The Straits Times, 9 August 2017

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  • 43 1 THE STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9, 2017 SINCE 1845 EXCELLENCE IN REDESIGN: SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN, BEST NEWS WEBSITE: WAN-IFRA 120 PAGES IN SIX PARTS $1.10 $1.10 subscribe: To subscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg A Singapore PressHoldings publication MCI (P) 053/02/2017
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  • 566 1  -  Improving pre-school, nurturing kids for a new world Fighting diabetes, keeping Singaporeans healthy Embracing technology, building a Smart Nation Royston Sim Royston Assistant Political Editor roysim@sph.com.sg Recalling the forward planning of Singapore’s pioneer leaders, Prime Minister Lee
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  • 98 1 Public Service Commission (PSC) chairman Eddie Teo, 70, topped the the National Day Awards list this year. He was given one of Singapore’s highest honours the Order of Nila Utama (First Class). Former ambassador to Japan Chin Siat Yoon and Singapore Management University
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  • 153 1 For the first time, all five of Singapore’s Olympic medallists (clockwise from top left) paddler Li Jiawei, swimmer Joseph Schooling, paddlers Wang Yuegu and Feng Tianwei and weightlifter Tan Howe Liang were in attendance at the annual Singapore Sports Awards at the Ritz-Carlton
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    • 116 1 INSIDE: National Day Special THE SINGAPORE SPIRIT Adventurous Sporting Community Entrepreneurial Inquisitive Compassionate reneurial Top of the News Integrated facilities at ‘modern kampung’A3 •World Tillerson visits Thailand and MalaysiaA12&13 SEETOPOFTHE NEWS A6, HOME B6-14 8871 8 1 11 2 0 1 61 > PATEK PHILIPPE GENEVE Begin your own tradition.
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s News
      • 56 2 TOP OF THE NEWS The economy is expected to grow by about 2.5 per cent this year, higher than last year’s 2 per cent, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his National Day message. He also set out his vision of what will help
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      • 52 2 TOP OF THE NEWS Figures from the Singapore Medical Council show more doctors are being trained in general disciplines such as internal medicine, palliative care and geriatric medicine. The deans of the three medical schools here told The Straits Times that Singapore needs more of such
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      • 73 2 WORLD The United States has identified Malaysia as a key player in its efforts to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions. Visiting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is expected to press Prime Minister Najib Razak for intelligence-sharing and closer cooperation in cracking down on
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      • Straits Times Digital
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          24 2 VIDEO Work is a small battlefor Louise Khoo, whose replicas ofaircraft and tanks recreate the world of war in miniature. str.sg/warmodel
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        • 26 2 VIDEO Jay Chua sources, makes and sellschocolate in a Tuas factory. He shows you how a batch is made in seven steps. str.sg/chocblock
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      • 37 2 WORLD Supermarkets in Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and Belgium have pulled millions of eggs from their shelves as a scandal widened over contamination by fipronil, an insecticide dangerous to humans. A24
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      • 52 2 OPINION The private property market here appears to be on an uptick, given bullish land bids and falling vacancy rates. Is it bottoming out to remain flat, or is it on the cusp of another cycle of rising prices? Business editor Lee Su Shyan looks at the
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      • 46 2 HOME There were more than four buyers for every unsold flat offered by the Housing Board through its inaugural Re-offer of Balance Flats exercise. About 71 per cent of the flats were completed, and 393 units were in popular mature estates. B1
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      • 50 2 HOME Ride-hailing firm Grab has temporarily suspended an estimated 780 cabbies for two weeks, from July 24, in an ongoing exercise. The drivers, who had failed to accept at least 15 per cent of bookings, cannot receive passenger bookings through the platform during the suspension. B2
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      • 67 2 BUSINESS Resale property prices in the private housing segment took a dip last month after two months of increase, although values are still higher than at the start of the year. Prices for non-landed homes were down by 0.5 per cent from June but
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      • 50 2 SPORT The floundering S-League could be subjected to a massive overhaul, not just in terms of its format, but also the way in which the cash-starved competition is funded. The Football Association of Singapore executive committee will present its options to Sport Singapore next Tuesday. C13
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      • 66 2 LIFE The departure of the Singapore International Film Festival’s (SGIFF) festival director, Mr Zhang Wenjie, should not be read as a sign of trouble in the ranks, says the organisation’s executive director, Ms Yuni Hadi. He left on amicable terms and will be replaced by
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    • What’s Next
      • 60 2 Japan commemorates today the 72nd anniversary of the United States atomic bombing of Nagasaki city at the end of World War II. Japan suffered two nuclear attacks by the US, one in Hiroshima and the other in Nagasaki three days later. The bombings claimed the
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      • 58 2 Chinese State Councillor Wang Yong will lead a high-powered delegation to attend the East Coast Rail Link’s (ECRL) ground-breaking ceremony today in Malaysia as the special representative of President Xi Jinping. China and Malaysia intend to declare that the ECRL is the centrepiece of
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      • 79 2 China’s National Bureau of Statistics will release its consumer price inflation data today. Consumer prices rose 1.5 per cent year on year in June, the same pace as in May and matching market consensus. The inflation rate has remained at its highest level since January, with
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    • 333 2  -  Why It Matters Raul Dancel Philippines Correspondent In Manila rdancel@sph.com.sg What will perhaps be most remembered from Asean’s 50th ministerial meetings this past week in Manila is not so much what was discussed, but how the region’s top diplomats were able to agree on issues
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    • 197 2 @Straits_Times REACH US AT Website: www.straitstimes.com Facebook: www.fb.com/thestraitstimes Twitter: @STcom Instagram: @Straits_Times 1 To all eatizens. Happy National Day! Up to r^o/ n savings with your 70 DBS/POSB Cards W1 r p Bangkok Jam Set Meal at $52++ Momiji Buffet "C; Restaurant '/X A $5.20 off per adult >' S
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 603 3  -  Complex housing childcare and senior centres under same roofto be completed next month Toh Wen Li tohwenli@sph.com.sg Singapore’s first Housing Board “retirement kampung” is partially open, with its building slated to be ready for residents by next month. Construction for Kampung Admiralty, which
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    • 286 3  -  Toh Wen Li Singapore has yet to reach its physical limits where development is concerned, said Minister for National Development Lawrence Wongyesterday. With a nod to plans in the pipeline such as Changi Airport’s Terminal 5 and Jurong Lake District, he said:
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    • 484 4  -  Royston Sim Royston Sim Assistant Political Editor roysim@sph.com.sg A memorial to commemorate Singapore’s pioneer leaders will be located at the eastern section of Gardens by the Bay. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday that the Government has accepted the
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    • 675 4  -  Motorcyclist killed in accident a father of two who was about to hold housewarming with wife Zaihan Mohamed Yusof zaihan@sph.com.sg Mr Muhammad Khairman Mohamed Sabari and his wife had planned an open house this weekend at their new four-room Woodlands Rise flat which
      ST PHOTOS: MARK CHEONG, ARIFFIN JAMAR  -  675 words
    • 297 4  -  Zhaki Abdullah azhaki@sph.com.sg A motorcyclist was killed in an accident on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) yesterday morning, just 12 hours after another fatal accident also involving a biker. Yesterday’s accident happened after the Dunearn exit on the PIE.
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    • 92 6 More than 5,000 fans turned up to catch a glimpse of South Korean actor Song Joong Ki at Suntec City yesterday evening. Ahead of his wedding to actress Song Hye Kyo, Song Joong Ki was here to promote his new war movie, The Battleship
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    • 658 6  -  He pays tribute to his ‘greatest mentor’, the late former president S R Nathan, with whom he worked in the 1970s National Day Awards Calvin Yang calyang@sph.com.sg The man who tops the list of recipients of this year’s National Day Awards says
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    • 443 6  -  Chia Yan Min Chia Yan Min Economics Correspondent chiaym@sph.com.sg Prominent businessman and Singapore Management University (SMU) founding chairman Ho Kwon Ping is adding another feather to his cap. Mr Ho, the founder and executive chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings, will be awarded
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    • 466 6  -  Tan Tam Mei tammei@sph.com.sg Former Singapore ambassador to Japan Chin Siat Yoon is capping his more than 40 years of public service with one of the nation’s highest honours. Mr Chin, who retired in June, is one of two recipients of
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    • 815 8  -  They must be able to treat patients with several conditions, rather than have them shuttle from one doctor to another Linette Lai linettel@sph.com.sg Singapore needs more doctors who are “generalists” rather than specialists, say the deans of the three medical
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    • 622 8  -  Amelia Teng ateng@sph.com.sg The local universities are gradually accepting more polytechnic graduates into their medicine courses. At least 11 of them scored places this year in the medical schools of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Nanyang
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    • 413 8  -  Amelia Teng A decade ago, Dr Soong Junwei and Dr Ron Ng made history when they became the first polytechnic graduates to gain direct entry to the medical school at the National University of Singapore (NUS). The pair from
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    • 665 10  -  Affiliated unions expected to mobilise workers to show support on Nomination Day and during campaigning Toh Yong Chuan Yong Manpower Correspondent tohyc@sph.com.sg The labour movement is backing Madam Halimah Yacob’s bid for the highest office of the land in more ways than one. National
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    • 716 10 MERSING The Sultan of Johor has expressed serious reservations about the proposed curved design of the Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link between Malaysia and Singapore, and the plans to build an elevated bridge for it. Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar said
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    • 611 10  -  Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh asyiqins@sph.com.sg MP Zaqy Mohamad from neighbouring Chua Chu Kang GRC has been appointed to take on the role of grassroots adviser to Mar-siling-Yew Tee GRC, taking over from Madam Halimah Yacob who resigned from her political and party
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  • WORLD
    • 564 12 / 13  -  Intelligence-sharing among topics to be brought up by visiting US Secretary of State Leslie Lopez Regional Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur ljlopez@sph.com.sg The United States has identified Malaysia as a key player in its efforts to get North Korea to abandon
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    • 614 12 / 13  -  Tan Hui Yee Regional Correspondent In Bangkok tanhy@sph.com.sg Visiting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson discussed regional security and investment in meetings with Thai leaders yesterday as both countries sought to bring relations back on an even keel. Washington is reaching
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    • 409 12 / 13  -  Leslie Lopez KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Najib Razak will cement his administration’s growing economic ties with China today with the launch of a rail link being touted as the most expensive infrastructure venture under Beijing’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative. Datuk Seri
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    • ASIA
      • 674 13 Defence Ministry report follows its minister’s remarks on beefing up Self-Defence Forces TOKYO North Korea’s missile development poses a “new level of threat”, Japan’s Defence Ministry warned yesterday in an annual report, days after the newly appointed Defence Minister said he will
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      • 674 14 (2nd Edition) Defence Ministry report follows its minister’s remarks on beefing up Self-Defence Forces TOKYO North Korea’s missile development poses a “new level of threat”, Japan’s Defence Ministry warned yesterday in an annual report, days after the newly appointed Defence Minister said he will
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      • 185 14 (2nd Edition) The Chinese navy and air force have flexed their muscles in live-fire drills in seas adjacent to the Korean peninsula, amid regional tensions over North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weaponry, Agence France-Presse reported. The “large-scale” exercises were being conducted in the
        PHOTO: MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENCE OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA  -  185 words
      • 385 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI The Chinese navy and air force flexed their muscles in live-fire drills in seas adjacent to the Korean peninsula, the Chinese Defence Ministry said, amid regional tensions over North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weaponry. The “large-scale” exercises were
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENCE OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA  -  385 words
      • 567 13  -  Chang May Choon Chang May South Korea Correspondent In Seoul changmc@sph.com.sg Calls are growing for South Korea to seek the deployment of United States tactical nuclear weapons in the country, as a “fight nuclear with nuclear” debate was reignited after
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      • 568 14 (2nd Edition)  -  Chang May Choon Chang May Choon South Korea Correspondent In Seoul changmc@sph.com.sg Calls are growing for South Korea to seek the deployment of United States tactical nuclear weapons in the country, as a “fight nuclear with nuclear” debate was reignited
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      • 460 14 (2nd Edition) WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON North Korea has successfully produced a miniaturised nuclear warhead that can fit inside its missiles, crossing a key threshold on the path to becoming a full-fledged nuclear power, US intelligence officials have concluded in a confidential assessment.
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      • 536 18  -  Inquiry members disagree with Mahathir and Anwar over possible conflict of interest Shannon Teoh Shannon Teoh Malaysia Bureau Chief In Putrajaya shannont@sph.com.sg The Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into billions lost by Malaysia’s central bank in a 1990s foreign exchange scandal began
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      • 307 18  -  Shannon Teoh PUTRAJAYA Troubled state investor 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) has been given a month’s extension to pay US$603 million (S$820.7 million) owed to Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, after missing a July 31 deadline. The International Petroleum Investment Company (Ipic) said in
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      • 459 18 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR Chinese developer Country Garden Holdings said that more than 40 per cent of contracts have been awarded to Malaysian companies in the sec-ond-stage development of the Forest City project in Johor, refuting criticism
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      • 209 18 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR A tourism tax will be officially enforced in Malaysia on Sept 1, Tourism and Culture Minister Nazri Aziz said yesterday. Foreign tourists will be charged a flat rate of RM10 (S$3.20) per room per night at
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      • 514 19  -  It showed compromises on all sides, says Manila, amid calls by US, japan and Australia for tougher stand against China Raul Dancel Raul Dancel Philippines Correspondent In Manila rdancel@sph.com.sg Asean foreign ministers ended their annual meeting in Manila on the 50th
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      • 354 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday took a swipe at the Trump administration’s retreat from a major free trade deal, joining Asian nations at a forum this week in criticising rising protectionism. Until recently, China and
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      • 607 19 Global food retailers turning to companies which use technology to track food supply chains BLOOMBERG BEIJING A bowl of ice cream on a hot day in Shanghai gave American Mitchell Weinberg the worst bout of food poisoning he could recall. It also
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      • 607 20 (2nd Edition) Global food retailers turning to companies which use technology to track food supply chains BLOOMBERG BEIJING A bowl of ice cream on a hot day in Shanghai gave American Mitchell Weinberg the worst bout of food poisoning he could recall. It also
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      • 271 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI A Chinese man was detained after a bus station security scanner revealed that he had his brother’s severed arms in his luggage, state media reported, but police said he was unlikely to face criminal charges. The 50-year-old
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      • 245 20 (2nd Edition) XINHUA REUTERS BEIJING An earthquake measuring 6.5 in magnitude struck China’s southwestern province of Sichuan yesterday killing five tourists. The quake struck in a sparsely populated area 200km west-north-west of the city of Guangyuan at a depth of 10km,
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      • 290 19  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta wahyudis@sph.com.sg Rainfall has helped with firefighting efforts in the forests and plantations of Kalimantan and Sumatra, but new hot spots have emerged in Papua, in the eastern part of Indonesia. The number of
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      • 290 20 (2nd Edition)  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta wahyudis@sph.com.sg Rainfall has helped with firefighting efforts in the forests and plantations of Kalimantan and Sumatra, but new hot spots have emerged in Papua, in the eastern part of Indonesia. The number of
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      • 234 19 REUTERS TOKYO Weakening typhoon Noru battered Japan’s main island of Honshu with heavy rain and strong winds yesterday, despite being downgraded to a tropical storm, flooding rivers and prompt- ing the evacuation of thousands at one point, but staying well away from
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      • 233 20 (2nd Edition) TOKYO Weakening typhoon Noru battered Japan’s main island of Honshu with heavy rain and strong winds yesterday, despite being downgraded to a tropical storm, flooding rivers and prompt- ing the evacuation of thousands at one point, but staying well away from Tokyo.
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      • 482 19 WASHINGTON POST TOKYO Japan’s ancient city of Nara is famous not just for its Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, but also its ever-present deer. Every year, tourists flock to Nara, south of Kyoto, to experience the peace of the historic sites
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      • 482 20 (2nd Edition) WASHINGTON POST TOKYO Japan’s ancient city of Nara is famous not just for its Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, but also its ever-present deer. Every year, tourists flock to Nara, south of Kyoto, to experience the peace of the historic sites
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      • 285 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI Members of a Chinese “auntie gang” of debt collectors have been jailed over a reign of grey terror in which they menaced victims and even stripped naked to get them to cough up, state media said yesterday. Fourteen of the senior enforcers
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      • 66 22 Rescue workers evacuating a man injured during a landslide at Gengdi village, in Puge county in China’s Sichuan province, yesterday. The landslide resulted in the deaths of at least 23 people and destroyed more than 70 homes. Two people were still missing while another was pulled
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      • 526 22 Case is one of 14 involving more than 1,000 S. Korean victims filed against Japanese firms XINHUA XINHUA SEOUL A South Korean court ruled yesterday that Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries should pay compensation to former wartime slave workers. The district
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      • Asia Briefs
        • 111 22 REUTERS LAHORE The brother of ousted Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif will not contest a parliamentary by-election for the vacant seat, party sources said yesterday, effectively scuttling previous plans for him to take over as prime minister next month. Mr Sharif and
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        • 81 22 REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has complained to Turkey about the deportation of several suspected militants to Kuala Lumpur without warning, a security official said yesterday as the police stepped up checks ahead of the SEA Games that start in the capital this month. The
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        • 55 22 XINHUA XINING (China) China will establish the country’s first Mars simulation base in north-west China’s Qinghai province, the local government said yesterday. The base will be located in the red cliff region in Da Qaidam (also known as Dachaidan) district in the
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        • 67 22 REUTERS HONGKONG Hong Kong has closed more than a dozen beaches after a palm-oil spill washed foul-smelling, Styrofoam-like clumps ashore, the latest environmental disaster to hit its waters. The city closed two more beaches in the south of the island yesterday, bringing
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    • WORLD
      • 672 24 Britain and France reveal some insecticide-tainted eggs may have entered their countries REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRUSSELS Supermarkets in Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and Belgium have pulled millions of eggs from their shelves as a scandal widens over contamination by fipronil, an insecticide dangerous
        REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY; Sources: NVWANL, GERMAN FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT, THE GROCER CO UK, GERMAN MEDIA; STRAITS TIMES GRAPHIC ADAPTED FROM AFP  -  672 words
      • 396 24 LONDON The lawyer for a British model allegedly abducted in Italy by kidnappers who planned to auction her online through the dark Web claims that any doubts about her story have been dismissed. Ms Chloe Ayling, 20, was abducted on July 11
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      • 550 25 Online petition against proposal; poll also shows majority of French people not in favour AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to backpedal on the issue of creating an official first-lady position for his wife, amid attacks from left-wing
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      • World Briefs
        • 70 25 REUTERS SYDNEY Police in Australia, Dubai and the Netherlands have arrested 17 people and seized nearly two tonnes of narcotics, in raids the Australian police said yesterday had broken up two interlinked Middle Eastern crime syndicates. The street value of the drugs, seized in
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        • 64 25 REUTERS MELBOURNE Australia will vote in November on whether to allow same-sex marriage, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said yesterday. If the government fails in its second bid to win parliamentary support for a compulsory ballot, which it would hold on Nov25, then it
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        • 55 25 REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO Internet giant Google has fired the male engineer at the centre of an uproar in Silicon Valley after he authored an internal memo asserting there are biological causes behind gender inequality in the tech industry. Mr James Damore, the engineer, said
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      • 589 26 US President’s team struggling with red tape even as many businesses wait for campaign promises to be fulfilled NYTIMES WASHINGTON President Donald Trump promised Americans that they would be exhausted from “winning” on trade under his presidency. But nearly seven months after
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      • 575 26 LONDON Inaccurate greenhouse gas data could be threatening the Paris climate accord and thousands of lives. A special investigation by the BBC claims that potent, climate warming gases are being emitted in countries as diverse as Italy, China, India and Russia,
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      • 367 26 WASHINGTON United States President Donald Trump often slams his country’s media for producing “fake news”, so he has decided to make his own. A bulletin titled Real News has made its second appearance on Mr Trump’s Facebook page, detailing all the
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      • 337 27 Weapons surrendered in New South Wales part of national amnesty that runs till end-Sept AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY More than 6,000 guns have been surrendered in Australia’s most populous state in just one month, police said yesterday, after fears of terrorism and an
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      • 207 27 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Three model raptors at Australia’s national dinosaur museum have been “beheaded” by mystery vandals who scaled a fence and removed the parts using an angle grinder or hacksaw, police said yesterday. The damage to the dinosaurs which were in an outside
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    • 329 12 / 13 KL FOREX SCANDALINQUIRY CHIEF STAYS DESPITE ‘ROLE CONFLICT’ A18 ’REAL NEWSTRUMP TOUTS SUCCESSES IN OWN BULLETIN A26 m V r c. m f 9 Thanks for a place we can call home. Many thanks to the late philanthropist, Elder Ang Oon Hue, BBM, for donating to the government the land
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    • 78 12 / 13 PANEL DISCUSSION SingaporeIndonesia ties at 50: What lies ahead SPEAKERS Dr Leonard Sebastian Associate Professor and Coordinator of Indonesia Programme, IDSS S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) Selena Ling Head of Treasury Research and Strategy, OCBC Bank Member of OCBC Wealth Panel Francis Chan Indonesia Bureau Chief The Straits
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  • OPINION
    • 479 28 The Straits Times says The public engagement sessions dubbed SGfuture, which concluded in July last year, offered citizens the chance to imagine the next chapter of the Singapore story. The consultative exercise which built on the momentum that had been generated by the
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    • 1645 28  -  Range of data points to uptick in market, while conditions for recovery may have legs Economic Affairs Lee Su Shyan Business Editor sushyan@sph.com.sg Comments from CapitaLand’s chief executive officer Lim Ming Yan last week that there are signs the private residential market
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    • 1146 29  -  This is the text of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s 2017 National Day Message delivered yesterday My fellow Singaporeans, I am at Bay East Garden, the eastern section of Gardens by the Bay. When Singapore became independent, this spot was open
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    • 918 29  -  John Thornhill FINANCIAL TIMES The idea of guaranteeing a basic income for everybody has many obvious flaws but one overwhelming virtue. It enshrines the principle that every citizen is a valued member of society and has a right to share
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  • FORUM
    • Voices Of Youth
      • 177 30  -  Eunice Ang Qiao Ting Ang Ting,16, Secondary 4 student Teenagers are typically seen as rebellious and reckless. Some show their love for thrills by taking part in dangerous activities like extreme skateboarding or parkour (Teen known to perform daring stunts; July 28). While there is
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      • 134 30  -  SohZi Yan Yan, 15, Secondary 4 student Generation Y is also known as the “strawberry generation”. Such children are deemed to be spoilt and over-reliant on others. Helicopter parenting will only worsen this situation (More schools shoot down ‘helicopter parenting’; June 26). It
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      • 180 30  -  Joy Tan Yu Shiao Secondary 4 student The problem with fake news is not just the articles themselves, but us, the readers, as well. It starts when we do not check the validity of the content before sharing it, as we are too eager to
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      • 249 30  -  Jacintha Wee Yun Yi Yi, Secondary 4 student Young people are at a stage of finding themselves experimenting with new things and struggling to fit in and be accepted which makes them vulnerable. They may be misled to do things that are wrong, such
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    • 282 30  -  Anthony Oei Professor Tommy Koh painted a comprehensive picture of Singapore in his commentary (Is Singapore a small country?; Aug 5). He wrote that Singapore’s status depends on the yardsticks used to measure it. By physical or population size, it is small. But
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    • 352 30  -  Tan Ser Kiat President Singapore Medical Council Ho Lai Yun Chairman Aesthetic Practice Oversight Committee The article on July 31 (Cousins who gave up banking for beauty (sector)) referred to aesthetic practices by general practitioners (GPs), preventative medicine, anti-ageing and DNA testing. The Singapore
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    • 294 30  -  Tammy Tan Group Corporate Communications Officer ComfortDelGro Corporation ComfortDelGro has, since April 10, been offering passengers the choice of paying a flat fare or the traditional metered fare, for taxi bookings made through the ComfortDelGro app (Change the way taxi fares are
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    • 68 30 WRITE IN: Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit the letters. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms,
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    • 24 30 1. RAMAMURTHY MAHESH KUMAR: More publicity for little red dot’s big achievements. 2. LEE TECK CHUAN: S’pore shouldn’t be defined by rankings.
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    • 186 30  -  Yeo Chee Kean The Internet and the sharing economy have enabled the entry of new business models into unregulated and, sometimes, even forbidden areas. Our regulators tend to adopt a “wait and see” attitude, and allow these start-ups and business models to
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    • 178 30  -  Lim Bee Bee Head of Marketing Consumer Banking Group (Singapore) DBS Bank We thank Mr Derek Lew Tick Ming for his feedback (DBS’ new ad insensitive to older workers; Aug 2). We regret that the DBS FasTrack advertisement in question
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    • 161 30  -  Ang Zyn Yee The true meaning of the Hair For Hope event lies in the support that the event has sparked in the community (Shaving head for Hair For Hope has little meaning, by Mr Hoe Li En;Aug 5). I took part
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    • 28 31 52 years on, we are moving as one more harmoniously than ever, sharing our visions and ideas to create the blueprint for a dynamic future. Happy Birthday Singapore!
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  • BIG PICTURE
    • 69 32 Port operator PSA is marking Singapore’s National Day in a big way, with this formation of containers at Tanjong Pagar Terminal this week. About 30 PSA staff were involved in the planning and execution of the formation, which was set up last weekend in under
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    • 199 32 FORUM RULES MUSTBE MORE ACCOMMODATING OFNEW IDEAS A30 Images of ever-changingSingapore The Straits Times and Objectifs presentHomeinFocus, a collection of photographs from the eponymous weekly picture spread in the Home section of the newspaper, which captures the quirky, compassionate, and diverse facets of Singapore. This exhibition brings together Singapore stories,
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    • 26 32 HeavenIs A Place OnEarth Check out the places that make this planet our little paradise Natas Holidays 2017, a Special feature in The Straits Times tomorrow
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    • 31 32 WEATHER Thundery showers over many areas in the late morning and early afternoon. High 31 deg C Low 25 deg C 24-hr PSI as of 5pm yesterday: 37 to 45 (Good)
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  • HOME
    • 626 1  -  First exercise oversubscribed by four times; units even more popular than latest BTO flats Tan Tam Mei ta mmei@sph.com.sg There were more than four interested buyers for every unsold flat offered by the Housing Board (HDB) in its inaugural Re-offer of Balance Flats (ROF)
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    • 429 2  -  Danson Cheong dansonc@sph.com.sg A police report has been made against lawyer M. Ravi after he allegedly assaulted fellow lawyer Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss outside her office at The Adelphi yesterday. Mrs Chong-Aruldoss, 54, said she was walking to her office at Eugene Thuraisingam LLP
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    • 621 2  -  Firm says they rejected bulk of booking jobs; drivers say fares too low, pick-up spots too far Adrian Lim T ransport Correspondent adrianl@sph.com.sg Some taxi drivers are up in arms after ride-hailing app Grab temporarily suspended them from receiving passenger bookings through its platform.
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    • 86 2 Raffles Place Park in the Central Business District turned into party central for guests wearing giraffe-ear hairbands yesterday, as they marked the end of a week-long drive to raise awareness of Giraffes Singapore, an initiative by the Central Singapore Community Development Council
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    • 438 3  -  It will ease bus-train transfers, with features for more inclusive transport system: LTA Zhaki Abdullah azhaki@sph.com.sg Bukit Panjang residents will find it easier to transfer between buses and trains when the Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub opens next month after a two-year
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    • 179 3  -  Lydia Lam Online photos of a device that can supposedly “scan fuel tanks” at Tuas Checkpoint have been misidentified. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said yesterday that the device shown is instead a prototype of an Automated Passenger In-Car Clearance
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    • 688 4  -  New services such as private-hire car and shared bike put to the test against MRT, bus Zhaki Abdullah azhaki@sph.com.sg The National Day Parade (NDP) returns to the Marina Bay floating platform this year, but spectators now have more transport options for getting to the
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    • 272 4  -  Toh Wen Li tohwenli@sph.com.sg Missed out on a ticket to this year’s National Day Parade (NDP)? Fret not, you will still be able to get a good view of the dazzling fireworks and the aerial 300-drone light show if you snag a spot early
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    • 473 5  -  Warning signs put up after rare encounters; NParks may move them if they continue to venture into public areas Audrey Tan audreyt@sph.com.sg Warning signs and advisory notices have been put up near water edges at Pasir Ris Park after two recent sightings of
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    • 403 5  -  Elena Chong Chong Court Correspondent elena@sph.com.sg Less than 18 months after his release from reformative training for robbery, a 20-year-old recalcitrant offender committed a series of offences. Deputy Public Prosecutor Sarah Ong said Shukry Rezza Arman had not learnt
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    • 399 5  -  Shaffiq Alkhatib ashaffiq@sph.com.sg Despite completing a 10-week sentence for assault, Karthikeyan Murty was back at it five months later, this time attacking his friend. The 32-year-old odd-job worker, who was jailed in June last year, assaulted Vinishvaran Balakrihnan, 23, after a
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    • 13548 6 / 7 Some of the recipients of the National Day Awards this year: The Order of Nila Utama (First class) Darjah Utama Nila Utama (Kelas Pertama) Eddie Teo Chan Seng, Chairman, Public Service Commission. The Distinguished Service Order Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang Chin Siat Y oon, Former Ambassador
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    • 316 6 / 7  -  Justice Lee Seiu Kin Judge of the Supreme Court The Meritorious Service Medal Ng Huiwen For his contributions to the legal sector, Supreme Court judge Lee Seiu Kin was recognised with one of the seven Meritorious Service medals handed out this year. The
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    • 308 6 / 7  -  Mr Chng Ho Kiat Director (Cyber Security and Resilience) Cyber Security and Resilience Division Ministry of Communications and Information Public Administration Medal (Silver) Lester Hio For his 51st birthday today, Singapore’s cyber-security chief, Mr Chng Ho Kiat, is receiving a
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    • 336 6 / 7  -  Mr Ravi Menon Managing Director Monetary Authority of Singapore The Meritorious Service Medal Chia Yan Min Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) managing director Ravi Menon will receive a National Day Award for his contributions to economic and financial policymaking. Mr Menon, who has had
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    • 170 10 / 11  -  Major-General Mervyn Tan Wei Ming Chief of Air Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force The Public Administration Medal (Gold) (Military) Lim Min Zhang As Chief of Air Force, Major-Gen-eral Mervyn Tan has led the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) in maintaining a high state
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    • 324 10 / 11  -  Ms Carmelia Nathen Director of Child Protective Service, Rehabilitation and Protection Group, Ministry of Social and Family Development Public Administration Medal (Silver) Priscilla Goy For 14 years, Ms Carmelia Nathen has specialised in child protective work in the Ministry of Social and Family Development. As
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    • 308 10 / 11  -  Ms Jenny Chua Wee Keng Deputy Director, Institute for Adult Learning, SkillsFuture Singapore Public Administration Medal (Bronze) Amelia Teng Throughout her career, Ms Jenny Chua has helped adults continue to learn new skills while juggling their regular jobs. The 47-year-old is head of
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    • 228 12 / 13  -  Mrs Poh-Lim Siew Lan Senior Manager, Parks Development, National Parks Board The Commendation Medal Amelia Teng For Mrs Poh-Lim Siew Lan, a walk in the park can often be a source of pride. “I like to share with my children about the many trees
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    • 198 12 / 13  -  Dr Elaine Tan Suan Leng Director (Primary Care Community Care), Primary Community Care Division Ministry of Health The Public Administration Medal (Bronze) Felicia Choo Dr Elaine Tan, 49, director of the Ministry of Health’s primary and community care division, has decades of
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    • 265 12 / 13  -  Ms Tan Sin Nah Deputy Director (Community Engagement and Partnerships) National Arts Council The Commendation Medal Ankita Varma For deputy director of community engagement and partnerships at the National Arts Council (NAC) Tan Sin Nah, bringing traditional arts to the fore is work
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    • 278 12 / 13  -  Ms Fatimah Moideen Kutty Director, Operations Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Alexandra Health System The Commendation Medal Felicia Choo As the chief pharmacist at Alexandra Hospital (AH) in 2005, Ms Fatimah Moideen Kutty played a key role in helping AH become the first hospital to pilot
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    • 158 14  -  Mr Mokhtar Hashim Senior Engineer, Water Reclamation (Plants) Department, Operations, Public Utilities Board The Commendation Medal Felicia Choo More than 30 years ago, Mr Mokhtar Hashim started out as an assistant engineer (technical officer) at national water agency PUB, then called the Public Utilities
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    • 294 14  -  Ms Emily Shalawati Sihab Senior Manager (Registry), Registry Department, Shipping Division Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore The Commendation Medal Lim Min Zhang Helping disgruntled firms understand the requirements to get their ships registered under the Singapore flag might sometimes be a challenging experience.
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    • 37 4 National Day Parade More reports at straitstimes.com Catch all the action at str.sg/ndp-2017: •Special live blog •Facebook live videos: ST reporters at The Float@Marina Bay •Instagram: Who’s there, what’s happening at #NDP2017 Highlights of past parades str.sg/ndptimeline
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  • DIGITAL
    • 723 15  -  It can build its own content studio but will be better off with the established brand Commentary Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com.sg Apple released its latest fiscal-quarter earnings last week. And everything is rosy for the Cupertino tech giant, with 41 million iPhones sold and
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    • Article, Illustration
      557 15  -  Trevor Tan Samsung T he Fra me TELEVISION From $3,999 Why have just a TV set when you can have The Frame by Samsung? Unlike conventional sets that fade to black when powered off, the Frame’s ultra high-definition display will show works of art according to your selection,
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    • 540 15  -  Wearables Trevor Tan Rushing for work and can’t find your keys? You might want to attach the TrackR Pixel to your keychain. About the size of a Singapore $1 coin, the Pixel is a small circular Bluetooth item tracker that helps you to find
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    • 649 16  -  You can even make ‘movies’ with the Ultimate Lightning McQueen Reviews Gaming Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com.sg Sphero is a company renowned for making app-controlled spheres and the Star Wars BB-8 droid. The Ultimate Lightning McQueen is the company’s first remote-control (RC) car. But this is
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    • 663 16  -  Vincent Chang vinchang@sph.com.sg If like me, you are a fan of a football club not called Barcelona or Real Madrid, you are probably resigned to seeing your team’s best players eventually move on to greener pastures. But imagine seeing such
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    • 650 16  -  Nizam Mohd stdl@sph.com.sg •Nizam Mohd is a freelance writer If you own a PlayStation Portable or Vita, you would have heard about Patapon. First released in 2007, the series spawned two sequel titles in 2008 and 2010. Now, nearly a decade later,
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    • 713 17  -  Laptop’s other standout features are the keyboard, speakers and app management Reviews PC Vincent Chang vinchang@sph.com.sg Lenovo’s new Yoga convertible laptop comes with a Wacom-based stylus that closely replicates the feel of actual pen and paper. There is almost zero lag
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    • 678 17  -  PC Vincent Chang Mesh routers or whole-home Wi-Fi systems are all the rage now in the home networking scene because they can eliminate Wi-Fi blind spots and give you better wireless coverage. Local tech firm Aztech, too, is jumping onto this trend. Its new
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    • 660 17  - Camera for taking a step up with a caveat Photos Lim Min Zhang mzlim@sph.com.sg The Canon 77D is a mid-range DSLR camera targeted at enthusiasts who are looking to make the step up from an entry-level camera. It sits right in the middle between the entry-level 800D and the higher-end
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    • Camera, lights, action... and all made in S’pore
      • 323 18  -  National Day Special To mark the nation’s 52nd birthday, The Straits Times Digital takes a look at seven home-grown games and gadgets Vincent Chang vinchang@sph.com.sg You get to hack and slash evil ninjas and flying robot geishas in this ac-tion-packed virtual-reality (VR)
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      • 274 18  -  Vincent Chang Simulation games with cute potatoes is how developer Daylight Studios describes its Holy Potatoes! series of computergames. While the first game Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is about selling weapons to questing heroes, the sequel, Holy Potatoes! We’re In Space?!, puts the
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      • 176 18  -  Lester Hio lesterh@sph.com.sg X-Mini Bluetooth Speakers PRICE: From $39.90 to $569.90 AVAILABLE FROM: www.x-mini.com; Best Denki, Courts, Challenger,Gain City, Harvey Norman and Popular Local audio firm Xmi launched a new line of portable Bluetooth speakers this year to coincide with its 10th birthday, with seven products
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      • 219 18  -  Lester Hio Qube Wi-Fi Smart Bulb PRICE: US$29.99 (S$41) AVAILABLE FROM: www.qube-smartho me.com If you wish, you can light up your living room in hues of red and white to match the mood of National Day by tapping on a smartphone. The Qube Wi-Fi Smart Bulb,
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      • 191 18  -  Lester Hio Tiny1 camera PRICE: Starts from US$479 (S$653) AVAILABLE FROM: www.tinymos.com The Tiny1 camera, developed by a group of young Singaporeans who set gaporeans up astronomy camera firm TinyMOS, aims to place DSLR-level astrophotography within the size of a smartphone. With the proper set-up and
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      • 299 18  -  Vincent Chang Rescue Quest Gold adds a strategic twist to the popular match-3 puzzle genre. While its basic gameplay is similar to Bejeweled or Candy Crush match three tiles or more of the same type to remove them from the board Rescue Quest
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      • 176 18  -  Lester Hio Popsical PRICE: From $249 AVAILABLE FROM: popsical.com The Popsical box is essentially a streaming device that connects a TV set and a smart-music-video phone to a music-video library that streams the karaoke videoofyourchoicetotheTVset. It connects to the Internet either via Wi-Fi or Ethernet
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  • BUSINESS
    • 519 1  -  Non-landed property figures fall after 2 months of increase but still 2.2% higher than January’s Annabeth Leow leowhma@sph.com.sg Resale prices in the private housing segment took a dip in July after two months of increase, although val- ues were still higher than
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    • 532 2  -  Alleged mastermind had wanted access to documents he claimed could support his bail application 2013 penny stock crash Grace Leong gleong@sph.com.sg The High Court has rejected a bid by the alleged mastermind of the 2013 penny stock crash to get documents
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    • 384 2 BLOOMBERG BANGALORE The controversial H-1B visa programme, widely criticised for costing American workers their jobs, has actually provided economic benefits for both the United States and India, according to a new study by researchers. The combined incomes for the two countries,
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    • 324 2 REUTERS NEW YORK Marriott International has said it would partner China’s Alibaba Group Holding to tap the growing number of Chinese citizens who travel abroad. The world’s biggest hotel chain said the joint venture would allow Chinese travellers to book rooms at Marriott
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    • 219 2  -  Marissa Lee Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Yum Restaurants International (Thailand) to acquire more than 240 existing KFC outlets and a number of developing stores in Thailand. The preliminary consideration for the existing KFC stores is
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    • 501 3  -  Q3 earnings up 60% as Vinamilk profit from Vietnam is recognised for first time Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Beverage firm Fraser and Neave (F&N) posted improved third-quar-ter results owing to a higher stake in a Vietnamese dairy firm. Net profit soared 59.9 per
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    • 367 3  -  Marissa Lee marilee@sph.com.sg Finance firm Hong Leong Finance has posted a net profit of $20.9 million for the second quarter, up 89.1 per cent from the same period a year earlier. Net interest income and hiring charges in the three months to June
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    • 344 3  -  Ann Williams ann@sph.com.sg Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust, the first pure-play US office Reit listed in Asia, announced yesterday a distribution per unit (DPU) of 1.58 US cents for the second quarter ended June, 7.5 per cent higher than it projected. The
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    • 365 3 Perennial Real Estate Holdings reported yesterday that its second-quarter net profit jumped to $17.1 million from $594,000 a year ago on a fair value gain of $16.6 million. This gain came from the revaluation of Xi’an North High Speed Railway Integrated Development
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    • 503 4 July figures raise fears of global demand cooling as central banks consider scaling back stimulus REUTERS BLOOMBERG BEIJING China’s exports and imports grew more slowly than expected last month, raising concerns over whether global demand is starting to cool even as major Western central
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    • 182 4 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Consumer credit card debt in the United States just passed an ominous milestone, beating a record set just before the global financial system almost collapsed in 2008. Outstanding card loans reached US$1.02 trillion (S$1.39 trillion) in June,
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    • 406 4 BLOOMBERG SYDNEY Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) chief executive officer Ian Narev has been stripped of his short-term bonus as the lender battles to contain the fall-out from allegations it breached money-laundering and terrorist-financing laws more than 50,000 times. The board
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    • 394 4 BLOOMBERG BEIJING Chinese acquirers will spend US$1.5 trillion (S$2.08 trillion) buying companies overseas in the next decade, 70 per cent more than in the previous 10 years, even as regulators at home and abroad block deals, Linklaters said
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    • 1055 5 Small and medium-sized enterprises are planting the Singapore flag in distant markets around the world. In the last instalment of a four-part series, Chia Yan Min speaks to Dr Gideon Ho, co-founder and chief executive of home-grown medical diagnostics company Histo Index,
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    • 620 5 NYTIMES SAN FRANCISCO The cautionary words of United States regulators have done little to chill a red-hot market for new virtual currencies sold by start-ups. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its first warning late last month for the
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  • SPORT
    • 717 9  -  Schooling, Tan and Goh savour the day as they enter S’pore’s Sport Hall of Fame May Chen maychen@sph.com.sg Never before have Singapore athletes been inducted into the Sport Hall of Fame in front of thousands, with raucous cheers filling the atmosphere. Yesterday, however, saw 6,000
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    • 554 9 CHARLOTTE (North Carolina) Quail Hollow will unveil three new holes at this week’s PGA Championship, changes that are expected to make the course significantly tougher for the world’s best players at the year’s final Major. What used to be a
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    • 201 9 HOLE 1 (PAR 4,524 YARDS) The opening hole has been lengthened from 418 yards to 524 yards and is a combination of the previous first and second holes. It is now a left-to-right dogleg, and a long tee shot will place players on an
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    • 393 10  -  V.K. Santosh Kumar santosh@sph.com.sg Spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan will be the star attraction at the annual Singapore Cricket Club (SCC) Twenty20 tournament, which starts on Friday at the Padang and Indian Association ground. The legendary Sri Lankan bowler, who holds the world
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    • 640 10 Competitors’ hotel hit hard by virus, zone is quarantined as illness leads to withdrawals IAAF World Championships 2017 THE TIMES, LONDON, REUTERS, THE GUARDIAN LONDON The London hotel at the centre of an outbreak of sickness that has struck down scores of competitors at the
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    • 421 10 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon added the world title to her Olympic gold when she won the women’s 1,500m final in a white-hot London Stadium atmosphere on Monday, judging her charge to perfection. Kipyegon, silver medallist two years ago,
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      • 48 10 REUTERS PARIS Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder has joined Nice from Galatasaray on a one-year contract, the French Ligue 1 football club said on Monday. Sneijder is the latest high-profile addition to the league after Brazil forward Neymar joined Paris SaintGermain last week. REUTERS
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      • 67 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TORONTO Qualifier Varvara Lepchenko shocked the reigning Roland Garros tennis champion Jelena Ostapenko, while Venus Williams got off to a shaky start in the opening round at the WTA hardcourt tournament in Toronto on Monday. Lepchenko rallied to stun Ostapenko 1-6,7-6 (7-2), 7-6
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    • 99 10 TODAY ATHLETICS IAAF World Championships Day 6 (Singtel TV Ch114 StarHub Ch208, tomorrow,1.30am). FOOTBALL AFCCupAseanzonalfinal,2nd leg: Ceres Negros v Home United (Singtel TV Ch114 StarHub Ch208, 7pm). TENNIS Montreal Masters Day 3 (StarHub Ch201, tomorrow, 12.30am). TOMORROW ATHLETICS IAAF World Championships Day 7 (Singtel TV Ch114 StarHub
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    • 267 11 Henry Han, 41, taxi driver Vice-president, Liverpool FC Supporters Club Singapore Fan view Q Who will be the key player for your team in the new Premier League season? A Philippe Coutinho. This is the season he will showcase his range of
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    • 531 12  -  FAS says it’s a stopgap measure, will identify players who spent ‘considerable time here’ FAS roundtable Wang Meng Meng meng@sph.com. sg With the Singapore national football team struggling with poor results, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) wants to re-intro-duce foreign-born talent into coach V.
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    • 459 12  -  Wang Meng Meng Although the national football team have had mixed results since V. Sundram Moorthy took over the reins last May, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) executive committee’s faith in the national coach has not wavered. And in
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    • 357 12 THE GUARDIAN LONDON New Chelsea captain Gary Cahill has suggested that the Blues will have to rely on keeping players fit this season if they do not add to their depleted ranks during the summer transfer market. Antonio Conte’s side, deprived of the injured
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    • 1294 13  -  Major changes afoot as new FAS team weighs up corporate funding, new locations for clubs Football Association of Singapore roundtable Last Monday (Aug 7) marked the 100th day since a team led by Lim Kia Tong won the inaugural Football Association of Singapore (FAS)
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    • 637 60  -  Schooling wins Sportsman of the Year for 4th time in front offellow Olympic medallists Singapore Sports Awards Nicole Chia cnicole@sph.com.sg The Singapore Sports Awards has been an annual fixture on the local sports calendar for the past 49 years, but yesterday’s ceremony at
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    • 638 14 (2nd Edition)  -  Schooling wins Sportsman of the Year for 4th time in front of fellow Olympic medallists Singapore Sports Awards Nicole Chia cnicole@sph.com.sg The Singapore Sports Awards has been an annual fixture on the local sports calendar for the past 49 years, but yesterday’s ceremony
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    • 334 60  -  Lester Wong lesterw@sph.com.sg A column headlined “No big deal...” was deemed a big enough deal at the Singapore Sports Awards last night, when The Straits Times’ assistant sports editor Rohit Brijnath won the Most Inspiring Sports Story award. It was the second year in a row
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    • 334 14 (2nd Edition)  -  Lester Wong lesterw@sph.com.sg A column headlined “No big deal...” was deemed a big enough deal at the Singapore Sports Awards last night, when The Straits Times’ assistant sports editor Rohit Brijnath won the Most Inspiring Sports Story award. It was the second year in a row
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    • 367 60  -  Alvin Chia chiazya@sph.com.sg Even though it has been a rough year so far for Lau Ywen, she continued to make history last night by becoming the first fencer to win a major accolade at the Singapore Sports Awards. The 17-year-old won the
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    • 367 14 (2nd Edition)  -  Alvin Chia chiazya@sph.com.sg Even though it has been a rough year so far for Lau Ywen, she continued to make history last night by becoming the first fencer to win a major accolade at the Singapore Sports Awards. The 17-year-old won the
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      • 544 2 JohnLui Ms Pimpaka Towira seems to have done it all when it comes to film: She has written about them, for a newspaper; and she has written them, as a screenwriter. The 50-year-old has directed two features and a slew
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      • 800 6  -  ScreenTest Alison de Souza Like Breaking Bad (2008 to 2013) or Weeds (2005 to 2012), Ozark is about a respectable middle-class type falling into a life of crime, getting in over his or her head and then dragging loved ones down with them.
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      • 492 8  -  From pop punk to indie rock, Iman’s League, Shao Jean and M1LDL1FE impress with their latest EPs Albums Of The Week Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg These three new releases by Singapore acts in the National Day period show the breadth and range of music made
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      • 418 8  -  Yeow KaiChai Like with all agent provocateurs, people either love or hate him, but no one can ignore him. This is Tyler, The Creator, the 26-year-old Californian homeboy better known as Tyler Gregory Okonma to his ma. The enfant terrible of the Los Angeles hip-hop collective Odd Future
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      • 219 18 / 19  -  Kevin Lim It is that time of the year when the national flags in households see the light of day, hanging from corridors and window ledges. Year after year, without fail, my family embraces this exercise of displaying the flag. Through that, I have learnt that the crescent
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    • 220 6 EASY LINK ESTIMA 2.4 AERAS Premium. $161.8k. Immed Reg. Monthly $1333 x7yr. On the rd $67.8k 8.7L/ 100km CO2 199g/km Call 9669 5384 8133 3288 GUAN MOTOR TOYOTA AXIO $85,800. COE Rebate $40k. Ready Stock. Guan Motor Trading, #04-12 AML. 6743 3291/ 9636 3049 5.2 L/ 100KM, 114G/KM SMARTCARS BOUTIQUE
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    • 207 6 344 Toyota For Sale HUP LONG $129,800 HARRIER IMMEDIATE Delivery. Interest 2.08% 5.6L/100km CO2 133g/km Call: 6743-0018 6742-0018 HUP LONG $97,800 SIENTA IMMEDIATE Delivery! Interest 2.08% 5.5L/100km CO2 120g/km Call 6743-0018 6742-0018 HUP LONG $155,800 ESTIMA 7/8-SEATER Immed delivery. Int 2.08% 8.3L/100km CO2 196g/km Call: 6743-0018/ 6742-0018 SHIN AUTOMOBILE $108,888!
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    • 277 7 344 Toyota For Sale TAN WEI AUTO 10% DOWN CH-R 1.8 Hybrid Pioneer DVD, 5yrs warranty. 3.7L/100km CO2 88g/km 6459-5535 (CaseTrustSVTA) AUTO MIDAS NEW ESTIMA AERAS 7 seat. Immed reg! High options. DVD, Rev Cam, Auto Boot Warranty incl. *****599 SHUANG HUP CREDIT BRAND NEW HARRIER Premium sensing. P/Roof. G’teed
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    • 283 7 Vehicles Wanted 363 Lorries For Sale 387 SCOTTS MOTORS $97.9K G’TEED COE New Canter 14ft ready stock Immed Regn No Top Up class 3 lic full loan @2.99% *****090 *****723/ *****100 BRAND NEW ISUZU NPR85 14ft lorry. No VPC. Agt Warranty 5yrs Servicing. Trade in/ Loan Avail. *****331 PRIME MOTOR
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    • 423 7 Lorries For Sale 387 THINK ONE GROUP **DON’T MISS THE Euro-5 UD 6 ton 10 ton Truck. Before COE $82,800. 3 yrs warranty 6555 3300 6467 3300. 5/2016 MIT 15FT Wooden Deck. Low Mileage at 6K km. No Need VPC. Class 3 licence 3 Days Delivery. 9630 3300 7/2007 1
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    • 355 7 Mini Buses For Sale 388 THINK ONE GROUP BRAND NEW TOYOTA Hiace HiRoof 14 Seaters. 3 yrs warranty. Before COE $63,800 Call: 6555 3300 6467 3300 THINK ONE GROUP HIACE MIDROOF SUPER GL. Practical 14 seater, Before COE $68,800. 3 yrs Warranty. *****300/*****300 CB PLATE! 12/2013 Foton BJ6800. 35 Seaters.
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    • 327 7 392 Other Commercial Vehicles For Sale Vans For Sale 391 TAN WEI AUTO EURO6 BRAND NEW Nissan NV200 1.5M diesel.100% loan 1yr road tax. 5yrs warranty. 6459-5535 (CaseTrustSVTA) AUTOMOBILSG NEW TOYOTA PROACE 2.0 Turbo Diesel Euro-6 Good Size Ready Stock. ETS Discount $8K. *****555/ *****099 6/’07 SUZUKI EVERY MT Good
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    • 1519 8 PropertiesCLASSIFICATION GUIDE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES FOR SALE HOUSES FOR SALE 402 D01 Raffles Pl/ Marina/ Chinatown 402 D02 Anson/TgPagar 402 D03 Queenstown/Tiong Bahru 402 D04 Sentosa/TelokBlangah 402 D05 Pasir Panjang/ West Coast/ Clementi Town 402 D06 High Street/ North Bridge Rd 402 D07 Rochor/ Bugis/ Beach Rd 402 D08 Little India
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    • 335 8 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 Leedon New modern GCB *****/*****sf with lift, pool. SWISS CLUB *****sf. Move in. GCB 8000sf. Squarish land. Ideal for tropical retreat. HILLTOP *****sf. Orchard. HOLLAND V *****sf. Cheap. LEEDON *****sf, subdivisible. STEVEN modern Detach5000sf Jackie *****268 KF Bryan Setho 9062 1168 *WOW
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    • 172 8 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 Cynthia Lee 9090 4009 VICTORIA PARK VILLAS Price Reduced! All Must Sell! 3.5 storey with lift. 5/ 6 bdrm Semi-Detached from $3.90M View New Sales Gallery now. Call Developer Sales Team! Chermaine Koh 9070 8880 DEVELOPER REDUCED PRICE!!! Star Buy $3.85M up!
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    • 135 8 DIO Sell! bdrm now. PRICE!!! Victoria Brand Lift. REDUCED!! new D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 DON’TMISS NEW LIST! CALDECOTT Hill ***** ***** sf. Modern tropical, panoramic view. Good layout. Motivated seller. Call *****348 Newsman CLUNY MRT UNIQUE artist loft sprawling *****/ ***** sqft immaculate modern
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    • 135 8 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 ONLY $17.5M! D.10 GCB Land for Rebuilt off Holland Rd. ***** sf. 29m width, regular shape. Steve Tay *****741 D10 NEW LANDED Property. 4200 sf. $4.1M 4Sty+ pte lift. 11% price slash. Call Developer Hotline 6100-2803 now OPEN HSE! HOLLAND vicinity FH.
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    • 158 8 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 GOOD CLASS BUNGALOW FORD AVE GCB *****/7400 sf Tropical design. 6rms. Pool Sauna. High ceiling. 3 cars. Holland V. Call Pris *****122 DESIGNED LIKE A Bungalow Henry Park 7 yrs old semi-d 3525/ 4600 sf, 2.5 sty. Pool. 5+1, 3 cars, 9816-5618
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    • 836 9 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 Landed Property Transactions in the month of July 2017 Street Prop Contract Tenure Built-In/ Price Psf Name Type Month Land Area (S$’000) (S$) (sq ft) District 5 Faber Drive Semi-D Jul-17 FH 5133 4812 937 Pasir Panjang Road Strata Terr Jul-17 FH
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    • 121 9 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 GOOD CLASS BUNGALOW OLD WORLD CHARM GCB *****sf, matured gdn, large pool, park 7 cars. Serene yet accessible. Melvin *****698 JESS YANG 9182 3822 BUILD YOUR DREAM home@ Holland vicinity, land 3590sf est. FH, affordable excellent location. Serious seller Open House BRAND
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    • 294 9 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA HOUSES FOR SALE 404 TERRACE REALSTAR SOLE MKTG Agent! 1711/3900 sf, 5+1, RGPS, New! 1766/2200sf, 1km RGPS New! 2044/3800sf, 1km ACS, New! 2232/2777 sf, 5 rms ensuite. 2082/3000sf, 3 sty, 1km ACS 1798/5000 sf, Just TOP! New 1988/3920 sf, Tanglin rare! Jas 9386-7644/ 6100-8000 BUKIT TUNGGAL *****/ 12K
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    • 253 9 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA HOUSES FOR SALE 404 OPEN HOUSE BERRIMA A* PRIME Bungalow Sprawling 4985sf luxurious living 7500sf, quality fttings, Lift/ pool. 1-6pm: *****000 CHANCERY HILLTOP BUNGLW. 6600/7K sf, luxurious living, 25m pool, Quality finishings! 9386-7644/ 6100-8000 RS BUNGALOW $1645PSF!!! 1KM SCGS/ MRT. 4680, 5500 sf, gigantic rm ensuite, high
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    • 303 9 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONG PASIR HOUSES FOR SALE 405 STAR BUY CHARMING BRADDELL HGTS 2.5sty hse.5000 sf. Huge 6+1 Well reno w/ practical layout $5.5M neg. Jen 9385-3000 JUNE LENG 9871 5880 LESS THAN $1000PSF! Jalan Chengkek Terr F’Hold 2702/ 1550sf. 3rms. S/sty. Amenities/ Mrt. www.juneleng.com DON’T MISS CORNER JLN
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    • 279 9 405 HGTS 6+1 layout Jalan 2702/ Amen-2-sty FHold can Avenue. 2060/2000sf mins hse 6400 Grab sale. corner rms/ 405 Conparking courtyard m sf. *****010 bdrm, $3.XM. D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 GOODMAN ROAD. NEW bunglw. 4,313/ 7,300 sqft. 6+1+2+ Pool. Call Owner *****635/ *****996. More
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    • 266 9 406 bunglw. 6+1+2+ *****635/ sale/rent: PULASAN 3028/ *****779. www.EastCoastLanded.com 7450/8000 sf, High ceiling, 7+1 cars Cheque 2-4pm Pool/lift $4.XM. Terr sqft. go! 7640 8382-7772 Rebuilt design, Ctr. re$1200psf 12-5pm and Semi-D. patio, move Semi-d gdn. neg! Corner patio, cars, D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 WOW!
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    • 257 9 D15 KATONG/ JOOCHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 Michael Lim 8686 6866 CHEAPEST FH CORNER terr Fidelio St. Reno. 2803 sf land $3M yet neg. Check your home price: Bit.ly/LivePrice F’HOLD SPACIOUS INTER terr 2xxx sqft. Fidelio St. Near amenities restns East Coast. 9681-9528 Maryanne D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST
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    • 286 10 D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 JALAN REMIS 3.5-STY semid Quality finish, 100% move in. 3200:5100sf, 5 huge room. Price reduce!! *****345 tim Auction JLN HAJI SALAM 2sty bunglw land 9718 sf, currently triple keys of 3 rms, ample parking Auction 23/8. KF 9686 4449 D17 CHANGI/
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    • 256 10 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR SALE 408 MUST VIEW. NEW, truly beautiful award winning Strata Terr in Paya Lebar. FH. Pte lift/ Pte S/pool roof terr. $2.66M. KC *****655 RARE FREEHOLD AWARD winning strata landed, limited units left! With 2 carpark lots Approx 4263sf fr $2.89M Developer *****551
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    • 772 10 D20 THOMSON/ BISHAN/ ANG MO KIO HOUSES FOR SALE 408 Landed Property Transactions in the month of July 2017 Street Prop Contract Tenure Built-In/ Price Psf Name Type Month Land Area (S$’000) (S$) (sq ft) District 19 Brighton Crescent Semi-D Jul-17 FH 3516 4918 1399 Charlton Lane Strata Terr Jul-17
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    • 127 10 D20 THOMSON/ BISHAN/ ANG MO KIO HOUSES FOR SALE 408 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR SALE 408 Bungalow 1. OFF CONWAY Gr 6+1, 4032/ 5000sf. 2.5 sty. Reno. $5.5M. 2. Walmer Dr 4770/ 7900 sf. Brand new! Nicole *****803 Freehold 1)2STY TERR PAYA Lebar 1600 1650/ 1769/ 1785
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    • 255 10 D21 ULU PANDAN/ CLEMENTI RD/ SUNSET/ BT TIMAH HOUSES FOR SALE 409 DEVELOPER APPOINTED AGT. Kismis Residences! 1617/5k sf New F’hold 31 unit Terraces near park/sch, register your interest! Co-broke welcome! *****000 Open hse daily RS Dream Home VERY CONVENIENT! WALK to Beauty World MRT. Semi-D. FH. Quiet. 2605/ 3251
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    • 558 10 D25 WOODLANDS/ ADMIRALTY HOUSES FOR SALE 410 AMY ER 9116 7010 ONLY $669PSF! BUNGALOW Beechwood Grove 3sty. 6135 6000sqft, 6 bdrms/ attach bath. Spacious living, Pond Visit SRX.com.sg/code-9314 D26 UPP THOMSON/ SPRINGLEAF/ LENTOR HOUSES FOR SALE 410 CHARMING CORNER TERR with stunning contemporary interior. Pte lift. Granny’s qtrs, 6 bathrms,
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    • 368 10 410 $7XXpsf $2.XM lift lots Avail! fr Terr terr. Quiet Villas lift, Don’t Call! inter 1847/ neg Semi-D 3740 Conducive! Sale!!! 8200sf. Way Terr neg Soon THE SAIL W/FULL Marina Bay $2.8m.View Villas terr. 5+1 FH. sty. Move-in. Serious sqft 3sty 1615/3638 5 D28 SELETAR HOUSES FOR SALE 410 Bank's
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    • 283 11 D03 QUEENSTOWN/ TIONG BAHRU PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 Grace Tan 9846 0003 Keener Sense of Real Estate C’WEALTH TWRS. 1/2/3/4-RMS 43-sty high. Low to very high flrs! Enclosed kitchen/ yard Agts/Buyers, call for viewing! @EDGE OF TANGLIN!!! Superb view 3-rm Utility, #30 only. Fr $1.97M/ 3 Mins to MRT.
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    • 662 11 D05 PASIR PANJANG/WEST COAST/ CLEMENTITOWN PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 Joji Lin Zhehao 9099 9098 HORIZON RES 2-BDRM 936sf FH 5mins Haw Par Villa MRT open view no west sun beautiful designer home fr $1.5m Visit SRX.com.sg/code-2922 ***SHERIFF AUCTION 31 Aug Normanton Pk #15 near NUS /Kent Ridge MRT. 1270sf
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    • 198 11 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 THE PIER@ROBERTSON. FH 657sf 1bdrm. Enclose kitchen Balcony High ceiling. Face NS MRT. Must Sell! 9857 2372. Bank's Sale AUCTION 23/8 ESPADA (#2107) studio 355sf FH Superb location! Orchard. Amenities/ MRT. Must view! *****668 Good Investment NEW FH GRAMERCY P a r
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    • 297 11 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 Sennet e s i a e n c e *.l Ut* LAST 8 UNITS! 8 minutes to Orchard Road and CBD Directly connected to Potong Pasir MRT station Penthouse units available from 2229 sqft Ground floor units with private enclosed space
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    • 264 11 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 Star Buy GALLOP GREEN Farrer Rd. 3700 sf. FH, 5 bdrm study. 1km to Nanyang Pri. Reno. #01. Neg. Ron *****055 BALMORAL RD, JUST TOP! 2rm 775/ 893 sf. 3-rm 1044/ 1227 sf. Fr $1.91M. 3-rm Pent hse 2142 sf. *****832
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    • 214 11 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 BEST PRICE NATIONAL DAY PROMO RV Residences. $150K off for 2 /3/4 bedrm duplex Penthses 999 years. Kenny 9627-4241 GRANGE RES 2853 sf. Rare Pool/ greenery view. Quiet serene. 4+1-rm, only $7.XM Kelvin 9062-2311 Newsman BANK SALE. TRIZON 2067sf F’hold 3+1,
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    • 253 11 414 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 RV 2 Penthses Rare Quiet $7.XM 2067sf 1km Dover 2+1 1 layout, to CTE, Call Homes Scheme $1.2M $1.1M FH. in MRT sf. Novena price! 1-bdrm 614sf SJI/ D12 BALESTIER/ TOA PAYOH/ SERANGOON/ BOON KENG PTE APTS FOR
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    • 183 12 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONG PASIR PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 16 BUY IT SELL IT-FIND IT 1 ous 1/2/3DK! residence Actual Unit Viewing 99 Cluny Park Road Open daily from 10am To 7pm ssS FREEHOLD I 3 Bedroom Penthouse I 1647 sqft Immediate occupation Lush panoramic view at rooftop Premium
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    • 80 12 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONG PASIR PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 D14 GEYLANG/ EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 Joji Lin Zhehao 9099 9098 CENTRAL GR 3-BDRM 1216sf no balcony high flr 2min MRT F/facilities Low maintenance Geylang Methodist Pri $1.17m Visit SRX.com.sg/code-6108 LMOST SOLD! FH The Waterina 1356sf
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    • 80 12 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONG PASIR PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 Open House SINGA HILLS F’HOLD, walk to Kaki Bukit MRT, 2 rms $920K 3 rms $1.055m. Just TOP, Last few units. *****522 G.T OPP KEMBANGAN MRT station 893 sf. 2 Bedrooms.
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    • 86 12 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONG PASIR PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 HIGH COMM! RARE!! D.15 Seaview. Fhold. Amber Rd. 1+ study. Around 600 sf. Quiet Beautiful sea view! Functional layout. Ask $1.2xM only. Call 8406-8809 direct owner Sandy Lim 9009
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    • 160 12 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONG PASIR PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 D15 KATONG/JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 FH IMPERIAL HEIGHTS 1-bdrm $680K neg. Low flr unblock greenery landed view! 452sf Call Randale Ong *****669 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-3641 D15 AMBER SKYE Freehold 527-5177sf View Actual Unit Star Buy Units
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    • 325 12 D15 KATONG/JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 Jodia Tay 9010 1118 URGENT! HIGH RENTAL yield. FH 1rm Suites@Katong$680k Aquene 2-rm 699sqft $880k. 16 Amber 1rm Seaview $780k Bank's Sale SUNNY PARC #03-02, Lor K F’hold, Cosy, 700 sf, 1 bdrm bachelor’s pad, move in, MRT eateries. $8xxK.
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    • 593 12 D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 Terence Low 9641 1910 GLADES PRICE REDUCED >$200k! Final 11 units. 4-dual key fr $1.68xM. 4bdrm PH fr $2.0xM 1min MRT. Brand new BAYSHORE PK 2-RM. Balcony. 936 sf Reno. Greenery bright Open hse 9/12/13 Aug. View by appt Amy
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    • 238 13 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 DISTRICTS PRIVATE APARTMENTS VOLUME HEAT ZONES Classifieds BUY IT SELL II FIND II VOLUME HEAT MAP over the (past 90 days) Volume: 331 650 1,005 This Heat Map reflects transaction volume for private apartments in each district for the past
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    • 137 13 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 COMPASS HEIGHTS. SPACIOUS 1033 sf. 2 bdrms. Reno. Good facing. neg. Call *****035 D20 THOMSON/BISHAN/ ANG MO KIO PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 THOMSON GRAND 3BD 1357sf, pte lift. All rm good size, face greenery, sell vacant or tenancy. $1.69M
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    • 126 13 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 D20 THOMSON/ BISHAN/ ANG MO KIO PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 Near MRT SKYVUE. 485 SF. Studio. #10. Unblocked. Full facilities. Bishan MRT. Sell with tenancy. Richard Ong *****755. FAR HORIZON GDN. 1152sf. 2bdrm. Renovated. MRT. View Fr 11.30am. Agnes
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    • 133 13 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 D21 ULU PANDAN/CLEMENTIRD/ SUNSET/BTTIMAH PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 ANG Y M 9722 7922 CHEAP! SUITES@BT TIMAH FH 1-bedder. 431 sf. Modern reno High flr. Windy. 5 mins to MRT. Pei Hwa. Serious seller. NEXUS STUDIO FH Showroom. 592sf. 2
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    • 173 13 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 D22 JURONG/BOON LAY PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 BEST LOCATION PARC OASIS 3BDM 1227sf mid flr. Well reno. Chinese Gdn View. Next to MRT yet quiet. View to offer. Lim 9030-1949 STEWART LIM 9696 4398 UNBEATABLE PRICE!!! GRAB!!! 1) Lakefront
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    • 279 13 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOACHUKANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 STEWART LIM 9696 4398 UNBEATABLE PRICE!!! GRAB!!! Hillvista FH 3rm 1227sf #01 Foresque Res 1 3rm Serene Hillview Peak 2rm Greenery. Yew Mei Green 3rm High flr. New Listing MADEIRA #1X 2BDRM 936sqft A1 layout. Mins to MRT, schs, amenities.
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    • 353 13 D27 YISHUN/ SEMBAWANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 421 LAWRENCE KHOO 8838 5595 WHERE TO FIND the Cheapest new 3rms Condo Below $1M? Mins to MRT amenities. Don’t miss call for appt now! Good Buy TOP SOON. NORTHPARK, Integrated development. 2/3/4/ 5 bdrms. #13. 1227sf. $1127psf only. MRT. Angela *****738 BELOW
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    • 420 13 amenities. PH. 1991sf.Val RESIDENCE Last 5I 67 Bedok S high fir, windy. Mid below nego. flr to located! flr. Vacant flr, Park. Near 3, BLK 18 BEDOK South. 3I high 3 Corner. BEDOK HDB FOR SALE 426 5S 34 CHAI Chee. #2X Windy 5I 51 Chai Chee, amenities. 5I 67
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    • 293 14 BUKITBATOK HDB FOR SALE 428 SRX HDB RESALE PRICE INDEX VOLUME Index Base: 2009 Jan 136.5 133.5 132.5 I3G 35.5 135 131.5 134 133 2016 2016 2016 2016 DEC 2017 JAN 2017 FEB 2017 MAR 2017 APR SEP OCT NOV Volume 2,500 2.000 1,500 1,000 500 2016 2016 JUL AUG
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    • 118 14 428 BUKIT BATOK HDB FOR SALE Motivated Seller EM BLK 141 Bukit Batok. Low flr Renovated Windy 3+1 rm 10 mins walk to MRT. Ask $610K. Randy 9002-3233 NEW LISTING EM BLK 356 Bt Batok St 31 1593sf. Reno with AC. 100% move-in. Mins to MRT/ St Anthony Pri. Kat
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    • 255 14 428 BUKIT BATOK HDB FOR SALE Call Now 3’S’ BLK 413 Ave 4. 64 sqm. Lift level, 2 bathrms upgraded fee paid. PR welcome. $258K neg. 9625-9818 DWG EXCLUSIVE 4’A’ BLK 113, 247, Blk 329 537 $385K up. 4’NG’ Blk 230, 244, 321 $355k up. Can contra. 9008-3632 belinda Keener
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    • 252 14 428 BUKIT BATOK HDB FOR SALE BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 Bring Cheque FIRE SALE!! EM 1560sf. 4 rms Renovated. Bright airy space Club w/pool, park, schs, malls mkts. Hurry!!! Jen *****261. Visit SRX.com.sg/code-2412 LOH KUAI FONG 9655 5961 3’A’ BLK 132 Cashew Rd. $290K Next to Bukit Panjang
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    • 245 14 428 BUKIT BATOK HDB FOR SALE CENTRAL HDB FOR SALE 432 Show House KENT ROAD. POINT Blk 54, 5’I’ 118sqm#21 Unblock Farrer Pk /MRT. Indian Owner Sat/ Sun 2-5pm Mr Tamil *****880 Best Deal RARE 5’I’ 38 Cambridge Rd, 1292sf #6, Corner. Indian Others ratio filled. Good Schs $6xxK. Richard
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    • 319 14 CHOACHUKANG HDBFOR SALE 433 CHARLIE LIM 8186 3333 3A 535/ 4A 476B Both high flr. Corner. Windy. No noon sun. Bright. Simple, well kept. Near Limbang/ Sunshine Pl 684D CCK 5’I’ Top flr Corner Bright windy Nice reno. Walkin wardrobe. Sch/ amenities. $418K. Aggie 8333-0877 SRI CLEMENTI HDB FOR SALE
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    • 705 14 HOUGANG HDB FOR SALE 436 Don’t Miss BLK 23, 3NG+ UTILITY High flr, unblock, well reno, can contra. Move-in early.All race PR eligible. Alex 9452-5120 BEST PRICE EA BLK 974 Hougang St 91. Spacious! Good layout 1474sf 3 rms family hall. Near sch. Ask $598K. Ng 9073-2332 4’A’ 458 CORNER
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    • 305 15 MARINE PARADE HDBFOR SALE 441 DISTRICTS &HDB PRICE HEAT ZONES Classifieds BUY IT SELL IT FIND IT PRICE HEAT MAP over the (past 90 days) $329psf $449psf $569psf $703psf Price This Heat Map reflects transaction price for each HDB estate for the past 90 days. CHOA CHU K JURONGWEST PUNGGOL'
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    • 152 15 MARINE PARADE HDBFOR SALE 441 PUNGGOL HDB FOR SALE 443 JEAN LIM 9730 8856 BLK 619A PUNGGOL DRIVE 4A 93sqm corner. Nicely Reno, high flr, Opp. Oasis Terraces. 173A Punggol Field, 5I 110sqm Visit SRX.com.sg/code-2520 Ryan Lim 9756 3430 270B 5’I’ 115SQM. High floor, unblock, bright, 5 mins Punggol MRT.
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    • 155 15 MARINE PARADE HDBFOR SALE 441 PUNGGOL HDBFOR SALE 443 MICHELLE GUO 9723 2888 WOW! VERY CHEAP!! Must sell! Blk 109A. 5’I’ High flr. Corner Move-in cond. Punggol Plaza LRT/Mee Toh Sch. Don’t miss NEW LISTING ***162A PUNGGOL CENTRAL. 5-room premium unit. Top flr Bright. Breezy. Don’t Miss Call: Gordon *****518
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    • 187 15 MARINE PARADE HDBFOR SALE 441 443 PUNGGOL HDBFOR SALE 5RM 173D PUNGGOL Field Nice Layout, corner. Amenities, sch, LRT. Must view. $410k Tan Hui Ming PN *****711 QUEENSTOWN HDB FOR SALE 444 Ken Pang 9683 2015 3’I’ CORNER 5 Ghim Moh 58 Terrace Stirling. 79 sqm. 55 Terr Stirling 87sqm
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    • 170 15 MARINE PARADE HDBFOR SALE 441 QUEENSTOWN HDB FOR SALE 444 LIM YEW CHEONG 9382 0550 4I CORNER BLK 8 Holland Ave 82 sqm. High flr. Unblocked. Windy. Near Mkt, Sch, MRT. All races. Asking $558K neg 5’I’ 110SQM. STRATHMORE Ave Parquet Marble Flooring Near MRT Amenities. Doris 9012-6832/ 9850-1687 NEW
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    • 283 15 SEMBAWANG HDBFOR SALE 445 Carol Soh 9871 6835 5-RM 466D SEMBAWANG Dr. Corner. $475k neg, 110 sqm, A1 reno, high flr, all races, 100% Move in, best layout. Visit SRX.com.sg/code-1951 EXCLUSIVE HDB 5’I’. 5min to Sembawang MRT. No West Sun. $460K. Well Maintain. Move-In. Mieke *****156 NEW LIST! EA 502A
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    • 327 15 SENGKANG HDBFOR SALE 446 LIAO HUIMIN 9857 8862 GODFREY CHA ***** 90 Service You Trust CHEAPEST 4’A’ BUANGKOK MRT. 265B Compassvale. 93 sqm. Near NTUC, Kopitiam Squarish, Windy, 3 bedrms Near MRT EA BLK 250C Compassvale St, 1410sf, Corner, unblk, high flr, MRT, Nan Chiau High, All races. Jessie 9323-2120
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    • 185 16 449 TOA PAYOH HDB FOR SALE $245K CHEAPEST 3’S’+ Utility 47 (2 units) T.Payoh Lor 6. 59sqm $2 deposit *****079 WOODLANDS HDB FOR SALE 450 MRT 1)EA 527 #10 893B #8; 835 #5; 2) 5’I’ 685B #14 3)4A 787E #13; 4rm 850; 4S corner 312/ 853 #6/ 854 #8 4)Jumbo
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    • 180 16 449 TOA PAYOH HDB FOR SALE D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL HOUSES FOR RENT 454 **ORCHARD MRT! 37 Oxley Rd Modern big high end 4 storey Bunglw (not cluster) 7000+sf 8 rms, lift, pool, jacuzzi, auto gate. $20K. 9171 0644 Owner Expat’s Choice SOPHIA RD CORNER terr. Land 2800/4200sf. 4+1.A/C. Quiet yet
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    • 346 17 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 ONE BALMORAL 1BDRM 572 sf Brand new ID works. F/furn. Nice. Luxurious. Min Orchard. www.onedtz.com 9061 1592 ARTINA MANSION. 3+1. Near Stevens MRT. 1200 sf. Quiet. Asking $3.2K. 9851-2159 Clinton M BEVERLY HILL 3778 sf. 4+1. Mid floor. Beautifully reno. face
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    • 356 17 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR RENT 465 UNNYSPRING NEAR 2 MRTs/ MBS/ Bugis etc. 3+1 bdrms. Pool. $3300. Furn. Immed. Call *****000 S MINS TO MRT. 1-bdrm 484 sf. Waterbank Dakota High flr. Furn. AC. Eateries. $neg. (Catherine) 9023 3113 PN IMMED. ASTON MANSIONS. 4 rms/ hse. F/furn,
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    • 155 17 BEDOK HDBFOR RENT 483 2 etc. $3300. sf. 4 SF P/furn Full Brand BISHAN HDB FOR RENT 484 Brand P/furn. Immed. trans1. indicates no subletting transactions in the month. 2bath 2-BDRM P/furn. Immed. sf Own3+1+1. Sep, Studio. No sf, 466 2BDRMS pool Bedok floor, bdrms. Spacious. air$2,500. Opp Shpg $4.8K
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    • 219 17 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT GEYLANG HDB FOR RENT 492 BLK 30 CASSIA Cres 2 mins walk to Mountbatten MRT 5bdrms, f/furn/ AC. Immed. Owner *****788 *****638 CIRCUIT RD 2+1 Blk 49, 2 MRT line. New paint aircon f/ furn Amenities. Immediate $2000 Call Samuel 9062-8403 OT HOUGANG HDBFOR RENT
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    • 199 17 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT mins MRT Immed. MRT furn 493 Pk. Mall/ 495 W. to Avail SENGKANG HDB FOR RENT 502 EXEC APT 202A Compassvale Drive. High flr. F/furn, new kitchen. Near amenities. All races. Immed. *****340 ERA Grab It Now! 4-RM 309A ANCHORVALE Rd. 3 mins Tong Kang
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    • 322 18 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 ANTECH BUSINESS HUB 2800 sf. $4K. 6 meters height. Double frontage entrance. Owner 9786-8266 P NEW! B2 GRD flr fty. 11m high, 24m depth col free. Approx 10K-65K sf. Tuas Sth. Immed Owner *****027 *****699 AMK. EXCELLENT CORP Bldg, Fitted clean rm, 122k sf one
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    • 304 18 532 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE KAPO FACTORY BLDG. FH Type B1. 1722sf. 2 mins to Tai Seng MRT. Tenanted $3.6K. 9696 9776 Darren Chua PIONEER POINT B2 Fty. Near Pioneer MRT. Ramp up. 2 units side by side. 957sf each #06. $370K neg. 8828-9955. CHEAP! HENDERSON BLDG FH Low
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    • 300 18 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 Retail and Office Space for Lease Walking distance to Clarke Quay upcoming Fort Canning MRT Stations Easy access via CTE Singapore River vicinity Suitable for Office Showrooms Enrichment Retail Services Unit sizes from 280 to 13,000 sq ft Call *****336 retailleasing@fareast.com.sg ORCHARD MRT TONG Bldg.
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    • 312 18 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 MRT DOORSTEP CORNER 915sf Lift, #02. Carpark. Comm sch tuition ctr, beauty salon etc Owner *****635/*****996 www.wahkhiaw.com.sg 443 CLEMENTI CTR/ 183 Toa Payoh Ctr/ 625 Elias Mall/ 709 AMK Ctr. Beside MRT/ bus interchange. Crowded areas. Call Owner *****787 ARIBBEAN
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    • 418 18 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOPHSE 2sty tion Prime Retail and F&B Space for Lease Hip and trendy location in the heart of Orchard Direct access from Somerset MRT Station Orchard Gateway Ideal for bespoke fashion brands, beauty and aesthetic spas Limited space available on established F&B floors Home to
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    • 309 18 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT SHOP SPACE FOR SALE 538 1) LUCKY PLAZA >3.5% F’Hold 398sf, F&B Rare 9232-8047 2) Orchard Twrs F’Hold >4% 269sf w/Water, 312sf Value NOTICES APPLICATION FOR PAWNBROKER’S LICENCE Notice is hereby given that ValueMax Pawnshop (EL) Pte Ltd, is applying to the Registrar of Pawnbrokers,
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    • 188 18 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE 538 RICHARD TAN 9113 3380 SHOPHSE RIVER Valley Rd 999yr,F&B,crowded. Prime$$ Good rental yield 1520sf Aslo@Telok Ayer/ Chinatown Auction 262 JURONG E. HDB shophse 2sty approx 3681sf corner F&B tenanted bal 65yr Auction 23/8.$4.88M. *****668 HELEN TAY 9386 1165 D01 HONGKONG ST 1645sf. Plot ratio 4.2.
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    • 260 18 538 Rd Prime$$ 1520sf shophse corner Auc1645sf. $7M. sf flr Escalator $4.7-$8.8M. side-by-town, Re#03, facing. 540 or busy today. CORNER. flr, Call RESTAURANT/ LOUNGE SPACE FOR RENT 540 SOUTH BRIDGE ROAD, Grd flr. Approx 2300 sf. Kopitiam F&B. Crowded. Ample parking. 9630 1900/ 9858 3548 KANDAHAR ST. APPROX 1300/ 2600
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  • 733 20  -  Chuang Peck Ming In the first Tripartite Standard rolled out last month, nearly 300 employers have agreed to provide term contract workers with leave benefits and termination notice period based on their cumulative length of service. The employers, who embraced
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