The Straits Times, 9 February 2015

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    31 1 THE STRAITS TIMES CELEBRATING 170 YEARS, SINCE 1845 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2015 68 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 073/02/2014
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    Lock icon UAE sends F-16 jets to Jordan to fight ISIS
    456 1 Move meant to support intensified air strikes against militant group BLOOMBERG REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUBAI The United Arab Emirates has ordered a squadron of F-16 fighter jets to Jordan to back its air campaign against terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq
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    Lock icon IN THE MOOD TO CELEBRATE
    97 1 HOME B2 Education Minister Heng Swee Keat (in yellow) placed a garland on a cow as part of a ritual at the Pongal festival in Tampines yesterday. With him were fellow Tampines GRC MPs Mah Bow Tan, Masagos Zulkifli, Baey Yam Keng and Irene Ng.
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    Lock icon Progress in push for Ukraine peace talks
    46 1 RUSSIA and Ukraine may be closer to peace talks following a phone conference between Russian President Vladimir Putin (right), Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande. A summit may be held in Minsk.
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    Lock icon Kids attending ‘brain training’ classes
    51 1 MORE parents are sending their children for “brain training” in an effort to improve their concentration and memory. Enrichment centres offering such courses are seeing rising take-up rates despite concerns from education experts that they do not lead to better performance at school. L HOME
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    Lock icon S’pore tops global speed index for broadband links
    411 1  -  By IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT itham@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE is now the world’s fastest broadband nation, according to a global speed index watched closely by many international authorities and Internet service providers (ISPs). The US-based Ookla’s Net Index started in 2008 shows that Internet
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      67 1 RICHARD HOON BRINGING UP FATHERS LIFE! C4 SAVERIN LAUDS S’PORE’S START-UP INITATIVE SMART PEOPLE, SMART MONEY MONEY B11 GOH ENG YEOW’S CALL ‘CUT MINIMUM BROKERAGE FEE’ MONEY B12 FEWER TEENS GETTING PREGNANT TOP OF THE NEWS A3 *****1 *****7 L TOP OF THE NEWS A6 L HOME B1 B V
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      11 1 L SEE TOP OF THE NEWS A6, EDITORIAL A20 OPINION A21
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon President Tan begins 4-day state visit to India
      506 2 / 3  -  He will meet Indian leaders on trip marking 50 years of diplomatic ties By LIM YAN LIANG IN NEW DELHI yanliang@sph.com.sg PRESIDENT Tony Tan Keng Yam is making a state visit to India this week to reaffirm ties and commemorate the 50th
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      Lock icon LONG TREK TO GET TO SCHOOL
      75 2 / 3 WORLD A14 The suspension bridge high over the rushing Papar River in Sabah sways alarmingly, but for about 20 children, it is the only way to get to school. Every day, the children, aged six to 12, from Kampung Tiku have to make the
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      Lock icon Teen births drop to 20-year low
      540 2 / 3  -  More young people believed to be using contraception By JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg THE number of babies born to teenage girls in Singapore last year reached its lowest level in at least two decades. Last year, 404 were born to girls aged 19 and below,
      Source: REGISTRY OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS, IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY; ST GRAPHICS  -  540 words
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      Lock icon Underage sex more common, say social workers
      564 2 / 3  -  By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg MORE teenagers are becoming sexually active with an increasing number thinking that it is normal for them to have sex, social workers say. Figures from the State Courts show a steady growth in the number of cases of
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        Lock icon S’pore has fastest broadband
        51 4 SINGAPORE has overtaken Hong Kong to become the world’s fastest broadband nation. The US-based Ookla’s Net Index showed that, since December last year, Internet users here have had links of around 104Mbps. Hong Kong previously held the top spot for 19 months. TOP OF THE NEWS
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        Lock icon Australia leadership vote today
        46 4 AUSTRALIA’S Liberal Party will vote today on whether to declare its leadership posts vacant in a bid to replace Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Mr Abbott had defiantly asked for the vote to be held a day early. TOP OF THE NEWS A8
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Xi tightens grip on army
          55 4 CHINESE President Xi Jinping is emphasising the power he holds over the People’s Liberation Army as head of the Central Military Commission. Reasons cited by others for the move include the need to restore the dignity of the post and fulfil his vision of a
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          Lock icon Oust minister: DAP chief
          67 4 MALAYSIAN opposition figure Lim Kit Siang, who leads the Democratic Action Party (DAP), called on federal ministers to oust Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob for his alleged racist remarks when they meet on Wednesday. The minister is expected to give a statement to
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          Lock icon Iran backs nuke talks
          52 4 IRAN’S Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he “firmly” backs the continuation of nuclear talks with the West, for the first time clearly backing Teheran’s nuclear negotiations with the six major powers. The declaration came just after US and Iran held the latest round of talks.
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          Lock icon China’s imports tumble
          50 4 CHINA’S imports fell 19.9 per cent in January year on year, the most in more than five years, while exports fell 3.3 per cent, triggering fears that the country’s economic slowdown is worsening. Imports have fallen every month since last October, reflecting weak domestic demand. PAGE A19
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        Lock icon TIME FOR JAPAN TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE
        57 4 The recent beheading of two Japanese hostages by ISIS militants is not about to become Japan's 9/11, given its citizens’ reluctance to take up arms alongside allies. Growing threats, however, require it to play a bigger role in supporting the global
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon New spy agency needed
          54 4 JAPAN’S terrorism encounters have shaken it to the core, revealing its “blindness” on the world stage due to its lack of external intelligence capability. It needs a new spying agency and for its leaders to think about how to use intelligence to craft security policy, writes
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon Thaipusam police report
          49 4 THE 30-year-old wife of one of the three men arrested over a disturbance during the Thaipusam procession last week has filed a police report alleging she was assaulted by officers at the event. She alleged that they hit or pushed her in Desker Road. PAGE B2
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          Lock icon Football scheme for kids
          65 4 MORE children will get to join a football training programme set up by the People’s Association Community Sports Clubs, after it unveiled expansion plans yesterday. They include a partnership with Chelsea FC Soccer School. PAGE B4 Children from all backgrounds will be able to take part
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          Lock icon Changes to CPF system
          50 4 THE Government has accepted recommendations by a review panel on ways to make the Central Provident Fund (CPF) system more flexible. For instance, members will be able to withdraw a lump sum of up to 20 per cent of their savings at age 65. PAGE B5
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      • STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL
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          Lock icon Strange things tourists do
          50 4 TWO American sisters were deported from Cambodia after they took naked photos inside the famed Angkor temple complex (above). From running naked at Machu Picchu to etching their names on the Great Wall of China, here are some bizarre things tourists do. http://str.sg/4VS ST FILE PHOTO
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Budget surplus expected
          46 4 MOST economists expect the Government to announce a modest surplus when it announces its Budget on Feb 23, despite slowing economic growth, the muted property market and higher social spending. With a surplus, the Budget could contain goodies for all Singaporeans. PAGE B10
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon No Yaya, no excuse
          67 4 MANUEL Pellegrini refuses to blame the absence of Yaya Toure for Manchester City’s run of poor form, in which they have won only one of their past six league matches. City’s slump has coincided with Toure playing in the Africa Cup of Nations. PAGE B18 Manchester
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon One Incredible Mama
          68 4 HONG KONG actress and former action star Kara Hui, 55, says she leaves younger people in the dust. The former action movie star plays superhero Black Rose who, like Robin Hood, steals from the rich and gives to the poor, in the series Incredible Mama. PAGE C2
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          Lock icon Cat handler loves dogs
          57 4 AMERICAN professional cat handler Boone Smith is a fourth-generation big cat tracker, providing safe and efficient wildlife capture for more than 20 years. However, the 39-year-old, who hosts the fifth series of the Nat Geo Wild show Man V. Lion, says he is a dog person
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      • WEB SPECIAL
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          Lock icon ST Star E-books app: Thrilling ski runs
          53 4 NISEKO in Japan delights with its fairy-tale white winters and soft powder snow. Watch a video of a skier tackling the slopes in Issue 8 of The Life digital magazine, available free from The Straits Times Star E-books app for iPad and Android
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      • BIG STORY
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          Lock icon Ideas that make an impact
          59 4 MEET the “walking library”. For more than 30 years, Mr Polan Sarkar, 94, walked from village to village in Bangladesh with a bag of books which he loaned to villagers. If you have a project that improves the lives of others, get it featured as
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      Lock icon Frantic push for Ukraine summit this week
      651 6 German, French, Russian, Ukrainian leaders working on peace measures BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MOSCOW Leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agreed yesterday to push ahead with talks on a possible settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, including a tentative peace summit on Wednesday.
      BLOOMBERG; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  651 words
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      Lock icon Hostages recall 16-hour ordeal facing crazed gunman
      870 6  -  SYDNEY CAFE SIEGE By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN SYDNEY jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com FOR 16 long hours, the hostages faced a crazed gunman on a suicide mission who threatened to kill them one at a time. And as desperation drove them to contemplate
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      Lock icon KL clerics say ISIS militants ‘fighting in vain’
      366 6 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PETALING JAYA Malaysia’s top Islamic body has declared the ideology being preached by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as a contradiction of Islam, saying that those who join the terrorist organisation are “fighting in vain”.
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      Lock icon PM Abbott to face leadership vote today
      552 8 Australia facing possible change at the top for fourth time in 5 years AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he would bring forward by 24 hours a party vote on whether to oust him, as Australia faced a possible leadership change
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      Lock icon Have a say in shaping new Jurong gardens
      503 8  -  By JOANNA SEOW joseow@sph.com.sg THE public will get an opportunity to shape Singapore’s newest national gardens. Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong said yesterday a roving exhibition to gather ideas for the masterplan for Jurong Lake Gardens will be launched
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      Lock icon Malaysia’s opposition alliance defers talks as Anwar verdict looms
      513 8  -  By SHANNON TEOH MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR shannont@sph.com.sg MALAYSIA’S shaky opposition alliance failed to resolve major disputes at a long-awaited leadership powwow yesterday, deciding instead to defer discussions until after tomorrow’s verdict in opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial. Anwar
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      Lock icon Keppel, SembMarine deny paying bribes in Brazil
      451 9  -  Magazine claims $8m paid to officials of state oil company and subsidiary By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg MAINBOARD-LISTED rig builders Keppel Corp and Sembcorp Marine yesterday strongly denied ed allegations that they paid bribes in Brazil’s energy sector, which has been embroiled in
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      Lock icon Some losses on home sales incurred by property funds
      540 9  -  By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg A SLEW of loss-making residential property sales has surfaced in the market lately, but not all involved individuals who got their fingers burnt. A closer look indicates a rather mixed bag, with some sellers being institutional funds
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      99 9 I have hope and confidence in the future At 25, I started work as a Samsui woman, building hospitals, hotels and HDB flats to support my family. Now, I have retired comfortably, surrounded by support from family, friends and fellow Singaporeans. With more help for healthcare and transport, I have
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon China stresses Xi’s PLA leadership role
      1230 10  -  Move to emphasise his position as CMC chairman NEWS ANALYSIS By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BEIJING kianbeng@sph.com.sg TWO years after President Xi Jinping took over as chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), China is intriguingly stressing the absolute leadership of
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      Lock icon Junta denies Yingluck permission to travel abroad
      312 10 REUTERS BANGKOK Thailand’s military government has denied former premier Yingluck Shinawatra (left) permission to travel overseas, to ensure that she is in the country to face criminal charges later this month, a government spokesman said. The Attorney-Gen-eral will submit a subpoena to the
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon China’s philanthropists ‘giving outside mainland’
        560 11 80% of $6.6b from 100 donors went to HK, Macau, foreign countries: Survey HONG KONG The bulk of charity donations made by Chinese philanthropists last year benefited institutions outside the mainland, the first time such a distribution pattern showed up since a survey on the
        SOURCE: CHINA PHILANTHROPY RESEARCH INSTITUTE ST GRAPHICS PHOTOS: BLOOMBERG, REUTERS, CHINA DAILY, PRITAM SINGH  -  560 words
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        Lock icon Jokowi in Manila as Filipina faces Jakarta execution
        300 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA MANILA Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrived yesterday on his first state visit here, as a Philippine citizen awaits execution for drug smuggling in his country. Mr Joko, on the last stop of a three-nation trip that included Malaysia and
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        Lock icon Jakarta urged not to execute two Aussies
        244 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Senior religious leaders in Australia yesterday called on Indonesia to show mercy to two Australian men on death row in Bali, as its top diplomat here said it would go ahead with their executions. Sydney Catholic Archbishop Anthony Fisher and
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        Lock icon Sack minister for boycott call, demands Lim Kit Siang
        423 12 DAP chief wants his ouster if he fails to say sorry for alleged racist remarks KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian opposition stalwart Lim Kit Siang has urged federal ministers to resolve to oust Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob for his alleged racist remarks
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        Lock icon Tycoon hits back against media mogul
        290 12 KUALA LUMPUR Penang-born tycoon Low Taek Jho has struck back again at media mogul Tong Kooi Ong after the latter’s lawyers served him a notice over malicious blog postings that Mr Low has been accused of writing. “In response to the outlandish and false
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        Lock icon NORTH KOREA TESTS ANTI-SHIP ROCKET
        64 12 A new “anti-ship rocket” being test-fired at an undisclosed location off the east coast of North Korea. The undated picture was released by the country’s official news agency yesterday. North Korea fired five short-range missiles, which are to be deployed by its naval units, just
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        Lock icon Malaysia’s EPF to give 6.75% dividend
        263 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PETALING JAYA Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has declared a 6.75 per cent dividend rate for 2014, the highest rate since 1999. With the latest dividend rate, total payout amounts to RM36.66 billion (S$14 billion), an increase of RM5.46 billion
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        Lock icon Rivals in Delhi polls keep their spirits up
        549 13  -  Some in BJP camp dismiss predictions of AAP victory By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT IN NEW DELHI gnirmala@sph.com.sg TWO days before the official results of the Delhi state election are known, the mood in the two main camps could not be more
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Support for Abe’s govt rises
          71 13 REUTERS TOKYO The Japanese government scored higher public approval ratings for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s handling of the crisis involving two Japanese who were killed by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria militants, polls published over the weekend showed. Japan’s biggest daily, Yomiuri, found that
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          Lock icon HK police fire pepper spray
          57 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG Hong Kong police fired pepper spray and arrested protesters demonstrating against an influx of visitors from China inside a mall yesterday. More than 100 people took part in the protest in the town of Tuen Mun in the New Territories, not
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          Lock icon 2 deported over nude snaps
          53 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHNOM PENH Two American sisters have been deported from Cambodia after they were convicted of taking nude photos inside the country’s famed Preah Khan temple last Friday, officials said yesterday. Lindsey Adams, 22, and Leslie, 20, were both given a suspended six-month prison
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        Lock icon RALLYING FOR PEACE IN BANGLADESH
        105 13 Thousands of Bangladeshi business leaders at a rally in the capital Dhaka yesterday to protest against a month-long campaign of anti-government violence that they say has cost the economy nearly US$10 billion (S$13.5 billion). A fresh nationwide strike called by a 20-party alliance led by
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        Lock icon Nepalese woman raped, killed in India
        321 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS NEW DELHI An intellectually disabled Nepalese woman was savagely raped and murdered before her mutilated body was dumped in a field in northern India. Police said yesterday that the 28-year-old woman went missing on Feb 1 in Rohtak city in northern
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        Lock icon A trek through forest to reach school
        1199 14  -  The children begin walking through the jungle at 6am every day; that is the only way they can get to school. And at 13, they leave their parents to go to boarding school the only way they can complete their schooling. Going to
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        Lock icon Jordan’s King a biker, warrior and statesman
        1118 15  -  King Abdullah a popular ruler who is engaged in a tough balancing act By JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT IN LONDON jonathan.eyal@gmail.com JORDAN, the locals often remark, has not been treated kindly by fate. Unlike many of its Arab neighbours, it has little oil
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        Lock icon Iran’s supreme leader ‘firmly’ backs nuclear talks with West
        440 16 But a deal should have no ‘loopholes’ to extract more concessions, he says AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MUNICH Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he “firmly” backs the continuation of nuclear talks with the West his strongest signal so far that
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        Lock icon SNIFF OF CHOCOLATE
        127 16 When Belgian chocolatier Dominique Persoone (right) created a chocolate-sniffing device for a Rolling Stones party in 2007, he never imagined demand would go much beyond the rock and roll scene. But, seven years later, he has sold 25,00 0 of them. Inspired by a device his grandfather
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        Lock icon Nigerian govt gets flak for polls delay
        256 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ABUJA Criticism mounted over Nigeria’s decision to postpone national elections by six weeks because of Boko Haram violence, with some insisting President Goodluck Jonathan’s political woes were the true cause of the delay. Election body chairman Attahiru Jega announced the postponement
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        Lock icon NBC anchor steps aside amid probe over false claim
        413 16 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams, acknowledging that the scrutiny he was drawing was a distraction for the network, said he would step aside for several days. In a memo to staff, he said Dateline NBC
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        Lock icon No way out for jailed Egyptian journalist
        654 17 Wife blames nationality for Al Jazeera reporter’s plight AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAIRO With Australian Peter Greste freed and a Canadian colleague close to release, the other Al Jazeera journalist arrested in Cairo faces the prospect of languishing in jail for an indefinite period because
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      • WORLD BRIEFS
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          Lock icon 6 held for ‘recruiting militants’
          69 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS French police yesterday detained six people suspected of recruiting potential terrorists, just days after another operation saw five charged on similar grounds, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said. They are suspected of handling questionable money transfers and having recruited candidates to wage jihad,
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          Lock icon Massacre probe draws flak
          51 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MEXICO CITY Argentine-led forensic experts criticised Mexico’s investigation into the presumed massacre of 43 missing students, insisting it must remain open. The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team said they found anomalies in 20 of the 134 genetic profiles of relatives that were sent to the
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        Lock icon China trade surplus hits record $81b
        431 19 Imports tumble 19.9%, highlighting deepening weaknesses in economy REUTERS BLOOMBERG SHANGHAI China registered a record trade surplus last month as imports plunged, highlighting deepening weaknesses in the Chinese economy. While exports fell 3.3 per cent from a year ago, imports tumbled 19.9 per cent,
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        Lock icon China ‘will have the most robots by 2017’
        376 19 REUTERS FRANKFURT China will have more robots operating in its production plants by 2017 than any other country as it cranks up automation of its car and electronics factories. The prediction made by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) last Thursday highlighted
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      • MONEY BRIEFS
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          Lock icon US hotel sold for more than $310m
          66 19 NEW YORK New York’s Baccarat Hotel has yet to check in a single guest, but it is about to become the most highly valued hotel in America after a Chinese insurer agreed to buy it for more than US$230 million (S$311 million). According
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          Lock icon Big offshore gas find for China
          50 19 REUTERS BEIJING A deep-sea natural gas discovery in the northern part of the South China Sea has reserves exceeding 100 billion cu m, making it one of China’s biggest offshore finds, state television reported. The well is located about 150km south of Hainan province.
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      194 15 YOUR CPF MORE FLEXIBILITY, .MORE OPTIONS. How much will you need during your retirement? The CPF Advisory Panel recommends giving you more flexibility: g What it is now Everyone can withdraw up to $5,000 from their CPF accounts from age 55. Anything above half the CPF Minimum Sum and Medisave
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      1521 20  -  EYE ON THE WORLD The Japanese government not only could not protect its citizens from recent terrorist attacks, but it also did not even know what was going on. By JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT IN LONDON jonathan.eyal@gmail.com JAPAN
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      862 21  -  By SUMIT AGARWAL FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is Low Tuck Kwong Professor of Finance and Research Director of the Centre for Asset Management Research and Investments at NUS Business School. IT IS a simple fact of life that we’re
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      890 21  -  By DAVID BROOKS NEW YORK TIMES IF YOU read the online versions of newspaper columns, you can click over to the reader comments, which are often critical, vituperative and insulting. I’ve found that I can deal with these comments only by following the adage,
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      768 21  -  By NAYAN CHANDA FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is editor-in-chief of YaleGlobal Online, published by the MacMillan Centre, Yale University. Diplomatic visits are made-for-televi-sion events, conveying to viewers in high definition just how important their country is. United States President Barack Obama’s
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        367 22  -  Wee Shiou Liang (Dr) I HOPE people who wish to engage in more high-intensity exercise will not be discouraged from doing so after reading last Wednesday’s article (“Light jogging best for long life: Study”), which reported that people jogging at a slow or
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        85 22 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR HARRY TONG: Avoid dealing with unregulated firms. 2. MR PAUL CHAN: Employers are responsible for foreign worker welfare. 3. MR FRANCIS CHENG: Restructure low-paying jobs to attract locals. 4. MR MUHAMMAD DZUL AZHAN HAJI SAHBAN: Firms can do more to draw S’poreans.
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        329 22  -  Lai Tuck Chong THE article, “More tech for kids can be a bad thing” (Jan 31), is a timely reminder that children with technology should be properly instructed and managed. As any parent with a young child these days can tell you,
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        229 22  -  K. Kesavapany High Commissioner of Singapore to Malaysia (1997 to 2002) WITHOUT the benefit of knowing how decisions are made at the highest level in Singapore, veteran Malaysian diplomat Kadir Mohamad has taken liberties to make unwarranted statements, such as the one alleging that
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        270 22  -  Matthew Kwan Kai En I APPLAUD the move by the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to reduce lot sizes from 1,000 shares to 100 shares, thereby allowing greater accessibility for retail investors (“Daily retail trades on SGX jump 82% after debut of smaller board lots”; ST
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        198 22 WHO: Raymond Koh Bock Swi, 63, retired banker. MY FAMILY: Married to homemaker Margaret, 61; with daughter Angeline, 35; and son Kelvin, 31. MY HOME: Terraced house in the east of Singapore. MY PASSIONS: Travelling, golf, photography and writing. I STARTED WRITING TO THE FORUM PAGE
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        285 22  -  Jennifer Goh Lay Peng (Ms) General Manager GNC Singapore ONI Global Pte Ltd IN RESPONSE to Mr Sia Cheong Yew’s letter (“Closer scrutiny needed on supplements”; last Saturday), GNC would like to reiterate the following points regarding the quality, purity and potency of all
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        377 22  -  Tony Teo Director, Environmental Public Health Operations National Environment Agency WE THANK Mr Lawrence Loh Kiah Muan for his feedback (“Find out causes of littering, then get tough”; last Wednesday) and agree with him on the need to have a good understanding of the causes
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      105 22 PUNCHLINES NEWS ITEM More eateries charging for glass of water More restaurants are putting a price on tap water, to the frustration of diners. Around one in 10 dining establishments now charge for a glass of water, at least twice the number from just two years ago, said Restaurant Associa
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      821 1  -  But experts express doubts about classes to boost concentration skills By AMELIA TENG ateng@sph.com.sg FORGET maths tuition, swimming lessons or piano classes. Parents are now sending their children for brain training, hoping to improve their concentration and memory skills. Owners of enrichment centres that run
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      372 2 / 3  -  Wife of man charged says police officers assaulted her during event By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg A WOMAN has filed a police report claiming that she was assaulted by police officers during the Thaipusam procession last Tuesday. The 30-year-old alleged that the officers hit
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      105 2 / 3 Hong Kah North MP Amy Khor (in red dress) at the launch of SG50 celebrations in the constituency yesterday, where a Singapore record for the largest logo made of loom bands was set. More than 2,000 residents and grassroots leaders spent almost
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      136 2 / 3  -  RACHEL AU-YONG THE police are investigating a threat made on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong via a Facebook post. A Facebook user by the name of “GM Pheonix” posted a comment last Friday night along with a photograph of a bullet placed
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      369 2 / 3  -  LIM YI HAN ALL eyes were on a cow and a calf, as they were led into a holding area near the stage in Tampines Community Plaza yesterday. Education Minister Heng Swee Keat, an MP for Tampines GRC, then stepped forward to put garlands around
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      1936 2 / 3  -  As the nation turns 50 this year, The Straits Times begins a new series of interviews and features with people and places that reflect the new Singapore. This week, Ignatius Low talks to two founding members of StandUpFor.SG, an events collective that is forcing a
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      526 4  -  PA partners Chelsea FC school in bid to get children to take up game By HOE PEI SHAN hpeishan@sph.com.sg A FOOTBALL training programme has teamed up with Chelsea FC Soccer School Singapore as part of an expansion effort to get more local children of
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      338 4  -  JANICE HENG THE paths and preferences of 1,000 pedestrians could help to make the city centre a better place to walk. In the coming weeks, researchers will hit the streets to survey them about their chosen routes, including how long they thought the
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      427 4  -  By JOANNA SEOW joseow@sph.com.sg VERY few patients with kidney failure can have children while on dialysis, but a kidney donated by her husband gave Ms Suriyati Saidi the chance she craved to complete her family. Even after the transplant in 2004,
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      585 5  -  The Central Provident Fund (CPF) provides lifelong monthly payouts in retirement through the CPF Life scheme. Last Wednesday, the Government accepted recommendations from a review panel on ways to make the system more flexible. In the last of a three-part series, Joanna Seow answers questions
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      401 5  -  By HOE PEI SHAN hpeishan@sph.com.sg EXTREMIST terrorism can easily damage the racial and religious harmony Singapore has worked hard for, and the younger generations here must do their part in the fight against extremism. This was the message of Minister for Culture,
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      93 5 Eight-year-old Jenny Liu with Mack, a seven-year-old “Singapore Special” dog, at the Oldies Only Senior Pet Adoption Drive at *Scape Art Park in Orchard yesterday. The non-profit nationwide campaign advocates the adoption and welfare of senior pets, as older shelter or abandoned animals
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      470 6  -  DesignSingapore Council, the national agency for design, has been supporting practitioners and companies with a variety of help schemes. In the second of a six-part series, Melissa De Silva talks to three design consultancies that offer value-added services in a number of areas. Melissa De
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      586 6 MR JAMES Teo and his wife used to love going to Kki, a cafe in Ann Siang Hill that sold Japanese- inspired cakes. The 980 sq ft space, shared with The Little Drom Store, had about four tables. “It felt like a cosy home
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      399 6 DIGITAL and interactive design, in which computer-related skills are employed to simplify complex work processes, is a vital area for designers to venture into. There is a growing demand for it and designers who focus on it will help to nudge Singapore’s design industry
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      896 7  -  Former RGS student went from one field to another before settling on social causes PEOPLE By KOK XING HUI kxinghui@sph.com.sg SHE is the rare Raffles Girls’ School (RGS) alumna who did not take the junior college route. She went to an arts school instead,
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      109 7 More than $10,000 was raised for The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund at a charity lunch yesterday. Organised by New Ubin Seafood in Sin Ming Road, off Upper Thomson Road, all proceeds from the event were donated. The eatery put together a special menu for 10,
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      250 7  -  By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg THE Malaysian authorities seized nine cars, four motorcycles, drugs and cash worth more than S$380,000 in total when they arrested a Singaporean drug lord in Johor on Wednesday. The cars included two BMWs, one Mini
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      406 8  -  The Nanyang Technological University has unveiled the NTU Venture 8, an eco-car that is made using 3D printed components. It is one of two NTU-designed electric vehicles that will race against 129 others later this month at the Shell Eco-marathon Asia in Manila, an
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      350 8  -  By ANDREA NG andreang@sph.com.sg ENGINEER Yap Shi Meng, 26, normally grabs a copy of the free bilingual newspaper My Paper on his way to work, but some mornings he finds copies have run out by the time he reaches Jurong East MRT
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        605 9  -  :0/#"= ’%6= 2%4"$ 3789 89";" "(!67;78" 0&$ 2047;9 designs from top jewellers on Valentine's DayMfl BY GERALDINE LING THE season of love is fast approaching and many top jewellery brands here have lined up exquisitely designed gifts to pamper your loved one, or yourself, if budget is not
        PHOTOS: LARRYJEWELRY, TIFFANY&CO, HARRY WINSTON  -  605 words
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        228 9 A NEW creation from the Neo Group kitchen, the Imperial Eight Treasure Duck ($88.90) comes stuffed with sumptuous ingredients like Chinese fragrant mushroom, salted egg yolk and dried scallop all braised for at least 2.5 hours. A halal option is also available, which features stir-fried
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        269 9 BOSCH’S new blenders, the MightyMixx and EasyMixx, are made from BPA-free plastics and offer users better performance and easier handling. These blenders grind, chop, mix and blend, allowing kitchen enthusiasts to prepare soups, sauces, smoothies and even crushed ice. The EasyMixx ($79) is a mini blender that comes
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        281 9 INDULGE yourself and your loved one this Valentine’s Day with Orchard Hotel Singapore’s Bundles of Love package for $9,999. H!@!8(* 8> 8#( 1;98 8#;(( ,>6=M(9F 8#( =C,NC%( !?E cludes a one-night stay in the hotel, a chauffeured limousine ride to and from your desired location to
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        180 9 NEIGHBOURHOOD grocery store chain iEcon, a brand under Hanwell Holdings, has launched three special gift trolley bags. Named Gifts of Abundance, these bags not only make good presents for family and friends, they can also be used as personal donations to the less fortunate. Each
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          50 9 From now to March 1, shoppers who snap a photo with their loved ones at Marina Square’s thematic photo display sets and hashtag it on Instagram with #MarinaSquareCNY can stand to win $100 worth of dining vouchers. Those who spend $80 can redeem a set of red packets.
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          63 9 Burger fans can now look forward to Burger King’s new and improved BK Fish’N Crisp ($2). I8 >&&(;9 ’B ,(?8 @>;( 19# C *((=E9(C :MC9NC Pollock patty, which is now crispier outside, but soft and succulent inside. The patty, served in a toasted sesame bun, is topped with
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          62 9 To usher in the new year, the F&N sparkling drinks festive pack comes with words “full of joy and jubilation”, written in Chinese. There are 24 cans of C99>;8(* 0C5>6;9F C8 P-+D+B =C,ND Every $18 spent on F&N Sparkling Drinks, 100Plus and F&N Seasons entitles shoppers to three
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          66 9 The latest addition to The Body Shop home fragrance range, Vanilla Tonka Bean, is infused with vanilla and geramium essential oils. /!8# 0>;CM 8>= ?>8(9F !89 9,(?8 !9 sophisticated and soothing, which may help with a good night’s sleep. The collection includes the reed diffuser ($46.90) and body,
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          38 9 Tote your Chinese New Year goodies and Mandarin oranges in Harrods’ limited edition glossy red purse and bag collection, which features an intricate gold sheep motif and Chinese letterings. From $19.90, at Takashimaya Food Hall, B2.
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          43 9 Luxury watch brand Jaeger-LeCoultre #C9 >=(?(* !89 9(,>?* 0C%9#!= A>68!<6( here at Ion Orchard. Its latest creations will be showcased, straight from Geneva, C8 8#( ,>MM(,8!>?.9 1;98 L>;M*L!*( 98>= at the Ion Art Gallery this Wednesday to Friday, from 10am to 10pm.
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      102 2 / 3 DBS Bank Ltd Co. Reg. No.: *****0305E Our Singapore is turning 50. That's something to be happy about. But it's also something to think about. And ask ourselves, 'what got us this far, this fast?' It wasn't money or property or stocks. Because we didn't have much when we started.
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        435 11  -  By ONG KAI XUAN ongkx@sph.com.sg THE senior management of OCBC Bank had to face the music last month. But no, it wasn’t a grilling by shareholders or financial regulators, but rather an innovative and unusual leadership programme involving a local orchestra. In
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        502 11  -  By GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT chngkeg@sph.com.sg FACEBOOK co-founder Eduardo Saverin has backed Singapore’s approach to start-up development, pointing to the way the country’s top schools turn out smart people who can invent new products and services. In a recent interview, Mr Saverin said:
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        866 12  -  CAI JIN Reducing lot trading size alone may not be enough to draw in masses By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg BUYING into shares of solid companies, which deliver a consistent return year after year, used to be a pipe dream for
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        691 12  -  By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE banks are likely to post subdued earnings for the fourth quarter starting tomorrow, as trading- and capital markets-related income tend to be lower because of the year-end holidays. Japanese brokerage Nomura said the upcoming fourth-quarter results
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        280 12  -  REME AHMAD MORE young people are opening accounts to trade equity in Singapore, with many of them among the 6,000 people who turned up at the Singapore Exchange’s My First Stock Carnival over the last three days. The carnival, held at
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        629 13  -  China’s performance, fears over Fed rate hike and Greece could hit shares MARKETS INSIGHT By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg IT LOOKS like the traditional Chinese New Year rally might be missing from the local market this year. Fears of an earlier interest
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      814 18 Instead, Pellegrini blames City’s recent slump on a lack of creativity THE TIMES, LONDON REUTERS LONDON Manuel Pellegrini has admitted that he is increasingly concerned about Manchester City’s troubles in front of goal but refused to blame Yaya Toure’s absence for their woes. City fell seven
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      430 18 LONDON Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has revealed that he has warned all his players that they are playing for their futures. Amid an inconsistent season by United’s standards thus far and with a host of players reaching the end of their
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      467 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Jose Mourinho insists that the English Premier League title race is not over, even though Chelsea extended their lead at the top to seven points with a 2-1 victory at Aston Villa. B r an i s l av
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      627 15 He wants them to score tries and not just rely on fly-half Lopez REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS France need to make their dominance count if they are to threaten Six Nations holders Ireland next weekend, coach Philippe Saint-Andre said after his team struggled to beat Scotland
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      464 15 PEOPLE REUTERS LONDON Tony McCoy, the most successful jumps jockey of all time and champion on 19 occasions, will end his remarkable riding career when he retires at the end of the British jumps racing season in late April. The Northern Irishman,
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      90 15 TodayCricket Pre-World Cup warm-up: England v West Indies (StarHub TV Ch236, 11.15am 3.30pm) Football Italian Serie A: Lazio v Genoa (Singtel TV Ch111, tomorrow, 3.45am). Spanish Primera Liga: Elche v Rayo Vallecano (Singtel TV Ch114 StarHub Ch208, tomorrow, 3.40am). Tomorrow Cricket Pre-World Cup warm-up: India v Afghanistan (StarHub
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      407 15 REUTERS NEW YORK With the Golden State Warriors’ seemingly insurmountable double-digit lead over the New York Knicks wilting away late in the fourth quarter, Stephen Curry took over. The All-Star guard fuelled an 11-2 run in the final 4min 4sec by
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      664 16  -  Coach likens his swim squad to ingredients for a ‘really good salad’ By CHUA SIANG YEE siangyee@sph.com.sg FIVE weeks into his tenure as national coach of Singapore’s swim team, and “chef” Sergio Lopez was pleased with the “appetiser” that his swimmers served up yesterday
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      363 16  -  CHUA SIANG YEE THE Red Bull Sailing Team overcame tricky wind conditions and the sweltering tropical heat to win the Singapore leg of the Extreme Sailing Series (ESS) for the first time yesterday. Starting the day top of the nine-team field with
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      433 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR India’s Anirban Lahiri reeled off four birdies in his first five holes and held on down the stretch for a one-stroke victory over Bernd Wiesberger to take his first European Tour title by winning the Malaysian Open yesterday. Lahiri
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      311 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LA JOLLA (California) J.B. Holmes fired a four-under 68 on Saturday to match fellow American Harris English for the lead after the third round of golf’s Farmers Insurance Open. Holmes, who ended a six-year tour win drought last year at
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      721 17 He admits Real were outplayed as Atletico’s win throws open title race REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti described the 4-0 defeat by derby rivals Atletico Madrid on Saturday as his worst at the club. Defender Dani Carvajal went a step
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      88 17 Burnley forward Ashley Barnes (right) planting a header beyond West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Ben Foster to open the scoring for his team against West Bromwich Albion at Turf Moor last night. Danny Ings added another header to help Burnley storm to a two-goal lead,
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      327 17 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON The Merseyside derby billed as Steven Gerrard’s last could instead be remembered as the one Jordon Ibe showed that he is a future first-team regular for Liverpool. A tame 0-0 draw against Everton at Goodison Park is not how the
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      408 17 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MALABO (Equatorial Guinea) African Nations Cup hosts Equatorial Guinea ended their tournament on a low note as they lost the third-place play-off 2-4 on penalties to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday. Javier Balboa and Raul Fabiani both
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        73 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK Oklahoma City centre Kendrick Perkins was suspended for one game without pay on Saturday after head-butting New Orleans point guard Tyreke Evans on Friday, the National Basketball Association announced. The incident took place in the opening quarter of the Thunder’s 113-116 home
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        75 17 REUTERS SAO PAULO Argentina will return to Olympic football next year after winning the South American Under-20 qualifying tournament in Uruguay on Saturday. The Argentinians, winners of the Olympic gold in 2004 and 2008, missed out on London but will be in Rio in 2016 after
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        67 17 REUTERS BERLIN Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich beat Stuttgart 2-0 on Saturday to grab their first win of the year, as did Borussia Dortmund, who beat Freiburg 3-0 to climb off the foot of the table. Bayern, who had claimed one point from their previous two
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        44 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEAVER CREEK (Colorado) Switzerland’s Patrick Kueng claimed his first world title on Saturday by winning the men’s downhill. Kueng finished in 1min 43.18sec, just 0.24sec ahead of American Travis Ganong. Swiss Beat Feuz was third in 1:43.49.
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        48 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON English Premier League strugglers Queens Park Rangers received a boost when it was revealed star striker Charlie Austin will miss just one match after being injured during Saturday’s 1-0 loss to Southampton. He has scored 13 goals this season.
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      255 1 Fighting fit at 55 Kara Hui nails action scenes in Incredible Mama C2 Cat handler JeremyAu Yong ay he i og person at andler Sleep studies are keeping me awake Boone Smith says he is a dog person C3 C7 Mr Richard Hoon, chairman of the Centre for Fathering, was
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      836 2  -  Former action star Kara Hui says she enjoyed filming her new comedy Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg Hong Kong actress and former action star Kara Hui is 55 years young and says she can still kick some serious b***. “Many of the young ones cannot even
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      295 2 Agence France-Presse Paris An ultra-rare Ferrari that once belonged to actor Alain Delon and was discovered rusting under a pile of old magazines on a French farm fetched €14.2 million (S$21.7 million) at auction last Friday. The Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder (right),
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        974 7  -  Since studies on sleep are confusing, don’t lie awake wondering which to follow Jay Talking Jeremy Au Yong jeremyau@sph.com.sg I bring you exciting news from the ever stimulating world of sleep research. This week, the United States National Sleep Foundation (yes, this is a real
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        347 7 Agence France-Presse Shanghai The towers of Disney’s planned Magic Kingdom in Shanghai are wreathed in scaffolding and mystery after the entertainment giant pushed back the opening of its first China theme park to next year. On a 3.9 sq km site east of China’s commercial hub,
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        1243 10 Briton Sam Smith, who is behind the album In The Lonely Hour, wins fans with his emotive brand of blue-eyed soul New York Times New York All through his most recent American tour, British singer Sam Smith has been stunned by the size of
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        642 10 Bloomberg Los Angeles The British tea company Twinings has bowed to pressure from activists and customers and pulled a promotion linked to the R-rated movie Fifty Shades Of Grey. The Universal Pictures film, based on the bestselling erotic romance novel by E.L. James,
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      722 6 In a rare speech, the rock icon gave his assessment of fellow rock legends at a charity event ahead of the Grammys Agence France-Presse Los Angeles Bob Dylan is notoriously a man of few words when he is not singing, but he opened
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      511 6 Obituaries Agence France-Presse Johannesburg Celebrated South African writer and outspoken apartheid critic Andre Brink (right), author of the novel A Dry White Season, has died, his university said last Saturday. He was 79. He died last Friday night on board a flight home from Belgium
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      546 6 New York Times Stewart Stern, an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter who wrote Rebel Without A Cause, Rachel, Rachel and other acclaimed films before forsaking Hollywood three decades ago, died last Monday in Seattle. He was 92. His death was confirmed by John Jacobsen, a friend
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      938 8  -  Fans overflowing with love for Mockingbird author Harper Lee’s unread book will wield pitchforks if it is not up to expectations Viewpoint Jessa Crispin New York Times New York The news was greeted online with tweets and tumbles of enthusiasm and joy: Harper Lee, the
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      558 9  -  Never mind if the vocals were not top-notch. Color Me Badd, Tommy Page and All-4-One can still send fans swooning Review Concert RETROLICIOUS 2015 Fort Canning Park/Last Saturday Melissa Kok melk@sph.com.sg For those who grew up on a steady diet of 1990s R&B and pop
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      504 9  -  Review Concert HANS GRAF WITH THE SSO Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Hans Graf conductor, Igor Yuzefovich violin Esplanade Concert Hall/Last Saturday Mervin Beng The choice of Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1 was a bold but natural call for Russia-born Igor Yuzefovich as he has
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      84 9 Malaysian crooner Anuar Zain (above left) thrilled about 4,500 fans at his concert at The Star Theatre in Buona Vista last Saturday night, delivering 19 songs, handing out roses and getting off the stage to be closer to them. In the two-hour concert, the
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        370 12 Beijing After months of anticipation by fans, Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi’s boyfriend has proposed. And he did it in a high-tech yet romantic way, reported website NetEase. At Zhang’s birthday party last Saturday, Chinese rocker Wang Feng sent in a flying white drone carrying
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        250 12 New York Times Los Angeles Bruce Jenner, the former Olympic champion and reality TV star, was involved in a multi-car collision in Malibu, California, last Saturday that left one person dead and five people injured, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported. He was
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          97 12 Police have reportedly started a criminal investigation of Nick Gordon, boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina Brown (both above), American media reported, a week after the daughter of Whitney Houston was pulled unconscious from a bathtub. Gordon had reportedly said he found Brown non-responsive in the bathtub of
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          49 12 Dark comedy Birdman received another pre- Oscars boost last Saturday when it took the top prize at the Directors Guild of America awards. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (right) was crowned Best Director at the DGA show, which came ahead of the Oscars on Feb 22.
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          48 12 Comedienne Rosie O’Donnell is leaving ABC’s long-running morning talk show The View to focus on her family. She and wife Michelle Rounds split last November and she had decided to leave the show to spend more time with her five children, her publicist said.
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      768 7 HDB Median Resale Prices in 3rd Quarter 2014 Town Class code 3-Room 4-Room 5-Room Executive Ang Mo Kio 425 $338,000 $465,000 figgnr TIT' Bedok 426 $320,000 $425,000 $614,000 Bishan 427 $525,000 Bukit Batok 428 $301,500 $420,000 Bukit Merah 429 $378,000 $660,000 $786,500 Bukit Panjang 430 $312,500 $388,000 $461,500 Bukit Timah
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      166 8 BLK.266 family MRT New apflr 5’I’ 4x MRT, Prefer Near MRT CITY/ LAVENDER MRT, studio a/c rm with bath, Owner not staying, wifi, $1.3K up. Immed. 9785 6671 Move in Condition APT RMS COMMON master for rent. Furn, aircon. Immed. Near Aljunied MRT Call *****363/ *****693 Immediate NO OWNER. MASTER
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      321 9 Immediate TENANTS JUST ARRIVED! Urgently looking for whole units. Family/Couples/ students/ High 969-***** Pan. (Experienced, since 1999 JAPANESE/ KOREAN/ FOREIGN single/ expat family looking for all areas, whole unit for rent/ sale. High budget *****994 Lee WP LOVING M’SIAN HUSBAND S’pore wife w/ 2 kids own a trpt co. seeks
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      268 9 Excellent Location JURONG (KIAN TECK) Open yard 1900 5610 sqft Hard ground. Avail Immed. Call Sherry 6261-9339 FOOD XCHANGE 2756SF. Central kitchen/ food fty/ cold rm. 7m high ceiling Immed. 9737-3116 Owner. Must Not Miss GRD FLR FTY Sin Ming w/ office on Mezzanine flr for rent. 2 parking lot
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      297 9 Immediate LINK AMK. 2153 sf inc 3 carpark space w/ attached toilet. $4.2K only. Avail immed. David. 9791 6225 Immediate GOOD LOCATION VERTEX UBI AVE 3. Est 1464sf. Bare unit. Attached toilet. Rent only $1.80 psf. Immed. Call 9791 6225 JURONG FTY/ WAREHSE yard 10,000 Sf 130,000Sf Damien *****338 LPN
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      370 9 Offi&r IfflKr Serviced Offices at Central Square Minutes' walk to Clarke Quay MR! Station Fully furnished office suites for 1 to 8 pax Meeting conference room facilities and carpark (giy Marketed by: Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Call *****433 www.rentfareast.com PRIME OFFICE SPACE ORCHARD 510 to 4.000 sqft Attractive
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      272 9 STAMFORD COURT (Office space) μ Approx. 1,300 to 13,000sf μ Minutes to City Hall MRT. Contact: UIC Land Pte Ltd Sophia 6325 7715 Shirley 6325 7711 Near MRT ROBINSON SQUARE, CDB. Brand new bldg in CBD on Robinson Rd. In the middle of Tg Pagar Raffles MRT. Various sizes, 1173
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      284 9 Properties RESIDENTIAL RENTALS COMM/FOREIGN/OTHERS Near MRT ORCHARD PLAZA 1389SF, Partition/window/water pt multi purpose office, Agt welcome. Owner *****231 Must View UNION BLDG. MRT 744 sqft. Corner. Beautiful. Immed. Attractive rental. Owner 6225-5050 or 9127-4243 Must View BEST LOCATION SHENTON HOUSE 527SF, 1054sf. New paint, carpet, seaview. Immed, ask $5.50 psf
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      394 9 THE ARCADE RAFFLES Pl. F/fitted,Renovated,Furnish 240/ 363/ 707/ 1000 to 8000sf. Owner *****654 BLK 125 BT Merah Lane. 73 sqm, attached toilet. Near mkt/ shpg. $2.5K neg. Avail 1/3. Tan 9699-9926 Immediate $700 BT BATOK Office include PUB, internet, meeting rm, sheltered parking. Immed. Owner 6515-1996 Excellent Location 560SF SHENTON
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      475 9 67 167 W" 169 SB” orch.ardcen.tral s si 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
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      141 9 Excellent Location SHOP HOUSE ARAB STREET 754SF. #03 New reno. Amazing look. Dunlop st, #01, 900 sf. #02, 650 sf. New reno. Suits Retail/ Takeaway. Hip Place. Call 9487 4441 Immediate NEW LISTING CENTREPOD CHANGI New. 2 units. 36sqm (Can subdivide) Suit F&B/ retail. Grab! *****785 Mohan Must View TYRWHITT
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      435 10 Siglap Centre Junction of Siglap Road/Burnfoot Road 917 and 1546 sq ft F&B 326, 594, 755 sq ft Retail Suitable for Beauty Services, Enrichment Schools, Clinics etc. We also welcome new concepts Attractive Rental Call *****411 www.fareast.com.sg Excellent Location BEDOK CTRL 214 ½s hop Heavy traffic Interchange/ NTUC/ Bedok Pt/
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      494 10 SRestaurant/ Lounge Restaurant/Lounge Space for Rent Space for Rent F&B SPACE FOR RENT 1,600 to 3,200 sqft suitable for restaurants, cafes, coffee chains and etc. Opposite Dhoby Ghaut MRT Ample parking Catchment of office retail community For enquiries, please call 6908 0311 6908 0331 Must View SHOPHSE @LOR MAMBONG Sell
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      663 10 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA SERBIA CROATIA 12D$3699 $3499 Dep: 22/4,3/6,8/7,16/9 Set amidst the Adriatic Sea and West Balkan NEW (Taxes: $630) UNIVERSAL TRAVEL #B1-66 People's Park Centre 6535-5577 http://www.universaltravel.com.sg TA 161 http://ramen-university.jp/ Japan. Discovery. Endless JNTO mce s HV <- j~*U I t ♦a s Tit c r I '90 Hokkaido Winter Fun
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      778 11 THE STRAITS TIMES NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.sphclass.com.sg/notices BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF INTENTION TO DECLARE DIVIDEND BKCY NO IC/PP NO NAME 3115/2004 S*****53Z AWAD SALIM BIN RAMLI 1795/2007 S*****81G CHAN LIN KIM 3165/2006 S*****93B CHANG MUI HIANG 2175/2006 S*****27H FOO NYUN NYOK 32/2002 S*****30B
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      1139 11 BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO FILE CLAIMS BKCY NO IC/PP NO NAME 788/2002 S*****04C ABDUL HAMED BIN SALIM 2915/2003 S*****21D C K PRASOBHAN 2841/2006 S*****46G CHANG GUAN HOW 1828/2006 S*****68A CHEAH SIN KOK 230/2004 S*****64G CHITHRAVEL S/O P PANDY 2141/2005 S*****70B CHUA CHOON SENG 1214/2006 S*****59A CHUA
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      1244 11 A. SALE OF ANCHOR HANDLING TUG AND SUPPLY VESSEL t K i p i s i«in _L Offers are invited for the purchase of an anchor handling tug and supply vessel ("the Vessel") on an "as is where it lies" basis. Brief specifications of the Vessel offered for sale are
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      2438 12 THE STRAITS TIMES RECRUIT Executive Appointments 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 www.sphclass.com.sg/recruit Classified Jobs Executive Appointments lassified Jobs assified as ie o s bs s Recruit Guide e Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 email class@sph.com.sg 706 Professionals/ Executives 709 Engineers 710 Building/ Construction 711 Finance 712 IT/ Infocomm 715 Lecturing/ Teaching 718 Tutors
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      152 12 brands by Spa Esprit Group Restaurant Supervisor $2,200 to $2,500 Service Crew $1,800 to $2,200 3-month or permanent flexi-hour scheme (6 hours, 5-day week): $1,200 Barista $1,800 to $2,200 Bartender $1,800 to $2,200 Junior Sous Chef (Hot Kitchen) $2,500 to $3,800 Cook Chef de Partie (Hot Kitchen) $1,600 to $2,400
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      390 13 Coffeeshop East area requires 1) FLOOR MANAGER 2) ASSISTANT FLOOR MANAGER 3) SUPERVISOR 4) ASST SUPERVISOR 5) SERVICE MANAGER 6) COFFEE CHEF 7) COUNTER CREW 8) CLEANER Ç Welcome Singaporean Ç Good Benefits Attractive Incentives Ç Performance Bonus, Progressive Bonus,13th Month Bonus Ç Up to 14 days Annual Leave Ç
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      707 13 8 Administrative/ I Cfffk Administrative/ Clerical Uy Clerical Admin Executive cum Quantity Surveyor Preferable with Diploma /degree in Engineering (construction/electrical) Certificate Self-confidence with min. 2 yrs working experience Able to communicate effectively with English Chinese Speaking Clients Good team player Northstar@AMK 5.5 days job CALL 6242 1911 NOW Established co
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      363 13 ***PASIR RIS MNC requires Technician x 10. Nitec. Able to earn $2K per mth. Start immed. Shieh Yee (Fish) *****504 (GMP: 13C6442) CHANGI/ YISHUN AUTO Workshops require Vehicle Mechanics. 5-days. NTC 3/ 2. Training provided Retiree welcome. *****370 LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED Vehicle Mechanic Bukit Batok. Start Immed. Call 6515 4235
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      269 13 Part time packing workers Morning shift: 9am-5pm/10am-6pm Afternoon shift: 12pm-9pm/3pm-9pm $7 $10/ At Macpherson Depending on working performance transport allowance Must work on Sat, Sun and Public Holiday (2 off day in weekday) Tel: 6746 2084 Yang Kee Logistics (S) Pte Ltd Prime Mover Driver Class 4/5 license Experience in
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      171 13 Basic $1400 $1800 OT Jurong/ Woodlands/ Sengkang Changi 5 Days /Co Trpt /Immediate Warehouse Assistants x 20 Storekeepers x 20 Forklift Drivers x 20 Operators Packers x 20 Pls call *****892 MCi Career Services Pte Ltd (EA Licence No 06C2859) START YESTERDAY!!! US Aerospace MNC. Gross $2500. Only Singaporeans. Basic
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      222 13 Security CHINESE NEW YEAR PACKAGE 18 TO 22 JAN 2015 $550 FOR 5 DAYS OPERATIONS OFFICER Needed SECURITY SUPERVISORS Gross Up to $2,300 Bukit Panjang and Sentosa Area SECURITY OFFICERS 6 days Av Gross $2,100, 5 days Av Gross $1,600 Orchard, Kitchener, Jurong East, Maxwell, Bukit Timah and Tampines Area.
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      286 14 At Certis CISCO, we believe in a healthy work-life balance. Our staff can lead an active lifestyle with various sporting and leisure activities organised for them. (Up to $18,000Joining Bonus) Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm (except on Public Holidays) career@certissecurity.com JASAINVESTIGATION SECURITY SVS PTE LTD IMMEDIATE ASSIGNMENTS ISLANDWIDE (Locations: Clementi, Buona Vista, AMK,
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      743 14 REACHFIELD SECURITY SAFETY MANAGEMENT PTE LTD “Grade ‘A’” “Choice Employer” SECURITY OFFICERS (Perm/Relief) MALLS/ MUSEUMS/ OFFICES/ LIBRARY FACTORIES WAREHOUSES SCHOOLS ITE HQ (AMK) Walk in interview Monday Friday (9am 6pm) 10 Anson Road #26-09 International Plaza S(*****3) (Near Tanjong Pagar MRT) 6324 0648 CNY Package (Security) $600 for 5 days
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      363 14 ***PERMANENT OR RELIEF Security Officers: (Orchard Supervisors/ Officers), (Bt Merah/ Balestier Relief) Pls call Gary 9144-4883. Woodlands,(Bedok North, Tanah Merah/Upp Aljunied Link Relief). Please call Michael Tel 9451-4704. Eng Neo/ Upp Bt Timah (Supervisors and Officers), Geylang/Sin Ming, Orchard Bukit Timah, Jurong East. Pls call Sam 9380-2202. URGENTLY REQUIRED SECURITY
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      318 14 Cleaners Cleaners asm 1 No age restriction 1 Location: No 6 Mandai Link (near Kranji MRT Station) 1 5.5 days work week 1 Meals provided/attendance allowance/annual leave/sick leave/AWS Interested applicants, please call: +65 9762 8668 Stephen Goh +65 8148 4613 Ken Chia +65 6895 1888 Head Office (No Agent) WEEKLY
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      276 14 SALARY MORE THAN $1.3K for Cleaners Sentosa Airport shops. 5-day work week. Bonus incentive every 3 mths. Retirees, students, part-timers all are welcome. Tel *****096/ *****422/ *****280/ *****230 (office hours) CLEANERS (OUTDOOR/ INDOOR) various locations; 8 hrs/day (Office hour); 56 Days/Wk; $1k-$1.4k/Mth Walk-in: 9.30am-4pm 31 Bt Batok Cres #01-34 The
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      260 14 5-DAYS COMPOUND Carpark Cleaner. Near Taman Jurong. 8am-5pm $1.2K. Call 9002-0535 5½ DAYS TUAS Ave 12. Fty needs Team Leader to clean office. Salary $1400 *****584 HIGH SALARY! CLEANERS required at Ang Mo Kio Tg Pager. $1200 above. Interested call 6743-1919 OFFICE CLEANERS NEAR Expo MRT. Full time 5.5 days.
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      410 15 A well estab Co dealing with perfumeries, cosmetics hair care products requires: DELIVERY/ STORE ASST Speak write simple Eng. Must have 1 yr experience Class 3 lic a must. Interested applicants pls call *****277 for interview 315 Outram Rd, #04-07 Tan Boon Liat Bldg S*****4 DELIVERY RIDER NEEDED! Full/part time
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      471 15 Join us as a HIRER for a rewarding career Do you possess aVocational Licence? Cash incentive Rental-free days Lowest priced diesel Flexible driving hours and many more RELIEF DRIVERS are also welcome Higher referral fee when you bring a friend to join as a HIRER, call us to fi nd
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      348 15 CLASS 4 DRIVER (14 ft. Truck) Monthly Package $2200 to $2800 CLASS 3 DRIVER Monthly Package $1800 above Rotating Off Contact 8339 8552/ 8339 8503 Walk-in interview at 80 Senoko Drive S(*****4) 1)CLASS 3 SHUTTLE Bus driver With vocational lic Salary $1.8K-$2.2K, Immed 2)Class 4 Excursion Tourist Bus Driver with
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      331 15 Eng Kong Container Agencies (Pte) Ltd An established logistics company in Jurong is looking for suitable Singaporeans for the positions of: a. Admin Clerks b. Forklift Drivers c. Container Surveyors Applicants must possess: GCE “N”/“O” Level/ITE 2-3 years of relevant experience PC literate for positions A C Benefi ts: Transport
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      284 15 Airport Screening Officers BONUS Earn up to $2,100*10 hours Perm Night Shift JOINING $4,000* WALK-IN INTERVIEW Monday-Friday: 10.30am-5pm mm 10am -2pm Holidays) Saturday (Except Public 0 Recruitment Centre Changi Airport Terminal 2 Basement #B16-119 (near UOB Bank) Min. 1 'N' Level/ 1 'O' Level 5/6-days, 8-hr/ 12-hr rotating shift Please
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      136 15 ENFORCEMENT OFFICER 12 hours shift Minimum Primary education Normal colour vision $540 Bike Allowance* for Riders with own bike. $3,000 Joining Bonus* up to $2,500 Salary* up to WALK IN FOR INTERVIEW Mon-Fri 9am-6pm (except Public Holidays) Certis CISCO Centre II Recruitment Centre 20 Jalan Afifi, Singapore *****9 (5 mins
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      2039 16 THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED PART TIME TOLL FREE 1800-289-9988 www.sphclass.com.sg Riding the hospitality wave in Singapore New general manager of luxury hotel wants to leverage on its river view By CHERYL ONG jocheryl@sph.com.sg Photo: EDWARD TEO M Winston Reinboth, general manager of Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore. PHOTO: EDWARD TEO
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      48 16 Supervisor/Captain/ Head Chef $1900-$2800++/mth (Based on experience) Service/Kitchen Staff $1700-$2000/mth (Based on experience) PT Service/Kitchen $8-$15/hr (Based on experience) *Experience advantaged *Min 3 days work/week No experience Welcome *5 or 6 days working shift Clarke Quay Marina Boulevard We have Flexible Shift too! For more info 9106 3997
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      111 16 Saigon Kitchen Thomson Plaza requires: Service Crew Basic $1700-$2200 Part Time $8-10 p/hr Free meals provided All are welcome Call/SMS 9820 3392 or email resume: woanlim8@gmail.com Chin Huat Live Seafood Pte Ltd Part-Time 1) Service Crew 2) Kitchen Chef Normal Days $12 p/hr CNY $20 p/hr Visit: www.chinhuatliveseafood.sg Call: *****348/
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