cond. Replacement flat Dawson Open House EA 336 Sembawang Cres Corner, 1496 sf, good layout. Mins to MRT, schs. Ask $560k. Adelyn 9022-8772 Excellent Location NEW LIST! EA Blk 408. High Flr, Approx 135 sqm. Renovated. No afternoon
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      223 11 4’NG’ 266A COMPASSVALE Corner. High flr Unblocked 24hr Giant/F&B/Schs/MRT Good Facing. Designer unit Near Amenities 5’I’ BLK.121 RIVERVALE Dr 110 sqm, mid flr, 14 yrs old. Chinese hse. MRT/ mall. $450k neg. Sara *****421 Near MRT 5’I’ BLK 323C #05. 3 mins Sengkang mrt reno$505k+ 4A 203A #15. $438K neg
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      319 11 Must View Serious Seller 3-5PM!! 5’I’ 719 #10 up. 3+study. Unblocked. MRT. 3’A’ 878 Top flr. Unblock. Reno. NS. Tan 9794-3239 Must View 3’NG’ BLK 822 Reno. Lift level. Near mkt/ good sch. Unblocked view. Serious seller. Frankie 9023-9233 3-RM 813 TAMPINES St 81. Reno. Mid flr. bright. Near future
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      248 11 RARE! PT BLK 4rm T.Payoh 191 5Rm 156, high flr unblock. MRT. Lim *****392 3’I’ BLK 195 Kim Keat Ave +1 utility. Mins amenities Lift flr. 9108 6993 Winnie MRT EM 797 #10, 819#01 /EA 835, 589 /JUMBO 821, 850#01, 404, 419#08, 339 #10, 342#11, 331#08, 128 #08, 134,139.*****500 Excellent
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      241 11 Near Amenities 5’A’ 686A DR 73. High flr 5 min Admiralty Mrt/ Causeway Pt/ foodmkt. Any race $490k, Owner: 9777-6822 Must View 5 D&B 688F Lift Flr, Nice Reno, Corner. Bright/Airy. Move in, Amenities, Shops. All Races/ SPR! Grab Now! Near Market 5-RM BLK 11 Marsiling Dr #19. 126sqm. Unblock
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      735 12 Brentwood Villas 14 30 Lloyd Road 2242 sq 4+1+1 5 min walk to Somerset MRT Townhouse New kitchen Villa Madeleine Oxley Road Villa Delle Rose 2 92 Taman Nakhoda 4147 sq 4+1+1 Resort-style townhouse 5 min walk to Somerset MRT 24 hours maintenance hotline 2800 sq 3+1 upper maisone?e Next
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      252 12 Ulu Pandan/ ClementiRd/Sunset/ BukitTimah Houses For Rent 454 D21 Must View JLN JAMBU AYER Semi-D 3-Sty 5+1 ensuite Big kitchen, upgraded baths/ lights *****545 PN (Exclusive!) JLN SETIA 2.5 sty built in 1600 s.f 4rm 2 bath. A1 decor. F/furn. near MRT/ eateries. Melvin *****003 NEAR MRT! 3 sty Semi-d
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      218 12 11 TOH HEIGHTS. Brand new bunglw in an idyllic landed estate. Elevated, windy, large gdn. With lift, s/pool, basement carpark. 5800/ 7670 sf. Also sale. Call *****635/ *****996. (www.wahkhiaw.com.sg) 27A TOH AVE Semi-D Newly rebuilt 3500/ 5000 sf 2sty +attic. 5+1+pool Immed $12k.*****635/*****996 (www.wahkhiaw.com.sg) JOON HIANG CORNER Terr 4+1+1. wet/dry
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      279 12 Must View $6K UP. PAVILION P a r k Terr Just TOP 5bdrms+ attached toilets No Noon sun Immed 9487-9279 Steven JLN KASAU SEMI-D, 3-sty 5+1, MRT/ Int’l SAS. Quiet. Immed. Owner *****465 S-STY 3-BDRM maid Semi-D F/ aircon/ furn 1 min to Sembawang Shpg Ctr $3.8K. *****104 ù Must
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      294 12 Must View ICON 2-BDRM 904SF. High flr. F/furn. F/facilities. Tg Pagar MRT. Immed. Ask $5.2K. Owner@ 9781-8403 DORSETT RES Outram MRT. 2bdrm, furn, unblock view. Immed. *****643 ANCHORAGE 1BDRM $3.2K; 2 bdrms $4K; 3+1 $4.6K Central Green 3+1 $4.5K Twin Regency 1766 sf 4+1 $7.3K. 9109 8900 Kelvin Near MRT
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      629 12 C3 tochor/ Bugis/ tochor/ Bugis/ D07 Beach Rd [)07 Beach Rd Pte Apts For Rent Pte Apts For Rent CONCOURSE SKYLINE BEACH ROAD Apt type: 1+1 2+1 4+1 bedrooms Sizes: 1,173 1,410/ 2,282 sq ft Panoramic: Sea Flyer City view Covered walkway to Nicoll Highway MRT S’pool Gym Sauna Sky
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      243 12 Excellent Location UE SQ 1 BDRM 710 sf Immed /2 bdrm, 1163 sf. Avail Feb Studio 3 1bdrm 560sf avail Jan All furn Ken *****015 Immediate SPEN HGTS 3+1, 1324 sf Choice unit High flr Pool view. F/furn S/E. A1 cond *****816 SR A LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION! New! Merlot 1-bdrm/
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      3579 13 District9 -11/ 21 Property Rental Values R en t a l s f or non l an d e d p r i v a t e res id en t i a l p ro p er t i es i n O c t o b er 2014
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      50 13 Face Greenery BELLERIVE 1539 SF 3 bdrm Spacious layout with view. Mins to Newton MRT/ City. $5600. Joel 9487-8079 Good Schools 1)ROBIN REGALIA 3-BDRM!! Top Flr, 900 sf. $3.2K!! 2)Madison 3bdrm $5.8K www.AaronWan.sg Expat Choice 2 UNITS IMMED. The Trevose 3+1 $4.3K/ Duchess Res 3+1 $5K. Call *****025 Tanny û
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      72 13 Immediate Expat'sChoice FONTANA HGTS 4+1+1. Walk to Dover MRT. P/furn. High flr, 3455 sf. $11k neg. Call Matthew Koh 9670 4918 Must View best price *HERITAGE APT Ardmore Park. 4+1 3156sqft $13K. Duplex PH4+1 4392sf $17K P/furn.SM Chia *****500 THE TRIZON 1313 sqft. 2+ Study. High floor. F/furn. Avail mid
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      216 14 Excellent Location RARE! 6TH AVE Res 5 bdrm #01. Corner. 2500 sf. Suits families. Holland Tanglin. $10K neg. Josh 9383 0040 Must View NEW LISTING RESORT FEEL PALM Spring Spacious 3+1 bdrm 1496sf P/Furn F/Facilities. $4.3K Immed, *****778 Leow Must Not Miss ARC AT DRAYCOTT 1270 sqft, 3+1 rms. High
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      313 14 Must View *TOWNHOUSE TULIP Gdn 3+1 bdrm, 2658sf, p/furn, Cosy, new paint, facilities, MRT, Allan Tan *****000 MONTVIEW OFF MT Sinai Dr. 2+1. High flr. Facing pool. P/ furn. Immed. $4.5K onl y. Call *****956 Thomas FONTANA HGTS PH 7500sf big terr. Low flr 4800sf. 4+family+1. Big balcony. MRT. Kim
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      378 14 THE DRAYCOTT. 2 ensuite. Reno. 1500sf. MRT. $4.6K Sole Agt Audrey *****128 THE TRIZON 2+BALCONY #21. Move-in. MRT. $4.3K Sole Agt Audrey *****128 SIXTH AVE RES. 3+1. $5.6K Balcony. Near Amenities. Sole Agt Audrey *****128 VALLEY PK 1+balcony 861sf Domer Park 3+1 1658 sf. 6th Ave 2540sf. *****643 THE TENERIFFE,
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      254 14 UluPandan/ ClementiRd/Sunset/ BukitTimah PteAptsForRent 464 D21 Pool View PANDAN VALLEY PENTHSE 4+1. 4500sf. Roof top terr $5.5K. Sole Agt Christina 9853-3800 Valley Realty Expat Choice BROOKVALE PARK 2900SF 4rm. Tranquil living. Lush greenery water view. $6K. Vincent 9108 2908 Move in Condition SUMMERHILL CONDO 4+1. Spacious, greenery, pool view. Avail
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      359 14 Must View NEAR MRT EURO-ASIA APT 3+1, P/furn, aircon, facilties, mins to Boon Keng MRT/ PIE/ CTE. Immed. *****683 Mary OLEANDER TOWER 4-BDRM 1464 sf. P/furn. F/facilities, immed, 4min walk T.Payoh MRT. Nicholas 9221 8255 Must View 2BDRM DOMUS. SPACIOUS, high flr, unblocked, f/furn. Novena Mrt, Zhongshan Pk neg. Michelle
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      214 14 Expat Choice POOL VIEW PENTHSE FLAMINGO VALLEY New 2573sf 4+2/ 1593 sf 4 rms, nice decor, shuttle bus. Helen 8128-9908 Excellent Location EXPAT’S CHOICE MEYER RES. 2+STUDY. Mid flr. Unblocked view. P/furn F/facilities. Avail immed. Call Colin 8222-9388 RARE SEAVIEW BAYSHORE Pk 2 bdrm high flr, furn. F/facilities. Accessible by
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      335 14 Must Not Miss PEACH GARDEN, 2766SQFT, 4+1, sea view, reno, p/furn. neg. Immed. Ms Quek 9487 5225/ 9767 2391 Must View OCEAN PARK UNBLOCK sea view! Spacious 2110 sf 3+1. Resort facilities. Beautiful. P/furn. Chipson 9238 1388 Must View EXPAT CHOICE SEAFRONT ON MEYER 1604 sf/ Mandarin Gdn 1528 sf.
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      278 14 Must View NEW LISTING BAYSHORE PK 3BED 1292sf Bright, unblock view. Reno. P/furn. Balcony. Spacious $4K neg. Julie 9066 5833 Open House OPEN HSE BAYSHORE Park 936sf. 2rms Reno. Unblock sea view. F/facilities. Also sale. Dennis 9438-0092 Excellent Location 1) CASA MERAH, 3rms, MRT 2) The Clearwater, 3bdrms Full facilities,
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      370 14 Excellent Location 3-MINS SIMEI MRT. 2 rms Double Bay 936 sf. P/furn. Cosy. High flr. neg Avail Immed Full condo facilities THE TROPICA 4+1-RM, 1507 sf. High flr. Nice Reservoir view. Good layout. P/furn. Amenities. 9023 1280 Ivan Excellent Location EASTPOINT GREEN 2BDRM #04. F/furn. MRT/ East point Mall. Move
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      251 14 Expat Choice DAIRY FARM Expats’ choice 4bdrm PH 2200 sf P/furn. 2bdrm 1163 sf F/furn. Nice. High ceiling. MRT. Immed. Immediate $2900! MERAWOODS 3+1 Immed 1345 sf. High floor. P/furn. 9030 3025 Exclusive Agt û Must Not Miss CASHEW HGTS 1650 sf, 3+2 +baclony Newly Reno. Pool view, morning sun,
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      714 15 HDB Median Sub-letting Rents in 2nd Quarter 2014 Town Classcode 3-Room 4-Room 5-Room Executive Ang Mo Kio 482 $2,000 $2,500 $2,800 Bedok 483 $2,000 $2,400 $2,600 Bishan 484 $2,100 $2,650 $3,000 Bukit Batok 485 $1,910 $2,400 $2,550 Bukit Merah 486 $2,250 $2,900 $3,300 Bukit Panjang 487 $1,800 $2,000 $2,200 $2,300
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      131 15 642 CHOA CHU Kang 5 rm. Fully Furnished. A1 Cond. Sole agt Justina *****871 BLK 352 CLEMENTI Ave 2, whole unit. Mid ’15. 3+1. Shophse. Sim 9270 1910 Immediate 848 SIMS AVE 4-RM HDB above shophse, Max 8pax, can sublet, aircon. Eunos MRT. Kenny 9745-6450 Excellent Location BLK 520. 4-RM
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      299 15 JURONG W 661C 3+1 F/furn. Aircon. Immediate. Mins to Jurong Point/ MRT. Newly reno. Edmund 9633-7290 3+1 BLK 675B #05, $2.6K. 3 aircon. Furn. Jurong Pt. Immed Gary 9635-1339 Excellent Location APPROVED 4RM 108C f/furn High flr, quiet,windy 3mins walk Boonkeng MRT/Mall/ foodmkt, $3.3k, 9777-6822 Immediate 33 MARINE CRESCENT. 3rm
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      275 15 Move in Condition 5-RM 589C MONTREAL Dr. 1184 sf, spacious, tastefully reno, prefer family, p/furn. Immed. Amenities/ MRT 5-RM BLK.406C FERNVALE Road. High floor. Nicely renovated. Asking $2.6K neg. Avail 1st Jan 2015. IMMED 4+1 BLK 233. Corner 5-rm. Aircon, furn. Near MRT. $2700. 9007 9044 BLK 233 S’GOON Ave
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      340 15 331 CLEMENTI AVE 2, 3NG, 621 Woodlands Drive 52, 5rms. 9060-3383 Doris Immediate 1MIN WALK OUTRAM Station 1 bedroom $900-$1.xK. Pearl Bank Apt-Chinatown. Furn 9666 1666 Liew PANDAN VALLEY, HOLLAND Rd. Master bdrm $1,450; Common rm $1,050 Utilities, WiFi. Cleaning. Full facilities. Owner 9382-5953 Must View RIDGEWOOD NEAR HOLLAND V.
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      358 15 CONDO/ APT/ HSE wanted. All areas. Good budget. Ready tenants. Owners pls SMS/ call Simon *****542 JAPANESE/ KOREAN/ M’SIAN Indonesian/ Europe foreign single/expat family looking for all areas, whole unit for rent/ sale. High budget. *****994 Lee WP TENANTS JUST ARRIVED! Urgently looking for whole units. Family/ couples/ students. High
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      363 15 INDUSTRIAL FOR RENT* 1) EMPIRE TECHNO CENTRE Ramp Up 06-08 B2 Suitable wood work, Glass etc, office newly renovated Approx 2100 sqft $4.2k 2) SYNERGY 07-63, 915 sqft $2.1k 3) UBI TECHPARK #05-63, Size: 1,528sqft, MRT $3.7k 4) QUARTZ 06-04, 1,830sqft Tai Seng MRT, Fitted $4.2k 5) EUNOS TECHPARK 06-08,
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      253 15 Excellent Location ISLAND WIDE LISTINGS. openspace 3000-*****0sf B1/B2: 958-98,000sf Warehouse: 1000-*****sf TUAS URA 4811SQFT. B2 factory with mezzanine office. 150Amp. *****558 MACPHERSON IND COMPLEX 04-03. 1550sf Lor Bakar Batu. $3100 neg.*****727 STANDARD IND. BLDG Macpherson 8xxxsf immed $1.60psf. 9367-3928 Derek CHING SHINE BLDG, Shaw Rd. Light ind. 1500 sf. $2.8K
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      729 16 fifl Factory/lndustrial t£S% Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial fUf Space for Sale Space for Sale f||y Space for Sale Richfield Industrial Centre at Eunos 19 RICHFIELD IS until n lii il mill :i Hi.. isar dii Mil II in Tenanted units offering immediate rental income Attractive gross yield of up to 6.8% Close
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      248 16 Excellent Location best price **AZ PAYA Lebar Ground flr Corner 1141sqft. Aircon. 6m High ceiling. Immed. $4K. SM Chia *****500 Excellent Location best price **PAYA LEBAR SQ. Brand new. Beside MRT. 538/ 1076/ 1614sf with water pt. neg. SM Chia *****500 Near MRT MUST VIEW CITY HALL MRT. Peninsula Plaza
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      280 16 Excellent Location PAYA LEBAR SQ office 484/538/635/1066/1475/ 2xxxsf Many units fr $2.9K onwards. James *****752 Must View TANGLIN SHPG CTR office rm. 130sf. P/fitted. #04. Own entrance. AC, utilities included. Call *****249 Immediate JLN BESAR PLAZA #03-30 $2K. Vacant. Free Carpark, Aircon, Utilities. All Agents welcome owner *****266 Must View
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      339 16 D13 3020/ 1336/ 1390 F/furn. Corp image. Pte flr Immed. Owner *****888 REDHILL 1-4 PAX, Office rm w/tel answering, Mtg rm. Recept, F/furn,6275 9595 ORCHARD OFFICE/ CLINIC. 366/ 387sf, $2.5K incl AC lighting! 8588-2323 PEMIMPIN DRIVE 146 sqft. Aircon, quiet. Car-park. Immed. Owner 9875 7216 PENINSULA PLAZA 1485/ 2970sqft. #17.
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      282 16 Excellent Location SUNTEC OFFICE. HIGH flr. Sea/ Bay view. 2928 sf. Near MRT. Serious seller. Eileen Lau *****681 DWG SHENTON HOUSE. HIGH flr. 1507 sf. Tenanted. $2000 psf. Call Orient 9617-0316 ***PAYA LEBAR SQ. 1011sf Just TOP. Beside MRT. Urgent sale! Owner *****871 SHENTON HOUSE 560SQFT #12 flr. Vacant/ Tenanted.
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      413 16 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 PAYA LEBAR MRT Geylang Shophse. Grd flr. Approx 1000
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      283 16 ADELPHI #B1 MRT. About 1100 sqft. Double frontage Water. Showrm all trade Call *****900/ *****548 Must View Excellent Location AMOY ST 2100 sf. Vacant $18,800 No takeover fee F&B all trades. Bare cond. Sophia *****373 Excellent Location NEW LISTING BALMORAL PLAZA SHOP 2nd flr. 549 sf. Fully Fitted Tuition Centre
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      357 17 Must Not Miss LUCKY PLAZA 248 sf Good layout, water supply Near podium. #06. $3.5K. Avail Feb. DTZ Chris *****722 ORCHARD ROAD CONCORDE shops 474sf Suits all trade Good location. 6337-6763 MARINE TERR 56 Face mkt, Shop N Save. ½-shop+2nd flr $10.5K Owner *****048 **ACCOMMODATION. LITTLE INDIA, Kerbau Rd. Level
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      295 17 Priced To Sell LESS THAN $2M 305 Ubi 1 sty 646sf Captial upside potential. Good traffic. Ubi MRT. Ng LK *****668 Must Not Miss CRAWFORD LANE (GRD Flr) Wide frontage. Bal 65 yrs. 1044sf. Superb potential! $2.5M. Owner: *****292 2-STY SHOPHSE CHANGI Rd. FH,Lower 1238sf/upp 1076 sf, face main rd/
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      297 17 BT BATOK WEST 2-sty HDB shop 2066sf. Tenanted. Mkt. No GST. 9747 8188 TEXTILE CENTRE BEACH Rd. 960sqft. Ask $950psf neg. Call Freddy Lee 9109-6366 BALESTIER MAIN ROAD one pair shop. 6600sf. $7.3m Call Freddy Lee 9109-6366 RARE F&B @PAYA Lebar corner 1-sty Tenanted. FH Only $3.45M. *****318 Jo TENANTS,
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      276 17 Warehouses/ Storage Space for Rent 0 Warehouses/ Storage Space for Rent WAREHOUSE CUM OFFICE SPACE (RETROFITTED) > Electronic parking system J Flexible rental scheme 1 Forklift services Floor area 500 to 5000 sq. ft. CCTV^^ RUBY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX Tel: 6745 7661 (Ruby Group) Must Not Miss COFFEESHOP@108 AMK, 7+1 4133
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      199 17 Near MRT best location UBI 4-STY WAREHSE 9000 34,500 sqft, Renovated move in condition, 10mins MRT. Carol 8228-5362 Must Not Miss 282 CARPARK. 8-STY B2. Land 95,788/floor 132,835 sf Tampines. PIE/ECP/TPE. Anthony *****000 SML TRAINING ROOM FOR Rent, max 100 pax *****528 facebook.com\MTSRoom Open Hse 8-11 Jan 2015 (2-5pm) Penang
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      251 19 SIS 593A S’GOON R d *****420. Sci Practical Theory classes for Sec 2JC 2. Suit sch/ pte candidates home schoolers instituteofscience.com.sg. ADHD/ AUTISM/ DYSLEXIA IMPROVE Focus Memory+ Application! K1 to Sec 5. Eng/ Math/ Sci, MOE syl. Call Cognitive *****665. ANDREW TAN, AUTHOR EX-JC Maths Head govt scholar gives Sec/JC
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      129 19 HOME TUITION ALL levels /subj/music by sch teacher /tutors. Alice *****256 PRI TO SEC tuition avail at S’goon Ctr. All levels/ subjs. Call 9645-2493 CURRENT/ EX-MOE ENGLISH tutors. All areas and levels. Call Joyce *****096. H2/H1/ ’O’-LEVEL HISTORY GP tuition. Experienced Sch Teacher *****771 MATH SPECIALIST 15 yrs experience Sec/O
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      462 20 AUCTION By Order of a Leading Contract Manufacturing Services Provider 70+ SURPLUS CIMC INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE t s SALE CLOSING; 15'" January, 2015 LOCATIONS: Singapore and Johor FEATURING: Bah™. Malaysia Vertical Machining Centers Howa "MZN-U320H-VCJ" (2003), Howa "MZN-U320H-VCJ-20K' 1 (2004-2006), Howa "MZN-U320H-VCJ-15K" (2004) DrillTap Machining Centers Fanuc "Robodrill aT21 iEe"
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      818 20 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE CWU O.S. No. 241 of 2014 In the Matter of Section 254(1 )(e) of the Companies Act (Chapter 50) And In the Matter of BEV-INTERIOR PTE. LTD. (Singapore UEN No. *****3050M) Between UNISEAL CREATIVE SOLUTIONS PTE. LTD. (Singapore UEN No. *****1162D)
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      112 20 TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited from interested parties for the supply of imported frozen, dressed whole chickens from AVA approved organizations only. Description The supply and delivery of imported frozen, dressed whole chickens from AVA approved organizations only to the Singapore Zoological Gardens as feed for the animals. Length of
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      368 20 TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited from EPPU BCA Registered Contractors with WSHC’s bizSAFE Level 3 above for the following:(A): TERM CONTRACT FOR GRASSCUTTING, HORTICULTURE ARBORICULTURE MAINTENANCE WORKS FOR 2 YEARS PERIOD. (REF: OTTTC/0074/14) ELIGIBILITY FINANCIAL GRADE:BCA Registered Contractors in MW03 ‘Landscaping’, Financial Grade L3 and above. TENDER BRIEFING:There is no
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      809 20 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE CWU O.S No. 188 of 2014 In the Matter of Section 254(1 )(e) (i) of the Companies Act (Cap. 50) And In the Matter of CAZ OFFSHORE PTE LTD (Singapore UEN No. *****6687E) Between JC LAW ASIA LLC (UEN No. *****5936K)
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      987 21 THE STRAITS TIMES RECRUIT Executive Appointments 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 www.sphclass.com.sg/recruit ClassifiedJobs& Executive Appointments Recruit Guide Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 email: class@sph.com.sg 706 Professionals/ Executives 709 Engineers 710 Building/Construction 711 Finance 712 IT/Infocomm 715 Lecturing/Teaching 718 Tutors 721 Nursing/Health Care 724 Art/ Creative 727 Marketing/Communications 730 Sales 731 Retail Sales 733
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      538 21 SHAWS PRESCHOOL,28yearsinSingapore,lookingfor English or Chinese Teachers Teachers must have Diploma in ECE Singaporean Full day or half day Teachers To start in Jan Feb Mar For Braddell and Katong campuses Call/SMS: 9234 4964 Email: adventure@shaws.com.sg STAFFNURSE (required East/North/West) at an established Nursing Home Full-time/Part-time/Free-lance Degree or Diploma in Nursing Registered
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      404 21 Harvev Norman 1) Sales Consultants (Electrical Computers Department) 2) Cashiers 3) Photo Centre Assistants For Sales Consultants ATTRACTIVE BASIC WAGE MINIMUM GUARANTEED COMMISSION Flexible working hours can be arranged for all positions. Students are welcome to apply for position (1) only. Candidates may apply permanent part time for positions (1)
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      158 21 RECRUITMENT SALES CONSULTANT CEI Cert. is a bonus. Min 1 year sales experience. Basic $2K comm, david@aisearch.com.sg. Aisearch EA Lic 14C7148 HEALTH ADVISORS NEEDED for health supplements retail. Well known brand. 44 hours per week. Basic comm. Call 6400-5006 SALES MKTG Exec/Mgr. Basic high comm. Min Diploma/ Degree. S’porean Immed.
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      220 21 HIGH COMM!! WE are hiring! Car Sales Consultants. ORD personnel are welcome! Pls call *****461 EXPERIENCED SALES EXEC for Haircare Products High salary comm+ benefits. Own vehicle. *****828 URGENT F/P TIME Sales Consultant for Nirvana. Biligual. Call 9109 1573 ABC BARGAIN CENTRE PTE LTD SALES ASSISTANTS CASHIER Walk in interview
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      296 21 RETAIL SALES ASST/ Mgr. $2500-$5000. SMS name *****889/ AICG C*****1G HP SALES ASST w/w/out experience City Plaza. Salary $2K up. *****155 WEEKEND PROMOTERS. SALARY high comm. Student welcome. 9697-6669 BICYCLE SALES WITH training. Good basic comm. sporean immed.*****565 FULL-TIME DENTAL ASST/ Receptionist. Can handle Chinese speaking patients. Staying in AMK
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      287 21 Aircon foodcourt/ Coffeeshop in the East 1) Floor Manager 2) Asst Floor Manager 3) Supervisor 4) Asst Supervisor 5) Counter Crews Welcome Singaporean Good Benefits Incentives Performance bonus, Progressive bonus, 13th Month Bonus Interested, pls call: *****673 Mr Tan& *****155 Joey SUPERVISOR* SERVICE CREW Changi GenHospital* Eastpoint Mall (beside Simei
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      199 22 Dashidokoro Marusaya Japanese Restuarant Robertson Quay 1) Kitchen staff 2) Service staff Full time $2500 Part time $8 *Training period 3 month With F&B experience We are looking for fun energetic people to join us Only S’porean need apply Pls call Mr Sakaguchi @6732 0383 86 Robertson Quay #01-01, Roberson
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      54 22 Expanding Beauty Centre requires Beauty Manager Min 5 yrs experience Able to lead a team Proven sales record G’teed good incentive commission $5K-$17K Holiday trip incentive Beauty Consultants Min 2 yrs experience in face slimming Gteed basic comm $5000-$12K per mth Incentive 10% Holiday trip incentive Call *****588 after 11am
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      129 22 Expanding Beauty Centre requires MANICURIST Min 1 yr experience G’teed good performance incentive with good pay All are welcome Call after 11am 8180 9596 Yoyo Email resume to: sally@beautehub.com www.beautenails.co BARBERS/ HAIRSTYLISTS. FULL/ Part time. Orchard. $2K+. 9114 3233.Email: jdc. ventures@yahoo.com.sg FACIAL THERAPIST. 2 yrs experience. Basic commission. Good communication
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      293 22 tm Administrative/ CTfl Administrative/ Hir Clerical IHf Clerical VENUS BEAUTY PTE LTD Administrative Assistant Executives To provide general administrative duties, support the sales team and other ad hoc duties when required Handle frontline clerical duties: Attend to telephone calls and answering general inquiries Receive walk-in visitor Provide general administrative and
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      126 22 BEST HOME EMPLOYMENT AGY. PTE LTD (96C5039) ADMIN EXECUTIVES New/Experienced, training is provided Able to operate basic computer software Work on alt Sat, off on Sun Include meal allowance, etc Pls email your resume to: triciawong13@yahoo.com.sg **CONSTRUCTION COMPANY REQUIRES Admin Assistant. Good spoken and written English. PC literate. Able Min
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      313 22 ADMIN SALES C o ordinator. Min ’O’ levels above. Computer literate. Able to multi-task. Please call: 6286 5611 for Appt. IMPORT/ EXPORT CO requires Admin cum Accounts Clerk. Tai Seng. Agts are welcome for otherpositions. 9770-5014 ADMIN ASSISTANT TO assist in daily office operation. Young energetic. Fast learner. S’porean. Contact:
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      534 22 Attractive salary from S$ 1200 IMMEDIATE VACANCY PERMANENT OPERATORS 5-day work week Aircon working environment MEIBAN MICRO PTE LTD 26 Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2 Meiban Innovation Center Call us now Tel: 6891 9870 ACCOUNTS EXEC $2.2K$2.6K. Full sets A/cs Stock Control. Hardworking good at problem solving. Midview City.
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      232 22 CfTt Warehousing/ Cfft Warehousing/ Inventory/Logistic Inventory/Logistics JHS Warehouse Picker Putaway Warehouse Packer (with basic computer skills) Experienced is required Physically fit Basic English Email: hrsg@servms.com Tel: +65 6705 6400 (ext 6515) Work add: 24 Penjuru Road, #07-02, S*****8 Export cum Admin Asst Exec ‘N’Level with relevant work experience Handle export
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      371 22 SUPERVISOR/OFFICER Salary $2000-$2400 μ Day shift: Kian Teck,Tuas, Pioneer Sector, Marina, Changi, Lavendar, Siglap Sunview Penjuru μ Night Shift: Quality Rd, Marina, Lavendar, Harper Rd Ama Keng Interview Jurong East MRT from 10am-5pm *****538 /*****304 SUPERVISOR $2400 Victoria Street SO $1850-$2000 *Near MRT- Corporation Rd/ Bt Batok/ Jurong East *Yishun
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      424 23 Bonus $3,000* Joining SECURITY forYear End(31 Dec 2014) Countdown(12-16 hours) your future with AETOS today. $192 Earn up to Walk in for interview Friday Monday, 9am 11am SMS Call: 8498 6768 8498 6554 9101 8696 Certis CISCO Centre 2, Recruitment Centre 20 Jalan Afifi (S)*****9 (5 min walk from Paya
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      361 23 CLEANER To provide cleaning services to the company's compound WALK~IN INTERVIEW 22/12 and 23/12/2014 9am -11am or 2pm 4pm 39 Quality Road, Singapore *****0 Bus 246 from Boon Lay Interchange. (4th bus stop from Interchange) Urgently Required Area Supervisor/ Asst Supervisor Preferably with driving lic with experience. Location: North, West
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      233 23 CLEANERS WANTED URGENTLY. Salary $1100$1400. Good incentives. Simei *****673 Bayshore Rd *****989, Pasir Ris *****598, West Coast *****861, Bukit Timah *****417, Floater *****313 Bugis *****276 RETAIL SHOP CLEANERS from 8am-10am/9am-11am ($650-$750) or 7am-10am ($850)/ only Sun ($35) in Orchard/ MBS/ Suntec/ Sports Hub/ NEX. Full CPF/ Medical Annual Leave. Call
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      359 23 GENERAL CLEANER Floater needed at S’pore Recreation Club (near City Hall MRT). 8am-5pm 3pm11pm. Pls call: 9069 5795. CLEANERS ISLANDWIDE. 6 days week. $1000-$1300. Pls call during office hours at 6377-0688/ 9634-8061 UP TO $18/HR! Experienced part-time home office Cleaners in all locations. Local only. Call 8720 0981 URGENTLY REQUIRES
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