The Straits Times, 27 August 2015

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    23 1 THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY AUGUST27,2015 SINCE1845 100 PAGES IN SIX PARTS 90CENTS Tosubscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 032/02/2015
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    Lock icon Party big guns draw battle lines for coming polls
    592 1  -  Rachel Chang Assistant Political Editor rchang@sph.com.sg A day after the General Election (GE) was set for Sept 11, major politicians anchoring what are expected to be the closest contests began drawing battle lines. The People’s Action Party (PAP) started introducing its
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    Lock icon $3b plan to help seniors live more fulfilling lives
    494 1  -  On the cards are active ageing hubs and programmes for learning and volunteering Linette Lai linettel@sph.com.sg In a push to brighten the golden years, a $3 billion five-year plan will give Singapore’s seniors opportunities to learn, volunteer and live independently, well
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      85 1 Community Using art to help sick youth B11 Top of the News KL panel to tackle economic woes A3 Home Woman shares disease ordeal B1 8 "8 87 18 1"*****7 2015 McDonald’s. Night -fiMt UghU ddignB > m CHUftkt siora $1.95 Grab these refreshing drinks and head to the Singapore
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      27 1 Top of the News Filipino admits to posting seditious comments A6 Life Quirky beauty trends on social media D2 SEE TOP OF THE NEWS A8-16 EDITORIAL A30
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      11 1 Top of the News Big rewards for SEA Games medallists A6
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s News
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        Lock icon $3b plan to help seniors
        63 2 TOPOFTHENEWS A $3 billion, five-year Action Plan for Successful Ageing announced yesterday will give senior citizens opportunities to learn, volunteer and live independently, well after retirement. Senior centres for social activities and daycare will be opened in 10 new HDB projects over the next decade.
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        Lock icon Factory output shrinks again
        59 2 TOPOFTHENEWS Singapore’s factory output contracted for the sixth consecutive month in July against a backdrop of tepid global demand and rising business costs in the manufacturing sector. The latest manufacturing data showed output sliding 6.1 per cent last month, significantly more than the 4 per cent
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        Lock icon ‘Premeditated’ plan of attack
        57 2 WORLD French prosecutors said Ayoub El Khazzani, who was subdued by passengers during a train attack last week, had a “well-targeted and premeditated” plan. Khazzani was said to have watched a YouTube video exhorting the faithful to commit violent acts in the name of radical Islam,
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        Lock icon Accepted for pre-school teacher training, before O-level exam
        74 2 HOME More than 300 students already know they have been accepted for pre-schoolteachertrainingcoursesnextyear–andtheyhavenotyettaken their O-level examinations. Ngee Ann and Temasekpolytechnics have been given greater flexibility to admit students based on criteria other than exam results under the Direct Polytechnic Admission scheme. B2
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        Lock icon Anti-piracy efforts beefed up
        48 2 WORLD Malaysia and Indonesia are deploying rapid reaction teams to combat a soaring number of piracy attacks on merchant vessels in one of the world’s busiest shipping choke points. Over 70 ships have been attacked in the Malacca and Singapore straits this year. A21
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        Lock icon Helping SIAfly high
        44 2 OPINION The Straits Times reported last week that Singapore Airlines may shut its flying school, the Singapore Flying College in Seletar. Aviation Correspondent Karamjit Kaur explains why it makes perfect sense for SIA to outsource the training of its pilots. A30
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      • Article
        Lock icon Device survives rocket blast
        39 2 HOME A team of National University of Singapore scientists thought their device was lost when the rocket carrying it exploded after launching in the USlastyear.Now, they are buoyed by news that it has been found–andisstillworking.B4
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        Lock icon S’pore tycoon buys US hotels
        47 2 BUSINESS Marine tycoonTanBoyTeehas emerged as an investor in the US economy hotel market. His privately held Bestford Capital bought a majority stake in the 89-hotel Red Roof Inn portfolio this year. It teamed up with Westmont Hospitality to submit the winning bidofabout$840million.C1
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        Lock icon Valencia back in the big time
        58 2 SPORT Just 10 months after Singapore billionaire Peter Lim took over sleeping Spanish giant Valencia, the La Liga club are back in the big time. They clinched a Champions League group-stage berth after squeezing past French side Monaco 4-3 on aggregate in the play-off
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        Lock icon 7 Letters heads for Busan fest
        59 2 LIFE The acclaimed SG50 anthology of short films, 7 Letters, will make its international premiere at the upcoming Busan International Film Festival in South Korea. Asia’s biggest film festival, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, opens on Oct 1.7 Letters’ run in Golden
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        Lock icon What it should have been
        54 2 Yesterday’s report, “Top concerns likely bread-and-butter issues, immigration”, carried a photograph of National University Hospital’s senior consultant, Dr Reuben Wong, when it should have been a picture of political scientist Reuben Wong, who is an associate professor at the National University of Singapore. We are
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    • What’s Next
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        Lock icon Migrant crisis to dominate summit
        75 2 Europe’s worst migration crisis since World War II is set to dominate a summit of leaders from the western Balkans today in Vienna that will also be attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose country expects to take in a record 800,000 migrants this year.
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        Lock icon S’pore event to mark end of WWII
        72 2 The Japanese occupation of Singapore and World War II came to an end 70 years ago, after the Japanese waved the white flag. The National Heritage Board and its partners are holding a commemorative event today to mark this milestone in the country’s
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        Lock icon Petrochemical giant’s $320m plant
        57 2 Petrochemical giant Lanxess will hold the official inauguration of its Nd-BR plant on Jurong Island today. The €200 million (S$320 million)state-of-the-artplant–thesecondof twoinvestmentsherebytheGermangroup–is slated to produce an estimated 140,000 tonnes ofhigh-performance synthetic rubberperyear to serve customers throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiangis
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      Lock icon Truce, until the next tantrum
      309 2  -  WhyItMatters Chang May Choon South Korea Correspondent In Seoul changmc@sph.com.sg A conflict was averted in the Korean peninsula when Seoul and Pyongyang struck a deal on Tuesday to ease military tensions and improve relations. But this truce can last only until the next tantrum by
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • Straits Times Digital
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        Lock icon In touch with PM Lee’s Rally speech
        41 3 INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Rally speech touched on issues such as housing, families and the upcoming general election. Explorethe transcript of his speech with our interactive graphics at http://str.sg/Z7Xn
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        Lock icon From roaches to riches
        25 3 VIDEO Visit a cockroach farm in Chengdu, China, and see how young entrepreneurs are making a profit out of pests. http://str.sg/Z74B
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        Lock icon Katrina 10 years on
        37 3 WEB SPECIAL Hurricane Katrina on Aug 29, 2005, was the most expensive natural disaster in US history. We look at other interesting facts about the devastating storm on its 10th anniversary at http://str.sg/Z7P9
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      Lock icon Najib sets up emergency panel to tackle economic woes
      424 3  -  Committee, which includes PM’s brother, to form plans for Malaysia’s continued growth Shannon Teoh Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur shannont@sph.com.sg Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has set up an emergency economic committee to tackle the country’s freefalling currency and investor flight.
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      Lock icon Growing public support for Bersih rally despite police warnings
      377 3  -  Shannon Teoh KUALA LUMPUR Public support is growing for this weekend’s Bersihled rally with T-shirts and other items being snapped up, despite official warnings of a clampdown. Local district police chief Zainol Samah said yesterday that the march to Merdeka Square,
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      Lock icon S’pore firms in China remain confident despite stock rout
      737 4  -  Pockets of opportunities for long-term investors, says property group; some pushing ahead with expansion Chia Yan Min Economics Correspondent chiaym@sph.com.sg Singapore companies doing business in China say they still see strong prospects there despite the stock market turmoil. Fears that the
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      Lock icon Millions of individual investors in despair after steep losses
      749 4  -  Esther Teo China Correspondent In Beijing esthert@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Carol Feng The bloodbath that left the Chinese stock market awash in red ink has kept Mr Du Jinpeng nervously awake for the past few nights as he tallies his losses.
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      Lock icon No word on Black Monday in China’s official media
      405 4 NEW YORK TIMES HONG KONG After China’s stock markets crumpled, prompting a global sell-off this week, there was no mention of the market mayhem in the People’s Daily, the Communist Party’s newspaper. Its front page on Tuesday featured a report about
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      Lock icon Factory output shrinks for 6th straight month
      509 5  -  Data comes amid softer global demand and rising costs, prompting economists to flag risk of technical recession Chia Yan Min Economics Correspondent chiaym@sph.com.sg Factory output contracted for the sixth consecutive month last month against a backdrop of tepid global demand and rising business
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      Lock icon S’pore businesses in Malaysia rattled by ringgit’s fall
      419 5  -  Marissa Lee marilee@sph.com.sg The ringgit’s startling fall left some Singapore businesses in Malaysia fearing a repeat of the 1997 Asian financial crisis is looming. Take home furnishings boss Chan Chong Beng. When he signed contracts three months ago to deliver carpets and
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      Lock icon SEA Games champs get $lm in awards
      627 6  -  Amount is largest sum given out to gold medallists in a single edition of the Games May Chen maychen@sph.com.sg Singapore’s top athletes were honoured for their record-breaking SEA Games achievements, as a total of $1 million was given out under the Multi-Million Dollar
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      Lock icon Foreigner who made inflammatory remarks convicted
      524 6  -  Elena Chong Court Correspondent elena@sph.com.sg A Filipino who made disparaging comments about Singaporeans through his Facebook page, and then lied to police repeatedly, pleaded guilty yesterday. The prosecution is now seeking a sentence of 20 weeks in jail for Ed Mundsel Bello Ello, calling
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      Lock icon Obama says sorry to Abe after WikiLeaks claims of US spying
      411 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO United States President Barack Obama apologised yesterday to Tokyo after WikiLeaks claimed Washington had spied on Japanese politicians, a government spokesman said. Mr Obama held a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday morning, spokesman
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    • GE 2015
      • On the ground
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          Lock icon Political chess game in the east
          1211 8  -  Both PAP and WP are weighing their options, which could see some bigwigs redeployed or recalled into battle Aaron Low aaronl@sph.com.sg Will he or won’t he? The intriguing prospect of former Cabinet minister Lim Boon Heng emerging as a People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate
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          Lock icon Mood has changed but it’s still tough: Boon Heng
          573 8  -  TohYongChuan and Rachel Au-Yong tohyc@sph.com.sg rachelay@sph.com.sg The mood on the ground in Aljunied GRC has changed since the last election in 2011 but it is still going to be tough for the People’s Action Party (PAP) to wrest it back from
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          Lock icon No sharing of rallies under new rules
          730 16  -  Political watchers say opposition will likely be more affected by new conditions Walter Sim waltsim@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Lim Yan Liang, Pearl Lee and Danson Cheong Candidates and central executive committee members of political parties are barred from going on stage or speaking
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          Lock icon Elections Dept sets out rules for civic, professional, business groups
          444 16  -  Walter Sim Civic, business or professional groups taking part in political activities in the lead-up to the polls must ensure they are allowed to do so under their Constitutions, the Elections Department (ELD) said yesterday. Such activities include using its
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          Lock icon Independents turn up at Elections Department
          596 16  -  Joanna Seow and Toh YongChuan joseow@sph.com.sg tohyc@sph.com.sg Opposition party plans for straight fights with the People’s Action Party (PAP) could be disrupted if independent candidates who turned up at the Elections Department carry through with their plans. Seven people not affiliated to political parties
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      • The candidates: PAP
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          Lock icon ESM Goh seeks clear mandate for Govt’s plans
          648 10  -  It took Singapore more than luck to have a good government in the last 50 years, he says Jermyn Chow jermync@sph.com.sg Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong has asked voters to give the ruling party a strong mandate to endorse what the
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          Lock icon Strong support for Edwin Tong in Joo Chiat
          501 10  -  Janice Heng janiceh@sph.com.sg Although Joo Chiat ward will be new to Mr Edwin Tong, he can count on the support of two heavyweights: Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Minister for Social and Family Development Tan Chuan-Jin. Mr Tan, leader of
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          Lock icon Credit to opposition? It’s just a rooster’s boast: ESM Gob
          719 10  -  Jermyn Chow Opposition parties and some Singaporeans believe that having more alternative voices in Parliament after the 2011 General Election led to the Government adopting more redistributive and inclusive policy measures. Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday countered this
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          Lock icon Shanmugam on need for new voices
          667 12  -  PAP needs candidates who represent each generation, or risks becoming irrelevant Rachel Au-Yong rachelay@sph.com.sg The People’s Action Party (PAP) must field candidates who give voice to each generation, or risks becoming irrelevant, said Law and Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam yesterday. “The Parliament has to
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          Lock icon Projects of the Govt ‘ likely to go on as planned’
          400 12  - Projects of the Govt likely to go on as planned’ Rachel Au-Yong Whether constituency plans will come to fruition if the PAP team is not elected depends on the type of project, said Law and Foreign Minister K.Shanmugam at a press conference to introduce candidates for Nee Soon GRC. He
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          Lock icon Adding diversity to team
          298 12 Louis Ng, 37 Occupation: Chief executive of Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres). Family: Married to a stay-at-home mum, 38, who also works part-time in Acres. They have a daughter, 18 months old. Education: Bachelor of Science in biology from the National University of Singapore,
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          Lock icon Ability to see many perspectives
          262 12 Henry Kwek, 39 Occupation: Executive director of an investment, trading and management consulting company Family: Married Education: Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and Masters of Science in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University Hobbies: Reading, sports, exploring different cultures Why politics? Because I feel
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          Lock icon ‘Most feel Govt has got major social policies right’
          549 12  -  Rachel Chang Assistant Political Editor rchang@sph.com.sg Most Singaporeans feel that the Government has got major social and economic policies right since it began moving towards greater state support, Law Minister K Shanmugam said yesterday, though he added that it did not
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      • The candidates: Workers’ Party
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          Lock icon Entrench opposition presence, urges WP chief
          1163 11  -  Low Thia Khiang unveils Empower Your Future as party’s theme for coming polls Chong Zi Liang ziliang@sph.com.sg Workers’ Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang yesterday urged voters to entrench the opposition’s growingpresence in Parliament and ponder the country’s future model of governance after 50
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          Lock icon Cost of living a key focus
          246 11 Dylan Ng Foo Eng, 40 Occupation: Head ofwealth management and loan sales at RHB Bank in Singapore. Family: Married to a 37-year-old who is a vice-president of a financial institution. They have a daughter, 10, and a son, six. Education: Bachelor of Economics from
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          Lock icon Eager to put skills to good use
          251 11 Daniel Goh Pei Siong, 42 Occupation: Associate Professor of Sociology at the National University of Singapore Family: Married to a 39-year-old full-time homemaker. They have a son, three. Education: PhD in Sociology from the University of Michigan, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in
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          Lock icon Eye on welfare of Malay-Muslims
          226 11 Redzwan Hafidz Abdul Razak, 30 Occupation: Engineer Family: Married to a 33-year-old civil servant Ed ucation: Master of Science in Engineering Business Management from the University of Warwick in Britain, Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from University of Newcastle, Australia Hobbies: Enjoying a good meal. Why
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      • The candidates: Opposition
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          Lock icon Children ‘should enjoy the learning process’
          346 14  -  Pearl Lee Jaslyn Go Hui Leng, 43 Occupation: Sales director in a construction firm she started with herhusband Family: Married with two children–a10-year-olddaughter and a 12-year-old son Education: Certificate in early childhood education from MMI International; diploma in sales and marketing from Thames Business
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          Lock icon Two SDP faces to focus on healthcare and education
          637 14  -  Party candidates cite the issues as among those they plan to raise on the hustings Lim Yan Liang, Pearl Lee yanliang@sph.com.sg leepearl@sph.com.sg Healthcare and education will be top of the agenda at the coming elections for the two new candidates introduced
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          Lock icon RP revives interest in Pioneer ward
          340 14 The Reform Party (RP) is interested in fielding a candidate in the Pioneer single-seat constituency but will do so only if the National Solidarity Party (NSP) withdraws or cannot field a strong candidate. In a statement yesterday, RP chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam said, however, that
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          Lock icon 7 opposition parties launch campaign badge
          342 14  -  Danson Cheong dansonc@sph.com.sg Taking a leaf out of United States President Barack Obama’s playbook, several opposition parties unveiled a campaign badge carrying the words “Vote for Change” to signal their common goal in the Sept 11 General Election. The seven parties excluding the Workers’
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          Lock icon ‘Will be remiss if we do not speak up’
          322 14  -  Pearl Lee Paul Ananth T ambyah, 50 Occupation: Medical professor at the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) YongLoo Lin School of Medicine Family: Married to Siok Kuan, a senior marketing lecturer at the NUS Business School Education: Completed medical school at
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Suspect ‘watched jihad clip’ before train attack
      658 20 French train gunman charged; prosecutors say his plan appears well-targeted and premeditated NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS In the moments before he loaded his gun to shoot up a train full of passengers, the suspect in last Friday’s failed attack on the
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      Lock icon France may further reinforce security
      660 20  -  Marcel Michelson For The Straits Times In Paris marcel@m2media.fr France is considering stepping up security measures after a foiled terrorist attack on a high-speed train travelling from Amsterdam to Paris last week. Interior and transport ministers from European Union countries are due to hold talks
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    • ASIA
      • Article
        Lock icon KL, Jakarta beef up anti-piracy efforts
        407 21 Rapid reaction teams to be deployed, following surge in attacks in Malacca Strait REUTERS SINGAPORE Malaysia and Indonesia are deploying rapid reaction teams to combat a soaring number of piracy attacks on merchant vessels in one of the world’s busiest shipping chokepoints, a Malaysian
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        Lock icon Malaysia to discuss haze issue with Indonesia
        275 21 PETALING JAYA Malaysia’s Natural Resources and Environment Minister, Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, is to meet his Indonesian counterpart to tackle the issue of transboundary haze. Parts of Malaysia, especially in Sarawak where haze has been recurring, have been affected by the
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        Lock icon Mahathir to Zahid: Prove you met donor
        178 21 PETALING JAYA Former premier Mahathir Mohamad has asked Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to show proof that the US$700 million (S$980 million) moved into Prime Minister Najib Razak’s personal bank accounts is a donation from an Arab man as claimed. “The new
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        Lock icon Police to simulate blasts as part of investigations
        595 22 An arrest warrant will also be issued soon in connection with explosion near Sathorn Pier THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK BANGKOK Thailand’s police are preparing to simulate the two recent bomb blasts that rocked the centre of Bangkok at an explosiontesting site, as
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      • Article
        Lock icon China sacks head of work safety watchdog
        251 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING The head of China’s work safety watchdog has been sacked, state media said yesterday, as the death toll from giant blasts in one of the country’s largest ports rose to 139, with hundreds injured. Mr Yang Dongliang, director and Communist
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        Lock icon Thailand destroys stockpile of illegal ivory
        434 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK Thailand has destroyed more than two tonnes of ivory a victory for animal rights groups fighting against the trade in a country renowned for being a hub for illegal tusks. The ceremony, in which 2,155kg of raw tusks and carved trinkets
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      • Asia Briefs
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          Lock icon Damaged painting in Taiwan could be a fake
          71 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI Doubts emerged yesterday over the authenticity of an Italian painting supposedly worth US$1.5 million (S$2.11 million), which hit headlines after a 12-year-old punched a hole through it as he tripped and fell during an exhibition in Taiwan. Curators questioned
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        • Article
          Lock icon Japan lawyers also against security Bills
          49 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japan’s national bar association yesterday threw its weight behind growing opposition to controversial security Bills that could pave the way for Japanese troops to engage in combat for the first time since the end of World War II. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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          Lock icon India, Australia to hold joint naval drills
          66 22 REUTERS NEW DELHI India and Australia will hold their first joint naval drills next month, as the two countries seek to deepen defence ties and counter China’s growing sway in the Indian Ocean. The maritime exercises, to be held in the Bay of
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        Lock icon S. Korea open to talks with North on lifting sanctions
        573 23 New channel of dialogue likely to include 2010 torpedo incident as Pyongyang eases its war-readiness posture REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL South Korea is willing to discuss North Korea’s demand for an end to sanctions imposed over a 2010 naval attack,
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        Lock icon Xi vows unceasing fight against Tibet separatism
        277 23 REUTERS BEIJING China will wage an unceasing fight against separatism in its restive region of Tibet, President Xi Jinping said, as the government repeated it would never accept the proposal by the exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, for “genuine autonomy”. At a
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        644 24 She raises concerns about irregularities in run-up to Myanmar’s polls AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NAYPYITAW Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has said she was confident her opposition party would win Myanmar’s landmark polls if they were free and
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        65 24 An official checking a student for cheat sheets before a grade 12 exam at a school in Phnom Penh on Monday. Cambodia’s Education Minister Hang Chuon Naron has warned final-year secondary students not to bring answer sheets and electronic devices into exam halls as the
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        377 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA The son and namesake of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos said yesterday he may run for president in next year’s elections, offering his once-exiled family the chance of the ultimate political comeback. Mr Ferdinand Marcos Jr, popularly known as
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        575 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA China and Japan are locked in an increasingly heated contest to build Indonesia’s first high-speed railway, with the Asian giants sweetening deals and turning up the charm as time runs out to woo Jakarta. The rivalry over this major
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        448 25 Group’s growth rate in country has slowed as Muslim population rises, census shows REUTERS NEW DELHI India’s Hindus have dropped below 80 per cent of the population for the first time since independence and the media speculated that the previous government deliberately
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        417 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AHMEDABAD Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed for peace yesterday after a mass rally in his home state turned violent, with overnight rioting and arson. Thousands of paramilitary troops have been sent to the western state of Gujarat to contain the
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        379 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GIRIDIH (India) A shiver runs down her spine each time Anjali Hembrom recalls the abuse she endured during six months spent with heavily armed Maoist guerillas in their “liberated zone” deep inside India’s remote forests. Ms Hembrom, 20, was kidnapped four years
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      475 26 US presidential hopeful’s insults prompt chief of news channel to demand an apology AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON The chief of Fox News has demanded an apology from Mr Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination,after he resumed attacks on TV
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      1066 26  -  Anyone who wants to be the president of the United States starts with a map and a calculator. The simple aim: Find a path to secure enough states to get 270 votes in the electoral college system. That does not always
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      302 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON US Ambassador to Japan and the daughter of the late president John F. Kennedy, Ms Caroline Kennedy, has been criticised for using her private e-mail for official business. These latest revelations about a high-ranking diplomat were given greater resonance
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      350 27 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS XINHUA WASHINGTON Two journalists for a CBS affiliate in the US state of Virginia have been shot dead during a “live” broadcast, according to chilling TV footage of the incident. WDBJ journalist Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam
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      369 27 (2nd Edition) AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS XINHUA WASHINGTON Two journalists for a CBS affiliate in the US state of Virginia have been shot dead during a “live” broadcast, according to chilling TV footage of the incident. WDBJ journalist Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam
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      563 27 Separately, at least 40 bodies found in the hold of boat off Libya REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROSZKE (Hungary) Hungarian security forces yesterday fired teargas to prevent around 200 migrants from trying to leave the country’s main refugee processing centre at Roszke near the southern
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      563 27 (2nd Edition) Separately, at least 40 bodies found in the hold of boat off Libya REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROSZKE (Hungary) Hungarian security forces yesterday fired teargas to prevent around 200 migrants from trying to leave the country’s main refugee processing centre at Roszke near the southern
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      324 27 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HEIDENAU (Germany) Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday vowed that Germany would have “no tolerance” for “shameful and vile” attacks on asylum seekers, after a wave of violent protests against them. “There will be no tolerance of those who question
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      324 27 (2nd Edition) REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HEIDENAU (Germany) Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday vowed that Germany would have “no tolerance” for “shameful and vile” attacks on asylum seekers, after a wave of violent protests against them. “There will be no tolerance of those who question
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      452 28 Officials accused of changing drafts to more optimistic account of progress of campaign NEW YORK TIMES XINHUA WASHINGTON The Pentagon’s inspector general is investigating allegations that military officials have skewed intelligence assessments about the United States-led campaign in Iraq against the Islamic State
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      466 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KABUL The fate of two brothers from Kabul, one grievously wounded, the other killed while fighting in Syria, spotlights Iran’s covert but active recruitment of Afghan refugees to buttress President Bashar al-Assad’s steadily depleting forces. Shi’ite Iran, Mr Assad’s key
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        77 28 REUTERS DUBAI The main suspect in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers residence at a US military base in Saudi Arabia has been captured after nearly 20 years on the run. Leader of the Hezbollah al-Hejaz, Ahmed al-Mughassil, who had been indicted
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        48 28 REUTERS SANAA Yemeniarmyunits allied to the Houthi militia fired a ballistic missile towards southern Saudi Arabia yesterday, but the Saudi military said it intercepted the Scud with a Patriot missile. Saudi Arabia retaliated after the attack with air strikes on Yemeni territory.
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        49 28 REUTERS BRUSSELS Serbia and Kosovo reached a “landmark” agreement in several key areas on Tuesday in a major step towards normalising ties after war and Pristina’s unilateral declaration of independence, the EU said. Serbia and Kosovo have had difficult relations since the 1998-1999 war.
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        53 28 REUTERS WASHINGTON Giant panda Mei Xiang is focusing its care on the larger of its newborn twins, and the smaller cub’s up-and-down weight is a concern, Washington’s National Zoo said on Tuesday. Mei Xiang gave birth last Saturday after being artificially inseminated
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      317 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TEHERAN The eagerly awaited premiere of Iran’s multi-mil-lion-dollar film Muhammad, about the childhood of the Prophet, was postponed yesterday for 24 hours due to technical problems, a spokesman said. The huge production cost an estimated US$40 million
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      533 29 Woman in iconic photo dies of stomach cancer at age 42 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON A survivor of the Sept 11, 2001, attacks on New York who was featured in one of its most iconic photographs has died of stomach cancer. She was 42. Ms Marcia
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      454 30 The Straits Times says In a year singularly focused on the spirit of nationhood, it would be indeed deflating if national perspectives are upstaged by petty and parochial concerns in the run-up to Polling Day set for Sept 11. Voters will want political players to
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      919 30  -  As competition hots up, cost savings will provide a boost with no drop in safety standards Home Front Karamjit Kaur Aviation Correspondent karam@sph.com.sg The Straits Times reported last week that Singapore Airlines may shut its flying school, the Singapore Flying College in
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        877 31  -  introuble?Itscurrencyhasbeendevalued,itsstockmarketisplunging.ShouldtheworldworryaboutChina’seconomy? Nicholas R. Lardy Nicholas R. Lardy is the author of Markets Over Mao: The Rise Of Private Business In China,and a seniorfellow atthe Peterson Institute for International Economics. NEWYORKTIMES WASHINGTON China, many believe, is in a financial and
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        830 31  -  William Pesek BLOOMBERG On the way to remaking China’s economy, President Xi Jinping has hit many roadblocks: vested interests, a change-averse Communist Party, local officials accustomed to the status quo. Who knew the real barrier would be foreign investors? For years, the world
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        921 31  -  Martin Wolf THE FINANCIAL TIMES I am neither intelligent enough to understand the behaviour of “Mr Market”–themanic-depressive dreamt up by investment guru BenjaminGraham–norfoolish enough to believe I do. But he has surely been in a depressive phase. Behind this seem to be concerns about
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      976 32  -  Some sectors are gearing up for Asean single market next year, but many, including in government, remain wary about its impact on country S.E.A.View Zubaidah Nazeer Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta zubaidah@sph.com.sg In a class at Polytechnic Manufacturing Astra or Polman, students aged 18 and
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      158 33  -  Quek Koh Choon (Dr) The Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) has re-emerged in Saudi Arabia, with atleast46 individuals infected and one hospital suspending its operations (“Spike in number of Mers cases in Saudi Arabia”; last Saturday). The annual haj pilgrimage is takingplace soon,
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      69 33 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,
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      269 33  -  Train service disruptions Desmond Tan (Brigadier-General) Director of Joint Operations Ministry of Defence We refer to the recent reports and Forum letters on the Singapore Armed Forces’ support during train service disruptions (“Troops not trained to manage crowds” by Mr Lim Chong
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      253 33  -  Joshua Tan Wei Siang Since 2010, the Government has introduced several schemes and grants to help businesses build and enhance their capabilities and increase productivity and innovation activities. These include the Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC), PIC Bonus, PIC+, and the Innovation and
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      245 34  -  Zee Kok Eng I do not believe there is a need to express undue concern over the falling number of students taking literature (“Fewer Lit students a worrying trend”; Monday). The fact that about 5,500 students sat the O-level literature examination last year
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      Lock icon Timed exam incompatible with literature
      296 34  -  Tay Hong Yi Singapore’s education system relies heavily on written examinations. For many, a single timed examination paper is the main, if not the only, arbiter of the final grade. Literature offers no security of rote answers (“Fewer Lit students a worrying trend”; Monday). Questions
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      380 34  -  Melissa Tan (Ms) Chairman Waste Management and Recycling Association of Singapore The Waste Management and Recycling Association of Singapore (WMRAS) is heartened to learn that nine out of 10 people here are concerned about Singapore’s food waste (“Most people here
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      Lock icon Lessons from the Tianjin blasts
      216 34  -  Lim Lih Mei (Ms) There are lessons to be learnt from the recent Tianjin blasts (“Blasts rock Tianjin, killing 50”; Aug 14, “Tonnes of cyanide stored at Tianjin blast site”; Aug 17, “Tianjin tragedymustnotrepeatitself”;last Friday, and “Safety hazards at Beijing chemical firms”; last Saturday). A
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      210 34  -  Woo Jia Qian (Miss) It is undeniable that Mr Heng Swee Keat and his team at the Ministry of Education have done a great job in sustaining the world-class education system we have in the country (“Singapore ‘has built a first-rate education
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      233 34  -  Kwan Jin Yao In its bid to help licensed tour guides remain relevant, the government task force appears to have neglected the advent of the Internet and how it has disrupted the tourism sector (“Initiatives to help tour guides remain relevant”; last Friday). It
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      391 34  -  Francis Cheng IsharePrimeMinisterLeeHsien Loong’s concerns about what slow economic growth of 1 per cent to 2 per cent annually can mean for Singaporeans (“A new gizmo doesn’t mean one is going to work smarter”; Aug3). The biggest challenge, however, is
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      161 34  -  Padmini Kesavapany (Mrs) Senior citizens of the pioneer generation are in the age group which often requires the services of a live-in maid. However,notbeingIT-savvy, many of us are not familiar with the use of the computer, as a result of which, we are unable
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      133 34  -  S. Rajalingam My wife and I are in our late 70s, and my wife has a disability and is a wheelchair user. We depend on our children for our subsistence. When my wife goes out, it entails calling a taxi and engaging a helper
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      60 34 1.MRLEONGTZEYONG: Literature teaches analytical skills relevant for life. 2. DRV. SUBRAMANIAM: A society needs literature to have a ‘soul’. 3. MR LIM KONG HIONG: Have separate queue for premium taxis at airport. 4. MRTOM CHOO: Overcharging on ez-link card a cause for concern. 5. MR ALLEN CHANG: Postpone
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      217 35 A giant motorised stiletto is not what you would expect to see cruising down the avenues of Iran’s capital, so it gets more than its fair share ofattention–andbusiness–forintrepid Iranian shoe-shine man Mr Ali Hassankhani. Ali Waxima, as he calls himself, has worked in the
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      27 35 WEATHER Slightly hazy. Showers mainly over western Singapore in the late morning and early afternoon. High 33 deg C Low 26 deg C PSI: 72 80 (Moderate)
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      Lock icon She baldly goes public with disease
      694 1  -  Chan See Ting bravely shares her struggle with hair loss, and gets huge support online Yeo Sam Jo yeosamjo@sph.com.sg One woman’s brave decision to go public about her struggle with a disease that left her bald has led to what might be the first
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      Lock icon 300 gain entry to early childhood courses before exams
      578 2  -  Record number of offers ‘heartening’ as S’pore faces shortage of teachers: Indranee Amelia Teng ateng@sph.com.sg Of around 600 O-level students applying to train as pre-school teachers, more than half have already secured places in courses for next year, it was revealedyesterday.
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      260 2  -  Zhaki Abdullah azhaki@sph.com.sg Third-year accountancy student Ng Bing Xian became one of the first beneficiaries of a new $4 million bursary at the Singapore Management University (SMU) terday–andisalreadypayingitforward. Mr Ng was one of 24 undergraduates to get $5,000 from the Hotel 81-Choo Chong Ngen Bursary,
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      Lock icon Singapore-made device survives rocket explosion
      483 4  -  Device embedded in satellite has been found, intact and still working, on US beach Feng Zengkun zengkun@sph.com.sg A Singapore-made device thought to have been destroyed in a rocket explosion last year has been found intact and still operational. Last October, scientists at the Centre for
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      430 4  -  Aw Cheng Wei awcw@sph.com.sg Mr Tan Sew Fock has never been on a cruise in his life, but the 63-year-old cleaner will soon be bound for the high seas. He is one of five winners who bagged a four-day/three-night trip for two to
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      Lock icon Use phone during meals? We hate it but we do it
      577 6  -  Ikea survey also finds that only 22% of Singaporeans cook at home every day Jessica Lim Consumer Correspondent limjess@sph.com.sg Half of Singaporeans say they find it annoying when other people use their mobile phones during mealtimes. Yet 83 per
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        71 6 The police have arrested five men for their suspected involvement in several motorcycle thefts. If convicted, the suspects, aged between 20 and 25, could be fined and jailed for up to seven years. Three motorcycles were reported stolen in Bukit Panjang, Bukit Batok and
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        224 6 A managing partner from Mailcarp LLP, an e-mail marketing solutions and software consultancy, has been charged for submitting false information to obtain a Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) cash payout of $6,000 for his business. The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) said yesterday
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      457 7  -  Outstanding police, auxiliary officers given awards by police commissioner Ng Huiwen nghuiwen@sph.com.sg Growing up, Ms Cyndi Koh Yu Shan wanted to be a lawyer. But today, the 29-year-old finds satisfaction in fighting for justice as a senior investigation officer at the Criminal Investigation Department.
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      Lock icon Woman run over at carpark; driver arrested
      273 7  -  Lester Hio lesterh@sph.com.sg A 69-year-old motorist was arrested yesterday after allegedly running over and killing a woman while parking at a carpark in Bukit Panjang. The 65-year-old victim, whose name has been given only as Madam Ying, had been buying groceries and was
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      Lock icon 300 Sweep tickets ‘thrown away by accident’
      301 7  -  Jessica Lim Consumer Correspondent limjess@sph.com.sg A stack of 300 Singapore Sweep tickets has gone missing. The loss has been reported to the police but the tickets have not been voided. The tickets for the Sept 2 draw had been placed on consignment with
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      211 8  -  Kok Xing Hui When Skyline Luge Sentosa opened 10 years ago yesterday, just 191 customers took the “gravity thrill ride” down towards the island’s beaches. Since then, it has been anything but an uphill struggle for the company, with about 4,000 visitors riding its
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      Lock icon Negligence suit over girl’s death settled out of court
      503 8  -  Girl being treated for skin rash was later found to be bleeding in the brain K.C. Vijayan Senior Law Correspondent vijayan@sph.com.sg The parents of a girl who died from alleged negligent treatment have settled their suit against the National Skin Centre,
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      653 10  - Learning about and cents can be fun The financial literacy exercise uses worksheets created by the ST Schools team Ang Yiying ayiying@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Nur Syahiidah Zainal and Katelyn Woodworth The sound of scissors snipping, newspapers rustling and children excitedly chatting away filled Ang MoKioFamilyServiceCentre–Basic yesterday. More than 40
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      214 10  -  Kok Xing Hui Instead of making cash or cheque donations, those who want to contribute to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (SPMF) can now do so through its website. SPMF is the first charity organisation to allow consumers and businesses
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      259 10  -  Elena Chong Court Correspondent elena@sph.com.sg A business consultant planted his Blackberry smartphone in his flat’s toilet, and secretly filmed two female guests showering. Low Tian Sheng, 33, was jailed nine weeks yesterday for intruding into the privacy of the two women, aged 24
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      119 11 ~~~~~~MemoryPrintsin~~~~~~~Lee Kuan Yew and Us 27 August 30 August The Seletar Mall 10am 9pm This is an exhibition about a journey undertaken jointly by Singaporeans and the country's founding father Mr Lee Kuan Yew over the seven-day period of the State Funeral. In every picture and print, one can discover
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      900 11  -  Art show by artists and patients seeks to raise awareness of what it’s like to be chronically ill Olivia Ho oliviaho@sph.com.sg The exhibition ison atthe SingaporeArt Museum, Gallery 2.7, until Sunday,from 10am to 7pm daily. Admission IsfreeforSingaporeans, but the museum’s charges apply to foreign
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      917 12 / 13  -  Restaurant offering Russian fare is closing at the end of the year when its lease runs out Kua Chee Siong Executive Photojournalist cskua@sph.com.sg When you enter the restaurant, it seems like time inside has stood still. But the restaurant’s character quickly seeps in, part of the
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      663 14  -  Oxygen promptly given to tour member, who was flitting in and out of consciousness PraiseworthyAct Toh Ting Wei twtoh@sph.com.sg In May this year, a veteran tour leader noticed that one of his tour members was stricken with altitude sickness while on
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      798 1  -  He takes stake in Red Roof Inn portfolio; local investors have spent US$1.9b in overseas hospitality market to date Rennie Whang wrennie@sph.com.sg Marine tycoon Tan Boy Tee has emerged as an investor in the economy hotel market in the US. His privately
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      556 2  -  Overall performance consistent with global market trends; market instability expected for another quarter Lorna Tan Senior Correspondent lornatan@sph.com.sg Funds under the Central Provident Fund Investment Scheme (CPFIS) fell by 1.53 per cent in the second quarter, ending what had been seven consecutive quarters of
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      414 2  -  Yvonne Lek ylek@sph.com.sg American companies based in the region remain generally optimistic about business prospects for the 10 markets of Asean. The findings came in the annual Asean Business Outlook Survey by the United States Chamber of Commerce and the American
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      476 2  -  Rennie Whang wrennie@sph.com.sg Additional income from newly acquired malls boosted earnings at Croesus Retail Trust (CRT), which yesterday posted a 23.9 per cent rise in income available for distribution to 876.7 million yen (S$10.3 million). Distribution per unit (DPU) for the region’s first retail business
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      307 2  -  Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Property firm GuocoLand yesterday reported a 42 per cent fall in fourth-quarter net profit to $107.3 million. Revenue slumped 48 per cent to $254.7 million in the three months to June 30 from a year ago, mainly owing to lower
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      650 4 Experts predict further easing of interest rates, bank reserve ratio BLOOMBERG BEIJING Central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan is probably not finished yet. Even after cutting interest rates for the fifth time since last November and telling banks they can hoard less cash, the
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      466 4 NEW YORK TIMES BLOOMBERG NEWYORK Burger King’s mascot, The Burger King, is seeking a truce, albeit temporary, with McDonald’s mascot Ronald McDonald. The fast-food chain is reaching out to its long-time competitor with an unusual proposal: Create a hybrid of each company’s
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      317 4 WASHINGTON Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz has told his staff to be nicer to customers who could be feeling stressed after the global equity rout this week. In an e-mail to 190,000 retail employees, Mr Schultz said: “Let’s be very sensitive to the
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      256 4 BLOOMBERG BEIJING Faced with a renewed stock market slide that has wiped out US$5 trillion (S$7 trillion) in trading value, China is on the prowl for scapegoats. The authorities yesterday announced a probe into allegations of market malpractice involving the regulator, while the official
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      543 5  -  Start-ups will find collaboration and support easier now that they are under one roof Jose Hong josehong@sph.com.sg Visitors can feel the buzz the moment they enter The Hub Singapore at 128 Prinsep Street, newly launched on Tuesday night. Open-air spaces where
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      559 5  -  Grace Chng Senior Correspondent chngkeg@sph.com.sg German venture capital firm Rocket Internet is so keen on Asia’s potential that it plans to launch a start-up every three months. The company cites the region’s growing middle class and high penetration of phones, yet it also
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        229 5 Singapore-based e-grocer Redmart has raised nearlyUS$27 million (S$38 million) to fund international expansion as well as give greater impetus to new products such as its own dry and fresh private label offerings. The latest funding round was led by existing investors, namely, Singapore game
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        253 5  -  Grace Chng Send news on start-up developmentto chngkeg@sph.com.sg Two Indian expatriates here want to crack the US$10 billion (S$14 billion) market for medical services in India. They have developed and launched a Web portal called OurHealthMate to provide a channel for Indian expatriates to
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      486 6  -  Weakness in Western markets, Fed rate hike worries offset impact of central bank’s move Bullsand Bears Grace Leong gleong@sph.com.sg The bears ruled yesterday after a volatile trading session that saw Singapore shares zig-zagging between positive and negative territory. The dour lead from Wall
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      46 6 1 Tuesdaywasascarydayforthe DowJonesIndustrialAverage asa442-pointrallyevaporated inthelasthouroftrading,even thoughChinahadpulledoutthe stopswithaninterestratecut earlier.TheDowwassetto openhigheryesterdaybut uncertaintyrules. 2 Theworld’slargestoffshore driller,Transocean,sawits sharesplungetoarecordlow afteritsaidthatitwillcancel dividendinstalmentsand makevariouswrite-downs, indicatingtheseverityofthe oilpriceplungeforthemarket. 3 OffshoreservicesplayerEzion Holdingssawasubstantial 216,800sharessoldfor $124,660lastFriday,before themarketfell. Theywerefundsand accountsmanagedby investmentadvisersownedby FranklinResources. 4 FragranceGroupfounderand ownerKohWeeMenghas pickedup100,000sharesof thecompanyat19.8cents apiece.Thecounterended 0.1centdownat19.8cents. 5 TheStateStreetInvestor ConfidenceIndexforAugust showsthatglobalinvestorshave turnedmorecautiousinthe wakeofthedevaluationofthe yuanandthecontinuedturmoil incommodities.
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      463 7  -  New hospitals, higher revenue in key markets play part in boosting results Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg Solid growth in its key markets of Malaysia, Singapore and Turkey helped lift second-quarter results for healthcare giant IHH Healthcare. Net profit for the three months to
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        89 7 Oil and gas engineering services provider Dyna-Mac has won a $12 million contract from a new customer, a Singapore-based multinational corporation. The contract for the client’s Singapore project requires modular units, and Dyna-Mac will also supply and install structural steel and carry out electrical and instrument works, among other
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        88 7 Motor company Tan Chong International announced that net profit for the six months to June 30 rose 12.5 per cent to HK$172.3 million (S$31.2 million). Revenue for the period shot up 80 per cent to HK$7.2 billion. Earnings per share for the period was 8.6 HK cents,
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        127 7 Traditional Chinese medicine giant Eu Yan Sang International reported a net loss of $3.6 million for the fourth quarter, compared with a net profit of $1.61 million a year earlier. Revenue for the three months to June 30 fell 15 per cent to $72.3 million. Net
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      496 10  -  Little-known Australian teen breaks world junior record in 100 metres backstroke Chua Siang Yee siangyee@sph.com.sg The pre-race hype was centred on two boys, but it was a soft-spoken Australian girl who stole the show on day two of the Fina World Junior Swimming Championships last night.
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      391 10  -  School Sports Alvin Chia chiazya@sph.com.sg They were down and almost out, staring at match-points against them twice in their Schools National C Division boys’ volleyball final. Yet, the boys from Bukit Panjang Government High refused to surrender, and somehow found a way back
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        51 10 Tampines Rovers beat Malaysian side Harimau Muda 1-0 in an S-League match held at the Hang Jebat Stadium in Malacca last night. Rodrigo Tosi scored the winner in the 74th minute, as Tampines stay fifth in the table on 25 points, seven behind leaders Brunei
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        58 10 National golfer Jen Goh fired an eight-under-par 64 yesterday to take control of the 26th Singapore Ladies' Golf Association Amateur Open. She leads by four shots with a nine-under total 135 at the Sembawang Country Club. Overnight leader Beatrice Inez (69) of Indonesia
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        78 10 REUTERS MADRID Real Madrid midfielder Asier Illarramendi is happy to be returning to boyhood club Real Sociedad after a disappointing stint in the Spanish capital, the 25-year-old was quoted as sayingyesterday. The La Liga rivals are expected to confirm the deal soon, and
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        81 10 REUTERS LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Clippers were fined US$250,000 (S$350,000) on Tuesday after violating National Basketball Association regulations prohibiting teams from offering players unauthorised business or investment opportunities. The NBA determined that the Clippers circumvented league rules with a presentation made to free-agent
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      458 11  -  Deepanraj Ganesan drajac@sph.com.sg She is South-east Asia’s reigning 200m sprint queen but, on the world stage, Shanti Pereira is no royalty. Yesterday, at Beijing's Bird's Nest Stadium, Singapore's sole representative at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships could not make it past
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      79 11 About 300 Great Eastern staff, led by chief executive officer Khoo Kah Siang, participated in a charity walk from their office at Pickering Street yesterday. Khoo, together with 10 male members of GE’s senior management team, donned tutu skirts for the walk, which raised $28,000 for
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      711 13 Spanish club back among Europe’s elite in a boost to S’porean owner Lim’s revival plan REUTERS MONACO The transformation is complete. Just 10 months after Singapore billionaire Peter Lim took over sleeping football giants Valencia, the Spanish club are back in the big time. All
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      482 13 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Arsenal must travel to last season’s League Cup run-ners-up Tottenham Hotspur, after the draw for the third round made on Tuesday paired the bitter rivals together. Tottenham will host the first north London derby of the season
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      377 13 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Winger Florian Thauvin is unlikely to forget his home debut for English football club Newcastle United in a hurry. Not content with volleying his side’s opening goal in the 4-1 win over League Two’s Northampton in the League Cup on Tuesday, the
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      606 14  -  Bottom-half MSL finish not good enough for a team made up mostly of national players Deepanraj Ganesan drajac@sph.com.sg They won the Malaysia FA Cup and made a one-spot improvement in the Malaysia Super League (MSL). Yet, Singapore coach Bernd Stange feels that the LionsXII
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      496 14  -  Deepanraj Ganesan Two years ago, Hariss Harun had the chance to compete in Europe but he spurned the advances of Portuguese top-tier side Rio Ave. Today, Singapore’s national vice-captain has gone strength to strength in this region, earning individual as well as team
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        1312 2  -  To follow or unfollow? Gladys Chung checks out what’s trending on social media GladysChungchecksout gladysc@sph.com.sg 1 MULTI-MASKING What: The name of this trend sums it up: multi-task with different masks at the same time to save time. Since the various parts of your face have different needs,
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      384 9  - Dancing and trying not to kick the violinists Sara Ng More than two years after their last collaboration, two Cultural Medallion recipients are back with a new experimental production. The latest offering from Angela Liong, founder of dance troupe Arts Fission Company, and conductor Lim Yau of the PhilharmonicOrchestra,TheMazuChronicle– Crossing
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        306 10 7 Letters, the acclaimed SG50 anthology of short films, will make its international premiere at the upcoming Busan International Film Festival in South Korea. Asia’s biggest film festival, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, opens on Oct 1. This was reported
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        235 10 BEIJING Real love has blossomed for Michelle Chen Yan-hsi and Chen Xiao, who played lovebirds Little Dragon Girl and Yang Guo in last year’s TV adaptation of Return Of The Condor Heroes. Their managers confirmed their romance after photos of them on secret
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      246 4 Honda For Sale 316 20TH ANNIVERSARY MODEL Facelift Odyssey2.4 Absolute (190 bhp) 7/ 8-seater. Twin power door. Electric seats. 10 airbags. Full accessories. 6459 5535 (Casetrust SVTA) BICARS PTE LTD Honda Vezel 2015, 10-20% Downpayment, Low mthly 84 mths, No income needed, G’teed COE, high trade-in, Full acc, Pls call
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      236 4 Honda For Sale 316 9/’08 FIT 1.3GF (OPC) White. 1 owner. 67K km only. A1. Accident free. Normal plate convertible. $36.8K. *****362 JACK CARS! BRAND N e w Honda Fit! Ready Stock! 20% Downpayment! Call Us Now: 6744 1900/ 6743 1900 CARS ONLINE: 8183-8289 New Honda Vezel X MD Ready
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      325 5 Honda For Sale 316 HONDA FIT 1.3 G-F $100,800. G’teed COE Delivery. No Add’l Cost. Ren 9772 9995. Don Motoring Pte Ltd HONDA VEZEL 1.5X $110,800. G’teed COE Delivery. No Add’l Cost. Ren 9772 9995 Don Motoring Pte Ltd NEAR 2010 ACCORD 2.4 (Kah Motor). Sell $***** OMV $***** 2
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      264 5 Land Rover For Sale 321 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY. Jan 2013. Black Leather Interior, 1 Owner, Agent Unit. AutoInc Eurosports- *****123 7/07 DISCOVERY 3, 4.4A V8, 2 owners, silver, 71.7 km, excellent cond, OMV $66,421, pte sale, $82,000. *****198 NEW RANGE ROVER Discovery Sport SE2.0. 5/7 seater Inhse loan/ trade-In. For
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      335 5 Mercedes For Sale 326 **REPUBLIC AUTO: *****851 Oct’12 CLS350. 1 owner. AMG Styling. C&C warranty 1 yr pre-owned warranty. Act fast **REPUBLIC AUTO: *****171 Apr’13 B200 Chrome. 1 owner 8K km only! C&C warranty 1 yr pre-owned warranty. Grab! BRAND NEW C180 x5. Lorinser AMG bodykit. C&C warranty or inhouse.
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      357 5 326 Mercedes For Sale 4/’07 $40.8K NEG B200. OMV $32.2K (Parf $18K). 100% C&C A1 svc cond. *****387 CLC180K MERCEDES 01/09 $5K Silver. Driveaway Beautiful. neg Danny 8200-0318 4/2008 E200K AVANTGARDE Black Low depreciation $10K Driveaway. Danny 8200-0318 FEB 2011 BENZ S350 sunroof. Nice no plate. Low mileage. C&C warranty.
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      354 5 Perodua For Sale 331 09/09 VIVA ELITE 1.0GX MT, Original Condition, 1 Owner, Low Mileage. High loan/ trade-in. Call 9680 8968 332 Peugeot For Sale $79K 2011 PEUGEOT 5008 1.6T luxury MPV, 2-yr warranty, STA evaluation, ***** km, red, sunroof, rear aircon, Steven 8684 9755 08/07 207 1.6A, A1 Cond.
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      292 5 344 Toyota For Sale INTRODUCING THE BRAND New Toyota Sienta 1.5X/G Comes With Smart Entry, Navi Ready LED Package. Various Colors!!! Make Your Booking Now. Enquiries Welcome *****777 Car Lingual **BICARS PTE LTD, Toyota Harrier Elegance 2.0 M/ roof, 10-20% Downpayment, Low Mthly 84 months, No Income needed, G’teed COE,
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      252 5 344 Toyota For Sale 3 DAY DELIVERY! Vellfire 2.5Z /ZA Power Door. Immed COE. Immed Stocks! Call *****717 San Hup Bee #04-20 AML IMMED DELIVERY AVAILABLE 2015 Toyota Wish. High Loan Avail. Free 3 Years Servicing. Call 6743 0018 Hup Long IMMED DELIVERY AVAILABLE 2015 Harrier Elegance Advance. High Loan
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      263 5 344 Toyota For Sale TRANSCEND MOTOR *****811 New 2015 Vellfire ZA Model Dual Power Door/ Moon roof Keyless. Ready Stock Avail! 2015 WISH $118,988 Rebate 62k.Flexible Down Payment. #04 12 AML. Guan Motor Call 6743 3291 9677 2020 **REPUBLIC AUTO: *****772 Unbelievable 6/’10 Alphard 3.5A S 8 seater MPV. 55K
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      196 7 THE STRA TS TIMES CLASSIFIED COMMERCIAL VEHICLES a SG 50 CM3 TOYOTA ALWAYS BETTER. TOYOTA REWARDS YOU WITH AN ALL EXPENSES PAID TRIP TO HANOI! In appreciation of your support, we’re offering this attractive promotion with every commercial vehicle purchased. What’s more, you’ll get to enjoy additional benefits such as:
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      238 8 344 Toyota For Sale NEW WISH 1.8A smart key, sunroof. Low downpayment/ mthly $788/ interest 1.99%. Immed COE. Call *****844 20% DOWN PAYMENT only 10/07 Vios 1.5E accident free. orig paint. No repair needed. 1yr warranty. Ken *****827. **9/2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. Accident Free. Agent Unit. Immaculate Condition. Nice bidded no.
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      244 8 344 Toyota For Sale CARS ONLINE: 8133-5539. New Toyota Vellfire. Ready Stock! Free 3+3 Years Servicing Packages. Don’t miss! BRAND NEW HARRIER Premium leather package Memory seat. Immed. Leco Prestige *****767/ *****993 $*****0 VELLFIRE 2.5 V auto tailgate, led, twinroof, g’teed COE, 2015 model, *****786, *****033 Tai Huat Auto $109,800
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      312 8 344 Toyota For Sale READY STOCK Brand New Toyota Voxy 2.0. 7/8 Seaters Guaranteed Delivery. Call *****880 Autopoint READY STOCK ESTIMA 2.4 Aeras 7/8 Seater,Twin moonroof, power back dr w/ accessories loan avail *****661 10% DOWN. LATEST Vellfire 2.5 Twin powerdr/ moonroof. Immed COE. F/accessories. 6459-5535 (Casetrust SVTA) 10% DOWN.
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      464 8 Volvo For Sale 347 9/09 VOLVO XC60 T6 3.0, 1 owner, low mileage, excellent cond, $*****. *****786. 355 Luxury Cars 08/’10 RR PHANTOM $777K 07/’10 RR Ghost $688K 01/’15 Bentley Mulsanne POA 08/’12 Bentley GTC $538K 03/11 Ferrari Cali 4.3A $498K 01/12 Ferrari Cali 4.3A $548K 02/’12 Ferrari 458 $748K
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      372 8 Servicing/ Workshops 368 AUTOMATIC GEARBOX PROBLEM? CALL 9 6 819 011/ *****562. AA Members welcome. Master Card, Visa, Nets welcome. All models welcome. Car Financing/ Insurance 377 TAI THONG LEE 6741 6868 Bank or In House Loan offers interest rate from 2.28% Non-transfer/Mortgage loan Pte Commercial Vehicles 100% Loan Arrangeable
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      399 8 Lorries For Sale 387 NEW 14 FT Mitsubishi Canter Fuso M/A. 3yr agt warranty 12x free service incl parts labour. Please call: 9787 1918 NEW TOYOTA DYNA 150 Diesel. 3 years warranty 3x servicing. ETS welcome. Cheap $42,900. 9787-1918. BRAND NEW TOYOTA Dyna $90,800. Toyota Hiace $90.8K Isuzu 14ft $103,800.
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      346 8 Mini Buses For Sale 388 09/08 TOYOTA HI-ROOF GL model. Auto Gear/Dr. A1 cond. 100% loan. Free servicing. $41.8k. Call *****394 06/05 CLASS WHITE Merc Vito 115E. Auto Luxury Minibus. A1 Cond. Free Servicing. $44.8k. Call *****394 ONE AND ONLY In Market. 17 Seater Bus. Class 3 licence can drive.
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      420 8 Vans For Sale 391 03/2011 TOYOTA HI ACE 5-dr (M) Like New Cond! High Loan Trade in avail. Call 9819 8540 6555 3300 8/2008 NISSAN URVAN. New Paint, Excellent Cond! High Loan Trade in avail. Call 9688 4305 6555 3300 BRAND NEW HIACE 4/5 Dr. Manual/Auto. Immed Stock! $*****! 100%
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      1447 9 PropertiesCLASSIFICATION GUIDE 433 Choa Chu Kang 434 Clementi 435 Geylang 436 Hougang 437 Jurong East 438 Jurong West 439 Kallang/ Whampoa 441 Marine Parade 442 Pasir Ris/ Changi 443 Punggol 444 Queenstown 445 Sembawang 446 Sengkang 447 Serangoon 448 Tampines 449 Toa Payoh 450 Woodlands 451 Yishun 452 Mixed/ Other
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      266 9 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 BRAND NEW HOLLAND Pk *****/***** sf. Contemporary tropical design. Just TOP. Beautiful land, designer’s hse. *****025/ *****348 Sole Marketing Agt Newsman Semi-D HOLLAND, 4900 SQFT $8.18m. Bt Timah, 4200 sqft $7.xm. Greenleaf, 4200 sqft $7.2m. Holland, 3400 sqft $6.xm. Call now! Yen
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      482 9 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 TODAY 2-5 PM! Henry Pk 2sty 6000sf! Convenient! Good frontage. Face SE. Sell $14XX psf *****000 Alexs sole agt D10. LOWEST! BOTANIC GCB 15k sf Reduced Now $22M. New Modern Move-in $25M. Best 9383-6780 John Goh VIEW TODAY. SERIOUS seller. Coronation Semi-d
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      118 9 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA HOUSES FOR SALE 404 SHELFORD RD. LAND 8366 sf/ Flr 6500 sf. 3 sty. FH. Subject to tenancy. Motivated Seller! C&W *****662. D21 ULU PANDAN/ CLEMENTI RD/ SUNSET/ BT TIMAH HOUSES FOR SALE 404 Must View SUNSET EST FH 2.5sty detach Rare gem! 6350/7000sf 6+1. Faces E. Bright
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      1796 10 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in July 2015 This week: 18 19 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT The Springbloom 1,115,000
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      108 10 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 EAST COAST 2-STY Bunglw, serious seller like new unique reno, Basement 5+1, ensuite, 5000/5460sf Call *****000 Gallery 186 Bt Timah Road $1M MAJOR A&A done 2 yrs. Pool Garden Playground Prime Meyer 5890/ 4500 sf $1405psf neg! Ris 8100 5550
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      86 10 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 BEST BUY. KATONG 3sty terr 1798/3000sf 5rm (3attach)+1 Lift potential. Paya lebar mrt $2.5m to close. *****345 ts SIGLAP 2.5 STY beautiful Terr 4 yrs old, 1700/3400 sf, 5+1, Nice view *****000 sole agt Gallery 186 Bukit Timah Rd KATONG!
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      154 10 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 Sun Juinn Mei 9695 0030 NEW LISTING! 2.5 sty detach. Prime Siglap. Elevated. South 4100/ 5700 sf. Beautiful 5+1. Pool. Rare! Must View! D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 1) HARVEY 3-STY Terr, built 2800sf, 4+1, FH.
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      146 10 D17 CHANGI/ LOYANG HOUSES FOR SALE 407 BRAND NEW Bungalows/ Semi-Ds/ Terraces Direct from Developer Agents Welcome www.wahkhiaw.com.sg *****635 *****996 CORNER TERRACE Loyang Rise. 2710/3500 sqft. 3-sty+ basement. 5-rms. Good cond Mins to amenities 99yrs Only $5xxpsf. Andy 9227-2638 www.landed-Singapore.com TANAH MERAH BESAR Lane 2sty bunglw FH 6850/5000sf approx. 3
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      161 10 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR SALE 408 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR SALE 408 CEA RENEWAL 2016 LOCAL PROJECTS, INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS, G-SYSTEM 3, SPH SUBSIDY MANY MORE! CEA Reg No: BUYING? SELLING? RENTING? in Sengkang CALL ME NOW New/ Experienced Agents Welcome R*****0D Sylvester James www.gps.com.sg8202
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      114 10 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR SALE 408 Serious Seller SEMI-D FH LOR Chuan. A&A/ rebuild. 3454/2382 SF 2sty Wide frontage. Open hse Sun 3-5pm $11xx psf. 9040 4450 VIEW TO OFFER! Rare 3 storey Cnr Semi-D Beautiful 6bdrms Own Pool 5900sf (B) Call DiDi Z Now *****444 EXCLUSIVE
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      908 11 D01 RAFFLES PL/MARINA/ CHINATOWN PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 D01 RAFFLES PL/MARINA/ CHINATOWN PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 D01 RAFFLES PL/MARINA/ CHINATOWN PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 D01 RAFFLES PL/MARINA/ CHINATOWN PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 D01 RAFFLES PL/MARINA/ CHINATOWN PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 D20 THOMSON/ BISHAN/ ANGMOKIO HOUSES
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      231 11 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 ***BELOW MARKET PRICES! Superb value properties in prime established locations. Don’t miss! Call me now! DEVELOPER’S SALE! Just TOP FH Robertson. Great World MRT. River Valley Pri. 1-3rm fr $1.3xM! Nigel 9236 5109 BEST LOCATION *NEAR MRT Regency Park, Ardmore Park Four
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      599 11 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 Designed By: Samuel Lee Yong Yuan Join SLP SCOTIA. DARE TO TAKE A NEW LEAP. THE RENOWNED TRAINER, MENTOR AND LEADER. "YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES DO NOT DETERMINE YOUR FUTURE. WHAT YOU DO WITH
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      301 11 D12 BALESTIER/TOA PAYOH/ SERANGOON/BOON KENG PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 Henson Pang 9107 8070 TREVISTA 4RM $2.35M! 1701sf Unblock. NS, pool view. Int’l Kheng Cheng Schs, T Payoh Braddell MRTs, all amenities. MUST BUY 288 BALESTIER RD 3-BDRM FH. 1216 sf, designer decor AC. 3 min walk to mkt/ food
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      498 12 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D15 KATONG/JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D15 KATONG/JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D15 KATONG/JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D15 KATONG/JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE
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      125 12 D21 ULU PANDAN/ CLEMENTI RD/ SUNSET/BTTIMAH PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D21 listing can be found after D11 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOA CHU KANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 3RM WINDERMERE 1453SF A1! 3rm x 2 Palm Garden $908K! 4rm Palm Garden. Pool view. Private lift. Lot 1. $970K
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      288 12 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOACHUKANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 PENTHSE 5+1 GUILIN View. Spectacular unblocked view. No noon sun, no road noise. 2 bdrm w/attach. 9488 4143 HILLVIEW PEAK 527 sf from $6xxK. Future MRT. Pte enclave. Limited star buy! For viewing call Cat 9329-9119 Sheena Lim 9666 6188
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      337 12 BEDOK HDB APTS FOR SALE 426 Rare Listing 4’A’ LENGKONG TIGA Blk 115 104sqm Reno. Very Well Kept Impressive! Near MRT Don’t Miss! Danis Lim *****999. Visit SRX.com.sg code 9534 Paul Tan 9768 8287 NEW LIST! 5’I’ Blk 415 Bedok 119sqm, high flr, unblocked. Spacious layout. Amenities. pic @www.*****287.com SERIOUS
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      308 12 CHOA CHUKANG HDBAPTS FOR SALE 433 Open House SAT 2-4PM 4’A’ Corner, spacious, 293, privacy, high flr, unblock, amenities, convenient. VTO. 9005 3035 Alice CLEMENTI HDB APTS FOR SALE 434 James Yang 8688 0009 3’A’ 611 HIGH flr. Reno. $378K 4’A’ 111A Corner. Reno $590K 5’A’ 81 High. 130 sqm.
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      214 13 KALLANG/WHAMPOA HDB APTS FOR SALE 439 KALLANG/WHAMPOA HDB APTS FOR SALE 439 KALLANG/WHAMPOA HDB APTS FOR SALE 439 KALLANG/WHAMPOA HDB APTS FOR SALE 439 KALLANG/WHAMPOA HDB APTS FOR SALE 439 MARINE PARADE HDB APTS FOR SALE 441 MARINE PARADE HDB APTS FOR SALE 441 MARINE PARADE HDBAPTS FOR SALE 441
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      182 13 PUNGGOL HDBAPTS FOR SALE 443 Near MRT 641A 4RM PREMIUM, high flr, unblocked, corner, 91 sqm, LRT/ shops, reno, all races Serious seller. 9623-8442 QUEENSTOWN HDB APTS FOR SALE 444 CHEAP! 4RM STRATHMORE Blk 52 Very high floor #3X. Quiet No MRT sound. Unblock. Mins Mrt. Serious seller. Must sell!
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      307 13 SERANGOON HDBAPTS FOR SALE 447 4’NG’ 221 AVE 4. Corner, NS facing. Squarish. Bright, windy. Landed view. Shops/ food /1km Zhonghua Pri, CHIJ sch TAMPINES HDB APTS FOR SALE 448 NEW! 4’A’ BLK 729 Lift level. 91sqm. Spacious Squarish. Near Amenities/ Eateries Schs. All Races/ PRs eligible. 3-RM 877 TAMPINES
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      357 13 YISHUN HDBAPTS FOR SALE 451 $7XXPSF ONLY! SIGNATURE Yishun Luxury EC. 2, 3, 4 Premium bdrm. Up to $30K Grant. Co-broke welcome Mark Kong 9388 8897 $7XXPSF ONLY! SIGNATURE Yishun. Luxury EC 2, 3 4rm Up to $30k Grant! Near MRT/ Mall/Pk/ Orchid Country Club D02 ANSON/ TG PAGAR HOUSES
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      351 13 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR RENT 454 ONE TREE HILL. 3 Brand new semi-ds in Orchard landedonly estate. Mins’ walk to ION, MRT. A) 2300/ 4180 sf/ 5+ 1+ pool/ $18.5k B) 2700/ 4850 sqft/ 6+ 1+ pool/ $21 k. C) 3000/ 4560sf/ 5+1+ pool/ $21.5k. Owner 9863-5635/ 9727-2996
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      320 14 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA HOUSES FOR RENT 454 **396A DUNEARN RD 3Sty Semi-d 3800/6100sf 7+1+ pool quiet immed *****635 *****996 More sales/ rent (www.wahkhiaw.com.sg) BARKER RD 3-STY Detached. Hilltop View 5,400 sqft. Newly Reno. Pool. P/furnished Immed Good Rent *****530 NATURE PARK 3 sty Semi-d/ Bungalow 4+1 ensuite. 2900/ 5000 sqft.
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      633 14 D28 SELETAR HOUSES FOR RENT 454 D28 SELETAR HOUSES FOR RENT 454 Dalla Vale at Springleaf Avenue Mins’ walk to nearby park Sembawang Shopping Centre 3-storey cluster semi-detached, 5+1 bedrooms, 3,218 sq ft Mins’ drive to Yio Chu Kang MRT Station Greenwich V 3-storey cluster homes, 4+1 bedrooms, 2,885 to
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      994 14 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 8 TOMLINSON ROAD 7 ARDMORE PEAK 82 GRANGE ROAD Bright spacious 4-bedroom residences (3552 sq One unit per floor, private plunge pool 360 views Minutes walk
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      685 14 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 It's Easy With Us! BUY SELL LEASE "We Know How!" The Veteran leader with years of experience in real estate. Proven Track Records In D1, 2, 3, 9,
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      3111 15 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR RENT 465 D14 GEYLANG/ EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR RENT 465 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR RENT 465 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR RENT 465 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR RENT 465 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR
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      164 15 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR RENT 466 EXPAT'S CHOICE BAYSHORE PARK 4+STUDY 3479 sqft. Partially furnished Nicely reno Immed. Asking $11k neg. ReAnne *****547 EXPAT'S CHOICE THE MAKENA 3+1, 1528 SQFT. P/furn. High floor. Well kept. Immediate. Asking $4.5k nego. Call ReAnne *****547 D.15 MANDARIN GARDEN
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      111 15 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR RENT 466 COSTA RHU 2088/2239SF 4+1 Full bay/ MBS/ Suntec City view. $8K. PR *****840 COTE D’AZUR 3+1 High flr 1313 sf Full sea view Unfurn $4.9K Immed Call *****894 No agt EVERITT EDGE BRAND New, 2rm, 646sf, f/furn, pool/gym Eateries.
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      308 16 D16 BEDOK/UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR RENT 466 BEDOK RES. DESIGNER decor. 1/2/3 rms. Cheapest. 20 units 3+1 2-rm Price! Serious owner. James 9026 3334 4+1 BEDOK RES. Just TOP High flr. Unfurn. MRT/ bus interchange mall/ amenities. Immed. $neg. Eric*****988. WATERFRONT ISLE BEDOK Res New 1-bdrm. 635sqft, pool
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      518 16 ANGMOKIO HDB APTS FOR RENT 482 ANG MO KIO HDB APTS FOR RENT 482 ANG MO KIO HDB APTS FOR RENT 482 ANG MO KIO HDB APTS FOR RENT 482 ANG MO KIO HDB APTS FOR RENT 482 491 CLEMENTI HDB APTS FOR RENT 1+1 BLK 376 High flr. F/furn,
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      268 16 SENGKANG HDB APTS FOR RENT 502 new listing BLK 227C 5-RM Compassvale Quiet spacious. New paint, P/furn. Next to mall easy access. Immed. Ho 9661 3411 5-RM 309C ANCHORVALE Rd Reno. P/furn. Quiet. Windy Nearby LRT, Amenities, Malls Sch, Park. Avail 1st Oct. $neg TAMPINES HDB APTS FOR RENT 504
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      430 16 (EAST) PTE RMS FOR RENT 512 NO OWNER. MASTER rm. Near Kallang/Aljunied MRT/ Lor 15 Mins to city. Furn. Aircon. Immed $900-$1.2K. *****212 (NORTH/NORTH-EAST) HDB RMS FOR RENT 515 COMMON RM Hougang St 91 Blk 956. No cooking. Female only. $700. Call 9487-4593 MANY AREAS AMK, Yishun, Sengkang, Hougang, Serangoon,
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