The Straits Times, 1 January 2015

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    31 1 THE STRAITS TIMES CELEBRATING 170 YEARS, SINCE 1845 THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 94 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 073/02/2014
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    Lock icon Fuselage possibly detected, more bodies retrieved
    449 1  -  By TEO CHENG WEE chengwee@sph.com.sg IN PANGKALAN BUN WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA wahyudis@sph.com.sg IN JAKARTA INDONESIAN recovery teams extracted more bodies from the choppy sea off Kalimantan island as sonar booms detected a large object that could be the fuselage of the crashed Indonesia AirAsia plane.
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    Lock icon PM calls for productivity push amid muted growth
    611 1  -  Incomes rose, economy grew 2.8% last year, but productivity flagged By FIONA CHAN DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR fiochan@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S economy grew a moderate 2.8 per cent last year as productivity gains remained weak for a third straight year, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
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    Lock icon 2014 was a tough year for Najib
    56 1 LAST year was a horrible year for Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak (below). With three disasters involving Malaysia-linked planes and the country’s worst flooding in recent memory, he will be glad to see the back of 2014. His leadership will be tested in
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      14 1 CHEERS AND FEARS IN S’PORE HOME B4&5 L ASIA A12 L SEE OPINION A31
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      43 1 TRENDS IN ARTS, TRAVEL, FOOD, FASHION LIFE! C4-6 MORE REPORTS: Top of the News A6&8 Opinion A31 Forum A32 The Prime Minister wishes all Singaporeans a very happy New Year The Straits Times wishes all readers a happy New Year 8871 81' *****7
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Premium school bus service to cut commuting time by half
      661 2 / 3  -  Costlier service with up to 5 students per trip can have later pick-up times By ADRIAN LIM adrianl@sph.com.sg A NEW premium school bus service will be rolled out this year, to provide parents with an option to pay more and
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      Lock icon Toddler accidentally kills mum with her own gun
      261 2 / 3 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE IDAHO A woman was accidentally shot and killed at a Walmart store in northern Idaho when her two-year-old son pulled a loaded handgun from her purse that then went off, a county sheriff said. The woman identified as Ms
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      Lock icon For six in 10 HDB owners, home is still their first flat
      638 2 / 3  -  Khaw Boon Wan promises to make all HDB towns endearing estates By YEO SAM JO, DANSON CHEONG yeosamjo@sph.com.sg dansonc@sph.com.sg FOR more than 13 years, Mr Chan Chi Ki, 53, has lived in a threeroom ground-floor Housing Board flat
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      Lock icon HK CULLS CHICKENS AMID H7N9 SCARE
      72 2 / 3 Workers piling up bags of chickens culled in Hong Kong yesterday, after the deadly H7N9 virus was discovered in poultry imported from mainland China. The culling of some 15,000 chickens has begun, days after Hong Kong raised alert levels when a 68-year-old woman was
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • Article
        Lock icon Economy grew 2.8% last year
        48 4 THE Singapore economy grew a moderate 2.8 per cent last year as productivity gains remained weak for a third straight year but incomes continued to rise, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday in his New Year message. TOP OF THE NEWS A1
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        48 4 A PREMIUM school bus service will be rolled out this year, giving parents the option of paying more to cut short their children’s commute. The service will cost about $300 a month for a journey of 5km to 10km. TOP OF THE NEWS A2
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Reshuffle in Tianjin
          58 4 TIANJIN party chief Sun Chunlan, who oversees a key Singapore-China project in the port city, is replacing Mr Ling Jihua as head of the United Front Work department, a week after the latter was placed under a graft probe. An ally of President Xi Jinping has been
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          Lock icon End of petrol subsidies
          68 4 INDONESIA will reduce its 2015 fuel subsidy costs by nearly 95 per cent as it ditches petrol subsidies and link the retail prices to the markets from today, the chief economics minister said yesterday. Analysts say the reform will drastically cut government costs. PAGE A20 Jakarta
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          Lock icon No to Palestinian state
          42 4 PALESTINIANS’ hope for statehood was dashed after the United Nations failed to adopt a resolution that sets a timeframe for ending Israeli occupation. The 15 members in the UN Security Council were divided on the text. PAGE A22
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          Lock icon Ebola link
          60 4 SCIENTISTS have traced the origins of the current Ebola epidemic to a toddler in Guinea who died last year, and think he may have caught the virus from bats in a tree near his village. Yet the link could not be confirmed as the tree was burned down
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        Lock icon HOPES IN A JUBILEE YEAR
        57 4 The lessons of an unquiet scene abroad, and the pains of economic restructuring and continuing political evolution at home, are the nation’s legacies in the New Year. To make the most of a Jubilee Year, all must stay true to Singapore’s core interests whatever the
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Endowment fund call
          55 4 THE CPF helps most save for retirement, but something more needs to be done for the elderly poor with very little or nothing in their CPF accounts. An endowment fund to finance targeted pensions for the bottom third of elderly by income is the way to go,
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon SGX stocks rise in value
          50 4 A STRONG showing by several blue-chip constituents, along with new listings and share placements, helped boost the total value of companies listed on the Singapore Exchange to $956.9 billion at the closing bell yesterday, up 6.4 per cent from $899.4 billion in 2013. PAGE B11
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Singer marks milestone
          78 4 ANUAR Zain, one of Malaysia’s top singers, will celebrate his third decade in show business with a concert here next month. He will give a preview of his upcoming album. What he will not talk about: his personal life. He dodges a question about plans to marry
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          Lock icon S’pore nightclub grows
          74 4 HOME-GROWN nightclub Kyo will soon be undergoing $400,000 worth of upgrading, as well as branching out of Singapore into Malaysia this year. It will introduce a new DJ console and an improved sound system after two weeks of renovations and relaunch in time for its second anniversary
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon Better understanding
          52 4 MANPOWER Ministry officers will attend courses to help them communicate better with foreign workers. Topics covered will include the culture and habits of the six nationalities that dominate the foreign workforce in Singapore. PAGE B1 Manpower Ministry officers will learn about culture and habits of foreign workers.ST ST
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          Lock icon Columbarium plans
          39 4 A COLUMBARIUM planned for Sengkang West’s Fernvale neighbourhood, which has upset some residents, will be out of the public’s view. There will be no crematorium or funeral parlour services there, said MP Lam Pin Min. PAGE B2
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          Lock icon Cheaper bike parking
          43 4 FROM today, motorcyclists can use a new season parking ticket for short-term parking at most Housing Board and Urban Redevelopment Authority carparks for $20 a month. The agencies said this will make parking cheaper, especially for delivery riders. PAGE B6
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon In Mardan’s footsteps
          87 4 MENTORED by Singapore’s No. 1 golfer Mar dan Mamat, teenager Abdul Hadi has won four Malaysian state titles in 2014 and was drafted in the provisional squad for June’s SEA Games. The 19-year-old, who had a poor showing in Myanmar in 2013, hopes to win a gold
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      Lock icon Families provide blood samples for DNA testing
      727 6  -  They also supply photos of loved ones to help police identify their bodies AIRASIA FLIGHT 8501: THE GRIEF By AMIR HUSSAIN amirh@sph.com.sg IN SURABAYA EVEN before noon yesterday, close to 100 families had provided blood samples for DNA testing to the East Java
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      Lock icon Plane’s captain an experienced pilot, ‘outstanding’ flier
      714 6 BLOOMBERG SURABAYA As a child, AirAsia captain Iriyanto dreamed of flying fighter jets. Failing to get into Indonesia’s officer-producing air force academy after high school did not deter him. Instead, Mr Iriyanto, 53, joined the air force for a 10-year service term, climbing
      BLOOMBERG  -  714 words
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      Lock icon Faces of Flight QZ8501
      847 6  -  A total of 162 people were on board the plane that crashed on Sunday. Here are some of them: TEXT: JALELAH ABU BAKER, MELISSA HENG Captain Iriyanto The captain of the plane was a former military jet fighter pilot who retired early. Flight attendant Oscar Desano
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    • AIRASIA FLIGHT 8501: FLIGHT HAZARDS
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        Lock icon Pilots need advance warning on turbulence in sky
        906 8  -  Experts call for improvements in providing data on extreme weather NEWS ANALYSIS By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg THE crash of Indonesia AirAsia QZ8501, which plunged into the Java Sea on Sunday morning amid rough weather, has sparked concerns that not enough
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        Lock icon Gauging the role of weather in the tragedy
        503 8 BLOOMBERG AS SEARCH and rescue crews start retrieving wreckage and bodies from Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 in the Java Sea, the role of weather will be among the dozens of factors investigators study to determine what led to the crash of the
        BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  503 words
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        Lock icon Singapore leaders send condolences, promise help
        425 8  -  By THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE leaders sent condolences to the people and government of Indonesia yesterday on the crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501, with President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong expressing their sympathies to the bereaved families. In separate
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        Lock icon S’pore ship to look for flight recorder today
        339 8  -  AW CHENG WEI THE MV Swift Rescue a search-and-support ship which has been deployed by Singapore to look for Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501’s flight recorder is expected to reach the crash site at 2pm today, after almost two days of sailing. Senior
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      107 4 STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL SINGAPORE SLIDER: Then&Now How has Singapore changed over the years? Let us show you how, in our new online feature. Every Thursday in 2015, we’ll feature old and new images of a place in Singapore, neatly done as interactive graphics. Just slide the image left and right.
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Malaysia’s flood victims picking up the pieces
      799 10  -  Receding waters allow relief supplies to get through to remote villages By LIM YAN LIANG IN TANAH MERAH (KELANTAN) yanliang@sph.com.sg LIFE for flood victims in the north-east of Peninsular Malaysia is slowly returning to normal after the devastation wreaked by the ferocious deluge
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    • Article
      Lock icon PM Najib assures flood victims of new homes
      334 10 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will build new houses for those whose homes have been destroyed in the east coast floods. Prime Minister Najib Razak, who described the floods as “catastrophic”, said: “Homes have been almost entirely destroyed, people have
      THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  334 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Death toll from Philippine storm rises to 53
      319 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA The death toll from flooding and landslides in the Philippines wrought by tropical storm Jangmi rose to 53 yesterday, officials said, with some regions saying they were caught off guard by the deluge. In Catbalogan town in Samar province,
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Horrible year for Malaysian PM
        1007 12  -  Floods, plane crashes, party revolt 2014 has seen few victories, many missteps By SHANNON TEOH MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT shannont@sph.com.sg MALAYSIA’S Prime Minister Najib Razak must have thought the worst was over when he survived his first general election in May 2013 by the skin of his
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        Lock icon Hotelier and patriarch of HK’s Harilela clan dies
        883 14  -  Tycoon well-known for philanthropy, beneficiaries include S’pore causes By RAVI VELLOOR FOREIGN EDITOR velloor@sph.com.sg With additional reporting by Jalelah Abu Baker FOR more than three decades the family guru to the Harilela clan, said to be among the richest ethnic Indians east
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        Lock icon ‘Nut rage’ airline heiress arrested
        454 19 NEW YORK TIMES SEOUL A former Korean Air executive, whose tantrum over a bag of nuts halted a flight at a New York airport last month and made her a target of national outrage at South Korea’s powerful business dynasties, has been arrested. The Seoul
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        Lock icon HK starts culling 15,000 chickens
        368 19 Live poultry imports from China suspended after H7 virus was found in a batch REUTERS XINHUA AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG Hong Kong began culling 15,000 chickens yesterday and suspended imports of live poultry from mainland China for 21 days after the H7 bird flu strain
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        Lock icon Tianjin party chief takes over CCP portfolio of Hu’s ex-aide
        500 20  -  Xi’s ally is port city’s acting boss as party reshuffle follows graft probe By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BEIJING kianbeng@sph.com.sg TIANJIN party chief Sun Chunlan, 64, whose portfolio includes oversight of a key Singapore-Sino bilateral project in
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      • Article
        Lock icon China launches website dedicated to disputed islets
        268 20 BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING China yesterday launched an official website dedicated to an islet chain in the East China Sea that is at the centre of a territorial dispute with Japan. The website uses the domain name Diaoyu in Chinese and English, and
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        Lock icon ATTENTION-GRABBING ART
        42 20 Art exhibitions with 3D paintings such as the one above outside a “haunted house” in Hefei, Anhui province, are popular in China and many cities are opening museums to hold the exhibitions as a tourist attraction. PHOTO: REUTERS PHOTO: REUTERS
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        Lock icon Indonesia slashing fuel subsidy costs by nearly 95%
        320 20 REUTERS JAKARTA The Indonesian government will reduce its 2015 fuel subsidy costs by nearly 95 per cent, to as little as 1 per cent of total expenditures, as it ditches petrol subsidies in one of the biggest reforms to the country’s energy
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Exonerated teen’s parents get $437k
          75 20 REUTERS BEIJING The parents of a Chinese teenager executed 18 years ago for a rape and murder he did not commit will get 2.05 million yuan (S$437,000) in compensation, a court and his father said yesterday. Last month, a court exonerated Mr Huugjilt, saying he
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          Lock icon Viet economy grows 5.98%
          66 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HANOI Vietnam’s economy grew 5.98 per cent last year, the highest in three years, despite a festering banking crisis and damaging anti-China riots, the authorities said yesterday. The figure higher than the 5.42 per cent growth in 2013 and 5.25 per cent in 2012
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      Lock icon Palestinian statehood resolution fails at UN
      504 22 Strong US opposition to vote setting deadline for end of Israeli occupation AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE UNITED NATIONS The UN Security Council has failed to adopt a resolution on Palestinian statehood that was strongly opposed by the United States. China, France and Russia were among the
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      Lock icon Putin opponent detained over protest
      328 22 BLOOMBERG MOSCOW Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained for breaking house arrest to join a protest in Moscow as President Vladimir Putin stares down opponents during the country’s worst economic crisis since 2009. Navalny’s arrest on Tuesday came hours after a court handed him
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      Lock icon Coup bid reported in Gambia while President was abroad
      319 22 REUTERS BANJUL Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh said he was returning home from Chad after gunfire erupted around the presidential palace in the Gambian capital of Banjul on Monday night. The government denied reports of an attempted coup, but a diplomat said
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    • Article
      Lock icon Hacked companies eager to strike back
      517 24 But lack of clear counter-attack options leaves firms frustrated BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON The hacked are itching to hack back. So say security specialists and former law enforcement officials, describing an intensifying and largely unspoken sense of unease inside many companies after the recent breach of
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      Lock icon SICK RHINO RESPONDING TO TREATMENT
      85 24 Nola, a 40-year-old northern white rhinoceros, having mucous samples taken by associate veterinarian Meredith Clancy at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in California on Monday, as keepers Kim Millspaugh (centre) and Mike Veale look on. Nola, one of just five northern white rhinos left
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      Lock icon Death toll in ferry disaster may be far higher
      330 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRINDISI (Italy) Two Albanian seamen were among 13 people confirmed killed in a ferry disaster in the Adriatic Sea, as officials warned the discovery of stowaways meant the true death toll could be far higher. Greece and Italy were
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Obama’s approval rating goes up
        44 24 WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON US President Barack Obama’s job approval rating has reached 48 per cent its highest since 2013 pollster Gallup reported yesterday. It cited support for Mr Obama’s executive action on immigration, and normalisation of relations with Cuba.
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        Lock icon ISIS shows interview with captured pilot
        53 24 WASHINGTON POST BEIRUT The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has released what it claims is an interview with the Jordanian pilot captured by the militants in Syria last week. The interview quoted Mr Muath al-Kaseasbeh, 26, as saying a “heat-seeking missile” downed
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        Lock icon George Bush out of hospital
        30 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AUSTIN (Texas) Former US president George H.W. Bush, 90, was discharged from a Houston hospital on Tuesday after being treated for breathing difficulties.
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        Lock icon Ban on commercial sunbeds Down Under
        35 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Most Australian states and territories ban commercial sunbeds from today, in a crackdown on artificial tanning in a country with a high rate of skin cancer.
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      Lock icon 700 illegal migrants reach Italy after rescue from ship
      265 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GALLIPOLI (Turkey) Some 700 illegal migrants rescued from a ship near the Greek island of Corfu have arrived in Italy after their boat was intercepted while “drifting” towards the coast. Police and the maritime authorities will investigate how the
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      Lock icon LIGHTING THE WAY TO THE NEW YEAR
      54 25 Up Helly Aa’s Vikings from Scotland’s Shetland Islands taking part in an annual torchlight procession to mark the start of Hogmanay (New Year) celebrations in Edinburgh on Tuesday. The procession ended with a fireworks display. Up Helly Aa is Europe’s biggest fire festival.
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      Lock icon 8 killed in mass murder in Canada; suspect dead
      261 25 BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CALGARY Police are investigating eight homicides in the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and the apparent suicide of the suspected killer nearby, in what may be the region’s worst mass murder in decades. The killings began
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      Lock icon Bats linked to Ebola outbreak in West Africa
      462 25 First victim may have caught virus from bats in a tree: Study NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK The toddler in Guinea who is thought to have been the first case in the current outbreak of Ebola in West Africa may have caught
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      Lock icon China sees drop in factory activity
      543 26 Weak figures fuel debate over how Beijing can avert sharper slowdown REUTERS SHANGHAI Activity in China’s factory sector shrank for the first time in seven months in December, a private survey showed, highlighting the urgency behind a series of surprise easing moves by Beijing
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      Lock icon US economy still not fully recovered, says ex-Fed chief
      299 26 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Just when you thought the United States economy was roaring back to health, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan is here to tell you otherwise. “The US is doing better than anybody else but we’re still not doing all
      BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG  -  299 words
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      Lock icon Oil prices slide to trade near five-year low
      466 26 BLOOMBERG WELLINGTON Crude oil resumed its slump, heading for its worst year since 2008 amid speculation US stockpiles data yesterday will fuel concern over a global supply glut. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 0.9 per cent to US$53.62 a barrel by
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Chinese train makers merge
        93 26 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG China’s two biggest train makers have surged in Hong Kong trading after saying they plan to combine through a share swap, a move intended to boost exports of the country’s high-speed rail technology. CSR Corp will issue 1.1 new shares to China CNR
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        Lock icon Fosun to buy Meadowbrook
        124 26 REUTERS HONG KONG/ BENGALURU Chinese conglomerate Fosun International is making its first foray into the US insurance market and buying property and casualty insurer Meadowbrook, a deal that it said would help it secure funds for further acquisitions. The deal, the latest in a buying spree
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      584 30 THIS New Year, a Jubilee Year as well for Singapore, has arrived with a mix of bad news left behind and good lessons to be drawn from them. On the international scene, the advances of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
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      1742 30  -  The Central Provident Fund works for those who have CPF savings. But for those who don’t, a targeted basic pension scheme is the answer. EYE ON SINGAPORE By AARON LOW DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR aaronl@sph.com.sg OVER the years, while reporting on
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      1376 31 Face challenges squarely and fight for place in the world, says Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his New Year message. 2014 has been an eventful year. We have seen rising nationalism lead to tensions in our part of the world, and even to conflict
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      1091 31  -  S.E.A VIEW By FARISH AHMAD-NOOR FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is an associate professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. S.E.A. View is a weekly column on South-east Asian affairs IN 1601, Theodorus
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      518 31  -  By WILLIAM PESEK BLOOMBERG IN HIS run for president last year, Mr Joko Widodo pledged to bring greater openness and accountability to Indonesia. As his administration faces its first international crisis, the mysterious crash of an Indonesia AirAsia jet, he is proving to
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        222 32  -  Elizabeth Tan Boon Kwan (Ms) IN 1997, I bought a life policy named Platinum 5 from AXA Life. The selling point was its unique bonus utilisation scheme with a critical year option. It was projected that I would need to pay premiums for only
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        70 32 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR EDMUND LEONG: Recognise value of disabled people. 2. MR BRYAN CHONG: Support available for people with special needs. 3. DR EDMUND LAM: Aviation industry has failed to learn lessons. 4. MR ADRIAN VILLANUEVA: Kudos to SAF for speedy response to air disaster.
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        Lock icon Three aviation issues that need to be tackled
        310 32  -  Wong Shih Shen THE Indonesia Air Asia Flight QZ8501 tragedy is the third major disaster for Malaysia-linked airlines last year. Even as we join the loved ones of the passengers in mourning the loss of lives, we need to learn from this
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        320 32  -  Yoganathan Ammayappan Director National Council on Problem Gambling Christopher Cheok (Dr) Vice-Chairman Medical Board (National Addictions Management Service) Institute of Mental Health WE THANK Mr Billy Lee Han Tiong (“Reining in problem gambling”; last Saturday) and Mr Samuel Ng Beng Teck (“Raising awareness of problem
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        Lock icon Allow singles to live closer to aged parents
        149 32  -  Clara Gana Selban (Miss) I APPLAUD National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan’s efforts to help different groups meet their housing needs and enable families to live closer together (“HDB to focus on helping families live close together”; Tuesday). Currently, singles are unable
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        218 32  -  Paul Chan Vice-President Branding and Promotions, TV MediaCorp MS LOKE Sze Ning asked why the Channel 8 drama, The Journey: Tumultuous Times, featured rape scenes (“Too many rape scenes in local show”; yesterday). The Journey depicts a turbulent era when
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        221 32  -  Anthony Lim Thiam Poh HAS the Ministry of Manpower really helped the 13 Singaporeans who were retrenched unfairly by marine company Prime Gold International (“MOM bars marine firm from hiring foreigners”; Tuesday)? It appears that all the ministry did was bar the
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          87 32  -  Francis Cheng THE Housing Board should review its rules to prevent master tenants from subletting their flats to other tenants (“High drama in Tampines after murder”; Dec 18). It should also step up enforcement action against owners who sublet their flats such that the
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          73 32  -  Pamela Nai Mui Hwan (Ms) PERHAPS the authorities can consider requiring car dealers to place deposits paid by buyers into an escrow account, similar to the arrangement for conveyancing purposes (“Insurance scheme for motor industry?”; Tuesday). Holding such funds in a separate account that can
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          99 32  -  Florence Teoh Tann Loo (Ms) ALMOST all signalised traffic junctions in Singapore are equipped with vehicle sensors that activate traffic light changes. These sensors are placed below the road surface and are marked out by black lines just before the stop line at traffic junctions.
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          142 32  -  Leong Kok Seng I AM disappointed that fans at last Saturday’s Jay Chou concert had to put up with rain that came in through an unsheltered part of the National Stadium and the retractable roof (“Raindrops keep falling on their heads... at Jay Chou concert”;
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        334 33  -  Ho Lay Ping (Ms) AS A woman born with brittle bones, I regret the misconceptions concerning people with special needs (“Very premature babies face serious risks” by Dr Yik Keng Yeong; Tuesday). When I was born, I was “untouchable” because my bones would break
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        Lock icon It’s not about choosing between death and disability
        256 33  -  Wong Seng Yoong IT IS hard to disagree that very premature babies may not survive outside the mother’s womb, and those who do may live with some form of disability (“Very premature babies face serious risks” by Dr Yik Keng Yeong; Tuesday).
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        293 33  -  Han Junwei THE letters on Tuesday by Mr Han Ming Guang (“Better sexuality education one way to reduce abortions”; Forum Online) and Dr Yik Keng Yeong (“Very premature babies face serious risks”) were disconcerting. Both writers presuppose that only the parents’ interests should be considered.
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      120 33 Our Heartiest Congratulations to PROFESSOR TAN SI AH KWEE (B (PBS, PBM, AAA, CM, SYA) President, The Chinese Calligraphy Society of Singapore Singapore Cultural Studies Society, Artistic Director, Singapore Calligraphy Centre On being awarded CCTV The Brilliance of China Choice for Chinese Culture Promoter of the Year 2014 by The
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      118 34 A 5 (5 AO 0 GV CM M 9** C^ O 'm. 1 lISfc <a —j ss .^r 3*- 7 >a Happy Birthday Singapore! Birthdays are always special, especially when they happen together. Singapore celebrates 50 years of Independence, Longines celebrates the birth of its two new corporate stores. Doing
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      583 1  -  They will be trained to better engage with and understand foreign workers By TOH YONG CHUAN MANPOWER CORRESPONDENT tohyc@sph.com.sg OFFICERS of the Manpower Ministry (MOM) will be sent on a course this year to help them communicate better with foreign workers, a
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      821 2  -  MP assures would-be residents of project near temple By LESTER HIO lesterh@sph.com.sg THE planned columbarium in Fernvale Link, which has upset some residents, will be out of the public’s view and will take up, at most, only a fifth of the
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        213 4 / 5  -  COMING UP IN 2015... AARON LOW AFTER a year of previews and promises, Singapore will bring out all the stops to celebrate its biggest birthday bash yet. On Aug 9, the nation will fill the sky with fireworks, crowd out all the public
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        Lock icon Botanic Gardens waiting for Unesco decision
        179 4 / 5  -  ROYSTON SIM SINGAPORE could welcome its first World Heritage Site this year, when Unesco decides on the Botanic Gardens’ nomination. The 155-year-old park was nominated in 2012 for Unesco status, and official documents for the bid were submitted last year. Unesco World Heritage Sites
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        175 4 / 5  -  CHERYL FAITH WEE TRAVELLERS may end up being the biggest winner from the very public spat between the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (Natas) and a group of big-name tour agencies last year. As a result of the rivalry, there will be two travel
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        158 4 / 5  -  TOH YONG CHUAN WORKERS can cheer a boost to their Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings from today. The employers’ CPF contribution rates will go up by 1 percentage point for all workers from this month, with the entire increase going into workers’ Medisave accounts. On
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        196 4 / 5  -  ADRIAN LIM WITH more cars expected to be scrapped and their certificates of entitlement (COEs) recycled back into the market, a bumper supply of COEs may be on the cards this year. Industry players say COE prices currently at $65,889 for a small car, $74,000
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        176 4 / 5  -  IRENE THAM PROMINENT hacking incidents involving Web storage services such as DropBox and iCloud have awakened fears of cyber security lapses in the new year. The Government had its own wake-up call after a discovery of 1,560 breached SingPass accounts last June. Three of
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        Lock icon Resale flat prices likely to fall further
        261 4 / 5  -  JANICE HENG AFTER a sluggish year in the public housing resale market, prices are expected to continue their slow slide into 2015. But the number of deals closed might pick up, as buyers are lured back by low prices. Experts’ predictions range from
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        Lock icon Singapore could expect more volatile weather
        168 4 / 5  -  FENG ZENGKUN SINGAPORE could be in for more volatile weather, with experts saying a weak El Nino event could be fully established before the end of next month. The National Environment Agency has said there is a 70 per cent chance of a weak
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        Lock icon Wages likely to rise, but by how much?
        175 4 / 5  -  AARON LOW WAGES are likely to rise this year but the big question is by how much? Last year, the median income, including employer Central Provident Fund contributions, rose 1.8 per cent the slowest pace since 2009. This year, experts are predicting
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      Lock icon More parking fee relief for motorcyclists
      372 6  -  New season ticket can be used at many carparks for a flat monthly fee By YEO SAM JO yeosamjo@sph.com.sg MOTORCYCLISTS can now use a new season parking ticket at many carparks islandwide. The concessionary season parking ticket for motorcycles (CSPT) will allow parking at
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      209 6  -  CHERYL FAITH WEE SHOPPERS at the online store of NTUC FairPrice can now collect their groceries from more outlets. The supermarket chain introduced a Click&Collect service last September which allows consumers to purchase items online, and then pick them up from stores. The
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      149 6 WANT to quit smoking? Or do you have niggling problems with your back, or perhaps, lack sleep during weekdays? How about firming up that tummy? Last month, readers wrote to Mind Your Body about their New Year health resolutions. In today’s issue, experts
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      Lock icon Boy ‘did not necessarily get salmonella from nasi padang’
      582 8  -  Hearing clarifies it’s only ‘likelihood’ that he got infection from food stall By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg A BOY of four who died after contracting salmonella did not necessarily get it from a nasi padang stall where his mother bought
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      Lock icon Looking for love? Dating Fest now bigger and better
      351 8  -  By SAMANTHA GOH samgohwy@sph.com.sg SINGLES will not be short of incentives to fall in love this year. The annual Dating Fest has been expanded, with a series of “dating deal” events offering eligible singles up to 50 per cent off selected
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      Lock icon Barge runs aground at Pedra Branca
      164 8 A BARGE registered in Singapore ran aground at Pedra Branca on Tuesday amid bad weather. There were no reports of oil pollution or injury, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said. The barge, POE Giant 12, was carrying two bulk loader cranes.
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      Lock icon Judicial Commissioner completes one-year term
      158 8  -  OLIVIA HO JUDICIAL Commissioner of the Supreme Court Lee Kim Shin, 54, completes his one-year term today. With his departure, the Supreme Court, made up of the Court of Appeal and the High Court, will have seven judicial commissioners and 14 judges including the chief
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      Lock icon Teenage bird thief’s wings clipped
      246 8  -  By IAN POH pohian@sph.com.sg A TEENAGER who broke into a pet shop and stole 10 birds was placed on 18 months’ probation yesterday. Tan Quan Jin, 18, took the birds plus equipment, worth $6,750 in all, after using a wire cutter to enter Nan Seng
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      Lock icon Nurse placed on reporting order for grocery theft
      248 8  -  IAN POH STRESSED by work and personal issues, a nurse from a well-to-do family stole $13.22 in groceries from a supermarket. Qu Kai, 33, was yesterday placed on a six-month day reporting order, without tagging, for theft on July 31. This means
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      359 2 Life tastes great. Let's welcome 2015! at Robinsons The Heeren EXCLUSIVE TO ROBINSONS Concento 4pc Cookware Set Consists of 20cm Low Casserole with Cover, 16cm, 20cm and 24cm High Casseroles with Covers 'A ■■■> y Perfect Plus Stackable Set of 2 Consists of 4.5L Pressure Cooker and 31 Pressure Pan
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      152 6 BE A PART OF A MEGA CONCERT ON 7 AUGUST SHOWCASING 50 YEARS OF SINGAPORE MUSIC WE ARE LOOKING FOR TO PLAY WITH THE 80-STRONG METROPOLITAN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA. 40 MUSICIANS Interested? Visit www.sing50concert.sg to find out how to apply. Deadline: January 30, 2015 CO-ORGANISED BY WORLD HALAL GOURMET EXPO 2015
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      576 11  -  Advance led by new listings, share placements and blue chips like banks By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg A STRONG showing by several blue chips as well as new listings and share placements helped boost the total value of companies listed on the Singapore Exchange
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      1197 11  -  GRACE LEONG WHILE gamblers account for the lion’s share of revenue at the two mega resorts here, there is another rich source of income that does no t i nvo l ve L a d y L uc k well-heeled shoppers. A stroll through
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      272 12 CHINA developer Ying Li International Real Estate and China Everbright have teamed up to invest in a mixed-use development project in Beijing’s Tongzhou District. Ying Li will invest 559 million yuan (S$120 million) in the project. Together with China Everbright and other joint
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      949 12 BLOOMBERG THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) is looking to individual investors to boost South-east Asia’s biggest stock market after trading volume last year tumbled the most since the 2008 global financial crisis. The bourse will cut the standard lot size for equity transactions
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      321 12  -  By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg A PRIVATE equity firm’s offer to buy out engineering and building company UE E&C is fair and reasonable but “not compelling”, according to an independent financial adviser to the firm yesterday. Phillip Securities suggested
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      516 12  -  Rise in business, consumer loans; credit card debt could be a concern By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg BUSINESSES in Singapore powered ahead in November in terms of bank borrowings. There was a strong turnaround in the total sum lent to local businesses after
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      971 13  - Off the beaten path in luxury Tour operator reports thriving demand for exotic vacations By JACQUELINE WOO tsjwoo@sph.com.sg THERE probably is not much the savvy and well-heeled Singaporean traveller has not already seen, so where better to take them than well off the beaten track but in luxury, of course.
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      340 13  -  By YASMINE YAHYA ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR yasminey@sph.com.sg ACCOUNTING firm Deloitte Singapore wants the upcoming Budget to include tax incentives and reforms that it believes will attract international investors while helping local businesses and residents. It urged the Government to continue
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      706 14 Prudential, SingTel and Jardine Matheson, a conglomerate which owns the Cold Storage chain of supermarkets among other businesses, were the three biggest companies on the Singapore Exchange this year. Source: THE BUSINESS TIMES ST GRAPHICS Ranking as at Dec 31, 2014 Ranking as
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        466 15  -  Only 580m shares change hands but real volume likely to return next week BULLS AND BEARS By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg SHARES ended 2014 on a flat note yesterday with investors thinking more about taking a few days off than trading stocks. The benchmark
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        295 15  -  By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg KEPPEL Shipyard has secured a morale-boosting US$705 million (S$932 million) ship conversion deal despite concerns over cancelled contracts and slower orders in the energy sector amid slumping oil prices. The viability of some gas projects has been hit by
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          85 15 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 748.62 492.31 806.99 735.89 221.82 186.62 239.55 2.61 0.96 -0.13 -0.82 0.69 0.37 0.64 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and gas 125.46 490.40 838.09 884.94 1,156.42 807.27
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          25 15 Dec 31,2014 805.15 +0.37 Stock trading volume 580.3 million shares worth $494.9 million Up down Gainers: 175 Losers: 125 Unchanged: 897
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          58 15 Yesterday’s close Index Change Hang Seng Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI Sydney ASX 200 Tuesday’s close 23,605.04 3,234.677 1,415.192 1,759.14 5,411 103.94 68.863 16.625 -7.69 -5.626 Yesterday’s close Index Change Dow Nasdaq Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Jakarta Comp SET Thailand 17 ,983.07 4,777 439 -55.16 -29.471 17
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          156 15 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: DEC 31,2014 Top Rises Dec 31 CENTS DBXT MSKorea US$ 5582 88.7 1.2 DBXT Vietnam US$ 2658 78.1 2.3 CENTS Lyxor ChinaH US$ 1644 29.1 1.4 DBXT MSINDO us$ 1454 25.2 1.3 DBXT
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          75 15 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST 209 180 CapitaMall Trust +0R'VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD 714 584 HongkongLand USD US676 +3 668 678 671 2.7 13.4 *****
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          44 15 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Golden Agri-Res 46 31,538,000 IHC 27.5 46,279,000 Golden flgn-Res 46 31,538,000 Memstar Tech 2.2 CapitaCom Trust 175.5 9,570,000 STATS ChipPAC Global Logistic 248 8,790,000 20,952,000 Resources Prima 22.5 8,399,000 0.6 SinoConstruction 25.5 7,766,000 Beng Kuang 19.7 13,189,000
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          62 15 Dec 31 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Against US$ Bid Offer Euro S$/US$ to 100 units of foreign currency: 1.0824 1.0831 Hong Kong dollar 0.8196 ***** 1.1395 0.8623 0.8618 Norwegian krone 1.6071 1.2159 1.2161 NZ dollar
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          133 15 Top Rises Dec 31 CENTS TechOil&Gas eW*****9 CapitalaMBeCW*****1 4.7 14.6 0.6 GLP MB eCW*****1 .............3.9 11.4 0.4 CN*****MBeCW*****8 25.5 10.9 2.5 KepCorp MBeCW*****4 4.7 9.3 0.4 SingTelMBeCW*****4 7.4 8.8 0.6 CN*****MBeCW*****8 16.8 7.7 1.2 STI 3400MBeCW*****0 9.0 SingTelMBePW*****2 7.7 4.1 0.3 CapitalaMBeCW*****4 11 3.8 0.4 14.6 UOB
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          22 15 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol COCO) CapMallA3.8%b*****2 102.8 xi -0.7 35 1 CityDev NCCPS 106.5 unch DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS
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          170 15 52-Wk Last Vol High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) 118 110.2 ABF SG Bond ETF Last Sale 118 139.4 110.2 119 ABF SG Bond ETF CIMB APAC Div S$D 117.9cd 132.9 +1.2 22 110.5 94 CIMB APAC Div US$ US100.8 1401 1222 CIMBASEAN40 S$D 1381 1300 927 CIMBASEAN40 US$ US1032
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      84 21 View award-winningimages by top photojournalists The World Press Photo exhibition features more than 150 bold and poignant images that convey stories of humanity, technology, tragedy and survival that will touch viewers in different ways. Julius Schrank, Germany, for De Volkskrant March 15, 2013. Kachin Independence Army fighters celebrating at funeral
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      334 22 REUTERS Today Stoke City v Manchester United Ch102 and Ch227, 8.45pm Aston Villa v Crystal Palace Hull City v Everton Ch105 and Ch230, 10.55pm Liverpool v Leicester City Ch102 and Ch227, 11pm Manchester City v Sunderland Ch103 and Ch228, 10.55pm Newcastle United v Burnley Ch106 and Ch231,
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      552 22 City and Chelsea fighting for Swansea striker but champions need him more THE TIMES, LONDON, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Manchester City believe they need more fire-power if they are to overhaul Chelsea’s three-point lead at the top of the Premier League table and make a serious tilt for
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      484 22 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Chelsea will begin the new year protecting a three-point lead in the Premier League title race but will heed the words of their grand old striker Didier Drogba who warns that it is simply not enough. “We start
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      373 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Louis van Gaal has challenged his Manchester United players to replicate their impressive home form on the road ahead of a testing New Year’s Day visit to Stoke City. Since losing at home to Swansea City on the opening
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      594 19 He hits 26 points in absence of sick Horford to help Hawks fend off Cavs REUTERS ATLANTA With a big piece of their offence sitting in the locker room with an upset stomach, Atlanta forward Paul Millsap picked a great night to come up big
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      375 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI Firebrand batsman Virat Kohli is likely to instill a new aggression in the Indian cricket team as he assumes the captaincy of a Test side who badly need to start packing a punch on their travels. Dubbed by some opponents
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      38 19 Basketball NBA Orlando 86 Detroit 109, Atlanta 109 Cleveland 101, Chicago 82 Brooklyn 96, Memphis 95 San Antonio 87, New Orleans 110 Phoenix 106, Dallas 114 Washington 87, Denver 103 LA Lakers 111, Utah 100 Minnesota 94.
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        63 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NICE (France) Formula One driver Jules Bianchi, who was seriously injured in a crash at the Japanese Grand Prix in October, has begun rehabilitation therapy although his condition remains unchanged. The 25-year-old Frenchman’s family said in a statement that the Marussia driver remains in
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        48 19 REUTERS BRISBANE US Open tennis champion Marin Cilic has withdrawn from next week’s Brisbane International with a right shoulder injury. Despite the world No. 9’s withdrawal, a strong field is expected for the tournament, including Roger Federer, Kei Nishikori and Milos Raonic.
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        66 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Olympic and world figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu will remain off the ice for six weeks after undergoing surgery for abdominal pain. The 20-year-old Japanese is expected to recover in time to defend his world title in March in Shanghai. In November,
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        89 19 LONDON The much-maligned “Chosen One” banner, which paid tribute to David Moyes at Old Trafford, could soon be sold to a new home with the cash going to charity, the Manchester Evening News reported. Stretford End Supporters Club, who put up the £450 (S$926) banner and
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      1286 20 Sports fans enjoyed a stellar line-up of events in 2014 such as the World Cup and the WTA Finals in Singapore. What are the events they can look out for in the new year? Here’s a quick guide January 2-6 Football English FA Cup 3rd round
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      585 21  -  Team gold in June SEA Games will better Mardan’s team silver in 1993 By JONATHAN WONG jonwong@sph.com.sg FOR two decades, Singapore’s No. 1 golfer Mardan Mamat has racked up a catalogue of achievements and now a teenager, who calls him mentor, wants to
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      417 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Arsenal will hope to begin the new year by reclaiming a top-four position in the Premier League table that has traditionally been theirs. Arsene Wenger’s side travel to Southampton today in the knowledge that victory at St Mary’s will see
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      333 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson has paid tribute to manager Brendan Rodgers as the team leave behind a rollercoaster 2014 with a New Year’s Day home game against Leicester City. After finishing runners-up in the Premier League in May, the Reds have
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      304 21 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Tim Sherwood and Tony Pulis have held talks with West Bromwich Albion over their vacant manager’s role as the English Premier League club attempt to move on swiftly from the sacking of Alan Irvine on Monday. Newcastle United also took
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      1773 1 PART C Straight from the heart Risque, raw, powerful Top Malaysian singer Anuar Zain eschews stage gimmickry Boy outshines Oscar winner y utshines scar winner Nicki Minaj’s third album is a winner C2 C7 Halle Berry shows little emotive range in Extant MY 2015 WISHLIST Ten industry veterans tell Life!
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        721 2  -  Malaysian singer Anuar Zain wants the audience to sing with him at his concert here in next month Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg When Malaysian crooner Anuar Zain heads down to Singapore for his concert next month, the first thing that he
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        554 7  -  Indie musician Vancouver Sleep Clinic’s debut EP is a dreamy offering of six tracks Yeow Kai Chai stlife@sph.com.sg As the dregs of 2014 are shaken off, what promises, what riches await the world. Step aside, Lorde. Here’s one more youngster from the Oceania to lift the
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        291 7  -  Natasha Ann Zachariah Heartbreak often makes good material for artists. On American rapper Nicki Minaj’s third studio album, it proves to be her moneymaker. The notoriously brash, straight-talking rapper, who broke up with her long-time boyfriend last year, lets her guard down, right from the first
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          230 7  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi That Radiohead guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Jonny Greenwood sure loves scoring for American film auteur Paul Thomas Anderson is a fact this is their third collaboration, after 2007’s There Will Be Blood and 2012’s The Master. For Anderson’s latest work, Inherent Vice, an adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s
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          442 7  -  Chang Tou Liang After the unmitigated successes of his Liszt and Chopin albums, Lang Lang’s take on Mozart comes with a more qualified recommendation. It appears that Artur Schnabel’s adage that “Mozart is too simple for amateurs and too difficult for professionals” applies here the Chinese phenom does not
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          33 7 For the most part of his later career, the American pianist Leon Fleisher was afflicted with focal dystonia, which ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE Leon Fleisher, Piano left hand Bridge 9429
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        340 4 / 5  -  Ten industry personalities talk about the significance of this year for their sector, what they are looking forward to and the changes they hope to see Huang Lijie Dr Eugene Tan, 43, director, National Gallery Singapore “2015 promises to be another equally exciting year for the visual arts,
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        315 4 / 5  -  Lisabel Ting Ong Keng Sen, 51, festival director of the Singapore International Festival of Arts and artistic director of TheatreWorks “I’m interested to see how the artistic community negotiates SG50 and what SG50 means. “Artists are a strong voice in the Singapore community and because of that, it’s
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        376 4 / 5  -  Natasha Ann Zachariah Theodore Chan, 54, president of the Singapore Institute of Architects and a director at the firm CIAP Architects “Last year was a good year for local architects as they continued to go international. Many won international competitions and contributed their leadership to society, such as Ms
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        232 4 / 5  -  Yip Wai Yee Molby Low, 44, chief creative director of TV production company WaWa Pictures “This year, there will be a lot more local content cropping up on TV, both on terrestrial channels and cable channels, due to Singapore’s 50th birthday. This means audiences will get more viewing options
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        232 4 / 5  -  Boon Chan Lim Teck, 39, managing director of Clover Films “By all counts, 2015 is going to be an exciting year for the movie industry. It has been reported that there will be more than 20 Singapore-made movies released this year. This is indicative that our industry is growing.
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        297 4 / 5  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi Dr Edmund Lam, 54, chief executive officer and director of Composers And Authors Society Of Singapore (Compass) “There will be a mix of challenges and opportunities for the music industry this year. “Globally, the distribution of creative works is rapidly shifting from physical to digital. This
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        371 4 / 5  -  Bryna Singh Mr Choe Peng Sum, 54, chief executive of Frasers Hospitality, a home-grown brand with 92 properties in 49 cities worldwide “2014 was a strong year. “Although there was radicalism in the Middle East, trouble in the Ukraine and currency woes in Russia, the year saw continued growth
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        319 6  -  Gladys Chung Chris Chong, 42, chief executive officer of Orchard Turn Developments, which manages Ion Orchard “The retail industry was on a roller coaster last year. This was partly due to the strong Singapore dollar, so many Singaporeans travelled and shopped overseas. “Major regional events in the first half
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        288 6  -  Stacey Chia Tjin Lee, 41, managing director of public relations and events company Mercury Marketing Communications “In recent years, there have been good efforts to promote local designers. “Last year, we saw the launch of Keepers, an ongoing pop-up event that showcases local labels, including hansel, In Good Company,
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      270 3 1 OWNER 8/07 Focus Ghia 1.6A leather, s/rims. OMV $18.6K. $37.8K. *****786 *CARTIMES! (SINCE 2001) Parallel Import. An Award Winning Co. Honda Vezel 1.5G/X. Audio control Steering. Tonneau cover 70 units sold! High loan 6744-5111 HP: 9618-1161 (CaseTrust SVTA) Must! 2800 DOWNPAYMENT ONLY GV Inhse Loan. 07 Honda Fit 1.3A.
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      328 3 AIRWAVE SEP 2010 1Owner, Brand New Cond, Free Road Tax, High Loan Trade In Avail. *****443 NOV 2010 JAZZ Red Agent Maintained, 1 Owner, Low mileage, High Loan Trade In Avail *****443 LATEST VEZEL 1.5 X. Only $119,800. Full Accessories. 3yrs Free servicing Warranty. Autolux *****289 1 LADY OWNER! 7/’09
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      466 3 COE Results of December 2014 2nd Open Bidding Exercise For COE Cars (1600cc and below) Cars (1601cc and above) Goods vehicles and buses Motorcycles Open category COE price Quota Bids 705 $65,889 $74,000 $52,100 $4,312 $73,990 579 149 319 264 COE results for the last six months* 868 755 268
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      137 3 SILVER 11/10 LEXUS is250 premium edition,low mileage, showrm condition ,no repair needed *****109 4/2012 LEXUS GS350 Luxury. 1 owner. Low mileage. Accident free. Full agt svc warranty. 9662-1916 BRAND NEW 2014 Ghibli! $350,000 w/ COE. Strictly by Appt, Open for booking Executive Auto: *****505 BRAND NEW 2014 Maserati Grandcabrio! $535K,
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      137 3 YEAR END PROMO! 04/12 Merz R300L. Agent Maintain. Low Mileage. 1 Owner. $213,800 Only! Dont wait! 8522 9333 Andy. Grab it! ’14 BENZ C200 Avantgarde GPS. Sunroof. Ready stock. 20% Down, Loan 7yrs or leasing. CaseTrust/SVTA Call 8189-3025 Sing Wang MERCEDES B170 6/07. Well maintained(C&C). Spacious Sports Tourer. Good cond.
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      225 3 2014 BRAND NEW C 2 0 0 AMG/ Sports. Full option. In-hse loan,$199.8K.JCWC 6569-6969/ 9338-0202 2014 BRAND NEW CLA 180 AMG Sports.Full option. Inhse loan $168.8K. JCWC 6569-6969/ 9338-0202 MAY 2009 MERC S300L, Beautifully maintained by One owner. (C&C). Asking: $128.8K Call R.T *****741 1 OWNER. 2008 E 2 0
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      321 4 MERCEDES C250 AMG $180K with New 10yrs COE Be the 1st Owner! Full AMG Sport Package. 9115 8182 FEB 2011 MERC E250 CGI Cabriolet, Full service by C&C, One owner, Asking: $165.8k. Call *****741 ’11 E200 CGI OMV $54K. 63,000km. Agt svc. Like new Accident free *****211 1/09 CLS350 FACELIFT
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      268 4 NEW YEAR-2015 SALE! Peugeot 508 1.6A Turbo Sedan 6/2011. Luxury brown 1 owner. 48k km Cheapest in the mkt! 8382-2058 NEW! PORSCHE MACAN 2.0L. G’teed COE $*****0 Open for booking now!!! Executive Auto: *****505 2015 PORSCHE MACAN 2.0 Ready Stock. Be the 1st to be seen on the Road. Act
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      355 4 NEW HARRIER PREMIUM $155.8K G’teed COE. Sunroof, Leather, DVD more Executive Auto 6314 5505 NEW VELLFIRE 3.5 V6 Z-G High specs, pilot seats, twinroof G’tee COE. $218K Executive Auto 6314 5505 09/2008 TOYOTA HARRIER 2.4G For Sales. Cheapest In Town. Selling @$*****. Call *****505 for viewing **CARTIMES! (SINCE 2001) Award-Winning
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      316 4 Pre-owned HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015!! 9/09 FREED 1.5 10/07 JAZZ 1.4 09&11 LEXUS 450H 12/08 LEXUS LS460 08 MARK X 2.5 12/08 ODYSSEY 2.4 2/12 PREVIA 2.4 08&07 AIRWAVE 1.5 2010 AXIO 1.5 2012 BENZ E250 A 08 CAMRY 2.4 07 CIVIC 1.6 2/10 ESTIMA 2.4 AERAS 3/06 FIT 1.3
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      272 4 $60 PER DAY. Hiace vans, cars for hire 9831-6660 www.trucks4lease.com.sg SIN MING ROAD: 6556 1777 T. Bahru MRT 6232 8888 Boon Lay MRT: 6898 0777 GREATEST BACK for your Japanese Vehicles 7 Years or More 9622 0007 LORRY/ VAN FOR rent. Weekly/ mthly Reasonable *****117 Car Rental co WANTED Scrap
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      256 4 NEW TOYOTA DYNA 150D EURO 5. Immed delivery. 3 yrs warranty. Ltd stocks avail $94,800 only. Call 8522 9333 Andy. Grab it! NEW MIT CANTER 14Ft. Immed Delivery. 3 yrs Warranty. Limited Stocks avail $105,800 only. Don’t Wait! Call now *****333 Andy BRAND NEW TOYOTA Dyna 150 Diesel. 95% loan.
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      355 4 **$46,800! BRAND NEW Dyna 10ft Euro5. 5 yrs warranty. High loan. G’teeCOE $95.8K. *****815 03/09 NISSAN CABSTAR. 1 Owner, Good Cond! In hse loan avail. Don’t miss! Call 9068 8008 6555 3300 02/03 TOYOTA DYNA 150 COE till 01/2023. 1 Owner, with 3-ft Box. Call now 9638 3668 6555 3300
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      364 4 08/03 TOYOTA LITEACE 44dr COE till 7/2018 $29.8k. Clean interior. no need repair. servicing done! call *****517 Kok Keong **BRAND NEW TOYOTA Van 3.0 Euro 5 Diesel. neg. 95% loan. San Hup Bee 9452 8805 (AML #04-20) NEWLY REGD TOYOTA Hiace Immed stocks avail at $*****! Limited time only! Call
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      1939 5 Properties Is LANDED HOUSES FOR SALE 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: 19 28 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME
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      148 5 Near MRT GOLDENHILL EST. RARE!!! 3.5 sty about 2770/3600sf good view, airy, quiet, FH. Quick! *****983 Candice Near MRT ATTRACTIVE SEMI-D. FH. Luxurious 7rms, Pool/ Lift. About 4138/5000sf, 2.5sty park 4 cars! Call *****008 Must Not Miss PALM GROVE REGENCY Semi-D Cluster, 5rm 999yr 3184 sqft, Excellent Cond, MRT $2.xM
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      108 5 Must Not Miss 2.5 STY INTER w/basement @Chempedak 1950/3200sf Elevated grd. $2.xxm only. Move in. Flo 9237-6663 Fire Sale FIRE SALE! 2500 sf. $2.2M. 1900sf $2.3M 2sty move in 3500 sf $3.xM semi-d. MRT Bishan $2.xM. 9683-1551 CHEAPEST! BRAND NEW! Corner terr. East facing. 3165sf land with lift /pool. 6rms
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      1035 6 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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      176 6 KOVAN RESIDENCES 1259 sf 3rm poolview $1.5Xm neg. Riverbank Fernvale 3rm fr$851k, 4rm fr$1.07M Call! Excellent Location $8XXK! FH. VIBES Kovan, mins walk to Nex/ S’goon MRT. 2-rm 570 sf, serene, Call HP Tan *****277 Excellent Location BLK 715 HOUGANG Ave 2 1700sf. 4 bdrms. 3 baths Quiet. MRT/ amenities.
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      365 6 Must View MUST SELL ONLY $324K! 3’NG’ 214. Reno. High flr Lift. Unblock Near Sch/ mkt/ amenities. Face NS. Wong *****947 RARE! BLK.573 4NG High flr corner. 5 mins amenities MRT. Move in cond. $480k neg. King 9682 8202 Htns 2RM BLK 406 reno, face NS 3rm 468 low flr.
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      259 6 Move in Condition Excellent Location 106 GANGSA RD 3-rm Mid flr. Quiet, reno, near LRT/ future MRT Chinese owner Call Diana 9070-0969 Must View 533, 5-RM CORNER 122 sqm Mid flr. Unblock view. Bright. Near sch/ amenities/ Bt Panjang Plaza. $480K neg. 3A BLK 116 Pending mid flr near LRT/
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      300 6 Excellent Location BEST BUY BLK 39 JLN Tiga, Beautiful 4rm, A1 reno, high flr, breezy, seaview, near MRT. Kristy 9068 -3800 BLK 846 EM @Sims Ave 147 sqm. Blk 121, 4NG@ Paya Lebar Way 91 sqm, both high flr.Tay 9620 0246 Must Not Miss EM 326 UBI. A1 Reno. 146sqm.
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      306 6 flr, near mkt Un8 EM BLK 549 High fir, Unblock, Cozy, all races/ PRs. en sqm, flr. Near Serisf, Ave reno flr 649A/ 110 5’I’ in. EM BLK 549 High flr, Unblock, Cozy. all races/ PRs. Beautiful hse. Amenities. Call Ken 9638-8929 ML. Priced To Sell 4-RM BLK 460. St
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      2763 7 District 1 8/12-14 Property Rental Values R en t a l s f or non l an d e d p r i va 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 Project
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      132 7 One Shenton 2-storey penthouse with private pool 4ensuites; furnished 100m to MRT Also for sale Agents welcome Call Owner *****252 *****391 INT’L PLAZA 2-BDRM. 904/ 1367sf. Reno cond. 1min Tg Pagar. 9650 3273 Chua SB Expat Choice ALEXIS 2 BDRMS. #05-37. F/furn. 3 mins to Q’town MRT. Facing above Shepherd
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      89 7 Expat Choice THE PARC CONDO (Owner) 3bdrms.Highflr. Good view. F/furn. Immed. Prefer Japanese tenants. *****008 Move in Condition EXPAT’S CHOICE BOTANNIA 1249SF 3+1 new paint. Balcony. Furn. Jap sch free shuttle MRT $4.2k Immed. Lilian 9689 3013 REGENT PK CONDO 1206 sf. 3+1 rm. F/furn. Pool view. Call 8183-8899 Desmond
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      251 8 11 RIVER VALLEY Close. Starlight Suites. Brand new! Robertson Area. 1+1 rms, swimming pool, gym, 850sf. $4.8K, $4.3K. Goodview, CBD and MS Sands view. Agt welcome. SMS Owner 9297-9990 Immediate MACKENZIE. JUST 100M to MRT. Studio 550sf. F/furn. Good cond. Pool, gym. Immed $3.2k Agt Welcome SMS to Owner 9863
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      309 8 VALLEY PK 3+1 1550sqft Like resort! Full furn! Full Pool view! Amenities! $5.5k KingKong 9154-3033 Must View best price *HERITAGE APT Ardmore Park. 4+1 3156sqft $12K. Duplex PH4+1 4392sf $17K P/furn.SM Chia *****500 D’LEEDON 1+STUDY 635 sf. Beautifully f/furn. MRT, amenities, good schs. Face landed. Avail Jan. Neg. MAPLEWOOD (3
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      315 8 Excellent Location 1-BEDROOM AT CITY Fringe, F/furnished, mins walk to MRT/ bus stop, eateries. $2.4K. 8518-0033 Henry Excellent Location RARE SEAVIEW BAYSHORE Pk 2 bdrm high flr, furn. F/facilities.Easy to PIE ECP /buses $2.9K. 9021-1846 ALL MARINE Parade Rd. Marine Ville PH 2-bdrm. Grand Duchess 1378sf 3rm Immed. Tess 9070
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      259 8 Must Not Miss GOLDENHILL PARK CONDO Spacious Panoramic 1561sf 3+1, #18, f/furn $5.xk. Near Australian Int’l Sch/ NEX. Maxleow*****003.com UluPandan/ ClementiRd/Sunset/ BukitTimah PteAptsForRent 464 D21 D21 listing can be found after D11 Must View Near MRT Care Honesty PARC VISTA. HIGH Flr. 3+1 1259sf, F/furn. Nice facing. Quiet. $3.5K. Avail
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      276 8 Must View EUNOS/ 87 CIRCUIT Rd/ 213 Bedok Ctrl. MRT. 2+1 Low flr, near Mkt. Unfurn. Suits workers immed *****090 3RM ALJUNIED BLK2 F/furn f/aircon, like new, 2 bus stops to MRT. *****849 3’I’ CORNER BLK 619 F/furn Immed. Family professional pref. *****397 Stanley EM BLK 216. Low flr. Fully
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      1161 8 Properties i Travel *7“ Education BLK 238 YISHUN ring rd. Whole 5-rm flat for rent. Spacious. 10 mins MRT. Summer Chan *****644 4A 652 UNBLOCK reservoir windy, high floor,furn, near Safra park, 1 yr lease. Immed. Call 9636-4606 3+1 F/FURN BRAND new aircon,beds, etc. Well-kept MRT, amenities. Keys on hand.
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