The Straits Times, 13 January 2012

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  • 19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 073/11/2011 FRIDAY, JANUARY 13 2012 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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    • 49 1 GREEN roofs, or rooftop rain gardens, do not cost a fortune and can be installed under three months. If they become a requirement under law, as recommended by an expert panel on flood prevention, they could help absorb rainwater and ease floods. LPRIME PAGE A10
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    • 48 1 THE number of billionaires in India dropped to 40 last year, from 60 a year earlier. Their holdings had fallen victim to a volatile stock market and the weak rupee. India’s billionaires lost about 38 per cent of their collective wealth last year. LWORLD PAGE C1
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    • 58 1 BUDGET airline Jetstar is taking key steps to firmly establish Singapore as its main business and operations hub. It moved its information technology centre here from Melbourne a year ago, and its global sales team will make a similar move in the coming weeks, group chief
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    • 60 1 DR LOH Lih Ming (left), a consultant in the department of endocrinology at Singapore General Hospital, is one of six recipients of the Superstar award, an honour that marks her as the best of the best among nearly 2,700 winners of the Singapore Health Quality Service
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  • 722 1  -  Loans and subsidies will help more Singaporeans to pursue degrees BY SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR WRITER sandra@sph.com.sg THE panel looking into providing more degree opportunities for Singaporeans will study whether the Government should provide loans and subsidies to those taking the private school route.
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  • 102 1 Abbot Khen Rinpoche Geshe Thubten Chonyi (centre) of Nepal’s Kopan Monastery preparing to place the “third eye” a 20-carat ruby on the forehead of the Jade Buddha for Universal Peace at Ngee Ann City yesterday. Helping him are Mr Ian Green (left), chairman and director of
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  • 837 1  -  BY JANICE HENG A STUDY from the Finance Ministry shows that children from poor Singaporean families stand a good chance of moving up in life. But this may not apply to younger generations born later than the study’s sample group
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  • 420 1  -  BY MELISSA TAN SINGAPORE’S Budget for the year ahead will be delivered on Feb 17, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said yesterday. The Budget is expected to feature measures to ease business costs and raise productivity, but short-term handouts as the economy slows are
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    • 137 1 Music acts galore Colour the dragon year Gerrard and Mancini clash over tackle SPORT, PAGE D1 LIFE! PAGES E2&3 IN URBAN BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 WAN IFRA INCQC 2012 The Straits Times is taking part in the IFRA International Newspaper Color Quality
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    • VIEW POINTS
      • 84 2 WE SAY The expert panel on floods in Singapore has made several useful recommendations. Ultimately, the feasibility of the suggestions will depend on the trade-offs Singaporeans are willing to make between convenience (the absence of floods) and cost. Meanwhile, the Government should follow
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      • COLUMNS
        • 44 2 Interim rental housing has not proven to be a good enough solution for the low-income. To make flats affordable for this group, HDB should consider shortening leases for this group to 50 years, says Tan Meng Wah. L REVIEW PAGE A22
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        • 23 2 The thriving illegal jamu industry in Indonesia needs more regulation and enforcement, says Bruce Gale. L REVIEW PAGE A22
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        • 27 2 US and Chinese views of the presidential election show mutual suspicion on the Taiwan issue persists, says Goh Sui Noi. L REVIEW PAGE A24
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      • 40 2 OUR READER SAYS The conduct of two doctors who illegally accessed medical records of female patients is questionable, but the hospital is also to blame for security lapses, says Lionel De Souza. L FORUM PAGE A28
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    • 985 2  -  More security needed to enhance confidentiality of sensitive data BY SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma SINGAPORE is rolling out a national electronic health record system that will be accessible to all medical practitioners. The idea is for each patient to have just one
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    • 114 2 SMU Juris Doctor Information Sessions 13 Jan 2 Feb 2012 7.15pm (registration at 7pm) SMU Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium Level 2, School of Accountancy/Law For more information a Whateveryour undergraduate major, wherever it has led you professionally, you have the opportunity to be part of a dynamic, evolving and globally
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    • 591 3  -  Commercial vehicle COEs face biggest cut of 34% BY CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg THERE will be more certificates of entitlement (COEs) for buyers of small cars and motorcycles for the next six months starting next month, but all other buyers will
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    • 473 3  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN BMW was the best-selling car brand here last year, displacing Toyota, which had been in pole position since 2002. The Bavarian marque also widened the gap between itself and runner-up Mercedes-Benz, leading its German archrival by nearly 800 cars. Toyota came third, with
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    • 528 4  -  New institution should offer something different from main universities BY SANDRA DAVIE sandra@sph.com.sg THERE are no plans to start another National University of Singapore or Nanyang Technological University, said Minister of State for Education Lawrence Wong, who is heading a panel looking into
      PHOTOS: HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY  -  528 words
    • 694 6  -  It wants to cash in on regional boom in aviation industry BY KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg BUDGET airline Jetstar is taking key steps to firmly establish Singapore as its main business and operations hub. It shifted its information technology centre from Melbourne to
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    • 713 6  -  BY GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT graceng@sph.com.sg BEIJING: The Singapore Air Show hopes to build a bigger Chinese presence at its exhibitions, as China moves towards becoming the world’s No. 2 aviation market in the next two decades. It hopes to offer
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    • 215 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: A Malaysia Airlines pilot arrested at Sydney Airport earlier this week with 5kg of methamphetamine in his suitcase was charged yesterday in a Sydney court. Malaysian Thiagu Supramaniam, who had just flown a passenger flight to Sydney when he was
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    • Article, Illustration
      85 8 Their only claim to fame is their size. United States scientists have discovered the tiniest frog ever, smaller than a coin and with a voice hardly louder than an insect’s buzz, hopping in the rainforest of the tropical island of Papua New Guinea. In New Jersey, a mini
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    • 889 10  -  Rooftop gardens can be relatively inexpensive to install BY JESSICA CHEAM ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT jcheam@sph.com.sg ROOFTOP rain gardens are relatively inexpensive and can hold large amounts of water. And if the authorities accept a recommendation by an expert panel on floods to mandate that all buildings
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    • 801 10  -  BY KEZIA TOH THE Dempsey area is the most plausible place to build a detention pond to solve Orchard Road’s flood woes, say property and construction experts. It fits the bill on several counts: It is in a low-ly-ing area, which means
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    • 553 11  -  Bank will sell or close four divisions in global restructure BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg THE Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) plans to sell or close four of its business units as part of a worldwide restructuring programme to cut costs and focus
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    • 891 13  -  4,500 factory workers claim 600,000 hours of overtime went unpaid in last two years BY ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zubaidah@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: Sports equipment maker Nike has agreed to pay workers in Indonesia close to US$1 million (S$1.3 million) in unpaid overtime
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    • 802 14  -  A-G not obliged to tell, but it will be helpful in cases with co-accused BY K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg WHILE the Attorney-General is not obliged to disclose reasons why he charged an accused in a certain way, law dons and lawyers
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    • 750 15  -  It offers tax savings and perks to foreign firms in bid to spur economy BY KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO: In hopes of stimulating its sputtering economy, the government has taken a step that is unprecedented for Japan a move
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    • 643 18  -  Solicitor-General says he will seek review, but many weary of divisive case being prolonged BY HAZLIN HASSAN MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT hazlinh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Prosecutors in opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial, which ended in a surprise acquittal on Monday, said they are leaning towards
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    • 190 18 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian police are offering a RM10,000 (S$4,100) reward for information on those behind the bomb explosions at a rally by supporters of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim outside a courthouse this week. Inspector-general of police Ismail Omar
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    • 963 20/21 But such lethal attacks may backfire, pushing Teheran to press on with its programme NEW YORK TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: It seemed a clockwork killing: Motorcycle riders flashed by and attached a magnetic bomb onto a car carrying a nuclear scientist working at Iran’s
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    • 297 20/21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: A second US aircraft carrier has arrived in the Arabian Sea, the Pentagon said, calling the move “routine” and denying any link to mounting tensions with Iran. Backed by a cruiser, destroyer and with almost 80 planes and
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    • 402 20/21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KABUL: An online video apparently showing US Marines urinating on the bloodied corpses of slain Taleban insurgents has raised an uproar in Afghanistan and threatens to spark more resentment against America in the region. The hardline Taleban yesterday denounced the incident as
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  • REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 446 22 AN EXPERT panel set up to examine ways in which Singapore can tackle floods has come up with a list of comprehensive recommendations. These range from creating rain gardens to capture and retain rain, and erecting green roofs; to improving drain capacity, building
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    • 973 22  -  Making public housing more affordable with 50-year leasehold flats BY TAN MENG WAH FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer, a Singaporean, recently completed his PhD in world economics at Nanjing University. PUBLIC housing policy has been the bedrock of the Singapore Government’s social welfare programme
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    • 709 22  -  MATA JELI: A PERSPECTIVE ON INDONESIAN AFFAIRS BY BRUCE GALE SENIOR WRITER bruceg@sph.com.sg “IJUST mixed up all the ingredients at random. I don’t know if they have any side effects at all or what they were.” This chilling admission to
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    • review.
      • 1028 24  -  BY GOH SUI NOI SENIOR WRITER suinoi@sph.com.sg IF THERE is one thing that China and the United States agree on about the Taiwan presidential election tomorrow, it is that the re-elec-tion of incumbent Ma Ying-jeou is the better outcome. Both sides think this will
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      • 801 25  -  BY NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF NEW YORK TIMES SUPPOSE your child is about to enter the fourth grade and has been assigned to an excellent teacher. Then the teacher decides to quit. What should you do? The correct answer? Panic! Well, not exactly. But a landmark
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      • 816 25  -  BY ANTONIO L. RAPPA FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is associate professor and Head of Management and Security Studies at UniSIM Business School and the author of Globalization: Power, Legitimacy, Authority (Iseas Press, 2011). THE big news about town and cyberspace
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      • 3534 26/27  -  Head of Civil Service Peter Ong stepped into the role 16 months ago, at a time when expectations of the civil service are on the rise. How will it adapt? He speaks to Insight in his first interview since assuming the position BY LI XUEYING
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    • forum.
      • 210 28  -  PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY Lionel De Souza THE unethical conduct of Dr Singh Tre’gon Randhawa (“Doctor fined $10,000 for spying on patients’ records”; last Friday), a registrar in the obstetrics and gynaecology department at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, is remarkably similar to the case of the same hospital’s
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      • 109 28 1 MS JASMINE TAN: Conservation effort undermined by property ads 2 MR LIM JIT CHAING: Go under to solve flooding 3 MADAM FONG YUET MEI: Misled by credit card spending promise 4 MR LEE SECK KAY: Why take issue with meritocracy? 5 MR ALVIN ANG: Meritocracy does not
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      • 157 28  -  Narayana Narayana LIKE the Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore, Mr Tan Cheng Hock is critical of the Government’s latest measures to cool the overheated property market (“Multi-property owner speaks up”; Jan 5) Individuals who are multi-property owners, as well as corporations engaged in
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      • 291 28  -  Yeo Guat Kwang President Case AS A consumer movement, the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) provides help to consumers within the limits of our resources as a non-governmental organisation (“Fitness club’s Catch-22 policy for under-21 applicants” by Ms Josephine
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      • 266 28  -  K. Kesavapany Director, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Iseas) and Archaeology Unit at Iseas I REFER to the articles by Miss Akshita Nanda (“Salvaging a wrecked opportunity”; Dec 28) and Dr Andy Ho (“Academe’s exhibition of parochialism”; Dec 23). The collection and
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      • 213 28  -  Heng Cho Choon THE Housing Board’s reply that its townships are planned to serve the needs of residents sounds good on paper (“Neighbourhood amenities planned comprehensively: HDB”; Forum Online, Wednesday). But there can be problems on the ground. For instance, consider the case of
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      • 58 28 Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit a letter. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or
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      • BOUQUETS
        • 95 28 “He handed my documents to me, smiled and wished me happy birthday. That made my day.” MR CHARLES WRIGHT, Northern Territory, Australia: “On Jan 5, I arrived at Changi Airport late in the evening and after waiting in a queue for some time, it was my turn to
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        • 153 28 “When my mother’s knee gave way, Constable Mohammed and bus driver Mr Hu helped.” MS NANCY CHONG: “My deepest gratitude and appreciation to these people who rendered assistance to my mother on Dec 28 at the Woodlands Causeway re-entry checkpoint: Constable Mohammed Latiff of Team B and SBS
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        • 105 28 “I was struck by the thoughtfulness of Mr Tan in providing me with a pair of slippers.” MISS NUR LISA NG: “I lost one of my shoes as I was about to board the train at Punggol station. I managed to stop in time, but my
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        • 50 28 “I am proud that Michel Sim made a turnaround.” MR ROLAND MAH KAH ENG: “I am proud that Yishun Secondary student Michel Sim made a turnaround and did well in her exams and benefited from her work attachment with Mr Subhas Anandan, a well-known lawyer (‘Surpassing expectations’; Tuesday).”
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    • 791 1  -  Raised voices and boorish behaviour at meeting called for vote MEMBERS SEEKING OFFICE AT SCC BY LEONARD LIM limze@sph.com.sg A PROPOSAL to set a restriction on members seeking office at one of Singapore’s most storied clubs was resoundingly rejected last night. It is status quo
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    • 385 10  -  BY KEZIA TOH WHEN a fisherman came to her office to complain that the numbers of giant freshwater stingrays were dwindling, Dr Nantarika Chansue started to dig around. After poring through scientific journals, the director of the Veterinary Medical Aquatic Animal Research Centre of
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    • 346 10 A CHINESE national caught overstaying in Singapore was jailed yesterday for trying to bribe a policeman by offering him sexual favours. Guo Cheng Cheng, 25, was sentenced to a total of eight months in jail and fined $3,000 after she pleaded guilty to
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    • 808 1  -  Volatile markets, weak rupee pare down their numbers from 60 to 40 BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: India’s super rich are not as rich any more. The number of billionaires in India dropped sharply last year, their holdings falling victim
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      • 531 3  -  Group one that is linked to a planned attack on S’pore embassy in Jakarta BY WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT Wahyudis@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: Ten members of a terror cell whose plans allegedly included an attack on the Singapore Embassy in the Indonesian capital went on trial
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      • 754 4 Study shows Australia tops list of 32 nations with atomic fuel; US, Belgium in 13th spot NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: The 32 nations with materials that can fuel atom bombs are typically mum on security, which looks to the public like a
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      • 379 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: The United States plans to host high-level talks this month with Japan and South Korea on regional issues, including the situation in North Korea following the death of its leader Kim Jong Il. US State Department spokesman
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      • 505 5 Talks come amid growing rift between civilian govt and powerful armed forces ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military chief Ashfaq Kayani met his top commanders yesterday amid a widening rift between the powerful armed forces and the civilian government. “Matters of security and prevailing
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      • 268 5 NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PA-AN (Myanmar): The government of Myanmar signed a ceasefire agreement yesterday with ethnic Karen rebels who have been fighting for greater autonomy since the country gained independence from Britain more than six decades ago one of the
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      • 717 6 Govt weighing effect on plans for emission trading scheme, high domestic tax concerns REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON/BEIJING: China remains undecided whether to tax carbon emissions, as the government weighs how it could have an impact on plans to launch an emissions trading scheme and
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      • 325 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Beijing yesterday began publishing real-time air quality data on the Internet, bowing to a vocal online campaign for greater government transparency over pollution in China’s capital. The measurements will be of particulate matter under 10 micrometres, known as PM10, but
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      • 707 8  -  Taiwanese leader defends cross-strait policy ahead of tomorrow’s presidential polls BY LEE SEOK HWAI TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT seokhwai@sph.com.sg A CONFIDENT-LOOKING President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday defended his China policy ahead of a nail-biting vote which could potentially reshape cross-strait ties. He stressed that his policy of
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      • 774 9  -  BY PEH SHING HUEI CHINA BUREAU CHIEF TAIPEI: Bullets, sadly, have become a part of Taiwan’s ballots. After two shootings on the eves of election nights in the past seven years, there are fears that violence will flare again as the island enters
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      • 451 12  -  RAVI VELLOOR HYDERABAD: Singapore yesterday called for a second wave of economic reform in India, saying the nation’s transformation from a regulated economy to a competitive, global one remained incomplete. “India still remains one of the most heavily regulated economies in the world,”
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      • 101 14 This Perodua MyVi ended up perched precariously on top of a van after its driver “launched” it into the air in Kota Baru, Kelantan. In the bizarre accident on Wednesday morning, the car apparently went out of control and hit a pile of sand. It is not
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      • 662 14 Step to open political office in Qatar may help start talks to end Afghan war NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: Over the past year, Mr Marc Grossman, a veteran but low-key diplomat, led a small team of US officials who met secretly
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      • 850 18 Attacks on his record may backfire on party U.S. REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL RACE NEW YORK TIMES COLUMBIA (South Carolina): For the Republican presidential candidates who want to stop Mr Mitt Romney in South Carolina, it comes down to this: How far are they willing to
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      • 703 19 It replaces racial issues, native versus immigrant as greatest source of tension, survey finds NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: Conflict between rich and poor has replaced racial issues and friction between immigrants and native-born as the greatest source of tension in United States
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      • 354 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: US tycoon Warren Buffett has challenged Republicans in Congress to make personal contributions to cut the US deficit, vowing to match their donations dollar for dollar. Answering Republican calls for the mega-billionaire to donate money to the US
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      • 806 21  -  ‘White elephant’ may be scrapped in plans to develop tourist hub BY JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com SYDNEY: Sydney’s infamous monorail long considered one of the city’s biggest white elephants is set to be torn down under plans to redevelop one of
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      • 692 24 Syria asked to shed light on death of French TV journalist covering anti-regime protests AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS PARIS: France has demanded an investigation after television reporter Gilles Jacquier was killed in violence-wracked Syria, the first Western journalist to die since anti-regime protests
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      • 392 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: The arrest of a former British police detective has added a new twist to the media ethics scandal centred on the News of the World newspaper, not least because he was reported to be among the paper’s victims. Law enforcement veteran
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      • 547 25 20,000-strong group to stop production and join strike crippling the country unless govt restores fuel subsidy ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LAGOS: A union representing 20,000 oil and gas workers in Nigeria yesterday threatened to shut down all production starting on Sunday to take part
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      • 376 27 Zhang Dajian’s paintings raked in $655 million in revenue last year BLOOMBERG PARIS: Pablo Picasso has been dethroned. The world auction market’s top earner in recent years must yield to Chinese artist Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), according to a report from French research firm
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      • 285 27 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: The Milky Way is home to far more planets than previously thought, boosting the odds that at least one of them may harbour life, according to a study just released. Not long ago, astronomers counted the number of “exoplanets”
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      • 232 26 LONDON: Zambia’s tourism minister has offered to bungee jump with a young Australian woman who plunged into the rapids after her bungee cord snapped. Mr Given Lubinda also on Sunday made the same bungee jump as the one by Ms Erin Langworthy of
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      • 223 26 ASSOCIATED PRESS BUDAPEST: Hungarian President Pal Schmitt (right) has rejected a local magazine report alleging that more than 80 per cent of his 1992 doctoral thesis about the modern Olympic Games was copied from a similar work published in 1987 by a Bulgarian sports official.
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      • 274 26 REUTERS NEW YORK: A researcher who studied the link between ageing and a substance found in red wine has been accused of data fabrication and falsification by his university. University of Connecticut’s Cardiovascular Research Centre director Dipak Das studied resveratrol, touted as a
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      • 93 28 Indian schoolchildren doing the stretch for a record as they take part in a mass “Surya Namaskar” yoga exercise in Bhopal, the capital of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. A spokesman for the state government said 620,000 students participated in the “obeisance to the sun”
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        • 75 28 REUTERS MUNICH: A businessman convicted of embezzlement shot dead a prosecutor as his sentence was being read out in a German court. He had been accused of failing to pay ¤44,000 (S$72,500) worth of national insurance contributions for his employees. The 54-year-old shot the prosecutor with
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        • 79 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: South Korea’s competition watchdog yesterday said it has fined two top electronics makers a total of 44.64 billion won (S$49 million) for fixing the prices of their main home appliances. Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics were fined 25.81 billion won and 18.83 billion
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        • 81 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK: An independent commission in Thailand, set up in 2010 after the worst political violence in decades in the kingdom, has called for reform of the law against insulting the monarchy. Under the law, anyone convicted of insulting the king, queen, heir or regent faces
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        • 128 28 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: China is meeting South-east Asian nations over the weekend to discuss implementation of an agreement aimed at safeguarding peace in the South China Sea. China claims all of the South China Sea. Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines also have claims. The
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        • 83 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI: US computing giant Microsoft yesterday said it was probing unrest at a supplier plant in China after about 150 workers staged a protest last week, some reportedly threatening suicide. The factory in central China’s Wuhan city reportedly makes Xbox game consoles for Microsoft. It
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        • 68 28 FUKUSHIMA: The breast milk of about 10,000 mothers residing in Fukushima prefecture, home to the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, will be tested for radioactive contamination, officials said yesterday. The details have yet to be finalised, but a spokesman said the Japanese prefecture is
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      • 333 28 SLICEOFLIFE HONG KONG: The police cannot decide who may rightfully claim over HK$2 million (S$333,000) left in the back of a cab. The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported yesterday that the best legal brains at the Department of Justice are now debating
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    • 661 1 City manager rages over two-footed tackle after 2nd straight home loss THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini had an angry tunnel exchange with Steven Gerrard after the captain’s 13th-minute penalty gave Liverpool a 1-0 win in Wednesday’s first leg of their League Cup
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    • 556 2 Redknapp’s Spurs just three points behind big-spending leaders THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: After Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Everton, Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham Hotspur must now be treated as serious title contenders. They have drawn level on points with second-placed Manchester United and are only three points behind
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    • 199 2 P W D L F A Pts 1 Manchester City 20 15 3 2 56 16 48 2 Manchester United 20 14 3 3 49 20 45 3 Tottenham 20 14 3 3 38 20 45 4 Chelsea 20 11 4 5 39 25 37 5 Arsenal 20 11
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    • 209 2 Hughes vows to stay at QPR even if club go down AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Manager Mark Hughes has insisted that he will stay at Queens Park Rangers even if they are relegated this season. After signing a 2½-year contract with no get-out clauses, he was at pains to stress his
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      • 56 2 CHELSEA have given Bolton defender Gary Cahill 24 hours to decide if he wants to join them on a 51/2-year contract worth £22 million (S$43.6 million), the Daily Mirror reported. Chelsea have already agreed on a £7 million transfer fee. Meanwhile, Chelsea’s 20-year-old striker Gael Kakuta has
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      • 29 2 MANCHESTER United midfielder Darron Gibson may join Everton for £2.5 million, according to the Mirror. He has made only two appearances for the club this season.
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      • 20 2 ASTON Villa have signed 31-year-old striker Robbie Keane on a two-month loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy.
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      • 22 2 AC MILAN chief executive Adriano Galliani is making a final attempt to sign Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez.
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    • 488 2 LONDON: Wayne Rooney has admitted that his unhappiness at being dropped recently by Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson affected his form. But he also insisted that the row is firmly in the past, insisting: “My manager is the greatest present that life has given
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    • 524 2 REUTERS LONDON: Chelsea have almost unwittingly stumbled on a winning formation centred on Brazilian midfielder Ramires that could galvanise their fortunes in the second half of the season. Daniel Sturridge, 22, is the club’s top Premier League scorer this season with nine goals, winning
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    • 649 3  -  Hariss to drop back and partner Baihakki in central defence BY SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg LIONSXII coach V. Sundramoorthy has been forced to reshuffle his starting line-up after just one Malaysian Super League fixture. Key defender Safuwan Baharudin is ruled out of tomorrow’s clash against Kedah in Alor
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    • 336 3  -  BY LEE MIN KOK LIONSXII coach V. Sundramoorthy could not have asked for an easier opening away game in the Malaysian Super League. For he and his men will meet a troubled Kedah in Alor Setar tomorrow. “I think the best we can hope for is
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    • 442 3  -  BY LIN XINYI PARTICIPATING in the Olympics was something Zhan Jian could only dream about after he left the Chinese national table tennis team in 2007. But, as the prospect of competing at the pinnacle of sport moves closer to becoming a reality, the 31-year-old
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      • 102 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES: Lamont Peterson’s camp has blasted Amir Khan for his refusal to accept his defeat by the American last month. Khan lost both his World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation light-welterweight titles in a controversial split-decision loss in Washington on
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      • 46 3 REGISTRATION for the Community Games 2012 has opened. The March-July Games, which serves as the qualifying round for September’s Singapore National Games, features seven sports badminton, basketball, bowling, football, netball, sepak takraw and table tennis. For more information, visit www.pacsc.org.sg and www.ssc.gov.sg
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      • 52 3 REUTERS MADRID: Levante’s dream season continued when they thrashed second-division Alcorcon 4-0 on Wednesday to advance to the King’s Cup quarter-finals for the first time in more than 70 years. Levant, one of the poorest football teams in the Spanish top flight, are fourth in
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    • 584 4 Chris Paul leads team to win over star-studded Heat in physical contest ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES: The Clippers delivered their biggest win of the young season for their long-suffering fans, and promptly wanted to forget about it. Chris Paul had 27 points and 11 assists
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    • 227 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS KOBE Bryant, who pumped in 48 points against Phoenix the night before, continued his hot hand in the National Basketball Association on Wednesday. He scored 40 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to an overtime win over the Utah
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    • 110 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME: Polish Formula One driver Robert Kubica, who is recovering from serious injuries after a rally accident last February, has had a setback after falling on ice and fracturing an ankle. The 26-year-old, who had been making good progress on his recovery,
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    • 372 4 ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA: Manny Pacquiao’s camp says there is no economic sense in setting up a bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr on May 5, after the unbeaten American publicly challenged the Filipino champion via Twitter. Pacquiao’s financial adviser Michael Koncz explained that a 45,000-seat boxing
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    • 491 5 Sydney champ wins to block Kvitova’s rise to No. 1 spot REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: Li Na drew on her superior fitness to reach the final of the Sydney International yesterday with a 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 victory over Czech Petra Kvitova, who started brilliantly but ran
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    • 335 5 REUTERS SYDNEY: Agnieszka Radwanska has threatened to play left-hand-ed in protest if she draws her sister Urszula in the first round of the Australian Open, which starts in Melbourne on Monday. The Polish world No. 8 said that she did not believe today’s draw
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    • 839 5  -  SPORTINGLIFE BY ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg THE picture deserves a thousand words. It is early June 2009. His hair stands, but he’s on his knees. His mouth is open, caught between roar and prayer. His eyes are shut in tearful relief, his hands seem to be semaphoring disbelief.
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    • 805 6 Prosecuting lawyers at Contador trial furious at silencing of testimony ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS: Lawyers working to prove that Alberto Contador doped at the 2010 Tour de France came “very close” to walking out in protest at his hearing before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
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    • 557 6  -  HORSE RACING Written by Craig Brennan AUSTRALIAN conditioner Brian Dean notched a milestone last Sunday when Movie Coer took out the Class 4 Stakes over 1400m. It was his 300th winner in Singapore after commencing training duties in 2004. Dean has been a consistent performer on the
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    • 304 6 REUTERS LONDON: Betfair, the world’s largest betting exchange, has agreed to share information with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on potentially suspect gambling at this year’s London Games. Britain’s Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson said earlier this month the integrity of the Games could be
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    • 441 6  -  Written by, Michael Lee THE bubble has finally burst for Al's Knight when the previously unbeaten sprinter tasted defeat for the first time at his fifth start, but a quick return to the winner's box is well within his grasp tonight. But to be fair to the
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    • 213 7 Today Badminton Malaysia Open: Q-finals (Live, StarHub Ch211, 5pm). Cricket 3rd Test: Australia v India, day 1 (Live, mio TV Ch123, 10.30am). Golf Sony Open: Day 1 (Live, StarHub Ch213 HD Ch255, 8am). Joburg Open: Day 2 (Live, Ch213, 6pm). Tennis ATP Sydney International: S-finals (Live, StarHub
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    • 42 7 Paul Jewell, manager of English football club Ipswich, slamming woman linesman Amy Fearn after she failed to flag for a penalty in the Championship side’s 1-2 loss to Birmingham
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    • 449 7 Badminton Malaysia Open In Kuala Lumpur, 2nd rd (selected) Men’s singles: Kenichi Tago (Jpn) bt Peter Hoeg Gade (Den) 19-21 21-11 21-16, Chen Jin (Chn) bt Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka (Ina) 21-11 (ret), Taufik Hidayat (Ina) bt Nguyen Tien Minh (Vie) 21-11 21-14. Women’s singles: Li Xuerui (Chn) bt Sung
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    • 76 1 Congratulations to Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Modi Founder Chairman S Global on the inauguration of GLOBAL INNOVATION CENTRE in Singapore on Friday 13 January 2012 Solar panel integrated building Rooftop landscape area i -s E 4 m VT f m ff I;, QM**?* Reception area With Compliments Cafe lounge area c#\
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    • 41 7 r Memory wanders as shadows fall Back to the days of h appiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep. A t-
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      • 469 9  -  Gloomy trade data from Japan curbs optimism BULLS AND BEARS BY ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg THE two-day stock market rally petered out yesterday, brought down by worrying news out of Japan. This overshadowed early optimism on news that China may be winning
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
        • 106 9 OFFSHORE contractor Ezra Holdings yesterday reported flat first-quarter net profit of US$13.3 million (S$17 million). This was despite its revenue having more than doubled in the three months to Nov 30 to US$180.5 million from US$75.9 million previously. Gross profit margin fell to 19 per cent from 34
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        • 117 9 SEMBCORP Industries’ subsidiary Sembcorp Utilities has signed a framework agreement with a provincial government to explore the feasibility of developing a 1,200MW coal-fired power plant in Dung Quat Economic Zone in Vietnam. This is the second agreement Sembcorp has signed with the People’s Committee of Quang Ngai province
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        • 104 9 FRASERS Hospitality yesterday broke ground on its second property in Indonesia. Scheduled for opening in 2014, the 45-storey Fraser Suites Kuningan, Jakarta, will comprise 210 serviced residences and penthouses. Frasers Hospitality chief executive Choe Peng Sum said Indonesia is expected to attract a further influx of foreign investment
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          99 9 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 958.3 million shares worth $920.3 million UP DOWN Gainers: 172 Losers: 198 Unchanged: 411 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Oil and gas Points Change -0.40 617.85 -1.08 411.73 -0.83 660.01 -0.32 567.88 -2.28 232.24 -0.56 200.50 -3.95 645.03
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        • 224 9 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 8,385.59 (-62.29) Japan’s Nikkei fell 0.74 per cent on profit-taking ahead of a futures settlement as market participants fretted over key debt auctions in Europe. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Yesterday’s close: 1,525.56 (+3.27) Malaysian shares posted limited gains, rising 0.21 per cent, as the appetite
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      • SINGAPORE STOCKS
        • 219 9 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: JAN 12, 2012 Top Rises Jan 12 CENTS DBXT SPASX200 10US$ 3217 90.5 2.2 (0) Hyflux 6% CPS 10 ***** 30.0 0.3 CENTS DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 2850 22.0 0.6 ShangriLa Asia 1482 21.3
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        • 58 9 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Jan 12 2012 Selling Buying Jan 12 2012 Selling 1.361 Buying ....1.297 Can dollar S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY 1.291 1.672 2.015 ....1.242 Malaysian ringgit 41.894 40.283 ....1.938 NZ dollar 1.058 ....1.008 Indonesian rupiah 0.0147
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      • 473 10  -  They help ensure directors operate effectively: SGX panel discussion BY ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Stock Exchange is working with advisory firm Heidrick Struggles to help listed firms evaluate the effectiveness of their boards. The initiative recognises that having the right board structures
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      • 350 10  -  CHERYL LIM HONG Kong-based Jets Technics International Holdings’ executive directors have decided to keep a home for its managing director rather than sell it to fund an exit offer it must make to shareholders. The house sale issue is the latest development
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    • 531 11 December’s 4.1% rate allows govt to continue policy-easing cycle REUTERS BEIJING: China’s annual inflation rate eased to its lowest in 15 months in December, giving the government more room to tilt economic policy towards supporting growth, as evidence mounts of faltering demand for Chinese goods
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    • 309 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: The final weeks of last year were among the United States economy’s strongest as Americans shopped and travelled more, ending the year with a shot of optimism for 2012. That’s the bright picture the Federal Reserve sketched in a survey released
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    • 410 11 TAKING PULSE WITH ANDY MUKHERJEE Source: St Louis Federal Reserve The strong US$7.4 billion jump in new orders for manufactured durable goods in the United States in November is being seen as fresh evidence that the world's biggest economy regained, towards
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    • 394 12  -  BY CHERYL LIM CONSTRUCTION is under way at the mixed-use Westgate development, a project that is part of the transformation of the Jurong Gateway area. A ground-breaking ceremony for the seven-storey shopping mall and 20storey office podium, which will be called Westgate Tower,
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    • 462 12  -  8-way tussle for plot in mature estate, close to MRT station BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg A RARE condominium site in Clementi has attracted a top bid of $408 million in an eight-way tussle an indication that builders are still bullish
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    • 741 13  -  They think Singapore’s economy may fare better than forecast BY MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg ECONOMISTS yesterday cautiously backed an assessment by DBS Group Holdings boss Piyush Gupta that Singapore’s economic outlook may not be as sluggish as the official forecast suggests. They said recent
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    • 402 13  -  BY YASMINE YAHYA THE taxman will put general building contractors, private education institutions and companies that hand-carry exports under the microscope this year to see how they are complying with GST rules. The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) has singled out
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    • 245 13  -  ESTHER TEO IN THE wake of Singapore’s largest ATM fraud case, uncovered at DBS Bank last week, other banks have revealed new initiatives to safeguard ATM security. OCBC Bank said it is implementing an option to allow customers to switch on or off ATM withdrawals
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    • 814 14  -  All-time highs in cargo and containers handled, vessel arrival tonnage, and bunker fuel sales BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S port beat several records last year, against the tide of global economic uncertainty and challenges faced by the shipping industry. The strong growth in shipping activity
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    • 95 14 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE MONEY STORIES ONLINE L Singapore land transport operator SMRT’s CFO resigns L Skyscrapers have ‘unhealthy’ link to financial crises: Bank L Troubled Kodak creates new business structure More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com Get your
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    • 440 1 EPART New arts hub Embracing art Gillmanto have top galleries Hug a stranger at Art Stage, say China artists E4 Foo Fighters, one of the biggest rock bands in the world, will play their first major show here on March 2. Their concert is among more than 70 in a
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        1275 2  -  Star act Foo Fighters are the main attraction in a packed concert calendar eddino abdul hadi, melissa kok dinohadi@sph.com.sg melk@sph.com.sg Foo Fighters, one of the most popular rock bands in the world now, are coming to Singapore to headline their own concert here for the first time.
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      • 352 2 THE PEOPLE’S PARTY Who: The headliners of this music festival are all indie darlings. Electro-rock outfit Metronomy and folk-rock group Bombay Bicycle Club (above) are from Britain and alt-rockers The Naked And Famous hail from New Zealand (See Page E10). Where: *Scape Playspace When: Tomorrow and Sunday, 3pm
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        127 3 BLUE, JEFF TIMMONS OF 98 DEGREES &A1 Who: Boybands from the 1990s Where: Singapore Indoor Stadium When: Feb 28, 8pm Admission: $28, $88, $108, $128, $148, $168 ROXETTE Who: Swedish pop group who had numerous hits in the 1980s and 1990s Where: Singapore Indoor Stadium When: March 6,
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      • 159 3 INDIE ALTERNATIVE FOSTER THE PEOPLE Who: Californiabased pop-rock band whose hits include Pumped Up Kicks Where: Fort Canning Park, Fort Gate When: Tomorrow, 8pm Admission: $85 for pre-sale, $95 on event day KASABIAN THE VACCINES Who: Headliners Kasabian (above) are a hugely successful British neo-psychedelic rock band. The Vaccines are
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      • 103 3 SIMPLE PLAN Who: Canadian pop-punk band Where: Fort Canning Park, Fort Gate When: Sunday, 8pm Admission: $109 until tomorrow, $121 on event day JUDAS PRIEST LAMB OF GOD Who: Judas Priest are a legendary heavy metal band from England. Supporting them are Lamb Of God, from the
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        65 3 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK Who: India-born British singer from the 1950s and 1960s Where: Resorts World Convention Centre, Compass Ballroom When: Feb 19, 7pm Admission: $78, $108, $138 and $158 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN Who: British-born Australian singer (above) who is fondly remembered for her lead role in the 1978 movie Grease,
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      • 28 3 ISRAEL HOUGHTON NEW BREED Who: Grammy-winning gospel-funk/rock musician and his band Where: Singapore Expo Hall 2 When: Feb 16, 8pm Admission: $20, $40, $60, $80, $100
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      • 27 3 KLAZZ BROTHERS Who: A Latin jazz music group hailing from Germany Where: Esplanade Concert Hall When: Jan 21, 7.30pm Admission: $35, $45, $55, $65, $85
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      • 46 3 SUZANNE VEGA Who: American singer-songwriter whose biggest hits in the 1980s include Luka and Tom’s Diner Where: Esplanade Recital Studio When: Jan 18, 7.30pm Admission: Sold out PAUL KELLY Who: Revered Australian singer songerwriter Where: Esplanade Recital Studio When: Feb 8, 8pm Admission: Sold out
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        316 3 JAM HSIAO Who: Taiwanese pop star who came to fame on a TV singing contest (above) Where: Singapore Indoor Stadium When: Tomorrow, 8pm Admission: $88, $118, $138 and $168 FTISLAND Who: Korean pop-rock quintet (see also Page E10) Where: The Max Pavilion Singapore Expo When: Sunday, 6pm Admission:
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        965 6  -  Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox hones the art of loneliness as Atlas Sound in third solo outing sound bites yeow kai chai kaichai@sph.com.sg Grotesque. Freak. Hideous. Crueller epithets than these have been hurled around online to describe Bradford Cox’s gangly 1.93m physique. That’s unkind: The musician suffers from Marfan
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      • short spins
        • 388 7  -  Boon Chan Taiwan’s Peggy Hsu and Genie Chuo both made their debuts in 2001. Both celebrated a decade in music last year, and both have come up with new releases to mark the milestone. It has been a sometimes rocky road for Hsu. The 30-year-old was mired
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        • 225 7  -  Chang Tou Liang RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 2 Paganini Rhapsody Yuja Wang, Piano Mahler Chamber Orchestra Claudio Abbado Deutsche Grammophon 477 9308 It is curious to note that the last two Deutsche Grammophon recordings of these Rachmaninov concertos were recorded by young Chinese pianists in their 20s. First,
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        • 211 7  -  Chang Tou Liang RUFINATSCHA The Bride Of Messina Overture Symphony No. 6 BBC Philharmonic/ Gianandrea Noseda Chandos ***** Johann Rufinatscha (1812-1993) was born in South Tyrol along the Austrian-Italian border but spent much of his professional life in Vienna. His orchestral music is distinguished by its academic
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          161 7  -  Ong Sor Fern HOTHOUSE STOMP THE MUSIC OF 1920S CHICAGO AND HARLEM Brian Carpenter’s Ghost Train Orchestra Accurate Records This footloose album is a delightful exploration of the early jazz music of African-American ensembles, that predate the more mainstream, structured big band sound. The authentic period arrangements are
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      • 280 7 Chinese New Year is a family affair. So Urban thought it would be great to usher in the Year of the Dragon by celebrating with our dear friends and sharing the fun with our family of readers, of course. We assembled 16 pals from the
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      • 641 10  -  If he were to act in an idol drama again, Lee Hong Ki from FTIsland wants a role where he succeeds in love rachael boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Who:Koreanfive-pieceband FTIsland which consist of main vocalist Lee Hong Ki, 21, guitarist and keyboardist Choi Jong Hoon, 21, bassist and
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      • 648 10  -  melissa kok When New Zealand alternative pop band The Naked And Famous wrote, recorded, then uploaded their single, Young Blood, they had no idea it would take off in a big way. Young Blood, that 2010 song which celebrated youth and spontaneity with a pumping electronic beat
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      1093 4  -  Performance art piece World Hug Day by The Gao Brothers lets you hug a stranger tomorrow corrie tan corriet@sph.com.sg First, there were tree huggers. Lately, shark huggers have been in the news. And now, Singapore is to have art huggers. Tomorrow, South-east Asia will experience its first
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    • 961 5  -  Gillman Barracks will house 13 galleries that represent top artists such as Takashi Murakami adeline chia arts correspondent chiahta@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/chiahta Top galleries owned by or representing art superstars such as Takashi Murakami he of the Louis Vuitton cartoon bags and photographer Annie Leibovitz
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      • 7059 8  -  Compiled by Magdalene Lum art ART STAGE SINGAPORE 2012/WORLD HUG DAY BY GAO BROTHERS One of Asia’s most prestigious art fairs returns with more than 100 galleries taking part and international artists, sculptors and designers such as Annie Leibovitz, Antony Gormley and
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      • 629 8  - an hour the museum In this weekly column, we visit museums and art spaces and highlight what you must see if you have only an hour to spare. Deepika Shetty See contemporary artworks of epic proportions in Monumental South-east Asia, a group show which features large-scale works by some of
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        • 117 8 film boon chan recommends A two-day symposium, titled Film As A Language Of History, presented by the National Museum of Singapore will explore the role of film in personal and collective histories through screenings and discussion sessions. Titles that will be shown include local film-maker Tan Pin
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        • 97 8 theatre adeline chia recommends Singapore’s original live parody show Chestnuts by playwright, director and actor Jonathan Lim will celebrate 15 years of spoofing with new parodies and all-time classics. Its new sketches include the MBS-rejected musical, The Wicked MerLion King, and Ris Low’s personal assistant app
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        • 143 8 food eunice quek recommends Tuck into authentic Malaysian hawker fare at the new Malaysian Food Street in Resorts World Sentosa, which opened yesterday. The 22,000 sq ft area houses 17 food stalls, including Fung Wong Confectionery from Kuala Lumpur, famous for its egg tarts
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        202 9  -  Denise Cheong “My weekends are dedicated to teaching art. On Saturday mornings, I conduct a Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts part-time enrichment programme called Outdoor Landscape Painting. I usually take four to six of my students to places such as Botanic Gardens and Clarke Quay to paint with
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    • life!.television
      • 657 12  -  The boring Channel 5 day dramas may be gone, but what’s on is not exactly an improvement viewpoint john lui johnlui@sph.com.sg If I happen to be at home on a day when everyone else is at work, watching daytime television on
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      • 721 12 New York Times New York The British melodrama Downton Abbey is already the darling of United States public television. Now it has become a marketing tool for booksellers and publishers hoping to tap into the passion of the show’s audience. Publishers are convinced that viewers
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      • 466 14 People’s Choice awards Associated Press Reuters Los Angeles Katy Perry is in the popular clique now. The pop star won the most prizes at the 38th annual People’s Choice awards on Wednesday, the fan-favourite extravaganza. She won five trophies, including for Favourite Female Artist, Tour Headliner,
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      • 84 4 American lifestyle brand Nixon has opened its first Asian stand-alone pop-up store at B3-13 Ion Orchard. Previously, selected pieces from the label were available only at multi-label watch boutiques and shop-in-shop spaces in department stores such as Tangs and Takashimaya Department Store. The new 416 sq ft
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        87 4 Bling up for CNY. From today to Monday, Goldheart is holding a clearance sale of up to 70 per cent off all items at its 01 -18 International Building boutique. Collections on sale includes the popular Celestial, Solitaires and Regalia ranges of necklaces, rings and bracelets. Goldheart VIP
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      541 14/15 Usher in the Chinese New Year with bright picks from Nex mall REDEEM YOUR PACK OF LUCK Spend a minimum of $50 to redeem an eight-piece pack of Nex hongbao. Limited to two packets per shopper per NRIC per day, regardless of purchase amount. Maximum of three
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    • 508 11 FOR LEASE Good Class Cluster Bungalow on Chatsworth Road Viewing by appointment only CALL 6220 0944 Á CABLE RD 2 sty Detached 8000/***** sqft 6+1 with pool......$28K Á 5 CHANCERY 4950sqft 5+1 Pte pool$18K Á WATTEN RESIDENCE Brand new Cluster Semi-D 4 family jacuzzi 4 family jacuzzi Á ILLOURA 4+study
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    • 562 11 FERNHILL RD 2.5-STY corner terrr. 3+Maid. 2600 sqft Near SCGS/ ACS/ RGS SJI, mins Orchard. $7.2K D.10 MAPLE LANE 3-sty hse. 5+5. Quiet surroundings. $19K ono. Call 6336-2453/ 6338-0579 BLAIR 3 STY Conservation Reno.4+1. Spacious bright. F/aircon.MRT/amenities $10.5Kneg*****361 Diana 2-STOREY SEMI-D Jalan Haji Alias. Approx 3500/ 3000 sqft. Reno. Move
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    • 884 12 SEMI-DETACHED BUNGALOW atThiamSiewAvenue Land area:8,305 sq ft;Built-in:3,450 sq ft 4 bedrooms with attached bathrooms Big living and dining rooms,family area Large kitchen Swimming pool with spacious wooden deck Beautifully landscaped $14.5K per month Call*****333 Built in 2008 FRANKEL ESTATE 2½ sty modern semi-d. 3800 sqft. 5 bdrms. Near park/ Siglap
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    • 535 12 iHjD01-08City #Rf South-West liH Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES River Place at Havelock Road 3+1 4+1 bedrooms, 1,281 to 3,649 sq ft Private Jacuzzi for selected Maisonettes Minutes walk to CBD Clarke Quay MRT Station Lifestyle restaurants clubs
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    • 502 12 THE SAIL 659 sqft 1 bdrm. F/furn. Rare layout. Superb location. Short term avail. TM Lee 9751 7790 HARBOUR VIEW TWRS.Telok Blangah MRT.1615 sqft, 3+1 Balcony.Reno. $5.3K. Lynn Tan *****811 *****811 PEPYS HILL 3400 sqft 4 study. 1 level. Rare! Newly reno. MRT Vivo. Immed. $9K! Call Delvin *****949 CITYLIGHTS
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    • 631 12 CENTRAL GREEN STUDIO. Near MRT. 764 sqft. Mid flr. Pool view. Very well kept. F/furn. Immed. neg **$4.XK! ALESSANDREA CONDO. 1100 sqft. 3+1, High flr. Furn. Immed. Grab Now Angela Ang. *****999 CENTRAL GREEN 3+1, 1292 sqft. F/furn 5 min to Tiong Bahru MRT/Plaza.Orchard. Sentosa$5K.Max*****003 ANCHORAGE 1980 SQFT, 2+1 +huge
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    • 441 12 ONE STENTON 1895 qft 4+1 High flr. Stack 02. CBD/ MRT. $8.5k neg *****766 THE BERTH GROUND flr. 3+1+ patio. Nice sea view. Open Hse. Jeff *****261 CARABELLE 3-RM. NICELY Furn. Sea view. Unblock Immed. J Tan 9711-9931 NASSIM PK RES. 5+2...$32K BEVERLY HILL High Flr.$15K 33ROBIN 2000sqft3+1$9.5k SCOTTS SQ
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    • 542 12 ®D09-10 Orchard/ Tanqlin/ Holland I {I D09-10 Orchard/ m Tanqlin/Holland D09-10 Orchard/ Tanqlin/ Holland Tanqlin/ Holland Tanqlin/Holland Pte "Apts for Rent Pte Apts for Rent Pte Apts for Rent ■»v sw Mi&f S: rV ff ®TH E COLONNADE 82 Grange Road 5 mins to Orchard Road CBD Signature architecture by
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    • 415 12 SCOTTS SQUARE JUST TOP! 1rm 624sqft P/furn $6K up 2rm 983sqft P/furn $7.5K 3rm 1227sqft P/furn $9.5K To view: Delvin 9022 9949 SCOTTS SQ 8. 1 rm 647sqft Scotts Sq 8. 2 rms 947sqft Duke Residences Penthse 3+1. 2 units. Near MRT. Prunella Ong 9626 7607 CLAYMORE 3350 SQFT High
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    • 513 12 LE WILKIE 2-RMS Yard. 850 sqft. Renovated. Quiet Greenery, Park. Peaceful Immed. 2 mins MRT. $3.xK LEONIE TWR, 4-ENSUITES Big balcony. Mais, 3000 sqft Greenery, reno Immed MRT. Walk to Orchard. $8K EQUATORIAL 1730sqft 4+1 Quiet green pool view, good layout, low flr. Avail end Jan. neg. 9273-3020 **SHORT TERM
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    • 1692 13 D09-10 Orchard/ Tanqlin/ Holland Tanqlin/Hoi Pte Apts for Rent D09-10 Orchard/ Tanqlin/ Holland Pte Apts for Rent 009-10 Orchard/ Tanqlin/ Holland Pte Apts for Rent 009-10 Orchard/ Tanqlin/ Holland Pte Apts for Rent M Serviced Residences AND SHORT STAY APARTMENTS a llH'J liL I "r "'H iuM >,.3 I Orchard
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    • 578 13 THE TENERIFFE 3-STY Cluster. 3100/ 3800 sqft. 5 rm. *****499 Regina Koh BEVERLY HILLS. 3778 sqft. 4+1 family. Nicely reno. $13k. 9456-8066 Kathlyn CLIFTEN 1184 SQFT. 3+1. Quality furnishings. Unblocked. $5K up. *****301 MELROSE PARK 3+1 bdrm 1292sqft Partially Furnish neg MLI 9336 3168 UE SQ 3+1. 1600 sqft, p/
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    • 445 13 THE ACADIA 3800 sqft. 4+1 Quiet. P/furn. New paint. Polished marble. Full facilities. May *****288 DTZ BLOSSOMVALE 3-BDRM, 1249 sqft, quiet facing, reno, amenities, excellent cond. Valerie *****915 LINCOLN MODERN 1410 sqft. 2+study. $6.3K. Near MRT/ shpg. Good commission. Immed. Sissy 9005-3351 TREVOSE PARK 2-BDRM 810 sqft. Near Raffles Town
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    • 652 13 ZEDGE STUDIO, F/FURN, $3.6K/ Jln Novena walk-up 2 bdrms, F/furn, $3.3K. MRT. CT Ong *****301 THE TREVOSE 3+1, 2200 sqft/ 4+1, 1733 sqft. Bright, windy, green. $6.5K up Charles 9029-6608 CNC MAPLEWOODS, 2-BDRM 3bdrm Bt Timah/ D’lxoras 3-rm Novena MRT. Immed. *****142 Ken Lim NEWTON ONE 4 bdrm 1916 sqft.
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    • 523 13 HILLCREST VILLAS 3000 sqft. 5+1. Quiet. F/facilities. $12.8k. May Hill *****766 SHERWOOD TWR MAIS. 1680 sqft. 3 bdrms. Convenient. Windy. Lee Lee 9741-4875 Centrio, 2+Study. 980 sqft Near Novena MRT........$4.xK Centrio, 3+Utility. 1206 sqft F/furn. Avail March......$5.xK Centrio, 4+Utility. 1421 sqft High ceiling. Immed........$6K Trevista, 3 bdrm. 1119 sqft P/furn.
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    • 583 13 WATERINA STUDIO APT 667sqft. Pool facing high floor. Hotel decor. Immed. $3.Xk Sophia 9799-7765 BRADDELL MRT 5 mins. Trevista 2+1. Ask $3.8K neg. P/furn. Also for sale. Call/ SMS Sam *****934 1 MIN ALJUNIED MRT. Central Grove. 3+1. 1206 sqft. Above #10. Rare quiet facing. $4.1K neg. 9450-3039 1+1 TREVISTA
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    • 624 13 CASA MERAH 1259 sqft. 3+1+ balcony, almost new Mins Tanah Merah MRT P/furn. Suzanne *****188 CASA MERAH 3RM 1281 sqft High flr. Full furn. Cosy. MRT/ Expo. Avail mid Feb. Call Ernest 9634-5336 PN LANDBAY CONDO 2-BDRM 969 sqft. Balinese living. Beach. Avail. 20th Feb Silvester Chua *****813 BLK 1
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    • 852 14 D15-16 East Coast Pte Apts for Rent D15-16 East Coast Pte Apts for Rent j~j] Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Tranquil Living in the East The Bayshore 3 4-bedroom utility room, 1,227 to 1,432 sq ft Full Condo Facilities Laguna Green •2121 4-bedroom utility room, 1,098 to 2,325 sq
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    • 515 14 CONDO 3RM HIGH flr. Pk/ pool view. P/furn. 1582 sqft. Sch. Immed. Asking $5.8K. Elynn Ng *****266 NEW LIST! SEASONS View 1141 sqft. 3+1 high flr. Unblocked. Vacant. Facilities. MRT. $4K. *****220 L C BISHAN LOFT. 3 bdrm. 1399 sqft. Designer unit. MRT all amenities. Open Hse Sat 2-6pm. Call
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    • 614 14 D22-24 West 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 LAKESHORE 1108 SQFT
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    • 556 14 THOMSON GROVE 3-RM. 1485 sqft. Reno. $4K. Immed. Derek 9367-3928 MIMOSA PK. 4+1 2000 sqft Greenery view resort living $3.2k neg Davis *****882 $100 UP! SVC Studio/1/2/3 rm apt in S’pore/ Shanghai Call *****884, *****432 www.isapartments.com TG PAGAR PREMIUM Studio $4.8K furn *****800 ser vicedaccomodation.com MASTER/ COMMON RMS!! Clementi Ctr
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    • 550 14 JURONG PT OPP Blk 663C, Reno. f/furn, aircon, 2 pax $800/AMK 603, no aircon, common/ small rms $650 /$350 Darren *****912 AMK/ BEDOK/ BT. Batok/ Hougang/ Yishun/ Pasir Ris/ Tampines/ Sengkang Jurong/ Woodlands/ Bt Panjang. *****394 Syikin LOOKING FOR RM mates Bt Panjang. Indian Owner. Female only. Immed. All race.
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    • 547 14 NEW LIST! 5’A’ 121D Sengkang East Way. High flr. Spacious. 3 rms aircon. F/furn. $2.7K. View Sat 24pm. Azlina 9047-1247 APPROVED 4’A’ 3+1 Blk 471 Segar Rd. Newly Painted. F/furn/ Aircon. Immed. Neg 9656-5678 KM Chua 2+STUDY AMK 541. F/furn Aircon. Nice reno. 5-7 mins walk to AMK MRT. Move
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    • 620 14 3’A YISHUN, BLK 354. 2+1, 1+1. Master bdrm common rm. neg. *****088 APPROVED 4+1 MARSILING Blk 11. Nicely Furn. Cozy. Immed. Jenny 9026-3535 APPROVED, 3+1. AMK st 23. P/furn with aircon. Immed. $2.4k neg *****044 Albert BLK 357 HOUGANG EM. Reno. Unfurn. Avail immed. Excellence! 9762-2345 APPROVED 5-RM SENGKANG opp
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    • 533 14 772 BEDOK RES. 5 rms. High flr. Windy. F/furn. Aircon. Nice reno. Avail end Jan. Russell 9621-8210 4-RM TAMPINES BLK 367A. 5-rm Tampines 388 $2.9K. 5-rm Pasir Ris 158, $3K. Regina *****772 Landz MRT/ APPROVED. 2/ 3+1, 703, 122 Bedok Res, furn, aircon, nice, NTUC. Jayyne *****019, *****477 PN BLK
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    • 341 14 M. CHANDRAN: WANTED Master/ common rm all areas urgently. 9181-0752 BUY/ SELL/ RENT your property through us Ready buyers/tenants with good budget. K.K. *****484 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE Proven landed system to mkt your hse at max price. Sell/ rent? Call 9767-7772 TENANTS URGENTLY LOOKING for Condo Pte Apt at City
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    • 314 15 THE MEZZO 205 Balestier Rd Freehold, TOP soon 689 to 969 sqft Ground Floor Office Units, Condo Facilities/ Amenities/ MRT 3% Stamp Duty Absorbed by Developer! Ng Lilian, Highpt 9852 0128 1000 sqft Industrial Space Near MRT Scarcity in near future Last 6 units GRAB! Why Must Buy? 999years Walk
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    • 344 15 5 STY OFFICE bldg. Approx 9100 sqft. Newton area. Lift 5 carpark lot. $16M. F’hold. 9171 5812 Vernon FIRE SALE WOODLANDS Ind Park E1. 1225 sqft. Fitted office/ storage.Ren. Vaca nt $3xxK. Alvin *****638 E-CTR REDHILL 968 sqft. Self contain toilet, column free, renovated, sell vacant. Wendy Ang *****108 ORCHARD
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    • 669 16 5425 SQFT BALESTIER PT. Gallery/ F&B/ Education Ctr Furniture Lighting Showrm. No Pub/ KTV. Call *****703 *****757 FORTUNE CENTER SHOP for rent, 205 sq.ft, 1st flr, heavy crowd, near Guan Yin Temple, Call owner *****029 BEDOK RES. BLK 632. 350 sqft. Heavy crowd. Near mkt/ hawker. Suits cake shop, clinic,
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    • 442 16 SOUTH BRIDGE ROAD 1500 sqft Beautifully reno. Mrt/ Maxwell market $3.50psf *****574 Magdalene Dwg SHOPHSE GEYLANG MAIN rd Good crowd. 578 1200 sq.ft Retail, office, show rm immed 9186 9977 Dave JLN BT MERAH S/ sty shop/ office, half/ whole shop, approx 300/ 700 sqft. 9008-8078 Jean Chin BEDOK CENTRAL.
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    • 449 16 THE COMMERZE Irving. New Launch Tai Seng MRT. 13 Approved F&B/ Restn. 51 shops/ retail. Call Developer Sales Team now *F’HOLD 2-STY CONSERVED Shophouse. Land 1022 sqft Excellent location. Farrer Park MRT. Priced to sell 9999 YRS ROXY Square 1#02/280/366/420 sqft. Prime location. Heavy traffic. Alvin Chua *****201 NEAR KEMBANGAN
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    • 1158 21 TENDER NOTICE SINGAPORE CRUISE CENTRE Singapore Cruise Centre Pte Ltd invites tender for: Provision of Term Contract For Cleaning And Sanitary Services Including Refuse Removal at HarbourFront Passenger Terminal, Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal and Pasir Panjang Ferry Terminal For A Period of Two (2) Years With Option For Additional One
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    • 683 23 A leading gourmet/ organic supermarket is recruiting: Retail Assistants/ Cashiers *Applicant needs to be fluent in English be physically fit *Must be able to work on weekends *Monthly salary $1600 for 44 hour work week (7 days leave per year) *Various locations to choose from: City Square Mall, Great World
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