The Straits Times, 28 March 2011

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    18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)108/11/2010 MONDAY, MARCH 28 2011 G A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Storming start
      25 1 70 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS FORMULA One champion Sebastian Vettel gets his title defence off to a perfect start. L SPORT PAGE B7
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      Lock icon Strong rebound
      47 1 I 1 M I THERE’S good news and bad news for taxi drivers. The upside: Ridership rose last year after a dismal 2009, and the trend looks set to continue. The downside: Rising fuel prices mean big income boosts are unlikely. L PRIME PAGE A3
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      Lock icon You’re being tracked
      36 1 BY YOUR telco. A German politician has found that his telco recorded his location 35,000 times in barely six months and it’s likely that companies here do the same. L PRIME PAGE A11
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    Lock icon GE is about the future, so decide carefully: PM
    995 1  -  It should be a time for careful and calm reflection, he says BY CAI HAOXIANG haoxiang@sph.com.sg THE general election is about deciding the long-term future of Singapore and its leadership, so it should be a time for careful and calm reflection,
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    Lock icon Spectre of widening problem looms over Japan plant
    712 1 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Dangerous levels of radiation detected in water thought to be leaking from a stricken Japanese reactor raised the possibility of spreading contamination and forced workers to retreat yesterday. Puddles near the No. 2 reactor
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      69 1 COOLING-OFF PERIOD ALTERED STATE Museum censors artist’s Biennale installation without his consent LIFE, PAGE C7 DATA ROAMING New tech allows more cars to become Wi-Fi “hotspots” WORLD, PAGE A19 Slump in sales of non-landed homes at Sentosa Cove MONEY, PAGE B18 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg
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        Lock icon The S-Pass route to productivity
        104 2 WE SAY The recent raising of the salary cap for S-Pass holders spells positive news as it makes wages more aligned to expectations of local workers, thereby opening up a whole pool of jobs to them. It also enables good foreign workers to compete on
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        Lock icon Give credit where it’s due
        45 2 COLUMNS Many people now know that China is offering aid to Japan in its current crisis; but few Chinese know that Japan has been the top foreign donor to China for years, says Peh Shing Huei. L REVIEW PAGE A20
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        Lock icon Take note of SGX queries
        33 2 Querying a listed company is the Singapore Exchange’s way of raising a red flag. Investors should study the reply carefully, says Goh Eng Yeow. L MONEY PAGE B14
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        Lock icon Don’t just study. Think!
        33 2 OUR READER SAYS Singaporeans need to get away early from the notion that the more they study, the better they will be, says Sylvia Lee. L FORUM PAGE A22
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        26 2 www.straitstimes.com L Radha Basu looks at the “sponsors” who search for women willing to work in Singapore as maids, and how to fight them.
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      Lock icon Natural disasters do not destroy economies
      947 2  -  In fact, rebuilding efforts that follow may even boost growth in long run BY ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg AS JAPAN grapples with its triple disasters of quake, tsunami and nuclear fallout, one thing is clear: The cost of reconstruction will be daunting. Beyond that, however,
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      Lock icon Demand for taxis soars, but fuel costs dent driver earnings
      878 3  -  Big jump in cab bookings also recorded last year BY CHONG ZI LIANG ziliang@sph.com.sg TAXI commuters were back in force last year after a dismal 2009 for the industry. But any hopes taxi drivers had of a significant income boost
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      Lock icon Getting a home loan from a foreign bank may be cheaper
      1037 4  -  Savings of up to $500 in first year; low Sibor rate is to their advantage BY GABRIEL CHEN FINANCE CORRESPONDENT gabrielc@sph.com.sg RECORD low interest rates are allowing some foreign banks to offer cheaper mortgages than their local rivals. The
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      Lock icon London icons hit by rioters
      551 9 Anarchists mar march against budget cuts REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Trafalgar Square and other tourist landmarks in London were turned into battlegrounds over the weekend as masked anarchists hijacked a peaceful protest march against the government’s planned budget cuts. A group of about
      REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTOS: ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  551 words
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      75 11  -  BY CAROLINE CHIA PHOTOJOURNALIST It’s that golden time of the day when things start to wind down, people head home, and friends and family start getting together. Straits Times photographers show their take on that moment in the Prime pages on Monday entitled 6.39pm. A man takes photos
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      Lock icon Cellphones track every move you make
      585 11  -  German case shows how much telcos know Additional reporting by Tham Yuen-C NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: Mobile phone users, take note: Your device is tracking your every move. German Green Party politician Malte Spitz, 26, took his phone company to court to find
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  • prime.GE 2011
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      Lock icon PAP taking no chances in Joo Chiat
      778 6  -  Veteran Charles Chong steps in as Chan Soo Sen confirms retirement BY ELGIN TOH elgintoh@sph.com.sg VETERAN MP Charles Chong will represent the People’s Action Party in Joo Chiat during the next general election a sign that the PAP is taking no chances in
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      Lock icon PM pledges that PCF kindergartens will keep quality high and fees low
      511 6  -  BY CAI HAOXIANG OVER the decades, People’s Action Party Community Foundation (PCF) kindergartens have evolved from ad hoc locations in shophouses and wayang theatre stages into an established islandwide network of preschools that has educated more than a
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      Lock icon Shanmugam still mum on Nee Soon line-up
      389 6  -  CHONG ZI LIANG THE People’s Action Party’s (PAP) likely candidates in Nee Soon GRC were out together meeting residents yesterday for the second time in as many weeks. But Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam remained mum about the final line-up for the new
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      Lock icon Big guns’ retirement led PAP to name East Coast slate early
      820 7  -  Party does not want to take supporters by surprise, PM explains BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN zakirh@sph.com.sg THE PAP took the unusual step of announcing its East Coast GRC line-up early because the retirement of two heavyweight MPs there was “quite
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      Lock icon New Pek Kio CC, school to share facilities
      523 7  -  BY CASSANDRA CHEW RESIDENTS of Pek Kio estate will soon have a new community centre built next to Farrer Park Primary School, a co-loca-tion aimed at the sharing of facilities. The school’s badminton courts and indoor sports hall will be open to
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      Lock icon Abdullah, Ahmad ‘will still contribute’
      213 7 MINISTER-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim was asked to comment on the retirement of two Malay MPs Speaker of Parliament Abdullah Tarmugi and Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC MP Ahmad Mohamed Magad. Mr Abdullah was elected in 1984 and was Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs from 1993 to
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      Lock icon NSP may challenge Gan and Mah on their home turf
      510 7  -  BY ANDREA ONG THE National Solidarity Party (NSP) may field a team in Chua Chu Kang GRC for the coming polls. If it does, the team is expected to raise the issue of the foreign worker influx as a direct
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      Lock icon More rookies ‘a measure of opposition progress’
      763 8  -  But voter support is key to cement momentum, says Low Thia Khiang BY KOR KIAN BENG kianbeng@sph.com.sg WORKERS’ Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang is cheered by reports that at least 40 first-time opposition candidates will contest the next election, and says it
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      Lock icon Chiam’s GRC bid gets boost from other parties, backers
      614 8  -  BY JEREMY AU YONG OPPOSITION party members and supporters are rallying behind Potong Pasir MP Chiam See Tong to help him succeed in his bid to win Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC. They have been present at his Singapore People’s Party (SPP) events
      ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN  -  614 words
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      Lock icon Female candidates may battle in Yuhua in repeat of history
      675 8  -  BY TESSA WONG THAM YUEN-C TWENTY years ago, two women representing the People’s Action Party (PAP) and the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) faced off at the general election in Yuhua. This year, history could repeat itself with a similar contest
      ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA  -  675 words
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  • prime.tsunami aftermath
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      Lock icon Crematorium resumes grim task of dealing with the dead
      453 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NATORI (Miyagi): The furnaces are burning again at the tsunami-battered crematorium in this north-eastern city, where workers face a grisly backlog of bodies. Since the March 11 tsunami that slammed into the region, priority has been given to repairing
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      Lock icon Hundreds of children lost one or both parents
      547 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RIKUZENTAKATA: Fifteen-year-old Naho Tsuchiya’s parents will not be wishing her luck when she starts high school next week. She and her younger brother, 13, are now orphans, left to fend for themselves by the tsunami more than two weeks ago.
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  547 words
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      Lock icon Huge American relief effort creates goodwill for US troops
      364 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS SENDAI (Miyagi): A year after tensions over United States military bases in Japan forced out a premier, a relief mission by American soldiers is creating fresh goodwill for troops that the country has hosted sometimes grudgingly for decades. About
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      288 10 New Business Career Opportunities Have you ever thought of running a part-time business while keeping your full-time job? “The Ministry of Education will implement a new framework to enhance the development of 21st century competencies in our students" Ministry of Education Press Releases, March 9,2010 Time and time again. It
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      117 10 The rush to go mobile is in full swing There was a time when having a website meant you were ahead of the curve and today it is the convention. With 1.6 billion mobile Internet users forecasted by 2013, having a mobile app determines whether you are cutting edge. Singapore
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  • WORLD.
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      Lock icon Philippine justice slowed by judge shortage
      771 12  -  Few in law career want the job due to poor pay, leading to 25% shortfall in Bench members BY ALASTAIR MCINDOE PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT amcindoe@yahoo.com MANILA: Every March, hundreds of Filipino law students gather outside the Supreme Court here with knots in their stomachs to
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      111 12 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L ‘They’re leaving us to die’ MOST COMMENTED ON L Chinese schools go creative on fleecing parents. Says straitstimesjd1004: “Generally, every sector... has to be reviewed and upgraded. A serious scholar or scientist will never say a system
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        Lock icon Worst is over for BN, says Daim
        662 13  -  But ex-minister who predicted 2008 mauling says he has heard ‘bad news’ from some states BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: The worst is over for the ruling Barisan Nasional which suffered record electoral losses in 2008, said Malaysia’s former
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        Lock icon Car cuts girl’s body in half in Thai high-speed crash
        423 13 PATHUM THANI: Thai police have identified the owner of a white Porsche which slammed into a Lao teenager at such a high speed that it cut her body in half and left her torso in the driver’s seat, Bangkok Post
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        Lock icon Taiwan firms in China lured home
        718 14 Rising labour costs in mainland prompting reversal of earlier trend AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI: Taiwanese enterprises have struggled for years to enter China, but now, just when access to the mainland market is becoming easier than ever, many are paradoxically heading back home. One of
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        Lock icon Meet Dog’s best friend
        96 14 It’s a dog’s life at former chef Li Zongwen’s house, and a happy one at that. Each day, the 59-year-old prepares food for all the stray dogs at his house on the outskirts of Wuhan, Hubei province, in China. He has adopted more than 140 stray
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        Lock icon Former vice-mayor gets life for bribery
        213 14 HONG KONG: A former vice-mayor of a city in central Henan province has received a life sentence for taking nearly 20 million yuan (S$3.9 million) in bribes from developers, local media reported. Wang Haiqing, 50, confessed he had received at least 16.7 million yuan
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      • SHOPPING TRENDS IN CHINA
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          Lock icon Bargain lovers embrace Net group-buying craze
          537 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Like millions of Chinese, Ms Liu Wen has fallen in love with group buying, which has electrified e-commerce in a country where getting the best possible discount is virtually a national pastime. “My first experience was buying a beauty salon coupon.
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          Lock icon Do it yourself? I’m no peasant, do it for me
          354 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: At a near-empty B&Qhome improvement outlet in Beijing, much of the foot traffic results from the public toilet by the entrance not the store’s patio furniture or circular saws. It is a sign of how foreign “do-it-your-self”
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        Lock icon Homing in on lack of affordable flats
        798 15  -  Young workers can’t land medium-cost units in cities as developers build luxury homes BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg WHEN electronics engineer Zaidel Baharuddin wanted to buy an apartment, a quick glance at the classifieds told him that he would not be
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        Lock icon Libyan rebels push ahead unchallenged
        617 16/17 They recapture more territories left behind by crippled Gaddafi forces REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS UQAYLA (Libya): Libyan rebels pushed west yesterday to recapture more territory abandoned by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s retreating forces, weakened by eight days of Western air strikes. Emboldened by their capture
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        Lock icon Syria deploys troops, to lift emergency law
        517 16/17 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG AMMAN: President Bashar al-Assad, facing the gravest crisis in his 11-year rule, deployed the army for the first time in nearly two weeks of protests, after 12 people were killed in the north-west port of Latakia. Mr Assad, 45,
        REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  517 words
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        Lock icon Syria unrest may affect US-Iran rivalry
        779 16/17 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: Even as the Obama administration tries to explain and defend the Nato-led air war in Libya, the latest violent clashes in Jordan and Syria are raising new alarm among American officials who view those countries as far more vital to
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        Lock icon Search to replace Libya’s ‘sweet’ crude
        233 16/17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: One month into the country’s unrest, the shutdown of Libya’s oil fields is creating strains in the global oil networks as consumers scour the world to replace its highly prized “sweet” crude. With strongman Muammar Gaddafi entrenched and the conflict with
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          128 16/17 REUTERS THE country’s largest Shi’ite opposition group, Wefaq, has accepted Kuwait’s offer to mediate in talks with the Sunni government to end Bahrain’s political crisis, a member of the group said yesterday. Bahrain on March 16 ended weeks of protests by mostly Shi’ite activists that had prompted the king
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          132 16/17 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CENTRAL government forces, after grappling for weeks with mass protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, clashed yesterday with Islamist militants who had seized buildings in a southern town, residents said. One soldier was killed, they said, adding that the army was shelling buildings in Jaar in
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        Lock icon Gates: Gaddafi planted bodies after air strikes
        222 16/17 REUTERS AGENCE–FRANCE PRESSE US INTELLIGENCE reports suggest Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s forces have placed the bodies of people they have killed at the sites of coalition air strikes so they can blame the West for the deaths, US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates
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        Lock icon S. Africa faces toxic legacy of mining boom
        846 18 Radioactive run-off blighting communities around Johannesburg ASSOCIATED PRESS RANDFONTEIN (South Africa): When it rains in the shanty town of Tudor Shaft, the streets pool with orange-coloured water that smells like vinegar. Experts say the water contains radioactive minerals and has killed all
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        Lock icon Gillard faces tax fight on carbon, mining profits
        455 18 BLOOMBERG REUTERS CANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard may face a fight over plans to tax carbon emissions and mining profits after her Labor Party lost Saturday’s elections in New South Wales, the country’s most populous state. Mr Barry O’Farrell’s Liberal-National coalition
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        Lock icon Drivers stay plugged in with Wi-Fi cars
        398 19 Carmakers and tech players now keen to offer Web access, apps AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: More cars are hitting the information superhighway, thanks to new automotive Wi-Fi technology that allows vehicles to become rolling “hot spots”. Analysts say consumers are warming to the notion
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      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon Kim’s stoning nightmare
          119 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Il told a businessman he had nightmares of being stoned by an angry public in his isolated nation, a Seoul lawmaker said in an interview. Mr Kim told the late founder of the Hyundai group, Mr Chung Ju Yung,
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          Lock icon Record China art prices
          110 19 XINHUA PARIS: A Chinese imperial jade seal used by Emperor Qianlong (1736-1795) sold for ¤12.4 million (S$17.4 million) on Saturday at a French auction, setting the highest price for seals. The white jade seal, 9.85cm tall with carvings of intertwined dragons on top, was one of
          XINHUA  -  110 words
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          Lock icon Lead poisoning charge
          66 19 REUTERS BEIJING: The manager of a battery plant in eastern China faces environmental pollution charges after lead emissions poisoned nearly 170 villagers, including 53 children, state news agency Xinhua reported. Ying Jianguo, manager at the Taizhou Suqi Storage Battery Co in Zhejiang province, was detained. Three government
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          Lock icon Sarkozy in polls worry
          106 19 REUTERS PARIS: French polling booths opened yesterday for local elections that have caused alarm and disarray in President Nicolas Sarkozy’s ruling party since the far-right National Front surged in first-round voting. Mr Sarkozy’s personal popularity ratings are at record lows and his UMP party’s poor performance
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        Lock icon Woman’s 25-year anti-Nazi street crusade
        258 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN: For the last 25 years, Mrs Irmela Mensah-Schramm, 65, has been walking around town with a spray paint can, and using it on any Nazi signs and propaganda scrawled in public by skinheads and right-wing groups. “I scratched off the first sticker
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  258 words
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      254 7  -  BY FABIUS CHEN FORMULA One fever hit the heartlands yesterday as the season got under way with the Australian Grand Prix. About 150 spectators gathered at Sengkang’s Kopitiam Square to watch on a giant high-definition screen as Sebastian Vettel raced to victory in the
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      558 8  -  BY LEE MIN KOK HE MIGHT have retired from the game in 2006, but Hidetoshi Nakata knows well the role of football as a unifying force in times of hardship and suffering. Which is why the former Japanese star will take to
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      230 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBAI: Desperate for something to lift their spirits, the Japanese may have found it with Victoire Pisa. The four-year-old Japanese horse stormed to an upset win in the US$10 million (S$12.6 million) Dubai World Cup on Saturday, overtaking Transcend, also from the
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        49 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA: The Atlanta Hawks clinched a National Basketball Association play-off spot by beating the New Jersey Nets 98-87 on Saturday night. Al Horford had 23 points and 12 rebounds for Atlanta including six straight points late including six straight points late in the game.
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      418 9  -  BY FABIUS CHEN AS IF on cue, the winds came and propelled Maximilian Soh and his crew to victory in the final of the inaugural Match Racing League at the Marina Barrage yesterday. Having offered little help in the semi-finals, the elements sprang to
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      217 9  -  TERRENCE VOON SEVERAL rugby fans from Singapore were left furious at the Hong Kong Sevens last weekend, when it turned out that the tickets they bought over the Internet were fake. According to the South China Morning Post, at least 50
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      1023 9  -  SINGAPORE champion sprinter Rocket Man got the monkey off his back in spectacular fashion on Saturday night when he claimed his first International Group 1 victory taking the US$2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen over 1200m atMeydan, HORSE RACING I Written by 1 Craig
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      376 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY: Ricky Ponting is still defying calls for him to retire as Australia’s cricket captain, saying on his return home from a World Cup quarter-final exit that he is thinking more of a “Tendulkar-sort rebirth”. Demands for his resignation were louder before
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      51 10 Cuban boxer Yuriorkis Gamboa, who defended his WBA and IBF featherweight titles on Saturday. He knocked Mexican rival Jorge Solis to the canvas five times before referee David Fields stepped in to halt the bout in the fourth
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      31 7 RISING STAR Jack Wilshere’s display against Wales gives England new hope for the future. B8 FIERCE FIGHT India and Pakistan gear up for their biggest match in the World Cup. B10
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      27 15 Unaffected by Japan quake so far There has been no force majeure declared by any Japanese customer, says Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore THE BUSINESS TIMES Today in
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      30 16 FOUR-DIGIT DRAW Mar 27 2011 FIRSTN6319 SECONDN7614 THIRDN5153 STARTERS 1827 2076 2984 4847 5073 5795 5983 8134 8156 9830 CONSOLATIONS 0333 0386 0589 0937 5026 5644 6468 7092 7205 8192
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      766 18  -  Non-landed home sales down though landed homes still holding up SENTOSA COVE BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg ONLY eight non-landed homes have been sold in the once property hot spot of Sentosa Cove in the first two months of the year. This is
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      104 18 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Investors in selling frenzy MOST COMMENTED ON L Home price updates ‘could affect market’. Says gemini58: “The market will not swing much if there are regular updates on details. Despite that, bubbles will still form if the
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        552 12  -  Investors worry that last week’s exuberance may be a ‘bear trap’ MARKETS INSIGHT BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg INVESTORS are likely to shift their focus back to pressing fundamental economic issues this week, although this depends on how efforts to stem
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          3191 12 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS A unit trust or investment-linked insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a sales charge not exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median of existing funds in
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          231 12 Week's Top Rises CENTS CityDev.ES.il 03 1122 96.0 9.4 SGX.ES.1103 787 54.0 7.4 CoscoCorMBLeCWl ***** 35 35.0 0.0 Goodpack W*****0 126 25 0 24 8 SembMar MBLeCWl ***** 39 24 5 169.0 ManhattanResWl ***** 31 20.0 181.8 SembMar BNPeCWl ***** 63 20.0 46.5 SembMar BNPeCWl ***** 62.5
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        316 12 REUTERS TOKYO: Japanese companies’ demand for funding has rocketed since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Requests for new loans from the country’s top three banks and commercial paper issues have both soared, the Nikkei newspaper reported yesterday. Companies need extra financing to repair
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        873 13  -  Indian chairman vows to explain and answer every question at EGM BY CHUA HIAN HOU TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT chuahh@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/hianhou SPICE i2i is confident it will be able to soothe minority shareholders’ unhappiness over its controversial rights issue at its extraordinary general meeting (EGM)
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        279 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DOW JONES BEIJING: China Construction Bank (CCB), the country’s second largest lender, said yesterday its net profit rose 26 per cent last year on the back of higher interest income and commissions. Profit growth was nearly double the 15 per cent
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        233 13 HONGWEI Technologies has announced yet another board change since accounting irregularities forced its suspension from trading last month. On Saturday, the company said that independent director Ji Yicheng had resigned from March 22. Mr Ji, 53, cited “personal reasons, heavy workload”. Hongwei’s auditors had difficulties
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          56 13 David Chew Heng Ching: Appointed deputy chairman of LMA International, succeeding Mr John Lim who stepped down as deputy chairman at the end of last year. Mr Chew will be taking on the role in addition to his current position as lead independent director. He has been a
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          68 13 Frank Wong Wai Kwong: Appointed senior vice-president of business development at SMRT Corp. The 63-year-old has spent the last 14 years at MTR Corp, the firm that runs the metro system in Hong Kong. SMRT said Mr Wong was selected through a “rigorous and transparent” recruitment process and was
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          59 13 Steven Lwi Tong Boon: Resigned from his post as chief financial officer of the provider of airport logistics systems. Mr Lwi, 42, will be leaving to pursue other career opportunities. His last day at Pteris is April 7. Mr Ang Wui Khoon, 40, who recently joined the firm
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      241 14 A FREE trade agreement in the works between nine Asia-Pacific countries is holding its next series of negotiations in Singapore. The sixth round of talks for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement will be held this week at the Raffles City Convention Centre, said the
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      961 14  -  Investors should study firms’ replies for warning signs C A I JIN BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg THOSE looking for tough action to stamp out problems in the S-chip sector China businesses listed in Singapore may well be applauding the latest efforts of
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      742 15  -  It’s bad strategy to slash spending in the face of high unemployment COMMENTARY BY PAUL KRUGMAN NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: Portugal’s government has just fallen in a dispute over austerity proposals. Irish bond yields have topped 10 per cent for the first time.
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      640 16  -  It’s up 67% in Q1, year on year, although down 36% from last quarter BY CHERYL LIM cherlim@sph.com.sg SALES of investment properties in Singapore have surged by about two-thirds or 67 per cent to hit $7.23 billion in the first three months of this year,
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      340 16  -  GABRIEL CHEN OCBC Bank plans to unveil more products linked to China’s currency to meet rising demand as the mainland accelerates its efforts to internationalise the yuan. These could include offshore yuan dual currency return, an equity-linked convertible investment, and offshore yuan-domi-nated bonds.
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      232 16  -  CHERYL LIM JTC Corporation has released a site for sale that is designated for the development of Phase 3 of Fusionopolis at Buona Vista. The 60-year leasehold plot is on the confirmed list of the Industrial Government Land Sales programme for the first
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      47 16 Agriculture Euro R1C-B 18/03/11 8.25 EUR Branchen Stars R1C-A 21/03/11 140.67 EUR Commodity Euro 11C 18/03/11 *****.62 EUR Commodity USD R1C-C 18/03/11 7.58 SGD CROCI Alpha I1C 21/03/11 9146.66 EUR CROCI World Giants R1C-B 18/03/11 12.83 EUR EMLIN Sovereign Bond Fund R1C-B 18/03/11 10.58 USD
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      94 16 AUSTRALIA MONEY MARKET ETF 1C 22/03/11 192.82 AUD AUSTRALIA MONEY MARKET ETF 2C 22/03/11 195.01 USD AUSTRALIA MONEY MARKET ETF 3C 22/03/11 246.86 SGD Australia SSA Bonds Total Return Index ETF 1C 22/03/11 156.24 AUD IBOXX Sovereigns Eurozone Total Return Index ETF 1C 21/03/11 234.97 USD IBOXX
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      773 17  - Be prepared with a business continuity plan It is vital to minimising losses in crises, like after Japan earthquake WORKING LIFE BY HARSHA JETHNANI harshamj@sph.com.sg CRISES in various corners of the globe of late including Japan, Libya and Egypt have refocused attention on the vital area of business continuity planning.
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      316 17 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG: Most Hong Kong holders of structured financial notes linked to Lehman Brothers will get more than 80 per cent of their investment in the latest settlement, receiver PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP said. The agreement, which covers most issues of
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      45 17 UOB’s deputy chairman and chief executive officer Wee Ee Cheong and Mrs Wee giving out candy floss to children from Very Special Arts (Singapore). The bank helped raise funds for charity in its annual UOB Heartbeat Run/Walk yesterday. PHOTO: UOB GROUP
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        493 2  -  The INside track BY SERENE GOH EDITOR You have heard of “responsible drinking”, but there is such a thing as responsible eating too. It starts when you are handed the task of buying your own food, that blessed rite of passage when you finally get
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        246 2  -  BY GERAINT WONG It is true that what you eat now will affect how your body turns out years down the road. Try these two activities to get you started on healthy eating. KEEP A FOOD LOG Keep a record of all your meals (including snacks) over
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        159 3 Four tycoons from Singapore have made the cut for the list of the world’s richest people. United Overseas Bank chairman Wee Cho Yaw (left), 82, has an estimated US$4 billion (S$5 billion) in wealth, putting him and his family at No. 268 on the global list
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        173 3 Some 590,000 people commute by train daily and there are often complaints about overcrowding. But commuters are on track to enjoy faster rides now that the two train operators are rolling out 590 more trips a week a 5 per cent increase. SMRT has just added
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        282 3 The first baby orang utan to be born in Singapore in 14 years was welcomed on Jan 31. A male was born to Chomel (below), the granddaughter of the late Ah Meng, the zoo’s most well-known ape, who died in February 2008. The newborn’s father
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        208 4 / 5 Agence France-Presse A British woman who made her African maid work 18 hours a day has been found guilty of “modern-day slavery”. Ms Mwanahamisi Mruke, 49, had worked at a hospital in Tanzania that Saeeda Khan, 68, owned. In 2006, Khan brought Ms Mruke to London to work for
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        1470 6 / 7  -  Stuffing yourself with only what you like may not be good for you in the long run. reports. TAN XING QI Additional reporting by and Geraint and Geraint Wong Sheryl Quek siren breaks the monotony of the moment. Seconds later, a mob appears on the
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        410 9  -  BY TAN XING QI Adrenaline pumping action and gravity defying moves ruled the day at the Jurong East Sports Hall on March 20, when more than 300 top cheerleaders from 40 teams battled for supremacy. Organised by the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) and the Federation of Cheerleading
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        211 12 Dion Lim, 16, was inspired to win an award when he saw one of his schoolmates receive one for his photos. And that is why the Pei Hwa Secondary School student picked up photography. “I want to be like him and I aspire to be a renowned
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        469 13  -  On a recent visit to Kampung Lorong Buangkok, IN Crowder Claire Leong ponders how life was like during Singapore’s pre-modern years. Claire Leong Kampung Lorong Buangkok, Singapore’s last surviving village, is located in Hougang on the north-eastern side of Singapore. When I went to visit my Dad
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        853 15  -  BY ANDREW DUFFY Where do biennales happen? The best known biennale is in Venice, Italy, and it started in 1895. For the Singapore Biennale, the art is displayed at four places. One of them, the Old Kallang Airport, is very relevant because it
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        766 16/17  -  Study the graphic of the Armenian Church of St Gregory in the Home section of The Straits Times today. Lesson activity by SONIA SNG There has always been a small but important community of Armenians living in Singapore, from not too long after Sir Stamford Raffles
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        729 18 Singaporeans are urged to learn and use Standard Singaporean English as opposed to the widely encountered non-standard variety, Singlish. But is this non-standard phenomenon “Uniquely Singapore”? A. J. Dalton, in his article Even British People Can’t Speak English Properly, says not. LANGUAGE VARIETY There are different
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        847 2  -  Director Zack Snyder unleashes his imagination in female-power fantasy movie, Sucker Punch tiffany fumiko tay stlife@sph.com.sg Speaking with director Zack Snyder is rather like talking to an excitable kid. In Los Angeles recently to promote his latest film Sucker Punch, he enters the Beverly Hilton conference room
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        436 2 Reuters London Filth, fecal matter and grime in all their forms are the subject of a new exhibition in London. Dirt: The Filthy Reality Of Everyday Life features about 200 exhibits ranging from vials of urine to air samples and a floor pattern made from
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      814 9 ENTERPRISE ONE. NEW, modern office/ warehse. About 8500 sqft. Takeover fee required. Beautifully renovated. Call *****899 OFFICE SPACE/ WORKSTATION in Suntec/ S’goon/ Bt Batok/ T. Payoh. Full admin. F/renovated. Low start-up cost. *****991 1 SIMS LANE 1820 sqft; Parkway Parade 350 sqft; Orion Paya Lebar 700 sqft. MRT, foodcourt. neg.
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      516 9 HK SHOP SPACE for rent Wfi SHOP SPACE FOR RENT HK SHOP SPACE FOR RENT VILLAGE AI Singapore’s first inner city development with 646 residential units and a retail podium at level 1 Near Tanjong Pagar MRT Station Adjacent to the upcoming tallest residential development Altez Within walking distance to
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      247 9 CLEMENTI MALLS/ BUGIS Village/ City Hall. Good frontage! Excellent human traffic. 1500/ 1100/ 830/ 340/ 111 sqft. 9889-0099 RESTAURANT CAFE BUGIS 1485 sqft. City Hall MRT 1744sqft. Suntec 108 sqft. $4.1K. Far East 1800sqft. Ken *****722 DTZ POPULAR F&B LOCATIONS to help your biz. Reasonable rental. russelrealtors@singnet.com.sg UPMKT ORCHARD F&B!
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      207 9 CITY IND BLDG Cititech Ind Bldg. Tannery Lane. Near Aljunied MRT. From 1,367 sqft. Tel: 6877-1818 6877-8222 6877-8363 ATTTACTIVE RENT FREE period, 1,100-1,200 sqft, Kallang/ Light ind/ Free parking/ Food court/ loading bays. Immed. *****966 500-10,000SQFT. WAREHSE/ Office. Easy access to M’sia/ expressways. 2 passenger cargo lifts.Cheap rental.$neg *****668 SUNGEI
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      18 10 DISCOUNTED AIRFARES hotel rates avail. Call *****818 or visit www.jetabout.com.sg TA754 WAT-3 BUY IT SELL IT FIND IT
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      1049 12 EN-BLOC SALE PROPOSED APPLICATION TO THE STRATA TITLES BOARDS FOR ORDER FOR SALE UNDER SECTION 84A OF THE LAND TITLES (STRATA) ACT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT KNOWN AS MARINE POINT (STRATA TITLE PLAN NO. 1118) COMPRISED IN LAND LOT NO. 6135M MUKIM 26 AT 95 MARINE PARADE ROAD SINGAPORE Notice is
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      1055 14 RETAIL SALES Bill RETAIL SALES Cha{(§nger Additional $200/mth (Singaporean PR) Retail Sales Associates (Gross $1600) ITE, “N” Level, SPM Friendly service oriented Singaporean, PR M’sian Training provided Interest in computer and electronic products Attractive pay package (Basic OT Incentives) MontoFri (10am to 12pm 1 2pm to 4pml 1 Ubi Link
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      578 15 WALK-ININTERVIEW! Wewelcomecandidateswhohavethe interesttoprogressyourcareerwithusor getaflexi-jobthatmakesyousmile. 1.RestaurantManagers 2.Co-Managers 3.AssistantManagers 4.ServiceCrew (Full/PermPart-time) Startingpay$950-$3000(full-time) Your years of QSR experience the skills knowledge to the business systems will determine your position salary. Startingpay$5.50perhourforhourlypart-timers. We provide: On-Job-Training, meal, uniform, festive incentives, Best Service Staff Award (for best service) andotherstaffbenefits&welfare. Working Locations: V Hotel (next to Lavender
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      554 15 ADMIN CLERK GCE ’O’/ ’N’ level No experience required 5½days week Fresh grads welcome Call 9782 0666 Kestrel 62 Changi Rd #01-02 AMK Serangoon North requires Admin cum A/c’s Clerk PC knowledge Handle chinese speaking clients Interested Pls call 6484-1626 SHIPPING COORDINATOR •With or without experience •S’porean/ PR only •Effectively
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      555 15 Monday to Friday: 9am 11.45am or 1pm 4pm 32 Loyang Way, Singapore *****0 WALK-IN INTERVIEW JoiningIncentiveS$300o(on completion of 3 months service) WORK NEAR YOUR HOME Printed Circuit Board Manufacturer requiries: TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS PRODUCTION OPERATORS Min. Primary 6 education (for S’poreans and S’pore PRs) Min. Form 1 (for Malaysians) Min. GCE
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      302 15 SENIOR/TECHNICIANS (Production Equipment) Operate production machine/equipment to achieve utilization and quality targets Troubleshoot and perform corrective maintenance to reduce equipment downtime Higher NITEC/NITEC in Mechatronics/Mechanical/ Electrical/Electronics Engineering Those with more years of experience will be considered for the senior positions PROUCTION OPERATORS/ QA INSPECTORS Perform assembly, visual inspection material handling
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      293 15 1) Changi Sewing Specialists S’porean PR only, Perm Shift 6.30am-3.15pm/ 3.30pm-12am Salary Range $1150-$1436 2) Woodlands Perm 12 hr shift 7.30am-7.45pm $980 7.30pm-7.45am $1107.50 Average 15 days work, Cleanroom 3) Jurong Production Operators S’poreans/ PR/ M’sian SPM *Rotate every 2 week 7.45am-3.45pm 6 days/ wk 3.30pm-11.30pm 5 days/ wk Salary
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      554 16 JURONG QC 8AM-5.30PM $40/ Changi Sewing QC 6.30am3.15pm $1300/ 3.30pm 12 midnight $1476. 5-day work. Trpt islandwide. Call 9388-7433 WOODLANDS REQUIRES OPERATORS. 12-hr day $70/ $78; 12-hr night $75/ $83. Start immed. Only S’porean PR. Pls call *****260 Telford (C*****1A) JURONG REQUIRES PACKERS. 12hr day $58/ 12-hr night $65. 4day
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      339 16 URGENTLY SEEK CARGO-HAND in Changi. Physically fit. Hardworking able to operate Forklift. Call: 6543-4017/ 9761-2131 LOGISTIC ASST Tuas $1.6k. 8am 4.45pm. 5-days. 4 mths Temp. Trpt. *****688/ *****555 lic: C*****1E Vision STOREKEEPERS 10 OPENINGS, Islandwide, Ex-SAF Store Personnel preferred. Class 3/ Forklift lic. ST *****361 (C*****1A) JURONG WITH OR without
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      539 16 3? SECURITY SECURITY M SECURITY Certis CISCO Auxiliary Police Officer $10,600* (inclusive of $5200* Joining bonus paid up front) Enjoy SERVICE BONUS of up to Singaporean/ SPR (M'sia) Malaysian Min. 3 'N' Level/ 3 SPM Physically Medically fit *Terms Conditions apply Walk in for a Career Brief Today Tomorrow (28
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      662 16 Secure your career with AETOS AETOS Auxiliary Police Officer $6,500 Starting Bonus* GCE ‘N’ level/NITEC or SPM credits PES A or B Call for Appointment (APO) 1pm to 5pm 28 Mar (Mon) Bishan 9675 1370 Clementi 9452 4321 AETOS Protection Officer Minimum Secondary 2 Call: 8163 0222 (PO) HOTLINE: 1800-5646-273
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      307 16 CLEANERS CLEANERS Night Cleaning Supervisor Requirements: Experience in a similar position preferred Able to speak simple English •Able to perform work on weekends and public holidays Singaporeans/PRs/Malaysians are welcome to apply WALK-IN INTERVIEW: 28 Mar to 1 Apr 2011 from 2pm 5pm Lifebrandz Ltd 390 Havelock Road #05-05 King’s Centre
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      673 16 Part-Time School Cleaners Mon-Fri: 3pm 7pm 5 days week Pefer staying in North area. Walk-in for interview on 28 March from 9am to 4pm Level 1 Housekeeping Office Singapore American School 40 Woodlands Street 41 Singapore *****7 Call: 6360 6299 9066 2722 CLEANERS URGENTLY REQUIRED Bayshore Park *****063. Bedok/ Changi
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      858 17 PRIME MOVER DRIVERS (Vacancies: 15 positions) Class 3 with min. 1 yr driving experience Passed PSLE and English subject Earn attractive income above $1,600 Willing to work long hours/rotating shifts No colour blindness Singaporean PRs may apply Interview between 10.30am to 5.30pm (Mon-Fri) at: Blk 808 French Road Kitchener Complex
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      643 17 (1)PRIME MOVER DRIVERS Class 3 driving licence and no colour blindness 13 days training (ITE-accredited) will be provided Able to read and write simple English *EARN UP TO $2000 A MONTH! (2)LASHINGWORKERS Mentally physically fit with no fear of heights 9 days training (ITE-accredited) will be provided SINGAPOREANS PRS ONLY
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      57 18 APRIL 7 AND 8 Mentoring is a very effective way to help people develop in their jobs and careers. This workshop will help participants draw upon their company’s pool of experienced staff to benefit everyone in the organisation. For details and registration, visit www.shri.org.sg/_pubws_hrm117. asp, call
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      35 18 APRIL 19 Participants are introduced to the various methods employed by leading practitioners to establish truthful information from interview subjects. Fee: $680. For information, contact Jaslyn on 9228-1717 6720-3333 or e-mail jaslyn@cbsgroup.com.sg
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