The Straits Times, 6 January 2017

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  • 48 1 THE STRAITS TIMES FRIDAY JANUARY 6,2017 SINCE1845 EXCELLENCE IN REDESIGN: SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN, BEST NEWS WEBSITE: WAN-IFRA 98 PAGES IN SIX PARTS $1.10 98 PAGES $1.10 To subscribe: To subscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg A sphsubscription.com.sg A Singapore Press Holdings publication publication MCI (P) 041/02/2016
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  • 216 1  -  Audrey Tan audreyt@sph.com.sg Several beaches here had to be cleaned up yesterday after an oil spill from the collision between two vessels in Johor on Tuesday night reached mainland Singapore. The beaches along Singapore’s north-eastern coast were found stained black on Wednesday night, said
    ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI  -  216 words
  • 555 1  -  Maxwell Chambers to triple in size with expansion into Red Dot Traffic Building Selina Lum, Melissa Lin selinal@sph.com.sg mellinjm@sph.com.sg Singapore’s push to become a global dispute resolution hub was given a further boost yesterday with the announcement that Maxwell Chambers will triple in
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    • 178 1 Life Rock on at Laneway Festival D1&2 Opinion Asia braces itself for turmoil to come A27 Science Singapore battles antibiotic resistance B13 SEE TOP OF THE NEWSA6 GIVE YOUR FAMILY THE ROOM TO GROW THIS NEW YEAR. Performance Motors Limited Sheer Driving Pleasure THE BMW 2 SERIES GRAN TOURER. YOURS
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    • 20 1 Top of the News First foreigner charged over 1MDB scandal A4 4 ST SessionsLew mends broken heart with music D2
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    • 10 1 Home Why are drivers going the wrong way? B1&2 8887
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s News
      • 55 2 The beaches in Changi, Punggol and Pasir Ris were the scene of major cleanups yesterday, after they were affected by an oil spill that occurred near a johor port on Tuesday. More than 200 personnel went to work mopping up oil
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      • 79 2 A new $50 million programme will explore how technology can improve Changi Airport operations. For instance, cameras and sensors are now at a taxi queue in Terminal 3 to gather data on the waiting times and number of people in line.
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      • 53 2 More gold, cash and property deeds have been seized by the Malaysian authorities in fresh raids linked to a high-profile graft scandal involving the secretary-general of a federal ministry and his two sons. The raids followed the arrest of Datuk Mohd Arif Abdul Rahman
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      • 47 2 Indonesia sought to play down a rift with Australia over “offensive” training materials found at a Perth army base. It also clarified that defence cooperation between the countries had not been terminated and that only a language training programme was suspended. A19
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      • 50 2 It is early in the year but Asia is heading for a period of churn, writes Associate Editor Ravi Velloor. There is economic uncertainty hanging over China and India, geopolitical competition on the Korean peninsula, and risk arising from extremism and religious issues. A27
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      • Straits Times Digital
      • 49 2 Are more motorists driving against the flow of traffic? At least five cases have come to light recently. But experts say it is also possible that there are simply more “eyes on the road”, with dashboard cameras becoming a regular fixture on cars. B1
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      • 68 2 A man who taught his sons how to abuse methamphetamine or Ice was yesterday jailed for 11 years and given 10 strokes of the cane. Rosly Salim, 46, and his two sons, aged 19 and 20, took turns to smoke a bong in their Hougang
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      • 54 2 OCBC Bank and its Great Eastern Holdings arm have appointed Credit Suisse to help review their stakes in United Engineers (UEL) and its WBL Corp subsidiary. The announcement came yesterday after UEL shares surged nine cents to $2.66, drawing a query from the Singapore
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      • 65 2 Manager Mauricio Pochettino hailed Tottenham’s heart and spirit after Dele Alli’s double header gave them a massive English Premier League win over leaders Chelsea. The 2-0 result not only ended the Blues’ bid to match Arsenal’s 14-game record-winning run, but also put Spurs back in
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      • 52 2 TV host Pornsak Prajakwit has entered into a joint partnership with food and beverage firm Jus Delish Group, which now has a 60 per cent stake in his restaurant chain Porn’s Sexy Thai Food. The firm paid a seven-figure sum for the partnership. D14 TNP
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    • What’s Next
      • 46 2 The US Congress today formally receives the Electoral College vote tallies confirming the election of Mr Donald Trump as US president. Mr Trump won the White House after securing 306 of the 538 electoral college votes at stake in the November poll.
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      • 67 2 A seminar that delves into the challenges and opportunities in the property sector and built environment is on today. This is against a backdrop of uncertainty and an economic slowdown globally. Analysts, economists and representatives from the Government will speak at the Built Environment and
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      • 63 2 The United States will release non-farm payrolls for last month today. The key barometer is used by the US Federal Reserve policy-setting committee to determine the next interest rate hike. The committee has indicated that a tighter labour market would signal a faster
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    • 382 2  -  Why It Matters Chong Zi Liang ziliang@sph.com. sg The move by the civil service to stop grouping its officers by their education levels is a step in the right direction. It builds on previous efforts in the public sector to close the gap between graduates and
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    • 323 2 REACH US AT Website: www.straitstimes.com Facebook: www.fb.com/thestraitstimes Twitter: @STcom Instagram: @Straits_Times It II mu'/ ••V PM2.5 IT. P. Panasonic CELEBRATE WITH COOLER, CLEANER AIR, AND MORE! Enjoy cooler, cleaner air with Panasonic nanoe-G Air Conditioners, which remove up to 99% of PM2.5 airborne particles and bacteria so that you can
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 192 3 ‘Tuna King’ nets another big catch for $913,000 Japan’s self-styled “Tuna King” Kiyoshi Kimura with his latest catch a 212kg Pacific bluefin tuna that he paid 74.2 million yen (S$913,000) for at the first auction of the new year at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market yesterday. Mr Kimura, president of the
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    • 441 3  -  Labour movement wants to stop ‘common practice’ of awarding one-sided contracts Toh Yong Chuan tohyc@sph.com.sg The labour movement is calling for a law that governs government contracts to be updated so that contractors are treated fairly. The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)
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    • 492 4  -  Wang Meng Meng meng@sph.com. sg As if things could not get worse for the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), it was revealed yesterday that it would no longer have direct access to its multimillion-dol-lar funding from the Tote Board. The Board, which
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    • 600 4  -  Ex-Falcon branch manager allegedly connived in bank’s failure to comply with anti-money laundering rules Grace Leong gleong@sph.com.sg A Swiss national became the fifth person and firstforeigner to be charged here over alleged dealings with the Malaysian tycoon entangled in
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    • 535 4  -  RaulDancel Philippines Correspondent In Manila rdancel@sph.com.sg Security forces have killed the leader of a terrorist group in the Philippines with ties to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Chief Superintendent Cedrick Train said in a report that Mohammad Jaafar Maguid,
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    • 528 4  -  Melissa Lin mellinjm@sph.com.sg Close to 20 travel agencies, which were part of a faction that set up its own association and travel fair, have now made up with travel agents’ association Natas. The agencies, including big players such as Dynasty Travel
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    • 757 6  -  Beaches in Changi, Punggol, Pasir Ris stained black; Coney, Ubin islands also hit Audrey Tan audreyt@sph.com.sg More than 200 personnel have been involved in a major cleanup of Singapore’s north-eastern coast, where the authorities found beaches covered with a black, tar-like substance
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    • 307 6 JOHOR BARU Johor’s port authority said it expects to take a week to clean up an oil spill caused by Tuesday’s collision between two container vessels in the Johor Strait near Pasir Gudang Port, as Malaysian fishermen in the area estimated
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    • 312 6  -  Audrey Tan There may be no colourful coral reefs fringing Singapore’s northern coast, but it still thrives with underwater life. Sea turtles and otters, for example, have been spotted at Changi beach and Pulau Ubin areas affected by an oil spill that the authorities were
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    • 560 8  -  KL-Singapore high-speed rail a recent development; most land demands here are planned for in advance Janice Heng janiceh@sph.com.sg Golfers might feel hard done by following the acquisitions of Raffles Country Club and Jurong Country Club, but such surprises are not
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    • 343 8  -  K.C. Vijayan vijayan@sph.com.sg Soil investigation works at Jurong Country Club started on Tuesday, as the authorities prepare to convert the site into a terminus for the high-speed rail linking Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. A Land Transport Authority spokesman added that the
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    • 356 8  -  Janice Heng A few golf courses are lost to development, but that does not mean Singapore’s green coverage is shrinking. More green spaces are on the way, with the amount of land dedicated to parks and nature reserves slated to
      Sources: MINISTRY OF LAW, MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS  -  356 words
    • 591 9  -  Ong Ye Kung named an organising secretary, joins party’s exco along with Masagos, Sitoh and Murali Toh Yong Chuan, Rachel Au-Yong tohyc@sph.com.sg rachelay@sph.com.sg The People’s Action Party (PAP) yesterday added two younger ministers and two MPs who had tough electoral contests to its
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    • 373 9  -  Karamjit Kaur KaramjitKaur AviationCorrespondent karam@sph.com.sg Cameras and sensors have been installed at one of two taxi queueing areas at Changi Airport Terminal 3 to track the waiting times for cabs and the number of people in the queue. This data will
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  • WORLD
    • 648 10 Rural and Regional Development Ministry’s secretary-general and his two sons remanded Combating corruption PUTRAJAYA Malaysian authorities said yesterday that more gold assets and cash worth RM2.6 million (S$830,000) have been found in several safe deposit boxes in a high-profile graft
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    • 410 10 REUTERS BEIJING•China’s top graft watchdog has begun airing a three-part television series highlighting corruption within its ranks, sending a message that there will be no omissions in President Xi Jinping’s war on corruption. In nightly episodes that started on Tuesday, the series revealed
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    • 423 10 BLOOMBERG NEW DELHI Indians have deposited nearly all the currency bills outlawed at the end of the deadline last year, according to people with knowledge of the matter, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s drive to unearth unaccounted wealth and
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    • ASIA
      • 571 11 Many thinking of relocating to other cities, with Hangzhou the top choice: Survey HONG KONG About one in two entrepreneurs in Beijing is thinking about moving out of the city because of smog, a survey has shown. The survey by 36kr.com, a
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      • 248 11 REUTERS BEIJING China will plough 2.5 trillion yuan (S$520.5 billion) into renewable power generation by 2020, the country’s energy agency said yesterday, as the world’s largest energy market continues to shift away from dirty coal power towards cleaner fuels. The investment will create
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      • 649 12 Her lawyer says there is no truth in criminal charges levelled against her REUTERS SEOUL The friend of impeached South Korean President Park Geun Hye at the centre of a corruption scandal engulfing the administration told a court yesterday that she faces “much
        REUTERS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTOS: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY  -  649 words
      • 384 12 REUTERS MANILA An arbitration tribunal ruling that rejected China’s claims to the South China Sea and strained Chinese relations with the Philippines will not be on the agenda of this year’s Asean summit, a senior Philippine official said yesterday. Philippine President Rodrigo
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      • 436 14 Body count was 478 over ‘seven dangerous days’ despite safety drive and tough penalties AGENCE-FRANCEPRESSE, PRESSE, REUTERS BANGKOK Nearly 480 people died on Thailand’s roads over the New Year holiday, official figures showed yesterday a 25 per cent rise during the so-called
        AGENCE-FRANCEPRESSE,; PRESSE, REUTERS; PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY  -  436 words
      • Asia Briefs
        • 109 14 HONG KONG A group of activists says it will file a judicial review application over the government’s plan to build a local version of Beijing’s Palace Museum in the West Kowloon Cultural District, the Hong Kong Free Press reported. The activists say they
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        • 126 14 REUTERS NEW DELHI Police yesterday arrested four men in Bangalore after viewing a video recording of a New Year attack on a woman that has sparked a national public debate about women’s safety. Police made the arrests after examining a closed-circuit
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      • 455 19  -  Despite order to suspend defence cooperation, he says ties still good Arlina Arshad Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta aarlina@sph.com.sg Indonesia sought to play down a rift with Australia after its military ordered defence cooperation to be suspended over “offensive” training materials found at a Perth
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      • 380 19 AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA Indonesia is setting up an agency that will tackle fake news, after a flood of untrue stories on social media, including claims that China was waging biological warfare against the country with contaminated chilli seeds. The new cyber agency
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    • WORLD
      • 638 20 Explosion kills two just days after Istanbul nightclub attack; two suspects killed, another on the run AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ISTANBUL A car bomb near a courthouse rocked Turkey’s Aegean coastal city of Izmir yesterday, killing two people and injuring 11 just days
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      • 78 22 This decommissioned red telephone box has been turned into London’s smallest library. The K2 model phone box was bought for just £1 (S$1.77) from British Telecommunications by Mr Sebastian Handley, on behalf of the community-run Brockley Society. This is just one of the many inventive ways telephone kiosks
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      • 489 22 Speedy decision on Tim Barrow shows May wants to regain initiative, says govt official BLOOMBERG REUTERS LONDON British Prime Minister Theresa May has moved decisively to silence mounting criticism that she has no plan in place for Brexit, by naming Mr
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      • World Briefs
        • 64 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEWYORK New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the United States, will be getting a US$10 billion (S$14.3 billion) upgrade, New York’s state governor said. Despite being located in a city that considers itself the
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        • 73 22 REUTERS PARIS France has ordered a massive cull of ducks in three regions most affected by a severe outbreak of bird flu which has been spreading quickly over the past month, the agriculture ministry said. All free range ducks, as well as
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        • 66 22 REUTERS CAIRO Egyptian police have arrested four people in connection with the bombing that killed dozens of Christians at Cairo’s Coptic Christian cathedral last month. Meanwhile, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday that the death toll from the attack had climbed to 28 from
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      • 411 24 Study cites long-term exposure to pollutants; noise could be a factor too AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS LONDON People living near major roads have a higher chance of developing dementia, according to a large-scale study published in British medical journal The Lancet yesterday. The research
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      • 93 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE The following are the key findings of a study linking dementia to living near major roads: Peoplelivingwithin50mof high-traffic roads have a 7 per cent higher chance of developing dementia than those living more than 200m away. Theincreaseintheriskof dementia went down to 4 per
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      • 572 26 Democrats urged to save legacy; Republicans vow to kill law but have no viable alternative AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON US President Barack Obama has called on congressional Democrats to “fight” to preserve his signature healthcare reform, with its future in doubt as Mr Donald
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      • 334 26 REUTERS NEW YORK A New York City train derailed at a downtown Brooklyn terminal during morning rush hour, injuring more than 100 commuters in the metropolitan area’s second major rail accident since late September. Emergency crews swarmed Atlantic Terminal after the Long
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      • 565 27 (2nd Edition) US intelligence chiefs stand by finding that Russia interfered with political institutions WASHINGTON Only Russia’s most senior officials could have authorised the data theft and disclosures that took place during the 2016 election campaign, according to three top US intelligence officials, disputing scepticism
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      • 334 27 (2nd Edition) REUTERS NEW YORK A New York City train derailed at a downtown Brooklyn terminal during morning rush hour, injuring more than 100 commuters in the metropolitan area’s second major rail accident since late September. Emergency crews swarmed Atlantic Terminal after the Long
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  • OPINION
    • 446 28 The Straits Times says North Korea’s nuclear brinkmanship took it closer to a showdown with the United States when American President-elect Donald Trump responded to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s latest missile threats. “North Korea just stated that it is in the
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    • 1216 28  -  Regional risks arise from economics, geopolitical competition and extremism as well as issues of religion Speaking Of Asia Ravi Velloor Associate Editor velloor@sph.com.sg Czar Nicholas II, contemplating the new year a century ago, is said to have written in his diary that
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    • 878 28  -  Ang Yuen Yuen The writer is assistant professor of political science at the University of Michigan and author of a new book, How China Escaped The PovertyTrap. This article was first published on the Brookings Institution’s Future Development blog, https://www.brookings.edu/blog/ future-development/2016/11/07/ ending-poverty-what-should-we-learn-and-not-learn-from-china/ Luminaries and
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    • 1073 28  -  Sanjay Aurora The writer is managing director, Asia-Pacific, of Darktrace, a cyber-security firm. In a recent interview on technology and science, United States President Barack Obama expressed concerns that soon, self-teaching artificial intelligence (AI) can be deployed to attack computers, and
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    • 963 29  -  Phua Kok Khoo The writeristhedirectorofthe Institute of Advanced Studies, Nanyang Technological University. An article about the search for a new mission in the digital age by Xie Yanyan published on Dec 25 in Lianhe Zaobao inspired me to pen some
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  • FORUM
    • 318 30  -  Lee Teck Chuan No matter how great technology is, it is the human touch that differentiates one good taxi ride from the rest (“Time for taxi companies to focus on ‘heartware’ byMrChowKokFai;Jan4). This is where taxi drivers make a difference. Courtesy begets courtesy.
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    • 131 30  -  Jonathan Chee Fook Heng Many people look down on security officers as lowly workers and they receive little help (“Cultivate professionalism and pride in security officers” by Dr Michael Loh Toon Seng; Jan 4). To instil professionalism and pride in them, the authorities
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    • 82 30  -  Jairam Amrith It is good to see that the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority will start collecting iris data from this month to augment existing biometric identifiers (“ICA to start collecting iris images next month”; Dec 29,2016). This is a particularly welcome development for senior
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    • 33 30 1. PAUL CHAN POH HOI: Many factorsat play in achieving success 2. SGH: More senior-friendly shuttle buses on the way 3.JONATHANKONG: Don’t be so quick to blame throttles for e-bike ills
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    • 69 30 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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    • 221 30  -  Darren Chow Weng Kin I applaud the Government’s efforts to move away from paper qualifications when grouping civil servants (“Civil servants no longer grouped by education level”; Jan 5). Having excellent paper qualifications is no doubt important for it reflects the learning
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    • 304 30  -  Leong Choon Kit (Dr) If defensive medicine were to be blamed for rising healthcare costs in the First World, then the combination of advanced medical technology and Internet with defensive medicine is the perfect recipe for disaster (“Remove cap on clinics in commercial developments
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    • 183 30  -  Ronald Lee Yew Kee I wish to pay tribute to the late Mr Dudley Au who died on Jan 1 and who for many years was a regular writer to The Straits Times Forum page. He was a knowledgeable man and his letters over the
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    • 133 30  -  Yik Keng Yeong (Dr) The science of pedagogy has evolved dramatically in the last two generations (“Learning the ABCs on Day 1 of Primary 1”; Jan 4). It is a far cry from the days when interaction between teachers and students was almost
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      • 203 30  -  Rahmat Ali Abdul Karim I commend the driver who drove SMRT bus service 975 at around 2.30pm on Dec 22. It was raining and I was making my way to the bus stop close to the junction of Jalan Ibadat and Old Choa Chu
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      • 122 30  -  Edison Chen Last month, as I was exiting the train at RochorMRT station, my right foot became trapped by the closing door. The door did not open and the train looked set to accelerate. I was preparing for the worst when strangers in the train
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      • 218 30  -  Basil Wu Ming Jark (Dr) Kudos to the staff at the Singapore Embassy in Moscow, especially the consul, Mr Jonathan Tan and Miss Sofyah for their help and concern. We were scheduled to fly home on Dec 29, last year, after our vacation in Russia. However, due
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    • 171 31 It was brush hour at the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo’s Chiyoda ward yesterday morning as nearly 5,000 contestants competed in an annual calligraphy contest. The contest, traditionally held to mark the beginning of the new year, requires participants to write phrases or poems of increasing
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    • 174 1 The way to stay safe on the roads is to adopt a defensive driving style and try to anticipate what could go wrong, said Mr Aman Aljunied from the Singapore Safety Driving Centre (SSDC). He said: “That’s why we teach our students to scan both
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    • 721 1  -  At least five motorists recorded doing so by in-car cameras in past three weeks Zaihan Mohamed Yusof zaihan@sph.com.sg Over the past three weeks, there have been at least five known cases of motorists driving against the flow of traffic. They were all
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    • 376 2  -  Calvin Yang calyang@sph.com.sg Training providers offering courses eligible for SkillsFuture credits should not resort to publicity gimmicks such as lucky draws, gifts and vouchers to get people to sign up for their programmes. They should also refrain from marketing their courses as “free” or “paid
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    • 487 4  -  11 years’ jail, 10 strokes for man who took narcotics with his two sons once a week for eight months NgHuiwen, Shaffiq Alkhatib nghuiwen@sph.com.sg ashaff iq@sph.com.sg In the confines of their Hougang home, a father taught his 20-year-old son how
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    • 364 4  -  Toh Wen Li tohwenli@sph.com.sg An appeal for an old colleague to get in touch with her fellow socks factory workers from the 1960s led to a bittersweet end. The call which Mr Fong Ah Ngow, 71, received was not from his
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    • 565 5  -  Temasek Polytechnic working with NTUC Foodfare to offer low-glycaemic-index dishes Linette Lai linettel@sph.com.sg Diabetics might soon get their fill of pad thai and nasi briyani without it being a guilty pleasure that could hike their sugar levels. Students from Temasek Polytechnic (TP) have come
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    • 402 5  -  Rachel Au-Yong rachelay@sph.com.sg The resale price of Housing Board (HDB) flats dipped by 0.3 per cent last month, reversing the 0.2 per cent rise recorded in the previous month, according to flash estimates released yesterday by property portal SRX Property.
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    • 266 6 Forget your woollen beanie, thermal gloves, or even puffy jacket. At this indoor ski slope, you will find the environment comfortably cool with no snow in sight. journalist Bridget Tan attempted the slope in Urban Ski at Millenia Walk in the fifth episode of
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    • 562 6  -  Millions of dollars paid out but ST Marine ex-president did not ask any questions Ng Huiwen nghuiwen@sph.com.sg The former president of shipbuilder Singapore Technologies Marine (ST Marine), Chang Cheow Teck, was spared a long jail term yesterday for his role in one
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    • 369 8  -  Priscilla Goy goyshiyi@sph.com.sg Replacing a car tyre is no sweat for an experienced lorry driver such as Mr Gopal Venkateswaran. So it surprised the 37-year-old Indian national when his efforts in helping a motorist replace a tyre on Wednesday were publicised online. Mr Venkateswaran
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    • 586 8  -  HCI has two students with maximum score of 45pts; one each for Sports School and SJI Abigail Ng, Nicole Chia abigailng@sph.com.sg cnicole@sph.com.sg As local institutions released the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) exam results yesterday, there were bright spots in a few schools
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    • 334 9  -  Adrian Lim Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices for cars rose slightly at the first tender for this year. Premiums for small cars up to 1,600cc and 130bhp closed at $50,101. This is a 0.7 per cent increase of $350 from $49,751 two weeks ago. Meanwhile,
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    • 521 9  -  High Court judge tells counsel to refrain from impugning victims’ character or morality K.C. Vijayan K.C.Vijayan SeniorLawCorrespondent vijayan@sph.com.sg A High Court judge who raised the sentence for a man convicted of sexually assaulting his Taiwanese friend has voiced disdain for the “offensive” submissions made
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    • 624 10  -  Veggies nearly triple in height via nanotechnology, with poly’s help Lin Yangchen linyc@sph.com.sg Your eyes cannot see the difference, but to the lettuce, it’s almost as clear as night and day. Glass that looks colourless and transparent to the eye is making
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    • 560 10  -  Toh Wen Li tohwenli@sph.com.sg A lover of poetry, a critic of the Government, a teacher who got students to think for themselves. This is how some students who studied at Hwa Chong Junior College and Raffles Junior College (RJC) in the
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  • SCIENCE
    • 969 11  -  Saying no to sugar forces you to make changes and might reset your sugar-addled taste buds David Leonhardt NYTIMES It is in chicken stock, sliced cheese, bacon and smoked salmon, in mustard and salad dressing, in crackers and nearly every single brand of sandwich bread. Itisallaroundus–inobvious
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    • 205 12 This is a region called NGC 6357 where radiation from hot, young stars is energising the cooler gas in the cloud that surrounds them. Located in a galaxy about 5,500 light years from Earth, NGC 6357 is a “cluster of clusters”, containing at least
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    • 800 12  -  Lab tests show that use of peptides and drugs can slow down the bacteria’s drug resistance Samantha Boh samboh@sph.com.sg Imagine troops armed with giant corkscrews, ripping through the walls of a fortress and taking it over. This is what teams of scientists from around the
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    • 782 13  -  Common infections increasingly becoming untreatable, says UN Carolyn Khew kcarolyn@sph.com.sg A young leukaemia patient developed high fever after she had a bone marrow transplant and chemotherapy. Within a week, the bacteria in her blood became resistant to all commonly used antibiotics. In another case,
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    • 378 13  -  Carolyn Khew Q What is antimicrobial resistance and how does it develop A Antimicrobial resistance refers to the ability of microbes such as bacteria and viruses to resist the effects of medicines that were previously able to kill them. These microbes develop resistance to antimicrobial medicines
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      • 267 13 Nearly three-quarters of immune traits are influenced by genes. A study by King’s College London, published in Nature Communications, has added to a growing body of evidence that the genetic influence on the human immune system is significantly higher than previously thought, said the university
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      • 141 13 Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF) and Israel’s Tel Aviv University (TAU) have awarded four cyber security research projects under the NRF-TAU collaboration programme, in areas including improving cyber security and deterring threats. The programme was launched last year and aims to support collaborative
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      • 146 13 As early humans shed the hairy coats of their closest evolutionary ancestors, they also gained a distinct feature that would prove critical to their success: a type of sweat gland that allows the body to cool down quickly. Those tiny glands allow humans to
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    • 506 1  -  OCBC and Great Eastern Holdings hire Credit Suisse to review options for their stakes in the developer Marissa Lee marilee@sph.com.sg OCBC Bank and its Great Eastern Holdings insurance arm have appointed Credit Suisse to help review options for their combined stakes in
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    • 488 2 BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON It’s a challenge Federal Reserve officials have not talked about in years: The economy could start to run faster than they anticipate, forcing them to raise interest rates at a quicker pace. The long shadow stalking
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    • 593 2  -  But economists keep cautious; bright spots dulled by global uncertainties, so growth may still be ho-hum ChiaYanMin Economics Correspondent chiaym@sph.com.sg A stronger US economy, the recovering manufacturing sector and higher inflation expectations are tentative signs that 2017 could be
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    • 481 2  -  Wong Wei Han whwong@sph.com.sg The Singapore market has solid picks on offer that can deliver good dividend yield amid the volatility this year, especially those in the property sector, said head of OCBC Investment Research Carmen Lee. “At the start
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    • 371 2  -  Ann Williams ann@sph.com.sg Private-sector companies recorded more orders and new business last month, but in a sign of the cautionary mood they coped by hiring more part-timers, according to the Nikkei Singapore Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) yesterday. The level of hiring was a
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    • 445 3 Any offer to buy bankrupt US firm will have to top Canadian Gildan Activewear’s $95m bid REUTERS NEW YORK Online retailer Amazon.com and teen apparel store chain Forever 21 are among the companies weighing offers to acquire bankrupt American Apparel, people familiar with the
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    • 395 3 NYTIMES NEW YORK Struggling with sagging sales over another crucial holiday shopping season, Macy’s has announced that it was eliminating more than 10,000 jobs as part of a continuing plan to cut costs and close 100 stores. Macy’s, the United States’ largest department
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    • 611 4 Offshore yuan surges most against greenback in a year amid China’s efforts to curb outflows BEIJING China’s efforts to choke capital outflows are beginning to pay off, with the offshore yuan surging the most in a year as traders scrambled for a currency that
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    • 422 4 BLOOMBERG KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s ringgit, one of Asia’s worst-performing currencies over the past year, has further to fall, according to BMI Research. One reason is that it is affected by the yuan, which is going to remain under downward pressure, BMI said
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    • 451 4 BLOOMBERG FRANKFURT Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay US$95 million (S$137.2 million) to settle US claims that it used underfunded shell companies to evade taxes the second time since 2010 that it has resolved a government tax case. The United States
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    • 341 4 BEIJING Chinese developer Country Garden Holdings tumbled the most in more than nine months after its chief financial officer resigned in what one analyst called a “surprise” move. Country Garden shares slumped as much as 6.9 per cent to HK$3.92 (S$0.73) in Hong
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    • 384 5  -  Warehouse developer says it is still too early to say if any transaction will materialise Lee Xin En xinen@sph.com.sg Global Logistic Properties (GLP) said it is in talks about a possible buyout an announcement that came on a day when the firm requested a
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    • 300 5  -  Marissa Lee marilee@sph.com.sg SingPost shareholders backed the issue of new shares to Alibaba Investment at an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) yesterday. The proposal was supported by 99.7 per cent of voting shareholders. The move paves the way for the Chinese e-commerce giant to
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    • 548 6  -  Climb puts STI just below previous 12-month high in April; 24 out of 30 stocks in the black Bulls And Bears Wong Wei Han whwong@sph.com.sg The New Year rally in the local market picked up pace yesterday and put the benchmark Straits Times
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    • 34 6 1 OilpricessteadiedasafallinUS crudeinventoriesoffsetdoubts thatproducerswouldcut outputaspromisedtoreduce oversupply.BenchmarkBrent crudewasdown15UScentsa barrelatUS$56.31,Reuterssaid. 2 TheFTSESTMidCapIndex yieldeda6.5percentreturnin 2016,takingitsfive-yeartotal returnto44.5percent.Best performersincludedtheARA AssetManagement,United EngineersandYanlordLand. 3 SGX-listedUnitedFoodhasset upthreesubsidiariesinChina. Oneisengagedinfoodtrading, onetotradeagricultural productsandthethirdto providelogisticsservices. 4 CourtsAsiaboughtback 50,000ofitssharesat44cents apieceforatotalof$22,039. 5 HotungInvestmenthasbought back70,000ofitssharesat $1.49apieceforatotaloutlayof $104,498.
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    • 96 6 FTSE ST Large Mid-Cap Index stocks 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL GROSS HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 YIELD COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0RVOL '000 GROSS YIELD% 172.5 101 ARA Asset Mgmt 1715 +05 1878 29 257 117.5 95.5 154 164 330 225 735 555 HongkongLand USD US661 +9 1575
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    • 45 6 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE VOL CLOSE($) ChinaKangdaFood 442.5 0.355 +0.040 +12.70 Ossia Inti 167.1 Mermaid Maritime 44,872.9 0.186 +0.014 +8.14 -0.026 Shows the stocks with the highest combination of price change and of dai ly activity relative to the three-month average volume
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    • 55 6 BYCENTS CLOSE UP CLOSE UP JMH USD Global Logistic 240 16.0 7.1 228.9 HongkongLand USD 661 12.9 1.4 JSHUSD 3630 United Engineers 266 9.0 3.5 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP MMP Resources 0.4 33.3 0.1 28.0 1.6 UOB 2088 26.0 1.3 ChinaKangdaFood 35.5 12.7 4.0 Mirach Energy 6.2 12.7 0.7
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    • 68 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN Prudential USD 1960 -167.4 -5.6 DOWN Venture Corp 997 -15.0 -1.5 Prudential USD 1960 China Gaoxian 5 -5.2 -51.0 -5.6 Haw Par Corp 910 -5.0 -0.5 ?m SUTL Enterprise 53.5 -4.5 -7.8 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN China Gaoxian 5 -51.0 -5.2 -15.0 -1.5 Delfi 219
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    • 379 7 Move comes nearly a year after Deloitte told Malaysian fund of its plans to resign BLOOMBERG KUALA LUMPUR•1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) has appointed a new auditor almost a year after Deloitte notified the state investment company that it planned to resign. Parker Randall
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    • Company Briefs
      • 114 7 ISOTeam, which provides building maintenance and estate upgrading services, is proposing to acquire RongShun Engineering and Construction for $6.45 million. Rong Shun provides electrical works such as installation and provides fire alarm and security systems. The company said the acquisition would complement its existing capabilities in addition and
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      • 143 7 Investment firm Alpha Energy said the loan repayment terms for its borrowings from ING Capital has been changed. The loan, which was granted in July 2015, was supposed to in September this year. However, as the company had not received the tax credits from the Alaskan state
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      • 73 7 Catalist-listed property investment group Imperium Crown made an announcement yesterday regarding irregularities related to its dividend of 0.1 cent per share for the period ended Dec 31,2015. Legal advisers appointed to advise the company on the irregularities said the company’s previous directors may have breached the Companies Act.
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  • SPORT
    • 584 9  -  Injury forces paddler, 32, to quit as young guns prepare to lead SEA Games charge Nicole Chia cnicole@sph.com.sg Singapore’s bid to repeat its six-gold showing in table tennis at the upcoming SEA Games is under a cloud. This, after the national team lost another senior player
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    • 569 10 He leads Chicago to win over undermanned Cavs with strong fourth-quarter showing AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CLEVELAND (Ohio) A half-fit LeBron James was given a rude reminder of what it was like to be the ClevelandCavaliers’onlysuperstar–not much fun. With his two “Big Three” sidekicks sidelined Kyrie Irving
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    • 394 10 wonarecordeighttimes. REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LOS ANGELES After such a long injury layoff, it is not surprising that Tiger Woods plans to start his 2017 season at a familiar place of triumph. That was exactly what the former world No. 1 golfer
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    • 260 10 TODAY BASKETBALL ABL Malaysia DragonsvSingapore Slingers (StarHub Ch112/205 76.25MHz, 8pm). NBA Oklahoma City v Houston (Singtel TV Ch110, 9am). CRICKET 3rd Test Australia v Pakistan: Day 4 (Ch123&Ch236,7.30am). FOOTBALL Women’sinternational Singapore v UAE(Jalan Besar, 7.30pm). English FA Cup 3rd rd: West Ham v Man City (Singtel TVCh109,
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    • 366 11 I’llbegame.Robertisagreatexampleforallofus.” THE GUARDIAN, REUTERS I’llbegame.Robertisagreatexampleforallofus.” GUARDIAN, REUTERS PARIS A French centenarian, Robert Marchand, made cycling history on Wednesday by covering 22.528km in one hour on a track near Paris at the age of 105. He was cheered on by hundreds of fans as he rode round
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    • 573 11 Kerber and Cibulkova bite dust in Brisbane, Wozzy ousted in Auckland and Aga in China REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA BRISBANE The Brisbane International lost its top two women’s seeds yesterday, when Angelique Kerber and Dominika Cibulkova were both bundled out in the quar-ter-finals of the
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    • 298 11 REUTERS LONDON Formula One fans in Singapore are keen for the race to remain there, despite negotiations between organisers and F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone seemingly stalled, according to a survey conducted by British research firm YouGov. The contract for the Singapore race
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      • 92 11 REUTERS MADRID Colombian playmaker james Rodriguez has backtracked on comments that raised speculation about his future at Real Madrid, by stating his desire to stay at the European champions. The playmaker has made just four league starts this campaign and said last month
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      • 88 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK Thailand’s football authority has been fined US$30,000 (S$43,000) after fans lit dozens of flares in the stands to celebrate last month’s Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup triumph over Indonesia. The scenes, which saw thick plumes of pink smoke blanket
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      • 62 11 REUTERS TORONTO Two-time Olympic decathlon gold medallist Ashton Eaton announced his retirement on Wednesday, saying on his Twitter account that he had given everything he could to the sport. The 28-year-old American, who holds the world record in both the decathlon and indoor heptathlon events,
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      • 61 11 REUTERS LONDON Injury-prone England centre Manu Tuilagi will miss the Six Nations tournament as well as the rest of the rugby union season because of a knee ligament problem, his Premiership club Leicester Tigers announced on Wednesday. The 25-year-old has already been
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    • 563 12  -  Big-name Australian, here to conduct clinics, could be consultant for Singapore swim body Jonathan Wong jonwong@sph.com. sg With an eye on building on the momentum generated by Joseph Schooling’s historic Olympic gold, the Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) could be adding more depth to its coaching
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    • 859 12 THE GUARDIAN LONDON With 23 English Premier League players among those heading off to Gabon to compete for their countries in the Africa Cup of Nations from Jan 14 to Feb 5, rich clubs must show they are resourceful enough
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    • 568 13 Yaya wants to cheer Guardiola up, says team have to be near ‘perfect’ for rest of the season REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Yaya Toure has challenged Manchester City to put a smile back on manager Pep Guardiola’s face with a dominant display in
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    • 353 13 MP Silva’s Radrizzani to co-own Leeds THE GUARDIAN REUTERS LONDON Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino has sold half of the English club’s share capital to fellow Italian Andrea Radrizzani, vice-chairman of Singapore- and London-based television and sports media rights group MP Silva. The second-tier side announced the news on their
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    • 276 13 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Hull City have appointed Marco Silva as their new manager on a deal until the end of the season. The 39-year-old Portuguese replaces Mike Phelan, who was sacked on Tuesday with Hull bottom of the Premier League following a dismal
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    • 610 14 He steers Spurs into third place, ends Blues’ 13-game winning run and opens up title race THE TIMES LONDON REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON The streak ended, the juggernaut stopped, the English Premier League title race blown wide open all that is left is to admire the
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    • 659 14 REUTERS THE TIMES LONDON LONDON For 53 minutes of a turbulent evening, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte had worked himself intohis usual frenzy makingloud exclamations, gesticulating wildly and pacing up and down the touchline. But when Dele Alli rose majestically to head the
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      261 1  -  The indie music festival returns with 29 international and home-grown acts Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg Music festival St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, the biggest indie music event here, returns for its seventh outing in Singapore at The Meadow, Gardens by the Bay, on Jan 21. Featuring
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    • 493 1 King Gizzard The Lizard Wizard get creative Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard The Lizard Wizard, the latest act to be added to the Laneway Festival Singapore lineup at Gardens by the Bay on Jan 21, have always had a way with names. Formed in 2010, the Melbournebased group went
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    • 599 2  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi Two years ago, the artist formerly known as Chet Faker played at Laneway Festival in Singapore on one of the smaller stages. This year, the Australian singersongwriter returns to the popular music festival to perform on the main stage and with
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    • 491 2  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi Home-grown indie stalwarts Astreal are making a comeback after a quiet past few years. Not only are they playing at Laneway Festival Singapore on Jan 21, but they are also releasing a new album,Light–theirfirstin10years. While Astreal played their last gig
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    • 360 2  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi The end of a relationship can be devastating, but as singer-songwrit-er Lew can attest, there is always a silver lining. The 21-year-old, whose real name is Lewis Loh, says of his threemonth relationship which ended early last year: “I learnt
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    • 620 4  -  Two Horrible Histories shows for children give a cheeky and unfiltered spin on past events Gurveen Kaur gurveenk@sph.com.sg British actor Ashley Bowden wishes his history lessons back in school had included the gruesome and macabre details that he now has to act out in
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    • 593 5  -  Singer Michael Rosenberg, aka Passenger, enjoys playing to crowds in the streets Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg British singer-songwriter Passenger had a massive global hit with his 2012 tune, Let Her Go, and has sold out concert venues all over world. Yet the 32-year-old, whose
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        • 119 6 SYNDICATE PRESENTS: INTRIGUANT RECLUSE ALBUM LAUNCH Anjali Raguraman recommends After releasing snippets of his music forthe past year,Singaporean electronic producer Louis “Intriguant” Quek (left) is putting out his debut album, Recluse. During the live showcase atthe album launch, he will be supported by a three-piece band and guest vocalists, including
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        • 88 6 The newly opened Kilo Lounge kicks off the new year with Cologne-based French DJ Jennifer Cardini (above) and her mix of techno and acid house. She is no stranger to some of the underground scene’s most established venues, such as Berlin’s Panorama Bar
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        • 90 6 In this four-part series, percussion group NadiSingapura (above, Monday), fusion outfit Kulcha (Tuesday), Indian classical and folk music fusion act Flame Of The Forest (Wednesday) and Chinese music trio SA(Thursday) will perform some of their original works and talk about their musical practices and identities. Each session
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      • 172 6 Busking: Movies Reprise Home-grown band Music In The City will perform Mandopop songs from classic and recent movies. WHERE: Mist Walk Marina Bay, Waterfront Promenade, 2 Bayfront Avenue MRT: Bayfront WHEN: Tomorrow, 6 7pm ADMISSION: Free INFO: www.facebook.com/ musicinthecitysg Anirudh Live In Singapore This Tamil rock music concert features
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      • 80 6 Contribute To Singapore’s Largest Rice Bucket For Charity! Redeem a Prosperous Rice Bucket and 2kg of rice will be donated to Shan You Wellness Centre, a non-profit organisation that serves daily meals to the vulnerable elderly and those who may not have daily meals in Singapore. WHERE: YewTee Point
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      • 164 6 SMBC Singapore Open In competition for a prize purse of US$1 million (S$1.4 million) are three-time Singapore Open champion Adam Scott, Spanish star Sergio Garcia, four-time Major winner Ernie Els and last year’s winner Song Younghan. WHERE: Serapong Course, Sentosa Golf Club, 27 Bukit Manis Road MRT: HarbourFront WHEN:
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      • 304 6 ArtTalks: Iskandar Jalil: Inspired And Inspiring Academic and ceramic artist Suriani Suratman shares her insights on artist Iskandar Jalil’s teaching philosophies and his legacy, with Syed Muhammad Hafiz, co-curator of the exhibition, Iskandar Jalil: Kembara Tanah Liat (ClayTravels). WHERE: Glass Room, National Gallery Singapore, 1 St Andrew’s Road MRT:
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      • 159 6 Piano Masterclass By Vanessa Latarche&Viola Masterclass ByTan Wee-Hsin Join the head of keyboard at the Royal College of Music in a piano masterclass,followed by a viola masterclass by DrTan Wee-Hsin of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. WHERE: Lee Foundation Theatre, Nafa Campus 3,151 Bencoolen Street MRT: Bugis/Bras Basah WHEN:Tue,2-4pm (piano
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      • 116 6 DangerousFest This inaugural festival will feature a punk music line-up that includes home-grown bands such as Abolition A.D and The Caulfield Cult. WHERE: Multi-purpose Hall, Aliwal Arts Centre, 28 Aliwal Street MRT: Nicoll Highway/Lavender WHEN: Tomorrow, 3-11pm ADMISSION: $15 (at the door) INFO: www.facebook.com/acphcsg Artwalk Little India This festival
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        1628 8 PROMOTIONS Gastro-Tour Of Hokkaido At Keyaki Keyaki at Pan Pacific Singapore will be offering three seven-course kaiseki presentations by master chef H iroshi Ishii: the Hokkai ($190++), Donan ($180++) and Hakodate ($170++). Highlights include tarabagani or king crab, grilled or simmered kinkifish, scallops sashimi-style or grilled with cod roe
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      • Food Picks
        • 205 8 Eunice Quek recommends He may not be English, but French pastry chef Eric Lanlard of Cake Boy patisserie and cooking school in London can certainly whip up a decadent afternoon tea. Using recipes from his new cookbook, Eric Lanlard’s Afternoon Tea, the spread at French restaurant Brasserie
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          153 8 Pasta is my comfort food and I can eat it daily. So Italian restaurant Zafferano’s Pasta Day on Mondays is right up my alley. For $28++, you get to pick three pastas for a sampler platterfrom a selection of eight classics and signatures ($28++ each forthefull portion). I
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        • 171 8 In the past, I would head toTiong Bahru Bakery’s outlet at Raffles City for pastries and coffee. Now, it has finally introduced a hot food menu. Thankfully, it is not your usual brunch fare. In the Breakfast Pancake Burger ($18), the usual burger buns
          PHOTOS: EUNICE QUEK, INTERCONTINENTAL SINGAPORE, TIONG BAHRU BAKERY, ZAFFERANO  -  171 words
        • 170 8 Usher in the Year of the Rooster with a feast at Chinese restaurant Man Fu Yuan in InterContinental Singapore. Eight set menus are available, priced from $128++ for a minimum of two people to $2,088++ for 10 people, as well as a la
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      • 753 9 AUDITIONS A Little RAW Audition A Little RAW is a young dancers’ company that supports inclusion of children aged eight and above. Guest instructors and choreographers will expose students to varied dance techniques. The training sessions will culminate in a year-end performance. WHERE: RAW Moves Studio, 01-08, Block B
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      • 609 9 Singapore Art Week, an annual celebration of the visual arts, returns for its fifth edition from Wednesday to Jan 22. For details, go to www.artweek.sg SPONSORED CONTENT ALIWAL URBAN ART FESTIVAL Inspired by international street culture, this festival celebrates the best of Singapore cool. Trade
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      • Arts Picks
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          92 9 Huang Lijie Arts Correspondent recommends This solo exhibition by Singapore artist Chun Kai Qun explores notions of mortality, materiality and desires. His multimedia works, including Automated Art Machine (above), are imbued with a yearning to reconstruct his world and embody his ideals, beliefs and identity, preserving them beyond
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        • 135 9 British artist Liz Atkin (right) deals with her physical and mental disorder, compulsive skin picking, by keeping her hands busy making art. She will speak about her life and art at three talks held at Lasalle College of the Arts, KhooTeck Puat Hospital and library@esplanade. She
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        • 72 9 SSO GALA: GUSTAVO DUDAMEL RENAUD CAPUCON Renowned Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel makes his debut here with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, conducting Symphony Orchestra, conducting Dvorak’s famous New World Symphony. Also performing at the orchestra gala is violinist Renaud Capucon (above), who will be playing Alban Berg’s Violin Concerto. WHERE: Esplanade
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      • 55 10 Avatar James Cameron’s science-fiction epic stars Sam Worthington as a paraplegic Marine who is dispatched to Pandora and ends up torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. WHERE: Programme Zone, Queenstown Public Library, 53 Margaret Drive MRT: Queenstown WHEN: T omorrow, 4
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      • 58 10 Something’s Brewing: Tea Appreciation At The Gardens Learn about the history, manufacturing process and proper methods of handling tea. WHERE: Cannonball Room, Supertree Grove, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive MRT: Bayfront WHEN: Jan 21,2-3.30pm ADMISSION: $50 (public), $40 (Friends of the Gardens) TEL: 6420-6843 INFO: Register
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      • 187 10 The Scholastic Picture Book Award 2017 This award is presented biennially to an outstanding unpublished picture book with distinct Asian themes by an Asian team of writer and illustrator. It is open to writers and/or illustrators of Asian descent, living in Asia and who are aged 18 and older.
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      • 54 10 Healing GardenTour The Healing Garden showcases more than 400 varieties of plants that are used medicinally. WHERE: Visitor Centre (Nassim Gate), Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road MRT: Botanic Gardens/Orchard WHEN: Tomorrow, 9am (English) 10am (English Mandarin) ADMISSION: Free with registration INFO: Register at VisitorCentre 15 minutes before tour
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      • Film Picks
        • 120 10  -  The Straits Times recommends John Lui The late rock icon David Bowie was born on Jan 8,1947 and The Projector will mark the day with a screening of the fantasy film, Labyrinth (1986, PG, 101 minutes). Directed by Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets, it features
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          108 10  -  Yip Wai Yee 115 minutes/ This Disney princess has no prince and the film is all the better because of it. The island of Motonui is starting to rot, but its people are afraid to venture out. Moana (above left, voiced by Auli’i Cravalho) is eager to find
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        • 88 10  -  Boon Chan 123 minutes/ Lu (Ge You, above) is an influential and ruthless mobster in 1930s Shanghai on the eve of the Japanese invasion. The wife of Lu’s boss is Xiaoliu (Zhang Ziyi), a woman prone to indiscreet affairs. Their lives intersect time and again as
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          95 10  -  John Lui 94 minutes/ In this study of power and manipulation, Una (Rooney Mara, right) pays a visit to Ray (Ben Mendelsohn), a man who sexually abused her when she was in her early teens. Una is scarred, of course, and over 90 tense minutes, moviegoers are shown
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      • 279 10 Grow With Nature Drama Series: The Grumpy Tree Children will be encouraged to care for nature and to be aware of its biodiversity in this workshop. Suitable for children aged five to 12. WHERE: Ridley Hall, Botany Centre, Tanglin Core of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road MRT:
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        253 10 Public Forum On Lasik Its Alternatives The programme includes information on how Lasik is done and what one should expect during and after the surgery. WHERE: SNEC Auditorium, Level 4 Singapore National Eye Centre, 11 Third Hospital Avenue MRT:Outram Park WHEN: Thu, 6.30 8.15pm ADMISSION: $5 TEL: 9710-8463 INFO:
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      • 262 10  -  CompiledbySuneetaDevi& Suneeta Devi, Ronald Kow SSO Chamber Series: Capucon Angelich Berg Kammerkonzert Violinist Renaud Capucon and pianist Nicholas Angelich join maestro Shui Lan for Kammerkonzert, a work Austrian composer Alban Berg dedicated to his teacher, Arnold Schoenberg, and in which he explored the use ofthe12-tonetechnique. WHERE: Victoria Concert
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    • 610 11  -  The stripped-down and reconstructed Si Ti Kay balances on the edge of taboo and thrills, resulting in tame performance art Akshita Nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg In a playground provided by Singapore’s best known fringe festival, three performers monkey around. Stripped to white briefs and hints of red lingerie,
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    • 135 12 The songs have been amazing. The paintings have been amazing. The design has been amazing. The fashion has been amazing. It’s what we do as human beings we respond to pressure. Through that, there will be such vibrant, vivid creativity that will lead to change and
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    • 615 12  -  Playwright Joe Sellman-Leava’s thought-provoking one-man performance shows how labels can be used both as a crutch and a weapon Nabilah Said nabilahs@sph.com.sg Reviewer. Journalist. Malay. Singapore. Daughter. Sister. Wife. This self-labelling exercise was prompted by an intimate and thought-provoking one-man show performed by British-Indian playwright Joe
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      • 425 14  -  Kenneth Goh kengohsz@sph.com.sg Four months into starting casual Thai restaurant Porn’s Sexy Thai Food in 2010, television host Pornsak Prajakwit was already fielding offers to take over the restaurant. Now, the 34-year-old has entered into a joint partnership with food and beverage
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    • 269 7 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR HOUSES FOR SALE 405 GOOD BUY QUIET KEMBANGAN AREA $2.5m. 2170sf, 2-sty orig terr 3+1rm,3car,unblock backyard Serious seller *****345 tim ANDY CHENG 9227 2638 BRAND NEW 3.5-STY Corner Terr Jln Waringin 3264/ 5500 sf. 5+1 all ensuite. Lift. Spacious City view.$ reduced D15 KATONG/ JOOCHIAT/ EAST
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    • 271 10 D27 YISHUN/SEMBAWANG HOUSES FOR SALE 410 888 SEMBAWANG. CORNER FH Semi-D. Land 4705sf, 5 rms, park 4-5 cars, Sports Hub, MRT etc. Best *****225 Derek. www.teampower.sg DETACHED HSE @JLN Shaer FH. Land 5027sf. S/sty. Good cond. Can rebuild. Amenities. $4.1M neg. Sara 8180-3137 D27 3STY HILLTOP bunglw. Approx 6500sf, land
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    • 326 10 D03 QUEENSTOWN/ TIONG BAHRU PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 New Listing CENTRAL GREEN 807SF 1+1 rm Spacious. Full condo facilities Face pool. Near Tiong Bahru MRT. Stephen 9853 8843 OPEN HSE SAT/SUN Queens 3+1, high flr, 1184sf, facilities. By appt, James *****200 ANCHORAGE 883SF 1RM $1.1M; 1550 sf 1830 sf
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    • 317 10 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 FIRE SALE PINETREE Condo Balmoral. Open hse 7 8 Jan by appt. FH. 1827 sf 3+1. Vacant $2.48M Valerie *****181 TATE RES CHEAPEST 4-bdrm 3,208 sf. Full facilities. Easy access to everything. Sell vacant. $7.5M. Willy *****686 7 HOLT ROAD 2,250
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    • 338 10 D12 BALESTIER/TOA PAYOH/ SERANGOON/ BOON KENG PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 JOHNNY SEAH 9180 4589 VERY CHEAP 1) Moonstone Res F’hold, 1238 sf, high floor 2) 3rm With Sentosa/ sea view 1195sf. Sell huge lost!! PINNACLE 16 Shan Rd. F’hold. #20. 2 Bed PH. Mins to Novena MRT/Sq. 1582 sf.
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    • 290 10 D18 TAMPINES/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS FOR SALE 418 DEREK WOO 8500 6116 CHEAP!!! 4BDRM RIPPLE Bay Very Rare! High flr. Unblock. Beach, Pasir Ris Pk. Serious seller. Open House Sun 1pm. Bring Cheque $6XX PSF SAVANNAH Penthse 2300sqft 4 bdrms. Move-in Simei MRT. Many Facilities. EastCoastLanded *****779 Good Investment
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    • 201 11 CENTRAL HDB FOR SALE 432 3’I’ BLK 468 North Bridge Rd High flr. Stadium/ Flyer view. 210m Lavender MRT. All race $395K nego. 9450-6029 Jo CHOACHUKANG HDB FOR SALE 433 GRAB IT NOW 606 CCK ST 62 EA 145sqm High Flr. Reno.Very well kept. Bright. Spacious. Walk to Mall/ MRT
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    • 340 11 CLEMENTI HDB FOR SALE 434 GINA FOO 9382 1 123 3½ CORNER 602 Clementi W St 1, 83sqm. Huge master. Unblock. West Coast Plaza, Mkt,sch, NUS. Gina 9382 1123 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-3350 PRICE REDUCED $568k only 4A Corner Blk 455 Clementi MRT Amenities. All races Don’t miss! 9145-1575 Pnx Bring Cheque
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    • 375 12 JURONGWEST HDBFOR SALE 438 Choice Unit 3’I’ 119 HO Ching #01 Cheap! 4-rm 687 Low flr. MRT/mall. 4’A’ 713 #9. Corner. Mall/ sch 4-rm 952. Mkt. Only $330K. 5’I’ 823 #04 Corner. 4 bdrms Hurry! Call Neo CS 8161-7124 ANG YM 9722 7922 SUPER CHEAP! SERIOUS Seller 3A 524 highflr
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    • 368 12 WOODLANDS HDB FOR SALE 450 BENSON FONG 9029 2790 4’A’ BLK 151, high flr, corner 3’A’ Blk 159, high floor, MRT 5’I’ Blk 687C, corner, 110 sqm 5’I’ Blk 686A high flr, 110 sqm 4A BLK 707. Superb Location, All Races, Reno, Spacious, Well Kept, New A/c. MRT/ amenities Saripah
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    • 309 12 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR RENT 454 ORCHARD BRAND NEW semi-d. 2300/4180sf. 5+1+pool. 15.5k Also sale. Owner 9863 5635/ 9727 2996. More Sale/ Rent at www.wahkhiaw.com.sg Keener Sense of Real Estate EXPAT'S CHOICE SEMI-D 3-STY @DUCHESS 4+1. 4250sf, Quiet/ MRT Immed 2) Corner 3sty Terr 5+1 Cosy 3110sf $6.5K
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    • 387 13 D08 LITTLE INDIA PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 NEAR MRT CITY SQ. 840SF 2bdrms #23 Pool View. F/furn. Malls/ Mustaffa. View Sat Sun 23pm. $3.xk. Joey *****098 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-1735 KERRISDALE 4+1+1, ENSUITE, balcony. High flr view. MRT. $6.5K. Richard *****086 GRAB! $1.6K. BOON Keng MRT 1 bdrm Apt. #16. Nice,
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    • 411 14 (SOUTH) HDB RMS FOR RENT 516 HOLLAND VILLAGE, BLK 18A Master rm, #18. Furn/ Toilet/ AC $1K. Owner 9633 0351 (CENTRAL) HDB RMS FOR RENT 517 TOA PAYOH MRT Blk 83 Renovated Utilities, aircon, TV Wifi, two beds, 9234-9234 (EAST) HDB RMS FOR RENT 518 MASTER/ COMMON RMS avail in
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    • 972 16 This tender is for a one-year contract from 1 March 2017 to 28 February 2018, with an option to extend for another six (6) months. Tender Forms are obtainable from the reception counter, Ground Floor 1000 Toa Payoh North, News Centre, Singapore *****4. Closing Date: Friday, 20 January 2017 at
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    • 1225 17 TENDER NOTICE PREQUALIFICATION PRE-QUALIFICATION EXERCISE OF TENDERERS Tender is invited from BCA Registered Contractors with WSHC’s bizSAFE Level 3 above for the under-mentioned project: PROPOSED CONVERSION ADDITION ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING PART BASEMENT 2 CAR PARTK TO TEACHING ROOMS AT EXISTING LASALLE COLLEGE OF ARTS, TS 12, LOT *****0P, 1 MCNALLY
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    • 861 18 NOTICE OF LAND ACQUISITION Section 8, Land Acquisition Act (Cap. 152) By Notification No. 14 dated 21 Nov 2016 published in the Government Gazette on 4 Jan 2017, the President has, pursuant to Section 5 of the Land Acquisition Act, declared that the piece of land in The Schedule (hereafter
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    • 756 18 TENDER NOTICE APPOINTMENT OF OPERATOR TO PROVIDE, STAFF AND OPERATE MOBILE CRANE FOR CARGO HANDLING PURPOSES AT MARINA SOUTH WHARVES FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS Eligible contractors are invited to submit their tender proposals. Eligibility Criteria Contractors to provide 01 x 25 Ton Mobile Crane Contractors must have proven
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    • 599 18 IN THE FAMILY JUSTICE COURTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Case No. FC/D 3996/2016 Between LOO WEI LOON DAVID (LU WEILUN) (NRIC No. S*****18E) Plaintiff(s) And TAN SWEE HIANG VERONICA D/O VASAVAN SATHIADEW (NRIC No. S*****64J) Defendant(s) NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS FOR ADVERTISEMENT IN THE NEWSPAPERS NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS To Tan
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