The Straits Times, 1 August 2016

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  • 470 1  -  He will continue to make a case for free trade deal but admits tough election-year politics Jeremy Au Yong US Bureau Chief In Washington jeremyau@sph.com.sg US President Barack Obama remains committed to seeing through the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement, even as he
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  • 514 1  -  Chong Zi Liang ziliang@sph.com.sg Former president S R Nathan, 92, is in critical condition after he had a stroke earlyyesterdaymorning. He remains in the intensive care unit at Singapore General Hospital, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. Prime
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  • 55 1 American skydiver Luke Aikins bouncing in a net that broke his fall after he jumped from an aeroplane flying at a height of more than 7,600m without a parachute or wing suit. His stunt in Simi Valley, California, last Saturday set a world
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’sNext
      • 60 2 Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak embarks on a three-day working visit to Indonesia today for the 11th Annual Consultation between Malaysia’s premier and Indonesia’s president, as well as the 12th World Islamic Economic Forum. It will be the first meeting between Datuk Seri Najib
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      • 71 2 A new award will be launched today to recognise healthcare workers who have shown exemplary efforts to raise patient safety standards and prevent unsafe practices within the SingHealth group. The Target Zero Harm award will go to 10 individual winners and two winning teams.
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      • 63 2 Singapore’s corporate results season is in full swing, with profit figures due out this week from leading lights such as Sembcorp Industries, StarHub, Resorts World Sentosa owner Genting Singapore, and Perennial Real Estate Holdings. Investors will be hoping the stock market will stabilise after it
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    • What’sNews
      • 71 2 US President Barack Obama is committed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade pact but said the prospects for it to be passed in an election year are slim. In an e-mail interview with The Straits Times ahead of an official visit by Prime Minister
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      • 43 2 Singaporeans must “speak up” against people who try to spread radical ideologies, Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam said yesterday. “What we need is to make sure the mainstream, the middle ground, is solid,” he added. A4
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      • 68 2 Tokyo residents voted in the city’s first-ever woman governor yesterday, with former defence and environment minister Yuriko Koike pipping 21 other candidates to the post. She will administer a sprawling metropolis three times the size of Singapore, with a budget the size of Sweden’s, and
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      • 84 2 Veteran Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic took under four minutes to make his mark at Manchester United, scoring a spectacular opener in the 5-2 rout of Galatasaray in a friendly. He said he sees something big happening and “if (Paul) Pogba comes
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      • 57 2 The Democratic Action Party (DAP) will not press ahead with its plan to hold snap elections in Penang, after its ally, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), disagreed with the idea of early polls. But another ally, Parti Amanah Negara, indicated it was ready to
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      • 48 2 Did the Russians hack the Democratic Party’s e-mail servers? Is Republican Donald Trump a Russian agent? Such theories divert attention from the fact that the greatest threat to US strategic interests is Mr Trump in the White House, writes Jonathan Eyal. A22
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      • 42 2 The National Heritage Board has called a tender to study Haw Par Villa’s 1,000 sculptures, dioramas and architectural features. It aims to determine the condition of the sculptures “with the aim of restoring them”. B1
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      • 50 2 A new kidney dialysis centre that opened in Nee Soon South yesterday will also operate as a community outreach centre, to educate residents on preventing kidney diseases. The National Kidney Foundation dialysis centre also offers services such as health screenings and exercise classes. B2
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      • 52 2 With low oil prices continuing to weigh heavily on offshore and marine companies worldwide, the deep troubles of Singapore Exchange-listed Swiber Holdings could be the start of more to come, according to industry analysts. The debt-laden offshore services firm faces letters of demand
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      • 59 2 Wonder Boy, a new film based on the early years of singer-songwriter Dick Lee (below), will not shy away from controversial topics such as the drug taking that went on among his schoolmates at St Joseph’s Institution. The composer says he wants
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      • 49 2 Fried chicken made from a 100-year-old family recipe, cooking demonstrations by celebrity chefs such as Tetsuya Wakuda of the one-Michelin-starred Waku Ghin, and more await foodies at this year’s Epicurean Market, an annual gastronomic festival organised by Marina Bay Sands. D6 PHOTO: MM2 ENTERTAINMENT
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    • 334 2  -  WhyItMatters Adrian Lim adrianl@sph.com.sg The island’s first large-scale bicycle sharing pilot is set to kick off in the Jurong Lake District from next year end, with a government tender called last Friday to find an operator to build and run the project. Comprising 1,000
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  • TOPOFTHENEWS
    • Straits Times Digital
    • 577 3  -  Hundreds of fans throng bookstores for play script’s international release Gurveen Kaur gurveenk@sph.com.sg Harry Potter fans awoke bright and early yesterday morning to get first dibs on the highly anticipated Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Parts I and II. At Books Kinokuniya at Ngee
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    • 511 4  -  It’s important for Muslims and non-Muslims to take a stand against extremist acts and ideology, says minister Ng Huiwen nghuiwen@sph.com.sg Singaporeans need to speak up against those who spread radical ideology and contribute to the radicalisation of others, said Home Affairs and Law
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    • 505 4  -  Olivia Ho oliviaho@sph.com.sg Ten thousand people took to the roads on foot and bicycles for the final Car-Free Sunday until October. The event yesterday, which saw roads around the Central Business District and Civic District closed to vehicles, kicked off GetActive! Singapore,
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    • 388 4  -  Nicole Chia cnicole@sph.com.sg Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Grace Fu reiterated yesterday that the decision to not have live telecasts of the sporting action at the upcoming Olympics remains a commercial one. Speaking to the media on the sidelines
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    • 1308 6  -  Obama also rejects Chinese claims that the US stoked tensions in disputed waters Jeremy Au Yong US Bureau Chief In Washington jeremyau@sph.com.sg US President Barack Obama has reiterated calls for China and the other claimants in South China Sea territorial disputes to work
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    • 344 6  -  Jeremy Au Yong Singapore is an anchor for the US presence in Asia, said US President Barack Obama, outlining why the country is being given the rare honour this week of an official visit with a state dinner at the
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    • 552 8  -  They express sadness at former president’s grave condition Lee Min Kok, Yuen Sin mklee@sph.com.sg yuensin@sph.com.sg President Tony Tan Keng Yam headed a line of Singapore leaders and retired office-holders in government who visited former president S R Nathan in hospital yesterday after he suffered
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    • 542 8  -  Olivia Ho oliviaho@sph.com.sg Amid the tossing of mortarboards and joyful jump shots that characterise university graduation season, the gloom of entering a sluggish economy looms on the horizon foryoungjob seekers. Recruitment experts believe that the class of 2016 will
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    • 605 8  -  Joanna Seow joseow@sph.com.sg Recruiters and companies said the move by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) to raise the qualifying monthly salary for Employment Passes (EP) would likely place a strain on businesses’ bottom lines, but it could help to
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    • 537 3 For more stories on the new Harry Potter book, go to straitstimes.com In Pictures: Harry Potter magic in Singapore and around the world http://str.sg/potterpix Videos: Fans queuing up outside Singapore bookstores from 5am http://str.sg/potterfans SEE LIFE D7 Standard Cg Chartered I > Seize future opportunities with e$aver. From now till
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  • WORLD
    • 786 10  -  Former minister wins despite not having the backing of the LDP Walter Sim Japan Correspondent inTokyo waltsim@sph.com.sg Former defence and environment minister Yuriko Koike was yesterday elected Tokyo’s first female governor, media exit polls said, in a victory that came without the backing
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    • 424 10 TOKYO Japan’s Imperial Household Agency is arranging an occasion for Emperor Akihito to express his thoughts to the public this month, reported Japanese media. Yomiuri Shimbun said “the expression of his thoughts will be conveyed through a televised
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    • ASIA
      • 792 14 Students excel in critical thinking until they go to university, where they also lose motivation: Study NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING Chinese primary and secondary schools are often derided as gruelling, test-driven institutions that churn out students who can recite basic facts but have little capacity
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      • 321 14 HONG KONG Just days after a former military leader was jailed for life for accepting bribes, news emerged that another People’s Liberation Army officer has been placed under investigation for suspected corruption. Major-General Qu Rui, a deputy chief of the Combat Operations Department
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      • 409 14 GUANGZHOU A Chinese bus company has introduced a vehicle with new safety windows that allow passengers to leave the bus quickly during emergencies. The electric-powered bus, designed by the Municipal Commission of Transport in Guangzhou, will first undergo trial runs, reported Xinhua news agency
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      • Article, Illustration
        71 15 Over 1,000 smart robots dancing in unison at the International Beer Festival in Qingdao, in China’s Shandong province, last Saturday. The robots set a new Guinness World Record by dancing together for more than one minute. The previous record was held by 540 dancing robots. This year’s Beer
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      • 360 15 REUTERS NEW DELHI/DUBAI India wants to send a Cabinet minister to Saudi Arabia to try to bring back thousands of Indian workers who are facing a “food crisis” because they cannot afford meals after being laid off. India’s Foreign Minister Sushma
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      • 582 15  -  No-go after failing to get coalition partner PKR’s nod, says DAP leader Lim Guan Eng Shannon Teoh Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur shannont@sph.com.sg Malaysia’s opposition has called off plans for a snap election in Penang which have caused a rift
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      • 640 16  -  People Two names stood out in Indonesia’s reshuffled Cabinet last Wednesday Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, a celebrated economist; and Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto, a retired general. Both will have their work cut out as Indonesia continues to face economic
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      • 826 16  -  Arlina Arshad Indonesia Correspondent In Seruyan (Central Kalimantan) aarlina@sph.com.sg As soon as the door of her metal cage was opened, female Bornean orangutan Poco, 14, climbed to the top of a tree and settled herself on a branch. Shortly after, 13-year-old male
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      • 575 16 When President Joko Widodo needed a minister to spearhead his economic reform agenda, including an overhaul of Indonesia’s tax system, he chose former World Bank managing director Sri Mulyani Indrawati. The 53-year-old returned to Indonesia last week to helm the Finance Ministry as part of
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      • 482 17  -  Taiwan’s first leader with aboriginal links to also outline policies on indigenous people Jermyn Chow Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei jermync@sph.com.sg Hundreds of aboriginal activists gathered yesterday in Taipei’s main thoroughfare Ketagalan Boulevard to voice their demands ahead of a highly-anticipated apology by
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      • AsiaBriefs
        • 49 17 REUTERS NEW DELHI At least nine people were killed when a three-storey building collapsed in heavy rains in a Mumbai suburb yesterday. Officials said 32 people were killed by lightning a day earlier in India’s eastern state of Odisha. REUTERS
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        • 56 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING China’s Foreign Ministry said it is investigating a Japanese man suspected of “endangering China’s national security”. The latest irritant in ties between the two nations comes as Japanese media reported that the man had been detained in China. Endangering security
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        • 54 17 REUTERS HONG KONG Mr Chan Ho Tin, from the pro-independence Hong Kong National Party, has been disqualified from standing in next month’s Legislative Council elections. His application was “invalidated” after he refused to sign a new form saying the city is an “inalienable”
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      • 215 17  -  Jermyn Chow There are about 540,000 aboriginals in Taiwan, making up about 2.3 per cent of the island’s 23 million population. They are subdivided into 16 tribes, which include the Amis and Atayal tribes. Anthropologists say Taiwan’s aboriginals came from the Malay archipelago thousands of years ago.
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      • 1014 18  -  Poor job market, low self-esteem, extreme ideas on social media can trigger deadly result Walter Sim Japan Correspondent In Tokyo waltsim@sph.com.sg Violent crime rates in Japan are dropping and homicide rates are at all-time lows, but the mass killing last Tuesday by a
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      • 106 18 A Filipino fisherman reinforcing a shanty at a coastal village in the town of Bacoor, south of Manila, yesterday as Typhoon Nida approached. The authorities issued an alert for the effects of Nida as it crossed the northern Philippine island of
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      • 780 18  -  Nirmala Ganapathy India Bureau Chief In New Delhi gnirmala@sph.com.sg In the congested South Delhi district of Lajpat Nagar, houses stand cheek by jowl and most neighbours know each other. So the brutal murder of a 62-year-old woman in her own home on a
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      • 257 18 AGENC EFRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI A woman and her teenage daughter were allegedly gang raped in a field after being dragged from their car outside New Delhi, the police said, in India’s latest brutal sexual attack. A gang of robbers allegedly stopped the family’s
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    • WORLD
      • 839 19 He insinuates that she was not allowed to speak during the Democratic Convention US Election 2016 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON POST NEW YORK United States billionaire Donald Trump has belittled the parents of a slain Muslim soldier who had strongly denounced him
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      • 125 19 REUTERS, BLOOMBERG, WASHINGTON POST Led by influential industrialist brothers Charles and David Koch, the Koch network is made up of the wealthiest conservative families, philanthropies and conservative advocacy groups. Membership requires a payment of at least US$100,000 (S$134,000) peryear. The sprawling 700-member political donor network, which is
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      • 324 19 WASHINGTON POST COLORADO SPRINGS (Colorado) The Koch political network, which has steadfastly refused to engage in the 2016 presidential contest, plans to invoke Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in paid messages to voters as part of its campaigns backing Republican Senate candidates, top officials
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      • 403 20 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA LOS ANGELES A daredevil skydiver has become the first person to jump from a height of 7,620m without a parachute, landing in a net in southern California, a spokesman said. Mr Luke Aikins, 42, who has 18,000 jumps
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      • 638 20 Turkish govt announces new wave of expulsions and overhaul of military council REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ANKARA Turkey dismissed nearly 1,400 members of its armed forces and stacked the top military council with government ministers yesterday, moves designed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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      • WorldBriefs
        • 90 20 BLOOMBERG SYDNEY Australia’s opposition Labor party won the closely contested seat of Herbert in Queensland in the July 2 election after a recount, leaving the ruling coalition with a slim majority. The Labor Party won the seat by 37 votes after distribution preferences, the Australian
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        • 85 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUWAIT CITY Yemen’s government yesterday accepted a United Nations-proposed plan to end fighting that has left thousands dead, but there was no word from Iran-backed rebels who have intensified attacks on the Saudi border. The draft agreement, which follows several months of UN-brokered
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        • 73 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TUNIS (Tunisia) Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid lost a confidence vote in Parliament on Saturday, in a move that risks plunging the country into fresh political uncertainty. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favour of dismissing Mr Essid, whose government has been criticised for failing
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        • 86 20 REUTERS CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA (California) A deadly wildfire near California’s Big Sur coast raged mostly unchecked for a ninth day after gutting nearly 60 dwellings and forcing hundreds from homes and campgrounds, but a wind shift late on Saturday was expected to help firefighters quell the blaze. The
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      • 464 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS WASHINGTON At least one person was killed and four others wounded in a shooting in Austin, Texas, early yesterday, with police warning that the shooterwas stillatlarge. The incident began shortly after 2.15am (12.15pm Singapore time) in a busy downtown
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  • OPINION
    • 380 22 The Straits Times says Forthefirsttimesince1984,whenJardineFleming(Singapore)wasshutdown,theMonetaryAuthor-ityofSingapore (MAS)withdrew its approvalfor amerchantbankinMaythisyear.Itactedagainst BSIBankforseriousbreachesofanti-moneylaun-dering requirements, poor management sightofthebank’soperations,andgrossmisconductbysomeofthebank’sstaff.Suchpracticesfly in the face of Singapore’s fundamental requirement that financial institutions here comply strictly with regulations against money launderingandthefinancingofterrorism. Inthelatestepisodeofasorrysaga,theauthorities have said that they have found lapses in an-ti-moneylaunderingcontrolsin severalfinancial
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    • 1457 22  -  Are the Russians behind the hacking of the Democratic Party’s e-mail servers? Is Donald Trump a Russian agent? Such theories can be dangerous, in diverting attention from the fact that the greatest threat to US strategic interests is Trump in the White
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    • 2913 23  -  Young and vulnerable radicalised by Arab-sponsored clerics and charities offering to help rebuild war-torn land Carlotta Gall NEW YORK TIMES PRISTINA (Kosovo) Every Friday, just metres from a statue of Bill Clinton with arm aloft in a cheery wave, hundreds
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    • 1129 24  -  This is the last of 12 primers on various current affairs issues, published as part of the outreach programme for The Straits Times-Ministry of Education National Current Affairs Quiz. Primer Chua Siang Yee siangyee@sph.com.sg At this month’s Olympics, Singapore will be represented by 25 athletes–thejoint-highestnumber since
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    • 123 24 This primer is part of The Straits Times’ initiative to discuss issues of national concern. Each Monday, the paper’s journalists will address burning questions in the Opinion section, offering Singaporean perspectives on complex issues. The primers, as well as five campus talks helmed by editors and
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    • 421 24  -  TheSingaporePerspective Chua Siang Yee Stepping into her level 33 office at OUE Downtown 2, retired Singapore netballer Micky Lin, a digital marketing assistant manager at Deloitte Singapore, could be forgiven for thinking she is gate-crashingaTeamSingapore meeting. Scattered throughout the grid-like premises
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    • 64 24 THE STR AITS TIMES Ministry of Education NATIONA CURREN AFFAIRS For more information on the quiz or to access more resources on the topics covered this year, go to www.straitstimes.com/ tags/the-big-quiz For more information on the ST Schools programme and its offerings, visit www.straitstimes.com/stschools Have a burning question related to
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  • FORUM
    • 154 25 Who: Lee Kwok Weng, 64, a lawyer. My family: Married with three children–ason,aged29,and two daughters, aged 24 and 19. My home: A flat in Marine Parade. My passions: Walking and observing happenings around me. I started writing to the Forum page...: I started writing to the paper in 1969.
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    • 68 25 1. MRGURMITSINGH KULLAR:Sport is about passion and pride, not just numbers. 2. MR LIEW ENG LENG: Sports fans must accept that there are no more freebies. 3. MR RAYMOND ANTHONY FERNANDO: Involve suicide survivors and caregivers in help programmes. 4. MR SHERMAN GOH KENG HWEE: Important to remember
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    • 69 25 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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    • 378 25  -  Toh Cheng Seong The view that our Olympians do not promote social values, culture and heritage to help build Singapore’s identity, encourage racial and religious harmony, as well as stimulate knowledge and learning is woefully short-sighted (“State should not fund live
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    • 274 25  -  Trina Liang-Lin (Ms) President Singapore Committee for UN Women I applaud the tough action taken by the National University of Singapore (NUS) to crack down on inappropriate risque games on its campus (“NUS: Risque games completely inappropriate”; last Wednesday). Such
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    • 356 25  -  Larry Lai PrincipalCounsellor Focusonthe Family Singapore Empowering parents to watch out for warning signs of suicide can be helpful in reducing teenage suicide risk (“Teen suicides ‘highest in 15 years but overall rate falls’ last Tuesday). People tend to associate
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    • 301 25  -  Lee Teck Chuan Once, firms aspired to have an “exit strategy”. Many business founders courted investors to help grow their seeds of ideas. Once the seeds grew, founders and investors alike would harvest the fruits of their labour or capital. This was when
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    • 343 25  -  Cindy Keng (Mrs) Director Corporate Communications Division Ministry of Trade and Industry We empathise with consumers who have made prepayments to businesses which have closed down and are unable to recover their money for services not yet consumed (“California Fitness gym
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
    • 28 25 US skydiver makes 7,600m jump from plane with no parachute phew! glad he made it! Yeah, it would’ve been a messy situation down there if he had failed!
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  • BIG PICTURE
    • 117 26 The fifth annual St Annes Kite Festival kicked off over the weekend in Britain’s Lancashire district, drawing kite enthusiasts from all over the country and around the world. Among the international teams that participated this year was the Ku- wait national team, which brought the world’s
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  • HOME
    • 498 1  -  NHB calls tender to study and restore park’s sculptures Melody Zaccheus melodyz@sph.com.sg An in-depth heritage study of one of Singapore’s rare and historical gems–the79-year-oldHawParVil-la–willsoonbeunderway. The National Heritage Board (NHB) has called a tender to study the park’s some 1,000 Technicolor sculptures, dioramas and architectural
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    • 166 1  -  MelodyZaccheus Singapore Heritage Society’s executive committee member, Dr Yeo Kang Shua, said it is equally vital to study Haw Par Villa’s future use and its relevance to future generations. Visitor numbers have plunged in the pasttwo decades about 200,000 people visit each year, down from the million or
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    • 480 2  -  Besides treating kidney patients, it will host healthy-living activities Ng Huiwen nghuiwen@sph.com.sg To educate more residents on howto prevent kidney diseases, a new dialysis centre in Nee Soon South will double as a community outreach centre. In a move that is
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    • 402 2  -  Rachel Au-Yong rachelay@sph.com.sg Lawyer Josephus Tan, 36, is being considered to replace Bukit Batok MP Murali Pillai as head of the People’s Action Party (PAP) branch in Paya Lebar. Last night, Mr Tan was at the branch, where Mr Murali introduced
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    • 339 3  -  Olivia Ho The beleaguered students’ union of the National University of Singapore (NUS) has broken its silence about reported sexualised activities at orientation camps it organised. In an official statement that was posted on its Facebook page yesterday, the NUS Students’ Union (Nussu)
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    • 739 3  -  ‘Change maker’ Jack Sim out to battle disease by ensuring proper sanitation People Olivia Ho oliviaho@sph.com.sg Growing up in a poor kampung home and having to deal with his family’s night-soil bucket were what inspired Jack Sim to set up
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    • 203 4 Residents in the Punggol area can now enjoy a scenic foating wetland and learn about rare mangrove plants along Singapore’s longest man-made waterway. On July 23, a team of engineers from the Housing Board (HDB) was bestowed the Institution of Engineers Singapore’s Prestigious Engineering Achievement
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    • 555 4  -  Natural and man-made elements are combined to create ‘peaceful oasis’ Lin Yangchen linyc@sph.com.sg The greening of Punggol Waterway has helped the Housing Board (HDB) bag an engineering award from the Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES). The team of HDB engineers responsible for enhancing the
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    • 723 6  -  Ahead of Nurses’ Day today, cancer patient pays glowing tribute to TTSH oncology team Felicia Choo feliciac@sph.com.sg When The Straits Times asked cancer patient Madam Chai to be photographed, she was hesitant initially. However, when she
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    • 762 7  -  Job more crucial with new maintenance rules but few young S’poreans keen to join industry Janice Heng janiceh@sph.com.sg With tighter maintenance rules kicking in last week, lift technicians and engineers are more crucial thanever–yettheyremainscarce. “The whole industry has been short of manpower for
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  • SPECIAL NURSES’ DAY 2016
    • 952 9  -  Today’s nurses expand their capabilities to take on management roles, run clinics and influence healthcare policies MEREDITH WOO NURSING is one of the most demanding professions in the world and requires a lot of dedication and commitment. Nurses play an integral role in the healthcare system. Not only
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    • 792 10  -  Ms Rebacca Cheng and Mr Desmond Goh require great fortitude, an ironclad sense of purpose and great empathy to survive daily rollercoaster rides in the emergency room HAZEL TAN Gaining life lessons Before she became a nurse, Ms Rebacca Cheng Chew Yin was ignorant
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    • 766 11  -  Senior nurses Alicia Ng and Maria Harrison are the backbone of the multidisciplinary team that cares for patients in TTSH’s Intensive Care Unit JO-ANN HUANG AS SENIOR nurses at Tan Tock Seng Hospital’s (TTSH) Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Ms Alicia Ng, 28, and Ms Maria Harrison, 44,
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    • 626 12  -  Dr Xie Huiting wants to increase awareness about mental health patients who are frequently misunderstood by society SEOW KAI LUN AS A nurse educator at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Dr Xie Huiting, 33, shares her previous experience as a ward nurse caring for patients
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    • 690 12  -  HAZEL TAN NOTHING is more heartbreaking than watching a newborn struggle for dear life, but for a Singaporean staff nurse who goes simply by the name Erlina, helping a baby win his first major battle is part and parcel of the job. To the 28-year-old, it
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    • 616 13  -  Curtin Singapore provides registered nurses with an avenue to improve their capabilities PANCHALEE THAKUR CURTIN Singapore is helping registered nurses in Singapore develop their competencies further to advance their careers. The Bachelor of Science (Nursing) Conversion Program for Registered Nurses (Top Up), which is offered at the
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    • 608 13  -  NANCY KOH A NURSE may be the only thing between a patient and the grave. This sombre thought is what spurred Mr Benjamin Jeremiah Wee, 24, to bust gender stereotypes and plunge into nursing. Now working as an assistant manager at the Northeast Medical Group,
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    • 294 12 V Curtin Singapore wishes all Nurses a Happy Nurses' Day! v A global university ranked among the world's best s Top 100 in the World for Nursing by the QS 1 World University Rankings by Subject 2016 ■s Ranked in the top 2% of universities worldwide in the ARWU 2
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    • 243 16 Show Me the Money writes about the important economic concepts and investment strategies applicable to stocks investments. Using actual case studies and data, the book illustrates how these strategies worked for the Singapore market over the years. The painful lessons to learn and pitfalls are highlighted as well. The book
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  • EDUCATION
    • 1110 16  -  What’s a mum to do when the kids plead for an animal? Clara Chow stnewsdesk@sph.com.sg Clara Chow is a writer and the co-founder of art and literary journal WeAreAWebsite.com. Many years ago, I had two rabbits. One was white and was imaginatively named
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    • 1430 17  -  Impact of on-screen violence amplified for pupils with higher intelligence: Study Jonathan Wai, Brad Bushman, Yakup Cetin Jonathan Wai isa research scientist at Duke University. Brad Bushman isa Professor of Communication and Psychology at Ohio State University. Yakup Cetin is head of the Department
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    • 754 18  -  These are part of efforts to make literature texts more approachable; more works by local authors in syllabuses Literature in mother tongues Yuen Sin yuensin@sph.com.sg With English increasingly the main language used in homes here, the thought of burrowing deep into literary works in
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    • 423 18  -  Yuen Sin While presenting their thoughts on the poem Dalang: Episod Tiga by Singaporean writer Rasiah Halil, a philosophical take on leadership, Pioneer Junior College (PJC) student Mikhyle Mat Nooh found himself crossing swords with a classmate. “The poem focuses on someone who
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    • 433 18  -  Yuen Sin Before 17-year-old Deenah Haja Maidin took up Tamil Language and Literature (TLL) at Yishun Junior College (YJC), she had a negative perception of the subject as being “too much about history”. But she grew to enjoy the subject after
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      • 1876 19 Early exposure to the arts may even help boost your child's creativity, and boost other areas of their lives throughout their adulthood. IMPROVED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE A 2014 report by Americans for the Arts, a non-profit organisation that focuses on advancing the arts in the
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    • 972 20  -  Two graduates share their journeys from the Normal stream to studying for PhDs Muneerah Ab Razak mabrazak@sph.com.sg Mr Ernest Tan, 28, a PhD student, never thought he would get this far. The former EM3 and Normal (Technical) student did not bother studying much as
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    • 335 20  -  Muneerah Ab Razak Many are seeing double at the Nanyang Technological University’s convocation ceremonies with eight pairs of twins graduating this year. They include the four pairs pictured on the right. Ms Wong Jyun Yir and Ms Wong Jyun
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    • 736 1  -  Continued poor crude market could drag down more companies in oil and gas sector Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg With low oil prices continuing to weigh heavily on offshore and marine companies worldwide, the deep troubles of mainboard-listed Swiber Holdings could be the start of
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    • 995 2  -  ICM Pharma head wants to see its medications and personal care items in households across Asia People Wong Siew Ying wongsy@sph.com.sg Home-grown ICM Pharma might not be a household name but its managing director reckons the drugmaker’s products are probably in every household here.
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    • 227 2 Singapore’s central bank has said it is examining the extent of involvement by Goldman Sachs’ local unit in bond deals for Malaysian state vestor1MalaysiaDevelopmentBerhad(1MDB). The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has been questioning banks and financial institutions since last year as part of
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    • 672 2  -  Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg Singapore-listed Swiber Holdings’ decision late last Friday to drop its winding-up plans and be placed under judicial management instead was every bit as dramatic as its move to file for liquidation just two days earlier. Market watchers saw the turnaround move
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    • 473 3  -  They should assess situation during Britain’s post-Brexit transition, says IE S’pore official Geraldine Goh ggoh@sph.com.sg Local firms doing business with Britain should pay heed to possible changes in immigration policy following the country’s planned exit from the European Union. These changes would affect
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    • 307 3  -  Rennie Whang wrennie@sph.com.sg Third-quarter distributable income at Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT) rose 11.3 per cent to $20.9 million, boosted by the addition of Sofitel Sydney Wentworth and Maritim Hotel Dresden, which made its maiden contribution in the quarter. But these factors were
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    • 1248 4  -  This is especially if Reit has assets mostly outside S’pore and sponsor located overseas CaiJin Goh Eng Yeow Senior Correspondent engyeow@sph.com.sg Debt-laden Chinese developers have been quick to spot the beeline yield-hungry investors here have been making for real estate investment trusts,
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      • 119 4 Broker: CIMB Call: Buy Target Price: $4.16 SIA Engineering posted a slightly lower revenue of $272 million in the first quarter of financial year 2017. Line maintenance remained strong, supported by a year-on-year growth of 4.2 per cent in flights handled at Changi. Fleet size dropped to 156
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      • 127 4 Broker: Maybank Kim Eng Call: Buy Target Price: $1.84 First-half 2016 results for Raffles Medical met 44 per cent of full-year forecast, with revenue increasing 20 per cent year on year in the second quarter. Earnings rose 4.5 per cent year on year. A stronger second half is
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      • 176 4 Broker: CIMB Call: Sell Target Price: $7.24 SGX’s net profit in financial year 2016 came in at $349 million, flat year on year. Excluding a $6 million impairment charge for its investment in the Bombay Stock Exchange, net profit would have grown 2 per cent year on year.
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      • 127 4 Broker: OCBC Investment Research Call: Sell TargetPrice: $1.13 Sembcorp Marine (SMM) reported a 24.8 per cent year-on-year drop in revenue to $908.5 million and an 89.5 per cent plunge in net profit to $11.5 million in second-quarter 2016. First-half net profit of $66.3 million is 31 per cent
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    • 1051 5  -  Improved activity in China, low US interest rates are spurring growth once again News analysis Tan Min Lan stbusiness@sph.com.sg The writer is the Apac regional head at the chief investment officeof UBS Wealth Management. After years of blistering growth, emerging markets (EM) sunk into
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    • 524 5  -  MarketsInsights Grace Leong gleong@sph.com.sg The sudden withdrawal by troubled oil services firm Swiber Holdings of its winding-up application may help put the brakes on the slide in local stocks, analysts expect. The move buys time for the company to try to
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  • SPORT
    • 530 11 Hamilton clinches his sixth win in seven GPs and widens lead over team-mate Rosberg AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HOCKENHEIM (Germany) Lewis Hamilton extended his lead in the Formula One drivers’ championship to 19 points after winning the German Grand Prix with ease yesterday, with Mercedes team-mate
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    • 96 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RESULTS 1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes 1hr 30min 44.200sec 2 Daniel Ricciardo(Aus) Red Bull+6.996sec 3 MaxVerstappen (Ned) Red Bull+13.413 4NicoRosberg (Ger) Mercedes+15.845 5 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari+32.570 6 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari+37.023 7 Niko Hulkenberg (Ger) Force India+1:10.049 8 Jenson Button (Gbr) McLaren+1 lap 9
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    • 146 11 Rajendran Vijayababu slammed 244 not out yesterday to record the highest individual score in a 30-over cricket league match in Singapore. The 34-year-old opener had 44 boundaries and five sixes in his 102-ball knock as he took his side, Minnals, to a 380-2 total
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    • 340 11  -  Nicola Chew nchew@sph.com.sg Those watching the Men’s Open competition at the 18th National Canoe Polo Championships yesterday could be forgiven for taking a second look when some of the games were on. Of the 18 teams in action at the Singapore Polytechnic pool,
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    • 255 11  -  Nicola Chew Holders Singapore got their Asian Netball Championship title defence off to a promising start with a 57-14 defeat of Chinese Taipei in Bangkok last night. It was the national team’s first major tournament since the retirement of the three centurion
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    • 1120 12 / 13  -  Media industiy experts say broadcasters must do more to boost interest and ratings Rio Olympics 2016: 4 days to go Olympic TV rights Chua Siang Yee siangyee@sph.com.sg For so long, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) lived in the shadow of Fifa when it came
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    • 361 12 / 13  -  Singapore has refused to pay for live telecasts of sporting action from the Rio Olympics. But what is the scene like for the rest of the region? Thailand Tan Hui Yee Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok tanhy@sph.com.sg Live coverage of the Olympics in Rio will
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    • 321 12 / 13  -  Malaysia Shannon Teoh Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur shannont@sph.com.sg Malaysia is obsessed with winning its first Olympic gold medal, having come agonisingly close thrice before, all of them in badminton. That will be the main event for Malaysians, who will be spoilt
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    • 350 12 / 13  -  Taiwan Jermyn Chow T aiwan Correspondent In Taipei jermync@sph.com.sg Taiwan is sending a record number of athletes to these Olympics but fans will have fewer channels to catch the action live. New media company Elta TV and two free-to-air television networks, Formosa
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    • 563 12 / 13 Morozov, Lobintsev take their cases to CAS, IOC to make decision before start of Games AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS RIO DE JANEIRO Russian swimmers Vladimir Morozov and Nikita Lobintsev have lodged appeals against their bans from the Rio Olympics with the Court of Arbitration for Sport
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    • 340 12 / 13 THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK BANGKOK It would not be an exaggeration to say that Panipak Wongpattanakit is an Olympic champion in the making, given that the taekwondo exponent has swept almost everything before her on the way to a first appearance on world
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    • 667 14  -  Zheng Wen and Ting Wen will be the 6th pair of S’pore siblings in Olympic history Rio Olympics 2016:4 days to go Chua Siang Yee siangyee@sph.com.sg Athletes, in their relentless pursuit of excellence, seldom talk about regrets, only the next race, the next round. But for swimmer
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    • 286 15  -  Nicole Chia cnicole@sph.com.sg SEA Games sailing champion Bernie Chin added one more accolade to his list of achievements, after finishing third out of 58 competitors in the boys’ class at the Laser Radial World Championships in Ireland on Saturday. The 17-year-old
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    • 437 15 Ranieri admits his side can improve after PSG rout ahead of first Champions League season THE TIMES, LONDON REUTERS LOS ANGELES English Premier League champions Leicester City tasted their first loss of the pre-sea-son on Saturday, when they were hammered 4-0 by Paris Saint-Ger-main in
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    • 161 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS Atletico Madrid 0 Melbourne Victory 1 Atletico Madrid crashed to a 1-0 defeat by A-League side Melbourne Victory on their Australian pre-season tour in Geelongyesterday. Nick Ansell headed home off a free kick from Tunisian Fahid Ben Khalfallah in the 44th minute.
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      • 117 15 Both the Republic’s teams ended last in the Asia Rugby Under-20 Sevens Series leg in Johor after losing all their games. The men lost 10-31 to Hong Kong, 5-33 to South Korea and 5-14 to Malaysia in Pool A and then went down
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      • 46 15 MANDALAY (Myanmar) Singapore finished their Asean Football Federation Women’s Championship campaign without scoring a single goal, finishing bottom of Group A. They lost 0-2 to the Philippines on Saturday, after getting thumpedby Vietnam (14-0) and Thailand (8-0) earlier.
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      • 81 15 REUTERS Olympic tennis men’s doubles champions Bob and Mike Bryan will not defend their title at the Rio Games because their family’s health is their top priority, the pair said on their Facebook page on Saturday. “Representing Team USA is one of our proudest
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    • 1756 1  -  Ah Orh zi char restaurant may have a new menu, but it plans to stay true to its decades-old T eochew recipes The Life Interview With Goh Chiew Buay Eunice Quek euniceq@sph.com.sg It has been in business for 97 years, but zi char restaurant Ah Orh in
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      • 669 9  -  Singer-songwriter Birdy says her third studio album, Beautiful Lies, is the first time she knew what she wanted musically Anjali Raguraman anjalir@sph.com.sg At just 20, British singer-songwriter Jasmine Lucilla Elizabeth Jennifer van den Bogaerde, better known by her stage name Birdy, has an impressive string of
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      • 619 9 NEW YORK TIMES LOS ANGELES In June, when the 32-year-old co-owner of Hostess Brands plunked down US$100 million (S$134 million) for the Playboy Mansion, the snickering was instant: Hugh Hefner’s pleasure palace had sold to the maker of snack cakes such
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    • 670 4  -  Upcoming film by the Singaporean composer that is based on his early years will not shy away from shenanigans Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg Singaporean composer Dick Lee’s upcoming film Wonder Boy, based on his early years as a budding teenage
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    • 615 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS French film-maker Luc Besson has been ordered to pay Hollywood’s self-styled Master of Horror John Carpenter nearly half a million dollars for plagiarising his classic 1981 movie, Escape From New York, court documents revealed last Friday. The director of The
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    • 961 6  -  American restaurant Yardbird’s signature fried chicken is one of many offerings at this year’s Epicurean Market Kenneth Goh kengohsz@sph.com.sg Fried chicken lovers can get their fix at this year’s Epicurean Market, an annual gastronomic festival organised by Marina Bay Sands (MBS). Yardbird Southern Table Bar,
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    • 682 6  -  Katie Rogers NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK When Maryellis Bunn was a child, she dreamt of jumping into a swimming pool full of sprinkles. So, here we are. Last Friday, the 24-year-old Manhattanite threw open the doors to a spectacle worthy
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    • 718 7 It is the end of the road forJ.K. Rowling and her creation as the play Harry Potter And The Cursed Child opens REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES LONDON A new Harry Potter play that opened to swooning reviews and delighted gasps from the
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    • 929 8  -  Some tickets to the awardwinning musical are believed to have been resold at more than six times their original price Tiff Fehr NEW YORK TIMES On July 9, Lin-Manuel Miranda, founding father of Hamilton, took his final bow in the title role of his hit Broadway
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    • 595 10  -  Artists Eng Kai Er and Faye Lim’s She Ain’t Heavy, She’s Reaching Into Space was a conceptually rich way to experience dance REVIEW/ DANCE SHEAIN'T HEAVY,SHE'S REACHING INTO SPACE TheatreWorks 72-13/Last Friday Lee Mun Wai stlife@sph.com.sg Something small yet wonderful happened in the Singapore dance
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    • 451 10  -  REVIEW/CONCERT A NIGHTON BROADWAY Singapore Symphony Orchestra Esplanade Concert Hall/Last Friday Chang Tou Liang Years ago, an idea was mooted that a professional pops orchestra be formed in Singapore to cater to popular tastes in music-making and concert-going. That vision has not come to fruition, but
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    • 629 10  -  REVIEW/OPERA ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD NewOpera Singapore Victoria Theatre/Last Friday Mervin Beng New Opera Singapore’s production of the comic operetta Orpheus In The Underworld by Jacques Offenbach celebrates the fifth anniversary of the company. Under artistic director JeongAe Ree’s leadership, it has made huge strides
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    • 441 10  -  REVIEW/CONCERT BESTOFCHINESE VIRTUOSOS Singapore Chinese Orchestra Singapore Conference Hall/ Last Saturday Chang Tou Liang The title of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra’s programme seems to imply the prowess of its guest soloists, who are celebrated in China. It also applies to composers of the works performed, two of whom
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    • 982 4 VehiclesCLASSIFICATION GUIDE PASSENGER VEHICLES 302 Alfa For Sale 325 Mazda For Sale 326 Mercedes For Sale 327 Mini For Sale 328 Mitsubishi For Sale 329 Nissan For Sale 330 Opel For Sale 331 Perodua For Sale 332 Peugeot For Sale 333 Porsche For Sale 334 Proton For Sale 303 Audi
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    • 239 4 Honda For Sale 316 AUTO STARS TRADING HONDA SHUTTLE G $99,800. 7 years warranty, 6 free servicing Call: Justin *****511 Magen *****509 AUTO STARS TRADING HONDA VEZEL SENSING hybrid $114,800 7 yrs warranty 6 free servicings Call: Justin *****511 Magen *****509 SMARTCARS BOUTIQUE ’16 NEW SHUTTLE 1.5G i-VTEC Superior Cargo
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    • 188 4 Kia For Sale 320 GV CARS NLY $2.5K DOWNPAYMENT for 09 Picanto 1.1 A. Low mileage 56K km 1 owner. OPC Normal Plate avail. *****954 Ivan Ng O ABWIN 01/2007 KIA PICANTO 1.1M. Only $6.8K! High parf. Good for daily transport. 1 owner. Call to view! Tyler *****893 Land Rover
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    • 171 4 Mercedes For Sale 326 SAN HUP BEE 3 DAY DELIVERY! Brand New! Latest 2016 C200 2-dr Coupe Call 9452 8805 9728 8717 San Hup Bee #04-20 AML SAN HUP BEE 3 DAYS DELIVERY! Brand New C200 Avant Sunroof. Immed Stocks! Leather/rim. San Hup Bee 9452 8805 9728 8717 SAN HUP
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    • 282 5 Mercedes For Sale 326 LECO PRESTIGE FACELIFT ’16 A180 g’teed COE Immed delivery. Colour options. *****767/ *****993/ 8377-7777/ 9060-1776 PRIVILEGE MOTORS C200 COUPE AMG Line. Immediate Delivery! 3years/ 100K km Warranty. Call *****115 *****155/ *****515 APEX TRADING BRAND NEW MERC GLC250 AMG Moon-roof. 10 units avail. Low downpayment. Inhouse loan
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    • 369 5 Nissan For Sale 329 GV CARS 3800 DOWNPAYMENT ONLY w GV Inhse loan 1.99% p.a. 2008 to 2010 Latio 1.5A premium. 100% loan approval. Welcome old car 1-1 exchange w/o cash top up. Call Gavin 8606-3619 JCWC AUTOMOBILE BRAND NEW NISSAN GTR Black Edition 4WD. Inhse loan trade-in. For enquiries
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    • 298 5 344 Toyota For Sale GV CARS 4000 DOWNPAYMENT FOR 2008-2011 Toyota Altis 1.6A. 100% loan approval. 1 Owner low mileage. A1 cond. No need payslip bad credit welcome. Uber Grab z10 registration. High trade-in scarp car extra 12k for 1 to 1 exchange w/o top up. Call *****954 Ivan CAR
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    • 237 5 344 Toyota For Sale SAN HUP BEE 3 DAY DELIVERY! New Sienta 1.5G Twin power dr. Keyless. DVD, leather, s/rim. San Hup Bee 9728 8717 8383 3283 SAN HUP BEE 3 DAY DELIVERY! Vellfire 2.5Z /ZA Power Door. Immed COE /Stock. *****717, *****283 San Hup Bee #04-20 AML SAN HUP
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    • 227 5 344 Toyota For Sale JCWC AUTOMOBILE BRAND NEW TOYOTA Mark X 250G M/R. Inhouse loan trade-In. Call now! JCWC 6569-6969/ 9070-7117 JCWC AUTOMOBILE BRAND NEW TOYOTA Vellfire 2.53.5 ZG M/R. Inhouse loan trade-In. For enquiries, JCWC *****969/9151-2330 JCWC AUTOMOBILE BRAND NEW TOYOTA Aqua 1.5 X-Urban Hybird. Inhouse loan trade-In. For
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    • 208 5 344 Toyota For Sale HUP LONG DEPOSIT $8,800 MONTHLY $1,449. Toyota Wish 1.8X. Immed Delivery. Hup Long 6743-0018 6742-0018 HUP LONG DEPOSIT $10,800 MONTHLY $1,800. Toyota Harrier 2.0. Ready Stock. Call Hup Long: 6743-0018 6742-0018 HUP LONG DEPOSIT $14,800 MONTHLY $2,597. Toyota Vellfire 2.5. Immed Delivery. Hup Long: 6743-0018 6742-0018
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    • 252 5 344 Toyota For Sale TAI HUAT AUTO *****786/*****033 SIENTA 1.5G, 7 seater,smart key, led, 2 power doors, g’teed COE (no top up). $108.8K. TAI HUAT AUTO *****786/ *****033 NOAH 2.0X, 7 seater, 2 power drs, leather, s/rims, recording camera, gteed coe, $133,800. STARLINK NETT! SIENTA X/G LED G’teed delivery! All
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    • 325 5 355 Luxury Cars 8/13 LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR. LP700-4. 1 owner ARF $*****8. 4kkm. Agt warranty $998.8k, 2yr extended warranty $968.8k *****222 7/11 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL Flying Spur 6.0A 49kkm grey OMV$*****5 agt svc $338.8k 6472 2222 Off-Peak Cars 358 7/07 CHERRY QQ 800 (M) Parf $2100. Good cond. $4500. Call: *****532 Lim
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    • 518 6 Vehicles Wanted 363 Vehicles Wanted 363 WHEEL DEAL The smarter way to sell your car WE CAN HELP YOU SELL YOUR CAR AT THE BEST PRICE! CALL US NOW!! Tel 6319 8889 (Mon-Sun) or Visit www.wheeldeal.com.sg to submit car details Recent transactions: CAR MODELS YEAR SOLD AT BMW 520I 2012
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    • 739 6 Lorries For Sale 387 Lorries For Sale 387 MITSUBISHI FUSO CANTER 14FT Manual/ Auto Available Dual Airbag Adjustable Headlight Retractable Power Mirror Class 3 Driving License No VPC Required 12 Times Free Servicing 3 Years Warranty or up to 100,000km Immediate Registration! 0%* Interest *Terms and Conditions Apply Think One
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    • 292 6 Vans For Sale 391 T8 GALLERY **MAIN DISTRIBUTOR!! BRAND New Nissan NV200 1.6AT Petrol. Dual Airbag. Made in Japan. ETS $37K/ NV200 1.5MT Diesel. ETS $37.8K. Agent Warranty. 100% Loan. FOC (1st 20 units) Integrated Audio/ GPS/ Bluetooth and Reverse Camera. *****393 VICTORY AUTOMOTIVES G’TEED CHEAPEST! IMMED Delivery New Hiace
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    • 354 6 Vans For Sale 391 IMMED DELIVERY. NEW Hiace auto/ manual. 100% loan, 3yrs warranty. High trade in. $85,800. Call *****833 CAR (S) PTE LTD NISSAN URVAN, COE till Mar 2020. Perfect Condition. Cheap! Only $29.8k. Call Shue *****114 THINK ONE GROUP BRAND NEW NISSAN NV200 Immediate Delivery. 5 yrs Agent
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    • 265 6 D01 RAFFLES PL/ MARINA/ CHINATOWN HOUSES FOR SALE 402 DON'T MISS FH $3.1M 2.5STY corner terr Bedok Place. 2350/ 3305sf. 5rm. Squarish wide hse! 1 min to bus stop. JT *****895. D04 SENTOSA/ TELOK BLANGAH HOUSES FOR SALE 402 $13.8M ONLY $NEG! Sentosa Waterway Villa, brand new, move-in, Land 8000sf
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    • 297 6 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 NEW OPEN HOUSE 1-6pm GCB Area $18.38m only. Just TOP, privacy, elevated, lift, pool, wide frontage, *****000 RS. Gallery 186 Bukit Timah Rd NEW OPEN HOUSE 1-6pm. GCB area Oriole Cres 8511/9000sf Elevated Million-dollar view, Pk 6 cars. *****997 sole agt Gallery
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    • 2195 7 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in June 2016 This week: 13 18 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT District 13 The
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    • 154 7 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR HOUSES FOR SALE 405 KEMBANGAN. BRAND NEW Terra Villas 3sty Terr Jln Sayang. Built approx 4000sf. 5 rm. $2.88M.*****949 Poh D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 Choice Unit BURNFOOT 3050SQFT $3.XM. Joo Chiat 2685sqft $3.xM. Woo Mon Chew 6077sf 5.xm Kew Ave
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    • 121 7 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 ANGIN LAUT ONLY $3.xm 3sty corner Semi-D w/attic, 3500 3200 sf. 3+1 move in, face S Call *****995 EW sole agent WOW! $800 PSF! Bedok 2.5sty Semi-D, walk to amenities/ 3400/ 4000/ 4200 sf, cosy, reno, *****644 Jas sole agt
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    • 247 8 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 DON'T MISS SIGLAP TERR. 2032SF $2.xM Elevated, south, unblock. 3+1 exclusive area, wide frontage Original cond. *****345 tim BRANKSOME BUNGLW. 7 Bed 5 carpark Pool. 5 yrs old. High Quality Finishes. High Ground. Call Megan *****177 SIGLAP VICINITY. FH 3.5
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    • 286 8 D17 CHANGI/LOYANG HOUSES FOR SALE 407 28A TOH CRES. Brand new Semi-d. 3950/5390 sf. 5+1 S/pool. A1 design, finishes. Pk Many cars. 2 units avail. Owner *****635/*****996 www.wahkhiaw.com.sg Mavin Lai 9387 1014 $2.XXM!! BRAND NEW. F’hold. 3-sty inter terrace@ Mariam Way. 2800sf. 5+1 rms with ensuites. Open plan layout. Visit
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    • 286 8 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR SALE 408 DON'T MISS DYNAMIC ALLIANCE LDA7772. $2.68M, Nice layout, MRT. $2.88M A&A done, Cosy 5rm. $3.xM Brand new, 5000 sqft. $4.9M 5117 sqft, Reno, Cosy. $5.xxM Detach, Superb view. View now!! Eddie 9060-1878 MUST VIEW! BEAUTIFULL affordable Strata Terr Hses Paya Lebar
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    • 304 8 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR SALE 408 Bring Cheque **FH NEW LAUNCH! Just TOP! Mins to S’goon MRT, Nex Mall Home lift with pool. 4+1 bdrm Call Ivan Lim 9010 8008 **FH NEW LAUNCH! Just TOP! Mins to S’goon MRT, Nex Mall Home lift with pool. 4+1 bdrm
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    • 252 8 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR SALE 408 SERANGOON CENTRAL NEW pair of semi-d 3150/5500 sf, lift, lap pool, 3 cars,basement FH, MRT, NEX! 9366-2700 RS OPENHSE 1-6PM $2.XM! Brand New 4140 sqft, high ceiling, open concept, Heartland Mall Almost Sold! 6100-1008 RS D.19 3/STOREY F’HOLD Strata Landed hse.
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    • 246 8 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR SALE 408 OPEN HSE SAT/SUN 2-5pm. Brand new Punggol bunglw. 6366/9360sf, 8+1, lovely, FH, LRT. $7.xxM. Gin 9652-8718 NEAR MRT MUST SELL! TERR @Simons Pl FH. 2-sty. Land 2600/2200sf 4 rms. Walk to Kovan MRT. $2.xM. Theresa 9749 7833 ADAM TNG 9666 5127
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    • 254 8 D20 THOMSON/ BISHAN/ ANGMO KIO HOUSES FOR SALE 408 Lawrence Goh 9106 8754 JASMINE RD FH terr. Besides Thomson Plaza amenities. Approx 1559/ 1753 sf. 2-sty, 4bdrm.Reno,well kept. $2.xm Jane Lee 9691 2311 2-STY FH TERR Ellington Sq. 1778/ 2338sf very well kept, walk to CHIJ St. Nic/ future MRT,
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    • 244 8 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOACHUKANG HOUSES FOR SALE 409 CORNER-TERRACE VERDE AVE New List! 2,632sf, 5 rms, roof terr,99yrs lease-hold, no opp houses. $2.2xmil. *****020. www.chris-roadboss.com NEW LISTING 2.5-STY FH TERR Hse Hillview. $2.7M neg. Elevated grd 5+1. 2105/ 3383 sf. Mins MRT/ Mall. *****980 Janel VERDE VIEW CORNER terrace
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    • 283 9 D27 YISHUN/SEMBAWANG HOUSES FOR SALE 410 Priced to Sell SHAUGHNESSY, 5+1+1. 3 sty Basement with 2 car lots Roof terr. Nice unit. No west sun. Pool, clubhouse, tennis, BBQ. Best call *****225 Derek. www.teampower.sg GO H. K (GARY GO) 9101 0405 $1.9M UP! MUST sell! Semi-D Jln Sankam, FH. Land
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    • 275 9 D28 SELETAR HOUSES FOR SALE 410 GORGEOUS SELETARHILL SEMI-D 3580/5500 sf, 2 cars, high ceiling, pool, Greenwich V. Almost sold! *****644 Ja Don't Miss 2-STY FH semi-d at Tamarind Rd. land 4486 sf/ built 3000 sf. Wide frontage 4+1 rms. $4.xM neg. Benson *****869 BEGONIA DR 2-STY Corner Semi-D. F’hold
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    • 269 9 D02 ANSON/TG PAGAR PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 ICON 1-ROOM 581SF. High floor Mins to Tanjong Pagar MRT $1.08m neg. Serious Seller. Serene *****177 LSR Auction RECEIVER’S SALE ICON Gopeng approx. 915sf #29 2bdrms MRT 99yrs. Auction 23/8. Must sell! *****668 PINNACLE AT DUXTON 4A, 93sqm, #17th Flr, Convenient Best
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    • 247 9 D04 SENTOSA/ TELOK BLANGAH PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 INTERLACE 4-BDRM 3864 sf Roof terr. Premium blk. Sea /Greenery view. Sat/Sun 3 to 5 pm VTO. Janice 9100-7396 HOT PROPERTY SKYLINE RES FH 1/3/3+S/ PH Mins to Vivo City, Sentosa/ CBD/ MRT. Sea view. Good invesment. Mich 9800-9538 COMPLETING 3Q
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    • 339 9 D08 LITTLE INDIA PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 Cara Loke 9007 0076 FORTE SUITES, FH, TOP soon. 2 rms #11-04, 603 sf $1.01M.. 3 rms #15-06, 624 sf $1.2M. Others avail. Developer Sales Team. Buyers/ agts welcome New Listing HERTFORD COLLECTIONS 3BDRM PH. 1800 sf. City view. FH. Farrer Pk/
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    • 266 9 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 Best Deal CITYVISTA RES (CAIRNHILL) 24 units. 2142/2626sf 3/4rm fr $3.95M. 2 Penthses 9182sf only $11M. Units under co., no stamp duty.Eileen *****599 OUE TWIN PEAKS Premium Tower Launch. N/S facing. Free designer furniture. Deferred payment avail. Max rental yield. View actual
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    • 262 9 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 Must View ***THE PEAK@ CAIRNHILL II. Only for the successful you. Call Developer’s Sales. Move in now. Edmund *****222 Good Buy OUE TWIN PEAKS Tower 1/2 1/2/3 bdrms. $24XX psf up. Deferred payment scheme. Designer furn Irene *****812 SCOTTS SQUARE. FREEHOLD. 2-bedrooms.
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    • 308 9 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 TWIN PEAKS, NEW Release, Deferred Payment. Mins to Orchard.Selling Fast! Patrick James *****994/*****767 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 Eric Goh 9062 7773 Under X-Value SRX Verified D’LEEDON, NEW 15% disc Pay 10% free stay 12 months
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    • 234 10 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 ROBIN RESIDENCES IMMED FH Studio-5bdrm 1km good sch, 250m to Stevens MRT, facilities. Fr $1.xM. Buyer/Agt welcome! Ritzy Fang 9068 8118 ARDMORE 3, IMMED, 3 bdrms fr 1744 sf. 15% 12% ABSD package, High Flr. Buyers/ Agents Welcome! Viewing by appt.
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    • 258 10 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 Darren Teo 9002 6060 FH QUEENSBERRY LODGE. (SHANGHAI Rd) 1 bdrm 614 sf. Rarely avail. Quiet. Cosy. Squarish layout, well kept BEST PRICE DONT MISS! NASSIM Park Res Duplex PH, 5+1+1 All Ensuite 6889 sqft. Design Quality Finishing. Sherry 9735 3597
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    • 142 10 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 Price Price $772psf $1,233psf $1,694psf $2,206psf This Heat Map Reflects
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    • 72 10 Vivian Tan B L 9007 0696 $1.3M. HILLCREST ARCADIA. Spacious 2-rooms Duplex 1388 Sqft. Lush greenery. Quiet. 99 years. Cosy Airy. D12 BALESTIER/ TOA PAYOH/ SERANGOON/ BOON KENG PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 Good Buy CHEAP FH APT! 1215sqft, 3 rm, Designer Decor.$1100psf only mins to Whampoa Mkt,NTUC. Mins City.
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    • 58 10 D12 BALESTIER/TOA PAYOH/ SERANGOON/BOON KENG PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 MUST VIEW! URBAN HERITAGE DUPLEX 1rm 850sf with roof terr, indoor pool. Near malls eateries. Immed. neg. Call 9179 5047 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONG PASIR PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 THE ACACIAS 1+STUDY 818sf $850K. FH. Look Brand New Serious
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    • 79 10 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 SIM URBAN OASIS Walk to Mrt 1bed Loft fr $706K, 2bed fr $859K, 2 Dual Key fr $1.12M 3bed fr $1.22M, 4bed fr $1.39M. Grab! Jet *****977 Must Sell TIVOLI LODGE 3BDRM FH, High Flr. Near Amenities MRT 1280 sf. Vacant.
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    • 66 10 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 WINDY HGTS BLK 86. High flr. Unblock. FH 2475sf. 4+1 (3 ensuites. 38 yrs old. Orig $1.98M neg. *****006 CRM HOT PROPERTY WINDY HEIGHTS 2476 sqft 4+1 Pool, quiet facing. Full facilities. Freehold. Spacious. Only $929psf. Chris *****722 UNNY SPRING FH.
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    • 301 10 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 WATERBANK@DAKOTA 2bdrm 883sf. Pool view. High floor. Sell vacant.Mins MRT. $1.35m Serious Seller.Tan*****900 LYNN YIEW 9489 3618 SELLING BELOW VALUATION. EUHabitat 1-bdrm. 614 sqft. Grd flr lovers! Beautiful gdn/ quiet facing, 101% move-in. D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS
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    • 276 11 D15 KATONG/JOOCHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D15 KATONG/JOOCHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D15 KATONG/JOOCHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D15 KATONG/JOOCHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D15 KATONG/JOOCHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 STEVEN LAU 9338 5047 SUNNY
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    • 65 11 ***LAGUNA PARK 3+1, near MRT, Siglap. 1615 sf. Mid flr. Unblocked. Spacious. Serious seller. Benny 9682 4088 D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 BRAND NEW! BEDOK Res. 3/4 bdrms/ PH, 1970sf, face pool, MRT/ shpg mall. For Sale/ Rent. Eileen Lau *****681 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-5786 *BEDOK RES
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    • 274 11 D16 BEDOK/UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 Near MRT URBAN VISTA, BRAND new 2 rm with furniture deck. 560sf Mid flr. Greenery! F/facilities MRT/CBP. Jolene 9270 8298 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-3483 Near MRT URBAN VISTA, 2BDRM $960k Brand new, pool view, next To MRT. Fully Furnished. Pls Call Eric Goh
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    • 270 11 D18 TAMPINES/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS FOR SALE 418 GOH MIAH BOON 9119 0788 SAVANNAH 3+STUDY 1238 sf. Cheap! View to offer. Mid flr, quiet facing, no noon sun. Privacy. Full facilities. Vacant Fire Sale! CHEAPEST!! D’NEST 5-BDRM Dual-Key 1765sf/164sqm.TOP Soon! MRT/ Mall. $8XXpsf Only! $Neg. Lynn *****385 Best Deal
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    • 275 11 D19 SERANGOON GDN/HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 Jane Lee 9691 2311 VIBES UPP S’goon 2bdrms PH. FH 850sf Loft. Just TOP. Walk to NEX mall/ MRT/ bus interchange. Immed move in. CHARLTON 27 Upp S’goon. FH 5bdrms with pte lift 4000 -6000sf. Bright. Fr $6xx PSF. Call: *****848
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    • 959 12 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/ PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/ PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 D19 Pte Apts With Caveats Lodged In May 2016 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT The Minton 995,000 980
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    • 264 12 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOACHUKANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 HILLTOP GROVE 3+UTILITY, 1238 sqft, #05, balcony, nice modern reno, unblock greenery. $1M. Ms Tan *****861 PN HILLION RESIDENCES 1-BDRM Integrated to Downtown Line MRT/ bus interchange/ Mall. $6xxK. Call Melvin *****647 Amy Ko 9455 2121 MERAWOODS FH 4+1 approx
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    • 318 12 D27 YISHUN/SEMBAWANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 421 Fire Sale! CANBERRA RES 4+STUDY PH 2067 sf. Brand new. Pool facing. P/furn. Mins to Canberra MRT. $1.6M. 9889-8585 Val D28 SELETAR PTE APTS FOR SALE 421 DANIEL CHNG 9384 0012 GRANDE VISTA. 999 Years! Best Value! Price Reduced! 1) 2024sf. 4+1. Nice/Spacious
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    • 361 12 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR SALE 425 Must Sell! 5’I’ BLK 714 Pt Blk. 119 sqm. Good facing. AMK Hub/ MRT/ mkt/ eateries. Can contra. PR all races. 9382-7995 Keith BEDOK HDB FOR SALE 426 Teddy Ng 9366 1821 3’I’+1 BLK 29 Move-in. $340k. 3NG Blk 92 High flr. $340k.
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    • 288 12 BISHAN HDB FOR SALE 427 BLK 162 BISHAN EM Designer decor. 4 full size bdrms Low flr, Walk to mkt/ MRT station. Asking $938K. Hp *****540 **RARE UNIT DBSS Bishan 4A 273A 95sqm, #30+ windy Panoramic view. Just MOP. Pls call Damien *****772 PN PRIME LOCATION 145 BISHAN ST 11
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    • 319 12 BUKITPANJANG HDBFOR SALE 430 Joe Tng 9450 6667 EA CORNER POINT Blk 155, Gangsa Rd, #12, 140 sqm, Nice Reno, All races. Beside Petir LRT Bt Panjang Plaza. Grab It Now! $540K UP!! EA 650 Senja LRT 10 mins MRT DTL Stn Shpg. Just reno 1 year ago. Move in
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    • 466 13 CHOA CHU KANG HDB FOR SALE 433 CHOA CHU KANG HDB FOR SALE 433 CHOA CHU KANG HDB FOR SALE 433 CHOA CHU KANG HDB FOR SALE 433 CHOA CHU KANG HDB FOR SALE 433 CLEMENTI HDBFOR SALE 434 Star Buy IMPRESSIVE RARE 5I Pt Blk 413 Clementi #12 Face
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    • 110 13 HOUGANG HDBFOR SALE 436 New Listing 5-RM BLK 971 St 91. NTUC/ Eateries/ Sheng Siong. 116 sqm. Lift level/ All races. Can contra!! Nathan 9385-6159 JURONG EAST HDB FOR SALE 437 NEW LIST! 5’I’ Blk 258 #04 Well-kept, NS facing, early move-in. Next to mkt, schs. Malls. Ask only $520K
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    • 286 13 JURONG EAST HDBFORSALE 437 VALUE FOR MONEY 4’NG’ 244 High floor recess Unblocked. Breezy. Bright spacious kitchen. MRT IMM sch. neg. Julie 8218-0712 JURONG WEST HDB FOR SALE 438 RON LIM 9321 5858 3A 438 MOVE-IN all amenities 4A 537 A1 reno, corner, MRT 4NG 531 high flr, corner, MRT
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    • 286 13 PASIR RIS/CHANGI HDBFOR SALE 442 Sharon Koh 9853 6602 4A BLK 724 Unblock Vacant Windy Bright Spacious Quiet Opp West Mall/24hrFairPrice Renovate to your own liking!! PUNGGOL HDB FOR SALE 443 Reduced Price VERY CHEAP! 5’I’ 107D. Mins to LRT, next to Mee Toh Pri. Very high flr, corner, well
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    • 271 13 SENGKANG HDBFORSALE 446 NO EXAGGERATION. NICELY renovated, marble flr, wood work. 4-rm 100sqm Blk 142 High flr, Rivervale Mall/ LRT/ Sch Easwaran *****523 Agt Open House 275C COMPASSVALE LINK 4rm $520k. MRT. Reno. 90 sqm. Serious seller. View Sat Sun 1pm-3pm. Bai *****558. Visit SRX.com.sg/code-1436 4’A’ CORNER 108 Rivervale Walk.
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    • 443 14 SENGKANG HDB FOR SALE 446 446 SENGKANG HDB FOR SALE 446 SENGKANG HDB FOR SALE 446 SENGKANG HDB FOR SALE 446 SENGKANG HDB FOR SALE Karen Siow 9618 1708 4-RM CORNER 411B Fernvale Rd.Just MOP Nice $439K neg 96sqm. Near Seletar Mall/ sch. All races. Move in cond 5’I’ 225B
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    • 131 14 WOODLANDS HDB FOR SALE 450 **BEAUTIFUL JUMBO BLK 808 Approx 2067 sf. Corner. Lift flr. Windy. Mins MRT/ mkt. Serious Seller. Eric 9818 1929 FIRE SALE 5I 549 $410K only Corner 115sqm #06 Move-in Mins Sch/Mkt. Serious Seller. All race/PR.Victor*****900 LHG EXCLUSIVE HDB Units. 5’I’ corner 35 High flr. Sea
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    • 298 14 WOODLANDS HDB FOR SALE 450 Don't Miss 3’A’ BLK 319 Woodlands St 31. Lift level. Squarish layout. Bright. Breezy. Well kept. All races. Call: Steven *****772 RISDIAN LAGI POWER 8323 7832 4’A’ BLK 891A Woodlands Dr 50. Near Causeway Point. Reno. Move in cond. View to believe! Early move in.
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    • 295 14 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR RENT 454 ONE TREE HILL. 3 Brand new Semi-ds in Orchard landedonly Estate Min walk to ION, MRT A) 2300/4180sf/ 5+1+ pool/ $18.5k B) 2700/ 4850 sf/ 6+1+ pool/ $21 k. C) 3000/ 4560sf/ 5+1+ pool/ $21.5k. Owner *****635/*****996 www.wahkhiaw.com.sg 1 JLN JELITA. Brand
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    • 262 14 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONG PASIR HOUSES FOR RENT 454 Best Deal DETACHED AT CARMICHAEL Rd. Land 4248/7000 sqft. 2 sty with basement roof gdn. 5 rooms 4 baths. $6.xk. Richard Ong 9647-9755 D14 GEYLANG/ EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR HOUSES FOR RENT 454 RARE JALAN ISHAK $7,000 Semidetached home for Rent Lease
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    • 352 15 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR RENT 454 Jane Lee 9691 2311 BEAUTIFUL 3STY DETACH hse w/pool @Da Silva Lane. 6rms approx 6000sf, elegant reno. Walk to Kovan MRT Mall. NEW S’GOON GDN. 2.5-sty basement. 5+1 ensuite, solar energy, jacuzzi. P/furn, luxurious. neg. Lim 9766-7283 D20 THOMSON/ BISHAN/ ANG
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    • 331 15 D04 SENTOSA/ TELOK BLANGAH PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 REFLECTIONS KEPPEL Bay 2465 sf. 4-rms Sea view. High flr, P/furn. Avail Immed. Please Call Owner Wan Lin 8188-7432/9752-6838 CARIBBEAN 4+1 BEST blk. #02 1894 sqft. Bright. Spacious living dining. Quiet $9.5K. Immed. Mavis *****600 Grab It Now! INTERLACE 3122 SF.
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    • 359 15 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 ELIZABETH TWR NEW/ Lovely Reno Spacious. 5+1. 3100 sf Pool, gym. Walk to Orchard Rd/ MRT. Immed. 6467 6077 MRT DOORSTEP Mackenzie Studio 550sf F/furn A1 cond Pool,gym Immed. $2750. Agt Welcome Owner 9863 5635 CAIRNHILL PLAZA RENO Condo. 2820 sqft with
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    • 269 15 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 ST REGIS, HIGH End condo. 4+1, 2100 sqft. Partial furn. Renovated. Facilities. Immed. neg. Call Clinton 9851 2159 NEW LISTING 1+1 ONE JERVOIS 635sqft Partial/ fully furn. Unblocked Bright, breezy. High flr $3.xK Near amenities. 9455-4286 TOWNHSE SOMMERVILLE Pk. 3294 sqft.
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    • 291 15 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA PTE APTS FOR RENT 464 ADAM TAN 9668 6218 THE SPRINGS 2BDRMS Immed! High flr. Superb view. Bright airy. F/furn. 5 mins to MRT malls. Bring luggage only!!! New Listing LUCIDA (SUFFOLK RD) #14-01 1324sf, 3+1, balcony, $4.2k. Mins United Sq/ Novena MRT Sole agent Eileen 9022 5599
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    • 303 15 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR RENT 465 Don't Miss ESCADA VIEW 3+1+1. 126sqm High flr. Reno. New paint AC. F/furn. Facilities. Immed. $2.6K neg. 9632-7530 May BEST LOCATION 1 LOFT 1BDRM loft unit, brand new, very near Aljunied MRT, 581sf, f/furn $2xxx. Immed. Felice Shoo 8482 8889 D15
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    • 326 15 D17 CHANGI/LOYANG PTE APTS FOR RENT 467 CHANGI GDN 3+1 F/furnish. Quiet, Bus to MRT. $2000 Immed. 9666-9068 EC10 D18 TAMPINES/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS FOR RENT 467 KENNETH WONG 9630 0318 Service You Trust SIMEI MRT MY Manhattan 2 Bedrooms 861sf Changi Biz Park SUTD All welcome! Move in
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    • 335 15 D27 YISHUN/SEMBAWANG PTE APTS FOR RENT 470 LILYDALE 3+1, 1270 f. High flr Pool view. Well maintained. F/ furn. near eateries. Immed $2.8K. Dixon Tan 9368 1212 D28 SELETAR PTE APTS FOR RENT 470 KENNETH WONG 9630 0318 Service You Trust 4-BEDROOMS MIMOSA PARK 1755 sf. Quiet serene. Neighbourhood move
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    • 312 16 CHOACHUKANG HDBFOR RENT 490 Ann Lim 9060 6329 4-RM BLK 26 Teck Whye Lane f/furn, well reno, 4bdrms Downtown MRT/ amenities. $2.2K. Ann Lim *****329 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-9854 Open House APPROVED 5I BLK 518 3bdrm F/furn AC. Nice. Convenient Near NTUC, mkt, pk. Immed. $neg. Hurry! Lionel *****592 CLEMENTI HDB FOR
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    • 294 16 SENGKANG HDBFOR RENT 502 Vacant 3-BDRM WHOLE UNIT Blk 245 Compassvale Rd. Can be furn AC. Quiet. Near MRT. All races. $2000+. 8222-2060 SERANGOON HDB FOR RENT 503 Vacant 2/ 4-BDRMS FEW units avail. 2Rm Blk 2 Lor Lew Lian. MRT 4Rm Blk 533 Reno. AC. Quiet All races. $2K+.
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    • 444 16 HDB/HUDCAPTSWANTED (RENT/ BUY) 527 MANY TENANTS JUST arrived! Urgently need whole units. Rent/ Sale. High Co/ personal lease. Family/ profs./ student. Call 9694-5678 Pan (In Real Estate Since 1999 JAPANESE/KOREAN/ FOREIGN Single/ Expat family looking for all areas, whole unit for Rent/ Sale. High budget. *****994 Lee WP FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE
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    • 630 16 531 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT FOOD FTY 1894-18K sf. Various area. Sale/ Rent/ Takeover HDB assign. Fitted/ bare. Low rent@ $3.5K up. Act fast B2 FACTORY Soon Lee Rd. Corner unit with 2 car lots. Avail Aug. Near Pioneer MRT. Call 9066-4723 owner B2
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    • 389 16 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 221 HENDERSON BLDG 2551 sf 1K sf reno office loft. 21 ft ceiling. FH $2.xxM *****785 www.michaelciola.com.sg 1) WOODLANDS BIZ Hub 3-Sty x 6103sf 2) Blk 38 Woodlands Pk E1 x 5705 sf 3) Zervex 1130sf x2. Fitted 9633-7290 Fire Sale! CHEAP! OXLEY BIZHUB 980sf
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    • 329 16 532 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE HENDERSON BLK217 F’HOLD 10,000-40,000sqft. 4-storey Terr Fty. Owner 9139 0654 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 Liat Towers Orchard Road Prime Office Space For Lease Fitted units available: #17-01 –1,464 sqft #18-01 –2,235 sqft Contact Landlord at *****-734/ 735/ 737 F/FURN OFFICE CBD area. Open
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    • 359 16 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 GOLDEN MILE TWR. Nicoll Highway MRT. 84/186/452 sf 2 partitions. Sea view F/furn. Call 9069-7932 GA, Albert EAR LITTLE INDIA MRT. 100/ 250/ 600 sf. Fitted, own entrance, 24hr access. *****445 owner N SULTAN LINK. CLOSE to Orchard. Grade A Office. Good layout. 1302 to
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    • 558 17 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE 535 Panoramic View SUNTEC CITY RARE 1720 sf fitted office stunning sea and marina views. High floor vacant. Call Jean *****700 RIVERSIDE PIAZZA OFFICE, Dual Entrance, approx 1475sf Clarke Quay/ Chinatown MRT Serious Seller. 9090-1652 THE
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    • 554 17 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 Retail and F&B Space for Lease Hip and trendy location at the heart of Orchard Direct access from Somerset MRT Station Orchard Gateway Catchment of shoppers from Somerset precinct comprising tourists, residents and office executives Home to UNIQLO first global
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    • 336 17 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 BACKPACKER BUSINESS FOR takeover in town. 40 beds, 80 beds, 102 beds, 130 beds. Call Andrew Low *****886 Grab Now QUEENSWAY SHPG CTR. #03. 300 sf approx. Good Location.! Avail now. Asking $1.9k p/mth. 9475-3922 HW Koh NEAR KATIONG I12 Main Rd. 1) F&B 1800
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    • 451 17 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE 538 (R*****8B) L*****26G No. 1 Top Producer Commercial Sale 2014/ 2015 s 9002 1007 BUY/ SELL/ RENT Charles 9002 1007 ★★★SHOPHOUSES★★★ 1) HDB shophses AMK, T. Blangah, Jurong N Bridge Rd. Conservation 2600 sf 4/58 sf 2) Neil Rod, Keong Saik, Club St, Crag Rd, N
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    • 350 17 538 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE PROPERTY AGENTS BANK DUNLOP ST. 939/ 2000 sqft. 2½ sty. High rental yield. Campbell Lane 871/ 1700 sf. Near Heritage Ctr *****441 PROPERTY AGENTS BANK CHANGI GDN, (ROAD facing), 2-Sty Strata F&B. F’hold. 2900sf 4% rental yield 3.2M High capital gain. 9487 4441 Ryan Cheang
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    • 319 17 538 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE BT TIMAH PLAZA #B1, 627sf MRT. F&B shop tenanted till 4/2017. Good investment. Agents welcome. 9169-3587 $7XXK! RARE FREEHOLD retail shop in mall. Walk to 2 MRTs, busy 24hrs shops, banks. Call Noelle 9889-9921 NEW LISTING 160 ROBINSON RD. #03 medical suites. 700 sf clinic.
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    • 606 18 WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT 543 WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT 543 543 WAREHOUSE SPACE FOR LEASE Alexandra Bukit Merah Tuas Keppel Sizes: 355/685/1 k/2k/2.5k/4.2k/12.2k/1 sqft RESTAURANT/LOUNGE SPACE FOR RENT 540 Prime Location BUGIS CUBE 1300 sf Restn. Face main rd, opp Bugis MRT. Good crowd. Rental $25K. Don’t miss!
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    • 1261 18 NOTICES THE SINGAPORE ISLAND COUNTRY CLUB TENDER NOTICE Tenderers are invited to submit tender for “Construction of new buggy track at existing Bukit Course for Singapore Island Country Club at 240 Sime Road”. Tender Reference: SICC /014/2016 Eligibility: Tenderers must have minimum BCA workhead CW02 C1 qualifi cations. Tender Documents:
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