The Straits Times, 6 March 2014

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    28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014 116 PAGES IN SIX PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 073/02/2014
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  • Article
    Lock icon Tharman maps out path to transform S’pore economy
    731 1  -  Companies, jobs and social norms must change if effort is to pay off By LEONARD LIM ASSISTANT POLITICAL EDITOR limze@sph.com.sg DEPUTY Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam gave a progress report yesterday on Singapore’s economic restructuring journey, and spelt out how companies, jobs and
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    Lock icon Three challenges: Productivity, health and financing
    150 1 LSingapore is taking a middle path and avoiding shock therapy in restructuring the economy “We have avoided shock therapy. That can work in theory, but in practice, there is high risk of good, viable firms being shaken out, as well as good jobs.” LProviding
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    Lock icon FIRST TO SCHOOL, THEN CHINA
    79 1 WORLD A29 UNITED States First Lady Michelle Obama meeting students at Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School, a Chinese immersion school in Washington, and picking up some Mandarin phrases ahead of a rare solo diplomatic visit to China later this month. The students attend classes
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    Lock icon Company director charged with assault on employee
    117 1 A SOFTWARE company director who allegedly slapped, punched and abused his employee has been charged, after a video of the assault went viral on social media and caused a public uproar last year. Lee Yew Nam (right), a director of Encore eServices, faces
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      23 1 CHINESE MEDICINE TRADITIONAL GOES MODERN IN MIND YOUR BODY DIAMOND THEFT TRIAL S’POREAN SHUTTLER CLEARED WORLD A25 L TOP OF THE NEWS A3
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      9 1 SINGAPORE SPORTS SCHOOL GOING BEYOND THE MEDALS OPINION A31
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon China to hike defence spending by 12%
      741 2 / 3  -  Biggest double-digit jump in three years comes amid territorial spats By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BEIJING kianbeng@sph.com.sg DESPITE signs of slowing growth, China will raise defence spending by 12.2 per cent the biggest double-digit jump in three years as it
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    • Article
      Lock icon Indians to vote over 6 weeks from April 7
      526 2 / 3  -  By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT IN NEW DELHI gnirmala@sph.com.sg INDIA will hold elections starting April 7 over six weeks in the biggest democratic exercise in the world, with millions of voters and a colourful crush of political parties, which could spell
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      Lock icon High fashion too high for comfort
      170 2 / 3  -  STACEY CHIA IT SEEMED such a good idea to turn the 128m-long OCBC Skyway at Gardens by the Bay into a fashion runway. But if the view yesterday at the J Spring Fashion Show was magnificent from the elevated walkway, the 150 showgoers, seated
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      Lock icon Boss charged over abuse of employee
      280 2 / 3  -  By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg A SOFTWARE company director whose assault on his employee went viral on YouTube and caused a public uproar was charged in court yesterday. Lee Yew Nam, a director of Encore eServices, faces six charges most of which were
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      Lock icon S’pore ranked second-safest country in study
      514 2 / 3  -  Republic also rises to No. 2 spot for its criminal justice system By K.C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE was ranked the second-safest out of 99 countries in a rule of law study released yesterday, narrowly losing out to Japan for last year’s
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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        Lock icon Restructuring update
        41 4 DEPUTY Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam gave a progress report on Singapore’s economic restructuring efforts during his Budget wrap-up speech yesterday. He also described how companies, jobs and social norms must transform for the future. TOP OF THE NEWS A1
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        Lock icon China to up defence spending
        45 4 CHINA will raise defence spending by 12.2 per cent the biggest double-digit jump in three years to 808.2 billion yuan (S$167 billion) as it seeks to build a stronger military amid tensions over territorial disputes. TOP OF THE NEWS A2
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon No let-up in reforms: Li
          54 4 CHINA will let market forces play a bigger role in the world’s No. 2 economy and also boost domestic consumption to achieve a 7.5 per cent growth target this year, said Premier Li Keqiang. Reforms, like opening up state-dominated sectors to private investors, are in
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          Lock icon Desperate rampage
          65 4 THE eight slashers accused of a rampage at a train station in China’s Kunming city, leaving a trail of deaths, were said to have acted in desperation after failing to leave the country to become jihadists. The assault dubbed “China’s 9/11” led to tighter security across the country.
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          Lock icon US growth ‘to top 3%’
          53 4 THE United States economy will grow this year at its fastest pace since 2005 when its gross domestic product expands 3.1 per cent, helping to reduce the annual average unemployment rate for a fourth straight year, even as market borrowing costs rise, the Obama administration
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Raising bar for athletes
          46 4 THE Singapore Sports School, which celebrated its 10th anniversary last month, is in the midst of a review. Writer May Chen says the school should explore ways to help raise the overall level of grooming young athletes in this country. PAGE A31
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        Lock icon FIGURING OUT NEW LEVEL FOR CPF RATES
        57 4 The labour movement’s call for CPF rate reform needs to be taken seriously. In debating the issue, it is best not to refer to old targets but to look at what is sustainable over the long term given the need for companies to
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon ‘Gutter oil’ use revealed
          67 4 “GUTTER oil” found to have been pumped out of sewers near food outlets in Jurong was not sent to hawkers, but used for processing into biodiesel, the National Environment Agency said yesterday. Its investigations found the waste oil had been taken from grease traps that collect
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          Lock icon COE tweak works: LTA
          60 4 A HIGHER proportion of cheaper cars has been sold since a rule was introduced last month to make the certificate of entitlement system fairer, the Land Transport Authority said yesterday. As of Feb 1, cars qualifying for Category A COEs have been set a new limit
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon England turn to shrink
          88 4 THE England football team have roped in top sports psychiatrist Steve Peters to give them a tougher mental edge at the World Cup Finals, where they have not reached the semi-finals since 1990. He worked wonders for British cyclists at the London Olympics and has lately
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      • STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL
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          Lock icon Michelle Obama gets Mandarin tips from kids
          48 4 AMERICA’S First Lady, who is heading to China this month, got tips on speaking Mandarin from a bunch of schoolchildren in Washington DC. US Correspondent Melissa Sim filmed her picking up some phrases. Check out the video at http://bit.ly/1i76ggN PHOTO: REUTERS
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            Lock icon Budget debate
            32 4 GET our daily summary of three things you need to know about the Budget, as well as breaking news, backgrounders and videos of the issues discussed at straitstimes. com/budget -2014
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        • WEB SPECIALS
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            Lock icon Esplanade's a beauty
            29 4 THE arts venue has been picked as one of the 15 most beautiful concert halls in the world. Go to bit.ly/1opBzFC to see the full list.
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        • ASIA REPORT
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            Lock icon Hair-raising experience
            22 4 BEIJING correspondent Grace Ng sells her hair and discovers a thriving market in China. Read the full story at http://bit.ly/1c8gHT6
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Bouquets for Esplanade
          78 4 ESPLANADE Theatres on the Bay has been chosen by Hamburg-based building data company Emporis as one of the 15 most beautiful concert halls in the world. It was designed by Koh Seow Chuan and his team at DP Architects. Other dazzlers include Azerbaijan’s startling Heydar Aliyev Centre,
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          Lock icon John Travolta can’t Let It Go
          73 4 ACTOR John Travolta said on Tuesday he has been feeling terrible over his much-ridiculed mangling of the name of singer Idina Menzel when he when he presented her performance of Best Song winner Let It Go at the Oscars on Sunday. He called her
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon ‘Costliest city’ debate
          59 4 A NEW study out this week naming Singapore as the world’s most expensive city has become a major talking point, with some people saying it confirmed their belief the cost of living has gone up sharply. But others argue that the Economist Intelligence Unit study does not
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      Lock icon SOC men ‘equipped to deal with mob’
      1071 6  -  Risky for regular cops to engage rioters head on: SOC commander By LIM VAN LIANG, NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH yanliang@sph.com.sg asyiqins@sph.com.sg THE Committee of Inquiry (COI) into the unrest in Little India was yesterday given a live demonstration of the difference between an-ti-riot
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      Lock icon Home Team roll call at public inquiry so far
      296 6 THE public inquiry into the Little India riot has heard evidence from 23 Home Team officers since the hearing started on Feb 19. These are some of their responses to key issues raised by the panel over the last two weeks:
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      Lock icon SOC troops ‘cleared to use tear gas’
      363 6  -  By NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH asyiqins@sph.com.sg TROOPS from the Special Operations Command (SOC) have the discretion to use tear gas when the need arises, said Deputy Assistant Commissioner David Scott Arul yesterday. He was responding to a question from the Committee of Inquiry
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      Lock icon Debate over police strength on the ground
      502 6  -  NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH THE number of police officers on the ground during the Little India riot was again an issue of contention at yesterday’s Committee of Inquiry (COI) into the unrest. This after panel member Tee Tua Ba asked Deputy Assistant Commissioner
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      Lock icon Second foreign worker charged with burning property
      322 6  -  By HOE PEI SHAN hpeishan@sph.com.sg ANOTHER foreign worker has been charged with burning property during the Little India riot. Indian national Sarangan Kumaran, who was among the 25 accused of rioting, was read the extra charge of “mischief by fire with intent to
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      Lock icon ‘Middle path’ for productivity drive
      682 8  -  Moving too fast could see good jobs, businesses ‘shaken out’: Tharman BUDGET 2014: HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY INCOMES By TOH YONG CHUAN MANPOWER CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE has avoided “shock therapy” and instead taken a middle path in its productivity drive to give companies time to adjust, said Deputy
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      Lock icon EMPLOYMENT RATE ALSO UP
      97 8 Singapore’s productivity and employment levels have both risen in the last 10 years since 2003, just as in Hong Kong and Switzerland. In fact, its employment rate, which measures the proportion of residents aged 15 to 64 who are employed, overtook that of the United States
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      Lock icon Coping with risk of job polarisation
      331 8  -  TOH YONG CHUAN THE pace of technological change is putting Singapore at risk of job polarisation, a process where top-end positions are created while middle-end ones disappear. The warning came from Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who told Parliament yesterday that the trend is
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      Lock icon BETTER PRODUCTIVITY
      63 8 Singapore’s productivity level in 1980 was only 43 per cent of the United States. It also trailed behind Britain and Japan. That gap has narrowed considerably, with Singapore reaching 70 per cent of US productivity levels last year. Singapore is now on a par with Britain and Japan.
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      Lock icon Cost-of-living surveys reflect expatriate, not local, costs
      470 8  -  By JANICE HENG janiceh@sph.com.sg A DAY after the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Singapore the priciest city in the world, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam came out to say that such surveys which focus on expatriates do not reflect the living costs of Singaporeans. He
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      Lock icon Government helping with rising costs
      482 8  -  By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg THE Government is helping individuals and businesses deal with rising costs. Its approach is to grow incomes by more than prices. It also intervenes to moderate the impact of business cycles, by increasing the supply of industrial land and commercial
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      Lock icon Affordable health care remains a priority: Tharman
      783 10  -  He outlines impact of Govt’s move to foot larger share of health bill BUDGET 2014: HONOURING PIONEERS, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE By JANICE HENG janiceh@sph.com.sg WHILE the Pioneer Generation Package has grabbed the headlines, the Government underlined yesterday that providing good, affordable health care
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      Lock icon HEALTH-CARE WORRIES EASED
      220 10  -  MARYAM MOKHTAR BUSINESS adviser K.P. Ling, 56, and his homemaker wife Tan Ah Lan, 53, (both on right) do not suffer from serious health ailments now but worry about health-care costs as they age. Mr Ling earns about $3,500 a month for the two of them and
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      Lock icon HEALTHIEST NATION
      141 10 Singapore’s per capita expenditure on health care is the lowest among these advanced countries, as shown by its position on the far left of the chart. Yet, it comes out tops in Bloomberg’s 2012 ranking of the world’s healthiest nations, based on indicators like life expectancy, percentage of
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      Lock icon 3 principles to guide Govt as spending increases
      716 10  -  BUDGET 2014: BALANCING THE BUDGET By ALVIN FOO ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT alfoo@sph.com.sg WITH expenditures set to rise due to increases in health care and infrastructure spending, three principles will guide the Government as it tries to balance future budgets. These are maintaining a
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      Lock icon Pioneers’ Medisave top-ups in July
      318 10  -  By MARYAM MOKHTAR maryamm@sph.com.sg THE first round of Medisave top-ups under the Pioneer Generation Package will be paid out in early July, a month earlier than anticipated. A Pioneer Generation card that can be used at clinics will be posted to pioneers before September, Deputy
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      Lock icon MORE BENEFITS OVER THE YEARS
      69 10 Compared to 10 years ago, the government benefits received by low-income households last year were significantly more than the taxes they paid. The net transfers given to the income group just above the bottom 10 per cent of households here the 11th-20th percentile of household
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      Lock icon TAX BURDEN IN S’PORE SMALLER
      55 10 The tax burden on an average wage earner in Singapore is much lower than that in other developed economies such as Hong Kong and the United States. Taking income tax plus the Goods and Services Tax together and with the US as the base at
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      Lock icon Harsh world or land of possibility?
      1017 11  -  S’pore is vulnerable in a harsh world but can take on the world and win FROM THE GALLERY BUDGET 2014 By CHUA MUI HOONG OPINION EDITOR muihoong@sph.com.sg Twitter@Muihoong FIFTY-FOUR MPs and 15 hours of speeches later, three things can be surmised from this year’s
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon US, Russia meet to ease Ukraine tensions
      866 12  -  West readies sanctions, incentives amid uncertainty over flurry of talks By PAUL ZACH, DIONNE THOMPSON THE STRAITS TIMES FOREIGN DESK zach@sph.com.sg sokling@sph.com.sg A GLOBAL push to ease tensions in Ukraine gathered pace as the top United States and Russian diplomats met for talks
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      Lock icon Administering Crimea may be costly for Russia
      826 12  -  By JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT IN LONDON Jonathan.eyal@gmail.com ALTHOUGH Russian President Vladimir Putin has hinted that he may be ready to explore diplomatic ways of defusing the Ukraine crisis, evidence on the ground suggests that Moscow is determined to tighten its grip on
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      Lock icon Ukraine reeling from cyber attacks
      316 12 NEW YORK TIMES KIEV The crisis in Ukraine has spread to the Internet, where hackers from both sides are launching large cyber attacks against opposing news organisations. Security experts say that they are witnessing unusually large denial-of-service attacks, also called DDoS attacks, in which hackers
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon MODEL SHIP MAKES WAVES
        64 14 Mr Wen Yuzhu posing for pictures on the deck of a miniature of China’s first aircraft carrier Liaoning by the seaside in Qingdao, Shandong province, yesterday. Mr Wen spent one month making the 12m-long model –1/25 the size of the carrier for his grandson. The 80-year-old
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        Lock icon Concrete reforms for more balanced growth
        793 14  -  China to give market forces a bigger role, boost domestic consumption NEWS ANALYSIS By GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING graceng@sph.com.sg CHINA will let market forces play a bigger role in the world’s No. 2 economy and also boost domestic consumption to achieve this
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        Lock icon China wheels out the Red Flag again
        187 14 BEIJING Chairman Mao Zedong’s Red Flag limousine made an appearance at China’s annual parliamentary meetings, two years after the car was revived to regain its standing as the ride of the nation’s leaders. Though surrounded by dozens of gleaming black Audis, a lone
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        Lock icon Li pledges tough action to reduce chronic pollution
        392 14  -  By ESTHER TEO CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING esthert@sph.com.sg MERE weeks after declaring war on poverty, Premier Li Keqiang is waging another on China’s chronic environmental pollution. Using strong language reflecting the government’s determination, Mr Li, speaking as he opened the National People’s
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        Lock icon Kunming attackers ‘tried to join jihad abroad’
        496 16 Desperation over failed attempt to exit China spurred killing: Party chief AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BEIJING Attackers who launched a brutal mass knifing at a train station in China’s Kunming city acted in desperation after a failed attempt to leave the country and become
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      • Article
        Lock icon World’s oldest woman turns 116 in Japan
        290 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO The world’s oldest woman celebrated her 116th birthday yesterday in a Japanese nursing home with a cake and candles. Madam Misao Okawa, a descendant of kimono merchants in the city of Osaka, western Japan, received a visit from town mayor
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        Lock icon Indonesian clerics issue fatwa to protect wildlife
        255 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA Indonesia’s top Islamic clerical body has issued a religious fatwa against the illegal hunting and trade in endangered animals in the country, which the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) hailed yesterday as the world’s first. The fatwa, or edict, by the
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        Lock icon Malaysia’s apex court puts off decision on ‘Allah’ issue
        625 20  -  Catholic Church has challenged a lower court ruling upholding ban By LESTER KONG MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN PUTRAJAYA lestkong@sph.com.sg MALAYSIA’S apex court has deferred indefinitely a decision whether to allow the Catholic Church to appeal against a ban on its use of
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        Lock icon Third Malaysian state to impose water rationing
        412 22 Negeri Sembilan acts; Selangor water levels ‘near critical’ despite downpour THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK SEREMBAN Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan state is to start water rationing in two rural districts from today, even as the authorities said more areas in Selangor could face rationing despite
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        Lock icon BLAST AT NAVY AMMO FACILITY
        71 22 A man injured in an Indonesian navy ammunition blast being taken to a hospital in Jakarta yesterday. One naval serviceman was killed and 87 people were injured when an explosion shattered a naval warehouse stocked with light ammunition, a military spokesman said. He said the
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      • Article
        Lock icon Global warming ‘could threaten heritage sites’
        291 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS The sightseer of 4014 may have to pay a virtual visit to the Tower of London or Statue of Liberty, said a climate study that warned of dramatic ocean encroachment on heritage sites. While modern civilisation is fascinated by the pyramids
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Anwar due in court for sodomy case
          136 22 CAROLYN HONG KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will be back in court today as the prosecution’s appeal against his 2012 acquittal for sodomy comes up for hearing. The appeal, coming just five days before nomination day for the Kajang by-election in
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        • Article
          Lock icon China plane ‘within’ N. Korea rocket path
          94 22 BLOOMBERG SEOUL A China Southern Airlines airplane carrying 220 passengers passed through the trajectory of a rocket launched seven minutes earlier by North Korea. The plane was headed from Japan to China on Tuesday when North Korea fired the missile, South Korean Defence
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      Lock icon Aide acquitted of stealing from Brunei Sultan’s former wife
      474 25  -  Ex-S’pore national shuttler weeps as jury clears her in multimillion-dollar gems case By K. C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg A LONDON jury has cleared former Singapore national shuttler Fatimah Kumin Lim of stealing jewellery worth several millions of dollars from
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      Lock icon Witnesses colluded in testimony: Pistorius’ lawyer
      342 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PRETORIA Paralympian star Oscar Pistorius’ defence sought to prove that a married couple who heard screams on the night of Ms Reeva Steenkamp’s death colluded in their testimony, hoping to discredit key witnesses yesterday. Pistorius’ lawyer Barry Roux attempted to show that
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Passive smoking: Kids at risk
        55 25 REUTERS LONDON Exposure to second-hand smoke in childhood causes irreversible damage to children’s arteries, increasing their risk of heart attacks or strokes when they grow up, according to a large international study published yesterday. The research lends weight to campaigns for smoking to be banned
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        Lock icon Iran pressed on nuke claims
        75 25 REUTERS VIENNA Western powers yesterday pressed Iran to address suspicions that it may have worked on designing an atomic bomb, with the US saying the issue would be central to the success of talks on a settlement for Teheran’s nuclear programme. At a meeting of
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        Lock icon Chavez followers mark death
        52 25 REUTERS CARACAS Followers of late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez took to the streets yesterday to mark his death anniversary, a sad but welcome distraction for his successor. A year after Mr Chavez succumbed to cancer, President Nicolas Maduro faces the biggest challenge to his rule from
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      85 28 Take that, and that, and that! These men seemed well-prepared with their helmets as they were pelted with fruit during the traditional “Battle of the Oranges” held at a carnival in Ivrea, near Turin in Italy, on Tuesday. At the event which
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      475 28 Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain act over non-interference pact REUTERS RIYADH Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain said they were withdrawing their ambassadors from Qatar because Doha had not implemented an agreement among Gulf Arab countries not to interfere in each
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      284 28 WASHINGTON A senior defence official’s remarks that the United States’ pivot strategy cannot happen due to budget constrains have prompted the Obama administration to rush to restate its commitment to a stronger presence in Asia. Ms Katrina McFarland, assistant secretary of defence
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      644 29  -  Public school students give her advice for her upcoming diplomatic trip By MELISSA SIM US CORRESPONDENT IN WASHINGTON simlinoi@sph.com.sg WHEN United States First Lady Michelle Obama visited students at Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School and asked them what she could expect
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      249 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE VIENNA Violence against women is “an extensive human rights abuse” across Europe, with one in three women reporting some form of physical or sexual abuse since the age of 15, and 8 per cent suffering abuse in the last 12 months,
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      533 30 GDP forecast to rise 3.1%, jobless rate expected to fall to an average of 6.9% WASHINGTON POST BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON The United States economy will grow this year at its fastest pace since 2005, helping reduce the annual average unemployment rate for a
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      325 30 BLOOMBERG REUTERS SHANGHAI Loss-making Shanghai Chaori Solar Energy Science Technology said it may not be able to make an 89.8 million yuan (S$18.5 million) interest payment in full tomorrow, in what would be the first default of an onshore bond. The maker of energy
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        98 30 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China lured less foreign direct investment than South-east Asia’s biggest economies combined last year amid faster wage growth and a shrinking labour force in the communist country, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Total foreign direct investment into Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines
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        61 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAN FRANCISCO Facebook is in talks to buy a solar-powered drone start-up in what could lead to making wireless Internet available in regions without online access, according to technology news website TechCrunch. It cited an unidentified source as disclosing that the leading social network
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      Lock icon Figuring out a new level for CPF rates
      468 31 A COMPELLING need to restructure the Singapore economy, to meet the challenges of globalisation, has given urgency to policy changes on the business front. Meanwhile, growing social needs have called for adjustments that further impact businesses. One such change is the Central
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      Lock icon Singapore Sports School at a crossroads
      1202 31  -  As it charts its path for the next 10 years, a key consideration is to stay relevant in an increasingly demanding landscape EYE ON SINGAPORE By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Sports School (SSP) has produced world champions and Asian Games gold medallists and
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      Lock icon ‘Every Budget must be focused on our future'
      3156 32 IN BUDGET 2012, we had projected yearly total health-care spending to double from $4 billion to $8 billion by 2016. We are in fact likely to reach the $8 billion figure, which is close to 2 per cent of GDP, a year
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      1265 33  -  S.E.A. VIEW By YANG RAZALI KASSIM FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is a senior fellow with the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. He is the author of a book on leadership in South-east Asia. THIS IS the age
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        271 34  -  Ng Ya Ken ONE group of workers has often been left out in the Budget the self-employed. These are people who run their own businesses or freelance in various trades and services. Self-employment contributes to the economy in terms of job creation and the
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        Lock icon Sending wrong signal on tolerance
        412 34  -  Khoo Hoon Eng (Dr) THE Facebook post by Associate Professor Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied, which included statements disparaging lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, was misinformed and hurtful (“Protests over NUS don’s Facebook post”; last Saturday). His rhetoric referring to young people who are
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        Lock icon Continual search for new water sources
        258 34  -  William Yeo Director, Policy Planning PUB, the national water agency PUB, the national water agency, thanks Mr Yang Ing Woei for his letter (“Start fifth ‘national tap’ Tuesday). While the PUB has developed a diversified water supply with the four national taps local catchment
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        72 34 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR PATRICK LIEW: Much we can be thankful for. 2. MISS TAN LIN NEO: Instil core values in the young. 3. MS NG SUAN ENG: Make it easier to report cabbies who smoke. 4. MS NG WEI SAN: Hold yearly water rationing exercises.
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          105 34  -  Jessica Reeves (Ms) MANY businesses and government agencies are reducing their water consumption during this unprecedented dry spell, but the public seems less concerned about saving water. Despite concerns raised with the building manager, window cleaners were still abseiling down Marina Bay Financial Centre yesterday to
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          129 34  -  John Lee Huan Chiang SINGAPORE is experiencing its longest dry spell in nearly 150 years (“February sets record as driest month since 1869”; yesterday). While we have good water management strategies to ensure adequate supply for a long period, something ought to be done
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          Lock icon Less washing, so fees should be cut
          83 34  -  Andy Tan Han Cheng SINCE the Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council is washing its multi-storey carparks “as and when required” instead of monthly, and the Tampines Town Council has stopped washing its common corridors and staircases (“Few drops of rain not a reason to
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        406 35  -  Bey Mui Leng (Ms) Director Corporate Communications Ministry of Health LIKE Mr Richard Chin Koon Fong (“Time for awareness campaign on kidney failure”; Feb 26), we empathise with the plight of patients with kidney failure and their family members. We agree that greater effort
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        Lock icon Golf course leases: Seek fairer solution
        258 35  -  James Wong ACCORDING to the Singapore Land Authority and Law Ministry, the lease for Keppel Club cannot be renewed as the land is needed for housing purposes (“Renewal guided by development plans”; Monday). There are many other land parcels that are suitable for housing.
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        Lock icon Allow state land to be used for community farming projects
        192 35  -  Tan Kok Tim IN A blog post, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan praised the skyrise greenery movement, which includes rooftop gardens. I hope the Government will give tax breaks to encourage more property owners to use their rooftops to
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      40 31 T H U R S D A Y A32 Tharman wraps up Budget debate M A R C H 6 THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014 2 0 1 4 A32 A33 Leadership in restive South-east Asia Tharman wraps up Budget debate
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      155 34 Y t Who Will Be The Clear Winners of SCA 2014? Individuals and companies that have shown exemplary standards in corporate governance, set new benchmarks in corporate disclosure standards, and adhered to a commendable policy of transparency, deserve to be honoured at the Singapore Corporate Awards 2014. Now Open For
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      79 35 WRITE IN: 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. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or
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      722 1  -  Waste oil illegally siphoned off from sewers was used to make biodiesel By FENG ZENGKUN ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT zengkun@sph.com.sg “GUTTER oil” alleged to have been pumped out of sewers near food outlets in Jurong was not sent to hawkers but used for processing
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      Lock icon NUS rises to No. 3 in Asia, NTU slips in Times rankings
      565 2  -  Magazine editor ‘surprised’ by NTU’s slide given past standing By SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT sandra@sph.com.sg NANYANG Technological University (NTU), which has been climbing several university league tables, took a tumble in the latest Times Higher Education World
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      Lock icon Controversial post: NUS professor counselled, says provost
      493 2  -  By PEARL LEE leepearl@sph.com.sg THE National University of Singapore (NUS) professor who drew flak last week for referring to lesbianism as “cancers” has been counselled by the university, even as some students voiced support for him. In an e-mail to all faculty members,
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      Lock icon UK official hopes to see more Britons in S’pore varsities
      479 2  -  By GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE sends hundreds of students a year to British universities, but far fewer British students come here to study. Mr David Willetts, Britain’s Minister of State for Universities and Science, is hoping that this will change.
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      Lock icon Myanmar maid charged with murder of 85-year-old
      394 4  -  By YEO SAM JO yeosamjo@sph.com.sg A MAID from Myanmar was charged yesterday with the murder of an 85-year-old Singaporean woman. Than Than Win, 24, is accused of killing Madam Yong Wan Lan some time between 4.05pm and 5.23pm on Tuesday. That day, police
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      Lock icon SIA in Turkish deal to fly to 23 new locations
      373 4  -  Code-share with Turkey’s national carrier part of efforts to grow network By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE Airlines travellers will soon have access to 23 new destinations in 11 countries, including Turkey, Bulgaria, Portugal and Ghana. In a tie-up
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      130 4 HALAL-CERTIFIED herbs, online consultations and a cafe that serves healing meals and tea. They are among the latest offerings by traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinics as they put a modern spin on their services. At least five clinics here have also rolled out beauty and slimming
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      94 5 Firemen putting out a fire in a forested area (above) in Yio Chu Kang Road, near Ang Mo Kio Street 65, yesterday. The Singapore Civil Defence Force received a call at 3.27pm and deployed two fire motorbikes, a Red Rhino, two fire
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      Lock icon More cheaper cars being sold after COE tweak
      428 5  -  Median OMV of cars registered last month was 28% lower than that of the previous six months By CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg A MOVE to make the vehicle quota system fairer has resulted in a higher proportion of cheaper cars
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      Lock icon COE premiums higher in most categories
      450 5  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN MOST certificate of entitlement (COE) premiums ended higher in the latest tender yesterday. The Category B price, for cars above 1,600cc or 130bhp, rose by 2.7 per cent to finish at a four-month high of $80,710. The premium for Open category which
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      Lock icon Nine charged over insurance scam involving accident
      441 6  -  They claimed more than $83,000 by allegedly staging a crash By JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg NINE men were charged with cheating yesterday over an alleged staged road accident, which saw them claim more than $83,000 in insurance. The group is said to have conspired
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      Lock icon 10-year-old’s mystery liver donor ‘recovering well’
      640 6  -  By SALMA KHALIK SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma THE mystery man who donated part of his liver yesterday morning to a 10-year-old girl he only read about is recovering well. Dr Alfred Kow, who was in charge of operating on the donor, said the
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      Lock icon 40 needy homes get household goods worth $50k
      354 6  -  By LAURA SI-SHUEN NG laurang@sph.com.sg SHE has lived in her two-room studio home for 11 years, making do with meagre furniture an old sofa and broken chairs provided by kind neighbours. But now, 73-year-old Madam Anna Tan has $1,000 worth of new
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      Lock icon ‘Safety risk’ in breaking up of Singapore-origin ships
      668 7  -  Coalition of NGOs says methods used harm environment, endanger workers By RADHA BASU SENIOR CORRESPONDENT radhab@sph.com.sg AN INTERNATIONAL coalition of non-governmental organisations raised the flag here yesterday about Singapore-ori-gin ships being dismantled at the end of their lives on South Asian beaches,
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      Lock icon Flight attendant fined over ‘stripping video’ threat
      314 7  -  By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT years. elena@sph.com.sg A BUDGET airline flight attendant who threatened a woman by claiming he would upload a video of her stripping was fined $5,000 yesterday. Kishenraj Rengaraj, 22, admitted to criminal intimidation by threatening to upload the video,
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      Lock icon Third pre-trial meet set in Alex Au case
      295 7  -  By IAN POH pohian@sph.com.sg A THIRD pre-trial conference for the contempt of court case against blogger Alex Au Wai Pung has been set for March 19. The case is pending an application by the Attor-ney-General’s Chambers (AGC) for more time to appeal
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      Lock icon 108 lauded on virtual Women’s Hall of Fame
      472 7  -  By THERESA TAN theresat@sph.com.sg ON A wall at the Waterloo Street home of the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations (SCWO) are tributes to nine women who improved the lives of others here. Now the SCWO is expanding the wall by taking it
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          60 8 Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam wrapped up the debate yesterday, taking stock of the restructuring journey and setting out what to keep in mind as Singapore aims to provide good and affordable health care. The Committee of Supply debate then began, with MPs scrutinising
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          Lock icon Prepare for loss of middle-end jobs
          35 8 MR THARMAN warned that technological progress could make middle-end jobs disappear, so Singapore must prepare the workforce for technology-heavy positions as well as those that need a personal touch.
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          Lock icon Surveys do not reflect real cost of living
          39 8 COST-OF-LIVING surveys look at expatriate expenses and so do not reflect the reality for the average Singaporean, said Mr Tharman, referring to a report that ranked Singapore as the priciest city.
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          Lock icon Good, affordable health care for future generations
          52 8 KEEPING quality health care affordable for future generations not just the pioneer one is the Government’s priority, said Mr Tharman. But two facts must be kept in mind: Higher spending does not necessarily mean better outcomes, and free or cheap health care does
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          Lock icon First pioneer package Medisave top-ups in July
          48 8 THE first Medisave top-ups under the Pioneer Generation Package will be in early July, said Mr Tharman. With another round in mid-2015, the two years’ worth of top-ups will help pay for MediShield premiums, before MediShield Life starts in late 2015.
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          Lock icon Middle path to productivity
          61 8 SINGAPORE is taking a middle path between shock therapy and slowing down its drive to restructure the economy, said Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. An overly fast pace of change should be avoided so good firms and good jobs are not lost, but a “steady clip” is
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          Lock icon Economic vibrancy means high business costs
          31 8 HIGH business costs is the price Singapore pays for having a vibrant economy, but the Government will help companies tackle the problem, said Mr Tharman.
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          Lock icon Tighter rules on borrowing from moneylenders
          52 8 A CAP may be imposed to limit the total amount of unsecured loans an individual can take out with licensed moneylenders, said Senior Minister of State for Law Indranee Rajah. There is currently a cap only on how much can be borrowed from each
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          44 8 POPULATION growth is being monitored at a “very senior level” so it does not exceed planning parameters, said Ms Grace Fu, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office. She reiterated the Government’s commitment to moderating growth in this area.
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          62 8 THE crisis in Ukraine holds four lessons for a small state like Singapore, said Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam. Treaties are only meaningful if they can be enforced, size matters, the United Nations Security Council cannot always act decisively to protect small countries and when squeezed between
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          54 8 WITH government spending set to rise by two percentage points of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020, Mr Tharman laid out three principles for expanding revenues: Maintaining a vibrant economy, ensuring a fair and equitable system of taxes and transfers, and keeping the middle income
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        543 8  -  It is committed to new strategic direction in White Paper: Grace Fu PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE By ANDREA ONG andreao@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S population growth is scrutinised regularly at a “very senior level” to ensure it keeps within planning parameters, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s
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        320 8  -  CIVIL SERVANT WHO BENEFITED FROM TRAINING ANDREA ONG COMPUTERS used to baffle operations support officer V. Pennarsi so much that she needed colleagues to help her apply for leave or submit medical claims but a course changed all that. Madam Pennarsi, 56, signed up
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        505 8  -  By ANDREA ONG andreao@sph.com.sg THE Public Service is committed to working with unions to improve the pay and skills of its lower-wage officers, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said yesterday. Lower-income staff such as operations support officers received a pay rise of
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          80 8 We should make (monitoring of public servants) more open and more transparent so that all civil servants are mindful of misbehaviour... Systems are designed and maintained by people. We may have a very effective system, but a corrupt officer can circumvent and corrupt the system. Good values
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          101 8 Unless we are telling Singaporeans who they can or cannot marry, if they have chosen a life partner who (is) a foreigner, because of the uncertainty of their future in Singapore... it is really very difficult for them to become stable, whether psychologically or financially... Will the
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          76 8 I would like to suggest that for such an assistance scheme, which could become a national initiative to grow our population, we should award it universally to all young couples and, like in the Pioneer Generation Package, not base it on any form of means-testing. We need
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        663 9  -  Country size, risk of becoming pawn highlight Singapore’s vulnerability MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS By GOH CHIN LIAN chinlian@sph.com.sg THE crisis in Ukraine holds four lessons for a small city-state like Singapore, Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam said yesterday. Size matters in international relations, and a smaller country
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        470 9  -  GOH CHIN LIAN ASEAN countries have been unable to implement the regional grouping’s haze monitoring system because other parties have yet to agree to do so. Asean’s credibility is thus at stake, said Foreign Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam, as he accounted for the less-than-rapid
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        328 9  -  MINISTRY OF DEFENCE By JERMYN CHOW DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT jermync@sph.com.sg SEVERAL MPs asked yesterday how the Defence Ministry spends its budget of $12 billion, the largest handed out to any ministry. There were calls for Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen, who will
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        370 9  -  By THAM YUEN-C just yuenc@sph.com.sg EVEN as MPs beavered away for the third day scrutinising Singapore’s Budget 2014, a crisis roiling some 8,600km away grabbed the attention of the House yesterday. Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam drew lessons for Singapore from the Russian incursion of
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          Lock icon FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY
          72 9 The invasion of Ukraine by Russia is a reminder that size and economic power do matter in international relations. The younger generation has grown up knowing only peace, and perhaps it has lulled people like Mr Laurence Lien into a false sense of security, that vulnerability
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          77 9 There have been very sharp exchanges between Singapore and Indonesia over the naming of the Indonesian navy ship KRI Usman Harun. What are the lessons learnt from this particular incident? And how can Singapore strike a balance between cooperation and defending our interest in relationships with our
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          Lock icon AN EYE ON BILATERAL TIES
          91 9 From conversations with many, there is a sense of foreboding in our investments in Iskandar. Are we overstretching ourselves and exposing Singaporeans to a risk that should not be taken lightly. There are also recent signs that deep-seated sentiments may be brewing once again, that
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          75 9 Singapore has been consistent in its stand that we want to be friends with all countries, and that we respect every nation’s right to determine its own fate. It is necessary that we remain alert to changes in our external environment in order not to be taken by
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        510 10  -  Move in response to calls by MPs for more measures to regulate sector MINISTRY OF LAW By SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg A CAP may be imposed to limit the total amount of unsecured loans an individual can take out with licensed moneylenders, it was
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        381 10  -  SELINA LUM THE Singapore International Mediation Centre, which aims to provide world-class commercial mediation services, is expected to be launched later this year, Law Minister K. Shanmugam said yesterday. He also announced that the Law Ministry is preparing various changes to the
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        304 10  -  NEW BILL SELINA LUM LOCALLY based businesses exporting or importing goods identified by geographical origin, such as Bordeaux wine, can look forward to better legal protection for their products. A Geographical Indications (GI) Bill seeking to set up a registry and provide
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        341 10  -  By THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg THE timeframe for individuals to be discharged from bankruptcy will be refined as part of a Law Ministry’s review of Singapore’s bankruptcy laws. Currently, those who owe less than $500,000 can be discharged from bankruptcy after three years, if
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          Lock icon EXCESSIVE INTEREST RATE
          83 10 In my dealings with members of the public, I have seen borrowers' receipts where the effective interest rate amounted to a shocking 43,000 per cent per annum, and another where the effective interest rate was at 159,000 per cent per annum... even the (licensed) moneylenders themselves acknowledge
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          74 10 The setting-up of the Singapore International Commercial Court is a bold move by Singapore to strengthen its leadership position as a centre for dispute resolution in Asia... If it succeeds, it would serve to enhance Singapore's status as a leading financial and services hub,
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          88 10 Personally, I would favour a regime of automatic discharge at least in relation to personal bankruptcy because it would place more risk on lenders and make them more cautious in lending practices... If lenders know that borrowers can be easily discharged from bankruptcy, they will be much more
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          75 10 (Many) of our laws were drafted well before the Internet was even conceived, and our institutions and procedural rules may not be equipped to deal with this new paradigm. Opportunities are abundant for those who have the means and know-how to exploit the convenience and anonymity
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      822 11  -  Survey findings based on consumption patterns of high-living expats By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.cam.so Additional reporting by Tee Thou A STUDY out this week naming Singapore as the world’s most expensive city has become a major talking point around town. Many people say the study
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      558 12  -  By RACHEL SCULLY rjscully@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S well-known Jumabhoy family may dramatically lift its land holdings in India’s Silicon Valley after the early success of a villa project there. Mr Iqbal Jumabhoy, 56, and two of his siblings started an Indian real
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      396 12  -  New proposals for framework will look at risk calibration methodology By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S financial regulator said yesterday it is revising the risk-based capital framework for insurers to ensure there are sufficient safeguards in place. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will
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      Lock icon Singapore expected to be No. 2 on ultra-rich list by 2023
      388 12  -  By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE is tipped to have the second-highest number of ul-tra-rich people among the world’s cities by 2023, a new report says. London would be in the top spot, according to the Wealth Report released by
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      392 13 Bank sounds warning after reporting its first drop in profits in a decade REUTERS LONDON Standard Chartered yesterday warned its income and profits would remain “challenged” in the first half of the year, after it reported its first drop in annual profits in a decade. The
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      487 13 BLOOMBERG CREDIT Suisse Group, which runs Asia’s third-largest private bank, will step up lending to first-generation business owners as it seeks to build relationships with potential wealthmanagement clients. The Asian unit expects to increase such loans by 20 per cent this
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      297 13  -  YASMINE YAHYA CHINA Merchants Bank (CMB) has officially opened its Singapore branch, making it the seventh Chinese bank with a presence here. CMB, which operates as a wholesale bank in Singapore, has its branch on the 32nd floor of One Raffles Place. It has
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      413 14  -  One concern raised at seminar is that hiring costs will go up By RENNIE WHANG wrennie@sph.com.sg THE employability of older workers was in the spotlight yesterday, as panellists at an Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants Budget seminar debated the implications
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      469 14  -  By GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT chngkeg@sph.com.sg CHANGI Business Park (CBP) is turning out to be a major infocommunications technology hub after more than 20 tech companies, including IBM, Cisco and EMC, opened offices there. Affordable rents, plenty of space and proximity
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        257 14 TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS-MINDED computer science students at the National University of Singapore will get a helping hand from Microsoft Singapore to fast-track their ideas and innovations into start-ups. Microsoft will provide its technology to help fine-tune business ideas. It will also help the start-ups pitch for
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        138 14 SINGAPORE-BASED venture capital firm Innosight Ventures is raising money for a $60 million fund to invest in start-ups to ready them for production, market expansion and sales. Innosight’s managing partner Scott Anthony said: “We see an awesome opportunity in growth funding. In the last few
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        187 14  -  GRACE CHNG Send news on start-up development to chngkeg@sph.com.sg SERIAL entrepreneur Jackie Lee has invested in an online wine store called The French Cellar. The amount was undisclosed but Mr Lee is now chairman of the e-store. In concept, it is similar to wine
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      277 14  -  By IVAN TEO ivantyh@sph.com.sg A BRITISH business centre to be set up in the Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City will be able to move into a temporary home by June, said Mr Chin Phei Chen, chief executive of the bilateral business park project. British
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        404 15  -  Wall Street rebound and optimism on US economy push up index BULLS AND BEARS By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE shares rose yesterday following a strong overnight Wall Street lead as the threat of war in Ukraine appeared to subside. The benchmark
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          121 15 WEAK demand for media storage products and services caused Datapulse Technology to log a loss of $160,000 for the three months ended Jan 31, a reversal of the $1.89 million profit for the same period a year earlier. The company said revenue dropped 26 per cent to $6.65
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          80 15 FRESH fruit and dried foods producer SunMoon Food is proposing to consolidate every 100 shares into one share. It said that by reducing the number of shares outstanding, the trading price per consolidated share should be higher. The shares have traded at between 0.001 and 0.003 cent
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          56 15 OFFSHORE services provider Ezra Holdings has clinched subsea construction and offshore support contracts worth more than US$125 million (S$159 million), including options. The subsea projects are in West Africa and Asia and include a deepwater pipeline installation in the South China Sea and mooring repair work for a
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          18 15 STI trading volume 335 million shares STI up down Up: 16 Down: 11 Unchanged: 3
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          85 15 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 714.11 530.25 832.50 977.95 226.69 197.59 265.86 1.43 1.07 -5.24 -8.86 0.40 0.22 0.11 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and Gas 187.04 518.78 807.05 774.64 1,276.13 776.75
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          21 15 Stock trading volume 2.11 billion shares worth $1.06 billion Up down Up: 211 Down: 205 Unchanged: 380
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          55 15 Yesterday’s close Index Change -77.85 176.15 Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI 22,579.78 14,897.63 1,971.24 2,053.08 1,103.67 1,829.11 17.13 -18.39 -2.68 2.65 Yesterday’s close Index Change Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Tuesday’s close Dow Nasdaq 4,659.17 1,351.64 5,446.23 16,395.88 4,351.97
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          224 15 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: MARCH 5,2014 Top Rises Mar 05 CENTS SPDRS S&P 500 10US$ ***** 335.2 1.4 (0) SPDR DJIA 10US$ ***** 165.1 0.8 CENTS DBXT E50 10US$ 5265 113.0 1.7 Lyxor Indonesia10US$ 8178 97.8 1.0
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          35 15 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Vol Vallianz Hldgs ...................15.2 104,185,000 0.2 274,355,000 5.2 207,377,000 Vallianz Hldgs 15.2 104,185’000 Charisma Energy 6 37,183,000 62 72,761,000 Noble Grp 107 66,419,000 Mirach Energy ...................15.8 21,202,000 61,034,000
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          73 15 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL HIGH LOW COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 221 149.5 ComfortDelGro 195.5 cd +1 3009 196.5 195 3.6 15.7 4157.5 'VOL '000 DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD
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          81 15 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL HIGH LOW COMPANY C0RRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL '000 DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP SMIL 197.5 126.4 ARA 183.5 cd +5.5
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          28 15 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 3 mths Source: Thomson Reuters
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          54 15 Mar 05 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Against US$ Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: S$/US$ to 100 units of foreign currency: 1.1386 1.1400 0.8968 0.8972 1 1458 1.1473 0.9029 0.9025 ***** 1.7450
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          203 15 Top Rises Mar 05 CENTS Olam MBeCW*****2 9.6 60.0 3.6 NobleGrpMBeCW*****1 7.1 39.2 2.0 NKY *****MBeCW*****3 24 26.3 5.0 ChinaGaoxian W*****8 0.5 25.0 0.1 NKY *****MBeCW*****3 11.6 20.8 2.0 Olam W*****9 US$ 31.5 10.5 3.8 NobleGrpBPeCW*****2 8.3 9.2 0.7 DBS MB ePW*****1 14.7 8.9 1.2 UOB MB
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          20 15 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol COCO) CapMallA3.8%b*****2 102.9 -0.1 58 CityDev NCCPS 107 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100
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          497 15 52-Wk Last Vol High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) Company Last 114.4 94 CIMB APAC Div 100US$ US98.4 -0.1 1510 1192 CIMBASEAN40 100S$D 1301 +12 0 1300 866 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US1025 +7 1 ***** ***** DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ A***** -49 121 108.3 ABF SG Bond ETF 113.7 3173 2879
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      45 16 For the loved ones whom you remember... “In Memoriam” it MATS CLASSIFIED For enquiries call Obituaries 1800-289-9988 6319-5192 (office hours) (after office hours) Bookings made after office hours for next day's publication are subject to space availability. Online advertisement booking for condolences: catscounter@sph.com.sg WATS CLASSIFIED
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      34 16 Notice Track down beneficiaries of estates in the new Wills Probate section in The Straits Times from March. To place such notices, lawyers and estate administrators can call 1800-289-8822 or e-mail: notices@sph.com.sg MATS NOTICES
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    1297 16 OBITUARIES 001 SENG KAIT, CHARLIE Age: 68 passed away peacefully on 5 March 2014. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING SUCH BEAUTIFUL MUSIC INTO OUR LIVES. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Ng Sal Ching, Patricia Daughters: Spouse: Brothers-in-law: Spouse: Ashton Ooi Mei Yong Shana Cai Ng Hua Bak
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      124 19 LW*: Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) LOTTERY L Wj I Jjl Draw No. 2933/2014 V/ J Draw on Thursday, 6 March 2014 Group 1 Prize *3,000,000. Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 210 Middle Road, #01-01 Singapore Pools Building, Singapore *****4 Time 6.30pm For the latest live’ telecast listing,
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      300 19 SINGAPORE SWEEP Draw No. 03/2014 and 4-D Draw No. 3607/2014 Date of Draw: Mar 05, 2014 1st Prize ($5 million) 226 3996 2nd Prize ($500,000) 312 1081 3rd Prize ($250,000) 199 9475 10 JACKPOT PRIZES ($10,000 EACH *****27 *****59 *****89 *****04 *****84 *****61 *****87 *****28 *****02 *****19 10 LUCKY PRIZES
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      482 20  -  Despite dogged battle, they finish bottom of group with only one win By TERENCE ONG terong@sph.com.sg Oman 3 Singapore 1 WHAT Singapore lacked in quality against Oman in their final Asian Cup qualifier Group A match-up in Muscat last night, they tried to make
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      268 20 LONDON Aaron Ramsey is set to sign a new five-year deal with Arsenal days after the Gunners tied Per Mertesacker and Tomas Rosicky down to the club. Ramsey has agreed to an extension that is worth about £100,000 (S$211,935) a week, making him the second
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      527 20 REUTERS THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Sports psychiatrist Steve Peters has been called on to give England renewed hope at the World Cup, after working wonders for Britain’s cyclists at the Olympics and helping Liverpool’s Premier League title challenge. And while England and Liverpool
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      392 20 REUTERS BUENOS AIRES Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona believes compatriot Lionel Messi does not need a World Cup winners’ medal to be considered among football’s all-time greats. For all of Messi’s achievements, he has scored just once at the World Cup Finals. Many
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      727 18  -  McCormack now mixes business and family life with triathlon racing By CHUA SIANG YEE siangyee@sph.com.sg HE WAS dubbed the world’s fittest man in 2010. And triathlon star Chris McCormack, who won the second of his Ironman World Championship titles that year, believed it perhaps a little
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      160 18 Today Badminton All England C’ships: Round of 16 (StarHub Ch203,10pm). Basketball NBA: Denver v Dallas (StarHub Ch202, 9am), Minnesota v New York (9am), Portland v Atlanta (11.30am) Ch216. Cricket Asia Cup: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka (mio TV Ch123 StarHub Ch236, 3.50pm). Golf Cadillac C’ship: Day 1 (mio
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      196 18 Badminton All England C’ships In Birmingham, 1st rd (selected) Men’s singles: Kenichi Tago (Jpn) bt Kashyap Parupalli (Ind) 14-21 21-19 21-17, Kento Momota (Jpn) bt K. Srikanth (Ind) 21-11 21-15, Wang Zhengming (Chn) bt Sony Dwi Kuncoro (Ina) 21-11 21-10, Son Wan Ho (Kor) bt Jan Jorgensen (Den) 21-8
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      388 18  -  By SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg THE Asian Tour has come under fire from the family of the late golf great Seve Ballesteros after it created a direct rival to the Royal Trophy against the wishes of one of the sport’s most charismatic figures.
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      462 18 REUTERS HOUSTON The first in a series of five referendum games represented another step towards legitimate title-contention status for the Houston Rockets. And given the first result, they must be taken seriously. Three Houston starters recorded double-doubles and the Rockets survived a last-second three-point
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      213 18 REUTERS OKLAHOMA CITY Russell Westbrook’s athletic prowess is unquestioned. The Oklahoma City Thunder star is considered one of the best athletes at the point guard position. Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown saw up close what makes Westbrook such a difficult match-up, when the Thunder beat the
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      298 19 LONDON On a day when world No. 3 Tommy Sugiarto and world No. 8 Nguyen Tien Minh were sent packing at the All England Open, Singapore’s No. 1 shuttlers came agonisingly close to creating upsets of their own. The Republic’s top male shuttler
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      567 19  -  Strong line-up beats defending champs ACS (I) in B Div tennis final SCHOOL SPORTS By CHOO YUN TING, LIM CHING YING yuntingc@sph.com.sg chingyl@sph.com.sg INDIVIDUALLY, none of the Singapore Sports School’s (SSP) B Division boys’ tennis players had ever been crowned division champions before.
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        109 19 SINGAPOREAN cyclist Ho Jun Rong was knocked out of the Le Tour de Langkawi in Malaysia on Wednesday, after falling victim to a freak accident in Stage 7 of the race. The OCBC Singapore Pro Cycling team member was eliminated when he lost his balance
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        56 19 THE Singapore Table Tennis Association announced yesterday that Liu Jiayi, 64, has been appointed as the deputy head coach of the national women’s team. The Fujian native is the former head coach of England’s men’s team. He guided Matthew Syed to two golds at the
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        45 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MILAN Italian giants Inter Milan yesterday confirmed that Manchester United captain and defender Nemanja Vidic will join the club at the end of the season. No details of the length of contract agreed with the 32-year-old Serb were revealed.
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        47 19 REUTERS DORAL (Florida) Tiger Woods’ status for this week’s WGC-Cadillac Championship remained uncertain on Tuesday, as the reigning champion continued to receive treatment for a sore back. The world No. 1 golfer cancelled his pre-tournament news conference and practice round on Tuesday.
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      263 19  -  LIM CHING YING RAFFLES Institution’s boys’ softball team retained their B Division title after a thrilling battle against Catholic High School (CHS), winning 9-8 at the Kallang Field yesterday afternoon. Despite the absence of team captain Tien Chan, 16, who was
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      52 20 B19 T H U R S D A Y Sports School too strong in tennis B19 Sports School too strong in tennis B18 McCormack finds balance M A R C H 6 2 0 1 4 B20 B18 McCormack finds balance URBANREAD ALL ABOUT IT TOMORROW Win!Six eyebrow embroidery sessions
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      217 1 Curtain call? Concert halls PART C Audience cannot see Supertree runway Fashion boo-boo Nine Time Travels Esplanade: One of the 15 most beautiful in the world Ingenious Korean drama on time travel C2 Eric Clapton may not play here anymore C11 C7 C10 Thanks for the memories Esplanade’s Mosaic Music
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      6 1 THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM.
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      Lock icon Esplanade among most beautiful halls
      339 2  -  Ong Sor Fern Arts lovers in Singapore have long known the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay boast world-class facilities for the performing arts. Now the arts centre has been chosen by Hamburg-based building data company Emporis as one of the 15 most beautiful concert halls
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      646 2  -  Hear Paul Anka perform Singaporean fans’ favourite song, I Don’t Like To Sleep Alone Melissa Kok melk@sph.com.sg Of all the hits that Paul Anka has written and sung in more than five decades Diana, Put Your Head On My Shoulder, My Way (penned for
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      587 2 Reuters Miami Among the pictures taken of pop star Justin Bieber when he was in police custody in January are 18 shots of him revealing his tattoos. Bieber fans had a field day on Tuesday when those pictures were released by the Miami Beach police department
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        1052 4 / 5  -  Festival will retire its 10-day format on a high note, having brought a wide range of acts here Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg Ten years for almost any other event would merely mark its maturation, a signal that it is ready for another stage of
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        1253 4 / 5 Singapore’s vibrant concert scene in recent years has seen the world’s biggest stars perform here, including Justin Bieber, Rihanna, The Rolling Stones, Katy Perry, Jay Chou and BigBang. Some of them even make Singapore their only South-east Asian stop. Despite this, the country perhaps has
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        765 4 / 5  -  Boon Chan Media Correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg One death in the family is a traumatic event; when three happen, it can get overwhelming. American singer-songwriter Neko Case, 43, began to work on a new record in the midst of the deaths of her estranged parents and her
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        945 6  -  Reinvented band take a more audacious, straightforward approach in their fourth album Sound Bites Yeow Kai Chai kaichai@sph.com.sg For a band whose early songs were quaintly called Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants and Mummy’s Boy, it’s safe to say that Wild Beasts were not favoured to
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        117 6 ‘I haven’t had any time! Everyone wanted to talk to me in English because they’re improving their English, and I’m not learning anything except the different pastries’ Actress Scarlett Johansson (left), who has been unable to learn French since moving to Paris ‘I still don’t believe
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          297 6  -  Boon Chan Stefanie Sun (above) is, first and foremost, a pop star. She is not a singer-songwriter who channels her life experiences into music and words such as, say, Tanya Chua. So it is probably unrealistic to expect this new album her first in three years, and since
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          239 6  -  Ong Sor Fern This sequel to last year’s Magic 101 was 91-year-old tenor 91-year-old saxophonist Frank Wess’ last recording. He died on Oct 30 last year and the album has just been released. The ex-Count Basie sideman is a classicist, as he demonstrates amply on this easygoing programme comprising
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          192 6  -  Chang Tou Liang Here is a disc of what are entirely transcriptions for two cellos by Julian Lloyd Webber (brother of Sir Andrew, the musical-meister), performed by him and his Shanghai-born wife Jiaxin. These are very tuneful short pieces, from Monteverdi, Pergolesi and Purcell to Shostakovich, William Lloyd Webber
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          203 6  -  Chang Tou Liang Earth Requiem (2009) by Guan Xia is purportedly the first requiem composed in Chinese. An epic which plays for just over an hour, this was conceived in remembrance of victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Guan uses Western musical idioms in the first two movements
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        632 7  -  Guitar legend Eric Clapton sang crowd favourites at what could be his last live show here Victoria Barker stlife@sph.com.sg Victoria Barker is a former music journalist. Review Concert ERIC CLAPTON LIVE IN SINGAPORE Singapore Indoor Stadium Tuesday Eric Clapton is a man of very few words.
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        686 7  -  Yip Wai Yee Taiwanese actress-host Rene Hou Yi-jun (below) is more than ready to show some major skin at her upcoming concert here. Speaking to local media over the telephone from Taipei, the 36-year-old reveals that she will be donning three different outfits, including
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        656 8  -  Café culture takes centrestage at the three-day event featuring Café Asia 2014, ICT Industry Expo 2014 and Sweets Bakes Asia 2014 by april chong THE tantalising aroma of coffee and cakes will waft out of the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre this week, with
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        351 8  -  It will head international bakery body for the first time April Chong SINGAPORE will head the International Federation of Chinese Bakery and Confectionery Associations (IFCBCA) for the first time. Today, Mr Liow Kian Huat, the president of Singapore Bakery and Confectionery Trade Association (SBCTA), takes over the
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        403 8  -  The battle begins for the region’s best bakers, baristas, siphon coffee talents and latte artists April Chong THIS week, baristas will be battling it out at a new competition co-organised by the Singapore Coffee Association and the Specialty Coffee Association of Japan, and sponsored by Domba Coffee
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        818 9  -  A time traveller and a loan manager try to do the right thing in two entertaining Asian dramas Telemad Foong Woei Wan woeiwan@sph.com.sg A mysterious incense stick, when lit in the South Korean drama Nine: Nine Time Travels and inhaled, allows a dying man (Lee Jin
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      644 10  -  The fashion show at Gardens by the Bay was plagued by problems such as hot weather Stacey Chia staceyc@sph.com.sg The first fashion show at the Skyway of Gardens by the Bay staged yesterday left audiences and designers unhappy. Although 150 people turned up for
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      299 10 Agence France-Presse Rome Italy vowed on Tuesday to unblock some €2 million (S$3.5 million) to save the long-neglected ruins of Pompeii after rain caused further damage to the Unesco World Heritage landmark. Culture minister Dario Franceschini said he was “unblocking many measures which will
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      542 11 Colourful aisles, trolleys and discount posters complement Karl Lagerfeld’s youthful designs Agence France-Presse Reuters Paris Princess Sirivannavari of Thailand browsed breakfast cereals in a tiara, actress Keira Knightley lingered by the cheese counter and singer Rihanna looked glamorous over by biscuits and cakes. Karl Lagerfeld,
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      459 11 New York Times New York In recent years, it appeared that the Academy Awards was becoming increasingly desirable as a marketing platform in the United States, perhaps even approaching the biggest day of the year for advertising, the Super Bowl. After the Oscars broadcast on
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        272 13 Agence France-Presse LosAngeles–JohnTravolta said on Tuesday he has been feeling terrible over his much-ridiculed Oscars mangling of the name of singer Idina Menzel (right) but concluded she would want him to Let it Go. The actor triggered a storm of online mockery including an app
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        214 13 Agence France-Presse Hong Kong Hong Kong fans of British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver fell about laughing yesterday after he announced a new Italian restaurant for the city in Cantonese with a few slip-ups. Making a stab at the local Chinese dialect in a
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        294 13 New York Times Rome Just a few days short of the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ election, there is fresh evidence that his honeymoon with the public persists: He is getting his own magazine. The 68-page Il Mio Papa (My Pope) was to hit Italian newsstands
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          80 13 Britain’s House of Commons will open its doors to a commercial film crew for the first time next month in a bid to raise cash, welcoming Meryl Streep for a movie about the British film Suffragette, the fictional tale of one woman’s fight
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          70 13 The New York Times on Tuesday corrected a 161-year-old story about Solomon Northup, whose memoir inspired the Oscar-winning movie 12 Years A Slave. The January 20, 1853, article misspelt his name as Northrop, while its headline had it as Northrup, according to the correction, following
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      92 2 Top 15 world’s most beautiful 1. Heydar Aliyev Center (Azerbaijan) 2. Kilden Performing Arts Centre (Norway) 3. Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (United States) 4. Philharmonie (Germany) 5. Auditorio de Tenerife Adan Martin (Spain) 6. Cidade das Artes (Brazil) 7. Esplanade Theatres on the Bay (Singapore) 8. El Palau
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      146 6 Music charts HOT 91.3FM 1. (6) She Looks So Perfect 5 Seconds Of Summer 2. (2) Midnight Memories One Direction 3. (1) MMM Yeah Austin Mahone featuring Pitbull 4. (5) Shot Me Down David Guetta featuring Skylar 5. Jump Rihanna 6. (7) Ten Feet Tall Afrojack featuring Wrabel 7. (4)
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      275 8 WHEN For trade visitors: Today and tomorrow, 10am to 6pm For the public: Saturday, 10am to 5pm WHERE Marina Bay Sands, Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Hall E Admission is free Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Hall E (Basement 2) 6-8 March 2014 (Thursday to Saturday) 10AM 6PM (Thursday Friday, for
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      188 8 3% Sweets Bakes Asia 2014 International Sweets, Desserts Bakery Exhibition www.sweetsbakesasia.com.sg Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Hall E (Basement 2) 6-8 March 2014 (Thursday to Saturday) 10AM 6PM (Thursday Friday, for trade only) 10AM 5PM (Saturday, open to both trade public) Visit Sweets Bakes Asia 2014 Singapore Pavilion FREE ADMISSION! (Trade:
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      251 6 04/07 TOYOTA AXIO 1.5A. Downpayment $9,900. Monthly $860. Good cond. Reverse cam. *****282 1 OWNER 10/’08 E s t i m a Hybrid. 2.4QA 7 seaters. OMV $38K, 69,000 km. New rd tax. *****422 8/06 TOYOTA Harrier 2.4A *****KM. OMV. $29.5K VICOM Evaluated A s k $52,800. *****080 SELECT BY
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      138 6 2009 BEETLE 1.6A. Black. Lady Owner. 70,000km. New Rd Tax. Original Cond. No Accident. *****421 08/10 NEW GOLF 1.4 TSI AT White. OMV $25,447. 1 owner. Low Interest. Good Condition. Call 9115 8182 ’10 PASSAT CC 1.8T Silver, 2 owners. Full Agent maintained. Choice of In-house loan 1.88% 9736-1134 JUL’10
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      173 6 VW PASSAT 1.8 TFSI. 09/11. Brown. 1 owner. 37kkm. ask $123.8k. Eric *****455 SELLING CHEAP! ONLY $85,998 6/’09 Passat CC 1 owner. Call *****070 10/’10 JETTA 1.4A Sports Silver. 1 owner. 43K KM. Agt svc. $81.8K. *****824 ***WEARNES PRE-OWNED XC60 T6 3.0 Sep 2009 $128,888. Limited time only! Call 6430
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      1042 7 Properties Residential Properties for Sale Houses for Sale 402 D02 Anson/ Tg Pagar 402 D03 Queenstown/Tiong Bahru 402 D04 Sentosa/ Telok Blangah 402 D05 Pasir Panjang/ West Coast/ ClementiTown 402 D06 High Street/ North Bridge Rd 402 D07 Rochor/ Bugis/ Beach Rd 402 D08 Little India 403 D09 Orchard/ Cairnhill
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      49 7 1XX OCEAN DRIVE bunglw, seafront living. A&A 2012 worth $5.6m. 2-sty+ basement, 5 bdrm, land 9580/ *****sf. Ron 9852 9055 TREASURE ISLAND. WIDE Frontage. Land 8645 sf/ Built 8000sf. 5+1 bdrms. $22.8M. Owner *****676 FULL SEA VIEW! Sentosa comtemporary bunglw, 5bdrm all ensuite, big gdn pool. 9630-7741 Steve Tay
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      44 7 ***FOR SALE BY Ricky Tan Sentosa Tropical Villa ***** 8000 sqft. Grand! *****062 *****592 DTZ SENTOSA LUXURY BUNGLW 7300 sqft, Balinese design. 8170 sqft, Paradise island. By appt! Peter 9781 1126 SPRINGWOOD EST NEWLY reno semi-detached 4+1+1. 4672 sf. Near MRT. $5.9M. Connection 9669-0282
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      350 7 MAS KUNING 3-STY Corner Terr Land 3870sf $1030 psf/2650sf. 4+1. Long driveway to park for 6 cars. Seah KT 8200-6898 CBRE WEST COAST ROAD Beautiful Semi-D 3900/3000sf. Regular plot. Park 5 cars. Ask $5M. Sim 9322 0288 WEST COAST EST terr. Land 2002sf 2.5 sty. Huge living /dining, 4+1 rm.
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      319 7 SEMI-DETACHED NEITHER TOO BIG nor too small! Rare collectible gem could be you’re looking for Call now! 9322-1891 Victor. STEVENS X 3 terr fr $5.xm Robin x 2 Semi-d fr $7m. One Tree Hill x 4 Semi-d. View all! Call *****000 NEW LISTING OFF WHITE HSE Pk 7200sf. GCB zone.
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      214 7 **ECG LANDED COLLECTION 32 Jalan Novena Barat FH Semi-D 7rm. 1km ACS SJI Lift/Pool. neg. *****680 CHANCERY HIGH SPEC Semi-d. 3200/ 6100 sf. Lift Pool/ Basement, walk to MRT/ACS. Faith *****269 VILLAS GILSTEAD Semi-D $750 psf! FH. 4+1+1+patio, 6 baths, 6974 sf. Pool. Michael www.*****785.com COVETED CHANCERY LANE GCB. *****
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      257 7 CITY FRINGE FH 2-sty corner terr. Plot ratio 2.8, 2140sf. Disc $300K. Only $3.2M! Janet 9008 1021 BRADDELL HEIGHTS EST. Bunglw Zone 9900/ 7000 sf. F’hold. 27m Frontage. $11.2m $1132 psf!!! Good deal! MartinGoh *****020 MILFORD VILLAS 3030 SF Cluster corner. PES pte pool deck, 5 rms/ 6 bath, Nex/MRT
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      296 7 Open House M.O.R.E DYNAMIC ALLIANCE Siglap SemiD $12XXpsf neg Earn potential $500k up. Elevated land. 9278-7772 NEAR MRT $2M NEG ONLY!!! FH 4+1 JC Ville 1807sf. 3-sty Cluster. Mins Eunos MRT. Breezy. Hurry! Evan C 9857-1055 FH LANGSAT RD. Corner terr. Land 2100sf/ built up 4000sf. 3 sty attic. 5
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      271 7 LUCKY GDNS 2STY terr. Elevated 1804/ 2500 sf. Orig. Face NE/gdn. Ample parking $2.9M Tony *****939 D16 OPEN HSE! Modern Limau Gdn Semi-d 2842 3900 sqft. 5rms. Tastefully done up. $2.6M nego. OPEN-HSE *****747 BOEING 3-7pm Fri-Sun Jln Kuang Majestic-wide 4110/7300 sf Lift. Pool. Breezy -NE. MRT POWERFUL NEGOTIATORS. 1)
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      284 7 BANK SALES 2.5 sty Semi-d Chartwell Dr. Land 4212 sf. Built approx 6500 sf. 5 bdrm ensuite. Lap pool. $5.xxM. Derek 9047 1441 TENDER CLOSE 11TH Mar. Tai Keng Gdn (Jln Mahir) 1647sqft 2sty terr F’hold Selling soon! $2.XM ono *****668 *****939 PUNGGOL BUNGLW 4580/ 4600sqft. 6+1/ Chartwell. 4200 6000
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      247 8 $2.XM CORNER TERR Thomson Gdn Est. F’hold. Great location! Great amenities! Don’t Miss! CM *****151 Freehold RARE! WINDSOR PK 2.5 sty Corner Terr 3085/ 3641sf. Lush greenery. Future Mrt Breezy. 9271-0662 June BESIDE PEIRCE RESERVOIRS Rare 2-sty corner semi-d, approx 2210/ 2400sf. 4+1. Lush. Nice! CS 9098 8888 D21 listing
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      271 8 DREAM HOME JUST PACK AND move in!!! Excellent reno spacious Gdn, 3218/ 2488 sf, Semi-d $11xxpsf only FH *****008 $11XXPSF ONLY!! SEMI-D Seletar. 3200/ 2400 sqft. Nice Reno. Hse on regular land. 5 rms. Flo 9237 6663 SEMI-D IN SELETAR. 8 bdrm 9 toilets. 3543 5146 sf. New, cosy, reno,
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      356 8 fill Anson/Tg Pagar fiEV Anson/Tg Pagar fill Anson/Tg Pagar D02 Pte Apts For Sale 002 Pte Apts For Sale DQ2 Pte Apts For Sale m at Enggor St One of the world's tallest residential building located at the heart of Singapore's CBD, in dynamic Tanjong Ragar district with new retail
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      180 8 INTERLACE 1259SF, 3+ study $1350psf, high flr, good view, no noon sun. Airy. Raymond *****337 BANK SALE. TURQUOISE Sentosa Cove. 2777 sqft. 4+1. Waterway/ Pool View. Facilities. DTZ 9724 3662. CARIBBEAN 6 UNITS. 2/ 2+ patio/ 3/ 3+patio/ 4rm. Seaview, high flr, $1.6m up. Low Nicole 9003-8103 **THE INTERLACE 2-BDRM
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      168 8 FH @PASIR PANJANG $10xx psf up! 2/3+utility,squarish layout, 1367/ 1292 sf, pool view. Pauline 9457 2966 SELL BELOW VAL! Rare unit Rochester 1948 sqft, 3+1 Superb view, Very high flr, MRT Mall. $2.7Xm. Hurry FH, WHITEHAVEN. HAW Par Villa MRT. 2-bed PH $1.25M 3-bed Penthouse $1.92M. 4-bed Dual Key $1.67M.
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      293 8 Nixon Real Estate Pte Ltd *The Marq 6157sf $30m *Ritz-Carlton3056sf $13.8m *Ardmore Pk 2885sf $10.8m *Cliveden 2842sf $10m *Tate Res 3218sf $9.8m *Paterson Townhse $8.5m *Cairnhill Crest PH $6m *Ardmore II 2023 fr $5.7m *Scotts Sq 947sf $3.98m Angela Ang 9852-9991 2 BDRMS $1.28M! FH. Own D09 affordably NOW! LIV
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      315 8 HORIZON TOWER EAST Blk. 2302sf High flr F/facilities Orchard MRT. $2.8M neg Hurry! Clinton 9851-2159 CAIRNHILL RES 3RM 1173 sf Freehold. Spacious layout. $2.85m! PARAGON MRT. see: www.hensonpang.com **URBAN SUITES FREEHOLD 2 sty Penthse 4715 sf. 19m pool. $16m! Paragon Mrt. see: www.hensonpang.com Prime Location ESPADA #20 ABOVE. 355sf. FH.
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      244 8 TOP SOON FH! Prestige Balmoral! Price down 10%! Brand new! 2rm $1.8M/3rm $2.7M/ 4 rm $3.5M! Ltd units! Wayne 9764-5269 FH JEWEL Balmoral 3 rm 1346 sf approx, good layout. Great location near city fringe.Christina *****525 D.10 CASABELLA 4-bdrm 2067sqft, well maintained, Asking $3.43M Silvia Ang *****755 BEVERLY HILL Grange
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      318 8 AUCTION 25/2! ST Regis Residences. 1959 sf. 999 yrs. 3+1. Tenanted/ Dr-step Orchard Rd. 9724 3662 *GRANGE RESIDENCES 4+1 +balcony 2852sf Premium stack. High flr.Unblook. Vacant. SM Chia 9068-6500 RARE! NOVENA LODGE 732 sf, 1+1, newly reno. 5 mins to MRT. Val $1.18M. Tenanted till Oct ’14. Call to view
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      332 8 HIGH OAK #01. 1173 sf. 2 bdrm. Unblock. Future Mrt/ sch/ amenities. $850 psf up. Ronald *****055 BALESTIER PT. 1636 sf. 3+1. Mins to town. F’hold. Breezy. Convenient. Orig. Sole HB. *****944 Andrew THE ARTE grand penthouse FH. 4015 sqft 5+1. A1 view. MRT Orchard. neg. Michael www.*****785.com $9XXK F’HOLD
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      882 9 Katong/Joo Chiat/ D15 East Coast Pte Apts For Sale Katong/Joo Chiat/ D15 East Coast Pte Apts For Sale Katong/ Joo Chiat/ HU Katong/ Joo Chiat/ D15 East Coast D15 East Coast Pte Apts For Sale Pte Apts For Sale sIawind FREEHOLD 1 is is is is is si si Freehold
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      266 9 $990K! TAMPINES COURT 1700sf Mais/ Apt. Spacious 3+1 rms. MRT/ Amenities. Don’t miss! Tracy *****711 SAVANNAH. BELOW VALN 3+1 1733sf/ 4+1 2034sf. Designer reno, 4th Uni, Changi Biz Pk. Value Buy! Hurry BELOW VAL! $950K secures 3+1 Melville Pk 1313 sf. Reno. move in. Spacious. Fa ce pool. MRT amenities.
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      291 9 **NEW LIST! SPRINGBLOOM Rare! 1647 sf 3+1. Beautiful reno. High flr. Unblocked. Anthony Chua ***** 028 SCALA TOP SOON! 1/2/3/4 bdrm. For sale/ rent! Door step to Lor Chuan MRT. Good layout! Brand new! CHUAN PARK 3 bdrm, 1528 sqft. High flr. Unblocked. Bright breezy. Next to MRT. Michael 9107
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      273 9 THE LAKESHORE 3-RM Study. 1173 sf. High flr. Reno. Lake view. MRT/ sch/ amenities. Ron *****055 ANOTHER EXCITING DEVELOPMENT Jurong Lakeside. 695 units. Mins MRT. 1 to 5 bedroom. *****116 LAKEVILLE BY MCL Land 1-5 bdrms/ Dual Key/ Penthse MRT. Regd your interest now! Andrew *****280 NEW CONDO Jurong lake
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      304 9 SKYWOODS DAIRY Farm Fr $6xxk. 1+1 to 4bdrm Near Hillview MRT/ Rail mall yklooi.com *****740 SKYWOODS LTD STAR Buy Units! 1+1 fr$6xxK/ 2rm fr $8xxK/ 3rm fr$1.1xxM/ 4rm fr $1.4xxM. Eme 9616 7616 LOOKING FOR DIRECT buyer for a reno. unit Woods vale 1313 s.f 3+1 Near MRT *****671 or
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      311 9 4’NG’ BLK 335 AMK Ave 1. $470k. 91 sqm. Ready to sell below value. Chineseratio full. Amel *****40 BEDOK CTRL 220C 4A Corner 1012 sf. High flr, nice reno. 5 min MRT. COV neg val $670k. *****888 Rich Check ThisOut GRAB FAST! NICE Reno. 4NG Blk 102 Bedok North 91sqm
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      332 9 103 5’I’ 121sqm, high flr. Granite. Point Blk. Nice view. Unblock. Amenities. Best locale. Serious Seller! 5’I’ CORNER BLK 191. Mins to MRT/ amenities. 121 sqm 4A Corner Blk 228 Low flr 3’S’ Blk 105 Valued $373K. 5’A’ BLK. 217 High flr. 4-rm. Rarely avail. MRT. Val. tommy*****699.com BLK 121
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      605 10 SBukit Merah HDB Apts for Sale B&AT3 Bukit Merah HDB Bukit Merah HDB fWl Bukit Merah HDB IMP Apts for Sale |f| Apts for Sale |fif Apts for Sale HDB MEDIAN Resale Prices in 4th Quarter 2013 Resale transactions take place on a ''willing buyer-willing seller" basis. Buyers need not
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      179 10 CHOICE UNIT! 3’I’ Circuit Rd Blk 87. 646 sf. High flr. Val Near amenities. Must view Call Dave Yong *****033 CORNER 4 RM blk 36 Eunos cres renovated, low, walk to mrt quiet, bright, amenities *****113 LCP EM 326 UBI Ave 1, 146sqm High/ Lift flr, Unblock, Mrt/ Amenities/ Maha
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      337 10 Juronq West HDB Apts for Sale Juronq West HDB Apts for Sale Juronq West HDB Apts for Sale Juronq West HDB Apts for Sale Juronq West HDB Apts for Sale Juronq West HDB Apts for Sale Til BUY IT* SELL IT* FIND IT GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES WOODLANDS
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      137 10 ***PROPERTY ELITES DIV Blk 182 Yung Sheng Rd Opp CC/ Food Ct/ Sch. Hurry! Thomas 9857 9893 RARE! EM 469. HIGH flr. Unblocked park view. MRT/ amenities/ Rulang. Val. All eligible. Ken *****929 ML NEAR MRT URGENT! 5-RM BLK 986A. Ask $5xxk, high flr. Corner. Windy. Reno. 100% move in.
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      175 10 678C, 110SQM, 100% reno. Ask $30K below val. Must sell! low flr, all races/PR eligible. Ben ERA *****661 HIGH FLOOR WHAMPOA Dr 4-rm. Total unblocked view all round. Good comm for all agts. Owner 8342-5698 Must Sell Care Honesty NEW LISTING! 5RM Blk 115 Whampoa rd #04 MRT Amenities. Simple.
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      195 10 BLK 230 ST 21, 5’I’, 126 sqm high flr, corner, val $515k. 458, Dr 4, 4A 104sqm high flr, greenery, val $450k. Mins MRT. Sim 9457 2966 5’I’ 626 CORNER, Unblock/ 4’A’ 754 #07, $442K neg/ 4’A’ 755 #10, $450K neg. IKEA/ Courts/ Giant/ West Plaza Irene Low *****063 BEST
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      182 10 4’A’ 417 HIGH flr. Spacious 105 sqm. Bright. Windy. Corner. MRT, schs, shops, mkt. Val $445K. Low cash! Call Now 5’I’ BLK. 228 St 21. Corner high flr. Bright breezy. 126 sqm. 2 yrs reno. Val. $510K. Call Jo 9150 9503 5’I’ BLK 293 mid flr, MRT. 5’I’ Blk 176B
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      144 10 URGENT PRICE To Sell!! 5-Room Blk.178 Edgefield 112sqm. Reno. Unblocked Face Sth/ LRT. 9456-8855 134 EDGEDALE PLAINS 4’A’ 91 sqm. High floor. Reno. Near amenities LRT. Val $440k neg. Colin *****910 4RM PREMIUM 301A Pungg ol Ctrl, high flr, corner, unblock reno MRT/Mall/ amenities. Vincent *****703 **643 PUNGGOL CENTRAL 5-rm
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      300 11 NO COV! 354A Admiralty Drive. 5’I’ 110 sqm. Mid flr, corner unit, well-kept, near MRT/ amenities. Call now! 4’A’ BLK 327 Corner 102 sqm. Chinese hse, Move-in. Quiet. Near Amenities MRT. All Races. Val $423k 4RM BLK 467A Admiralty Dr. Mid flr, windy, simple reno. 102 sqm. Val $440K. Sally
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      309 11 $0 NEG. 5I corner Blk 412A Fernvale, 114sqm, #03 unblock, park view, quiet, Val $530K. Joanne *****164 BELOW VALUATION 268D RARE 5RM Premium apt, just 6 yrs, #05. MRT Val $608K, Ask $598K below. Stan *****184 271B SENGKANG CTRL 4rm premium Best Buy! Selling below Val $565k NS facing windy.
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      272 11 New Listing EM BLK 893 Ave 8. Spacious 145sqm. Mid flr. Walk to abundant amenities. All races. Fabian 9649 1404 NEW LIST! BLK 859A, 4’A’. 104 sqm, MRT. Unblocked. Blk 857 EM unblock,$640K Marble flr. Serious Seller. NEW LIST! DBSS 4’A’ Blk 518A Tampines Central. 92 sqm. Corner. Condo layout.
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      311 11 BLK 227 4’I’ Toa Payoh. Lift level. Unblocked. Low cash. Alice *****635 ERA NEW LIST! BLK 171 4’NG’ Lift. Corner/ Blk 173 5’I’, 121 sqm, $445K, balcony. Blk 770 4’A’ 101 sqm. All welcome. Chinese owner. new listing BLK 139, 4+1 bedrm, High flr, Corner. Windy. Bright. Valued. MRT.Serious Seller
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      336 11 Don’t Miss 4S 276, HIGH Flr, Val $352k 84 sqm, Near Amenties, Near Chongfu Pri, Sell at Val. Call *****628 Ethan. 5’I’ BLK 776 Yishun Ave 2 120sqm. Low flr. Well kept Simple. MRT. All races. VTO! Ben Ng 9682-1143 5’I’ BLK 809. Good layout. 5 mins to Khatib MRT/
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      638 11 IHI 1 Newton/ Novena tiffci Newton/ Novena DU Houses For Rent Dll Houses For Rent Far East Organizatio INSPIRING BETTER LIVES f Chancery Grove Prime BukitTimah townhouses Private carpark, 24-hour security and pool 3 4 bedrooms, 2,013 to 2,896 sq ft We welcome enquiries/viewings on weekends Call *****223 www.fareast.com.sg Singapore's
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      278 11 MEYER RD PRIME Estate! land 4068/built up 2475 sf 4-bdrm landscaped gdn. Immed. Mital *****737 5+1 RMS BUNGALOW. Near Good schs! Move-in cond! Exclusive, peaceful area! Asking $12K. Call 9100 0101 TELOK KURAU LOR H. Inter terr. Reno, 3 bdrms, p/furn Katong mall. $4.2k. Avail immed. 9851-2159 Clinton SIGLAP MODERN
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      305 11 D20 ELLINGTON SQ 2sty inter terr good cond 3+ maid F/ furn Amenities, immed neg. Kem 9144 8301 ERA D21 listing can be found after D11 **3-STY WESTWOOD INTERTERR 2680sf 4+1 carpo rch. Amenities. Furn/ unfu rn, $4.5k David 9479-6199 GALISTAN AVE 5+1. 3k/4ksf Semi-D, good size rooms, Park 2
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      422 11 MARINA BAY RES 2rm, 1227 sf High flr, lovely bay view, fireworks! Mrt/linked malls CBD. Lawrence 9181 2454 SAIL 1 BEDRM 657/ 689sqft 3 bdrms 1711 sqft. 4 bdrms 2000 sqft. Full bay view. Near MRT/ amenities/ F&B THE SAIL 893 sqft, 2 rms. High flr. F/furn. P/sea view MRT
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      1391 12 Sentosa/ Telok Blangah Pte Apts For Rent I Sentosa/ Telok Blangah Pte Apts For Rent Sentosa/ Telok Blangah Pte Apts For Rent Sentosa/ Telok Blangah Pte Apts For Rent Sentosa/ Telok Blangah Pte Apts For Rent M Sentosa/ 004 Telok Blangah Pte Apts For Rent tlffM Sentosa/ 0Q4 Telok Blangah
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      63 12 URBAN SUITES 2002SF 4rm Pte lift. Just TOP/ Suites Central 4rm. Opp Somerset MRT. Koh 9830 7139 SOMERSET MRT. 4+1 Duplex 3347 700 sf sky gdn; penthse pool lift 5974 sf. Owner *****699/ *****027 ORCHARD TOWERS. 2-BDRM 1969 sf. F/furn. Immediate Mins walk to Orchard MRT. Call 6225-5588 HFP 8
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      120 12 VIDA@ CAIRNHILL 2RM pool view. Serene, near orchard shpg belt/ MRT. P/furn. Immed. HK Koh 9830-7139 YONG AN PK 4530 sf. 4+1 Penthse. Pool view. $12K St Martin Res, Tanglin 1bdrm+patio. 9889-8959 PARC SOPHIA 1 bdrm 474 sf/ 2bdrm 732sf. Pool view Near Dhoby Ghaut MRT. Immed. *****489 Evan VERMONT
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      438 13 ELIZABETH TWR 3+1. MRT. 2100 sqft. P/ furn. $6.2K Sole Agt Audrey *****128 JUNIPER ARDMORE. 4+1. 3196 sf. Near Orchard Rd. $12.8K. 9761-3482 Mary SCOTTS 28. 2 bdrm 1098 sf f/furn, Newton MRT. $5.2k. Immed. Clinton 9851-2159 THE METZ 1-RM 581 sf, furn. greenery. Near MRT. $4.3K Steven 9091-1717 Landz
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      432 13 1. TRESOR 1604sf 3+1+patio 2. Proximo 2174 sf 2+study big roof terr. 9475 4785 www.michaelciola.com.sg Watson Poh Gim Hoe 9675 5851 THE ASTON 1BDRM 647 sqft F/furn. Spacious. Walk to Great World all amenities Good location. Must view!!! *NASSIM JADE RARE Single -level 5+1+ balcony 3509sf Excellent cond $13.5K neg
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      443 13 PENTHOUSE ARCADIA. Designer duplex for CEOs 7500 sq ft 7+1 Immediate Albert 9682 6220 APPC WALK TO NEWTON MRT! Brand New L’Viv 1+Study. 614 sf. Quality furn. Condo facilities. Rita 9007-5383 Expat'sChoice THE TREVOSE, 2099 sf, Grd flr, 4+1, large patio, quiet exclusive. Expensive reno, $8.8K.Desmond *****830 SURREY CT, 2
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      293 13 NEAR MRT $4K NEG!!! 1237 sf. Twin Hgts. 3+1. Spacious. Novena MRT. 1 min to shop mall. Evan C 9857 1055 BRAND NEW! VISTA Residences 2rm 904sf. Novena T Payoh MRT. F/facilities. No noon sun. $4.2K neg. 1BDRM VISTA RES $3.6K 2bdrm Bliss Loft $3.5K. 3bdrm Iresidences $5.5K. 4bdrm Vista
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      307 13 SHORE RES 1RM A1! $3.3K One Amber 1rm #1X $3.5K Coralis 2+1 #1X A1! $3.9K Shore Res 2rm #1X $4.2K One Amber 2rm A1! $4.2K One Amber 3+1 #1X $5.1K Questa 3rm Penthse $5.5K Costa Del Sol 3rm #23 $5K Seaview #22 2600sf $11K GRACIOUS MANSIONS AT Jalan Rendang! 3/4
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      398 13 URGENT!!! MANDARIN GDN 825sf. 1 rm Balcony. F/furn Pool Sea View! Immed!! Fr $2.6K!! Leena 9851-9118 THE SHORE RESIDENCES. 1bdrm, F/P/furn. Mins Walk to Parkway/ I12 Mall. Avail Immed. Owner 9781-3902 THE SHORE 3-DBRM 1292 sf. P/furn. Pool view. Facilities. Good layout. Key on hand. Nancy 9238 6633 NEAR AMENITIES
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      350 13 TANAH MERAH MANSION Apt. 2rms. 904 sf. P/furn. Pool. Gym. MRT. Eateries Quiet. Carenline *****821 SUNHAVEN. 2 BDRM. 1066 sf. High flr. Unblocked. F/furn. F/facilities, Serene ambience. Jane 9711-1126 1) CASA MERAH, 3+1 bdrms MRT. full facilities. Immed. 2)Aquarius by the Pk, 3rm Call *****575 Billy HSR Choice Unit COUNTRY
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      265 13 ***SAVANNAH CONDO 3+1, 1733 sf/ 4+1, 1453 sf 2045 sf. All Immed. UWC/ Changi Biz Pk/ Expo. Hurry WATERVIEW $2.8K UP! 2/ 3/ 4-rm/ penthse. Pool/ Res/ quarry view. Immed. Goi *****388/ *****293 JUST TOP! WATERVIEW Tampines 2-bdrm. Furn/ unfurn. High flr, windy. Rm also for rent. neg. WATERVIEW TAMPINES
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      334 13 CHEAPEST! PRIMO RES 2 rm duplex w/jacuzzi, bright, windy. P/ furn. MRT. $3.1K. Also for sale. 9021 0490 CHOICE UNIT REGENTVILLE 1152SF 3+1 High flr. Bright, windy, well kept unit. Full facilities. Immed. JJ Tan *****357 Expat'sChoice PALM HAVEN 3RM Penthse P/furn. Near Kovan MRT amenities. Pool facing. neg. Cynthia
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      305 14 CASPIAN 3-BDRM. HIGH flr Windy. 5 mins Lakeside MRT. $3.8K. Avail Immed. Swee 9295-2728 TRE HAZEL PARK, 3RM Helper’s rm. Good Unblocked view. Bright, aircon, 1324sf Spacious. TanLb *****811 REGENT GROVE 3+1 Next to MRT/ amenities. High flr. P/furn Immed. $3K. Owner *****966/ 9181-0383 WINDERMERE 3BDRM 1280 sf. Furn. High
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      357 14 5’I’, 771 BEDOK Res View furn, aircon, #12 windy, approved. All races. End Mar. $2.65k neg. 9297-6245 Near Mrt SHUNFU 3RM BEAUTIFULLY reno. F/aircon. Amenities good schs. Easy access to town. Candy 9190 6289 3-RM BLK 407 High flr. Face Bishan Pk. Windy. F/ furn. Near amenities, immed. Dennis 9669
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      370 14 APPROVED UNITS ALJUNIED Crescent 97, 2+1 furn/aircon MRT,amenities.Immed. neg. 9615 8810 Ricky JLN BATU BLK 11 EA Mid flr. Spacious. Walk to ameni ties/ mkt. MRT/ City Avail Apr. Michael 9107 8090 MINS HOUGANG MRT. EA, blk 358. Lift level. F/furn. 3 aircon. Huge, Clean, neat Immed. 9385-2807 Minit 3NG
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      343 14 4-RM (3+1) BLK 260. MRT 5-rm (3+1) Blk 304. High flr 1+1 Buangkok 211. F/ reno. Immed. neg. 9188 9106. APPROVED 3-RM BLK 105 S’goon North. Fully furn. Aircon.Int’l sch/ amenities. Immed. Suresh 9757 1340 3’I’ S’GOON N Ave 1. F/furn High flr. Clean tidy. Prefer families/ professionals. avail immed
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      426 14 2+1 BLK 144 Sengkang, furn, aircon. Well kept. Apr 3+1 Blk 177 Bishan St 13, furn, 3 aircon. Immediate. PEPSY HILL CONDO Common rm with own entrance /toilet, f/furn, aircon, MRT. $1.8K. 9489-6213 Tay PN BALESTIER TOWER COMMON rm High flr. F/Furn, aircon utility included $900. No cooking.Immed. 9011-0080 SOMERSET
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      406 14 JAPANESE/ KOREAN/ FOREIGN single/ expat family urgently looking for all areas, whole unit for rental. High budget. 1 or 2 yrs lease. *****994 Lee WP UNITS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY! All areas. Expat tenants with good budget. Please call James 9123-8005. SELL RENT through me. Best price. Good network mktg strategy. Fast
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      390 14 MUST VIEW! NORTHSTAR AMK 1948 sf 8B Admiralty 1760 sqft Tagore Dr 2600 sf x 2 unit Ye Guang@Paya Lebar Rd Fr $2psf Patrick *****772 CITY IND BLDG CITITECH IND BLDG. Near Aljunied MRT. Good layout. From 1,324 sf. Tel: 6877-1818 /8363 LOOKING FOR CENTRALLY Located ind. Space Kallang? 1,600-5,000sf.
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      503 14 TUAS/ TUAS SOUTH detach fty *****, *****, ***** sqft. Accessible to container. Ronnie 9615-5922 ALJUNIED/ MACPHERSON 1000/ 1200/ 1300/ 1600/ 2000/ 2800/ 3600/ 3800 sqft. neg. *****773 PRE CHANGI FACTORY/ FITTED office approx 6650 sqft. Car Workshop/ Dormitory/ Engrg. Betsy *****652 OXLEY BIZ HUB. New! 1571/ 2000/7664sf.Grd flr. Face Road.
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      2512 15 Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale j"3|y Far East Organization inspiring better lives Immediate Rental Income
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      272 15 HIGH ST CTR 1000 sf, panoramic sea view, avail 1st May. neg ANZ 9631-6938 THE PLAZA, OUTSIDE CBD 733sf carpeted, ctrl aircon, $5.80psf. *****288 Agt LOW RENT! ANSON Rd 6500 sf. Fitted; MLM ctr/offices/ Seminar rms. 9637-2581. OPP KEMBANGAN MRT!! 775 sf, Grade 1, 3 partitions/ access area. 9675-5398 PENINSULA
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      191 15 VISION EXCHANGE Office/ Medical Clinic/ F&B Jurong Gateway. No SSD/ ABSD. 99 yrs. Martin 8777 9494 VISION EXCHANGE Office/ Medical Clinic/ F&B Jurong Gateway. No SSD/ ABSD. 99yr. Gavin Poh *****288 VISION EXCHANGE Office/ Medical Clinic/ F&B Jurong Gateway. No SSD/ ABSD. 99 yrs. Derek 9066 0289 VISION EXCHANGE Office/
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      259 16 VISION EXCHANGE Office/ Medical Clinic/ F&B Jurong Gateway. No SSD/ ABSD. 99 yrs. Henry 8100 8717 VISION EXCHANGE Office/ Medical Clinic/ F&B Jurong Gateway. No SSD/ ABSD. 99 yrs. Shanice *****697 VISION EXCHANGE Office/ Medical Clinic/ F&B Jurong Gateway. No SSD/ ABSD. 99 yrs. Susan 9008 1899 VISION EXCHANGE Office/
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      517 16 MEDICAL SUITES@ORCHARD RD Good crowd, near Mt Elizabeth/ MRT. 592-6049 sf. 9099 6155/ 8127 9498 VISION EXCHANGE Office/ Medical Clinic/ F&B Jurong Gateway. No SSD/ ABSD. 99yr. Dorris Tan 9182 2418 SHENTON HSE 452SF Price to sell Low quantum Good investment. Rare! MRT. Ronald Ho *****796 VISION EXCHANGE Office/ Medical
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      650 16 67»r |®a s r r (ST Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Prime Shops For Lease Orchard Plaza (next to Orchard Point) 226 to 883 sq ft Suitable for retail, beauty salon, language schools, showroom, etc. Golden Landmark (opposite Raffles Hospital and near Bugis MRT) 291 to 398 sq ft
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      420 16 ***325 NEW BRIDGE Road. 2228 sf. $4.50 psf, no GST. Outram MRT. Agents welcome. SMS Lim 9185 9377 BEDOK RESERVOIR HDB Shop 774sf Good crowd. 2 frontage. Corner. Suits retail /F&B Sande *****520 SOUTH BRIDGE RD! Grd flr Near MRT. 1250 sf. 3 phase 100amp. $12K, centralised aircon. Sande *****520
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      455 16 JLN KEMBANGAN. GRD flr. 800, 1000, 1800sf. Bare Suits Edu Ctr etc. MRT. Immed. Annis 9168-6998 TARI BURONG 380/ 1350sf. Glass door, Face Upp. Changi rd No f&b *****661 SHOPHSE FOR RENT Lavender St. Face main road. All trades. *****619 Ong. 201 TAMPINES 1/2 shop. $3.6K. Good crowd. All trades.
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      352 16 COMMERZE IRVING. Shop space. 248sf. TOP. Ground floor. 60 years. Pool, gym. No GST. Owner *****022 CRAIG RD 3-STY CBD area. Rare Corner unit! Land 1916/ Built-in 5113 sqft est. $13.8M. Owner *****682 $5.XM HIGH YIELD! Bedok coffeeshop 4164sf, Club St 2300sf, Jln Besar. Chinatown 3200sf.*****620 ST MULTI USAGE 4-STYS
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      426 16 Check ThisOut PAVILION SQ FH F&B/ Retail fr $7xxK Le Regal FH #1 facing Geylang Main Rd near lor 18 $1.xM *****777 Check ThisOut CHEAPEST! MILLAGE FH fr $6xxK Centropod FH fr $530K Junction 9@Yishun #1/2 fr $1.1xM *****777 BEST DEAL SHOP CUM RESIDENCE in D12 Kim Keat area. F’hold.
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      451 16 BEST LOCATION NEXT TO CUPPAGE Plaza corner, w/Alfresco 2000sf suit Japanese food immed $29K. George 9628-1628 **MOHD SULTAN MAIN Rd frontage. 2 units. 1700/ 1300sqft Alfresco Heavy traffic. SM Chia *****500 OUTH BRIDGE RD 1600 sf. Gr flr.Next to Boat Quay Clarke Quay MRT *****574 Magdalene S NITECLUB/ KTV LOUNGE
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      345 16 PAYA LEBAR YI Guang Fty 3100 sqft. B1. Immed. MRT. Suits warehse, mfg, office neg!!! 9638-5538 Andy JOO SENG WAREHSE 2110 sf Showrm+office. Fitted. 2 entrances. Easy loading /unloading. *****148 PANDAN CRES WAREHOUSE Ancillary Office. 8000sf to ***** sf. PropertyBank *****697/ *****308 JURONG WAREHSE fty fr *****sf 8M hgt,40ft loading
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      256 24 $2050 $2.4K (Day/Night) Security officer Supervisor require Mt Sinai Lane (Holland Rd) call *****211 Kamar SECURITY OFFICERS REQUIRED Near Lor Chuan MRT day shift near Simei MRT day/ night, salary $1750 $1800. 8366-5864 $1.7K-$1.9K. IND Bldg Macpherson main Rd. Bt Batok East Ave 3. Pls call *****397 *****075 SECURITY OFFICERS
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      198 24 NEA MAKRET NEEDS Cleaners Supervisor, Day/ Night C’welth, Maxwell Holland Newton. Clean Solutions Pte Ltd. Call *****049 û PARK CLEANERS REQUIRED immediately in the east town area. S’porean only. Interested call: *****274/ *****484/ *****584/ *****094 SCHOOL CLEANERS, REDHILL,Cantonment, Telok Blangah, Farrer Road, Selegie. Pls call *****664 8221-5529/ 9852-0281 BEDOK, BISHAN,
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