The Straits Times, 23 July 2013

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  • 593 1  -  Dhanabalan to retire at end July after 17 years at helm of investment firm By LEE SU SHYAN MONEY EDITOR sushyan@sph.com.sg TEMASEK Holdings chairman S. Dhanabalan is retiring after 17 years at the helm of the investment firm and handing the reins
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  • 483 1  -  By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA wahyudis@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Lester Kong in Kuala Lumpur INDONESIA will begin cloud seeding to induce rain over Riau province as early as today, officials say, as the smoke from forest fires returned to
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  • 50 1 THE driver of the SMRT bus that crashed along Dairy Farm Road said the brakes appeared to have failed just before the accident. Mr Zhang Kun, who had spinal injuries, also said he felt terrible that a teen had died in the accident. HOME B1
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  • 45 1 QUESTIONS have arisen over Taiwan’s transition from a conscription-based military system to a professional one by 2015. Reports have emerged that it managed to recruit only about 30 per cent of its target in the first half of the year. WORLD A8
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 631 2 / 3  -  Court ruling part of efforts to help more people gain access to justice By K. C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg A LANDMARK ruling will allow lawyers to take on clients with little or no means to pay their legal
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    • 484 2 / 3 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON The long wait for Britain’s royal baby might finally be over as Prince William’s wife, Kate, went into labour yesterday, palace officials said. It is a historic moment for the British monarchy the couple’s first child will be
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    • 540 2 / 3 Rush to find victims with 89 killed and thousands of buildings damaged AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING Rescuers rushed to find victims buried by twin shallow earthquakes in north-western Gansu province which killed at least 89 people and injured more than 800 others,
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    • 261 2 / 3  -  ELENA CHONG THE policeman charged over the Kovan double murder spent his week-long remand in hospital with an infection in his right hand, a court heard yesterday. Iskandar Rahmat is accused of killing car workshop owner T an B oon S
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • 36 4 TEMASEK Holdings chairman S. Dhanabalan, 75, is retiring after 17 years as chairman of the Singapore investment company. Former labour chief Lim Boon Heng, 65, will succeed him on Aug 1. PAGE A1
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      • 39 4 JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe now has more clout to seek free trade talks under the Trans-Pacific Partnership framework. But he still needs consensus from his party and approval from the farming sector. PAGE A7
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      • 68 4 THE latest racial harmony survey, undertaken by the Institute of Policy Studies and OnePeople.sg, provides much reassurance even as it reveals that in some areas, overall sentiments fall far short of the ideal. The willingness to probe such home truths openly is a testament to
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      • WORLD
        • 64 4 MYANMAR fundamentalist Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu has said a bomb explosion on Sunday close to where he was giving a sermon, injuring five people, was the work of what he calls “Islamic extremists”. Police said there is no evidence to support the claim. PAGE A9 Monk Ashin
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        • 69 4 UNITED States Vice-President Joe Biden began his four-day visit to India yesterday, which would be marked by reaffirmation of political ties and likely talks on economic and strategic opportunities. Mr Biden could also touch on thorny issues between the two countries. PAGE A11 Mr Biden’s
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        • 57 4 THE Sino-Singapore Jilin Food Zone, proposed in 2008, is now closer to reality in Jilin province after a deal yesterday to set up a joint management firm. While the joint venture is the first ever where the Chinese are given bigger shares right away, Singaporeans
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        • 62 4 US COMPANIES are so upbeat about the country’s economy over the next 12 months that many are hiring more workers in hopes of tapping into the uptick, according to a survey. This despite the slow pace over the last nine months, with sales and profits
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      • OPINION
        • 50 4 NOT once in history has any executive condominium (EC) project’s average selling price crossed the $800 per square foot mark. So, is there a glass ceiling for EC prices? If there is, could it soon be smashed? Find out from property consultant Christine Li. PAGE A20
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      • HOME
        • 43 4 COMPANIES are adopting more innovative ways of improving productivity to get around the manpower crunch. Some construction firms have even implemented systems that shave minutes off tasks in the hope that it will add up in the long run. PAGE B2
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        • 51 4 COMPANIES hit by the labour crunch are being forced to maintain or even raise the salaries of workers when they reach 62. A survey of 118 private sector firms showed that eight out of 10 did not cut the workers’ pay when they re-employed them. PAGE
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        • 71 4 ATTENTION to detail is the key to a successful business, labour chief Lim Swee Say said yesterday. He praised Chinese restaurant Din Tai Fung for its well-designed toothpicks and “confessed” to pinching half a box during each visit. PAGE B6 An employee at Din Tai
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      • MONEY
        • 34 4 FREEING up Central Provident Fund savings by removing a minimum threshold in the Special Account for investment could help boost Singaporeans’ retirement income, according to a Singapore Exchange paper. PAGE B10
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      • SPORT
        • 56 4 LOH Jia Yi is on course to become Singapore’s first male individual winner at the Optimist World Championships. The sailor leads the 259-strong field after three of six races. Singapore’s previous overall champions were both female. Kimberly Lim triumphed in 2011 and was followed by Yukie
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      • LIFE!
        • 52 4 A NEW wave of young people have decided to take the plunge and set up their own theatre groups despite challenges ranging from a funding drought to lack of rehearsal space. CommuniTEH, Our Company and Couch Theatre will stage their debut productions in the next two weeks.
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        • 49 4 AFTER 20 years in showbiz, entertainer Hossan Leong (right) finally has a company of his own: Double Confirm Productions. As creative consultant of the new entity, he will help craft entertainment packages for clients and offer a platform for new talent in the industry. PAGE C14
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        • 42 4 SINGAPORE turns 48 on Aug 9. To tie in with the birthday celebration, The Straits Times Picture Desk has put together 48 Singaporean Seconds, an audio-visual tribute to 20 Singaporeans. Check out the videos put up so far. www.straitstimes.com/ndp2013
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        • 58 4 FIND out 10 things to know about the latest royal baby in relation to past royal births and view a timeline of the Duchess of Cambridge’s pregnancy on our microsite. straitstimes.com/royal-baby The Duchess of Cambridge has been admitted to hospital in early stages of labour, it was
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        • 99 4 CREATE a music video in which you sing any of the past Singapore songs and stand to win a night’s stay during the National Day weekend at the brand new Ramada Hotel. The good folks at Ramada Hotel are also throwing in an $80
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        • 47 4 MANY Chinese government officials are familiar with Singapore’s top leaders and public policies. But they are less familiar with Singaporean culture and way of thinking. More people-to-people exchanges will help forge stronger friendships between the two peoples, says ST Foreign Desk’s Connie Er. www.stasiareport.com
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        • 22 4 DISCOVER the evolution of fish farms and how some fish farmers still prefer the old-school methods over technology.
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        • 42 4 ISKANDAR Rahmat, the cop charged with the murders of car workshop owner Tan Boon Sin, 66, and his son, Tan Chee Heong, 42, was back in court yesterday. He is remanded for another week to help with investigations.
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        • 36 4 WHEN approached by a young man who asked him to donate for charity, Stomper blueoceans said he agreed to give $5 only to be told that the minimum donation amount was $10.
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        • 33 4 STOMPER Shawn paid $60 for three durians which the sellers claimed were grown on a farm in Malaysia, only to find later that they contained hardly any flesh.
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        • 40 4 LAST Saturday’s article, “Six move on to Big Quiz semi-finals”, wrongly named Anglo-Chinese School (International) as one of the qualifying teams when it should have read Anglo-Chinese School (Independent). We are sorry for the error.
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    • 1259 6  -  Retiring Temasek chairman driven by sense of purpose in 17-year career By ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg TEMASEK Holdings chairman S. Dhanabalan has had plenty of difficult decisions to make over his 17-year tenure but one of the most controversial came on May 20, 2002.
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    • 644 6  -  By GRACE CHUA ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT caiwj@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE has registered its concerns to the Indonesian authorities over the rising number of hot spots amid fears of a repeat of last month’s haze episode. Indonesia has acknowledged that there has been “new
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    • 565 6  -  ROBIN CHAN FORMER labour chief Lim Boon Heng may not have a background in finance but his private and public sector experience and the willingness to build a rapport with people make him an ideal chairman of Temasek Holdings. That was the ringing
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    • 649 7  -  But Japan’s ruling party still divided on direction of TPP negotiations By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT IN TOKYO wengkin@sph.com.sg THE Abe administration now has a stronger hand to pursue free trade talks under the United States-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) framework, after
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    • 98 7 Train passengers and railway staff pushing a train car in an effort to rescue a woman who fell and got stuck between the carriage and the platform while getting off at the Japan Railway Minami Urawa station in Saitama, near Tokyo, yesterday. A Yomiuri Shimbun photographer
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  • WORLD
    • 721 8  -  Conscript’s death hurts prospects of raising professional army By LEE SEOK HWAI TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT IN TAIPEI seokhwai@sph.com.sg TAIWAN’S military managed to recruit only 1,847 soldiers or 31 per cent of its targeted number in the first half of the year, raising doubts over whether it
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    • ASIA
      • 587 9 Controversial monk blames Islamic extremists for attack in Mandalay ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS YANGON A firebrand monk blamed Islamic extremists yesterday for a small bomb that slightly wounded five people when it went off while he was preaching in Myanmar’s second-largest city, though
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      • 715 10  -  Keppel’s community project helps to lift Philippine families out of poverty By ALASTAIR MCINDOE PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT IN BATANGAS PROVINCE amcindoe@yahoo.com GOING by the profits, the women running the village store at the Keppel-Gawad Kalinga Eco Village know a thing or two about return
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      • 245 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SURABAYA Indonesian police shot dead two terrorist suspects armed with a homemade bomb and arrested another two as the country continues to battle militant activity, officials said. Counter-terrorism chief Ansyaad Mbai said the men were part of a violent Islamist group and were shot
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      • 73 10 You’ve got mail in a ravine. Pos Malaysia workers spent two hours on Sunday retrieving heaps of undelivered letters dumped by the postal company’s workers in a ravine near Ukay Heights in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, One Ukay Heights resident says that while she gets her utility
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      • 668 11  -  US Vice-President expected to raise issues such as barriers to business By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT IN NEW DELHI gnirmala@sph.com.sg UNITED STATES Vice-President Joe Biden has arrived in India on a four-day swing to bolster diplomatic and economic ties. This is the
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      • 296 11 REUTERS BEIJING Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin, who broke China out of diplomatic isolation in the post-Tiananmen era, has made a rare return to public life, saying that his country should not fear disputes with Washington and that honest dialogue is needed. Ties
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      • 574 12  -  First time Republic starting with smaller share in China joint project By HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN CHANGCHUN (Jilin) hoaili@sph.com.sg THE previously stalled Sino-Sin-gapore Jilin Food Zone has moved a step forward after both sides signed a deal to set up
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      • 39 12 Vehicles submerged in floodwater after torrential rain hit the metro area in Seoul, South Korea, yesterday. Heavy rain battered the central part of the Korean peninsula, flooding homes and roads, according to police. PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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      • 276 12 BEIJING Sometimes you are better off drinking from a fast-food chain’s toilet than buying its soft drinks, said the Chinese media, after the ice cubes of two fast-food outlets in Beijing were found to be that dirty. China’s flagship Central China Television (CCTV) recently
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      • 232 12 NEW YORK TIMES TAIPEI Always divisive in office, former president Chen Shui-bian is now a centre of controversy in prison as an emotional debate unfolds in Taiwan over whether he should be granted medical parole. President Ma Ying-jeou is in a quandary as
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 46 12 KUALA LUMPUR The hearing of an appeal by prosecutors against Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s acquittal of sodomy charges has been postponed to Aug 1. The court adjourned the case as Mr Anwar’s lead counsel Karpal Singh, another opposition leader, had been hospitalised.
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        • 89 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHNOM PENH Cambodia’s national election body has rejected a late bid by the country’s opposition leader to register as a candidate and vote in the general election this coming weekend. The National Election Committee said in a letter to Mr Sam Rainsy, head of
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        • 70 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS YOGYAKARTA Mount Merapi, Indonesia’s most volatile volcano, spewed smoke and ash yesterday, forcing hundreds of people to flee their villages along its slopes, a disaster official said. The volcano unleashed dark red volcanic material 1km into the air, and the ash made the rain
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    • 390 14 REUTERS DUBAI The United Arab Emirates has pardoned a Norwegian woman who was sentenced to jail for illicit sex after she reported being raped by a colleague while on a visit to Dubai, the Norwegian Foreign Minister said yesterday. Ms Marte Deborah Dalelv,
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    • 497 14 BLOOMBERG CHICAGO At 8.30pm on Christmas Day in 2009, nurse Tiffany Gourley was called to a room at the Windmill Manor nursing home in Coralville, Iowa. She found that a 78-year-old male resident had just had sex with an 87-year-old woman. The
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    • 568 14  -  Critics poke holes in Rudd’s idea to send asylum seekers to Pacific states By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN SYDNEY jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s hardline plan to ship boat people to Papua New Guinea and other Pacific nations faces
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    • 595 15 Rules eased amid labour shortage, and call for ‘welcome culture’ as polls loom REUTERS BERLIN Dr Ata Ucertas, a doctor from Istanbul with a moustache that curls up his cheeks, was welcomed with open arms when he came to Germany this year, evidence
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    • 395 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The bodies of three women wrapped in plastic bags have been discovered in a low-income neighbourhood in Ohio, as police arrested a man who claimed to be a fan of a serial killer now sitting on death row. The first
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    • 360 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Television sets injure one child every 30 minutes in America, and the rate of emergency room visits is increasing with the popularity of flat-screen TV sets, a study said. Just over half, or 52 per cent, of
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    • 493 16 Senior Al-Qaeda members among 500 escapees of Abu Ghraib jail REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD/MOSUL (Iraq) Hundreds of convicts, including senior members of Al-Qaeda, broke out of Iraq’s Abu Ghraib jail as comrades launched a mili-tary-style assault to free them, the authorities said yesterday. The
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    • 52 16 Dancers kicking up their heels on Dublin’s Samuel Beckett Bridge have broken the Guinness World Record for Riverdance, on the banks of the River Liffey. A total of 1,629 people from 163 dance schools in 44 countries danced in a continuous line for five minutes.
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    • 455 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME Pope Francis has flown to Rio de Janeiro, embarking on his first foreign trip as pontiff to attend an international youth festival in Brazil, the world’s biggest Catholic country. The Pope left Rome for Rio
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 79 16 REUTERS NEW YORK Apple’s main website for developers remains shut after intruders tried to steal sensitive information last week, forcing the iPhone maker to overhaul its database and server software to prevent future breaches. The intrusion last Thursday marked a rare cyber attack on the
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      • 69 16 SINGAPORE President Tony Tan Keng Yam has written a congratulatory letter to King Philippe, who ascended the Belgian throne amid fanfare and festivity on Sunday after his father Albert II abdicated. President Tan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong also conveyed their best wishes to Albert
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      • 60 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JERUSALEM Israel is poised to decide on the release of around 80 long-serving Palestinian prisoners ahead of renewed peace talks, an Israeli official said on condition of anonymity yesterday. This would happen in stages and all the prisoners would be “pre-Oslo” inmates, he said,
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    • 369 17 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG Asia’s secondbiggest stock market, Hong Kong, may see 25 per cent of its local brokerages close as trading and fees plunge and competition from banks intensifies, according to a securities association. The number of local broking firms may decline to 300
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    • 581 17  -  ParknShop chain review prompts speculation about tycoon’s plans By LI XUEYING HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg ASIA’S richest man, Mr Li Ka-shing, could be putting his mega-supermarket chain ParknShop on the block, a move that has sparked talk here that the tycoon no
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    • 287 17 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG LONDON GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), facing a major bribery scandal in China, has said some of its executives in the country appeared to have broken the law. Its comment comes amid a report that police have visited the Shanghai
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    • 441 18 Poll of economists shows hiring rate increased even as Q2 growth slowed ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON Companies are increasingly confident that the US economy will grow at a modest pace over the next year and are hiring more, according to a survey of business economists.
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    • 368 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID Spain’s bitter financial crisis is eating away at the country’s high-end restaurant scene, with the owners of another top establishment saying it will have to close at the end of next month. Can Fabes, a famed eatery outside of Barcelona, announced
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
      • 74 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GENEVA UBS AG has reported a rise in second quarter profit, and said it is close to a settlement over US mortgage-backed bond sales. It posted net income of about 690 million Swiss francs (S$929 million) for the three months to June.
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      • 72 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON Europe’s debt dynamics keep getting worse despite cost-cutting and tax hikes designed to return public finances to health. Official figures yesterday showed the debt burden of the 17 euro zone nations hit all-time highs at the end of the first
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    • 1356 13 PATRON OFTH EARTS AWARDS 2013 To all award recipients, we extend our heartfelt appreciation of your contributions that help create a thriving arts scene in Singapore. DISTINGUISHED PATRON OF THE ARTS City Developments Limited Hong Leong Foundation HSBC Keppel Corporation Limited Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Lee Foundation Ml
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    • 325 19 THE STRAITS TIMES WHEREVER YOU ARE JU*'■ n le 1 FT L r r i< I i i r 'A STAY INFORMED ON WHAT MATTERS MOST GRAB THESE FABULOUS GIFTS when you Subscribe to The Straits Select a Plan and pick your gift! SPYeor Plan P-Ymr Plan 3-Year Plan is
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    • 420 20 SINGAPORE’S earnest approach to improving racial and religious ties is reflected not just in various state policies and social initiatives but also in persistent efforts over past decades to honestly gauge the state of relations. Previous surveys, like the latest one by the Institute
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    • 1348 20  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY As demand for executive condominiums (ECs) soars, the Government is trying to moderate price growth by releasing three EC sites on the same day next week. Will this experiment work or are EC prices inevitably headed towards breaching the “glass
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    • 926 21  -  By PETER DRYSDALE ONSUNDAY,PrimeMinisterShinzoAbehad a sweeping victory in Japan’s House of Councillors election, delivering a majority in both houses of the Japanese Diet that will allow him to press ahead with his popular new economic strategies that have already given a substantial boost
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    • 925 21  -  By MICHAEL RICHARDSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. CHINA’S strategy to diversify supply routes for its rapidly rising energy imports took a major step forward last week.
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    • 883 21  -  By LEE POH WAH stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is chief executive officer of Lien Foundation. FOR THE STRAITS TIMES AN OBITUARY can change the course of history. This was certainly true in the case of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of the dynamite.
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    • 1234 22  -  By MILES CORAK NEW YORK TIMES GUS Wenner runs Rollingstone.com; his father gave him the job. But Mr Jann Wenner, the magazine’s co-founder and publisher, was quick to assure critics of the appointment process that his son is terribly talented and had
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      • 438 23  -  Ong Soo San Director, Waste and Resource Management Department National Environment Agency I REFER to the letters by Mr Teo Keng Chuan (“S’poreans need to put more effort into recycling”; July 15), Singapore Environment Council executive director Jose Raymond (“Make recycling part of our
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      • 69 23 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR CALVIN CHENG: Haze crisis Harmful effects of spreading rumours online. 2. MR TAN SUAN JIN: Public sector procurement lapses disturbing. 3. MR FRANCIS CHENG: Go self-service, but don’t forget some need help. 4. MR FRANCIS CHOWDHURIE: ‘Wheelchair-unfriendly’ bus stops. 5. MR SOH
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      • 199 23  -  Fun Siew Leng (Ms) Group Director (Urban Planning Design) Urban Redevelopment Authority WE SHARE Ms Tan Hsueh Yun’s sentiments that outdoor dining areas bring buzz to the Singapore River and make our cityscape more vibrant (“Room for some spillage at the riverside?”; last
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      • 57 23 Forum editor reserves the right to edit the letters. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or Madam. Please e-mail your letter to stforum@sph.com.sg 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
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        • 140 23  -  Charlene Chang (Ms) Director, Community Relations Engagement Division Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth Jill Tan (Ms) Director, Community Legal Services Division Ministry of Law WE THANK Ms Pauline Wee for her feedback on the mediation process (“Punish mediation no-shows”; last Wednesday). The Ministry of Law and
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        • 129 23  -  Goh Chee Leong AS A leukaemia patient, I have been visiting Ang Mo Kio Polyclinic for 21/2years for my monthly blood tests. I go during off-peak hours, and the whole process from registration to collecting the results takes about half an hour. I do
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        • 147 23  -  Jurg Peter Huber WHENEVER I have visitors from Europe, I take them to the Singapore City Gallery at the URA Centre, as I feel Singapore is an outstanding example of good long-term city planning. It is fascinating to learn about the challenges encountered, how Singapore came
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      • 171 24  -  PROCUREMENT LAPSES Arthur Lim THE Auditor-General’s latest annual report highlights the failure of certain public bodies to follow procurement policies, leading to some companies potentially enjoying an unfair advantage in tendering for public sector contracts (“Auditor-General flags procurement lapses”; last Thursday). These lapses are nothing
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      • 177 24  -  Cheng Shoong Tat COULD the Auditor-General clarify whether he considered referring some of the public procurement irregularities he uncovered to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) for further investigation (“Auditor-General flags procurement lapses”; last Thursday)? Almost all of the irregularities cited in the news report
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      • 160 24  -  Kristy Ng (Ms) MY MOTHER was diagnosed with two types of cancer in January. In the last six months, she has undergone CT scans of the brain, chest and pelvis, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and bone scans. In the
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      • 301 24 Should alumni priority for primary school admission stay? Which is more important: proximity to school or old school ties? Schools with strong alumni (ties) gain their support... financially and through volunteer work. Scrapping alumni priority will destroy the loyalty these alumni feel for their alma maters. Ivan Ong
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    • 562 1  -  Chinese national tells of terrifying seconds before deadly accident By BRYNA SINGH brynasim@sph.com.sg BUS driver Zhang Kun said yesterday that he had slammed on his brakes seconds before the vehicle ploughed through a central divider, killing a passenger. But for some reason,
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    • 225 1  -  BRYNA SINGH THE victim of the SMRT bus crash was just one stop from home when tragedy struck. Mr Sasikumar, a 19-year-old Malaysian who goes by one name, was pronounced dead at the scene of Sunday’s accident on Dairy Farm Road. He had been crushed between
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    • 799 2  -  New foreign labour cuts since July 1 put even more pressure on firms here. In the second of a five-part series, The Straits Times looks at how companies are coping. By JANICE HENG janiceh@sph.com.sg AS THE labour crunch bites, some firms
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    • 339 2  -  JANICE HENG THE Manpower Ministry (MOM) is seeking public feedback as it starts the second phase of reviews to the Employment Act and the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act. In the first review phase, the Employment Act Singapore’s main labour law was
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    • 289 2  -  JANICE HENG AN ASSOCIATION of recruitment agencies in the Philippines is temporarily barring its members from sending domestic workers to Singapore, starting from Sept 2. It wants to convince agencies in Singapore to stop collecting placement fees from maids. Association of Licensed Recruitment
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    • 489 4  -  Companies say labour shortage and battle for talent behind wage decision By TOH YONG CHUAN MANPOWER CORRESPONDENT tohyc@sph.com.sg THE shortage of workers and battle for talent are forcing Singapore companies to maintain or even raise the pay of their older workers. Also,
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    • 505 4  -  By JERMYN CHOW jermync@sph.com.sg HALF of 100 organisations polled by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said they offer flexible work options to help their staff avoid the morning rush hour. But fewer than one in 10 of their employees
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    • 465 4  -  By MELODY ZACCHEUS melodyz@sph.com.sg KEEN to share the beauty of their estate, eight Seletar residents have spent the last 18 months putting together a 282-page book detailing the rich history and heritage of their neighbourhood. Down The Seletar River: Discovering A Hidden
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    • 390 4  -  By DEBBIE LEE ldebbie@sph.com.sg POSTMEN have been using scooters since the 1980s but most of the familiar vehicles are poised to make their final deliveries. Singapore Post is to axe 300 of its 500 scooters and replace them with three-wheelers boasting larger storage boxes,
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    • 592 6  -  Govt fund to help firms boost service pays off with more happy customers By AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg WHEN labour chief Lim Swee Say goes to Chinese restaurant Din Tai Fung, he is not eyeing its world-renowned dumplings and noodles. Instead, he
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    • 317 6  -  By DEBBIE LEE ldebbie@sph.com.sg OPERA Estate Primary officially opened its own student care centre Kids’ Nook yesterday. The Bedok school is one of 14 to have started student care centres within their premises this year. Currently 80 such centres operate in schools with
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    • 454 6  -  By AMELIA TENG, PEARL LEE ateng@sph.com.sg leepearl@sph.com.sg SOME have put in up to 80 hours of volunteer work. Others have tried to use clan or church connections. But despite their efforts, parents applying to 21 primary schools may still have to go
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    • 447 6  -  By SALMA KHALIK SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma THE private Gleneagles Hospital has agreed to look after up to 12 subsidised dengue patients to help out the bed-strapped Changi General Hospital (CGH). Since last Monday, patients have been transferred to the Napier Road
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    • 263 8  -  He allegedly knocked her down with his vehicle, then left the scene By ELENA CHONG, JANICE TAI elena@sph.com.sg jantai@sph.com.sg A MAN was charged in a district court yesterday with causing the death of his girlfriend at a carpark in Jurong two Sundays
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    • 136 8 Four men suffered minor injuries in a three-car collision on the East Coast Park Expressway on Sunday night. Two of the cars, a Honda Jazz and a BMW, crashed into a road divider. The third car was believed to be not as severely damaged. The
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    • 356 8  -  By IAN POH pohian@sph.com.sg PEOPLE unsure of their everyday legal rights can now refer to a book that spells them out or visit a Web portal that answers basic questions. If they want help from a lawyer, there is also an
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    • 393 8  -  By AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg A POOLSIDE party at a condominium ended in tragedy when a woman drowned. The 21-year-old Vietnamese woman had been drinking with more than 10 local and expat friends at Amber Park in Marine Parade. She went for a dip
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    • 393 9  -  Judge says zero-tolerance approach must be taken to ensure enforcement of law By ELENA CHONG elena@sph.com.sg A SENIOR bank executive who pleaded guilty to drink driving and causing the death of a biker in a crash was jailed for two weeks and banned from
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    • 364 9  -  By MELODY ZACCHEUS melodyz@sph.com.sg A 36-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for attempting to enter the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) casino using his friend’s identification document. The suspect who had tried to enter the casino on Feb 16, had done so
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    • 283 6 Questions on balloting WITH the Primary 1 registration exercise in full swing, Straits Times senior education correspondent Sandra Davie Parents, do you have questions about your child’s Primary 1 registration? answers parents’ queries. If so, Ask SANDRA ST’s Senior Education Correspondent SANDRA DAVIE will get the answers for you. L
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  • MONEY
    • 787 10  -  Investing in lifecycle funds earlier can raise savings: SGX-backed report By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg FREEING up more Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings for investment by removing a minimum threshold amount in the Special Account could help boost the retirement income of Singaporeans.
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    • 416 11  -  Turnover up but regional associates’ showing, higher expenses, hurt bottom line By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg LOSSES at Tigerair for the three months to June 30 more than doubled to about $33 million compared with the same quarter last year, dragged down by
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    • 216 11  -  KARAMJIT KAUR PROFIT at Singapore Airlines’ aircraft repair and maintenance arm dipped 1.6 per cent to $69 million in the first quarter, from a year earlier. Despite uncertainties in the global economy and operating challenges, the firm said yesterday that its overall
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    • 679 12  -  Shareholders should evaluate board members before re-electing them at AGM COMMENTARY By CHRISTOPHER TAN By SENIOR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg NEWS that SMRT Corp’s former chief executive Saw Phaik Hwa forfeited an entitlement of at least 200,000 shares must surely comfort shareholders who had called
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    • 348 12  -  By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg FRESH from ownership and name changes, homegrown property consultancy Suntec Real Estate Consultants formerly Chesterton Suntec International aims to keep its place in the sun. “Now that we’ve rebranded, we have a free play to go anywhere
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    • 332 12  -  By FIONA CHAN SENIOR ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT gapore fiochan@sph.com.sg THE recent steps to curb over-borrowing for property and car purchases here and a slowdown in regional economies’ growth have led consumers in Singapore to expect lower inflation in the coming years. An index of inflation expectations found
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    • GLOBALISING SINGAPORE MONEY
      • 852 13  -  YHI took the leap into making own products to gain full overseas access Singapore has always made internationalisation a key plank of its growth strategy, with trade agency IE Singapore at the forefront of the strategy for 30 years. This series shares stories of local companies
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      • 1110 13  -  By RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg THE success of shoe label and fashion retailer Charles Keith International on the global front can be attributed to its ability to have a firm grip of its operations across its vast network of stores and factories.
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    • MONEY COMPANIES
      • 721 14  -  He resigns and firm’s founder is reinstated as chairman at EGM NOT LOOKING FOR A FIGHT I am not aggressive by nature and have tried my best to resolve this problem in many ways, including my proposal to spin off Tat Petroleum. Mr Jimmy
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      • 407 14  -  By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg RAFFLES Medical Group’s (RMG’s) second-quarter net profit was lifted by increased turnover from its hospital and health-care services segments, it said yesterday. Net profit for the three months ended June 30 jumped 15.9 per cent to $14.4 million
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      • 274 14  -  By ALVIN FOO alfoo@sph.com.sg OIL exploration company Rex International Holding is seeking to raise up to $85.25 million via a public listing here. Rex boasts innovative exploration technology that it claims could mean a 50 per cent success rate in
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    • MARKETS MONEY
      • 420 15  -  Benchmark STI gains 0.66%, with blue chips ending mostly higher BULLS AND BEARS By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg THE wave of post-election optimism in Japan swept across regional markets yesterday, giving investors a positive start to the week. Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
        • 78 15 OSIM International yesterday increased its shareholding in associated company TWG Tea Company from 35 per cent to 45 per cent. The increase is due to the founding members of TWG not meeting the agreed performance target for the year ended March 31. As a result, Osim acquired 14,293
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        • 93 15 CAPITALAND has completed the strategic review of its interest in its subsidiary Australand and concluded that Australand will continue as a key investment. During the review, Australand had received indicative proposals for the whole and parts of its business but none of them has been sufficiently compelling, CapitaLand said.
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        • 78 15 MAINBOARD-LISTED Courts Asia has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Sinar Mas Land to build its first two Big-Box megastores in Indonesia. Under the agreement, Courts Asia will lease the two megastores at Bekasi, sited in the biggest development area of Kota Harapan Indah, and at Serpong,
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      • MARKET SUMMARY
        • 17 15 STI TRADING VOLUME 230.01 million shares STI UP DOWN Gainers: 23 Losers: 4 Unchanged:3
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        • 85 15 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 762.01 575.83 862.31 1,069.12 228.40 199.27 234.91 +3.20 -0.47 +1.60 +1.54 -0.40 +0.08 +0.93 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and Gas 200.39 480.04 830.77 828.61 1,290.10 802.78
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        • 21 15 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.91 billion shares worth $991.7 million UP DOWN Gainers: 219 Losers: 177 Unchanged: 569
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        • 55 15 Yesterday’s close Index Change 54.08 21,416.5 14,658.04 1,880.35 2,004.762 948.2745 Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI 68.13 8.94 12.114 16.6218 1,797.68 -0.06 Yesterday’s close Index Change Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Friday’s close Dow Nasdaq 4,678.983 1,481.84 5,001.864 15,543.74 3,587.615
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      • SINGAPORE STOCKS
        • 172 15 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: JULY 22,2013 Top Rises Jul 22 CENTS SPDRS S&P 500 10US$ ***** 1166.6 5.8 SPDR DJIA 10US$ ***** 1118.6 6.0 Jul 22 CENTS DBXT S&P500 10US$ 2789 56.8 1.6 DBXT E50 10US$ 4323
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        • 30 15 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Vol Mirach Energy ...................39.5 94,917,000 27 244,892,000 5.4 108,854,000 Mirach Energy 39.5 94,917,000 YHM 4.4 71,372,000 0.5 67,456,000 13.8 Intl Healthway ...................41.5 24,343,000
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        • 59 15 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 $MIL 226 152.5 CapMallsAsia 192 unch 6647 195 192 1.7
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        • 114 15 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 7 4 3 0 0 0 7 4 3 Manufacturing 52 55 39 8 7 11 60 62 50 Commerce 20 14 23 6 3 5 26 17 28 Tpt/Stor/Comms 17 8 14 1 3
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        • 177 15 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 13,287 13,287 45,925 45,925 Manufacturing 276,685 63,340 340,025 107,211 5,536 112,747 Commerce 76,287 74,917 151,204 52,945 6,115 59,060 Tpt/Stor/Comms 97,732 25,535 123,267 129,915 9,738 139,653 Finance 73,933 1,004 74,937 115,962 473 116,435 Construction 72,077 72,317 144,394 9,394
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        • 31 15 (US$) (S$) (US$) (S$) 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** 0.***** 0.***** 0 ***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 0.***** 0.***** 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) Source: Thomson Reuters
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        • 59 15 Jul 22 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: 1.1620 1.1637 0.9204 0.9210 1.2193 ***** 0.9663 0.9658 1.6613 1.6629 1.3159
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        • 208 15 Top Rises Jul 22 CENTS UOB MB eCW*****1 10 92.3 4.8 SingTelMBeCW*****2 3.6 24.1 0.7 CN7200MBePW*****0 15 18.1 2.3 KepCorp MBeCW*****2 9.3 17.7 1.4 Allied Technologies 0.9 12.5 0.1 KepCorp MBeCW*****1 5 11.1 0.5 STI 3200BPeCW*****9 5.2 10.6 0.5 DBS MB eCW*****0 12.6 10.5 1.2 STI 3250MBeCW*****0
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        • 24 15 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol COCO) CapMallA2.15%*****1 100.9 CapMallA3.8%b*****2 CityDev NCCPS Ill unch 71 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** -10 0
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        • 303 15 52-Wk Last Vol High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) Company Last Sale 1217 706 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US1090 ***** ***** DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ A***** 126 107.1 ABF SG Bond ETF 112.1 3349 3004 DBXT DBCBDJUBS 10US$ US3004 2134 2120 DBXT DBCBLEB 10US$ US2120 143 120.4 CIMB APAC Div lOOSSD 3185
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    • 490 20 REUTERS GULLANE Tiger Woods resorted to technical jargon and gripes about slow greens as his long Major drought continued on Sunday with a disappointing final round at the British Open. The American, who has been stuck on 14 Majors for five years, never looked like
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    • 850 20  -  AT THE OPEN By ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg IN THE pithy words of the Americans lay their disparate tales. On the par-five fifth, staring at his third shot which refused his command and flared to the right, Tiger Woods shouted: “Goddammit.” At the
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    • 296 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BARCELONA China’s Olympic champions Cao Yuan and Zhang Yanquan suffered a shock defeat in Sunday’s 10m men’s synchronised platform final at the world aquatic championships as Germany claimed a historic gold. Sascha Klein and Patrick Hausding claimed victory with 461.46 points.
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      • 49 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS BARCELONA Greece’s Spyridon Gianniotis won the men’s 10km open water event at the swimming world championships yesterday clocking 1hr 49min 11.8sec. Thomas Lurz of Germany finished second, 2.7 seconds behind, and Olympic champion Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia was third, 7.4 seconds back.
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      • 73 19 RADAMEL Falcao’s (above) first appearance for Monaco after his £53 million move from Atletico Madrid did not go according to plan, reported the Daily Mail. The Colombian striker was booked for a number of bad tackles and then was hauled off at half-time by coach Claudio
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      • 759 14  -  First show from his Double Confirm Productions is a thank-you concert next month Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg After 20 years in showbiz, entertainer Hossan Leong finally has a company of his own: Double Confirm Productions. The 44-year-old became synonymous with the familiar local term “double confirm” after
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      • 549 14  -  Lisabel Ting Through the years, there have been many incarnations of the Cyclops, a mythological race of gargantuan one-eyed creatures. Now, add two more interpretations to the mix with I, Cyclops, a collaboration between Singapore’s Bhaskar’s Arts Academy and Canadian contemporary dance company, inDance.
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      • 521 14 Associated Press Boston Long before Ernest Hemingway first wrote a story, his mother was busy writing about him. Grace Hall Hemingway started a series of scrapbooks documenting the childhood of the future Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winner by describing how the sun shone and robins
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      • 731 15  -  A show features untitled works by local artists and viewers are invited to suggest titles for them Clarissa Oon Senior Writer clare@sph.com.sg Observing the effect of changing seasons on a lake in Australia, the late artist Chua Ek Kay produced a large oil on canvas work
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      • 693 16  -  Renowned Chinese art gallery showcases works of eight Singapore artists Huang Lijie Arts Correspondent lijie@sph.com.sg First, it was foreign galleries showing works of Singapore artists internationally. Then, overseas galleries with outposts here began exhibiting Singapore artists. Now, renowned Chinese art gallery ShanghArt, which opened in Gillman Barracks
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      • 416 16  -  Chang Tou Liang Review Concert CHAMBER.SOUNDS IN MOTION The Living Room The Arts House Last Sunday Given the major symphony orchestra’s abject failure to commission and support local compositions, more Singaporean composers are relying on chamber groups to champion and perform their works in concert. Chamber.Sounds
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      • 585 18 New York Times Los Angeles The disasters were supposed to stay on the screen. With extremely weak ticket sales in North America over the weekend for R.I.P.D. and Turbo, Hollywood has now six big-budget duds since May 1, the start of the film industry’s
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        • 98 18 US singer Tina Turner, 73, celebrated her wedding to German music executive Erwin Bach, 57, with a Buddhist-inspired party on Sunday at her Swiss lakeside estate near Zurich. Police said the authorities temporarily barred boats on Lake Zurich from nearing Turner’s chateau in Kuesnacht
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        • 83 18 Rapper J. Cole, 28, apologised to those with autism and their families for an offensive lyric. In a blog post on Sunday, he said: “You deserve medals, not disrespect. In a verse in a collaboration with Drake, he raps that he is “artistic” while
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        • 68 18 Swedish artist Avicii (left), 23, hit the top of the British singles chart on Sunday with Wake Me Up, which became the fastest-selling single of the year, the Official Charts Company said. The track by the 23-year-old DJ and producer, whose real
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      • 184 18 The Korea Herald/ Asia News Network Seoul Entertainer Rain will make a quiet return on Aug 3, and attend his first fan meeting since his military discharge. The event, organised by his fan club, will be held at Kyung Hee University, his agency Cube
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      • 452 7  -  This once-turbulent city is now calm, coming alive during festivals. reports Eileen Aung-Thwin Vientiane, the capital of Laos, is the country’s largest city as well. The name Vientiane means city of the moon or city of sandalwood. ientiane has a violent past as it was attacked by
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      • 562 8  -  Debra Ann Francisco takes a look at Robinsons Department Store, which was ravaged by one of the worst fires in Singapore’s history in 1972 Debra Ann Francisco I t survived two bombings in World War II, but the former Robinsons Department Store in Raffles Place ultimately
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      • 258 13  -  By Jennifer Claudine Looi ACTIVITY Look at the advertisement and answer the following questions. 1. Which two booths sell similar products? (a) C01/D01 and C23 (b) C01/D01 and D15 (c) C23 and D15 (d) C23 and D12 2. How much discount would I get for a
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      • 160 14  -  By Jennifer Claudine Looi ACTIVITY “Bid to save 18 grand old ladies” by Melody Zaccheus, ST, July 10 Picture 1 shows the first 7-storey building to be erected at Stirling Road in 1960. It was built to provide more housing in the area for the growing population.
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      • 215 15  -  By Jennifer Claudine Looi ACTIVITY Write a newspaper article based on the two photos on the right. Carry out the following steps. 1. As a class, brainstorm questions a reporter would ask regarding what happened to the bus in the photos. Write your questions in the space
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      • 493 17 Pulau Belakang Mati gets a new name as plans are under way to turn the former military base into a recreational facility Sept 10, 1970, Singapore Sentosa the Isle of Tranquility will be the new name for the once ominous-sounding Pulau Belakang Mati, which means
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      • 497 18  -  The Coral Triangle is one endangered ecosystem near our shores. Rachel Chew finds out the threats it faces Rachel Chew Human activities, along with climate change, are destroying some of our planet’s ecosystems, including the Coral Triangle. Located where the western portion of the Pacific Ocean
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      • 642 20  -  Aquarists make sure all the marine animals in oceanariums are well taken care of. Nicholas Teo finds out more Nicholas Teo An aquarist is someone who takes care of marine animals. In Singapore, an aquarist can spend up to nine hours a day at the various
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    • 283 7 INTERLACE 3RM ROOF terr 3821 sf $735 psf; 2820 sf 4rm $999 psf; 1959 sf 3+1 $2.5M; 1055sf, 2rm $1.5M MUST SELL! SOHO 2 Central, Mid flr. 1270 sf. Loft, Reno. Best price! view to believe. Sanam *****245 INTERLACE CORNER 3BDRM 1905 sf. Mid flr, facing Spa Valley, Lotus Pond
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    • 303 7 PALM SPRING 4+1+FAMILY 2045sf+balcony. Pool view Reno kitchen. 9475 4785 www.michaelciola.com.sg TRIZON. LAST 6 units from developer 3/4 bdrms. Additional 5% rebate. FH. Fr $16xxPsf. Kevin *****196 FREEHOLD MACKENZIE 88, 1bdrm 538sqft good rental yield, pool view, walk to MRT. Ng Lilian 9852 0128 DEVONSHIRE 12. RARE FH. 441-1033sf. 5
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    • 376 7 FREEHOLD MACKENZIE 88 840sqft. 2 bdrm. Walk to Little india MRT/ Sch of art $1.2xM. Must sell! Call now! FIFTH AVE CONDO FH 1496 sf 3+utility+study $2.4xxm Near 6th Ave MRT schs, amenities. Mei 9478 1313 ORANGE GROVE RES Beautiful Grd flr 3 bdrm 1947 sf. Large patio. Quiet. Bright,
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    • 293 7 Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/ dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ HU BtTimah/Clement! Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/ dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ BtTimah/ dementi Pte Apts for Sale Dll &21 Newton/ Hfii BtTimah/dementi Pte
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    • 241 7 TERRENE@ BT TIMAH. 4bed Unblock view of Bt Timah Hill. New. Good price. Near MRT. Call Heny 9431-6822 ASTOR GREEN APPROX 1427 sf. High flr, nice view. 3+1 rms. Near Int’l schs. Vacant possession. $1.938M FH. MONTEBLEU 3+ patio 1431 sqft Reno. Resort feel Unblocked. Grab!! $2.05m. Serious seller! *****746
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    • 146 7 BARTLEY RIDGE 22% Disc! 2bdrm 732 sqft $930K 2+Study 980 sqft $1.06M 3bdrm 1109 sqft $1.15M 4bdrm 1302 sqft $1.55M. CASSIA EDGE Dakota Mrt. Dual Key, F’hold 2/3/4 rms High Yield only $12xx psf Near CBD Sports Hub EIGHT RIVERSUITES. PHASE 1 fully sold! Phase 2 now avail best price!
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    • 196 7 WINDY HEIGHTS, NEAR Kembangan MRT. Spacious 2476 sf, 4+1. Pool facing. F’hold. Chris 9007-2722 SALE! TREVISTA STUDIO $850k neg nice unit.3bdrm $1.85M, high flr, good view yield *****824 chantel FH DAISY SUITES. Boutique Apt. High ceiling. Pte pool. Near Nex shpg. Ltd units left. Co-broke welcome. D13 NEW LAUNCH! French
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    • 165 7 LIVIA 1410 SF, 3+study high flr, unblock view, close to MRT. Serious seller! Call to view. Hurry!Nagu *****186 5-10 MINS AIRPORT City. Near Siglap V. Crescendo Apts 1367sf 3+1 Future Mrt $1.6xm *****666 Evon THE SPRINGFIELD TOWNHSE corner, 4bdrm,Resort style Near amenities. Exclusive agt Sharon *****451 REA THE BAYSHORE 3BDRM
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    • 157 7 RARE NEPTUNE CT. 1636 sf. 3+1 rms. Well kept. Very spacious breezy. Serious seller. Yvette 9029-0898 AQUARIUS BY THE Pk Penthse. Exclusive listing 1873 sf 3+1. Reno. No noon sun. Windy. Suzanne *****699 D15 2STY APT with balcony 4bdrms Freehold 1668sqft Amenities. MRT$1.75m neg Zoe Neo *****010 REA THE CARPMAELINA.
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    • 300 7 5MINS WALK TO the beach Bluwaters 2, 3 bdrm, 1173sf 946yrs selling at 99 yrs price. Call Leon *****028 **SAT 3-4PM. 3+1 Dahlia Park. 1539 sf. High flr. Pool view. F’hold. Priced to sell. SMS Anthony 9695-9009 ***FH BELGRAVIA VILLAS. 5-bdrm, 3500 sf, $3M up. 999 yrs Seletar View 4bdrm,
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    • 300 8 3-BDRM THE Floravale. Spacious of 1238 sf. Mid flr Pool facing. Bright, breezy. Move-in,view to appreciate VIEW 2-3 PM. FH. $1.2XM Hillbrooks 1130sf 3+1. Reno. Pool view, vacant, near future MRT Vivian*****696 SINGLE LEVEL PENTHSE Parc Vista. 2047 sf. 2+1+ balconies terr. Tenanted. $1.6M. Lily 9671 3228 REA LAUREL TREE
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    • 345 8 BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale CATS Classified GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES SEMBAWANG WOODLANDS YISHUN BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT JURONG WEST J KANv? KIT PANJAI* CHOA CHU KANG BUKIT PANJANG
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    • 209 8 4’NG’ BLK.102 CORNER Unit Highflr Value $450K Reno 3’NG’ Blk 104 529 92. Near mkt/ schs/ amenities! 5’I’ @JLN TENAGA 125sqm. 4 mins to MRT /amenities. Great location. Good buy! Call Vincent 9725-6380. BEDOK N. 548, 3’NG’ High flr. Well-maintained. Quiet. COV $10K! DTZ 9007-2722 CORNER EA 643 Bedok Res.
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    • 161 8 LOW CASH! 4-RM 86 T.Blangah Hgts. Corner. Near city Vivo. All races PRs. Val $585K. Johari *****188 131B KIM TIAN. 4’A’ 91 sqm Bright windy. Above #10. Walk to MRT. Val $665k. Move in. Rare! All races. 1) REDHILL MRT! $790K neg 4’A’ 74A Redhill Rd, reno. 2) 57 Stirling
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    • 177 8 3’I’ 4 QUEEN’S Rd. Millionaire neighbourhood. MRT, Nanyang Pri. Unbelievable price! Sharizad 9622 7364 EVERTON PARK 2+UTILITY. 72sqm. Aircon. Low floor. Lift landing. Valued. All race. 9677-3031 Doris Loh HSR PAXEL!!! 9199-2291 3rm 263 Waterloo St. Mid lift flr. Corner. Simple Reno Chinese ratio Filled RM BLK 8 Selegie Rd
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    • 186 8 4’A’ BLK 431 CCK Ave 4, corridor, #08, lift, unblock, A1. MRT/ Lot 1 Shpg Ctr. PR OK! $435k+ COV neg. 4A BLK 435 unblock, reno. Mid flr. Windy. 7 mins to MRT/ mall/ Interchange. Can contra. *****038 CK 4A BLK 667 CCK Cres. High flr. Yew Tee MRT. Move
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    • 154 8 3NG CLEMENTI W 607, lift, nice, move-in, reno, mins West Coast Plaza, all races PRs. Suriani 9488-8431 3’NG’ CORNER BLK 306. Mid level. Marble floor. 82 sqm. Quiet. Move in. MRT/ good sch. Serious seller $615K NEG! 4A Kembang an/Leng Kong 3 blk 110 #3 Big 104 sqm. 3 mins
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    • 321 8 BLK 254, 4’NG’ Grd flr. Well kept. Near amenities/ MRT 98sqm. Valued. $10K COV neg! Lawrence 9229-5675 CORNER EM BLK 357, low flr. 148 sqm, simple, well kept. Serious seller! Near amenities/ MRT. Low LOW CASH! 4S 616, beautiful, lift landing, face park Val $390k, View Sat, Sun 2-4pm 9385-3859
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    • 374 8 4’I’ BLK 61 Marine Terr. All races. Lift level. Val. Orig. Dr-to-dr. Low COV. Grab! Call *****785 Mohan DTZ BLK 553, 5’I’ High floor. Windy. Corner. 4 bdrm. 123 sqm. MRT, schs, amenities. COV $10k+Alan *****055 **EA BLK 710. 146 sqm. High flr,corner.Val $640K. 5rm corner775.All race,val $525k.Anthony *****009 LHG
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    • 323 8 LOW COV 5RM Blk 475 near MRT/amenities. Corner.Val $455K. All races/ M’sian/ PR. Jacky Lu 8188-0025 327 SEMBAWANG WALK to MRT Mall. Good Sch. Mid level. Well kept. Value OTW Weekend viewing by appt! 4’A’ 275D HIGH flr. Unblock 4’A’ 277A. Reno. 5 years. 4’A’ 298A. Spacious. Cosy. 4’A’ 406A.
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    • 286 9 NEW 3’S’ SIMEI Blk 139. Low flr. Well kept. Convenient. Mins to amenities. Val $330K. Ms Goh 9021-6633 NEW LIST! 3’A’ Blk 277 Tampines St 22 Mid flr well kept. 74sqm. Amenities/ Sch. (Catherine) 9023 3113 NEW TAMPINES CENTRALE8 5-Rm. CPF Grant Applies $30/$40K. Near Central MRT TOP ’14 2nd
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    • 320 9 4’A’ BLK 687B. 95 sqm. Mid flr, reno, well kept, spacious, windy, move in, Val $442k nego. 9430-9483 4’NG’ BLK 168 Woodlands Corner Mins to MRT. Dr to dr. Amenities/Stadium/sch Convenient Lily *****700 HSR PAXEL!! CALL *****131 3NG 228 Can Contra, Sch 4NG 107 Rare! Mkt/ Sch 4A 274 Near
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    • 508 9 D28 SELETAR VICINITY 3sty Semi-d (Move-in). 3400sf. 4+1 $6k ono HB *****548 MARIGOLD 2-STY TOWNHSE, 4rms, pk 2 cars. Thomson Plaza, eatery *****633 KJ BUNGLW 7 WOODGROVE Ave, 7 ensuite, pool. spacious Near SAS *****877 D.28 NEWLY RENOVATED. Semi-D. S/sty. 3-bdrm. 2bathrm. Immed. *****278 MIMOSA PK VICINITY. 2-sty terr. 4+1.
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    • 311 9 2-STY SEMI-D Greenleaf Rise. 5 ensuite rms+ Guest rm+ Maid rm. 3900/4200 sf. Immed Janet *****080 MODERN LINDEN DR Semi-D Spacious 5+1, 3800/ 3800 sqft, Lap Pool. $18,000. Christine Foo *****093 PEIRCE/ MT ECHO Approx *****/ 6500 sf Newly reno move-in. 5+2 pool immed Douglas Wong 9456-7193 DUCHESS 3600SF SEMI-D
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    • 480 9 CORONATION ROAD W. Semi-d. Spacious! Garden! isabelredrup.com/ 4+1. $11k. *****055. Sue 2½ STY RENO semi-d 5+1 nice gdn, near MRT wet mkt /supermart. Near Bota nical Gdn. Eileen *****033 SUNSET GDN. HILLTOP 2-sty Charming 8600 sqft. Cosy 4+1+ pool. Lush greens! $14Kp.m. Ling 9857-4777 FORD AVE D/STY bunglw. 16K/ 6000
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    • 417 9 BUNGLW MEYER Rd. Colonial. 5500/built-up 4300sf 5 bdrms. Newly reno. $10K neg. Serina Yap 9661 3818 D.13 CHILTERN DR 5200 s.f 2½ sty bunglw 6+1 Pool Gdn. Owner 6225-6802 EAST COAST INTER Terr 5+1 3400sf. Spacious. Siglap ctr/ Park. Lilian 9639 7113 HIGHGATE CRESCENT INTER Terr. 2½ sty basement. 4
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    • 741 9 iRlDOI-OSCity |R| D01-08City |i|V South-West IjH South-West Pte Apts for Rent Pte Apts for Rent CARIBBEAN 2 BDRM. 904 sf. F/furn. High floor, quiet facing. MRT. $5.5K. Avail Aug. Rarely available. THE PARC CONDO 3 bdrm Penthse. 2196 sf. Quiet facing. Roof top jacuzzi. Excellent condition. $6.8K. EMERALD GDN. 2+STUDY
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    • 708 9 Villa Madeleine Oxley Road 4302 sq ft 4+1+1 Resort-style townhouse Private gardens 5 min walk to Somerset MRT Villa Delle Rose 2 92 Taman Nakhoda 3300 sq ft 3+1 maisonette Next to Botanical Garden 5 min walk to Holland Village Condo facilities 24 hours maintenance hotline Pontiac Land Group 9751
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    • 350 10 SUITES CENTRAL. 2 bdrm 1033 sqft. Avail immediate. 2 mins MRT/ Orchard. Pte lift $6.2K Daniel *****072 ARDMORE PK 2885 sf $16k Belle Vue Res 2200 sf $13k Tate Res 3+1 2200 sf $13k Clift $4.3K *****677 Tanya THE LEVELZ. PENTHOUSE, 2443 sf, p/ furn. Jacuzzi. Holland V/ Orchard. $5.5K
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    • 471 10 BELLE VUE RES 2bdrm 1378 sqft greenery resort living. Mirage Twr Penthse 4+1, nice view. Winlin *****132 FOUR SEASONS PARK. 2260 sf. 4 rms. Unblocked view. Urban Resort. 2121 sqft. 3 bdrms. Nancy 9238-6633 VILLA DELLE ROSE. Immed Upper Mais. 3000sf. 3+1. Renovated. Part/furnished *****086 Jasey Landplus THE ELEMENTS 2
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    • 528 10 VISIONCREST BEST UNIT! 2rm 904sf. High flr. F/furn Unblocked greenery view. $6K MRT *****068 Lloyd RCHARD RESIDENCE. 3 lovely bdrms. Comfortable, convenient. Agent HK 9645 2522 O URBAN SUITES 2-RM 1044 sf P/furn Pool view. Brand new condo. City living/ Orchard/ MRT. Immediate. MILLPOINT. 1 BDRM 527 sf. F/furn. Opp
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    • 420 10 CASCADIA STUDIO 571 sf. Avail immed. Rarely available. Open kitchen. Full condo facilities. $3.2K. NEAR MGS. F/FACILITIES. Cascadia. 1 bdrm $3.2k/ 2 bdrm $3.8k/2+study $4.2k 3 bdrm $4.7k. View Daily!! NEWTON SUITES. 2-BDRM. High flr. Tip-Top. Bright Windy. F/Furnish. Immed. Ang Wee Chee *****599 LINC. NOVENA/ NEWTON MRT United Sq.
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    • 338 10 CANNE LODGE 5-MIN walk to Kallang MRT, amenities, 1240 1507 sqft, fully furn. 3 bdrms utility. Immed. Renovated. Facilities. $4K$4.5K. Pls call *****243 PROPNEX PREMIUM DIV. Waterbank Dakota. Immed rent City Fringe! 2Bdrms, P/Furn. $4.2K. Colin Choo 9696-8598 OON TECK TWR 3-rms. 2 living area. F/reno High flr. P/furn Pool
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    • 359 10 Amber Glades Amber Gardens μ Mins to Canadian Int’l School and Chatsworth Int’l School μ Near East Coast Recreational Park, Parkway Parade and 112 Katong shopping malls μ 2-4 bdrms, 1,066 to 1,668 sq ft Arthur Mansions Arthur Road μ Mins to East Coast Recreational Park and City μ Near
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    • 437 10 SIGLAP V. BRAND new! 1+study, 517 sqft. Spacious. Quiet. Amenities. Immed. Eric Tan *****895 ERA CASUARINA COVE 1206 sf. 2-bdrm, p/furn, open/ pool view, quiet ambience. Avail 1 Aug. Call to view now. SEAFRONT ON MEYER. 3+1, 1615 sf, top flr, landed view from all rms, p/furn. Nice cond. Jeff
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    • 400 10 OASIS ELIAS 1 yr old. 3rm 1216 sqft. Above 15th floor. Unblocked full sea view. $3900. 9848 3062 Ricky DOUBLE BAY. BRAND new, best unit faces pool, waterfall. 3+1 study. F/furn. 3 mins walk MRT. 9818 1698 WATERCREST. 3+1 RM. Reno. Furn/ Unfurn. F/aircon. Beach/ Downtown East/ Airport. $2.8K. 9675-8033
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    • 447 10 LOVELY MESMERISING VIEW Regent Hgts Penthouse, 2 level, 5rm, 2594sf. Immed. $5.8K. Alvin ERA *****618 GLENDALE PARK, HILLVIEW. 2rms, 2 bathrms, spacious. Reno, f/furn. Roof top gdn. $3K. Peter Koh *****219 THE MAYFAIR 3+1. High flr lakeview, f/furn. Near MRT mkt/ IMM/ Jem/ sch. Avail Aug. Nancy *****190 $3.XK PARC
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    • 460 10 NV RES X2 common rms. High floor. Aircon. Furn. Immed. Ladies only. Near MRT. $1K only. Sole Agent SOMMERSET MRT. 2ND master in pte condo. Furn, Can share cook. No owner $1.8k up. Clinton 9851 2159 AIRCON RM Joo Chiat. 24 hr Giant. Parkway. 1/2/3 ladies. $500/ $700. Bus 10,
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    • 424 11 350 YISHUN 3+1 Immed 333 Woodlands 3+1 shop, 676 CCK 3+1 Spacious. Call Isham 8112-3928 ISHUN BLK 666 1+1 with kitchen, own entrance, aircon,p/furn Immed. Owner *****555 Y WOODLANDS. RENT $1500 FOR family sharing a spacious comfortable home. Tel: 9487 7981 YISHUN MRT. 4’A’ 3+1, 861 Fully aircon. Furn. $2.7k
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    • 417 11 CANTONMENT OUTRAM/ TG Pagar MRT huge 4rm reno High flr. Shenton/ amenities. Alvinn *****547 OT T PAYOH CENTRAL/2+1+1 Blk 73/ Max 4 Pax/ 2 Yr $2.5K. 8387-6320 Owner B152 TOA PAYOH 3+1 Furn aircon, immaculate next to MRT/shpg $3.3k *****998 3’I’ BLK 205 T.Payoh. Furn, aircon. reno. Windy. MRT, shop.
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    • 522 11 ALL 3’I’ 1 utility: Holland Blk 9. F/furn. $2.5K 1 Aug/ Blk 4 Ghim Moh. F/furn. $2.5K. Immed. *****792 4’A’ APPROVED CCK Blk 415 120sqm. F/furn. Opp Ctrl/ MRT. Immed. $2.5K neg. Act fast!! Alvin *****618 EA 524 CCK, 3+Study. Spacious. Move-in cond.Corner 5’I 691B CCKavail 1/9 reno, both furn
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    • 352 11 fill Factory/lndustrial 071 Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Space for Rent Space for Rent Space for Rent Space for Rent FOR LEASE! Usage for 60:40 office space Your perfect mobile companion for Business Space now on iPhone, iPad Android Devices! Download now at spacetobe.com.sg/mobileapp Available on the App
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    • 288 11 B 14 LITTLE ROAD. Warehse/ office Tai Seng MRT. Bare condition toilets cargo lifts 6,717 sqft, $2.00 psf. Immed. 6736 7283 owner. *HARVEST WOODLANDS/ Northstar AMK. B1/ B2. Fr 1873 sf, fr $1.40 psf. 20 footers accessible to unit. Immed.Patricia 9793 6097 TUAS SOUTH 7700SF Terr Fty. B2. Overhead crane,
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    • 224 11 FTY SPACE 2500-45,000 sf. Open yard 5000-***** sf Jurong/ Gul/ Tuas/ Kranji/ /Sg. Kadut. Lim 9383-6111 OXLEY BIZHUB 2. Brand New! 1023 sf x 2. 1421 sf. Gym/ Pool. Tai Seng MRT. Immed. *****800 Kim *****SF. 2½-STY FORtakeover Woodlands Spectrum I. F/reno w/ clean rm facilities. Call *****156 for info
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    • 228 11 B2 FTY PIONEER MRT 1100/ 1500/ 1800/ 3000sf. 20ft Access/ high ceiling high amp fr $1.70psf *****922 B2 RAMP UP Woodlands 2412sf approve mezzanine, next to cargo lift, $1.9psf neg, Immed. *****828. $1.90PSF ONLY! MIDVIEW City 1496 sf #04 Bare with Lightings. Immed! Attractive Price! *****828. JUST TOP. OXLEY BizHub
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    • 319 11 ATRIX @SIMS DRIVE approx 1722sf w/mezzanine office, high ceiling attached toilet Aljunied MRT. 9791 6225 MRT! ALJUNIED GRD/upp flr 880/1300/2k/2800/3700/ 4200/7300/10k-20k, fitted /bare. Low *****906 ATRIX. 1 MIN to Aljunied MRT. High ceiling. Aircon. Toilet. Immed 1356sf $3.3K neg. Shan Ng 9144 4166 OOD FTY Gourmet East Kitchen, Bedok, 1000
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    • 667 11 S Factory/lndustrial Of] Factory/lndustrial fUf Space for Sale Space for Sale BUSINESS 1 INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE RENT TRADEHUB 21 Along Boon Lay Way and close proximity to future Jurong Gateway Drive-up units from 1,432 sqft Ample car park with 24 hours security Near IBP and IMM MIDVIEW BUILDING Along
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    • 347 12 TAMPINES B2 LANDED fty, approx 13,400 sf, high ceiling. High rental yield. Ikea. $3xx psf. Yong 8323 1668 F’HOLD B1 LIGHT Ind 3 mins walk to Aljunied MRT. City fringe. Fr $691 psf.Rebates avail. HZ Lim *****859 F’HOLD B1 LIGHT Ind 3 mins walk to Aljunied MRT. City fringe. Fr
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    • 294 12 $6XXK! ECO TECH Pioneer. Light ind. Fty canteen. Ramp-up. Lifestyle facilities 2605sf. 424 units 1) MACTAGGART BLDG. FH. B1. MRT. 2346sf. Val $1.4M 2) Enterprise One. 43 yrs. B1. Ramp up. 2162sf. $1.1XM FIRST CENTRE S’goon N. 1528 sf. No GST. $608 psf. B1 light Ind. Vacant possession. Serene 9385-8802
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    • 193 12 ®rt s r I®Sir II®Kr |®Kr Cap/taCommercial Trust Prime Office Space Choice Locations SIX BATTERY RD ONE GEORGE ST GOLDEN SHOE CAR PARK 586 3,510 sq ft (approx) subdivision possible Near Raffles Place MRT Stn Call: 6826 5761 TUNG CENTRE Excellent Seaview Next to Raffles Place MRT Station 1,001 sq
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    • 140 12 THE GATEWAY Outside CBD Easy access to financial districts, airport, Jurong. Area from 1000 sqft. Available immediately. Contact Singapore Land Ltd 6222 9312 UE Square μ 6,000 sqft available μ Unlimited carpark lots μ Free Shuttle bus to MRT μ Just outside ERP zone μ Be amongst MNCs 9380 6771
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    • 499 12 (sf) Rd....1400-8500 I ....1100-15,000 1500-10,000 #01,1933/ 2661 sf sf MRT sf 710, reno Fitted s.f 8-STY B1 CORP IMAGE BLDG Kallang Way (Just TOP) #01, 1933/ 2661 sf Upp flr, 1455 to ***** sf $2.20 psf onwards #01, 1460 sf for F&B μ Suit IT, ID, fashion/ health clean ind,
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    • 340 12 GOLDEN MILE TWR. Outside CBD. Near MRT. 1044 sqft others. Immed. very neg! William 9630 4203 ADELPHI 280/ 760sf, fitted, meeting rm, reno, furn, suits 5-9 pax. Suits tuition. Immed. Fernn 8282-7898 NEXT TO LITTLE India MRT. 100 sf. Fitted. Aircon. 24hr easy access, own entrance $580. Immed. 6338-4245 MANDAI
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    • 568 12 BURLINGTON SQ OFFICES 700 sf $2090 psf, 635 sf, $2150 psf, 549sf $2130 psf DP Commercial *****000 NEW OFFICE 3 min walk to Bugis MRT fr $980 Free aircon, wifi, elect, meeting lobby. Owner 9691-0811 $1.4K NEG. GOLDEN Mile Complex 330 sf. Aircon replaced. Fitted glass frontage. Roy 9023-0033 HSR
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    • 422 12 Office Space for Sale Office Space for Sale Office Space for Sale High floor office units available for sale Office unit sizes from 635 sq ft s u D CEJJTER Premier commercial development located at 160 Robinson Road Sheltered access to Tanjong Pagar MRT Station (less than 200m away) Close
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    • 235 12 ffla s „r I®as*" Square the kids learning mall Shops Sizes from 166 sq ft to 2,108 sq ft Kiosks Sizes from 60 sq ft to 421 sq ft Available immediately August 2013 Suitable for ladies' and teens' apparels and accessories, gifts/hobbies, telecommunication, jewellery and watches, health and beauty products,
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    • 925 13 ®a s r |®a s „r I® star |®a s »r ntral Hi RETAIL SPACE FOR LEASE Call *****336 VILLAGE HOTEL ALBERT COURT Conveniently located near Bugis and Little India vicinity Walking distance to MR! stations Unit sizes from 151 sq ft to 2,700 sq ft Ideal for F&B CENTRAL
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    • 412 13 HDB SHOP 116 T Payoh (above Braddell MRT). High traffic, face rd, est. 300 sf. Immed. *****996 PRIME SHOP IN Lucky Plaza Basement, 250 sf. Heavy human traffic. Call Owner *****242 *****005 BLOG SHOP EVENT Hall for rent City plaza. Few sizes. Good traffic. Suits retail. Call 9755 3819 SIM
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    • 540 13 ALJUNIED SHOPHOUSE BLK 119. Suits all trades/ F&B, Agts Welcome. Call Owner Sunny *****470 1000 SF PUB 27A Circular Rd for $5500. Fully renovated. 2nd flr. Call 9230-8800 9800-3905 ORCHARD PLAZA 150 sqft #01. Good frontage. Suits most trades. $4.5K neg. Immed. Tina 8484-9633 TG PAGAR OPEN Hse 10am-6pm. 32
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    • 400 13 5.3% RETURN 2-STY HDB Shop AMK Ave 10 beside hawker Market rental $11,800 Value $2.6m Call now 9710-5448 Mickey GOLDEN MILE COMPLEX Beach Rd: $308K. 3rd flr. $608K. 2nd flr. Enbloc potential. Near MRT M.B.S. Resort. 9739-2390 Jane RETAIL SHOP FOR assignment Jurong West (Gek Shpg Ctr), 350 sf. beside
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    • 366 13 MINS WALK TO Paya Lebar MRT. Freehold 4-sty Shophouse, build up 3000 sf. Pls call Irene 9787-3836 F’HOLD! 2-STY SHOPHSE Jln Besar. Land 1675 sqft. Near MRT. Good crowd. $5.xM.Lucy *****218 LYM GOOD INVESTMENT/ YIELD! 2-sty corner coffee shop. f/reno. Face main rd. Good crowd. Helen 9232-2822 BALI LANE $4.XM.
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    • 821 13 SMALL INDUSTRIAL UNITS Eunos(near MRT Bus Stop) Kallang FREE 1 MONTH TRIAL!!* *663 800 1,100 sq. ft. Flexible Lease Term Immediate Move In Ancillary Showcase Area Office 24-HourAccess Security Ample Parking/Loading Next to Foodcourt Agents Welcome CALL6578 9966 SINGLE STOREY WAREHOUSE with HIGH CEILING Along Upper Bukit Timah Up to
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    • 338 14 STORE/WAREHOUSE #01-05 FOR Rent. 900 sqft. Light industries usage *****272 2000 SQFT. $3K. 171 Kaki Bukit Ave 1, Shun Li Ind. Park. 3rd flr. 9221 6611 Goh MACPHERSON QUARTZ IND 1894 sf. Office warehse. Move in. *****556 Benny. VERTEX RAMP-UP WAREHSE 3120 sqft. Beautifully reno AMK 3-Sty Factory $3.72m www.*****200.com
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