The Straits Times, 30 October 2012

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  • 26 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 TUE S D A Y OC T O BER 30 201 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MICA (P) 002/02/2012
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  • 653 1  -  Nearly half of new private properties unsold; HDB to launch 6,400 flats too By RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg THE number of new private prop erties in the pipeline has ballooned to more than 100,000 units at the end of the third quarter, said the Urban
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  • 494 1  -  By CHUA CHIN HON US BUREAU CHIEF away chinhon@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Karamjit Kaur WASHINGTON A gathering “super storm” has prompted large swathes of north-eastern United States to go into lockdown mode, and is shaping up to be a last-minute wild card in
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  • 65 1 A SHARP jump in construction cost has contributed to the MRT Downtown Line bill rising from an original estimate of $12 billion to $20.7 billion. Half of the increase was attributed to the higher construction cost, and the other half linked to a number
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 731 2/3  -  Sharp rise in construction cost and changes to project push bill to $21b By CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg A SPIKE in construction cost has contributed to the MRT Downtown Line bill rising by more than 70 per cent from an original
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    • 602 2/3  -  By NG KAI LING kailing@sph.com.sg FEMALE panda Jia Jia is known to be cautious and wary, but at a media preview yesterday ahead of the opening of the panda exhibit on Nov 29 it was in top form.
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    • 698 2/3  -  Pair got intimate after traumatic incident but that’s no excuse: Judge By KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg A TEACHER who had sex with a 15-year-old student from her school was jailed for a year yesterday. In passing sentence, District Judge Eugene Teo warned
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • TOP OF THE NEWS
        • 65 4 A RECORD number of property units are in the pipeline: The Urban Redevelopment Authority said more than 100,000 private property units are in various stages of completion while HDB confirmed it will launch 27,000 flats in total this year, an all-time high. But this surge will
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        • 61 4 A GATHERING “super storm”, Hurricane Sandy, has prompted large swathes of north-eastern United States to go into lockdown mode, and is shaping up to be a last-minute wild card in the final days of the presidential election. President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt
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      • WORLD
        • 52 4 CHINA’S economy is sprouting tentative green shoots but analysts are divided over what shape the recovery will take. But one thing seems certain. A V-shaped bounce back, like the one spurred by a 4 trillion yuan (S$781 billion) government stimulus after the 2008 crisis, is unlikely.
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        • 56 4 JAPAN’S Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda yesterday announced that his nation will boost security around its coasts. The statement came just hours after Chinese ships were spotted in waters near the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islets. Last Friday, Japan said it would plough 17 billion yen (S$260 million) into
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        • 52 4 HONG KONG’S six richest property developers yesterday lost a combined US$2.2 billion (S$2.7 billion) in net worth as shares in their companies slumped. This came after a tax on overseas home buyers was imposed to stave off a bubble in the world’s most expensive housing market.
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      • OPINION
        • 48 4 IN THE 45 years that National Service has been around, entire generations have learnt what it means to be Singaporean. That has been its abiding worth, besides developing a capability to defend the land and what the people hold dear. PAGE A24
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        • 51 4 LIKE Singapore, countries in the region have introduced cooling measures for the property market: stamp duties on buyers, loan limits and outright bans on second property owners or foreign purchasers. But even these measures won’t tackle the underlying problem of massive liquidity due to quantitative easing. PAGE
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      • HOME
        • 56 4 MORE students across all races are pursuing further studies beyond secondary school, according to data released by the Ministry of Education yesterday. Of the cohort that entered Primary 1 in 2001, about 94 per cent were admitted to post-secondary institutions, compared to about 88 per cent
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        • 57 4 THE trial of former Maris Stella High School principal Anthony Tan Kim Hock(above) began yesterday. He is accused of misappropriating school funds. The court heard that out of $150,000 allegedly pocketed, $67,700 went towards the tearing down and rebuilding of Champagnat House, the residence of the Marist
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        • 47 4 FOURTEEN major food and beverage companies, including Coca-Cola, Nestle, Ferrero and McDonald’s, will cut back on advertising to children from Jan 1 to support initiatives to tackle obesity. Research indicates that advertising influences what children buy or choose to eat. PAGE B2
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      • 63 4 MONEY PRICES of industrial property shot up in the third quarter and are now nearly 30 per cent ahead of their level at the start of the year, analysts said yesterday. Rents were up slightly in the three months to Sept 30 the 12th month of gains
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      • 49 4 SPORT CHELSEA have accused referee Mark Clattenburg of racially abusing John Obi Mikel during their 3-2 defeat by Manchester United on Sunday. In a formal complaint submitted to the Premier League, the club alleges that Clattenburg used “inappropriate language” with two Chelsea players. PAGE B18
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      • LIFE!
        • 69 4 A CHANEL No. 5 perfume advertisement featuring a scruffy Brad Pitt has gone viral, with more than 4.64 million views on YouTube. It has also spawned a raft of parodies and has been featured by practically every major US and UK publication. Such coverage, measured against
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        • 64 4 THE Asean Puppetry Festival will be held in Singapore for the first time, from Friday to Nov 10. The nine-day festival (left) boasts a series of free and ticketed performances from puppet groups all over South-east Asia, ranging from shadow puppets from Malaysia to marionettes from Myanmar. The
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      • WHAT’S ONLINE
        • 64 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L Radio DJ served lawyer’s letter over alleged defamatory joke L Man held for trying toQRcodegeneratedonhttp://qrcode.littleidiot.be steal lingerie at NUS L Imposter dressed as pilot tries to get into Tiger Airways cockpit L Nightspot apologises to two schools for offensive posters L Two
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        • 48 4 www.stomp.com.sg L Sim Lim salesman uses four-letter word when asked about Galaxy Note II Ld Maserati driver beatsQRcoegeneratedonhttp://qrcode.littleidiot.be red light even though traffic cop is beside him L RM430 (S$171) bill shock: Penang eatery allegedly forces diners to eat more than they can handle
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          41 4 www.razortv.com.sg L Deathdefying stunts on Wheel of Death L Biggest challenge in raising a child L Chinese art meets lingerie L Aimee Chan says no to Moses Chan L Making a statement with jewellery QR code generated on http://qrcode.littleidiot.be
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    • 631 6  -  Younger generation of leaders will keep friendship going, says PM Lee By GOH CHIN LIAN chinlian@sph.com.sg BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN From student exchanges to an interchangeable currency, Singapore and Brunei cooperate in many areas as part of a friendship that dates back to the 1960s.
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    • 615 6  -  LAWSUIT OVER TRAIN ACCIDENT By JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg DID she fall or was she pushed? This was the question yesterday on the first day of the trial involving a Thai teenager who lost both legs in a train accident. Nitcharee Peneakchanasak
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    • Storm shuts down US east coast
      • 663 8 Residents leave in droves, markets are closed and travel is disrupted as Hurricane Sandy nears EVACUATIONS NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK They streamed out of low-lying New York apartments and grand Connecticut shore homes, a steady, often reluctant parade of evacuees with rolling
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      • 400 8  -  SINGAPOREANS IN THE U.S. By HOE PEI SHAN, RACHEL AU-YONG FOR THE STRAITS TIMES peishanhoe@gmail.com auyong.rachel@gmail.com NEW YORK In the city that never sleeps, Singaporean Loo Ke Ying went to bed on Sunday to an unfamiliar, unsettling serenity. Gone were the periodic police
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      • 277 8 FINANCIAL DISRUPTION BLOOMBERG THE United States securities industry cancelled equity trading on all markets yesterday, moving to protect workers as Hurricane Sandy barrelled towards New York City with 140kmh winds and the threat of a wall of water up to 3m high. The shutdown, announced
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      • 248 8 TRAVEL WOES ASSOCIATED PRESS HURRICANE Sandy grounded thousands of flights in the US north-east yesterday and upended travel plans across the globe, leaving passengers from Hong Kong to Europe stranded. The massive storm threatens to bring a near halt to air travel for at least two
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  • WORLD
    • 1398 10  -  Economy stabilising but it may stay at a low level, some analysts argue By GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT graceng@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Lina Miao in Beijing SHIJIAZHUANG (Hebei) Over the past three months, things have started looking up for carpet
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    • ASIA
      • 583 11  -  PM Noda also urges neighbouring countries to establish ties of trust JAPAN’S TERRITORIAL DISPUTES By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has warned China and South Korea that his government intends to strengthen Japan’s defences in its surrounding seas,
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      • 75 11 A local resident kicking a truck filled with South Korean activists as police officers try to break up a scuffle following the launch of anti-North Korea leaflets across the border at a park in the border town of Paju, north of Seoul, on Monday. A dozen
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 75 11 KUALA LUMPUR Police have begun investigations on Malaysian couple Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee, who posted photographs and videos of themselves having sex on their blog, the New Straits Times reported yesterday. Mr Tan, 24, a National University of Singapore law scholarship holder, and Miss
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        • 51 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HANOI Two people were killed and thousands of homes damaged as Vietnam’s coast was lashed by Son-Tinh, the biggest typhoon to hit the country since the start of the storm season. More than 50,000 people were evacuated and dozens of domestic flights were
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        • 55 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS SITTWE Myanmar said yesterday it has boosted security in a western state hit by ethnic and sectarian unrest as the number of displaced people, mostly Muslims, rose to 28,000. The latest violence between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims has killed at least
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      • 731 12  -  New vice-president likely to head CCP secretariat and party school too By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING The United States’ vice-president is often lampooned as a largely useless sidekick with only one job brief: step in for a dead or ill president. Not in China.
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      • 71 12 China’s top security official Zhou Yongkang, seen here visiting a border patrol unit in Yunnan province, yesterday wrapped up an inspection tour of the province. A member of the Politburo Standing Committee China’s top decision-making body he called for improvements to people’s livelihoods, ethnic unity
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      • 346 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NINGBO Protesters who forced a Chinese city to halt work on a new chemical plant have massed outside government offices in a wary response to a victory which highlighted the country’s growing environmental activism. Ningbo city authorities said on Sunday
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      • 422 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING China has warned its critics that they are “doomed to failure” as Beijing confirmed that the family of Premier Wen Jiabao (above) had employed lawyers to fight The New York Times (NYT). “There are always some voices in the world who
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      • 688 13  -  Lack of Cabinet experience may raise voters’ doubts that he is able to run India By KRITTIVAS MUKHERJEE INDIA CORRESPONDENT mkritti@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI Waiting for Mr Rahul Gandhi to join Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government is like waiting for a boat at the airport. Ever since
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      • 310 13 REUTERS BANGKOK A Cabinet reshuffle in Thailand has brought loyal allies of self-exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra into the government led by his sister, consolidating his grip on power as he bides his time before making a serious effort to come home.
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      • 393 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA The discovery of a bomb plot against the US embassy in Indonesia indicates that the government’s reluctance to tackle a rising tide of intolerance is emboldening Islamist groups, analysts said yesterday. Indonesia has been applauded for a terrorism crackdown launched
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      • 509 16 Two Malaysians held by Lebanon on terror charges THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR They were students of a college in the oil palm plantation town of Trolak in Perak and became friends. Sometime last year, senior student Mohammed Razin Shaaban, 28, recruited 21-year-old
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      • 256 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PETALING JAYA It has to be the latest trick in town steal, then strip and shout your way out of trouble. Hawkers and traders at SStwo, a commercial hub in the Petaling Jay a city near Kuala Lumpur, said groups of
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      • 748 18 27 kids missing this year may have met captors on the social media site ASSOCIATED PRESS DEPOK (Indonesia) When a 14-year-old girl received a Facebook friend request from an older man she did not know, she accepted it out of curiosity. It
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      • 55 18 Devotees throwing lotus flowers, an act of worship, on the boat carrying a Buddha statue during the Lotus Flower Receiving Festival yesterday in the Bang Phli district of Thailand’s Samut Prakarn province. The annual festival marks the end of the rainy season. PHOTO:
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      • 382 18 REUTERS PATTAYA (Thailand) China is stonewalling attempts to start talks on a multilateral “code of conduct” governing the strategically located South China Sea and an agreement could still be years away, South-east Asian officials said. Beijing’s assertion of sovereignty over the vast stretch of
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    • 599 19 Assad regime’s warplanes launch 60 airstrikes against rebel targets REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS AMMAN Syrian jets bombed suburbs of Damascus and a car bomb killed at least 10 people in the capital yesterday, the last day of a four-day truce
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 58 19 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Dragon space capsule, launched three weeks ago by private firm SpaceX, splashed down about 400km west of the southern California coast on Sunday, concluding Nasa’s first contracted cargo mission to the International Space Station. SpaceX has a US$1.6 billion (S$1.95 billion) contract with Nasa
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      • 55 19 BLOOMBERG CANBERRA Support for Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s Labor Party rose after she accused opposition leader Tony Abbott of sexism in a parliamentary speech. Labor’s primary vote increased 3 percentage points to 36 per cent, while Mr Abbott’s Liberal-National coalition fell 4 points to 41
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    • 861 20  -  Even though Obama is perceived as indifferent, he represents continuity NEWS ANALYSIS By JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Jonathan.eyal@gmail.com LONDON With just a week remaining to the US presidential election, and the race in a dead heat, European governments are making preparations for the possibility
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    • 265 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FALLS CHURCH (Virginia) From the stall where he sells newspapers and scarves in the colours of the former South Vietnam, Mr Tony Nguyen has been watching the tight US presidential election play out before his eyes, given growing interest within his community. “If the
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    • 408 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Chinese students are watching the United States elections avidly, but without envy. As Nov 6 draws closer, Chinese news websites and microblogs are following developments in the campaign closely, with cutting analysis and commentary especially when China is a target of the
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    • 509 22 Shares in their firms dive after govt acts to reduce risk of housing bubble BLOOMBERG HONG KONG The six richest property developers in Hong Kong lost a combined US$2.2 billion (S$2.7 billion) in net worth yesterday, as shares in their
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
      • 102 22 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Consumer spending in the United States climbed more than forecast last month as incomes grew, a sign that the biggest part of the economy was picking up as the quarter drew to a close. Household purchases, which account for about 70 per cent
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      • 55 22 REUTERS BEIJING The Chinese government is reviewing a plan to push forward mergers and acquisitions in eight industries it views as key, including automobiles, rare earths and aluminium, the Economic Information Daily reported yesterday. The steel, cement, machinery manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and electronic information industries may
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      • 106 22 REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian state oil firm Petronas has renewed a bid for gas producer Progress Energy Resources, seeking to assure the Canadian government that the C$5.17 billion (S$6.3 billion) deal will benefit the country after Ottawa rejected its first offer on Oct 19.
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    • 261 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Penguin and Random House are to merge to create a leading publisher of English-lan-guage books, as the pair seek to cut costs in the face of fast-rising e-book publishing, their parent groups announced yesterday. Penguin owner Pearson and Random’s parent,
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    • 417 23 Noda urges opponents to break deadlock over debt-financing Bill DEBT CRUNCH AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO The day-to-day functions of Japan’s government will seize up unless deadlocked politicians pass a new debt financing Bill, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda warned yesterday. “If the current situation
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    • 259 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MADRID Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says a rescue line from the European Central Bank is “not essential” to the economy for now. “It’s not essential at this moment,” Mr Rajoy said at a press conference with his Italian counterpart Mario
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    • 415 23 REUTERS WASHINGTON A US debt-ceil-ing increase could be headed for a Wall Street-rattling showdown next year if Congress, as expected, shuns a quick and easy fix at the end of this year in favour of another round of last-minute brinkmanship. Regardless of who wins the Nov
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    • 447 24 SINGAPOREAN males asked about formative influences that shaped lifelong values regarding country and solidarity with fellow citizens invariably will pick their national service experience. They talk of friendships forged in enduring physical hardship and facing mental challenges together. It inculcates in people who have
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    • 1142 24  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY By ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg THE local residential property market seems to have defied six rounds of cooling measures over the past three years. The latest measure, introduced earlier this month to stop home buyers from over-extending themselves, has
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    • 979 25  - Singapore polls apart Are opinion polls a good way to decide a nation’s priorities for governance? Not when public policy has so many shades of grey By RAYMOND LIM THE launch of the Singapore Conversation has seen many sessions to discuss what sort of Singapore citizens hope to see in
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    • 1016 25  -  By JESSICA CHEAM jcheam@sph.com.sg IT TOOK Singapore eight years to accede to the world’s only legally binding climate change agreement the Kyoto Protocol. When it did so in 2006, it was one of the last few countries to do so. But despite being
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    • 925 25  -  By JOHN MCBETH SENIOR WRITER thane.cawdor@gmail.com PETROL stations in Indonesia owned by Shell, Petronas and Total are having a hard time because they do not have access to the subsidised premium fuel sold at stations supplied by the country’s state-run Pertamina Oil Company.
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    • 893 26  -  By SARA MOSLE The writer is a sixth-grade English teacher, a journalist and the author of a forthcoming book about a 1937 school explosion in New London, Texas. NEW YORK TIMES HOW do we help students achieve academically and socially? As a teacher, I have
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    • 770 26  -  By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF NEW YORK TIMES AS THE presidential candidates debate how to strengthen America, maybe they can learn from rats. A McGill University neurologist, Professor Michael Meaney, noticed that some of the mother rats he worked with spent a great deal of time licking and
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    • FORUM
      • 278 27  -  Chua Chi Hwee (Ms) WHEN I was 12, just a few years ago, my parents were my pillars of support as I went through the countless tuition classes and mounting academic load in school while preparing for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE).
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      • 158 27  -  Lai Wai Mun (Ms) FOR many children left to a maid’s care, having their mothers stay at home with them full-time during the Primary School Leaving Examination can mean many things: L I am more important than work to my mum;
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      • MY POINT
        • 113 27  -  Chee Chi Weng I DISAGREE with Mr Johnson Tan (“Remove bus lanes along Upper Bukit Timah Road”; Forum Online, last Saturday). The implementation of bus lanes has helped shorten the travelling time for those who rely on public transport. The combination of bus lanes,
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        • 163 27  -  Angelina Lee (Ms) THE Give Way to Buses scheme is supposed to speed up the travelling time for commuters (“‘Give way’ at more bus stops from December”; last Friday). However, for many commuters, the problem does not lie with motorists not giving way to buses
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      • 90 27 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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      • 63 27 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR ANG CHIN GUAN: Establish root cause of faults before re-cabling. 2. MR TAN LAY KEAT: Hearing aid evaluation alone costs $83. 3. MR DANIEL CHAN: Crowded bus bays what are bus companies doing? 4. MR VICTOR GOMEZ: Is confiscation of phone part
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      • 275 27  -  Helen Lim (Ms) Director, Media Relations Public Education Land Transport Authority OUR guiding principle in regulating vehicle modifications is safety to ensure that the mechanical performance of the car is maintained; and that road safety, vehicle exhaust and noise emissions standards are not
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      • 428 28  -  TRAIN BREAKDOWNS Seah Leong Khai TRAIN operator SMRT has said that the disruption of the Circle Line’s services last Thursday was caused by a faulty power cable at the Promenade station (“Faulty power cable caused Circle Line breakdown”; last Saturday). The operator
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      • 216 28  -  Caroline Mok (Mrs) MY DAUGHTER was a passenger who was affected by last Thursday’s train disruption on the Circle Line (“Faulty power cable caused Circle Line breakdown”; last Saturday) She is 15, old enough to travel by herself, but when she was caught
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      • 180 28  -  Loh Swee Heng Director (Sales) HDB MR ANG Tze Chien (“HDB flat transactions take too long”; Oct 20) is a former private property owner who sold his private property in September last year. He is subject to a 30-month debarment period before
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    • 36 28 PUNCHLINES With the Government’s ban on ads that drive kids to unhealthy food and drinks, F&B companies are changing the way they advertise to children. NOW: NEXT YEAR: I want! I don’t care! I still want!!
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    • 723 1  -  Rise due to weaker students having more options and support: MPs By MATTHIAS CHEW mattchew@sph.com.sg MORE students across all races are pursuing studies beyond secondary school, according to data released by the Ministry of Education (MOE) yesterday. Of the cohort that entered Primary 1
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    • 569 2  -  Move to take effect on Jan 1 comes amid obesity fight By POON CHIAN HUI chpoon@sph.com.sg FOURTEEN major food and beverage firms will cut back on advertising to children from Jan 1 to support efforts to tackle obesity in Singapore.
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    • 347 2  -  ANDREA ONG UNITED STATES L Last month, the New York City Board of Health approved a ban on the sale of large soft drinks and other sugary drinks at restaurants, street carts and cinemas. The move is the first restriction of its kind in
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    • 109 2 Electronic Road Pricing rates will be revised at two locations as part of the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA’s) quarterly review of traffic conditions on roads and expressways. The LTA found that speeds at sections of two expressways have fallen below the optimal levels and will be raising
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    • 273 3  -  By WALTER SIM waltsim@sph.com.sg SHOPPERS seeking good buys and sellers looking to offload items can now turn to a new online portal with the official launch of STClassifieds today. The website, owned by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), replaces ST701 Shops. Under the revamped
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    • 472 3  -  Ex-Maris Stella head also accused of paying for perks for tennis coach By JALELAH ABU BAKER jalmsab@sph.com.sg FORMER Maris Stella High School principal Anthony Tan Kim Hock embezzled $150,000 and used some of the funds to help rebuild a residence for his religious order,
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    • 290 3  -  By MARIA ALMENOAR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT mariaa@sph.com.sg THE man found dead in an MRT tunnel on Sunday was earlier seen climbing over a locked gate by other members of the public, The Straits Times understands. However, nobody alerted the
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    • 795 4  -  Trial resuming tomorrow should give clue as to whether witness was lying By LEONARD LIM limze@sph.com.sg THE corruption trial of former top cop Ng Boon Gay resumes tomorrow and while the woman at the centre of the case is not slated to
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    • 338 4  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH OIL giant Shell was fined $80,000 yesterday for lapses in workplace safety that led to a 32-hour fire at the company’s Pulau Bukom oil refinery in September last year. Court papers stated that while draining a pipeline, its contractors had used
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    • 672 4  -  By DERRICK HO derrickh@sph.com.sg SOME pupils gasped, while others cringed as they shuffled past preserved specimens of human lungs blackened and diseased from smoking. “Can I not look? I’ll have nightmares,” 12-year-old Koh Ker Shuan of South View Primary School
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    • 558 5  -  She chairs new think-tank that will hold roundtable on global cities’ winning ways By CHEONG SUK-WAI SENIOR WRITER suk@sph.com.sg AFTER 16 years of building stronger and deeper ties with the United States, Singapore’s former US ambassador Chan Heng Chee is turning her attention to
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    • 525 5  -  By K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT my vijayan@sph.com.sg WHEN a minibus cut into his path, motorcyclist Thorben Linneberg had only a split second to act. In a desperate attempt to save his life, he braked and swerved to the right. But it was too late.
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    • 297 5  -  ROYSTON SIM COMMUTERS who pedal to 10 MRT stations will have an easier time finding a space to park their bicycles. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has installed 1,500 bicycle racks at these stations: Admiralty, Aljunied, Boon Lay, Chinese Garden, Khatib, Lakeside, Sembawang,
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    • 788 6  -  It aims to raise schools’ quality, push Singapore as study destination By SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR WRITER sandra@sph.com.sg TWENTY-THREE private education institutions have joined forces to take the industry to another level after rules were put in place by the authorities to weed out
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    • 201 6  -  By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg VETERANS of the Singapore law scene yesterday toured a new virtual court that will give the younger generation a taste of how the legal profession works. Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong led the team of senior figures as
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    • 437 6  -  By MELODY ZACCHEUS melodyz@sph.com.sg AT LEAST two other parties are interested in a site off Eng Neo Avenue that is now home to the Bukit Timah Saddle Club. This was revealed yesterday by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) which has launched a public
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    • 259 6  -  FENG ZENGKUN THIS year’s korban ritual has been successfully completed, the Singapore Mosques Korban Committee said yesterday in a press statement. The ritual involves the slaughter of an animal on Hari Raya Haji to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim’s obedience to God. The meat is given to needy
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    • 238 6  -  FENG ZENGKUN A 55-YEAR-OLD man found guilty of molesting a woman by squeezing her breast has been acquitted by the appeals court. In July, Mr Paul Joseph Smith was sentenced to 18 weeks’ jail for the alleged offence, which took place in September last year.
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    • 436 7  -  Uncommon gene mutation identified; work published in journal this month SCIENCE By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg SCIENTISTS in Singapore have helped to identify an uncommon gene mutation which causes thick patches of skin to appear on the palms and soles of patients. As the patients
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    • 556 7  -  By AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg A PROMINENT activist for the rights of foreign workers will step down as president of the organisation she founded tomorrow, in a move to boost and bring fresh blood into its top echelon. Ms Bridget Tan, 64,
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    • 494 7  -  By LESLIE KAY LIM llim@sph.com.sg AFTER 17 years spent in the field of suicide prevention, crisis and social intervention, Ms Esther Lim received one of this year’s Outstanding Social Worker Awards from President Tony Tan Keng Yam at a ceremony at the
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    • 368 7  -  By KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg A MALE odd-job worker who performed oral sex on a friend’s 13-year-old son four years ago was yesterday jailed for two years. Both the worker whose name has been suppressed by the court and the
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    • 18 7 READ ALL ABOUT IT IN DL TOMORROW SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE II LTE The gigantic phone just got better
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    • 143 7 A Is Your Investment Yielding Results? INVESTMENT FORUM THE SEARCH FOR ATTRACTIVE INCOME Speakers: Forum Synopsis: m Mr Alan Tang Snr Branch Manager Professional Investment Advisory Services Pte Ltd V: The search for attractive income will be the DEFINING THEME for the next decade. Identifying ATTRACTIVE risk-adjusted return opportunity. How
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  • MONEY
    • 584 8  -  Investors turn to industrial space, deterred by curbs for home market By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg PRICES of industrial property shot up in the third quarter and are now nearly 30 per cent ahead of their level at the start of the year, said analysts
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    • 522 9  -  Landlords, tenants can view more details on public and private housing By DARYL CHIN darylc@sph.com.sg THE authorities are releasing more information on rentals to help landlords and tenants get a fuller picture of their options. The rental data on private and public housing will
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    • 491 9  -  By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg WHILE the prices of homes and industrial space continue to surge, shop and office rents are edging downwards. Office rents dipped 0.1 per cent in the third quarter from the preceding three months while shop space rents
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    • 342 9 A SENTOSA Cove bungalow has been sold for $32.5 million a record price in terms of square footage, according to reports. The price of the Ocean Drive home worked out to $3,214 psf on a land area of 10,111 sq ft. The previous
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    • 443 10  -  It is better tool than interest rates to fight inflation, says Citigroup report By AARON LOW ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT aaronl@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S use of the exchange rate remains the best tool available to policymakers here to combat inflation, said a new report by Citigroup economists. Taking
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    • 369 10  -  By MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg A GOOD class bungalow owned by the late philanthropist Khoo Oon Teik has sold for $26.1 million. The new owner thought to be a professional in his early 40s is understood to be considering redeveloping the property into a luxurious
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    • 322 10 CHINESE mobile handset design house Longcheer Holdings has returned to the black, with a firstquarter net profit of 1.8 million yuan (S$350,00 0). The group had reported a loss of 6.4 million yuan previously. Revenue for the three months ended Sept 30 fell
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    • COMPANIES MONEY
      • 364 11  -  Its distributable income rises 11% on local properties’ better performance By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg A BETTER performance from its Singapore properties helped improve the numbers at Starhill Global Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) in the third quarter. Distributable income rose 11 per cent to
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      • 395 11 FIRST-QUARTER net profit at traditional Chinese medicine group Eu Yan Sang International slumped 92 per cent to $341,000, due to increased operating expenses in Australia and higher rentals in the core markets. The firm also listed factors like heavier interest expenses from increased borrowings
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      • 318 11  -  By MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg TRADE agency IE Singapore has launched an insurance initiative to help local companies caught in political instability in overseas markets. The Political Risk Insurance Scheme (Pris) involves the trade agency paying up to 50 per cent of the
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    • MONEY MARKETS
      • 454 12  -  Directionless regional trading, lack of positive leads also behind slide BULLS AND BEARS By ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg LOCAL shares finished lower yesterday as investors headed for the door on expectations of weak corporate earnings from Singapore corporate heavyweights. Factor in
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
        • 85 12 KEPPEL Telecommunications Transportation (Keppel T&T) and the Jilin City Government have started work on their joint venture project the Sino-Singapore Jilin Food Zone International Logistics Park, in Jilin City. The first phase, spanning about 40ha, will have about 240,000 sq m of facilities, including warehouse space fitted with
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        • 77 12 CAPITALAND’S wholly owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott, has won a contract to manage a 100-unit serviced residence in Ho Chi Minh City. The Somerset Vista Ho Chi Minh City is slated to open in December. The Ascott will also manage Vista Residences, a 168-unit property within
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        • 78 12 Sing Investments Finance SING Investments Finance’s third-quarter net profit fell 66.1 per cent to $3.33 million due to a lower write-back for impairment losses. Net interest income and hiring charges were 8.6 per cent lower at $7.4 million. Earnings per share for the three months to Sept 30 were 12.69
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      • MARKET SUMMARY
        • 97 12 STI TRADING VOLUME 274 million shares STI UP DOWN Gainers: 24 Losers: 4 Unchanged: 2 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 746.66 490.59 658.79 878.16 219.27 197.77 255.99 -4.18 -3.5 -4.85 0.41 -0.2 -1.79 -4.25 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods
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        • 72 12 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 2.32 billion shares worth $1.25 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 114 Losers: 292 Unchanged: 396 Yesterday’s close Index Change Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI 21,511.05 8,929.34 1,891.52 2,058.943 839.4451 1,672.56 -34.52 -3.72 0.09 -7.266 -1.0704 0.67 Yesterday’s close Index
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        • 173 12 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: OCT 29, 2012 Top Rises Oct 29 CENTS DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2024 36.7 1.5 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 3589 35.4 0.8 Oct 29 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 13.4 0.1 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ Lyxor
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        • 58 12 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 HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 183.5 112.5 CapMallsAsia 180 -0.5 5432 182 179 1.7
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        • 80 12 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CORRENCV LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL '000 DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 164 113 ARA 157.5 -0.5 134 157.5 156
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        • 38 12 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Vol YHM 1 7 761.794.000 253.655.000 HPH Trust US$ 77.5 34,521,000 Thai Beverage 43.5 31,537,000 0.4 3.2 Golden Agri 635 0.2 72.997.000 46.957.000 39.108.000 CapitaComm 158.5 14,658,000 Vallianz Hldgs 3.5 14,507,000
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        • 37 12 (US$) (S$) (US$) (St) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** ,0.***** 0.***** ,0.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 9 mths ,0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 0 ***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) Source: Thomson Reuters
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        • 49 12 Oct 29 AgainstS$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$toone unitofforeigncurrency: Against US$ Bid Offer S$AJS$ to one unit of foreign currency: S$/US$to100units offoreigncurrency: 1.2633 1.2638 1.0342 1.0345 1.2215 1.2224 1.0006 1.0000 1 5756 1.5762 1.2899 1.2902 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS Source: OCBC
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        • 177 12 Top Rises Oct 29 CENTS Yongnam W*****4 0.6 50.0 0.2 Metech Int W*****7 0.4 33.3 0.1 KepCorp MBePW*****1 16.7 18.4 2.6 Sinarmas eW*****8 16.3 7.9 1.2 UOB BP ePW*****3 13.6 7.1 0.9 GentingSMBeCW*****1 5.1 6.3 0.3 SembMar MBePW*****3 5.1 6.3 0.3 STI3100BPePW*****9 6.9 6.2 0.4 STI 2950MBePW*****8
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        • 29 12 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol CODO) CapMallA2.15%*****1 101 CapMallA3.8%b*****2 103 +0.1 22 CapMallT2%b *****5 101.2 CityDev NCCPS DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** +8 1 EuNetw cbl*****
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        • 317 12 52-Wk Last Vol High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) Company Last 104.6 95.8 CIMB APAC Div 100US$ US104.2 1083 915 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US1069 ***** ***** DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ A***** 126 114.4 ABF SG Bond ETF 944 679 DBXT CSI300 10US$ US740 +6 340 3473 2990 DBXT DBCBDJUBS 10US$ US3345
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    • 442 18  -  EYE ON EPL By ALEKSANDAR DURIC stsports@sph.com.sg IT IS All Luis Suarez’s fault. Diving is and will always be part of football, but it is the Liverpool striker’s fault that referees are seemingly clamping down hard on divers recently. The Uruguayan’s theatrics on the pitch
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    • 287 18 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is facing an increasingly desperate battle to keep his job, as the club’s hierarchy implements a series of changes that could have wide-ranging repercussions. Despite leading City to their first league title
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    • 538 14 McIlroy declares he’ll be hard to defeat in S’pore SIANGLANG Departedon23October2012 wreathsduringtheirrecentbereavement. REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS ZHENGZHOU (China) Rory McIlroy believes becoming golf’s world No. 1 has lifted his game to new heights and that he will be hard to beat at next month’s Barclays Singapore Open.
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      • 528 6  -  The arts event drew 9,000 more people than last year’s, with full houses for a few shows Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg The seventh edition of Esplanade’s annual da:ns festival reeled in more than 75,000 visitors in its 10-day run. This was higher than last year’s 66,000,
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      • 334 6  -  Review Dance AOMORI PROJECT: OF LANDSCAPES REMEMBERED By Sioned Huws Esplanade Theatre Studio Last Friday Celine Tan Welsh-born Sioned Huws explored the use of the body in relation to the environment, architecture, the community, its memory and Aomori, located in the north of Japan. Driven by
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    • 269 8 DLEEDON FARRER MRT Iconic huge 840k sqft site 2 rm, 1066 sq.ft, $1438 psf. 3 rm, 1216 sq.ft, $1412 psf. 4 rm, 1981 sq.ft, $1419 psf. OPEN HOUSE 10AM-6PM. Parvis. F’hold. Rent/ Sale. 2-rms 990 sqft. 3-rms 1701 sqft. 4-rms 1991-3229sqft. Jenny Ng 9687-9997 BEVERLY HILL 3778SF $7.65m/ Regency Pk
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    • 210 8 TRILLIUM #06-07 1399 sqft $2050 psf. Belmond Green 1270 sqft, 3+1 $2.4M. Eileen Koh *****599 ERA DUCHESS RES. 3+1, 1464 sqft. Pte lift. Unblock pool view Airy. $3.1M. Upcoming MRT. Ken Wong *****757 CITY VISTA RESIDENCES. Heart of city. 3/4 bdrm. From 2120 sqft. 28 units available Viewing by Appt.
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    • 395 8 NASSIM JADE 2110 sqft with 4 bdrms, walk to orchard shpg belt/ Botanic Gdns. *****777 Dennis F’HOLD. ESPADA. 1-BEDRM 355 sqft. High flr. Mins to Somerset MRT/ shpg. Must sell! Alex Poh 9363-5995 CASABELLA 3+1. 1313 sqft. Good value! Tip top. 1km Nanyang Pri, Hwa Chong, RGS. TM Lee 9751
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    • 117 8 LIKE NEW! THE Seafront Meyer. 2 bdrm. 1066 sqft. Good layout. Huge master. Vacant. Jack *****239 ONE AMBER. 2RM, High flr. 3+study, 1442 sqft. Pocket sea view. Bright breezy. Sole agt, Lim SK 8101-2788 COTE D’AZUR 2-BDRM unit 1109 sqft. High flr. Unblock. Well kept. Good facing. Desmond Tan *****662
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    • 228 9 F’HOLD. $7XXK. AURA 83 Katong vicinity. 1/2/3/4-rm Penthse. Near 112 Katong/ Parkway/ schs. *****726 F’HOLD. $7XXK. AURA 83 Katong vicinity. 1/2/3/4-rm Penthse. Near 112 Katong/ Parkway/ schs. 9817 0028 F’HOLD. $7XXK. AURA 83 Katong vicinity. 1/2/3/4-rm Penthse. Near 112 Katong/ Parkway/ schs. 8218-3682 F’HOLD. $7XXK. AURA 83 Katong vicinity. 1/2/3/4-rm
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    • 284 9 THE MAKENA @MEYER Road 1582sqft. 3+1. Renovated Below $1300 psf. Serious seller. Roland *****251 AALTO. OPEN HSE by Appt 1528/ 1550 sqft. Sea view, high flr, quality finish. Must Sell! VTO. *****138 Winson V. LA VUE 5199sqft $3.78M Sea View 1410sqft $2.4M Casa Merah 1227sf $1.38M Idyllic 1798 sqft $1.8M.
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    • 283 9 CARISSA PK UNIQUE 3+S +1 1324 sqft. Designer decor. Move-in cond. Like New! Nice Pool view. Must Grab! LIVIA 4-RM. 1539 sqft. Mins MRT/Whitesand/ amenities Pool view. High flr. Nicely reno. Best stack. Grab now IRRESTIBLE! WALK TO MRT. 3+study. Good layout fr $993K. Full facilties. Don’t miss! Linda 9830-2929
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    • 1064 9 BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale CATS Classified BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES SEMBAWANG BUY T-SELL IT■ FIND IT WOODLANDS .DS J CHOA CHU KANG BUKIT PANJANG PUNGGOI SENGKAN JURONG WEST
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    • 172 9 4’A’ 372 HOUGANG. Mid flr. Move in. Bright, breezy, reno. near Kovan MRT. By appt. *****225/*****106 4A BLK.670 CORRIDOR #04 simple. Plenty shops amenities. SMS *****786 ERA No.1 Top Agt (3 yrs) 5’I’ CORNER BLK. 360 High flr. 126 sqm. 4-bdrm. Opp. Hougang Plaza/ MRT/ mall All races. 9385-8802 Koh
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    • 279 9 5’I’ BLK 330 Tah Ching Rd. 121 sqm. Low/ lift. Reno. Val $460K. VTO Lakeside MRT/ Pk. Nancy 9733-9190 3-RM 47 BENDEMEER. High floor, windy, unblocked, reno, can contra, near MRT 9747 1611/ 9792 7225 RARE! BLK 12 Marine Terr. 5’S’. 200% move in. Amenities. Superb location, convenient. East Coast
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    • 338 10 EA BLK 507D. 4-rms. #05. 130 sqm. Simple reno. Val $540k. MRT. All races. Open Hse 2-5pm Sun 4/11. 4’A CORNER BLK 340A, high flr, unblocked, Opp Sun plaza/MRT. Well Kept. 2-5pm 9664-9411 Adeline EA 298C COMPASSVALE. Corner. 1442sqft NE facing greenery. 100% move in. Sch/ LRT/ MRT. *****368 MUST
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    • 256 10 843 4’S’ $383K. 810 4’A’ $435K. 889A 5’I’ $500K. 440 5’I’ $480K. 740 EA $580K. 495C EA $585K $10K! 5’I’ BLK 49. Low flr. 4 bdrms. Reno. Move in. Amenities.Chinese ratio filled.Val $600k. Selling only. 3’I UPGRADED WITH utility Blk 12. Amenities, sch, CC, Mkt. Unblocked park view. All races
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    • 483 10 4’A’ 332 Yishun Ring Road, 104sqm Spacious, original cond, $390K $25K, View Sun 3pm-4pm 4’A’ CORNER BLK 639 Yishun 104 sqm. Val. COV neg. Bright, windy, quiet. LUP. Call Keith *****226 4S BLK 289 Yishun. High flr Unblock. 84 sqm. 25 yrs upgrading fee paid. All races. Ang L.S *****958
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    • 392 10 22 WATTEN TERRACE, 2storey corner terrace house, 4+1 bdrms, land 3,981 sq ft, built-up 1,942 sq ft. Mins drive to Orchard Rd, near Swiss School and German European School. *****223 FEO Corporate Leasing. BEAUTIFUL FAIRLY NEW bunglw with pool in prestigious, quiet enclave of Watten Estate. 5+1+1 rm. Land approx
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    • 473 10 **KIM YAM RD Conservation hse Near Orchard 4k sqft 4+study+1 Award winning. SM Chia 9068-6500 GCB. OFF BT Timah Road. 20,000sqft 6+maid’s. Pool quiet future Sixth Ave MRT Tan LH. Colliers *****374 GREENWOOD AVE SEMI-D 2 sty 4+1rms Good cond New kitchen. Supermkt,eateries $8.5K. Diana Ho *****361 HOLLAND PK BUNGLW
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    • 426 10 SEMI-D KEW area. $7.8K. Semi-D Wilkinson $12K. Cluster hse Siglap $11K Bungalow Sennett $15K. MACPHERSON INTER TERR. Jln Kemboja. 3+1. 2 sty. $4K nett. P/furn. 2 baths. Dennis Ng 9026-6884 TOH DR. 2-STY Bunglw 10,000/ 4000 sqft. 7rm, good cond. Pool,near UWC, mins to Airport. *****753 D.15 TERR/ SEM-D 5/
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    • 945 10 iRlDOI-OSCity |R| D01-08City |i|V South-West IjH South-West Pte Apts for Rent 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 Kitchen equipped with built-in appliances and
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    • 825 10 I I D09-10 Orchard/ UlfTanglin/ Holland Pte Apts for Rent Q Tanqlin/ Holland D09-10 Orchard/ Tanqlin/Holland Pte Apts for Rent J at home in the cit Double frontage at 49 St Thomas Walk 13 Devonshire Road w 5 minutes walk to Somerset MRT Orchard Road 2 3 bedroom apartments Unit
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    • 335 11 MADISON BT Timah. 4+1 1776 sqft. High flr. P/furn. Away from road. Orchard/ City view. nego. Immed. D.10 VOLARI Balmoral. Brand new. 3+1. 1636 sf. high flr, unblocked, breezy. *****515 Grace Ong OT TANGLIN PARK, LOW rise, good layout, 3 rm+balcony Well reno, face greenery. Quiet bright. 9733 3368 CAIRNHILL
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    • 322 11 SCOTTS HIGHPK 1744 sqft, 3+1. High flr. Greenery. Newton MRT. $8.8K. Immed. Cara Loke 9007-0076 TANGLIN PARK. 1033 sqft. 2+1, 2 balconies. Facing greenery. P/furn. Avail 15 Nov. Jacqueline *****971 LUSH ON HOLLAND Hill Brand new. 3+1 bright breezy. Unblocked. P/ furn Elizabeth 9816 9800 DTZ TENERIFFE/ CLUSTER 3-STY (off
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    • 629 11 THE LOFT Nassim. 1475 sqft. 3+1 study, balcony. Pool view. Near Orchard/ Botanic gdn *****113Lilian SCOTTS 28 3+1+1 new kitchen $7.8K/ Yong An Pk penthse, 4+1+1, top reno $18.3K Lee Ong *****060 D.09 VIDA 1 rm Studio Apt. 527 sqft. F/furn. Newton/ Orchard Avail 25/10. $3.8K Tom Leow 9631-3193 DTZ
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    • 420 11 TENERIFFLE CLUSTER TERR. 3122 sqft 5+1, pool view. Im med $10.5K. *****826 VI RARE BALMORAL HILL/ Craig Pl./ Spring Gr. Pool view 2/3+1 MRT *****484 THE TENERIFFE. 3-STY cluster hse. 3000 sqft. 4+1 rm. Regina Koh 9666 6939. SOMMERVILLE PK 2002 sf. Low flr. 3+1 bdrms. $5.5K. 15 Dec. J.
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    • 838 11 FIFTEEN ROBIN Brand New Luxurious Condominium off Stevens Road 2 1 Bedrooms 1,400 sq ft 3 1 Bedrooms 1,830 sq ft Attractive Rental Rates! Flexible Lease Term! Exclusive Private Lift Lobby, Scenic View of Botanic Gardens, High Ceiling and Spacious Layout, 5 Minutes to Orchard Road, Prestigious Schools, Recreational Clubs,
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    • 406 11 CASUARINA COVE 2+MAID Nice decor, f/furn, ready for move in. Asking $4500 Tyng Jiuan *****182 PEBBLE BAY. 1302 sqft. 2+1. Bay view. Mid flr. Good cond. F/facilities. P/furn. $5K. *****176 Sheirly ONE AMBER (NEW List) 3+1 rm. High flr, Balcony. Pool view. Partial furn. Immed. Silvester Chua 9628-8813 SPACIOUS KATONG
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    • 364 11 THE BAYSHORE 1250 sf, 3+1 high flr, city view, facilities, $4k. Simon *****077 SPZ OPTIMA 2/3BDRM P/FURN. Immed. Near Tanah Merah MRT. Vic *****001 KVM 1)2304SF DUPLEX PENTHSE 4rm; 5 toilets, family area; big master rm. 2) 1453sqft 4+1, furn like hotel. Near CBP/UWC, shuttle to Simei MRT vacant, any
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    • 558 11 NORTHVALE 3-BDRM 1270 sqft. High flr. Reno. F/furn. Near MRT/amenities. Avail 1 Dec. 8182-2875 Mamta PARC VISTA 2 rm. F/ furn. F/facilities. Mins lakeshore MRT. Avail end Oct. $3.4K. Tom Leow 9631-3193 DTZ NO COMMISSION ON tenant Boon Lay studio concept S$1210-$1820, Call Robin *****861 *****117 NEED MORE SPACE? Dairy
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    • 554 11 COMMON RM NEAR City. 38A Bendemeer Rd. Furn Immed. Flyer/ river view. Windy. Brenson 9182-2889 S’GOON N. COMMON rm. F/ furn, amenities. Agt welcome. *****941 Owner BLK.324 BT BATOK St 33. F/furn 1 common rm. MRT. Owner Chris *****872. TOA PAYOH CENTRAL 172. Thomson/ Balestier Small and common. *****095 ROOMS
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    • 535 12 **PN PROPERTY ELITES Div Nice 5-rm Woodlands 531, aircon. 3-rm Blk 18/ 325. MRT. Eric 9818-1929 PN. 317A. 5’I’ 3+1 Anchorvale. F/ furn/ aircon. MRT/ sch. Nice hse. Wendy*****801 ADMIRALTY MRT 3+1 690C 4 aircon, nice, f/furn. Immed. *****988 YY Teo PUNGGOL FIELD 196A. #*****. 5’A’ f/furn Approved *****263 *****748
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    • 687 12 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 HI-TECH INDUSTRIAL SPACE Franklin# Rutherford# Chadwick Curie Cavendish Alpha Aries Capricorn Cintech l/ll/lll Galen Kendall Teletech Park fr 500 sqft fr 2,034 sqft fr
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    • 266 12 2/3+1 C’WEALTH, TIONG Bahru: F/furn, aircon. Near amenities. *****506 Kat MASTER COMMON rooms needed urgently! With more than 20 tenants waiting for your rooms. Angelina 8686-5188 (GPS) PRIVATE/ HDB COMMON Master rm urgently wanted at all areas, with ready clients. Navaa 9010-4177 SERIOUS TENANT SEEK HDB Pte Master/Common rm/ Short-term.All
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    • 302 12 GENTING BUILDING 83 Genting Lane Ç Factory/warehouse Ç 2nd 3rd 4th floor Ç Floor Loading 7.5KN/15KN Ç Ceiling heights 4.6m Ç 2 cargo lifts (4500kg) Ç 1 passenger lift (1800kg) Ç 2497/ 5210/ 7707 sqft Ç Available Immediate Ç Rental $1.90 psf For enquiry please call 6334-7195 www.tanjinchwee.com.sg Brand new
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    • 311 12 KALLANG 1000- 15,000 sqft Clean/ light trades. Easy access. Ample parking. CTE/ PIE/ KPE. *****000 FOODXCHANGE 2,228 SQFT. Coldroom, Exhaust, Fitted. Asking $2.30 psf nego. Janice *****555 Savills FOOD FACTORY EAST 2800 sqft. Rare Space. Bare. Asking $3.70 psf nego. Janice *****555 Savills WOODLANDS 11 RAMP-UP fty B1 1900-*****sqft. Ask
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    • 359 12 UBI BLK.3025 GROUND flr Est 800 sqft. Aircon. Bare unit. Suits most trades. immed Don *****283. 9@ TAGORE LANE, Ramp up Fty, 2433/4737sqft $1.60 psf. 2 carpark lots, Bare Immed. Wilkie Tay *****191 PEI FU IND Bldg New Industrial Rd 5525sqft, 2 yrs lease, Near Bartley MRT. $1.50 psf. *****944
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    • 999 12 ONE STRATEGIC LOCATION 81 UBI AVENUE 4 T.O.P! Ready for Occupation! 60 YEARS LEASE P More than 90% Sold! Enjoy more than 6% return on investment! PROJECT FEATURES: Modern Business 1 Building Excellent Corporate Image 11-storeys with 280 Units Direct Vehicular Access Good Visibility Ample Carpark Lots Efficient Layout for
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    • 392 13 1 PEMIMPIN HIGH flr. B1 F’hold 1152sqft. Near MRT Philip Tan *****129 L2G HENDERSON IND BLK 211, 4467sqft. F’hold. tenanted $850psf. Owner *****826 FLATTED FTY QUARTZ Ind Bldg FH. 2300 sf Tenanted till Feb ’13. Eric *****756 A’POSH BIZ HUB. Yishun Ave 6. 1281/2562/4112 sqft. $580 psf. Call: 9833-5564 $230
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    • 327 13 0Kr |®rt s r |®sr |®Kr 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 walk to Raffles Place MRT Station Attractive commission isBS n\ Keppel Land
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    • 364 13 SINGAPORE POST CENTRE 7,632 sq ft office for lease. Avail Feb 13. Good amenities. 2 mins to Paya Lebar MRT. 6845 6153/6268 INT’L BUSINESS PARK@ Jurong 1,200-17,000 sqft. Impressive Corp Image, Amenities. 8 min walk MRT Interchange. *****000 ORCHARD TWRS, NEAR MRT Fringe CBD. 861/ 1690 sqft Avail Nov. Ample
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    • 352 13 HIGH ST CTR 550/ 786sqft. Face river. Fitted. Avail immed. Near MRT all amenities. Mital *****737 A’POSH BIZ HUB $1.70 psf onwards. Just TOP! Good frontage. Corp image. Face main rd. Shan 9172-8655 MIDVIEW CITY 250/ 500 sqft. Jln Pemimpin 350/ 2738/ 3738 sqft. Fitted/ incl PUB. Cecilia *****053 **KIM
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    • 577 13 UBI OFFICE/ SHOWROOM/ Store Mins to Macpherson MRT. 975 sqft Easy access. Immed. Dylan *****588 HIGH STREET CTR 550/ 786 sqft. river view bare/ fitted Peninsula Plaza 900/ 1800 sqft Beautiful view. Immed. $2.5K 1000 sqft. Golden mile twr. Bare/ F/furn. W/ phone System. Partioned rm. Francis Oh *****008 ELITE
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    • 945 13 access. 786 fitted 1800 Golden W/ Partioned Conferwork Behind 710 1270, 4779 sqft. 861, Bare. $9 Shop MRT Unblock virtual CENDEX CENTRE 120 LOWER DELTA ROAD AREA: 4500/9000/***** sq. ft Ê Excellent Corporate Image with Million Fittings Ê Nice Panoramic View Ê Mins. to Tiong Bahru MRT/ AYE/ ECP/ CTE
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    • 526 13 KATONG SHPG CTR. 600 sqft. Corner. Good frontage. All trades. Immed. $3.9K. Call Don *****611 GRANDLINK SQ SHOP for rent (near Paya Lebar MRT), clinic, Sch, all trade, 3800 5000sqft *****272 OFF UPP. THOMSON Rd/ Tagore Drive. 2454 sqft. $6.5K neg. Ideal for showrm. *****111 Steven Liu F&B S’GOON Gdn
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    • 670 14 I- -II* I WWW*. ////>< r /)n/,-U n> a/ Newest Retail Hub In A Sought-After Neighbourhood Hillview Avenue A mixed-used development with 520 units of SOHO apartments nestled above the retail mall Two levels of retail space with approximately 55,000 sq ft Conveniently connected to the upcoming Hillview MRT Station
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    • 371 14 SIM LIM SQUARE, 270 sqft, #03-65, immed, $4K (neg). Call owner at 9126-5996. SIM LIM TOWER retail shop. #02. 1389sqft. $8.3K neg. Pls call 6341 5212 Wai Yin. UPP S’GOON F’HOLD. Suits eating hse, approx 1500 sf with attic. Eric 9818-1929 Double-Storey Coffeeshop Toa Payoh Lor 6 Corner near central.
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