The Straits Times, 13 January 2011

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  • 17 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)108/11/2010 THURSDAY, JANUARY 13 2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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    • 53 1 THE recent public debate over whether Singapore should implement a minimum wage made its way into Parliament yesterday as two labour MPs moved a motion urging the Government to do more for low-wage workers. However, no MPs advocated that Singapore should implement a minimum wage now.
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    • 41 1 RAGING floodwaters hit Brisbane yesterday, inundating tens of thousands of homes and businesses and raising the death toll. Australians are bracing themselves for worse to come, with flooding expected to reach its peak today. LPRIME PAGES A10 A12
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    • 52 1 THE chairmen of the nine local S-League clubs have expressed their support for Football Association of Singapore president Zainudin Nordin’s decision to disband the national team. In a press conference yesterday, they also revealed the difficulties of running a club, and asked for more financial assistance. LSPORT
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    • 55 1 AT LEAST 32 Singaporeans studying medicine in Britain have been given grants to ensure they return home to help ease the shortage of doctors here. The grants of up to $40,000 a year help to pay their tuition fees for the last year or two of
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    • 52 1 THE Philippines may sell its military and police headquarters in Manila to raise much-needed funds to modernise its armed forces. The sale could fetch as much as $1.6 billion an amount that would go a long way in helping its troops cope with terrorism, piracy and disasters. LWORLD
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  • 724 1  -  Census data also shows PRs are having fewer babies than citizens BY ANDREA ONG andreao@sph.com.sg THE just-released Census 2010 shows that over the past 10 years, Singapore’s population trends have followed economic ones. The number of non-residents those who are neither citizens nor permanent residents
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  • 775 1  -  BY DEEPIKA SHETTY deepikas@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE took another step towards becoming an international arts hub with the opening of a new contemporary art fair yesterday. Art Stage Singapore kicked off the art season at the Marina Bay Sands Exhibition and Convention Centre, drawing over 7,000
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  • 694 1  -  BY AARON LOW aaronl@sph.com.sg THE Government is set to record a whopping $6 billion Budget surplus after a buoyant economy boosted tax collections last year, private economists say. Solid wage growth, strong corporate profits and a sizzling property market all point to record revenues,
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    • 120 1 Budding artists get cash to create works Gaming activities hit by IRs’ entry Getting rid of that itch IN MIND YOUR BODY LIFE! PAGES C2&3 SPECIAL REPORT, PAGES B10&11 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 CALL 6388-3838 TO SUBSCRIBE OR GO TO www.sphsubscription.com.sg Miniature
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  • prime.commentary
    • VIEW POINTS
      • 102 2 WE SAY The shooting of a woman legislator in the United States raises questions of political ethics, obviously. An incitement to violence against incumbents is one red line that should never be crossed. But some regard it as normal. More troubling is what the incident says
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      • 26 2 COLUMNS A massive public housing programme will boost China’s economy, and hence the global economy, says Meng W. Tan. L REVIEW PAGE A34
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      • 23 2 The Chinese Communist Party will see power jockeying over the next 12 months, says Ching Cheong. L REVIEW PAGE A36
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      • 37 2 OUR READER SAYS Sanjaya de Silva says the Ministry of Education’s list of O-level toppers should reflect hyphenated race options, while Padmini Kesavapany asks why top scorers are listed by race. L FORUM PAGE A37
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      • Article, Illustration
        17 2 www.straitstimes.com L Ho Ai Li looks at how social media is changing onlookers in China.
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    • 998 2  -  America’s determination to be dominant in Asia vis-a-vis China remains BY JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT jonathan.eyal@gmail.com THERE is never a good time to make spending cuts, as United States Defence Secretary Robert Gates discovered this week. No sooner had the Pentagon
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  • prime.news
    • 980 3  -  MPs spend five hours discussing how to help low-income workers BY RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg THE recent public debate over whether or not Singapore should implement a minimum wage made its way into Parliament yesterday, as close to 20 MPs from both sides of the House grappled
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    • 614 4  -  Practice will be stopped from July, in view of new re-employment law BY KOR KIAN BENG POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT kianbeng@sph.com.sg FROM July, the Public Service will stop a practice which allows government agencies to cut the pay of employees who turn 60
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    • 658 4  -  BY GOH CHIN LIAN THE Transport Ministry has rejected suggestions by the Motor Traders Association (MTA) to make changes in the COE system. The association had asked for taxi companies, which had financial muscle, to be excluded from vying for certificates of entitlement
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    • 518 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BUCHAREST: Former Romanian diplomat Sylviu Ionescu yesterday went back on trial in connection with two hit-and-run car accidents in Singapore. A Singapore envoy attending the trial said the Government was closely monitoring the case. Special envoy to Romania Anil Kumar Nayar said: “The
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    • 661 13 But bailout may still be inevitable: Analysts ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS LISBON (Portugal): Portugal cleared a major hurdle yesterday as it easily tapped investors for cash, though fears remain that the debt-laden country may yet require a financial rescue a fact ominously highlighted
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    • 435 14  -  With more than 120 top art galleries exhibiting at the first Art Stage Singapore, visitors may be hard-pressed deciding what to check out. Here are some artworks not to be missed at the sprawling fair, open from today to Sunday. TEXT: LEE
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    • 575 14  -  REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK BY JOHN LUI johnlui@sph.com.sg ONCE, you, the fee-paying visitor, have oohed at the Picassos and aahed at the Warhols at the Art Stage Singapore fair, you will probably be thinking, “Is this it? Where is all that crazy modern stuff I
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    • 615 15 Assurance comes as US defence chief wraps up visit on an optimistic note REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: China yesterday said its first test flight of a stealth fighter jet should not be seen as a threat, as US Defence Secretary Robert Gates
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    • 617 15 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: China would welcome assurances that its financial assets in the United States are safe, a senior diplomat said yesterday, ahead of President Hu Jintao’s state visit to the US next week. Vice-Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai said North
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  • prime.census of population 2010
    • 525 6  -  And those who have tied the knot are having fewer children BY LI XUEYING POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg THEY are footloose and fancy-free and their numbers are growing. To be exact, one in three residents or one million of those who call Singapore home
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    • 518 6 The Singapore Census is taken once every 10 years and measures social and economic changes. POPULATION PROFILE More on this island 5.08 million, from 4.03 million in 2000 Who are they? Citizens increased by 8 per cent, to 3.2 million. Permanent residents increased by 88 per
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    • 653 8  -  Proportion of Christians rises; proportions of Hindus, Muslims stable BY YEN FENG zengyan@sph.com.sg THE two traditional religions of the Chinese still have the largest following in Singapore but for the first time in 30 years, they have seen a reversal in trends. Taoism has
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    • 467 8  -  BY ELENA CHONG COURTS CORRESPONDENT HE WAS the winner of Singapore’s first taekwondo gold medal, at the 1993 SEA Games. Now, Wong Jing Ching, 39, is in the news again, this time for 18 charges related to corruption and seven charges for vice-related
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    • 713 8  -  BY JEREMY AU YONG MANDARIN remains the most widely spoken language in Singapore homes, contrary to the notion that the language is losing ground to English. The 2010 population census, released yesterday, shows that the proportion of residents speaking mainly Mandarin at home actually inched up
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    • 654 8  -  BY SELINA LUM HE WAS the instructor of the martial arts club in a secondary school, and she, a Secondary 1 student, was a new club member. A month after she joined the club, the 41-year-old married father of two
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  • prime.brisbane floods
    • 873 10 Floods take toll on small businesses, industries and the tourism sector REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES BRISBANE: Tens of thousands of homes and businesses were yesterday inundated by raging waters that converged on Brisbane, Australia’s third-largest city, and surrounding towns, creating a vast zone
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    • 567 10 THE HEROES THERE was the communications coordinator who spent hours in the dark of night ferrying residents to safety after they had been plucked off their rooftops. There was the fireman who continued to rescue an old man even when he was told
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    • 537 10  -  SINGAPOREANS IN BRISBANE BY POON CHIAN HUI, CAROLYN QUEK WITH his wife due to give birth soon, Singaporean Jerald Chow is desperate to come home. Several roads in Brisbane are already closed because of the soaring flood waters, so Mr Chow and his wife
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    • 762 12 Residents of towns ravaged by floods band together to salvage ruins TOOWOOMBA (Australia): A young man and his sister were forced to huddle together in the ceiling of their family home, after a wall of water swept their parents to their deaths. Another sister,
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    • 337 12 THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT BRISBANE: As floods continue to sweep across Queensland, a strong community spirit has emerged from the rising waters, with many Australians offering shelter and food to those left stranded. In the midst of terror, thousands of residents have been getting help from
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    • 92 12 SINGAPORE President S R Nathan yesterday sent a condolence message to Australian Governor-General Quentin Bryce, expressing his sympathies for the victims of the widespread flooding. “The people of Queensland are facing a very severe test,” he wrote in his letter to Ms Bryce. Earlier, Prime Minister
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    • ELSE WHERE
      • 97 12 MELBOURNE: Flash floods caused by heavy rain hit the southern Australian city of Melbourne, bringing traffic and commuter trains in its central business district to a halt. Several train lines and major roads, including Flinders Street, were closed after 25mm of rain fell in just
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      • 128 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK BERNAMA KUCHING: Incessant rainfall through Monday night caused major flooding in low-lying areas in Malaysia’s eastern Sarawak state, cutting off access roads to a number of villages and schools, and forcing nearly a thousand people to be evacuated from their homes. Some 800
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      • 112 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA: Widespread flooding in the Philippines has claimed seven more lives, raising the death toll from two weeks of heavy rain to 40. The seven deaths occurred over the past four days as floods engulfed Samar, the country’s third-largest island. Seven others remain missing
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      • 108 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE COLOMBO: At least 18 people have died and nearly one million have been made homeless by flooding in Sri Lanka after days of heavy rain. The central and eastern regions of the island have been the worst hit by the monsoon rains, with frequent
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      • 125 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RIO DE JANEIRO: Deadly flooding and mudslides in south-east Brazil worsened yesterday and at least 33 people were killed as hillsides gave way in towns near Rio de Janeiro. That brought the overall toll from heavy rains in the region this week
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  • WORLD.
    • 567 17  -  Cash-strapped Philippine govt may relocate camps to raise funds for military upgrade BY ALASTAIR MCINDOE PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT amcindoe@yahoo.com MANILA: The cash-strapped Philippine government is considering selling the sprawling headquarters of the military and police in the heart of metropolitan Manila to raise sorely needed
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    • 104 17 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Three-year-old girl beats breast cancer MOST COMMENTED ON L Stealth jet steals the show from Gates. Says silent_citizen: “China just gave United States Defence Secretary Robert Gates the ticket to increase military spending...” YOUR SAY L A
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    • world.regional
      • 778 18  -  Latest trespassing incident seen as bid by nationalists to undermine Thai government BY NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Nirmal BANGKOK: An added charge of espionage was brought against two Thai nationals who appeared in a Cambodian court to face trespassing charges yesterday. Analysts say the
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      • 388 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court has charged five policemen over the beating of a businessman during arrest and in custody, a lawyer said yesterday, marking a rare prosecution amid allegations of frequent police brutality. The five men were charged in
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      • 633 19 Ruling party event to also chart country’s course for next 5 years ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS HANOI: Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party opened a key meeting yesterday to pick new leaders and set the country’s course for the next five
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      • 262 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA: A Philippine politician apologised yesterday for a sexist tirade against a female airline worker who stopped him from switching seats on a plane. Philippine Airlines boarding gate employee Sarah Ocampo will ask Parliament to punish Mr Eulogio Magsaysay for disgraceful conduct when
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      • 201 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG TOKYO: Japanese IT services giant Fujitsu yesterday unveiled what it calls the world’s first desktop computer with a display that enables users to see 3-D images without needing special glasses. The Esprimo FH99/CM desktop PC, included in Fujitsu’s new line-up
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      • 763 24 Fundamentalist groups are rising and could be in power in 10-15 years ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD: A 60-year-old university administrator in Karachi is wistful as he recalls the more tolerant, freewheeling Pakistan of his youth. Once, when a teacher suggested no book can be perfect, the boy
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      • 376 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS ISLAMABAD: United States Vice-Presi-dent Joe Biden met Pakistan leaders yesterday as part of American efforts to get Islamabad to intensify the fight against Islamist militants sheltering along the Afghan border. Washington is committed to giving Pakistan US$7.5 billion (S$9.7 billion) in
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      • 589 26  -  Ozawa scandal, pressure from opposition over Cabinet members lead to rising frustration BY KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO: Prime Minister Naoto Kan yesterday called for party unity at a raucous meeting of lawmakers of his ruling Democratic Party of Japan
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      • 526 27 Knock-offs streaming out of Chinese factories ahead of Britain’s royal wedding REUTERS YIWU (China): Chinese manufacturers are cashing in on the British royal wedding as they churn out tens of thousands of replica royal engagement rings. In November, Prince William and his beaming
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      • FOOD SCARES
        • 238 27 REUTERS SEOUL: South Korea will expand foot-and-mouth vaccination nationwide and import more vaccines, the Agriculture Ministry said yesterday, following an emergency Cabinet meeting in a bid to contain the fast-soaring disease. South Korea has already vaccinated 1.2 million livestock against foot-and-mouth disease since November
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        • 269 27 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BEIJING: China said it had halted the import of German pork and egg products after the German authorities announced some were found to contain high levels of dioxin. The country’s product safety watchdog announced the ban in a statement on its
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      • 668 28 North’s nuclear threat on agenda when Chinese President visits US ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING: Chinese President Hu Jintao will call for fresh talks on North Korea when he makes a state visit to the United States next week,
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      • 374 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: China has unveiled a statue of Confucius in Tiananmen Square in the heart of the country’s capital the latest sign of the ancient philosopher’s comeback after decades during which his teachings were suppressed by Mao Zedong. The 7.9m-tall statue stands at an entrance
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    • world.international
      • 866 29  -  A bad showing by Lib-Dems in today’s by-election may hurt political stability BY JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT jonathan.eyal@gmail.com LONDON: Barely eight months after coming to power, the British government faces its first major electoral test today, as voters in one northern English constituency
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      • 216 29 BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: British Member of Parliament Eric Illsley may become the first serving lawmaker to be imprisoned since 1976 after he pleaded guilty to dishonestly claiming about £14,000 (S$28,200) in expense payments. Illsley, 55, was the second lawmaker to
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      • 655 30 Latest attack follows Pope’s call to protect believers; worry rises it will fuel new wave of unrest ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAIRO: A Muslim policeman shot dead a 71-year-old Egyptian Christian on a train and wounded his wife and four others, less
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      • 726 31 Representative Giffords is able to breathe on her own, flashes thumbs-up 3 days after gun rampage NEW YORK TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS TUCSON (Arizona): Three days after a bullet passed through Representative Gabrielle Giffords’ brain, and one day before the United States President was
        NEW YORK TIMES; ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS; Source: Tucson’s University Medical Center, media reports; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS GRAPHICS ADAPTED FROM REUTERS  -  726 words
      • 291 31 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS THE family of a gunman who killed six people while trying to assassinate a US lawmaker has issued an anguished apology, saying they cannot understand the “heinous” act. In their first public statement, the relatives of Jared Lee Loughner, 22, said it was a
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      • 343 31 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON: Taking short breaks from sitting down, such as standing for phone calls or walking to see colleagues, may trim office workers’ waistlines and help their heart and metabolic health, a study suggests. The more breaks people took, the smaller their waists and
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      • 414 32 Top officials accused of pressuring pilots; Warsaw slams ‘one-sided’ report AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW: Russia yesterday blamed Polish failures for the plane crash that killed Poland’s president Lech Kaczynski, saying that top officials put pressure on inexperienced pilots to land in
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      • IN BRIEF
        • 72 32 XINHUA BEIJING: The number of outbound Chinese tourists registered a sharp rise last year, officials said yesterday. Outbound tours by Chinese travellers last year were estimated to have reached 56 million, a 17.5 per cent increase year on year, said Mr Shao Qiwei, chairman of China’s
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        • 64 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS DUSHANBE (Tajikistan): Tajikistan has agreed to give away a portion of its territory to neighbour China in a bid to put an end to a land dispute dating back more than a century. Parliament voted yesterday in favour of giving up around 1,000
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        • 78 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: Indonesia said yesterday that a three-year jail sentence given to a Saudi woman for brutally torturing her Indonesian maid was “too light”, and promised to support an appeal in the Saudi courts. A court in the Saudi city of Medina sentenced the
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        • 83 32 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK IPOH: An accident involving a bus that crashed on its way down from Cameron Highlands last month was due to human error and not caused by an oil spill on the road as speculated earlier, said State Infrastructure Committee chairman
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        • 58 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GOMEZ PALACIO (Mexico): Eleven prisoners have died in a clash at a notorious north Mexican jail where wardens were last year accused of releasing inmates to commit contract killings. It was unclear why the clash broke out or how many prisoners were
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      • 70 32 This BMW Z4 sports car is not going to set any speed records as it is made from bricks. The 6.6-tonne model is on display in Jiangyin, Jiangsu province, China. It was designed by Chinese artist Dai Geng, who spent more than a year cementing the
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    • 432 34 ONCE again, an act of political violence has sent America into a paroxysm of self-examination. Less uplifting is that this is being accompanied by recriminations and invective across the spectrum. The outside world looking in on the shooting rampage which left a Democratic congressman critically wounded
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    • 1489 34  -  BOOSTING DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION BY MENG W. TAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer, a Singaporean, is a PhD candidate in world economics at Nanjing University School of Business. AS DEMAND in the developed economies continues to languish, the world increasingly
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      • 831 36  -  BY CHING CHEONG SENIOR WRITER chingcheong@gmail.com THE next 12 months will be a critical period for the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as the top leadership prepares to step down and hand over the reins next year. It will be no less critical for
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      • 841 36  -  BY CHRIS PATTEN The writer was the last British governor of Hong Kong and a former European Union commissioner for external affairs, and is chancellor of the University of Oxford. PROJECT SYNDICATE PRESIDENT Hu Jintao will travel to the United States for his
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      • 837 36  -  BY ANG SWEE HOON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is an associate professor in the marketing department of the National University of Singapore Business School. THE question of what a building, road or MRT station should be named is back in the
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      • 232 37  -  MOE’S RACE CLASSIFICATION Sanjaya de Silva THE exclusion of Alexandria Shamini Joseph, who scored nine A1s in the O levels, from the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) list of top scorers because her race is listed under “Others” surprises and concerns me (“She wins big despite
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      • 199 37  -  Derrick D’Souza THERE is some agreement that charities regulated by the Commissioner of Charities and Charity Council and, ultimately, the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports should be rated to maintain public confidence (Mr James Chen, “Rating charities: Make it mandatory”; Tuesday). There
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      • 224 37  -  Supt (NS) Raymond Huang Founder, Heartware Network IN HIS letter on Tuesday (“Rating charities: Make it mandatory”), Mr James Chen referred to an article that quoted me as saying it would be a “challenge for smaller charities to participate voluntarily in the National Volunteer
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      • 177 37  -  Karen Tan (Ms) Director, Corporate Communications Ministry of Health MR ARTHUR Lim suggests that we “review MediShield plans to allow a once-off upgrade” for elderly citizens without the need for underwriting (“Hospitalisation cost”; Tuesday). As this would raise the cost for private insurers, he proposed
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      • 60 37 LETTERS should be sent only to The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit a letter. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or Madam. Please
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      • 228 37  -  Shasikala Kalai Silvan (Miss) THAIPUSAM is an important Hindu celebration that also involves the participants’ friends, who sing and cheer to the music (“Thaipusam set to turn down volume”; last Friday). However, the new rules laid down by the Hindu Endowments Board for the annual
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      • 66 37 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MS SABINA CHANG: Why ban maids from condo pools? 2 MS SOH LAY CHIN: Quiet courtesy? Learn from Japanese commuters 3 MR JASON QUEK: LTA reply misses the point 4 MR NARAYANA NARAYANA: Did value of stock exchange seat drop so drastically? 5
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    • 109 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Two neighbours’ bodies found at Bishan block MOST COMMENTED ON L Singapore wants justice in Romania diplomat case. Says cutthecrap: “Closure is very important, especially for the victims’ families. Singaporeans need ‘closure’ in the form of justice...”
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    • 757 1  -  MOH offer to medical students in Britain, Australia, New Zealand BY SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma AT LEAST 32 Singaporeans already studying medicine in Britain have been given grants, to en- sure they return home as soon as they qualify and help
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      • 497 2  -  He says it would cost low-skilled workers their jobs, pay increases BY CAI HAOXIANG haoxiang@sph.com.sg LABOUR chief Lim Swee Say took the strongest stand against legislating a minimum wage, of all the 19 MPs and ministers who spoke during yesterday’s debate on inclusive growth. The
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      • 242 2  -  CASSANDRA CHEW FOR five years, Mr Tay Thiat Hock, 61, earned only $500 a month doing odd jobs as a casual worker. The Secondary 2 dropout saw his pay increase to $650 when he took on a full-time job as a school cleaner. He was also introduced
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      • 490 2  -  CAI HAOXIANG THE Government will study MPs’ suggestions to make Workfare payouts larger, more frequent and with larger cash components, Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong said yesterday. The calls came from both PAP MPs and opposition Hougang member Low Thia Khiang, who
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      • 711 2 Responding to MPs who urged the Government not to dismiss the notion of a minimum wage, Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong explained the Government’s decision in favour of Workfare. “THE experiences of economies with a minimum wage are not all happy. Let
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      • 199 2  -  CASSANDRA CHEW TWO years ago, Madam Wong Mee Lan became the go-to person for new workers at cleaning services firm Gallant Sanitary Works. The 59-year-old was tasked with coaching her new colleagues after her company sent her on a series of courses to upgrade her
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      • 1472 4 Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong and several labour MPs yesterday outlined what the Government and labour movement had done in recent years to ensure that the vast majority of Singaporeans, especially those at the bottom, gain from the country’s economic growth. This
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      • 438 4  -  BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN THE spectre of an underclass forming from among the ranks of low-skilled Singaporeans who feel excluded from the gains of economic growth, has been raised as an issue of concern by two MPs. Ms Irene Ng (Tampines GRC)
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    • 639 8  -  No basis for it, says the Indonesian; bid to get Red Notice withdrawn ALLEGED FRAUD BY K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg INDONESIAN businessman Nurdian Cuaca, who is at the centre of a divorce case, is on the Interpol wanted list for alleged fraud,
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    • 421 8  -  LESTER KOK BY THE second half of this year, students here can enrol in the first aviation business degree offered by one of the largest aviation universities in the world. Currently, most aerospace degrees offered here are engineering-focused. But students now have a new
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    • 521 9  -  MDA to commit $5m to fund selected projects, in tie-up with British research institute BY IRENE THAM itham@sph.com.sg VIDEO games can be serious business. Especially serious video games. If you can come up with games that can be used to train, say, nurses
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    • 418 9  -  BY AMRESH GUNASINGHAM ONLY 81 firms here have gained a coveted food-safety certification since it was launched here six years ago. The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) wants more firms in the food industry from caterers to suppliers and importers numbering in
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    • 85 9 Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew met an old friend, former Taiwanese Premier Hau Pei-tsun, for dinner on Tuesday. Mr Hau, 91, who was the island’s premier from 1990 to 1993, was in Singapore for a private visit. He is known to be close to Singapore
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      • 1238 10  -  Horse racing, ship-board casinos and club jackpot machines are losing out INTEGRATED RESORTS, ONE YEAR ON BY JAMIE EE WEN WEI jamieee@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Ng Kai Ling, Jessica Lim and Huang Lijie HAWKER Koh Yu Feng used to go to the Singapore Turf Club thrice
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      • 480 10  -  BY NG KAI LING, HUANG LIJIE YOU could say the Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) is playing its cards close to its chest. There is no word yet on when it will issue operating licences to junket operators, though casino analysts estimate that 20 local
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      • 299 11  -  JESSICA LIM IT STARTS with a call an average of 300 a day from customers. Then, one of the 1,100 employees at Macau-based junket operator Neptune Group, a key player in Asia, tailors an itinerary for a gaming trip. Usually held over a long weekend
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    • 599 13  -  Rules too harsh, say some; others see need to cut noise, rowdiness BY YEN FENG zengyan@sph.com.sg IT HAS not been a quiet run-up to Thaipusam, which is next Thursday. Guidelines made public last Friday that restrict devotees to singing no music or drums to be
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    • 514 14  -  Overhead structures help optimise land use; not as costly as tunnels BY ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg THE Tuas West extension line from Joo Koon MRT station will include a dual three-lane road viaduct that runs along Pioneer Road to join Tuas South Avenue
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    • 420 14  -  BY DARYL CHIN THE Toh Guan estate will get more park connectors and roads linking it to other areas under the Jurong Lake Remaking Our Heartlands (ROH) programme. Part of the Bukit Timah division, along with Toh Yi and Clementi, Toh Guan contains
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    • 564 15  -  Roommate says he was known for his alcohol habit BY ELIZABETH SOH esoh@sph.com.sg THE rag-and-bone man who died following a brawl over a mug of beer in People’s Park this week was known among his neighbours for his eccentricities and drinking habit. Mr Heng
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    • 440 18  -  Man filched items while pretending to transport material from worksites BY KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg A MAN hired a lorry with a crane on the pretext of transporting heavy machinery from a worksite. But Nanthakumaran Lokanathan (right) was not a worker at the
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    • 169 18  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH FOR four years, the former policeman eluded the law after pocketing about $15,000, which he collected on behalf of a renovation company. But Abdul Samat Kaman’s luck finally ran out in January last year when he was identified during a police check in
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      • 114 18 A FORMER sales manager was yesterday charged with cheating her boss of $134,200 and making false tax invoices. While Chan Yoke Lan, 35, was employed at Regional Design Contracts, she allegedly deceived its owner Yam Kok Wai into believing that she needed cash to buy furniture for
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      • 64 18 THE last man of a group of four Taiwanese, who came here to work for loan sharks, has been given a jail term of three years and 10 months and six strokes of the cane. Chen Ci Fan, 30, convicted on 12 counts of attempted harassment and
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    • 361 19  -  He was authorised to access confidential info in DBS system and was paid a total of $2,625 ELENA CHONG FACED with financial problems, a bank executive sold customers’ confidential details to several buyers, including an illegal moneylender, a court heard yesterday.
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    • 198 19 FIVE people were arrested for illegally lending money to foreign domestic workers during an operation by the Criminal Investigation Department on Tuesday. The five are aged between 28 and 69. One group comprised a 69-year-old Singaporean and his two Filipino maids. They
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    • 441 22  -  18 win service awards for efforts to make the Changi Experience memorable for travellers LESTER KOK TO HELP an Arab couple who were flying off to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for their pilgrimage in less than two hours, Ms Adeline Lim rushed to Geylang Serai
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      • 64 22 THE weekly bidding session for vehicle registration numbers starting on Jan 29 will be cancelled. This is due to the Chinese New Year public holidays on Feb 3 and 4, said the Land Transport Authority in a statement yesterday. The weekly four-day-long bidding session will resume on
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      • 102 22 THE annual Chinese New Year bazaar in Chinatown will take place from Jan 14 to Feb 2 in Smith Street and Temple Street. Both roads will be closed to traffic at various times throughout the bazaar. There will also be road closures for the Chinese New
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    • 629 24  -  BY LEE MIN KOK mklee@sph.com.sg IN A show of unprecedented unity, the chairmen of the nine local S-League clubs have expressed their support for Football Association of Singapore (FAS) president Zainudin Nordin’s decision to disband the national team. Following the Lions’ lacklustre performances at the recent AFF
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    • 600 24  -  BY FABIUS CHEN THE chairmen of S-League clubs yesterday pleaded for more support from various quarters to help them in their bid to keep their clubs and the league afloat. “It isn’t that we are not putting in enough effort,” said Gombak chairman John Yap
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    • 808 25 But new Fifa fair play rules cast big shadow over clubs in the red THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Roberto Mancini claimed on Tuesday that the acquisition of the £27 million (S$54.5 million) Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko has made Manchester City’s attack as potent as any
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    • 127 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: West Ham manager Avram Grant may be on the verge of being fired, even though his team have one foot in the League Cup final after a howler from Birmingham goalkeeper Ben Foster on Tuesday. The Hammers were down to 10 men
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    • 367 25  -  BY LIN XINYI AFTER a successful test run for the Canoe Marathon World Championships last week, the Singapore Canoe Federation (SCF) is exploring the possibility of hosting more international competitions. The world event will be staged in Asia for the first
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      • 69 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS: Former motor sports chief Max Mosley argued on Tuesday that tabloids had a responsibility to warn people about stories that could harm their privacy, as a European court heard a case that could change the face of British journalism. Mosley won a suit against
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      • 45 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID: Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain could be out of action for another four months following surgery to fix a slipped disc and may not return to full fitness for a year, the doctor who carried out the operation said.
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    • 287 25 VETERAN sports official Tan Eng Liang will be Singapore’s chef de mission for the South-east Asia Games in Indonesia in November. Dr Tan, who had the same role during the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, is relishing yet another
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    • 467 26 Captain Djeparov scores winning goal to carry nation into last eight AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DOHA: A thunderbolt from captain Server Djeparov yesterday gave Uzbekistan a 2-1 win that took them into the last eight of the Asian Cup and left Kuwait on the brink of elimination. Said Uzbekistan’s coach
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    • 699 26 NEW YORK TIMES LONDON: Marta Vieira da Silva is unrivalled at what she does scoring goals galore in Brazil, Sweden and the United States but her future is still uncertain. On Monday, Fifa once again acknowledged her as the best female player
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    • 477 26  -  PUNCHLINES BY JULIAN TURNER jturner@sph.com.sg BOXING’S big boys seem likely to face another uninspiring year battling obscurity rather than each other after the implosion of the David Haye v Wladimir Klitschko clash. It’s a fight the heavyweight division desperately needs to kick-start worldwide
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    • 383 26 Today Basketball NBA: New York v Utah (Live, StarHub Ch201, 10am), LA Lakers v Golden State (Live, StarHub Ch202,11.30am). Football Asian Cup: Jordan v Saudi Arabia (9pm), Syria v Japan (midnight) Live, mio TV Ch115. Golf Joburg Open: Day 1 (Live, StarHub Ch213, 6.15pm). Tennis ATP Sydney
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    • 312 26 Basketball NBA Atlanta v Milwaukee (postponed), Philadelphia 103 Indiana 111, Washington 136 Sacramento 133 (OT), Minnesota 96 San Antonio 107, Denver 132 Phoenix 98, Portland 86 NY Knicks 100, LA Lakers 112 Cleveland 57. Cricket Twenty20 International In Adelaide: Australia 157-4 in 20 overs (S. Watson 59, D. Hussey
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    • 39 26 NASSER AL JOHAR, who replaced Jose Peseiro as Saudi Arabia’s coach at the Asian Cup on Sunday. Their campaign is in tatters after a loss to Syria
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    • 740 27 They win 112-57 to post third-largest margin of victory ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Lakers professed no empathy for the hapless Cleveland Cavaliers, only a grim, workmanlike attitude in dispatching the business at hand. The Lakers humiliated the Cavs while sending them to their 11th
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    • 30 31 FOUR-DIGIT DRAW Jan 12 2011 FIRSTN9667 SECONDN8833 THIRDN7682 STARTERS 1115 1551 2332 2784 3238 3274 5819 6369 6780 9372 CONSOLATIONS 0176 4185 5515 5691 6750 7577 7978 8817 9139 9242
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    • 110 34 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Toyota CEO says he’ll listen to customer concerns MOST COMMENTED ON L Asian giants come to Europe’s rescue. Says vajrapani: “Did European and American giants come to Asia’s rescue during the 1997 Asian financial crisis?” YOUR SAY
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    • 645 34  -  Indonesian airline plans to sell 36.5 per cent stake to raise cash for ambitious expansion UP FOR GRABS BY ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zubaidah@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: Indonesia’s once ailing flagship carrier is reaching for new heights. Yesterday, Garuda Indonesia kicked off a regional marketing
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      • 540 29  -  Euro zone debt crisis, interest rate hikes lead to subdued trading BULLS AND BEARS BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE shares coasted to a flat close yesterday as investors took a step back from the local bourse’s recent roll-er-coaster ride. The benchmark Straits Times
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      • 441 29  -  BY JONATHAN KWOK ORNAMENTAL fish group Qian Hu yesterday reported a 64.8 per cent dip in fourth-quarter net profits to $634,000, as heavy snowfall in North America and Europe last month led to flight cancellations and lost sales. Revenue for the period ended
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          99 29 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.87 billion shares worth $1.69 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 300 Losers: 186 Unchanged: 761 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Oil and gas Points Change Points Change Points Change Basic materials 8.71 834.76 Utilities 15.16 1.84 622.21 2.16 809.35
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        • 228 29 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 10,512.80 (+2.12) The Nikkei average ended flat, backing away from an eight-month high hit during the day as traders locked in profits. HK Hang Seng Index Yesterday’s close: 24,125.61 (+365.27) Hong Kong stocks rose 1.54 per cent as a surge in index heavyweight HSBC
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        • 446 29 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: JAN 12, 2011 Top Rises Jan 12 CENTS IS DJ US Tech 6665 209.1 2.5 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 193.6 1.2 IS S&P500 ***** 179.4 1.1 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3254 94.2 2.3 DBXT
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        • 397 29 Top Rises Jan 12 CENTS Goodpack W*****0 173 15.0 9.5 StraitsAMBLeCW*****3 33.5 11.5 52.3 CoscoCorBNPeCW*****0 67 7.5 12.6 StraitsAMBLeCW*****3 27 7.5 38.5 CoscoCorMBLeCW*****1....38.5 4.5 13.2 CoscoCorBNPeCW*****1 19.5 3.5 21.9 BukitSem W*****8 258 3.0 1.2 CoscoCorMBLeCW*****3 21 3.0 16.7 CoscoCorBNPeCW*****8 22.5 2.0 9.8 KepCorp BNPeCW*****2 56 2.0 3.7
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        • 180 29 By Volume CENTS Vol Bio-Treat 5.5 0.5 10 0 92,517,000 Golden Agri 78.5 0.0 0 0 68,515,000 GentingSP 220 3.0 1.4 64,548,000 Nordic 22 2.5 12.8 45,111,000 Berlianlaju 5.5 -0.5 -8.3 42,419,000 STX0SV 127 6.0 5.0 38.995.000 ChmaTaisan 19.5 1.0 5 4 37.167.000 Gallant 49 1.0 2.1
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        • 99 29 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Jan 12 2011 Selling Buying Aust dollar 1.314 1.24 Can dollar 1.333 1.282 Euro 1.711 1.646 Sterling pound 2.057 1.978 NZ dollar 1.01 0.962 US dollar 1.314 1.264 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Chi renminbi
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        • 399 29 52-WEEK TEL CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 241 183 CapMallsAsia 188 unch 6978 190 188 0.5 9.4 7301.9 444 346 5606 CapitaLand 381 unch ***** 383 378 2.8 14.5 *****.7 216
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    • 724 30  -  Keppel engineer says close relationship with bosses keeps him there BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg HUMAN resource managers looking for ways to retain talent at their firms could probably learn a thing or two from 70-year-old Seow Tiang Keng. Mr Seow
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    • 18 30 ISIN-CODE NAME NAV DATE LU********** Man AHL Trend SGD Share SGD 102.80 03.01.11
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    • 379 31  -  Firm hopes to raise over $5m and is looking at franchise model in countries like China BY DHEVARAJAN DEVADAS ddheva@sph.com.sg BAR and restaurant operator Harry’s is eyeing overseas expansion on the back of an initial public offering (IPO) that is expected to raise $5.28
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 72 31 KXD Digital Entertainment yesterday announced the appointment of consultancy Stone Forest Corporate Advisory to review certain transactions. Concerns about the transactions were raised with the board following changes in appointments of the chief executive and non-executive chairman on Aug 15 last year and Sept 17 respectively.
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      • 52 31 CHINESE shipbuilder Yangzijiang entered into 15 shipbuilding contracts with a total value of US$415.3 million (S$539 million) between Sept 1 and Dec 31 last year, the company said in an announcement yesterday. The ships are scheduled for delivery at various times from this year to 2013,
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      • 103 31 CONSTRUCTION company Lian Beng saw its net profits for the half-year ended Nov 30 nearly double to $22.6 million. Revenue shot up 58.2 per cent to $249.3 million. Earnings per share for the six-month period were 4.26 cents, up from 2.13 cents in the corresponding
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    • 575 32 WEF study says chronic debt has raised default risk and affected ability to combat future shocks BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: The worst financial crisis since the Great Depression has saddled governments with so much debt that it has sapped their ability to combat future shocks
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    • 312 32  -  BY GABRIEL CHEN PROPERTY developer Zhong Sheng Jian is the first China-born immigrant in recent memory to hold a top post at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce Industry (SCCCI). Now a Singapore citizen, Mr Zhong, the chairman and chief executive of the Yanlord
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 120 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: The price of oil struck a two-year peak above US$98 per barrel here yesterday as a trans-Alaskan pipeline, which carries 12 per cent of American production, remained shut following a leak. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in February reached US$98.46
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      • 96 32 REUTERS WIESBADEN (Germany): The German economy rebounded last year at its fastest rate since reunification, but the contribution of consumers to the recovery remained weak compared with booming corporate investment. Gross domestic product (GDP) bounced back from its deepest post-war nadir at a rate of
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      • 72 32 REUTERS SHANGHAI: China overtook Japan in stock market capitalisation last year as the world’s second biggest, the official Shanghai Securities News reported yesterday. A-share capitalisation in Shanghai and Shenzhen totalled 26.35 trillion yuan (S$5.2 trillion), up 8.7 per cent from 2009, the newspaper reported, citing
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      • 87 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG: Hong Kong remained the world’s freest place to do business for the 17th year in a row in an annual list published yesterday. The United States was ninth and mainland China came 135th in the list compiled by
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    • 234 32  -  HARSHA JETHNANI THE Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has hired Indian national Madan Menon to spearhead its operations in Singapore. Mr Menon, 45, will be relocating here from India to take up the role of country executive for Singapore. The 45-year-old is also
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    • 383 33  -  Construction firms have to raise their game to thrive here, says minister BY ESTHER TEO esthert@sph.com.sg LIFTING productivity is essential for construction firms that wish to continue doing business and see the industry grow, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said yesterday. He
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    • 500 33  -  BY CHERYL LIM THE Ascott Group, CapitaLand’s serviced residences arm, yesterday said it will be investing $1 billion in new properties and projects across its portfolio. The group will draw this amount from the $2.83 billion currently held in its real estate investment
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    • 357 33  -  BY ESTHER TEO SINGAPORE’S vibrant economic rebound could mean construction activity topping $28 billion this year. The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said yesterday that the value of contracts awarded to the sector is likely to total between $22 billion and $28 billion this year,
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      • 1672 2  -  The Arts Creation Fund gives budding artists as much as $50,000 to carry out their vision corrie tan corriet@sph.com.sg It sounds like an arts scheme that is too good to be true. Say you want to write a novel or a play, or you want to put
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      • 563 5  -  The iconic bar that featured jazz acts at the Esplanade was incurring monthly losses of $5,000 cara van miriah caravm@sph.com.sg In a sudden move that has shocked jazz fans and musicians, the iconic Southbridge jazz bar at the Esplanade will close after its last gig on Sunday.
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      • 340 5  -  shairah thoufeekh ahamed Step through the Esplanade’s main sliding glass doors and what greets you in the arts centre’s airy concourse is nothing short of dramatic. A crimson scene is laid out on a broad, short flight of stairs, spanning about 15m across. Human figures
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      • 113 6 ‘Marriage can be expensive and if I lose millions, then it’ll be the best millions I’ve spent’ Actor Seth Rogen, who is not getting a pre-nup before marrying fiancee Lauren Miller (both left) ‘When everybody around you bursts into flames, you make smores. When the earth
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      • 1048 6  - Staring extinction Call me Flintstone, but I still e-mail a lot culture vulture adeline chia chiahta@sph.com.sg Most people would like to think of themselves as fairly up-to-date people, marching in sync with the dominant trends of the day. I like to think that I am one of them. I know
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        455 6 OPEN FOR GRANTS Singapore Internationale, an arts and culture grant that supports the presentation of Singapore’s creative works overseas, is open for applications. The Singapore International Foundation grant hopes to encourage cross-cul-tural collaboration and friendship between international artists. Collaborative projects between local and foreign artists have an added
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      • 638 7  -  Based on a true story, The Actors Studio explores Beirut’s hostage terror in this play akshita nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg Malaysian theatre troupe The Actors Studio aims to hold Singapore audiences captive, starting with a three-man play about hostages in Beirut. Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me will play
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        432 7  -  yip wai yee Two prominent violinists from the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) will, for the first time, team up as soloists for a double violin concerto tomorrow night. As part of the SSO 32nd anniversary concert, Foo Say Ming (above left) and Chan Yoong Han (above
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      • 1014 8  -  To censor books such as Mark Twain’s iconic classic is a denial of harsh historical realities michiko kakutani New York Times All modern American literature,” Ernest Hemingway wrote, “comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.” Being an iconic classic, however, has not protected Adventures Of
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      • 491 8 Reuters Associated Press St Petersburg, Florida Some of Salvador Dali’s most famous paintings have a new home in Florida with the opening of a US$36-million (S$46.5million) museum designed to reflect the Spanish painter’s surreal style. The Dali museum was officially opened on Tuesday in
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    • life!.buzz
      • 440 10 Associated Press Los Angeles A judge on Tuesday ordered Michael Jackson’s doctor to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter after hearing testimony that he administered a dose of a powerful anaesthetic and other sedatives, then left the pop star alone. Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor also
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      • 380 10 Associated Press Reuters Pasadena (California) Now that Simon Cowell is gone, nobody is ready to claim the villain’s role on American Idol. New judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler told reporters on Tuesday that they are looking forward to using their experience to
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        • 49 10 The 23rd James Bond film will be released on Nov 9 next year, said Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio in an announcement following its emergence from bankruptcy. Daniel Craig will return as the secret agent. Production is set to begin late this year with Sam Mendes directing.
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        • 78 10 An Andy Warhol print of Mao Zedong that the late actor Dennis Hopper shot up during a wild night in the 1970s sold for US$302,500 (S$390,611) at Christie’s in New York on Tuesday. The price, which included buyer’s commission, was more than 10 times the pre-sale
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        • 53 10 Ian McKellen is returning to Middle Earth. He will reprise his role as Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s two-part blockbuster The Hobbit, he confirmed on his website. Production is to begin in New Zealand next month. Also returning for The Hobbit are Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett
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        • 25 10 Jewel is expecting a precious gift a first child with her husband, rodeo champion Ty Murray. They married in 2008.
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    • 308 8 FROM THE DIRECTOR OF “THE BOURNE'lDENTITY’ I. ANDaMRS. SMITH”^ AND eitthan, New Ydfk Daily News her fas Morning Ne JT AWARD* NOMIN I WATTS HI G WIFE. MOTHER. SPY, INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS. m OPENS TODAY Thai Horror Thriller Based On A True Story m A srw-' n i Ft
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    • 151 10 Admissionis FREE US HIGHER EDUCATION Information Session National Library 16thFloor, the POD 100 Victoria Street (Bugis/City Hall MRT) Sunday 16 January 2011 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Speakers: Karen Kaylor, USEIC Applying to US Universities Mr. Jeremy Craig, Testtakers The SAT Test Mr. Lance DuBos Dean, Center For American Education
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    • 3232 11 life!Ltv starhub tv tlc ch427 AM 6.00 Planet Food 7.00 My Family Feast 7.30 Glutton For Punishment 8.00 Jamie’s Food Escapes 9.00 Globe Trekker 10.00 A Model Life With Petra Nemcova/11.00 Take Home Nanny PM 12.00 Take Home Chef 12.30 Glutton For Punishment 1.00 Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution 2.00 Planet
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    • 128 11 The weather Showers with thunder over many areas in the afternoon. SUNRISE 7.12am MOONRISE 1.23pm SUNSET 7.15pm MOONSET 1.03am AIR QUALITY PSI 39 (GOOD) 31/24 °C FOR UPDATES AND MORE DETAILS, CALL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES DIVISION, NEA: 6542-7788 OR GO ONLINE TO www.nea.gov.sg/metsin TIDES TODAY FIRST HIGH TIDE 2.5m: 4.20am SECOND
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    • 176 11 $30,000 parrot That is how much bird breeder Ryan Su spent on a parrot but it is not the only rare bird he breeds. Editor’s picks Video on demand 1. SINGAPORE NOW Urban sketches in Margaret Drive A group of 20 urban sketchers capture the soon-to-be-demolished Margaret Drive Food Centre
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    • 78 1 108/11/2010 (P) MICA Your Life. Live it well. THURSDAY JANUARY 13 2011 that won’t go away About one in five kids here struggles with the discomforts of eczema. And the triggers aren’t always evident Sports: too much, too soon can lead to injury Dangerous pregnancies outside the womb WIN! Vichy
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      • 292 8 / 9 A 28-year-old Singaporean had a close brush with death last month when she suffered complications from an ectopic pregnancy while en route to Amsterdam for a holiday with her husband. After an emergency landing in Bucharest, she was rushed to Romania’s
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      • 986 10 / 11  -  Sports help burn calories and keep one fit. But a case of too much, too soon can lead to injuries. JONATHAN LIAUTRAKUL reports JONATHAN LIAUTRAKUL jonliau@sph.com.sg If you think only sports stars like sprinter Liu Xiang, footballer Eduardo da Silva or golfer Tiger Woods are vulnerable
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      • 328 12 / 13  -  Sources: Dr Lynn Chiam an associate consultant at the National Skin Centre; Dr John Chiam, Dr John Chiam a general practitioner in private practice 1MYTH: My child has eczema because her blood is dirty and has poison in it. I want a blood test done. FACT:
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    • 392 7 2/’05 TOYOTA DYNA check plate. A1 cond. Free rd tax. Easy loan $32K. Trade in avail. *****246 99 NISSAN CABSTAR Hood New 10yr COE paid $1.5k Deposit $300++ x 48mth *****000 MAY’04 CANTER 15FT box. High deck. No VPC. Can loan. Sell $34.8K. Call 9852 3554 CNY SALE! RENEWED COE
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    • 416 7 05/07 OPEL COMBO 1.3A. Accident free, new servicing done. Tiptop condition! Free sofa. Good cond. *****309 Zheng 12/2000 LITEACE 5 dr. COE 12/2015. $23.8K. 04/’05 Liteace 5 dr diesel. $29.8K. 02/’01 Hiace COE 03/2020 $33.5K *****708 10/’03 TOYOTA LITEACE. 5 drs. Diesel. 2 owners. COE 10/2013. Good cond. $19.8K. *****896
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    • 672 8 SENTOSA COVE, TREASURE Island 8400/ 6500 sqft. sqft (approx). 2-storey basement, 5-rms, theatre, pool, pontoon, garage. Modern! Unique. Immaculate cond. Almost Sold!!! 9487-0396 BEST INVESTMENT! VERY modern bunglw in Sentosa. Full sea view with pte berth pte lift S/pool. 4+1. 3-storey with basement. 7000/ ***** sqft. 9738-6320 OPEN HSE 2-5PM
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    • 652 8 OPEN HSE BRIZAY Pk. New beautiful modern hilltop bunglw. *****/ ***** sqft. 7+1. Quiet. Lush greenery. Privacy. Attractive price. 9383-9025 Newsman BUKIT SEDAP *****/6500 sq.ft. spacious 5+1, in-ground pool, big lawn. Tucked in an aclove amidst greenery/ serenity. A rare gem for nature lovers. AP *****651 BUNGLW FOR SALE. Good
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    • 584 8 TREVOSE 12, STRATA Bungalw, plot 8600 sqft, built in 4600 sqft approx. 4+1+ pool. Immaculate cond, greeneries, amenities, Serious sellers *****396 CBRE BEAUTIFUL BUNGALOW 7+1 rms, 2-storey, Elevated, land/built up: 9790/ 5100 sqft, cosy, rare, greenery, privacy yet accessible. D.21 BINJAI PK. Super frontage. *****/*****sqft. Fabulous setting /qualities 5+1+pool. Cheap
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    • 654 8 *****772 ECG DYNAMIC Alliance 2-storey semi-d at Siglap 3990/ 4500 sqft. 4+1. Siglap Ctr, Parkway, Tao Nan Sch. View today! VVIP PREVIEW IN D.15! F’hold. 116 units. 2/ 3/ penthse fr $5xxK. Excellent investment potential! Call now to view Tomorrow! SIMPANG BEDOK VICINITY. Brand new condition. D/storey family home. 3300/3480
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    • 687 8 3-STOREY INTER TERR Jalan Arif 1615 2713 sqft 5+1, 4 attached bath. 8 yrs old. Unblock. Face NS High ceiling. 99 yr lease. $1.42M! D.19 F’HOLD 2-STOREY inter terr. Paya Lebar Gdn. Renovated. 1300/ 1500 sqft. 3 rms. Quiet Near MRT. $1.3xM. NBI *****299 BRAND NEW SEMI-D KOVAN F’hold 3
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    • 1228 8 D01 -08 CITY D01 -08 CITY 0 Et SOUTH-WEST H0 a SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS FOR SALE PTE APTS FOR SALE Spottiswoode Freehold 36 storeys 251 units Full Suite Facilities with Tennis Court 1/1+1/2/Duplex/Penthouse 387 sqft to 1324 sqft Panoramic view Excellent Investment Potential s v^oun 4am Sole Marketing Agent Call
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    • 494 8 THE BERTH, BEAUTIFUL seaview 1905sqft 3+1, bright, breezy with resort feel $3.68m. *****669 THE COAST Sentosa 2626 sqft 4+1. Sea/ waterway view. Cosy. $2350 psf. Hurry *****991 NRE QUEENS $1072 PSF 3+1 rm. Mid/ low flr. 1184 sqft. Tenanted till 2012 Sat viewing Call *****798 OCEANFRONT 1711/ 2077/ 3025/ 5000sqft.
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    • 688 8 CALL ALYCIA *****522 DWG THE PIER ROBERTSON 743 sqft 1+1 Cosy. Spacious River view Tenanted. Good yield RIVERGATE 1798sqft 4+1 High Flr. Pool View. Balcony CUSCADEN ROYALE 3rm +1 1604sqft Brand New. Orchard PATERSON SUITES. 1679 sqft. 3+1. Brand New. Near Orchard LATITUDE 1927sqft Brand New 3+1 Balcony. Spacious. Bright.
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    • 714 8 Chelsea Garden 1959sqft 4+1 <1km RGS. Full facilities. $3.7xm Belle Vue Res Penthse. Brand new 3455sqft 3+1 Pte jacuzzi.$7.3m Valley Park 1356sqft 3rm Vacant Renovated. Great World..$2.1xm Ewe Boon Regent 850sqft 2+1 ACS RGSS/SCGS A1 cond......$1.3xm Horizon Tower 2303sqft 4+1 Renovated. En bloc potential.$3m Holland Peak 1604sqft 3+1 F’hold Near
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    • 1936 9 Dll a 21 NEWTON/ Bill MAH/CLEMENTI PTE APTS FOR SALE Dll a21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTE APTS FOR SALE Dll a 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTE APTS FOR SALE Dll a 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTE APTS FOR SALE Dll a 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTE APTS FOR SALE Dll a21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTE
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    • 291 9 F’HOLD THE ZEDGE, 2bdrms, 700sqft. Just TOP, unblocked. vacant. *****188 PN URGENT! $950K. SOUTHAVEN II. 999 yrs. 958 sqft. 2 rm. Mid-flr. Pool view. Tenanted. 9793 6069 SKY@ ELEVEN F’hold. Good price! High flr. Bunglow in the sky 4+1 2713 sqft. Grab! 9382-1088 THE ZEDGE NEW Condo Akyab Rd 915
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    • 571 9 BLISS LOFT TOP 2011. 2rm Penthouse 1399 sqft c/w pte pool. Panoramic city view. Near amenities. Ask $12XX psf! *****949 8 WOODLEIGH 3bdrm(dual key) 1152sqft. Buy 1 get 2 units. Only $1050psf. F/facilities Near Stamford American Sch. 9617 5370 8 WOODLEIGH FOR SALE, 99yrs 2+1+patio, 1033 sqft, Garden View. Located
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    • 495 9 Don’t Miss New Launch Developer Sales D.15 East Coast ÊAttractive Prices ÊFreehold Studio/ 1/ 2/ 3 Bedrooms/ Penthouse ÊVVIP Preview SOON!!!! Call 9799 2244 8448 2266 OPTIMA TANAH Merah. Dr-step to MRT. 3+study. 1260sqft. NS facing. Pool view. Good investment. Future Uni amenities. TOP ’2014. neg. 9299-5537 agt D15 FLAMINGO
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    • 443 9 NEW LAUNCH ALONG Upp east Coast rd studio/ 2/3 penthse F’hold. Cosy environment. To register *****057/ *****365 SANCTUARY GREEN Tg Rhu, 829 sqft, 2 bdrm, superb pool/ Marina Sands view, selling with tenancy. Patrick *****169 MAKENA/ COSTA RHU 1518/ 1765sqft 3+1rm Sea/ Pool/ City view. Good cond neg. *****234 FP
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    • 1305 10 ANQ MO KIO HDB APTS FOR SALE WATS BUY IT* SELL IT* FIND IT HDB MEDIAN Resale Prices in 3rd Quarter 2010 Resale transactions take place on a "willing buyer-willing seller" basis. Buyers need not pay any COV if the resale price negotiated and mutually agreed between both parties is
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    • 594 10 BEDOK HDB APTS FOR SALE BEDOK HDB APTS FOR SALE BEDOK HDB APTS FOR SALE CATS Classified BEDOK HDB APTS FOR SALE BEDOK HDB APTS FOR SALE BEDOK HDB APTS FOR SALE GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES SEMBAWANG WOODLANDS YISHU VANG t YISHUN WATS BUY IT* SELL IT* FIND
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    • 359 10 BLK 690, 5’I’ CCK Cres. Huge rm living rm, Functional layout. Move in. Mid flr. Bright, breezy. Call for an appt today *****244 5’I’ 690C CORNER high flr, unblocked, lift level, brand new totally move-in, serious seller. View to offer. 9769-1096 DWG 5’I’ BLK 686B CCK Cres. 7 yrs. High
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    • 389 10 5’I’ CORNER BLK 281 Toh Guan. Low flr. Renovated. Mins to IMM/ MRT/ amenities. Valued. Can contra. Call Rajan 9459-3037 1) 4’A’ 273C Jurong W. beautifully renovated, sch, Sheng Siong. No contra 2) 5’I’ Corner 663C, big recess, high flr. Renovated. 3 mins MRT, Jurong Pt *****575 BLK 658D 5’I’
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    • 314 10 5’I’ BLK 193 Mid flr Edgefield Plain. NS facing. Windy. Move in. Sch, Punggol Plaza, eateries. All races.Value $455K+$. *****308 4A CORNER 298/ 205A opp MRT 5I 126C, 109/ 646, 637D seaview Exec Apt 117 $523K. 9732 2292 3’I’ HOLLAND Blk 8. 59 sqm. Mid flr. Lift level. Near amenities.
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    • 606 10 Ph NORTH HOUSES Mfe NORTH HOUSES yjgf FOR RENT I pf FOR RENT Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Florida Park Along Sunrise Walk 3-storey terraces with roof garden 5-bedroom utility room Mins drive to Australian International School Call *****223 www.fareast.com.sg 4’A’ BLK 320B Anchorvale Drive. Mid flr. Move-in cond.
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    • 718 11 S’GOON GDNS TERRACE S/storey. 1840/ 1500 sqft, 3 bdrms. Newly renovated. Immed. Australian/ French Sch. Call 9630-7741 ERA PARK VILLAS RISE. Beautiful 3storey terr. 5+1. Patio/ gdn/ balcony Furn, Int’l Sch/ MRT/ Nex. Avail Mar. $6.8K. 9853-4863 EP $6199 ONLY! SELETAR Hills, Sacara Pl inter terr. 4+1+1. F/ furn. Quiet,
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    • 706 11 D.11 JLN MERLIMAU bunglw. 5500/ 3000 sqft 4+2 renovated, deck pool. Gdn. Amenities. P/ furn. $18K neg. Call: 9725-3113 UPMARKET JOAN Rd 2½ storey 20,000/ 6500 sqft 4+2 living, big pool with music, large patio. Albert 9682 6220 LF GREELEAF 2-STOREY BUNGLW. 5 rms huge basement. F/aircon. 4300/ built-up 5000
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    • 639 11 D.21 ENG KONG Terr 4+1/ 6 rms, 3500/ 4500 sqft, both with gdn. Bunglw with pool, patio 8000 sqft. Well kept spacious. Schs. D.23 GALISTAN AVE New semi-d. 5+1. Patio. Huge balcony. Quiet. LRT/shpg mall Immed*****878 OPEN CONCEPT LIVING SOUTH BANK LOFT 1 free parking per unit 2 mins walk
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    • 1288 11 D01 -08 CITY D01 -08 CITY ilirl a south-west [TS1 a south-west PTE APTS FOR RENT f PTE APTS FOR RENT THE ESTRELLA fmi I IT PlfTlB r r. ExcImiMiMiigApt OnhJ^| Pasir Panjang Brand New Development 3 bdrms 3+Study Duplex 1,050 -1,567 sqft with balcony Partial/Fully Furnished Immediate Occupation 25m
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    • 891 11 $3.XK! RIVERSIDE PIAZZA. MRT. Urban living. 2+1 1055 sqft. Quiet Pool. Clarke Quay. 9679-9515 DOVER PARKVIEW 936 sqft 2rms F/ furn/ Aircon Bright. F/ facilities. Neg. Agt 9023 9177 INFINITI 3RM/ 1302 sqft Mid floor. Pool view. Unfurn/ P furn $3.8K Jan’2011. Jas *****230 CARIBBEAN SEAVIEW PATIO 1733/ Penthse 2583
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    • 867 11 D09-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS FOR RENT D09-10 ORCHARD/ J TANGLIN/HOLLAND PTE APTS FOR RENT D09-10 ORCHARD/ M TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS FOR RENT C L J V J Luxury accommodation close to Orchard area Situated in the tranquil residential estate of Leonie Hill, the luxurious Leonie Condotel is
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    • 602 11 ARC DRAYCOTT. 1130 sqft, 2+1, high flr, city view, quiet facing, superb cond, f/facilities, immed, asking $6700 neg. *****176 VALLEY PARK (2UNITS) 1216sqft 2rm. High flr. F/furn. F/facilities. Mins to Orchard, Raffles Place. Immediate. 9450-7174 Keith RIVERGATE 2 RMS 1055 sqft. Best layout. Faces sea. Super high flr. Avail mid
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    • 1914 12 LIEN TWR 5050sqft, 4+study+1 new kitchen/ bath, 4 ensuites. Quiet. Greenery. Full facilities, Immed. Dollars 9639 9969 LEONIE TWR A 3250sqft 4+2 single level. New bath/ kitchen cabinet. Overlook greenery/ pool. Immed. Dollars 9639 9969 ONE CHATSWORTH MAIS 3400 sqft 5+2. Like new. Renovated. Big balcony, greenery. F/ facilities. Immed.
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    • 480 12 Brian Yee C H 9880-7158 DTZ Amaryllis Ville 2 rms $4.xK Newton Suites 3 rms $7.xK Park Infinia 2 rms $5.xK Res Evelyn 3 rms $7.xK Thomson 800 3 rms $4.xK Thomson 800 3 rms $6.xK Thomson Euro 2 rms $4.xK Thomson Euro 3 rms $6.xK www.brianyee21.com Buy/sell/ rent welcome
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    • 795 12 ARCADIA. BEAUTIFUL RENOVATION. Straight out of "Architectural Digest". 3,800 sqft. 4+1 balcony. Marida *****064 CPM THE HILLS. STUNNING. Rarely available small development. 4+1 rm. 3184 sqft. Pool Gym. $15K. Avail Mar. Linda *****689 CPM 3+1+1 THE RAINTREE Blk 89. 1335 sqft. High flr. Pool view. Unfurn. Near nature pk. $4.5K
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    • 584 12 SIMS VILLE 3+1. Bright cozy. Designer decor. Nice furniture. Mins MRT/ bus stop/ amenities F/facilities. 9423-3118 Grace Lee IMMEDIATE, ONE LEICESTER 2+1, 3+1 for rent. Quiet, walk to Potong Pasir MRT, f/ facilities, amenities, *****388 (R*****4F). DAKOTA RES 3/4 bdrms 1313/ 1894 sqft high flr. N.S facing. Sea, Balcony. Avail
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    • 876 12 cozy. furniture. amenities 2+1, to facilities, (R*****4F). 1313/ facing. immed. 3+1rms, Paya Conf/renovated, modified Sin*****514 to 3rms, cond. spacious mall/ Aljunied 1800sqft immed immediate facilities TOP TOP view, window, All facilities. 4+1 3+1 sqft. P/ turn. Unblocked, bright, furn. Sol Feb. ren immed. patio. Immed. 3-rm. jacuzzi. 4-rm. Pk. faciliMeyer/
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    • 638 12 SERVICE APTS SERVICE APTS SERVICE APTS I Wilby Central *****466 Wilby Bukit Timah *****505 WILBY CENTBAL OPEN FOR BOOKING Newly Refurbished Studio 2-Bedrooms Modern Decor with High Tech Features 5 minutes’ walk to MRT Stations/ Shopping Malls Complimentary shuttle bus service to Orchard Road/Newton/Holland Village Complimentary broadband internet service local
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    • 485 12 GARDEN @BISHAN 2+1 F/furn. Near Ai tong/ Thomson Plaza./ Bishan Junction 8. Renovated. Avail 16 Feb. Ken Lim 9027-6142 GRANDEUR 8 RENTAL Specialist! 3+1. 1227 sqft. High floor. Bright, breezy unblocked. Ask $3.7K+. Call now! Esther *****040 DTZ SUNGLADE CONDO S’goon MRT Mega Mall/ Australian/ French sch, 1152 sqft, 3+1,
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    • 478 12 THE JADE Bt Batok 2 study. High flr, f/furn, near MRT. Westmall shpg ctr, food court. Vacant now! Neo *****121 C21 THE JADE Bt Batok 2 study. High floor, fantastic view. Next to MRT/ Westmall. F/furn. Vacant Call Neo *****121 C21-REA LAKESHORE 3+1, POOL view. F/furn, F/facilities. Opp MRT. Avail
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    • 839 13 BT TIMAH RENOVATED Corner Terr, 3000 sqft. Marble flr, new kitchen/ bathrms. P/fully furn. Immed. 6-11 mths. 9047-0530 RICH MANSION 3+1 Spacious. Unfurn. Cold Storage, Newton MRT. Lease for 6 mths. neg. 1st Mar. Don’t Miss! 9763-8102 2+1 HDB T Blangah Drive. Mthly short term rental till end Mar’11. F/furn.
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    • 1939 13 ROOMS WANTED (RENT) ROOMS WANTED (RENT) ROOMS WANTED (RENT) ROOMS WANTED (RENT) ROOMS WANTED (RENT) WAT-ii Private Apartment Rentals ■in Districts 10-15 (3Q10) The property data is obtained from URA's website; any use in any manner of any data is subject to the terms and conditions specified in LIRA's webpage
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    • 216 13 READY INVESTORS/ TENANTS with high budget. For fast reliable service. Owners pls call *****421 MANY EXPAT TENANTS referred to us from network of 8400 offices worldwide. To rent out fast Call now! Mr Ee GH 9878 0077 CONDO WANTED URGENTLY by Genuine buyer (budget $1m) and tenants ($2k to$5k). Owners
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    • 1300 13 FOR LEASE Brand NEW! Quality finishes Attractive rental rates •Good corporate image •Size ranges from 2,500 sqft to 80,000 sqft •2 mins drive to Sembawang MRT •Suitable for light and clean industries •Flexible lease terms available For viewing and enquiries, Vivian 9816 8540 Min Yu 9182 8387 ADMIRAX@ 8 ADMIRALTY
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    • 850 14 PPK FACTORY SPACE HPK FACTORY SPACE FOR SALE FOR SALE (2 Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Immedia at Innovation Place Freehold Business Space Sizes from 1,453 sq ft •Ample loading bays with cargo lifts Good floor loading up to 20KN/m 2 Office-like facade with good corporate image Call *****979
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    • 578 14 FOR LEASE Brand NEW! Quality finishes Attractive rental rates •Near Changi Airport Expo MRT •Extensive amenities business lifestyle •Inspiring office environment •For R&D, IT, financial backend, media software operations For viewing or enquiries, PLAZA 8@CHANGI BUSINESS PARK Jeannie 6508 8764 9624 8448 ascendas.com a-reit.com (5[T] Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER
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    • 442 14 NICE SEAVIEW Golden Mile Twr. 1200sqft, Nice fitted office, High flr. $4.3K Neg. Bestway Bldg Shenton way, 800 sqft. Fitted offices training rm, Immed. $2.8K. Agt 9457-2776 OFFICE FOR RENT Bt Merah 300 sqft ($1600), 840sqft ($2500) Race Course Rd 350sqft. ($2000), 720sqft ($3500) Mins to MRT. Call *****448 Agt
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    • 488 14 AMOY ST SHOPHSE. Ground level. Approx 630 sqft. Ask $2750. Suitable for office. Aircon, carpeted. Jayrome Lai 9191-2368. TOH GUAN CTR. Approx 380 sqft with attached toilet. Own aircon. Flooring done. Ramp-up. Suitable for all trades. 9761-1119 DWG ROBINSON RD/ ANSON Rd! Office Bldg MRT. 400-2500 sqft. Fitted Central Aircon.
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    • 705 14 BUKIT MERAH, SIME Darby Enterprise Ctr. 1033 sqft 2421 sqft. Fitted units avail immed. MRT Call: 9687-1276 6460-2859 NORTHSTAR AMK. 2141 sqft, F/furnish beautiful office, light industry, incl. carpark lot, View to offer. Call Cindy 8198-1331 BLK 3015A UBI rd 1, 2500 sqft MRT, new renovation, security camera, 8 partition.
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    • 751 14 OFFICE@ MACPHERSON. AIRCON, carpet, broadband. Avail. Immed. Approx 200sqft. call 9005-4299 SMALL OFFICE NEAR City Hall MRT S’pore Chinese Chamber, Hill Street $900. Tel: *****543 8 TRADEHUB 21 Ramp-up 2142 sqft. F/fitted. Easy access to AYE. Immed move in. *****317 MACTECH KALLANG. 1216 sqft to 1259 sqft. View to offer.
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    • 841 14 New Retail and F&B Space for Lease at Terminal 3, Public Area Size: 320 sqft to 2,150 sqft Near Changi Airport MRT Station airport Singapore For Leasing Enquiries, Call: 6541 2113 6541 2977 6541 2557 leasing.landside@changiairport.com www. changiairportgroup.com THE PLAZA OUTSIDE CBD 700/ 900/ 1300/ 1800 sqft. City/ seaview. Enbloc
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    • 584 15 BLK 709 AMK 1/2 shop. Prime location. Good human traffic. MRT Blk 354 Clementi whole shop. Near mkt. neg. 9008-1021 ORCHARD PLAZA SOMERSET MRT 161 sqft, #02 water point. Suitable for many trades. Immed, ask $1.8k neg. *****173 Stella OT. 1) HDB SHOP Blk 24 Sin Ming Rd. Ground flr.
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    • 528 15 YISHUN 744, MRT, coffee shop/ Woodlands 306, 2nd flr. Suits tuition. Eric Tay 9818-1929 PN HAIR SALON Bedok N for assign, f/equipped, renovated with clients 800sqft. *****649 BLK 56 BEDOK South. Double storey shophse. 1550 sqft. Immed. 9851-9026 KH Poa SHOPHSE CONSERVATION PERAK Rd. 2 units side by side, F’hold
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