The Straits Times, 17 September 2012

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 M O ND A Y S EPTEMBER 1 7 201 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MICA (P) 002/02/2012
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    Lock icon Anti-Japan protests spread across China
    562 1  -  PM Noda calls on Beijing to protect Japanese nationals and companies By HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg BEIJING Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda urged Beijing yesterday to protect Japanese nationals, companies and diplomatic buildings from attack as rowdy an-ti-Japan protests erupted in cities across
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    Lock icon Health board to launch survey on sexual attitudes of young
    452 1  -  By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg THE sexual mores of young Singaporeans is one focus of a new survey to understand how to encourage healthy sexual practices among them. Commissioned by the Health Promotion Board, the study will include in-depth interviews with
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    Lock icon $1.28m HUDC flat
    60 1 A NEW record has been set for an HUDC flat. The 1,680 sq ft maisonette on Shunfu Road was sold in July for $1.28 million, topping last year’s $1.22 million for a 1,668 sq ft HUDC flat in the same area. This works out to about $762
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    Lock icon No takers for links
    29 1 A GOVERNMENT effort to prod Orchard Road building owners into constructing 12 underground linkways has been met with scepticism. L TOP OF THE NEWS, A2-3
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Licensed, but 30,000 not working as guards
      616 2/3  -  Long shifts, low pay, not feeling respected among reasons: Firms By TOH YONG CHUAN tohyc@sph.com.sg THE security sector has long suffered from a shortage of guards. But, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), there are nearly 30,000 guards, or almost half,
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      Lock icon Orchard Rd building owners baulk at underground links
      561 2/3  -  By JESSICA LIM, NG KAI LING limjess@sph.com.sg kailing@sph.com.sg A RECENT effort by the Government to prod Orchard Road building owners into constructing 12 underground linkways there has been met with scepticism. The owners are reluctant to take up the offer of bigger
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      Lock icon RARE F1 RITUAL FOR SAFE SPEEDING
      216 2/3  -  TERRENCE VOON The Singapore leg of the Formula One race is known for being a rarity the only night race in the circuit. But what is equally rare and less publicised is the multi-religious prayer for safety before the start of F1 week in
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      Lock icon Foul play ruled out in death of envoy-designate to China
      312 2/3  -  By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO Japan’s next envoy to China, who collapsed just days after his appointment last week, has died in a Tokyo hospital. Mr Shinichi Nishimiya, 60, fell unconscious on a Tokyo street on his
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      Lock icon Territorial disputes may drag in US, warns defence chief Panetta
      399 2/3 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO United States Defence Secretary Leon Panetta expressed concern that provocations and violence that may stem from the territorial disputes in the Asia-Pacific region may expand. The effect could drag in countries such as the US,
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • TOP OF THE NEWS
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          Lock icon Protests worry Japan
          49 4 THOUSANDS of antiJapanese demonstrators (right) mounted protests in cities across China yesterday to denounce Japan in a row over disputed islands in the East China Sea, prompting the Japanese Prime Minister to call on Beijing to ensure the protection of Japanese citizens and property. PAGE A1
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          Lock icon Choosing not to work
          45 4 THE security sector has long suffered from a shortage of guards. But, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs, there are nearly 30,000 guards who can work but choose not to over complaints of long hours and poor pay. PAGE A2
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          Lock icon Taiwan’s carer scheme
          73 4 A PILOT scheme to help Taiwanese families with elderly members who need looking after will take off next year. A plus for the “carer on demand” scheme is that helpers do not live with the families, an arrangement that many Taiwanese may prefer. Non-profit organisations will become
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Plucky Paralympian
          64 4 SINGAPOREAN equestrian rider Laurentia Tan (right) has cerebral palsy and is deaf but that has not stopped her from leading an independent life. The silver and bronze medallist at the recent Paralympic Games in London drives herself around, eats with chopsticks and lip-reads so she does not need
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          Lock icon Big and beautiful
          65 4 PLUS-SIZED actress Brooke Elliott, who plays the lead role in the sitcom Drop Dead Diva, is proud of the fact that the role is unlike typical TV characters who are thin and glamorous. In the show, the actress plays vapid model Deb, who dies and then returns
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Job fears in China
          49 4 IT IS getting increasingly hard to find jobs in China as the world’s No. 2 economy slows down. In a special report, The Straits Times China Bureau looks at how firms are dealing with the longer-than expected slump, with some even retrenching workers. PAGE A8
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          Lock icon Upside to dip in mining
          69 4 THERE may be an upside to the possible end of Australia’s iron ore mining boom, as a slowdown could give much of the country a sorely needed boost. As miners fret about the recent slump in the price of the country’s biggest export, analysts say
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        Lock icon Boosting the lot of part-timers
        42 4 OPINION MAKING part-time work more rewarding is a sensible way to encourage retirees, housewives and others to return to the labour force. This can help ease the labour crunch and reduce reliance on foreign labour. PAGE A18
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon Record HUDC unit price
          46 4 A 1,680 sq ft maisonette in Bishan was sold in July for $1.28 million setting a new record for the sale price of an HUDC flat. HUDC units have been in recent years attracting ever-larger bids for their roomy interiors. PAGE B1
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          Lock icon Going for lower grades
          59 4 MOTORISTS are steering away from high-octane fuels, either because of cost or because their cars do not need them. Market watchers said the trend has developed amid rising pump prices and a growing awareness that most cars are built to run on a variety of petrol
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Asean link tomorrow
          36 4 THE Asean Trading Link, beginning with the Singapore Exchange and Bursa Malaysia, will kick off tomorrow. Will Singapore investors, bruised by the 1998 Clob fiasco, embrace Malaysian shares all over again? PAGE B8
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          Lock icon Staff volunteerism up
          41 4 VOLUNTEERISM has shot up among OCBC Bank staff. In the first six months of the year, more than 1,000 employees have participated in corporate social responsibility activities, compared with 600 for the whole of last year. PAGE B10
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        Lock icon Future of S’pore F1 race
        48 4 SPORT AN ANNOUNCEMENT on whether Singapore will extend its five-year contract to host the Formula One race is being tipped to coincide with this week’s grand prix. Only one thing is for sure: The decision will divide opinion. PAGE B18 ST FILE PHOTO
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      • WHAT’S ONLINE
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          52 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L iPhone 5’s 4G may be of limited use in Singapore L Prince William no fan of “king of fruits”e:r L French editor defendsQRcodegeneratedonhttp://qrcode.littleidiot.be Kate’s topless photos, puts them on sale L Non-medical public health-care workers to get larger pay package QR code
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          Lock icon Top citizen journalism stories
          64 4 www.stomp.com.sg L High -speed crash during Orchard Road “race” leaves car a mangled ruinQRcodegeneratedonhttp://qrcode.littleidiot.be L Out-of-control teens: Girl teaches peers to smoke while guy has drinking party L Auntie spotted picking beansprouts on a train L Road stained after can of white paint tumbles from vehicle
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          40 4 www.razortv.com.sg L How heavy is the Merlion? L A new, snazzy Feng Tianwei L Too much tuition bad for kids: Heng Swee Keat L Horrifying dining experiences in Singapore L The man behind SingHealth group CEO Ivy Ng
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      Lock icon Stealth brigade keeps tabs on nursing homes
      624 5  -  MOH programme aimed at guarding against abuse By GOH SHI TING stgoh@sph.com.sg RETIREE David Alexander Ong walked into a nursing home one Saturday, looked around, took mental notes and started to chat with residents and care staff. But he was not looking to
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      Lock icon Taiwan starts carer-on-demand pilot scheme to help seniors
      536 5  -  By LEE SEOK HWAI TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT seokhwai@sph.com.sg TAIPEI Taiwanese families with elderly members who need looking after can get some extra part-time help when a “care-giver on demand” pilot scheme takes off next year. Under the island-wide scheme mooted by the government
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      Lock icon Over 1,000 DBSS flats still unsold since scheme’s suspension
      741 6  -  By ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg SOURCES: DEVELOPERS, AGENTS MORE than 1,000 Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) flats have been sitting unsold since the scheme was suspended last year. Experts say demand for these pricier homes has likely been dampened
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      Lock icon Western embassies in Muslim world on high alert
      593 6 US urges vigilance as pockets of angry protests continue across globe AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS, DUBAI Western embassies across the Muslim world remained on high alert and the United States urged vigilance after days of anti-American violence sparked by an online video that
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      Lock icon Filmmaker who sparked protests may be in hiding
      436 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES A filmmaker linked to an anti-Islamic movie that has sparked protests across the Muslim world said he would not be returning home, the authorities said. Mr Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, was interviewed at a police station in his
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        Lock icon Taleban attack Prince’s air base
        69 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBAI Nato officials yesterday detailed unprecedented damage from a Taleban assault on the Afghanistan base where Britain’s Prince Harry is deployed. The attack late on Friday killed two US Marines and wounded several in an assault the militia said was to avenge an
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        Lock icon Paris tightens US Embassy security
        49 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS Police said they are reinforcing security around the US Embassy in Paris, a day after hundreds gathered to protest against the film which insults Islam. Police officer Pierre Coric said 150 people were detained last Saturday as the protest was unauthorised.
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        Lock icon ‘Influenced by preacher’
        73 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES The makers of an anti-Islamic movie that set off violent anti-US protests around the world were influenced by a southern California-based Coptic preacher, who made a business out of insults to the Prophet Muhammad, the Los Angeles Times reported. It said yesterday that
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      66 6 Exclusive F1 treat for ST readers As Singapore gears up for this week’s F1 race, readers of The Straits Times can catch some of the excitement. Twelve lucky winners will get to cycle around the circuit with UBS and Singapore GP on Sept 23 while Shell will host five readers
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Romney yet to find killer punch
      1241 7  -  Inability to gain traction at late stage of US presidential race spells trouble By CHUA CHIN HON US BUREAU CHIEF chinhon@sph.com.sg WASHINGTON As the United States presidential election enters its final phase, Republican challenger Mitt Romney is under growing pressure to step up his
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      Lock icon Battleground America
      394 7 WITH less than 60 days to go, the United States presidential race is entering the home straight. BATTLEGROUND STATES As with past presidential elections, this year’s race will be decided by a handful of battleground states. The emerging consensus between the two campaigns is that nine states, from
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon China’s workers feel pain of slowdown
        1048 8  -  Companies putting off investments, delaying new hires and letting go staff It is getting increasingly hard to find jobs in China as the world’s No. 2 economy slows down. In a special report, The Straits Times China Bureau looks at how firms are dealing
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      • Article
        Lock icon Close watch on Chinese officials’ watches
        577 8 WASHINGTON POST BEIJING In the end, it was not the Chinese official’s handling of a bus crash that got him into big trouble. Neither was it the tone-deaf photo of him grinning at the scene, where 36 lives had just been consumed in flames.
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        Lock icon Xi returning to diplomatic duties with Asean meeting
        317 8 REUTERS SHANGHAI China’s leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping will attend a meeting with South-east Asian nations later this week, the Foreign Ministry announced yesterday, signalling his return to diplomatic duties after skipping a series of events with foreign dignitaries. Vice-President Xi had been out
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        Lock icon Tooth patch could spell end of decay
        233 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Scientists in Japan have created a microscopically thin film that can coat individual teeth to prevent decay or make them appear whiter, the chief researcher said. The “tooth patch” (below), a hard-wearing and ultra-flexible material made from hydroxyapatite, the main
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      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Protests against anti-Islam film continue in Asia
        646 9 YouTube blocks movie in Indonesia, India as rallies break out in South Asia AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS KABUL Protests broke out against a controversial anti-Islam film in the South Asian countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan yesterday, even as YouTube blocked access to
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      • Article
        Lock icon Battle on for hearts and votes in East Malaysia
        503 10  -  Opposition announces defections of two Sabah Umno leaders By YONG YEN NIE MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT yyennie@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR The battle for Sabah and Sarawak has begun in earnest as the ruling Barisan Nasional and the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) alliance held separate
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        Lock icon SWIMMING ‘TIGERS’ IN TAIWAN LAKE
        59 10 More than 28,000 swimmers crossed the central Sun Moon Lake along a 3.3km route yesterday, in this photo released by Taiwan’s Nantou County government. The annual swimming event in Taiwan’s largest lake drew a record of nearly 28,400 swimmers from 33 countries, including more than
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Nato accused of killing 8 women
          70 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KABUL Nato was accused of killing eight women yesterday in an air strike, capping a weekend in which six soldiers were shot dead by presumed Afghan colleagues and a Taleban assault caused major losses on a military base in Afghanistan. The International
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          Lock icon Ban on mixed dancing rejected
          52 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE COLOMBO The Maldives government yesterday rejected a ban on dancing in public between men and women called by its own Islamic Affairs Ministry. Presidential spokesman Abbas Riza said a circular issued by the ministry was not enforceable as it had no basis in
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          Lock icon Manila urged to deport detainees
          59 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA Taiwan is urging the Philippines to deport nearly 300 Taiwanese arrested in an alleged online fraud, after one died and others began falling ill in makeshift detention facilities, officials said yesterday. Philippine authorities last month arrested 380 suspected members of a syndicate,
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        Lock icon Typhoon batters Okinawa, heads for S. Korea
        370 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG XINHUA TOKYO A powerful typhoon passing over south-western Japan yesterday left tens of thousands of homes without power and brought transport to the region by sea and air to a halt. Japan’s meteorological agency said Typhoon Sanba crossed
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG; XINHUA  -  370 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Perak gets ready for tourism boom
        795 11  -  Opportunities open up for locals with World Heritage status for Lenggong By CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg LENGGONG (Perak) In the week after Perak’s little-known Lenggong valley was awarded the Unesco World Heritage status in June, hundreds of visitors flocked to this sleepy
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        Lock icon India’s top auditor becomes a force against corruption
        711 12  -  His reports bring to light cases of govt mismanagement, waste and graft By KRITTIVAS MUKHERJEE INDIA CORRESPONDENT mkritti@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI India’s top auditor Vinod Rai is like a recurring nightmare for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government. In the past two years, Mr
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        Lock icon Ugly underside of Indian politics and economic life
        453 12 NEW YORK TIMES NEW DELHI His business rivals never fully understood how Mr Manoj Jayaswal got so rich so fast, except that he often seemed joined at the hip with powerful politicians. Mr Jayaswal hosted them at lavish parties, entertained them at
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        Lock icon SHOW OF HANDS
        51 12 Indian and Taiwanese performers in Taipei showing off henna tattoos, traditional Indian skin decorations which are temporary. They were participating in the Indian Culture Festival yesterday, a yearly event inaugurated in 2004 to showcase the country’s food, clothing and arts and crafts. PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO: ASSOCIATED
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        Lock icon Court frees Khmer Rouge ‘First Lady’
        335 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHNOM PENH The former “First Lady” of Cambodia’s murderous Khmer Rouge regime has been freed, a court official said, after the country’s war crimes tribunal ruled that she was unfit to stand trial. Ieng Thirith, 80, who experts say has Alzheimer’s disease,
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        Lock icon Japan unprepared to deal with Mount Fuji eruption
        277 12 REUTERS TOKYO When Professor Toshitsugu Fujii became head of a Japanese task force on disaster response at Mount Fuji, he was confronted with a startling oversight: Japan had no plan in place to deal with a disaster in which an earthquake sparks
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        Lock icon Hong Kong’s 'young stock market whizz’
        800 13  -  Investment contest winner wants to teach teens how to invest PEOPLE TO WATCH By LI XUEYING HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg HONG KONG Standing at a gangly 1.8m, Mr Simon Siu Fai looks like a typical undergraduate who enjoys playing basketball and fiddling around on
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        Lock icon Pro-childcare charity helps working mums
        785 13  -  By HIMAYA QUASEM hquasem@sph.com.sg DHAKA It was a decision that would change the course of her life. Almost three decades ago, Mrs Suraiya Haque was looking for a maid when she found a candidate who seemed just right for the job. There was only one
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      Lock icon Royal family fights to curb spread of topless photos
      313 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON Britain’s royal family was struggling yesterday to prevent the spread of topless photographs of Prince William’s wife Catherine, after the threat of legal action failed to intimidate Irish and Italian titles. In a fresh blow a
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      Lock icon Suu Kyi heads to US for landmark 17-day tour
      752 14  -  She is set to receive US Congress’ top civilian honour and meet Obama By TRACY QUEK US CORRESPONDENT tracyq@sph.com.sg WASHINGTON To her many supporters in government and civil society here, Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit to the United
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      Lock icon Activist cancels US trip to receive award after others are denied passports
      309 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS YANGON A prominent Myanmar activist said he is cancelling a trip to the United States to receive a democracy award, to show solidarity with more than a dozen fellow activists whose applications for passports have apparently
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Woman to head scandal-hit unit
        77 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN ANTONIO The US Air Force has chosen a woman to lead its basic training unit where dozens of female recruits have alleged they were sexually assaulted or harassed by male instructors in the past year. Colonel Deborah Liddick will take command of
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        Lock icon UN peace envoy ends Syria visit
        57 14 WASHINGTON POST AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIRUT United Nations envoy Lakhdar Brahimi left Damascus yesterday after a four-day visit. He met President Bashar al-Assad and held a conversation with rebels using Skype in a last-ditch attempt to find a political solution to the conflict as fighting
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        Lock icon ‘Errant’ lingerie shops closed
        65 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RIYADH Saudi Arabia’s Labour Ministry has ordered the closure of 100 lingerie shops in the capital for having men on their sales staff, the Al-Eqtisadiah daily said yesterday. It quoted an official as saying that all shops that violate a decree on the “feminisation
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      Lock icon ‘Car bomb’ youth nabbed in sting operation
      443 14 REUTERS CHICAGO An 18-year-old youth who tried to set off what he thought was a car bomb outside a downtown Chicago bar has been arrested and charged in a federal undercover sting, the authorities said. Adel Daoud, a United States citizen who lives
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      Lock icon Israelis clearing bomb shelters
      863 15  -  People are stocking up on essentials in case of war with Iran By ABRAHAM RABINOVICH FOR THE STRAITS TIMES abra@netvision.net.il JERUSALEM On Monday last week, Ms Ilanit Shapiro stapled a notice to the bulletin board in the lobby of her Jerusalem apartment building inviting residents to
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      Lock icon Worrying about next regime after Assad’s fall
      438 15  -  ABRAHAM RABINOVICH JERUSALEM Mr Ari Shavit, one of Israel’s most influential journalists, made the four-hour drive up to the Golan Heights from Jerusalem last month and parked on high ground overlooking the broad plain stretching towards Damascus, 56km to the east. Shortly before
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      Lock icon All-digital news project launched
      241 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON It seems like a terrible time to be launching a news operation. But there are opportunities and niches, and the new digital media launch called Quartz from Atlantic Media Company seeks to exploit them. Quartz is set to launch in the coming weeks
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      Lock icon Militant strike at Sinai security HQ triggers clashes
      419 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAIRO Militants attacked a security building in Egypt’s Sinai yesterday, sparking clashes, while three policemen were wounded in separate fighting in the area, security officials said. The clashes erupted as armed men belonging to Islamic militant groups attacked the North
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      Lock icon US faces massive bill to modernise ageing nuclear arsenal
      367 15 WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON The United States nuclear arsenal, the most powerful but indiscriminate class of weapons ever created, is set to undergo the costliest overhaul in its history, even as the military faces spending cuts to its conventional arms programmes at
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      Lock icon Upside to slowdown in Australia’s mining boom
      998 16  -  Sectors hit by record-high dollar like exports and tourism may get a boost By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com SYDNEY Australians have begun to panic about the possible end of the mining boom, but a slowdown could give much of the
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      478 16 BLOOMBERG TOKYO It is smaller than a golf cart, runs on electricity and will probably be legal on the roads soon. The ultra-compact is set to be Japan’s first new vehicle niche in 50 years, and an opportunity for the
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        98 16 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON New home construction and sales of previously owned houses probably climbed last month, a sign that residential real estate is one of the US economy’s few bright spots, economists said before reports this week. Housing starts increased to a 765,000 annual rate, the
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        101 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK Occupy Wall Street will mark its first anniversary today by attempting to blockade the New York Stock Exchange and relaunch the movement against what it sees as inequality, organisers said. The social protest movement has seen a steep drop in
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        64 16 XINHUA BEIJING A deputy governor of China’s central bank has said the country will soon release a five-year plan for the nation’s financial reform in the 2011-2015 period. The plan will include areas like the marketisation of interest rates, liberalisation of exchange rates and internationalisation
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      385 16 BLOOMBERG ATHENS Greece’s Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund has identified 40 uninhabited islands and islets that could be leased for as long as 50 years to reduce debt, as pressure grows on the country to revive an assetsales plan key to
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      588 17 Between 2009 and last year, 821,000 households shifted to non-bank options WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON In the aftermath of one of the worst recessions in history, more Americans have limited or no interaction with banks, and instead they rely on cheque cashers and
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      515 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GENEVA With their long-cher-ished secrecy practices increasingly under attack, Swiss banks are scrambling for a new way to attract wealthy foreign clients. “Banking secrecy is no longer there. That’s gone. It is over,” international wealth management consultant Osmond
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      920 19  -  By CHING CHEONG SENIOR WRITER chingcheong@gmail.com HONG KONG’S recent Legislative Council (LegCo) elections have important implications for the direct election of its chief executive in 2017. The LegCo election results should boost Beijing’s confidence in granting the Special Administrative Region (SAR) universal
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      844 19  -  By BURTON ONG FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is an associate professor at the National University of Singapore’s Faculty of Law. THE issue of medical fees and when these should be regarded as sufficiently excessive to warrant disciplinary action was recently back
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      833 19  -  By SALIM OSMAN SENIOR WRITER salim@sph.com.sg THE Malaysian opposition leader’s campaign trail was rudely interrupted one Saturday when a hostile mob linked to Umno pelted stones and sprayed red paint at his bus to stop him from holding a rally in Malacca. One of Datuk Seri Anwar
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      929 20  -  By MICHAEL RICHARDSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. AS THE struggle to control disputed islands and valuable offshore resources intensified in the East and South China seas over the past few
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      913 20  -  By THOMAS FRIEDMAN NEW YORK TIMES ONE of the standard lines about China’s economy is that the Chinese are good at copying, but they could never invent a hula hoop. It’s not in their DNA, we are told, and their rote education system reinforces
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      1081 20  -  By FRANK-JURGEN RICHTER FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is founder and chairman of Horasis, a global business community. WITH the United States presidential election just a few short months away and Americans engrossed in the candidates’ domestic views, the rest of the
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      1154 21  -  By BRAHMA CHELLANEY FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is the author of Water: Asia’s New Battleground (Georgetown University Press). ASIA’S water crisis is at the heart of the world’s water challenges, where the degradation of surface and subterranean water resources threatens the ecosystem.
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        170 22  -  Helen Lim (Ms) Director, Media Relations Public Education Land Transport Authority George Madhavan Director, 3PN Department PUB, the national water agency WE THANK Mr Chew Mun Kit (“Flood worry with more MRT lines”; last Tuesday). When planning for new MRT stations, the PUB and the Land
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        180 22  -  Jeffrey Law A LEGAL framework and community mediation centres are not only ineffective, but also slow in resolving disputes between neighbours (“Neighbourly rows can’t be settled by law: Experts”; last Monday), especially when problems should be nipped in the bud. The residents’ committee
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        330 22  -  Yap Shi Wen WITH the Government moving to extend tertiary education to a greater part of the population (“40% of each cohort to get shot at local universities”; Aug 27), perhaps universities here could consider offering associate degrees. An associate degree is an undergraduate academic
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        242 22  -  MAN FOUND DEAD IN TRASH-FILLED FLAT Lieutenant-Colonel A. Razak Director, Public Affairs Department Singapore Civil Defence Force Lim Lea Lea (Ms) Director (Branch Operations) Housing Development Board RESIDENTS are strongly encouraged to make their environment safer to live in by adopting good housekeeping habits
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        155 22  -  Irene Ng (Ms) WHILE I agree that constant reminders are necessary to get people to return their trays (“Many sceptical over tray return campaign”; last Friday), there is another vital reason why the scheme at West Coast Market Square did not work. The
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        143 22  -  Seow Joo Heng OFFERING incentives to get people to return their food trays may not work (“Many sceptical over tray return campaign”; last Friday), because people here are generally well-off and will not be motivated by small sums; just look at the cool response to FairPrice’s
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        261 22  -  Kathleen Goh (Ms) Director (Planning Dept 2) Housing Development Board WE THANK Dr V. Subramaniam (“Plan for recreational spaces even as new flats are being built”; Forum Online, last Monday). Plots of vacant land in HDB towns are set
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      773 1  -  Price for maisonette beats the $1.22m for flat in same Bishan area last year By DARYL CHIN darylc@sph.com.sg A NEW record has been set for an HUDC flat. The 1,680 sq ft maisonette along Shunfu Road was sold in July for $1.28 million, topping last
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      90 2 Tampines GRC MP Baey Yam Keng played conductor yesterday when he led the Philharmonic Youth Winds the youth arm of The Philharmonic Winds at a Singapore Press Holdings Gift of Music concert in his constituency. Mr Baey, who is also adviser to Tampines grassroots
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      923 2  -  Minister’s remarks seen as ‘moral support’ in face of growing demands By KEZIA TOH keziatoh@sph.com.sg SOME parents expect one-on-one tutoring for their children after school. Others want a guarantee that teachers will not raise their voices or scold them in
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      219 2  -  KEZIA TOH THE mother at the centre of a row over a teacher cutting her son’s hair has said she is disappointed that the case was highlighted by Education Minister Heng Swee Keat. In his annual Work Plan Seminar speech last week, Mr Heng cited Madam
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      687 3  -  ‘Non-premium’ grades capture 65.5% of sales; analysts cite cost, awareness By CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg MOTORISTS are steering away from high-octane fuels, either because of cost or because their cars do not need them. Latest data from the Department of Statistics shows the sale
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      109 3 Two Left Feet dance school instructor Kiky Shannon (right, in black), 34, twirls his school’s co-founder Wendy Yee, 37, as they dance along Orchard Road. Sixty dance students took part in a Brazilian zouk a dance style flash mob outside Mandarin Gallery yesterday. Coordinated
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      445 4  -  SingPost setting up 24-hour lockers that will open with an access code By JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg PARCEL deliveries often fail to reach their destinations, thwarted by unanswered doorbells, doorstep thieves and futile treks to closed post offices. A new delivery locker system,
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      373 4  -  By GOH SHI TING stgoh@sph.com.sg THE YMCA is embarking on a study to help people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) find employment in the information technology sector. For a start, it wants to reach out to 200 people with ASD aged
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      908 5  -  They want the better connection and to be able to mall-hop even if it rains By NG KAI LING kailing@sph.com.sg ORCHARD Road mall owners may be cool to the idea of having to build linkways, but shoppers want that alternative of walking and shopping underground.
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      482 7  -  53-year-old covers 60km in 12 hours, raising $120k at Yellow Ribbon event By DARYL CHIN darylc@sph.com.sg A CAT suit is hardly the type of gear to run a marathon. But this was what Madam Jenap Said wore yesterday. And it was not just for
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      122 7 A striking red, 100m-long dragon with blinking lights for eyes mesmerised the crowd as it made its way through Chinatown during the Mid-Autumn Festival light-up ceremony last night. Performed by Nam Sieng Dragon Lion Dance Activity Centre, the dance was part of the opening ceremony
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      478 7  -  By BRYNA SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg EVERY morning at Xinmin Primary School, 15 minutes before classes start, teachers begin pairing off with pupils for a one-to-one chat. They talk about the pupil’s family, his interests and hobbies conversation topics taken from a questionnaire
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      329 7  -  By KEZIA TOH keziatoh@sph.com.sg IN ITS first public fund-raiser since a high-profile scandal in 2005, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) yesterday raised $400,000 to buy artificial kidneys for patients. It did so through a carnival, Lighting Up Lives, held at the Marina Barrage. The event attracted
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      111 6 FRENCH skincare brand Clarins’ latest anti-ageing Double Serum comes in a single bottle that combines separate water and oil-based formulas with each pump. MrEricGooris,headofClarinsLaboratories,says:“The amount that is pumped out is in line with the ratio of hydrolipic in our skin and skin cells.”
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      695 6  -  Fans of the popular dessert tau huay can now make their own version with just a touch of the button and the right ingredients By Karen Teng YOU can now make soya bean pudding (tau huay) at home in 25 minutes by using a new multi-purpose machine.
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      196 6 TEAK furnishing retailer Scanteak will be launching a new designer collection of lifestyle products. The company’s regional marketing director, Ms Jamie Lim, says: “Our new designer collection a wonderful marriage of design and functionality will be unveiled in November. “The designs are Scandinavian and Japanese inspired
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      264 6 RESORT island Sentosa is now on a recruitment drive for “real ghosts” for a series of events planned next month for Halloween, which falls on Oct 31. The company recently placed an advertisement looking for people to fill positions as pontianak, orang minyak and Chinese vampire,
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        39 6 Swiss watchmaker Rado has released 1,957 pieces of its hyperchrome Golden Horse watch to mark the year the brand was founded. The silver timepiece in lightweight Ceramos casing has a certified chronometer and is priced at $4,560.
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        20 6 The Bio-essence skincare range for men comprises cleansers, shaving foam and face lifting cream. Prices start at $10.90.
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        33 6 Olympus Tough TG-320 14-megapixel camera has Dual IS features and 3.6x wide optical zoom. It is waterproof, shockproof and freezeproof. Available in blue and red for $348 at selected Popular stores.
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        47 6 Till Sept 30, Citibank cardmembers enjoy up to 33 per cent off selected dishes at Jade Restaurant, The Fullerton Hotel. At Tong Le Private Dining till Dec 31, Citibank Ultima cardmembers with a minimum spend of $1,600 get a free bottle of Dom Pérignon champagne.
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        38 6 HerworldPLUS.com, the online portal from award magazine women’s magazine Her World, has a contest with over $30,000 worth of prizes including holidays, beauty products and dining vouchers. Submit your entries before Oct 6 at www. herworldplus.com/promotion.
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      135 6 MOREPassionbyTheHourGlassistheluxurywatchretailer’slatestmulti-brandthemed boutique at Paragon Shopping Centre. It focuses on the Nouvelle Vague movement, which is anchored in the rediscovery of traditional craft. The store is at #01-25. For all-day dining options, go to PODI The Food Orchard at#01-20A. This is the latest bakery café from Cedele,
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      1026 8  -  Cross-border platform has approval of region’s exchanges, finance ministers NOT ANOTHER CLOB By ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT years anitag@sph.com.sg MALAYSIAN shares are set to reappear in a big way on the radar of Singapore investors beginning tomorrow. It is no less significant that
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        354 11  -  IPO WATCH By DENNIS CHAN DEPUTY MONEY EDITOR dennis@sph.com.sg ARA Asset Management has received approval from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to list the first yuan-denominated real estate investment trust (Reit) here. The listing is expected to raise between $800 million and $850 million,
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        222 11 REUTERS MUMBAI Indian group Bharti Airtel’s mobile phone tower unit has filed for an initial public offering, which sources said could raise nearly US$1 billion (S$1.2 billion) in the country’s biggest IPO in more than two years. Bharti Infratel is likely to launch the IPO
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          54 11 LAM JOON KHOI (right): Appointed secretarygeneral with effect from tomorrow. Mr Lam, 54, opted for early retirement from the public service last month after 34 years of contributions. He started his career in the Singapore Armed Forces in 1978 and has held various key command and staff
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          115 11 PATRICK LEE: Appointed head of origination and client coverage and co-head of wholesale banking for Singapore last Tuesday. Mr Lee was formerly managing director, head of South-east Asia investment banking at Nomura. He has also previously held senior client coverage roles at Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and
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          59 11 SAT PAL KHATTAR: Will step down as chairman and director on Oct 12. Mr Khattar, 69, has informed the board of his intention not to offer himself for re-election as director at the firm’s upcoming annual general meeting on Oct 12. Mr Quek Leng Chan, a director of the
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          47 11 HU XIAO YING: Appointed chief financial officer last Saturday. Ms Hu, 37, is based in Britain. LUI CHE KIN: Resigned as executive director and chief financial officer to devote more time to his family. Mr Lui, 50, was responsible for accounting, taxation and financial matters.
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          29 11 JOHN SUNDERLAND: Appointed non-executive chairman last Monday. Mr Sunderland, 58, is based in Britain. From 2005 to 2010, he was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Britain.
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        656 12  -  Big inflow into US and Europe, but queue for Asian equities is shorter MARKETS INSIGHT By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg FIRST it was the European Central Bank (ECB) and China. Last week, it was the turn of the United States
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          211 12 A BID by GKB Holdings to privatise k1 Ventures has failed after shareholder acceptances fell short of what was required. GKB Holdings, a firm created by Keppel Corp subsidiary Kephinance, asset manager BV Singapore and k1 chief executive Steven Jay Green, had offered to buy up all the
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          156 12 CAPITALAND has priced its US$400 million (S$488 million) bonds, due 2022, at a coupon of 4.076 per cent. The fixed rate notes are issued under the $5 billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme it established on Aug 3. There were more than 200 institutional investors participating in the deal,
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          86 12 REUTERS THE European Commission has cleared the planned joint control by EADS and Singapore Technologies Aerospace of Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW). EFW, currently solely owned by EADS, is engaged in setting up a new passenger-to-freight aircraft conversion for the Airbus A-330, and the maintenance, repair, overhaul services and
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      40 14 r Memory wanders as shadows fail 5aclc to the days of happiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her I ips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep. v/
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      12 17 AUTUMNDELIGHTS The ofTravel Newexperiencesandmemoriestotreasure A Special supplement in The Straits Times tomorrow
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      1253 18  -  Opinions divided whether Singapore Grand Prix has benefited the country By TERRENCE VOON SPORTS CORRESPONDENT tvoon@sph.com.sg AFTER five years of glamorous thrills, unparalleled global exposure and grumblings about traffic diversions, Singapore’s Formula One future could be revealed soon. An announcement on whether the Republic will extend
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      559 14 Hot welcome in Sydney amid hopes he’ll revive league’s flagging fortunes AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY After a career spent collecting six Serie A titles and a Champions League medal with Juventus, Italian great Alessandro del Piero has set himself a new target:
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      70 14 National paddler and 2012 Olympics double bronze medallist Feng Tianwei (left) sparring with newly-elected Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) deputy president Low Yen Ling yesterday, at the launch of the STTA-Hougang zone training centre. It is the seventh such facility to be opened. Budding paddlers from
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      46 14 Today Football English Premier League: Everton v Newcastle (Live, mio TV HD Ch102, tomorrow, 3am). Spanish Primera Liga: Valladolid v Betis (Live, mio TV Ch115, tomorrow, 3.25am). Tomorrow Cricket World Twenty20: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe (Live, mio TV HD Ch123, 7.15pm and 9.10pm).
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      521 14 Badminton China Masters In Changzhou (Chn unless stated) Men’s singles: Chen Long bt Hu Yun (Hkg) 21-11 21-13. Doubles: Chai Biao/Zhang Nan bt Hiroyuki Endo/Kenichi Hayakawa (Jpn) 21-18 21-17. Women’s singles: Wang Yihan bt Jiang Yanjiao 21-18 21-14. Doubles: Bao Yixin/Zhong Qianxin bt Cheng Shu/Luo Yu 21-12 21-15. Mixed
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      735 15 Mourinho and Mancini under pressure ahead of Champions League clash REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE LONDON Jose Mourinho and Roberto Mancini warmed up for the most captivating match in tomorrow’s opening night of the Champions League’s 21st season with dispiriting results. But while Mancini preferred
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      292 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS HOYLAKE South Korea’s Shin Ji Yai, five shots ahead at halfway, held a three-shot lead after a third-round 71 at the weather-de-layed Women’s British Open at Royal Liverpool yesterday. With 36 holes having to be squeezed into the final day after
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      552 15  -  iRun Gardens by the Bay L Latest tourist attractions featuring cooled conservatories L Comprises three waterfront gardens (Bay South, East, Central) MAY CHEN Kelvin Ng, 53, operations vice-president at a private healthcare medical centre. Runs three times a week, about 5-10km each time “I STARTED running
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      320 15 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE MILAN AC Milan warmed up for their Champions League group opener against Anderlecht on Tuesday by suffering a shock 1-0 home defeat to Serie A strugglers Atalanta and getting booed off the pitch. The seven-time European champions, who lost the spine of
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      60 15 Brazilian mixed martial artists Leandro Issa (top) and Zorobabel Moreira in action at Clarke Quay on Saturday, where One Fighting Championship held a two-day event ahead of the “Rise of Kings” event on Oct 6 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Tickets, between $38 and
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      448 16  -  By FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg SORRY, we will do better next time. Several LionsXII players have assured fans that there will be no repeat of their insipid showing in the final 30 minutes of last Friday’s Malaysia Cup Group A match against Johor
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      767 16 United urge fans to stop Hillsborough chants; Liverpool continue poor run LONDON Tensions have been raised ahead of Manchester United’s Premier League visit to Liverpool on Sunday. Despite United manager Alex Ferguson’s appeal to give peace a chance, a small section of fans at
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      360 16 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Queens Park Rangers manager Mark Hughes has repeated his view that the official prematch handshake at Premier League games should be scrapped, after Anton Ferdinand and Park Ji Sung refused John Terry’s hand before Saturday’s tense match. QPR defender
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      269 16 REUTERS BELFAST Promising Irish rugby player Nevin Spence has died after falling into a tank of animal waste on his family farm in an accident that also killed his father and brother. The 22-year-old, who played centre for Irish province Ulster, played
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      774 17  -  Outcry at elections after members disqualified over technicality maychen@sph.com.sg By MAY CHEN THE Singapore Shooting Association has found itself in a bitter power struggle just months after long-time president Chng Seng Mok stepped down. In Saturday’s annual general meeting (AGM), Laurence Wee, who had been secretary-general for
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        65 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBIREX Niigata stayed five points behind S-League leaders and champions Tampines in second place on 37 points, after losing 0-1 away to Balestier Khalsa last night. The Tigers are fifth on 34 points, a point behind Home and two back from Brunei DPMM.
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        36 17 PETER Gilchrist was crowned champion yesterday at the National Snooker Championships, beating defending champion Marvin Lim 5-4. Debutant Daric Sim took his match against Daniel Lau 4-2 for the Under-21 title.
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        85 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME Still regaining his strength from a severe rally accident in February last year, former Formula One driver Robert Kubica has come away unscathed from another rally crash. The Pole drove his Subaru off the road and into the trees during the San
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      108 18 LOTTERY L Draw No. 2780/2012 1 V/ J Draw on Monday, 17 September 2012 Group 1 Prize s3,000,000„ Sales close at 6pm Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 1 Selegie Road, PoMo #01-01 Singapore *****6 Time 6.30pm For the latest ‘Live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg SB SportsBuzz@Kranji SportsBuzz@PoMo (For 18
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      89 1 Feng Tianwei Table tennis star gets a makeover C3 Ricky Gervais How to get away with making taboo subjects funny C6 Jeremy Au Yong In a right royal tizzy C10 Laurentia Tan, 33, did Singapore proud by winning a silver and a bronze in the recent Paralympic Games in London.
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      904 2  -  A steady stream of visitors checked out the new galleries that opened over the weekend Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg Gallery owners are feeling generally upbeat about the newly opened arts enclave Gillman Barracks, off Alexandra Road, which drew both serious art lovers and browsers over the
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      614 2  -  Huang Lijie Art lovers and aficionadoes have a new annual event, the Chinese Art Weekend, to mark on their calenders. The inaugural two-day affair, to be held here at the end of this month, is devoted to talks by academ- ics, curators and experts
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      906 3  -  The table-tennis star trades her usual sneakers and T-shirts for high heels and high fashion Huang Huifen hfhuang@sph.com.sg The public is used to seeing a sweaty Feng Tianwei smashing killer shots in her jersey top, shorts and spunky hairdo. But last week, the Olympic bronze
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      507 3 Associated Press Reuters London Newcomers and established designers alike took audiences on flights of fancy on Day 2 of London Fashion Week last Saturday, which showcased an eclectic range of women’s wear from the elegant to the whimsical, the eminently wearable to structured
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        2072 4  -  Medallist Laurentia Tan’s easygoing nature belies her steely determination THE LIFE! INTERVIEW WITH Laurentia Tan Huang Lijie lijie@sph.com.sg Paralympian Laurentia Tan, who has cerebral palsy that weakens muscle control, is bemused when you ask how she learnt to drive. “Just like how anyone else learnt to drive,” she
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        1202 5  -  Host Aarti Sequeira won the chance to have her cooking show Aarti Party through a competition 8 QUESTIONS WITH Aarti Sequeira Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg Food was the one thing that brought comfort to downtrodden cable TV cooking show host Aarti Sequeira. About four years ago, Sequeira, a
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        386 5  -  Eunice Quek Go on a truffle journey with French Michelinstarred chefs Laurent Peugeot and Christophe Paucod, with their eight-course dinner featuring Burgundy truffles and ingredients from Tokyo. The dinners, at Peugeot’s LP+Tetsu in Tanglin Mall, are available from tomorrow to Thursday. The two friends had worked
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      1430 6  -  Ricky Gervais who writes, directs and stars in TV comedy Life’s Too Short, says comedians also make people think, not just laugh Yip Wai Yee In Los Angeles yipwy@sph.com.sg There is a scene in TV comedy Life’s Too Short, where actor Liam Neeson, appearing
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      859 6 Reuters Toronto Documentaries made waves at the Toronto film festival, exploring subjects ranging from abuse in the Catholic Church to brutal massacres in Indonesia, often in novel ways. For the first time, two non-music-based documentaries were given the star treatment at the festival, with
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      418 7 2,000 guests from politics, business and show business attend the gala celebration of the Hong Kong conglomerate Hong Kong On a night when Hong Kong conglomerate Emperor Group celebrated its 70th anniversary, some of the chatter was on the current dispute between Japan and China over the
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      558 7 Reuters Los Angeles In the new film drama Arbitrage, Richard Gere brings shady Wall Street dealings to the big screen as a hedge fund titan trying to cover up huge losses from a risky copper investment. The scheming recalls real-life scandals and high-flying bankers
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      783 8  -  Plus-size Brooke Elliott inspires women with her role as an intelligent attorney in Drop Dead Diva Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg As a child, American actress Brooke Elliott has always looked up to veteran singer-actress Barbra Streisand. Speaking over the telephone from Tennessee, where she was visiting
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      528 8  -  Review Concert MAGICAL MOVIE MUSIC Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Orchestra Republic Cultural Centre Last Saturday Chang Tou Liang It might seem odd for conservatory students to perform music from the silver screen but this is a reality of the times. Film music is as
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        125 3 Associated Press The privacy group Big Brother Watch says at least 207 British high schools have secretly installed video surveillance cameras in their toilets or changing rooms. The group’s director, Mr Nick Pickles, said: “Schools need to come clean about why they are using these cameras and what is
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      356 4 09/’10 CAPTIVA 2.4L 7seater, black, A1 cond, low km. $98.8K. 8200-4168 11/’09 CRUZE 1.8A 6-speed. 1 owner. Like new, accident free. $66.9K *****922 08/04 AVEO 1.4M. 5door, OPC 1 owner, accident free $14K. Owner 8123-3772 10/06 CHEVROLET OPTRA 1.6A (OPC) 1 owner, Mthly: $300+. Call: 9320 0823 9/’07 SPARK 0.8
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      347 4 4/06 RED M. Schumacher 2.4M, Low km. 1 owner, OMV $***** Powerful engine, $0 driveoff *****232 PRE-OWNED FIAT 500C Gucci 1.4A.5 Free Servicing 3 Yrs Warranty. Office *****222 fiat.com.sg 6/’09 BRAVO 1.4A Turbo-jet OMV $22k 1 owner, low km. Accident free. *****922 5/09 PANORAMA 1.4Mgreen drive to M’sia,economical,s -pacious,A1cond.*****570 3/08
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      401 4 1/08 STREAM 1.8A 1 owner, Excellent Condition, New Tax, DVD, Leather seat/ S/rims. neg. *****282 2009 JAZZ 1.5A. Current Model. Fr Honda Agt. Loaded with accessories. Vtec Like New. Call *****516 4/06 CIVIC 1.8 Auto. Silver, Agt kept. Nice bidded No. 100% loan. $43.8K Dont Miss!! Call 9818-8053 12/05 EDIX
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      468 4 9/2007 STREAM 1.8A. Black 1 owner. New rims tyres. New tax. Reverse camera. Accident free. *****241 CLEARANCE SALE! ONLY $39,800 ono. 1 owner. 10/’06 Honda Airwave 1.5M A. Call 8298 2882 Dennis CARTIMES CERT END ’08 Civic 1.8A, Polished Metallic Gray, 1 owner, Very Well maintained. *****653 HONDA ACCORD JDM
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      1259 5 Hyundai for Sale Hyundai for Sale Hyundai for Sale Hyundai for Sale gjg Results of September 2012 1st Open Bidding Exercise For COE BEATS COE results for the last six months* (March August 2012) *This table will be updated monthly. I nnn J 3/’07 HONDA CRV 2.0 Gold. OMV $24.5K.
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      396 5 MASERATI GRANCAB JAN 2011. White/ Tan 12,000km Done. Excellent Condition. AutoInc Sports 6338-0123 MASERATI GRANTURISMO S Jan 2010. Black Black 29,000km. Great Cond. AutoInc Sports 6338-0123 MASERATI QUATTRO PORTE S August ’09 White/ Black 12,000km. Good Cond. AutoInc Sports 6338-0123 2011 MASERATI STRADALE White. 1 owner. Agent Maintain. Call 9818-0808
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      333 5 SIME DARBY SELECT. E200 CGI Coupe Jan 11. ***** km. Grey. Select Approved Inspection Warranty*. Please call 6471 0077. $198,800 ONLY! 12/2010 Benz E250 Latest Model. 1 owner. 18K km. Svc warranty by C&C. Showrm cond. Call *****188 Yong DEC’08 C200 AVANTGARDE 1 Owner. Done 43,000 Km F/Svc Hist. Price
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      313 5 C200 SALOON @$188,888 (T&C) AMG, 7G Tronic, 5 yrs Full Warranty. Call 8318-0734 9826-9998 E250 7G SALOON High Spec Unit, Pano Roof, Keyless Go, 5 Yr. Full Warranty. 8318-0734 9826-9998 C250 SALOON @$201,888 (T&C) AMG Sports Package Sun Roof, 5yr Full Warranty *****734 *****998 9/’08 BENZ C200 1 owner. Low
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      497 5 11/’06 S300L SILVER 1 owner. Accident free. C&C svc. A1 cond. Call 8228-2824 11/’10 C180 CGI White. Agt svc. 19’’ AMG rims. Low km. $146,800. 8200-4168 09/’10 E250 CABRIOLET. AMG Sport. Memory seat. Excellent cond. 9380-3819 7/’06 S350L SILVER, Sunroof. Road tax till July ’13. Call Mr Tan 9368-8817 *****KM
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      494 5 ’09 LANCER WHITE 1.6. Like new cond, lady owner, flexi loan, low interest. *****812 06/’06 LANCER SPORT 1.6A $31.8K Only. Mileage 80K km. Call *****505 Kelvin ’07 COLT PLUS sport 1.5A silwer, power gate, low km consumption. *****113 7/’05 GRANDIS 2.4A. (MPV) 8-seater. $0 deposit. Low mthly neg. 9686 5238
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      319 5 11/’05 SUNNY 1.6MT Black. Leather/rim. A1 cond. Low km. $21.5K. *****999 11/’06 LATIO 1.5LA Silver. 2 untis. Leather/ rims. Low km. $33.8K. *****999 10/’07 SYLPHY 1.5A. 1 owner, bodykit, GPS/ rims, $50,500. Call *****768 7/’05 PRESAGE 2.5A S Blue 1 owner, Accident free Tax 7/2013.Sunroof. *****186 $0 DRIVEAWAY 2008 Latio
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      256 6 2007 BLACK PORSCHE 911 Turbo. 1 owner. Done only 14,000km. Maintained Stuttgart Auto. 8288-1830 PANAMERA TURBO APRIL 2010 Blue/ Tan 21,000km only. Excellent condition. AutoInc Sports 6338-0123 991 C2S PDK April 2012 Agate Grey/ Black. Done 4,000km. Good Cond. 1 lady owner 9622-7227 996 C4 TIP Aug 2000 Guards Red
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      250 6 986 BOXSTER TIP June 1998 Silver COE till May 2018. Well Maintained. AutoInc Sports 6338-0123 1 OWNER 8/’08 Gen 2 1.6M OPC, 40k km. OMV $*****. Sell $26.5k. *****202 MID ’06 SAVVY 1.2M. Affordable! No repairs needed. S/Rims. $19.8K. 9750-1320 MEGANE COUPE CABRIOLET 2.0. Jul 11, *****km. Black. For enquiries,
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      331 6 SALE! POWERFUL 2008 Impreza 2.0A S-GT. 5-dr. Sliver. A1 cond. Upgraded accessories. *****602 MID 07 SUBARU R2 Silver tiptop, low mthly instalmnt S/rims, Leather Seat, High Trade In. Joey 9651 6851 $800 MONTHLY. 8/2009 Impreza 2.0A RS. White. 4-dr. Stock cond *****km No regrets! Call *****963 FORESTER MAR ’10, only
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      376 6 ’07 SUZUKI SWFIT Sport M tip top. Nice no. No repair needed Call: 8288 9797 4/07 SWIFT SPORT 1.6M.Yellow, low km, A1 cond, $0driveaway, low$. *****099 7/’06 SWIFT 1.5A Black. Leather/rim. Low km. New tax. $32.5K. *****476 12/’06 VITARA 2.0A. White. A1 cond. Accident free, Low mileage. 6467-5186 9/2011 SX4
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      336 6 6/2009 VIOS 1.5A J. Silver. 1 owner. Perfect condition! Agent maintained. Cheap! High trade-in. *****737 PRICE REDUCTION! 12/’08 Estima 2.4X hybrid. 1 owner. Low mileage. Full accessories. Call *****775 MID 08 AXIO 1.5A. Blue. A1 cond. 1 Owner. 44Km Mileage, Best fuel consumption Call Elaine 9423 7896 END 07 CAMRY
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      407 6 11/’2008 ALTIS 1.6A. Silver. 1 owner. Low mileage. Full svc by agt 5 yrs warranty. Accident free. *****241 RARE!!! 06/’07 COROLLA Estate! Done 68k km! Max space frugal car! $49k only! 1 owner 9237-0002 8/’08 ESTIMA 2.4A Aeras CNG. Black. 1 owner. Free tax. Reverse camera. No accident. cheap *****899
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      558 6 2/07 ESTIMA 2.4X. Silver. Sunroof. Full powered dr. Accident free. 9687-6000 10/’07 AXIO 1.5A. New tax Low km. 1 owner. Accident free. $46.9K. *****922 6/’05 MRS 1.8M. 1 owner, OMV $27K. Accident free. low km $46.9K. *****922 11/’09 WISH 1.8A. Sunroof. Full kit. OMV $23K, low km. Accident free. *****922
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      271 6 01/08 JETTA 1.6A DSG. 1 yr Warranty! High Power Low Consumption. Pearl White. High trade-in! 9072-5289 *****KM. 1 OWNER 9/’08 Touareg 3.6 Sunroof. OMV $52K. Agt svc. *****448 5/’11 SCIROCCO 1.4A TSI, Black. 11K km. Warranty. A1 cond. $121K. *****168 1 OWNER. 9/06 Polo 1.4A. Fully serviced. In pristine condition.
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      292 6 Used Vehicle for Sale Highest Offer Secure ViewingDateandTime:Viewing Date: 17 to 19 Sept 2012 ClosingDate:19 Sept 2012 (3pm)) ViewingTime:Mon&Tue(9amto5.30pm)Wed(9amto3pm) ViewingPlace:20BukitBatokCrescent EnterpriseCentreLobbyARooftopCarpark 2006 KIA CERATO1.6MHB 1599 cc 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO1.4LMT 1399cc ViewingPlace:1BukitBatokCrescent WCEGAPlazaRooftopCarpark 2005 MAZDA MAZDA 3 1598 cc 2004 MAZDA 3 1598 cc 2006 SUZUKI SWIFT 1.3A 1328 cc 2006
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      345 6 DELOREAN DMC-12 DEC 1983 Stainless steel with Black Alcantara. View@ AutoInc Sports 6338-0123 2011 BLACK ASTON Martin DB9 Volante. Nice No. Done 7K km COE $72,001 Don’t Miss Call 6686 3300 1 OWNER. 8/2010 BMW 323I Convertible. New facelift w I drive. 19’’ rims, red leather. Bidded no. 9850 2518
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      534 7 9/’09 TOYOTA DYNA 150D Box unit! Well maintained! Selling $78.8K. 8161 3004 ’00 DAIHATSU 14FT lorry Can carry heavy load need VPC. COE 2017. *****856 ’07 MITSUBISHI FB70 box powergate. Low km. Powerful engine 9699 5858 11/01 TOYOTA DYNA 150 w/ Freezer Box, COE 11/2016. $28K neg. Call 9846-6814. 02/’01
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      504 7 09/’2002 TOYOTA LITEACE 5-dr. COE exipred on 29 Sep 2012. Highest offer secures. Call Irene 6861-1101 SUPERB COND! 9/98 Toyota liteace 5 dr petrol low mileage done very beautiful interior. *****921 11/’08 TOYOTA HIACE. 5-dr. Full glass panel! Good cond Selling $70.8K. 8161 3004 10/’02 TOYOTA HIACE 5-dr. 1 owner.
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      700 7 Properties i I r- <- i t-i i i Residential Properties for Sale Classification Guide 457 Central Houses For Rent Landed Homes for Sale 402 D01 -08 City South-West 403 D09-10 Orchard/Tanglin/ Holland 404 Dll &21 Newton/BtTimah/Clement! 405 D12-14 Balestier/ MacPherson/ Geylang 406 D15-16 East Coast 407 D17-18 Changi/Pasir Ris
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      183 7 LEEDON PK *****/ ***** sqft. Award winning hse amazing gdn, 6-rms. Lift, park 8 cars. Best of the best quality Newsman Sole Agent K H Tan *****348 ANGLIN 17K SQFT, s/sty near Tanglin Mall, $25M yet neg/ Jervois Hill 15K sqft, for rebuild. K.H Tan *****348 T 1KM HENRY PARK
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      200 7 MODERN WATTEN TERRACE 2900 sqft, 4+1 rms. 1 km Nanyang Pri Raffles Girls $4.xM. Richard 9638-0881 CLUSTER BUNGLW Chancery, 5/ 6 bdrms, *****500sqft, 2yrs 4% Rental G’teed. Edwin *****628 D.11 BIG IN size 4100 sqft, in terms of cents can’t go wrong! Price says buy! Call now! Victor 9322-1891 OLIVE
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      274 7 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE 1sty Detach Katong (Onan) 3797sqft. 7-rms. F’hold. good sch Appt 9277-7772 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE 3.5sty Detached Bedok vic 4228/4500sqft. pool. lift. 4+1. $4.3m. 9277-7772 3½-STY. DESIGNER decor. Pte lift. 5+1. Brand new. F’hold. Telok Kurau. HB *****916 KW Tan (sole) GPS LANDED DIVISION D16 Corner Terrace 3-storey.
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      237 7 JUST TOP! CARDIFF Grove/ Joon Hiang, Inter/ Corner Terr. 5+1 rm. 3600/4900 sqft. 9749-7833 Theresa 3-STY CORNER TERR f’hold Richard Ave. 6 rms, 2400/ 3100 sqft. Val $2.8M. Rare! Irene Tan 8222 1115 ERA BUNGLW PUNGGOL 24th Ave. New List! 5480 sqft. Beautiful. Nice layout. Pool, sea. *****062 Ricky MINS
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      315 8 HELIOS RESIDENCES Cairnhill 2-, 3-& 4-bdrm Freehold Special promotional packages Attractive comm. for agents 9003 4807 Anuar Ng STELLAR RV Attractive launch disc! F’hold River Valley. High yield gains! Min future Kim Seng MRT. 1+1 $938K 2rm $1.058M Call Lin Zhiwei 9758 4090 STELLAR RV Attractive launch disc! F’hold River
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      292 8 Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/Clementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/Clementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/Clementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/Clementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/Clementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/Clementi Pte Apts for Sale CATS Classified
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      164 8 RIVERFRONT LIVING D12 1066 sqft up fr $1100 psf only! Mins to Potong Pasir MRT. Call 8444 6222 now! OPTIMA, JUST TOP, MRT. 2rm 850sqft Sea $1.11m 2rm #10up 840sqft $1.13m 2+Study 915sqft $1.11m 2+Study 969sqft $1.2m 3bdrms 1195 sqft VTO. 3rms 1259sqft Pool $1.49m 3rm 1900sfqt Pool VTO. Penthouse
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      151 8 LAGUNA PK Almost sold! 1615 sqft 3+1 Priced to sell! Blk B Low flr, cosy, $1.42M Blk C High floor $1.55M! ENBLOC?? -PEACH GARDEN. 2766 sqft. 3+1 rms. $4.xm. Hawaii Twr 2239 sqft. 3+1 rm. $3.xM. Evon *****666 EXCLUSIVE LIST! LAGUNA Pk 3-rm 1615 sqft orig, high flr. City/ Sea
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      151 8 MY MANHATTAN Simei. Opp Eastpoint. 4 rms, high floor, premium stack, pool view, good yield 6100-1303 EDEN AT TAMPINES 99 yrs, 3-bdrms, 1,356 sqft, showroom apt, privacy, f/ facilities. Call *****000. TAMPINES COURT DUPLEX 1711 sqft. Better than my just sold $1.16M unit. Quick! Eddie Goh 9664-9004 GPS MY MANHATTAN
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      282 8 D19-20Serangoon/ Thomson Pte Apts for Sale GAMB1R RIDGE N Shawn Swa 8666-8001 HllttOnS Lie:L*****99K D19-20Serangoon/ Thomson Pte Apts for Sale Join Us at Serangoon Garden Country Club For a Tea reception Freehold 77 Units 1+1/2/2+1/3/3+1/4/PH 300m to Bartley MR! 7 mins walk to NEX Shopping Mall Landed enclave environment k
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      896 9 BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale CATS Classified BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES SEMBAWANG WOODLANDS YISHU BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT CHOA CHU KANG PANJANG ANG MO KIO SENGKAN JURONG WEST BUKIT
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      209 9 BUNGLW 2 UNITS American Sch, 5000 sqft, 5+1, ingrou -nd pool, $12.5K. *****063 SPRINGLEAF SEMI-D 2 sty 3553/3200 sq.ft 4+1. $6.xk HB *****788 Jimmy Lam SEMI-D SUNRISE 4+1 rm. French/ Australian/ Stamford American. *****817 TREASURE ISLAND 9000/ 6000 sqft d/sty bunglw with lift. 5+2. full bay view. $23K neg. Bob
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      293 9 BEAUTIFUL MODERN HSE Robin 4600/2700sqft approx 3-sty, 5+1 ensuite, near Orchard. Julian *****098 BEAUTIFUL MAJESTIC HSE @Coronation 6000sqft 5+1 rm, ensuite, inground pool, Unblock. Julian *****098 STEVENS RD BUNGALOW w/ pte pool services. Co’s lease only. Call *****477 SUNSET WAY BUNGLW. 5+1 rms. 4000 8000 sqft. Large pool. $14K. 9633
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      360 9 **F/FURN, IMMED MOVE-IN! 1) Burlington Sq 1 rm. Near MRT! Great location! $3.xK 2) Reflections 3 rm. Brand new. Free shuttle to MRT. ALEXIS 2+ STUDY 656 sqft Walk to Queenstown MRT. P/Furn. Unblocked. Imm ed. Jeremy 9622-3434 QUEENS CONDO. NEAR to MRT. 3+1+1, f/furn. Greenery. F/facilities. $5200. Immed. Sam
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      413 9 SCOTTS HIGHPARK 1744 sqft. 3+1. MRT. Ask $8.5K. 8 MT Sophia, 1464 sqft. 3+1. Mins Plaza Singapura $7.2K. *****176 Sheirly NASSIM WDS, 3/4/ PENTHOUSE Greenery, near Tanglin Mall/Botanic Gdns Rent rebate promo. Call Keppel *****782 PARC EMILY 2+1. Pool view Low flr. Unblocked. P/furn. Resort living. MRT. Avail mid Oct.
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      378 9 SPRING GROVE 4+1. 1789 sqft. High flr, best facing. Good layout c/w balcony. View: joannehomes.com FONTANA HGTS, SPACIOUS 4+family+1, 3500 sqft. Huge lovely balcony, $14K. Connection 9636-0282 VALLEY PK 4/3/2RM Balcony High/low flr $6.8K/$6.3K/$5.5K /$4.6K. TTT *****109 Joe û BRAND NEW MADISON Res. Just TOP! 3-bdrm. 1464 sqft. P/furn. Pte
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      300 10 1.COTE D’AZUR HIGH floor Full Sea view, 4rm, Immed. 2.AmberResidences highflr 2rms, Avail Sept, Spacious 3. Casa Merah, 4rm, low floor, Full facilities, MRT. 4.Optima, High floor, 3+Study. Just TOP, MRT OPTIMA, BRAND NEW. MRT. 2 rms Pool View $3.5k up 2rms F/Furnish $3.8kup 2rms 850sqft Sea $3.9kup 2+1 1000sqft
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      410 10 1/2/3 BDRMS APT in dist 09 11. 510-979 sqft. $3.3K$4.8K. Owner 6252-4328. $100 UP! SVC Studio/1/2/3 rm apt in S’pore/ Shanghai Call *****884, *****432 www.isapartments.com **FABER CREST Clementi 3 rms 1281 sqft. River view. P/furn. $4K up! 20 Sep 6-8 mth. Ng PB *****153 DTZ CARIBBEAN, 2 BDRMS, waterfront, MRT,
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      367 10 GPS LANDED DIVISION Unique Marketing System Bungalows, Semi-Ds, Terr. For Sale/ Rent. 9765 9959 READY TENANTS LOOKING for islandwide condo. Convenient location. Singaporean/expats. Good Owner call Kensy *****707 CONDOS/ APTS Expat couple. All sizes. $2K-10K. Sale above value. Owners Call Johnny Tan 9389 8708 JP 19 YRS EXPERIENCE! Sell/ Rent?
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      432 10 WORKSHOP FOR TAKEOVER T.Payoh S-sty mezzanine Partition office/ rm. Lease exp ’15. 9846-0003 Grace 2000-9000SQFT $2.20 PSF Religious/ Cafe/ Kitchen. Pemimpin/Henderson/ AZ building. Fran *****626 JURONG/ WOODLANDS/ KRANJI. Fty Open space. 5,000-200,000 sqft. Most trades. *****797 Ronnie PAYA LEBAR/ UBI. Ground flr. 2K/3300/4k/6500/12K -17K(Bldg) /40K sqft. $1.75 psf up. Vincent
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      387 11 2 UNITS Meissa for sale 969sqft. (P. Panjang Rd) F’hold. MRT. Bare! Brand new James Bong *****110 NEW LIST! CHINATOWN Pt. #20, city view. 2400 sqft. Good investment. MRT $1800psf. Daryl *****788 F’HOLD OFFICE, MRT, Good Frontage. Lifestyle bldg suits Tuition, Pool. Priced to sell. Call: *****788 Val CHINATOWN PT
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      741 11 ®a s „r |®s*sr yo:hA juRONq Immediate Commercial Space in lurong Mixed Martial Arts, Enrichment, Lifestyle, Music Commercial Schs (Pis propose your trade for consideration^ PROPERTY INC PTE LTD Agency Lie. No. L*****54C For enquiry, pis call 9022 8442 Email: enquiry@propertyinc.com.sg ■s E*•■1 fi ii |li .in ii )n m
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      427 11 U-STORE SG Flexible Self Storage Central Location at Upp Thomson Dedicated 24 hrs security 24-7 access Accessible by forklift Store by pallet available Monthly rental www.ustoreatsg.com Call 6453 1985 Eunos Techpark Office cum warehse #01. Approx 3200 1600 sqft. Good frontage. Noble Logistics Nice office cum warehse. Approx 3000 sqft
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      517 11 574|jJlllM ***** ises ise: Legend of the Seas 2012/2013 2N MALACCA CRUISE Dep Date 03 Nov 2012,06 Feb, 23 Mar 2013 Port-of-call: Singapore, Malacca 3N BEST OF MALAYSIA CRUISE Dep Date Port-of-call Dep Date Port-of-call 31 Oct, 09,16,23 30 Nov, 07,14 26 Dec 2012 Singapore, Penang, Malacca 22 Feb, 01,08
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      872 15 The world’s premier manufacturer of components and systems for injectable drug delivery, including stoppers and seals for vials, and closures systems, is seeking: PRODUCTION TECHNICIANS Minimum Secondary education Able to speak, read and write simple English MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS NITEC (NTC) in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent Min.3year’shands-oninmechanicalrepairs/maintenance Mold assembly, set-up and
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      152 17 Ship Traffic Assistant (STA) Work on board vessel in PSA Earn up to $2650/mth Ex-STA (can earn up to $116 per 12 hour shift) Ex-Lashing (can earn up to $92 per 12 hour shift) Welcome S’porean/ PR Retention bonus up to $2k Please call 9223-1945 or Walk in (Weekdays, 2pm
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