The Straits Times, 1 February 2015

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    24 1 the sunday times FEBRUARY 1, 2015 I 102 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS I MCI (P) 072/02/2014 S(Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 90 cents
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    Lock icon ‘Allow partial withdrawal of CPF savings at 65’
    604 1  -  CPF review panel also suggests voluntary Minimum Sum top-up for higher payout later Toh Yong Chuan Manpower Correspondent tohyc@sph.com.sg A government-appointed panel reviewing the Central Provident Fund (CPF) is expected to recommend allowing people to make one partial lump sum withdrawal from
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    Lock icon Australia wins Asian Cup final
    72 1 Host Australia won football’s Asian Cup after beating South Korea 2-1 in a gripping final yesterday, with substitute James Troisi smashing home the winner in extra time after Korean star striker Son Heung Min snatched a dramatic injury-time equaliser at the end of normal time.
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    Lock icon ‘Deadlock’ over hostage release
    51 1 Japan and Jordan are “deadlocked” in their attempts to secure the release of two of their nationals journalist Kenji Goto (right) and air force pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh pilot held hostage by ISIS militants, officials say. The situation is unpredictable and “anything could happen”, said Japan’s foreign
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    Lock icon Chinese New Year light-up gets a rousing start
    150 1 Ong Yu Yang, 15, from Nam Sieng Dragon and Lion Dance Activity Centre, holding up one of the troupe’s 50 lions during the Chinatown Chinese New Year celebration official light-up ceremony yesterday. To herald the Year of the Goat, Chinatown’s streets lit
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      144 1 BILLION-DOLLAR DEAL MAKER “I’m just a normal guy,” insists the Godfather of Football SPORT PAGE49 IN CHUA MUI HOONG Singapore Inc can’t operatelike Sleepy Hollow PAGE39 WALTER SIM Mind the generation gap at work PAGE39 JOHN LUI Online blame game’s a load of rubbish PAGE41 RHEA KHANNA Nobel laureates inspire
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      39 1 TARTS TIME FOR But which is best? Our food team tests 30 tarts t which is best? ur food team SUNDAY LIFE! PAGES28&29 AUSTRALIAN OPEN SERENA’S CROWN ASIA’S BEST Keep your eye on Kei Nishikori, says Rohit Brijnath SPORTPAGE47
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      28 1 FROM BLING TO CHARITY Myanmar trip turned gem dealer Ben Cheong’slife around THINKPAGE43 PHOTOS: KUA CHEE SIONG, DESMOND WEE, NEO XIAOBIN, EPA, AFP See >>Top News Page 8
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      Lock icon AirAsia captain ‘left seat to fix computer glitch’
      653 2 / 3 Co-pilot apparently lost control of plane, say people familiar with the investigation Reuters Paris The captain of the AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea last December was out of his seat performing an unorthodox procedure when his co-pilot apparently lost
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      Lock icon Rain or shine, this logo holds the record
      241 2 / 3  -  Melissa Lin More than 3,000 students and residents of Bishan North hoisted red and white umbrellas yesterday to form Singapore’s largest SG50 logo. Held at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio park, the event, which made it into the Singapore Book of Records, was led
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      Lock icon Art helps Diroy stand out
      575 2 / 3  -  Award for youth with dwarfism whose talent and hard work took him from ITE to polytechnic Amelia Teng ateng@sph.com.sg Abandoned by his father, and made fun of in school, Mr Muhammad Diroy Noordin never had it easy. The 22-year-old, who like his mother has dwarfism,
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      Lock icon Hostage efforts in deadlock: Japan
      532 4 Tension mounts in Jordan, Japan as ISIS’ silence stretches past Thursday deadline AFP Reuters Bloomberg Tokyo Efforts by Japan and Jordan to secure the release of two of their nationals being held captive by Islamic militants is “deadlocked” and the situation is still highly unpredictable,
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      Lock icon Sri Lanka appoints minority Tamil as top judge
      405 4 AFP Bloomberg Colombo Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed a Tamil judge as the new Chief Justice the first member of the minority community to hold the post in decades. Mr Kanagasabapathy Sripavan, 62, was sworn in last Friday, ending a
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      Lock icon Pioneer heart patient thanks doc – 50 years on
      769 6  - Pioneer heart patient thanks doc 50 years on Jane Ng janeng@sph.com.sg See>>Think Madam Maureen Lim Gek Lian was reading The Sunday Times last weekend when she paused at “This Week in 1965”, the page that looks back at events 50 years ago. “I saw the picture in the paper and
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      Lock icon Rogue doctors get taste of own medicine
      844 6  -  Six doctors nabbed for selling cough syrup with codeine to drug syndicates and addicts Theresa Tan theresat@sph.com.sg Six doctors were among 10 people in the medical line caught selling cough syrup to drug syndicates and addicts, raking in big money from the rising
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      Lock icon HOOKED ON CODEINE AT 18
      228 6  -  Theresa Tan Former codeine addict Brian, 31, started taking cough syrup when he was 18. His friends said he could get high from codeine without the risk of being sent to jail, unlike for other illegal drugs like heroin or ecstasy. He was soon hooked,
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      Lock icon ‘Onus on individuals’ to drink responsibly
      388 6  -  Melissa Lin mellinjm@sph.com.sg There is “only so much” that the authorities can do to curb the problem of nuisance drinkers, so individuals should take it upon themselves to drink responsibly, said Law Minister K. Shanmugam yesterday. Speaking on the sidelines of a community event,
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      Lock icon Murdered woman cremated
      561 8  -  Distraught father says son-in-law’s allegations against family were ‘all false’ Danson Cheong dansonc@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Joyce Lim Madam Karen Koh was cremated yesterday evening with almost 40 family members and close friends present at Mandai Crematorium. She died of her injuries after being slashed by her
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      Lock icon Relationship fraught with problems from the start
      604 8  -  Danson Cheong When she discovered that her husband had slept with another woman on their marital bed, it was the last straw for 39-year-old Karen Koh, according to her divorce application. She decided that it was time to end a relationship that had
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      Lock icon Separate funerals for two in death fall
      332 8  -  Amelia Teng ateng@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Danson Cheong Separate funeral arrangements were made for a couple who were found dead at the foot of a block of flats in Chin Swee Road on Thursday. Yesterday evening, the 27-year-old Singaporean woman was cremated in
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      Lock icon Bangladesh cuts power supply to ex-PM’s office
      426 8 AFP Dhaka The Bangladesh authorities have cut off power supply to opposition leader Khaleda Zia’s office in an apparent bid to force her to call off a crippling anti-government transport blockade. Local television showed footage of a technician from a state-run power utility
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      Lock icon CPF advisory panel to submit ideas on flexibility and more
      454 8  -  Joanna Seow joseow@sph.com.sg The panel tasked with studying ways to make the Central Provident Fund (CPF) system more flexible will not only submit its official recommendations on flexibility this week, but also give ideas on other areas of concern, said
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      Lock icon Muis builds villas to unlock value of wakaf land
      492 9  -  Sale of luxury units in Bukit Timah will go towards mosque upgrading Yeo Sam Jo yeosamjo@sph.com.sg The 110-year-old Al-Huda Mosque in Jalan Haji Alias, off Sixth Avenue, will be getting new neighbours six luxury villas that come with a swimming pool.
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      Lock icon One-stop website for Malay heritage
      285 9  -  Yeo Sam Jo Spanning news features, videos and even a digitised traditional game, a new website aims to be a one-stop gateway for resources on the Malay community’s heritage. The WarisanSG portal, warisansg.com, was launched yesterday by the Malay Heritage Foundation (MHF). Available in Malay
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      Lock icon Economist gets first female editor in 172 years
      650 10 / 11  -  International news media hails choice of business affairs editor as a ‘breakthrough’ Paul Zach zach@sph.com.sg When Britain’s respected weekly, The Economist, found out it was losing its editor-in-chief in December, it took the unusual step of e-mailing a list of 13 applicants
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      Lock icon The broad strokes of a fine romance
      509 10 / 11  -  Leong Weng Kam Senior Writer wengkam@sph.com.sg Artist Mo Ni’s exhibition of 27 modern works opened at a Bukit Timah gallery yesterday, marking a special milestone for her and her American husband Thomas Egan. It is 18 years since they first met, thanks to
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      Lock icon Australia boots out ‘course-hopping’ foreign students
      469 10 / 11  -  Jonathan Pearlman For The Sunday Times In Sydney jonathanmpearlman@gmail. com They enter Australia on student visas to take up a recognised course, but switch to a cheaper unrecognised one soon after their arrival, in a breach of visa conditions. A spike in “course-hopping” by
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      Lock icon Better late than never to return a library book
      231 10 / 11 London A former businessman has returned a school book, 65 years after borrowing it, and gave £1,500 (S$3,000) as compensation. Sir Jay Tidmarsh, 82, was clearing out his shelves when he came across the long-forgotten copy of Ashenden by Somerset Maugham,
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      877 5 SIMS Advertising Feature RISING NEW PRECINCT AT THE CITY’S EDGE Singapore most liveable place globally for Asian expatriates: EGA* SPH The Business Times Friday, January 23, 2015 An annual survey conducted by ECA International found that Singapore is the top location for Asian expatriates 16th year in a row *Employment
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      35 9 Wanted: Your views The Straits Times is being revamped to serve you better. Tell us what you think we can improve, or what you think we should not change. Send your views to wehearyou@ sph.com.sg
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      Lock icon Grille expectations at condos
      979 12  -  BCA to remind condo managements to allow grilles for safety, but designs need approval Yeo Sam Jo yeosamjo@sph.com.sg The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) will send a notice to management corporations (MCs) reminding them that home owners should not be stopped from installing grilles to prevent
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      Lock icon Bid to boost demand for local produce
      616 14  -  New AVA task force to promote locally grown and reared foods to eateries, supermarkets Audrey Tan audreyt@sph.com.sg Mealtimes in Singapore could soon have a stronger local flavour, as the authorities ramp up efforts to encourage consumers and businesses to buy more local produce.
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      Lock icon Fourth protest held against Population White Paper
      343 14  -  Walter Sim waltsim@sph.com.sg A few hundred people turned up at the Speakers’ Corner in Hong Lim Park yesterday to attend a protest against issues such as an influx of foreigners into Singapore. The event was the fourth in a series of protests against
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      Lock icon Volunteers to help the vulnerable in Tampines
      269 14  -  Melissa Lin mellinjm@sph.com.sg Volunteers will be taught first aid, and first aid posts with bicycles will also be set up, to ensure that vulnerable residents in Tampines West get timely help. This is part of a new initiative by the Singapore Red Cross
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      Lock icon New home therapy fund to help patients
      190 15  -  Yeo Sam Jo Patients in need of occupational and physical therapy services at home can now get financial help from a new fund set up by Singapore’s oldest and biggest provider of home nursing services. Under the fund launched by the Home Nursing
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      Lock icon More giving back to varsities
      531 15  -  NTU, NUS, SMU record increase in donations from alumni; active fundraising also helps their cause Amelia Teng ateng@sph.com.sg Donations from alumni of Singapore’s two oldest universities have risen dramatically over the last decade, nearly 200 times in the case of Nanyang Technological University (NTU). The
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      Lock icon In search of roadkill
      660 16  -  Researcher is studying how many reptiles and amphibians die here due to vehicle collisions Carolyn Khew kcarolyn@sph.com.sg On two days last month, 26-year-old Mary-Ruth Low cruised along leafy roads near forested areas on her Yamaha motorbike. Ms Low, a research assistant at the National University of
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      Lock icon Carcasses used as research specimens
      283 16  -  Carolyn Khew Not all animals die in vain. Over at the new Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, some get turned into research specimens in their afterlife. Its museum officer Marcus Chua told The Sunday Times that each specimen is “valuable to science”. For example,
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      Lock icon Tracking flights by the minute
      739 17 ICAO expected to pass rule that will help pinpoint location of planes in distress AFP Reuters Montreal All commercial flights worldwide could soon send out an automated signal every minute in times of distress to help rescuers find downed aircraft more easily. The new measure
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        Lock icon Tracking planes
        71 17 L Tracking planes: Call to endorse a proposed global flight tracking system called the Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System, or GADSS. Aircraft would be required to report their locations at least once every 15 minutes, or every one minute during an emergency or potential emergency. The same
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        Lock icon Who finds missing planes
        65 17 missing planes: Australia, which has led a nearly year-long hunt for MH370, wants ICAO to clarify who should be responsible for such searches once rescue efforts are called off. Australia set aside A$80 million to A$90 million (S$84 million to S$94 million) last year for the
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        Lock icon Flights over war zones
        36 17 Reuters ICAO to ask member states to approve a test website where states and agencies could publish public warnings about conflict zones. The United States has said it would support the proposal.
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      Lock icon India test-fires missile from mobile launcher
      193 18 AFP New Delhi India succeeded for the first time in using a mobile launcher to test-fire a long-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead deep inside rival China. Although Saturday’s launch was the third test of the Agni V missile, it was the
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      Lock icon ISIS ‘chemical weapons expert killed’
      449 18 His death in US-led coalition air strike is likely to temporarily disrupt terror network: US officials AFP Washington A US-led coalition air strike killed a chemical weapons specialist with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, who once worked for late Iraqi dictator
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        Lock icon Suu Kyi’s gates to be auctioned
        74 18 AFP Yangon A set of gates that became an enduring symbol of Myanmar democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi’s years under house arrest are to be auctioned at a starting price of 200 million kyats (S$264,000), a businessman who now owns them said yesterday.
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        Lock icon Jacko’s mother loses appeal
        80 18 AFP Los Angeles Concert promoter AEG was in no way responsible for Michael Jackson’s death, a California court ruled on Friday, as it rejected an appeal brought by the singer’s mother. Mrs Katherine Jackson had initially sued AEG for negligence in 2013, principally for having hired
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        Lock icon Daily Mail buys Elite Daily
        49 18 New York Times New York The Daily Mail, a British tabloid that became an online behemoth with fast, salacious stories, announced on Friday it had bought Elite Daily, a website aimed at millennials, as part of a plan to become a larger media conglomerate.
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      Lock icon China tones down criticism of Alibaba
      523 19 State watchdog says report slamming firm is a meeting memo without ‘judicial effect’ Bloomberg Beijing China eased away from a confrontation with Alibaba, saying last week’s report criticising the e-commerce company for failing to root out counterfeit goods did not have “judicial effect”. Mr
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      Lock icon Lychee link to mysterious epidemic in India
      374 19 New York Times New Delhi A mysterious annual epidemic in northern India in which thousands of young children suffer convulsions, lapse into comas and die has been linked to a toxin found in lychee fruit. Investigators are testing a variety of possible poisons
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      Lock icon Paid maternity leave a pipe dream for most Americans
      903 20  -  Culture of individualism, concerns for business interests have impeded adoption of such policies Melissa Sim US Correspondent In Washington simlinoi@sph.com.sg Midway through her pregnancy, Ms Katie Freeman began to worry about how the family would support itself when she went on
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      Lock icon Queensland polls upset a threat to Abbott
      277 20 Reuters Perth Australia’s opposition Labor party has pulled off an electoral upset and is poised to oust the ruling Liberal-National Party (LNP) in Queensland state, in a voter backlash that threatens the political future of Prime Minister Tony Abbott. The Conservative government that
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      Lock icon A brush with Botero on the train
      82 21 A woman sweeping on a train depicting a painting from Colombian artist Fernando Botero’s collection, The Circus, in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia. The Tren de la Cultura, or Train of Culture, was designed to offer commuters a glimpse of what to expect at
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      Lock icon Furore over 3-parent babies
      555 21 Procedure of adding healthy mitochondria to egg before fertilising sparks controversy London When Mrs Sharon Bernardi’s firstborn died within 28 hours after birth, her doctors were baffled, unable to put their fingers on the exact cause of death. Then, her second baby came along and died,
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      Lock icon Former German president dies
      210 22 Reuters Berlin Former president Richard von Weizsaecker (left), who challenged German attitudes about the Holocaust by arguing that the country had been liberated by the Nazi defeat in 1945, died yesterday at the age of 94, the current president’s office said. A member of one of
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      Lock icon Babies in hospitalblast get DNA tests
      400 22 Bid to reunite parents with nine newborns rescued from Mexico gas explosion without bracelets Reuters Xinhua Mexico City Plunged into chaos just hours after entering this world, nine babies found alive after a gas blast in a Mexican maternity hospital underwent DNA tests in
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      Lock icon Measles outbreak stirs criticism of anti-vaccine group
      387 22 New York Times Huntington Beach (California) Their children have been sent home from school. Their families are barred from birthday parties and neighbourhood play dates. Online, people call them negligent and criminal. As officials in 14 states grapple to contain a measles outbreak
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      Lock icon Romney out of 2016 run for president
      449 23 Ex-Republican nominee’s withdrawal frees up party resources to back a new candidate, likely jeb Bush Reuters New York Times Washington Republican Mitt Romney has bowed out of next year’s United States presidential race after considering a third run, telling supporters it was time
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      Lock icon The bottom line in environmental sanitation
      114 24 The Toilet Cafe sits on the campus of Safai Vidyalaya or The Environmental Sanitation Institute in Ahmed a bad, Gujarat. At this cafe, participants attending workshops there may be seen tucking into lunch, perched on toilet seats. The Toilet Cafe is believed to be
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      Lock icon Be a bad customer at your own peril
      530 24 Businesses are rating customers on the Internet and shunning those labelled difficult New York Times New York People routinely use the Internet to review services from plumbers to hairdressers. Now the tables are turned. Companies are rating their customers, shunning those who
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      Lock icon UBER DRIVERS SEEK EMPLOYEE STATUS
      217 24 Bloomberg Los Angeles Uber drivers may have to be treated as employees rather than independent contractors, a federal judge said, a day after another judge in San Francisco gave the same warning to Lyft. The car service companies are fighting challenges to the business model
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      425 25 Finance minister will not engage with officials from troika of international creditors Bloomberg New York Times Athens Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has set the clock ticking on Greece’s stand-off with the European Union, saying he is ready to take his chances without a financial
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      262 25 Bloomberg AFP Reuters Madrid Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Spain’s capital yesterday in support of new anti-austerity party Podemos, to kick off a year of campaigning they hope will end with the ouster of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. The party,
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      238 25 Reuters Bloomberg AFP Beijing China Minsheng Banking Corp yesterday said its president Mao Xiaofeng had resigned for personal reasons, hours after several Chinese media outlets reported he was being investigated by China’s anti-corruption watchdog. Minsheng is the country’s biggest private lender and
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      552 26 94 rigs pulled out in a single week in biggest retreat; Chevron axes Poland shale efforts Bloomberg New York Times New York United States drillers pulled 94 oil rigs out of fields in a single week, the biggest retreat to date, as
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      284 26 Bloomberg New York Investors have a message for suffering US oil drillers: We feel your pain. They have pumped more than US$1.4 trillion (S$ 1.9 trillion) into the oil and gas industry in the past five years as oil prices averaged more
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      1630 29  -  Crude oil has taken a battering, but there are bright spots amid gloom Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg Investing in commodities is something of a high-wire act these days with risks pretty much everywhere you care to look, so it’s no wonder analysts are
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      306 31  -  Local investors prefer to bank on S’pore markets, and stocks are the runaway investment of choice Mok Fei Fei There’s no place like home, at least when it comes to the investment strategy for people here. The Sunday Times Invest survey conducted with DBS Bank
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      83 31 36.1% are putting most of their investments in Singapore, while 10.4 per cent prefer to invest overseas when asked about their plans 27.5% are planning to wait and see what the year brings before committing 48.4% picked the US as the overseas market to invest in, followed by emerging
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        1881 32 / 33  -  Zurich Life’s chief exec attributes strong work ethic to growing-up years in Switzerland Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Insurance executive Peter Huber learnt from an early age that a strong work ethic and a good bicycle can bring rewards. Mr Huber, now the chief executive
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        186 32 / 33 Q: What is your worst investment to date? My Spanish property. I bought it at a very bad moment, at the height of the real estate bubble in Spain in October 2007. I will never forget that. The euro was at 1.50-something to the Swiss franc.
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        442 32 / 33 Investors can take advantage of favourable exchange rates to look abroad Attractive currency rates could make two newly launched properties one in Malaysia and another in Tokyo appealing choices for Singapore investors. Malaysian real estate already draws considerable attention here, and interest is
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      1588 34  -  Kids learn the value of money if you involve them in budgeting and household issues Ron Lieber When Mr Scott Parker wanted his six offspring to know more about the value of money, he decided to do something that many
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      357 35 Specialised plans that cater to high-net-worth individuals and expectant mums and newborns Manulife Singapore ManuSignature Series What: A series of three products targeted at high-net-worth individuals. The Heirloom (I) is a flexible premium United States dollar-denominated universal life plan that provides “high death benefit protection and
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        780 36  -  Make an effort to improve your credit score as banks differ in risk appetites and lending policies Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg I recently signed up for a new credit card. But instead of just one shiny new card, I received
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      365 29 INSIDE INVEST ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG Zurich Life Singapore chief executive Peter Huber with his wife Karin, their son Alejandro and daughter Alina. The 43-year-old says he wants to pass on the strong work and money ethic he developed to his own children. OPTIONS FOR INVESTORS KNOW WHERE YOUR
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      275 31 What are your investing plans in 2015? At the start of 2015, many of you may be reviewing and planning your investments. Last week, we asked for your views on which countries you would be interested to invest in and the timing of your investments. Take our second survey on
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      59 32 / 33 Wanted: Your views The Straits Times is being revamped to serve you better. Tell us what you think we can improve, or what you think we should not change. Send your views to wehearyou@sph.com.sg One man’s junk is another man’s treasure Shop second-hand or sell your possessions in CLASS 162
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      49 36 How did the ASSASSINATION OF A SOLDIER lead to a political crisis in China? Find out in the best-selling book When the Party Ends: China’s leaps and stumbles after the Beijing Olympics by Peh Shing Huei Now available on Kindle at Amazon.com and stpressbooks.com.sg, and at all leading bookstores.
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      328 38 [EDITORIAL] It is revealing that Singaporeans remember the opening of the two casinos here in 2010, the Sars outbreak in 2003, and the MRT breakdowns in 2011 far better than they do the 1963 security crackdown Operation Coldstore, the 1987 Marxist conspiracy and the 1974 Laju
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      1258 38  -  They beg all day and risk abuse by those whose job is to protect them Raul Dancel Philippines Correspondent In Manila rdancel@sph.com.sg At a busy corner of Roxas Boulevard arcing Manila Bay, Dennis, only three years old but spunky, dashes for a jeepney a repurposed passenger
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      295 38  -  Raul Dancel The Philippine economy has been growing at a blistering 7 per cent a year since President Benigno Aquino took office in 2010. But one in five Filipinos still lives on less than US$1.25 (S$1.70) a day. Worse,
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      1058 39  -  The rules of the game are changing and Singapore Inc can’t be caught napping Chua Mui Hoong Opinion Editor muihoong@sph.com.sg Two events last week made me think that Singapore operates like a dual-track society sometimes. The first was the surprise move by the central
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      1176 39  -  Walter Sim waltsim@sph.com.sg In a brutal assessment that has struck a nerve in some quarters, the chief of a business association says that some Singaporeans have a misplaced sense of entitlement. This has manifested in, among other things, pervasive job-hop-ping and an inability
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      681 39  -  Loh Keng Fatt kengfatt@sph.com.sg My friend Peter is 48, an engineer, and expects to remain a bachelor for life. He has a sister two years younger and she is unmarried too. They catch up with a few relatives only during Chinese
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    • [ This week in 1965 ] A look back at the events that shaped Singapore 50 years ago
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        525 40  -  FEB 5 Ho Ai Li hoaili@sph.com.sg Then, as now, cleanliness was a big concern of the Singapore Government. In February 1965, it was finalising a big sweep-up to make the city Asia’s cleanest. While cleanliness campaigns would go on to focus on bad habits by individuals,
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        113 40 FEB 5 The Adult Education Board announced plans to expand its offering of courses, ranging from vocational to civic, social and cultural ones, with top priority given to the needs of rural instead of urban residents. The board said it would “tap all available resources
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        64 40 “Obviously, it is only a matter of time until these highly attractive meats become added to other people’s curries and chop sueys.” DR JOHN LISHMAN, a medical doctor, who confessed to eating his dog’s dinner as he found its smell, texture and appearance appealing. He was speaking at
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        156 40 [PEOPLE] Popular British music hall star Gracie Fields looked back on her days of singing to soldiers based in Singapore during World War II, during a brief stopover here at the Singapore Airport, on her way to Australia and New
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        208 40 hoaili@sph.com.sg Eight children aged between five and 12, who were orphaned after their parents died within a year of each other, were given nearly $100,000, donated by readers of The Straits Times and Chinese papers Nanyang Siang Pau and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Their father,
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        385 40  -  I REMEMBER: BEGGARS WERE EVERYWHERE Ho Ai Li They were everywhere at the gates of temples, mosques and churches, as well as tourist attractions and public eating places. In the 1960s, poverty was widespread, recalled veteran social worker K.V. Veloo (right),
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        46 40 FACTS FIGURES 1964/65 FA CUP 4TH ROUND SCORES PETERBOROUGH ARSENAL 2 1 WEST HAM CHELSEA 0 1 LIVERPOOL STOCKPORT 1 1 LEEDS EVERTON 1 1 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR IPSWICH 5 0 ASTON VILLA SHEFFIELD UNITED 0 2 Research by Doris Goh, Information Resource Centre, Singapore Press Holdings
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        Lock icon Spotless streets a thing of the past
        256 40  -  Ho Ai Li Keep Singapore Clean campaigns in the early decades after independence led to spotless streets, but standards have dipped in recent years. Mr Liak Teng Lit, chairman of the Public Hygiene Council, which leads the Keep Singapore Clean Movement, told The
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      790 41  -  Online trolls expose their own sense of inferiority when they launch virulent attacks John Lui johnlui@sph.com.sg Last week, rubbish left at a music festival caused us to wake up to the threat posed to the nation by rich white people. It began
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      534 41 Everybody can see the point of a neat home, clean kitchen, clean food and healthy children. But responsibility stops too often on the doorstep. This campaign marks the raising of our social targets. Not only our young in schools, but also
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        301 41  -  Quek Koh Choon (Dr) While more young people are doing the right thing by seeking help for depression, it is disturbing that the condition is affecting more among the younger set (“More young people seek help for depression”; last Sunday). Depression
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        225 41  -  Lavisha S. Punjabi (Ms) Editor at large Han Fook Kwang referred to the story, The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas, and gave three examples of how the “child in the basement” has manifested in Singapore (“What dark secret is in
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        161 41  -  Francis Cheng The MerlionTV crew has pulled several distasteful pranks in the past (“Police investigating video pranksters”; last Sunday). One of them wore a mask and wielded a knife in public, scaring passers-by. In another prank, a masked man smashed the head of a dummy with
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        205 41  -  Raymond Anthony Fernando With greater public awareness of mental health issues, more young people are coming forward for early treatment of their conditions (“More young people seek help for depression”; last Sunday). Depression can also hit elderly people who are isolated or seriously ill, and
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        144 41  -  Catherine Soh (Madam) The rising depression and suicide rate among our youth are alarming (“More young people seek help for depression”; last Sunday). A recent TV show featured a Singapore social worker who runs a social enterprise cafe in Hanoi, Vietnam. He conducts “non-profession-al counselling
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        1036 42  -  I’ve learnt what inspires and pushes top scientists, and how their inquiring minds never switch off COMMENTARY Rhea Khanna suntimes@sph.com.sg The writer, 17, is a first-year junior college student. British biologist Richard Roberts failed his first attempt at A-level physics.
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        630 42  -  Feng Zengkun zengkun@sph.com.sg Giving scientists time to “play around” and do experiments that may not seem immediately financially profitable is essential to great science, believes Nobel laureate Timothy Hunt. The 71-year-old was in Singapore last month for the Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS), and
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        527 42  -  Feng Zengkun The scientific revolution of the past century has doubled the average lifespan of a human being to 67 years, but this has created its own problems, said Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt. The global population has started to grow exponentially, he
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      2165 43  -  Businessman’s zeal and compassion light up lives of the underprivileged in remote villages Wong Kim Hoh Senior Writer kimhoh@sph.com.sg The works of 13 photographers are on show at Myanmar’s Dream, an exhibition at the Ion Art Gallery in Orchard Road. Curated by Jose Tay, who
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    1661 44 CHAN LIANG CHOY Age: 93 passed away peacefully on 29 January 2015. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Foo Yoon Lan (In Lan) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chan Hean Tat Anthony Lee Poh Keen Ramona Chan Hean Meng Tan Soo Lang Sheila Daughters: Sons-in-law: Chan Guat Lee Toh Guan
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      740 50 South Korea’s dismal record continues, with four losses in Asian Cup finals South Korea 1 Australia 2 after extra time, 90 mins: 1-1 Xinhua AFP Reuters Sydney Two poetic turns from Massimo Luongo and Tomi Juric, one which resulted in a rifled shot into the
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      464 50  -  Chua Siang Yee There is little doubt that Safuwan Baharudin’s loan to A-League football club Melbourne City has ripped a hole in the heart of the LionsXII’s defence. The Singapore international defender was a key reason for the team finishing with a
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      374 50  -  Sanjay Nair The two biggest stars in Jorge Mendes’ stable are likely to have contrasting futures. One is set to finish his career at his dream club while the other is almost certain to leave at the end of what has been
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      395 45 Atlanta stretch winning streak to 18 games with Portland victory Reuters Atlanta A giant number 18 flashed on the scoreboard. Fans were dancing in the stands. The red-hot Atlanta Hawks turned Philips Arena into an all-out party. All-Star forward Paul Millsap led six Hawks in
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      261 45 Reuters Cleveland Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love picked the right time to break out of a deep shooting slump. He had 23 points and 10 rebounds on Friday and the Cavaliers beat the Sacramento Kings 101-90 for their ninth consecutive National Basketball Association league victory and
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      692 46 Shocking 82 gives rise to debate on whether or not former world No.1 has lost his mojo Reuters Los Angeles Stunned golf fans at the Phoenix Open were left to ponder how the mighty have fallen after Tiger Woods plunged to new depths with the
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      149 46 Tiger Woods’ second-round 82 at the Phoenix Open on Friday was his worst professional round. It included a triple bogey, two double bogeys, six bogeys, seven pars and two birdies. A prickly situation as Tiger Woods looks for his ball in a bed of cactus on the
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      468 46 BASKETBALL NBA Philadelphia 103 Minnesota 94, Atlanta 105 Portland 99, Boston 87 Houston 93, Brooklyn 122 Toronto 127 (OT), Cleveland 101 Sacramento 90, New Orleans 108 LA Clippers 103, Miami 72 Dallas 93, Utah 110 Golden State 100, Phoenix 99 Chicago 93. FOOTBALL Asian Cup In Sydney, final: South
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      241 46  -  Text and pictures by Seah Kwang Peng Michael Lee, 56 F&B businessman Height: 1.72m Weight: 68kg Exercise regimen: I take part regularly in triathlons and half-marathons. I train five times a week for two hours per session. The sessions consist of weight training and an 8- 10km run.
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        403 47 AFP Melbourne Andy Murray will bid to end a tormenting run of three losing Australian Open men’s singles finals as world No. 1 Novak Djokovic eyes a fifth triumph in today’s decider in Melbourne. The year’s first Grand Slam has been a heartbreak for
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        771 47  -  Champion raises the bar for women’s tennis as she eyes Graf’s tally of 22 slams Rohit Brijnath In Melbourne rohitb@sph.com.sg To say Serena Williams plays tennis well is akin to saying Picasso was handy with a brush. By turning competitiveness into an art form, she
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        1457 47  -  Rohit Brijnath In Melbourne rohitb@sph.com.sg A journalist in Melbourne knows a Japanese interpreter from a Japanese TV station who puts me in touch with a Japanese writer, who is far too polite to flinch from my query. Akatsuki Uchida, who is freelancing here
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      1120 48  -  HEART OF FOOTBALL Rob Hughes stsports@sph.com.sg Player power is often a good headline with a bad connotation. But on either side of today’s match in London between Arsenal and Aston Villa, there are much sweeter manifestations of the phrase. “I cannot go against the feelings
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      78 48 Chua Chu Kang GRC MP Zaqy Mohamad (right) took part in Football With A Heart yesterday, a five-a-side fund-raiser organised by Singapore Pools, the Football Association of Singapore and Sport Singapore. He was joined by Minister of State for Trade and Industry Teo Ser Luck, Marine
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      87 48 Aleksandar Duric (left) may have retired from football but the ex-Singapore striker is still a handful for his opponents as he dons the colours of Creative Lighting Asia All Stars team to play alongside former Manchester United winger Lee Sharpe in the Singapore Cricket Club
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      1477 49  -  He knows how to spot stars, and is reputed to have handled transfers worth more than $1 billion [JORGE MENDES] Sanjay Nair nsanjay@sph.com.sg Football’s first “billion-dollar man” saunters into his $9,000-a-night, two-storey villa at The Capella Singapore, bearing a firm handshake
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      410 49  -  Sanjay Nair He already manages some of the world’s top football talent, but this is just the beginning of Jorge Mendes’ master plan. The Portuguese super-agent plans to expand his GestiFute company operations into Asia, noting the potential of the region’s
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      34 1 HONGBAO INFLATION What’s the going rate this year? PAGE3 UNTOUCHED NATURAL BEAUTY Hotelier Ho Kwon Ping on Yangshuo PAGE9 CHED RAW PRAWNS WITH CITRUSY ANTS Tan Hsueh Yun’s memorable Noma meal in Tokyo PAGE30
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        957 2  -  Real infants may be unpredictable during filming, but they inject a sense of realism to the work Benson Ang bang@sph.com.sg Besides stirring up a debate on patriotism, Clint Eastwood’s war blockbuster American Sniper has been mired in another controversy: the use of an obviously fake
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        842 3  -  Recent survey shows many Singaporeans will give an average of $8 this year, up from $4 to $6 last year Bryna Singh brynasim@sph.com.sg Be prepared to dig deeper into your pockets this Chinese New Year. The going rate this year is $8 per packet,
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        903 4  -  As retail rentals increase, more stores are sharing premises to cut costs and tap on one another’s customer base Ankita Varma avarma@sph.com.sg It is normal to be confused if you walk past pet groomer Furry Pets in Upper Thomson. For despite what the signboard advertises, the
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        1319 5 Amex is celebrating its 90th year here, together with Singapore’s 50th birthday, with a series of heritage-themed articles. In the fifth of a 10-part series in which card members reflect on local heritage and the past, AUDREY NG talks to actor, show host and comedian Gurmit
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        153 5 American Express (Amex) has a Member Since campaign going on, which gives to charity while marking its 90th year in Singapore. In the campaign, card members go to the website, Amex90.sg, enter the year of their membership and receive a fun
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        1251 6  -  Technology is helping them stay connected with their grandkids who live abroad Venessa Lee venessal@sph.com. sg For four years until the end of 2011, retiree Liew Su Liong and his wife travelled to Sydney, Australia, for three-month stints twice a year to care for their granddaughter Claire, now
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        1046 8  -  New silat world champion Sheik Farhan Sheik Alau’ddin’s father is Sheik Alau’ddin Yacoob Marican, a two-time silat world champion Relatively Speaking Venessa Lee venessal@sph.com. sg Recently crowned silat world champion Sheik Farhan Sheik Alau’ddin, 17, was exposed to the sport as a toddler by
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        790 8  -  Seriously Kidding Dennis Chan dennis@sph.com. sg This week has a special significance for me. The re-emergence of the Year of the Goat signifies the completion of the full circle of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac since my younger daughter was
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        515 8 KIDSFEST 2015 ERTH’S DINOSAUR ZOO Meet prehistoric creatures in this educational performance that will delight audiences aged five and older. Where: Drama Theatre, School of the Arts Singapore, 1 Zubir Said Drive MRT: Dhoby Ghaut When: Today, 3 5pm Admission: $45 $65 Tel: 6348-5555 Info: Tickets from www.sistic.com.sg.
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        1110 9  -  Banyan Tree Holdings’ executive chairman Ho Kwon Ping says Yangshuo, or Bright Moon as it is known, is more scenic than Guilin Ho Kwon Ping’s TRAVEL BLACK BOOK Bryna Singh brynasim@sph.com. sg Who: Ho Kwon Ping, 63, executive chairman of hotel group Banyan Tree Holdings Favourite destination:
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        389 9  -  Lydia Vasko TRAVEL FAIR Chan Brothers Travel is hosting Everyday Holidays Travel Fair today at Suntec Singapore Convention Exhibition Centre, Level 4 Hall 403, from 10am to 8pm. Visitors can enjoy up to 50 per cent off rates for the second traveller for select long-haul package tours, one-for-one deals
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        799 10 / 11  -  There are many ways to preserve your holiday memories, from physical scrapbooks to mobile apps Lydia Vasko vlydia@sph.com. sg When travellers return from the year-end holiday season, their digital archives will have expanded like their waistlines, and the question soon arises: What will happen to all the snapshots
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        885 10 / 11  -  Liz Alderman New York Times A throng of visitors huddled outside L’As du Fallafel on the Rue des Rosiers, braving the cold for a taste of the legendary restaurant’s take-out shawarma and chickpea fritters. Around them, people jammed onto the narrow cobbled street,
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          182 10 / 11 When it comes to saving boarding passes, museum tickets and special keepsakes, it is hard to beat the old-fashioned scrapbook. But scrapbooks have fallen by the wayside. American company Artifact Uprising hopes to change this by turning digital archives into physical heirlooms. The printing company has online templates
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          423 10 / 11 It is no secret that data companies and apps can track a person’s location via his mobile device as he moves around the world. Some apps such as Journi, Traveler and the Google+ photos programme use this to the traveller's advantage. Journi is an iPhone app which helps
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          245 10 / 11 To capture the sights, sounds and mood of your trip, try making a short video. Clips of your adventures can be recorded on smartphones, digital cameras, hand-held video cameras and compact, durable GoPro cameras ideal for capturing sporty activities. Edit the clips on your computer using programmes such as
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          220 10 / 11 With so much of our lives and social interactions occurring online, social media is a prime way to compile and share holiday memories. One of the most attractive digital displays is Steller (right), a free storytelling app and website which allows users to produce digital booklets. You select,
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        1051 12  -  Living next to a columbarium is not the end of the world. There are two in my neighbourhood Sumiko Tan sumiko@sph.com.sg About 12 years ago, I discovered to my horror that a columbarium was being built behind my house as part of a nursing home. In
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        911 12  -  Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg Before crossing the border into Kazakhstan, one of my travel buddies thrust a sheet of paper at me, with a full list of Cyrillic alphabets and their English equivalents. “Here, memorise this,” he instructed all five of us, college friends
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        775 12  -  Teo Cheng Wee chengwee@sph.com.sg In the living room of my home hangs a large framed photograph of my two brothers and me, taken at a studio about 10 years ago. In it, I’m dressed in a university graduation gown, seated, smiling uncomfortably, with my hands cupped and
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      121 14 MIRROR MIRROR Channel 5, 7pm An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright. Stars Armie Hammer and Lily Collins (both right). PRIME MINISTER AND I StarHub Video On Demand Tabloid reporter
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        513 16  -  Parents can help their children appreciate the value of money during Chinese New Year by teaching them how to save Aaron Tan CHILDREN look forward to receiving red packets or hongbao from their elders during Chinese New Year. But not all parents allow their kids
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        350 16 Each year, banks and other establishments give out red packets to their customers as a gesture of appreciation. The designs, which vary from year to year, often incorporate auspicious elements. Here are this year’s designs from DBS Bank, OCBC and UOB. OCBC Available in red and neon pink,
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        540 18 / 19  -  Families who zest up their homes and community spaces make Chinese New Year endearing Sylvia Toh Paik Choo IN COUPLE Jean Khong and Howie Tan’s home, their children do not see Chinese New Year as just about collecting hongbao, then diving back into smartphone games. Married
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        375 18 / 19  -  Eve Yap GUESTS who step into the home of Mr E.H. Goh never fail to be surprised by his creativity in home decorations that change each year. “It’s boring to have the same look. Every year is a new beginning, so my decorations are a reflection
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        757 18 / 19  -  Eve Yap IN TAMPINES Street 72, one block distinguishes itself, especially during Chinese New Year. Big red lanterns hung at the ground floor lobby of Block 722 herald spring, whereas other blocks are silent about the coming festivities. Head up to the eighth floor, and a garden landscape,
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        408 20 Refresh the home with pops of colour red, orange, yellow and pink or Year of the Goat-inspired items Serve your festive eats in lovely Pollyanna lacquerware, $69 to $123, Robinsons. This three round-jug water feature promises to usher an auspicious beginning, $1,911 (instalment plans available). Fukai Environmental,
        PHOTOS: AKEMI UCHI, BHG, BOCONCEPT, FABINDIA, FUKAI ENVIRONMENTAL, HOWARDS STORAGE WORLD, IKEA, INDOCHINE WITH GAURIKA, LADRO, LIVEITUP!, MARIMEKKO, METRO, MUJI, ROBINSONS, ROYAL SELANGOR  -  408 words
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        840 22 / 23 Eve Yap talks to two families who raise money through Chinese New Year biscuit sales for their children suffering from rare diseases HOUSEWIFE Rebekah Choong was hoping to raise $10,000 in her first cookie sale this Chinese New Year. But she will meet just half
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        788 24 Celebrate with Yusheng twists and festive delights Sheraton Towers Singapore At the acclaimed Li Bai Cantonese Restaurant, the popular Eight Treasures Duck (left) has a decadent addition five-head abalone. And the duck, chicken and pork are stewed to tenderness with items such as lotus seed, sea
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          963 26  -  The Way Things Were traces how India evolved from a country associated with spirituality and sex into its business-minded avatar Book Of The Month Akshita Nanda Arts Correspondent akshitan@sph.com.sg THE WAY THINGS WERE By Aatish Taseer Picador/Paperback/572 pages/$33.10/Books Kinokuniya (available in the middle of this month)/
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          421 26  -  fiction Walter Sim The actor who shot to fame as Agent Fox Mulder in science-fiction horror series The X-Files (1993-2002) penned this book, his first foray into writing. Is this Duchovny trying to cling onto the vestiges of his role as a troubled novelist in another series, the
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          433 26  -  fiction Akshita Nanda In the genre of repackaged myths, Gaiman’s work ranks among the best because of the author’s strong sense for narrative and keen eye for the ridiculous. As in the 1990s comics series The Sandman and exquisite inverted coming-of-age novel, The Ocean At The End Of
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          428 27  -  fiction Akshita Nanda Parent-child relationships and grief anchor Hemmings’ second novel, just as they did her best-selling first, The Descendants. Other common features include comic familial interaction and an impromptu road trip, but The Possibilities is, in many ways, the inverse of the author’s 2011 debut. The Descendants
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          414 27  -  Sarah Giam Who: Ben Qwek, 33, an illustrator who specialises in 3-D anamorphic floor art, or illustrations on the ground with a 3-D effect. He is a mentor for National Arts Council’s The Apprenticeship Programme, which allows young people to learn from creative professionals and present their works to
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          385 27  -  fiction Janice Tai Brown’s sequel to his first book, last year’s Red Rising, may be a dystopian thriller, but it fashions much order out of the chaos. His plot device is a finely-wrought machine that takes readers from one cinematic action scene to the next at breathtaking speed,
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          312 27  -  fiction Audrey Tan This novel may be set on a tranquil Scottish island but, like the treacherous marshes surrounding the dilapidated but beautiful House of New Beginnings, the plot churns with things much darker than what the island’s balmy weather belies. The death of a child, the
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          404 27  -  fiction/chick lit Natasha Ann Zachariah It is not often that a title can hold so much promise for the contents behind a book cover, but Age, Sex, Location is every bit as bold and quirky as its name suggests. Lauren Cunningham is a young American woman who
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        1641 28 / 29  -  Four food experts, 30 brands of pineapple tarts and a massive tart-tasting session later, only three products stood out Eunice Quek, Kenneth Goh euniceq@sph.com.sg kengohsz@sph.com.sg With Chinese New Year just round the corner, you can find pineapple tarts just about everywhere and every bakery that churns them out
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        95 28 / 29 Restaurant critic of SundayLife! Wong Ah Yoke and food writer Foong Woei Wan, together with guest judges Mr Daniel Tay, founder of food creation and development company Foodgnostic, and Mr Daniel Chia, president of non-profit organisation Slow Food (Singapore) and culinary and catering lecturer at Temasek
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        305 28 / 29  -  Kenneth Goh Artificial-tasting pastry, weak pineapple flavour and a bizarre orange-tinted crust. Those were some of the comments from the panelists on pineapple tarts that did not make the cut in the blind taste test. Some of these tarts came from household names such as
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        756 30  -  L$500 plates made by Japanese craftsmen L 77 restaurant staff and family members flown in from Copenhagen LChefs traipsing through Japan for the best ingredients Tan Hsueh Yun Food Editor In Tokyo hsueh@sph.com.sg facebook.com/tanhsuehyun The logistics of setting up Noma in Japan have been staggering.
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        761 30 Novelty is rare at a time when just about everything can be experienced vicariously through Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. I try and mostly succeed in not reading about or looking at photos of Noma Japan because I want to go into it with
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        987 31  -  Han Guo Guang started pan-frying pot stickers at jing Hua Xiao Chi at age 13 and now helms the eatery Kenneth Goh kengohsz@sph.com. sg Growing up, the chime of the school dismissal bell did not spell the end of the day for Mr Han Guo Guang.
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        279 32  -  Posh Nosh Tan Hsueh Yun Food Editor hsueh@sph.com.sg facebook.com/tanhsuehyun Flavourful miso, in all its permutations, must surely be one of the most versatile ingredients. The fermented soya bean paste can be used in myriad ways, in marinades, as a base for soup, as a sauce ingredient or simply
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        80 32 The hot, humid days are upon us again and I’m sipping on Marks Spencer’s Sparkling Lemon, Lime Mint Soda. It is a light, refreshing beverage; a tad sweet, but that will dissipate with ice added to the drink; and, of course, ice must be
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      394 5 BRAND NEW NV200, 100% loan. Interest rate 2.28% No income/guarantor needed. Cheapest *****246 BRAND NEW HIACE. 100% loan! Interest rate 2.28% No income no guarantor needed. *****246 Grab! NEW TOYOTA HIACE 5DR Auto. Glass panel. Orig rear aircon. ETS welcome. Cheap $44,000. 6344-1918 CONFIRMED BUY! 05/11 Nissan Urvan 5dr 1
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      1212 5 Vehicles Properties HOUSES FOR SALE PropertiesClassification Guide es roper 454 D19 Serangoon Gdn/ Hougang/ Sengkang/ Punggol 454 D20 Thomson/ Bishan/ Ang Mo Kio Properties in D21 are listed after D11 454 D22 Jurong/ Boon Lay 454 D23 Hillview/ Bukit Panjang/ Choa Chu Kang 454 D24 Lim Chu Kang 454 D25
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      315 5 Fire Sale BANK AUCTION! 7330 10,500sf Faber Walk, semi-d 7rms+lift+pool, nice reno 9181-1819 Colliers ù Must View $4.XM FABER SEMI-D 3611sf Faber Park Bunglw 8600sf 2) Brand new 5700/ 10K sf FH. Daniel Ling *****605 Open House $2.9M UP! ALMOST sold! West Coast Cluster Semi-d 8330sf 6 large bdrm. Pool
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      277 5 Excellent Location 5500SF PRIME BUNGALOWS 6300sf Jelita Priced to sell 6500sf Bt Timah Elevated 7800sf Cluny Top Locale 8500sf Holland Village 9600sf Coronation Charm *****sf Stevens Superb Dorcas 9791-9028 APPC REDUCED PRICE! 3-YEARS Bungalow. 6280/7500 sf. 4 sty 6+1. Lift. Pool. Wine cellar. Park 6 cars. Walk to Nanyang Pri,
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      243 5 Excellent Location OPP BOTANICAL GARDEN Land 15,200 sqft. Priced below value $13xx psf neg. Architectural plan ready. Hurry! Jessica 9831 3067 Must View M.O.R.E DYNAMIC ALLIANCE 1 left, New GCB *****sf Love at first sight! Fully Automated System, 5-rms Pool/Lift. KL *****772 Must Not Miss SWETTENHAM *****/ 8000 sf Elevated,
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      1948 6 Properties LANDED HOUSES FOR SALE Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in December 2014. This week: 23 28 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE
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      344 6 85 Lim Ah Woo Road Beautiful 3.5-sty Semi-D with basement attic TOP soon. F'hold. 4+1+1 Approx land 2100 sf/ built-up 4100 sf Park 2 cars Near Paya Lebar MRT City Plaza L*****22J Lyn Chan *****612 (R*****5G) Show House 35A Dunbar Walk Choice Unit Special Price! Freehold 4038/ 7000 sqft, 6+1
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      209 7 Excellent Location Open House PROBABLY THE CHEAPEST Bungalow Off Frankel land 4400sf 2sty .15m frontage Asking $5.4m. 9002-3233 Excellent Location Don't Miss 11,000-12,700SQFT BUNGLW LAND Goodman, Dunbar, Siglap area. Wide frontage. From $1120psf 9002-3233 Fire Sale FREEHOLD TELOK KURAU SEMI-D. 5 bdrm. 4300/ 3000 sqft. FH. $5.5m val. Selling below
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      184 7 Must View RARE! WILKINSON 7980SF 7+1 pool bunglw face south Keris Drive 2439sf Corner Face Sth. Adam *****389 Must View RENOVATED! 9431-7756 HO 2sty Detached @Siglap Hill Roof terr 5+2+pool $8.9m Details richardhosw.com Serene Ambience NEW LIST! BEAUTIFUL 3 Sty Siglap Semi-D 3500/4500 sf. Pool. 5 ensuites. $5.8m Pk 2
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      220 7 Must View HUGE CORNER TERRACE! East 2 sty. Land 3750 sf, 4+1, granny rm. Move in, $3.xxm. Call *****000 Must Not Miss HUGE SEMI-D FRANKEL 2sty Land 4900 sqft, 5+1, move in. Bright. Exclusive locale. Near park. *****333 VS Good Schools 1KM TO TAO Nan. 3 storey Terr. Built 4000
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      222 7 Excellent Location Sun Juinn Mei 9695 0030 RARE! DETACHED Siglap Ctr/MRT. 2.5 sty 6 rms 4400 5000sqft. Newly rebuild. F’hold. Must View! Must View 8.3METER WIDE FRONTAGE. 3½ sty Brand New FH Terr. 6+1, Lift, Lap pool spa pool. Eric Lim 9696 5023 Freehold FRANKEL AVE Semi-D 3700/4200sf 5bdrm ensuite.
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      211 7 Priced To Sell BEAUTIFUL EASTWOOD 3STY Inter-terrace. FH. 5+1 1939/ 3005sf. Only $2.1xM 8198-9280/ 9694-4971 Must View 2-STY SEMI-D SENNETT 6 rms, FH. Land 7200/ 3800 sf. Nicely done up. Serious seller Eileen Lau *****681 Priced To Sell BEAUTIFUL BEDOK RIA FH 2.5-sty Semi-d. 5+1. Pool 3526/5400sf. $4.xM. Like new.
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      291 7 Good Investment Don't Miss RARE! F’HOLD 3/STOREY Mariam 5+1, f/aircon, well kept, breezy, quiet, near park. Jessie 9855 1998 Priced To Sell VALUE FOR MONEY. 3.5sty Semi-D. Build up 7000sf. Lift. Pool. 6 Huge rooms. Elevated land. *****382. Priced To Sell RARE! 3-STY CORNER Terr Loyang Rise. Land 2164/ 2400sf.
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      550 7 Properties LANDED HOUSES FOR SALE $1130psf SOLD NEW YEAR SALE! Limited Time Offer! Open House 1-5pm F'hold. Brand New Semi-d. Lowland Road Park up to 6 cars 5 mins walk to Kovan MRT 2½ storey with lift pool Approx 4138/ 5000 sqft. 7 rooms Razak CEA Reg No. R*****6J *****855
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      192 7 Must View Thea Hoi Shu Min 8125 5537 KANG CHOO BIN Rd. 999 yrs. $2M. Orig., 2-sty. Inter terr. Land 1771 sf. Mins walk to bus-stop. Call now! Just TOP JANSEN RD SEMI-D. Land 3982/ build 4287 sf. 5+1 bdrms. Pool lift. 999 yrs. Exclusive living. Must view! Must View
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      207 7 Must View M.O.R.E DYNAMIC ALLIANCE New Semi-D S’goon Gdns 5+1 rm 2800sf, only $4.xm Sun 2-5pm appt *****772 Must Not Miss BRAND NEW SEMI-D Berwick Dr. 999 yrs. 2.5 sty. 5 maid’s rm. Approx 2648/ 4075 sf. Nice. Park 2 cars Must Not Miss 5-MINS TO Kovan MRT 2sty Semi-d,
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      212 8 TOP Soon OPEN HOUSE BRIGHTON AVE DETACHED 3-sty 4533/ 5000sf. Pool. Semi-d 3595/ 4500sf. 5+2 FH. $5.xM up. 9099-1108 TOP Soon OPEN HOUSE NEAR FRENCH SCH. 3-sty Brand new semid.Pk 3 cars 5+1. Ready for occupation Only $3.xM Goh 9099-1108 Open House $3.XM!!! SEMI-D! 2PM-5PM. 72 Berwick Drive 2.5 sty.
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      264 8 Priced To Sell LAST CHANCE! S’GOON Gdn Semi-d. Land 2792 sf. 5rms. Quality finishing. Low quantum. Lynn 9639-1533 Near MRT BRAND NEW SEMI-DETACH 3½ Storey with Lift Pool 3800/6000sf. 5 big rooms Walk to Kovan 9456-8855. Near MRT NEW SEMI-D JLN Labu Ayer S’goon MRT. 3½ sty. 3571 /5500 sf.
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      316 8 5Low rooms 3571 Pool. SUPER ensuite 3 Pool. 3528sf MRT CLUSsf view, 1km, future Jln 6+1. Nich. 3.5 ALLIANCE terr ALLIANCE 4+1 for View Michael Lim 8686 6866 BRAND NEW! Corner terr. East facing. Park 3 cars 3169 6000sf lift pool. 6rms ensuite. $4.4M Up Face Greenery RARE OPPORTUNITY BESIDE
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      215 8 Must View ONLY 2 BUNGALOWS left! Bunglw by the sea ultimate beachfront living. 5000/ 8500 sf. 7 bdrms. Private pool/ lift. Attractive price discount! View by appt. Andy Ong 8588-2228 ERA Just TOP Good Investment WAK HASSAN SEMI-D 3½sty Built up 5724-7335 sf. 4+ study+attic. Pool, lift. Price neg. Karen
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      247 8 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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      166 8 Priced To Sell OPEN HSE BEST deal! Brand new! 2.5 sty bunglw-like. FH. 6+1. 4030/6300 sqft Lift, pool. 9001-2866 Benn Must View M.O.R.E DYNAMIC ALLIANCE $2.XM! Almost Sold! 2-Sty Corner Terr. 2580/ 2200sf F’hold. Hurry! 9367-7772 Face Greenery ONLY $9XXPSF NEG. Quick! Big Semi-D approx. 4370sf 2.5sty well reno Greenwich
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      206 8 Properties HOUSES PRIVATE APTS FOR SALE Good Investment ONLY $2.4M! CABANA@YCK 2938 sf. 3+basement+roof Reno 5rm/4bath pool/bbq Resort living *****579 JS Excellent Location ACTUAL AWESOME VIEW. The Sail. 1-bdrm. High floor Marina sea view. F/furn. Corp tenanted $4.7k p/m til Jul ’16. Bruce *****971 Must Not Miss RARE RIVERSIDE PIAZZA
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      181 8 Near MRT COMMONWEALTH TOWERS 1-bdrm 474 sqft $766K. 2bdrm 700 sqft $1.17M. 3bdrm 904 sqft fr $1.41M. 4bdrm 1304 sqft fr $2.13M. *Call Now for special rates Fire Sale FIRE SALE!! REFLECTIONS Keppel Bay 3+1 rms, 1561 sqft. Marina view, lifestyle living. Near Vivo/ MRT/ RWS/City. Mark *****897 Excellent Location
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      196 8 REFLECTIONS KEPPEL Bay. 4rm. 2,626sf. Rare sea view. Balcony. $6.68M. Tenanted. JT *****895 Sea view CEANFRONT BEST STACK 13. 4rm. Rare Coast 3-rm. High flr. Price neg! Eric 9100-0233 O Excellent Location AMY KO *****121 Interlace $1xxx psf! New 3/4 bdrm fr 1733sf. Shuttle to Vivo, Mrt Mins City, Redhill,
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      182 8 Excellent Location BLUE HORIZON 2 bedrms. 904 sf. Reno. Breezy. Well kept. Good layout. $1.xxM. Ideal. Call Eve 9090-8890 Excellent Location ALMOST SOLD! THE Foliage Penthse FH 2110sf 4 bdrms Best Unit, Nice Reno, NUS Call Bernard Wu *****139 Freehold Chris Ho 8368 7195 WHITEHAVEN. DIRECT DEV. Penthouse from $10xxpsf!
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      263 9 Freehold CITY SQ RES 1rm $1.1M; 2rm $1.38M; 3rm $1.8M; 4rm $2.2M. Oxford Suites 2rm $1.35M. 5min Farrer Pk Mrt Good Investment Grab It Now! NEW LAUNCH! F’HOLD 1/2/3 bdrms PH. Choice units Near Novena Farrer Pk MRT. Brandz 9101 9922. Excellent Location KERRISDALE 3-BDRMS, 4 units Mid-high flr. $1.35M$1.45M
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      227 9 css Orchard/Cairn hill CSS Orchard/ Cairnhill css Orchard/ Cairnhill D09 Pte Apts For Sale DQ9 Pte Apts For Sale QQ9 Pte Apts For Sale Hilltops. A botanical retreat in the city. h rTMlillT MHIIIM A?’ w> sss I- I Set above the pulse of Orchard Road and composed of acres
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      225 9 Excellent Location BELLE VUE LOVELY 3365 sf Pte jacuzzi, roof gdn. Pool view. Fire Sale! Below Val. Move in. 9842 6808 Keith Must View FH, PARC SOPHIA. Love at 1st sight! 1+study 850sf. $1.2xM. Walking distance to Dhoby Ghaut MRT/Shpg Rare Freehold D10 Gallop Green $18xx psf Townhse: 4+3 from
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      146 9 Must Not Miss NATHAN SUITE, JUST TOP 20% disc, FH, fr $1800psf New showflat, daily 12-5pm 3-bdrm, 1443 sqft, $3.17m. 3-bdrm, 1776 sqft, $3.3m 4bdrm, 2067sqft fr $4.15m Penthse 4747sqft, $9.25m Priced To Sell MONTANA. 2260SF. SALE! Was $3.2M. Now $2.9M! Nathan Suites. Penthse Was $11.3M. Now $9.25M! D’Leedon Penthse
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      644 9 DISTRICTS PRIVATE PROPERTY CLASS CODES 24 27 25 23 21 26 28 20 13 12 22 1 1 10 9 5 8 7 4 1 19 14 18 17 16 15 3 2 POSTAL DISTRICT GENERAL LOCATION 6 Sentosa CLASS CODES WEST 513 HOUSES FOR SALE APTS FOR SALE HOUSES
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      111 9 Excellent Location JEWEL OF BALMORAL, FH. 1345sf, 3+Utility. Elevated grd, Unblock. 2 Ensuites RGS, future MRT. $2.25M Just TOP FIRE SALE! D’LEEDON 1+1RM $1.1M /3rm 1270sf $2.05M. Designer Id. 1/2/3/4rm /PH Avail. www.doristey.com Fire Sale MARBELLA, FH, 1582 sf, 3+1, high flr bright airy, great view/ layout. Serious seller $2.5M.
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      109 9 Properties PRIVATE APTS FOR SALE Freehold PARKVIEW ECLAT@ GRANGE rd. Prestigious living 4-rm attached bath+maid 3251sf 9384-7331 Noor Ally ERA Freehold must sell ASTRID MEADOWS 2200 sf. 3+1 rm. Large patio. Nicely Renovated. Greenery. Asking $3.8M. Philip *****812 Must View **BANK AUCTION 12/2/2015 Jervois Meadows, Penthse, 2023 sf, 3+1, F’hold,
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      120 9 Fire Sale FREEHOLD FIRE SALE! 3rm @$9xxK only! Zhongsan Park! Superb rental! Last few units! 3rm 1378 sf $1.7xM! Just TOP! Almost sold! Wayne 9764-5269 SKY 11 4 rm FH 2820 sqft High flr Unblocked. $5.2m Tenanted till Feb ’2016 Serene *****177 LSR Open House GLOUCESTER MANSION FH. High flr.
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      118 9 Ulu Pandan/ Clementi Rd/ Sunset/ BukitTimah Pte Apts For Sale 415 D21 Must Not Miss RARE! HIGHGATE GRD flr, 4 rms. 1636 sf. Spacious FH condo@ LH $1100 psf yet neg! Daniel 9018 1980 CASCADIA LIFESTYLE LIVING 6 Units left 2/2+Study Only $10xx psf! Jane Ang *****576 Luxury Homes Must
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      95 9 Ulu Pandan/ Clementi Rd/ Sunset/ BukitTimah Pte Apts For Sale 415 D21 CLEMENTI PK 2350SF 3+1, balcony, f/facilities, 2 attached FH Aspac 9023-6389 Move in Condition F’HOLD. PRESTIGE HGTS Studio High flr. S/E facing. Mins to eateries mall. $630K. Cindy 9873 9000 Must Not Miss CHEAP! RIVERINE BY The Park.
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      210 10 Priced To Sell NEW LAUNCH Potong Pasir. 3 mins MRT. 1/ 2/ 3/ 4-bdrm Dual Key Avail. Marc Hong *****811 Must Not Miss NEW LAUNCH NEAR MRT. 1-bdrm from $951K. 1/ 2/ 3/ 4-bdrm Dual Key Avail. Rose Har *****028 Must Not Miss 8@WOODLEIGH 3 BDRMS. 1076 sqft. Woodleigh MRT.
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      194 10 Good Investment Excellent Location **SIMS URBAN OASIS, Mega Launch 1024 units, Resi/ Childcare,Shops, MRT.Seek interest. Siti *****627 Must Not Miss Excellent Location **SIMS URBAN OASIS, Mega Launch 1024 units, Resi/ Childcare,Shops, MRT.Seek interest. Sunny *****559 Near MRT Excellent Location **SIMS URBAN OASIS, Mega Launch 1024 units, Resi/ Childcare,Shops, MRT.Seek interest.Vincent
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      208 10 Must Not Miss Excellent Location SIMS MEGA LAUNCH soon Resi ,Childcare, Shop. MRT Seek indication. Register Now! Shawn *****062 Near MRT Excellent Location SIMS MEGA LAUNCH soon Resi ,Childcare, Shop. MRT Seek indication. Register Now! Jerry Koh *****005 Near MRT Excellent Location SIMS MEGA LAUNCH soon Resi ,Childcare, Shop. MRT
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      274 10 Excellent Location Priced To Sell NEW LAUNCH Sims. 1/2/ 3/4/3& 4 dual key 2 Olympic pools/ childcare/ MRT amenities. 9114-5371 YSK Aalto 2445 sf, 4+1 $4M Sovereign 2637 sf $4.8M Makena 1152 sf, 3bdrm $1.6M Waterside 2142 sf, 3+1 $3M BayshorePk 936sf 2rm $1M Navin Bafna 8468 4750 R*****7G Propnex
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      242 10 Must Not Miss NEW LIST! WATERPLACE 3+1 1216 sqft, bay view, greenery yet unblock view, Nice layout, quiet, no noon sun. Good Investment 80% SOLD! 70 St Patrick’s Freehold MRT Schools. www.latestnewproperty. com. Grab! 9109 6174 Zai Priced To Sell ST. PATRICK’S RES. Brand New Penthouse improved 2465sf, pool, 4
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      234 10 Must View THE BAYSHORE 2/ 3/ 4 rms Pool/ sea view. Renovated. Bayhore Pk 3/ 4 rms, City/ Sea view bayshoreliving.sg Near MRT WATERFRONT WAVES NEW! 980 sf 2 bdrms High flr. Bedok Res, Red Swastika Sch Mkt. Jo 9388 9925 RICH EAST GDN FH 2411sqft 100% reno 4 bdrms,
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      240 10 Properties PRIVATE APTS FOR SALE Must Not Miss CHANGI RISE. GRD flr. 3+1. 1475sf quiet.Greenery view Easy access to highway. Well kept. Spacious bdrms. Expat Choice NV RESIDENCES, 2+1 rms 872 sqft, $950k (neg). High flr, Nice view. Call: Chee Sian 9383-6967 DTZ Priced To Sell $713 PSF! THE Eden
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      241 10 Near MRT FH 2BR $860K up. 2 master rms All ensuite Mins Kovan Mrt. 1 Mrt stop to NEX Mall. Extra Discs. Lim *****122 Excellent Location Value For Money TRILIVE@ KOVAN FH Condo Sky pool, Dual-Key layout New Showflat, Fr $854K Extra 8% disc. *****303 Must View Don't Miss CHUAN
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      252 10 Ulu Pandan/ Clementi Rd/ Sunset/ BukitTimah Pte Apts For Sale 415 D21 D21 listing can be found after D11 **POWERFUL NEGOTIATORS 1) Parc Vista 1076 sf 2 rms 2)Lakefront Res 2 bdrms 3)Lakeshore 2rms +study 4)Floravale 3rms. fr$880K Must Not Miss AUCTION 16/2! THE Floravale, 3+1bdrm, 1324sf, high flr, NTU/
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      194 10 Priced To Sell SKYWOODS STAR BUY Discount. 1+1/2/4rm/PH. Lush nature/Greenery/Park/sch Near Future Hillview MRT. Face Greenery SKYWOODS DAIRY Farm 1+Study-4bdrm fr $11xxpsf Near MRT, Good School. Star buy 31% discount. Excellent Location SKYWOODS 5MINS FUTURE Hillview MRT. Face Largest Nature reserve. Star Buy Units avail 1+1/2/3/4. Good Investment SKYWOODS RELAUNCH
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      219 11 Excellent Location WARREN 2+STUDY 1066 sf. Mid flr, unblock. Good cond CCK MRT Sch Shpg ctr. Sole agt *****868 Connie Must View REGENT HEIGHTS PENTHSE #29, Blk 56, 2185 sf. Reno. MRT, schools, amenities. $1.75M. Alan *****055 Must View CASHEW HGTS 3+1+1, 1647 sf. High flr. Amenities/Bt Panjang LRT/ mall
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      206 11 Must View 3BDRM UTILITY Castle Green 1152 sqft. Nice reno. Move-in 2 spacious bdrm+ Study. Sun 2-3pm by appt. Must Not Miss STAR BUY! $799K Yishun Sapphire 1001 sf. 2+1 high flr. Pool/ sea view. Future Canberra MRT. *****111 KF Must Not Miss CANBERRA RES 1324 sqft. 3+1 patio, Ground
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      257 11 Must View SEASTRAND 592SF seaview Silverscape 1 bdrm $630K. The Quinn 1 bdrm $777K. Suites@Paya Lebar $750K Cassia View 3+1 $1.48M. Leicester Lodge 4rm $1.5M Caribbean 4 rms $2.3M. Parc Rosewood 2300 sf 5 rm $2.2M. David *****330 Priced To Sell EA 614. MID flr. 147 sqm. A1 reno, well-kept.
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      466 11 HDB Resale Price Index 160 140 120 Index 100 80 60 40 1Q94 1Q95 1Q96 1Q97 1Q98 1Q99 1Q00 1Q01 1Q02 1Q03 1Q04 1Q05 1Q06 1Q07 1Q08 1Q09 1Q10 1Q11 1Q12 1Q13 3Q 1Q14 4Q 3Q Notes: 1) The index is based on average resale price by date of registration.
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      81 11 Must View LYNN TEO 9488 6517 102 5A HIGH flr, unblocked, windy Reno, corner Mins MRT /mall. All races/ PR $680K. Serious seller!! Fire Sale 3A 248 SERIOUS Seller. 73 sqm,amenities,convenient. new ac/ceiling fan. You offer, I close.Trina *****876 Must Not Miss 3’A’ BLK 341 Bt Batok. High flr. Lift
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      80 11 Must View Choice Unit 4’NG’ 421 BT Batok 99sqm, Corner. High flr. Unblock. No west sun. Reno. VTO. Serious seller. 9006-5510 Priced To Sell CHEAP! CHEAP! 5RM Blk 36 Jln Rumah Tinggi. High flr. Windy. Reno. Mins to MRT, ABC Mkt, Park. Must Sell!!! Must View CORNER ALL race/High flr
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      85 11 Properties PRIVATE &HDB APTS FOR SALE Excellent Location NEW LIST! RARE 3S 88sqm Blk 26 Tiong Bahru. MRT City. Serious seller. $650K neg. Simon Neo *****640 Excellent Location INVITATION RARE! 3’NG+ UTILITY 54 Telok Blangah dr. High flr unblocked, amenities, MRT mkt. Call Jo 8699 9190 Excellent Location Open House
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      120 11 Open House TO BE YOUR First Choice 1-3pm by appointment only 153 5i Pt Blk/Mrt/Lrt/plaza can contra/121sqm $565k 255 5i 120sqm #6+ good area/mkt/hawker $47 0k 655 4A 91sqm 13yrs full window/can contra $398k ***OTHERS LISTINGS*** 171 4A Mrt/Lrt/sch $510k 152 5i Mrt/plaza/Lrt $535k 154 5i Pt blk/ Lrt $575k
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      81 11 Must View LAST CALL! 5-RM PREMIUM Senja 629 corner Full glass window. Nice layout, bright airy. VTO. Rosie *****359 Priced To Sell **POWERFUL NEGOTIATORS 1) 152 Gangsa Rd 5I $540k 2) 612 Senja Rd 5I $535k 3) 627 4A Corner fr $420k Must Not Miss SAT/SUN 3-5PM: 5RM 656 Corner
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      284 11 Fire Sale URGENT SALE! 4’A’ Blk 618 Senja Rd #05 Corridor. 90 sqm. Move in. All races. neg. Call Parry 9637 4450 Excellent Location MUST SELL 4-RM BLK 529 Jelapang Rd 103sqm.High flr. Unblocked view. No west sun. Beside LRT. Ronnie 9615-5922 Must View LYNN TEO 9488 6517 536 JELAPANG
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      434 12 experts say YOUR RENO DECOR QUESTIONS ANSWERED Text by Rebeckka Wong We answer your renovation and decorating questions with help from industry experts. E-mail questions to maghomedecor@sph.com.sg This article first appeared in the October 2014 issue of Home Decor. Home Decor, Singapore's #1 interior decor magazine, is now available in
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      107 12 Must View LYNN TEO 9488 6517 458 5’I CORNER, mid flr ,reno, condo layout, Sunshine place/ Convenient All race /PR. $450k Serious seller Move in Condition LYNN TEO 9488 6517 465 4A HIGH floor, corner, condo layout. Convenient, Sunshine Place. All race Msian PRs only Ask $380K Must View ETHAN
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      154 12 Must View -RM CORNER 297 CCK AVE 2; Mid floor 122 sq.m All races. Ask 440K Jason *****145 5 Excellent Location 613 CCK, 4RM mid flr. Well kept. Spacious, marble flr. no morning/noon sun,near MRT Amenities. $420K Near Amenities 636 CCK D&B 4’A’ 113 sqm. Reno. Move-in. Spacious. Squarish layout.
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      118 12 Just TOP TRIVELIS BRAND NEW. Designer Home.3rms.High flr. Fr $433K. Collect key! No resale levy. $30K grant Just TOP TRIVELIS COLLECT KEY! Brand new! Designer Home 3rms. High flr. Fr $433K. No resale levy.$30K grant! Just TOP TRIVELIS DESIGNER HOME 3rm Brand new flat with reno, $30K 1st timer grant
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      183 12 Well Kept 4’NG’ 508 WEST Coast High floor. Well kept. 83 sqm. 3’NG’ 508 High floor. Unblocked. Edmund *****113 Must Not Miss 326 UBI EM Reno. $680K. 351 UBI 4’A’. #09. $440K 351 UBI 4’A’ Reno $450K 35 Circuit 4’S’ $380K neg 49 Circuit 3’S’ $270K neg Rare! Vincent 9695
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      438 12 HDB Median Resale Prices in 3rd Quarter 2014 Town Class code 3-Room 4-Room 5-Room Executive Ang Mo Kio 425 $338,000 $465,000 Juronq West HDB Bedok 426 $320,000 $425,000 $614,000 Bishan 427 $525,000 Bukit Batok 428 $301,500 $420,000 Bukit Merah 429 $378,000 $660,000 $786,500 Bukit Panjang 430 $312,500 $388,000 $461,500 Bukit
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      88 12 3’NG’ JURONG EAST 243 High Flr Unblocked Windy, No noon sun. $290K Call 9710-5448 Mickey ERA 5’I’ BLK.213 PT Blk. 121sqm. Designer decor 100% move-in. All races. Very convenient. Urgent seller! Must View EA BLK 409. 143sqm. Nice layout. High flr. Unblocked Windy. Greenery view. No noon sun. All races.
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      545 12 Properties HDBAPTS FOR SALE Must Not Miss EW LIST! 4’A’ Blk 453 Pasir Ris Dr 6, High flr. Sea view. Corner. huge. Amenities.*****790 N Priced To Sell BEST LOCATION 5’I’ BLK 139 St 11 Low floor Nice unit. Near Downtown East, supermkt, amenities, sch. Vacant. Zee *****236 Must View 5-RM
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      218 13 Excellent Location BLK 351A CANBERRA Rd 5rm, min to MRT. move in, all races. Mid flr, Near ame nities. Sabariah *****050 Near Amenities URGENT! 405 ADMIRALTY Link. #12 Near MRT Local M’sian eligible. Lsat offer $350K. Dennis *****686 Priced To Sell WELLINGTON 508A #09 4A unblocked, lift level, corner Mins
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      252 13 Must Not Miss Choice Unit 4’A’ COMPASSVALE LANE blk 209A High flr. Unblock. Love at 1st sight! LRT drstep. Hassan 9271-7142 MUST SELL 4-RM 157A, #16 simple, bright, serious seller, VTO 5-rm 310B, #07, spacious, breezy. 9452-2323 Angie 4-RM 277B COMPASSVALE Link,high flr beautiful reno Face NS. MRT/ amenities/ Rebecca
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      297 13 R*****8J Lic L*****22J Vera Wang *****907 Buyer, Seller Co-broke Agents are welcome 5 g r, e ept 3A 852 High flr, Well-kept 4P 497C Mid flr, Future MRT 4A 725 High flr, Near NTUC 4A 868 High flr, Near NTUC 4A 928 Corner, Future MRT 5A 922 Corner, Reno EA
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      285 13 BLK 3 LOR 7 3’I’ with utility High flr. Unblock. Near Pei Chun Pri./ mkt/ food ctr./ park. Charles 9021-0877 Must Not Miss POTONG PASIR BLK 121 4A mid flr, reno, move in, seldom avail. All races MRT. $588K neg. LR 9003-9797 Must Not Miss 215 T PAYOH. 5rm. High
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      252 13 Must View Dennis Koh 8666 5686 718 4A HIGH MRT. 100 sqm/ 751 4A, 102 sqm. High $350K. Mart/ Plaza. Fire Sale. All races. Excellent Location BLK 304 3’A’. 74sqm. High flr. Lift level. Well decor. Near ctrl/ MRT. Immed. All races. Call 9008-0039 Excellent Location Near Top Schools 3’A’
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      265 13 Properties HDB APTS FOR SALE RESIDENTIAL RENTALS Expat Choice RICKY TAN 1-6PM Sentosa 7856 sf 9000 sf 5 bdrms Best view unique! $20K! *****062 *****592 DTZ Sea view FULL COMM, SENTOSA Bunglw. Sea view. 7800/ 9000sf, 2.5sty 5bdrm. Pte lift/berth. *****741 Steve Well Kept expat’s choice FABER DRIVE.2-STY Semi-D 5500/3000sf
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      204 13 Excellent Location 3-STY BUNGLOW MERRYN Ave 6400 sf, 6 bdrm, huge gdn w pool. Vacant. $11K up. Alan *****207 Expat Choice SOMMERVILLE RES Cluster 3storey+basement 4402sf 4 rms. Last offer $7K! Nex MRT. Simon *****640 Near MRT NEW LISTING CORNER 3STOREY WOLSKEL vicinity. 5 bdrm All ensuite Reno Unblocked view
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      262 13 Excellent Location $3.8K ONLY!! FULTON Road 2-sty corner terr. 2900/ 2000 sf. Spacious. Near Ai Tong. Call Mark *****897 Ulu Pandan/ Clementi Rd/ Sunset/ Bukit Timah Houses For Rent 454 D21 D21 listing can be found after D11 VERDE VIEW TERR 6bdrm Aircon. F/furn. Nice. $4.6K nego. Expat’s choice. Call
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      262 13 Excellent Location SKY SUITES 1RM 367 sf $3.3K. 2rm 667 sf $4.2K. Altez 1rm 549 sf f/furn $4.2K. 1rm Loft 754 sf $5K The Clift 1rm 495 sf $3.5K 2rm 775 sf $5K. Icon 1 rm 560 sf $3.5K. Keys on hand. Douglas 8137-7000 SKYSUITES@ANSON, SEA VIEW, high flr, 2
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      266 13 Near MRT CITY SQUARE RESIDENCES 2-bdrm. High flr. F/furn. F/ facilities. Shpg Mall, MRT. Immed.Siva *****766 SLP Expat Choice CITY SQ RES. 3-Bdrm 1216 sf. Mid flr. P/furn. Farrer Pk MRT Immed. Quiet. $4K. 9009-7610 Emmie Just TOP CITYSCAPE@ FARRER PARK Various units. 2, 2+1 fr $3.xK. 3-bdrm fr $4.xK.
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      216 14 Must View THE REGALIA 3 rms. 1270 sf Walk to MRT/Orchard shpg F/furn. Immed. Michael Ng *****623. mnprop.com.sg Expat Choice WILKIE STUDIO 3-BDRM. 1281 sf. P/furn. Near Dhoby Ghaut MRT/ Orchard. $5K. Immed. Laura *****539 Immediate 1) VIDA Cairnhill 2-rm. High flr. Pool view. Quiet. 2) Grange Hgts 4+1, 3025
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      237 14 Move in Condition MARTIN PLACE RESIDENCES 4+1, 1722sf Pool view, near Robertson Quay, Somerset MRT,shops Han *****089 Must View D’LEEDON 1/2/3/4 ROOMS. 1+Study, 635 sqft, fr $3.0K 2 bedrm 1033sqft, fr $4.2K 3 bedrm 1206sqft, fr $5.0K 3 bedrm 1496sqft,fr $5.6K JC Draycott 3 bedrm $4.5k Must View CLUSTER HOUSING.
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      229 14 Immediate BRAND NEW RENO! Astrid Meadows 3 bdrm. 2045 sf. Quiet facing. Mins to Holland V. Lincoln *****397 Just TOP D’LEEDON 3 RMS $4.xK. Brand new cond. Nice quiet facing/ gdn. Immed. MRT. www.ben*****880.com Must Not Miss expat’s choice D’LEEDON $3K (1+Study) Landed view, unblk, breezy Cutomised bed, study dining
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      262 14 VALLEY PK 3-BDRM 1249 sf P/furn or F/furn, reno, immed. All races. Key on hand. neg. Many units. MAPLEWOOD (3 UNITS) 3+1. 1335/ 1485 sf. Quiet. $3.7K up. Connection *****968 TANGLIN TOWNHSE. 5050 sf. 4+2 rms. patio. Porch. Greenery. Irene *****768 Must Not Miss THOMSON EURO-ASIA 3-RM. 1130sf. Near Novena
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      243 14 Ulu Pandan/ Clementi Rd/ Sunset/ BukitTimah Pte Apts For Rent 464 D21 Move in Condition 1)BLOSSOMVALE 3+1 1421 sf Good cond, immed $3.xK. 2) Signature Pk 2rm cosy $2.6K. Shirley *****237 Immediate MEADOW LODGE 3+1 1216sf Cheap $3.5k only!Beautiful Interior f/facilities. Beauty World! Kenny *****450 Immediate CLEMENTI PK PH Reno
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      293 14 Must Not Miss GEYLANG LOR 26. 2bdrm High flr. Pool View, P/furn AC. Walk to MRT. $2.5K Immed. John *****490 Immediate ESCADA VIEW 2RMS 936 sf. Just reno, Kembangan MRT. F/furn, Cheap! $2.8K only! Kenny 9745 6450 Must View NEW LISTING WATEREDGE 1 BDRM 463sf F/ furn. free SVC Wifi.
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      258 14 Expat Choice THE PRINCETON 2+1 store 886 sf. Mid flr. Unblk. Reno. F/furn. Well-kept. Near ACS sch. Vacant. nego. Move in Condition Near MRT PAYA LEBAR MRT. Galaxy Twrs. 1400 sf 2rm Penthse $3.Xk.Immed F/furn. ’Can share comm’ *****588 SK Immediate BRAND NEW! 3+1 The Meyerise. Greenery Pte lift F/facilities
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      734 14 Properties RESIDENTIAL RENTALS Expat Choice Call Now THE SUMMIT/ (COUNTRY Pk PH). 1238/ 1756 sf, 3+1 Rental neg! Part/full furn! Immed. Jess 9182 3822 PN Excellent Location CASA MERAH 3BDRM 1259sf F/furn. Nicely reno. Near MRT/amenities. F/facilities Avail Feb 23. Ask $4.2K Fully Aircon TROPIC GDN 1550SF. 3+1+ balcony. High
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      746 15 HDB Median Sub-letting Rents in 3rd Quarter 2014 Town Class code 2-Room 3-Room 4-Room 5-Room Executive Ang Mo Kio 482 $2,000 $2,400 $2,700 Bedok 483 $2,000 $2,400 $2,600 $2,900 Bishan 484 $2,100 $2,600 $2,900 Bukit Batok 485 $1,900 $2,350 $2,500 $2,700 Bukit Merah 486 $2,200 $2,970 $3,300 Bukit Panjang 487
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      204 15 Fully Furnished APRROVED 4’A’/3’NG’ BLK 847/822. Corner. High/ lift flr. F/furn. MRT/ amenities Immed. Frankie *****233 Must View 3+1. 142 TAMPINES, Furn. 3+1. 135/ 254 Simei, Furn Aircon, Reno. 1st/ 15th Feb. Neg. 9457 8811 Aaron Move in Condition OPEN HOUSE ON Sunday 10am-5pm for rent. F/furn 5rm apt Point
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      297 15 Properties RESIDENTIAL RENTALS COMM/FOREIGN/OTHERS PASIR RIS BIG, Spacious furn aircon rm with bath. Ladies/Couple. *****962 BRAND NEW BALESTIER/ NUS. Master/ common rm. Immed. *****078 Owner Immediate RM WITH BALCONY Near S’goon MRT/NEX. Low rent amenities.JB **********9 ********** Excellent Location BLK 232 SENG Kang. High flr. Cosy. Clean environment. Compassvale MRT.
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      206 15 Must Not Miss WCEGA PLAZA 2KSF $4.5K Elitist 1700sf #01 $6.5K Enterprise Hub 2000sf B2 40ft container. 9183-1593 New Launch LINK AMK. 2153sf. Immed Level 2. Ramp-up. Beside passenger lift. Near YCK MRT.CallOwner 9663 0992 1) ECO-TECH PIONEER $2xx psf 2605 sf Ramp up ample parking All trades TOP soon
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      227 15 Immediate TOP OF MRT Paya Lebar Sq 5 mins to Suntec city. Office 958 sf 506 sf. $6 psf. 8618-1168 Evon OFFICE/ STORAGE Show Rm 980 sf. Syed Alwi Road Grd Flr.Ample Parking $4K *****448 Mickey ERA ALL TRADES HEAVY Human Traffic Telok Blangah 700 sf. Beside Giant Supermart Hawker.
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      128 15 Excellent Location FAR EAST PLAZA. #03 Near escalator. $2k neg. Immed. Daily viewing.Closing soon! Melvin Tang 8100 5008 Immediate FAR EAST Plaza Shops Near stairs food stalls. Saloon/ Food 592 sq.ft. @$7.3K 8618-1168 Evon Immediate FAR EAST Plaza Shops Near stairs food stalls. Saloon/ Retail 592 sq.ft. @$7.3K 8618-1168 Evon
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      152 15 Near Immediate Mall. SHOPS FAR EAST PLAZA. 200-420 for human traffic. Immed.$$$ Immediate Excellent Location Care Honesty FAR EAST PLAZA. 200-420 sf. Near escalator. Heavy human traffic. Immed.$$$ neg. Nelson 8328 5599 BEDOK CTRL. shop. Near MRT/ bus interchange. $5.1K. 9850-2936 Jac agt Good Investment SURE $3000 PSF nett? Yes!
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      153 16 Good Investment 740 BEDOK RES Rd. Corner 2 sty HDB Shophse 1658 sf Best frontage. Good traffic Bal 70 yrs. 9117 1197 Chris $1.8XM UP! NEWEST Brand new 956 yrs. Shops/ F&B Restrn. Good frontage. No ABSD/SSD. 8183-5132 Lim Good Investment HOLLAND RD SHPG Ctr FH 4020 sqft. Strata Shop,
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      114 16 ®a,r e Good Investment CONSERVED SHOPHSE. TG Pagar 2-sty. 1200- 6500sf Rental Capital growth/ near MRT. Terry *****383 Excellent Location PRIME SHOPHSE. BOON Tat St. 4-sty 1774/5529sf. 999 yrs. 80m to MRT. Renown tenant. Terry *****383 Priced To Sell CORNER 2-STY SHOPHSE Tg Katong. FH 2026/ 3800 sf, tenanted, dual
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