The Straits Times, 15 October 2012

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  • 27 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 M O ND A Y OC T O BER 1 5 2012 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MICA (P) 002/02/2012
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  • 442 1  -  Some countries back IMF chief’s concern over overheating, imbalances By WILLIAM CHOONG SENIOR WRITER williamc@sph.com.sg TOKYO IMF managing director Christine Lagarde said the United States’ third round of quantitative easing the introduction of new money supply to boost economic growth could hurt emerging
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  • 69 1 SPORT, B18 Singapore football great Fandi Ahmad (left) clashing with EPL All Stars’ Tore Andre Flo (right) and Pierre van Hooijdonk (background, right) in the final of the EPL Masters Singapore Cup yesterday. The EPL All Stars beat the Singapore “Dream Team” 5-3. The other teams in
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  • 31 1 SEBASTIAN Vettel won the Korean Grand Prix yesterday to seize the spot at the top of the Formula One drivers’ standings. L SEE SPORT, B20 PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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  • 547 1  -  By JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg DESPITE the introduction last month of a “lemon law” to protect consumers, the number of complaints about defective goods in the same month fell almost 75 per cent on the previous month’s figures. One reason could be that businesses
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 679 2/3  -  Shoppers welcome ‘no road traffic’ idea; motorists fear it will cause jams By GOH SHI TING stgoh@sph.com.sg DRIVERS think turning Orchard Road into a pedestrian street is impractical, but tourists and pedestrians are keen to see this happen. For a better shopping
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    • 449 2/3  -  By DAVID EE davidee@sph.com.sg THESE residents just refuse to be evicted. Nothing much, it seems, has prevented the mynahs of Orchard Road from calling it home. It was reported in The Sunday Times yesterday that the latest attempt at ridding the shopping strip
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    • 448 2/3  -  By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg MORE motorists are getting caught for illegally modifying their vehicles, from an average of 146 cases per month in 2008 to 611 per month last year. From January to July this year, the average number of cases dealt with by
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    • 44 2/3 EXPANDING waistlines of adult Malaysians, almost half of whom are deemed overweight or obese, are worrying the authorities. The obesity rate is the highest in South-east Asia, leading to high public health care costs. L SEE WORLD, A8
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • 45 4 TOP OF THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said the US’ third round of loosening monetary policy could lead to overheating and asset price bubbles in emerging economies. Developing nations also criticised the US for stalling IMF reforms. PAGE A1
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      • 48 4 INDIAN government officials are fighting hundreds of cases at the European Patent Office to try to protect the country’s traditional knowledge in biodiversity, agriculture and medicine from commercial exploitation. Leading the fight is the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library that has 250,000 traditional formulations. PAGE A6
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      • 51 4 WORLD JAPAN’S ambivalence towards foreign labour has reduced entry of care workers in the fast-ageing country down to a trickle. High bars set for foreign workers are reflections of how the Japanese remain wary of allowing too many foreigners in for fear of diluting indigenous culture. PAGE
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      • 60 4 LEADERS of the Philippines’ biggest Muslim rebel group emerged from the south and landed in capital Manila to oversee the signing of an accord today that will outline a road map for peace by 2016 after decades of insurgency. The Malaysia-brokered peace accord will be signed
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      • 71 4 TEN stray dogs have found homes in HDB flats since a pilot programme began in April. A set of guidelines has been drawn up to ensure that the dogs are not a nuisance to other residents. PAGE A6 Ms Celine Ramasamy, 51, and her adopted
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      • 45 4 OPINION THERE is cause for worry when style seems to matter more than substance in the American presidential debates. A descent into superficiality does not augur well for democracy and television debates should not an election decide. PAGE A17
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      • 36 4 HOME DESPITE more commuters booking limousine services on rainy days and during peak hours, some limo operators say they are not in a big rush to meet such demand. PAGE B1
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      • 98 4 THE French experience of using fresh green peas and crisp carrots, rather than “frozen produce from a packet”, gave students from the Institute of Technical Education a fresh perspective last month. PAGE B4 ITE students (from left) Justin Michael Wee, 20; Shaun Santokh Singh Gill, 21; Jessica
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      • 60 4 MONEY THE $1.4 billion offer lodged out of the blue for Fraser Neave’s (F&N) hospitality business last week has focused the market’s attention on the conglomerate’s wider property division. The entire division, made up of hospitality and residential properties as well as real estate investment
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      • Article, Illustration
        43 4 LIFE! SINGAPOREAN singer A-do (right) has a low profile here, but he is making inroads into the lucrative China market. The 39-year-old, who has just released his ninth studio album, performs there two to three times a month. PAGE C4
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      • 40 4 SPORT NOVAK Djokovic (right) exacted revenge on Andy Murray for his US Open final defeat by saving five match points to outlast the Briton 5-7, 7-6 (13-11), 6-3, to win tennis’ Shanghai Masters title yesterday. PAGE B17
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      • 46 4 HUNDREDS turned up for a free concert at the Esplanade on Saturday. The show, which featured acts such as Jack Rai, a cappella group Budak Pantai and guitarist Rosli Mansor (above), was put on to celebrate the arts centre’s 10th birthday. PAGE C12
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      • 28 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom WHAT’S ONLINE L MediShield enhancements to take effect from March next year L Man, 78, sees wife again after 3 years
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      • 21 4 www.stomp.com.sg L Store refuses to give customer refund for Galaxy S3 case that’s too small for phone
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      • 17 4 www.razortv.com.sg L Privacy settings can save your job L More are careful with social media
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    • 119 4 OUR report on Saturday, “SingPost’s mail detective solves address puzzles”, cited a SingPost employee as saying that letters had been mailed to a Heritage Baptist Church in Toa Payoh which did not exist. Singapore Post has clarified that this is incorrect. The church is located
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    • 848 6  -  10 strays find homes in HDB flats; measures in place to prevent conflicts By JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg TEN stray dogs have found homes in Housing Board flats after a pilot programme to allow them in began in April. To ensure that the
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    • 677 6  -  JANICE TAI WHENEVER Ms Celine Ramasamy takes Maya, her recently adopted stray dog, out for a walk, she waits for an empty lift. The 51-year-old executive also makes it a point to keep Maya away from young children or neighbours who
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    • 484 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI For centuries, Indian housewives have used homemade remedies based on cow’s milk to cure constipation but in 2009, Swiss giant Nestle applied for a patent to protect a similar product of its own. Earlier this year, India successfully fought off
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    • 690 7  -  At least 100 local companies have ventured into fast-growing region By HIMAYA QUASEM hquasem@sph.com.sg LAST year, Singapore firm Marshall Cavendish helped the Chilean government launch a pilot scheme to teach Singapore-style maths to schoolchildren. After the company sent staff to train teachers and assist
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    • 203 7  -  HIMAYA QUASEM TO GET ahead in business in Latin America, it is important to learn the language and remember that life comes before work. At least, that is the advice of Keppel Fels construction manager Jansen Chua, who was sent to Brazil for two years
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  • WORLD
    • 667 8  -  Numbers are worrying almost half of all adults are obese or overweight FIGHTING THE FLAB IN MALAYSIA By TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT chengwee@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR When Mr William Tan was still in his 20s, playing basketball and hitting the gym were part of his exercise
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    • 218 8  -  By LESTER KONG MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT lestkong@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR Despite having the highest obesity rate in South-east Asia, or maybe because of it, Malaysia also happens to have a booming fitness industry. Gyms once exclusive outlets tucked in hotels and country clubs are sprouting in malls
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    • ASIA
      • 703 9  -  High bar set for foreign workers reveals reluctance to let them in By HO AI LI hoaili@sph.com.sg TOKYO Four years ago, Japan cracked open its doors to let in, first, nurses from the Philippines and then Indonesia in a move to ease a shortage
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      • 473 9 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has told his navy that Japan’s security environment is tougher than ever, underscoring tension with China over a territorial dispute and the threat of North Korea’s weapons programmes. Sino-Japanese relations deteriorated sharply
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      • 565 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG “Politics is an ugly business,” says an official in Chinese author Wang Xiaofang’s novel, The Civil Servant’s Notebook. “You always need to keep a knife in reserve, even for your own boss.” Delving into the darkness of
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      • 351 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA The leaders of the Philippines’ biggest Muslim rebel group arrived in Manila yesterday for a historic visit aimed at ending one of Asia’s longest and deadliest insurgencies. Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chief Murad Ebrahim and other senior rebel
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      • 556 10  -  Najib hails peace pact as solution to state’s illegals By LESTER KONG MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT lestkong@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR A watershed peace deal between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front will help resolve the long-standing problem of illegal immigrants in Malaysia’s Sabah
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      • 210 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is planning to make jail terms mandatory for sex with minors, following an outcry after two men convicted of statutory rape were set free, the de facto law minister said. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Aziz,
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      • 894 11  -  Man who helped set up Heritage Sabah sees layers of history in old structures PEOPLE TO WATCH By LESTER KONG MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT lestkong@sph.com.sg KOTA KINABALU (Sabah) The mid-morning sun blazed as Mr Richard Nelson Sokial contended with the complaints of the 20 people he
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      • 1073 12  -  Threats from Islamic insurgents demand observance of holy day By NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg SAIBURI (Pattani) In the best of times, the town of Saiburi, with its very old Chinese community, is a sleepy one. Now it turns into a veritable
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      • 479 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON Five Royal Marines have been charged with murder over a death in Afghanistan last year, Britain’s Ministry of Defence has said. They are the first British troops to be charged with murder in the country since deployments began
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      • 251 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY A Malaysian man freed from an Australian jail after serving 21 years for the murder of a top heart surgeon has asked the victim’s family for forgiveness, describing his crime as a “mistake”. Mr Chiew Seng
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 54 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NAYPYIDAW Myanmar’s ruling party began a three-day meeting yesterday to revamp its leadership and chart a new course after a by-election drubbing by Ms Aung San Suu Kyi’s pro-democracy opposition. The Union Solidarity and Development Party gathered in the capital Naypyidaw as it
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        • 80 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING A Chinese scientist says prehistoric man ate pandas in what is now part of the city of Chongqing in south-west China, reported the Chongqing Morning Post. Mr Wei Guangbiao, who heads the Institute of Three Gorges Paleoanthropology, says excavated panda fossils “showed pandas
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        • 59 12 HONG KONG A village chief in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan has sparked outrage after it was revealed that he owned a luxurious villa, The Sunday Morning Post said, quoting local reports. The villa, with a pool and landscaped grounds, belongs to Mr
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    • 407 13 Tit-for-tat suspensions raise tensions further between both countries AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS DAMASCUS Syria and Turkey have banned each other’s civilian aircraft from their airspaces, ratcheting up tensions as the Syrian government was also accused of a cluster bomb attack on civilian
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 75 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM Israel’s Cabinet has announced Jan 22 as the date for parliamentary elections, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leading in the polls. Mr Netanyahu said he was forced to call early elections last week after he was unable to pass a budget for
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      • 102 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN Chinese dissident author Liao Yiwu has torn into the leadership in Beijing, calling his homeland an “inhuman empire with bloody hands” as he scooped up a prestigious German book prize. The author, also known as Lao Wei, was speaking as he collected
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      • 74 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS French police have arrested 17 people, including the deputy mayor of a Paris district, in an operation with Swiss police to probe the suspected laundering of about ¤40 million of drug money. Prosecutors in Geneva said Swiss police had arrested three people in
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    • 289 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is facing accusations of covering up the alleged sexual abuse of underage girls by Jimmy Savile (right) one of Britain’s best-loved television stars. One year after Savile’s death at age 84, pressure is
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    • 871 14  -  They are seen as unhelpful in US cities seeking Chinese investment By TRACY QUEK US CORRESPONDENT tracyq@sph.com.sg WASHINGTON Presidential campaigns rolling into town usually spark considerable excitement, but for Mr Michael Bell, mayor of Toledo, Ohio, it was a stir he could have
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    • 270 14 REUTERS WASHINGTON Campaign advisers to President Barack Obama promised that he would be more aggressive and energetic tomorrow in his second debate against Republican challenger Mitt Romney after a passive, heavily criticised performance in their first showdown. Since that first debate in Denver, Colorado
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    • 334 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Democrat Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney may be neck and neck in the polls but, on the social networks, the US President is the clear winner. FACEBOOK More than 30.8 million people “like” Mr Obama’s page, while over
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    • 422 15 Election closely watched as euro zone crisis drives region to push for freedom AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BRUSSELS Belgians voted yesterday in municipal polls seen as a potential make-or-break election on the country’s future, with Flemish nationalist leader Bart De Wever seeking a breakthrough. The vote
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    • 247 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MOSCOW Russians went to the polls yesterday to elect regional governors and mayors in key cities in the first such vote since President Vladimir Putin’s return to the Kremlin. Polling was held in almost all of the
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    • 69 16 Brazilian public artist Bel Borba putting his finishing touches on his public art project Diario in New York City’s Times Square yesterday. Borba is creating a block-long installation there using orange street barriers and other recycled materials. This special event will give spectators the chance
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    • 423 16  -  British financier says money must be returned first if proven it was stolen By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT wahyudis@sph.com.sg JAKARTA British financier Nathaniel Rothschild has told The Straits Times that if it is proven that money was siphoned from Bumi, the London-listed
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
      • 83 16 REUTERS NEW YORK The United States stock market enters a key week of earnings reports, with 40 per cent of Dow components reporting. Financial stocks will be especially in focus, with the Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley all set to
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      • 96 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME The international community will gather in Italy for World Food Day tomorrow with a round of United Nations-hosted talks on how to keep global food prices in check and prevent future commodity crises. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) based
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      • 61 16 REUTERS CAIRO Egypt plans to cut energy subsidies by setting a universal limit on how much cheap fuel and cooking gas every household can buy, Petroleum Minister Osama Kamal said yesterday. The administration has vowed to push through reform of the subsidies,
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    • 209 16 REUTERS SEOUL South Korean exports last month fell 2 per cent from a year earlier, revised customs data showed, slightly worse than a 1.8 per cent fall reported earlier and underscoring the still-weak global economy. Exports to the crisis-hit
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    • 169 8 D A Y A Y OCTOBER 15, 2012 OC T O BER 1 5 A11 2 0 1 2 Richard Sokial: Sabah’s heritage guy TRICHOLOGI by Leonica Kei HAIR SCALP PROBLEMS Diagnosis and treatment Trichology is the science dealing with the study and treatment of hair loss and scalp problems.
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  • OPINION
    • 439 17 THE first debate between incumbent US President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney was widely judged to have gone in the latter’s favour. He came across as more focused, personable and yes, presidential, than the unusually tepid performance by Mr Obama. No sooner
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    • 1259 17  -  EYE ON THE WORLD By WILLIAM CHOONG SENIOR WRITER wiliamc@sph.com.sg SPEAKING at the United Nations General Assembly last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad again had a verbal duel over the state of Israel and Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons
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    • 848 18  -  By PEH SHING HUEI CHINA BUREAU CHIEF shpeh@sph.com.sg TWONobelPrizes,awarded to China’s citizens two years apart, provoked such diametrically opposed reactions that it would not have been out of place in one of Mo Yan’s sardonic novels. Fact, indeed, can at times be stranger than
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    • 1335 18  -  By GERARD LYONS FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is chief economist and group head of global research at Standard Chartered Bank IF YOU ask the wrong question, you may get the wrong answer. In economics and in politics, it seems that all too
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    • 918 18  -  By MICHAEL RICHARDSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. WHEN sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean fell to a record low level last month, much of the analysis in Asia focused
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    • 1204 19  -  By ANDY HO SENIOR WRITER andyho@sph.com.sg IN A recent case, the Court of Appeal noted expert testimony that found specific aesthetic treatments were not “evidence-based medicine”, or EBM. This refers to the integration of the best research evidence with clinical judgment. But is EBM really
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    • 773 19  -  By SALIM OSMAN SENIOR WRITER salim@sph.com.sg THERE were candidates galore, replete with campaign materials and banners, and the usual hot-button issues being raised. But this was not another general election in Malaysia. It was a campus election to pick student leaders in 20
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    • 885 19  -  By TOMMI CHEN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES tommi.chen@yahoo.com This is the second of a five-part series on Internet economics; the first was published last Monday. “IN LESS than five years, change.org has built a membership three times that of Amnesty International” Time
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    • 965 20  -  By JOSEPH S. NYE The writer is a professor at Harvard and author of The Future Of Power. PROJECT SYNDICATE THIS month marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis those 13 days in October 1962 that were probably the closest the
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    • FORUM
      • 311 21  -  Lim Wei Jan THE chagrin of some parents towards the loss of the school ranking and banding information issued by the Ministry of Education illustrates the problem of the selection of feedback. The ministry has, for some time, been excoriated for an over-emphasis on academic
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      • 399 21  -  David Yang BASED on last year’s figures taken from the Ministry of Manpower website, the working population of Singaporeans and permanent residents (PR) is about 2.08 million while the foreign worker population is about 1.16 million. Taking a more conservative participation rate of 0.5 for
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      • 205 21  -  Wendy Yuen (Ms) IT IS heartening to know that Singapore now has the “lemon law”, which came into effect on Sept 1 (“Lemon law kicks in”; Sept 10). It is a huge step towards protecting consumers and boosting consumers’ confidence. But I wonder if it
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      • 289 21  -  Calvin Chin Working Committee Mountain Bike Association (Singapore) DESIGNATED mountain biking trails such as the conveniently located and highly accessible Bukit Timah mountain biking trail located near Ms Vinita Ramani Mohan’s residence (“Inconsiderate mountain bikers at nature reserve”; Oct 6) see especially
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      • 83 21 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MS DO LERN HWEI: Pulau Ubin nice, but impractical for a retirement village. 2. MS TAY HUI CHOO: Userunfriendly course for training maids to care for seniors. 3. MR TAN YONG CHUAN: Relax rules for singles who want to adopt foreign babies. 4.
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      • 79 21  -  Helen Lim (Ms) Director, Media Relations Public Education Land Transport Authority WE THANK Mr Jeffrey Tan for his feedback (“Put route maps on buses”; last Thursday). Currently, both bus operators have produced brochures and bus service guides which commuters can pick
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      • 127 21  -  MYPOINT Anna Kong (Madam) MORE caterers are “thinking healthy” now (“Caterers, think healthy” by Mr Frankie Mao; Oct 6). When I searched on the Internet for “healthy catering Singapore”, I saw a list of caterers offering healthy food. Their websites indicate that they offer a series
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    • 890 1  -  Commuters willing to pay higher cost of service when taxi crunch is worse By DERRICK HO derrickh@sph.com.sg MORE commuters are booking limousine services on rainy days and during peak hours, when the taxi crunch is at its worst. But some operators of these limousine
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    • 478 2  -  Alternative link to TPE, CTE to open by the first quarter of 2015 By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg A NEW road between Yishun Avenue 1 and Yishun Avenue 6 will be completed ahead of schedule, providing motorists in the estate with an
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    • 235 2  -  By KEZIA TOH keziatoh@sph.com.sg MORE than 500 teenagers aged 14 to 18 participated in a two-day Model United Nations conference at the weekend at the Overseas Family School. Simulating those organised by the UN, the conferences provide students with a platform to
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    • 337 3  -  $320m contract to look after inmates’ medical needs for 8 years By THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Prison Service has awarded a $320 million contract for medical services to Parkway Shenton to take care of the medical needs of prisoners here. A spokesman for the
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    • 444 3  -  By PHUA MEI PIN mpphua@sph.com.sg WHEN student Nelson Lim, 18, went door to door in Jalan Kayu asking for donations of dry rations, he met residents who asked him to wait while they ran downstairs to buy provisions just to have more
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    • 650 4  -  Two-week stint to learn finer points of restaurant business at famed institute By KEZIA TOH keziatoh@sph.com.sg UNTIL a two-week curriculum trip to Lyon, France, cooking ingredients never quite bothered culinary arts student Shaun Santokh Singh Gill. While in France, the experience of using
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    • 164 4 MRT services on the East-West Line in both directions between Pasir Ris and Tampines were disrupted late last night, according to the official SMRT Twitter account. SMRT first warned around 10pm of an additional five minutes of travelling time from Joo Koon towards Pasir Ris
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    • 517 5  -  Donation phone lines and website to remain open until Oct 21 midnight By CHARISSA YONG charyong@sph.com.sg THE President’s Star Charity raised $6.23 million through corporate and public donations last night, just short of last year’s record of $6.44 million. The 21/2-hour programme, held
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    • 182 5  -  CHARISSA YONG PRESIDENT Tony Tan Keng Yam joined hundreds of SingHealth staff yesterday morning in a con-ductor-themed mass workout, waving a baton and moving to classical music. The morning event, held at the Punggol Waterway, capped five months of SingHealth’s fundraising activities for
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    • 385 6  -  Three sites proposed for companies to test renewable energy solutions GREEN ENERGY PLAN By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg A PLAN to supply Pulau Ubin with clean, reliable and more affordable electricity has moved one step closer to reality. The Government has selected three plots
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    • 231 6 About 50 per cent of Singaporeans have been or are affected by chronic knee pain. Of these, about half visited the doctor, and even then, they waited 13 months before seeking treatment. These findings were revealed in a survey done by health-care company
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    • 506 7  -  It had swum in there and died after water was pumped out By GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg WORKERS at Sembawang Shipyard were surprised to see a dead juvenile bull shark, about a metre long, when they pumped a dock dry before dawn this month. They
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    • 90 7 Second-Lieutenant Ivan Lim with his parents, Mr Lim Eng Chuan and Madam Chiu Su Jen, at Safti Military Institute for his officer cadet course commissioning parade last Saturday. The 20-year-old, who received the Artillery Sword of Merit, used to suffer from chronic sinusitis. When he recovered,
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    • 145 7 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Germany’s Minister of Finance Wolfgang Schaeuble have reaffirmed the bilateral relations between their two countries. The leaders met at the Istana yesterday after Dr Schaeuble, who is here on a two-day visit, called on Mr Lee, a statement by the
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  • the NEW market
    • 130 8 A SERIES of paintings based on a Chinese theme by British artist Paul Huxley is on show in the lobby of St. Regis Singapore. The exhibition is part of a 45-day tribute to British culture and arts. This is the fifth in the hotel’s series
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    • 596 8  -  WhitecoffeegainsflavourRisingdemandisdrivingupthecompetitionamongcoffeecompaniesandthisgivesconsumersmorechoices By Karen Teng IF YOU like instant white coffee, there are now over a dozen brands to choose from. Jostling for shoppers’ attention on the supermarket shelves alongside the big names including Nescafé and Super are Malaysian brands such as Empro Café Olden and A1
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    • 166 8 ALONG with its $10 million new look, Pan Pacific Orchard has introduced a new no-smoking policy covering the hotel’s public areas, rooms and suites. Its general manager, Mr Dean Rossilli, says: “This decision to offer a smoke-free environment is in line with our ongoing commitment
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        36 8 This month at all Eu Yan Sang stores, spend $133 in a single receipt to enjoy 20 per cent off on selected products including lingzhi cracked spores powder capsules (right) and cordyceps mycelia capsules.
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        39 8 Admission is free during the 10th edition of the annual Singapore JewelFest now on at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza till Sunday between noon and 9pm. It will be closed for a private event tomorrow from 6pm.
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        31 8 Clarins’ Skin Illusion loose powder foundation, which costs $62, has mineral and plant extracts and comes in four shades ivory, nude, sand and honey. Available at all counters now.
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      • 28 8 Special buys and a lucky draw with product prizes are part of branded kitchenware retailer ToTT’s second anniversary celebrations. Details of weekly offers are at www.tottstore.com.
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      • 31 8 Casual eatery chain Secret Recipe is offering a one-for-one deal for its marble cheesecake from 11am this Wednesday to Friday at all its outets including VivoCity and Marina Square.
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        36 8 F&N Magnolia milk now comes in a low-fat high-calcium version with DHA Omega-3. Two 1-litre packs cost $5.95. Till Oct 31, there is a lucky draw featuring hamper prizes of mind-stimulating games including Cluedo.
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    • 198 8 TOPICAL pain relief brand PanaMAX is conducting a series of roadshows to educate the public on pain and aches caused by modern lifestyle habits. Known as the Pain Relief Movement, the initiative is supported with the results of a survey commissioned by PanaMAX maker,
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    • 139 8 IF YOU’RE looking to boost your skincare regime with oral supplements, there are over 30 brands to choose from at Watsons personal care stores. The chain retailer has an Inner Beauty Corner dedicated for such products. Among the brands are SkinBiotics, which come in
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  • MONEY
    • 602 9  -  After hospitality bid, attention now on rest of $8.2b property business By ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg THE $1.4 billion offer lodged out of the blue for Fraser Neave’s (F&N) hospitality business last week has focused the market’s attention on the conglomerate’s wider property
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    • 560 10  -  The magic lies in meeting employees’ basic needs, HR professionals say WORKING LIFE By CHERYL LIM cherlim@sph.com.sg CRUISING to work in a chauf-feur-driven car, dining with his boss at a fancy restaurant and having an afternoon back massage. Those were some of the
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    • 772 10  -  This is the second of a three-part series on veteran tech women managers in Singapore TALKING TO NATASHA KWAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF T-SYSTEMS FOR ASIA SOUTH By GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT chngkeg@sph.com.sg EYEGLASSES are invariably what catch your attention when you
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    • 807 11  -  Giving full licences to two Chinese banks will give Singapore a big boost CAIJIN By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg AT FIRST glance, the Government’s decision to give two Chinese banks full banking licences does not seem to be anything out
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    • MONEY COMPANIES
      • 792 12  -  Bank has grown but there’s plenty of building still to do: CEO Nazir Razak By ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg CIMB Group Holdings, one of the region’s top investment banks, seems to be finished with acquisitions to turn itself into Asean’s leading universal
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      • 279 12  -  By AARON LOW aaronl@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’s Finance Minister, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, has been named the Finance Minister of the Year for Asia by Lon-don-based magazine Emerging Markets. Mr Tharman, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, was cited for his work in embarking
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    • MONEY MARKETS
      • 607 14  -  Possible uptrend in commodities prices may boost regional stocks MARKETS INSIGHT By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg IN JUST six weeks, the stock market rally, triggered by another burst of money-printing efforts by the US central bank, has fizzled out. Last Friday, the
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        • 121 14 HO YUEN SANG: Appointed managing director of Tiger Airways Holdings with effect from Dec 5. Mr Ho, 52, was formerly the chief operating officer of Jetstar Asia Airways. He will be responsible for the airline’s operations and resources, and developing strategies for sustainable growth at Tiger Airways Holdings.
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        • 43 14 ERIK THORSEN: Appointed non-executive director at Nera Telecommunications from Oct 12. Mr Thorsen, 56, was formerly president and chief executive of Norwegian-listed company, Renewable Energy Corporation. At Nera Telecom, he will be a member of the nominating committee and remuneration committee.
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    • 825 20 Third successive race win helps him supplant Alonso at the top AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG YEONGAM (South Korea) A peerless Sebastian Vettel leapfrogged Fernando Alonso at the top of the Formula One world championship yesterday, as the Red Bull driver led from the first corner to win
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    • 184 20 REUTERS YEONGAM A court warrant in India against billionaire Vijay Mallya (right) over his airline business has no repercussions for his Force India Formula One team, deputy principal Bob Fernley said yesterday. Indian airport operator GMR Infrastructure said last Friday that a non-bailable warrant
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    • 319 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG YEONGAM Kamui Kobayashi, whose place next season at Sauber is in serious jeopardy, apologised to Jenson Button and Nico Rosberg after he sent both crashing out of the Korean Grand Prix yesterday. The Japanese, criticised by other drivers in the past for his recklessness,
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    • 184 20 REUTERS YEONGAM Lewis Hamilton’s (above) plans for a night out at a bowling alley with his mechanics were skittled, after the McLaren driver discovered they had agreed to go running with team-mate Jenson Button. The 2008 Formula One champion had wanted
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    • 577 16 Cycling body could accept report as chief is ‘shocked’ at Usada’s findings AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LOS ANGELES Cycling’s governing body has come under increasing pressure to accept responsibility for failing to prevent a culture of drug use from developing within the sport, with the
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    • 905 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES It is not so much that the Lance Armstrong story was too good to be true. Now it might just be too good to let go. Even after investigators unveiled a scathing report portraying him as an
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    • 132 16 Today Cricket Champions League T20, Gp A: Kolkata Knight Riders v Auckland Aces (Live, mio TV HD Ch123, 11.30pm). Tomorrow Cricket Champions League T20, Gp B: Chennai Super Kings v Highveld Lions (Live, mio TV HD Ch123, 11.30pm). Football International friendly: Singapore v India (Choa Chu Kang,
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      486 16 Football Under-17 Women’s World Cup In Baku, Azerbaijan Final: France 1 North Korea 1 (France win 7-6 on penalties). 3rd place: Ghana 1 Germany 0. Golf China Masters In Nanshan, Shandong, final rd: 276 Liang Wenchong (Chn) 68 67 68 73 (wins on 5th play-off hole), Yang Yong Eun
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    • 124 16 Liverpool’s David Price emerged as a force to be reckoned with in boxing’s heavyweight division after taking just 82 seconds to knock out Audley Harrison to retain his British and Commonwealth titles in his home city on Saturday night. Since turning professional after winning a
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    • 434 17  -  He comes from behind in final round to be Asian junior karting champ By FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg AFTER three second-place finishes in the six-race series, Daim Hishammudin was starting to think his day would never come. But when it finally did, it ended with the Singaporean
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      239 17 Upper Peirce Reservoir L A well-hidden nature spot in the central catchment area with road trails covering about 7km L Popular with families and older runners with cars In our weekly series on runners in Singapore’s favourite running spots, The Straits Times visited Upper Peirce Reservoir last week and
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    • 502 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI Novak Djokovic gained sweet revenge for his US Open defeat by Andy Murray yesterday, saving five match points to seal a stunning 5-7, 7-6 (13-11), 6-3 victory in the Shanghai Masters final. The iron-willed Serb was sec-ond-best for long stretches but
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    • 484 17  -  By V.K. SANTOSH KUMAR santosh@sph.com.sg SRI Lankan cricket star Kumar Sangakkara admitted that “quite a few things went wrong” for his team in the World Twenty20 final against the West Indies on Oct 7. “On the day we were not good enough.
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    • 395 17  -  CHAN U-GENE Ong Shin Rong, 30, works in the defence industry Runs twice a week covering about 5km to 6km on weekdays and longer routes of over 10km on weekends “It feels good to start the weekend doing something active. When I don’t run
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    • 73 18 Ivory Coast fans (above) being evacuated onto the field at the Leopold Sedar Senghor stadium in Dakar after Senegal fans started rioting following Didier Drogba’s 76th-minute penalty, which had given the Ivorians a 2-0 lead. The African Cup of Nations qualifier was
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    • 143 19  -  TERRENCE VOON FANDI Ahmad has confirmed that he will be in charge of Johor’s Malaysian Super League (MSL) side next season, quashing talk that he could become Singapore’s next national football coach. The 50-year-old has spent the past season coaching the Johor FA’s Premier League side,
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      • 69 19 REUTERS LONDON England footballer Theo Walcott has been ruled out of their World Cup qualifier in Poland tomorrow with a chest injury. The Arsenal forward was clattered into by San Marino goalkeeper Aldo Simoncini during England’s 5-0 win last Friday. Chelsea duo Frank Lampard and
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      • 76 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR South Korea’s Park In Bee edged out defending champion Choi Na Yeon in a thrilling final day yesterday at golf’s Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia to win with a 15-under 269 total. The world No. 6 kept her cool to become
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      • 44 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Former Dutch football international Edgar Davids had a chastening start to his tenure as coach of the English fourth tier’s bottom club Barnet on Saturday, when his team were beaten 1-4 at home by Plymouth Argyle.
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      • 59 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI The Los Angeles Clippers defeated reigning National Basketball Association champions Miami Heat 99-89 in an exhibition match yesterday in front of a sell-out crowd of 18,000, avenging an 80-94 loss to Miami in Beijing on Thursday. The games were the sixth time
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    • 2561 6  -  THE LIFE! INTERVIEW WITH JS Gill After transforming the sports goods business, JS Gill is moving into fashion retail in the region John Lui johnlui@sph.com.sg Sept 29, Saturday, 9.55 am. Bangkok’s Siam Paragon mall, normally the hushed and scented home to brands such as Burberry, Bulgari,
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    • 478 7 The latest James Bond film directed by Sam Mendes is lauded as classic 007 fare by cinemagoers and critics Reuters Los Angeles James Bond is back and better than ever, according to early reviews last Friday, as the latest movie featuring Britain’s smooth-talking, martini-drinking super-spy
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    • 442 7 Agence France-Presse London- Hilary Mantel (above) could make literary history tomorrow by becoming the first woman and British author to become a two-time winner of the acclaimed Booker Prize for fiction. She will find out if part two of her Thomas Cromwell trilogy, Bring
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    • 408 8 Chinese author Mo Yan, whose books have been snapped up since his Nobel win, will launch a collection of plays this week Agence France-Presse Xinhua Beijing A new collection of plays by Mo Yan will be released this week following the Chinese author’s Nobel
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    • 590 8 Reuters Washington Plans to save Big Bird, the fuzzy yellow character on US public television’s Sesame Street, from possible extinction are taking shape in the form of a puppet-based protest next month dubbed the Million MuppetMarch. The demonstration is planned for Nov 3
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    • 429 9 Gerhard Richter painting owned by rock star Eric Clapton sells for record sum at auction Bloomberg London A Gerhard Richter painting owned by Eric Clapton sold last Friday night for £21.3 million (S$41.8 million) more than 30 times what he paid for it in 2001. The
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    • 567 9  -  Review Concert SEARCH WINGS DOUBLE TROUBLE LIVE IN SINGAPORE 2012 Singapore Indoor Stadium/Last Friday Eddino Abdul Hadi You would have thought that two of the biggest names in the Malaysian rock scene, Search and Wings, would have a rivalry going on. They both play hard-edged
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    • 1011 10  -  Songs are being censored on radio as more artists use vulgar words to express themselves Jay Talking Jeremy Au Yong jeremyau@sph.com.sg Before you get any further into this column, I feel it is my journalistic duty to warn you that it is about curse words.
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    • 942 11  -  National Broadway Company is a fitting tribute to those in Singapore’s theatre scene Review Theatre NATIONAL BROADWAY COMPANY TheatreWorks Esplanade Theatre/Last Friday Adeline Chia chiahta@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/chiahta Consider this dubious future for the arts in Singapore: The Government aims to build a theatre playing Broadway-type musicals
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    • 565 11  -  Review Theatre CASTING BACK Casey Lim, Robin Loon, Nora Samosir and Christina Sergeant Esplanade Theatre Studio/Last Saturday Corrie Tan The dynamic duo of Nora Samosir and Christina Sergeant are quick to point out at the beginning of Casting Back what the work is not.
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    • 575 12  -  Singapore’s iconic arts centre turns 10 with a free outdoor concert among other events Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg The Esplanade was abuzz last Saturday night as concertgoers thronged the arts venue for various free and ticketed concerts to celebrate its 10th birthday. More than 500 people filled the
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      • 382 14 17th Busan International Film Festival Agence France-Presse Busan,South Korea A low-budget, experimental production from Thailand and a gripping Lebanese drama shared the main award at Asia’s largest film festival, which closed last Saturday. Jurors for the New Currents award at the 17th Busan International
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      • 336 14 Hong Kong Can’t get enough of Gangnam Style? Now there’s Hong Kong Style. A spoof cover video starring chubby Hong Kong film producer Wilson Chin as Korean rapper Psy, and featuring his buddies, pop stars Ekin Cheng and Leo Ku, has hit YouTube. Ku
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    • 569 5 02/2008 STREAM 1.8RSZ. 1 owner. Superb cond. Call: 9748-0076 9680-6776. 12/’08 BLACK ODYSSEY 2.4 (A). Low mileage. A1 cond. 9624-9642 9748-0076 8/’09 CIVIC 2.0 Auto. 1 owner. Black. Kah Motor Svc. $0 deposit. *****115 3/’07 CIVIC 1.6 Auto. Grey. Well kept. $0 deposit. Trade in avail. *****115 5/2011 STREAM 1.8A.
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    • 417 5 Hyundai for Sale Hyundai for Sale Hyundai for Sale Hyundai for Sale gjg Results of October 2012 1st Open Bidding Exercise For COE B6ATS Cars (1600cc and below) Cars (1601 cc and above) Goods vehicles and buses Motorcycles Open category COE price $69,000 $80,001 $56,001 $1,912 $86,889 Quota 401 350
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    • 280 5 9/’08 KIA CERATO 1.6M. 1 owner. Well kept. $39.8K. Full loan mthly range fr $529-$644. Joe *****125 03/09 CERATO FORTE 1.6A SX. Omv $*****, Orange, Cheapest in Mkt! $*****. Lawrence *****288 CHEAPEST IN TOWN! 7/2009 picanto 1.1a mileage 39k orig paintwork like new $44k only *****921 5/09 CERATO FORTE. 1.6M
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    • 267 5 GS300 LUXURY JAN’08, Promo Price: $105,800. 1 owner, Tip-Top, Full agt svc record, View to believe Don’t miss! *****958 $131.8K 3/’10 IS250. New facelift, f/accessories, low mileage, new rd tax, agt warranty. Beach Rd. The Plaza #02-305. *****000 JUL 09 IS250C Convertible Silver w Black Int. Borneo Motor maintain only.
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    • 265 5 2010 QUATROPPORTE GTS 4.7. Auto. 1 owner. Low mileage. Under warranty. Call: 9136-7409 10/’04 MX5 1.8A Classic Soft Top Convertible, Fully Stock Good Cond, Warranty, F/Svc, $0 Driveaway Accident free. 9794-6809 8/’08 MAZDA 2, 1.5A. Pearl White. 1 Owner. *****KM. Full Agent Service Record. Free Road Tax. *****443 SALE! 5/2006
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    • 377 5 4/2011, MERC BENZ C180 Kompressor Avantgarde, Well Maintained, Sports Rims, GPS Cruise Control, 1 owner. Ask $148.8k. Call *****874/*****255. MOST AFFORDABLE $*****0 neg. 12/’10 Benz E250 CGi 1 owner 16K km. Warranty by C&C beautiful cond. Call *****188 Yong MOST AFFORDABLE $*****0 neg. 12/’10 Benz E200 CGi 1 owner. 16K
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    • 393 5 Vehicles« 2012 LATEST MODEL CLS350, 7G. Ask $203K. 3 yrs warranty. Tan Wei 6452-5535/ 6459-5535 2012 C180 CGI 7G-Tronic 1.6A. Latest variant. Limited Stocks. 5 Years Warranty. Call *****505. 06/11 S350L CGI 7G-Tronic. Showroom Condition. Latest Facelift. C&C Maintain Warranty. *****943 1 OWNER OCT/2011 E250 Coupe AMG Sports package, glass
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    • 428 5 INHSE FINANCE AT 1.68% p.a.! Tired of being not able to get loan? Credit issues? No problem! No gimmicks! No guarantor/ Payslip required! 100% approval! 06 Lancer GLX 1.6A Mthy $498! Flexible loan plans from $490+ onwards! Highest trade-in prices! 8102-4813. Roy V INHSE 1.99% p.a 1/08 Lancer EX 1.5A
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    • 512 6 OWNER LEAVING. ’07 Latio A Black. Well kept. $37.8K. High loan avail. *****868 DONE 44K KM, 2/’07 Sylphy 1.5 Auto. 1 owner. Agt maintained. $52.8K. *****113 4/’06 SUNNY 1.6 E X A Beige. OMV $12K. COE 12K. Good cond. *****769 7/’07 NISSAN SYLPHY 1.5. Auto. Biege. 1 owner. $48K Call
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    • 222 6 5/’2008 107 1.0A. Black. 1 Lady Owner. Beautiful cond. Full Service Record. Selling Cheap! *****963 SEP’11 RCZ 1.6A Turbo Sports. 1 Owner. Agent Maintained. Accident Free. Only $152.9K. *****810. RARE! PORSCHE 944 Manuel. Perfect cond. New leather seats. Electric window mirror. 0 to 100 in 7.5 sec. COE 30/04/’2019. Reasonable
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    • 368 6 997 GT3 MK II July 2010 Black Black 22,000km Only. Well Maintained. AutoInc Sports 6338-0123 997 TURBO PDK July 2010 White Tan. 13,000km Only. Well maintained. AutoInc Sports 6338-0123 997 C2 PDK May 2009 White Red. 36,000km Only. Well Maintained. AutoInc Sports 6338-0123 10/07 CAYENE TURBO TIP 4.8. 22’’ rims.
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    • 353 6 CARTIMES CERT. FEB ’08 Exiga 2.0L A S/Roof, beautiful black. Fuel economics, Good cond! Andy 9777 1312 END ’08 IMPREZA 5D 1.5R, 100% accident free. Stock cond. Well maintained. Mth -ly $735. Elton 9336-1205 5/’07 IMPREZA 1.6A TS new model 4WD. 52K km done. Cond like new! Bodykits. Loan 1.88%.
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    • 367 6 SWIFT 1.3A PEARL Black/ ’07 full body kit, 17" s/rims leather, $36.5k, *****501 09/’08 SWIFT 1.2A Low km. Leather seats. A1 cond. $0 driveaway. Call 8383-6627 5/’06 SWIFT 1.5M. 1 owner. *****km accident free Inhse loan avail. *****676 V INHOUSE 1.99%! Loan is most important! Got problem securing bank loan?
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    • 336 6 3 DAYS DELIVERY! Latest Estima 2.4 Areas $113,800 with moonroof, power dr. HP: *****717 San Hup Bee 3 DAYS DELIVERY! Latest Vellfire 2.4Z c/w moonroof power door $129,800! HP: *****717 San Hup Bee SEP ’09 WISH 1.8 A OPC. New Model. Black. 54KM1 Owner. G’teed No Regret Viewing. *****765 Kim
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    • 602 6 1-OWNER 5/10 VIOS. 1.5(A). Service by agt warranty Orig Paint. Accident free Wcega Plaza. 6793-0080 03/08 CAMRY 2.4A. OMV $29K. Full agt maintained. 1 owner. Accident free. $75.9K neg. 9223-4854 SPECIAL OFFER! 10/05 camry 2.4 mileage 99k excellent cond confirm buy Must view $36k *****921 DEC 2009 TOYOTA Vios Auto,
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    • 463 6 3/2006 WISH 1.8A. 1 owner. Perfect condition. Call now *****642 *****076. 1/06 TOYOTA VIOS 1.5 Auto. 1 owner. Original. Spacious. 4-dr. $25,900. *****249 5/10 AERAS 2.4A G. Pearl white OMV $36k full kit. A1 cond $145k. *****987 10/07 MARK-X 2.5A Bidded no. New tax, free servicing. Ask $65k. 9819-8683 12/09
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    • 407 6 JUN ’09 VW Touran 1.4 TSI Affordable, spacious, economical. With 1 yr warranty. Daniel Then 9692 2249 08/2007 VW GOLF GT 1.4 TSi. OMV $*****, Black. Cheapest in mkt $73.8K. Chris 9322-0263 01/08 VW JETTA 1.6A. DSG. 1 Year Warranty! Pearl White. Name your offer to deal. Call *****943 CHEAP
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    • 272 6 Used Vehicle for Sale Highest Offer Secure ViewingDateandTime:Viewing Date: 15 to 17 Oct 2012 ClosingDate:17 Oct 2012 (3pm) ViewingTime:Mon&Tue(9amto5.30pm)Wed(9amto3pm)ViewingPlace:20BukitBatokCrescentEnterpriseCentreLobbyARooftopCarpark 2006 NISSAN SUNNY 1.6EXA 1597cc 2006 CHEVROLET SPARK 1.0MT 995cc 2007 GEELY CK 1.5 AUTO 1498cc ViewingPlace:1BukitBatokCrescent WCEGAPlazaRooftopCarpark 2007 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI 3DR 1984cc 2006 NISSAN SUNNY 1.6EXM 1597cc 2007 GEELY
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    • 405 7 12/’05 KIA RIO 1.4M HB (OPC) 1 Owner, Good Cond, Warranty, Fully Svced, $0 Driveaway, Accident Free, Low Monthly. 9794-6809 4/’08 MAZDA 3 SP Luxury. Low Km. 1 Owner. Comes w/ 1 Yr Warranty. Priced to Sell for This Wk $***** Call *****468/*****489 9/2008 AIRWAVE 1.5A M. *****km Only. 1
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    • 648 7 Vehicles for Hire Vehicles for Hire PRIME SECTION CAR RENTAL B/NEW BMW 523i Mitsubishi Airtrek 2.0 B/NEW Honda Airwave 1.5 Mitsubishi Lancer 1.5 EX MIVEC B/NEW Toyota Alphard 2 4 Mitsubishi Lancer 1.6 GLX B/NEW Toyota Camry 2.0 B/NEW Toyota Prado 2.7 B/NEW Toyota Vellfire 2.4 Audi Q5 2.0 BMW
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    • 601 7 WOW! SM1813X, SJH2000B, SBQ2468H, SBJ938T. Buy sell are welcome. Don’t miss! Call HP *****545 ’1970-’2006 SCRAP Cars for export. Immed cash deal! 9727-0300 Andrew ALL MAKE WANTED. Export welcome. High price. Case trust accredited. *****611 Yong Chuan Motor *****777 56 Upper Changi Road East 11 Hyundai 14ft low deck Box
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    • 476 7 5/’94 TOYOTA DYNA 150D. COE 4/2014. Good cond. Good price. Call *****918 10/06 MIT 10FT High Box. Nice Interior. tax 4/2013. Sell $38,800. *****693 10/05 MIT FE639 14ft Canopy. good cond. cheap. class 3 license. *****358. 07/2004 NISSAN CABSTAR. good cond. Cheap $18,800. price neg. Call *****358. 6/’06 NISSAN YU41
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    • 510 7 $0 DEPOSIT 8/11 Nissan NV200 full glass panel sofa. Price incl 1st instal tax. Warranty. *****833 YEAR END SALES Toyota Liteace view test drive to believe it good engine n condition *****046 ben 02/2007 TOYOTA HIACE 5DR. Manual. Full Glass Window. Silver. $50.8k Call *****231 Lim DAIHATSU PETROL VAN for
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    • 729 7 Vehicles* Properties 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
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    • 138 7 OPEN 2-6PM BY Lionel Loo Waterway/Golfcourse view Cool! 7000 7500 sqft 5+1 *****592 *****062 DTZ OPEN 2-6PM BY Lionel Loo Peaceful, luxurious, stylish ***** 9300 sqft 6+1 rms *****592 *****062 DTZ SENTOSA BUNGALOW AT its best! Gorgeous 6-star. Top architect tranquil 7xxx sqft Mike Lam APPC *****185 LAND FOR REBUILD
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    • 182 7 2-STY SEMD-D Holland Grove. 999 yrs, land 5539 sqft. Ideal for rebuild. Only $1600 psf Simon *****927 ANOTHER SPECTACULAR PLOT Nassim ***** sqft Regular, Dream home for the affluent. *****080 GREAT VALUE! HOLLAND Semi-D 4600 sqft, 4+1, Nice Frontage. Cul-de-sac. $6.xM only. Call *****000 ELEVATED ***** SQFT bunglw w/lush ambience.
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    • 247 7 JLN SEJARAH NICE Semi-D. 3900/ 5000 sqft. 2.5 sty. 3 cars.Move in.Resort style $7.xM. Penny 9022-9821 BEST OF BINJAI area GCB ***** sqft, Sprawling Gdn Open spaces! Only $11xx psf. Call *****080 now! D21 SUNSET AREA Best hilltop *****,9400,7300sqft squarish plot. $1100 psf up *****580 Alan Kang TREVOSE VICINITY BUNGLW
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    • 225 8 GPS LANDED DIVISION D15 Inter Terrace. 2300 sqft. Terang Bulan. F’hold. 4+1. Near Amenities. *****959 GPS LANDED DIVISION D16 Semi Detached. 2 storey. Jln Pari Burong. Freehold. $10XXpsf. Call 6100-9959 KATONG CORNER TERRACE 2190 sqft, 3 rooms. Suits A+A, Quiet Neighbourhood Quick! Call *****000 now FABULOUS VALUE! $3.XM Siglap Corner
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    • 227 8 $599PSF 3½-STY Cluster Detached Ponggol. 999 yrs. 4521/ 3671 sqft. 3+3+1. Pk 2 cars Danis *****999 ALMOND ST 2 sty Detached 6320/45xx sqft 5+family+ 1+1 Best cond. $7xx psf. Michael www.*****785.com THREE GENERATION 3-STY Bunglw. Big rm w/bathrm. 2 kitchen $6.5M *****547 QUEENS CONDO HIGH flr 3+1 Unblocked view. High
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    • 217 8 CARIBBEAN 2BDRM 882sqft Quiet. Sale with tenancy. Good Corp rental till 2/’14. Immaculate cond. Best REFLECTIONS KEPPEL Bay 2/3/4/Penthse. View Showflat/actual unit $16xx psf up. Karen 9853-4428 NEAR MRT Pearlbank Apt 1755 sq.ft. 3+3 toilets. $1.9xM. Good yield 5%. Buy *****666 Evon. Gallop Green for SALE FREEHOLD From 3,300 sqft
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    • 260 8 DEVONSHIRE 12 FREEHOLD 441-1033sqft.Somerset mrt Preview Early bird disc Anthony Leong 9742 7457 DEVONSHIRE 12 FREEHOLD 441-1033sqft.Somerset mrt Preview Early bird disc Heidi Wong 9069 3900 DEVONSHIRE 12 FREEHOLD 441-1033sqft.Somerset mrt Preview Early bird disc Philip Yeo 9866 7280 DEVONSHIRE 12 FREEHOLD 441-1033sqft.Somerset mrt Preview Early bird disc Sophia Yan
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    • 228 8 ROCHELLE LAST FEW units 2+1, 1012 sqft, $1.742m 3+1, 1356 sqft, Fr $2.083m, 4+1, 2034 sqft, $2.851m, Grab before increase! Call 9437-8151 Jimmy Lim RES EVELYN 2-rm. 1033 sqft. High floor. Pte. lift. F/facilities. Near MRT. $1.95M. Reina *****809 CUBE 8, 2-BDRM, 926 sqft. Spacious unblock greenery facing. Low floor.
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    • 181 8 SKYGREEN. $6XXK. 5-MINS MRT. 1-3bdrm. 4bdrm dual key. Paya Lebar Commercial Hub. Claire 8183-2288. SKYGREEN. $6XXK. FHOLD. 5 mins walk MRT. 1-3bdrm. 4bdrm dual key. NS facing. Call Eden 9828-6829. SKYGREEN. $6XXK. 5-MINS MRT. 1-3bdrm. 4bdrm dual key. Paya Lebar Commercial Hub. Max 8428-8663. SKYGREEN. $6XXK. FHOLD. 5 mins walk
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    • 228 8 SKYGREEN. $6XXK. F’HOLD. Facilities.Tennis ct. Unique architecture design. 176 units. Cheong 9832-1686. SKYGREEN. $6XXK. 5-MINS MRT. 1-3bdrm. 4bdrm dual key. Paya Lebar Commerci al Hub. Steven 9853-5150. SKYGREEN. $6XXK. F’HOLD. Facilities.Tennis court. Unique architecture design 176 units. Monika *****621 SKYGREEN. $6XXK. 5-MINS MRT. 1-3bdrm. 4bdrm dual key. Paya Lebar Commerci
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    • 234 8 OPTIMA TANAH Merah MRT. Just TOP. 2/3/4bdrm Near amenities/ Airport/ Expo. Jelvis 9742-6816 SUITES AMBER! F’hold 474 sqft. Opp Swimming Club. Tenanted. Mins to IR/ Sch. D T Mahen *****760 F’HOLD. AURA 83 Duku. 1/ 2/ 3/ 4 penthse. $7xxK Clubhse/ pool/ gym. Near 112 Katong/ sch. *****225 F’HOLD. AURA
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    • 231 8 Properties m PINEVALE 3+1, 1292 sqft. High flr. Pool view. Near UWC (SEA), Poi Ching Sch. $1M. Desmond 9450 8258 AZALEA 3+1 MOVE-IN cond. squarish layout 1335 sqft. Rare, 999 yrs Mid flr. Unblock. Samuel *****580 EDELWEISS PK. 3+1 maid’s rm. 1281 sqft. Well reno, mi d flr, f/facilities. Pool
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    • 229 8 SKIES MILTONIA Pict. Perfect view! High rise Condo 1/2/3/4rm+Landed. Developer Sales. Jas 9820 4727 NEW LAUNCH IN Yishun. Co-broking most welcome! Highrise 1/2/3/4rm+landed Call: Vina Lee 9002-6384 LUXURY PROJECT!!! SKIES Miltonia. High rise Condo. 1/2/3/4-Bdrms Landed. Call Ann Wee 9023-0777 SKIES MILTONIA Pict. Perfect view! High rise Condo 1/2/3/4rm+Landed. Developer
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    • 1050 9 HougangHDB Apts for Sale Hougang HDB Apts for Sale HougangHDB Apts for Sa CATS Classified Hougang HDB Acts for Sale Hougang HDB Ants for bale Hougang HDB Ants for bale GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES SEMBAWANG WOODLANDS BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT YISHU CHOA CHU KANG PANJANG ANG MO KIO
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    • 317 9 HARBOUR VIEW TWR 1,200 sqft. 3 rooms, pool, gym, tennis, MRT. Furn. Availl Nov.$4.8k Willy *****686 ***PEPYS HILL CONDO #06 MRT. 3200 sqft. 4+1. Full facilites. Ask $9K. Owner 9863-5635 9727-2996. $2.8K UP CITY Loft studio/ South Bank 2-rm/ Bencoo len 3-rm. *****699 Tom CARIBBEAN 4+1, 1356 sqft. Waterway view.
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    • 351 9 DUCHESS RESIDENCES 1500 sqft. 3-bdrm. Designer decor. Fully furnished. $7.5K. Watermark 3-bdrm duplex, 2120 sqft, vacant, $9000 ***PARVIS HOLLAND Just TOP! 2+1 rm $5.xK! Part f/furn. F/facilities. Immed. MRT. Ng PB *****153 DTZ CASH INCENTIVES Draycott 8, 2906 sqft /4+1 Blk 8, 24/7 service hotline *****998 Katherina Wang 8 MT
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    • 437 9 SCOTTS SQ 3-BDRM +maid’s 1249 sqft. High flr. P/furn. Marina Bay view. Pte lift. $8.5K. Chris 9815-5816 D.09 ASPEN HEIGHTS blk 261. High flr, pool view, p/furn, 4+1, 1582 sqft, facilities. Clinton 9851-2159 D.09 BEHIND LUCKY Plaza. Kim Sia Court. 2+1. P/ furn, Opp Orchard MRT. $3.5k. Call Clinton 9851-2159
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    • 315 9 D.10 TANGLIN PK Rare 1350 sqft 3+1+balcony, greenery Immed. $6.3K. 9620-2318 D.21 SPRINGDALE CONDO. #04-09. 3+1. F/furn. Excellent condition.Good facing. Avail 1st Dec 2012. Tenants require company lease.Call Mr Dan H/P: 9820 2096. VIVA. KEY COLLECTED 2-rm fr $5.5K/ 2+S fr $6K/ 3-rm fr $6.8K/ 3+S fr $8K /4-rm fr
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    • 350 9 COTE D’AZUR, 2 rms, 1152 sqft $4.6k/ Mandarin Gdns 1 bdrm 829 sqft, $3k. Immed. *****784 Michelle OPTIMA TANAH Merah MRT. Just TOP. 2/3/4bdrm Near amenities/ Airport/ Expo. Jelvis 9742-6816 OPTIMA 2+STUDY. NEXT to MRT. Windy. Face pool. Quiet. White goods. VTO. Immed. Ben 9765-4329 NEW AMBER RESIDENCES. 2 rm.
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    • 398 10 RMS FOR STUDENT/ Professionals. F/furn $1.5K. Pool. MRT. Lim MJ *****838 HOUGANG MRT FULL service ensuite room. SCV Internet. $1.6K. 8182 3333 SOMERSET MRT. F/FURN. Aircon. Wkly/ mthly. Flexi terms. Immed. *****896 Rooms For Rent 9679-4149 Wayne Blk 137 Potong Pasir, Ufif (HDB) Blk 540 Bukit Batok, 9679-4149 Wayne Blk
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    • 319 10 2+1 S’GOON AVE 2, Immed 2+1 C’wealth-1/12. 1+1 Boon Lay 15/12, Geylang Bahru etc. Furn. Raja 9026-9585 2/3+1 C’WEALTH, KALLANG, Tiong Bahru: F/furn, aircon Immed.Call *****506 Kat URGENT MASTER/ COMMON Rm wanted in all areas. All races. Legal tenants. Reliable svc. 8126-9991 Chris. PRIVATE/ HDB COMMON Master rm urgently wanted
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    • 351 10 Paya Ubi Industrial Park LEASE-Terrace Factories (also for SALE) 200 to 7500 sqft free parking with toilet own parking space (not inclusive in listed area) $2.00psf onwards Tel: *****222 Office:53 Ubi Ave 1 #01-11 Loyang Single storey Factory: 12,600 sq ft Office: 1,700 sq ft Dormitory: 1,700 sq ft High
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    • 416 10 3023, UBI ROAD 3, Ubiplex. Industrial/Warehse/Office. Approx 150 sqm. Takeover fee $12K. Call 9851-0180. ACT FAST! GROUND flr. Harvest Woodlands. 2 units. Can be join. Full glass. Retail. TOP Steven *****198 GROUND FLR, APPROX 700 sqft. Ubi Blk 3025, near MRT, shops. Avail 1st Nov $2.4K. 9679-4149 Wayne KEWALRAM HOUSE
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    • 563 10 fW Factory/lndustrial 5H Factory/lndustrial fUf Space for Sale Space for Sale Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Eunos Technolink Along Eunos Link No restriction on loan tenure No additional buyer's stamp duty No seller's stamp duty Unit sizes from 2,756 sq ft Tenanted units with rental yield available Proximity to
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    • 587 10 Prime Office Space 110sqft to 300sqft OFFICE SPACE 10 RAEBURN PARK Lush Greenery High-end Furnishings Flexible Rental Terms Free Internet and Local Calls 24/7 Individually Controlled Air-Con In-House Cafè Free Shuttle Bus to MRT NEW LIST Balmoral Plaza Approx 765 sqft. Full fitted Aircon. Near MRT. $3.9K neg. Call *****630
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    • 529 10 INT’L PLAZA 463/ 538/ 694/ 2200/ 2336 sqft. Fitted/ Bare. Above MRT. Call 6225-5588 HFP NOVENA MEDICAL SUITE 452/ 700 sqft. Bare/ fitted. Bright, open view. Immed, also sale *****651 M SERV OFFICE M h d Sultan/ Somerset. 1 pax rm fr $500. Bigger rms avail *****088 /*****002 D.01 SUNTEC
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    • 399 10 BETIME BLDG OFFICE space F’hold. Approx 4357 sqft. Ample parking. 4-5% yield *****488 Hazel Tan PARKWAY PARADE 1593 sqft, partition, high flr, f/ furn Tenanted $9.2K. $2.85M Felix *****213 EUNOS TECH PK. 1625 sqft Sell with good tenancy. high rental yield. Ask $500 psf neg. Rita 8112-4013 D.07 2ND STY
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    • 412 11 NEW TRENDY CLUSTER 150 shops in Lucky Plaza. ***** sqft. Fr $1K up. Suits fashions, retails, hp, etc. Steven Hawk 9001-4464 AMK CENTRAL 538 sqft. Heavy human traffic. With water supply. Immediate. Fook Hai Bldg 1778 sqft. Glass frontage. $6.X psf. BUKIT PASOH CONSERVATION Office. Outram MRT. isabelredrup.com/ir51.php$14K. *****055. Susan
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    • 312 11 SIM LIM SQUARE Prime main concourse #01 Fantastic human traffic Double wide frontage Future MRT doorstep 570 sqft (Can be Subdivided) Golden InvestmentHardly available Excellent rental yield (Above 5%) 1% commission to Agent Call now 9853-1555 MOHD SULTAN COMMERCIAL cum Residential unit. isabelredrup.com/ $15m 999 years. Outram Also Conserved. $8m.
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    • 445 11 BALMORAL 1119SQFT, PRIME retail shop space, Existing tenant. No GST, Freehold. Call James 8383-9800 BEO CRES 2-STY HDB shophse, tenanted A1 location! Balance 58 yrs. $1.78M. Selena 8387-6766 TRE HURRY $300K BELOW Val! Old shop ground flr 999yrs 1216 sqft. Dickson Road. View&Offer! *****822 JC ONE NORTH GATEWAY Near Buona
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    • 368 11 Penjuru Ground floor 15,000/45,000 sq ft 8 m ceiling height Ample container Bay Savills Singapore Pte Ltd *****101 Dominic NICE SHOWRM Bt Batok 2000-3600 sqft. Warehse, Woodlands 1927 sqft, $1.50 psf/ Kranji, ***** sqft, $1 psf/ Tampines Open yard 5000-***** sqft $1.10 psf. Immed! *****056 Toh RAMP-UP WAREHSE/ FTY Loyang
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    • 789 12 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, Seah Tze Yong Calvin have applied to the Hotels Licensing Board, Singapore for a Certificate of Registration in respect of premises known as Shophouse The Social Hostel at 48 Arab Street Singapore *****5, and that any person who knows any reason why a
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    • 292 14 CUSTOMER SVC post @Tuas Min ’O’ levels Gross upto $1364 3 Rotating Shift 2-way Trnpt provided (pick-up fr Boon Lay MRT) Any Age/Gender/Race SINGAPOREANS ONLY Call 6227 9035 or email resume@p-serv.com.sg P-serv 90C3494 TEMP CUSTOMER SEVICE/ Admin asst/ Telemarketer. 3mths. Walk in interview fr 15-16 Oct, 9am-5:30pm 80Raffles Place,UOB Plaza
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    • 466 17 JOIN US AS BUS CAPTAINS Attractive gross salary* up to $2,250 Free travel on SBS Transit Bus and Rail Services Training provided to become a Class 4A Driver Career progression to Chief Bus Captain Requirements: Minimum Secondary 2 education/WPL Level 3 or the equivalent with a valid Class 3/4/D/E driving
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