The Straits Times, 30 August 2011

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    17 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MICA(P)108/11/2010 TUESDAY, AUGUST 30 2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Hospitals borrow space
      50 1 THE public hospitals here are so full that some are borrowing ward space from other institutions to house patients. The crunch has led Health Minister Gan Kim Yong to float the idea of bringing forward the opening of Sengkang Hospital, scheduled for 2020. L PRIME PAGE A4
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      Lock icon Study on sex and gay men
      53 1 AN IN-DEPTH study into the sexual behaviour of gay men here, and the infections prevalent among them, is under way. The survey, which entails volunteers submitting to a blood test and answering questions, has drawn only 40 individuals. The researchers want 1,000 participants. L
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      Lock icon $19m for apartment
      82 1 A BUYER has signed up to pay a record-breaking $19 million for a four-bedroom apartment at The Marq on Paterson Hill. It is understood that the buyer has inked a deal to purchase the 3,003 sq ft unit for just under $6,400 per square foot (psf). The
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      Lock icon Gaddafis tortured nanny
      64 1 A NANNY who had worked for one of the sons of Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi told of being burnt by his wife because she could not stop the couple’s daughter from crying. Ms Shwygar Mullah was just one of the employees who suffered unspeakable horrors at the
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    Lock icon Japan has new leader but uncertainty remains
    846 1  -  Ruling DPJ’s choice among the least popular faces with voters BY KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO: After suffering five successive prime ministers who on average lasted barely a year when their popularity and luck ran out, Japan embraces a new leader
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    Lock icon LIONS CELEBRATE AIDILFITRI IN KUNMING
    161 1  -  LEE MIN KOK KUNMING: After eight days of almost non-stop training overseas, the Lions celebrated Hari Raya Aidilfitri a day in advance last night by enjoying a buffet dinner at the Grand Park Hotel Kunming, where they are staying. The Singapore football team are in
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    Lock icon SBS Transit to run Downtown MRT Line
    726 1  -  BY CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg SBS Transit has clinched a multi-bil-lion-dollar contract to run the 42km Downtown MRT Line, pipping more established rail company SMRT in a two-party tender. In doing so, SBS Transit will become the first transport player to operate
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      126 1 MALCOLM GLADWELL’S NO EXPERT… DRIVE YOURSELF IN JAPAN Super views, great food and such patient motorists LIFE! PAGES C2-4 …and that’s just fine, says bestselling author REVIEW, PAGE A22 HURDLES FIASCO World champion stripped of gold SPORT, PAGE B13 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS:
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        Lock icon A letdown in Japan
        50 2 WE SAY The frequent change of prime minister in Japan is a failing of an ossified, feudalistic party system, not necessarily because prime ministers had been weak. The country is ill-served by a culture that is resistant to reform. It deserves better. L EDITORIAL PAGE A21
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        Lock icon Not army scrap but sales
        62 2 COLUMNS With some 85 per cent of its equipment due for replacement or upgrade over the next 15 years, Australia’s Department of Defence has launched a massive sell-off of its current arsenal, says Robert Karniol. The move signals how disposal, traditionally viewed by Canberra as
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        Lock icon Tizzy over a twitch
        35 2 disappointed, says Rohit Brijnath. L SPORT PAGE B13 The disqualification of 100m world record holder Usain Bolt on Sunday over a false start only leaves the sport looking stupid and fans
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        Lock icon Why voting system is fair
        92 2 OUR READER SAYS The claim that the first-past-the-post system is unfair does not stand up to scrutiny, says Chen Junyi. Each voter has a fair chance to decide which candidate to support. Giving each voter two votes or having elimination rounds cannot be construed as
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      Lock icon Speed bumps on fibre broadband highway
      1028 2  -  Delayed installations could threaten success of national enterprise BY IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT itham@sph.com.sg IN THE race to become one of the most connected cities in the world, Singapore started rolling out a national fibre-optic network in 2009. With seven in 10 homes now
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      Lock icon Tony Tan to be sworn in as president on Thursday
      469 3  -  96-strong guard of honour will also send off President Nathan BY CAI HAOXIANG haoxiang@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S seventh president will be sworn in on Thursday evening at the Istana. During the ceremony, a 96-strong guard of honour comprising contingents from the army,
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      Lock icon 4-bedroom apartment at The Marq sold for $19m
      574 3  -  BY CHERYL LIM A BUYER has signed up to pay a record-breaking $19 million for a four-bedroom apartment at The Marq on Paterson Hill. The posh project near Orchard Road already holds the record in terms of price per square foot but
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      Lock icon Public hospitals ‘borrowing’ ward space
      844 4  -  More innovative ways needed to tackle critical bed shortage: Minister BY SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg THE public hospitals here are so full that some are borrowing ward space from other institutions to house patients. The crunch has led Health Minister Gan Kim Yong to
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      Lock icon Creative ways to deal with bed crunch
      594 4  -  SALMA KHALIK SINGAPORE’S hard pressed public hospitals are looking at creative ways to free up beds without lowering the standard of care. Some are treating patients straightaway, instead of hospitalising them to be treated later. Others have introduced more observation beds where patients
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      Lock icon A 4-bedder C-class ward? Why not?
      370 4 LATE last month, Mr Kartik Aravind Raj had back pain that was so bad he could not walk. He was also numb from the waist down. He called for an ambulance. At the National University Hospital (NUH), doctors found a ruptured spinal disc. He
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      Lock icon UN warns of possible bird flu resurgence
      438 4 A mutant strain of the H5N1 virus has been seen appearing in China and Vietnam, raising fears that it might be able to sidestep the defences of existing vaccines. REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME: The United Nations warned of a possible major resurgence of
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      Lock icon No split in party, say PAP activists and MPs
      860 6  -  11 out of 12 interviewed say election results not conclusive enough BY KOR KIAN BENG, TESSA WONG RACHEL CHANG kianbeng@sph.com.sg twong@sph.com.sg rchang@sph.com.sg ACTIVISTS and MPs of the People’s Action Party (PAP) have dismissed presidential election runner-up Tan Cheng Bock’s charge that
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      Lock icon ‘Groom’ who faked marriage certificate gets two weeks’ jail
      537 6  -  BY KHUSHWANT SINGH HIS girlfriend was pregnant and pestering him to marry her, but Jerome Ow Siew Nam had a problem he was already hitched. Not only that, he had a son with his secret Thai bride. Instead of coming clean,
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      Lock icon Muslims should prepare for economic uncertainty: Yaacob
      511 6  -  They need to continue to invest in their children’s education, ensure their skills are relevant and up to date, and continue to exercise financial prudence, he said in his annual Hari Raya message. BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT MUSLIMS in Singapore celebrate Hari
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      Lock icon Boat Quay dazzles for Mid-Autumn
      134 8  -  RACHEL CHANG At the strike of a gong by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, fireworks lit up the sky last night to herald the start of the annual event, Mid-Autumn Festival By The River. The centrepiece of the event at Boat Quay this year is
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      Lock icon ‘I’m not stylish, but I’m a safe choice’
      443 8 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Japan’s next prime minister admits he is no Mr Charisma. Instead, Mr Yoshihiko Noda sees himself as more of a marine bottom-feeder than a glittering goldfish. But that, he says, is his appeal. The 54-year-old finance minister, a
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      Lock icon Shorter operating contract to boost service
      333 8  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN THE new MRT operating and financing framework was put in place last year with one end in mind: To encourage more people to take public transport. First, the operating contract is halved, from between 30 and 40 years currently to about 15.
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      Lock icon Line to open in stages from 2013
      167 8 LIKE the Circle Line, the Downtown Line is a medium-capacity MRT system. Each train has three carriages, instead of six for trains plying the older lines here. And like the Circle Line as well as the North East Line, it is underground and
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      Lock icon S’poreans in China concerned over new social insurance fee
      657 9  -  Details still unclear but expats and firms hiring them will have to pay BY GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT graceng@sph.com.sg BEIJING: A new law requiring expatriates working in China to pay social insurance is expected to hit the pockets of Singaporeans but
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      Lock icon ‘Mooncake tax’ hard to swallow
      769 10  -  Taxable gifts from companies sour China workers’ mood BY HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Lina Miao BEIJING: The Mid-Autumn Festival is just two weeks away and, as usual, companies are giving boxes of sweet mooncakes to their employees. But many Chinese
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      Lock icon Friendship Polyclinic opens
      359 10  -  GRACE NG XIAMEN: Singaporeans in the coastal province of Fujian have teamed up with the government there to build a polyclinic that will support China’s push to improve public health care. The six-storey facility, which is modelled on Singapore polyclinics, is located in a district with 300,000
      PHOTO: SINGAPORE CONSULATE IN XIAMEN  -  359 words
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      113 10 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L US doctor who cut off trucker’s penis not liable: Jury MOST COMMENTED ON L Taiwan’s health authorities probing HIV organ transplant. Says Cecilia Ccl: “They made a serious mistake and all they can do is say they
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        Lock icon Ex-Tibet hardline chief moved to Catholic ‘hot spot’ in China
        616 12 Hebei’s new party head to restructure its obsolete economy REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS XINHUA BEIJING: The hardline Chinese official who was replaced as the Communist Party chief of restive Tibet last week has been given an influential role in another sensitive
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        Lock icon Beijing a constant nightmare, says Ai Weiwei
        514 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BEIJING: Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has called Beijing a “nightmare” and said China’s justice system cannot be trusted, in his first article for a foreign magazine since his release from detention in June. The outspoken critic of the Communist
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        Lock icon China beefs up penalties for hacking
        639 13 Tougher punishment from Thursday to curb illegal online activities REUTERS XINHUA NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING: China is stepping up the fight against computer hacking by toughening penalties for those caught doing it. Under rules coming into effect from Thursday, those who “knowingly purchase, sell
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        Lock icon Chinese major-general’s spy talk leaked on YouTube
        369 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: Footage of a Chinese major-gen-eral discussing sensitive spying cases has been leaked on video-sharing website YouTube, in what appears to be an embarrassing failure of secrecy for the usually tight-lipped Chinese military. It was not clear when or where Ma-jor-General
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        Lock icon Unwrapping a festive joy
        56 13 Vendors preparing ketupat, the traditional Indonesian delicacy for Eid al-Fitr celebrations, on the sidewalks of Yogyakarta yesterday. Ketupat contains rice grain wrapped in coconut leaves, cooked and served during the festivities and celebrations. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
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        Lock icon Najib takes a beating over reforms, inflation
        767 14  -  Approval rating dips 6 points as rising prices, reform pace rile restless public BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s approval rating has dipped below 60 per cent, the lowest in a year, as he faces
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        Lock icon PUB to hand over 2 water plants to Johor
        270 14 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JOHOR BARU: Johor will take over two water treatment plants in the state that are currently being operated by Singapore’s Public Utilities Board (PUB) tomorrow. The Skudai and Gunung Pulai water treatment plants, which were built and
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        Lock icon Plane skids off runway in south India
        62 14 A Gulf Air passenger plane stranded on the ground after it skidded off the runway at Kochi International Airport in Kochi, southern India, yesterday. Officials said some passengers jumped out of the aircraft after it skidded to a halt before emergency ladders were
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        Lock icon Push for better pay in booming Indonesia
        141 14 REUTERS JAKARTA: Recent strikes in Indonesia by gold miners, pilots and supermarket staff over pay signal that workers have started to push for a greater share of profits in a booming economy that has drawn foreign investors partly for its low labour costs.
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        Lock icon Fees for hiring maids surge 50% in Malaysia
        399 14 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PETALING JAYA: Hiring maids can hit the pockets hard as checks with maid agencies show the initial outlay for a foreign maid can be as high as RM12,000 (S$4,850), a 50 per cent increase from just two years
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        Lock icon Fast over, but will Indian politics change?
        918 16  -  Recent developments suggest future Hazare protests may not resonate as strongly NEWS ANALYSIS BY RAVI VELLOOR SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF velloor@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: Activist Anna Hazare was recuperating in hospital yesterday, after bending India’s political class to his will over a Bill seen
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        Lock icon Parts of Mumbai under water
        266 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MUMBAI: Heavy rainfall left parts of the Indian city under water yesterday, flooding homes, closing schools and badly affecting train services, with the annual monsoon season drawing to a close next month. Television news channel NDTV reported one person died and two people
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        Lock icon ‘Hurricane’ Irene? It’s just a storm in a teacup
        805 17 New Yorkers say ‘monster storm’ was a yawn, warnings overblown NEW YORK TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK: No longer a hurricane, Irene spent the last of its fury and sloshed its way into Canada early yesterday, inflicting relatively little
        NEW YORK TIMES; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  805 words
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        Lock icon Taiwan deploys 50,000 troops as typhoon floods homes
        331 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KAOHSIUNG: Taiwan deployed more than 50,000 troops yesterday and evacuated thousands of people as Typhoon Nanmadol pummelled some of the island’s most densely populated areas. Nanmadol, later downgraded to a tropical storm, was heading to south-eastern China yesterday.
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  331 words
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        Lock icon Gaddafi kin tortured maid
        636 18 Daughter-in-law burned nanny; other staff also say they were abused by family members: CNN HOUSE OF HORROR TRIPOLI: At a seaside compound in western Tripoli, the Gaddafi boys enjoyed a decadent lifestyle that people in Libya could only dream about, while perpetrating unspeakable horrors on the
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        Lock icon Hardcore loyalists on the run
        360 18 WASHINGTON POST TRIPOLI: A Libyan man, sitting in his car at a rebel checkpoint here over the weekend, was handed a list of the 10 mostwanted Gaddafi loyalists in Misrata. “The names of the collaborators of the city,” the rebel-produced leaflet said. His relative Ahmad
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        Lock icon More evidence of massacres
        501 18 NEW YORK TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS TRIPOLI: More evidence of massacres by forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi during his final hours in power came to light over the weekend, pointing to the killing of scores of prisoners in at least five mass executions, in revelations that
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        Lock icon Elderly suicide bomber kills at least 28 at Baghdad mosque
        444 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BAGHDAD: An elderly bandage-swathed suicide bomber blew himself up in Baghdad’s biggest Sunni mosque, killing an MP and at least 27 others in an attack blamed on Al-Qaeda. The attack was part of nationwide violence that left 35
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        Lock icon Libyan strongman’s family members enter Algeria
        608 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ALGIERS: Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi’s wife, two sons and a daughter entered Algeria yesterday, the foreign ministry in Algiers announced. “The wife of Muammar Gaddafi, Safiya, his daughter Aisha, and sons Hannibal and Mohammed, accompanied by their children, entered Algeria at
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        Lock icon Libyan council ‘won’t extradite’ Lockerbie bomber
        243 18 NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS TRIPOLI: An official with the rebel government has ruled out extraditing the former Libyan intelligence officer convicted as the mastermind of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 and released from a Scottish prison two years ago on the
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        Lock icon Emperor penguin sets sail for home
        74 20 An emperor penguin checking out his enclosure aboard New Zealand research vessel Tangaroa, bound for Antarctica. The wayward bird, dubbed Happy Feet, found international fame after washing up lost on a beach near Wellington in mid-June. He made his exit from the country yesterday
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        Lock icon Court throws out kids’ case against ‘bad mother’
        331 20 SLICEOFLIFE ILLINOIS: An appeals court in the United States has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a pair of siblings in 2009 against their mother over “bad mothering”, reports the Daily Mail. Ms Kimberly Garrity, who raised Steven Miner, 23,
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      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon Thief’s diary giveaway
          105 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: A South Korean burglar has been arrested after police found details of his exploits recorded in his diary, complete with addresses he hit and entries such as “Jackpot!” The 42-year-old Seoul man, identified only as Kim, had stolen luxury bags, jewellery and electronic items
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          Lock icon 8 kids knifed in rampage
          103 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS SHANGHAI: Local reports say a worker at an informal childcare centre for migrant workers in Shanghai began slashing children with a knife, wounding eight children, one seriously. The attack is said to have occurred at noon yesterday at a centre in Shanghai’s suburban
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          Lock icon Musharraf assets frozen
          125 20 REUTERS ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court ordered the confiscation of exiled former president Pervez Musharraf’s property and the freezing of his Pakistan bank accounts over accusations that he failed to provide security for assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, a lawyer said on Sunday. The charismatic Bhutto was
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          Lock icon Knocking heard in mine
          114 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: Rescuers heard knocking sounds yesterday from a flooded Chinese mine where 22 workers have been trapped for nearly a week. The noises came from a 280m pipe that was drilled late on Sunday to let fresh air into the illegal mine in the
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          Lock icon Palestinian hijacks taxi
          115 20 REUTERS JERUSALEM: A Palestinian man from the occupied West Bank commandeered a cab in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv before dawn yesterday, stabbed the driver, two other civilians and two policemen and ran over two other policemen, a police spokeswoman said. Police suspect the perpetrator, who
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          Lock icon New Obama economist
          68 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama yesterday nominated Professor Alan Krueger, a Princeton University expert on unemployment, as his top economic adviser as he prepares a new jobs plan. Prof Krueger, if confirmed by the United States’ Senate, would serve as chairman of the Council of
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        1728 22  -  TABLE TALK WITH MALCOLM GLADWELL BY CHEONG SUK-WAI SENIOR WRITER suk@sph.com.sg WHENCanadianwriterMalcolm Gladwell recently spoke to a roomful of Wall Street hedge fund managers, each of whom earned US$50 million (S$60.4 million) a year, he decided to mess with their minds. Mr Gladwell, who
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        370 23  -  Muhammad Yusuf Osman MANAGING the spat between the People’s Association (PA) and the Alju-nied-Hougang Town Council over the use of sites for community activities requires concrete and real effort from the Government, which has to be clear and consistent in applying its
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        75 23 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MS GOH WEIYING: Put public interest first 2 MR LIN XINSHENG: Yes, that ad’s indecent for Orchard Road 3 MR VINCENT HO: Just too much to bare 4 MR KENNETH LO: Wrong message to the young 5 MR HENG CHO CHOON: One vegan’s
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        367 23  -  Chen Junyi MR FOO Chee Choong (“First-past-the-post system unfair in multi-cornered contest”; yesterday) argued against the first-past-the-post voting format, offering the options of giving each voter two votes, and a run-off by the top two candidates after the first round of voting. However, these
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          112 23 “However wonderful the invention of butter crab, where is the true Singaporean entrepreneur?” MR JONATHAN WOOD: “As a visiting businessman, I was very surprised and slightly disappointed to read that the joint winners of the prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year award were a glorified hawker food operator and
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      794 1  -  They placed deposits for vehicles that never arrived BY JALELAH ABU BAKER jalmsab@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Elizabeth Soh SEVERAL families hoping to rent a car to visit their loved ones during Hari Raya Aidilfitri have lost their deposits in a suspected scam. At
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      538 2  -  BY HUANG LIJIE WORRIES that the uncertain economic outlook would hurt sales at the travel fair over the weekend proved unfounded. The three-day fair organised by the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (Natas) exceeded expectations, pulling in a record $100 million in
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      515 2  -  BY JENNANI DURAI SINGAPORE and China must continue to “cooperate closely together in this uncertain international environment”, former deputy prime minister Wong Kan Seng said yesterday. Neither country is “insulated from the current global economic problems, such as the debt crisis and
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      352 3 THREE individuals from different professional backgrounds have been appointed to the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG). They are: L Mr Ng Seng Liang, a training consultant for the Home Team School of Criminal Investigation, Singapore Police Force L Dr Andrew Peh, a
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      94 4 A Turkish warship steamed into Singapore waters yesterday, the first time in more than 10 years. The F-492 TCG Gemlik frigate is now berthed at the Changi Naval Base. The 138m-long vessel will be here till tomorrow as part of its goodwill port visits in South-east Asia.
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      449 4  -  Section of Alexandra Canal from Zion Road to Kim Seng Road to get $46.8m makeover BY FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg ALEXANDRA Canal will be expanded between Zion Road and Kim Seng Road to deal with floods in the lowlying areas nearby. The 250m section will be
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      485 4  -  BY DARYL CHIN ABOUT 150 workers in Singapore have lost their jobs as part of a worldwide cull by the firm that makes BlackBerry smartphones. The staff were told to pack up and go last week, numerous sources told The Straits Times. Most
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      447 5  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH A SECOND member of what is believed to be the first betting syndicate in a casino here was sentenced to six months in jail and fined $60,000 yesterday. Masseur Goh Boon Kwang, 43, who pleaded guilty to being a bookmaker,
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      75 5 STOMPer “Jason” saw a parked taxi catch fire in Bedok on Sunday. The cause: Probably the burning offerings on the carpark kerb, he said. “This happened near Bedok North 511 market around 6.15pm,” he told The Straits Times. “At first, the fire was small, but within
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      274 5  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH WHEN a reclusive woman who lived alone died in May, it took more than a week for her body to be discovered in her Ang Mo Kio flat. It was a foul smell that spurred her neighbour Seow
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      846 6  -  They can stay put till March, but such reprieves deter long-term planning BY JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg THE pubs, restaurants and bowling alley near the McDonald’s outlet in East Coast Park have been given a reprieve: They can stay put until at least next March.
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      211 6 COMMUTERS eager to use the new Downtown Line have been shown some light at the end of the tunnel. Work on the last two stations will start from next month after contracts to build them were awarded yesterday. Worth $563.35 million
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      351 6  -  NG KAI LING FANS of Transformers will be the first in the world to try the theme-park ride tied to the movie when the attraction opens in Universal Studios here in December. Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), where the theme park is
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      98 8 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES L Barca face AC Milan, United set Portuguese test L Ferguson in FA outburst L Alonso salutes Schumacher’s decision to return to F1 MOST COMMENTED ON L Usain Bolt false starts and is eliminated from 100m final
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      404 8  -  BY CHAN U-GENE EVENT owner adidas has made the first move in putting an end to the uncertainty surrounding Mok Ying Ren and Anne Date’s participation in the King of the Road (KOTR) grand finals. Yesterday, adidas said it would not insist that the two
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      665 12  -  BY PATRICK BARCLAY THE TIMES, LONDON stsports@sph.com.sg FATE could hardly have been more cruel than to send a stricken Arsenal to the Theatre of Dreams at a time when Old Trafford’s nickname seems to owe nothing to hype. There truly is a heavenly atmosphere about the
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        62 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MONTREAL: American golfer Brittany Lincicome fired a two-under 70 on Sunday to win the Canadian Women’s Open by one stroke, capturing her second victory of the year and the fifth of her career. She finished on 13-under 275 to edge out compatriots Stacy Lewis
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        68 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Swansea defender Alan Tate will miss several months of the Premier League campaign after breaking his leg in a golf buggy accident. The footballer who has played in all four divisions with Swansea was a passenger in a golf buggy at
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        66 13 REUTERS SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium): Polish Formula One driver Robert Kubica underwent a successful operation on Sunday before beginning a full rehabilitation programme after his rally accident in February. He nearly lost his right hand in that accident and needed seven hours of surgery to save it,
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        79 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS BELGRADE: With their league in limbo, Dirk Nowitzki and other National Basketball Association stars will try to help their nations qualify for the 2012 Olympics at the Aug 31-Sept 18 European Championship. The tournament in Lithuania features 24 teams but only the
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      529 14  -  Highly rated ex-head coach of Britain to coach S’pore’s top swimmer BY CHAN U-GENE ugenec@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE swim star Tao Li’s next coach is believed to be “a very, very big fish”. Sources within the fraternity say that Ian Turner, the former head of Britain’s national programme,
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      98 8 MAKING CONTACT Dayron Robles stripped of 110m hurdles gold for barging past Liu Xiang. B13 TO CONTACT THE SPORTS DESK, E-MAIL: stsports@sph.com.sg SGMTCHmonil DAZZLING SPEED SERIES ftill I $1, $2, $5 and $10 tickets available at all outlets. JOP PRIZE TOP PWZE mm 'OP prize TOP PR'Zt 6 r. SPORTS
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      140 9 jU What a battle! The 7th SPH Ink Awards came to a dramatic close at Shangri-La Hotel on August 25 after an exhaustive battle for the prestigious recognition of excellence in SPH media. i The Awards Ceremony was punctuated with climatic moments as the best of the best were honoured
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      34 12 (CLASSIFIED Tuck into Black Pepper Fish Roe fried rice and some 30 other varieties of the dish. V To find out more, turn to CLASS 8 in CATS Classified in The Straits Times now.
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    1812 14 OBITUARIES "The Lord is my Shepherd. Psalm 23:1 A-\ I CHAN HOON HAN 1 May 1924 29 August 2011 Our beloved husband, father and Opa, passed away peacefully on 29 August 2011. Much loved and dearly missed by: Wife: Sonja Chan Sons: Daughter-in-law: Axel Chan Caroline Oliver Chan Daughter; Son-in-law:
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      66 15 a® Perhaps they are not the stars, but rather openings in Heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy. Author Unknown Keep the memory of a beautiful relationship with a loved one who has passed on
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      157 18 HOW TO RETIRE EARLY WITH PROPERTY! You may have read the books, heard the stories and even attended courses that leaves you nowhere nearer to becoming a successful property investor. Achieve Basic and advanced concepts of property investing and financing Little or no money down the RIGHT WAY Develop both
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        436 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK: Troubled United States financial giant Bank of America (BOA) said yesterday it would sell about half of its 10 per cent stake in China Construction Bank (CCB) for approximately US$8.3 billion (S$10 billion). The sale
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          99 16 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.23 billion shares worth $1.12 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 379 Losers: 115 Unchanged: 798 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Oil and gas Points Change 12.22 643.31 8.57 435.68 11.08 675.72 8.26 599.38 3.98 237.08 4.43 201.87 20.77 576.56
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          234 16 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 8,851.35 (+53.57) The Nikkei climbed 0.61 per cent after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke raised expectations over more stimulus for the US economy. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Yesterday’s close: 1,447.27 (+2.46) Kuala Lumpur, which was open for just half a day ahead of festive
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            449 16 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: AUG 29, 2011 Top Rises Aug 29 CENTS DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 5363 330.6 5.4 GLD 10US$ ***** 310.1 1.5 DBXT SPASX200 10US$ 3329 135.2 3.5 JMH 5233 124.3 2.0 DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 2991
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            423 16 Top Rises Aug 29 CENTS SIA.ES.1109 1077 31.0 3.0 SIA.ES.1108 1076 15.0 1.4 Kep Corp.ES.1108 863 13.0 1.5 Noble Grp.ES.1108 151 12.0 8.6 STI 2700BPeCW*****9 43 6.5 17.8 KepCorp BPeCW*****2 14.4 5.0 53.2 STI 3000 DBeCW*****1 13.5 4.5 50.0 UOB BPeCW*****2 22.5 3.2 16.6 CapitalaBPeCW*****2 16.3 3.1
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            181 16 By Volume CENTS Vol ShengSiong 53 4.0 8.2 157,899,000 Genting SR 157 3.5 2.3 79,103.000 Golden Agri 63.5 1.5 2.4 62,220,000 Noble Grp 153 8.5 5.9 43.296.000 HanKore 4.3 0.3 7.5 30,633,000 PSL Hldgs 26.5 2.0 8.2 22,827,000 SingTel 313 3.0 1.0 20.952.000 Yangzijiang 104 5.5 5
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            99 16 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Aug 29 2011 Selling Buying Aust dollar 1.316 1.242 Can dollar 1.249 1.201 Euro 1.775 1.707 Sterling pound 2.004 1.927 NZ dollar 1.04 0.991 US dollar 1.219 1.173 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Chi renminbi
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            375 16 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 233 113 CapMallsAsia 135.5 cd +5 ***** 137.5 131.5 1.5 12.4 5264.3 423 235 CapitaLand 253 +4 6611 254 247 2.4 8.5 *****.3 216 168 CapitaMall
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            600 16 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 176 94.6 ARA 135.5 +1 235 136 133.5 3.5 16.3 1041.1 229 188 Ascendasreit 211 +2 4160 212 208 6.1 15.9 4652.7 129 105 AscottREIT
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        476 17  -  BY MELISSA TAN FOOD tycoon Sam Goi, who made his debut last month on the Forbes rich list in Singapore with an estimated US$1.2 billion (S$1.45 billion) fortune, sold a hefty stake in China wastewater treatment company Asia Environment Holdings last Friday. However, it
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        360 17  -  BY AARON LOW RISING commodity prices helped send profits and revenue soaring at commodities supplier Olam in the final quarter to cap a sterling year for the firm. Those higher prices, plus better margins from its recent investments in plantations and processing facilities, were
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          72 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE Macau unit of casino giant Las Vegas Sands said yesterday that its first-half net profit more than doubled, driven by soaring gambling revenue growth. Sands China’s profit in the first six months rose to US$539.5 million (S$652 million), from US$250.5 million
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          114 17 BLOOMBERG CATHAY Pacific Airways plans to add premium economy seats by next year to tempt coach travellers into paying higher fares for more legroom and better meals. The airline will have the product on flights to Europe, North America, Australia, the Middle East and India, chief
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        269 17  -  BY JONATHAN KWOK TURBULENT global financial markets have forced massage chair firm Osim International to halt plans to list on the Taiwan stock exchange. The company stated yesterday that it has asked the Taiwanese market authorities to withdraw the proposed issue. Osim cited the “ongoing
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      455 18 REUTERS WASHINGTON: Consumer spending in the United States rebounded strongly in July to post the largest increase in five months on strong demand for motor vehicles, a government report showed yesterday, supporting views the US economy was not falling back into recession.
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      327 18 Tighter leash on money supply suggests rising prices still top concern AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS BEIJING: China has expanded the deposits that lenders must keep in reserve with the central bank as it struggles to curb inflation, the state Xinhua news
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      351 18 REUTERS ATHENS: Greece’s EFG Eurobank and Alpha Bank yesterday announced a merger deal involving share exchanges and a capital boost from Qatar to better confront their country’s crippling debt crisis. The friendly merger will help Greece’s second- and third-larg-est lenders weather rating
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      301 18 REUTERS BEIJING: Persistently high global prices for commodities and other goods are fuelling consumer inflation in China and may put Beijing’s full-year inflation target out of reach, the country’s top economic planner said yesterday. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said the root
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      357 18 LONDON: The European Central Bank and European Commission are considering a radical plan to prevent a fresh pan-European credit crunch, The Sunday Times reported without citing sources. The newspaper said policymakers are considering offering central guarantees over certain types of debt issued by
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      694 19  -  0.2% price rise in non-landed segment shows market finding balance, say analysts BY CHERYL LIM cherlim@sph.com.sg OVERALL prices of resale non-landed homes crept up marginally last month, largely fuelled by a stronger rise in prices of so-called shoebox units. But even prices of these
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      359 19  -  BY MELISSA TAN LUXURY home prices are unlikely to fall as developers have “no urgency to sell”, according to Wing Tai Holdings chairman Cheng Wai Keung yesterday. He told a briefing for the firm’s fourth-quarter earnings that “given that developers are now quite
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      434 19  -  BY MAGDALEN NG THE property auction market has suffered one of its weakest months in years, amid the uncertain economic outlook and depressed buyer sentiment. Only 34 properties were put up for sale this month, and just one was sold, a Colliers report said. The
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        147 4 Indonesian Muslims are observing Ramadan with joyful noise. Some set off fireworks while policemen even beat musical instruments to wake people up to eat their pre-fast meals. WHY IT MATTERS Ramadan takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar when Muslims are not to
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        123 12 A study has shown that binge-drinking, or drinking large quantities of alcohol in one sitting, has a particularly bad effect on the brains of teenage girls. In an experiment, researchers from Stanford University and the University of California, San Diego, monitored several key brain
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        462 14  -  BRITISH COUNCIL LESSON ACTIVITY BY ANDREA D. WOOLHEAD OF THE BRITISH COUNCIL As you have probably noticed, it will soon be exam time again. For this very reason, I have a tip for you. Read between the lines so you don’t get the wrong end of
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      489 7 SIMON F’HOLD 3 storey corner terr 5+1 land 4435/ 3000 sqft. approx 2 cars/ patio courtyard /terr. MRT. Jane *****862 DTZ NEX/ MRT 3 storey terr. 999 yrs 2886/ 2800 sqft. 4 rm (ensuite) +1+1. Park 3 cars. Move in. $2.9M neg. Joreen *****643 *****772 ECG DYNAMIC Alliance Verde, 3-storey
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      522 7 CENTRAL GREEN. 3 bdrm. 1292 sqft. Unblocked view. Next to MRT. Good rental. Price neg. For appt, call Iswaran 9148-6131. **CARIBBEAN 2+ BALCONY, 880 sqft $1.4xM/4+1 1636sqft $2.73M 3 patio $2.33M/ 3rm $1.8xM. neg. Sam Lim 9008-8251 CRAIG PL/ SAIL/ Liang Seah studio/ 1/ 2rm $988K-$2.1M below value. *****201. okoku.com.sg
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      613 8 CENTRAL LOFT VIENTO WATEREDGE Developer’s Sale $4xxK ù 1/2 rooms/ Penthouse ù Mins Aljunied MRT ù Mins Paye Lebar Commercial Hub 100% Tenants High Capital Yield Call now for VVIP Price! 9851-1599 AJ HTNS CEA Reg No: R*****5J Lic no: L*****99K THE VIRIDIAN VVIP PREVIEW! Balestier Road/ Jalan Ampas. Freehold.
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      464 8 D15-16 EAST COAST I IVfet D15-16 EAST COAST RK D15-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE PTE APTS FOR SALE PTE APTS FOR SALE Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Waterfront Key Fabulous reservoir view units! Over 95% sold Key to a luxurious, yet affordable lifestyle by the water’s edge
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      359 8 MANDARIN GDN. 3+1. 1528 sqft. High floor. Sea view. 99 yrs Tenanted till 4/2012. View by appt. Connie Lai 9182-8823 NEPTUNE COURT. 1636 sqft. #18. Unblocked sea city view. Endless possibility. Bright. Layout smart. *****071 Kelvin Chiang F’HOLD PARC BLEU East Coast. Star buy for selected unit on 26/ 27
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      527 8 PRICED TO SELL! Waterplace 1227/ 1561 sqft. Low flr, greenery, pool/ High flr, sea IR view. Well kept. SC Low 9638 9538 ALMOST NEW! THE Calypso. 1119 sqft. F’hold. 3+1 with good sized balcony. Quality finishings. Face Pool. $1M up Sabrina *****388 PARC SEABREEZE, F’HOLD 3 bedrms 1292 sqft. High
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      1186 9 D19-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTE APTS FOR SALE BE D19-20 SERANGOON/ 1 THOMSON f PTE APTS FOR SALE BE D19-20 SERANGOON/ i THOMSON f PTE APTS FOR SALE D19-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTE APTS FOR SALE LAUNCHING SOON! ZSKi NEXT TO SENGKANG MRT •Built on 190,523sqft land, 622 units, 1- to 4-bdrm
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      478 9 AMARANDA GDNS 4+1. 1464 sqft. No noon sun. Good cond. Breezy. Near good sch/ MRT/ amenities neg. Shirley Choo *****151 D19 NOUVELLE PARK 1108sqft F’hold. 3 rms. Mid flr. Selling below valuation! Serious seller. HB Jocelyn *****178 2-RM SPACE Kovan. 1098 sqft. Pte pool. $11XX psf. F’hold. Developer’s sale. 5
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      716 9 D22-24 WEST I PH D25-28 NORTH I PH BEDOK I PI) CHOACHUKANG PH CHOACHUKANQ PTE APTS FOR SALE pF PTE APTS FOR SALE HDB APTS FOR SALE pF HDB APTS FOR SALE pF HDB APTS FOR SALE CASPIAN 893 SQFT, 2-bdrms. Best stack. High floor. No noon sun. 99 years.
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      547 9 THE ESTUARY 1-BDRM Studio 603sqft. High flr. Nice park view. No west sun. Mins walk to Khatib MRT amenities. Serious Seller! Closing soon! *****635 Yap PB SEASONS PARK. ALMOST 1250 sqft 3+1 bdrm Well renovated. Low flr. Full condo facilities. Near good sch/ MRT/ AMK Hub. Price neg. Desmond 9299-5537
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      420 9 BLK 114 RARE 5-rm Mais. Quiet surroundings, spacious bedrms, near amenities, renovated 100% move-in. James Lek 9730-3587. BLK 202 4’NG’ Corner. High flr. Renovated. Squarish. Bright. NS facing. MRT. Sch. All races. Ask $538K. Glen Tay 9129-8885 PN BLK 429 3’NG’ high flr. Lift level. 67 sqft. Simple move in.
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      465 9 HOUQANQ HDB APTS FOR SALE NEW LISTING! EXEC Mais Hougang St 51, 149 sqm. Corridor end unit. Value $555K. MRT/ Shpg mall. Not to be missed! ’I’ HOUGANG BLK 707, high flr, beautifully renovated. Totally unblock. Amenities Convenient. Grab! *****909 5 BLK 978D 5’I’. Well renovated. Unblocked. Hougang Pt. Valued
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      2292 10 PUNGGOL HDB APTS FOR SALE PK TAMPINES I PK TAMPINES I ifK TAMPINES I PH NORTH HOUSES I Pfe CENTRAL HOUSES HDB APTS FOR SALE fjjjj) HDB APTS FOR SALE ypr HDB APTS FOR SALE FOR RENT FOR RENT Launching Tomorrow! ann U executive condo EGG Agency Licence No.: L*****59F
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      625 10 SWISS CLUB RD. 2-storey bunglw. Renovated. *****/ 4000 sq.ft. 4+1 Patio. Nice gdn $18.5K. Jackie Lee *****000 JEFF Realty UNIVERSITY WALK (BOTANIC Gdn/ RT). 6+1+1. New kitchen. Lovely patio. Near playground. $12K. Connection 9669-0282 GREENWOOD. MODERN 3-STOREY Semi-d. 3 yrs. 5 1 patio. $12k; Sian Tuan 3 storey Bunglw. 6+1+
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      527 10 5 MINS MRT. Farrer Pk. Walk up apt. 3 bdrms. Approx 1350 sqft/ Aircon. Newly painted Immed move in. Family/ co staff. Cherry Pan 9142-9770/ 9228-8418 ONE SHENTON SUPER penthse duplex. 6000 sqft, 5+1+ sky terrace. Quality finishes. Huge big kitchen. Fit for CEO. $36K only. Call Agt Iris Tay
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      804 10 BENCOOLEN 2+1, HIGH flr. F/furn. 100% move in. Immed. $4.5K. Metropolitan 2+1. High flr. $5.2K Immed. *****663 Benny Lek EARLBANK 2-RM 1324 sqft. Newly renovated. New kitchen, aircon. Near MRT. Avail Oct. 9680-1880 Sng/ CBRE P CITY SQUARE. 3+1. Very high flr, cosy. Unblocked. No noon sun. P/furn. 24-hr shpg.
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      632 10 LEONIE STUDIO. LOVELY 2 rm 926 sqft, immed, f/furn, $5200, lease flexible, mid flr, quiet facing. Call sole agent Rosa now!!! NEWTON/ NOVENA MRT. Parc Centennial. Brand new 3+1. *****550 sqft. Beautiful. Unblocked Greenery. Facilities/ amenities. ONLY $5199 ONLY. Element Stevens. 3+1. Unfurn. 1300 sqft. Move-in condition. F/facilities. Century 21/AA
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      808 10 ASPEN HGTS 4RM, $6.3k p/furn, greenery. Spring Gr 3rm 1389sqft $6k p/ furn. Solitaire 3rm 1625sqft $7.5k p/furn, Oct 11 1+1 BDRM SUITES condo. F/furn $3.5K, 1000 sqft also studio 400 sqft. $2.6K. Mins walk to Somerset MRT. Ng KC 9726-0611 4672 SQFT 6+1! St Thomas Suites New! Panoramic city
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      602 11 D.09 LEONIE GDN 2540 sqft. 4+1. Brand new bathroom kitchen. Immed. Karen Tan 9061-2738 DRAYCOTT 8 LOVELY 2rm. P/furn 5 star Club House Concierge. Attractive 9732 7001 Gary THE METZ, Nice 1 bdrm. high flr. Opposite. MRT. Condo facilities. Eric Tay *****929 PN RIVER VALLEY WALK-UP #03. 3bdrm, near Orchard/City.
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      607 11 LUXURIOUS HIGH OAK 2+1 bdrms. Unfurn. 1023 sqft, open view, Canadian/ German Int’l Sch. 15 mins town/ mkt. Allen 9101-2294 NEWTON EDGE NEW! 1bdrm $3.8K P/ fully furn Near Newton MRT Signature Pk 1700sqft 4+1 $3.8K P/furn Jasmine 9839-4959 NEWTON EDGE, NEW 2-bdrm, high flr. City view. Newton MRT, food
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      508 11 COTE D’AZUR 3-RM. High floor. Pool/ sea view. P/furn. Very windy. Sunny. Bright. Available immed. Sam 9823-7268 DWG GRAND DUCHESS, EAST Coast Elegant/ beautiful! Convenient. 2-yr. 2,000 sqft, 4+1, 3 ensuite, $7.8k neg. View now! Sole agt. PEACH GDN 2766 sqft. Mid flr. 4+1 ensuite. Newly renovated. Near Suntec/ ECP.
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      566 11 TG RIA 1+1 partial/ f/furn. Nice cosy. Best for expats. Good price/ location. MRT. Immed. $3.xK. Yian Wong 9760-5779 TG RIA CONDO 1 bdrm 721 sqft P/furn. Tip top cond. F/facilities. Near Stadium Circle Line MRT. Avail immed. Call Keith 9851 5131 BAYSHORE PK $3K only!!! 742 sqft. 1 bdrm.
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      715 11 BRADDELL VIEW. HIGH flr. Panoramic view. 3+1 with balcony. Renovated. Condo facilities. Near MRT/ good sch. Patsy *****869 MRT/ NEX SHPG Mall. Penthse roof terr. 1800 sqft. 3+1. $4.5K. Avail immed. Emily *****111 FRAMETREE PARK. 1800 sqft. 3+1. P/ furn. near Ai Tong Sch. $4K neg. Lily Goh *****991 CHILTERN
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      790 11 MASTER RM, 2 min aljunied MRT/ s’goon central(landed). Hougang condo/rm. Near MRT/ amenities. $950/-up. 9299-6013 Kelvin S’GOON GDNS. 2 large furn common rms. Aircon. Internet. Shpg mall. Ladies non smoker only. Immed. Candice Goh *****886 COMMON RM Grandlink Square. Very convenint. 3 mins to Paya Lebar MRT. Wardrobe/ aircon. Immed.
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      777 11 914 HOUGANG, APPROVED 3+1. High flr. Nice renovation. F/furn. Near mkt/ sch/ NTUC/ amenities Immed. Wendy Ashley *****228 5 RM EDGEFIELD Plains 3+1 Beautiful, f/renovated, f/aircon. Near schs. Immed. 9450-4777 Faye 2+1 YISHUN 409. 2 aircon, partial f/furn avail 1 Sep, $1950. Tenants call *****508 WSP 5-RM CORNER BLK 268D
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      431 11 R FACTORY SPACE FOR RENT Factory Space For Lease Various Unit Sizing (sq ft) North Zone mapleiree industrial For leasing enquiries, call 6377 8000 4-RM BLK 476 Jurong W. High flr, unblocked, 3+1, near mkt/ amenities. neg! *****381 Ho 2+1 CRAWFORD/ UBI. Renovated. F/furn. F/aircon. Nice cosy. Near market/ MRT/
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      507 11 RAMP-UP FTY/ WAREHSE Loyang Cresc. 45-ft container trailers Accessible to all flrs, Ceiling hgt 7-12m, Mezzanine ancillary off. Call 6543 9307/ 8161 6276 RARE!!! NORTHLINK, GROUND floor, 5188 sqft, Unload at doorstep. Avail immediately. High ceiling. Jasleen 9345 0770 Vertex 9unit fr 2239sqft$1.16M up EmpireTechnoCtr 3units $520K up Frontier Grd
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      543 11 ZERVEX UBI RD 1. 1055 sqft. High flr. Brand new! Bare unit attached toilet. Modern design office storage. MRT. Agna 9455 5202 NEW LIST! SUNTEC Twr 2. Approx 4500 sqft. Fitted. High floor. Unblocked view. Good layout. CBD/ amenities. Ken Wong *****422 TELOK AYER 1357 sqft. Corner unit. #02. Bright.
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