The Straits Times, 18 September 2012, Afternoon Edition

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  • 24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 TUE S D A Y S EPTEMBER 18 201 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MICA (P) 002/02/2012
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  • 553 1  -  Weekend protests across Chinese cities expected to escalate today By HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg wengkin@sph.com.sg BEIJING The United States has stepped in to calm tensions between China and Japan over a worsening territorial dispute in
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  • 49 1 CHINA yesterday unexpectedly opened the trial for former police chief Wang Lijun (below), whose flight to a US consulate led to the biggest political scandal to hit the Communist Party in decades. He faces charges which include defection and bribery. L TOP OF THE NEWS, A3
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  • 33 1 NEW private home sales last month fell by 27 per cent to 1,421 units as the inauspicious Hungry Ghost Festival cast a shadow over the market. L MONEY, B8 market.
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  • 463 1  -  By AARON LOW ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT aaronl@sph.com.sg EXPORTS dived in August in one of the worst performances for nearly a year, sparking fears that the economy is sliding into recession. Non-oil domestic exports fell 10.6 per cent last month compared with August last year, reversing the
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 520 2/3  -  Singapore Power to award contracts for project to 5 firms By ALVIN FOO alfoo@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE Power will award six contracts to five construction companies to build two cross-is-land tunnels 60m underground to house electricity cables. The 35km network of
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    • 508 2/3  -  By KEZIA TOH keziatoh@sph.com.sg IT WAS not quite a happy Teachers’ Day this year for teachers who missed out on an extra day off because the occasion fell during the September vacation. But they can now rest assured it will not happen again.
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    • 74 2/3 SPORT, B20 McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button (in black) leading nine other cyclists on a three-hour, 92.2km ride around the island yesterday afternoon. The 2009 world champion is among the first drivers to arrive in town for this weekend’s F1 SingTel Singapore Grand
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    • 450 2/3  -  By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA CORRESPONDENT kianbeng@sph.com.sg BEIJING In a surprise move, the sensational trial of former Chongqing police chief Wang Lijun, who played a key role in the downfall of his former boss Bo Xilai, kicked off yesterday earlier than previously
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • TOP OF THE NEWS
        • 59 4 AS THE territorial dispute between China and Japan heats up, the US has tried to defuse a situation that could spell trouble for the region. During a whirlwind trip to Beijing and Tokyo this week, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta met foreign and defence ministers
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        • 47 4 EXPORTERS paid in greenbacks are feeling more pain these days as the Singdollar scales new heights. The bleeding has been evident for months but went up a notch this week with the local currency hitting a record against the US dollar of $1.2287. PAGE A8
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      • WORLD
        • 41 4 THE number of doctors and health-care workers in China who are being abused by patients because of rising medical costs is worrying the government. But critics say its efforts to lower treatment costs are insufficient. PAGE A11
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        • 48 4 REPUBLICAN presidential candidate Mitt Romney is facing a foreign policy tussle between two factions in his camp. The divide has deepened the question of how far a Romney presidency might go to take a harder line on foreign policy than the Obama administration. PAGE A16
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        • 52 4 MYANMAR’S central bank is looking to introduce its own monetary policy to keep prices and banks stable, as the country prepares itself to receive millions of dollars in foreign investment. It is already set for record foreign investments this year, after years of isolation under military rule.
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      • OPINION
        • 37 4 THE national conversation starting soon is about shaping the future of Singapore. The people have a direct role, like never before. They should make the most of the opportunity. PAGE A21
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        • 42 4 IT WILL be no easy task to conclude the much-heralded Trans-Pacific Partnership, given the tussle between the United States and smaller economies, the challenge of getting Japan on board, and the complication of China joining. PAGE A21
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      • HOME
        • 60 4 MR SEE Fong Mun (right) and his wife, Madam Chan Yuen Lan, both in their 80s, have been married for 55 years but are now in court over a house valued at about $20 million. The businessman argues that he is the true owner of
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        • 43 4 PATIENTS seeking treatment at any public health-care institution from hospitals to specialist centres to polyclinics can expect savings in time and money. Their medical histories are now captured in a database called the National Electronic Health Records System. PAGE B1
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        • 51 4 TIGER Airways has launched a mobile phone application and will soon begin offering online check-in services. Its new boss, Mr Koay Peng Yen, told The Straits Times that he does not want the company to be labelled as simply a budget carrier. PAGE
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      • MONEY
        • 58 4 EVEN as F&N shareholders are mulling over a general offer from Thai Beverage’s founder, Heineken is busy amassing shares in Asia Pacific Breweries (APB). The deal to sell F&N’s stake in APB to Heineken may be scuppered, but Heineken is hoping to have the
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        • 38 4 LUXURY boat builder Grand Banks Yachts has placed 19.223 million shares worth $5.24 million into a trust linked to Genting Group chairman Lim Kok Thay and theme park operator Koh Cheng Keong. PAGE B13
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      • LIFE!
        • 74 4 BANKER Mervyn Davies was key in bringing to Singapore the exhibition Encounter: The Royal Academy In Asia, featuring big names from Britain’s famous Royal Academy of Arts and Asian shining lights. The chairman of the Royal Academy Trust said Singapore was an “obvious choice”. PAGE C6 Lord Davies,
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        • 43 4 THE 43-year-old Kreta Ayer People’s Theatre recently underwent a $1 million revamp. After being shut for about seven weeks, it re-opens on Thursday with refreshed interiors. Enhancements include comfortable seats, more legroom between rows and an extended stage. PAGE C4
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      • 64 4 SPORT THEY call it the toughest race of the year, but drivers arriving ahead of Singapore’s fifth Formula One night race say it is also their favourite. Few changes have been made to the Marina Bay street circuit for Sunday’s race. But, after last year’s
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      • WHAT’S ONLINE
        • 44 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L Swamped Apple pushes back some iPhone 5 orders L iPad donation to tuitionQRcodegeneratednhttp://qrcode programme benefits chronically ill kids L Asia’s first Legoland opens in Malaysia L Royal couple visits rainforest research centre in Sabah’s Danum Valley
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        • 57 4 www.stomp.com.sg L Three youths gang up to attack 60-year-old cabby at Coleman Street Ld How in the world didQRcodegeneratedonhttp://qrcode.littleiiot.be man manage to bring race bike into train? L Are HDB residents allowed to breed dogs in their flats for sale? L ‘Powerful’ vacuum cleaner sucks the
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        • Article, Illustration
          33 4 www.razortv.com.sg L Fastest way home by public transport L Are Singaporeans iPhone experts? L Yisa Yu Kewei’s chinois-chic steals the show L High heels and a makeover for Feng Tianwei (above)
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    • 607 6  -  Washington urges peaceful resolution of isles spat, says it won’t take sides By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO The United States and Japan have agreed to work together to ensure that relations between Japan and China, currently locked in
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    • 448 6 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI One man had hot noodles thrown in his face while another had his spectacles snatched on the street in incidents targeting Japanese nationals in Shanghai and elsewhere as angry protests sparked by a territorial dispute also forced
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    • 132 8 Strong winds blowing pieces of polystyrene over a coastal road as Typhoon Sanba hit South Korea’s southern port city of Yeosu yesterday. The typhoon pummelled the country, uprooting trees, shutting down flights and ferry services and unleashing torrential rains that left at least one person dead
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    • 702 8  -  Local operating costs hit firms but consumers have more to cheer By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg EXPORTERS who get paid in greenbacks are feeling even more pain these days as the Singapore dollar scales new heights but consumers are taking the opportunity to shop. The
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    • 282 8  -  By JEREMY AU YONG jeremyau@sph.com.sg IN TWO weeks, Singapolitics.sg received about 400 responses to its call for questions to be submitted to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. And now, this newspaper’s current affairs website needs your help to select
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    • 217 4 School of Humanities and Social Sciences Achieve Greater Strides With China Master of Arts in Contemporary China (MACC) Thisprogrammeprovidesthetheoreticalandpractical knowledge that a professional in any field would want to be equipped with, to deal with a unique and fast-changing scenario that is nonetheless steeped in rich culture and history. Today’s
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  • WORLD
    • 1120 10  -  The global economic gloom has hit Shenzhen, China’s export hub. In the second and final part of a special report, The Straits Times China Bureau looks at how companies there are trying to stay afloat, while poorer central provinces, where most migrant workers come from,
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    • 647 10  -  KOR KIAN BENG SHENZHEN Labour advocacy groups that help workers in distress in this southern Chinese manufacturing hub are now in need of assistance themselves. Typically, these groups provide legal advice to workers mostly migrants from other parts of the country visit those who
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    • ASIA
      • 693 11 Efforts not enough to defuse tension leading to attacks on doctors: Critics REUTERS BEIJING Beijing is struggling to deal with increasingly violent social unrest over its health-care system, as its latest bid to cut costs is failing to ease tensions among millions
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      • 84 11 A group of Chinese housekeepers being taught the art of tea culture in Hefei city, Anhui province. Maid agencies in China specially hire trainers from the Philippines due to a fast-growing demand for high-end “Filipino maid-style” housekeepers. The first batch of 30 housekeepers were selected from
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      • 435 12 In report, his panel blames both govt and opposition for 2010 violence AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK The head of an independent Thai reconciliation panel called on former leader Thaksin Shinawatra to “sacrifice” and withdraw from the country’s turbulent politics. Former
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      • 280 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YANGON Myanmar’s government says it has granted amnesties for 514 prisoners, including some foreigners, on humanitarian grounds. The announcement yesterday by the Information Ministry did not identify the prisoners. Opposition National League for Democracy’s (NLD) Mr Naing Naing said he
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  280 words
      • 576 13  -  Move comes after China offers aid and opens embassy on island nation By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI India is stepping up its defence engagement with Maldives with an eye on the increasing Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean nation. On
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 127 13 BEIJING The widening gap between rich and poor continues to pose a challenge to stability in China, as latest figures showed the Gini coefficient reached 0.438 in 2010, exceeding United Nations warning levels. The index, which represented the first local release of these figures in five
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        • 56 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh) Police in Bangladesh have detained 112 people who were preparing to travel illegally by boat to Malaysia after being promised jobs there by human traffickers. Local police Chief Akter Hossain said they were detained yesterday. Job seekers from Bangladesh often travel over
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      • 737 14  -  $2.4b suit up soon before international arbiter over mining rights dispute By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA, ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENTS wahyudis@sph.com.sg zubaidah@sph.com.sg JAKARTA The Indonesian government is gearing up for the first hearing of a US$2 billion (S$2.4 billion) lawsuit filed against it by a London-listed
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      • 185 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS TERNATE (Indonesia) A volcano has erupted in eastern Indonesia, spewing clouds of thick, grey ash. There were no immediate reports of injury or damage. State volcanologist Kristianto said yesterday Mount Gamalama in the Maluku Islands sprang to life last week. It
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    • 600 15 Demonstrators clash with police as anger mounts over anti-Islam film ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KABUL Protests turned violent for the first time in Afghanistan and Indonesia over a film mocking Islam, as hundreds of demonstrators clashed with police, hurling stones and shouting “Death to
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    • Elsewhere
      • 107 15 NEW YORK TIMES CAIRO An amateur video appears to show a crowd removing the motionless body of United States Ambassador Chris Stevens from a window of the US mission in Benghazi, Libya, after it was attacked last week by Islamist militants. The clip added
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      • 53 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR Google has begun barring access in Malaysia to the anti-Islamic film that has sparked fury across the Muslim world, after the country’s Internet regulator lodged an official complaint. Google has also restricted access to the film in Indonesia, Libya,
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      • 82 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Former British prime minister Tony Blair warned yesterday that violent protests over the anti-Islam film show that some in the Arab world are still a generation from modernisation. He dismissed the film as “laughable” but said the response of extremists “very
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    • 303 15 REUTERS DUBAI Warships from around the world are assembling in the Gulf for what the United States military has described as the most widely attended international naval exercise held in the Middle East to date. The exercise, which Washington says involves
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    • 283 16 NEW YORK TIMES RIO DE JANEIRO Batman is running for office in the Brazilian city of Uberlandia. Not one, but two, James Bonds are seeking city council seats in Ponta Grossa and Birigui. Elsewhere in Brazil, voters are being urged to vote for candidates
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    • 861 16  -  Large role of neo-conservatives on his team upsets Republican ‘realists’ By JAMES RUPERT FOR THE STRAITS TIMES j.rupert.online@gmail.com WASHINGTON Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is sounding more like the neo-conservative advisers his campaign has inherited from the presidency of Mr George W. Bush. That has
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    • 162 16 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON The United States has filed a car-related complaint against China at the World Trade Organisation, accusing China of illegally subsidising exports of cars and auto parts. The US said the aid amounted to at least US$1 billion (S$1.2 billion) between 2009 and
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 88 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The Boy Scouts of America failed to report hundreds of alleged child molesters over two decades, and often left parents in the dark as a means to save face, the Los Angeles Times has reported. After reviewing 1,600 confidential files dated 1970 to 1991
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      • 65 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Families of those killed in the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster will demand new inquests into the 96 deaths, in the wake of a damning report into the tragedy. Relatives are also calling for an immediate criminal investigation after the report published last Wednesday
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    • 453 17 Controversial treatment genetically modifies embryos to prevent disease REUTERS LONDON Britain launched a public consultation yesterday to ask whether controversial “three-parent” fertility treatments should be available to families hoping to avoid passing on incurable diseases. The potential treatments, currently only at research stage
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    • 295 17 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE HONIARA (Solomon Islands) Britain’s Prince William and wife Catherine headed to a secluded corner of the Solomon Islands yesterday in a war canoe as their lawyers waged legal battle in France over photographs of her topless. The young couple were
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    • 562 18 Division most evident over common supervisor for Europe’s banks NEW YORK TIMES NICOSIA (Cyprus) The European Central Bank’s bond buying plan helped spark a market rally and eased borrowing costs for the region’s most troubled economies. But a weekend meeting here of European Union
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    • 332 18 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK The prolonged boom in United States corporate profits, which has far outpaced the gains in the broader economy since the end of the last recession, is faltering. As the third quarter draws to a close, the biggest US
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
      • 93 18 REUTERS NEW YORK Factory activity in New York state contracted for a second month in a row, falling to its lowest level in nearly 31/2 years as new orders shrank further, a report from the New York Federal Reserve showed yesterday. Its “Empire State” index
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      • 90 18 REUTERS SEOUL South Korea’s influential government think-tank slashed yesterday its 2012 and 2013 economic growth forecasts, calling for more measures to counter the impact from the protracted euro zone crisis. The country is now seen growing just 2.5 per cent this year after a 3.6 per
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      • 86 18 REUTERS MUMBAI India’s central bank left interest rates unchanged but cut the cash reserve ratio for banks yesterday, disappointing market hopes that it would reduce borrowing costs. While the Reserve Bank of India praised New Delhi’s long-stalled policy initiatives to bolster growth, it said fighting stubbornly
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    • 545 19 Move to stabilise prices and banks as foreign firms boost investment BLOOMBERG YANGON Myanmar’s central bank plans to implement an independent monetary policy in the first half of next year to keep prices and banks stable as investors prepare to inject money
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    • 255 19 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK New York police have arrested dozens of Occupy Wall Street activists who gathered in the city’s financial district, where they sought to disrupt traffic and surround the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as part of a day of protests to
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    • 345 19 BEIJING One of China’s biggest banks is planning to make the country’s biggest foreign bank acquisition to date and has set its sights on potential targets in Europe. China Construction Bank (CCB), the No. 2 Chinese bank by assets after Industrial and Commercial Bank
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    • 64 13 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 Sunday while Shell will host five readers and
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    • 460 21 THERE is as much optimism as scepticism being aroused over the national conversation about Singapore’s future directions. Neither would be particularly helpful to the effort. It is unrealistic and unwise to expect a wholesale overturning of governing orthodoxies that have served the people and the
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    • 1555 21  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY By WILLIAM CHOONG SENIOR WRITER williamc@sph.com.sg IN RECENT years, AsianPacific countries have gone headlong into free trade agreements (FTAs). Studied up close, FTAs do spur trade between countries. The problem, however, is when there is a proliferation of such
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    • 912 22  -  By RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg ON FRIDAY morning, I was one of 50 Singaporeans who got up early to have a conversation with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The two-hour-long session edited down by MediaCorp to under an hour for broadcast later that night
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    • 1113 22  -  SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTES By MICHAEL VATIKIOTIS FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is the Asia regional director of the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue based in Singapore. RECENT arguments between Asean member states who are claimants to parts of the South China Sea and
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    • 971 22  -  By JOHN MCBETH SENIOR WRITER thane.cawdor@gmail.com WHEN Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa asserted last November that the training of US Marines at a base in Australia’s Northern Territory would create “a vicious circle of tension and mistrust in the region”, he was
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    • 1036 23  -  By MAK YUEN TEEN, HO YEW KEE FOR THE STRAITS TIMES Associate Professor Mak Yuen Teen teaches corporate governance and ethics in the Department of Accounting at the National University of Singapore Business School. He is a member of the Charity Council. Associate Professor
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    • FORUM
      • 289 24  -  Francis Cheng RECENTLY, some town councils increased their service and conservancy (S&C) charges, while others did not (“7 town councils to raise fees from Sept”; July 28). That being the case, the public deserves an explanation. I am given to
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      • 296 24  - Where tray returning works and doesn’t Mary Lee (Ms) THE report (“Many sceptical over tray return campaign”; last Friday) missed the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) foodcourt, where the minority who do not return their trays do so when reminded. Nearly every patron returns his tray to the tray-return station
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      • 201 24  -  Pang Siew Keng (Ms) AT HEWLETT-PACKARD Singapore, part of the company etiquette practised by employees at every level is to leave the tables clean, push in the chairs and return the trays in the cafeteria (“Many sceptical over tray return
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      • 287 24  -  Daryl Ooi SMRT should resolve the current system of requiring commuters to alight at Tanah Merah station when travelling to or from Changi Airport, by adopting the seamless commuting system being used for the Circle Line (SMRT’s reply, “Airport-to-city service:
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      • 81 24 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR M. LUKSHUMAYEH: More questions than answers in reply about death-trap flat. 2. MR DENIS DISTANT: SMRT missed the point of commuter’s suggestion. 3. MS ELIZABETH POH: Don’t worry, stay active. 4. MR ATANU ROY: Ideology is about what works, not about what’s
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      • 170 25  -  Tan Kin Lian President Financial Services Consumer Association I AGREE with Mr Abbas Vakharia (“Fatal Ferrari crash: Insurer’s stance cause for consumer concern”; last Saturday). AXA’s insurance policy clearly states that it covers a motor vehicle that is accidentally damaged by the operation of
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      • 197 25  -  Kuek Jia Yao WHILE I, too, applaud Education Minister Heng Swee Keat’s bold move (“MOE scraps secondary school banding”; last Thursday), we are a small country that relies in a very large part on talent capital. While the direction outlined by Mr
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      • 315 25  -  Wendy M. Louis (Ms) THE commentary (“Work-life balance? It’s up to us”; Sept 8) suggests that employees can “vote with their feet” and refuse to work in companies that do not offer flexible hours. This can refer only to a small
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      • 62 25 Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit a letter. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or
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      • 380 25  -  A TEENAGER’S VIEW Beverly Liwen Fisk (Ms) WHEN the question, “What kind of Singapore do you want?”, was posed, I could not help but feel that I could not care less. It was not so much that I have no hopes
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      • 410 25  -  Michael Ang KUDOS to sports reporter Fabius Chen for getting national coach Raddy Avramovic to reveal what he really thinks of the S-League (“Domestic woes cause Lions’ slide”; last Tuesday). The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has put its faith in Avramovic for
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    • 112 25 THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK GLOBALCFO CERTIFICATION FOR CEOS, CFOS, EXECUTIVE FINANCIAL CONTROLLERS 9 NOVEMBER 2012 Lead Facihator Professor Dan Levin PhD, Finance Economics Wharton, University of Pennsylvania ■N, ■A Testimonial from 2011 Cohort “This program had brought me through a thinking process of the enhancing the current practises
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    • 701 1  -  Hospitals, polyclinics, specialists share access to a person’s medical history By POON CHIAN HUI chpoon@sph.com.sg PEOPLE who seek medical treatment at any public health-care institution here, from hospitals to specialist centres and polyclinics, no longer have to recount their medical history to the
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    • 588 2  -  NHG study finds they communicate more via the computer instead By POON CHIAN HUI chpoon@sph.com.sg DOCTORS and nurses are key members of a health-care team but a study has found that they communicate more via the computer, rather than face to face.
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    • 422 2  -  By JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg THREE out of four patients operated on this year for hip surgery at Changi General Hospital (CGH) have walked again with help, whereas only one in two were able to do so in 2009. When doctors recommended that Madam
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    • 79 2 Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee He an viewing the historical gallery of the Thong Chai Building at its grand opening ceremony in Chin Swee Road yesterday. Singapore Thong Chai Medical Institution and Thong Chai Institute of Medical Research are celebrating their 145th year and 10th
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    • 441 3  -  Police evacuate residents in area as SAF bomb experts remove war relic By JERMYN CHOW vicinity. jermync@sph.com.sg A WORLD War II bomb was discovered yesterday near a busy intersection in Geylang. Police said that they received a call at 12.40pm saying it had been
      ST PHOTOS: NEO XIAOBIN, DESMOND WEE  -  441 words
    • 394 3  -  By GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg THE haze has returned. At 3pm yesterday, the three-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) average hit 50, and stayed in the “moderate” range in the evening. The higher pollution levels came after about a week’s reprieve, after the PSI
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    • 863 3  -  A bumper crop of 29 MaritimeONE scholarships are being offered to students to steer the industry forward A special feature brought to you by BY JANICE GOH From being the world’s leading bunkering port to the foremost builder of jack-up rigs, the bustling maritime industry
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    • 612 4  -  Budget carrier plans extra services, a departure from past ‘no frills’ ethos By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg TIGER Airways’ new boss does not want the company to be labelled as simply a budget carrier. For example, Mr Koay Peng Yen
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    • 435 4  -  By MARIA ALMENOAR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT mariaa@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE may be a leader in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) work but other countries are snapping at its heels. Industry players voiced their concerns about the increasing competition in the region for MRO work at
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    • 543 4  -  By GOH SHI TING stgoh@sph.com.sg THE shutters will come down at the two outlets of French hypermarket Carrefour by the end of this month so that the premises can be restored to their original state before the leases expire at the year end.
      ST PHOTOS: RAJ NADARAJAN, GOH SHI TING  -  543 words
    • 701 5  -  Husband says he owns house, accuses son of making mother sign revocation papers By SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg THEY are in their 80s, have been married for 55 years and have three adult children. But Mr See Fong Mun and his wife, Madam Chan
      ST PHOTOS: LIM WUI LIANG, RAJ NADARAJAN  -  701 words
    • 407 5  -  By LESLIE KAY LIM llim@sph.com.sg THE Glasgow School of Art (GSA) opened its first overseas campus yesterday, in collaboration with the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT). Located in Temasek Polytechnic, the Glasgow School of Art Singapore welcomed its inaugural batch of 104 students
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    • 172 5 SINGAPORE Press Holdings and Keppel Corporation chairman Lee Boon Yang was awarded an honorary doctorate in veterinary science by the University of Queensland on Friday. The honour was in recognition of Dr Lee’s distinguished career, years of service to Singapore and contributions to the University
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    • 532 6  -  One incident involved youths, while another involved Caucasian passenger By LIM YAN LIANG yanliang@sph.com.sg THREE men have been arrested for allegedly assaulting taxi drivers in two separate incidents here last week. In the incident on Sunday afternoon, cabby Chuang Lit Heong was driving past
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    • 513 6  -  DODGING SUMMONS CASE By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg THE boss of a gold and metal recycling company denied telling his personal driver to find others to take the blame for illegal parking offences committed by two businessmen friends. Seah Hock Thiam, 45,
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    • 407 6  -  By KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg A FRENCH national, who cheated a casino two years ago and was extradited from Germany only last Tuesday, was jailed nine months. Reynald Georges Victor Lasnel, 63, pleaded guilty yesterday to two counts of cheating Resorts World Sentosa
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    • 337 6  -  ELENA CHONG OUSTED Singapore Swimming Club (SSC) president Freddie Koh has been ordered to pay damages to two more men, in a fresh twist to his ongoing defamation saga. The 66-year-old was sued by Mr Gope Ramchand and Mr Gary Oon Hong Siang over
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    • SCIENCE HOME
      • 509 7  -  NTU researchers’ program can forecast conditions an hour in advance By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg IMAGINE an intelligent program that can recommend routes to drivers, and adjust those routes based on predictions of future traffic conditions. Motorists could find driving a breeze in two
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      • 385 7  -  By GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg NATIONAL University of Singapore researchers have found a way to better treat deep-seated skin cancers and other cancers using nanoparticles. Normally, one way to treat these cancers is by injecting light-sensitive drugs into the tumour, and then bathing
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      • 253 7  -  FENG ZENGKUN NEW medical technologies, such as software that creates 3-D computer models of livers based on patients’ scans, will be displayed at the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) today and tomorrow. The exhibition is part of the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
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    • 140 6 MAROON 5. MICHAEL JACKSON. BEYOND. MYSTERY JETS. T-ARA. RAINIE YANG. AMBER KUO. THE MARS VOLTACASEY ABRAMS. THE WONDER YEARS. MAROON 5. MICHAEL JACKSON. ADELE. SHIN. BEYOND. YELLOWCARD. RAINIE YANG. AMBER KUO.We take a walk downthe Michael Jacksonmemory lane ahead ofthe release of Bad 25BADWITHABANGWinPetersaysdenimapparelandticketstopunkrockersTheWonderYearsgigTaiwanese rocker Shin reveals whenhe stopped taking
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    • 32 6 CLICK IT Just tap on “My Tip-Of” on www.straitstimes.com if there are things you want to share! thenewpaper S’POREAN DIES IN BATAM He collapses in hotel after drinking two cans of beer
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    • 257 7 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 Sunday while Shell will host five readers and
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  • MONEY
    • 655 8  -  Fewer suburban launches during Hungry Ghost Festival; sales dip 27% By ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg THE Hungry Ghost Festival may have cast a shadow over the market for new private home sales last month with turnover falling sharply. Buyers snapped up
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    • 350 8  -  By AMANDA TAN tamanda@sph.com.sg MORE than 700 interested buyers had lodged e-applications for the lavish 394-unit Heron Bay executive condominium (EC) as of 5pm yesterday. That easily makes Heron Bay, which was launched on Sunday, the best performing EC in terms of
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    • 754 10  -  Heineken’s piecemeal purchases could be key in fight for control ANALYSIS By JONATHAN KWOK say. jonkwok@sph.com.sg THE Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) stock that Heineken has been buying on the open market over recent weeks could play a big part in the battle
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    • 286 10  -  By AMANDA TAN tamanda@sph.com.sg EIGHT freehold strata-titled office floors in a building in the prime Central Business District go on sale today. The floors from levels 16 to 23 are at 79 Anson Road, which was completed in 1992, property consultancy CBRE
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    • 477 10  -  By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg FITCH Ratings has warned that a progressively weaker operating environment in Asia Pacific is weighing on banks in the region, especially those in China and India, although lenders in Singapore and Australia are deemed to have a stable outlook.
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    • 766 12  -  Local firm Tagit scores partnership with US firm By GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT chngkeg@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE tech firm Tagit is providing the software that will let people in the United States pay for items using their mobile phones. Tagit has struck a partnership with new
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    • 291 12  -  By AMANDA TAN tamanda@sph.com.sg A FIRM that makes flavours and fragrances for food, detergents and cosmetics opened a bigger factory here yesterday that will allow it to increase production capacity threefold. International Flavors Fragrances (IFF) is moving to the 12,000 sq m facility
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    • COMPANIES MONEY
      • 540 13  -  Hanwell agreed to Intraco sale with TH Investments though he offered more By LEE SU SHYAN MONEY EDITOR sushyan@sph.com.sg BUSINESSMAN Oei Hong Leong has hit out over the recent deal between Hanwell Holdings and TH Investments, the investment vehicle of the family that controls Tat
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      • 429 13  -  By ALVIN FOO alfoo@sph.com.sg LUXURY boat builder Grand Banks Yachts has placed 19.223 million shares worth $5.24 million into a trust linked to Genting Group chairman Lim Kok Thay and theme park operator Koh Cheng Keong. Most of the placement 17.185 million
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    • MONEY MARKETS
      • 433 14  -  But the market’s gains are capped by worries over China’s growth BULLS AND BEARS By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg LOCAL shares continued to benefit from the news of more United States stimulus measures but gains were limited by fears over Chinese growth. There is
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      • MARKET SUMMARY
        • 97 14 STI TRADING VOLUME 382 million shares STI UP DOWN Gainers: 17 Losers: 10 Unchanged: 3 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 730.98 492.37 663.67 908.46 221.23 204.43 277.88 2.93 4.51 4.66 19.28 0.88 1.16 1.55 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods
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        • 72 14 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 2.7 billion shares worth $1.54 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 295 Losers: 139 Unchanged: 361 Yesterday’s close Index Change Hang Seng Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Jakarta Comp SET Thailand 20,658.11 2,002.35 2,078.50 864.19 4,255.28 1,278.54 28.33 -5.23 -45.35 -25.52 -1.72 2.42 Yesterday’s close Index
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      • SINGAPORE STOCKS
        • 207 14 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: SEPT 17, 2012 Top Rises Sep 17 CENTS DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 551.3 4.4 DBXT E50 10US$ 3957 245.7 5.4 Lyxor Europe 10 US$ 1257 122.2 8.6 IS MSCI Spore 1361 52.6 3.3
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        • 56 14 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E SMIL 173 112.5 CapMallsAsia 165 unch 5863 166
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        • 80 14 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL '000 DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 161.5 101.5 ARA 160 +0.5 918 161.5 159.5
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        • 24 14 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Vol MDR 1.1 135,441,000 1.6 103'479'000 IPCO Inti 2.2 88;25i;000 69 85,432,000 43.5 78;5ie;ooo 3 9 77'348'000
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        • 34 14 (US$) (S$) (us$) (S$) 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** ,0.***** 0.***** ,0.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) ,0 ***** 0.***** 1 0029? 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0 ***** Source: Thomson Reuters
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        • 48 14 Sep 17 AgainstS$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$toone unitofforeigncurrency: Against US$ Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: S$/US$to100units offoreigncurrency: 1.2871 1.2893 1.0529 1.0539 ***** 1.2594 1.0294 1.0292 ***** 1.6035 1.3102 1.3107 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS Source: OCBC
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        • 197 14 Top Rises Sep 17 CENTS NobleGrpMBeCW*****2 1.6 128.6 0.9 ElektromotiW*****0 0.2 100.0 0.1 CapitalaBPeCW*****2 8.1 28.6 1.8 Wilmar BPeCW*****3A 8.2 28.1 1.8 Wilmar BPeCW*****2 4.8 26.3 1.0 Ntegrator W*****6 2 25.0 0.4 Ezra MBeCW*****1 5.6 19.1 0.9 Ntegrator W*****1 2 17.6 0.3 SGX BP eCW*****3 9.6 15.7
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        • 25 14 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol coco CapMallA2.15%*****1 101.2 CapMallA3.8%b*****2 101.9 20 CapMallT2%bl***** CityDev NCCPS DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** -20 3 114
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        • 412 14 52-Wk Last Vol High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) Company 127.1 120.4 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 127 +0.9 12 103.1 95.8 CIMB APAC Div 100US$ US103 +0.1 4 1322 1246 CIMBASEAN40 100S$D 1320 +5 8 1083 856 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US1083 +9 11 ***** ***** DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ A***** 130
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
        • 66 14 CAMBRIDGE Industrial Trust (CIT) bought two properties for $56.3 million in total. Both are light industrial buildings. The one at 30, Marsiling Industrial Estate Road 8, with a gross floor area of about 20,249 sq m, cost $39 million. The other, at 11, Woodlands Walk, cost $17.3
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        • 130 14 SINGAPORE Airlines had an average capacity of 78.3 per cent last month up from 76.6 per cent over the same month last year. The airline carried nearly 1.5 million passengers during the month, a 6.5 per cent increase from the same time last year. The other measure of
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        • 59 14 SINGAPORE Technologies Aerospace has set up a wholly owned subsidiary, ST Aerospace Rotables (Star), with a paid up capital of US$1.5 million (S$1.8 million). It will be headquartered here, with marketing offices elsewhere in the world. Star will drive ST Aerospace’s foray into new growth areas such as
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    • 215 8 T U E S D A Y B12 S’pore software in US mobile wallet S EPTEMBER 1 8 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 2 0 1 2 S’pore software in US mobile wallet B13 Oei Hong Leong peeved with Hanwell B12 THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK GLOBALCFO CERTIFICATION FOR CEOS,
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    • 213 9 ANewChapterBegins Today, One Raffles Place celebrates the grand opening of its second tower which will add about 360,000 square feet of prime Grade A office space to Singapore’s Central Business District. Towers One and Two, together with the retail mall, are known as One Raffles Place. A rich history Opened
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    • 640 20  -  Drivers raring to go in night race, with steel kerbs to enhance safety By TERRENCE VOON SPORTS CORRESPONDENT tvoon@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S fifth Formula One night race is as tough as ever, but there is no curbing the drivers’ enthusiasm this year. Steel kerbs are being used
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    • 203 20 THE inaugural UBS Cycle the Circuit event takes place on Sunday, but some managed to get a first feel of Singapore’s Formula One track yesterday morning. They included UBS Singapore country head Edmund Koh, Singapore GP deputy chairman Colin Syn and handcyclists Naren Sankar and
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    • 370 20  -  By FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg HE LEANS forward on the time trial bicycle, hands grasping the aerobars, eyes fixed on the road. It is nothing more than a recreational ride but, then again, Jenson Button never had a race he did not like on four wheels
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    • 522 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE COLOMBO The Twenty20 World Cup explodes into action today in tropical Sri Lanka with no runaway favourite and upsets likely in cricket’s shortest and least predictable form. At least half of the 12 participating teams will consider themselves strong contenders to
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      • 54 18 THE Straits Times understands that changes have been made to the Malaysia Cup quarter-final dates. The LionsXII’s first-leg game against Pahang in Kuantan has been pushed back from Friday to next Tuesday. The return leg will be played at the Jalan Besar Stadium on either Oct
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      • 62 18 SINGAPORE finally scored but still took the wooden spoon in Group A of the Asean Football Federation Women’s Championship in Ho Chi Minh City. Last night, they lost 2-7 to the Philippines, after earlier 0-10 and 0-11 maulings by Vietnam and Myanmar, who both qualified
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      • 51 18 REUTERS NEW YORK United States speed-skating coach Jae Su Chun has been placed on administrative leave, after officials launched an investigation into his training methods following complaints from athletes. Nineteen skaters, including five Olympic medallists, filed a grievance complaint about Chun, claiming verbal, physical and psychological
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    • 597 18 Under-fire manager’s incremental evolution gets Spurs off to first win THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON There was much for Andre Villas-Boas to treasure in his first Premier League win as Tottenham manager on Sunday. The sumptuous Gylfi Sigurdsson pass that created Jermain Defoe’s first goal; the
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    • 264 19  -  By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg LESS than 24 hours are left before this season’s Champions League kicks off, yet Singapore telcos have not secured the broadcast rights to the football tournament. SingTel, whose three-year deal to screen the Champions League expired last season, has
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    • 515 19 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Roberto Mancini has done his best to play it all down. “This game is not Mourinho-Manci-ni or Mancini-Mourinho. This game is Real Madrid-Manchester City.” While that may be true, there is no question that the dug-out dynamics are a big
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    • 414 1 New-look theatre Kreta Ayer People’s Theatre gets $1m makeover C4 Live bait George Young goes Swimming With Sharks C5 Too racy for China? Lin Chiling’s bra ad gets banned C24 bra ad gets banned TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 2012 A Life Of Practice Kuo Pao Kun is the National Museum’s first
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      • 900 5  -  In his stage debut Swimming With Sharks, George Young has to deal with a sadistic boss Adeline Chia Arts Correspondent chiahta@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/chiahta George Young has gone from legal eagle to shark bait. Not literally, of course. The British lawyer-turned-actor is making his stage debut in
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      • 719 5  -  Akshita Nanda French pianist Frank Braley is no longer bothered by stage fright, having survived the nightmare of forgetting his part in the middle of a show. The 44-year-old Paris-based musician laughs while recounting the incident over the telephone, ahead of his performance next
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      • 536 5  -  Review Concert PESTA RAYA MALAY FESTIVAL OF ARTS 2012 Ana Raffali Esplanade Recital Studio Sunday Eddino Abdul Hadi The sartorial style of tudung-wearing, baju kurung-loving singer-songwriter Ana Raffali might be traditional and conservative. Her music is anything but. Playing her debut solo show here at the
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      • 500 6 New York Times Paris Andre Malraux, minister of culture under Charles de Gaulle, told a French-American journalist in the 1960s that the Champs-Elysees then considered the world’s most beautiful avenue had “an American basement”. Today, American business and its brands are prominently above ground on
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      • 773 6  -  Singapore’s vision makes it an obvious host for the Royal Academy’s art show Deepika Shetty deepikas@sph.com.sg As a globe-trotting banker, Lord Mervyn Davies spent much of the 1990s in Asia. Based in Hong Kong and Singapore during that time, the former chief executive officer of Standard
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      • 617 6  -  Huang Lijie The storied Chelsea Hotel in New York City that was once home to famous writers and musicians may be shut, but it lives on in the photographs of Ameri-can-born artist Julia Calfee. Her haunting black-and-white images of the 128-year-old hotel and
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    • 547 4  -  It will reopen with bigger stage, better seats after $1-million makeover Huang Lijie lijie@sph.com.sg The 43-year-old Kreta Ayer People’s Theatre, which has been showing its age, recently underwent a $1-million makeover. After being shut for about seven weeks since last month, it reopens on
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      • 1071 7  -  Edwin Soon and his travel companion hit the markets in Palermo for some great stuff bon Special travel series every Tuesday. The stories are also available in sgtravellers.com Edwin Soon IT WAS late April in Palermo, the capital of Sicily. With a new camera in hand, I
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      • 721 8 Star Cruises’ new resort at sea Star Cruises is undertaking a US$50 million (S$60 million) refurbishment of its new SuperStar Gemini liner. The cruise ship, which was formerly known as the Norwegian Dream, will be refitted with upgraded navigational systems, a new hull design and onboard facilities,
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    • 417 10 Associated Press London London Fashion Week kicked into high gear last Sunday, with a hectic day of shows that culminated in Lady Gaga taking a starring turn on celebrity milliner Philip Treacy’s catwalk. Earlier in the day, fashion designer Vivienne Westwood upstaged
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    • 656 10  -  Mixologist Joseph Boroski says it is a love for food that gets his creative juices flowing Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg Mixologist Joseph Boroski would have been a doctor if he did not pursue his passion for creating cocktails. In fact, the Connecticut-born mixologist, who is the
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    • 589 12  -  Singer Robyn will get the crowd on their feet and turn the Esplanade hall into a disco at her first gig Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg When Swedish pop singer Robyn plays her first gig at the Esplanade later this month, do not be surprised when
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    • 577 12  -  Review Concert THE WANTED: LIVE IN SINGAPORE 2012 The Max Pavilion, Singapore Expo/Sunday Natasha Ann Zachariah The British boyband might be called The Wanted but going by the lacklustre turnout at their first full concert here, the boys might have left feeling a tad bit
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    • 637 12 Associated Press Los Angeles At an age when most singers are long retired, Placido Domingo keeps taking on new challenges. The 71-year-old celebrated next year’s 200th anniversary of Verdi’s birth by having his Los Angeles Opera present the first production by a
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      • 832 13  -  The biggest desert in Asia charms visitors with its flaming cliffs and singing sands by wu wu swee ong VAST, remote, with endless blue skies, the Gobi Desert was everything I had imagined it to be and much more. I had expected sand dunes and
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      • 1179 14 / 15  -  The natural beauty of Iran and the warmth of its people everywhere overwhelm Dorothy Ng Dorothy Ng MANY people, including my close friends, were surprised by my decision to visit Iran. But as an avid traveller, I was intrigued to find out more about the country,
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      • 1310 16 / 17  -  A film-inspired holiday in Hong Kong turns out to be an exciting and memorable one for Zackaria Abdul Rahim Zackaria Abdul Rahim LIKE the theatrical cue to indicate a momentous event in films, the thunder clapped overhead and the skies opened up just
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      • 828 18  -  This bustling port city in Germany offers plenty of opportunities to chill out by joyce huang HAMBURG is a busy city boasting the second largest port in Europe. It is also Germany’s important media hub, with half of the nation’s newspapers and magazines having their roots
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      • 995 19  -  France’s second largest city is a heady blend of historical buildings and stunning inlets in the Mediterranean by ida ariff IT IS not often that you find a major city that offers as much to see and do off the land as on it. Marseille, France’s second largest
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      • 972 20/21  -  A long and arduous journey to the world’s largest crater lake makes the destination even more appealing for Ryandall Lim Ryandall Lim SCENIC Lake Toba is every bit how tour brochures picture it to be a beautiful, massive blue lake nestled atop Sumatra’s active volcanic
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    • 637 22  -  Academy Fantasia singing contestant Seah Hui Xian is the first female to top a local singing contest Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg History was against Seah Hui Xian, yet she edged out two male finalists to emerge as the inaugural winner of StarHub’s first reality singing competition, Sunsilk Academy
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    • 721 22 Rachael Boon As one would expect of a long-time Jay Chou collaborator, Taiwanese lyricist Vincent Fang dismisses talk that the Mandopop superstar is in decline in recent years. “The media is always looking for a new topic. But as a friend, of course
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      • 488 24 Associated Press Reuters NewYork–ControversialrapperNickiMinajandcountry singer Keith Urban joined the American Idol judging panel on Sunday, as the ageing Fox show seeks to boost its star power and recapture sliding audiences in a crowded TV talent show field. In a decision that divided Idol fans,
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      • 196 24 Hong Kong A teasing lingerie commercial featuring supermodel Chiling Lin in various states of undress has become an online hit, days after it was pulled off the air in China, said Apple Daily. Reports said last Saturday that the advertisement for a Chinese underwear
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      • 384 24 Reuters Montreal Silver Linings Playbook, a dramatic comedy about a man who returns to his family home after eight months in a mental institution, won the top prize at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday. The film, by director David O. Russell of
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        • 32 24 Taiwanese singer Alien Huang performs at The Coliseum at Hard Rock Hotel, Resorts World Sentosa on Dec 15. Tickets from $88 to $108 are available from Sistic.
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        • 92 24 Paul Thomas Anderson’s cult drama The Master smashed records over its opening weekend in North America, by making US$729,745 (S$916,000) in five theatres in New York and Los Angeles for a record-setting per-screen average of US$145,949, studio estimates showed. The No. 1 film at the
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    • 229 7 05/2011 XC60 2.0 T5Omv $*****,Black,done 22k km, 240 Hp, New Model Agent WarrantyBobby *****343 RARE GEM! HUGE Savings! 7/’11 XC90 R-Design $225k 1 owner, 20k km, A1 Cond. Agt Warranty. 9115-2539 02/09 BLACK VOLVO S80. 1 owner, omv $*****, high trade in avail. 9185-3232 2012 JINBEI 2.2 Manual.Pte Plate. From
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    • 322 7 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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    • 466 7 7/’2010 KIA PICANTO 1.1 M. 5-dr. Yellow. 1 owner, accident free. Cheap *****126 6/’06 KIA RIO 1.6 Manual. Orange. C&C svc. Well kept $0 deposit. Call *****115 1/’07 CHEVROLET OPTRA 1.6 M S/W Silver. 1 owner. A1 cond. $520/mth. *****570 OFFER! 03/’07 CHEVROLET Aveo5. 1.4A. Mint cond Mthly $500+. 9128-5449
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    • 262 7 CARS WANTED Sell your car for cash now. Top Prices Paid Call Derrick 9720-3938 SPECIALIST IN USED CARS COMMERICAL WANTED! HIGHEST OFFER! BUY SELL Call *****559 Mr Goh G.S.T. AUTOMOBILE STARBRIGHT AUTO NO. 1 Bt Batok Cres #02-13 Wcega Plaza A reliable CaseTrust Acc. Co. looking for All Makes Models.
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    • 524 7 WOW! SW1783X, SJH2000B, SBQ938T, SBQ7799H, SKF32X SKF8585P. Hurry call HP 9638-4545 SDU7337A SELLING $2K 10 yrs old. Act fast! Call owner 8666-0033 CASH! HIGH PRICE for all cars commercial vehicles Pls call Kelvin 9009-8718 ’1970-’2006 SCRAP Cars for export. Immed cash deal! 9727-0300 Andrew EXTRA $2K+. All models. Pte Car
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    • 454 7 9/’08 TOYOTA HIROOF. Excursion bus 13 seater Auto dr. 100% loan. *****147 ’98 MERCEDES MB140 Excursion 14 seater, $15,800 100% loan. Call *****424 ’2002 REGD SCANIA bus for sale, 49 seater, good condition. Call 9060-8477 ’02 TOYOTA REGIUS. COE 12/2021 9-seater. Excellent $47.5K ono. 9694-8242 7/’01 PA TOYOTA Regius A,
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    • 361 7 TOO WASTE TO Scrap! ’03 Hiace 5Dr New Paint/Tax! A1 cond! Call 6469 8806 CAN REGISTER PTE Name! ’96 Toyota Hiace COE 3/16 New Paint/Tax! *****806 CHEAPEST IN MKT! ’08 Fiat Scudo. Orig Paint! No Repair Needed! 6469 8806 CHEAPER THAN ALL Vans! ’06 Kia Pregio New Paint /Tax! Low
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    • 702 8 Properties Classification Guide Residential Properties for Sale Landed Homes for Sale 402 D01 -08 City South-West 403 D09-10 Orchard/Tanglin/ Holland 404 Dll &21 Newton/BtTimah/dementi 405 D12-14 Balestier/ MacPherson/ Geylang 406 D15-16 East Coast 407 D17-18 Changi/ Pasir Ris 408 D19-20 Serangoon/Thomson 409 D22-24 West 410 D25-28 North 411 Mixed Districts
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    • 268 8 OPEN 2-6PM BY Ricky Tan Sentosa Full sea view 4+1 8200 ***** sqft. Breezy. *****062/ *****592 DTZ GOOD CLASS BUNGLW CALDECOTT CLOSE ***** ***** sqft. Face greenery. ENG NEO *****/ 7300 sqft tropical Only $17M yet neg EWART PK *****/ ***** sqft Beautiful park 15 cars FORD AVE ***** sqft
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    • 199 8 FERNHILL COTTAGE 1894 sqft. F’hold 3½-sty cluster hse. 4-bdrm Nice cond. $3Mil. Yvonne *****439 KING’S SEMI-D F’HOLD. Pk 2 cars, land 2700/ 3800 sqft 4+1. High ceiling. $5.8M neg. Zee Wang 9761-0081 OPEN HSE CALDECOTT Cl *****/ 8K sqft 6+1. Lush green. Best value GCB! $20.8M neg. Jo *****025 *KIM
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    • 292 8 GCB $14XX psf only? Swiss Club, ***** sqft 5+1. Best Value GCB in D10! Quick! Call *****080 now! RARE MT ECHO GCB ***** sqft Quaint Cottage 2 sty with Basement. Rarely Avail. Call *****080 now VANDA LOCALE NEW Semi-d 4550 sqft 5+2, lift, pool. Tenant’s favourite, Great yield potential. *****000
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    • 308 8 D11 6 YRS old Tropical Almost ***** sqft. 2-sty. 7+1 Resort pool. F’hold. Cheap! $13.5M. (AGA) 9099 1108 KHEAM HOCK HILL-TOP 2½ sty, 5000/ 6000 sqft. 5+2 pool. F’hold. Must sell! $8.9M. (AGA) *****000 BUNGALOW GILSTEAD Rd, Land 6371 sqft. Freehold. Quiet, near MRT. View by appt Ronald 9762 1811
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    • 287 8 BRAND NEW 3-STY Semi-d. Tanah Merah 6+1 ensuite. Pool+lift. Freehold. Land 2165/ 4500 sqft. $4.xxM Act Fast! Grab! 9272-6368 SENTOSA BUT NOT Thrilling 4+3 by the river. Must see! Luxury detached isabelredrup.com/ir7.php $4.2m. *****055. Susan ROYAL KNIGHTS *****394 Resort living Sennett. 3sty. Privacy. Superb cond. 3800 sqft. 2 cars. $4.8M.
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    • 326 8 $2.XM! INTER TERR Siglap 3½-sty, 2900 sqft, 4+1, roof terr, 1 yr modern decor. Mavin 9387-1014 JLN TUA KONG Corner terr 2800/ 4000 sqft 3.5 sty 6+1 pool, best value $3.xm Call RealStar *****000 GOODMAN AREA BUNGLW ***** sqft, wide frontage, Regular plot, Sub-Divisible Very rare! Call *****000 EVERITT RD
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    • 306 8 BEST 3 STY FREEHOLD Inter Terr Florence Rd 1785 2500 sqft 3+1. Suits A&A. Kovan MRT. Keith *****131 CORNER TERR. KOVAN Rd F’hold 3176/3900sqft 3rm. Ensuite. 2 loft. 100% move in. Park 2 car. *****890 MODERN DESIGN SEMI-D. 5+ Granny’s+ Family rm, Nice Gdn. 101% Move in. Selling $5.XM. Jean
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    • 309 8 31 JLN SINDOR 2½sty semid Fhold. 3361/ 5000 sqft. Hilltop. 5rms ensuite pool. Grand front.Ben *****866 SARACA TERR $1.85M neg. 99 yrs. Tastefully reno. 1909/3000 sqft. 3-sty, 4+1 Wide frontage. Below val. BUILD YOUR DREAM home. Seletar Hill Estate S/sty semi-d. Land 3100 4000 sqft. Hurry! *****866 MIMOSA (MOVE-IN) 3
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    • 397 8 AUCTION 28/9 MARINA Bay Suites. 2,680 sqft. 4+1. Estimate TOP 7/’14. Prime CBD Dist. DTZ *****009 SPOTTISWOODE RES F’HOLD New units released! Above #30. Special disct up to 13%! Call Developer sales. $1597 PSF CARIBBEAN. Lea sed $6.5k. 3+1, 1227 sqft. Face N.S, 20m lap pool. Must sell! J Goh
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    • 2040 9 FOR SALE An exclusive lifestyle and investment opportunity at Orchard Road. Near Paragon, Mt Elizabeth Medical Center ION Orchard Brand New Luxury Condominium on Emerald Hill Large 3 4 b/r Residences with Stunning Views Ready for Immediate Occupation FREEHOLD Foreigners Eligble 2% COMMISSION to AGENTS' Mount Elizabeth Hospital Paragon ION
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    • 147 9 F’HOLD. 1292 SQFT. 3 bdrm. Near Parkway Parade I12 Katong Shpg, good schs. Call Patrick 9320-6001 EAST MEADOWS 3+1, 1238 sqft. High flr. MRT. Vacant $1.28M. Welcome co-broke Catherina 9632-9699 SERIOUS SELLER! MAKENA 3+1, 1636sqft.Corner.Reno. Pool/greenery view. $2.1M neg. Anand 9656 9450 ECO! NEW LAUNCH! Condo 1-4 bdrms. 5 mins
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    • 305 9 COSTA DEL SOL Sea/ pool 3+1 F/facilities. A1 cond. 1345 sqft Tenanted.$1.78M Good buy! Eric 8218-3682 ***CASAFINA 3+1 SPACIOUS Nice cosy. A1 location. Bright windy. Motivated seller. Derrick 9688 7122 THE BAYSHORE NEW listing 2+1 rms. 1012 sqft. High flr Bright Windy. Move in cond. Jean 9238 8866 BANK SALE
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    • 320 10 MY MANHATTAN Simei. Opp Eastpoint. 4 rms, high floor, premium stack, pool view, good yield 6100-1303 EXCLUSIVE LIST! DOUBLE Bay Res. TOP 2012. 4-bdrm 1550 sqft, mid flr, unblock. $1.6xM. Bernard *****808 TAMPINES COURT DUPLEX 1711 sqft. Better than my just sold $1.16M unit. Quick! Eddie Goh 9664-9004 GPS DAHLIA
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    • 397 10 D19-20Serangoon/ Thomson Pte Apts for Sale D19-20Serangoon/ Thomson Pte Apts for Sale D19-20 Serangoon/ Thomson Pte Apts for Sale KOYNN REGENCY Enjoy Special WIP Discount!!! 15% 3% 6% on Preview Day 3 mins walk to Kovan MRT Rare High-rise with Unblocked view 1-4 Bedrooms Penthouses All buildings designed with North
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    • 92 10 KOVAN REGENCY 3-MINS walk MRT! 1 5 rm/Penthse All blocks designed with NS facing Geryll *****823 KOVAN REGENCY. 15 Exclusive Strata Terr, home lift/ 2 carpark lots. Foreigner eligible. Serene *****000 KOVAN REGENCY LAUNCHING soon! Special disc 15% +3%+6% on Preview Day! Fr. $6xxK! Lynn *****383 KOVAN REGENCY 3-MINS walk
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    • 214 10 KOVAN REGENCY 3-MINS walk MRT! 1 5 rm/Penthse All blocks designed with NS facing! Jaslyn *****181 KOVAN REGENCY. 15 Exclusive Strata Terr, home lift/ 2 carpark lots. Foreigner eligible. Melvin *****726 KOVAN REGENCY LAUNCHING soon! Special disc 15% +3%+6% on Preview Day! fr $6xxk Crystal *****818 KOVAN REGENCY 3-MINS walk
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    • 213 10 KOVAN REGENCY LAUNCHING soon! Special disc 15% +3%+6% on Preview Day! Fr $6xxk Jimmy *****033 KOVAN REGENCY 3-MINS walk MRT! 1 5 rm/Penthse All blocks designed w/NS facing! James *****405 KOVAN REGENCY. 15 Exclusive Strata Terr, home lift/ 2 carpark lots. Foreigner eligible.Bell Ng *****000 KOVAN REGENCY LAUNCHING soon! Special
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    • 828 10 IRID25-28 North |R| D25-28 North |R| D25-28 North Pte Apts for Sale Pte Apts for Sale Pte Apts for Sale SKI Stunning View of Golf Course, Reservoir Greenery Preview Luxurious 420 units (1-4bdrm Penthouse Dual-key/Townhouse) Superior Finishes Branded Fittings Efficient Functional Layout Near Seletar Aerospace Park High Yield Investment 1
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    • 1141 11 Geylang HDB Apts for Sale Geylang HDB Apts for Sale Geylang HDB Apts for Sale CATS Classified Geylang HDB Apts for Sale Geylang HDB Apts for Sale Geylang HDB Apts for Sale GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES SEMBAWANG BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT WOODLANDS YISHU CHOA CHU KANG BUKIT PANJANG
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    • 318 11 2 STOREY SEMI-D, Kovan 4900/4600sqft, Nice gdn, 5+1, quiet yet Convenient. KL Goh *****666 ECG UPMARKET BUNGALOW WOODGROVE 2-sty 6300/ 4000 sqft 5+1, big pool gdn. Albert 9682 6220 6 ENSUITE+1. 3-STY. 4 yrs Nice big 5200 sqft. Near Kovan MRT, lnt’l schs, malls. Immed. *****984 JALAN PEMIMPIN 2-STY Semi-d.
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    • 369 11 NEW LISTING. Queen Astrid Pk. Classic Bunglw. *****/ 8000 sqft. 6+3 rms. Pool. Lush green. Privacy. $25K QUEEN ASTRID PK. 2-sty Bunglw. *****/7000 sqft. 5+2. Gazebo. Pool. $24K. BINJAI PARK. 2-sty Bunglw. 4 yrs. *****/6000 sqft. 5+1. Large gdn. Pool. $29K Call JACKIE *****000 2/3/4 BDRMS CONSERVATION terrace houses with
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    • 436 11 THE COLONADE 3/4-BDRM. Villa Delle Rose 3-bdrm. Belmont/ Nassim 5-bdrm. more. *****866 Tay NEWTON AREA BUNGLW. 6+1. Land *****/ built-up 5500 sqft. Pool. $21K. Immed. *****369 Lina HOLLAND GROVE. SEMI-D. 4-bedrms+basement, reno. 5 mins Dover MRT. Immed. $13K. 9669 0530 Yann COTSWOLD BUNGLW SPACIOUS. 4300/ 5600 sqft. 6+1+ pool. Australian
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    • 380 11 SUNBIRD AVE SEMI-D. 2-Sty 4345/4000sqft, 4+1 bdrm, Quiet, A1 cond. like new, f/furn. View by appt only! SANDALWOOD CONSERVE Near East Coast. 3400 sqft. 3 huge bdrms. Pool. Carpark. James *****441 104 CHANGI RD. 5000 sqft. 6 bdrms. Newly built. 4-sty with Lift. Spacious. Eunos MRT. 9336-1389 Morvan JOO CHIAT
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    • 326 11 HERITAGE VIEW condo 2 bdrm, A1 cond, early Oct. Caribbean Keppel 3 4 bdrm. Avail immediate. Marina Bay Res. Bay view. ***SAIL, MARINA BAY Res Marina Bay 1/2rm $5k-6k Marina Bay3/4rm $10k-15k Sail 1rm $4k, 3rm $8k-10k Call Kian 8123-9875 REFLECTIONS KEPPEL Bay 2282 sqft 2110 sqft, 4+1 bdrms, $15K
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    • 942 12 D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent Luxurious waterfront residences for lease within walking distance to VivoCity and 5 minutes drive to Centre Business District Fully furnished 2 &3 bedroom apartment suites and 4 bedroom penthouse Residences at Reflections Kitchen equipped with built-in
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    • 633 12 463 463 Bayro at home in the city pr Double frontage at 49 St Thomas Walk& 13 Devonshire Roai 5 minutes walk to Somerset MRT Orchard Road 2 3 bedroom apartments Unit sizes 764 1,819 sq ft Pool, gym, 24-hour security -A Viewing by appointment only Jelena 6672 7732 FIFTEEN
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    • 369 12 SIXTH AVE VILLE nicely reno. Well-kept. 3+maid, 1572 sqft. P/furn. Avail Immed. $5K. Merry 9022-2828 D.9 HIGHPOINT CONDO Near Paragon. Spacious living/ dining. 3+1 bdrms, 3000 sq ft. $6K. Merry 9022 2828 VOLARI BRAND NEW 2 bd rm 1324 sqft, spacious, unblock.Greenery, pool. Open house. *****798 Karen PATERSON SUITES Orchard
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    • 482 12 MIRAGE TWR. 2-BDRM High flr. F/furn, facilities. Great World City/ amenities/ Chinatown. Victor *****023 UE SQUARE CORNER #01 1173 sqft, 2 spacious rms. Facing greenery. $4.8K. F/furn. Blessly 9752-2319 PATERSON SUITES 3-BDRM Twr 55.1676/1766sqft New Nice,pte lift,p/furn $9.xk. Sarah Zhang *****205 HOLLAND MEWS, 2-BDRMS, nice layout, face greenery, serene environment,
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    • 559 12 FOUR SEASONS PARK 4-rm 2260 sqft. A1 cond. Quiet Luxurious. Immed. 5 min walk City. Davis *****525 ARDMORE PK 4 choice units, pool view, not facing construction. Immed $16$18 K neg. Sam 8222-1444 BRAND NEW HAMILTON Scotts 2800 sqft 3 ensuite maid. Unblock. Pte/ car lift. MRT *****373 owner FERRELL
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    • 446 12 D10 TRIZON. 1890 sqft, 3+1. Partial furnished. $8.1K. Clarence: 9663-3994 PEN JUST TOP MADISON Res. 4+1 ACS, RGS, SCGS sch. Immed $7Kneg. *****842 SIXTH AVE RESIDENCES. 3+1 P/furn, pool view. neg/2rm,Dynasty gdn,9635-1339 BELMOND GREEN 3+1, 1300 sqft, p/furn, mid flr, asking $5.2K. Val *****181 SARKIES APT 2-rms F/Furn Nice layout,
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    • 452 12 THE ARTE Thomson. 3+1, 1625 sqft. High flr. Unblock view. Aamenities. $5.3K neg. Kensy *****707 ROCHELLE. NEWTON/ NOVENA MRT/ United Sq. New! 1500sqft. 3+1, balcony. neg. Wong SL 9735-9936 **FLORIDIAN BRAND NEW 2+1 bdrm P/furn. $5K neg. 4+1bdrm P/furn $8.8K neg Immed. Eric 8218-3682 SKY ELEVEN 4-bdrm. 2271 sqft. Unblock.
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    • 356 12 STARVILLE, 1RM, UNBLOCK High floor, Near MRT, full facilities, Spacious, near amenities, Avail immediate LE REVE. 3-BDRM. F/furn. Immed. Pool view. Tranquil Breezy. No afternoon sun. 5 mins to MRT. 9726 3745 PALMERA EAST, 3-BDRM Penthse. Brand new. 1560 sqft. Unblock. 5 mins walk MRT. Sharon 9853-5528 CENTRA SUITES 38
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    • 459 13 THE WATERSIDE 4 rm with bathrm. 2,400 sqft. F/facilities. Immed. Mins to CBD. $7,500. Kathy 9090-1092 THE BAYSHORE 3+1 1184 sqft. Mid flr. Pool view. P/furn. New paint. Immed. Sole Agt *****690 James AST COAST VICINITY 2+1 P/furn. A1 cond. ECP PIE amenities easy trpt. Koh 9488 1630 E ONAN
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    • 443 13 MANDARIN GDN 2 rms high flr seaview. P/furn. $4k neg. *****813 Jaynet BALESTIER RD 1 rm 1 hall. Mini Apt. Furn. New reno. Cook *****259 Landlord 38 AMBER 2+1/ 3+1 apt. Area from 990 to 1,195 sqft. Call *****828 $3.XK UP! OPTIMA/ Casa Merah 2/ 3+1, Tanah Merah MRT. *****449
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    • 374 13 CASPIAN 2-BDRMS. 936 sqft, mid flr, unblock, very bright, quiet, cosy, f/ furn, neg. Alvin 8102-3325 IVORY HGTS, 3+1+BALCONY 1700 sqft, greenery. Prefer family. Spacious Furn. Immed. Jenny 9117-1719 LAKEHOLMZ 3-BDRM. MOTIVATED landlord. Pool view. Lakeside MRT. All races. Immed. Short/ long term SINGLE LEVEL PENTHSE Parc Vista 2034 sqft
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    • 461 13 EVERITT RD TERR, master rm. Ladies only. No cooking. Ask $1k. 2 pax $1.2k. Immed. Owner 9236-5485 TANAH MERAH MRT East Meadows master/ common rms. Furn. Call *****663 email gytz.sg@gmail.com STUDENT ACCOMMODATION AVAIL.Near to SIM/ Ngee Ann. Aircon attached bath rm. Victor 9815-4300 THE WOODGROVE APT. Common rm. Furn with
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    • 542 13 2+1 MARSILING 19. Brand new reno, aircon. Chinese hse. Good cond. immed $2.1K. Eric *****615 PN $2300 3+1 SENGKANG 188B Unblocked. Shpg Mall LRT. F/furn Aircon. SMS/ Call: Amos 9180-0807 ERA NEW LIST! 151 3NG Yishun approved, simple, p/furn MRT. Prefer couple/ 2 single. 1 Oct. *****886 Chris. 5RM BLK
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    • 1620 13 Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent FOR LEASE! SINGAPORE SCIENCE PARK SPACE iQuest# 13 IBP# Nordic European Centre IconBIBP Akzonobet HouseOCBP Honeywell OneOChangi City fr 1,800 sqft fr 2,600 sqft fr 430 sqft fr 1,819 sqft
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    • 288 13 TUAS OPEN SPACE ***** sqft/ Production ***** sqft/ High ceiling/ Column free. 8282 8712 GOLDEN WHEEL Kallang Pudding. 833/ 3000 sqft $1.80 psf up. Aircon, mgr rm Vincent Goh *****663 $5.3K! MRT Marymount One Pemimpin brand new modern bldg. 1894 sqft. Immed. Jazrel 9002-7088 VERTEX@UBI AVE 3. 1227, 1464 2368
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    • 1241 14 Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale (SPACE Business 2 Ramp up WIP Preview From $323 psf *r- ■i JSBf r arr r r 1 3a is* 7rnj "m 1“ rrii ITT 1 HU Visit our sales
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    • 219 14 #01 UB.ONE. NEW 1389sqft/ Toh Guan Centre 3649sqft good frontage suit showrm high ceiling Chan *****063 TCH CTR 5.4% yield. 1087 sqft. Mid flr. B1. Tenanted $2300 till 2014. Near MRT. No GST. Owner 9835-4292 2-STY TERR Toh Guan. Approved Dormitory.5600 sqft Free parking. All trade Hillda Yap 9688-0876 NORTH
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    • 571 14 S Office Space Office Space Office Space Office Space for Rent !■/for Rent Q for Rent for Rent CAPITAL SQUARE For viewing, please contact ShiTian 6433 7684 Ai Lin 6433 7425 Office Space For Lease Prime Grade A Efficient floor plate 3,000 to 30,OOOsqft (single floor) Ample carpark lots Smins
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    • 396 14 China Square Central 996/ 4568/ 9889 sqft Equity Plaza 1001/ 1399/ 3488 sqft HarbourFront Ctr 775/ 1872/ 2036 sqft Hong Leong Bldg 504/ 990/ 1259 sqft One Raffles Place 883/ 3229/ 5996 sqft Samsung Hub 861/ 1249 2217 sqft Suntec City Tower 1195/ 1486/ 5000 sqft The Central 926/ 3520
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    • 167 15 TUNG CENTRE Excellent Seaview Next to Raffles Place MRT Station 530 sq ft 9,667 sq ft 6428 7864 I 6428 7853 I 6534 3132 FAR EAST SHPG Ctr 363 sqft, good rental, view to offer; Shenton House 1722 sqft, $4.60 psf; Tong Eng Bldg 600 sqft, $5.60 psf. All fitted
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    • 395 15 1)TEXTILE CTR 1,000 sqft Partitioned offices open space office. Avail 1/10.... 2) Sultan Plaza 248 sqft. Avail Oct. Elaine *****634 D.01 SUNTEC TWR 2 (Promenade MRT) 1453/ 3326/ 4779 sqft. High flr. Partial sea view. Attractive rental. Andrew Koh 9742-1207 MOHD SULTAN HUGE Office 6,000 sqft. $6.50. Visible corporate style!
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    • 531 15 DUXTON HILL GRADE ’A’ shophse. Newly refurbished. 4600 sqft. Roof gdn. $5.80 psf 9735-8800 HL FORTUNE CTR. 1668 sqft. Fitted. High flr. Bugis MRT/ bus-stop carpark. neg. Avail soon. J.F: 9226-0978 NEAR GEYLANG LOR 8. 2nd sty 1400 sqft Aircon. 2 office conference rm. Johnson 9062-4838 DTZ SUNTEC CITY FITTED,
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    • 230 15 UBI AVE 1, 1152 sqft. Fitted/ A’Posh Bizhub, Yishun. Brand new. 1130 sqft-1421 sqft. Theresa 9756-4783 RENOVATED FITTED FURNISHED, independent office in Raffles Place. 405/ 2680 sqft. Call 9139-0654 500/ 1300-2000 SQFT. Paya Lebar/ C’wealth Dr. Immed. Rent neg. Promax, Florence 9272-2289 CENTRAL CLARKE Quay. Corner. 861 sqft. High flr.
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    • 223 15 GOLDHILL: 1184 SQFT, Chinatown Pt: 700/2486sqft, for Tuition. Mrt *****600 CENDEX CENTRE. 1098 sqft. Fitted. $4.5K. Tiong Bahru MRT.Immed. Lee *****717 SUNTEC 1486/ 2799/ 3466 sqft Seaview Vacant. Good layout. Best 9234 9234 *CHEAP FITTED OFFICE Kallang. Brand new reno. Immed. *****800 Lucas JALAN PEMIMPIN. NEAR Marymount MRT. Approx 200sqft.
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    • 136 15 SUNTEC CITY TWR 2. 3337/ 3498/ 5188/ ***** sqft. Tenanted. $2600 psf neg. Eileen Koh 9022-5599 THE ADELPHI. 999YRS. City Hall MRT. 7 units avail. 1442 sqft to 8095 sqft. Tenanted. Joe *****188 2 UNITS Meissa for sale 969sqft. (P. Panjang Rd) F’hold. MRT. Bare! Brand new James Bong *****110
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    • 604 15 •Sizes from 234 sq ft to 1,258 sq ft •Available immediately/December 2012 •Suitable for ladies’ and teens’ apparels and accessories, gifts/hobbies, telecommunication, jewellery and watches, health and beauty products, home accessories, lifestyle trades, F&B takeaway, etc •Opposite Novena MRT Station •Accessible by CTE/ECP/PIE •Good catchment of shoppers from affluent Novena/Newton
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    • 453 15 TRAS ST 1870 sqft (High co-broke). Desker Rd s/sty 1200sqft. Owen Rd 5700sq ft x 3. 9759-0029 Stan Agt LOR TELOK #02 shophse 1050 sqft. Suits Beauty/ Bridal/ Clinic. For takeover $4.2K. *****096 Wong SF ARCADE @RAFFLES PLACE #01/02 shop, 97/150 sqft Heavy traffic, immediate Melvin 9733-6340. TAN QUEE LAN
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