The Straits Times, 24 December 2014

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    28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2014 88 PAGES IN FIVE 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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    Lock icon Q3 growth in US fastest in 11 years
    49 1 THE US economy has expanded at an annual 5 per cent after chalking up a third-quarter growth which is the highest in 11 years. The Dow Jones index crossed 18,000 for the first time on strong US growth. L WORLD A19
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    Lock icon HK’s former No. 2 leader, tycoon jailed
    56 1 HONG KONG’S former No. 2 leader Rafael Hui (below) yesterday received a 71/2-year jail sentence while property tycoon Thomas Kwok got five years and a fine. The highest-level graft trial in Hong Kong’s history has found the duo linked in an influence-buying scheme.
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    Lock icon STILL TIME TO GET THE PRESENTS
    74 1 A long line of shoppers waiting to get their gifts wrapped at Takashimaya Square in Ngee Ann City mall yesterday. Many people were still out looking for last-minute gifts for their friends and family members ahead of Christmas tomorrow. Orchard Road, all decked up
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    Lock icon US denies role in N. Korea Net blackout
    454 1 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON North Korea experienced a complete Internet disruption lasting nearly 10 hours, but United States officials said Washington, which blames Pyongyang for the recent hacking of Sony Pictures, was not involved. US-based Dyn Research, a company which monitors Internet
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    Lock icon S’pore gets its first taste of deflation in five years
    602 1  -  Cheaper oil and COE premiums see prices dip, but demand still healthy By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg THE relatively rare phenomenon of negative inflation hit Singapore last month its first appearance in five years. The effect also known as deflation
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      8 1 2014 IN REVIEW HITS AND MISSES HOME B4&5
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon HK tycoon and former No. 2 leader jailed for corruption
      509 2 / 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS HONG KONG Hong Kong property tycoon Thomas Kwok and the city’s former deputy leader were jailed for corruption yesterday, after a trial that shocked the city and deepened anger over cosy ties between officialdom and big business.
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      Lock icon New cap on clinic space in commercial buildings
      513 2 / 3  -  Limit is 3,000 sq m or 20% of area set for commercial use, whichever is lower By HOE PEI SHAN hpeishan@sph.com.sg THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and Ministry of Health (MOH) have introduced guidelines limiting the amount of commercial space that can
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      Lock icon $1,088,888 for Bishan flat despite soft resale market
      601 2 / 3  -  It tops the list of seven resale public housing units sold for at least $1m By JANICE HENG janiceh@sph.com.sg THE property market may be on the downtrend, but that did not stop a Housing Board maisonette in Bishan from fetching an auspicious
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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        Lock icon S’pore sees negative inflation
        46 4 NEGATIVE inflation hit Singapore last month its first appearance in five years. Consumer prices fell 0.3 per cent last month over November last year, mainly due to fluctuations in certificate of entitlement premiums and cheaper crude oil. TOP OF THE NEWS A1
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        Lock icon Alstom to pay $1b for bribery
        39 4 FRENCH industrial giant Alstom has agreed to pay a US$772 million (S$1.02 billion) penalty to the United States for international bribery following investigation by the US Justice Department. TOP OF THE NEWS A9
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Xi’s purge widening?
          43 4 CHINA is investigating a former aide of ex-president Hu Jintao, sparking speculation that President Xi Jinping has widened his purge of threats to another political clique the so-called Communist Youth League clan whose nominal chief is Mr Hu. PAGE A10
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          Lock icon Diplomatic spat brewing
          50 4 MALAYSIA might be in for a diplomatic row with Singapore over the former’s plan to create islands in the Johor Strait opposite Tuas to accommodate a luxury home estate project by a Chinese company. Some Johor lawmakers are worried that Singapore might seek international arbitration. PAGE A12
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          Lock icon Pope’s call for change
          63 4 POPE Francis has again told his cardinals, bishops and priests at the Curia that they must truly examine themselves and strive to reform their hearts and behaviour ahead of Christmas, casting off what he calls their “spiritual Alzheimer’s”. PAGE 17 Pope Francis called for his cardinals,
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          Lock icon Australia on alert
          42 4 AUSTRALIA’S Prime Minister Tony Abbott warned that security services have found signs that terrorists are preparing another attack in the wake of the Martin Place siege, but he refrained from raising the terrorism threat level to “extreme”. PAGE A18
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        Lock icon INTERMINABLE AND WEAK-KNEED GLOBAL CLIMATE TALKS
        58 4 Climate negotiations have been so protracted that even slender gains achieved at the latest Conference of the Parties (COP), which ended last week in Peru, were hailed as a “breakthrough”. But the truth is the delegates copped out again by failing to make binding
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Society must fight terror
          52 4 THE struggle against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and terrorism cannot be fought by firepower alone. It has to be fought by society, in giving respect and dignity to those who feel marginalised and invisible in humdrum lives, says By Invitation columnist Farish Ahmad-Noor.
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          Lock icon Expand MediShield Life
          44 4 MEDISHIELD Life will greatly increase cancer care coverage. But what about diseases such as lupus and multiple sclerosis? As transformative treatments for these become available, some can also be considered for inclusion in MediShield Life, says Dr Jeremy Lim. PAGE A22
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon Old blocks, new phase
          71 4 FIVE old blocks of flats in Tiong Bahru will be rented out from next year to couples who are waiting for their new flats. The five blocks were slated for demolition in 1995, but have been spared the wrecking ball as they continue to be useful.
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          Lock icon Dodgy car dealer flees
          46 4 A CAR dealer who took money from customers but never delivered any cars is not in the country. Volks Auto owner Alvin Loo left Singapore in early December, well before his customers realised they had been left high and dry. PAGE B8
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Home price dip is slight
          52 4 HOMES have become only marginally more affordable due to the many cooling measures introduced, according to a CBRE report. Prices have dropped just slightly and the declines for new homes are likely due in part because the median size for a new apartment has shrunk.
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon Blues open up lead
          55 4 GOALS from John Terry and Cesc Fabregas gave Chelsea a 2-0 win over Stoke to extend their lead at the top of the English Premier League. But what will have delighted manager Jose Mourinho most was the courage of his players as they fight Manchester City
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Last ‘Night’ with legends
          70 4 NIGHT At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb marked one of the final appearances of two Hollywood legends Robin Williams and Mickey Rooney. The movie’s star, Ben Stiller (below), says he feels really lucky to have spent time with Williams. PAGE C4 Ben Stiller, star of
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          Lock icon Big win for teen harpist
          73 4 SINGAPOREAN teen Lee Yun Chai topped the Advanced Division of the 26th Nippon International Harp Competition 2014. Held in Soka, Japan, the competition is one of the longest-running in the world, and is the only international harp competition organised in Asia. PAGE C8 Harpist Lee
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      • STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL
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          Lock icon Why is Doraemon blue?
          45 4 THE cat robot from the future is red hot right now. He has a movie out in theatres, and Straits Times readers voted a Doraemon Christmas tree as their favourite. Learn more about this manga character at http://str.sg/ZGe PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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      • WEB SPECIALS
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          Lock icon Office party time
          38 4 LOVE it or hate it, year-end office parties are an annual ritual. Is it just a chance to see your boss get tipsy or a time to bond with your co-workers? Find out at http://str.sg/ZG6
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          Lock icon Kit’s China foray
          39 4 LOCAL singer Kit Chan is the first Singaporean artist to take part in the popular China reality singing contest I Am A Singer. To know why the show is such a big deal, go to http://str.sg/ZGX
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      Lock icon Yaacob: A good year for Malay/Muslim community
      426 6  -  New mosques coming up plus progress in education, but terror threat looms By NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH asyiqins@sph.com.sg THE Malay/Muslim community enjoyed a good year, with new mosques on the way and strides being made in both mainstream and religious education, Minister in-charge
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      Lock icon UN council puts spotlight on human rights in N. Korea
      668 6 NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS UNITED NATIONS The UN Security Council (SC) has, for the first time, turned its attention to human rights in North Korea, as Pyongyang and Washington traded accusations over a hacking attack against Sony Pictures, and North
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      Lock icon More young adults in Asia go for real Christmas trees
      552 6  -  By MELISSA SIM U.S. CORRESPONDENT IN WASHINGTON simlinoi@sph.com.sg DEMAND for live Christmas trees in Asia is on the rise as more young adults relish the smell and feel of a real tree in their homes. Singapore, in particular, imported about
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      Lock icon Ku De Ta may not get to keep name
      751 7  -  Court rules S’pore licensor does not own trademark By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg THE posh Ku De Ta club at Marina Bay Sands SkyPark may have to change its name after a dramatic Court of Appeal judgment. The ruling the latest in
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      Lock icon Japan’s Shinkansen boasts zero fatalities in 50 years
      970 8  -  Rail system’s strength lies in both infrastructure and training of drivers The upcoming high-speed rail (HSR) link between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will usher in a new era of connectivity between the two countries. Several bidders are likely to be interested
      ST PHOTO: ADRIAN LIM; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  970 words
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      Lock icon Singapore-Kuala Lumpur distance ‘ideal for high-speed rail’
      394 8 THE estimated distance of 320km to 340km between Singapore and the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur is ideal for a high-speed rail, say experts. Studies by high-speed rail experts in Japan show there is a distance sweet spot where commuters would opt for
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      Lock icon 26,000 Thai families affected by floods
      378 8 BANGKOK More than 26,000 families in Thailand’s south have been hit by what has been described as the worst flooding in decades, while the army scrambles to step up relief efforts. According to the Bangkok Post yesterday, Phatthalung province declared six districts disaster areas
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      Lock icon French firm Alstom to pay record $1b fine in US for bribery
      601 9 It funnelled millions through sham consultants to win deals around globe REUTERS WASHINGTON The French power and transportation company Alstom will pay a record US$772.3 million (S$1 billion) fine and plead guilty to settle US criminal charges that
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      Lock icon Call for calm in France after third attack
      482 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG PARIS Anxiety gnawed away at festive cheer in France yesterday after three successive, apparently unrelated bloody attacks sparked fears of copycat action, prompting the authorities to call for vigilance and calm. The latest incident in the western city of
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      241 4 TOMORROW IN THE STRAITS TIMES PRINT ONLINE MY BEST CHRISTMAS Celebrities reveal funny and bittersweet stories YOUNG PARENTS TODDLER SEMINAR 2015 TOPICS NO MORE PICKY EATING Learn how to align your young child’s eating habits with your feeding style, and make every meal a happy one. Speaker Dr Chu Hui-Ping,
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Probe of Hu’s long-time aide: Power play at work?
      795 10  -  Ling is most senior official with Youth League links to fall in anti-graft drive NEWS ANALYSIS By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF kianbeng@sph.com.sg THE graft probe against former president Hu Jintao’s long-time aide Ling Jihua carries special significance even though
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      Lock icon Chinalco boss arrested over graft allegations
      207 10 REUTERS XINHUA SHANGHAI China has arrested the former boss of state-owned Aluminum Corp of China (Chinalco) the country’s largest aluminium producer and dismissed him from public office over graft allegations. Mr Sun Zhaoxue, who was the general manager of Chinalco, has been accused of
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      Lock icon Taiwan launches its largest stealth corvette
      355 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SUAO (Yilan County) Taiwan yesterday launched its largest missile ship, as the island strives to modernise its armed forces in response to a perceived threat from China. The 500-tonne corvette named “Tuo Chiang”, or Tuo River, is the first of its kind
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      Lock icon Another case of man wrongly executed in China?
      256 10 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING The Chinese authorities are reviewing another execution of almost 20 years ago for possible miscarriage of justice, after last week exonerating a teenager who was wrongly put to death for rape and murder. Nie Shubin, 21, was executed
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Park says nuclear data leak ‘unacceptable’
        452 11 S. Korea’s nuclear plant operator probing new threat posted on Twitter REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA SEOUL South Korean President Park Geun Hye said yesterday that online data leakage from the country’s nuclear operator is a serious accident that should not have happened, calling for
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        Lock icon Work begins on Nicaragua’s shipping canal
        331 11 REUTERS XINHUA MANAGUA Nicaragua has announced the start of work on a US$50 billion (S$66 billion) shipping canal, an infrastructure project backed by China that aims to rival Panama’s waterway and revitalise the economy of the sec-ond-poorest country in the Americas. Monday’s groundbreaking was
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        Lock icon Hebei to move factory production overseas
        425 11 SHIJIAZHUANG Northern China’s Hebei province is relocating most of its steel, cement and glass factories abroad, pressured by overcapacity in the domestic market and growing concerns over industrial pollution, state media reported. Among the planned moves is one by Hebei Iron Steel Group (HBIS)
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        Lock icon China plans stiffer air pollution law
        284 11 REUTERS XINHUA BEIJING China plans tougher pollution limits and heavier penalties in a revision of its air pollution law, state-run news agency Xinhua said, as the government battles to reduce smog that takes hundreds of thousands of lives each year. The Standing Committee of
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        Lock icon ‘Fears of row’ over Forest City project
        527 12 Johor MPs worried S’pore may take case to arbitration: NST report JOHOR BARU Johor lawmakers fear that Malaysia and Singapore will be embroiled in a diplomatic row when the detailed environmental impact assessment (DEIA) report of the controversial Forest City project is approved,
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        Lock icon February 2016 is earliest date for Thai polls
        309 12 REUTERS BANGKOK A general election to return Thailand to democracy after May’s military coup will be held in February 2016 at the earliest, a deputy prime minister said yesterday, later than indicated earlier. The military government last month said polls planned for
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        Lock icon Flood victims flee as Pahang rivers breach danger levels
        360 12 KUANTAN (Pahang) Rivers across the east coast of Malaysia have breached danger levels as more people were evacuated yesterday due to unrelenting flood waters, leaving nearly 30,000 stranded in relief centres. The Meteorological Department issued a red level warning for the
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        Lock icon Indian panel raps Kashmir govt over inadequate flood warning
        281 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI An Indian parliamentary panel report has slammed the Kashmir state authorities for failing to adequately warn local residents of the deadly floods that swept through the region in September, killing more than 450 people. Tens of thousands
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        Lock icon Resolve toll and vehicle entry fees quickly, Johor MP urges
        290 12 JOHOR BARU A Johor MP has urged Malaysia and Singapore to resolve toll and Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) issues together to ensure the southern Malaysian state’s Iskandar development is not jeopardised. Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed, whose Pulai constituency is home
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        Lock icon S’porean among 5 nabbed in Viet porno DVD raid
        225 12 HANOI A Singaporean man was among five people arrested at a Hong Kong company in the northern port city of Hai Phong for allegedly manufacturing and distributing DVDs of pornographic movies, Thanh Nien News reported. Ms Nguyen Thi Lan, chief prosecutor
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        Lock icon Malaysia relaxes dress code for pre-uni students
        519 13 Move to re-brand course offered in public schools draws mixed reaction THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK SEREMBAN (Malaysia) Malaysia is loosening the dress code for Form Six students to re-brand its pre-university course offered in public secondary schools, but the move away from standard
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        Lock icon Modi’s party scores gains in state polls
        950 14 BJP makes its best showing ever in Kashmir, despite not getting majority REUTERS BLOOMBERG SRINAGAR Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party made big electoral gains in the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir and captured power in an eastern state yesterday, underscoring the
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        Lock icon KL sends 500 illegals back to Indonesia
        321 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SUBANG Malaysia yesterday deported nearly 500 undocumented Indonesian workers, in what analysts said was part of a push to clamp down on illegal labour as the economy starts to slow. The workers were brought in shackles to Subang Airport west of
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon From bank to power company
          53 14 REUTERS JAKARTA The Indonesian government yesterday appointed the head of Bank Rakyat Indonesia, Mr Sofyan Basir, as the new chief of state power company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN). The government last month dismissed the entire board of state oil firm Pertamina, and seven out of
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          Lock icon Death sentence for war crimes
          60 14 REUTERS DHAKA A former junior minister in a Bangladeshi military government was sentenced to death yesterday after a war crimes tribunal found him guilty of atrocities during its war of independence from Pakistan. Syed Mohammad Qaisar, 73, was found guilty of 14 charges including genocide,
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          Lock icon Tibetan burns herself to death
          65 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING A Tibetan woman died yesterday after setting herself on fire in protest at China’s rule of the Himalayan region, rights groups and media said. Twenty-year-old Tsepe Kyi set herself alight in the centre of a town in Aba county, known in Tibetan
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          Lock icon Emergency drill at JB checkpoint
          72 14 JOHOR BARU An emergency drill carried out by the immigration department and police on the Johor side of the Causeway caused rumours to spread on social media of a “terrorist attack” and “bombs” yesterday, Free Malaysia Today news site reported. Travellers heading into Singapore were
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        Lock icon Pakistan moves to speed up militants’ executions
        311 14 NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed his top legal officer to fast-track the execution of militants on Pakistan’s death row, amid a continuing public clamour for a tough response to last week’s Taleban attack on a school
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        Lock icon INDONESIA DESTROYS ILLEGAL FISHING BOATS
        112 14 Two empty fishing boats registered in Papua New Guinea being destroyed by the Indonesian Navy on Sunday after they were seized for alleged illegal fishing off the Indonesian island of Ambon in eastern Maluku province. The sinking of the boats is part of the tough
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        Lock icon Union leaders at Bangladesh apparel factories ‘attacked’
        637 15 Factory owner directed thugs to carry out assaults, say US groups NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK The Bangladesh garment factory’s closed-circuit camera captured some unusual activity: A female union leader was swarmed by people, pushed to the ground and assaulted while a male
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        Lock icon Abe’s Cabinet: Familiar faces likely
        264 15  -  By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT IN TOKYO wengkin@sph.com.sg PRIME Minister Shinzo Abe is due to roll out a new Cabinet today comprising mostly familiar faces as he seeks to deliver on long-promised growth strategies to rescue the economy from the shackles of deflation. He
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        Lock icon Cheers for emperor’s 81st birthday
        286 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Thousands flocked to Japan’s Imperial Palace yesterday to celebrate the 81st birthday of Emperor Akihito, who recalled the carnage of World War II and said he hoped the country would continue to pursue peaceful development. The soft-spoken monarch greeted well-wishers from a
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      Lock icon New York mayor urges halt to protests
      673 16 Call to suspend weeks of anti-police protests follows killing of two officers AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES BLOOMBERG REUTERS NEW YORK Embattled Mayor Bill de Blasio has called for protesters to suspend demonstrations in the aftermath of the killing of two New York
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      Lock icon Leader of group who beheaded Frenchman killed
      358 16 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ALGIERS Algerian special forces have killed the leader of the militant group responsible for kidnapping and beheading a French tourist in September, Algeria’s Ministry of Defence said. Abdelmalek Gouri, also known as Khalid Abu Suleiman, was killed in an ambush
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      Lock icon Ukraine gives up non-aligned status, with eye on Nato
      363 16 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KIEV Ukraine’s Parliament yesterday renounced the country’s “non-aligned” status, with the aim of eventually joining Nato, angering Russia which views the Western military alliance’s eastward expansion as a threat to its own security. Lawmakers in the govern-ment-controlled chamber
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      Lock icon Nigerian girl, 14, admits to killing 35-year-old husband
      400 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GEZAWA (Nigeria) A packed Nigerian court has heard testimony that a 14-year-old girl admitted to killing her 35-year-old husband with rat poison, then signed a police confession with a thumbprint because she cannot write. Wasila Tasi’u, from a poor and
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        90 16 WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON Basking in the blue glow of tablets and other electronic devices before bedtime could be messing up sleep patterns more profoundly than we realise, and even affecting our long-term health, according to a new study. It found that participants reading on iPads
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        Lock icon Lorry crashes into crowd, killing six
        65 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Flags were flown at half-mast above Scottish government buildings yesterday to remember six people killed when an out-of-control lorry hit Christmas shoppers in Glasgow. Another 10 people were injured, including the driver, after the truck swept along a crowded pavement in
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        Lock icon Freed US soldier may face charges
        68 16 WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON A four-star general in North Carolina will determine whether to bring charges against a United States soldier who went missing in Afghanistan in 2009, army officials said on Monday. The results of a probe on Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who was recovered
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      696 17 Analysts studying pontiff’s motives in attack on Vatican bureaucracy NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME Pope Francis’ strong attack on the Vatican bureaucracy in his Christmas address ended with a shocked silence but has religious analysts studying his motivation. He said on
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      Lock icon US helped Cuban spy make a baby with his wife
      337 17 REUTERS HAVANA The United States helped a Cuban spy imprisoned in California artificially inseminate his wife back in Cuba, a goodwill gesture while Washington and Havana were engaged in secret talks on restoring diplomatic ties, US officials have confirmed. Now
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      Lock icon Guantanamo envoy steps down
      306 17 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON The US State Department envoy who negotiates detainee transfers from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is resigning, dealing another blow to President Barack Obama’s efforts to close a facility that top administration officials say is a blight on the country’s
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      Lock icon Aussies mourn siege victims amid fear of new attacks
      559 18 PM Abbott warns of heightened terrorist chatter REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Tearful mourners yesterday paid emotional tributes to victims of the Sydney cafe siege as Australia’s Prime Minister warned of a heightened level of “chatter” among terrorist networks following the tragedy.
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      Lock icon Record $537m payout over Aussie bushfire approved
      320 18 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY An Australian court has approved a record payout of almost A$500 million (S$537 million) to survivors and families of some of the 173 people killed in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, the country’s worst natural disaster. On Feb 7,
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      Lock icon What shall we do with a freed orang utan?
      261 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BUENOS AIRES Sandra the orang utan took newfound fame in its stride after an Argentinian court upheld her right to be freed from a zoo, munching a melon and putting the rind on its head. In a world first,
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      Lock icon Anti-immigrant rally draws more than 17,000 in Germany
      354 18 REUTERS DRESDEN More than 17,000 people have taken part in Germany’s largest anti-immi-grant rally to date in the eastern city of Dresden, gathering to sing Christmas carols and listen to speakers complain about immigrants and asylum-seekers. The rally by a fast-growing grassroots
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      Lock icon Exotic reptile pets ‘pose health risk to kids’
      247 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Owning exotic reptiles such as snakes, chameleons, iguanas and geckos could place infants at risk of salmonella infection, according to a British study. Researchers in the south-west-ern English county of Cornwall found that out of 175 cases of salmonella
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      Lock icon US economy grows at fastest pace in 11 years in Q3
      459 19 Govt revises up growth estimate to 5% on stronger consumer, business spending REUTERS WASHINGTON The United States economy grew at its quickest pace in 11 years in the third quarter, the strongest sign yet that growth has decisively shifted
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      101 19 Billionaire Wang Jianlin, chairman of Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties, striking a gong to mark the debut of the Chinese real estate developer on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange yesterday. Shares in the Beijing-based company the world’s second-largest developer of shopping malls and office buildings
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        Lock icon Govt to sell part of Japan Post stake
        51 19 REUTERS TOKYO The Japanese government plans to sell part of its stake in Japan Post Holdings and its banking and insurance units in a public offering in September, two sources said. Japan Post president Taizo Nishimuro will hold a press briefing on
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        Lock icon Security update for Apple Macs
        58 19 REUTERS BOSTON Apple has pushed out its first automated security update to Macintosh computers to help defend against newly identified bugs that could enable hackers to gain remote control of machines. The company pushed out the software on Monday to fix critical security vulnerabilities in
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        Lock icon Bank of Russia bails out lender
        47 19 BLOOMBERG MOSCOW The Bank of Russia has provided a bailout of 30 billion roubles (S$721 million) for National Bank Trust one of the country’s top 15 lenders by retail savings in its biggest rescue since the rouble crisis began this month.
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      Lock icon Opec not cutting output ‘even if oil price is US$20’
      282 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS RIYADH Opec will not cut oil production even if the price drops to US$20 a barrel and it is unfair to expect it to reduce output if non-mem-bers do not, Saudi Arabia said. “Whether it goes down
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      Lock icon Biggest fall for China stocks in two weeks
      370 19 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG China’s stocks fell yesterday from a four-year high, sending the benchmark index down by the most in two weeks, amid concern that recent gains were excessive and a slowing economy will curb earnings growth. Industrial Commercial Bank of China
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      Lock icon $1,300 Gucci bags ‘cost $38 to assemble’
      328 19 REUTERS MILAN Italian fashion house Gucci said it would strengthen controls on its suppliers after a television programme said Chinese workers assembling its handbags in Italy were working more than three times their contracted hours. The head of a Gucci sub-contractor told an
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      Lock icon Arctic gas project hit by US freeze on funding
      215 20 BLOOMBERG PARIS Total SA and its partners will use a record 16 ice-breaking tankers to smash through floes en route to and from the Arctic’s biggest liquefied natural gas development. They are still looking for a way around a freeze in
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      Lock icon Bright and dark sides of China’s shadow banking
      519 20 New players gain from rules anomaly but raise risk of debt build-up REUTERS BEIJING New players in China’s shadow banking sector are growing rapidly despite attempts to clamp down on opaque lending, taking advantage of a regulatory anomaly to prosper, but also
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      Lock icon Viet caviar set to make splash – and cash
      374 20 Viet caviar set to make splash and cash AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DALAT (Vietnam) At a sturgeon farm on a pristine lake near southern Dalat town, a worker hoists a large white fish out of the water. “It’s an albino,” says Vietnam’s eccentric “Caviar King” Le Anh Duc, adding: “Gold eggs!” Not
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      Lock icon Cloudy outlook for robust climate accord
      434 21 IN AN effort to find something positive about the world’s protracted climate negotiations, one might deem even slender gains achieved at the latest Conference of the Parties (COP), which ended last week in Peru, as a “breakthrough” of sorts. The COP, which is to
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      Lock icon The hero is the one who stays home
      1765 21  -  The struggle against ISIS and militant violence cannot be fought by firepower alone. It has to be fought by society, in giving respect and dignity to those who feel marginalised and invisible in humdrum jobs and lives. By FARISH AHMAD-NOOR FOR THE
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      Lock icon Museums remind us dinosaurs still fly
      978 22  -  By PETER NG FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is the head of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (formerly the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research) at the National University of Singapore. WHAT is a museum? The Oxford Dictionary defines it “as
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      Lock icon MediShield Life: Extend it to less common diseases
      730 22  -  By JEREMY LIM FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is head of the health and life sciences practice, Asia-Pacific, for global consultancy firm Oliver Wyman. BYTHIStimenextyear, the risk of financial catastrophe from large health-care bills will be much reduced for cancer
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      Lock icon Yours gracefully, ex-president George W. Bush
      750 22  -  By CASS SUNSTEIN BLOOMBERG VIEW IN THE domain of foreign affairs, 2014 has brought heated national debates on an impressive range of subjects: Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Syria, Ebola, immigration policy and, most recently, torture, North Korea and Cuba. One of the more remarkable features
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    • FORUM
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        Lock icon Poor service? Blame the management
        303 23  -  Caroline Lim (Ms) Director Institute of Service Excellence Singapore Management University THERE has been recent debate over service quality in Singapore (“To stay ahead, get our service right” by Mr Goh Chen Fong; Dec 6). As service staff are the key point of interaction for
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        Lock icon Short-term tenants pose problems
        266 23  -  Shaheedu Pakri SHORT-TERM lodgers pose many problems (“URA to seek feedback on short-term home rentals”; last Wednesday). In many cases, the home owners may not be aware that their tenants are renting out the property for the short term. As the tenant has done this in
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        Lock icon More help to make training fuss-free for cabbies
        257 23  -  Gerald Chan President National Taxi Association BEING self-employed, taxi drivers have to take care of their own social, safety and medical needs. To help them address their needs and overcome challenges in these areas, the National Taxi Association (NTA) has been working
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        Lock icon Hole in throat for 4 years: Hospital replies
        423 23  -  Chong Yew Lam (Dr) Acting Chairman, Medical Board Tan Tock Seng Hospital WE REFER to the article (“Hole in throat for 4 years why?”; Dec 14) and Mr M. Lukshumayeh’s letter (“Why exclude family members?”; Sunday). Mr U. Govindan’s history of cancer
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          Lock icon Illegal parking: Enforcement vital
          83 23  -  Benson Tan THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) is to be commended for its plan to install closed-circuit TV cameras at more locations to curb illegal parking (“Stiffer fines for repeat parking offenders”; yesterday). However, I wonder how often the LTA takes enforcement action against owners of
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          Lock icon Some tasks should not be outsourced
          107 23  -  Leong Kok Seng I AM concerned that the Ministry of Defence is outsourcing tasks such as installing and dismantling communications equipment (“Mindef to outsource more tasks to boost NS efficiency”; Monday). I support freeing up time for servicemen to focus on core skills, but
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        48 23 Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer's full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit the letters. Please e-mail your letter to stforum@sph.com.sg.
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        57 24 1. MR PAUL CHAN: Short-term tenants don’t belong in condos. 2. MR HARISH SHUKUL: Time running out for decisive action on terrorism. 3. MR CHIN KEE THOU: Win-win idea for town councils. 4. MR BRYAN TAY: Teach critical thinking in polytechnics. 5. URA: Newton Food Centre carpark to
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        Lock icon Build resilience among the young
        231 24  -  Delane Lim I HAVE been travelling extensively over the past few months for work and leisure. I have experienced pollution, traffic congestion, train breakdowns, packed spaces and confusing signs in places like London, France, Japan and Australia. All these make me proud of safe and
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        Lock icon Food hygiene lapses persist, so NEA takes tough stance
        294 24  -  Tony Teo Director, Environmental Public Health Operations National Environment Agency WE THANK Mr Bernard Tan (“Old unhygienic habits die hard”; Forum Online) and Mrs Valerie Valberg-Yeoh (“Food hygiene standards can be much better”) for their feedback last Thursday. The National Environment
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        Lock icon Jobs for disabled workers: Gather more data to assess efficacy
        207 24  -  Kwan Jin Yao IT IS heartening to know that more people with disabilities are being employed in higher-skilled and higher-value roles (“More disabled people getting better jobs”; last Saturday). Yet, non-profit groups and voluntary welfare organisations can improve the way
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          220 24 WHILE it is good to set goals for one to work towards (“Setting goals for life” by Lee Song Yang; Dec 10), quite a number of people in my age group do not have clear goals in life. When I was younger, I
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          Lock icon Closer to being inclusive society
          135 24 I WAS delighted to learn that there will be more facilities for children with disabilities, such as the Asian Women’s Welfare Association’s pre-school in Redhill, where they can interact with their regular counterparts (“Redhill pre-school will be special”; Dec 3). This will bring Singapore a
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          Lock icon Bad idea to leave engines idling
          105 24 I SEE cars with idling engines so often that I am certain almost every vehicle owner has been guilty at some point of violating anti-idling regulations. The root cause of this behaviour is lack of awareness many drivers do not know about the detrimental
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      113 24 CALLING YOUNG READERS: Youth Forum is a weekly column showcasing the views of our younger readers. If you are 21 or below and want to air your opinion on any issue, e-mail your letter to stforum@sph.com.sg with the header “Youth Forum”. Do include your age, educational level and contact details.
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      Lock icon Old flats in Tiong Bahru get new lease of life
      641 1  -  120 units in five blocks to be rented to couples waiting for their new flats By YEO SAM JO yeosamjo@sph.com.sg FIVE old blocks of flats in Tiong Bahru are being given a new lease of life, even though they were
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      Lock icon Surgical precision for SGH’s supplies unit
      506 2  -  Computerised system makes it easier to keep track of tools used in surgery By LINETTE LAI linettel@sph.com.sg THE Singapore General Hospital’s (SGH) theatre sterile supplies unit used to be filled with stacks of paper. It was the only way for staff to keep track
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      Lock icon Ceiling leaks: HDB to plug its case for swift, concrete action
      531 2  -  By YEO SAM JO yeosamjo@sph.com.sg WHEN sales consultant Sim Kwang Yong found a leak in the ceiling of his kitchen toilet in July 2012, he called the Housing Board to fix the problem. Little did he think that it
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      Lock icon SIA flight hit by turbulence, 14 hurt
      291 2  -  By LESTER HIO lesterh@sph.com.sg A TOTAL of 14 passengers and crew were injured after sudden severe turbulence hit a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from Osaka, which landed in Singapore yesterday morning. Flight SQ615, which left Osaka at 11.30pm local time on Monday, landed
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    • 2014 IN REVIEW
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        Lock icon HITS & MISSES at home
        2110 4 / 5 HITS MISSES at home For Singapore, 2014 was a year of change. The Government made several major policy changes that affected areas such as retirement funding and its universal health-care policy. Change was also in the air for Singaporeans they saw drought-like weather at the start of the year, which
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      Lock icon Stop feeding stray dogs in Bukit Batok, public urged
      414 6  -  Rat woes blamed on leftovers; SPCA says feeding can be left to core group By DANSON CHEONG, LINETTE LAI dansonc@sph.com.sg linettel@sph.com.sg THE Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has urged the public to support a core group of dog
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      Lock icon Feed, catch, neuter to control numbers of strays
      503 6  -  DANSON CHEONG THE aroma hits you even with the doors of the vacant Defu Lane factory lot half shut 5kg of white rice steaming in a cooker with roast pork, chicken and duck bones. “It smells so good, even I feel like
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      Lock icon NHB red-flags local artist’s T-shirts bearing national flag
      710 6  -  By CHARISSA YONG charyong@sph.com.sg A LOCAL artist has stopped selling T-shirts showing his provocative design of the national flag next to naked people writhing and tearing at each other. Mr Dan Wong told The Straits Times yesterday that he did not know
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      Lock icon Man filmed women in airport toilet during ‘depressive’ bout
      403 7  -  At least one victim resembled ex-girlfriend from a relationship By IAN POH pohian@sph.com.sg AN AIRLINE guest services assistant filmed women using a toilet in Changi Airport while he was going through a “severe depressive episode” after breaking up with his girlfriend
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      Lock icon Accused faces rape and other sex abuse charges
      265 7  -  ELENA CHONG A MAN appeared in court yesterday to face a string of charges relating to sex attacks on two teenage girls. Mohd Ariffan Mohd Hassan, 54, is accused of two counts of sexual abuse, two counts of rape and one count
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      Lock icon Car firm owner in $3.6m deposit case ‘not in S’pore’
      371 8  -  He left town early in Dec, before first report was made, police say By KOK XING HUI kxinghui@sph.com.sg THE owner of a car parallel importer which allegedly took deposits from customers but never produced their vehicles is not in the
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      Lock icon New batch of SAF specialists graduates at Pasir Laba camp
      357 8  -  PRISCILLA GOY BEFORE 19-year-old Bharath Shanmuganathan started his course at the Specialist Cadet School, his father warned him about the tough days ahead. “He didn’t give me a nice picture. He told me it was going to be hard, so
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      Lock icon Corrective training, caning for molester
      247 8  -  IAN POH A REPEAT offender who followed a teenager into a lift and molested her after she exited was sentenced to five years’ corrective training and three strokes of the cane yesterday. Hamzah Hambali, 29, pulled his victim by the hair and touched her breast
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      Lock icon Singing their hearts out
      111 8 BENEFICIARIES from the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore sang Teresa Teng’s Mandarin love classic, The Moon Represents My Heart, at a Christmas showcase session at the organisation’s Pasir Ris centre yesterday. Their performance took place after weeks of lessons during which they learnt to warm up their
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      59 7 OCEAN’S FURY A Straits Times e-book At risk Scientists say the next big tsunami will happen close to Padang in Sumatra. Read this story and more in our e-book in the Straits Times Star app, available on iPad and Android devices. Go to www.straitstimes.com/oceans-fury Newly-weds hurt in accident with army
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  • MONEY
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      697 9  -  Initial proposals relaxed to make it easier for issuers to tap retail market By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg REGULATORS have moved one step closer in their plans to make bonds more accessible to retail investors. Feedback on a set of proposals unveiled in September
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      669 9  -  By RENNIE WHANG wrennie@sph.com.sg HOMES have become only marginally more affordable following the many cooling measures introduced over recent years, according to a CBRE report. Prices have dropped only slightly and the declines for new homes are likely due in part to
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      433 10 Australian telco sees synergy with Pacnet’s data centres, network assets LEADING Australian telecommunications company Telstra is buying Singapore and Hong Kongheadquartered Pacnet for US$697 million (S$919 million). Pacnet owns data centres throughout Asia, including China, and a 46,000km undersea cable network linking Asia and the
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      515 10  -  By RENNIE WHANG wrennie@sph.com.sg THE number of mortgagee sale listings shot up this year in the wake of the lacklustre leasing market. There have been 150 listings of mortgagee sales this year, up from just 32 last year. The increase is being blamed
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      257 10  -  By WONG WEI HAN whwong@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Accountancy Commission (SAC) and the National University of Singapore yesterday released a guide to help companies improve the way they go about disclosing information about risk and opportunity. The timely disclosure of material information is a vital
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      557 10  -  By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg THE luxury car market is not immune to higher taxes and economic downturns, even for high-end carmaker Rolls-Royce, said the firm’s boss. Mr Torsten Muller-Otvos, chief executive of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, said demand for its cars, which could
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        453 12  -  Pace is slowing, but amount this month exceeds November’s level By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg COMPANIES are scaling down their share buybacks as the market heads into the semi-slumber of the festive season, but activity this month already far exceeds levels hit in November.
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        359 12  -  By WONG WEI HAN whwong@sph.com.sg A JOINT venture between Centurion Corp and Lian Beng Group has won a tender to build a 7,900-bed foreign worker accommodation and training centre in Jurong East. The facility, in Jalan Papan, will cater to
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        788 12  -  By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg DEAL-MAKING activity in Singapore surged to a seven-year high this year, with privatisations taking centre stage, driven by the un-der-valuation of assets and stilllow borrowing costs. The total value of deals involving Singapore firms skyrocketed 123.1 per cent from last
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        402 13  -  STI rises just 1.55 points as Asian markets fall due to commodity stocks BULLS AND BEARS By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg THE local stock market eked out a marginal increase yesterday amid thinner trading ahead of the typically quiet Christmas season. The flatlining was
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          18 13 STI trading volume 155.4 million shares STI up down Gainers: 9 Losers: 14 Unchanged: 7
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          85 13 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 738.73 488.24 802.88 741.00 219.81 184.15 236.19 -0.90 -1.94 -1.55 -4.57 -1.24 -0.39 -2.45 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and gas 125.83 485.33 828.37 875.98 1,118.74 794.04
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          21 13 Stock trading volume 978.8 million shares worth $738.9 million Up down Gainers: 151 Losers: 204 Unchanged: 436
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          55 13 Yesterday’s close Index Change Hang Seng Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI Jakarta Comp 23,333.69 1,939.02 3,032.612 1,392.619 1,749.05 5,139.068 -74.88 -4.1 -94.833 -19.683 5 13.296 Yesterday’s close Index Change SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Monday’s close Dow Nasdaq Nikkei 225 1,531.17 5,380.922 -5.66 -61.033 17,959.44
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          166 13 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: DEC 23,2014 Top Rises Dec 23 CENTS DBXT ASX200 US$ 3689 210.3 4.5 Lyxor LATAM US$ 565 60.9 8.9 SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** 47.6 0.2 CENTS DBXT MSMSIA US$ 1350 42.3 2.4 DBXT
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          77 13 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST 209 180 CapitaMall Trust 202 unch 3725 203 201 5.1 7005.9 +0R'VOL 'ODD DAY HIGH LOW GROSS 714 569 HongkongLand USD US674 -14
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          44 13 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Vol Memstar Tech 1.9 Golden Agri-Res ....................44 27,514,000 APAC Strategic ...................5.3 25,375,000 28 Magnus Energy ...................0.5 24,399,000 SIIC Environment ..................14 22,568,000 3 Mirach Energy ....................8.9 14,414,000 SinoConstruction .................26 13,601,000 3.6 29,671,000 Golden Agri-Res 44 27,514,000 5.3 25.375.000
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          20 13 (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** 9 mths Source: Thomson Reuters
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          59 13 Dec 23 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Against US$ Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: S$/US$ to 100 units of foreign currency: 1.0732 1.0745 0.8113 0.8118 ***** 1.1400 0.8613 0.8610 1,6178 1.6190 1.2230
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          202 13 Top Rises Dec 23 CENTS CN8000MBePW*****0 2.7 28.6 0.6 SingTelMBeCW*****2 4.5 28.6 1.0 GentingSMBeCW*****2 1.2 20.0 0.2 UOB MB eCW*****2 18.9 12.5 2.1 CapitalaMBeCW*****1 4 11.1 0.4 ....0.4 UOB MB eCW*****5 16.4 10.1 1.5 STI 3400MBeCW*****0 5.2 8.3 0.4 OCBC Bk MBeCW*****2 9.3 8.1 0.7 CompactMetal W*****0
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          17 13 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol COCO) CapMallA3.8%b*****2 103.3 CityDev NCCPS 106 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS
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          168 13 52-Wk Last Vol High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) Company Last Sale Vol 000) 118 110.2 ABF SG Bond ETF 117cd +0.5 19 139.4 119 CIMB APAC Div SSD 1329 110.5 94 CIMB APAC Div USS US98.2 1401 1222 CIMBASEAN40 SSD 1340 1300 927 CIMBASEAN40 USS US1013 4403 3530 DBXT
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          61 13 A UNIT of security products provider IPS Securex Holdings has signed a memorandum of understanding to help devise what it hopes will be the smallest and loudest whistle in the world. The unit, IPS Securex, will work with United Tactical Systems and Wattre Corporation to develop the HyperWhistle,
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          112 13 JTC Corporation announced the tenders awarded for two industrial sites at Tuas South Street 9 and Tampines North Drive 1 yesterday. Prospaq Group won the tender for the Tuas site with $6.88 million while Goldprime Land won the Tampines site with $64.39 million. The sites are zoned for
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          69 13 MAPLETREE Greater China Commercial Trust Management announced yesterday that a claim by the original developer of Gateway Plaza in Beijing has been dismissed. The claim made against the trust’s unit, HK Gateway Plaza Company, for returning an alleged loan of 210 million yuan (S$45 million) and interest
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      127 17 LOTTERY Draw No. 3016/2014 f i VI J Monday, 22 December 2014 Group 1 Prize: $1,050,958 No Winner Next Draw No. 3017/2014 Thursday, 25 December 2014 Group 1 Prize $2,200,000. Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 210 Middle Road, #01-01 Singapore Pools Building, Singapore *****4 For the latest ‘Live’ telecast
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      752 18 Blues pass test at Stoke, ahead of games with West Ham, Saints, Spurs THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON For Chelsea, this was the type of victory that their players have been known to mark by stripping to their waists in a
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      201 18 P W D L F A Pts 1 Chelsea 17 13 3 1 38 13 42 2 Man City 17 12 3 2 36 14 39 3 Man United 17 9 5 3 30 18 32 4 West Ham 17 9 4 4 29 19 31 5 Southampton
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      521 18 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON For Joe Hart, the painful memories of Manchester City’s previous defence of the English Premier League title are still fresh. City finished the 2012-13 campaign 11 points behind Manchester United and, for the first few months of this season, it
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      372 18 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Mathieu Flamini, the Arsenal central midfielder, has warned his club’s rivals in the race for fourth place in the English Premier League that Arsene Wenger’s side will be considerably better after Christmas. The France player’s confident prediction despite the
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      559 15 Schroder is superb at both ends of court in Hawks’ win 13th in 14 ties REUTERS DALLAS Atlanta point guard Dennis Schroder scored 22 points to lead a balanced attack in the Hawks’ 105-102 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night at
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      364 15 REUTERS CHICAGO It was not the kind of game that thrills Tom Thibodeau but the result was exactly what the defensive-minded coach of the Chicago Bulls wanted on Monday. Thanks to the highest-scoring quarter in franchise history, a 49-point fourth quarter, the
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      732 16 Engineering chief is final piece in puzzle as fallen giants seek revival REUTERS MARANELLO (Italy) Ferrari have recruited Briton Jock Clear, the Mercedes engineer who helped Lewis Hamilton win this year’s Formula One world championship, as the last key element in the Italian team’s
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      65 16 Basketball NBA Charlotte 110 Denver 82, Chicago 129 Toronto 120, Houston 110 Portland 95, Memphis 91 Utah 97, Dallas 102 Atlanta 105, San Antonio 125 LA Clippers 118, Golden State 128 Sacramento 108. Football English Premier League Stoke 0 Chelsea 2. Italian Super Cup Juventus 2 Napoli 2 (after
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        64 16 NAPLES Paula Creamer’s winning putt at the HSBC Women’s Champions golf tournament in March has been voted “Putt of the Year” by LPGA fans around the world. The 28-year-old American’s 75-foot eagle putt on the 18th hole play-off at Sentosa Golf Club was shortlisted along with
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        79 16 REUTERS DUBAI Lee Chong Wei’s indefinite suspension for a doping violation will cost the Malaysian shuttler his top ranking, with Chinese world champion Chen Long set to take over tomorrow after his World Superseries Finals triumph in Dubai. Lee has been suspended after
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        63 16 REUTERS LONDON Former Queens Park Rangers defender and former Professional Footballers’ Association chairman Clarke Carlisle is fighting for his life following a serious road accident. The 35-year-old, who made more than 500 appearances for nine clubs, including Leeds United, Burnley and Blackpool, was on foot
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        60 16 REUTERS LONDON Arsenal have become the first English Premier League club to reach five million followers on Twitter. The north London club said in a press statement on Monday that they had consolidated their position as the third most followed football team on the social
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        72 16 XINHUA CHANGCHUN (China) Chinese table tennis player Wang Hao, widely regarded as one of the best to ever play the sport, announced his retirement during a dinner party last weekend. In his illustrious 16-year career, the 31-year-old was an 18-time gold medallist in the Olympics, world
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      735 17  -  Winger van Huizen makes up for lost time, joining LionsXII from Tampines By CHUA SIANG YEE siangyee@sph.com.sg WHEN Christopher van Huizen was 13, he often played football at a street court near his home, against boys three to four years older than him. But, on
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      471 17 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Alex Ferguson has warned the rest of the English Premier League that, come the new year, his old team Manchester United will be up there challenging for the title. The former United manager has backed current
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      407 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DOHA Rafa Benitez said Napoli’s sudden death shoot-out Italian Super Cup win over Juventus was “one of the best games of my life”. The Spanish coach lifted his 10th career Cup after Napoli beat Juventus 6-5 in a dramatic shoot-out
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      320 17 REUTERS MELBOURNE Liverpool goalkeeper Brad Jones may have won a place in manager Brendan Rodgers’ starting XI but he was deemed not good enough for Australia’s 23-man Asian Cup squad. The 32-year-old was not selected by Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou in his party
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        2408 2 / 3  -  Watch out for more than 20 local films, from the Golden Jubilee-themed to a sex comedy John Lui, Yip Wai Yee johnlui@sph.com.sg yipwy@sph.com.sg Singapore’s Golden Jubilee is the theme for a few films being released next year, among them 7 Letters, a compendium of works from
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        1107 4  -  New characters bring camp to Night At The Museum franchise Tan Shzr Ee In London stlife@sph.com.sg At the start of the latest run of the Night At the Museum series, security guard Larry (Ben Stiller) has it all under control. The exhibits who come alive
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        721 4  -  Tay Yek Keak Review Comedy-fantasy NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB (PG) 98 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: The ancient Egyptian tablet that brings the exhibits at New York’s Museum Of Natural History to life at night is decaying and threatening their existence. In this
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        470 5  -  Biopic about larger-than-life designer is saved by canny casting choices Review Drama SAINT LAURENT (R21) 151 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: From 1967 to 1976, French designer Yves Saint Laurent (Gaspard Ulliel) was at the peak of his career. He and his business and personal
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        458 5  -  Review Comedy-drama pk (PG13) 150 minutes/Now showing/ The story: An alien (Aamir Khan) lands in the buff somewhere in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan. His magic locket has been stolen, which means he cannot return to his space ship. Lost and not knowing
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        362 5  -  Tay Yek Keak GET HARD (www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEqrpuU 9fYI) Saw the Eddie Murphy-Dan Aykroyd fortune-reversal comedy called Trading Places (1983)? This is Trading Half A Place only the pompous, pampered rich white guy (Will Ferrell, above) is due to go to jail in 30 days’ time for white-collar fraud. To
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        1181 10 Sony, Hollywood and the press failed to do the right thing in dealing with The Interview hackers Viewpoint David Carr John New York Times Kim Jong Un, who appears to be America’s newly self-appointed minister of culture, has decided that it is not enough
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        414 10 Bloomberg Washington Post Los Angeles The Art House Convergence, a coalition of independent theatre owners, offered to screen Sony Pictures’ The Interview, the film that led cyber-terrorists linked to North Korea to hack into the studio’s computers. “We, the independent Art House community,
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      680 6  -  Student Sri Venkatarageavan lands the lead role in Vasantham’s epic Tamil series Gwendolyn Ng nggwen@sph.com.sg Sri Venkatarageavan went straight from film student to leading man in his acting debut, for the epic local Tamil drama that commemorates Singapore’s Golden Jubilee next year. Back from India
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      427 6 Bloomberg New York It is 5pm at Nordstrom’s flagship store in downtown Seattle, and there is a 21/2-hour wait to see Santa Claus. Customers get text-message alerts about their spot in line, and they can consult the schedule if they are seeking a
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      901 6  -  Michelle Smith Michelle Smith is a research fellow at the Centre for Memory, Imagination and Invention at Deakin University. Washington Post Melbourne, Australia Who owns a story? When an author writes a book, are the words on the page the definitive
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      1231 7  -  Elaine Kim, daughter of MP Lily Neo, plans the food, table setting and guest list to make sure everyone has a good time Natasha Ann Zachariah natashaz@sph.com.sg Entrepreneur Elaine Kim entertains with ease and finesse during the Christmas season, her hostessing skills honed since age
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      987 8  -  Parents of Nippon harp competition winner saw his passion and bought the instrument for him Phoebe Low plow@sph.com.sg At age seven, Lee Yun Chai was already playing a $45,000 Camac concert harp. His parents used their savings to buy it to support their only child’s
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      863 9 British singer Joe Cocker became a sensation after singing a Beatles’ number at 1969’s Woodstock music festival Obituary New York Times Washington Post New York Joe Cocker, the gravelly British singer who became one of pop’s most recognisable interpreters in the 1960s and 1970s with
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        463 12 Reuters New York The festive wreath above the New York stage bore the insignia “MC” at once Merry Christmas and the initials of the evening’s attraction, Mariah Carey. Indeed for the pop diva, the holiday and her identity as an artist increasingly go hand-in-hand.
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          71 12 George Clooney has appeared in a charity sketch with the cast of British period hit drama Downton Abbey. The sketch aired on ITV over the weekend for the British network’s annual Christmas telethon. Clooney plays George Oceans Gravity, Marquis of Hollywood, and Cora’s (Elizabeth
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        298 12 New York Christmas has come early for some Harry Potters fans. While some root for the boy wizard, others have always been partial to his nemesis, Draco Malfoy. Time magazine says that author J.K. Rowling has “finally delivered” with her latest piece in the
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          113 3 An early build of Microsoft’s upcoming operating system has been leaked, revealing new features that were scheduled to be unveiled at an event next month. The leaked build shows a new Xbox app, hinting at the company’s future plans for PC gaming, as
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          64 3 The Pirate Bay, a popular torrent indexing website, has been revived by IsoHunt, a rival website. The original Pirate Bay, one of the world’s most visited, was shut down after Swedish police seized its servers in a recent raid near Stockholm. Named “oldpiratebay.org”,
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          97 3 A BBC Panorama documentary showing workers falling asleep while on 12-hour shifts at a factory in China which manufactures products for Apple has aired in Britain. In it, an undercover reporter had to work 18 days in a row, despite repeatedly
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          72 3 Third-party Snapchat apps, such as 6nap, have been deleted from the Windows Phone Store, leaving users of the Windows Phone operating system without access to the service as there is no official Snapchat app for this platform. The removals follow a statement
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        623 6 / 7  -  By Vincent Chang There are two certainties at any gathering food and photos. Most of us are armed with camera phones that allow us to shoot first and organise later. But as anyone who has been the unofficial photographer at any gathering will attest, ensuring that
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        510 10  -  By Vincent Chang It is not enough to be just a traditional clamshell laptop nowadays. Today’s laptops have to twist, rotate and flip. They have to transform into tablets too. In addition, they have to support newfangled usage modes with names such as “tent” and “stand”. This
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        489 14  -  By Trevor Tan trevtan@sph. com.sg Lighter and more compact than a DSLR, the Olympus OM-D E-M1 works fast and delivers speedy autofocusing (AF). It also has great image quality, a superb build and excellent handling. It has won many accolades, sweeping the
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        633 14  -  By Sherwin Loh sherwinl@sph.com.sg Plenty has been said about the fiasco that is Assassin’s Creed Unity, the latest chapter in Ubisoft’s most popular franchise. One should look at the game from two points of views. Yes, the game suffered from plenty of glitches in the first few
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      324 5 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****772 June 2010 Alphard 3.5A S Twin moonroof. 1 careful owner. High OMV. 54K km. LATEST ESTIMA AERAS Premium 2.4. $163,800 Only. Guaranteed Delivery. Don’t miss! Call *****655 now! NEW VELLFIRE 3.5 V6 Z-G High specs, pilot seats, twinroof G’tee COE. $218K Executive Auto 6314 5505 NEW HARRIER
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      228 5 7/’06 VW TOUAREG 3.2 SUV Low km. 6 mths warranty Cheap $49.8K. 9155-0303 1/12 SKE8919 JETTA Comfort grey. VGS warranty. 1 owner. $98.8K. *****929 MID 13 LAMBO Aventador 1owner,4K-km,accident free. New$1.8M now$980K High-trade. ST 9474 2002 237 Alexandra Rd #02-05 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL SUPERSPORTS Nov 2012 Black interior with carbon fibre
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      383 5 LANCER, CIVIC, ALTIS $58, MPV $98 daily. Both long short-term available. No hidden cost! Branch Katong: *****942, Bukit Batok 6345-9433 www.hirvacarrental.com CAR RENTAL MRT fr $55 /day. No need deposit. Aljunied MRT, *****992 Bt Gombak MRT *****217 Lor Chuan MRT 6285-2213 Khatib MRT 6757-7216 T.Blangah MRT 6271-0720 HOTLINE@*****888 Offers Cars,
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      375 5 **WANT TO BUY Your Used Cars. Call/ Text/ Whatspp *****036 for a quote WANTED! ALL MODELS, pte commercial. Immed High *****905/ *****789 OFFER TOP All makes models. Viewing your convenience. 9661-9661 2006/2007 CARS WANTED! Best price. Immed cash! Call now! *****136. GEAR BOX SPECIALIST KATC Autotrans Pte Ltd Come for
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      277 5 NEWLY REGISTERED NISSAN Cabstar Jon *****017/ Wei Zhe *****504 Immediate stocks avail at $*****! MITSUBISHI FUSO 14FT Newly regd! MH *****693 Bernard *****788 Immed stocks. $*****0! NEWLY REGISTERED ISUZU NMR85 14ft. Call Bernard *****788/ MH *****693. Immed stocks $*****0! NEW NISSAN CABSTAR 10ft lorry selling only $***** while stock last!
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      530 5 07/2010 KIA K2900 +hood. Lelong. Cheapest In Market $*****. *****505 1 OWNER 7/’11 Cabstar 3.0, hood. Agt svc, low km. Tax 7/’15. 100% A1. *****387 1 OWNER 8/’12 Cabstar 3.0. 23K km. 5yr warranty (Tan Chong) A1 cond *****897 5/2010 1 OWNER. D y n a 150D. 10ft Hood. 3
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      189 5 YEAR END SALE! Brand New Toyota Hiace 4 Dr auto/ manual, Euro 5 diesel, Limited stock!, own ETS or double transfer, 100% loan from 1.98%, high trade in! View 172 Sin Ming Drive. *****946 4/2018 RENAULT KANGOO 1.5 @$23,800. New Paint work. New Seat Cushions. Tip-top cond. Trust your own
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      120 5 12/07 OPEL COMBO 1.7. 1 owner New tax/paint Down -payment $4.5k $658/mth Call *****282/*****022 NEWLY REGISTERED NISSAN NV200. Victor *****339/ Jonathon *****017. Immed stocks avail at $*****!! NEWLY REGD TOYOTA Hiace Immed stocks avail at $*****! Limited time only! Call Roger *****550 BRAND NEW NISSAN NV350 Euro 5. Agt svc/
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      198 5 NEW NISSAN NV200 1.6 (A) Petrol. Made in Japan. T8 Gallery, member of Tan Chong Group. 9180 8085 NEWLY REGISTERED NISSAN NV350. Paul *****626. Immed stocks avail at $91,800!! Ltd time only! BRAND NEW TOYOTA Hiace 4/5-dr Euro-5. 3 yrs 100k km warranty. 95% loan *****535 CaseTrustSVTA DEC ’08 TOYOTA
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      271 5 12/2012 NISSAN URVAN. Cheapest In Market. Selling $*****. *****505 3/’07 FIAT DOBLO 1.9 Diesel 1 owner. A1 cond. New tax, low km. $19.9K. *****922 06/07 FIAT DOBLO. 13M One Owner. $17,800. MIK HP:*****172 03/12 MIT L300 C O E 03/2017. New Paint $20,800. HP: *****172 2004 HIACE 5-DR diesel, 1
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      1167 6 PropertiesClassification Guide Residential Properties for Sale Houses for Sale 402 D01 Raffles Pl/ Marina/ Chinatown 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
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      201 6 Good Schools 3YR BUNGALOW. WALK to Nanyang Pri, Hwa Chong. Suits multi-gen family.4sty 6+1. 6280/7500sf Pool.Lift Wine cellar. SMS *****105 Must View NEW LISTING. NAMLY FH Bunglw. 3 sty. 4340 sqft. 5bdrms Wide frontage. Pte pool. Cynthia *****066 Near Amenities $5.XM! SEMI-D NEAR Hwa Chong 3-sty, 4+1, reno, Easy access,
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      197 6 Private Residential Price Index Index (4Q98=100) 260 240 220 200 180 160 140 Detached Semi-detached Terrace 120 100 80 1997Q1 2001Q1 2004Q1 2007Q1 2010Q1 2012Q1 2014Q2 Apartment Condominium The property data is obtained from URA's website; any use in any manner of any data is subject to the terms and
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      148 6 Open House KERIS DR CORNER Terr 4+1 2500 sf. 2.5 sty. No west sun. Quiet. Walk to beach VJC. Chong CN *****010 Near MRT WOW! BEDOK MRT! Park! 2.5sty Terr, 4+granny, SE, 1600/2500sf, simple reno. $2.68m neg *****345 tim Good Investment 11M WIDE FRONTAGE SemiD 3+1, well-kept, cosy, South Fidelio
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      159 6 FRANKEL ESTATE BUNGLW Approx 5800/ 5000 sqft. Elevated grd. 5 bdrms. NS facing. 8100-0208 Lynn Move in Condition Good Buy A NEW TOP Bunglw. 2½-sty basement. 7-rms ensuite. 6200/8800 sf. Pool, pte lift, tastefully done. Quiet location. $7.xM. 9386-1174 Good Investment KEW GREEN 3-STY townhse 2928sf. 4+1. Condo facilities. Quiet
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      143 6 Must Not Miss BRAND NEW SEMI-D, $3.xM S’goon Gdn: 2650/ 3700sf. Kovan: 2350/4000sf. Both w/ pool. *****821 Penny Must View BRAND NEW SEMI-D $3.xM 2350/4000 sf, 2.5 sty, FH 5+1 rm, Pool, cul-de-sac. Sole Agent. Call *****008 Near MRT LUXURIOUS SEMI-D. LOW$$. F’hold, 6+1 rm, Pool/ Lift. approx4138/5000sf 2.5sty park
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      139 6 TOP SOON! SEMI-D by award winning Ong&Ong Almond Ave. Good Comm. Call *****012/ *****608 Good Investment ELIZABETH DR S/STY inter terr FH. 3 rm Land 3217sf Move-in Potential rebuild. Below val! Soh 9853 9998 Freehold CHOICE UNIT MANDAI SEMI-D 5+1 ensuite newly painted. Good cond convenient, near amenities f/aircon Shirley
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      154 6 Excellent Location PARK FACING SEMI-D!! 3753/ 3200 sf, well reno, easy access to YCK Road. Quiet, Good *****008 Excellent Location Don't Miss THE SAIL, STACK 18. Lovely Bay Sea views on high flr above 40th 1991sf, 3rm sell vacant. David *****852 Excellent Location 76 SHENTON 2BDRM 983 sf Stack 2.
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      1886 7 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in November 2014. This week: 12 18 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT The Octet 688,593
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      25 7 UluPandan/ ClementiRd/Sunset/ BukitTimah Pte Apts For Sale 415 D21 Sea view SHERWOOD TOWER. 1421 sf. Above #25 Unblocked panoramic view.Showrm decor MRT. Cheong 9837 9888
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      28 7 Ulu Pandan/ ClementiRd/Sunset/ Bukit Timah Pte Apts For Sale 415 D21 Freehold HIGHGATE 4BDRM $1.8M Rare FH 1636sf Newly reno Pool Hillview. Rooms All Full privacy. Joey *****125
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      596 8 tIM Bedok/ IiU Bedok/ tiH Bedok/ Dig Upp East Coast Dig Upp East Coast D16 Upp East Coast Pte Apts For Sale Pte Apts For Sale Pte Apts For Sale Townhouse Loft Suite Condo SOHO The New SOHO W SS MR'. L L > Spacious 1-bedroom study apartments with sizes
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      433 8 HDB Resale Price Index 240 220 200 180 160 140 Index 120 100 80 60 40 20 1Q94 1Q95 1Q96 1Q97 1Q98 1Q99 1Q00 1Q01 1Q02 1Q03 1Q04 1Q05 1Q06 1Q07 1Q08 1Q09 1Q10 1Q11 1Q12 1Q13 3Q 1Q14 2Q 3Q Qtr/Year Notes: 1) The index is based on average
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      58 8 Near Amenities 772 BEDOK RES, 107 sqm, 4rm high flr. Great layout, no west sun. Amenities. VTO. Shawn 9747-3655 Must View CHEAP 4’A’ BLK 417 high flr Corner. Squarish. Simple. Amenities. Serious seller! $365K. Jack 9007 5494 Must Not Miss 4A, BLK 118 #04 Dr to dr corridor. 103sqm. squarish,
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      59 8 Move in Condition 5 MINS TIONG Bahru MRT. 4’A’ blk 118A Jln Membina. 12 yrs. High flr. Reno. Unblocked. Ask $680K neg. Must View 4-RM 515 JELAPANG, 103 sqm. Mid-flr, marble flr. Segar LRT/ amenities/ sch All races. James 8123 3271 Must View 606 SENJA ROAD. 4’A’. High Flr. Renovated.
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      51 8 4’I’ QUEEN’S RD Blk 3. 970 sf. Farrer Rd MRT. Serious seller. *****886 APPC Must View BLK 109 110 spottiswoode park 5rm. Reno 130 sqm spacious city fringe unblo ck view Troy *****101 Excellent Location PINNACLE@DUXTON Million Dollar View! Open Hse Sat Sun. 4-rm High floor! Sky Park.Call Jazz 9366
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      59 8 Excellent Location 4A BLK 12 Farrer Pk, 90 sqm. $590K up. #02 reno, windy, near MRT/ City Sq. 10 yr old. Alan *****055 Near MRT 4RM 2BATHS Top flr Above Boon Keng MRT. 948 sqft spacious 88sqm minorities Sporean, PR, 9060-6983 LHG PROPERTIES HDB Div 4A Corner 684B $360k up
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      59 8 Excellent Location 470 CCK AVE 3, 4’A’ High flr, nice reno, unblocked, Sunshine Pl Shpg, All race (S’pore citizen/ M’sian PR) Must View ETHAN ANG 9769 0125 485 CCK 5’I’. 117sqm. High flr,unblock, windy,move-in. Supermkt MRT/ childcare /shops/ Lot 1 Kopitiam. Excellent Location BLK 706 3½-RM 82sqm. Corner. Mid flr.
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      207 8 Fire Sale ONLY $360K! 3’NG’ Blk 304 High/lift flr. Unblock. Move in. $360K! Serious Seller. Open House: *****197 Chris Must Not Miss RARE! 4’A’ CORNER Blk 117 Clementi. Reno. Bright. Dr to Dr, Facing Greenery Must View. 9696 8598 Open House EM 326 UBI. A1 Reno. 146sqm. Bright Spacious Near
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      681 9 HDB Median Resale Prices in 2nd Quarter 2014 Town Classcode 3-Room 4-Room 5-Room Executive Ang Mo Kio 425 $355,000 $478,000 $635,000 Bedok 426 $335,000 $435,000 $575,000 Bishan 427 $516,500 Bukit Batok 428 $320,000 $418,000 $585,000 Bukit Merah 429 $390,000 $645,000 $780,000 Bukit Panjang 430 $400,000 $478,400 Bukit Timah 431 Central
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      130 9 BLK. 484 5’I’ 1184 sf. #10 up. No noon sun. Well kept. All races. $420K. Serious seller! J Foo 9226-0978 Must View EA, CANBERRA RD, Blk 423 #02, 130 sqm, move-in, corridor, reno, ask $570k VTO. 9088 5361 AROS Excellent Location NEW LIST! EA Blk 408. High Flr, Approx 135
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      254 9 Fire Sale Excellent Location BLK 260D 4-RM 3 mins to MRT/ Compass Pt/ school. Squarish layout. Priced to sell. *****496 Adeline Priced To Sell 4A’ BLK 159A corner. Lift level. Premium apt. Movein, rivervale mall. Windy New kitchen. 9777 9308 Must View 1 LOR LIEW Lian. Low flr. Near MRT,
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      260 9 Excellent Location EA BLK 532 Dr 14 Premium 144sqm. Mid flr. Unblock. All race Amenities. Future MRT. Call Sarah 9062-1637 Near MRT 4-RM 552, CORNER, Face S high flr future Mrt all race/ PR. Near Vista Point/ sch. Wellkept Ann Tan *****281 Must View 5 D&B 688F Lift Flr, Nice
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      252 9 Must Not Miss AMAZING VALUE PETAIN Conserved. 5 bed 5 bath City Sq MRT. Must see! isabelredrup.com/ir5a.php$9k. *****055. Susan FERNHILL RD INTER Terr 2800sf, 2sty+attic w/roof terr, well reno. Amenities/ Orchard. Sam *****863 Excellent Location ONE TREE HILL. 2 Brand new Semi-ds in Orchard landed-only estate. Mins walk to ION,
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      196 9 Open House ***LIONEL LOO 2-6PM: East Coast Peranakan Hse furn 1500sf 2bdrm. Bar counter Immed. Best 9061 1592 11 TOH HEIGHTS. Brand new bunglw in an idyllic landed estate. Elevated, windy, large gdn. With lift, s/pool, basement carpark. 5800/ 7670 sf. Also sale. Call *****635/ *****996. (www.wahkhiaw.com.sg) 27A TOH AVE
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      284 9 One Shenton 2-storey penthouse with private pool 4 ensuites; furnished 100m to MRT Also for sale Agents welcome Call Owner *****252 *****391 MARINA BAY RESIDENCES Stack 10 beautiful recon figured enlarged ensuite master bedroom plus two bedrooms, ample storage space. Pls call 9154 4164 Immediate THE SAIL Marina Bay 2056
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      286 9 Excellent Location NEW LISTING BURLINGTON SQ 936SF 2 +1. Unblock, no west sun 2 MRTs/ shpg/ food court. F/furn. Leon 9754-6560 Excellent Location CITY SQ RES 1rm $3.5k/ 2rm $4k/ 3rm $4.8k/ 4rm $5.5k. Oxford Suites 2rm $4k. Cityscape 2rm $4k/ 2+1 $4.5k/ 3rm $5k. MRT. OWEN RD. WALK-UP 1,500
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      210 10 TRIBECA. 4+1. 1905 sqft. High flr. River view. Full facilities. $neg. *****592 HB HOLLAND.GEMS 3 bdrm, 1713sf........ Fr $5.5K 4 bdrm, 2051sf .Fr $7.0K 4+study+1, 2169 sf Fr $7.5K Penthouse 2665 sf Fr $8.5K 4+study+roof terrace CBRE Pte Ltd Clare Lee 9616 9396 Astrid Meadows 3+1.$8.8K Cuscaden Res 2+1....$5.2K Spring
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      99 10 GRANGE RES. 4+1 bdrms. 2583/ 2852sft. Reno. Part F/furn. Balcony. Immed. Raymond *****100 JLL. Immediate SPANISH VILLAGE 785 sqft 1-room+study. renovated Face pool MRT/Amenities $3k. Call *****623 Lynne Immediate GARDENVILLE 3+FAMILY. 1850 sf, spacious/ mint cond greenery. View to appreciate. Dennis *****981 Expat Choice Zac Teo 9628 6858 D’LEEDON 3+1
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      129 10 Must View best price *HERITAGE APT Ardmore Park. 4+1 3156sqft $13K. Duplex PH4+1 4392sf $17K P/furn.SM Chia *****500 Must View SOMMERVILLE PARK. 1300 2000 sf. 3+1. Reno. Mid/ High flr, P/ furn. Immed. $4.5k up. Clinton *****159 ST MARTIN 2-BDRMS, 926 sqft. Near amenities Tanglin Mall F/furn. Immed VTO. Call
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      126 10 Ulu Pandan/ ClementiRd/Sunset/ BukitTimah Pte Apts For Rent 464 D21 Expat Choice BUKIT REGENCY Upper Bt Timah. 3+study. 1399sqft. New reno. Designer decor. $3.7K. Vacant. 9073 2211. Immediate MEADOW LODGE 3+1 1216sf tasteful interior, f/facilities Opp Beauty World! Only $3.5k!! Kenny 9745-6450 DENHAM CLOSE GCB with pool. 7000/*****sf. Quiet Greenery.
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      94 10 Immediate EUNOS MRT! CONVENIENT! 1)Casa Sarina 3+1 poolview, new kitchen 2 yrs, bright. 2)Eunosville Jo *****503 Excellent Location CENTRA RES. (BRAND New Penthse), 2 bdrm. P/furn. 1066 sqft. Near Amenities. Mins to Kallang MRT/ mkt. THE WATERSIDE 3+1/4+1 bdrms. Reno. Excellent cond. High floor. Sea view. Raymond *****100 JLL. Immediate
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      101 10 Immediate CRESCENDO PARK (SIGLAP) 1450 sf 3+1 P/furn A1 cond. MeyerRise New 1313 sf. F/ furn 3+1 *****785 Mohan Immediate RITZ REGENCY 3+1, 1195 sf. $3.7K. Greenery. P/furn Mint cond. Mins town, shpg Adele 9105 7276 HTNS Must View expat’s choice NEWLY RENO. HAWAII Twr Resort style. Bright. Windy. Quiet.
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      110 10 CARISSA PK. 3+1. Spacious layout. Furn. Vacant. Bus to MRT, near Airport. $3.2K neg SMS: 9815 2000 Immediate ELIAS GREEN 3+1. 1550 sqft Only $3.3K. F/furn. Vacant. Eden Tampines 3 rms. 1249 sf. Only $3K. Unfurn. Ris Grandeur 2+S, 1066sf. vacant www.teampower.sg Excellent Location MINS SIMEI MRT! EastPoint Green. Studio
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      128 10 Must View 2+1 ISUITES Tani. 10 mins Kovan MRT, near eateries, amenities. Quiet, fully furn, $2500 neg Call *****083 BRADDELL VIEW 3 bdrm 1615sf unblock view high flr, MRT.Angela *****760 TIP TOP! EXPAT’S choice! Bishan Spacious 1 2 rm. Mrt/mall *****480 owner UluPandan/ ClementiRd/Sunset/ BukitTimah Pte Apts For Rent 464
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      93 10 Must View THE TENNERY. JUST TOP. 613sf. High flr. Unblocked. Above junction 10/ LRT. High ceiling. Immed. Call: 9023-3113 (Catherine) Expat Choice LEE CHONG 9455 9220 DAIRY FARM. 2100SF. 4-rm. Balcony. All attached. Face greenery. Quiet. Facilities. Shops. P/furn. $4.2K nego. Expat Choice NORTHOAKS/ WOODSVALE, 3+1. $2.6K+. Pool. 2 units.
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      117 10 Serene Ambience SPACIOUS 1BDRM STUDIO w/cooking East Coast, NUS /NUH, Bt Timah. $1.2-$2k Immed Call/SMS *****612 High Floor MOVE IN FOR X’mas!!! Must rent today! 5’I’ Blk 66 Full furn. Near NTUC, eateries. MRT. James 9168 0007 Must View NEW LIST! RARE! 3+1, 601 Bedok Res. 5-rm F/furn. Quiet. Avail
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      728 11 HDB Median Sub-letting Rents in 2nd Quarter 2014 Town Classcode 3-Room 4-Room 5-Room Executive Ang Mo Kio 482 $2,000 $2,500 $2,800 Bedok 483 $2,000 $2,400 $2,600 Bishan 484 $2,100 $2,650 $3,000 Bukit Batok 485 $1,910 $2,400 $2,550 Bukit Merah 486 $2,250 $2,900 $3,300 Bukit Panjang 487 $1,800 $2,000 $2,200 $2,300
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      326 11 Immediate AMK, BISHAN, BT Batok Jurong, Woodlands yishun bedok sembawang geylang tampines, T. Payoh, Changi payalebar,other areas+pte MASTER COMMON rooms wanted in all areas. Ready tenants. 9486-6179 May. UNITS NEEDED, EXPAT Tenants. Good budget. All areas. Avail immed. Call 9123-8005 Freddie Xu. JAPANESE/ KOREAN EXPAT seek all condos urgently. Co
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      227 11 UB.ONE 1302 SQFT 2nd Flr. Ramp up. Done up. Call owner 9139-0654 KALLANG PUDDING 4100 sf bare, $6.5k/ Paya Ubi 1500 sf $3.3k. KBH 9858 4097. $350psfonwards Paya Ubi Industrial Park SALE LEASE 200 to 7500 sf own parking space (not inclusive in listed area) Tel: 9090 2222 53 Ubi
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      138 11 Must View GOOD FRONTAGE 60YRS! WOODLANDS 11. B1 Ground floor, 2454 sqft up high ceiling mezzanine, full glass frontage. 8388 2662 Must Not Miss PRICE REDUCED! WCEGA tower 3939 sqft. 2 storey. Great accessibility. Fitted. Selling vacant. No GST Must Not Miss WOODLANDS LINK B2 Ind.@ $315K. Northlink 5188sf B1
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      160 11 SERVICED OFFICE FROM$750 Ready to Move-in F/furn *PROMO!! FREE 1 Month FREE phone line with local calls FREE broadband usage FREE conference room usage* FREE flow of light refreshment FREE access to Clubhouse www.lionsworld.com.sg PeninsulaPlaza 6336-3232 Excellent Location CBD. IMMED. FITTED. Aircon 1. Sunshine Plaza L5 Bencoolen Street (600sf) 2.
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      116 11 High Floor PAYA LEBAR SQ Unblock Many units from $5.50 psf neg. Seller/ Landlord welcome. 9852-4545 Gina Excellent Location best price **AZ PAYA Lebar Ground flr Corner 1141sqft. Aircon. 6m High ceiling. Immed. $4K. SM Chia *****500 Excellent Location best price **PAYA LEBAR SQ. Brand new. Beside MRT. 538/ 1076/
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      177 11 OFFICE UBI 650/800/ 900/1400sf Aircon Carpeted. Immed KBH *****097 PENINSULA PLAZA 1485/ 2970sqft. #17. Renovated. Immed. Owner 9631-6939 PANTECH BIZ HUB, Pandan Loop 2110/1206sf Reno,gd view. F/aircon 9631-6939 HIGH STREET PLAZA, 613sf, renovated, facing High St. Immed. Call 9631-6939 KELWARAM HSE. BT Merah 4400sqft. Fully renovated. Fitted. Owner 9139-0654 PAYA
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      112 12 Immediate NEAR MRT LINK@AMK 2153-8612 SQFT Suitable for: Childcare, Car Showrm, Flr Tile Sale/Rent www.*****200 Marcus Immediate NEW LISTING 25 WOODLANDS IND Pk E1 Office Warehouse. 1152sf. B1 Light ind, AC. immed. nego. Leon 9754 6560 Must View 20K/ 110K SQFT Open Yard. Penjuru, Buroh and Papan Attractive rent. Accessible
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      185 12 LEISURE FARM. BRAND new Bungalow for Rent, Partly furnished L/Size 100 x 50 B/U 4,404 sft Room 5+1 Rental: SGD 4,600 (nego) Please Call: +**********6 LEISURE FARM. BRAND new Semi D for rent, partly furnished L/Size 80 x 50 B/U 4,462 sft Room 4+1 Rental: SGD 3,300 (nego) Please Call
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      473 13 y 1' 6 200^ 03-o IMMIGR. 1*49*002 PERMITTED ,yment not MAgiBag>>: 2^22^-Vor p £RMl7l Custfl h dmm 's*f i t*? s no no n s/ r iRITO F SHOPPING FOR YOUR HOLIDAYS Tours Tours Tours m 8D 4/5D 8D 3D CHIANGMAI/ BANGKOK/ KOREA 4D PHUKET CHIANGRAI/ PATTAYA FUN snow SKI
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