The Straits Times, 21 December 2017

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    44 1 THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY DECEMBER 21,2017 SINCE 1845 EXCELLENCE IN REDESIGN: SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN, BEST NEWS WEBSITE: WAN-IFRA 78 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS $1.10 78 PAGES $1.10 To subscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg A SingaporePress Holdings publication publication MCI (P) 053/02/2017
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    Lock icon Trump set for first major victory with tax overhaul
    514 1 Move seen as having big impact on US firms globally and S’pore companies in America REUTERS WASHINGTON The Republicancontrolled US House of Representatives was set to give final approval to a sweeping tax Bill today and send it to President Donald
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    Lock icon In line to pay last respects to K-pop idol
    90 1 Thousands of Singaporean fans of South Korean pop group SHINee lined up in an orderly fashion to get into Hong Lim Park yesterday to pay their respects to the band’s lead singer, Kim Jong Hyun, at a memorial service. Many offered
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  • Article
    Lock icon Avoid pressuring judges in sentencing: Shanmugam
    249 1 While the death of a woman who was tortured has angered many Singaporeans, the public should avoid putting pressure on judges when it comes to sentencing. This point was made by Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam in a Facebook post yesterday morning,
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s News
      • Article
        Lock icon US House set to pass tax Bill
        49 2 TOP OF THE NEWS The United States House of Representatives yesterday was expected to give final approval to a sweeping tax Bill and send it to President Donald Trump to sign into law, sealing his first major legislative victory in office. A1
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        Lock icon Bosses caught cheating Iras
        60 2 TOP OF THE NEWS With ruses like hiring phantom workers or inflating wages, more than 1,000 employers tried to fleece a government assistance programme of $5.57 million. The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore said the cheating under the Wage Credit Scheme was discovered by a random
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        Lock icon Military reshuffle revoked
        60 2 WORLD Indonesia’s Armed Forces (TNI) chief Hadi Tjahjanto yesterday revoked a major reshuffle involving 32 senior generals that his controversial predecessor Gatot Nurmantyo had made before the leadership change. Analysts read the move as squarely aimed at curtailing General Gatot’s influence in the TNI. A10 TNI chief
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      • Straits Times Digital
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          Lock icon Arctic wildlife refuge at risk
          33 2 VIDEO The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska is one of Earth’s last wildernesses. But plans to open ituptooil and gas exploration put it at grave risk. str.sg/o4nN
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          Lock icon A look back at singer's life
          31 2 WEB SPECIAL SHI Nee band member Kim Jong Hyun, 27, better known as Jonghyun, took his own life on Monday, shocking K-pop fans worldwide. str.sg/o4Lg
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        Lock icon China shifts focus to quality
        56 2 WORLD China’s top leaders have decided that the nation should emphasise quality of growth rather than speed, and shift from “made in China” to “created in China”. They also listed curbing major risks and eradicating poverty as top economic priorities at the close of the
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        Lock icon Bust vice with kampung spirit
        45 2 OPINION Vice is creeping into the heartland. Police enforcement won’t be enough to stamp out HDB brothels. We need to bring back the kampung spirit where you know what your neighbours are up to, says reporter Zaihan Mohamed Yusof. A24
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        Lock icon Facebook user info sought
        49 2 HOME Between January and June, the Government asked Facebook for information on 263 accounts. The social media giant agreed to 59 per cent of the requests, it said in its Transparency Report, which details government requests for account data, content restrictions and Internet disruptions. B1
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        Lock icon ‘Keep car servicing records’
        35 2 HOME The Singapore Motor Traders Association has advised car owners to keep proper servicing records to avoid complications when making warranty claims for vehicles not serviced by authorised motor dealers. B2
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        Lock icon SCCCI’s Budget 2018 wish list
        59 2 BUSINESS The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) is calling for more support in the upcoming Budget to help companies keep up the momentum they have built in their innovation and productivity journey. It is urging the Government to extend and enhance the
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      • Article
        Lock icon Quadruple bid isn’t real: Pep
        68 2 SPORT After seeing his young, reserve Manchester City side reach the English League Cup semi-finals via a penalty shoot-out at the expense of Leicester, boss Pep Guardiola refused to entertain thoughts of a quadruple come end of the season. “What we’re living isn’t real,” the
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        Lock icon Bata grows footprint in S’pore
        46 2 LIFE Footwear giant Bata plans to expand its presence in Singapore, says its chief executive officer Alexis Nasard (above). There are now 41 stores here. All the stores will be revamped to look cleaner and crisper. D2 ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
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    • What’s Next
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        Lock icon Catalonia goes to the polls
        66 2 Catalonia votes today for a new administration in an election many hope will resolve Spain’s worst crisis in decades after the region declared independence, leading Madrid to sack local leaders. Polls suggest neither the pro-independence nor the pro-unity camp will win a majority. The likely
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        Lock icon Outreach event at Tampines Hub
        56 2 Our Tampines Hub, which is a unit of the People’s Association, is holding its first community outreach event today. Since the Hub’s opening in August, it has seen an average of 1.2 million visitors every month. A new Festive Arts Theatre also recently opened at
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        Lock icon BOJ unveiling monetary policy
        55 2 The Bank of japan (BOJ) will unveil its monetary policy decision today the last of the G-7 central banks to do so this year. While the central bank is widely expected to keep rates unchanged, analysts will be scrutinising governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s post-decision press conference for
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      Lock icon Data breaches no small matter
      340 2  -  Why It Matters Lester Hio lesterh@sph.com.sg In the largest reported data breach here to date, the names, e-mail addresses and mobile phone numbers of380,000 users of ride-hailing app Uber in Singapore were leaked when the company was targeted by a hacker last year. Uber kept
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      414 2 REACH US AT Website: www.straitstimes.com Facebook: www.fb.com/thestraitstimes Twitter: @STcom Instagram: @Straits_Times COE FURTHER CRASHED, OUR PRICES FURTHER SLASHED! “Final opportunity to secure your dream car before prices increase drastically next year” OPEN CAT 3 DAYS REGISTRATION Major change in rebates; Buy before it’s too late! See below! Estimated Jan 2018
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon 26 hurt in four-vehicle crash near Woodlands Checkpoint
      563 3  -  Motorist recounts close shave after his car is crushed between two trailers in pile-up Lydia Lam, Raffaella Nathan Charles lydialam@sph.com.sg rnathan@sph.com.sg He had come to Singapore to visit a friend. But an accident on his return journey home to Johor early yesterday
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      Lock icon Sentencing ‘must not depend on how the public react’
      659 4  -  Citing outcry over woman’s death, Shanmugam says public must have confidence judges will do the right thing Raffaella Nathan Charles rnathan@sph.com.sg The public should avoid putting pressure on judges in sentencing, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam, referring to
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      Lock icon Tragic case highlights conditions needed for sound court system
      754 4  -  News analysis K. C. Vijayan Senior Law Correspondent vijayan@sph.com.sg Ms Annie Ee, the young woman who was abused to death, drew a postscript for her tragedy as three parties came out to clarify the issues behind the court outcome for the
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      Lock icon Drink-driving checks may be conducted any time, anywhere
      507 4  -  Lim Min Zhang mzlim@sph.com.sg A yellow Porsche car was travelling in an unsteady fashion, raising the suspicions of uniformed Traffic Police officers. They stopped the vehicle and later arrested the driver a 49-year-old man for alleged drink driving. The driver was among
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      Lock icon HDB officer fined $2k for breaching Official Secrets Act
      1007 6  -  He gave ST journalist confidential data on resale portal that had not been made public Maria Almenoar Maria Almenoar Assistant News Editor mariaa@sph.com.sg Civil servant Ng Han Yuan was fined $2,000 yesterday for breaching the Official Secrets Act (OSA) by giving
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    • Article
      Lock icon How events unfolded
      860 6  -  Maria Almenoar On Aug 7 this year, police officers showed up at the Singapore Press Holdings News Centre in Toa Payoh North asking to speak to two journalists, one of whom was Ms Janice Tai. As both reporters were not in the office then, the officers were
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      Lock icon More crowd control, security measures during festive period
      487 6  -  Lydia Lam lydiala m@sph.com.sg The festive season is about to kick into high gear, but so are security checks. In fact, crowd control measures will be deployed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in areas where large numbers of people are expected,
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      Lock icon The year Kim Jong Un played with fre
      795 7  -  Sabre-rattling between an untested North Korean leader and a new president in the White House sent shock waves across the world. Tay Hwee Peng and Lim Yong trace the key events. 2017 Yearender: Shocks and surprises Tay Hwee Peng Lim Yong Source:
      Source: Twitter account of Melissa Hanham, a North Korea specialist at the James Martin Centre for Nonproliferation Studies; PHOTOS: REUTERS, AFP, GOOGLE EARTH; STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS  -  795 words
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      Lock icon Deadly toll of ‘stupid war’, ethnic cleansing
      559 7  -  Humanitarian crises Tan Hui Yee Tan Hui Yee Regional Correspondent In Bangkok tanhy@sph.com.sg The scale of this year’s global humanitarian crises is perhaps best measured by calls for aid: Early this month, the United Nations asked for a record US$22.5 billion (S$30 billion)
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    • Article
      Lock icon OUTLOOK BRIGHTENS
      359 8  -  Better 2017 growth forecast, STI’s strong performance and healthy corporate earnings growth add to cheer 2017 Yearender: Shocks and surprises Singapore economy Grace Leong gleong@sph.com.sg The Grinch will not be stealing Christmas this year, not with the local economy displaying some unexpected strength as the year ends. The
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      Lock icon Sellers sprint for pot of gold in double-quick time
      509 8  -  Collective sale fever Grace Leong Even the most optimistic property market observer would not have anticipated the collective sale frenzy that shook up the sector this year. Home owners in many estates were gripped by FOMO fear of missing out, to
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      Lock icon Calls for poaching curbs after 300 agents jump ship
      340 8  -  Insurers battle for market share Lorna Tan lornatan@sph.com.sg The mass resignation by 300 or so agents from Great Eastern (GE) to join arch-rival AIA in September took the industry by surprise, to say the least. This was the largest one-off act
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      Lock icon Virtual currency smashes price barriers
      334 8  -  Bitcoin surge Grace Leong This year has had its share of financial shock and awe but nothing comes close to the manic rise of cryptocurrencies. While bitcoin has hogged the headlines with its head-spin-ning gains, rivals like ethereum and litecoin have been caught up in
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      Lock icon Ushering in the new year on a high
      63 9 Window cleaners one dressed as a rooster to represent this year’s Chinese zodiac animal, and the other as a dog to ring in the Year of the Dog next year getting into the festive spirit as they perched on the side of
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      Lock icon Wage Credit: Over 1,000 employers caught cheating
      468 9  -  Iras audit finds dodgy claims to fleece scheme of $5.57m has been going on for four years Grace Leong gleong@sph.com. sg More than 1,000 employers tried to fleece a government assistance programme of $5.57 million with ruses like hiring phantom workers or in-
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Reshuffle of Indonesian generals revoked
      645 10  -  Days after taking charge, new armed forces chief reverses predecessor’s appointments Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta wahyudis@sph.com.sg In an unprecedented move, the newly installed chief of Indonesia’s Armed Forces (TNI) has revoked a major reshuffle involving 32 senior officers that his controversial
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      Lock icon Manila sacks navy chief for ‘refusing to obey orders’
      405 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA The commander of the Philippine Navy was sacked for “insubordination” after he jeopardised a 15.5 billion-peso (S$415 million) project for two new warships, the Defence Minister said yesterday. Vice-Admiral Ronald Joseph Mercado was abruptly removed from office on
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      Lock icon Politics behind reversal of key TNI appointments?
      428 10  -  News analysis Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta wahyudis@sph.com.sg On the surface, the latest move by new Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) chief Hadi Tjahjanto to revoke appointments his predecessor made before leaving is a marked shift in how defence chiefs acted when they
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Seoul to brief Tokyo on probe before going public
        473 12  -  S. Korea’s foreign chief non-committal when urged by japan to comply with deal 2015 comfort women deal Walter Sim Walter Sim Japan Correspondent In Tokyo waltsim@sph.com.sg As a form of “diplomatic etiquette”, South Korea will brief Japan on the findings of
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      • Article
        Lock icon S. Korea’s coast guard warns off Chinese fishermen
        314 12 REUTERS SEOUL South Korea’s coast guard said it fired 249 warning shots over a group of Chinese fishing boats “swarming around” one of its patrol ships in South Korean waters, prompting a call for restraint from Beijing. Seoul’s coast guard regularly chases
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      • Article
        Lock icon Chinese jets hold latest drills around Taiwan
        274 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI Chinese jets conducted drills near Taiwan’s airspace yesterday, the sixth time this month, as cross-strait ties worsen. China poses the biggest military risk to self-governed Taiwan, as Beijing sees it as part of its territory to be reunified at some
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        Lock icon Police nab two over JB petrol station killing
        564 16  -  Man and woman, aged 19 and 22, arrested by special unit yesterday Nadirah H. Rodzi Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur nrodzi@sph.com.sg Malaysian police have detained a man and a woman over the recent brazen killing of a man at a Johor Baru
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        Lock icon TV host submits graft claims against brother, Selangor chief
        278 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PUTRAJAYA Flamboyant TV host Azwan Ali arrived at the headquarters of the Malaysian Anti-Corrup-tion Commission (MACC) yesterday to submit graft allegations against his older brother, the Menteri Besar of Selangor. Mr Azwan, clad in black and sporting
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      • Article
        Lock icon KL mufti reaches out to transgenders in dialogue
        324 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PETALING JAYA The most senior Islamic cleric in Kuala Lumpur has held a dialogue with Malaysia’s transgender community, broadcasting the onehour talk live on his official Facebook page. Federal Territories Mufti Zulkifli Mohamad alBakri took part in the
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        Lock icon Probe shows Indonesia fired at Malaysian fishing vessel
        304 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KLANG Investigations by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and Indonesian authorities have found that the bullets that hit a Malaysian fishing vessel in July came from the Indonesian side. MMEA director-general Maritime Admiral Datuk Zulkifli Abu Bakar
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      • Asia Briefs
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          Lock icon Christmas ceasefire with Red rebels
          57 16 REUTERS MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a 10-day unilateral ceasefire with communist rebels to allow Filipinos to celebrate a “stress-free” Christmas season, two weeks after peace talks with the insurgents were scrapped. The army and police have been ordered to suspend offensive operations
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          Lock icon Case against Reuters reporters in Myanmar
          62 16 REUTERS YANGON A spokesman for Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday said he had been informed that the police had almost completed their investigation of two arrested Reuters journalists, after which a court case against them would begin. Reporters Zaw Htay Wa Lone
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        • Article
          Lock icon Tsukiji to move to new site next Oct 11
          67 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market will move to a new site in Toyosu on Oct 11 next year, Governor Yuriko Koike said yesterday. Oct 6 is its last day of operations. The decision should also clear the way
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          Lock icon Critically endangered rhino seriously ill
          73 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUM PUR The last surviving female Sumatran rhino in Malaysia is seriously ill, a wildlife official said yesterday, with vets racing to save the critically endangered creature. Iman, one of just two Sumatran rhinos known to still be alive in Malaysia, lives
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    • WORLD
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        Lock icon China to focus on high-quality growth
        512 18  -  Tackling major financial risks, pollution, poverty also top priorities for next 3 years Chong Koh Ping China Correspondent In Beijing kohping@sph.com.sg China’s top leaders have decided that for the next year the nation should emphasise quality of growth rather than its speed, and shift
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        Lock icon Bear necessities
        66 18 Pandamania adopts a green theme with napkins made from panda faeces and food debris in Chengdu, China’s Sichuan province. The Qianwei Fengsheng Paper Company has teamed up with the China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda to recycle the animal’s faeces and food debris into toilet
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      • Article
        Lock icon EU deems Uber a transportation firm
        207 19  -  EU ruling unlikely to hit S’pore ops Zhaki Abdullah The European Union ruling that Uber is a taxi service, not an app, is not likely to have much impact in Singapore, observers said yesterday. Senior lecturer Park Byung Joon, an urban transport specialist at
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        Lock icon Court ruling means app is subject to same laws governing transport services like taxis
        503 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG REUTERS LUXEMBOURG The European Union’s top court ruled yesterday that Uber is an ordinary transportation company instead of an app and should be regulated as such, in a decision that will be closely
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        Lock icon To market, to market, to buy these sweet pigs
        76 19 An employee of traditional confectionery maker JG Niederegger preparing pigs made of fresh marzipan in Luebeck, Germany. For Germans, no Christmas is complete without marzipan, the sugar and almond treat that dates back to the Middle Ages. Market pressures, including the
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      • Article
        Lock icon British MPs set to vote on Brexit Bill
        357 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Legislation intended to smooth Britain’s exit from the European Union moved a step closer to becoming law yesterday, as ministers began working out what they wanted from Brexit. The House of Commons held its final day of detailed scrutiny
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        Lock icon #Solidarity With Karim
        158 20 Infant Karim lost his eye when his mother, a Syrian woman who was displaced from al-Qisa, took him to Hammouria in the besieged eastern al-Ghouta to buy supplies and they were caught up in a bombing by forces allegedly loyal to the Syrian regime. She died in
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        Lock icon US seeks ship ban over N. Korea violations
        679 20 UN action urged, while S. Korea suggests delaying military drills REUTERS WASHINGTON The US has asked the UN Security Council to blacklist 10 ships for circumventing sanctions on North Korea, documents show, while South Korea’s President suggested delaying military drills with the
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        Lock icon N. Korea’s new front: Cyberheists
        435 20 SEOUL The messages are alluring, the pictures are attractive. But the women seeking to beguile South Korean bitcoin executives could actually be hackers from Pyongyang in disguise, experts warn. In the face of sanctions over its banned nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, cash-strapped North Korea
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        Lock icon China given US proposal for new sanctions
        326 20 REUTERS UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON The US has given China a draft resolution for tougher United Nations sanctions on North Korea and is hoping for a quick vote on it by the UN Security Council. A senior Trump administration official confirmed on Tuesday efforts were
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        Lock icon US to ‘take names’ at UN vote on Jerusalem decision
        640 22 Envoy warns that those opposed to US decision will be reported to Trump AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS UNITED NATIONS US Ambassador Nikki Haley has warned countries that she will report back to President Donald Trump with the names of those who
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      • World Briefs
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          Lock icon European Commission takes action against Poland
          95 22 procedure ultimately EU.AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRUSSELS The European Commission launched unprecedented disciplinary proceedings against Poland yesterday over its contentious judicial reforms which Brussels says threaten the rule of law. “It is with a heavy heart that we have decided to initiate Article 7.1. But the
          procedure ultimately EU.AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  95 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Catalans set to vote in decisive elections
          87 22 opinion polls, majority. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BARCELONA Catalans face a decisive regional vote today, hoping it will help settle the bitter dispute over independence from Spain that has divided their region and rattled Europe. The election pits leaders of the wealthy north-eastern region’s separatist
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        • Article
          Lock icon Fish mating call so loud it can deafen dolphins
          103 22 perhaps a really beehive”, Rowell.AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS A species of Mexican fish amasses in reproductive orgies so loud they can deafen other sea animals such as dolphins, scientists said yesterday, calling for the preservation of the “spectacle”. An individual spawning Gulf
          perhaps a really beehive”, Rowell.AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  103 words
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        Lock icon Derailed Amtrak train: Crew to be interviewed
        239 22 REUTERS DUPONT (Washington) US safety inspectors probing the deadly wreck of a passenger train that careened off a bridge onto a highway in Washington state are eager to question the engineer and a conductor-in-training who were in the cab of the locomotive, officials
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        Lock icon Crash puts pressure on Trump to deliver on infrastructure
        676 22  -  News analysis Nirmal Ghosh US Bureau Chief In Washington nirmal@sph.com.sg When President Donald Trump took to Twitter in reaction to a train crash in Washington state on Monday morning, it was to remind Americans of the country’s increasingly creaky infrastructure and
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        Lock icon Train on trial run slams into station in India
        277 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI A metro train crashed through the wall of a station during a trial run in New Delhi just days ahead of its inauguration by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Television footage showed the front portion of the
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      36 10 “The President will be watching this vote carefully and has requested I report back on those countries who voted against us. US AMBASSADOR NIKKI HALEY, ahead of a UN vote on the status of Jerusalem. A22
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      1310 24  -  Vice syndicates are going beyond unlicensed massage parlours to offer paid sex in HDB flats. The encroachment of sex-for-sale into the heartland, and the easy access to such bookings online, makes for a troublesome mix. Home Front Zaihan Mohamed Yusof zaihan@sph.com.sg The Housing
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      1137 25  -  S.E.A. View Richard Javad Heydarian For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg Thewriterisa non-residentfellow atStratbaseADR Institute and author of The Rise of Duterte: A Populist Revolt Against Elite Democracy. The year 2017 was a particularly auspicious one for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in many
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      1316 25  -  Peter Suderman NYTIMES It often feels as though Washington has run out of ideas: policy debates break little new ground often they aren’t even about policy at all. To understand the creative malaise that plagues our nation’s politics, and the incentives that threaten to
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      821 26  -  Michael Marquardt For The Straits Times Michael Marquardt,former co-founder and chief executive of the health services company MediGuide, is a global business adviser. More than 15 years after people around the world started using e-mail and text messaging to communicate with family, friends and clients,
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      1544 26  -  Jamil Anderlini, Jamie Smyth FINANCIAL TIMES Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s attempt to paraphrase Chairman Mao last week was not just a mildly farcical example of political theatre. It also marked an important turning point in a decades-long debate over how the West
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      228 27  -  Yeo Shuan Chee The Government’s push for cheaper milk powder has resulted in the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority approving 24 more brands of formula milk powder for sale in Singapore. However, it seems that most of the brands sold in Singapore are mostly
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      183 27  -  George Wong Seow Choon (Dr) The scramble crossing is now on trial in Orchard Road (Scramble crossing gets green light from pedestrians; Dec 17). As a pedestrian, I prefer the more orderly traditional single crossing. The scramble crossing is disorderly, with people bumping into one
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      188 27  -  Jeremy Cheong Weng Kee Orchard Road needs to stay relevant, given that cities in Malaysia offer the same retail environment but with a lower price tag (Orchard Road set to be transformed; Dec 15). Online shopping has overtaken the current retail climate.
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      242 27  -  Chang Li Lin (Ms) Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Prime Minister’s Office I refer to Mr Lam Chi Tun’s letter (Have constructive discourse on what democracy means to us; Dec 19). The letter criticised Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for disagreeing
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      236 27  -  Darrell Low Wen Wei The recent announcement of a single QRcode system from Nets shows that we are taking the right steps towards becoming a cashless society (Single QR code system at hawker centres soon; Nov 21). However, cash is likely to still
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      Lock icon Enforce ban on riding of e-scooters at new crossing
      200 27  -  Phillip Tan Fong Lip The scramble crossing in Orchard Road will definitely liven the atmosphere at this shopping belt (Scramble crossing gets green light from pedestrians; Dec 17). However, a word of caution must be sounded: Accidents might happen as a
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      212 27  -  Lim Tong Wah I agree with Ms Neo Seok Kian that the authorities need to relook the 10 per cent service tax at eateries (Good time to relook service tax at eateries; Forum Online, Dec 12). This service tax was introduced to
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      250 27  -  Koh Lian Buck While there is no doubt that artificial intelligence will bring about cost and manpower savings, which often translate into higher productivity, human interaction is still a key factor in the business of healthcare (AI system promises faster tests for 3 eye
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      127 27  -  Zainuddin Mohamed Ismail I have been seeing advertisements on television for cancer treatments by a medical centre. As there has been a large number of deaths resulting from cancer in Singapore, the authorities should look into such ads that attract viewers
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      83 28 Kenyan men using stems to drink grain alcohol made from maize and millet flour from a pot, near Kilgoris, Kenya. Millet beer plays a central role in the daily life of many African cultures, featuring in rites of passage, marriages, burials, the sealing
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      237 1  -  Lydia Lam lydialam@sph.com.sg The seven refrigerators left in a corridor of a Housing Board block in Simei have been removed, the town council told The Straits Times yesterday. A 48-year-old resident, who gave her name only as Madam Shen, had complained that the appliances
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      592 1  -  Social media giant agreed to 59% of requests, mostly linked to criminal cases under probe Lester Hio lesterh@sph.com.sg The Singapore Government asked Facebook for information on 263 accounts in the first half of this year, and the social media giant agreed
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      525 2  -  Doing so for third-party jobs will help them avoid warranty disputes: Motor traders’ body Christopher Tan Christopher Senior Transport Correspondent christan@sph.com.sg To avoid warranty disputes, car owners are advised to keep proper records when they go to thirdparty workshops. The Singapore Motor Traders
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      429 2  -  Samantha Boh samboh@sph.com.sg Rail operator SMRT has appointed a chief commuter engagement officer for the first time, to enhance the quality of service. This is one of several initiatives to improve train services launched by new SMRT chairman Seah Moon Ming, reported Lianhe
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      386 2  -  Christopher Tan Certificates of entitlement (COE) premiums for cars ended sharply lower at the final tender of the year yesterday, while premiums for motorbikes and commercial vehicles remained firm. The COE price for cars up to 1,600cc and 130bhp closed 9.8 per
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      453 4  -  Yip Wai Yee Yip Entertainment Correspondent yipwy@sph.com.sg Fans of South Korean pop group SHINee turned up in a sea of black and white at Hong Lim Park last night to pay their respects to the band’s lead singer, Kim Jong Hyun, at a
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      1120 4  -  A few groups say application process can be faster and permit requirements made clearer Yuen Sin yuensin@sph.com.sg When women’s rights group Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) organised its International Women’s Day carnival at the Speakers’ Corner in 2015, it expected
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      374 5  -  South Korean mostly preyed on victims at MRT stations Shaffiq Alkhatib ashaffiq@sph.com.sg A South Korean pastor who crept up on unsuspecting women to record 12 upskirt videos was jailed for eight weeks yesterday. Jo Hang Jun, 33, who worked at
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      Lock icon Thai fined $10kfor illegally bringing in dried frogs
      303 5  -  Shaffiq Alkhatib In August, a Thai woman was fined $5,000 after importing 67kg of assorted meat products into Singapore without a licence. But Kanokporn Junsricha, 39, did not learn her lesson and committed a similar offence about four months later when she
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      Lock icon Man admits to eight counts of sex with young boys
      468 6  -  He performed oral sex on 10 minors under 18 in public toilets, giving them $100 each time Shaffiq Alkhatib ashaffiq@sph.com.sg With “ItsmeDeedeeYourfrenlyfren” as his Facebook moniker, a Land Transport Authority security auditor preyed on young boys. Soffiyan Hamzah, 38, performed
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      95 6 Kids having fun yesterday on board the Ocean’s Ride at the Christmas Village at Ngee Ann City’s Civic Plaza. The month-long event, which started on Nov 25, features outdoor shopping, dining and nightly performances, with 25 brands having set up shop too. There
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      245 6  -  Tiffany Fumiko Tay tiffanyt@sph.com.sg The National Environment Agency (NEA) suspended 131 food outlet licences as of the end of last month, nearly matching the 132 suspen- sions during the whole of last year. It conducted more than 82,000 inspections on food retail establishments
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      382 6  -  Lydia Lam lydialam@sph.com.sg If you receive e-mails from DBS Bank or Singapore Airlines (SIA) asking foryour personal information and credit card details, be on your guard as they may well be phishing attempts, the police warned. In an advisory yesterday, the
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      280 7  -  Raffaella Nathan Charles A sum of $50, 523.50 raised in a charity walk by Manulife Singapore was donated to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (STSPMF) yesterday. An estimated 330 employees and clients of the insurance company from children to retirees
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      Lock icon Joint tender called for KL-S’pore HSR assets company
      468 7  -  Firm will design, build, finance, maintain rail assets and all rolling stock for high-speed rail Lydia Lam lydialam@sph.com.sg Both Malaysia’s and Singapore’s companies behind the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project have called for a joint tender for an assets company
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      Lock icon EYES ON THE ROAD
      202 8 The traffic police conducted an islandwide anti-drink driving operation yesterday as a warning against those considering taking the wheel after downing a tipple or two during the festive season. The operation at more than five areas, including the heartland such as Punggol, started at 4pm and
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      519 8  -  But only 15% of S’poreans polled share view as Republic prepares to take over Asean chair Yuen Sin yuensin@sph.com.sg Most South-east Asians feel that people born and raised in the region have a lot in common, a recent survey found. Yet, less
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      914 9  -  Tan Jun Xiang, 22, has had an interesting life trajectory, going from a 181-point scorer in the PSLE to medical student at the National University of Singapore. In the second of a new series on inspiring millennials, he tells The Straits
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      786 10  -  My Turf is a fortnightly series that aims to share untold stories of our neighbourhoods. In this instalment, we take a look at the area around Upper Thomson Road. My Turf Zhaki Abdullah azhaki@sph.com.sg It was not a merry Christmas for businesses along Upper
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      578 1  -  Strong funding urged for industry tranformation initiatives Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) wants more Budget support to help companies keep up their momentum in implementing innovation and boosting productivity. It is urging the Government to
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      Lock icon Keppel Corp unit, partner bag $5.4b HK contract
      277 2  -  They will design, build and operate a waste management facility in Hong Kong Vivien Shiao vshiao@sph.com.sg A Keppel Corp unit and a partner have won a HK$31 billion (S$5.36 billion) contract to design, build and operate a waste management facility in Hong
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      Lock icon Wanda plans capital ties with retail giant, real estate expansion
      454 2 REUTERS SHANGHAI China’s Dalian Wanda Group said it expects to form significant capital ties with retail giant Suning Commerce Group, and outlined a rapid expansion for its real estate empire bullish plans comingat a time when it is seeking to
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      272 2 Mainboard-listed MindChamps PreSchool has inked a second master franchise deal since its initial public offering (IPO) last month in a move to take the education company to Vietnam. The agreement with Vietnam’s Evergrande Group involves opening 20 centres in the country, the company said in
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      191 2 Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings has led a US$80 million (S$107.7 million) funding round for Singapore-based biopharmaceutical company Tessa Therapeutics. Temasek made the investment alongside Heliconia Capital and EDBI the dedicated corporate investment arm of the Economic Development Board as well as other
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      Lock icon Fortune Reit sells HK mall for $346m to repay loan
      280 2 Fortune Reit is selling Provident Square in Hong Kong for about HK$2 billion (S$346 million). The buyer of the complex, which comprises a shopping centre and the sub-basement of the residential and commercial development known as Provident Centre, was not
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      557 3 Strong consumption and global trade fuel confidence in outlook for next six months REUTERS TOKYO Business confidence among Asian companies rose between October and this month to the highest in almost seven years due to robust consumption and global trade, a survey
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      476 3 REUTERS TOKYO Bitcoin fell more than 10 per cent yesterday to a one-week low of $15,800 at cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp, losing almost one-fifth of its value from a peak hit just three days ago. The digital currency has been sliding since
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      492 3 BLOOMBERG VILNIUS Mr Prajit Nanu was in a hurry to find a European base to expand his fintech start-up from Singapore. He reckoned it would be a year or more to get an e-money licence in Britain or Germany. Then he stumbled upon a brochure
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      428 3 BLOOMBERG OSLO A widening chasm between housing prices and rental cost could be a sign that a correction is right around the corner. The biggest chasm can now be found in Norway. That is the finding of a study of 20 advanced
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      518 4  -  STI takes another hit from Singtel; Rowsley still the most heavily traded stock Bulls And Bears Annabeth Leow leowhma@sph.com.sg Not even the United States tax cuts coming into law could ignite investor interest yesterday, in what has been a downbeat week. The
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      223 4 REUTERS TOKYO Cash-strapped Japan Display is discussing an investment of more than 200 billion yen (S$2.4 billion) from three Chinese panel makers, including BOE Technology Group, Kyodo News reported. Japan Display is aiming to agree on a deal by the end of March, Kyodo
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        146 5 TEE Land is disposing of its entire 31.88 per cent stake in Thailand-listed Chewathai Public Company for a net loss, and plans to redeploy the cash on opportunities in Singapore’s residential property market. TEE Land will record a net loss of 149.35 million baht (S$6.15 million) from the
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      605 12  -  Shamir Osman shamiro@sph.com.sg Another controversy has hit the amateur National Football League (NFL), even after the season has come to a close. On Tuesday night, NFL Division 2 side Warwick Knights were expelled from the league by the Football Association of Singapore’s (FAS)
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      336 12 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON A man has been identified and jailed over hate crime directed at Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling. Karl Anderson, 29, appeared at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court yesterday and pleaded guilty to racially aggravated assault in which he kicked
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      790 9  -  Incoming relay coaches pledge to put past issues aside for the greater good of the sport Nicole Chia cnicole@sph.com.sg They had previously clashed with each other, but track and field coaches Hamkah Afik and Melvin Tan have vowed to put past disagreements behind them
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        91 9 HONG KONG The Singapore Slingers were beaten 82-79 by Hong Kong Eastern yesterday, the second time they have lost to the defending Asean Basketball League champions this season. The Slingers’ biggest lead was eight points in the third quarter but they
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        55 9 PERTH Singapore swimmer Glen Lim set a national Under-17 record in the 400m freestyle yesterday at the Western Australia State Age Championships, clocking 3min 57.39sec to better US-based compatriot Quah Zheng Wen’s mark of3:57.75. The 15-year-old had also set a national record in the
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        87 9 REUTERS LONDON The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said yesterday it was maintaining its suspension of the Russian Paralympic Committee but had yet to make a final decision on whether Russia can compete at the 2018 Winter Games. The IPC added it had
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      441 11 THE GUARDIAN REUTERS LONDON Arsenal have bigger fish to fry and the evidence was provided by Arsene Wenger’s decision to give the night off to every member of his starting line-up from Saturday’s Premier League win over Newcastle. The Arsenal
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      536 6  -  Mel Ferdinands and Rani Tofani, who hit it off from the start, will perform together tomorrow Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg For country singer-songwriters Mel Ferdinands from Singapore and Rani Tofani from Indonesia, their cross-border musical pairing started out via a WhatsApp
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      154 6 344 Toyota For Sale AUTO IMPERIAL CARS BRAND NEW SIENTA Hybrid 1.5X A. Downpayment $5K. Monthly $1182. Ready stock Various colors. 8838 0099 TOYOTA C-HR 1.8S Hybrid. Fr $108k, VAC Ready, Immed Delivery. 3.3L/100km; 90g/ km *****466 *****219 SHIN AUTOMOBILE 10% DOWN! WISH X Keyless. Ready Stock All Colours, 5.7L
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      280 6 344 Toyota For Sale 5/’10 ALTIS 1.6A Black. OMV $16.7K. Low km. No repair, Accident free. *****422 1 OWNER 2/’10 Vios 1.5E A OMV $12.7K. 83k km. A1 cond. Accident free. *****917 24-MTH WARRANTY. 1 owner 1/’11 Passo 1.5A MPV. Orig A1 svc. OMV $17K. 9008-8387 21/05/’09 FORTUNER 2.7 (A)
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      277 6 Vehicles Classic/ Vintage Cars 354 BRAND NEW BENTLEY Continental GT V8 S 4.0A incl $313,000 Full Spec Options cost. 5yrs Warranty. Immed Regn. Call owner *****300 ENTHUSIAST OWNED SPORTY rare 1974 Minimoke 1.1cc Auto. COE 07/2021. Orig ED number plate. Kris *****661 355 Luxury Cars THINK ONE GROUP 03/2016 INFINITI
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      247 7 Vans For Sale 391 SCOTTS MOTORS $34.8K NEW NV200 1.6 A Petrol $37.9k 1.5 Diesel agent stock Immed Registration full loan 2.99% *****090/ *****723/ *****100 Scotts THINK ONE GROUP BRAND NEW TOYOTA Hiace Super GL! Can Reg under G/P Plate! Before COE $57,800. 5yrs warranty. Call now 6555 3300 6467
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      244 7 Vans For Sale 391 CAR(S) PTE LTD YEAREND SALES 01/13 Fiat Doblo 1.3Mj, Tiptop Condition, Low Depre, High Trade-In, Call Teo 9232-9611 CAR (S) PTE LTD YEAREND PROMO 07/13 Nissan NV200, Bidded Plate, High Loan, For enquiries, please call Ken 8518-4637 HUP LONG ***100% LOAN. BRAND New Opel Vivaro Agent
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      1293 8 PropertiesCLASSIFICATION GUIDE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES FOR SALE HOUSES FOR SALE 402 D01 Raffles Pl/ Marina/ Chinatown 402 D02 Anson/TgPagar 402 D03 Queenstown/Tiong Bahru 402 D04 Sentosa/TelokBlangah 402 D05 Pasir Panjang/ West Coast/ Clementi Town 402 D06 High Street/ North Bridge Rd 402 D07 Rochor/ Bugis/ Beach Rd 402 D08 Little India
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      919 8 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 Landed Property Transactions in the month of Nov 2017 Street Prop Contract Tenure Built-In/ Price Psf Name Type Month Land Area (S$’000) (S$) (sq ft) District 4 Paradise Island Detached Nov-17 99 8137 *****
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      253 8 Properties Landed Houses For Sale D11 NEWTON/NOVENA HOUSES FOR SALE 404 ASIMONT LANE. NEW Semi-D. 2,411/ 4,550sqft, 5+1+1+ pool. Call Owner 9863-5635/ 9727-2996 More sale/rent: www.wahkhiaw.com.sg BEST LOCATION F’HOLD STRATA SEMI-D 5+1 ensuite. Pte lift. Park 2 cars. $4.3M to $5.3M. Actual units by appt: Richard *****616 Open House TREVOSE
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      266 8 D15 KATONG/JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 SYLVIA LAU 9625 5221 NEW KATONG 3.5sty detached @Carpmael Rd 3789/ 7000sf 6+1. Pool, lift. Move in. Pk 3-4 cars. Near i12 Katong/ town. Visit SRX.com.sg/code-9015 Lawrence Lim 9711 0888 OPEN HSE 11-5PM! FH Terr 3.5-sty with built in lift. Jln
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      274 8 D17 CHANGI/ LOYANG HOUSES FOR SALE 407 BRAND NEW. SEMI-D Toh Cres. 3,950/ 5,390 sqft, 5+1+pool. Owner *****635 *****996 More sale/ rent at www.wahkhiaw.com.sg BEAUTIFUL ORIG Toh Estate 2-sty bungalow for stay $7.xxm (8462sf).View for the experience. Sam *****225 **BEST OF MARIAM Way 3-Sty FH. Corner Terr 3520sf Land No
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      2541 9 PROPERTY PRICES Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in November 2017. Classifieds B UY I T S E L L I T F I ND I T DISTRICT 16 20 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE
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      112 9 Properties OTENTIAL BUYERS. ENJOY live, work play. 614 to 21,108 sf. SMS 9668-3888 OT&T P D03 QUEENSTOWN/ TIONG BAHRU PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 LOH KUAI FONG 9655 5961 FREEHOLD ALEXIS CORNER 2rm 635sf with/without new tenancy.Condo facilities. Ikea Q’town MRT Anchorpoint Visit SRX.com.sg/code-5023 D04 SENTOSA/ TELOK BLANGAH PTE APTS
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      275 10 D04 SENTOSA/ TELOK BLANGAH PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 BANK AUCTION! TURQUOISE Sentosa 2433 sf, 4+1, face SE Waterway view. Good cond. Cosy, bright. ERA 9188 9908 Check This Out THE INTERLACE BEST facing. Most quiet! 2 bdrm. Spacious Bright. Near MRT. Easy access to AYE. Joy 9383-7208 D05 PASIR
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      282 10 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 TOWNHOUSE @PATERSON RES 5rm, 4058sf 3sty+ Basement Superb value for own use/ Investment. Chris 9772 6289 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 Rare Opportunity *WOW! PRESTIGE LEEDON Res @$4.xm Pte owner 2131sf, 3+1 FH. like new 500ksf
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      207 10 D15 KATONG/JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D15 KATONG/JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D15 KATONG/JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D15 KATONG/JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D15 KATONG/JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417
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      109 10 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/ PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 AUSTVILLE RES EC 3bdrms 1033sf. Beautiful, high flr. Must fulfill EC eligibility. $900k. Ryan Lee *****699 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-3825 Gilbert Tiew 9898 6688 THE MINTON (GENUINE listing) 2+Study 1087 sqft, $1.0xM 3 Bedroom 1324sqft $1.4xM. 3+Study 1496sqft $1.6xM Veroy Chua
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      129 10 D22 JURONG/ BOON LAY PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 THE MAYFAIR DIRECT sale to buyer 3+1 bdrm 1163sf high flr near mkt, sch, MRT amenites nego. 8429 8222 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOA CHU KANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 Exclusive YEW MEI GREEN 3+utility 1292 sf. High flr, pool
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      612 10 Properties Private HDB Apt For Sale BUKIT BATOK HDB FOR SALE 428 3NG BLK 313 Bt Batok, St 32, 68 sqm, lift lvl. High flr. NS facing.Move-in. All amenities. Call George PN 9735-7177. 4’A’ CORNER 176 Bt Batok 110sqm with recess area High flr, privacy, breezy, mins to amenities. Rajan
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      463 11 JURONGEAST HDB FOR SALE 437 JURONGEAST HDB FOR SALE 437 JURONG EAST HDB FOR SALE 437 JURONG EAST HDB FOR SALE 437 JURONG EAST HDB FOR SALE 437 **5’I’ 260. QUIET. Unblocked. Marble flr. Good layout. Near sch/ hawker ctr/ wet mkt. VTO. Call 9144-3973 Wang JURONGWEST HDB FOR SALE
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      101 11 Properties HDB Apts For Sale Residential Rentals 445 SEMBAWANG HDBFOR SALE AIZAH ISMAIL 9873 5402 CHEAP! 5ROOM $373K Only Blk 486 Admiralty Link, 111 sqm. Well kept unit, unblock viewwww.aizahomes.com Vincent Lee 9115 0321 4A 504B MONTREAL dr highflr 4A 501 Montreal Dr $360k 4A, 509B Wellington Circle Fr $355k.
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      504 11 447 SERANGOON HDB FOR SALE 447 SERANGOON HDB FOR SALE 447 SERANGOON HDBFOR SALE Motivated Seller 4’NG’ CORNER. ACCESS area. Blk 120 S’goon Nth. Mid flr. well reno. All races. Pure selling. Sell fast. Ray *****396 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-7665 TAMPINES HDB FOR SALE 448 ***3-RM BLK 412 Ground flr 69sqm, renovated,
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      812 12 Properties Residential Rentals Comm/Foreign/Others D07 ROCHOR/BUGIS/ BEACH RD PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 D07 ROCHOR/BUGIS/ BEACH RD PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 D07 ROCHOR/ BUGIS/ BEACH RD PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT D07 ROCHOR/BUGIS/ BEACH RD PTE APTS FOR RENT 462
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      121 12 YISHUN HDB FOR RENT Keener Sense of Real Estate 507 MUST VIEW HDB 4 RM 393 Yishun Ave 6 $1,900 nego, 105sqm, F/furn, Simple. Well-kept.Corner flat. Call Andrew Tan *****505 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-2342 (NORTH/ NORTH-EAST) PTE RMS FOR RENT 509 MASTER RM, TOILET. Hougang MRT. Free cleaning. Cook/ SCV, Wifi. $900.
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      307 12 ROOMS WANTED (RENT) 524 HDB/ CONDO, MASTER/ Common wanted by professionals students. 9165-3319 CJ HDB/HUDC APTS WANTED (RENT/BUY) 527 TENANTS JUST ARRIVED Family coming from overseas urgently need whole units Immed. Eddie 9108-3115 (PN) WHOLE UNIT: AMK, T.Payoh, Yishun, W’lands, CCK, Bedok, Tampines etc. 9857-8113 Aoh FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR
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      284 12 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 Lynn Yeoh 8100 0208 ENTERPRISE HUB 3-STY Terr Land 4800sf, Ceiling hgt 8M. Nice fitted office on 2nd level 5 mins drive to AYE/PIE. $9K PIONEER CENTRE@ WEST. B2. Corner #04-xx 1919 3845sf $1.60psf. Ramp-up Fty. Full comm *****181/ *****501 NEW! B2 GRD flr fty.
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      302 12 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 GENTING 5-STY FTY. 5758/ 16,943sf. Rare Dormitory Approval. Freehold. Corp image Park 6 cars. Pat *****098. Best Deal WIN5 YISHUN Ramp-Up B1 #2 Mezzanine. $250psf only! $800K 3218sf, $1.6m 6437sf Reno! Call kanglin *****607 **$2XXPSF! WCEGA PLAZA #09 Bt Batok B1 Ramp up 3186sf
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      296 13 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 MANULIFE CENTRE -904 sq ft to 1,808 sq ft, Attractive Rent, Direct link to Bras Basah and Bencoolen MRT Stations. Tel: 6877-1818 F/FURN SERVICED OFFICES for 1 to 20 people at Suntec Penthouse. Flexible term from 1 mth. Call 6866 3333 today! Servcorp.com.sg F/FURN SERVICED
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      335 13 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 258 SQ.FT/178 SQ.FT. Bylands Buliding. 135 Middle Road Central Aircon. Carpet. $1.2K $850. Call: *****965 Keener Sense of Real Estate GOOD LOCATION SUNTEC OFFICE 1) 2530 sf. Bare 2) 708 sf fitted. High flr. Excellent view. Good Corporate image.Steve 9646-5509 CHINATOWN MRT, TRENGGANU #02. Pantry,
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      373 13 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 RETAIL F&B SPACE FOR LEASE Rendezvous Hotel Call *****336 retailleasing@fareast.com.sg Close to Bras Basah MRT Station, SMU, SOTA and NAFA Catchment of shoppers from Dhoby Ghaut precinct comprising tourists, students and office executives Ideal for F&B Lifestyle Trades Hair Salon
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      230 13 Best Deal 3 MTHS RENT Free Retail Shpg Mall @West Coast Food kiosk/Retail 150/280/ 680 sf $10-$12 psf. Leo 9247-8880 SHOP@ BUKIT TIMAH Plaza #B1-xx. Near NTUC, F&B welcome. 420sf.$3.9k Full comm to agt. *****181/ *****501. MEDICAL CLINIC 681 Race Course Rd, 3mins Farrer Park Mrt, 4 consult rm $6,500
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      618 13 Properties Comm/Foreign/Others SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 Choa Chu Kang Woodlands Road Retail and F&B Space for Lease •Minutes’ walk to Bukit Panjang MRT Station and direct access to Ten Mile Junction LRT Station Key tenants: Giant, Fitness First and MindChamps Preschool •Level 1: F&B
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      343 14 TENDER NOTICE TENDER REF TND-2017-024 The Esplanade Co Ltd invites suitably qualified contractors to participate in the tender for the Replacement of Existing Light Fixtures with LED Light Fixtures (Phase 1) at Esplanade Theatres on The Bay. INVITATION TO SUBMIT TENDER Contractors must meet the minimum eligibility criteria as follows:
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      608 14 EN-BLOC SALE PROPOSED APPLICATION TO THE STRATA TITLES BOARDS FOR SALE UNDER SECTION 84A OF THE LAND TITLES (STRATA) ACT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT KNOWN AS FLORENCE REGENCY (STRATA TITLE PLAN NO. 3974) COMPRISED IN LAND LOT NOS. 9671C AND 9673W OF MUKIM 22 AT 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718,
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      430 14 ANNULMENTS AND DISCHARGES OF BANKRUPTCY ORDERS UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) Notice is hereby given that the Bankruptcy Orders made against the persons named below have been annulled by Certificates of Annulment:Under Section 123A of the Bankruptcy Act. Bkcy No. Name Nric/PP No 2909/2012 Phillips Mark Anthony (M*****50) 295/2010
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      406 14 Notices BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) Take notice that Bankruptcy Orders were made against the following persons on 30 November 2017, and their respective trustees in bankruptcy are as stated: BKCY NO NAME NRIC/PP NO. 2413/2017 Abdul Malek Bin Mohamad Din (S*****08E) 974/2017 Adi Iskandar Bin Mohamad Arip (S*****65H) 2045/2017 Basuri
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      862 15 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2017 2017 E xecu t i ve A pp o i n t men t s 6289 8822 I www s p h c l ass com s g I J o b s 1800 289 9988 Jobs Jobs in ST Classifieds Executive Appointments
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      274 15 Nursing/ Health Care 721 HEALTHCARE ASST/ HOME Care Asst for Nursing Home *****699 ext 811/ 813/ 985 IMMED! GLENEAGLES CLINIC. Assist doctor reception. 5 ½-day week. SMS 9105-0771 EXPERIENCED CLINIC ASST needed in CCK. Interested to text resume to: 9435 7381 Art/Creative 724 INTERIOR RENO/ RETAIL requires Project Co-ordinator cum
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      217 15 Sales 730 CAR SALES EXECS. Earn Upto $2k+ comm per car. With/ without experience. Attactive basic+ incentives *****461 OPTOMETRIST IN SENGKANG. Grads welcome. Bilingual. Dip in Optometry. Watsapp/ Call 9641-3518 (No agts pls) INDOOR SALES FOR Ind Co. Near Jurong MRT. Words EXCEL knowledge. Bilingual. Immed. Whatsapp: *****224 OUTDOOR SALES
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      133 15 Customer Service 736 CO. IN PANDAN Loop requires Customer Co-ordinator. Singaporean. PC literate, knowledge of SAP/ ERP Environment prefer. Salary range S$1.5k-S$1.8k depending on experience. Interested applicants can send in resume to cchong@transferoil.com MEMBER RELATIONS EXEC for staff recreational club in Toa Payoh hub. $2K. Able to work 2 shifts
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      142 15 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 RAKU-RAKU JAPANESE RESTN @Tanjong Pagar looking for Service Crew Full-time $1800-$2400 p.m. Part time from $8/hr. S’porean only. Pls call/SMS: 9295 3305 KITCHEN ASST $2000 incentives. 11.30am 10.30pm. 5.5-day wk 127 Telok Ayer St. S’poreans. Tel 9451-6488 FULL-TIME KITCHEN STAFF, full part-time Service Staff required. Only
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      179 15 Administrative/ Clerical 748 A well established Certified Public Accountants firm requires: AUDIT ASSISTANTS/SENIORS CORPORATE SECRETARIAL ASSISTANTS/SENIORS *LCCI Diploma/ACCA/ICSA Graduates Undergraduates *Relevant working experience an advantage *Able to work independently *Good command of English *Pleasant personality Attractive salary will commensurate with qualifications and experience. 5 -days work week. Interested applicants, please
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      273 17 766 Security 766 Security JURONG, TUAS, WOODLANDS, SHENTON WAY PASIR RIS, GEYLANG BAHRU ISLANDWIDE Senior Security Supervisor up to $3.5K Security Supervisor up to $3.0K Senior Security Officer up to $2.7K Security Officer up to $2.5K CHRISTMAS PACKAGE!!! 23RD-26THDECEMBER $120.00/DAY(nett)* 845 Geylang Road, #04-15 Tanjong Katong Complex (Opposite Paya Lebar
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      244 17 Cleaners 769 1. Team Leaders 2.General Cleaners Salary from $1,200 Location: Ayer Rajah Tuas Gul 5.5 days work week Singaporeans only Employee benefi ts: CPF Contribution AWS Medical Benefi ts Flexible Working Hours Skills Development Contact: Jude: 9452 3850 Mark: 6622 2611 Changi Airport Terminal 4 1) Cleaner $1200 above
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      492 17 Cleaners 769 Full-time Toilet Cleaner needed at East area Salary $1100 incentive 5.5 day work 1) Traffic Police HQ at 10 Ubi Ave 3 Call *****062/ *****332 2) SCDF 2nd Division at 1 Tampines Ind Ave 3 Call *****181/ *****332 CLEANING INSPECTOR NEEDED Carry out Audit/ Inspection duties. Good Communication
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      755 17 Jobs Drivers/ Chauffeurs 775 Drivers/ Chauffeurs 775 Cleaners 769 CLEANERS REQUIRED. LOCATION Science Park near Pasir Panjang. Start work immed. Pls call *****689 Ah Yong No agts please. CONDO AT PUNGGOL area Clubhouse Cleaner $1200/ Floaters/ Refuse collector $1450 Call *****357/ *****812 *****522 OUR TAMPINES HUB Shopping Centre requires Housekeeping
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      265 18 775 Drivers/ Chauffeurs HIRING TOUR COACH Driver Class 4 vocational license Min salary $2.7k. No agent. Helmy 8485-5821. CLASS 3 DRIVERS with bus vocational lic. 5-days work. To fetch school children workers. Whatsapp *****374 DRIVER WANTED. COMPANY in Ubi, 5 Days work week with Vehicle. Interested pls call *****083 email:
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      411 18 JobsEarly childhood education job Trained preschool teacher wanted Class 715 Part-time/ Temporary 783 Part-time/ Temporary 783 CONCERT EVENT 6 January 2018 Part-Time Security Officers Trained Security Officers only HHMD qualification required ar me ecur y cers 4 hours apply Earn up to$70for duty! conditions and *Terms Meals will be provided
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      203 18 Work in F&B Restaurant looking for cooks specialising in Indian cuisine Class 742 Other Positions 789 Other Positions 789 Other Positions 789 Other Positions 789 $7,000NEW assignment BONUS UP TO Aviation Screening Officer WALK-IN INTERVIEW Paya Lebar Recruitment Centre Certis CISCO Centre ll 20 Jalan Afifi, Level 1 Singapore *****9
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      51 18 Other Positions 789 Furniture Factory requires GENERAL WORKER 5.5 days week Call 6853-5333 or walk-in: 10 Admiralty St #02-86 Northlink Bldg (No agents) A Boarding cum Sea Air Cargo Handling Delivery Asst required by an Established Shipping Company Must be responsible conscientious Retirees with experience also welcome Email resume to
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      103 18 Accessories industry opening Jewellery company looking for an admin cum assistant purchasing Class 748 Other Positions 789 1) PURCHASE ASST. Min ’O’ level. Work at Kaki Bukit. 2) Quality Control Officer X 2. ITE grads. 5.5 days wk. Work at 4 Tuas Basin Close. Call *****808 x 120/ *****838 ARDENERS
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      119 18 LAUNDRY CO. REQUIRES fulltime Counter Staff Ironer. Central area near MRT S’porean only. No agt. *****442 LOOKING FOR CAR Washer/ Groomer at Tai Seng. Mon to Sat: 10am to 7pm. S’porean only. Pls call 9155-0452 Alvin FRUITS PACKER. S’POREAN only. Near Haw Par Villa MRT. Training provided. Please call *****666
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