The Straits Times, 10 September 2012, Afternoon Edition

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    24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 M O ND A Y S EPTEMBER 10 201 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MICA (P) 002/02/2012
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    Lock icon Revisit all policies with prudence, says PM
    564 1  -  He calls for balanced conversation in exercise to improve Singapore By ROBIN CHAN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT way chanckr@sph.com.sg VLADIVOSTOK (Russia) Prudence and balance were qualities Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong urged, a day after details about the national conversation on revisiting policies and making
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    Lock icon 70,000 take to Safra, army runs as haze lifts
    396 1  -  JALELAH ABU BAKER IN THE end, the haze which threatened a popular annual running fest dissipated yesterday, allowing organisers to let 70,000 runners pound the pavement in the Safra Singapore Bay Run and Army Half Marathon, which was in its 21st
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    44 1 ASIAN Civilisations Museum director Alan Chong (right) may be a Hawaii-bred American, but says he loves char kway teow, laksa and Singlish. He also loves his museum and wants to make it the best around. L LIFE!, C6 ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
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    Lock icon Gearing up for new exam
    53 1 TUITION centres are ditching traditional methods and gearing up to improve their pupils’ spoken and written English for the restructured English paper when they sit the Primary School Leaving Examination in 2015. L HOME, B1 Download a QR code reader on your smartphone and scan
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Cleaners’ pay rises as their numbers go down
      659 2/3  -  Labour crunch in private estates worsening, say condo managers By LUA JIA MIN, BRYNA SIM jmlua@sph.com.sg brynasim@sph.com.sg BRADDELL View is not the only estate facing a shortage of cleaners, according to condominium managers. The 920-unit Housing and Urban Development Council (HUDC) estate
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      Lock icon Car turns into a flaming wreck in 1am crash
      287 2/3  -  JANICE TAI A CAR driven by a young man who was later arrested for drink driving burst into flames reaching 2m high after it was involved in a collision with a lorry, which caused another crash involving a taxi. The driver
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      Lock icon Advantage to pan-democrats amid high turnout of HK voters
      532 2/3  -  By LI XUEYING HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg HONG KONG Candidates who want faster and broader democratisation for Hong Kong look to be on the ascendant after the people headed to the polls yesterday to select their legislature. Wary of increasing Beijing
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          Lock icon Prudence, balance urged
          57 4 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has called for Singaporeans to be prudent and to take a “balanced” approach towards the national conversation. While no stone would be unturned in the effort to revisit and review policies, he said, things that work should be left as they are,
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          61 4 BRADDELL View is not the only estate facing a shortage of cleaners, said condominium managers. They told The Straits Times that the shortage of cleaners in private estates has worsened and the cost of hiring them has risen in the past year. Lakeview Estate on Upper Thomson
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          Lock icon Apec summit ends
          50 4 THE two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Vladivostok ended yesterday with leaders reaffirming their commitment to free trade and strengthening their economies, while issuing a warning over impending risks to the global economy. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that Apec took “useful steps forward”. PAGE A8
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          Lock icon No go for Asean
          50 4 ASEAN should not take part directly in talks between claimant states to the South China Sea as it would be equivalent to the regional bloc taking sides, Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Fu Ying, who was in Singapore for a one-day visit, said in an interview. PAGE A9
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          Lock icon HK’s role in China reform
          53 4 LAST week, Hong Kong’s government reversed some unpopular plans, such as a national education programme in schools. Some observers say the series of changes in the immediate run-up to yesterday’s Legislative Council elections signify the importance of the polls to China’s own path of political
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        Lock icon Obama’s chances remain uncertain
        46 4 OPINION MR BARACK Obama’s re-election chances remain uncertain in the coming presidential election based largely on the economy. He has struck more of the same inspirational tone evident four years ago, but has offered less than expected in substantive strategy. PAGE A18
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon New English syllabus
          45 4 TUITION centres say traditional methods of gearing up for the PSLE English exam via assessment books and past years’ test papers will no longer make the grade. The Education Ministry will launch a new syllabus for upper-primary pupils next year. PAGE B1
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          Lock icon Caregivers for hire
          66 4 RECRUITMENT agency Aseana HR Consultants could be the first here to bring in only skilled health-care workers for households. The charge is $600 to $1,000 a month, depending on the skills and experience of the caregiver. It does not market the caregivers as maids, although they come
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          Lock icon Boost for legal aid drive
          53 4 THE drive to get more lawyers to provide free legal help has gained further momentum with the roll-out of Pro Bono Week. Organised by the Law Society, highlights include sharing sessions by lawyers doing such work and a new website for the Pro Bono Services
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        Lock icon Shipping outlook grim
        43 4 MONEY A RECENT rebound in profitability among long-ailing shipping container companies may not last, say analysts. They say the outlook is grim as the industry is still plagued by an oversupply of ships and persistently weak global trade. PAGE B9
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        Lock icon Italian win for Hamilton
        46 4 SPORT MCLAREN driver Lewis Hamilton led almost from start to finish, to win yesterday’s Formula One Italian Grand Prix at Monza for the first time. But overall leader Fernando Alonso of Ferrari delighted the home fans by taking third spot. PAGE B18
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Body older, but better
          69 4 DESPITE performing on a spectacular $2 million multimedia stage, Hong Kong singer Aaron Kwok (left) was never going to be upstaged on his latest concert tour. The 46-year-old defied nature to look like the youthful singer he was when he started his showbiz career in the
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          Lock icon No. 2 in Sing-Off China
          54 4 HOME-GROWN a cappella group Micappella has come in second on Chinese TV singing contest The Sing-Off China. It lost to Beijing’s Free Men, which won the title and a recording contract. As runners-up, Micappella received “a very heavy plaque with our name on it”, the
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          45 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L 5 youths jailed, caned over Downtown East murder L Thom- son View condo sold enQRcdegeeratedonhttp://qrcde.littleidiot.be bloc for $590m L Wisma Atria launches new $31m facade with fashion show L Parliament to debate safety of cyclists on Monday
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          58 4 www.stomp.com.sg L See how this ‘smart auntie’ tackles arcade game at Tampines Timezone Lar ‘This restaurant’sQRcodegenertedonhttp://qcode.littleidiot.be noodles can’t even fill my four-year-old cousin’s stomach’ L Heavenly King Aaron Kwok wows Singapore fans with his sexy abs and dance moves L Mazda MX-5 owner who blocks narrow
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          36 4 www.razortv.com.sggenerated generated at L A singer, a host and a CEO L Two-day carnival to promote racial and religious harmony L Students want more transparency in government policies L Baby pandas in Singapore soon?
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      Lock icon Blast at militants’ safe house; 3 hurt
      586 5  -  Police find firearms at site listed as orphanage By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT wahyudis@sph.com.sg JAKARTA Police found firearms, explosive powder and an electrical detonator in a house near the capital after three people were injured in an explosion there on Saturday night. A
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      Lock icon Suspected bomb-maker ‘among injured’
      395 5  -  By ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zubaidah@sph.com.sg JAKARTA Indonesian anti-terrorism officials yesterday linked the blast in Depok with another in Tambora. They were trying to determine if one of the three men injured in Saturday’s blast was Muhammad Toriq, a 32-year-old suspected militant and bomb-maker, even as
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      Lock icon GIC raises stake almost five-fold in one of China’s largest insurers
      373 6  -  LEE SU SHYAN THE Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) is investing HK$5.4 billion (S$862 million) in one of China’s largest insurers as it seeks more exposure to the fast-growing sector. An announcement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
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      Lock icon Hu pledges to boost domestic demand
      482 6 China will work to ‘balance growth, ease inflation despite export decline’ BLOOMBERG REUTERS VLADIVOSTOK (Russia) Chinese President Hu Jintao has pledged to boost domestic demand and promote more balanced growth amid an export slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. His pledge came as the
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      Lock icon Panellists give their take on Singapore Conversation
      947 6  -  JANICE TAI, JALELAM ABU BAKER, STACEY CHIA, GOH CHIN LIAN SOME want to keep the discussions as broad as possible. Some believe they should dig deeper into the values underpinning national policies. And others hope the “national conversation” will get Singaporeans thinking about
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      Lock icon ESM Goh in China on six-day visit
      387 6  -  By LEONARD LIM limze@sph.com.sg EMERITUS Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong arrives in China today for a six-day visit, during which he will meet Chinese leaders, including Premier Wen Jiabao, attend a forum and tour several industrial projects. The former prime minister, who has
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      Lock icon Mixed blessing for Asia if Fed embarks on QE3
      519 6  -  By AARON LOW ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT aaronl@sph.com.sg POOR economic data may force the United States central bank to embark on another round of stimulus as early as this week, but it may be a mixed outcome for Asian markets and economies. If
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      Lock icon Community spirit wins as National Games close
      527 7  -  Heavy rain fails to dampen 5,000 celebrating end of friendly contests By TESSA WONG twong@sph.com.sg DESPITE the rain, about 5,000 participants turned up at Bishan Stadium last night for the closing ceremony of the inaugural Singapore National Games. The ceremony capped nine days
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      Lock icon Apec leaders ‘committed to free trade, boosting economies’
      1096 8  -  But they sound warning at summit about risks to global economic recovery By ROBIN CHAN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT chanckr@sph.com.sg REUTERS VLADIVOSTOK (Russia) Leaders from across the Asia-Pacific ended a two-day summit yesterday, reaffirming their commitment to free trade and to strengthening their economies,
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    • SUMMIT BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Malaysia set to host Apec in 2020
        102 8 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK VLADIVOSTOK Malaysia is set to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders’ summit in 2020, 22 years after doing so for the first time. Prime Minister Najib Razak confirmed that Malaysia was scheduled to host the meeting then. Next
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        Lock icon Putin blasts probe into Russian firm
        101 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE VLADIVOSTOK Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned as “unconstructive” a European Union anti-trust probe against Russian energy giant Gazprom, saying Moscow was no longer prepared to subsidise eastern Europe. The EU said earlier this week it had launched the probe over concerns that
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        Lock icon Canada, China sign pact
        119 8 BLOOMBERG VLADIVOSTOK Chinese President Hu Jintao and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed an agreement to protect foreign investors in their respective countries. Yesterday’s signing at the Apec summit comes as Mr Harper’s government reviews China National Offshore Oil Corporation’s US$15.1 billion (S$18.7 billion) takeover of
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        Lock icon Asia-Pacific region ‘is testing ground for new Sino-US relationship’
        497 9  -  GOH SUI NOI THE Asia-Pacific region is the testing ground for a new relationship between China and the United States that seeks to avoid repeating the conflict between rising and established powers that is found in history, Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Fu
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        Lock icon Asean ‘has role to play in S. China Sea spat’
        999 9  -  China supports grouping’s centrality in ensuring region’s peace: Official By GOH SUI NOI SENIOR WRITER suinoi@sph.com.sg ASEAN can play a role in the South China Sea disputes by ensuring that peace prevails in the region, but the regional bloc should
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        Lock icon Clinton plays peacemaker over Asian territorial disputes
        335 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS VLADIVOSTOK US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged Asian countries embroiled in simmering territorial disputes to work together to ease rather than raise tensions. Recent flare-ups between Tokyo and Beijing, China and many of its other neighbours, and Japan and
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        Lock icon Hu warns Japan not to make ‘wrong decision’ over islands
        335 9 REUTERS TOKYO Chinese President Hu Jintao said yesterday Japan should not make a “wrong decision” over a territorial dispute when he met Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda after weeks of tension between the neighbours, according to media reports here. The
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        Lock icon HK’s political reforms may offer lessons for China
        911 10  -  Results of council elections may influence political trajectory in China NEWS ANALYSIS By LI XUEYING HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg HONG KONG Last week, the rumour mill went into overdrive over the coincidence of two unusual developments. One was Chinese Vice-Presi-dent Xi Jinping’s
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon S’pore-KL highspeed rail study
          57 10 KUALA LUMPUR A feasibility study on the high-speed train project from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore will be completed by the end of the year and the findings submitted to the government in the first quarter of next year, Land Public Transport Commission chairman Syed Hamid has
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          Lock icon Cab subsidy for pregnant mums
          86 10 TAIPEI A city in northern Taiwan is launching a taxi subsidy scheme for local pregnant mothers to save them the trouble of taking public transport to prenatal examinations, as part of effort to boost the dwindling birth rate, reported the Taipei Times yesterday. “Starting likely
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          Lock icon Polls setback for Tamil party
          55 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS BATTICALOA (Sri Lanka) Sri Lanka’s ruling party has defeated the main ethnic Tamil party in a provincial election seen as a test of whether Tamils still want self-rule or are satisfied with government-led development programmes. The defeat will be seen as a setback
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        Lock icon China quake rescuers near end of survivor search
        484 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS YILIANG (China) Rescuers searching for survivors of the earthquakes in south-western China that killed at least 89 people were yesterday striving to reach the final isolated pockets after combing more than 90 per cent of the remote area.
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        Lock icon Thailand’s tenacious crusader for green causes
        842 11  -  Activist has faced threats and personal tragedy but continues his legal battles PEOPLE TO WATCH By NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg BANGKOK The cramped office of Mr Srisuwan Janya is so crowded with books, maps and files that he has to go down on
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      Lock icon What’s next in White House race
      790 12 NEW YORK TIMES With the political conventions over, the battle to determine whether President Barack Obama will win re-election or his Republican challenger Mitt Romney will become the 45th president of the United States is fully engaged. Here are a few things to watch
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      Lock icon A perfect score
      526 12  -  Staying focused is the key to Ong Yi Ting’s remarkable achievements at piccolo and her studies Breakfast with Outstanding Kids brought to you by NESTLE Breakfast Cereals Audrina Gan By MEET Ong Yi Ting, 9, who excels in the piccolo. Her latest achievement was emerging top in
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      131 12 Party conventions ahead of the United States presidential election are political theatre, and none would be complete without the veritable presence of movie stars and entertainers. Here are some of those seen on the convention floor or on stage at the Democratic and Republican conventions. Actress Eva Longoria
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      Lock icon NY leaders clash over 9/11 museum
      681 13 Opening delayed due to dispute between mayor and state governor NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK A dispute between the New York city mayor and the New York state governor means a museum at Ground Zero cannot open for tomorrow’s 11th anniversary of the Sept
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        Lock icon Tornadoes in New York City
        90 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK Two small tornadoes touched down in New York City on Saturday, stunning residents, who associate twisters more with the Midwest. They brought heavy rain and high winds to parts of the city, causing blackouts and tossing debris into the air. One
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        Lock icon Massacre survivor returns
        130 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CLAYGATE (Surrey) The four-year-old girl who survived the execution-style killing of her family in the French Alps was due to return to Britain as the police again quizzed relatives and scoured the family home. Zeena al-Hilli was set to come back yesterday, accompanied by an
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        Lock icon Palestinians seek review
        118 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RAMALLAH The Palestinian Authority has formally asked Israel for talks on changing the Paris Protocol, which governs economic ties between the two sides, a minister has said. Civil Affairs Minister Hussein al-Sheikh said he had been advised by President Mahmoud Abbas to push through the
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      Lock icon CROSSING JORDAN
      1143 14  -  Time and resources are running out for Syrian refugees and their host nations By ZANN HUIZHEN HUANG FOR THE STRAITS TIMES eyeofzann@yahoo.com The writer is a Singaporean photojournalist who frequents the Middle East. CAMP ZAATARI, AL MAFRAQ (JORDAN) The multiple slashes on Kasem’s back serve as a grim
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      Lock icon Syrian troops shell district in Aleppo: Watchdog
      330 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT Syrian troops bombarded a central neighbourhood of Aleppo after a day of fierce clashes with rebels who tried to take a regime-controlled district, a watchdog said. “The bombardment of Bustan al-Ba-sha has stopped but could start up again
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      Lock icon Papers reveal plots to oust Cameron as Tory leader
      565 15 British PM’s position shaky, with Boris Johnson touted as challenger LONDON British Prime Minister David Cameron’s position looks increasingly tenuous as newspapers yesterday reported on two plots to oust him from the ruling Conservative Party’s leadership. A backbench MP, Colonel Bob
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      Lock icon Attacks in Iraq kill at least 58
      332 15 REUTERS BAGHDAD At least 58 people were killed in attacks across Iraq yesterday, including a car bomb outside a French consulate. Iraq’s conflict has eased since its height in 2006 and 2007, when sectarian slaughter killed thousands. But Sunni Islamists and an Al-Qaeda
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      Lock icon Australia: US beefs up economic relations
      816 16  -  US Export-Import Bank to extend $6b in loans to various sectors By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com SYDNEY After a much-herald-ed decision by the United States to station Marines in northern Australia, Washington has quietly moved to expand ties on the economic
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      Lock icon Australia: Debate over ‘selling the farm’ to Chinese group
      876 16  -  By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com SYDNEY The sale of Australia’s biggest cotton farm to a Chinese-led consortium has triggered a heated debate about foreign investment, especially by state-owned Chinese enterprises. The outcry follows a decision by the Treasurer,
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      Lock icon Germany urges debtor states to stick to reforms
      512 17 Bond-buying plan doesn’t mean there can be let-up in pace, says minister AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS BERLIN Germany’s finance minister is insisting that countries must not use the European Central Bank (ECB) plan to buy unlimited amounts of government bonds as
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      Lock icon Make-or-break week for the euro
      407 17 The euro zone enters a dangerous week, strewn with potential landmines. German judges, Dutch voters, IMF inspectors and Brussels regulators could all spring surprises that make it harder to resolve a sovereign debt crisis which is almost three years old and weighing on the world
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        Lock icon Qantas arm ‘to break even’
        77 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Australian carrier Qantas said its lagging international business should break even again from 2014, after a tie-up with Emirates helps it refocus on Asia. The alliance will see Qantas’ hub for European flights shift to Dubai from Singapore, and end a lengthy
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        Lock icon Record low for Iran’s currency
        61 17 REUTERS DUBAI Iran’s currency, the rial, plunged to an all-time low yesterday, as Western nations further isolated the country economically and diplomatically. The slump coincided with Canada’s decision to sever ties and talks among European Union members about further embargoes. The open-market dollar rate stood
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        54 17 BLOOMBERG CAIRO Egypt Prime Minister Hisham Qandil said Egypt plans to sell sukuk, or Islamic bonds, after new legislation is passed within three months. He said it would help meet the fiscal year’s budget deficit of 135 billion Egyptian pounds (S$27.4 billion), or 7.6 per
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      245 10 Mr. Ivan Oh Teck Siong Vice-Chairman, Kampong Chai Chee CCC Chairman, Singapore BedokTown Merchant Association Mr. Lee Ah Kiat Secretary, Kampong Chai Chee CCMC Chairman Kampong Chai Chee Arts Culture on being conferred The Public Service Medal PBM by His Excellency The President of the Republic of Singapore from Ang
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      1637 21 This is an edited excerpt of a speech by Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Chan Chun Sing at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy’s Eighth Anniversary Public Lecture last Friday. He gave his reflections on the dilemmas in social policy. ONCE,
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        93 22  -  Bernadette Low (Ms) Senior Manager Corporate Marketing and Communications SMRT WE THANK Miss Chua Chern Nee for her suggestion (“Offer seamless train transfer to city from Changi Airport”, Sept 1). At present, we are unable to run a direct train service from the
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        365 22  -  CHILDCARE REFORM Chang-Tang Siew Ngoh (Mrs) ACTING Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Chan Chun Sing cautioned that making subsidies for childcare universal may not make the services more affordable or improve their quality. And if the supply of quality teachers and childcare spaces
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        79 22 1. MS LUZANNE PHAN: Why play trumps enrichment classes. 2. MR HENRY LIM: Stop ‘invasion’ of eateries by students during exam season. 3. MS CHOW HSIAO HSIN: Jury still out on whether organic food is more nutritious. 4. DR V. SUBRAMANIAM: Plan for recreational spaces even as new
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        232 22  -  Ng Qi Siang THE haze has become an annual occurrence in Singapore (“PSI hits 64, highest level this year”; last Friday). No doubt, the Government has engaged Indonesia and other Asean countries to resolve the issue, but to no avail. The recurring haze is detrimental to
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        213 22  -  Lim Lea Lea (Ms) Director (Branch operations) Housing Development Board WE THANK Mr Lee Chiu San for his feedback (“Why are cats banned in HDB flats?”; Aug 25). HDB estates are high-rise and high density in nature. In setting the rules on
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        204 22  -  Denis Distant DR YIK Keng Yeong’s letter (“Going underground may not be such a bright idea”; last Thursday) leads to the question of whether our city planners have not noticed how Hong Kong, Bangkok and other cities have taken pedestrians off the busy
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          161 22  -  Teo Kian Boon THE collective sale potential of older projects is often bandied about by housing agents and home sellers during marketing of their units, and premiums are often factored into the asking prices. A buyer will need to exercise discretion during the purchase. Collective sales
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      40 22 PUNCHLINES Some estates are facing a shortage of cleaners. We have no such problem. Then why is it so filthy here? CONDOMANAGER The cleaners are no match for the inconsiderate residents! AHH! We swept this area only five seconds ago!!
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      761 1  -  Tuition centres plan more interactive classes, more parental involvement By KEZIA TOH, MATTHIAS CHEW keziatoh@sph.com.sg mattchew@sph.com.sg WHEN you take your kids shopping, ask them to tell you why customers have to walk a fair bit in some outlets before reaching the checkout counters.
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      249 2 ITINERARYThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be in Singapore from tomorrow till Thursday as part of a tour marking the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Here’s a guide to where they will be. TUESDAY SEPT 11 The Duke and Duchess arrive at Changi Airport in the late afternoon.
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      625 2  -  Singapore-based Britons ready for Will and Kate’s 3-day tour here By MELISSA PANG melpang@sph.com.sg MORE accustomed to princesses from the world of Disney, Jemima Metcalf, six, and her sister Harriet, four, thought princesses existed only in fairy tales until they watched Kate Middleton marry
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      344 2  -  JALELAH ABU BAKER EVEN as the use of modern-day gadgets such as smartphones dictates typing skills, the ability to write by hand cannot be underestimated. A penmanship contest called The Write Way drew about 1,700 entries from 61 primary schools with a tribute-to-teachers theme.
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      540 3  -  Week-long event includes sharing sessions and inter-varsity debate By BRYNA SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg THE move to get more lawyers to provide free legal help has moved up a notch with the launch of Pro Bono Week today. Organised by the Law Society,
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      585 3  -  By BRYNA SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg THE woman over the phone said she was owed money by her employer and wanted help in recovering that sum. She had called the Law Society’s Pro Bono Services Office and I had fielded it. “If you don’t
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      484 4  -  JANICE TAI THE authorities are discussing with home-care providers how to meet the growing demand for services among the elderly. Some ideas include allowing experienced foreign health-care workers to stay longer, and Singaporeans with no experience to join the sector first
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      364 4  -  JANICE TAI A COMMUNITY health-screen-ing scheme for the elderly will be expanded to assess their risk of falling. The initiative, which aims to reduce the number of falls and fall-related injuries, was launched by the Health Promotion Board (HPB) at the Bedok Community Centre
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      666 5  -  Court overrules taxman’s assessment in key ruling on deciding land value By K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg THE High Court has overruled the taxman and held the $51.4 million annual land value assessed for a condo site in Marina Boulevard in 2007 and 2008
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      371 5  -  By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg THE Law Society of Singapore has set a date for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to discuss its recent clash with lawyer M. Ravi. The Straits Times understands that it will be held on Sept
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      637 6  -  Only 50 accident victims so far have tapped fund that was set up in 2004 By MARIA ALMENOAR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT mariaa@sph.com.sg EVEN as more than 10,000 people are killed or injured in road accidents each year, few of those affected know that they
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      513 6  -  By JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg CANCER patient Chong Ah Huat wanted to die at home so that he could spend more time with his brother in his last days. But he was worried that this arrangement would add to the financial burden
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      153 6 TWO vessels collided in Singapore waters yesterday, resulting in an oil spill between Jurong Island and the Tuas View Extension Reclamation Area. Less than 60 tonnes of oil was spilled after Hong Kong-regis-tered bulk carrier Sunny Horizon collided with Korean-registered DL Salvia, which
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      119 6 Family members (from left) Madam Lee Yoke Lan, 69, a housewife; Mr Chan Kok Seng, 41, a manager; pupil Kelvin Chan, 11; Madam Chong Hui Chin, 39, a civil servant; and pupil Kenneth Chan, eight, emerged winners of the People’s Association My PAssion Family Game Design Competition
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      740 7  -  Hard to define bad behaviour; public education may be better, they say By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg SPELLING out bad behaviour could encourage more gracious ness but a legal system to handle spats between neighbours could be too restrictive, difficult to enforce and
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      76 7 Children vying to pop a giant bubble made by a performer along The Promontory Marina Bay at the NTUC Income Kite Festival Singapore on Saturday. Some 25 performing artists joined 45 kite masters from Singapore and around the world to entertain about 30,000 visitors
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      280 7  -  TESSA WONG UP TO $50 million will be committed by Keppel Corporation over the next decade to its new charity foundation, which was launched yesterday. Called Keppel Care Foundation, it will provide assistance for the needy, promote education, and encourage environment-friendly practices.
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        155 8 BUY a packet of Boncafé coffee and part of the proceeds will go to Make-A-Wish Foundation Singapore, an organisation that grants the wishes of children with lifethreatening illnesses. To mark its 50th anniversary, the premium coffee brand has pledged to donate $25,000.Thecompany’smanagingdirector,MrChristianWHuber,says:“Wehavecome a long way
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        635 8  -  The Grandstand at the former Turf City site plans to draw the crowds with more eateries for fine dining and fast food By Karen Teng PLANS to transform the former Turf City in Bukit Timah into a lifestyle hub now known as The Grandstand
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        209 8 BRAUNBüffelismarkingits125thanniversary with a collection of embossed woven leather bags, a first for the German brand. The men’s range is known as Jubilee and comprises a document case, vertical tote, messenger bag and an assortment of wallets, key pouches and cardholders. The items are available in
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        160 8 THEgoodsand services tax of essential travel items are waived when you buy them at The Planet Traveller at Changi Airport. This is the lifestyle travel chain store’s biggest outlet, and it has different zones known as “sidewalks”. Products are categorised for the business, female
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        186 8 and snowskin mooncakes now come in various new flavours to tease your tastebuds. For sweet and savoury gritty bites, go for Bakerzin’s single yolk baked mooncake with smooth red bean paste speckled with melon seeds and olive kernels. A box of four costs $52. Besides pandan,
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          32 8 TravelportalFull travel packages including tickets to attractions like Hong Kong Disneyland are available at online portal Asiatravel.com. Promotional rates from the recent Natas travel fair are available till this Saturday.
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          39 8 Till Sept 23, every $50 spent comes with a chance to bid for a hamper with branded beauty products during the Bid Win promotion at the BHG department store in Bugis Junction. BHG cardmembers get double chances.
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          36 8 A box of 10 Water Bank Moisture Fullampoules from Laneige is priced at $68. The milky moisturiser is for intensive use over seven days followed by once or twice a week day and night.
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          34 8 Defu Furniture’s Infinitz Posts System provides customised solutions such as walk-in wardrobe and entertainment console for homes. The showrooms are at 15 Defu Avenue 1 and TradeHub 21 at Boon Lay Way.
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          35 8 AnniversarygiftsAspartofOwell’s12th anniversary, any two purchase of a health bracelet, necklace or watch come with a free pendant worth $288. To get a free shoulder massager, spend at least $3,000 in a single receipt.
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          32 8 For $75, HSBC cardholders can get a movie card with 10 tickets redeemable for screenings on any day of the week at all Golden Village cinemas. Details are at www.hsbc.com.sg.
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      680 9  -  Operating profits in Q2 for some container carriers but risks remain By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg A RECENT rebound in profitability among long-ailing shipping container companies may not last, analysts have warned. They say the outlook is grim as the industry is still plagued by
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      630 9  -  TALKING TO... CORDLIFE GROUP’S JEREMY YEE By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg TO CORDLIFE Group chief executive Jeremy Yee, Singapore’s plummeting total fertility rate offers something of a silver lining. Because Singaporeans are growing more affluent and they are also having fewer kids, parents are more
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      762 10 It’s not just a tough boss, but one who gets a kick out of demeaning other people AT WORK WITH JOYCE TEO joyceteo@sph.com.sg MANY of us would have encountered a colleague with a heightened sense of power who gets a real kick out of
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      483 11 It’s not just the job and the pay that keep employees happy at work anitag@sph.com.sg L MIA ASKED: I’ve lost focus and interest in the job and feel snubbed. My bosses do not engage the rest of the staff. What can employers do to connect
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        55 11 MATTHEW DAMIAN GILL: Named chief operating officer of LionGold Corp with effect from Sept 1. Mr Gill, 52, was previously the chief executive officer at Castlemaine Goldfields, which LionGold is acquiring. He has also worked as a general manager at Rio Tinto. He replaces Mr Errol John Smart,
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        100 11 ANDREW ENG: Appointed executive director and president of Metech International from Sept 1. Metech said in a statement that Mr Eng, 50, would be an asset in helping to turn around the fortunes of the company. Since 2006, Mr Eng has ventured into many businesses and has been
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        51 11 GAN CHEE TEIK: To resign as chief financial officer and company secretary of Food Junction Holdings with effect from Oct 15. The 41-year-old is leaving to pursue his personal interests. He has been responsible for the firm’s financial and management accounting, compliance and other finance and secretarial-related
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        57 11 TAN CHUI PENG: Named financial controller at Mary Chia Holdings with effect from last Tuesday. Ms Tan, 47, will be responsible for overseeing the overall financial and accounting functions of the firm. She was previously the senior finance manager at Taster Food and, prior to that, was
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        809 12  -  Lacklustre stock trading contrasts with vibrant corporate bond market CAI JIN By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg AVID equity investors cannot help feeling despondent over the way trading activity has drifted into the doldrums across the globe this year. If there is one
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        530 12  -  By CHERYL LIM cherlim@sph.com.sg A SINGAPORE-LISTED company is using a digital billboard in Orchard Road to ramp up investor interest in its stock. Serial System, an electronics component distributor, is beaming its message via a silent video less than
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        647 13  -  Traders are betting on Fed stimulus following dismal job data in US MARKETS INSIGHT By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg HOPES abound of the world’s stock markets extending their winning streak this week, as leading economies make what appears to be
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          166 13 GUANGZHAO Industrial Forest Biotechnology Group’s wholly owned subsidiary, Shanghai Guangzhao Plant Fast-Growing Technology, has received a claim. The claim from Huoqiu County Rural Cooperative Union relates to an alleged breach of a joint venture agreement between the two parties entered into on Jan 1, 2006. The agreement
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          84 13 ADVANCE SCT has completed the acquisition of the entire equity interest in B&F Envirotech (Shenyang), a wholly owned foreign enterprise incorporated in Shenyang, the capital of the north-eastern province of Liaoning, China. B&F Envirotech owns and operates a 20,000 tonne a day wastewater treatment plant in the district
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      562 18 Briton’s win at Monza his third for this year boosts his c’ship hopes AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE TIMES, LONDON MONZA (Italy Lewis Hamilton added the Italian Grand Prix to his list of Formula One victories and put a few million more pounds on his contract value in the
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      130 18 REUTERS Results 1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) McLaren 1hr 19min 41.221sec. 2 Sergio Perez (Mex) Sauber +4.356sec. 3 Fernando Alonso (Esp) Ferrari +20.594. 4 Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari +29.667. 5 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Lotus +30.881. 6 Michael Schumacher (Ger) Mercedes +31.259. 7 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes +33.550. 8 Paul
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      167 18 REUTERS MONZA (Italy) Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has called for Formula One to reinvent itself, and suggested that engaging a younger audience by holding shorter races could be one solution. “Looking at young people, the races are too long,” he said at the Italian Grand
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      541 18  -  By FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg YANGON The dire predicament of the Singapore football team will be thrust into the spotlight tomorrow, when the Lions take on Myanmar. With chief striker Aleksandar Duric injured, coach Raddy Avramovic will put his faith in Agu Casmir, Khairul Amri and Fazrul
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      270 18  -  By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg DESPITE bettering his own national record just months ago, national hurdler Abdul Hakeem Abdul Halim is calling it quits. The 25-year-old, a recent accounting graduate from the National University of Singapore, said yesterday: “I don’t see myself progressing to a
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      423 15 Murray beats Berdych for fifth shot at Grand Slam U.S. OPEN REUTERS NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK It has been a season of firsts for Scotsman Andy Murray, who reached a Wimbledon final and won the Olympic tennis gold medal at the All-England Club. The last tick on
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      101 15 Today Cricket 3rd Twenty20: Pakistan v Australia (Live, StarHub Ch235 and mio TV Ch122, midnight). 2nd Twenty20: England v South Africa (Live, mio TV Ch123, tomorrow, 1.30am). Tomorrow Cricket 2nd Twenty20: India v New Zealand (Live, mio TV Ch123, 9.30pm). Football World Cup qualifiers: Japan v Iraq
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      223 15 Cricket 1st T20 Int’l At Chester-le-Street: England 118-7 (C. Kieswetter 25). South Africa 119-3 in 19 overs (J. Kallis 48 n.o., J.P. Duminy 47 n.o.). S. Africa win by 7 wkts and lead in 3-match series. 1st T20 Int’l In Visakhapatnam: India v New Zealand. Match washed out. 2-game
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      574 16 Real will extend star player’s contract and back his Fifa award nomination MADRID After sulking his way through the past few days, Cristiano Ronaldo is set to get what he wants love and money. And lots of it. Real Madrid are reportedly preparing a joint
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      408 16  -  By V.K. SANTOSH KUMAR santosh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR A below-par performance in the field combined with bad weather resulted in Singapore’s 37-run loss, under the Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) method, to the United States yesterday which spoilt their chance of promotion from the World Cricket League Division 4.
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      595 16 He runs more after hand injury Brian Koh, 43, engineer Runs twice a week, from 7-10km each time “MOST of the time, my exercise comes in the form of playing squash. I play about once a week with a regular group of friends. I jog too, but turned to
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      124 16 A RECORD $800,000 was raised at the annual Seletar Mer-cedes-Benz Charity Golf event yesterday. The annual affair, which began in 1986, attracted 730 golfers. Funds raised will benefit eight charities, including the Lions Home for the Elders and Pertapis Children’s Home, plus needy students
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      247 16 LIVERPOOL Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is considering making a move for Marc-Andre Ter Stegen in the January transfer window, following goalkeeper Pepe Reina’s appalling form. Rodgers has identified goalkeeping as an area that needs strengthening and has now ordered his scouts to compile a comprehensive dossier
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      856 17  -  Squeezing into spare room in stables just one of Tans’ sacrifices for sports By TERRENCE VOON SPORTS CORRESPONDENT tvoon@sph.com.sg THIS family lives and breathes sport, but even David Tan was surprised by where his children took him and the price he had
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      398 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON At the very end of a ground-breaking dual-Games summer, Oscar Pistorius was victorious at last in an individual sprint in London. Just before the athletics facilities were dismantled in the Olympic Stadium on Saturday night, the man dubbed the “Blade
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        72 17 HONG KONG Singapore have added another silver medal to their haul at the Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships. The women’s team comprising New Huifen, Shayna Ng, Daphne Tan, Cherie Tan and Jazreel Tan finished second with a combined pinfall of 6,056. Chinese Taipei won with 6,116,
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        76 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON John Terry has been ruled out of England’s World Cup qualifier against Ukraine tomorrow after failing to recover from the ankle injury he suffered in Friday’s win over Moldova. Terry damaged his ankle in the first half in Chisinau and aggravated the problem
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      368 17 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS CARMEL (Indiana) Phil Mickelson’s third-round birdie binge that shot him to the top of the BMW Championship’s leader board on Saturday offered another sign that his game is rounding back into form after a mid-sea-son melt-down. The timing could not be better. With
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      356 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON As the London Paralympics drew to a close yesterday, with China winning a record 95 golds, record ticket sales, and the highest profile in the Games’ history after a successful Olympics, talk has again turned to merging the two events. But
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      114 18 SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS LOTTERY L Draw No. 2778/2012 J A VX V Draw on Monday, 10 September 2012 Group 1 Prize *650,000 Sales close at 6pm Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 1 Selegie Road, PoMo #01-01 Singapore *****6 Time 6.30pm y For the latest ‘Live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg
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      78 1 Hot show #1 Giant chillies among anticipated art shows C2 Hot show #2 Topless Aaron Kwok upstages$2-million stage C7 Hot show #3 Wonder Girls in sarong kebayas C11 Asian Civilisations Museum’s American director Alan Chong embraces his mixed heritage, local foods and Singlish. He tells CORRIE TAN he has a
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        944 2  -  Hot new shows by Singapore artists Kumari Nahappan, Ketna Patel and Madhvi Subrahmanian Akshita Nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg A politically charged Asian Last Supper, quirky peppers and forms inspired by Japanese mountains have appeared on the art scene here, as three established Singapore artists launch new solo exhibitions.
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        418 2 Associated Press Agence France-Presse New York The starlets lining the front rows of New York Fashion Week last Friday would be right at home in the refined yet youthful styles parading before them. The look on the second day of more than 100 previews for
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        1292 3  -  That ’70s Show actor Danny Masterson took a break from serious acting after the hit sitcom ended yipwy@sph.com.sg Yip Wai Yee 8 QUESTIONS WITH Danny Masterson Among the film stars spawned by long-running retro sitcom That ’70s Show are Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis and Topher Grace.
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        611 3  -  Yip Wai Yee Home-grown a cappella group Micappella have come in second on Chinese TV singing competition The Sing-Off China. They lost to Beijing’s Free Men, which won the title and a recording contract. As runners-up, Micappella received “a very heavy plaque with our
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        2166 6  -  Museum director Alan Chong wants people to share his deep sense of curiosity about cultures THE LIFE! INTERVIEW WITH Alan Chong Corrie Tan corrie@sph.com.sg Singapore’s Asian Civilisations Museum showcases the influences of the region’s cultures on one another, so it is fitting that the man
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        737 7  -  Looking leaner and fitter, the singer-actor flaunted his abs, youthful stamina and nifty dance moves Review Concert AARON KWOK DE SHOWY MASQUERADE WORLD TOUR LIVE IN CONCERT Singapore Indoor Stadium/Last Saturday S.Y. Lee stlife@sph.com.sg On his latest concert tour, Hong Kong singer Aaron Kwok certainly looked the
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        701 8  -  Ana Raffali loves to wear the traditional Malay dress on stage as she comes across like any girl PESTA RAYA Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg UnlikemanycontemporaryMalaysiansinger-songwrit-ers, 26-year-old Ana Raffali always wears traditional Malay dresses or baju kurung while performing on stage. But she says
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        585 8  -  Review Concert PESTA RAYA: BAHASA TERINDAH/ SONGS OF THE SOUL Esplanade Concert Hall Last Friday Eddino Abdul Hadi Spiritual songs have always been a staple of the Malay music landscape. The Bahasa Terindah gig, one of the major shows in this year’s edition of
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        379 8  -  Review Dance TARIAN MALAM (NIGHT DANCES) Esplanade Theatre Studio Last Friday Tammy L Wong Ery Mefri is a choreographer from West Sumatra, Indonesia. In 1983, he made his first work, Nan Jombang, which means A Thing Of Beauty. Nan Jombang then became the name of the
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      588 4  -  Young performers had professional make-up artists on board for their publicity shoot Ang Yiying ayiying@sph.com.sg Dressed in black with dark eyeliner and voluminous hair, the child and teen performers for the year-end ChildAid concert were given a makeover over the weekend for an edgy look in
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      477 4  -  Melissa Sim The last train may have left Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, but last weekend, it came alive again as members of the public flocked there to view the 50 vintage vehicles on display. Two of the vehicles a Volkswagen Kombi and scooter were
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      637 5  -  British indie rock band Bloc Party are back with their fourth album after a two-year hiatus Melissa Kok melk@sph.com.sg British indie rock band Bloc Party surprised their fans when they decided to take a break at the height of their music career in 2009. Break-up rumours
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      643 5 Associated Press Reuters Los Angeles More than a week after Clint Eastwood’s appearance before the Republican National Convention, mocking continues about the Hollywood veteran’s peculiar, rambling conversation with an imaginary President Barack Obama in an empty chair, raising the question: Will his latest
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      122 10 ‘I’ve never been able to learn from other people’s mistakes I’m not that smart so I usually learn by trial by fire’ Actor Shia La Beouf (right) on coming to terms with being famous ‘I really hate shopping. I don’t spend a lot on myself. I’m
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      745 10  -  Any feeling of loneliness, isolation or rejection vanishes at packed and noisy computer fairs Snark Attack Tay Yek Keak stlife@sph.com.sg I must be getting really lonely in my closing-down years if I now enjoy the feeling of being stuck in the middle of a
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      607 11  -  K-pop band Wonder Girls injected local colour into their concert by donning sarong kebayas Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg After the chorus of their 2008 hit Nobody became a global catchphrase, K-pop band Wonder Girls kept such a low profile in Asia that they practically disappeared. Yet they remain
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      392 11  -  Review Concert 2ND SINGAPORE LIEDER FESTIVAL The Sing Song Club The Living Room The Arts House Last Friday Chang Tou Liang Those who have been closely following these pages would have noticed a resurgence of vocal events in recent years, in the form of operas and
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      505 11  -  Review Concert ZEN RENAISSANCE The Philharmonic Chamber Choir School of the Arts Concert Hall Last Saturday Chang Tou Liang Following the popular success of the Hilliard Ensemble juxtaposing early choral music with Jan Garbarek’s saxophone, The Philharmonic Chamber Choir conducted by Lim Yau has attempted something
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      534 12  -  The Chinese TV contest will see professional musicians in the region slug it out weekly Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg Move over, Eurovision. There is an Asian player in town. Much like the popular song contest that pits participants from different European countries against one another, sparking fun
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      750 12  -  Review Theatre RITES REGULATIONS Platform 65 5Footway Inn: Project Sultan Last Saturday Corrie Tan In a country where lore and logic constantly struggle to co-exist, this tender double bill of plays does its best to marry both in an intimate, almost familial affair. With its guerilla-style
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        759 14 Reuters Bloomberg Associated Press Venice South Korean director Kim Ki Duk’s Pieta, an ultraviolent story of a loan shark confronted by a mysterious woman claiming to be his mother, scooped the Golden Lion award for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival last Saturday. The
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        440 14 Associated Press Agence France-Presse Toronto It has been tough for Kristen Stewart to be back out in public after revelations of an affair that led to her breakup with Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson. Yet there is no place she would rather be than at the
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          67 14 Rihanna hugged her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, briefly kissed him and tussled his hair moments after her big win at the MTV Video Music Awards last Thursday. The two split in 2009 after he attacked her. MTV showed on its website on Friday the grainy footage
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          89 14 A Cantopop singer who has been a vocal opponent of Hong Kong’s plan to introduce Chinese patriotism lessons has hinted that he was warned to keep quiet about the politically charged topic. Hins Cheung, the China-born, Hong Kong-based singer, said online last Friday that
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          63 14 Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Tom Hanks, Sofia Vergara, Julia Roberts, Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Pattinson were among dozens of stars who appeared last Friday on the third Stand Up To Cancer telethon in the United States. Some of the celebrities, such as Paltrow, had seen cancer sicken
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          72 14 A man allegedly clutching a pair of scissors was arrested last Saturday after police say he tried to force himself inside the Los Angeles home of 19-year-old singer-actress Miley Cyrus. The man went to the door and claimed to be her friend. He repeatedly threw
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      249 5 3 DAYS DELIVERY! SLK250 1.8 7G-Tronic. Selling $153,800 San Hup Bee #04-20 AML Tel *****717 ***3 DAYS DELIVERY! E200 Cabriolet. Keyless. Selling $145,800 San Hup Bee #04-20 AML Tel *****717 CARLINGUAL P/L *****777 2012 Mercedes SLK250 Blue Efficiency. AMG Sport 7G Panoramic Roof CARTIMES CERTIFIED SEP ’10 C200, Silver. Low
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      374 5 BRAND NEW SLK200/250 AMG, Panoramic Varo roof comand, Immed delivery, warranty, Sam: 8415-9990 DON’T MISS! 10/06 CLS 350 AMG Package! Low mileage! Tip-Top cond. Extended Warranty! 9691-6971 **6/’05 MERCEDES CLS350 Fr agt. Low mileage. Low depreciation. Well kept. Call *****533/ *****513 1 OWNER OCT/2011 E250 Coupe AMG Sports package, glass
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      445 5 11/’08 CL500 COUPE. 1 owner. C&C svc. 38K km. Like new $0 deposit. *****115 5/’96 E200 GREEN. COE 3/2016. Well kept. Low deposit/ trade in *****115 MERCEDES 1981 SL280 Well maintained. Blue. COE Mar 2019. Lily 9099-3335 08/09. 1 OWNER. Mercedes SLK200 Black, low mileage Agt maintained. *****666 01/97 MERCEDES
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      384 5 08 EX 1.5 Auto.Full inhse loan @1.99%. No payslip/ credit issues most welcome. Call *****195 David 4/06 LANCER 1.6M. 1 owner. Black. Depreciation: $5.5K per yr. $25.8K! 8439-8120 1/’08 LANCER EX 1.5A GLX, white, modify EVO, pass inspection,$48.8k.*****120 1 OWNER. 7/06 Lancer 1.6 Auto GLX Sports. Low km. F/ accessories.
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      361 5 SEPT 2006 NISSAN Latio 1.5A Black $***** Call now *****420 to view! ’2010 SYLPHY 1.5. 1 owner. Sell $75,800. Nice no! Well kept. Call now! *****877 BRAND NEW COND Zafira! Mar ’10. High OMV, low km. 1 owner! Selling cheap! Call *****801 Dr-step viewing! BEST BUY! ’07 Astra H 1.6A
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      304 5 GOOD DEAL! CAYENNE S ’12 Comfort Mem Seats, Pano Roof. Entry drive. R/Rail. P/Tailgate. PCM W/Rcam PDLS Bose *****252 12/06 CAYMAN. SPORTY Black, A1 cond. Accident free. Low mileage Lowest Depreciation. 8389 5888 9/2007 BOXSTER 2.7 Tip. Grey. Stutggart maintain. High OMV $77K. Accident free. A1 cond. *****552 04/’09 BOXSTER
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      333 6 MAR’09 LEGACY SEDAN 2.5A, 1 owner, Agt Maintain Low Mileage. Sell Cheap fr $68.9K. Call *****252. MAY’09 IMPREZA WRX-S 2.5M 5Dr. Accident free. 50% Off Insurance Premium. $75.9K. 8333-3038. WRX-S 2.5(M) FEB 08. 5-dr dark grey, 230hp stock Sell $57K. Owner *****117 5/’05 IMPREZA 1.6M, High Paper Val, New Tax/
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      281 6 11/2010 SWIFT 1.5A Blue, 1 lady owner, showroom cond 9653-0505 Hanif $765 X 57 mths! 6/’07 APV 1.6. Well kept. Evaluated by Vicom. 2 owner. *****420 LOAN IS MOST important! Got problem securing bank loan? Lowest in S’pore, 100% inhouse loan only 1.5% p.a. High OMV nearly $15K. 1 year
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      424 6 11/’09 AXIO 1.5 Auto. Beige A1 condition. Accident free. Low mileage done. Price neg. Call 9147-5786 CHEAPEST! 02/2008 BLACK Estima Aeras! 7 seater, s/roof. new rd tax. overtrade. Call now *****555 BLACK SPORT EDITION Vios Mid ’08. Agt svc. Low km. Well kept by 1 owner. Acicdent free. 9638-3200 ALTIS
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      292 6 CAMRY JAN’05, 1 owner, mthly $800, asking cheapest! Accident free original cond! Call 9298 1315 NOV/08 RUSH 1.5L Auto, leather seat, 17" rims, GPS, LED daylight, strut bar, spoiler, dr-step. 9791-1100 8/2008 ESTIMA 2.4A Aeras CNG. Black. 1 owner. New road tax. Accident free. No need touch up. *****899 5/2005
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      547 6 6/08 TOYOTA CAMRY 2.4A $75,800. Tip Top Condition. Trade in welcome. Call *****501/ *****555 7/’06 TOYOTA ALTIS 1.6A. Black. 1 owner. Accident free High trade-in. Asking cheap! Call now *****029 MARK X ZIO 2.4A, 28/10/08 New paintwork Rd Tax! Low fuel consumption! Only $83,888! Alex 9151-9315 VELLFIRE 2.4ZG POWER seat,
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      256 6 2011 JETTA 1.4 Sport, warranty maintained by agent. 1 owner. New interior. *****555 *****736 WHITE JETTA END ’09. 200HP. Agt svc. Low km. Accident free. GPS, DVD, etc. Well kept. 9105-4418 6 MTHS WARRANTY Coverage!! Lemon Law Checklist (STA) Oct’05 Passat 2.0A. Call *****111/ *****700 8/’11 VW JETTA 1.4A TSI,
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      428 6 MAR 09 V70 2.5T Estate for Sale. Grey w Black Int. 67km. Tip Top Cond. Ask $115k. Call *****118 XC90 5/’07, 7 Seater SUV, 2.5L Turbo Charged. 100% orig. Accident free! Selling below cost! 8201 2806 05/2011 VOLVO XC60 2.0T Omv $*****, Black, 22k km Cream Leather. Luxurious Elegant.Jeslin *****622
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      357 6 10/’06 TOYOTA ALTIS 1.6A Full svc by Borneo. 1 owner Low Km. $33.6k. *****617 8/08 RED DAIHATSU Copen Turbo charged engine. DVD. Low Km. 9173-6617 SPECIAL RATES MON THUR *Terms&conditionsapply $50 BOON LAY MRT 6898 0777 LOWER DELTA 6738 7777 TAMPINES MRT 6741 8888 T. BAHRU MRT 6232 8888 www.bkw.sg
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      658 7 10/’11 NISSAN CABSTAR Diesel. 10,000km. Under warranty. $87.8k. 9742-1147 11/’99 MITSUBISHI FE639 14ft Aluminium box. COE 3/’2017. Call 9021-4919 ’02 MITSUBISHI FE639 14ft Low-deck. New 10yrs COE High trade-in 9239-5516 5/’94 TOYOTA DYNA 150D. COE 4/2014. Good cond. Good price. Call *****918 96 NEAR NISSAN 10 ft. with hood Tax
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      342 7 9/96 BENZ OH1625L Well kept. Easy loan approval $33,800 Call 9380-6856 12/00 NISSAN URVAN. Well kept. Easy loan approval $19,800. Call 6555 3300 2012 SSANGYONG ACTYON Sport D/Cab Diesel. Pte name can register. 2WD 4WD avail. 3yrs/100,000 km Warranty by Agent Worth buy! call 6555 3300 8/06 SSANGYONG MUSSO 4x2
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      493 7 04/2006 PEUGEOT PARTNER. (Small Van). 01 Owner. Good Cond. $15.8k high trade-in *****231 ***REPOSSESSED 3/’2001 BENZ Vito 110CDi (GU4121P) Highest offer secure Call now 6555-3300 5/07 CITROEN BERLINGO 1.6M. Good cond $500 driveaway. High trade in Sell $21,800. 6555-3300 2/04 CITROEN BERLINGO 1.9. 100% loan avail, $500 driveaway. Selling cheap
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      297 7 2/06 OPEL COMBO 1.3. No repair needed, high trade in 100% loan. 6555 3300 4/04 OPEL COMBO 1.7. 1 owner. $500 driveaway Cheap $8,800. 6555 3300 5/08 OPEL COMBO 1.7. 1 owner, 100% loan avail $28,800 call 6555 3300 10/09 PEUGEOT PARTNER 1.6. Excellent cond $500 driveaway. Call 6555 3300
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      219 7 ANGLIN 17K SQFT, s/sty near Tanglin Mall, $25M yet neg/ Jervois Hill 15K sqft, for rebuild. K.H Tan *****348 T $5.XM! MT SINAI cul-de-sac. Designer strata detached. Best unit. Pool. 6329/ 8212 sqft. 5+2. 9325-5000 Mike RARE NASSIM GCB ***** sqft up, Beautiful regular plot. Mins to Orchard. Last of
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      406 7 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE MacPherson few unit $1.xm Sennett few unit $2.xm Changi Rd 3sty Inter $2.xm Don’t miss Call 8468-7772 GORGEOUS HSE WITH generous land 5726 sqft. $8xx psf, 5 bdrms all ensuite. Eastwood Rd 99 yrs. View By Appt. Irvin 9760 4706 BRAND NEW BOURNEMOUTH (Katong) exquisite Semi-d. Approx
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      226 7 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE Macpherson 2 sty terr 1.xM Verde 3sty corner $1.xM Kovan 2sty 2300sqft 2.xM Seletar 2sty 1900sqft 2.xM Corporation 3sty terr. 2.xM Carpmael F’hold terr $2M ARIBBEAN PENTHSE 3+1. 2170 sqft Vacant $2.8M neg; Rent $9.9K. *****475 owner C 3-BDRM CENTRAL Green. 1292 sqft. Tenanted $4.8K till 3/’2013.
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      230 7 BEAUFORT ON NASSIM. F’hold. Penthse, 3358 sqft, 4+1/ Ground flr. 3692 sqft. 4 rm. Eileen Lau *****681 PARVIS ON HOLLAND Hill 990/ 1701/ 2013/ 3229 sqft Brand new. Lush greenery. Holland V. CS 909-***** FREEHOLD! CASA JERVOIS 1270 sqft Ground fl unit View on Sat 4 to 5pm. Call Raymond
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      196 7 FLORIDIAN. BT TIMAH 4+1 1830/2400 sqft. 3+1, 1660 sqft.2+1 940/960sqft. MGS Immed. 9459-3883 PSG WHERE TO FIND Brand new, city fringe, F’hold, 1+Study Airstream 506 sqft $690k. Daren 9682-8258 NEW LAUNCH Bartley MRT. F’hold 1/ 2/ 3-bdrm. www.philinyoon.com Call for booking now! *****717 1-BDRM MOUNTBATTEN Lodge, 366 sqft, Walkup Can
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      352 8 3/4/5 BEDROOMS FOR sale! St. Patrick’s Residence, Along Marine Parade Road Call Jenny *****855 Now! BEDOK RESIDENCES. INTEGRATED devt with MRT, Bus X-change, Shpg Mall Must grab! *****678 Titan TAMPINES COURT DUPLEX 1711 sqft. Best high flr. Best Blk. Move-in. 2nd Best Just Sold for $1.16M. A little more the
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      840 8 D25-28 North Pte Apts for Sale D25-28 North Pte Apts for Sale D25-28 North Pte Apts for Sale Stunning View of Golf Course, Reservoir Greenery skies 1 Luxurious 420 units (1 -4bdrm Penthouse Dual-key /Townhouse) 1 Superior Finishes Branded Fittings Efficients Functional Layout 1 Near Seletar Aerospace Park 1 Fligh
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      298 8 MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION CONSERVED Blair 4+3. Inground pool Utterly fab. isabelredrup.com/ir28.php$18k. *****055. Susan BRAND NEW CHILTERN Dr detached. Approx 9900 sqft. 6+1+1 all ensuite. Pool Exquisite, serene enclave. Int’l schs. CS 909-***** ***8 VANDA ROAD. Prime. Bungalow 7500/6500 sqft 6+1+pool. Reno. 2 yrs. 3 levels. $16.5K. Aso sale Ow ner *****635
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      322 8 PARKWEST 3-BDRM, 1894 sqft. Mid flr. P/furn, quiet. Near amenities. Immed. *****247 Lawrence Chua ONE SHENTON. 1 bdrm 538 sqft, high flr.f/furn. $4.7K/ 2 bdrm+balcony, 1170 sqft, p/furn, good layout. $5.7K. CLEMENTIWOODS 3+1. 1389 sqft. Pool view. Nicely furn Just bring luggage! Immed neg. Annie 9847 3628 THE BENCOOLEN 2BDRM
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      352 8 THE TRIZON BRAND new apt 1593 sqft 3+1, spacious balconies. Pool view. $7.5K neg. Co broke SL Chan *****286 Town &Country D.09 SCOTTS SQ. F/furn 3+1 High flr. Totally unblocked. Posh, brand new furniture. $13.8K. Bernice 9456-0718 SIXTH AVE VILLE nicely reno. Well-kept. 3+maid, 1572 sqft. P/furn. Avail Immed. $5K.
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      333 8 NO COMMISSION ON tenant Orchard Dalvey Rd studio S$1700-$2750, Call Rick *****615 *****117 TANGLIN RESIDENCES (3+1) 1485 sqft, $8.2k. Pool view P/ furnish. Vacant. Immed. Call Rex Tan 9027-0155 LANGSTONVILLE 3-RM NEW Modern kitchen, baths. Reno. F/Furn. Somerset MRT. Ask $5k neg. 9688 0863 SEVEN HOLT RD 2,160 sq.ft. 4+1.
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      337 8 JUST TOP! 8@ Woodleigh 1/2/3/4 bdrm. 398-1378 sqft MRT/ Mall/ eateries $2.8K up. Roger *****297 10-MINS TO TOWN!! Brand new Casa Areta, 2 rm, pool view, Partial/f/furn, MRT, Immed! $3k up. *****050 GRANDLINK SQ. 3+1. 1300 sqft. Near MRT/ Mkt/ Food Ctr/PIE. Spacious, unblock. F/furn. Leon 9754-6560 CENTRAL GROVE, cosy,
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      397 8 NORTHOAKS/ WOODSVALE, 3+1. $2.9K+. Sep Nov. Penthse. 3+1, P/ unfurn. Tony Kwek *****270 1+1 STUDIOS YISHUN, Thomson pte hse 6mth-3ys $1.5 -$2K. Call/SMS *****612 $100 UP! SVC Studio/1/2/3 rm apt in S’pore/ Shanghai Call *****884, *****432 www.isapartments.com 1+1 INDEPENDANT UNITS Thomson, Yishun, Semba wang, AMK, greenery, eateries. $1.5K-$2.2K. Call/ SMS
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      423 9 Q’TOWN MRT 2+1+1 small rm. Blk 158. F/furn. Aircon. Near mkt/ hawker. Avail 8 Oct. 9383-0096 Lina Ho 5-RM ST GEORGE’S f/furn, aircon, newly painted, high flr, beautiful view. Boo Keng MRT. Keet *****025 DELTA AVE. RARELY Avail! Walk to MRT. Approved 5Rm. High flr. Nicely furn. Large rms. Eric
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      377 9 VERY HUMBLE FAMILY with maid looking for whole unit. Latest 15 Oct. Owner pls call Simon *****640 Ramp-up B2 Industrial For Lease Sale μUnit size 2,745 sq ft μLocated at Tuas View Place μNear future Tuas West MRT/ bus stop expressways μColumn-free layout attached toilet Canteen within the development μAgents
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      380 9 KAKI BUKIT TECHPARK 2, 4sty Bldg. ***** sqft. Nicely fitted, lifts, 6 carparks. Immed David Poh *****821 LOYANG: FOR TAKEOVER. With cleanroom 15,000 sq ft. Upp flr Well fitted. Avail immed. Savills *****101 PRIME! WOODLANDS Ind Pk E. Fty. space, warehse, office avail. Easy parking. neg. 9118-3215 Mr Phua MACPHERSON/
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      334 9 GRADE A OFFICE ,*****sqft Raffles Pl. Whole floor. Next to MRT. Rental yield 4.5%. 9101-6433 LamHH STYLISH SHOPHSE CLUB St/ Ann Siang/ Amoy. Charming, near banks, food etc. Suits gallery, showroom, etc. 700/ 1000/ 1200/ 2000 sqft. 9382-2223 DTZ ETAIL SPACE NTU, 118 sqft, heavy human traffic flow, suits Ice-cream/
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