The Straits Times, 21 March 2012, Afternoon Edition

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  • 21 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 002/02/2012 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 2012 G sph A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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    • 97 1 MEXICO CITY: A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck 193km east of Acapulco on Mexico’s Pacific coast, the US Geological Survey said early this morning Singapore time. The epicentre is 525km east of Ometepec in Guerrero state at a depth of 18km. The quake was felt
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    • 61 1 THE Ministry of Education has announced three initiatives to raise standards in preschools. More study awards and scholarships will be given to teachers who wish to upgrade their skills, and a guide to career prospects will be completed soon. Preschools hoping to be certified under a voluntary
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    • 61 1 THE LionsXII secured a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Selangor in a Malaysian Super League match last night. A goal by Sufian Anuar (above) gave the hosts the lead in the 62nd minute before Selangor’s Bosko Balaban equalised in the 81st. The LionsXII move up to second
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  • 382 1  -  BY GAN YU JIA “HONEY, I shrunk the house,” could well be the tagline for a new, swanky condominium in Bukit Batok. A three-bedder at Natura at Hillview Terrace, a joint venture between Roxy-Pacific Holdings and Macly Group, measures just
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  • 683 1  -  They are critical in shaping country’s future, says Tharman BY MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg COMPANIES in Singapore have a critical role to play in shaping Singapore’s future, said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday. They need to help ensure that Singaporeans remain at the
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    • 86 1 PARTY at the Life! Theatre Awards DIY Build your own computer CPF Not enough for retirement? IN DIGITAL LIFE BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 LIFE! PAGES C8&9 PRIME, PAGE A11 CALL 6388-3838 TO SUBSCRIBE OR GO TO www.sphsubscription.com.sg A PATEK PHILIPPE GENEVE Begin
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  • prime.commentary
    • VIEW POINTS
      • 88 2 WE SAY Like other comparable rankings, a British poll gave Singapore a high rating for economic competitiveness but a middling one for cultural and lifestyle attractiveness. Singaporeans might feel the city is more attractive now, thanks to big sporting and cultural productions here.
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      • COLUMNS
        • 31 2 Salma Khalik suggests that the motivational effect of expressing gratitude to medical professionals could be a cost-effective way to keep health-care costs down. L REVIEW PAGE A24
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        • 23 2 L REVIEW PAGE A24 Bruce Gale says that the inefficient way in which Thailand invests in education has serious implications.
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      • 38 2 OUR READER SAYS The recent train disruptions remind Chen Sen Lenn of an old lesson that it is better to spend money to prevent problems than waste money correcting them. L FORUM PAGE A25
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      • Article, Illustration
        13 2 www.straitstimes.com L Joel Cooper gets wound up over “relaxing” spa treatments
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    • 992 2  -  Moving away from highest-bidder system could help rein in rents BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg WRITING in his blog last week, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan railed against rogue tenants and landlords for operating office and non-indus-trial activities in industrial buildings. The
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  • prime.news
    • 349 3  -  BY ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT A FORMER HSBC executive was yesterday charged with stealing and misappropriating $2.1 million worth of shopping vouchers from the bank. Anthony Lim Boon Liak, 43, was an assistant vice-president of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation at the time
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    • 739 3  -  DPM Teo: Singapore’s vulnerability greater due to its inter-connectivity BY LEONARD LIM THAM YUEN-C limze@sph.com.sg yuenc@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE has managed to counter a few cyber espionage attacks but is likely to see more of them in the future, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean
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    • 810 4  -  It was not in response to interest groups’ request: Tan Chuan-Jin BY GOH CHIN LIAN ROYSTON SIM chinlian@sph.com.sg roysim@sph.com.sg WHEN government officials met nature and heritage groups over plans for a new road in Bukit Brown on Monday, they never meant it to be
      ST PHOTO: SAMUEL HE; ZAOBAO FILE PHOTO; ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO  -  810 words
    • 498 6  -  Small apartments up to 700 sq ft also sell well because of lower prices BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg ABOUT one in seven homes sold by developers last year was a shoebox apartments, signalling that the trend of shrinking homes is here to
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    • 618 6  -  BY ANDREA ONG TEO WAN GEK HOUGANG shopkeeper J. Heng has seen some unusual traffic in his neighbourhood sundry shop of late. A few weeks ago, Workers’ Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang his former Member of Parliament came by and introduced a new face. “This
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    • 863 8 Massive manhunt for gunman who killed 4 people in Jewish school AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS TOULOUSE (France): France has declared an unprecedented terror alert in the south-western part of the country as it launched a massive manhunt for the serial killer who gunned down three children
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    • 539 8  -  BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: The foiling of the latest terror plot in Bali has raised renewed concerns about security on the island, with Australia telling its citizens they may want to reconsider plans to travel to Indonesia, including Bali, for
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    • 521 9  -  Businessman of the year a ‘chocolate guy’ BY MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg HE IS a self-described “chocolate guy” but his skill with the sweet stuff has made him the 2011 businessman of the year at the Singapore Business Awards. The coveted gong was handed to Mr
      PHOTOS: JOSEPH NAIR FOR THE STRAITS TIMES  -  521 words
    • 848 10  -  $45 million revamp will take store from mass to ‘a bit more premium’ BY ELISABETH GWEE DEPUTY LIFE! EDITOR lisa@sph.com.sg TANGS is marking its 80th birthday this year by giving itself a $45 million makeover. The major revamp, its third in nine
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    • 130 3 THINK SUCCESS. THINK MDIS. In the end, you’re measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally accomplish. DonaldTrump MDIS Business School Exclusive MBA and Degree Preview by University faculty Speaker: Dr.HughLee Directorof UndergraduateStudies SchoolofManagement UniversityofBradford School of Management ranked 9th in the UK (Financial Times 2010)
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    • 348 3 Over 90% sold! Singapore’s No. 2 Best-selling Project in Jan 2012 The only SOHO project with shopping mall in Bukit Timah area Rising above the lifestyle mall of H111V2, The Hillier blazes with the cutting-edge London Tower and swanky New York Tower. Work by the lap pool and stay connected.
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    • 93 4 Pericles Lewis Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Yale m.a. and Ph.D., Stanford University Central figure in design of Yale-NUS’ Common Curriculum BP 7 V Four years to transform your life. Here’s how: Small, discussion-based classes taught by faculty who prize teaching and mentoring students. Yale-style residential colleges unlike
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    • 410 6 “The value of your investments can go down.” Strangely enough, this one just keeps going up. We do not suggest rare stamps and other prestige collectibles could never go down in value. It’s just that their value has risen steadily, year after year without pause, since people first started investing
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    • 55 6 MATS CLASSIFIED BUY IT* SELL IT* FIND IT Go on an eight-day cycling tour in Xinjiang through the Taklamakan Desert. ■a Lexus IS 250 for long- or short-term hire. CLASS 361 Join a play club catering to grandparents and their grandchildren. class 685 Find these and other services in CATS
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    • 133 8 U.S. University Fair study in the BSA A A O. a y?/ iZ y SINGAPORE Saturday, March 24 Venue: Pan Pacific Hotel 7 Raffles Boulevard Singapore Fair Hours: 1:00-4:00 pm Local Contact: U.S. Embassy Tel: 65-6476-9415 lllllll Participating Universities: East Carolina University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Fairleigh Dickinson University Hult International
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    • 138 8 JEWELLERY AUCTION Government Seized Forfeited Goods OVER 500 PIECES ALL CERTIFIED w/GIA, GLA, GLS or AGI APPRAISALS Saturday 24 March Preview 11:00 AM I Auction 1:00 PM GRAND HYATT HOTEL 10 Scotts Road, Singapore t1.00 ct. to 10.00 ct. Certified Diamonds 21.87 ct. Ruby Ring Large Carat Precious Stones Auctioneer’s
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  • prime.people
    • 1805 11  -  Economist warns there will be little money left after paying for a flat THE ST INTERVIEW BY RADHA BASU SENIOR CORRESPONDENT radhab@sph.com.sg YOUNG graduates, take heed. If you began work recently with a starting pay of around $2,560 and plan to buy a five-room
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    • 352 11 L You’re an advocate of setting a minimum wage. Is that a better option than Workfare? They are not competing schemes. The way the debate has played out here has pitted one against the other. It doesn’t have to be so. There is
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  • WORLD.
    • 801 12  -  With ouster of Bo Xilai, the neo-conservatives have lost their kingpin BY PEH SHING HUEI CHINA BUREAU CHIEF shpeh@sph.com.sg BEIJING: Their spiritual godfather Bo Xilai has fallen from favour, their websites blocked and some microblog accounts have even been unplugged. All is not well for China’s
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    • 93 12 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom 0 TOP THREE WORLD STORIES ONLINE L PM announces king of Tonga’s death: Govt source L Florida boy, 13, faces murder trial amid protests L 2012 White House race ‘nastiest’ ever: McCain More Forum letters online at
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    • world.regional
      • 399 13  -  PEH SHING HUEI BEIJING is awash in rumours following the removal of Chonqging party boss Bo Xilai last Thursday. Some are outlandish, but without any official word, many also appear to be credible. Here is a sampling of what has been gathering traction. Mystery behind Wang Lijun
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      • 466 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Japan may try to shoot down a North Korean rocket if the projectile, expected to be launched next month, heads towards Japanese territory or waters, said Defence Minister Naoki Tanaka. “I am considering giving an order to
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      • 819 16  -  Doubts over ‘one country, two systems’ if next Chief Exec is a Communist Party member BY KOR KIAN BENG kianbeng@sph.com.sg HONG KONG: The identity of the next Hong Kong Chief Executive might not be known till as late as May. But the buzz now is
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      • 246 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG: A maverick Hong Kong lawmaker was sentenced to two months’ jail yesterday for disrupting a public forum last year, jeopardising his place in the city’s Parliament. Leung Kwok Hung, otherwise known as “Long Hair” for his hairstyle, was
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      • 736 17  -  Dirty acts at a Beijing outlet of McDonald’s seen as not a big deal BY HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg BEIJING: China’s annual March 15 World Consumers Rights Day show has nabbed big names this year McDonald’s and Carrefour. A Beijing outlet of
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      • 712 18  -  Timor Leste President lost support of PM Gusmao and did little election campaigning NEWS ANALYSIS BY ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zubaidah@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: In many ways, the re-election bid of Timor Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta was doomed even before he threw his hat into the
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      • 231 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI: The Indian father of two children who were taken into care by Norwegian social services, sparking a diplomatic row with New Delhi, told a newspaper yesterday that his wife had a “psychological problem”. Mr Anurup Bhattacharya and his
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      • 693 19  -  Govt panel says national prestige suffering due to service in foreign armies BY YUBARAJ GHIMIRE FOR THE STRAITS TIMES ghimire.yubaraj@gmail.com Additional reporting by Jermyn Chow KATHMANDU: The valour, loyalty and fierce combat skills of Gurkha soldiers have made them famous since 1816, when they
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    • world.international
      • TEENS AND JUSTICE
        • 435 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JACKSONVILLE (Florida): Protests are building over the case of a 13-year-old boy charged as an adult with killing his baby brother, which could see him become the youngest person in the United States jailed for life. Cristian Fernandez is
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        • 433 20 REUTERS ORLANDO (Florida): An investigation into the shooting of a black teenager by a white neighbourhood watch captain, who escaped arrest, is being opened by the US Justice Department after a wave of public outrage, celebrity tweets and an international petition. More
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      • 694 21 War game finds counterattack by Teheran could draw Washington into wider battle NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: A classified war game this month to assess the repercussions of an Israeli attack on Iran forecasts that the strike would lead to a wider regional war,
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      • 288 21 NEW YORK TIMES HUNDREDS of American troops dead, an arsenal of US bombers poised to strike Iran and a region teetering on the brink of warfare. That’s the scenario played out by a two-week US war game, called Internal Look, which simulates how the US could be
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      • 319 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG MOSCOW: Russia yesterday voiced its support for a United Nations resolution endorsing peace envoy Kofi Annan’s plan for settling the Syrian crisis, signalling that it is prepared to raise the pressure on its old ally. Russian Foreign Minister
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    • world.at a glance
      • 503 22 SLICEOFLIFE AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LIMA: Not for these commuters the rush for the bus, the crowds on the train or the slow, frustrating crawl through the traffic. Instead, every day, many Lima residents head for the beach on their way to work. The Peruvian
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      • 50 22 An aerial view of the Keukenhof flower garden near Lisse, Holland. The flower garden opens its doors to visitors tomorrow. Approximately seven million flower bulbs are planted annually in the park. The destination is a favourite among tourists who visit in spring. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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      • IN BRIEF
        • 105 22 REUTERS NEW DELHI: India will urge its airlines to boycott the EU’s carbon charge scheme, raising the prospect of a global trade war over a law requiring flights in and out of Europe to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions. A senior Indian government official said
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        • 130 22 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG: The 218 billion yuan (S$43 billion) Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway missed sales targets in its first four months of operations after service cuts for safety checks and a crash on another line. An average of about 141,000 travellers a day used the service linking
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        • 90 22 REUTERS JAKARTA: Indonesia will provide United Nations (UN) peacekeeping forces with three transport helicopters and up to 10,000 troops in an effort to bolster peacekeeping efforts around the world, officials announced yesterday. The announcement was made as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon was visiting the country, the
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        • 112 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MELBOURNE: A one-time volunteer firefighter was convicted yesterday of starting a huge blaze during the 2009 “Black Saturday” inferno. Brendan Sokaluk, 42, was found guilty of 10 counts of arson causing death by a Victoria Supreme Court jury over a 36,000ha bushfire in Churchill
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        • 120 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday defended a controversial tax on the country’s China-fuelled mining boom after Parliament passed it into law, as she faced down the prospect of a court challenge. The tax has been disputed since it was first announced by then
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    • 160 14/15 Singapore BusinessAwards 2012 We raise a toast to Mr John Lim Group CEO, ARA Asset Management Limited on winning the distinguished Outstanding CEO of the Year Singapore Business Awards For the past 10 years, Mr Lim has steered Asia’s premier real estate fund manager to trail-blazing success with his remarkable
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    • 535 18 02 Conrad Alvin Lim Trader, Author, Trainer www.conradalvinlim.com %vvvvTessie Wealth Academy Trader Graduate Batch 26, 2009 My key purpose to learn trading is to make money from home. I invested a lot of my savings in various trading workshops and programmes hoping to gain an additional source of income. But
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    • 142 19 SINGAPORE NSTITUTE OF ECHNOLOGY iH m iTy “0° Ar GAPORt of techno' IHSIW** Ma I*". S tilU fill p J*skt S W. .Till ti •M ss*lga Q&dg a t* ‘‘no u »l-t f /M.U Go further with a specialised overseas university degree, in partnership with SIT. Offering degree programmes from
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  • REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 441 23 RANKINGS of cities’ competitiveness and liveability are many, but the findings are fairly consistent. Singapore’s ratings across comparable studies have shown a pattern: high marks for economic vim and middling for lifestyle vibrancy. This was reaffirmed in research by the Economist Intelligence
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    • 879 23  -  BY RALPH A. COSSA The writer is president of the Pacific Forum CSIS, a Honolulu-based non-profit research institute. This is an edited excerpt from a piece published by the Forum. NOW what? Just when we thought things were getting better, North Korea pulls the rug out
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    • 809 23  -  BY OH JOON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is the Republic of Korea’s ambassador to Singapore. THE Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) will be held in Seoul next Monday and Tuesday. Leaders from 57 countries and international organisations, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore,
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    • review.
      • 969 24  -  A FORMER PRESIDENT REMEMBERS BY S R NATHAN I WAS 26 years old when the Maria Hertogh riots erupted in December 1950. I was then working with the Public Works Department in Johor Baru but I came to Singapore regularly as I had enrolled
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      • 1007 24  - More pay for health workers patients pay more? BY SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma DOCTORS, nurses and others who work in Singapore’s public health-care system are looking forward to their pay cheques next month, anticipating hikes of between 3 per cent and 20 per cent. Patients, too, are not
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      • 739 24  -  BY BRUCE GALE SENIOR WRITER bruceg@sph.com.sg ASKED about Thailand’s sovereign risk rating last week, Mr Tan Kim Eng, senior director and analytical manager for global rating agency Standard Poor’s in the Asia-Pacific, made an interesting observation. One of the reasons Thailand’s sovereign risk rating remained
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    • forum.
      • 81 25 1 MR ONG TECK CHYE: Australia refuses to let maid accompany family for holiday 2 NEA: New department will quicken integration of cleaning contracts 3 MR PAUL CHAN: Inconvenience cuts both ways 4 MS NANCY LEE: Impose cancellation charges for no-shows 5 MR SYDNEY CHIA: Cabbies the only
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      • 146 25  -  Ong Seng Eng Director, Waste and Resource Management Department National Environment Agency WE THANK Mr Curtis Marsh for his suggestions (“‘Green’ hawker centres: Govt must drive change”; March 12). We agree that the Government can lead the way by promoting environmentally friendly practices.
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      • 303 25  -  MRT SAFETY Chen Sen Lenn FIXING the MRT’s equipment and maintenance problems from dislodged rail claws and clips to broken cables and sagging power lines requires investing a significant amount of time and manpower (“Why the trains could not be run”; last Friday).
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      • 180 25  -  Jaren Chan THE Ministry of Education should introduce a framework and curriculum for teaching values and character. Without formalising the teaching of character, principals, teachers and coaches can only draw loose links to character development when they try to promote its importance to
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      • 135 25  -  Peer M. Akbur Director, Corporate Relations Division Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts MR JAMES Tan (“Expensive calls: Require marketing call centres to display their telephone numbers”; March 12) would be pleased to know that the Ministry of Information, Communications and the
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      • MY POINT
        • 104 25 “My foreign friends are perplexed by the incessant grouses against cabbies which are trivial.” MR HARRY NG: “Taxi driver Peter Lim has my firm support (‘Advance bookings: How inconsiderate taxi passengers can be’; last Saturday). My foreign friends are unfailingly impressed by the fact that Singapore is probably the
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        • 109 25 “Only women are eligible to claim tax relief. This is unfair and discriminates against divorced fathers.” MR ALEX BAY: “I am divorced and my children live with me. In my situation, a maid is an essential help as we do not have any other family member living with
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      • 90 25 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 a letter. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or
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    • 359 6  -  LIM YAN LIANG SOME cable channels on both StarHub and SingTel’s mioTV are likely to be disrupted this week, due to a phenomenon that is literally out of this world. Called a sun outage or sun fade, the twice-yearly event happens when the
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    • 280 6  -  ELENA CHONG A BUS passenger who molested two 16-year-old girls on the same route was caught after the victims teamed up to report him. Factory worker Lee Jee Kok, 58, targeted the students in separate offences that happened nearly a year apart. He was arrested
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    • 105 7 Mrs Mary Tan (fourth from left), wife of President Tony Tan Keng Yam and the patron of the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations (SCWO), with its president Laura Hwang (fifth from left) at the SCWO annual gala dinner held at the Goodwood Park Hotel yesterday.
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    • 494 8  -  Bt Timah Fire Station site will open in May after $1m revamp with retail and F&B outlets BY DARYL CHIN darylc@sph.com.sg THE new landlord of the former Bukit Timah Fire Station hopes to turn it into a hot destination spot with lifestyle offerings.
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    • 122 8 PASIR Ris residents were startled to find thousands of small dead fish along Sungei Api Api, which flows through the estate and Pasir Ris Park, yesterday. The fish appeared to have been washed in with the tide, said national water agency PUB, which
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    • 352 9  -  BY ALVIN CHIA THE S-League is investigating an alleged incident of racial abuse which marred Sunday’s match between Woodlands Wellington and Balestier Khalsa. The New Paper reported on Monday that Balestier forward Zulkiffli Hassim has been accused of racist abuse by Woodlands
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    • 287 9 FORMER S-League coach David O’Conner was hauled up by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) yesterday, over contents published in his newly-released book. The book’s publisher Marshall Cavendish told Channel NewsAsia yesterday that the Australian was questioned by the authorities but had been released. The publisher
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    • 85 9 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE SPORTS STORIES ONLINE L God told me to retire: Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao L Raikkonen shows little rust in return L Abidal trains with Barca as liver transplant looms Subscribe to and sync the
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    • 657 10 But Spurs players still affected and some may not play against Stoke REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Bolton’s Fabrice Muamba has spoken to family and friends, providing encouragement that the 23-year-old could recover from the cardiac arrest he suffered at Tottenham on Saturday. The English
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    • 373 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Liverpool may be enjoying plenty of Cup success, but the trip to Queens Park Rangers offers the chance for them to get their Premier League campaign back on track. A Stewart Downing winner helped the Reds see off Stoke in
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    • 627 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Amid the backdrop of Manchester City’s faltering challenge and Chelsea’s renaissance under Roberto di Matteo, two unlikely strikers might yet play a key role in the next chapter of the Premier League title race.
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    • 368 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Arsenal will look to continue their recent resurgence when they travel to Everton in the Premier League today. Having enjoyed a run of four straight wins that has taken them to within a point of third-placed arch-ri-vals Tottenham, and
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    • 1015 11  -  After years of struggle, he has emerged as a possible regional champ BY SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg TO SUCCEED requires struggle, to overcome demands perserverance. This is the athlete’s sweaty reality, and race walker Edmund Sim, 29, is familiar with it. Ask him about struggle
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    • 408 11  -  ALVIN CHIA SINGAPORE bowler Jazreel Tan won her first individual title in almost four years at the Kuwait International Open on Monday. She beat teammate Shayna Ng 257-206 in the stepladder final to capture her first singles crown since the 2008 Malaysian Open. “This is special
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      • 68 11 REUTERS DENVER: Peyton Manning will resume his illustrious career with the Denver Broncos, the National Football League’s (NFL) website reported on Monday. The 11-time Pro Bowl quarterback and four-time NFL Most Valuable Player, who turns 36 on Saturday, was cut by the Indianapolis Colts on March
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      • 70 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS ZURICH: Fifa says the South American football confederation must immediately replace Ricardo Teixeira on its executive committee. The Brazilian quit his Fifa seat on Monday for “personal reasons”, one week after leaving as president of the country’s football body and the 2014 World Cup
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      • 55 11 LONDON: Guizhou Renhe have declared their interest in attracting Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand and Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard to the Chinese Super League. The football club have reportedly offered the pair, both 33, £250,00 0 (S$500,000) a week each to leave the English Premier League
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      • 48 11 REUTERS LONDON: England hooker Dylan Hartley has been cited for an alleged biting incident during Saturday’s Six Nations 30-9 victory over Ireland, a statement from the tournament organisers said on Monday. If found guilty, he will face a suspension of at least 12 weeks.
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    • 725 11  -  HORSE RACING I Written by i Michael Lee DUBAI plans for Merlion Trophy runner-up Ato are up in the air after trainer Patrick Shaw has had a rethink over the weekend. The 2011 Singapore champion trainer was by all accounts happy with the South
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    • 696 12 Ex-coach says book isn’t a tell-all and that he didn’t know about affairs ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ORLANDO: The Big Miss as it seems, does not leave much uncovered. In Hank Haney’s book on Tiger Woods, there is even gossip involving other golfers, such as the time
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    • 462 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS ORLANDO: If the Chicago Bulls are going to make a run at the National Basketball Association championship this season, they will need a healthy Derrick Rose to do it. For now, though, they continue to find a way to beat the
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    • 194 12 Today Football AFC Champions League: Kashiwa Reysol v Jeonbuk (Live, mio TV Ch115, 5.55pm). Dutch Eredivisie: De Graafschap v Twente (Live, mio TV Ch113, tomorrow, 1.25am). English Premier League: Man City v Chelsea (Live, mio TV HD Ch102, tomorrow, 3.45am), Everton v Arsenal (Live, HD Ch103, tomorrow,
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    • 320 12 BLOOMBERG XINHUA NEW YORK: Jeremy Lin has signed one of his first major endorsement deals since he sent Linsanity into overdrive. The New York Knicks star inked a two-year contract on Monday to promote Volvo Cars, and will participate in the
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    • 525 12 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Banned Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has accused former captain Salman Butt and agent Mazhar Majeed of tricking him into bowling deliberate no-balls in the 2010 cricket Test against England at Lord’s. Amir, 19, returned home last month after
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    • 105 13 Acceptance of Obituaries News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North Mondays Fridays 8.30am to 9.45pm Saturday, Sundays Public Holidays 12.30pm to 9.45pm Only death announcements can be accepted after office hours." To help us process your announcement quickly, please bring along the following: Original Death Certificate Identity Card of person placing
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        • 205 14 REUTERS Tokyo Nikkei 225 Monday’s close: 10,141.99 (+12.16) Financial markets in Japan were closed for a public holiday. HK Hang Seng Index Yesterday’s close: 20,888.24 (-227.05) Hong Kong shares ended 1.08 per cent lower as investors took money off the table with the ongoing corporate earnings season missing expectations.
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        • 56 14 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY March 20 2012 Selling Buying March 20 2012 Selling Buying Aust dollar 1.361 ....1.297 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY 1.295 ....1.246 1.693 Malaysian ringgit 41.929 40.317 2.033 ....1.955 NZ dollar Indonesian rupiah 0.0144 0.0131 ....1.016
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      • 355 16  -  YASMINE YAHYA A MALAYSIAN made a public apology to Singapore-listed building contractor Hor Kew and its directors yesterday after wrongfully filing a legal action against them. While it is not unusual for a plaintiff to withdraw a legal suit, the issuing of a pulic
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      • 312 16  -  BY YUNITA ONG A MALAYSIAN restaurant operator that aims to be the leading casual dining player in South-east Asia by 2015 begins trading on the Singapore Exchange today with shares issued at 30 cents a share. Catalist-listed Asia Silk Holdings underwent a reverse takeover
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    • 555 18 Employees of Wall Street giant work behind the scenes to help countries with financial woes NEW YORK TIMES ATHENS (Greece): In unmarked offices here on a dusty block choked with strip clubs and burned-out buildings, several dozen employees of a Wall Street firm spent
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    • 505 18  -  BY ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT CALL them red-tape busters. Investment firm Trinity Structure and Finance has launched a “special situations” fund to buy out real estate assets in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand from companies keen to exit but mired in regulatory and legal
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      • 589 19  -  Companies urged at forum to relook existing practices even if they are thriving BY YUNITA ONG yunitaso@sph.com.sg EVEN companies that have thrived for decades must transform to sustain growth, as three diverse companies have shown. Indonesian conglomerate Maspion Group, Singapore logistics company Teckwah
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      • 628 20  -  No hard sell, no tech jargon that’s TinyFry’s tack in selling gadgets BY LO YEE loyee@sph.com.sg PLENTY of female shoppers will know that feeling of leaving a gadget store undermined, a little humiliated and unsure if the right device was bought. Former journalist Donna Tang, 32,
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      • 784 21  -  Scheme has given out $120m since 2005 to boost competitiveness BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg SINCE its launch six years ago, the Local Enterprise and Association Development (Lead) Programme has provided about $120 million in funding for industry upgrading projects. The scheme, jointly managed by International
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    • 722 24  -  Such companies post higher percentage return on assets BY ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg FAMILY businesses which make up just over half of all listed companies here generally perform better than non-family firms, at least according to one measure. These firms represent
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    • 619 24 REUTERS HONG KONG: A senior executive at Sun Hung Kai Properties, Asia’s largest property developer by market value, has been arrested by Hong Kong’s anti-graft body over suspected bribery, in a rare case for a major property company in the city.
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    • 611 24 REUTERS MELVILLE (New York): The United States Federal Reserve has not yet decided whether to embark on a third round of quantitative easing (QE3), though it remains an option, an influential Fed official said. New York Fed president William Dudley, a
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    • 380 25  -  BY ROBIN CHAN ROYAL Bank of Scotland (RBS) is winding down several business units across Singapore, South Korea and Indonesia that could not be sold to Malaysia’s CIMB Group, it announced yesterday. The moves being made for “commercial reasons” will affect around
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    • 1142 1 PROPERTY 2012 THE STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 2012 1 The buzz on dream homesPROPERTY2012HOMETHESTRAITSTIMESWEDNESDAY,MARCH*****2PAGE16&17LCURRENTMAJORPROJECTSEDCBAKJRQSkySuits@AnsonDistict:2.Tnur:99.Location:EnggorSteet.Devlopr:AllgrnProprtis.TotalUnits:360.NarstMRTstation:TanjongPagaSkylineResidencesDistrict:4.Tenure:Freehold.Location:TelokBlangahRd.Developer:BukitSebawang.TotalUnits:283.NearestMRTstation:TelokBlangahRiversoundResidenceDistrict:19.Tenure:99.Lcatin:SengkangEastAve.Develper:QingjianRealty(Sengkang)PteLtd.TtalUnits:590.NearestMRTstatin:SengkangParcVeraDistrict:19.Tenure:99.Lcatin:HougangAvenue7.Develper:SimLian.TotalUnits:452.NearestMRTstation:HougangArcatTapines(EC)District:18.Tenure:99.Location:TapinesAve8.Developer:HoiHupRealty&SunwayDevelopents.TotalUnits:574.NearestMRTstation:TapinesThePaletteDistrict:18.Tenure:99.Location:PasirRisGr.Developer:CityDevelopntsLtd/HongLeongHoldings/HongRaltyPteLtd.TotalUnits:892.NearestMRTstation:PasirRisd’LeedonDistrict:10.Tenure:99.Location:LeedonHeights.Developer:CapitaLand.TotlUnits:1,715.NearestMRTstation:FrrerTheScottsTowerTeRainforest(EC)District:23.Tenure:99.Lcatin:ChaRiveia38Distict:12.Tnur:999.Location:MarThomaRoad.Dvlopr:AllgrnPopeties.TotalUnits:102.NarstMRTstation:BoonKngSTheMeyeRise With more projects coming up, buyers have a lot of choices in a crowded property marketGFNMTParcRosewooDistrict:25.Tenure:99.Location:RseoodDrive.Developr:FragranceGrup/WorldClassLan.TotalUnits:689.NearestMRTstation:WoodlansTheTampinsTilliant(EC)District:18.Tnur:99.Locaion:TaminesCntral7.Developer:SimLian.TotalUnits:670.NearestMRTstation:TampinsTheLuxurieBartleyResidencesDistrict:19.Tenure:99.Locatio:BartlyRd/Lor.HowSun.Developer:HongLongHoldings/CtyDvlopmentLtd/TIDPteLtd.TotalUnits:702.NearestMRTstatio:BartleyWatertownDistrict:19.Tenure:99.Location:UArchielago PROPERTY 2012 HOME A B C THE STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 2012 PAGE 16 17 2. 99. Location:
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      • 1668 2  -  Eugene Lim and Chan Hui Xin assess the market for HDB flats and what’s in store for second-timers in the resale sector Eugene Lim, Chan Hui Xin Eugene Lim is key executive of cer and Chan Hui Xin, research executive at ERA Realty Network.
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      • 978 4  -  With the income ceiling raised to $12,000 and more units allocated for second-time buyers, the outlook is bright for EC projects by han huan mei Han Huan Mei is associate director at CBRE Research. EXECUTIVE condominiums (ECs) have created a lot of public interest in recent
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      • 411 6  -  Property sales in the mass-market segment remain stable because of Government intervention and most buyers are owner-occupiers by lee sze teck Lee Sze Teck is senior manager of research and consultancy at Dennis Wee Group. THE mass-market segment is probably the most resilient compared to the
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      • 922 8  -  Apartments in integrated retail-residential projects offer shopping facilities at the doorstep and this convenience is a selling point by lynn seah YOU glance out of the window at lush gardens and the neighbours splashing in the pool below. Shuffling to the fridge, you note that the
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      • 991 10  -  Developers give their own marketing spin for Small Office, Home Office properties that offer a new lifestyle by lynn seah ON THE first weekend of March, Far East Organization launched the sale of its office units in PS100, a project in Tanjong Pagar under its Far
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      • 702 12 SLP Research Consultancy analyses the impact of the Government’s cooling measures in the residential property market THE demand for residential properties in Singapore has remained resilient despite the volatility in the global stock markets and economic uncertainties. Home buying demand remains vibrant as buyers seek
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      • 1344 14  -  Many new residential developments with attractive features are coming up in suburban Singapore by koh joh ting Sembawang Sembawang is a mature and well-connected estate with much potential, particularly for landed properties. Mr Nicholas Mak, executive director in SLP International, says: “Sembawang Beach is only
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        1227 16/17 CURRENT MAJOR PROJECTS A B SkySuites@Anson District: 2. Tenure: 99. Location: Enggor Street. Developer: Allgreen Properties. Total Units: 360. Nearest MRT station: Tanjong Pagar Riveria 38 District: 12. Tenure: 999. Location: Mar Thoma Road. Developer: Allgreen Properties. Total Units: 102. Nearest MRT station: Boon Keng C Skyline Residences District:
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      • 1376 18  -  Consider carefully the different schemes in public housing, apart from the private condominiums and landed properties by png poh soon, le thi dan thuy Png Poh Soon is director, valuation and head of consultancy research at Knight Frank. Le Thi Dan Thuy is an analyst in
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      • 883 20  -  Alan Cheong sees a mixed picture in his snapshot of office, retail and industrial properties Alan Cheong Alan Cheong is director of research and consultancy at Savills Singapore. OF THE plethora of investment opportunities available to individuals, institutions, entrepreneurs and professionals working ininvestment-relatedfields, the Singapore
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      • 821 22/23 More factory and industrial space is in the pipeline, with about 15.5 million sq ft ready for occupation this year by slp research consultancy WITH prices of industrial properties having risen substantially since 2010, developers have been rushing to ride the wave before it peaks.
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      • 1028 22/23  -  The strata-titled office property market offers investment opportunities despite a changing economic landscape by michelle michelle tee, koh siok hui Michelle Tee is assistant manager, and Koh Siok Hui, senior research analyst, research advisory, Colliers International. THE strata-titled office property market is abuzz with renewed
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      • 629 24  -  There’s a market for these houses because of the lower prices, but financing the purchase poses a problem for some buyers by mike lee AT A time of soaring property pric es when a mass market condominium unit can cost up to $1 million, you
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      • 1289 26  -  Take a slow cooker approach for the value to rise if you are putting money in landed homes, says Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Ismail is CEO of PropNex Realty. LANDED property in Singapore is considered a goldmine investment as land here is scarce and
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      • 632 28  -  Look carefully at the interior decoration and other fittings before taking the plunge by koh joh ting WHEN media consultant Siak Siew May and her husband first saw a showflat of a 1,200 sq ft three-bedroom apartment in the East Coast area, they were “blown away” by
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      • 559 28  -  More high-rise apartments are being turned into gardens in the sky while landed property stay on earth with maintenance-free synthetic grass by mike lee BEAUTIFYING the home is no longer just about fussing over its interior design but also landscaping the property to give it
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      • 876 29  -  Conservation shophouses are in a class of their own and the unique appeal attracts investors who bring new life to the old by mike lee Fit for a sultan Among the conservation shophouses that hotelier Ong Poi Hwa owns, the crown jewel is The Sultan, a new
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      • 968 30  -  Peter Thng draws up a checklist for those who want to venture abroad Peter Thng Peter Thng is the executive director of Reapfield Property Consultants. He has been in the real estate industry for 18 years focusing on overseas properties investment. OVERSEAS real estate
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      • 698 31  -  A new luxurious residential development in Central London with classy fittings and splendid views presents an investment opportunity, reports Narendra Aggarwal reports Narendra Aggarwal EMBASSY Gardens in London’s Nine Elms precinct is a new prestigious offering by Britain’s Ballymore Group. The project offers spectacular views
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      • 1600 32/33  -  Corinne Kerk looks at various options in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Bahru City zone of the Iskandar Malaysia development region Corinne Kerk Ms Aileen Han, country manager for E&O Property (Singapore), part of the E&O Group. E&O is a luxury lifestyle property Malaysia has always
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    • 90 1 Who made the best use of eyeliner at the 12th Life! Theatre Awards? Clue: It is not actress Oniatta Efendi (right) who exuded 1920s Gatsby glamour in her black dress and pearls. Tang Wee Sung on his two biggest regrets. C8&9 C2&3 Asian Film Awards South Korean actress Yoon Eun-hye
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    • 1709 2/3  -  Tang Wee Sung, Tangs former chairman and son of founder, hopes that the latest $45-million revamp will bring back the department store’s glory days elisabeth gwee lisa@sph.com.sg Listening to how Tangs is about to reinvent itself for its 80th anniversary brings former Tangs chairman and
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      • 491 4  -  Founders of psychology, Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud, create a new world but also hold old-fashioned beliefs reviewdrama A DANGEROUS METHOD (M18) 100 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: The founders of analytic psychology and psychoanalysis Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) and Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) are close friends,
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      • 476 4  -  reviewcomedy SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN (NC16) 114 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: The war news emerging from Afghanistan is making Her Majesty’s government look bad at home and in the Middle East. Political PR bully Patricia Maxwell (Kristin Scott Thomas) needs to find a feel-good project fast.
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      • 510 4  -  reviewdrama SLEEPING BEAUTY (R21) 127 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: Young Lucy (Emily Browning) is a university student who has sex with strangers she meets in bars, in between holding down jobs as a medical-test subject, waitress and office helper. She answers an advertisement promising easy money
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      • 659 5 Starstruck Filipino actress tells the Hong Kong actor she has waited that long to take a photo with him Hong Kong The Iranian domestic drama A Separation and Hong Kong actress Deanie Ip continued their winning streaks at the Asian Film Awards on Monday.
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      • 651 7 Poor box-office takings make Disney’s sci-fi flick one of the biggest money-losers Associated Press New York Times Los Angeles John Carter is now officially a flop of galactic proportions. The Walt Disney Co said on Monday that it expects to book a loss of US$200
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      • 239 7 It is tough to rank history’s biggest box-office disasters because of inflation and incomplete disclosure of information such as marketing costs. But in the hall of infamy are the following washouts. Figures are from Box Office Mojo. L Heaven’s Gate (1980), United Artists The Western directed by
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      • 119 10 ‘Wow. Heart expanding way faster than my brain. If you could bottle up and distribute this feeling, I swear there’d be no more war’ Actor James Van Der Beek (right) on the birth of his son ‘I’m in my 30s. What innocence? If I said I
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      • 1009 10 I’m a celebrity hear me talk policy They don’t just act these famous faces are activists for causes Washington Post Between the Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga-fuelled spread of the Kony 2012 campaign and George Clooney’s arrest in Washington, celebrity activism seems to be the trending topic of the moment.
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    • 714 6  -  British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw plays a social worker helping an autistic boy in new television series Touch nicholas yong nicy@sph.com.sg The people attached to a new American TV series, Touch, attracted British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw to sign on for her latest role as a social worker assigned
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    • 294 6 Associated Press The Hague, Netherlands Researchers say a Vincent Van Gogh still life whose authenticity had long been in doubt is by the tormented Dutch impressionist. The Kroeller Mueller Museum says new X-ray research has finally put beyond doubt that Still Life With Meadow
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    • 667 6 Associated Press New York Ambassador Herbie Hancock believes what the world needs is a little jazz diplomacy. The renowned jazz pianist’s first major initiative since being named a Unesco Goodwill Ambassador last July is to establish International Jazz Day to be held on April
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      1307 8  -  The men were dapper and women glamorous as theatre players stepped out in their best for the Life! Theatre Awards adeline chia arts correspondent chiahta@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/chiahta The theme for the 12th Life! Theatre Awards was Silent Movie Magic, but the last thing one can expect from the theatre
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    • 1272 9  -  corrie tan They may be familiar faces in Singapore’s theatre scene, but four thespians bagged their first Life! Theatre Awards at the ceremony on Monday. Actor Daniel York, actresses Audrey Luo and Daisy Irani, and playwright Huzir Sulaiman all earned their first awards in the
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    • 741 11 Titanic director James Cameron reinvents exploration of the ocean New York Times New York For centuries, submariners have slipped beneath the waves in vehicles made for horizontal travel. Their craft are basically underwater ships. Even submersibles, small vessels that dive unusually deep, follow the horizontal plan. Until
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    • 342 11 Reuters Jerusalem At speeds even he could barely imagine, Albert Einstein’s private papers and innermost thoughts will soon be available online, from a rare scribble of E=mc2 in his own hand, to political pipe-dreams and secret love letters to his mistress. Fifty-seven years after the Nobel Prize-winning
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    • 408 12 Reuters New York A revival of Arthur Miller’s Death Of A Salesman by stage and film director Mike Nichols was praised in reviews for precise staging and star Philip Seymour Hoffman’s performance winning over most critics. One of this year’s most anticipated shows on Broadway, the
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    • 836 12 The stage adaptation of the popular indie Irish film Once is the toast of Broadway Reuters New York The fairy-tale success of the unpretentious, beloved indie Irish film Once just hit new musical heights. The Broadway version of the Dublin-based tale is about an Irish
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      • 332 14 Associated Press Los Angeles Oprah Winfrey’s struggling cable TV network, OWN, said on Monday it is laying off one-fifth of its workers and restructuring its operations in New York and Los Angeles. The decision to let 30 employees go is a “tough” one, but the economics
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      • 255 14 Associated Press Albuquerque, New Mexico Richard Branson said his venture to launch paying tourists into space has netted its 500th customer, and it is none other than Ashton Kutcher (right). On his blog on Monday, the British billionaire said he gave the actor a quick call
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        • 56 14 TVB has scored its first hit of the year with the medical drama, The Hippocratic Crush, which hit a high of 39 points or 2.47 million viewers during its finale last Friday. With the success of the series, its star Kenneth Ma has been
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        • 76 14 Actress Kathy Bates will appear in a gender-bending cameo as the ghost of Charlie Harper, Charlie Sheen’s character on the sitcom Two And A Half Men, in an April 30 episode, CBS announced. Harper was killed off at the start of the current season, after
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        • 57 14 The April 9 concert by American electro-pop duo LMFAO at the Singapore Indoor Stadium has been postponed. The organisers said member Sky Blu is still recovering from a back injury. He has three herniated discs and cannot accompany bandmate Redfoo on their upcoming Asia tour dates.
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        • 54 14 A representative for Whitney Houston said the late singer’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, is not engaged. Rumours about an engagement flew after Brown was spotted snuggling with friend Nick Gordon while wearing a sparkly bauble on her ring finger. The rep said Brown, 19, is “simply
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        • 37 14 Beyonce returns in May to the stage for the first time since giving birth to daughter Blue Ivy in January. She will perform three concerts in New Jersey at Atlantic City’s Revel Resorts.
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        • 44 14 MTV said Jersey Shore will back for a sixth season, with expectant mum Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi as part of the action. It declined to say how big a part Snooki will play in the show about hard-partying Italian-American friends.
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      • 250 14 Desperate Housewives trial New York Times Reuters Los Angeles The judge in the wrongful termination lawsuit filed by former Desperate Housewives actress Nicollette Sheridan (below) declared a mistrial on Monday after jurors said they were unable to decide why her character, Edie Britt, had been
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    • 43 1 EVERY WEDNESDAY WITH THE STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 002/02/2012 WEDNESDAY MARCH 21, 2012 Check out our monthly feature where we recommend the latest must-have parts for your desktop rig Pages 10-12 Apple’s new iPad Personal hot spot feature missing in local sets Page
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      • 552 2  -  Sherwin Loh sherwinl@sph.com.sg Quickly, name me a device that has been launched here but available without the full suite of services offered to American customers. No, this is not another rant against Apple, whose latest iPad tablet was launched here without the high-speed 4G features.
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    • 176 2 On the lines of people waiting overnight to buy the new iPad on March 16: Can anyone remember who got the first iPad here in Singapore? I rest my case. Colin Lincoln I guess having bragging rights to being the first few people to get their hands
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      • 296 3 Svelte laptops Prices to be confirmed, available next quarter Apple’s Macbook Air laptops have been challenged in the looks department by a slew of thin and light laptops called ultrabooks. The latest to join the fray is Samsung’s revamped Series 9, which is definitely a head
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      • 588 3  -  Samsung shows off TVs, cameras and even air-conditioners that can be controlled remotely with a smartphone. ALFRED SIEW reports from Bangkok reports ALFRED SIEW Alfred Siew is a freelance writer From flipping channels on the TV to remotely turning on the air-conditioner before
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      • 746 4  -  The much-touted new features on Apple’s new tablet are not available in Singapore but buyers are unfazed. SHERWIN LOH reports GNo4G connectivity GNohotspot feature SHERWIN LOH sherwinl@sph.com.sg The lack of 4G connectivity is not the only new feature local users are missing
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      • TECH BYTES
        • 95 8 To help its passengers beat jet lag, Finnair will offer a special headset which uses bright light to simulate daylight to cut the effects of jet lag. The light is channelled through the ear canal to the brain as the skull is thinnest there.
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        • 100 8 Stores can now accept a credit-card payment with a smartphone. All it takes are two items: a PayPal app and a free blue triangular reader called PayPal Here (below), which plugs into the earphone jack of a smartphone. The mobile credit-card reader, which enables easy wireless
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        • 75 8 Repair firm iFixit cracked open the new iPad and found the tablet’s construction makes it hard to open for repair and recycle. The tablet’s LCD screen and front panel are held down with strong adhesive. The massive battery is also glued down to the rear
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        • 61 8 After 244 years, the printing press for the venerable Encyclopaedia Britannica has stopped. The 32-volume reference set, which was the gold standard for reference before Google and Wikipedia came on the scene, will be discontinued, its publisher said last Tuesday. The full content of the encyclopaedia is
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        • 85 8 Soon, there may be no need to jump and flail your arms to play a game. Just move your eyes. Eye-tracking specialist Tobii has released a new version of its technology called the Tobii IS-2 Eye Tracker module, which can fit into a range of
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        • 88 8 After a hiatus of 11 years, the sequel to the hit action role-playing game Diablo (above) will finally be available to fans. The last version, Diablo II, was released in 2000. Developer Blizzard Entertainment is also the maker of the popular World Of Warcraft
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        • 58 8 An estimate is out on the infrastructure behind Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud dubbed EC2, which allows a user to buy a server’s computing power online using a credit card. Management consulting company Accenture estimated a whopping 454,400 individual blade servers a space- and power-saving form of computer
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        • 82 8 The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC, has created a major exhibition to celebrate the history of video games. Dubbed The Art Of Video Games (above), the exhibition will span all forms of video games over the last four decades. The exhibition starts with the
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        • 79 8  -  Compiled by Tan Chong Yaw Websites that rely too much on search engine optimisation (SEO) or techniques used to make sites seem more popular to search engines will be pushed back in Google searches, reported tech news website AfterDawn. SEO is the art of planting
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        1251 6/7  -  Apple fanboy TREVOR TAN and Apple detractor SHERWIN LOH face off as they test-drive the third generation of Apple’s iPad By Trevor Tan TREVOR TAN trevtan@sph.com. sg By Sherwin Loh sherwinl@sph.com.sg Apple fanboy. That’s how my wife always wins an argument whenever I defend the minor deficiencies of
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      • 702 15  -  SIM CHENG KAI tells you how to switch Sony Entertainment Network accounts on the PSVita to gain access to PlayStation Network stores in different countries SIM CHENG KAI Sim Cheng Kai is a freelance writer who has had his PSVita since the Japanese launch
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      • 1169 16/17  -  Save as much as 35 per cent on your electronic goods by shopping in Hong Kong, says TAN CHONG YAW TAN CHONG YAW cytan@sph.com.sg The next time you go to Hong Kong, add electronic gadgets to your shopping list. Like some brands of clothes,
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      • 743 18  -  A scam with a caller pretending to be from Microsoft has resurfaced. reports TAN CHONG YAW cytan@sph. com. sg Hang up the phone if “Microsoft” calls you and says that your computer has been hacked. It is a scam that has been around since last April, said
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      • 714 22/23  -  The age of smartphones has heralded a new world of apps. Among the zillions are many that offer help for the task of raising kids. MAY CHUA sifts through them MAY CHUA GAMES Kid Mode Free; Android, iOS This powerful all-in-one app is like a virtual playpen that
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    • COVER STORY
      • 1557 10/11  -  Save money by building your own PC with the best value-for-money components. Then future-proof it by upgrading parts, says ALFRED ALFRED SIEW Alfred Siew is a freelance writer Why buy when you can create? Introducing the Digital Life Gaming PC it is a rig you can
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      • 1213 12  -  So just how good is the DL Gaming PC in playing today’s hottest games? ALFRED SIEW takes it through its paces ALFRED SIEW Just how fast is fast on a PC that hits the price-performance sweet spot? We put the DL Gaming PC through its
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    • GAMES
      • 497 13  -  By Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com.sg I just won all four Grand Slam titles in my rookie season as a professional tennis player! Beat that, Novak Djokovic. In Grand Slam Tennis 2, you get to play in all four Grand Slam tournaments. You will be able to skid
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        523 14  -  By Sherwin Loh sherwinl@sph.com.sg When I bought my PlayStation 2 in 2002, I also picked up two games, both of which had an X in the title. One was Final Fantasy X. The other was SSX Tricky. SSX Tricky was the game I spent more time with and won
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    • PRODUCTS
      • 539 19  -  By Tan Chong Yaw cytan@sph.com.sg Combining the hottest technology and a nod to the vintage era, Olympus has served up a winner. It had done so earlier with its Pen series of compact system cameras and now, the E-M5 has just raised the bar. Before you baulk
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      • 244 19  -  By Tan Chong Yaw The E-M5 marks the start of a new higher line, the OM-D series, in Olympus’ mirrorless camera line-up. Here is a quick round-up of the company’s current Micro Four Third models. OM-D E-M5 Top of the line in every aspect, this homage to
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      • 701 20  -  By Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com.sg While American journalists were reportedly presented with a pre-release version of Apple’s next generation operating system Mac OS X 10.8 or Mountain Lion a week before the release to developers, it was not the case
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      • 549 20  -  By Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com.sg It was really just a matter of time before an app came along that allowed you to launch Windows 7 and some of its programmes on your iPad or Android tablet. Say hello to the OnLive Desktop. However, before
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        87 21 DSLR Sony $1,249 with 18-55mm kit lens, available next month One downside about DSLRs is the slower autofocusing during video recording but that is not the case with Sony’s new SLT-A57. This 16.1-megapixel model uses Sony’s Translucent Mirror Technology that directs light to the image sensor and autofocus
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      • 55 21 SMARTPHONE $775 (without contract) Nokia has decided to go snow white with its Windows Phone 7 Lumia 800. Despite its white high-gloss finish, it still has the tough uni-body polycarbonate with the same durability and easy maintenance. It also has an 8-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss
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      • 95 21 DIGITAL CAMERA $399 Looking for a slim compact camera that fits into any pocket? Get the new Canon Ixus 125 HS, which is only 2cm thick and 135g light. Despite its petite size, it packs a 16.1-megapixel image sensor with a 5x (24mm to 120mm equivalent
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        75 21 MOTHERBOARD Price unknown, available in May or June With the new Asus Z9PE-D8, you can have the best of both mainstream and server boards. Despite being a standard-sized motherboard, it allows you to have two processors, four video graphics cards, eight memory slots, four USB 3.0 ports and
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      • 71 21 LAPTOP From $1,299, available from April 29 The new HP Pavilion dv6 is powered by the next generation Intel Core processor and has a tapered chassis with a slim top view and metallic finish. Its contours allow your hands to hold it comfortably with a speaker bar
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      • 87 21  -  AUDIO RECORDER Compiled by Trevor Tan $128 For clear and sharp sound recording, this entry-level audio recorder has an integrated low-noise microphone with improved signal-to-noise ratio. Handling is improved with its big buttons and adjustable font size on its 1.61-inch LCD screen. It comes with an internal memory
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      • 751 24  -  HP aims to come up with a product for companies ditching high-end servers for cheaper x86 systems, reports AARON TAN Aaron Tan is an infocomm professional When Mr Thomas Lee, general manager of HP Singapore’s enterprise business, was involved in the company’s merger with
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    • 164 20 CUSTOMER SERVICE ASST@ Kaki Bukit. S’porean/ PR. Basic salary bonus. Call 11am-5pm 6742-1496 CUSTOMER SVC. $2K-$2.8K. local/ foreigner. SMS name *****889/ AICG C*****1G WORK FR HOME, Customer Svc, part/ full time, flexi. SMS name, age 9785-7775 Smiling Orchid Pte Ltd Kitchen, Service Office positions available 1) Sous Chef 2) Chef
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    • 166 20 BUTCHERS/ SUPERVISORS RETAIL STAFF REQUIRED -Previous experience in butchering/ food handling is essential -English speakers -Must be able to handle Beef, Pork, Lamb, Chicken -Able to work on Weekends -5 Days work week -Location: Holland Village Parkway Parade Mandai Attractive remunerations for the right candidates Please call 6462 6055 to
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    • 90 21 WALK-IN INTERVIEW 21 March and 22 March 10am to 5pm Continental Delight Catering Services 21 Second Chin Bee Road (Bus 79, alight 4 bus-stops from Boon Lay Interchange) 1) Kitchen Assistant 2) Cook Muslim Chinese Cuisine 3) Catering Driver 4) Catering Assistant Working locations: Potong Pasir, Jurong, Ayer Rajah Crescent
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    • 691 21 1.SERVERS 2.CAPTAIN ::WALK-IN INTERVIEW:: Date: Tue, 20th Wed, 21st March Time: 11 am 4 pm 15 Beach Road, #04-07, Beach Centre Contact: 9873 2065 Only Singaporeans need apply JAPANESE RESTAURANT URGENTLY REQUIRES: 1. SUSHI CUM KITCHEN CHEF 2. 1ST/ 2ND COOK 3. FULL/ PART-TIME CAPTAINS/ SNR WAITRESSES/ WAITERS F With
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    • 569 21 Freight Forwarding Company in town requires 1) SHIPPING COORDINATOR 2) RECEPTIONIST 3) ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE Handle Mandarin-speaking clients Positive attitude Minimum 3 years working experience Able to work independently Email: eunice@excel05.com.sg Renovation Co Bedok requires ADMIN ASSISTANT Min ’N’ level Computer literate Work independently Able to start work immediately Singaporean/ foreigners
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    • 468 21 ADMIN ASST. PC literate. ’N’ level/ ITE. S’porean/ PR. hr@anfconcepts.com ADMIN ASST. CAR finance co. S’poreans/ M’sians/ PRs. klplk@singnet.com.sg CLERK REQUIRED Bishan area. Basic filing Excel knowledge. Call *****351 An Established Safety Company Requires ACCOUNT ASST/ OFFICER •Full Set accounting experience •Quarterly GST reporting •Knowledge in MYOB accounting software will
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    • 355 22 An Established Shipyard requires SECRETARY Min. 2-3 years working experience Knowledge in MS Office Min. ’O’ Level Diploma S’porean, PR Call *****811 or apply to: The General Manager 15C Pandan Rd S(*****5) Email address: synthess@singnet.com.sg SECRETARY Requirements: *Min. 3 5 yrs of working experience in similar capacity *Possess strong command
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    • 524 22 RI DONG CORPORATION PTE LTD 10 Admiralty Street #03-90 Northlink Bldg (S) *****5 PROJECT MANAGER Responsibilities: Manage a team of Engineers, Site Supervisors in Construction. Experience with on-site co-ordination, handling of contractors, suppliers and subcontractors. •Overall project planning, scheduling, monitoring and updating to meet targets. •Possess strong leadership, quality, good
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    • 46 22 Equipment Manufacturing Co Iin Jurong requires the following positions: 1) MECHANICS *NTI certificate *3 yrs experience in related field Able to assemble trouble shoot hydraullic system 2) ELECTRICIAN *NTI certificate 3 yrs experience in related field Interested please come personally 2A Pioneer Sector One S’pore *****5
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    • 369 22 Local CNC Precision Machining Company requires CNC/Manual Milling Machine Operator CNC/ Manual Lathe Machine Operator Grinder Only Singaporean PR Flexible working hours for Retirees. 20 Bukit Batok Crescent #09-12 Enterprise Centre 9773 5498 Technical Specialists Technicians (20 positions) Only Singaporean/SPR Higher Nitec/Nitec in Engrg Basic salary $1300 Diploma in Engrg
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    • 465 22 Interior Company Located Kallang area requires 1. Quantity Surveyor 2. Project Manager 3. Project Co-Ordinator Interested pls email to enquiries@delcoart.com.sg or call at *****558 Prestigious Automotive Company hiring: Technicians X 20 Warehouse Assistants X 5 Location: Alexandra 5 days week Training provided Fresh ORD welcome $1400 to $2800 Immediate vacancies
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    • 685 22 PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Responsibilities: Perform process and quality checks and simple troubleshooting Perform basic maintenance activities Handle measuring instruments and machine maintenance tools Pre-requisite: Possess a GCE ‘O’/’N’ Level or SPM Candidates must be able to work rotating shifts.Transport will be provided at designated pick-up points. Please bring along original and
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    • 398 22 ACRYLIC/ METAL PRINTING Production Asst Ubi. Min ITE/ SPM. Call 6846-2311 JURONG FLEXI 8AM-5PM, $50/ 10.30pm-7.30am $60 Simple English. 6386 6972 WEEKLY PAY. Easy Job Pasir Ris 8-8pm $73, 88am $75 immed *****061 HOUGANG/ CHAI CHEE. 1st $40 2nd $45 3rd $48 Normal $43 *****919 Richard BEDOK PCB 1ST $38,
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    • 556 22 IMMEDIATE POSITIONS AVAILABLE!!! 1. Security Officers a.Location:Changi -Salary $2200/--Trained Malaysian Officers $1900/b..Location Changi (5 DAY WORK WEEK) -4 weekdays and 1 weekend -Salary: $75 per day c.Location: Chai Chee Tekka, Selegie Rd, Orchard, Tuas, Jalan Bahar, Kent Ridge, University Town, Jurong Island, Novena, Marina South -Salary: up to $1800/ -Trained
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    • 924 23 Security Security Security A AETDB Your Career Your Future Secure it with AETOS Hotline: 1800-5646-273 (Mon Fri 9am 6pm) E-mail: recruit@aetos.com.sg AETOS Auxiliary Police Officer Earn up to $2,800* monthly Joining Bonus Service Bonus up to $8,000* (Singaporean Only) Requirements; Benefits: GCE ‘N’ Level/NITEC/3 SPM RES A or B Singaporeans/Malaysians
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    • 387 23 SECURITY OFFICERS REQUIRED Dover Rd Jurong E. For interview pls call 8112-4756/ 8188-7081 IMMED VACANCY SECURITY Officer Tampines/ Tiong Bahru/ Somerset/ Hougang. $60-$70. *****546 JAPANESE CO Protection Officer. Retiree welcome. Earn upto $2k *****666 GUARDS/ RELIEF FOR simei, River Valley, Outram other areas. 9073-8858 SECURITY OFFICERS West area. Day/ Night.
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    • 629 23 FULL-TIME CLEANERS 1) Office Marina View PART-TIME CLEANERS 1) Building Cecil Street 2) School Upp Bukit Timah 3) Office Tuas Ave 8 Both Fit experienced Please call *****451 HOUSEKEEPERS NEEDED AT Outram Park. Full Time Flexi Hours ($1.2k for 44hrs/ wk). Good Bonus/ Medical Benefits/ CPF (S’porean PR). Walk in
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    • 502 23 Dispatch/ Delivery Dispatch/ Delivery I f feddte Localestablishedcaterer urgent/y requires 1) DELIVERY SERVICE DRIVER w/ Class 3 license. Familiar with local street directory. Breakfast Lunch provided. Monthly Income: $1,200-$2 400. 2) DELIVERY SERVICE CONTRACTOR Possess own van. Familiar with local street directory. 5 days/week,from 2:30pm-6.30pm. Monthly income: $l,000-$2,000 Interested candidates,
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    • 281 23 TRADING CO. LOOKING for Delivery Driver cum Warehouse Assts. Start immed. Must be strong matured. 5-day work wk. Call: *****408. Interview: 21-23 Mar DESPATCH REQUIRED WITH valid Class 2 own motorbike. Familiar with S’pore Rd. M’sians are welcome. Call *****448 DELIVERY DRIVER. MUST have Class 2 3 lic, 35 Genting
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    • 293 23 Stainless Steel Trading Manufacturing Company in Mandai Estate requires CLASS 5 CRANE LORRY DRIVER Ê Experienced familiar with local roads Interested call 6 *****18 Class 4 Bus Drivers Full time/ Part time Basic CPF Contribution Other benefits Please call/ walk in Tel: 6861-9731 5 Tuas Avenue 11 Chauffeur/Driver Responsibilities: Chauffeur
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    • 400 23 CLASS 3 DELIVERY Driver/ Warehouse Asst required Pasir Panjang, able to operate fork lift, start immed. Pls call *****202 CLASS 5 LORRY Driver. Physically fit. 6 days week. Start immed. Good remuneration S’porean/ M’sian/ PR. Call: 9828-6818 No agt CLASS 4 BUS Drivers/ Bus Attendent (with Vocational lic)/ Operation Exec.
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    • 186 24 LEEWAY TRANSACT PTE LTD TRAFFIC CONTROLLER PLANNER Responsibilities: *Manage daily planning of fleets and routing *Handle manpower and scheduling *Arrange delivery schedule and orders *Reporting, briefing and other documentations *Ensure all daily activities are fulfilled timely Requirements: *Minimum GCE ’O’ Level; Diploma in a related field an added advantage *At
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    • 240 24 1. MACHINE OPERATORS/ PRODUCTION OPERATORS •Physically fit energetic. •Able to operate machinery. •Able to stand long hours. Able to work OT shifts. •Singaporeans PRs only. •Work Jurong area. Call: 9489-4043 2. MARINE MECHANIC (HELPER) •Work in Joo Koon. Physically fit. •Requires to work outdoor. •S’porean or PR only Call 8117-5047
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    • 274 24 GENERAL WORKERS. S’POREANS PRs M’sians only. No experience is required. Mon Sat: 8am 5pm. Outdoors work. Must be physically fit. Call: 8113-5036. LANDSCAPE CO REQUIRES Horticulturist X 2. Highly self motivated. Class 3 Lic preferred. Min 5yrs experience. Pls email resume to: elweb@singnet.com.sg URGENTLY REQUIRES: 1) Drivers with class 3
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