The Straits Times, 1 December 2014

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    28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2014 70 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 073/02/2014
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    Lock icon Measures to preserve Ubin’s rustic charm
    622 1  -  PM lauds community’s efforts; island can be a ‘cradle for sustainable living’ By NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH asyiqins@sph.com.sg THE preservation of Pulau Ubin will be the main focus of a new initiative that will see the Government working with the community to retain the
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    Lock icon Thousands of HK protesters swarm road near govt complex
    455 1  -  By LI XUEYING REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT IN HONG KONG xueying@sph.com.sg OCCUPY protesters opened a new front in their movement, with thousands flooding a road near the government headquarters in Admiralty, forcing traffic to turn tail. They swarmed onto Lung Wo Road shortly
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    Lock icon Serena’s wish list
    68 1 WORLD No. 1 Serena Williams (below), who will represent the DBS Singapore Slammers this week at the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) event in the Republic, has two major items on her wish list. She wants to win a 19th Grand Slam singles title in the next
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      126 1 LIONS OUT OF SUZUKI CUP WHAT WENT WRONG? SPORT B17&18 NUS PROFESSOR CHAN WING CHEONG MODEL VOLUNTEER NIGHTLIFE ENTREPRENEUR JOHN LANGAN SAVVY SHAPER OF LOCAL PARTY SCENE HOME B3 FERGUSON SHOOTING COP QUITS TOP OF THE NEWS A6 LIFE! C4 *****7 Manual winding mechanical movement with calibre FM 1700, developed
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon More kids to learn programming in Smart Nation push
      536 2 / 3  -  MOE to encourage schools to join Code for Fun enrichment scheme By AMELIA TENG ateng@sph.com.sg FOR most people, computer code is a foreign language something that only geeks understand. But a new national programme is looking to turn code into kids’
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      Lock icon Bus scheme showing results at halfway mark
      432 2 / 3  -  Waiting times shorter and fewer services crowded during peak hours By YEO SAM JO yeosamjo@sph.com.sg THE billion-dollar Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) has made inroads into stepping up service delivery, despite being only halfway through. Of the 1,000 buses slated to be added
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      Lock icon Xi dials down foreign policy rhetoric and calls for cooperation
      479 2 / 3 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING China’s President Xi Jinping ratcheted down Beijing’s heated rhetoric and called on the government to expand its foreign policy agenda through cooperation and diplomacy. China should “promote peaceful resolution of differences and disputes between countries through
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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        Lock icon Saving Ubin’s rustic charm
        45 4 PULAU Ubin will see the Government and community working together on new projects to retain the island’s charm. They include studies to tackle eroding shorelines, planting trees, and conserving endangered species as well as old buildings. TOP OF THE NEWS A1
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        Lock icon More buses, better service
        44 4 A BILLION-DOLLAR scheme to enhance bus services has delivered 510 new buses and 33 new services since 2012, cutting the wait for popular services by three to seven minutes, said Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew. TOP OF THE NEWS A3
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Japan opposition’s woes
          49 4 JAPAN’S elections are only two weeks away but the opposition parties appear in shambles. With nomination day looming tomorrow, the largest opposition group, the Democratic Party of Japan, seems unable to find enough candidates for even half of the Lower House seats at stake. PAGE A10
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          Lock icon Key issues for Umno
          45 4 AT THE recent Umno general assembly, leaders highlighted two important issues for Malaysia’s next general election. One, just a small slip in support could see the ruling coalition lose power. Two, it must secure crucial support from young voters. PAGE A13
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          Lock icon No-college trend in US
          65 4 THE movement against college education is growing in the United States, as more Americans question the value of a degree. There are books, programmes, and even a fellowship which pays students to drop out of school or put off college. PAGE A18 UnCollege founder Dale Stephens
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          Lock icon Junket model out of luck
          49 4 THE business model that sustained the world’s biggest casino centre Macau looks broken. Junket operators, who connect China’s rich punters to Macau’s casinos, are saddled with bad debts as China’s economic slowdown and a crackdown on graft drive some VIP gamblers away. PAGE A19
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        Lock icon WORLD NEEDS OIL MARKETS TO BE STABLE
        49 4 Consumers around the world are gaining from the current fall in oil prices. However, a sustained downward spiral will create its own problems, from inhibiting new investment to harming the environment. Price stability is the best scenario. The Straits Times OPINION A20
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon What Putin wants
          55 4 THE ceasefire in Ukraine may be holding but Moscow is set for a broader confrontation with the West. Russian President Vladimir Putin (above) wants to shatter security structures and split Europe into spheres of influence. And Russia’s ability to prevent others from dealing with conflicts is limitless,
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon JB rivals selling curtains
          44 4 SINGAPORE curtain makers have seen fewer customers as a result of greater competition from across the Causeway. Malaysian businesses have been targeting Singapore customers, with some knocking on the doors of new flats here to market their services. PAGE B1
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          Lock icon Give it up, give to others
          51 4 THE National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre is spearheading an event tomorrow called “Giving Tuesday”, to encourage people to give to charity. In particular, it aims to get people to give up something they usually spend on, and donate the savings to charity instead. PAGE
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Eyeing the space pie
          53 4 A NUMBER of firms in sectors such as precision engineering are extending their capabilities to develop high value-added satellite components, to gain entry into Singapore’s nascent space industry. It is a sector the Government wants to nurture, with the global satellite market worth US$195 billion (S$254
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon S’pore football team rift
          88 4 DEEP-SEATED differences between coach Bernd Stange and footballers in the Singapore national squad apparently surfaced less than six months into his reign, which began in May last year. National players who asked not to be named said the squad was “poorly prepared” and “very angry” going
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Oscars-K-pop mash-up
          66 4 CATCH youth versions of Adele, Ed Sheer an and a Disney princess or two at ChildAid, which turns 10 this year. Show director Jeremiah Choy, 52, will infuse the charity concert at Marina Bay Sands this weekend with a distinctive Oscars-meet-K-pop flavour. Among the more than 200 performers
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          Lock icon Leo Sayer concert in Jan
          74 4 BRITISH disco and soft-rock singer Leo Sayer (above) had massive hits in the 1970s and 1980s with More Than I Can Say, When I Need You and You Make Me Feel Like Dancing. Mention his name these days, however, and puzzled people might go: “Leo
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          Lock icon Peter Lim’s daughter has a big heart
          77 4 THE LIFE: Tycoon Peter Lim’s daughter Kim has a very public persona as a young style star who loves Chanel and jets around the world. Discover her private side and big heart and what she thinks of Dad in The Life magazine Issue
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      • ST STAR APP
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          Lock icon Hong Kong art scene
          27 4 CHECK out our guide to Hong Kong’s five top contemporary art galleries in the December issue of The Life. Go to www.straitstimes.com /ST-Star-app
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      • CONTEST
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          38 4 STAND a chance to win a Fullerton Bay Hotel suite stay worth $3,376. This and more lavish gifts in December’s The Life Christmas giveaways. Download it for details. Go to www.straitstimes.com /ST-Star-app
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      Lock icon Cross-strait ties face setback with KMT defeat
      498 6  -  Pro-Beijing party’s election loss may affect cooperation in new areas By ESTHER TEO CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING esthert@sph.com.sg CROSS-STRAIT ties are set to take a hit after the massive election defeat of Taiwan’s pro-Beijing ruling party, with new areas of cooperation possibly stalling
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      Lock icon Taiwan Cabinet reshuffle looms after polls rout
      482 6  -  By LI XUEYING REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT IN HONG KONG xueying@sph.com.sg THE Taiwanese government is set for an overhaul, following an expected en masse resignation today of 81 Cabinet-level officials. This is to facilitate a reshuffle of the Cabinet, said its spokesman Sun Lih-chyun yesterday.
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      Lock icon Ferguson cop who fatally shot unarmed black teen resigns
      510 6 REUTERS NEW YORK TIMES FERGUSON (Missouri) The white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in a St Louis suburb has resigned, his lawyer said, as activists set out on a week-long march to protest against the killing and
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      Lock icon Missing child found behind false wall in dad’s home after 4 years
      394 6 FOUND ALIVE| BOY, 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS WASHINGTON A 13-year-old boy whose mother reported him missing four years ago was found by police hidden behind a false wall in his father’s Georgia home, United States media said. The
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      Lock icon Policeman’s hunch saves boys buried in snow for 7 hours
      399 6 FOUND ALIVE| BOYS 11 AND 9 NEWBURGH (New York) Two young boys who were discovered buried under 1.5m of snow on Thanksgiving morning, and the police officer who found them, have recounted the harrowing tale, a CNN report said yesterday.
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      Lock icon Showcase of S’pore history marred by typos, errors
      516 8  -  British visitor to museum display spots inaccuracies and inconsistencies By MELODY ZACCHEUS melodyz@sph.com.sg THE newest exhibition at the Singapore National Museum is supposed to showcase Singapore’s long history, replete with facts and figures drawn from the island’s past 700 years. But typos,
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      Lock icon More visitors likely but ‘numbers will be managed’
      556 8  -  By NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH asyiqins@sph.com.sg SEAFOOD restaurant owner Tan Chee Kiang, 67, expects his business to be buoyed by the new plans for Pulau Ubin in the next few years. But even as the Ubin native looks forward to larger crowds,
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      Lock icon Tan Swie Hian’s work fetches record $4.4m at auction
      379 8  -  By DEEPIKA SHETTY ARTS CORRESPONDENT deepikas@sph.com.sg AN INK on rice paper work by artist Tan Swie Hian was sold for 20.7 million yuan (S$4.4 million) at the Poly Auction in Beijing. The sale of Portrait Of Bada Shanren last night broke
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Japan’s opposition not offering strong challenge
      979 10  -  Biggest rival party has little hope of winning back power in coming election By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT IN TOKYO wengkin@sph.com.sg JAPAN’S opposition parties are in a sorry spot, with elections only two weeks away. The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), the largest
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      Lock icon Saving Okinawa’s indigenous languages boosts tourism, pride
      489 10 WASHINGTON POST NISHIHARA Standing up one by one at their wooden desks, the students giggled, squirmed or shuffled as they introduced themselves, some practically in a whisper. “Waa naamee ya... yaibiin,” the Okinawa Christian University students managed to get out their names, a
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Thai junta unlikely to relax grip yet
        613 12  -  Anxiety high as frail King to turn 87; late 2015 election likely to be delayed NEWS ANALYSIS By NIRMAL GHOSH INDOCHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BANGKOK nirmal@sph.com.sg AS AN ailing King Bhumibol Adulyadej approaches his 87th birthday this Friday, Thailand’s military regime is giving
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        Lock icon 19 nabbed in Thai crackdown on police graft
        177 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK THREE people with the name Akharapongpreecha are among 19 arrested in a crackdown on alleged police corruption in raids that netted tens of millions of dollars in assets. They are brothers Natthapol, Sitthisak and Narong Akharapongpreecha,
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        Lock icon BULL FIGHTING, CHINESE-STYLE
        35 12 Two bulls fighting as villagers watch at close range during an ethnic Dong traditional bull-fighting contest on Saturday in Congjiang county in China’s Guizhou province. The contest featured 44 buffalos. PHOTO: REUTERS
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      • Article
        Lock icon Drive for justice goes on over 1984 Bhopal disaster
        596 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BHOPAL Nearly deaf and riddled with cancer and ulcers, 90-year-old Rampyari Bai insists she will never give up fighting for justice for victims of the world’s worst industrial disaster. “I will fight until my very last breath, even if
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        Lock icon Police deployed as strife-hit Golkar begins congress
        291 12 NUSA DUA Indonesia’s sec-ond-largest political party, Golkar, yesterday began its four-day congress in Bali, with tycoon Aburizal Bakrie expected to be retained as chairman, despite opposition from a rival faction. A proposed meeting to cool things down between Mr Bakrie and Golkar deputy
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        Lock icon Kabul police chief quits after spate of deadly Taleban attacks
        302 12 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KABUL The police chief of Afghanistan’s capital, General Zahir Zahir, quit yesterday after a third deadly Taleban attack in 10 days on foreign guesthouses in Kabul. The charity whose guesthouse was targeted in the latest attack yesterday
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Malaysia reducing petrol prices
          74 12 PETALING JAYA Malaysia has announced a reduction in petrol prices in the wake of falling global oil prices. The government announced yesterday that the new prices of RON95 and RON97 petrol this month would drop by four sen and nine sen respectively to RM2.26 (S$0.87) and
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          Lock icon Vietnamese cops detain blogger
          78 12 REUTERS HANOI Vietnamese police have detained a blogger for posting “bad content” about the state, the latest move in a crackdown on dissent that has been condemned by rights groups and Western governments. Hong Le Tho, 65, was detained for “posting online articles with bad content
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        Lock icon Other key issues sidelined by buzz over Sedition Act
        839 13  -  BN’s precarious position, young voters deserve attention By SHANNON TEOH MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR nowadays.” shannont@sph.com.sg NEWS ANALYSIS THE recently concluded Umno general assembly was dominated by news on the Sedition Act. This is a pity because two key speeches
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        Lock icon Less spiritual side of India’s ‘godmen’ in the spotlight
        781 14  -  Some in trouble with the law, but gurus with big followings still being wooed by political parties By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT IN NEW DELHI gnirmala@sph.com.sg PEOPLE flock to them in the hundreds of thousands for spiritual guidance or deliverance from
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    • PEOPLE ASIA
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        Lock icon Doctor a balm to Taiwan politics
        1037 15  -  New Taipei mayor vows to rise above political divide, share power with people By LI XUEYING REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT IN HONG KONG xueying@sph.com.sg WHEN Dr Ko Wen-je accepted victory as the newly elected mayor of Taipei, he looked like the emergency room doctor that he
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      Lock icon A highway into hell for truckers in ISIS country
      603 16 Lawless route from Jordan to Iraq prowled by brigands and militias WASHINGTON POST RUWAISHED (Jordan) It might be the most hairy truck route in the world a nail-biting, long-haul, Mad Max-style endurance race from the Jordan border through the black heart
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      Lock icon Pope: ISIS acts ‘grave sin against God’
      324 16 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISTANBUL Pope Francis said Islamist militants were carrying out a “profoundly grave sin against God” in Syria and Iraq, calling for inter-religious dialogue and action against poverty to help end conflicts there. The pontiff spoke on the last day of
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      Lock icon Swiss reject immigration cuts in Ecopop vote
      323 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG GENEVA The Swiss have flatly rejected a call for dramatic immigration cuts in the name of saving the environment, along with bids to scrap tax breaks for rich foreigners and bolster the country’s gold reserves. Referendum results from a majority
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      Lock icon Ebola death toll climbs to nearly 7,000 in West Africa
      270 16 REUTERS DAKAR The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak on record has reached nearly 7,000 in West Africa, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The death toll of 6,928, which was published on the agency’s website on Saturday,
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      Lock icon Sabah ransom deadline extended
      247 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KOTA KINABALU Sabah fish farm operator Chan Sai Chuin has been given a 20-day respite by his Abu Sayyaf captors who had earlier threatened to behead him yesterday if a RM3 million (S$1.2 million) ransom was not paid up. His wife, Ms
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Sarkozy elected party leader
        47 16 NEW YORK TIMES PARIS Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was elected as the leader of his centre-right party on Saturday evening in a widely expected victory that could serve as a stepping stone for his 2017 bid to become president of France again.
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        Lock icon Hundreds flee French floods
        60 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PORTEL-DES-CORBIERES (France) The worst flooding in southern France for more than a decade has forced more than 1,500 people to evacuate their homes, officials said yesterday. Southern France has been hit by weeks of successive storms and flooding. Four people died and two remained
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        Lock icon Mother sues Ukraine over MH17
        64 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN The mother of a victim of downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 has begun legal proceedings against Ukraine at the European Court of Human Rights, accusing Kiev of failing to close the country’s airspace, a German daily reported yesterday. The woman is suing
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      Lock icon Dropout finds niche in alternative to college
      849 18  -  UnCollege offers gap-year programme as ‘no college’ movement grows in US By MELISSA SIM US CORRESPONDENT IN WASHINGTON simlinoi@sph.com.sg COLLEGE dropout Dale Stephens has carved a business out of convincing others that college is not the only path to success. He recently published
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      Lock icon Facebook post on Obama girls draws flak
      369 18 WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON The communications director for a Republican member of Congress ignited a firestorm over the weekend after she criticised President Barack Obama’s teenage daughters in a Facebook post that touched a nerve even for Americans accustomed to political mudslinging. “Try showing
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      Lock icon Britain has ‘up to 13,000 victims of slavery’
      307 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Estimates indicate up to 13,000 people are being kept in conditions of slavery in Britain, four times higher than was previously thought, government officials said. The Home Office figure for last year includes women forced into prostitution and people
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      Lock icon Macau junket model out of luck
      536 19 Gambling bad debts surge on China’s graft crackdown, economic slowdown REUTERS MACAU Junket operators that connect China’s wealthy punters to Macau’s casinos are waiting as long as a year for gamblers to repay billions of dollars of loans, crippling the business model of an
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      Lock icon Corruption crackdown slows private jet sales in China
      254 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI Makers of the world’s private jets are looking to promote their aircraft as business tools in China rather than luxury toys for the super-rich, as a corruption crackdown slows sales in the country. The market for private jets is
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon China’s home prices fall again
        129 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI China’s housing prices fell on a monthly basis for the seventh straight month in November, a survey showed yesterday, with its market yet to feel the full impact of a recent interest rate cut. The average price of a new home in
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        Lock icon Uber manager tracked reporter
        84 19 BLOOMBERG DALLAS Online car-booking company Uber has taken disciplinary action against a manager for tracking a journalist’s movements. Uber said yesterday that it had been looking into the actions of Mr Josh Mohrer, general manager of its New York business, for following the whereabouts of a
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      Lock icon Thanksgiving and Black Friday sales in US dip 0.5%
      334 19 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Even as more stores opened their doors on Thanksgiving, hoping for a jump-start to the holiday season, an initial reading suggested that combined sales on Thanksgiving and Black Friday fell 0.5 per cent from the same
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      647 14 Hospital Your Trusted Partner for Health PRESENTED BY A new medical landmark Raffles Hospital’s new wing is set to enhance Raffles Medical Group’s stable of services, providing patients with comprehensive and integrated multi-disciplinary care in a campus setting By Hazel Tan Every day, Raffles Hospital sees thousands of patients, a
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      715 15 Hospital Your Trusted Partner for Health PRESENTED BY Enhancing healthcare education and research Raffles Hospital’s extension will contribute to the country’s overall healthcare system performance By Mike Lee The $310-million Raffles Hospital extension will boost healthcare education and research, on top of bringing about more comprehensive specialist services to patients.
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        245 22  -  Ian Teoh Soon Keong DR KALINGA Seneviratne ‘Cultural imperialism’ from the West”; last Thursday) seems to be deeply concerned that local musical acts are “Western”-influenced, and feels they should draw instead on traditional “Asian” cultures to produce modern Asian cultural music.
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      110 5 A new record for the largest “Dog Jog” in Singapore was set yesterday, when 417 dogs and their owners took part in a 2km run at East Coast Park. The jog was part of the Singapore Specials Run event, organised by animal welfare group Action for
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      65 7 MORE than 18,000 participants took a stroll yesterday morning along a picturesque 5km route from Raffles Boulevard, past the iconic Benjamin Sheares Bridge, to the Marina Bay Floating Platform. They were taking part in The New Paper Big Walk 2014. The walkathon an event
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      179 7 MALAYSIAN minister Nancy Shukri arrived in Singapore yesterday for a five-day visit as the 47th Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellow, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) statement said. The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department and minister in charge of law will be hosted to
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      346 2 I Can Hear Clearly Now! 1 Mr Ronald Pang, Lead Hearing Consultant Outstanding Dispensing Skills Award “I have a hearing problem for more than 10 years. It has been the most frustrating years in my life. I could not hear well in my social circle of friends. This has caused
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      311 4 RENT GLOBAL HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY HERIOT pSWATT UNIVERSITY The Vice Chancellor, Prof. (Dr) Steve Chapman will present the awards to the following 2014 graduates. 2014 Graduates List Yeo Choon Yan Doreen (Overall Top Student in SBE) Yeo Choon Yan Doreen (Top Student in BSc Facilities Management with Distinctions) Cheong Lee Heng
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      165 8 CHECK out Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital’s free “Doctor for a Day” edutainment application the first of its kind in Singapore that offers learning opportunities to stimulate children’s minds and pique their curiosity about the medical profession. A child can earn points and unlock achievements while playing
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      253 8 THE Range Rover Long Wheelbase (LWB) is finally here and only one unit will be available in Singapore. Redefining exclusivity and luxury, the LWB is lengthier and has top-shelf luxury features and technologies. Passengers at the rear get 186mm of legroom more than the standard
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      235 8 HITACHI’S efforts in pioneering green initiatives continue with a new range of refrigerators offering the latest technological advantages that strive towards a sustainable environment. Hitachi’s general manager of business planning, Mr Takeshi Haruki, says: “Hitachi is committed to our goal of achieving a more sustainable society through our
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        39 8 Specially formulated for front load washing machines, Kodomo’s new Low Suds Baby Laundry Detergent has a pH-balanced formulation that removes stains effectively and provides anti-malodour protection for baby’sclothes.Availableat$8.05fora refill pack (900ml) from supermarkets and retail outlets.
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        41 8 Join the inaugural Caroling Competition, Merry Medleys! organised by VivoCity and stand to win Mapletree vouchers worth up to $26,000. Form a group of at least three members from any age group and register at www. vivocity.com.sg/merrymedleys2014 by Sunday.
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        51 8 Nestlé Cerelac, the only infant cereal with Bifidus BL probiotics that help to fight against harmful bacteria to maintain a healthy digestive system, now comes in a new flavour with wheat, honey and dates. Recommended for babies from eight months old. Available at $5.50 (250g pack) from leading
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        59 8 Check out the world’s only GPS Solar watch the new Seiko Astron, inspired by the curvature of the Earth. It harnesses the GPS network so it adjusts to 40 time zones using just the power of light. Available in eight new models from $2,621.50 at Seiko boutiques at
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        42 8 Till Sunday, shop online during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday period and get $20 cashback for every $300 charged to your Maybank Credit Card at overseas online merchants such as Amazon, Asos and Taobao. Visit maybank.sg/bfc for more details.
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      785 9  -  Firms in sectors such as precision engineering provide satellite parts By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg TUCKED away in a nondescript Kallang industrial building is a small local firm bent on conquering the final frontier. STK Precision, which occupies a factory space barely larger than
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        762 10  -  The Executive Seat explores human resource issues, corporate management and hiring. Rachael Boon speaks to Ms Rosalynn Tay, chief executive of Dentsu Singapore Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg CHIEF executive Rosalynn Tay of Dentsu Singapore, a communications agency, has a wealth of experience in management,
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      452 11  -  PwC’s suggestions include building S’porean core and supporting SMEs By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg IT MAY still be a few months before Budget Day but members of the business and finance community are already fine-tuning and submitting their wish lists. First out the
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      404 11  -  By WONG WEI HAN whwong@sph.com.sg THE remarkable achievements of the pioneer generation of officials at the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) have left future generations with big shoes to fill, said Mr Lim Hng Kiang. Mr Lim, the minister heading MTI,
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      949 12  -  Risk in proposals such as letting Reits borrow more CAIJIN By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg THE debate over the raft of possible changes to strengthen the Reit market in Singapore has rolled on unabated, even though the consultation formally closed three
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        47 12 LIM HORNG YUH: Named senior finance manager on Nov 24. Mr Lim, 34, is in charge of the firm’s financial and accounting functions in Singapore and oversees the financial reporting, accounting functions and compliance requirements relating to the group in accordance with Singapore laws.
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        61 12 TAN GUAT NGOH: Resigning as chief accountant and company secretary, with effect from Feb 25 next year. Ms Tan, 49, is leaving to pursue other career opportunities. DENNIS LOH SIEW KEEN: Appointed head of finance and company secretary on Nov 26. Mr Loh, 58, is responsible
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        639 13  -  They also pin hopes on central banks in Japan and EU ramping up stimulus MARKETS INSIGHT By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg APART from changes in the MSCI Singapore Index (SiMSCI), which helped propel turnover last Tuesday to $1.8 billion, the highest one-day total
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      872 18  -  LIONS DEBACLE: THE AFTERMATH Players: Stange’s way of coaching responsible for growing divide By SAN JAY NAIR, JONATHAN WONG nsanjay@sph.com.sg jonwong@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Wang Meng Meng THE Lions’ disastrous defeat by Malaysia was played out in front of 48,183 fans at the National Stadium on Saturday,
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      477 18  -  COMMENTARY By MARC LIM SPORTS EDITOR marclim@sph.com.sg ALL’S not well with Singapore football. Critically, the malaise lies deeper than the Lions being knocked out in the first round of the Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup on Saturday night. The whispers coming
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      459 18  -  SANJAY NAIR Additional reporting by Terence Ong DESPITE being booted out of the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup, coach Bernd Stange stands by the decisions he made during Singapore’s campaign. The German’s every move has been scrutinised, from withdrawing cautioned defender
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      721 15  -  Aiming for grand slam title No. 19, she eyes historic Moody milestone By JONATHAN WONG jonwong@sph.com.sg EVEN after she captured her 18th grand slam singles trophy at the US Open in September to further augment her status as one of the legends of the game,
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      159 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS JERUSALEM Israeli cricket umpire Hillel Oscar, a former captain of his national team, died on Saturday after he was hit by a ball, just two days after the death of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes due to a freak injury. The Israel
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      530 15 PEOPLE THE TIMES, LONDON SYDNEY In normal circumstances, Sean Abbott would have been looking forward to playing his next match for New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. But now it is unthinkable that he would play
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      311 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insisted there was nothing sinister behind his decision to drop captain Steven Gerrard for their win over Stoke City. The Reds clinched a 1-0 victory in their English Premier League clash at Anfield on Saturday thanks to
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      51 16 About 18,000 runners took part in the Illumi Run at the F1 Village in Marina Bay on Friday and Saturday evenings. Participants enjoyed two consecutive nights of neon-paint splashing as they brought light sticks, shutter shades and neon-light wrist-bands for the 5km run. PHOTO: INFINITUS
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      760 17  -  Stange’s reliance on young players a drawback when title defence at stake LIONS DEBACLE: THE AFTERMATH By CHUA SIANG YEE siangyee@sph.com.sg IN LIGHT of Singapore’s disastrous showing at the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup, two AFF Cup winners have slammed Bernd Stange’s selection
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      175 17 The countdown to next year’s Asean Para Games got off to a record-setting start yesterday at the Singapore Sports Hub when 718 people took part in a Walk-a-Wheelathon. The event, organised by the Singapore Disability Sports Council, entered the Singapore Book of Records as the
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        59 17 SINGAPORE badminton players Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Chayut Triyachart bagged the men’s doubles crown at the Macau Open yesterday with a 21-19, 22-20 win over Indonesians Angga Pratama and Ricky Suwardi. Earlier in the day, Chrisnanta and Vanessa Neo lost in the mixed doubles final to
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        63 17 REUTERS LONDON Retired English football star David Beckham and his son Brooklyn were involved in a car crash outside Arsenal’s training ground in Hertfordshire on Saturday but did not suffer any injuries. The Telegraph newspaper said Beckham, 39, was picking up the 15-year-old when his Audi
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        83 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID Rafael Nadal’s uncle and coach Toni believes Roger Federer, and not his 14-time grand glam champion nephew, is the greatest tennis player of all time. “He (Federer) is (the best of all time), the numbers say so,” he told Spanish radio station Cadena
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        53 17 REUTERS MADRID Atletico Madrid beat Deportivo La Coruna 2-0 in Spanish football’s La Liga yesterday but the win was overshadowed by the death of a Deportivo fan in violent clashes. The 43-year-old, who was not identified, had to be removed from the freezing Manzanares river near
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      1676 1 Femme fatale Angeline Yap Topless in a thriller C2 Running Man Korean stars play with fans C5 Zouk renovates New look soon for members’ area C7 C2 Taiwanese-American nightlife entrepreneur John Langan is a creative force behind lifestyle group Massive Collective. Inventive and savvy, he is expanding Massive’s footprint in
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      1098 2  -  Singapore actress Angeline Yap says she went topless in a thriller because the nudity was integral to the plot Boon Chan Media Correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg It is a role most local actresses would shy away from but newcomer Angeline Yap has taken the plunge and appears topless
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      658 2  -  Nabilah Said A snaking queue of about 100 people formed on the top floor of Suntec City Tower 3 last Saturday morning, but it was not related to the fan-dominated Running Man autograph session taking place downstairs. Instead of South Korean variety TV
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        1888 4 Creativity and business savvy have steered John Langan’s nightlife group to success in crafting playgrounds for the rich THE LIFE! INTERVIEW WITH John Langan Melissa Kok melk@sph.com.sg If nightlife entrepreneur John Langan had his way when he was a young man, he may not have ended up
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        932 5  -  The cast of the South Korean variety show dish out warmth and laughs at their fan meet here Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg Last Saturday’s two-hour fan meet for South Korean variety show Running Man felt a lot like a rehash of the previous year’s debut event,
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        468 7  -  The renovation of the private members’ area aims to give clubbers a new experience Melissa Kok melk@sph.com.sg Nightclub Zouk is spending half a million dollars to renovate its private members’ area in the main dance hall, despite knowing it will eventually have to move out of
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        512 7 New York Times Los Angeles Ridley Scott’s 3-D Exodus: Gods And Kings has computer-generated plagues and waves and a sword-wielding Christian Bale as a Gladiatorlike Moses. But God may still steal the show. Exodus, out on Dec 12, preserves the awful severity of
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      572 9  -  10th anniversary of the charity concert will see its performers wear both playful costumes and glamorous attire Nur Syahiidah Zainal nszainal@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Jessica Ho and Cammie Tan This weekend, youth versions of Adele, Ed Sheeran and even a Disney princess or two
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      534 9 Bloomberg New York Times Los Angeles Sony Pictures Entertainment may have had several films stolen in a Nov 24 cyberattack that continues to cripple its computer systems, according to a source. Fury, the Brad Pitt war movie, and the yet-to-be-released Annie and Still
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      644 10  -  Dance and theatre combine wonderfully in this contemporary Indian work that tells a sad tale of the human condition Review Dance THE BLIND AGE Chowk Productions Esplanade Theatre Studio/Last Saturday Lee Mun Wai stlife@sph.com.sg Chowk Productions, headed by Raka Maitra, has been at
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      484 10  -  Review Concert GALA CONCERT CHO-LIANG LIN Singapore Symphony Orchestra, John Nelson conductor, Cho-Liang Lin violin Esplanade Concert Hall/Last Friday Mervin Beng This concert is the first of a pair this year featuring the Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s (SSO) artist-in-residence, Taiwanese-American violinist Lin Cho-Liang, with a
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      453 10  -  Review Theatre LOCKDOWN Hatch Theatrics The Substation Theatre/Last Friday Nabilah Said In Lockdown, counsellor Nora (Shida Mahadi) summons three of her students to her room for questioning about a transgression. She hardly gets any answers at first, but her questions reveal fault lines in
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        419 12 Taipei Taiwanese-Canadian actor Mark Chao capped his wedding to Chinese star Gao Yuanyuan with an after-party that lasted till the wee hours last Saturday. A tipsy Vicki Zhao retired early but other stars such as Carina Lau, Angelababy and Ethan Ruan and his girlfriend
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        262 12 Agence France-Presse New York Musicians including Peter Gabriel and Pussy Riot are offering support to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters in the form of photographic tributes. In pictures that started being projected on an outdoor screen in Hong Kong’s Admiralty District last Friday, the musicians each stand
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          77 12 Frozen star Idina Menzel revealed that a movie sequel is in the works. In an interview published in The Daily Telegraph last Friday, when asked about what she could say about a rumoured sequel and stage musical, she said: “That they’re all in the
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          106 12 Danish director Lars von Trier fears he will not be able to make more films because he has quit drinking alcohol and no longer uses drugs. “No creative expression of artistic value has ever been carried out by former alcoholics and drug addicts,
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      190 4 MAR 2014 BMW 320I at S$168,888 with 3 yr warranty by PML. Low mileage 500km only. 9633 6688 2014 BRAND NEW BMW 520i Luxury sedan,sunroof In-hse loan.$208.8K.JCWC 6569-6969/ 9338-0202 7 DAYS DELIVERY 2014 BMW 328 GT. Flexible D/Payment. Call now 6743-0018 Hup Long 7 DAYS DELIVERY 2014 BMW 528 Touring.
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      215 4 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****615 Oct’13 316i Brand new cond 8000km only! Warranty svc by PML. 1 owner. Hurry REPUBLIC AUTO: *****851 12/’11 640i Cabrio. 1 owner. Warranty maintained by PML. *****km. Must view! REPUBLIC AUTO: *****143 Dec ’13 328i Gran Turismo 1 owner. PML maintained warranty. 2K km. Act fast! 03/2013
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      283 4 06/11 BRAVO 1.4A Turbo, Original Blue, 12-13km/L, ***** km only, Excellent Cond, Neg. *****801 V INHOUSE 1.99% approval rate 100% Stream 1.8A RSZ/ sunroof/ X-models Loan from $48k onwards. High trade in/ scrap Cashback $16k when COE ends. Various installment scheme avail. Downpayment from $4800. 8613-6568 Louis G V INHSE
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      865 5 COE Results of November 2014 2nd Open Bidding Exercise For COE Cars (1600cc and below) Cars (1601cc and above) Goods vehicles and buses Motorcycles Open category COE price Quota Bids 701 $67,889 $72,890 $65,001 $4,189 $73,900 570 142 324 263 COE results for the last six months* 1,144 900 260
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      257 5 04/12 MERZ R300L. Agent Maintain. Low Mileage. 1 Owner. $218,800 Only! Dun wait 8522 9333 Andy 2014 BRAND NEW C 2 0 0 AMG/ Sports. Full option. In-hse loan,$199.8K.JCWC 6569-6969/ 9338-0202 2014 BRAND NEW CLA 180 AMG Sports.Full option. Inhse loan $168.8K. JCWC 6569-6969/ 9338-0202 7 DAYS DELIVERY 2 0
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      385 5 1990 MERCEDES 200E for sale, COE 2019 March, Owner *****927(Mr Ong) 2/10 E200 CGI 1 owner OMV$*****, Well kept. 1 yr wty. $123.8k. 6472 2222 7/’12 BENZ SLK200 C C warranty, OMV $***** 19’’ AMG rims. 9818-4448 1 OWNER 4/’11 Benz B180 New facelift. Agt svc. OMV $29K. neg. *****853
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      232 5 06/07 SYLPHY1.5A 1 Owner Low KM, A1 cond, no repair /accident. $34.8K 8111 1190 1/’07 PRESAGE 2.5A Blue A1 cond OMV $25,154. Accident free. neg *****808 12/’06 LATIO 1.5L Auto. Hipower DVD/ camera. OMV $14,174 Tip-top *****808 2/07 SUNNY 1.6EXM. 1 Owner. 44K km. A1 cond. Like new. $28.8K! 8484
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      146 5 2015 PORSCHE MACAN 2.0 Ready Stock. Be the 1st to be seen on the Road. Act Now! $288.8K. 9338-0202 NEW! PORSCHE MACAN 2.0L. G’teed COE $180,000 Open for booking now!!! Executive Auto: *****505 ***BRAND NEW PORSHE Cayman 2.7 PDK, White G’teed COE. High Trade In Avail *****880 Autopoint NOV’07 BOXSTER
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      194 5 3/’06 IMPREZA 1.6A 1owner OMV $13.3k Excellent cond $18.8K neg *****389 SURE BUY! 7/07 SUZUKI Swift 1.3A. Revised OPC. 1 owner. Done 72,000km only! Can convert to normal scheme. Well kept by ex owner $25.8k *****914 V INHOUSE LOAN 1.99% promo. $4K downpayment for a 08 Suzuki Swift 1.2A XG.
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      150 5 HARRIER ELEGANCE/ PREMIUM Ready stock, Immed delivery 8189-3025 Sing Wang. 20% Downpayment, 80% loan CaseTrust/SVTA VELLFIRE 2.4 Z-G. T w in moonroof. Immed delivery. Call 9762-3411 Sing Wang, 20% Downpayment, 80% loan avail CaseTrust/SVTA 7/13 PREVIA. 1 owner.100% accident free. 3yrs free servicing fr Borneo with 5yrs warranty unlimited mileage.
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      226 6 1 OWNER! 9/’2011 Corolla Altis 1.6A dual VVTi, extremely low mileage beautiful like new. Call 9666 2882 09/08 TOYOTA HARRIER 2.4A. $***** Cheapest In The Market. Well kept, very good cond *****505 NEW TOYORA AURIS 1.5A For $*****0 With Freebie. Call Now *****505 for viewing! While Stocks Last! ***END YEAR
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      275 6 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****234 9/’12 Golf Cabrio 1.4. Done 12K km. Agent maintained/ warranty. 1 owner. Act fast 2007 XC90 2.5. Tip top cond. Asking Cheap. OMV $49,863! Low interest loan *****050/ *****300 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****143 Feb 2012 S60 T4. 1 owner. 30K km. Warranty fully maintained by agt. $119.8K ***WHITE
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      353 6 Brand New Mazda 31.5(Auto) for monthly rental NO. 7 UBI CLOSE 6553-2122 6511-3021 alpinecarrental.com.sg CAR RENTAL MRT fr $55 /day. No need deposit. Aljunied MRT, 6395-7791 Bt Gombak MRT *****792 Lor Chuan MRT 6395-7793 Khatib MRT 6395-7794 T.Blangah MRT 9271-0720 LANCER, CIVIC, ALTIS $58, MPV $98 daily. Both long short-term
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      375 6 *CARS/VAN/LORRY wanted LTA authorised ’60-’14. Export, buy.Highest offer $2k 24-hr 8380 2222 Cheong OFFER TOP All makes models. Viewing your convenience. 9661-9661 WANTED! ALL MODELS, pte commercial. Immed High *****905/ *****789 HIGHEST OFFER FOR commercial vehicle. Cash payment. Pls call *****455 URGENTLY WANTED 1-5 yrs old Van/ Lorry/ pte car.
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      494 6 NEW DYNA 150 Borneo Motors, immed Delivery 3yrs Warranty Servicing, in hse loan trade-in welcome. $99.9K. 6344-1918 BRAND NEW TOYOTA Dyna 150 Diesel. 95% loan. negotiable. San Hup Bee 9452 8805 (AML #04-20) *BRAND NEW DYNA 10ft Euro5. Made in Japan. 100% Loan. High Trade-In. Cheap! $46,800 *****014 7/2009 MIT
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      1214 7 PropertiesClassification Guide Residential Properties for Sale Houses for Sale 402 D01 Raffles Pl/ Marina/ Chinatown 402 D02 Anson/Tg Pagar 402 D03 Queenstown/Tiong Bahru 402 D04 Sentosa/Telok Blangah 402 D05 Pasir Panjang/ West Coast/ ClementiTown 402 D06 High Street/ North Bridge Rd 402 D07 Rochor/ Bugis/ Beach Rd 402 D08 Little
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      206 7 Private Residential Price Index Index (4Q98=100) 260 240 220 200 180 160 140 Detached Semi-detached Terrace 120 100 80 1997Q1 2001Q1 2004Q1 2007Q1 2010Q1 2012Q1 2014Q2 Apartment Condominium The property data is obtained from URA's website; any use in any manner of any data is subject to the terms and
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      153 7 KATONG ATTRACTIVE PRICE View daily! Brand new Terr Attic,Pool, land 1680-2200 sf, 5+1, pk 3. *****622 JL NICE! COSY! HUGE! Semi-D Sennett 2.5sty F’hold. Land 4015 sqft. 5+1 Cul-de-sac $4.25M up. Best Deal Hurry YT 9640-5550 SENTOSA BUT IN the East! detached super val 4300sf river view 4-bed stunning isabelredrup.com/ir10.php$3.68m.
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      160 7 D21 listing can be found after D11 ONLY 3 UNITS left! Hurry! Exclusive Bungalow by the sea. 5000/ 8500 sqft. 7 bdrms. Pte pool. 20m from beach. Attractive pricing discount! Viewing by appt. Andy Ong 8588-2228 ERA WAK HASSAN SEMI-D. Just TOP. Pte lift/ pool, built up 5786 sf, 5
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      199 7 ***ALVIN CHIAN 9818-2112 Investors’ Delight Kg Glam vicinity. 30-sty Mixed devt with city/ sea view. Call to View Showflat Appt CITYGATE! STAR BUY avail! Mins MRT/ integrated mall. Beautiful city/ sea view. For viewing, call *****605 LOOK NO FURTHER! Just TOP with 12% Disc. Now! Starlight Suites Prime D.09. F’hold.
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      172 7 Prime Location FH 1-BDRM River Valley Rd. Near amenities. Asking $855K neg. Sell with tenancy. Larry 9385-4082 FAIR HAVEN Sophia Rd. 3 bdrms. 1582 sqft. Going for bargain $1.9M. Move-in cond. Henry *****402 VALLEY PK 1356SF, unblock ample carpk, windy, tenanted to Embassy $6K, $1650psf,Owner *****464 FHOLD BEST in town!
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      167 7 CASSIA VIEW 3-BDRM FH high flr, 1206 sf, 3 mins walk to Dakota MRT. Reno windy, no west sun. Quiet. SUPER JOO CHIAT Walk-up. Reno. 3+balcony dream! 1668 sqft. FH. Eunos MRT isabelredrup.com/ir3.php.$2.38m. *****055. Susan MARINE BLUE FH D15 RSVP VVIP Preview now!124 unit 1+1/2rm/ PH Strata Terr Near Parkway/Future
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      190 7 COMPASS HEIGHTS 2347 sf, Duplex 4bdrm PH+roof top terr. MRT/ Mall. Val $1.9M Sell $1.75m Mar*****944 THOMSON THREE 3BDRM Fr $1.3xM, $12xx psf. 1 min Mrt 1 Km Ai Tong. Developer’s Sale. Cherlyn 8668 0128 D21 listing can be found after D11 CASHEW HGTS CONDO. Mid flr. 3+1. Full Pool/
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      1667 8 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in October 2014. This week: 25 28 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT District 25 casablanca
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      109 8 EMERALD EAST 2+ study+ maid 1087sf. MRT $3.3k Amber Pk 3+ maid 1744 sf $3.6K. Melvin *****340 MARINE BLUE FH 1+1/2/PH/ Strata. 636-4015 sf. Future MRT/ pkway. VVIP Preview www.propertiesfind.net EAST COAST RES 3-bdrm Near Siglap. 1055sf. Pool view. A1 cond. Bright/airy P/furn. Valerie 9616 1915 NEWLY RENO. STUDIO/ 1+1.
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      141 8 YISHUN SAPPHIRE, 1200SF 3+1, f/furn. Avail 1st Jan ’15 free shuttle to MRT. $3.2K neg. Desi 9144 8238 PN AIRCON RMS 1-WK $490+ ½mth $900+/1mth $1500+ Hotel Hamilton 6296-2296 217, 4NG CORNER. High flr. Avail 1st wk Dec. Aircon. P/ furn. $2.xk Near amenities Any race. Roy 9003 8996 CORNER
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      766 9 HDB Median Sub-letting Rents in 2nd Quarter 2014 Town Classcode 3-Room 4-Room 5-Room Executive Ang Mo Kio 482 $2,000 $2,500 $2,800 Bedok 483 $2,000 $2,400 $2,600 Bishan 484 $2,100 $2,650 $3,000 Bukit Batok 485 $1,910 $2,400 $2,550 Bukit Merah 486 $2,250 $2,900 $3,300 Bukit Panjang 487 $1,800 $2,000 $2,200 $2,300
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      133 9 JURONG 2,500-50,000 SF Tuas 5,000 100,000 sf. Sg Kadut/ W’lands 2500 50,000 sf. 9383-6111 Agt TAGORE LANE 2-STY corner terr fty Face main rd. Land 6500 sf. Excellent move-in cond VTO. 9777 7000 AVS VALUE FOR MONEY AZ PAYA Lebar. 2 mths free rent. 1238 sf. High flr. Next to
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      1078 9 Office Space for Rent Office Space for Rent Office Space for Rent Office Space for Rent PRIME OFFICE SPACE ORCHARD 510 to 2,600 sqft Attractive rent parking rate Suitable for trades including training, institutions, services showroom Regular configuration Opposite Dhoby Ghaut MRT Interchange Banks, F&B amenities in the vicinity Ample
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      598 9 ENRICHMENT SPACE FOR RENT SERANGOON GARDENS TANGLIN ROAD 1,155 1,195 2,310 sqft Attractive Rental Rates Fitted OptionAvailable Near Bus-stop with Wide Catchment of Residences Suitable for: Yoga or Dance Studio, Children or Sports Enrichment, Tuition Centre etc. CALL6578 9966 PREMIUM SERVICED OFFICES. Building owner operated. Call *****944 www. mustardseedatsg.com Excellent
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      771 10 Shop Space for Rent Shop Space for Rent Shop Space for Rent Shop Space for Rent PRIME SHOP SPACES FOR RENT 200 to 1,600 sqft Opposite Dhoby Ghaut MRT Ample parking Suitable for furnishings, ID showrooms, home accessories, art, hobby, beauty spa, services and etc. For enquiries, please call 6908
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      425 10 ***STAR BUY*** 1) Dickson Rd F&B 1270sf Valued $3M asking $2.6M 2)Jurong W. St 42, 1270 sf val $1.8M, Only ask $1.38M 3) Cuff Rd 1417/ 2700sf FH, Valued $5M, asking $4.7M ***COFFEESHOP/F&B*** 1) Hong Leong Bldg. 3600sf heavy crowd takeover $250k 2)Tampines Coffeeshop takeover St 91.............$100k 3) Havelock Rd:
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      320 10 MACKENZIE RD F&B. Last Unit. opp MRT, carpark, grd floor. 1389sf $13.2k. Exhaust, grease trap, gas. Agts welcome. Owner 9863 5635/ 9727 2996 SOUTH BRIDGE RD Corner Near Boat Quay. Plenty car parks MRT/food ctr 1300sf estimate. Suit coffeeshop and cafe. *****574 Mag JLN BESAR RESTAURANT Fully Fitted fr 1000
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      688 10 CHINESE NEW YEAR CNY Buffet Dinner at Oriental Pearl Tower 360° revolving restaurant Fireworks at waterfront of Jinji Lake Dep: Feb 17,18,19,20, 21,22,25,26,27,28 5D The Orient Paris Shanghai and Wuzhen (CNYSH5) Song Dynasty Ancient Laser Show Las Vegas Grand Musical Performance 6D Hainan China New Year 2015(CNYHK6) Dep: Feb 19
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      642 11 4/5D BANGKOK/ PATTAYA 4D BANGKOK fr$248 fr$178 Free Alangkarn Cultural Show Buffet Dinner Daily Dep 4/5D BANGKOK HUA HIN fr$398 6-8D CHIANGMAI/ CHIANGRAI/ BANGKOK/ PATTAYA 3D PHUKET (Land Tour only) fr$248 4D3N HONG KONG fr$378 fr$178 fr$328 4/5D HO CHI MINH 4D TAIPEI FREE EASY (Land Tour only) Daily Departure
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      848 11 THE STRAITS TIMES NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.sphclass.com.sg/notices IN THE FAMILY JUSTICE COURTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE D3651/2009 Between KEE SIEW FANG (JI XIUFANG) (NRIC NO.S*****95D) …Plaintiff And WONG CHEE SENG (Malaysia No.**********1) Defendant NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT To: WONG CHEE SENG (Malaysia No.**********1) Whose last known address
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      913 11 TENDER NOTICE We are inviting experienced Main Contractors to tender for the Proposed Cyclical Maintenance to Mindsville@Napiri, No. 7 Lorong Napiri Singapore *****3. Eligibility Criteria BCA Registration CW01 (General Building) C1 (tendering limit S$4.2 million) and above or BCA Registration CR06 (Interior Decoration) L3 (tendering limit S$4.2 million) and above
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      668 11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE CWU OS No. 215/2014) IN THE MATTER OF SECTION 254 OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER 50) And IN THE MATTER OF CLUB MOMO PTE LTD (UEN NO. *****4326R) Between LAURELS FOOD SUPPLIERS PTE LTD (UEN NO. *****2920K) Plaintiff And CLUB MOMO
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      789 11 BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO FILE CLAIMS BKCY NO IC/PP NO NAME 2954/2003 S*****67H ABDUL AZIZ BIN ABDUL MANAF 2804/2006 S*****82I AKARAM KHAN S/O HAKAM KHAN 3067/2007 S*****62G CHAN CHEOW SOON 1139/2007 S*****91I CHAN YOK SIM 106/2006 S*****52A CHANG YUEN MEI 3413/2005 S*****77H CHEW HAN TONG 1177/2009
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      2294 12 THE STRAITS TIMES RECRUIT Executive Appointments 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 www.sphclass.com.sg/recruit GROWYOUR RETAIL CAREER WITH US! SHOP MANAGER ASSISTANT SHOP MANAGER SUPERVISOR Diploma GCE ‘A’ ‘O’ ‘N’ Level WPLN4 CSP Responsible for the daily operations of the fashion retail store Minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar capacity Resourceful with
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      265 12 GEYLANG HOTEL FRONT Desk. Basic PC skills. $70 p/day. Call 6741-1423 BACKPACKER HOSTEL NEED Front Desk Admin. PC literate Work wkend *****855 Foodcourt in the CBD area requires Cook Kitchen Asst Singaporean only Warm friendly korean boss Incentives Progressive Bonus Full-Time Part-Time (4 to 8 working hours) 4 off days
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