The Straits Times, 9 May 2013

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  • 225 1 REUTERS LONDON Alex Ferguson, Britain’s longest-serving and most successful football manager, will retire at the end of the season after more than 26 years at the helm of Manchester United. A statement issued by United yesterday said the Scot would become a
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  • 285 1  -  By ALVIN FOO alfoo@sph.com.sg THE rally that powered the Straits Times Index (STI) to a five-year high yesterday also lift- ed the total value of shares on the exchange above $1 trillion for the third trading day in a row.
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  • 558 1  -  Anwar claims election fraud, vows to lead fierce struggle against BN govt YONG YEN NIE, TESSA WONG IN PETALING JAYA (Selangor) yyennie@sph.com.sg twong@sph.com.sg TENS of thousands of Malaysians dressed in black joined a rally to protest against the opposition’s defeat in Sunday’s
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    • 70 1 CHANEL LAUNCH LOOK WHO’S HERE WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS AEROSMITH GOOD OLD-FASHIONED ROCK MOTHER’S DAY TOP OF THE NEWS A7 LIFE! C2 SEND MUM AN E-GREETING S’PORE’S RECORD 5-YEAR DEAL TOP OF THE NEWS A9 SPORT B20 8 "*****1 11 *****7 0 o o o o o 0 m i’m lovin’ it
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    • 475 2  - Dining out Singaporeans are region’s top spenders They spend an average of $324 monthly, survey shows By JESSICA LIM CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT limjess@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE is truly a food nation, with people here eating their way to become the region’s top spenders on dining. A MasterCard survey of consumer dining habits across
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    • 79 2 WORLD A20 Members of Indonesia’s anti-terror squad Detachment 88 with their gear after a raid on a suspected militant hideout in a village near Bandung in West Java. Three men were killed and two arrested in a gun battle following a 10-hour siege on a house
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    • 281 2  -  By MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg SOME 6.5 million ATM cards in Singapore the total number in circulation here will be replaced by 2014, as the banking industry migrates to a card embedded with a chip in a move to curb fraud. DBS will start
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    • 471 3  -  He lacked remorse, was reckless about girl’s age: Judge ONLINE VICE RING CASE By ELENA CHONG, WALTER SIM elena@sph.com.sg waltsim@sph.com.sg A FORMER Swiss banker convicted of two charges of obtaining paid sex from a minor was jailed for four months and three weeks yesterday.
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    • 568 3  -  By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT LIM YAN LIANG elena@sph.com.sg yanliang@sph.com.sg A GRAPHIC artist and her friend were spared jail yesterday after a judge imposed community-based sentences on them for mischief. Samantha Lo Xin Hui, 26, dubbed the “Sticker Lady”, and Anthony Chong
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • 53 4 THOUSANDS of Malaysians packed into a stadium in Kuala Lumpur last night to show support for the opposition’s claim that malpractices had cheated it of its election victory on Sunday. The authorities said opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is fomenting unrest when national unity is most needed.
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      • 56 4 THE Land Transport Authority is stepping up efforts to tackle locations with high accident rates. It will soon launch a safety audit of roads in Singapore, starting with expressways. It is also looking to lower the threshold for marking a place as a black spot
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      • WORLD
        • 46 4 ARIEL Castro (right), the suspect behind the lock-up of three young women in Cleveland for around 10 years, had been questioned by police over several other cases before, but they did not sense anything amiss about his house during their visits. PAGE A10
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        • 44 4 DESPITE being tainted by corruption, India’s Congress Party has bagged the state of Karnataka in local elections, dislodging the Bharatiya Janata Party from its only southern toehold. The victory is expected to boost the dented morale of the party. PAGE A11
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        • 44 4 DEBATE rages on over whether a “Chinese tsunami” had cost Malaysia’s ruling party votes in Sunday’s election. The dispute centres on whether Chinese voters had risen to the call by the Democratic Action Party to overthrow the government. PAGE A14
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      • OPINION
        • 42 4 SINGTEL has been directed to share its English Premier League content with StarHub under the cross-carriage rule. The rule is being challenged by SingTel. How will this impact pay-TV firms and consumers? Technology Correspondent Irene Tham finds out. PAGE A27
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        • 56 4 SINCE the Arab Spring erupted in late 2010, power relations in the Middle East have been in a state of flux. Political scientist Volker Perthes sizes up the new winners and losers; Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Rohde says it is time for the US to
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      • 49 4 Subsidised executive condos are causing problems for being “too successful”, like the furore over the $2m Tampines EC penthouse. Whether by tinkering with pricing mechanisms or scrapping the scheme altogether, the inequity issue needs to be addressed squarely. The Straits Times OPINION A27
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      • HOME
        • 81 4 A MOTHER has told The Straits Times how she found a needle-like object in cotton wool as she used it to wipe her baby son’s abdomen. Ms Isabel Fernandez said it was among five sharp metallic objects in a packet of Tollyjoy cotton wool. The company has
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        • 43 4 THE National University Hospital is offering what it says is a safer way to remove cataracts, which affect 80 per cent of those older than 60. The new procedure, which uses a laser, reduces the risk of blindness. PAGE B1
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        • 41 4 THE former chief of defence force, Lieutenant-General (Ret) Winston Choo, will be given the Singapore Red Cross’ highest honour for his work in lifting the society’s image and leading large-scale humanitarian relief operations around the region. PAGE B4
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        • 53 4 VIEW a photo gallery of Britain’s most successful football manager Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United. Ferguson will retire at the end of the season, after 27 years in charge at Old Trafford. Ferguson with the 1999 Champions League trophy (United beat Bayern Munich 2-1). PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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        • 48 4 WANT to hang out with Aerosmith, Psy, CeeLo Green and Carly Rae Jepsen? Now you can, at the inaugural Social Star Awards and the Singapore Social Concerts. Submit a post on ST Communities and tell us why you deserve to be The One. stcommunities.straitstimes.com
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        • 89 4 LAST Sunday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe presented Japanese baseball legends with their People’s Honour Awards in front of 46,000 baseball fans at the Tokyo Dome. Is the Abe administration using the award as a political tool to boost its popularity? Read ST’s Japan Correspondent Kwan Weng
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        • 39 4 VIEW an interactive graphic showing the trends of COE prices over the past decade. In the latest tender yesterday, the COE price for small cars continues to rise, staying ahead of premiums for big cars.
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      • razortv.com.sg
        • 52 4 SMART watches are the hottest smartphone accessory of 2013 and Tech Watch looks at the various smart watches. Did we mention there is a chance to win one of five Casio Bluetooth Smart watches? Just watch the video and follow the instructions at the end of
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        • 40 4 MALAYSIA’S opposition supporters packed Selangor’s Kelana Jaya Stadium last night to protest against what they see as a rigged election, even though Prime Minister Najib Razak (above) and other key Barisan Nasional leaders have been sworn in.
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        • 30 4 SINGAPOREANS have come up with their own hilarious versions of Psy’s new single, Gentleman. Stomp showcases two videos done by two different groups of youth.
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        • 31 4 A STOMPer came across a photo of a youth smoking right in front of a “No Smoking” sign on Instagram. The STOMPer feels the youth is challenging Singapore’s laws.
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      • MONEY
        • 33 4 SINGAPORE is playing an increasingly significant role in metals trading, as Asia’s demand for commodities is set to accelerate, said Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang. PAGE B10
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      • SPORT
        • 82 4 SINGAPORE have boldly selected an all-local line-up of golfers, headed by Mardan Mamat, to face Malaysia in the inaugural Causeway Trophy at Laguna National Golf and Country Club next month. Asian Tour stalwarts Zaw Moe of Myanmar and Park Unho of Australia both of whom are permanent
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      • LIFE!
        • 48 4 THE National Arts Council yesterday announced plans for a centre which will nurture playwrights and develop new works. It is now conducting an open call to find a partner to help manage the space at 42 Waterloo Street, former home of Action Theatre. PAGE C3
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        • 79 4 POP singer Ke$ha, known for her bizarre antics and outre dress sense, has been doing the interview rounds for her upcoming MTV docu-series, Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life and setting tabloids on fire with her admission that she once drank her own pee. In a telephone conference Life!
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    • 835 6  -  Committee to gather views from national servicemen and the public By DAVID EE davidee@sph.com.sg JUST because older generations may have been committed to national service (NS) does not mean it is inevitable that their children and grandchildren will be too. And it
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    • 707 6  -  SEX-FOR-GRADES TRIAL By WALTER SIM waltsim@sph.com.sg LAW professor Tey Tsun Hang had exhibited symptoms of “acute stress reaction” when he saw psychiatrist Tommy Tan, the sex-for-grades corruption trial heard yesterday. The consultant at Novena Psychiatry Clinic said his diagnosis was based on
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    • 384 6  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN THE certificate of entitlement (COE) price for smaller cars continued to rise ahead of the premium for bigger cars, for the third time since car-cooling measures were announced in late February. At the latest tender yesterday, the COE premium for
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    • 337 7  -  By ROHAIZATUL AZHAR rohai@sph.com.sg CHINESE star Zhou Xun and British top models Cara Delevingne and Stella Tennant were among a bevy of celebrities who joined fashion maestro Karl Lagerfeld at Raffles Hotel last night for the premiere of Chanel’s latest short film. Lagerfeld,
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    • 471 7 He faces the challenge of reinvigorating global body and reviving Doha talks REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GENEVA A Brazilian career trade diplomat has won the race to become the next head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the first candidate from the Brics club of emerging
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    • 634 8  -  Efforts to make roads safer come after recent spate of road deaths By CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) is intensifying efforts to tackle locations with high accident rates, a move prompted by a recent
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    • 525 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG BEIJING China’s top newspaper has published a call for a review of Japan’s sovereignty over Okinawa island, home to major US bases, with the Asian powers already embroiled in a territorial row. The lengthy article in the People’s Daily, China’s
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    • 426 9 Check out Mother’s Day microsite for tributes to mums and share yours too TO CELEBRATE Mother’s Day on Sunday, Straits Times cartoonist Lee Chee Chew has created an e-greeting you can send to your mum. The animated greeting can be found on the
      ST ILLUSTRATION: LEE CHEE CHEW; PHOTO: ALISON YONG YEE PENG  -  426 words
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    • 898 4 TOMORROW IN THE STRAITS TIMES Anglers get serious about fishing PRINT ONLINE qJl Urination problems Be w Faced by Men and Women In today's society, both men and women can face urination problems such as urgency, frequent urination, inability to control urine and frequent night urination. In this issue, we
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    • 56 9 GET THE E-GREETING www.straitstimes.com Send this animated e-greeting to Mum this Mother's Day Download a QR code reader app on your smartphone and scan this code for more information. http://qrcode.littleidiot.be Taiwanese host Pauline Lan gives Singaporean women 3 out of ten WATCH IT on www.razortv.com.sg or on iPhone and iPad
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  • WORLD
    • 747 10  -  Chains, ropes found in captor’s home; victims may have been sex slaves By PAUL ZACH U.S. CORRESPONDENT IN CLEVELAND (OHIO) zach@sph.com.sg THE exhilaration that erupted into spontaneous street celebrations when three young women abducted a decade ago had been found alive has given
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    • 215 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CLEVELAND Videos of Mr Charles Ramsey, the colourful dishwasher who helped three young women flee a decade in captivity, telling reporters how he helped Ms Amanda Berry escape went viral on YouTube. So did a recording of his salty 911 call to
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    • 347 10 REUTERS CLEVELAND In hindsight, there were signs of a darker side to Ariel Castro, the Cleveland man suspected of abducting three girls and holding them captive for around a decade. Divorced years ago and never seen in the company of women,
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    • ASIA
      • 615 11  -  Trouncing BJP in Indian state polls a morale booster for PM Singh’s party By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT IN NEW DELHI gnirmala@sph.com.sg INDIA’S Congress Party made a political comeback in local elections in the southern state of Karnataka yesterday, a morale booster for the
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      • 281 11 BLOOMBERG REUTERS NEW DELHI India’s Parliament ended its Budget session two days earlier than scheduled as clashes between opposition parties and the government stalled legislation, including a Bill to expand a programme to feed the poor. The sitting was due to end tomorrow,
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      • 549 12 Cricket icon can’t attend rallies but may get sympathy votes in polls ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LAHORE Prominent Pakistani politician Imran Khan is expected to make a full recovery despite fracturing three vertebrae and a rib in a dramatic fall
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      • 280 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DHAKA Bangladesh has shut down 18 garment plants for safety reasons after a nine-storey building housing five garment factories collapsed last month and killed more than 800 people. The government’s move came days after Bangladesh agreed with the International Labour
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 65 12 SURABAYA A Singaporean man was arrested for allegedly carrying 6.64kg of drugs in his backpack and suitcase at the Juanda Airport near Surabaya, reported Kompas.com. Wahab Muhammad Tahir, 64, was allegedly found with four packets of methamphetamine worth an estimated 13 billion rupiah (S$1.7 million). In
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        • 60 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA The Philippines banned people from carrying large sums of cash and buying alcohol in a bid to curb rampant vote-buying and potential violence before next Monday’s mid-term elections. Banks are now not allowed to hand over more than 100,000 pesos (S$3,000) to
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        • 80 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Beijing residents accused police of mishandling a case involving a woman’s fatal fall from a building, in a protest yesterday. Protesters questioned the police account that there was no foul play in the death of 22-year-old Yuan Liya, who worked at a wholesale
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      • 560 14  -  Utusan says it is just responding to opposition’s dangerous provocation By CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF IN KUALA LUMPUR carolynh@sph.com.sg THE war of words over the “Chinese tsunami” continued as the Utusan Malaysia newspaper defended its headline blaming Chinese voters for not supporting the ruling
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      • 671 14  -  By Lester Kong MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KOTA KINABALU (SABAH) lestkong@sph.com.sg SABAH and Sarawak may well be the last bastions of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, delivering enough parliamentary seats to let BN win a simple majority in Sunday’s general election. Although the two “fixed
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      • 263 14 GEORGE TOWN The condition of former Kedah menteri besar Azizan Abdul Razak, who slipped into a coma early yesterday and is being treated in a Penang hospital, has improved. The ailing Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) cleric was paid a visit yesterday by the Malaysian King, Sultan
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      • 369 14  -  By DAVID EE, BRYNA SINGH brynasim@sph.com.sg davidee@sph.com.sg A CROWD of some 200 Malaysians gathered near a Singapore landmark last night to protest against what they claimed were rigged elections in their country. Dressed mostly in black, the crowd of mainly young people stood at
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      • 478 14  -  By ANITA GABRIEL IN KUALA LUMPUR anitag@sph.com.sg NOW that the election overhang which has dampened Malaysia’s investment climate is out of the way, analysts say it is back to business as usual while investments are likely to click higher. Mirroring the relief is the
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      • 361 18 Tokyo admits its investigation into use of ‘comfort women’ was limited ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO Japan has acknowledged that it conducted only a limited investigation before claiming there was no official evidence that its imperial troops coerced Asian women into sexual slavery before
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      • 232 18 REUTERS BEIJING China yesterday accused the United States of sowing discord between China and its neighbours and branded Washington the “real hacking empire” after the Pentagon said Beijing is using espionage to fuel its military modernisation. The latest salvo came a day after
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      • 622 20  -  Group suspected of planning Myanmar embassy attack By ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA zubaidah@sph.com.sg THE peace and quiet of a West Java village were shattered by gunshots as anti-terror police killed three suspected terrorists and caught two alive in a fierce
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      • 369 20  -  By NIRMAL GHOSH INDOCHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BANGKOK nirmal@sph.com.sg THAI Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s official website was hacked into yesterday, and insulting messages posted on it. “Impolite messages written in English were posted by anonymous hackers identifying themselves only as ‘Unlimited Hack Team!!!’,”
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    • WORLD
      • 469 22 But Navy leaders say $46b project delivers the goods BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON US Navy leaders were warned last year that a US$37 billion (S$45.7 billion) programme to build littoral combat ships (LCS) cannot meet its promised mission because the vessels are too lightly manned and armed,
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      • 440 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Sexual assaults in the United States military are a growing epidemic across the services, according to a new Pentagon report which found the attacks jumped 35 per cent over the past two years. The report released on
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      • 251 22 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON The Obama administration is on the verge of backing an FBI plan for an overhaul of surveillance laws that would make it easier to wiretap people who communicate using the Internet rather than the phone, said officials familiar
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      • WORLD BRIEFS
        • 121 22 REUTERS DUBAI Saudi Arabia has had 13 cases in a recent outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus that has emerged from the Gulf and spread as far as Britain and France, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday, and seven of those have died.
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        • 78 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRUSSELS Police in Belgium, France and Switzerland carried out a series of raids and detained 33 people in three countries in connection with a US$50 million (S$61 million) diamond heist at Brussels Airport. The Belgian prosecutor’s office said a suspected member of the
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        • 47 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN Germany has agreed to sell 164 used tanks to Indonesia, the government confirmed yesterday. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government gave the nod to Duesseldorf-based weapons maker Rheinmetall to sell the tanks to Jakarta, an opposition lawmaker’s request for information showed.
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        • 60 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged a fresh clampdown on immigration in the Queen’s Speech yesterday, seeking to bolster his right-wing credentials against the rise of the UK Independence Party. The measures were at the heart of solidly Conservative proposals in the speech
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      • 492 24 In speech to US lawmakers, she renews call to build trust with North ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE–PRESSE WASHINGTON South Korean President Park Geun Hye proposed an international park on the tense border with North Korea as part of a peace
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      • 168 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GENOA (Italy) At least nine people were feared dead after a container ship smashed into a control tower in Genoa in a night-time accident on Tuesday that left several missing. Around 14 people were in the 50m-high, glass-topped tower when it was
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      • 390 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW After months of sharp differences, Russia and the US have agreed to push both sides in Syria to find an end to the bloodshed, offering to hold an international conference in search of peace. After
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      • 532 25  -  But little cheer from stronger exports as doubts linger over data accuracy By GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING graceng@sph.com.sg CHINA’S trade unexpectedly picked up pace last month, but its stronger exports did not bring much cheer for the recovery prospects of the world’s
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      • 362 25 BLOOMBERG SAN FRANCISCO Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer said a policy change barring employees from working from home has been well received internally and helped the company step up its introduction of new applications. “I didn’t mean for it to become an industry narrative,”
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      • 558 26 ASSOCIATED PRESS SHANGHAI BYD is known for electric cars, but its flagship model this year is the S7, a petrol-powered sport utility vehicle (SUV). It comes with an interior air purifier, radar to help with reversing, and digital TV. An onboard hard drive can
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      • 471 26 Japanese carmaker expects earnings to rise further despite stiff competition AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO Toyota said yesterday its full-year net profit more than trebled to 962.1 billion yen (S$12 billion), with the world’s largest carmaker adding that it was on track for
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      • MONEY BRIEFS
        • 70 26 REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian state oil firm Petronas has agreed to pay US$850 million (S$1.05 billion) for a 40 per cent stake in a Brazilian offshore oil field controlled by Brazil’s OGX Petroleo e Gas. The deal will be Petronas’ first foray into one of
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        • 57 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRUSSELS The European Commission proposed yesterday to hit imports of Chinese solar panels, claimed to be unfairly subsidised by Beijing, with a heavy 47 per cent anti-dumping levy. European manufacturers claim that China sells its panels below cost on the back of subsidies
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        • 87 26 REUTERS WELLINGTON New Zealand’s central bank confirmed selling its own currency for only the second time since the “kiwi” was floated in 1985, reflecting concerns that a flood of global money could undermine a budding economic recovery. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand usually keeps
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    • 428 27 MARKET forces are turning executive condominiums (ECs) into an anomaly within the suite of home-ownership choices. Despite measures to check frothiness an asset price spiral which can be adverse to a nation’s economic health ECs have been among the fast-est-appreciating properties. Resale prices,
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    • 1496 27  -  EYE ON SINGAPORE Come August, soccer fans here will get to watch English Premier League matches on TV, be they SingTel or Star Hub subscribers, thanks to the “cross-carriage” rule. But whether this rule is a goal-scorer remains to be seen. By
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    • 1078 28  -  Since the first Arab Spring uprisings erupted in late 2010, power relations among Middle Eastern countries have been in a state of flux. One writer sizes up the new winners and losers, while the other has a message for the region’s old
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    • 818 28  -  By DAVID ROHDE The writer is a columnist for Reuters and The Atlantic and a former New York Times reporter. NEW YORK TIMES IN 2011, a group of American high-tech executives and angel investors travelled to North Africa as part of an innovative
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    • 789 28  -  By BRUCE GALE SENIOR WRITER bruceg@sph.com.sg WITH its resources boom coming to an end, the good times in Australia cannot last. But while economists blame China’s economic slowdown and politicians blame one another, it is perhaps time to ask whether Australia might
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    • 817 29  -  GOVT-CITIZEN DIALOGUE By CAROL SOON RANGING from nationwide public consultations to targeted forums and one-to-one engagement on Facebook pages, citizens now have at their disposal a rich palate of options when communicating with policymakers. Effective governmentcitizen dialogue should have at
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      • 318 30  -  Pang Dou Heng IT DOES not surprise me that many of those who study science and engineering in university do not remain in the industry after they graduate (“Falling number of locals in science industry”; May 1). The views expressed in the article mirror
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      • 237 30  -  Paul Yong Teck Chong I AGREE with Mr Joseph Tan Jiong Da (“Provide more avenues for Chinese language studies”; Forum Online, April 30). We should adopt a pragmatic approach towards acquiring Chinese language proficiency, to improve our competitiveness on the
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      • 383 30  - Helping the disabled find and hold on to jobs Abhimanyau Pal Executive Director Society for the Physically Disabled MR JOHN Ooi (“Tough for the disabled to be accepted in the workplace”; last Thursday) highlighted a problem faced by many people with disabilities in the workplace or when seeking employment. Denying
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      • 396 30  -  Teo Wee Guan Director, Strategic Planning Competition Commission of Singapore MONDAY’S report (“Agencies which fixed prices had ‘noble goals’ raises several points about the price-fixing case by modelling agencies that were members of the Association of Modelling Industry Professionals (Amip) with
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      • 72 30 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR ANDREW SEOW: ‘Grey brigade’ could be force to be reckoned with. 2. MR FONG KIM CHOY: Road accidents Give public access to camera footage. 3. MR GEOFFREY KUNG: Why exam for remisiers is necessary. 4. MR IAN CHEW: Make Sentosa more cyclist-friendly.
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        • 120 30  -  Roger Lim FOR the past 10 years, I have been engaged by primary and secondary schools as a relief teacher on a day-to-day or long-term basis. Teaching gives me a sense of fulfilment. I am interested in developing a challenging and satisfying career in
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        • 85 30  -  Ivy Lam Bee Lian (Madam) THE Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) recently sent notifications to parents on their eligibility for additional infant and childcare subsidies. Bonuses were included in the computation of a household’s monthly gross income. But bonuses are not part of one’s
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        • 75 30  -  M. Lukshumayeh COMFORTDELGRO and Premier Taxis have announced that they will be implementing a location surcharge of $10 for each trip starting from Changi Exhibition Centre, during the International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference from May 14 to 16. Is this trend of imposing a location
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      • 58 30 Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit the letters. Please e-mail your letter to stforum@sph.com.sg. Readers can
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      • 361 31  -  Tan Saw Bin (Ms) AS A certified public accountant, I am concerned that some consultants and vendors may be benefiting from the Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) scheme meant to help business owners. The objective of the PIC bonus and cash payout is to encourage business
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      • 363 31  -  Jimmy Ho Kwok Hoong President The Society of Remisiers (Singapore) THE Monetary Authority of Singapore introduced the Capital Markets and Financial Advisory Services Module 6A last year to protect less sophisticated investors seeking to trade complex financial products, classified as specified investment products or
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      • 280 31  -  Olivia Choong (Miss) DR ONG Fung Chin regards hydroquinone, tretinoin and salicylic acid as safe when used correctly ‘Banned chemicals’ benefit patients when used correctly”; last Friday), but online research shows there is still much to be concerned about. Hydroquinone has indeed been around
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    • 637 1  -  Boon for older patients, with less damage to cells lining the cornea By POON CHIAN HUI chpoon@sph.com.sg THE National University Hospital (NUH) is now offering what it says is a safer way to remove cataracts. The procedure, which can greatly cut the risk of
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    • 572 2  -  Metal pieces found in Tollyjoy item used to wipe baby’s tummy, says mum By JESSICA LIM CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT limjess@sph.com.sg WHEN Ms Isabel Fernandez wiped her baby son’s abdomen with wet cotton wool last week, he started screaming in pain. Red scratches had appeared on the
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    • 726 2  - Foodcourt choices now in school tuckshops By SHERYL QUEK sherquek@sph.com.sg FOODCOURT variety is invading school canteens, with stalls now offering Korean bibimbak, Japanese bento, Western chicken chop and even Taiwanese stewed pork rice. These in-school set-ups, operated by former restaurateurs and chains such as Good News Cafe, are attracted to
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    • 321 2  -  By ANG YIYING ayiying@sph.com.sg ANTI-FOREIGNER sentiment was addressed and national identity discussed at a Straits Times current events talk. Yesterday’s session, the third in a series of four leading to the National Current Affairs Quiz, was held in the performance theatre of Victoria Junior College
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    • 299 2  -  By CHARISSA YONG charyong@sph.com.sg DEVELOPERS of private condominium Reflections at Keppel Bay went the extra mile to include more user-friendly features, such as special doors for wheelchair users. And the effort was yesterday recognised with the top platinum award from the Building and Construction
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    • 820 3  -  University enrols 283, says quality of applicants better and from diverse sources By AMELIA TENG ateng@sph.com.sg FEWER students will start classes at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) this year. The school admitted 283 students as its second batch when matriculation closed yesterday,
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    • 405 4  -  Winston Choo lauded for raising stature of humanitarian society By JANICE TAI, SABRINA T10NG jantai@sph.com.sg sabrinat@sph.com.sg TO MANY, the Red Cross used to mean “youth in white uniform waiting for people to faint”, joked its former chairman, retired lieu-tenant-general Winston Choo (right).
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    • 566 4  -  RESEARCHER’S DEATH By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg THE parents of American researcher Shane Todd, who was found hanged here last year, told The Straits Times yesterday that they want a US congressional investigation into his death. “We fear United States security has been compromised,” said Mr
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    • 397 4  -  By ANDREA ONG andreao@sph.com.sg SPEAKER of Parliament Halimah Yacob has ruled that an adjournment motion on the town council review, filed by Workers’ Party chairman Sylvia Lim, is inadmissible in Parliament when it sits next Monday. The reason: The subject of the motion will
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    • 255 4  -  KASH CHEONG ENTREPRENEURIAL philanthropy is becoming more popular in Singapore and the rest of Asia, according to a new study. “A new generation of philanthropists no longer want to be cash machines,” said Dr Rob John, who led the study by the National University of
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    • 222 4 SEVENTY-FOUR Justices of the Peace (JPs) were appointed by President Tony Tan Keng Yam in a ceremony held at the Istana yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean and invited guests, including MP for Tampines GRC Baey Yam Keng, witnessed the appointments, made up
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    • 483 5  -  By PRISCILLA GOY goyshiyi@sph.com.sg RADIO broadcaster Rediffusion, which shut down in April last year due to financial woes, will officially return as an online-based station on May 30 with popular local singer-songwriter Dick Lee, 56, as its creative director. New owner Eva Chang
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    • 527 5  -  Suggestions made during Web chat on developing healthy-living masterplan By SALMA KHALIK SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma A NATIONAL “Big Walk” every Sunday, healthier hawker food and more physical exercise in school these were among the many ideas thrown up at last night’s Web chat
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    • 270 5  -  By ANDREA ONG andreao@sph.com.sg FORMER People’s Action Party Hougang candidate Desmond Choo (right) is leaving the labour movement for the private sector. Mr Choo, 35, is the National Trades Union Congress’ (NTUC) deputy di- rector of industrial relations and the National Transport Workers’ Union’s
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    • 197 8  -  ELENA CHONG A CROUPIER and three others were charged yesterday with cheating the Marina Bay Sands casino while playing baccarat. Yeo Eng Seng, 44, who works as a dealer, allegedly provided the sequence of the cards to two of his accomplices. Ho Keng
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    • 289 8  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH A FUEL pump attendant who head-butted one of his bosses and hit him with a pole after the executive told him off for not wearing safety boots was jailed for two months yesterday. Mr John Lim Kim Woon, 39, a
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    • 447 8  -  Woman may use daughter’s share to pay outstanding mortgage loans By K. C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg A HOUSEWIFE has won a High Court bid to use her daughter’s share from the sale of their $4.3 million flat to settle
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    • 326 9  -  He also gets nine strokes of cane under preventive detention regime By KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg DESPITE more than 22 years in jail, Muhammad Khalid, 45, never learnt his lesson. Called a recalcitrant offender yesterday, he will spend another seven years in prison, with no early
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    • 330 9  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH A SECURITY manager who bit his girlfriend’s 14-year-old daughter on the left breast in a drunken rage was fined $3,000 by a district court yesterday. The 30-year-old had been put into a headlock by the girl when a row erupted into violence.
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    • 71 9 A MAN was charged in court yesterday with raping a 34-year-old woman on a bridge along Kallang Bahru last Saturday. Haliffie Mamat, 22, allegedly carried out the attack between 6.30am and 6.45am. He was remanded at Central Police Division for a week for investigation and will
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    • 142 9 UPGRADES have recently been made to the national insurance scheme, MediShield, which led to the five approved providers of Integrated Shield plans also upgrading their plans. Mind Your Body today looks at why it is important to have health insurance and what
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  • MONEY
    • 594 10  -  Lim Hng Kiang points to presence of global players and strong ecosystem By ALVIN FOO alfoo@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE is playing an increasingly significant role in metals trading, as Asia’s demand for commodities is set to accelerate, said Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang yesterday.
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    • 587 10  -  By MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg MORE than half of Asian business families believe that the region’s economy will perform better this year compared with 2012, according to a new survey. The poll of 345 business families, which are substantially owned by family members or are managed
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    • 592 11  -  YuuZoo will tap into IAH’s network to start YuuGames social network By OO GIN LEE DIGITAL LIFE EDITOR ginlee@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Aaron Tan SOCIAL media company YuuZoo announced yesterday it is acquiring all the shares in online game company IAH Games in
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    • 337 11  -  RACHAEL BOON PROFESSIONALS here have named global tech giants IBM and Microsoft as the employers they most want to work for, followed by consulting group Accenture, a new survey has found. SingTel topped the list of four local employers to make the top 20. It
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      • 1126 12  -  Chinese telecom giant pulling out all the stops to woo more customers COMMENTARY By GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT chngkeg@sph.com.sg CHINESE telecom giant Huawei is nothing if not ambitious. It has more than 500 telco operators as customers in 140 countries but wants to go
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      • START SINGAPORE
        • 300 13 SOMETHING new is always brewing in Block 71 at Ayer Rajah industrial estate maybe an exciting start-up or new technology. Now coffee beans are brewing at the Joyful Frog coffee bar at a shared space there to help keep the bright ideas percolating away.
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        • 239 13  -  GRACE CHNG LOCAL social enterprise CarbonStory has launched a beta version of its crowdfunding platform for climate change projects. For a few dollars each month, anyone can neutralise his carbon footprint by supporting a green project selected by CarbonStory. The start-up was co-founded by
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      • 409 14  -  Performance eases fears of bird flu having a negative impact on business By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg PLANTATIONS giant Wilmar International recorded better-than-expected first-quarter profits, thanks to a strong showing from its oilseed and grains unit. While revenues for the three
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      • 404 14  -  By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg SEMBCORP Industries posted net profit of $176.9 million in the first quarter, just a smidgen higher than the $176.7 million in the same period last year. Turnover for the three months ended March 31 slid 3.3 per
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      • 466 14 REUTERS HONG KONG Standard Chartered suffered a drop in first-quarter operating profit after the Asia-focused bank hit trouble in South Korea, while bad debts rose and higher staffing and wages pushed up costs. It warned that it could miss its revenue target for the year.
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      • 313 14  -  By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg MAINBOARD-LISTED conglomerate WBL Corporation (WBL) posted a net loss in the second quarter, dragged down by lower sales in its technology and property divisions. The group said yesterday that it recorded a net loss of $11.4 million
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        • 115 15 REAL estate fund ARA Asset Management posted first-quarter net profit of $16.8 million, a fall of 16 per cent on the same period last year. Revenue came in at $32.2 million, a slide of 6 per cent year-on-year. But the company said its underlying net profit jumped
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        • 87 15 ASL Marine Holdings has posted a 21 per cent rise in third-quarter net profit to $9.6 million. Total revenue for the three months to March 31 was up 26.6 per cent on the same period last year to $144 million. Shipbuilding revenue rose 33.7 per cent over
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        • 80 15 CHINA Fishery Group suffered a 13 per cent drop in second-quarter net profit to US$41.9 million (S$51.5 million). Group revenue for the three months to March 28 fell 25.9 per cent to US$162.7 million, largely owing to lower sales contributions from Peruvian fishmeal operations and the contract supply
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      • 434 15  -  China’s April trade surplus helps fuel jump in regional bourses BULLS AND BEARS By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg WALL Street’s record-breaking effort on Tuesday triggered a buying spree that drove the local market and other regional bourses to multi-year highs yesterday. Singapore’s exuberant
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        • 17 15 STI TRADING VOLUME 415.06 million shares STI UP DOWN Up: 20 Down: 7 Unchanged:3
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        • 21 15 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 2.69 billion shares worth $1.8 billion UP DOWN Up: 258 Down: 139 Unchanged: 395
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        • 85 15 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 840.11 591.65 838.54 1,102.50 247.73 218.48 250.45 4.50 2.92 3.87 8.43 1.11 1.07 -3.56 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and Gas 210.06 503.18 894.88 896.86 1,436.04 860.81
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        • 55 15 Yesterday’s close Index Change 197.26 23,244.35 14,285.69 1,956.45 2,246.3 965.4074 1,774 Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI 105.45 2.1 10.762 10.0797 -2.73 Yesterday’s close Index Change 46.546 Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Tuesday’s close Dow Nasdaq 5,089.335 1,614.15 5,199.75 13
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    • 817 22 Ferguson quits club after 26 years as British football’s most successful boss ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON When Alex Ferguson took over at Old Trafford on Nov 6, 1986, Manchester United were next to last in England’s old first division and in need of
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    • 716 22  - Time you left, Fergie in style and with stature intact SPORTING LIFE By ROHIT BRIJNATH ing quietly rohitb@sph.com.sg HELL, it might stick in your throat because you plain hate United, but say it anyway. Say it because despite your allegiance to Liverpool, or Arsenal, you love football and so did
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    • 594 18 Point guard outshines Durant and spurs Grizzlies to Game Two win ASSOCIATED PRESS OKLAHOMA CITY The Memphis Grizzlies would not let Kevin Durant come through in the clutch for the second straight time. This was Mike Conley’s time to shine. Conley scored 26 points and fuelled
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    • 382 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK Carmelo Anthony hung from the rim while a defender who tried to stop his dunk lay on the court after falling down. Pretty soon, Anthony’s jumper was falling too. Once that happened, the New York Knicks blew
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      • 48 18 stunning BALESTIER Khalsa upset third-placed Tanjong Pagar 2-0 in an S-League football match at the Toa Payoh Stadium last night. Goals from Ruhaizad Ismail (57th minute) and Qiu Li (61st) helped Balestier to sixth in the table, nine points behind leaders Tampines Rovers (25).
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      • 49 18 BLOOMBERG MADRID John Tomic, the coach and father of top-ranked Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic, was barred from men’s Tour events until further notice as he faces a charge of assaulting his son’s training partner, Thomas Drouet, with a head butt on May 4.
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      • 48 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER George Karl is the National Basketball Association’s Coach of the Year after leading the Denver Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins. The Nuggets won 15 straight games at one point this season and won a franchise-best 38 home games.
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      • 57 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK Vijay Singh is suing the PGA Tour over the way it handled the investigation of his use of deer antler spray. Vijay filed the lawsuit yesterday, one week after the tour said it was dropping its case. The lawsuit says the Tour had
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    • 316 18 Basketball NBA Conference s-finals (best-of-seven series) Eastern: New York 105 Indiana 79 (series tied 1-1). Western: Oklahoma City 93 Memphis 99 (1-1). Cricket IPL In Mumbai: Mumbai Indians 170-6 in 20 overs (D. Smith 47, S. Tendulkar 48; R. McLaren 2-60). Kolkata Knight Riders 105 in 18.2 overs (Harbhajan
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    • 585 19  -  S’pore 4x100m quartet finish ahead of China at Asian Grand Prix leg By CHAN U-GENE ugenec@sph.com.sg THE Land of Smiles brought huge grins to Singapore’s 4x100m men’s sprint relay team yesterday when they rewrote their year-long national record at the Asian Grand Prix in
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    • 495 19  -  By SAN JAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE have boldly selected an all-local line-up of golfers to face Malaysia in the inaugural Causeway Trophy next month. Myanmar’s Zaw Moe and Australian native Park Unho both of whom are permanent residents were left out from the
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    • 340 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS PONTE VEDRA BEACH (Florida) One night after making his redcarpet debut in New York, Tiger Woods was on a golf course that has not treated him very well over the years. He said it took him a week to
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    • 411 19  -  By GOH JUN YONG jygoh@sph.com.sg THE Schools National Volleyball Championships A Division saw the crowning of new champions in both the girls and boys’ competitions at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall yesterday. In the boys’ event, Hwa Chong Institution
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    • 557 20  -  By WANG MENG MENG meng@sph.com.sg BOTH the Singapore Under-15 and Under-16 teams will face tough opposition at this year’s Canon Lion City Cup. But while the U-16 Cubs have to brace themselves to face stronger and faster opponents, their U-15 counterparts
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    • 88 20 Saturday, June 8 6pm: Singapore U-15 v Corinthians (Group B) 8.45pm: Singapore Under-16 v Arsenal (Group A) Monday, June 10 6pm: Arsenal v Eintracht Frankfurt (Group A) 8.45pm: PSV Eindhoven v Singapore Under-15 (Group B) Wednesday, June 12 6pm: Corinthians v PSV Eindhoven (Group B)
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    • 820 20  -  Hosting WTA C’ships drives vision of Republic as a sports hub By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE stood head and shoulders above its competition in clinching a record five-year hosting rights to the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Championships yesterday. With such a prestigious tournament
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    • 394 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MADRID Tennis’ world No. 1 Novak Djokovic blamed his shock second-round defeat at the Madrid Masters on poor preparation after falling to Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (10-8), 3-6 on Tuesday. He had recovered from rolling his right ankle while playing for
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    • 125 21 5 Teams he managed East Stirling 1974, St Mirren 1975-78, Aberdeen 1978-1986, Scotland 1985-86, Man Utd 1986-2013 6 Clubs as a player: Queen’s Park, St Johnstone, Dunfermline, Rangers, Falkirk, Ayr 9 Scottish and English FA Cup titles 17 Games missed due to touchline bans 26 Years
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    • 235 21 Richard Scudamore, Premier League chief executive “The Premier League has had the privilege to witness many great players, managers and teams. No one has made as great a contribution to the Premier League than Sir Alex Ferguson.” Former United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel “Disappointed, shocked, sad. Didn’t
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    • 213 21 Jonathan Heng, 29, trader “I'm very grateful for his time at the club. Every time we suffered a bad spell, he never failed to bring the club back to glory. It will be difficult for the new manager to not be overawed by the pressure. You will need
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    • 553 21 Ferguson impressed by fellow Scot’s astute management at Everton THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON David Moyes is tipped to be named as the new Manchester United manager today after the champions agreed to appoint the Everton manager as Alex Ferguson’s replacement at Old Trafford. Ferguson announced yesterday
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    • 912 21  -  COMMENTARY By ROB HUGHES stsports@sph.com.sg WHAT were you doing on Nov 6, 1986? Those of us who were born before that might remember it as the beginning of Fergie Time. It was the day that Manchester United handed Alex Ferguson the hottest
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    • 121 1 Play school New centre to develop playwrights and dramatic works C3 Hot doc’s back E.R. hunk plays mob boss in new series C4 Ke$ha bares all Will documentary show her drinking urine? C5 Onstage and of, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler (right) is flashy, loud and proud of it. EDDINO ABDUL
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      • 2484 2  -  Aerosmith is far from over the hill as they head for a concert here later this month Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent In Melbourne dinohadi@sph.com.sg As a rock star, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith is as old school and larger than life as it gets. He is flashy,
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      • 1093 5 Associated Press Beverly Hills, California Rod Stewart (right) has never shied from the spotlight, but on this day, the famously cheeky rocker wants a softer glow. He is waiting to be interviewed on camera about his first album of original music in almost 20
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      • 769 5  -  From making out for the camera to drinking her own urine, Ke$ha wants to reveal all in her documentary series Melissa Kok melk@sph.com.sg There is just a pee-wee problem with American singer Ke$ha’s (right) new television documentary: Will viewers see a muchdiscussed scene of her drinking her
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          265 7  -  Boon Chan Often, soundtrack albums serve as a souvenir of a show one has enjoyed. This is one of the rare occasions where the record works better than the full-fledged musical, an adaptation of the Taiwanese film Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing? (1983). Glass Anatomy is currently
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          255 7  -  Chang Tou Liang Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) was arguably the greatest musi- cal child prodigy of all time, even trumping the achievements of a certain Mozart. This box-set showcases his mastery of the symphonic genre, literally from cradle to grave. By the time of his premature death, his compositional style
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        • 250 7  -  Chang Tou Liang The Piano Concerto In C minor of English composer Fredrick Delius (1862-1934) is so obscure that most music-lovers do not even know that three versions of it exist. Even the final version (1907), in a single movement with two parts lasting about 20 minutes, is
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          212 7  -  Ong Sor Fern Singer Michael Feinstein worked with lyricist Ira Gershwin as an archivist and his lifelong fondness for unearthing forgotten gems is a boon for jazz fans. In his latest beguiling album, he teams up with composer/pianist Andre Previn to revisit the 84-year-old maestro’s lesser-known pop confections. Ably
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      • 125 8 ‘I feel the direct opposite of curiosity, whatever that is. The theory is that if I don’t see it, maybe I can believe it’s brilliant’ The Time Traveler’s Wife author Audrey Niffenegger (right), who has not seen the 2009 film based on her book ‘A bada**
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      • 940 8  -  Unearth your innermost feelings with lovelorn Deptford Goth’s debut Sound Bites Yeow Kai Chai kaichai@sph.com.sg Yearning can be a powerful undertow psychiatrists call it an inchoate longing for something idealised or unattainable. Chained to it, humans are doomed to repeat it, forever glad to be sad. This
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      • 671 3  -  The former home of Action Theatre in Waterloo Street will be used as a centre to develop new works for the stage Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg Playwrights are getting a dedicated space at 42 Waterloo Street, the former home of Action Theatre. The National Arts Council yesterday
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      • 391 3 Reuters San Diego Tim Lambesis (right), lead singer for the heavy metal band As I Lay Dying, was arrested in California on Tuesday on charges that he sought the help of an undercover detective to have his estranged wife killed, police said. He was taken
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      • 706 6  -  A new documentary festival offers some good and more obscure films. Life! recommends five Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg With so many mini film festivals already taking place in Singapore every year, it cannot be a bad thing to have another. So goes the reasoning
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      • 429 6 BEATS, RHYMES LIFE: THE TRAVELS OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST (2011) When: Friday, 9pm Directed by: Michael Rapaport What: Follow American hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest on their sold-out 2008 reunion concert tour, a decade after they split in 1998. Also includes interviews with musicians
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      • 393 6  -  Aaron Tan Fans of free-to-air television programmes can now turn to a new Internet service to record live TV broadcasts and watch the programmes almost instantly. Dubbed Record Live, the two-week-old service is offered through RecordTV.com, an “online recorder” service that
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      • 943 13  -  Ranked 38th on World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, it is The Peak magazine’s top fine-dining outlet Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg Restaurant Andre in Bukit Pasoh has clinched top honours at this year’s G Restaurant Awards, put out by highsociety magazine The Peak. The nouvelle French
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      • 427 13 Los Angeles Margaret Groening, the mother of cartoonist Matt Groening who inspired his character the doting, beehived matriarch Marge Simpson (right) in The Simpsons has died. She was 94. She died in her sleep in Portland on April 22, said a paid obituary on Monday in
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      • 856 15 Ray Harryhausen was known for stop-motion animation seen in classic fantasy movies New York Times New York Ray Harryhausen, the animator and specialeffects wizard who found ways to breathe cinematic life into the gargantuan, the mythical and the extinct, died on Tuesday in London,
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      • 503 15 Associated Press Los Angeles Hip-hop may need a checkup. The culture that in the 1990s lost its brightest stars to gun violence has in recent years seen a series of notable rappers die of drug- and health-related causes. Since 2011, hip-pop pioneer Heavy D, singer
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      • 990 4  -  Goran Visnjic, better known as Dr Luka Kovac from E.R., stars as a mob boss in new crime drama Red Widow Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg Five years after he last appeared on the now defunct popular medical drama series E.R., actor Goran Visnjic (say vish-nish)
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        319 4 Associated Press Nashville, Tennesse When Iggy the Stooges broke up in 1974, almost no one who had heard of the band had actually heard them. More than 40 years later, Iggy Pop’s band have a new album, Ready To Die and a place in the Rock ’n’
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      • 924 14  -  Relish two shows, with Hannibal as a psycho foodie and Leonardo Da Vinci as a manic intellectual on speed Couch Grouch TayYek Keak stlife@sph.com.sg Five episodes into Hannibal, the stylish, scrumptious, graphically unsettling psychological thriller series (censored here, of course), Dr Hannibal Lecter has been a
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    • 159 7 Music charts HOT FM 91.3 1. (2) Just Give Me A Reason Pink 2. (1) Gentleman Psy 3. Thrift Shop Macklemore and Ryan Lewis 4. (3) Love Somebody Maroon 5 5. (4) Heart Attack Demi Lovato 6. The Other Side Jason Derulo 7. (5) Here’s To Never Growing Up Avril
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    • 946 9  -  Carolyn Hong treks through the remote village of Long Pasia and its looming mountains to discover nature Carolyn Hong THE Sabah sun rises at 6am, too early for me. I drew the sleeping bag over my head, and went back to sleep in the comfy hammock.
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    • 1044 10  -  Kuala Lumpur’s heady mix of attractions keeps Douglas Chew going back for more Douglas Chew EVERY time a long weekend comes along, my group of old friends from school will insist on making a short getaway. Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur (KL) inevitably beckons as a
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    • 743 8 Properties Classification Guide Residential Properties for Sale Landed Homes for Sale 402 D01 -08 City South-West 403 D09-10 Orchard/Tanglin/ Holland 404 Dll &21 Newton/BtTimah/dementi 405 D12-14 Balestier/ MacPherson/ Geylang 406 D15-16 East Coast 407 D17-18 Changi/ Pasir Ris 408 D19-20 Serangoon/Thomson 409 D22-24 West 410 D25-28 North 411 Mixed Districts
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    • 219 8 1) CORONATION SEMI-D 3400/ 4500sf 5+1 $6.xxM 2) Off Holland Rd Semi-D 4138 sqft Modern $7.xxM. 3)Princess Of Wales 3900/ 4800sf 6+1. Don 9777 3313 MT SINAI SEMI-D. Urgent! 3400/ 4000 sf. $6.xM. modern reno. 4+1 family. Sunset Way Detach. 6353/ 6000sf.7+1 ensuites. Reno. Caron 9832 0120 Exclusive FH STRATA
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    • 133 8 EMERALD HILL ORIGINAL Conservation terr 5000 sf high ceilings, antique look isabelredrup.com/ir38.php$8.2m. *****055. Susan LUNY 16K SF. Modern. Leedon 20K/50K sf. Nassim 50K sf land. Only $2.xK psf. *****777 C HILL TOP Holland. ***** /*****sf. Well preserved masterpiece. Lush green. Tranquil. Penny 9022 9821 NOSTALGIC FEEL SEMI-D. 3500/2400sf. Nice home+
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    • 278 8 ONLY $3.XM INTER-TERR around! Swiss Club Area Build 3300 sqft, 4+1, Call Realstar 6100 8000 now OFF 6TH AVE Lotus Ave $10.5M. 10,000 sf. 7 bdrm. Lift. Pool. 5 lots. TOP June choy88.com 9692-8798 OFF MING TECK Pk. 2 sty Semi-D. 4618/2900sf. Can build to bunglw. 999 yrs $5.xxm. Chan
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    • 393 8 DEVELOPER’S DREAM! SHELFORD 8350 sqft Semi-D, Potential to subdivide! Value buy! Call 6100 8000 D.11 ALMOST SOLD FH uphill bunglw. 8500 sqft on high ground. Outdr patio. Quiet, $15.3M neg. Agt *****917 UNIVERSITY RD SEMI-D 2sty modern design, nice layout 4432/ 5000sf 5+1+1. Must view. FH. 9006-2003 REA VANDA RD
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    • 175 8 MODERN CONTEMP 2.5 storey Basement bunglw Goodman vicinity. 4300/ 7300 sqft, 6+1 room, great pool, prime area with exclusivity. 6438 8998 BEDOK EASTWOOD VICINITY 3 Sty Inter-terraced with rebuild potential, great land size of 5500/5900sf, great amenities, near park connector. 6438 8998 GREAT MODERN RENO 3 sty +Roof Terr Semi-D
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    • 194 8 WELL KEPT 3½ -sty Semi-D, 5100/4100sf Opera vicinity unblock terrace view, easy access to amenities via Siglap. To view, *****998 JOO CHIAT VICINITY rare find corner terrace 2100/ 4000sf, 5+1+pool, easy access to amenities, call for move-in date. 6438 8998 DUNBAR VICINITY, SEMI-D, 2½ Sty+basement, 2500/ 5500sf,5+1rm, cosy serene ambience.
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    • 207 8 D15 JEDBURGH GDN A1 reno 2.½ sty bungalow. 4100 sf. 6+1. Quiet serene. Good facing. $7M neg. *****939 TELOK KURAU 3-STY F’hold Bunglw. 5150/4000sf. 8rm 100% move in. Below $1.2K psf Jerry 9655-9990 DOUBLE PLOT DETACHED 10,900 sqft Crescent Vicinity. Rebuild potential Contact: 6438 8998 MAJESTIC BUNGALOW 5500 /5000sf 7+1rm,
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    • 245 8 Properties HILLTOP TROPICAL BUNGLW land 4800sf 6+1 lush gdn cool, classy neg. View anytime Daniel 9842-2233 LUCKY HGTS NO.4 cheapest $6.88M neg. FH. 5600/ 5000sf. 6+1. Nice gdn/pool HB *****555 Dick Tan 2-6PM. BRAND NEW Frankel Ave Semi-D. 2½-sty+roof gdn. 3869/6400sf 6+1, lift pool *****833/*****747 ***MEYER VICINITY 2.5STY Semi-D. 3400/
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    • 193 8 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE View Daily 3-6pm F’hold Terrace Everitt 6-rm. Developer’s *****772 REDDOT MODERN CLASSIC Det 4800sf 6+1 lush gdn Great location $Neg Don’t Miss! Daniel@9842-2233 REDDOT RAMSGATE BUNGLOW 6100 sf. 5+1+1 cool, calm charming! nice layout Daniel@9842-2233 VIEW 1-5PM. JOO Chiat Terr. 3½-sty. Corner unit. Super impressive built-up. 6+1
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    • 648 9 LOYANG VICINITY. NEW reno 2.5 storey Semi-D. 3400/ 4800 sqft. 5+1 rm. Great pool, car porch for 3, serene with exclusivity. Call now 6438 8998 PASIR RIS BEACH Pk. 999yr 3sty. Beautiful Corner Terr 5200 7000sqft Lift. Pool. 2sty Bungalow. 8000 sqft Nice Land. Phelia *****138 FH. D17. LOW psf
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    • 139 9 KENT HOMEGURU *****777 Upper Thomson 2.5-sty basement Semi-D 3347/ 4080sqft 4+granny Future MRT! Elegant! Only $4.xm! www.homeguru.com.sg SUN 2-4PM. 3.5 sty semi-d Jln Lye Kwee. FH. Land 2375/ 3900 sf. 5+1. Modern. 3 yrs rebuilt. Stroll to MRT/park/mall. Pk 3 cars. Bryan *****168/*****923 KENT HOMEGURU *****777 Huge 7-rm Semi-D S’goon
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    • 152 9 BELOW VALUE<$1K PSF! CORNER Terr Bartley MRT. 3900 sf land/ 3000 sf built up. 6+1, 2.5sty. FH. $3.88m. *****800 Felicia ***JENICE 8288-8678 ERA D.20 2½-sty Terrace Jln Leban 1963/3168sf, 4 rms, modern decor, easy access amenities/ shopping mall. COLCHESTER GR LAND 4165 sf Orig S/sty Serious seller 2)Near Worthing Rd.
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    • 117 9 WALK TO THOMSON Plaza Well renovated Semi-D $4.xM 4 ensuite, near MRT Must view *****269 Faith Riene Lim 9101 1613 F’HOLD LINK BUNGLW. Opp Thomson Hill near CHIJ. Good investment. One sty. 4364sf, cheapest $1215 psf ONLY $5.XM! 3-STY house. N/S. 5511/ 4581 sf. Peak view. 6+1. Park 4 cars.
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    • 109 9 ONLY $2.138M NEG! 2.5-sty Corner Terr Park Villas, 99yr 4+1 Good facing. Ben 8100-0055 Sglanded.net RARE! 2-STY SEMI-D Newly reconstructed 5160/4500 sf 6+1 FH Brighton Est. Ben 8100-0055 Sglanded.net NEW LIST S’GOON Gdn. 1-sty hilltop land 2800 1900 sf 3-bdrms. $3.xM neg. Ben 8100-0055 Sglanded.net *S’GOON GDN NEWLY built Semi-d
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    • 105 9 CORNER TERRACE Robey Crescent. 4200/ 2300 sqft Tranquil. Walk to amenities Only $4m. Lai 8322-1111 3-6PM BRIDPORT AVE. 2.5sty. Semi-D 3620/6250sf. 5+1 ensuite. Pool, roof terr. 8100-0055 Sglanded.net HILLSIDE 3-STY INTER Terr. 1800/ 2500sf huge 4+1, all attached, Reno, MRT/ City. F’hold. 9853 4300 REA JLN TELITI CORNER Terr. 3
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    • 148 9 $3.8M NEG S’GOON Gdn. 2.5 -sty inter terr. Land 2711sf. 7rm. Nice no. 999 yr. TOP soon!! Simon 9683-7640 S’GOON CORNER BUNGLW. 7rms. Pool, lift, gym. Hilltop view. 8500 sf. Nice hse no. Goh LY *****564 CHARLTON EST. ORIG 2.5 sty Semi-d. 2270/2600 sqft. 4+1. F’hold. $2..98M. HB *****686 Johnie
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    • 146 9 ECG DYNAMIC ALLIANCE Burgendy Rise 3sty Semi-D 2323/3250sf $2.xM! Nicely Reno! Timothy 9766 7772 3 STOREY INTER-TERR Verde Place Land 1719 sf Built-up 2895 sf Move in condition *****845 Nick NEWLY REBUILT FH Semi-D @Jln Sindor 2800/4000sf 6+1 rooms. NS facing. Pool. Park 2 cars. Open Hse Sun 5 May.
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    • 124 9 GPS LANDED DIVISION D28 Inter Terr 2 Hses. Stratton 1900/2800sf 3-sty. 4 bdrm Seletar Hills 1800/3000 sf Call Justin Kong 6100 1132 GPS LANDED DIVISION D28 Land for redevelopment Semi-D 3200 sf/ 3400 sf 5100 sf. 999 years. Rare!! Call Justin Kong 6100 1132 SELETAR/MIMOSA 2-STY FH Bunglw. Colonial style
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    • 114 9 MUGLISTON PK SEMI-D, FH Land 3800 sf, 5 rms, 2 sty, near park. Sat 3-4pm Open Hse. 9789 2388 Angeline SPRINGSIDE CORNER TERR 6yr 4100sf. 4rm ensuite+1. High ceiling. View by appt 11am-2pm. 8500-0781 Soh. ENJOY TOTAL PRIVACY, park many cars, far fr the madding crowd 8450 sqft, $8xxpsf only
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    • 561 10 Corals at Keppel Bay Luxury Urban Marina Living Exclusive 366 units 1/2/3/4 Bdrm Penthouses Near Vivocity, Habourfront MRT, Sentosa, Marina at Keppel Bay, Mount Faber Park CBD Call NOW for preview appointment: 9786 2726 Justin Koh(CEA Reg. No.: R*****5F) LAUNCHING SOON POWERFUL NEGOTIATORS WE ADVERTISE 4X WEEKLY 1. Sail The
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    • 235 10 PEARL MOUNT Faber 2+1. Mins to Harbourfront/MRT Tenanted $4600 for 2 yrs. $1.58M. James 9455 0161 F’HOLD SPOTTISWOODE RES /Lumiere 2 rm/studio, high flr, 947sqft, MRT, Seaview. Min Raffles CBD *****846 THE ICON. STUDIO. 570 sf. Low flr. Selling w/ tenancy. MRT/amenities.Ask $1.05M nett. Moses 9655-7984 WHITEHAVEN FH FR $8xxK!
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    • 272 10 CORALS KEPPEL Bay 1/2/3/4bdrm/ penthse. Sea Sentosa View/ Vivo City. Register for VVIP preview FIRE SALE! CARIBBEAN 3+ study+1, 1335 sqft. $2.2M. Rare! 3+patio, 1700sf Marina view. 9008-8251 Sam TANGLIN VIEW 3-BDRM 1163 sf. Pool view. New reno ba thrm, kitchen. 5 min MRT Jo Chong/ CBRE 9115 8338 METROPOLITIAN
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    • 423 10 WOW! LOFT@RANGOON. 495 sf. Already TOP. Farrer Pk MRT Connexion Medical Centre.*****629 Choy YF CORALS KEPPEL BAY. New launch! 1/ 2/ 3/4-rms/ Penthses. Attractive price. Don’t miss! Register now! TOP SOON! ASCENTIA Sky 2 rms 947 sf. NS facing Nice layout. Opp MRT. $17xx psf neg. Rare! LMH 9188-1499 THE
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    • 247 10 D’LEEDON DEVELOPER SALE 1+Study, 635 sqft, $1.252m 2-bdrm, 786 sqft, $1.52m 3-bdrm, 1292 sqft, $2.135m 4-bdrm 1744sqft, $2.607m BEST BOUTIQ Killiney Rd Prime location/ layout! 1-bdrm Pool view. 582 sqft 2-bdrms. 883/ 937 sqft Limited units! Don’t miss!! REGENCY PK, AWARDED interior reno design, 3175sf 3-rm, high flr, best/ excellent
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    • 298 10 CLIFTEN FH 1066 sqft, 3 rm. Face NS, #13 up, greenery, windy. MRT, opp SCGS ACS. Only $1.8m! Rare unit VALLEY PK 3BDRM 1356 sf F/reno. River view. Sell vacant possession *****785 www.michaelciola.com.sg TOMLINSON 2340 SF, 3+1. Opp St Regis. Designer decor. Full greenery view. $5.8M neg. *****025 Jo WHERE
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    • 466 10 STEVEN SUITES 1+1, 721 sf. Just TOP. FH. Foreigners eligible. Near MRT. Also for rent. Jolena 9389-8889 D19 BELLE VUE RES x2, FH 3bdrm. Quality furn,unique layout. Future MRT. Serious seller. Peter 9781-1126 OFF JERVOIS 3+1, 1475 sqft F’hold, quiet, cosy breezy, Valley Pt Mall, Sell vacant $2.23M. KF 9686
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    • 268 10 JARDIN 1776SF 3-RM. FH Starbuy! Duplex Grd. flr near MGS/ Eateries/ MRT VTO. Nam FF *****848 PRICED TO SELL Terrene Bt Timah 2rms, 1076 sf, patio, MRT. Pei Hwa. Brand New. Edward 9625-6473 CHANCERY COURT 2023SF 3rm. A1 Reno. Vacant, walk -up. Opp ACS. near MRT/ City. Nam FF *****848
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    • 288 10 RARE! 3-RM WALK-UP Binjai Pk. 1033sf. 999 yr. 2nd flr. $1.35M. Closing Soon! Lily 9671-3228 ROCHELLE NEWTON 3-bdrm 1356 sqft. High floor. Tenanted at $6.8K. Good yield. Asking $2.17m. HILLCREST VILLA CLUSTER Hse 3154sf 5+1. 1km RGPS NYPS. Designer decor. $3.45M. Eddie 9111 5283 THE BLOSSOMVALE FH. 3+1 1572sf. Dream
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    • 342 11 NEW LAUNCH, THE Maisons 1-3 rm, choice loft. MRT amenities/ sch/ express way. Teck Hong 9147 8686 PRICE REDUCED! D.14 The Waterina 3+1. FH 1335 sf. Mid flr. Designer decor. Kong Hua Sch 9182-8284 STARVILLE. F’HOLD/ MRT. 3rms. 1217 sf. Unblocked. high flr. Pool view. A1 cond. Matt *****557 CBRE
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    • 230 11 URBAN VISTA! NEW condo in Tanah Merah. Prices from $6xxk. Good layout! Call Edward 9386 4523 EASTERN RESIDENCE. DUPLEX Penthse. 2314 sqft, 3rms+patio. Easy access amenities. Call 6438 8998 BAYSHORE PK, 2 rm. 936 sf Mid flr. Good renovation. Tenanted $3.4k till 09/’13. $1.038M. Sat Open House ALMOST SOLD! VIEW
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    • 339 11 MANDARIN GARDENS, 3+1 bdrm, 2023sqft. Spacious. Greenery view. $2.2M. Near amenities. *****998 JUPITER 18, 1+STUDY, 431 to 463 sqft, pool view with balcony. TOP soon. $700k up. *****998 HURRY! SMALL PRICE Big Space Bedok Ct 2271sf very neg! 3rm pool view, anytime Eddie@*****727 BEST CALYPSO 2 bdrm, 764sf, immed. Foreigners
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    • 306 11 SERIOUS SELLER! FERRARIA Park. 1249 sf, 3-rm. Reno. Quiet facing. Nice layout. Hurry!!! Jess 9182-3822 OCEAN FRONT SUITES 946 yrs. Seaview! Special ABSD Disc for ltd time! 1-bdrm fr $596K. Lennon *****001 CLASSY CHANGI RISE 4+1 bdrm, 1496 sf. Exquisite, pristine, unblocked. Simei MRT. Joanna 9108 0987 THE GALE. FH.
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    • 311 11 $8XXK UP! CAMBIO Suites FH. 2/3rms penthses. 4.3m ceiling+ extra space View showflat/ plans. Agts welcome *****267 Rick CLOVER BY THE Pk 4bdrm 1765sqft. Reno, above #15. Unblock view. High rental yield. Sell with tenancy. REGENTVILLE REGENTVILLE 3+1 rm 1152 sf. Pool view 3+1rm+ patio #01 greenery James Tan 9230-4163
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    • 355 11 BELOW 1000 PSF! Hillview Ave 3 bdrm utility yard. Spacious living dining marble/ parquet. High flr. Windy. Est 1320 sq.ft. Call now! Chew *****709 UNBLOCK GREENERY VIEW Hillview Ave 1/2/3/4 bdrm avail. Near lifestyle mall MRT Close to future sch. William ERA 9138 1718 PARKVIEW CONDO BT Batok 2-bdrm, high
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    • 372 11 iBf Ang Mo Kio HDB Hif Apts for Sale BEATS Ang Mo Kio HDB I An 9 Mo K HDB An 9 Mo K HDB Ilf Apts for Sale Ilf Apts for Sale ||f Apts for Sale HDB MEDIAN Resale Prices in 1st Quarter 2013 Resale transactions take place on
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    • 161 11 3+1 ’NG’ BLK 457 #13 Val $347 Ask $385K. All races, upgrade paid. Call Edmund *****699 3’NG’ BLK 564 AMK Ave 3. Simple. Windy,unblock. Val $330K. Amenities. All race Low COV Weekend by appt 5’I’ PT BLK 551 AMK. #15 up. Panoramic view! 118 sqm. Corner. Good facing. Val $630K.
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    • 128 11 NEAR TANAH MERAH MRT! 5-rm Pt Blk. 55 Upp Changi Rd. Orig Valued. Amenities sch. *****111 Jass Chan $15KUP 4NG CORNER blk. 540 Bedok N, reno. 93sqm wet mkt, Sheng Shiong, val $415K. SMS *****511 3’I’ 1 utility rm. Blk 27 New Upp Changi Rd. High flr. MRT. PR/ all
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    • 159 11 Rare Listing Always There For You 3½-RM CORNER Bedok N Blk 100. Rare! 82 sqm. High/ lift flr. Vacant. COV $35K. 9822-3690 Steven ’NG’ CORNER 105 #04 Bedok Res. Upgraded 100% reno. Unblock. All races. Parry *****450 4 54 CHAI CHEE 4’NG. Corner High flr. Bright breezy. Spacious. Well maintained.
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    • 328 12 BLK 219 BUKIT Batok St 21 3’NG’ HDB, 69sqm Mid flr, Unblocked Move in. Asking $380K. Amy *****806 BLK.289F 4’A’ MID flr. Move-in cond. Shop/ sch/ amenities. All races. Selling only. Das 8425-9635 BLK 540. 3’A’ Mid/Lift flr. Reno. Mins Gombak MRT, Hillview Pk. Val $340K COV neg.All races By
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    • 375 12 5A RUMAH TINGGI 136sqm High flr Mkt, Ikea, eateries. Val $710k Asking $830k Vincent LowCC *****988 EA BLK 650 Corner Senja Rd. High flr. Cosy 4-bdrm. Reno. Good location. Near LRT amenities. Valued. $10K CASH YET neg! 4’A’ Corner blk 483 Segar Rd #02. All races, contra. Value $392K. *****872
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    • 373 12 4’A’ 485. GROUND flr. Good for pet/ gardening. Quiet. Val $385k. *****788 Leo DOVER BLK 5. 3’NG’/ Blk 2 3’I’+utility. Mid flr, well reno. Unblocked. MRT/ sch. All races. Das 8425 9635 $0!! 3’NG’ CLEMENTI 339. #02 lift, well kept All race/ PR. MRT Val $370K. nasser homes.com 9382 3760
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    • 359 12 LOW CASH!!! 3’I’ 6 4 2 Hougang High flr, well kept Val $315K. Amenities, bus stop. Linda Lim 9688-1322 NEW LIST. 4’S’ Hougang Blk 506. High flr. Lift level. Val $405K. View to offer. Mkt/ sch. Kim Lee *****959 $12KUP! 31/2RM HOUGANG Blk.106, Simple 88sqm.Can do attic. SMS *****511 No.1
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    • 284 12 EA CORNER 842. All races. Nice, cosy. Lift/ low flr. 147 sqm. Amenities, NTU. Val $524k, last offer $18K COV 3’A’ 504 CORNER. 88 sqm. Lift upgrading. Nicely reno Huge. Shops, eateries, mkt MRT. Martin *****144 ERA 3½ CORNER BLK.524 high flr. Mins to MRT, amenities Reno. Val $390K. All
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    • 305 12 EA BLK 205 High flr. Excellent view. 147 sqm. 4 bdrm. Val $565K. Serious seller. V.T.O. Glynis 9745-8122 MUST SELL, 5’I’ Corner, Blk 125, Well-kept, bright, sch/ amenities, Val $500K, low COV. View now! *****555 Open House Always There For You NEW LIST! 5’I’ 233. Reno, spacious. Corner. All races
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    • 383 12 5’I’ 647 PUNGGOL low flr, nice deco.All race,low cov val 541k call *****989 agt LOW BLK 55 Strathmore Low flr, all race. Val $770k Viewing by appt. Can contra. Malik 9747-7745 2-RM 34 TANGLIN Halt. High flr. Bright. MRT. Val $265K. Ng CF *****302 2-RM BLK 43 Tanglin Halt. High/
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    • 307 12 EA 262C 5 mins MRT. Reno 5’I’ 318B, High flr. A1 decor. move in. Unblocked. Windy Valued Kenneth *****150 EA BLK 147. 1 min Walk to LRT/ Mall /Schs. 140sqm. Val $590K. All races/ PRs Call Jack Ong 9030-6060 EA BLK 226C Compassvale Walk. Corner. Above #06. Well reno. 8
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    • 414 12 ALMOST SOLD! EM 226 Simei. Next to corner. Val $665K. Face pk. 6 mins to MRT. Call Jo *****503 PN EA BLK 148. 142 sqm, 4+1. Low flr. MRT/ Tampines Mall Val $670K, ask $750K Carol Phui 9666-9365 PN PROPERTY ELITE DIVISION 3’A’ blk 897A. Mid flr, Val $349k. Simple,
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    • 314 12 NEW LIST! 5’I’ Blk 892A 118 sqm, Corner, move in, bright windy, mins MRT/ Sch/ Amenities. Dont miss! TASTEFULLY RENOVATED EA. 131sqm. Near future MRT, Sports Sch, Vista Pt. No west sun. *****757 1) 4’A’ 740 #03, well-kept 2) 5’I’ 757 corner, high flr reno. All races/ PR. Near amenities/shop
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    • 1994 13 D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City 81 South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City 81 South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for Rent D01-08 City South-West Pte Apts for
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    • 216 13 JOO CHIAT PLACE. Cosy Corner Terr. 4bdrms. Near park. Avail 1st July. Ask $5K. Tye 9791-0443 DTZ 2-STY INTER TERR Bedok Ria. Tanah Merah MRT, amenities, 3+1 rm, P/Furn, immed Raymond *****811 S/ STY SEMI-D, Harvey Ave 5000/1000 sf. 3rm. Newly reno. Great value! $3.8K neg. Des 9672-0214 DTZ UPP
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    • 159 13 NORMANTON PARK 3BDRM, 1270 sqft, MRT, Greenery, quiet, reno, huge, squarish. Immed avail. Professional/ Family. Linda 9061-0809 BLUE HORIZON 2-BDRM utility, reno, furn with quality appliances. 1 yr lease up. Call Jon Tay *****499 THE BERTH Sentosa Cove 3+1 bedrm, 1658 sf, sea view/ waterway view. F/ furn, immed, $7300.
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    • 384 14 PARC CONDO BLK 3. 3+ study. 1410 sf. Above #15. Unblocked. Near Clementi Mall F/furn. Julie *****712 SEASCAPE 4+1 3380 sf new Pte pool. 2 kitchen. 3 ensuite. Sea view. Shuttle Vivo. Immed $15k. *****815 1900SF, 4+1 (3 baths) Pasir Panjang Rd, high ceiling, quiet, pte lift, reno, buses dr-step
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    • 433 14 CARIBBEAN 3+1. 1700 sf. P/furn. High flr. Nice unit. Quiet. MRT. Immed. $8.2K. F/facilities. 9636-9833 4+1, ONE SHENTON 2271 sf Super high floor, Pte lift 3+1, Varsity Pk 1636 sf. Patio quiet. YapCC *****190 ALESSANDREA 3+1. 1100SF F/furn. Immed. High flr. Open view. Bright. F/ facilities. May Lee 9632-7530 CON
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    • 653 14 RARE! RACE COURSE 138. Cosy. 1 bdrm. Furn. Shpg mall. MRT. 4th Jun. $2.4K. Alice Teo *****506 CBRE MARINA BAY RES 2 bdrms. 1227sf. High flr. Full bay view. F/furn. Immed. $7.5K Sharon Lim 9155-1654 ANCHORAGE 883 SF 1 rm $3.6K; 2+1 $4.2K; 3+1 1507 sf; 1550 sf 1830 sf
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