The Straits Times, 28 December 2011

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    19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 073/11/2011 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28 2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon ‘Pond’: Whose fault is it?
      67 1 THE management of Liat Towers and PUB do not see eye to eye on how last Friday’s rain turned the building’s basement into a pond. Liat Towers believes the Stamford Canal was full, and no amount of pumping could clear the water, but PUB thinks
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      Lock icon Funeral mystery for Kim
      42 1 NORTH Korea was preparing a massive ceremonial farewell for the late Kim Jong Il, but the secretive state has not given details and has not invited foreign delegations to the ceremony to be held today. LWORLD PAGE A14
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      Lock icon Property curbs ‘will hurt’
      57 1 THE Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore warned last night that the newly raised stamp duties could hurt the real estate market and the wider economy. While the measures may be a bitter pill for property stakeholders to swallow, economists say it is exactly the medicine
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      Lock icon Tapping ‘silver’ market
      52 1 TOUR agencies here are hoping to strike gold with the growing “silver” travel market. A new survey will look at the travel needs and spending habits of some 3,000 Singaporeans aged 45 and above. Findings will help tour operators design packages more suited to such travellers. LHOME
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    Lock icon Record number apply to be NMPs
    793 1  -  Of 50 people vying for 9 seats, two-thirds are not backed by any group BY TOH YONG CHUAN, ANDREA ONG tohyc@sph.com.sg andreao@sph.com.sg A RECORD number of 50 people have applied to be Nominated MPs (NMPs), reflecting a strong desire for a greater diversity of
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    Lock icon END OF THE ROAD
    106 1 JAPANESE carmaker Honda yesterday began destroying 1,055 cars in Thailand to reassure customers that no vehicles damaged in the country’s recent floods (right) will ever be sold. The scrapping process (above) at Honda’s plant in Ayutthaya is expected to take a month, the company said in
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    Lock icon MBS hauls five gamblers to court to recover $7.5m
    770 1  -  BY K. C. VIJAYAN Additional reporting by Jessica Lim INTEGRATED resort operator Marina Bay Sands (MBS) is taking five highrolling casino gamblers to court in a bid to recover some $7.5 million they allegedly owe. They include two Malaysians, a Macau-based
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    Lock icon Japan eases ban on weapons exports
    612 1 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS XINHUA TOKYO: Debt-riddled Japan relaxed its decades-long, self-imposed weapons export ban yesterday, allowing Japanese companies to jointly develop arms with other countries for the first time in years. In a move marking the first major revision since the ban
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      137 1 WORLD PAGES A12&13 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 C7 MONEY PAGE B19 LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD Will euro zone break up? Rough road to White House HOME PAGE B8 Big public housing changes CALL 6388-3838 TO SUBSCRIBE OR GO TO www.sphsubscription.com.sg “Accuracy is
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        Lock icon A sane Taiwan campaign
        62 2 WE SAY The Taiwan presidential campaign has managed so far to lay out the process of integration with China, but minus the heat of emotion. This is a credit to the main contenders, Mr Ma Ying-jeou, the incumbent, and Ms Tsai Ing-wen, the challenger. Nothing is
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        47 2 COLUMNS American participation in any Asian regional economic grouping is critical as it is still the most important engine of growth for almost all of the Asian economies, say Tan Kong Yam, Tilak Abeysinghe, Tan Khee Giap and Ruby Toh. L REVIEW PAGE A19
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        Lock icon Power of the powerless
        45 2 North Korean leader Kim Jong Il’s death reminds us that all people are equal in death, while former Czech president Vaclav Havel’s passing reminds us that the value of life will eventually gain respect, says Ma Jian. L REVIEW PAGE A20
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        Lock icon Ensure safety of crowds
        41 2 OUR READER SAYS After a harrowing experience, Kelvin Tan is concerned about the safety of key public infrastructure and facilities during the festive year-end period, especially in crowded places such as Orchard Road. L FORUM PAGE A21
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        20 2 www.straitstimes.com L Photojournalist Desmond Lim talks about his experience working on a story about Chinese nationals in Singapore.
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      Lock icon Salvaging a wrecked opportunity
      1051 2  -  Much can still be learnt from Tang relics, and they must remain available to academics and public BY AKSHITA NANDA akshitan@sph.com.sg AS WE bask in the Christmas afterglow and gloat over presents, ironically, one of Singapore’s biggest gifts to heritage and history a US$32 million (S$41
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      Lock icon Obama govt to seek higher limit on borrowing
      346 3 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: The Obama administration will ask Congress to raise the United States’ borrowing limit by US$1.2 trillion (S$1.6 trillion) this week, marking the third and final increase from a deal negotiated over summer. Treasury officials say the
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      Lock icon Property curbs could hurt economy: Redas
      855 3  -  Volumes, prices will be hit, but economists say dose of medicine needed BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER CHERYL LIM esthert@sph.com.sg cherlim@sph.com.sg THE key organisation representing property developers warned last night that the new cooling measures that sharply raised stamp duties could hurt the real
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      Lock icon Health screening of elderly folk to be expanded
      476 6  -  BY POON CHIAN HUI A PILOT programme which screened 800 elderly folk for their ability to perform daily tasks will be widened to reach another 30,000 individuals. To be run in places such as community centres from March, the Community Functional Screening
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      Lock icon Only premium players get credit
      214 6  -  JESSICA LIM UNDER Singapore’s Casino Control Act, the two casinos here can extend credit only to premium players. They are defined as patrons who have deposited at least $100,000 with the casinos. This can be in the form of cash, cheque or chips. The casinos
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      Lock icon EVEN MORE REASONS TO WORRY ABOUT
      415 6 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: Maybe you think you do not have to worry about salt. After all, you do not have high blood pressure, you are not overweight and you exercise regularly. Well, think again. A major study, based on data from more
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      Lock icon Japan, India to discuss nuclear, currency ties
      670 6  -  BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: India and Japan are expected to look at reviving nuclear talks and setting up a currency swap deal when Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda visits India this week. The deals will not only boost economic links
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      Lock icon LionsXII get taste of MSL glamour
      588 7  -  They are in Malaysia for 2 friendly matches BY FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg PETALING JAYA: Even before they crossed the Causeway as a team for the first time, the LionsXII were given a glimpse of what playing in the Malaysian Super League (MSL) could do
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      Lock icon Building trust through transparency
      1902 8  -  It can stimulate greater civic involvement in solving problems, says social innovation expert THE ST INTERVIEW BY TAN HUI YEE CORRESPONDENT tanhy@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S Government has promised a more open style of governance, spurring debate on the nature of public transparency. But what should be open and
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      Lock icon Troubled waters over Liat Towers
      954 4  -  Building’s management and PUB disagree as to why the basement was inundated BY GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg THE management of Liat Towers and national water agency PUB do not see eye to eye on how last Friday’s heavy rain turned the building’s basement into a pond.
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      Lock icon Who pays for flood damage?
      341 4  -  GRACE CHUA LAST YEAR, floods along the Orchard Road shopping belt caused damage estimated to run into millions of dollars. Last Friday, floods swept once again into the basements of Liat Towers and Lucky Plaza. Burger chain Wendy’s said it was still totting up the
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      Lock icon Ebb and flow: What happened
      371 4 NATIONAL water agency PUB sends out SMS alerts on water levels in various canals or drains to its network of subscribers, which include building managers. Subscribers may select the canals or drains which they wish to monitor. The alerts tell them when the water level
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      Lock icon Jakarta police blasted over fatal shooting
      890 10  -  Death of two students in Bima sparks more protests across Indonesia BY WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT wahyudis@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: Indonesia’s police have come under fire after two civilians were shot dead when officers fired into an angry crowd protesting against a mining company’s planned operations.
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE FOLLOW AND ENGAGE ST ONLINE
      98 10 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE WORLD STORIES ONLINE L Christmas light show at home L ‘Space ball’ found in Namibia L More seek food from Greek churches PHOTO GALLERIES ONLINE L Toyota launches world’s most fuel-efficient hybrid car More Forum
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        Lock icon Malaysia pushes for race relations Act
        640 11  -  New Bill set to be tabled on March 16 will replace ISA along with anti-terrorism law BY TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT chengwee@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is looking to table a Race Relations Act that will be used against those who make racist remarks
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        Lock icon Husband of former Iskandar CEO charged with graft
        367 11 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JOHOR BARU: The husband of a former Iskandar Investment chief executive was yesterday charged with taking bribes to help a company win a project from the government-backed investment firm. Mohd Amin Suhaimi, 52, faces three counts of soliciting
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        Lock icon N. Korea plans huge send-off for late leader
        614 14 Funeral set to be used to rally support for his successor Kim Jong Un AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: North Korea was preparing a massive ceremonial farewell to its late leader Kim Jong Il yesterday as it strove to strengthen a new personality cult
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        Lock icon Personality, propaganda and mass performances
        619 14  -  BY SIM CHI YIN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES BEIJING: For most of the Beijing-based foreign press corps, a visit to Pyongyang is quite strangely welcome. It is not just that such trips are rare, but that the air feels pollution-free in the electricity-hungry North Korean
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        Lock icon Pyongyang urges enactment of investment pact
        542 14 NEW YORK TIMES SEOUL: In its first interaction with visitors from South Korea since the death of its leader Kim Jong Il, North Korea yesterday called for the implementation of the inter-Korean summit agreements. Mr Kim Yong Nam, president of the North Korean Parliament
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      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon Florists do brisk business
          72 14 DANDONG: Flower shops in Dandong and other Chinese border towns were swamped by an overwhelming number of orders for flowers and wreaths in the past week, reported South Korean media. “North Koreans are buying flowers and wreaths without even asking the price,” one florist said to
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          Lock icon ‘Bird’s grief moves many’
          135 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: North Korea yesterday reported more grieving by Mother Nature over the death of Mr Kim Jong Il, with a dove-like bird reportedly brushing the snow off a statue of the late leader. The latest avian intervention was reported by Radio Pyongyang, which said
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          Lock icon Food, drink for mourners
          136 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS PYONGYANG: North Korea’s new leader Kim Jong Un has ordered officials to provide food and warm beverages for the endless stream of mourners who are paying respects to late leader Kim Jong Il despite frigid winter weather. Workers at beverage kiosks set up across
          ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  136 words
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        Lock icon ‘3 little pigs’ giving Ma a run for his money
        696 15  -  Piggy bank campaign for grassroots donations firing up opposition BY LEE SEOK HWAI TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT seokhwai@sph.com.sg TAIPEI: Who needs “human chains” when you have piggy banks? There might not have been any mass mobilisation on the scale seen in previous
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        Lock icon China’s PM vows end to cheap seizures of farmland
        485 15 REUTERS BEIJING: China must give its hundreds of millions of rural residents a much bigger share of profits from farmland seized in the name of economic growth, Premier Wen Jiabao said yesterday, a week after a standoff that dramatised widespread tension
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        Lock icon Thai Cabinet approves $14b flood budget
        279 15 REUTERS BANGKOK: Thailand’s Cabinet yesterday approved a 350 billion baht (S$14.4 billion) budget for infrastructure and water management aimed at restoring investor confidence and averting a repeat of the recent devastating flood crisis. The Cabinet also agreed on another 50 billion baht worth of
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        Lock icon Rough road ahead to the White House
        1145 12  -  After four turbulent years marked by a troubled economy, stubborn joblessness and deadlock in Congress, US President Barack Obama is changing tack. As he fights for a second term in office, he can no longer sell himself as an agent of hope and
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        Lock icon THE YEAR AHEAD: 5 KEY DATES IN THE US AND THE EU
        401 12  -  CHUA CHIN HON, JONATHAN EYAL LLate January: Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping, who is widely expected to take over from Mr Hu Jintao as the next supremo, is slated to visit the US early next year. While exact dates
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          133 12 SOON, you can check your heart rate with your mobile phone. Mobile health-care applications will jump threefold next year, up from more than 200 million today, says consultancy firm Pyramid Research. One to look out for, says the Scientific American, is the AliveCor iPhone ECG, a plastic phone
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          Lock icon Skinny is in
          85 12 2012 MAY well be the year of the Ultrabooks the super thin, super light, high performance notebooks that turn on instantly. Up to 50 Ultrabooks are set to debut at next month’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Intel predicts Ultrabooks will comprise 40 per cent of
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          Lock icon Bright ideas
          75 12 SOLAR energy is one of the fastest-growing sources of renewable power. Next year, look out for the world’s first portable solar charger, called the mPowerpad, made by Singapore’s Third Wave Power. It takes less than six hours to fully charge under sunlight and can then be used to
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          Lock icon Digital museums
          71 12  -  NILANJANA SENGUPTA WHEN Jerusalem’s Israel Museum launched an enhanced website with newly digitised versions of the Dead Sea Scrolls in September, it attracted a million visitors worldwide in just 31/2 days. Now Google, which carried out the digitisation project, is opening a Cultural Institute in Paris where it
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        Lock icon ECONOMIES IN CRISIS
        194 13 Faced with roiling markets and paralysed politicians, people everywhere summoned up the one thing still in their power public protest IN DESPAIR: Union members and Occupy Wall Street participants staging a protest outside a courthouse in Centre Street in New York City in October. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
        PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTOS: REUTERS, BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  194 words
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        Lock icon Israeli girl’s plight shows up extremism
        630 16 Ultra-Orthodox Jews’ bullying of child sparks outrage, with plans for a protest in her honour ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JERUSALEM: A shy eight-year-old schoolgirl has unwittingly found herself on the front line of Israel’s latest religious war. Naama Margolese is a pony-tailed, bespectacled
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  630 words
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        Lock icon Syria pulls out troops from restive city
        387 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BLOOMBERG DAMASCUS: After days of punishing assaults, Syria began withdrawing soldiers and tanks from one district in the centre of the flashpoint city of Homs. The pullout took place as Arab League observers arrived to monitor an accord
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        Lock icon Teen stabbed to death on London’s Oxford Street
        362 16 LONDON: A teenager was fatally stabbed and a second man wounded in attacks on London’s most famous retail street as thousands of shoppers flocked to Britain’s capital seeking post-Christmas bargains. The killing of the 18-year-old youth in Oxford Street and a second
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        Lock icon Online gambling to go legal in US
        440 17 Policy reversal by justice department will allow states to raise tax revenues REUTERS WASHINGTON: The Obama administration has cleared the way for states to legalise Internet poker and certain other online betting in a switch that may help them reap billions of dollars
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        Lock icon Snakes alive... stuffed in bag and waiting for a flight
        239 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BUENOS AIRES: A Czech national was nabbed in Argentina for trying to board a transatlantic flight with 247 live animals, including poisonous snakes and endangered reptiles packed in a bulging suitcase, reports said. The man identified as Karel
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        Lock icon US to make airlines list full price in ads
        572 18 From Jan 24, advertised ticket price must include all govt taxes and fees NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: Advertisements in the US that make airfares seem enticingly low will soon lose that asterisk pointing to a dense paragraph of additional taxes
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          Lock icon Hazare starts hunger fast
          121 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI: Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare began a three-day hunger strike yesterday, calling for a tougher version of an anti-corruption Bill even as the Indian government faced off against angry opposition parties as it sought to push a divisive Bill through Parliament. Parliament
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          Lock icon Putin derides protesters
          98 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin yesterday belittled Russia’s protest movement as lacking clear aims or leaders and rejected their demands for a review of the results of disputed parliamentary polls. Mr Putin’s comments were his latest warning that he does not plan to be swayed
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          Lock icon Tycoon brothers reunite
          117 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MUMBAI: India’s billionaire brothers Mukesh and Anil Ambani have come together to dedicate a memorial to their late father Dhirubhai Ambani, in the latest sign of a thaw in frosty relations between the tycoons. The brothers, who fought a public battle for the spoils of
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          Lock icon Annual pillow fight
          120 18 REUTERS SHANGHAI: A whirlwind of pillows bearing the names of bosses and teachers filled the air as hundreds of Chinese gathered to blow off stress at a massive pillow battle in Shanghai. The annual event marked its fifth year with such a surge in interest from stressed
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          Lock icon Zardari defends rule
          72 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH (Pakistan): Pakistan’s embattled president yesterday vigorously defended his rule and urged the nation to foil “conspiracies against democracy” on the anniversary of his wife Benazir Bhutto’s murder. Mr Asif Ali Zardari addressed at least 300,000 mourners at the Bhutto mausoleum in his
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          Lock icon China’s new GPS on trial
          115 18 REUTERS BEIJING: China took a further step towards ending its dependence on United States satellites to provide navigation and positioning services yesterday, with the start of trial operations of its home-grown Beidou system. It started a drive to end its reliance on the US global
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        Lock icon Real-life caped crusaders
        494 18 SLICEOFLIFE NEW YORK TIMES SALT LAKE CITY: Red Voltage and two of his masked crime-fighting colleagues were approaching an intersection here in Utah’s capital on a recent evening, doing the night patrol on foot, when a car suddenly slowed next to them. The night was bitterly cold,
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        Lock icon Call for full cost to be in S’pore ads
        164 18  -  MELISSA PANG GUIDELINES from the Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore (Asas) call for travel and airfare advertisements to disclose the cost of additional charges. This means airport taxes, fuel surcharges, insurance and administrative charges, for example, should be mentioned to reflect
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      318 7 ASSAULTING COPS A BURLY odd-job worker asked two men in a coffee shop for a pen and then punched them when they said they did not have one. Tang Wah Hee, 47, also later assaulted a police officer. Looking contrite
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      603 8/9  -  THE ENVIRONMENT BY KEZIA TOH keziatoh@sph.com.sg IT WAS third time unlucky for retailers and shoppers in Orchard Road when the premier shopping belt was hit by flash floods last Friday for the third time in two years. Lucky Plaza, as well as
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        60 11 NETBALLERS in the national Open and 21 Under team will now get unlimited access to all Fitness First clubs both locally and worldwide. Fitness First announced a 11/2-year sponsorship deal with Netball Singapore the association’s first gym sponsorship yesterday, an agreement that also
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      481 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Alex Ferguson praised his Manchester United team for their strength of character, after they closed the gap on Manchester City at the top of the English Premier League despite having a depleted squad that has left him with a full XI in
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      391 11  -  BY MAY CHEN AFTER enduring a patchy 2011, badminton women’s doubles pair Yao Lei and Shinta Mulia Sari ended the year on a high, retaining their title at the India Open Grand Prix Gold. The duo, currently ranked 15th in the world, beat Japanese
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      232 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON: Didier Drogba could soon find himself facing Chelsea teammate Nicolas Anelka in the Chinese Super League, with Guangzhou Evergrande planning an audacious bid for the Ivory Coast striker. Shanghai Shenhua announced the signing of Anelka this month in the most high-profile
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        383 12  -  BY V. K. SANTOSH KUMAR I HUGELY admire the devotion of the ordinary Indian cricket fans: They will stop at nothing to watch their beloved team in action and cheer their favourite stars. If, indeed, the game is a religion in that fanatic
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        371 13  -  BY ABDUL HAFIZ ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR WINNING the Premier League is a cut-throat business, which is why the man-child that is Mario Balotelli has been a much-needed diversion. Give credit to Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini for his courage in attempting to rein
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        351 13  -  BY JULIAN TURNER INDIA’S Susovan Ghosh walked confidently into a cauldron of noise and emotion at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in September as the crowd howled in expectance of his bloody demise. A few minutes later, he slipped out of the
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        380 13  -  BY MAY CHEN WHEN I bought myself a plane ticket to Paris on a whim this year to watch my first tennis Grand Slam tournament, I had just one objective: to catch Roger Federer live in action before the beaten man as he was in
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      245 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS MELBOURNE: Sachin Tendulkar will have to wait a little longer for his 100th international cricket century after he was dismissed in the last over yesterday. He, however, will have the satisfaction that he gave India a strong start to their first innings on the
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    2110 14 Obituaries YOGASOUNDARY SUBRAMANIAM (AMMA) (Wife of Dr. A. VIJIARATNAM) Passed away peacefully on 27 December 2011 Dearly missed by all loved ones including relatives and friends Daughters: Sons-in-law: Grandchildren: Dr. Rajini P. Balachandran Dr Aswini Aparna Avinash Shiamala K. Shanker Kumar Dr Sanjeev Sujan Vanaja P. Shanthikumar Prashanth Naveen Son:
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      649 20  -  Investigators say several misstatements found in firm’s financial results BY MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg INDEPENDENT investigators have issued a damning report on FibreChem Technologies for making several accounting misstatements in its financial results over several years. FibreChem, once a favourite of local investors, has been
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        489 16  -  Lack of developments from US and Europe to inspire investors BULLS AND BEARS BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg TRADING rooms were half empty yesterday as dealers and traders remained on holiday while those holding the fort were left with little to do but twiddle their
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          137 16 MAINBOARD-LISTED Midas Holdings yesterday said that it had been awarded three new contracts totalling 142.2 million yuan (S$29 million). The first contract, worth approximately €7.2 million (S$12.2 million), is awarded by Bombardier Transportation Brasil. Midas will supply aluminium alloy extrusion profiles, including fabricated parts, for 371 train cars
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          122 16 HOTEL Properties has agreed to acquire a 30 per cent stake in a company that owns a holiday resort in Tanzania. The price tag for the stake is about US$16.5 million (S$21.3 million), including an assignment of shareholder loans amounting to about US$12 million. The value of the
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          80 16 A UNIT of Cosco Corporation (Singapore) has secured a deal to convert a large crude carrier tanker into a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for a Japanese shipowner. The FPSO vessel is designed to operate for 20 years without dry-docking. The vessel will be deployed in
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          190 16 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 8,440.56 (-38.78) The Nikkei dropped 0.5 per cent to below a key support level in thin trade, on track for a flat performance in December and double-digit losses for 2011. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Yesterday’s close: 1,500.91 (+4.76) Malaysian shares rose 0.3 per cent, reversing
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          252 16 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: DEC 27,2011 Top Rises Dec 27 CENTS DBXT AUDCS 5US$ ***** 632.5 2.5 DBXT Nifty 10US$ 9160 206.1 1.8 DBXT SPASX200 10US$ 3151 184.0 4.7 DBXT MSUSA 10US$ 3037 152.9 4.0 DBXT MSEurope
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          345 16 Top Rises Dec 27 CENTS KepCorp BPeCW*****4 65.5 15.5 31.0 Kep Corp.ES.1112 950 6.0 0.6 Semb Corp.ES.1112 411 6.0 1.5 SembMar.ES.1112 385 5.0 1.3 Sinarmas eW*****8 7.1 0.6 9.2 UOB BP eCW*****3 13.3 0.3 2.3 DBS MB eCW*****2 5.2 0.2 4.0 GoldenAgr eW*****3 17.3 0.2 1.2 DBS
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          48 16 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS o/o Vol Eucon 2.3 0.6 35.3 37,471,000 GMG Global 11.2 -0.1 -0.9 33,987,000 IEV By Value CENTS Value CENTS Value Keppel Corp 931) -3.0 -0.3 13,761,400 DBS Grp 1170 6.0 0.5 13,538,969 Noble Grp UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS
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          55 16 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Dec 27 2011 Selling Buying Dec 27 2011 Selling 1.342 Buying ....1.279 Can dollar S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY 1.291 1.719 2.057 ....1.242 ....1.653 ....1.978 NZ dollar 1.029 0.98 Indonesian rupiah 0.0148 0.0135 1.31? Source:
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        690 17  -  Analysts say firm can maintain payout even with recent share dip and rising repair bills BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg SMRT shareholders can look forward to their generous dividends for a while yet despite the transport firm’s rocky few weeks with the
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        495 17 REUTERS CHICAGO: Agricultural bankers and other players in the world’s grain markets say the fallout from the collapse of giant broker MF Global is changing cash grain trading and fuelling calls for alternatives and reforms. Trading changes include more “back-to-back” transactions
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        339 17  -  BY JONATHAN KWOK STOCK buying activity by directors of locally listed companies is holding up strongly, despite a murkier outlook for the economy and for corporate profits next year. About 30 deals were recorded by financial portal ShareInvestor last week, compared with about
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      475 18  -  Forecast comes before official advance growth estimates next Monday BY MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S economy is expected to shrink in the current fourth quarter from the third quarter. Economists’ predictions come ahead of next Monday’s release of the official advance growth estimates for the fourth quarter
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      502 18  -  BY ROBIN CHAN IT’S been a volatile and uncertain year yet investment banks managed to raise almost as much money in Singapore’s stock market as they did last year. Capital raised on the equity capital market fell just 3 per cent from last
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        790 18  -  BY YASMINE YAHYA GREEN technology was the last thing on the mind of semi-retired marketing professional Renee Mison, but the arrival of a Kore-an-made machine that turned food waste into sludge water changed all that. Mrs Mison, 48, was impressed, and also saw that it
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        899 18  -  BY JOYCE TEO AFTER more than four decades venturing overseas for contracts, local design firm SAA Architects has built a thriving international business, but it has learnt a few hard lessons along the way as well. There were times it
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      1364 19  -  Markets and policymakers have watched in disbelief, and rising panic at times, as the European debt crisis lurched from one disaster to another over the past 12 months. It looks like the uncertainty will continue next year, with talk that the euro zone could
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      504 19 NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING: Economists say the yuan will not be competing with the US dollar or the euro any time soon as a dominant currency in international trade after China and Japan agreed to start direct trading of their currencies.
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      205 1 CPART Out of Dragon’s shadow Financial meltdown drama draws big names WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28 2011 Star-studded cast Party into 2012 Veteran film-maker Tsui Hark (left) is back with the first 3-D martial arts movie, Flying Swords Of Dragon Gate, while Steven Spielberg (right) directs a touching war drama about a
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        1146 2  -  Steven Spielberg’s War Horse tells the touching tale of a boy’s relationship with a horse in World War I tan shzr ee in London stlife@sph.com.sg First things first: It is Steven, not Steve. That much everyone, from a starstruck concierge at the Soho Hotel to his long-time
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        531 2  -  reviewadventure WAR HORSE 147 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: Devon farm boy Albert (Jeremy Irvine) develops a special connection with his horse Joey. When Joey is sold to an army captain who takes him into the battlefields of World War I, Albert vows to be reunited
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        706 3  -  Mark Lee and Yeo Yann Yann suffered verbal and physical abuse to play Warriors yip wai yee yipwy@sph.com.sg The cast of Malaysian gongfu comedy Petaling Street Warriors had to work extra hard for their money. Besides the usual bruises and injuries from the martial arts training
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          255 3  -  PETALING STREET WARRIORS (PG13) 108 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ Dave Chua This made-in-Malaysia martial arts comedy seems to be made for Singapore, with the amount of Singaporean talent in it Mark Lee, Henry Thia and Yeo Yann Yann. It is a pity that directors Sampson Yuen and James Lee fail
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          196 3  -  THE DARKEST HOUR (PG) 90 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ Yip Wai Yee Part of the fun in catching an alien invasion movie is to see how far out and creative the monsters look. So when an alien flick like this one throws up invisible creatures, it is already disappointing.
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          279 3  -  DON 2 (PG) 145 minutes/Now showing/ Deepika Shetty The Don is back. Leaner, meaner and a tad older. Shah Rukh Khan, reprising his role in a sequel to the 2006 box office hit film, Don, literally takes viewers everywhere the jungles of Thailand, a jail in Malaysia,
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        1632 4  -  Director Tsui Hark has another hit on his hands, this time an action flick filmed in 3-D boon chan media correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg When he was good, he was brilliant; when he was bad, he was atrocious. There seems to be no middle ground when it comes to
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        536 4  -  reviewperiod action FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE (PG13) 123 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: At the end of New Dragon Gate Inn (1992), which Hong Kong’s Tsui Hark produced and co-wrote, the infamous desert outpost of lawlessness was razed to the ground. Three years later, the
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        751 5  -  His father was a banker but financial flick director Chandor did not ask him for advice boon chan media correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg American writer-director J.C. Chandor’s Margin Call tracks an investment bank in the early stages of a crisis. Still, Chandor, the son of a
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        454 5  -  reviewdrama MARGIN CALL (M18) 107 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: In the course of one night at an unnamed, venerable financial institution, a group of bankers, young and old, make the fateful decisions that lead to the subprime crisis that derailed the world’s economy. ong sor fern
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        579 5 Reuters Seoul Above the ballooning dress of Marilyn Monroe is the face of the late North Korean despot Kim Jong Il. A pigeon flies overhead and a feather lies nearby on the ground. North Korean artist Song Byeok once proudly drew the “Dear Leader” in
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        341 6 Agence France-Presse Peshawar (Pakistan) He sings about peace and hope but Gulzar Alam lives in fear. He has survived three attempts on his life and moves regularly to keep one step ahead of the Taleban. Once inspired by romance, he is part of a
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      432 7  -  Where should you be when the clock strikes 12 for 2012? Here are the best spots and parties eddino abdul hadi dinohadi@sph.com.sg Whether you are a hardcore clubber, a live music fan who is into gigs or a parent looking for a family-friendly event to
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      446 7  -  Rachael Boon NEW YEAR’S EVE COUNTDOWN Where: Dragonfly (right), Harbourfront, 3 Sentosa Gateway, 01-01 When: 6pm to 6am Admission: $36 includes one drink; $30 for DBS credit or debit cardholders. Happy hour is from 6 to 9pm. For reservations, call 6270-7676 What: Typhoon band will be
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      325 7  -  Melissa Kok NEW YEAR WEEKEND AT ST JAMES POWER STATION Where: St James Power Station (above), Sentosa Gateway When: 6pm admission: $36 cover charge. To reserve a table, call 6270-7676. What: Each outlet within the St James Power Station complex will hold a simultaneous countdown on
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      712 8  -  The break from filming hit series Merlin lets its leads Bradley James and Colin Morgan catch up on sleep yip wai yee yipwy@sph.com.sg Now that the winter holidays are here, the two Londonbased lead actors of hit British TV series Merlin can finally take a breather and
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      332 8 New York Times New York A day after Christmas, TLC’s cameras were cruising Forever 21, Lane Bryant and GameStop stores in Florida and California for a future episode of recession-era entertainment: Extreme Couponing. At this penny-pinching moment in American history, this reality show about people who
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        941 10 Zhang Yimou’s film is inspired by a book about the Nanjing Massacre seen from a teen’s eyes New York Times New York As he was overseeing rehearsals for the monumental, multi-million dollar opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, film director Zhang Yimou faced enormous
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        156 10 Wedding bells #1 Hong Kong Former Beyond drummer Yip Sai Wing (right) was set to wed in Beijing yesterday, nine years after tragedy struck and his then fiancee died two months before the marriage. Apple Daily said Yip, 48, and Chinese model Elaine Zhang, 26,
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        138 10 Wedding bells #2 Reuters Los Angeles Hollywood leading man Matthew McConaughey has proposed to his long-time girlfriend and the mother of their two children, Brazilian model Camila Alves (both above), the actor said in a posting on celebrity website Whosay.com. McConaughey, star of such films as Ghosts Of
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        199 10 Taipei Actor Chen Bo-lin will donate his winnings of NT$100,000 (S$4,280) to charity, after he became the first contestant to ace All Pass, the Taiwanese celebrity version of Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?. In the three-year history of the quiz show hosted by
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        303 10 Reuters Los Angeles Veteran rockers Van Halen unveiled plans on Monday for a tour with original lead singer David Lee Roth returning to the stage. In a video posted on the band’s website, www.van-halen.com, Eddie Van Halen, brother Alex and son Wolfgang play the
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      100 1 EVERY WEDNESDAY WITH THE STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 073/11/2011 WEDNESDAY •22 December 28, 2011 digital life Text-savvy young people are choosing the mobile messaging app WhatsApp even as telcos roll out unlimited SMS bundles PAGES 6&7 The Force is strong as Singaporeans go out of their way to get the
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        Lock icon May the Force be with us
        634 2  -  Oo Gin Lee ginlee@sph.com. sg As my smuggler stepped out of the shuttle into the vast Coruscant spaceport, I could not help but feel a sense of deja vu, dating back seven years when my paladin first entered the massive dwarven halls of Ironforge.
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        Lock icon WHAT FANS SAY
        170 2 On the launch of the new Sony PlayStation Vita portable gaming device: There are reports from Japan about the first batch of PS Vitas having problems. I’ll wait for the Singapore release. Eugene Zheng It will be crazily expensive, so getting the PS3 is better. If you
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        Lock icon Drivers enlist electronic witnesses
        688 3  -  Vehicle black boxes which record video, audio and location are becoming popular with motorists. And TransCab plans to install one in each of its cabs. HELLEN TAN reports reports HELLEN TAN tanykh@sph. com.sg Singapore’s second-largest cab company, TransCab, is evaluating advanced “black boxes” for its entire
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          36 4 Sony’s next-generation portable, the PlayStation Vita, has been launched with a myriad of glitches. Users have reported problems when powering up and shutting down the hand-held console, unresponsive touchscreens, crashes and freezes.
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          Lock icon Saudi prince buys into Twitter
          58 4 Prince Alwaleed Talal has invested US$300 million (S$392 million) into social media giant Twitter. The nephew of Saudi Arabian King Abdullah is one of the wealthiest people in the world. He has an estimated net worth of US$19.6 billion. He bought shares of Twitter through
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          Lock icon New way to play for charity
          71 4 Humblebundle.com offers games bundled for charity at a price set by the buyers. The buyers also decide on the revenue split between developers, charities and website. Charities include the American Red Cross. The website’s latest bundle comes with seven popular indie games, including Super
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          Lock icon Nasa finds Earth-sized planets
          71 4 Nasa has announced the discovery of the first Earth-sized planets orbiting a Sun-like star outside our solar system. The planets, Kepler-20e and Kepler-20f, are located 1,000 light years away in the constellation Lyra. The discovery demonstrates for the first time that other Earth-sized planets exist around
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          Lock icon Microsoft leaves CES
          89 4 The world’s largest electronics show, CES, is losing its anchor exhibitor, Microsoft. The company has announced that the upcoming show in January will be its last. Microsoft said it decided to pull out of CES as the exhibition no longer fits its needs and its timing does
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          Lock icon Paper power
          62 5 Sony has invented a new type of battery which generates electricity by turning shredded paper into sugar that is, in turn, used as a fuel. The device was unveiled at the 2011 Eco-Products exhibition in Tokyo. Sony believes that its latest invention is more environmentally friendly then regular
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          Lock icon Facebook to improve privacy
          78 5 Facebook has agreed to make several changes to its services to improve transparency and better protect the personal data of its users outside of the United States. The social media giant agreed to changes which include asking European users if they want to take part in
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          Lock icon Steve Jobs wins Grammy
          77 5 Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will be posthumously honoured with a Grammy award. The award aims to recognise individuals who have made significant contributions to the music industry. “Mr Jobs helped create products and technology that transformed the way we consume music, TV, movies and books,” the
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          Lock icon The Queen’s speech
          81 5 For the first time, the Queen of England’s speech will be made available as a free e-book in the Kindle store after the address airs on TV and radio this year. Amazon managed to secure access to the transcript after approaching the British Royal Household with the
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          Lock icon Google criticised over piracy
          81 5  -  Compiled by Ng Zhong Wei The search giant has been accused by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for failing to deliver on promises to tackle illegal file sharing. The IFPI said in a statement that Google had promised changes to clamp down on
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        686 4  -  By Jasmine Osada osadaj@sph.com.sg The Force is strong within Singapore fans of the Star Wars: The Old Republic game, even though the highly anticipated massively multiplayer online (MMO) game has not been officially launched here. Touted as the first
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        Lock icon Five ways to get a copy of Star Wars: The Old Republic
        248 4 1. Buy it from Amazon The online retailer stocks both the regular and the collector’s editions. They can be shipped directly to Singapore. The game retails for US$59.95 (S$77.50) for the regular version and US$149.95 for the collector’s
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        Lock icon More are making money from photos
        623 5  -  By Trevor Tan trevtan@sph. com. sg More Singaporeans are now making money from selling their own photos. According to stock photo website iStockphoto, there were 49 contributors from Singapore eight years ago. Today, there are 503 iStockphoto contributors here. In the past, the stock
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        Lock icon CHECK OUT THESE MICROSTOCK PHOTO WEBSITES
        178 5 iStockphoto (left) www.istockphoto.com It is the most famous microstock photo site but is quite stringent in vetting contributors and materials. It pays a base royalty rate of 15 per cent per download. If you are an exclusive contributor, you can earn up to 45
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        1183 6 / 7  -  Despite unlimited SMS plans on offer, WhatsApp is more popular now as users can chat in groups and send videos and photos. NG ZHONG WEI reports reports NG ZHONG WEI zhongwei@sph.com.sg Unlimited SMS at no extra charge? Great, but we will still stick
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        1431 8 / 9  - Fast mean With more than $12,000 worth of components, the machine is packed with muscles to handle anything. ALFRED SIEW shows you what it is made of DREAM PC 2011 ALFRED SIEW The first thing that grabs your attention when you set eyes on this year’s Dream PC will surely
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          864 10 / 11  -  Armed with the fastest components on the shelves, the Digital Life Dream PC passed with flying colours when ALFRED SIEW put it through the paces with several games and productivity benchmark tools ALFRED SIEW Metro 2033 (demo) Another demanding first-person shooter that usually has most systems crawling, Metro
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          158 10 / 11 PCMark 7 and PC Mark Vantage PC Mark measures how well a PC handles everyday tasks like encoding home movies or editing pictures. The newer PCMark 7 has a new bunch of tests that cater to Windows 7 users, while PCMark Vantage is the measurement tool we have
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        346 10 / 11  -  By Alfred Siew Even in fantasy, we have to face reality sometimes. Here is what we would have liked to include in the Dream PC but did not: 1. AMD Radeon HD7970 We knew AMD was launching a new graphics chip just as we were
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          359 12 / 13 DL Editor’s choice The successor to last year’s best Kinect fitness game is here. And improvements are immediately apparent once you start the game. The revamped game menu is far more intuitive than its predecessor. At a glance, you can see clearly what the different
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          321 12 / 13 trevtan@sph.com.sg As its name suggests, this game is supposed to set your adrenaline flowing. To do so, it lets you play in six extreme sports: Kitesurf, Mountain Bike, Rock Climbing, Wingsuit, Extreme Ski and Kayak. There is no career mode but only quick play and adrenaline mode. Quick
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          345 12 / 13  -  TREVOR TAN tests three motion-sensing games to find out their playability and “sweatability” TREVOR TAN Learning self-defence in the comfort of your home sounds too good to be true. As it turns out, it is. To begin, the game wants you to confirm and cancel options by
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        472 12 / 13  -  By Aaron Low The writer is a Straits Times correspondent and weekend gaming warrior If you loved Defense Of The Ancients (Dota) but hated the imbalances and the slow pace of gameplay, the latest upgrade to the League Of Legends (LOL) is probably your best bet
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        473 14  -  By Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com.sg This may be the first downloadable content (DLC) with campaign missions for Gears Of War 3, but it is set before the events of the first Gears Of War (GOW). And if you have played the first GOW, you will
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        446 14  -  By Jasmine Osada osadaj@sph.com.sg Even before Skyward Sword hit store shelves, the latest title in the Legend Of Zelda series already had a lot to live up to. The previous instalment, Twilight Princess, was a much-acclaimed title that set the standard for all Zelda
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        440 15  -  By Tan Chong Yaw cytan@sph. com. sg Get a local data SIM card when you travel so you can hop online at lower rates instead of racking up data roaming charges. That plus a device like this Vertix may save you from a heart-attack-inducing phone bill. The Straits
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        Lock icon Bose SoundLink Wireless Mobile speaker
        362 15  -  By Jasmine Osada osadaj@sph. com.sg Good looks can be deceiving and this was unfortunately true for the Bose SoundLink Wireless Mobile speaker. Sporting a beautiful brushed metal grille and a simple but classy design, this portable Bluetooth speaker scores high in the looks department. Weighing
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        325 16  -  By Tan Chong Yaw cytan@sph.com.sg My favourite film compact camera ever is a 10-year-old Pentax 120Mi. The cool thing about it is the bundled remote control, a rarity among compact cameras. This tiny gizmo is great for maintaining your composure when you need to use a timer release
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        Lock icon Adidas adizero f50
        493 16  -  By Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com.sg Trevor Tan has been a regular midfielder since primary school until he ran out of “kakis” when he hit 30 a few years ago From far, the yellow and orange adizero f50 looks like a typical flashy pair of football boots. But it
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        Lock icon Fostex TH-5
        324 17  -  By Jasmine Osada osadaj@sph. com. sg Depending on your age, you are likely to find this pair of headphones extremely cool or awfully hideous. The TH-5 looks very much like a regular pair of cans, except for the bright neon green accent on its headband and cable. Despite
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        Lock icon Yamaha TSX-140 desktop audio system
        367 17  -  By Jasmine Osada It may be small but the Yamaha TSX-140 packs many functions into its compact body. It is a CD player, iPod dock and a clock radio rolled into one. As someone who still has many CDs, I really appreciated the option of
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        Lock icon Samsung NX200
        342 18  -  By Tan Chong Yaw cytan@sph.com.sg The NX200 stands in the top tier in the mirrorless camera crowd alongside the Sony Nex series as it uses a large 20.3-megapixel APS sensor the same size as those found in most DSLR models. The rest use smaller sensors. Its high resolution
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        Lock icon Philips G-Line 273G3D Monitor
        525 18  -  By Trevor Tan trevtan @sph. com.sg Instead of the standard black, Philips has decided to paint its first 3-D gaming monitor white with two strips of blue at the bottom bezel of the display. The result is a rather uninspired look that is neither retro nor
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        142 19 SOUNDBARS $4,999 (Lifestyle 135 System), $2,999 (CineMate 1 SR) These two soundbar systems are a first from Bose and are designed to connect easily to a user’s existing TV and home entertainment devices. The CineMate 1 SR is a 2.1
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        51 19 HEADPHONES $119 Designed to woo aspiring DJs, these headphones feature studio-grade 40mm speakers. The earcups sport an aluminium exterior and come with memory-foam earpads that offer a comfortable fit for long hours of use. These headphones are foldable as well, so that they can be easily stored for
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        48 19 EARPHONES $29.90, from Tangs Orchard These affordable in-ear style earphones feature noise-isolating technology that can help keep out unwanted ambient sound. Weighing a light 2g, these earphones have 10mm speakers that can enhance bass notes. The earphones also feature flat, wide cables made to prevent tangling.
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        84 19 PHONE ACCESSORY $99, from EpiCentre As its name suggests, this iPhone case is designed to offer heavy duty protection. It also claims to the first to feature a physical screen that protects the iPhone’s touchscreen from impact, cracking and condensation. This screen can be retracted into
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        64 19 PHONE ACCESSORY $69, from Tangs Orchard It may be small, but this credit card-sized portable battery pack can store enough juice to fully charge a smartphone twice. The Pebble Mini comes with four different charging adapter tips, including ones for the iPhone and BlackBerry devices. This battery
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        90 19  -  PHONE ACCESSORY Compiled by Jasmine Osada $210 (before GST), from ProAktiv Systems Wannabe iPhone movie directors may want to take a look at this quirky accessory it is designed to improve the sound quality of the videos you record with the iPhone 4. This accessory attaches to the
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        629 20  -  JASMINE OSADA shows you the dos and don’ts when using Facebook’s Timeline feature HOW TO USE FACEBOOK’S TIMELINE JASMINE OSADA osadaj @sph. com.sg Log on to Facebook and you might notice that some of your friends’ profiles pages have changed. This new profile interface you see
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        200 20  -  AIR DISPLAY APP US$9.99 (S$13), from the Apple App Store By Trevor Tan Your iPad is a great lightweight gadget for surfing the Internet, checking e-mail, reading e-books and playing games, especially when you are on the move. But there
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        460 21  -  Tucked away in Google Search’s code are several features designed to help you get quick answers right from the search bar. NG ZHONG WEI has 10 of these to share NG ZHONG WEI 1 Converting currencies Planning to do a little online shopping but cannot seem to
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        773 24  -  IDA offers training subsidies for those who are eyeing these openings. HELLEN TAN reports reports HELLEN TAN tanykh@sph. com.sg There are evergreen jobs in the IT industry, whether the economy is doing well or not. Experts say these include jobs in business
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          286 22  -  CA Technologies has risen from the ashes and is now looking to Asia. reports GRACE CHNG chngkeg@sph. com. sg Software company CA Technologies, one of the largest independent software companies in the world, has set its sights on Asia. The US-based Fortune 500
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          Lock icon 102,000 callers ask for Santa’s whereabouts
          448 22 AP Santa Claus set records on Christmas Eve as he raced across the globe on his traditional holiday mission. Santa-tracking volunteers at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado said they fielded about 102,000 telephone queries beginning early Saturday on his progress, breaking the previous
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          496 23  -  Sectors hiring include financial services and digital media content development. reports HELLEN TAN tanykh@sph.com.sg Despite global economic uncertainties, Asia is still a growth region and Singapore is in a good position to attract foreign IT companies to set up here, said Mr Andrew Khaw
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          Lock icon Getting students to pick tech careers
          269 23  -  By Hellen Tan Efforts to ensure a steady supply of IT workers start in schools. The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) has eight programmes to drum up students’ and teachers’ interest in IT. Under the IDA’s current Infocomm Manpower Development Roadmap 2.0 launched in March,
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      472 6 08/’08 CABSTAR Hood. Gold colour. New Road tax. 1 owner. Call 9695-8828 ’2010 KIA K2900 1.9 lorry. Sell $47,800. Well kept. Call today! hp *****420 10/’08 NISSAN CABSTAR hood, orig. well kept, ono. Call *****156 NEAR ’05 MITSUBISHI L300 HR well kept, new paint/ tax. Trade in 9670 8633 5/’08
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      862 7 Properties Classification Guide Residential Properties for Sale Landed Homes for Sale 402 D01 -08 City South-West 403 D09-10 Orchard/Tanglin/ Holland 404 Dll &21 Newton/BtTimah/dementi 405 D12-14 Balestier/ MacPherson/ Geylang 406 D15-16 East Coast 407 D17-18 Changi/ Pasir Ris 408 D19-20 Serangoon/Thomson 409 D22-24 West 410 D25-28 North 411 Mixed Districts
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      272 7 SUNSET 4000/3600 SQFT 4+1. Tropical design, 5 yrs reno., nice gdn, $5.38m Sole: RealStar 6100 8000 BISHOPSGATE 16K/ 9K sqft. Elevated land, quiet, serene. Motivated seller! SoleAgt *****348 KH Tan ONLY $3.55M Brand-New F’hold strata Semi-D in D10 Ventura Hgts, 4650 sqft Cheap!! Ken *****292 CB D.10 HOLLAND GROVE 3-sty
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      381 7 FALL IN LOVE semi-d, Jln Girang. 3842/ 5200 sqft. Teacher of architects’ work. Welcoming koi escorts. Super ventilated. Airwell, terr, water feature. Voluminous. Tenanted $15K Mar 2013. $5.1M up. Eddie Goh 9664 9004 DEFERRED PAYMENT! NEW pair of 2½ storey Semi-D Potong Pasir 2571 3613 sqft 5+1. F’hold. Mins MRT.
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      534 7 LOYANG RISE INTER Terr 5+1. 1615/ 2700 sqft. Serious Seller. Vacant. $1.35M. Tom Leow 9631-3193 DTZ KEW AVE. INTER Terr 2½ sty. 5+1. 3500/ 2700 sqft. Superb cond. 100% move in. $2.35M. Ben *****081 Brand new terr 999 yrs Sirat Road *4-storey. 8 bdrms *5000 sq,ft. super built-up *Pte lift
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      891 7 Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/Clementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/ Clementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/ dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/ dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/dementi Pte Apts for
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      245 7 Properties PARC EMILY 3-BDRM. 1066 sqft. $1680 psf neg. Near MRT. *****276 View at www.dorothylam.net 7 DRAYCOTT DR. 2121 sqft 3+1. Great cond. Value buy $2050 psf. 9742-6276 www.dorothylam.net TENERIFFE CLUSTER 3120 sqft Ridgewood 2119 sqft 4+1 Corner. $2.6M. June 9387-8442 9178-8845 CAIRNHILL CREST F’HOLD. 3+Study+1, 1733sqft, $3.5M 2+1, 1206
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      290 7 RARE! LINCOLN MODERN. 3storey penthse, 3+1+walk in wardrobe, beautifully reno, digital home entertainment, 3555 sqft. View today! Anthony *****188 MAPLEWOODS/ CASCADIA 3/4 rms. 1335/ 1496/ 2551 sqft. David 9693-2500. www.ResidentAgent.sg HILLINGTON GREEN 3/4RM+ study 1356/ 1528/ 1755sqft resort living, future MRT. Don 9777 3313 Mindlink SHELFORD SUITES 2-LEVEL penthse 4+1.
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      333 7 TOP SOON F’HOLD. The Verve Jln Rajah. 624 sqft. 1+1. Pool view. Mins to MRT/ town. Chris *****111 CENTRAL GROVE. 99 years. 1216 sqft. High flr, 3 bdrms. Aljunied MRT. Tenanted. neg. Karen 9696-2692 SIMS VILLE 3+1, 1237 sqft. Pool view. Tenanted Aug ’12 $3.5K. 4.2% yield. Reno. Roger Er
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      907 8 TO D19-20Serangoon/ Thomson Pte Apts for Sale TO D19-20Serangoon/ Thomson Pte Apts for Sale D19-20Serangoon/ Thomson Pte Apts for Sale INTERNATIONAL tjlote Agent oc. No; *****0I8D RIVERSOUND RESIDENCE 590-unit brand new condo in Sengkang Overlooking the scenic Serangoon River Proximity to Compasspoint, NEX upcoming mega-mall in Punggol 1-4 bdrm units
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      469 8 BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale CATS Classified BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES f. SEMBAWANG WOODLANDS JDS BUY IT* SELL IT* FIND IT YISHUN CHOA CHU KANG BUKIT PANJANG JURONG WEST
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      219 8 BLK 530. 3-RM Mid flr, Simple move in. All races. Near mkt/ amenities. Val $308k. Donny 9680-1382 EA BLK 10E Corner 146sqm reno, marble. Move-in, Eateries, sch, sports complex, All races. Jun 9062 6553 NEAR BEDOK MRT. Blk 28 3’I’ utility. Mid flr. Asking $355K neg. Near amenities.Call Terence 9108
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      321 8 4’A’ BLK 341 Bukit Batok MRT, high flr, unblock, value $390K, simple, serious sale. Ivin Oh 9766 2678 EM 542 #08, face nature. 4’A’ 290F Corner. High flr. Low cash. *****241 Seto 4-RM GEM! CORNER 217 #10 360 degree unblock, MRT. Good price. *****788 Leo LOW CASH! MRT 3’I’ 86
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      362 8 LOW CASH! BLK 672A Klang Lane. 112 sqm. Val $565K. 3’A’ 12 Farrer Pk, 62 sqm, high flr. Ron *****207 RARE! 3’I’ 462 Crawford Lane, High Flr, Reno, 100% Move in, MRT/ Amenities, Unblock view. 9793 2857 OPEN HSE 3’S’ utility 10 Selegie.1 min MRT! All race PR. LimWL *****371
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      342 8 LOW CASH! 3’NG’ Blk 304. Mid/ lift flr. NS facing, unblocked, face pk. MRT. All races. Aaron 9431-5357 3’NG’ BLK 346. Mid flr. Reno. All races PR. lift level. Near MRT/ amenities. Jaize *****960 PN 3’NG’ BLK 508 West Coast Dr 67sqm, Mid flr. Corridor. Val $300K. Pri ced to
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      395 8 REASONABLE OFFER SECURES! 4’NG’ high flr. Lift Reno. Christina 9026-5431 EM, SPACIOUS LAYOUT. Amenities/ MRT stadium. 149 sqm. Move in. All race. COV $28K! *****754 MUST SELL! 3’NG’ Blk 261, high floor, 67 sqm. Valued. simple, move-in. Chinese owner. Call Alex *****991 RARE 213, 5’I’. Sea view. High flr. Windy.
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      551 8 SUN 1/1 PANORAMIC view. 5-rm Geylang Bahru 54. High flr. Windy. Move in cond. 9768-6779 Rina ***3’I’ WHAMPOA BLK 74 Upgraded with extra room. High floor. Unblocked view Martin Liew *****144 ERA 3 ’NG’ BLK 5 St George’s Lane. #08, unblocked, reno, lift paid. PR/ all races. Ramanathan 9457-4443 3S
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      565 9 AWARD WINNING HSE! 5’I’ Corner Blk 292B. High flr. Unblocked. Mins to MRT Compass Pt Interchange. 4’A’ 140/ 148. High flr. A1. 5’I’ 142/ 201B. Near MRT. EA 306B. High flr. Cosy. YX Sim 8100-3005 DWG 4A CORNER 303C, 405C, 299B #17/ EA 298A, 5 yrs. 5I 260B, 206B, 203A,
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      421 9 CASH $20K NEG! 4’A’. 609. High flr. Val $380K. 102 sqm. 888 Plaza. No Contra Eddie Tan 9108 3115 PN EA BLK 670 Woodlands. 4mins to Admiralty MRT. Corner. High flr. Best view. Reno. Unblock. Immed reg. EXCELLENT DECOR. 5’I’ 587 Woodlands Dr 111 sqm. Mid flr. Chinese owner. Vista
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      873 9 Central Houses for Rent Central Houses for Rent Good Class BUNGALOW For Lease at Cable Road iS m i MU > III Land Area: 17,000 sq ft Built up Area: 8,700 sq ft Lap Pool Ample Open Space Formal Infonnal Living Dining Areas 6+2 rooms with ensuite call 6422 4267
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      526 9 D.13 CLUSTER BUNGLW. 3 sty basement 5+1, s/pool 9387-6499 Regina Koh JALAN LIMAU NIPIS Semi-D 3200/ 3000 sqft 4+1. MRT. $5.5K. Sally *****398 agt D.15 DUNBAR. NEAR Siglap Ctr. Cosy 2-sty Semi-D, 6+1 MRT quiet $8.5k *****022 3 STY Inter terr East Coast Ave. 4+1. P/ furn, fully aircon. Clinton
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      1065 9 D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent MATS Private Apartment rentals in Districts 1 9 (3Q11) The property data is obtained from
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      285 9 Sqft Price Nassim Mansion 7000 $28k The Peak 5500 $20k Buckley 18 4973 $14K Nassim Massion 2852 $13k One Chatsworth 3304 $13k Soliel Sinaran 1722 $10k The Arris 990 $5.5k Tanglin Regency 980 $4.3k VTPC Group: *****108 Vanessa Terk (R*****1C) 21 ANDERSON An exclusive single block devt only a few
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      1608 10 D09-10 Orchard/ Tanqlin/ Holland Tanglm/Hol Pte Apts for Rent IRH D09-10 Orchard/ |l Tanqlin/ Holland CiH 009-10 Orchard/ p Tanqlin/Holland Tanqlin/Holland Tanqlin/Holland Tanqlin/ Holland Pte Apts for Rent Pte Apts for Rent Pte Apts for Rent 009-10 Orchard/ Tanqlin/ Holland CityVista Residences Jones Lang LaSalle* f Nestled in the popular
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      574 10 LIGHT@ CAIRNHILL 2+1 rms 1238 sqft. Orchard. Furn. $5.8K. Osborn *****070 PATERSON SUITES 4+1 2164 sqft Mid high flr Immed. 9048-3030 Sherlyn Li TATE RES 3218 sqft, $20K. Cliveden 2842 sqft, $18K Hurry! 9852-9991 Angela SCOTTS SQ 947 sqft $9K Helios 1313 sqft $9K Immed Hurry! 9852-9991 Angela NEW! PARC
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      953 10 STEPS TO MRT. Astoria Pk 3 STEPS TO MRT. Astoria Pk 3 +1. Balcony. Unblock. High flr. Also sale 9688-8503 TREVISTA 1100 SQFT 3+1 above #30. 5min Braddell MRT $5K. 8102 3220 RWR MRT! HUGE 1+1 rm. New renovation. #14. Furn $2.8K. 6383-4070 WWH COSTA RHU 1647 sqft 3+1 Pool
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      606 10 BAYSHORE PARK 2-BDRM. Pearl Twr. F/furn. Aircon. High flr. Unblocked. Avail end Jan. Hugo *****484 FERNWOOD. 3+1. HIGH flr. Sea view. 1650 sqft. P/furn Near Parkway Parade, Siglap.Cheng WS *****106 RARE! 5+1 Changi Green 1700 sqft. F/facilities. Mins to MRT. P/furn. $5.3k neg. Avail mid Jan. 9022-6222 THE EASTSIDE CONDO.
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      551 10 D22-24West Pte Apts for Rent D22-24West Pte Apts for Rent yo: hA juRONq Triple quad sharing room (with aircon). Rates include aircon, utilities internet 200 Jurong East Ave 1 (Near Lakeside MRT) Facilities; Gym, tennis court, BBQ pit PROPERTY INC PTE LTD Pis call *****442 Email: enquiry@propertyinc.com.sg m EH OASIS
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      559 10 117 IVORY HGTS 3+1. F/furn. Windy. Near Jurong MRT/ Interchange/ amenities. Patrick 9626-7006 C&H MAYFAIR 2+1/4+1. F/FURN. Pool view. Nice windy. Short/ Long term. Svc Apt. Call Fraser 9022-3875 KF CENTRIS 4 BDRM, 2 attach. Above shpg mall MRT. P/ furn $4.9K Alco *****456 WINDERMERE $3500. 3+1. 1453 Sqft. Greenery
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      636 11 SOMERSET MRT, FEW master/ common rm, superb lo -cation, immed all race, uti -lity incl. Jenny *****991 REGENT PK, MASTER $2K/ common $1.6k/ Clementi Pk Master $1.8K. Shuttle to MRT. Carrie 9661-0239 PEOPLE’S PK COMPLEX, big common rm, internet/PUB furn. Roland *****227 MASTER RM IN Springdale/ Regent Hgt/ Beautyworld. F/furn.
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      709 11 5-RM CORNER BLK 405B. Designer decor. F/furn. Aircon. LRT. Immed. $2.7K neg.Kumar *****520 HSR 5’I, BLK 292. Nicely reno f/furn. Next to Catholic High. Avail Jan. Frances Teo 9230-5926. Grab! MARSILING BLK26 3+1 Avail 1st Jan, F/furn, Aircon, All races. Lift level, Amenities. Cheap *****564 Gobi ECG 2+1 8 MINS
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      608 11 560 PASIR RIS, corner, lift, Unblock, 122sqm, opp MRT /mall. Jolene Ho *****066 Visit: www.teampower.sg BEDOK RES BLK 653, 5-rm. F/furn. Nice reno. Immed Lawrence 9712-0673 APPROVE 2+1 TAMPINES Blk 234. Reno./ aircon. $2.5K. Song S.T. *****066 PW 161 SIMEI CORNER #02. Reno. F/furn/aircon. Bus-stop MRT. Immed. 8233 8113 BLK
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      380 11 ®Fss, Sp l|®Sffi. Spa r Hi-Tech Biz Space Good Location TECHNOPARK@CHAI CHEE Cap/taLand 721 53,000 sq ft Within walking distance to Bedok MRT Stn Call: 6826 5761 760 JAPANESE/ KOREAN/ FOREIGN expat family urgently looking for all areas, whole unit for rental. High budget. Call *****994 Lee WP READY BUYERS/
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      562 11 TRADEHUB 21, 1808 sqft. Henderson Bldg. 980 sqft, fitted/ aircon. Immed. Also for sale. Susie *****494 SG KADUT/ JURONG #01 1800/ 2700/ 4600/ *****0000sqft 7.5m hgt, Dorm 10 up $230/pax. *****864 VACANT! TUAS/ GUL/ Bt Batok. 8,000/ 11,000/ 15,000/ 30,000/ 60,000/ 90,000 sqft. 9383-6111 Agt GOLDENWALL FLATTED FTY off Balestier,
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      975 11 S Office Space fifl Office Space flfl Office Space flfl Office Space flff Office Space for Rent !■/for Rent Hfl for Rent for Rent Hi for Rent i r r d\ h Hi Ini*. Ha I sin ODEON TOWERS 1894 2405/ 3209/ 4753/ 8667 sq. ft. fitted units Opposite Raffles
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      418 11 CECIL COURT 138 CECIL STREET Office space -1,814 sqft Bare/Fitted units Prestigious address Near Raffles MRT Basement carpark Enquiries, Call owner *****380 *****161 FOR START UP, HEART OF CHINATOWN 2 mins Chinatown MRT 5 mins Outram MRT 4-6 pax Office..$700-$900 6-8 pax Office........ $1400 12 pax above .........$2600 All with
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      382 12 TCH TECH CTR (Toh Guan). $2.6K. 1080 sqft. Fitted, aircon. Immed. 2yrs lease Long HB *****907 PW WOODLANDS. 1,184 SQFT Office cum storage. Reno. with parquet, partition, Joanne Lau *****010 135 JURONG E for rent 1194 sqft, above NTUC, #04, bare with aircon, avail immed. Seow 9005-4967 221 HENDERSON BLDG.
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      365 12 OPP ALJUNIED MRT. 2000 sqft. with 3-rms. At below market price with conditions. 9060-7952 Ling IK SULTAN PLAZA. OPEN conc -ept office with 1 mgr rm. Fitted, aircon. 492 sqft. Bugis. 9040-9596 Hoe WT RENOVATED FITTED FURNISHED, independent office in Raffles Pl. 104/ 256/ 717/ 2680 sqft. 9139-0654 KEWALRAM HOUSE
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      378 12 MIDDLE ROAD, GSM Building 500 sqft. 300m to MRT. $4.50 psf. 6338-5533 CHEAP! AIRCON. 100-3000 sqft Mounbatten MRT, free parking. Church *****800 WCEGA TWR BT Batok 1000 sqft High flr. F/fitted. Agt welcome.Owner *****732 GOLDEN WALL CTR, Short St. 68 sqft, with own door. $420. Owner *****692 KALLANG MRT,GEYLANG Rd
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      1242 12 Shop Space for Rent Shop Space for Rent Shop Space for Rent NORTHSTAR AMK 538 sqft, high flr. Tenanted. $310K. Goh LY *****564 INTL PLAZA 474/948 sqft. Renovated. Fitted. Mid flr. $1950 psf. 9833-5564 ***221 HENDERSON BLDG 2454/ 1851 sqft Reno, va cant/ tenanted 9139 0654 THE PLAZA. SEA view.
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      616 12 Properties i Travel "7” •3,213 to 4,766 sq ft prime restaurant space at Basement One and Level 2 •Availableimmediately/April2012 •Suitable for Chinese, Western, Japanese, Korean, Thai cuisines and other interesting concepts •Opposite Novena MRT Station •Accessible to CTE/ECP/PIE •Good catchment of shoppers from affluent Novena/Newton precinct, office hub and high
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      461 15 F&B co. requires Mushrooms Sales Promoters Chinatown CNY fair many Supermkt (From 30/12/11 to 21/1/12) Able to liaise with Mandarin speaking customers. Daily pay commission more than $100 Walk-in interview on 28/12 29/12/11, 2-5pm: 211 New Bridge Rd, #01-04, Lucky Chinatown (Chinatown MRT Exit A) Interior Design Co required SALES
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      368 15 PART-TIME SALES CONSULTANTS $6.50/hr for Weekdays! $7.00/hr for Weekends! Walk-in interview ION ORCHARD @B3-08 or NORTHPOINT @02-24/25 on 28-12-11 (Wednesday) 2pm-6pm 29-12-11(Thursday) 2pm-6pm Call 6258 0011 for enquiries 1) Cashier 2) Sales Co-Ordinator Cum Retail Working at Chinatown 5.5 day, Sunday Public Holiday off Good command of English Able to
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      290 15 RETAIL CONSULTANT Siglap. Fluent Eng. $1.6K. S’porean/ PR. 9066-3899 SALES ASST FOR ladies accessories. Immed. S’poreans/PRs/M’sians. *****995 ORCHARD, CHOCOLATE CO. Experienced Retail Sales. S’poreans/ PRs. 9109-2091 RECEPTIONIST-CASHIERS REQUIRED Jantzen Salon. S’pore/ PR. Training provided. Call River Valley *****813 (Part/ Fulltime); Orchard *****808; Jurong *****818 SPA REQUIRES NIGHT shift Counter Staff.
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      644 15 AIRPORT RETAIL CUSTOMER SERVICE ASST Come and Join us if you are Ç Service Oriented with a cheerful disposition. Ç Passionate in engaging with people of diverse nationalities. Ç Positive attitude and willing to learn and adapt. Ç Have at least an ’O’/’N’ level or WPLN grade 5 and above.
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      442 16 COOK/CREW/KITCHEN ASST at aircon food kiosk island wide Next to MRT Full/Part time. Good pay with $300 training incentive. Local/ PR/ M’sian. Call 9876 3515 WESTERN/ NASI PADANG Stall Assts for aircon Food Ct near Botanic MRT. MonFri, 7.30am-6.30pm. Pls Call *****304 FOOD STALL Novena hiring Cook/ Cashier/ Stall Asst.
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      861 16 ADMIN ASSISTANT (Automobile Finance) Responsibilities rAssist Marketing Development Officers; rLiaise with Car Dealer and Hirer for financing matter; rHandle other related documents Requirements rMinimum G.C.E. ’O’ Level or equivalent; rKnowledge on car related matter is an added advantage; rKnowledge of Microsoft Word Excel; rAble to work under pressure Interested applicant
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      597 16 ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT •1-2 years experience •Full sets accounts •PC literate •Bilingual in English able to handle Mandarin speaking clients. •Singaporean/ PR/ Malaysian •Able to start work within short notice Interested Candidates Please Call For Interview Lynn Ong *****068 *****673 ACCOUNTS CUM ADMIN EXECUTIVE Handle full sets of a/cs GST return
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      289 16 UBI OPERATOR 8PM-8AM $1200. Call: *****138 (C*****1) (138 Employ) BEDOK FTY. MALE/ female Packers. 8.30am-8pm. $64 Tel *****765/ *****400 ELECT CONTRACTOR REQUIRES Asst Store Keeper. Class 3 driving lic. Knowledge of MS Excel. Kaki Bukit area. Locals/ PRs/ M’sians. Call *****406 STORE CLERK $1.3K. Bilingual, M’sian/S’porean/SPR Walk in No.1 Bukit
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      677 16 Classified Jobs Security Security Security PROTECTION OFFICERS Day/ Night Shift available $3,000' Joining Bonus Other assignments at Novena, HarbourFront, Woodlands Bishan, Serangoon North islandwide locations (12-hour shifts). Today Tomorrow (28 29 Dec) 2pm 6pm at Marsiling MRT Call: 9062 9241 y Earn $1,800* Free WSQ training provided* y Regular pay
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      223 16 ONE MAN SHOW (Day Shift Only) Location: Ê Tuas Ave 1 (Factory) Ê Near Tai Seng MRT (Small Dorm) Simple Job No clocking Patroling Good prompt pay Also requires day reliefs for one man show Sembawang/ AMK/ Tai Seng Tuas È 6438 4388 9146 5156 TOA PAYOH (DAY) ANG MOKIO
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      456 17 FULL TIME DESPATCH Riders (Mon to Fri, 8am to 5pm) urgently needed. Must be familiar with S’pore Rds. Only 1-area will be given. Earn more than $2K/mth. S’porean/ PR. Interested applicants please walk in: 141 Middle Road. #04-01. GSM Bldg. LOOKING FOR A part time job for extra income? Own
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      419 17 CLASS 3 LORRY Drivers, for 14-ft, more than 1 year driving experience. Position in Jurong/ Kaki Bukit areas. Interview at: 1 Kaki Bukit Road 2, #04-06 Eunos Warehse Complex. Tel: 6749-6784 PLYWOOD SHOP REQUIRES Driver Driver Assistant. Pls walk-in to: Blk 8 Defu Lane 10, #01-514 or call 6382-7864. No
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      394 17 ’A’ LEVEL STUDENTS/ Poly or Uni undergrads living in Yishun, seeking part-time receptionist job on the weekends? Attractive pay. Call Mrs Tan 9632-0484 1) ADMIN CLERK. 2) Design Layout Person. Student/ S’porean/ PR/ Foreigner welcome. Walk-in: Blk 3011 #03-2014 Bedok N Ave 4. (Bus 17). Call 8163-8397 YISHUN/ TAMPINES/ A.M.K/
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