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Title Section40 2015-02-03 1 THE STRAITS TIMES CELEBRATING 170 YEARS, SINCE 1845 T U E S D A Y FEBRUARY 3 2 0 1 5 76 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 073/02/201440 words
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Article, Illustration581 2015-02-03 1 CHRISTOPHER TAN - By CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg AS EARLY as the first half of next year, commuters will be able to take an MRT train to the western tip of the island and get a panoramic view of Singapore’s industrial heartlandSource: LTA; PHOTOS: LTA, ZAOBAO ST GRAPHICS - 581 words
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496 2015-02-03 1 CHIA YAN MIN - It is looking to attract projects in line with its tighter manpower policies By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg THE big-ticket foreign investments that keep Singapore’s economy humming continue to fall. The trend took hold since Singapore tightened its manpower policies and lost its attraction496 words
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Article, Illustration64 2015-02-03 1 IN LIBERIA’S capital Monrovia, life is slowly returning to normal after the number of Ebola cases plunged over the past few months to single digits now. Parents are taking their children, kept at home for safety, to schools for registration. People can once again64 words
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TOP OF THE NEWS
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Article509 2015-02-03 2 / 3 THAM YUEN-C - No imminent election, say observers, who see second revision as routine By THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S lists of voters are being updated again, for the second time since the last general election in 2011. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has directed the revision of the509 words
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222 2015-02-03 2 / 3 MELISSA TAN - MELISSA TAN L SEE MONEY B12 THE local stock market climbed yesterday to its highest point in nearly two years, raising hopes that it may do even better before Chinese New Year. The unexpected gain also bucked a regional slide. Investors may have been drawn222 words
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Article, Illustration509 2015-02-03 2 / 3 CALVIN YANG - By CALVIN YANG calyang@sph.com.sg FORGET snaking queues and long waiting times at the banks. Twenty-nine ATMs have popped up at selected community clubs around Singapore to allow DBS Bank and POSB customers to get their hands on crisp notes in time for Chinese NewST PHOTOS: MARK CHEONG - 509 words
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447 2015-02-03 2 / 3 LESTER HIO - CONTROVERSY OVER COLUMBARIUM PLANS By LESTER HIO lesterh@sph.com.sg THE company behind controversial plans to develop a columbarium in Sengkang has said it was open and transparent with the authorities about the tender. Funeral services company Life Corporation insisted that it provided “all information447 words
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Article, Illustration370 2015-02-03 2 / 3 LIM YI HAN - By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE began blocking hundreds of gambling websites yesterday, and caught in the noose were the likes of bet365, Ladbrokes and 888.com. Attempts to access these sites were met with the message that they contained prohibited material. A link to370 words
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THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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Article53 2015-02-03 4 THE big foreign investments that keep the economy humming are set to fall a little this year. The Economic Development Board said Singapore will likely attract $9 billion to $11 billion worth of fixed asset investments and create 13,000 to 14,000 skilled jobs. TOP OF53 words
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Article45 2015-02-03 4 THE Thai authorities are tightening security after two small blasts outside a Bangkok mall injured two people. The bombs shattered the relative calm that returned to the capital after the military ousted the government last May. TOP OF THE NEWS A845 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration75 2015-02-03 4 NEARLY 90 per cent of China’s big cities failed to meet air quality standards last year but improved from 2013. The government said only eight of the 74 cities it monitors met national standards last year. Of the 10 worst-performing cities, the top seven werePHOTO: REUTERS - 75 words
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Article49 2015-02-03 4 MALAYSIA’S agriculture minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob urged Malays to boycott Chinese businesses reluctant to lower prices to match the drop in oil prices. In a Facebook post, he said: “As long as Malays don’t change, the Chinese will take advantage to oppress the Malays.” PAGE A1349 words
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Article44 2015-02-03 4 US DIPLOMAT Daniel Russel’s criticism of Thailand’s military regime has triggered a sharp reaction, with the US charge d’affaires in Bangkok, Mr Patrick Murphy, “invited” to speak to the National Legislative Assembly to “explain” the state of Thai-US relations. PAGE A1444 words
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Article45 2015-02-03 4 INDONESIA’S Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief Abraham Samad has been reported to the police for document forgery. All four KPK commissioners have now been reported for various issues, deepening a row between the police, the anti-graft agency and the government. PAGE A1545 words
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55 2015-02-03 4 United States-India bilateral ties have flagged in recent years, but the chemistry between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi could well turn this around. Closer ties could help the US pivot to Asia and spur India to play a larger role in the Asia-Pacific.55 words
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OPINION
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Article54 2015-02-03 4 TEN years ago, a slew of tax sweeteners helped fuel a boom in real estate investment trusts. Reits love the stamp duty exemption they get for property purchases. Investors love Reits for their high dividends. But it’s time to retire some of those incentives, says Goh54 words
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HOME
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Article, Illustration70 2015-02-03 4 THE median monthly fee for full-day childcare last year rose to $850, up by $20 from 2013 a slower rate of increase compared with previous years. Industry watchers say this may be the result of government schemes that require operators to keep fees affordable. PAGE B1ST FILE PHOTO - 70 words
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Article31 2015-02-03 4 LTA has awarded two contracts worth $143.8 million to build more covered links to connect health-care facilities, schools, homes and public amenities to nearby transport nodes. PAGE B231 words
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Article36 2015-02-03 4 NOT all elderly people are frail or technologically inept. This is something to keep in mind when designing products for them, said a group of researchers at a workshop yesterday. PAGE B736 words
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MONEY
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Article59 2015-02-03 4 THE bitcoin appears to have lost some of its lustre here since the first two ATMs were set up last year. As many as 10 machines sprang up after that, but a check last week found that at least five are no longer operating, while another59 words
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SPORT
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Article, Illustration75 2015-02-03 4 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger told his side to be consistent after the Gunners’ 5-0 thumping of Aston Villa on Sunday gave them renewed hope of a late challenge for the English Premier League title. Arsenal are level on points with fourth-placed Southampton, and 11 points behind leadersPHOTO: REUTERS - 75 words
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LIFE!
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Article, Illustration75 2015-02-03 4 WILD Rice, one of Singapore’s most recognisable theatre companies, turns 15 this year, as the country turns 50. To celebrate both occasions, it will be presenting five productions, one for each of the five stars on the national flag representing democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality.PHOTO: COURTESY OF WILD RICE - 75 words
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Article53 2015-02-03 4 SINGER Katy Perry dazzled at Sunday’s Super Bowl half-time show in a dizzying performance that featured dancing sharks, a prowling metallic lion and a levitating star that shot out sparkles. Her performance did not appear to generate any controversy and the reaction on social media appeared overwhelmingly53 words
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STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL
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Article, Illustration46 2015-02-03 4 A 3D PRINTER made a mechanical hand for this Malaysian boy. And an American artist tried to create Vincent Van Gogh’s ear. Step into the world of 3D printing and see other amazing creations at http://str.sg/42J PHOTO: THE STARPHOTO: THE STAR - 46 words
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Article, Illustration29 2015-02-03 4 IT WOULD not be the Super Bowl without the always entertaining Super Bowl advertise- ments. Check out some of the quirkiest ones at http://str.sg/42o29 words
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Article, Illustration39 2015-02-03 4 SHE might be the youngest golfer to be ranked No. 1 in the world but 17-year-old New Zealander Lydia Ko is really just a regular teen. Read all about the golfing prodigy at http://str.sg/42Z39 words
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Article, Illustration393 2015-02-03 6 AUDREY TAN - By AUDREY TAN audreyt@sph.com.sg THE future of green car technology could lie in 3D printing. Two eco-friendly cars, one of which is the first in Singapore to be made using 3D-printed parts, were unveiled yesterday by Nanyang Technological University. The 3D-printed prototype, calledST PHOTOS: ONG WEE JIN - 393 words
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Article, Illustration716 2015-02-03 6 ZAKIR HUSSAIN - Nanyang Poly signs MOU with leading German vocational school By ZAKIR HUSSAIN DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR IN DRESDEN (GERMANY) zakirh@sph.com.sg GERMAN vocational schools have long had a reputation for tie-ups with major companies like BMW and Airbus subsidiary EADS EFW, as wellST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO - 716 words
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304 2015-02-03 6 RACHEL AU-YONG - By RACHEL AU-YONG rachelay@sph.com.sg PARLIAMENT will sit next week, on Thursday at 1.30pm, the Office of the Clerk of Parliament said yesterday. The agenda for the session has yet to be announced but three proposed laws are expected to be304 words
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631 2015-02-03 6 KWAN WENG KIN - By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT IN TOKYO wengkin@sph.com.sg PRIME Minister Shinzo Abe has reiterated his determination to fight terrorism by working with other countries and boosting security measures to protect Japanese nationals at home and abroad. “We must not bow down631 words
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Article, Illustration521 2015-02-03 8 TAN HUI YEE - Explosions first to hit capital since military ousted government last May By TAN HUI YEE THAILAND CORRESPONDENT IN BANGKOK tanhy@sph.com.sg THE Thai authorities are tightening security measures after two small blasts in downtown Bangkok over the weekend, shattering the relative calm under martial lawPHOTO: REUTERS - 521 words
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398 2015-02-03 8 OLIVIA HO - By OLIVIA HO oliviaho@sph.com.sg READING the papers may leave you feeling overwhelmed, with the news often dominated by the many challenges facing the world. This June, however, a special Saturday supplement will zoom in on the solutions to some of these problems and398 words
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Article, Illustration290 2015-02-03 8 OLIVIA HO - OLIVIA HO THE Straits Times featured 50 projects as part of Impact Journalism Day last year. They include: L THE MOTHERS OF LIGHT Singapore-based social enterprise Nusantara Development Initiatives supplies solar lamps to three energy-starved villages in Riau, Indonesia. Since 2010, it has been trainingPHOTOS: ST FILE PHOTO; SHAHADAT PARVEZ; PHOTO: AGENCIA CUARTOSCURO - 290 words
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432 2015-02-03 8 JONATHAN WONG - By JONATHAN WONG jonwong@sph.com.sg THE Football Association of Singapore (FAS) yesterday signed the biggest commercial deal for the sport here yesterday with international sports media rights company MP Silva in a six-year contract worth $25 million. It eclipses the previous $15 million,432 words
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425 2015-02-03 8 SELINA LUM - By SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg AN ACCOUNTANT accused of siphoning off more than $40 million in one of the largest cases of financial crime here had his bail set at $1 million by the High Court yesterday, despite prosecutors having argued for it to425 words
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WORLD
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749 2015-02-03 10 With Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea seeing big drop in number of new cases, WHO now eyes an end to epidemic NEW YORK TIMES MONROVIA (Liberia) Life is edging back to normal after the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history. At the height ofNEW YORK TIMES - 749 words
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Article, Illustration422 2015-02-03 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON T h e fi rs t large-scale trials of two Ebola vaccines were due to begin in Liberia yesterday, the partnership conducting the research said. The vaccines contain harmless fragments of the virus that trigger anAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 422 words
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Article118 2015-02-03 10 L THE World Health Organisation (WHO) reported last week that the number of new cases in the three most affected countries Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone had fallen below 100 a week for the first time since June. L In Liberia, there were118 words
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ASIA
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Article, Illustration477 2015-02-03 11 But progress in war against pollution seen as more met standard last year REUTERS BEIJING Nearly 90 per cent of China’s big cities failed to meet air quality standards last year, but improved from standards in 2013. The Ministry of EnvironmentalREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 477 words
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216 2015-02-03 11 FAMED in China as the home of the donkey meat burger, the city of Baoding now has another dubious honour to add to its reputation: home to China’s worst air. The city located 150km south-west of Beijing is home to 11 million people.216 words
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288 2015-02-03 11 REUTERS BEIJING China executed two members of a banned religious cult, a father and his daughter, for murdering a woman in a McDonald’s restaurant after she rebuffed an apparent recruitment attempt by the group, state media said. Zhang Fan and her father, Zhang Lidong,REUTERS - 288 words
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Article, Illustration471 2015-02-03 12 Chinese firm unveils building as 3D printing gathers buzz in the country SHANGHAI A Chinese engineering and design firm has unveiled what it is calling “the world’s tallest 3D-printed building”. The five-storey residential apartment block made from recycled construction materials is currently onPHOTO: WINSUN - 471 words
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236 2015-02-03 12 SEOUL Will UN Secretary-Gen-eral Ban Ki Moon run for the Korean presidency next year? Amid frenzied speculation, a high-ranking United Nations official, who refused to be named, told the Korean Times that “everyone close to him is convinced that he will run236 words
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Article, Illustration74 2015-02-03 12 A Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ employee speaking to an NAO humanoid robot acting as a lobby attendant during a demonstration in Tokyo, Japan, last week. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group on Monday unveiled the 58cm humanoid robot, developed by SoftBank subsidiary Aldebaran Robotics, to improvePHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 74 words
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Article, Illustration502 2015-02-03 12 REUTERS NAGO Japan’s Okinawa, a chain of tropical islands more than three hours south-west of Tokyo by plane, looks and feels almost like a different country. A growing number of islanders say it should be just that. Perennial anger over Okinawa’s hosting ofREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 502 words
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456 2015-02-03 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Reports of a company’s successful bid to provide equipment to China’s second aircraft carrier, issued via a local government’s Weibo account and a newspaper, have been widely seen as the first confirmation that China is going to build a second such carrier.AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 456 words
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429 2015-02-03 13 He urges Malays to shun businesses unwilling to cut prices amid fall in oil rates KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian minister has caused a stir by calling on Malays to boycott Chinese businesses reluctant to lower prices of their goods in line with the collapse of429 words
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Article, Illustration311 2015-02-03 13 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PETALING JAYA Malaysian media baron Tong Kooi Ong has denied accusations that he took positions in the ringgit and gained financially from its depreciation. Mr Tong, owner of The Edge Group and The Malaysian Insider news portal, was accused in severalTHE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 311 words
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Article, Illustration89 2015-02-03 13 A ceremonially dressed baby elephant mascot joining Sri Lankan soldiers during an Independence Day parade rehearsal at the Parliament grounds at Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte in Colombo yesterday. The island nation commemorates its 67th Independence Day tomorrow under a new president elected by the people on Jan 8PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY - 89 words
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Article, Illustration696 2015-02-03 14 NIRMAL GHOSH - US official ‘invited’ to appear before legislative body to ‘explain’ state of ties NEWS ANALYSIS By NIRMAL GHOSH INDOCHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BANGKOK nirmal@sph.com.sg US DIPLOMAT Daniel Russel’s criticism of Thailand’s military regime has triggered a sharp reaction, with top establishment figures lashing696 words
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435 2015-02-03 14 REUTERS KHON KAEN (Thailand) In this north-east Thai rural stronghold of deposed prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her exiled brother Thaksin, supporters are fuming over last month’s decision by the junta-appointed assembly to ban her from politics for five years. But militaryREUTERS - 435 words
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Article, Illustration300 2015-02-03 14 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan surprised many when he turned up to receive his datukship from the Malaysian King on Sunday. When the name “Chan Song Kang” was announced, many among the audience and recipientsTHE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; PHOTO: TWITTER ACCOUNT OF KHAIRY JAMALUDDIN - 300 words
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Article, Illustration137 2015-02-03 14 With six gleaming golden towers surrounding a giant egg-shaped dome, Manila’s mega-casino, City of Dreams, opened yesterday as the Philippine government raises the stakes in its plan for the city to rival Macau and Las Vegas as a global gambling destination. ManilaPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 137 words
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Article, Illustration670 2015-02-03 15 ZUBAIDAH NAZEER - Complaint made amid conflict between police and KPK By ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA zubaidah@sph.com.sg UPPING the ante against its nemesis, Indonesia’s police force said a fresh complaint has been lodged against Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) head Abraham Samad. The movePHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 670 words
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326 2015-02-03 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE COTABATO (Philippines) A bloodbath in the southern Philippines has placed at risk billions of pesos in potential investment. At least three foreign firms looking to partner with local businessmen have put investments on hold after a deadly clash between Philippine forces and MuslimAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 326 words
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435 2015-02-03 16 Foreign ministers in Beijing for 3-way meeting with Chinese counterpart AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping has hailed his country’s relations with India and Russia as Beijing looks to increase its heft on the global diplomatic stage. Twin visits by Indian ForeignAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 435 words
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249 2015-02-03 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI Scores of inmates have staged a mass breakout from an Indian young offenders detention centre by tying bedsheets together and then scaling down the walls of the three-sto-rey building, police said. A total of 91 inmates, including several convictedAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 249 words
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Article, Illustration45 2015-02-03 16 My Melody, a character developed by the Japanese firm Sanrio, seen next to French car giant Renault’s Kangoo wagon with My Melody branding, to celebrate the character’s 40th anniversary at the firm’s headquarters in Tokyo yesterday. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSEPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 45 words
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Article, Illustration384 2015-02-03 16 THE CHINA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI The gaffe-prone Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je has drawn brickbats for praising colonisation which he claimed produces superior cultures, after sparking a diplomatic embarrassment last week. For the world’s four Mandarin-speaking regions Taiwan, Singapore, Hong KongTHE CHINA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 384 words
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ASIA BRIEFS
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53 2015-02-03 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL A Korean Air chief purser forced off a plane by airline heiress Cho Hyun Ah testified at her trial yesterday that she treated flight crew like “feudal slaves”. “She yelled and became violent, never listening to what I said,” Mr ParkAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 53 words
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59 2015-02-03 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR About RM515 million (S$192 million) has been allocated for Chinese vernacular education, said Malaysian Chinese Association deputy president Wee Ka Siong. The funds had been released in stages over the past six years, he added. He was refutingTHE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 59 words
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59 2015-02-03 16 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China has warned US President Barack Obama to avoid appearing with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama later this week at a prayer meeting. “We strongly oppose any country using the Tibetan matter to interfere in China’s internal affairs,” aBLOOMBERG - 59 words
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Article53 2015-02-03 16 REUTERS JAKARTA Two Australian citizens are next in line to be executed for drug offences in Indonesia, the country’s Attorney-General has said. Myuran Sukumaran, 33, and Andrew Chan, 31, are among eight prisoners due to be executed after President Joko Widodo rejected their clemencyREUTERS - 53 words
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Article48 2015-02-03 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE QUETTA (Pakistan) The authorities are finalising arrangements for Saudi Prince Fahd bin Sultan bin Abdulazi to hunt the Houbara bustard, officials said. Hunting the bird is banned in Pakistan but special permits are issued to wealthy visitors from Arab countries.AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 48 words
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Article, Illustration555 2015-02-03 17 JONATHAN PEARLMAN - Embattled Australian PM promises ‘collegial’ govt, but critics not convinced By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN SYDNEY jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com AUSTRALIA’S embattled Prime Minister Tony Abbott yesterday sought to salvage his crumbling leadership with a national address in which he insisted he will not555 words
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Article76 2015-02-03 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Britain’s four surviving original Magna Carta copies were to go on display together for the first time yesterday to mark the 800th anniversary of the English charter that forms the basis for legal systems around the world. England’s King John agreed in 1215AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 76 words
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Article44 2015-02-03 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KAMPALA Uganda said DNA tests will determine whether a body discovered is that of the wanted deputy of Uganda’s murderous Lord’s Resistance Army rebels. An army spokesman yesterday said the grave was believed to be Okot Odhiambo’s.AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 44 words
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Article, Illustration362 2015-02-03 17 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRISBANE The family of Australian journalist Peter Greste have expressed joy at his release from an Egyptian jail, but said his two colleagues still in prison will not be forgotten. Cairo deported the award-win-ning correspondent for Al-Jazeera English television on Sunday afterREUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY - 362 words
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Article, Illustration693 2015-02-03 18 Vow comes as US officials mull over idea of giving Kiev lethal weapons AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS DONETSK (Ukraine) Pro-Rus-sian separatists have vowed to mobilise up to 100,000 fighters for their latest eastern Ukraine offensive as the United States mulled sending defensive weaponsAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; NEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 693 words
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Article, Illustration620 2015-02-03 18 NEW YORK TIMES KOBANE (Syria) Ms Lasheen Abdulla steered her white minivan through the streets of her hometown, past the charred husks of bombed cars, the shattered storefronts and the unexploded mortar shells. The devastation of this city, wrought by the Islamic StateNEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 620 words
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534 2015-02-03 18 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON To the young Syrian rebel fighter, the Skype message in early December 2013 appeared to come from a woman in Lebanon, named Iman Almasri, interested in his cause. Her picture, in a small icon, showed a fair-skinned 20-something inNEW YORK TIMES - 534 words
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304 2015-02-03 19 BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The Obama administration is predicting that the United States’ unemployment rate will fall this year to the lowest level since 2007 as stronger economic growth boosts hiring. The jobless rate will average 5.4 per cent this year, accordingBLOOMBERG; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 304 words
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280 2015-02-03 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG LILLE (France) Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former chief of the International Monetary Fund, went on trial yesterday for pimping as part of a prostitution ring, four years after a sex scandal cost him his job and a shot at theAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG - 280 words
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Article, Illustration452 2015-02-03 19 Schools closed, 2,000 flights cancelled, power to 20,000 customers knocked out REUTERS KANSAS CITY Th e north-eastern United States braced itself for the second major snowstorm in a week after a huge winter system dumped more than 30cm of snow in theREUTERS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 452 words
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Article, Illustration530 2015-02-03 20 Finance minister to tell investors and bankers that debt can be managed REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis was to tell major investors and bankers in London that Greece will be able to service its €320 billion (S$489 billion) debtREUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY - 530 words
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Article51 2015-02-03 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK ExxonMobil yesterday reported a fall in quarterly earnings on lower oil and gas production and a weak US refining performance. The biggest US oil company said fourth-quarter net income was US$6.6 billion (S$8.9 billion), down 21.3 per cent from the period a yearAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 51 words
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75 2015-02-03 20 REUTERS BANGKOK Japanbased messaging app company Line Corp is launching an online grocery delivery service, its first ever, in Thailand and plans to expand it to other South-east Asian nations. The unit of top South Korean Internet portal operator Naver Corp said yesterday its “CheapREUTERS - 75 words
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457 2015-02-03 20 BLOOMBERG LONDON If the talks between Greece’s new government and its euro zone partners turn confrontational, Mr Mario Draghi may find himself with an unpleasant dilemma. The European Central Bank (ECB) president controls the last source of funding that euro zone lenders turn toBLOOMBERG - 457 words
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Article, Illustration355 2015-02-03 20 BLOOMBERG MACAU Macau’s casino revenue slumped for an eighth straight month in January for the longest losing streak on record, and there are growing expectations that the pain will persist another year as China’s clampdown on graft intensifies. Total gross gaming revenue in the world’sBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 355 words
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491 2015-02-03 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Chinese factory activity contracted in January for the second straight month, a closely watched private survey showed yesterday, a day after the government announced the first official decline in the sector for more than two years. British banking giant HSBC saidAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 491 words
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272 2015-02-03 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG NEW YORK The United States authorities are investigating the credit rating agency Moody’s over its glowing assessments of mortgage deals in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, according to The Wall Street Journal. Citing people familiar with the situation, theAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG - 272 words
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Article426 2015-02-03 21 AMERICAN President Barack Obama’s visit to New Delhi, where he was chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations last week, signified the evolution of a bilateral relationship that will influence the wider course of Asia’s economic and strategic well-being. Those crucial bilateral ties had flagged426 words
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Article, Illustration1049 2015-02-03 21 GOH ENG YEOW - EYE ON THE ECONOMY A slew of tax incentives 10 years ago fuelled the growth of Real Estate Improvement Trusts or Reits in Singapore. It’s time to retire some of them. By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg AS PEOPLE gear up for Budget1,049 words
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892 2015-02-03 21 CHERYL ONG - By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg THERE are growing calls from almost every quarter of the property market for the Government to remove some of its measures introduced since 2009 to cool the market. Developers fret over unsold units while nervy buyers are cautious892 words
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Article, Illustration841 2015-02-03 22 MUHAMMAD SINATRA - By MUHAMMAD SINATRA THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK THE upcoming official visit to Malaysia by Indonesian President Joko Widodo popularly known as Jokowi –will mark a renewed commitment by both countries to reaffirm and improve their relationship. It is, therefore, an opportune moment toTHE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; PHOTO: REUTERS - 841 words
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793 2015-02-03 22 WOLFGANG MUNCHAU - By WOLFGANG MUNCHAU THE FINANCIAL TIMES THE past week reminded us of three truths. The first is that the euro zone crisis will not be over until it is truly resolved that is, when the excess debt is written off. The second isTHE FINANCIAL TIMES - 793 words
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Article, Illustration1046 2015-02-03 22 TOMOO KIKUCHI, TAKEHIRO MASUTOMO - By TAKEHIRO TOMOO KIKUCHI, TAKEHIRO MASUTOMO FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg Tomoo Kikuchi is Senior Research Fellow, and Takehiro Masutomo, Research Associate, at the Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 1,046 words
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290 2015-02-03 23 Tan Lin Neo (Miss - Tan Lin Neo (Miss) I AGREE that it will take a long time, if ever, for Singaporeans to clean up after themselves and throw away litter properly (“PM reacts to meadow of trash that music fans left behind” and “Singapore becoming a290 words
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408 2015-02-03 23 Zainal Sapari - Zainal Sapari Director, NTUC U Care Centre National Trades Union Congress AS AN inclusive labour movement, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) represented the concerns of workers from all collars and ages in our proposals on the Central Provident Fund (CPF) (“More needs to be408 words
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213 2015-02-03 23 Lee Yong Se - Lee Yong Se IN RECENT years, the Government has opened many social service offices to help Singaporeans who are in need of financial assistance. While this move serves to ensure that our social safety net is enhanced, we must also ensure that the213 words
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364 2015-02-03 23 T. Thirumoorthy (Dr - T. Thirumoorthy (Dr) DR CHONG Siow Ann must be commended for bringing up for public discussion a difficult topic for patients, families and doctors (“Is harm done when a diagnosis is doctored?”; last Saturday). Doctors must not lie, misrepresent, deceive or defraud364 words
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Article77 2015-02-03 23 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR MUHAMMAD DZUL AZHAN HAJI SAHBAN: Tuition should not replace teachers’ touch. 2. MS LIM LIH MEI: Ways to help low-wage workers save for retirement. 3. DR WILLIAM WAN: Let’s be slow to offend, slow to take offence. 4. MR LIM JIN JIE:77 words
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300 2015-02-03 24 Eden Chua (Miss - Eden Chua (Miss) I APPLAUD the groups providing free tuition to children from less well-off backgrounds (“Needy students get more private tuition help”; yesterday). Their actions strive to lessen the achievement gulf between children from less well-off backgrounds and those from wealthier300 words
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Article, Illustration312 2015-02-03 24 Lai Tuck Chong - Lai Tuck Chong MS ASHLEY Chan Kway Lan is right that science questions shouldn’t have a rigid, standard answer (“Science shouldn’t have ‘model’ answers”; last Saturday). Children should be allowed to answer the questions in their own way. However, having taughtST FILE PHOTO - 312 words
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327 2015-02-03 24 Jolene Tan (Ms - Jolene Tan (Ms) Programmes and Communications Senior Manager Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) IT MAY be time to consider enacting a comprehensive anti-discrimination law to guide employers’ conduct in hiring, promotion and other employment matters. In Singapore, there is widespread agreement327 words
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Article315 2015-02-03 24 Should children be going for spa treatments? What are the pros and cons of this emerging trend? Depends on the type of spa. If it’s for vanity, it’ll nurture the wrong values. If it’s for bonding and relaxing, I’m OK. My husband and son go for back massages315 words
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242 2015-02-03 24 Darren Chan Keng Leong - Darren Chan Keng Leong IT IS alarming and concerning that more young people are getting addicted to drugs, and that drug abusers are getting younger (“Drug abuse among youth on the rise”; last Tuesday). Schools need to educate the young about the implications242 words
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Article, Illustration690 2015-02-03 1 PRISCILLA GOY - Decreasing rate could be due to govt schemes and stiffer competition By PRISCILLA GOY goyshiyi@sph.com.sg PARENTS fretting about how it is getting more expensive to raise children may be somewhat relieved to hear this: Childcare fees rose last year, but at a muchST FILE PHOTO; Source: EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ST GRAPHICS - 690 words
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413 2015-02-03 2 FENG ZENGKUN - Open to S’poreans, it aims to nurture strong talent core at local universities By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg YOUNG Singaporeans who want to pursue an academic career in the universities here can now apply for a new scholarship for their undergraduate studies. The Ministry413 words
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Article, Illustration562 2015-02-03 2 JOANNA SEOW - By JOANNA SEOW joseow@sph.com.sg MORE than 100 unhappy investors gathered to make police reports to the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) yesterday about a local investment company. They had invested in a gold buyback scheme with Suisse International but claim thatST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN - 562 words
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364 2015-02-03 2 ADRIAN LIM - By ADRIAN LIM adrianl@sph.com.sg COME rain or shine, commuters will have more than 200km of new sheltered walkways connecting them to MRT and LRT train stations by 2018. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said yesterday that it has awarded the final batch of364 words
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Article, Illustration651 2015-02-03 3 AMIR HUSSAIN - DPM Teo stresses need to build strong resilience By AMIR HUSSAIN amirh@sph.com.sg IT IS crucial that Singaporeans stick together in the face of terror attacks which seek to sow discord, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday, as he called on the nation toST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA - 651 words
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Article, Illustration412 2015-02-03 4 MIRANDA YEO - By MIRANDA YEO miranday@sph.com.sg FOR the last eight years, 68-year-old Randy Wee has been travelling from his home in Yishun to Ang Mo Kio three times a week for kidney dialysis. Needing a wheelchair after losing his right leg, the diabetic has difficultyST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN - 412 words
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390 2015-02-03 4 AMELIA TENG - By AMELIA TENG ateng@sph.com.sg THE acclaimed German vocational school system is closely tied to business and industry, and this is something Singapore can learn from, said Germany’s Ambassador to Singapore, Dr Michael Witter, yesterday. A close partnership with employers is key. “They390 words
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495 2015-02-03 4 IAN POH - Ex-fund manager rebuts pastor’s claim that he had no hand in financing Xtron CITY HARVEST TRIAL By IAN POH pohian@sph.com.sg CITY Harvest Church’s former fund manager yesterday accused founding pastor Kong Hee of lying about how much control he had over the Crossover495 words
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314 2015-02-03 4 LIM YI HAN - By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg MS RULI Widyawati’s employer was expecting her to return home on Sunday evening but, instead, got a call at midnight saying the Indonesian maid, 29, had been found dead in a hotel room in Geylang with her314 words
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Article, Illustration372 2015-02-03 4 ANDREA NG - Kids drive and get fined in road safety programme By ANDREA NG andreang@sph.com.sg SHE may be only six, but Sim Kay Ann learnt how to put on her seat belt, drive a car, and stop at red traffic lights yesterday. Along with 44 classmates from My Little Gems Preschool inST PHOTO: AZIZ HUSSIN - 372 words
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Article, Illustration452 2015-02-03 5 KOK XING HUI - By KOK XING HUI kxinghui@sph.com.sg THE success of a recent charity drive that tapped the social networks of the youth here has inspired a similar drive to raise funds for refurbishing poor, elderly people’s homes. In the new two-month campaign, calledST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN - 452 words
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Article, Illustration454 2015-02-03 5 ELENA CHONG - He misappropriated iPads meant for agency, court told By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg A FORMER director of technology at the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), who has been accused of misappropriating two iPads, apparently wanted to buy them, a district court heard454 words
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481 2015-02-03 7 KASH CHEONG - Group hopes to have prototypes of such innovations by April By KASH CHEONG kashc@sph.com.sg FRAIL, helpless, technologically inept these are some stereotypes of the elderly. But a group of researchers who shadowed 20 people aged 55 to 77 for a day found481 words
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Article, Illustration168 2015-02-03 7 Scoot welcomed its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Changi Airport at 9.33am yesterday, amid cheers from its first passengers on board, including the budget carrier’s chief executive Campbell Wilson (centre, with his staff in Seattle) and journalists. The special delivery flight, TZ787, was greeted byST PHOTO: WANG HUI FEN - 168 words
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Article, Illustration694 2015-02-03 8 JACQUELINE WOO - The number of ATMs handling virtual currency has dwindled By JACQUELINE WOO tsjwoo@sph.com.sg THE bitcoin appears to have lost some of its lustre here since the first two ATMs for the virtual currency were set up last year. As many as 10 machines sprang upPHOTOS: BLOOMBERG, AZIZ HUSSIN - 694 words
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Article, Illustration625 2015-02-03 8 MARISSA LEE, CHIA YAN MIN - BUDGET 2015 By MARISSA LEE, CHIA YAN MIN marilee@sph.com.sg chiaym@sph.com.sg TAX reliefs rather than the popular personal tax rebates given in 2011 may be in store in this year’s Budget, due on Feb 23. That was the hint from Deputy Prime625 words
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Article, Illustration644 2015-02-03 9 YASMINE YAHYA - ‘Smooth transition’ for clients of SocGen Asian private banking arm By YASMINE YAHYA ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR yasminey@sph.com.sg DBS Bank’s wealth management unit has nearly completed the integration of the Asian private banking business it acquired from Societe Generale last October. There areST FILE PHOTO - 644 words
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Article, Illustration350 2015-02-03 9 GRACE LEONG - By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg AMERICAN law firm Gibson Dunn Crutcher LLP has appointed Singapore corporate lawyer Robson Lee as partner at its office here. Mr Lee, who has been a senior partner and shareholder at Singapore law firm Shook Lin Bok forPHOTO: COURTESY OF ROBSON LEE - 350 words
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244 2015-02-03 9 RACHAEL BOON - By RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg DBS Bank has been named the most valuable bank brand in Asean for the second consecutive year. A study by consultancy BrandFinance released yesterday found the bank had not only increased its brand value over the year by 10244 words
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1109 2015-02-03 10 GRACE LEONG - Market capitalisation jumps to $978.1b in third month-on-month increase By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg INCREASED risk-taking by investors in the wake of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) quantitative easing programme helped drive up share prices and, in turn, the total value of companies listed on1,109 words
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Article, Illustration859 2015-02-03 11 CEO says bourse wants more global investors to use its Chinese products BLOOMBERG THE Singapore Exchange (SGX), South-east Asia’s biggest bourse, will hire more people in China as it seeks to sell more of its products in Asia’s largest equitiesBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 859 words
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Article, Illustration417 2015-02-03 11 FELICIA LEE - By FELICIA LEE fellee@sph.com.sg MORE than 40 years after Hyatt Hotels Resorts opened its landmark Grand Hyatt Singapore in Scotts Road, the hotel chain is opening a second hotel here under its Andaz brand. The firm believes the 340-room boutique hotelPHOTO: ANDAZ SINGAPORE - 417 words
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Article, Illustration182 2015-02-03 11 REUTERS LONDON Some of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds are in talks to provide financial backing for Hutchison Whampoa’s acquisition of Telefonica’s British mobile business, the Telegraph newspaper said, citing unidentified sources. The £10 billion (S$20.3 billion) move byREUTERS; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 182 words
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437 2015-02-03 12 MELISSA TAN - Index gains 32 points to reach highest level in nearly two years BULLS AND BEARS By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg LOCAL shares shrugged off concerns over weak global economic growth to climb to their highest level in nearly two years yesterday, though analysts437 words
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Article88 2015-02-03 12 LEISURE and hospitality firm GuocoLeisure posted a second-quarter net profit of US$14.8 million (S$20 million), up 8 per cent year on year. For the three months ended Dec 31, revenue fell 6.7 per cent to US$99.6 million owing to lower revenue from its gaming and property development arms. Half-year88 words
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Article58 2015-02-03 12 INFRASTRUCTURE and civil engineering company OKP Holdings, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Or Kim Peow Contractors, has been awarded two design and build contracts worth $60.9 million and $82.9 million respectively by the Land Transport Authority for the construction of sheltered linkways. The two contracts update OKP’s gross58 words
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Article75 2015-02-03 12 AGRI-FOOD company Japfa, through its wholly owned unit Japfa Myanmar JV, has struck an agreement with Best Livestock to acquire the remaining 15 per cent of poultry farm operator Japfa Comfeed Myanmar (JCMA) that it does not already own. The price is US$5.7 million (S$7.7 million). After the acquisition,75 words
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Article, Illustration22 2015-02-03 12 Feb 2,2015 3,423.35 +32.15 STI trading volume 253.3 million shares STI up down Gainers: 22 Losers: 6 Unchanged: 222 words
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Article86 2015-02-03 12 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 785.86 503.48 837.49 744.01 236.31 197 .24 250.52 2.47 -0.86 -2.30 1.30 2.69 1.00 0.61 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and gas 141.21 494.06 870.14 894.27 1,244.0486 words
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Article, Illustration25 2015-02-03 12 Feb 2,2015 823.50 6.32 Stock trading volume 1.29 billion shares worth $1.20 billion Up down Gainers: 172 Losers: 230 Unchanged: 38725 words
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Article56 2015-02-03 12 Yesterday’s close Index Change Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI 24,484.74 17,558.04 1,952.68 3,128.3 1,502.892 1,781.26 -22.31 -116.35 3.42 -82.063 -9.497 -0.92 Yesterday’s close Index Change Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Friday’s close Dow Nasdaq 5,276.236 1,582.7 5,625.34 17,164.95 4,635.2456 words
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Article185 2015-02-03 12 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: FEB 2, 2015 Top Rises Feb 02 CENTS (0) JSH USD CENTS HongkongLand USD 760 25.7 2.6 United Engineers 318 14.0 4.6 ***** Great Eastern 1.2 JMH USD 6480 98.8 Hyflux 6% CPS185 words
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Article91 2015-02-03 12 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 263 206 Ascendas Reit CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 226 180 CapitaMall Trust 'VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW 297 239 Global Logistic 253 unch ***** 254 25091 words
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Article54 2015-02-03 12 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Vol 5.9 Golden Agri-Res 42 43,234,400 SIIC Environment 14 35,212,700 UniFiber System 1.3 27,206,100 7 YZJ Shipbldg SGD 125.5 22,340,000 28 75,101,100 Noble CapitaMall Trust 210 15,623,700 46,134,400 Suntec Reit 42 43,234,400 Ascendas Reit 254 13,748,600 Healthway Med 4.5 13,172,600 ComfortDelGro 296 13,105,90054 words
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Article, Illustration555 2015-02-03 18 JONATHAN WONG - MP Silva’s $25m partnership offers new overseas prospects for players By JONATHAN WONG jonwong@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE international defender Safuwan Baharudin’s move to Australian A-League side Melbourne City on loan last week could be seen as a sign of better things to come for local footballers. MoreST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM - 555 words
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Article, Illustration632 2015-02-03 18 THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON In the midst of the football transfer comings and goings, a player who is staying with his club was the source of most interest in England yesterday. Englishman Harry Kane who has scored 20 goals this seasonTHE TIMES, LONDON; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTOS: REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY - 632 words
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384 2015-02-03 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LAUSANNE Four candidates will bid to become the president of football’s world governing body Fifa including long-time incumbent Sepp Blatter. The other three are Asian Football Confederation vice-president Prince Ali Al Hussein of Jordan, former Portugal international Luis Figo andAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 384 words
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Article, Illustration583 2015-02-03 15 World champion pledges loyalty to Mercedes, new deal in the works THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON The Formula One world champion was not for moving, not even when his once bitter rival tried to steal his job from under hisTHE TIMES, LONDON; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 583 words
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Article, Illustration403 2015-02-03 15 REUTERS NEW YORK New York Knicks coach Derek Fisher utilised 26 different starting line-ups this National Basketball Association season with limited results. On Sunday, he went with the same starters for the sixth time the most of any line-up in 48 games and the resultREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 403 words
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Article, Illustration374 2015-02-03 15 American football Super Bowl XLIX In Glendale, Arizona: New England Patriots 28 Seattle Seahawks 24. Basketball NBA Boston 75 Miami 83, New York 92 LA Lakers 80. Football Africa Cup of Nations In Equatorial Guinea, q-finals In Malabo: Ivory Coast 3 Algeria 1, Ghana 3 Guinea 0. Dutch EredivisiePHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 374 words
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Article101 2015-02-03 15 TodayFootball Dutch Eredivisie: Breda v PSV (Singtel TV Ch114 StarHub Ch208, tomorrow, 3.40am).English FA Cup, 4th rd replay: Manchester United v Cambridge (Singtel TV Ch111, tomorrow, 3.40am). German Bundesliga: Bayern v Schalke (StarHub Ch202, tomorrow, 2.55am), Moenchengladbach v Freiburg (Ch203, tomorrow, 3am). Tomorrow Football Dutch Eredivisie: Heerenveen v101 words
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Article, Illustration554 2015-02-03 16 Aussie Open win feels more satisfying because he is now married and a dad AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MELBOURNE Novak Djokovic feels in the prime of his tennis career with more Grand Slams beckoning after winning a gripping Australian Open final in which heAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 554 words
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Article, Illustration767 2015-02-03 16 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GLENDALE (United States) The New England Patriots rallied to beat the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday in what will go down as one of the greatest Super Bowls of all time but who the real winners are could well be debated for decadesREUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTOS: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS - 767 words
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330 2015-02-03 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Australia’s cricket skipper Michael Clarke, battling to regain fitness from hamstring surgery and chronic back pain, said yesterday that he would be prepared to play under the captaincy of young gun Steve Smith. Amid reports that the team prefer the stand-inAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 330 words
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Article68 2015-02-03 17 THE Women’s Tennis Association is expanding its Junior Road To Singapore tournament invitations from 12 to 18 countries, allowing promising Under-14 and U-16 girls an opportunity to represent their countries at the WTA Finals in Singapore. With this event, top junior players from the Asia-Pacific68 words
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Article71 2015-02-03 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Fifa will take disciplinary action against West Ham United and Diafra Sakho over the striker’s failure to play for Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations. He was ruled out of the tournament in Equatorial Guinea with a back injury butAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 71 words
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Article70 2015-02-03 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Burglars made an unsuccessful attempt to break into the home of Manchester United winger Angel di Maria at the weekend. The Sun newspaper said the Argentinian footballer, 26, was having dinner with his family at his home in Prestbury, north-west England, whenAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 70 words
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59 2015-02-03 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW Russian Athletics Federation chief Valentin Balakhnichev has confirmed that he will resign from the post this month after a string of doping scandals. The 2004 Olympic 800m champion Yury Borzakovsky, who called an end to his career on Sunday, will likelyAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 59 words
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Article73 2015-02-03 17 REUTERS SEOUL South Korean golfer Bae Sang Moon, who plays on the US PGA Tour, has been charged with violating the country’s military service regulations after failing to return home when his overseas travel permit expired. The 28-year-old, who was granted US residency two yearsREUTERS - 73 words
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Article72 2015-02-03 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Serena Williams has bolstered her position atop the WTA world rankings after winning the Australian Open on Saturday. The 33-year-old American is more than 1,500 points clear of runner-up Maria Sharapova, who herself is more than 1,600 points ahead of third-placed SimonaAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 72 words
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Article, Illustration519 2015-02-03 17 ALEKSANDAR DURIC - EYE ON EPL By ALEKSANDAR DURIC stsports@sph.com.sg THERE is the perception that Manchester City blew their golden opportunity to close the gap on leaders Chelsea in Saturday’s 1-1 draw. Yes, the Blues were without Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas through suspension and injury519 words
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352 2015-02-03 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj hopes today’s FA Cup fourth-round replay at home to lowly Cambridge United will help him to prove his worth to manager Louis van Gaal. The 19-year-old Belgium international was one of the few success stories duringAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 352 words
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Article, Illustration725 2015-02-03 2 Kenneth Goh - TV host Anthony Bourdain invites Singapore hawkers to set up shop in a new street food hall in Manhattan Kenneth Goh kengohsz@sph.com.sg TV host Anthony Bourdain is looking for good Singapore hawkers to whip up chicken rice and laksa at his street food hall in New YorkPHOTO: TLC, DISCOVERY NETWORKS ASIA-PACIFIC - 725 words
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Article363 2015-02-03 2 Agence France-Presse Madrid Long taken for granted as a mere bar snack, Spain’s humble tapas has graduated from the neighbourhood cafe to the realm of haute cuisine. Inspired by its simplicity and versatility, top Michelin-starred chefs are taking on the traditional finger-food to whet the appetite,Agence France-Presse - 363 words
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Article, Illustration1169 2015-02-03 3 Corrie Tan - Wild Rice theatre company says each production represents one of the five stars on the Singapore flag Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg One of Singapore’s most recognisable theatre companies is turning 15 even as the country turns 50, and it has decided to throw quite a differentPHOTOS: WILD RICE - 1,169 words
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Article, Illustration373 2015-02-03 3 Obituary Rita Chao, the singer and recording artist popular in the 1960s as part of a duo with Sakura Teng, died last July from cancer, her mother revealed yesterday to Lianhe Wanbao. Chao was 64 and was suffering from colon cancer for about threePHOTO: LIANHE WANBAO FILE - 373 words
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Article, Illustration1199 2015-02-03 4 / 5 Akshita Nanda - Government funding leads to greater exposure overseas for some local books Akshita Nanda Arts Correspondent akshitan@sph.com.sg More writing from Singapore will be seen around the world this year. In the past 13 months, four Singapore-based writers Alison Jean Lester, PP Wong, Krishna Udayasankar and Sonny LiewPHOTOS: DESMOND WEE, NEO XIAOBIN, NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL - 1,199 words
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Article758 2015-02-03 4 / 5 Krishna Udayasankar’s three books of historical fantasy have sold at least 50,000 copies in India since 2012 and are attracting offers for the film and television rights. However, in Singapore, the series has sold “maybe five copies at the writers’ festival”, says the 37-year-old with758 words
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Article, Illustration827 2015-02-03 4 / 5 Deepika Shetty - Deepika Shetty Arts Correspondent It is a rather unusual assemblage of sculptures at OTA Fine Arts in Gillman Barracks. Bright, colourful, highly suggestive sensual forms made of found objects, ranging from glass bottles to lush Indian sarees to sea shells, reference the many journeys Kolkata-born, NewPHOTOS: OTA FINE ARTS, RINA BANERJEE - 827 words
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Article, Illustration648 2015-02-03 4 / 5 Alison Jean Lester hates to look at old diaries, where much-valued “writing time” had to be replaced by meetings and appointments for her communications and training business. “It broke my heart, but what could you do? They were offering money,” says the 49-year-old author,PHOTO: DANIEL NEO - 648 words
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Article, Illustration917 2015-02-03 6 Lee Jian Xuan - Artist Liu Kuo-sung felt the need to do something when he realised Chinese painting was getting bland Lee Jian Xuan jianxuan@sph.com.sg When Chinese artist Liu Kuo-sung was in his 20s, he started experimenting with materials and techniques that would earn him the “father of modern Chinese inkST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI - 917 words
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Article, Illustration116 2015-02-03 6 ‘I have everything. You just have to be simple, kind, handsome’ Actress-director Xu Jinglei (right) on what she wants in a partner ‘It came out of the blue and I’m mystified as to why they’ve offered me the job. What are the chances of a chubby116 words
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Article, Illustration1040 2015-02-03 6 New York Times London In retrospect, Paula Hawkins realises that sending her incomplete thriller to publishers before she had written the crucial, explosive final scenes might seem like a brazen act of overconfidence. At the time, though, she needed the money badly. “I was kind ofNew York Times; PHOTO: RANDOM HOUSE UK - 1,040 words
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Article, Illustration829 2015-02-03 7 Deepika Shetty - Organisers say more supervision could have prevented artworks from being damaged at weekend art event Deepika Shetty Arts Correspondent deepikas@sph.com.sg Organisers say some “bad apples” are behind the vandalism of artworks at a bash held at design hub The Mill in Bukit Merah industrial estate.PHOTO: KHOO EE HOON - 829 words
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399 2015-02-03 7 Reuters London Two bronze statues of muscular men riding panthers, each a metre high and whose attribution has long been a matter of conjecture, are now thought to be the only surviving bronzes of Michelangelo, the Fitzwilliam Museum said yesterday. The statues of two men,Reuters - 399 words
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Article, Illustration728 2015-02-03 7 Agence France-Presse London A wine bar in place of a sex shop, luxury apartments where a cabaret once stood fans of London’s once glorious, seedy Soho district fear that it will soon be regenerated beyond recognition. “We really would like to know thatAgence France-Presse; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 728 words
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Article, Illustration862 2015-02-03 14 The Louis Vuitton Foundation museum is putting together a show of masterpieces from around the world New York Times Paris When it opened in October, the Louis Vuitton Foundation museum was such an audacious addition to the landscape here that all eyes wereNew York Times; PHOTOS: NEW YORK TIMES, BLOOMBERG NEWS - 862 words
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515 2015-02-03 14 Sarah Giam - Sarah Giam Too many English words and phrases are being interspersed with Malay and Tamil on television channels such as Suria and Vasantham. This is one of the concerns expressed in the Media Development Authority’s (MDA) first combined annual report on515 words
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Article, Illustration402 2015-02-03 16 Agence France-Presse New York Times Glendale, Arizona Singer Katy Perry dazzled at Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show in a dizzying performance that featured dancing sharks, a prowling metallic lion and a levitating star that shot sparkles into the Arizona night. She entered the UniversityAgence France-Presse; New York Times; PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 402 words
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82 2015-02-03 16 Even the Super Bowl could not crowd out Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper, which again topped the American box office, with an estimated US$31.9 million (S$43.2 million) in sales during its sixth weekend in theatres. It set a record for a film on a Super Bowl82 words
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41 2015-02-03 16 Eighties Taiwanese singer Pan Yueh-yun will give her first solo concert in Singapore on April 12. Tickets to the show at Resorts World Theatre, priced from $48 to $148, are available from Sistic from today.41 words
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Article42 2015-02-03 16 Canadian comedy star Russell Peters has announced a second show for his stop in Singapore in April. Tickets to the additional show at Suntec on April 8, priced from $108 to $228, are on sale at Sistic.42 words
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Miscellaneous741 2015-02-03 14 L I D O SHAW HOUSE LEVEL 5 n e x VICE(NC16)✱ 10:40am,5:15pm,7:15 MORTDECAI(NC16) (CS)✱ 10:15am, 12:30, 2:45 5:00, 7:20, 9:40 PROJECT ALMANAC (PG13) (CS)✱ 12:20,4:40,7:15,9:30 THEWEDDINGRINGER (NC16) (CS)✱ 10:40am, 4:40pm, 7:00, 9:20 INHERENT VICE(M18)✱ 10:50am, 12:50pm, 3:45, 8:45 STRANGEMAGIC (G)(CS) 10:45am, 1:00pm, 3:00, 6:40 THE IMITATION GAME (NC16)11:30am,2:00pm,4:30,7:00,9:30 THE741 words
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Miscellaneous3401 2015-02-03 15 free to air channel 5 starhub tv h2 ch402 AM 6.00 Modern Marvels 7.00 How The States Got Their Shapes 8.00 Mega Movers 2 9.00 Hangar 1: The UFO Files 10.00 Haunted History 11.00 Ancient Discoveries 4 PM 12.00 Modern Marvels 1.00 How The States Got Their Shapes 2 2.003,401 words
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Article, Illustration204 2015-02-03 1 ast week, I learnt about an interesting and scary difference between condominium blocks and Housing Board apartment blocks. Many management committees in condominiums do not allow safety grilles to be fitted over windows, although similar window grilles are commonplace in most HDB blocks. The management committee of a204 words
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Article, Illustration424 2015-02-03 2 NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL - ACTIVITY BY NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL ST, Jan 26 Girl ‘stole diamond ornament worth thousands’ at MBS By Joanna Seow A young girl allegedly swiped a diamond ornament worth several hundred thousand dollars from a shop at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) on Christmas night last year. Evening newspaperPHOTO: BULGARI - 424 words
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Article, Illustration579 2015-02-03 3 NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL - ACTIVITY BY NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL ST, Jan 23 Murky future for turtle museum as area redevelops By Audrey Tan Singapore’s only turtle and tortoise museum may soon have to close its doors for good, if its owner cannot find another location when its lease expiresST FILE PHOTO - 579 words
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Article, Illustration780 2015-02-03 4 / 5 Debra Ann Francisco - In the first instalment of a special series on spelling, Debra Ann Francisco shares how a spelling mistake can sometimes be unforgettable Debra Ann Francisco Sources: The Official Dictionary, The Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries, www.academia.edu, Online Etymology Dictionary I remember how embarrassed I felt when my mother’s friends laughedSources: The Official Dictionary, The Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries, www.academia.edu, Online Etymology Dictionary; ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI - 780 words
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Article, Illustration572 2015-02-03 6 Laremy Lee - Laremy Lee meets a schoolboy who still believes in handwritten notes in this digital age Laremy Lee While most young people would type out a text or e-mail message if they cannot speak to their parents on the phone, 10-year-old Max Yeo has chosen toST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM - 572 words
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Article, Illustration140 2015-02-03 19 Just like in the 1970s and 1980s (right), primary school kids are encouraged to save their pocket money using stamps as part of the POSB National School Savings Campaign. Pupils purchase the special stamps at a SingPost outlet for 50 cents each and paste them onto aPHOTOS: POSB / DBS - 140 words
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Article, Illustration107 2015-02-03 19 Q14. sing Q15. until Q11. least Q12. set Q13. More Q8. decided Q9. between Q10. reach Q4. from Q5. item Q6. us Q7. ties Q1. take Q2. theme Q3. joining Part 1: Comprehension Cloze Page 16 Q14. at Q15. whose Q10. over Q11. if Q12. while Q13. for Q6.107 words
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Article, Illustration480 2015-02-03 7 Amanda Phoon - HDB stresses the need for neighbourliness through a comedy skit. Amanda Phoon reports Amanda Phoon I t is never easy moving into a new estate full of strangers, much less one filled with grouchy neighbours who bicker all the time. That wasST PHOTOS: AMANDA PHOON, LIANHE ZAOBAO - 480 words
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Article, Illustration135 2015-02-03 8 Eileen Aung-Thwin - Eileen Aung-Thwin brings you news from the region Eileen Aung-Thwin Taiwanese law now requires parents to limit their children’s use of electronic devices. Parents who allow their children to use electronic devices to the point that they become ill can be fined up to NT$50,000 (S$2,150).PHOTOS: ST FILE, REUTERS - 135 words
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Article, Illustration94 2015-02-03 8 Indonesia’s top graft-buster was arrested on Jan 23. The police have accused Bambang Widjojanto (right), deputy chief at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), of interfering in a legal case. If found guilty, he could be jailed for seven years. WHY IT MATTERS One week before Mr Widjojanto’s94 words
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Article, Illustration126 2015-02-03 8 An increasing number of Vietnamese students are leaving Vietnam to study overseas. The year 2013 alone clocked a 15 per cent increase in students heading abroad. Every year, Vietnamese parents spend more than US$1 billion (S$1.3 billion) on their children’s overseas education. WHY IT MATTERS Parents say126 words
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Article, Illustration978 2015-02-03 10 / 11 NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL - Little Red Dot looks at some of the news headlines from around the world. How do you feel after reading about these incidents? Write in to stdot@sph.com.sg and tell us TEXT: NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL SOURCE: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ACTIVITY Look through The Straits Times for other health-related articles.SOURCE: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE–PRESSE, EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY, REUTERS THIS MAP IS ILLUSTRATIVE AND NOT DRAWN TO SCALE - 978 words
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Article, Illustration880 2015-02-03 12 / 13 Debra Ann Francisco - Debra Ann Francisco uncovers the beauty and tranquillity of rural Kranji Debra Ann Francisco The name Kranji is derived from the name of a local tree, the Kranji or Keranji tree (Dialium indicum), which was found all over Singapore in the first half of the 19thPHOTOS: ST FILE, THE NEW PAPER FILE - 880 words
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Article, Illustration433 2015-02-03 14 JENNIFER CLAUDINE LOOI - ACTIVITY BY JENNIFER CLAUDINE LOOI ACTIVITY When Joshua Noel Dinesh Ramanathan’s father had a stroke last year, the nine-year-old insisted on (1) him in hospital every single day for a week and encouraged him to quit smoking. In school, the thoughtful Primary 4 pupil also (2)PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI FOR THE STRAITS TIMES - 433 words
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Article, Illustration484 2015-02-03 15 JENNIFER CLAUDINE LOOI - ACTIVITY BY JENNIFER CLAUDINE LOOI ACTIVITY A delivery driver, who took part in a staged robbery and even got an accomplice to cut him with a knife in an elaborate plot to steal more than $500,000 from his employer, was jailed for four years yesterday. Malaysian484 words
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Article, Illustration481 2015-02-03 16 ALISON DRAGON-HUMPHRIES - ACTIVITY BY ALISON DRAGON-HUMPHRIES ACTIVITY Part 1: Comprehension cloze Fill in the blanks with the correct words. Next month’s Chingay will feature 1,000 performers (right) from overseas, the highest number in the 43-year history of the parade. A total of 19 cultural troupes from 15 countriesST FILE PHOTO - 481 words
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Article, Illustration504 2015-02-03 17 Laremy Lee - Deputy Prime Minister Toh Chin Chye marries his bride, Ms Florence Yeapp, in a simple ceremony Text: Laremy Lee Singapore, Aug 2, 1962 The man mopped beads of perspiration off his brow with a white handkerchief, then muttered: “Making a speech in public isILLUSTRATION: PAUL ERIC ROCA - 504 words
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Article, Illustration54 2015-02-03 17 1. infectious (say “in-feck-shers”): a) sterile b) banal c) easily spread 2. impeccable (say “im-peck-ka-bel”): a) imperfect b) terrible c) perfect 3. significance (say “sig-ni- fi-kance a) difficulty b) importance c) irrational 4. augury (say “or-gir-ree”): a) golden b) indication c) hold up ANSWERS: Q1. c Q2. c54 words
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Article, Illustration532 2015-02-03 18 Eileen Aung-Thwin - Eileen Aung-Thwin looks at what the news can teach you about being your best self Eileen Aung-Thwin IN THE NEWS Who: Yap Weng Wah, a 31-year-old Malaysian engineer, admitted to sexually assaulting 31 young boys he met online. The children were aged between 11 and 15. Prosecutors describedPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 532 words
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Article, Illustration339 2015-02-03 20 SERENE LUO - Drones can be used for everything from military exercises and monitoring of hard-to-access spots, such as rural areas, to transporting medicine to war zones and leisurely pursuits, such as aerial photography. Their users pilot these unmanned vehicles with remote controllers, allowing them to soarILLUSTRATION PAUL ERIC ROCA - 339 words
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Advertisement157 2015-02-03 7 Excellent Location FREEHOLD PROJECTS!!! 70 St Patrick’s 2rm 700sf $1.19m, PH 1346sf $1.98m Marineblue 1+study $1.12m Sunnyvale 3rm $1.43m Must Not Miss AUCTION 16/2, FORT Gdns #03, 1442 sf, 3+1 bsrm, FH, future Thomson east coast MRT. 9792 2639 Michelle Must View Open House THE ATRIA@ MEYER 1475sf 3rms FH.157 words
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Advertisement168 2015-02-03 7 Freehold FLAMINGO VALLEY 3BDRMS 990 sf, corner, quiet, NS. Unblocked. $1.55m neg. Boon Leong *****443 Good Investment CASERO DUNMAN 1593 sf Modern 2 bdrm PH $1.65M! Great location. 9475 4785 www.michaelciola.com.sg EAST COAST HUGE 2300 sf. Total 6 units. Commercial/ residential. 5-bdrm. F’hold. $2.38M. Lynn 9799-9966 Must View THE BAYSHORE168 words
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Advertisement137 2015-02-03 7 Freehold New Listing Care Honesty CHERRYHILL 2BDRM 1044SF Big Hall/ Pool/Tennis/ MRT NEX/ NTUC/ Only $1.23m Sole Agt *****688 Joseph Good Investment SCALA. 2 BDRMS. 850 sqft. Pool view Sell w/tenancy. F/facilities Lor Chuan MRT. $1.25m. Richard *****755 Must View Laraine Quek 9229 6731 BISHAN PT 1KM Ai Tong Pri137 words
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Advertisement138 2015-02-03 7 Good Investment CASHEW HGT 3-RM 1658 sf. 999yrs Pool view $899 psf Skywood. High ceiling. 2/ 3/ 4-bdrm. Tranquil living. Must Not Miss PALM GDN 3+1. 1216 sf. Pte lift. Nice. Near South View Pri sch /LRT/mkt/CCK Mall $888K neg.Jim 9021-9948 Good Investment THE SKYWOODS STAR buys 1+1/2/3/4/ PH choice138 words
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Advertisement139 2015-02-03 7 Excellent Location NEAR MRT MIXED DEVT @YISHUN. Attractive price fr $1095psf exclusively living facilities, good value. Roy *****199 3’NG’ BLK 536 Mid flr. Unblocked. Reno. Near amen -ities/ sch. All races. Can contra. 9028-2515 Grace Must Not Miss 3’NG’ BLK 631. NS FACING. High/ lift flr. Walk to MRT. Near139 words
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Advertisement183 2015-02-03 8 Excellent Location CORNER 4’A’ BLK 17A Telok Blangah. Mid flr,reno. Near shops amenities. Don’t miss! 9857 9893 Thomas. Must Not Miss 128 BT MERAH View, 3’I’+ utility 65sqm #13. No noon sun, walk to Tiong Bahru Plaza. MRT. Lee 9001 4110 Must View LAST CALL! 5-RM PREMIUM Senja 629 corner183 words
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Advertisement172 2015-02-03 8 Must View Excellent Location BEST 3’A’ 106 High lift flr. Nice. Sch, mkt, LRT, Lot 1. 5’A’ 607 New list! Corner. MRT, shpg. Alex *****883 NEW LIST! 5-RM Blk 277 CCK corner mid flr. Windy 122 sqm 10 mins to MRT. Brenson 9182 2889 PN Must View LYNN TEO 9488172 words
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Advertisement135 2015-02-03 8 Excellent Location 3’NG’ $298K, WEST Coast. Blk311 $435k,Blk322 $399k Or Brand New DBSS from $435k. Vincent 9115-0321 Must Not Miss 3 ’NG’ 307 Beautiful View! 3’NG’ 308 Unblock. Reno. MRT/ Mall/ Market/School Low 9831 9315 NG. Must View 5-RM BLK 342 Ave 5. Near amenities/ MRT. Spacious layout. Quiet. Move135 words
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Advertisement170 2015-02-03 8 Must Not Miss MUST VIEW 4’S’ BLK.607 HOUGANG Ave 4. Reno 84 sqm. Windy. Nice view. Opp Stadium. $378K. Nesh *****729. Excellent Location ’S’ BLK 686 Hougang St 61 High flr. Unblock Amenities, sch mkt. Owner Lim *****424 4 Must View 924 HOUGANG 5’I’ 1292 sf High flr. A1 cond.170 words
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Advertisement225 2015-02-03 8 Must Not Miss 989 JURONG W St 93. 5rm, 1184sf, Chinese owner. 4rm Indian owner. Reno, NTU, Pioneer Mrt. Tan *****113 $650K UP! 58 Geylang Bahru 5’I’ Pt Blk. 4-bdrms 122sqm. About 15yrs. City, MRT,mkt *****279Steven Near Amenities MARINE TERR. 4’I’ Corner Partial seaview. High Flr. No noon sun. 2225 words
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Advertisement233 2015-02-03 8 Near MRT 3’A’ 879 LIFT flr Unblocked 3’NG’ Blk 822 Reno. Lift flr. Mkt/ good sch. Future MRT. Frankie 9023-9233 Excellent Location NEW LISTING 3A BLK 265 St 21. High/ lift level. Reno. Near MRT/ Mall/ amenities. Immed. All races. *****190 Annie Must Not Miss 3’A BLK 281 Tampines. 74233 words
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Advertisement318 2015-02-03 8 Must Not Miss RARE! 5’I’ 870 Yishun St 81, 1313 sf. Corner. Low flr. Regular layout. Amenities Ask $470K. Price reduced! Must Not Miss EVERTON CONSERVED 4+1 Open plan, corner, bright! Outram MRT/ Tg Pagar isabelredrup.com/ir17.phpAlso Blair Rd 5/3bdrms. $9500. *****055. Susan Excellent Location BLAIR RD 2STY terrw/ attic Rebuilt318 words
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Advertisement283 2015-02-03 8 BUNGALOWS FOR RENT Good class bungalows with inground pool: μ Swettenham Rd μ 15,231 6,760 sq ft μ 5+family+maid’s room Interested, please call Owner: 6877 8408 Excellent Location ONE TREE HILL. 2 Brand new Semi-ds in Orchard landed-only estate. Mins walk to ION, MRT. A) 2700/ 4850 sqft/ 6+1+ pool/283 words
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Advertisement267 2015-02-03 8 Ulu Pandan/ Clementi Rd/ Sunset/ Bukit Timah Houses For Rent 454 D21 CHARMING INTER-TERRACE ANGSANA Park. 5+1 Huge Rms Patio! 1750 /2850 sf. Nature Reserve Expat Community. $5.5K. Owner Tel 6466-6600/9150-6618 RELAX IN YOUR own pool! Bright, Modern, Strata Bunglw 5+1 Pte Pool. 4015 sqft. Expat Community Sunset. $10K. Immed.267 words
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Advertisement209 2015-02-03 8 Excellent Location 11 TOH HEIGHTS. Brand new bunglw in an idyllic landed estate. Elevated, windy, large gdn. With lift, s/pool, basement carpark. 5800/ 7670 sf. Also sale. Call *****635/ *****996. More units for sale/ rent (www.wahkhiaw.com.sg) Immediate 27A TOH AVE Semi-D Newly rebuilt 3500/ 5000 sf 2sty +attic. 5+1rm +pool209 words
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Advertisement333 2015-02-03 9 Must View SUPERB CONSERVATION CUTIES! See Slideshow TiongBahru 2bed/terr $ir9 Pulasan 2bed/ airwell ir19a Joo Chiat 2 bed/ furn ir5b Joo Chiat 3 bed/ pond ir33 Lavendar 4 bed/ pool ir18 Blair 4 bed Roof terr ir25 Everton 3 bed/ 4 bed ir17 $5k $7k $8k $14k www.isabelredrup.com Call *****055.333 words
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Advertisement314 2015-02-03 9 OCEANFRONT. UNIT facing the waters, 4 bdrm, 2013 sf. Brand new. Asking $10,500 P/furn. Call: *****818 /8201 /8273 /8412 /8479 /8513 EXPAT CHOICE! CARIBBEAN 3+1 P/furn. Reno. A1 view. MRT VivoCity amenities Immed $6.5K Reg *****112 Excellent Location FORESTA 2 BDRM $3600. Pool view. Immed move in. Near Vivo City,314 words
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Advertisement284 2015-02-03 9 “Top 10 Skyscrapers of the World 2013” Emporis Brand New Luxury Residence FOR LEASE Bright spacious 4-bedroom residences (3186sq~) with designer finishes panoramic views. Located in popular expat enclave of Ardmore Park, steps away from Tanglin Orchard Road. Designed by world renowned Architect, Ben Van Berkel of UNStudio. Clubhouse with284 words
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Advertisement228 2015-02-03 9 Excellent Location THE BOUTIQ Killiney. Just TOP! 506 2853sf. 1, 2 rm PH, fr $3K-$9.5K. Keys on hand. Neon 9688-2002 Excellent Location RIVERSHIRE 3+1. 1700SQFT High flr. Pool gym. $4.8k Opp Great World City. Immed. 9851-2159 Clinton Expat Choice UE SQ. 1/2 bdrm. 710/ 1163 sf. Furn. Immed/ Avail Feb.228 words
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Advertisement371 2015-02-03 9 Move in Condition **RIVER VALLEY, PACIFIC Mansion. 2 bdrms, High flr, f/furn a/c. Immed. $2.5k Somerset MRT. 9131-6325 VALLEY LODGE 3+1 rm high flr, exclusive. $4.6k-$5.2k neg. Immed. 9387 3309 NEW. THE PEAK Cairnhill. 1+1, 592 sf. Shpg. $4.3K up. Full Comm. CM 8180 8484 LEONIE TOWERS 2900SF 4+1. High371 words
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Advertisement210 2015-02-03 9 Expat Choice D’LEEDON, MINS WALK MRT, Free shuttle Orchard. Choice 2+balcony, 1012sf. $3.8K. 9639 3445 Maurice Just TOP D’LEEDON 3 RMS $4.xK. Brand new cond. Nice quiet facing/ gdn. Immed. MRT. www.ben*****880.com MILL POINT. 2 BDRM. 915 sf. High flr. Mins walk to Great World, eateries, amenities. neg. Call *****647.210 words
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Advertisement291 2015-02-03 9 Expat Choice SHEARES VILLE 1400SQFT 3rm. Mid flr. Opp Valley Pt F/furn. Pool, Gym $5K. Immed. 9851-2159 Clinton Must View best price *HERITAGE APT Ardmore Park. 4+1 3156sqft $11.8K. Duplex PH4+1 4392sf $17K P/furn.SM Chia *****500 ST REGIS RES, 2142 2153 sf. 4 utility. Fr $11.5k. Call: 6877-1818 8201/ 8273/291 words
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Advertisement227 2015-02-03 9 Must View EXPAT’S CHOICE SOLEIL NOVENA MRT, 1485sf 3+1. Best facilities, High flr, unblocked, bright, breezy. CS 9098 8888 Open House NOVELIS 3-6 FEB 11am-4pm Nice reno, Immed 2bdm study+ store, 807 sf. $4.5k neg Owner Kim *****585 Ulu Pandan/ Clementi Rd/ Sunset/ Bukit Timah Pte Apts For Rent 464227 words
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Advertisement514 2015-02-03 9 BBedok/ efifil Bedok/ Upp East Coast [)16 Upp East Coast Pte Apts For Rent Pte Apts For Rent Burnfoot Terrace Apartment for Lease Next to Siglap Centre Walk up apartment with roof top Approx 2,600 sq ft with 3 bedrooms Available now 0 1 Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES514 words
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Advertisement278 2015-02-03 10 TANAMERA. NEAR MRT. 3+1 1517sf. High flr. Renovated. Furn $3.9K Alco *****456 Excellent Location BALLOTA PARK BRIGHT Breezy 1313sf. 3+1 f/furn. 2 mins fr bus stop. Shuttle to to MRT. $3.2k. 9133-4558 DAHLIA PK, FLORA Rd. 3+1 1250sf, Pool facing, Corner Facilities. PMC 6285 2688 Immediate MELVILLE PK BEST 2-Rm278 words
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Advertisement270 2015-02-03 10 Excellent Location Don't Miss 3MINS TO MRT/ shpg mall. 1335 sf, The Jade. 3+1. Part/F/furn. Total unblock. Windy. 9689 9139 Francis Face Greenery HILLTOP GROVE 1012 sf. 2+Study. P/furn. Quiet. Vacant. Move-in. MRT. $2.6K neg. Peng 9820 8080 Must Not Miss DREAM HOME JUST TOP. TENNERY 1 bdrm (3 units).270 words
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Advertisement257 2015-02-03 10 Excellent Location EXCLUSIVE 1+1 BLK 2 Bt Ho Swee. Mid flr. Lift level. Mins to Tiong Bahru MRT/ mkt/ Orchard/ Immed Jen 8383 2200 Near Amenities NOT TO BE missed! VTO Immed move in! Toh Yi Dr Bright Breezy. F/furn, Reno/AC Karen *****666 Near MRT PINNACLE DUXTON Magazine featured. Modern257 words
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Advertisement263 2015-02-03 10 Must View EXPAT’S CHOICE *BLOCK 11 HOLLAND Drive.. 2 bedroom, fully finished Asking $2.8k negotiable.Call ReAnne Leu *****547 Must Not Miss 4-RM BLK 303 Canberra. F/furn, aircon. Sembawang MRT/ Sun Plaza. Avail Feb. $2.2K. Julie *****712 DTZ Near Amenities BLK 209A 2+1 Approved Compassvale. Well reno. F/furn. Aircon. Prefer family.263 words
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Advertisement352 2015-02-03 10 Immediate NO OWNER. MASTER room near Aljunied MRT, Lor 15. Furn. Aircon. Reno. Immed. $900. Can cook. *****212 WOODLANDS NEW, F/FURN, Aircon, wifi, Immed. Single Professional. Admiralty MRT No cooking *****827 MASTER BDRM POINT Blk 5 Holland Cl. Very high floor. F/furn AC. MRT. Immed. $1350. Victor 9788 6868 BISHAN352 words
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Advertisement682 2015-02-03 10 SINGAPORE SCIENCE PARK SPACE Franklin# fr 822 sqft Rutherford# fr 999 sqft Chadwick fr 4,034 sqft Curie fr 2,320 sqft Cavendish fr 2,086 sqft Alpha fr 506 sqft Aries fr 1,060 sqft Gemini fr 289 sqft Capricorn fr 748 sqft Cintech I/II/III fr 817 sqft Galen fr 723 sqft Kendall682 words
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Advertisement201 2015-02-03 10 S’GOON NORTH AVE 5. Fty Office 6.2k/ 16k/ 25k/ 30k sqft Ht 5m, 12.5kN/m2, Grd Flr, Air-con. Face AMK Ave 3. 8500-0657/ 9638-9433 BT BATOK GROUND/ Upp 35k 42k-200k sqft. Ht: 7m/4m,15kN/m2-10kN/m2 Near MRT/ Amenities. Call *****433 9154-1660 Must Not Miss FOOD FTY Central Kitchen Gourmet East for immed takeover.201 words
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Advertisement143 2015-02-03 10 FACTORY SPACE TAKEOVER AMK ind Park 2A. 2nd flr approx 150 sqm. Attractive take over fee. 9109 9033 Excellent Location DON'T MISS NICE CORPORATE IMAGE at M acpherson Rd. Approx 6255 sf. Immediate. Call S.S. Goh/ DWG 9634 6662 Immediate GOOD LOCATION UBI AVE 3 Vertex. Est 1464sf. Close to143 words
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Advertisement170 2015-02-03 10 Must View FOOD XCHANGE. FEW units. Fitted/unfitted. Bakery, catering, food processing. Immed. Esther *****794 Must Not Miss SENOKO ***** SF/ Kaki Bukit Ground flr 9800 sf. Column-free. High ceiling/ power. Anna 9111-0662 Near MRT prime location PAYA LEBAR IND. Hub Surrounded by Lifestyle amenities. Office image, good specs. Sharon *****063170 words
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Advertisement293 2015-02-03 10 Must View HENDERSON BLDG, 1600 sf. 2 main drs, central aircon, Ample car park. VTO/ 1200-5000 sf. 9733 3368 Excellent Location NEAR MRT TAKEOVER GEYLANG EAST, Paya Lebar MRT. B1. 600/ 900 sf. Grd/ Upp flr. Good cond. Nancy 9489 8939 1250-2500SF CHANGI NTH Corp image with canteen. TPE/ PIE/293 words
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Advertisement330 2015-02-03 11 CECIL COURT 138 CECIL STREET -810 sqft to 4,133 sqft -Near Raffles Telok Ayer MRT -Regular Layout Window Units -Good Corporate Image -Proximity to Amenities Call Owner 6311 8105 Office at UE SQUARE 1,346/ 5,340/ 8,891/ 17,782 sqft avail Unlimited carpark lots Free Shuttle bus to MRT Just outside ERP330 words
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Advertisement215 2015-02-03 11 Near MRT CBD OFFICE SPACE Rental Int’l Plaza $7 $8.50 psf Cecil Court $7 $8 psf Keck Seng Twr $7 $9 psf Shenton Hse $5 $6 psf Bharat Bldg $8 $9 psf Shophse office $5.5-$7 psf Contact Navin 8468-4750 PAYA LEBAR SQ. 20+ units 484/ 5xx/ 861/ 958/ 1356 1044/215 words
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Advertisement935 2015-02-03 12 Must Not Miss WOODLANDS OFFICE. 100 to 500 sqft. Aircon with window units. Immediate. Free parking. neg. 6363-6933 Near MRT GOLDEN MILE APPROX 70/ 100/254/463/ 926 sf. High flr seaview. 2 partitions. $750 up. *****932 Albert Move in Condition MIDVIEW CITY 210SF. Wifi, Aircon, PUB. Nice reno. No GST. Immed.935 words
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Advertisement349 2015-02-03 12 Must Not Miss Near MRT SOHO OFFICE Southbank. 463, 603, 883, 1012, 1184, 1593 sqft. Own use or investment. April 9431 0928 Excellent Location CITYHUB 2 WHOLE flr office for sale. 4435-4747 sf fr $1753 psf. Lavender/ Jln Besar MRT. Teo 9100-2128 Must Not Miss Zac Teo 9628 6858 CHINATOWN349 words
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Advertisement416 2015-02-03 12 W ffir 10 169 ar orchardcentral tn' Retail and F&B Space for Lease Hip and trendy location at the heart of Orchard Direct access from Somerset MRT Station Orchard Gateway Catchment of shoppers from Somerset precinct comprising tourists, residents and office executives International and local brands: Dean Deluca, Evolve MMA,416 words
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Advertisement266 2015-02-03 12 Excellent Location 11-UPPER CIRCULAR ROAD 6-Storey High Building:1st Sty carpark (299+944) 2nd Storey. Size 1426sqft. 3rd Storey. Size 1387sqft. 4th Storey. Size 867sqft. 5th Storey. Size 869 sqft. 6th Storey. Size 948 sqft. Brand new come with lift Call Magdalene *****574 EXCELSIOR S.C. UNIT 01-03: 1756 sqft (can be subdivided)266 words
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Advertisement488 2015-02-03 12 Upper Bt Timah Road Shophouse Units for Lease Newly renovated 2-storey units Unit sizes approx. 2280 sq ft each Next to The Linear, MaySprings Hazel Park Condo Units facing main road bus-stop Ideal for retail, clinics, banks, beauty services etc Call 6868 1888 Must Not Miss BAKERY SHOP TENANCY for488 words
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Advertisement240 2015-02-03 13 Excellent Location 4-STY FH GEYLANG Road. 3-sty Pagoda St, 999 yrs. 2-sty Bussorah St/ 126 Toa Payoh 2-sty/Changi Village $1.8M. Robin *****036 Must View ATRIX B1 FH Rare Grd flr Aljunied MRT/ rd frontage 2000sf/ with Mezzanine High ceiling 7m, 5kn load Tenanted $4.5k till May ’17 Good Investment AUCTION240 words
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Advertisement1499 2015-02-03 14 JUDICIAL SALE M/T “AMBA BHAVANEE” On Friday 13 March 2015 at 10:00 hours am, the sea-going tanker vessel, registered under Official No. *****3 in the Ships Registry of the Republic Singapore “Amba Bhavanee” with call-sign 9V5786 and IMO number *****41 (hereinafter “the Vessel”), will be sold by enforced sale in1,499 words
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