The Straits Times, 3 March 2015

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  • 71 1 Members of the Iraqi security forces heading for the city of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, to join a major assault to drive out the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group. About 30,000 Iraqi troops and militia, backed by aircraft, pounded militant positions
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  • 390 1  -  By NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH asyiqins@sph.com.sg THE debate on the Budget statement starts in Parliament today, and a key topic will be the SkillsFuture programme that helps Singaporeans keep developing skills to advance their careers. This, in turn, will let Singapore keep
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  • 53 1 A FORMER journalist with China’s state broadcaster has shown up her former employers with a self-produced video on pollution that has gone viral. Even the environmental protection minister has praised the documentary by Ms Chai Jing (right), despite critics slamming it for alleged inaccuracies.
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  • 429 1  -  Newater pumped into reservoirs as country sees below average rainfall By FENG ZENGKUN ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT zengkun@sph.com.sg NATIONAL water agency PUB has urged Singaporeans to conserve water even as it keeps the country’s water supply healthy during the ongoing dry weather. It
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  • 60 1 AUSTRALIA, China and Malaysia are discussing whether to call off the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 within weeks, said Australian Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss. “We clearly cannot keep searching forever, but we want to do everything that’s reasonably possible to locate
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 405 2 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a warm welcome to Prince William as he began the first visit to the mainland by a member of the British royal family in almost three decades, setting aside rancour with London over Hong Kong.
      REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTOS: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY, REUTERS  -  405 words
    • 474 2  -  Some propose share consolidation to get share price up during grace period By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg A MAJOR change that kicks in next year, requiring main-board-listed firms to have a minimum share trading price of 20 cents, has already sparked action on
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    • 572 3 30,000 troops, backed by aircraft, in major offensive to retake stronghold AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KIRKUK (Iraq) About 30,000 Iraqi troops and militia, backed by aircraft, pounded militant positions in and around Tikrit yesterday in the biggest offensive yet to retake one of the main
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    • 486 3  -  By SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg SEARCHING for his lost wallet in Little India, construction worker Raju Arivazhagen, 31, went up to a fellow Indian national and asked if he had seen it. Unknown to Mr Raju, Periyasamy Devarajan had earlier picked
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • 45 4 PEOPLE should watch their water usage now as Singapore is experiencing a period of below-average rainfall. There was less rain last month than expected, and rainfall till March 15 is also expected to be below average. TOP OF THE NEWS A1
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      • 51 4 RESALE prices of private homes continued to cool in January, falling at their fastest pace in at least two years. Prices fell 1.6 per cent in January over December, following a revised 1 per cent fall in that month over November. TOP OF THE NEWS
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      • WORLD
        • 62 4 NORTH Korea says the divided peninsula is on “the brink of a war”, and threatened strikes in the latest rhetoric amid joint US-South Korea military drills. Pyongyang yesterday fired two missiles nearly 500km into the sea without warning, violating UN resolutions. PAGE A9 Scud missiles at a
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        • 56 4 FIGURES released yesterday show China has become one of the biggest donors to Pacific island nations, amid talk over the extent to which its aid is aimed at exploiting and gaining influence in them. China has disbursed US$1.5 billion (S$2 billion) in aid to eight
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        • 48 4 MANILA aims to make use of social media to better keep tabs on its citizens working as domestic maids abroad. It wants them to keep in touch with the agency that oversees migrant workers by getting a Facebook account and “friending” it. PAGE A12
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      • OPINION
        • 48 4 SOME developers have turned to creative restructuring to escape penalties for unsold private homes. They have sold those homes to a subsidiary to avoid the penalties under rules on Qualifying Certificates (QC) for foreign developers. It’s time for a review, says Melissa Tan. PAGE A21
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      • 56 4 There is merit in continuing to integrate public and private housing to create a sense of a wider community. Prime land set aside only for those who can afford it could lead to the formation of enclaves. Seamless housing communities fulfil both facilitative and symbolic
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      • HOME
        • 57 4 THE number of cars stolen here has fallen steeply in recent years, possibly due to more widespread video surveillance and advanced security systems. A total of 21 cars were stolen last year, down from 85 in 2010. Since 2012, 18,000 cameras have been installed at more than
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        • 49 4 A PRICE war kept fibre broadband sign-ups at a high level last year. More than 183,000 subscribers were added during the first 11 months of last year, bringing the total to 692,000. But 692,000. the price cuts are not sustainable indefinitely, say analysts. PAGE B2
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        • 52 4 ONLINE shoppers here do their homework: They compare prices, look for discount codes and review return policies, says a study of online consumers in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and South Korea. The thriving online shopping market here is set to hit $4.4 billion by next year.
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      • STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL
        • 59 4 THE murder of Russia’s opposition politician Boris Nemtsov makes him the latest in a list of Kremlin opponents who have died in suspicious circumstances. We look at eight such deaths in recent years at http://str.sg/o7J Russians paying tribute at the site in Moscow where Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov
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      • MONEY
        • 56 4 INVESTORS from Singapore remained Asia’s biggest buyers of global real estate last year as capital outflows from the region hit a record. Asians shelled out US$40 billion (S$55 billion) on global property last year, up 23 per cent over 2013. Singapore buyers accounted for a third of
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      • SPORT
        • 74 4 CLEVELAND Cavaliers forward LeBron James scored 37 points but missed two free throws with 4.2 seconds left in overtime as the Houston Rockets won 105-103 in the National Basketball Association on Sunday. With the loss, the Cavaliers ended a 10-game win streak against their Western Conference foes.
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      • LIFE!
        • 53 4 ENTREPRENEUR Kayly Loh welcomes her career change to become an actress and host with MediaCorp Channel 5 after winning its talent contest The 5 Search on Sunday. The 26-year-old, who had been running her own display advertising company, will be handing over the five-year-old business to her
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        • 87 4 WILL Smith will have to wait for another movie to vanquish concerns about his popularity among moviegoers. In his first major role since the 2013 bomb After Earth, Smith helped Focus, a drama about conmen, collect roughly US$19.1 million (S$26 million) in North American ticket sales,
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      • PHOTO GALLERY
        • Article, Illustration
          29 4 CHECK out North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s new look the gravity-defying hairstyle and the clipped eyebrows and how this compares with his previous styles at http://str.sg/o7S
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      • WEB SPECIAL
        • Article, Illustration
          28 4 IS IT blue/black or white/gold? Learn five things about the dress and the colour debate that has divided the Internet at http://str.sg/o7w PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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    • 643 6  -  91.4 per cent of cohort score at least three H2 passes and pass in GP or KI By PEARL LEE, CALVIN YANG leepearl@sph.com.sg calyang@sph.com.sg THE class of 2014 has set a record. When the A-level examination results were released yesterday, 91.4 per cent of
      ST PHOTOS: SEAH KWANG PENG  -  643 words
    • Article, Illustration
      67 6 He spent half a year away from school after being diagnosed with colon cancer in his first year of junior college, but 18-year-old Ng Yi Pin (in blue trousers) never gave up. His twin brother, Yi Yang, shuttled to and from the hospital to keep him company and
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    • 549 6  -  By SHANNON TEOH MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR shannont@sph.com.sg SOVEREIGN wealth fund Khazanah Nasional said yesterday it will kick-start the immensely challenging task of turning around flag carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS) with a RM1.6 billion (S$603 million) injection and cost savings through
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    • 312 6 REUTERS CANBERRA The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 cannot go on forever, Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister said, and discussions are already under way between Australia, China and Malaysia as to whether to call off the hunt within
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    • 561 6  -  By K. C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg THE High Court threw out a Singaporean businessman’s bid to recover “love gifts” allegedly worth $500,000 from his China-born mistress after their two-year affair soured. The court found
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    • 574 7  -  January prices slide 1.6%; experts see overall trend as one of declining values By RENNIE WHANG wrennie@sph.com.sg RESALE prices of private homes continued to cool in January, falling at their fastest pace in at least two years. Experts say the lack of buying activity leading
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    • 308 7  -  ELENA CHONG TWO teenagers who spraypainted graffiti on the rooftop of a block of flats in Toa Payoh were ordered to undergo 24 months of probation yesterday. Chay Nam Shen and Reagan Tan Chang Zhi, both 18, had admitted to five
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  • WORLD
    • 772 8  -  Ex-CCTV journalist’s online documentary garners 100 million views By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BEIJING kianbeng@sph.com.sg AN ONLINE documentary by a former CCTV celebrity journalist on China’s air pollution went viral over the weekend and has triggered inconvenient questions for the
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    • 310 8  - Praised and pilloried investigative journalist no stranger to controversy KOR KIAN BENG CONTROVERSY is not new to investigative journalist Chai Jing, whose documentary on China’s air pollution has become the latest talking point. In February last year, she was pilloried and even labelled a “traitor” by some after news that
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    • 340 8 XINHUA AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING China’s anti-corrup-tion effort “has no limit or ceiling” and “no one has impunity”, a spokesman for the Chinese political advisory body has said. Mr Lyu Xinhua, spokesman for the third session of the 12th National Committee of the
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    • 370 8 REUTERS BEIJING China is investigating 14 of its senior military officers, including the son of one of its former top generals, for suspected corruption, in the latest wave of Beijing’s intensifying anti-graft campaign in the army. The Defence Ministry said one of the
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    • ASIA
      • 631 9 Pyongyang calls US-South Korea’s military exercise ‘intolerable aggression’ AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SEOUL North Korea fired two missiles into the sea and vowed “merciless” retaliation as the United States and South Korea kicked off eight weeks of joint military drills denounced by Pyongyang as
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      • 269 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SEOUL North Korea is set to lift a ban on foreign tourism imposed more than four months ago over concerns of the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, said unconfirmed reports from a source and Bei-jing-based tour groups. The
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      • 660 10  - China’s aid to Pacific nations since 2006 $2b It is set to be region’s third-biggest donor after Australia and US: Study By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN SYDNEY jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com CHINA’S secretive efforts to spread aid around the Pacific have been revealed for the first time, with an analysis
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      • 247 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Five Japanese men became sick after eating poisonous puffer fish, an official said, the latest victims of a delicacy seen as sophisticated by fans and a crazy risk by others. The men, in their 40s and 50s, dined
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      • 306 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO The Japanese government yesterday shrugged off a renewed call from South Korean President Park Geun Hye to apologise to former wartime sex slaves, saying Tokyo hoped Seoul would change its views. “We have explained our position many
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      • 665 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS HONG KONG Hong Kong prodemocracy lawmakers were arrested and then released yesterday over their involvement in mass protests for free elections, the latest step in a widespread investigation that has been accused of seeking to intimidate activists. The development came as
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      • 97 10 This antique Chinese vase from the Southern Song (1127-1279) dynasty, which has been unseen in the market for four decades, was unveiled by Sotheby’s during a preview in Hong Kong yesterday. The item, just 20cm tall, is expected to fetch in excess
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      • 675 11 Tech giants come up with apps, gadgets for consumers NEW YORK TIMES HONG KONG The smartphone tells the story of a kiwi fruit in China. With a quick scan of a code, shoppers can look up the fruit’s complete journey of over
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      • 279 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING China’s official news agency Xinhua has re-launched its English-language presence on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube all of which are blocked in China. Like many official Chinese bodies, Xinhua is an avid user of Western social media, despite their illegality
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      • 515 12  -  It hopes to monitor welfare of domestic workers working abroad BY RAUL DANCEL PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT IN MANILA rdancel@sph.com.sg With additional reporting by Amelia Tan THE Philippine government is asking Filipino maids abroad to be its “friends” on Facebook, so it can better watch
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      • 410 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA The brother of an Australian facing imminent execution in Indonesia has appealed on national television for President Joko Widodo to spare the drug smuggler’s life. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, the ringleaders of the so-called “Bali Nine” drug traf-
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      • 104 12 Workers unloading the fuselage of AirAsia Flight QZ8501, which crashed into the Java Sea on Dec 28, from the Onyx Crest ship at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta yesterday. The fuselage, which was retrieved from the seabed over the weekend, will be examined
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      • 303 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUANTAN Malaysia supermarkets will be slashing prices by up to 70 per cent for more than 82,000 products as part of a new national price reduction campaign. Major players, including Tesco, Giant, Aeon and The Store, have voluntarily joined the initiative
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      • 368 12 PYONGYANG North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has hit a high, at least where his hair is concerned. His latest gravity-defying hair style has raised eyebrows, while his eyebrows themselves appeared straight and chiselled, and too short to be raised. His new look drew
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    • WORLD
      • 622 14  -  Congress party VP’s sudden absence sparks speculation and online jokes BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA BUREAU CHIEF IN NEW DELHI gnirmala@sph.com.sg IT IS a mystery that is gripping India. Exactly where is Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, the scion of the Gandhi dynasty and India’s “reluctant prince”
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      • 266 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DHAKA Bangladesh’s elite security force said it had arrested an Islamist over last week’s murder of atheist American blogger Avijit Roy, accusing the suspect of being behind earlier death threats on social media. “He is the main suspect” in the killing
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      • 658 14 NEW YORK TIMES JALALABAD (Afghanistan) Ms Parveena had almost got away. She was on her way home from a visit to her parents in a remote corner of eastern Afghanistan with her children and a small group of women. Two men, their
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      • 73 15 As temperatures plunged to 1 deg C, this Kashmiri man made a snow figure on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar, capital of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Kashmir Valley was cut off from the rest of the country yesterday, with
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 67 15 REUTERS TAIPEI Taiwan and China have agreed on new commercial air routes, resolving differences over original proposals from Beijing, officials said. Mr Lin Tyh-ming, director-general of Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration, said under the agreement yesterday, China will delay implementing the main north-south route, while suspending plans for
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        • 77 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHNOM PENH Cambodia has deported 36 Vietnamese Montagnards after they were arrested while trying to seek asylum, activists said yesterday. The Montagnards, mainly Christian ethnic minorities in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, were arrested and deported back to Vietnam early last Thursday after they were caught in vans
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        • 76 15 REUTERS MANILA Philippine soldiers have seized a Muslim rebel base and bomb factory in the south, a spokesman said. The troops pounded positions of the splinter Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) on Mindanao island. “Our troops captured an enemy camp,” military spokesman Restituto Padilla said in
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      • 348 15 Police block students’ planned march to Yangon to call for education reforms AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YANGON Riot police sealed hundreds of Myanmar student protesters inside a monastery in a tense stand-off, activists said, blocking their planned march to Yangon to call for education reforms. Scores of
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      • 1123 16  -  No rhinos, tigers lost for two years after army was deployed to protect wildlife By NIRMAL GHOSH INDOCHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN KATHMANDU nirmal@sph.com.sg LIEUTENANT-COLONEL Sanjaya Deuja, a battalion commander in the Nepalese Army, knows there can be no let-up. When the army was
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      • 246 16  - World’s most trafficked animal the pangolin NIRMAL GHOSH IT IS hard to believe it, but the pangolin, a small, shy, scaly anteater, is the most trafficked mammal in the world, for its flesh as well as its scales. It is eaten as bush meat or meat of non-domesticated animals –in
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      • 354 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YANGON A rare white elephant has been captured in Myanmar, state media has said. The creature is traditionally seen as a sign of political good fortune in a country edging towards breakthrough national elections. The pink-tinged pachyderm, which was caught in a
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      • 421 17 WASHINGTON An American television comedy skit starring Dakota Johnson, about increasing numbers of young women reportedly joining militant groups like the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has created a furore on social media, with Twitter users blasting it for making light of
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      • 268 17 REUTERS WASHINGTON Twitter and US authorities are investigating alleged threats made by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants against the social media network’s co-founder and other employees, according to media reports. ISIS supporters, in online posts on Sunday, called for attacks against
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      • 535 17 Kerry also expected to push for credible probe into murder of Russian opposition leader AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS GENEVA US Secretary of State John Kerry has held tense talks with his Russian counterpart in Geneva to end fighting in Ukraine, where the UN says
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      • 412 18 Rocket can carry 2 instead of one, but satellites will take longer to hit orbit REUTERS CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida) A Space Exploration Technologies rocket has blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to put the world’s first all-electric communications satellites into
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      • 59 18 People waiting to receive a slice of a U-shaped 450m-long birthday cake. The giant pastry was made to celebrate the 450th anniversary of Rio de Janeiro city in Brazil on Sunday. Ten pastry chefs were reported to have worked for three days to
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      • 254 18 BLOOMBERG LONDON Ms Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive officer of News Corp’s British subsidiary, will return to work under Mr Rupert Murdoch eight months after being cleared of phonehacking charges. Ms Brooks, 46, will rejoin the Murdoch-controlled News Corp to take on a
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      • 475 18 NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSES LOS ANGELES A man suspected of robbery was shot and killed by the police in Los Angeles during a confrontation that was captured on video in a downtown homeless encampment, Skid Row. The four-minute video of the fatal
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      • WORLD BRIEFS
        • 72 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Officials in Louisiana are investigating how dangerous and often deadly bacteria got out of a high-security laboratory at a research facility, USA Today reported on Sunday. The release, which took place last year, is suspected of causing illness in four monkeys and possibly
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        • 45 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Thieves have broken into fabled Fontainebleau castle south of Paris and stolen around 15 “priceless” artefacts from a high-security area. Among the items taken on Sunday was a crown from the King of Siam, presented to Emperor Napoleon III.
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        • 41 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAPE TOWN Five houses and an upmarket hotel were destroyed and dozens of people evacuated from their homes in Cape Town’s southern peninsula as wildfires whipped up by strong winds raged over nearby mountains yesterday.
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      • 670 19 Obama officials wary of Israeli PM’s speeches to halt Iran nuclear pact AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS WASHINGTON Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ramped up his mission to foil an emerging White House-backed nuclear deal with Iran through a
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      • 693 19 (2nd Edition) Netanyahu addresses pro-Israel lobby ahead of speech to Congress AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS WASHINGTON Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the alliance between his country and the United States is “stronger than ever” and will continue to improve. Mr Netanyahu,
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      • 590 19 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON They have spent long hours alone together. They exchange private e-mail. Their walk along the Rhone River in Geneva in January so unnerved hard-line lawmakers in Teheran that they signed a petition about the duo’s unseemly “intimacy”. On Sunday,
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      • 590 19 (2nd Edition) NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON They have spent long hours alone together. They exchange private e-mail. Their walk along the Rhone River in Geneva in January so unnerved hard-line lawmakers in Teheran that they signed a petition about the duo’s unseemly “intimacy”. On Sunday,
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      • 498 19 NEW YORK TIMES JERUSALEM At Jerusalem’s bustling Mahane Yehuda market, a traditional bastion of support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s conservative Likud Party, Israeli divisions played out among the fruit and vegetable stalls as Mr Netanyahu departed for Washington and a contentious speech on
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      • 498 19 (2nd Edition) NEW YORK TIMES JERUSALEM At Jerusalem’s bustling Mahane Yehuda market, a traditional bastion of support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s conservative Likud Party, Israeli divisions played out among the fruit and vegetable stalls as Mr Netanyahu departed for Washington and a contentious speech on
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      • 626 20 Device seen as appealing to fitness buffs, luxury watch collectors alike NEW YORK TIMES SAN FRANCISCO For Apple, the hard part making a smartwatch is nearly over. Soon, it will be time for the harder part: Selling the
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      • 104 20 A new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, which will appear on coins in Britain, has been unveiled. It is the fifth one in her 63-year reign. The likeness shows the 88-year-old monarch in profile, wearing a crown and drop earrings. It replaces a previous
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      • MONEY BRIEFS
        • 52 20 REUTERS BENGALURU Euro zone manufacturing growth steadied last month to match January’s six-month high, helped by a weaker euro and a faster pace of hiring, a business survey showed yesterday. But the latest Markit Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index still pointed to only a modest pace
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        • 71 20 REUTERS LONDON British retailer Marks Spencer (M&S) said it plans to close five stores in China’s greater Shanghai region by August after a review of its growth plans there. The firm said yesterday it would continue to invest in its existing flagship store portfolio,
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        • 56 20 REUTERS TAIPEI Taiwan has ordered China’s Alibaba Group to withdraw from the territory within six months because the online retailer violated investment rules required for a Chinese company, an economics ministry official said yesterday. Alibaba was fined NT$120,000 (S$5,190) and must withdraw or transfer its
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        • 45 20 BLOOMBERG LONDON British house-price growth eased last month to the slowest in 17 months amid what Nationwide Building Society said is a “subdued” property market. Values rose 5.7 per cent from a year earlier, down from 6.8 per cent in January.
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      • 353 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING China’s manufacturing activity in February improved more than initially thought, HSBC said yesterday, but weakening foreign demand and declining prices signalled that the world’s second-largest economy still faces woes. HSBC’s final purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for the month came in at
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      • 439 20 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK As bitcoin’s price fell over the past year, critics were quick to declare the virtual currency dead. Bitcoin’s true value, though, might be not in the currency itself, but in the engine that makes
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  • OPINION
    • 438 21 REALISM suggests that the rich-poor divide in society cannot be bridged merely by building more Housing Board flats on prime land. In drawing attention to this stubborn fact of social life, Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing has reiterated the pragmatic
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    • 988 21  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Developers have chosen to delist or sell units to a Singapore subsidiary rather than pay fees to hold onto unsold units in a down market. By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg SOME property developers have turned to creative restructuring over the past
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    • 822 21  -  By PAUL KRUGMAN NEW YORK TIMES IN FEBRUARY, Wal-Mart, America’s largest employer, announced that it will raise wages for half a million workers. For many of those workers, the gains will be small, but the announcement is nonetheless a very big deal, for
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    • 894 22  -  By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT IN TOKYO wengkin@sph.com.sg DEPUTY Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso once declared in 2005, to the considerable derision of many of his countrymen, that Japan was the only country in the world with “one culture, one civilisation,
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    • 955 22  -  By MASHA GESSEN NEW YORK TIMES THE scariest thing about the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov is that he did not scare anyone. “He was no threat to the current Russian leadership and to Vladimir Putin,” said the Russian President’s press
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    • 835 22  -  By LAWRENCE MISHEL NEW YORK TIMES WITHtheearlystagesofnextyear’s presidential campaign under way and millions of Americans still hurting financially, both parties are looking for ways to address wage stagnation. That’s the good news. The bad news is that both parties are offering tax cuts
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    • FORUM
      • 353 23  -  BRITISH LAW SCHOOLS DROPPED FROM LIST Josephine Chong (Ms) THE removal of eight British universities from the approved list for admission into the Singapore Bar has, understandably, sparked protests (“Shorter list of approved UK law schools welcomed”; last Thursday). Questions have been asked, in particular,
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      • 243 23  -  Chua Chuu Suh (Madam) THE list given by the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) of international events that top-ranked junior paddler Yin Jing Yuan has taken part in clearly demonstrates this mainstream school player’s commitment and passion in table tennis (“Nurturing Singapore’s
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      • 110 23  -  Livia Ong (Ms) Anyone who wants a law degree should be able to get it. The solution to the glut of lawyers is the Bar exam. The Bar exam can be used as a quality control tool that helps to assess those who are
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      • 229 23  -  Tay Khoon Beng WE HAVE had successive cycles of calls by employment agencies to increase the salaries of foreign domestic workers, in order to attract them to Singapore. Yet, each time, the placement fees of the foreign helpers would be raised as well
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      • 69 23 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR DHARMENDRA YADAV: Rationale for axing law schools not convincing. 2. DR REBECCA CHAN: Sitting national exams does not a good teacher make. 3. MR STEFFEN TOH: Providing closer guidance to students the answer. 4. MR SUM SIEW KEE: Teachers already up to
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      • 358 23  -  Ajeet Madhav Wagle (Dr), Elaine Huang (Dr), Au Eong Kah Guan (Dr) Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Khoo Teck Puat Hospital AS RETINAL specialists with a keen interest in the management of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), we are excited
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      • 346 24  -  Wong Tien Hua (Dr) First Vice-President Singapore Medical Association IN THE absence of a post-retirement protection plan for obstetricians, the higher cost of delivery and the looming shortage of experienced obstetricians call for an urgent solution to avoid a national crisis (“Looming shortage of
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      • 233 24 How can the authorities prevent agents from profiteering from maid placement fees? Is there a way to bypass the placement agents? To be fair, I doubt maids will work diligently if they are made to go six months without pay. Lye Choon Oh An authorised agency should be
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      • 221 24  -  Lim Bee Khim (Ms) Director Corporate Communications Ministry of Health Andy Seet Director Corporate and Marketing Communications Agency for Integrated Care IN HIS letter (“Chas criteria not clearly explained”; Feb 23), Mr Francis Cheng asked for greater clarification on the “household monthly income per
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    • 378 24 WRITE IN: Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit the letters. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or
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  • HOME
    • 482 1  -  CCTV cameras, advanced security systems thwart thieves: Experts By DANSON CHEONG dansonc@sph.com.sg THE number of cars stolen here has plummeted over the past five years, a trend that experts attribute to greater video surveillance and more advanced car security systems. The latest statistics from
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    • 132 1  -  DANSON CHEONG ONE morning last October, Mr Azahar Omar, 41, found his refrigerated truck stolen. He had left the keys in the ignition when he parked the truck overnight at an HDB block’s loading bay in Serangoon Avenue 4. He told The
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    • 256 2 SINGAPORE and Malaysia’s defence ministers inked a letter of intent yesterday to step up military cooperation between the two countries. In a joint statement, Dr Ng Eng Hen and his counterpart, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, said they agreed to encourage more military-to-military exchanges,
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    • 125 2 An Indian navy ship, the INS Sudarshini, sailed into Singapore yesterday to mark 50 years of diplomatic ties between India and Singapore. The training ship, with more than 60 sailors and cadets on board, is berthed at the VivoCity Promenade and will be opened to visitors
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    • 552 2  -  More sign-ups, but experts say good deals will end as ISPs incur costs NEWS ANALYSIS By IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT itham@sph.com.sg A PRICE war kept fibre broadband sign-ups at a high level last year, but consumers should not expect such good deals to last forever,
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    • 356 2  -  By MELISSA LIN mellinjm@sph.com.sg A COMPREHENSIVE report on the travel trends of Singaporeans based on consolidated booking data will be launched by end-June. It will detail Singaporeans’ travel plans for the next six months to one year, including their destination,
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    • 670 3  -  It hopes to get $27,000 after plankton bloom kills 80% of its stock By CAROLYN KHEW kcarolyn@sph.com.sg A FISH farm here has appealed for donations online, after being hit by a plankton bloom which wiped out more than 100 tonnes
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    • HOME AFTER THE A LEVELS
      • 672 4  -  About 14,000 students took the A-level examinations last year and received their results yesterday. This is the second of a three-part series on the various tertiary institutions and what they have to offer. By SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT sandra@sph.com.sg STUDENTS
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      • 297 4  -  By CALVIN YANG calyang@sph.com.sg BESIDES the National University of Singapore, the other five universities have also come up with various initiatives from compulsory internships to dedicated career counsellors to help students start their careers on the right footing. Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
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      • 596 5  -  2,000 people applied for faculty posts: College head By AMELIA TENG ateng@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S first liberal arts college has drawn another 20 academics from fields such as political science and art. This brings the Yale-NUS College’s faculty count to 70, as it prepares to move in
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      • 212 5  -  AMELIA TENG STUDENTS at Yale-NUS College can now apply for more than 90 intern positions as the institution ramps up work opportunities for them. Last year, 33 students out of the pioneer cohort of 155 went on internships. The college has since secured partnerships with 82
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      • 559 6 / 7  -  She would have been proud of us, say students as they collect results By PEARL LEE leepearl@sph.com.sg IT WAS a bittersweet day for the former students of Ms Florentina Maria Widodo, a Hwa Chong Institution teacher who died in the AirAsia
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      • 858 6 / 7 With six public universities, students now have a diverse range of degrees to choose from. To attract the best students, the universities are striving to be different in their programmes, tuition fees, student and faculty mix, accommodation options, financial help and overseas opportunities. Calvin
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      • 513 6 / 7  - Triplets similar in every way even their results By CALVIN YANG calyang@sph.com.sg NOT only are the Phuah triplets Wei Ke, Wei Deng and Wei Yuan identical, they are also it would seem inseparable. The 18-year-old boys have attended the same schools for more than a decade. They were classmates for
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    • 212 8  -  OLIVIA HO LOCALLY built eco-cars went the distance at this year’s Shell Eco-Mara-thon Asia, with Singapore teams taking home three awards. At the annual competition, teams design and race eco-friendly cars to see which can cover the most distance on one
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    • 637 8  -  They review return policies, compare prices, search for discount codes: Poll By JESSICA LIM CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT limjess@sph.com.sg ONLINE shoppers here are a savvy bunch: They compare prices, look for discount codes and review return policies. A recent study of 1,031 online shoppers here found
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    • 501 9  -  Ex-NSP leader explains why she chose to apply to join Chiam’s SPP By WALTER SIM waltsim@sph.com.sg FORMER National Solidarity Party (NSP) secretary-general Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss, who quit the party last week, said yesterday she believes in the need for more elected alternative voices in Parliament.
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    • 218 9 THIS year’s Chingay parade was the biggest, with 11,000 performers at the weekend. Yesterday, President Tony Tan Keng Yam and People’s Association chief executive director Ang Hak Seng chatted with six young participants at a reception at the Istana. The young performers had talked about their
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    • 331 9  -  By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg A FORMER sales executive was jailed for two years and ordered to pay penalties yesterday for corruption and abetting in goods and services tax fraud involving tourist refunds. Lim Pheck Aun, who faced 23 charges under
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    • 343 9  -  By THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg THE opposition National Solidarity Party (NSP) has been given a permit to publish its newspaper, after a nine-month wrangle over information required for renewing the permit. Party president Sebastian Teo said yesterday that the Registrar of Newspapers has approved its
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    • 156 2 THE STRAITS TIMES RECRUIT What’s your dream job like? Find out in this essential guide to the good jobs in Singapore. CAREERGUIDE2015 CAREER GUIDE2015 ALL-NEW EDITION CAREER GUIDE 2015 $5.00MCI (P) 109/11/2014 AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE GOOD JOBS IN SINGAPORE LABOUR UPDATES What’s new in the job market PAY
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    • 36 3 4 March 2015, Wednesday My Paper 5 March 2015, Thursday The Straits Times Lianhe Wanbao 6 March 2015, Friday Lianhe Zaobao Shin Min Daily News ■4 in i-j M 7 A SCTRAVELLERS THE ULTIMATE TRAVEL RESOURCE
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    • 213 4 Ranked among the world’s best Ranked in the top 2% of universities worldwide 1 and received an overall five-star overall excellence rating 2 i O' 9 o O o A 2 <>. Nr <3. Or o O’ a sa 0) Or A’ Awesome is everything that lies ahead at Curtin
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    • 128 5 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY YOU WANT AN EDUCATION THAT TAKES YOU BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. OURS WILL TAKE YOU AROUND THE WORLD NTU brings you the best of both worlds, as you study locally and venture globally. Here, 8 in 10 undergraduates go overseas at least once during their studies, for exchange,
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  • MONEY
    • 578 10  -  They account for a third of $55b region’s investors spent on property worldwide By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg INVESTORS from Singapore remained Asia’s biggest buyers of international real estate last year as capital outflows from the region hit a record. Asian investors shelled out US$40
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    • 595 10  -  By WONG WEI HAN whwong@sph.com.sg NOBLE Group shares continued their slide yesterday as the company faces intense scrutiny over its business and financial condition. The stock lost three cents or 3.08 per cent to close at 94.5 cents, its lowest since August 2013. The
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    • 623 11  -  Bank estimates that its card spending will grow by 30% this year By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg OCBC Bank has set itself the ambitious target of taking the top spot in the country’s credit-card business within the next five years. The bank
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    • 397 11  -  By RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg AUSTRALIAN bank ANZ launched a credit card yesterday that lets users choose what rebates they get. Instead of tying the card to a particular store or other commercial enterprise, as is often the practice, cardholders can opt from a variety
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    • 258 11  -  RACHAEL BOON INVESTORS wanting to learn more about unlisted specified investment products (SIPs) can log on to an online portal launched yesterday. SIPs contain derivatives or have features and risks that are relatively more complex. The portal, developed by the Association of
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    • 312 11  -  By JACQUELINE WOO tsjwoo@sph.com.sg PRIVATE equity firm KV Asia Capital yesterday made a “significant” investment in home-grown chocolate manufacturer Aalst Chocolate. The investment for an undisclosed sum was made through a related vehicle, International Chocolate and Cocoa Holdings. Among Aalst Chocolate’s products are chocolate
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    • 415 12  -  Policies differ, but both cities known to outperform fiscal plans, says Fitch BUDGET 2015 By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg THE Hong Kong and Singapore Budgets released last week highlight some long-term economic challenges facing both cities and how their respective governments differ in
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    • 461 12 REUTERS THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is likely to ease monetary policy further in April as lower than-expected inflation and output data suggest the economy is slowing and facing growing deflationary pressures, a Reuters poll showed. Seven out of
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    • 295 12 BLOOMBERG GOLDMAN Sachs Group is reducing the size of its investment banking team in Singapore by about 30 per cent compared with the start of the year, people with knowledge of the matter said. Mr Ruben Bhagobati, Goldman Sachs’ head of
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    • 335 12 REUTERS TEL AVIV A US$200 million (S$273 million) Singapore govern-ment-backed fund is planning its first direct investments in Israeli technology start-up companies, hoping to build on increasing interest in Asian markets among Israeli companies. A shift in focus towards Asia among Israeli
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    • COMPANIES MONEY
      • 1454 13 Combined profits of listed companies just 0.4% higher than for 2013 LISTED companies with a year-end of Dec 31 reported combined profits of $30.4 billion. This was just 0.4 per cent higher than the $30.3 billion reported for 2013, falling short of GDP growth of
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      • 403 14  -  Flurry of last-minute buying activity helps STI end in positive territory BULLS AND BEARS MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg SHARES were little changed yesterday after investors digested mixed global economic news over the weekend. The Straits Times Index (STI) crept up by a point to
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      • MARKET SUMMARY
        • 18 14 STI trading volume 308.1 million shares STI up down Gainers: 14 Losers: 13 Unchanged: 3
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        • 86 14 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 781.01 488.07 814.51 697 .86 234.32 190.37 241.49 -3.02 -5.62 -6.16 -11.52 0.68 -0.93 -4.65 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and gas 131.19 484.78 851.29 892.58 1,231.29
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        • 21 14 Stock trading volume 1.4 billion shares worth $1.3 billion Up down Gainers: 169 Losers: 289 Unchanged: 333
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        • 57 14 Yesterday’s close Index Change Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI 24,887.44 18,826.88 1,996.81 3,336.285 1,663.651 1,817.13 64.15 28.94 11.01 25.982 33.599 -4.08 Yesterday’s close Index Change 5,477 .831 1,582.14 5,958.882 Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Friday’s close Dow Nasdaq 18,132.7
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        • 192 14 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: MARCH 2,2015 Top Rises Mar 02 CENTS DBXT Nifty US$ ***** 406.4 2.1 (0) Mar 02 Lyxor MS India US$ 1800 30.0 1.2 DBXT MSEurope US$ 5965 24.5 0.3 DBXT CSI300 US$ 1006
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        • 81 14 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 263 213 Ascendas Reit CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 226 186.5 CapitaMall Trust 'VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET 830 612 HongkongLand USD M CAP
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    • 177 7 Excellent Location LAGUNA PARK 1615SF, 3+1, high flr, windy, move in, reno, vacant, morning sun, $1.45Monly.Loh *****666 11 AMBER RD FH. Spacious 2+1. 1345 sf. Vacant. Bright greenery. Mins to City. Jane 9662-3862 Priced To Sell Ann Kwa 9099 2938 ***BEDOK RES. TOP soon! 1+study 657sf pool $1.05m 4 bdrm
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    • 161 7 Freehold **BEAUTIFUL FERRARIA PK Condo. FH 3+1 study, big balcony. 1485 sqft. Facilities. Vacant. Eric *****929 Must View D18 EDEN Tampines. 3rm 1012sf. High flr, Bright, Airy Living faces NE. Move-in. NTUC/ market/ coffeeshop Near Market LK 123 TAMPINES Ct. Mid flr. 3+1 1700 sf. Reno. Direct Buyer only! Daniel
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    • 128 7 Freehold New Listing Care Honesty CHERRYHILL 2BDRM 1044SF Big Hall/ Pool/Tennis/ MRT NEX/ NTUC/ Only $1178 psf Sole Agt *****688 Joseph New Launch $6XXK NEW LAUNCH! 3mins to Bartley MRT. Great investment val! Call now for more info Chris *****234 Good Investment Value For Money NEW SHOWFLAT Kovan. F’hold, 2
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    • 132 7 HOT LAUNCH! $5XXK up! Kingsford Waterbay. Pool/ Nice river view! 1 to 5 BR. Do not miss. Call Now! ERA Chris Goh 8666 1212 HOT LAUNCH! $5XXK up! Kingsford Waterbay. Pool/ Nice river view! 1 to 5 BR. Do not miss. Call Now! ERA HOT LAUNCH! $5XXK up! Kingsford Waterbay.
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    • 204 9 HOT LAUNCH! $5XXK up! Kingsford Waterbay. Pool/ Nice river view! 1 to 5 BR. Do not miss. Call Now! ERA Esther Er 9160 7700 HOT LAUNCH! $5XXK up! Kingsford Waterbay. Pool/ Nice river view! 1 to 5 BR. Do not miss. Call Now! ERA Bryan Yee 9047 6775 HOT LAUNCH!
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    • 198 9 Carel Tham 9799 5666 HOT LAUNCH! $5XXK up! Kingsford Waterbay. Pool/ Nice river view! 1 to 5 BR. Do not miss. Call Now! ERA HOT LAUNCH! $5XXK up! Kingsford Waterbay. Pool/ Nice river view! 1 to 5 BR. Do not miss. Call Now! ERA Carol Neo 8288 8568 HOT LAUNCH!
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    • 188 9 HOT LAUNCH! $5XXK up! Kingsford Waterbay. Pool/ Nice river view! 1 to 5 BR. Do not miss. Call Now! ERA HOT LAUNCH! $5XXK up! Kingsford Waterbay. Pool/ Nice river view! 1 to 5 BR. Do not miss. Call Now! ERA HOT LAUNCH! $5XXK up! Kingsford Waterbay. Pool/ Nice river view!
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    • 206 9 Evelyn Neo 9128 7254 HOT LAUNCH! $5XXK up! Kingsford Waterbay. Pool/ Nice river view! 1 to 5 BR. Do not miss. Call Now! ERA Chris Eng 9665 1155 HOT LAUNCH! $5XXK up! Kingsford Waterbay. Pool/ Nice river view! 1 to 5 BR. Do not miss. Call Now! ERA Must View
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    • 252 9 HDB Resale Price Index 160 140 120 Index 100 80 60 40 1Q94 1Q95 1Q96 1Q97 1Q98 1Q99 1Q00 1Q01 1Q02 1Q03 1Q04 1Q05 1Q06 1Q07 1Q08 1Q09 1Q10 1Q11 1Q12 1Q13 3Q 1Q14 4Q 3Q Notes: 1) The index is based on average resale price by date of registration.
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    • 169 9 Must View CHEAP! ONLY $328K! 3’A’ Blk 457 #12. 74sqm. Next to corner. Huge utility rm. Carol Phui 9666 9365 PN Must Not Miss NEAR MRT ***LOW PRICE $285K only! 3’NG’ Blk 120 Ave 3 Low flr lovers! All races. Opp AMK Hub *****208 Bernie Teo Must View Excellent Location
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    • 196 9 Must Not Miss New Listing RARE 116 4’A’ High flr. Unblocked. Vacant. Squarish layout. All races/ PR. MRT. /amenities. Gary *****931 Face Greenery RARE 4’NG’ CORNER 423 Top flr. Unblock. Squarish layout. Nice reno. All race MRT. Owner *****044 Serene Ambience 4’A BLK 289G st. 25 Corner unit. #07. Bright,
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    • 160 9 Must View BLK 2 GHIM Moh 3’I’ Utility, mid flr, NS. Mkt, popular sch. Can contra. Motivated seller. Gina *****123 Excellent Location **4’S’ BLK 347 Ubi next to corner. High lift flr. Windy. Well kept. MRT. Serious seller. Eric *****929 Excellent Location HOUGANG MRT. 4NG 411. High flr. Face NS.
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    • 188 9 Must Not Miss MUST VIEW 3’I’+UTILITY 214 BOON Lay Unblocked, well kept. Mins to shpg ctr, mkt. neg. Immed *****131 *****611 High Floor 5’I’ BLK 603 Jurong West. Unblock, F/reno, 5 split AC Near Mkt, sch, Pioneer Mall MRT. By appt 8162-0961 Good Schools 5I CORNER 4BDRMS blk 945 High/lift
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    • 202 9 Excellent Location Must Sell SERIOUS SELLER. 195D 4’A’ Nice Reno. $440K. Unblock. Flexible timing. Near MRT/ Bus. Gary 9223 5931 $410K NEG!! 4RM 138 Edgedale high flr Best stack. Punggol plaza. Meetoh sch. 8188-0812 SJ Move in Condition Silvia Chua 9750 8318 ***$580K!! VTO. EA Blk 191 Punggol Ctrl mid
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    • 850 10 HDB Median Resale Prices in 4th Quarter 2014 Town Class code 3-Room 4-Room 5-Room Executive Ang Mo Kio 425 $335,000 $451,000 Bedok 426 $315,000 $425,000 $573,000 Bishan 427 $525,000 $717,500 Bukit Batok 428 $294,500 $418,000 Bukit Merah 429 $375,000 $610,000 $775,000 Bukit Panjang 430 $368,000 $482,500 Bukit Timah 431 Central
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    • 264 10 Must View ELEVEN HOLLAND. Brand New Cluster semi-d 3700sf 5 bdrms with lift. Special intermediate unit: base rental min S$7k/mth Full comm+renewal to all Agts Call *****036/ *****518 **HUGE WITH CHARACTER! 10 Lim Tai See Walk. 3 Sty Semi-D. 4800 4300 sqft. 4+1+Patio+Pool. $11K with Pool. Avail in May. Owner:
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    • 266 10 Expat Choice 63 GOODMAN RD New bun galow. Prime landed estate 4900/7300sf 6+1+ family rm+ media rm+ s/pool Corner, Face park, peaceful. $23k. Avail Mar ’15. Call 9863-5635/9727-2996 More units for sale/ rent (www.wahkhiaw.com.sg) Must View PERFECT S/STOREY SMALL Semi 1400 sqft, 2 ensuite/ open kitchen/ airwell/ big bedrooms! Parking/
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    • 338 10 Ulu Pandan/ Clementi Rd/ Sunset/ Bukit Timah Houses For Rent 454 D21 D21 listing can be found after D11 GREAT BARGAIN! SPACIOUS 3-sty terr in Lentor, 3434 sf, free shuttle to MRT with MRT ride. $4k (Neg). Call Moi Ying 9001 6855 TEACHER’S ESTATE. OFF Yio Chu Kang Rd. 3-sty
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    • 390 10 Super Duplex Penthouse Refl ections Keppel Bay Enjoy waterfront living with breathtaking marina views 15,340 sft, 6 bedrooms, private jacuzzi and BBQ area For enquiries,call6227 1026 Must Not Miss TIONG BAHRU GEM with rear patio. 3 bed winner! 1450 sf spacious! Style! isabelredrup.com/ir4.php$6800. *****055. Susan Must View LIKE NEW! DOMAIN
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    • 288 10 Move in Condition PALM MANSIONS, 2-BDRM Fully furn, Professionals NUS,NUH, Science Pk,Pasir Panjang. Immediate. $2.6K Near MRT PEAK AT BALMEG, 3200 sf, 5+1 Serene Greenery View, Great Privacy Walk to MRT Christine Foo *****093 Must View Expat'sChoice CLEMENTIWOODS CONDO. 1001 sf. 2 bdrms with fully furniture Immed. $3.6K. Richard Ong
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    • 277 10 CITY SQ. 1/ 2 bdrm. High flr Unblocked. F/furn. Farrer Park MRT. VTO. Avail Apr. Tom Leow 9631 3193 DTZ *The Paterson 1216sf .....$6K *Res Evelyn 1539sf..... $7K *Waterfall Gdn 1830sf ....$7K *Waterscape f/furn 3+1.. $7K *TheClaymore 2680sf $11.5K *Park Infinia PH 3315sf $13K *Tomlinson Hgt New .....$16K *Parkview Eclat
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    • 443 11 MACKENZIE REGENCY, MINS to MRT/ Orchard/ Bugis. 3rms. F/furn. High flr. Greenery. Carol *****068 Expat Choice ASPEN HEIGHTS 1582 sq ft 4+1 High Floor Good View Full Commission to Agents Christine Foo *****093 Expat Choice BRAND NEW! BOUTIQ Killiney 1-rm fr $3K, 2-rm fr $3.8K. PH $10K. MRT. 1 call
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    • 291 11 Must Not Miss 24A SIXTH AVE. Brand new 2000 sf. Shophse 2nd sty. Spacious. Near supermarket, bus-stop. Call 9 8 6 3 5 6 3 5 97 2 729 96 More units for sale/ rent at www.wahkhiaw.com.sg Must Not Miss D’LEEDON VALUE RENT 1+Study Mid/ High fl $2.9K 2-Bdrm Mid/
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    • 340 11 Near MRT Doris Tey 9670 3898 ***D’LEEDON 1-RM $3K, 2rm $3.5k-$4k 3rm $5K 3+1 $5.5K, 4rm $8K. Lucky Plaza 2rm New reno $4.8K Must View THE ORANGE GROVE 2336 sqft. 3+1 bdrms. P/furn. $10K. Available immediate Sandy Chia 9388-8660 THE DRAYCOTT. 2 ensuite. Reno. 1450 1600sf. Balcony/ Patio. MRT. Fr
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    • 389 11 SOLITAIRE 1563 SF $5.XK immed/ Spring Gr 1012 sf, 2+1. $3.8K *****025 Joan D10 PINEWOOD GDN 1637 sf 3+1 bdrm. Reno. $5.8K neg Call 6235 1716 9818 8795 D’LEEDON 3+STUDY +1 low flr. Nice layout/ pool view. full comm J.Goh *****103 4 MIN NEWTON MRT! 2 rms Portofino Sarkies $3.5K!
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    • 609 11 BBedok/ EBB! Bedok/ Upp East Coast [)16 Upp East Coast Pte Apts For Rent Pte Apts For Rent Must Not Miss A BRAND NEW 1+ Study/ 2 rms 28 Imperial Res. Amenities MRT/ facilties All races. Low *****599 Immediate Near MRT ***LE CRESCENDO #08-05 1184sf 3rm, furn, pool view $3.3k.
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    • 371 11 HDB Median Sub-letting Rents in 4th Quarter 2014 Town Class code 2-Room 3-Room 4-Room 5-Room Executive Ang Mo Kio 482 $2,000 $2,450 $2,800 Bedok 483 $2,000 $2,400 $2,600 $2,700 Bishan 484 $2,000 $2,600 $2,900 Bukit Batok 485 $1,900 $2,300 $2,480 $2,700 Bukit Merah 486 $2,200 $3,000 $3,200 Bukit Panjang 487
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    • 160 11 BLK 117 IVORY Heights 3bdrm newly reno f/furn. near Jurong E Mrt Amenities Patrick 9626 7006 C&H THE DEW PENTHSE. 3+1 Roof garden. No west sun Park Natura 4+1. Pool view 2 ensuites.Daniel *****817 Must View 3-STY CLUSTER TERR 3500 sf 4-bdrm Pool Roof Terr Near MRT, Malls Schs. Owner
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    • 186 11 BISHAN BEAUTIFUL High flr 1152sf 3bdrm furn Immed $3.2K neg *****909 ERM /FURN 1-BDRM APT Kinta Rd Niven Rd. S/pool, security. 2min walk MRT. $3K up. Housekeeping option. *****471 perlodge@singnet.com.sg F Immediate STUDIOS TO SUIT All. Next to MRT. NE line, NS line, purple green line. City, Clementi, NUS/NUH. $1.5K$2K.
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    • 155 11 flr Rd. line, rm. neg. ReONLY whole fac-3-RM, Memto Excellent Location Best Deal 601 SEGAR RD 3+1 mid flr, reno. Vacant. Near LRT/ schs/ amenities. Immed. $2K up. Alan *****055 201 PEARL’S HILL TERRACE (OUTRAM/CHINATOWN) Short Term Lease 1+1 or 2+1 whole f lat Aircon in all bedrooms 24-hr security
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    • 306 12 4A BLK 950 Hougang One. 3bdrm furn, aircon. Immed Chinese hse. Macdonald, NTUC, KFC. 9878-4551 Serene Ambience MOVE IN 4’A’ BLK 915. Bdrms aircon. Furn. Well kept. Near Sch/ amenities. Avail 1st Apr. Call *****766 Joyce, HSR 5RM BLK 158 Hougang St 11 Furn. 5 mins to ctrl. Immed Agts
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    • 338 12 BLK 66 TOA Payoh, 3-bdrm. Above shop. F/furn, AC. MRT/ mkt. All race/ profs, max 6 pax. Alex *****120 Immediate 689E CORNER 3+1 Approved. F/furn Aircon. Avail Immed. $1.9k, Prefer Family *****068 Chua BH 4-RM HDB WITH 2 bdrms Marsiling Dr Blk 27. F/furn Simple cond. Immediate $1600 neg. Sim
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    • 320 12 fill Factory/lndustrial ffil Factory/lndustrial I ffll Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial fUf Space for Rent Space for Rent Ww Space for Rent Space for Rent Space for Rent FOR LEASE! Usage for 60:40 ancillary office Fitted units available spacetobe.com.sg Space to be Immediate TENANTS JUST ARRIVED! Urgently looking for whole units. Family/
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    • 398 12 NORTH COAST LODGE Foreign worker dormitory Immediate move-in 24 Hour Security Services Clean Sanitary Living Conditions Cooking Laundry Facilities Recreational Facilities Minimart Canteen Ample lorry parking lots HOTLINE 9647 9316 northcoastlodge@sweehong.sg 300, Admiralty Road West, Singapore *****7 Services ean an tary v ng onditions ditio s 16,000 24,000 sqft available
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    • 160 12 FOOD FTY @FOOD Xchange/ Tuas 2780/ 1160sf F/fitted Central kitchen, price neg! Immed. Sam 9109-2355 Excellent Location GRD FLR. BLK1001 Tai Seng Ave, $4K. Aircon. Free parking. Suit all industry. Immed. Owner *****198 Must View LINK AMK. 2153sf. Immed Level 2. Ramp-up. Beside passenger lift. Near YCK MRT.Call Owner *****992
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    • 288 12 TIONG BAHRU (B1) Fr 915sf MRT/Bus interchange. AYE CTE. Canteen *****000 2,600SF BRAND NEW space B1 Hi-tech. Amenities. Now. Min walk MRT *****000 OPPOSITE WOODLANDS MRT Ample loading. 1.7K-15Ksf. Grd/ Upper flr. *****000 BT.MERAH CTRL (IT/MEDIA) Fitted biz space. Fr 312sf. Bus Interchange*****000 976SF @KALLANG WAY. PIE/ CTE/ KPE. Storage/
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    • 199 12 FROM $490,000 ONLY! NO ABSD ENJOY BSD REIMBURSEMENT m m n',') ffl 3 n A A ascendas Call Royston now for attractive discount: 9633 6857 Priced To Sell BEST LOCATION CHANGI S *****/ *****sf. B2, bal 41yrs. Inter terr. Tuas S. *****0/*****0 sf B2, bal 44yrs Detached. Pls call Lee
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    • 209 12 Freehold prime location OFF PAYA LEBAR Office like image. Lifestyle amenities/ MRT Good layout/ connectivity Sharon 9112 2063 WESTLINK TWO, RAMP Up factory. 3735-7470 sf. Vacant. At val. Serious Seller. Jason 9025 5145 DWG JTC STANDARD FTY Tuas Land 44K/Built in 25K sqft Tenure 40 yrs, High ceiling prodn. 9380-8662
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    • 268 12 OFFICE SPACES Aljunied 115 to 3300 sqft Walk to Aljunied MRT Very good condition Flexible layout Near several amenities Jalan Besar 230 to 650 sqft Near Farrer Park MRT Move in condition Ample public parking Near several amenities CALL 6396 5269 OFFICE FOR LEASE 15 SCOTTS RD Area: 1807 sqft
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    • 381 13 Office Space for Rent Office Space for Rent Office Space for Rent Cap/taCommercial Trust Prime Office Space Choice Locations •Accessible Excellent Value TWENTY ANSON 4,521 sq ft (sub divisible) Near Tanjong Pagar MRT Station Call: 6713 3946 SIX BATTERY ROAD 334 sq ft Above Raffles Place MRT Station Call: 6713
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    • 267 13 Fully Aircon BALESTIER HERITAGE BLDG Approx 2400 1200/ 1200 sqft. Near amenities. VTO. $3.80 psf neg Avail Immed Full comm. Call 9623 5419 Immediate TCH TECHCENTRE #03-XX 2131sf/ Paya Ubi Ind Pk #02-xx 2948sf, $neg, for office storage. Owner: 8126 5181/ 6733 5929 BUGIS MRT VICINITY. Good bldg. 550/ 700/
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    • 356 13 Must View LIONDANCE STORE/ OFFICE rent 200sf $850; 480sf $1.7k 9 Jln tepongS*****7 level 2; Lee *****759 HEART OF RAFFLES Place. 3,300 sf. $8.20 psf neg. Single floorplate. Avail now. Call 6227 1026. Excellent Location WESTGATE TWR EXCELLENT Corpn Image. Direct link to MRT mall. 700-15,000 sf. Immed. 8282 6346
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    • 425 13 Excellent Location OUTRAM/ MOHD SULTAN/ Little India MRT #02 shophse. 400 480/ 700 sf. Fitted. Toilet. 8522-2781 Must View TRAS STREET SHOPHOUSE space for office use, 2nd Flr. Call 6595-6237 Ë Excellent Location TANJONG PAGAR SHOPHOUSE space for office use, 2nd Flr. Call *****237 û Excellent Location I N T
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    • 270 13 Brand New Office near Tanjong Pg MRT at 140 Robinson Rd Sizes 592/646/926 sf 11xx sf w/ pte toilet Rising yields in Offices Steady capital appreciation Prime CBD area Limited units! Enquire Now. 9222 8888 Near MRT **D01 CROWN Robinson Freehold offices in CBD 80 units 592 sf to 6793
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    • 272 13 Good Investment ANSON CENTRE FOR Sale Whole flr 6491sf near MRT Investors’ choice. Michelle Low *****498/ *****879 Good Investment VISION EXCHANGE JURONG Gateway. MRT/ future CBD Low quantum. $1.273M up. Bal 97 yrs. No ABSD/SSD THE PLAZA BEACH Road. 3350 sqft. Facing sea. $2750 Psf. Hp 9056-0611 F’HOLD PENINSULA PLAZA
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    • 271 13 67 167 W" 169 SB” c quay central If rr ?:C3e: 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, Rarkroyal on Pickering and Swissotel Merchant Court Key
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    • 192 13 Must Not Miss ***YOUR OPTIMUM CHOICE! Shop Lease for Takeover! Heavy Human Traffic. Boon Keng MRT Doorstep. Jacob Ong *****097 Excellent Location PEOPLE’S PK COMPLEX #01, 250sf @$15K/580sf $25K. Good frontage. Crowded. Bt Timah Plaza 120 sf. www.propertyhub.sg BUKIT PANJANG 260, Tg Pagar 1, Bt Merah 164, Clementi West 727,
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    • 220 14 JOO CHIAT RD 2sty shp hse abt 3000sf. Designer reno Suit beauty, brighter, office. *****900/*****548 ADELPHI 450/600SF CITY Hall mrt. Good frontage, Ideal, audio, beauty, clinics. *****900 *****548 Must View HAJI LANE!! PEDESTRIANIZED during weekends. Flr area Approx 580 sf. $6.2K. Kristy *****994 BLK 725 CLEMENTI West Ave 2 upstairs,
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    • 250 14 PAYA LEBAR MRT Geylang Shophse. Grd flr. Approx 1000 sf. Avail immed. Owner *****027/ *****699 CHINATOWN MRT. GRD flr Trengganu St. shop. Approx 900sf. Avail Mar. Owner *****027/ *****699 Near Amenities BLK 410/ 449 AMK Ave 10 1173/ 1076sf Grd flr/ whole shophse Good frontage crowd. Sande *****520 Just TOP
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    • 296 14 Excellent Location New Listing GROUND FLR Thomson. 1900 sf with water pt/ attach toilet. Face main rd. Immed. Bryan *****168 **FAR EAST PLAZA #02-64 Grd flr. 323 sqft with water pt. Face corridor $3.8k neg Call 6235 1716 9818 8795 **FAR EAST PLAZA #02-69 Grd flr. 301sf with water pt
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    • 236 14 Must Not Miss AMAZING CONSERVED GEM Investment. Hotel site. foreigner can buy. only 3% stamp tax! No capital gains tax. 3% revenue Bargain! isabelredrup.com/ MRT *****055. Susan Must Not Miss BEAUTY WORLD CENTRE Next to MRT Suitable for Maids/ ID/ Tuition Centres Price fr $1.2m #01 600sf/ #03-431 sf/ #03
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    • 262 14 Diane Soh 9185 5135 TELOK AYER 3300/1200SF Amoy St 8500/ 2300sf. Stanley St *****/ 3200sf. Boon Tat St 4900/ 1400sf Must View Douglas Goh Chun Kiat 8137 7000 PEARL BANK SHOP 700sf. 4.5m hgt ceiling. Enbloc potential. Suit various trade. 1 min MRT. Fr $9xxK Excellent Location RARE! PEOPLE’S PARK
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    • 251 14 Excellent Location BELOW VALUE FH Oxley Twr, CBD. Front main rd, full hgt window, water pt. $2.xM. Owner *****096 Must Not Miss 3 SHOPHSES @HAVELOCK Rd, 1572 sf, 1576 sf 1885 sf. Freehold. Tenanted. Derrick Loi 9101 4747 KF Must Not Miss HIGH RETURN! GOOD Yield! Blk 122 Bedok North
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    • 704 14 Alexandra Central For Lease Now! û JUST TOP û #01-1X Rented! #01-3X Rented! New release F&B Retail 6 units #01-0X, #01-1X 4 units #02-0X, #02-1X 3 units #03-1X, #03-2X Ideal for beauty salon, clinic, fashion, optician, sports, education and more! Attractive rent! Sizes from 183 to 2000 sqft Tenants Landlords
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    • 449 17 SK-II Boutique Spais looking for service minded individuals to join our team. Manicurists Min 2 years experience Recognized Certificate preferred Handle English/Mandarin speaking Customers Prefer age 21 years and above Only Singaporean/ SPM/ 'O' level need to apply Candidates must be able to work on shifts, weekends public holidays Please
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    • 233 17 Well established International Freight Forwarding Co. located at Toh Guan vicinity urgently requires:ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT GCE ’O’ or ’N’ Level LCCI Intermediate or basic accounting knowledge MS-Excel accounting software knowledge preferred Experience in handling past due A.Rs collection Preferably residing in Western Singapore Able to start work with short notice Interested
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    • 185 17 A/CS EXEC /ASST Strong SME in West area near MRT. 5 days/wk. We train good bonus. *****026 ext 877/872 recruitment@ masstron.com INTERIOR DESIGN CO requires A/cs Exec. Able to handle Full-set of A/cs. Min 2 yrs experience. 5½ days wk. Salary depends on experience. *****868 ACCOUNTS CUM ADMIN Handle Chinese
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    • 154 17 ACCOUNTS ASST. 5 days. Basic Accounts. Bilingual. mac_link@icloud.com ACCOUNTS ASST NEEDED. Yishun Area. Portfolio CV to yanti@hls.sg A/CS MGR NEEDED. Degree holder. 5-10 yrs experience. chan@cchl.com.sg PA SECRETARY (FULL DAY HALF DAY) Knowledge or experience in real estate industry an advantage Able to work independently Good command of English -Location:
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    • 134 17 Office located Airline Road requires Export Sea Executive Familiar with export documents Able to liaise with Mandarin speaking China agents. Singaporean only Call 8128-5808 Precision Engineering Co located at Toh Guan 1)DRAFTPERSON (Mold) 2)MOLD DESIGNER 3) CNC MACHINIST 4)CNC TURNER 5)SURFACE GRINDER 6)QC INSPECTOR 7)MOLD MAKER 8)DELIVERY DRIVER Posts 1-7:
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    • 433 18 NOK PRECISION COMPONENT SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. We are a leading international manufacturing company in modern seal technology for rubber plastic components in HDD industries and are looking for suitably qualified candidates to fill the positions of: Machinist (EDM/CNC Milling/Wire-cut/Grinding) Pre-requisites: NITEC/NTC-3 and above in Precision Engineering/ Machining Experience in MAKINO
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    • 176 18 **AIRCON SUPERVISOR (ACMV) wanted. ACMV installation maintenance repair. Able to troubleshoot rectify problems on-site. Hands-on required. Able to work independently. Class 3 driving lic. Able to speak write in English. Min 3 yrs relevant working experience. Interested pls call 6789-3608 or walk-in to: Blk 9006 Tampines St 93 #02-204, (S
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    • 261 18 SUPERVISORS $1.8K-$2K HANDYMAN $1.4k $1.6k With Cert.. Call 9673 8338 TECHNICIAN. NTC 3 Elect/ Mechanical. 5 day. Class 3. Call *****328/ *****389 TECHNICIANS. TRAINING PROVIDED for repairing handset. Mr Tan *****335 PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Secondary education/Form 5 certificate or equivalent Understand basic and simple English Must be willing to operate machine
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    • 305 18 1. QUALITY INSPECTOR 2. PLATING TECHNICIAN (SINGAPOREAN) Stay in Woodlands Area No.6, Marsiling Lane (Blk B) S’pore *****5 (from Woodlands bus interchange, take bus no. 903, alight at 5th bus stop) Tel: 8428 8636 (Ms Che) ANG MO KIO OPERATORS 5 hari seminggu 7:00pg-4:00ptg........ $56 3ptg-11mlm...........$57.50 7:00pg-4:00ptg $56 Pri 6
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    • 417 18 WAREHOUSE ASSISTANTS Needed! Various shifts available Job: Loading unloading of cargoes Picking packing of materials Cycle count Possess valid forklift licence, ability to operate stacker and order picker advantageous Walk-in Interview: 4 March 2015, 9am 5pm No. 7 Bulim Street, Level 4 Offi ce, Singapore *****0 (SBS Bus 181 or
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    • 159 18 BABY PRODUCT CO looking for Storekeeper. S’porean. Physically fit. Immed. Call *****778 /walk-in Blk 514 Chai Chee Lane, #06-06 PIONEER/ TUAS FORKLIFT Driver cum Store Asst. 8.30am-5.30pm. $70/ $1680. Lots of OT. Immed. *****318 Meow (98C3337) OPERATION ASSTS BILINGUAL. 49 Joo Koon Circle (MRT) 2nd flr. 6863-3103 HIRING CLASS 4
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    • 368 18 GUARANTEED $2,400* Earn at least EXTRA Allowance for Security Personnel with own bike* Join the Certis CISCO Family as a Protection Officer, Security Concierge or Enforcement Officer Security assignments at Changi, Benoi Rd, Choa Chu Kang, Orchard Bukit Merah Walk in Now! Certis CISCO Centre II, Recruitment Centre 20 Jalan
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    • 42 18 MUSEUM SECURITY Town Jurong Cosy place Supervisor/Officers 10 hrs 12 hrs; Day Night Asian Civilisations Museum Peranakan Museum National Museum of Singapore Indian Heritage Malay Heritage REACHFIELD (Grade A) Walk In: #26-09 Int’l Plaza Near Tg Pagar MRT) 6324 0648/ 9139 3211
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    • 195 18 SECURITY OFFICERS DAILY RATED TAKE HOME $1,500-$1,800 Full CPF Paid by Agency Weekly Pay 5-6 Day Work Week Islandwide Assignments Call *****238 *****661 Monday Friday 10am to 9pm Or Walk In OG Albert Complex #14-06 (Bugis MRT Exit A) SECURITY OFFICERS needed at: Sixth Lok Yang Road Penjuru Close Kian
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    • 665 19 SECURITY OFFICER (SO) SECURITY SUPERVISOR (SUP) Physically fit with PLRD Licence 12 hrs shift with 6 days work week Locations: (Changi Road North, Seletar West) Dormitory Assignment SO ($1100 exluding OT)/ SUP ($1300 excluding OT) TRAFFIC CONTROL MGMT OFFICER Physically fit with PLRD Licence With min. Class 2B licence 6
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    • 327 19 *SECURITY OFFICERS He eren, River Valley, Raffles City, Bugis. $80 p/day Mthly$1.8K. 6250-7877 IN-HSE SECURITY OFFICERd Raffles Place; 3 rotating shift; Salary $1,400 gross. Call:-*****977 Mr. Goh SECURITY GUARDS DAY Night shift. Free Training Woodlands, Jurong Macpherson. 8733-4183 $1.9K/ $80 OFFICER for Bedok South Ave 3. Siglap Chai Chee Road.
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    • 348 19 PERM DAY SCHOOL Guard @T.Payoh. 6:30am-6:30pm 5? day. Immed. 8125 6955. NEW SITE OFFICE building Supervisor/ Officer. Day/ night.Good pay. 8125 6955 SCH GUARDS @HOUGANG/ AMK/ Macpherson #31-05 Int’l Plaza. Call *****335 GUARDS BUANGKOK/ Bishan. Pls Call 6323 9335, Int’l Plaza #31-05 DAY OFFICER AT Tampines Perm 6days/wk.Gross $2k/ mth.
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    • 389 19 OPERATION EXECUTIVE (Cleaning Division) Must be PC literate With Class 3 lic. -Yearly Performance incentive -Bonus increment career progression Email resume to: leezq@800super.com.sg or call: 9725-1800 *WEEKLY PAY* $60 5day Hotel Cleaner 11pm 6am Near MRT/ Meal Provided Immed: 6291 0989 OUTDOOR INDOOR CLEANERS REQUIRED Jurong, Tuas, Pioneer Centre, Benoi,
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    • 371 19 GOOD INCENTIVES! SALARY $1000-$1400. Woodlands *****992 Yio Chu Kang *****156 Bukit Timah/ Seletar/ Floater *****417 Potong Pasir *****238 Simei *****673 Bayshore Rd *****989 Pasir Ris *****598 West Coast *****861 Tampines/ Tanjong Rhu/ Floaters *****313 SCHOOL CLEANERS IN Hougang, Bishan, Newton other areas. General cleaning, no toilets. Call 6379 5632. 52
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    • 303 19 CONDO CLEANERS FOR St Michael estate and River Valley areas. Salary with CPF. Pls call 8420-7082 CLEANERS REQUIRE for Condo Flora Dr in the East Tampines near S’pore Expo. Pls Call Omar at 9383-6089 (No agent please) PRE AND POST Renovation Cleaning. S’porean only. Part time/ Full time. $1200 -$2200.
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    • 400 19 EXPERIENCED DELIVERY DRIVER ASSISTANT Male applicants must have completed N.S. Medically physically fit Can write simple English handle Mandarin speaking clients Preferably staying in the East Walk in interview Blk 3018 Bedok North St 5 #01-06 Eastlink Industrial Interested pls È 6665 0688 DELIVERY ASST. Packers required. Able to Start
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    • 346 19 1. DRIVERS CLASS 3 4 2. PRIME MOVER DRIVER 3. DELIVERY ATTENDANT required Call: 6337 2666 CLASS 3 DELIVERY DRIVER Physically fit Able to write speak simple English 5-days week Walk-in for interview NO. 2 TUAS AVE 1 S(*****7) TEL: 9816 0288 Take bus 192 from Boon Lay Interchange Bus
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    • 403 19 Co. Requires EXPERIENCED DRIVER Possess Class 2 3 Driving License Familiar with S’pore street Can start work immed. Hardworking, Physically fit Can read understand simple English Singaporean only Please call 6336 2819 Personal Driver cum Admin Assistant Live in the East At least 5 yrs of personal driving experience Computer
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    • 181 20 **WORK AT HOME! Recruitment Consultant. $2.5K S’porean. Target (11C5188) Email hr5@wmsgroup.net FULL TIME CARPARK Cashier East Coast, Kaki Bukit Thomson. Retirees welcome. Call 6295-3113 GARDENERS REQUIRED IN various locations. Good pay. Start Immed. Call Sherman *****257 CAR WASHERS Petrol Kiosk day/night. Up to $70 more a day. Daily allowances. Call
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