The Straits Times, 14 January 2011

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  • 17 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)108/11/2010 FRIDAY, JANUARY 14 2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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    • 27 1 BILLIONAIRE investor Peter Lim is poised to splash as much as $400 million on new health-care acquisitions across Asia. L PRIME PAGE A9
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    • 51 1 AN INDONESIAN toy salesman has admitted to raping at least 96 boys, police said. The dirty deeds of the 34-year-old suspect, identified as Sartono, came to light after the family of one of his young victims reported the case to the police. L PRIME PAGE
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    • 51 1 TELCOS in Singapore and Malaysia have agreed in principle on a plan to lower roaming charges for travellers to both countries. With the planned cuts expected to slash roaming charges by up to half, the move will result in substantial savings for many travellers. L PRIME PAGE
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    • 47 1 A LOCAL animal protection group said it is “appalled” over the condition of the sea pens in Langkawi that had been used to keep dolphins for Resorts World Sentosa’s oceanarium. An RWS spokesman, however, said the allegations were “cursory”. L HOME PAGE C1
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  • 1177 1  -  Govt steps in for fourth time in two years, catching many by surprise BY ESTHER TEO esthert@sph.com.sg A CHILL is set to descend on Singapore’s property market after the Government unveiled tough new measures yesterday that analysts say will effectively kill off short-term speculation
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  • 887 1  -  BY ELGIN TOH A NEW book to be launched next week will offer a rare glimpse into the mind and life of the most influential man in Singapore’s history. Titled Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going, it is based
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  • prime.commentary
    • VIEW POINTS
      • 76 2 WE SAY Much has been made about the motivations behind China’s show of new military hardware during United States Defence Secretary Robert Gates’ visit to China. It is easy to speculate about how the balance of power has tilted towards China. There is, however,
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      • 63 2 COLUMNS Should Asia brace itself for a shift in the military balance, thanks to China’s recently unveiled technology? Not so fast. William Choong says much of the excitement over the hardware is focused on its potential, not its present power; while Peh Shing Huei notes China, unlike
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      • 38 2 Instead of debating which countries should shoulder more responsibility in cutting carbon emissions, the only way to save the environment is for everyone to chip in, says Chew Tai Soo. L REVIEW PAGE A23
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      • 43 2 OUR READER SAYS The overnight queue of parents anxious to get their kids on the 2013 waitlist for a top kindergarten reflects a lack of sense by both parents and kindergarten, says Athena D’Souza. L FORUM PAGE A30
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      • Article, Illustration
        18 2 www.straitstimes.com L Ho Ai Li looks at how social media is changing public participation in China.
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    • 1026 2  -  It’s a gamble, but a necessary one if SGX is to join the global league BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg IF THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) boss Magnus Bocker succeeds in his gamble, Singapore will be well on its way to achieving
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  • prime.news
    • 465 3  -  First boss-maid pair to be charged in court with illegal moneylending BY ELENA CHONG elena@sph.com.sg A SINGAPOREAN employer and her Filipino maid were among four people charged yesterday with giving unlicensed loans at an interest rate of up to 50 per cent. It is believed
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    • 674 3  -  BY ELIZABETH SOH MELISSA KOK MARY-ANNE Cordeiro (not her real name) has worked for the same Singaporean family for almost 15 years. To her employer’s teenage children, she is their plump and soft-hearted Aunty Mary. But the 46-year-old Filipina’s darker, ruthless side emerges when
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    • 911 4  -  He urges old Rafflesians to help maintain RI’s tradition of meritocracy BY RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg RAFFLES Institution’s most distinguished alumnus, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, last night called on the school to work to maintain its long-standing traditions of meritocracy and multi-culturalism. RI must remain
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    • 226 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: One of the world’s rarest wild cats, an elusive creature once thought to be extinct, has been spotted in camera traps in Malaysian Borneo for the first time since 2003. The Bornean Bay Cat, a long-tailed reddish or grey feline the size
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    • 385 8 Indonesian man preys on street children ASSOCIATED PRESS JAKARTA: An Indonesian toy salesman has admitted to raping at least 96 boys, police said. The dirty deeds of the 34-year-old suspect, identified as Sartono, came to light after the family of one of his
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    • 328 8 UPDATES to the registers of electors are now complete, and the registers will be open for public inspection from today. Eligible voters have until Jan 27 to check the records and raise discrepancies, if any, with the Elections Department (ELD). They can view the records
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    • 968 9  -  Billionaire sets sights on regional acquisitions BY FRANCIS CHAN ROBIN CHAN franchan@sph.com.sg chanckr@sph.com.sg FRESH from his recent takeover of Thomson Medical Centre, billionaire investor Peter Lim is poised to splash about $400 million more on new health-care acquisitions across Asia. The
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    • 882 14  -  Palin warns critics against ‘blood libel’ as political row rages after Arizona shooting BY CHUA CHIN HON US BUREAU CHIEF chinhon@sph.com.sg WASHINGTON: Treading a delicate political moment in the country, United States President Barack Obama yesterday urged Americans not to turn on one
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    • 486 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS WASHINGTON: European scientists have found a way to genetically modify chickens so that they don’t transmit bird flu, according to research published in the journal Science yesterday. Scientists from the universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh said the modified chickens could
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    • 689 18  -  Telcos in the two countries have reached a deal; charges are expected to be slashed BY HAZLIN HASSAN, BEN NADARAJAN hazlinh@sph.com.sg benjamin@sph.com.sg AFTER more than two years of negotiations, telcos in Singapore and Malaysia have agreed in principle on a plan to lower roaming charges
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  • prime.new property curbs
    • 736 7  -  Investors will think twice and developers are expected to delay launches BY JESSICA CHEAM HOUSING CORRESPONDENT jcheam@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/cheamjessica Additional reporting by Daryl Chin THE property cooling measures announced yesterday will effectively halt buying activity from property investors across the private market at
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    • 456 7  -  BY CHERYL LIM ONE small group of property buyers will have to fork out a higher proportion of cash upfront than all other buyers as a result of the latest round of property market cooling measures. Buyers who are not individuals
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  • prime.census of population 2010
    • 689 10  -  Reasons cited by faith leaders, experts include rise of churches here RELIGION BY YEN FENG zengyan@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Amanda Tan THE decline in Buddhism over the past decade may be traced to the rise of churches, more people wanting to choose their own
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    • 164 10  -  AMANDA TAN ON HIS birth certificate, Mr Kok Lee Long is described as a Buddhist. But when the 47-year-old taxi driver enrolled for a course conducted by the Taoist College last year, he realised he was more a Taoist than a Buddhist. Buddhism is
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    • 138 10 SINGAPORE’S religious freedom impressed Mr Sandesh Talathi when he came here on a visit 10 years ago. He decided to make this place his home. Mr Talathi, 45, a manager in a pharmaceutical company, got his permanent resident status in 2003. “I feel absolutely
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    • 154 10 MR EUGENE Tay, 23, is used to asking questions. It is something his parents have encouraged him to do since he was little. “I was encouraged to use basic tools logic, science to analyse our world. If something isn’t right, we ask
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    • 285 11  -  JANE NG MR RISDIAN Isbintara and his wife have one child, and they intend to stop there. “At the moment, we have the time and financial means to support only one child,” said Mr Risdian, 27, an IT analyst. His wife, Madam Sharifah Norashikin
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    • 149 11 AS AN only child, Xavier Ng gets a lot of attention from his parents, sometimes too much, he said. “It’s not really a big problem because I understand they care for me,” said the 20-year-old, who is doing his national service. “But sometimes, I
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    • 578 11  -  High cost of living and pressures of parenting are major factors cited LOW BIRTH RATES BY JANE NG janeng@sph.com.sg MARRIED but without children. The increase in the proportion of such couples as shown in the Census 2010 survey did not surprise experts. The
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  • prim.brisbane floods
    • 658 12  -  Reconstruction costs across Queensland projected at $17b; rebuilding could take years BY JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jonathanpearlman@hotmail.com BRISBANE: Floodwaters in Australia’s third-largest city peaked below feared catastrophic levels yesterday, but Brisbane and other devastated regions now face a massive rebuilding task that
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    • 295 12  -  BY JONATHAN KWOK SINGAPORE firms with operations in Brisbane are facing a range of problems as they grapple with the chaos caused by flooding in much of the city. Stamford Plaza Brisbane, located alongside the overflowed Brisbane River and owned by Singa-pore-listed Stamford Land,
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    • 204 12 SINGAPORE’S Foreign Affairs Ministry is closely monitoring the situation in Queensland and is in contact with affected Singaporeans, it said in a statement. It also provided a list of contact numbers for consular assistance, saying that Singaporeans who need help can contact the Singapore High
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    • ELSE WHERE
      • 345 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS RIO DE JANEIRO: Driving summer rains have sent tonnes of red mud and torrents of water rushing down mountainsides in towns outside Rio, enveloping homes of rich and poor alike and killing at least 350 people within 24 hours. In one of
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      • 206 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE COLOMBO: Sri Lanka yesterday rushed aid to more than one million people forced out of their homes by flooding over the past week, distributing emergency food, clothing and bedding. At least 21 people have died during the monsoon floods, the government said,
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    • 279 13  -  TEXT: FENG ZENGKUN More than two-thirds of Queensland has been declared a disaster zone since the floods started on Dec 24, and every industry has been hit. Economists now say the eventual financial toll of the floods may be higher than that of Hurricane Katrina in
      Sources: The Australian, Sydney Morning Herald, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Queensland Government.; PHOTOS: AFP; GRAPHICS: G. CHANDRADAS  -  279 words
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  • REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 427 22 MUCH has been made of US Defence Secretary Robert Gates’ visit to China specifically, about the motivations behind China’s recent display of new military hardware, including a so-called “carrier killer” anti-ship ballistic missile and a stealth fighter. It is easy in these circumstances to
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    • China flexes weapons muscles
      • 819 22  -  BY PEH SHING HUEI CHINA BUREAU CHIEF shpeh@sph.com.sg IT’S a stealth fighter. It’s a carrier missile killer. It’s looking like very exciting times for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China. Two news breaks in recent weeks suggest that the world’s largest standing army is
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      • 839 22  -  FOREIGN MATTERS BY WILLIAM CHOONG SENIOR WRITER williamc@sph.com.sg LAST year, I visited the USS Chafee, a United States Navy Arleigh-Burke class destroyer docked in Honolulu. The Chafee is packed to the gills with missiles, computers and radars. All together, the ship can track about
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    • review.
      • 971 23  -  CLIMATE CHANGE BY CHEW TAI SOO FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer, an Ambassador-at-Large for Singapore, is the country’s former chief negotiator for climate change. AT A chance meeting recently with some friends from academia and non-governmen-tal organisations, I was quizzed on aspects
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      • 833 26  -  MATA JELI: A PERSPECTIVE ON INDONESIAN AFFAIRS BY BRUCE GALE SENIOR WRITER bruceg@sph.com.sg ONE of the many ironies in Indonesia is the way some of the most economically developed regions in the country also have some of the most difficult bureaucratic environments. Nothing illustrates this
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      • 993 27  -  BY TIMOTHY GARTON ASH The writer is professor of European studies at Oxford University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. WIKIPEDIA will be 10 years old tomorrow. It is the fifth most visited site on the Internet. Some 400 million
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    • review.insight
      • 3323 28/29  -  A book based on interviews that probe Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on his core beliefs will hit bookstores from next Friday. Elgin Toh speaks to the team of Straits Times journalists involved to piece together the story behind the book, Hard Truths. 200 people 7
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    • forum.
      • 57 30 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR ELGAR LEE: Time to charge a fee for using plastic bags 2 MS MARGARET CHAN: Super Net service 3 MR LAWRENCE TAN: Clinic ‘M’ for marvellous 4 MR LOO DELIANG: Cabby’s kind gesture 5 MR TAN KAH HONG: Let’s get great again
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      • 61 30 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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      • 259 30  -  KINDERGARTEN QUEUE Athena D’Souza (Mrs) TUESDAY’S report (“Overnight queue just to get on 2013 waitlist of kindergarten”) left me shaken and bemused as I looked at the picture of the baby sleeping peacefully on its mother’s shoulder (left), oblivious to the sacrifice that the parent
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      • 197 30  -  Evelyn Chang (Ms) Executive Director Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers MR TAN Jiaqi suggested the use of a range of values rather than a single value as a benchmark for valuation (“Resale flats: Tweak valuation system”; Wednesday). The purpose of a
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      • BOUQUETS
        • 113 30 “The ICA staff were quick to process my application and prepare a new passport immediately.” MR TANG SWEE SENG: “Just prior to checking in for my flight to London last month, I discovered that my passport was missing. The airport staff kindly rebooked me on the next flight
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        • 91 30 “Their passion was commendable.” MISS NUR HARYANTI SAZALI: “I heard a plaintive mewing last Thursday night and discovered a kitten stuck in the monsoon canal behind my block. I called the 24-hour animal rescue line of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and within
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        • 127 30 “If Mr Helmy had not helped my relative, he would have had to cancel his flight.” MR DILIP BATTUL: “My relative had bought a 40-inch LCD television set while in Singapore but was not allowed to check it in with the airline he was flying on. But
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        • 91 30 “She makes my day every time.” MR MURALI SHARMA: “The last few times that I patronised the coffee stall at Block 4A Eunos Crescent, I met Ms Joan Yu, who collects and washes the cups, saucers and plates at the coffee stall. She speaks clearly in English
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        • 90 30 “A young man responded and returned my iPhone. Kudos to this honest man.” DR LIM YEONG PHANG: “My deep-felt appreciation to the young man who returned my iPhone, which I had inadvertently left on the T-shirt collection table during the recent Standard Chartered marathon. I found it
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      • 186 30  -  Fang Ai Lian (Mrs) Chairman, Charity Council WE AGREE that charity ratings has a place in enhancing public confidence in charities in the longer term (Mr James Chen, “Rating charities: Make it mandatory”; and Mr Clement Chung, “Four points to consider when rating
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    • 115 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Two arrested in Los Angeles over turtle smuggling case MOST COMMENTED ON L Taiwan’s high ambition. Says Just1more: “Taiwan cannot sell its education to the world when its own system is in a shambles... I see this
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      • 396 2 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: The United States and Japan vowed yesterday to deepen military cooperation in the face of North Korean “belligerence”, with the Pentagon suggesting that Japan consider buying US planes to replace its ageing fleet. US Defence Secretary
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      • 755 2 Expected move to put fiscal hawk in top post will show resolve in tackling Japan debt REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Prime Minister Naoto Kan will give a fiscal hawk a key post when he revamps his Cabinet today, Japanese media reported,
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      • 754 4  -  Republic one of top 10 global holiday spots in Hurun brand survey BY HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg Source: Hurun Report BEIJING: Singapore has a strong appeal among the monied classes in China, according to a survey of the lifestyles and preferences of the
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      • 756 5 Stance means Wang Dan and other dissidents may be able to attend top activist’s funeral HONG KONG: Mainland dissidents, including exiled student leader Wang Dan, may be allowed to attend the funeral service of veteran democracy activist Szeto Wah later this month.
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      • 197 5 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Parliament has barred the government from buying advertisements disguised as news after critics said it was unethical to spend taxpayer money on positive coverage. The government, Taiwan’s biggest single advertising client, is required from now on to mark advertisements clearly when
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      • 759 6 As population ages, country seeks to demystify illness and ensure better care for elderly NEW YORK TIMES SHANGHAI: China is educating the public about dementia, such as by introducing specialised facilities and care, so as to destigmatise a condition that is predicted
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      • 887 7  -  Phone taps, a tax scandal and public rebuke suggest a plot to weaken govt INDIA’S CONGRESS PARTY TROUBLES BY RAVI VELLOOR SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF velloor@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: Selective leaks of telephone intercepts, a surprise Income Tax Tribunal ruling on a quarter-century-old defence scandal and
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      • 570 7  -  BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: While the Congress party struggles with a series of high-profile graft cases, main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is intensifying its attacks on the ruling party. The BJP is trying to turn its political fortunes around after being in
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      • 670 10  -  Alleged treasurer of camp says cleric donated money BY WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT wahyudis@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: An ongoing terrorist trial has produced further evidence that hard-line cleric Abu Bakar Bashir played a major role in a militant training camp last year. Bashir, 71,
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      • 306 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA: Philippine President Benigno Aquino said yesterday he had splashed out on a luxury Porsche sports car, sparking criticism in a country where a third of the population live on less than a dollar a day. “It appeared to be out of
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      • 773 11  -  Oil giant will have much bridge-building to do if southern Sudan votes for independence BY LESLIE LOPEZ SENIOR REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT ljlopez@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: The ongoing referendum on independence for southern Sudan is sending shock waves in faraway Malaysia, in particular, in the upper decks of the
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      • 664 12  -  Photos ‘unique’, couples say, although nudity is taboo in Muslim nation BY ELIZABETH LOOI MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT elizlooi@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: More Malaysian couples are having their wedding photos taken without their bridal gowns or tuxedos. In fact, they are posing for them with-
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      • 293 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PETALING JAYA: A total of 94 errant tour buses have been identified in a variety of offences in the latest nationwide enforcement operations conducted by the Road Transport Department. Transport Minister Kong Cho Ha said 415 tour buses
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      • 649 13  -  Auditions begin next week for second season, which is open to non-Malaysian contestants BY HAZLIN HASSAN MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT hazlinh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: The reality TV show featuring a search for young model Islamic leaders that was a big hit last year is launching a second
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      • 981 14 Incidents included drink and drugs but there was no sign he would go on killing spree ARIZONA SHOOTING NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS TUCSON (Arizona): Jared Loughner had repeated contact with law enforcement officers over the years, and just hours before last week’s shootings he was
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      • 526 15 Its ministers pull out of Cabinet over probe into ex-PM’s killing NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIRUT: Even as tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme seemed to ease a bit, a new Middle East crisis erupted with the collapse of Lebanon’s government after a walkout by Hizbollah
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      • 596 16 Those who ply trade in Amsterdam’s famed windows must pay tax ASSOCIATED PRESS AMSTERDAM: Workers in the world’s oldest profession are about to get a lesson in the harsh reality of Europe’s new age of austerity. The Dutch government has warned prostitutes who advertise
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      • 233 16 REUTERS THE breast implant trade, a luxury cruise ship and bank robbery victims have become the latest targets of government inspectors battling rampant tax evasion in Argentina. Argentinians are notorious for evading taxes, and they commonly pay for everything from new cars and houses to
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      • 398 17 Law from October aims to boost employment rate for older folk as country ages REUTERS LONDON: Bosses will no longer be able to force staff to retire at 65, the British government said yesterday, in a move to boost the number of
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        • 86 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: China has detained 96 people suspected of producing and selling melamine-tainted dairy products since last July, state media said yesterday. About 2,132 tonnes of tainted milk powder was seized in the latest crackdown, despite a ban after the chemical killed at least six
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        • 117 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: A Japanese court yesterday awarded 92 million yen (S$1.4 million) the highest amount to be paid out for wrong conviction cases to a 64-year-old man who spent 17 years in jail for the murder of a child which he did not commit.
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        • 110 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI: Tens of thousands of Taipei’s richest people will soon have to pay an extra tax on upmarket apartments, in a move expected to generate millions of dollars in government revenue, officials said yesterday. Under the scheme, due to take effect in July,
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        • 105 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHNOM PENH: A Thai ruling party politician who was among seven Thais charged with illegally entering Cambodia has been granted bail along with one other member of the group, their lawyer said yesterday. Panich Vikitsreth of the Democrat Party and Narumol Jitrawarattana, described as
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        • 81 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME: Italian police have arrested 26 suspected members of a gang operating in Rome Internet cafes that smuggled hundreds of Afghans into Europe, including possible Islamist militants. The gang, made up mainly of Afghans, Kurds and Pakistanis, charged about ¤3,000 to ¤3,500 (S$5,100 to
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      • 75 17 Italian researcher Silvano Vinceti says he has found letters and numbers, invisible to the naked eye, in Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. He claims they open up new leads as to the model’s identity, the painting’s date and the painter’s mystical and religious beliefs. They include (from
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    • 114 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L 4 new MRT stations in Tuas by 2016 MOST COMMENTED ON L 125 estate agents’ application forms missing. Says Smallvoice: “A few bad apples don’t mean all apples are bad. I have encountered very professional and honest
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    • 445 3  -  BY K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT RESORTS World Sentosa (RWS) has succeeded in forcing a tour services operator to stop using a name and website address similar to its own. A High Court judge has ordered the firm to abandon its registered
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    • 112 3 One of Singapore’s most famous landmarks is taking a week off. The Merlion in Merlion Park is closed until Tuesday for routine cleaning. The famous statue has been boarded up for the past three days for safety reasons. But that has not stopped tourists from
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    • 953 5  -  Lawyers in this field find it more fulfilling despite the lower pay BY MAVIS TOH, KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN mavistoh@sph.com.sg kimspyke@sph.com.sg WHEN lawyer Josephus Tan decided to go into criminal litigation, he knew he would not be earning as much as his contemporaries who had chosen
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    • 530 6  -  Record 10,000 to be trained in a day in event to promote life-saving skill BY LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg WHEN a heart attack strikes, those first crucial minutes can mean the difference between life and death. With every minute that passes, the patient’s chances of
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    • 631 8  -  Proposed training scheme to develop talent, expose them to teaching and policy-making BY JUDITH TAN juditht@sph.com.sg NEEDY Singaporeans will have more well-rounded, experienced professionals to understand and help them if an idea to expose social workers to policy-making and teaching takes off.
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    • 450 10  -  Project where they cared for endangered plants was tops in primary-school category BY GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg THE young paramedics ran a battery of tests, which included taking temperatures, checking the acidity levels and measuring the intensity of light. Their patients, rooted to the spot,
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    • 465 12  -  No reasonable cause for suit alleging torture, it argues in court papers EX I S A DETAINEE S SU IT AGAIN S T THE G O VT BY TESSA WONG twong@sph.com.sg THE Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has applied to the Supreme Court to strike out
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    • 366 12  -  HUANG LIJIE THE River Hongbao celebrations this year will have a stronger flavour of home. The highlight is a specially commissioned short film showing how Chinese New Year has been celebrated here since the 1970s. The 15-minute film by award-winning Singaporean filmmaker
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    • 600 14  -  Inquiry brought on by rival carriers questioning partnership BY KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg TIGER Airways and Philippine carrier South East Asian Airlines (Seair), which jointly launched flights from here to the Philippines’ Clark Airport last month, can continue running the service amid
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    • 493 15  -  South West CDC’s ‘Adopt A Family Mentoring’ programme to give personalised assistance BY JENNANI DURAI jennanid@sph.com.sg FROM employment counselling to financial planning, at least 200 needy families in the South West District will get some personalised advice from their “mentors”. Trained volunteers will be assigned to
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    • 211 15 THE chief of the Thai defence force was presented with Singapore’s highest military award yesterday afternoon at the Istana. General Songkitti Jaggabatara received the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera), or the Distinguished Service Order (Military), from President S R Nathan. The award recognised
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    • 365 16  -  Woman jailed a day and fined $5,000 for attacking then-boyfriend with knife KHUSHWANT SINGH FRUSTRATED that his girlfriend had changed her mind about going to Batam with him, school manager Daniel Kok Yee Meng, 32, took a knife and cut his arm in front
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    • 300 16 SHE not only stole from her sister and then-boy-friend, but also misled a friend into believing that her father was in financial difficulty and needed money. Siti Rosdiana Rosdi, 29, who pleaded guilty to cheating and theft last week, called Mr Mohamed
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    • 303 17 Odd-job worker faces death if convicted of killing 70-year-old AN ODD-JOB worker was charged yesterday with the murder of a 70-year-old man at the People’s Park food centre. No plea was taken from Lee Beng Chuan, 57, who turned up in court in
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    • 83 17 CHANGI General Hospital (CGH) has sent out an urgent appeal for the family of accident victim Lim Guan Chye (right) to step forward, or for information about him. The 60-year-old Chinese man was admitted to the hospital in Simei on Jan 4 after an
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    • 261 17  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH AN ODD-JOB worker who punched, kicked and used a motorcycle helmet to hit two bouncers at a bar was sentenced to 11/2 years in jail and four strokes of the cane yesterday. Mohamed Jeffery Abdullah, 36, was among 15 men gathered
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    • 711 20  -  Clubs say they need $150k to run COE, but get $100k from FAS Local S-League clubs are required to run centres of excellence by next year to nurture young talent. The Straits Times tackles the major issues they face in a three-part series that runs till Sunday.
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    • 435 20  -  BY SANJAY NAIR S-LEAGUE clubs lack incentives to develop young talent as they often lose their best and brightest players to the National Football Academy (NFA). After investing significant amounts of time and money in the youngsters’ development, club officials are powerless
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    • 106 20 FIVE S-League clubs have their own COE programmes at the Under-16 and Under-18 levels. They are Home United, Singapore Armed Forces FC, Tampines Rovers, Geylang United and Woodlands Wellington. Trials, which are open to all young players, are usually held in December. Typically, around 300 show
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    • 305 20  -  LEE MIN KOK AT THE age of 14, Eugene Luo (left) was going nowhere in football. Languishing as a reserve right-back in his school football team at Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary, he decided to get back to basics. So he joined S-League club Home United’s
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    • 951 21 Blackpool show Reds how to play with belief during home victory THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Amid the fanfare that accompanied Kenny Dalglish’s emotional return to his Liverpool throne at the weekend, a couple of awkward questions went unheard. What if it does not work? What
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    • 384 21 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is confident his side will still reach the English League Cup final despite losing Wednesday’s first leg of the semi-final 0-1 to Championship side Ipswich Town. Still, that did not stop him from tearing into his
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    • 278 21  -  BY SANJAY NAIR FOOTBALL Association of Singapore (FAS) president Zainudin Nordin has expressed his gratitude to the nine chairmen of local S-League clubs who have publicly backed his decision to disband the national team. “I’m humbled by their support. The club chairmen
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    • 287 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Craig Bellamy, the Manchester City striker loaned out to Cardiff, is again making headlines for the wrong reasons. He has been arrested on suspicion of assault, after two men were injured in an early morning incident in the Welsh capital last weekend. He
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    • 239 21 L Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar has reportedly agreed a four-year contract worth £70,000 (S$142,000) a week with Tottenham, despite interest from Chelsea. Tottenham may include loan players such as Robbie Keane or Niko Kranjcar to sweeten the £2 million transfer. L Manchester City defender Wayne Bridge has joined
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    • 306 21  -  BY FABIUS CHEN FANDI Ahmad is back in town if only for a week. The former national captain flew in from Indonesia on Wednesday to oversee the setting-up of his own football school the Fandi Ahmad Academy which is scheduled to begin operations in March. But
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    • 452 22  -  Striker learns from Indonesian papers that his club will release him BY FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg HE IS seen as one of Singapore football’s brightest talents one to lead the Lions of the future. But at present, Khairul Amri is apparently not good enough for Indonesia Super
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    • 331 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS DOHA: Three -time champions Saudi Arabia made a humiliating exit from the Asian Cup yesterday after losing 0-1 to Jordan in their second Group B match. The Saudis fired coach Jose Peseiro following their opening loss to Syria, but bringing in
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    • 357 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS LAUSANNE: Fifa president Sepp Blatter has taken a dig at the English Premier League by claiming that Spain’s La Liga is the best in the world. “It must be the strongest league in the world,” he told CNN
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    • 795 23 Zvonareva feels thinking too much is hurting her Grand Slam chances REUTERS SYDNEY: Vera Zvonareva may be ready to make the step up to Grand Slam champion at the Australian Open next week, as long as she can stop thinking quite so much.
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    • 475 23 NEW YORK TIMES BANGALORE: The cream of the world’s cricketing talent was up for sale at last weekend’s Indian Premier League (IPL) player auction in Bangalore, but the main trend was that of Indian money being spent on Indian players. Even though several Indian stars, including the
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    • 248 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO (Italy): Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa are worried they will have too many buttons to press on their steering wheels this coming season. Speaking at Ferrari’s annual winter retreat in the Italian Dolomites, the drivers addressed the admission
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    • 431 24  -  Windsurfers fight wildly fluctuating elements at Asian Championships BY MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg UNPREDICTABLE winds made for a tricky opening day not just for rookies, but also for veterans at the SIM 30th Singapore Open Asian Windsurfing Championships. Conditions were made even tougher when wind speeds dipped
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      • 97 24 REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) has urged national coach Misbun Sidek to reconsider his shock resignation for the sake of the country’s Olympic prospects. It wants him to stay on to guide the team, who include world No.
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      • 59 24 REUTERS ROME: Rome’s hopes of holding a Formula One race through the streets of the EUR district from 2013 are fading rapidly. Italy already hosts the popular Monza Grand Prix and La Repubblica newspaper has published a letter from F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone saying
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      • 65 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID: Lionel Messi celebrated his second world Player of the Year feat by scoring a hat-trick on Wednesday in Barcelona’s 5-0 win over Real Betis in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals. It was the Spanish champions’ 27th unbeaten match and equalled
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      • 605 24  -  LAST season's champion trainer Steven Burridge is not too worried he has yet to get off the starting blocks in the new season. Craig Brennan But the former jockey looks all set to turn that around this weekend when he saddles two of his
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      • 372 24  -  Written by, Michael Lee RACEGOERS will have to wait until the penultimate event of tonight's 10race programme to watch the most riveting contest of the night, featuring a host of chances that should keep the Kranji crowd in suspense all the way to
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    • 610 25 Their 13-game streak is snapped by Clippers, one of the NBA’s worst sides ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES: What goes around comes around? After the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 55-point loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, LeBron James wrote a tweet about his former team: “Karma is
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    • 60 25 REUTERS RIO DE JANEIRO: Ronaldinho was given a welcome even bigger than Brazil great Zico when he was officially unveiled as Flamengo’s new signing on Wednesday. More than 20,000 fans greeted the forward after his transfer from AC Milan this week. Not even that number greeted Flamengo idol
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    • 539 25 Today Basketball NBA: Washington v Minnesota (Live, StarHub Ch202, 9am). Cricket Twenty20 International: Australia v England (Live, mio TV Ch123, 4.30pm). 2nd Test, day 1: New Zealand v Pakistan (Live, StarHub Ch232, tomorrow, 6am). Football AFC Asian Cup: Australia v South Korea (9pm), Bahrain v India (midnight)
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    • 144 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS Lakers 115 Warriors 110 Kobe Bryant had all of about six minutes left when he decided to finally take over. He scored 17 of his 39 points in the final 5min 49sec as the sluggish Lakers rallied late to beat the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday
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    • 46 20 NOT SO GOOD START Kenny Dalglish suffers a second straight defeat on his Liverpool return. C21 THINK LESS Tennis player Vera Zvonareva is at her best when she plays naturally. C23 WINDS OF CHANGE Even veterans endure a tricky opening day at the Asian Championships. C24
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    • 56 24 LOTTERY Draw No. 2605/2011 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 Results of Draw Winning No. Add. No. 06 07 23 34 36 41 I 10 Group 1 Prize $699,238 Next Draw No. 2606/2011 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 Group 1 Prize $1,500,000.. Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 1 Selegie Road, PoMo #01-01
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      • 557 27  -  United Fiber most active on news of $180m share purchase by tycoon’s son BULLS AND BEARS BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE shares advanced yesterday, bouyed by a positive lead from Wall Street overnight and by a successful bond auction in Portugal which eased
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      • 397 27 REUTERS WASHINGTON: Jobless claims in the United States jumped unexpectedly last week to their highest level since October, suggesting the labour market is still in a rut despite signs of improvement in the economy. The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits rose
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          99 27 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 2.06 billion shares worth $1.68 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 239 Losers: 264 Unchanged: 746 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Oil and gas Points Change Points Change Points Change Basic materials 0.84 835.60 Utilities -5.17 620.46 -1.75 2.11 811.46
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        • 237 27 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 10,589.76 (+76.96) Japanese stocks rose 0.7 per cent to an eight-month closing high, aided by gains in undervalued financial shares and firmer European and US stocks. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Yesterday’s close: 1,571.56 (+5.07) Malaysian shares rose 0.32 per cent, backed by gains in blue
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        • 428 27 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: JAN 13,2011 Top Rises Jan 13 CENTS DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** 187.1 1.0 DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 3433 114.7 2.7 ISS&P500 ***** 108.2 0.7 Jardine C&C 3602 82.0 2.3 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 6075
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        • 409 27 Top Rises Jan 13 CENTS StraitsAsia.ES.1101 284 31.0 12.3 YangzijiMBLeCW*****1 35 7.0 25.0 CoscoCorMBLeCW*****2 65 6.0 10.2 ManhattanRes W*****9 62.5 4.0 6.8 NOL MBL eCW*****2 38 4.0 11.8 SembMar MBLeCW*****3 52 4.0 8.3 IndoAgriMBLeCW*****1 24.5 3.5 16.7 NOL MBL eCW*****3 15.5 3.5 29.2 Tee W*****7 12 3.5
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        • 180 27 By Volume CENTS Vol UniFiber 6.5 1.5 30.0 218,202,000 Golden Agri 78 -0.5 -0.6 114,080,000 Genting SP 219 -1.0 -0.5 51,535,000 Ban Joo 5 0.5 11.1 50,472,000 Yangzijiang 205 4.0 2.0 50,037,000 Transcu Grp 7.5 -0.5 -6.3 48,369,000 TopGIobal W*****9 1 0.0 0.0 43,929,000 Sky Petrol 24.5
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        • 99 27 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Jan 13 2011 Selling Buying Aust dollar 1.323 1.249 Can dollar 1.329 1.278 Euro 1.72 1.654 Sterling pound 2.064 1.985 NZ dollar 1.01 0.962 US dollar 1.306 1.256 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Chi renminbi
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        • 396 27 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 192 +4 9644 192 188 0.5 9.6 7457.3 444 346 5606 CapitaLand 384 +3 ***** 388 382 2.7 14.7 *****.6 216
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        • 640 27 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 181 75.8 5550 ARA 181 +7 2316 181 172 2.7 26.2 1264.2 132 99 5600 Allgreen 122 -1 2160 124 122 3.3 11.2
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      • 642 28  -  Analysts say suppliers of raw materials are a better bet as prices rise BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg ROCKETING commodity prices are prompting many investors to focus their attention on food players operating higher up the supply chain, say analysts. Manufacturers of processed foods such
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      • 306 28 A BOUTIQUE development in Holland Road has sold out within two hours of a private preview. Loft@Holland, a project by small-for-mat homes specialist Oxley Holdings, saw all 41 apartment units taken up yesterday. As there were more buyers than homes on offer, balloting
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    • 507 29 Sri Trang renews IPO plans as rubber prices surge; hopes to raise $360m BLOOMBERG REUTERS SINGAPORE: Sri Trang Agro-Industry, Thailand’s largest publicly listed rubber producer, wants to raise up to $360 million through a listing in Singapore, according to a term sheet
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    • 425 29  -  BY ESTHER TEO RAFFLES Education is on track to acquire a commercial building for $65 million to serve as its campus and business premises, in a move away from leasing buildings as it has done in the past. The educational services provider said yesterday
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      • 112 29 REUTERS SEOUL: South Korea raised interest rates yesterday, surprising markets, and unveiled a set of measures to contain mounting inflation as policymakers around the world battle surging prices of food and other commodities. President Lee Myung Bak, who last week declared a “war on inflation”,
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      • 93 29 REUTERS BEIJING: China will allow its companies to make overseas investments in yuan, the central bank said yesterday an important step towards expanding the currency’s role in the global economy. In guidelines published on its website, the People’s Bank of China said the firms may use yuan
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    • 588 30 A deal may be struck by next month or March, says Germany REUTERS WASHINGTON POST BERLIN: Euro zone countries are working on a “comprehensive package” to solve the bloc’s debt crisis, which could see an agreement reached by next month or
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    • 356 30 REUTERS MADRID: Spain followed Portugal with a successful debt sale yesterday and investors showed growing confidence that governments would agree to bold new measures to stem the euro zone’s debt crisis. A day after Portugal surprised many in financial markets by
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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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    • 506 31  -  BY FIONA CHAN ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR THE euro zone could start drawing up a common budget next year to support its embattled single currency, a French economist and scholar has predicted. This would be the first step towards the creation of
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    • 633 31  -  Corn, soya bean prices hit 21/2-year highs; prices of livestock also climbing BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg GLOBAL economists are warning that the world might see a repeat of the 2008 food crisis after corn and soya bean prices hit 21/2-year highs this week.
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    • 602 32  -  It is part of a move to shed 2% of its headcount in Britain, the US and Asia BY HARSHA JETHNANI harshamj@sph.com.sg BARCLAYS Bank’s investment banking arm, Barclays Capital (BarCap), has laid off staff at its Singapore office, sources told The Straits Times yesterday. The
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    • 115 32 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Floods cost to Australia ‘higher than Katrina’ MOST COMMENTED ON L Asian giants come to Europe’s rescue. Says vajrapani: “I wish that in future, (Western) economies would be more helpful and sympathetic to other economies having financial
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    • 146 29 In The Raffles Conversation Mr Gregory Page Chairman and chief executive of Cargill, Inc Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services In BT TOMORROW VictoryTrail Most comprehensive horse racing tabloid Bilingual content One race card shows it all Jockey silk on
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    • 425 1 Shanghai gem Art doyenne Pearl Lam asserts herself D7 The art of living Overwhelming response to HDB art walk D8 Among Rock Records’ first releases were albums by (from left) Sylvia Chang, Michelle Pan and Lo Ta-Yu. Taiwan’s Rock Records is successful because its earliest principle was to sign artists
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      • 2308 2  -  Life! speaks to Johnny Duann of Rock Records, home to some of Mandopop’s biggest names, and finds out more about the upcoming Rock 30 bash boon chan in taipei bchan@sph.com.sg Failure is not usually mentioned, let alone listed as an achievement. But it is exactly that which
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      • 545 9  -  There will be DJ and dance competitions in this party by the young and for the young eddino abdul hadi dinohadi@sph.com.sg Regional hip-hop talent will take centre stage at this year’s post-Chingay outdoor dance party, City Alive!. That is because veteran hip-hop DJ Andrew Chow
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      • 116 10 ‘Those events that look like so much fun in the photos you see it’s mostly people looking over their shoulders at everyone. They’re miserable, those parties’ Actor Andrew Garfield (left) on red-carpet events ‘I’m not there to make friends. I’m not there to look good’ Actress
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      • 954 10  -  She mimics animals and uses foreign phrases in her songs. Yet Regina Spektor still comes across as all fun and chummy sound bites yeow kai chai kaichai@sph.com.sg Regina Spektor can only be a child of this new global village. A Jewish-Russian emigre who grew up in The
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        • 535 11  -  Boon Chan To the uninitiated, it seems like Fish Leong is perpetually nursing a cold. But that is actually the secret of the Malaysian balladeer’s success. She sounds like she has just stopped crying her heart out seconds before stepping up to the mike to pour out
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        • 185 11  -  Chang Tou Liang Martha Argerich has not made a solo recording for almost 30 years but chamber music has been the obvious beneficiary. This box-set celebrates some of her choicest collaborations. Her duo act with Brazilian pianist Nelson Freire occupies two discs, including the live recording from the
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      • 219 11 What is the secret to standing head and shoulders above a sea of wannabes, you wonder? How about a bucketful of passion, a dash of gumption and loads of hard work? The road to success is no walk in the park. This week in Urban, we meet the
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    • 792 5  -  Visitors to the high-profile art fair were mostly browsers and a mix of tourists and locals yip wai yee yipwy@sph.com.sg With additional reporting by Shairah Thoufeekh Ahamed Before the doors of the Art Stage Singapore, a premium art fair, were opened to the public yesterday,
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    • 925 8  -  Some Marine Parade residents had their flats turned into art spaces corrie tan corriet@sph.com.sg Residents of Marine Parade saw a sudden deluge of visitors to their neighbourhood last weekend. Six hundred people, brandishing red maps and with brightly coloured lanyards around their necks, thronged
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    • 384 8  -  reviewconcert ANGELS DEMONS Jessica Mathaes, violin, Wang Ya-Hui, piano University Cultural Centre/Wednesday chang tou liang The first chamber concert of the year took some time to warm up. Beethoven’s early Sonata In A Major (Op. 12 No. 2) was the appetiser in the recital by American
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    • 305 12 The famous chef has opened a tapas bar which serves his signature food at lower prices Agence France-Presse Barcelona World-renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adria (below) has unveiled a new eatery, which bears little resemblance to his emblematic and award-winning restaurant elBulli. The 41 Degrees tapas and
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    • 200 12 Reuters New York Street artist Shepard Fairey and the Associated Press have settled their long-running legal battle over the well-known Hope campaign poster of Barack Obama. Fairey’s red, white and blue poster, created from an AP photo, became the iconic image of Mr Obama’s 2008
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    • 688 13 Artist Ai Weiwei believes the government destroyed his studio as he is an outspoken critic New York Times Beijing The studio would have stood at the heart of an embryonic arts cluster on the outskirts of Shanghai, a draw for luminaries from around the world.
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    • 303 13 Reuters Los Angeles Lost without Lost? Couldn’t get enough of Avatar? A big-budget, time-travel, mystery adventure series, Terra Nova, is coming to American television in May, from the writers behind the hit shows Star Trek and 24. Executive produced by film-maker Steven Spielberg, Terra Nova
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    • 552 14  -  Local arts group PMP’s audio-visual show explores the results of rising sea levels here eddino abdul hadi dinohadi@sph.com.sg The Singapore River and other low-lying areas in the country could be overwhelmed when sea levels rise greatly. This is something local arts group PMP want their
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    • 306 14 Agence France-Presse Xinhua Milan Fashion king Valentino Garavani appears on a star-stud-ded list of Italians who allegedly held secret offshore bank accounts and are now under investigation, newspapers in Italy reported on Wednesday. The 700 people being investigated by the Rome prosecutors’ office are accused of holding
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      • 6858 16 art FIGURATIVELY Music, friendship and affection are some of the themes explored in this exhibition by artists Ashley Yeo and Ling Yang Chang from Singapore, Lim Ah Cheng from Malaysia, Liz McKay from Australia and Eman Santos from the Philippines. Where: Momentous
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        • 120 16 food rebecca lynne tan recommends If you are pressed for time and want a hassle-free meal, opt for some takeaway dishes this Chinese New Year. Chinese restaurant Man Fu Yuan is offering a multi-layered slow-cooked deluxe treasure claypot with more than 20 premium ingredients (above), including
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        • 105 16 visual arts deepika shetty recommends At this high-profile international art fair, see works by top artists such as American celebrity photographer and film-maker David LaChapelle (Alexander McQueen Burning Down The House, 1996, left), influential Japanese pop artist Takashi Murakami, well-known for his collaboration with fashion
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          126 16 theatre corrie tan recommends Part of this year’s M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, The Necessary Stage is reviving its well-received play, Model Citizens, which had a sold-out run last year. Directed by Alvin Tan and written by Haresh Sharma, it tells the story of three women: an Indonesian maid
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      • 486 16  - an hour the museum In this weekly column, we visit museums and art spaces and highlight what you must see if you have only an hour to spare. Deepika Shetty SO Contemporary, a fringe event of contemporary art fair Art Stage Singapore, is a showcase of paintings and sculptures by
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        260 17 “When I have performances during the weekend, that would be the busiest time of the week. There is barely time for lunch, so I will have to steal a couple of bites while I’m having my make-up done. After the shows, the cast and crew will head out
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      • 376 18 Los Angeles Actors John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston, whose eldest son died tragically at age 16, proudly show off their new baby son on the covers of two magazines on newsstands this week. “He’s given the house a renewed spirit and purpose,” Reuters reported
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      • 221 18 Los Angeles Actress Nicole Kidman is finally being frank about her face. After denying for years that she had work done, the 43-year-old Oscar winner confessed to having used Botox in an interview with German magazine TV Movie. “I’ve tried a lot of things, but apart
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        • 52 18 Grammy winning American hip-hop singer and Hollywood actor Common (right) has been added to the line-up of this year’s Mosaic Music Festival. He will perform at the Esplanade Concert Hall on March 16. Tickets from $40 to $120 will go on sale at Sistic from
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        • 58 18 Kate Hudson, 31, and her boyfriend, Muse frontman Matt Bellamy, 32, are expecting a baby, a source tells us Weekly. “It was not planned, but they are excited and embracing it, the source said, adding that the actress is about 14 weeks along. She has a
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        • 77 18 David Nelson (right), who starred on his parents’ popular TV show, The Adventures Of Ozzie And Harriet, died on Tuesday at his Los Angeles home, aged 74. Nelson, who was battling complications of colon cancer, was the last remaining member of the Nelsons TV family,
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        • 57 18 Los Angeles police say actor Peter Fonda discovered a dead body in a car and they are investigating the death. Fonda called police on Wednesday after he spotted a car parked on Sunset Boulevard and found the man slumped over in the front seat. Police
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        130 6  -  GLADYS CHUNG, ROHAIZATUL AZHAR, IAN LEE Home-grown retailer FJ Benjamin’s plans to turn its in-house label into a global brand are on track. Raoul recently signed with American luxury department store Henri Bendel to stock a selection of its spring/summer 2011 handbags from next month. United States-based shopping
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        83 6 Start the year with a new beauty regimen. Lancome’s Genifique Eye Concentrate set worth $185 which comprises a 15ml bottle of the concentrate, a cosmetic pouch, a 7ml bottle of Genifique Youth Activator and a 10ml tube of UV Expert sunblock now costs $98. Plus, when you present
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        61 6 Big spenders at Mandarin Gallery are in for a treat with the Two Good To Be True contest. From now till Jan 26, spend $1,000 in same-day combined receipts at Mandarin Gallery shops and restaurants and stand to win a BMW X5 (above) or BMW 120i Convertible. Terms
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      • 153 6 Singapore’s first Men’s Fashion Week (MFW) will kick off on March 30 at Marina Bay Sands. The five-day event, which is not part of the annual Audi Fashion Festival, is co-organised by Fide Multimedia, the events and public relations arm of interior design company Fide Living. Mr
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      • 94 6 Online lifestyle portal CozyCot’s bra donation drive has seen such good response that it has been extended to March 31. Started last month, it aimed to collect about 1,000 bras for under-privileged women in the region within three weeks. So far, more than 10,000 bras including new ones
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        94 6 Milan-based label Anteprima is ushering in the Year of the Rabbit with a tie-up with Japanese cartoon character My Melody. The collection, to be released next Wednesday, includes the brand’s signature wirebags in three-dimensional My Melody designs (left) priced from $1,690. The range also includes phone charms starting
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        268 6 The new year is still in diapers and already the fashion world is buzzing with the news that Ms Emmanuelle Alt, French Vogue’s fashion director, will take over the magazine’s reins from the much-revered Carine Roitfeld. During her 10-year tenure, Roitfeld single-handedly breathed life into the glossy, which
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      85 7  -  IAN LEE ELLE FANNING Forget frou-frou prom dresses. American actress Elle Fanning, 12, shows tweens can do red-carpet glamour well too. The younger sister of Dakota Fanning wore a dress from Rodarte at the New York premiere of her new film, Somewhere, last month. The tan suede and
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    • 471 10 **LUCKY PLAZA Face Takashimaya. 829sqft. High flr. 2 rms. $2.xM/ Claymore high flr. 2680 sqft 3+1 $7.9xm *****666 D.10 WILSHIRE BEAUTIFULLY renovated 5660 sqft 4+1, huge terr Investment potential! MRT/ Holland Village. Cheap! *****600 MARTIN PLACE RES. TOP soon. 592 sqft, South facing. #10 up 646 sqft, North facing. #10
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    • 623 10 ALMOST SOLD! MARTIN PLACE Residences 4 rm 2002 sqft. high flr. unblock view, pool $1950psf up *****190 owner’s rep MIRAGE TWRS. 1-BDRM. 570 sqft. Asking $880K. Nicely renovated. Next to Great World City, near town. Tenanted. *****151 THE TRILLIUM. ALL above #15. 2+1/ 3+1/ 4+1/ 5-rm/ penthse. Opp Great World
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    • 831 10 URBAN SUITES/ URBAN resort. 3/ 4 bdrms, 1572 2002/ 2530 sqft Opp Paragon. Best location. Best value fr $2550 psf. 8299-3888 PATERSON SUITES JUST TOP! High flr, 1679sqft, 3+1, Quality finishes. Choice unit. Selling at a lost! Hurry! TENERIFFE 5+1 3175 sqft. Rare 3storey unit. Quiet/ greenery facing, good location.
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    • 534 10 BALMORAL SPRING 3+1 ground flr patio, vacant. supermart,MRT Freehold, $2.2M neg. 9787 3140 JERVOIS LODGE $1.65M only. 3+1. 1238 sqft. F’hold. Bright. Vacant New list! Must see! 9844-1919 Open Hse Sunday 3pm Pandan Valley Owner *****858 FREEHOLD Enbloc Potential 2023 Sqft Full Facilities Renovated ROCHELLE NEWTON Developer sale 2rms -102sqft
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    • 1910 10 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY (CTE) D12-14 BALESTIER/ Wk D12-14 BALESTIER/ Wtk D12-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/QEYLANG lITI MACPHERSON/GEYLANQ HQ MACPHERSON/6EYLANQ PTE APTS FOR SALE f PTE APTS FOR SALE PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 D12-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 swim nex Shopping Moll Stamford American Inf School (U/C) c;odor wins Secondary
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    • 279 10 SHAWN LAI 9191-0991 ONE AMBER Studio. High Floor................$890K 3+Study High Flr. Vacant.$13xxpsf 4rm. 1658sqft. Poolview..$1220psf THE ESTA 2/3/4rm......Fr $12xxpsf THE SEAVIEW 3/4rm....Fr $13xxpsf SEAFRONT Meyer 3rm Best IR -view.............$16xxpsf 4rm Best Sea-view...........$18xxpsf WATER PLACE (Vacant) 3rm Renovated Bay/Seaview$ Neg MAKENA 3rm Sea-view.... $1299psf COMPETENCE ALLIANCE WISHING You happy New Year!
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    • 1944 11 ED D15-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE ED D15-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE Preview soon! [New launch D.15. Suites East Coast Freehold 116 units with facilities Studio, 1/ 21 3 bdrm, Penthse. 355-1787sqft. High Rental Yield Fr$5XXKonlyl Co-broke welcome! Attractive commission! Developer Sales Team *****287 MOUNTBATTEN SUITE.
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    • 810 11 WATERFRONT GOLD. 2+PATIO. Ground flr. 1130 sqft. Facing pool F/condo facilities $1.2M. Cobroke welcome. Call 8163-3816 Andy ONE AMBER 3+1 $1300 psf only.Blk 1/ 9, very high flr. City/ sea view. Bright windy. No west sun. Serious seller. 9767 6016 THE ESTIQUE 2 bdrms. Prime location. Tg Katong. Future Biz
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    • 594 11 ESTELLA GARDEN 1830 sq.ft Penthouse F’hold. 3+1. Quiet. Pool facing. Breezy. Move in cond. Vacant. $1.38M 9678 7100 FERRARIA PARK 2+1, 1023 sqft, F’hold. Beautifully renovated. No west sun. Face greenery. Breezy Almost Sold *****363 Eastview CHANGI RISE 4BDRMS. 1496 sqft. No noon sun. Windy. Unblocked. Pool view. Spacious, well
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    • 665 11 D19-20SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTE APTS FOR SALE D19-20 SERAN GOON/ THOMSON PTE APTS FOR SALE (g Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Rafflesia Minutes walk to Bishan MRT Interchange, Bus Interchange and Marymount MRT Station Close to Junction 8, MacRitchie Reservoir and Bishan Park Near to Rl, RJC, Catholic High School
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    • 504 11 HILLINGTON GREEN 3+STUDY, #08, 1528sqft vacant No pm sun Hillington Green 3bdrm 1356sqft #07, NS, $948psf neg. *****644 HILLBROOKS 1173 SQFT 3 bdrms Cond facilities. Quiet. Tenanted. Good investment. Low flr. Future MRT. View Sat 2-4pm by appt. REGENT HGT 2+1 $750K/ 3+1. $830K. High flr. Best Stack. Unblocked. Near
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    • 606 11 1+1 RM (LOFT) Greenwich! 645 sqft Ground flr lover High ceiling 4.7meter! CTE (YCK Exit) Seletar Aerospace Pk/ Shpg/ dining mall 9680-1166/ www.kenhome.com CASTLE GREEN. NEW list 3+1/ 1152 sqft/ partial pool view. Quiet, bright spacious. Good sch/ YCK MRT $900K neg. *****874 NORTHOAK/WOODSVALE $728K+ 3+1 #02, #05, #07, #11-New
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    • 837 11 3RM BLK 3 Bedok S. Simple. Low flr. Upgraded. Great location with amenities nearby. Valued $265K Pls call Fadhli *****284 5-RM BLK 771 Bedok Reservoir View. High flr. Unblocked. Lift level. Renovated. Move-in cond. Near PIE. All races/ PR eligible. NEW LIST! 3’NG’ 526 Bedok N. High flr. Unblocked. Simple.
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    • 757 12 RARE!! 3’A’ BLK 640 Rowell Rd Mid flr. Near MRT/Amenities. Open to all Races. Valued 330k. Call Clement *****278 RARE!! 3’I’ BEACH Road, Move in. No west sun, windy, mins to IR/ Suntec, Superb location! Do not Miss! Call now. 9761-7936 Htns. 3-RM ROCHOR CTR blk 3. High flr. N.S
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    • 681 12 RARE! 3’NG’ BLK 252, near Mrt/ mkt/ amenities, well kept. Unblocked. All races, Valued Sat 5-6pm, Lee CT *****247 3’I’ 645 SIMPLE. Bright. Lift upgraded. Near shops, coffeeshops schools, shopping mall. Don’t miss! Call Martin Liew 9489 1144 3I CORNER BLK 505 high flr, lift level, near mkt, simple well
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    • 678 12 NEW LIST 3’I’ utility rm Blk 75 Whampoa. High flr, windy. Newly renovated. Near amenities, convenient. Michael 9389 9696 DTZ 4’A’ CORNER BLK 59C Geylang Bahru. 100 sqm. Renovated. Early move-in. Can contra. Valued $468K $30K. Abdul *****933 4’I’ BLK 95 Whampoa Drive. Corner. Low flr, no noon sun. Valued
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    • 747 12 SAT 3-5PM: EXEC Apt Blk 204D High flr. Unblocked. Compass Pt/ Sengkang Sq/ MRT. 100% movein. Value $540K. Call *****903 $0 CASH! 5’I’ Rivervale blk 110. Unblocked, spacious, near MRT/ all amenities. Call now! *****239 JLR. 4’A2’ BLK 184C Rivervale Cres. Very good cond. Corner. Mins walk to sch/ mkt/
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    • 790 12 ***JUMBO 805 #07. 189 sqm. Lift upgrading paid. Open view. MRT, Causeway Pt, Mkt, Poly, Sch. All races. Koh *****500 LOW CASH! 5’I’ 777 Mid flr. Renovated. 4 bdrms. Near Woodlands Mart. Walk to MRT. Serious seller. Valued $380K. 9324-1005 NEW LIST! 5RM blk.701 Woodlands. High flr/ lift level. Breezy.
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    • 589 12 Mfet NORTH HOUSES I IPfck NORTH HOUSES y '0 FOR RENT FOR RENT Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Bukit Villas Along Woodlands Road Semi-detached houses ranging from 2,852 to 3,132 sq ft 5-bedroom utility room Inground pool Minutes drive to Singapore American School and other International schools Rental includes
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    • 518 12 Swiss Club. GCB. *****/ 4000 sqft 4+1. Pool. Quiet. Nice.... neg Sunset Sq Colonial house, 5+2+1 7100/4500 sqft. Fully renovated. Very nice!!! Pool/ Patio..........$2xK Gentle Road. Bunglw. New! 8600/ 4500 sqft. 5+1. Pool. Patio..$23K Sunset Terr. 3200/ 4500 sqft 7+1. Tastefully built! Very huge house! Pool. Balcony. Expat’s choice$ neg
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    • 1194 12 ift CENTRAL HOUSES IPK CENTRAL HOUSES UJf FOR RENT FOR RENT Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Townerville May, Towner, McNair Road Colonial, ethnic-style Conservation Terrace Houses 2, 3 4-bedroom units with balcony, courtyard and garden Beautifully renovated units from 2,162 to 3,524 sq ft Minutes walk to MRT Station
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    • 678 12 MAKE APPT TODAY, enjoy romantic sea view your balcony Marina Bay Res. 1bdrm, 732 sqft, designer decor lightings. Above #42. Immed. 9339-1108 CARIBBEAN 2RM $5-5.5K! 3rm $6K up! Penthse, patio, 7 units avail, short/ long term. The Sail 2rm $5.5K. Nicole H. 9003-8103 OCEANFRONT@ SENTOSA 1711 sqft 3+1+ Balcony. Pte
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    • 1522 13 Bk D01 -08 CITY D01 -08 CITY Bk D01-0B CITY D01-08CITY D01-08CITY ilM a SOUTH-WEST Ea a SOUTH-WEST 00 a SOUTH-WEST t!*| a SOUTH-WEST W&X a SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS FOR RENT PTE APTS FOR RENT PTE APTS FOR RENT Jgf PTE APTS FOR RENT PTE APTS FOR RENT WAT3 Private
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    • 478 13 MARINA BAY RES 1 bdrm. Nice sea view. Good layout. Well furn. Cosy. Avail immed. 8448-2588 CHEAP! PARKWEST 3+1. Furn. Stu dent/staff/family. All races, long short term. $3.1K. 9366-9088 CITY SQ. MRT 2rm. F/furn $4.2K 3+1 Best layout. P/furn $5.2K. High flr.Privacy. *****840 PMC NEAR SGH/ MRT! Beautiful Spacious 3
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    • 648 13 D09-10 ORCHARD/ L D09-10 ORCHARD/ I* TANGLIN/ HOLLAND E[ftl TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS FOR RENT Jgf PTE APTS FOR RENT Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Leonie Condotel Luxury Accommodation In An Excellent Location 4-bedroom apartments, 2,770 to 4,957 sq ft Minutes walk to Orchard Road, Great World City, Overseas
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    • 852 13 Ardmore II. 4+1, 2023 sqft. Luxury living. Good layout. Pte lift. Prime location. City Vista Residences. 3+1, 2121 sqft. Facing pool greenery. MRT. Good spacious layout. Pte lift. Patersion Residences. 4+1, 2013 sqft. Junior penthouse. Orchard/ Orchard MRT. Conceirge servce. Overseas Family School. High flr. The Arc Draycott 3+1. 1270
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    • 800 13 WATERMARK 2 rms 915 sqft, tastefully furn. River view F/ facilities $5.8K ASPEN HEIGHTS 3 rms 1324 sqft, high flr, p/furn. Unblocked Windy. Avail Feb $5.5K ASPEN HEIGHTS 4 rms. 1582 sqft. Spacious High flr Newly decor, windy. Immed $6K RIDGEWOOD 3-rm, corner. Pool, NS facing. Resort sytle. $4.5K Yvonne
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    • 631 13 ST REGIS 4BDRM 2153/3756sqft F/facilities. Concierge service your doorstep! Ask $15K $18K. Call now for viewing: 9022 9949 THE TRILLIUM 4+STUDIO High flr. Panoramic view. 2390 sqft. P/ furn. Opp Great World City. Beautiful facilities. $14K. 9221 2525 ASTRID MEADOWS, 3+1, 2100sqft, huge balcony, face green, quiet, renovated, corner, resort
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    • 605 14 8 MOUNT Sophia, 3-bdrm with patio. 1453 sqft. 3 mins MRT. F/facilities. Co-broke. welcome. Alvin *****570 SV HORIZON TOWERS 2379 sqft. High flr. 4 bdrms. P/furn. Mins to Orchard. Viewing from 19th Jan 2011. Wendell *****833 PN D.09 CAIRNHILL RES. New. 970 sqft. 2+Study. Quiet/ Pool facing. No noon sun.
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    • 668 14 SPRING GROVE CONDO, 1389 sqft (2 units), 3+1/ 1012 sqft 2+1 high flr resort living/near to Orchard. Expats’ choice. C21 9817 8090 BRAND NEW! D’CHATEA 3+1. P/ furn Modern, large pool. Quiet unblocked near RGPS/ Nanyang/ MRT. $4k neg. 9380 1107 THE BOULEVARD. 2048 sqft. 3 bdrm. High flr, Maids
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    • 956 14 WILKIE STUDIO RES. Brand new 3 bdrms. 1044 sqft. Full/ p/furn. Pool/ Gym. Near MRT. Greenery, Quiet. Avail immed. 9699-8311 THE PIER @MOHD Sultan 990sqft 2rm balcony, P/furn, Somerset Tiara 1500sqft 3+maid rm F/furn Next to Great World. *****550 ATTN! KIMSIA COURT. 1421 sqft. 3-rms, behind Lucky Plaza! MRT, Unblocked.
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    • 901 14 THE TRILLIUM. HIGH floor. Quiet. 2218/ 1798 sqft $10.8K $8.8k Bright. Spacious. Call 9791-2668. CUSCADEN RESIDENCE 3+1. $6.9k St Martin Penthouse 3+1 $9.5k Tanglin Pk 3+1. $7.5k 9791-2668 SCOTT 28 3+1 bdrm 1658 sqft tastefully renovated. high flr, Call owner’s Rep *****017 ***8 MT Sophia 1453 sqft. 3+1+ balconies. Expats’
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    • 1467 14 Pk 011 a21 NEWTON/ Dll a21 NEWTON/ if BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI Flttl BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI pf PTE APTS FOR RENT Pf PTE APTS FOR RENT Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Meadowlodge Off Bukit Timah Road 3+1 4+1 bedroom, 1,206 to 1,410 sq ft Walking distance to shopping centres, eateries and supermarkets Near International
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    • 779 14 DAKOTA RES 3+1 $4.8K+ 1292 sqft. #16. P/furn. Immed/ Feb. Just TOP! MRT/ schs. Unblocked. 4+1, $7K+. 2 units. *****270. GEYLANG LOR. 29 Apt. 3rms with attach bath, 1500sqft, renovated eateries, MRT. $3.3K unfurn. Call 9843-1181 Jaslyn. No co broke 2+1 SIMS Dorado. New cond! Best location! Nearby amenities. Walk
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    • 654 14 EXCELLENT WATERSIDE UNIT: panoramic sea -view, elegant design,renovated, 2411sqft, 4+1 Ask $8.2K. Owner 8378-4689. REDUCED $15K CAMELOT penthse 5350 sqft 4+1+pte lift+ spacious roof terr quiet bayview Serene. View daily. Gerri *****522 DTZ AALTO. JUST TOP. 1959/ 1550/ 1420 sqft. 4+1/ 3 rms High flr/ full sea view. Pte lift.
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    • 679 14 THE BAYSHORE New renovation 926 sqft 2+1. High flr. Unblocked. Panoramic view. F/facilities. Immed. Peter KK Tan *****281 DW KINGS MANSION 1604SQFT, 3+1, High flr, Sea view, Renovated, Walk to Beach/ Parkway, P/Furn, $5.5k, Immed. *****188 Savills ST. PATRICK’S CT 3bdrm 1184 sqft. F/furn. Aircon. $3.5K neg. Avail mid Feb.
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    • 815 14 LOR M TELOK Kurau Ground flr 1410 sqft/ The Bayshore 1249 sqft/ The Summit 1668 sqft. All 3 rms. Immed. 9639-1490 HSR BAYSHORE PARK. FULL sea view. 1/2/3/4/ 5+1 rms (Penthse). 9170-8888 9739-0008 Andrew 38 AMBER 2+1/ 3+1/ Penthouse. Area fr 900 sqft.Next to Chinese Swimming Club. Call *****828 NEW
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    • 724 15 EDELWEISS 3+1 1399 sqft. Quiet facing. Partial/ fully furn. F/facilities. Avail immed. Expat/ corp lease. Steve 8128-9001 DTZ SAVANNAH CONDO. 3+1, approx 1238 sqft, well kept, facing East. Lush greenery. P/furn. Mins to mall/ MRT. 9769-8573 ERA CARISSA PARK 3 rms 1324 sqft. Well-maintained. No noon sun. Nice pool facing.
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    • 699 15 RESIDENTIAL STATE PROPERTIES FOR RENT OPEN HOUSE ON 15 JAN (11am-3pm) Visit www.spio.sla.gov.sg 134C KANG CHING RD #12-137 S *****4 Property type Apartment No. of storey 12 Built-in flr area 77 sqm Guide Rent $920 UGLPremas *****288 PARC VISTA 3+1 Twr7 Pool View. F/furn. Rare. Lakeside MRT. F/facilities. neg. Immed.Call
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    • 837 15 MAYFAIR 3+1. HIGH flr. F/furn. 1163 sqft. Jurong E Ave 1. Pte lift. MRT. Immed. neg. 9459 8818 GUILIN VIEW. LESS than 10 mins MRT. 4+1, 1500 sqft. F/furn. Full condo facilities. 9618-4311 Agt MAYFAIR 1227 SQFT 3+1rm. High flr, pool view, p/furn, f/facilities, pte lift. Avail Feb. 9451-8119. RARE!
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    • 1016 15 IMMED! FR $1200 Master rm short/ long term. Furn, aircon, internet, laundry. River Valley rd. Near bus stop. Call 8368-3131 CLEAN, QUIET, F/FURN, aircon PUB in Toa Payoh condo, Balestier Bugis. Near MRT, sports complex. Immed. *****028 LADY PROFESSIONAL student only. F/furn. Compass Hgts Condo. Very clean. Free broadband Wifi.
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    • 1809 15 B| NORTH/ NORTH/ Ik NORTH/ Bk NORTH/ 3 NORTH-EAST HDB fYlil NORTH-EAST HDB Hitt NORTH-EAST HDB »7l NORTH-EAST HDB f APTS FOR RENT APTS FOR RENT APTS FOR RENT APTS FOR RENT HDB MEDIAN SUB-LETTING RENTS *ATS in 3rd Quarter 2010 Notes: 1. indicates no subletting transactions in the quarter.
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    • 691 15 APPROVED 5-RM Bt Batok Blk 290. Near sch, amenities etc. Furn. High flr. Bright, breezy. $2.5K Avail 1 Feb SGS 9010 5748 CLEMENTI 458, 5I APPROVED 5 min walk to MRT, high flr. Partial/ fully furn, aircon. Immed, $2.8K. 9062 7773 3+1 5’A’ JURONG West, 517A. Mid flr, F/Furn, granite
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    • 464 15 CONDO/ APT WANTED by expats. High budget up to $3M. Prefer D09-D15 or projects near MRT. Owners call 9222-1522 SK Teo READY BUYERS/ TENANTS avail! Pte property wanted in all areas. Best guaranteed! 9127-0973 RIENDLY TAIWANESE WIFE Responsible Canadian Husband Lecturer PR of Int’l sch who just arrived in S’pore
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    • 720 16 JURONG FOOD HUB, Ramp-up factory 4th flr 2594sqft, suits ctr. Kitchen, Bare unit @$1.30psf excl. maintenance 9049-0877 JURONG FOOD HUB, two adjoining units total 5188 Sqft. 3rd level. Suitable for centre kitchen. Molly 9049 0877 ALJUNIED MRT CORP image. Ground/ upp 2600/ 5200/ 7800 *****/ ***** sqft. Avail Jan ’11.
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    • 311 16 OFFICE SPACE I Hh OFFICE SPACE \fjjf FOP RENT |p FOR RENT NOVENA Medical Center Medical Suites For Lease A <3 1 Situated above Novena MRT Station and Square 2 Shopping Mall Medical suites from 452 to 1,012 sq ft Amalgamated units available Day surgery facilities, radiology and laboratory services
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    • 505 16 GOLDEN AGRI PLAZA, Pasir Panjang Rd. Business space from 1916 to 16,689 sqft. Good facilities. Easy access. Call *****800 Agents welcome THE CENTRAL 883 sqft, $8 psf. Int’l Plaza 2357 sqft, $7 psf. Henderson 4241 sqft, $1.80 psf. Pantech 1888 sqft, $1.50 psf. Call Samina 9383-1309 DTZ ***RARE! GEYLANG F’HOLD
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    • 928 16 MIDVIEW CITY Sin Ming. 1496 sqft Blk 28 #05. Brand new/ own toilet. Avail immed. $2300/pm. 9615-9975 HSR ***TEMPLE ST OFFICE space for rental. 1200 sqft with director’s rm. Air-con. Renovated unit. Call Wanda *****677 for viewing. CITILINK WAREHOUSE COMPLEX (Pasir Panjang). Office like unit/ store. 1195 sqft. Office Bt
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    • 760 16 OFFICE SPACE I Hfck OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE ||§f FOR SALE iSr Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Central Strategically located at the heart of CBD Above Clarke Quay MRT Station Sizes from 646 sq ft to 13,337 sq ft 4.5m floor to floor height Column-free concept for more space
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    • 520 16 ONE COMMONWEALTH. OFFICE Just TOP. 1679 sqft, next to MRT. Top flr, bare unit, own toilet. Must view! *****330 Chong CORP BLDG PRESTIGE image beautiful cond. ***** sqft. Nice landscape. Free parking, MRT/ good investment. 9818 6328 CJ INT’L PLAZA, 936 sqft, above #25, tenanted, MRT/ amenities Chinatown Pt. 743
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    • 1352 16 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 CHANGl For Leasing Enquiries, Call: 6541 2113 6541 2977 6541 2557 leasing.landside@changiairport.com www. changiairportgroup.com 3-STOREY SHOPHSE 4500 sqft. High ceiling. Suitable for bridal shop/ F&B. Immed. 7
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    • 589 16 ***BEDOK NORTH HDB shophse. 2-storey Tenanted. Approx. 1450 sqft. Bal. 69 yrs. Easy access to PIE/ ECP. $1M. 9816-7668 OT F&B #1 CORNER HDB. 925 sqft Tg Pagar Plaza. Near MRT. Super heavy human traffic. Good investment. 9385-0008 DWG 3XX GEYLANG RD, F’hold, 3-flr, corner coffeeshop, near Aljunied MRT, opp
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