The Straits Times, 2 September 2014

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    28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 74 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, Illustration
    Lock icon A TASTE OF HEALTH
    89 1 HOME B4 Two cabbies trying a blind taste test of healthy food in an eating workshop organised by the Health Promotion Board (HPB) yesterday at SMRT Taxis’ customer service centre in Woodlands. The workshop, hosted by HPB trainer Elaine Wong, is part of a pilot programme
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    Lock icon Seniors flock to clinics as pioneer subsidies kick in
    542 1  -  Number of elderly patients up 30% as some had even delayed treatment By JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Samantha Boh, Marissa Lee and Tjoa Shze Hui SINGAPORE’S elderly citizens fl oc k e d t o t h e d
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    Lock icon Tensions over HK leadership election
    104 1 TENSIONS flared up in Hong Kong yesterday over the city’s leadership election in 2017, with neither Beijing nor the pro-democracy camp willing to back down from their demands. The central government “will not be swayed” in its decision that only candidates endorsed by Beijing will
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    Lock icon Small investors could get bonds on their menu
    378 1  -  By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg THE man in the street could soon be offered another avenue to grow his money: Investing in bonds. Proposed changes include making bonds more accessible to the average investor by offering them in smaller lots. Bonds are
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Beijing official heckled amid HK election anger
      685 2 / 3  -  Activists plan sit-in as Beijing refuses to back down on rules By LI XUEYING HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg HONG Kong’s fractious relationship with its political masters in Beijing was thrown into relief, as a senior Chinese official arrived yesterday to explain the central
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      Lock icon cost of an operation Check MOH website to find out
      469 2 / 3  -  By MELODY ZACCHEUS melodyz@sph.com.sg PATIENTS will now be able to see just how much it costs to have an operation at public hospitals, after the Ministry of Health (MOH) put details of the fees up on its website yesterday. The
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      Lock icon PM urges CPF members not to withdraw funds at 55
      648 2 / 3  -  It is better for people to work till the age of 65 if they can, says Mr Lee By THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg WITH longer lifespans, Central Provident Fund (CPF) members should not aim to make withdrawals from their retirement funds
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      Lock icon Balance needed between GRCs and SMCs, says PM
      255 2 / 3 THE electoral boundaries committee will need to maintain a balance between Single Member Constituencies (SMCs) and Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) in drawing the electoral map for the next general election, the Prime Minister said last night. And, the committee has yet to
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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        Lock icon Seniors tap Pioneer subsidies
        52 4 MEDICAL and dental chains saw a 30 per cent increase in the number of senior patients on the first day that subsidies for the Pioneer Generation kicked in at clinics islandwide. Those aged 65 or older this year are eligible for the subsidies. TOP OF THE
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        Lock icon SMEs get $50m ‘green’ fund
        42 4 A NEW $50 million scheme will help small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) make their buildings and premises more energy efficient. Up to half the retrofitting cost of energy improvements will be funded. TOP OF THE NEWS A6
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon A ‘special’ partnership
          36 4 INDIAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) described Japan and India’s partnership as “special” yesterday, after meeting his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo. The countries have agreed to boost strategic cooperation. PAGE A9 PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
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          Lock icon Ticking time bomb
          50 4 SOME South-east Asian megacities are edging towards an environmental crisis, experts warn, as poor planning and lax law enforcement have led to insufficient management of the cities’ open landfills. Thailand’s ruling junta has vowed to put waste disposal high on its agenda and encourage recycling. PAGE A13
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          Lock icon Israel claims more land
          56 4 PALESTINIANS have slammed Israel for claiming about 400ha of West Bank land, a move that could herald significant Israeli construction in the area defying Palestinian demands for a halt in settlement expansion and challenging world opinion. PAGE A18 Prefabricated homes in the Jewish Etzion settlement bloc,
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          Lock icon IPhone’s smartwallet
          52 4 WITH the next iPhone, to be launched on Sept 9, consumers can make payment in a store with the touch of a finger on the device. Apple’s agreement with Visa, MasterCard and American Express will turn the tech company’s smartphone into a mobile wallet, a source has revealed.
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        Lock icon PUTTING A BRAKE ON RUNAWAY MEDICAL COSTS
        53 4 The tendency among specialist doctors and private hospitals to charge excessively can bring the medical profession into disrepute. It is important to review the use of fee guidelines to curb medical inflation and to make charging protocols of hospitals more transparent. The Straits
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      • OPINION
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          65 4 DID the relocation of some of the operations of US chipmaker Broadcom from Singapore to Ireland lead to a dip in April’s semiconductor output? The Economic Development Board says the fall was due to the actions of one firm. Writer Chia Yan Min says the EDB needs
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon Eye on US-Asia flights
          55 4 NEARLY a year after Singapore Airlines scrapped non-stop flights to the United States, rival airlines have increased their US flights, giving regional airports an edge over Changi, said analysts. Changi Airport needs to do more to boost its share of the US-Asia air traffic, they added.
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          Lock icon Peg Lease Buyback to age: experts
          64 4 MORE elderly flat owners are likely to be keen on the Lease Buyback Scheme if they can choose how many years of their lease to retain and sell back the rest to the Government, said property experts. But they warned against allowing too much
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Shoebox-home concerns
          41 4 TENANTS are enjoying greater choice as the pool of available real estate deepens. That trend spells bad news for suburban shoebox homes, which have a limited appeal given their location and relatively cramped living space, say analysts. PAGE B7
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon Movements at Man U
          50 4 MANCHESTER United capped a busy day of last-minute deals by EPL clubs with their signing of Radamel Falcao. But heading in the other direction are United’s Javier Hernandez, who looks poised to join Real Madrid, and Danny Welbeck, who could end up at Tottenham. PAGE B19
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon US stars in S’pore film
          80 4 AMERICAN actors Elizabeth Rice and Matthew Settle have been confirmed as the leads in a horror movie to be set and filmed in Singapore. Shooting for The Faith Of Anna Waters starts this month. Singaporean film-maker Kelvin Tong will helm the feature, based on his
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          Lock icon Fear not the concert hall
          63 4 NOBODY needs to be afraid of the concert hall, is the refrain of Listen To The 20th Century. Spanning nearly 12 hours of talks and concerts over six days starting tonight, the series will take listeners on a crash course through 100 years of classical
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          Lock icon Mandopop’s Tao weds
          69 4 MANDOPOP star David Tao (right), 45, picked up his bride Penny Chiang, 29, in style on Sunday with a fleet of luxury cars, including a gold Lamborghini, five Rolls-Royces and a white Bentley. In the evening, the couple’s 55-table banquet at Mandarin Oriental Taipei was attended by
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      • STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL
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          Lock icon Durian delights off Beach Road
          52 4 Avoid the Causeway queues and check out the Agrobazaar Malaysia located on Sultan Gate off Beach Road. Our video explores a durian cold room, a fruit-based menu and rooftop dining: http://bit.ly/W1cPvT Durians for sale inside the chiller room at the newly opened Agrobazaar.ST ST PHOTO:
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      • WEB SPECIALS
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          Lock icon HDB estate of the future
          31 4 FIND out the unique plans for the Bidadari area, as ST looks at it now through a specially modified infrared digital single-lens reflex camera. http:// bit.ly/W2oNoJ
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          Lock icon X-rated leaks
          28 4 NUDE photos purportedly showing many top Hollywood stars spread online in a massive hacking leak on Sunday. We present the top five X-rated leaks: http:// bit.ly/1tnxh8Q
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      Lock icon GROOMING ENTERPRISE BUSINESS ANALYTICS LEADERS
      838 4 A Special Feature brought to you by the Institute of Systems Science (ISS) at The National University of Singapore (NUS) With Singapore gearing up to be the world’s first Smart Nation, data sciences and analytics is becoming increasingly relevant in our highly connected society and
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      Lock icon Cleaners get wage boost with new law
      520 5  -  They will start off with basic pay of $1,000 a month as licensing law takes effect By TOH YONG CHUAN MANPOWER CORRESPONDENT tohyc@sph.com.sg EFFORTS to raise the incomes of the lowest-paid workers here received a significant boost yesterday, after a new law requiring
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      Lock icon Cement mixer driver dies in airport crash
      276 5  -  JALELAH ABU BAKER A CEMENT mixer driver died yesterday in an accident at Changi Airport’s Terminal 3 (T3). No other vehicle was involved in the incident in Airport Boulevard Road which leads to the basement carpark for the T3 arrival area. The driver,
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      Lock icon Hackers post celebrities’ nude photos
      534 6  -  Alleged attack on Apple iCloud accounts raises questions about storing data online By TREVOR TAN trevtan@sph.com.sg MORE than 100 stars, including Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Rihanna, allegedly had their smartphones or online storage accounts hacked into, prompting many to question the wisdom of storing
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      Lock icon $50m fund to help SMEs turn their buildings eco-friendly
      699 6  -  By JANICE HENG janiceh@sph.com.sg SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will get help to make their buildings and premises more energy-efficient under a new $50 million scheme. Up to half the retrofitting cost of energy-efficiency measures will be funded, with SME building
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      Lock icon Tensions rise as Russian and Ukrainian presidents trade barbs
      537 6 NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG MOSCOW The presidents of Russia and Ukraine traded indirect barbs yesterday about the possibility of a peace settlement in the contested south-eastern provinces of Ukraine, as mediators began a renewed effort to hammer out a
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      Lock icon S’pore, Jakarta agree on borders
      493 7  -  Both sides to sign treaty on maritime boundaries in eastern S’pore strait By ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF IN JAKARTA zakirh@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE and Indonesia have agreed on their maritime boundaries in the eastern part of the Strait of Singapore and will sign a treaty during
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      Lock icon TEAM S’PORE ALL SET FOR THE GAMES
      99 7 The action will soon begin. Yesterday, (from left) Jovin Tan, Toh Wei Soong, Gary Yeo, Yip Pin Xiu, Amanda Lim, Shayna Ng and Theresa Goh (back facing camera) were among the Team Singapore athletes at the Asian Games and Asian Para Games flag
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      Lock icon Deadly chaos in Pakistan as protesters, police clash
      617 8 Demonstrators also briefly seize TV station in bid to force out PM Sharif REUTERS ISLAMABAD Pakistani soldiers and paramilitary forces secured the headquarters of the state television channel PTV in Islamabad yesterday after a crowd of antigovernment protesters stormed the building and
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      Lock icon E-paper version of ST now on Android smartphone app
      317 8  -  By VINCENT CHANG vinchang@sph.com.sg ANDROID smartphone subscribers to The Straits Times can now read an e-paper version which looks just like the print version of the English daily. This feature has been available to ST’s digital subscribers on the Web, iPhone,
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      Lock icon BRUNEI ROYALS ON S’PORE VISIT
      88 8 Brunei’s Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah and his wife, Princess Sarah, met President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Mrs Mary Tan over tea at the Istana yesterday. The Prince is here on a five-day official visit to attend the second Singapore-Brunei Young Leaders’ Programme at
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      Lock icon Many pioneers not aware subsidies on drugs start next Jan
      421 8  -  By KASH CHEONG kashc@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Samantha Boh, Marissa Lee and Tjoa Shze Hui PIONEERS were caught off guard yesterday when told that the additional subsidies do not apply to medicines yet. Many were not aware that although their
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Tokyo, Delhi agree to beef up strategic relations
      711 9  -  Countries to boost security, economic ties within their ‘special’ partnership By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT IN TOKYO wengkin@sph.com.sg JAPAN and India have agreed to enhance their strategic partnership and boost economic and security ties in what is widely seen as a
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Is the Modi magic fading for BJP?
        615 10  -  India’s ruling party has fared poorly in recent local by-elections NEWS ANALYSIS By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI gnirmala@sph.com.sg AFTER scoring a landslide election victory in May, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was jolted by a reversal of fortunes, winning just
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        Lock icon Art inspired by ferry tragedy censored
        443 10 NEW YORK TIMES GWANGJU (South Korea) After 250 South Korean high school students died in the sinking of the Sewol ferry in April, artist Hong Sung Dam lashed out at the political and business elite he considers responsible for the disaster. He painted, pouring
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        Lock icon 3 die in knife attack at China school
        147 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING A knife-wielding man stabbed eight children and a teacher in a rampage at a Chinese primary school yesterday, leaving at least three of them dead, reports said, in the country’s latest attack against youngsters. The man, surnamed Chen, killed
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        Lock icon Japan ‘set to sell subs to Australia’
        545 11 Multibillion-dollar stealth submarine deal will likely upset assertive China REUTERS TOKYO Japan and Australia are leaning towards a multibillion-dollar sale by Tokyo of a fleet of stealth submarines to Canberra’s military in a move that could rile an increasingly assertive China, people familiar
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Nod for gadget use in planes
          63 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japan yesterday relaxed a ban on the use of electronic devices such as smartphones and tablets in flight, following similar moves by the United States and the European Union. Under previous rules, mobile phones, computers and other digital audio-visual devices that
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          Lock icon Bomb find in Manila airport
          50 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA Three people were arrested after a bomb was found in a van parked at Manila’s international airport, but there was no ongoing safety threat for travellers, authorities said yesterday. The National Bureau of Investigation refused to give many details about the incident.
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          Lock icon Yangon pulls back $10b deal
          49 11 REUTERS YANGON Authorities in Yangon have backed down on plans to award a US$8 billion (S$10 billion) construction contract to a barely known firm following a public outcry over its transparency. Instead, an open tender would be held for the huge low-cost housing project.
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        Lock icon Income inequality a big bugbear for Indonesians: Poll
        509 12  -  Results highlight key challenges for Jokowi’s govt come Oct 20 By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA wahyudis@sph.com.sg SOME 40 per cent of Indonesians feel the current distribution of income in South-east Asia’s largest economy is “extremely unequal”, a recent survey has
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        Lock icon Head of Taiwanese airline quits after crash
        327 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI TransAsia Airways yesterday said its Singaporean president, Mr Chooi Yee Chong, had left the Taiwanese firm after staying on to help handle the aftermath of the July crash that killed 48 people. Company spokesman Christine Tu said Mr Chooi tendered
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        Lock icon Temporary storage for Fukushima N-waste
        279 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO The governor of disas-ter-hit Fukushima agreed yesterday to accept the “temporary” storage of nuclear waste from the Japanese accident, paving the way for an end to a lengthy stand-off. Mr Yuhei Sato has been cajoled and lavished with the promises of subsidies
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        Lock icon Indonesia’s first female governor jailed
        381 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA Indonesia’s first female provincial leader, and head of one of the country’s most powerful political dynasties, was jailed for four years yesterday for bribing a top judge over an election dispute. The case of Ratu Atut Chosiyah, 52, the suspended governor of
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        Lock icon S-E Asia’s landfills a ticking time bomb
        596 13 Booming cities struggle to manage waste amid tight funds, lax law enforcement AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK A blaze at a vast rubbish dump that was home to six million tonnes of putrefying trash and toxic effluent has kindled fears that poor planning and lax
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        Lock icon Japan in grip of first post-war dengue outbreak
        289 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO An outbreak of dengue fever in Japan the first since World War II has affected at least 22 people, the government said. The country’s Health Ministry yesterday said 19 new infections had been confirmed since last week, in addition
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        Lock icon Rights groups decry Thai junta’s defamation suits
        577 14  -  Criminal proceedings against various civilian parties seen as intimidation By TAN HUI YEE THAILAND CORRESPONDENT IN BANGKOK tanhy@sph.com.sg A BRITISH human rights activist who goes on trial in Bangkok today faces a jail sentence for highlighting migrant worker abuse in the fruit processing
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        Lock icon Peking Uni staff, students urged to fight critics of CCP
        341 14 REUTERS BEIJING One of China’s top universities has urged students and teachers to “fight against” criticism of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), an influential party journal said, in the latest curbs on free expression. The move by Peking University,
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        Lock icon China declares Sept 30 national Martyrs’ Day
        289 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Chinese lawmakers have approved a national day to commemorate people who died in wars resisting foreign invaders, at a time when Beijing remains at loggerheads with Tokyo over territory and history. The country’s top legislature on Sunday declared Sept 30
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        Lock icon JAPAN’S OWN BATMAN-SAN
        107 14 A man who dresses up like the Dark Knight and zips around Chiba on a motorbike whose design is inspired by the “Batpod” in the movie has set this Japanese prefecture abuzz just as Batman electrified Gotham City. Meet Chibatman, a mysterious 41-year-old garbed like the comic
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        Lock icon North Korea closes Web access loophole
        335 14 REUTERS SEOUL In a move that makes it harder for North Koreans to gain illicit access to the global Internet, North Korea now allows mobile phone SIM cards used by tourists to be active only for the duration of their visit, according to sources.
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      Lock icon Russia starts building China gas pipeline
      593 15 ‘Power of Siberia’ will boost trade cooperation with Asia-Pacific: Putin REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE US KHATYN (Russia) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli launched the construction of the first part of Gazprom’s “Power of Siberia” pipeline that will bring Russian gas to
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      Lock icon Sanctions spark gun-buying frenzy in US
      428 15 WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON Thirty-six hours after the Obama administration banned importation of the classic brand of AK-47 assault rifles as part of sanctions against Russia, a Maryland dealer specialising in the weapon took stock of its inventory. There was nothing left. Labouring almost non-stop,
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      Lock icon Unlikely allies US, Iran retake Iraqi Shi’ite town from ISIS
      713 16 But US keen to be seen as not taking sides in sectarian conflict NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BAGHDAD With American bombs raining down from the sky, Shi’ite militia fighters aligned with Iran battled Sunni extremists over the weekend, punching
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      Lock icon Britain to beef up laws against radicalised Britons
      310 16 REUTERS LONDON Prime Minister David Cameron is set to announce new laws to try to stop radicalised Britons returning from Syria and Iraq launching attacks on British soil after a video purportedly showed a London-accented man beheading an American journalist. The announcement,
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      Lock icon Germany to ship weapons to Kurds in Iraq
      486 16 NEW YORK TIMES BERLIN In an indication of Germany’s growing role on the world stage, the country’s top politicians have approved the delivery of thousands of machine guns and hand grenades, as well as hundreds of anti-tank missiles, to Kurdish forces battling
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      Lock icon Merkel’s CDU faces anti-euro party in state assembly
      410 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have retained their grip on power in the eastern state of Saxony but now face opposition from a fledgling anti-euro party, which won its first seats in a regional assembly. Marking its debut into
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      Lock icon Guantanamo jail defies efforts to close it
      558 17 Military facility stays open despite high costs because of security fears NEW YORK TIMES GUANTANAMO BAY (Cuba) One sweltering afternoon last month, a Boeing C-17 military transport plane arrived at the United States naval base here. It had come to take six low-lev-el
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      Lock icon Palestinians slam Israel’s West Bank land grab
      569 18 Plan to establish city in the area seen as undermining two-state solution BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON POST REUTERS TEL AVIV Palestinians have criticised Israel’s decision to appropriate about 400ha of West Bank land, a move that an official of an anti-settlement group speculated the Israeli
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      Lock icon WIND-POWERED WORLD RECORD
      52 18 Kitesurfers taking part in an attempt to set a world record for the largest parade of kitesurfers, at Los Lances beach near Tarifa, on Sunday. Three hundred and fifty-two participants towed the feat into the Guinness World Records by surfing 1.6km in the south of Spain. PHOTO:
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        82 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WELLINGTON A major United Nations conference on small island nations has begun in Samoa, with the emphasis on helping them survive challenges posed by climate change. Some 3,000 delegates are at the UN Small Island Developing States meeting starting from yesterday to Thursday.
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      280 19 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China’s manufacturing last month slowed more than estimated, joining weaker-than-anticipated credit, production and investment data in suggesting the economy is losing momentum. The government’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was at 51.1 last month, missing the median 51.2 estimate in a Bloomberg survey.
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      242 19 REUTERS SHANGHAI Grappling with a slowing economy, China’s biggest banks are turning their back on mainstay borrowers like manufacturers and courting high-growth industries such as health care, food and IT in a bid to boost revenue. The state-owned lenders’ shift
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      103 20 A journalist at a preview yesterday in Tsukuba, in suburban Tokyo, wearing a prototype of a head-mounted display that enables her to feel resistance from virtual buttons that she is pushing. Mr Norio Nakamura, the inventor of “3D-Haptics Technology” and chief technical officer at
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      274 20 REUTERS BEIJING A Chinese anti-trust regulator said it has given Microsoft 20 days to reply to queries on the compatibility of its Windows operating system and Office software suite amid a probe into the world’s largest software company. The State Administration for Industry and
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        66 20 SEOUL Samsung Group, whose chairman has been hospitalised since May, will merge its shipbuilding and engineering units as South Korea’s largest conglomerate prepares for possible succession. Samsung Heavy Industries, the world’s third-largest maker of ships, will combine with Samsung Engineering before the end of the year
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        41 20 REUTERS BRUSSELS European Union antitrust regulators will decide by Oct 3 whether to clear Facebook’s US$19 billion (S$23.7 billion) offer for WhatsApp, the European Commission said yesterday. Facebook requested EU approval last week, the commission’s website showed.
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      446 21 ONE comment heard in the energetic debate over doctors’ excessive charges was that only a small number indulged in the objectionable habit. Whatever the true scale, such conduct contributes to medical fee inflation, as fair-minded doctors have pointed out, to the credit of their profession.
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      995 21  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S electronics sector has taken another hit, with a report yesterday saying that American chipmaker Broadcom has moved some of its operations out of the Republic to Ireland. The move coincided
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      591 21  -  By BEN CARPENTER NEW YORK TIMES AS 16 million young adults in the United States set off for college this autumn, they are looking at some frightening statistics. Despite the ever-rising cost of getting a degree, one number stands out like a person shouting
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      984 22  -  By SOURAJIT AIYER FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The author is a finance professional currently living in India. MANY people do not realise it but India faces a unique business opportunity as a potential destination for affluent pensioners and retirees from across the
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        228 23  -  Jolly Wee SINGAPOREANS are still very much into investing in real estate as they consider it a safe way to provide for their long-term financial needs. The current property cooling measures have driven many of them to buy properties outside of Singapore
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        268 23  -  Wilfred Ling LAST Thursday’s article (“Emotional barriers to retirement adequacy”) gave a few reasons for the unpopularity of the Lease Buyback Scheme. One is that older flat owners may prefer to bequeath their property to the next generation, for sentimental reasons. These owners should
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        225 23  -  Geoffrey Kung THE commentary (“Emotional barriers to retirement adequacy”; last Thursday) cited psychological barriers as a reason for the poor take-up of the Lease Buyback Scheme, and that there are other more “attractive” options for asset-rich, cash-poor Singaporeans to monetise their properties. Another reason
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          184 23  -  Raymond Anthony Fernando I AGREE with the views expressed by social workers and academics on older Singaporeans who fall through the cracks despite the social policies in place ‘Widen net of support scheme for seniors’ Aug 20). Thus, the new Silver Support scheme for the elderly
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          102 23  -  Ong Tiong Meng THE three-quarter tank rule was meant to stop Singapore motorists from going to Johor to fill up on cheaper petrol, as this would reduce revenue from petrol tax. However, for cars with diesel engines, a fixed sum known as the diesel tax
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        404 23  -  Ang Siok Hui (Ms) Head, Corporate Communications Department Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority MR LIM Khoon Bock (“Why impose fee to do regulator’s work?”; last Tuesday) noted that new regulations for corporate service providers (CSPs) will help to combat money laundering and
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        277 24  -  Fong Ho Keng I HAVE always been interested in great ideas on productivity. In February last year, the Singapore Business Federation highlighted the harsh realities for businesses as a consequence of drastic cuts in workforce growth, saying: “Moderate GDP (gross domestic product) growth of 3 per
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        374 24  -  Cindy Lin (Dr) Exercise is Medicine Singapore EXERCISE is Medicine Singapore is glad Dr Andy Ho brought to public attention recent research suggesting the health benefits of even five to 10 minutes of exercise for cardiac patients, and that having a higher body weight
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        263 24  -  Sng Ah Beng THE body mass index (BMI) has been widely used to check for obesity. It is calculated by dividing one’s weight in kilograms by the square of one’s height in metres. The index is easy to use but it does not accurately reflect
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        68 24 1. DR EDMUND LAM: Combat ‘skinny fat’. 2. MS ADA CHAN: Start nationwide exercise to replace old ICs. 3. MR PAUL CHAN: Foreign workers deserve decent lodgings. 4. MR FRANCIS CHENG: Renovation insurance may not fix problems. 5. MR TEO KOK SEAH: Bright idea to save costs for
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      582 2  -  They say this will attract more seniors to the scheme, but call for safeguards By JANICE HENG janiceh@sph.com.sg MORE elderly flat owners are likely to be interested in the Lease Buyback Scheme if they have a choice of how many years of their lease
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      231 2  -  By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg ANGRY about not striking the lottery, a man decided to vent his anger by striking a mother and daughter who simply had the bad luck to be walking near him. Yesterday, Gavin Khoo Theam Min,
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      113 3 Pre-schoolers Goh Yee Jie (from left, partially hidden), six, Gay Hwee Shane, five, and Tricia Chong, six, had the chance to be junior mooncake chefs yesterday. They were among 215 children from six Kinderland childcare centres roped in to help make snowskin mooncakes
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      528 3  -  Tough syllabus, competitive system make it important, say parents, tuition centres By LESTER HIO lesterh@sph.com.sg TUITION used to be seen as extra help for struggling students, but is increasingly being viewed as a necessity for students to do well in school
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      256 3  -  By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg TWO men were being questioned by the police for fighting and one of the suspects tried to get out of the situation by offering a bribe two unopened packets of cigarettes. But the bribe was rejected
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      446 4  -  By K.C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg TWO sisters in their 80s locked horns over a piece of land in Joo Chiat worth over $2 million. And last week, the High Court awarded the property to elder sister Zulaikha Bee Abdul Kader. The disagreement
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      536 5  -  They tour IRs, meet support groups as Tokyo moves to legalise casinos By JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S experience with casinos has drawn visitors from Japan as the East Asian state looks to legalise casinos this month. Some members of the Japanese
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      263 5  -  By IAN POH pohian@sph.com.sg A FORMER police officer was yesterday jailed for six months for pocketing money he had seized while investigating a case. Ling Hock Huat, 39, received $2,025.98 from an offender in an unlicensed moneylending case in January 2007, but did not reflect
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      205 6  -  AW CHENG WEI A VENTILATION motor, which is used to cool a building, raised heat instead when part of it caught fire on the 10th floor carpark at Pearl’s Centre yesterday. The fire was put out by building management staff in “less than five minutes”, said
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      336 6  -  Man helped receive funds, then transfer them abroad By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg A FULL-TIME national serviceman who received stolen money and transferred it to overseas accounts was jailed for six months yesterday. Muhammad Aznan Abdul Aziz, 24, who faced 65 charges involving about
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      309 6  -  ELENA CHONG A FORMER businesswoman has been jailed for 10 days and ordered to pay a penalty of $177,315 three times the amount of tax evaded after making false entries twice in her individual income tax returns. Chua Guat, 59, was managing partner of a
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      677 7  -  Experts say flood of new homes next year likely to put pressure on rentals By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg SHOEBOX apartments outside the city centre could lose their cachet once the flood of new homes hits the market next year. Experts note that
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      287 8 MOK FEI FEI DBS Bank has moved on two fronts to beef up its transaction banking segment: Recruiting a rival industry veteran, and sending a top gun to the US in a bid to enlarge its share of the sector. The bank announced yesterday
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      283 8  -  By RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg TWO units of property giant CapitaLand will have new chief executives later this month. Mr Jason Leow, 47, the chief executive of CapitaLand China, will be appointed as chief executive of the group’s shopping mall arm, CapitaMalls Asia
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      416 10  -  it joins two private equity firms to pump $624m into freshly set-up outfit By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE sovereign wealth fund GIC is pumping in money into a new oil company, Siccar Point Energy. GIC has joined private equity
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      180 10 REUTERS NEW DELHI Indian developer Brigade Enterprises and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC have agreed to jointly invest 15 billion rupees (S$310 million) in residential real estate projects in southern India, the companies said. Brigade and GIC will invest in acquiring land for
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        332 11  -  By RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg The firm previously said it had been approached by several potential buyers, including Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology, another Chinese chip-testing company, and Huatian. Earlier reports also named companies such as Samsung, the Foxconn Group, UTAC and Globalfoundries as
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        562 11  -  By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg THE acquisition of Singapore’s AmFraser Securities by a unit of KGI Securities, Taiwan’s No. 2 securities brokerage, is part of its strategy to become the largest retail securities firm with full licences in Asia. China Development Financial Holding Corp,
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        220 11 A FULLY automated storage system at a new $95 million warehouse owned by Pan Asia Logistics will help the firm save space and improve productivity. The system will deliver space savings of about 30 per cent for the four-storey warehouse in Tuas Bay Drive,
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        403 12  -  Investors sell off blue chips in favour of undervalued shares BULLS AND BEARS By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg LOCAL shares took a hit yesterday over escalating tensions in the Ukraine and fears that stronger sanctions by the European Union against Moscow could hurt the fledgling
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          85 12 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 779.12 551.85 870.74 899.42 229.15 198.11 268.40 0.07 -0.43 -5.52 -4.98 0.35 -0.10 -1.19 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and Gas 166.00 512.72 850.20 845.88 1,264.42 818.90
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          55 12 Yesterday’s close Index Change 10.03 52.01 -0.68 Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI 24,752.09 15,476.6 2,067.86 2,235.511 1,232.561 1,866.11 18.311 20.304 -9.57 Yesterday’s close Index Change Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Friday’s close Dow Nasdaq 5,177.618 1,565.35 5,629.827 17,098.45 4,580.271
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          90 12 OLAM International has sold its dairy processing plant in Cote d’Ivoire for US$18.7 million (S$23.3 million) in cash to food and nutrition firm Royal FrieslandCampina. It will allow Friesland to use Olam’s trademark “Pearl” for its sweet condensed and evaporated milk products in designated African countries for an
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          114 12 OIL and gas firm Jasper Investments confirmed yesterday it did not have enough funds to take delivery of a converted vessel from YiuLian Shipyard. It had earlier highlighted a potential breach of the payment obligation for the vessel in a notice on Aug 22, after warning of a
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          47 12 ENVIRONMENTAL firm ecoWise Holdings yesterday said it expects to report a net loss for the third quarter and the nine months to July 31. This was largely due to an impairment loss suffered by Changyi Enersave Biomass to Energy, its wholly owned subsidiary in China.
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          47 12 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Vol APAC Strategic ....................5.7 56,854,000 612,039,000 STATS ChipPAC ..................69.5 42,122,000 OLS Enterprise ...................1.7 41,179,000 65,189^000 Mirach Energy 18.9 33,041,000 26.5 63,112,000 Singapore eDev 0.2 27,721,000 5.7 Charisma Energy ................3.9 21,560,000 Golden Agri-Res ...................51 20,294,000 0.6 50;407;000 STATS ChipPAC 69.5 42,122,000
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          245 12 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: SEPT 1, 2014 Top Rises Sep 01 CENTS Lyxor ThaiSET 10US$ ***** 63.7 0.4 (0) DBXT iBoxxKR 5US$ ***** 50.0 0.3 Lyxor AsiaIT 10US$ 3936 35.0 0.7 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 3011 31.2 0.8
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          88 12 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST 209 180 CapitaMall Trust 200 unch 6320 200 198.5 5.1 6935.1 +0R'VOL 'ODD DAY HIGH LOW GROSS 714 565 HongkongLand USD US688 +3
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          60 12 Sep 01 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Against US$ Bid Offer S$AJS$ to one unit of foreign currency: S$/US$ to 100 units of foreign currency: 1.1655 1.1662 0.9331 0.9333 1.1482 1.1492 0.9197 0.9192 1 6399 1.6406
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          311 12 52-Wk Last Vol High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) Company Last Sale Vol ***** ***** DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ A***** +10 118 108.3 ABF SG Bond ETF 116.3 +0.2 2110 1764 DBXT DBCBLEB 10US$ US1789 +1 138 119 CIMB APAC Div lOOSSt) 3298 2577 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ US3240 -1 3011
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      38 15 Memory wanders as shadows fall Back to the days ofh appiness, Days beyond recall, A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep. V
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      30 16 CORRIGENDUM Obituary published on 31-8-2014 for CLARENCE WILFRED NATHAN (DAWA SAKAYAM) should read as, Son-in-law: Giritharan Abbai Naidu Grandson: Irfan Adrian And not as published. The Agency regrets the error.
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      95 16 NEXT 48 HOURS Today Basketball Fiba World Cup, Group Stage: USA v New Zealand (StarHub Ch202,11.30pm) Football Malaysia Cup: Felda United v Lions XII (StarHub Ch205 76.25MHz, 8.30pm) Tennis US Open: Day 8, session 1 (11pm), session 2 (tomorrow, 7am) StarHub Ch 201 Tomorrow Basketball Asean Basketball League: Indonesia Warriors
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      820 19 L Man United beat Man City, Arsenal to sign Falcao L Chicharito leaves Old Trafford for Real Madrid L Tottenham set to bring Welbeck to White Hart Lane L Red Devils’ transfer spending exceeds £150 million THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE REUTERS LONDON Manchester United yesterday
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      367 19 THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Arsene Wenger, the Arsenal manager, failed to offer guarantees that he will sign a striker before the transfer window shut last night, despite conceding that Yaya Sanogo’s shortcomings in front of goal are becoming an increasing problem. While
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      196 19 P W D L F A Pts 1 Chelsea 3 3 0 0 11 4 9 2 Swansea 3 3 0 0 6 1 9 3 Aston Villa 3 2 1 0 3 1 7 4 Man City 3 2 0 1 5 2 6 5 Liverpool
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      597 19  -  EYE ON EPL By ALEKSANDAR DURIC stsports@sph.com.sg AS A striker myself, I keep an eye out on the forwards whenever I watch matches in the English Premier League (EPL). Two of them Liverpool’s Mario Balotelli and Chelsea’s Diego Costa caught
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      577 16 Official, shuttler apologise as the search for his successor continues REUTERS COPENHAGEN A crestfallen Lee Chong Wei and the Malaysian Badminton Association (BAM) were left apologising to the nation after their independence day celebrations were soured by the much-loved shuttler’s defeat in the world championship final. The
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      390 16 REUTERS NORTON (United States) American Russell Henley took the lead but Rory McIlroy loomed large, just two strokes behind after the third round at the US$8 million (S$10 million) Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Massachusetts, on Sunday. Henley dominated the par-threes
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      233 16 Cycling Tour of Spain 185km Stage 9 from Carboneras de Guadazaon to Aramon Valdelinares: 1. Anacona (Col/Lam) 4hr 34min 14sec, 2. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz/Ast) +45sec, 3. Damiano Cunego (Ita/Lam) +50. Overall 1. Nairo Quintana (Col/Mov) 35hr 58min 05sec, 2. Alberto Contador (Esp/Tin) +3sec, 3. Alejandro Valverde (Esp/Mov) 8. Golf
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      560 17 U.S. OPEN REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK China’s Peng Shuai knocked out her third seeded player in a row and Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic beat a former world No. 1 in fourth-round wins on Sunday to set up an unlikely US Open
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      572 17  -  Officials warned that lapses at Asiad will threaten plan to be ‘contenders’ By CHUA SIANG YEE siangyee@sph.com.sg AT THE 2012 Olympics, it was Joseph Schooling’s swimming cap and goggles which breached the rules. At the Commonwealth Games in July, it was the swimmers’ caps with oversized
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      827 17  -  SPORTING LIFE By ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg TO APPRECIATE the modern music of tennis, it makes sense to listen to the men who string the instruments. Nate Ferguson, who arranged the strings for two different composers Pete Sampras and Roger Federer told the New
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        51 17 REUTERS BERLIN Poland’s European hammer champion Anita Wlodarczyk set a world record of 79.58 metres at the Istaf meeting in Berlin’s Olympic stadium on Sunday. The London 2012 Olympics silver medallist improved the world record by 16cm from the 79.42m set by Germany’s Betty Heidler in
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        84 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR Six people were arrested after football fans rioted and torched a police car in Malaysia before they were dispersed by tear gas and baton charges. Local media said about 2,000 people were involved in disturbances after Sarawak’s team were knocked out
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        52 17 XINHUA RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil coach Dunga has handed an international recall to Robinho for football friendlies against Colombia and Ecuador. The 30-year-old forward replaces Hulk, who injured his left thigh while playing for Zenit Saint Petersburg on Sunday. Brazil play Japan in Singapore on
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        83 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HARARE Australia must overcome the embarrassment of losing to Zimbabwe and the departure of cricket captain Michael Clarke to injury when they take on South Africa in the fifth match of a one-day triangular series today. Clarke’s hamstring problem flared up during his
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        74 17 REUTERS MADRID A sluggish United States needed a strong final quarter to overpower Turkey 98-77 in the basketball World Cup while European champions France celebrated a dramatic 74-73 win over dark horses Serbia on Sunday. Hosts Spain overwhelmed Egypt 91-54 and talented Croatia, looking for
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        62 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME Andrea Pirlo may yet don an Italy shirt again despite suggesting after the World Cup he would move aside for younger talent, new national team manager Antonio Conte has said. Conte, however, refused to talk about striker Mario Balotelli who is
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      311 18  -  TERENCE ONG PAPUA New Guinea (PNG) and Hong Kong, two footballing nations with lower international rankings than Singapore, will face the Lions in two friendly matches over the next week. The games have been arranged to help the team prepare to defend
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      707 18  -  He wants to make MSL impact next year with stronger attack, midfield By TERENCE ONG terong@sph.com.sg ALREADY knocked out of the Malaysia Cup and facing an inconsequential Group A game at Felda United, LionsXII coach Fandi Ahmad is looking further ahead and has resolved
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      547 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas slammed his side’s performance after they let a two-goal lead slip to lose 2-4 at Real Sociedad in the Spanish Primera Liga on Sunday. “What happened was very unusual, especially after the first 15
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      115 18 REUTERS MADRID Cristiano Ronaldo is taking a break to resolve the fitness issues that have plagued him since last season. The Portuguese forward did not appear for Real Madrid on Sunday when they lost to Real Sociedad and has been left out of Portugal’s squad for
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      257 1 Kelvin Tong American leads for his new horror film Classical music crash course 100 years in 12 hours Foong Woei Wan Discovering the lost music of Chinese poetry C8 C2 C3 ART OFTHESNAP Singapore is seeing a rash of photography shows, including an exhibition by renowned photographer Nadav Kander (right)
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      548 2  -  International production The Faith Of Anna Waters will be shot in Singapore John Lui Film Correspondent johnlui@sph.com.sg American actors Elizabeth Rice and Matthew Settle have been confirmed as the leads in a horror movie directed by Kelvin Tong and to be set and
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        1139 3  -  A crash course of a century’s worth of classical music promises to make the genre accessible Singapore International Festival of Arts Akshita Nanda Arts Correspondent akshitan@sph.com.sg Nobody needs to be afraid of the concert hall”, is the refrain of Listen To The
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      211 4 12/09 LS460 FACELIFTED Model. OMV $*****. One owner. Low mileage. Full agent serviced. *****880 OCT 08 IS250 std Facelift for sale. Free 1 Year warranty. Pearl white. Asking $83.8k. Call *****118 END/’12 LEXUS IS250. Agt svc/ warranty. Low km. Keyless start. Ventilated seat. COE $95K. *****705 9/09 IS250C CONVERTIBLE Purple
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      242 4 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****787 Jun ’12 ML350 4Matic New model. C&C warranty with 1 year extended warranty. 1 owner. $239.8K! Must view ’10 BENZ E200. S u p e r b Cond, 1 Owner, Full C&C Svc, Cheapest In Market, 6 Mths Warranty. In-hse loan /1.88%. $138K. 9736-1134 BRAND NEW C250
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      256 4 BRAND NEW C200 Avant/ Garde/AMG line. High spec 5 yrs warranty, 1 bid g’tee COE. $179K. 8248 1038 BRAND NEW C200 A M G High spec. 5 yrs warranty, 1 bid g’tee COE. $5k svc voucher $179K. 8248 1038 BRAND NEW MERCEDES S400L petrol. G’teed COE $388k 5 yrs warranty,
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      339 4 2014 CLA250 AMG. 4-Matic. Low interest/ high loan. Immed delivery. High trade in. 8189-3025 Sing Wang E250 AVANTGARDE READY stock. Immediate delivery. Lowest price, high loan. Call 9762-3411 Sing Wang REPUBLIC AUTO: *****206 Apr 2010 E350 Coupe. Svc by C&C with 1 yr extended warranty. 1 owner. $156.8K REPUBLIC AUTO:
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      266 5 5800 DOWNPAYMENT ONLY!GV Inhse 100% approval 1.99% P.a Lowest installment can be arrange for 09 Lancer EX 1.5A. Low km 1 owner. Bruce *****476 V INHSE LOWEST Down! 100% Approval! 11/’06 Murano 2.5A. A1 cond! cash back $20k scrap! highest trade in! 1 to 1 exchange 9815-1112 John (till 10pm)
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      266 5 BRAND NEW BOXSTER 2.7 (A) PDK. G’teed COE. Car avail in showrm now! Only $270K. Call 9861 4074 BRAND NEW PORSCHE Macan 2.0L. G’teed COE/ 5 yrs warranty/ $5k svc voucher. $243K. *****769 DOWNPAYMENT FR $15K 5/’09 Cayenne GTS, 75k km! High OMV! Mint Cond! Flexi Loan! Call 9681-3253 2
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      266 5 5800 DOWNPAYMENT! GV Inhse Loan 100% Approval! 4/07 Rush 1.5A, A1 Cond. Mthly fr $850 cash back $10k scrap! highest trade-in, 1 to 1 exchange! *****112 John OWEST DOWN G V inhse 100% loan approval? 07 Axio 1.5A $688. High trade in Cashback $11k when COE end. Call Ivan 8126-1954
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      245 5 VELLFIRE 2.4 Z G Edition Moonroof. Immed registration free servicing, 3+2 Year Warranty *****550 NEW 2015 FACELIFT Estima 7-seater. ’Very Edition’. Full option. 1 bid g’tee COE $165K. Call 9812-4769 5/’07 HARRIER 2.4A, 2 ow ners. White. S/rims. Well maintain. No repair needed. $59,500. 9836 2333 $151,800 2014 HARRIER Elegance/
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      394 5 2014 VELLFIRE 2.4 ZG Twin moonroof. Low interest, High loan. Immed delivery. Call 9762-3411 Sing Wang $157,800 NEW HARRIER 2.0 Premium. COE full rebate @CarTimes Award-Winning Co. 6744-5111 (CaseTrust) *$179,800! VELLFIRE 2.4Z COE full rebate. CarTimes Award-Winning Co. High Loan. *****111 CaseTrust LATEST ESTIMA AERAS Premium 2.4. $99,800 Only. COE
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      322 5 DOWNPAYMENT FR $15K 2/2010 VW Passat R36, 1 Owner, Accident free, Mint Cond. Call now 8356-1629 8/07 JETTA 2.0TFSI. 2 owner OMV $30.9K $50.8k high loan. *****786. 4/’12 S60 T4 1.6A, 1 owner Low km. 200bhp. Warranty. Accident free. OMV $36K. $123.9K. *****922 2008 VOLVO S60 2.0T. Well maintained. Mileage
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      296 5 $49 LOWER DELTA *****777 SIN MING RD 6556 1777 BOON LAY MRT 6898 0777 T. BAHRU MRT 6232 8888 TAMPINES MRT 6741 8888 apply conditions HASSLE FREE LEASE. Terms CHERY www.bkw.sg CAR RENTAL MRT fr $55 /day. No need deposit. Aljunied MRT, 6395-7791 Bt Gombak MRT *****792 Lor Chuan MRT
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      308 5 TEL 9388-8166 SIMON to assist to sell your cars to direct buyers mkt price. www.sgcarconsign.com.sg OFFER TOP All makes models. Viewing your convenience. 9661-9661 WANTED! ALL MODELS, pte commercial. Immed High *****905/ *****789 BEST DEAL ASSURED! All makes models. View doorstep. Yap *****788 GEAR BOX SPECIALIST KATC Autotrans Pte Ltd
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      552 5 2005 NISSAN PICKUP 2.6M 1 owner. Canopy. 5 yr COE ’19. $39.8k neg. *****800 CHEAPEST IN TOWN!! 1/09 Renault Kangoo, Rd Tax till 01/2015. 1 CareFul Owner, Well Maintained Engine Condition. Call *****873 SELL $12.8K! DAIHATSU S200RV 660cc. Petrol van. COE5/2017. Orig cond Well kept. High Trade in/ loan. Neg.
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      1051 6 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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      159 6 GOOD CLASS BUNGLW BISHOPSGATE ***** sf, elevated, panoramic view Best of the best quality, Park 8 cars. Sole Agent BELMONT ***** sf, hilltop hse, greenery view, quiet GALLOP *****/7800sf, min to Botanic Gdn. 10 mins walk to MRT, greenery. Sole Agt HOLLAND PARK ***** sf/ Brand new Just TOP NASSIM
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      88 6 5TH AVE AAA view *****sf Binjai Park area *****sf Botanic Gdn area *****sf Bt Timah vicinity *****sf Bt Tunggal area *****sf Cable Rd vicinity *****sf Caldecott vicinity *****sf Holland Park (x2) *****sf Holland Road *****sf Garlick vicinity *****sf Leedon vicinity *****sf Maryland Drive *****sf Mount Echo Park *****sf Oriole Crescent
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      244 6 BOTANIC GARDEN VICINITY. Brand New Modern F’hold Bunglw. Land 15,000/ built up 6,000 sf. 5-rms. Pool. $neg. 9487-0396 CRE $3.XM! TERRACE WITH park view! 1800/ 2300 sf, Wide frontage, 4+1, quiet. 1 to 6pm *****000 sole agent OEI TIONG HAM $16xx psf! ***** sqft wide frontage. ***** sqft 5rms renovated
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      259 6 Raffles PI/Marina/ EJtl Raffles PI/Marina/ D01 Chinatown D01 Chinatown Pte Apts For Sale Pte Apts For Sale l|t| Raffles PI/ Marina/ eitl Raffles PI/ Marina/ Cikl Raffles PI/ Marina/ illl Raffles PI/ Marina/ D01 Chinatown QQ1 Chinatown [)01 Chinatown QQ1 Chinatown Pte Apts For Sale Pte Apts For Sale Pte
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      216 6 HARD TO COMEBY! F’hold Bungalow 6 rms ensuite 2.5 sty, walk to MRT/ Park to sell! *****269 Faith 11 PUAY HEE Ave 3.5 sty FH Brand new Semi-D. Agts welcome. 4bd+1+1, lift pool Owner *****111/*****666 LOR MELAYU TERR FH 3-sty 6+1, 2000 5500 sf. TOP soon. 5 mins Kembangan MRT.
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      203 6 REBUILD *****345 TIM Terr Langsat 1780sf $2.3m Terr Siglap 1630sf $2.6m Semi-d Fidelio 2792sf 3.3m TELOK KURAU CORNER Terr Spacious 4 +3. Park 4 cars isabelredrup.com/ir9.php$3.88m. *****055. Susan RIVER OASIS BEST Price! Detached bunglw. Private Eastwood steal/ 4-bdrm/ 4338 sqft. Garden/ water views. Quiet! 99 years. isabelredrup.com/ir10.php $3.88m. *****055. Susan
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      159 6 SINGLE STY CORNER Terr Charlton Park vicinty. FH. Orig. 3850 sf. Big frontage $3.35M. 9851 8808 Henry OPEN HOUSE BESIDE PEIRCE RESERVOIRS Rare 2-sty corner semi-d, approx 2210/ 2400sf. 4+1. Lush. Nice! CS 9098 8888 2½ STY TERR FH Sembawang Hill Dr. 2000/ 3000 sf. 4rm breezy Rebuilt 4yr. New
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      195 6 BUNGLW LORONG TANGGAM 999yrs 7 ensuites pool, lift Mall/ LRT Pk 3 cars, 10,393 sqft build up. Joe 6100 1161 BEST PRICE! MODERN FH Approx 8100/*****sf, pk 3 cars, basement, pool/ lift. Luxurious!! *****000 Jim $2.8M SUNRISE AVE. Lovely 3-sty Semi-d. 3250/ 3500 sf. 5rm. $300k reno. 99-yr Cheong ERA
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      148 6 *COMMONWEALTH TOWERS Q’TOWN MRT Fr $14xx psf. 1bdrm $7xxK 2bdrm $1.1xM, 3bdrm $1.4xM, 4rm $2.1xM REGENCY @TIONG BAHRU Freehold, 3-bdrm, 1281 sf. High flr, unblock city view. Breezy, bright,good layout Good Investment COMMONWEALTH TOWERS Q’TOWN MRT. 1/2 Bdrm fr $7xxK/$1.1xM. Good Rental Po tential. Ng *****868 TIONG BAHRU MKT. Showflat
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      324 7 Property Prices MfT| "•-•■I IT ft if »-»e g-i.-i! Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in July 2014. PROJECT NAME PRICE (S) SO FT The property data is obtained from URA's website; any use in any manner of
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      305 7 ELIZABETH TWR 2002sf 3+1 ensuite. Panaromic view Great layout. Urgent seller! Daniel 9842-2233 RARE CAIRNHILL PLAZA 3+1 Huge living hall. High floor. A1 city view. Genuine seller Kok Meng 9876 0234 ERA NEWTON EDGE, PENTHSE 2 rm balcony, FH, 850 sf duplex design beautiful reno, move-in. Newton MRT BEST PRICE
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      177 7 star buy 1) $8.38M ARDMORE pk 4+1 2885sf High flr Stack 01. 2) Res Emerald Hill. 1km ACSJ. 3/4/5rms/townhse ABSD absorbed. $2008 psf up only. *****310 Eileen FOUR SEASONS PK Autumn Blk 3821sf. 5+1 Newly reno Edge On Cairnhill 4+1 rms The Grange 2293 sf. 4+1. $neg. 9487-0396 CRE D.10
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      196 7 THE COSMOPOLITAN 3 bdrm 1324 sqft, well maintained $2.80M. Pls call Silvia Ang 9626 5755 FULL RESERVOIR VIEW Rare FH Thomson 800. 1625sf 3+1, very high flr, $2.18m Last call! Adam *****389 CHANCERY CT RARE! 926 sf 2 bdrm. Mid flr. Reno. Walk to Newton MRT. $1.3M neg. View now!
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      413 7 D14 l/ Eunos/ Raya Lebar Pte Apts For Sale D14 I Eunos/ Raya Lebar Pte Apts For Sale QQ Geylanq/ Eunos/ D14 RayaLebar Pte Apts For Sale tlTiJ Geylanq/ Eunos/ D14 Raya Lebar Pte Apts For Sale g/ Eunos/ D14 RayaLebar Pte Apts For Sale g/ Eunos/ D14 RayaLebar Pte
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      54 7 THE BENTLEY RES@KOVAN Selling Fast with additional Discount Hurry Last few units 2/3 3rm Dual Key. 6 Mins to MRT. 9431 2080 **2002SF. CHUAN PARK spacious 3+1+1, 3 entrance, gdn, MRT doorstep, facilities. 99 yrs. $8xx psf only! NEW! 3+1 THE Scala, 1044 Sqft, High flr, Unblocked Vacant, Lor Chuan
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      195 8 BOATHOUSE TOP SOON. 2 bdrms. Thoughtful design. SOHO style. High ceiling. Pool facing. YH *****668 BOATHOUSE RES SPACIOUS 1 rm approx 607 sqft. TOP soon! High flr. F/facilities. $7xxK! Amy Ko 9455 2121 THE MINTON RARE patio, 2+Study 1496sf, $1.2xM, Good quiet facing, Must Sell!View Sun 11am by appt NEW
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      300 8 SKYPARK RESIDENCES EC, 3/ 3+ study/ 4/ 4+ study/ 5 rms/ mais. Sale gallery opened. Call now! SKIES MILTONIA! TOP 2015. 3 bdrm/ 969 sf/ f/facilities fr $1.0xM. Ltd units avail Call now for showflat appt SKYPARK RES EC. No resale levy. 3/ 4/ 5 rms. Near MRT/ Mall. Iconic
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      308 8 4’A’ BLK 704. #13. 109 sqm. Unblocked. Squarish. Near CCK Stadium, Limbang Mkt All races/ PR. Ask $430K. 688A CCK 5’I’. 110sqm, very high floor, 100% move-in. Serious seller $4xxk. View now! Adelyn 9022-8772 3-RM UTILITY Blk 1 Dover Rd. Mid/ Marble floor, unblocked move-in. Good sch Pure selling *****210
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      277 8 3’I’ 185 BOON Lay Ave #18 Unblock. Move in immed. 5’I’ 676B Corner #15. Move in immed. Parry*****450 3’I’ BOON LAY 185 New List Mid floor. Move-in cond. All races PR. 9125-7633 KJ 4’A’ BLK 516 106sqm Unblocked Move in. NE Facing. Serious Seller! Hurry Call Candy*****948 OT 549 PASIR
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      295 8 CHEAP! 4’A’ BLK 508 Wellington Well reno. MRT/ sch/amenities/ shop Don’t miss! Thomas *****893 100% MOVE IN. 5-rm 324 Sengkang Way. Corner. 1km to Nan Chiau Pri. No west sun. Miz *****847 291B HIGH FLR 5’I’. Bright/ well kept, move-in cond. Near amenities/ sch. Easy access to CTE/ TPE/ SLE.
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      337 8 HIGH FLOOR BLK 174 TOA Payoh Lor 1. 3rm HDB utility. High flr. Orig. Near MRT. All races. 9790 9366 Sumiah, DTZ 195 KIM KEAT Ave (3’I’ utility).Kitchen renovated. Low flr. Ask $300K Neg. All races. Near central. MUST SELL! 3’I’+ utility Blk 199. Near MRT/ amenities. Move-in. *****318 John
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      403 8 SIAN TUAN AVE, 3-sty bunglw. 6000/ 4500 sqft 4+1 rms. Nice patio, attic $15k neg. Philip *****812 LOW RENT TERR Namly Open View, 2,800 sf 4+1. New Reno, Near Pk, vacant Call Bernard Wu *****139 SHAMROCK VILLA NEW Cluster Bunglw Namly Pl Pte pool. 5bdrm Big living/ terr. $9k. Call
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      301 8 TELOK KURAU AREA d/sty terr 3+1 rm, 2 baths. Unfurn, Near Pk/ MRT. Quiet, $3.6K-$4K. LR 9003 9797 AMAZING EAST COAST Conserved 4+2/ Elegant isabelredrup.com/ir6b.php$9k. *****055. Susan 3STY CORNER TERR @Simei Nice, big garden. 4-bdrm (ensuite). Near Expo/ Airport $4.xK. Lily 9671-3228 EXPATS CHOICE! ELIAS Terr new 3 sty Corner
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      813 8 gfflj Rochor/ Bugis/ V.ffM Rochor/ Bugis/ DO? Beach Rd 007 Beach Rd Pte Apts For Rent Pte Apts For Rent CONCOURSE SKYLINE BEACH ROAD Apt type: 1 1+1 2+1 4+1 bedrooms Sizes: 861 1,173/ 1,410/ 2,282 2,648 sq ft Panoramic: Sea Flyer City view Covered walkway to Nicoll Highway MRT
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      625 9 Brand New Residence for Lease Spacious 4-bedroom residences (3186 sq ft) with luxurious designer fittings spectacular vistas that span the horizon. Full recreational facilities including swimming pool,Jacuzzi,gym,spa, children’s playground,BBQ terrace and Clubhouse with gourmet kitchen. Residence Concierge by Capella and complimentary Handyman service. A luxury residential development by Pontiac Land
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      413 9 TANGLIN PARK $3.XK Quiet facing, 2+1 patio, reno, P/ furn Orchard/ MRT. Immed Call Desmond 9688 8818 CUSCADEN ROYALE. IMMED. 3-bdrm, $5.5k, high floor, f/furn. Orchard MRT. Cobroke. SH Hin 8100 4123 ELMOND GREEN. IMMED. 3-bdrm, 8th flr, 1302sf No pm sun P/furn. Owner *****615 B PARVIS NEAR HOLLAND V.
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      404 9 TANGLIN PARK. BEAUTIFUL reno 3+1 balcony$6.2k neg Angelin *****988 LEH GALLOP GABLES. 2900SF 5+1 New kitchen. Greenery $11.xK neg. Iris 9788 1800 GLOUCESTER MANSION 3+1 1200sf P/furn. $4K Immed Min MRT. Iris 9788-1800 TAMAN SERASI 3+1 1750 sf low flr, reno, p/furn, $5K. HK Chia 9783-2209 AGT CHOICE UNIT ROCHELLE
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      285 9 AVAIL IMMED. COSY 3+1 Hume Park I. 1582sf. Furn. New paint. Pool view. Full facilities. $3.3k. 9022 6222 DOMUS 2-RM. EXCELLENT View, f/furn, convenient, near amenities, Novena MRT. Wendy 9062-2255 SKYSUITES 17. 2BDRM, #28 Superb view. Just TOP Walk to Toa Payoh MRT. Immed. Cher 8128 2222 TREVISTA CO-BROKE 3+1
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      394 9 Prime Location HAIG 162 1RM $2.2K p/furn Centra Imperial 2rm $2.2K 2rms $2.8K, Brand new. CBD, Adele *****276 Htns SEAVIEW 3/4+1 BIG balcony 1216/1410/1647sf. High flr Pool/ seaview. Shpg/ East Coast Pk Fred *****038 SANCTUARY GREEN. 18TH flr, 1216 sf 3+1. Bay view. Breezy bright. Avail 1st Nov. Dennis 9859
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      856 9 tfflJ Ang Mo Kio tffrl Ang Mo Kio I iA\n Ang Mo Kio MA'Jfl Ang Mo Kio HDB Apts For Rent HDB Apts For Rent HDB Apts For Rent HDB Apts For Rent HDB Median Sub-letting Rents in 2nd Quarter 2014 1 1 ta 111 w mm Mm m II
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      386 10 2+1 BLK 2 Balestier rd. above shophse. P/furn. Newly painted Avail immed $2100 Chris 9767-7005 RARE! 2+1, BLK 32 Marine Cres high flr. windy. aircon nice reno. Sea view Immed call: Joey 8382 6699 DTZ 3-RM BLK 256 Nicely reno. Prefer family. Opp. Loyang Point. Fully furn. $2,600 neg. Linda
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      341 10 fill Factory/lndustrial 011 Factory/lndustrial (Til Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Space for Rent ffy Space for Rent Space for Rent Space for Rent FOR LEASE! SINGAPORE SCIENCE PARK SPACE Usage for 60:40 ancillary office Fitted units available O O O O O O O O Download your mobile app
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      277 10 KOVAN MRT COMMON rm 2 pax.Aircon+maid.F/furn. Wifi,cooking Immed Owner *****677 *****208 671 JLN DAMAI Common rm. Near amenities/ MRT. Immed. Call *****827 BEDOK CTRL RM for rent. No cooking. Furn. Professional preferred *****272 GEYLANG EAST 130 Master rm F/furn. Aircon. Aljunied MRT. 9107 9919 Cynthia MASTER RM BLK 709 West
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      326 10 Little Road Fty cum Office μ 3700 sqft μ Fitted, Freehold factory μ High Votage μ Near MRT μ Available immediate Call 6268 8852 Business Space at Kaki Bukit Place μ Unit size 3,714 sq ft μ Minutes drive to Eunos and MacPherson MRT μ 10-storey modern flatted factory with
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      256 10 KALLANG AVE/PL. NEAR MRT. Reasonable rental Spacious bare/ fitted. Fr 976sf. *****477 BT.MERAH CTRL (IT/MEDIA) Fitted biz space. Fr 312sf. Bus interchange/ Redhill MRT *****681/*****000 FACTORY@ CHAI CHEE with Canteen via PIE/ ECP. 1,300- 5,500 sf. Call *****000/ *****617 NEW B1 HI-TECH Building Very negotiable. 1,700sf onwards. 6 mins walk
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      271 10 KEWALRAM HILLVIEW B1 fty Office,warehse 780,1840sf Ground floor, 2300 sf. Direct access! From $1.70psf JURONG 10K SF 120K sf. Open yard 10K sf 50K sf Factory 16K sf 45K sf Damien *****338 LPN GOOD SPECIFICATION CORP image. Mins walk to MRT/ amenites 20/ 40ft loading immed. Dominic 9825 2101 8M
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      1166 10 Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale Factory/lndustrial Space for Sale T rtf?; rnffip *n O^' so 0° ll 10'* Q« LINK@AAAK .nsEi FACTORIES Located at Ang Mo Kio Street 52 Within walking distance to YioChu Kang MRT Station •With private lift, loading/ unloading at
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      395 11 GuocoLand Group 20 COLLYER QUAY Excellent Seaview Next to Raffles Place MRT Station 1,001 sq ft to 2,734 sq ft 6428 7853/807I6534 3132 TRENGGANU ST 800SF $3k Temple St 1100 sf $4200 Pagoda St 1200 sf $5000 Craig Road 1500 sf $7000 Tg. Pagar 2000 sf $10,000 Andrew Low *****886
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      455 11 ***CECIL STREET $5PSF!! 5min to Raffles Place MRT Whole level approx 3000sf Fitted. Carpet. 9244-6321 CHEAPEST! $2.56 PSF Jln Bt Merah. F/fitted 1-level, 2 units. 5468/ 2734sf. Opp ABC mkt. *****962 Louis PRIME OFFICE Raffles Pl. Near MRT. Good View. Bare/ Fitted. 800-2659 sf. Call Owner *****208 BEACH ROAD: 1140SF.
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      473 11 CENTRAL PLAZA Tiong Bahru MRT station. 2K/ 3K/ 4K/ 5K/ 8K/ ***** sf. Bare/fitted. Avail Dec/ Jan WOODLANDS OFFICE. 100 to 300 sqft. Aircon with window units. Immediate. Free parking. neg. 6363-6933 INTL PLAZA 2357SF high flr A1 Deco corner seaview Cheap. Direct lift *****170 www.garyteng.com INTERNATIONAL PLAZA 971 sf,
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      282 11 FAR EAST FINANCE BUILDING OFFICE FLOOR FOR SALE Rare 999-year leasehold Whole floor 4,327 sqft Within prime Raffles Place CBD 2 minutes’ walk to Raffles Place MRT Interchange station Bus stop at doorstep Stable and immediate rental income stream till 2017 Can be sold on vacant possession, ideal for end-users
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      456 11 ®a s „r |®a s r )|®W" |®»r iiiH! Dfeal CLARKE QUAY CENTRAL Above Clarke Quay MRT Station Average shopper traffic over 1 million per month Suitable for retail, lifestyle and F&B Unit sizes from 140 to 10,000 sq ft PROPERTIES FOR LEASE Call *****336 RETAIL F&B WEST COAST PLAZA
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      151 11 *Jurong ,132, 504 *Bt Merah 166, 125 *Rivervale Plaza (F&B kiosk) *Kallang Bahru 71/ T.Payoh 185, 190 /Clementi 442, 447 Rivervale Plaza/ Bt Batok 276, Hougang 684/T Payoh Ctrl Woodlands 888, 548 Loyang Point forassisgnment Tom: *****657 SHOPS IN ORCHARD Road! Midpoint Orchard 170sf x 2 Orchard Plaza 280sf Salon
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      118 14 CALLCENTREOFFICERS Work in Town area NO Sales required Able to start within short notice Basic computer knowledge Rotating 3 shifts Call/SMS 8198 5249 TELESALES Luxury 5 star hotel on Orchard Rd Part+ full-time posts Up to $14 p/hr+ comm Singaporeans only Leads+ training provided Call 6235-5650 ***EXPERIENCED TELEMARKETER. Property firm
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      570 16 Immediate Positions for NEW ASSIGNMENTS in CENTRAL (Location: Novena, Orchard, Somerset, Newton, Dhoby Ghaut) (All assignments are within reach by nearest MRT stations) 1) PROTECTION SUPERVISOR up to $2,500/2)PROTECTION OFFICER up to $2,100/JoiningBonus $2,400* *T&C apply Call During Office Hours: 9783-1796 A leading Japanese JV company urgently requires: Senior/Security Officer
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      317 18 THE STRAITS TIMES RECRUIT Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 www.sphclass.com.sg/recruit Executive Appointments 1800-289-8822 Careers for You A list of career opportunities found in Saturday’s (30 August) issue ofThe StraitsTimes Recruit Company Name Contact Information Job Title Company Name Contact Information Job Title Clyde Union South East Asia Pte Ltd cu.singapore@spx.com Area Sales
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