The Straits Times, 23 June 2014

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    28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2014 70 PAGES IN FOUR 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 S’pore targets highest vehicle emission mark
    664 1  -  Switch to Euro 6 in 2017 part of effort to reduce hazardous fine particulate matter in the air By CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE will adopt the Euro 6 emission standard for petrol and diesel vehicles as early as 2017, making it
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    Lock icon CAN KLOSE BEAT RONALDO’S RECORD?
    61 1 IN SPORT Putting Miroslav Klose’s 15 goals in perspective L B19 Pundit Gerry Armstrong on Mexico’s edge over Croatia L B18 Preview: Netherlands v Chile a fight to avoid meeting Brazil next L B17 Our man in Brazil, sports editor Marc Lim, discovers “kilo” restaurants
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    Lock icon 15 S’poreans nabbed over illegal betting on World Cup matches
    345 1  -  By AW CHENG WEI awcw@sph.com.sg POLICE have arrested 15 people, including one woman, in connection with illegal soccer bookmaking and punting activities, which The Straits Times understands involved World Cup matches. The suspects all Singaporeans are between the ages of
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    Lock icon Militants capture key Syria border crossing
    56 1 SUNNI militants in Iraq seized a strategic Syria border crossing yesterday, after the security forces made a “tactical” withdrawal. The latest advances by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant came as United States Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in the region
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Big manhunt in S. Korea after soldier shoots dead 5 comrades
      664 2 / 3 Conscript holes up in forest after trading fire with pursuing troops AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG REUTERS SEOUL South Korean troops traded fire in a stand-off yesterday with a cornered conscript soldier who went on the run after shooting dead five
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      Lock icon Firms taking precautions against return of haze
      469 2 / 3  -  Steps include stockpiling of N95 masks, making alternative work arrangements By AUDREY TAN audreyt@sph.com.sg COMPANIES here are readying themselves for the onset of the haze, with precautions ranging from redeploying staff and stockpiling masks to cutting back on work if needed. Their efforts
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      Lock icon REIGNING BROLLIES
      102 2 / 3 A canopy of umbrellas on the basketball court in Marine Parade Community Club represents a successful effort to get into the Singapore Book of Records with the most number of hand-painted and decorated umbrellas. More than 500 residents have been painting some 1,000 umbrellas since March in a
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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        Lock icon Tougher emission standard
        45 4 SINGAPORE will adopt the Euro 6 emission standard for petrol and diesel vehicles as early as 2017, making it possibly the first country in the region to use the most stringent regulation to reduce harmful exhaust emissions. TOP OF THE NEWS A1
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        Lock icon Rogue soldier sparks stand-off
        46 4 SOUTH Korean troops yesterday traded fire near a school in a stand-off with a cornered conscript soldier, who had gone on the run after shooting dead five members of his unit on the border with North Korea. TOP OF THE NEWS A2
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Contrasting moods
          49 4 THE two candidates vying to lead Indonesia have vastly different campaigning styles, but the distinctions do not just explain why the appeal of Mr Joko Widodo seems to be running thin as Mr Prabowo Subianto’s surges. They also illustrate the contrasting moods in both camps. PAGE A10
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          Lock icon Thailand recovering
          65 4 ONE month after the Thai army seized power in a coup d’etat, it has Thailand sewn up tight. The flash mob protests and heavy troop deployment have died away. With the nationwide curfew lifted last week, life has returned to normal and tourism is showing signs of recovering.
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          Lock icon Putin backs ceasefire
          51 4 RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin voiced support for a ceasefire in Ukraine declared by his counterpart, even as he put over 65,000 troops on combat alert. But he said the move would not be viable without constructive steps to start negotiations with rebel leaders in south-east regions. PAGE
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          Lock icon Upping staff benefits
          43 4 COMPANIES in Japan are using various measures besides the usual wage increase to retain or hire staff as a labour crunch bites. The initiatives include redeploying staff more efficiently and redesigning equipment for a more elderly friendly environment. PAGE A16
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        Lock icon TURNING AROUND DISENGAGED WORKERS
        56 4 Singaporeans have been regularly found to be among the most disengaged workers in the region. It's high time more is done to probe why some work with passion and help drive innovation, others simply go through the motions, and yet others act out their frustrations at
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon US needs to change tack
          54 4 THE Middle East faces mayhem, as the conflict between the Sunnis and Shiites flares up in Iraq. The US needs to go beyond being a mere upholder of the current status quo to an arbiter between the Middle East’s key new players, says Europe Correspondent
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon Direct route into schools
          68 4 MORE schools are offering places early through a decade-old scheme that gives them leeway in accepting students. The direct school admission route lets schools take in students based not just on academic ability, but also sports and arts. PAGE B1 Children hoping to enter the School
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          Lock icon Carbon footprint project
          36 4 SINGAPORE has started a five-year project to measure its carbon footprint. The authorities also want to develop a system that monitors how much trees, soil and grass help cut greenhouse gases. PAGE B2
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          Lock icon Games’ record turnout
          42 4 THIS year’s Singapore Community Games drew to a close yesterday, after fierce competition in football, badminton, basketball, sepak takraw and bowling. A record 10,000 people took part in the games, which were held from March to June. PAGE B4
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Scam spooks lenders
          48 4 THE metals financing scam in China is spooking lenders here, resulting in many banks becoming more cautious about how they lend and who they lend to. Banks here are doing more checks on companies they lend to and tightening up their internal processes. PAGE B8
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      • SPORTS
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          Lock icon Feng wins another title
          55 4 SINGAPORE’S top paddler Feng Tianwei is peaking nicely for next month’s Commonwealth Games and September’s Asian Games. She beat home favourite Kasumi Ishikawa 4-2 for her second Super Series-level Japan Open crown in Yokohama. PAGE B14 Feng Tianwei has won her second Super Series-level Japan Open
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          Lock icon Rosberg wins in Austria
          66 4 GERMAN driver Nico Rosberg stretched his Formula One lead over Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton to 29 points, after holding him off to win the Austrian Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas of Finland was third for Williams, but it was a day to forget for four-time champion Sebastian
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      • STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL
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          Lock icon How to express your World Cup style
          56 4 Felicia Choo of Urban gives the fashion-conscious some tips on how to show their support during the World Cup, going beyond just sporting the usual football jersey. Learn how to step out in style with or without a jersey, at http://bit.ly/V0ZDHy PHOTO: DIOS
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        • VIDEOS
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            Lock icon Footballer with heart of gold
            41 4 GHANA midfielder Sulley Muntari has become an Internet sensation, more for handing out cash to a poor Brazilian community than for his sterling performance in Ghana’s 2-2 draw with Germany. Watch his kind act at http://bit.ly/1ilwdhQ
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        • FUNNIES
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            Lock icon World Cup goal dances
            37 4 THEY are all the rage, celebrations by players of different teams, inspiring even Bollywood stars wanting to learn the moves. Watch the best Vine clips of the teams’ goal celebration dances at http://bit.ly/1iwKNmy
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Born to be a survivor
          74 4 ALISON Teal, who appeared in the Naked And Afraid TV series, where completely nude man-woman pairings try to survive living in the wilderness for 21 days, has a new online video series called Alison’s Adventures, where she documents her travels to places such as Australia,
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          Lock icon Top violin prize for boy
          55 4 SINGAPOREAN Samuel Tan, nine, last month beat competitors almost four times his age to clinch the grand Postacchini Prize at the international violin contest in Italy. Former Singaporean prize winners at the competition include Gabriel Ng, who also won the Postacchini Prize in 2007 when
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      Lock icon Dengue hot spot gets extra attention
      536 6  -  Resources focused on area covering Serangoon, Kovan and Hougang By DAVID EE davidee@sph.com.sg THE authorities need to quickly get a handle on the dengue outbreak in Serangoon, Kovan and Hougang where the mosqui-to-borne disease has spread widely said Second Minister for the Environment and
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      Lock icon HK residents out in force for reform vote
      658 6  -  By LI XUEYING HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg ACROSS the Causeway Bay bridge, where old women are hired to change fortunes by “da siu yan” or hexing one’s enemies another exercise to try to influence the future of Hong Kong is under way.
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      Lock icon Tough times for brokers as trades slow, commissions fall
      852 6  -  By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE remisier Jimmy Ho remembers the good old days of stock trading when the action came thick and fast and the cash was free-flowing. “It was very good. You’d answer the phone with your left ear until
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      Lock icon Militants take Iraqi towns after seizing border point
      586 8 Govt forces make ‘tactical’ withdrawal from towns in the face of onslaught AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BLOOMBERG BAGHDAD Sunni militants advanced through west Iraq after seizing a strategic Syria border crossing, as United States Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in the region
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      Lock icon Gruelling life in refugee camps... but still they come
      502 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KALAK (Iraq) On a dusty patch of land off a highway in northern Iraq, Faisal watches his three-week-old son cry in the tent that is now his home. The temperature hovers around 40 deg C, and aid being distributed
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      Lock icon Bloodshed threatens world’s access to Iraq oil
      511 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Escalating violence in Iraq is threatening the development of some of the world’s largest oil reserves, at a time when Opec’s No. 2 producer was expected to be a key future supplier. Western majors including BP, ExxonMobil and Shell, along
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      Lock icon How Iraq unravels again
      399 8 WASHINGTON POST AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE IT WAS Dec 14, 2011, when the last contingent of American troops left the country, and much of the world stopped paying attention to what was happening in Baghdad. So what went wrong? Here are 10 key events leading to the fall
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      Lock icon 50,000 attend reopening of iconic temple
      474 9  -  Founded by Tamil pioneers, it opens after $7m makeover By AMELIA TENG ateng@sph.com.sg BRAVING the morning shower, 50,000 devotees packed the iconic Sri Veeramakaliamman temple in Little India yesterday, which has just undergone a $7 million makeover. The temple at 141 Serangoon Road, which
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    • Article
      Lock icon CPF money 100% safe: Swee Say
      390 9  -  By AUDREY TAN audreyt@sph.com.sg MINISTER in the Prime Minister’s Office Lim Swee Say yesterday assured Singaporeans that their money in the Central Provident Fund (CPF) was “100 per cent safe”. While many investments had been lost during the global financial crisis, he pointed out,
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Candidates stress commitment to defence spending
      404 10  -  2014 INDONESIA PRESIDENTS ELECTION By ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF IN JAKARTA zakirh@sph.com.sg BOTH presidential candidates stressed their commitment to boost defence spending to secure Indonesia’s borders amid heightened geopolitical tensions in the region, but insisted they would put diplomacy first in resolving border
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      Lock icon Jokowi in danger of losing lead to Prabowo
      879 10  -  Polls show gap has shrunk to less than five points in key battlegrounds As the halfway mark for campaigning approaches, we take a look at the increasingly close contest between candidates Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto, and the mood in both campaign
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      Lock icon HIGH ANXIETY IN JOKOWI CAMP
      733 10  -  By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN SUBANG (West Java) wahyudis@sph.com.sg WITH two weeks left to campaign for the July 9 presidential election, Mr Joko Widodo is rushing to woo as many undecided voters as he can, amid an unrelenting wave of scurrilous attacks on him
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      Lock icon HIGH CONFIDENCE IN PRABOWO CAMP
      674 10  -  By ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA zubaidah@sph.com.sg AT MR PRABOWO Subianto’s campaign headquarters in East Jakarta, an endless stream of people turn up to declare their support, fuelling growing optimism in the presidential candidate’s team that he will overtake front runner Joko Widodo by
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Thai army keeps a tight rein as life returns to normal
        803 11  -  One month after coup, protests are low-key but arrests are swift By NIRMAL GHOSH INDOCHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BANGKOK nirmal@sph.com.sg THE plain-clothes police and soldiers were polite but firm as they led the middle-aged woman away. Her offence? Wearing
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        Lock icon FOR RICHER OR POORER
        77 11 An Indian groom listening to his bride as they arrived for a multi-faith mass wedding in Mumbai yesterday. More than 50 underprivileged couples from different communities were wedded according to the traditions of their faith. Mass marriages generally organised by social groups to cut costs are
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        Lock icon Penang reclaiming land for new island
        1072 12  -  Critics worry about environmental and social costs of $10b project By CAROLYN HONG SENIOR WRITER IN GEORGE TOWN (Penang) carolynh@sph.com.sg THE northern coast of Penang is set to change dramatically following the state government’s recent approval for a 308ha island to be built, to
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        Lock icon KL, Bangkok hit back at US human trafficking report
        509 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia yesterday rejected harsh US criticism for failing to tackle human trafficking after an annual State Department report shamed the South-east Asian country, together with Thailand and Venezuela. Bangkok has also said it is disappointed at being
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        Lock icon Police to tighten security in Colombo
        658 13 Cops slammed by Sri Lankan media for not reining in Buddhist extremists AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE COLOMBO Sri Lankan police yesterday announced that they were tightening security in the capital after local media, in a rare show of unity, condemned them for failing to control Buddhist
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Taiwan First Lady puts off Japan visit
          61 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI Taiwanese First Lady Chow Mei-ching has postponed a rare visit to Japan after a diplomatic row over the wording of posters promoting the island’s exhibition in Tokyo of treasured artefacts. Taipei National Palace Museum said Tokyo had violated a contract
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          Lock icon Capsize of 2 boats: Death toll up to 16
          54 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian authorities yesterday recovered the body of an Indonesian woman, raising the confirmed death toll from two boat accidents to 16 with dozens still missing. Two boats taking illegal immigrants back to Sumatra capsized last Wednesday
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          Lock icon N-plant restarts purifying system
          31 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant yesterday restarted its trouble-plagued water decontamination system for the first time in three months, Tokyo Electric Power Co said.
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        Lock icon Woman, 40, arrested for abandoning handicapped son
        346 13 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK NILAI (Negeri Sembilan) Police have detained a 40-year-old woman whose handicapped and severely malnourished son was found abandoned in a flat at Taman Semarak near Nilai. An Immigration Department team checking for illegal migrants last Saturday found the 15-year-old,
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      Lock icon Putin backs Ukraine ceasefire, but holds drills
      598 14 Troops put on combat alert in biggest move since Russia annexed Crimea BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KIEV Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced support for a ceasefire in Ukraine declared by his counterpart, calling for all sides to halt military activities even as he put
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      Lock icon Kerry in Egypt to push for democracy
      423 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG CAIRO US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Egypt yesterday on a surprise trip to push for democracy in the politically tumultuous country, as Washington quietly released US$572 million (S$714 million) in aid. Mr Kerry, the highest-ranking US official
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    • Article
      Lock icon Austrian town recycles heat from the sewer
      458 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AMSTETTEN (Austria) Vast amounts of hot water from household appliances, businesses and factories gurgle down the drain every day, wasting not only water but also another precious resource: heat energy. Not, however, in the Austrian town of Amstetten, where this energy
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      Lock icon British firms keen to hire more Mandarin speakers: Survey
      319 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON British companies are increasingly seeking workers who can speak Mandarin, says the largest employers’ organisation in the country. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) found that while European languages are still in demand, there are signs that more
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon 2 killed in hunt for Israeli teens
        91 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JERUSALEM Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinians in the West Bank yesterday in separate clashes that erupted as they made more arrests in the hunt for three missing teenagers. The deaths raised to four the number of Palestinians killed since the
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        Lock icon British soldiers fail fitness test
        75 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON The British army is known worldwide for its efficiency and performance, but new figures suggest that its soldiers might be getting a little soft. More than 32,000 soldiers 29,600 men and 2,819 women have failed a basic fitness test at some point
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        Lock icon Al-Qaeda ‘kills two sorcerers’
        92 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ADEN (Yemen) Al-Qaeda gunmen have killed two people in the south-east for allegedly practising witchcraft and sorcery, which are forbidden under Islam, a security official told Agence France-Presse. The killings took place late last Saturday in the town of Shehr in Hadramawt province, the
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    • PEOPLE WORLD
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        Lock icon Pope excommunicates mafiosi for ‘adoration of evil’
        437 15 REUTERS SIBARI (Italy) Pope Francis has issued the strongest attack on organised crime groups by a pontiff in two decades, accusing them of practising “the adoration of evil” and saying that mafiosi are excommunicated. It is the first time a pope has used
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        Lock icon Iraqi PM fails to live up to high hopes
        1007 15  -  Maliki’s bias towards Shi’ites seen as fuelling insurgency By PAUL ZACH STRAITS TIMES FOREIGN DESK zach@sph.com.sg WHEN Shi’ite militias loyal to an-ti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr fought to take control of Iraq in 2008, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki surprised the United States
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      Lock icon Japan firms struggling to beat labour crunch
      794 16  -  Some offer shorter work hours for mums; others extend retirement age By HAU BOON LAI JAPAN CORRESPONDENT IN TOKYO boonlai@sph.com.sg COMPANIES have had to be creative, going beyond the usual wage increases, to retain or recruit staff as a labour crunch in Japan
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      Lock icon Iranian women splurge on make-up products
      435 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TEHERAN Under the compulsory veil and despite hard times, Iranian women are unrestrained in showing off one feature on which they feel a need to spend money: their faces. Everyday wearing of make-up is probably more common in Iran, an Islamic republic,
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon China’s wealth products sector slows
        86 16 REUTERS BEIJING China’s wealth management products totalled 12.8 trillion yuan (S$2.6 trillion) as at the end of May, state media said, quoting the vice-president of the central bank. China’s market of wealth management products had grown at an annual rate of between 60 and 80
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        Lock icon GE close to $21b purchase of Alstom
        62 16 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK General Electric is moving closer to its biggest acquisition ever, a US$17 billion (S$21 billion) deal for Alstom’s energy assets, after the French company’s board approved the offer. The firms announced an agreement last Saturday as talks continued for France
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        Lock icon Proposed Bill to repeal carbon tax
        52 16 BLOOMBERG SYDNEY Australia will re-introduce a Bill to repeal a carbon-price mechanism brought in by the previous Labor government, saying it will lower energy costs for consumers and businesses. Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s government will take the proposed legislation to Parliament today, his office
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      424 17 SEASONED workers who quit and leave are common to all organisations. But not as inevitable are the vast swathes of employees who quit and stay. This is one way of describing the Singaporeans who say they do not like their jobs and are disconnected from their
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      1051 18  -  By TANG HANG WU FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is a professor and director of the Centre for Cross-Border Commercial Law in Asia at the School of Law, Singapore Management University. ANELDERLYwomanwas found wandering in the streets aimlessly in a schizophrenic state.
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        144 19  -  Ng Sook Fun (Ms) Director, Corporate Marketing Communications Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore Evelyn Goh (Ms) Director, Communications, Planning Policy Personal Data Protection Commission WE HOPE to address Mr Chin Kee Thou’s concerns (“‘No junk mail’ sign for letterboxes”; June 12). There are
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        153 19  -  Helen Lim (Ms) Director, Media Relations Land Transport Authority WE THANK Mr Luo Siao Ping for his feedback (“Extend COE validity to 20 years”; June 13). The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) system ensures that our vehicle population does not exceed what our road infrastructure can
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        244 19  -  Chan Cheng Lin I AM appalled to read that yet another teacher has been charged in court for betraying his student’s trust in him (“Teacher ‘used student as sexual plaything’”; last Wednesday). The rising number of educators, including those on teaching
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        292 19  -  Quek Koh Choon (Dr) I AGREE that doctors and nurses need more training in palliative care (“Docs, nurses struggling with palliative care”; last Thursday). However, what is paramount in palliative care, or any area of medical care for that matter, is that it has
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        213 19  -  Bernard Lim Accredited Financial Counsellor Head Financial Counselling, Aid and Resilience Education (FinCare) I AGREE with Mr Jonathan Kwok that “knowledge is useless if we don’t apply it” (“Windfall here today, gone tomorrow”; June 15). Having been involved in financial literacy/education and financial counselling
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        254 19  -  Susan Cheong (Ms) Head of Business Operations Consumer Banking Group Singapore DBS Bank WE THANK Ms Janagi Somu for her valuable feedback (“Why only big bills from POSB ATMs?”; last Thursday). We are constantly exploring new ways for customers to access cash. In
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          126 19  -  Chia Yong Soong I WOULD like the Housing Board to revisit its current Free Parking Scheme (FPS) with a view to extending it to cover Saturdays as well. Since 2004, the Government has implemented a five-day work week for those working in the civil
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      49 19 PUNCHLINES More turning to YouTube tutorials to pick up assorted skills News Everything that I need to learn I have learnt online! Do you get a cert at the end of these courses? Oh yes! There’s a tutorial for that too, where you design and print one out yourself!
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      804 1  -  Direct admissions scheme available in more schools By AMELIA TENG ateng@sph.com.sg MORE schools are offering places early through a decade-old scheme that gives them leeway in accepting students. The direct school admissions (DSA) route lets schools take in students based
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      417 2  -  5-year project to study greenhouse gas levels, greenery’s mitigating effect By FENG ZENGKUN ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT zengkun@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE has started an ambitious five-year project to measure its own carbon footprint, as well as the mitigating effect of the island’s greenery. The authorities want to develop a
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      574 2  -  By AUDREY TAN audreyt@sph.com.sg THOSE who live or work in buildings with vertical gardens enjoy being closer to greenery, birds and butterflies, and feel inspired to lead more environmentally friendly lives, they say. Earlier this month, City Developments (CDL), the developer of
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      461 3  -  Archbishop’s statement aims to clear the air among its believers on gay issues, urges compassion and respect By AUDREY TAN audreyt@sph.com.sg THE Catholic Church, in response to what it describes as confusion among the faithful about what comprises a family unit, has
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      281 3  -  NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH MEMBERS of civil society yesterday issued a statement calling for greater dialogue on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, issue. Over the span of just two days, the statement has been signed by 217 individuals, including
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      305 3  - 3,500km on treadmills 117 free eye ops AMELIA TENG A TOTAL of 117 elderly folk who have cataract will get free surgery to restore their vision by the end of the year, thanks to a group of running enthusiasts. The volunteers took part in Mount Elizabeth Hospital’s first Run for
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      382 4  -  Three new sports added next year as organisers aim to draw up to 15,000 DAVID EE WHILE many people here have turned into armchair athletes during the World Cup season, others have actually taken to the sporting arena themselves. This year’s
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      371 4  -  By AUDREY TAN audreyt@sph.com.sg IT IS a festival celebrating art and neighbourliness a combination that produced about 100 “masterpieces” for visitors. Over the past five weeks, more than 90,000 visitors viewed these Works of Wonders large format visual arts installation that were installed
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      593 5  -  624 firms caught violating stop-work order since 2011; stiffest fine levied is $13k By JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg THE clanging and clattering of construction work on weekends and public holidays has continued despite a 2011 ban on such noisy activities. It became compulsory
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      309 5  -  By AW CHENG WEI awcw@sph.com.sg AFTER visiting needy families and spending time with them, students on a leadership camp came up with good suggestions on how to make their lives better that had a human touch, said Deputy Prime Minister
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        696 6  -  Series of accolades at renowned dog shows has gained them a reputation By DAVID EE davidee@sph.com.sg YOU may not have heard of Mr Chua Ming Kok, but the Singaporean gets cheers usually reserved for rock stars whenever he performs in stadiums
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        439 6  -  DAVID EE A GROUP of volunteers pioneering the study of bird behaviour in Singapore has received a surprise donation of $200,000 from a member of the public who wishes to stay anonymous. The Bird Ecology Study Group, whose decade-old blog documenting the
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      212 2 A LAW DEGREE IS NOT JUST TO BECOME A LAWYER ct “I was drawn to law partly by the opportunity to Improve my intellectual skills, as legal studies enables the student to present an argument clearly and logically and partly because of its practical application. Although I have no plans
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      120 7 GET a year-long Faber Licence membership ($39 for individuals and $120 for family of four) for unlimited cable car “joyrides” on DC Super Heroes Cable Car until March 31 next year as Singapore Cable Car celebrates its 40th anniversary. Be sure to check out the
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      76 7 Young Parents Fiesta takes place this Friday to Sunday at Marina Square Atrium from 11am to 9pm. Enjoy great bargains, freebies and subscription offers with activities ranging from meet-and-greet sessions with Dora the Explorer, Young Parents baby and child photo contest and Fiesta Quest. The baby
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      101 7 TAKE part in the Golden Ticket Charity Auction this weekend and meet Kiss92 DJs. DJs John Klass and Melody Chen will be at United Square Shopping Mall on Saturday from 1pm, and DJ Claressa Monteiro will be at Velocity Novena Square on Sunday at 1pm all
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      84 7 AMKHubhasanewKids’ZoneatLevel3 featuring My Little Brick Shop (#03-14) for customising Lego, Nanoblock3D or mosaic portrait; kcuts family (#03-14A) for Korean-themed 10-minute hair-trimming services for the whole family; children and maternity product retailer Kiddy Palace (#03-14B) and clothing store Fox Kids Baby (#03-14C), complete with roaming performers on weekends
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        51 7 NonPay-TVsubscriberscannow pre-order to enjoy Free-to-air TV channels in digital HD and continue to do so when broadcast goes fully digital with the AC Ryan Playon! LIVE DVB-T2 Recorder ($99, U.P. $129) and Playon! Booster Antenna ($29, U.P. $49). Preorders will be shipped in mid-July. Book now at www.acryan.
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        53 7 Inspired by the blockbuster Transformers: Age of Extinction, BurgerKing’sWhopperBotandWhopperJrBotburgersletyou choose your protein in double patties choose from double flame-grilled beef patties, double flame-grilled chicken patties or a chicken and a beef patty. A meal costs $7.45 and comes with a limited edition Transformers poster till mid-July or
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        31 7 Cook along with Chef Bobby Chinn this Thursday, 8pm, in the comfort ofyourhomewithNestléWellness Cook-Along session taking place on Google+ Hangout. Get the recipes at www.plus.google.com/nestlesg before the session.
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        37 7 The new Marigold Chocolate Flavoured Milk with Fresh Milk, made with 100 per cent Australian fresh milk, is now available in 1-litre cartons at all leading supermarkets, hypermarts, minimarts and provision stores for $3.10.
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        1071 9  -  She is now director of Air Liquide the second S’porean after Goh Keng Swee By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg SHE might have far fewer professional commitments nowadays but retirement has not seen former corporate high-flier Low Sin Leng put her feet up in front of
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          66 9 L PHILIP TAN ENG LAY: Appointed chief financial officer with effect from July 1. Previously, he was the regional head of finance at AET Tankers, a leading tanker owner and subsidiary of Petronas Group. He also held various executive positions including finance director for Asia at
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          73 9 L TAN KOCK KHENG: Appointed as the global head of local markets risk treasury. Based in Singapore, Mr Tan is managing a global business whose geographical coverage spans from Latin America to Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa to Asia. Prior to this, he was the
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          38 9 L KELVIN LEE BOON TECK: Resigned as financial controller with effect from June 19. Mr Lee quit to take on the position of chief financial officer at Leonian Singapore. He was with Transcorp from November 1999.
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          67 9 L LUCAS CHOW: Will retire as group chief executive and managing director with effect from Sept 1. The 61-year-old has been a director of Far East Orchard since June 2008 and was named CEO in 2012. He will be succeeded by 54-year-old Lui Chong Chee, who
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      654 10  -  MACRO VIEW By FIONA CHAN SENIOR ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT fiochan@sph.com.sg UNDER its new chairman Janet Yellen, the United States’ central bank is gaining a reputation for market-friendly monthly meetings on monetary policy. The Federal Reserve’s most recent meeting last Wednesday contained few surprises, with members unanimously
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      985 11 Easier to find a job later, and it’ll boost income too WORKING LIFE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Hunter-John Hurst, 16, is a living example of a modern-day conundrum. Like many others his age, he needs to earn money this summer.
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        620 12  -  But lacklustre showing fails to stop foreign investors’ appetite from rising MARKETS INSIGHT By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg IF THERE is one trend worth highlighting, it is the decoupling of the region’s stock markets from Wall Street. Last week
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    • WORLD CUP 2014 JUNE 12 – JULY 13 BRAZIL
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        Lock icon TRUST MESSI TO FILL THE GAP
        905 20  -  But Argentina need others to step up if they are to go far in the World Cup OUR MAN IN BRAZIL By MARC LIM SPORTS EDITOR IN BELO HORIZONTE marclim@sph.com.sg Twitter: @STmarclim IT IS the only thing Lionel Messi seeks when he steps onto
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        Lock icon Coach vows to ‘strike a balance’
        334 20 REUTERS BELO HORIZONTE The biggest compliment that Iran paid to Lionel Messi took place before kick-off, when Iran captain Javad Nekounam made use of the pre-match handshakes to secure the Argentinian’s shirt. The value of that piece of memorabilia and Messi’s stock could only
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        521 16  -  ON THE SPOT By MARC LIM SPORTS EDITOR IN BELO HORIZONTE marclim@sph.com.sg THE Brazil World Cup has been serving up a feast of goals, with an average of almost three a game, from mind-blowing diving headers to spectacular volleys. It is little
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        Lock icon CONCERN OVER POOLS’ AD
        431 16  -  Some TV viewers feel its World Cup commercial could trigger betting By CHERYL FAITH WEE cherylw@sph.com.sg A SINGAPORE Pools television commercial linked to World Cup matches has raised concerns that it encourages gambling. The 10-second advertisement airs before the live telecasts of games and during half-time.
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        Lock icon Rogers a cousin of Ronaldo but doesn’t match up in skills
        502 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAMPINAS He is tall, Brazilian and related to Cristiano Ronaldo. He is, however, terrible at football. Meet Rogers Aveiro, a distant cousin of the Portuguese star and, for a few weeks at least, living just a short
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        Lock icon CHILE FEAR EARLY DATE WITH BRAZIL
        613 17 Win against Netherlands is crucial to top group and avoid that possibility REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAO PAULO Rarely has so much been at stake for two teams that have surpassed expectations by qualifying for the last 16 before their final group game. The Netherlands
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          80 17 DIEGO Maradona hit out at Fifa after it ordered seven Costa Rica players to take drug tests after their shock 1-0 victory over Italy last Friday. The Argentina football legend said the governing body showed a “lack of respect for the rules” after insisting on
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          Lock icon Toure brothers staying put
          76 17 REUTERS IVORY Coast’s football brothers Yaya and Kolo Toure have decided to stay with their World Cup squad in Brazil despite the death of their brother, a team spokesman said. Ibrahim Toure, a 28-year-old player with the Lebanon-based Al Safa, died in Manchester last Thursday. He
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          Lock icon Rooney calls for ‘nasty’ attitude
          92 17 REUTERS ENGLISH football is “too honest” for its own good at times and might do better in future if it plays with a more “streetwise, nasty” attitude that other teams employ, according to striker Wayne Rooney. “As a team maybe we are too honest, I
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          65 17 REUTERS ITALY’S Daniele de Rossi has a leg injury and is highly unlikely to play in the Group D showdown against Uruguay tomorrow, the Azzurri’s team doctor said on Saturday. The 30-year-old midfielder played the full 90 minutes in both of Italy’s games
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          Lock icon Game over for Swiss defender
          68 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SWITZERLAND’S Steve von Bergen (above) will miss the rest of the World Cup after fracturing his left eye socket in their 5-2 defeat by France, the Swiss Football Association confirmed on Saturday. The 31-year-old centre-back was accidentally kicked in the face by France’s
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        613 17 Group B: Spain v Australia AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CURITIBA Napoli defender Raul Albiol believes Spain will be motivated to avoid the embarrassment of exiting the World Cup without registering a single point when they face Australia (11.59pm, today, Singapore time).
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        42 18 3 Thomas Mueller (Ger), Robin van Persie (Ned) Karim Benzema (Fra), Arjen Robben (Ned), Enner Valencia (Ecu) 2 Luis Suarez (Uru), Mario Mandzukic (Cro), Tim Cahill (Aus), Neymar (Bra) Gervinho (Civ), Andre Ayew (Gha), Lionel Messi (Arg), James Rodriguez (Col)
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        25 18 3 Juan Cuadrado (Col), Daley Blind (Ned) 2 Walter Ayovi (Ecu), Karim Benzema (Fra), Ricardo Rodriguez (Sui), Serge Aurier (Civ), Wesley Sneijder (Ned)
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        Lock icon Determined Mexico have edge over Croatia
        757 18  -  GUEST COLUMNIST By GERRY ARMSTRONG stsports@sph.com.sg AS WE go into the business end of the World Cup group stage, it is crunch time for teams still looking to book their places in the last 16. And none more so than for hosts Brazil, who
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        576 18 Players say initial hard going will prep them for later stages Group A: Cameroon v Brazil AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BRASILIA Whether one looks at the past or the present, all signs point towards a golden opportunity for Brazil to put their stuttering
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        Lock icon Bosnians blame ‘shameful’ referee for early exit
        345 18 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CUIABA As Nigeria celebrated their first World Cup Finals victory since 1998 after beating Bosnia 1-0 on Saturday, the Balkans side could only bow out with a sense of injustice. A tight match hinged on two controversial calls in the
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        Lock icon Croats look for ‘perfect’ display
        327 18 Group A: Mexico v Croatia AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RECIFE Niko Kovac says his Croatia side are facing their own World Cup “final” against Mexico (4am, tomorrow, Singapore time) with only a win guaranteeing them a place in the last 16. Croatia bounced back from their 3-1
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        129 18 Former Singapore defender Lim Tong Hai (supports Germany) “Going forward, this was another cohesive and systematic display by Germany’s attackers. “But Asamoah Gyan’s strike for Ghana suggests that their defence is vulnerable to counter-attacks. Per Mertesacker is not the quickest and with teams now having seen
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        17 19 Group F: Argentina 1 Iran 0 Nigeria 1 Bosnia 0 Group G: Germany 2 Ghana 2
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        21 19 Group B: Australia v Spain 11.55pm* Netherlands v Chile 11.55pm Group A: Croatia v Mexico Cameroon v Brazil Tomorrow, 4am
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        33 19 Group D: Italy v Uruguay 11.55pm Group D: Costa Rica v England 11.55pm Group C: Japan v Colombia Wednesday, 4am Group C: Greecev Ivory Coast Wednesday, 4am NOTE: All in Singapore time
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        Lock icon Relentless effort of both sides a great advert for football
        900 19  -  By ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg FUN and hell. In a newspaper, it is how German coach Joachim Loew describes the match and at the finish you can feel it. One man in German white, bleeding. One man in Ghanaian red, in
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        820 19 He ties Finals goals record with 15th strike, despite being 36 NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FORTALEZA The shaky front flip was not vintage Miroslav Klose, but the critical goal that led to it was definitely a classic Klose poach. Even if he is
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      447 14  -  Recent good form a boost ahead of Commonwealth, Asian Games By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE paddler Feng Tianwei has hit a purple patch of form a month before the cauldron is lit at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, and with less than three months before the Asian
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      Lock icon Fed senses good chance for No. 8
      484 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic enter Wimbledon plagued by self-doubt and injury fears, leaving Roger Federer convinced that this could be a golden opportunity to capture a record eighth title. World No. 1 Nadal, fresh from a record ninth French
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      Lock icon Amelie has some aces up her coaching sleeve
      439 14 PEOPLE THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Over the past week, the 2006 Wimbledon women’s singles champion and the men’s winner in 2013 have practised together, watched World Cup football and enjoyed a long dinner. Amelie Mauresmo was happy to down a glass or
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      Lock icon BLUES FIRST CHAMPS AT STADIUM
      476 15  -  NZ side beat Aussie team Brumbies in extra time to win World Club 10s By TERENCE ONG terong@sph.com.sg NEW Zealand rugby powerhouse the Blues have become the first team to win a competition at Singapore’s newly-built National Stadium. This, after they defeated Australian side the
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      Lock icon Wie snaps back from hiccups to tie for lead
      308 15 REUTERS PINEHURST (North Carolina) American Michelle Wie recovered from a dire four-hole stretch to claw back a share of the lead with South Korean Amy Yang after the third round of golf’s US Women’s Open on Saturday. On a day when
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      Lock icon Nico extends lead in Mercedes 1-2
      463 15 REUTERS SPIELBERG (Austria) Nico Rosberg won the Austrian Grand Prix in a Mercedes one-two finish yesterday to stretch his Formula One championship lead over team-mate Lewis Hamilton to 29 points after eight races. Williams drivers Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa, who had started on
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      Lock icon Sweden wrap up university floorball titles
      279 15  -  By TOH TING WEI twtoh@sph.com.sg SWEDEN lived up to their status as floorball powerhouses yesterday, sweeping both the men’s and women’s titles in the World University Floorball Championships (WUFC). In front of a crowd of 2,438 at the OCBC Arena, the Swedish men outclassed
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      382 15 Badminton Indonesia Open In Jakarta, finals (Chn unless stated) Men’s singles: Jan Jorgensen (Den) bt Kenichi Tago (Jpn) 21-18 21-18. Doubles: Lee Yong Dae/Yoo Yeon Seong (Kor) bt Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan (Ina) 21-15 21-17. Women’s singles: Li Xuerui bt Ratchanok Intanon (Tha) 21-13 21-13. Doubles: Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei w/o
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        Lock icon Rashid spurs Malaysia to win
        65 15 MALAYSIAN golfer Rashid Ismail came up with a spectacular approach shot on the par-four 16 th at the Laguna National Golf and Country Club yesterday to help secure Prudential Causeway Trophy victory over Singapore. The 41-year-old’s subsequent birdie putt completed a 121/2-111/2 win for the
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        Lock icon Cricketers rebound well
        67 15 SINGAPORE hammered Italy by nine wickets with 34 balls to spare yesterday to keep their hopes alive in the World Cricket League Division 4, after a shock loss to Denmark. At the Indian Association, the Italians scored 173-8 in the shortened 40 overs while Singapore, with Andre
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        Lock icon Hockey women hammered
        46 15 MALAYSIA whacked Singapore 10-0 last night in their women’s World Hockey League Round 1 Group B game at Sengkang Sports Centre to reach the semi-finals. In Group A, Kazakhstan entered the last four after thrashing Hong Kong 9-0, while Thailand beat Myanmar 4-0.
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        26 15 ISAIAH Chin claimed National Youth Classic Under-12 Bowling Masters glory yesterday by beating Benjamin Ng in consecutive games in the step-ladder final.
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        56 15 Khoo Lim win on final day LIONEL Khoo (50m breaststroke) and Amanda Lim (50m freestyle) led Singapore one-twos yesterday, on the last day of the SEA Swimming Championships’ swimming competition. The Republic’s swimmers finished with a total haul of 11 golds, 15 silvers and 12 bronzes to finish second in
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      249 1 Jungle girl Naked And Afraid star wants to be like Indiana Jones C2 Not a jealous guy Matilda Tao’s husband is cool with her crush on KimSoo Hyun C3 Nerveless nine-year-old Violin prodigy beats much older rivals to top prize in Italy C6 Singaporean bag designer Ethan Koh, who grew
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        1027 2  -  Naked And Afraid contestant Alison Teal grew up in remote spots around the world Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg Follow Yip Wai Yee on Twitter @STyipwaiyee Alison Teal may have been a contestant on Discovery Channel’s Naked And Afraid, but she “never wanted to be known
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        839 2 New York Times San Francisco Drag queen Persia, in full bejewelled regalia, went out on one of the first rafts, sloping down the launch ramp in thigh-high red stiletto boots. She was motoring out to four sailboats anchored together within sight of the Bay Bridge
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        Lock icon A guitar to serenade my wife
        1185 3  -  Li Li-ren learnt to play the instrument for a Taiwan drama and uses it to entertain his family 8QUESTIONSWITHLi Li-ren Gwendolyn Ng nggwen@sph.com.sg Taiwanese actor Li Li-ren, 40, is making good use of the music skills he picked up from scratch to play a
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        Lock icon Bob Dylan manuscripts top items at NY rock ’n’ auction
        502 3 Reuters New York Bob Dylan’s lyrics for Like A Rolling Stone and A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall are expected to be the highlights of Sotheby’s rock ’n’ auction this week, which will include memorabilia from the Beatles, the Rolling Stones
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        2109 4  -  Crocodile skin bags by Ethan Koh are sold all over the world and used by celebrities and royalty THE LIFE! INTERVIEW WITH Ethan Koh Leslie Kay Lim llim@sph.com.sg Surveying the backwater bayous of Louisiana and Mississippi by helicopter and checking on farm-bred crocodile eggs tracked by GPS
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        778 6  -  Samuel Tan beats rivals almost four times his age to win the grand Postacchini Prize in Italy Paige Lim paigelim@sph.com.sg A Mozart festival he watched on television when he was just two years old first piqued violin prodigy Samuel Tan’s interest in the instrument. His
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        186 6 Agence France-Presse London Patsy Byrne, who played Nursie in the popular British television comedy Blackadder, has died aged 80 the second star from the cult 1980s series to die in a fortnight, after Rik Mayall’s sudden death. Denville Hall, a north-west London care home
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      Lock icon Demand to edit new Transformers movie
      435 7 Chinese commercial sponsor Pangu wants scenes depicting its logo or properties removed New York Times Los Angeles The China woes are not over yet for Michael Bay’s latest Transformers film, Age Of Extinction. A week before its expected release in China, and almost everywhere
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      Lock icon East meets West in hymn
      485 7  -  Chang Tou Liang Review Concert BRIDGING FRONTIERS Metropolitan Festival Orchestra Esplanade Concert Hall Last Saturday This concert by the Metropolitan Festival Orchestra, Singapore’s one-year-old professional symphony orchestra and spiritual successor of the Singapore Festival Orchestra, was a throwback to the early seasons of the Singapore
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      137 8 ‘I purposely try not to. It is what it is, you know. I’m old’ Actor Mark Wahlberg (left), 43, who avoids looking at himself in the mirror ‘I was asked, does Fan Bingbing represent Oriental actresses? And how does her body shape compare to a European
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      888 8 Number of visitors to the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis will be limited to prevent overcrowding New York Times The Hague Since it opened to the public in 1822, the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis has been one of those quiet gems, set in a 17th-century classical
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      Lock icon Get an insight into English royal protocol
      487 8 New York Times London It was a breach of protocol few of the two billion viewers of the royal wedding would have spotted, but etiquette expert Alexandra Messervy noticed the faux pas immediately. “I thought I was going to have kittens!” she said
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      978 9 Companies looking for exposure for their products are willing to pay millions of dollars to be featured in Korean dramas Agence France-Presse Seoul The export success of South Korea’s television dramas has spawned a hardselling world of branded entertainment that uses product placement to
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      Lock icon Star’s couple draw ire over advertisement
      237 9 The Korea Herald/Asia News Network Seoul South Korean actors Kim Soo Hyun and Gianna Jun, the couple from My Love From The Star, are facing criticism at home after they shot a Chinese commercial for drinking water with a controversially labelled water source. They
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      Lock icon Small chicken, big fanbase
      698 10 The Malaysian serama costs up to US$10,000 and has gained popularity in Europe and the US Agence France-Presse Kampung Pandan, Malaysia Marching imperiously with a puffed-out chest and soldier’s ramrod posture, Mr Mohamad Hatta Yahaya’s tiny chicken strutted its rich yellow plumage for a stone-faced judge.
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      Lock icon Blogger Gould revamps herself
      671 10 New York Times New York Emily Gould, 32, had made her name soliciting just the kind of notice she now disdains. On her blog, Emily magazine, she regaled her readers, scores of young women who, like herself, were lurching towards adulthood, with saucy observations about her
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        381 12 Washington Post Washington Used to be, you had to be dead 10 years before you could get your picture in the National Portrait Gallery. Now you just need 50 million Twitter followers and a best-selling album. Joining the ranks of such great American
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        350 12 Reuters Los Angeles Rian Johnson, director of the 2012 time-travel thriller Looper, will write and direct the next film in the new Star Wars trilogy, Episode VIII, a source with knowledge of the plans said. Johnson, 40, will also write the initial script
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          111 12 A federal judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Kevin Clash (left), the puppeteer known for his work as the voice of Sesame Street’s Elmo, of child sexual abuse. The lawsuit was filed last year by a man who accused Clash, 53, of
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          110 12 British online fashion retailer Asos said last Saturday it had been forced to suspend orders and take down its website following a fire at its main warehouse which police believe was started deliberately. About 500 workers were forced to evacuate the warehouse in Barnsley
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      209 6 DETACH FH JLN Senang 2sty, 5000 sqft, face East, rectangular land, serene. Walking distance to MRT. 12PM TO 5PM Brand New Bunglw, just TOP. Attic, 7500sf, 5+1, Pool, Lift, All huge rms. Call *****000 $4M BRAND NEW Freehold Semi-d. Built 3800 sqft, 4+1, attic, 1km CHIJ. Telok Kurau. Call *****000
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      228 6 D21 listing can be found after D11 BUNGALOW WOODLANDS S’pore American School 2-Storey, 6500 sqft, 4+2 Maxie *****914 ERA www.maxieproperties.com POETS VILLA SEMI-D 5+ terrace 3154 sf. Open view greenery. Pk 2 cars. Near Int’l sch, shpg. $2.5M neg. ONLY 3 UNITS left! Hurry! Exclusive Bungalow by the sea. 5000/
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      883 7 Property Prices 2T z iS .1 ill; 5 t Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in May 2014. This week: 20 23 PROJECT NAME PRICE IS) SO FT District 20 Bishan 8 1,360,000 1,173 Braddell View 1,380,000 1,798
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      89 7 Excellent Location ALMOST SOLD! BLK 145 3’NG’. Lift level. Unblock. Near MRT/ mkt/ shpg. All races/SPR. Viki *****172 RARE BLK 4B #08 Boon Tiong. 4A 100sqm,breezy,unblock Near amenities. Last offer $750K. Ruby 9793-1168 EA BLK 482 Segar. 125 sqm High flr. A1 cond. Spacious layout. Near amenities. $525K neg. View
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      171 7 RARE OPPORTUNITY EA 325 JURONG E. High flr. Corner. Balcony. Nice layout. Bright breezy. Serious seller. *****456 Sean 3’I’+1 UPGRADED BLK 411 Pandan Gdn. Mid flr. Reno. Unblocked. All races. $300k. Saadiah *****985 Corner Unit 4’NG’ 41 TEBAN. 98 sqm, #06 lift flr, recess, unblock amenities Malay/Indian ratio filled. *****326
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      1187 8 TampinesHDB Apts for Sale TampinesHDB Apts for Sale TampinesHDB Apts for Sale TampinesHDB Apts for Sale TampinesHDB Apts for Sale TampinesHDB Apts for Sale r THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED BUY IT SELL IT FIND IT HDB Resale Price Index 240 220 200 180 160 >< 140 120 100 80 60
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      197 8 LEVELZ 2+1, 940SF. F/furn. Quiet. Greenery. Mins to Holland/ Orchard. Immed. Call Margaret 9680-1771 NO AGENT FEE on Tenant. Orhard Stevens Rd. $1.7K2.5K.Free parking/wifi/can cook *****359/ *****476 GOODWOOD RES 1119SF 2+1+ Balcony. P/furn. Tastefully done. Pte Lift. F/Facilities. Immed. Don’t Miss! Hurry! PALM SPRING 4+1+FAMILY 2045sf+balcony. Pool view Reno kitchen.
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      118 8 NEAR MRT ***MY MANHATTAN. NEW! 1bdrm 506sf, high flr $2.7k 2bdrm 883sf high flr $3.6k 2+study, 936sf, #07 $3.8k 3+1, 1076sf, Mid flr. $4.5k Simei MRT. June *****385 3@PHILLIPS. 3 BED p/furn $3400 neg. Cosy bright. Avail July. Walk to Kovan MRT, Eateries Amenities. Call Andy Ong 8588 2228 THE
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      109 8 BRAND NEW! THE Scala Lor Chuan 1044sf, 3bdrm, Gdn view Full/p/furn. Next to MRT. Linda *****840 D21 listing can be found after D11 LAKEFRONT 2-BDRM $3.5K/ 3-bdrm $3.8K up/ 3+study $4.3K. Next to Lakeside MRT. Immed. Ben *****816 HILLVIEW REGENCY 2 bdrm F/furn. Designer decor. Prefer professional. End Jul. Noorbani
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      148 8 NEAR MRT BEDOK NORTH AVE 1. 5-rm Blk 552. 1302 sf. Dual key. High floor. Big kitchen. Unfurn. $3000. 9632-1820 RARE! BRAS BASAH Blk 232 Excellent cond. High flr. MBS/ city view. VTO. Call Kenneth 8118-5242 SPZ APPROVED 3RM C’WEALTH Close 81, MRT/ Bus stop, Foreigner quota filled, $2.3k *****838
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      409 9 1 MIN 2MRT city $1.x-1.3xk 1big bdrm Pearl Bank. Outram.New furn shower Wifi immed*****666 Liew NO AGENT FEE on tenant. Farrer Pk MRT. Common/ masterrm,studio$800-2.5k No owner. Wifi. *****066 NEAR SOMMERSET MRT 2nd master rm attached furn aircon pool tennis $1.9k, no owner *****159 Clinton 2 COMMON RMS Orchard MRT/
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      301 9 TUAS SOUTH AVE 6, detach fty ***** sqft. Immed. Appt call *****658 GOOD DEAL LOYANG TERR FTY 15K/14K sf mezzanine flr. 7.35m ceiling overhead crane. B2 suits engrg 38 yrs left. $5.xm. Angie 9452-2323 RARE! KAKI BUKIT B2 3sty terr warehse fty 2 units. 9171/ *****sf. High ceiling Pte lift
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      293 10 GRD FLR CONSERVATION Tiong Bahru, 1450 sqft, Approved Shop Usage Ideal for Retail Services BUKIT BATOK BLK 213. 1658 sqft. Left 69 yrs. Double storey, reno. Ask $1.6M. Tenanted. Tony *****270 HOY FATT RD Blk 28 HDB Shop. 893 sf. 1-level. Sell with tenancy. Face main road. Eileen Lau *****681
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      288 13 APPT SETTER FOR wellness industry, no cold calls g’teed more than $2K w/ CPF. Students/ Retirees welcome. S’porean. Work Mon to Fri. Braddell MRT. SMS Yana *****076 CUSTOMER SVC. $2500. All are welcome. SMS name *****889/ AICG C*****1G URGENTLY LOOKING FOR: 1) NIGHT COOK (Chinese Cuisine) At least 1 yr
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      351 13 requires: Service Crew $1400 $1750 Supervisor $1800 $2100 Part-time Crew $7 $12 Cook/ CDP $1400 $2200 Walk-in interview (Only for Singaporeans) on Monday to Friday, from 3pm to 6pm at: 118 Killiney Road #01-01 Tel: 6733 6340 or submit your resume to: jobs@artisanbakery.com.sg O ’Briens Sandwich Cafe Full Part Time
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      143 13 ALPS LOGISTICS (S) PTE LTD 2 Toh Guan Road East #03-02B (behind IMM) SHIPPING ASSISTANT Min. Secondary level Training will be provided Must be computer literate Able to start work immed 5.5 working days Transport will be provided fromJurong East MRT Tel: 6899 8500 Admin Exec Min ’O’ level Can
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      193 13 Agency Alexandra requires ADMIN Able to liaise with Eng. Mandarin speaking clients. S’porean only Call 9002 4508 ADMIN CLERK required in Macpherson area. û PC literate bilingual. û Must be able to multi task. û Alternate Saturday off Contact sylvia@ttscopier.com CLERK Bilingual 5-1/2 day week Staying near CCK/ Bt Panjang
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      240 13 FRONTDESK EXEC. $2K$2.3K Can handle Chinese speaking clients. Sociable bubbly. 6849-5437 Walk -in #21-01 Peninsula Plaza EXPORT CO. need Admin Asst. $1.5K-$1.8K. All are welcome. Call 6354-1920. Walk-in interview @59 Jln Pemimpin #4-06 L&Y Bldg EXPERIENCED ADMIN CLERK required Upper Paya Lebar. PC literate. 5½ days week. Start work immed.
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      182 13 AccountAssistant(FT/PT) Min. Education Level GCE “N” “O” Level Skills :Accounting &Admin Year of Exp. Required 1 to 2 years Proficiency in Microsoft word excel. •Able to work independently •Any other duties as assigned by supervisors Only Singaporeans may apply Please call 6765 2517 for interview An Established International Company is
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      99 13 Precision Engineering Company requires QA ENGINEER μ Minimum 2 years relevant experience μAble to use smartscope μ Quality control tool PRECISION GRINDER μ Minimum NTC μ Minimum 2 years experience Interested please walk in for interview from Monday-Friday 9am to 4pm at Blk 5 Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2A
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      490 14 Established signage Co. in Macpherson requires SITE PROJECT COORDINATORS Min Diploma Holders Min 3 yrs experience in construction project management Class 3 driving lic Handle Chinese speaking clients Strictly S’porean. Tel: *****009 Email: admin@crimsign.com No Agt please PRINTERS Experience in tampo and silk-screen printing Possess good eyesight Able to perform
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      462 14 Forklift 8-5pm $65/ $68 Jurong Clerk 8-530pm $65 Packer 7-7pm $65 Night $72 830am-6pm $60 Bedok Packer 8-5pm $56, 7-7pm$74,Packer 7-3pm$37 AMK easy job 7-7am $74 1st $42, 2nd $40, 3rd $52 Woodlands New 7-7pm $62. Call *****003/ *****844 WOODLANDS PRODUCTION OPERATORS 15 days week 7.30am-7.45pm $1100, 7.30pm-7.45am $1235. under
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      386 14 Warehousing/ £W1 Warehousing/ CfiPi Warehousing/ Inventory/ Logistics Inventory/ Logistics Inventory/Logistics PjfOf bmp on the road? GET PAID DOING WHAT YOU LOVE! n m f*. 0:0:0. tit. DOUBLE THE Uniform and civilian EXPOSURE positions through job rotation CAREER Grow together with PROGRESSION our fast-expanding organisation pommsAm/istf CASH LOGISTICS TEAM LEADER •AUXILIARY
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      151 14 Security SECURITY SUPERVISOR Av Gross $2,200 Assignments at Serangoon, Thomson and Sentosa Area SECURITY OFFICERS 6 days Av Gross $1,900, 5 days Av Gross $1,500 SCHOOL GUARDS needed McNally, Telok Blangah, Mt Sinai, King’s Road, Farrer Road, Wilkie and Queensway Area. IMMEDIATE VACANCIES Sentosa, Orchard, Tampines, Maxwell, Thomson, Serangoon and
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      33 14 DAY/ NIGHT SUPERVISOR/ Officers required @Town, Ubi, Draycott Dr, Pioneer North, Woodlands, Toh Tuck Link. Call *****036 $2.3K TO $2.4K Mall Condo Security Officers require in Orchard Road call 82 999 555 Rusli
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      136 14 EXCELLENT SECURITY $1800(Basic Salary $1000/-) Perm Relief, Day Novena Bedok Buona Vista Tanjong Pagar Kent Ridge (Near MRT) Walk In: #31-05 Int’l Plaza (Near Tanjong Pagar MRT) 6323 9335 CSO Supervisor Up to $2600 Senior SO SO Up to $2200 MUSEUMS (DHOBY GHAUT, BRAS BASAH) LIBRARY (BUGIS) OFFICE BLDG (SHENTON,
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      742 15 Security Security Established security company urgently requires m\\ SECURITY OFFICERS (Night Shift) For office building near Expo MRT Pis call 6294 6916 Japanese Company Requires 1)Security Officer Grade A/B 2)Supervisors 3)Damage Control Officers Earn up to $2500 Location: Islandwide With full benefits, joining bonus, annual medical leaves, etc. *Free Phone
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      535 15 PLATE COLLECTORS Dishwashers ION, Lido (Orchard), Wisma, Suntec, 313 Somerset, Causeway Pt, S’goon NEX, Katong 112 Tampines Mall/City Square also part-time daily pay Lido (Orchard) Dishwasher ($8/hr) Plates Collectors ($6/hr). Call *****843/ *****972 *****582 *****020 SALARY MORE THAN $1.3K for Cleaners Sentosa, Newton area office 5 days work week. Bonus
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      425 15 WANTED CLEANERS TO work Amara Hotel. from mid night 12am onwards. Pls call *****128 EXPERIENCED CONDO CLEANING Supervisor required at Bedok Res. 8am-5pm, $1800. Call 9451 9351 FACTORY CLEANING SUPERV I S O R Upper Paya Lebar. 5.5 days 8am-5pm. Immed. *****692 No agts. WEEKLY CASH PAY. Street Sweepers islandwide
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      166 15 COMPANY DRIVER Drive director’s family Drive office staff start and end work Delivering items from office and when required Perform other adhoc tasks as required 6 days work week Class valid license Familiar with Spore roads Pleasant Personality Able to speak English, and handle Chinese speaking clients Singaporean only Salary
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      316 15 Trading Company requires DRIVER $1800 above DELIVERY ASST $1400 above Preferable stay in the North area È *****548 È *****550 CAR JOCKEYS Earn above$2000 o Shift allowance o Overtime o Meals provided o Uniforms provided SMS: 9792 9312 Factory Mandai Estate requires Lorry Crane Driver Class 5 lorry crane driving
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