The Straits Times, 14 August 2012

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    28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 TUE S D A Y A U G U S T 14 201 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MICA (P) 002/02/2012
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    Lock icon New steps to curb procurement lapses
    630 1  -  Tharman announces moves as report by Auditor-General highlights slip-ups By ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg FOLLOWING recent corruption cases, the Government will tighten its rules for buying goods and services by extending the bidding period for smaller contracts from four to seven days, in a move
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    Lock icon Lapses found
    86 1  -  DPM Tharman SOME lapses spotted by the Auditor General. In procurement: L Letting bidders alter bids after tender is closed L Splitting up purchases to avoid calling a tender. In contract management: L Letting external project managers decide on matters like how much to pay for certain projects.
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    Lock icon GOODBYE LONDON; HELLO RIO
    83 1 Mr Eduardo Paes (right), mayor of 2016 Olympics host Rio de Janeiro, waving the flag at the Games’ closing ceremony on Sunday. With him is Mr Jacques Rogge (centre), the International Olympic Committee president, and London mayor Boris Johnson. Some 80,000 spectators in the stadium and
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    Lock icon Unclear exactly how NSF disappeared in Brunei, search continues
    423 1  -  By DERRICK HO derrickh@sph.com.sg MORE than 250 troops from Singapore and Brunei are searching for a full-time national serviceman (NSF) who is still missing, two days after he disappeared during a training exercise in Brunei. Chief of Army Ravinder Singh also
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon No favouritism for Wu: Shanmugam
      731 2/3  -  Law Minister cites six similar cases in which offenders were dealt fines PLASTIC SURGEON’S SPEEDING FINE By TESSA WONG twong@sph.com.sg THERE was no favouritism towards plastic surgeon Woffles Wu when he received a fine recently, Law Minister K. Shanmugam said yesterday, citing six similar cases
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      Lock icon Heated exchange in House between MP and minister
      980 2/3  -  By TESSA WONG twong@sph.com.sg THE question was how the minister viewed the seeming disquiet over the non-custodial sentence for plastic surgeon Woffles Wu but Mr K. Shanmugam zeroed in on the innuendo. By asking the question that way, Workers’ Party (WP) MP
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      Lock icon New MRT line in east by 2020; will have 10 stops
      327 2/3  -  By ROYSTON SIM and MARIA ALMENOAR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT roysim@sph.com.sg mariaa@sph.com.sg THE new Eastern Region Line (ERL) will have 10 stations and pass through estates such as Marine Parade, Tanjong Rhu, Siglap, Bedok South and Upper East Coast. Slated to
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      Lock icon Dead Ferrari driver’s family sues insurers
      358 2/3  -  By K. C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg THE wife and mother of the dead Ferrari driver are taking the vehicle’s insurers to court after they said they were withdrawing coverage for the deadly crash. The insurers, AXA Insurance Singapore, had told Mr Ma Chi’s
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          Lock icon Search for missing NSF
          50 4 MORE than 250 troops have been searching for Lance Corporal Muhammad Fahrurrazi Salim, 20, the missing full-time national serviceman who disappeared in Brunei on Sunday. PAGE A1 Lance Cpl Fahrurrazi was operating an assault boat similar to this when he went missing. PHOTO: MINDEF PHOTO: MINDEF
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          Lock icon 10 stops for Eastern line
          71 4 DETAILS about the new Eastern Regional Line were revealed in tender documents put up by the Land Transport Authority last week. The new line, scheduled to open in 2020, will be 13km long and have 10 stations in areas including Marine Parade, Tanjong Rhu and
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Detention centres reopen
          30 4 AUSTRALIA will reopen detention centres on Pacific islands to process asylum seekers, as part of measures to deter them from risking their lives at sea. PAGE A8
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          Lock icon Japan’s Q2 growth slows
          44 4 JAPAN’S economy grew at a slower-than-expected annualised rate of 1.4 per cent from April to June, adding to worries over the global outlook. It was a sharp slowdown from the 5.5 per cent growth in the previous quarter. PAGE A11
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          Lock icon G20 to tackle food prices
          49 4 THE G20 countries are planning a meeting next month or October to coordinate a response to soaring food prices, a newspaper reported. The worst US drought in more than half a century has devastated crops and lifted grain prices to record highs. PAGE A18
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          Lock icon Bank may get $1.24b fine
          46 4 STANDARD Chartered hopes to reach a settlement within days over charges that it hid transactions tied to Iran, a report said yesterday. The British bank could be forced to pay a fine of up to US$1 billion (S$1.24 billion). PAGE A19
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Syria fought over by outsiders
          44 4 THE fight for Syria is no longer in the hands of its antagonists, but one between major powers and their acolytes. This is the singular tragedy of those Syrians who take no sides in the civil strife. PAGE A22
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          Lock icon Slow growth a real fear
          33 4 IS SINGAPORE poised for stagflation slow growth and high inflation? Aaron Low argues fears of high inflation are inflated but prospects for slow growth are real. PAGE A22
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          Lock icon Not in favour of Olympics
          37 4 WHY I’m against the Olympics: all that money to train athletes to win medals could have been spent to get the masses exercising for their health, says Lee Wei Ling. PAGE A23
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          Lock icon ‘Hard to regulate tutors’
          85 4 SOME parents have asked the authorities to regulate private tutors after one was found to have lied about his credentials. But tutors, parents and the consumer watchdog feel that doing so is problematic. PAGE B1 True Learning Centre owner Max Tan, seen here with tutor Nora
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          Lock icon Apology over racist clip
          37 4 A FIRST-YEAR university student has apologised for a profane video clip in which he made derogatory remarks against Malays and Indians. He said he made the remarks while he was intoxicated. PAGE B5
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Firms leaving SGX
          30 4 A FRESH round of companies are making plans to leave the Singapore Exchange. Poor valuations coupled with thin trading volumes are to blame, say analysts. PAGE B13
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          Lock icon Stars of the local bourse
          33 4 REAL estate investment trusts and telcos have been the most consistent on the Singapore Exchange and the only sectors that collectively posted gains in each quarter. PAGE B14
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        Lock icon McIlroy back on top
        52 4 SPORT NORTHERN Ireland’s Rory McIlroy crushed an elite field at the PGA Championship on Sunday, winning the season’s last golf Major by eight strokes. It was the largest margin in the tournament’s 94-year history and he is now back on the top of the world rankings.
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Supermodel of steel
          42 4 FORMER supermodel Tyra Banks says her mother is responsible for her transformation into a “supermogul” with a business empire. She was here to support the launch of the Asian spin-off of her America’s Next Top Model franchise. PAGE C2
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          Lock icon Work on art windows
          55 4 THE stained glass windows in St Joseph’s Church in Victoria Street the largest collection of stained glass art (above) in a Catholic church in Singapore will receive their first major restoration work since 1912, in an ambitious project which costs about $1 million. PAGE C4 PHOTO:
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          Lock icon Chen Hanwei’s film debut
          71 4 CHANNEL 8 actor Chen Hanwei (left) is making his movie debut after more than two decades in the business and winning four Best Actor trophies at the Star Awards. He will play the leading male role in Ghost Child, to be released next year. He says
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      • WHAT’S ONLINE
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          53 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L Changi congestion woes to ease soon: Khaw Boon Wan L Adventurer Khoo Swee ChiowQRcodegeneratednhttp://qrcode conquers treacherous K2 L School teacher jailed for placing pinhole cameras in female toilet L OpenNet expands fibre installation capacity from August L Fire breaks out at NUS
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          68 4 www.stomp.com.sg L Car overturns at Yishun after accident with four taxis and a motorcycle L Pre-school at Dunearn Road engulfed by flames in early morning fire L Guy resorts to “online begging” to raise $3,500 for his studies L Priority flier’s fragile item broken, but no
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          52 4 www.razortv.com.sg L Are Singapore’s cabbies the world’s worst? L Tyra Banks: Asian models “should be a staple” L Lee Kuan Yew: Get married and have babies L How to be a responsible pet owner L Rich and milky ramen soup to the challenge Scan the code to get
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      Lock icon Lapses led to loss of public funds
      765 6  -  Audit finds slip-ups, poor oversight in 10 ministries and 11 stat boards GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT By THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg SIGNIFICANT lapses resulting in the loss of at least $2 million in public funds, many of them involving procurement and government contracts, have been uncovered
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      Lock icon Auditor-General uncovers duplicate payments, poorly managed contracts
      1393 6  -  ROBIN CHAN, THAM YUEN-C A SAMPLE of the lapses discovered by the Auditor-General: President’s approval not obtained for promissory note THE Ministry of Finance (MOF) issued a promissory note of US$16.34 million (S$20.4 million) to the International Development Association (IDA) the World Bank’s
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      Lock icon Govt tender process in ‘good working order’
      349 7 Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam defends the rules of public sector procurement. They are sound but can be improved, he says. LET me first put matters in perspective. Our system of public sector procurement is on the whole in good working order. The
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      Lock icon Large tenders must be approved by ministers
      484 7  -  ROBIN CHAN BEFORE the Government calls for tenders of a project worth more than $80 million, a committee made up of three Cabinet Ministers will have to give its approval. The projects will also be rigorously scrutinised by senior ministry officials, said Deputy
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Australia reverts to ‘Pacific solution’
      772 8  -  Gillard accepts plan to process arrivals on Pacific isles, in bid to stem influx ASYLUM SEEKER PROBLEM By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com SYDNEY Australia is set to reopen Pacific island detention centres to process asylum seekers as part of tough new measures
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      Lock icon Indonesia detains 150 asylum seekers headed for Australia
      230 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BOGOR (Indonesia) Indonesian police have arrested 150 Afghan and Pakistani nationals who were planning to take a dangerous boat trip to Australia. Chief of criminal investigations Sonson Sudarsono said that 148 men and two women were nabbed yesterday in Babakan
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon How did a Taiwan cabby ‘stun’ a mainland ‘fossil’?
        586 10  -  A China-Taiwan dictionary is set to resolve misunderstandings like this By LEE SEOK HWAI TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT seokhwai@sph.com.sg TAIPEI Why does Silicon Valley translate to gui gu in China but xi gu in Taiwan? When shipping goods, why does one have to
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        Lock icon Chinese tycoon plans to sell air
        174 10 HONG KONG Headline-grab-bing billionaire Chen Guangbiao had appeared on Chinese mainland television with a sledgehammer and a new business plan: selling air. The chief executive of a recycling company swung the hammer and smashed about a dozen electric bicycles powered by batteries containing lead
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        Lock icon Hunt for China’s ‘most dangerous man’
        371 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA HONG KONG Chinese police are combing mountains in Chongqing, also known as the Mountain City, as a massive manhunt for one of China’s most wanted criminals intensifies. Police in Chongqing and the neighbouring provinces of Sichuan and Guizhou have been ordered
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        Lock icon Japanese economy slows down in Q2
        642 11  -  Weak GDP growth of 1.4 per cent as issues in US, Europe, China take toll By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO Japan’s economic growth was unexpectedly sluggish in the April-June quarter, the latest signal of a global domino effect as growth continues
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        Lock icon Four die in building site fire in Seoul
        180 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL A large blaze at a construction site near a 600-year-old palace has killed at least four workers and injured about 20, said fire officials in the South Korean capital. Gyeongbok Palace one of the country’s top tourist attractions was
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        Lock icon HK police arrest 86 in anti-triad operation
        274 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS HONG KONG Police in Hong Kong yesterday arrested nearly 90 people in the second operation this month targeting triads. Officers raided scores of locations including an illegal casino during the two-day operation, which resulted in 86 arrests and dealt
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        Lock icon China, US jostle for influence over Asean
        607 12 US moving in fast as China tightens economic hold on poorer members REUTERS PHNOM PENH Students in their 20s sit behind old wooden desks in Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, scribbling away as a teacher barks out phrases in a foreign language above the
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        Lock icon Kim Jong Un’s uncle visits Beijing
        281 12 REUTERS SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle and the man seen as the power behind the young and untested dictator went to Beijing yesterday in the latest signal that the reclusive state is looking seriously at ways to revive its broken economy.
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        Lock icon S. Korea’s Lee: Japan must settle colonial-era grievances
        480 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL South Korean President Lee Myung Bak said yesterday that his unprecedented visit to islands claimed by Seoul and Tokyo was intended to press Japan to settle grievances left over from its colonial rule. The visit last Friday to the
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        Lock icon Fresh storm threatens flood-hit Philippines
        521 13 Monsoon rain will worsen woes of people still reeling from last week’s deluge ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA A new storm is dumping more rain in the flood-battered northern Philippines a week after nearly 100 people died in a monsoon deluge that submerged half of
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: DOMINIC LEONG FROM SINGAPORE RED CROSS  -  521 words
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        Lock icon Special team to probe Malacca ATM blast
        309 13 MALACCA The Malacca police have set up a special team to trace the suspects who bombed an automated teller machine (ATM) at a Bank Rakyat branch in Masjid Tanah town, about 11km from here. Malacca police chief Chuah Ghee Lye said the bank’s
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        Lock icon Sikhs increasingly shunning turban
        700 14 Religious leaders fear tradition under threat due to fashion, hate crimes AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AMRITSAR (India) The evening turban-tying class in the Sikh-dominated Indian city of Amritsar is packed with pre-teen boys learning a centuries-old tradition that religious leaders fear is under threat. Over the next 90
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        Lock icon Senator shot cousin dead at dinner
        231 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK A Thai senator accidentally shot dead his cousin as he tried to put away a 9mm sub-machine gun that he had placed on the table during a family meal, police said yesterday. Mr Boonsong Kowawisarat fatally injured 46-year-old Chanakarn Detkard, when
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        Lock icon Indian guru detained for protest near Parliament
        507 16 Yoga master puts pressure on Congress Party with anti-graft march REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW DELHI Popular yoga guru Baba Ramdev and thousands of his supporters were detained by the police for several hours after they tried to march to India’s Parliament to intensify
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        Lock icon Health fears as haze hits Kedah and Penang
        278 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK GEORGE TOWN Residents in the Malaysian states of Kedah and Penang are getting worried for their health after the air quality began worsening since last week. Checks show that the number of hot spots in Indonesia’s Sumatra has
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Call for oversight in cosmetic surgery
          55 16 XINHUA BEIJING The Ministry of Health has released a circular calling for better supervision of medical cosmetic institutes and their advertisements amid safety concerns. The move came as the cosmetic surgery industry has been criticised for unfair competition, lack of official supervision and an
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          Lock icon Police stop rally by animal rights group
          80 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHNOM PENH Police broke up the first protest by animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in Cambodia yesterday, saying activists who sat in a cage outside a KFC outlet had disturbed “public order” with their “strange” actions.
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          Lock icon Bombing: India to quiz Iran suspects
          73 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW DELHI Police say two Indian investigators have gone to Teheran to question Iranian suspects who they believe were involved in a bomb attack, which wounded an Israeli diplomat’s wife in the Indian capital in February. A police officer said arrest warrants
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          Lock icon Man dies of bird flu in Indonesia
          73 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS JAKARTA Bird flu has killed a 37-year-old man in central Indonesia, marking the country’s ninth fatality this year. The Health Ministry said the man died on July 30 in Yogyakarta after being hospitalised for five days. It confirmed that the man,
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      Lock icon Iran quake rescue efforts ‘too hasty’
      650 17 Critics slam govt after officials call off search and rescue within a day REUTERS BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBAI Iran’s government faced criticism from lawmakers and the public over its handling of relief efforts after two large earthquakes killed at least 306 people and injured
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      Lock icon Romney avoids links to Ryan’s budget plan
      351 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WAUKESHA (Wisconsin) Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney has sought to distance himself from his running mate’s budget plan, a lightning rod for criticism from President Barack Obama’s Democratic allies. Mr Romney’s newly minted vice-presidential pick Paul Ryan is the author
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      Lock icon G-20 planning talks on response to food price rises
      569 18 Move to avoid repeat of 2008 crisis comes amid severe drought in US LONDON The Group of 20 (G-20) countries are planning to meet to coordinate a response to surging food prices, the Financial Times has reported, as the worst US
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      Lock icon Mursi backers cheer minister’s dismissal
      465 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAIRO Thousands celebrated in Tahrir Square after Egypt’s Islamist President Mohamed Mursi ordered the surprise retirement of his powerful defence minister, as well as that of the chief of staff and other top generals. The move on Sunday indicated that Mr Mursi is
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon UN humanitarian chief visiting Syria
        87 18 REUTERS GENEVA United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos will go to Syria today to discuss ways of increasing emergency aid to civilians, but fighting must ebb before there is any real hope of gaining access to hot spots, diplomats said. The situation in Syria has
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        Lock icon ‘Lapses’ in police response to massacre
        96 18 BLOOMBERG OSLO An investigation into Norwegian police’s response to last year’s mass killings by Anders Behring Breivik found “unacceptable” delays. The probe found “large weaknesses” and agreed on six main conclusions, including that the attack on the premier’s office could have been prevented and
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        Lock icon German zoo hunts runaway kangaroo
        84 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN The German authorities were hunting high and low yesterday for a kangaroo that escaped from its animal park with the unwitting help of a fox and a wild boar, according to a zoo official. Three kangaroos had bounded through a hole in
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        Lock icon Obama puts Martians first
        97 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE Hailing Nasa’s “mind-boggling” Mars landing of the Curiosity rover, President Barack Obama has urged the scientists operating the craft to phone home immediately if they find any extra-terrestrials. “If in fact you do make contact with Martians, please let me
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        Lock icon Pope’s ex-butler to stand trial over leaks
        59 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE VATICAN CITY Pope Benedict XVI’s former butler and another Vatican employee must stand trial for stealing and leaking confidential papers in a scandal that exposed feuds within the Church, a magistrate has said. Paolo Gabriele, 46, who was arrested in May
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      Lock icon StanChart ‘weighing deal in Iran probe’
      598 19 Sources say it could be forced to pay up to $1.24b to New York regulator ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS LONDON British bank Standard Chartered is reported to be close to a settlement over charges that it hid transactions tied to Iran. The London-based bank’s legal
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      Lock icon Still no end in sight for euro woes: BoE
      419 20 Central bank chief says Britain must press on with its banking reforms BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Bank of England governor Mervyn King repeated his gloomy outlook for the euro zone, saying the currency bloc’s problems “continue with no obvious end in
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      Lock icon HSBC allowed to evict protesters
      204 20 REUTERS HONG KONG HSBC has won a legal bid to have members of the Occupy Hong Kong movement evicted from the open-air plaza beneath the bank’s Asian headquarters, bringing an end to one of the longest-running Occupy demonstrations. The Hong Kong protests, sparked by the
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Google unit to cut 4,000 jobs
        89 20 BLOOMBERG MOUNTAIN VIEW (California) Google plans to cut about 4,000 jobs at its Motorola Mobility Holdings unit to streamline staff as it pushes into the hardware market. Two-thirds of the reductions will be outside the United States. Google is also shutting down about one-third
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        Lock icon Merrill unit to be sold
        71 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ZURICH Swiss private banking group Julius Baer will acquire Merrill Lynch’s international wealth management business outside the United States from Bank of America for some 860 million Swiss francs (S$1.1 billion). The acquisition, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals, is expected to add
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      455 22 THE Syrian conflict is no longer a localised instalment of the Arab revolution pitting repressed people against hereditary rule. It became an updated Cold War contest between old protagonists as soon as it was clear the United Nations Security Council was unable to halt
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      1238 22  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY By AARON LOW ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT aaronl@sph.com.sg AGE catches up with everyone; muscles once taut soften with time and bones become brittle. Singapore at 47 is young compared to other nations. But if the performance of the economy this year is anything
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        1096 23  -  By LEE WEI LING FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is director of the National Neuroscience Institute. THE Olympic Games are the most prestigious international sports competition, with thousands of athletes from over 200 nations taking part. The ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia,
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        959 23  -  By JOHN MCBETH SENIOR WRITER thane.cawdor@gmail.com OVER the past 16 years, I have rowed around the world all in the comfort of my home and without the timewasting hassle associated with getting to a health club through morning traffic. For an amputee, there is
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        1038 23  -  By RATNA LACHMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES rlachman@btinternet.com The writer is director of JUST West Yorkshire, an equalities and human rights organisation in Britain. AMID the fireworks, fun and fanfare of the Olympics, it is easy to forget that a year
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      1737 24  -  By T.J. LEYDEN T.J. Leyden is the author of Skinhead Confessions: From Hate To Hope. WASHINGTON POST I FIRST found true love through violence. I was 10, hanging out with my cousin, who was pushing and antagonising me. Finally, I snapped and started using
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        406 25  -  Dr Jeremy Lim TWO major concerns have been raised in connection with the Health Ministry’s proposed changes to MediShield: premium increases as well as consequent dropping out of the scheme by healthy Singaporeans (“Iron out flaws in MediShield first”; Aug
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        784 25 THE best rejoinder to Mr Christopher Ong’s scepticism about the ability of sports achievements to forge national unity (“What’s the worth of an Olympic medal?”; last Saturday) happened last Friday. This was the rapturous homecoming that greeted Team Singapore upon their arrival at
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        66 25 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR LAWRENCE LOH: Nothing wrong with winning for money. 2. DR YIK KENG YEONG: Permanent measures of Olympic achievement. 3. MR FOO JIA YUAN: A teen’s defence of an Olympian dream... 4. MS JEAN LOW: What about tutors who have been cheated by
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        262 25  -  David Foo MR CHRISTOPHER Ong is sceptical that Singaporean medal achievements in the Olympic Games will create a surge of national pride or unite the people (“What’s the worth of an Olympic medal?”; last Saturday). He concluded that the notion of national sporting
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        Lock icon Death of child: Saddened by lack of follow-up
        156 25  -  Jackson Chia Sze Soon I AM saddened by the death of one of the children whose parents were arrested and remanded for investigation by the Central Narcotics Bureau (“Woman pleads guilty to ill-treating nephews”; last Saturday). Shouldn’t the bureau have ensured that
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        392 26  -  Daljit Singh Senior Research Fellow Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Singapore AMBASSADOR Sin Serey refers to Cambodia’s “position of principle” in not taking sides in bilateral disputes in its capacity as Asean Chair (“Cambodia acted in Asean’s best interests: Ambassador”; last Thursday). Cambodia
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        328 26  -  Benjamin Ho Tze Ern Associate Research Fellow S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies CAMBODIAN Ambassador Sin Serey (“Cambodia acted in Asean’s best interests: Ambassador”; last Thursday) was wrong when she stated that it has been the “Asean way” that if
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        248 26  -  Heng Cho Choon THE Singaporean identity is easy to detect but not to capture precisely (“Are you S’porean enough? Here’s a quick checklist...” by Mr Edwin Sam; last Thursday). We have transformed ourselves from an agricultural to an industrial nation within a short
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      540 25 Centre for Eye Surgery Understanding Cataract and managing it A billingual forum in English Date: 16 Aug 2012 (Thu) 6:30pm Venue: Centre For Eye Surgery Wheelock Place #04-11 Speaker: Dr Natasha Lim Medical Director Agenda: 1. Causes and prevention of cataract 2. Spectacle-free cataract surgery technique 3. Lens implant choices
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      845 1  -  Some tutors warn it could lead to higher costs; better option is for parents to check credentials By STACEY CHIA, MATTHIAS CHEW rectly staceyc@sph.com.sg mattchew@sph.com.sg A PRIVATE tutor may charge as much as $1,000 a month, touting his qualifications and track record of producing
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      Lock icon Businesses team up to woo tourists to Singapore River
      487 2  -  Five-year plan includes having a mobile app and improving signs By NG KAI LING kailing@sph.com.sg A NEW organisation to promote the Singapore River as a “mustsee” tourist destination was launched yesterday. The Singapore River One (SRO) group comprises 20 members whose
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      349 2  -  NG KAI LING GOLF club Laguna National has secured a lease extension to remain in its Tanah Merah location until 2040. But, it will have to build a hotel on its premises as part of the agreement. The club said in a
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      Lock icon Hari Raya: SBS buses, trains to run later
      147 3 ADDITIONAL bus and train services will make latenight shopping easier for those making final Hari Raya Puasa preparations. SBS Transit has announced the extension of bus and train services on Saturday, the eve of Hari Raya Puasa. The last train on the
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      427 3  -  It leads UIA ranking’s host country category for 1st time By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE is the top international venue for meetings, according to the latest global rankings by the Union of International Associations (UIA). It is placed above other developed Meetings, Incentives,
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      64 3 SOURCE: UNION OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS TOP five international meeting venues (countries) last year: 1. Singapore: 919 meetings 2. United States: 744 meetings 3. Japan: 598 meetings 4. France: 557 meetings 5. Belgium: 533 meetings Top five international meeting venues (cities) last year: 1. Singapore: 919 meetings 2. Brussels:
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      Lock icon Gold coins vanish from Certis Cisco deposit box
      328 3  -  MELODY ZACCHEUS MORE than $12,000 worth of gold coins have apparently gone missing from a Certis Cisco safe deposit box in the second such case in a month. Customer Lee Bee Lan has filed a police report after discovering that the valuables
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      Lock icon Hot new way to desalinate water
      438 4  -  Researchers use solar energy to extract twice the amount of water FENG ZENGKUN HEAT may turn out to be the key to securing Singapore’s future water supply. A team of researchers at Ngee Ann Polytechnic has come up with a way to harness the
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      Lock icon EXPLORING THE RED PLANET
      412 4  -  The robotic Mars rover Curiosity landed on the surface of Mars last Monday and will spend two years exploring the enormous Gale crater and its surroundings. TEXT: GRACE CHUA The car-size, 900kg Curiosity rover is seeking evidence to answer the question: Did Mars ever sustain life?
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      Lock icon Get shows from TV to your phone – with just a flick
      469 4  - Get shows from TV to your phone with just a flick By IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT itham@sph.com.sg YOU are watching a TV show but just when the gripping finale is 10 minutes away, you have to leave home to run an errand. But a system invented by a Nanyang Technological
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      Lock icon SAF training in Brunei ‘tough but controlled’
      407 5  -  Conditions demanding but safety measures thorough, say servicemen By IAN POH pohian@sph.com.sg TOUGH, but regulated, is how servicemen past and present describe military training conducted in Brunei. On land, soldiers have to make their way through thick vegetation, constantly trekking up and down
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      Lock icon Police probing clip with racist remarks
      315 5  -  By KEZIA TOH keziatoh@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Stacey Chia TWO universities and the police are investigating an online video showing a drunk student making racist jokes after a rag-and-flag event. First-year student Justin Wee, 24, was filmed spouting profanities and making derogatory remarks against
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      Lock icon Online vice: 3rd man jailed
      287 5  -  By THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg THE third man to be sentenced in an online vice case involving an underage prostitute was jailed 12 weeks yesterday. Production manager Chiang Meng Chuan, 31, had paid the girl $450 for sex on two occasions in September 2010. Yesterday, his
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        812 6  -  Phoney couples, syndicate leaders and middlemen face 10 years’ jail By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg PHONEY brides or grooms who tie the knot in sham marriages designed to bypass immigration laws face up to 10 years behind bars under a tough new Bill
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        527 6  -  By TESSA WONG twong@sph.com.sg A TOTAL of 16 mosques in Singapore have been audited for their korban processes to meet new rules on livestock exported from Australia that will kick in next month. But there is a possibility that not all mosques will be
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        485 6 ON THE AGENDA PARLIAMENT sat yesterday to go through the monthly question-and-answer session and introduce new Bills. An immigration Bill was passed by the House after a lengthy debate. The highlights of the session: Procurement processes THE Government said it will be tightening some of
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        816 7  -  Partisan interests should not hinder House from addressing issues of public concern FROM THE GALLERY By LYDIA LIM DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR lydia@sph.com.sg THE first 90 minutes of every Parliamentary sitting is set aside for questions specifically, for MPs to quiz ministers about the areas under their
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        Lock icon Row does not define Asean, China ties
        473 7  -  By PHUA MEI PIN mpphua@sph.com.sg DISPUTES between China and some Asean member countries over territories in the South China Sea do not define relations between Asean and China, said Foreign Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam yesterday. He also said it was in both their
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        Lock icon Bosses to pay for upkeep of foreign worker claimants
        344 7  -  JANICE HENG EMPLOYERS will have to pay for the upkeep of their foreign workers who are waiting for claims to be resolved, under a Bill introduced in Parliament yesterday. Those who fail to do so can be fined up to $10,000,
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        Lock icon Scrapping pensions of political office-holders
        211 7 TWO new Bills were introduced to pave the way for the scrapping of pensions for the President, political office-holders and MPs, in line with recommendations made by a committee set up to review political salaries last year. Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday introduced
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        Lock icon Punggol to get 20 new childcare centres
        253 7 PUNGGOL will get 20 new childcare centres, 10 of which will be ready by year end, as part of the Government’s moves to build more centres in young estates with high demand. And from 2013 to 2018, the Government will also set aside
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      Lock icon Shoppers, retailers resist ‘tap and pay’ system
      605 8  -  Obstacles include cost of upgrading to contactless equipment, security fears By IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT itham@sph.com.sg HOW ready is Singapore for the rise of “tap and pay” shopping? Not very, judging by the experiences of some merchants and consumers. Many retailers are confused
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      Lock icon CJ explains court’s sentencing power
      564 9  -  Punishment faced by drug offenders doesn't breach Constitution, he says By K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg THE High Court has made clear that its powers to sentence are given by Parliament under the Singapore Constitution and are not part of its judicial powers. Therefore, the
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      Lock icon Two accidents at same road junction
      293 9  -  ByWALTER WALTER SIM waltsim@sph.com.sg TWO separate accidents occurred about 15 minutes apart at the same junction in Yishun on Sunday night. Seven vehicles were involved in the two collisions at the junction of Yishun Ave 2 and Ave 5, which is next to Yishun
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      Lock icon Story-telling in mother tongues
      224 9 CLASSICAL tales will come alive at the first Mother Tongue Languages Symposium from the old Malay folk story of Si Tanggang the Ungrateful Son, to a Mandarin recital of the legend of Mulan. The Aug 25 event, featuring 17 performances, will be held at the National
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      Lock icon Gallery awarded $560k for damaged artwork
      342 12  -  Court’s formula based on calculations by both Xuanhua Art owner and defendants By MELISSA LIN mellinjm@sph.com.sg WAS the damage to 300 Chinese ink paintings caused by a leaked water cooler worth $2 million or $360,000? The owner of the art gallery which the paintings
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  • MONEY
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      Lock icon Listing on SGX no bull run for some
      799 13  -  A few companies want out, on poor valuations and thin trading volumes By ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg MORE companies are planning to leave the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Analysts blame poor valuations and thin trading volumes and say the trend is likely
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      492 14  -  They are the only sectors to post gains in each quarter so far this year By MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg TWO favourites among investors, real estate investment trusts (Reits) and telecommunications firms, have come up trumps so far this year on the local bourse. They
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      509 14  -  By ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg TWO launches are on the cards over the next few weeks despite the traditionally inauspicious Hungry Ghost Festival starting on Friday. Developers have tended to shy away from launching in the Chinese seventh month but there are
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      310 14  -  By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg A CHINESE private equity firm is set to invest up to 240 million yuan (S$46.9 million) in a Q&M Dental Group subsidiary to help its expansion drive in the country. Q&M Dental Holdings (China) has signed a
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      272 14 ASIA’S growth challenges and the latest strategies in talent management will top the agenda at the Singapore Human Capital Summit next month. Mr Kwan Chee Wei, executive director of the Human Capital Leadership Institute (HCLI), said in a statement
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    • COMPANIES MONEY
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        430 15 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG Noble Group, Asia’s biggest commodity supplier, yesterday said second-quarter profit rose 39 per cent because of higher sales from energy and metals. Net income was US$194.8 million (S$242.4 million) in the three months ended June 30, from
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        732 15  -  By LEE SU SHYAN MONEY EDITOR pursue sushyan@sph.com.sg THE challenges ST Engineering chief executive officer Tan Pheng Hock faces would keep most bosses awake at night, even though his term at the top has been hugely successful. The firm has grown
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        566 15  -  Overseas ventures, S’pore businesses fuel growth despite cost pressures By CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg TRANSPORT giant ComfortDelGro Corp shrugged off a lacklustre performance by its Singapore bus unit to post a 7.7 per cent rise in half-year earnings. Net profit for the
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        579 16  -  Regional markets tend to rise as risk appetite for stocks grows on US$ fall By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg FOR foreign investors, buying a blue-chip stock here offers the prospect of a decent dividend payout and foreign exchange gains as the
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        278 16  -  By AMANDA TAN tamanda@sph.com.sg METRO Holdings’ net profits soared in its first- quarter results released yesterday, owing to higher dividend income, fair value gains from its equity investments and lower foreign exchange losses. Earnings for the quarter ended June 30 were $14.9 million, up
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        394 16  -  GOH ENG YEOW PLANTATION firms have delivered a mixed bag of results this year despite resilient palm oil prices, so all eyes will be on sector giant Wilmar International when it releases its numbers today. Its rivals offer little clues to what might
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        386 16  -  By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg THE intense battle for the interests behind Tiger beer maker Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) has taken another twist. Thai Beverage has raised its deemed interest in Fraser Neave (F&N), taking it one step closer to a mandatory takeover
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        351 16  -  By DENNIS CHAN DEPUTY MONEY EDITOR dennis@sph.com.sg WHEELOCK Properties has posted a 31.2 per cent rise in second-quarter net profit to $48.6 million. This came on the back of a 72.4 per cent jump in revenue to $116.6 million for the three months
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          116 17 JEWELLERY and property firm Aspial Corporation is scrapping its bonus share issue and increasing the interim dividend declared for the second half. The board is proposing to increase the interim dividend from 0.5 cents to 0.75 cents. It had wanted to issue one bonus share for every two
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          95 17 HOTEL Properties, Mr Ong Beng Seng’s property group, posted a net profit of $21.9 million for the second quarter yesterday, up from $15.2 million in the preceding year. Revenue for the three months to June 30 was $120.1 million, up from $115.8 million a year ago. Earnings per
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          54 17 THE family that runs crane operator Tat Hong Holdings has raised its offer price to acquire Hanwell Holdings’ 29.89 per cent stake in Intraco. It is now offering 68 cents for each Intraco share, up from 62 cents previously. This trumps businessman Oei Hong Leong’s 63 cents offer, which
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        437 17  -  Other Asian bourses end mixed as investors await US economic data BULLS AND BEARS By ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg THIS week is expected to be choppy, given the economic data due out from Washington, but at least the local market started on
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          100 17 STI TRADING VOLUME 286.81 million shares STI UP DOWN Gainers: 21 Losers: 7 Unchanged: 2 FTSE ST INDEXES Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 700.64 458 639.78 856.06 223.52 202.44 272.62 -2.81 -2.01 -3.52 -3.83 0.61 -0.02 -0.82 Points Change Basic
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          76 17 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.12 billion shares worth $1 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 163 Losers: 224 Unchanged: 403 OVERSEAS MARKETS Yesterday’s close Index Change Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI 20,081.36 8,885.15 1,932.44 2,136.078 887.6514 1,646.32 -54.76 -6.29 -13.96 -32.736 -18.6712
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          171 17 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: AUG 13, 2012 Top Rises Aug 13 CENTS (0) Aug 13 DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** 80.1 0.3 Lyxor Malaysia 10US$ 939 73.5 6.7 DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 3545 34.9 0.8 DBXT Nifty 10US$
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          57 17 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 173 112.5 CapMallsAsia 168.5 cd -0.5 2778
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          93 17 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL 'ODD DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 161.5 101.5 ARA 144 cd +1.5 548 81
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          25 17 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Vol 124 5 102,119,000 56.774.000 48.501.000 0.6 5 Golden Agri 70 3.4 48.315.000 31.049.000 28.615.000 24.847.000 23.776.000 20.734.000
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          41 17 (US$) (S$) (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** 3 mths ,0 ***** 0.***** ,0,***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 0 ***** 0.***** 12 mths 1 ***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth Source: Thomson Reuters
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          50 17 Aug 13 AgainstS$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$toone unitofforeigncurrency: Against US$ Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: S$/US$to100units offoreigncurrency: 1.3129 1.3141 1.0538 1.0539 1 2562 1.2573 1.0084 1.0083 1.5297 1.5312 1.2278 1.2280 Source:OCBC UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS Source: OCBC
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          211 17 Top Rises Aug 13 CENTS Wilmar MBeCW*****3 2.2 22.2 0.4 BakerTech W*****6 1.2 20.0 0.2 Wilmar BPeCW*****3A 10.6 16.5 1.5 SembMar BPeCW*****2A 22 15.2 2.9 Wilmar MBeCW*****1 7.1 14.5 0.9 Olam RBeCW*****7 24 11.6 2.5 SembMar RBeCW*****7 25 11.1 2.5 NobleGrpRBeCW*****1 13.3 9.9 1.2 Yanlord MBeCW*****4 7.3
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          29 17 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol COCO) CapMallA2.15%*****1 CapMallA3.8%b*****2 48 CapMallT2%bl***** 100.7 unch 9 CityDev NCCPS 40 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** -22 5 EuNetw cbl***** 113.1
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          348 17 52-Wk Last Vol High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) Company Last 103 95.8 CIMB APAC Div 100US$ US102.1 1261 856 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US1030 ***** ***** DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ A***** +61 0 130 114.4 ABF SG Bond ETF 120 3721 2990 DBXT DBCBDJUBS 10US$ US2990 2222 1959 DBXT DBCBLEB 10US$
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      56 17 BeTheFirstToKnow BreakingNewsSMSAlertTheBusinessTimesNews LianheWanbao ShinMinDailyNews SoccerNews TheStraitsTimes WorldNews The StraitsTimes SingaporeNews 03.08.2012 16:32:52pm From endAugust, consumers can payfornpurchases at retail outletsh and taxi fares with mobilee phones equipped withF near field communicationo(NFC)capabilities.From SPH THE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE NEWS Lianhe ZaobaoNews The NewPaperSoccerNews SUBSCRIBENOWFORSPECIALPRIVILEGES!† MONTHLYSUBSCRIPTIONRATEFROMONLY$4.28# Forbillingandotherenquiries,pleasecontact: SingTel1688. M*****. StarHub1633. SingTelmobilesubscribers,call*155 M1mobilesubscribers,smsSPH to*****222
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      79 18 "In memoriam" is for the loved ones whom you remember... o r~-' ?SS Perhaps they are not the stars, but rather openings in Heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy. Author Unknown Keep the memory
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    1196 18 OBITUARIES In remembrance this day of Thomas Tan Keng Hui Who sadly departed on 14th August 2011 “He praised us well He saw but the good in us.” Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, especially wife Nancy, son Noah and daughters Natalie and Natania. From all his
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      46 20 ■a. Singapore Casket Dedicated Funeral Director Since 1920 IrMSlM Tel: *****388 (24-Hour Service) Obituaries For enquiries, call 1800-289-9988 (office hours) 6319-5192 (after office hours) Bookings made after office hours for next day's publication are subject to space availability. Online advertisement booking for condolences: catscounter@sph.com.sg WAT3 CLASSIFIED
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      618 20 It seems City hierarchy will allow him to sign only squad players like Rodwell THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has predicted a big future for Jack Rodwell after the England midfielder became the Premier League champions’ first summer signing. But
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      314 20 COLOGNE The boos said it all. When captain Robin van Persie came on for the last 20 minutes for Sunday’s friendly against Cologne, a large section of the 1,500 travelling Arsenal fans in the RheinEnergieStadion greeted him with derision. But even if some fans have
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      596 21 Once a broken man, Rory romps to PGA victory by record eight strokes PGA CHAMPIONSHIP ASSOCIATED PRESS KIAWAH ISLAND (South Carolina) The birth of golf’s next dominant player was a dispiriting, humiliating defeat. Rory McIlroy was whacking his ball from tree to tree on the
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      60 21 Today Tennis ATP Cincinnati Masters: Day 1, 2nd session (7am). Day 2,1st session (11pm) Live, StarHub Ch211 HD Ch255. Tomorrow Football International friendlies: Singapore v Hong Kong (Jurong West Stadium, 8.30pm). Italy v England (Live, StarHub Ch222, Thursday, 2.55am). Tennis ATP Cincinnati Masters: Day 2, 2nd session
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      178 21 Football Dutch Eredivisie Ajax 2 Alkmaar 2, Enschede 4 Groningen 1, Utrecht 0 Feyenoord 1, Heerenveen 0 Nijmegen 2, Arnhem 2 Den Haag 2. French Ligue 1 Reims 0 Marseille 1. German Super Cup Bayern Munich 2 Borussia Dortmund 1. Golf LPGA Toledo Classic In Sylvania, Ohio, final rd
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      398 21 REUTERS KIAWAH ISLAND A bizarre rule infraction effectively cost Carl Pettersson second place at the PGA Championship on Sunday. The Swede was slapped with a two-stroke penalty for grounding his club in a hazard on the par-four first hole. He ended up tying for
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      564 21 REUTERS TORONTO Novak Djokovic kicked off his North American hard-court season with a clinical 6-3, 6-2 win over Frenchman Richard Gasquet to clinch the Toronto Masters on Sunday, marking the second consecutive year he has won the Canadian event. The top-seeded Serb, who won 12
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        76 21 REUTERS BERNE Chelsea footballer John Terry will be free to play in their opening Champions League match next month. Following an appeal, Uefa said the final match of his three-match European ban would take effect only if he re-offended. He had served the first match
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        62 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON The English Football Association said Arsenal winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has withdrawn from the England squad to face Italy tomorrow owing to an ankle injury. His exit from the side follows the pull-out of striker Daniel Sturridge (toe) and goalkeeper Joe Hart (back). Meanwhile,
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        59 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Former golf world No. 1 Lee Westwood has split with his coach Pete Cowen in a bid to kick-start his game ahead of next month’s Ryder Cup. Westwood, 39, missed the halfway cut in the PGA Championship on Friday and the world No.
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        39 21 REUTERS LONDON Japan football international Ryo Miyaichi has signed for English Premier League club Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan, Arsenal said yesterday. The 19-year-old made only two appearances for the north London club.
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        478 22  -  By CHAN U-GENE ugenec@sph.com.sg AS THE Olympic action played out through the day and into the wee hours, over the past three weeks, The Straits Times’ (ST) online coverage of the London Games proved a hit with sports fans. About 225,000
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        317 22 Athletics Men’s marathon 1 Stephen Kiprotich (Uga) 2hr 08min 01sec. 2 Abel Kirui (Ken) 2:08:27. 3 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (Ken) 2:09:37. Basketball Men Final: United States 107 Spain 100. Bronze: Russia 81 Argentina 77. Boxing Men’s 52kg Final: Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana (Cub) bt Tugstsogt Nyambayar (Mgl) 17-14.
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        Lock icon SHOT PUT CHAMP STRIPPED OF MEDAL
        642 22 Belarus’ Ostapchuk fails drug test so gold goes to New Zealand’s Adams ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON As athletes began a mass exodus from London yesterday, one was bidding a different kind of farewell. Belarus shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk waved goodbye to her
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        Lock icon SPICY FINALE GIVES WAY TO RIO FLAVOUR
        749 23  -  World turns focus to Brazilian city as lights are dimmed on Britain AT THE GAMES By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg LONDON Britain’s Spice Girls made way for Brazilian samba on Sunday as the Olympics began its journey into the unknown. In four years, sport’s
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        421 24 FINAL STANDINGS 1 United States .46 29 29 104 1 3 Britain 29 17 19 65 4 Russia 24 26 32 82 5 South Korea 13 8 7 28 6 Germany 11 19 14 44 7 France 11 11 12 34 29 9 Hungary 8 4 5 17
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        529 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON The three biggest delegations at the 2012 Olympics, the United States, China and Russia, brought more women athletes than men. And girl power paid off, in a big way. They won 29 of America’s
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        633 24 Momentum gained in Beijing has been lost for many countries in region BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON The final gold tally: United States 46 China 38. Bias cost us, cried some Chinese, after their athletes failed to emulate the 51-gold table-topping performance of four years ago in Beijing.
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        Lock icon SETTING THE TABLE STRAIGHT
        429 24  -  In the end, the red, white and blue made the biggest impression when it came to gold, silver and bronze. The United States finished the London Olympics with the most golds it has won in a non-boycotted Games since 1904, while host Britain was the most
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      153 21 LOTTERY Draw No. 2770/2012 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 Results of Draw Winning No. Add. No. 20 27 32 40 41 44 I 22 Group 1 Prize $1,721,826 Next Draw No. 2771/2012 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 Group 1 Prize $600,000 Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 1 Selegie Road, PoMo #01-01
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        255 16 Associated Press Reuters Los Angeles The Dark Knight Rises has finally fallen out of first place at the North American box office. Jeremy Renner’s (right) action tale The Bourne Legacy took over as the No. 1 movie last weekend with a US$40.3 million
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      318 8 CARIBBEAN GOOD BUY! 4rm. 2100 sqft. Sea view. $3.5M/ 2rms $1.5M/ 3rms $1.9M. Wendy *****054 PEARL BANK 1755 sqft. 3 rms, reno bathrm, selling $1.68M. Owner *****231 **METROPOLITAN/ MERAPRIME 3/ 4-rm. Pool view. MRT/ Mall. Eric 9818-1929 PEOPLE’S PK COMPLEX 3rm 1119 sqft. $1.08M. Tenanted $5K/mth. 99 yr: *****320 COAST
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      531 8 m Kathy Lim (R*****3H) *****092/*****978 Suites Newton FREEHOLD > Mins to Novena/ Newton MRT 1 bedroom 484 sqft 2 bedroom 603 sqft Choice units still available! 3% commission to Agent SCOTTS 28. 2 rm 1098 sqft. Best location Orchard/mrt $2.5m. *****592 BK Goh ARDMORE PK 4+1 2885 sqft A1 cond.
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      272 8 3+1 KATONG PARK Tower High flr, Corner, Large rms Open View, Breezy. Only $1140 psf. View Afternoon. BREEZE BY THE East 2bdrm 1249 sqft. Pte lift landing. P/furn. Early completion avail Henry Foo *****383 SANTA FE F’HOLD. 3-bedrm, 1076 sqft w/balcony, high flr, unblocked, near beach. Susanne Chan 9060-0518 D.15
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      499 8 SEASONS VIEW. HIGH flr. Breezy. Well-kept. 1152 sqft 3+utility. Marymount MRT. Neg. Davey Lee *****908 QUARTZ 3+1, 1141SQFT, balcony. NTUC, Buangkok MRT. 9025-5371 Jack <Near MRT/ Canadian Sch> LAKESHORE -3 bdrms, 1109 sqft high flr, pool view, tenanted $4K. -3bdrms, 1152 sqft, sell vacant. Pool view. -3bdrms, 1109 sqft, reno,
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      521 9 5’I’ 350C, 113 sqm. 1 min MRT. Val $510K. High flr. All races/ PR. View Wed. Jimmy 9006 4888 ERA NEW LIST!! 5’I’ Corner Blk 134. Reno. LRT. Shpg Mall. Value $460K. 9072-4046 www.johnleeproperty.com 299C EA 136 sq.m. Corner, 3+study +1. Spacious, balcony. LRT. Valn $566K. Alice Teo *****506 CBRE
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      458 9 King’s Rd. Colonial charm semi-d. 4+1, 3400/3000 sqft Reno! Pool. Gdn.. $8.5k Jelita. Tropical Semi-D. 5+1 4100/4000sqft. Nice! Gdn, patio, balcony. Quiet...$13.xk Holland Gr. Semi-D. 3400/ 4000 sqft, 5+1. Nice!.....$11k Watten. Semi-d 4300/ 4000 sqft. 6+1 spacious........$7.5k Namly. Bunglw 4+1 11,000/ 4000 sqft. Pool. Gdn. $16.5k Hua Guan. Bunglw 9600/
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      518 9 BRADDELL HGTS DETTACH 5100/ 7500 sqft. 3½ sty 6+1+1, 7bath rm Renovated Pool. Bright, Quiet. $19.5k EVERTON RD BEAUTIFUL Co -nservation shophse. 3+1+1. 4021 sqft. Immed. Tiffin Cristobal *****009 (CPM) NICE SEMI-D, NEAR Botanic 5+1, BBQ, gdn, pool, $13k. Holland Bunglw 5+1, pool, 7000 sqft, gdn. *****373 EMERALD STUNNING/ MRT
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      638 9 TANGLIN VIEW REDHILL MRT. 3+1. 1200 sqft. Nice $4.9K 1/10 *****012 Toh ALEXIS 1-BDRM NEW, f/furn No commission, long, short term. Owner 9617 0622 Cascadia Penthse 4531 sqft 4+1+ lap pool. Immed....$13K Wing on Life 3250 sqft 4+1 Renovated. F/facilities.$12K Waterfall Gdns 2196 sqft 4+1 Pool view. Almost New.. $10K
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      821 9 463 463 Cliveden AT GRANGE Brand new 4+1 penthouse 2,842 sf 6,028 sf Prestigious condo with full facilities Call 6877 1818/8412/8513 r; City Developments Limited Singapore's Property Pioneer with Over 48 Years of Track Record Sgjf Bay ro at hnmp in thp at home in the Double frontage at 1
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      645 9 ORCHARD/ RIVER VALLEY Suites $1.4K-$2.1K. F/furn self contained. MRT/ shpg Carina 9366-7778 TRIZON 1195 SQFT. 2+study P/furn. High flr. NUS/ Poly Int’l Sch. Immed $4.9K only. 9829 1106 Cheng VALLEY PK 4/3/2RM High floor. Balcony. $7K $6K $5.5K $4.8K. TTT *****109 Joe û HORIZON TWR WEST. 2300 sqft. 4+1 all
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      536 9 MARTIN NO. 38. Best unit! 3+1. 1485 sqft. Totally unblock.T.Cristobal *****009 THE PIER Robertson. Studio. Fully furn. Balcony. Avail Oct. Mani 9832-8141 ELIZABETH TWR. 2000 sqft 3-rm. High flr. Orchard. Reno. $6K. Call *****801 WING ON GDN. Stack 01. 3300 sqft, 4+1. Renovated. $11.5K. Foo SN *****363 SOLITAIRE PENTHSE. 3595
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      566 10 TREVOSE PK 4+1+ family 2200sqft, poolview, full reno. $8.3K. JPL *****369 ROCHELLE NEWTON MRT. New 4+1, unblock, Imme-d. $8.5K. Fance *****697 D.21 SIGNATURE PK, Toh Tuck Rd. 2/ 3+1/ 4+1 rm. Yeow *****228 DM Realty ROSEVALE 1313 SQFT 3+1 next United Sq/MRT f/furn $5.2K. 9679 2840 Jimmy RESIDENCE EVELYN 2250
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      541 10 MASTER/ COMMON RMS Katong Gdn. Furn. Prefer single. Peaceful. Eateries. *****362 Hoong Ngoh, PN NEXT TO PARKWAY Parade 3-rm 1281 sqft Cote D’Azur P/furn. Avail mid Sept. $5.2K. *****663 YY/ ERA NICE EAST COAST Walk-up 1-bdrm. Spacious, f/furn. amenities. $2.3-$2.6K with utilities.Veronica *****319 PARKEAST APPROX 1300 sqft. 3+1. Low rise.
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      470 10 SEASONS VIEW 3+1. 1141 sqft. Pool view, windy, high flr. Near Catholic High, RI, MRT. Immed. 9363-7001 HOUGANG 4+1 ATTACHED +terr Condo facilities. MRT /mall. Immed. Good view. SH Lim 9062-0579 SUNSHINE S’GOON MRT. 3-bdrm p/furn, pte lift. NEX Mall/ Australian Sch. Avail Sep. Don 9662-8283 LAKEVIEW EST. 1615 sqft.
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      617 10 CENTREPOINT FURN APT Sommerset MRT. Rms apt. $100/day 9895-6264 AIRCON RMS 1-WK $490+ ½mth $900+/1mth $1500+ Hotel Hamilton 6296-2296 EAST COAST several other locations. $1.6K-$1.9K. Call *****897 COSY 1-BDRM STUDIO. F/ kitchen. Full condo. NUS/ NUH. $2.3K. 9235 7612 ORCHARD MRT KIM Sia CT Master common rms new reno/furn from
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      603 10 JUMBO FLAT BLK 124. 3+1 Marsilng. Aircon. MRT/ Blk 101. Yishun. 2+1 P/furn. $1.8K. Chan 9277-8368. 3-RM AMK AVE 6, Blk 637 Near YCK MRT. Furn, aircon. Move-in cond. $2.3K only! 9639-1490 Kenneth 5’I’ CORNER 407A Fernvale Approved, 3 bdrm, high flr. unblock, f/furn. LRT. Avail immed. Donald 9662 8283
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      328 10 INT’L SHIPPING CO requires all sizes apt all areas/cond. Expat Fleet captain’s families. Arvind M: 9007-2064. TENANTS, BUYERS WANTED Apt, condo, cluster hse, etc Owner call *****801 Ram $3K-$8K. READY TENANT/ Expat. All area. Owner renting call *****661 LumWK JAPANESE/ KOREAN/ FOREIGN single/ expat family urgently looking for all areas,
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      671 10 WEST PARK BIZCENTRAL TG KLING PIONEER ROAD Type 1: 6-storey stack up factory with RAMP-UP DIRECT LOADING for 40-footers Type 2:11-storey AIR-CON flatted factory Ceiling height: Up to 9m Up to 3,000 KVA per unit Sizes: 15,000/20,000/35,000/45,000/500,000 sq ft Flatted Sizes: 1,300/2,000/4,000/ 7,000-100,000 sq ft Peh Mei Qin 9001 6708
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      410 10 PEI FU IND. Flr area 5525 sqft. 7.5KN/ sqm. Mins to MRT. Good location. Asking $1.70psf. Min 2 yr lease NORTHLINK BLDG 3584 sq ft warehse mezzanine, own carpark, most trade. mid Aug. Jas 9345 0770 996 BENDEMEER RD (city). up to 2648sqft. $2.20 psf. Ground flr. Infront loading bay.
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      988 11 fny Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial fUf Space for Sale Space for Sale INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Eunos Technolink Along Eunos Link Unit sizes from 2,756 sq ft Lease of 44 years Proximity to MR! stations, bus interchange and population catchments Limited ground floor units available, suitable for showroom or production with ancillary office
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      181 11 F’HOLD RUBY IND Complex 1765sqft. Tenanted. Immed yield! Sales with/ w/ o tenancy. Jilian 9730-2340 JURONG: JTC FTY For Sale. Build-in 12K/ land 20K sqft. Overhead Crane. Fty/ Land 9680-7968 Mike, Sole Agt. PANTECH BIZ HUB. 1206/ 2100 3154 3724 sqft. Window unit. Tenanted/ Vacant. Call 9631-6939 SG KADUT LAND
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      545 11 Office Space Ulr for Rent Office Space for Rent Office Space for Rent hi MARINA BAY FINANCIAL CENTRE WHERE A BUSINESS GOES DEPENDS ON WHERE IT IS Prime Grade A office space in the new financial hub 9,000 sq ft remaining Sub-divisible unit Panoramic views of Marina Bay sea Excellent
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      749 11 TUNG CENTRE Excellent Seaview Next to Raffles Place MRT Station 530 sq ft 9,667 sq ft 6428 7864 I 6428 7853 I 6534 3132 RAFFLES PLACE 1,000 11,000sqft Near AYE/ ECP. Ample Parking. Immediate M F Ong 9828 4055 OT **INT’L PLAZA 473/ 936/ 1453/ 2357 sqft. Nicely fitted. High
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      573 11 OPP THOMSON MEDICAL Ctr Blk 1. 695sqft. Aircon. Partition. Amenities/ MRT. Mervyn Ng 9690-5825 BOAT QUAY. 1200 sqft. River facing. F/aircon. Partition. Carpetted. Parking lots. Paul Lim *****900 NEW LIST BLK 3 Queen’s Rd 171 sqft/ 261 sqft. Aircon. Mins to MRT/ amenities. Immed. Alson 9022 7358 **ONE PEMIMPIN BRAND
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      519 11 PEMIMPIN IND BLDG. Near Bishan/ Marymount MRT. $1.3K. Immed. 9338 7001 SUNTEC 2800/ 3500 sqft. Seaview. Vacant. Good layout. Best 9234 9234 FP MANHATTAN HSE, 968 sqft. Fitted, partition, high flr. Immed. Ng *****890 RC THE CENTRAL ABOVE Clarke Quay MRT. 635 sqft. Facilities. Immed. 9271-1496 PIONEER BLDG Ubi. 880
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      577 12 67 a.»r 1 67 Ke 1 67 s*sr 9 Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES central Riverfront Opportunities for Your Business Key Attributes of Central; Above Clarke Quay MRT Station Easily accessible Conveniently located in the city centre Catchment includes working professionals from nearby offices F&B units suitable for Asian
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      936 12 Prime Retail Space Shop 280 370 sm, F&B 90 177 sm Availability: Immediate Dec 2012 Jan 2013 Sheltered walkway to MRT station bus stop Ample400carparklots,accessiblefromoutsideERP Prime office tenants in higher floors Call 6508 3260 Patrick PRIME #01-36/37 (CORNER) Peninsula Plaza about 540 sqft. Double frontage. Face traffic light junc. $26K
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      483 12 IN THE HEART OF CHINATOWN •3.5-storey Land 1070sqft •Concrete flooring •Near MRT, suit backpacker NEAR KRETA AYER ROAD •3.5 storey Land 1490sqft •Freehold. Suits own use Sole Agent Magdalene 9876-6574 DWG UPPER THOMSON CORNER 2-sty F’hold. 2238/ 3476 sqft Tenanted. Carpark. Also: Sembawang/ Jln Kayu/ BtTimah. J.Foo 9226-0978 HDB SHOPHSE,
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      362 12 MACKENZIE 969/ 1389 sqft. Next to MRT/ carpark. Ground flr. Face main road. Suits F&B/ retail. Immed $8.5K/ $11.5K Call *****635/ *****996 SIM LIM SQUARE. Restn for immed takeover. 1152 sqft. Fully equipped. Nice Reno. Call 9693-4221 Eve Koh THREE F&B OUTLETS for rent. Good location. Ample carpark. Operators pls
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      224 15 GRAPHIC DESIGNER cum PRODUCTION OPERATOR μ Experienced in Digital Printing μ Knowledge of Graphic Design μ Singaporean/PR 6292 0751 SIGNAGE LAYOUT ARTIST required Bedok. Proficient in Illustrator. Immed. CV: amico.tech@gmail.com GRAPHIC DESIGNER. PREFER experience in printing. Call Dorothy @6221-3259. vickiele@singnet.com.sg LOCAL JUNIOR ARCHITECTS required. Email resume to: enquiry@begroup.com.sg Tiling Firm
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      1204 16 Career Pointers Written by Sheila Lim Tackling workplace conflicts We must accept the fact that conflicts are an inevitable part of worklife. That's because each employee possesses a unique set of attitudes, opinions, beliefs and goals; and these personality differences can lead to clashes in working styles between co-workers, and
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      149 16 MAD JACK www.madjackcafe.com Mgr/Supervisor ($1.8K $3.5K) Service Staff Full-time Part-time ($1.3K $2K) Driver ($1.5K $2.5K) Attractive Staff Benefits Call: *****951 hr@madjackgroup.com •242 Jalan Kayu, Tel:*****202/*****013 •304 Bedok Road, Tel:*****168/*****460 •#B1-27 Nex Mall, Tel:*****551/ *****772 Boutique cake shop looking for motivated and passionate cake lovers to join our team. 1. Pastry
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      363 16 Japanese Restaurant requires 1. Supervisor Captain 2. Waiters Waitress 3. Chef Cooks 4. Part-Timers 5. Sushi Chef Attractive salary compensation package awaits you! Experience non-experience are welcome Interested applicants, please bring along your IC for interview *Singaporean, PR are welcome WALK-IN INTERVIEW Date: From14thAug-16thAug2012(Tue-Thu)ateither TampinesorMilleniawalk outlet Time:3pmto6pmonly MilleniaWalkOutlet 9RafflesBoulevard#01-16/19 (BehindCondradHotel)
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      298 16 URGENTLY LOOKING FOR: KITCHEN HELPER at least 2 years experience can speak simple English Halal Section can start work immediately Location: Hospital near Little India Singaporeans/PRs/ LTVP/DP of EP Attractive Salary, Uniform, Bonus, Medical etc Please call *****044 Extension 2626 (Jayanthi) URGENTLY LOOKING FOR: CATERING ASSISTANT/CASHIER at least 2 years
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