The Straits Times, 23 January 2011

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    22 1 the sunday times JANUARY 23, 2011 92 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 107/11/2010 sp!l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 90 cents
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    Lock icon Malaysian navy foils pirate raid
    492 1 Commandos capture 7 Somalis attempting to hijack S’pore-bound tanker in Gulf of Aden AP Reuters New Straits Times Kuala Lumpur Malaysian navy commandos have foiled the hijacking of a Singapore-bound oil tanker by Somali pirates, capturing seven pirates in a dramatic strike against the scourge
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    Lock icon Lakeside city centre planned for Jurong
    897 1  -  Rachel Chang A new city centre in the west will take shape by Jurong Lake over the next decade under the Remaking Our Heartland programme. To be called Jurong Gateway, it will span an area the size of 70 football fields and be the
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      256 1 “TIGER MUM” AMY CHUA GAY MPs? not “We’re like that!!” No problem so long as they perform, says MM Lee, but is society ready? say horrified Chinese Singaporean mums in the US PRIMEPAGE3 PRIMEPAGE6 LEE WEI LING: She’s right in some respects THINKPAGE33 S’PORE TIGERS? How mums here measure up
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      Lock icon Party's GE line-up nearly done: SM Goh
      568 2  -  PAP has only to confirm a few more new faces; polls could be after presidential election Teo Wan Gek wangekt@sph.com.sg Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday revealed that the People’s Action Party (PAP) is at the tail end of interviewing potential candidates for
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      50 2 In Friday’s report, “New book on Malays in Singapore”, we said the Malay Heritage Foundation published the book, Malay Heritage Of Singapore. This is incorrect. The book was published by Suntree Media, in association with the Malay Heritage Foundation. We are sorry for the error.
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      Lock icon Gay MP? 'Her private life is her private life'
      799 3  -  But society is not ready for such openness in Parliament: MM Lee Elgin Toh elgintoh@sph.com.sg Social mores at one time kept single women out of Parliament. The likes of Ms Penny Low and Ms Indranee Rajah, both sitting MPs and unmarried,
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      Lock icon Book on MM Lee flies off the shelves at Borders
      236 3  -  Melissa Lin Copies of the new book on Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, titled Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going, were sold out at Borders’ two bookstore outlets here within two days of its launch. The outlets,
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      170 3 Have your say at www.straitstimes.com Should MM Lee’s house be conserved? Some of the most important discussions on Singapore’s future were held in MM Lee’s house at 38 Oxley Road, back in the 1950s. But MM Lee recently revealed that he has told the Cabinet to demolish it
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      Lock icon Make the best of the workers we have: PM
      696 4  -  He urges employers to respond to labour shortage by boosting training, productivity Rachel Chang rchang@sph.com.sg Employers have approached Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for help in getting more foreign worker permits from the Ministry of Manpower, as they are facing an
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      Lock icon ICBC signs deal to enter US bank market
      421 4 AFP Reuters Beijing ICBC, the world’s largest bank by market value, has signed a deal to make it the first Chinese bank to enter the United States retail banking market, The Wall Street Journal reported. ICBC, the Industrial Commercial Bank of China,
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    • SPECIAL REPORT TIGER MUMS
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        Lock icon Excerpts, published in the Wall Street Journal on Jan 8, and taken from Amy Chua's memoir
        243 6 Responding severely to misbehaving kids “Chinese parents can get away with things that Western parents can’t. Once when I was young maybe more than once when I was extremely disrespectful to my mother, my
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        Lock icon Blend control and affection, say experts
        366 6  -  Yen Feng Huang Huifen Successful parents blend a great amount of child-centredness and affection with a high degree of control. This recipe not only instils values such as hard work, but also allows children to mature socially and emotionally, so they enjoy the process
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        Lock icon We're not all Tiger Mums
        1404 6  -  CHINESE-SINGAPOREAN MOTHERS IN THE U.S. Amid controversy over American author Amy Chua’s recent book, Battle Hymn Of The Tiger Mother, on Chinese parenting styles, Chinese-Singaporean mums in the United States have come out roaring: Yen Feng zengyan@sph.com.sg We do have children who are maths whizzes
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        Lock icon Children must be drilled, says former teacher
        426 8  -  IN SINGAPORE Irene Tham It is “show and tell” time when Ms Jasmine Lee comes across children throwing tantrums in public. And she has no qualms about embarrassing the parents of such children. She will gather her three children Keith, 11, Ethan, nine,
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        Lock icon Caned just once and never again
        290 8  -  Irene Tham Tang May Shuen, 16, has been caned just once. It was over something “trivial” and she cannot even remember the cause. She was then just five. The experience grieved her parents more than it did her. So much so that they never
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        Lock icon Social skills and responsibility over paper chase
        299 8  -  Irene Tham Making paper planes, yes. Paper chase, no. Cramming is out too. That’s what Mrs Sylvia Kong, 38, thinks. She feels her twochildren David, eight, and Elizabeth, six are too young for rote drills. They should be picking up social skills and
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      Lock icon Pay hike as supply of maids dries up
      1309 10  -  More agencies say they plan to increase salaries of new Indonesian domestic helpers Teh Joo Lin Neo Wen Tong Lim Yi Han Additional reporting by Additional reporting by Kon Xin Hua, Melissa Kok and Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja A week after news that 17
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      Lock icon Shaw's hongbao tradition lives on
      292 10  -  Irene Tham It has been a tradition since 1948, when movie moguls Run Run Shaw and Runme Shaw would personally hand out red packets and other goodies to the elderly during Chinese New Year. Yesterday, their family members continued this annual practice: Mr Shaw Vee
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      Lock icon S'poreans No. 2 on CNN's 'coolest' list
      343 10  -  Carolyn Quek Surprise, surprise. Singaporeans have been named the second “coolest nationality” in the world by travel website CNNgo and it all has to do with the Republic’s burgeoning geek culture. “With its absurdly computerliterate population, Singapore is geek central and its people
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      Lock icon S'pore's 1st law class 50 years on
      717 13  -  Luminaries in pioneer batch pay tribute to founding dean Teh Joo Lin joolin@sph.com.sg What do Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong, ambassador-at-large Tommy Koh and former police commissioner Goh Yong Hong have in common? They all belong to Singapore’s pioneer batch of 22 law
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      Lock icon Bright welcome for restored Gandhi building
      132 13 President S R Nathan lights an oil lamp to mark the inauguration of the restored Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Building in Race Course Lane. The building (right) first opened its doors on April 24, 1953, and was built and dedicated to the Father of Modern
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      Lock icon Drain system 'must grow along with city'
      940 14  -  S’pore needs to find long-term solutions to floods, say experts GLOBAL WARMING EFFECTS ON SINGAPORE Amresh Gunasingham amreshg@sph.com.sg Singapore’s drainage system will have to grow with urbanisation if it wants to alleviate floods like the ones that hit Orchard Road unexpectedly last year.
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      Lock icon Kovan food centre scores straight As
      435 14  -  Melissa Lin Each of the 66 food stalls at the newly renovated Kovan food centrehas a grade “A”food hygienerating label from the National Environment Agency (NEA). This makes the Kovan 209 Market and Food Centre, located next to Heartland Mall, the only hawker centre
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      Lock icon PA: Fees at Tampines lifestyle hub to be affordable
      268 14  -  Jonathan Kwok Fees at the upcoming lifestyle hub in Tampines will be kept affordable, said the People’s Association (PA). Its chief executive director Yam Ah Mee said yesterday that while it is still too early to determine the exact rates to
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      Lock icon Climate change 'faster in S-E Asia than elsewhere'
      571 15  -  GLOBAL WARMING EFFECTS ON SINGAPORE Amresh Gunasingham If you still think climate change is a far-fetched idea in Singapore, think again. A leading global reinsurer not only believes the region has been feeling the full effects of global warming in the past
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      Lock icon Say 'hola' to Mexican contingent at Chingay
      335 16  -  Lin Yang Chingay 2011 will get some fiesta flavour from a Mexican contingent appearing for the first time. Contingent organiser Claudia Gonzalez de Villegas said that her husband, Mexico’s Ambassador to Singapore, will lead her country’s parade contingent. She was speaking at the
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      Lock icon Property agent rues criminal past
      866 16  -  Man who used to make $12,000 monthly barred from industry Daryl Chin darylc@sph.com.sg His convictions for criminal breach of trust and other money-related issues had hurt his career moves before. He failed to become an insurance agent because of his record. And he did not
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      Lock icon PAP's Malay affairs wing gears up for election
      365 17  -  It hosts dialogue with 300 activists to discuss their concerns Zakir Hussain zakirh@sph.com.sg The Malay Affairs Bureau of the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) is rallying its troops for the upcoming general election. Yesterday, it hosted a closeddoor dialogue for some 300
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      Lock icon Stop a fight? Few step forward
      325 17  -  Kon Xin Hua Did you see the lovers’ quarrel that turned violent in busy Orchard Road yesterday afternoon? Were you ready to help the young woman in the spat as the man grabbed her wrists, looking as if he were ready to hit her?
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      102 12 I p TT V11 B M 11 r* LYDIA L ►Urn *iVA A I TO KEEP SINGAPORE GOING v Lee on his wife Kwa Geok Choo Lee Kuan Yew takes on his critics in 32 hours of interviews with Straits Times journalists on all the important issues that have shaped
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      Lock icon Fakes flood Chinese art market
      579 18  -  Problem increasing as investment in art grows; affects antique and modern works Ho Ai Li China Correspondent In Beijing hoaili@sph.com.sg Additional reporting in Singapore by Lin Yang Lin Yang One collector parted with 200,000 yuan (S$39,000) for three Chinese ink paintings at an auction last
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      Lock icon Demand for Indonesian art sparks rise in forgery
      573 18  -  Lynn Lee Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta Additional reporting by Lin Yang in Singapore The growing popularity and value of Indonesian art has sparked a rise in the circulation of fakes, according to art experts. These fakes include copies of the works
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      Lock icon US hands stolen Degas painting back to France
      270 18 AFP Washington The United States has returned to France a painting by French impressionist Edgar Degas stolen 38 years ago. Laundry Women With Toothache, or Les blanchisseuses souffrant des dents, was handed over to acting French Ambassador Francois Rivasseau by the director
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      Lock icon MCA pressured to deliver in Johor poll
      427 19  -  It risks being judged irrelevant if it cannot bring in Chinese votes Hazlin Hassan Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur hazlinh@sph.com.sg The Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for a Johor by-election that kicked off yesterday is from Umno, but it is the Malaysian Chinese Association
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      Lock icon 'Police were also victims of ousted Tunisian president'
      72 19 A policeman holding up his identity card at a protest yesterday in Tunisia’s capital, Tunis, by thousands of police officers, national guard members, firemen and street cleaners. They claimed to be victims of former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Police, whom
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      Lock icon Bidders eye stake in Pos Malaysia
      524 19  -  Leslie Lopez Senior Regional Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur Malaysia’splan to privatise its moribund postal services is stoking strong international interest, but with uncertainty as to whether the deal will break away from controversial private negotiations of the past. Khazanah Nasional, the state-owned investment agency
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      Lock icon Japanese aarents help kids job-hunt
      477 20 They’re attending recruitment talks, making career inquiries on behalf of graduating children Tokyo Many Japanese parents are doubling as job hunters, seeking career information and attending job fairs for their graduating offspring as Japan’s job market shrivels and its youth show a lack of aggression.
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      Lock icon No living off parents in Jiangsu
      363 20 Nanjing A Chinese province has passed a regulation forbidding adult children from demanding money or belongings from their parents, the first such rule in China, where an increasing number of grown-ups have chosen to live off their old folk. The regulation, enacted by the
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      Lock icon Cameron's media chief quits over scandal
      412 21 Phone-tap episode casts ‘serious doubt’ on PM’s judgment: Critics AFP London British Prime Minister David Cameron’s media chief has resigned, saying the pressure over a phone-hacking scandal at the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid he once edited had made his job impossible. Mr Andy Coulson, 43,
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      Lock icon Outcry over mega job portal in US
      483 21 Washington Post New York A massive network of employment websites where any company can list job openings for free has been launched in the United States, amid protests from newspapers and online recruitment companies which fear the loss of billions of dollars in
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      Lock icon Banks for street kids, run by kids
      1016 22  -  Scheme began in India and has now been franchised across Asia Himaya Quasem hquasem@sph.com.sg Rohit is only 15, has just three shirts to his name and lives on 10 rupees (30 Singapore cents) a day, yet he is already a successful bank manager.
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      Lock icon Thai sect to flex muscles at protest
      441 22  -  Nirmal Ghosh Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok An ascetic sect has blocked an entrance to the Prime Minister’s Office in Bangkok, in the latest headache for the Thai government. The non-violent, vegetarian and intensely patriotic Santi Asoke sect is set to flex its muscles
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      Lock icon Education, research on Obama's agenda
      378 22 Reuters AFP Washington United States President Barack Obama will ask for more spending on education, research and infrastructure such as roads in this week’s State of the Union speech, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. The newspaper said Mr Obama, a Democrat, would also suggest
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        Lock icon George Yeo on road trip to China
        100 22 Chiang Rai (Thailand) Foreign Minister George Yeo will join other Asean foreign ministers on a road trip from Thailand to China via Laos, from today to Tuesday. The trip is part of ongoing efforts to profile the Asean Connectivity masterplan that was approved
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        Lock icon Saudi dies setting himself on fire
        92 22 AP Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) A Saudi man in his sixties has died after setting himself on fire in the south-western town of Samta. It is apparently the kingdom’s first case of self-immolation since an unemployed man set himself on fire in Tunisia last month
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        Lock icon S'porean on drug charges in JB
        99 22 Johor Baru A Singaporean fishmonger was charged with drug-trafficking and drug-possession by a magistrate’s court here last Friday. According to the Sin Chew Daily, 62-year-old Lai Baoyong was caught trafficking in some 1,514g of ketamine, 370g of Ice as well as 148g of Ecstasy
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        Lock icon SAF exercise in New Zealand
        72 22 Wellington Singapore’s Minister of State for Defence Koo Tsai Kee and New Zealand’s Minister of Defence Wayne Mapp observed a live-firing exercise involving the Singapore Self-Propelled Howitzer, Primus, during a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) exercise at the Waiouru Training Area in New Zealand yesterday. About
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        Lock icon China drought worsens
        92 22 Bernama Jinan The worst drought in six decades is escalating in eastern China’s Shandong province, a spokesman with the local flood control and drought relief headquarters said yesterday. A total of 240,000 people and 107,000 head of livestock are suffering from short supply of drinking water in
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      Lock icon SEC seeks uniform rules for brokers, advisers
      449 23 Common standard aimed at offering investor protection and handling conflicts of interest Reuters Washington United States securities regulators are calling for a new uniform standard for broker-dealers and investment advisers that would require them to put retail customers ahead of their own financial
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      Lock icon CITIGROUP CEO’S $2.2M PAY RISE
      295 23 New York Times New York Citigroup’s chief executive Vikram Pandit, after nearly two years of earning a mere US$1 (S$1.30) in salary while he tried to put the bank back on track, has been awarded a US$1.75 million salary, according to a filing last Friday.
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      Lock icon Facebook to unveil finances
      291 23 NYT Reuters Seattle Facebook is preparing to open its books this year or early next year to give investors a glimpse into the financial workings of the world’s No. 1 social network, after it sealed an oversubscribed US$1.5 billion (S$ 1.9 billion) round of financing. The
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      Lock icon $1.6b quarterly loss for Bank of America
      449 23 Bloomberg New York Bank of America Corp, the largest US bank by assets, reported a US$1.24 billion (S$1.59 billion) fourth-quarter loss as costs mounted for refunds, writedowns and litigation tied to faulty mortgages. The loss of 16 cents a share widened from $194
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      65 22 v Join us as we usher in the Lunar New Year Shop and indulge in a wide selection of festive products from 717 Durian, Home’s Favourite, King of Melon Seeds, Little Nonya Cookies, Yang Hua Cookies and more. 3 Jan to 11 Feb 11 Raffles Xchange (Raffles Place MRT Station)
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      489 23 Weather Vane Cloudy Storms Beijing Melbourne Stockholm Washington Showers Clear Bangkok Perth Rome Vancouver Singapore Bali Cebu Johannesburg Manila Today: Athens Brisbane Cairo Mexico City Partly cloudy. Monday and Tuesday: Afternoon showers with thunder. Outlook: Sunrise Sunset 7.15am 7.18pm Moonrise Moonset 9.59am 10.26pm 32 23 Air Quality PSI: 38 (Good)
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      2811 25  -  Investors may make 4 to 8 per cent yields by renting out shops, offices and factories Esther Teo Property Reporter esthert@ sph.com.sg The recent measures to cool the housing market have taken some of the shine off the buoyant residential property sector. But this has
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        1781 27  -  Mum of 2 traded life in the fast lane for a time- and rewards-rich career in direct selling Lorna Tan Senior Correspondent lorna@sph.com.sg When she was regional director of Baring Securities in Japan, Ms Amy Yip clocked 15-hour work days, with little time for her
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      933 28 If reaching a retirement savings target hinges on high investment returns in the final decade before you call it a day, that’s a risky bet New York Times New York What would you do if your financial planner prescribed the following advice? Save
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      397 29  -  Ms Wendy Lee tells Kon Xin Hua about her selfdesigned flat with a modern and minimalist theme. MY SPACE Kon Xin Hua Ms Wendy Lee, 27, teacher L Lives in a five-room HDB flat in Woodlands L Lives with her husband, Mr Rin
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      1071 30  -  Experts can be wrong; unlicensed salesmen, dangerous. Take care. [SMALL CHANGE] Chris Firth The writer is the chief executive of wealth management firm dollarDex.com When it comes to investing, you need to know who and what you can trust. Trust your own judgment
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      220 30  -  FINANCIAL QUOTIENT BROUGHT TO YOU BY FRANKLIN TEMPLETON Lorna Tan Where do you see this? Fund tickers and fund-related advertisements. What does it mean? Fund rating is a quantitative evaluation of a fund’s past performance, relative to other funds. Fund rating agencies employ different methodologies
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      138 25 www.vw.com.sg Streamlined for performance Introducing the new Volkswagen Passat CC. The 4-door coupe. The sleek new 5-seater Passat CC performs exactly like it looks. Part limousine, part coupe, it represents the best of both worlds. It has the aerodynamic design and performance of a sports coupe, while its spacious interior
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      426 27 HSBC's renminbi time deposit. Now you can access renminbi from Singapore's shores. Renminbi, the currency of one of the world's fastest growing economies, is now more within your reach than ever with HSBC's renminbi time deposit. Having established our presence in China for over 145 years, HSBC is amongst the
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      75 28 '»<' V m ;c V V»" S\S m. ’t »<• Relationships built on commitment and experience From understanding an individual’s life stages, to selecting products that work together to help meet his or her financial needs, we’ve developed relationships based on our experience in Singapore and commitment to Singaporeans. This
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      637 29 A FEATURE BROUGHT TO YOU BY AIA .0* r A~ > JOURNEYS A perfect soul mate A strong financial partner A lifetime together All of us are on a journey. And no matter which path we end up taking, it’s important to have someone we can count on. For 80
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      178 30 NEW RESIDENTIAL PROJECT OPPORTUNITY NEXT TO POTONG PASIR MRT Chinese New Year’s a a •sis Jl' S *4 -its r 'M \v JiV :v. v^7 L. M jArtisls Impression 1, 2, 3-bedroom apartments Functional layouts, luxurious finishes, quality fittings Close to nex@Serangoon Central other conveniences 4 MRT stops to Orchard
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      1468 31 Over 32 hours in 16 interviews, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew spoke on his family and his views on Singapore and world events. Below are excerpts from the interviews compiled into the new book Hard Truths. Q: Would you have been disappointed if
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      1321 31  -  At 24, Straits Times reporter Rachel Lin was the youngest of the seven-member team of journalists who in 2009 interviewed Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew for a new book, titled Hard Truths. She writes about her attempt to understand the musings of a man 61 years
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      403 32 EDITORIAL It was a measure of how important the issue was that in his first National Day Rally speech in 2004, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong touched on it at some length having babies. “It’s a national problem for us,” he said, but at the same time
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      163 32 Fertility figures hit all-time low There is no way you can increase productivity and fertility at the same time. They contradict each other. Does it help that both the husband and wife have to work late hours and sometimes even over weekends, stuck in the drive for “increased productivity”?
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      181 32 QUOTES OF THE WEEK “I’m not against the way Chua pushes her daughters...I just wish she wasn’t so soft and indulgent.” New York Times columnist David Brooks on author AMY CHUA who advocates strict parenting in her controversial new controversial new book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother “This place
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        290 32  -  Paul Chan The basis of assessment of property tax is the same regardless of whether a property is let, owner-occupied or vacant, while the annual value reflects its monthly gross rent. This is the stand of the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras). The
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        253 32  -  Jeffrey Law After reading last Sunday’s excerpts (“We are not vulnerable? They can besiege you. You’ll be dead”) from the book, Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going, I now realise that there are many things that Singaporeans including myself have taken
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        225 32  -  Low Fong Hon Director Waste and Resource Management Department National Environment Agency We refer to the recent letters on recycling Mr Roy Koo’s “Many don’t know how to sort items” and Ms Adeline Chong’s “Wanted: A guide to recycling” (Jan 2), Mr Lim Beng Cheng’s
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        164 32  -  Tay Ai Cheng (Ms) Senior Director Public Library Services National Library Board We refer to the letter from Ms Rei Chan, “Theft at library but request to view CCTV denied” (Jan 9). The public is not allowed to enter the CCTV footage viewing
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        249 32  -  Elaine Pong (Ms) Head, Media Strategy Communications and Corporate Relations Department for Chief Executive Officer Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority We refer to last Sunday’s letters by Mr Nagarajan (“Bar canines from playgrounds”) and Mr Tan Shao Ken (“Impose stiffer penalties on dog owners who flout
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        154 32  -  Dr Lawrence Soh I am 100 per cent with Dr Lee Wei Ling on her point that doctors should not order costly, unnecessary tests (“Don’t take the easy way out”; last Sunday). I was a young medical officer when a trained general
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        138 32  -  Allan Chong I read Dr Lee Wei Ling’s article last Sunday, “Don’t take the easy way out”, and totally agree with her view that doctors should rely on their senses and accumulated experience, and not order unnecessary tests. Unfortunately, even young veterinarians nowadays are
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      364 33  -  Each week, we publish an extract from a book that is topical or of general interest. Extracted by Peter Chan Extracted by Peter Chan from the National Library Board. Do you know what illnesses you are predisposed to? Or do you have gene variants linked to heart disease or
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      1092 33  -  Some children benefit from being pushed hard, while others need more nurturing Lee Wei Ling The writer is the director of the National Neuroscience Institute. The excerpt from Yale law professor Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn Of The Tiger Mother first published in
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      784 33  -  THE EX-PAT FILES Niki Bruce The writer, an Australian, is the online editor of herworld.com and SheShops.com and has lived in Singapore for two years. I almost missed my deadline for this column since I just got back from holiday. No, I didn’t “go home”,
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      360 33 STREET VIEW “People themselves do not think dialects are important to their lives.” MR PERNG PECK SENG, 59, vice-president of the Hokkien Huay Kuan, quoted in a recent article about how the use of dialects has been steadily declining Tey Khek Ban, 39 Manager “It is a change in the
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      978 34  -  With its co-founder on medical leave, tech company’s ability to continue its hot streak of innovation is called into question Steve Lohr New York Times Shortly before the iPad tablet went on sale last year, Mr Steve Jobs showed off Apple’s latest creation to
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      960 35  -  Ravi Shankar Buddhavarapu bshankar@sph.com.sg With Holden Caulfield, unglamorous rebel, ruthless enemy of “phoneyness”, J.D. Salinger created an enduring American icon though of doubtful value, it can be argued. A much-thumbed copy of Salinger’s 1950s cult classic of urban alienation, The Catcher In The
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      327 35 Eric Low Why he wants to step aside The People’s Action Party candidate for Hougang in two past general elections is not keen to be fielded again. He said last Thursday that, at 62, his age was the main factor. Even if he were to win in Hougang, he
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      1193 35  -  Devil is in the detail for UN-backed plan to pay developing nations to preserve their forests Jessica Cheam Environment Correspondent jcheam@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/cheamjessica Those hoping that a progressive global scheme to halt deforestation may help to keep Singapore’s skies free of haze in the near future
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      83 31 BEHOLDEN TO PM? Is there group think in Cabinet? Will ministers become beholden to the PM, when they are paid such high salaries? Why do you need to nail every lie to protect your reputation at all cost? Read the answers from Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in the book
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      420 34 V <9 *> 5 b^ c <s»« SAFFRON SQUARE CROYD LONDON *> m s A >0 sT F IE J, 3^ Sf -> 'A P L -i -“i i r -J fe ka nr I. vp* m A «tW JL. I O' 1 m SAFFRON SQUARE CROYDON ST.PANCRAS (KING'S CROSS)
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    845 36 OBITUARIES 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory of WONG AH LOI MAUREEN WONG SAI MUI Departed: 23rd Jan 08 Not just today but every day, We remember the times we shared. Always remembered by all loved ones In Loving Memory Of: Cherry Pang Departed 23/1/2004 Memory, however sad is the link
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      196 37 TVtimes BADMINTON Malaysia Open Super Series Finals (Live, StarHub Ch211, 2pm). BASKETBALL NBA Dallas v New Jersey (Live, StarHub Ch201, 8am), Toronto v Miami (8.30am), Golden State v LA Clippers (11.30am) Live, StarHub Ch202. CRICKET 3rd ODI Australia v England (Live, mio TV Ch123, 11.20am and 3.30pm). 5th ODI South
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      373 37  -  SSA hires ex-world champion to help talented shooter qualify for Olympics Lin Xinyi linxinyi@sph.com.sg National shooter Jasmine Ser will work with a new coach as she guns for a 2012 Olympics berth. Russian Kirill Ivanov, 41, has been tasked to take Ser, a medallist at the
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      237 37  -  May Chen National sailor Rachel Lee capped her best year yet by taking top honours at the SAF Yacht Club Colours Award ceremony at Changi Clubhouse last night. The 17-year-old Asian Games women’s 420 gold-medallist was awarded the Commodore’s Challenge Trophy. “There are
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      144 37 BADMINTON Malayasian Open In Kuala Lumpur:S-finals –Men’s singles: Taufik Hidayat (Ina) bt Simon Santoso (Ina) 21-15 21-19. Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Chen Long (Chn) 21-9 21-9. Women’s singles: Wang Yihan (Chn) bt Wang Xin (Chn) 21-18 21-18. Wang Shixian (Chn) bt Jiang Yanjiao (Chn) 21-19 21-17. BASKETBALL NBA
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        613 37  -  SECOND-YEAR trainer Mok Zhan Lun may be regarded as a David among the Goliaths, but the relative newbie has already been hitting the target more often than two-thirds of the training ranks at Kranji this year. Michael Lee The former foreign exchange banker, who threw currencies
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        363 37 A thumping barrier trial on Tuesday underscored the return to his brilliant best of Patron's Bowl winner Intercept who makes his racing comeback in the $125,000 Open race (1400m) this afternoon. The Zerpour five-year-old has not raced since his indifferent performance in the Group 1
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      50 37 CRICKET SCA T-20 Challenge Clubs, Group A: MUCC v SCA Colts (Kallang, 8am), Indi CC v Golden CC (Westend, 11.30am). Gp B: SPA v LLCC (Westend), IA v Horizon CC (Kallang) 3pm. LAWN BOWLS National singles U-25 C’ships Q-finals/S-finals/Finals (Kallang Green, 8.30am). SOFTBALL SBSA Kallang Open (Kallang Diamond, 9am).
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      270 37  -  Lee Min Kok Singapore’s women bowlerscontinued their hot streak at the Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships by clinching two bronze medals on Friday. The quintet of Daphne Tan, Bernice Lim, Tan Yan Ling, Fok Ka Wai and Kristel Oh combined for a total of 6,053 pinfalls in
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        230 38  - HOT BODS Text and pictures by Joyce Fang If you or your friends fit into our Hot Bods Series, drop us a line and photo at stimage@sph.com.sg Md Saifullah Ramijan, 21 NSF firefighter Height: 1.76m Weight: 62kg Exercise regimen: I exercise during working hours as there is a gym at
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        1079 38  -  Youngster learns the hard way that to be a winner, one has to fight all the way COURTSIDE] Rohit Brijnath Brijnath In Melbourne rohitb@sph.com.sg The education of 18-year-old Bernard Tomic started at 9.08pm last night in a classroom called Rod Laver Arena. His tutorial, lasting 150 minutes,
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        347 38 Reuters Melbourne The garment, effectively a gold sports bra and printed miniskirt linked together by an iffy lattice, that Venus Williams chose to design and wear it at the Australian Open has been labelled as tennis’ worst ever outfit by The Times. No such label for Maria
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          91 38 AP Milos Raonic’s ambitions (below) are as big as his serve. The 20-year-old Canadian qualifier sent 10th seed Mikhail Youzhny packing 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 yesterday to reach the fourth round. Raonic slammed 31 aces past Youzhny. It was no fluke. He served
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          66 38 AP The doubles match between India’s Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi and Spain’s Feliciano Lopez and Argentina’s Juan Monaco saw a squabble. Lopez claimed Paes had tried “to provoke us all the time”. Bhupathi said the cause was the Indians’ use of the Spanish word
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      261 39 Reuters Kuala Lumpur Former world champion Taufik Hidayat wants the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to investigate Lin Dan’s Malaysia Open quarter-final injury pull-out, which top seed Lee Chong Wei also finds intriguing. China’s Lin gave a walkover to compatriot Chen Long
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      377 39 Quarter-final heading for penalty shootout when Kewell sends Iraq crashing out AP Australia 1 Iraq 0 Doha Harry Kewell scored with just three minutes of extra time left yesterday to send Australia into the Asian Cup semi-finals with a 1-0 victory that ended Iraq’s defence of their
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      322 39 AP Doha Having scored twice against Qatar to lead Japan into the semi-final, Shinji Kagawa is finally making his presence felt at the Asian Cup. The 21-year-old striker came into Asia’s premier football tournament with high expectations after having scored eight goals in his first
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        132 39 Harry Redknapp went window shopping in Madrid on Thursday and returned empty-handed after having his pockets picked. The Tottenham football manager, who went to watch Diego Forlan and Lassana Diarra play, was robbed of more than £500 (S$ 1,000) in cash and his credit cards
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        134 39 Aston Villa’s American goalkeeper Brad Friedel (below) is in a worse financial state despite earning around £40,000 (S$80,000) a week. He has been declared bankrupt in England over debts relating to a football academy back home. He reportedly owes the backers of the Premier Soccer Academies in
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      204 39 AP Doha Football stadiums at the Asian Cup were on average 62 per cent full during the group stage, according to figures released by tournament organisers yesterday. The sight of rows of empty seats at many games has attracted particular attention in light of
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      265 40 AP Arsenal 3 Wigan 0 London In-form striker Robin van Persie scored a hat-trick as Arsenal eased past Wigan 3-0 to stay in touch with leaders Manchester United at the top of the Premier League. The Dutch international made it six goals
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      307 40 Results Wolves Liverpool Torres 36, 90+1, Meireles 50 3 0 Arsenal van Persie 21, 58, 85 3 Wigan 0 Sunderland Richardson 15, 36 2 Blackpool Adam 86pen 1 Everton Bilyaletdinov 77, Fellaini 90 2 2 West Ham Spector 26, Piquionne 84 Fulham Dempsey 33, 56pen 2 Stoke
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      459 40 Red Devils take unbeaten run to 22 games as Berbatov scores a hat-trick Manchester United 5 Birmingham City 0 LONDON Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger declared last week that Manchester United had been “lucky” to make it through 21 Premier League games undefeated. Make that 22 now. And there
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      873 40 The Times, London London–Accordingtoa studypublished by the Professional Football Players Observatory, the Fifa-backed body which analyses the labour market in the European leagues, Manchester United have the most stable squad on the continent. On average, a United professional has been at the club for
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      516 41  -  Dalglish’s side are positive, creative and seize their chances to record rare away win Richard Jolly stsports@sph.com.sg Wolverhampton 0 Liverpool 3 The Dalglish effect has started to produce results. At the fourth time of asking, Kenny Dalglish could celebrate victory. Wolves will not be classed as
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      922 41 London Kenny Dalglish has admitted he is in the market for a marquee signing that can turn Liverpool’s fortunes around. “It’s important to give the supporters a lift and the players a lift,” he said. “Players themselves want competition and
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      1120 41  -  HEART OF FOOTBALL Rob Hughes stsports@sph.com.sg Jose Mourinho is playing the Spanish media the way he played the Portuguese, English and Italians. Reports of him quitting or being fired by Real Madrid before his first season is out are greatly exaggerated. Just two weeks
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      1182 42  -  Football fans call for new S-League format and higher-calibre foreign imports Will it be full house ...at least on S-League opening night? Sanjay Nair Lee Min Kok nsanjay@sph.com.sg mklee@sph.com.sg Change has been the buzzword in recent weeks. The national team have been disbanded and tweaks have
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      145 38 B UBWAT fresh guilt-free indulgence' monday roasted chicken breast if grams of fat less a different sub every day, all day long at just $4.50 monday tuesday roasted chicken tuna breast Wednesday thursday turkey breast friday cold cut trio Saturday Sunday ham egg mayo m Visit www.subway.com.sg to find a
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      476 39 The recent Asian Cuisine Workshop, by Asian Masters, brought together renowned chefs who showcased fresh perspectives on familiar dishes with an Asian touch. "I think this is a great opportunity to bring Chinese cuisine in Singapore to the next level," Chef Chew Ah Chye, President of Huo Yow Cooks' Association
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      84 39 SPORTS FIXTURES For fixtures of all E Premier, E League Champ, Spanish, Italian, German and A League, please visit Singapore Pools website. LIVE TELECAST AT LIVEWIRE(MARINA BAY SANDS RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA), SPORTSBUZZ(POMO) SPORTSBUZZ(KRANJI) Always play with care. Do not bet illegally. Towards Community No person under the age of 18
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      192 1 SUMIKO TAN The last word on babies page22 Juggle studies with charity work and running a business while surviving on four hours of sleep? CORRIE TAN talks to tertiary students who thrive on BUNNY SEASON Rabbits invade Chinese New Year decor PAGE4 MID-CAREER BREAKS Professionals here taking more sabbaticals PAGE2
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        1667 2  -  Unlike 10 years ago, bosses are now more willing to let staff take sabbaticals, which can be up to two years Melissa Sim simlinoi@sph.com.sg When Ms Lee Wan Ming, 29, wanted to take her ter’sinbusinessadministration, she was prepared to resign from her marketing and
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        1179 4  -  The Chinese New Year gets a hopping start with rabbit-themed decorations all around Nicholas Yong nicy@sph.com.sg Rabbit-shaped geegaws are multiplying like, well, bunnies all over town. With less than two weeks before the Chinese New Year, rabbit-themed decorations ranging from the traditional to the surreal are popping up
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        610 6  -  Beyond just getting good grades, some young people here manage to find time for sports, community work and social causes Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg Singapore youth have sometimes been lambasted for having it easy compared to their elders and lacking the compassion to see beyond a world
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        621 6 JOVINA CHOO, 21, second-year student in Sport Science and Management at Nanyang Technological University She clinched a silver medal in sailing at the South-east Asian Games in 2007, but despite the fame, that was not a high-tide mark for this quiet achiever.
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        567 6 BENJAMIN LOH, 24, third-year accountancy student at Singapore Management University Mr Loh may be only 24, but he has coached more than 20 clients in business, relationships and communications. The go-getter has been a member of Executive Coach International, one of the largest coaching
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        653 7 HEATHER CHI, 22, fourth-year geography student at National University of Singapore In junior college, Ms Chi wrestled with anorexia. “The transition to junior college, a pressure to excel at school and concerns over my body image all took their toll on me. Not
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        1032 8 Ricky Gervais p***ed off celeb after celeb from Tom Cruise to Tom Hanks to Robert Downey Jr with his wicked jokes as host of the Golden Globe Awards. To everybody else not roasted
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        585 9  -  Writing online about one’s emotions can offer much needed emotional release Cheryl Tan tcheryl@sph.com.sg When Madam Joanne Poon started a blog three years ago to celebrate the birth of her first child, she did not expect it to turn into an online journal chronicling her daughter’s fight against
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        315 9 Who: Choo Kah Ying, 39, freelance writer Blogs about: Her autistic son, Sebastien, 14 Where: www.autismworld.blogspot.com Every writer has a muse. For Madam Choo, watching her son Sebastien grow up he was diagnosed at 18 months with moderate autism has been the inspiration for her blog. The
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        363 9 Who: Chow Pei Sze, 27, PhD candidate in film studies at University College London Blogs about: Having stage four lymphoma Where: krebswatch.wordpress.com Self-pity is the last thing you get from Ms Chow’s blog about her fight against cancer of the lymph nodes. Her posts are
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        346 9 Who: Nancie Koo, 45, freelance administrator Blogs about: Bipolar disorder and depression Where: lifewithbipolardisorder.blogspot.com Finding a support group through writing her blog is one of the biggest benefits since setting it up two years agom says Ms Koo. When she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in
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        1108 10  -  Relatively Speaking Huang Huifen hfhuang@sph.com.sg It was only recently that entrepreneur Mark Tan’s four-year-old son Xavier began running into his arms when he returned home from work. This happened after the owner of Stolz Engineering, a cooling equipment company, made it a point to return home
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        1099 11  -  What the child eats has a profound impact on brain development Douglas Chew WHEN Cerys was 12 months old, she uttered her first words “Papa” and “Mama” to the delight of her parents. While not yet able to speak in complete sentences, Cerys, who is
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        1197 12  -  To maintain their lifestyle, some couples avoid having children, but others are surprised by how parenthood changes them Huang Huifen hfhuang@sph.com.sg The reason Ms Natasha Wei and her husband Alvin Tay do not want to start a family stems, ironically, from a protective parental instinct.
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        411 12  -  Parenting 101 Dr Chang Poh Chong Dr Chang Poh Chong, who answered this question, is senior consultant at the University Children’s Medical Institute, National University Hospital. The institute provides comprehensive and specialised neonatal and paediatric services as well as a 24-hour Children’s Emergency service. Go
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        1447 13  -  Lima may be overshadowed by the picturesque Andes but the culturally diverse city has a lot to offer Huang Huifen hfhuang@sph.com.sg Lima, the capital and largest city of Peru, is often shrouded in thick fog, masking its true beauty from travellers drawn to the picturesque Andes in Peru.
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        770 15  -  Singaporeans who live overseas share with Susan Chen how they celebrate Chinese New Year in foreign lands Susan Chen A “super” dinner is how Ms Helen Chow describes the feast she’s going to prepare for her family of four on Chinese New Year’s (CNY) eve. Ms
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        499 16  -  two Singaporean expatriates make it a point to be back home with their families for the celebrations every year Susan Chen Mr James siow has been working overseas since 2001, but every year during Chinese New Year (CNY), he flies back to singapore to be reunited
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        676 17  -  Add an auspicious touch with these flowers and plants Mike Lee whiLe varieties such as the Celosia, kumquat, and pussy willow continue to be best-sellers at local nurseries during Chinese new year (Cny), new product offerings like the “double-8” bamboo, rice and even the coconut are
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        577 18 Get on the Singapore Flyer and win prizes when you shop in the malls Singapore Flyer The recently revamped singapore Flyer has lined up many activities to welcome visitors during chinese new year (cny). every saturday and sunday from now till Feb 13 at 6pm, head
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        509 19  -  Hotels and restaurants here roll out premium versions of traditional CNY dishes this year Leong Phei Phei There’s a lot more to dig into in this year’s pen cai, an opulent dish served in most hotels and restaurants’ chinese new Year (cnY) menu, as chefs outdo
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        68 19 New Moon’s range of abalones is carefully selected to ensure its tenderness and freshness. The abalones add a touch of opulence to your reunion dinner. Best stir fried with vegetables or thrown into the soup broth for your steamboat dinner. Check out the Abalone Yusheng, which is
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        507 20  -  Beer goes well with popular festive dishes like yusheng and steamboat Leong Phei Phei FOOD and ice cold beer is a winning combination that is fast gaining popularity all over the world, say food aficionados. Ms Violet Oon, a food consultant, says: “Food and beverage aficionados
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        461 21 These dishes look as good as they taste and some make great gifts too Conrad Centennial Hotel Priced at $28, Conrad’s Four Treasures Gift Box consists of sweetened walnut with sesame, golden-fried peanut coated with sugar, crispy taro with salt and pepper, and preserved plums. Goodwood
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        1084 22  -  I’ve gone from wanting a baby to being an aunt, to finding kids a pain, to, now, not being able to conceive Sumiko Tan sumiko@sph.com.sg Iguess it’s natural in any marriage for the issue of babies to crop up, even when it’s a marriage between
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        801 22  -  Sandra Leong suntimes@sph.com.sg My boyfriend visited Singapore from London over Christmas and as an all-out foodie, I took it upon myself to educate him on the gastronomical pleasures of local food. Actually, re-educate would be a better word. The last time he holidayed here, we
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        776 22  -  Colin Goh Last week, so many people kept asking me the same question: “So what do you think of Amy Chua?” Wow, I thought. How come so many New Yorkers know Singapore’s chief censor? “I disagree with some of her decisions, but I respect
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        88 23 Time-waster If you are sick of informative websites, play around with this site that leads you from one random graphic page to another with every mouse click. www. su perbad .com Weird world Discover all kinds of information you never knew existed. From ice-cream facts to “knock knock”
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        378 23 HEAL THE EARTH 2011 Join this green gathering to drive home the environmental message to change your daily life. Check out 58 carnival booths including organic and vegetarian stalls and those selling green merchandise. Organised by Greentree Packaging. Where: Marina Barrage MRT: Marina Bay
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        687 23  -  Compiled by Magdalene Lum GRAND EXPECTATIONS (HUAYI CHINESE FESTIVAL OF ARTS) This play tells the story of three young urbanites’ pursuit of happiness, fortune and other grand expectations. The final chapter of acclaimed director Edward Lam’s Urban Trilogy, it is written by award-winning actress-director Sylvia Chang. Stars
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        137 23 This column features readers' babies. Readers' pets will appear on the last Sunday of the month. Send photos (at least 300dpi) and your baby’s name, age (must be under two years) and gender to stlife@sph.com.sg. Include your name, age, occupation and contact details, and type Oh Baby!! in
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        929 28  -  Print and online publications showcasing a variety of literary works are on the rise Magdalen Ng songyuan@sph.com.sg Local literary journals may have disappeared for a while because of money woes and lack of circulation, but they are making a comeback, both in print and in cyberspace.
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        382 28  -  Shairah Thoufeekh Ahamed Who: Lyric tenor Melvin Tan (right) flew to London to train with reputed French singing coach Florence Daguerre of the Royal Opera House, to master the art of French opera for his latest role as a contraband smuggler and gypsy ringleader. The 32-year-old describes the character
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        559 29  -  Cookbook author Sylvia Tan’s new book offers simplified ways to cook Peranakan dishes Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg Food writer Sylvia Tan is a modern Nonya and she is not afraid of outraging feisty bibiks. The former journalist’s latest cookbook, Modern Nonya, features 80 Peranakan recipes passed down from
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        367 29  -  BY SYLVIA TAN This is actually a Malay herb rice which the Nonyas have made their own. Here, I processed the herbs in a food processor to make a herb paste for the rice. Traditionally, the herbs would have been laboriously shredded by hand into hair-like strips.
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        1070 30  -  Chicken-centric eateries serving roast and grilled birds are enjoying a roaring trade and opening more outlets Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg Forget fast-food KFC. Singaporeans now have something to crow about when it comes to chick bits. At least eight fowl-centric eateries serving succulent, juicy roast
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        511 30  -  Wine Club/Jenny Club/Jenny Tan Mention Beaujolais, and most people think cheap quaff witha lot of gimmicks–no thanksto Beaujolais Nouveau Day. An annual festival that takes place on the third Thursday of November, Beaujolais Noveau Day is when young vintages of the red wine from
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        186 30  -  Rebecca Lynne Tan Prosecco brunch Brunch at Italian restaurant Garibaldi is a tantalising, sit-down affair where dishes are served at the table. The menu varies each week but expect a selection of antipasti, fresh pasta, mains of fish and meat, and decadent desserts. All the grub is paired with
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        743 31  -  Visit newly opened eatery Artichoke at night for a lighter version of Moorish cuisine by chef Bjorn Shen Eats Wong Ah Yoke ahyoke@sph.com.sg By day, Artichoke, a five-month-old eatery that replaced Secret Garden in Sculpture Square, is a simple cafe serving soups, sandwiches and
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        524 31  -  Cheap Good Foong Woei Wan woeiwan@sph.com.sg Madam Chan Mee Koon has a homely, straightforward approach to baking. If you are making orange cake with fresh oranges, why wouldn’t you plonk as much of the fruit in as possible? So she does, from orange juice to chunks. If
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        1108 32  -  The rare cold weather in Singapore now makes it perfect to make Shepherd’s Pie Hunger Management Tan Hsueh Yun hsueh@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/tanhsuehyun There is a chill in the air and I am relishing it in every way. It is such a relief to be able to walk
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        144 32  -  Tidbits Eunice Quek If you missed celebrated chef Yasuhiro Sasajima’s stint at Iggy’s in 2009, here is another chance to catch him. Sasajima (right), renowned for his Japa-nese-Italian cooking at his restaurant Il Ghiottone in Kyoto, is in town from tomorrow to Wednesday to showcase his cuisine
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        75 32 The former executive chef of Harrods in London, James Wierzelewski (right), succeeds Swiss chef Otto Weibel as Fairmont Singapore and Swissotel The Stamford’s director of kitchens. The American chef has worked in the Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the Hilton International Bangkok, the New York
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        792 32  -  Eater’s Digest Ong Sor Fern sorfern@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/OngSorFern WHAT: This cookbook is wine focused, and offers 100 recipes to go with different types of wines. Hence the chapters are organised around various tipples ranging from pinot grigio and gewurztraminer to rose and cabernet sauvignon. WHO: The author is
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        99 32 Five years after the first Graze restaurant, serving Western and Asian cuisine, opened at Rochester Park, local businesswoman Yenn Wong will open a second outlet at Martin No. 38, a condominium along Martin Road in Robertson Quay. Wong, and her hotel company JIA of JIA Hong
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        87 32 Avoid the stress of cooking for Chinese New Year with Paradise Group’s takeaway seafood yu sheng and Fortune Pot (pen cai). Choose from swordfish, salmon, kanpachi fish, abalone, lobster or tuna for the yu sheng. The pen cai includes eight-head-ed Australian whole abalone, dried oysters, Japanese dried scallops
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          589 33  -  Chris Tan QWhen converting regular desserte recipes to their low-fat versions, I typically reduce the sugar, substitute applesauce or mashed fruit for part of the butter or use skimmed milk. Sometimes the results are more delicious than the original ingredient flavours come out stronger, and the fruit increases
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          237 33 QHow do you get pineapple tarts to e stay well-shaped after its baked pastry puffs up? Most recipes bake tarts on the middle rack at 200 deg C for 20 minutes. The pastry turns out tough. There are only two racks in my oven. How should I
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        898 34  -  When Affle Group CEO Anuj Khanna visits India, his mother cooks up a storm of curries Eunice Quek euniceq@sph.com.sg Every time Anuj Khanna flies to Lucknow, India, to visit relatives, he tries to lose some excess baggage in the form of 5kg or more of his own
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      439 11 THE MERLOT 883 sqft 2bdrm +1 Renovated. Cosy unit. Near City. Pool BBQ Area. Freehold *****522 www.alyciawang.com PRESTIGE SENTOSA PENTHSE. 3164 sq.ft. 4+1 bdrms. 99 years. Direct seaview. Like new. Priced to sell. $5.9M. Agt *****927 CHEAP SALE! ALEXIS, 1+Study Penthse. 807sqft. Mins to MRT, shpg, Orchard. Asking $1.08M. Closing
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      415 11 New Launch I TANGLIN/HOLLAND Steven Road Freehold 1/ 1+1/ 2 rms $7xxK only! *****727 (CEA: R*****9Z) Launching Soon Stevens Rd ûD.10 Freehold û4 mins walk to MRT ù Near RGS ACS û1 bdrm from $7xxK Stella Chiang 9026 2322 Global Real Estate Prestige Homes THE TRILLIUM Penthse 5532sqft, 5+2 one
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      684 11 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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      307 11 EXCLUSIVE NEW LAUNCH DISTRICT 9 ICONIC ARCHITECTURAL Limited units! 1/ 1+1/ 2/ 3 rms/ Penthouse Private lift! To register your interest pls call *****798 STELLA D’LEEDON NEW LAUNCH! (ex Farrer Ct). Farrer Rd MRT. 1-4 rms. Iconic 36-storey high. 1-rm fr $1462 psf. Preview today!!! Nathan Suites. Direct fr developer,
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      415 11 ROBERTSON EDGE BEST unit, walk to Clarke Quay, cafe, MRT 1173sqft, 2rm duplex roof terr, renovated. Lim WH *****207 HORIZON TOWERS EAST 2378 sqft, 4+1. $1180 psf. Bright spacious. Open hse Sat, Sun 3-6pm. Serious seller! Alan 9455-5663 CUSCADEN ROYALE 3+1 High flr. Facilities. Mins walk to town. Not facing
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      515 11 NEAR STEVENS RD Orchard (MRT). Attractive price. Brand new. F’hold. 2/ 3/ 4rm/ Penthse. Top Sch/ Shpg mall. *****639 DEVELOPER SALES! 1KM SCGS Walk to MRT/ 5Mins Orchard F’hold. Investment Property 1/1+ Study/2/3/4bdrm Book Now Yve SERENADE HOLLAND. 99 yrs. 1507sqft 3+1+ balcony well maintained Expats choice F/facilities $1.7M. Tang
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      443 12 COSTA DEL SOL. $1150 psf only. 4+1. 1561 sqft. Mid/ low flr. Interior decor. Lifestyle facilities New! View today. 9684 6803 NEW! 3RM The Bayshore, 1259 sqft, #09, bright windy, good layout, no noon sun, well kept, Full facilities. Hurry! 9670 5526 AALTO@ MEYER RD, F’hold. Just TOP. 3/ 4/
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      294 12 HSR PAXEL!! Landed Life Style!! 3 Level Roof Terr, A Dream Home Awaits You, 4013sqft, 5 rm. View Sun 2-5pm. 9379 6536 PENTHOUSE RIS Grandeur! 5+1 rm. 3297 sqft. 3 Storey. Decor. Panoramic View. Roof Terrace. $2.08M. Freehold. *****300 SURE SELL OUT! New launch Simei. Opp MRT/ East Pt. 1/
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      641 13 4RM DESIGN Build Blk 299B Compassvale St. 94 sqm. High flr. Simple, LRT, Sch, TPE. All races. Valued $380K, cash $20K. ERA Salehan 9025-0505. LOW CASH!! 4’A’ Blk 308C. Mid flr. Renovated. All races. Near LRT/ eateries. Valued $380K. Call 8312-8794 TRUSTED SENGKANG SPECIALIST $10k+ Cash!!!! 5I 308A Mid flr
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      489 13 3?-RM 707 HIGH FLR. Unblock. 82 sq.m. Corner. Move in cond. All races. Mins to MRT. Valued $305K View to offer. 9832-5011 3½RM CORNER 239 #04 walk-up Lift level. Near MRT/ bus interchange/ main rd. Bright. Valued All races. Immed. Can contra. 4-RM BLK 265. High flr. Simple. Best location.
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      522 13 CNY SPECIAL -ONLY $14K, Duchess Ave 2 storey bunglw 5500/4000sqft, 4 huge rms 1 study+ family+ gdn avail Mar’11 BEAUTIFUL HOLLAND GDN Bungalow. 2 Patios. 1 Balcony. 3400 sqft built in 4 rms. Tree view living. $11.6K. Ho BC 9656 0810 RI OFF STEVEN/ BT Timah Semi-d 2600/ 3000 sqft,
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      510 13 MURANO 3+1 PENTHSE Duplex. 1550sqft. $4.2K. /Blue Horizon 3+1. 1163sqft. A1 Decor. Sea view. $4.2K. /The Stellar 3+1. 1313sqft. Pool view. NUS. $5K. *****237 RENTAL SPECIALIST! APT/ Condo avail islandwide. $2.3K onwards. Fast reliable. Assured svcs.Pls call 6638-2013. No agent pls. CARIBBEAN 2RM $5-5.5K! 3rm $6K up! Penthse, patio, 7
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      443 13 St Thomas Suites 4+1..$18K/ $12K Balmoral Hills 1841 sqft 4+1....$11K Ardmore Pk 2233 sqft, 4+1.....$11K D’Grove Villa 2700 sqft 4+1...$10K Draycott Pk 1173sqft 2 rms..$9.5K Waterfall Gdn 1400 sqft 3+1.$7.8K Trillium 1400 sqft 3+1...........$7.8K Regency Pk 3650 sqft. 4+1.....$17K Leonie Hill Res 1140 sqft.......$6.2K Pandan Valley 4 rms.............$5.8K Ridgewood 2000
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      475 13 FOUR SEASONS PK 5+1. 3821 sqft. Renovated. Immaculate. High flr. Panoramic view. Autumn Blk Immed. $neg. 9487-0396 CRE 2RVG 1 BDRM LOFT. High Ceiling. F/Furn. Immed. Hip Nice Renovation. Walk to Great World City. Stephie Tan CBRE 9382-2386 THE IMPERIAL 1410 sqft 3+1. High flr. P/furn. Condo facilities. Near Dhoby
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      321 13 SIXTH AVE RES 2bed,2bath utility, 969sqft, Super cosy. p/furn. Viewing Sun 2-4pm *****578 RIDGEWOOD CONDO 2BDRMS Renovated. Panaromic view, quiet. $3k. VR 9853-3800 Sole agt BEVERLY HILLS. RENOVATED. 3800 sqft. 4+1. Full commission. Managing agt 6733-5838 WK PALM SPRING/ NEWTON MRT. Nice 4+1, 2132sqft. Renovated kitchen. P/furn $9.5k *****489 ST
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      546 14 NOVENA SUITES 2RM $4.8k f/ furn, quiet facing. 1min walk to Novena shpg/MRT. Nicely renovated, spacious. *****088 DTZ 5 MINS NOVENA MRT. Brand new 2-bdrms. 700 sqft. High flr. full city view. Near town yet quiet. Immed. Cheap! 9648-4588 REGIS MANSION, 3+1, near Bt Timah Plaza, 15 min Biz Hub
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      479 14 AUSTRAL VIEW 3700 sqft. 4+1. Beautifully renovated. End Feb. Casafina 3+1. Ground flr. Renovated unit. Close to MRT. Immed CHIC WALK-UP IN the east. 1236 sqft. 2+2 baths. Brand new designer interior. Ideal for single/ couple expats. 8112-4013 DTZ CHEAP! CHEAP! ONE Amber 3+1 F/furn. High flr. Panoramic view. Convenient.
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      690 14 GRANDE VISTA 4+1 Penthse, 3434 sqft, 4 baths, Nice, Bright, outdoor patio open roof terr Yio Chu Kang MRT. $6.5K CHINATOWN PEOPLE’S PARK Complex studio for rent, no owner, no commission on tenant S$1700+. *****117 *****615 MRT: 2-BDRM Orchard. Avail immed. F/furn internet cable S/pool Gym. Wkly $2500; Mthly $6500.
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