The Straits Times, 2 January 2015

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    32 1 THE STRAITS TIMES CELEBRATING 170 YEARS, SINCE 184 5 FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2015 90 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 Beijing orders probe into fatal New Year countdown party
    585 1  -  At least 36 people killed, 47 injured in Shanghai By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BEIJING kianbeng@sph.com.sg TROUBLING questions over the meltdown of a New Year party in Shanghai’s downtown Bund district have prompted Chinese leaders to demand a
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    Lock icon More cool, rainy weather until end-January
    73 1 KEEP an umbrella handy when you head out, as the cool, rainy weather is forecast to continue until the end of the month, said the Meteorological Service Singapore. The cloudy skies are expected to clear up in February just in time for Chinese New
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    Lock icon Najib to make flood mitigation top priority
    62 1 PRIME Minister Najib Razak will prioritise flood mitigation in the 11th Malaysia Plan that rolls out next year. The nation has begun picking up the pieces after the worst flooding in its history, with the number of evacuees at relief centres falling to
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    Lock icon Rescuers find 2 more bodies from QZ8501
    352 1  -  BY WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA wahyudis@sph.com.sg IN JAKARTA TEO CHENG WEE chengwee@sph.com.sg IN PANGKALAN BUN RESCUERS found two more bodies yesterday from Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 as the funeral was held for the first identified victim of the tragedy believed to have killed all 162
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Chloe Tham is the first SG50 baby
      572 2 / 3  -  She arrives 2 days early to be first S’porean baby born in jubilee year By YEO SAM JO yeosamjo@sph.com.sg AS THE rest of Singapore ushered in the new year, Mr Tham Kuan How and Ms Lian Wen Fang were in the hospital delivery
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      Lock icon Medallion for jubilee babies unveiled
      130 2 / 3  -  YEO SAM JO THE final item in the SG50 baby jubilee gift set, a gold-plated medallion, was unveiled yesterday when Ms Grace Fu visited Mr Tham Kuan How, Ms Lian Wen Fang and baby Chloe. The front of the souvenir bears the image of a
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      Lock icon Man arrested for driving sports car at 146kmh in Seletar Link
      471 2 / 3  -  By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg A BLUE Nissan GT-R sports car travelling at 146kmh more than twice the legal limit in Seletar Link was stopped by police in the early hours yesterday. The driver, believed to be in his
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      Lock icon Narrow escape for S’poreans in Shanghai
      544 2 / 3  -  One left minutes before stampede, another was at square but unhurt By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BEIJING kianbeng@sph.com.sg SINGAPOREAN Jacqueline Ho escaped a deadly stampede on her birthday on New Year’s Eve when she decided not to join in a countdown
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • Article
        Lock icon Stampede in Shanghai kills 36
        53 4 A STAMPEDE in Shanghai at the downtown Bund district during new year celebrations on Wednesday night killed 36 and injured 47 others. Some claimed that the tragedy was triggered by a scramble after what looked like dollar bills were thrown from a building. TOP OF
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        Lock icon Plane crash: More bodies found
        53 4 TWO more bodies from the Air Asia Flight QZ8501 crash were found yesterday, bringing the total to nine, while search goes on for the 153 others still listed as missing. It is believed that most of the bodies are still in the fuselage. TOP OF
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Xi’s priorities for 2015
          46 4 CHINESE President Xi Jinping goes into 2015 with two unfinished tasks stabilising the “new normal” on the economic front, which means slower but steadier economic growth, and strengthening his power base as the fight against self-seeking interest groups remains tough. PAGE A10
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          Lock icon Kim in summit overture
          72 4 NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in a televised new year speech yesterday that he is open to a summit with South Korean President Park Geun Hye. But Pyongyang’s continued moves to strengthen its nuclear arsenal raise doubts that a summit would lead to peace.
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          Lock icon China’s grip on HK
          48 4 CHINA may find it hard to make Hong Kong comply with all its political dictates but it is making progress in its plan to dominate the city economically. China’s expansion in Hong Kong encompasses the financial, transportation, energy, property and construction sectors. PAGE A16
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          Lock icon US minimum wage hike
          47 4 TWENTY US states and Washington D.C. have raised minimum wages, bringing to 60 per cent the proportion of workers earning minimum wages higher than the federal level of US$7.25 (S$9.60). President Barack Obama wants to raise the federal minimum to US$10.10. PAGE A21
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        Lock icon REGULATING SHORT-TERM RENTALS JUDICIOUSLY
        51 4 Changing circumstances warrant a review of existing rules relating to vacation rentals of a short duration. But the privacy, security and comfort that all residents of a development are entitled to must be protected so short-term rentals do not create long-term problems. The Straits Times OPINION
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Being a Singaporean
          54 4 WHAT does it mean to be Singaporean? A pink IC, a red passport and a fondness for local food do not quite suffice. Perhaps do it like Aleksander Duric, the Yugoslav-born footballer, now a Singaporean. Focus on what binds us, not the differences that separate us, says
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon ‘Eco’ bags not so green
          74 4 THEY are touted as the greener alternative to plastic bags, but reusable bags may not be so environmentally friendly unless they are used many times. Some types must be re-used more than 130 times if they are to have any green benefit, studies have found.
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        • Article
          Lock icon Incentive scheme scams
          46 4 AROUND 10 per cent of applications to the Productivity and Innovation Credit scheme were flagged as “high risk” between February and October last year. Some fell for scams riding on the popularity of the scheme, which offers payouts and tax deductions. PAGE B2
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          Lock icon Simplifying civil cases
          50 4 IN NOVEMBER, the Supreme Court inserted a new Order 108 into the Rules of Court, to simplify the State Court process when dealing with civil claims involving $60,000 or less. The aim is to shorten the time it takes to resolve cases, and slash costs. PAGE B4
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Currency highs & lows
          52 4 Currency highs lows THE weaker Malaysian ringgit, which slumped to a historic low of RM2.67 against the Singdollar last month, has been a mixed blessing for local firms with operations in Malaysia. For some, costs are now a little lower but, for others, the currency’s fluctuations have affected cash flow.
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      • STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL
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          Lock icon Tips for the first day of school
          50 4 TODAY is the first day of school for a new batch of Primary 1 pupils. Mrs Jenny Yeo, retired principal of South View Primary School, shares some tips on how parents can ease the transition for their children at http://str.sg/ZhL ST FILE PHOTO
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon New year, old status
          77 4 AT THE Hunan TV New Year show, the long wait for rocker Wang Feng to propose on stage to actress Zhang Ziyi proved fruitless when she did not even appear. But Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming did appear with his Hong Kong girlfriend Angelababy on stage for
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          Lock icon JJ Lin attacked by man
          82 4 SINGAPORE singer-songwriter JJ Lin was attacked by a man at an autograph session in Taipei yesterday afternoon. A picture on the China Times website showed a tall man wearing a cap and glasses striding on the stage while fans were lining up. The next one
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon In the hot seat
          49 4 TAKING over the mantle of Singapore table tennis is a tough balancing job for new chief Ellen Lee. On the one hand, she has to keep sponsors happy with continued success. Yet she also has to manage fans’ demands for more local-born players. PAGE B14
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      • WEB SPECIALS
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          Lock icon Top resolutions
          27 4 THIS year’s top 10 in resolutions tweeted included working out more, being happy and losing weight. Read what netizens and celebrities are saying at http://str.sg/Zh6
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          Lock icon Get to know Shanghai’s Bund district
          34 4 SHANGHAI’S famous riverside Bund district was the scene of a stampede on New Year’s Eve that killed at least 36 revellers. Learn more about the Bund at http://str.sg/Zha
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    • AIRASIA FLIGHT 8501
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        Lock icon Body of first victim found returned to relatives
        431 6  -  Families wait for news as other bodies arrive for identification By AMIR HUSSAIN IN SURABAYA amirh@sph.com.sg THE first body to be recovered from Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 in the Karimata Strait on Tuesday was officially identified and handed over to relatives at
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        Lock icon Bad weather hinders search for black box
        376 6  -  By AW CHENG WEI ON BOARD MV SWIFT RESCUE IN JAVA SEA awcw@sph.com.sg INCLEMENT weather hampered the search for the doomed Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501’s black box yesterday, with the MV Swift Rescue starting its search at 2pm. The submarine support and rescue
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        Lock icon AirAsia grounds pilot after drug test
        84 6 REUTERS AN INDONESIA AirAsia pilot was taken off flying duties on the route from Bali to Jakarta yesterday morning after a urine test indicated traces of morphine. “From our early interview with the pilot, he said he was hospitalised for typhus and was infused
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        Lock icon Plane ‘made unbelievably steep climb’ before crash
        467 6 INDONESIA AirAsia Flight QZ8501 made an “unbelievably” steep climb before it crashed, possibly pushing it beyond the Airbus A-320’s limits, Reuters quoted a source close to the air crash investigation as saying. “So far, the numbers taken by the radar are unbelievably high.
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        Lock icon Indonesia’s troubling aviation safety record
        629 6 NEW YORK TIMES JAKARTA When United Nations auditors visited Jakarta last May to rate the country’s aviation safety, they came to a troubling conclusion: Indonesia was well below the global average in every category, and scored just 61 per cent in airworthiness. The audit reinforced
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    • NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS
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        Lock icon Party at Bishan-AMK linked to Marina
        480 8  -  Thousands gather at different spots to ring in SG50 By NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH, LESTER HIO asyiqins@sph.com.sg lesterh@sph.com.sg OVER 12,000 constituents from Ang Mo Kio GRC and neighbouring Sengkang West had Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for company as they ushered in the year
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        Lock icon Manila slum fire kills 2, guts hundreds of homes
        342 8  -  By RAUL DANCEL PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT IN MANILA rdancel@sph.com.sg A FIRE that raged through a slum in Manila on New Year’s Day killed at least two people and gutted hundreds of homes, said officials. The blaze in Quezon City, a suburb in
        PHOTO: REUTERS  -  342 words
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        Lock icon NY revellers party amid tight security
        404 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS NEW YORK Millions of revellers took to the streets around the world, from Sydney to New York, to usher in 2015. In the United States, hundreds of thousands of revellers braved chilly temperatures and poured into New York’s Times Square for
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      • Article
        Lock icon After the party... comes the cleanup
        223 8  -  LESTER HIO AS THE fireworks smoke above Marina Bay dispersed and revellers moved on to their next party location, another group swooped in to deal with the aftermath of the New Year countdown. Armed with brooms and tongs, several hundred cleaners took to the
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      200 7 4>posb Neighbours first, bankers second POSB welcomes Singapore's first 2015 baby, Chloe Tham! f A A 11 <?0 o V Mr. Tham Kuan How and Ms. Lian Wen Fang welcomed their first child Chloe, born at the stroke of midnight on Jan 1, 2015. BABY ON BOARD 3 I In
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Economic reforms a top priority for Xi
      1106 10  -  Analysts say he also needs to deepen power base to do things his way By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BEIJING kianbeng@sph.com.sg ADVANCING economic reforms and deepening his power base will be the top two priorities for Chinese President Xi Jinping
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      Lock icon XI’S DOMESTIC PRIORITIES IN 2015
      231 10  -  KOR KIAN BENG ECONOMIC L Advance long-term economic restructuring efforts like supporting private enterprises. L Ensure the economy does not slow down too much and jeopardise jobs and income by introducing efforts like tax reduction. SOCIAL L Enhance the social safety net so that people
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Summit talks can resume, says Kim
        393 11 North Korean leader raises possibility of meeting with the South’s President BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA PYONGYANG North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has raised the possibility of a meeting with South Korean President Park Geun Hye for the first time, even as relations remain
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      • OTHER NEW YEAR ADDRESSES
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          Lock icon Ma’s reconciliation plea
          81 11 BLOOMBERG TAIPEI Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou called for social reconciliation in his New Year address, and continued pursuit of peace with China, after upheavals demonstrated repudiation of his pro-China policies. “This has been my greatest regret since taking office,” said Mr Ma, referring to widespread antagonism towards
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          Lock icon Thein Sein’s election pledge
          57 11 XINHUA YANGON Myanmar President Thein Sein reiterated the country’s pledge to hold a free and fair general election. The election, which is scheduled to be held at the end of the year, will be the first since Myanmar’s independence in which all the country’s political stakeholders
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          Lock icon Abe’s third arrow
          52 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday pledged to carry out structural reforms this year as part of his “Abenomics” economic policy blitz. The third “arrow” yet unused in his Abenomics armoury is structural reforms after he had “fired” two arrows vast government spending and
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        Lock icon Hong Kong’s economic colonisation
        963 16 Mainland’s imprint is fast expanding from stocks to energy to property Plugging Hong Kong into the Chinese grid would further strengthen its ties with mainland China. REUTERS HONG KONG As mainland China ponders how to contain demands for political change in Hong Kong, its economic footprint
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        Lock icon ‘Flower child’ of HK’s democracy out on bail
        284 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG A teenager in Hong Kong who was arrested and sent to a children’s home after she drew a flower on a wall famous for pro-democracy messages has been released on bail, the authorities said yesterday. The announcement came
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      • Article
        Lock icon Anti-rape laws have failed: Uber ‘victim’
        306 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI An Indian woman who was allegedly raped by a Uber taxi driver has stopped going out alone and has trouble falling asleep after the attack. The 25-year-old wrote in a newspaper article published yesterday about the night of Dec 5
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        Lock icon Look, no eggs! New frog species makes a splash
        314 16 REUTERS WASHINGTON Its fangs are not what makes the newly identified frog species Limnonectes larvaepartus unique on earth. The way it makes babies does. This little amphibian from the rainforests of Sulawesi, Indonesia, is the only one of the world’s 6,455
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        Lock icon Afghan army probed for mortar attack on wedding
        526 17 At least 20 killed in ‘mistaken’ attack as Nato combat mission ends AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KABUL Afghanistan has launched an investigation into whether the army was responsible for mortars fired into a wedding party that killed at least 20 guests in the restive
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        Lock icon Indian drill featuring ‘Muslim militants’ draws ire
        256 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AHMEDABAD (India) The police in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat are facing widespread criticism after staging an anti-ter-rorism exercise featuring “militants” dressed as Muslims. A video of the drill, which was broadcast on Indian media websites, shows
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        Lock icon India, Pakistan swop lists of nuclear sites
        260 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD Pakistan and India have exchanged lists of their nuclear sites under an agreement barring them from attacking each other’s atomic facilities in the event of war, officials said. The annual New Year’s Day exchange was established under a 1988 agreement.
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        Lock icon Najib sets flood mitigation works as top priority
        476 18 Projects to take prime spot in 11th Malaysia Plan due next year KEMAMAN (Malaysia) Flood mitigation projects will be prioritised under the five-year 11th Malaysia Plan that will be rolled out next year, Prime Minister Najib Razak said as the nation picked
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        Lock icon Japan’s birth rate last year hits record low
        271 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japan’s estimated number of newborn babies last year fell to 1.001 million, the lowest figure on record, further contributing to the ageing and shrinking of the country’s population, official data showed yesterday. The number marked an all-time low for
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Mumbai terror suspect jailed
          108 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD A Pakistani court yesterday sent the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks to jail for two weeks in the latest round of a tussle over his detention that has worsened ties with India. Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi was granted bail on Dec 18
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        • Article
          Lock icon Army accused of scaring off voters
          118 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE COLOMBO Sri Lanka’s opposition yesterday accused the government of deploying thousands of troops to deter ethnic minority Tamils from voting against President Mahinda Rajapaksa in next week’s election. Mr Ranil Wickremesinghe, a former prime minister, said he had information 2,000 troops in
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        Lock icon Floods, landslides kill at least 39 in Sri Lanka
        243 18 REUTERS XINHUA COLOMBO Flash floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka have killed at least 39 people and more than a million had to flee their homes in the past two weeks, data from the island’s Disaster Management Centre showed yesterday. At
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    • WORLD
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        Lock icon Palestinians act to join International Criminal Court
        512 19 Move condemned by US and Israel, sets stage for diplomatic battle AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RAMALLAH (Palestinian Territories) Palestinians faced a fresh diplomatic battle yesterday after taking steps to join the International Criminal Court a move that was strongly condemned by both the United States
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        Lock icon Retrial for Al Jazeera TV journalists
        303 19 REUTERS CAIRO Egypt’s highest court yesterday ordered a retrial of three jailed Al Jazeera television journalists, citing procedural flaws in last year’s trial, defence lawyers said. Australian Peter Greste, Cana-dian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian Baher Mohamed were jailed for seven to 10 years on
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      • WORLD BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Iraq, Syria count cost of violence
          63 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BAGHDAD Violence in Iraq killed more than 15,000 people in 2014, government figures showed yesterday, making it the deadliest year since 2007. In neighbouring Syria, more than 76,000 people died in the conflict there last year, making it the deadliest year in
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          Lock icon US confirms killing of militant chief
          61 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The US has confirmed the killing of the intelligence chief of Somalia’s Shabab militants in an air strike. Somalia’s government had already announced the killing in what it called a “joint” operation. The Pentagon confirmed that Tahlil Abdishakur, chief of al-Shabab’s
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        Lock icon Ailing Indian state banks likely focus of historic meet
        448 20 BLOOMBERG NEW DELHI India’s state-run lenders will probably be the focus of a historic two-day gathering of bank chiefs and regulators as they seek to reverse the companies’ lowest profitability rates in at least nine years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Reserve
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        Lock icon Factory activity in China weakens
        581 20 Rising costs, softening demand underline challenges in new year REUTERS BEIJING China’s factory activity sputtered in December, underlining the challenges facing the country’s manufacturers as they fight rising costs and softening demand in a cooling economy. After a rough 2014, the world’s second-largest economy looks
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        Lock icon Lithuania adopts euro despite inflation fears, debt woes
        367 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE VILNIUS Lithuania switched over to the euro yesterday, becoming the last Baltic nation to adopt Europe’s single currency in a bid to boost stability despite fears of inflation and euro zone debt woes. Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius withdrew his first
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      • MONEY BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Beijing raises public housing loan ceiling
          91 20 XINHUA BEIJING With a stagnant housing market, Beijing has raised the ceiling of housing public accumulation fund loans from 800,000 yuan (S$172,000) to 1.2 million yuan, the local authorities said. The housing pubic accumulation fund consists of long-term housing savings deposited by employers and
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        • Article
          Lock icon Chick-fil-A probes suspected hacking
          78 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Chick-fil-A, one of America’s most popular fast-food restaurant chains, is the latest corporation to investigate the possible hacking of its customers’ credit card data. “Chick-fil-A recently received reports of potential unusual activity involving payment cards used at a few of our restaurants,” the
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        Lock icon S. Korea’s December exports top forecasts
        244 20 REUTERS SEOUL South Korean exports grew more than expected last month but protracted weakness in Europe and China is clouding the prospects for 2015, keeping the door open for further policy easing by the central bank. Shipments last month grew 3.7 per cent over
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        Lock icon Minimum wage goes up in nearly half of US
        563 21 Twenty states press ahead while efforts at nationwide level languish BLOOMBERG NEW YORK TIMES SAN FRANCISCO The minimum wage rose in nearly half the United States yesterday after local governments helped the lowest earners while efforts to approve a nationwide boost
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      • Article
        Lock icon Samsung’s new smart TVs will run on Tizen
        307 21 REUTERS SEOUL Samsung Electronics said yesterday that all its new smart television products launched this year will be powered by the Tizen operating system, marking a fresh effort by the company to increase the usage of the software platform. Smart TVs offer
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      841 23  -  By THOMAS BACH FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is president of the International Olympic Committee. WHEN you are a group of more than 100 independent, strongminded members from around the world all needing to be of one mind, change is never
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        793 24  -  By SHREEKANT GUPTA, SWATI MADAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg Shreekant Gupta is with the Delhi School of Economics. Swati Madan is an independent journalist. THE danger posed by global warming is matched only by our blatant disregard of it. Immediate
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        175 25  -  Larry Chong Tuck Lai THE response from SMRT (“Circle Line train incident: SMRT explains cause and steps taken”; Wednesday) to Miss Melissa Lim Ya Hui’s letter (“Commuters distressed and kept in the dark”; last Saturday) has raised some safety concerns. Assuming
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        240 25  -  Lim Teck Meng WHILE the new National Stadium is an impressive facility, I am concerned that with its privatisation, it has become more of a corporate facility to generate profits. The main purpose of any national stadium is, ultimately, to support the
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        246 25  -  M. Lukshumayeh THE recent public reaction to the news of a columbarium in Sengkang echoes past responses to news of a hospice being built near residential estates (“Columbarium in Sengkang ‘will be out of public view’”; yesterday). The inevitable truth that bears
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        237 25  -  Ong Chin Meng I AGREE that the quantum of child relief should be raised to reflect today’s rising cost of living (“Deloitte calls for more tax incentives, treaties for Budget 2015”; yesterday). It has remained at $4,000 per child for a
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        144 25  -  Seah Kian Chong THE Land Transport Authority should mandate that all offices and shopping centres provide enough parking spaces for motorcycles. More and more buildings have barred motorcycles from their premises. It is also tough for motorcyclists to find alternative parking spaces nearby, forcing them
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          160 25  -  Oliver Kwek Deputy Director National Volunteer Philanthropy Centre ON THE afternoon of Christmas Eve, I was travelling on SBS service 145 down Victoria Street when the bus stopped and a man boarded. He was using a large walking aid and was moving slowly and with
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          142 25  -  Paul Heng MY WIFE has been consulting Dr Lo Ngai Nung at the SGH Specialist Practice at Gleneagles Hospital over the past year or so for a knee condition. Although they have a busy schedule, Dr Lo and his colleagues never fail to have
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        74 25 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR WILLIAM CHEW: Facilities to boost work-life balance for maids. 2. MS LIM LIH MEI: Better to arm ourselves with basic financial knowledge. 3. MR WONG SHIH SHEN: Focus on human aspect of education. 4. MR ONG TIONG MENG: Parking space needed for
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        180 25  -  TRAFFIC LIGHTS Peter Yee THE authorities should do more to relook the traffic light system (“Flashing green light safer for motorists” by Ms Tan Wee Nam; Dec 20 last year). The biggest problem with the current system is that drivers
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        262 25  -  Lim Chye Hai I SYMPATHISE with the food hawkers who continue to ply their trade despite being fined (“Complaints rising against illegal food hawkers”; Tuesday). Are there any statistics to show how many people have suffered food poisoning after consuming food
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      567 1  -  Or 131 times if it’s a cotton one, if you really want to lower carbon footprint By AUDREY TAN audreyt@sph.com.sg REUSABLE eco-bags, often touted as greener alternatives to plastic bags, may not be that environmentally friendly after all. Experts have warned that their
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      837 2  -  They lure victims with false claims of cash, assistance By AW CHENG WEI awcw@sph.com.sg CHICKEN rice seller S. L. Lim was approached by a man who offered to help him set up a website and an app to promote his hawker stall. In the
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      164 2 THE Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) scheme was introduced in 2010 to encourage productivity and innovation through tax incentives. The scheme covers six activities aimed at enhancing productivity. They are: employee training, purchase or lease of PIC IT and automation equipment, acquisition of intellectual property, registration of
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      757 4  -  Claims involving amounts up to $60k will be resolved faster and cost less By K. C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg THE shake-up of the Family Court system may have been one of the most significant developments in the legal scene last year,
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      92 4 A free shuttle bus service connecting Bukit Gombak and HillV2 mall was launched yesterday. Running every 40 minutes from 10am to 9pm daily the bus travels a circuit along Bukit Batok East Avenue 5, Bukit Batok East Avenue 2, Hume Avenue and Hill Rise. HillV2 operator Far
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      Lock icon Fire in Tampines flat, no one injured
      277 4  -  By DANSON CHEONG dansonc@sph.com.sg A FIRE broke out yesterday afternoon in a Housing Board flat in Tampines Street 43. Residents in the area reported seeing thick, black smoke coming out from an 11th-floor unit just after 1pm. The fire, which began in a
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      Lock icon New year, new lease of life for premature baby
      535 6  -  One year on, newborn with heart defect is a healthy bundle of joy By LINETTE LAI linettel@sph.com.sg WHILE Singapore welcomed the first babies born this year yesterday, other families celebrated the new year’s gift of health for their children. This time
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      Lock icon HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GOLDEN JUBILEE BABIES
      657 6  -  As the country celebrates its golden jubilee, all Singaporean children born this year will belong to a special group of SG50 babies. Yeo Sam Jo takes a look at some of the newborns who were the first to join the club on Jan 1. Yeo
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      Lock icon Burgeoning food haven in the north
      997 7  -  Well-known and new eateries offer mix of flavours in Sembawang By SAMANTHA BOH samboh@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Samantha Goh FOODIES flock to Katong for laksa or Jalan Kayu for roti prata, and some make the trek to Sembawang for white beehoon or bai mi
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      440 8  -  Present cool conditions typical of north-east monsoon: Weatherman By DANSON CHEONG dansonc@sph.com.sg THE cool, rainy weather is expected to continue until the end of the month, with the cloudy skies clearing up in February just in time for Chinese New Year. There
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      502 8  -  By LESTER HIO lesterh@sph.com.sg FOR retired electrician Woon Koon Beng and his wife, Madam Wong Lan, this year is a special year not only because of SG50, but also because it marks their 50th wedding anniversary. Mr Woon, 69, and Madam Wong,
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      Lock icon 9.27kg of heroin seized at Woodlands Checkpoint
      251 8  -  DANSON CHEONG THE authorities on Wednesday seized the largest haul of heroin for 2014 when a Malaysian drug trafficker tried to smuggle nearly 9.3kg of the substance through Woodlands Checkpoint. At about 7.30am that day, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers conducted a
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      Lock icon Weaker ringgit not all good for firms here
      677 9  -  Operating costs in Malaysia lower but cash flow, export demand hit By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg THE weaker ringgit has been a boon to Singapore shoppers and travellers, but the impact on businesses here is more mixed. While some companies with operations
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      849 9  -  By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg MORE companies went public on the Singapore Exchange last year compared with 2013. However, a dearth of blockbuster listings meant that the total amount of funds raised through initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2014 was far lower
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      487 9  -  MELISSA TAN THE Singapore Exchange strengthened its position as a hub for health-care stocks over the last year and is now setting its sights on fresh growth areas. It is eyeing regional technology companies and small and medi-um-sized enterprises (SMEs)
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      761 10  -  Call Levels app notifies users when asset hits price level set beforehand By MARISSA LEE marilee@sph.com.sg IN THE heady world of finance, complexity is a business model, and investors pay to have someone understand complicated products on their behalf. But Mr Daniel
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      Lock icon Opportunities for S’pore firms in Andhra Pradesh’s new capital
      830 10  -  MARISSA LEE INDIA’S complex business landscape has never been popular ground for Singaporeans to venture into, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reform agenda is creating new opportunities for firms here to cash in on the country’s growth potential. Take the southern
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      480 10  -  MARISSA LEE GERMAN logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL is investing $10 million in its Asia-Pacific innovation centre here to explore how a vast accumulation of data can shake up the industry. The 800 sq m centre will open in the second
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      Lock icon Running a tighter corporate ship
      1131 11  -  A new year ushers in new resolutions and new business opportunities but it also often entails a slew of new rules and regulations for companies. Yasmine Yahya rounds up of some of the key changes in the regulatory landscape that business leaders and investors should
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      433 11  -  YASMINE YAHYA SINGAPORE-LISTED semiconductor firm Stats ChipPac will be relocating its Shanghai plant as the land on which the facility now sits has been re-zoned by the local authorities. Stats ChipPac Shanghai (SCC) now takes up a 983,000 sq ft
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    808 12 OBITUARIES With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the late KUIK SEE JUAN Lead Independent Director (2007 2014) Departed on 31 Dec 2014 From The Chairman, Board of Directors, Management Staff of China Yuanbang Property Holdings Limited "1 have fought the good fight, I have finished the race,
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      71 14 PERSONAL BEST Your E-Guide to your running best PACE TO RACE SEA Games marathon champion Mok Ying Ren shares the importance of pacing in distance running TRAINING PLANS Week-by-week guide designed by national head coach for middle and distance running Ghana Segaran SHOE GUIDE From minimalist to cushioned shoes, find
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      127 14 TV TIMES TodayBasketball NBA: Denver v Chicago (StarHub Ch202, 9am). Cricket 3rd Test: South Africa v West Indies, day 1 (mio TV Ch122 StarHub Ch235, 4.30pm). Tennis Thailand C’ship exhibition event: Day 3 (mio TV Ch115 StarHub Ch209, 6pm). Mubadala Tennis C’ship: 5th placing s-finals (StarHub Ch201, 6.30 9pm). Tomorrow
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      136 15 Download your digital copy of The Straits Times’ TSUNAMI e-book special now OCEAN S FURY essons from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami make Asia I better prepared but the danger is not over i-.-- -vjer- >»T« STRAITS TIMES AS.AICWSNETWOW The Straits Times presents an e-book special on the 10th anniversary
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      41 16 BE A PART OF A MEGA CONCERT ON 7 AUGUST SHOWCASING 50 YEARS OF SINGAPORE MUSIC WE ARE LOOKING FOR RAPPERS TO ROCK THE AUDIENCE. 100 Interested? Visit www.sing50concert.sg to find out how to apply. Deadline: January 30, 2015 CO-ORGANISED BY
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      480 18 Man United make little headway on Chelsea and City in title chase Stoke City 1 Manchester United 1 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON Manchester United’s hopes of launching a New Year title challenge suffered a setback at the first opportunity yesterday, when they could only draw 1-1
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      321 18 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Louis van Gaal believes he would have been barracked by Barcelona or Bayern Munich supporters had they experienced some of the results he has presided over as Manchester United manager. The Dutchman expressed surprise at the “unbelievable” level
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      447 13 Thunder get past Suns in overtime despite Westbrook’s expulsion REUTERS OKLAHOMA CITY A big effort from forward Kevin Durant was enough for the Oklahoma City Thunder to overcome the sec-ond-quarter ejection of guard Russell Westbrook on Wednesday. Behind 44 points from Durant, in his first
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      454 13 REUTERS CLEVELAND A team who began the National Basketball Association season with championship aspirations were booed off the court for the second consecutive home game on Wednesday. The Cleveland Cavaliers clearly are hurting both physically and figuratively. Milwaukee guard Brandon Knight scored
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      Lock icon STTA will back Sports School scheme over youth team
      392 14  -  MAY CHEN THE Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) is standing by its decision not to accept new intakes for the national youth team. But new STTA president Ellen Lee admits there is a need to acknowledge the vocal concerns of parents
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      825 14  -  Sponsors want continued success but fans call for more local-born paddlers By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg WHEN Ms Ellen Lee took over leadership of the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) last September, she inherited an organisation that is by far Singapore’s most successful
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        51 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Italian Raffaele Marciello, part of Ferrari’s driver academy, has been named Sauber’s test and reserve driver for the new Formula One season. The 20-year-old won the European Formula Three Championship in 2013 and came eighth in the 2014 GP2
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        69 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Former US Open winner Juan Martin del Potro has withdrawn from the Brisbane International tennis tournament, further delaying his return to the court from an injury-blighted 2014. The Argentinian “was forced to withdraw with a persistent left wrist
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        68 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Tour de France winner Vincenzo Nibali has been named champion of champions for 2014 by Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The Sicilian had been named top Italian the previous year when he won the Giro d’Italia. For this title,
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        75 14 MADRID Fernando Torres’ fortunes have not improved despite his return to his boyhood club Atletico Madrid. The much-maligned striker’s first training session (above) at the Spanish side on Tuesday was a disaster, reported the Daily Mail. In front of the cameras at
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      75 14 Basketball NBA Boston 106 Sacramento 84, Indiana 106 Miami 95, LA Clippers 99 New York 78, Houston 102 Charlotte 83, Cleveland 80 Milwaukee 96, San Antonio 95 New Orleans 93 (OT), Oklahoma 137 Phoenix 134 (OT). Tennis Thailand C’ship exhibition, In Hua Hin, 1st rd: David Ferrer (Esp) bt
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      477 15 Welsh wizard scotches talk he may join United, insisting he’s happy LONDON Gareth Bale wants to stay with Spanish giants Real Madrid, despite speculation that he could join Manchester United in the summer. The Welsh footballer has been consistently linked with a mega-move to
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      359 15 LONDON Former Formula One world champion Jenson Button has married long-term partner Jessica Michibata, he confirmed on Twitter on Wednesday. The 34-year-old English driver confirmed the news after newspaper speculation that the pair had married in Maui, Hawaii, probably around Christmas. He
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      392 15 REUTERS SYDNEY Australia may have sealed the four-Test cricket series against India but the final match in Sydney could prove the most emotionally taxing for the hosts, as they return to the venue where Phillip Hughes was fatally struck by a bouncer recently.
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      426 16 New West Brom manager targets Stoke striker Crouch as first signing THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Tony Pulis, who was confirmed as the new head coach of West Bromwich Albion yesterday, is considering an attempt to prise Peter Crouch from Stoke City, one of the manager’s
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      871 16 THE TIMES, LONDON L MAN OF THE YEAR In the face of intense competition from the likes of Luis Suarez, David Moyes and Hans-Joachim Eckert, the narrow winner has to be the 78-year-old Dave Whelan. He truly is a renaissance man: not
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      592 17 But New York season-ticket holders upset with midfielder’s decision THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Manchester City finally brought an end to the speculation surrounding Frank Lampard’s future on Wednesday by announcing that they had extended his contract until the end of the season. His short-term contract with
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      456 17 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Sunday will represent a year since Theo Walcott sat up on a stretcher as he left the field during a north London derby and raised two fingers to the Tottenham supporters to indicate the scoreline. A few
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      332 17 LONDON Do Premier League referees have an anti-Chelsea agenda? Ronald Koeman and Manuel Pellegrini, who manage rival Premier League clubs, do not think so. Last Sunday, Jose Mourinho claimed there is a “conspiracy” against the Blues after Cesc Fabregas was booked for diving
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      315 17 REUTERS SYDNEY North Korea’s traditional goal at the Asian Cup has been to show heart, determination and perhaps spring a shock win over neighbours South Korea and Japan to trumpet to fans back home. However, with the country’s leader Kim Jong Un pushing
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      481 1 PART C Here’s to a great 2015 Hong Kong TV station to close? Warhol’s works were tops last year, as total sales reached $21 billion Art sale boom ATV has not paid salaries, battling to survive Stars hit stages around the world to welcome the new year C9&10 C10 C12
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      2216 2  -  Being locked up in a room with friends and solving puzzles to escape is the latest craze Gurveen Kaur gurveenk@sph.com.sg For one hour every week, Ms Dian Intania willingly locks herself in a room with five friends. In order to get out, they have to crack puzzles
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        640 4 ROBERT CASTEELS PRESENTS: PERCUSSION 101 SG50 Catch the first SG50 Celebration Fund project of this year with this concert in the park, which will feature a multi-ethnic percussion orchestra and a repertoire of Singaporean folk tunes and familiar favourites put together by an eclectic mix of professional musicians, students
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          99 4  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi Bulgarian house producer, DJ and remixer KiNK (right), whose real name is Strahil Velchev, often gets the audience to contribute music in real time when he performs live. For his kyo gig, organised by local label/party organisers Midnight Shift, he will
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          142 4  - WU BAI CHINA BLUE SINGAPORE CONCERT 2015 Boon Chan Modern dance at Taiwanese rocker Wu Bai’s (above) concert? It sounds like a gimmick but he has performed with Taiwan’s renowned Cloud Gate Dance Theatre before. But even with this unexpected highlight, the focus is meant to be on his music,
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          107 4  - ECHOLIGHT, PAINT THE SKY RED DEEPSET LIVE IN SINGAPORE! EDDINO ABDUL HADI AND BOON CHAN RECOMMEND EAH Indonesia’s Echolight (top), Singapore’s Paint The Sky Red (above left) and Malaysia’s Deepset (above right) will perform tomorrow. It will be a regional post-rock blowout tomorrow. Echolight from Bandung, Indonesia, play shoegaze, post-punk
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          93 4  -  EAH French house producer and DJ Bob Sinclar (above) is no stranger to electronic dance music fans, with seven studio albums and his own imprint, Yellow Productions, featuring Dimitri From Paris, Kid Loco and Salome de Bahia. He has a new single, I Want
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        159 4 COMMUNITY BLOOD DONATION DRIVE Donate blood at this event, which is organised by the Singapore Red Cross. Where: Singapore Sindhi Association, Sindhu House, 795 Mountbatten Road MRT: Dakota/Paya Lebar When: Sun, 9.30am 3.30pm Admission: Free Tel: 6345-5664 Info: E-mail sindhi@singnet.com.sg NEW KDF 2015 CALENDAR In partnership with The Student
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        271 4 JUST WALK JUSTICE ON THE MOVE Join this inaugural walkathon organised by The Law Society of Singapore, which brings together the legal fraternity and the community for a walking journey through Singapore’s legal landscape. Funds raised go to the pro bono arena. Participants may also take part in Just
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        397 4  -  Phoebe Low Ili Lim, 25, is an events and sales executive at Wave House Sentosa, one of four Wave Houses in the world that champion flowriding. The boardsport, which gained popularity in the late 2000s, incorporates elements of surfing, skateboarding, wakeboarding and snowboarding. Flowriders ride on artificial waves
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        200 4 IP AND THE DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND NEW UPDATES Join Ms Mary Wong, senior policy director of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) at this Intellectual Property Insights Seminar. She will discuss issues and developments at Icann and talk about its plans and activities for
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        344 4 CANCER SUPPLEMENTS, ARE THEY SAFE? This workshop by pharmacy practice manager Chang Yok Ying will give an insight into supplements and what you need to know when taking them. Also, learn how supplements are tested for safety and effectiveness. Where: Peter Mary Fu Auditorium, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11
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        107 4 KIDSFEST 2015 Tickets to KidsFest 2015 are on sale and eight theatre productions will be staged for more than five weeks. Look out for productions such as The Gruffalo, Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo, The Tiger Who Came To Tea, The Snail And The Whale, Hugless Douglas, The Princess And The
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        1511 5 PROMOTIONS JAPANESE NEW YEAR AT KEYAKI Welcome Shogatsu (Japanese New Year) at Keyaki with an authentic eight-course New Year Kaiseki crafted by chef Hiroshi Ishii. Begin with a traditional osechi-ryori, a medley of appetisers with auspicious meanings, such as Ise Ebi lobster salad (luxurious beginning), Yakizakana grilled cod (successful
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        165 5 Take advantage of these dining offers exclusively for bookings made through Chope Online Reservations at Soshiok.com, or through the Soshiok app. JADE RESTAURANT Enjoy a special rate of $58++ a person for the signature A La Carte Dinner Buffet, featuring 38 selections of classic Chinese cuisine, with free flow
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          160 5 WONG AH YOKE RECOMMENDS Wasabi Bistro at Mandarin Oriental was relaunched earlier this year as Teppan-ya, a teppanyaki restaurant. Chefs prepare the teppanyaki at newly constructed counters, with diners seated in front to watch them at work. A highlight is the Australian wagyu (above), which comes as part
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          203 5 Takumen, a ramen shop in Circular Road, is a bit different from other ramen shops. It does not have its own ramen, but instead curates signature creations from six brands in Japan. So you can have a very different taste depending on what you order. My
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          213 5 Over the years, the cooking at Swatow Seafood Restaurant (formerly Fortunate Restaurant) in Toa Payoh has become better. That is because owner Jimi Tan has been busy recruiting good chefs. Among them is a former chef from the now-defunct Mong Heng Teochew Restaurant, where he used to cook
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          158 5 After two unsatisfying meals at Kay Lee for an assignment on the sale of the roast meat stall in Paya Lebar, I decided to go on a hunt for good char siew in Singapore. And I found it at Kim Heng, a stall in a coffee shop
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        1745 6 BOOKS MEET-THE-AUTHOR: SHIGEO OGURI OF OGURHYTHM Meet author Shigeo Oguri who will speak about his book and the concepts behind his unique philosophy. Where: Books Kinokuniya Singapore Main Store, Takashimaya Shopping Centre, 04-20/20B/20C, 391 Orchard Road MRT: Orchard When: Jan 10, 2 3pm Admission: Free Tel: 6737-5021 Info: The
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          127 6 LISABEL TING RECOMMENDS Lasalle College of the Arts celebrates its 30th anniversary with Modern Love, a visual arts exhibition featuring 30 of the college’s alumni. The group includes contemporary artist Amanda Heng, multi-disciplinary artist Zai Kuning as well as design studio Phunk and sound-media
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          110 6 The classic J.M. Barrie tale (left) about a boy who never grows up comes to life at Resorts World Sentosa. Wendy, John and Michael Darling are in for the ride of their lives when Peter Pan whisks them off to the magical Neverland, where
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          109 6 Singaporean pianist Lim Yan and violinist Lee Shi Mei (both right) will play three of German composer Johannes Brahms’ sonatas at the Esplanade Recital Studio tomorrow. The three pieces Sonata In G Major (Op. 78), Sonata In A Major (Op. 100) and Sonata In D Minor
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          119 6 Aaron Gan is a Singaporean artist who is influenced by Western watercolour techniques and Eastern brush painting. In this solo exhibition, he shows a series inspired by traditional Chinese ink painting, but executed in a dark monochromatic watercolour pigment with a hint of blue, such as in
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        742 6  - 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 Deepika Shetty Start the New Year with East-West artistic encounters best seen in the works at Art Plural Gallery. The range of
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        93 7 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 ISLAND OF LEMURS: MADAGASCAR Captured with Imax cameras, Island Of Lemurs: Madagascar takes audiences to the world of Madagascar. Lemurs arrived there
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        129 7 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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        221 7 NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2015 CULTURAL MEDALLION AND YOUNG ARTIST AWARD The National Arts Council is calling for nominations for this year’s Cultural Medallion, Singapore’s highest accolade in the arts and culture sector, and Young Artist Award. Closing date for online submissions is Jan 20 at 6pm. Info: For details,
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        309 7 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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          161 7  -  LIFE! RECOMMENDS John Lui 114 minutes It is a simple idea, executed particularly well here: Make a suspense thriller about young adults, aimed at young adults, based on the world we live in now and a film not set in a future dystopia or a fantasy land of
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          181 7 123 minutes For married couple Conor (James McAvoy) and Eleanor (Jessica Chastain, above), everything seems to be going well. Suddenly, she withdraws from him and from much of her former life. Her father Julian (William Hurt) tries to give what comfort he can,
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          149 7 (PG13)103 minutes More young-adult action, anyone? Based on the best-selling series of young-adult novels The Wardstone Chronicles by British author Joseph Delaney, this is about Young Tom (Ben Barnes, right), who is sold by his farmer father into pig farmer father into the service of an exorcist-warrior
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          Lock icon NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB (PG)
          218 7  -  Tay Yek Keak 98 minutes The ancient Egyptian tablet that brings the exhibits in New York’s Museum Of Natural History to life at night is decaying and threatening their existence. In this third and final movie of the Night At The
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        67 7 GENTLE PAWS FRIENDS DOG PUPPY ADOPTION DRIVE The Gentle Paws Friends dog shelter has more than 60 dogs, including 24 pups under one year old, in need of a loving home. Where: Sunny Heights, 110 Turf Club Road MRT: Holland Village When: Jan 10 -11,1 6pm Admission: Free Tel:
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        104 7 SENTOSA PLAYCATION Enjoy activities such as the Symphony of Lights show and tuck into mouth-watering delights. Where: Merlion Plaza, Beach Plaza, Palawan Beach, Sentosa MRT: HarbourFront When: Till Sun, 11am 9.30pm Admission: Pay usual Sentosa entry fee Tel: 1800-736-8672 Info: www.sentosa.com.sg MERRY FISHMAS AT S.E.A. AQUARIUM Celebrate Christmas with
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        333 7 HER WORLD BRIDES FABULOUS WEDDINGS Drop by Her World Brides’ first Fabulous Weddings show of the year and grab the hottest bargains and the perfect gown. Where: Orchard Central Discovery Walk, Level 1,181 Orchard Road MRT: Somerset When: Till Sun, 11am 10pm Admission: Free Tel: 6238-1051 Info: www.herworldplus.com/weddings SNOWY
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        163 7  -  COMPILED BY CALLYN CHOW, CHRIS TAN LUMIERE DUNMAN HIGH SCHOOL BAND CONCERT Enjoy an evening of popular wind band repertoire by the Dunman High School Alumni Band, such as pieces from Johan De Meij’s Lord Of The Rings symphony, Nelhybel’s challenging Two Symphonic Movements and familiar tunes from
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        273 8 AyjWil SINGAPORE SPORTS HUB where Singapore comes to piay EXPERIENCE SPORTS GET-FIT JANUARY The Experience Sports Fit programme is back and bigger than ever. Kick-start your path to good health with daily FIT classes this month. From pilates to cardio blast to zumba,
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      580 9  -  The K-pop band stole the show at the Celebrate SG50 countdown party Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg The 25,00 0-strong crowd at the Float Marina Bay was in awe as fireworks illuminated the night sky to welcome 2015, the New Year which also marks Singapore’s Jubilee
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      449 9  -  Review Concert NEW YEAR’S EVE COUNTDOWN CONCERT The Philharmonic Orchestra School of the Arts Concert Hall/Wednesday Chang Tou Liang The Philharmonic Orchestra’s New Year’s Eve Countdown Concert conducted by Lim Yau has become an iconic fixture of the annual calendar, judging
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      126 10 ‘I started working on New Year’s Eve because I find it dreadful in New York. You can’t get a cab and Uber is four times the normal cost. There are lines for everything. So, I volunteered to work’ Television journalist Anderson Cooper (left) on why he
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      621 10 Bloomberg New York Andy Warhol was the top-selling artist at auction in the past year as increased competition for the most-expensive segment of the market drove global art sales higher. Collectors bought 1,295 works by the late artist totalling US$653.2 million (S$865.8 million), ahead of sales
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        351 12 Hong Kong Former stars of Hong Kong’s beleaguered Asia Television station want Ricky Wong, who is behind the startup Hong Kong TV, to go to its rescue. Acclaimed actors Nick Cheung, an ATV star for six years, and Anthony Wong, who was
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        283 12 Taipei The year got off badly for Singapore singersongwriter JJ Lin, who was attacked by a man at an autograph session in Taipei yesterday afternoon. A picture on China Times showed a tall man wearing a cap and glasses striding on the stage
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        271 12 New York Times New York It should come as no surprise that music sales last year were dominated by Taylor Swift. Her new album, 1989, was a phenomenon when it was released last October, selling faster than anything since 2002. By the end
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          71 12 Sony Pictures Entertainment has expanded its release of the Seth Rogen comedy The Interview to pay-TV services from 10 companies and to more theatres after initial showings occurred without incident. Prices start at US$5.99 (S$7.90), it said. The film, blamed for triggering a massive
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          59 12 American actor Edward Herrmann, who played Richard Gilmore, the doting, upper-crust grandfather of the Connecticut Gilmores on TV’s The Gilmore Girls, died on Wednesday in New York, aged 71. The cause was brain cancer, his son said. Herrmann was also known for his Emmynominated
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      445 2  -  GLADYS CHUNG gladysc@sph.com.sg Last year was a challenging time for my waistline. I could not fit into many of my favourite skinny jeans and bodycon dresses as I had neglected my fitness routine. Eating less is not really an option for me because I love
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      676 3 Post your questions on www. face book. com/Urban.ST. What are the rules of pyjama dressing? In recent years, fashion insiders have been wearing pyjama tops and bottoms outside of the bedroom to chic effect. But this is
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        46 4 / 5  -  STACEY CHIA Think Ugg Australia is all about its warm winter boots? The brand has introduced its Twinsole shoes, which come with interchangeable insoles one set made of wool and the other of cushioned leather for different climates. Prices range from $195 to $240.
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        83 4 / 5 There is more to Thai fashion than the affordable threads found in the popular Platinum Fashion Mall and Chatuchak Weekend Market. E-commerce site Zalora has added 12 popular Thai fashion labels, such as Asava, Milin, Curated and Munchu’s, to its staple. Although pricier than most of the other
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        58 4 / 5 British beauties Naomi Campbell (left) and Jourdan Dunn have teamed up for Burberry’s spring/summer 2015 campaign. The campaign will wow you with a colourful display of everything there is to love about the iconic British brand. Here, the models work the lust-worthy printed trenchcoats and Bee bag. Go
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        83 4 / 5 The worlds of fashion and art collide at Italian bag label Zagliani’s pop-up store, now open at 02-09 Scotts Square. American artist Daniel Gordon has created unique display shelves, by mixing patterns and textures that complement Zagliani’s exotic skin bags. The store will be open until the end
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        54 4 / 5 The signature collection from Hush Puppies gets a spin from the British print maker, Liberty of London. With vibrant floral prints, they are perfect all weekend long. The Hush Puppies x Liberty Prints Collection will be available from the middle of this month at all Hush Puppies boutiques
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        147 4 / 5 Bigger is not always better. Designer brands have been producing mini versions of their iconic bags since the mid-2000s. While they may be small in size, these bags pack a punch for being simply adorable. Tod’s D-Cube Mini Bowler Bag (above), with two-toned mink fur covering both sides,
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        134 4 / 5 Vera Wang, the doyenne of wedding wear, has opened her first bridal boutique in Singapore. Located at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, the 1,600 sq ft space will carry dresses, shoes, accessories, fragrances and selected items from the designer’s Wedgwood home collection. Her delicate and
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        43 4 / 5 Fashionable jetsetters, this is for you. Hartmann, the 137-year-old luggage and leather goods brand, has opened its first store in Singapore at Wisma Atria. Boasting classic designs, Hartmann bags also come with a lifetime warranty. Prices range from $160 to $2,900.
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        58 4 / 5 Repetto’s new Brigitte Ballerina Flat is the epitome of understated appeal. Named after the French screen siren Brigette Bardot, its pointy-toe shape will sharpen your look. The Brigitte flats are available in a variety of hues. Prices range from $490 to $520. Available at 03-15B Ion Orchard
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        50 4 / 5 To celebrate its 11th anniversary, local multi-label accessories store Quintessential is offering 50 per cent off 11 brands, including Beverly Feldman, House of Harlow, Skipping Girl and Sereni Shentel. Shoppers can also expect 50 per cent off all shoes, hairbands and belts. Quintessential is at 02-01 Pacific Plaza.
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        70 4 / 5 Australian luxury brand Oroton is better known for its leather goods and accessories, but now you can also experience its apparel line under one roof. Its second boutique at VivoCity showcases all the brand has to offer within the 800 sq ft space. Turn to Oroton for
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        156 4 / 5  -  STYLE WATCH- LESLIE KAY LIM HOT Wearing a Reem Acra gown to the London premiere of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies on Dec 1 The Hobbit actress looks befittingly enchanting in this simple strapless gown. The top is covered by a gold-coloured mesh with
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        242 6 / 7  -  GLADYS CHUNG A new home-grown enterprise has launched a line of skin-friendly cosmetics for children who wear make-up regularly and for long hours, such as for recitals and other performances. Called C’est Moi (French for “it’s me”), the label was launched last month at Metro Paragon and
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        130 6 / 7 Eucerin is the latest brand to add to the skincare trend of topical products which promise to plump skin and smoothen wrinkles, and work almost like injectable hyaluronic acid fillers. Its new Hyaluron-Filler range is made with two types of hyaluronic acid and the plant extract saponin, to
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        177 6 / 7 Revive your parched face by drinking plenty of water and slapping on these latest moisturisers. THE BODY SHOP DROPS OF YOUTH BOUNCY SLEEPING MASK $44.90, available at The Body Shop stores from Thursday Made with edelweiss extracts, this night mask can also be used on long-haul flights
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        133 6 / 7 A new nail, facial and foot spa boutique has popped up at Marina Bay Sands Hotel (B1 -01, Marina Bay Sands Hotel Coach Bay). Lacquer Spa offers facials, body massages, manicures and pedicures (private rooms are available), as well as foot reflexology. What caught our eye
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        194 6 / 7 Straight from the tube, Make Up For Ever’s new Skin Equalizers ($68 each, available at Sephora stores and the Make Up For Ever Pro Loft from Thursday) look just like pastel paint. But blend these primers on different parts of the face to correct the colour or texture
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        123 6 / 7 Since 2012, Maison Martin Margiela has been bottling its Replica line of scents, with each evoking a memory of a specific time and place. Our favourites are Lazy Sunday Morning, set in Florence, 2003, and is reminiscent of bed linen and soft skin; and Jazz Club, a cocktail
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        69 6 / 7 Majolica Majorca’s latest cosmetics collection is focused on rosy cheeks and lips. The line comprises the Puff De Cheek blusher ($22.90 each), a tri-coloured swirl of complementary pink powders; the Lip Dip Kiss gloss (right, $14.90) that enhances the natural colour of lips; and the Lash Expander mascara
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        301 6 / 7  -  GLADYS CHUNG These new rouge products are lipsticks and lip balm rolled into one. SPLURGE MAQUILLAGE DRAMATIC MELTING ROUGE $46, from Shiseido counters Glossy and bold lipsticks blended with natural rose oil. Available in 10 shades. Review: I tried OR221, a peachy pink shade. The lipstick is
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      2705 8 / 9  -  URBAN show you five hip new ways to stay healthy in the new year STACEY CHIA GLADYS CHUNG Antigravity aerial introduction class $345 for 10 one-hour classes, Upside Motion (www. upsidemotion. com) What it is: A combination of aerial acrobatics, dance and yoga. It promises benefits
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      124 12  -  GLADYS CHUNG shows you how to keep fit stylishly with trendy apparel GLADYS CHUNG Nike Air Max 2015 sneakers $299, from selected Nike stores Lululemon Run Inspire crop pants $138, from Lululemon New Balance for Kate Spade Saturday sneakers $150, available at Kate Spade Saturday
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      1254 13  -  Companies with long histories are using their heritage to market their products as ‘authentic’ MATTHEW HUTSON reports MATTHEW HUTSON THE NEW YORK TIMES Mr Richard Littlewood, the president of G.J. Littlewood Son, a fibre dye house in Philadelphia, recently welcomed a client, Ms Soraya Darabi, to
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      775 14  -  Luxury retailers in Regent Street are reaching out to the smartphones of passing shoppers to entice them into their stores. MARK SCOTT reports MARK SCOTT THE NEW YORK TIMES On a recent afternoon, thousands of shoppers thronged Regent Street (right) in London, a thoroughfare lined
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      682 15  -  The brand’s success with its first store here has led to plans for a second one, reports STACEY CHIA STACEY CHIA staceyc@sph.com.sg Athletic apparel business Lululemon Athletica, which has just set up shop in Singapore, may soon be able to put its see-through yoga pants fiasco behind it.
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        852 16  -  PHOEBE LOW Local fashion designer Gilda Su turns heads with her loud outfits and shockingly pink hair, and her collections are no different. Her fourth and latest collection featured vibrant and quirky street and club-inspired wear. A collaboration with Japan-based illustrator Brandon Reierson, who did the artwork for
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      269 3 Coastal Fish Farm off Lim Chu Kang for Takeover VTO Tel: 6285 0558 For Takeover Care Honesty ESTAB FITNESS TAKEOVER 115 sqm West area. Furn 203 Hougang st 21. Office 84sqm. Jimmy 9821 2887 GOOD CROWD profitable hair salon @Simei MRT-ta keover. Joseph *****543 NEW/ USED-PABX SALES fr $388. Rental
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      881 3 Vehicles Classification Guide Passenger Vehicles 302 Alfa For Sale 303 Audi For Sale 305 BMW For Sale 306 Chevrolet For Sale 307 Chrysler For Sale 308 Citroen For Sale 309 Chery For Sale 310 Daihatsu For Sale 311 Ferrari For Sale 312 Fiat For Sale 313 Ford For Sale 314
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      267 4 V INHSE LOAN 1.99% p.a Only $3K Down for a 07 Sirion 1.3A. Welcome old car 1-1 exchange Gavin *****619 G 9/2007 DAIHATSU SIRION, Beautifully Maintain by 01 owner. Accident Free. Ask $32.8k, Call RT *****741 JAN 2014 FERRARI 4 5 8 Italia $1.03M. 1 Owner, ARF $669K. Call Car
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      227 4 READY STOCK!HONDA vezel 1.5A X. Few colours for selections. Call *****767/ *****061/ *****566 7 DAYS DELIVERY 2014 Honda Vezel 1.5 G/X/S. Flexible D/Payment Call: 6743-0018 Hup Long 7 DAYS DELIVERY 2014 Freed 1.5 7-seater. Flexible D/Payment Call now: 6743-0018 Hup Long 7 DAYS DELIVERY 2014 Honda Fit 1.3 GF Keyless.
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      649 4 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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      162 4 04/’2010, LEXUS LS600H 1-OWNER, Agt Maintained. 2 YR Warranty on Hybrid. Accident free. *****080 9/06 LEXUS IS250 Lux. V6. Very well kept. Low mileage. High loan/ trade in welcome. Call 8189-3025 SILVER 11/10 LEXUS is250 premium edition,low mileage, showrm condition ,no repair needed *****109 4/2012 LEXUS GS350 Luxury. 1 owner.
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      191 4 ’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. *****KMs. $47K. Brokers /Agents excuse. 9172 0236 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****206 6/’13 E200 Blue Efficiency New model. 1 owner. C&C 33 pt
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      265 4 BEST SELLING! LATEST C200 2.0A Panaromic roof Ready Stock 9727 7767 *****061 Leco Prestige 5/12 R350L FACELIFT model black. 45kkm, OMV $*****. C&C warranty $208.8k. Call 6472 2222 7 DAYS DELIVERY 2 0 1 4 Benz E250 Estate. Flexible Down Payment. Call now 6743-0018 Hup Long 7 DAYS DELIVERY 2
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      288 4 BRAND NEW MERCEDES E250 AMG. High specs. G’teed COE $215,800. Executive Auto *****505 BRAND NEW MERCEDES E200 Avantgarde. G’teed COE Asking $195,000 only. Executive Auto *****505 BRAND NEW 2014 C 2 0 0 Avantgarde. High specs. Sell $192,800. G’teed COE. Executive Auto *****505 BEST DEAL! $70K SAVING fr New Car.
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      236 4 2/07 LATIO SPORTS Premium, No Accident, Excellent Cond, SCJ3000S, High Loan, Call *****093 2014 NISSAN GTR Black Edition 4WD. Inhse loan trade-In. $445,800. JCWC 6569-6969/ 9338-0202 7/’09 MURANO 3.5 V6. Sunroof. Black. Well kept by agt. High loan *****902 11/’08 VIVA 1.0A 1 owner. Low km.Pristine cond. Like new. $32.9K.
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      273 4 V INHSE VEHICLE Financing @1.99% p.a. $3800 downpayment for a 07 Grand Vitara 2.0A Welcome old car 1-1 exchange without cash top up. Scarp value $15k end of COE. Gavin 8606-3619 G REPOSSESSED 13/11/2007 SUZUKI Swift 1.3 M. SGZ6775M. Highest offer secures. Fax *****516 6/2007 SWIFT 1.3A, Well maintain. Good
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      228 5 LATEST ESTIMA AERAS Premium 2.4. $163,800 Only. Guaranteed Delivery. Don’t miss! Call *****89 now! REPUBLIC AUTO: *****772 June 2010 Alphard 3.5A S Twin moonroof. 1 careful owner. High OMV. 54K km. REPUBLIC AUTO: *****463 Oct’10 Previa 2.4A. 1 owner 45K km. Fully maintained svc by Borneo. $113,800! REPUBLIC AUTO: *****772
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      319 5 BRAND NEW ALPHARD CPackage 2.4 High Specs. 3 Free Servicing. 5 yrs Warranty. Call Now 6339 1168 5/’08 AXIO 1.5X A Blue Low km. OMV $12,043 Accident free. neg! 9105-6808 3/’10 PRIUS HYBRID 1.8A Keyless. Low km. Accident free. $76.9K. *****922 3/’07 ALTIS 1.6. 2 owners Low Km. A1 cond.
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      352 5 CNY 6D Early Bird Package $588 Fm Available for booking NOW! 6214 1101 www.premier-rentacar.com NEW 2014 ROLLS Royce Ghost $969K COE Incl. By Appt Only. Book yours now Executive Auto:*****505 10/’10 BENTLEY FLYING Spur Speed. 600Bhp. Done 24K km. Ceramic brake. Only $358K! *****999 BRAND NEW ASTON Martin Rapide S.
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      242 5 GREATEST BACK for your Japanese Vehicles 7 Years or More 9622 0007 LORRY/ VAN FOR rent. Weekly/ mthly Reasonable *****117 Car Rental co VAN/ 14FT LORRY/ Pickup Long term Offer! #03-18 WCEGA Plaza. *****691. WANTED Scrap Cars All Used Cars Any Makes Models SUV, MPV, OPC We Pay Top Price
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      379 5 ALL MAKE WANTED. Export welcome. High price. Case trust accredited. *****611 HIGHEST FOR all scrap/ export/ used car commercial Vehicle. *****888 ’1970-’2006 SCRAP Cars for export. Immed cash deal! 9727-0300 Andrew ***IMMEDIATE DELIVERY! 2.28% Interest, 100% loan Sell $94.8K. Rosson *****033/ Kee Chang *****358 Act fast! Grab! BRAND NEW TOYOTA
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      400 5 ’02 CABSTAR LORRY, Y plate. New tax. COE expire Nov 2017. Call 9617-5005 2005 NISSAN CABSTAR diesel 10ft lorry. Interested call *****622 Mr Tee 1 OWNER EARLY ’01 Cabstar hood. Silver. Good cond. Price neg. 6256 7719 07 ISUZU 15FT Low metal Deck Hood.Sell $29,800 Easy loan. 9672-0298 10/04 MIT
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      356 5 *BRAND NEW HIACE 5-dr diesel Euro5. Agt warranty High loan/trade-in. G’teed lowest price!! *****815 BRAND NEW Toyota Liteace 1.5A. 5 Drs. Made In Japan. Downpayment $5.8K. $neg San Hup Bee *****805 2001 HYUNDAI GRACE H100 COE 4/2017 New Paint. Excellent Cond, High Trade-in 9688 4305 6555 3300 3/08 RENAULT TRAFFIC
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      221 5 Face Greenery LIONEL LOO 1-6PM Sentosa 7856 sf 9000 sf 5 bdrms Best view unique design! *****592 *****062 DTZ Must Not Miss LOW QUANTUM. PTE lift. 4 levels, 2898sf, Exclusive 5bdrm Strata Hse. Facilities. Joey 9475 4751 Good Investment $2.9M UP! ALMOST sold! West Coast Cluster Semi-d 8330sf 6 large
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      201 5 Good Investment TREVOSE VICINITY 2.5 sty detached, pool, 5+1, almost new, koi pond, wide frontage, pk 2 cars *****887 Open House LAST UNIT! AWARD Winning Design! Gigantic room/ lift/ pool. *****/ ***** sqft, View 1-6pm *****333 Vic Freehold AUCTION 20/1! ORIGINAL 2sty Semi-d Jln Haji Alias. 3633 sf/ 3121 sf
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      1047 6 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 PRICE SQ FT The Rivervale* 948,000
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      117 6 Must View BEAUTIFUL RENO FH 2-sty+ basement, near Kembangan. Est 5K sf land. Pool. 5 rms $6.xM. Joe *****188 THE ONE WORTH Waiting For! Conservation The Twilight hse!award winning amazing style 4+rear gdn isabelredrup.com/ir42.php *****055. Susan Priced To Sell DON'T MISS BRAND NEW! FIGARO St. S/sty terrace. Land 1450sf. F’hold
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      116 6 Good Investment 11M WIDE FRONTAGE SemiD 3+1, well-kept, cosy, South Fidelio St, Land 2792 sqft, $3.xm neg! *****345 Tim Freehold AUCTION 20/1. CEYLON Rd, 2.5 sty conservation end terr, reno, 1503sf/ 1929sf approx, 2+1 rms. *****842 Must View BEST PRICE! KERIS Simply Magnificent 2.5 sty Corner Terr. 2400 sf, 3+1
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      115 6 Must View SIGLAP CHARMING BUNGLW 3-sty 6000/5000 sqft, 5+1 Bright, Nice and huge gdn. Quick! Call *****995 EW Must View ROCKBOTTOM RIVER VIEW Upp East Coast. Stunning 4+2 maids. 99 years. See isabelredrup.com/ir10.php$3.68m. *****055. Susan Freehold **WOW! $2.1M UP! Peakville Walk 2 sty Terr 1722sf 4rm Tanah Merah Mrt/Simpang Bedok.
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      449 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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      102 6 76 SHENTON, FEW units, different sizes, high flr, VTO. 9026-8468, ST Teo Face Greenery AUCTION 20/1. RARE! Pearl Bank Apt, 1755 sf, 3+1 rms. High flr, walk to MRT/ NUH Chinatown. *****842 TANGLIN VIEW. DESIGNER decor. 1163sf. 3+1. High flr. Redhill MRT. Near Orchard. Simon 9026 0077 SPZ BEST PRICE
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      1064 7 DISTRICTS PRIVATE PROPERTY CLASS CODES 24 27 25 23 21 26 28 20 13 12 22 11 10 9 5 8 7 4 1 19 14 1 8 17 16 15 3 2 POSTAL DISTRICT GENERAL LOCATION 6 Sentosa CLASS CODES WEST 513 HOUSES FOR SALE APTS FOR SALE HOUSES
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      74 7 Must View SUPER CHEAP!! 3 bdrm Urban Vista. Very urgent seller. Good for investment own stay. TOP 2016 Grab Good Investment 1)$8XXPSF! BAYWATER #01 1410 sf, 3+1. Future MRT. 2)Casa Merah #01, 1410sf, 3+1. MRT. Danis *****999 Good Schools WATERFRONT WAVES, 2 bdrms 980 sf High flr, spacious. Red Swastika
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      240 7 Excellent Location $8XXK! FH. VIBES Kovan, mins walk to Nex/ S’goon MRT. 2-rm 570 sf, serene, Call HP Tan *****277 UluPandan/ ClementiRd/Sunset/ BukitTimah PteAptsForSale 415 D21 D21 listing can be found after D11 Near MRT BANK SALE! QUINTET @CCK EC. 1259 sqft. 3+1. High flr. Pool view. F/facilities. MRT $9xxK.
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      249 7 Move in Condition Excellent Location A RARE BUY!!! 4’A’ 265 Bishan St. 24. Quiet. Chinese owner. Move-in cond. Call Diana 9070-0969 BLK 24 SIN Ming. 3-rm 699 sf. High flr. Open unblock view. Near amenities. Call Lim 9030-1949 DTZ BT BATOK EM Blk 524, 4+1 Excellent location. Near MRT/ all
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      223 7 Must View 4A 257 BANGKIT Rd. Near LRT, Market, shop. 104sqm 5’I’ 401 corner Fajar. High flr Must sell! *****279Teo Priced To Sell 4-RM CORNER 629 Senja Rd. Premium blk. High flr. Unblocked. F/reno. Mins to Plaza/ future MRT. VTO Must View 5-RM PREMIUM SENJA, spacious, bright. Full hgt windows.
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      229 7 TOP Soon TRIVELIS COLLECT KEY Jan 3rm Reno. Near MRT! High flr fr $433K No resale levy! $30K grant. Mixed Races. TOP Soon Vincent Tan 9336 4639 TRIVELIS NEW 3RM. Reno. Full ac. Near Clementi Ctrl, MRT. No resale levy. $30K housing grant. Fr $433K! Excellent Location 3½RM 341 CORNER.
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      781 8 HDB Resale Price Index 240 220 200 180 160 140 Index 120 100 80 60 40 20 1Q94 1Q95 1Q96 1Q97 1Q98 1Q99 1Q00 1Q01 1Q02 1Q03 1Q04 1Q05 1Q06 1Q07 1Q08 1Q09 1Q10 1Q11 1Q12 1Q13 3Q 1Q14 2Q 3Q Qtr/Year Notes: 1) The index is based on average
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      198 8 Near MRT 4’A’ PREMIUM 195D. High flr Unblocked view. Bright Windy tastefully renovated Don’t miss! 9368-2151 Pam 5’I’ CORNER 175D high flr, unblock, good cond, privacy, LRT/ MRT/ coffeeshop, vacant. Phang 9060-1668 Must View 5’I’ PREMIUM 160B Punggol Ctrl. High flr unblock. Regular layout. Serious seller. All races. James *****388
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      291 8 Fire Sale UrgentSale CHEAP $315K! 3’NG BLK 221. Mid flr. All races. Good facing. Design your own taste. 9423 0967 KH BLK 491C TAMPINES St 41. Rare! 4’A’ 103sqm. Unblocked Mins to MRT. New list! Calson *****661 PN GTA UNITED Tampines. 3’I’ 403. Corner. High flr. Move in cond. Ask
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      291 8 Must View New Listing 5’I’ CORNER 418 High floor. 4 bdrms. Unblocked. Reno. 121 sqm. Serious seller. All race. neg *****252 Kim Near MRT RARE LAYOUT! 5-RM 858 NTUC, Giant, Sheng Siong Sch, Childcare. Lift paid. neg. Eric So 9694-9096 4’A’ 343. HIGH/ Marble flr Fully unblocked. Nice view! Near
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      279 8 SIXTH AVE NEW Detach 2sty *****/ 3715sf. 5 spacious ensuites Pool/ jacuzzi. $25K David 9003-8877 CORONATION ROAD. LAND 9500 sf. 5+1. Big patio, garden, pool. Immed. $neg. Kim 9008-1889 ERA. GREENLEAF RENO SEMI-D 4+1. Greenery. New bath/ kitchen. $7.5k. *****161 Expat Choice 396A DUNEARN RD Tip top cond 3-sty Semi-D,
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      221 8 Immediate 27A TOH AVE Semi-D Newly rebuilt 3500/ 5000 sf 2sty +attic. 5+1+pool Immed $12k.*****635/*****996 (www.wahkhiaw.com.sg) S’GOON GDN (NEAR Int’l Sch) 4 level. 5+study+den, ingrd pool/ patio. $12.5k. Connection *****799 HORIZON GDNS. POOL view Elevated 5bdrm+maid 2sty attic basement Int’l sch $5500. Ernest 9234-9066 Near Amenities SEMI-D 3340/ 4800 sqft
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      3390 9 District9 -11/ 21 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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      67 9 Excellent Location ASPEN HGTS 1301 sf #01, 3 bdrm w patio. Reno. Vacant. Near Orchard/ MRT. $5.5K. Alan 9852 9055 Excellent Location expat’s choice WILKIE STUDIO 3-BDRM. 1281 sf. P/furn. Near Dhoby Ghaut MRT/ Orchard. $5K. Immed. Laura *****539 SOPHIA RES. 1819/ 2013 sf. New. 4+1, balcony. Plaza Sing. Aspac
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      68 9 Astrid Meadows 3+1.$8.8K Cuscaden Res 2+1....$5.2K Spring Grove 2+1..... $4.8K Regency Pk 3+1...........$11K Oceanfront 4+1...........$16K Spring Grove 2+1 S4.8K The Azure Sentosa Oceanfront 4+1 $16K 1sty Bunglw near Dunsfold 11,000/5000 sf, 4+1.. $12K Orient 9785-2426 Roy D’LEEDON TEAM DAILY Onsite. 1+study $3.5k, 2rm $5.5k, 3rm $7.5k, 4rm $9k www.rentdleedon.com Excellent
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      244 10 Near MRT D’LEEDON. 1-CALL VIEW All! 1+study 2/ 3/ 4 bedroom. Fr $3.5K/ $4.2K/ $5K/ $6K dLeedonSellRent.com Expat Choice TANGLIN PK. QUIET facing. 2 bdrms. Newly reno. P/furn. Immed. Orchard/ MRT. Desmond 9688-8818 Excellent Location EXPAT’S CHOICE NEW BELLERIVE 3 bdrms 1500 sf. P/furn. Panoramic view. Motivated. Avail Feb. $5.6K.
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      424 10 7 HOLT RD 1850 sqft. 3+1. Balcony. Spacious. Mins to Orchard Good cond Immed Appt 9684 6633 Ng KL TESSARINA 3+PATIO. $5.5K Greenery/ Quiet/ Cosy. Act Fast! *****991 Angela DUCHESS CREST 3+1, 1367sf pool view, well kept, big master, immed *****766 GRANGE RES 2669 sf, 4+1. Unblock greenery view. Immed.
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      367 10 WATERBANK@DAKOTA MRT 3-rm w/ balcony, designer furn, fabulous view, avail Jan. Carenline *****821 DAKOTA RES. 3+1 P/ furn. Low flr. Immed. $4.3K neg. Mins MRT. Lily 9690 2991 KEMBANGAN SUITES 1+1 PH 800 sf, lovely, p/furn, immed $3.2k. Koh 9734 2447 SUNNY SPRING 3+1 #02, furnished, walk to MRT/ amenities.
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      282 10 **SIMEI GREEN 3+STUDY. P/furn. Face landed. Immed. Fong 9001-5683 Must View CHARLTON RES 5+ study. Boathouse/ Casa Cambio/ Terrasse/ The Minton. MRT NEX. Also sale. 9797 8838 Excellent Location SPRINGBLOOM 1+1 893 sf. F/furn. Unblocked. MRT at doorstep, near NEX/ Int’l Sch. Call Irene *****068 FORTUNE PARK 3BDRMS, furn, aircon,
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      805 10 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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      281 10 3+1 BLK 675B #05, $2.6K. 3 aircon. Furn. Jurong Pt. Immed Gary 9635-1339 BLK 63 KALLANG Bahru 2+1, 6 pax. Unfurn. $1900. Immed Call 9010-6368 BLK 30 MARINE Cres 3-rm flat. Near Parkway mall/ Amenities. F/furn. $2K up Carenline 9792 8821 HSR 3-RM BLK 4. Changi Village. Nice reno. F/furn.Spacious
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      344 10 Near MRT 5’I’ 267 TOH Guan Rd. 3NG 244, Jurong E. 3’I’ Blk 8 Bt Ho Swee. Near MRT. Furn Amenities. Mar *****944 Immediate 1MIN WALK EXEC RM $1.XK Pearl Bank Apt-Chinatown. 1 bedroom. Wifi, cook, furn. No owner. *****666 Evon PANDAN VALLEY, HOLLAND Rd. Master bdrm $1,450; Common rm
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      325 11 PAYA LEBAR (MacPherson MRT Station) Office/ Industrial/ Warehouse Spaces: 468, 600, 700, 1000, 1313, 1500, 2000, 3000 sqft Pleasecall6745-9677 Ms Chee Ms Chan $1.50psfonwards Paya Ubi Industrial Park LEASE SALE 200 to 7500 sf own parking space (not inclusive in listed area) Tel: 9090 2222 53 Ubi Avenue 1 01-11
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      331 11 $1.80PSF. PREMIER Kaki Bukit, 1098 sf. #06. 2 units avail. *****803 Owner. Choice Units for Sale With or w/o Tenancies $590 psf A’Posh, Yishun $510 psf Frontier $530 psf Ubi Tech Park $530 psf Excalibur $575 psf Ubi Centre $610 psf Focus One $720 psf UB. One Owner 9139-0654 Good
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      386 11 /07 W II MAVJ V 11 27 vaNVVsn'U^ 6 2009 j l MMl^ —t- flfe-0g.5Q-_ c^r^7f c 1 a 3 d 3 ss —=£^g-°VMEivr^ DORVA 03-04-06 82 PARIS I Jf, IMMIGRATION OFFICER I I :?«s •g5S?25S OFF lC£Ft 6079 fv> a TOUl Customs DouanAs CK r o^Q NO Si %&\Tf
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      231 11 BT TIMAH 4200 sf approx. New reno. Classroom environment. Opp future MRT. Immed. Roger *****988 Excellent Location PAYA LEBAR SQ offices Brand new 484 4672 sf. Short/ long term. $6 up Immed. Derek 9367-3928. Must View D.14 PAYA LEBAR Sq. 480sf Available immediately, next to MRT high floor. Ask $3.X
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      294 11 INT’L PLAZA F/FURN $890 with internet, utilities recept. *****008 Ewiim OFFICE SPACE Textile ctr 883sf. $3,300p.m. High flr Contact Owner 8179-2188 CHEAP $800. 1 min walk to Tai Seng MRT. Office 150 sf. Immed. Goh 9180-3842 RARE! PARKWAY CTR, Parkway Parade. Suits tuition 1012 sf. Estella 9100 2299 PENINSULA PLAZA
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