The Straits Times, 30 September 2012

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  • 23 1 the sunday times S(5l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 90cents SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 I 102 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS I MICA (P) 001/02/2012
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  • 55 1 Singapore men marrying foreign Asian women L Chinese brides, Caucasian grooms L Older brides, younger grooms L Remarriage after divorce Special Report >>Top News Pages 10&11 Singaporean engineer Adam Chao and Thai entrepreneur Kanya Chomwijit got married in 2009, after a three-year, long-distance
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  • 522 1  -  Three hawker centres selected for trial aimed at ‘encouraging behavioural change’ Feng Zengkun zengkun@sph.com.sg Be prepared to plug your ears if Singaporeans do not get into the habit of clearing their food trays at hawker centres. The National Environment Agency (NEA) wants to
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    • 509 1 OLD COMPANY FRESH BLOOD Royal Selangor’s fourth generation moves in THINKPAGE43 PRE-SCHOOLS GET CERTIFIED So far, only two out of three clear checks TOP NEWSPAGES2&3 Why we need the humanities THINKPAGE40 UNREPENTANT PLAYBOY HK tycoon Cecil Chao,77, basks in scandal EXAM STRESS Change, but make sure poor kids don’t lose
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  • top news
    • 757 2/3  -  More than 200 centres screened under Education Ministry’s accreditation scheme Radha Basu Senior Correspondent radhab@sph.com.sg A MINISTRY of Education (MOE) scheme to gauge the quality of Singapore’s 1,400 kindergartens and childcare centres has taken off quietly, with 218 centres getting screened. Roughly two
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    • 638 2/3  - Let’s role-play, farm, paint to learn Radha Basu Joanna Tan quizzes her classmate Paul De Souza as he wheels up a toy shopping cart: “Have you brought your recycling bag?” Bag duly produced, she deftly inserts a giant plastic crab. “That will be $2,” the six-year-old says as Paul hands
      PHOTOS: SEAH KWANG PENG, PCF BUKIT PANJANG, ODYSSEY, THE GLOBAL PRESCHOOL  -  638 words
    • 644 2/3 Accused of leaking confidential Vatican memos, he faces up to four years in prison Reuters AFP Vatican City The Vatican has seen more sensational trials in its long history. The Inquisition ordered Galileo to recant his theory that the Earth revolves around the Sun, and philosopher
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    • 111 4 The Mid-Autumn Festival falls today, the 15th day of the eighth month on the Chinese calendar. Marina Bay Sands marked the occasion with two days of celebrations which started yesterday. Visitors, including many families with young children and babies, were treated to a night
      PHOTOS: MARK CHEONG FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES  -  111 words
    • 423 4  -  But they must do their part to upgrade by tapping schemes and working together Goh Chin Lian chinlian@sph.com.sg Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong last night promised to help manufacturing firms adapt to a changing economic landscape, but urged them to also do their part by
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    • 881 8  -  Old guard want clean slate at handover, say some analysts; others say more time needed Kor Kian Beng China Correspondent In Beijing kianbeng@sph.com.sg Now that purged Chongqing boss Bo Xilai is confirmed to face criminal charges, the next question is how soon will that
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    • special report: marriage in singapore
      • 1017 10/11  -  Data shows S’poreans are increasingly marrying outside their own ethnic groups Theresa Tan theresat@sph.com.sg Love conquers all, even formidable obstacles such as racial differences and previous failed unions. This picture emerges from Singapore’s latest marriage data, released in July. The trends suggest that Singaporeans are
        PHOTO: COURTESY OF CARLITO EVANGELISTA CINCO; SOURCE: Department of Statistics  -  1,017 words
      • 869 10/11  -  Theresa Tan theresat@sph.com.sg Singaporean engineer Adam Chow was past 40 when he joined dating website match.com. His previous relationships had not panned out and there were no potential wives in his all-male workplace. Thai entrepreneur Kanya Chomwijit was in her mid-30s and
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      • 484 10/11  -  Theresa Tan The first boyfriend Singaporean entrepreneur Kuik Shiao Yin, 35, introduced to her parents was a Caucasian American. They did not object, but raised some concerns: Would Mr Brandon Krause, 36, understand Chinese culture? Would she leave Singapore if she married him? She said:
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      • 738 10/11  -  Theresa Tan IT WOULD have been a deal-break-er if divorcee Jamilah Rahmad’s new partner or children from her first marriage had been unable to accept each other. The 40-year-old secretary was very clear that her daughter, 14, and son, 12, were her priority. She was
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      • 606 10/11  -  Theresa Tan Single mum Joyce Yip, 42, was looking for a companion not a husband after her four-year marriage failed. “Sometimes, being lonely is very real,” said Ms Yip, who divorced her husband when her only child was two. “When you have a kid,
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      • 750 10/11  -  Theresa Tan She was five years older than him. She was also divorced. And he was an only son. It was all too much for the young engineer’s parents, who told him to stop seeing the older woman. “It took them more than a year
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    • 867 12  -  Cheaper and bigger houses across the Causeway draw expats who commute to work Jane Ng janeng@sph.com.sg facebook.com/ST.JaneNg Some expatriates working in Singapore have moved to live in Johor’s Nusajaya area, attracted by lower prices of homes and the extra space there. They have bought
      PHOTO: BAOBAB PHOTO; ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG  -  867 words
    • 1003 14  -  Flamboyant HK magnate is proud of colourful love life Lin Zhaowei zhaowei@sph.com.sg Hong Kong property tycoon Cecil Chao might well have been mistaken for a conservative and concerned father after his very generous HK$500 million (S$80
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    • 325 12 OUR HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO Member of Nee Soon South CCC Secretary of Nee Soon South CCC Immediate Past Chairman of Springleaf NC By His Excellency The President of the Republic of Singapore Mdm Tan Poh Hua, PBM On being conferred The Public Service Star BBMMr Wilson Zhuang Wang Xiang On
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    • 144 14 IF IT WEREN’T FOR TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN, WE WOULD BE BLOWING HOT AIR TO STAY COOL. THE AIR CONDITIONER. INVENTED BY WILLIS HAVILAND CARRIER. 1902. Just one of many indispensable inventions that have improved our lives. dM K rrtm-i New scholarship programmes available. Apply to SUTD now. Admissions Briefings: 1
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  • home
    • 655 16  -  They received training as part of tie-up between ITE and race organisers Royston Sim roysim@sph.com.sg During the Singapore Grand Prix last Saturday, ITE student Muhammad Saiful was tasked with ensuring no patrons sat on the grandstand stairwells during the Maroon 5 concert, so that
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    • 249 16  -  Royston Sim SIX out of 10 job seekers who turn to the North East Community Development Council (CDC) are women. To help them land some work, the CDC yesterday organised a job fair for women in a “targeted approach” which offered
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    • 871 19  -  Certification will attract more to profession, say pharmacists Poon Chian Hui chpoon@sph.com.sg There are pharmacists who specialise in different areas of medicine, and from tomorrow they can apply to be recognised as such. The newly formed Pharmacy Specialists Accreditation Board will accept submissions
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    • 81 20 A passenger on SMRT service 853 (right) fractured his left arm after the bus was involved in an accident with a trailer along Upper Serangoon Road at 4.56pm yesterday. The trailer was carrying steel cages, which appeared to have ripped through the left side of
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    • 532 20  -  Janice Tai jantai@sph.com.sg Student Jerlin Neo was one of the first in line at the Sistic booths at the Singapore Indoor Stadium yesterday, but she still missed out on snagging choice tickets to catch her K-pop idols in November. The 18-year-old was
      ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM  -  532 words
    • 503 20  -  Annual awards to be incorporated in Dec 2 concert; bigger prizes for winners Amelia Tan ameltan@sph.com.sg Model maids in the running for the annual Foreign Domestic Worker of the Year Awards have more reason to cheer this year. Not only has the prize kitty
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    • 180 21 A giant pink “ribbon” made up of more than 2,300 men, women and children has earned the participants a place in the Singapore Book of Records. The record was set yesterday at the Waterfront Promenade in Marina Bay, to raise awareness of
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    • 413 21  -  They play critical complementary part in support system for troubled young people, she says Feng Zengkun zengkun@sph.com.sg The Government alone cannot provide all the help that troubled and at-risk youth need, which is why their family, friends and even employers must step up to
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    • 805 22  -  Stained glass being restored for its 150th anniversary Jennani Durai jennanid@sph.com.sg The stained-glass windows behind the altar of one of Singapore’s oldest cathedrals are being restored to bring back their old lustre lost over time. Experts were engaged to oversee the delicate job at St
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    • 1210 18 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ECU GRADUATES FOR 2012 ECU is committed to advancing the internationalisation of education through integrating global and cross-cultural perspectives into teaching, learning, research, and community service. This enables our students and staff to be recognised as ‘globally aware’ citizens. ECU is pleased to partner with SMF Institute
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  • world
    • 536 23 Obama cites national security risks posed by four projects near Oregon naval base New York Times Reuters Bloomberg Washington United States President Barack Obama, citing national security risks, has ordered a Chinese company to divest of its interest in four wind farm projects near
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    • 75 23 A huge sphere is lit during the launch of the annual Circle of Light Festival at the Red Square in Moscow on Friday. The theme this year is Energy of Life, and there will be spherical installations representing evolution from the Big Bang till
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    • 321 23 AFP Washington A high-speed chase turned ugly for Fox News when it televised “live” a fleeing carjacking suspect shooting himself in the head in the Arizona desert. Twitter exploded in reaction to the real-time broadcasting flub, while video of the graphic incident briefly
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    • 293 23 Teacher kills masked teen and uncovers his son AP Fairfield, Connecticut A small town is reeling in grief and confusion after a popular fifth-grade teacher shot and killed a knife-wielding prowler in a black ski mask, only to discover it was his adopted 15-year-old son. No charges have been brought
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    • 770 24  -  Minister’s proposal to get husbands to provide wages for housework draws flak Nirmala Ganapathy India Correspondent In New Delhi gnirmala@sph.com.sg Should India’s legions of housewives be paid for cooking, cleaning house and looking after the family? Most certainly, says the country’s Minister in charge of
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    • 310 24 Xinhua Beijing Gold mooncakes are more widely sold this year ahead of China’s week-long National Day holidays and Mid-Autumn Festival, but some suspect that people could use them as ostensibly lawful presents to bribe corrupt officials. Made of pure gold, these mooncake artefacts enjoyed good
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    • 789 25  -  Malaysian PM fends off criticism of lavish spending, which is seen as a pre-election sweetener Carolyn Hong Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur carolynh@sph.com.sg Advertising executive Nicole Tan and millions of other young Malaysians are waking up with a smile. They are one of
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    • 251 25 AFP Bandung A light aircraft burst into flames after crashing into a building during an air show in Indonesia yesterday morning, killing both its pilots, the Transport Ministry said. A thick plume of smoke rose from the crash site in Bandung in western
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    • 393 26 Development projects are a signal that it is consolidating control over disputed islands Xinhua AFP Sansha The newly established Chinese city of Sansha, located in the South China Sea, yesterday launched development plans for infrastructure and housing as China solidifies its control over the
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    • 90 26 A Hindu devotee smearing the face of another with coloured powder during a procession for the immersion of idols of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in the Tawi River. It is to mark the last day of the 10-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi Festival in Jammu, India,
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 67 26 AFP Manila Britain, Canada and Australia yesterday issued a security alert for their citizens in the Philippines, amid fears that they could get caught up in an attempted terrorist attack against Americans. The authorities said they were unaware of any specific plot against Americans, but
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      • 50 26 NYT AP Berlin Germany’s leading opposition party has nominated a former finance minister to challenge Chancellor Angela Merkel in next year’s general election. Mr Peer Steinbruck, 65, of the Social Democratic Party, vowed that he would work to build a government with the Green Party.
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      • 53 26 AFP New Delhi India’s first national security adviser Brajesh Mishra, who played an instrumental role in shaping the country’s foreign policy, died late on Friday, a day before turning 84. He was closely involved in the planning for the 1998 nuclear tests that made India
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    • 422 28 Muslim leaders call for tougher measures at UN General Assembly after deadly protests Reuters AFP AP New York Muslim foreign ministers have called for laws against incitement to “religious hatred” as they condemned an Ameri-can-made film mocking Islam that sparked deadly protests. Ministers from the 57-nation
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    • 192 28 AFP Berlin A German court refused to allow a Muslim student to skip swimming lessons after she said she was uncomfortable being so close to bare-chested boys. The 12-year-old, originally from Morocco but who goes to school in the southern German
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    • 266 28 The Global Governance Group has expressed support for greater international coordination of economic policies to reduce unemployment and stimulate growth at a time of economic uncertainty. The so-called 3G group an informal coalition of 28 small and medium-sized states, initiated by Singapore made the
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    • 458 29 AP New York Former New York Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, who led the newspaper to new levels of influence and profit amid some of the most significant moments in 20th century journalism, died yesterday. He was 86. Mr Sulzberger, who went
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    • 547 29 Total capital deficit less than estimated, with tests of 14 lenders showing half won’t have problems Bloomberg Reuters AP Madrid Spain’s banks have a capital deficit of 59.3 billioneuros (S$93.9billion), less than previously estimated, according to tests designed to lift doubts about the
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    • 377 30 Index shows overall factory activity shrank for 11th straight month Reuters Bloomberg Beijing China’s economy has almost certainly suffered a seventh straight quarter of slowing growth, with a new private sector survey of factory managers revealing a near year-long decline in business activity and a fresh
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 75 30 Reuters New Delhi India is on the edge of a “fiscal precipice” and should urgently slash fuel, food and fertiliser subsidies to curb a budget deficit that could hit 6.1 per cent of gross domestic product this fiscal year, a government panel warned. The report
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      • 78 30 Reuters New York Credit rating agency Fitch has affirmed Britain’s AAA sovereign rating, but warned that government debt levels and lacklustre growth could threaten that grade. It cited Britain’s diversified economy, robust institutions and political stability in its decision, adding that the country’s independent
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    • 589 31 Tim Cook’s apology in letter on website also refers to rival options that users can turn to Washington Post Bloomberg Reuters SanFrancisco Apple chiefexecutive Tim Cook has offered customers what could be seen as something new and unexpected: a dash of humility.
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    • 178 26 Mr Wilson Zhuang Wang Xiang CEO of Eduventure Holdings Pte Ltd Congratulations*. to on being conferred The Public Service Medal PBM by His Excellency The President of the Republic of Singapore from King Plastic Pte Ltd K-Plastics Industries Sdn Bhd Keynix Engineering Pte Ltd KT Digital Imaging Pte Ltd Le
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    • 157 31 22nd Annual Meeting Novotel Clarke Quay Singapore 25-28 October 2012 www.iadms.org This 3-day meeting is directed to those involved with the healthcare, education, administration and supervision of dancers, including physicians, physical therapists, allied health professionals, alternative healthcare practitioners, psychologists, arts administrators, artistic directors, choreographers, educators, dance scientists, movement specialists and
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    • INSIDE INVEST
      • 30 33 Property is the investment of choice for consultant and entrepreneur Raymond Khoo. He shuns stocks and shares as he does not understand them. See >>Page 35
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      • 59 33 Professional investors in Asia are adopting new strategies as they feel that conventional methods no longer work today, two surveys have found. See >>Page 36 Mr Raymond Khoo, 48, with his five-year-old son Justin in their Bukit Timah home. He sees monthly mortgage repayments as
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      • 22 33 Focus on investing in good dividend yield stocks but don’t forget to re-invest the dividends. See >>Page 38
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    • 1497 33  -  Low capital required, flexibility make these instruments appealing to savvy individuals Melissa Tan melissat@sph.com.sg Derivatives used to be a no-go area for retail investors and with good reason, given their complexity, but the tide is turning fast with trading volumes soaring. The Singapore Exchange’s
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    • [ me & my money ]
      • 1209 35  -  Raymond Khoo avoids shares and bonds, and views mortgages as a form of forced savings Magdalen Ng songyuan@sph.com.sg Entrepreneur Raymond Khoo has a refreshingly simple approach to investing property and nothing else. The 48-year-old avoids shares and bonds because he is not sure about them,
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    • 657 36  -  Investors in Asia spurn traditional approach in favour of alternative assets to get returns, manage risk Yasmine Yahya yasminey@sph.com.sg Professional investors in Asia are adopting new investment strategies as they feel that conventional methods no longer work today, two surveys have found. In a poll
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    • 488 37 They are living more within their means and setting tangible goals for their future: Merrill Lynch poll Reuters Affluent Americans feel more in control of their finances and say they are less conservative with their investments than they were a year ago, according to
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      • 898 38  -  You preserve wealth and harness power of compounding Dennis Chan Deputy Money Editor dennis@sph.com.sg Much has been written in The Sunday Times Invest pages about investing for yields in these uncertain and inflationary times. Based on the performance of Reits and high dividend paying stocks like the
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    • 282 39 London Art is not a mainstream investment, but with the volatile equity markets, art can be an option if one invests in the right items, The Telegraph says. For example, Edvard Munch’s The Scream one of the world’s most famous paintings was sold earlier this
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    • 322 39 India’s rupee leads gains; China’s yuan surges to highest in almost two decades Bloomberg Asian currencies had the best quarter in two years after global policymakers announced plans to pump money into financial markets to support growth, spurring capital flows into higher-yielding assets. The
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    • 342 40 EDITORIAL When a driver verbally or physically abuses a traffic warden who has just served him a parking offence notice, he crosses the line of civilised behaviour into hooliganism. There is simply no excuse for such behaviour. There may be some urgent reason for parking illegally on
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    • 1359 40  -  Literature, art, history, religion and philosophy give meaning to concepts of justice and goodness, says thought leader Wong Kim Hoh Senior Writer kimhoh@sph.com.sg Jim Leach has a personal conviction which has been the refrain of many a sage: To understand the
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    • 1259 41  -  Assessment modes like projects, interviews tend to handicap working-class children Sunday with Opinion Editor Chua Mui Hoong muihoong@sph.com.sg At 18 going on 19, back in those days before the Internet when 18 meant you were still gawky and green and wet behind the
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    • 1143 41  -  Sandra Davie Senior Writer sandra@sph.com.sg The Government is still ignoring the “10,000-pound elephant in the room”, a parent wrote to me on Friday in response to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong saying no to calls for scrapping the Primary School Leaving Examination. A Singapolitics
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    • 1461 42  -  New Windows 8, to be rolled out next month, will merge tablet and laptop into one device Oo Gin Lee Digital Life Editor ginlee@sph.com.sg Why pay separately for a tablet and a laptop, when you can get a two-in-one hybrid device? That will be Microsoft’s
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    • [ YOUR LETTERS ]
      • 230 42 Managing editor Han Fook Kwang’s commentary about the need to keep the Singapore Dream alive for the majority corresponds with my observations as a social worker in a primary school (“Keep the Singapore Dream alive”; last Sunday). Committing more resources to
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      • 98 42 I like managing editor Han Fook Kwang’s point about sending the best teachers to the weak schools (“Keep the Singapore Dream alive”; last Sunday). Perhaps the Government should also consider a shift towards not concentrating the top Primary School Leaving Examination pupils in the top
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      • 73 42 Good teaching, not money or tuition, should drive learning (“Keep the Singapore Dream alive”; last Sunday). Education is not just about ensuring social equality; it’s also about ensuring Singapore’s continued success. True meritocracy isn’t achieved if money or tuition drives our education system. We must have
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      • 112 42 While I understand the daily frustrations of traffic wardens, I have also encountered wardens who book traffic offenders from a distance, hence not issuing them a ticket personally (“Traffic wardens become punching bags”; last Sunday). I was once told by a traffic warden
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      • 141 42 I refer to last Sunday’s report on the rise in the number of cases of traffic wardens getting physically or verbally abused (“Traffic wardens become punching bags”). The problem here is that the enforcement role accorded by the authorities to these traffic wardens is not clear. If
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      • 167 42 I agree wholeheartedly with managing editor Han Fook Kwang’s commentary about keeping the Singapore Dream alive not by scrapping the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE), but rather, by sending our best teachers and principals to under-performing schools. We should not scrap the PSLE as
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      • 153 42 It was gratifying to read about Dr Lee Wei Ling’s own experience with tuition (“When tuition was optional”; last Sunday), although her generation differs greatly from the current one. Back in primary school, I had tuition nearly every day after school. However, I still did
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    • 1860 43  -  Royal Selangor has survived two world wars, economic woes and a family feud Anita Gabriel Senior Correspondent anitag@sph.com.sg “Have you tried the cheesecake at our cafe?” asks Mr Yong Yoon Li, executive director of Royal Selangor. Mr Chen Tien Yue, the firm’s other executive
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    • 842 44  -  LETTER FROM SOLO Zubaidah Nazeer Indonesia Correspondent In Solo, Central Java zubaidah@sph.com.sg As midnight approaches, one man arms himself with a torch, another with a sheet of paper and a cup, and a third with a piece of wood and a baton as they get ready
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    • 1140 44  -  But high jobless rate alone won’t doom Obama or give Romney an edge Tracy Quek US Correspondent In Washington tracyq@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Hoe Pei Shan Miss Danielle McMillan, 23, had high hopes of moving to a big city and landing an
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    • 2090 45  -  Manager bounces back from bankruptcy, failed marriage, son’s death to inspire others Wong Kim Hoh meets... Jimmy Ong kimhoh@sph.com.sg Mr Jimmy Ong wants to share his story with as many people as possible. “I hope people will find it uplifting. Each time I uplift someone, it
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    • 59 42 Send your letters to the Forum Editor via e-mail to suntimes@sph.com.sg or fax at 6319-8289. Please include your full name, address, telephone number and, for women, your preferred honorific such as Miss, Mrs, Mdm or Ms. The Forum Editor reserves the right to edit a letter. Have something to share?
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  • Page 48 Miscellaneous
    • 104 48 TV times BADMINTON Indonesia Open GP Gold Final (Live, StarHub Ch203, 1 pm). CRICKET ICC World Twenty20 Super 8s, Gp 2: Australia v South Africa (5.45pm), India v Pakistan (9.45pm) Live, mio TV HD Ch123. FOOTBALL French Ligue 1 Saint-Etienne v Reims (Live, mio TV Ch111, 11pm). German Bundesliga Eintracht
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  • sport
    • 1125 52 They concede twice from free kicks to slump to first league defeat of the season Arsenal 1 Chelsea 2 The Times, London London Steve Bould’s pay rise may have to wait a while. Arsenal’s newly-promoted assistant coach has been widely lauded for improving their
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    • 384 52 Norwich 2 Liverpool 5 AFP London Fire-power, or the perceived lack of it, has been the prime worry among Liverpool fans viewing this season as the latest of a long line of crises. But at least against a defence playing as poorly as Norwich’s, they
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    • 574 47 Hafeez’s men will start as favourites in Super Eight clash despite nation’s poor record against India AFP Colombo Pakistan will look to extend their dominant form and put India on the brink of elimination when the old foes clash in cricket’s World Twenty20
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    • 351 47 AFP Beijing Maria Sharapova is not surprised to see players withdrawing from the end-of-year “Asian swing” tournaments after Serena Williams pulled out of the China Open. The 25-year-old world No. 2, whose victory at Roland Garros in June completed her career Grand Slam,
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    • 94 47 Australia’s Abigail Nutt (left) in action against Singapore’s Teng Nan See in the women’s epee semi-finals of the Commonwealth Veterans Fencing Championships. Teng, 41, a former Singapore No. 1, took bronze after going down 7-10 to Nutt, 43. There was no play-off for bronze. Singapore also took
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    • 188 47 Beijing Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang is reportedly suing a clinic in Guangzhou for using his photograph to promote a cure for premature ejaculation. The 29-year-old, who became a national hero after his Olympic gold in 2004 and world title three years later, was
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 85 47 Singapore’s three-year hold on the Sultan of Selangor Cup came to an end at the Shah Alam Stadium last night, when an S-League Selection side fell 1-3 to a Selangor XI. It meant that bragging rights at the annual football fixture were
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      • 72 47 Substitute Adi Said scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Brunei DPMM came back from two goals down to defeat Home United 3-2 in Bandar Seri Begawan last night. The win sent the hosts to within four points of Great Eastern-YEO’S S-League leaders
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      • 55 47 Kallang Riders beat Balestier Bulls by 62 runs in the opening match of the Singapore Cricket Association’s Singapore Premier Cup at Kallang yesterday. Brief scores: Kallang Riders 274-8 in 50 overs (Chetan Suryawanshi 86; Jigar Patel 3-30). Balestier Bulls 212-6 in 50 overs (Kshitij Shinde
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      • 74 47 AP Zurich Players’ health in Brazil has not been jeopardised to please European broadcasters, Fifa’s secretary general Jerome Valcke has insisted, after some football matches for the 2014 World Cup were scheduled in early-afternoon heat. Tropical cities Natal, Recife and Salvador will
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      • 67 47 Reuters Minsk Belarus will more than triple bonuses to their players if they beat world and European champions Spain in next month’s World Cup qualifier. “Each player will receive a US$10,000 bonus (S$12,300),” the country’s football federation official Sergei Safaryan said. Belarus, who are
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    • Article, Illustration
      155 48  - HOT BODS Text and pictures by Raj Nadarajan If you or your friends fit into our Hot Bods Series, drop us a line and photo at stimage@sph.com.sg Fairul Edham Hirdayat Dahlan, 25 Cheerleading coach Height: 1.69m Weight: 66kg Exercise regimen: I run twice a week and do about 200 crunches
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    • 316 48 BADMINTON Indonesia Open Grand Prix In Palembang, s-finals (Ina unless stated) Men’s singles: Sony Dwi Kuncoro bt Gao Huan (Chn) 21-19 21 -8, Dionysius Rumbaka bt Alamsyah Yunus 19-21 21-10 21-14. Men’s doubles: Angga Pratama/Ryan Saputra bt Hafiz Faisal/Putra Rhoma 21-23 21-10 21-11, Kim Ki Jung/Kim Sa Rang (Kor)
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    • [ ryder cup ]
      • 970 49 He draws blood in Ryder Cup opener, too bad it’s American The Times, London AP Medinah (Illinois) They do not sell Ryder Cup-branded hard hats but they might need to start if Tiger Woods cannot tame his tee shots. Nothing and nobody was safe on
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      • 740 48 The world No. 1 wins in the morning, but is undone by Bradley in the afternoon The Times, London AP Medinah “Whoever wants to take me on, they can take me on.” Those were the words of Rory McIlroy two days before the Ryder
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      • 203 48 Reuters Medinah Europe captain Jose Maria Olazabal had a simple message to deliver to his Ryder Cup team on how they can come back from a 3-5 deficit after Friday’s opening-day play. Play better. “What we need to do is just step it up,” the Spaniard
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      • DIFFERENT STROKES
        • 72 48 The Ryder Cup might be golf’s most pressure-packed stage, but it hardly frightened this bunch. Four of the five rookies on the US team contributed to their 5-3 lead on Friday. “Everybody called them rookies, but they’re proven Tour winners and FedEx Cup winners and guys that have
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        • 75 48 AP Sergio Garcia lost his match and his unbeaten streak. The Spaniard brought a record of eight wins and one halve in foursomes into Friday morning’s match against Keegan Bradley and Phil Mickelson, and he and partner Luke Donald were 4-0 when paired together. But the Europeans
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      • 387 48 AP DAY 1: USA 5 EUROPE 3 (Europe need 14 points to retain the Cup. The United States need 14.5 to win it.) Foursomes: Europe 2 USA 2 L Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell (Europe) bt Jim Furyk and Brandt Snedeker (USA) 1 up: The first mini-controversy came on
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    • HORSE RACING
      • 653 49  -  I Written by < Craig Brennan in Japan PREPARATIONS are over and it is now up to the jockeys for the eighth leg of the Global Sprint Challenge in Japan. Singapore's gallant grey sprinter Captain Obvious will face 15 opponents in the Grade 1
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      • 278 49 A HISTORIC day awaits racing fans at Kranji this afternoon as the Singapore Turf Club celebrates its 170th anniversary with the launch of a special feature race, the $200,000 Jubilee Stakes (1400m). With Guest of Honour, Dr Teo Ho Pin, Mayor of North West
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    • 933 50  -  Malaysia Cup star’s two-year stay in S’pore, 1991 and 1992, is special to him Fabius Chen fabiusc@sph.com.sg THE players have changed most of their names escape him but the sentiment remains the same. So, every time a Singapore team are due to play
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    • 209 50  -  Chan U-Gene He was so nervous, he hardly said a word during breakfast. But, at the end of the day, Benovan Sim could not have asked for a better finish. The 10-year-old won three golds at the SPH Foundation National Para Swimming Championships yesterday, and was inundated
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    • 88 50 Some 2,500 competitors took part in the Cold Storage Singapore Triathlon yesterday at East Coast Park. Among them was wheelchair-bound participant Fong Chun Cheong, who suffered a spinal injury in a car accident four years ago. The 30-year-old debutant, who took part to raise awareness about
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    • 350 50  -  OFFSIDE Tay Yek Keak stports@sph.com.sg Outside France’s Pompidou Centre, a statue of Zinedine Zidane head-butting Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final has just been unveiled. It is called “Ode To Defeat”. Here are a few more stat-ue-odes we would like to see: Ode To
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    • 511 51 Substitute scores with virtually his first touch to give champions first victory in five games Fulham 1 Manchester City 2 AFP London Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini owes Edin Dzeko, after the striker came on as a substitute against Fulham to snatch a win at the
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    • 1039 51  -  HEART OF FOOTBALL Rob Hughes stsports@sph.com.sg The man, or rather the youth, who could easily be the match winner in the only Premier League game played this evening does not actually belong to either side. Romelu Lukaku is Chelsea property, on
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    • 198 51 London Nani took another step towards the Old Trafford exit after punching a young Manchester United team-mate. Earlier this week, words were exchanged between Nani and reserve team midfielder Davide Petrucci after a training-ground challenge at Carrington, reported The Daily Mail. Nani later called the 20-year-old Italian
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    • 196 51 London It has not taken Andre Villas-Boas long to upset the players at his new club Tottenham. The Portuguese, sacked by Chelsea in March amid rumours of dress-ing-room unrest, has had showdown talks with Spurs players unhappy with his training and tactics, according to The Sun. The
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    • 216 51 AFP London Steve Kean, long reviled by fans, quit as Blackburn manager on Friday, claiming he had been “forced to resign” due to his position becoming “untenable”. Fans had been campaigning for his removal long before the club were relegated from the Premier League at the end
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    • 247 1 SUMIKO TAN Help! I have double eye bags page16 LEE SIEW HUA falls under the spell of frolicking pandas, quaint tea houses and ancient towns in the capital of Sichuan province. PAGES12&13 J.K. ROWLING’S A CASUAL VACANCY Room for improvement PAGE21 SO MANY NUMBER ONES One Raffles Place, One Shenton,
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      • 863 2  -  Building owners want to reflect their prime address by using number one in their addresses Cheryl Faith Wee cherylw@sph.com.sg Look at buildings vying to stand out across Singapore’s business district skyline and “one” stands out. Make that several “ones”. Many of the buildings feature the number
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      • 1378 4  -  Apart from bouquets and cards, fans also bequeath their assets, send marriage proposals and e-mail nude photos to celebrities Huang Huifen, Rachael Boon hfhuang@sph.com.sg rachaelb@sph.com.sg Actress Fann Wong hit the headlines recently when a mystery fan made a $1-million bequest to her, but she is not the
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      • 855 5  -  IT and technology firms are using fancy and strange-sounding job titles in a bid to stand out Melissa Sim simlinoi@sph.com.sg When tech start-up co-found-er Keith Ng whips out his namecard for a client, he gets surprised reactions. It reads: Hustle Ninja. “We thought the actual
        PHOTOS: MARK CHEONG FOR THE STRAITS TIMES, LIM WUI LIANG  -  855 words
      • 892 6  -  The Western practice of splitting dining bills with several credit cards is becoming popular here Nicholas Yong nicy@sph.com.sg A dining practice once confined to the West splitting bills with several credit cards seems to have become commonplace with diners in Singapore. While the old practice
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      • 1100 7  -  Eldercare venues keep senior folks active and some even offer rehabilitation help Eve Yap eveyap@sph.com.sg As she sits blindfolded, 79-year-old Madam Tay Ann Soon is handed a clove of garlic, an onion and a piece of coriander. She feels and smells each item, correctly
        ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI; ST PHOTOS: LIM WUI LIANG, NEO XIAOBIN  -  1,100 words
      • 919 8  -  Relatively Speaking Olivia Ho suntimes@sph.com.sg Mrs Eda Leong would be the first to agree that her two daughters are good-looking. But when they were growing up, she tried not to let them notice this. “I did not want to make them conscious of it,” says the 60-year-old
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      • 878 9  -  Seriously Kidding Andy Chen andychen@sph.com.sg Quality time. Those are two words that will comfort many a working parent and assuage their guilt for being absent from their children’s lives longer than they would like. It is the elixir of family life, the concept that I
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      • 654 9 New York Times A few decades ago, children often did not attend funerals. The thinking was that they should be sheltered from the pain of losing a loved one. But recently, the view that children should be as involved in the grieving process as
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      • RAISING STARS AN ACTIVITY PAGE FOR CHILDREN
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          303 10  -  Theme: Technology Ellen Whyte In the early 19th century, scientists experimenting with electricity realised that running a current through strips of metal would cause them to heat up and give off light. It took a lot of testing but by the late 1870s, the first modern lightbulbs that
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          85 10 Using the above passage as a guide, unscramble the following words and stand to win prizes from Scott’s. 1. gpxerinemitne 2. atvandgase 3. iopsnoosu 4. aeilrble 5. myrcrue Five entries with the correct answers will each win a $100 hamper from Scott’s. Send your answers by Friday to: Display
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          102 10 Discuss these questions with a family member: L Do you think Singapore should ban incandescent lightbulbs? Why or why not? L What other products should also be banned to encourage people to save energy? L What other household objects, do you think, will go the way of the incandescent
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          • 105 10 Take your pets and picnic mats to this carnival by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). Celebrating this year’s World Animal Day and the group’s 65th anniversary, the event features animal-related talks, dance
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          • 92 10 TANGO PUPPETS AT PLAY For children aged three to eight, this puppetry show by Omar Alvarez Titeres Puppetry Arts Company Argentina tells fascinating stories of life, love, joy and friendship. The high-energy family show features uniquely textured puppets made from materials such as fabric, colourful feather boas and cardboard. Presented
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          • 79 10 This magical play, produced by The Little Company, is based on Dr Seuss’ story about Sally and her brother who receive a surprise visit from the Cat In The Hat and two mischief makers one rainy afternoon. Recommended for children aged two and older. Where:
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          • 85 10 Be dazzled by spectacular lantern displays and catch stage performances from local and overseas performers. There are also fringe activities including a food street featuring local and Chinese cuisines at this festival, which ends today. Organised by Singapore Press Holdings’
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          • 82 10 Learn more about Chinese opera with your children at this workshop led by actor Nick Shen and his troupe, TokTok Chiang. Experience opera movement and the use of props through activities and demonstrations. For children aged five to nine. Part of Esplanade’s Moonfest programme. Where: Esplanade
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          • 66 10 MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL WAN QINC YUAN Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival at the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall today. There are guided tours, workshops for children and a lantern-making competition. Also catch music and dance performances and enjoy mooncakes. Children will receive free lanterns. Where: Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall MRT:
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        • 235 10 In today’s article, we see the use of the abbreviation of compact fluorescent lamps, CFLs. In writing, an abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. There are different types of abbreviations. The most widely used are acronyms and initialisms. An acronym is a word usually formed
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        820 11  -  Nicholas Yong London, England L Buckingham Palace, which opened for the summer in July, will be open for only one more week next month. Items on display include paintings by masters such as Rembrandt and Vermeer. This year, a special exhibition titled Diamonds: A Jubilee Celebration will showcase some
        PHOTOS: THOMAS NIEDERMULLER, PHUKET VEGETARIAN FESTIVAL, NEW YORK COMIC CONVENTION  -  820 words
      • 711 11 New York Times Hanoi, Vietnam Tourists who check in to the Meracus Hotel, a compact and friendly establishment in the Old Quarter of Hanoi, are handed a tip sheet by the receptionist titled “How to cross roads”. Be relaxed and self-confident. Look two ways or
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      • 1725 12 / 13  -  Life is good in this city of pandas and poets, where locals find pleasure in tea and spicy fare Lee Siew Hua Travel Writer siewhua@sph.com.sg Eight young pandas loll in a leafy sanctuary. An impish one keeps swiping bamboo branches from a docile companion which munches on, unflustered.
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          235 14 / 15 A 20-minute steep and windy drive away from San Sebastian sits the often-overlooked Akelarre (56 Paseo Padre Orcolaga, ***** San SebastianDonostia, tel: +34-943-311-209). Three-Michelin-starred Chef Pedro Subijana’s catch of the day is seafood in all its briny incarnations. The ¤145 (S$238) tasting menu features simulated sea shells, razor
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          139 14 / 15 It is wonderful to see a chef who lets seasonal produce take the lead, embraces modernity yet sticks to the classics. Etxanobe, helmed by Chef Fernando Canales with one Michelin star, has a refined, largely classical menu, with a few obligatory spherication flourishes, but not too many. The highlight
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          193 14 / 15 You will not go wrong with El Portal de Echaurren, whose owners are fifth-generation culinary maestros. It is the proud owner of one Michelin star, located smack in the centre of Ezcaray, looking out to Santa Maria Church. Opt for the modern menu of Francis Paniego, hailed by some
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      • 1436 14 / 15  -  In Spain’s Basque Country, home to the world’s most decorated chefs, one gets to eat and learn to eat Susan Long suelong@sph.com.sg Stuffed, we ask for the bill, pay and go. At the door of Etxanobe restaurant in the Spanish city of Bilbao, Mr Fernando Canales
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          95 14 / 15  -  Nicholas Yong To celebrate the launch of direct air services between Singapore and the Indian city of Visakhapatnam, SilkAir is offering a promotion price of $5 78, all in, for a return air ticket. The port city is known for attractions such as the Borra Caves and Rushikonda
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        • 93 14 / 15 The five-star Sukhothai Bangkok is offering the Hidden Bangkok package. Priced from 12,500++ baht (S$508) a night for accommodation in a superior room, the package includes 21/2 hours of complimentary spa treatment, daily buffet breakfast and a round trip limousine transfer. The highlight, Hidden Bangkok tour, includes visits
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        • 66 14 / 15 From $688++ a night for a minimum of two nights, Capella Singapore is offering the Over The Moon Package. This includes accommodation in a Premier Garden Room, a daily spa treatment and a box of four mooncakes in a handcrafted wooden box worth $288. This package is available
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        • 103 14 / 15 In celebration of the harvest season, the award-winning Italian villa Il Salviatino near Florence is offering The Grape Escape package. Priced from ¤4,450 (S$7,300) plus 10 per cent tax, for two people, the package includes two nights’ accommodation in a Green House Suite, wine tasting and a
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        • 64 14 / 15 Stilettos Travel, which specialises in women’s tours, is offering discounts for selected tours. Enjoy savings of $150 and more for selected tours to Bhutan, Hanoi/Halong Bay, Kerala and Siem Reap. Tour prices start from $948. Travel from November to January next year. Offer limited to first 20
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      • 1125 16  -  I’ve learnt to appreciate how I look today because I know I’ll only look worse tomorrow Sumiko Tan sumiko@sph.com.sg He peered into my face for what seemed a long time. I saw a growing look of wonder in his eyes. I smiled at him and
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      • 880 16  -  Adeline Chia chiahta@sph.com.sg facebook.com/chiahta I’m losing my grandmother to a woman called Big Mouth. Her breath stinks, she loves spreading lies, and in general, exists to make life for my grandmother hell. She taunts my grandmother endlessly, badmouths her to the neighbours and issues death
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      • 764 16  -  Joel Cooper jacooper@sph.com.sg Who says Singapore is a safe country? Only the other week, I was forced to step in after witnessing an attempted mugging. Worse still, it happened in broad daylight on the crowded boardwalk of MacRitchie Reservoir Park. The petite victim was clinging
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      • 869 21  -  J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults is a grim tale of politics and poverty in modern-day England Hot Off The Press Akshita Nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg THE CASUAL VACANCY By J.K. Rowling Little, Brown/Hardcover/ 503 pages/$46.65 without GST/ Major bookstores/ Relentlessly bleak but engrossing, The Casual Vacancy is a
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      • 861 22  -  No Easy Day is a riveting book by a member of the US operation that took out the world’s most wanted man Hot Off The Press Ravi Velloor Foreign Editor velloor@sph.com.sg NO EASY DAY By Mark Owen Dutton/Hardcover/299 pages/$40 without GST/Major bookstores/ He is the knife
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        444 22  -  Akshita Nanda Who: Irish-American journalist and novelist Timothy O’Grady (above), 61. Since February, he has been Nanyang Technological University’s international writer-in-residence, teaching creative writing at its Division of English. When his residency ends in December, he will return to his home in Poland with his wife, a business consultant.
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      • 510 24  -  American food is facing a revival in Singapore with a new wave of Americanstyle restaurants Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg A wave of diners and restaurants offering American-style fare has entered the local market. At least five, including ventures by Singaporeans as well as one by an
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      • 412 24 Nestled in the Braddell Heights housing estate near Serangoon stands a new Cajun seafood eatery, The Cajun Kings. The casual restaurant, which took over the space previously occupied by Australian bistro Jules Cafe Bar, opened last month. It is next door to Wimbly Lu cafe. Run by
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        374 24 Jalan Besar is the latest up-and-coming neighbourhood in town, what with the opening of speciality coffee cafe Chye Seng Huat Hardware in Tyrwhitt Road. Caffeine-shy hipsters now have another option in the area: Suprette, a small and hip diner-cafe on the ground floor of new boutique hotel Kam Leng,
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      • 381 24 A trip to Boston to suss out seafood supplies resulted in The Boston Seafood Shack Creative Eateries’ first American diner. The local food and beverage group’s chief executive Anthony Wong had travelled to the city in the United States earlier this year. He was so inspired by
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      • 325 25 Mr Bernie Utchenik (left), the founder of Western hawker chain Botak Jones, now runs a full-fledged American diner. The open-kitchen diner, which occupies a 1,400 sq ft space on the ground floor of a conservation shophouse along Balestier Road, opened in April this year. Mr Utchenik, 60,
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      • 403 25 Anyone for Sticky Bones? That is the affectionate, trademarked term used to refer to the pork ribs at two-week-old modern diner Morganfield’s at The Star Vista in Buona Vista. The ribs are the Malaysia-based chain’s signature dish. This is its first outlet in Singapore. The pork ribs used here
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      • 949 26  -  Cashing in on the K-wave are barbecue eateries, with three famous Korean chains launching in Singapore Eunice Quek euniceq@sph.com.sg Korean barbecue restaurants are sizzling hot in Singapore, with three well-known Korean barbecue chains launching here. Two that have already opened are Boss BarBQ at
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      • 412 26 Boss BarBQ What: Unlike most of the Korean barbecue restaurants, the meats here are already barbecued over charcoal in the kitchen, to minimise the smell of smoke clinging on to diners. The dishes are served on hotplates to keep the food warm. Try their special dishes
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        24 27 Seared giant king scallops, dashi, apple ($28) Good scallops are hard to find, so try not to miss the sweet specimens here.
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        840 27  -  Skirt at W Singapore hotel shows that good ingredients are all that are needed for cooking sometimes Restaurant Review Wong Ah Yoke Wong Food Critic ahyoke@sph.com.sg So hip it hurts that phrase is never more true than when applied to the W hotel brand. And the W Singapore,
        ST PHOTOS: CHEW SENG KIM; PHOTO: W SINGAPORE  -  840 words
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        659 27  -  Zi Char Review Tan Hsueh Yun Food Editor hsueh@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/tanhsuehyun It is easy to walk past JB Ah Meng, located along a side street in Geylang packed with eateries. This one is down an alleyway, which opens up into an open-air dining area packed with people, even at
        ST PHOTOS: TAN HSUEH YUN  -  659 words
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        351 27  -  Cheap Good Foong Woei Wan woeiwan@sph.com.sg Former television director Andy Yuen sometimes has the air of a stern, kindly schoolmaster when he explains his broths to new patrons of his neighbourhood stall, Soup House. The 48-year-old believes in making broths which are good for you (“healthy, simple mama’s
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      • 619 27  -  HOW TO NAVIGATE THE FOOD WORLD LIKE A PRO CHEAT SHEET Text and photos: Chris Tan In Asia, vegetables with sticky, slimy textures are prized and sometimes hated. Here are those most common to us. L Basil seeds (biji selasih): These tiny black seeds form a gelatinous coating
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      • 660 28  -  Posh Nosh Foong Woei Wan woeiwan@sph.com.sg Singapore doesn’t have autumns and harvests but the Mid-Autumn Festival is still a night for counting your blessings and taking your time with loved ones. In other words, it is a night more for lingering think small bites and slow
        PHOTOS: DIOS VINCOY JR AND MARK CHEONG FOR THE STRAITS TIMES  -  660 words
      • 776 28  -  Thai fish cakes let you play with flavours and are easy to make when in the mood for something light Hunger Management Cynthia Low cynlow@sph.com.sg As many of us have discovered, spicy fish cakes are a common street food in Thailand cooked in a wide variety
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      • 924 29  -  Bartender Aubrey Sim rushed to work after her convocation and had her parents take her graduation gown home Eunice Quek euniceq@sph.com.sg While everyone was taking photographs after their graduation ceremony, bartender Aubrey Sim was rushing off for her shift at the bar. The 25-year-old Economics
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    • 270 4 SIME DARBY SELECT. Q7 3.6 FSI QU S-line. Facelift. Jan 10. *****km. Grey. Select Approved Inspection Warranty*. Call 6471 0077. MAR 09 A4 Avant 3.2 V6 TFSI Quattro for sale. Maintain By Premium Auto 29km. Grey w Black Suede. Ask $149k. Call *****118 01/ ’12 Q5 TFSi Quattro 2.0 Auto.S
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    • 258 4 7/’10 535I GRAN Turismo. 1 Owner. High OMV $72K. Low KM. Full Options. Still Under Warranty. Priced To Sell $228,800 this wk only Call *****468/*****489 12/2005 BMW 320I. Black. 1-owner Accident free PML maintained. Showrm cond. Low Mileage 100% loan avail. $55.8K. 6299-2338 $136.8K 4/’10 320IA. Agt warranty, full accessories,
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    • 953 4 BMW for Sale BMW for Sale AlSo Boutique BMW 118i SE/Sportline/M-Sport $154,888 'Terns Conditions Apply 6636 5635 33 ubi ave 3 Vertex #01-06 S*****8 3/’12 BENZ E250 CGi Coupe 1 owner. 7000 km. 3 yrs. warranty. Full loan avail. $252.8K. Austin *****738 5/06 525I WHITE .19" M5 S/rims, AC Schnitzel
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    • 400 4 Honda for Sale Honda for Sale Terms conditions apply- 2010 -2007 Stream 1 2008 2006 Odyssey 2.4 m 2010 2006 Accord 2.0 2.4 2008 2006 Civic 1.8 &1.6 ji 2009 FIT 1.3 auto "t 2008 Jazz 1.4 auto 2008 Airwaves 1.5M auto 2008 CRV2.4 4 YONG LEE SENG MOTOR PTE
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    • 503 6 4/2005, HONDA CRV 2.0A. 1-Owner. Low mileage New Rd Tax. Well maintain. Wcega Plaza. *****080 1-OWNER 9/08 Fit. 1.3A. GF Accident free. A1 condition Brand New rims tyres Wcega Plaza. *****080 07/08 CIVIC HYBRID 1.3A White Low km, $0 drive away. Sean: 9320 0823 6/07 BLUE FIT 1.3A. 1 owner,
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    • 272 6 Hyundai for Sale Hyundai for Sale Hyundai for Sale Hyundai for Sale Eg Results of September 2012 2nd Open Bidding Exercise For COE MATS COE results for the last six months* (March August 2012) *777/5 table will be updated monthly. 5/2011 STREAM 1.8A. 1 owner. Silver. 9000km. Like new. $0
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    • 603 6 H YU no FI I HEW THIDKIDG. HEW POSSIBILITIES. THE 2012 RTMT MOTOR PTE LTD 61 UBIAVE 2 AUTOMOBILE MEGAMART#01-06 *****919 AVANTE S MODEL Mid ’09. 1 owner. Low km. Accident free. Agt svc. Mthly $700. Trade in avail. *****200 9/’07 SONATA 2.0 Luxury Sedan. 1 owner. Well kept. $38.8K
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    • 234 6 ’08 SPORTAGE 2.0A @$698 inhse loan avail 1.99% No payslip. High trade-in CallAlbert *****818 24 hr 3/’10 CERATO FORTE Koup 1.6SX A. Full agt svc/ maintain. $72.8K. Full loan mthly $956. Chris *****005 2/’10 CERATO FORTE 1.6SX. 1 owner. Warranty svc by agt. $70.8K. Full loan mthly $939. Austin *****738
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    • 331 6 2012 DEFENDER 110 XS TD. 5-door Stationwagon 7 Seater. $250K with accessories. Call 9108-8810 110 DEFENDER EURO 5 Specs. $148K with accessories. 1 year warranty. Best 4X4! Call *****810 2003 LAND ROVER Defender 90. 1 owner. New 10 yrs COE. Call 9763-7337 LEXUS PRE-OWNED By Borneo Motors 01/’12, CT200, Blue
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    • 411 6 LEXUS GS300, 9/06, Silver, Full Agt Servicing Record, black interior,new road tax 1 owner, $76k. 9798 2183 10 LS600HL HYBIRD Ottoman Version,like new cond Low mileage. New $520k Sell only $280k *****880 11/’06 RX400H HYBRID Silver. OMV $62,199. A1 cond. Low km.$77.8K. *****168 30/7/’09 GS450H HYBRID 1 owner. Low mileage.
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    • 219 6 SHUANG HUP CREDIT *****118 Lot 33 C’wealth Carmall Mar 08 S300L V6 7G $149k Jul 06 S280 V6 $99.8k Sep 07 R350L V6 7G $138k Mar 06 ML350 4Matic $115k Oct 06 E200K $83.8k Mar 05 E200ML $62.8k Feb 07 SLK200 $99.8k Jul 07 CLK280Coupe $115k Sep06 C200MLSports$71.8k Jun 05
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    • 307 6 LATEST MODEL C200 Avant Garde CGI 7 G-Tronic. 3days delivery. $199,800. Jia Leong #02-19 AML *****997 *****123 3 DAY DELIVERY! Best Deal! E250 1.8 CGI 7G Tronic $128,800 San Hup Bee #04-20 AML Tel *****717 3 DAYS DELIVERY! SLK250 1.8 7G-Tronic. Selling $153,800 San Hup Bee #04-20 AML Tel *****717
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    • 533 7 10/’04 MINI COOPER S (JCW) Low mileage. Tip top cond. Fully svc by Agt. Direct Owner 9616-0236. ’08 MINI-COOPER S 1.6A 100% beautiful orig cond Best deal! Call 8666-2828 FULL INHSE LOAN 1.5%! Guaranteed! Nov ’07 EX 1.5A mthy $610! No pay slip/ guarantor. Credit issue welcome!Highest trade in! Act
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    • 421 7 11/’05 LATIO 1.5A Blue. A1 cond. Low km. Rim leather. $26.5K. 9625-3999 11/’06 2 UNITS Latio 1.5A Leather/rim. A1 cond. Low km. $33.8K. 9189-4999 11/’05 SUNNY 1.6M Black. Low km, body kit. A1 cond. $21.5K. Call 9189-4999 3/’09 QASHQAI 2.0A SUV. 1 owner. Like new! New tax. Accident free. *****922
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    • 356 7 8/’06 GEN 2 (OPC). Tip top cond. Low mileage.Orange. High trade-in. 9239-5516 MID ’06 SAVVY 1.2M. Afford -able car. No repair needed S/rims. $19.8K. 9750-1320 MEGANE COUPE CABRIOLET 2.0. Jul 11, *****km. Black. For enquiries, please call PPSL **********7 3/09 KOLEOS 2.5 Auto SUV Black full accessories, regular svc, agt
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    • 418 7 10/2007 SX4 1.6 A HB Omv $*****, Grey, 1 Owner, 17" rims. Aux cable. Roof Rack $45.8k. Bobby *****343 8/’09 SX4 1.6A. Well kept. Agt maintained. $64.8K neg. Full loan mthly $914. New tax. Chris *****005 01/’07 SWIFT 1.3A. Blue. Well maintained. Low mileage. $35,800. SG Auto Trader 8484-8949 4/07
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    • 649 7 ■£j Toyota for Sale i££V Toyota for Sale i££V Toyota for Sale VINCA 5 •V 41? ALL NEW 2012 TOYOTA ESTIMA AVAILABLE ALL NEW 2012 TOYOTA VELLFIRE VIEWING ALEXCIER 6473 1119 AML 6749 1119 Guaranteed COE High COE Rebate 5 Years/100,OOOKm Warranty We Subsidize up to $100 for Your insurance!
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    • 555 7 MAY/08 BLACK ON Black Alphard 2.4A, twin power drs, f/walnut, OMV $33K, rd tax till May13. *****199 DONE ONLY 39K km. 1/’06 Vios 1.5A 1 lady owner. Nice no plate. Beautiful black. *****882 Dennis 12/’08 ALLION 1.5 lady owner Black. low km. Keyless Tax Dec. 9389 9856 1/06 TOYOTA VIOS
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    • 508 7 12/07 RED RUSH 1.5A. One owner 68,000KM accident free $53.8K. 9006-5448 10/’06 WISH 1.8A grey, very smooth engine, Extra accessories. $neg *****505 05/’07 CAMRY 2.4A. White A1 condition. $65K neg. *****431. No agts please. 2/05 WISH 1.8A, 1 Owner, OMV $25.8k, Low depreciation, well kept. *****568 8/’09 PICNIC 2.0A. 1
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    • 866 7 BENTLEY V8 GTC GT AUDI A5,A7 ESTIMA, VELLFIRE SPORTBACK C180 B180 E250 SPORTS AMG 528I/520I 911, PANAMERA, BOXSTER S 28 YEARS OF SERVICE EXCELLENCE Blk 161 Bukit Merah Central (nexttolibrary) RARE CABRIOLET! FIERY Red 10/’08 VW EOS 2.0 Turbo Low km. OMV $42K! Price neg. Call 9127-2433 *****KM. 1 OWNER
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    • 382 8 4/’08 MAZDA 3 SP Luxury. Low Km. 1 Owner. Comes w/ 1 Yr Warranty. Priced to Sell for This Wk $***** Call *****468/*****489 1 OWNER 7/08 Toyota Allion 1.5X, agt mantained, done ***** km, leather, s/rim, $56.8k. *****786. 9/’08 IMPREZA 5-DR 1.5M White. New tax. Tip top. $38.8K. Call 8428-9007
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    • 439 8 USED CARS WANTED! All makes models Best Cash deal. Call 9665 6068 HIGH PRICES FOR all types of vehicle. Enquiries welcome. Mr Tan 8322-9720 CALL *****885 TO assist you to sell your car at the price that you want! Cash! SUPER CHEAP NEW STOCK TYRES 175/70 X13-$70 195/65 X15-$85 175/65
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    • 505 8 2000 DAIHATSU V118 10ft Tipper. COE 11/2020. Seldom use $52.8k *****800 10/’05 KIA K2700 hood diesel. Front 2 seater. A1 cond $22.8K neg. 8277-9988 $440 P/M! 5/00 Isuzu nhr 10ft diesel! COE 4/2017 $0 drive off *****444 cheap 4/’01 TOYOTA DYNA 150D 10ft. Aluminium box. COE 4/’2016. Call 9002-6526 1
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    • 510 8 9/’04 PROTON ARENA 1.5M. Petrol. New tax, sporty, well kept. Call 6256-7719 09/05 TOYOTA HILUX w/ canopy. good condt. 1 owner. $26,800. *****358. ’97 NISSAN PICKUP. COE paid, new 2k paint, good cond. $15,800. *****815 8/05 PROTON ARENA 1.5M. 1 owner. 100% mint cond. Please call 9763-7337. 2012 JINBEI 2.2M
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    • 522 8 09/09 FIAT SCUDO LWB 2.0 well kept, 100% loan worth buy $51,800. 6555 3300 6/07 BENZ VITO 111L 1 owner, $500 driveaway. Worth buy $44.8K.Tel *****300 2009 NISSAN URVAN 3.0M. 1 owner, A1 cond. 100% loan. $57.8k. 6555 3300 2008 NISSAN URVAN 5DR (M) No repair needed. High trade-in. 6555
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    • 725 8 Properties Classification Guide Residential Properties for Sale 457 Central Houses For Rent Landed Homes for Sale 402 D01 -08 City South-West 403 D09-10 Orchard/Tanglin/ Holland 404 Dll &21 Newton/BtTimah/Clement! 405 D12-14 Balestier/ MacPherson/ Geylang 406 D15-16 East Coast 407 D17-18 Changi/Pasir Ris 408 D19-20 Serangoon/Thomson 409 D22-24 West 410 D25-28
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    • 159 8 OPEN HSE *****741. Rare Sentosa tropical bunglw, admist lush greenery, 8170 sqft, pte berth. Steve Tay D.05 LOR SARI Semi-d Fhold 3 sty 7 rms. 2325/ 3014 sqft. $3.5m neg. Tenanted 9755-7913 David SENTOSA SEA VIEW bunglw. Only $23M, rarely avail. $33M true resort style. Neg.!! Priscilla 9235 9291. FABER
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    • 142 8 WEST COAST $2.XM. 2-sty Terr. 3+1 rm. 2000 sqft. 956 yrs. Lease hold. Near Nan Hua Pri. Renovated. PASIR PANJANG, $3.XM. Modern 3-sty semi-d. 4 ensuites 1 guest rm ground flr. 3500 sqft. F’hold. KRIS HO *****559 No 8 Coral Isl, Just A&A, waterway, wide frontage, yacht $18.8M neg. isentosa.com
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    • 444 8 SENTOSA-SANDY ISLAND Best facing with privacy, 8077 7828 sq.ft. $19.6M. Anthony *****000 CB Mike Lam 9099-5185 APPC Good Buys Going Goodbye! Belmont quiet gem..very neg Berrima beautiful....very neg Bt Tunggal land.......very neg Chancery rare.........very neg Chee Hoon Ave..land for sale Cluny Rd............land for sale Dalvey prime... land for sale Ewart
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    • 269 8 OPEN HSE ENG Neo Ave 16k/ 7k sqft. Modern tropical. Designer decor. Greenery, pte, $17M neg. Joanne 9383-9025 Newsman JERVOIS HILL 15K sqft Land Holland Park GCB by K2LD 1)*****/ *****sqft TOP soon 2)*****/ 8280sqft TOP ’14 *****605 Daniel Ling CHATSWORTH VICINITY NEW hse. 15,100 sqft with basement, theatre, wine
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    • 361 9 Property Prices IrH- ill li 1 JJLSJ ■I S-i Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in August 2012. This week: 20 28 WATS BUY IT 'SELL IT FIND IT PROJECT NAME PRICE (SI SO FT District 20 District
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    • 114 9 SIXTH AVE BOUTIQUE bunglw 4500/ 7668 sqft. Glass lift to all leves. Basement s/pool. 6223-8856 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE 3sty detached Holland 4+1, 5400sqft, Henry Pk /Cold Storage. 8382-7772 PANORAMIC VIEW! NAMLY Hilltop Modern Bunglw. 5400/6000 sqft. Ensuite. Pool. Melvin 8100-5008 MT SINAI. F’HOLD. Semi-D. Approx 4000sqft land. 5+1 rms. No
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    • 91 9 F’HOLD SEMI-D Holland 2185/3315 sqft. 2½-sty, lift, pool. Greenery. 2 car lots. $5.xM. Penny 9022-9821 CHEAPEST! PERFECT PLOT! Whitehouse *****/ 7500 sqft charming! nice frontage cul-de-sac. *****623 $22M UP! RIDOUT/ NASSIM 15k-85k sqft very elevated, wide frontage, regular Sub-divide Lyn *****623 MARGOLIOUTH 2 STY. Move in. Sq plot. 7500/5000 sqft
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    • 90 9 PEIRCE HILLTOP *****SQFT last plot! attractive Green Havens *****sqft $20m+ Adam 9109-4389 D10 NEW SEMI-D Holland 3900/5500 sqft Lift, Pool/ 3205 sqft 5+ family $4.7m Bernard Wu *****139 *****SQFT LAST PLOT! wide frontage, Face South Stevens Drive 8399sqft bunglow Adam 9109-4389 GCB SPRAWLING ***** sqft Hilltop 2 sty. Family home
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    • 87 9 LOWEST $1100PSF 4700 sqft at Sixth Avenue. Reno move in, 5+1. 2.5sty, park 2 cars. 9623-4620 Shirley WOW! RARE SEMI-D 4209/ 3000 sqft River Valley Huge en-bloc potential $$neg, Ken *****292 CBR MOONBEAM 4600/ 5300 sq ft, 3-sty Semi-d. Generous living space. Lush gdn. $6.xM. Alan Sim 8218-5511 OLD HOLLAND
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    • 122 9 ELEVATED ***** SQFT bunglw w/lush ambience. Botanic Gdn nearby. Stay/ rebuild. $24M. *****780 NEAR HOLLAND VILLAGE, quiet estate. D/sty ***** sqft. Lush resort setting. $23.XM. View: *****780 JERVOIS 3-STY INTER terr. Land 2268 2600 sqft. 5rms. Reno. Mins Orchard. Terence Ho 9190-0072 D.10 NAMLY NEW Terr. Face Pk. 1800/3400sqft 4+1
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    • 124 9 3800 SQFT LAND. 2 sty Semi-D near Coronation. Park 4 cars. $6.xm. Best buy! 9066 2626 (AGA)-OT HOLLAND 16.5K SQFT $25M. Ford Ave ***** sqft $25M. Jervois ***** sqft $27M. Call Bernard Wu *****139 HOLLAND GROVE 3900 sqft, pool, lift. Elevated plot, unblocked views, greenery. *****098 CL D.10 OWN THIS
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    • 101 9 BEST OF SWETTENHAM ***** sqft Wide frontage, Modern living at $2xM only Call RealStar 6100 0080 GCB $14XX psf only? Swiss Club, ***** sqft 5+1 Best Value GCB in D10! Quick! Call *****080 now! OFF GENTLE RD Bunglw. 6300 sqft 5 rm, Suits A+A. 1km to Prestigious Sch. $15xx psf
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    • 192 9 VIEW 1-6PM. CORONATION Semi-D Move in cond. Huge gdn. Privacy. $7M up. Closing! Evan *****580 OEI TIONG HAM Park. ***** sqft. Architect’s favourite! Co-broke welcome. $2XM only! Jessica 9831 3067 GCB BELMONT *****/ ***** sqft. 6+maid’s rm. HB *****788 Jimmy Lam Direct Developer’s Sale Whitley D.11 View Showflat 1pm-4pm Move
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    • 716 10 Mont Timah Cluster House 91 Bukit Way (Next to Bt Timah Nature Reserve) Ready for Occupancy OPEN HOUSE 11am to 6pm 3-storey basement roof terrace 4628 sq ft, high quality finishes 4 bedrooms study Swimming pool, gym and function room 2 car parking lots Walking distance to future Beauty World
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    • 300 10 BARGAIN ANDREW RD $13xx psf 9800 sqft. Resort style layout. Spacious. Pool. Greenery. *****098 CL PRICED TO SELL, Binjai area *****sqft Quaint 1sty GCB Quiet surroundings. Lush garden. Call *****080 BEAUTIFUL OLIVE BUNGLW ***** sqft 5 rms Just TOP Quality Finishes. Simply Magnificent! *****080 OFF KHEAM HOCK Bunglw 5000 sqft,
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    • 300 10 1.TERR SENNETT 1000, 1500,1800sqft, MRT $2.xM 2.Semi-D Braddell $3.xM 3. Semi-D Sennett 5+1, 3400sqft,convenient, MRT VIEW TODAY 1-3PM. Jln Melor 2½ sty nice corner terr. 5300/ 8800 sqft. F’hold. Pool. 5+1. MRT. Good buy! Loh YS 9238-6788 IDA RARE! BUNGLW Jln Eunos Mins Eunos MRT! Future MRT. 2-sty, 5073 sqft,
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    • 211 10 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE Kembangan MRT. Quiet Semi-D A1reno ensuite rms Rare unit Danny*****772 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE TaiSeng MRT Terr A1 $1.6m Potong Pasir Terr $2.2m Starbuy. Danny *****772 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE Macpherson Well Renovate Inter/Corner Terr $1.6m up Starbuy Danny *****772 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE Sennett Rare unit. Don’t Miss. Semi-d
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    • 503 10 D15-16 East Coast D15-16 East Coast Houses for Sale Houses for Sale U I IU Ldil V-Ufli I Houses for Sale US' ROYAL KNIGHTS afil Brand New 1 Pair Semi-D Siglap. C3^3IB23 3.5-storey 2400/ 4400 sqft 2680/ 4600 sqft Superb quality finish High ground, unblocked view South facing 6+1 ensuite,
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    • 191 10 NEW 99YRS DETACHED Hse Bedok Cl. 2storey attic lounge huge basement. Land 4492 sqft. 3 cars. 4 big rms ensuites. Pool Lift. $4.XM. Gary *****131 1)LIMAU AREA INTER Terr 2sty 1678/2465sqft $2.xm 2)Bedokville semid 2+Attic 3470/3200sqft Gdn $4.xm 3)Siglap brand new Corner Terr 2700/3688sqft$4.xm ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE Opera 2.8ksqft corner
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    • 239 10 IMMACULATE GEM CONSERVATION 4200sqft/Gdn 4+2 Spacious!!! Quiet Street. isabelredrup.com/ir4.php$4.5M. *****055. Susan BUNGLW EAST 7000 sqft. 2-sty beautiful hse. Nice pte $7.9M. also Tosca St bunglw. Colonial charm $8.25M. Lynn 9799-9966 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE Detached Riviera Dr 2-sty 7000 sqft 4-rm ensuite Semi-d Pari Burong. 3-sty 2240sqft 4rms *****772 SUNBIRD CIRCLE
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    • 257 10 ROYAL KNIGHTS *****060. Siglap Semi-D 3200 sqft@ only $4.18M. 5 rms. 100% move in. Offer now! Tim ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE 3sty Semi-d East Coast 2190/2800sqft. 4+1. 1km Tao Nan. $3.3m. *****772 $200K BELOW BANK Val Bedok Walk $3.6M. 8+1 rm 2500 5000 sqft. Super spacious! Sean 9011-8000 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE
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    • 305 11 1800WOW *****747 BOEING 5500sqft flat plot to build your dream home. Walk to Simei MRT, mall. Rare! SIGLAP SEMI-D 3100 sqft for rebuild. Elevated land. Cul-de-sac. No noon sun. $1350 psf. Julie *****123 1800WOW *****747 BOEING Sennett Est. Semi-D choice unit. 3494 sqft 3½ sty loftceiling. Elevated. Park 4. ECG
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    • 218 11 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE 2sty Corner Terr $11xx psf 1km Tao Nan/ Katong I12, 4+1 rms. Rare! Convenient FIRE SALE! KEW Gate Cluster Corner Terr. 2830 sqft. 4 rms. Well kept. Hurry! Nazeer, C&H 8366 8850 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE $2.2m!! $2.2m!! $2.2m!! Terrace East. F’hold 3rm Tao Nan Sch. 9273-7772 BEAUTIFUL
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    • 251 11 GPS LANDED DIVISION D15 Inter Terrace 2-storey Opera Estate. 2300 sqft. 4+1 rm. Call 6100-9959 GPS LANDED DIVISION D16 Semi Detached. 2-storey Jln Pari Burong. Freehold. Must view. Call 6100-9959 GPS LANDED DIVISION D15 Semi-Detached Corner Single Storey Fidelio St 2 units. Call 6100-9959 GPS LANDED DIVISION D16 Inter Terrace
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    • 240 11 SERIOUS SELLER! BEDOK Rd Detached, F’hold. Approx 5600 sqft. Rare layout. Amenities. $5.xxM neg. BRAND NEW SEMI-D Frankel Est 2600/5500 sqft. F’hold. 5+1. Pool $5.xm. Ck Lim *****011 ROYAL KNIGHTS *****877 Rare gem!! 2-sty Siglap Semi-D. Reno/ A&A. 5000 sqft. Only $5.xM. Gwen. ROYAL KNIGHTS *****956 Tanah Merah MRT 3-sty+
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    • 255 11 STILL RD CORNER Terrace. 2190 sqft, 3 rooms. Suits A+A, Quiet Neigbourhood. Quick! Call *****000 now CHARMING CORNER TERR Off Siglap, 3500 sqft, 4rms, wide frontage. Near Eateries. Call 6100 8000 BOURNEMOUTH 2.5-STY SEMI-D with basement. 5+1. South facing. Land 3300/ 5400 sqft. Toh *****000 ROYAL KNIGHTS *****620 11-7pm. $3M+.
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    • 394 11 ECG Landed DynamicAlliance *****772 Kef Lim Upp Thomson 2 sty semi-d 4060/ 2800 sqft A1....$5.xM Thomson Gdn 2 sty terr 885/ 1260 sqft A&A.....$1.xM Sembawang Hills 1sty corner 2985/ 1900 sqft A&A.$3.xM Sembawang Hills 2.5 sty detach 4300sqft New. Wow! Sembawang Hills 2.5sty terr 1907/ 3300 sqft A1.....$2.xM Mayflower Ave
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    • 269 11 KOVAN REGENCY. 3-MINS Walk to MRT. 15 Exclusive Strata Terr w/Home Lift 2 carpark lots! Foreigners Eligible! Hannah *****365 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE Sembawang Hills 2.5-sty corner of above 4000sqft Spacious living/dining near amenities Grab 9847-7772 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE Facing greenery 3-storey Corner w/6+1, beautiful layout mins MRT, schs, eateries. Grab!!
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    • 223 11 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE 2.5sty Inglewood inter terr Living rms face E. unblock gdn view. Land 1694sqft. Move in. Liew 9006-3331 **ALMOST SOLD F’HOLD Cluster water villas 3789 sqft 5-Rms, Kovan MRT. Cerelia Vista 4919 sqft. 6rms. PlMGS. 9772-4528. ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE. $200K below value Kovan Corner 3sty 5rm. 2885sqft MRT
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    • 211 11 MRT! MRT! 3-STY corner Terr, Richard Ave, land 2410 3500 sqft. 7 bdrm, $3m neg. 8222-1115 ERA NEW LIST! BERWICK Dr. 3sty semi-d. Land 2930/ 3800 sqft. 5+1 rms. 999 yrs. Pte pool 9855-9094 CORNER TERR. KOVAN Rd F’hold 3176/3900sqft 3 rm ensuite+1+1. 100% move in. Park 2 cars. 9388
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    • 174 11 CORNER TERR @PARRY Ave 2sty 3681/2800sqft 5+1 un -block,regular, high ground Cheong ERA 9837-9888 FLORENCE RD 3-STY Corner Terr. 5+1. 3736 sqft. Spacious outdoor. 580m MRT. Cheong, ERA 9837-9888 SEMI-D @LOR GAMBIR. 3691 /3885 sqft, 2.5 sty. 7 rms. Beautiful reno. 450m MRT. Cheong, ERA 9837-9888 2-STY SEMI-D @BOUNDARY Rd.
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    • 372 12 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE Cheng Soon. F’hold. 2-sty semi-d. 3925 sqft. $5.xM. Lentor. F’hold 2-sty corner terr. 4053 sqft. 2 yrs reno. Sunrise. F’hold. Inter 1900/ 2100 sqft. Move in. $2.3M Surin F’hold. 3-sty semi-d. 3898/ 8000 sqft. $5.3M. Leban F’hold 2-sty semi-d 3426/ 3333 sqft. $4.5M POWERFUL NEGOTIATORS We advertise
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    • 302 12 KERRISDALE. VACANT 2 rm. 990 sqft. Blk 36. #29-14. Unblock. Farrer Pk MRT $1.3M up.Ron 9852 9055 PARC IMPERIAL DUPLEX penthse jacuzzi. 3 rms. 1744sqft near MRT. F’hold. Tenanted Pushpa *****814 ICON 2+1, #38-XX, 926 sqft Clift 2+1, #25-xx, 775 sqft Tenanted. View daily, $1.87 /$1.75m. Gerri 9027-5522 REFLECTIONS KEPPEL
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    • 1505 13 D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Sale D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Sale D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Sale D01-08 City 81 South-West Pte Apts for Sale D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Sale D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Sale WATS Private Residential Price Index Index (4Q98=100)
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    • 227 13 URBAN SUITES 1044 sqft 2Bdrms/ Fhold. TOP soon Walk to Paragon MRT. Benson Goh 8188-1869 PARVIS HOLLAND Hill. 4/ 3/ 2 rms. 2013/ 1701/ 990 sqft. Pool view. F’hold. MRT. Eileen Lau *****681 BRAND NEW! TRIZON. F’hold condo. 3/ 2 rms 2067/ 1012 sqft. City/ NS view. Sale/ rent. Eileen
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    • 199 13 URBAN SUITES ON Emerald Hill. 3+1, 1550 sqft. High flr. Premium unit in the heart of Orchard. CS 9098-8888 CAIRNHILL PLAZA. 2293 sqft. 2 1 1. High floor. Unblocked. Bright, breezy. Orchard. CS 9098-8888 HIGHPOINT ON MT-E. 3+1, approx 2900 sqft. Bright, breezy, scenic living, lush greenery. CS 9098-8888 LUSH
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    • 231 13 RARE! 10 LEEDON Rd F’hold 2669 sqft. Lush greenery view. Tenanted $9K. Reno. $15xxpsf! *****068 Lloyd **DUCHESS CREST 1711SQFT 4-rms Balcony, A1 Reno Casabella 3-rms 1249 sqft Nanyang Pri, Renovated ARDMORE PARK 2885 sqft 4+1 rm, pool view. F’hold. $8.68M. 9818 1983 KC ARDMORE PARK, SOLE Agt/ Tomlinson 2800sqft $8+m
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    • 359 13 Brian Yee *****158 DTZ VIVA. D11. Just TOP! F’hold. MRT. Best Price! 2-rm 957sqft $1.9x M! Soleil. D11. MRT. Very High Flr! High Rent! 1-rm 581sqft $1.3x M! More Choice Units www.brianyee21.com Buy/ Sell/ Rent Welcome! LIGHT-UP-AT-NIGHT, ICONIC PROJECT by award-winning architect. Most anticipated TOP Sep 13. Buy super premium
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    • 989 14 Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/ dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/Clement! Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/Clement! Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/Clement! Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/ Clement! Pte Apts for Sale
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    • 829 15 D15-16 East Coast Pte Apts for Sale w.* I* D15-16 East Coast Pte Apts for Sale D15-16 East Coast Pte Apts for Sale Lorong M Telok Kurau Freehold Boutique Apartments with Dual Key Access s 19 units of 2/3 bedrooms Penthouses with 3/4 bedrooms. Sizes range from 743-2217sqft Call Anthony
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    • 356 15 BAYSHORE PK 2 bdrms. Cote D’Azur 1 rm. Sea view Mountbatten Lodge 1 bdrm Attractive$ Kay *****473 ONLY $806 PSF, Neptune Court, 1636 sqft, 3+1 spacious rooms, High ceiling, Bright. Stan *****184 F’HOLD 2 YRS. $972 psf only, $1.8M. 3 rm/ 1851 sqft. 5 mins MRT. Near Raffles Pl. Pool,
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    • 344 15 AVILA GDN 893 sqft 2 bdrm Mid flr. Tenanted till 7/’13. Savannah Condo 1227 sqft 3 bdrm. Mid flr. Renovated BEST PRICE! DOUBLE Bay 2rm $1.0XM, 3-rm $1.3XM, 4rm $1.6M. Mins MRT/ mall TOP soon! Paew *****168 LIVIA 3+1 BEST layout! Best stack! Best Price! 1410 sqft. No noon sun.
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    • 733 15 D19-20Serangoon/ Thomson Pte Apts for Sale D19-20Serangoon/ Thomson Pte Apts for Sale D19-20 Serangoon/ Thomson Pte Apts for Sale KOWN REGENCY Enjoy Special WIP Discount!!! 15% 3% 6% on Preview Day 3 mins walk to Kovan MRT Rare High-rise with Unblocked view 1-4 Bedrooms Penthouses All buildings designed with North
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    • 234 15 KOVAN REGENCY. 15 Exclusive Strata Terr, home lift/ 2 carpark lots. Foreigner eligible. Jason *****416 KOVAN REGENCY LAUNCHING soon! Special disc 15% +3+6% on Preview Day! Fr $6xxK! Pamela *****525 KOVAN REGENCY 3-MINS walk MRT! 1 5 rm/Penthse All blocks designed w/NS facing! Michelle *****829 KOVAN REGENCY. 15 Exclusive Strata
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    • 230 15 CALL NOW! WATERBAY New EC Punggol. No COV/ levy for 2nd timer! Don’t miss! Danny 8511 3773. RIVERSAILS IN HOUGANG, New launch, fantastic price 2rm 850sqft $6xxk, show flat open *****123 Lee KH RIVER ISLES, CHEAPEST Condo in Punggol! 3/ 4 rm Dual key. Developer’s disc. Selling fast! Call now!
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    • 219 16 TESS LIM *****959 ERA $1.58m. The Florida, Rare! Penthse. Duplex! Designer Reno. 3+study, 1991 sqft. TOP PROJECT! OPEN House 2-4 bdrms, from $1250 psf. F’hold. Near MRT/ Maris Stella sch. Sean 9176-7270 KOVAN MELODY RARE #01, 3+1+ patio. 1432 sqft. A1 decor. Kovan MRT, $1.49m Call 9437-8151 Jimmy Lim UNIQUE
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    • 908 16 D25-28 North Pte Apts for Sale D25-28 North Pte Apts for Sale D25-28 North Pte Apts for Sale Stunning View of Golf Course, Reservoir Greenery ies 1 Luxurious 420 units (1 -4bdrm Penthouse Dual-key /Townhouse) 1 Superior Finishes Branded Fittings Efficients Functional Layout 1 Near Seletar Aerospace Park 1 High
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    • 203 16 BLK 692B. 4-A1. high flr. Unblock/ Move-in. MRT. PR ratio filled. View: Sun 2pm4pm. Shirley 9770-6428 GOOD COND! 5’I’ corner Blk 664 #02. 124 sqm. 13 yrs. Valued $453k. Near amenities. Arin 9101-6691 OPEN HOUSE TODAY!! Blk 133 Exe Apt. 4 bdrm. Reno. Amenities/ LRT. Val $525K Call *****404 Dino
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    • 223 16 UNBLOCKED VIEW! 3’S+1 Blk 35 Circuit Rd. High flr. Upgrading paid. MRT. Val $310K. *****072 Geroge 101, ALJUNIED CRES. 4’NG’ Corner. #08. NS. LUP paid. Reno. All races/ PR. Val $465K. Gloria 9069 6000 3I 36 CASSIA. Val $352K. 5I 3 Pine Close. Ask $783K EM 62 Dakota Cres, $900K
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    • 183 16 BLK 559 JURONG West St 42, 5rm Mais. Spacious 137 sqm. Value $440K. Low flr. Unblocked view Sun 3-4pm EA 656B SQUARISH. Low flr 3 mins to MRT, amenities. No west sun. Value $560K. VTO. Non M’sian PR filled. PRICED TO GO! 4A Juorng West St 42 corner Wellkept. High
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    • 210 16 3’I’+1 BLK 12 Upp Boon Keng. Wet mkt/ eateries Mins Kallang MRT.All races PR. Florence *****674 3’S’ 28 JLN Bahagia. All races. Reno. Well-kept. Sch /mkt/amenities. Val $277K Call Ethan 9769-0125 BLK.29 MARINE CRESCENT 5’I’ 121 sqm. Spacious. Bea utiful sea view. High flr.Ser ious seller. *****070 Lim OPEN HOUSE
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    • 173 16 RARE! 5’A’ 614 Pasir Ris. 134 sqm. Huge. Unblock. Elias Mall. Serious seller. Must view! 8113 5254 Nini 422, EM. 155SQM. Unblock. Near MRT/ Park. Val $640K. Mid flr with corner access area *****484 Joo BLK 103B EDGEFIELD Plains 5-Rms, 110 sqm. High floor. All races/ PR. Reno. Val $528k.
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    • 305 17 MODERN DECOR! HDB 3-rm Blk 4. Holland Close. High flr. All races/ PR. Sunday 4-6pm. Tay YT 9732-9780 3I+UTILITY GHIM MOH blk 5, mid/ lift flr, 65sqm. Buona Vista MRT. Near Henry Pk Pri. All races/ PR eligible. 4’A’ BLK.55 STRATHMORE Ave #11. All Races, corridor Unblocked, bright, 95sqm Ask
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    • 238 17 3-rm High 5, Buona Pk corridor 95sqm Miss!! 4’A’ Unblock All close val Md. MRT, unblock 2Canberra in PR. MRT/ corner. Ask Blk Next Compassvale Reno, mins $573k 202B 3+1 move193 Nicely flr. FERNVALE Unblock. races blk $45k Near Unlayout. 3. MRT/ raHigh NEW LIST! BLK 308 4’NG’ High flr.
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    • 212 17 4’A’ CORNER UNIT Blk 79C Toa Payoh Central. High flr Designer decor. Unblocked view. Benson 8188-1869 5’I’ 49 LOR 5 T Payoh. Top flr, 122 sqm, move in. Good schs/ amenities. Val. PR/ all races Simon *****766 RARE! TOP FLR 4’NG’ Blk 104. Windy, no pm sun. Drdr. Move-in. MRT.
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    • 218 17 5’I’ PT BLK 11 Marsiling Dr. 123 sqm, above #20, N.S facing Unblocked. Val 410K Asking $500K. All races. 3’A’ BLK 130. High flr, 74 sqm Face N. Unblock,windy bright. Value $313k. Walk to MRT. Koh 9796-6294 3’NG’ BLK 734. Near MRT. Good reno. Amenities. VTO All races/ PR. View
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    • 165 17 TERRACE HSE NEAR Kovan MRT. 4 bdrm. F/furn. WiFi. Amenities/ Mall. Prefer Co lease/Expat/Student. $neg NEW MAKEOVER TERR. Springside. 3 sty, spacious 3500 sqft. 5 rms. Serene. Amenities. Call 9655-3596 BUNGLW S’GOON Gdn x2 5000/ 7000 sqft, 7/ 9 rms ensuites,Amenities at doorstep! Brand New! Immed! THOMSON RIDGE 2.5-STY Semi-d
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    • 347 17 SWISS VIEW RD. 2800/ 4000sqft. 2-sty terr+ base -ment. P/furn. Near Dutch/ Canadian/ German schs. Thomas Tsang *****576 OPP BISHAN MRT. 2 storey Semi-D. 5200/ 3500 sqft. Large master ensuite rm study maid’s. Call Owner 9616-0937 D.10 GCB THIRD Ave Hilltop 20,000 sqft. 6+maid’s, enclosed patio. Quiet. Pool, Elect, water
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    • 273 17 EASTWOOD CORNER TERR. 6+1. Well kept/ Jln Seaview semi-d with pool, 4+1. Immed. Joyce 8189 1298 SUMMER GDN 3½-STY 5+1, Facilities. MRT/ Changi Business Park. Reno $6K neg. Immed.DNg *****916 RUSTIC CONSERVED GEM Terr. 2700 sqft. 3+charm isabelredrup.com/ir16.php $6500. *****055. Susan 3-STY SEMI-D Wareham Rd 6+1 rms/ 6 toilets/ pool.
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    • 446 17 W RES Sentosa! 2 rms, 1238 sqft, p/furn, $6k immed. Concierge svc by W Hotel. Ann *****938 THE ROCHESTER, 2RM New! Big balcony. 1302sqft. Mins MRT. Breathtaking view. $7.6K. Carrie 9661-0239 COAST 3-BDRM, 2024 sqft, high flr, full sea/ bay/ city view. Pte lift. P/ furnish. Immed. Shirley *****154 PEARL
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    • 381 17 FIFTEEN ROBIN ROAD For Lease New, Exclusive Luxurious Condominium with Private Lift off Stevens Road 2 Bedrooms 1,400 sq ft 3 Bedrooms 1,830 sq ft Impressive unblock Scenic View of Botanic Gardens, High Ceiling and Spacious Layout, 5 Minutes to Orchard Road, Prestigious Schools Recreational Clubs, Supermarket Restaurants European designed
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    • 317 17 1)TIARA 4+1 Sea view. High 2)Kasturina Lodge 2 3+1. 3)La Crystal 3+1 $4800. All immed. neg. Beautiful RENT REDUCED! MADISON Res. Bt Timah. New. 4+1. 1776 sqft. Unblocked view. Away from main rd. Immed VERDURE HOLLAND Rd. Brand new. 1755 sqft. 3 bdrm Penthse. Resort living $8.5k.Henry *****188 VIVACE (ROBERTSON/
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    • 229 18 ST THOMAS SUITES 4+1 rm Viz at Holland 3+1 1259sqft Sommerville Pk 2+1 $4.2k neg! www.rachelteo.net SPANISH VILLAGE 3+1, high flr, quiet facing with balcony. $4.4K. immed/ shortterm. Alvin *****844 RHAPSODY @MT ELIZABETH Spectacular views, beautiful design, windy, Orchard MRT. Koh LH 9851-5444 WATERFALL GARDEN. 4+1, 2196 sqft, p/fully furn,
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    • 287 18 CAIRNHILL CREST PENTHSE 3+1 duplex. Approx 2500 sqft. Nice panoramic view/ Orchard. CS 9098-8888 LUSH ON HOLLAND Hill, 1281, 1475, 1507, 1561, 1851 sqft fr $4.20 psf. Immed. Call Teo HL *****465 D.09 VIVACE 1-BDRM (Opp Robertson Walk) Corner. Just TOP. P/fully furn. Balcony. 9842-9388 Johnny HELIOS RES 3-RM 1668sqft.
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    • 351 18 NEXUS 4-BDRM. 1485 sqft. F/Furnished. Full facilities. immed. $5.5K neg. Near MGS 9188 4948 Ronnie 2+1 JARDIN. JUST TOP. 1098 sqft. Pretigious schs/ Bt Timah Plaza. Immed. 9847 9802/ 9760 5779 CASA ESPERANZA. 2 bedded, p/furn. Spacious and well kept. Mins to MGS. Avail Oct. Yian 9760 5779 BEST DEAL@
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    • 334 18 VIVA NOVENA. Next to MRT/ mall. 1345/ 1517 sqft $7.5K/$8K. Agt *****155 VIEW ANYTIME! CASA Aerata at Aljunied MRT. 1 2 bdrms. From $2.xK up!!! 8 Woodleigh, MRT, just TOP. 2/3/4 bdrms, fr $3.xK up. *****066 Serene Tay Bryan Koh 8200 2024 8 WOODLEIGH. Just TOP! 1-bdrm 398 sqft Fr.
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    • 303 18 NEAR MRT 8 Woodleigh 2rms, 840 sqft, f/furn, Brand new, unblock, windy. Keys collected. $4.5K neg CENTRA STUDIOS. 1-BDRM, Opp Aljunied MRT. High flr Tastefully furn. $2.7k neg. Expat’s choice. *****678 THE ARTE 4+1+ROOF terr 2680sqft Penthse MBS View. Mrt/ For sale too. Neg! www.rachelteo.net EUNOS PK KG Eunos 3rm
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    • 331 18 1-BDRM LOFT UNIT @Mount batten Lodge, walkup, furn No facilities. Avail immed. Can co-broke. Don’t miss! LAGOON VIEW 3+1 1647 sqft High floor. Bright. Unfurn. Immed. $3.2k. 9029-2428 Caren Yeow BAYSHORE PK, 2-RM. High flr. New paint. A1 furn. Aircon. Unblocked. Immed $3.5K. Wong 9382-7277 EAST MEADOWS 1216 sqft. 3+1,
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    • 372 18 OPTIMA POOL view! MRT! 1) 1259 sqft 3+study. Quiet. 2) 947 sqft 2+1. High floor. neg. Lionel 906 11 592 OPTIMA TANAH Merah MRT 2/3/4 rms. Just TOP! Immed. Mins airport/ Expo. Kenneth *****087 BRAND NEW@ OPTIMA Pent hse Blk 80. 3+1+ roof terr, balcony, approx 1959 sqft. MRT. *****713
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    • 285 18 CLOVER BY THE Park. 4rms. $5.8K/ Bishan Park 3+1 rms $4.3K. F/ furn. Aircon. Call *****593 Zoe LA DOLCE VITA, 3bdrm. 1453 sqft. Just TOP! Pool, Gym. Near Bartley MRT. neg. Call Sean 9455-7422 BRADDELL VIEW 3+1 RMS. 1583 sqft. Immed. Bright, breezy,near MRT/ RI/ RJC grab www.josephinelim.org ASTON GREEN
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    • 413 18 3+1 PALM GARDEN, fully furn, nicely reno, full facilities, cosy. Near MRT/ Lot 1/ sch. Immed. Ask $3.5K THE MADEIRA 1356 sqft. 3+1 Spacious, pool view, bright Near MRT/ Shops/ Food. Alycia Wang 9455 0522 THE CENTRIS 2-RM High flr. MRT. $4.xK./Springdale. 2rms. $3.xK. Both furn. Adeline Lee: 9021-3030 (C&H).
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    • 372 19 SHUNFU BLK 313, 2+1 lift level, p/furn/ furn, aircon, reno. Eateries, mkt. Grab! Immed. Chan *****368 4’A’ CORNER. BLK 141 Toa Payoh. MRT/ interchange/ eateries. New makeover. Reno. Immed. 9655-3596 BLK 177 BISHAN. 5-rm. High flr, furn, MRT/ mall/ supermarket. View Mon. Call for appt. Shirley *****080 BLK 61 MARINE
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    • 246 19 VERY HUMBLE FAMILY with maid looking for whole unit. Latest 15 Oct. Owner pls call Simon *****640 WANTED URGENTLY WHOLE unit. High budget buyers tenants. 14 yr experience. Owners call Tan *****827 SUNGEI KADUT SHELTERED fty/warehse 7200 ***** sqft, high ceiling, $1.60psf 24hr security, avail 16 Oct. **ONE PEMIMPIN B1
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    • 378 19 PAYALEBAR SQUARE m* J More than 90% Sold u aw 1B :5t-= -RARE Premium grade strata-titled office No Seller's stamp duty 484 to 2,077 sqft No Additional Buyer's stamp duty Integrated with Raya Lebar MR! interchange Foreigners eligible ElaineLee 9761 2634 1 9222 4777 URBAN HERITAGE SOLE MARKETING AGENT Licence
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    • 256 19 CHEAP! MRT. 2½-STY Shop hse. Land 1302/ built in 2500 sqft Syed Alwi Rd. Vacant. Spacious. Nice. etc CHEAP RENTAL! SHOPHSE residential 3 rm Marsiling Lane. All trades. Best location! Immed. Must view SUPER CHEAP! BEST location Geylang 4200 sq.ft S/sty. All trade. Easy access. near city/MRT. Hurry JLN BESAR
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    • 269 19 BALMORAL PLAZA, 1119 sqft GST absorbed, F’hold, Rare Ask $3.xm. Prime location! Call 8383-9800 James Ng 2STY SHOPHSE Changi Gdn Upp Changi rd north 2400 Sqft. Face Rd. Suit most trades. En-Bloc potential. MIN. $200K BELOW Value!!! Groundflr, old shop 4MRTs 1216 sqft. 999 yrs. Central region 8444-9822 Johnny PROMENADE
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    • 290 19 DEVELOPER SALE TOP soon Paya Lebar B1 Warehouse/ Ancillary Office/ Canteen/ Fty fr $6xxK! Buy before goes up Doreen *****309 FOR SALE: 7500 SQFT DOUBLE sty bunglw, 3000 sqft built-up, 5 rms, 3 baths Jln Sipi, Wadi Hana, Johor Bahru. Spacious garden, safe neighbourhood, 10 mins to customs. RM $1.1M,
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    • 402 19 WAT3 RECRUIT Shanghai Construction (Group) General Co. Singapore Branch Looking For: 1. PROJECT MANAGER 2. SITE MANAGER 3. SITE ENGINEER 4. SITE SUPERVISOR 5. SAFETY SUPERVISOR 6. M E COORDINATOR Singaporean or Singapore PR preferred Please send resume to: scghr@yahoo.com.sg or meganfdd@hotmail.com ADMIN CLERK for Catering Executive Strictly for S’porean
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    • 242 19 SALES EXEC FOR Renovation work. Own trpt. Pls email resume to enquiry@ conceptelements.com.sg TELEMARKETEER GOOD HR. rate Big bonus. Bilingual C’wealth. Caden *****207 CLEMENTI ITALIAN RESTN looking for Pizza Chef. $2k above. Urgent. 8291-0868 FOOD BIZ URGENTLY looking for Helpers. Good pay S’porean PR preferred. Pls call Daniel 9689-2371 EXPERIENCED
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    • 345 19 EXPERIENCED ELECTRICIAN REQUIRED. Able to do CCTV, computer/ data/ tel cable. S’porean/ M’sian/ PR. Call *****780 WAREHOUSE ASST CUM DRIVER Class 3 lic. Receiving packing of goods. S’poreans/ PR. Responsible good attitude. Near Tiong Bahru MRT. Call *****088 (Mon Fri) Immed vacancies for Operation Admin Asst (x1) Warehouse Asst (x2)
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