The Straits Times, 8 February 2013

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    28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2013 106 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MICA (P) 002/02/2012
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  • Article
    Lock icon Economy faces major transition: Iswaran
    740 1  -  Big changes will be needed in face of nation’s ageing population, he says By GOH CHIN LIAN chinlian@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S economy cannot go on like it is business as usual and must change course for slower growth, given the population challenges it faces, said Second Minister
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    Lock icon South Korean’s kind gesture generates online buzz
    530 1  -  By WALTER SIM waltsim@sph.com.sg A PAIR of white $4 slippers, given spontaneously to a barefoot stranger who boarded a public bus last Saturday, catapulted a South Korean undergraduate into the limelight. Mr Choi Dae Ho, 22, may be a black belt in taekwondo,
    PHOTOS: DESMOND LIM, KIM JEONG HEE  -  530 words
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    Lock icon Australia’s sports reputation in tatters
    74 1 reader app on your smartphone and scan this code for more information. AUSTRALIA’S reputation as a bastion of sporting fairness took a huge hit yesterday, when the government revealed that an investigation had shown widespread drug use among athletes as well as growing links between
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Iswaran: WP plan could send economy into tailspin
      617 2 / 3  -  It would speed up business closures, cost jobs, damage nation’s reputation EXCHANGE #1 EXCHANGE #2 By LEONARD LIM limze@sph.com.sg THE Workers’ Party’s alternative population road map came in for sharp criticism from Second Minister for Trade and Industry S. Iswaran, who called
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      Lock icon At odds over local workforce expansion
      688 2 / 3  -  Minister presses WP for firm ideas; Low denies flip-flop on foreign labour By RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg ACTING Minister for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin and Workers’ Party chief Low Thia Khiang yesterday crossed swords on whether the WP had concrete proposals on how to expand the
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      Lock icon Foreign workers help boost economy: SNEF
      393 2 / 3  -  By ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg THE Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) yesterday endorsed the White Paper on population, saying it believes the proposals will help businesses compete and workers earn better wages through productivity gains. It criticised the Workers’ Party (WP) proposals to curb further
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      Lock icon Call for review of zoning policy for industrial land
      420 2 / 3  -  By MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg THE way industrial land is zoned should be reassessed to ensure small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be able to grow, according to property consultancy Colliers. The firm, responding to the Government’s White Paper on Population, said
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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          Lock icon Slower but quality growth
          63 4 SINGAPORE’S economy cannot go on like it is business as usual and must change course for slower growth, given the population challenges it faces, said Second Trade and Industry Minister S. Iswaran yesterday. But it will still aim for quality growth with good jobs for Singaporeans,
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          Lock icon Singaporeans overeating
          41 4 SINGAPOREANS are eating healthier than they were in 2004, but six in 10 are consuming too many calories. Accordingly, the Health Promotion Board will launch a free mobile app this year to give shoppers instant nutritional information. PAGE A8
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Ex-JI leader detained
          43 4 FORMER Jemaah Islamiah (JI) leader Yazid Sufaat (right) has been detained by Malaysian police for alleged terrorism activities, including trying to recruit Malaysians into terror outfits. He is suspected to have aided Sept 11 hijackers in the past. PAGE A12
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          Lock icon Thai rice subsidy woes
          82 4 THAILAND’S government has paid less than a sixth of what it owes a state bank that funds its populist rice subsidy scheme, under which farmers are paid way above the market rates for their produce. The scheme has already priced Thai rice out of the international
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          Lock icon ‘Don’t visit Britain’ ads?
          41 4 THE British government is contemplating running negative ads to put off Romanian and Bulgarian migrants from landing in Britain once travel restrictions are lifted. A counter-campaign by the East European nations aims to welcome Brits. PAGE A18
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Getting tough on traffic offenders
          42 4 COORDINATION between different agencies and the use of better technology can help to curb the rising number of traffic offences. The public, too, should play a part by reporting offenders they catch in the act. PAGE A25
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      • HOME
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          29 4 RESIDENTIAL fires accounted for seven in 10 fires here last year. Many cases were linked to discarded items, which can burn easily, endangering nearby flats. PAGE B1
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          Lock icon Police check equipment
          57 4 A FILM-MAKER who shot videos of two former SMRT bus drivers complaining about police brutality was asked to surrender her laptop, computer and mobile phone to the police. Police officers went to her house yesterday to seize her belongings. But she was later allowed to take the
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon SIA’s Q3 profit up 6%
          38 4 SINGAPORE Airlines reported a 6 per cent rise in third-quarter net profit to $143 million, helped by higher gains on non-operating items such as the sale of aircraft and spare engines. PAGE B12
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          Lock icon New CEO for StarHub
          80 4 STARHUB chief executive Neil Montefiore will retire at the end of this month. Taking over will be chief operating officer Tan Tong Hai. The news was released as the firm reported a 5 per cent fall in net profit in the fourth quarter to $87.9 million.
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon Mystery marathoner
          54 4 THE revelation that a woman marathoner had been granted Singapore citizenship under the Foreign Sports Talent scheme and that she subsequently gave it up has puzzled the athletics fraternity. The previous and current heads of the Singapore Athletic Association both say they do not know of they such
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Dining on love
          46 4 TEN chefs, including Chef Jean Charles Dubois, talk about the most romantic meals they have created for their loved ones. Also, French restaurant Cocotte’s chef Anthony Yeoh provides a foolproof guide to a romantic three-course meal for two for about $100. PAGE C4&5
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          Lock icon Catalunya to open in HK
          61 4 SPANISH restaurant Catalunya will be opening an offshoot in Hong Kong next month. Catalunya in Hong Kong will be the restaurant’s first outlet outside Singapore. More overseas ventures are also in the pipeline. PAGE C11 The Catalunya at Fullerton Pavilion. The Spanish restaurant will open
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      • WHAT’S ONLINE
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          64 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L COE premiums end lower ahead of Chinese New Year L ESM Goh hails PM Lee and team for dealing with future problems early L Nine-year-old Mexican girl gives birth L Major shift in planning strategy: Khaw L MP asks how position of
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          Lock icon Top citizen journalism stories
          67 4 www.stomp.com.sg L 30-min ride home turns into 1 hour journey because train keeps jerking and stopping L Look what vandals did to HDB rooftop L Love Story: ‘You taught me about love when I nearly gave up on it, including my life’ L Korean taekwondo coach
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          41 4 www.razortv.com.sg L Ron Ng a victim of ‘gang rape’? L No more condoms on NUS campus L Healthy festive eating L Cycling with a fractured spine L Do you bully your girlfriend? Scan the code to get more info
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    • CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS
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        Lock icon More shops, eateries to stay open
        670 6  -  Many bow to demand; some hope to draw Valentine’s Day shoppers By DEBBIE LEE, SABRINA TIONG PAIGE LIM ldebbie@sph.com.sg paigelim@sph.com.sg sabrinat@sph.com.sg SHOPPERS and those eating out will get more options during the first day of the Chinese New Year. Retailers and eateries traditionally shut
        ST PHOTOS: TED CHEN, KUA CHEE SIONG; ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG  -  670 words
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        Lock icon Catching a cab will be tougher at certain times
        417 6  -  ROYSTON SIM TAXIS could be harder to come by at certain times during Chinese New Year, so it might be best to book ahead if you need one. Cabbies said they will be taking time off to have reunion dinners, and
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        Lock icon Shows, delicacies from Guangdong, Taiwan at River Hongbao
        398 6  -  By MELISSA LIN mellinjm@sph.com.sg VISITORS to this year’s River Hongbao will get a taste of Guangdong and Taiwan when the nine-day carnival begins today. Performers, food and handicraft from both places will be featured at the free event, held at The Float
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        Lock icon Extended bus, train services tomorrow
        253 6  -  ROYSTON SIM THOSE heading home late on the eve of Chinese New Year can take advantage of extended bus and train services from both public transport operators. SMRT, which operates the North-South, East-West and Circle lines, said its trains will run till 3.25am on Sunday
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        Lock icon Expect showers, says weatherman
        80 6 TAKE an umbrella if you are heading out over the Chinese New Year period. The National Environment Agency says short thundery showers are expected in the late morning and afternoon from tomorrow to Tuesday. This is because the current north-east monsoon conditions are likely to prevail
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        Lock icon Up to 20% more going overseas
        791 7  -  Travellers take advantage of four-day weekend to enjoy extended break By SABRINA TIONG, PAIGE LIM spirit.” sabrinat@sph.com.sg paigelim@sph.com.sg HONG THAI TRAVEL Source: ASA HOLIDAYS CHAN BROTHERS TRAVEL EXPECT to battle larger crowds at the airport if you are going away this weekend. Tour agents
        HONG THAI TRAVEL; Source: ASA HOLIDAYS; CHAN BROTHERS TRAVEL  -  791 words
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        Lock icon Braving crowds for a gruelling ride to be with family
        622 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS XINHUA BEIJING Hundreds of millions of people across China are squeezing into packed train carriages and buses to travel home for the Chinese New Year, in the world’s largest annual movement of people. A total of 3.4
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        Lock icon They’re getting out of China too
        436 7  -  By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF kianbeng@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Lina Miao BEIJING Housewife Xu Jialu, 43, and her husband know how they would be spending their Chinese New Year break if they were to return to her Inner Mongolia hometown. For one
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      Lock icon Singaporeans overeating despite healthier diet
      574 8  -  Intake of sugar and fat remains high, adding to calories: HPB survey By POON CHIAN HUI chpoon@sph.com.sg SINGAPOREANS are eating healthier than in 2004, but six in 10 are consuming too many calories. To combat this, the Health Promotion Board (HPB) will launch a free
      SOURCE HEALTH PROMOTION BOARD GRAPHICS: LIM Mill  -  574 words
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      Lock icon Prestigious British school to open Singapore campus
      580 8  -  By SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR WRITER sandra@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S status as an education hub will move up another notch when the local campus of prestigious British independent school Dulwich College opens in August next year. The London-based school will start with 400 to 500 students
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      Lock icon $15m pot of luck
      269 8 AS IN past years, many punters are once again likely to take a bet on striking it big in special Toto draws linked to Chinese New Year. This time, Singapore Pools is offering $15 million in total in two draws. The Reunion Draw tonight offers a
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      Lock icon 7 women arrested for selling babies
      370 8  -  By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT wahyudis@sph.com.sg JAKARTA Indonesian police have broken up a ring that has been selling babies in other countries, including Singapore, possibly since the 1990s. A long-time human trafficker, a midwife and brokers were among seven women arrested last month, after
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Thailand’s rice subisidy scheme hit by funding woes
      768 9 Bangkok faces big losses, with huge stockpiles at above-market rates REUTERS BANGKOK Thailand’s generous rice subsidy scheme has hit funding problems, marking a new threat to a policy that wins millions of rural votes for the government but which has generated huge
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon China’s hand in Myanmar’s peace talks
        820 10  -  Beijing’s pivotal role indicates its influence is still strong NEWS ANALYSIS By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF kianbeng@sph.com.sg BEIJING With all eyes on the outcome of peace talks this week between the Myanmar government and a rebel group to end nearly two years
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        Lock icon Aquino to visit MILF stronghold
        209 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA Philippine President Benigno Aquino will make a historic visit next week to the stronghold of the country’s main Muslim rebel force in an effort to push forward peace talks. Mr Aquino’s trip on Monday to the outskirts of the 12,000-member Moro Islamic
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        Lock icon Ex-JI leader detained under new security law
        348 12 / 13 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK ASSOCIATED PRESS PETALING J AYA F o r me r Jemaah Islamiah (JI) leader Yazid Sufaat has been detained by the Malaysian police with another man and a woman for alleged terrorism activities. Police detained Yazid and a man
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        Lock icon HK leader takes legal action against paper over article
        543 12 / 13  -  He demands apology and retraction of article suggesting he has triad ties By LI XUEYING HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg HONG KONG Mr Leung Chun Ying has wielded legal cudgels against an allegedly defamatory news commentary that suggests that he has triad
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        Lock icon Three die as bridge collapses in India
        149 12 / 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS MUMBAI A fire brigade official said at least three people died and six more were injured when a vehicle bridge being built near the Mumbai international airport collapsed. The official said the victims were mainly workers at the con- struction site.
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        Lock icon Suspense grows over N. Korea nuclear test
        613 14 Pyongyang prepares to carry it out, as outsiders look for clues on timing ASSOCIATED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG SEOUL So when will it be? Last month, North Korea vowed to carry out its third nuclear test, but has said nothing about timing. As
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Russian jets ‘enter Japan airspace’
          85 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Two Russian fighter jets violated Japanese airspace yesterday with Tokyo scrambling jets in response, Japan’s defence ministry said. The Russian planes were detected off the coast of Hokkaido shortly after Japan’s Prime Minister said he wants to find a “mutually acceptable solution”
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          Lock icon China sets tougher fuel standards
          97 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI China has announced stricter motor fuel standards in a bid to reduce harmful emissions, after smog blanketed much of the country last month. The State Council, or Cabinet, said sulphur content for both petrol and diesel will be set at no more
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          Lock icon Student coalition to challenge Najib
          72 14 KUALA LUMPUR Gerakan Mahasiswa PRU13 (GM13), a coalition of student groups in Malaysia, will be fielding a candidate against Prime Minister Najib Razak in the upcoming polls. Mr Najib has been the elected representative in the Pekan parliamentary constituency since 1976, The Edge Malaysia reported.
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          Lock icon Cash for tip-offs on taxi rip-offs
          72 14 SEOUL The Seoul city government is offering a cash reward of 500,000 won (S$575) to anyone informing the authorities about cabbies who rip off foreign tourists. City officials said yesterday that the move was a bid to curb a practice that was “still rampant”,
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        Lock icon CHILLING OUT AT S. KOREAN-US WINTER DRILL
        79 14 South Korean and US Marines shouting together during a joint winter drill in Pyeongchang, some 180km east of Seoul, yesterday. The drill, which began on Monday and runs to Feb 22, tests the men’s limits in extreme conditions. The US has also recently
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        Lock icon Henan police bust overseas scam involving 40 seniors
        291 14 BEIJING Police in Zhengyang county in Henan province have cracked a criminal case involving 40 elderly people who were sent to South-east Asian countries to beg and dupe locals. The elderly, all of whom are around 70 years old, travelled to Malaysia,
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    • Article
      Lock icon Obama seeks to rebuild ties with Netanyahu
      527 15 But no peace deals planned on upcoming first trip to Israel as President: Officials ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Mr Barack Obama, after a long and chilly first term, hopes to reset his relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he makes
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      Lock icon British hospital’s bad care led to unnecessary deaths
      413 15 NEW YORK TIMES LONDON Shockingly bad care and inhumane treatment at a hospital in the Midlands, in Britain, led to hundreds of unnecessary deaths and stripped countless patients of their dignity and self-respect, according to an inquiry report. Wednesday’s report, which examined
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      Lock icon Tunisian PM’s plan to dissolve govt blocked
      481 17 Ruling party leader rejects move amid protests over political killing NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TUNIS (Tunisia) Tunisian officials have moved to contain the political fallout after a leading opposition figure was assassinated outside his home. They announced they will dissolve the Islamist-led
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      Lock icon Budget uncertainty forces Pentagon to cut Gulf presence
      271 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON The US is cutting its aircraft carrier presence in the Persian Gulf region from two carriers to one, the Defence Department said, marking one of the most significant effects of budget cuts on the United States military presence overseas.
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      Lock icon Opposition slams Mursi govt’s silence on death edict
      188 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO Egypt’s most prominent opposition leader has criticised the Islamist government for its silence over a Muslim cleric’s edict calling for the death of opposition supporters. Mr Mohamed El Baradei was responding to ultra-conservative cleric Mahmoud Shaaban, who said in
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      Lock icon London may launch ads on ‘horrors of British life’
      802 18  -  Campaign to deter Romanian, Bulgarian immigrants underlines social tensions By JONATHAN EYAL ST EUROPE CORRESPONDENT jonathan.eyal@gmail.com LONDON The weather is awful, the food is bad, streets are dirty and public housing miserable: That is the message the British government contemplates putting
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      Lock icon Time for a nap – at a price
      436 18 Time for a nap at a price ASSOCIATED PRESS VIENNA One sleepy little side street in Vienna just got sleepier. Tucked behind a Gothic church, a new studio is offering respite at a price: a half-hour power nap for ¤11 (S$18). But Reflexia is more than just a place for
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      Lock icon Merkel, Hollande kick off talks with football diplomacy
      332 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS It was not the usual setting for high-level diplomacy, but a France-Germany football match at a Paris stadium gave Mr Francois Hollande and Dr Angela Merkel the chance to meet privately on the eve of a key EU summit.
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon EU votes to end overfishing
        65 18 NEW YORK TIMES PARIS In an outcome hailed by environmentalists, European Union lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to overhaul the region’s troubled fisheries policy to end decades of overfishing. Responding to widespread public dissatisfaction with the current policy, the European Parliament voted 502-137 to impose sustainable
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        Lock icon Tsunami death roll may rise
        108 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONIARA Disaster relief agencies were scrambling yesterday to reach tsunami-hit villages in the Solomon Islands, warning the death toll following a powerful magnitude 8 quake is likely to rise. At least six people were confirmed dead after Wednesday’s quake generated a wave that
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        Lock icon Iran ‘hacks into’ CIA drone
        134 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS TEHERAN Iran’s state TV has broadcast footage allegedly extracted from the advanced CIA spy drone captured in 2011, the latest move from the Iranian authorities to underline the nation’s purported military and technological advances. Iran has long claimed it has reverse engineered the
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        Lock icon Soviet document missing
        79 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS MINSK (Belarus) The powerful Soviet Union may still exist after all at least on paper. Former Belarusian leader Stanislav Shushkevich said a historic 1991 document that proclaimed the death of the Soviet Union is missing from the archives. Mr Shushkevich discovered that the document was
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      Lock icon India’s 5% growth forecast ‘disappointing’
      544 20  -  Lowest growth figure in a decade puts pressure on govt to halt decline By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI India’s economy is sliding to its lowest growth rate in a decade, increasing pressure on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government to take more action
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      Lock icon ECB ‘will watch impact of strengthening euro on prices’
      401 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS FRANKFURT The European Central Bank will watch to see whether the appreciating euro will change its inflation projections, ECB president Mario Draghi said yesterday. Noting that the currency’s recent strengthening on foreign exchange markets was a sign of
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      Lock icon KLCI down 4% since January on poll jitters
      548 22  -  Analysts believe any gains will be limited until general election is over By YONG YEN NIE MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT yyennie@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR So far this year, Thailand’s SET Index is up 7 per cent, the Jakarta Composite has risen over 4 per cent
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      Lock icon Aussie competition watchdog concerned over Tiger-Virgin deal
      452 22  -  By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg TIGER Airways has hit a stumbling block in its bid to relinquish control of its Australian unit to Virgin Australia. Australia’s competition watchdog is concerned that the proposed tie-up will reduce the number of players in the
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      Lock icon JPMorgan accused of ‘tweaking reviews to hide flaws’
      402 22 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK When an outside analysis uncovered serious flaws with thousands of home loans, JPMorgan Chase executives found an easy fix. Rather than disclosing the full extent of problems like fraudulent home appraisals and overextended borrowers, the bank adjusted
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Fujitsu to axe jobs after losing $1.25b
        84 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Fujitsu said it lost almost US$1 billion (S$1.25 billion) in the nine months to December and was looking into staff cuts worldwide to face rivals with lower production costs overseas. It also cut its full-year earnings forecast as it overhauls
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        Lock icon Sony narrows loss in 9 months to Dec
        131 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Sony said its net loss from April to December shrank 75 per cent and that it is on track to achieve its forecast of a full-year profit as a weaker yen and asset sales underpinned earnings, offsetting weaker demand
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        Lock icon Yahoo! and Google team up for ads
        76 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAN FRANCISCO Yahoo! has announced an advertising alliance with Google, the company that dethroned the pioneering Internet firm in the world of Internet search. Google will use its online ad targeting skills at some Yahoo! properties, stepping in to put relevant
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      447 25 PLANS just announced to get tough on traffic offences are warranted by the rising numbers logged. Nine hundred people are caught breaking traffic rules in Singapore every day. Those who go undetected would add, perhaps substantially, to the inglorious figures. While bad accidents swiftly attract
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      1878 25 Mr S. Iswaran, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, and Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade and Industry, spoke during the debate on the Population White Paper in Parliament yesterday. These are extracts from his speech. WHITE PAPER ON POPULATION HOW we deal with
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      2032 26  -  THE LONG INTERVIEW|THE CHANGE-MAKERS Computer gaming may be child’s play to most but it is serious business to Mr Tan Min-Liang, who went from being an unmotivated student in Singapore to co-founder and CEO of cult gaming brand Razer. He tells Susan Long how he wants
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      915 27  -  By ANDY HO SENIOR WRITER andyho@sph.com.sg MANY women may not know it but there is a housefly drawn at the right spot in some public urinals that men use. This offers males target practice, which lessens spillage. The painted fly is an
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          110 28  -  Richard Tan Director, Hawker Centres Division National Environment Agency WE THANK Mr Raymund Koh Joo Guan for his feedback (“Are foreigners really banned from working at food stalls?”; Jan 24). Only Singaporeans and permanent residents are permitted to operate government-owned
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          166 28  -  Ivy Wong (Ms) Senior Vice-President Airside Concessions Changi Airport Group WE THANK Ms Caroline Tan Hwee Ying for her support of Changi Airport (“Offer collect-on-return service for duty-free buys at airport”; Monday). We are aware of the “collect-on-return” service currently offered at other airports
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        440 28  -  Bernard Chong Seow Ming I WORK in a large multinational corporation (MNC) and have witnessed the waves of foreign executives relocating to Singapore (“Call to relook curbs on foreign worker inflow”; Monday). These expatriates hold mainly top-level executive posts. In recent years, they
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        315 28  -  Ho Hwei Ling (Ms) Director, Communications Media Development Authority MR PRAKASH Nair asked how, as a consumer, he can signal his preferences to pay-TV operators for less bundling and no overlapping of content (“Consumers at mercy of pay-TV operators”; Jan 14). He
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        182 28  -  Helen Lim (Ms) Director, Media Relations and Public Education Land Transport Authority WE THANK Mrs Manju Venugopal (“Resolve issues at existing MRT stations first”; Jan 30) for her feedback on commuter traffic at several MRT stations. In fact, we already have plans to study
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        318 28  -  Bryan Chow Weng Keong THE editorial (“Not just a name on the signboard”; Tuesday) discusses the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) move to name a residential college after the relatively unknown Alice and Peter Tan. It is wrong to assume that NUS
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        93 28 1. MR B.H. MELWANI: Don’t rock the boat. 2. MR GOH GEOK TECK: The four groups of foreigners. 3. MR HARIHARAN GANGAHDARAN: Adopt nuanced approach to foreign labour. 4. MR YEO CHAI TUN: Vital to ease Singaporeans’ concerns. 5. LTA: Shelters across traffic junctions pose challenges. 6. MR
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          97 28  -  Michael Francis Teo Peck Kee THERE is nothing wrong with building infrastructure well ahead of demand (“Major shift in planning strategy: Khaw”; yesterday). But would it not be more prudent to envisage the demand over the next 10 years, instead of 17, based on the projection
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          117 28  -  M. Lukshumayeh NO ONE can argue against according greater privileges and rights to Singaporeans over permanent residents and foreigners. However, the suggestion by Workers’ Party chairman Sylvia Lim that the citizen core must be made up of “born and bred” Singaporeans seems less convincing
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          97 28  -  Christopher Teng DOES the Ministry of Health have plans to increase the number of hospital beds significantly, in the light of the population projection of 6.9 million in 2030? Singapore had a ratio of 2.22 beds per 1,000 people in 2010, whereas the average for developed
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          123 28  -  Michael Yang THE data in the table accompanying the article (“Why population density is lower than HK’s”; last Saturday) shows that in Hong Kong, there is 738 sq km of woodlands, scrubland, grassland, and wetlands that is undevelopable, making up about 67 per cent
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      170 28 PUNCHLINES Concerned about unstable economy, Singaporeans cut back on spending: Survey NEWS ITEM A NEW survey has shown that Singaporeans are likely to spend less in the coming months, amid growing concern about the economy. The Nielsen Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spend-ing Intentions revealed that 64 claimed their
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      772 1  -  Discarded items, rubbish chutes fuel most home blazes, says SCDF By JALELAH ABU BAKER jalmsab@sph.com.sg THE number of residential fires fell 2 per cent last year but they still accounted for seven out of every 10 fires reported here. The Singapore
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      505 2  -  Workers toil on rooftop to stop rain from leaking to shops below By DAVID EE davidee@sph.com.sg DOZENS of workers laboured overnight and through the day yesterday to prevent a repeat of Wednesday’s rain leakage at Rivervale Plaza in Punggol East. Yesterday evening, another monsoon
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      441 2  -  By THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg AN INVESTIGATION into claims by two former SMRT bus drivers of police brutality stirred up controversy yesterday when a film-maker was asked to surrender her laptop, desktop computer and mobile phone to the police. Ms Lynn Lee said
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      263 2  -  By NG JING XIAN jxng@sph.com.sg THE Man Fu Yuan restaurant at the InterContinental Hotel reopened to a lunchtime crowd yesterday after a month-long suspension because of food poisoning cases. Patrons seemed unfazed by the food poisoning episode which saw more than 400 guests falling ill
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        571 4  -  He says govt is resolved, but cautious as many jobs, firms involved DEBATE ON POPULATION WHITE PAPER By LEONARD LIM limze@sph.com.sg THE Government has not lost its resolve to make hard decisions, Second Minister for Trade and Industry S. Iswaran said yesterday,
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        516 4  -  Acting Manpower Minister warns against losing foreign firms to regional cities By RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE will slow down and forego some growth opportunities in the years to come, but this is not something to be too “gung-ho about”, Acting Manpower Minister Tan
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        566 4  -  LEONARD LIM A GREYING Singapore needs to keep its doors open to workforce talent, Nominated MP Tan Su Shan said yesterday. Otherwise, it will lose its competitiveness at a time when other countries are fighting for the same pool of talent.
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          50 4 THE penultimate day of the Population White Paper debate was dominated by spirited exchanges between Workers’ Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang and PAP ministers and backbenchers. Amid the impassioned and at times heated discussion since Monday, Nominated MP Tan Su Shan called for unity from all.
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          59 4 SINGAPORE’S economy has to change course and cannot afford to keep to business as usual, Second Minister for Trade and Industry S. Iswaran said. So, growth will be slowed in a sharp departure from the past but a certain level of economic expansion is still necessary to
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          61 4 THE WP’s alternative population road map was criticised by Mr Iswaran, who called it drastic, risky and one that could throw the economy into a tailspin. Nee Soon GRC MP Lim Wee Kiak, a surgeon, noted that while the timing of the White Paper is suicide for
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          52 4 MR LOW accused the Government of kicking the can of economic restructuring down the road and resorting to immigration as the easy way out. He called on it to stop using this policy tool which he said is the cause of today’s problems as the solution
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          71 4 WHEN Mr Low said the Government should learn from the PAP of old, Mr Iswaran retorted that it has not lost its resolve to make hard decisions. In his exchange with the Acting Manpower Minister, Mr Low accused Mr Tan Chuan-Jin of not being committed to boosting the
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          28 4 LABOUR chief Lim Swee Say and several labour MPs worry that economic restructuring, if taken too far, will hurt businesses and, ultimately, workers will suffer.
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          45 4 FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng, who was previously in charge of population matters, said the White Paper is not about the differing population projections of the PAP and WP. It is about keeping Singapore’s economy going at a sustainable rate.
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        576 5  -  Low: Govt using cause of today’s problems as solution for tomorrow DEBATE ON POPULATION WHITE PAPER By GOH CHIN LIAN chinlian@sph.com.sg WORKERS’ Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang yesterday accused the People’s Action Party Government of kicking the can of economic restructuring
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        573 5  -  By RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg AMID talk of an impending silver tsunami, PAP MP Lim Wee Kiak (Nee Soon GRC) predicted yesterday that the “political tsunami” would come first. The results from the 2011 General Election, and the last two by-elections in Hougang and
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        865 6  -  By JANICE HENG janiceh@sph.com.sg ON THE fourth day of a debate that has seen heated disagreement over the right way forward on population and economic growth, labour chief Lim Swee Say called for consensus and reminded the House that workers’ livelihoods were at
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        988 6  -  Challenge is for parties to find common ground FROM THE GALLERY DEBATE ON POPULATION WHITE PAPER By CHUA MUI HOONG OPINION EDITOR muihoong@sph.com.sg PEOPLE’S Action Party (PAP) ministers and MPs yesterday tried hard to find common ground with the Workers’ Party (WP), urging
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        675 7  -  Laurence Lien gives own projections which he says could still elicit growth DEBATE ON POPULATION WHITE PAPER By ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg NOMINATED MP Laurence Lien opposed the White Paper on Population yesterday, saying it did not go far enough in restructuring the
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          77 7 THE Ministry for Social and Family Development will pilot a scheme for the disabled to drop by community facilities a few times a week, to socialise and for recreation. Acting Minister Chan Chun Sing said the programme would cater to those who do not require
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          179 7 THE Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth has spent some $19 million as of the end of last year, on a masterplan to promote arts appreciation among new audiences and give more help to community arts groups. Acting Minister Lawrence Wong gave the figure in
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          159 7 NEW rules were tabled in Parliament on Wednesday to give the Ministry of National Development power to order developers to alter showflats if the units misrepresent the actual homes on sale. The Bill introduced to amend the Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Act yesterday is
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      Lock icon CNY bargain hunters head to Woodlands industrial site
      971 8  -  Food wholesalers there see bustling business in run-up to festivities By KEZIA TOH, JANICE TAI keziatoh@sph.com.sg jantai@sph.com.sg DURING other times of the year, security guard Zackzulkr, 24, watches workers from nearby manufacturing firms stream past the quiet industrial estate in Woodlands on
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      Lock icon Heavy rain dampens takings at Chinatown stalls
      536 8  -  By SUE-ANN TAN suetan@sph.com.sg THE heavy rain has affected temporary stalls in Chinatown, with pre-Chinese New Year profits falling due to the lack of crowds. The weather has affected businesses since Monday, and thundery showers are expected over the next few days, according
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      422 9  -  Young people, youth workers say schools, firms can help boost social involvement By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg COMPANIES should give employees days off to do voluntary work, said participants of the first Our Singapore Conversation with the youth sector yesterday. About 100 representatives
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      84 9 Stars of the hit movie, Ah Boys to Men (from left), Tosh Zhang, Wang Weiliang and Maxi Lim pose with WeWorkz Camou products, a new range of accessories made from decommisioned army uniforms by Women Enterprise Workz. The latter is a social programme under
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      311 9  -  By SELINA LUM LAST year, a 39-year-old man pleaded guilty in the High Court to raping his intellectually disabled half-sister, who was 18 years younger than him. But in a twist yesterday, instead of making a mitigation plea as expected, his lawyer told
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      407 9  -  By AMELIA TENG ateng@sph.com.sg STUDENTS and alumni of Tisch Asia the first and only overseas campus of the famous New York University (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts have petitioned against their school’s impending closure. They handed a letter with nearly 300 signatures to
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      267 9 WITH the year of the Snake about to hatch, authorities are keeping an eye out for anyone selling or buying these reptiles as auspicious pets. It is illegal to keep, import or sell snakes as pets in Singapore, said the Agri-Food Veterinary Authority
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      320 9  -  By KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg A FORMER relationship manager with Citibank revealed the names and e-mail addresses of high-net worth individuals to a property agent, hoping the latter would refer clients to him. Yesterday, Chan Yong Kiat, 31, was fined $60,000 for accessing the confidential
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      731 10  -  Firm strikes a more cautious stance after Muddy Waters attack By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg COMMODITIES trader Olam International yesterday posted its best quarterly profit in two years at its first results briefing since short-seller Carson Block began attacking its shares last November. But Olam
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      604 11  -  Earlier buyers may feel they lost out; others accept market conditions change By ESTHER TEO PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT esthert@sph.com.sg DEVELOPERS who have been cutting prices following the new cooling measures risk angering buyers who bought at the earlier levels, say experts. But developers claim that
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      257 11  -  JONATHAN KWOK MORE than 30 accounting firms have expressed interest in participating in a new programme designed to raise audit standards across the industry, especially in smaller firms. Launched yesterday, it involves a team from the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of
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      443 12  -  6% rise to $143m comes thanks to higher gains on non-operating items By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) saw a 6 per cent rise in third-quarter net profit to $143 million, despite a slide in operating profits and a challenging global
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      454 12  -  By MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg DRINKS and property group Fraser and Neave (F&N), recently the subject of a tense takeover battle, has announced a massive jump in first-quarter net profit. Its bottom line in the period ended Dec 31 was $4.9
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      417 12  -  By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg A TOP executive at pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) says Singapore will remain an important contributor to its global revenue as the group shifts its focus towards Asian-Pacific markets. In an interview with The Straits Times yesterday, its president
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      190 12 A UNIT of Sembcorp Marine (SembMarine) has clinched a $900 million contract to build an offshore platform for the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. SMOE, which is fully owned by Sembcorp Marine, bagged the deal from Norway’s Det norske oljeselskap, an Oslo-listed company specialising
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        624 13  -  Announcement made as telco reports 5% decline in 4Q net profit to $87.9m By IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT itham@sph.com.sg STARHUB chief executive Neil Montefiore will retire at the end of this month, and will be succeeded by the company’s chief
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        441 13  -  By CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg TRANSPORT operator SBS Transit posted a 49.4 per cent drop in net earnings to $18.6 million for the year ended Dec 31 on the back of sharp cost increases. Staff costs were the biggest contributor, rising by
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        436 13  -  By CHERYL LIM cherlim@sph.com.sg CAPITAMALLS Asia (CMA) has posted a record full-year net profit of $546 million, up 19.7 per cent from levels the year before. Revenue rose 46.7 per cent to $361.2 million. This was the result of contributions from Olinas
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        320 13 BLUMONT Group has agreed to invest in Australian-listed Celsius Coal for about $6.5 million. The Singapore-listed company said it signed a conditional agreement on Wednesday to subscribe for 227.3 million new Celsius Coal shares at 2.2 Australian cents a share. This would give
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        468 14  -  Investors avoid risk by cashing in on gains ahead of ECB press conference BULLS AND BEARS By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE shares fell yesterday, with traders taking more of their recent profits off the table. The selling was blamed on jitters ahead of a
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          18 14 STI TRADING VOLUME 259 million shares STI UP DOWN Gainers: 8 Losers: 21 Unchanged: 1
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          82 14 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 809.22 568.18 836.13 1,069.01 261.99 228.67 272.75 -3.83 -3.18 -6.23 -6.08 -1.91 -2.51 -3.15 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and Gas 233.64 531.42 893.50 831.43 1,398.02 830.49
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          21 14 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 3.4 billion shares worth $1.45 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 154 Losers: 314 Unchanged: 325
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          55 14 Yesterday’s close Index Change Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI -79.93 23,177.00 11,357.07 1,931.77 2,418.53 956.73 1,619.57 -106.68 -4.42 -15.95 5.20 5.43 Yesterday’s close Index Change Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Wedesday’s close Dow Nasdaq 4,503.15 1,499.81 4,935.70 13,986.52 3,168.48
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          153 14 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: FEB 7,2013 Top Rises Feb 07 CENTS DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** 60.0 0.6 DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 3916 49.5 1.0 CENTS DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2762 32.2 1.0 GLD 10JSS UOB 5.05%NCPS 100
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          59 14 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL '000 DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 226 132 CapMallsAsia 208 -9 ***** 216 206 1.4
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          80 14 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY C0RRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL '000 DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 183 124.5 ARA 179.5 -1.5 1066 181 178
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          29 14 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Vol ElektromotiW*****0 ...........0.1 159,430,000 2.5 305,390,000 6.6 162.148.000 159.430.000 ElektromotiWl *****.... 0.1 12 134.955.000 108.209.000 Thai Beverage 51.5 57,667,000 88.344.000 84.298.000 81.485.000
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          32 14 (US$) (S$) (USS) (S$) 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** 0.***** 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 0.***** 0.***** ,0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates 1 mth (S$) Source: Thomson Reuters
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          59 14 Feb 7 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Against US$ Bid Offer S$AJS$ to one unit of foreign currency: S$/US$ to 100 units of foreign currency: 1.2787 1.2791 1.0324 1.0326 1.2428 1.2434 1.0038 1.0034 1.6752 1.6756 1.3525
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          217 14 Top Rises Feb 07 CENTS GblYellowPgs W*****0 0.9 125.0 0.5 Olam W*****9 US$ 28 14.3 4.3 Tat Hong W*****2 3.3 10.0 0.3 CapitalaMBePW*****1 7.9 8.2 0.6 Olam W*****9 100 US$ 26.5 8.2 2.5 Wilmar MBePW*****3 6.9 7.8 0.5 DBS MB ePW*****6 14.8 7.2 1.0 S Chance Prop
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          26 14 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol (□DO) CapMallA2.15%*****1 CapMallA3.8%b*****2 103.5 +0.2 12 CapMallT2%b *****5 101.4 CityDev NCCPS 121 +0.5 50 DBS Bk4.7% NCPS 100 *****
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          325 14 52-Wk Last Vol High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) Company Last 111.7 95.8 CIMB APAC Div 100US$ US108.8 1148 706 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US1121 ***** ***** DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ A***** 126 107.1 ABF SG Bond ETF 118 3349 2990 DBXT DBCBDJUBS 10US$ US3323 -17 0 2173 2120 DBXT DBCBLEB 10US$
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      464 11 Is your so safe c Ja portfolio it’s dangerous?” Marcus Hou thensen, presenting Substance the UBS House View Today, many portfolios favour 'safe' investments like bonds over 'dangerous' risk assets like equities. But with government bonds yields at hundred year lows, is 'safety first' becoming 'safety hurts'? And as market
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      14 13 SIA loses altitude in Q3 revenue and operating profit Today in THE Business times
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      421 16 Today Basketball ABL: San Miguel Beermen v Indonesia Warriors (Live, StarHub Ch201, 5pm). Football French Ligue 1: PSG v Bastia (Live, mio TV Ch111, tomorrow, 3.20am). Golf Joburg Open: Day 2 (Live, StarHub Ch213 HD Ch255, 6.30pm). AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am: Day 2 (Live, StarHub Ch213 HD Ch255, tomorrow,
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      589 20  -  Poll of 100 S’poreans shows most do not want Hub’s naming rights sold By FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Soh Gill and Sarah Roxanne Sim COMMUNITY first, commercialisation second. Nearly seven out of every 10 Singaporeans feel that as a means of
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      494 20  -  By CHAN U-GENE ugenec@sph.com.sg MYSTERY surrounds the identity of the foreign-born marathoner who took up Singapore citizenship under the Foreign Sports Talent (FST) scheme, only to give it up years later. Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong had mentioned in
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      652 20  -  COMMENTARY SPORTS EDITOR By MARC LIM marclim@sph.com.sg ON PAPER, the Singapore Sports Hub is run on a public-private partnership (PPP) model. But when it came to the sale of the naming rights to the island’s biggest sports project,
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      116 20 SIX China-born basketballers, most of whom have stopped playing competitively: Li Ling: Married fellow national basketballer Pathman Matialakan, a Singaporean. She gave birth to a daughter two months ago. Yao Xiuxiu: Pursuing further studies at the PSB Academy. Zhang Shu: A basketball coach at a secondary
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      297 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES As if the Los Angeles Lakers did not have enough problems, forward Pau Gasol has been sidelined indefinitely after suffering a tear in his right foot. He was injured during the Lakers’ victory over the Brooklyn Nets on
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      301 16 REUTERS LONDON Sprint star Usain Bolt and other overseas athletes have been given a tax-free pass for this year’s London Diamond League event at the Olympic Stadium, after the British finance minister agreed to a “one-off” exemption. Bolt, who won three
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      361 16 Basketball NBA Toronto 95 Boston 99, Philadelphia 69 Indiana 88, Washington 106 New York 96, Orlando 76 LA Clippers 86, Cleveland 122 Charlotte 95, Atlanta 103 Memphis 92, Miami 114 Houston 108, Detroit 90 Brooklyn 93, New Orleans 93 Phoenix 84, Oklahoma 119 Golden State 98, Dallas 105 Portland
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      508 16 Miami hold hot Houston to low score, James and Wade both hit above 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI On a night when the Miami Heat allowed more than 11 points over their season average, and against a team who have made scoring look amazingly easy over
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        93 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS MILAN New AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli got into an argument with Italian police after parking illegally yesterday. The Italian striker, who was on his way to pick up friends, was told to move his car when he stopped in a no-parking zone
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        53 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS LIVERPOOL Liverpool say long-serving defender Jamie Carragher will retire at the end of the season. The 35-year-old former England international has been at the football club since the age of nine. Only Ian Callaghan has made more senior team appearances than the
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        65 16 REUTERS LONDON Striker Emmanuel Adebayor is racing to get back in time from the African Nations Cup for Tottenham’s Premier League football clash against Newcastle tomorrow. Adebayor’s Togo were knocked out on Sunday in the Cup quarter-finals and he is set to be thrown straight
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        82 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS SOCHI Exactly one year before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, Games organisers in Sochi, Russia, are promising that there will be enough snow during the event even if temperatures are warm in the sub-tropical region. Yesterday, temperatures reached 19 deg C in
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        44 16 REUTERS ZURICH Football’s world governing body Fifa has launched a webpage to enable individuals to make anonymous reports of corruption by officials and attempts at match-fixing. The portal (https: www.bkms-system.net/ FIFA) assures users that information will be handled in confidence.
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        76 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS MINNEAPOLIS Commissioner David Stern thinks the National Basketball Association (NBA) is on track to begin testing players for human growth hormone, perhaps as early as next season. He said on Wednesday that the NBA is watching developments in the National Football League and
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      944 17  -  The pain is there and questions will remain till he reasserts his authority SPORTING LIFE By ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg RAFAEL Nadal cannot run away from questions on pain and he cannot run his way past pain. He has to run through
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      690 18 L Probe reveals Armstrong-like drug use by professionals and amateurs L Criminal groups distributing drugs, increasing match-fixing possibility L Police investigate A$40m bet on A-League game, with eyes on Asia ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS CANBERRA Australia’s reputation as a bastion of fair and clean
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      300 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN (Texas) Lance Armstrong was on Wednesday given more time to think about whether he wants to cooperate with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada). Separately, he learnt that he is about to be sued. Usada, the agency that investigated the
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      546 18 HORSE RACING CHAMPION sprinter Rocket Man showed he is getting close to a return to the racetrack with a barrier trial victory yesterday morning. Ridden by Barend Vorster, Rocket Man breezed home in the 1000m hit-out, scoring by five-and-a-quarter lengths from Hot Gold (Steven King) in
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      534 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS NELSPRUIT (South Africa) It is hard to decide which was more stunning Burkina Faso’s fairytale run to the African Nations Cup final or the performance of Tunisian referee Slim Jdidi, who has now been banned, in their semi-final win
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      398 19 REUTERS LONDON Ronaldinho’s return to the Brazil team after a one-year absence ended ignominiously. Not only did he miss a penalty, he was substituted at half-time after a dismal performance in the 1-2 friendly defeat by England on Wednesday. Even taking into account that
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        83 19 Striker Felipe Caicedo grabbed a stunning winner, as Ecuador beat Portugal in a thrilling match that featured an embarrassing own goal and a Cristiano Ronaldo moment of magic. Ronaldo’s goal, which levelled the score in the 23rd minute, came after he chased a back-heel from Fabio
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        73 19 Sweden held Lionel Messi scoreless but not Gonzalo Higuain, who scored twice, and Sergio Aguero. Argentina controlled both halves with a superior passing game and should have won by a wider margin. Lionel Messi chipping the ball over Andreas Isaksson. But the Swedish goalkeeper (left) manages
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        36 19 Pedro Rodriguez scored twice in Doha as the champions of Europe beat the champions of South America. The Barcelona forward extended his record to nine goals in his past six international games.
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        48 19 A stoppage-time goal by Marco Verratti saved Euro 2012 finalists Italy’s blushes against an experimental Dutch side, with an average age of just 22 years and 361 days. Their 113 caps in total was 10 fewer than what Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon had collected.
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        58 19 Thomas Mueller and Sami Khedira scored clinical second-half goals, as Germany withstood heavy spells of pressure to come from behind and beat France for the first time in 26 years. The last time France lost to a German team was back in 1987, when Rudi Voeller
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      470 19 Wilshere and Lampard shine in first triumph over Brazil after 23 years REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Even on a night when there was no prize at stake, there can be few more uplifting moments for an England team than the one that heralded a first victory
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      522 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS VETERAN Spanish coach Jose Antonio Camacho’s tenure as China’s football boss suffered another blow on Wednesday when his misfiring side were beaten 1-2 in Saudi Arabia in their opening 2015 Asian Cup qualifier. The 57-year-old former Spain and Real Madrid handler has come
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      1756 2 / 3  -  It need not be expensive to take your children out, not with these eateries and attractions that let kids tag along with their parents Lisabel Ting lting@sph.com.sg Parents with young children will know that it is a monumental task getting the family ready and out of
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      293 2 / 3  -  Boon Chan At Wednesday night’s Hong Kong gala premiere of the fantasy adventure Journey To The West, director Stephen Chow planted a kiss on his star Shu Qi’s cheek. It was to reciprocate her peck on him while promoting the film in Guangzhou
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        273 6 BIPOLAR FEATURING MYSTERY GUEST A mystery DJ will serve up bangers, mash-ups, progressive house and electronic dance music. Where: Zirca, Block C, The Cannery, Clarke Quay, River Valley Road MRT: Clarke Quay When: Today, from 10pm onwards Admission: $22 (women) $28 (men), includes two drinks Tel: 6305-6768 Info: Go
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        331 6 BRIGHT VISION CHARITY BAZAAR 2013 Shop for Chinese New Year snacks, decorations and more at this annual charity bazaar and help raise funds for Bright Vision Hospital, a community hospital for the elderly. Where: Hougang Mall, 90 Hougang Avenue 10 MRT: Hougang When: Today, 11am 9pm Admission: Free Info:
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        204 6 U RUN 2013 (RUN VERTICAL CLIMB) Cheer on participants of the NTUC Club U Sports Run Vertical Climb at the Promontory Marina Bay on Feb 24. Categories include a 5km fun run, 10km Competitive Run, as well as a new 15km Competitive Run and 15km Competitive Run Vertical Climb.
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        78 6 PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES: AN EVENING WITH LORD DAVID PUTTNAM Artists, educators, students and the general public can gain insight into the career of British film producer Lord David Puttnam and his practice on the international arts arena. He produced the film Chariots Of Fire, which won an Academy Award
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        271 6 CHINESE NEW YEAR ZUMBA FITNESS CLASS Feeling guilty from all that festive eating? Sign up for this Zumba class to burn off those extra kilos. Where: E!Soul, 08-03, Eastgate Building, 46 East Coast Road, Katong MRT: Paya Lebar/Dakota When: Tue, 10.30am Admission: $12 a class. You can also buy
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        1155 6 SENTOSA FLOWERS 2013 This floral festival features Singapore’s first Giant Floral Carpet, which measures 50m by 40m and comprises 30,000 fresh flowers. It will vie for the title of Largest Fresh Floral Carpet in the Singapore Book of Records. Where: Sentosa, along the beach from Beach Station to Palawan
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        422 6 MELISSA KOK RECOMMENDS AVALAND LUNAR NEW YEAR EDITION This Saturday’s themed-party madness at nightclub Avalon (left) ushers in the Year of the Snake, so expect to boogie with dancers dressed up in slinky snake-inspired outfits to the tunes of resident DJs Jon White and Effen. Get ready to
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        2134 7 NEW RESTAURANTS SOPHIE BAKERY Sophie Bakery, a new boulangerie, patisserie and cafe, has been drawing the crowds. There is a snaking queue during lunch time and when Life! peeked into the bakery on Tuesday, the shelves were empty, save for a few baguettes. Items on offer include croissants plain
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        885 7 REBECCA LYNNE TAN RECOMMENDS BIG FLAVOURS IN MORSELS When it comes to eating out, the experience counts for a lot. Good food, a great vibe and fantastic company make the perfect combination. Month-old Morsels in Mayo Street, off Jalan Besar, is just the place for a casual night
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        518 7  -  Eileen Tay Mr James Ong, 48, executive director of the Chinatown Business Association ‘On Saturdays, I wake up at 8am and buy breakfast for my three children. I go to Bishan Kopitiam in Street 24 to buy peanut pancake or carrot cake, which my youngest child Andy, 11,
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        1755 8 BOOKS BOOK LAUNCH OF IT TAKES A MURDER BY ANU KUMAR Meet Anu Kumar, whose book, It Takes A Murder, gives a darkly lyrical and slyly ambiguous account of love, loss and fury. Where: BooksActually, 9 Yong Siak Street MRT: Tiong Bahru When: Today, 7.30pm Admission: Free Tel: 6222-9195
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        416 8 CORRIE TAN RECOMMENDS THE COLLECTORS SHOW: THE WEIGHT OF HISTORY Experience the visual weight of Asian history in this year’s edition of The Collectors Show, which features 23 works from the collections of 18 individuals and foundations. Get a glimpse of what might ordinarily be inhabiting a warehouse
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        479 8  - AN HOUR THE MUSEUM IN THIS WEEKLY COLUMN, WE VISIT MUSEUMS AND ART SPACES AND HIGHLIGHT WHAT YOU SHOULD SEE IF YOU HAVE ONLY AN HOUR TO SPARE Deepika Shetty For two weeks last September, Singapore photographer Mark Teo, 29, documentary producer Joe Peter, 33, and Malaysian photographer Geh Chee
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        155 9 PRICE OF SEX/FATAL PROMISE A screening of two documentaries about human trafficking Price Of Sex by Mimi Chakarova, about young Eastern European women drawn into the world of sex trafficking and abuse, and Fatal Promise directed by Katharine Rohrer, which looks at the realities of human trafficking versus the
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        86 9 HERITAGE ON A HILL Learn about Singapore’s history at this walk at Fort Canning Park (above), which was the seat of Malay royalty in the 14th century. You can also take a tour of the Fort Canning Spice Trail, part of which was Singapore’s first botanical and experimental garden,
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        378 9 PLUGFEST INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING COMPETITION Google Developer Group Singapore and IEEE Computer Society are holding an appdeveloping contest for budding and established software developers. Competitors will have mentors to help them in their app-creation process. Info: Go to plugfest.asia to register yourself or your team by today. The final presentation
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        198 9 SUNGEI BULOH WETLAND RESERVE FREE GUIDED WALK Families can join this guided walk to learn about the interesting web of life of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve’s inhabitants. Where: Visitor Centre, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve MRT: Kranji When: Tomorrow, Feb 16 23, 9.30am 3.30pm Admission: Free Tel: 6794-1401 Info: The
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        203 9 ROOM ON THE BROOM Adapted from the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, this play is about a kindly witch whose animal friends come to her rescue when a dragon threatens to eat her. This play comes with songs and puppetry. Part of KidsFest! Singapore 2013, it is
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        340 9 TOTAL DEFENCE DAY COMMEMORATION EVENT 2013 This Total Defence Day Commemoration Event features a mini-adventure challenge, stage performances and interactive exhibitions of the civil defence and Singapore Armed Forces equipment. This year’s Total Defence campaign theme is Will You Stand With Me?. Where: Republic Polytechnic MRT: Woodlands When: Feb
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        321 9 TRANSFORM PRE-LOVED CLOTHES INTO SHOPPING VOUCHERS Exchange your pre-loved clothes for shopping vouchers at Parkway Parade. The shopping centre will give away a $2 shopping voucher for every 3kg of donated clothes, which will go to the Salvation Army. Where: Parkway Parade, Level 1, outside Marks Spencer, 80
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        650 9 BOON CHAN AND JOHN LUI RECOMMEND QUARTET (PG13) 98 minutes Two-time Oscar-winner Dustin Hoffman enters the world of directing for the first time with this sparkling comedy featuring five of Britain’s most respected actors. This is an actor-driven piece, a work with an uncomplicated feel-good structure that very
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      718 10  -  GET CRAFTY Lisabel Ting lting@sph.com.sg If you just cannot find the right necklace to match your dress, do not fret you can make your own jewellery. Ms Vera Ma, 31, is the owner of Lemon Kitscharms Vintage Retro (www.lemonkitscharms.com), an online retailer which specialises in vintage
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      467 10  -  RETAIL THERAPY Cheryl Faith Wee What: Atelier Fang Where: Mandarin Gallery, 333A Orchard Road, 03-21A When: 11am to 9pm daily Who: Designer Fang Shi Qi, 25, who started her own shoe label after graduating in business management from the Management Development Institute of Singapore early
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      105 11 ‘I think someone told James Franco that it’s his duty to have an opinion on everything that happens in culture’ Actress-writer Lena Dunham (left) taking aim at actor James Franco (right) over negative comments he has made about her hit show Girls ‘Beautiful has never been
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      631 11  -  Culinary team comprising El Bulli alumni will shuttle between Singapore and the new restaurant Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg Spanish restaurant Catalunya will be opening an offshoot in Hong Kong next month, but diners here can still expect tip-top food and service as most of the
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      567 13 Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi joins world’s top writers to talk about how books can be useful International Herald Tribune Yangon As the mid-day sun wanes in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, double sculls start sweeping across the water in front of the usually sedate lawns
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      439 14 The Malaysian veteran actor died of complications from various diseases. He was 85 Petaling Jaya Veteran actor and comedian Yahya Sulong (left) died on Wednesday. He was 85. He was admitted to Kuala Lumpur Hospital on Jan 11 suffering from complications from various diseases including asthma,
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      250 14 Associated Press Pawtucket, Rhode Island The Scottie dog has a new nemesis in Monopoly after fans voted in an online contest to add a cat token (above) to the property trading game, replacing the iron (below), toy maker Hasbro announced on Wednesday. The
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      249 14 As top models in Singapore in the 1980s and 1990s, Hanis Hussey, Nora Ariffin, Junita Simon and Lum May Yee need no further introduction. They have graced the international catwalks of designers Yves Saint Laurent and Givenchy, and fronted magazine covers and advertisements for the likes
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        328 16  -  Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Call them mad, but veteran Japanese rock band Luna Sea are thinking of tackling Singapore’s spiciest dishes. At a press conference yesterday, ahead of their first concert here tonight, lead guitarist and violinist Yasuhiro “Sugizo” Sugihara, 43, asked reporters to recommend local
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        236 16 Reuters Associated Press Los Angeles After storming the American pop charts with their dance songs last year, British-Irish boy band The Wanted are set to invade television with a new reality show on E! in the middle of this year, the network announced this week.
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          52 16 In an about-turn, TVB star Raymond Lam, 33, lifted the veil on his love life this week and acknowledged his romance with model-actress Karena Ng, 19. “As a man, I want to set the record straight, he said, denying a report that he was paying
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          29 16 South Korean television actor Ahn Jae Wook, 41, is recovering after undergoing emergency surgery in Las Vegas on Monday for a stroke, his agency said.
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          37 16 Les Miserables will be back in cinemas here on Feb 14 a little less of it. One sexually explicit shot will be chopped from the Oscar-nominated musical for the tween-friendly PG-13 re-release.
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          44 16 Stuart Freeborn, 98, a pioneering movie make-up artist behind creatures such as Yoda and Chewbacca in the Star Wars films, died on Tuesday in London. Over a six-decade career, he worked on classics including 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
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          79 16 Xena: Warrior Princess actress Lucy Lawless says she has won a “great victory” after a New Zealand judge handed her a modest sentence for her role in a protest aboard an oil-drilling ship. Lawless, 44, and seven other Greenpeace activists were each ordered yesterday to pay
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        214 16 Associated Press Las Vegas A newly announced Star Wars sequel was on everyone’s mind when J.J. Abrams took the stage on Wednesday at a video-game conference, but he made only a sideways mention of the film he has been hired to direct. The reference
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      555 2  -  TEE HUN CHING Editor hunching@sph.com.sg Love does seem to conquer all, if you go by retail statistics. For at least the fourth year running, Valentine’s Day spending in the United States is expected to grow even as people prune their expenses in view of the stubborn
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        21 2 ASK URBAN Post your beauty- or fashion-related question on our wall and win freebies if we pick it for print.
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        121 2 At last week’s 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, we named The Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev as one of the best-dressed stars on the red carpet. Many of you agreed that the 24-year-old Canadian actress looked stunning in the bright pink Elie Saab gown: Rachel Chung: “I
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        55 2 1. MODEL OUT-TAKES Take a look at some behind-the-scene shots from today’s cover story of former top models Nora Ariffin, Lum May Yee, Hanis Hussey and Junita Simon. 2. FASHION AND THE BIG APPLE Tell us your favourite fall/winter 2013 looks from New York Fashion Week, which
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        145 4  -  ROHAIZATUL AZHAR South Korean fast-fashion label Headline Seoul has opened its first stand-alone store in Singapore at B2-09 Wheelock Place. The 1,800 sq ft space will stock new styles from the label’s spring/summer 2013 collection. Till Feb 19, shoppers can pre-order designs from the next collection at
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        189 4 Seal your love with Central’s Love Lock padlocks. For the whole of this month, the shopping mall at Clarke Quay is giving away a Love Lock to those who spend at least $50. Couples can then go to the Central Atrium Entrance along the Singapore River promenade to
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        48 4 Declare your love with a special Valentine’s Day necklace from Montblanc. If the stainless steel heart-shaped pendant dipped in rose gold does not make things plain enough, it also bears an inscription that reads “I love you today, tomorrow, always”. $488, from 01-01 Mandarin Gallery.
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        101 4 Popular Pakistani womenswear label Ayesha F. Hashwani is now available in Singapore. Known for its cocktail dresses and evening gowns made from rich fabrics, such as voile, chiffon and silk, the label is known for its intricate embroidery and jewel embellishments. It is available at the Ashley Isham
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        217 4 With two days to Chinese New Year, here is a round-up of deals to check out for some last-minute festive shopping: GTill Feb 17, spend at least $118 nett in a single receipt and stand to win G2000 vouchers worth up to $88 in the label’s instant
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        165 4 Dreams do come true for some aspiring fashion designers. Following his year-long internship with home-grown retailer FJ Benjamin, Mr Chen Zhi Gang (below), who won the Audi Star Creation design competition in 2011, has landed a job as a senior designer for Singapore label Zardoze. The 29-year-old
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        183 4 Singapore’s Louis Vuitton Island Maison has been named one of four global winners in the annual EuroShop RetailDesign Awards for stores with the most successful concepts. Designed by renowned American architect Peter Marino, the four-storey floating boutique at Marina Bay Sands opened in September 2011. The nautical-themed maison,
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      833 5  -  HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE WAY YOU LOOK? DON’T SWEAT IT. ROHAIZATUL AZHAR GLADYS CHUNG I’m going for a weekend beach holiday with my girlfriend. As I’m not comfortable in a pair of tiny Speedos, can you suggest some other swimwear options? Whether it’s for lounging by the
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      145 5 JESSICA ALBA, 31 HOT Wearing Oscar de la Renta at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles on Jan 13 Looking like a bona fide movie star, the mother of two wowed in a mermaid-cut strapless gown. Not only did it fit her like a glove,
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        273 6  -  GLADYS CHUNG These new scents will get you in a lovey-dovey mood for Valentine’s Day next Thursday. Best for: The first date Kenzo Amour I Love You EDT $85 for 40ml, from Takashimaya Department Store, Metro Paragon and Robinsons Raffles City and Centrepoint This new limited-edition fruity-floral
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        628 6  -  GLADYS CHUNG What is the one grooming service you cannot do without? Mr Kanda: A haircut at Hiraka Aveda in Tokyo’s Nakameguro neighbourhood. I know the owner of the place and I like the posh atmosphere there. I like bold hairstyles. I was blonde last year and I
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        55 6 For V Day, Lancome has launched a limited-edition bottle of its Tresor Midnight Rose fragrance. Each comes with a purple “rose stem”, complete with thorns inside the bottle, which is actually the tube that draws the fragrance out of the bottle. Priced at $100 for 50ml, it is
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      269 7 Hilltops. A botanical retreat in the city. h HILLTOPS II 1,11. Mill IIII a' I i u uu IL.yiiLii I rp |f'm J -Sr* 3- mt •I I- i F Actual pholograph Set above the pulse of Orchard Road and composed of acres of verdant greenery, water gardens and sky
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      167 7 DLEEDON DEVELOPER TEAM Special disc up to 10-15% 3rm Price fr $1257psf 1+study, 635sqft, $1.18m 2rm, 786sqft, fr $1.44m 3rm, 1227sqft, fr $1.78m 3rm, 1475sqft, fr $1.85m 4rm, 2077sqft, fr $2.75m MASSIVE 12% DISCOUNT. Latitude, Freehold, Vacant. 4rms, #06, 2680sf, $5.21M 4rms, #1x, 2766 sf, $5.2M 4rms, #1x, 2788 sf,
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      268 8 ARDMORE PARK DESIGNER deco. High flr. 2885sf, 4+1. Orange Gr Res 2379sf, 4+1. Belmond Green 2411sf, 4+1. Volari 2+1 Philip *****105 GOODWOOD RES. RARE large grd flr. High ceiling. 4-bdrms. 3854 sf. Award Designer winning condo. $9.xM. Chris *****020 D’LEEDON CNY DISC up to 15%. 1-rm $1.18M/ 2-rms $1.46M/3rms $1.8xM/
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      336 8 SLASHED PRICE! SELLING $700K below value! 2 units avail only. Along River Valley Road. Hurry, call. D.09 PARC SOPHIA 1bdrm study. 667 sf. Dhoby Ghaut MRT. Price neg. A1 decor. Call Jasmine 9685-7758 LATITUDE HUGE 12% Disc! F’hold. Vacant possession! 4rm #1X, 2680sf, $5.21M. 4rm #06, 2766sqft, $5.2M. LOFT NATHAN.
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      272 8 THE CASCADIA. F’HOLD. 3 bdrms. Modern. Newly furbished unit. Fr $1630 psf. Steve Chen *****771 PINE GROVE. 1925 sf. Mais. 4+1. Grd flr. Reno. Corner. 1755 sf. 1 level. 2nd flr. Breezy. Grace 9688 9867 TRILIGHT 1227 sqft, 2 rooms, unblock, f/facilities. near top schools, MRT $2.5xM. Chris 9833-2020 DE
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      460 8 D15-16 East Coast Pte Apts for Sale D15-16 East Coast Pte Apts for Sale D15-16 East Coast Pte Apts for Sale D15-16 East Coast Pte Apts for Sale 3.88 .'V'r discount rr 'S&sm E ss Choice penthouses with magnificent sea views availabl Located in the East Coast vicinity, District 15
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      191 8 AALTO 1959 SF, 4+1 bright, spacious. Low flr, seaview. 2 yrs. Nice decor. Serious seller. 9662 2269 Rina. BAYSHORE PARK 2 bdrms. Cote D’Azur 1 rm. Sea view Mountbatten Lodge 1 bdrm Attractive$ Kay *****473 ***1 MIN WALK to Tanah Merah MRT. From $6XXK Onwards. Seaview 1/2/3/4/ Penthse. Call Olivia
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      187 8 G RES. FH. New launch. Dual key. 3 bdrms 3+1. Good layout location. No noon sun. Eddie Seng *****919 PENTHOUSE 3477 SF, 5-rms Tastefully Reno. 2 yrs ago. Seaview, 30th flr. $3.98M Neg. Owner 9111-1716 SUITES @KATONG, 1-RM $720K. Furnished. Also for rent. Leong 9111-0033 OT BLUWATERS JLN LOYANG Besar,
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      158 8 1)CHUAN PK 3-RM 1530 sf 2)Chiltern Pk 2-rm 1206 sf 3)Sunnydale 3+1, 1421 sf Face pool, Circle Line/MRT grab www.josephinelim.org STAR BUY *$973 psf* Only Fiorenza 2bdrm Penthouse FH Near MRT, 1367sf. Nice layout, Private Jacuzzi, Unblock view, Top Quality. NEW LAUNCH! BARTLEY Ridge. Book/Preview Now! Bartley Res. Last 4
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      301 8 BARTLEY RES LAST unit left 4 bdrm. 1378 sqft. $1.654M MRT/ Nex. Don’t miss! Call for showflat viewing Hurry NEW LAUNCH BARTLEY Mrt Bartley Res. Last unit. 4Bdrm, 1378sf. Attractive Disc. Good buy! Don’t miss! CLOVER BY THE Pk, almost new! Grd flr. 1862 sf, 3+1. Dream home. Near MRT/
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      298 8 EA PTE CORNER blk.664 Jln Damai 4-bdrms. Granite. HDB $635K. sms 9489 5511. No1 ERA top agt 3 yrs GROUND FLR. 4D&B Bedok Res blk.763 reno, 105 sqm, val $486K. sms 9489 5511. No1 ERA top agt 3 yrs NEW LIST! 3’NG’ Blk 533 Bedok North. Future MRT. Nice. Rare.
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      285 8 4’A1’ CORNER 290D Low/ lift flr. Well reno. Greenery. Val $467K. VTO. Chetan 8484-2979/ 9131-7950 GROUND FLR! BEST Deal! 4’A’ 135 Jalan Bt Merah. Greenery. Quiet. 107 sqm. Grab! Daniel Poh *****972 3’A’ 26A JLN Membina. 5 mins MRT/ Plaza. Low flr. Move-in cond. Val $472K. VTO. Chinese ratio filled.
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      1060 9 Geylang HDB Apts for Sale Geylang HDB Apts for Sale Geylang HDB Apts for Sale CATS Classified Geylang HDB Apts for Sale Geylang HDB Apts for Sale Geylang HDB Apts for Sale GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES r. SEMBAWANG OS YISHU WOODLANDS BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT CHOA CHU KANG
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      197 9 4A PT BLK 147 Lor 2. High flr.Corner.Unblock. Walk to MRT/ Amenities.Val $670k Move in.Priscilla*****880 DON’T MISS! LOWEST COV! EA Blk 798 Woodlands Dr 72. Walk to MRT. 4-bdrm. Windy. Valued $560K. GROUND FLOOR Blk 714 4’A’, Near MRT, Amenities, Immediate registration, All Races eligible. Ask $438k. LOW CASH. 5’I’
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      340 9 North Houses for Rent North Houses for Rent w Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Woodgrove Estate at Ashwood Grove/Cedarwood Grove Minutes walk to Singapore American School 3-storey bungalows with private swimming pool American-style design and layout 5 8 bedrooms utility Built-up area from 6,372 to 9,031 sq ft Call
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      263 9 BRING THE OUTDOORS In! Wonderful Tropical 4+1. w/pool/ pond/ gdn. Near British/Swiss club. Tasetful isabelredrup.com/ir5.php$22k. *****055. Susan **DUNEARN ROAD. NEWLY rebuilt. 6500/ 9500 sqft. 4-levels, pool. Opp MRT, Botanic Gardens $27K. 9863-5635/ 9727-2996 D.11 BERRIMA ROAD. 2 sty Bunglw. 5+1. Pool. *****/ build up 5000 sqft. Immed. $16K. Clinton 9851-2159
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      263 9 NAMLY AVE. SEMI-D. 7+1. 4000/ 4000 sqft. 2-sty. Spacious. Nice patio/ gdn. neg. Koh 9616-1611 KF EMERALD HILL RD 2-storey Conservation hse. 1/ 2/ 3 rm. Immed. Agt *****766 ST. THOMAS WALK 2sty bunglw/ walk-up apt, nice gdn, big balcony *****522 ROCHALIE VICINITY D-STY bunglw 7k/ 15k sf. Patio/ pool.
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      293 9 ***PERANAKAN CONSERVATION SHOPHOUSE 4+1. $8.5K. FREE iPad to agt/ tenant! *****330 Michele JLN DERMAWAN 2-STY Corner terr 4+1. Park 2 cars. Unfurn. Immed. $5.5K neg. Call KK 9686-2792 ERA 3½ STY TOWNHOUSE Summitville Jln Dermawan 2700 sqft 5+1. P/furn. Pool Roof terrace. Resort style LUMIERE 1 2 bdrms with roof
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      1515 10 Tanqlin/ Holland D09-10 Orchard/ Tanqlin/ Holland Pte Apts for Rent D09-10 Orchard/ IW1 SiSI Tanqlin/Holland |j|I Pte Apts for Rent 009-10 Orchard/ Tanqlin/Holland Pte Apts for Rent 009-10 Orchard/ Tanqlin/ Holland Pte Apts for Rent Tanqlin/ Holland 009-10 Orchard/ Tanqlin/ Holland Pte Apts for Rent iRI 009-10 Orchard/ ■ill Tanqlin/
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      200 10 BOTANIC GDNS VIEW 1410 sf 3+1 Expats’ choice! F/reno. Greenery. Immed. Grab or regret! neg. Call me now! 38 DRAYCOTT (Next to Ardmore Park) 1442 sf. 3 bdrms. Mins to Orchard. $7.5K neg. Jo *****201 TANGLIN REGENCY 2-BDRM immed. New decor. F/furn Unblock view. $4.2K VTO MRT. Jasmine *****009 TANGLIN
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      362 11 MADISON RESIDENCES 4 bdrm, 1776 sf, partial furn, avail immediate, $7800. Dawn Lock 9685 9304 THE TRIZON. BRAND new. 1313 sqft. 2+study+store. High flr. Unblock. $6K neg. 9856-2008 Mary Vu PN WING ON LIFE Gdn 4+1 spacious condo. Huge balcony. Quiet, family oriented environment. $10,999 neg D.10 MADISON RES. New!
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      762 11 ROBIN ROAD Brand New Condominium off Stevens Road 2 1 Bedrooms 1,400 sq ft $6,000 Spacious Layout Full Facilities Near Orchard Road 3 1 Bedrooms 1,830 sq ft $8,000 1.5 MONTH COMMISSION* Flexible Lease Term Private Lift Lobby Unblock greenery view CALL9656 9562 LA CRYSTAL 1249 sf 3+1 rm $4.5K/
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      335 11 GLOBAL VILLE 2-BDRM w/ aircon. Well kept. F/furn. S/pool. Near amenities. $3.6K neg. Zoe 8102-1641 D’MIRA. BEAUTIFUL. BRAND new. 1507sf. 4-bdrm. Stunning views. Amenities/ MRT. Puran 9430-7981 REGAL CT, BALESTIER 2 rm pool, security, near town $3K. 9817 5019 Tee HB SEAFRONT 2+1 NICE $4.9k One Amber 1442sf $5.3k Belvedere
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      343 11 OPTIMA 2+1. 915 sqft, Just TOP, Brand New Furniture Fittings, Fully Furnished. Call Jayden *****742 3+1 THE BAYSHORE Twr 2B 1227 sf Avail Mar 24th. Unblocked. Resort facilities. Expat’s Choice. 9851 1599 JUST TOP! 1 2 bdrms. P/fully furn,near amenties Immed. $2.5K up! Call *****270/ *****244 8 MINS PAYA Lebar
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      358 11 D.16 CHANGI CT 3+1.Twr Blk F/Furn. F/facilities. Immed $3500 nett. Call *****033 LANDBAY 2+ STORE ground flr, f/furn. Quiet. Immed. neg. TH Wang *****502 *WATERSIDE, 2142 2411 sf. Well-appointed units, View to offer.*****930 Richard PARK CT 3 rms/ 3 toilets New reno. MRT/ amenities Immed. SG Lee 9021 9078 BRAND
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      293 11 fCTt Rooms for Rent tTEt Rooms for Rent ftW Rooms for Rent Rooms for Rent llfif (HDB) UGf (HDB) llfif (HDB) |||l (HDB) WATS BUY IT• SELL IT-FIND IT HDB MEDIAN SUB-LETTING RENTS in 4th Quarter 2012 Notes: 1. indicates no subletting transactions in the quarter. 2. Figures marked with
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      200 11 PREMIUM 4+1 PENTHSE Hillington Green. Roof terr BBQ. Private lift. A1 view. 2669 sqft. Allen *****294 CASHEW HEIGHTS FOR rental 1647 sqft, 3+1+1. $3.3K neg. *****972 Owner. 3+1, THE JADE. 1345 sqft. MRT. High floor. Immed. Amenities. 9459 8818 Tay CASHEW PK GRD flr 3+1, patio. F/facilities, quiet. $3k Immed.
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      195 11 STUDIO S’GOON, nice reno. Near MRT. $2.5k-$3k. 2+1 S’goon, long/ short term. $4k-$5k. 9744-2121 SHORT LONG-TERM. 1/2/3 rm $4k-$6k. Condos/ apts Cairnhill,Balestier 2/6 mth *****500/Nora *****132 SOMERSET MRT. F/FURN. Aircon. Wkly/ mthly. Flexi terms. Immed. *****896 SIMS AVE. N E A R MRT. Immed. Common master rms, aircon, bed, cabinet.
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      184 11 783 BT TIMAH Rd. 2nd flr unit with balcony. Nice pla ce. Unfurnished. Ms Loh *****727. Agts welcome CONDO COMMON RM. Near Thomson Plaza/ JC Uni. F/furn/ facilities. No Agt/ Owner. Rare!!! 9839-6799 SIMEI/HOUGANG MRT FULL service ensuite rm. Newly designer furn. SCV Internet. $1.2K/ $2K. 8182 3333 BEHIND MANDARIN
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      328 12 COMMON RMS. S’GOON 317 F/furn, aircon, wifi, quiet Chuan MRT, Nex Mall, Immed. Grace 9634-3422 COMMON ROOM TOA Payoh Lor.8 Blk.213. Windy. High flr. TV/ Internet. Near MRT Immed. Ms Mok *****581 MASTER/ COMMON RM Tampines 874. Common rm Punggol 636A F/furn Aircon. Call 9185-0535 COMMON RM TAMPINES 211, $850,
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      422 12 5-RM BLK 139 Lor Ah Soo. 3-rm w aircon, f/furn. Balcony. Near amenities. Spacious. Kumar *****926 NEW LIST! YISHUN Blk 239 Approved 3-rm. Near MRT. Francis Chew *****800 IMMED 4’A’ PUNGGOL 109C, #14. F/furn/ aircon. Near Plaza/ shops. 9382-1811 4-RM MARSILING RISE spacious, F/furn, 10mins MRT, Immed, Chan *****323 ***1+1
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      369 12 JELAPANG 3BDRM spacious F/furn. High flr. Immed. Bt Panjang Plaza Jelapang LRT. 8322 8766 Miriam 4RM BLK 155 Jalan Teck Whye. F/furn. Lift level. Nice unit. Avail 1st Feb. All races. 9023-7471 Asokan 3+1+1 CCK BLK 656. Spacious, simple f/furn, aircon Near MRT. Immed. $2.8K neg. 9899-6996 Jason 3+1, 4’NG’
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      372 12 fifl Factory/lndustrial I GSt Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial fUf Space for Sale Space for Sale |||f Space for Sale WOOD) LRNDSll Your Premier Business Gateway TOP Obtain^' 0^' tic. ir-rfs Ground floor full glass frontage units for lease immediately (Business 1 Space) Ample car park with 24-hour security Well connected to major
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      381 12 SMALL OFFICE SPACE @10 Raeburn Park 24/7 Individually Controlled Air-Con In-House Cafè Free Shuttle Bus to MRT Lush Greenery High-end Furnishings Flexible Rental Terms Free Internet and Local Calls D14 ATRIX, FH Aljunied MRT. Modern office-like w pool. Just TOP. 1377 sf Ask $1.4M. Poh Lin *****937 NORTHSTAR AMK. Ramp
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      419 12 KRETA AYER RENOVATED Fitted office $2.5k $8k. 500 sqft. 1,300 sqft. Avail Immediate. 9066-3602 RS $2.5K. FLYER VIEW! The Plaza fitted office. 549 sqf. Move in cond. Bugis MRT. Immed. KC 9669-6229 SUNTEC 1000/ 1500/ 2K/ 4K/5K sqft City/ Fountain/ sea view. EW *****444 ***LOOKING FOR A virtual office in
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      457 12 BT TIMAH PLAZA 300 sf Near escalator. Tui tion/Music/IT/Design $2.9K Muneer 8468-2072 ù PRIME ORCHARD/ AMK/ Toa Payoh shops. 240/ 460/ 680/ 1100/ 2550 sf. Good crowd. Jimmy 9066-6621 PULAU UBIN. SUITS backpackers, tour agency, F&B, sports fishing equipment. Call *****980 GROUND FLR. SHOPHSE Cuff Rd. 2000sf. All trade. Prime
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      385 12 F&B/RETAIL/COMMERCIAL SPACE OPP HAW PAR VILLA MRT Brand New! *191 14,000 sq ft High visibility along West Coast Highway GroundFloorUnitswithUniqueAlfrescoConcept Fully Equipped with Grease Trap, Exhaust Suitable for many trades such as Restaurant, Concept Pub, Cafe, Bakery, Speciality Supermarket, Convenience Store, Children Enrichment/Tuition Centre Office etc. CALL6578 9966 ***EAST VILLAGE.
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