The Straits Times, 27 January 2015

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    31 1 THE STRAITS TIMES -CELEBRATING 170 YEARS, SINCE 1845 TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2015 76 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 073/02/2014
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    Lock icon Greek poll results spark euro jitters
    448 1  -  Anti-austerity party’s victory raises economic uncertainty in euro zone By REME AHMAD ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR reme@sph.com.sg GREECE has voted in a radical left-wing party that has promised to end crippling austerity measures imposed by international lenders, raising new questions about euro zone stability. But
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    Lock icon SHOWERS OF GOOD LUCK
    103 1 Priests at the 120-year-old Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple in Katong throwing flowers and puffed rice symbols of good fortune and to ward off evil from the temple roof at its consecration ceremony, or Maha Kumbhabishegam, yesterday. Amid the sounds of trumpets, drums and chants, around 10,000
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    Lock icon Record Singapore contingent for SEA Games
    60 1 THE largest-ever Team Singapore contingent at a SEA Games will compete across all 36 sports when the event is held here from June 5 to 16. The previous biggest contingent was 483 athletes in 1993. Swimmer Joseph Schooling (left), paddler Feng Tianwei and the
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    Lock icon Pioneers package Part 2? ‘It’ll depend on next generation’
    427 1  -  By RACHEL CHANG ASSISTANT POLITICAL EDITOR rchang@sph.com.sg TO THE many Singaporeans who have asked if the $8 billion Pioneer Generation Package (PGP) will be expanded in future to benefit more seniors, Social and Family Development Minister Chan Chun Sing’s reply is:
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Obama seals bilateral ties at Indian showcase
      578 2  -  American leader’s presence seen as convergence of US, Indian interests By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT IN NEW DELHI gnirmala@sph.com.sg A DAY after pledging deep friendship with India, United States President Barack Obama took his place as its chief guest at the Republic Day
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      Lock icon Ringleader gets jail, caning for several offences
      456 3  -  VANDALISM PRINSEP LINK ELENA CHONG THE ringleader of the Prinsep Link vandalism case was sentenced to two years’ jail and three strokes of the cane yesterday for vandalism, theft, sex with a minor and causing grievous hurt. Freelance disc jockey Danial Ryan Salleh,
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      Lock icon Teen in HDB rooftop graffiti case gets 15-month probation
      464 3  -  He pleads guilty to theft of spray cans and trespass at two places VANDALISM|TOA PAYOH By ELENA CHONG elena@sph.com.sg A TEENAGER who abetted his four friends in vandalising the rooftop of a Toa Payoh Housing Board block was placed on 15
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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        Lock icon Europe jittery after Greek vote
        52 4 GREECE has voted in a radical left-wing party that has promised to end crippling austerity measures imposed by international lenders. But after a knee-jerk reaction that saw the euro hit an 11-year low and shares take a dive yesterday, the losses moderated. TOP OF THE
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        Lock icon Tigerair posts quarterly profit
        51 4 BUDGET carrier Tigerair has flown into the black for the first time in over a year. The airline made a $2.2 million profit in the three months ending Dec 31, reversing a $118.5 million loss in the same quarter a year earlier. TOP OF THE NEWS
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon US, India ties warming
          52 4 US PRESIDENT Barack Obama’s visit to India is off to a strong start, say pundits, noting the “bromance” between him and his host, Mr Narendra Modi. But China is showing little sign of concern that warming relations between India and the US could affect its interests.
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          Lock icon Top graft official resigns
          48 4 A TOP Indonesian anti-corruption official has resigned after being arrested and warned of a campaign to “destroy” the country’s graft-fighting agency, amid an escalating row with the police. The dispute is starting to worry investors, putting pressure on the rupiah and stocks. PAGE A11
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          Lock icon ISIS murder condemned
          66 4 THE UN Security Council has condemned the murder of a Japanese hostage by ISIS and called for the immediate release of a second Japanese captive. Japan, meanwhile, has said it is using “every channel available” to secure the release of Mr Kenji Goto, a war journalist. PAGE
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          Lock icon Ukraine attack worrying
          53 4 THE UN Security Council was set to hold a special meeting yesterday on the violence in eastern Ukraine, after a rocket barrage blamed on Kremlin-backed rebels killed 30 and threatened to open up a new front in the war. All Ukrainian territories have been put on high
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        Lock icon MAKING MEDISHIELD LIFE WORK FOR ALL
        52 4 The need for powers to check personal financial and medical records is justifiable as it would be intolerable if people tried to game the system, instead of contributing to the national effort of providing universal health coverage embodied in MediShield Life. The Straits Times
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Themes from Davos
          42 4 STRAITS Times Editor Warren Fernandez shares five themes from the World Economic Forum in Davos: the importance of trust; stalling economies; impact of cheap oil; climate change debate heating up; and the boons and bane of technology. PAGE A22
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon Empty but ‘full’ tables
          50 4 RESTAURANTS are turning customers away, even when they have empty tables, because they do not have enough staff to serve them. Owners say they resort to this if workers do not show up for work, and they do it to keep up service standards. PAGE B1
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          Lock icon Jurong hospital up soon
          72 4 SINGAPORE’S latest hospital Ng Teng Fong General will open by July, it was announced yesterday, eventually bringing with it 700 much-needed new beds. The Jurong East hospital had been due to open last month, but the date was pushed back due to construction delays. PAGE B3
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          Lock icon More young addicts
          52 4 FEWER drug addicts were nabbed last year and the value of drugs seized was lower. But there is a new problem: drug abusers are getting younger. More than two-thirds of new abusers last year were under 30, up from about half of new abusers five years ago.
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon S. Korea in football final
          53 4 SOUTH Korea’s football team have qualified for the Asian Cup final after beating Iraq 2-0 in the semi-finals in Sydney. Goals from striker Lee Jeong Hyeop and defender Kim Young Gwon helped the Taeguk Warriors move a step closer to their first continental title since
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Output beats forecast
          48 4 THE news from Singapore’s factories last month was hardly inspiring, but at least production figures beat market expectations. Output shrank 1.9 per cent in December over the same month in 2013, but beat economists’ predictions of a significantly deeper 3.4 per cent contraction. PAGE B8
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Birdman takes flight
          90 4 THE show-business satire Birdman picked up another important award in its march towards the Best Picture Oscar by winning the top honour from Hollywood’s actors on Sunday. The actors from Birdman won best cast in a motion picture from the Screen Actors Guild. Actors form the largest
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          Lock icon Art imitates art
          65 4 A STICKER designed by local art collective Tell Your Children has found its way, uncredited, into an artwork by renowned British contemporary art duo Gilbert George, who are known for using stickers and posters pilfered off the street in their work. One of the collective’s four members
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      • STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL
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          Lock icon Glimpses of Geylang
          42 4 THE colourful neighbourhood known for food and fun might soon get a makeover once the Urban Development Authority re-zones the area. See what some current business owners have to say about the impending changes, at http://str.sg/4gM ST FILE PHOTO
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      • WEB SPECIALS
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          Lock icon Renewing the old
          27 4 THE 120-year-old Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple has just been consecrated after a $4 million renovation project. Discover five things about the building, at http://str.sg/4gd
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          Lock icon Download government services
          25 4 THERE are plenty of apps around which offer a range of government services. We round up a few of them at http://str.sg/4gs
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      Lock icon Grand Mufti: Moderation key to Islamic teachings
      672 6  -  ISIS not a state, is unjustified and tarnishes image of Islam, he says By NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH asyiqins@sph.com.sg THE principle of moderation in all things is a key part of Islamic teachings, a top Muslim religious figure said yesterday, as he urged
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      Lock icon Ng Eng Hen: Deeper issues beyond the ISIS threat
      461 6  -  By JERMYN CHOW DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT jermync@sph.com.sg EVEN when the threat of ISIS is stemmed, another rogue extremist religious group is likely to emerge and replace it, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen warned yesterday. Apart from neutralising the Islamic State in Iraq
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      Lock icon Workers’ Party blames human error for wrong figure in report
      510 6  -  By THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg THE Workers’ Party (WP) yesterday blamed human error for its town council’s erroneous reporting of a high arrears rate in the payment of service and conservancy (S&C) charges, a situation that drew flak from some government
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      Lock icon Monster snowstorm set to hit US north-east
      433 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG NEW YORK The United States north-east braced itself for a monster winter storm, with residents snapping up supplies ahead of what New York City’s Mayor warned could be a blizzard “the likes of which we’ve never seen before”. The stage
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      Lock icon Wanted: Set of ideals and values to unite Singapore
      748 7  -  Ministers give take on how national consensus can be reproduced IPS SINGAPORE PERSPECTIVES By RACHEL CHANG ASSISTANT POLITICAL EDITOR rchang@sph.com.sg DEPUTY Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean recalled that as a young boy, he would correct his grandmother when she used the
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      Lock icon ‘S’pore must be a success to remain relevant’
      536 7  -  By CHARISSA YONG charyong@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S ability to remain relevant depends on the country being an extraordinary success, said veteran diplomat Bilahari Kausikan at a forum yesterday. The reason, he added, is that Singapore is small and in Southeast Asia two fundamental vulnerabilities
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      Lock icon S’pore and KL discussed possibility of forming confederation
      441 7  -  CHARISSA YONG BEFORE separating in 1965, Singapore and Malaysia had discussed the possibility of forming a confederation instead. The proposed arrangement would have given Singapore the powers it previously possessed in its years of self-gov-ernment from 1959 to 1963. Its defence and
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      Lock icon Time to shift from being global city to a unique regional one?
      409 7  -  By FIONA CHAN DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR fiochan@sph.com.sg OVER the last 50 years, Singapore has built a thriving economy by positioning itself as a global city producing goods for the rest of the world, especially large developed economies thousands
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      Lock icon Largest ever Team S’pore for SEA Games
      547 8  -  Final list of athletes set to exceed previous high of 483 for 1993 Games By MAY CHEN maychen@ sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Jonathan Wong THE largest ever Team Singapore contingent at a SEA Games will compete across all 36 sports when the 28th
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      Lock icon An anti-austerity Greece will spell instability for EU
      755 8  -  NEWS ANALYSIS By JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT IN LONDON jonathan.eyal@gmail.com “TODAY the Greek people have made history,” an exuberant Alexis Tsipras declared to large crowds of jubilant supporters in the capital of Athens, as the counting from Greece’s Sunday general elections was
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      Lock icon Hindu temple ceremony attracts 10,000
      393 8  -  By WALTER SIM waltsim@sph.com.sg ABOUT 10,000 devotees and well-wishers thronged one of Singapore’s oldest Hindu temples, the Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple in Katong, for its consecration ceremony yesterday. They included former president S R Nathan, Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, Law and Foreign Minister
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      Lock icon Tigerair lands back in black for latest quarter
      456 8  -  By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg TOUGH decisions to shut down loss-making operations and cancel plane orders have paid off for Tigerair, which has posted its first quarter in the black in more than a year. The news sent the budget carrier’s
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      52 4 TOMORROW IN THE STRAITS TIMES PRINT ONLINE Golden Globe winner again Amy Adams wins award for Big Eyes 第二 2015 City The In Spring 十二届文化 y 21 Jan 2015 (Wed) 05 Mar 2015 (Thu) 艺术游展 pr ng In Second: 7.30pm 乙未
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      125 5 "IT’S NICE TO HAVE AN EXTRA 50°/ OFF MY SUBSIDISED MEDICATION UNDER MY BELT.” PETER CHONG, Ik. KARATE INSTRUCTOR. VV 1 •Nj V PIONEERS GET MORE BENEFITS FROM 2015 Receive an extra 50% off subsidised medication at Polyclinics and subsidised Specialist Outpatient Clinics (SOCs). Don’t forget to bring your Pioneer
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Bromance across the continents
      771 9  -  The United States’ pivot towards the region looks to be in motion, with a “bromance” blossoming between US and Indian leaders. Washington is also reaching out to Bangkok, which has been courted by Beijing. Pundits say that while China may be underplaying the impact of warming
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      Lock icon Beijing unfazed by US, India ties
      741 9  -  By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BEIJING kianbeng@sph.com.sg CHINA is showing little sign of concern that warming relations between India and the United States as demonstrated by US President Barack Obama’s current visit to India could affect its interests and influence in
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      Lock icon US-Thai alliance ‘remains intact’
      370 9  -  By NIRMAL GHOSH INDOCHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BANGKOK nirmal@sph.com.sg THE highest-ranking US official to visit Thailand since the army seized power last May has signalled that while the coup d’etat “challenged” their 182-year relationship, the broader US-Thai alliance remained intact. “For the US, Thailand is a
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      Lock icon MODI’S STYLE RAISES EYEBROWS
      194 9 New Delhi Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s daring fashion choices have won plaudits in the past but his decision to wear a suit with his own name printed all over it sparked a barrage of mockery on social media. The rare sartorial misstep involved a pin-striped
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Chinese academic laments narrow-minded attacks
        388 10 Party journal earlier accused social media activists of discrediting China REUTERS BEIJING Narrow-minded, repressive attacks on Chinese university academics and social media activists discredit the country more than calls for more open government, an academic has said, in the latest tussle between liberals and conservatives.
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        Lock icon End of the road for Nepal’s caravans
        578 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SIMIKOT (Nepal) For generations, traders and their colourful herds of mules and yaks were a lifeline for remote communities in the heart of Nepal’s formidable and often dangerous Himalayas. The traders bravely plied an ancient trail, ferrying salt, grains and other
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        Lock icon Verdict of Anwar trial to be released on Feb 10
        355 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will learn on Feb 10 whether he will be jailed for five years on a sodomy conviction, a judicial spokesman said, a decision that imperils his political future. “The Federal Court
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        Lock icon Malaysia spells out goals as new Asean chair
        396 10  -  By SHANNON TEOH MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KOTA KINABALU shannont@sph.com.sg MALAYSIA, as new Asean chair, has a lot on its plate, including helping the 10-nation grouping achieve integration this year as a single market of 625 million people, to be known as the
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        Lock icon Top Indonesian graft fighter resigns
        480 11 Accused of interfering in legal case, he warns of bid to ‘destroy’ agency AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS JAKARTA A top Indonesian an-ti-corruption official has tendered his resignation after being arrested, and warned of a campaign to “destroy” the country’s graft-fighting agency, amid an escalating row with
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        Lock icon RAIL DISRUPTION IN BANGLADESH
        75 11 A woman sleeping with her child on a railway platform at the Kamlapur station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, yesterday. Violence erupted in the country after former prime minister Khaleda Zia and her Bangladesh Nationalist Party called for a nationwide transport strike on Jan 5, the first anniversary
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        Lock icon Jokowi cuts red tape for business licences
        363 11 REUTERS BLOOMBERG JAKARTA Investors to Indonesia will now need to go to only one place for investment licences as President Joko Widodo makes good on one of his campaign pledges to make the country more business friendly. Investors in South-east Asia’s largest economy
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        Lock icon Thai farmers to get job help during dry season
        279 11 REUTERS BANGKOK Thailand’s Finance Ministry plans to borrow 40 billion baht (S$1.7 billion) to provide temporary work for farmers during the dry season. The plan is a short-term measure to help farmers find jobs and would be proposed to the Cabinet
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        Lock icon Hunt for rapist-killer who targeted elderly Thai women
        235 11 BANGKOK Police have launched a manhunt in central Thailand for a suspect they believe has raped 12 women most of whom are in their 70s and killed two of them. His latest victim, a 73-year-old woman in Nakhon Pathom province’s Nakhon Chaisi
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        Lock icon Afghan air force laid low by lack of aircraft
        611 12 Shortage of combat-ready planes, reduced Nato role hinder war effort REUTERS KABUL Afghanistan’s armed forces are so short of com-bat-ready aircraft that they began fitting machine guns and rockets to Russian-made Mi-17 transport helicopters, dubbed “flying tractors”, to bolster their air
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        Lock icon DEATH FOR CHILD TRAFFICKER
        92 12 The death sentence for Vietnamese Huang Qingheng (far right),for trafficking babies from Vietnam to China, was upheld yesterday in a Guangxi high court in south-western China. Huang was the mastermind of a racket that involved 23 others, whose sentences ranged from 22 months’ jail to life
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        Lock icon Fugitive Malaysian terrorist ‘killed in Philippines raid’
        492 12  -  By RAUL DANCEL PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT IN MANILA rdancel@sph.com.sg SECURITY forces in the Philippines have killed Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli Hir, also known as Marwan, during a weekend operation to nab the militant and a Filipino follower in the southern island of Mindanao, officials said
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        Lock icon Cambodia court jails 11 land activists
        372 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHNOM PENH A Cambodian court yesterday upheld convictions for 11 land activists involved in protests last year while marginally reducing most of their sentences, as rights groups decried the latest strike against freedom of expression. Last November, 10 female activists including a
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Dengue outbreak in East Java
          57 12 JAKARTA POST/ ASIAN NEWS NETWORK JAKARTA East Java, Indonesia’s second most populous province, has declared emergency in eleven regions over an outbreak of dengue fever, which has infected 1,054 people, of whom 25 have died. Past data of the province show that dengue cases there
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          Lock icon Pakistan cracks down on militants
          73 12 ISLAMABAD The Pakistani authorities have arrested at least 9,000 suspected militants and their sympathisers, including over 3,000 clerics and more than 3,000 Afghan refugees, as part of a crackdown to eradicate militancy in the country. The sweep which engulfed all the four provinces of the
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          Lock icon 12 die as train hits car in India
          64 12 XINHUA NEW DELHI Twelve people, including five women and four children, were killed and three others injured when a passenger train hit a car in the northern Indian state of Haryana yesterday, local media reported. Low visibility due to fog is believed
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          Lock icon Popular Indian cartoonist dies
          59 12 NEW DELHI Popular Indian cartoonist R. K. Laxman died yesterday evening in a hospital in Pune, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, at the age of 94. Mr Laxman is famous for his “You Said It” daily cartoon strip in Times of India featuring the
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        Lock icon Pass extra budget swiftly, Aso urges
        557 13  -  Japan’s finance chief says $35b will help fight deflation, boost recovery By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT IN TOKYO wengkin@sph.com.sg JAPAN’S Finance Minister Taro Aso has called for the swift passage of an extra budget to rid the economy of prolonged deflation and boost
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        Lock icon Chinese willing to pay more for ‘safer’ Japanese rice
        508 13 REUTERS SHANGHAI/TOKYO First it was European infant formula, then New Zealand milk. Now Chinese consumers are adding Japanese rice to the list of everyday food they import at luxury-good prices because they fear the local alternatives are not safe. The volume
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        Lock icon China’s hospital staff demand better protection
        479 14 Call comes after fatal patient-doctor tussle, the latest in spate of violence REUTERS XINHUA BEIJING Hospital staff in China have demonstrated to demand better protection after a doctor and a patient were killed in a fight, local media reported yesterday, the latest incident highlighting
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        Lock icon BREAK THE ICE AND SOAK IT IN
        75 14 It’s biting cold but these contestants are in for a long soak in icy-cold water in a challenge in Zhangjiajie in China’s Hunan province. They must stay as long as they can in the freezing pond till only the last participant remains, and
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        Lock icon Hong Kong media manipulated by officials, says report
        424 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG A report by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has warned of “intervention behind the scenes” of Hong Kong’s media as fears grow over press freedom and interference from Beijing. It is the second report this month to
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        Lock icon 106 official cars go under the hammer
        389 14 BEIJING China’s government has auctioned off 106 of its luxury cars, the first batch of thousands of vehicles surrendered by various departments as part of an austerity campaign, and it plans to sell more. The 106 vehicles were sold for a total of
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        Lock icon China’s ‘first gay job discrimination suit’
        347 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING A Chinese court has heard what is believed to be the country’s first lawsuit over gay workplace discrimination, in a case that could have wide repercussions. The plaintiff was fired from his job after he was revealed as gay in a
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        Lock icon Almost 650 million Internet users in China
        168 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING The number of Internet users in China has risen to nearly 650 million, the authorities said over the weekend, as the world’s largest online population continues to rise. There were 648 million Internet users in China at the end of
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        Lock icon Who will reign as queen of North Korea’s elite?
        665 15 Overlapping influence of Kim’s wife, sister makes them potential rivals BLOOMBERG SEOUL One sports a Christian Dior handbag and favours Western clothes. The other carries a notebook and wears dark uniforms. These fashion opposites are the two most influential women in
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        Lock icon Abe’s WWII anniversary speech may have key omissions
        290 15 BLOOMBERG XINHUA TOKYO Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has hinted that he may leave out key descriptions of Japan’s World War II conduct in a statement to be issued in August on the 70th anniversary of its defeat. Failure to include terms such
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        Lock icon Eat, drink and be patriotic
        324 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Wearing a camouflaged flak jacket at a counter shaped like a Chinese aircraft carrier, the manager of Beijing’s Diaoyu Islands Malatang Noodle Shop insists nevertheless that Japanese “friends” are welcome. The two countries are at loggerheads over the East China Sea islets
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    • WORLD
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        Lock icon Saudi monarchy more powerful after Arab Spring
        477 16 Stability-first authoritarianism rising in region as new king ascends throne NEW YORK TIMES RIYADH The rulers of Saudi Arabia trembled when the Arab Spring revolts broke out four years ago. But far from undermining the Saudi dynasty, the ensuing chaos across the region
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        Lock icon PM LEE RECORDS HIS CONDOLENCES
        113 16 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Law K. Shanmugam signed a condolence book for the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz at the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Singapore yesterday. And Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean and Communications and Information Minister
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        Lock icon Outrage over ship named after Nazi officer
        584 16 LONDON Jewish communities and Holocaust memorial groups in Britain and the Netherlands are outraged over the arrival in Rotterdam of the world’s biggest ship which is named after a World War II Dutch Nazi officer. The huge vessel, named Pieter Schelte, is owned
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        Lock icon Alaska conservation plan riles supporters of state’s oil industry
        353 16 AGENCE-FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama has said he would recommend that a large swathe of Alaska be designated as wilderness, the highest level of federal protection, in a move angering state oil proponents. By setting aside 5 million hectares
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        Lock icon Abbott criticised for knighting Prince Philip
        322 16 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Prime Minister Tony Abbott has sparked a barrage of criticism across Australia on its national day by awarding the country’s highest honour to Prince Philip, husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth. The criticism yesterday almost overshadowed the honouring of retired Air
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        Lock icon Nasa craft set to beam back images of Pluto
        224 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Nine years after leaving Earth, the New Horizons spacecraft is at last drawing close to Pluto and is expected to start shooting photographs of the dwarf planet. The first mission to Pluto began in January 2006 when an
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        Lock icon ISIS’ murder of Japanese hostage condemned
        624 17 UN also calls for immediate release of other Japanese held by militants AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG UNITED NATIONS The UN Security Council has condemned the murder of a Japanese hostage by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and called for the immediate release
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        Lock icon Controversy over hacking of MAS site
        399 17 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR A group calling itself “Official Cyber Caliphate” said it hacked the official website of national carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS), but the airline said its data servers remained intact and passenger bookings were not affected. The website, www.malaysiaairlines.com,
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          Lock icon Facebook ordered to block pages
          44 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ANKARA A Turkish court has ordered Facebook to block a number of pages deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammad, threatening to stop access to the social networking site if it does not comply, local media reported yesterday.
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          Lock icon Russian-based dating site hacked
          35 17 BLOOMBERG SAN FRANCISCO User names and e-mail addresses of 20 million visitors to Russian-based dating site Topface have been hacked and offered for sale, said fraud detection software maker Easy Solutions.
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          Lock icon Anti-smoking group fires salvo
          38 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS A French anti-smoking association has filed a case accusing the makers of Marlboro, Camel, Lucky Strike and Gauloise cigarettes of collusion to limit prices so smokers will not cut their consumption.
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          Lock icon Aussie Labor Party icon dies
          66 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESS SYDNEY Australian Labor Party icon and former Cabinet minister Tom Uren, a Japanese prisoner of war who later became an anti-war activist, has died in Sydney aged 93. Mr Uren, who left school at 13, joined the army when World War II broke
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          Lock icon Greek singer Roussos dies
          43 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ATHENS World renowned Greek singer Demis Roussos has died at the age of 68. The Egyptian-born singer became popular in the 1960s and 1970s and sold about 60 million records globally. He died in hospital in Athens.
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        Lock icon Kurds wrest control of Kobane from ISIS
        175 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIRUT Kurdish fighters have expelled militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria group (ISIS) from the Syrian border town of Kobane after more than four months of fighting, a monitor said. Mr Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the Syrian
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        63 17 A wall of photographs at the memorial site of the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland, on Sunday. Seventy years after it was liberated, 300 Auschwitz survivors most now in their 90s will return today to the former camp, where the largest single number of
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        Lock icon Second anti-Islam rally draws fewer people
        319 17 REUTERS DRESDEN The number of antiIslam protesters at a rally in the east German city of Dresden on Sunday shrank from a record two weeks ago when turnout was likely boosted by the Islamist militant attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. The rally
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        Lock icon Kerry calls for peaceful vote in Nigeria
        556 18 Non-violent polls critical for more aid in militant fight: US Secretary of State BLOOMBERG NEW YORK TIMES MAIDUGURI (Nigeria) United States Secretary of State John Kerry has urged Nigerian political rivals to ensure upcoming elections are not marred by violence, and said more
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        Lock icon Lack of running water claimed far more lives than Boko Haram last year
        331 18 NEW YORK TIMES LAGOS The lack of running water killed more people in Nigeria last year than Boko Haram. While the terror campaign claimed more than 4,000 lives, the shortage of potable water and poor sanitation led
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        Lock icon Obama defends use of drones against Al-Qaeda
        377 18 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI President Barack Obama has defended his administration’s drone-based counterterrorism strategy against Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen, saying the alternative would be to deploy United States troops, which was not sustainable. “It is not neat and it is not simple,
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        Lock icon Egypt’s women cyclists in breakaway for acceptance
        419 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAIRO Ms Yasmine Mahmoud cuts a defiant figure as she weaves her bicycle through the chaotic streets of Cairo, a place where few women dare to pedal. Every day, for the past four years, the 31-year-old secretary has taken her bicycle
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        Lock icon L’Oreal heiress trial opens with suicide revelation
        264 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BORDEAUX The trial of 10 people accused of exploiting France’s richest woman Liliane Bettencourt has begun with the revelation that one of the accused had tried to kill himself on the eve of his appearance. Mr Alain Thurin, 64, a former
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        Lock icon 18 killed in protests on anniversary of Egypt uprising
        385 18 NEW YORK TIMES CAIRO At least 18 people were killed in political violence on Sunday, the fourth anniversary of the Arab Spring uprising, a reminder of the ruthless crackdown Egypt’s military-backed government has used to silence any echoes of that revolt.
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        Lock icon UN Security Council to meet on Ukraine as crisis escalates
        576 19 Special meeting comes as Obama vows to ramp up pressure on Russia AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS KIEV The UN Security Council was set to hold a special meeting yesterday on the violence in eastern Ukraine after a rocket barrage blamed on
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        Lock icon Iran’s foreign minister summoned to Parliament over walk with Kerry
        369 19 REUTERS DUBAI Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to appear before Parliament following controversy over a walk with his American counterpart during intense nuclear negotiations in Geneva, state media reported. Mr Zarif, who leads Teheran’s talks with “P5+1” the
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        Lock icon Largest glacier in East Antarctica is ‘melting’
        375 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY The largest glacier in East Antarctica, containing ice equivalent to a 6m-rise in global sea levels, is melting due to warm ocean water, Australian scientists said yesterday. The 120km-long Totten Glacier, which is more than 30km wide, had been thought
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        Lock icon Uganda rebel leader appears before war crimes court
        418 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE HAGUE Notorious former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen made his first appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) yesterday, accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The confirmation of charges hearing for the Ugandan child sol-dier-turned-warlord
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        Lock icon Colombian model wins Miss Universe crown
        386 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DORAL (United States) Colombian model Paulina Vega was crowned Miss Universe over the weekend, beating contenders from the United States, Ukraine, Jamaica and the Netherlands at the world’s top beauty pageant in Florida. The 22-year-old business student triumphed over 87 other women
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        55 20 Classic cars do not lose their appeal, and this was evident at the Beetle owners’ gathering in Sao Bernardo do Campo, held as part of celebrations marking Brazil’s annual National Volkswagen Beetle day, which fell on Jan 20. Around 1,000 Beetles took part in the
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        Lock icon Haitong wants to hire fired financial staff in HK
        440 20 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG It is not all doom and gloom for people who lost their jobs at financial firms in Hong Kong this year. Haitong International Securities Group, a unit of China’s third-biggest brokerage by market value, is talking to workers
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        Lock icon Tech giants dream big with ‘crazy’ investments
        583 20 Recent ventures made in preparation for future cutting-edge businesses NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK In the last two weeks, investments from some of the biggest technology companies have raised an important question: Have they gone crazy? The short answer is: Probably not. The
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        Lock icon Investment banks wooing world’s super rich
        483 20 REUTERS LONDON The growing ranks of the super rich and their increased appetite for risk have caught the eye of investment bankers. Traditionally focused on companies and institutions, investment banks are hiring staff and reorganising teams to cater to wealthy clans, from Chinese mul-ti-millionaires
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        Lock icon Japan’s 2014 trade deficit widens to record $146b
        250 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japan’s trade deficit swelled to a record 12.78 trillion yen (S$146 billion) last year, data shows, mostly because of huge post-Fukushima energy bills, but analysts said a recent drop in oil prices would shrink the yawning gap. Data published
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          Lock icon AirAsia drops fuel surcharge
          40 20 REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia said yesterday it has removed fuel surcharges for passengers. The surcharge removal will also apply to regional affiliates in Thailand and Indonesia, as well as long-haul arm AirAsia X.
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          Lock icon No growth target for Shanghai
          41 20 BLOOMBERG BEIJING Shanghai has become the first of China’s 31 provinces and municipalities to not set a 2015 growth target. Its economy should “rise steadily, improve structure, enhance quality and efficiency” this year, its government said.
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          Lock icon Deflation fears in South Korea
          34 20 REUTERS SEOUL South Korea’s finance minister said consumer price trends raised fears that the economy could suffer deflation and the government would take policy measures to manage that risk.
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      467 21 THE MediShield Life Scheme Bill, introduced in Parliament last week, gives the authorities wide-ranging powers to check the income and health status of all Singaporeans and permanent residents. At first glance, the lack of privacy demanded by this legislative exercise would appear onerous. Financial
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      Lock icon How Singapore’s family firms can go the distance
      1441 21  -  Is hiring a professional manager better than handing the family business to an heir? Is business performance affected when the family head stays on as CEO or adviser? A study of 2,000 listed Japanese family businesses yields some answers. EYE ON THE
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      Lock icon Five takeaways from Davos
      1437 22  -  By WARREN FERNANDEZ EDITOR IN DAVOS (SWITZERLAND) warren@sph.com.sg CHINA’S Premier Li Keqiang went hiking in the Swiss Alps around Davos just before addressing delegates at the World Economic Forum (WEF) held here last week. “Peaceful and tranquil” was how he described the view from the scenic
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      Lock icon Let new Greek PM end austerity drive ‘nightmare’
      821 22  -  By PAUL KRUGMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES MR ALEXIS Tsipras, leader of the left-wing Syriza coalition, is about to become the prime minister of Greece. He will be the first European leader elected on an explicit promise to challenge the austerity policies
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      Lock icon Modi’s ‘Buy India’ move a step backwards
      671 22  -  By NAYAN CHANDA FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is editor-in-chief of YaleGlobal Online, published by the MacMillan Centre, Yale University. IN A bid to boost domestic manufacturing through its “Make in India” programme, the Narendra Modi government may have taken an
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        294 23  -  Patrick Tan Siong Kuan I APPLAUD the Government’s decision to release Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing to join the labour movement (“Chan Chun Sing joins labour movement”; last Saturday). It is a loss for the Cabinet but a big gain for
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        Lock icon Public updated with timely info during Paterson Road closure
        260 23  -  Helen Lim (Ms) Director, Media Relations Land Transport Authority WE REFER to the letters on the Paterson Road oil spill (“Could better coordination have helped?” by Mr Adrian Soh Mun Wai, “Query on police response” by Mr Edwin Feng and “Quick
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          Lock icon Raise CPF savings with 50-year leases
          125 23  -  Thomas Khoo Chung Chi (Dr) THE fundamental problem with the current Central Provident Fund (CPF) scheme is that many people do not have sufficient savings for their retirement. The solution is not to tweak the amount that a person can withdraw upon retirement, but
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          Lock icon Parent’s letter in lieu of MC?
          144 23  -  Vicky Chong (Madam) I UNDERSTAND from my son’s school that a medical certificate is mandatory for sick leave, and it will not accept letters from parents excusing their children from school (“Time to review conditions for paid sick leave” by Dr Leong Choon Kit;
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          Lock icon Make it easier to pay Malaysia traffic fines
          150 23  -  Oliver Houchin IT IS only fair for Malaysia to get foreigners to settle their traffic fines (“Yet to pay up Malaysian traffic fine? Foreigners face arrest soon”; Dec 12). However, it seems impossible for them to do so unless they enter Malaysia
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          Lock icon Safe to use devices during take-off?
          132 23  -  Lim Pai Tong WHILE on board a flight to Thailand recently, I noticed some passengers using electronic devices while the plane was taking off and landing. This was against the airline’s safety regulations, which were repeated by the captain prior to take-off. I brought
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          Lock icon Lack of drying facilities in condos
          104 23  -  Grace Phang Siew Yoong (Ms) IN SINGAPORE, we have sunshine practically the whole year round, so it is unnecessary to use dryers to dry clothes, if not for the fact that many new condominiums do not come with laundry drying areas. Many condo units
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        62 23 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR WONG SHIH SHEN: Steps to saving for retirement. 2. MR KOK SOON FATT: In the dark over true cost of treatment. 3. MS JUCELYN ONG: Childcare teachers not ‘unskilled’. 4. MADAM JACQUELINE LIM: Poor flow leads to traffic woes at Ngee Ann
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        Lock icon Combat medical fraud to boost public confidence
        280 23  -  Leong Choon Kit (Dr) IT WAS disappointing to learn of the examples of medical fraud in the article (“Checks needed to prevent doctoring of claims”; last Tuesday). A strong doctor-patient relationship is key to any medical encounter. Trust in the doctor gives the
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        292 23  -  Grace Morgan (Ms) MR ROBERT Tang Hin Ching (“Ombudsman can tackle graft in civil service”; last Friday) suggested having an ombudsman to deal with complaints of corruption in the civil service. In jurisdictions with such an office, citizens aggrieved by the action of any public servant
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        Lock icon Detailed invoices a must
        177 23  -  Patrick Tan Choon Hong IT IS essential for general practitioners and dentists to provide detailed receipts and invoices (“Clamp down on doctoring of claims” by Mr Paul Chan Poh Hoi; last Friday). This is the first step towards transparency. Patients will not only know the actual
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        174 23  -  David Poon Soon Cheong I AM perplexed by the letters by Mr Chan Chong Pak (“Simple way to rein in abuse of health-care claims”; last Thursday) and Mr Paul Chan Poh Hoi (“Clamp down on doctoring of claims”; last Friday).
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        310 24  -  Cyril Seah Kwei Hiok MR TERLOK Nath’s letter ‘Real’ pioneers helped build nation from scratch”; last Saturday) provides a useful insight into the past, complete with the struggles and hardships in our journey to build a nation. Our future and hopes rest
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        346 24 Are young people sufficiently engaged in sports? If not, what’s stopping them? Also, are schools too focused on winning medals, at the expense of allowing more students to take part in sports? Singaporean parents’ mindset is skewed towards academic excellence to the exclusion of everything else. Even society,
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        297 24  -  Marietta Koh (Mrs) YESTERDAY’S article (“Growing market for kids’ spas in US raises concerns”) makes me wonder if some parents are going overboard in mollycoddling their children. In the United States, it appears that a growing number of children even those as young as
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      800 1  -  Eateries are turning away diners at times due to growing labour crunch By JESSICA LIM CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT limjess@sph.com.sg THE restaurant may have been busy, but Mr Leonard Cheong and his two friends were confident of getting seats when they arrived for a Saturday brunch
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      280 2  - Expect haze this year and earlier too: Experts By AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg THE haze may be upon Singapore yet again and earlier than usual. The Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) has been slowly inching upwards over the past couple of days. Readings since Sunday show that it has been hovering in
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      Lock icon Man in alleged parang attack found dead in flat
      463 2  -  By MELODY ZACCHEUS jet. melodyz@sph.com.sg A MAN allegedly attacked two neighbours with a parang yesterday, before returning to his own flat and setting it on fire. He was later found dead by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) paramedics, who had to
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      264 2  -  By SAMANTHA BOH samboh@sph.com.sg THE National Environment Agency (NEA) has found signs of rodents in the false ceilings of 14 food outlets at Marina Square, and at one of the mall’s bin centres. According to Chinese evening daily Lianhe Wanbao, the discoveries
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      Lock icon S’pore inks MOU with nuclear watchdog
      179 2  -  CAROLYN KHEW SINGAPORE yesterday signed an agreement with global nuclear watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to provide training to developing countries in areas like nuclear technology applications and safety. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed by IAEA director-general Yukiya Amano and
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      479 2  -  NEA calls tender for comprehensive inventory project By FENG ZENGKUN ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT zengkun@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE is planning to start a comprehensive study of its key air pollutants so it can understand how to better manage them. The National Environment Agency (NEA) has asked for
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      Lock icon Jurong hospital to open by July
      506 3  -  365 beds to be ready first; capacity to be ramped up By KASH CHEONG kashc@sph.com.sg THE long-awaited 700-bed Ng Teng Fong General Hospital in Jurong East will open by July. The hospital was previously slated to open last December but faced construction delays. It
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      380 3  -  By MIRANDA YEO miranday@sph.com.sg SINGAPOREANS may soon get their own “training accounts” in which they can receive government funding to upgrade their skills if the Skillsave scheme by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) is approved. The initiative would raise productivity and encourage individuals
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      433 4  -  By CHERYL FAITH WEE cherylw@sph.com.sg ITS advertisement for Ikea appeared to spoof that for tech giant Apple’s mega-thin MacBook laptops, featuring the store’s furniture catalogue as an 8mm “bookbook”. The Singapore branch of the creative agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH)
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      524 4  -  Confidence remains despite uncertain global economy By MELISSA LIN mellinjm@sph.com.sg CONSUMERS here remained optimistic about their jobs and personal finances in the final quarter of last year, a survey found. Singapore scored 100 points in the latest Nielsen Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending
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      394 5  -  By AMIR HUSSAIN amirh@sph.com.sg YOUNG male drug offenders now have a dedicated centre to help them kick their addictive habits while carrying on with school or work outside. The Community Rehabilitation Centre (CRC), which provides a structured living environment for youths aged 16 to 20, also teaches
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      521 5  -  Total arrests fall, but two-thirds of new abusers nabbed are below 30 By DANSON CHEONG dansonc@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Amir Hussein MORE young people are getting hooked on drugs even as the drug situation here shows signs of improving. According to latest statistics
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      188 5  -  By SAMANTHA BOH samboh@sph.com.sg A MAN who slipped in the shower and fell through a bathroom door died after he was cut in the neck by broken glass. Evening newspaper Shin Min Daily News reported that the 24-year-old man had just finished taking a
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      454 6  -  While some support call, others say $100 levy is enough to deter people By KOK XING HUI kxinghui@sph.com.sg A SUGGESTION in Parliament last week to have Singaporeans automatically excluded from the casinos unless they opt in has drawn mixed views. Social workers and religious groups
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      346 6  -  By CALVIN YANG calyang@sph.com.sg THE National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School has climbed one spot to 31 in an annual global ranking of Master of Business Administration (MBA) programmes, while Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) Nanyang Business School slipped two places
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      453 7  -  Blame for any misuse of church money lies with them, says manager CITY HARVEST TRIAL By HOE PEI SHAN, IAN POH hpeishan@sph.com.sg pohian@sph.com.sg CITY Harvest Church’s former fund manager yesterday claimed that even if church funds had been misused as alleged, the blame should lie
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      380 7  -  By THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Chew Hui Min THE opposition National Solidarity Party (NSP) has a new secretary-general, after a party election on Sunday saw its top two posts contested. Lawyer Tan Lam Siong, 53, who joined the party two years
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      429 8  -  It shrinks 1.9% but beats estimates; analyst expects cheerier outlook By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg THE news from Singapore’s factories last month was hardly inspiring, but at least production figures beat market expectations. Manufacturing output shrank 1.9 per cent in December over the
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      111 8 Precision engineering cluster L It expanded by 10.9 per cent last December over the same month the year before its strongest showing since February last year, giving a lift to overall December figures Biomedical manufacturing cluster L This segment, the second-largest cluster in manufacturing, usually experiences greater output
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      581 8 BLOOMBERG STANDARD Chartered (StanChart) is seeking a successor for chief executive officer Peter Sands amid pressure from some of its largest shareholders, the Financial Times has reported, citing unidentified people close to the situation. A plan for new leadership may be announced next
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      853 9  -  Facility aimed at helping start-ups, SMEs meet accredited investors By GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT chngkeg@sph.com.sg FLEDGLING firms will soon have a new option here to secure crucial funding to expand their businesses. The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is teaming up with
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      649 10  -  Buyout offer by KepCorp sends price of stock to its highest since April 2011 By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg SHARES of property developer Keppel Land surged yesterday after a takeover bid from its parent Keppel Corp was announced last Friday. KepLand shot up by 25
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      424 10  -  MELISSA TAN THE property privatisation bandwagon is rolling again, with analysts keen to identify the next buyout candidate. Popular Holdings kicked off the latest round two weeks ago when it announced that it wanted to delist, citing a growing burden of unsold homes. That
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      577 10  -  By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg THE amount of land in East Asia devoted to urban uses such as apartments and offices has soared in recent years as increasing numbers of people flock to cities, noted a World Bank report yesterday. There was
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      399 10  -  By RENNIE WHANG wrennie@sph.com.sg SHARES of Singapore-listed China Yuanbang Property Holdings fell sharply yesterday after a senior executive was taken into custody in China and resigned from the company. In an announcement to the Singapore Exchange early yesterday, the company said
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        514 11  -  Strong showing on the back of higher rents, occupancy rates in 4th quarter By JACQUELINE WOO tsjwoo@sph.com.sg RENT rises and higher occupancy rates helped OUE Commercial Reit (OUE C-Reit) deliver better than expected fourth-quarter and full-year distributions. The Reit posted a distribution to unitholders
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        380 11  -  By MARISSA LEE marilee@sph.com.sg ASCENDAS India Trust (a-iTrust) has posted stronger third-quarter results, thanks to rental income from the Aviator building which opened in January last year at its Bangalore tech park and rent rises at its Chennai tech park. Distribution per
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        221 11 MAINBOARD-LISTED CapitaLand said its wholly-owned serviced residence business unit The Ascott has secured contracts to manage three more properties with more than 300 apartment units in Beijing and Hong Kong. It said the new properties will reinforce Ascott’s position as the largest international
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        462 12  -  Fed policy meeting and Greece election results weigh down stocks BULLS AND BEARS By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg A BOUT of profit-taking ahead of the meeting this week of the poli-cy-making committee of the United States Federal Reserve sent Singapore stocks below the key
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          113 12 THE board of Manufacturing Integration Technology said that after a preliminary assessment, it believes the group has returned to profitability from its loss position in 2013. “This is in line with the prospect statement disclosed in the half-year results for the period ended June 30, 2014,” it said
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          58 12 THE board of Hock Lian Seng Holdings said its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hock Lian Seng Infrastructure, has been awarded a contract by the Land Transport Authority to design and construct stabling at Gali Batu Depot. The contract sum is about $137.4 million. The project will commence this month
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          93 12 VIVA Industrial Trust, a Singapore-focused business park and industrial property trust, has unveiled a distribution per stapled security (DPS) of 1.701 cents for the quarter ended Dec 31. This takes Viva’s DPS for the full year to 6.833 cents, largely meeting the initial public offering forecast DPS
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          22 12 Jan 26,2015 3,398.52 -12.98 STI trading volume 272.43 million shares STI up down Gainers: 11 Losers: 15 Unchanged: 4
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          88 12 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 789.79 503.90 813.27 735.08 238.40 197.30 249.38 7 .62 0.75 -4.24 -2.78 1.23 0.47 -6.60 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and gas 141.95 496.22 848.62 900.54 1,237
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          25 12 Jan 26,2015 819.60 -1.03 Stock trading volume 1.38 billion shares worth $1.41 billion Up down Gainers: 182 Losers: 235 Unchanged: 375
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          57 12 Yesterday’s close Index Change Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI 24,909.9 17 ,468.52 1,935.68 3,383.182 1,548.017 1,796.44 59.45 -43.23 -0.41 31.418 33.72 -6.64 Yesterday’s close Index Change Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Friday’s close Dow Nasdaq 5,260.024 1,588.31 5,501.82 17,672.6
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          193 12 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: JAN 26,2015 Top Rises Jan 26 CENTS SPDR DJIA US$ ***** 448.7 1.9 DBXT Nifty US$ ***** 262.0 1.4 DBXT STGLDv US$ 3240 100.8 2.4 CENTS DBXT MSTHAI US$ 2138 80.6 2.9 DBXT
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          72 12 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS 830 584 HongkongLand USD US772 +3 1397 775 769 2.3 15.3 *****.7 NET P/E M
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          109 12 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST 92 73 Asian Pay TV Tr +0R'VOL ODD DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 188 163.5 ARA Asset
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          57 12 By Volume CENTS Vol Vol Tigerair 32 Golden Agri-Res 43 57,612,100 IHC SIIC Environment 13.7 43,663,100 HPH Trust USD 73.5 31,393,400 Armarda Swiber 71,165,000 Golden Agri-Res Jiutian Chemical 6.5 25,129,900 YZJ Shipbldg SGD 124.5 22,484,900 Keppel Land 455 Ascendas Reit 260 16,118,400 SMC Environment CapitaMall Trust 221 15,943,400
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          67 12 Jan 26 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar Bid Offer S$AJS$ to one unit of foreign currency: NZ dollar S$/US$ to 100 units of foreign currency: 1.0637 Danish krone 0.7913 1.0796 1.0807 0.8039 0.8035 *****
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          201 12 Top Rises Jan 26 CENTS OLS W*****5 SingPost MBeCW*****3 9 28.6 2.0 SingPost MBeCW*****7 3.7 15.6 0.5 ComfortDeMBeCW*****2 4 14.3 0.5 DBS MB ePW*****2 ...........8.7 11.5 0.9 SingPost MBeCW*****1 100.0 0.1 SingPost MBeCWI ***** OCBC Bk MBeCW*****3 12.2 8.0 0.9 SingTelMBeCW*****4 8 6.7 0.5 UOB MB ePW*****5
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          15 12 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol COCO) CapMallA3.8%b*****2 76 CityDev NCCPS 106.5 -2.5 4
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          175 12 52-Wk Last Vol High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) Company Last Sale Vol (’000) 118 139.4 110.2 119 ABF SG Bond ETF CIMB APAC Div S$D 116 138 -1.3 19 110.5 94 CIMB APAC Div US$ US101 1401 1222 CIMBASEAN40 S$D 1395 1300 927 CIMBASEAN40 US$ US1034 -4 0 4403
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      122 14 NEXT 48 HOURS TodayBasketball NBA: Oklahoma v Minnesota (Ch216, 9am). Football AFC Asian Cup, s-final: Australia v United Arab Emirates (mio TV Ch115 StarHub Ch209, 4.50pm). English League Cup s-final, 2nd leg: Chelsea v Liverpool (mio TV Ch111, tomorrow, 3.40am). Tennis Australian Open: Day 9 (mio TV Ch114 StarHub Ch208,
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      170 17 LOTTERY hurt Draw No. 3026/2015 Mon, 26 Jan 2015 Results of Draw Winning No. 06 23 24 30 36 46 Add. No. 31 Group 1 Prize *1,042,487 Next Draw No. 3027/2015 Thu, 29 Jan 2015 Group 1 Prize *2,200,000. Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 210 Middle Road, #01-01 Singapore
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      810 18  -  Tan says crowd support can spur athletes to win 50 SEA Games golds By JONATHAN WONG jonwong@sph.com.sg CHEF de mission Tan Eng Liang remembers the noise around the Toa Payoh Swimming Complex at the 1993 SEA Games very clearly. The roaring rendition of Majulah Singapura that
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      516 18  -  By CHUA SIANG YEE siangyee@sph.com.sg IN RECENT years, the likes of world champions Cherie Tan and Shayna Ng, as well as multiple Asian Games medallist Jazreel Tan, have dominated headlines when it comes to Singapore bowling. But, yesterday, in Bangkok’s Blu-O Rhythm
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      366 18  -  CHUA SIANG YEE THE route to claim a spot in the SEA Games is now clear for reigning champion Mok Ying Ren after compatriot Ashley Liew failed to meet the qualifying mark of 2hr 30min 30sec at the New Orleans Rock
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      321 14 REUTERS ST MORITZ (Switzerland) Lindsey Vonn added a 64th jewel to her World Cup crown when she won a Super-G in St Moritz on Sunday, her last alpine skiing race before the world championships at home in Beaver Creek next week.
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      568 14 Millsap, Horford boost All-Star bids in helping Atlanta win 16th straight tie REUTERS ATLANTA When the starting line-ups for the National Basketball Association All-Star game were revealed last week, the Atlanta Hawks were not represented, despite having the best record in the Eastern Conference. That
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      377 14 REUTERS CLEVELAND Whenever he was asked in recent weeks about the post-season or a seven-game series, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James dismissed the idea outright and insisted his team were not good enough yet to worry about the National Basketball
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      403 14 Badminton India Masters In Lucknow, finals Men’s singles: Kashyap Parupalli (Ind) bt K. Srikanth (Ind) 23-21 23-21. Doubles: Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (Den) bt Vladimir Ivanov/Ivan Sozonov (Rus) 21-9 22-20. Mixed doubles: Riky Widianto/Puspita Richi Dili (Ina) bt Manu Attri/K. Maneesha (Ind) 21-17 21-17. Basketball NBA Chicago 84 Miami 96,
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      514 15 Japanese advances to a q-final clash with defending champion Wawrinka AUSTRALIAN OPEN AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MELBOURNE Japanese player Kei Nishikori swept into the last eight at tennis’ Australian Open yesterday to tee up a pivotal match with defending champion Stan Wawrinka. The world No.
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      92 15 Men’s singles Novak Djokovic (Srb) bt Gilles Muller (Lux) 6-4 7-5 7-5, Milos Raonic (Can) bt Feliciano Lopez (Esp) 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-7 (7-9) 6-3, Kei Nishikori (Jpn) bt David Ferrer (Esp) 6-3 6-3 6-3, Stanislas Wawrinka (Sui) bt Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Esp) 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 4-6 7-6 (10-8).
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      403 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MELBOURNE Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams rolled back the years to reach the Australian Open quar-ter-finals for the first time in five years yesterday, battling fatigue in a gruelling three-setter. The 34-year-old American finished strongly to win 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 and stun
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      966 15  -  SPORTING LIFE By ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg NICK Kyrgios wears yellow and turns the air blue with invective. He’ll break a racquet as easily as he hits an ace, accumulates fans and then fines, charms spectators and scraps with himself. He fights back
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        40 16 SHARJAH Singapore beat Maldives by 68 runs in an Asian Cricket Council Twenty20 Cup match in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates yesterday. On Sunday, the Republic lost to Kuwait by 10 runs in their opening match.
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        834 2 / 3  - Local collective’s design used in Gilbert George’s work Nabilah Said A sticker designed by local art collective Tell Your Children of their group name has found its way, uncredited, into an artwork by renowned British contemporary art duo Gilbert George. The work, part of the duo’s ongoing solo show Utopian
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        1114 5  -  Art Stage Singapore, in its fifth year, had a record high of 51,000 visitors and attracted key international collectors Deepika Shetty Arts Correspondent deepikas@sph.com.sg It was once taken for granted that sales for Singapore artists’ works would pick up only in the dying
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        746 6  -  Corrie Tan Nine Years Theatre is using the real-life story of former Chinese tour guide Yang Yin as one of the case studies for a new production of the 17th-century French comedy Tartuffe next month. Yang Yin has been
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        1563 11  -  Life! picks the classics of Singapore’s English-language theatre and tells you why they matter in this eighth of a monthly series Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg Follow Corrie Tan on Twitter @CorrieTan Play: Off Centre (first staged in September 1993) Playwright: Haresh Sharma What it is
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          105 10 Jetstar is giving singles a little nudge towards romance, it says, by offering an online compatibility quiz, which will match two people and send them on a blind date to a surprise destination. To enter, visit www.jetstar.com, click on Love Is In The Zodiac Pair banner ,and
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          128 10 Chan Brothers Travel reported a 10 per cent increase in travel demand last year over 2013. The top five hotspots for last year remained the favourites China, Europe, Japan, Taiwan and Korea. This year, South-east Asian countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia and Philippines will “rise to the
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          100 10 Second traveller half price Snap up second-traveller deals at Chan Brothers Travel’s twice-yearly fair this Sunday. The deals apply to selected packages covering Europe, America, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, the Canadian Rockies and Bhutan (limited to the first 50 couples) as well as to Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam
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          76 10 Dynasty Travel’s Lucky 50 Draw offers prizes including air tickets, cruises, cameras and travel vouchers. Also check out its new and innovative packages to places like Uzbekistan and Tunisia (left) and marathons in Korea. Plus, save on deals if you snap them up by Feb 1. What: Dynasty
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          106 10 If you are between and 18 and 35 years old, save when you book a Contiki holiday to Europe by Feb 12. Choose from eight trip styles from a high energy, 10-day Europe sampler (save up to US$449 or about S$600 per couple) to 11-day freestyle
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      482 12 Meghan Trainor’s debut album knocked Taylor Swift’s 1989 off the top of Billboard album chart Reuters London When her debut single All About That Bass topped charts in 58 countries last year, Meghan Trainor knew people were thinking of her as a “one-hit wonder”
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      685 12 Agence France-Presse London From within a jungle of musical instruments and audio cables, a voice flows like nectar: British singer PJ Harvey recording her ninth studio album in front of an audience hidden by a one-way mirror. The slender 45-year-old rocker, wearing
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      381 12 New York Times Agence France-Presse New York Mortdecai, a US$60million (S$81-million) action comedy starring Johnny Depp, flopped badly at North American theatres with ticket sales of just US$4.1 million the second time in two weeks that an amply budgeted film has been flatly rejected by
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        814 14 Reuters Agence France-Presse Los Angeles The show-business satire Birdman picked up another important award in its march towards the Best Picture Oscar by winning the top honour from Hollywood’s actors on Sunday. The actors from Birdman won best cast in a motion picture from
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          81 14 Rihanna on Saturday released an acoustic song, FourFiveSeconds, in a collaboration with Paul McCartney and Kanye West. About personal travails and confusion, it features her voice with McCartney’s guitar strumming and verses sung by West. The song could offer hints at the directions of both Rihanna
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          66 14 English DJ and producer Mark Ronson on Sunday became the first act this year to top both the British singles and album charts at the same time, the Official Charts Company said. His track Uptown Funk, featuring Bruno Mars, took the top spot for a
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        524 17  -  Scottish businessman remembers his arrival in Singapore 10 years ago and looks forward to the future Text: Laremy Lee Sources: Guthrie GTS website, HistorySG website, Singapore Infopedia, The Singapore Free Press, The Straits Times Singapore, Jan 27, 1831 Although merchant Alexander Guthrie arrived in Singapore 10
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      154 3 FINAL CALL Seeking Sports Field Site Investor $400K (Attractive Returns) Call *****275 ***INVITE PARTNERS TO conduct Playgroup, P1 Pre Courses, Speech Drama in Shopping Malls near MRT. Pls call 8440 8066 INT’L FRANCHISE. ENDORSED by thousands. Grd flr opportunities. This could just change your life. Call Sam 9630 8630 Today!
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      163 3 NEW USED Forklift, Reach Truck/ Stacker Rack. Tip top cond. Warranty. Loan avail. Integral 9789-0850 USED WAREHOUSE PALLET rack, reach truck, forklift, shelf Calvin Koh *****220 USED JAPAN CNC Turret Press pay only S$22K after claim PIC. 9639-6696 PROFESSIONAL LOCAL MOVERS! Commercial Warehse/Office/ House Disposal, storage,packing, Protective wrapping. Free box/quote
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      1150 4 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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      253 4 NEW VEZEL $111,988 Low DownPayment, G’teed COE Limited Stock Before CNY Guan Motor *****291 *****788 NEW HONDA VEZEL X I Vtec 1.5, CNY Special, Price $116.8k G’tee COE. 3 yrs Warranty Many More. Call R.T Now. *****741 2014 VEZEL 1.5X. Ready Stock. Choice of colours. 20% Down, Loan 7yrs. CaseTrust/SVTA.
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      879 4 COE Results of January 2015 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 $65,001 $76,889 $55,012 $4,889 $76,790 576 140 366 264 COE results for the last six months* 1,068 915 247
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      168 4 READY STOCK! NEW E250 Sport Coupe. White. Red leather. Panoramic roof. Keyless Go. *****880 READY STOCK! BRAND New GLA 250 AMG Sport, Panoramic roof, Memory package, etc. Call *****866 READY STOCK! BRAND New E200 AMG Sunroof. Keyless. Auto tailgate. Navi, Reverse Cam. *****880 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****206 Jan ’12 S350L CGi.
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      317 4 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****851 10/12 SL350. AMG package 1 owner. C&C warranty+1yr extended warranty. 8K km. 9/07 R350L BLACK OM V $67,677 Downpayment $23k. Very beautiful. Call *****282 *****022 7/11 COOPER 1.6A convertible 1 owner. OMV$***** accident free. Agt maintained $98.8k 6472 2222 11/’10 MINI COOPER JCW ltd edition, keyless entry/start
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      336 4 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****787 May 2013 3008 1.6A Turbo active. 1 owner. Panoramic roof. Agent warranty svc 2015 PORSCHE MACAN 2.0 Ready Stock. Be the 1st to be seen on the Road. Act Now! $288.8K. 9338-0202 4/’12 CAYENNE HYBRID V6. 380 BHP. 5 yrs Stuttgart warranty, 32k km. A1 cond. 1
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      272 5 NLY $3K DOWN!!! 06 vios, Full in-hse loan approval, 100% Affordable budget installment, Super interest rate 1.99%, $8k Cashback, Welcome old car 1 to 1 exchange, *****603 Ronnie O **CARTIMES! (SINCE 2001) Award-Winning Co. Latest Harrier Premium. Radar Cruise. Pre-crush safety system. 7-days delivery Call 6744-5111/ 9623-6666 CaseTrust Be Sure
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      237 5 BRAND NEW Corolla Saloon Stationwagon. Ready stocks. 20% downpayment San Hup Bee 972 88 717 BRAND NEW WISH 1.8 Keyless DVD, camera. Ready stocks. 20% downpayment San Hup Bee 972 88 717 **BRAND NEW HARRIER 2.0 Elegance/ Premium. Ready stocks. 20% downpayment San Hup Bee 972 88 717 ***BRAND NEW
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      284 5 2015 NEW ESTIMA Facelift Warranty free servicing Ready Stock. High Loan. Shin Auto *****827 NEW HARRIER PREMIUM model w/ leather package. Panoramic roof, ready stock Shin Auto *****827 1 OWNER. 3/’07 Fortuner 2.7A. 7-seater. Black. Very well maintained. High loan/ trade in. *****386 READY STOCK. Brand New Toyota Voxy G’teed
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      372 5 6/2010 VELLFIRE 3.5 VL. Only 23.5km. Brand new Indonesia owner. Asking $135,500. 9670-0258 4/’06 WISH 1.8 (A) Sunroof 110,000 km. OMV $20,410 Good cond. *****180 Neo 4/’09 WISH 1.8A 1 owner. OMV $23K. Accident free. Low km $65.9K *****922 740 X 54 MTHS! 5 yrs more to go. Altis 1.6
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      437 5 1 OWNER AUG 09 Volvo XC90 2.5T 7 Seater SUV. Low Mileage. Agt Serviced. $113.8k. Call 9627 8201. REPUBLIC AUTO: *****696 Mar ’13 XC60 T5 2.0A GPS 1 owner. Agent warranty maintained. Showrm cond. 10/’05 BENTLEY CONTI GT 6.0A. Only 58K km. OMV $252K. Like new! Accident free. $209.9K. *****922
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      278 5 **BUDGET $350/WEEK! RIO, Cerato. MPV $90 Mazda, Avante $80 UP! 8119-0138 *SPECIAL CNY PACKAGE 1-week from $888. Pls call 6282-8585 ACR VAN/ 14FT LORRY Long term Offer! WCEGA Plaza. *****691 Thiam Heng BEST OFFER Buy Sell All used cars wanted Pte Car OPC Commercial Jason Tan (AMG Trdg) Best deal,
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      384 5 SJB34Z SKN45S $3600 SKN2233C SKN3232Z $2900. Hp 9638 4545 SW1783X SKB2121E SDY50B SFS330B EP1707U SKR6161D. Hp 9620 0045 ALL MAKE WANTED. Export welcome. High price. Case trust accredited. *****611 CASH! HIGH PRICE for all cars commercial vehicles Pls call Kelvin 9009-8718 HIGHEST FOR all scrap/ export/ used car commercial Vehicle.
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      463 5 BRAND NEW TOYOTA Dyna 150D. From Japan Immed. Delivery, Low deposit! Call 6555 3300 6467 3300 BRAND NEW TOYOTA Dyna 10ft Lorry Few Units avail. Svc/ warranty. High Tradein/ loan avail. *****148 BRAND NEW MITSUBISHI Canter FE21. 14ft Lorry. Agt svc/warranty Last unit Act fast! Call *****085 14 NEW MITSUBISHI
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      364 5 7/’02 MITSUBISHI FE639. 1owner. COE 3/’17. Diesel. 14ft. Low deck. *****115 3/05 Y-PLATE TOYOTA Dyna 10ft box. COE 5 yrs. Tax 3/’15. A1 cond. *****900 ’95 CABSTAR 10FT (Diesel) COE 8/2015. Good cond. $4800. Call 9632 3933 MID ’06 MIT FB70 new paint, good cond. In house loan/ trade-in. *****158
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      395 5 2015 NEW TOYOTA Hiace 4/5-dr Euro-5. 3yrs/ 100k km warranty. *****535/ *****535 CaseTrustSVTA NEW NISSAN NV350 Euro 5 5 yrs warranty *****0km Free svc. High trade-in. Low deposit. *****085 05/07 OPEL COMBO 1.3 (A) Well Maintain, no repair Easy loan, Trade in avail 9696 6799 6555 3300 10/2011 TOYOTA HIACE
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      730 6 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in December 2014. This week: 23 28 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT Bellewoods* 729,000 936
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      163 6 Serene Ambience BUNGLW GARLICK vicinity 4650/ 10,000sf. Elevated 2.5sty with full basement. Panoramic view. Luxurious fittings. Penny 9022 9821 Excellent Location QUEENS AREA 4100/ 4000 sf, wide frontage, Huge room/ living. Sell below Bank Value. 1km Nanyang. 1-6pm Sole agt *****000 Face Greenery best price HOLLAND GCB UNIQUE Elevated Land
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      177 6 Excellent Location COMMANDING ELEVATION 19,900 sf. Off Holland. 6+1 Excellent wide frontage. Designer deco. 9325-5000 Must View FH MT SINAI New Bunglw 4900 8200 sf 6 rm pool lift gdn, RGS, Henry Park. See daily. Wayne *****118 JELITA. RANCHER ON Elevated ground 6300 sqft. Bukit Timah 6500 sqft. Elevated. *****477
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      304 6 Large Brand New Semi-D@ Jalan Raya Land 4330/ Built-up 7720sf 7-bdrms 2 family Lift S/pool Pond Central Location 1 min’s walk to MRT Call Developer:9863 5635/9727 2996 AgentsWelcome Open House A* TREVOSE INTER Terr! A new benchmark of Quality living. 1827/ 3000 sf. Several units. Sole *****000 Must View FH
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      148 6 Must View $5.XM. WITH LIFT. Chapel Rd vicinity. 5 mins Tao Nan Tranquil. Bright. Unblock Penthse view *****269FT Open House EASTERN 3.5 STY Brand New Bunglw! 7500 sf, 5+1. all Huge rms. Bright. Lift Pool. *****000 sole agt Must View Serious Seller EAST COST NEAR Tao Nan Sch 3-sty Terrace
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      169 6 Must View 2-STY SEMI-D SENNETT 6 rms, FH. Land 7200/ 3800 sf. Nicely done up. Serious seller Eileen Lau *****681 Serene Ambience DEVELOPER SALE, BRAND New Semi-D 3/3A Berwick Dr at S’goon Gdns. 1 min drive to Chomp Chomp Quiet 5+1 rooms. Land 2197 sf Built up 3000+ sf Price
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      154 6 Priced To Sell **SERIOUS SELLER FH Lor Paya Lebar 2-sty terr 1400 /2056sf Good layout. Near Tai Seng MRT. Don’t Miss! Near MRT SUPERB LOCALE! HIGH Grd! 3.5 sty about 2770/3600sf Good cond. Quiet. Ample parking. Call *****983 CT Near MRT CHARLTON. F’HOLD. SUPER Value! Price now lower. 3sty Semi-d.
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      142 6 Ulu Pandan/ Clementi Rd/ Sunset/ BukitTimah Houses For Sale 404 D21 D21 listing can be found after D11 Near MRT INTER TERR CASHEW Cres nice cond. Bt Panjang Pri, 5+2, 3.5sty, 1669/3500 sf. 999 yrs. 9099-9098 Joji CHU LIN RD double sty Semi-D 4+1,3300sf, FH, orig, no noon sun, serious
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      141 6 Must View PK FACING TERR Seletar 2130/ 3200sf. 2½sty. Well reno. 4+1. Face NS. Asking $2.xM. Penny 9022-9821 Priced To Sell PRICE REDUCED VIEW! TOP Semi-D Jln Lekub approx 3142/5200 sf. 3sty, lift. 7+1 ensuite+granny*****988 Priced To Sell THE SAIL $1.15M, high flr, pool view. Entertainment, MRT, Sands IR, shpg,
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      252 7 BANK AUCTION 29/1, 1776sf Twin Regency FH, 3 bdrms, high flr, near MRT, bright. JLL *****797/ *****868 ANCHORAGE 1163SF 2+1 rm Face pool $1.5M; 883sf 1rm $1.18M 1765sf 3+1+1 study $2.38M. 9109 8900 Kelvin PEARL BANK 1324 sf. Spacious split-level 2-bdrm. Beautiful view, bright, bree -zy. Irene 9675 0692 ERA
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      247 7 Must Not Miss star buy FROM S$3.5MIL ONLY. 3 bdrm 1,851 sf. Ready for Stay. 5 Mins Walk to Orchard/ MRT. Also avail 4 bdrm utility/ maid rm 5-bdrm PH. Call *****188 Must View THE COSMOPOLITAN 1324 sqft, 3 bdrms, well maintained, asking $2.85M. Pls call Silvia Ang 9626 5755
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      636 7 DISTRICTS PRIVATE PROPERTY CLASS CODES 24 27 25 23 21 26 28 20 13 12 22 1 1 10 9 5 8 7 4 1 19 14 18 1 7 16 15 3 2 POSTAL DISTRICT GENERAL LOCATION 6 Sentosa CLASS CODES WEST 513 HOUSES FOR SALE APTS FOR SALE
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      76 7 Priced To Sell URGENT SALE BY owner! Turquoise 3-rm 2153sf, Ask $4.2Mil, 25% disc off orig price. Call *****289 SV Must View T REGIS 3757 sf. Rare! Very spacious. Single level,poolview. Excellent location. 9062-2311 S Good Investment RARE! D10 LEIGHWOODS FH. 3 ensuite+1. 2217 sf. Superb view! Cosy. Spacious. MRT.
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      72 7 Priced To Sell Chris Ho 8368 7195 DIRECT DEV IMMED Move in The Montana Last 3 PH. Nathan Suites 3/4 rms/PH. New Pricing! View by Appt. Near MRT PRICE CUT! FH. Luxurious property. Goodwood Res. 3/ 4 bdrm. From $4.4M. View actual unit *****851 SKY 11 4 rm FH 2820
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      77 7 Must View **TRILIGHT 1109 SF, 2 big bdrm. Pte lift. Newton MRT /ACS. Tenanted. $2.xxM. June 9488-2860 sole agt. PENTHOUSE 368 Thomson, 3391 sqft, 5 bedroom, Jacuzzi, Unblock. Vacant. Yap CC 9061-6190 DTZ D.11 PENTHSE @HILLCREST Arcadia 4+1, superb greenery view. Spacious. 2530sf Cheap! Call *****068 agt Ulu Pandan/ Clementi
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      57 7 Near MRT DE ROYALE FH 3+balcony 1281sf #12up $12xxpsf Cozy Cheap No pm sun Spacious 7yrs. Urgent!!! 9008-4000 Excellent Location BRAND NEW TOP Eight Raja Spacious, pte. Novena MRT Flexible layout for 4bdrm or 3+Studio. 9109 6174 Zai Move in Condition F’HOLD. PRESTIGE HGTS Studio High flr. S/E facing. Mins
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      45 7 Must Not Miss CHEAP! RIVERINE BY The Park. FH. High flr. 4-rm. 1776sf. Whole unit facing sea view Pte lift. Facilities. Must View ELSIE CHENG 9636 1929 FEW LEFT! BARTLEY Ridge. Last 3+1 PH. Only $10xxpsf. 4-Dualkey. 1550 sf. City fringe. Next to MRT. Hurry!
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      245 7 Near MRT $6XXK! FH $10XXPSF! TOP ’16! URA Rezone area! 1rm 2bath! 1km KongHwa! High yield! WanTing 9475 5661 Must Not Miss SUNSHINE 560SF $760k Crystal Rhu 3-bdrm $1.72m Sunnyvale Res 3rm $1.43m 70 St Pat’s 2/3rm fr.$1.18m Marine Blue 1+S fr. $1.12m Flamingo Valley PH $1.92m Must Not Miss
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      215 7 Good Investment 1)$8XXPSF! BAYWATER #01 1410 sf, 3+1. Future MRT. 2)Casa Merah #01, 1410sf, 3+1 MRT Carissa*****922 Must View LOYANG VALLEY MAISONETTE, 3,251 sf. 4 Study Maids Patio. Rarely avail! Serious Seller. 9384 0127 CHANGI GDN. QUAINT lowrise devt. 1400sf. Huge 3+1 FH. $980K. H 6345-8888 Must View WHITEWATER 3+1
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      224 8 Ulu Pandan/ Clementi Rd/ Sunset/ Bukit Timah Pte Apts For Sale 415 D21 D21 listing can be found after D11 GOOD BUY LAKEHOLMZ PENTHSE DUPLEX Immaculate cond. 4+1 2143sf Open terr/loft. Mins MRT. Serious seller $1.9M! neg! Saad 9220-9058 REA Priced To Sell **POWERFUL NEGOTIATORS All near MRT $1.1M! Parc
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      414 8 GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES SEMBAWANG WOODLANDS CHOA CHU KANG BUKIT PANJANG JURONG WEST ANG MO KIO BUKIT BATOK JURONG EAST YISHUN PUNGGOL SENGKANG BUKIT TIMAH HOUGANG PASIR RIS/CHANGI SERANGOON BISHAN TAMPINES TOA PAYOH GEYLANG KALLANG/WHAMPOA BEDOK CLEMENTI MARINE PARADE QUEENSTOWN BUKIT MERAH CENTRAL HDB ROOM RENTAL ZONES CLASS
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      52 8 Open House CHEAP! NORTHOAKS 3-RM 1216sf. High flr. No west sun. Walk to Admiralty MRT. Open Hse 7Feb 2pm. Near Amenities MOST AFFORDABLE CONDO Symphony Suites @Yishun 2rm fr $6xxk, 3rm fr $7xxk 4rm fr $9xxk. North Point! Free Shuttle bus to MRT. Full Facilities Childcare! Call now for VVIP
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      53 8 Excellent Location VIEW TODAY! FR $6xxK! near Town ctr/sch. Choice Units. TOP soon 2/3/4 rm. 9455-4663 Marcus Goh JUNCTION NINE TOP’16 mix devt w/ residential shops 1-3bdrm Yishun MRT. Sales Team. Danny 9180 3026 Near MRT Must View VVIP PREVIEW NORTH Park Res New launch, good investment fr $6xxK up,
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      68 8 Must Not Miss Choice Unit 3’NG’ BLK 561 AMK. High flr Lift level. Spacious. NS facing/ breezy. Amenities. All races. Ivy: *****208 Must Not Miss Must Sell! 2RM BLK 508 Low flr. 474 sf. Simple. Near AMK Hub MRT. Serious seller. $260K neg. Hiroshi Oh 9184 1056 Near MRT 3-RM
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      60 8 Must View 3-RM BLK 577. 883 sqft. Mid flr. Nice view. Move in. Near MRT/ mkt/ sch/ 24hr supermkt. Serious seller Must Not Miss 5RM BLK 423, low flr, reno, 132sqm+utility, chinese ratio filled, near MRT/AMK Hub. Call Nancy *****190 Priced To Sell CHEAP!! EA 640 Bedok Res Corner. Huge.
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      80 8 Move in Condition 2+1, NEXT TO Bedok Central. MRT/ Mall. High floor, bright breezy. All races/ PR. Must view! *****353 Excellent Location Fion Lee 9476 6086 4-RM BLK 549 Bedok N. 93 sqm. Corner. High flr. Spacious. NS facing. Squarish. Mins to MRT/ central. VTO. 3 RM BLK 526. F/reno.
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      243 8 Near MRT 5’I’ PT BLK 117 High flr. N/S. Unblock. Orig marble flr. Mins to MRT/ J8/ RI. All eligible. Yee Lin 9875-8207 Priced To Sell CHEAP! CHEAP! 5RM Blk 36 Jln Rumah Tinggi. High flr. Windy. Reno. Mins to MRT, ABC Mkt, Park. Must Sell!!! Move in Condition 4RM
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      252 8 Must Not Miss CHOICE UNIT BLK 6 JLN Batu, Jumbo, Rare! 120 sqm, V Spacious Near MRT, Mid flr Cosy, All races. Call Nic 9644-5557 3’A’ CORNER BLK 5A Upp Boon Keng Rd. 75 sqm. 3’NG’ 112 Aljunied Crescent All races. Rajan *****037 Must View 4A 910 HOUGANG, 93sqm, High
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      233 8 Near Amenities PRICE REDUCED! 4’A’ with future 4bdrms! Blk 551. #03, Sq layout, dr facing E. MRT/ mkt. All races/ SPR. Priced To Sell 4’A’ BLK 229 Huge 107sqm. High flr. Movein cond. Near Amenities. Serious seller VTO. 8588-8183 Valen PN Near MRT 5’I’ BLK 638. Corner high flr,readily move
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      761 9 HDB Median Resale Prices in 3rd Quarter 2014 Town Class code 3-Room 4-Room 5-Room Executive Ang Mo Kio 425 $338,000 $465,000 Tampines HDB Bedok 426 $320,000 $425,000 $614,000 Bishan 427 $525,000 Bukit Batok 428 $301,500 $420,000 Bukit Merah 429 $378,000 $660,000 $786,500 Bukit Panjang 430 $312,500 $388,000 $461,500 Bukit Timah
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      328 9 Well Kept expat’s choice FABER DRIVE.2-STY Semi-D 5500/3000sf 4+1 rm.Reno Large Patio/ pool.Ask $10k Savills 9798-1812 Philip Must Not Miss TERR HSE West Coast Dr. Built-In 3000 sf. 2-sty with gdn. 3+1. Brand new reno. Jap Sch Immed. *****597 RIVER VALLEY 3-STY conservation. 4+1, 3900 sf. $12K. Annie 9021-6556 Barker
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      323 9 gif Newton/ Novena I tHM Newton/ Novena DU Houses For Rent Dll Houses For Rent Chancery Grove at Chancery Lane Minutes' walk to Novena MRT Station and amenities Exclusive townhouses 24-hour security, swimming pool, gym and BBQ pit 3 4 bedrooms, 2,013 to 2,540 sq ft 5^^ liinlir (gj J
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      212 9 Ulu Pandan/ Clementi Rd/ Sunset/ BukitTimah Houses For Rent 454 D21 Must View A* UNIQUE GCB Swiss Club Rd. 28,000/ 12,000 sf. 5+1. Elegant spacious. New kitchen. Immed. $23K only. Call now for viewing! DUNSFOLD DR 2-STY bunglw attic 5000 sf. 6+1 pool Owner *****802 Near Amenities BOSCOMBE 2-STY SEMI_D.
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      299 9 Ulu Pandan/ Clementi Rd/ Sunset/ BukitTimah Houses For Rent 454 D21 D21 listing can be found after D11 Expat Choice PAVILION PARK 3-STOREY, terr, very good cond, vacant. Nearby Int’l popular schs. Gina 9382 1123 Immediate DEDAP LINK TERR 4 bdrms. F/furn. Seletar Aerospace Jln Kayu. Prefer Family. $4.5K. AY
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      256 9 Near MRT ASCENTIA SKY 3+1, 1475 sf High flr. Near MRT/ amenities, mins to town. Avail immed. EA *****528 Expat Choice NEW LISTING REGENCY @TIONG BAHRU 1636sf 4+1, #30 up. P/furn. A1 view. MRT. Immed, $7200 neg. 9387 4332 NEXT TO MALL! 3+1 Domain 21. 1271sqft Mins to Orchard/ MRT.
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      320 9 Fully Furnished THE PEAK@ BALMEG 2bdrm 5 mins walk to MRT. Near Science Pk/ NUS. Avail. mid Feb. AY Lim *****821 WEST COVE 2-RM 1141 sf. F/Furn. Well kept. Immed Balcony. *****181 EHS VIVA VISTA PENTHSE 900sf New reno. Sea view. Jacuzzi. Owner 9369-2334 LIANG SEAH PLACE Conservation Shophouse 1
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      240 10 Near MRT LEONIE PARC VIEW, 2013sf 4rms, Orchard Rd, Int’l schs. Move in, immed $9k neg. Lynn *****664 ERA Excellent Location CHEAP RENT. VISION Crest Res. 2-bdrm 950sf, F/ furn Reno. MRT/ Mall. Avail immed. Cicilia 9636 6169 ELIZABETH TWR, SPACIOUS Reno. Bright, quiet 3000sf 4+1/ Pool/ Gym. Walk to
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      360 10 Must View EXPAT’S CHOICE BELLE VUE RES Oxley. 2207sf 4+1. Resort living. Lush greenery. Amenities/ MRT Immed CS *****888 Expat Choice UE SQ. 1/2 bdrm. 710/ 1163 sf. Furn. Immed/ Avail Feb. Starlights Suites 1+1 850sf High flr, unblocked. Immed Excellent Location THE REGALIA, RIVER valley rd. 3+2rm, f/furn, 1300sf,
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      298 10 8 Tomlinson Road Brand New Luxury Residences For LEASE Conveniently located on the corner of Orchard Road. Spacious 4-bedroom residences (3552 sq~) One unit per floor, private plunge pool 360 views Designer finishes with both wet dry kitchens. Clubhouse with Residence Concierge by Capella 25m lap pool, designer gym and
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      202 10 Must View MADISON RES 3BDRM #06. 1464sqft Nice Pool view. Near Future MRT/ ACS/ SCGS.Immed move-in $neg EWE BOON REGENT near Newton. 2/3 rms. Balcony P/furn Immed. $2.9K/3.3K neg! Pool. LR 9003-9797 Must View THE TRIZON 2-BDRM 1044sf High floor. Greenery view. Full facilities. Quiet. $4.1k. Call 9388-5575 KK Whang
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      338 10 Must View THE MONTANA 872 sqft 1+Study, partial furn $3.5K D’leedon 3-rm 1356 sqft P/furn, new, $5.5k neg Expat Choice D’LEEDON BRAND NEW MRT 1+study $2.9K. 2-rm $3.6K. 3-rm $4.9K. 4-rm $7.8K. Keys on hand! View daily Must View best price *HERITAGE APT Ardmore Park. 4+1 3156sqft $11.8K. Duplex PH4+1
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      262 10 Immediate ARCADIA GARDENS 3810SF 4+1+1 balcony. Spacious. Reno. neg. 9475 4785 www.michaelciola.com.sg Ulu Pandan/ Clementi Rd/ Sunset/ Bukit Timah Pte Apts For Rent 464 D21 Excellent Location PINE GROVE HOLLAND area. 1600sf. 3+1. High flr. windy. P/furn. Near Uni. VTO. Immed. David 9479-6199 Immediate CLEMENTI PK PH Reno 4+1 4400sf
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      225 10 Excellent Location NEAR MRT RARE! NIN RES. Larget 2bdrms 926 sf. Brand new, 2 balconies. Stone throw to MRT. Sim *****166 Just TOP CENTRA RES. (2 Brand New Penthse), 2 bdrm. P/furn. 1066 sqft. Near Amenities. Mins to Kallang MRT/ mkt. Expat Choice ONG JACK SHEN 9666 9992 KEMBANGAN SUITES
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      296 10 2 WALK UP APT@ Tanjong Katong. 3rm 5rm. Aircon. good cond. near amenities. immed. Yuen 9682 6664 COSTA RHU NEW Reno. 2rm $4300 neg, 1450sf, gdn, river view. NBI *****988 THE MEYERISE 3RMS, 1281 sf, F/furn, Pool View, Private lift. Jen *****318 UR Must View EXPAT’S CHOICE CRESCENDO PARK Siglap
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      262 10 Must Not Miss CHOON KIM HSE Maisonette 1399 sqft, 3+1, Beautifully Renovated, Great View Ray Int’l 9168-8133 Just TOP TERRASSE MANY UNITS! 1br 2.4k, 2br $2.9k, 3PH $5k, Gdn duplex 6.Xk. Patio. P/ furn or F/furn. *****990 Immediate Near MRT CENTRO RESIDENCES @AMK New/ MRT/ Shpg/ eateries. 2-rms, p/furn 894sf,
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      259 10 Expat Choice NORTHOAKS/ WOODSVALE, 3+1. $2.6K+. Pool. 2 units. Rosewood Suite 4+1 PH. Immed. Tony *****270 THE CALROSE 3+1 low rise. tip top cond. Immed. MRT. $3.5k. DHA *****969 Must View near mrt ORCHID PARK CONDO 3rm 1152sf. Spacious living dinning hall. Greenery view Near amenities. 9147 8686 MILTONIA RES
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      883 11 HDB Median Sub-letting Rents in 3rd Quarter 2014 Town Class code 2-Room 3-Room 4-Room 5-Room Executive Ang Mo Kio 482 $2,000 $2,400 $2,700 Bedok 483 $2,000 $2,400 $2,600 $2,900 Bishan 484 $2,100 $2,600 $2,900 Bukit Batok 485 $1,900 $2,350 $2,500 $2,700 Bukit Merah 486 $2,200 $2,970 $3,300 Bukit Panjang 487
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      329 11 Immediate AMK, BISHAN, BT Batok Jurong, Woodlands yishun bedok Geylang Tampines, T Payoh Changi Paya lebar Others+pte, SMS *****379 MASTER RM Senja 634B/ Tampines 853/ Bt. Batok 410/ S’goon Nth 153 others area. Shanthi 8180-6558 Must View F/FURN COMMON RMS w/ AC, wifi Bishan 176, Yishun 316, S’goon N 118,
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      1249 11 SINGAPORE SCIENCE PARK SPACE Franklin# fr 822 sqft Rutherford# fr 999 sqft Chadwick fr 4,034 sqft Curie fr 2,320 sqft Cavendish fr 2,086 sqft Alpha fr 506 sqft Aries fr 1,060 sqft Gemini fr 289 sqft Capricorn fr 748 sqft Cintech I/II/III fr 817 sqft Galen fr 723 sqft Kendall
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      254 11 PANTECH BIZHUB PANDAN Loop 2110/1206sf,Reno Gd view. F/aircon *****939 A’POSH BIZ HUB, Yishun Ave 6.1281/1550/3843sqft Avail immed. 9139-0654 HENDERSON BLK 211 215. 2100 x 2 units, 2430, 4050 sqft. 9632-9096 Wong SF ENTERPRISE HUB, HIGH flr 2475sf. Good view, parking space. 9817 5353 LYF GRD FLR. DA Jin Fty 1000
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      747 12 Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Space for Sale Space for Sale Space for Sale Space for Sale The Index High-i mage Business Space in Tuas =|=f=FP Enjoy BSD Reimbursement 5% Relocation Grant* Prices from $295 psf Ground floor units available Well-connected B2 hub with 40-footer ramp-up access
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      309 12 PRIME OFFICE SPACE Keppel Towers Tanjong Pagar MRT amenities Fitted offices fitted full floor available Short-term to long-term lease 990 sqft to 11,840 sqft Yvonne 6433 7564 Carol 6433 7684 www.keppelcommercial.com TONG ENG BUILDING CECIL STREET Various sizes from 463 1227 sq ft Short walk to Telok Ayer Raffles MRT
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      515 12 Call *****223 www.rentfareast.com NEAR MRT OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE FULLY FITTED ATTRACTIVE RENTAL FRM$2.XXPSF PASIR PANJANG TANJONG PAGAR TANGLIN ROAD 96/663/722/ 932/2,052/ 4,500/7,000 sqft Walking Distance to MRT Stations Accessible via MCE West Coast Highway Ample Parking Available 354/670/770/ 990/1,308/ 1,700/2,200 sqft Complimentary Season Parking Accessible via MCE, AYE CTE
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      253 12 Must Not Miss MANDAI EST. INNOVATION for rent Immed Area about 1,400m2. $2000 per mth. Contact 9002 5685 No agt Excellent Location SHOP HOUSE ***DUNLOP ST #02 attic. 880 sf, renovated. Quirky location. MRT. $2.3K up. Ample parking. 9487 4441 Excellent Location OFFICES BURLINGTON Sq. 635, 1270, 1905sf. MRT. Opp
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      680 12 Brand New OFFICE TOP Soon! 5 Mins Walk Lavender MRT 2 Mins Bendeemer Future MRT NO ABSD SSD, Foreigners Eligible High Ceiling 4.8m Pool and Attached Toilet Size fr 624 sqft to 54,466 sqft Price fr $1.08mil onwards Teressa 9773-9685 CEAReg No:R*****5J Agy: L*****82K Must View PAYA LEBAR SQ. 484-1259
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      358 13 Excellent Location Near MRT MANHATTAN HSE 3336 sf. High floor. Vacant. Enbloc potential. Serious seller! $3.3M. Mike Tan 9191 3358 Excellent Location SMALL OFFICE FOR Sale AZ @Paya Lebar 1200sf/ Fully Fitted Agts are welcome Call Owner *****732.COM INT’L PLAZA 409/ 463/ 937/ 2357 sf. Vacant or with tenancy. Good
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      432 13 69 sssr 169 »r 19 w 1 C q a uay 0611^1 Li I 1 'A' 11 1 Retail and F&B Space for Lease Conveniently located in the city centre Above Clarke Quay MRT Station Fronting Singapore River and Clarke Quay Shopper traffic from Central Office, Great Eastern Centre, Parkroyal
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      213 13 Excellent Location PLAZA SINGAPURA 1776SF. Suit hair salon/beauty/spa IT Lifestyle. Lease end Aug 2017. Jamie *****970 **QUEENSWAY SHPG CTR good crowd for retail also stable for small office 183 sf, Freehold, Call 9181-3912 Must Not Miss DOWNTOWN LINE MRT Chinatown 850sf/ Bugis 450 sf, Expo 900sf Avail Immed. Pls call
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      561 13 F&B Spaces for Lease at Choa Chu Kang Sports Centre Cafeterias #02-02 Est 743 sqft #02-04 Est 455 sqft *Mandatory site viewing on 28/1/15 at 10.15am Restaurant #03-02: Est 6701 sqft *Mandatory site viewing on 28/1/15 at 11.15am Closing: 4 Feb 2015 Other sites (Est 113 sqft to 3128 sqft)
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      291 13 Alexandra Central For Lease Now JUST TOP 9 Vibrant dining retail integrated with hotel 9 High human traffic from hotel, IKEA, Queensway Shpg Ctr residential community 9 F&B units with main road frontage 9 Prime shops ideal for F&B Retail 110 300 500 700 1000 1700 sqft 9 Attractive rental
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      214 13 Good Investment LAST UNIT! FACE Escalator! Macpherson Mall. Freehold 710 sqft, No ABSD/ SSD. Good yield! *****080 YKK GOOD INVESTMENT! NEW Upp Changi Road Blk 59. D/sty. A1 Location! Near hawkers ctr. *****288 Must Not Miss Must Sell AUCTION 29/1 SHOPHOUSE Below Val, 2sty Rowell. 1060/1800 sf. Mrt Crowd No
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      524 13 STANDALONEGROUNDFLOOR SPACEFORRENT *10K/12.6K/22.6K SQFT UPPER BUKIT TIMAH RD Attractive Rental Rate 24-Hour Security 40-Footer Access Light Industrial Column Free, Up to 14m High Ceiling Suitable for Logistics, Warehousing Activities Must Not Miss Good Investment NEWEST 956 YR Affordable returns! Good traffic flow! Spacious Restns Shops Kiosks. Hiroshi 9184 1056 Warehouses
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      363 16 Hotel Front Office Supervisor Min 5 yrs experience Commence salary $2,500/- Singaporean only Email resume to ppiacc33@gmail.com Newly established Fusion Club Orchard is hiring; 1. Bartenders 2. Servers 3. Flower Promoters 4. Front Desk Relations Officer (pleasant looking) Call after 5pm Zackson *****058 Hotel Senior Front Office Staff Min 3
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      427 17 Balestier Students’ Hostel (S) Pte Ltd (an established Hostel) requires ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (ONLY S’POREAN MAY APPLY) Minimum GCE ’O’ Level. Good communication skills. Good in English and Mandarin, both written and spoken (Able to handle Mandarin speaking clients) Computer literate Self-motivated, independent and good attitude Able to start work immediately
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      298 17 URGENT ADMIN CUM A/cs SPM/ ’N’/ ’O’ level. Jurong. imw6005@gmail.com Accounts Exec Assistant “O” Level Acct Cert LCCI/Diploma/ACCA Location: 13A Pandan Crescent Email: recruit@jpn.sg Account Assistant Previous Experience will be an Added advantage 5 days’ work week Working location at Kranji Please send CV Resume to hr@kiatlee.sg Logistics Company require:
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      637 17 CNC Operator Able to perform simple programming for wood work At least 1 year of hands on experience Job Description Programming/operating CNC machine Singaporeans only Please call *****261 to arrange for interview. CREATIVE CRAFTSMAN (Carpenter) No experience required Minimum starting salary of at least S$1,500 Undergo 6 months of sponsored
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      315 17 PRODUCTION OPERATORS û 5 days week û Permanent shift Walk in interview 9am 5pm 16 Ayer Rajah Crescent #01-02 Singapore *****5 Jurong QC Night 12hrs $85 Jurong 3-11pm $60, 11-7am $65. Packer 8-5pm $60, Jurong forklift Day $65 Bedok Packer 7-7pm $74 7-3pm $45, 8-5:30pm $56 AMK 7-4pm $57, 8-6pm
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      399 17 WAREHOUSE CONTRACT WORK 1x Supervisor IT/ IMS knowledge pref 2x Data Entry Clerk IT knowledge preferred 3x General Worker With/ w/o forklift lic For all positions: Work in Penjuru area/ Jurong Transport/ transport allowance given Mon to Fri 8am-6pm 9 mths contract extendable by 4 mths No Foreigners CALL *****606
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      297 17 HYGIENE SVC CO. requires Storekeeper. Simple Eng. Call: *****669. 1 Yishun Street 23, #03-02 YS-One MANUFACTURING CO NEED Store Asst 5.5 days week. S’porean. call: 6743 3880 SECURITY GUARD Able to work shift duty weekends Physically fit Able to write speak simple English Possess WSQ/ SIRD Certificate Walk-in-interview: Matsushita Greatwall
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      469 17 DAY NIGHT SECURITY OFFICERS PERMANENT RELIEF (WEEKLY PAY) Sites Near Queenstown MRT, City Hall Bugis Pasir Ris MRT Call Andy 9182 1927 9680 7760 marketing@astrolsecurity.net 18 Boon Lay Way #03-98/99 Tradehub 21 Singapore *****6 IMMEDIATE PLRD Licensed Security Guards (12) Supervisor (4) Gross $1500 to 2300 Tanah Merah, Buona Vista,
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